| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended September 27, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended September 20, 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 | 4057 | -233 | -517 | 19 | 45 | 34874 | 2.0 | -722 | -950 | 150 | 316 | 35352 | ||
| Alaska | 2022 | 75 | 166 | 22 | 5 | 9717 | 3.6 | 198 | 256 | 151 | 89 | 11605 | ||
| Arizona | 4144 | 332 | -291 | 26 | 11 | 36622 | 1.7 | -115 | -1947 | 172 | 242 | 37036 | ||
| Arkansas | 2553 | 92 | -1684 | 4 | 6 | 28761 | 2.6 | -202 | -920 | 110 | 143 | 29014 | ||
| California | 46779 | -2009 | -5855 | 196 | 280 | 470805 | 3.2 | -13938 | -13633 | 2941 | 2838 | 476680 | ||
| Colorado | 2666 | -246 | -183 | 20 | 19 | 36164 | 1.7 | 1015 | -145 | 252 | 336 | 36776 | ||
| Connecticut | 2985 | -272 | -497 | 7 | 13 | 45631 | 2.8 | -690 | 789 | 122 | 142 | 45899 | ||
| Delaware | 1141 | 489 | 349 | 1 | 5 | 8499 | 2.1 | 1028 | 624 | 42 | 69 | 8610 | ||
| District of Columbia | 288 | -21 | -71 | 7 | 0 | 7868 | 1.7 | 3001 | 1249 | 225 | 29 | 8122 | ||
| Florida | 8499 | -1330 | -1719 | 14 | 38 | 128954 | 1.8 | 359 | -1115 | 389 | 664 | 130052 | ||
| Georgia | 8507 | 333 | 12 | 64 | 74 | 64679 | 1.7 | 82 | -1483 | 874 | 766 | 66319 | ||
| Hawaii | 1241 | -69 | -122 | 9 | 27 | 10514 | 2.0 | 406 | 1284 | 118 | 228 | 10872 | ||
| Idaho | 1768 | 206 | 298 | 8 | 7 | 12005 | 2.1 | -79 | 1264 | 38 | 85 | 12128 | ||
| Illinois | 12373 | -71 | -1065 | 48 | 60 | 148007 | 2.6 | -1278 | -1655 | 875 | 0 | 148882 | ||
| Indiana | 5248 | -283 | 82 | 20 | 26 | 53419 | 1.9 | -1556 | 5931 | 277 | 293 | 53994 | ||
| Iowa | 2976 | 546 | -942 | 4 | 6 | 22302 | 1.6 | -253 | 138 | 64 | 99 | 22465 | ||
| Kansas | 2275 | -77 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 26791 | 2.1 | -297 | 1597 | 218 | 150 | 27164 | ||
| Kentucky | 3765 | -873 | -524 | 22 | 14 | 31940 | 1.9 | -926 | -671 | 820 | 483 | 33248 | ||
| Louisiana | 3193 | 0 | -89 | 8 | 32 | 33642 | 1.9 | 0 | 1114 | 170 | 278 | 34090 | ||
| Maine | 890 | -52 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 8245 | 1.4 | -235 | 967 | 25 | 45 | 8315 | ||
| Maryland | 4839 | 1855 | 829 | 41 | 33 | 42968 | 1.9 | 2206 | 601 | 488 | 313 | 43769 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6424 | -277 | -1252 | 48 | 24 | 89348 | 2.8 | -2465 | -2995 | 1185 | 398 | 90937 | ||
| Michigan | 13815 | -2881 | 1960 | 45 | 43 | 126268 | 2.9 | 10625 | 19385 | 425 | 425 | 129459 | ||
| Minnesota | 3951 | 132 | -120 | 9 | 18 | 41503 | 1.6 | -1777 | -217 | 108 | 167 | 41781 | ||
| Mississippi | 2155 | -529 | -806 | 13 | 18 | 21504 | 2.0 | -1449 | -1222 | 161 | 157 | 21828 | ||
| Missouri | 6071 | -418 | -288 | 65 | 26 | 59188 | 2.3 | -2440 | 2998 | 779 | 204 | 60180 | ||
| Montana | 776 | -167 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 6611 | 1.8 | -370 | 1289 | 40 | 78 | 6743 | ||
