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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
June 21, 2008
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
June 14, 2008
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
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   STATE (%)
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CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4117 -1430 628 19 34             33955 1.8 -1102 6542 105 208 34268
Alaska 1151 -166 86 6 6             9562 3.3 232 763 66 91 11132
Arizona 5795 -337 1765 31 11             48250 1.9 1287 14905 498 227 48975
Arkansas 3193 84 311 7 8             30443 2.6 226 1270 108 262 30813
California 55995 5055 13267 300 207             454412 3.0 7264 125779 1696 3039 459192
Colorado 2183 -41 517 10 22             26272 1.2 1212 4724 117 331 26724
Connecticut 5002 1356 387 6 10             40326 2.4 24 6641 72 184 40582
Delaware 1118 -265 198 1 1             8938 2.1 523 1428 23 42 9003
District of Columbia 492 120 108 3 0             4347 0.9 116 352 75 19 4441
Florida 18159 -1391 5167 54 119             165183 2.1 7699 55534 332 1000 166515
Georgia 10169 259 2771 127 68             76568 1.9 -1626 22010 403 752 77723
Hawaii 1841 458 688 3 15             11113 1.9 -235 4439 40 132 11285
Idaho 1702 -19 671 5 1             13016 2.0 -124 5103 48 88 13152
Illinois 13281 -1446 2652 33 61             138236 2.4 6116 23707 413 754 139403
Indiana 7456 -492 1745 44 63             58635 2.0 153 10908 223 439 59297
Iowa 8334 3085 6213 3 15             22903 1.6 1548 4692 24 86 23013
Kansas 2069 -368 31 2 0             18813 1.4 292 2509 104 116 19033
Kentucky 6118 1282 1968 21 19             36066 2.1 2772 8759 203 478 36749
Louisiana 2952 -225 490 7 9             23853 1.3 869 1552 0 0 23853
Maine 1162 156 96 2 1             9529 1.6 -215 1356 34 42 9605
Maryland 6049 183 745 27 22             43811 1.8 949 10329 353 258 44422
Massachusetts 9365 2622 -1685 84 28             79116 2.5 149 10409 321 506 79943
Michigan 14445 463 1524 17 36             122023 3.0 -2534 12655 165 597 122785
Minnesota 4541 -319 614 2 16             43414 1.6 -104 5101 38 320 43772
Mississippi 2434 13 336 8 2             24348 2.2 173 2064 167 98 24613
Missouri 7345 -230 1631 88 16             53467 2.0 1442 4941 256 232 53957
Montana 751 -434 118 7 6             7670 1.8 588 2062 64 68 7805
Nebraska 1036 -112 110 0 6             9324 1.0 4 542 47 53 9424
Nevada 3915 -369 692 4 2             34720 2.7 674 11867 46 171 34937
New Hampshire 980 230 -224 4 1             7982 1.3 -195 1993 23 27 8032
New Jersey 16918 6998 776 40 34             109707 2.8 2434 14018 276 357 110340
New Mexico 1240 16 202 11 1             13580 1.7 88 1378 110 108 13798
New York 17016 782 1946 53 69             170229 2.0 453 21642 628 1017 171874
North Carolina 12004 -1409 3122 21 56             91896 2.3 -834 20698 254 959 93109
North Dakota 317 -84 84 2 1             2307 0.7 137 83 95 25 2427
Ohio 10475 -1700 772 21 54             105866 2.0 2183 18854 205 589 106660
Oklahoma 1882 -295 -607 6 16             15915 1.1 672 1439 69 151 16135
Oregon 7738 -6 1456 17 37             52128 3.1 147 14640 254 315 52726
Pennsylvania 25233 -3455 2938 121 64             167308 3.0 6895 25620 848 876 169032
Puerto Rico 3305 -88 208 2 12             45564 4.5 1147 11500 113 378 46055
Rhode Island 2106 581 -186 3 4             12932 2.7 -80 2253 27 67 13026
South Carolina 6646 -112 2267 9 29             48102 2.6 1135 10508 190 320 48612
South Dakota 261 -2 -138 32 4             1560 0.4 -43 -122 293 13 1866
Tennessee 6138 -283 1630 14 26             48126 1.8 359 5712 214 264 48604
Texas 13903 -677 1799 33 144             118061 1.2 7332 22981 651 1487 120207
Utah 1435 -85 456 17 7             11785 1.0 83 4814 182 68 12035
Vermont 998 443 -79 0 3             5821 2.0 -196 819 27 18 5866
Virgin Islands 53 7 -7 0 3             754 1.7 46 262 0 8 762
Virginia 4925 -213 928 10 38             38012 1.1 -350 8458 220 680 38912
Washington 8620 437 1833 20 64             54157 1.9 -884 14761 181 890 55229
West Virginia 1003 -248 -131 4 6             13174 1.9 711 2078 46 111 13333
Wisconsin 12738 836 2859 10 27             67179 2.4 3417 6292 154 266 67601
Wyoming 269 -47 42 0 3             2271 0.8 -19 308 7 32 2310
Totals 358373 9118 65790 1371 1507             2852729 2.1 53010 573932 11108 19619 2884967

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.