| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended October 21, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 14, 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 | 4733 | 411 | 1171 | 14 | 35 | 26707 | 1.4 | 575 | 527 | 116 | 268 | 27091 | ||
| Alaska | 1714 | -213 | -257 | 24 | 3 | 9227 | 3.2 | 1254 | -1510 | 153 | 65 | 9445 | ||
| Arizona | 3162 | 332 | -189 | 33 | 14 | 24411 | 1.0 | -79 | -996 | 212 | 154 | 24777 | ||
| Arkansas | 4001 | 725 | 751 | 6 | 10 | 25425 | 2.2 | 923 | 113 | 137 | 274 | 25836 | ||
| California | 37676 | -712 | -2861 | 167 | 222 | 297656 | 2.0 | 23948 | -5685 | 2327 | 3087 | 303070 | ||
| Colorado | 2540 | 13 | -87 | 42 | 41 | 20185 | 0.9 | 984 | -1731 | 171 | 363 | 20719 | ||
| Connecticut | 2899 | 213 | -458 | 8 | 18 | 32405 | 2.0 | 454 | -617 | 65 | 175 | 32645 | ||
| Delaware | 1169 | -32 | 228 | 1 | 3 | 6557 | 1.6 | 70 | -1348 | 22 | 57 | 6636 | ||
| District of Columbia | 282 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4210 | 0.9 | -154 | 70 | 134 | 21 | 4365 | ||
| Florida | 9911 | 505 | 1770 | 69 | 144 | 90964 | 1.2 | 1983 | 2856 | 430 | 1332 | 92726 | ||
| Georgia | 8764 | 1430 | 278 | 51 | 74 | 50561 | 1.3 | 1074 | -6431 | 646 | 1509 | 52716 | ||
| Hawaii | 1226 | 168 | 148 | 11 | 36 | 6193 | 1.1 | 92 | 474 | 64 | 261 | 6518 | ||
| Idaho | 2054 | 1093 | 671 | 25 | 6 | 6109 | 1.0 | 214 | -1176 | 62 | 76 | 6247 | ||
| Illinois | 14141 | 3753 | 2520 | 61 | 64 | 101624 | 1.8 | 6124 | -6670 | 756 | 1036 | 103416 | ||
| Indiana | 7961 | 2068 | 1076 | 23 | 46 | 44276 | 1.6 | -143 | 2075 | 317 | 480 | 45073 | ||
| Iowa | 3356 | 420 | -507 | 8 | 16 | 17326 | 1.2 | 339 | 592 | 39 | 153 | 17518 | ||
| Kansas | 2216 | 96 | 333 | 4 | 5 | 15150 | 1.2 | 104 | -2227 | 207 | 177 | 15534 | ||
| Kentucky | 5866 | -54 | 2835 | 41 | 24 | 30025 | 1.7 | 3214 | 5520 | 446 | 547 | 31018 | ||
| Louisiana | 2246 | 92 | -15240 | 17 | 14 | 18203 | 1.0 | -42 | -178589 | 92 | 172 | 18478 | ||
| Maine | 1193 | 291 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 6612 | 1.1 | 338 | -177 | 35 | 69 | 6716 | ||
| Maryland | 3585 | 217 | 203 | 25 | 22 | 29378 | 1.2 | -866 | 545 | 364 | 300 | 30042 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6291 | 815 | -312 | 28 | 24 | 62449 | 2.0 | 475 | -828 | 711 | 477 | 63637 | ||
| Michigan | 17966 | -5020 | 5366 | 44 | 45 | 141574 | 3.3 | 21989 | 29923 | 335 | 746 | 142655 | ||
| Minnesota | 4557 | 102 | 712 | 17 | 33 | 29963 | 1.1 | -708 | -1469 | 93 | 236 | 30292 | ||
| Mississippi | 2188 | -37 | -3297 | 18 | 23 | 15214 | 1.4 | 44 | -39971 | 102 | 228 | 15544 | ||
| Missouri | 5876 | 421 | 371 | 62 | 33 | 41542 | 1.6 | -633 | 1342 | 798 | 260 | 42600 | ||
| Montana | 1509 | 497 | 480 | 49 | 12 | 4825 | 1.2 | 740 | -505 | 157 | 88 | 5070 | ||
| Nebraska | 1151 | -41 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 8318 | 0.9 | -146 | -1137 | 35 | 58 | 8411 | ||
