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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 28, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 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 4115 -2010 -283 18 27             29579 1.6 -2112 684 98 231 29908
Alaska 1032 16 -121 7 2             7413 2.5 -379 -878 88 56 7557
Arizona 3603 -749 500 13 3             37245 1.5 48 5570 585 168 37998
Arkansas 2929 -298 -492 2 13             29140 2.5 -1333 2189 104 227 29471
California 41351 346 1659 148 225             349728 2.3 -9825 37409 1857 3032 354617
Colorado 1837 -233 -137 7 22             20369 0.9 -1042 -766 133 335 20837
Connecticut 3062 -240 -102 6 20             40072 2.4 -434 -658 56 288 40416
Delaware 804 -106 73 2 3             8981 2.2 138 286 22 41 9044
District of Columbia 350 -39 -8 9 4             4182 0.9 -10 104 280 36 4498
Florida 11892 -2154 1915 46 126             121578 1.6 -1725 31946 459 1022 123059
Georgia 7660 -1566 -690 59 64             57349 1.5 -2160 3212 596 904 58849
Hawaii 1041 -2 117 8 13             7141 1.2 23 680 110 138 7389
Idaho 1074 -54 -332 6 6             8280 1.3 -199 1291 52 70 8402
Illinois 10583 -3845 404 43 66             116246 2.0 -6656 1508 507 780 117533
Indiana 5583 -1061 -80 19 67             49726 1.7 -3032 -2073 223 500 50449
Iowa 2194 193 -477 5 6             17695 1.2 -379 -2025 42 146 17883
Kansas 2334 -381 370 0 2             16697 1.3 -385 -308 167 141 17005
Kentucky 4353 -3134 156 23 13             31643 1.8 -3654 1462 494 476 32613
Louisiana 2194 -445 -256 5 6             23688 1.3 -420 -619 94 200 23982
Maine 854 -61 -37 2 3             7866 1.3 8 122 30 48 7944
Maryland 3612 -11 215 29 24             36439 1.5 352 2074 423 251 37113
Massachusetts 5894 -82 352 108 28             78904 2.5 -245 2979 730 456 80090
Michigan 14690 -6618 681 18 42             125719 3.0 -44238 -25734 229 646 126594
Minnesota 3492 -136 242 9 13             38234 1.4 -3577 4225 82 263 38579
Mississippi 2387 -104 155 5 1             23398 2.1 -851 1844 137 137 23672
Missouri 5570 -523 -3232 109 17             52239 2.0 -1666 5060 607 246 53092
Montana 561 -18 63 5 9             5454 1.3 -533 303 59 84 5597
Nebraska 876 -41 -273 3 11             8674 1.0 -426 -1006 32 50 8756
Nevada 2879 10 583 9 7             24052 1.9 -363 5343 67 144 24263
New Hampshire 667 -50 4 3 0             6825 1.1 -189 347 24 27 6876
New Jersey 7855 -341 -351 16 47             116250 3.0 -2773 1226 283 444 116977
New Mexico 950 -78 29 5 2             12116 1.6 -4 572 145 106 12367
New York 14240 -595 -333 41 82             170900 2.1 -1721 -4944 735 1213 172848
North Carolina 8745 -2972 170 18 66             75039 1.9 -2881 4742 322 1085 76446
North Dakota 295 47 -2 1 1             2309 0.7 -32 -261 131 28 2468
Ohio 9055 -2172 231 18 52             89811 1.7 -8415 -2755 251 730 90792
Oklahoma 1536 -232 -69 4 38             14711 1.0 -698 184 94 201 15006
Oregon 4592 137 197 23 37             37887 2.3 -563 1154 220 473 38580
Pennsylvania 16429 -1092 456 146 112             159282 2.9 -8993 767 1146 1047 161475
Puerto Rico 1 -3705 -300 0 0             22472 2.2 -14029 15169 107 147 22726
Rhode Island 1158 -218 43 7 3             13997 3.0 -683 1356 43 57 14097
South Carolina 4371 -1758 -466 16 26             39382 2.2 -3019 1481 121 336 39839
South Dakota 223 8 -16 12 3             1687 0.5 -73 -102 344 15 2046
Tennessee 5840 -3698 410 17 31             45251 1.7 -5145 2535 244 364 45859
Texas 11496 -992 -1626 34 165             102871 1.1 -834 -5084 926 1710 105507
Utah 827 -170 12 22 6             7424 0.7 -100 7 187 77 7688
Vermont 434 -10 -96 1 4             5020 1.7 -169 -169 21 21 5062
Virgin Islands 32 -9 -30 1 0             656 1.5 36 190 0 8 664
Virginia 4260 -470 -1436 9 47             31323 0.9 -316 -405 316 762 32401
Washington 5744 -68 -371 26 75             40231 1.4 28 -1715 239 795 41265
West Virginia 1128 -210 -53 4 14             12158 1.8 -1031 146 61 151 12370
Wisconsin 8387 538 -81 3 25             61711 2.3 -3074 1143 104 345 62160
Wyoming 243 22 53 1 3             1957 0.8 -41 267 26 45 2028
Totals 257314 -41434 -2660 1151 1682             2449001 1.9 -139794 90075 14453 21303 2484757

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.