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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 21, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 14, 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 3579 -317 -459 16 14             24505 1.3 -203 870 89 242 24836
Alaska 1514 66 -102 33 5             13412 4.6 2041 -65 176 82 13670
Arizona 5198 -223 1486 6 2             28341 1.1 2104 4058 228 151 28720
Arkansas 3014 -223 295 12 23             27749 2.4 247 3646 137 281 28167
California 42973 763 1513 103 176             394516 2.6 41414 23469 2661 3204 400381
Colorado 2367 -123 -39 8 36             23578 1.1 1335 -284 261 374 24213
Connecticut 6384 2783 -719 6 13             38944 2.4 -2093 1759 65 189 39198
Delaware 1306 113 -871 1 2             8463 2.0 1 1189 25 42 8530
District of Columbia 188 -56 -37 15 1             3888 0.8 340 336 324 42 4254
Florida 10818 573 3115 35 92             95025 1.2 5787 23278 490 1130 96645
Georgia 8198 -1161 -985 42 37             49334 1.3 -1379 1520 369 945 50648
Hawaii 959 -79 -7 18 17             6666 1.1 376 254 92 178 6936
Idaho 1241 -512 -417 7 10             10852 1.7 -1496 -968 198 78 11128
Illinois 11491 685 1545 26 51             136614 2.4 -4721 14269 455 847 137916
Indiana 5697 -1805 -146 36 42             56849 2.0 -1877 5321 240 512 57601
Iowa 2115 -438 214 4 15             24847 1.7 -2206 3037 63 203 25113
Kansas 1915 -422 -206 3 6             16941 1.3 74 532 114 196 17251
Kentucky 3736 -914 -149 12 11             30141 1.7 762 2118 201 576 30918
Louisiana 3993 1448 1442 9 13             19255 1.1 138 -1298 108 193 19563
Maine 1252 -66 115 3 4             13292 2.3 -660 2054 38 63 13393
Maryland 3304 -459 95 23 23             32308 1.3 -5007 775 392 288 32988
Massachusetts 11148 5564 1422 17 21             82477 2.6 -5697 8622 218 492 83187
Michigan 14428 3451 3593 26 45             164225 3.9 1211 -7579 387 719 165331
Minnesota 4265 -592 42 5 21             68971 2.6 9715 15480 148 281 69400
Mississippi 2425 93 486 7 10             16658 1.5 -185 -1053 182 199 17039
Missouri 5055 -700 -34 17 26             43727 1.7 -761 2343 229 270 44226
Montana 846 83 95 11 10             8502 2.1 870 850 323 92 8917
Nebraska 885 -136 -175 2 11             9632 1.1 -707 -246 43 49 9724
Nevada 2705 -225 344 4 8             23463 1.9 -532 4089 105 142 23710
New Hampshire 1020 134 252 2 3             8544 1.4 -264 1769 19 30 8593
New Jersey 10387 -3225 -2755 18 24             118377 3.0 3150 10318 247 515 119139
New Mexico 992 -211 144 2 4             11929 1.5 240 926 197 142 12268
New York 20652 -13569 -3371 56 81             185923 2.2 -15042 2092 722 1333 187978
North Carolina 13790 2675 3356 14 56             76060 2.0 2669 3853 331 1113 77504
North Dakota 259 -159 -141 1 0             4154 1.3 -619 973 29 24 4207
Ohio 9070 -2359 -825 16 44             105149 2.0 -4212 4336 249 819 106217
Oklahoma 1627 -678 178 6 18             13995 1.0 -582 302 124 194 14313
Oregon 5785 -229 518 29 30             43875 2.6 159 2347 418 357 44650
Pennsylvania 21268 -291 1761 97 78             177883 3.2 18571 19980 1037 1208 180128
Puerto Rico 2680 -1447 -31 5 21             31181 3.0 -2135 -18328 267 212 31660
Rhode Island 2706 1371 164 2 1             13218 2.8 -818 1742 39 59 13316
South Carolina 5938 -818 70 4 18             36555 2.0 -793 2359 107 344 37006
South Dakota 268 -58 17 2 3             2503 0.7 -140 337 85 15 2603
Tennessee 7085 1343 2681 14 31             36441 1.4 -342 552 239 382 37062
Texas 12512 393 39 23 150             95730 1.0 6474 -5229 1259 1762 98751
Utah 1144 112 -55 8 8             7278 0.6 -220 -243 140 89 7507
Vermont 1506 645 309 0 2             8571 2.9 104 861 30 24 8625
Virgin Islands 58 -1 24 0 0             572 1.3 30 262 0 22 594
Virginia 3830 -105 301 1 59             30052 0.9 -1494 2259 325 789 31166
Washington 7018 -472 -289 34 74             49056 1.8 -2799 -3428 453 930 50439
West Virginia 1216 -135 174 2 7             15250 2.2 2283 2763 73 198 15521
Wisconsin 10330 -3153 -927 14 26             85768 3.1 -3853 11858 195 425 86388
Wyoming 321 -236 62 3 3             3133 1.2 509 338 65 31 3229
Totals 304461 -13302 13112 860 1486             2634372 2.0 39767 151375 15011 23077 2672467

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.