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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 18, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 11, 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 11318 -6657 384 21 27             49068 2.7 -4734 -3017 142 267 49483
Alaska 2669 -529 506 25 6             17928 6.7 174 1959 312 105 21404
Arizona 5488 -256 -645 9 9             37076 1.7 863 -6334 364 224 37664
Arkansas 5284 -3269 345 13 2             43985 4.0 -9098 -3181 217 189 44391
California 74004 -1707 -6364 255 188             569071 3.9 -19002 46885 3600 2543 575280
Colorado 4971 -33 310 48 38             44251 2.1 1448 -4407 369 295 44927
Connecticut 8841 -4305 -1727 14 12             65082 4.0 -5738 2373 107 120 65310
Delaware 1976 -783 -761 1 2             12041 3.0 1256 1290 24 54 12119
District of Columbia 694 216 190 33 1             8042 1.8 959 768 222 36 8300
Florida 12425 168 -553 59 119             119918 1.7 5719 -18221 443 1086 121468
Georgia 21273 -9550 -5167 51 61             88033 2.3 -9620 -15922 692 910 89635
Hawaii 1863 -540 -700 21 19             11669 2.2 238 -6043 137 188 12000
Idaho 3024 -1325 -183 43 6             26395 4.7 -3601 -1450 585 100 27084
Illinois 22626 -2868 985 57 78             219354 3.8 294 -11378 564 773 220691
Indiana 10201 -3918 -357 21 35             84610 3.0 -4527 -7317 334 307 85253
Iowa 5076 -1105 -365 10 12             42354 3.0 -5067 -537 80 130 42564
Kansas 4633 -235 668 8 8             34212 2.7 -8780 -62 244 166 34627
Kentucky 6757 -3286 342 19 15             50220 3.0 -22235 -2821 823 501 51548
Louisiana 4816 1224 355 12 36             38234 2.1 -116 -747 122 292 38648
Maine 2702 -256 -33 4 5             18960 3.3 952 -280 50 46 19057
Maryland 6879 -3594 541 50 25             58022 2.5 3211 504 412 294 58728
Massachusetts 11755 -4615 -504 45 38             131590 4.1 -18342 -10502 869 401 132861
Michigan 31199 -9960 4579 87 55             196951 4.5 -33624 4661 624 597 198178
Minnesota 8238 -3401 185 33 17             78048 3.1 -6783 238 214 216 78489
Mississippi 3656 -3787 302 24 15             31104 2.9 -7509 -1266 203 175 31483
Missouri 11779 -5851 -4200 36 23             89659 3.5 -10277 3826 600 237 90505
Montana 680 -1876 -853 58 7             13797 3.7 -738 659 734 114 14669
Nebraska 2509 11 286 3 1             16721 1.9 -795 1024 51 36 16808
Nevada 3585 -805 -1808 12 5             31495 3.1 -1477 -10026 179 151 31850
New Hampshire 1466 -248 92 8 2             11631 1.9 -1563 -808 28 14 11674
New Jersey 15886 -5500 1575 39 38             146990 3.9 -5628 -7970 271 428 147689
New Mexico 1909 -1146 16 2 1             16288 2.3 -180 487 251 96 16635
New York 30443 -6383 1324 29 90             278931 3.4 -10610 -31191 873 919 280748
North Carolina 28072 -19668 -2747 28 53             126564 3.4 -31287 -17591 390 799 127753
North Dakota 1004 -965 168 1 2             7933 2.6 741 161 50 36 8022
Ohio 23500 -7198 27 31 48             162000 3.1 -8000 -10952 600 600 163200
Oklahoma 3521 -1990 446 12 22             28932 2.1 -2759 2494 90 208 29230
Oregon 12318 -2463 -201 142 35             79558 5.1 -11883 -8666 848 393 85505
Pennsylvania 31067 -15051 2254 220 121             251957 4.7 -53525 -4310 2310 1463 255730
Puerto Rico 3840 -293 -859 5 18             47114 4.8 -6285 1711 160 240 47514
Rhode Island 2991 -1787 334 7 9             19253 4.2 -2936 -361 60 86 19399
South Carolina 8679 -9569 -4174 12 23             56343 3.2 -14851 -11865 155 319 56817
South Dakota 734 -258 125 11 5             5015 1.4 -119 -195 78 13 5107
Tennessee 12345 -17263 -1783 42 17             76746 3.0 -15348 -8316 548 322 77630
Texas 23836 -2787 961 42 77             218417 2.4 14510 -9244 1238 2345 222026
Utah 2529 -982 -50 30 16             23042 2.3 -306 -2120 729 110 23881
Vermont 877 -280 -93 1 6             11268 3.9 -1340 1329 25 37 11332
Virgin Islands 103 41 9 0 0             1544 3.6 282 834 7 7 1558
Virginia 9980 -9834 503 26 65             61782 1.9 -16786 1533 564 850 63198
Washington 14295 -2484 -942 93 85             124812 4.8 -9674 -16235 992 986 137243
West Virginia 3450 -1103 -239 9 22             25314 3.8 -753 1538 88 190 25594
Wisconsin 17757 -1500 1396 21 18             116187 4.4 -23505 -1198 270 220 116684
Wyoming 816 -174 142 5 3             5895 2.5 -171 1042 130 37 6062
Totals 542339 -181777 -15958 1888 1641             4131406 3.3 -358925 -159217 24072 21271 4195255

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.