| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended March 29, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended March 22, 2003 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 5405 | 353 | -31 | 14 | 22 | 38334 | 2.1 | 254 | -2622 | 143 | 239 | 38720 | ||
| Alaska | 2340 | 376 | -1106 | 9 | 2 | 17403 | 6.5 | -881 | 1549 | 225 | 90 | 19964 | ||
| Arizona | 5301 | 961 | 850 | 8 | 15 | 37719 | 1.7 | 464 | -1792 | 315 | 215 | 38249 | ||
| Arkansas | 4483 | 689 | -79 | 7 | 4 | 37276 | 3.4 | -481 | -1909 | 151 | 158 | 37585 | ||
| California | 56922 | -1510 | -3435 | 136 | 110 | 583288 | 4.0 | -29444 | 15080 | 2950 | 2449 | 588781 | ||
| Colorado | 4604 | 2012 | 1977 | 16 | 21 | 48663 | 2.3 | 531 | 3375 | 396 | 327 | 49402 | ||
| Connecticut | 3685 | -346 | 307 | 11 | 5 | 62953 | 3.8 | -1592 | 9202 | 100 | 117 | 63172 | ||
| Delaware | 715 | -28 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 11119 | 2.8 | -2694 | 1143 | 36 | 63 | 11218 | ||
| District of Columbia | 320 | -51 | -44 | 8 | 2 | 7190 | 1.6 | 713 | 634 | 268 | 42 | 7500 | ||
| Florida | 9097 | -147 | 14 | 39 | 94 | 114960 | 1.6 | -363 | -4917 | 392 | 890 | 116263 | ||
| Georgia | 11503 | 32 | 2307 | 20 | 49 | 72498 | 1.9 | -156 | -283 | 470 | 730 | 73698 | ||
| Hawaii | 1339 | -121 | -84 | 14 | 10 | 9779 | 1.9 | -599 | -3979 | 155 | 184 | 10126 | ||
| Idaho | 2752 | 392 | -277 | 23 | 3 | 25888 | 4.7 | -137 | 791 | 380 | 96 | 26364 | ||
| Illinois | 12877 | -1619 | -1154 | 38 | 52 | 214697 | 3.8 | -2114 | -5000 | 463 | 711 | 215871 | ||
| Indiana | 8316 | 278 | 2849 | 18 | 20 | 75909 | 2.7 | -1150 | 4365 | 223 | 295 | 76430 | ||
| Iowa | 3105 | -26 | -490 | 2 | 4 | 42406 | 3.0 | -1268 | 3955 | 64 | 127 | 42597 | ||
| Kansas | 3333 | -1230 | 99 | 3 | 6 | 35338 | 2.7 | 1477 | 5455 | 145 | 195 | 35680 | ||
| Kentucky | 7134 | 2957 | 1790 | 10 | 14 | 42694 | 2.5 | -7224 | -60 | 299 | 475 | 43471 | ||
| Louisiana | 3396 | -133 | -158 | 6 | 16 | 34767 | 1.9 | -764 | 592 | 145 | 288 | 35200 | ||
| Maine | 1515 | 233 | -406 | 4 | 3 | 18731 | 3.2 | 542 | 657 | 42 | 38 | 18812 | ||
| Maryland | 4488 | 205 | -864 | 42 | 32 | 55099 | 2.4 | -55 | 2982 | 494 | 281 | 55874 | ||
| Massachusetts | 7790 | -523 | -3489 | 26 | 20 | 129582 | 4.1 | -2985 | -13439 | 344 | 414 | 130341 | ||
| Michigan | 16386 | 3217 | -3694 | 25 | 38 | 191920 | 4.4 | 2483 | -18523 | 450 | 504 | 192875 | ||
| Minnesota | 6328 | -352 | 386 | 10 | 10 | 78071 | 3.1 | -9311 | 860 | 170 | 187 | 78434 | ||
| Mississippi | 2851 | -300 | -3289 | 19 | 8 | 26476 | 2.5 | -1975 | -945 | 164 | 136 | 26776 | ||
| Missouri | 8395 | 1355 | -553 | 20 | 14 | 75973 | 2.9 | -3333 | 4128 | 290 | 221 | 76490 | ||
| Montana | 854 | -267 | -510 | 23 | 4 | 13711 | 3.7 | -1054 | 224 | 458 | 109 | 14292 | ||
| Nebraska | 1012 | 40 | -636 | 0 | 0 | 16941 | 2.0 | -462 | 1970 | 51 | 30 | 17022 | ||
