| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended August 16, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended August 9, 2003 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 5166 | -582 | 1885 | 19 | 55 | 39715 | 2.2 | -709 | 547 | 152 | 285 | 40153 | ||
| Alaska | 1336 | 105 | -87 | 11 | 1 | 10781 | 4.0 | 476 | 1184 | 129 | 84 | 12404 | ||
| Arizona | 4440 | -347 | -555 | 8 | 8 | 45150 | 2.1 | -1041 | -441 | 450 | 237 | 45837 | ||
| Arkansas | 2686 | -391 | -546 | 5 | 4 | 32879 | 3.0 | -458 | 776 | 114 | 144 | 33137 | ||
| California | 44699 | -8800 | -7295 | 148 | 248 | 508583 | 3.5 | -15199 | 23212 | 2539 | 2210 | 513402 | ||
| Colorado | 2774 | -181 | 72 | 17 | 20 | 39790 | 1.9 | -175 | 1320 | 192 | 315 | 40308 | ||
| Connecticut | 3820 | -410 | -287 | 6 | 13 | 55502 | 3.4 | 107 | 1878 | 126 | 112 | 55742 | ||
| Delaware | 1592 | 389 | 855 | 0 | 2 | 10102 | 2.5 | 765 | 1830 | 49 | 66 | 10217 | ||
| District of Columbia | 429 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7150 | 1.6 | -23 | -832 | 225 | 34 | 7409 | ||
| Florida | 10863 | 134 | -337 | 72 | 119 | 137577 | 2.0 | 3397 | -946 | 488 | 823 | 138896 | ||
| Georgia | 11795 | 1463 | 3163 | 52 | 61 | 71101 | 1.9 | 534 | 2541 | 781 | 638 | 72520 | ||
| Hawaii | 1112 | -403 | -131 | 9 | 20 | 9734 | 1.8 | -1105 | -234 | 126 | 188 | 10050 | ||
| Idaho | 1980 | -259 | 374 | 6 | 7 | 15327 | 2.7 | 202 | 927 | 56 | 83 | 15466 | ||
| Illinois | 13443 | -1438 | 1370 | 56 | 73 | 168173 | 3.0 | 1172 | 1364 | 821 | 667 | 169661 | ||
| Indiana | 5550 | -2087 | 433 | 21 | 29 | 61564 | 2.2 | 969 | 10908 | 256 | 224 | 62044 | ||
| Iowa | 2182 | -848 | -65 | 5 | 14 | 26335 | 1.9 | -874 | 15 | 60 | 96 | 26491 | ||
| Kansas | 2798 | -446 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 29804 | 2.3 | 559 | 1777 | 216 | 146 | 30170 | ||
| Kentucky | 4719 | -6 | 970 | 40 | 15 | 35670 | 2.1 | -407 | 151 | 595 | 404 | 36674 | ||
| Louisiana | 3508 | -290 | -289 | 11 | 23 | 38038 | 2.1 | -759 | 1128 | 194 | 260 | 38492 | ||
| Maine | 907 | -106 | -45 | 4 | 10 | 9715 | 1.7 | -331 | 606 | 24 | 35 | 9775 | ||
| Maryland | 3785 | -932 | -433 | 25 | 45 | 48012 | 2.1 | 3245 | 455 | 436 | 287 | 48735 | ||
| Massachusetts | 7439 | -1638 | -692 | 33 | 25 | 104228 | 3.3 | -3297 | 86 | 1022 | 283 | 105533 | ||
| Michigan | 11579 | -6375 | -2424 | 23 | 28 | 136872 | 3.2 | 3900 | 17563 | 377 | 357 | 137608 | ||
| Minnesota | 3666 | -584 | -326 | 12 | 17 | 49083 | 1.9 | -1077 | 911 | 121 | 160 | 49373 | ||
| Mississippi | 2580 | -841 | -396 | 20 | 18 | 28213 | 2.6 | -397 | 36 | 143 | 134 | 28492 | ||
| Missouri | 6317 | -330 | 145 | 67 | 29 | 71248 | 2.8 | -876 | 5058 | 645 | 199 | 72103 | ||
| Montana | 809 | -92 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 7658 | 2.0 | -436 | 1399 | 46 | 71 | 7783 | ||
