| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended December 6, 2003 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 29, 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 | 9158 | 6194 | -1648 | 30 | 51 | 27548 | 1.5 | -4151 | -16075 | 107 | 257 | 27914 | ||
| Alaska | 2283 | 522 | 90 | 96 | 3 | 17157 | 6.3 | 3158 | 1387 | 148 | 98 | 19646 | ||
| Arizona | 4327 | 1238 | -789 | 47 | 23 | 31595 | 1.4 | 594 | -3653 | 292 | 242 | 32129 | ||
| Arkansas | 4577 | -456 | -4545 | 15 | 4 | 37431 | 3.4 | 6821 | -5985 | 173 | 208 | 37812 | ||
| California | 58211 | 16565 | -6237 | 397 | 272 | 490264 | 3.4 | 46932 | -59503 | 3394 | 3265 | 496991 | ||
| Colorado | 3640 | 518 | -280 | 46 | 51 | 40171 | 1.9 | 5630 | -2030 | 378 | 424 | 40990 | ||
| Connecticut | 5387 | 1860 | -1446 | 5 | 16 | 47473 | 2.9 | 3332 | -4201 | 135 | 165 | 47773 | ||
| Delaware | 1959 | 1007 | 971 | 0 | 3 | 9353 | 2.4 | 1727 | 986 | 49 | 72 | 9474 | ||
| District of Columbia | 433 | 90 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 6637 | 1.4 | 971 | -81 | 216 | 48 | 6901 | ||
| Florida | 9958 | 3273 | -1381 | 56 | 151 | 122515 | 1.7 | 19183 | -3301 | 557 | 1357 | 124442 | ||
| Georgia | 16191 | 10155 | -5480 | 70 | 116 | 71384 | 1.9 | 12756 | -10596 | 887 | 1056 | 73327 | ||
| Hawaii | 1629 | 396 | -810 | 6 | 17 | 9986 | 1.9 | 1108 | -396 | 139 | 268 | 10397 | ||
| Idaho | 3879 | -1016 | -46 | 121 | 9 | 20849 | 3.7 | 4071 | -377 | 345 | 101 | 21295 | ||
| Illinois | 22714 | 8014 | -3990 | 48 | 66 | 181255 | 3.2 | 42513 | 278 | 964 | 1059 | 183278 | ||
| Indiana | 9442 | 649 | -996 | 61 | 71 | 61673 | 2.2 | 12569 | 392 | 352 | 391 | 62417 | ||
| Iowa | 4762 | -421 | -1239 | 10 | 15 | 29070 | 2.1 | 4696 | -2606 | 85 | 144 | 29299 | ||
| Kansas | 3800 | 422 | -392 | 6 | 12 | 28908 | 2.3 | 3815 | -1758 | 257 | 199 | 29365 | ||
| Kentucky | 3586 | -73 | -1658 | 6 | 4 | 39388 | 2.3 | 10075 | -1220 | 562 | 573 | 40524 | ||
| Louisiana | 3209 | -841 | -607 | 22 | 36 | 35575 | 2.0 | 2417 | -556 | 188 | 380 | 36143 | ||
| Maine | 1807 | 264 | -297 | 4 | 2 | 11043 | 1.9 | 1246 | -1134 | 40 | 57 | 11141 | ||
| Maryland | 5989 | 1119 | 277 | 39 | 59 | 44623 | 1.9 | 2264 | -3204 | 477 | 327 | 45427 | ||
| Massachusetts | 11324 | 1625 | -2463 | 65 | 39 | 96464 | 3.1 | 7694 | -11299 | 1108 | 488 | 98066 | ||
| Michigan | 21351 | 1406 | -2185 | 58 | 79 | 158555 | 3.7 | 33737 | 16233 | 627 | 644 | 167581 | ||
| Minnesota | 10850 | 882 | -1372 | 65 | 14 | 56825 | 2.2 | 10547 | -1311 | 235 | 233 | 57307 | ||
| Mississippi | 5188 | 2166 | -1409 | 36 | 25 | 25725 | 2.4 | 5277 | -4307 | 206 | 214 | 26145 | ||
| Missouri | 10181 | 3940 | -1732 | 86 | 32 | 66248 | 2.6 | 1333 | 1699 | 780 | 253 | 67290 | ||
| Montana | 1719 | -22 | -270 | 128 | 7 | 12048 | 3.2 | 2291 | 947 | 472 | 97 | 12628 | ||
