| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended October 14, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 7, 2006 |
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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 | 4322 | -1111 | 1014 | 13 | 37 |             | 26132 | 1.4 | 0 | -323 | 115 | 264 | 26511 | |
| Alaska | 1927 | -388 | -26 | 14 | 1 |             | 7973 | 2.8 | 256 | -807 | 99 | 52 | 8124 | |
| Arizona | 2805 | -827 | -563 | 19 | 2 |             | 24515 | 1.0 | -675 | -1690 | 179 | 151 | 24845 | |
| Arkansas | 3276 | -836 | 259 | 17 | 9 |             | 24502 | 2.2 | 234 | -333 | 123 | 287 | 24912 | |
| California | 38388 | -1800 | 7026 | 127 | 197 |             | 273708 | 1.8 | -10617 | 19335 | 2086 | 3098 | 278892 | |
| Colorado | 2527 | -98 | -203 | 18 | 29 |             | 19201 | 0.9 | 512 | -1530 | 139 | 365 | 19705 | |
| Connecticut | 2686 | -806 | -668 | 3 | 22 |             | 31951 | 2.0 | -84 | -96 | 56 | 152 | 32159 | |
| Delaware | 1201 | -75 | 156 | 1 | 4 |             | 6487 | 1.6 | 172 | -929 | 25 | 69 | 6581 | |
| District of Columbia | 264 | -83 | 3 | 2 | 1 |             | 4364 | 0.9 | 224 | 382 | 121 | 35 | 4520 | |
| Florida | 8644 | -2145 | 347 | 53 | 113 |             | 88981 | 1.2 | -161 | -1285 | 525 | 1305 | 90811 | |
| Georgia | 7334 | -1749 | -1558 | 51 | 69 |             | 49487 | 1.3 | 394 | -6571 | 647 | 1515 | 51649 | |
| Hawaii | 1058 | -183 | 99 | 12 | 22 |             | 6101 | 1.1 | 219 | 360 | 55 | 268 | 6424 | |
| Idaho | 961 | -401 | -315 | 10 | 7 |             | 5895 | 1.0 | 412 | -1360 | 61 | 76 | 6032 | |
| Illinois | 10388 | -2220 | 292 | 48 | 45 |             | 95500 | 1.7 | -689 | -12765 | 700 | 969 | 97169 | |
| Indiana | 5893 | -1827 | -171 | 36 | 44 |             | 44419 | 1.6 | 356 | 3755 | 303 | 486 | 45208 | |
| Iowa | 2936 | -174 | 321 | 5 | 6 |             | 16987 | 1.2 | 175 | -269 | 44 | 148 | 17179 | |
| Kansas | 2120 | -363 | 240 | 1 | 5 |             | 15046 | 1.2 | 438 | -2493 | 206 | 175 | 15427 | |
| Kentucky | 5920 | -3382 | 836 | 8 | 12 |             | 26811 | 1.6 | 2318 | 3500 | 323 | 559 | 27693 | |
| Louisiana | 2154 | -376 | -25647 | 12 | 16 |             | 18245 | 1.0 | -268 | -186957 | 83 | 173 | 18504 | |
| Maine | 902 | 2 | -89 | 0 | 2 |             | 6274 | 1.1 | 31 | -19 | 28 | 70 | 6372 | |
| Maryland | 3368 | -684 | -69 | 27 | 33 |             | 30244 | 1.3 | 1309 | 177 | 380 | 315 | 30939 | |
| Massachusetts | 5476 | -601 | -943 | 18 | 39 |             | 61974 | 2.0 | 295 | 718 | 758 | 442 | 63174 | |
| Michigan | 22986 | 3243 | 8596 | 28 | 49 |             | 119585 | 2.8 | -6279 | 19958 | 350 | 766 | 120701 | |
| Minnesota | 4455 | -1229 | 724 | 17 | 15 |             | 30671 | 1.2 | 2130 | 1283 | 89 | 274 | 31034 | |
| Mississippi | 2225 | -281 | -4299 | 15 | 22 |             | 15170 | 1.4 | 300 | -44036 | 104 | 232 | 15506 | |
| Missouri | 5455 | -1668 | 281 | 49 | 19 |             | 42175 | 1.6 | -1054 | 4575 | 760 | 240 | 43175 | |
