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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 15, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 8, 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 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.