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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 22, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 15, 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 6207 -5035 470 30 28             30530 1.7 -5382 -2169 102 282 30914
Alaska 1183 -174 104 7 4             8114 2.8 -384 -629 99 65 8278
Arizona 3866 -297 -6 30 10             31724 1.3 1066 -4278 573 157 32454
Arkansas 3153 -2308 122 12 16             29032 2.6 -1635 1205 161 240 29433
California 36123 -4600 -1047 217 250             315888 2.1 -17178 -19031 2168 3150 321206
Colorado 2045 264 72 21 66             21949 1.0 1191 -717 147 368 22464
Connecticut 3959 -142 676 5 18             41471 2.6 -589 362 62 178 41711
Delaware 816 -452 -39 1 1             8764 2.1 -423 192 26 60 8850
District of Columbia 312 -50 -25 5 1             4137 0.9 223 -307 107 18 4262
Florida 10744 -649 216 67 157             90312 1.2 4170 -7078 484 1078 91874
Georgia 10208 -4387 -133 96 101             56030 1.5 -3004 -1412 641 1442 58113
Hawaii 857 -179 -23 6 28             6425 1.1 -410 78 48 376 6849
Idaho 885 -196 -174 6 9             7216 1.2 -1027 -2521 49 96 7361
Illinois 12078 -578 -300 85 68             117055 2.1 1797 -13447 657 1127 118839
Indiana 6551 -6070 206 31 41             58114 2.0 1674 -781 236 507 58857
Iowa 2259 -349 -264 3 11             20332 1.4 -2810 -1996 48 202 20582
Kansas 2193 -654 -136 5 5             17642 1.4 -560 -2433 153 217 18012
Kentucky 6166 -128 691 13 27             34455 2.0 4806 811 223 544 35222
Louisiana 3960 39 753 10 14             23275 1.3 670 -8763 149 271 23738
Maine 924 -304 -93 0 1             7883 1.4 -388 -472 26 81 7990
Maryland 3520 -218 164 35 37             34071 1.4 -858 -2179 302 302 34675
Massachusetts 5637 -272 -193 61 29             76277 2.5 -2057 -2197 781 502 77560
Michigan 20926 -11635 2322 36 63             181915 4.3 45345 10077 414 837 183166
Minnesota 4365 -212 -224 6 21             35441 1.4 -888 -726 89 330 35860
Mississippi 2595 -306 330 22 13             22369 2.1 -1391 6 184 327 22880
Missouri 5692 -1739 -1642 101 28             49945 1.9 1000 -8538 494 274 50713
Montana 509 -56 -18 9 12             5796 1.4 452 -327 99 118 6013
Nebraska 1096 -262 -56 1 2             9989 1.1 -467 -1262 32 61 10082
Nevada 2261 -290 -150 3 5             18942 1.6 -975 343 76 169 19187
New Hampshire 689 -215 18 4 0             6764 1.1 -390 424 51 26 6841
New Jersey 8895 -1989 451 28 50             116206 3.0 -2569 -1985 303 595 117104
New Mexico 857 -38 -67 3 4             11599 1.6 -198 -828 145 130 11874
New York 14804 -11926 -1231 62 92             177337 2.2 -10442 -11764 724 1476 179537
North Carolina 12737 -7021 -2786 25 72             74654 2.0 -7944 -4743 270 1259 76183
North Dakota 322 -93 59 2 0             2564 0.8 88 327 89 24 2677
Ohio 11297 -4624 -1000 23 60             100463 1.9 6254 246 342 954 101759
Oklahoma 1727 -211 -21 11 23             14744 1.0 -414 -2794 87 191 15022
Oregon 4410 -1252 -659 20 28             37451 2.3 -2852 -5653 272 408 38131
Pennsylvania 16522 -5497 270 146 340             170076 3.1 -1512 3577 1162 1388 172626
Puerto Rico 4824 0 1474 15 32             50158 4.9 0 -373 95 310 50563
Rhode Island 963 -635 -72 3 8             13266 2.8 420 25 26 106 13398
South Carolina 7432 -3694 1174 16 33             40114 2.2 -3659 -2358 124 394 40632
South Dakota 252 -18 22 5 1             1888 0.5 -4 -221 397 16 2301
Tennessee 10171 -2779 1398 34 44             47696 1.8 -272 -3865 312 503 48511
Texas 12376 603 -2701 43 202             108889 1.2 878 -16695 821 2014 111724
Utah 922 -120 -16 7 11             7574 0.7 -106 -2093 150 78 7802
Vermont 455 -76 -10 0 7             5331 1.8 -283 135 19 51 5401
Virgin Islands 48 -12 6 0 0             334 0.8 -184 -234 2 10 346
Virginia 5122 -303 -840 7 72             30921 0.9 -696 -1174 286 780 31987
Washington 5658 -1121 -1234 23 87             42643 1.6 -2066 -7654 352 996 43991
West Virginia 1332 -471 -113 3 10             12673 1.9 469 -1298 65 217 12955
Wisconsin 7720 -3539 79 6 30             63041 2.3 -11187 -4025 133 428 63602
Wyoming 220 0 15 1 6             1845 0.7 108 -178 12 18 1875
Totals 290845 -86270 -4181 1411 2278             2503324 1.9 -14593 -131390 14869 25751 2543987

Figures appearing on this table reflect revisions in data submitted after the weekly figures were finalized for release

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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.