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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 12, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 5, 2007
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 3939 11 -67 17 24             24663 1.3 199 1296 81 223 24967
Alaska 1271 -69 -202 6 2             9996 3.4 -2370 -1963 108 58 10162
Arizona 3679 -328 489 7 11             30571 1.2 -42 4738 158 178 30907
Arkansas 2535 -722 -422 15 9             26946 2.4 -334 2961 125 290 27361
California 40345 -1521 1926 71 209             339330 2.2 -40674 1192 1567 2983 343880
Colorado 1842 -304 -146 9 23             22079 1.0 -1250 -962 177 328 22584
Connecticut 2827 -375 -187 5 14             34778 2.1 -1759 70 56 174 35008
Delaware 644 -57 26 1 0             7105 1.7 -495 -320 35 50 7190
District of Columbia 334 42 6 7 2             3498 0.7 -95 -74 268 22 3788
Florida 11280 763 2540 49 119             92118 1.2 -3616 23976 371 1004 93493
Georgia 7941 519 726 44 47             48969 1.3 431 3783 378 873 50220
Hawaii 1064 38 76 9 12             5958 1.0 -593 -125 86 153 6197
Idaho 1141 -136 109 2 11             9566 1.5 -526 885 105 88 9759
Illinois 10159 -1025 -2306 29 50             115558 2.0 -8919 4955 342 817 116717
Indiana 5597 108 -2523 14 40             47859 1.7 -4071 2004 212 490 48561
Iowa 2211 -89 -81 2 10             19339 1.3 -2262 -1554 57 176 19572
Kansas 2493 -1335 369 2 6             17581 1.4 1720 1064 122 181 17884
Kentucky 3497 -4177 -222 8 20             29681 1.7 1635 3563 158 535 30374
Louisiana 2180 -198 -447 3 17             19683 1.1 -310 128 106 213 20002
Maine 960 -119 -17 4 1             10996 1.9 -1111 1477 29 65 11090
Maryland 3235 -27 -37 18 21             33659 1.4 2916 3136 473 281 34413
Massachusetts 5895 -47 -98 40 17             72731 2.3 -3586 4318 198 470 73399
Michigan 10100 -224 -544 18 37             126045 3.0 -17832 -6224 256 656 126957
Minnesota 4103 -186 -29 4 17             43222 1.6 -12757 3203 71 261 43554
Mississippi 3477 889 198 23 9             17382 1.6 1361 62 171 170 17723
Missouri 5541 -663 -162 37 31             40186 1.5 -1021 278 212 269 40667
Montana 727 -18 105 8 13             5880 1.4 -1384 -66 141 83 6104
Nebraska 1054 77 -170 1 5             8386 0.9 -479 -725 33 49 8468
Nevada 2600 -373 255 1 10             23196 1.9 -64 5023 69 154 23419
New Hampshire 672 -140 2 1 0             7041 1.1 -1268 985 20 24 7085
New Jersey 7937 -521 493 12 29             101438 2.6 -5795 6352 213 530 102181
New Mexico 917 -52 189 10 2             11689 1.5 39 1102 123 129 11941
New York 14364 -765 -1148 44 77             155050 1.9 -6663 -5016 641 1282 156973
North Carolina 9869 -348 -1181 14 55             70663 1.8 -2583 87 291 1075 72029
North Dakota 258 15 -49 0 0             2119 0.7 -480 8 30 29 2178
Ohio 8439 -750 -583 16 52             91041 1.7 -3202 3717 183 776 92000
Oklahoma 2037 348 245 6 15             13968 1.0 235 343 124 201 14293
Oregon 5715 -95 1052 19 37             41635 2.5 -68 3047 262 347 42244
Pennsylvania 17110 -2212 -191 80 71             136194 2.5 -24860 -6701 689 1071 137954
Puerto Rico 2763 -318 -25622 5 18             29992 2.9 -2692 -345 125 191 30308
Rhode Island 1030 -264 -83 1 1             11379 2.4 -999 1288 33 57 11469
South Carolina 3953 -399 -1294 5 20             34323 1.9 -474 1441 102 337 34762
South Dakota 214 11 -44 2 2             1581 0.4 -270 -89 45 11 1637
Tennessee 5355 -249 -248 19 24             39280 1.5 1843 1890 231 359 39870
Texas 12173 -333 -278 29 168             86944 0.9 -7271 -7412 624 1685 89253
Utah 849 -59 -191 14 8             6859 0.6 -122 -300 86 82 7027
Vermont 578 -145 62 0 2             6730 2.3 -1194 573 17 19 6766
Virgin Islands 43 4 6 0 1             598 1.4 4 326 0 15 613
Virginia 4594 586 -298 7 45             29384 0.8 -418 2042 279 766 30429
Washington 6387 -467 -280 17 86             48041 1.7 1879 -915 371 909 49321
West Virginia 1067 -151 114 3 6             10669 1.6 -3156 167 56 151 10876
Wisconsin 9153 -577 -439 7 18             64658 2.4 -5738 4191 129 385 65172
Wyoming 273 47 50 3 5             2318 0.9 -376 93 29 26 2373
Totals 258421 -16380 -30551 768 1529             2290555 1.7 -160917 62973 10868 21751 2323174

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.