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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 14, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 7, 2006
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 8235 -7001 -1287 15 39             33939 1.9 -7644 -2787 106 312 34357
Alaska 2361 -475 32 37 7             15844 5.6 896 -1282 230 68 16142
Arizona 3360 259 -1143 29 11             22569 1.0 294 -9456 371 184 23124
Arkansas 4217 -1010 -827 8 18             31562 2.8 -3357 -4628 136 359 32057
California 47631 -4912 -11778 258 260             386208 2.6 50776 -41502 4045 3290 393543
Colorado 3033 -230 -594 38 24             25619 1.2 -3054 -3298 399 364 26382
Connecticut 6311 -4137 -2492 14 26             50535 3.1 -4405 -3355 67 212 50814
Delaware 1436 -1388 81 1 3             10409 2.5 1074 -649 38 82 10529
District of Columbia 354 48 -22 15 1             4180 0.9 0 -610 147 44 4371
Florida 10436 1413 -253 82 162             83969 1.1 3434 -16625 483 1327 85779
Georgia 12374 -7228 -87 59 79             66547 1.8 -4114 6732 676 1083 68306
Hawaii 1142 -160 -239 13 22             6262 1.1 287 -1248 134 238 6634
Idaho 2512 -1207 -724 66 19             19373 3.3 -820 -2243 564 325 20262
Illinois 20024 672 197 71 114             158625 2.8 -6037 -18983 797 1196 160618
Indiana 10428 -3662 -203 37 96             72109 2.6 1298 -11875 311 746 73166
Iowa 3612 -2032 -1399 11 21             35579 2.5 -3894 -4071 68 258 35905
Kansas 2984 -733 -2613 3 12             22196 1.7 -609 -6617 145 237 22578
Kentucky 5799 -3478 16 33 14             41180 2.4 -534 -3205 513 475 42168
Louisiana 4409 504 632 23 32             61644 3.4 32 27931 153 440 66613
Maine 2395 -32 -274 0 4             13698 2.4 790 -2011 52 89 13839
Maryland 4603 -2372 -1521 37 34             39786 1.7 -2029 -5505 418 347 40551
Massachusetts 9707 -3114 -299 41 70             98871 3.2 -172 -9076 732 585 100188
Michigan 30964 -1951 4979 27 102             204312 4.8 11513 -2259 474 835 205621
Minnesota 7167 -3169 361 18 40             67530 2.6 4207 3156 285 369 68184
Mississippi 2615 -1908 -191 23 39             41071 3.8 -1988 18597 152 231 41454
Missouri 11867 -41 -2214 64 35             59319 2.3 -1506 -17513 578 363 60260
Montana 1305 -673 -459 63 21             10781 2.7 -217 -677 687 234 11702
Nebraska 1770 -278 -842 0 1             14800 1.7 -350 -2036 56 74 14930
Nevada 3144 241 -720 18 5             19172 1.6 161 -3796 178 157 19509
New Hampshire 1362 -323 112 2 4             8667 1.4 -819 -45 27 25 8719
New Jersey 14346 -4130 960 38 76             128705 3.4 4854 -4297 395 748 129848
New Mexico 1185 185 -410 19 2             11878 1.6 -387 -2410 322 168 12368
New York 26050 -21145 -804 62 138             220188 2.7 -13484 -9728 838 1960 222986
North Carolina 20176 -11474 2555 25 68             95605 2.5 -10088 8279 367 1429 97401
North Dakota 861 -746 51 1 1             6308 2.0 603 -629 51 49 6408
Ohio 18758 -1261 -2025 44 89             130824 2.5 -737 -8088 420 1006 132250
Oklahoma 2344 -626 -1433 15 36             16417 1.2 98 -6333 91 210 16718
Oregon 8757 -921 -1114 122 65             53601 3.4 -2211 -4338 982 696 55279
Pennsylvania 30727 -10407 1759 206 190             206075 3.8 -1717 894 1748 1944 209767
Puerto Rico 3878 1187 -429 1 21             45713 4.4 6888 -4478 176 258 46147
Rhode Island 3271 551 582 9 9             15609 3.3 220 -741 42 78 15729
South Carolina 8982 -8089 -220 13 39             47092 2.7 -5185 284 137 489 47718
South Dakota 537 -271 -195 9 6             4234 1.2 237 -584 102 29 4365
Tennessee 17747 638 1657 44 98             60344 2.3 6478 -2102 452 739 61537
Texas 15283 -799 -2980 42 323             142607 1.5 1446 -4157 1206 2230 146043
Utah 1776 -312 -370 53 11             11500 1.1 181 -3503 889 118 12507
Vermont 1132 -43 341 0 18             8902 3.0 -890 35 34 36 8972
Virgin Islands 69 53 14 0 1             436 1.0 156 -98 6 8 450
Virginia 8787 -1704 2574 20 98             39501 1.2 802 -318 425 902 40828
Washington 10444 -1055 -2363 92 154             68505 2.6 -5863 -14279 712 1306 70523
West Virginia 2652 -88 12 7 39             17538 2.6 73 -411 83 249 17870
Wisconsin 13914 -6440 -2018 31 39             100558 3.7 -8175 -3868 249 475 101282
Wyoming 509 -98 -493 12 4             3718 1.5 380 -272 108 41 3867
Totals 439742 -115372 -28120 1971 2840             3162214 2.5 6892 -180078 22857 29717 3219168

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.