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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
June 17, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
June 10, 2006
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4108 -1373 16 7 24             26477 1.4 -444 -2654 78 256 26811
Alaska 1435 76 15 4 0             9764 3.4 -71 -1670 100 69 9933
Arizona 3374 -488 -1230 46 12             27690 1.2 821 -5899 407 168 28265
Arkansas 2843 -430 -327 4 14             25383 2.3 -705 -2293 167 241 25791
California 40252 4609 -92 135 238             318352 2.1 6123 -23155 1483 3117 322952
Colorado 1835 -237 -68 5 26             21595 1.0 -553 -2983 122 321 22038
Connecticut 2493 -774 -377 9 10             34606 2.1 -278 -1227 64 177 34847
Delaware 1316 393 44 0 1             6483 1.6 301 -1241 23 47 6553
District of Columbia 374 69 61 1 1             3482 0.7 -198 -661 136 38 3656
Florida 9606 -1737 -298 69 118             77938 1.0 3806 -9440 422 1073 79433
Georgia 8119 -1310 1029 56 142             51230 1.3 1828 -1055 417 1276 52923
Hawaii 962 -165 -338 10 25             6396 1.1 -74 -428 74 324 6794
Idaho 1119 -210 -64 4 9             7379 1.2 -64 -2781 52 120 7551
Illinois 12844 -924 767 31 95             108220 1.9 707 -12830 497 974 109691
Indiana 6032 -405 232 38 53             46507 1.6 494 -2835 206 517 47230
Iowa 2230 -370 217 2 12             19174 1.3 -32 203 54 180 19408
Kansas 1926 -442 -234 1 2             16477 1.3 -88 -2420 127 265 16869
Kentucky 3290 -109 101 20 18             26191 1.5 -1250 -1324 249 537 26977
Louisiana 2672 -952 -474 14 21             21938 1.2 635 -7827 130 323 22754
Maine 1031 -86 80 1 2             8091 1.4 -165 -745 17 71 8179
Maryland 5370 1895 986 24 23             29596 1.3 -1128 -3087 297 286 30179
Massachusetts 5882 -453 83 30 42             67617 2.2 -265 -2872 333 502 68452
Michigan 12378 1920 -3567 16 39             119849 2.8 -13528 7327 254 838 120941
Minnesota 4019 -382 -287 7 16             34526 1.3 -2545 -365 117 334 34977
Mississippi 1958 -806 -637 13 23             20739 1.9 -1192 -946 178 308 21225
Missouri 5746 -1171 -648 72 38             46757 1.8 316 -1245 331 277 47365
Montana 805 -91 85 5 9             5246 1.3 124 -1141 94 177 5517
Nebraska 1108 -67 -28 1 1             9281 1.1 15 -1522 47 53 9381
Nevada 2875 442 -38 9 13             17871 1.5 554 293 75 159 18105
New Hampshire 738 -50 -190 10 3             5801 0.9 -72 374 9 31 5841
New Jersey 11028 2724 714 20 23             91893 2.4 -1670 -7024 244 725 92862
New Mexico 835 -231 -241 12 1             11988 1.6 281 -742 129 125 12242
New York 14438 -2003 -907 48 66             154352 1.9 -1900 -15873 706 1561 156619
North Carolina 9081 -3352 -2299 26 82             6990 0.2 -66355 -66676 246 1204 8440
North Dakota 300 -45 -12 1 1             2179 0.7 -119 -203 64 28 2271
Ohio 9795 -706 -865 19 73             84391 1.6 1428 -1306 302 902 85595
Oklahoma 1307 -465 -632 8 25             8241 0.6 -5832 -10446 49 90 8380
Oregon 5077 -429 -979 17 27             36773 2.3 -1398 -5813 312 429 37514
Pennsylvania 24187 89 675 212 99             147372 2.7 5673 -1434 920 1417 149709
Puerto Rico 3544 -13 368 1 16             47299 4.6 5194 -971 102 294 47695
Rhode Island 1410 263 35 4 8             10098 2.2 326 -196 45 87 10230
South Carolina 5212 -1033 93 7 33             35808 2.0 -386 -3517 108 389 36305
South Dakota 265 -70 -6 55 4             1748 0.5 19 -397 305 15 2068
Tennessee 5009 -1099 -574 24 35             39846 1.5 1279 -3827 321 566 40734
Texas 12550 393 -1794 30 205             104610 1.1 6305 -17449 722 1874 107206
Utah 934 -147 -163 39 6             6757 0.6 -16 -3170 113 73 6943
Vermont 639 115 -62 1 3             5087 1.7 -370 225 19 37 5143
Virgin Islands 26 -26 -5 0 0             392 0.9 -6 -84 2 14 408
Virginia 3827 -649 -439 8 80             27640 0.8 -135 -1926 315 795 28750
Washington 6503 -22 -785 39 96             43737 1.6 -3803 -7532 300 1100 45137
West Virginia 1103 -142 -250 2 15             11075 1.6 35 -1266 67 170 11312
Wisconsin 11115 1776 649 14 20             56069 2.1 -1829 -2546 110 322 56501
Wyoming 212 -55 -34 1 3             1893 0.8 70 -466 26 40 1959
Totals 277137 -8755 -12694 1232 1951             2156894 1.7 -70137 -239088 12087 25316 2194661

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.