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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 29, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 22, 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 3441 -229 100 12 16             25084 1.3 -507 -318 93 236 25413
Alaska 1349 -58 -51 11 4             7054 2.4 709 -493 60 54 7168
Arizona 3436 -105 798 11 7             32270 1.3 -648 6295 133 245 32648
Arkansas 2901 287 -225 7 6             25462 2.2 -229 649 74 242 25778
California 39485 -297 3458 168 192             334984 2.2 -6412 44134 2030 2983 339997
Colorado 1786 -52 -138 12 29             20048 0.9 1289 603 117 379 20544
Connecticut 2497 -192 -58 6 19             31840 1.9 -273 -394 51 293 32184
Delaware 802 14 -265 2 0             6469 1.6 -894 24 25 47 6541
District of Columbia 262 -21 -30 7 1             4198 0.9 -17 -141 185 28 4411
Florida 11397 -2756 3057 50 98             126919 1.6 4524 35615 349 1078 128346
Georgia 6449 -858 362 48 71             54735 1.4 -1067 5639 809 969 56513
Hawaii 952 57 54 7 16             6941 1.2 142 1073 72 122 7135
Idaho 1113 78 222 5 7             7490 1.2 -41 1879 49 54 7593
Illinois 9663 -294 255 39 60             102935 1.8 -1389 4515 545 810 104290
Indiana 7281 1928 -745 21 45             42162 1.5 -2049 -863 265 505 42932
Iowa 1929 -73 -411 4 32             14512 1.0 -763 -2710 34 231 14777
Kansas 2017 -248 38 0 2             14887 1.1 -227 36 143 147 15177
Kentucky 4685 1071 -1525 19 16             24877 1.4 398 -2711 527 523 25927
Louisiana 2660 404 663 14 9             19570 1.1 -155 615 92 197 19859
Maine 764 -69 -173 3 3             6042 1.0 -158 -497 26 50 6118
Maryland 3461 37 639 19 20             32120 1.3 807 2514 358 273 32751
Massachusetts 5200 -254 -486 32 47             63488 2.0 -969 1786 829 431 64748
Michigan 13505 4432 -1827 28 77             100343 2.4 751 -18617 328 744 101415
Minnesota 3748 -391 203 5 111             32936 1.2 228 3690 76 828 33840
Mississippi 2081 -134 156 4 7             17570 1.6 -678 2203 76 153 17799
Missouri 5970 866 -1846 75 27             38332 1.4 -762 -1286 791 262 39385
Montana 684 -41 -99 13 14             4254 1.0 -12 279 37 79 4370
Nebraska 774 -166 -455 4 4             7345 0.8 -17 -664 30 66 7441
Nevada 2764 -310 341 8 9             24180 1.9 -168 6998 66 167 24413
New Hampshire 641 -13 44 0 1             5233 0.8 -31 -13 33 23 5289
New Jersey 8192 218 726 23 29             94745 2.4 -4461 2254 263 485 95493
New Mexico 912 -57 32 13 1             10167 1.3 148 250 101 101 10369
New York 13725 -1303 -598 82 82             139691 1.7 -5534 -2251 746 1216 141653
North Carolina 10530 1715 1453 14 61             70926 1.8 1408 3784 247 1084 72257
North Dakota 170 4 -19 1 1             1165 0.4 -61 -101 24 19 1208
Ohio 10132 1996 1109 14 59             72313 1.4 -1578 -509 284 746 73343
Oklahoma 1324 -197 -162 9 18             12973 0.9 -354 -207 51 208 13232
Oregon 4904 -16 580 24 41             34352 2.1 308 2256 156 499 35007
Pennsylvania 15865 682 317 140 96             126447 2.3 -2597 -91 1386 981 128814
Puerto Rico 2748 -76 289 4 6             31697 3.1 2379 -6864 90 148 31935
Rhode Island 1052 -58 86 5 2             10599 2.3 44 1554 40 54 10693
South Carolina 4439 296 -909 8 22             34912 1.9 159 -838 122 329 35363
South Dakota 193 18 -44 5 1             1035 0.3 -44 -194 36 18 1089
Tennessee 4034 245 -687 24 22             36417 1.4 -318 1614 181 322 36920
Texas 12751 1312 1244 34 181             91716 0.9 -187 -6204 838 1698 94252
Utah 1023 29 112 38 7             7199 0.6 -8 934 235 73 7507
Vermont 472 -72 68 2 2             3794 1.3 -18 -243 14 27 3835
Virgin Islands 48 -12 10 0 0             678 1.5 42 248 12 4 694
Virginia 3568 -324 -373 6 38             27349 0.8 -346 -1232 298 864 28511
Washington 5916 -129 171 33 68             36673 1.3 44 -1787 252 841 37766
West Virginia 888 68 80 2 17             9885 1.4 108 136 35 148 10068
Wisconsin 8540 757 501 13 16             50206 1.8 -87 1706 95 357 50658
Wyoming 272 43 65 0 3             1548 0.6 -121 189 24 27 1599
Totals 255395 7752 6107 1128 1723             2140767 1.6 -19692 84244 13833 22468 2177068

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.