| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended April 29, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended April 22, 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 | 4890 | 852 | 996 | 17 | 23 | 24174 | 1.3 | 539 | -943 | 87 | 218 | 24479 | ||
| Alaska | 1488 | -128 | -52 | 17 | 3 | 13098 | 4.6 | -379 | -977 | 131 | 57 | 13286 | ||
| Arizona | 3131 | -581 | -557 | 6 | 9 | 25280 | 1.1 | 997 | -6683 | 168 | 141 | 25589 | ||
| Arkansas | 2680 | -39 | -752 | 7 | 12 | 24300 | 2.2 | 197 | -1554 | 143 | 243 | 24686 | ||
| California | 39703 | -1757 | -2902 | 105 | 231 | 357500 | 2.4 | -13547 | -9314 | 2038 | 3128 | 362666 | ||
| Colorado | 2141 | -265 | -442 | 7 | 15 | 23678 | 1.1 | -184 | -3442 | 186 | 362 | 24226 | ||
| Connecticut | 4144 | -2959 | -1347 | 3 | 20 | 41018 | 2.5 | 3833 | -2480 | 85 | 212 | 41315 | ||
| Delaware | 787 | -1390 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 8371 | 2.0 | 1097 | 1167 | 20 | 60 | 8451 | ||
| District of Columbia | 284 | 59 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3651 | 0.8 | 99 | -201 | 122 | 26 | 3799 | ||
| Florida | 8060 | 357 | -390 | 44 | 86 | 68131 | 0.9 | -3616 | -12049 | 351 | 1081 | 69563 | ||
| Georgia | 8053 | -1130 | 149 | 26 | 62 | 46450 | 1.2 | -1364 | -3150 | 333 | 922 | 47705 | ||
| Hawaii | 975 | 9 | -3 | 13 | 26 | 6359 | 1.1 | -53 | 56 | 71 | 399 | 6829 | ||
| Idaho | 1058 | -600 | -488 | 8 | 4 | 11240 | 1.9 | -580 | -2457 | 155 | 207 | 11602 | ||
| Illinois | 10033 | 87 | -2819 | 43 | 43 | 120185 | 2.1 | -2160 | -16270 | 544 | 981 | 121710 | ||
| Indiana | 5141 | -702 | -1065 | 16 | 38 | 49599 | 1.8 | -1929 | 74 | 217 | 611 | 50427 | ||
| Iowa | 2276 | 375 | -258 | 3 | 8 | 19787 | 1.4 | -2023 | -712 | 51 | 218 | 20056 | ||
| Kansas | 2376 | 255 | 145 | 2 | 0 | 16148 | 1.3 | -261 | -3190 | 81 | 239 | 16468 | ||
| Kentucky | 3220 | -665 | -519 | 2 | 11 | 26569 | 1.5 | -1454 | -4187 | 106 | 526 | 27201 | ||
| Louisiana | 2550 | -1 | -509 | 6 | 22 | 19720 | 1.1 | -833 | -6255 | 104 | 385 | 20209 | ||
| Maine | 1123 | -14 | -335 | 1 | 2 | 10976 | 1.9 | -262 | -2408 | 38 | 68 | 11082 | ||
| Maryland | 3038 | -171 | -146 | 27 | 21 | 31786 | 1.3 | 253 | -3772 | 290 | 308 | 32384 | ||
| Massachusetts | 5597 | -4129 | -534 | 18 | 26 | 77560 | 2.5 | 3705 | -8236 | 253 | 578 | 78391 | ||
| Michigan | 11377 | 542 | -4294 | 17 | 47 | 144588 | 3.4 | -27216 | 3121 | 432 | 882 | 145902 | ||
| Minnesota | 5282 | 1059 | 1170 | 9 | 21 | 49739 | 1.9 | -3752 | -4609 | 119 | 454 | 50312 | ||
| Mississippi | 2000 | 61 | -322 | 14 | 16 | 17014 | 1.6 | -697 | 1697 | 181 | 290 | 17485 | ||
| Missouri | 5239 | 150 | -1730 | 21 | 20 | 41776 | 1.6 | 392 | -5555 | 229 | 245 | 42250 | ||
| Montana | 599 | -152 | -135 | 11 | 11 | 7226 | 1.8 | -426 | -395 | 240 | 182 | 7648 | ||
| Nebraska | 915 | -145 | -67 | 1 | 0 | 9352 | 1.1 | -526 | -1947 | 45 | 51 | 9448 | ||
