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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 15, 2010
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 8, 2010
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 5683 99 -2841 39 44             51539 2.9 -800 -22987 126 363 56374
Alaska 2283 22 433 10 11             17581 5.9 -1301 1714 197 126 21891
Arizona 6447 110 -1489 41 13             82300 3.5 -1249 -25389 399 528 95674
Arkansas 4551 851 -2296 9 9             41559 3.7 -416 -19268 191 407 42211
California 71635 -2161 4162 251 307             694010 4.8 -17129 -154794 3201 4852 718768
Colorado 3887 -221 -640 24 41             70049 3.2 -538 -6118 365 693 71238
Connecticut 4167 130 -1610 14 19             67275 4.2 -1797 -21093 142 231 67714
Delaware 976 -110 -359 0 0             12530 3.1 -587 -3869 47 86 13180
District of Columbia 976 68 435 20 5             12738 2.6 273 5444 414 37 13189
Florida 20118 -1480 -5272 76 113             215384 3.0 -2366 -90032 519 1773 218737
Georgia 15157 252 -3779 45 139             105846 2.8 609 -41718 586 1633 108065
Hawaii 2162 -76 -545 14 25             18210 3.2 640 -3820 123 382 18735
Idaho 2357 -310 -394 11 8             25048 4.1 -1664 -11610 123 144 27197
Illinois 16065 1154 -4809 56 73             209767 3.8 -2411 -103270 513 1306 221173
Indiana 6919 584 -5973 67 92             72747 2.7 -1433 -74284 323 814 91356
Iowa 4180 -456 -1978 9 10             36100 2.5 -1428 -17704 56 183 36339
Kansas 3711 650 -671 8 2             35601 2.7 174 -17568 166 325 37486
Kentucky 5008 -345 -4815 46 29             50196 3.0 -738 -36865 230 680 55733
Louisiana 4584 104 126 4 2             55468 3.0 -1109 5460 171 239 55878
Maine 1532 -71 -337 1 4             17991 3.2 -1255 -6091 48 93 19742
Maryland 6299 273 -429 31 27             69274 2.9 512 -17951 437 410 70121
Massachusetts 7330 361 -2303 31 33             112746 3.6 -3016 -45498 412 624 117268
Michigan 10562 -2133 -19635 11 17             156470 4.1 -8020 -133238 374 992 173036
Minnesota 6140 180 -2522 8 54             76098 3.0 -5794 -33680 146 687 80671
Mississippi 4972 1697 185 20 31             33138 3.1 -689 -14383 272 447 33971
Missouri 9309 2369 -1291 50 39             77482 3.0 -156 -41429 250 456 81473
Montana 1399 -154 -233 12 6             17627 4.3 -849 -3643 163 127 18121
Nebraska 1839 0 -71 3 6             17404 2.0 0 -2346 44 77 17525
Nevada 4466 -384 -1849 4 14             55873 4.9 -1363 -24556 127 297 59288
New Hampshire 1434 -120 -278 2 3             19601 3.3 -1022 -5031 3 18 20396
New Jersey 9973 -790 -2034 30 30             151424 4.0 -1982 -54019 410 654 193023
New Mexico 1706 25 -236 3 7             27211 3.5 -128 -4419 190 173 33853
New York 21949 -1018 -4896 71 125             271550 3.3 -3423 -96510 947 1757 291182
North Carolina 13476 778 -12238 19 70             167121 4.4 -1858 -51899 422 2317 189751
North Dakota 557 -90 -63 0 0             4012 1.2 78 -1886 27 27 4070
Ohio 12932 95 -10453 25 92             152270 3.1 -1994 -109702 328 1362 176054
Oklahoma 3313 127 -1249 14 39             33529 2.3 -643 -13107 115 311 33955
Oregon 7625 -1200 -3030 42 115             86406 5.4 -3290 -37649 547 614 98246
Pennsylvania 24739 659 -9309 136 138             254474 4.7 4155 -100098 1066 1950 267587
Puerto Rico 3889 -709 -151 8 19             59539 6.2 2261 -2030 134 334 64255
Rhode Island 1591 -201 -166 2 7             18247 4.1 -884 -5818 40 73 19632
South Carolina 5211 266 -2869 11 25             70043 4.0 -1160 -27055 144 476 74896
South Dakota 564 179 16 9 4             3851 1.0 -277 -1931 50 19 3920
Tennessee 9237 3041 -3308 27 50             67052 2.6 6048 -44723 165 428 67869
Texas 19563 -644 -6033 32 225             211257 2.1 -9579 -80887 987 3066 234756
Utah 2590 199 -289 34 15             31059 2.7 -216 -10109 157 159 31375
Vermont 863 -35 -575 3 2             10818 3.8 -900 -4485 26 40 11304
Virgin Islands 60 17 -75 0 1             690 1.6 -206 -568 0 10 700
Virginia 7421 537 -2390 20 49             61130 1.8 4910 -28278 404 1208 62742
Washington 10339 -1968 -3870 40 116             114629 4.1 -8090 -34221 504 1533 129048
West Virginia 1610 -195 -600 6 17             20394 3.0 -724 -9804 91 224 20776
Wisconsin 13895 181 -6019 29 40             118136 4.5 -3834 -46902 979 548 124117
Wyoming 839 194 80 3 7             7227 2.7 -929 -2223 36 57 7320
Totals 410090 331 -130835 1481 2369             4469721 3.5 -77587 -1733940 17937 36370 4802981

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.