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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 4, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 28, 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 4411 -225 -24 20 38             26045 1.4 -390 236 113 276 26434
Alaska 2257 370 -1 22 0             10086 3.5 1194 -1613 173 80 10339
Arizona 2941 -58 -317 32 4             23525 1.0 -378 -1506 217 161 23903
Arkansas 4523 -492 1096 7 13             28435 2.5 2033 2360 135 283 28853
California 40827 -234 1248 243 176             299751 2.0 2196 -2386 2182 3123 305056
Colorado 2625 217 -72 27 40             21038 1.0 779 -1498 231 384 21653
Connecticut 3068 211 -379 6 15             32518 2.0 10 -92 62 178 32758
Delaware 1399 142 555 1 1             6706 1.6 83 157 28 57 6791
District of Columbia 289 -1 -7 8 3             4154 0.9 -76 60 125 23 4302
Florida 10015 1052 1508 65 109             89565 1.2 1345 2138 450 1306 91321
Georgia 11448 3002 4078 42 93             52508 1.4 1686 -2168 543 1503 54554
Hawaii 1124 85 141 6 23             6252 1.1 40 580 78 262 6592
Idaho 1875 385 -526 40 10             7121 1.2 201 -698 86 79 7286
Illinois 13414 1338 -641 38 54             107161 1.9 11293 -476 778 1040 108979
Indiana 7263 -1197 894 28 65             48859 1.7 2246 7339 304 501 49664
Iowa 3471 -80 702 4 6             18333 1.3 809 848 39 158 18530
Kansas 2225 -249 -221 2 6             15579 1.2 112 -1511 198 180 15957
Kentucky 9946 1985 1645 11 6             26080 1.5 -1540 2725 494 529 27103
Louisiana 2709 426 -24626 11 18             18389 1.0 -162 -182651 107 191 18699
Maine 1496 224 6 8 2             7202 1.2 318 209 34 72 7308
Maryland 3929 576 212 30 33             30048 1.3 -555 751 366 314 30728
Massachusetts 6955 61 -473 40 41             64097 2.1 773 468 507 457 65061
Michigan 18539 3884 -887 45 51             126618 3.0 11738 19242 374 758 127750
Minnesota 6300 489 612 32 23             31685 1.2 731 194 111 250 32046
Mississippi 2331 -789 -2133 16 17             16070 1.5 734 -37291 135 223 16428
Missouri 6964 -1926 -350 64 26             44841 1.7 5659 4529 705 272 45818
Montana 1694 538 387 95 9             5965 1.5 998 371 229 84 6278
Nebraska 1137 -30 -127 3 10             8361 1.0 -51 -1400 37 55 8453
Nevada 2834 858 327 10 8             17802 1.5 66 1816 80 193 18075
New Hampshire 926 152 -12 3 1             5523 0.9 295 460 26 26 5575
New Jersey 10066 1457 307 23 29             92603 2.4 2209 -1582 271 614 93488
New Mexico 973 -43 -40 8 1             10459 1.4 95 776 250 139 10848
New York 19061 613 -472 55 95             150882 1.8 603 -10834 925 1408 153215
North Carolina 11216 -308 476 23 68             69616 1.8 -587 -2309 280 1409 71305
North Dakota 637 221 177 1 2             1576 0.5 -1071 -59 29 21 1626
Ohio 12301 -2 -60 20 57             79261 1.5 5630 2120 376 826 80463
Oklahoma 1822 -349 136 8 24             13510 0.9 448 -1664 95 183 13788
Oregon 6679 977 -655 84 37             35656 2.2 1147 -2734 278 366 36300
Pennsylvania 20717 2009 981 153 163             133078 2.4 7319 -1233 1702 1963 136743
Puerto Rico 2861 52 -277 4 4             35688 3.5 -69 -6845 123 219 36030
Rhode Island 1305 243 102 3 11             9183 2.0 227 65 33 105 9321
South Carolina 7296 1444 1670 6 30             38113 2.1 660 2497 123 392 38628
South Dakota 385 94 5 14 3             1350 0.4 48 -202 56 9 1415
Tennessee 6156 852 1195 48 34             35745 1.3 240 -2092 228 416 36389
Texas 14075 2395 -1394 30 213             93857 1.0 -542 -46796 1027 1935 96819
Utah 1204 162 -182 86 11             6574 0.6 77 -1500 288 85 6947
Vermont 1088 160 197 6 8             4431 1.5 280 -36 25 61 4517
Virgin Islands 41 9 13 1 1             604 1.4 58 60 2 8 614
Virginia 6529 736 2274 15 72             27467 0.8 -803 761 300 853 28620
Washington 9768 2102 -1722 78 110             42884 1.6 1115 -6254 445 969 44298
West Virginia 1223 123 -86 5 24             11114 1.6 1145 -681 66 151 11331
Wisconsin 11872 1791 926 20 29             54449 2.0 1887 1304 151 335 54935
Wyoming 469 148 2 9 3             1656 0.7 113 -357 34 23 1713
Totals 326679 25600 -13812 1659 1930             2150073 1.6 62416 -266402 16054 25508 2191647

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.