| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 22, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 15, 2003 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 5783 | 1838 | -268 | 28 | 46 | 34923 | 2.0 | 1862 | -2623 | 157 | 357 | 35442 | ||
| Alaska | 2402 | 344 | 299 | 17 | 3 | 15559 | 5.7 | 2375 | 1185 | 263 | 108 | 18010 | ||
| Arizona | 4634 | 499 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 32359 | 1.5 | 133 | -2723 | 251 | 234 | 32844 | ||
| Arkansas | 5624 | 2314 | 542 | 7 | 4 | 32606 | 3.0 | 2428 | -2803 | 153 | 207 | 32966 | ||
| California | 61275 | 7040 | -11599 | 497 | 202 | 514556 | 3.5 | 45463 | -15914 | 3317 | 3457 | 521406 | ||
| Colorado | 3656 | 565 | -68 | 40 | 24 | 39063 | 1.9 | 3995 | -1180 | 360 | 429 | 39869 | ||
| Connecticut | 4017 | 585 | -531 | 13 | 8 | 44989 | 2.8 | 797 | -2523 | 111 | 175 | 45277 | ||
| Delaware | 946 | 127 | -246 | 2 | 1 | 8462 | 2.1 | -640 | -105 | 40 | 81 | 8583 | ||
| District of Columbia | 431 | 104 | -5 | 5 | 3 | 6477 | 1.4 | 821 | -26 | 231 | 42 | 6750 | ||
| Florida | 10076 | 2134 | 63 | 68 | 132 | 116931 | 1.7 | 4237 | 876 | 508 | 1261 | 118727 | ||
| Georgia | 8426 | -1919 | -2376 | 57 | 67 | 61523 | 1.7 | -2722 | -5629 | 910 | 981 | 63414 | ||
| Hawaii | 1388 | 214 | -144 | 20 | 18 | 9528 | 1.8 | 89 | -496 | 126 | 239 | 9902 | ||
| Idaho | 3013 | 347 | -153 | 83 | 9 | 15628 | 2.8 | 751 | -347 | 246 | 93 | 15967 | ||
| Illinois | 19302 | 4011 | -174 | 55 | 60 | 160359 | 2.8 | 13408 | 1770 | 907 | 956 | 162222 | ||
| Indiana | 7386 | 665 | 62 | 23 | 55 | 53635 | 1.9 | 1981 | -24 | 347 | 328 | 54311 | ||
| Iowa | 3426 | 354 | -158 | 10 | 7 | 24072 | 1.7 | 155 | -743 | 73 | 128 | 24273 | ||
| Kansas | 2830 | 228 | -405 | 4 | 10 | 26163 | 2.1 | 367 | -365 | 245 | 159 | 26567 | ||
| Kentucky | 8743 | 3723 | 550 | 17 | 19 | 32688 | 1.9 | 2835 | -2456 | 559 | 613 | 33860 | ||
| Louisiana | 4358 | 86 | -335 | 12 | 26 | 33452 | 1.8 | 877 | -52 | 182 | 367 | 34001 | ||
| Maine | 1633 | 224 | -237 | 3 | 1 | 10144 | 1.8 | 1241 | -836 | 38 | 62 | 10244 | ||
| Maryland | 4635 | 182 | -584 | 37 | 36 | 41084 | 1.8 | -2627 | -3467 | 455 | 308 | 41847 | ||
| Massachusetts | 8576 | 363 | -1298 | 91 | 36 | 90372 | 2.9 | 3028 | -8560 | 1000 | 500 | 91875 | ||
| Michigan | 21850 | 5345 | 20 | 70 | 46 | 132801 | 3.1 | 9911 | 12083 | 505 | 541 | 140233 | ||
| Minnesota | 7157 | 352 | -1153 | 21 | 17 | 50392 | 2.0 | 6790 | 668 | 208 | 217 | 50822 | ||
| Mississippi | 3379 | 637 | -1073 | 36 | 19 | 21274 | 2.0 | 617 | -5537 | 173 | 194 | 21642 | ||
| Missouri | 12057 | 4880 | 4720 | 72 | 22 | 62468 | 2.4 | 3266 | -170 | 771 | 232 | 63479 | ||
| Montana | 1512 | 81 | -230 | 97 | 11 | 10982 | 2.9 | 1480 | 1727 | 346 | 84 | 11424 | ||
| Nebraska | 1048 | -10 | -470 | 0 | 1 | 12524 | 1.5 | 7 | 345 | 56 | 49 | 12629 | ||
