| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended December 30, 2006 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended December 23, 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 | 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.