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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 1, 2003
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 25, 2003
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 4271 -368 -1300 21 32             33555 1.9 -1008 -2506 139 332 34030
Alaska 2225 -327 106 22 9             11680 4.3 -894 305 113 86 13641
Arizona 3886 -54 -894 15 7             33323 1.5 -447 -2534 248 243 33814
Arkansas 3831 798 -1351 8 3             30175 2.7 138 -1661 124 187 30486
California 55349 -12812 -5489 198 227             459541 3.1 -17340 -32304 2593 3263 465465
Colorado 3333 218 -1461 36 33             34517 1.6 -2320 -1718 174 291 35001
Connecticut 3595 -21 -581 8 8             44394 2.7 -445 -1869 104 187 44685
Delaware 1015 -775 -1 0 1             9453 2.4 1696 1084 40 52 9545
District of Columbia 340 -25 -100 3 1             6116 1.3 -569 111 195 32 6343
Florida 8731 99 -857 46 123             115258 1.6 -8471 -5110 524 1086 116886
Georgia 8492 50 -1534 75 74             62579 1.7 144 -4738 833 895 64307
Hawaii 1193 -141 -216 14 11             9568 1.8 76 334 119 261 9958
Idaho 2213 25 -738 29 5             13219 2.4 602 1411 104 91 13414
Illinois 14144 -613 -2413 53 54             145650 2.6 -4261 -8005 859 873 147382
Indiana 6247 534 -990 29 43             51808 1.9 220 1392 312 291 52418
Iowa 4943 1648 -462 2 7             22860 1.6 893 -2907 70 111 23041
Kansas 2542 102 -2112 9 8             25471 2.0 -411 -290 203 161 25839
Kentucky 4168 -1172 -719 12 57             30868 1.8 -482 -2361 566 485 31920
Louisiana 3651 -117 -867 7 26             32222 1.8 2 -233 174 329 32725
Maine 1764 351 75 2 2             9543 1.7 1001 -1 31 58 9633
Maryland 4374 -57 -762 43 26             42294 1.8 789 -842 478 330 43102
Massachusetts 7916 356 -1163 67 30             85597 2.7 -644 -6755 1009 439 87049
Michigan 15781 2159 6535 37 50             123053 2.8 -6250 14703 336 608 129022
Minnesota 5531 924 -824 14 12             41250 1.6 -1132 -1477 112 166 41532
Mississippi 2831 -377 -863 17 13             20996 1.9 -404 -2865 166 208 21373
Missouri 7099 211 -5826 40 21             59294 2.3 -514 659 663 217 60177
Montana 1902 689 -80 38 8             7460 2.0 -120 1693 88 87 7644
Nebraska 916 -363 -1754 0 2             11687 1.4 -4 254 54 37 11778
Nevada 2538 -615 -958 11 4             25189 2.4 1 -929 100 161 25470
New Hampshire 1003 5 -321 5 0             7256 1.2 -208 -1331 34 27 7319
New Jersey 9750 269 182 25 29             111949 3.0 186 -1610 319 486 112754
New Mexico 1330 -53 -154 11 0             13077 1.8 226 400 160 98 13335
New York 19783 472 -1235 54 86             200262 2.5 -367 -8618 1044 962 202275
North Carolina 12500 -1785 -5811 27 59             93315 2.5 -1788 -6821 312 929 105995
North Dakota 602 157 -140 1 2             2062 0.7 81 -818 28 34 2126
Ohio 12864 657 -1667 27 42             103500 2.0 1047 2580 500 500 104500
Oklahoma 2182 -793 -1200 5 27             25659 1.9 -1146 1003 77 289 26025
Oregon 7282 -314 -1411 61 32             54919 3.6 -149 -3642 332 392 63141
Pennsylvania 20270 1864 -3132 128 105             172325 3.2 -1804 -6858 1667 1333 175325
Puerto Rico 3008 321 -164 4 24             44150 4.5 -637 -2176 168 287 44605
Rhode Island 1100 2 -323 3 3             10792 2.4 121 -718 38 60 10890
South Carolina 6452 550 -1097 7 32             46147 2.7 469 1144 163 366 46676
South Dakota 450 91 -131 7 3             2227 0.6 -53 -133 58 23 2308
Tennessee 5055 -353 -1690 31 33             46449 1.8 -1051 -4589 601 294 47361
Texas 19936 -508 -3309 38 83             183438 2.0 -1183 -5183 1088 2377 186927
Utah 1766 179 -267 41 14             14280 1.4 -2 -2337 429 123 14832
Vermont 1080 16 -27 2 4             5833 2.0 514 -724 21 36 5890
Virgin Islands 30 -16 -16 0 0             589 1.4 -181 -239 8 9 606
Virginia 6373 531 -1819 39 64             38820 1.2 -661 -6393 435 953 40221
Washington 11998 -517 -1306 67 65             87620 3.4 2453 -5501 541 1128 95918
West Virginia 1622 -808 -12 7 21             16448 2.5 3141 2335 70 149 16668
Wisconsin 13119 2440 528 3 12             67045 2.5 928 -2151 167 221 67433
Wyoming 617 142 -232 86 6             2605 1.1 -57 -267 57 35 2697
Totals 344993 -7124 -52353 1535 1643             2949387 2.3 -40275 -109806 18848 22678 3023507

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.