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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 11, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 4, 2006
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 3531 -880 387 14 42             24954 1.3 -1091 746 98 267 25319
Alaska 1988 -269 -71 21 1             9639 3.4 -447 -1286 119 47 9805
Arizona 2778 -195 -126 28 15             22843 0.9 -664 -624 246 141 23230
Arkansas 4181 -342 1600 7 5             27608 2.4 -827 2207 138 286 28032
California 41241 414 5443 217 186             285651 1.9 -14100 13553 1843 2885 290379
Colorado 2112 -513 -184 26 36             20850 1.0 -188 -285 163 376 21389
Connecticut 2553 -515 19 7 13             32089 2.0 -429 14 55 164 32308
Delaware 609 -790 -106 1 0             6645 1.6 -61 374 25 52 6722
District of Columbia 268 -21 35 6 1             4104 0.9 -50 172 119 38 4261
Florida 7724 -2291 -6816 32 118             84062 1.1 -5503 -826 494 1240 85796
Georgia 8471 -2977 413 37 61             51596 1.3 -912 -2664 532 1331 53459
Hawaii 954 -170 128 8 18             5819 1.0 -433 542 64 221 6104
Idaho 2118 243 299 35 10             7844 1.3 723 -1504 121 79 8044
Illinois 9585 -3829 -1261 19 46             97828 1.7 -9333 -9292 665 954 99447
Indiana 5893 -1370 544 22 45             45021 1.6 -3838 3385 285 504 45810
Iowa 2965 -506 594 6 16             17994 1.3 -339 1017 45 142 18181
Kansas 1785 -440 -5 2 4             15184 1.2 -395 -1986 181 173 15538
Kentucky 4385 -5561 -1343 11 20             31374 1.8 5294 4254 336 506 32216
Louisiana 1931 -778 -7780 14 18             17825 1.0 -564 -181996 110 201 18142
Maine 1549 53 142 5 1             7735 1.3 533 195 41 72 7848
Maryland 3390 -539 334 27 17             30608 1.3 560 -171 386 282 31276
Massachusetts 7213 258 1578 173 42             64994 2.1 897 2061 486 442 65922
Michigan 17198 -1341 -934 23 46             116949 2.8 -9669 10808 371 772 118092
Minnesota 6313 13 1320 13 25             34991 1.3 3306 4552 126 257 35374
Mississippi 2878 547 -194 15 10             16266 1.5 196 -31777 126 219 16611
Missouri 5743 -1221 443 58 19             38743 1.5 -6098 -781 584 252 39579
Montana 1079 -615 -123 54 14             5711 1.4 -254 551 169 83 5963
Nebraska 1068 -69 -65 4 8             8320 0.9 -41 -696 44 49 8413
Nevada 2324 -510 274 4 2             17973 1.5 171 2245 76 172 18221
New Hampshire 696 -230 61 1 1             5479 0.9 -44 911 18 26 5523
New Jersey 9299 -767 169 13 34             89791 2.3 -2812 -859 264 577 90632
New Mexico 989 16 34 5 0             10508 1.4 49 1007 238 138 10884
New York 18988 -73 2455 69 89             154249 1.9 3367 -1061 933 1403 156585
North Carolina 11271 55 1685 27 64             70357 1.8 741 -574 298 1387 72042
North Dakota 570 -67 148 1 0             1930 0.6 354 248 27 22 1979
Ohio 10092 -2209 67 14 60             76488 1.5 -2773 -1908 345 823 77656
Oklahoma 1398 -424 16 15 19             13347 0.9 -163 -1188 96 179 13622
Oregon 6081 -598 556 64 34             36490 2.2 834 -3401 324 366 37180
Pennsylvania 17072 -3645 629 118 90             127525 2.3 -5553 -6375 1276 1767 130568
Puerto Rico 2776 -85 462 3 14             37587 3.6 1899 -3871 96 273 37956
Rhode Island 1207 -98 167 4 6             9252 2.0 69 192 43 106 9401
South Carolina 5833 -1463 998 6 18             38225 2.1 112 2534 117 398 38740
South Dakota 361 -24 6 11 3             1413 0.4 63 -189 61 13 1487
Tennessee 4950 -1206 -73 27 20             36636 1.4 891 -2341 270 418 37324
Texas 12753 -1322 -1422 47 184             94299 1.0 442 -44084 792 1872 96963
Utah 993 -211 -75 31 9             6757 0.6 183 -1325 327 83 7167
Vermont 784 -304 63 4 0             4912 1.7 481 178 30 63 5005
Virgin Islands 25 -16 -5 2 0             438 1.0 -166 -34 2 6 446
Virginia 4679 -1850 1252 8 63             28251 0.8 784 2969 265 790 29306
Washington 9313 -455 642 61 89             46950 1.7 4066 -7841 488 958 48396
West Virginia 1103 -120 -257 2 5             9784 1.4 -1330 -2127 59 174 10017
Wisconsin 10750 -1122 494 7 40             56676 2.1 2227 2649 155 330 57161
Wyoming 324 -145 -47 4 3             1616 0.6 -40 -401 25 12 1653
Totals 286134 -40577 2570 1433 1684             2110180 1.6 -39875 -254103 14597 24391 2149174

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.