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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
October 14, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 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 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.