| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended September 20, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended September 13, 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 | 4290 | -444 | -88 | 20 | 37 |             | 35596 | 2.0 | -1147 | -758 | 161 | 305 | 36068 | |
| Alaska | 1947 | 435 | 68 | 8 | 6 |             | 9519 | 3.5 | -155 | 151 | 109 | 75 | 11192 | |
| Arizona | 4293 | -139 | -65 | 8 | 13 |             | 37553 | 1.7 | -597 | -1641 | 182 | 227 | 37962 | |
| Arkansas | 2461 | -173 | -12 | 5 | 4 |             | 28963 | 2.6 | -2595 | -377 | 121 | 146 | 29230 | |
| California | 48788 | -2284 | -4541 | 228 | 282 |             | 484743 | 3.3 | -18373 | 6505 | 2510 | 2803 | 490135 | |
| Colorado | 2912 | -133 | -57 | 10 | 40 |             | 35149 | 1.7 | -1443 | 254 | 169 | 275 | 35613 | |
| Connecticut | 3257 | -301 | -398 | 5 | 16 |             | 46321 | 2.8 | -1446 | 792 | 121 | 122 | 46568 | |
| Delaware | 652 | -61 | -1288 | 2 | 0 |             | 7471 | 1.9 | -1342 | 434 | 41 | 56 | 7568 | |
| District of Columbia | 309 | -89 | -43 | 11 | 2 |             | 4867 | 1.1 | -1801 | -1291 | 125 | 23 | 5015 | |
| Florida | 9829 | -949 | -544 | 46 | 122 |             | 128595 | 1.8 | -3696 | 2390 | 505 | 939 | 130082 | |
| Georgia | 8174 | -1868 | -576 | 65 | 69 |             | 64597 | 1.7 | -2833 | -2063 | 879 | 769 | 66245 | |
| Hawaii | 1310 | -129 | -158 | 15 | 24 |             | 10108 | 1.9 | -259 | 259 | 107 | 226 | 10453 | |
| Idaho | 1562 | -128 | 221 | 4 | 7 |             | 12084 | 2.2 | -1085 | 1054 | 44 | 74 | 12202 | |
| Illinois | 12444 | -801 | -768 | 44 | 71 |             | 149285 | 2.6 | -6797 | -3920 | 768 | 717 | 150770 | |
| Indiana | 5531 | -180 | -178 | 33 | 36 |             | 54975 | 2.0 | -1104 | 8031 | 283 | 253 | 55520 | |
| Iowa | 2430 | 355 | 158 | 1 | 12 |             | 22555 | 1.6 | -345 | -60 | 61 | 98 | 22714 | |
| Kansas | 2352 | -382 | -216 | 5 | 4 |             | 27088 | 2.1 | -455 | 1900 | 201 | 151 | 27442 | |
| Kentucky | 4638 | 468 | 588 | 20 | 18 |             | 32866 | 2.0 | -2562 | -686 | 607 | 414 | 33890 | |
| Louisiana | 3193 | -108 | -714 | 8 | 32 |             | 33642 | 1.9 | -1111 | 468 | 170 | 278 | 34090 | |
| Maine | 942 | -16 | -99 | 3 | 10 |             | 8480 | 1.5 | -325 | 521 | 28 | 48 | 8556 | |
| Maryland | 2984 | -963 | -1371 | 31 | 22 |             | 40762 | 1.8 | -3865 | -1664 | 378 | 307 | 41447 | |
| Massachusetts | 6701 | -859 | -820 | 60 | 48 |             | 91813 | 2.9 | -3340 | -2591 | 1092 | 371 | 93279 | |
| Michigan | 16696 | 1755 | 6057 | 34 | 57 |             | 115643 | 2.7 | -6828 | 6511 | 310 | 509 | 116483 | |
| Minnesota | 3819 | -415 | -299 | 7 | 18 |             | 43280 | 1.7 | -1050 | 612 | 90 | 123 | 43498 | |
| Mississippi | 2684 | 216 | 131 | 26 | 19 |             | 22953 | 2.1 | -977 | -333 | 137 | 146 | 23241 | |
| Missouri | 6489 | -220 | 125 | 96 | 27 |             | 61628 | 2.4 | -1774 | 5180 | 706 | 225 | 62571 | |
| Montana | 943 | 48 | 228 | 2 | 7 |             | 6981 | 1.9 | 45 | 1478 | 59 | 58 | 7110 | |
