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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 11, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 4, 2003
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 17975 5449 -2334 28 40             53802 3.0 5573 -8602 136 260 54209
Alaska 3198 722 497 22 6             17754 6.6 254 729 176 73 22013
Arizona 5517 1963 -1147 21 15             36529 1.7 1210 -6618 356 216 37101
Arkansas 8553 -957 -305 20 3             53083 4.8 1935 3142 178 179 53440
California 75711 21996 -16391 372 207             588073 4.0 49450 7062 3200 2514 594126
Colorado 5004 1210 -196 47 35             42803 2.0 -982 -1466 232 282 43327
Connecticut 13146 1887 -1122 21 16             70820 4.3 4837 6000 112 127 71065
Delaware 2759 1635 -59 1 0             10785 2.7 776 535 15 46 10846
District of Columbia 478 191 -2 72 0             7083 1.6 370 -642 179 32 7294
Florida 12257 3636 -1954 79 133             114199 1.6 -8940 -22876 380 902 115564
Georgia 30823 9782 6901 66 95             97653 2.6 16919 -1384 819 962 99434
Hawaii 2403 541 -695 23 21             11429 2.2 47 -4711 131 234 11815
Idaho 4349 -585 -230 74 6             29996 5.4 1493 373 558 93 30684
Illinois 25494 6993 -1818 55 43             219060 3.8 17011 -8199 517 752 220329
Indiana 14119 1321 474 43 44             89137 3.2 12374 -5804 408 320 89879
Iowa 6181 -532 -347 10 11             47421 3.4 433 -171 72 133 47626
Kansas 4868 243 -2290 7 8             42992 3.3 5991 9657 303 180 43489
Kentucky 10043 -628 -587 26 14             72455 4.3 26142 -3386 582 439 73485
Louisiana 3592 -615 -2596 32 36             38350 2.1 1015 20 115 297 38762
Maine 2958 674 -434 6 7             18008 3.1 4141 -1360 47 45 18106
Maryland 10473 4968 531 57 55             54811 2.4 1617 852 485 282 55578
Massachusetts 16370 1572 1867 49 44             149932 4.7 23874 -11860 907 405 151251
Michigan 41159 11417 -928 55 32             230575 5.3 50038 -20193 410 522 231533
Minnesota 11639 2239 457 41 19             84831 3.3 6544 -4589 147 200 85200
Mississippi 7443 1569 1120 34 23             38613 3.6 4770 1148 222 165 39010
Missouri 17630 2962 2159 40 32             99936 3.9 19961 9506 792 291 101041
Montana 2556 860 -267 124 10             14535 3.9 1449 -99 494 81 15205
Nebraska 2498 582 198 1 1             17516 2.0 97 1240 53 35 17604
Nevada 4390 1289 -1367 8 4             32972 3.2 -671 -9589 180 142 33373
New Hampshire 1714 -189 222 10 6             13194 2.2 754 658 34 20 13250
New Jersey 21386 6365 1276 41 31             152618 4.0 16956 -3466 271 416 153305
New Mexico 3055 1750 717 5 2             16468 2.3 343 568 0 0 16468
New York 36826 -14845 216 87 95             289541 3.5 4107 -28043 1019 914 291478
North Carolina 47740 -3846 -34261 44 59             157851 4.3 12526 -44678 387 820 159058
North Dakota 1969 1125 212 3 1             7192 2.4 432 -136 58 38 7305
Ohio 30698 6006 -3251 42 56             170000 3.2 11639 -6654 600 600 171200
Oklahoma 5511 783 1088 9 28             31691 2.3 1953 3736 104 198 31993
Oregon 14781 567 1192 183 51             91441 5.9 3443 -3591 759 358 97820
Pennsylvania 46118 6190 421 253 147             305482 5.6 67683 23311 1667 1457 308606
Puerto Rico 4133 1388 -392 4 19             53399 5.4 10615 -10677 153 320 53872
Rhode Island 4778 1645 2652 6 3             22189 4.9 4792 3704 44 85 22318
South Carolina 18248 -7984 -22903 15 26             71194 4.1 590 -32729 166 313 71673
South Dakota 992 327 83 19 2             5134 1.5 209 -488 82 17 5240
Tennessee 29608 4110 -1306 77 39             92094 3.6 12756 -6235 618 327 93056
Texas 26623 12239 508 51 111             203907 2.2 -13927 -12825 1079 2095 207235
Utah 3511 1117 400 85 20             23348 2.3 1356 -2800 836 108 24292
Vermont 1157 -71 -141 0 4             12608 4.3 -95 1407 21 34 12665
Virgin Islands 62 45 17 0 0             1262 2.9 307 308 3 2 1267
Virginia 19814 6392 1910 41 86             78568 2.4 14372 1141 615 865 80066
Washington 16779 -201 -1731 132 92             134486 5.2 4203 -13319 951 979 173606
West Virginia 4553 1999 -263 3 18             26067 3.9 2426 2609 55 186 26308
Wisconsin 19257 -3674 -1244 47 24             139692 5.2 3065 3957 274 218 140203
Wyoming 990 252 86 11 10             6066 2.6 506 1092 69 43 6178
Totals 723889 103874 -75357 2602 1890             4490645 3.5 408739 -194435 22071 20622 4580851

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.