Initial claimants for unemployment insurance by region and division, June 2005


Region		   Division		Initial claimants for 
					unemployment 
				    	insurance	

Northeast 				      22,721	
		New England 		       3,158	
		Middle Atlantic 	      19,563	
South 					      25,679	
		South Atlantic 		      15,133	
		East South Central 	       3,656	
		West South Central 	       6,890	
Midwest 				      38,985	
		East North Central 	      33,393	
		West North Central 	       5,592	
West 					      33,078	
		Mountain		       4,003	
		Pacific			      29,075
		
Data are not seasonally adjusted and are preliminary.