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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 4, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 28, 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 3281 -827 -905 10 27             26812 1.5 -1118 -1754 106 301 27219
Alaska 1864 -76 -137 8 1             17338 6.1 1065 -846 280 61 17679
Arizona 2862 102 -928 21 15             21775 0.9 -686 -9405 345 201 22321
Arkansas 2603 -573 -378 5 19             30664 2.7 -202 -1895 142 356 31162
California 42128 1006 -7900 217 271             374801 2.5 19937 -47632 2935 3136 380872
Colorado 2492 -186 -536 17 29             29188 1.4 2572 -3200 315 403 29906
Connecticut 3696 -295 -641 6 18             47794 3.0 -658 -4306 80 201 48075
Delaware 888 -139 -366 1 2             9173 2.2 -63 -1911 26 81 9280
District of Columbia 350 64 44 7 2             3861 0.8 -626 -626 131 26 4018
Florida 7967 -65 -1198 45 26             87134 1.2 4999 -4769 463 1350 88947
Georgia 10865 985 2714 41 58             62684 1.7 879 8727 526 1035 64245
Hawaii 1257 155 7 9 35             6105 1.1 222 -1189 94 272 6471
Idaho 2181 100 -159 39 17             18875 3.2 -28 -3587 571 297 19743
Illinois 15547 1948 1222 41 67             174137 3.1 19675 -15672 636 1011 175784
Indiana 8445 689 1395 31 69             69638 2.5 -718 -5002 309 812 70759
Iowa 2842 -116 -177 7 19             34602 2.4 -185 -2804 77 328 35007
Kansas 2216 -73 -560 1 4             20907 1.6 -475 -5206 143 262 21312
Kentucky 4898 415 413 3 9             38111 2.2 3150 -2947 404 546 39061
Louisiana 2541 -691 -599 18 21             57185 3.1 -326 24339 115 412 61458
Maine 1545 -83 -84 2 4             14646 2.5 62 -1835 57 89 14792
Maryland 3679 -478 -784 27 36             39315 1.7 -2195 -5469 378 366 40059
Massachusetts 7586 38 -1524 33 45             98796 3.2 -1122 -15721 488 655 99939
Michigan 16949 -569 -1778 29 44             180013 4.2 -22784 -85 520 957 181490
Minnesota 7161 1673 -227 12 42             73531 2.8 5765 -4226 179 521 74231
Mississippi 2264 18 -575 23 42             36617 3.4 -1289 16263 192 292 37101
Missouri 9170 2511 2520 43 25             58592 2.3 -2788 -12640 468 361 59421
Montana 949 -33 -3 29 17             11617 2.9 720 -1731 644 210 12471
Nebraska 1216 2 -227 1 1             13353 1.5 -481 -3255 64 64 13481
Nevada 2636 -196 -129 8 6             18922 1.6 -284 -3853 155 176 19253
New Hampshire 1052 79 65 3 3             9211 1.5 -69 91 22 31 9264
New Jersey 9843 -556 -2925 20 60             126265 3.3 -737 -13964 368 750 127383
New Mexico 1045 116 -203 4 2             11882 1.6 98 -1961 299 170 12351
New York 19760 -85 -2519 52 107             217567 2.7 -399 -17522 774 1969 220310
North Carolina 11819 499 -1181 13 69             83822 2.2 -809 -777 388 1380 85590
North Dakota 479 -70 -20 1 1             6549 2.1 104 -493 67 40 6656
Ohio 13072 -2067 46 31 84             127928 2.4 -3903 -8846 479 885 129292
Oklahoma 1497 -377 -473 7 20             15539 1.1 8 -3838 103 235 15877
Oregon 7038 956 214 44 50             50736 3.2 -1983 -6319 985 663 52384
Pennsylvania 23716 386 -249 127 144             217645 4.0 25873 -22004 1359 2033 221037
Puerto Rico 3411 -406 -659 0 6             43231 4.2 -8815 4297 153 285 43669
Rhode Island 1206 -400 -649 4 12             16271 3.5 -921 -1024 61 86 16418
South Carolina 4820 -1759 -922 9 18             39786 2.2 -1431 -3008 131 479 40396
South Dakota 423 57 2 4 4             3998 1.1 -65 -858 105 38 4141
Tennessee 5713 -877 -1540 29 51             49741 1.9 -1017 -3327 416 759 50917
Texas 12652 895 -3329 29 237             134844 1.5 -4719 -3114 804 2086 137734
Utah 1329 18 -145 23 9             11570 1.1 -27 -4421 578 113 12261
Vermont 710 31 10 0 0             9061 3.1 -199 249 33 52 9146
Virgin Islands 28 0 -9 0 1             434 1.0 0 46 4 14 452
Virginia 6985 2267 1701 10 97             34681 1.0 -1311 -4083 396 878 35955
Washington 8425 -142 -1049 43 111             66329 2.5 -1108 -12790 779 1353 68461
West Virginia 1704 -344 -87 3 16             18328 2.7 1181 -2187 80 228 18636
Wisconsin 12297 -869 -406 7 37             97977 3.6 -1134 -3799 259 460 98696
Wyoming 303 -58 -159 1 6             3479 1.4 -284 -1103 92 50 3621
Totals 321405 2600 -25986 1198 2116             3073060 2.4 21351 -222992 19578 29819 3126204

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.