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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 10, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 3, 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 5121 120 219 23 30             36462 2.0 -624 -2962 124 223 36813
Alaska 1963 311 235 10 2             15014 5.6 -879 366 256 81 17490
Arizona 5104 -77 -59 6 12             42788 2.0 564 2813 210 209 43207
Arkansas 3710 -185 228 11 5             34854 3.2 -650 502 147 143 35144
California 58798 329 1440 136 108             569536 3.9 -10303 37970 2477 2157 574258
Colorado 3453 -311 446 12 24             44866 2.1 -1273 3571 244 349 45477
Connecticut 4117 -199 -1183 10 8             52710 3.2 -2344 3883 97 94 52903
Delaware 736 -138 -94 1 1             8213 2.1 -1443 15 23 48 8284
District of Columbia 419 24 -88 10 2             6727 1.5 82 365 228 40 6995
Florida 11251 1195 516 47 77             114937 1.6 -874 -1292 335 732 116015
Georgia 10174 -1481 748 29 44             68254 1.8 -1245 -1551 439 643 69336
Hawaii 1748 220 -180 9 17             10551 2.0 -377 -2029 145 161 10864
Idaho 2202 -34 577 7 4             20650 3.7 -953 1566 176 84 20910
Illinois 15120 1021 -32 50 40             173970 3.1 -7980 -6057 502 610 175082
Indiana 6248 -208 -508 25 18             61168 2.2 -2410 3112 235 216 61620
Iowa 3268 -1236 621 6 5             30338 2.2 1029 1637 43 111 30492
Kansas 2736 -48 -1141 6 10             30723 2.4 -828 3236 109 170 31004
Kentucky 5547 1060 221 40 5             37610 2.2 -2935 -1848 410 397 38419
Louisiana 3787 -242 -183 9 28             35463 2.0 1256 662 120 253 35836
Maine 1203 -313 -135 5 7             14676 2.5 -2462 905 33 43 14752
Maryland 5340 1269 530 27 27             46559 2.0 -942 -232 376 276 47211
Massachusetts 7954 179 -286 54 25             105721 3.3 -8636 -4094 288 306 106316
Michigan 14775 1309 3024 21 33             148909 3.4 -8753 4344 415 416 149744
Minnesota 5243 -547 144 19 6             59311 2.3 -7424 -542 121 149 59588
Mississippi 3142 269 -192 23 9             24105 2.2 -357 -2255 175 123 24406
Missouri 6568 -577 53 18 13             61421 2.4 -6471 802 255 162 61843
Montana 1105 41 43 13 6             10396 2.8 167 547 202 71 10688
Nebraska 1064 -412 -222 1 2             13841 1.6 161 1738 45 32 13918
Nevada 3304 251 -10 7 3             28644 2.8 -982 -2811 90 134 28883
New Hampshire 824 25 6 1 0             9684 1.6 -456 -15 23 17 9725
New Jersey 9498 -1438 -1107 43 16             126777 3.3 -8148 -603 263 364 127404
New Mexico 1341 130 122 0 0             15318 2.2 -289 -271 82 29 15429
New York 21270 -9638 746 23 47             231334 2.8 -27645 -10641 602 782 232723
North Carolina 17543 -896 3792 20 53             101837 2.8 -983 614 316 702 102855
North Dakota 502 67 -60 2 1             3362 1.1 -653 -197 20 27 3411
Ohio 13929 -1221 -1434 24 30             123000 2.3 -3474 -15866 500 500 124000
Oklahoma 2780 94 348 9 25             28656 2.0 218 3927 110 190 28956
Oregon 8491 -49 469 35 10             75373 4.9 -873 6200 461 348 81219
Pennsylvania 20146 -1144 1432 128 87             206226 3.8 -12687 9452 1056 1273 208555
Puerto Rico 3701 18 -1909 1 9             63489 6.5 18733 13236 230 248 63967
Rhode Island 1285 28 -183 10 3             13303 2.9 -738 -622 44 62 13409
South Carolina 4697 -1588 622 12 137             44110 2.5 -1686 -1635 14 243 44367
South Dakota 423 78 112 13 1             3039 0.9 -212 265 52 15 3108
Tennessee 6556 230 -1214 37 23             53223 2.1 -1860 -4287 240 283 53755
Texas 20033 -940 -2804 29 73             200553 2.2 139 1023 906 1924 203395
Utah 1809 91 153 34 10             18702 1.9 -738 -2747 234 79 19015
Vermont 665 -265 -20 1 1             9052 3.1 -1363 647 34 29 9115
Virgin Islands 52 18 -62 0 1             1337 3.1 369 576 0 4 1341
Virginia 7914 1392 789 20 72             51019 1.6 554 167 386 731 52143
Washington 10353 -961 -675 51 86             108135 4.2 263 -11525 516 933 118808
West Virginia 1499 178 -240 5 11             17000 2.6 -1064 -148 63 142 17205
Wisconsin 12548 1005 1527 8 12             85879 3.2 -7191 1795 149 163 86193
Wyoming 467 -2 98 3 3             4538 2.0 14 689 57 31 4626
Totals 363526 -13198 5240 1144 1282             3503363 2.8 -117656 32395 14678 17552 3552222

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.