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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 26, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 19, 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 5473 -1965 -168 18 28             41418 2.3 -2888 172 140 244 41804
Alaska 1269 -189 -112 6 5             10627 3.9 -680 601 114 75 12333
Arizona 5083 -432 129 17 5             42009 1.9 -73 -4997 714 197 42920
Arkansas 3177 -278 29 5 1             35063 3.2 -1394 1518 111 133 35307
California 51814 -4788 -7531 249 182             532006 3.6 -2678 13864 2622 2029 536731
Colorado 2853 -453 -153 18 19             40913 1.9 -553 3954 164 276 41364
Connecticut 3850 -812 -201 2 13             56377 3.5 -472 2925 122 84 56583
Delaware 855 -34 94 0 0             8650 2.2 -1343 -743 25 53 8728
District of Columbia 393 -10 -58 10 5             7326 1.6 282 -455 212 36 7574
Florida 10798 -1924 -702 71 118             135920 1.9 -4854 106 333 779 137042
Georgia 15290 535 5467 64 54             79879 2.1 1741 9425 700 665 81244
Hawaii 1329 -75 -81 11 15             10741 2.0 -181 -69 106 200 11053
Idaho 1615 -151 -249 4 5             15185 2.7 -492 1822 60 79 15325
Illinois 13511 -4000 960 86 66             173515 3.1 -5187 3607 674 631 174820
Indiana 6350 -1840 -162 24 31             66670 2.4 -9558 12228 275 207 67152
Iowa 2695 -1382 -241 2 5             29148 2.1 -6 3459 62 84 29294
Kansas 2810 -3251 47 9 1             33059 2.6 -1365 4937 220 159 33441
Kentucky 4705 -1966 -189 71 6             41038 2.4 -6146 -167 408 351 41802
Louisiana 5262 872 1478 14 24             39270 2.2 117 1626 181 258 39709
Maine 1043 -161 -127 4 5             10639 1.8 -700 524 23 33 10695
Maryland 4287 -925 98 29 34             50287 2.2 -15 1637 456 232 50975
Massachusetts 7759 -684 417 69 29             108018 3.4 732 -3036 838 292 109148
Michigan 22782 -9749 6505 41 28             155145 3.6 -46034 12605 304 371 155824
Minnesota 4053 -1133 2 4 13             53987 2.1 -1556 3908 92 118 54198
Mississippi 2761 -546 -391 18 10             29494 2.7 -1306 40 189 122 29806
Missouri 9784 -3580 3082 67 17             79663 3.1 4535 12363 517 193 80380
Montana 675 26 29 3 3             7988 2.1 1331 878 70 76 8134
Nebraska 1040 -53 -263 0 1             14035 1.6 -254 1747 52 24 14111
Nevada 2986 -270 170 6 4             27843 2.7 -379 -554 78 113 28046
New Hampshire 787 -62 -46 2 0             8862 1.5 -761 -371 44 9 8915
New Jersey 9624 -1479 -309 16 29             137702 3.6 -3013 2005 325 282 138309
New Mexico 1212 -57 100 4 0             15963 2.3 -431 1154 70 32 16065
New York 18276 -2836 411 31 68             242417 3.0 -7412 2785 831 648 243899
North Carolina 12704 -12749 -83 27 57             98784 2.7 -14917 3211 326 725 99835
North Dakota 333 -49 -200 2 1             3123 1.0 -72 -92 106 27 3257
Ohio 14726 -6802 1163 28 51             132000 2.5 -8411 15272 500 500 133000
Oklahoma 2435 -266 133 8 20             31013 2.2 -256 6183 94 196 31303
Oregon 7113 -878 358 28 26             66305 4.3 -1990 6957 292 296 71539
Pennsylvania 17796 -1615 1906 148 91             216532 4.0 -5895 17563 1690 1122 219344
Puerto Rico 2446 -1553 -874 2 9             41340 4.2 -9725 -8125 135 186 41661
Rhode Island 1192 -346 -13 6 4             15070 3.3 -814 -285 50 41 15161
South Carolina 5647 -3681 407 18 24             49037 2.8 -4268 2094 138 261 49436
South Dakota 364 6 48 9 4             3189 0.9 -37 292 449 21 3660
Tennessee 8512 -4330 -966 28 20             61868 2.4 -3977 3169 479 241 62593
Texas 18779 -780 -648 58 50             214005 2.4 2565 8885 1070 1928 217024
Utah 1407 -233 -63 15 10             17118 1.7 -281 -1629 367 92 17577
Vermont 643 -9 -25 1 0             7117 2.5 -8 -268 19 18 7157
Virgin Islands 45 -7 -9 0 0             957 2.3 -93 -286 3 4 964
Virginia 6145 -2773 -168 25 71             49920 1.5 -4839 -303 438 751 51110
Washington 9348 -489 -659 31 82             92681 3.6 -1265 -6803 455 909 101128
West Virginia 1613 -70 54 2 12             18160 2.7 773 435 70 107 18339
Wisconsin 11077 135 2026 15 20             81394 3.1 -4923 4366 151 178 81724
Wyoming 262 -88 -75 1 3             3014 1.3 -86 16 19 41 3074
Totals 348788 -80229 10347 1427 1379             3543484 2.8 -149512 140150 17983 16729 3591617

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.