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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 20, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 13, 2003
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
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.