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STATE
NAME		 Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 29, 2008 		Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 22, 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 5340 1564 932 6 20             31251 1.7 1929 4981 105 212 31568
Alaska 1507 -45 188 6 5             12867 4.4 -1518 324 180 118 13165
Arizona 4367 231 701 9 13             35899 1.4 565 11652 315 224 36438
Arkansas 4954 909 2153 12 13             30952 2.7 2008 2422 134 306 31392
California 46843 -1595 7968 96 194             488368 3.2 -25961 120000 2566 3173 494107
Colorado 1946 -204 -68 10 27             27797 1.3 -2329 3963 210 326 28333
Connecticut 3385 540 534 11 17             48463 2.9 -45 2733 73 245 48781
Delaware 1393 680 311 4 1             9588 2.3 -115 205 24 52 9664
District of Columbia 273 -26 31 6 1             3992 0.8 -47 407 60 24 4076
Florida 13111 916 5040 36 102             141755 1.8 1764 52190 323 1078 143156
Georgia 9929 -217 3448 22 48             67359 1.7 307 18799 263 852 68474
Hawaii 1363 321 352 2 17             8335 1.4 254 2068 62 127 8524
Idaho 2009 -45 432 12 3             21483 3.4 -882 7687 327 93 21903
Illinois 12841 -509 959 28 43             175251 3.0 3304 18218 459 858 176568
*Indiana 14475 7443 8369 34 69             75125 2.6 -1199 10209 191 492 75808
Iowa 2659 -895 276 1 5             34839 2.4 468 3724 39 190 35068
Kansas 3928 1079 1523 1 1             19473 1.5 164 2054 75 161 19709
Kentucky 7507 2840 2878 10 14             35887 2.0 -2863 4758 136 590 36613
Louisiana 2441 579 336 5 10             20540 1.1 -219 1577 106 148 20794
Maine 1253 17 -272 1 1             15916 2.7 -120 1618 35 70 16021
Maryland 4406 -334 1406 18 24             47004 1.9 186 7997 310 261 47575
Massachusetts 6154 -326 788 20 29             102093 3.2 -1989 4768 250 576 102919
Michigan 13958 137 -92 10 43             180280 4.3 -2260 7292 240 828 181348
Minnesota 4575 -158 -159 1 8             71653 2.7 -827 9071 124 667 72444
Mississippi 2286 -283 585 14 4             18951 1.7 -681 1337 166 111 19228
Missouri 7753 -107 -364 21 23             61788 2.3 2043 12581 226 215 62229
Montana 827 -83 79 12 3             11133 2.7 -1108 2735 320 70 11523
Nebraska 1345 77 351 1 3             11062 1.2 -339 -183 42 58 11162
Nevada 3922 -38 1331 6 6             34846 2.8 314 11303 109 163 35118
New Hampshire 1008 81 123 3 1             11163 1.8 -93 1508 21 45 11229
New Jersey 12905 3294 4427 17 23             130217 3.3 -1415 6974 306 401 130924
New Mexico 1655 708 412 4 4             13324 1.7 -212 1469 197 86 13607
New York 22201 4123 7859 38 62             213285 2.6 2598 18546 683 1159 215127
North Carolina 12378 2428 3195 14 50             90547 2.3 2238 17958 268 976 91791
North Dakota 309 6 43 2 0             5107 1.6 -123 -100 35 26 5168
Ohio 12437 542 2506 12 40             142123 2.7 -955 24697 322 804 143249
Oklahoma 1852 -304 283 8 17             14464 1.0 639 -327 76 177 14717
Oregon 9334 1666 2072 30 31             57133 3.4 -702 13137 591 374 58098
Pennsylvania 22773 -2513 3898 114 84             197802 3.6 -13081 18668 944 1013 199759
Puerto Rico 3958 3900 1276 2 3             33843 3.3 4760 -3634 103 243 34189
Rhode Island 1335 -150 174 4 2             18126 3.8 -545 2038 31 95 18252
South Carolina 5945 793 1870 11 17             44378 2.4 799 8786 215 295 44888
South Dakota 223 0 -26 4 3             3127 0.8 -107 112 74 20 3221
Tennessee 6124 1365 1729 23 18             45684 1.7 -669 7275 219 306 46209
Texas 12344 -356 971 27 129             107446 1.1 2259 16175 644 1490 109580
Utah 1276 159 296 8 12             14298 1.2 -506 5773 195 78 14571
Vermont 974 230 357 0 2             9952 3.4 -179 862 29 30 10011
Virgin Islands 37 3 -1 0 0             732 1.6 214 188 0 0 732
Virginia 4649 -800 535 9 41             40255 1.1 -1202 7100 248 746 41249
Washington 8106 -194 1180 21 89             62208 2.2 -1072 9951 450 932 63590
West Virginia 1070 -274 288 1 9             15772 2.3 -695 722 66 140 15978
Wisconsin 15990 2263 4287 15 6             100786 3.7 2026 7315 204 265 101255
Wyoming 361 -42 6 1 1             3151 1.2 -558 -218 44 20 3215
Totals 345994 29396 77776 783 1391             3218873 2.4 -35777 491465 13435 22009 3254317

Figures Appearing In Cols. Showing Over- The-Week Changes Reflect All Revisions In Data For Prior Week Submitted By State Agencies

Note: Subsequent to publication, Indiana revised its counts of initial claims, which changed its increase from 7,443 to 2,997. Revised numbers will be reflected in future reports.

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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.