| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended September 6, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended August 30, 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 | 4234 | -4 | -560 | 17 | 31 | 36511 | 2.1 | -849 | -205 | 150 | 277 | 36940 | ||
| Alaska | 1361 | 82 | -42 | 7 | 6 | 9774 | 3.6 | -613 | 650 | 89 | 64 | 11336 | ||
| Arizona | 3554 | -288 | -803 | 4 | 15 | 39855 | 1.8 | -1193 | -1741 | 198 | 216 | 40269 | ||
| Arkansas | 2657 | -696 | -478 | 4 | 2 | 29117 | 2.7 | -1295 | -911 | 116 | 150 | 29383 | ||
| California | 45857 | -4916 | -520 | 197 | 279 | 448327 | 3.1 | -47747 | -9574 | 2392 | 2185 | 452955 | ||
| Colorado | 2455 | -357 | -261 | 5 | 21 | 36113 | 1.7 | -2094 | 692 | 173 | 271 | 36577 | ||
| Connecticut | 3379 | -429 | -270 | 9 | 13 | 50744 | 3.1 | -3797 | 1978 | 93 | 105 | 50942 | ||
| Delaware | 864 | -891 | 269 | 4 | 1 | 9534 | 2.4 | 420 | 1738 | 43 | 58 | 9635 | ||
| District of Columbia | 277 | -28 | -72 | 5 | 6 | 6542 | 1.4 | -727 | -13 | 166 | 33 | 6741 | ||
| Florida | 9412 | -128 | 43 | 57 | 104 | 129240 | 1.8 | -4573 | 3741 | 486 | 894 | 130626 | ||
| Georgia | 13217 | 2471 | 5149 | 40 | 49 | 69805 | 1.9 | 1656 | 4337 | 684 | 694 | 71183 | ||
| Hawaii | 1670 | -411 | 259 | 11 | 25 | 10393 | 2.0 | 811 | 785 | 111 | 233 | 10740 | ||
| Idaho | 1697 | 8 | -144 | 3 | 5 | 13426 | 2.4 | -756 | 1188 | 38 | 66 | 13530 | ||
| Illinois | 13724 | 1197 | 1087 | 36 | 61 | 154456 | 2.7 | -8795 | -88 | 782 | 750 | 155988 | ||
| Indiana | 5480 | -1024 | -107 | 23 | 35 | 54270 | 1.9 | -3470 | 8285 | 241 | 221 | 54733 | ||
| Iowa | 2009 | -550 | -707 | 5 | 9 | 23468 | 1.7 | -1165 | 890 | 61 | 102 | 23631 | ||
| Kansas | 2577 | -368 | -32 | 18 | 7 | 27579 | 2.2 | -401 | 2471 | 166 | 152 | 27902 | ||
| Kentucky | 4735 | -2594 | 699 | 36 | 5 | 33465 | 2.0 | -468 | -882 | 541 | 384 | 34390 | ||
| Louisiana | 3272 | -31 | -150 | 10 | 29 | 35141 | 1.9 | -1205 | 1092 | 190 | 265 | 35596 | ||
| Maine | 883 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 8365 | 1.4 | -839 | 919 | 23 | 42 | 8430 | ||
| Maryland | 4010 | 50 | -630 | 27 | 29 | 42559 | 1.9 | -4382 | -1640 | 406 | 300 | 43265 | ||
| Massachusetts | 7691 | 708 | -3 | 73 | 51 | 100331 | 3.2 | -1227 | -1781 | 917 | 313 | 101563 | ||
| Michigan | 14216 | 2992 | 3076 | 33 | 58 | 121650 | 2.8 | -1528 | 12954 | 328 | 455 | 122437 | ||
| Minnesota | 4152 | 377 | -375 | 12 | 15 | 45633 | 1.8 | -1291 | 1528 | 91 | 132 | 45858 | ||
| Mississippi | 2585 | 0 | -167 | 21 | 11 | 24206 | 2.2 | -951 | -103 | 125 | 142 | 24477 | ||
| Missouri | 5945 | -501 | -298 | 55 | 14 | 58602 | 2.3 | -7586 | 2822 | 555 | 180 | 59345 | ||
| Montana | 809 | -130 | 81 | 6 | 5 | 7328 | 2.0 | -293 | 1444 | 55 | 64 | 7456 | ||
| Nebraska | 1021 | 83 | -604 | 0 | 2 | 11931 | 1.4 | -545 | 780 | 42 | 21 | 11994 | ||
