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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 10, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 3, 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 4021 -340 130 13 17             26349 1.4 -53 1626 91 248 26688
Alaska 1678 159 144 10 2             15080 5.2 2017 412 267 80 15427
Arizona 3207 -4 410 11 6             24466 1.0 391 4060 301 164 24931
Arkansas 2842 -728 196 7 10             31464 2.8 -118 4029 205 265 31934
California 42589 -3181 -3743 120 235             420301 2.8 30841 50022 3423 3255 426979
Colorado 2127 -43 83 13 47             28216 1.3 451 2468 373 350 28939
Connecticut 3558 -1536 -45 6 20             49194 3.0 -5194 1461 77 179 49450
Delaware 1375 115 649 0 0             10675 2.6 -447 709 32 53 10760
District of Columbia 239 -35 -50 24 3             4186 0.9 367 547 296 36 4518
Florida 9971 539 2326 68 107             92146 1.2 1273 21071 470 1173 93789
Georgia 8022 817 120 36 52             50749 1.3 -107 449 397 1028 52174
Hawaii 997 -115 -186 7 20             6510 1.1 655 71 90 195 6795
Idaho 1747 -307 -100 19 6             18166 2.9 147 928 431 85 18682
Illinois 11999 -1791 -1449 35 68             160902 2.8 -19446 12722 456 853 162211
Indiana 6232 -571 -175 27 60             72202 2.5 -3986 6068 258 565 73025
Iowa 2884 269 178 2 9             37673 2.6 854 4934 70 212 37955
Kansas 2076 -1794 180 6 8             21265 1.7 564 2124 146 190 21601
Kentucky 7173 -294 3076 7 12             37042 2.1 -1723 3678 265 544 37851
Louisiana 2279 -162 170 8 25             19728 1.1 83 -13749 98 199 20025
Maine 1272 -68 55 2 2             15325 2.6 -639 745 51 73 15449
Maryland 3695 88 474 35 18             39456 1.6 -5494 1382 401 282 40139
Massachusetts 6395 -261 167 14 30             103322 3.3 -6470 5302 279 527 104128
Michigan 12923 -8039 -6155 22 43             195682 4.6 16136 9179 479 759 196920
Minnesota 5758 950 -226 6 17             80129 3.0 14654 15056 224 276 80629
Mississippi 2104 217 159 11 27             17537 1.6 -507 -13643 205 210 17952
Missouri 5422 -261 -101 10 35             57442 2.2 -3301 6233 274 306 58022
Montana 849 -56 50 23 7             12113 3.0 1909 1760 707 94 12914
Nebraska 1317 -46 70 2 9             13495 1.5 67 1058 51 51 13597
Nevada 2730 -290 84 8 5             24715 2.0 400 4960 155 164 25034
New Hampshire 945 -373 138 2 3             10915 1.8 515 1406 17 27 10959
New Jersey 9398 -87 1154 17 42             133686 3.4 -2711 8154 287 548 134521
New Mexico 859 -109 -28 2 6             11935 1.6 -168 509 282 117 12334
New York 16928 -10766 -427 37 69             206252 2.5 -16670 -6924 839 1420 208511
North Carolina 12497 2642 2123 44 72             78952 2.1 1114 -187 347 1239 80538
North Dakota 348 9 -31 2 0             6700 2.1 38 547 53 31 6784
Ohio 10533 371 -795 17 54             127084 2.4 -5735 1336 321 839 128244
Oklahoma 1489 -347 -83 7 18             14607 1.0 -1099 -564 119 203 14929
Oregon 6157 -1245 -49 61 27             50239 3.0 503 3332 712 390 51341
Pennsylvania 23165 1003 2447 140 133             213469 3.9 7096 27162 1204 1340 216013
Puerto Rico 3185 273 134 7 9             33990 3.3 -3290 -11816 265 190 34445
Rhode Island 1370 -206 233 10 5             17353 3.7 -1377 1459 40 86 17479
South Carolina 4605 347 -186 15 26             37509 2.1 -609 1064 110 360 37979
South Dakota 326 28 14 7 1             3932 1.1 19 382 102 13 4047
Tennessee 5083 801 737 23 38             43397 1.6 -831 -1708 302 396 44095
Texas 14702 2837 653 36 213             97862 1.0 2323 -15039 1011 1775 100648
Utah 971 -214 -70 14 8             10834 1.0 -184 630 304 113 11251
Vermont 700 -334 -96 4 1             9868 3.3 332 161 36 41 9945
Virgin Islands 45 -2 9 0 1             542 1.2 68 242 2 8 552
Virginia 5327 -222 -914 14 52             36539 1.1 -759 3079 336 789 37664
Washington 7531 -408 -192 25 95             60171 2.2 1157 -3079 653 1004 61828
West Virginia 1262 -71 -99 2 12             18236 2.7 -554 3153 109 204 18549
Wisconsin 13519 1444 2818 11 21             103719 3.8 718 7338 215 472 104406
Wyoming 380 5 61 2 0             3549 1.4 397 58 107 28 3684
Totals 298806 -21392 4042 1051 1806             3016870 2.3 3617 156357 18345 24049 3059264

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.