| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 19, 2005 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 12, 2005 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 3781 | 637 | 168 | 14 | 43 |             | 25036 | 1.4 | 828 | -2288 | 116 | 315 | 25467 | |
| Alaska | 2457 | 398 | 139 | 30 | 3 |             | 13442 | 4.8 | 2517 | -1148 | 250 | 79 | 13771 | |
| Arizona | 3573 | 669 | -158 | 30 | 12 |             | 24971 | 1.1 | 1504 | -6946 | 292 | 243 | 25506 | |
| Arkansas | 4285 | 1704 | -93 | 9 | 29 |             | 26281 | 2.4 | 880 | -402 | 136 | 468 | 26885 | |
| California | 44425 | 8627 | -7404 | 553 | 225 |             | 324775 | 2.2 | 52677 | -60365 | 3063 | 3525 | 331363 | |
| Colorado | 3101 | 805 | 116 | 35 | 31 |             | 23337 | 1.1 | 2202 | -4284 | 305 | 383 | 24025 | |
| Connecticut | 3905 | 1371 | 213 | 7 | 13 |             | 33561 | 2.1 | 1486 | -1868 | 87 | 208 | 33856 | |
| Delaware | 826 | 111 | -105 | 1 | 8 |             | 6906 | 1.7 | 635 | -652 | 28 | 65 | 6999 | |
| District of Columbia | 315 | 82 | 4 | 12 | 0 |             | 4196 | 0.9 | 264 | -377 | 159 | 58 | 4413 | |
| Florida | 21717 | 7177 | 11129 | 78 | 190 |             | 97806 | 1.3 | 12918 | -16134 | 485 | 1396 | 99687 | |
| Georgia | 8174 | 116 | -282 | 130 | 79 |             | 57214 | 1.5 | 2954 | 6086 | 664 | 1145 | 59023 | |
| Hawaii | 988 | 162 | -175 | 13 | 25 |             | 5849 | 1.0 | 572 | -1118 | 112 | 249 | 6210 | |
| Idaho | 2320 | 501 | 31 | 89 | 29 |             | 9970 | 1.7 | 622 | -2315 | 179 | 86 | 10235 | |
| Illinois | 17406 | 6560 | 944 | 49 | 83 |             | 114442 | 2.0 | 7322 | -16645 | 764 | 1190 | 116396 | |
| Indiana | 7944 | 2595 | 603 | 25 | 59 |             | 43998 | 1.6 | 2362 | -4011 | 309 | 604 | 44911 | |
| Iowa | 4297 | 1926 | 1417 | 6 | 14 |             | 17978 | 1.3 | 1001 | -1198 | 70 | 254 | 18302 | |
| Kansas | 2911 | 1121 | 130 | 5 | 9 |             | 17471 | 1.4 | 301 | -2005 | 169 | 214 | 17854 | |
| Kentucky | 4833 | -895 | -596 | 10 | 26 |             | 28327 | 1.7 | 1207 | 962 | 318 | 502 | 29147 | |
| Louisiana | 11789 | 2078 | 8013 | 13 | 52 |             | 211454 | 11.5 | 11633 | 181251 | 301 | 381 | 212136 | |
| Maine | 1356 | -51 | -469 | 5 | 3 |             | 7641 | 1.3 | 101 | -1218 | 31 | 80 | 7752 | |
| Maryland | 3992 | 936 | -71 | 27 | 31 |             | 29908 | 1.3 | -871 | -4080 | 377 | 370 | 30655 | |
| Massachusetts | 7311 | 1676 | -1160 | 113 | 33 |             | 66406 | 2.1 | 3473 | -8549 | 944 | 512 | 67862 | |
| Michigan | 21529 | 3397 | 3171 | 42 | 50 |             | 128857 | 3.0 | 22716 | 15116 | 413 | 782 | 130052 | |
| Minnesota | 9266 | 4273 | 1163 | 25 | 36 |             | 35743 | 1.4 | 5304 | 62 | 207 | 305 | 36255 | |
| Mississippi | 3797 | 725 | 1012 | 26 | 10 |             | 49971 | 4.6 | 1928 | 31344 | 180 | 224 | 50375 | |
| Missouri | 8483 | 3183 | 1011 | 128 | 43 |             | 43749 | 1.7 | 4225 | -10018 | 661 | 352 | 44762 | |
| Montana | 1589 | 387 | 98 | 94 | 30 |             | 6766 | 1.7 | 1606 | -671 | 372 | 111 | 7249 | |
