| Period | Initial Claims | Three Month Moving Avg | | Jan-98 | 27,572 | | | Feb-98 | 12,353 | | | Mar-98 | 11,288 | 17,071 | | Apr-98 | 12,292 | 11,978 | | May-98 | 10,771 | 11,450 | | Jun-98 | 12,624 | 11,896 | | Jul-98 | 20,344 | 14,580 | | Aug-98 | 13,743 | 15,570 | | Sep-98 | 13,626 | 15,904 | | Oct-98 | 18,107 | 15,159 | | Nov-98 | 18,590 | 16,774 | | Dec-98 | 31,157 | 22,618 | | Jan-99 | 24,332 | 24,693 | | Feb-99 | 12,518 | 22,669 | | Mar-99 | 14,034 | 16,961 | | Apr-99 | 15,115 | 13,889 | | May-99 | 13,412 | 14,187 | | Jun-99 | 15,080 | 14,536 | | Jul-99 | 17,495 | 15,329 | | Aug-99 | 13,218 | 15,264 | | Sep-99 | 12,710 | 14,474 | | Oct-99 | 13,839 | 13,256 | | Nov-99 | 18,068 | 14,872 | | Dec-99 | 24,123 | 18,677 | | Jan-00 | 18,231 | 20,141 | | Feb-00 | 11,857 | 18,070 | | Mar-00 | 11,652 | 13,913 | | Apr-00 | 11,698 | 11,736 | | May-00 | 13,996 | 12,449 | | Jun-00 | 14,743 | 13,479 | | Jul-00 | 17,198 | 15,312 | | Aug-00 | 15,511 | 15,817 | | Sep-00 | 11,157 | 14,622 | | Oct-00 | 14,861 | 13,843 | | Nov-00 | 22,475 | 16,164 | | Dec-00 | 25,079 | 20,805 | | Jan-01 | 32,394 | 26,649 | | Feb-01 | 18,340 | 25,271 | | Mar-01 | 17,474 | 22,736 | | Apr-01 | 17,864 | 17,893 | | May-01 | 20,457 | 18,598 | | Jun-01 | 18,195 | 18,839 | | Jul-01 | 24,275 | 20,976 | | Aug-01 | 16,480 | 19,650 | | Sep-01 | 16,578 | 19,111 | | Oct-01 | 25,488 | 19,515 | | Nov-01 | 30,171 | 24,079 | | Dec-01 | 37,370 | 31,010 | | Jan-02 | 29,977 | 32,506 | | Feb-02 | 16,135 | 27,827 | | Mar-02 | 17,398 | 21,170 | | Apr-02 | 19,548 | 17,694 | | May-02 | 17,437 | 18,128 | | Jun-02 | 13,703 | 16,896 | | Jul-02 | 22,332 | 17,824 | | Aug-02 | 14,873 | 16,969 | | Sep-02 | 13,498 | 16,901 | | Oct-02 | 22,289 | 16,887 | | Nov-02 | 24,001 | 19,929 | | Dec-02 | 39,051 | 28,447 | | Jan-03 | 28,437 | 30,496 | | Feb-03 | 18,028 | 28,505 | | Mar-03 | 18,382 | 21,616 | | Apr-03 | 20,612 | 19,007 | | May-03 | 17,331 | 18,775 | | Jun-03 | 17,943 | 18,629 | | Jul-03 | 20,938 | 18,737 | | Aug-03 | 12,506 | 17,129 | | Sep-03 | 11,674 | 15,039 | | Oct-03 | 17,653 | 13,944 | | Nov-03 | 17,998 | 15,775 | | Dec-03 | 24,622 | 20,091 | | Jan-04 | 16,782 | 19,801 | | Feb-04 | 10,932 | 17,445 | | Mar-04 | 13,383 | 13,699 | | Apr-04 | 14,677 | 12,997 | | May-04 | 14,122 | 14,061 | | Jun-04 | 14,839 | 14,546 | | Jul-04 | 17,243 | 15,401 | | Aug-04 | 12,044 | 14,709 | | Sep-04 | 10,844 | 13,377 | | Oct-04 | 16,849 | 13,246 | | Nov-04 | 20,775 | 16,156 | | Dec-04 | 24,796 | 20,807 | | Jan-05 | 19,567 | 21,713 | | Feb-05 | 11,275 | 18,546 | | Mar-05 | 13,104 | 14,649 | | Apr-05 | 15,445 | 13,275 | | May-05 | 15,666 | 14,738 | | Jun-05 | 18,295 | 16,469 | | Jul-05 | 16,105 | 16,689 | | Aug-05 | 13,966 | 16,122 | | Sep-05 | 15,103 | 15,058 | | Oct-05 | 14,909 | 14,659 | | Nov-05 | 17,260 | 15,757 | | Dec-05 | 20,322 | 17,497 | | Jan-06 | 16,857 | 18,146 | | Feb-06 | 11,211 | 16,130 | | Mar-06 | 13,331 | 13,800 | | Apr-06 | 12,540 | 12,361 | | May-06 | 14,985 | 13,619 | | Jun-06 | 15,361 | 14,295 | | Jul-06 | 19,104 | 16,483 | | Aug-06 | 16,489 | 16,985 | | Sep-06 | 12,792 | 16,128 | | Oct-06 | 18,727 | 16,003 | | Nov-06 | 23,607 | 18,375 | | Dec-06 | 26,219 | 22,851 | | Jan-07 | 20,462 | 23,429 | | Feb-07 | 12,895 | 19,859 | | Mar-07 | 12,975 | 15,444 | | Apr-07 | 14,186 | 13,352 | | May-07 | 14,791 | 13,984 | | Jun-07 | 14,885 | 14,621 | | Jul-07 | 17,545 | 15,740 | | Aug-07 | 12,942 | 15,124 | | Sep-07 | 12,168 | 14,218 | | Oct-07 | 19,343 | 14,818 | | Nov-07 | 23,023 | 18,178 | | Dec-07 | 25,177 | 22,514 | | Jan-08 | 22,997 | 23,732 | | Feb-08 | 14,146 | 20,773 | | Mar-08 | 18,160 | 18,434 | | Apr-08 | 17,319 | 16,542 | | May-08 | 17,809 | 17,763 | | Jun-08 | 14,399 | 16,509 | | Jul-08 | 20,582 | 17,597 | | Aug-08 | 12,942 | 15,974 | | Sep-08 | 17,236 | 25,788 | | Oct-08 | 28,538 | 22,887 | | Nov-08 | 30,178 | 25,317 | | Dec-08 | 42,765 | 33,827 | | Jan-09 | 30,619 | 34,521 | | Feb-09 | 29,634 | 34,339 |
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