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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 22, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 15, 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 3670 -209 -224 10 27             25591 1.4 -548 -175 96 226 25913
Alaska 1407 141 -70 4 3             6345 2.2 -292 -873 81 58 6484
Arizona 3763 -166 931 8 7             32844 1.3 -532 6886 117 175 33136
Arkansas 2614 -444 -457 11 8             25691 2.2 -1773 757 71 241 26003
California 39782 -53 3500 220 197             341396 2.2 -3958 49320 1830 2934 346160
Colorado 1838 -6 63 16 27             18759 0.9 -1491 -327 155 350 19264
Connecticut 2689 0 124 8 20             32113 1.9 -682 -513 72 320 32505
Delaware 788 -337 -247 0 2             7363 1.8 531 695 25 38 7426
District of Columbia 283 -10 16 8 2             4215 0.9 -128 130 190 35 4440
Florida 14153 768 5261 72 104             122395 1.6 -3566 32042 395 1146 123936
Georgia 7307 -2712 448 195 73             55802 1.4 -2360 5409 662 936 57400
Hawaii 895 -274 6 4 11             6799 1.2 -338 1001 102 139 7040
Idaho 1035 -3 29 7 8             7531 1.2 -642 2048 37 52 7620
Illinois 9957 -522 476 39 51             104324 1.8 -1478 6204 481 813 105618
Indiana 5353 -1411 -819 29 42             44211 1.5 929 1127 270 499 44980
Iowa 2002 -265 -414 2 24             15275 1.1 -12 -2350 35 228 15538
Kansas 2265 510 557 3 6             15114 1.2 -250 59 94 154 15362
Kentucky 3614 279 414 22 21             24479 1.4 -1763 -3160 599 450 25528
Louisiana 2256 10 -135 9 15             19725 1.1 -632 279 96 193 20014
Maine 833 -13 54 4 5             6200 1.1 -181 -267 26 51 6277
Maryland 3424 -26 314 20 30             31313 1.3 -1247 1829 376 283 31972
Massachusetts 5454 -114 258 38 30             64457 2.0 -3204 1894 836 418 65711
Michigan 9073 -1577 -18799 16 86             99592 2.4 -5735 -7861 252 649 100493
Minnesota 4139 235 732 6 103             32708 1.2 -1407 2293 73 745 33526
Mississippi 2215 325 226 6 2             18248 1.7 -142 2800 69 152 18469
Missouri 5104 -670 -3555 100 31             39094 1.5 -734 -467 792 258 40144
Montana 725 42 -12 7 7             4266 1.0 -55 321 47 66 4379
Nebraska 940 29 23 4 4             7362 0.8 -289 -755 28 63 7453
Nevada 3074 62 664 2 12             24348 1.9 19 7253 60 158 24566
New Hampshire 654 -2 -151 5 1             5264 0.8 -259 90 28 24 5316
New Jersey 7974 -748 173 23 33             99206 2.5 -8367 1674 259 531 99996
New Mexico 969 -366 141 15 2             10019 1.3 250 -135 89 101 10209
New York 15028 -415 -172 83 99             145225 1.8 -8724 -189 716 1174 147115
North Carolina 8815 -1990 -936 18 64             69518 1.8 -2408 1761 282 1099 70899
North Dakota 166 11 -21 0 0             1226 0.4 -54 -172 22 20 1268
Ohio 8136 139 -455 41 67             73891 1.4 -1837 -859 316 708 74915
Oklahoma 1521 -59 -131 8 24             13327 0.9 -513 -6 59 220 13606
Oregon 4920 -53 423 13 46             34044 2.0 -1418 1597 156 515 34715
Pennsylvania 15183 -998 466 158 86             129044 2.3 -8355 665 1631 1043 131718
Puerto Rico 3583 0 454 6 9             34587 3.4 0 -3582 77 151 34815
Rhode Island 1110 -135 235 6 2             10555 2.2 -408 1391 50 50 10655
South Carolina 4143 -2304 -1516 15 21             34753 1.9 -2447 205 129 344 35226
South Dakota 175 1 -58 5 3             1079 0.3 -16 -154 35 16 1130
Tennessee 3789 -152 -719 16 31             36735 1.4 -571 1366 191 334 37260
Texas 11439 -81 320 71 152             91903 0.9 -3262 -3246 1101 1838 94842
Utah 994 -60 65 35 4             7207 0.6 68 948 221 76 7504
Vermont 544 27 -283 0 5             3812 1.3 -150 58 12 24 3848
Virgin Islands 60 -21 10 0 0             636 1.4 -78 204 4 10 650
Virginia 3892 -205 106 17 46             27695 0.8 -1251 -1230 309 814 28818
Washington 6045 -1 14 25 81             36629 1.3 -859 -2619 258 840 37727
West Virginia 820 -122 -168 1 9             9777 1.4 -719 -782 61 148 9986
Wisconsin 7783 582 65 8 28             50293 1.8 -3739 -236 82 336 50711
Wyoming 229 16 2 0 0             1669 0.6 115 344 23 34 1726
Totals 248624 -13347 -12772 1439 1771             2165654 1.6 -76962 102692 14078 22280 2202012

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.