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Jobless Claims - 7/24/2008

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Jobless Claims At a Glance

  • Initial Claims: 406,000
  • Change from Last Week: Up 34,000
  • 4-Week Moving Average: 382,500
  • Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.3
  • Insured Unemployment: 3,107,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS


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Advance

 

 

 

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

July 19

July 12

Change

July 5

Year

Initial Claims (SA)

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406,000

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372,000

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+34,000

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348,000

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308,000

Initial Claims
(NSA)

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414,249

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484,305

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-70,056

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401,672

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298,366

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

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382,500

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378,000

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+4,500

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381,000

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310,750

 

Advance

 

 

 

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

July 12

July 5

Change

June 28

Year

Ins. Unemployment
(SA)

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3,107,000

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3,116,000

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-9,000

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3,203,000

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2,543,000

Ins. Unemployment
(NSA)

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3,174,895

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3,118,784

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+56,111

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2,857,438

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2,588,709

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

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3,134,250

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3,141,250

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-7,000

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3,126,250

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2,552,000

Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2

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2.3%

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2.3%

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0.0

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2.4%

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1.9%

Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2

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2.4%

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2.3%

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+0.1

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2.1%

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2.0%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)


 

 

 

 

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

July 12

July 5

Change

Year

Federal Employees

1,774

1,402

+372

1,669

Newly Discharged Veterans

1,845

1,378

+467

1,872

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)


 

 

 

 

Prior1

WEEK ENDING

July 5

June 28

Change

Year

Federal Employees

12,610

11,464

+1,146

13,592

Newly Discharged Veterans

20,050

18,995

+1,055

21,357

Railroad Retirement Board

2,000

2,000

0

2,000

Extended Benefits

1,298

1,726

-428

0

FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA -
Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable
to most recent data.

2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 133,690,617 as denominator.

UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/12/2008 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 


State

Change

 

State Supplied Comment

MI

-4,571

 

Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.

NJ

-1,835

 

Fewer layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, and service
industries.

KY

-1,724

 

Fewer layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.

RI

-1,266

 

Fewer layoffs in the service industry.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 


State

Change

 

State Supplied Comment

MD

+1,024

 

No comment.

MS

+1,087

 

Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

NV

+1,271

 

No comment.

MN

+1,291

 

No comment.

PR

+1,451

 

No comment.

WA

+1,642

 

Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.

AZ

+1,680

 

No comment.

PA

+2,579

 

Layoffs in the utilities, paper, and primary metals industries,
and agriculture.

IN

+2,592

 

Layoffs in the automobile, service, and manufacturing industries.

TX

+2,698

 

Layoffs in the transportation, information, and manufacturing
industries.

VA

+2,965

 

Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.

MO

+4,666

 

Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

FL

+4,847

 

Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture.

AL

+5,273

 

Layoffs in the apparel and transportation equipment industries.

SC

+5,687

 

Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

GA

+7,000

 

Layoffs in the textile and manufacturing industries.

TN

+8,522

 

Layoffs in the rubber/plastics, transportation equipment,
electronic equipment, trade, and apparel industries.

NC

+9,344

 

Layoffs in the electronic equipment, electrical equipment,
transportation equipment, textile, furniture, lumber/wood, and rubber/plastics
industries.

CA

+9,416

 

Layoffs in the service industry.

NY

+13,909

 

Layoffs in the construction, transportation, and public administration
industries.

Unemployment Claims State Detail - 7/12/2008

Source: Employment and Training Administration

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