Weekly Claims Page 8
STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 24, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 17, 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 3171 -711 209 8 17             26580 1.4 -680 1495 99 261 26940
Alaska 1405 -82 -69 18 3             15509 5.4 2166 81 282 72 15863
Arizona 2848 -166 590 6 12             24310 1.0 173 3900 300 167 24777
Arkansas 2986 -81 187 10 11             33008 2.9 -500 4462 197 257 33462
California 39374 -4380 4464 146 208             394891 2.6 30346 46913 3247 2989 401127
Colorado 1901 -315 -152 14 26             29687 1.4 944 3276 413 338 30438
Connecticut 6310 2992 56 6 5             49641 3.0 848 2467 92 179 49912
Delaware 1488 -54 672 0 1             11439 2.8 202 2425 27 46 11512
District of Columbia 238 25 36 35 4             4227 0.9 310 370 305 38 4570
Florida 8832 399 1534 44 89             84554 1.1 -5565 7528 479 1268 86301
Georgia 6426 -1179 265 27 49             50785 1.3 -3967 -781 455 1063 52303
Hawaii 884 -86 -55 8 16             6601 1.1 782 796 91 197 6889
Idaho 1840 -261 -6 16 9             18484 3.0 -124 790 474 81 19039
Illinois 12034 -726 1174 33 57             169609 3.0 -12141 17824 469 877 170955
Indiana 8889 1486 2989 25 59             76471 2.7 2514 6727 228 569 77268
Iowa 3183 -126 665 3 5             38453 2.7 -405 4276 88 220 38761
Kansas 2043 -617 -9 5 5             23447 1.8 764 3189 139 208 23794
Kentucky 4063 -945 -1079 4 13             40986 2.4 1859 5933 353 601 41940
Louisiana 1786 -173 -642 5 10             19886 1.1 -344 -17160 84 209 20179
Maine 1340 17 252 1 3             15397 2.6 193 1108 42 72 15511
Maryland 4000 -404 872 38 20             41165 1.7 -3333 2144 410 289 41864
Massachusetts 11321 4621 951 15 29             103881 3.3 50 5342 308 522 104711
Michigan 17372 2063 3502 20 38             198256 4.7 16106 -6759 480 819 199555
Minnesota 4703 -590 -198 8 16             82188 3.1 15050 15943 240 287 82715
Mississippi 1739 -326 -135 17 15             18601 1.7 -744 -14029 196 190 18987
Missouri 5961 -323 857 15 28             64916 2.5 1127 9774 326 317 65559
Montana 765 -184 -137 20 5             12877 3.2 2431 2289 751 92 13720
Nebraska 1177 -117 -160 2 2             13965 1.6 -234 824 46 49 14060
Nevada 2648 -181 613 6 6             24121 2.0 -182 5861 156 171 24448
New Hampshire 900 -3 -18 2 1             10379 1.7 222 1162 18 34 10431
New Jersey 11452 3449 810 13 40             135229 3.5 5427 8962 272 530 136031
New Mexico 922 17 33 4 1             12040 1.6 1 213 296 123 12459
New York 16926 -1991 170 36 68             210422 2.5 -745 -3142 842 1411 212675
North Carolina 11901 944 1901 19 64             81497 2.1 -67 60 313 1306 83116
North Dakota 360 -147 -17 0 0             7154 2.2 66 661 39 24 7217
Ohio 10755 -1622 1033 18 60             134603 2.6 -927 5916 350 861 135814
Oklahoma 2070 -50 322 8 19             16423 1.1 -358 1597 113 194 16730
Oregon 6034 118 1217 55 42             48786 3.0 -623 1375 734 373 49894
Pennsylvania 24921 -2790 4958 109 105             234365 4.3 34693 43071 1346 1444 237155
Puerto Rico 2560 -369 -148 0 7             34195 3.3 1348 -3240 282 217 34694
Rhode Island 2509 594 -333 2 4             17411 3.7 408 1089 41 82 17534
South Carolina 3946 -324 -150 3 23             39077 2.2 -618 1521 107 374 39558
South Dakota 296 -60 6 6 4             4118 1.1 58 239 107 17 4242
Tennessee 5003 125 341 21 21             45326 1.7 -697 -2742 317 405 46048
Texas 10477 -554 -1119 17 161             100400 1.0 2752 -18825 1097 1878 103376
Utah 967 -101 -45 19 6             11241 1.0 -227 283 351 114 11706
Vermont 836 232 -5 0 5             9446 3.2 64 194 35 44 9525
Virgin Islands 45 -14 23 0 0             466 1.1 0 60 2 10 478
Virginia 4616 -340 900 17 42             37000 1.1 -2869 3015 379 814 38193
Washington 7403 -46 -3 45 94             58792 2.1 -1710 -3803 662 1006 60460
West Virginia 1725 -284 660 2 5             22224 3.3 2286 6024 113 218 22555
Wisconsin 11372 -3180 -1087 15 30             106795 3.9 -5789 8406 242 467 107504
Wyoming 330 -72 -120 4 4             3694 1.5 549 266 127 24 3845
Totals 299053 -6892 26575 970 1567             3075018 2.3 80890 169370 18962 24418 3118400

Figures Appearing In Cols. Showing Over- The-Week Changes Reflect All Revisions In Data For Prior Week Submitted By State Agencies

-----------------------------------------------------------------

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.