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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 29, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 22, 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 4398 -1809 -221 20 28             28895 1.6 -1635 -1660 113 266 29274
Alaska 1153 -30 58 3 4             8291 2.9 177 -761 100 92 8483
Arizona 3059 -421 -628 21 8             31636 1.3 -15 -4764 575 172 32383
Arkansas 3421 268 40 7 15             26951 2.4 -2081 -321 175 251 27377
California 39692 3569 3454 212 205             312319 2.1 -3569 -31166 2130 3256 317705
Colorado 1974 -71 54 10 42             21135 1.0 -814 -1528 114 375 21624
Connecticut 3164 -795 7 8 14             40730 2.5 -741 290 72 181 40983
Delaware 731 -85 -13 1 2             8695 2.1 -69 -244 29 59 8783
District of Columbia 358 46 62 4 1             4078 0.9 -59 -624 162 23 4263
Florida 9977 -767 796 56 163             89632 1.2 -680 -6274 470 1221 91323
Georgia 8350 -1858 652 75 88             54137 1.4 -1893 -80 700 1476 56313
Hawaii 924 67 38 8 22             6461 1.1 36 -92 80 323 6864
Idaho 1406 521 189 8 8             6989 1.2 -227 -2294 47 94 7130
Illinois 10179 -1899 -794 40 60             114738 2.0 -2317 -10261 660 1177 116575
Indiana 5663 -888 281 28 47             51799 1.8 -6315 -805 233 480 52512
Iowa 2671 412 417 3 10             19720 1.4 -612 -108 32 187 19939
Kansas 1964 -229 -84 6 3             17005 1.3 -637 -3120 160 222 17387
Kentucky 4197 -1969 324 13 13             30181 1.8 -4274 -1879 219 597 30997
Louisiana 2450 -1510 -726 15 22             24307 1.3 1032 -6944 153 271 24776
Maine 891 -33 -312 1 1             7744 1.3 -139 -891 30 75 7849
Maryland 3397 -123 176 36 36             34365 1.4 294 -1247 367 285 35017
Massachusetts 5542 -95 -1 78 34             75925 2.4 -352 957 804 498 77227
Michigan 14009 -6917 -3396 22 62             151453 3.6 -30462 11252 320 871 152644
Minnesota 3250 -1115 -73 4 17             34009 1.3 -1432 -1219 93 310 34412
Mississippi 2232 -363 -62 13 26             21554 2.0 -815 -361 185 306 22045
Missouri 8802 3110 3217 109 22             47179 1.8 -2766 -9662 565 250 47994
Montana 498 -11 -66 8 9             5151 1.3 -645 -370 91 136 5378
Nebraska 1149 53 15 0 1             9680 1.1 -309 -1341 37 50 9767
Nevada 2296 35 90 2 8             18709 1.6 -233 494 71 160 18940
New Hampshire 663 -26 8 1 2             6478 1.1 -286 485 29 27 6534
New Jersey 8206 -689 647 18 52             115024 3.0 -1182 -1118 277 650 115951
New Mexico 921 64 -58 1 6             11544 1.5 -55 -741 155 133 11832
New York 14573 -231 -488 49 90             175844 2.1 -1493 -12240 713 1469 178026
North Carolina 8575 -4162 -685 14 83             70297 1.9 -4357 -3140 312 1264 71873
North Dakota 297 -25 -3 0 0             2570 0.8 6 336 96 29 2695
Ohio 8824 -2473 -1805 21 50             92566 1.8 -7897 1816 336 955 93857
Oklahoma 1605 -122 -51 18 17             14527 1.0 -217 -2169 88 194 14809
Oregon 4395 -15 -318 19 30             36733 2.3 -718 -5923 275 403 37411
Pennsylvania 15973 -549 59 141 213             158515 2.9 -11561 -4313 1034 1652 161201
Puerto Rico -3255 -1599 0 0             7303 0.7 -39291 -15195 32 57 7392
Rhode Island 1115 152 109 3 12             12641 2.7 -625 -312 33 107 12781
South Carolina 4837 -2595 -15 16 35             37901 2.1 -2213 -1169 136 383 38420
South Dakota 239 -13 51 9 4             1789 0.5 -99 -348 416 19 2224
Tennessee 5430 -4741 -606 19 34             42716 1.6 -4980 -2597 327 464 43507
Texas 13122 746 -809 43 191             107955 1.1 -934 -16342 855 2003 110813
Utah 815 -107 -13 13 12             7417 0.7 -157 -1875 106 77 7600
Vermont 530 75 88 1 8             5189 1.8 -142 238 17 61 5267
Virgin Islands 33 -15 2 1 0             388 0.9 54 -128 0 6 394
Virginia 5696 574 164 19 94             31728 0.9 807 1450 260 832 32820
Washington 6115 457 -1205 30 103             41946 1.6 -697 -8049 332 1011 43289
West Virginia 1181 -151 -44 2 11             12012 1.8 -661 -1346 69 174 12255
Wisconsin 8468 748 793 7 28             60568 2.2 -2473 -2043 134 375 61077
Wyoming 190 -30 -22 0 1             1690 0.7 -155 -297 14 20 1724
Totals 259600 -29290 -2306 1256 2047             2358809 1.8 -140878 -150043 14833 26029 2399716

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.