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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 7, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 31, 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 4728 320 947 17 30             25333 1.4 -937 1563 100 239 25672
Alaska 1979 660 176 16 0             13336 4.6 793 118 214 87 13637
Arizona 5763 2097 595 11 6             24357 1.0 110 3803 263 170 24790
Arkansas 4240 1439 -28 12 20             27139 2.4 -1391 1682 139 271 27549
California 47519 8644 -5036 156 178             387553 2.6 19185 16667 2879 3259 393691
Colorado 2484 470 -596 10 26             24014 1.1 180 -570 318 349 24681
Connecticut 3092 241 -677 6 16             41977 2.6 -3753 1828 61 181 42219
Delaware 827 -255 60 2 1             8882 2.1 -501 1553 27 50 8959
District of Columbia 274 32 -23 39 3             3872 0.8 287 216 295 45 4212
Florida 11688 3617 2412 40 105             90672 1.2 1107 21474 492 1078 92242
Georgia 8179 1698 80 38 69             46975 1.2 -1585 1604 344 946 48265
Hawaii 1109 98 -740 23 15             6571 1.1 304 -1407 72 178 6821
Idaho 1885 308 -27 23 17             13286 2.2 -510 -204 277 83 13646
Illinois 14125 2243 1718 43 54             143998 2.5 -13035 12655 432 847 145277
Indiana 6086 -20 -1671 23 49             58994 2.1 -5922 2578 227 512 59733
Iowa 2961 578 108 5 10             28649 2.0 -2466 191 56 212 28917
Kansas 2709 304 -99 6 7             17099 1.3 -320 -245 111 195 17405
Kentucky 5052 423 901 28 22             32098 1.9 969 2807 195 604 32897
Louisiana 2447 342 25 13 9             18559 1.1 -404 -3245 90 176 18825
Maine 1636 111 500 3 1             14215 2.4 -83 1779 35 64 14314
Maryland 5005 2005 782 37 37             34414 1.4 -4593 1762 414 277 35105
Massachusetts 6565 1199 337 15 31             92885 3.0 -4440 7812 245 534 93664
Michigan 13529 -521 -3920 24 51             178135 4.2 5147 7497 385 704 179224
Minnesota 5700 966 473 12 16             73469 2.8 10887 13016 172 267 73908
Mississippi 3382 1681 963 25 21             16468 1.5 -1146 -2238 180 214 16862
Missouri 6735 -1382 509 16 30             47885 1.8 -1322 1177 247 298 48430
Montana 1302 554 188 15 8             9009 2.2 611 736 487 89 9585
Nebraska 1550 556 142 4 12             10422 1.2 -823 -1700 49 52 10523
Nevada 3714 1123 754 6 4             23285 1.9 -258 4800 126 150 23561
New Hampshire 1004 119 20 3 0             9322 1.5 -333 1495 17 43 9382
New Jersey 10669 2191 1690 13 33             118796 3.1 -4447 7640 290 517 119603
New Mexico 1128 -115 55 5 8             11965 1.6 110 270 244 127 12336
New York 18184 3842 1543 63 75             186378 2.3 -8361 -4198 746 1335 188459
North Carolina 10949 1766 1670 16 35             72364 1.9 -225 -456 363 1184 73911
North Dakota 462 196 0 9 0             4837 1.5 -370 135 22 25 4884
Ohio 11559 1628 1279 13 50             111168 2.1 -6258 -3267 307 846 112321
Oklahoma 2175 606 -381 8 28             14277 1.0 -514 215 110 189 14576
Oregon 7894 632 941 32 45             46107 2.8 2111 1104 537 449 47093
Pennsylvania 26709 7834 4818 168 107             181849 3.3 2715 18693 1079 1220 184148
Puerto Rico 2247 -435 -1537 3 19             26312 2.5 -11165 -347 204 148 26664
Rhode Island 1381 220 116 9 6             15175 3.2 -913 1832 42 70 15287
South Carolina 5203 1128 349 10 22             35235 1.9 -357 2362 106 349 35690
South Dakota 339 90 -56 24 2             2793 0.8 -222 -193 78 5 2876
Tennessee 4800 405 -277 21 30             36826 1.4 -1583 -1785 236 373 37435
Texas 13540 2167 -747 42 212             93274 1.0 2003 -7290 1140 1795 96209
Utah 955 -25 -312 14 6             8075 0.7 -450 -550 193 92 8360
Vermont 818 201 -154 0 0             9050 3.1 -40 494 33 32 9115
Virgin Islands 70 32 44 1 0             564 1.3 20 272 3 5 572
Virginia 5129 1015 1038 15 48             31705 0.9 -1450 2451 316 768 32789
Washington 9665 2739 513 46 82             52115 1.9 -142 -3927 516 955 53586
West Virginia 1527 745 9 4 14             14438 2.1 -612 1371 80 192 14710
Wisconsin 14844 3141 3871 12 21             89370 3.3 -4101 3224 175 437 89982
Wyoming 606 251 81 4 3             3060 1.2 -309 184 75 26 3161
Totals 328122 59904 13426 1203 1694             2688606 2.0 -38802 117438 15844 23313 2727763

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.