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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 12, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 5, 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 5798 -1818 -1577 28 36             37326 2.1 -2533 -1731 138 221 37687
Alaska 2288 272 -151 46 3             15965 5.9 -554 1310 192 79 18540
Arizona 7694 1332 -124 6 12             39364 1.8 1298 179 282 200 39846
Arkansas 3957 -1985 -166 14 2             35368 3.2 -1727 -3629 140 148 35656
California 66076 8927 1305 169 120             554379 3.8 -32837 1660 2616 2283 559336
Colorado 4076 -102 493 16 22             46360 2.2 -2783 2857 352 334 47061
Connecticut 4837 794 -360 14 5             57779 3.5 -2313 6838 132 111 58024
Delaware 2351 1671 18 1 0             10506 2.6 1503 1469 30 57 10593
District of Columbia 409 4 -78 10 2             7032 1.5 659 203 253 48 7333
Florida 10836 -107 -303 52 86             111677 1.6 -2897 -6640 351 872 112906
Georgia 9946 -1728 -1986 35 36             68754 1.8 -365 -6864 464 713 69931
Hawaii 2135 111 143 17 17             10153 1.9 -524 -3757 134 184 10480
Idaho 2634 133 66 27 7             23307 4.2 -1427 1080 304 90 23701
Illinois 15419 -3237 1050 44 30             196723 3.5 -5288 -10622 854 645 198222
Indiana 9820 2448 3069 24 31             67807 2.4 -5145 -3266 243 246 68299
Iowa 3534 2 -1033 8 13             35651 2.6 -3566 314 49 108 35808
Kansas 3607 728 411 3 7             31701 2.5 -1176 2622 126 184 32014
Kentucky 7340 1775 1962 25 3             39344 2.3 -7280 -4241 305 455 40106
Louisiana 3636 0 -2456 9 20             34323 1.9 0 -1577 129 250 34702
Maine 1456 -376 40 10 8             17863 3.1 -156 1122 42 42 17947
Maryland 6135 1871 893 35 30             50455 2.2 -419 -742 416 275 51146
Massachusetts 8151 -2183 -740 27 14             121080 3.8 -5100 -20407 328 325 121734
Michigan 27640 11752 9670 30 30             175157 4.0 -6441 -10286 382 474 176014
Minnesota 7206 104 304 22 10             73340 2.9 -11883 -1146 162 185 73696
Mississippi 3352 364 -255 23 5             25212 2.3 -433 -1842 170 130 25512
Missouri 8897 1792 20 20 25             70821 2.8 -3910 2381 248 212 71285
Montana 1372 449 -252 17 4             10999 3.0 -2285 -1431 313 81 11393
Nebraska 1232 -206 -333 0 1             14917 1.7 -319 1389 49 23 14989
Nevada 3661 430 112 8 4             28035 2.7 -693 -5003 127 126 28296
New Hampshire 1087 -51 -263 3 0             11192 1.9 -967 1521 22 26 11240
New Jersey 9766 -197 -5713 16 24             136048 3.6 -4110 -5559 283 408 136739
New Mexico 2005 555 -738 5 2             15426 2.2 -767 -591 135 48 15609
New York 22373 690 -8635 37 72             256364 3.1 -6771 -34959 600 832 257802
North Carolina 18401 -598 418 20 39             106760 2.9 -2487 -3018 326 691 107777
North Dakota 667 245 -72 2 1             6105 2.0 -372 -73 25 40 6177
Ohio 14396 1127 -1625 16 20             143000 2.7 -2709 -10242 500 500 144000
Oklahoma 2919 -5 615 14 11             28007 2.0 -703 2521 108 199 28314
Oregon 10721 -467 1482 49 32             75354 4.9 -4117 1383 564 308 81054
Pennsylvania 27771 6052 5574 136 176             219938 4.1 -25406 253 1240 1140 222318
Puerto Rico 4296 511 -2801 4 7             44047 4.5 -6883 -6074 148 155 44350
Rhode Island 1647 130 308 4 1             15693 3.4 -1267 -114 38 80 15811
South Carolina 6757 103 261 14 14             45941 2.6 -874 -2945 140 250 46331
South Dakota 405 65 -19 7 2             3805 1.1 -746 -577 57 24 3886
Tennessee 7160 994 -749 28 25             58783 2.3 -1102 -6006 264 279 59335
Texas 23581 1339 3029 51 97             199200 2.2 1516 1313 846 1973 202024
Utah 2309 372 -120 44 10             19936 2.0 -1207 -2617 231 82 20249
Vermont 1005 -152 -132 1 2             10803 3.7 -555 908 35 31 10869
Virgin Islands 61 14 -6 0 0             1381 3.3 333 661 2 7 1390
Virginia 8302 1017 787 25 56             52637 1.6 -2110 -2526 429 750 53818
Washington 13716 1472 174 51 57             114272 4.4 837 -13644 680 983 125753
West Virginia 1870 583 -354 8 14             19073 2.9 -2012 872 70 146 19289
Wisconsin 14294 757 1616 15 16             107427 4.0 -5341 -5149 172 177 107782
Wyoming 647 99 38 6 2             5225 12.3 -995 616 83 27 5335
Totals 431651 37872 2817 1296 1263             3707815 2.9 -167409 -143806 16329 18257 3759509

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.