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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 9, 2008
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 2, 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 4563 -434 978 21 17             29973 1.6 -256 2560 99 249 30321
Alaska 1634 -259 5 8 4             15116 5.2 892 -1039 250 89 15455
Arizona 4536 378 1379 16 14             33714 1.3 -46 9503 358 207 34279
Arkansas 3350 -1405 -328 6 6             34766 3.0 -783 -444 173 327 35266
California 62227 7857 15715 159 242             494444 3.2 -2063 86372 3282 3061 500787
Colorado 2998 -406 569 21 24             31026 1.4 1756 654 348 345 31719
Connecticut 4042 -192 -217 8 19             49640 3.0 -42 1078 88 281 50009
Delaware 1056 -187 -800 1 1             10732 2.6 -988 259 43 58 10833
District of Columbia 284 -75 17 7 1             4370 0.9 36 17 80 27 4477
Florida 14997 -1410 4623 39 120             137184 1.7 -693 42778 427 1077 138688
Georgia 10767 1009 2439 33 62             68547 1.7 -330 16261 383 955 69885
Hawaii 1596 233 443 13 15             8351 1.4 692 1511 63 147 8561
Idaho 2720 -481 810 26 5             25804 4.0 812 6708 487 95 26386
Illinois 17604 1955 1212 37 53             170272 3.0 -17075 9115 466 923 171661
Indiana 9200 -376 -159 22 51             77912 2.7 913 2873 237 539 78688
Iowa 3580 -120 -121 2 10             37436 2.6 -165 -687 61 245 37742
Kansas 3237 440 770 1 0             21890 1.7 -525 -1372 111 155 22156
Kentucky 9659 4166 3779 6 22             40286 2.3 1920 1812 430 573 41289
Louisiana 2204 -409 -1 10 12             19568 1.1 -2079 -1211 108 156 19832
Maine 1552 -35 136 3 0             15900 2.7 -23 453 48 80 16028
Maryland 4737 -107 -685 19 24             47796 2.0 -1676 7755 340 295 48431
Massachusetts 7964 501 -304 12 34             107738 3.4 -299 4687 441 623 108802
Michigan 16557 435 -2839 11 42             184216 4.4 -4001 -14230 393 849 185458
Minnesota 5114 -265 -1497 9 28             74628 2.8 -140 -6811 160 1028 75816
Mississippi 2531 55 622 8 1             20369 1.8 -97 788 141 135 20645
Missouri 7432 -734 -405 38 22             66009 2.5 2570 -2490 341 260 66610
Montana 1173 -277 242 22 9             14803 3.5 1965 1564 675 78 15556
Nebraska 1361 -198 -196 1 3             13111 1.5 -85 -981 53 61 13225
Nevada 4153 -171 1335 5 2             34426 2.7 253 10042 161 161 34748
New Hampshire 1193 -28 7 1 0             10901 1.8 93 582 24 38 10963
New Jersey 10256 -242 -1560 23 23             135951 3.5 -604 4790 296 506 136753
New Mexico 1128 16 198 3 0             13330 1.7 15 1106 278 95 13703
New York 20073 -1092 733 32 75             213332 2.6 -1596 5594 823 1230 215385
North Carolina 13382 -1746 -1448 17 50             92235 2.3 -4249 6809 315 1008 93558
North Dakota 430 -141 -157 0 0             6705 2.0 165 -320 43 21 6769
Ohio 13870 -2752 -5162 17 54             139362 2.7 2475 10579 298 833 140493
Oklahoma 1868 -316 -667 6 15             14829 1.0 -140 -2173 70 165 15064
Oregon 10419 382 3604 54 18             64899 3.8 4437 14974 852 431 66182
Pennsylvania 26692 -1608 -5762 135 79             221088 4.0 12717 9641 1571 1070 223729
Puerto Rico 3348 5 -168 3 14             29506 2.9 -10763 -11906 89 220 29815
Rhode Island 2037 185 427 3 8             19253 4.1 329 2422 47 93 19393
South Carolina 6392 -220 -494 90 19             46828 2.5 -824 4203 146 339 47313
South Dakota 357 14 -37 4 3             3729 1.0 -71 -331 99 29 3857
Tennessee 5899 -442 -536 17 25             49538 1.8 -527 2439 298 362 50198
Texas 12714 -254 863 24 163             105710 1.1 -2702 890 1268 1486 108464
Utah 1850 -51 748 11 15             16623 1.4 439 4809 414 75 17112
Vermont 707 -46 -20 0 2             9785 3.3 15 418 20 27 9832
Virgin Islands 51 -9 3 0 0             656 1.5 -104 156 2 0 658
Virginia 6129 -49 -1085 12 41             41542 1.2 121 5131 330 816 42688
Washington 10783 -1073 3006 46 91             73724 2.6 5090 10132 666 936 75326
West Virginia 1614 -610 -281 1 8             18440 2.7 -495 -2017 94 167 18701
Wisconsin 12851 -2232 -5456 33 23             104951 3.8 -2100 1425 232 333 105516
Wyoming 468 22 43 6 3             4266 1.6 651 552 125 28 4419
Totals 377339 -2799 14321 1102 1572             3327210 2.5 -17185 247430 18647 23387 3369244

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.