| Nevada | 2776 | -329 | -613 | 6 | 6 | 29682 | 2.9 | -353 | -6028 | 142 | 136 | 29980 | ||
| New Hampshire | 978 | -59 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 12355 | 2.1 | 112 | 375 | 25 | 26 | 12407 | ||
| New Jersey | 8815 | -309 | -1727 | 16 | 25 | 146755 | 3.9 | -4473 | 3707 | 292 | 409 | 147456 | ||
| New Mexico | 1755 | 601 | -514 | 3 | 1 | 15781 | 2.2 | -275 | -45 | 175 | 46 | 16002 | ||
| New York | 20011 | -158 | -4494 | 29 | 53 | 270511 | 3.3 | -5068 | -13756 | 570 | 892 | 271983 | ||
| North Carolina | 19277 | 3725 | 2998 | 19 | 52 | 111264 | 3.0 | 2733 | -2331 | 348 | 722 | 112334 | ||
| North Dakota | 404 | -38 | -139 | 0 | 0 | 7180 | 2.4 | -374 | -71 | 36 | 40 | 7262 | ||
| Ohio | 11566 | -509 | -2725 | 24 | 33 | 157000 | 3.0 | -1908 | -3335 | 500 | 600 | 158100 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2731 | -212 | 88 | 13 | 23 | 29050 | 2.1 | -94 | 1727 | 93 | 212 | 29355 | ||
| Oregon | 10851 | 2268 | 787 | 41 | 20 | 76260 | 4.9 | -2035 | 799 | 630 | 336 | 82251 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 20002 | -1943 | -3382 | 97 | 102 | 233419 | 4.3 | -36376 | 10103 | 1277 | 1139 | 235835 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3413 | 350 | 519 | 4 | 3 | 46368 | 4.7 | -3387 | 3721 | 158 | 184 | 46710 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1154 | -26 | -1288 | 1 | 5 | 17792 | 3.9 | -1205 | 1037 | 35 | 80 | 17907 | ||
| South Carolina | 6338 | 298 | 1225 | 11 | 16 | 47419 | 2.7 | -743 | -2744 | 164 | 266 | 47849 | ||
| South Dakota | 518 | 134 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4864 | 1.4 | -190 | -340 | 77 | 25 | 4967 | ||
| Tennessee | 6493 | -13 | 558 | 19 | 15 | 63829 | 2.5 | -2186 | -2854 | 309 | 306 | 64451 | ||
| Texas | 20336 | -326 | 3619 | 31 | 64 | 205731 | 2.3 | 3442 | 942 | 863 | 2069 | 208687 | ||
| Utah | 1592 | -128 | -373 | 39 | 7 | 21984 | 2.2 | -306 | -2662 | 222 | 100 | 22306 | ||
| Vermont | 1274 | 434 | 485 | 4 | 0 | 11088 | 3.8 | -127 | 813 | 26 | 35 | 11149 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 35 | -11 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1350 | 3.1 | 171 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 1350 | ||
| Virginia | 7483 | -326 | 1157 | 16 | 51 | 55446 | 1.7 | -3022 | -28 | 464 | 798 | 56712 | ||
| Washington | 11420 | 594 | -1466 | 35 | 80 | 114953 | 4.4 | -2568 | -17008 | 760 | 978 | 126797 | ||
| West Virginia | 1190 | -312 | -241 | 3 | 9 | 21764 | 3.3 | -2337 | 1667 | 68 | 160 | 21992 | ||
| Wisconsin | 13920 | 96 | -250 | 7 | 12 | 116327 | 4.4 | -2337 | 2138 | 210 | 203 | 116744 | ||
| Wyoming | 554 | -127 | 124 | 4 | 5 | 5897 | 2.5 | -16 | 1098 | 84 | 36 | 6017 | ||
| Totals | 371132 | 10121 | -15164 | 982 | 1167 | 3943454 | 3.1 | -124500 | -18788 | 17311 | 19409 | 3997810 | ||
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.