| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended December 23, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended December 16, 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 | 4440 | -746 | 478 | 26 | 21 | 26838 | 1.4 | -1469 | 570 | 109 | 304 | 27251 | ||
| Alaska | 1776 | 38 | -423 | 17 | 5 | 12481 | 4.4 | -1702 | -1110 | 169 | 55 | 12705 | ||
| Arizona | 2975 | -274 | 477 | 27 | 1 | 23212 | 0.9 | 16 | 1173 | 267 | 166 | 23645 | ||
| Arkansas | 8107 | 3251 | 3137 | 12 | 13 | 31997 | 2.8 | 756 | 2605 | 176 | 306 | 32479 | ||
| California | 49129 | 1824 | 2538 | 196 | 186 | 352335 | 2.3 | -17257 | 21045 | 2455 | 3178 | 357968 | ||
| Colorado | 2428 | -73 | -140 | 15 | 23 | 24535 | 1.1 | 779 | -2907 | 229 | 401 | 25165 | ||
| Connecticut | 5772 | 1378 | -596 | 10 | 15 | 37831 | 2.3 | 1110 | -1745 | 64 | 190 | 38085 | ||
| Delaware | 1477 | 176 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 8190 | 2.0 | 255 | -1183 | 28 | 57 | 8275 | ||
| District of Columbia | 310 | 0 | -9 | 7 | 2 | 4484 | 0.9 | 0 | 416 | 111 | 32 | 4627 | ||
| Florida | 9093 | 131 | 1207 | 29 | 93 | 84843 | 1.1 | -8220 | 6466 | 431 | 1247 | 86521 | ||
| Georgia | 8134 | 201 | 998 | 53 | 69 | 53394 | 1.4 | -1065 | -1223 | 561 | 1337 | 55292 | ||
| Hawaii | 1001 | 38 | 71 | 5 | 15 | 5608 | 1.0 | -772 | 266 | 89 | 221 | 5918 | ||
| Idaho | 3190 | 603 | 68 | 47 | 12 | 14704 | 2.4 | 839 | -589 | 424 | 96 | 15224 | ||
| Illinois | 18701 | -527 | -2103 | 32 | 55 | 145447 | 2.6 | 11811 | -2604 | 655 | 995 | 147097 | ||
| Indiana | 17202 | 9544 | 3153 | 22 | 63 | 58905 | 2.1 | 903 | 3776 | 250 | 582 | 59737 | ||
| Iowa | 7678 | 3531 | 72 | 7 | 12 | 27610 | 1.9 | 1043 | -1473 | 54 | 220 | 27884 | ||
| Kansas | 4626 | 1852 | 925 | 2 | 3 | 17722 | 1.4 | -462 | -2764 | 154 | 213 | 18089 | ||
| Kentucky | 17725 | 4047 | 3173 | 96 | 16 | 34353 | 2.0 | 5133 | 5234 | 310 | 570 | 35233 | ||
| Louisiana | 2641 | 168 | -341 | 7 | 11 | 20323 | 1.1 | 71 | -46539 | 90 | 215 | 20630 | ||
| Maine | 1788 | -172 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 11364 | 2.0 | 742 | 304 | 45 | 77 | 11486 | ||
| Maryland | 5907 | 1891 | 694 | 31 | 22 | 34852 | 1.5 | 2761 | -1283 | 539 | 315 | 35706 | ||
| Massachusetts | 11418 | 2439 | 422 | 26 | 40 | 80583 | 2.6 | 3172 | -1235 | 773 | 533 | 81889 | ||
| Michigan | 27083 | 3821 | -6834 | 27 | 56 | 150338 | 3.5 | -7966 | 11310 | 346 | 758 | 151442 | ||
| Minnesota | 9750 | 2186 | 1592 | 13 | 25 | 55472 | 2.1 | 183 | 2833 | 154 | 281 | 55907 | ||
| Mississippi | 4440 | 1789 | 945 | 29 | 16 | 18298 | 1.7 | 200 | -22182 | 195 | 188 | 18681 | ||
| Missouri | 11062 | 1997 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 50283 | 1.9 | 971 | -2156 | 665 | 314 | 51262 | ||
| Montana | 1488 | 273 | 104 | 47 | 8 | 8577 | 2.1 | -2018 | -1284 | 390 | 89 | 9056 | ||
| Nebraska | 2407 | 504 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11018 | 1.3 | 642 | -1892 | 33 | 68 | 11119 | ||
