| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended July 12, 2008 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 5, 2008 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 10611 | 5273 | -258 | 20 | 62 |             | 40321 | 2.1 | 6265 | 4052 | 121 | 202 | 40644 | |
| Alaska | 1576 | 746 | 423 | 6 | 3 |             | 8032 | 2.7 | -793 | 101 | 75 | 72 | 9379 | |
| Arizona | 7522 | 1680 | 2691 | 57 | 3 |             | 51086 | 2.0 | 2403 | 15185 | 535 | 243 | 51864 | |
| Arkansas | 4542 | -781 | 523 | 10 | 13 |             | 31781 | 2.8 | 1911 | 49 | 111 | 233 | 32125 | |
| California | 59602 | 9416 | 16085 | 268 | 243 |             | 470581 | 3.1 | 45174 | 114502 | 2024 | 3199 | 475821 | |
| Colorado | 2954 | 596 | 963 | 15 | 35 |             | 25156 | 1.1 | -1261 | 4674 | 111 | 308 | 25578 | |
| Connecticut | 5134 | -192 | 754 | 12 | 23 |             | 48306 | 2.9 | 2472 | 5561 | 86 | 179 | 48572 | |
| Delaware | 1217 | 401 | -283 | 1 | 2 |             | 10029 | 2.4 | 205 | 1736 | 23 | 47 | 10099 | |
| District of Columbia | 499 | 62 | 175 | 11 | 1 |             | 4687 | 1.0 | 153 | 681 | 71 | 26 | 4784 | |
| Florida | 20211 | 4847 | 3325 | 76 | 128 |             | 177760 | 2.3 | 7338 | 58896 | 286 | 1032 | 179078 | |
| Georgia | 17036 | 7000 | 1893 | 104 | 73 |             | 83417 | 2.1 | 10900 | 19188 | 441 | 820 | 84678 | |
| Hawaii | 1672 | 357 | 435 | 10 | 17 |             | 12038 | 2.0 | 1460 | 4774 | 47 | 154 | 12241 | |
| Idaho | 2153 | -363 | 455 | 2 | 4 |             | 13802 | 2.1 | 1585 | 4488 | 44 | 74 | 13920 | |
| Illinois | 13708 | -200 | 1844 | 36 | 59 |             | 137733 | 2.4 | 2266 | 19744 | 451 | 734 | 138918 | |
| Indiana | 17072 | 2592 | 8040 | 82 | 69 |             | 68623 | 2.4 | 8059 | 12176 | 273 | 451 | 69347 | |
| Iowa | 4847 | -239 | 2558 | 6 | 15 |             | 26089 | 1.8 | 2834 | 4301 | 26 | 78 | 26193 | |
| Kansas | 2818 | -135 | 267 | 2 | 0 |             | 19531 | 1.5 | 1364 | 2101 | 102 | 132 | 19765 | |
| Kentucky | 9345 | -1724 | 2531 | 62 | 27 |             | 38338 | 2.2 | 2685 | 7767 | 349 | 422 | 39111 | |
| Louisiana | 3731 | 886 | 909 | 22 | 6 |             | 25935 | 1.4 | 1086 | 2060 | 108 | 147 | 26190 | |
| Maine | 1400 | 146 | 236 | 3 | 2 |             | 9560 | 1.6 | 18 | 1241 | 23 | 50 | 9633 | |
| Maryland | 5867 | 1024 | 2035 | 38 | 36 |             | 47825 | 2.0 | 2673 | 14172 | 372 | 250 | 48447 | |
| Massachusetts | 8245 | -919 | 1472 | 150 | 60 |             | 95035 | 3.0 | 7719 | 12565 | 574 | 519 | 96128 | |
| Michigan | 33219 | -4571 | 5472 | 20 | 52 |             | 137012 | 3.3 | 16882 | 13290 | 185 | 712 | 137909 | |
| Minnesota | 6272 | 1291 | 1802 | 8 | 16 |             | 47085 | 1.8 | 4709 | 3320 | 50 | 327 | 47462 | |
| Mississippi | 4541 | 1087 | 468 | 19 | 3 |             | 27341 | 2.5 | 2313 | 2177 | 169 | 99 | 27609 | |
| Missouri | 12004 | 4666 | 2918 | 108 | 32 |             | 55023 | 2.1 | 4413 | 2582 | 396 | 238 | 55657 | |
| Montana | 1303 | 553 | 529 | 6 | 6 |             | 7101 | 1.7 | -7 | 1617 | 57 | 68 | 7228 | |
