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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 5, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 29, 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 7616 2211 -208 21 30             39859 2.2 1525 -1985 137 218 40223
Alaska 2016 -324 -1593 25 1             20950 7.8 3547 6482 248 90 23764
Arizona 6685 1091 873 11 17             38571 1.8 1260 -11814 303 213 39087
Arkansas 5942 1459 -396 15 7             37095 3.4 -181 -1359 151 151 37397
California 57149 227 1579 121 140             587216 4.0 3928 -35164 2486 2176 591966
Colorado 4178 -426 541 10 23             49143 2.3 480 4797 281 282 49719
Connecticut 4043 358 -435 10 4             60092 3.7 -2861 5448 101 120 60315
Delaware 680 -35 -625 3 0             9003 2.3 -2116 -168 22 45 9070
District of Columbia 405 85 77 14 0             6373 1.4 -817 -508 206 36 6615
Florida 10943 1846 106 38 88             114574 1.6 -386 -6747 328 831 115758
Georgia 11674 171 793 42 55             69119 1.8 -3379 -3672 456 731 70306
Hawaii 2024 695 -92 11 22             10673 2.0 894 -3820 150 218 11048
Idaho 2501 -251 402 27 2             24734 4.4 -1154 -227 348 85 25167
Illinois 18656 5779 1864 46 37             202011 3.5 -12686 -9205 532 662 203205
Indiana 7372 -944 527 32 24             72952 2.6 -2957 -2283 244 268 73467
Iowa 3532 427 -536 3 5             39217 2.8 -3189 2159 27 133 39377
Kansas 2879 -454 205 2 4             32877 2.6 -2461 3241 138 190 33208
Kentucky 5565 -1569 -317 36 2             46624 2.8 3930 -6231 191 368 47185
Louisiana 3636 240 -1779 9 20             34323 1.9 -444 -49 129 250 34702
Maine 1832 317 -159 6 3             18019 3.1 -712 662 36 50 18105
Maryland 4264 -224 -1849 30 38             50874 2.2 -4225 -1048 432 298 51604
Massachusetts 10334 2544 -2664 25 16             126180 4.0 -3402 -23663 306 331 126818
Michigan 15888 -498 -307 31 21             181598 4.2 -10322 -15101 420 462 182483
Minnesota 7102 774 -429 8 7             85223 3.3 7152 -2479 149 168 85547
Mississippi 2988 137 -978 19 7             25645 2.4 -831 -2122 177 150 25973
Missouri 7105 -1290 -1220 22 20             74731 2.9 -1242 2646 260 218 75214
Montana 923 69 -376 11 6             13284 3.6 -427 -624 446 90 13833
Nebraska 1438 426 -196 0 0             15236 1.8 -1705 582 41 17 15294
Nevada 3231 455 -378 4 0             28728 2.8 -954 -6377 126 140 29013
New Hampshire 1138 160 -318 1 0             12159 2.0 -196 929 36 18 12215
New Jersey 9963 1148 -8852 23 23             140158 3.7 -6597 -5295 275 327 140760
New Mexico 1450 -305 -241 3 1             16193 2.3 412 -381 139 42 16374
New York 21683 1672 -9318 33 50             263135 3.2 -7376 -26398 578 854 264575
North Carolina 18999 -278 -1205 19 32             109247 3.0 -2017 -5119 333 715 110295
North Dakota 422 18 -216 1 0             6477 2.1 -703 -612 28 39 6548
Ohio 13269 1703 -1780 18 34             152000 2.9 -1324 -5934 500 600 153100
Oklahoma 2924 193 389 11 21             28710 2.0 -340 2918 100 208 29018
Oregon 11188 337 -47 61 37             79471 5.1 3211 3287 591 340 85370
Pennsylvania 21695 1693 -3852 111 95             245578 4.5 12159 8373 991 1001 247570
Puerto Rico 3785 372 -2599 4 7             50930 5.2 4562 -9305 116 187 51233
Rhode Island 1517 363 -416 19 4             16960 3.7 -832 175 28 75 17063
South Carolina 6654 316 1491 9 8             46815 2.7 -604 -2181 144 277 47236
South Dakota 340 -178 -66 3 1             4551 1.3 -313 -457 69 21 4642
Tennessee 6166 -327 -3288 21 23             59885 2.3 -3944 -7270 282 305 60477
Texas 22242 1906 1479 25 101             197684 2.2 -8047 -738 752 2078 200536
Utah 1937 345 0 38 10             21143 2.1 -841 -2600 222 93 21458
Vermont 1157 -117 112 1 3             11358 3.9 270 1239 25 33 11416
Virgin Islands 47 12 -12 0 0             1048 2.4 -302 197 0 2 1050
Virginia 7285 -198 840 29 46             54747 1.7 -699 -1384 497 791 56041
Washington 12244 824 -112 42 90             113435 4.4 -1518 -15491 681 992 124723
West Virginia 1287 97 -325 3 4             21085 3.2 -679 1600 44 126 21255
Wisconsin 13537 -383 -2405 9 8             112768 4.2 -3559 -3431 189 188 113149
Wyoming 548 -6 5 5 2             6220 2.7 323 1229 81 42 6343
Totals 394078 22663 -38306 1121 1199             3886681 3.1 -52689 -175278 15572 18345 3937910

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.