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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 14, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 7, 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 3896 -832 779 16 34             24708 1.3 -625 1717 89 231 25028
Alaska 1448 -531 -38 15 5             11371 3.9 -1965 -2285 108 50 11529
Arizona 5255 -668 668 3 10             26267 1.0 1967 4513 252 166 26685
Arkansas 3237 -1003 363 15 18             27502 2.4 363 3089 139 255 27896
California 42210 -5309 1194 107 192             353102 2.3 -34451 -15277 1910 3052 358064
Colorado 2490 6 209 12 20             22243 1.0 -1771 -1354 227 332 22802
Connecticut 3601 509 1044 4 15             41037 2.5 -940 3499 62 193 41292
Delaware 1193 366 466 0 0             8462 2.0 -420 1520 24 46 8532
District of Columbia 244 -30 -32 39 0             3548 0.7 -324 -170 265 26 3839
Florida 10245 -1443 2296 45 87             89238 1.1 -1434 21360 404 1128 90770
Georgia 9359 1180 -764 45 70             50713 1.3 3738 1494 369 976 52058
Hawaii 1038 -71 -74 16 13             6290 1.1 -281 -287 95 160 6545
Idaho 1753 -132 159 10 14             12348 2.0 -938 -736 226 76 12650
Illinois 10806 -3319 -349 43 42             141335 2.5 -2663 6710 336 947 142618
Indiana 7502 1416 2997 30 55             58726 2.1 -268 5212 216 542 59484
Iowa 2553 -408 285 3 4             27053 1.9 -1596 2454 55 211 27319
Kansas 2337 -372 457 1 3             16867 1.3 -232 -211 108 178 17153
Kentucky 4650 -402 506 4 22             29379 1.7 -2719 358 198 546 30123
Louisiana 2545 98 798 12 21             19117 1.1 558 -1593 90 208 19415
Maine 1318 -318 201 1 2             13952 2.4 -263 1794 34 62 14048
Maryland 3763 -1242 -460 33 21             37315 1.6 2901 4560 500 287 38102
Massachusetts 5584 -981 405 15 22             88174 2.8 -4711 8722 243 515 88932
Michigan 10977 -2552 -2051 22 34             163014 3.9 -15121 2736 303 701 164018
Minnesota 4857 -843 719 7 22             59256 2.2 -14213 -3085 96 278 59630
Mississippi 2332 -1050 359 13 12             16843 1.5 375 -1157 184 188 17215
Missouri 5755 -980 131 24 26             44488 1.7 -3397 351 251 265 45004
Montana 763 -539 0 9 7             7632 1.9 -1377 -900 225 88 7945
Nebraska 1021 -529 -71 4 4             10339 1.2 -83 -674 39 49 10427
Nevada 2930 -784 -104 1 5             23995 1.9 710 5333 105 155 24255
New Hampshire 886 -118 115 2 3             8808 1.4 -514 1594 17 27 8852
New Jersey 13612 2943 3008 10 30             115227 3.0 -3569 10789 274 522 116023
New Mexico 1203 75 373 5 2             11689 1.5 -276 544 199 131 12019
New York 34221 16037 17640 73 104             200965 2.4 14587 17546 742 1366 203073
North Carolina 11115 166 2643 17 50             73391 1.9 1027 2295 331 1160 74882
North Dakota 418 -44 173 1 0             4773 1.5 -64 1018 28 24 4825
Ohio 11429 -130 2826 12 49             109361 2.1 -1807 6341 251 832 110444
Oklahoma 2305 130 711 7 20             14577 1.0 300 586 119 189 14885
Oregon 6014 -1880 664 24 29             43716 2.6 -2391 933 425 360 44501
Pennsylvania 21559 -5150 798 117 94             159312 2.9 -22537 -6100 735 1123 161170
Puerto Rico 4127 1880 1339 9 37             33316 3.2 7004 -1172 142 186 33644
Rhode Island 1335 -46 126 7 5             14036 3.0 -1139 1757 41 61 14138
South Carolina 6756 1553 1972 6 23             37348 2.1 2113 4010 101 356 37805
South Dakota 326 -13 111 7 2             2643 0.7 -150 57 91 20 2754
Tennessee 5742 942 1506 26 35             36783 1.4 -43 -735 220 366 37369
Texas 12119 -1421 828 29 182             89256 0.9 -4018 -8923 639 1740 91635
Utah 1032 77 73 12 7             7498 0.7 -577 -565 161 94 7753
Vermont 861 43 -53 0 0             8467 2.9 -583 277 29 25 8521
Virgin Islands 59 5 33 0 0             542 1.2 108 268 2 14 558
Virginia 3935 -1194 596 12 45             31546 0.9 -159 3774 297 769 32612
Washington 7490 -2175 -167 44 63             51855 1.9 -260 -2646 447 953 53255
West Virginia 1351 -176 285 4 8             12967 1.9 -1471 345 86 171 13224
Wisconsin 13483 -1361 3186 16 23             89621 3.3 251 10073 167 447 90235
Wyoming 557 -49 246 2 3             2624 1.0 -436 -25 47 24 2695
Totals 317597 -10669 49125 991 1594             2594635 2.0 -93784 89734 12744 22871 2630250

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.