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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 13, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 6, 2003
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
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CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4734 500 -5 20 35             36743 2.1 232 -950 143 294 37181
Alaska 1512 151 -275 12 9             9674 3.6 -100 643 163 80 11446
Arizona 4288 570 -449 6 22             38752 1.8 -536 -2097 182 224 39158
Arkansas 2634 -23 -494 4 0             31558 2.9 2441 1043 108 142 31808
California 51072 5215 -438 395 314             503116 3.4 54789 17218 2644 2698 508521
Colorado 3045 590 133 50 28             36592 1.7 479 106 187 301 37100
Connecticut 3558 179 -353 6 13             47767 2.9 -2977 979 100 120 47987
Delaware 864 0 35 4 1             9534 2.4 0 2324 43 58 9635
District of Columbia 398 121 -52 14 0             6668 1.5 126 -312 213 33 6914
Florida 10778 1366 27 70 119             132291 1.9 3051 -2143 512 913 133727
Georgia 10042 -3175 -1880 146 78             67430 1.8 -2375 -2984 689 706 68825
Hawaii 1439 -231 -237 14 24             10367 2.0 -26 624 119 189 10684
Idaho 1690 -7 151 10 6             13169 2.4 -257 935 31 74 13282
Illinois 13245 -479 380 56 54             156082 2.7 1626 1823 869 751 157702
Indiana 5711 231 407 52 37             56079 2.0 1809 8312 243 274 56597
Iowa 2075 66 -704 9 10             22900 1.6 -568 70 63 87 23050
Kansas 2734 157 -195 11 9             27543 2.2 -36 2188 201 138 27886
Kentucky 4170 -565 286 86 16             35428 2.1 1963 1807 662 468 36562
Louisiana 3301 29 -162 11 24             34753 1.9 -388 554 174 289 35216
Maine 958 75 -93 4 7             8805 1.5 440 379 20 28 8853
Maryland 3947 -63 91 72 41             44627 1.9 2068 317 417 299 45343
Massachusetts 7560 -131 28 204 31             95153 3.0 -5178 -3746 991 349 96496
Michigan 14941 725 1439 36 57             122471 2.8 821 10033 442 407 123324
Minnesota 4234 82 60 6 16             44330 1.7 -1303 549 100 167 44598
Mississippi 2468 -117 -1215 13 22             23930 2.2 -276 -981 128 146 24210
Missouri 6709 764 482 103 24             63402 2.5 4800 5194 661 205 64274
Montana 895 86 115 5 6             6936 1.9 -392 1611 48 76 7073
Nebraska 945 -76 -380 0 2             11921 1.4 -10 481 42 25 11988
Nevada 3099 -619 35 3 7             26080 2.5 1017 205 64 152 26309
New Hampshire 941 -491 131 4 2             8159 1.4 126 -319 20 20 8200
New Jersey 8905 0 69 15 39             131415 3.5 0 3576 301 342 132058
New Mexico 1231 210 -203 6 0             12947 1.8 17 212 93 80 13120
New York 21995 2039 1242 140 102             219384 2.7 -7257 -610 1041 685 221117
North Carolina 17202 1343 -3406 29 62             99904 2.7 1219 192 319 814 101037
North Dakota 235 16 -22 0 1             2116 0.7 -386 -248 24 32 2172
Ohio 10910 -762 -4064 46 51             111500 2.1 1371 11604 500 500 112500
Oklahoma 2382 324 219 6 28             27903 2.0 21 4434 73 226 28202
Oregon 7416 -817 -174 42 37             58381 3.8 -796 2418 216 342 76042
Pennsylvania 18177 -2854 787 251 121             187162 3.5 -5837 8064 1686 1366 190214
Puerto Rico 2969 123 -626 9 11             57647 5.9 17011 3992 183 288 58118
Rhode Island 1093 -163 34 4 3             11812 2.6 -1271 474 54 60 11926
South Carolina 5952 674 -1510 2 25             48199 2.8 2167 4829 163 313 48675
South Dakota 295 -27 -15 7 2             2388 0.7 -8 166 50 22 2460
Tennessee 6421 1217 -337 25 40             50635 2.0 769 321 490 247 51378
Texas 16712 -2334 -732 211 76             192338 2.1 -2019 -720 1102 2101 195551
Utah 1451 48 -181 36 8             15305 1.5 -116 -1561 497 118 15920
Vermont 1332 -30 823 1 3             6133 2.1 418 198 26 26 6185
Virgin Islands 106 19 32 0 0             605 1.4 -72 -698 1 5 611
Virginia 7750 1276 702 69 93             44358 1.4 1469 -3378 428 849 45639
Washington 9953 139 23 63 88             85446 3.3 -1066 -5059 439 1005 93236
West Virginia 1227 -141 -77 8 14             15074 2.3 -310 811 73 125 15273
Wisconsin 9185 -206 269 14 23             67838 2.6 -3869 2636 218 192 68253
Wyoming 329 39 -83 2 1             2444 1.1 -180 -171 14 17 2475
Totals 327215 5063 -10362 2412 1842             3183194 2.5 62641 75345 18270 19468 3246111

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.