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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 12, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 5, 2005
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 3144 -1291 -467 12 18             24208 1.3 -1601 -3357 101 300 24609
Alaska 2059 -199 130 14 4             10925 3.9 -774 -1175 146 61 11132
Arizona 2725 -533 -1101 32 11             23379 1.0 -1652 -8707 252 227 23858
Arkansas 2581 -846 -608 10 10             25401 2.3 -674 -1180 143 493 26037
California 35798 -3781 -10379 264 189             272098 1.8 -30039 -80889 2160 2779 277037
Colorado 2296 -401 -354 30 27             21135 1.0 -1401 -4652 173 371 21679
Connecticut 2534 -913 -496 6 15             32075 2.0 -535 -2657 81 176 32332
Delaware 715 -129 -133 1 5             6271 1.5 -278 -1049 22 47 6340
District of Columbia 233 -63 -30 6 4             3932 0.8 -162 -452 150 32 4114
Florida 14540 6033 5184 58 106             84888 1.1 -2539 -23466 451 1283 86622
Georgia 8058 688 945 87 56             54260 1.4 -416 3981 575 1014 55849
Hawaii 826 -157 -249 6 16             5277 0.9 -395 -1754 96 273 5646
Idaho 1819 -582 -443 54 15             9348 1.6 1529 -2065 156 69 9573
Illinois 10846 -3209 -2244 39 60             107120 1.9 -517 -16676 709 1054 108883
Indiana 5349 -1020 -965 17 36             41636 1.5 116 -5716 300 576 42512
Iowa 2371 -398 -183 6 12             16977 1.2 -508 -1996 56 209 17242
Kansas 1790 -656 -469 1 2             17170 1.3 80 -2555 157 215 17542
Kentucky 5728 -2573 2174 5 19             27120 1.6 3765 2031 367 402 27889
Louisiana 9711 -17624 6491 10 25             199821 10.9 -1219 169848 201 343 200365
Maine 1407 -83 36 5 5             7540 1.3 547 156 37 81 7658
Maryland 3056 -661 -652 33 36             30779 1.3 1482 -3611 497 367 31643
Massachusetts 5635 -1793 -1489 147 20             62933 2.0 -696 -8403 742 490 64165
Michigan 18132 -1294 879 22 37             106141 2.5 -1235 -3059 390 772 107303
Minnesota 4993 -695 -698 11 15             30439 1.2 -1052 -841 163 334 30936
Mississippi 3072 -1392 768 24 12             48043 4.4 -5318 29574 262 205 48510
Missouri 5300 -2014 -1736 58 38             39524 1.5 -788 -8795 598 321 40443
Montana 1202 -105 191 53 14             5160 1.3 -434 -900 160 91 5411
Nebraska 1133 -131 -120 2 1             9016 1.0 -745 -1755 43 63 9122
Nevada 2050 -457 -885 10 12             15728 1.4 -258 -3120 118 177 16023
New Hampshire 635 -303 -194 1 2             4568 0.8 -495 -839 33 25 4626
New Jersey 9130 -629 -1162 12 19             90650 2.4 -3535 -9508 369 646 91665
New Mexico 955 -58 -250 12 2             9501 1.3 -182 -1844 214 177 9892
New York 16533 -3000 -2551 15 102             155310 1.9 -6406 -12853 701 1690 157701
North Carolina 9586 -1154 -1878 29 61             70931 1.9 -994 1450 325 1508 72764
North Dakota 422 -38 -145 2 0             1682 0.5 47 -321 29 28 1739
Ohio 10025 -2336 -1779 21 43             78396 1.5 1255 -2150 370 927 79693
Oklahoma 1382 -304 -690 7 14             14535 1.0 -639 -1301 106 240 14881
Oregon 5525 -1809 -714 82 29             39891 2.5 1501 -3381 412 486 40789
Pennsylvania 16443 -3293 -3091 263 132             133900 2.5 -411 -6790 1162 1608 136670
Puerto Rico 2314 -824 -244 3 6             41458 4.0 -1075 10083 166 242 41866
Rhode Island 1040 -163 -163 6 3             9060 1.9 -58 -917 37 68 9165
South Carolina 4835 -791 -10 8 23             35691 2.0 75 -1948 117 491 36299
South Dakota 355 -25 4 11 5             1602 0.4 50 -558 52 16 1670
Tennessee 5023 62 -487 66 41             38977 1.5 1140 -180 387 473 39837
Texas 14175 -1294 -4490 76 213             138383 1.5 -2270 7007 929 2026 141338
Utah 1068 -318 -528 33 13             8082 0.8 8 -2901 399 118 8599
Vermont 721 -170 -242 2 1             4734 1.6 267 -68 33 19 4786
Virgin Islands 30 2 -6 0 0             472 1.1 -72 -96 2 2 476
Virginia 3427 -828 -1270 12 64             25282 0.8 -1424 -3344 383 951 26616
Washington 8671 -2819 -1627 85 80             54791 2.1 5653 -9048 522 1286 56599
West Virginia 1360 51 141 2 12             11909 1.8 114 851 58 207 12174
Wisconsin 10256 -690 -119 19 31             54027 2.0 882 -2061 140 293 54460
Wyoming 371 -96 -118 12 2             2017 0.8 4 -520 28 29 2074
Totals 283385 -57106 -28516 1802 1718             2364193 1.8 -52282 -24477 16280 26381 2406854

Figures Appearing In Cols. Showing Over- The-Week Changes Reflect All Revisions In Data For Prior Week Submitted By State Agencies

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1THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYES (UCFE) AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT FO REX-SERVICEMEMBERS (UCX) EXCLUDE CLAIMS FILED JOINTLY UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS TO AVOID DUPLICATION

2RATE IS NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. THE SOURCE OF US TOTAL COVERED EMPLOYMENT IS BLS.