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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 10, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 3, 2004
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 15882 4208 -2093 34 54             51672 2.9 7825 -2130 134 404 52212
Alaska 3005 631 -193 35 6             17270 6.3 -811 -484 208 83 19897
Arizona 5313 2009 -431 34 20             36704 1.7 1474 491 408 276 37388
Arkansas 6378 350 -2175 26 20             43610 4.0 3451 -9473 188 244 44042
California 58359 14857 -17352 376 287             521388 3.6 38700 -66685 2937 3476 527838
Colorado 5507 3085 503 62 43             39662 1.9 58 -3141 273 286 40235
Connecticut 11577 1398 -1569 15 19             69732 4.3 11631 -1088 125 188 70045
Delaware 2582 980 -177 0 3             11226 2.8 930 441 39 74 11339
District of Columbia 435 189 -43 15 1             6267 1.4 -748 -816 188 48 6503
Florida 11829 5100 -428 103 163             110522 1.6 -6843 -3677 488 1279 112300
Georgia 31370 13253 547 59 118             92068 2.5 18733 -5585 808 1260 94136
Hawaii 2265 761 -138 12 32             10708 2.0 892 -723 105 223 11045
Idaho 4966 -58 617 92 10             27936 5.0 2324 -2060 628 109 28673
Illinois 27624 11356 2130 36 65             208065 3.7 13227 -10995 764 1010 209839
Indiana 15091 -1292 972 177 72             87000 3.1 7282 -2137 371 497 87869
Iowa 6707 -198 526 7 10             43741 3.2 3763 -3680 98 132 43971
Kansas 6186 453 1318 9 16             35775 2.8 1141 -7217 238 197 36211
Kentucky 6794 -4223 -3249 16 16             61017 3.6 20065 -11438 555 641 62215
Louisiana 4680 1339 1088 29 50             37539 2.1 1265 -811 165 420 38124
Maine 3014 1321 56 3 4             16223 2.8 3675 -1785 45 56 16324
Maryland 8944 1940 -1529 51 37             54233 2.4 6768 -578 428 407 55068
Massachusetts 13355 359 -3015 46 40             132571 4.3 18483 -17361 940 543 134056
Michigan 37810 -851 -3349 73 76             230403 5.3 47454 -172 424 747 243397
Minnesota 11820 3599 181 27 22             82773 3.2 11475 -2058 146 241 83164
Mississippi 6374 1805 -1069 35 29             32262 3.0 4765 -6351 219 250 32731
Missouri 18678 4982 1048 43 25             89551 3.5 12834 -10385 784 268 90607
Montana 2818 1354 262 122 10             14676 3.9 1098 141 496 77 15261
Nebraska 3065 503 567 5 3             17977 2.1 569 461 42 68 18087
Nevada 3923 890 -467 17 9             28193 2.7 -778 -4779 211 180 28589
New Hampshire 1762 106 48 4 6             11384 1.9 1468 -1810 27 37 11448
New Jersey 19368 762 -2018 49 60             160079 4.2 22738 7461 330 545 160954
New Mexico 2244 875 -811 29 0             15487 2.2 132 -981 245 119 15851
New York 39196 -4160 2370 112 124             277317 3.4 21825 -12224 1248 1217 279787
North Carolina 38367 6068 -9373 32 99             135216 3.7 14985 -22635 374 1070 136718
North Dakota 1880 944 -89 1 0             6364 2.1 -53 -828 55 33 6452
Ohio 30820 9057 122 40 63             173300 3.3 22555 6743 400 600 174300
Oklahoma 4126 814 -1385 15 60             29342 2.1 559 -2349 84 330 29756
Oregon 12563 637 -2218 210 32             78169 5.1 4045 -13272 921 427 84551
Pennsylvania 45181 9408 -937 250 217             284356 5.3 66349 -21126 1733 1728 287817
Puerto Rico 2933 423 -1200 1 23             37714 3.9 -1965 -15685 144 305 38163
Rhode Island 3510 678 -1268 8 3             19281 4.2 3357 -2908 46 80 19407
South Carolina 19777 62 1529 13 58             72685 4.2 8197 1491 170 439 73294
South Dakota 1057 496 65 11 8             4845 1.4 185 -289 119 34 4998
Tennessee 27592 10125 -2016 55 42             78345 3.1 17112 -13749 647 344 79344
Texas 25141 13685 -1482 62 141             186170 2.1 -17683 -17737 961 2518 189654
Utah 3328 829 -183 53 21             19898 2.0 1229 -3450 1104 139 21141
Vermont 1236 -377 79 1 5             11496 4.0 891 -1112 37 46 11583
Virgin Islands 42 21 -20 0 0             469 1.1 26 -793 2 11 482
Virginia 14817 3210 -4997 50 123             59505 1.8 8493 -19063 547 1016 61069
Washington 17527 866 748 89 95             122065 4.7 6622 -12421 887 1196 132731
West Virginia 4301 2452 -247 6 25             24462 3.7 3532 -1587 77 194 24733
Wisconsin 23456 -2740 4199 38 33             133848 5.0 11178 -5844 240 310 134398
Wyoming 1076 500 86 116 3             5362 2.3 514 -704 80 37 5479
Totals 677651 124841 -46460 2804 2501             4157923 3.3 426993 -328947 22933 26459 4235276

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.