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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 8, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 1, 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 6069 30 -272 19 20             42322 2.4 -288 -3119 149 250 42727
Alaska 2068 -176 877 20 5             19001 7.1 362 329 261 85 21723
Arizona 5017 244 -112 6 14             37181 1.7 712 -7212 377 226 37784
Arkansas 3837 -411 -549 7 2             40613 3.7 -2101 -3986 227 176 41016
California 67585 3620 377 184 158             598300 4.1 25697 -44778 3117 2359 603854
Colorado 4967 1159 1065 21 30             46934 2.2 -404 -169 330 305 47585
Connecticut 5194 -929 170 10 9             65784 4.0 -312 6910 131 139 66054
Delaware 1094 -1681 119 2 1             12140 3.1 427 2074 19 64 12223
District of Columbia 508 -17 -12 23 2             7376 1.6 -641 315 272 38 7686
Florida 11565 1349 820 46 121             116532 1.7 -4117 -13966 418 959 117939
Georgia 12071 -1908 1537 50 60             76140 2.0 -3755 -5442 557 849 77546
Hawaii 1644 97 -786 12 25             10355 2.0 -218 -6419 138 237 10735
Idaho 3495 -39 776 30 4             28559 5.1 1152 -950 615 90 29267
Illinois 18775 255 -1850 32 49             219429 3.8 -6391 -2979 524 701 220654
Indiana 8007 -468 477 37 35             79990 2.9 -559 -5592 304 311 80608
Iowa 3767 68 -204 2 4             45077 3.2 -319 1003 75 136 45288
Kansas 4360 383 -86 4 10             34263 2.7 -1578 450 198 189 34653
Kentucky 5705 -374 -271 5 19             52510 3.1 4495 -922 431 487 53431
Louisiana 4029 71 -90 9 33             36224 2.0 -717 -291 134 276 36634
Maine 1552 -1013 -165 3 7             18270 3.2 -3061 85 39 40 18350
Maryland 5227 -495 -445 23 35             54069 2.4 -5095 -1332 516 294 54879
Massachusetts 10767 364 549 22 19             134292 4.2 723 -13010 571 404 135267
Michigan 22322 2956 -437 31 31             189561 4.3 -3037 -9466 459 498 190527
Minnesota 7371 402 -826 11 4             89134 3.5 8701 -3729 185 190 89516
Mississippi 2915 24 -392 21 8             28310 2.6 -1218 -1616 190 160 28664
Missouri 9194 -183 631 19 27             86927 3.4 241 3517 445 259 87636
Montana 1405 131 206 18 11             15168 4.1 639 -558 641 91 15911
Nebraska 1842 60 18 2 0             17936 2.1 -1 1389 74 27 18037
Nevada 3409 119 -264 4 6             30398 3.0 -373 -11615 186 158 30763
New Hampshire 1121 -96 -74 4 1             12258 2.1 -181 -476 31 25 12315
New Jersey 12525 -997 -821 28 22             150140 3.9 -543 -5144 315 413 150868
New Mexico 1195 -176 -551 2 3             16276 2.3 -455 -413 216 76 16568
New York 25040 -805 -509 50 60             282075 3.4 -537 -24938 781 941 283809
North Carolina 19028 -5836 -1430 22 43             119575 3.2 -3972 -5570 379 775 120729
North Dakota 728 78 83 2 0             8005 2.7 -161 -214 52 40 8100
Ohio 15770 -710 -262 12 28             165000 3.1 1755 -5342 600 600 166200
Oklahoma 3128 -150 79 17 19             29221 2.1 423 2729 85 223 29529
Oregon 10536 -349 701 50 42             81614 5.3 79 -5508 834 346 87800
Pennsylvania 26431 50 737 114 87             273445 5.1 20995 13731 1390 1481 276316
Puerto Rico 4966 641 -19 2 7             46836 4.8 -5762 -14572 130 287 47253
Rhode Island 1632 -249 -35 4 5             19600 4.3 -270 71 54 92 19746
South Carolina 7612 12 288 12 18             54262 3.1 -6 -5008 163 308 54733
South Dakota 522 -20 -59 5 1             5628 1.6 127 42 104 18 5750
Tennessee 7657 -4255 -215 22 27             72035 2.8 -2413 -4799 478 341 72863
Texas 21984 3940 1729 39 115             199105 2.2 -14431 -11041 864 2136 202125
Utah 2370 306 178 82 11             23970 2.4 24 -2499 458 105 24533
Vermont 745 -29 -227 2 3             11474 4.0 82 1475 27 48 11549
Virgin Islands 102 -2 57 0 1             1086 2.5 -246 161 2 3 1091
Virginia 8119 -2346 -51 26 75             60616 1.9 -1167 1155 562 844 62027
Washington 13327 -1118 132 53 84             128555 5.0 2141 -17768 1061 997 140449
West Virginia 2160 -412 369 4 7             26542 4.0 -1055 4326 59 167 26769
Wisconsin 16156 -1072 -342 9 22             124418 4.7 -2391 3242 247 237 124906
Wyoming 743 29 128 4 6             6165 2.7 -3 914 102 37 6304
Totals 439358 -9928 747 1238 1436             4150696 3.3 997 -196525 20577 20538 4209289

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.