| Nevada | 3676 | 253 | -487 | 18 | 0 | 26037 | 2.5 | 1528 | -2277 | 162 | 167 | 26379 | ||
| New Hampshire | 959 | 11 | -66 | 3 | 1 | 7863 | 1.3 | 296 | -1138 | 27 | 32 | 7925 | ||
| New Jersey | 10045 | -1206 | -1676 | 36 | 40 | 117953 | 3.1 | 5383 | -3427 | 340 | 506 | 118799 | ||
| New Mexico | 1652 | 279 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 13737 | 1.9 | 438 | -1 | 182 | 107 | 14026 | ||
| New York | 22926 | 2095 | -1306 | 42 | 88 | 210839 | 2.6 | 8058 | -12005 | 1119 | 1025 | 212987 | ||
| North Carolina | 11799 | 472 | -7566 | 31 | 58 | 91956 | 2.5 | -681 | -11225 | 360 | 983 | 99230 | ||
| North Dakota | 875 | 39 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 3497 | 1.2 | 495 | -427 | 29 | 34 | 3565 | ||
| Ohio | 14690 | 1211 | -1064 | 22 | 48 | 107000 | 2.0 | 1340 | -557 | 500 | 500 | 108000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 3159 | 849 | 552 | 10 | 26 | 26756 | 1.9 | 204 | 3747 | 88 | 305 | 27149 | ||
| Oregon | 9307 | 1843 | -1439 | 126 | 38 | 59144 | 3.8 | 1710 | -5403 | 521 | 382 | 67371 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 22725 | 1921 | -2737 | 149 | 127 | 182076 | 3.4 | 6830 | -10057 | 1799 | 1518 | 185393 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2788 | 545 | 160 | 2 | 10 | 42431 | 4.3 | 1819 | -6709 | 145 | 363 | 42939 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1400 | 174 | -266 | 4 | 3 | 11220 | 2.4 | 410 | -1043 | 45 | 64 | 11329 | ||
| South Carolina | 6775 | 1499 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 47798 | 2.7 | 1546 | 1376 | 164 | 397 | 48359 | ||
| South Dakota | 538 | -33 | -1 | 24 | 7 | 2988 | 0.8 | 198 | 154 | 80 | 28 | 3097 | ||
| Tennessee | 5958 | 384 | -1311 | 44 | 32 | 46558 | 1.8 | -178 | -7114 | 548 | 302 | 47423 | ||
| Texas | 19620 | -209 | -1698 | 40 | 80 | 190842 | 2.1 | 8386 | -8440 | 1543 | 2433 | 194840 | ||
| Utah | 2035 | 121 | -304 | 101 | 12 | 15754 | 1.6 | 565 | -2049 | 455 | 134 | 16343 | ||
| Vermont | 1111 | 176 | -13 | 2 | 3 | 7017 | 2.4 | 431 | -788 | 27 | 37 | 7081 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 38 | 18 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 679 | 1.6 | 164 | -928 | 13 | 16 | 708 | ||
| Virginia | 7495 | 1831 | -1253 | 32 | 72 | 38607 | 1.2 | 0 | -11332 | 483 | 980 | 40088 | ||
| Washington | 14180 | 2422 | -1050 | 123 | 68 | 94977 | 3.7 | 1615 | -11872 | 646 | 1165 | 103846 | ||
| West Virginia | 1756 | 135 | -208 | 6 | 16 | 15367 | 2.3 | -1807 | -1578 | 62 | 166 | 15597 | ||
| Wisconsin | 12164 | 447 | -1559 | 21 | 19 | 74178 | 2.8 | 55 | 2298 | 171 | 241 | 74592 | ||
| Wyoming | 637 | -1 | -52 | 9 | 2 | 4018 | 1.7 | 853 | -26 | 76 | 21 | 4115 | ||
| Totals | 397871 | 50589 | -38678 | 2285 | 1676 | 3134306 | 2.5 | 142583 | -128746 | 22123 | 24308 | 3209767 | ||
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.