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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 8, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 1, 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 3830 -40 547 6 25             26700 1.4 -537 893 100 226 27026
Alaska 1133 -9 -81 3 4             6417 2.2 -443 -632 84 48 6549
Arizona 3392 -93 1053 5 7             33572 1.3 -1794 6101 146 170 33888
Arkansas 3595 455 420 8 7             25894 2.3 -342 1119 81 240 26215
California 34465 -4349 3698 99 181             306322 2.0 -35265 30808 1729 2491 310542
Colorado 1752 -99 15 6 26             19039 0.9 -1330 -556 151 352 19542
Connecticut 2570 -273 -129 4 14             35654 2.2 -4145 -993 41 309 36004
Delaware 855 133 245 0 0             6826 1.6 -1086 -192 17 43 6886
District of Columbia 270 -43 13 6 2             4345 0.9 -277 -41 209 35 4589
Florida 9875 -1998 1277 37 72             120497 1.5 -4844 30796 401 1113 122011
Georgia 8411 1268 1005 46 56             55634 1.4 -173 5054 662 942 57238
Hawaii 1004 -17 84 6 11             6573 1.1 -461 792 104 132 6809
Idaho 1312 -66 268 5 0             8249 1.3 -352 2014 46 62 8357
Illinois 10673 325 296 27 53             107722 1.9 -4626 7851 476 807 109005
Indiana 5235 -161 -614 29 57             42431 1.5 -1669 -678 300 483 43214
Iowa 2019 -52 -1506 2 44             15267 1.1 -1214 -1998 38 150 15455
Kansas 2083 -74 -120 2 2             15224 1.2 -184 -102 111 144 15479
Kentucky 3399 -1280 -156 50 14             25294 1.5 -475 -2095 569 477 26340
Louisiana 2108 -153 -810 4 6             20528 1.2 -615 1119 84 184 20796
Maine 558 -337 -321 1 0             6143 1.1 -918 -826 26 43 6212
Maryland 3321 -96 -21 22 32             33683 1.4 -1944 2194 347 242 34272
Massachusetts 5602 405 110 42 22             72151 2.3 -3868 2214 860 428 73439
Michigan 13361 1741 1803 21 48             102194 2.4 -12788 -9747 236 644 103074
Minnesota 3739 -356 -39 7 119             34484 1.3 -1423 4953 83 561 35128
Mississippi 1809 -463 -189 7 3             18929 1.7 -867 2241 66 152 19147
Missouri 5112 -111 371 44 15             38054 1.4 -4096 320 701 251 39006
Montana 626 24 4 3 6             4551 1.1 -486 410 53 64 4668
Nebraska 1107 237 89 4 10             7326 0.8 -279 -921 25 62 7413
Nevada 3126 172 883 2 6             23372 1.9 -419 5994 69 161 23602
New Hampshire 680 49 11 3 0             5794 0.9 -739 293 26 26 5846
New Jersey 7662 -148 199 18 38             115003 3.0 -971 3270 266 498 115767
New Mexico 872 -3 26 3 0             9758 1.3 -539 -184 91 108 9957
New York 14859 -2168 280 54 75             170357 2.1 -4421 -4004 676 1175 172208
North Carolina 9594 -420 -718 10 40             70894 1.8 -1550 1750 304 1049 72247
North Dakota 178 -20 -1036 1 0             1436 0.4 -197 -40 26 19 1481
Ohio 8699 258 187 20 57             76058 1.5 -3573 -2844 288 724 77070
Oklahoma 1865 241 573 8 19             13371 0.9 -96 -119 61 210 13642
Oregon 5122 186 126 19 40             36187 2.2 -373 1724 159 490 36836
Pennsylvania 16300 -888 15 147 72             144431 2.6 -9154 2888 1591 1047 147069
Puerto Rico 2990 277 -345 0 12             42583 4.2 9887 10389 172 204 42959
Rhode Island 1023 -110 -171 5 6             12325 2.6 -1209 1884 50 57 12432
South Carolina 4267 209 238 6 25             34808 1.9 -1001 468 127 340 35275
South Dakota 155 -85 -54 2 5             1158 0.3 -115 -125 96 9 1263
Tennessee 3802 84 -594 16 27             38157 1.4 -781 3321 213 343 38713
Texas 10598 -2470 -1383 52 186             93014 1.0 -5525 -3077 1048 1822 95884
Utah 919 -135 172 9 12             7092 0.6 -131 586 256 74 7422
Vermont 628 180 187 3 2             3796 1.3 -729 -36 12 27 3835
Virgin Islands 53 26 6 0 1             480 1.1 -218 54 6 2 488
Virginia 3482 -270 -341 15 46             27767 0.8 -1552 1132 290 789 28846
Washington 6098 381 -300 25 89             39084 1.4 -159 -3336 268 823 40175
West Virginia 904 -64 -382 1 18             10073 1.5 -1383 -594 68 157 10298
Wisconsin 8151 -1770 305 8 28             58011 2.1 -5325 2666 93 375 58479
Wyoming 208 -33 24 1 6             1691 0.7 -33 354 26 23 1740
Totals 245451 -12003 5220 924 1646             2236403 1.7 -116807 102512 14028 21407 2271838

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.