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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 26, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 19, 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 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.