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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 19, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 12, 2005
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
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CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
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.