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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
December 30, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
December 23, 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 8056 3616 895 38 25             30336 1.6 3498 593 110 299 30745
Alaska 1550 -226 -328 11 1             14160 4.9 1679 -1333 247 77 14484
Arizona 2157 -818 172 19 2             23038 0.9 -174 936 267 145 23450
Arkansas 7753 -354 783 12 10             34444 3.0 2447 3122 147 305 34896
California 40045 -9084 4137 293 127             332231 2.2 -20104 14696 3130 2572 337933
Colorado 1971 -457 -535 8 14             24364 1.1 -171 -847 316 346 25026
Connecticut 10282 4510 -137 2 12             39820 2.4 1989 -1993 58 178 40056
Delaware 1660 183 334 0 0             8305 2.0 115 -871 29 47 8381
District of Columbia 230 -80 13 5 2             4345 0.9 -139 251 113 24 4482
Florida 5994 -3099 -300 37 86             92005 1.2 7162 7378 417 1287 93709
Georgia 12048 3914 -1496 43 41             57672 1.5 4278 -5200 550 1257 59479
Hawaii 1048 47 163 7 9             5998 1.0 390 553 74 200 6272
Idaho 3813 623 -260 45 11             15739 2.6 1035 -1114 441 92 16272
Illinois 16633 -2068 837 21 41             141279 2.5 -4168 -8254 700 1037 143016
Indiana 15950 -1252 -180 33 43             64712 2.3 5807 1493 216 554 65482
Iowa 12924 5246 2837 10 10             31429 2.2 3819 -2027 64 199 31692
Kansas 3797 -829 220 1 9             19454 1.5 1732 -1997 166 201 19821
Kentucky 11615 -6110 -125 48 22             32431 1.9 -1922 -2010 548 502 33481
Louisiana 1930 -711 -557 6 10             20188 1.1 -135 -42842 85 215 20488
Maine 1809 21 -121 3 5             11445 2.0 81 177 48 70 11563
Maryland 8105 2198 544 31 15             34695 1.5 -157 269 368 284 35347
Massachusetts 17466 6048 1465 45 31             84801 2.7 4218 -1043 734 547 86082
Michigan 43106 16023 4588 31 34             176935 4.2 26597 10489 459 805 178199
Minnesota 9337 -413 802 15 19             61465 2.3 5993 -870 240 314 62019
Mississippi 3536 -904 835 10 16             20542 1.9 2244 -21149 192 196 20930
Missouri 11135 73 381 27 27             52149 2.0 1866 479 574 295 53018
Montana 1430 -58 342 42 7             10344 2.6 1767 -326 707 106 11157
Nebraska 2494 87 133 0 6             12127 1.4 1109 -1610 31 61 12219
Nevada 3235 -795 593 4 9             24490 2.0 1139 4824 144 184 24818
New Hampshire 2317 886 -468 3 1             7823 1.3 537 570 21 32 7876
New Jersey 19561 6300 -2 16 20             108010 2.8 275 -3421 294 505 108809
New Mexico 993 -401 -114 6 0             12887 1.7 794 1739 280 145 13312
New York 24311 5687 -2994 67 72             184174 2.2 5597 -16234 873 1464 186511
North Carolina 15210 4737 -2458 17 45             80484 2.1 6233 -7025 306 1367 82157
North Dakota 992 71 157 1 0             4931 1.5 364 -75 35 24 4990
Ohio 24022 5933 2592 40 53             107436 2.0 2407 -9889 390 834 108660
Oklahoma 1868 -1118 -443 10 19             15312 1.1 840 -91 87 177 15576
Oregon 10550 804 297 96 25             48308 3.0 2951 -2617 673 390 49371
Pennsylvania 46369 17428 6643 120 129             165305 3.0 5142 -13115 1673 1919 168897
Puerto Rico 6 -3493 -2724 0 0             19682 1.9 -12305 -17050 241 166 20089
Rhode Island 3792 1300 160 6 3             12444 2.7 345 132 45 101 12590
South Carolina 11861 6768 3759 6 15             45480 2.5 5646 1533 143 382 46005
South Dakota 502 -193 -12 8 4             3061 0.8 267 -544 93 18 3172
Tennessee 6926 1703 -596 31 16             41197 1.6 1435 -3879 348 411 41956
Texas 11423 -5668 -911 42 99             102783 1.1 4764 -39007 1133 1837 105753
Utah 1378 -330 657 102 10             10035 0.9 846 -580 691 98 10824
Vermont 2478 1135 101 2 7             7529 2.5 654 -489 38 55 7622
Virgin Islands 19 -6 4 0 0             496 1.1 50 144 24 8 528
Virginia 7162 -1130 -1086 17 33             33186 1.0 2459 1077 240 801 34227
Washington 12006 573 456 59 86             61077 2.2 753 -5731 680 954 62711
West Virginia 1225 -224 -154 3 13             14099 2.1 1693 -598 80 188 14367
Wisconsin 32383 17462 4092 25 29             85438 3.1 5507 -4320 199 458 86095
Wyoming 582 240 165 10 3             2612 1.0 316 -842 86 14 2712
Totals 499045 73795 23156 1534 1326             2654732 2.0 89565 -168538 19848 24747 2699327

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.