| Nevada | 4030 | 537 | 389 | 16 | 5 | 23351 | 1.9 | 1094 | 5053 | 126 | 187 | 23664 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1431 | 304 | -158 | 0 | 3 | 7286 | 1.2 | 194 | 677 | 24 | 27 | 7337 | ||
| New Jersey | 13261 | 2658 | -779 | 17 | 37 | 107735 | 2.8 | 1957 | -827 | 307 | 604 | 108646 | ||
| New Mexico | 1394 | -14 | -280 | 10 | 1 | 12093 | 1.6 | 233 | 1591 | 290 | 153 | 12536 | ||
| New York | 18624 | -1940 | -3517 | 70 | 94 | 178577 | 2.2 | 2580 | -12291 | 879 | 1456 | 180912 | ||
| North Carolina | 10473 | -1220 | -469 | 14 | 60 | 74251 | 1.9 | -1278 | -4930 | 313 | 1379 | 75943 | ||
| North Dakota | 921 | 101 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 4567 | 1.4 | 303 | -55 | 39 | 24 | 4630 | ||
| Ohio | 18089 | 3149 | -5795 | 27 | 74 | 105029 | 2.0 | 7053 | -5571 | 302 | 816 | 106147 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2986 | 584 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 14472 | 1.0 | -728 | -916 | 94 | 190 | 14756 | ||
| Oregon | 9746 | 2578 | 216 | 72 | 34 | 45357 | 2.8 | 1935 | 531 | 647 | 403 | 46407 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 28941 | 6809 | -2971 | 177 | 109 | 160163 | 2.9 | -7306 | -13741 | 1312 | 1815 | 163290 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3499 | 1209 | 231 | 8 | 14 | 31987 | 3.1 | -4848 | -12486 | 134 | 280 | 32401 | ||
| Rhode Island | 2492 | 554 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 12099 | 2.6 | 821 | -415 | 49 | 116 | 12264 | ||
| South Carolina | 5093 | -415 | -1098 | 34 | 24 | 39834 | 2.2 | 482 | -450 | 115 | 365 | 40314 | ||
| South Dakota | 695 | 181 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 2794 | 0.8 | 145 | -678 | 90 | 20 | 2904 | ||
| Tennessee | 5223 | -3157 | -1007 | 15 | 16 | 39762 | 1.5 | 618 | -3503 | 344 | 379 | 40485 | ||
| Texas | 17091 | 3789 | 971 | 90 | 142 | 98019 | 1.0 | -7295 | -37612 | 801 | 1751 | 100571 | ||
| Utah | 1708 | 260 | 348 | 136 | 10 | 9189 | 0.8 | 286 | -1405 | 618 | 97 | 9904 | ||
| Vermont | 1343 | 458 | -550 | 2 | 2 | 6875 | 2.3 | 202 | -54 | 41 | 60 | 6976 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 25 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 446 | 1.0 | -64 | 116 | 6 | 4 | 456 | ||
| Virginia | 8292 | 2019 | 1467 | 14 | 69 | 30727 | 0.9 | 686 | 510 | 290 | 826 | 31843 | ||
| Washington | 11433 | 3388 | -155 | 65 | 92 | 60324 | 2.2 | 2581 | -2140 | 686 | 973 | 61983 | ||
| West Virginia | 1449 | -507 | -217 | 5 | 9 | 12406 | 1.8 | -2491 | -2822 | 64 | 198 | 12668 | ||
| Wisconsin | 14921 | 2402 | -4688 | 8 | 40 | 79931 | 2.9 | 735 | 1783 | 211 | 454 | 80596 | ||
| Wyoming | 342 | -34 | -143 | 3 | 1 | 2296 | 0.9 | -455 | -869 | 57 | 15 | 2368 | ||
| Totals | 425250 | 63578 | -8147 | 1641 | 1705 | 2565167 | 2.0 | -12104 | -126675 | 17605 | 25600 | 2608374 | ||
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.