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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 17, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 10, 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 4570 549 973 16 24             25466 1.4 -883 883 90 251 25807
Alaska 1641 -37 -95 13 6             13240 4.6 -1840 -2508 178 60 13478
Arizona 3232 -28 327 5 7             24197 1.0 -227 3626 289 153 24639
Arkansas 2845 3 20 12 11             29485 2.6 -1979 2752 168 274 29927
California 38510 -4079 -937 94 209             378842 2.5 -41459 9826 2133 3100 384075
Colorado 1905 -222 -193 8 21             26242 1.2 -1974 -1269 263 371 26876
Connecticut 2918 -640 -179 2 11             47750 2.9 -1444 1448 73 187 48010
Delaware 1146 -229 589 0 2             10544 2.5 -131 917 26 46 10616
District of Columbia 258 19 -34 29 0             3679 0.8 -507 -174 229 26 3934
Florida 9338 -633 1454 51 106             89933 1.2 -2213 18611 414 1164 91511
Georgia 7595 -427 973 22 49             50945 1.3 196 1768 388 1011 52344
Hawaii 1033 36 -143 12 21             5902 1.0 -608 -697 84 179 6165
Idaho 1559 -188 36 12 7             16411 2.7 -1755 163 361 72 16844
Illinois 10568 -1431 -976 31 62             171869 3.0 10967 11060 375 932 173176
Indiana 5641 -591 -233 31 48             70201 2.5 -2001 6243 203 550 70954
Iowa 2755 -129 246 2 6             35224 2.4 -2449 3118 73 187 35484
Kansas 1784 -292 -34 1 1             18245 1.4 -3020 -374 122 186 18553
Kentucky 3766 -3407 91 11 18             34931 2.0 -2111 -439 171 614 35716
Louisiana 2216 -63 112 5 17             19342 1.1 -386 -10427 100 192 19634
Maine 1179 -93 -22 1 2             14848 2.5 -477 657 42 74 14964
Maryland 3035 -660 -36 36 25             42182 1.8 2726 5526 533 315 43030
Massachusetts 5820 -575 56 10 37             101494 3.2 -1828 5465 268 533 102295
Michigan 12895 -28 -341 15 44             188123 4.5 -7559 5892 332 719 189174
Minnesota 5051 -707 81 4 14             64738 2.5 -15391 -6464 159 275 65172
Mississippi 6295 4191 3670 13 13             16707 1.5 -830 -5825 197 205 17109
Missouri 5608 186 -991 9 32             52008 2.0 -5434 1571 238 270 52516
Montana 842 -7 139 12 8             9510 2.3 -2603 -1560 402 100 10012
Nebraska 1134 -183 -150 0 2             12905 1.5 -590 813 48 57 13010
Nevada 2714 -16 -111 8 4             23995 1.9 -720 4678 132 174 24301
New Hampshire 762 -183 -11 2 2             10116 1.6 -799 1255 20 29 10165
New Jersey 8250 -1148 172 20 28             129558 3.3 -4128 7068 282 519 130359
New Mexico 821 -106 4 3 6             11951 1.6 4 651 271 119 12341
New York 15980 -948 197 37 84             204733 2.5 -1519 -4670 785 1385 206903
North Carolina 9912 -2585 -795 26 48             75623 2.0 -3329 -2613 345 1263 77231
North Dakota 421 73 23 0 0             6141 1.9 -559 353 31 30 6202
Ohio 13164 2631 2768 14 42             126339 2.4 -745 5042 278 890 127507
Oklahoma 1341 -148 -870 16 23             14648 1.0 41 38 108 192 14948
Oregon 4990 -1167 -496 34 34             46874 2.8 -3365 -37 648 371 47893
Pennsylvania 21217 -1948 1312 103 90             192439 3.5 -21030 -12285 820 1242 194501
Puerto Rico 3084 -101 325 5 13             31061 3.0 -2929 -8794 119 186 31366
Rhode Island 1381 11 204 4 8             16940 3.6 -413 1269 32 76 17048
South Carolina 4060 -545 -278 10 27             36330 2.0 -1179 1054 97 348 36775
South Dakota 273 -53 -43 5 1             3735 1.0 -197 239 111 17 3863
Tennessee 3987 -1096 -211 15 30             41392 1.6 -2005 -1961 259 413 42064
Texas 12129 -2573 -104 15 176             92563 1.0 -5299 -17080 628 1724 94915
Utah 850 -121 -40 4 5             9988 0.9 -846 -43 262 111 10361
Vermont 717 17 -11 0 2             9435 3.2 -433 49 46 47 9528
Virgin Islands 39 -6 15 0 2             554 1.3 12 248 6 10 570
Virginia 4962 -365 857 15 54             36293 1.0 -246 2412 310 792 37395
Washington 6816 -715 -290 28 82             55497 2.0 -4674 -3802 549 1004 57050
West Virginia 1000 -262 -58 2 9             16022 2.4 -2214 362 71 187 16280
Wisconsin 12693 -826 871 16 24             99572 3.7 -4147 5608 189 458 100219
Wyoming 332 -48 -36 8 3             3036 1.2 -513 -117 62 20 3118
Totals 277034 -21893 7797 847 1600             2869798 2.2 -147042 29526 14420 23710 2907928

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.