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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 12, 2008
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 5, 2008
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
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   STATE (%)
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CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
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ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
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.