| Montana | 1012 | -91 | 196 | 33 | 10 |             | 4085 | 1.0 | 35 | -328 | 87 | 98 | 4270 | |
| Nebraska | 1192 | -87 | 22 | 3 | 2 |             | 8464 | 1.0 | 197 | -877 | 32 | 56 | 8552 | |
| Nevada | 2475 | -463 | 112 | 4 | 8 |             | 17690 | 1.5 | 546 | 1238 | 74 | 170 | 17934 | |
| New Hampshire | 679 | -62 | 16 | 0 | 1 |             | 4963 | 0.8 | -175 | 648 | 32 | 34 | 5029 | |
| New Jersey | 7751 | -1052 | -1380 | 17 | 30 |             | 88686 | 2.3 | -2593 | -813 | 249 | 586 | 89521 | |
| New Mexico | 900 | -400 | 8 | 6 | 2 |             | 10192 | 1.3 | 423 | 473 | 206 | 145 | 10543 | |
| New York | 15456 | -1163 | -3300 | 98 | 97 |             | 144531 | 1.8 | 1685 | -14051 | 911 | 1395 | 146837 | |
| North Carolina | 9616 | -443 | -2176 | 22 | 70 |             | 67589 | 1.8 | 365 | -4698 | 280 | 1375 | 69244 | |
| North Dakota | 556 | 191 | 219 | 1 | 0 |             | 1361 | 0.4 | 123 | -158 | 32 | 28 | 1421 | |
| Ohio | 8776 | -1933 | -59 | 10 | 71 |             | 72738 | 1.4 | -136 | -922 | 331 | 797 | 73866 | |
| Oklahoma | 1468 | -332 | -197 | 12 | 17 |             | 13276 | 0.9 | 435 | -1836 | 91 | 167 | 13534 | |
| Oregon | 5302 | -622 | 42 | 46 | 35 |             | 32786 | 2.0 | 1293 | -4073 | 222 | 363 | 33371 | |
| Pennsylvania | 15799 | -4087 | -1756 | 143 | 125 |             | 122917 | 2.2 | 33 | -3349 | 1231 | 1837 | 125985 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2648 | -1181 | -661 | 8 | 11 |             | 32839 | 3.2 | -5390 | -6174 | 93 | 250 | 33182 | |
| Rhode Island | 946 | -181 | -456 | 1 | 7 |             | 8503 | 1.8 | -266 | -79 | 39 | 103 | 8645 | |
| South Carolina | 6591 | 509 | 1681 | 5 | 27 |             | 36867 | 2.0 | 1873 | 1838 | 103 | 400 | 37370 | |
| South Dakota | 222 | -98 | -12 | 6 | 1 |             | 1246 | 0.3 | 39 | -270 | 29 | 14 | 1289 | |
| Tennessee | 5076 | -146 | -83 | 17 | 30 |             | 35074 | 1.3 | -663 | -4272 | 206 | 420 | 35700 | |
| Texas | 12306 | -838 | -9399 | 28 | 174 |             | 93923 | 1.0 | 2166 | -63451 | 867 | 1743 | 96533 | |
| Utah | 904 | -303 | 108 | 32 | 8 |             | 6398 | 0.6 | 232 | -1408 | 351 | 69 | 6818 | |
| Vermont | 587 | 34 | -247 | 2 | 3 |             | 3607 | 1.2 | -391 | -90 | 17 | 56 | 3680 | |
| Virgin Islands | 66 | -32 | 29 | 1 | 1 |             | 416 | 1.0 | -134 | -200 | 0 | 6 | 422 | |
| Virginia | 3670 | -1766 | -88 | 10 | 72 |             | 28971 | 0.8 | -147 | 3460 | 281 | 835 | 30087 | |
| Washington | 6626 | -1124 | -1424 | 42 | 101 |             | 39305 | 1.4 | 29 | -6096 | 384 | 984 | 40673 | |
| West Virginia | 1083 | -404 | 14 | 3 | 18 |             | 9380 | 1.4 | -842 | -1466 | 44 | 164 | 9588 | |
| Wisconsin | 9348 | -474 | 1164 | 11 | 44 |             | 50783 | 1.9 | 2100 | 1172 | 143 | 341 | 51267 | |
| Wyoming | 361 | 29 | -87 | 3 | 2 |             | 1336 | 0.5 | 13 | -281 | 14 | 21 | 1371 | |
| Totals | 271087 | -36581 | -32071 | 1168 | 1787 |             | 2030324 | 1.6 | -9202 | -313483 | 14708 | 24943 | 2069978 | |
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.