| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended October 18, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 11, 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 | 4565 | -105 | -1311 | 14 | 25 | 34276 | 1.9 | 491 | -1506 | 141 | 341 | 34767 | ||
| Alaska | 1846 | -298 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 10709 | 3.9 | -16 | 364 | 128 | 95 | 12597 | ||
| Arizona | 4175 | -740 | -749 | 18 | 10 | 34351 | 1.6 | 266 | 1770 | 224 | 239 | 34814 | ||
| Arkansas | 2875 | -726 | -1130 | 2 | 8 | 29715 | 2.7 | 120 | -1103 | 97 | 179 | 29991 | ||
| California | 54622 | -3732 | -6215 | 157 | 209 | 440898 | 3.0 | -17046 | -28299 | 2579 | 2878 | 446424 | ||
| Colorado | 2782 | -346 | -274 | 22 | 22 | 34609 | 1.7 | -470 | -901 | 168 | 298 | 35091 | ||
| Connecticut | 3015 | -877 | -957 | 12 | 12 | 44062 | 2.7 | -295 | -974 | 113 | 147 | 44323 | ||
| Delaware | 797 | -96 | -108 | 3 | 1 | 7689 | 1.9 | 259 | 941 | 35 | 61 | 7785 | ||
| District of Columbia | 311 | -171 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 5936 | 1.3 | -247 | 275 | 173 | 35 | 6144 | ||
| Florida | 9770 | -1814 | -859 | 33 | 68 | 120423 | 1.7 | -5374 | -2195 | 487 | 976 | 121925 | ||
| Georgia | 8281 | -944 | 165 | 40 | 53 | 62807 | 1.7 | -2038 | -2527 | 899 | 859 | 64565 | ||
| Hawaii | 1459 | -138 | -264 | 14 | 26 | 10178 | 1.9 | 339 | 596 | 102 | 245 | 10535 | ||
| Idaho | 2078 | -5 | 291 | 18 | 8 | 11989 | 2.1 | -17 | 1220 | 77 | 90 | 12156 | ||
| Illinois | 12988 | -2868 | 235 | 51 | 59 | 148701 | 2.6 | 2231 | -7747 | 843 | 825 | 150369 | ||
| Indiana | 5693 | -1122 | -756 | 36 | 34 | 51122 | 1.8 | -63 | 3717 | 255 | 284 | 51666 | ||
| Iowa | 3005 | -84 | -1214 | 7 | 16 | 21858 | 1.6 | 312 | -561 | 56 | 129 | 22043 | ||
| Kansas | 2571 | -2144 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 25833 | 2.0 | -819 | 743 | 205 | 160 | 26202 | ||
| Kentucky | 4245 | -529 | -453 | 18 | 20 | 29794 | 1.8 | -461 | -3435 | 646 | 455 | 30897 | ||
| Louisiana | 3609 | -582 | -580 | 10 | 30 | 32185 | 1.8 | 360 | -100 | 165 | 320 | 32670 | ||
| Maine | 1028 | -142 | -130 | 0 | 2 | 7558 | 1.3 | -560 | 401 | 21 | 46 | 7625 | ||
| Maryland | 3941 | -1087 | -608 | 23 | 28 | 41884 | 1.8 | 1203 | 477 | 457 | 317 | 42658 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6380 | -795 | -1592 | 26 | 32 | 85012 | 2.7 | -2723 | -4135 | 1080 | 415 | 86511 | ||
| Michigan | 22275 | 6800 | 11209 | 34 | 46 | 116726 | 2.7 | -1651 | 9820 | 324 | 554 | 121955 | ||
| Minnesota | 4422 | -1767 | -400 | 16 | 15 | 41513 | 1.6 | 892 | 339 | 108 | 162 | 41787 | ||
| Mississippi | 2539 | -699 | -1330 | 9 | 19 | 20669 | 1.9 | -952 | -3381 | 160 | 184 | 21017 | ||
| Missouri | 8526 | -2359 | 2266 | 81 | 17 | 56976 | 2.2 | -2551 | 3576 | 670 | 208 | 57859 | ||
| Montana | 1150 | -399 | 56 | 26 | 5 | 6549 | 1.7 | 133 | 881 | 74 | 79 | 6710 | ||
