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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 26, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 19, 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 3958 -423 -324 12 28             25637 1.4 258 1782 81 221 25939
Alaska 1605 211 167 2 6             9023 3.1 -1774 -1634 87 52 9162
Arizona 3936 -27 733 70 3             30587 1.2 -624 5159 147 144 30878
Arkansas 3130 -706 -629 10 13             27329 2.4 -562 3340 136 286 27751
California 41041 88 1809 115 177             337318 2.2 -29309 19432 1397 2911 341626
Colorado 2037 142 102 9 32             21207 1.0 -1414 -1286 142 331 21680
Connecticut 2994 75 -198 5 64             33894 2.1 -224 -1104 65 158 34117
Delaware 725 113 41 1 1             6789 1.6 -131 672 27 52 6868
District of Columbia 369 44 20 5 1             3643 0.8 -69 84 258 22 3923
Florida 12230 989 2486 31 113             95551 1.2 -2441 25864 374 1022 96947
Georgia 7092 -978 -2679 39 64             49382 1.3 -181 570 342 848 50572
Hawaii 989 -107 12 5 20             6145 1.1 -514 40 92 151 6388
Idaho 1134 123 -225 3 13             8245 1.3 -619 735 59 87 8391
Illinois 10565 406 -351 18 44             109288 1.9 -7803 -859 358 801 110447
Indiana 6448 1002 502 25 52             47345 1.7 -342 -236 205 449 47999
Iowa 2410 364 -309 0 0             17925 1.2 -472 -533 60 188 18173
Kansas 2379 -194 186 5 5             15739 1.2 -884 -61 117 182 16038
Kentucky 3433 15 -1566 13 14             26647 1.5 -2307 927 129 558 27334
Louisiana 2425 -157 -397 8 9             19738 1.1 104 -86 93 195 20026
Maine 990 -91 -9 1 2             9656 1.7 -584 983 30 58 9744
Maryland 3410 98 72 23 21             33006 1.4 3344 2705 440 297 33743
Massachusetts 5938 110 -312 48 34             69959 2.2 -612 1607 225 454 70638
Michigan 11807 1888 -9894 18 43             115048 2.7 -9244 -8248 257 664 115969
Minnesota 4382 -16 -1186 9 17             38554 1.5 -6887 2997 66 257 38877
Mississippi 3532 247 -987 12 10             19075 1.7 1110 -258 180 148 19403
Missouri 6575 -2072 -910 42 25             44231 1.7 2841 1992 229 260 44720
Montana 1005 458 295 2 9             5446 1.3 -634 262 96 86 5628
Nebraska 1145 174 -88 0 4             8325 0.9 -150 -665 28 50 8403
Nevada 2470 -142 471 4 12             22401 1.8 -178 4388 70 153 22624
New Hampshire 733 80 -139 1 1             6520 1.1 67 583 25 22 6567
New Jersey 8619 131 457 17 28             97607 2.5 -2714 5202 204 520 98331
New Mexico 1144 186 244 7 6             11411 1.5 -152 388 91 130 11632
New York 16220 1803 -588 35 83             150351 1.8 -405 -6915 635 1213 152199
North Carolina 10250 -3477 -443 11 51             75025 1.9 -225 4279 301 1047 76373
North Dakota 482 179 -111 1 1             1906 0.6 -41 -35 24 31 1961
Ohio 9524 252 -726 9 54             85435 1.6 -539 -4054 193 734 86362
Oklahoma 1790 -517 44 7 22             14188 1.0 -512 623 112 182 14482
Oregon 5956 1257 728 80 31             39093 2.4 -1618 1968 186 342 39621
Pennsylvania 17710 -79 -1226 118 91             131942 2.4 -16751 -10235 630 1071 133643
Puerto Rico 3158 195 -279 2 11             29239 2.8 -3340 -14077 123 184 29546
Rhode Island 1029 -88 73 1 1             10899 2.3 -353 692 33 49 10981
South Carolina 4858 -221 -426 11 15             35705 2.0 925 1782 107 331 36143
South Dakota 409 105 1 39 4             1455 0.4 -47 -76 36 11 1502
Tennessee 4597 -163 -593 22 15             38822 1.5 -94 2179 251 354 39427
Texas 14900 2149 -1458 29 143             87106 0.9 -5852 -6609 579 1570 89255
Utah 942 -112 13 16 8             6651 0.6 19 -256 94 80 6825
Vermont 525 -346 -79 1 2             5857 2.0 -153 172 14 19 5890
Virgin Islands 37 -15 -7 0 0             474 1.1 -90 130 4 8 486
Virginia 3958 -460 45 8 40             29511 0.8 -310 2626 292 801 30604
Washington 6505 384 -331 26 59             43170 1.6 -1104 -3184 267 857 44294
West Virginia 932 -152 -132 0 9             10448 1.5 -2107 -320 48 140 10636
Wisconsin 9211 778 -694 5 23             59145 2.2 -2624 494 120 370 59635
Wyoming 273 -33 -3 1 2             2013 0.8 -243 13 34 28 2075
Totals 273916 3470 -18798 982 1536             2231106 1.7 -98565 33939 10193 21179 2262478

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.