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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 26, 2008
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 19, 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 4147 -2645 37 15 20             29962 1.6 -2968 715 114 239 30315
Alaska 1701 -396 -143 16 2             15170 5.2 1587 -1473 220 85 15475
Arizona 3979 -665 468 10 12             32644 1.3 -610 7641 370 220 33234
Arkansas 4442 -34 370 7 16             32665 2.8 -1395 -2572 170 306 33141
California 57219 233 8181 198 152             467286 3.0 -8773 51677 3426 3012 473724
Colorado 2412 -870 -364 15 21             30064 1.4 2186 114 348 335 30747
Connecticut 4300 -1077 -242 8 9             49358 3.0 -279 1168 72 279 49709
Delaware 1084 -247 -605 1 1             11161 2.7 -915 1490 25 51 11237
District of Columbia 306 -62 -10 5 0             4469 0.9 -12 -29 88 19 4576
Florida 14366 -4127 3385 53 87             136428 1.7 3493 42058 431 1028 137887
Georgia 9242 -1645 -308 27 49             68598 1.7 -3383 10921 461 967 70026
Hawaii 1264 -146 21 6 16             7605 1.3 -476 1090 68 145 7818
Idaho 2809 1 668 37 3             23827 3.7 142 4313 467 92 24386
Illinois 16198 -4483 93 43 55             165317 2.9 -16225 3826 465 963 166745
Indiana 9096 -1755 -115 16 50             75981 2.7 -3668 97 228 552 76761
Iowa 4570 0 777 5 19             35582 2.4 0 -1943 50 230 35862
Kansas 2816 -69 -397 3 1             21337 1.6 -187 -1603 107 172 21616
Kentucky 5638 -522 191 6 17             39222 2.2 -135 1690 567 568 40357
Louisiana 2694 -1665 105 4 12             23396 1.3 1477 2846 103 150 23649
Maine 1541 -500 -309 1 2             15449 2.6 -164 312 45 77 15571
Maryland 5894 504 899 33 20             47071 1.9 339 7684 351 326 47748
Massachusetts 8153 -659 76 55 27             106943 3.4 972 4892 484 647 108074
Michigan 17845 -7546 744 29 44             191539 4.6 12209 -26654 394 876 192809
Minnesota 5788 -544 -33 6 10             73235 2.8 454 -7047 157 1038 74430
Mississippi 2180 -514 -106 12 6             20825 1.9 -1476 776 143 135 21103
Missouri 8074 -886 -2819 19 20             63096 2.4 -3250 -1752 398 231 63725
Montana 1536 15 517 41 9             13597 3.3 1793 -40 663 79 14339
Nebraska 1599 -247 26 2 5             12671 1.4 201 -1274 42 68 12781
Nevada 4294 -490 1238 6 5             33415 2.6 668 8519 173 154 33742
New Hampshire 1252 -51 89 9 2             10778 1.7 598 804 19 46 10843
New Jersey 11013 -930 -289 21 26             133155 3.4 -3278 3419 286 449 133890
New Mexico 962 -532 -268 3 0             13309 1.7 83 1204 269 90 13668
New York 20042 -1995 -141 51 66             212150 2.5 -421 4153 866 1235 214251
North Carolina 14528 715 2682 15 48             92392 2.3 -425 9571 325 1035 93752
North Dakota 556 -176 18 0 0             6321 1.9 193 -485 53 18 6392
Ohio 14407 -3038 -131 18 55             136711 2.6 -1525 10279 350 854 137915
Oklahoma 1999 92 -507 11 30             14731 1.0 88 -660 68 171 14970
Oregon 7764 -1006 -146 69 35             57513 3.4 -2814 3671 812 435 58760
Pennsylvania 25913 -1372 -1038 125 80             211779 3.8 1982 2257 1632 1130 214541
Puerto Rico 3296 -735 -593 1 13             28154 2.8 2974 -9976 88 203 28445
Rhode Island 1996 -456 256 4 7             19366 4.1 622 2948 41 109 19516
South Carolina 6613 -61 -433 11 17             46795 2.5 -468 3885 145 345 47285
South Dakota 386 -59 -44 4 3             3658 1.0 -42 -377 102 21 3781
Tennessee 5636 -2498 -2553 24 23             48857 1.8 -1275 873 338 354 49549
Texas 11805 -2887 -2566 17 122             109296 1.1 -69 1146 1355 1523 112174
Utah 1679 -347 396 19 9             15498 1.3 -25 3542 538 78 16114
Vermont 824 -132 76 2 2             9557 3.2 -41 343 22 30 9609
Virgin Islands 46 -29 -17 0 0             682 1.5 -20 166 2 4 688
Virginia 6692 340 1262 10 31             40745 1.2 750 4967 310 816 41871
Washington 9146 -887 105 52 82             66611 2.4 -2043 -63 583 905 68099
West Virginia 2084 -525 57 3 6             19019 2.8 616 -957 91 186 19296
Wisconsin 15496 2335 1236 16 26             100526 3.7 -171 -2318 235 359 101120
Wyoming 622 70 189 7 2             4058 1.5 680 291 117 29 4204
Totals 369944 -45205 9985 1171 1375             3249574 2.4 -22426 146125 19277 23469 3292320

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.