| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended July 15, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 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 | 11242 | 5598 | 1239 | 37 | 34 |             | 35912 | 1.9 | 8832 | -332 | 86 | 266 | 36264 | |
| Alaska | 1357 | 129 | 158 | 4 | 4 |             | 8498 | 3.0 | 346 | -861 | 94 | 70 | 8662 | |
| Arizona | 4094 | -433 | -910 | 51 | 9 |             | 30626 | 1.3 | 2246 | -5409 | 538 | 167 | 31331 | |
| Arkansas | 5461 | -551 | 1772 | 13 | 7 |             | 30667 | 2.7 | 4559 | 2122 | 156 | 260 | 31083 | |
| California | 40723 | -1474 | 378 | 273 | 245 |             | 333066 | 2.2 | 65975 | -20147 | 1871 | 3514 | 338451 | |
| Colorado | 2496 | 576 | 472 | 19 | 59 |             | 20758 | 1.0 | -453 | -1932 | 114 | 339 | 21211 | |
| Connecticut | 4101 | -1093 | 148 | 6 | 13 |             | 42060 | 2.6 | 2725 | -90 | 73 | 179 | 42312 | |
| Delaware | 1268 | 132 | -681 | 0 | 2 |             | 9187 | 2.2 | 958 | 1590 | 24 | 48 | 9259 | |
| District of Columbia | 362 | -1 | -56 | 14 | 1 |             | 3914 | 0.8 | 23 | -570 | 135 | 26 | 4075 | |
| Florida | 11393 | -404 | 209 | 80 | 153 |             | 86142 | 1.1 | 5607 | -6375 | 450 | 1113 | 87705 | |
| Georgia | 14595 | 5523 | 367 | 142 | 114 |             | 59034 | 1.5 | 8730 | -2088 | 576 | 1439 | 61049 | |
| Hawaii | 1036 | -52 | 59 | 12 | 32 |             | 6835 | 1.2 | 556 | -32 | 95 | 324 | 7254 | |
| Idaho | 1081 | -741 | -252 | 5 | 10 |             | 8243 | 1.4 | 876 | -2065 | 52 | 107 | 8402 | |
| Illinois | 12656 | -1240 | -677 | 95 | 95 |             | 115258 | 2.0 | 6230 | -9725 | 596 | 1164 | 117018 | |
| Indiana | 12621 | -1773 | 3225 | 30 | 75 |             | 56440 | 2.0 | 9871 | -1386 | 220 | 543 | 57203 | |
| Iowa | 2608 | -3341 | -329 | 6 | 9 |             | 23142 | 1.6 | 4206 | 573 | 42 | 185 | 23369 | |
| Kansas | 2847 | -1010 | 466 | 7 | 6 |             | 18202 | 1.4 | 2428 | -2296 | 144 | 239 | 18585 | |
| Kentucky | 6294 | -3870 | -3505 | 19 | 29 |             | 29649 | 1.7 | 3464 | -902 | 244 | 511 | 30404 | |
| Louisiana | 3921 | 1300 | 416 | 14 | 25 |             | 22605 | 1.3 | 1538 | -9625 | 115 | 295 | 23049 | |
| Maine | 1228 | 543 | 42 | 3 | 2 |             | 8271 | 1.4 | 1149 | -456 | 23 | 76 | 8370 | |
| Maryland | 3738 | -1342 | -318 | 30 | 38 |             | 34929 | 1.5 | 1507 | -1489 | 335 | 281 | 35545 | |
| Massachusetts | 5909 | -1680 | -130 | 94 | 38 |             | 78334 | 2.5 | 4151 | -1066 | 702 | 482 | 79518 | |
| Michigan | 32561 | -14432 | 2892 | 41 | 75 |             | 136570 | 3.2 | 17134 | 286 | 289 | 824 | 137683 | |
| Minnesota | 4577 | -308 | 484 | 10 | 22 |             | 36329 | 1.4 | 2979 | -646 | 106 | 322 | 36757 | |
| Mississippi | 2901 | -454 | -46 | 17 | 24 |             | 23760 | 2.2 | 1367 | 336 | 183 | 330 | 24273 | |
| Missouri | 7431 | -1203 | -5154 | 121 | 38 |             | 48945 | 1.9 | 3017 | -4329 | 469 | 253 | 49667 | |
| Montana | 565 | -315 | -84 | 13 | 11 |             | 5344 | 1.3 | -46 | -532 | 83 | 144 | 5571 | |