| Nevada | 2612 | 137 | 301 | 12 | 9 | 17874 | 1.5 | 184 | 1061 | 70 | 180 | 18124 | ||
| New Hampshire | 719 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5056 | 0.8 | 93 | 618 | 28 | 23 | 5107 | ||
| New Jersey | 8343 | 592 | -917 | 24 | 27 | 92959 | 2.4 | 4273 | -2427 | 262 | 620 | 93841 | ||
| New Mexico | 1152 | 252 | 227 | 6 | 1 | 10107 | 1.3 | -85 | 322 | 214 | 161 | 10482 | ||
| New York | 17418 | 1962 | -3007 | 70 | 103 | 146720 | 1.8 | 2189 | -15074 | 918 | 1365 | 149003 | ||
| North Carolina | 10555 | 939 | -3569 | 20 | 84 | 68897 | 1.8 | 1308 | -6398 | 278 | 1401 | 70576 | ||
| North Dakota | 1347 | 791 | 1018 | 1 | 0 | 1663 | 0.5 | 302 | 172 | 25 | 26 | 1714 | ||
| Ohio | 11639 | 2863 | 2184 | 24 | 68 | 74329 | 1.4 | 1591 | -1276 | 366 | 812 | 75507 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1442 | -26 | -182 | 10 | 12 | 12918 | 0.9 | -358 | -1903 | 83 | 169 | 13170 | ||
| Oregon | 5712 | 410 | 244 | 49 | 34 | 33850 | 2.1 | 1064 | -3361 | 234 | 378 | 34462 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 18620 | 2821 | 1562 | 152 | 130 | 129774 | 2.4 | 6857 | -4087 | 1735 | 1933 | 133442 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3676 | 1028 | 186 | 3 | 14 | 36492 | 3.5 | 3653 | -21014 | 128 | 218 | 36838 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1037 | 91 | -280 | 4 | 6 | 9102 | 1.9 | 599 | -122 | 43 | 122 | 9267 | ||
| South Carolina | 4942 | -1649 | -1724 | 10 | 27 | 35449 | 2.0 | -1418 | -1313 | 113 | 403 | 35965 | ||
| South Dakota | 319 | 97 | -3 | 20 | 1 | 1296 | 0.4 | 50 | -206 | 41 | 10 | 1347 | ||
| Tennessee | 5108 | 43 | 311 | 35 | 32 | 35513 | 1.3 | 439 | -3450 | 208 | 404 | 36125 | ||
| Texas | 12120 | -186 | -5505 | 38 | 178 | 93940 | 1.0 | 17 | -51477 | 1126 | 1916 | 96982 | ||
| Utah | 1028 | 124 | -168 | 35 | 9 | 6433 | 0.6 | 35 | -1669 | 318 | 70 | 6821 | ||
| Vermont | 875 | 288 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3751 | 1.3 | 144 | -361 | 21 | 57 | 3829 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 57 | -9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 564 | 1.3 | 148 | -52 | 2 | 0 | 566 | ||
| Virginia | 3821 | 151 | -90 | 12 | 59 | 29412 | 0.9 | 441 | 3263 | 315 | 837 | 30564 | ||
| Washington | 7808 | 1182 | -347 | 63 | 103 | 39535 | 1.5 | 230 | -6426 | 423 | 981 | 40939 | ||
| West Virginia | 1123 | 40 | -12 | 4 | 18 | 11231 | 1.7 | 1851 | 595 | 66 | 137 | 11434 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9488 | 140 | 847 | 17 | 25 | 51429 | 1.9 | 646 | 1701 | 141 | 336 | 51906 | ||
| Wyoming | 334 | -27 | -19 | 9 | 2 | 1497 | 0.6 | 161 | -500 | 30 | 22 | 1549 | ||
| Totals | 291528 | 19665 | -13205 | 1488 | 1928 | 2116880 | 1.6 | 86581 | -320414 | 16214 | 25250 | 2158355 | ||
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.