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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 28, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 21, 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 3455 -124 -1435 22 20             24546 1.3 41 372 82 217 24845
Alaska 1400 -114 -88 11 3             10820 3.7 -2592 -2278 103 49 10972
Arizona 4139 -482 937 5 3             29312 1.2 1042 3977 191 154 29657
Arkansas 2757 -257 77 12 9             27312 2.4 -437 3012 143 324 27779
California 42595 -378 2892 84 206             351112 2.3 -43404 -6388 1827 2984 355923
Colorado 2215 -152 74 9 14             22291 1.0 -1287 -1387 199 337 22827
Connecticut 4795 -1589 651 4 12             43216 2.6 4272 2198 63 182 43461
Delaware 1109 -197 322 2 1             8288 2.0 -175 -83 31 46 8365
District of Columbia 288 100 4 8 1             3555 0.7 -333 -96 302 26 3883
Florida 10150 -668 2090 40 62             90824 1.2 -4201 22693 399 1090 92313
Georgia 6432 -1766 -1621 20 59             48347 1.2 -987 1897 366 891 49604
Hawaii 1031 72 56 7 16             5913 1.0 -753 -446 91 155 6159
Idaho 1257 16 199 5 7             10742 1.7 -110 -498 160 73 10975
Illinois 10381 -1110 348 22 47             125011 2.2 -11603 4826 364 832 126207
Indiana 5192 -505 51 30 40             52628 1.8 -4221 3029 223 503 53354
Iowa 2523 408 247 4 7             21641 1.5 -3206 1854 65 195 21901
Kansas 2064 149 -312 4 5             15981 1.2 -960 -167 110 191 16282
Kentucky 3621 -115 401 16 16             28339 1.6 -1802 1770 217 560 29116
Louisiana 2527 -1466 -23 7 11             20770 1.2 1515 1050 100 207 21078
Maine 1277 25 154 1 0             13557 2.3 265 2581 29 69 13655
Maryland 3024 -280 -14 10 21             35328 1.5 3020 3542 507 286 36121
Massachusetts 5986 -5162 389 11 26             86811 2.8 4334 9251 235 524 87570
Michigan 10551 -3877 -826 18 43             144163 3.4 -20062 -425 298 680 145141
Minnesota 3862 -403 -1420 3 17             53091 2.0 -15880 3352 96 283 53470
Mississippi 2091 -334 91 14 8             16819 1.5 161 -195 178 183 17180
Missouri 5105 50 -134 21 27             42170 1.6 -1557 394 198 275 42643
Montana 777 -69 178 8 6             6646 1.6 -1856 -580 173 83 6902
Nebraska 952 67 37 0 3             8906 1.0 -726 -446 41 45 8992
Nevada 3088 383 860 2 7             22950 1.8 -513 4266 95 151 23196
New Hampshire 1276 256 140 2 2             8580 1.4 36 2048 19 33 8632
New Jersey 10059 -328 540 10 27             110111 2.8 -8266 4547 241 524 110876
New Mexico 975 -17 270 4 5             11740 1.5 -189 684 157 124 12021
New York 15805 -4847 -11947 56 80             171753 2.1 -14170 -17859 696 1285 173734
North Carolina 9742 -4048 -236 15 44             73660 1.9 -2400 2579 292 1127 75079
North Dakota 311 52 94 0 0             3051 0.9 -1103 352 32 22 3105
Ohio 9690 620 -7379 12 52             99245 1.9 -5904 5984 203 790 100238
Oklahoma 1447 -180 -31 9 21             13775 0.9 -220 234 128 196 14099
Oregon 5313 -472 633 24 29             42749 2.6 -1126 1281 348 359 43456
Pennsylvania 19582 -1686 1583 97 72             148327 2.7 -29556 -7815 698 1107 150132
Puerto Rico 3000 320 -95 1 9             32294 3.1 1113 -9876 126 205 32625
Rhode Island 1262 -1444 191 3 1             14374 3.1 1156 1513 58 56 14488
South Carolina 4744 -1194 -6 5 30             35740 2.0 -815 3069 99 336 36175
South Dakota 222 -46 -21 2 0             2081 0.6 -422 27 72 11 2164
Tennessee 4453 -2632 124 21 30             37472 1.4 1031 2049 216 367 38055
Texas 11466 -1046 -266 29 161             88681 0.9 -7049 -7112 643 1667 90991
Utah 939 -205 -136 6 2             7194 0.6 -84 -113 114 88 7396
Vermont 903 -603 -26 2 1             9423 3.2 852 1761 26 25 9474
Virgin Islands 24 -34 -4 0 0             440 1.0 -132 222 0 12 452
Virginia 4071 141 155 19 43             30132 0.9 80 2285 267 757 31156
Washington 6825 -193 28 38 70             47367 1.7 -1689 -3936 403 917 48687
West Virginia 1029 -187 -10 3 11             11651 1.7 -3599 515 66 158 11875
Wisconsin 9524 -806 117 6 26             74445 2.7 -11323 4002 155 413 75013
Wyoming 270 -51 -42 2 5             2683 1.0 -450 272 42 27 2752
Totals 267576 -36408 -12139 766 1418             2448057 1.9 -186244 43788 11987 22201 2482246

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.