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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 19, 2008
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 12, 2008
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 6792 -4543 1067 19 33             32930 1.7 -5801 1192 121 248 33299
Alaska 2097 -1084 261 19 7             13583 4.6 493 401 193 113 13889
Arizona 4644 -574 1089 21 13             33254 1.3 747 9076 359 206 33819
Arkansas 4476 -611 402 6 13             34060 3.0 -3823 248 163 327 34550
California 56986 -14332 13462 285 226             476059 3.1 -49050 124549 3072 3217 482348
Colorado 3282 -731 -8 24 23             27878 1.3 1182 1152 237 362 28477
Connecticut 5377 -3805 625 12 22             49637 3.0 -3414 2492 64 280 49981
Delaware 1331 -1720 255 0 2             12076 2.9 1352 2042 38 46 12160
District of Columbia 368 -59 76 5 1             4481 0.9 -70 270 114 20 4615
Florida 18493 4305 8560 47 118             132935 1.7 -2221 41540 372 1069 134376
Georgia 10887 -8329 2371 50 48             71981 1.8 -13289 13345 521 1011 73513
Hawaii 1410 -502 336 11 13             8081 1.4 -398 1625 52 132 8265
Idaho 2808 -1432 244 42 4             23685 3.7 235 5055 440 107 24232
Illinois 20681 468 3324 49 73             181542 3.2 11000 11958 471 976 182989
Indiana 10851 -5257 1592 16 63             79649 2.8 -1121 5814 244 568 80461
Iowa 4570 -1280 -167 5 19             35582 2.4 -3472 436 50 230 35862
Kansas 2885 -580 -1605 1 1             21524 1.6 -1562 1853 124 167 21815
Kentucky 6160 -2905 -2575 25 27             39357 2.2 -10952 -1295 634 646 40637
Louisiana 4359 979 1910 8 17             21919 1.2 -743 -173 114 143 22177
Maine 2041 -750 181 2 2             15613 2.7 410 1243 41 71 15725
Maryland 5390 -2062 757 30 20             46732 1.9 -671 5516 382 288 47402
Massachusetts 8812 -1755 391 33 36             105971 3.3 -2709 6728 540 647 107158
Michigan 25391 -3967 1468 29 59             179330 4.3 -31978 998 304 955 180589
Minnesota 6332 -1635 -507 7 6             72781 2.8 -775 9006 167 1077 74025
Mississippi 2694 -1534 577 9 6             22301 2.0 -2434 2259 137 138 22576
Missouri 8960 -5210 -1326 38 27             66346 2.5 -1614 7090 468 265 67079
Montana 1521 -668 238 55 9             11804 2.8 -785 1719 410 85 12299
Nebraska 1846 -334 -268 3 4             12470 1.4 -576 -799 43 66 12579
Nevada 4784 -629 1727 14 9             32747 2.6 886 9130 147 153 33047
New Hampshire 1303 -220 91 4 3             10180 1.6 -222 620 17 51 10248
New Jersey 11943 -3279 2092 30 32             136433 3.5 -3907 10834 277 473 137183
New Mexico 1494 -58 211 13 2             13226 1.7 -399 96 256 97 13579
New York 22037 -5709 2736 92 69             212571 2.5 -9299 7236 901 1256 214728
North Carolina 13813 -15401 1082 26 48             92817 2.3 -19106 10104 328 1091 94236
North Dakota 732 -632 76 0 0             6128 1.9 141 -465 51 20 6199
Ohio 17445 -2800 3069 25 66             138236 2.6 -1736 5930 351 890 139477
Oklahoma 1907 -525 -464 8 20             14643 1.0 -840 -747 68 175 14886
Oregon 8770 -1709 1460 79 31             60327 3.6 -6374 9616 817 469 61613
Pennsylvania 27285 -11960 379 153 102             209797 3.8 -25504 17633 1310 1160 212267
Puerto Rico 4031 -343 -774 5 34             25180 2.5 -2267 -9718 58 164 25402
Rhode Island 2452 -1098 446 3 4             18744 4.0 -428 3889 35 86 18865
South Carolina 6674 -5595 -520 8 19             47263 2.6 -6789 2978 150 342 47755
South Dakota 445 -253 -44 9 2             3700 1.0 88 -19 93 22 3815
Tennessee 8134 -10478 912 32 36             50132 1.9 -10036 2933 342 341 50815
Texas 14692 -1489 3343 36 170             109365 1.1 -4760 5686 943 1658 111966
Utah 2026 -421 428 36 8             15523 1.3 960 4052 603 77 16203
Vermont 956 -19 25 0 1             9598 3.2 -168 456 24 29 9651
Virgin Islands 75 -17 28 0 0             702 1.6 -130 340 4 8 714
Virginia 6352 -3747 43 19 32             39995 1.1 -3849 4127 294 816 41105
Washington 10033 -1264 -1017 69 115             68654 2.4 -6371 2915 568 913 70135
West Virginia 2609 -920 368 1 16             18403 2.7 -1749 1367 47 161 18611
Wisconsin 13161 -3717 -871 25 26             100697 3.7 -11646 1201 240 356 101293
Wyoming 552 -167 10 2 3             3378 1.3 -509 503 72 33 3483
Totals 415149 -132357 47566 1540 1740             3272000 2.5 -236053 346037 17871 24301 3314173

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.