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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 3, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 24, 2007
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4361 1190 428 15 17             26402 1.4 -178 1049 90 267 26759
Alaska 1519 114 -103 12 1             13063 4.5 -2446 -3489 201 66 13330
Arizona 3155 426 197 12 9             24105 1.0 -216 3726 299 163 24567
Arkansas 3570 584 855 6 12             31582 2.8 -1426 2741 180 279 32041
California 45770 6396 2941 133 247             389460 2.6 -5431 18894 2212 3061 394733
Colorado 2170 269 -75 13 41             27765 1.3 -1922 -730 277 407 28449
Connecticut 5094 -1216 -715 5 20             54388 3.3 4747 1814 78 182 54648
Delaware 1260 -228 -807 0 0             11122 2.7 -317 2072 26 45 11193
District of Columbia 274 36 -12 41 2             3819 0.8 -408 -35 215 41 4075
Florida 9432 600 1845 66 120             90873 1.2 6319 16599 384 1197 92454
Georgia 7205 779 -625 32 54             50856 1.3 71 -623 424 1067 52347
Hawaii 1112 228 -206 6 17             5855 1.0 -746 -659 84 170 6109
Idaho 2054 214 -14 22 6             18019 2.9 -465 762 480 78 18577
Illinois 13790 1756 2438 31 67             180348 3.2 10739 12376 410 965 181723
Indiana 6803 -2086 769 38 56             76188 2.7 -283 10043 232 597 77017
Iowa 2615 -568 -86 1 10             36819 2.6 -1634 2881 79 193 37091
Kansas 3870 1827 1841 5 3             20701 1.6 -2746 731 144 206 21051
Kentucky 7467 3404 3668 4 10             38765 2.2 -2221 1343 215 567 39547
Louisiana 2441 655 305 8 17             19645 1.1 -241 -13275 100 192 19953
Maine 1340 0 -217 2 0             15964 2.7 567 836 50 59 16073
Maryland 3607 -393 -94 35 28             44950 1.9 3785 6301 561 314 45825
Massachusetts 6656 -4665 -412 19 29             109792 3.5 5911 5763 287 530 110609
Michigan 20962 3590 7670 10 45             179546 4.3 -18710 -3823 339 750 180635
Minnesota 4808 105 -295 8 16             65475 2.5 -16713 -7693 176 283 65934
Mississippi 1887 148 -194 21 12             18044 1.7 -557 -14168 215 198 18457
Missouri 5683 -278 -78 19 22             60743 2.3 -4173 4518 318 313 61374
Montana 905 140 -15 24 12             10204 2.5 -2673 -1904 486 109 10799
Nebraska 1363 186 171 1 6             13428 1.5 -537 239 48 59 13535
Nevada 3020 372 -434 5 9             24315 2.0 194 5832 139 156 24610
New Hampshire 1318 418 45 4 2             10400 1.7 21 1455 21 20 10441
New Jersey 9485 -1967 567 22 30             136397 3.5 1168 6640 297 545 137239
New Mexico 968 46 136 2 4             12103 1.6 63 553 280 116 12499
New York 27694 10768 -1135 57 101             222922 2.7 12500 -4591 847 1406 225175
North Carolina 9855 -2046 -1713 32 57             77838 2.0 -3659 -4051 306 1269 79413
North Dakota 339 -21 -43 1 1             6662 2.1 -492 311 34 33 6729
Ohio 10162 -593 -2106 18 70             132819 2.5 -1784 9484 273 906 133998
Oklahoma 1836 -234 37 10 27             15706 1.1 -717 550 105 201 16012
Oregon 7402 1368 1557 43 34             49736 3.0 950 7578 751 387 50874
Pennsylvania 22162 -2759 77 88 118             206373 3.8 -27992 -5122 930 1315 208618
Puerto Rico 2912 352 -366 1 5             37280 3.6 3085 -12839 153 233 37666
Rhode Island 1576 -933 272 1 3             18730 4.0 1319 627 50 74 18854
South Carolina 4258 312 -88 4 20             38118 2.1 -959 1161 100 362 38580
South Dakota 298 2 -13 5 5             3913 1.1 -205 -7 96 16 4025
Tennessee 4282 -721 -207 17 40             44228 1.7 -1098 -3243 311 402 44941
Texas 11865 1388 703 21 207             95539 1.0 -4861 -19723 659 1727 97926
Utah 1185 218 99 13 12             11018 1.0 -223 437 317 110 11445
Vermont 1034 198 -111 2 4             9536 3.2 90 133 33 45 9614
Virgin Islands 47 2 17 0 0             474 1.1 8 168 0 0 474
Virginia 5549 933 1413 9 41             37298 1.1 298 3733 307 788 38393
Washington 7939 536 -7 21 105             59014 2.2 222 -3052 641 1004 60659
West Virginia 1333 -392 -3 2 10             18790 2.8 -3434 1355 83 202 19075
Wisconsin 12075 703 352 5 24             103001 3.8 -3794 4684 219 473 103693
Wyoming 375 45 46 1 2             3152 1.2 -542 -375 57 15 3224
Totals 320142 21208 18275 973 1810             3013283 2.3 -61746 37987 15619 24163 3053082

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.