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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 6, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
December 30, 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 13183 5127 -2053 10 16             39917 2.2 9581 -1666 109 313 40339
Alaska 1479 -71 -1357 10 6             13487 4.7 -673 -1461 189 72 13748
Arizona 2920 730 -181 27 8             23533 1.0 509 1258 284 163 23980
Arkansas 6028 -1725 801 15 10             41726 3.7 7282 6807 163 296 42185
California 44405 4360 -8138 349 151             337862 2.2 5631 2430 2534 2816 343212
Colorado 3421 1450 158 46 28             27125 1.3 2761 -1548 247 408 27780
Connecticut 9510 -772 -938 21 15             53751 3.3 13931 -1189 73 188 54012
Delaware 1250 -410 -1574 0 0             9185 2.2 880 -150 24 48 9257
District of Columbia 216 -14 -90 2 0             4292 0.9 -53 112 115 40 4447
Florida 8911 2917 -112 51 107             88202 1.1 -3803 7667 403 1188 89793
Georgia 23748 11700 4146 76 73             71746 1.9 14074 1085 603 1321 73670
Hawaii 1322 274 20 10 15             6650 1.2 652 675 76 205 6931
Idaho 2531 -1282 -1188 28 8             19057 3.1 3318 -1136 454 90 19601
Illinois 17779 1146 -1573 35 67             154981 2.7 13702 -9681 597 983 156561
Indiana 12878 -3072 -1212 38 54             73980 2.6 9268 3169 248 598 74826
Iowa 5088 -7836 -556 11 19             41355 2.9 9926 1882 66 207 41628
Kansas 2770 -1027 -947 4 5             21478 1.7 2024 -1327 164 212 21854
Kentucky 8195 -3420 -1082 24 20             41824 2.4 9393 110 454 580 42858
Louisiana 1978 48 -1927 7 13             20775 1.2 587 -40837 94 224 21093
Maine 2764 955 337 2 5             12295 2.1 850 -613 50 64 12409
Maryland 5641 -2464 -1334 33 30             42077 1.8 7382 262 525 328 42930
Massachusetts 12084 -5382 -737 46 45             100611 3.2 15810 1568 738 570 101919
Michigan 26328 -16778 -6587 49 57             181321 4.3 4386 -11478 327 766 182414
Minnesota 8354 -983 -1982 32 18             64592 2.5 3127 1269 153 303 65048
Mississippi 3699 163 -824 14 4             24039 2.2 3497 -19020 209 206 24454
Missouri 11791 656 -117 44 29             61469 2.3 9320 644 636 304 62409
Montana 1294 -136 -684 46 13             10085 2.5 -259 -913 450 103 10638
Nebraska 2193 -301 145 4 4             13877 1.6 1750 -1273 33 59 13969
Nevada 2695 -540 -208 12 6             24586 2.0 96 5575 125 179 24890
New Hampshire 1740 -577 55 3 2             9799 1.6 1976 313 29 26 9854
New Jersey 18573 -988 97 24 34             125915 3.3 17905 2064 327 628 126870
New Mexico 950 -98 -50 12 2             13494 1.8 632 1229 265 150 13909
New York 51348 27037 4153 125 119             224583 2.7 40409 -9089 929 1522 227034
North Carolina 29704 14494 -1946 20 63             102285 2.7 21801 -3408 334 1388 104007
North Dakota 853 -139 -754 2 1             5807 1.8 876 102 34 27 5868
Ohio 20815 -3207 796 58 69             126088 2.4 18652 -5473 312 885 127285
Oklahoma 1916 48 -1054 10 14             16463 1.1 1151 144 34 105 16602
Oregon 10148 -402 470 130 43             56409 3.4 8101 597 757 398 57564
Pennsylvania 34664 -11705 -6470 213 134             193136 3.5 27831 -14656 1368 1830 196334
Puerto Rico 8 2 -2683 0 0             17160 1.7 -2522 -21665 131 154 17445
Rhode Island 2909 -883 189 6 4             16370 3.5 3926 981 44 98 16512
South Carolina 12584 723 -4487 4 26             51859 2.9 6379 -418 139 387 52385
South Dakota 538 36 -270 3 2             3515 1.0 454 -482 104 14 3633
Tennessee 14571 7645 -2538 21 33             49854 1.9 8657 -4012 353 386 50593
Texas 12699 1276 -3383 25 157             105544 1.1 2761 -35617 916 1723 108183
Utah 1653 275 -435 82 15             10627 1.0 592 -692 724 103 11454
Vermont 1174 -1304 -1 1 0             9906 3.4 2377 114 35 59 10000
Virgin Islands 13 -6 -3 0 1             186 0.4 -310 -94 4 8 198
Virginia 9239 2077 -1252 9 61             39678 1.2 6492 979 266 880 40824
Washington 11732 -274 233 67 110             70998 2.6 9921 -3370 685 995 72678
West Virginia 1973 748 -767 1 10             15688 2.3 1589 -1777 77 194 15959
Wisconsin 20415 -11968 61 20 36             114230 4.2 28792 5497 215 492 114937
Wyoming 438 -144 -169 4 2             2768 1.1 156 -570 58 17 2843
Totals 505112 5979 -50002 1886 1764             3008240 2.3 353547 -147082 18283 25303 3051826

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.