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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 28, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 21, 2006
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4108 237 -134 19 35             27930 1.5 -310 -1714 112 303 28345
Alaska 1940 36 -66 19 3             16273 5.8 -730 -1018 277 76 16626
Arizona 2587 350 -1141 13 18             22468 1.0 340 -8649 368 196 23032
Arkansas 3176 -27 111 9 21             30866 2.8 423 -3853 165 380 31411
California 41122 -867 -9102 226 250             354864 2.4 -432 -78945 3705 3062 361631
Colorado 2678 228 -199 18 41             26616 1.3 -3060 -4336 418 372 27406
Connecticut 3991 147 -981 8 21             48452 3.0 236 -2834 76 213 48741
Delaware 1027 -1 -622 1 3             9236 2.3 261 -1196 34 85 9355
District of Columbia 286 21 -62 5 5             4487 1.0 642 -300 166 50 4703
Florida 8032 143 -1329 60 108             82135 1.1 2321 -15596 426 1283 83844
Georgia 9880 2634 2479 28 68             61805 1.6 2752 7619 586 1024 63415
Hawaii 1102 101 -175 12 28             5883 1.0 92 -1036 112 217 6212
Idaho 2081 -107 -444 36 16             18903 3.2 -209 -3355 585 303 19791
Illinois 13599 276 -1650 44 68             154462 2.7 -11528 -27356 758 1192 156412
Indiana 7756 -21 -1201 28 85             70356 2.5 1722 -5523 309 864 71529
Iowa 2958 2 130 6 29             34787 2.5 -341 -3116 73 286 35146
Kansas 2289 -165 -300 3 8             21382 1.7 -59 -6138 157 258 21797
Kentucky 4483 -535 -427 12 24             34961 2.0 -3277 -3330 441 493 35895
Louisiana 3232 419 -2565 19 28             57511 3.1 -774 26074 127 442 61939
Maine 1628 11 -237 2 1             14584 2.5 770 -1674 52 85 14721
Maryland 4157 276 -1523 18 29             41510 1.8 2514 -5154 416 356 42282
Massachusetts 7548 -474 -3123 62 45             99918 3.2 1651 -7567 495 663 101076
Michigan 17454 -4503 712 32 90             202831 4.8 22358 18880 437 914 204182
Minnesota 5488 -455 82 18 58             67766 2.6 -5205 2033 257 398 68421
Mississippi 2246 226 218 34 28             37906 3.5 -164 16951 166 291 38363
Missouri 6659 -69 -364 40 24             61380 2.4 1223 -14721 485 370 62235
Montana 982 -29 -53 44 15             10897 2.8 -912 -1681 699 241 11837
Nebraska 1214 -132 -289 4 3             13834 1.6 -88 -3170 67 71 13972
Nevada 2832 353 -144 9 9             19206 1.6 816 -3774 170 158 19534
New Hampshire 973 -15 -95 4 1             9280 1.5 368 -47 17 33 9330
New Jersey 10399 312 -1770 31 59             127002 3.3 -689 -6951 335 766 128103
New Mexico 929 -36 -289 3 0             11784 1.6 901 -2084 308 176 12268
New York 19845 1391 -4769 64 120             217966 2.7 1905 -15168 788 1954 220708
North Carolina 11320 161 -4981 28 77             84631 2.3 257 -2503 383 1384 86398
North Dakota 549 -40 66 0 1             6445 2.0 53 -704 56 47 6548
Ohio 15139 2760 411 52 67             131831 2.5 -1726 -3981 403 1026 133260
Oklahoma 1874 408 -154 6 24             15531 1.1 -107 -4839 104 227 15862
Oregon 6082 -988 -1155 69 42             52719 3.3 289 -5245 1000 674 54393
Pennsylvania 23330 -148 -2144 161 142             191772 3.5 -27871 -7194 1542 1922 195236
Puerto Rico 3817 418 -765 7 19             52046 5.0 21100 8754 173 280 52499
Rhode Island 1606 -86 11 4 19             17192 3.7 2304 1514 49 85 17326
South Carolina 6579 1349 1376 7 26             41217 2.3 -429 -2265 132 513 41862
South Dakota 366 -29 -58 10 4             4063 1.1 -106 -825 108 28 4199
Tennessee 6590 181 -660 44 61             50758 1.9 -1182 -2435 418 738 51916
Texas 11757 -2052 -4157 31 233             139563 1.5 374 -2102 912 2183 142658
Utah 1311 -54 -147 26 10             11597 1.1 6 -4432 655 115 12367
Vermont 679 -88 -65 1 4             9260 3.2 34 558 35 49 9344
Virgin Islands 28 -1 -9 0 1             434 1.0 126 -15 4 14 452
Virginia 4718 -1155 -1853 19 50             35992 1.1 569 -3280 409 919 37320
Washington 8567 -100 -1750 56 109             67437 2.5 -1721 -14524 812 1319 69568
West Virginia 2048 180 -201 3 20             17147 2.6 -1560 -1828 93 278 17518
Wisconsin 13166 265 -509 13 43             99111 3.7 3327 -7085 248 471 99830
Wyoming 361 -66 -70 11 3             3763 1.5 189 -795 113 45 3921
Totals 318568 642 -46136 1479 2296             3051750 2.4 7443 -211955 21236 29892 3106739

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.