| Nevada | 2228 | -133 | -330 | 3 | 2 | 18684 | 1.6 | -690 | 612 | 90 | 136 | 18910 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1136 | 368 | -108 | 4 | 1 | 6532 | 1.1 | -243 | -236 | 20 | 30 | 6582 | ||
| New Jersey | 9519 | -3623 | -501 | 14 | 39 | 105564 | 2.7 | -2495 | -2995 | 308 | 688 | 106560 | ||
| New Mexico | 705 | -143 | -30 | 1 | 1 | 11056 | 1.5 | 53 | -368 | 121 | 126 | 11303 | ||
| New York | 27752 | 3729 | 6543 | 47 | 74 | 189612 | 2.3 | 5781 | 160 | 742 | 1691 | 192045 | ||
| North Carolina | 9978 | -456 | 88 | 7 | 45 | 71081 | 1.9 | -1126 | 653 | 262 | 1238 | 72581 | ||
| North Dakota | 217 | -183 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 2699 | 0.9 | -482 | 122 | 36 | 36 | 2771 | ||
| Ohio | 17069 | 7174 | 4381 | 23 | 70 | 93261 | 1.8 | -7552 | -4519 | 330 | 862 | 94453 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1478 | 29 | -203 | 10 | 25 | 13541 | 1.0 | -152 | -4649 | 63 | 202 | 13806 | ||
| Oregon | 4680 | -587 | -640 | 20 | 30 | 41468 | 2.6 | -60 | -5734 | 463 | 516 | 42447 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 17999 | -1508 | 1327 | 94 | 96 | 156142 | 2.9 | -1761 | -7383 | 840 | 1629 | 158611 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3095 | 384 | -329 | 2 | 13 | 42170 | 4.1 | -7339 | 946 | 125 | 228 | 42523 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1071 | -1471 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12861 | 2.7 | 1385 | -873 | 29 | 89 | 12979 | ||
| South Carolina | 4750 | -1118 | 201 | 6 | 14 | 32671 | 1.8 | -1525 | -3168 | 112 | 413 | 33196 | ||
| South Dakota | 243 | -8 | -8 | 4 | 4 | 2054 | 0.6 | -112 | -390 | 48 | 17 | 2119 | ||
| Tennessee | 4329 | -75 | -412 | 22 | 33 | 35423 | 1.3 | -466 | -4368 | 300 | 673 | 36402 | ||
| Texas | 11732 | -741 | -2940 | 29 | 151 | 95793 | 1.0 | -5166 | -19136 | 584 | 1741 | 98118 | ||
| Utah | 1075 | -124 | -243 | 5 | 5 | 7307 | 0.7 | -214 | -3266 | 107 | 84 | 7498 | ||
| Vermont | 929 | -268 | 177 | 1 | 3 | 7662 | 2.6 | -48 | -127 | 24 | 47 | 7733 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 28 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 0.5 | -92 | -253 | 2 | 10 | 230 | ||
| Virginia | 3916 | 387 | -385 | 9 | 55 | 27847 | 0.8 | 54 | -2518 | 281 | 846 | 28974 | ||
| Washington | 6797 | -510 | -554 | 35 | 80 | 51303 | 1.9 | -1181 | -7023 | 397 | 1210 | 52910 | ||
| West Virginia | 1039 | -3 | -36 | 2 | 15 | 11136 | 1.7 | -1351 | -1823 | 62 | 193 | 11391 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9407 | -1850 | -21 | 12 | 33 | 70443 | 2.6 | -3467 | 970 | 133 | 369 | 70945 | ||
| Wyoming | 312 | 53 | -68 | 1 | 3 | 2411 | 1.0 | -384 | -546 | 38 | 34 | 2483 | ||
| Totals | 279644 | -11705 | -11180 | 816 | 1576 | 2404214 | 1.9 | -78783 | -160583 | 12337 | 26182 | 2442739 | ||
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.