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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 31, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 24, 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 6167 222 1638 12 32             37992 2.1 79 -1616 122 224 38341
Alaska 1526 -354 39 7 3             12912 4.8 -1016 1127 122 71 15173
Arizona 4496 -328 -451 166 11             41471 1.9 336 4140 177 198 41846
Arkansas 3619 -1031 -391 5 0             34845 3.2 341 1052 130 138 35113
California 47269 -5663 1638 101 113             491792 3.4 -65578 -32952 1649 1805 495340
Colorado 2857 -118 285 13 12             42906 2.0 -1389 4665 138 277 43336
Connecticut 3438 -195 -637 7 7             50750 3.1 -528 2675 109 94 50954
Delaware 816 75 65 2 0             8511 2.1 19 495 22 47 8580
District of Columbia 293 -108 -42 0 2             6116 1.3 -609 -226 209 26 6351
Florida 10173 -772 -453 42 72             116663 1.7 -1416 -1154 293 730 117706
Georgia 11097 607 2571 46 31             69679 1.9 -353 714 407 650 70736
Hawaii 1330 -200 92 9 13             10534 2.0 -274 -1407 117 219 10879
Idaho 2106 -63 187 3 4             17950 3.2 -767 1823 89 83 18122
Illinois 13250 -2814 2016 53 35             167956 2.9 -1660 -6571 556 601 169113
Indiana 6266 -1859 1159 29 19             60374 2.2 287 6102 226 210 60814
Iowa 3718 787 1225 3 8             26322 1.9 -595 1025 45 105 26472
Kansas 2856 -1171 218 4 5             30058 2.3 404 3712 128 169 30358
Kentucky 4712 58 815 17 3             38044 2.3 -50 -2414 292 342 38679
Louisiana 4251 82 514 4 14             33559 1.8 14 -833 110 246 33915
Maine 1207 178 -8 2 1             12830 2.2 -112 776 23 35 12888
Maryland 4182 -458 523 21 22             45115 2.0 4548 -1029 352 293 45760
Massachusetts 7698 -696 349 48 18             98598 3.1 -969 -3754 284 294 99177
Michigan 11712 -1161 2100 13 18             135236 3.1 -2265 794 299 370 135907
Minnesota 5340 -591 675 9 12             51850 2.0 -2402 -803 80 126 52060
Mississippi 5219 569 1221 18 4             26803 2.5 1665 -582 171 113 27087
Missouri 7278 -845 156 48 7             62681 2.4 -3200 3460 255 169 63108
Montana 818 -24 61 5 7             8005 2.1 -1780 312 111 66 8199
Nebraska 1051 28 -392 0 0             13348 1.6 -95 1546 43 26 13417
Nevada 2812 115 -27 0 2             26626 2.6 -904 -2746 56 118 26812
New Hampshire 660 -97 -134 4 0             8594 1.4 -536 -232 21 16 8631
New Jersey 7847 -1494 72 11 18             115878 3.1 -4629 -4513 289 263 116430
New Mexico 1658 84 -243 2 0             14774 2.1 -467 51 40 32 14846
New York 19149 -2638 1827 45 46             222166 2.7 -3416 -4568 605 722 223501
North Carolina 22677 5819 9909 14 26             106947 2.9 6074 8595 305 692 107944
North Dakota 617 131 166 50 0             2946 1.0 -31 -347 26 35 3009
Ohio 12195 1141 673 14 24             118000 2.2 1057 -9470 500 500 119000
Oklahoma 3099 -200 1137 3 19             31772 2.3 774 7691 102 198 32072
Oregon 8684 1051 2147 59 14             69336 4.5 -3111 5754 284 271 74817
Pennsylvania 18975 -601 1034 106 56             201616 3.7 -538 8023 897 1102 203615
Puerto Rico 3252 -327 -1505 0 7             35697 3.6 -14436 -11030 126 147 35970
Rhode Island 1145 -166 74 6 3             12330 2.7 -413 -122 40 60 12430
South Carolina 7763 1320 2837 5 20             47401 2.7 1733 1530 139 245 47785
South Dakota 476 29 8 297 4             2704 0.8 -150 107 52 15 2772
Tennessee 7535 -341 1436 26 19             53280 2.1 -1137 -2097 236 253 53776
Texas 21303 380 972 18 61             198910 2.2 -836 653 711 1736 201379
Utah 1339 -285 -171 37 4             17704 1.8 -339 -2585 264 78 18046
Vermont 1164 552 532 1 1             7481 2.6 -472 21 24 24 7530
Virgin Islands 71 14 -33 0 0             811 1.9 -280 -64 2 4 817
Virginia 10091 3048 5435 11 56             51554 1.6 1973 2327 344 702 52606
Washington 9976 -959 -716 36 54             100697 3.9 -1594 -8867 420 925 110571
West Virginia 1370 24 -69 2 6             16749 2.5 -188 387 35 106 16891
Wisconsin 11943 1030 1181 12 8             77176 2.9 -2976 1686 115 151 77444
Wyoming 401 59 49 0 2             3301 1.4 -827 107 46 39 3386
Totals 350947 -8156 41764 1446 923             3297350 2.6 -103034 -28632 12238 16161 3341511

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.