| Nebraska | 1966 | 833 | 388 | 3 | 3 |             | 9784 | 1.1 | 768 | -1156 | 49 | 68 | 9901 | |
| Nevada | 2556 | 506 | -719 | 20 | 5 |             | 16392 | 1.4 | 664 | -3299 | 158 | 145 | 16695 | |
| New Hampshire | 1068 | 433 | 172 | 2 | 3 |             | 4998 | 0.8 | 430 | -862 | 23 | 25 | 5046 | |
| New Jersey | 11513 | 2383 | 264 | 33 | 59 |             | 100746 | 2.6 | 10096 | -4786 | 389 | 647 | 101782 | |
| New Mexico | 1208 | 253 | -169 | 26 | 0 |             | 9983 | 1.4 | 482 | -1784 | 211 | 172 | 10366 | |
| New York | 21422 | 4889 | 207 | 20 | 108 |             | 171202 | 2.1 | 15892 | -5547 | 714 | 1828 | 173744 | |
| North Carolina | 10621 | 1035 | -764 | 24 | 56 |             | 72716 | 1.9 | 1785 | 2090 | 351 | 1484 | 74551 | |
| North Dakota | 1012 | 590 | 271 | 5 | 3 |             | 1952 | 0.6 | 270 | -436 | 35 | 30 | 2017 | |
| Ohio | 13889 | 3864 | 660 | 21 | 55 |             | 81185 | 1.6 | 2789 | 3116 | 436 | 928 | 82549 | |
| Oklahoma | 1795 | 413 | -854 | 9 | 36 |             | 14494 | 1.0 | -41 | -3631 | 97 | 220 | 14811 | |
| Oregon | 6558 | 1033 | -1139 | 133 | 49 |             | 42243 | 2.7 | 2352 | -2677 | 471 | 512 | 43226 | |
| Pennsylvania | 22284 | 5841 | 833 | 212 | 245 |             | 139762 | 2.6 | 5862 | -14138 | 1609 | 1732 | 143103 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2314 | 0 | -134 | 3 | 6 |             | 41458 | 4.0 | 0 | -1699 | 166 | 242 | 41866 | |
| Rhode Island | 1221 | 181 | -327 | 2 | 3 |             | 9606 | 2.1 | 546 | -1236 | 35 | 67 | 9708 | |
| South Carolina | 7499 | 2664 | 998 | 6 | 33 |             | 36981 | 2.1 | 1290 | -1972 | 125 | 487 | 37593 | |
| South Dakota | 579 | 224 | 108 | 24 | 7 |             | 1857 | 0.5 | 255 | -466 | 77 | 21 | 1955 | |
| Tennessee | 5515 | 492 | -1445 | 60 | 45 |             | 38597 | 1.5 | -380 | -2568 | 422 | 478 | 39497 | |
| Texas | 17553 | 3378 | -2684 | 77 | 200 |             | 143037 | 1.6 | 4654 | 3744 | 1150 | 2297 | 146484 | |
| Utah | 1068 | 0 | -608 | 33 | 13 |             | 8082 | 0.8 | 0 | -3400 | 399 | 118 | 8599 | |
| Vermont | 1082 | 361 | 126 | 0 | 2 |             | 5103 | 1.7 | 369 | -216 | 30 | 17 | 5150 | |
| Virgin Islands | 21 | -9 | -28 | 0 | 1 |             | 586 | 1.4 | 114 | 86 | 12 | 12 | 610 | |
| Virginia | 4510 | 1083 | -909 | 20 | 94 |             | 27141 | 0.8 | 1859 | -2611 | 396 | 943 | 28480 | |
| Washington | 10203 | 1532 | -1679 | 113 | 70 |             | 54735 | 2.1 | -56 | -11619 | 541 | 1342 | 56618 | |
| West Virginia | 1501 | 141 | -35 | 4 | 7 |             | 11838 | 1.8 | -73 | -626 | 85 | 277 | 12200 | |
| Wisconsin | 12730 | 2474 | 1254 | 16 | 46 |             | 56509 | 2.1 | 2482 | -1184 | 151 | 314 | 56974 | |
| Wyoming | 547 | 176 | 15 | 13 | 2 |             | 2384 | 1.0 | 367 | -869 | 83 | 39 | 2506 | |
| Totals | 368605 | 85041 | 12651 | 2448 | 2317 |             | 2559426 | 2.0 | 195143 | 30783 | 19207 | 28546 | 2607179 | |
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.