| Nevada | 3718 | 732 | 441 | 4 | 14 | 25063 | 2.4 | -700 | 155 | 64 | 129 | 25261 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1432 | 649 | 224 | 9 | 3 | 8033 | 1.3 | -534 | -467 | 27 | 18 | 8078 | ||
| New Jersey | 8905 | -75 | 899 | 15 | 39 | 131415 | 3.5 | -3266 | 2419 | 301 | 342 | 132058 | ||
| New Mexico | 1021 | -56 | -152 | 4 | 1 | 12930 | 1.8 | -623 | 580 | 97 | 70 | 13097 | ||
| New York | 19956 | -439 | 785 | 50 | 97 | 226641 | 2.8 | -6547 | -1486 | 941 | 710 | 228296 | ||
| North Carolina | 15859 | 2773 | -2375 | 22 | 58 | 98685 | 2.7 | 1516 | 2421 | 291 | 780 | 99756 | ||
| North Dakota | 219 | -69 | -152 | 1 | 0 | 2502 | 0.8 | -250 | 94 | 20 | 29 | 2554 | ||
| Ohio | 11672 | 79 | 2329 | 27 | 46 | 104500 | 2.0 | -3464 | 4228 | 500 | 500 | 105500 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2058 | -163 | 140 | 10 | 30 | 27882 | 2.0 | -772 | 4409 | 72 | 227 | 28181 | ||
| Oregon | 8233 | 1288 | 1170 | 24 | 27 | 59177 | 3.8 | -1191 | 4010 | 204 | 319 | 76515 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 21031 | 3526 | 975 | 144 | 114 | 192999 | 3.6 | -5997 | 12352 | 1480 | 1138 | 195617 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2846 | -544 | -305 | 12 | 6 | 40636 | 4.2 | -9620 | -3304 | 117 | 200 | 40953 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1256 | 126 | 116 | 7 | 7 | 13083 | 2.9 | -1326 | 414 | 46 | 48 | 13177 | ||
| South Carolina | 5278 | -229 | -680 | 12 | 22 | 46032 | 2.6 | 104 | 4093 | 151 | 297 | 46480 | ||
| South Dakota | 322 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 2396 | 0.7 | -277 | 168 | 54 | 19 | 2469 | ||
| Tennessee | 5204 | -548 | -812 | 34 | 29 | 49866 | 2.0 | -1463 | 1413 | 465 | 238 | 50580 | ||
| Texas | 19046 | 270 | -2717 | 54 | 72 | 194357 | 2.1 | -2144 | 5397 | 966 | 2031 | 197363 | ||
| Utah | 1403 | -177 | -348 | 42 | 14 | 15421 | 1.5 | -563 | -1284 | 465 | 96 | 15982 | ||
| Vermont | 1362 | 769 | 828 | 2 | 1 | 5715 | 2.0 | -643 | -460 | 27 | 23 | 5765 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 87 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 677 | 1.6 | -236 | -573 | 1 | 1 | 679 | ||
| Virginia | 6474 | -369 | -684 | 23 | 81 | 42889 | 1.3 | -2255 | -2087 | 421 | 808 | 44123 | ||
| Washington | 9814 | 412 | -483 | 51 | 114 | 86512 | 3.4 | -1253 | -5545 | 433 | 956 | 94733 | ||
| West Virginia | 1368 | 175 | 69 | 7 | 14 | 15384 | 2.3 | 611 | 1514 | 69 | 115 | 15568 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9391 | 79 | -197 | 2 | 19 | 71707 | 2.7 | -1908 | 3061 | 151 | 192 | 72051 | ||
| Wyoming | 290 | -33 | -70 | 1 | 4 | 2624 | 1.1 | 69 | 62 | 13 | 44 | 2681 | ||
| Totals | 321988 | 2880 | 3627 | 1281 | 1709 | 3115491 | 2.5 | -137635 | 62940 | 16638 | 18099 | 3175439 | ||
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.