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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 18, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 11, 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
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UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4498 967 717 13 44             26207 1.4 1253 1171 112 400 26719
Alaska 2531 543 74 24 2             11573 4.0 1934 -1869 189 67 11829
Arizona 4146 1351 1181 21 8             23549 1.0 735 -1308 243 147 23939
Arkansas 6849 2668 2564 14 22             28421 2.5 813 2140 134 287 28842
California 51190 9949 6765 492 218             324651 2.2 39000 -124 2395 3323 330369
Colorado 2902 790 -199 37 35             22014 1.0 1164 -1323 226 374 22614
Connecticut 4101 1548 196 5 12             33612 2.1 1523 51 85 188 33885
Delaware 1132 523 306 0 0             6796 1.6 151 -110 29 60 6885
District of Columbia 319 51 4 7 1             4325 0.9 221 277 134 22 4481
Florida 10744 3020 -10973 64 107             91048 1.2 6986 -6758 444 1339 92831
Georgia 8538 67 364 75 61             53588 1.4 1992 -3626 549 1668 55805
Hawaii 1204 250 216 13 24             6625 1.1 806 776 82 275 6982
Idaho 2746 51 426 69 11             9215 1.5 1243 -755 156 72 9443
Illinois 18894 9309 1488 41 58             111370 2.0 13542 -3072 762 1062 113194
Indiana 9156 3263 1212 32 66             47508 1.7 2487 3510 297 527 48332
Iowa 3992 1027 -305 7 28             19451 1.4 1457 1473 45 148 19644
Kansas 2633 848 -278 5 5             15518 1.2 334 -1953 179 171 15868
Kentucky 6822 2437 1989 56 21             32996 1.9 1622 4669 476 533 34005
Louisiana 2971 1040 -8818 11 28             18842 1.1 1017 -192612 114 178 19134
Maine 1879 330 523 3 2             8322 1.4 587 681 38 69 8429
Maryland 4591 1201 599 115 31             31245 1.3 637 1337 394 295 31934
Massachusetts 7699 486 388 199 37             66561 2.1 1567 155 621 475 67657
Michigan 20494 3296 -1035 51 56             141043 3.3 24094 12186 406 776 142225
Minnesota 8439 2126 -827 25 23             36990 1.4 1999 1247 148 243 37381
Mississippi 2513 -365 -1284 13 15             16287 1.5 21 -33684 135 244 16666
Missouri 7918 2175 -565 97 34             42500 1.6 3757 -1249 672 268 43440
Montana 1417 338 -172 84 15             7393 1.8 1682 627 392 83 7868
Nebraska 1449 381 -517 2 10             8533 1.0 213 -1251 38 55 8626
Nevada 3156 832 600 17 9             18651 1.5 678 2259 101 179 18931
New Hampshire 1044 348 -24 2 0             6012 1.0 533 1014 25 28 6065
New Jersey 13115 3816 1602 40 43             100101 2.6 10310 -645 263 585 100949
New Mexico 1277 288 69 18 1             10895 1.4 387 912 239 137 11271
New York 18997 9 -2425 69 87             158419 1.9 4170 -12783 924 1416 160759
North Carolina 12414 1143 1793 34 62             71966 1.9 1609 -750 326 1388 73680
North Dakota 1462 892 450 3 0             2334 0.7 404 382 27 21 2382
Ohio 13183 3091 -706 33 71             81068 1.5 4580 -117 352 822 82242
Oklahoma 1824 426 29 9 16             13568 0.9 221 -926 100 180 13848
Oregon 8565 2484 2007 97 29             40775 2.5 4285 -1468 399 372 41546
Pennsylvania 25997 8925 3713 205 160             139822 2.6 12297 60 1570 2012 143404
Puerto Rico 3020 244 172 16 14             35159 3.4 -2428 -10703 129 213 35501
Rhode Island 1275 68 54 8 6             9509 2.0 257 -97 40 118 9667
South Carolina 5817 -16 -1682 5 23             37302 2.1 -923 321 110 384 37796
South Dakota 548 187 -31 30 6             1663 0.5 250 -194 76 10 1749
Tennessee 5115 165 -400 38 35             35493 1.3 -1143 -3104 258 405 36156
Texas 14953 2200 -2600 78 167             95469 1.0 1170 -47568 1007 1913 98389
Utah 1478 485 82 56 11             6843 0.6 86 -1963 287 84 7214
Vermont 1059 275 -23 0 6             5304 1.8 392 201 31 54 5389
Virgin Islands 36 11 15 0 0             538 1.2 100 -48 14 6 558
Virginia 5634 955 1124 21 81             29195 0.8 944 2054 315 826 30336
Washington 11501 2188 1298 100 98             50304 1.9 3354 -4431 486 979 51769
West Virginia 1520 417 19 7 11             12296 1.8 2512 458 61 182 12539
Wisconsin 12373 1623 -357 14 18             58570 2.2 1894 2061 163 338 59071
Wyoming 483 159 -64 8 2             2026 0.8 410 -358 56 17 2099
Totals 367613 80885 -1246 2483 1930             2269465 1.7 159186 -294827 16854 26018 2312337

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.