| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 26, 2005 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 19, 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 | 2496 | -1285 | -107 | 11 | 25 |             | 23292 | 1.3 | -1744 | -2787 | 105 | 280 | 23677 | |
| Alaska | 1558 | -899 | -60 | 25 | 6 |             | 12057 | 4.3 | -1385 | -1096 | 137 | 58 | 12252 | |
| Arizona | 1763 | -1202 | -990 | 16 | 6 |             | 21082 | 0.9 | -3775 | -9347 | 284 | 234 | 21600 | |
| Arkansas | 4802 | 517 | -462 | 5 | 18 |             | 25742 | 2.3 | -539 | -766 | 131 | 448 | 26321 | |
| California | 30023 | -14402 | -7321 | 217 | 133 |             | 221559 | 1.5 | -103216 | -70239 | 1682 | 2098 | 225339 | |
| Colorado | 2474 | -627 | -64 | 19 | 25 |             | 22562 | 1.1 | -775 | -4027 | 201 | 365 | 23128 | |
| Connecticut | 2960 | -945 | -195 | 6 | 3 |             | 33006 | 2.0 | -555 | -2222 | 81 | 186 | 33273 | |
| Delaware | 878 | 52 | 53 | 2 | 3 |             | 6468 | 1.6 | -438 | -842 | 21 | 52 | 6541 | |
| District of Columbia | 226 | -89 | -25 | 3 | 0 |             | 3938 | 0.8 | -258 | -406 | 139 | 32 | 4109 | |
| Florida | 6647 | -15070 | 261 | 26 | 55 |             | 81402 | 1.1 | -16404 | -12866 | 439 | 1191 | 83032 | |
| Georgia | 5124 | -3050 | 406 | 61 | 43 |             | 51225 | 1.4 | -5989 | 4195 | 715 | 981 | 52921 | |
| Hawaii | 763 | -225 | -161 | 9 | 16 |             | 5185 | 0.9 | -664 | -1171 | 105 | 257 | 5547 | |
| Idaho | 2780 | 460 | -1404 | 61 | 51 |             | 10614 | 1.8 | 644 | -2019 | 266 | 94 | 10974 | |
| Illinois | 12312 | -5094 | -1723 | 27 | 58 |             | 100626 | 1.8 | -13816 | -12779 | 671 | 887 | 102184 | |
| Indiana | 6222 | -1722 | -3414 | 17 | 48 |             | 40725 | 1.4 | -3273 | -3678 | 296 | 556 | 41577 | |
| Iowa | 3168 | -1129 | -9 | 3 | 16 |             | 19155 | 1.4 | 1177 | 90 | 57 | 243 | 19455 | |
| Kansas | 2122 | -789 | -864 | 6 | 0 |             | 17131 | 1.3 | -340 | -1695 | 173 | 198 | 17502 | |
| Kentucky | 6172 | 1339 | -545 | 16 | 9 |             | 24144 | 1.4 | -4183 | -100 | 358 | 418 | 24920 | |
| Louisiana | 7218 | -4571 | 4036 | 3 | 26 |             | 182849 | 10.0 | -28605 | 153374 | 258 | 355 | 183462 | |
| Maine | 1341 | -15 | -345 | 1 | 1 |             | 7950 | 1.4 | 309 | -556 | 42 | 75 | 8067 | |
| Maryland | 3541 | -451 | -232 | 15 | 22 |             | 31104 | 1.3 | 1196 | -3223 | 481 | 361 | 31946 | |
| Massachusetts | 7867 | 556 | -649 | 47 | 36 |             | 65375 | 2.1 | -1031 | -8799 | 934 | 468 | 66777 | |
| Michigan | 15251 | -6278 | -2240 | 20 | 31 |             | 110077 | 2.6 | -18780 | -9740 | 382 | 730 | 111189 | |
| Minnesota | 6899 | -2367 | -385 | 13 | 18 |             | 33666 | 1.3 | -2077 | -828 | 154 | 306 | 34126 | |
| Mississippi | 2824 | -973 | -447 | 8 | 7 |             | 43606 | 4.0 | -6365 | 25715 | 158 | 208 | 43972 | |
| Missouri | 5620 | -2863 | -1063 | 58 | 26 |             | 42957 | 1.7 | -792 | -9928 | 648 | 313 | 43918 | |
| Montana | 1374 | -215 | -423 | 43 | 35 |             | 6240 | 1.6 | -526 | -147 | 246 | 85 | 6571 | |