| Nebraska | 1038 | 93 | -271 | 0 | 1 |             | 12199 | 1.4 | 278 | 1097 | 44 | 22 | 12265 | |
| Nevada | 2788 | -311 | -274 | 6 | 8 |             | 25813 | 2.5 | -267 | 708 | 66 | 158 | 26048 | |
| New Hampshire | 780 | -161 | -35 | 5 | 2 |             | 7440 | 1.3 | -719 | -772 | 32 | 10 | 7485 | |
| New Jersey | 8918 | -740 | -936 | 12 | 43 |             | 117275 | 3.1 | -11294 | -701 | 305 | 381 | 117961 | |
| New Mexico | 1083 | -148 | -84 | 3 | 1 |             | 12835 | 1.8 | -112 | 266 | 91 | 70 | 12996 | |
| New York | 18401 | -3594 | -951 | 79 | 98 |             | 203202 | 2.5 | -16182 | -5051 | 1108 | 764 | 205077 | |
| North Carolina | 10693 | -6509 | -2330 | 19 | 53 |             | 92720 | 2.5 | -7184 | 1083 | 304 | 825 | 93849 | |
| North Dakota | 216 | -19 | -67 | 1 | 0 |             | 1908 | 0.6 | -208 | -153 | 23 | 31 | 1962 | |
| Ohio | 10553 | -357 | -2209 | 15 | 41 |             | 104500 | 2.0 | -1425 | 7006 | 500 | 500 | 105500 | |
| Oklahoma | 2364 | -18 | 324 | 12 | 32 |             | 27412 | 2.0 | -491 | 3952 | 77 | 249 | 27738 | |
| Oregon | 6488 | -928 | -742 | 32 | 36 |             | 63249 | 4.1 | 4868 | 9035 | 217 | 349 | 81362 | |
| Pennsylvania | 16526 | -1651 | -195 | 215 | 94 |             | 183639 | 3.4 | -3523 | 9662 | 1577 | 1184 | 186400 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2897 | -72 | -590 | 2 | 10 |             | 47936 | 4.9 | -9711 | -11116 | 161 | 224 | 48321 | |
| Rhode Island | 1079 | -14 | -71 | 3 | 5 |             | 11455 | 2.5 | -357 | 566 | 47 | 60 | 11562 | |
| South Carolina | 5497 | -455 | 705 | 14 | 26 |             | 45026 | 2.6 | -3173 | 4862 | 157 | 303 | 45486 | |
| South Dakota | 250 | -45 | -87 | 6 | 5 |             | 2293 | 0.7 | -95 | 149 | 57 | 23 | 2373 | |
| Tennessee | 4944 | -1477 | -1714 | 69 | 25 |             | 48362 | 1.9 | -2273 | -2811 | 468 | 247 | 49105 | |
| Texas | 18596 | 1884 | -481 | 81 | 84 |             | 191765 | 2.1 | -573 | 722 | 1179 | 2187 | 195163 | |
| Utah | 1413 | -38 | -295 | 63 | 11 |             | 14934 | 1.5 | -371 | -1737 | 432 | 105 | 15471 | |
| Vermont | 1137 | -195 | 577 | 2 | 4 |             | 6046 | 2.1 | -87 | 220 | 25 | 25 | 6096 | |
| Virgin Islands | 70 | -36 | 16 | 0 | 3 |             | 857 | 2.0 | 252 | -515 | 4 | 14 | 875 | |
| Virginia | 4586 | -3164 | -1297 | 14 | 59 |             | 39953 | 1.2 | -4405 | -5677 | 431 | 817 | 41283 | |
| Washington | 8831 | -1122 | -552 | 43 | 70 |             | 82988 | 3.2 | -2458 | -5685 | 447 | 1032 | 90772 | |
| West Virginia | 1245 | 18 | 77 | 5 | 13 |             | 14812 | 2.2 | -262 | 1190 | 77 | 125 | 15032 | |
| Wisconsin | 8928 | -257 | 228 | 11 | 22 |             | 65204 | 2.5 | -2634 | 2773 | 140 | 187 | 65534 | |
| Wyoming | 343 | 14 | -57 | 4 | 6 |             | 2505 | 1.1 | 61 | -80 | 19 | 45 | 2569 | |
| Totals | 301294 | -26667 | -15970 | 1513 | 1755 |             | 3043845 | 2.4 | -129605 | 30149 | 17952 | 19675 | 3107229 | |
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.