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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 1, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 25, 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 6039 -3845 -707 22 26             42529 2.4 -4894 -4435 132 279 42945
Alaska 2244 221 314 21 2             18639 6.9 -766 1816 312 96 21489
Arizona 4556 685 -606 11 14             36805 1.7 378 -7182 386 234 37425
Arkansas 4248 -561 -981 15 2             42714 3.9 864 -2008 232 180 43126
California 63965 957 -5137 215 153             572603 3.9 -4543 7114 3543 2573 578798
Colorado 3808 -68 -594 22 26             47338 2.2 3659 -2781 393 337 48082
Connecticut 6123 -78 624 8 12             66096 4.0 2509 6847 128 160 66384
Delaware 2775 1371 1578 2 0             11713 3.0 -552 1442 31 49 11793
District of Columbia 525 -41 32 17 2             9826 2.2 2817 2158 329 44 10199
Florida 10216 506 -495 48 82             120649 1.7 8190 -17388 411 1054 122146
Georgia 13979 3614 3081 77 46             79895 2.1 3561 -4910 581 939 81415
Hawaii 1547 16 -920 13 16             10573 2.0 -149 -6313 147 188 10914
Idaho 3534 550 505 29 2             27407 4.9 535 -1576 626 99 28133
Illinois 18520 -806 -180 45 49             225820 3.9 10128 -7758 553 808 227181
Indiana 8475 323 493 30 32             80549 2.9 2409 -5410 300 325 81176
Iowa 3699 -508 64 5 7             45396 3.2 1879 1737 84 134 45614
Kansas 3977 156 -137 6 10             35841 2.8 -1224 3851 226 179 36251
Kentucky 6079 -237 -40 7 12             48015 2.8 -2813 -130 671 496 49184
Louisiana 3958 221 124 11 27             36941 2.0 -429 244 124 276 37341
Maine 2565 196 1033 5 4             21331 3.7 3050 2800 41 40 21414
Maryland 5722 127 526 38 19             59164 2.6 7056 584 456 315 59935
Massachusetts 10403 -1150 427 43 33             133569 4.2 4009 -9130 722 432 134723
Michigan 19366 -805 2994 46 22             192598 4.4 2887 -1267 626 572 193800
Minnesota 6969 -774 -364 28 14             80433 3.1 -6819 1581 249 226 80916
Mississippi 2891 270 -525 16 14             29528 2.7 444 -1361 186 161 29876
Missouri 9377 101 1477 35 27             86686 3.4 2635 3972 570 271 87533
Montana 1274 22 -104 27 2             14529 3.9 -341 1044 761 120 15432
Nebraska 1782 -177 -330 2 1             17937 2.1 496 1728 59 33 18029
Nevada 3290 253 -1113 7 4             30771 3.0 -25 -12744 169 152 31114
New Hampshire 1217 -104 63 4 0             12439 2.1 727 -262 35 18 12494
New Jersey 13522 1009 29 45 25             150683 4.0 6015 -3496 283 432 151398
New Mexico 1371 -5 -77 1 0             16731 2.4 116 524 229 81 17041
New York 25845 692 1423 41 77             282612 3.5 5073 -25253 808 926 284354
North Carolina 24864 10059 -1022 26 71             123547 3.3 11593 -7776 395 785 124727
North Dakota 650 -145 -98 2 1             8166 2.7 -68 95 56 41 8265
Ohio 16480 -1595 -304 32 38             162000 3.1 1199 -6994 600 600 163200
Oklahoma 3278 309 318 17 20             28798 2.0 136 4912 83 204 29085
Oregon 10885 376 -591 93 30             62490 4.0 -16771 -25445 332 230 67948
Pennsylvania 26381 -2077 900 182 98             252450 4.7 -15314 5551 1823 1507 255780
Puerto Rico 4325 507 -337 2 19             52598 5.4 2546 -4837 189 318 53105
Rhode Island 1881 -180 88 3 4             19870 4.3 1897 -316 43 84 19997
South Carolina 7600 2628 -90 12 16             54268 3.1 1944 -6936 154 314 54736
South Dakota 542 -58 -130 7 3             5501 1.6 265 -65 113 13 5627
Tennessee 11912 2003 2839 43 40             74448 2.9 1670 -5070 491 325 75287
Texas 18044 -1437 -792 29 67             213536 2.3 10959 -7517 1082 2310 216947
Utah 2064 160 -294 51 13             23946 2.4 570 -2767 451 110 24507
Vermont 774 -101 -29 3 7             11392 3.9 206 1651 22 44 11458
Virgin Islands 104 25 33 0 0             1332 3.1 152 357 0 2 1334
Virginia 10465 2618 897 31 70             61783 1.9 1808 2749 631 874 63292
Washington 14445 770 -2390 53 69             126414 4.9 4655 -15448 1100 1008 138301
West Virginia 2572 -36 591 2 13             27597 4.2 1502 4882 100 215 27913
Wisconsin 17228 -1803 1285 20 16             126809 4.8 7033 6254 278 211 127302
Wyoming 714 27 166 2 2             6168 2.7 93 1674 129 38 6335
Totals 449069 14181 3517 1552 1359             4131473 3.3 62957 -131008 22475 21462 4192801

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.