Weekly Claims Page 8
STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 11, 2007
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 4, 2007
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 4210 461 499 18 23             29071 1.5 142 1204 96 217 29384
Alaska 1041 -30 -54 2 3             7074 2.4 -563 -851 106 50 7230
Arizona 3846 130 632 3 5             36821 1.4 -375 5559 454 163 37438
Arkansas 2680 -401 -1870 7 15             28490 2.5 -569 2361 95 248 28833
California 41925 2573 5263 127 236             343952 2.3 -970 38914 1877 2867 348696
Colorado 1860 -153 -6 36 22             20308 0.9 -1003 -530 116 342 20766
Connecticut 3355 159 62 9 40             40181 2.4 451 -718 62 292 40535
Delaware 724 -84 -367 0 1             7984 1.9 -945 -138 18 43 8045
District of Columbia 353 13 -34 4 2             4047 0.8 -348 -199 246 30 4323
Florida 11844 429 2094 54 129             123210 1.6 -1136 32721 453 1053 124716
Georgia 8060 283 50 52 74             57192 1.5 -633 3403 652 864 58708
Hawaii 1053 -57 83 12 21             6939 1.2 -475 920 93 124 7156
Idaho 1150 -95 -102 5 6             8590 1.4 77 760 51 69 8710
Illinois 10556 -709 311 30 54             113819 2.0 -5869 1993 509 812 115140
Indiana 6083 196 867 32 61             47410 1.7 -854 -2185 226 472 48108
Iowa 2036 -898 -108 4 11             18212 1.3 333 -1369 35 121 18368
Kansas 2030 -116 -61 2 4             16222 1.2 -89 -809 146 140 16508
Kentucky 5031 -4053 -109 97 17             27389 1.6 -2183 -1309 437 489 28315
Louisiana 2879 503 692 12 7             23287 1.3 22 1562 95 216 23598
Maine 888 108 -18 0 1             7375 1.3 -95 -207 27 57 7459
Maryland 3797 -84 -12 25 16             36213 1.5 328 1866 384 230 36827
Massachusetts 5871 -349 408 52 35             78659 2.5 125 3000 879 457 79995
Michigan 9691 -3823 -1603 25 63             117409 2.8 -3616 -15790 214 611 118234
Minnesota 3733 -168 208 6 31             36778 1.4 -924 4340 88 270 37136
Mississippi 2243 -186 112 10 3             22845 2.1 -256 3015 103 133 23081
Missouri 5495 248 189 87 32             48991 1.9 -639 -1637 650 265 49906
Montana 662 119 113 3 11             5388 1.3 -321 393 49 82 5519
Nebraska 934 -19 -518 0 11             8624 1.0 87 -741 27 59 8710
Nevada 3591 633 960 2 6             23710 1.9 112 5598 75 162 23947
New Hampshire 719 22 115 2 0             6621 1.1 -28 288 29 30 6680
New Jersey 8921 -130 746 18 44             121840 3.1 6180 7860 289 499 122628
New Mexico 822 -129 -69 2 7             11581 1.5 -318 100 143 107 11831
New York 15834 1343 778 49 87             169650 2.0 -40 -3869 697 1212 171559
North Carolina 10418 1733 -510 17 56             74088 1.9 910 3089 318 1104 75510
North Dakota 217 12 -9 1 0             2188 0.7 -123 -331 118 28 2334
Ohio 9222 170 290 33 53             82826 1.6 -2384 -4503 276 763 83865
Oklahoma 1535 91 -570 4 23             14284 1.0 -94 -149 81 196 14561
Oregon 4951 193 448 32 43             37633 2.3 478 1256 220 475 38328
Pennsylvania 16890 -615 834 121 92             155124 2.8 -2921 1226 1071 1070 157265
Puerto Rico 4834 112 936 5 17             32283 3.2 -11769 -19782 136 132 32551
Rhode Island 1143 -56 46 5 7             13510 2.9 -326 871 44 48 13602
South Carolina 4560 11 -251 13 32             39169 2.1 220 -268 117 341 39627
South Dakota 169 -30 -62 6 2             1520 0.4 -136 -194 392 9 1921
Tennessee 4611 -497 20 19 24             42910 1.6 -2193 3436 235 379 43524
Texas 12694 310 535 76 211             102292 1.1 589 -4195 958 1685 104935
Utah 1013 -74 148 26 10             7336 0.6 34 121 203 75 7614
Vermont 485 84 73 0 5             4872 1.6 -116 -153 13 29 4914
Virgin Islands 44 2 -1 0 0             602 1.4 -58 116 6 8 616
Virginia 3946 -88 -38 7 53             31812 0.9 814 2273 284 779 32875
Washington 6288 -592 -285 29 101             42484 1.5 2515 -2275 279 790 43553
West Virginia 1017 -47 -84 5 17             11373 1.7 -786 -139 67 160 11600
Wisconsin 8473 -368 -441 5 48             61404 2.2 -45 754 97 339 61840
Wyoming 252 29 90 1 5             1916 0.7 -233 307 18 45 1979
Totals 266679 -3884 10420 1192 1877             2415508 1.8 -30016 66965 14354 21241 2451103

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------

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.