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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 19, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 12, 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 7438 -6301 -2715 10 28             44306 2.5 -4763 -1835 137 231 44677
Alaska 1458 -97 -84 8 2             11307 4.2 518 1004 137 76 12981
Arizona 5382 -1731 21 29 12             46888 2.1 1987 751 722 220 47830
Arkansas 3455 -1826 13 12 3             36457 3.3 -1935 1303 122 130 36709
California 56602 -7444 -1522 250 180             534684 3.7 25940 1867 2394 2062 539215
Colorado 3306 -117 13 17 30             41466 2.0 537 3789 190 302 41969
Connecticut 4662 -1610 63 8 14             56849 3.5 -1395 2175 115 108 57073
Delaware 889 -1349 -1250 2 1             9993 2.5 1155 1473 34 46 10073
District of Columbia 403 -118 -28 7 0             7044 1.5 -41 -794 239 36 7319
Florida 12722 -2131 -717 88 84             140774 2.0 8421 961 388 762 141935
Georgia 14755 -4063 3762 61 49             78138 2.1 -3869 6127 714 658 79510
Hawaii 1404 -637 -7 12 25             10922 2.1 -485 -114 146 182 11253
Idaho 1766 -859 29 9 4             15677 2.8 -1209 1944 65 90 15832
Illinois 17511 -500 2473 95 55             178702 3.1 4630 -1001 784 612 180098
Indiana 8190 -9956 2433 42 23             76228 2.7 7830 17220 254 224 76716
Iowa 4077 -748 1385 5 6             29154 2.1 -3862 2652 65 96 29315
Kansas 6061 605 3406 18 1             34424 2.7 1039 6089 210 153 34788
Kentucky 6671 -2404 643 62 11             47184 2.8 3450 3061 653 393 48231
Louisiana 4390 -857 200 28 21             39153 2.2 626 1606 169 253 39575
Maine 1204 87 4 5 7             11339 2.0 901 -35 22 37 11398
Maryland 5212 -933 778 49 23             50302 2.2 914 2120 408 267 50977
Massachusetts 8443 -2052 -320 74 31             107286 3.4 -11192 -1745 767 282 108335
Michigan 32531 -7349 8627 46 28             201179 4.6 67559 7150 404 383 201968
Minnesota 5186 -1840 545 9 9             55543 2.2 660 2179 133 139 55817
Mississippi 3307 -3269 130 19 13             30800 2.9 -2547 619 191 118 31109
Missouri 13364 2868 5271 100 25             75128 2.9 1892 3301 476 193 75801
Montana 649 -396 -36 3 8             6657 1.8 -725 -408 43 50 6750
Nebraska 1093 -317 -368 0 1             14289 1.7 -316 1826 53 26 14368
Nevada 3256 -504 251 8 10             28222 2.7 5 -902 71 119 28427
New Hampshire 849 -650 -217 2 3             9623 1.6 -368 184 21 16 9661
New Jersey 11103 -1787 107 21 31             140715 3.7 3489 2777 297 300 141312
New Mexico 1269 -334 67 6 0             16394 2.3 20 1163 46 25 16465
New York 21112 -17548 1659 38 62             249829 3.1 -6056 5763 780 657 251269
North Carolina 25453 -7691 4607 36 45             113701 3.1 -7877 9487 339 727 114767
North Dakota 382 -136 -90 1 0             3195 1.1 22 -53 94 27 3316
Ohio 21528 -886 1511 31 50             142000 2.7 8282 11356 500 500 143000
Oklahoma 2701 -1874 -70 7 40             31269 2.2 -1715 5655 97 199 31565
Oregon 7991 -1757 1013 37 29             68295 4.4 -3052 6591 275 305 73551
Pennsylvania 19411 -8327 414 222 107             222427 4.1 8540 11661 1616 1358 225401
Puerto Rico 3999 -1072 -52 3 20             51065 5.2 -6115 -11868 153 238 51456
Rhode Island 1538 -478 -52 3 3             15884 3.5 409 -329 43 42 15969
South Carolina 9328 -10874 1419 15 12             53305 3.1 -9909 3986 151 278 53734
South Dakota 358 -113 19 17 4             3226 0.9 28 372 422 21 3672
Tennessee 12842 -3834 -1477 64 23             65845 2.6 811 134 486 263 66601
Texas 19559 -366 -516 54 67             211440 2.3 -1087 5073 1013 2009 214484
Utah 1640 -359 -104 32 16             17399 1.7 -204 -1930 422 94 17915
Vermont 652 -71 19 1 2             7125 2.5 -218 -376 23 23 7172
Virgin Islands 52 -42 -42 0 0             1050 2.5 -106 -18 4 2 1056
Virginia 8918 -1924 1635 40 68             54759 1.7 1002 389 421 743 55924
Washington 9837 -2546 322 52 73             93946 3.6 -2749 -6900 415 899 102617
West Virginia 1683 -438 -100 11 9             17387 2.6 -479 -213 65 120 17572
Wisconsin 10942 -4353 1265 10 17             86317 3.2 -6402 4711 140 171 86630
Wyoming 350 -75 -39 2 4             3100 1.3 -9 56 8 25 3133
Totals 428884 -123383 34298 1781 1389             3699391 2.9 71982 110054 17937 17290 3748291

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.