| Nebraska | 895 | -197 | -378 | 1 | 0 | 11622 | 1.4 | 221 | 764 | 51 | 38 | 11711 | ||
| Nevada | 3009 | -455 | -123 | 9 | 9 | 24703 | 2.4 | 73 | -1332 | 80 | 163 | 24958 | ||
| New Hampshire | 815 | 108 | -52 | 2 | 3 | 7041 | 1.2 | -520 | -892 | 32 | 22 | 7099 | ||
| New Jersey | 8142 | -1433 | -232 | 18 | 32 | 108923 | 2.9 | -2213 | -3508 | 317 | 460 | 109700 | ||
| New Mexico | 1369 | -114 | 163 | 11 | 0 | 12711 | 1.8 | 268 | 395 | 127 | 100 | 12938 | ||
| New York | 17420 | -2881 | -1667 | 121 | 90 | 198504 | 2.4 | -428 | -6591 | 1028 | 875 | 200420 | ||
| North Carolina | 13030 | -3378 | -2318 | 25 | 58 | 93851 | 2.6 | -2738 | -2729 | 305 | 904 | 107452 | ||
| North Dakota | 354 | -29 | -144 | 0 | 0 | 1839 | 0.6 | 75 | -435 | 21 | 40 | 1902 | ||
| Ohio | 11510 | -1428 | -623 | 19 | 31 | 101500 | 1.9 | -89 | 1493 | 500 | 500 | 102500 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2411 | -226 | 76 | 8 | 18 | 26730 | 1.9 | -196 | 3362 | 77 | 273 | 27080 | ||
| Oregon | 7383 | -332 | -949 | 45 | 37 | 54647 | 3.5 | 335 | -1225 | 262 | 387 | 62926 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 17290 | -3273 | -4370 | 160 | 103 | 171764 | 3.2 | 483 | 844 | 1734 | 1311 | 174809 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2748 | -921 | -873 | 2 | 21 | 32793 | 3.4 | -17328 | -15419 | 143 | 173 | 33109 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1074 | -186 | -120 | 3 | 0 | 10411 | 2.3 | -315 | -105 | 48 | 56 | 10515 | ||
| South Carolina | 5432 | -604 | -704 | 7 | 23 | 45320 | 2.6 | 623 | 2239 | 159 | 359 | 45838 | ||
| South Dakota | 304 | -81 | -26 | 5 | 4 | 2189 | 0.6 | -31 | 83 | 52 | 15 | 2256 | ||
| Tennessee | 5425 | -1439 | -3145 | 31 | 26 | 47398 | 1.9 | 259 | -3593 | 604 | 280 | 48305 | ||
| Texas | 19192 | -2415 | -1485 | 45 | 76 | 184318 | 2.0 | 2596 | -2456 | 1166 | 2237 | 187755 | ||
| Utah | 1419 | -338 | -210 | 28 | 9 | 14309 | 1.4 | 115 | -1936 | 532 | 112 | 14953 | ||
| Vermont | 574 | -107 | -166 | 0 | 4 | 5341 | 1.8 | 19 | -558 | 20 | 35 | 5396 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 46 | -19 | -33 | 0 | 1 | 681 | 1.6 | -57 | -687 | 5 | 16 | 702 | ||
| Virginia | 5687 | -2357 | 120 | 27 | 96 | 40317 | 1.2 | -2885 | -4698 | 403 | 909 | 41644 | ||
| Washington | 11773 | 444 | 634 | 53 | 83 | 82177 | 3.2 | -126 | -5885 | 489 | 1118 | 89837 | ||
| West Virginia | 1376 | -262 | -400 | 3 | 12 | 13788 | 2.1 | 929 | 371 | 80 | 132 | 14004 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9972 | -786 | -204 | 11 | 30 | 65287 | 2.5 | 354 | 1652 | 181 | 234 | 65703 | ||
| Wyoming | 463 | -45 | -20 | 4 | 3 | 2418 | 1.0 | 52 | -319 | 46 | 38 | 2502 | ||
| Totals | 328061 | -40523 | -21866 | 1343 | 1540 | 2894604 | 2.3 | -49201 | -72909 | 18749 | 21368 | 2967100 | ||
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.