| Nebraska | 1744 | 412 | 667 | 1 | 9 |             | 9702 | 1.1 | 470 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 9796 | |
| Nevada | 5169 | 1271 | 2073 | 3 | 6 |             | 36549 | 2.9 | 1517 | 11584 | 60 | 162 | 36771 | |
| New Hampshire | 1363 | -30 | 430 | 4 | 2 |             | 9764 | 1.6 | 1197 | 2055 | 27 | 32 | 9823 | |
| New Jersey | 12160 | -1835 | 1792 | 29 | 24 |             | 132647 | 3.4 | 13726 | 12986 | 298 | 359 | 133304 | |
| New Mexico | 1273 | 313 | 190 | 5 | 3 |             | 13605 | 1.7 | 70 | 1351 | 114 | 103 | 13822 | |
| New York | 39534 | 13909 | 14948 | 95 | 92 |             | 208493 | 2.5 | 33454 | 28716 | 714 | 1072 | 210279 | |
| North Carolina | 20711 | 9344 | -1949 | 15 | 59 |             | 104931 | 2.6 | 12149 | 18064 | 263 | 988 | 106182 | |
| North Dakota | 1093 | 832 | 673 | 1 | 0 |             | 2473 | 0.7 | 220 | -1139 | 112 | 26 | 2611 | |
| Ohio | 19033 | 245 | 7454 | 25 | 74 |             | 110922 | 2.1 | 9194 | 14905 | 237 | 596 | 111755 | |
| Oklahoma | 2047 | -207 | -47 | 3 | 17 |             | 17067 | 1.1 | 1199 | 841 | 62 | 134 | 17263 | |
| Oregon | 8645 | -107 | 2223 | 33 | 44 |             | 57914 | 3.4 | 7061 | 14505 | 234 | 350 | 58515 | |
| Pennsylvania | 26081 | 2579 | -1211 | 175 | 97 |             | 183667 | 3.3 | 8577 | 16132 | 944 | 775 | 185386 | |
| Puerto Rico | 4770 | 1451 | 588 | 2 | 16 |             | 48123 | 4.8 | -1802 | 15513 | 110 | 398 | 48631 | |
| Rhode Island | 1718 | -1266 | -266 | 2 | 0 |             | 16222 | 3.4 | 1345 | 1980 | 35 | 66 | 16323 | |
| South Carolina | 11567 | 5687 | 1575 | 15 | 27 |             | 53911 | 2.9 | 6627 | 9912 | 180 | 327 | 54418 | |
| South Dakota | 354 | 146 | 72 | 18 | 1 |             | 1584 | 0.4 | 68 | -291 | 371 | 12 | 1967 | |
| Tennessee | 14289 | 8522 | 1390 | 26 | 22 |             | 56628 | 2.1 | 8005 | 5567 | 220 | 260 | 57110 | |
| Texas | 15782 | 2698 | 3063 | 63 | 198 |             | 120095 | 1.2 | 365 | 19532 | 683 | 1469 | 122252 | |
| Utah | 1945 | 180 | 816 | 50 | 4 |             | 12379 | 1.0 | 558 | 4685 | 152 | 69 | 12600 | |
| Vermont | 719 | -66 | 207 | 1 | 5 |             | 6455 | 2.2 | 248 | 726 | 28 | 17 | 6500 | |
| Virgin Islands | 82 | 48 | -18 | 0 | 3 |             | 776 | 1.7 | 78 | 152 | 0 | 8 | 784 | |
| Virginia | 7766 | 2965 | 1171 | 4 | 38 |             | 42204 | 1.2 | 3943 | 8324 | 236 | 678 | 43118 | |
| Washington | 9360 | 1642 | 2655 | 24 | 74 |             | 58058 | 2.0 | 5256 | 15291 | 181 | 827 | 59109 | |
| West Virginia | 1701 | 811 | 137 | 4 | 18 |             | 13654 | 2.0 | 1091 | 1160 | 40 | 135 | 13829 | |
| Wisconsin | 15957 | -506 | 3509 | 18 | 18 |             | 79610 | 2.9 | 11864 | 2045 | 144 | 290 | 80048 | |
| Wyoming | 341 | 96 | 62 | 4 | 4 |             | 2124 | 0.8 | 40 | 73 | 10 | 32 | 2166 | |
| Totals | 484305 | 82633 | 100466 | 1774 | 1845 |             | 3118784 | 2.3 | 261346 | 537686 | 12610 | 20050 | 3152742 | |
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.