| Nebraska | 1358 | -503 | 116 | 1 | 0 |             | 10456 | 1.2 | 1266 | -1727 | 34 | 61 | 10551 | |
| Nevada | 2551 | -146 | 235 | 4 | 7 |             | 19917 | 1.7 | 1874 | 826 | 78 | 157 | 20152 | |
| New Hampshire | 904 | -463 | 98 | 3 | 1 |             | 7154 | 1.2 | 871 | 528 | 32 | 22 | 7208 | |
| New Jersey | 10884 | -3653 | 679 | 26 | 43 |             | 118775 | 3.1 | 18703 | 1131 | 275 | 668 | 119718 | |
| New Mexico | 895 | -51 | -162 | 2 | 1 |             | 11797 | 1.6 | 217 | -740 | 149 | 126 | 12072 | |
| New York | 26730 | -6458 | 2125 | 60 | 126 |             | 187779 | 2.3 | 16993 | -8789 | 746 | 1534 | 190059 | |
| North Carolina | 19758 | 7402 | -338 | 33 | 86 |             | 82598 | 2.2 | 10161 | -1173 | 273 | 1251 | 84122 | |
| North Dakota | 415 | -124 | 130 | 2 | 1 |             | 2476 | 0.8 | 223 | 83 | 87 | 28 | 2591 | |
| Ohio | 15921 | -5996 | -303 | 38 | 68 |             | 94209 | 1.8 | 12672 | 1035 | 321 | 934 | 95464 | |
| Oklahoma | 1827 | -976 | -374 | 11 | 35 |             | 15157 | 1.1 | 1126 | -2630 | 80 | 186 | 15423 | |
| Oregon | 5662 | -987 | -204 | 28 | 32 |             | 40303 | 2.5 | 3926 | -5123 | 301 | 413 | 41017 | |
| Pennsylvania | 22019 | -6327 | 2687 | 216 | 354 |             | 171588 | 3.2 | 13844 | 5202 | 902 | 1276 | 173766 | |
| Puerto Rico | 4824 | 698 | 471 | 15 | 32 |             | 50158 | 4.9 | 19470 | 4001 | 95 | 310 | 50563 | |
| Rhode Island | 1598 | -185 | -2 | 5 | 8 |             | 12846 | 2.7 | 612 | -668 | 54 | 91 | 12991 | |
| South Carolina | 11126 | 5814 | 1656 | 13 | 25 |             | 43773 | 2.4 | 7844 | -1590 | 116 | 392 | 44281 | |
| South Dakota | 270 | -66 | -13 | 13 | 5 |             | 1892 | 0.5 | 258 | -357 | 409 | 20 | 2321 | |
| Tennessee | 12950 | 7316 | -1544 | 33 | 49 |             | 47968 | 1.8 | 7939 | -4113 | 342 | 492 | 48802 | |
| Texas | 11773 | -4715 | -1267 | 41 | 212 |             | 108011 | 1.1 | 8254 | -15905 | 733 | 1931 | 110675 | |
| Utah | 1042 | -118 | 9 | 16 | 10 |             | 7680 | 0.7 | 404 | -2162 | 182 | 77 | 7939 | |
| Vermont | 531 | -282 | 9 | 0 | 15 |             | 5614 | 1.9 | 248 | 133 | 21 | 38 | 5673 | |
| Virgin Islands | 60 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |             | 518 | 1.2 | 184 | -54 | 2 | 10 | 530 | |
| Virginia | 5425 | -682 | 36 | 12 | 99 |             | 31617 | 0.9 | 2546 | -1133 | 268 | 797 | 32682 | |
| Washington | 6779 | -1129 | -621 | 46 | 109 |             | 44709 | 1.7 | 871 | -7108 | 328 | 1081 | 46118 | |
| West Virginia | 1803 | 389 | -52 | 5 | 17 |             | 12204 | 1.8 | 1088 | -1435 | 66 | 174 | 12444 | |
| Wisconsin | 11259 | -7466 | -576 | 27 | 30 |             | 74228 | 2.7 | 14542 | 2956 | 119 | 362 | 74709 | |
| Wyoming | 220 | -101 | -10 | 1 | 1 |             | 1737 | 0.7 | 75 | -362 | 15 | 20 | 1772 | |
| Totals | 377650 | -40713 | 2985 | 1807 | 2536 |             | 2517884 | 1.9 | 306186 | -106620 | 13843 | 25952 | 2557713 | |
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.