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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
October 11, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 4, 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 4670 -206 -1137 19 48             33785 1.9 -1141 -2469 157 337 34290
Alaska 2144 110 -42 21 11             10725 3.9 115 937 161 85 12718
Arizona 4723 308 -530 22 18             34824 1.6 -979 -2909 205 241 35270
Arkansas 3601 -2099 -964 9 6             29595 2.7 1231 -1142 91 167 29853
California 58354 105 -3743 272 252             457944 3.1 -11982 -8436 2972 2895 463891
Colorado 3128 -464 -542 31 25             35079 1.7 -145 -454 251 333 35680
Connecticut 3892 565 -481 13 30             44357 2.7 -555 -422 91 135 44588
Delaware 893 -18 -62 0 2             7430 1.9 -579 875 41 67 7538
District of Columbia 482 104 -19 22 3             6183 1.3 -230 130 222 30 6435
Florida 11584 2174 124 92 176             125797 1.8 1862 1027 553 1047 127407
Georgia 9225 -315 -1124 102 77             64845 1.7 1360 -2373 829 829 66503
Hawaii 1597 103 -180 13 28             9839 1.9 -208 512 99 239 10184
Idaho 2083 399 193 27 6             12006 2.1 -130 1191 89 6 12101
Illinois 15856 -290 0 83 74             146470 2.6 1798 -2286 885 723 148078
Indiana 6815 1127 89 55 50             51185 1.8 -1200 4167 252 277 51720
Iowa 3089 1006 77 8 10             21546 1.5 -767 -851 58 101 21705
Kansas 4715 1385 1522 10 6             26652 2.1 536 1463 193 139 26986
Kentucky 4774 1441 38 54 25             30255 1.8 -411 -2334 800 478 31534
Louisiana 4191 1069 -761 19 48             31825 1.8 -812 -528 167 316 32308
Maine 1170 133 -207 7 13             8118 1.4 -29 -33 28 44 8190
Maryland 5028 541 -248 47 34             40681 1.8 -1712 -921 445 318 41444
Massachusetts 7175 -711 -1462 37 37             87735 2.8 405 -3924 1201 396 89338
Michigan 15475 1833 2028 32 59             118377 2.7 2490 7797 465 443 123778
Minnesota 6189 1768 1460 20 19             40621 1.6 -940 -419 94 193 40909
Mississippi 3238 144 -438 25 17             21621 2.0 -5 -1918 149 161 21937
Missouri 10885 4028 355 50 33             59527 2.3 -349 3992 837 230 60601
Montana 1549 729 159 48 13             6416 1.7 -348 989 42 70 6545
Nebraska 1092 -111 -268 0 0             11401 1.3 -248 548 47 32 11480
Nevada 3464 593 -137 8 12             24630 2.4 -520 -813 72 170 24891
New Hampshire 707 -46 -157 3 0             7561 1.3 436 -479 26 18 7607
New Jersey 9575 250 -793 20 44             111136 2.9 -120 -2898 306 451 111893
New Mexico 1483 312 -628 12 2             12443 1.8 -202 178 107 92 12642
New York 20301 1977 -1665 37 118             198932 2.4 -1405 -6605 975 846 200768
North Carolina 16408 1588 -1416 39 78             96589 2.6 789 -736 314 856 110617
North Dakota 383 96 -402 5 1             1764 0.6 15 -168 34 35 1834
Ohio 12938 720 -1115 40 60             102500 2.0 981 4111 500 500 103500
Oklahoma 2637 181 297 22 35             26926 1.9 194 3851 79 277 27282
Oregon 7715 308 -780 74 66             54312 3.5 608 -2460 263 359 62853
Pennsylvania 21182 2366 -68 362 163             171316 3.2 -4026 3482 1922 1408 174646
Puerto Rico 3669 683 -596 2 82             50121 5.1 6841 -6164 163 252 50536
Rhode Island 1260 114 -62 6 7             10726 2.3 13 -26 67 56 10849
South Carolina 6036 520 -1381 13 35             44697 2.6 165 1785 158 340 45195
South Dakota 385 52 -8 10 2             2220 0.6 9 96 48 15 2283
Tennessee 6864 1674 351 130 41             47139 1.8 -509 -1239 536 268 47969
Texas 21607 2376 -2 79 101             181722 2.0 -4859 -4370 1636 2157 185552
Utah 1757 71 -290 70 13             14194 1.4 -176 -2136 527 110 14831
Vermont 681 121 17 1 6             5322 1.8 -646 -521 24 27 5373
Virgin Islands 65 7 -36 0 0             738 1.8 -85 -641 2 5 745
Virginia 8044 152 606 40 129             42202 1.3 429 -3456 467 894 43597
Washington 11329 1409 -1479 67 78             82303 3.2 845 -5310 476 1085 90631
West Virginia 1638 422 -411 5 11             12859 1.9 -1159 193 70 130 13065
Wisconsin 10758 183 -369 20 26             64933 2.4 965 1990 168 216 65320
Wyoming 508 114 9 12 2             2366 1.0 -43 -197 14 21 2401
Totals 369011 31101 -16678 2215 2232             2944490 2.3 -14433 -30324 20378 20920 3019891

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.