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Initial Claims, 1990 - 2008
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1990 9,982 6,624 5,704 7,282 4,838 5,356 6,532 6,034 4,561 6,964 7,597 11,549
1991 10,605 7,415 7,457 10,724 5,627 5,389 7,593 4,592 4,782 5,701 6,541 11,077
1992 9,836 5,795 5,757 9,761 4,217 5,361 5,959 3,905 3,954 4,407 4,733 8,417
1993 5,459 4,301 5,025 5,009 3,034 3,598 4,426 4,094 3,615 3,821 4,249 6,687
1994 5,258 3,757 4,610 4,688 3,972 4,287 5,079 3,516 2,901 3,548 3,578 5,910
1995 5,336 3,587 4,892 4,626 3,366 3,949 4,966 2,871 2,504 3,474 4,315 6,562
1996 5,833 5,020 3,819 5,349 3,122 3,186 4,979 2,631 2,476 3,434 2,723 6,012
1997 4,468 3,248 2,971 4,445 2,480 2,737 4,355 2,210 2,037 2,629 2,476 5,538
1998 4,004 2,891 2,690 3,226 2,131 3,793 4,402 2,259 1,982 2,333 2,604 5,324
1999 3,705 2,891 2,863 3,342 2,115 3,133 3,723 1,916 1,569 1,843 2,398 4,636
2000 3,123 2,139 2,467 2,467 1,682 2,132 2,990 2,427 1,213 1,649 2,859 4,330
2001 3,479 2,923 2,869 5,320 4,282 4,677 7,589 5,313 4,275 5,478 7,176 8,890
2002 6,417 4,550 3,988 6,228 4,239 4,738 6,211 3,812 4,014 4,914 4,584 8,481
2003 6,543 4,333 4,777 4,258 3,450 4,895 5,283 3,381 4,594 4,184 4,196 6,874
2004 6,090 4,356 4,233 4,013 2,897 4,338 4,254  3,254
2,853
 3,490  4,494 6,821
2005 5,737 4,127 3,889 4,004 3,088 4,357 3,781 2,963 2,781 3,447 4,340 7,329
2006 5,832 3,967 3,599 3,836 3,570 4,347 4,172 3,016 2,768 3,576 4,265 6,592
2007 6,600 4,514 3,865 4,740 3,140 4,041 4,582 3,314 2,767 3,614 4,255 7,536
2008 6,680 5,260 4,459 5,659 3,706 5,145 5,569 4,210

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