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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 18, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 11, 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 3231 -563 -574 15 30             25764 1.4 -578 -2269 99 263 26126
Alaska 1483 -217 -222 9 0             17148 6.1 1212 -887 250 56 17454
Arizona 2168 -584 -876 8 3             20884 0.9 -1003 -9227 336 176 21396
Arkansas 2881 107 179 7 12             29367 2.6 -102 -1801 151 367 29885
California 35837 -8068 -11739 128 257             357687 2.4 -16860 -59684 2776 3092 363555
Colorado 2416 55 -118 21 32             28912 1.4 2158 -4245 302 403 29617
Connecticut 3249 -325 -803 5 12             47311 2.9 -369 -4406 80 215 47606
Delaware 896 51 186 4 0             8823 2.2 -357 -1331 29 72 8924
District of Columbia 245 -58 -9 7 0             3914 0.8 88 -400 138 28 4080
Florida 7331 -786 -918 46 94             75851 1.0 -3748 -13572 406 1202 77459
Georgia 6426 -1284 -1102 26 46             54661 1.4 -3531 2159 427 947 56035
Hawaii 905 -81 -64 4 55             6036 1.1 191 -904 84 255 6375
Idaho 1907 149 -38 27 7             17927 3.0 -847 -3464 554 279 18760
Illinois 11178 -2612 -2967 27 57             174468 3.1 20769 -15759 621 961 176050
Indiana 6650 -2474 350 19 66             72486 2.6 2801 -165 327 815 73628
Iowa 2642 -265 155 1 15             34327 2.4 27 -2816 91 332 34750
Kansas 2144 -115 -290 2 10             20448 1.6 -49 -6599 135 254 20837
Kentucky 3780 -687 -3675 1 23             37585 2.2 2854 -730 255 543 38383
Louisiana 1898 -259 -974 8 15             45548 2.5 -7920 15657 119 395 50368
Maine 1178 -240 -170 2 0             14777 2.5 -203 -1513 47 83 14907
Maryland 3888 294 568 21 21             39202 1.7 -731 -4879 374 360 39936
Massachusetts 6429 -348 -478 21 26             99424 3.2 -709 -12268 336 634 100394
Michigan 14765 -10195 1780 23 49             191896 4.5 -1448 11204 488 986 193370
Minnesota 5074 -344 -496 11 18             76207 3.0 9449 -1424 169 503 76879
Mississippi 1933 -50 -146 19 37             34441 3.2 -1360 14741 214 336 34996
Missouri 5675 -896 -1838 22 47             60822 2.3 -602 -13631 328 304 61454
Montana 1254 368 369 24 6             11417 2.9 859 -1159 585 210 12212
Nebraska 1300 -36 11 0 1             13192 1.5 -40 -3314 64 61 13317
Nevada 2363 41 -146 4 10             18372 1.6 -660 -3262 157 145 18674
New Hampshire 771 -86 -81 0 4             9029 1.5 -262 -243 25 30 9084
New Jersey 8245 -958 -2072 15 41             125047 3.3 -2676 -16798 338 767 126152
New Mexico 938 -37 -140 2 3             11787 1.6 -302 -2035 260 159 12206
New York 17195 -1721 -410 50 117             215897 2.6 -435 -16645 808 1963 218668
North Carolina 10619 -1019 -306 21 76             83505 2.2 -1525 2458 367 1345 85217
North Dakota 452 -55 3 0 1             6553 2.1 18 -412 54 37 6644
Ohio 10094 -2990 -1459 15 81             126777 2.4 -3254 -7712 462 931 128170
Oklahoma 1513 -61 -497 9 25             15199 1.1 58 -4459 89 217 15505
Oregon 5078 -605 -1043 45 32             48760 3.1 -2664 -6459 872 640 50272
Pennsylvania 22250 384 2563 93 151             214853 4.0 22200 -13991 1194 1912 217959
Puerto Rico 2958 -113 118 2 6             48544 4.7 14914 13158 139 300 48983
Rhode Island 1805 442 304 1 4             16762 3.6 418 -818 49 90 16901
South Carolina 4285 -255 -149 10 22             38723 2.2 -876 -2481 118 474 39315
South Dakota 397 57 77 4 7             3902 1.1 57 -865 104 31 4037
Tennessee 4506 -898 -1078 14 31             48526 1.9 -925 -3603 379 748 49697
Texas 11553 -474 -1682 25 168             126594 1.4 -6555 -8966 697 2014 129305
Utah 1063 -94 -353 12 10             11137 1.1 -435 -4807 340 105 11582
Vermont 612 -24 94 0 5             9233 3.1 -35 395 30 50 9313
Virgin Islands 32 2 -1 0 1             270 0.6 -130 -126 2 10 282
Virginia 3987 -224 -1044 14 79             34550 1.0 -2520 -3261 414 868 35832
Washington 7337 -781 -911 44 95             63900 2.4 -5012 -11373 718 1308 65926
West Virginia 1200 -135 -283 0 12             18101 2.7 1695 -1663 67 220 18388
Wisconsin 11363 -1331 -1592 9 17             97995 3.6 -12 -4084 228 425 98648
Wyoming 503 202 55 3 3             3324 1.4 -110 -1175 92 51 3467
Totals 269882 -40196 -33932 900 1940             3017865 2.3 10923 -221913 17788 28972 3068980

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 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.