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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 31, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 24, 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 4408 946 -911 17 24             26251 1.4 321 932 94 237 26582
Alaska 1319 -219 -202 5 4             12543 4.3 -2611 -2422 170 56 12769
Arizona 3494 531 309 5 14             24266 1.0 -341 3781 272 164 24702
Arkansas 2801 -215 -396 10 6             28530 2.5 -680 1877 155 280 28965
California 38875 -1489 5438 96 213             368368 2.4 20144 34976 2050 3008 373426
Colorado 2014 282 28 10 24             23834 1.1 -2525 -1642 241 366 24441
Connecticut 2851 -452 55 6 17             45730 2.8 -1299 2909 94 188 46012
Delaware 1082 -119 474 0 0             9383 2.3 -537 1938 26 45 9454
District of Columbia 242 22 4 33 3             3585 0.8 -467 -271 236 30 3851
Florida 8071 -1338 1554 35 94             89565 1.2 -2533 18592 412 1198 91175
Georgia 6481 -165 296 33 55             48560 1.2 -1312 1703 355 997 49912
Hawaii 1011 -219 -651 9 13             6267 1.1 -394 -1031 85 165 6517
Idaho 1577 80 -5 12 15             13796 2.2 -1273 -305 294 80 14170
Illinois 11882 351 576 25 53             157033 2.8 3054 5533 389 901 158323
Indiana 6106 -750 422 37 45             64916 2.3 -1177 5543 226 569 65711
Iowa 2383 -228 -851 2 12             31115 2.2 -2265 1412 56 214 31385
Kansas 2405 -46 342 4 5             17419 1.4 282 -2547 105 188 17712
Kentucky 4629 831 662 16 17             31129 1.8 -8268 -1706 172 617 31918
Louisiana 2105 -111 59 13 20             18963 1.1 -379 -4230 89 215 19267
Maine 1525 288 135 0 4             14298 2.5 -281 613 43 66 14407
Maryland 3000 -267 319 33 24             39007 1.6 1256 4616 545 301 39853
Massachusetts 5366 -530 98 17 27             97325 3.1 -2611 7739 271 516 98112
Michigan 14050 -1681 2690 19 32             172988 4.1 -9193 -6390 312 716 174016
Minnesota 4734 -404 -608 6 21             62582 2.4 -14888 -5865 138 272 62992
Mississippi 1701 -259 -80 14 12             17614 1.6 -1915 -2021 191 193 17998
Missouri 8117 1676 1873 24 17             49207 1.9 -677 -1033 237 283 49727
Montana 748 -31 49 8 9             8398 2.1 -2228 -1603 369 93 8860
Nebraska 994 -119 -795 4 5             11245 1.3 -735 -1419 40 53 11338
Nevada 2591 -165 354 5 10             23543 1.9 -587 4808 134 141 23818
New Hampshire 885 99 225 2 4             9655 1.6 -227 1611 18 26 9699
New Jersey 8478 771 995 9 24             123243 3.2 -6309 7847 286 532 124061
New Mexico 1243 156 397 6 7             11972 1.6 55 349 243 129 12344
New York 14342 -1491 -94 42 90             194739 2.4 -5175 -4275 767 1360 196866
North Carolina 9183 -165 -1402 23 63             72589 1.9 -1479 -2971 341 1230 74160
North Dakota 266 -13 -20 2 0             5207 1.6 -728 -119 23 26 5256
Ohio 9931 551 451 16 49             117426 2.2 -6492 4448 268 844 118538
Oklahoma 1569 -1006 -185 13 15             14791 1.0 647 101 113 198 15102
Oregon 7262 1780 1160 30 41             43996 2.7 -1253 269 541 377 44914
Pennsylvania 18875 -987 1309 88 80             179134 3.3 -25534 -8245 797 1156 181087
Puerto Rico 2682 265 11 4 9             37388 3.6 2792 -8891 169 196 37753
Rhode Island 1161 -177 126 0 3             16088 3.4 -618 1950 73 75 16236
South Carolina 4075 -641 -375 6 22             35592 2.0 -722 2012 112 355 36059
South Dakota 249 20 -28 5 1             3015 0.8 -397 -353 85 8 3108
Tennessee 4395 -261 -399 20 28             38409 1.4 -2096 -2866 241 390 39040
Texas 11373 -271 -530 25 147             91271 1.0 -8690 -11932 593 1756 93620
Utah 980 163 130 19 4             8525 0.8 -637 -348 200 99 8824
Vermont 617 -51 -75 2 1             9090 3.1 -200 79 36 35 9161
Virgin Islands 38 6 12 0 0             544 1.2 42 252 4 6 554
Virginia 4114 -378 441 17 48             33155 1.0 -702 3540 269 784 34208
Washington 6926 83 168 43 74             52257 1.9 -1046 -3551 526 959 53742
West Virginia 782 -133 -312 1 7             15050 2.2 -1352 967 67 177 15294
Wisconsin 11703 47 708 8 25             93471 3.4 -4860 2664 182 454 94107
Wyoming 355 47 110 2 3             3369 1.3 0 270 67 20 3456
Totals 268046 -5386 14061 881 1540             2727436 2.1 -99100 47295 13822 23344 2764602

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.