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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 24, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 17, 2007
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   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 3462 -1108 -27 16 27             25930 1.4 464 2424 97 245 26272
Alaska 1538 -103 -124 5 9             15154 5.2 1914 759 242 87 15483
Arizona 3124 -197 300 9 14             24544 1.0 384 3969 284 156 24984
Arkansas 3016 171 -252 9 14             29210 2.6 -275 2787 165 261 29636
California 40364 1854 2750 115 230             348224 2.3 -30618 -24902 2717 2928 353869
Colorado 1732 -173 -526 17 19             26359 1.2 117 1156 334 374 27067
Connecticut 3303 385 569 5 11             47029 2.9 -721 1911 75 212 47316
Delaware 1201 55 641 1 1             9920 2.4 -624 2007 30 52 10002
District of Columbia 220 -38 -40 30 3             4052 0.9 373 366 303 38 4393
Florida 9409 71 2350 49 103             92098 1.2 2165 20146 508 1182 93788
Georgia 6646 -949 28 36 54             49872 1.3 -1073 2289 351 991 51214
Hawaii 1230 197 -140 3 10             6661 1.1 759 32 91 201 6953
Idaho 1497 -62 162 18 12             15069 2.4 -1342 -33 327 80 15476
Illinois 11531 963 248 32 50             153979 2.7 -17890 5936 439 865 155283
Indiana 6856 1215 293 24 49             66093 2.3 -4108 2780 245 548 66886
Iowa 2611 -144 -239 3 5             33380 2.3 -1844 2557 67 213 33660
Kansas 2451 667 -1556 4 8             17137 1.3 -1108 -928 108 189 17434
Kentucky 3798 32 -729 6 15             39397 2.3 4466 8398 215 579 40191
Louisiana 2216 0 45 5 17             19342 1.1 0 -5517 100 192 19634
Maine 1237 58 186 3 0             14579 2.5 -269 549 47 73 14699
Maryland 3267 232 -327 24 22             37751 1.6 -4431 2193 430 279 38460
Massachusetts 5896 76 464 18 28             99936 3.2 -1558 6243 256 539 100731
Michigan 15731 2836 1765 20 35             182181 4.3 -5942 -6960 441 726 183348
Minnesota 5138 87 -347 8 17             77470 2.9 12732 13708 206 288 77964
Mississippi 1960 -4335 85 10 20             19529 1.8 2822 -1807 197 200 19926
Missouri 6441 833 -1127 20 31             49884 1.9 -2124 398 259 297 50440
Montana 779 -63 -11 17 7             10626 2.6 1116 1428 615 90 11331
Nebraska 1113 -21 -853 3 2             11980 1.4 -925 178 41 47 12068
Nevada 2756 42 367 2 5             24130 2.0 135 4723 150 167 24447
New Hampshire 786 24 58 3 1             9882 1.6 -234 1274 21 30 9933
New Jersey 7707 -543 53 18 32             129552 3.3 -6 9728 297 555 130404
New Mexico 1087 202 262 3 3             11917 1.6 -5 649 264 129 12310
New York 15833 -147 -1242 33 92             199914 2.4 -4819 -6403 783 1363 202060
North Carolina 9348 -564 484 21 57             74068 1.9 -1555 -1341 334 1230 75632
North Dakota 279 -142 -192 0 0             5935 1.8 -206 459 30 26 5991
Ohio 9380 -3784 202 28 61             123918 2.4 -2421 847 290 856 125064
Oklahoma 2575 1234 923 7 22             14144 1.0 -504 -894 110 204 14458
Oregon 5482 492 363 27 28             45249 2.7 -1625 -47 624 372 46245
Pennsylvania 19862 -1355 1366 111 93             204668 3.7 12229 27081 1193 1354 207215
Puerto Rico 2417 -667 -26 5 8             34596 3.4 3599 -320 247 187 35030
Rhode Island 1338 -43 386 7 2             16706 3.6 -234 1478 46 80 16832
South Carolina 4716 656 581 12 28             36314 2.0 -16 2245 111 360 36785
South Dakota 229 -44 -57 0 1             3412 0.9 -323 38 93 19 3524
Tennessee 4656 669 101 17 29             40505 1.5 -887 -1259 263 374 41142
Texas 11644 -485 760 32 215             99961 1.0 7398 -8778 1055 1834 102850
Utah 817 -33 -72 8 9             9162 0.8 -826 -331 225 101 9488
Vermont 668 -49 -48 0 1             9290 3.1 -145 95 39 39 9368
Virgin Islands 32 -7 10 0 1             502 1.1 -52 154 0 10 512
Virginia 4492 -470 644 14 54             33857 1.0 -2436 2480 14 54 33925
Washington 6843 27 -297 32 103             53303 1.9 -2194 -4003 551 986 54840
West Virginia 915 -85 -1 1 10             16402 2.4 380 2055 81 207 16690
Wisconsin 11656 -1037 28 9 24             98331 3.6 -1241 3768 216 447 98994
Wyoming 308 -24 -18 2 4             3369 1.3 333 165 98 19 3486
Totals 273593 -3594 8223 902 1696             2826473 2.2 -43195 75930 16325 22935 2865733

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.