| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended April 15, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended April 8, 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 | 3117 | -664 | -620 | 15 | 22 | 22991 | 1.3 | -779 | -1627 | 91 | 231 | 23313 | ||
| Alaska | 1486 | -317 | -362 | 11 | 5 | 13656 | 4.8 | 438 | -1099 | 149 | 42 | 13847 | ||
| Arizona | 4462 | -706 | -862 | 8 | 9 | 21736 | 0.9 | 1182 | -9105 | 217 | 154 | 22107 | ||
| Arkansas | 2874 | -1394 | -746 | 12 | 9 | 24413 | 2.2 | -1044 | -1642 | 131 | 252 | 24796 | ||
| California | 41016 | -11539 | -686 | 118 | 196 | 368379 | 2.5 | -2507 | -16275 | 2259 | 3189 | 373827 | ||
| Colorado | 2281 | -799 | -625 | 11 | 24 | 23597 | 1.1 | -987 | -3282 | 211 | 375 | 24183 | ||
| Connecticut | 2557 | -1212 | -608 | 6 | 7 | 37538 | 2.3 | -2611 | -3781 | 65 | 184 | 37787 | ||
| Delaware | 727 | -40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6942 | 1.7 | -387 | -2060 | 26 | 68 | 7036 | ||
| District of Columbia | 276 | -21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3718 | 0.8 | 62 | -139 | 120 | 26 | 3864 | ||
| Florida | 7949 | -1327 | -917 | 59 | 104 | 67878 | 0.9 | -1320 | -12108 | 379 | 1043 | 69300 | ||
| Georgia | 10123 | 2024 | 1913 | 34 | 59 | 49219 | 1.3 | 3848 | -730 | 350 | 903 | 50472 | ||
| Hawaii | 1112 | -737 | -8 | 5 | 35 | 6577 | 1.2 | -1401 | -53 | 76 | 351 | 7004 | ||
| Idaho | 1594 | -318 | -96 | 14 | 14 | 13084 | 2.2 | -406 | -2281 | 228 | 224 | 13536 | ||
| Illinois | 11155 | -1252 | -169 | 51 | 54 | 134625 | 2.4 | 3282 | -18633 | 533 | 960 | 136118 | ||
| Indiana | 4505 | -3252 | -1065 | 16 | 37 | 53514 | 1.9 | -2902 | -871 | 223 | 599 | 54336 | ||
| Iowa | 2268 | -585 | -26 | 5 | 16 | 24599 | 1.7 | -3859 | 1972 | 51 | 246 | 24896 | ||
| Kansas | 1880 | -928 | -451 | 0 | 5 | 17078 | 1.3 | -266 | -2476 | 96 | 243 | 17417 | ||
| Kentucky | 4144 | -7 | 41 | 5 | 16 | 29021 | 1.7 | -270 | -1402 | 117 | 556 | 29694 | ||
| Louisiana | 1747 | -675 | -1039 | 9 | 16 | 20710 | 1.1 | -1094 | -5873 | 91 | 363 | 21669 | ||
| Maine | 1117 | -19 | -164 | 1 | 4 | 12158 | 2.1 | -278 | -2040 | 42 | 73 | 12273 | ||
| Maryland | 4223 | 0 | 1002 | 29 | 25 | 32755 | 1.4 | 103 | -4878 | 321 | 326 | 33402 | ||
| Massachusetts | 5179 | -1049 | -158 | 17 | 17 | 79452 | 2.6 | -5621 | -10691 | 280 | 565 | 80297 | ||
| Michigan | 13028 | -4421 | -702 | 19 | 48 | 160278 | 3.8 | -10360 | 2291 | 450 | 868 | 161596 | ||
| Minnesota | 4138 | -1089 | -2699 | 10 | 26 | 62341 | 2.4 | 1888 | -1606 | 136 | 454 | 62931 | ||
| Mississippi | 1973 | -446 | -256 | 20 | 13 | 18000 | 1.7 | -706 | 2240 | 190 | 288 | 18478 | ||
| Missouri | 5624 | -602 | 56 | 14 | 15 | 44137 | 1.7 | -2571 | -4753 | 219 | 280 | 44636 | ||
| Montana | 763 | -351 | -100 | 14 | 6 | 8532 | 2.1 | 259 | -159 | 311 | 182 | 9025 | ||
