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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 5, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 28, 2007
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 3928 473 373 18 21             24464 1.3 -82 1787 83 217 24764
Alaska 1340 -60 -270 9 2             12366 4.3 1546 -344 169 86 12621
Arizona 3915 -320 662 7 10             30587 1.2 1230 5019 183 163 30933
Arkansas 3257 500 376 10 11             27280 2.4 -32 3635 120 297 27697
California 41866 -729 1473 98 219             380004 2.5 28892 33708 2380 3166 385550
Colorado 2146 -69 -14 10 22             23329 1.1 1038 7 217 373 23919
Connecticut 3202 -1593 -148 5 22             36537 2.2 -6679 1619 64 169 36770
Delaware 701 -408 1 0 0             7600 1.8 -688 -51 22 52 7674
District of Columbia 292 4 11 7 5             3593 0.8 38 171 299 41 3933
Florida 10517 367 1704 47 101             95734 1.2 4910 25922 463 1158 97355
Georgia 7422 990 144 41 53             48538 1.2 191 3604 345 896 49779
Hawaii 1026 -5 42 11 21             6551 1.1 638 554 102 160 6813
Idaho 1277 20 350 5 2             10092 1.6 -650 384 121 79 10292
Illinois 11184 803 163 35 46             124477 2.2 -534 12932 20 32 124529
Indiana 5489 297 320 13 55             51930 1.8 -698 5298 250 532 52712
Iowa 2300 -223 -2227 1 8             21601 1.5 -40 2286 53 186 21840
Kansas 3828 1764 1420 0 4             15861 1.2 -120 -574 104 195 16160
Kentucky 7674 4053 3557 7 23             28046 1.6 -293 1343 159 574 28779
Louisiana 2378 -149 56 14 16             19993 1.1 -777 459 103 191 20287
Maine 1079 -198 -53 1 2             12107 2.1 -1450 1885 30 70 12207
Maryland 3262 238 -264 19 19             30743 1.3 -4585 743 386 297 31426
Massachusetts 5942 -44 -438 18 23             76317 2.4 -10494 6935 202 485 77004
Michigan 10324 -227 -2213 16 38             143877 3.4 -286 1931 350 685 144912
Minnesota 4289 427 151 1 10             55979 2.1 2888 12019 107 267 56353
Mississippi 2588 497 -173 11 5             16021 1.5 -798 -809 180 162 16363
Missouri 6204 1099 683 55 23             41207 1.6 -963 514 228 265 41700
Montana 745 -32 123 11 11             7264 1.8 618 659 247 91 7602
Nebraska 977 25 -297 1 5             8865 1.0 -41 -541 34 45 8944
Nevada 2973 -115 529 3 13             23260 1.9 310 5192 91 152 23503
New Hampshire 812 -464 81 2 0             8309 1.3 -271 1578 14 31 8354
New Jersey 8458 -1601 434 20 40             107233 2.8 -2878 6736 229 509 107971
New Mexico 969 -6 235 5 2             11650 1.5 -90 787 150 135 11935
New York 15129 -676 -1291 40 81             161713 2.0 -10040 -2992 661 1270 163644
North Carolina 10217 475 777 16 30             73246 1.9 -414 3992 296 1114 74656
North Dakota 243 -68 -73 2 1             2599 0.8 -452 350 23 22 2644
Ohio 9189 -501 -302 13 55             94243 1.8 -5002 -3897 210 779 95232
Oklahoma 1689 242 122 9 23             13733 0.9 -42 86 122 206 14061
Oregon 5810 497 1011 22 30             41703 2.5 -1046 2204 334 338 42375
Pennsylvania 19322 -260 1281 105 86             161054 2.9 12727 13575 875 1140 163069
Puerto Rico 3081 81 -52664 0 14             32684 3.2 390 -4270 264 224 33172
Rhode Island 1294 32 295 2 5             12378 2.6 -1996 1808 36 58 12472
South Carolina 4352 -392 -215 21 24             34797 1.9 -943 2867 109 336 35242
South Dakota 203 -19 -54 8 3             1851 0.5 -230 18 62 11 1924
Tennessee 5604 1151 779 33 22             37437 1.4 -35 215 230 382 38049
Texas 12506 1040 -584 14 179             94215 1.0 5534 -4519 1217 1765 97197
Utah 908 -31 -113 8 5             6981 0.6 -213 -204 103 83 7167
Vermont 723 -180 -9 1 6             7924 2.7 -1499 916 32 21 7977
Virgin Islands 39 15 3 0 1             594 1.4 154 210 0 12 606
Virginia 4008 -63 540 6 43             29802 0.9 -330 2796 309 805 30916
Washington 6854 29 126 27 96             46162 1.7 -1205 -3695 350 894 47406
West Virginia 1218 189 114 1 9             13825 2.0 2174 2183 77 184 14086
Wisconsin 9730 206 952 12 28             70396 2.6 -4049 6401 155 416 70967
Wyoming 226 -44 -16 4 6             2694 1.1 11 240 63 24 2781
Totals 274709 7037 -42530 845 1579             2451446 1.9 3344 153672 13033 21845 2486324

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.