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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 25, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 18, 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 9884 -1434 1770 31 35             47423 2.7 -1645 -264 143 269 47839
Alaska 2023 -646 131 15 5             19405 7.2 1477 285 229 92 22858
Arizona 4765 -956 407 6 5             33534 1.5 -582 -9958 360 215 34109
Arkansas 4809 -475 623 15 4             41850 3.8 -2135 -2120 196 185 42231
California 63008 -10996 -4545 205 140             577146 3.9 8075 -42348 3037 2314 582574
Colorado 3876 -1095 469 35 30             43679 2.1 -572 -3380 294 288 44287
Connecticut 6201 -2640 -94 10 8             63587 3.9 -1495 4029 121 112 63822
Delaware 1404 -572 274 1 0             12265 3.1 224 1141 17 47 12329
District of Columbia 566 -128 126 11 5             7009 1.5 -1033 138 250 33 7292
Florida 9710 -2715 -273 52 93             112459 1.6 -7459 -19544 368 908 113776
Georgia 10365 -10908 -6210 39 51             76334 2.0 -11699 -16411 641 929 77904
Hawaii 1531 -332 -450 19 22             10722 2.0 -947 -5263 141 248 11113
Idaho 2984 -40 14 25 6             26872 4.8 477 -1795 628 94 27601
Illinois 19326 -3300 1485 33 48             215692 3.8 -3662 -4721 535 743 216970
Indiana 8152 -2049 639 20 35             78140 2.8 -6470 -6945 291 304 78746
Iowa 4207 -869 443 2 7             43517 3.1 1163 -1302 88 132 43737
Kansas 3821 -812 849 4 7             37065 2.9 2853 3185 249 176 37494
Kentucky 6316 -441 340 8 5             50828 3.0 608 -2372 645 483 51959
Louisiana 3737 -1079 191 12 19             37370 2.1 -864 556 134 290 37794
Maine 2369 -333 676 7 7             18281 3.2 -679 529 51 41 18374
Maryland 5595 -1284 575 36 26             52108 2.3 -5914 -2436 483 294 52885
Massachusetts 11553 -202 1993 61 19             129560 4.1 -2030 -17122 607 403 130572
Michigan 20171 -11028 2485 45 31             189711 4.3 -7240 -20736 443 520 190681
Minnesota 7743 -495 1132 13 14             87252 3.4 9204 -4368 175 202 87639
Mississippi 2621 -1035 -423 15 6             29084 2.7 -2020 -1986 188 162 29438
Missouri 9276 -2503 1780 29 24             84051 3.3 -5608 -1041 536 290 84883
Montana 1252 572 82 37 8             14870 4.0 1073 -566 667 90 15649
Nebraska 1959 -550 338 0 2             17441 2.0 720 1268 56 30 17527
Nevada 3037 -548 -1220 4 9             30796 3.0 -699 -11044 180 138 31142
New Hampshire 1321 -145 196 4 2             11712 2.0 81 -392 23 14 11749
New Jersey 12513 -3373 1311 22 25             144668 3.8 -2322 -8660 255 397 145320
New Mexico 1376 -533 24 1 1             16615 2.4 327 780 247 85 16947
New York 25153 -5290 1282 50 74             277539 3.4 -1392 -28380 813 915 279270
North Carolina 14805 -13267 -4466 16 30             111954 3.0 -14610 -14315 369 792 113115
North Dakota 795 -209 113 0 1             8234 2.7 301 162 61 41 8338
Ohio 18075 -5425 1058 21 40             161000 3.0 3823 -13314 600 600 162200
Oklahoma 2969 -552 507 7 21             28662 2.0 -270 3472 86 198 28946
Oregon 10509 -1809 120 84 23             79261 5.1 -297 -6631 823 368 85258
Pennsylvania 28458 -2609 1447 122 94             267764 4.9 15807 7510 1569 1661 270994
Puerto Rico 3818 -22 -771 4 18             50052 5.1 2938 -7855 162 261 50475
Rhode Island 2061 -930 481 3 3             17973 3.9 -1280 -1253 36 84 18093
South Carolina 4972 -3707 -2768 11 12             52324 3.0 -4019 2143 151 324 52799
South Dakota 600 -134 77 9 1             5236 1.5 221 -385 100 17 5353
Tennessee 9909 -2436 1044 31 23             72778 2.9 -3968 -5429 519 330 73644
Texas 19481 -4355 -1932 26 56             202577 2.2 -15840 -9847 997 2118 205719
Utah 1904 -625 -156 14 10             23376 2.3 334 -2827 540 99 24015
Vermont 875 -2 170 1 2             11186 3.9 -82 1520 24 40 11250
Virgin Islands 79 -24 7 0 0             1180 2.7 -364 364 7 2 1189
Virginia 7847 -2133 -532 23 52             59975 1.8 -1807 1201 632 831 61440
Washington 13675 -620 -68 61 85             121759 4.7 -3053 -17041 1025 945 132859
West Virginia 2611 -839 200 6 15             26117 3.9 803 3088 66 176 26360
Wisconsin 19031 1274 3013 11 17             119776 4.5 3589 308 253 219 120250
Wyoming 687 -129 131 3 1             6075 2.6 180 903 91 44 6210
Totals 435785 -106787 4095 1320 1277             4065844 3.2 -57779 -259469 21202 20593 4125018

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.