| Nebraska | 3173 | 2220 | 858 | 2 | 5 | 13720 | 1.6 | 1076 | -348 | 50 | 46 | 13816 | ||
| Nevada | 3915 | 1165 | -368 | 17 | 5 | 28297 | 2.7 | 3351 | -3140 | 168 | 179 | 28657 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1147 | 285 | -328 | 2 | 5 | 8418 | 1.4 | 1058 | -1951 | 30 | 16 | 8465 | ||
| New Jersey | 15367 | 6102 | 3363 | 26 | 45 | 124158 | 3.3 | 12333 | -986 | 366 | 550 | 125074 | ||
| New Mexico | 1516 | 495 | -80 | 25 | 0 | 14700 | 2.1 | 1655 | 128 | 220 | 116 | 15036 | ||
| New York | 32092 | 11322 | -1720 | 26 | 118 | 226724 | 2.8 | 18816 | -17417 | 1170 | 1079 | 228974 | ||
| North Carolina | 24234 | 14790 | -2471 | 42 | 79 | 105902 | 2.9 | 15975 | -7517 | 373 | 981 | 111949 | ||
| North Dakota | 1060 | -93 | -141 | 1 | 1 | 4765 | 1.6 | 965 | 192 | 29 | 37 | 4832 | ||
| Ohio | 17243 | 2638 | -5649 | 42 | 107 | 119000 | 2.3 | 8333 | -1506 | 400 | 600 | 120000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 3532 | 980 | -2 | 5 | 34 | 28150 | 2.0 | 1359 | 1723 | 92 | 316 | 28558 | ||
| Oregon | 9603 | -133 | -1639 | 153 | 41 | 66683 | 4.3 | 7719 | -5941 | 648 | 439 | 75064 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 42674 | 19492 | 1394 | 166 | 221 | 195533 | 3.6 | 20351 | -13819 | 1831 | 1535 | 198899 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2874 | 615 | 53 | 14 | 30 | 46375 | 4.7 | 7875 | -8850 | 172 | 408 | 46955 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1950 | 515 | -485 | 2 | 4 | 12149 | 2.6 | 1101 | -1175 | 43 | 72 | 12264 | ||
| South Carolina | 12215 | 8895 | -2513 | 6 | 36 | 54064 | 3.1 | 9186 | -2365 | 157 | 391 | 54612 | ||
| South Dakota | 790 | 136 | -57 | 16 | 3 | 3678 | 1.0 | 847 | 245 | 99 | 31 | 3809 | ||
| Tennessee | 10611 | 5328 | -1227 | 53 | 38 | 52462 | 2.1 | 5748 | -7421 | 559 | 325 | 53357 | ||
| Texas | 16823 | -3084 | -1267 | 54 | 159 | 206146 | 2.3 | 37622 | -12298 | 1621 | 2661 | 210461 | ||
| Utah | 2036 | 375 | -572 | 97 | 12 | 17235 | 1.7 | 1629 | -1914 | 601 | 143 | 17979 | ||
| Vermont | 1214 | -155 | -71 | 2 | 0 | 8447 | 2.9 | 1158 | -1426 | 29 | 35 | 8511 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 30 | -5 | -88 | 0 | 1 | 637 | 1.5 | 127 | -861 | 4 | 9 | 650 | ||
| Virginia | 9329 | 3845 | -3447 | 49 | 86 | 45835 | 1.4 | 8984 | -11795 | 514 | 964 | 47317 | ||
| Washington | 14441 | 1562 | -2494 | 111 | 79 | 106411 | 4.1 | 9293 | -9827 | 679 | 1184 | 115715 | ||
| West Virginia | 3095 | 1159 | -261 | 5 | 31 | 20550 | 3.1 | 3425 | -1485 | 77 | 169 | 20796 | ||
| Wisconsin | 16948 | -8757 | -2051 | 58 | 46 | 100049 | 3.8 | 24816 | -2625 | 185 | 257 | 100492 | ||
| Wyoming | 663 | -60 | -193 | 15 | 7 | 4417 | 1.9 | 968 | -189 | 94 | 25 | 4536 | ||
| Totals | 486129 | 129108 | -61301 | 2517 | 2371 | 3394268 | 2.7 | 448376 | -224239 | 23384 | 25188 | 3472480 | ||
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.