| Nebraska | 1092 | -316 | -220 | 2 | 1 | 11013 | 1.3 | -1109 | -932 | 51 | 50 | 11114 | ||
| Nevada | 3034 | 74 | 672 | 3 | 3 | 18662 | 1.6 | 177 | -1 | 103 | 145 | 18910 | ||
| New Hampshire | 771 | -213 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7214 | 1.2 | -613 | -434 | 23 | 29 | 7266 | ||
| New Jersey | 10604 | 1625 | 1881 | 13 | 28 | 104438 | 2.7 | -6718 | -14457 | 310 | 671 | 105419 | ||
| New Mexico | 830 | -243 | -253 | 1 | 2 | 11145 | 1.5 | -550 | -1659 | 149 | 128 | 11422 | ||
| New York | 16581 | -60 | -174 | 49 | 104 | 183419 | 2.2 | -7157 | -18907 | 781 | 1769 | 185969 | ||
| North Carolina | 8472 | -807 | -1921 | 13 | 72 | 71096 | 1.9 | -1724 | -674 | 272 | 1249 | 72617 | ||
| North Dakota | 245 | -217 | -28 | 3 | 0 | 3755 | 1.2 | -947 | -107 | 32 | 38 | 3825 | ||
| Ohio | 8603 | -1677 | -1041 | 12 | 49 | 103020 | 2.0 | -11415 | -6433 | 378 | 866 | 104264 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1594 | -962 | -205 | 7 | 20 | 13991 | 1.0 | -71 | -2460 | 79 | 195 | 14265 | ||
| Oregon | 5350 | -1603 | -956 | 28 | 31 | 42783 | 2.7 | -2220 | -6632 | 561 | 554 | 43898 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 20761 | -1130 | 3276 | 115 | 104 | 165412 | 3.0 | 2256 | -18660 | 880 | 1552 | 167844 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2788 | -996 | -776 | 4 | 9 | 34488 | 3.3 | 7829 | -1987 | 116 | 211 | 34815 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1209 | -56 | -7 | 5 | 3 | 12279 | 2.6 | -1064 | -1200 | 36 | 80 | 12395 | ||
| South Carolina | 4784 | -70 | -388 | 7 | 24 | 33338 | 1.9 | 465 | -3344 | 118 | 400 | 33856 | ||
| South Dakota | 215 | -180 | -67 | 3 | 2 | 2586 | 0.7 | -400 | -364 | 72 | 17 | 2675 | ||
| Tennessee | 4236 | -841 | -2783 | 13 | 21 | 37518 | 1.4 | -1093 | -5218 | 287 | 665 | 38473 | ||
| Texas | 11291 | -2996 | -2982 | 36 | 142 | 98179 | 1.1 | -2385 | -18547 | 548 | 1807 | 100534 | ||
| Utah | 959 | -308 | -387 | 7 | 6 | 8063 | 0.8 | -562 | -3155 | 144 | 94 | 8301 | ||
| Vermont | 914 | -58 | -127 | 0 | 5 | 8190 | 2.8 | -366 | 163 | 27 | 45 | 8262 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 26 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0.6 | -18 | -145 | 0 | 6 | 280 | ||
| Virginia | 3339 | -752 | -655 | 13 | 71 | 27772 | 0.8 | -1482 | -3848 | 269 | 838 | 28879 | ||
| Washington | 7657 | -1495 | -881 | 38 | 119 | 54501 | 2.0 | -1541 | -8738 | 451 | 1202 | 56154 | ||
| West Virginia | 1066 | -452 | -128 | 2 | 11 | 12622 | 1.9 | -445 | -1528 | 67 | 191 | 12880 | ||
| Wisconsin | 10297 | -676 | 278 | 11 | 21 | 79548 | 2.9 | -6598 | -5435 | 160 | 380 | 80088 | ||
| Wyoming | 311 | -214 | -90 | 2 | 4 | 2649 | 1.1 | -227 | -531 | 55 | 34 | 2738 | ||
| Totals | 268347 | -46349 | -17310 | 897 | 1635 | 2504883 | 1.9 | -66285 | -226294 | 13331 | 26261 | 2544983 | ||
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.