| Nebraska | 1326 | -640 | -286 | 2 | 1 |             | 9871 | 1.1 | 87 | -997 | 49 | 68 | 9988 | |
| Nevada | 2220 | -336 | -518 | 6 | 4 |             | 15091 | 1.3 | -1301 | -4512 | 107 | 155 | 15353 | |
| New Hampshire | 880 | -188 | 34 | 2 | 2 |             | 4968 | 0.8 | -30 | -267 | 29 | 19 | 5016 | |
| New Jersey | 7706 | -3807 | -588 | 14 | 42 |             | 91743 | 2.4 | -9003 | -7965 | 337 | 603 | 92683 | |
| New Mexico | 822 | -386 | -148 | 10 | 0 |             | 9476 | 1.3 | -507 | -1753 | 244 | 177 | 9897 | |
| New York | 17809 | -3613 | 187 | 25 | 82 |             | 165720 | 2.0 | -5482 | -5985 | 678 | 1703 | 168101 | |
| North Carolina | 7969 | -2652 | -469 | 20 | 52 |             | 70486 | 1.9 | -2230 | 2902 | 329 | 1449 | 72264 | |
| North Dakota | 729 | -283 | -149 | 0 | 0 |             | 2462 | 0.8 | 510 | -201 | 42 | 27 | 2531 | |
| Ohio | 12989 | -900 | -584 | 17 | 53 |             | 79412 | 1.5 | -1773 | -6655 | 351 | 878 | 80641 | |
| Oklahoma | 2111 | 316 | -302 | 5 | 15 |             | 14479 | 1.0 | -15 | -3425 | 91 | 222 | 14792 | |
| Oregon | 6119 | -439 | -2411 | 62 | 93 |             | 39793 | 2.5 | -2450 | -3971 | 527 | 468 | 40788 | |
| Pennsylvania | 23351 | 1067 | 89 | 131 | 158 |             | 134558 | 2.5 | -5204 | -11294 | 1491 | 1586 | 137635 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1893 | -955 | -156 | 2 | 5 |             | 40128 | 3.9 | -5734 | 7729 | 159 | 246 | 40533 | |
| Rhode Island | 1398 | 177 | -56 | 4 | 4 |             | 9338 | 2.0 | -268 | -1175 | 29 | 65 | 9432 | |
| South Carolina | 3466 | -4033 | 416 | 5 | 18 |             | 35737 | 2.0 | -1244 | -705 | 124 | 481 | 36342 | |
| South Dakota | 351 | -228 | -18 | 11 | 2 |             | 1841 | 0.5 | -16 | -422 | 75 | 20 | 1936 | |
| Tennessee | 3887 | -1628 | -737 | 16 | 50 |             | 37487 | 1.4 | -1110 | -1845 | 453 | 462 | 38402 | |
| Texas | 13300 | -4253 | -2688 | 28 | 156 |             | 126802 | 1.4 | -16235 | 3281 | 942 | 1883 | 129627 | |
| Utah | 953 | -443 | -258 | 36 | 3 |             | 8504 | 0.8 | -302 | -2684 | 320 | 120 | 8944 | |
| Vermont | 1774 | 692 | 715 | 1 | 5 |             | 5413 | 1.8 | 310 | -109 | 26 | 16 | 5455 | |
| Virgin Islands | 10 | -11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |             | 400 | 0.9 | -186 | -108 | 2 | 0 | 402 | |
| Virginia | 3694 | -816 | -1063 | 6 | 28 |             | 25125 | 0.7 | -2016 | -3445 | 355 | 841 | 26321 | |
| Washington | 7825 | -2378 | -2150 | 47 | 58 |             | 55417 | 2.1 | 682 | -11278 | 575 | 1249 | 57241 | |
| West Virginia | 1097 | -404 | -86 | 2 | 16 |             | 11421 | 1.7 | -417 | 454 | 46 | 205 | 11672 | |
| Wisconsin | 22036 | 9306 | -320 | 9 | 60 |             | 60438 | 2.2 | 3929 | 1031 | 133 | 287 | 60858 | |
| Wyoming | 375 | -172 | -247 | 9 | 2 |             | 2160 | 0.9 | -224 | -569 | 51 | 29 | 2240 | |
| Totals | 290515 | -78344 | -30175 | 1209 | 1626 |             | 2302007 | 1.8 | -262433 | -29855 | 16729 | 24738 | 2343474 | |
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.