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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 21, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 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 6125 -4744 -82 17 30             31691 1.7 -4578 1161 97 236 32024
Alaska 1016 -137 -167 7 1             7792 2.7 -139 -322 62 63 7917
Arizona 4352 -479 872 13 10             37197 1.5 1296 5546 609 167 37973
Arkansas 3227 -792 74 6 15             30473 2.7 -1259 1441 111 254 30838
California 41005 -2512 4882 163 208             359553 2.4 3474 43665 1982 2856 364391
Colorado 2070 79 25 11 25             21411 1.0 929 -538 103 320 21834
Connecticut 3302 -1078 -657 7 17             40506 2.5 -2239 -965 59 316 40881
Delaware 910 -590 94 1 0             8843 2.1 550 79 25 43 8911
District of Columbia 389 65 77 9 0             4192 0.9 186 55 225 30 4447
Florida 14046 -2840 3302 77 112             123303 1.6 4439 32991 419 1056 124778
Georgia 9226 -5917 -982 93 58             59509 1.5 -4720 3479 564 856 60929
Hawaii 1043 -194 186 8 11             7118 1.2 -146 693 72 135 7325
Idaho 1128 -570 243 8 6             8479 1.3 -835 1263 57 68 8604
Illinois 14428 2564 2350 56 57             122902 2.1 4913 5847 518 886 124306
Indiana 6644 -2388 93 15 59             52758 1.8 -3689 -5356 248 519 53525
Iowa 2001 -288 -258 2 10             18074 1.2 -3714 -2258 45 132 18251
Kansas 2715 164 522 2 1             17082 1.3 -348 -560 176 160 17418
Kentucky 7487 673 1321 17 16             35297 2.0 4726 842 287 475 36059
Louisiana 2639 -183 -1321 17 11             24108 1.4 233 833 83 203 24394
Maine 915 -249 -9 3 0             7858 1.3 -461 -25 25 47 7930
Maryland 3623 -209 103 26 22             36087 1.5 2434 2016 389 299 36775
Massachusetts 5976 -797 339 62 31             79149 2.5 -3321 2872 672 450 80271
Michigan 21308 -6439 382 22 58             169957 4.1 46235 -11958 303 671 170931
Minnesota 3628 -842 -737 9 20             41811 1.6 -1954 6370 77 245 42133
Mississippi 2491 -1582 -104 10 3             24249 2.2 -915 1880 158 136 24543
Missouri 6093 -2993 401 99 31             53905 2.0 1464 3960 501 252 54658
Montana 579 -195 70 6 9             5987 1.5 503 191 73 91 6151
Nebraska 917 -160 -179 4 5             9100 1.0 -585 -889 31 53 9184
Nevada 2869 -227 608 5 12             24415 1.9 -550 5473 70 149 24634
New Hampshire 717 -216 28 3 2             7014 1.1 -695 250 28 24 7066
New Jersey 8196 -2172 -699 16 34             119023 3.1 -638 2817 249 491 119763
New Mexico 1028 -55 171 5 3             12120 1.6 -134 521 142 133 12395
New York 14835 -9751 31 56 91             172621 2.1 -7156 -4716 684 1186 174491
North Carolina 11717 -10943 -1020 15 52             77920 2.0 -8947 3266 313 1085 79318
North Dakota 248 -172 -74 0 0             2341 0.7 -1271 -223 130 23 2494
Ohio 11227 -352 -70 46 68             98226 1.9 2209 -2237 255 793 99274
Oklahoma 1768 -326 41 8 24             15409 1.1 -817 665 90 183 15682
Oregon 4455 -1967 45 20 45             38450 2.3 -4959 999 231 481 39162
Pennsylvania 17521 -9771 999 137 123             168275 3.1 740 -1801 1191 989 170455
Puerto Rico 3706 -476 451 1 6             36501 3.6 3891 -10093 113 169 36783
Rhode Island 1376 -608 413 8 3             14680 3.1 438 1414 33 63 14776
South Carolina 6129 -3863 -1303 10 18             42401 2.3 -1598 2287 118 342 42861
South Dakota 215 -67 -37 9 2             1760 0.5 -115 -128 357 13 2130
Tennessee 9538 -3361 -633 15 29             50396 1.9 -665 2700 231 353 50980
Texas 12488 -231 112 26 159             103705 1.1 3142 -5184 696 1716 106117
Utah 997 -132 75 21 2             7524 0.7 -170 -50 211 74 7809
Vermont 444 -68 -11 0 4             5189 1.7 -540 -142 17 27 5233
Virgin Islands 41 -59 8 0 0             620 1.4 -4 232 0 12 632
Virginia 4730 -1865 -392 10 49             31639 0.9 -2241 718 286 780 32705
Washington 5812 -893 154 24 77             40203 1.4 -2564 -2440 251 830 41284
West Virginia 1338 -226 6 4 15             13189 1.9 695 516 36 149 13374
Wisconsin 7849 -4599 129 7 30             64785 2.4 -12780 1744 125 338 65248
Wyoming 221 -58 1 2 6             1998 0.8 -53 153 11 36 2045
Totals 298748 -85091 9873 1218 1680             2588795 2.0 7697 89054 13839 21458 2624092

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.