| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 4, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 28, 2006 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| 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.