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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
June 7, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 31, 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 9216 3049 3137 18 26             42883 2.4 4891 1513 125 224 43241
Alaska 1879 353 81 8 1             13519 5.0 607 482 156 86 15507
Arizona 6120 1117 141 161 11             42775 2.0 1787 4715 459 204 43438
Arkansas 4563 944 509 9 3             35956 3.3 1111 904 120 137 36213
California 57394 10125 3395 196 135             545437 3.7 53645 30715 1959 2091 549576
Colorado 3880 1023 662 16 29             43151 2.0 245 4173 149 316 43633
Connecticut 4257 819 -578 13 11             51290 3.1 540 964 100 83 51474
Delaware 1070 254 273 3 2             8591 2.2 80 767 24 44 8659
District of Columbia 414 121 47 13 0             7005 1.5 889 -372 226 38 7269
Florida 14062 3889 990 58 88             122150 1.7 5487 -2664 322 715 123205
Georgia 14225 3128 1312 67 47             72965 2.0 3286 1891 426 638 74029
Hawaii 1731 401 116 12 11             10956 2.1 422 -544 149 165 11279
Idaho 2231 125 372 6 4             17997 3.2 47 2151 75 81 18153
Illinois 17518 4268 267 36 36             168632 3.0 676 -2715 533 639 169804
Indiana 7272 1006 1331 30 22             61660 2.2 1286 6343 236 203 62104
Iowa 3587 -131 392 4 6             27667 2.0 1345 1942 48 102 27817
Kansas 9754 6898 6924 2 5             30284 2.4 226 3567 148 165 30600
Kentucky 5407 695 541 19 13             37790 2.2 -254 -812 412 400 38603
Louisiana 6087 1836 476 13 24             34875 1.9 1316 -207 115 245 35235
Maine 1040 -167 47 0 2             11090 1.9 -1740 288 19 34 11143
Maryland 5023 841 22 35 29             45222 2.0 107 837 365 273 45860
Massachusetts 8608 910 306 50 20             103340 3.3 4742 1201 384 289 104016
Michigan 11712 0 412 32 19             136954 3.1 1718 7577 320 395 137672
Minnesota 6999 1659 891 18 13             52943 2.1 1093 -76 102 143 53191
Mississippi 4686 -533 1150 18 14             29337 2.7 2534 75 185 111 29636
Missouri 9263 1985 526 61 18             68565 2.7 5884 3679 285 191 69045
Montana 1161 343 187 4 4             8901 2.4 896 799 95 76 9087
Nebraska 1283 232 -323 1 2             13591 1.6 243 1597 36 32 13659
Nevada 3268 456 139 5 3             27178 2.7 552 -1926 56 118 27359
New Hampshire 934 274 31 2 0             8894 1.5 300 12 27 13 8934
New Jersey 10428 2581 150 28 27             121037 3.2 5159 -3498 269 334 121640
New Mexico 2187 529 529 5 1             15541 2.2 767 -121 55 33 15629
New York 22147 2998 973 48 63             226601 2.8 4435 -1800 639 722 227968
North Carolina 22293 -384 5639 37 41             107225 2.9 278 6238 318 709 108252
North Dakota 651 34 119 9 1             3114 1.0 168 14 89 29 3233
Ohio 14848 2653 950 27 33             123500 2.3 4693 -334 500 500 124500
Oklahoma 3489 390 956 9 29             30561 2.2 -1211 6148 104 197 30862
Oregon 9074 390 1251 47 34             72543 4.7 3207 8671 318 218 78084
Pennsylvania 24024 5049 353 237 82             198580 3.7 -3036 11040 1066 1389 201035
Puerto Rico 4821 1569 -1096 3 17             51100 5.2 15403 -9205 157 227 51484
Rhode Island 1496 351 156 7 3             12891 2.8 561 226 43 50 12984
South Carolina 10359 2596 3455 14 23             51573 3.0 4172 2743 138 251 51962
South Dakota 524 48 61 40 5             2941 0.8 237 125 335 15 3292
Tennessee 9818 2283 2228 46 23             56076 2.2 2796 -430 268 262 56614
Texas 22545 1242 108 32 83             203549 2.2 4639 2574 804 1964 206333
Utah 1857 518 -210 58 11             17866 1.8 162 -2218 301 83 18250
Vermont 754 -410 117 3 1             8035 2.8 554 583 31 25 8091
Virgin Islands 68 -3 -2 0 0             1138 2.7 327 299 2 0 1140
Virginia 9761 -330 3310 30 62             55093 1.7 3539 5396 326 717 56140
Washington 10929 953 35 29 83             101987 4.0 1290 -10103 436 888 112380
West Virginia 1670 300 165 12 11             17178 2.6 429 -105 55 129 17362
Wisconsin 11681 -262 -1127 8 11             79544 3.0 2368 3173 165 152 79866
Wyoming 456 55 15 0 5             3564 1.5 263 511 25 26 3615
Totals 420524 69070 41911 1639 1247             3442835 2.7 145161 86803 14100 17171 3490157

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.