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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 11, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 4, 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 3794 513 -448 23 24             26342 1.4 -470 -2454 100 292 26734
Alaska 1700 -164 -58 15 3             15936 5.6 -1402 -993 288 70 16294
Arizona 2707 -247 -1178 16 16             21900 0.9 -50 -8591 344 184 22428
Arkansas 2774 171 -327 12 20             29469 2.6 -1195 -3328 211 365 30045
California 43905 1777 -2350 185 277             374547 2.5 -254 -57931 3530 3475 381552
Colorado 2361 -131 -325 19 27             26754 1.3 -2434 -4359 441 398 27593
Connecticut 3574 -122 596 8 16             47680 2.9 -114 -2775 85 211 47976
Delaware 845 -44 8 1 1             9180 2.2 -18 -1381 26 75 9281
District of Columbia 303 -47 61 6 2             3826 0.8 -35 -642 156 58 4040
Florida 8117 150 -315 46 99             79599 1.1 -7535 -13010 398 1152 81149
Georgia 7710 -3155 -232 27 47             58192 1.5 -4492 5147 459 993 59644
Hawaii 986 -271 -856 5 37             5845 1.0 -260 -1610 116 249 6210
Idaho 1758 -423 -269 42 9             18774 3.2 -101 -3630 577 288 19639
Illinois 13790 -1757 2560 46 86             153699 2.7 -20438 -22905 711 1157 155567
Indiana 9124 679 2232 19 68             69685 2.5 47 -2004 321 803 70809
Iowa 2907 65 117 7 10             34300 2.4 -372 -2807 69 304 34673
Kansas 2259 43 -1129 5 4             20497 1.6 -485 -5791 141 247 20885
Kentucky 4467 -431 193 11 25             34731 2.0 -3380 -1718 338 545 35614
Louisiana 2157 -384 -481 10 16             53468 2.9 -3717 23415 156 395 56912
Maine 1418 -127 67 2 1             14980 2.6 334 -1245 51 82 15113
Maryland 3594 -85 12 18 22             39933 1.7 618 -6204 384 355 40672
Massachusetts 6777 -812 -472 14 29             100133 3.2 -167 -12356 417 656 101206
Michigan 24960 8011 10357 25 50             193344 4.6 13331 8872 461 948 194753
Minnesota 5418 -1743 13 14 42             66758 2.6 -6773 510 262 414 67434
Mississippi 1983 -281 -239 15 51             35801 3.3 -816 15659 183 306 36290
Missouri 6571 -2599 811 30 20             61424 2.4 2832 -4805 405 307 62136
Montana 886 -63 -56 25 14             10558 2.7 -1059 -1050 713 221 11492
Nebraska 1336 120 -284 3 0             13232 1.5 -158 -3101 67 59 13358
Nevada 2322 -314 -44 8 9             19032 1.6 110 -3153 166 149 19347
New Hampshire 857 -195 -33 3 1             9291 1.5 80 -277 18 30 9339
New Jersey 9203 -640 960 22 45             127723 3.3 1458 -12873 383 771 128877
New Mexico 975 -70 -89 7 1             12089 1.6 207 -1516 257 150 12496
New York 18916 -844 -684 45 107             216332 2.6 -1235 -17342 777 1980 219089
North Carolina 11638 -181 -2021 16 67             85030 2.3 1208 71 389 1362 86781
North Dakota 507 28 78 2 0             6535 2.1 -14 -391 71 43 6649
Ohio 13084 12 1420 20 95             130031 2.5 2103 -4529 451 984 131466
Oklahoma 1574 77 -621 4 19             15141 1.1 -398 -4497 85 217 15443
Oregon 5683 -1355 -90 46 34             51424 3.2 688 -4551 964 631 53019
Pennsylvania 21866 -1850 2911 106 170             192653 3.6 -24992 -9364 1378 1906 195937
Puerto Rico 3071 -340 -137 2 21             33630 3.3 -9601 -7846 105 250 33985
Rhode Island 1363 157 -130 0 7             16344 3.5 73 -1474 39 98 16481
South Carolina 4540 -280 -1477 5 24             39599 2.2 -187 -2762 113 480 40192
South Dakota 340 -83 -26 14 2             3845 1.1 -153 -850 108 29 3982
Tennessee 5404 -323 -1206 36 41             49451 1.9 -377 -3684 388 755 50603
Texas 12027 -625 -2760 27 198             133149 1.4 -1695 -1877 779 2198 136126
Utah 1157 -172 -194 14 8             11572 1.1 2 -4063 443 107 12122
Vermont 636 -74 49 1 4             9268 3.2 207 542 33 53 9354
Virgin Islands 30 -10 -3 0 2             400 0.9 74 -177 2 12 414
Virginia 4211 -2774 -2211 13 74             37070 1.1 2389 -3022 393 868 38331
Washington 8118 -307 -1032 57 113             68912 2.6 2583 -10811 809 1302 71023
West Virginia 1335 -369 188 0 19             16406 2.4 -1922 -748 112 258 16776
Wisconsin 12694 397 27 10 21             98007 3.6 30 -2324 238 458 98703
Wyoming 301 -2 -140 0 2             3434 1.4 -45 -876 125 32 3591
Totals 310033 -11494 743 1107 2100             3006955 2.3 -67970 -209481 20036 29732 3059625

Figures Appearing on this table reflect Revisions in Data Submitted By State Agencies after the weekly figures were finalized for release.

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1THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYES (UCFE) AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR EX-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.