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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 13, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 6, 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 4006 451 -361 13 29             23367 1.3 690 -1700 97 224 23688
Alaska 1473 -137 -74 7 3             11959 4.2 -751 -456 121 51 12131
Arizona 3133 -120 -737 4 3             25793 1.1 225 -6644 140 135 26068
Arkansas 2957 76 -77 14 11             23985 2.1 340 -1283 145 250 24380
California 38419 -1974 -788 129 240             338138 2.3 -8158 -20479 1830 3328 343296
Colorado 1988 -172 -135 8 32             23041 1.1 -281 -3133 143 375 23559
Connecticut 3014 -336 155 8 9             34708 2.1 -210 -1621 72 176 34956
Delaware 618 -82 -6 0 0             7425 1.8 -226 717 17 68 7510
District of Columbia 328 47 24 3 2             3572 0.8 150 -247 127 24 3723
Florida 8740 -73 -387 48 119             68142 0.9 -1670 -11430 372 1013 69527
Georgia 7215 -63 -85 54 125             45186 1.2 252 -3420 356 988 46530
Hawaii 988 4 22 7 31             6083 1.1 86 -230 54 383 6520
Idaho 1032 105 -478 5 13             8681 1.5 -1027 -2953 109 181 8971
Illinois 12465 1444 1329 25 80             110603 2.0 -942 -18775 534 929 112066
Indiana 8120 2951 2055 19 41             45855 1.6 -777 -1515 183 571 46609
Iowa 2292 -2235 -6 3 4             20893 1.5 1578 1917 41 202 21136
Kansas 2124 -284 125 0 4             16517 1.3 82 -2137 76 247 16840
Kentucky 3719 -398 131 9 12             26118 1.5 -585 -2903 110 526 26754
Louisiana 2627 305 -400 14 18             19555 1.1 21 -6273 109 348 25305
Maine 977 -155 -76 2 4             9519 1.6 -703 -1574 28 66 9613
Maryland 3272 -254 24 24 39             30523 1.3 523 -3854 295 293 31111
Massachusetts 5993 -387 54 38 29             68413 2.2 -969 -4918 274 548 69235
Michigan 10644 -1893 -1377 28 54             132269 3.1 -9677 -125 428 875 133572
Minnesota 4132 -6 -1106 10 8             40019 1.5 -3941 -2335 101 438 40558
Mississippi 3279 518 135 20 24             17320 1.6 490 806 176 291 17787
Missouri 5703 182 295 48 25             39908 1.5 -785 -4343 201 223 40332
Montana 622 0 -266 13 10             5946 1.5 -659 -678 149 175 6270
Nebraska 1224 -50 -23 1 2             9111 1.0 -295 -1519 40 55 9206
Nevada 2345 -99 -131 2 8             18173 1.5 105 72 70 131 18374
New Hampshire 670 -61 72 0 3             6056 1.0 -675 -141 23 24 6103
New Jersey 7444 -580 -379 16 29             95086 2.5 -5411 -8462 278 691 96055
New Mexico 728 -6 -253 1 2             10587 1.4 -276 -1739 115 113 10815
New York 15512 -908 -1642 46 88             160066 2.0 -4639 -17256 705 1655 162426
North Carolina 11050 1610 -850 19 67             70576 1.9 1322 -842 229 1193 71998
North Dakota 307 -9 -67 0 0             2111 0.7 -138 -34 40 30 2181
Ohio 9022 -469 -2057 13 73             87324 1.7 -10816 -8045 297 889 88510
Oklahoma 1792 225 102 13 22             13625 1.0 -22 -2280 69 182 13876
Oregon 4663 -136 -1401 18 27             38588 2.4 -911 -7320 384 491 39463
Pennsylvania 17301 -740 1017 81 98             142895 2.6 -4584 -10488 788 1561 145244
Puerto Rico 49719 26578 46893 3 9             30337 2.9 -6617 -10438 106 198 30641
Rhode Island 1113 114 57 1 8             10091 2.2 -479 -750 45 84 10220
South Carolina 5247 680 -492 9 18             32882 1.8 952 -2567 120 371 33373
South Dakota 258 1 -158 6 3             1670 0.5 -163 -420 48 21 1739
Tennessee 5603 778 156 26 36             37390 1.4 168 -2544 294 632 38320
Texas 12451 -639 -2762 30 225             94356 1.0 -4378 -24618 533 1700 96589
Utah 1040 19 -288 6 15             7159 0.7 -26 -3284 93 80 7332
Vermont 516 -216 36 0 8             6157 2.1 -851 240 22 49 6228
Virgin Islands 37 1 -5 0 0             272 0.6 -112 -240 0 14 286
Virginia 4892 1424 554 11 69             27342 0.8 336 -1799 243 795 28380
Washington 6667 -61 -875 39 118             48956 1.8 -901 -7280 340 1190 50486
West Virginia 953 -151 -124 4 12             10502 1.6 -1140 -1531 52 200 10754
Wisconsin 9592 814 -424 8 21             60467 2.2 -3528 -2186 125 366 60958
Wyoming 223 -19 -221 1 4             2225 0.9 -229 -530 30 26 2281
Totals 310249 25614 34725 907 1934             2227542 1.7 -70232 -215587 11377 25669 2269885

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.