| Nebraska | 850 | -74 | -158 | 0 | 1 | 13249 | 1.5 | -278 | 1274 | 46 | 24 | 13319 | ||
| Nevada | 3061 | 95 | -198 | 5 | 4 | 26127 | 2.5 | -474 | -337 | 63 | 117 | 26323 | ||
| New Hampshire | 685 | -144 | -100 | 2 | 4 | 8750 | 1.5 | -38 | -39 | 22 | 13 | 8786 | ||
| New Jersey | 8540 | -1253 | -767 | 21 | 25 | 134126 | 3.5 | -262 | -1269 | 333 | 344 | 134803 | ||
| New Mexico | 1162 | -30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 15033 | 2.1 | -387 | 1146 | 86 | 72 | 15191 | ||
| New York | 18428 | -873 | 517 | 20 | 82 | 230156 | 2.8 | -6281 | 1784 | 904 | 637 | 231703 | ||
| North Carolina | 16329 | -11 | 3092 | 23 | 70 | 101727 | 2.8 | 126 | 8117 | 319 | 755 | 102801 | ||
| North Dakota | 345 | -308 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 3582 | 1.2 | 352 | 205 | 110 | 34 | 3727 | ||
| Ohio | 10362 | -2258 | -57 | 20 | 43 | 116000 | 2.2 | -1457 | 8140 | 500 | 500 | 117000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2719 | 252 | 711 | 8 | 27 | 29772 | 2.1 | -629 | 5218 | 85 | 218 | 30075 | ||
| Oregon | 6386 | -777 | -574 | 24 | 28 | 63803 | 4.1 | -1003 | 5694 | 320 | 301 | 80226 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 17191 | -1689 | 435 | 151 | 102 | 204095 | 3.8 | -4323 | 9627 | 1742 | 1305 | 207142 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3448 | -486 | -560 | 1 | 16 | 51339 | 5.3 | 2384 | -10179 | 130 | 256 | 51725 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1041 | -347 | -148 | 2 | 9 | 14248 | 3.1 | -480 | -194 | 40 | 36 | 14324 | ||
| South Carolina | 5689 | 100 | 121 | 9 | 27 | 48773 | 2.8 | -256 | 4066 | 143 | 268 | 49184 | ||
| South Dakota | 329 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2958 | 0.8 | -79 | 273 | 400 | 20 | 3380 | ||
| Tennessee | 6405 | -227 | 819 | 38 | 29 | 54646 | 2.1 | -1360 | 1508 | 488 | 240 | 55381 | ||
| Texas | 18321 | -896 | -566 | 52 | 76 | 203004 | 2.2 | -5239 | 2125 | 1095 | 2079 | 206199 | ||
| Utah | 1491 | 15 | -7 | 48 | 15 | 16516 | 1.6 | -332 | -1433 | 329 | 103 | 16948 | ||
| Vermont | 444 | -144 | -175 | 1 | 2 | 6566 | 2.3 | -254 | -451 | 22 | 16 | 6605 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 54 | 14 | -46 | 0 | 0 | 941 | 2.2 | -8 | -172 | 30 | 0 | 971 | ||
| Virginia | 7014 | 372 | 677 | 23 | 76 | 48340 | 1.5 | -390 | -518 | 488 | 808 | 49639 | ||
| Washington | 9087 | -1153 | -676 | 52 | 86 | 92159 | 3.6 | -2306 | -4478 | 451 | 945 | 100230 | ||
| West Virginia | 1317 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 16192 | 2.4 | -1132 | 639 | 67 | 112 | 16371 | ||
| Wisconsin | 8810 | -1160 | -100 | 11 | 15 | 77764 | 2.9 | -1140 | 3856 | 141 | 195 | 78101 | ||
| Wyoming | 291 | -13 | -14 | 2 | 5 | 2803 | 1.2 | 16 | -28 | 11 | 23 | 2837 | ||
| Totals | 311773 | -36179 | -2096 | 1224 | 1662 | 3380673 | 2.7 | -37068 | 107793 | 18748 | 17963 | 3441466 | ||
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.