| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended August 23, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended August 16, 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 | 5897 | 731 | 1666 | 33 | 42 | 39394 | 2.2 | -321 | 1787 | 154 | 273 | 39824 | ||
| Alaska | 1318 | -18 | -127 | 1 | 3 | 10254 | 3.8 | -527 | 618 | 89 | 72 | 11738 | ||
| Arizona | 4065 | -441 | -171 | 6 | 13 | 43665 | 2.0 | -965 | -610 | 259 | 217 | 44141 | ||
| Arkansas | 2711 | 25 | -263 | 2 | 3 | 31488 | 2.9 | -1391 | 55 | 117 | 151 | 31756 | ||
| California | 49556 | 4857 | -2184 | 153 | 318 | 507679 | 3.5 | -904 | -10712 | 2762 | 2232 | 512735 | ||
| Colorado | 2498 | -276 | -381 | 8 | 21 | 39525 | 1.9 | -265 | 4263 | 183 | 278 | 39999 | ||
| Connecticut | 3554 | -266 | -307 | 7 | 9 | 55313 | 3.4 | -189 | 2234 | 107 | 95 | 55517 | ||
| Delaware | 663 | -929 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 10100 | 2.5 | -2 | 1668 | 45 | 57 | 10202 | ||
| District of Columbia | 376 | -53 | -67 | 6 | 1 | 7016 | 1.5 | -134 | -628 | 174 | 36 | 7226 | ||
| Florida | 10341 | -522 | 72 | 52 | 126 | 135076 | 1.9 | -2501 | 4215 | 471 | 864 | 136420 | ||
| Georgia | 8854 | -2941 | -39 | 42 | 64 | 68101 | 1.8 | -3000 | 572 | 759 | 675 | 69535 | ||
| Hawaii | 1301 | 189 | -180 | 16 | 28 | 10485 | 2.0 | 751 | -125 | 106 | 217 | 10815 | ||
| Idaho | 1636 | -344 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 15099 | 2.7 | -228 | 1495 | 55 | 73 | 15227 | ||
| Illinois | 12965 | -478 | -50 | 43 | 58 | 165916 | 2.9 | -2257 | 3715 | 791 | 707 | 167414 | ||
| Indiana | 6247 | 697 | -118 | 27 | 36 | 60037 | 2.1 | -1527 | 10063 | 241 | 233 | 60512 | ||
| Iowa | 2603 | 421 | 251 | 4 | 12 | 25676 | 1.8 | -659 | 165 | 41 | 96 | 25813 | ||
| Kansas | 2794 | -4 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 29186 | 2.3 | -618 | 3310 | 184 | 144 | 29516 | ||
| Kentucky | 4524 | -195 | 555 | 27 | 12 | 33992 | 2.0 | -1678 | -2302 | 539 | 348 | 34879 | ||
| Louisiana | 3741 | 233 | -183 | 13 | 26 | 37254 | 2.1 | -784 | 1114 | 187 | 263 | 37704 | ||
| Maine | 888 | -19 | -46 | 3 | 5 | 9494 | 1.6 | -221 | 385 | 26 | 31 | 9551 | ||
| Maryland | 3850 | 65 | -346 | 39 | 30 | 46781 | 2.0 | -1231 | -65 | 396 | 278 | 47455 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6983 | -456 | -923 | 31 | 31 | 106393 | 3.4 | 2165 | -938 | 983 | 308 | 107687 | ||
| Michigan | 14113 | 2534 | 3974 | 36 | 48 | 125989 | 2.9 | -10883 | 8784 | 295 | 410 | 126696 | ||
| Minnesota | 3719 | 53 | -639 | 8 | 12 | 48936 | 1.9 | -147 | 2404 | 99 | 143 | 49184 | ||
| Mississippi | 2770 | 190 | -317 | 13 | 12 | 26505 | 2.5 | -1708 | -81 | 148 | 134 | 26791 | ||
| Missouri | 6519 | 202 | -1 | 48 | 20 | 69668 | 2.7 | -1580 | 5231 | 607 | 211 | 70499 | ||
| Montana | 804 | -7 | 180 | 5 | 3 | 7984 | 2.1 | 349 | 1478 | 69 | 69 | 8128 | ||
