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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 12, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 5, 2006
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
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   STATE (%)
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CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 3711 78 226 20 38             27867 1.5 -370 -868 104 270 28241
Alaska 1095 -61 8 2 9             7925 2.8 -210 -346 102 82 8109
Arizona 3155 -54 -469 7 15             31262 1.3 -403 -4220 488 158 31908
Arkansas 4550 850 2088 6 221             26129 2.3 -382 -431 147 266 26542
California 36662 -1988 1878 147 269             305038 2.0 -11665 -23736 2211 2920 310169
Colorado 1866 -209 -12 12 42             20838 1.0 -565 -1438 107 378 21323
Connecticut 3293 -61 -1 3 13             40899 2.5 326 256 72 174 41145
Delaware 1091 -89 411 0 0             8122 2.0 -74 96 24 66 8212
District of Columbia 387 -35 70 4 4             4246 0.9 166 -464 139 22 4407
Florida 9750 -180 355 59 150             90489 1.2 -2633 -4254 477 1293 92259
Georgia 8010 -204 -982 68 75             53789 1.4 546 -242 716 1495 56000
Hawaii 970 -74 69 6 26             6019 1.1 -502 -248 81 325 6425
Idaho 1252 -310 -27 2 10             7830 1.3 271 -1468 44 92 7966
Illinois 10245 -766 -214 34 63             111826 2.0 -2750 -8872 698 1160 113684
Indiana 5216 -1930 206 35 45             49595 1.7 -1125 1100 242 491 50328
Iowa 2144 -657 -896 6 10             19581 1.4 -88 -796 44 159 19784
Kansas 2091 -587 93 2 2             17031 1.3 240 -2467 174 213 17418
Kentucky 5140 -2103 1764 97 18             28698 1.7 1159 2780 243 570 29511
Louisiana 2187 83 -749 14 15             21725 1.2 -2285 -8848 112 258 22104
Maine 906 33 60 0 2             7582 1.3 38 -106 32 66 7680
Maryland 3809 77 633 37 24             34347 1.4 67 -884 350 321 35018
Massachusetts 5463 -526 -5 50 35             75659 2.4 247 -642 892 495 77046
Michigan 11294 -2772 -3095 22 55             133199 3.1 -1584 19035 309 823 134331
Minnesota 3525 -129 -8 10 24             32438 1.2 -2815 -674 90 297 32825
Mississippi 2131 -1 -63 10 14             19830 1.8 -1725 -875 135 283 20248
Missouri 5306 -862 -46 95 25             50628 1.9 -12 189 704 259 51591
Montana 549 -2 22 6 11             4995 1.2 -429 -291 89 125 5209
Nebraska 1452 103 310 3 9             9365 1.1 98 -1505 39 50 9454
Nevada 2631 422 453 6 8             18112 1.5 42 696 62 164 18338
New Hampshire 604 -113 -18 1 0             6333 1.0 -163 366 33 25 6391
New Jersey 8175 -1460 -72 21 33             113980 3.0 864 -1479 256 631 114867
New Mexico 891 -38 -14 1 2             11481 1.5 -40 -322 151 165 11797
New York 15056 421 -308 61 81             173519 2.1 0 -8797 761 1454 175734
North Carolina 10928 300 1152 19 85             70999 1.9 -579 -2052 293 1296 72588
North Dakota 226 -75 -22 0 0             2519 0.8 -72 378 103 25 2647
Ohio 8932 -1612 -482 34 75             87329 1.7 1963 94 377 880 88586
Oklahoma 2105 441 0 8 20             14433 1.0 -27 -1822 98 187 14718
Oregon 4503 -432 -163 25 42             36377 2.2 -142 -5700 265 404 37046
Pennsylvania 16056 -1880 565 97 158             153898 2.8 -3816 -4631 1027 1801 156726
Puerto Rico 3898 -658 -278 2 9             52065 5.0 6790 1472 107 297 52469
Rhode Island 1097 -49 82 5 5             12639 2.7 164 329 40 120 12799
South Carolina 4811 -238 -1760 11 24             39437 2.2 567 -1452 117 401 39955
South Dakota 231 -11 10 8 3             1714 0.5 -103 -261 430 14 2158
Tennessee 4591 108 -342 20 46             39474 1.5 -1443 -3192 301 447 40222
Texas 12159 -862 -1981 48 202             106487 1.1 1144 -12196 862 1924 109273
Utah 865 -29 -114 30 6             7215 0.7 -111 -1661 98 72 7385
Vermont 511 88 7 1 5             5025 1.7 -194 11 19 60 5104
Virgin Islands 45 -6 12 0 1             486 1.1 62 12 4 12 502
Virginia 3984 -263 204 24 91             29539 0.9 370 -896 284 803 30626
Washington 6573 -842 -209 37 95             44759 1.7 2662 -6039 362 1064 46185
West Virginia 1101 3 91 3 4             11512 1.7 -342 -1168 63 143 11718
Wisconsin 8914 45 774 10 23             60650 2.2 639 433 136 341 61127
Wyoming 162 -15 -65 1 4             1609 0.6 -81 -207 14 15 1638
Totals 256299 -19131 -852 1230 2246             2348543 1.8 -18305 -88303 15128 25856 2389536

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.