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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 22, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 15, 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 4038 921 -37 13 25             23635 1.3 644 -686 84 242 23961
Alaska 1616 130 29 32 2             13477 4.7 -179 -770 170 70 13717
Arizona 4335 -252 144 6 9             24214 1.0 2460 -7664 198 147 24559
Arkansas 2719 -155 -603 12 9             24103 2.1 -310 -2156 143 256 24502
California 41460 444 -3499 131 220             371047 2.5 2668 -14046 2718 3210 376975
Colorado 2406 125 98 13 28             23862 1.1 265 -3314 260 340 24462
Connecticut 7103 4546 1542 6 9             37185 2.3 -353 -1952 83 185 37453
Delaware 2177 1450 1552 3 0             7274 1.8 332 -182 23 62 7359
District of Columbia 225 -51 -28 3 1             3552 0.8 -166 -524 144 46 3742
Florida 7703 -246 -1259 43 87             71747 0.9 3869 -10663 397 1051 73195
Georgia 9183 -940 817 33 69             47814 1.3 -1405 -1708 354 889 49057
Hawaii 966 -146 -25 11 45             6412 1.1 -165 104 90 354 6856
Idaho 1658 64 23 10 9             11820 2.0 -1264 -2440 193 209 12222
Illinois 9946 -1209 -1577 35 44             122345 2.2 -12280 -14912 622 1054 124021
Indiana 5843 1338 113 21 40             51528 1.8 -1986 315 233 621 52382
Iowa 1901 -367 -423 4 10             21810 1.5 -2789 428 61 237 22108
Kansas 2121 241 -78 5 7             16409 1.3 -669 -3079 87 239 16735
Kentucky 3885 -259 -4298 7 21             28023 1.6 -998 -561 109 604 28736
Louisiana 2551 804 -419 14 23             20553 1.1 -157 -5716 89 357 21803
Maine 1137 20 -152 2 0             11238 1.9 -920 -1781 37 70 11345
Maryland 3209 -1014 -96 23 24             31533 1.3 -1222 -3736 342 313 32188
Massachusetts 9726 4547 -1145 12 26             73855 2.4 -5597 -8254 258 556 74669
Michigan 10835 -2193 -5001 30 43             171804 4.0 11526 21785 363 881 173048
Minnesota 4223 85 187 11 16             53491 2.1 -8850 1778 155 416 54062
Mississippi 1939 -34 -290 23 16             17711 1.6 -289 2185 192 288 18191
Missouri 5089 -535 -332 15 17             41384 1.6 -2753 -6777 211 219 41814
Montana 751 -12 -271 13 14             7652 1.9 -880 -334 287 199 8138
Nebraska 1060 -32 -168 0 2             9878 1.1 -1135 -1862 46 55 9979
Nevada 2361 -673 -37 3 2             19374 1.6 712 1057 96 119 19589
New Hampshire 768 -3 25 2 1             6775 1.1 -439 -280 14 32 6821
New Jersey 13142 2538 4848 20 45             108059 2.8 3621 -6082 300 756 109115
New Mexico 848 18 -169 2 3             11003 1.5 -142 -1733 128 127 11258
New York 24023 7442 7857 65 98             183831 2.2 412 -7339 736 1755 186322
North Carolina 10434 1962 -615 27 53             72207 1.9 1111 544 270 1248 73725
North Dakota 400 155 157 8 0             3181 1.0 -574 14 33 50 3264
Ohio 9895 1292 -577 11 62             100813 1.9 -2207 -2175 376 900 102089
Oklahoma 1449 -145 -2294 5 29             13693 1.0 -298 -2657 72 191 13956
Oregon 5267 -83 -522 29 26             41528 2.6 -1255 -6999 555 530 42613
Pennsylvania 19507 -1254 2887 92 83             157903 2.9 -7509 -3891 974 1663 160540
Puerto Rico 2711 -77 -170 3 7             49509 4.8 15021 7825 146 360 50015
Rhode Island 2542 1333 -314 4 2             11476 2.5 -803 -348 36 84 11596
South Carolina 5868 1084 1403 14 20             34196 1.9 858 -1852 120 414 34730
South Dakota 251 36 -23 3 6             2166 0.6 -420 -613 62 18 2246
Tennessee 4404 168 -414 30 38             35889 1.4 -1629 -4542 281 635 36808
Texas 12473 1182 -4774 27 142             100959 1.1 2780 -17191 683 1927 103569
Utah 1199 240 -55 11 6             7521 0.7 -542 -3196 130 84 7735
Vermont 1197 283 -164 1 3             7710 2.6 -480 -64 29 47 7786
Virgin Islands 34 8 -15 2 1             310 0.7 36 -42 4 18 332
Virginia 3529 190 -549 12 69             27793 0.8 21 -3247 275 840 28908
Washington 7307 -350 -1066 38 82             52484 2.0 -2017 -8392 464 1220 54168
West Virginia 1042 -24 -111 4 6             12487 1.9 -135 -533 67 173 12727
Wisconsin 11257 960 2118 9 16             73910 2.7 -5638 -832 149 368 74427
Wyoming 259 -52 -149 6 2             2795 1.1 146 -482 76 33 2904
Totals 291972 23500 -7919 959 1618             2482928 1.9 -21973 -129572 14025 26762 2524522

Figures appearing on this table reflect revisions in data submitted after the weekly figures were finalized for release

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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.