| Nebraska | 838 | -12 | -528 | 0 | 1 | 13024 | 1.5 | -225 | 1209 | 45 | 26 | 13095 | ||
| Nevada | 2879 | -182 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 26355 | 2.6 | 228 | -112 | 64 | 124 | 26555 | ||
| New Hampshire | 789 | 104 | -68 | 5 | 1 | 8589 | 1.4 | -161 | -215 | 25 | 10 | 8625 | ||
| New Jersey | 8084 | -456 | -876 | 19 | 38 | 133202 | 3.5 | -924 | -227 | 277 | 307 | 133786 | ||
| New Mexico | 1214 | 52 | -89 | 3 | 0 | 14575 | 2.1 | -458 | 1132 | 85 | 77 | 14737 | ||
| New York | 19291 | 863 | -2605 | 40 | 76 | 234457 | 2.9 | 4301 | 103 | 886 | 676 | 236023 | ||
| North Carolina | 14005 | -2324 | 1646 | 17 | 59 | 98876 | 2.7 | -2851 | 6977 | 319 | 760 | 99955 | ||
| North Dakota | 289 | -56 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 3368 | 1.1 | -214 | 238 | 96 | 35 | 3499 | ||
| Ohio | 11559 | 1197 | 846 | 20 | 56 | 116500 | 2.2 | 669 | 11313 | 500 | 500 | 117500 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2275 | -444 | 113 | 9 | 22 | 29323 | 2.1 | -449 | 5389 | 83 | 255 | 29661 | ||
| Oregon | 6468 | 82 | -372 | 22 | 34 | 62101 | 4.0 | -1702 | 4576 | 284 | 315 | 79347 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 17064 | -127 | -348 | 135 | 104 | 205253 | 3.8 | 1158 | 13787 | 1605 | 1120 | 207978 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3155 | -293 | -1004 | 7 | 12 | 56997 | 5.8 | 5658 | 1351 | 151 | 238 | 57386 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1129 | 88 | -96 | 6 | 8 | 14617 | 3.2 | 369 | -24 | 41 | 44 | 14702 | ||
| South Carolina | 5726 | 37 | 816 | 12 | 34 | 48298 | 2.8 | -475 | 5543 | 146 | 279 | 48723 | ||
| South Dakota | 289 | -40 | -12 | 6 | 5 | 2951 | 0.8 | -7 | 370 | 389 | 26 | 3367 | ||
| Tennessee | 5351 | -1054 | -13 | 43 | 23 | 52911 | 2.1 | -1735 | 1512 | 471 | 235 | 53627 | ||
| Texas | 19363 | 1042 | -78 | 40 | 83 | 205783 | 2.3 | 2779 | 6502 | 1117 | 2019 | 208941 | ||
| Utah | 1589 | 98 | -54 | 106 | 15 | 16299 | 1.6 | -217 | -1327 | 321 | 117 | 16737 | ||
| Vermont | 614 | 170 | -55 | 1 | 6 | 6704 | 2.3 | 138 | -493 | 30 | 17 | 6751 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 47 | -7 | -22 | 0 | 2 | 851 | 2.0 | -90 | -488 | 6 | 5 | 862 | ||
| Virginia | 6446 | -568 | 1166 | 30 | 81 | 45548 | 1.4 | -2792 | -3701 | 458 | 782 | 46792 | ||
| Washington | 9182 | 95 | -451 | 35 | 88 | 89460 | 3.5 | -2699 | -5742 | 436 | 927 | 97398 | ||
| West Virginia | 1222 | -95 | -27 | 6 | 12 | 16833 | 2.5 | 641 | 785 | 63 | 107 | 17003 | ||
| Wisconsin | 8781 | -29 | 69 | 9 | 19 | 75597 | 2.8 | -2167 | 3026 | 166 | 200 | 75965 | ||
| Wyoming | 327 | 36 | -51 | 0 | 2 | 2780 | 1.2 | -23 | 21 | 9 | 52 | 2841 | ||
| Totals | 313266 | 1425 | -1586 | 1211 | 1742 | 3348258 | 2.6 | -31703 | 89600 | 17960 | 17868 | 3408820 | ||
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.