| Nebraska | 765 | -273 | -347 | 0 | 2 | 12054 | 1.4 | -145 | 1137 | 38 | 30 | 12122 | ||
| Nevada | 2900 | 112 | -393 | 5 | 7 | 25022 | 2.4 | -791 | -244 | 76 | 161 | 25280 | ||
| New Hampshire | 710 | -70 | -93 | 4 | 1 | 7919 | 1.3 | 479 | -80 | 26 | 163 | 8111 | ||
| New Jersey | 8742 | -176 | -1084 | 27 | 38 | 113855 | 3.0 | -3420 | 369 | 329 | 405 | 114589 | ||
| New Mexico | 1122 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 12418 | 1.8 | -417 | -158 | 97 | 86 | 12601 | ||
| New York | 18096 | -305 | -563 | 38 | 123 | 202487 | 2.5 | -715 | -2131 | 1020 | 805 | 204329 | ||
| North Carolina | 15624 | 4931 | 1966 | 28 | 69 | 95994 | 2.6 | 3274 | 4473 | 319 | 858 | 110558 | ||
| North Dakota | 259 | 43 | -80 | 0 | 1 | 1839 | 0.6 | -69 | -224 | 23 | 32 | 1894 | ||
| Ohio | 10882 | 329 | -170 | 15 | 42 | 103000 | 2.0 | 317 | 6512 | 500 | 500 | 104000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2092 | -272 | 139 | 10 | 29 | 27125 | 1.9 | -287 | 3849 | 71 | 247 | 27443 | ||
| Oregon | 6094 | -394 | -1198 | 46 | 39 | 54494 | 3.5 | -1555 | 29 | 228 | 360 | 72067 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 16605 | 79 | 51 | 154 | 118 | 175463 | 3.3 | -8176 | 8326 | 1880 | 1450 | 178793 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3032 | 135 | -307 | 8 | 10 | 45421 | 4.6 | -2515 | -11317 | 156 | 215 | 45792 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1068 | -11 | -89 | 5 | 2 | 10981 | 2.4 | -474 | 32 | 39 | 68 | 11088 | ||
| South Carolina | 6353 | 856 | -495 | 11 | 33 | 45663 | 2.6 | 637 | 2745 | 162 | 316 | 46141 | ||
| South Dakota | 260 | 10 | -64 | 4 | 1 | 2288 | 0.6 | -5 | 209 | 55 | 18 | 2361 | ||
| Tennessee | 5122 | 178 | -9 | 44 | 18 | 47600 | 1.9 | -762 | -154 | 502 | 266 | 48398 | ||
| Texas | 17610 | -986 | -1725 | 60 | 80 | 187276 | 2.1 | -4489 | -1583 | 1648 | 2221 | 191185 | ||
| Utah | 1354 | -59 | -187 | 105 | 13 | 14643 | 1.5 | -291 | -1915 | 411 | 110 | 15164 | ||
| Vermont | 1303 | 166 | 790 | 2 | 3 | 5904 | 2.0 | -142 | 160 | 20 | 31 | 5955 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 69 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 1.8 | -120 | -322 | 2 | 4 | 743 | ||
| Virginia | 9183 | 4597 | 2081 | 20 | 66 | 41862 | 1.3 | 1909 | -3684 | 523 | 862 | 43338 | ||
| Washington | 9180 | 349 | -414 | 49 | 80 | 81659 | 3.2 | -1329 | -6358 | 492 | 1014 | 89419 | ||
| West Virginia | 1229 | -16 | -48 | 8 | 9 | 13510 | 2.0 | -1302 | 181 | 72 | 132 | 13724 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9023 | 95 | -148 | 26 | 22 | 64569 | 2.4 | -635 | 2638 | 158 | 200 | 64930 | ||
| Wyoming | 311 | -32 | -52 | 1 | 1 | 2262 | 1.0 | -243 | -330 | 19 | 22 | 2303 | ||
| Totals | 304389 | 3576 | -14674 | 1414 | 1663 | 3002874 | 2.4 | -31138 | 14693 | 20085 | 19613 | 3083648 | ||
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.