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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 12, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 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 13739 7904 3168 24 41             49069 2.8 8738 3383 151 236 49457
Alaska 1555 126 -13 7 2             10789 4.0 -823 865 111 76 12688
Arizona 6890 2063 -140 56 12             45315 2.1 1880 -9062 692 217 46224
Arkansas 5281 -2984 699 14 7             38392 3.5 4749 1775 115 133 38640
California 64046 3320 2614 354 181             508744 3.5 -686 -24134 2238 1905 512957
Colorado 3423 517 -423 25 29             40929 1.9 168 4404 143 274 41357
Connecticut 6272 260 -424 13 12             58244 3.6 4881 172 110 90 58444
Delaware 2238 1325 1270 3 2             8838 2.2 621 174 27 56 8921
District of Columbia 521 8 11 4 2             7085 1.5 581 -1245 212 36 7333
Florida 14853 3071 69 111 117             132353 1.9 5690 -1499 356 812 133534
Georgia 18818 9012 4956 106 76             82007 2.2 12954 7078 634 676 83317
Hawaii 2041 752 198 15 22             11407 2.2 1335 134 125 213 11753
Idaho 2625 -65 604 10 5             16886 3.0 1501 877 61 88 17035
Illinois 18011 820 2283 106 41             174072 3.1 10229 2503 592 662 175326
Indiana 18146 2308 9038 48 32             68398 2.4 9770 10841 222 238 68859
Iowa 4825 -3205 867 9 4             33016 2.4 6099 2950 55 97 33168
Kansas 5456 709 155 18 3             33385 2.6 525 5870 181 147 33714
Kentucky 9075 -2310 1105 21 11             43734 2.6 5803 3042 403 335 44480
Louisiana 5247 1616 657 43 21             38527 2.1 1584 1048 160 271 38958
Maine 1117 -87 -46 4 6             10438 1.8 -210 373 20 33 10492
Maryland 6145 519 411 55 23             49388 2.1 2744 -955 434 245 50067
Massachusetts 10495 -3956 534 144 31             118478 3.8 17996 4925 644 292 119417
Michigan 39880 -2148 -632 77 28             133620 3.1 8135 4765 290 390 134302
Minnesota 7026 454 1307 20 17             54883 2.2 3975 3088 101 136 55124
Mississippi 6576 2531 1974 23 13             33347 3.1 4619 1357 194 117 33658
Missouri 10496 -634 -7010 84 22             73236 2.8 8126 5479 475 194 73908
Montana 1045 245 112 9 10             7382 2.0 -155 -26 54 65 7501
Nebraska 1410 162 -278 1 0             14605 1.7 1131 1408 48 24 14677
Nevada 3760 787 303 3 10             28217 2.7 1454 -1038 58 109 28403
New Hampshire 1499 -338 115 6 1             9991 1.7 1301 290 19 10 10020
New Jersey 12890 -3037 1794 33 27             137226 3.6 15848 56 303 299 137828
New Mexico 1603 314 -654 7 2             16374 2.3 916 1277 35 29 16438
New York 38660 6874 6709 135 71             255885 3.1 32429 -1319 787 678 257355
North Carolina 33144 15474 -55 37 35             121578 3.3 19095 6119 311 724 122613
North Dakota 518 101 -23 0 0             3173 1.1 239 -831 109 30 3312
Ohio 22414 4869 6252 30 44             128000 2.4 7564 1655 500 500 129000
Oklahoma 4575 955 1621 11 28             32984 2.4 2537 7602 92 195 33271
Oregon 9748 74 1006 54 17             71347 4.6 6357 5084 270 312 76824
Pennsylvania 27738 2030 2364 376 112             213887 4.0 4364 11578 1181 1114 216182
Puerto Rico 5071 1118 -401 3 14             57180 5.8 19263 -11012 178 302 57660
Rhode Island 2016 -754 -502 10 3             15475 3.4 1411 -278 49 43 15567
South Carolina 20202 13415 5885 22 25             63214 3.6 14102 8915 124 259 63597
South Dakota 471 113 -33 16 1             3198 0.9 141 298 443 18 3661
Tennessee 16676 8558 -2466 78 22             65034 2.6 8275 -1314 385 258 65684
Texas 19925 -3452 1326 111 76             212527 2.3 8745 8364 803 1835 215180
Utah 1999 313 -30 49 21             17603 1.7 629 -1902 401 93 18097
Vermont 723 -39 -40 0 3             7343 2.5 -346 -157 23 19 7388
Virgin Islands 94 56 -23 0 0             1156 2.7 184 -25 8 6 1170
Virginia 10842 1613 -1066 49 64             53757 1.6 5768 -3139 371 718 54847
Washington 12383 1891 140 56 85             96695 3.8 5389 -8105 462 885 105725
West Virginia 2121 489 -331 7 9             17866 2.7 702 892 48 114 18029
Wisconsin 15295 -4471 356 38 22             92719 3.5 13637 1274 163 160 93043
Wyoming 425 90 13 1 4             3109 1.3 36 162 14 43 3166
Totals 552044 69376 45326 2536 1466             3622105 2.9 292000 54036 15985 16811 3669371

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.