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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 17, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 10, 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 9032 -6850 -2286 30 38             42674 2.4 -8998 -6394 134 415 43227
Alaska 1458 -1547 -1211 16 2             18802 6.9 1532 874 351 111 21304
Arizona 4747 -728 -974 24 18             36616 1.7 381 2500 424 263 37303
Arkansas 3501 -2877 -1783 7 6             38237 3.5 -5373 -5748 230 274 38741
California 58194 -165 -15810 304 240             502623 3.4 -18765 -66448 3544 3598 509824
Colorado 4336 -1171 -635 49 43             39696 1.9 34 -4555 405 469 40583
Connecticut 8755 -2822 -86 19 22             60252 3.7 -9480 -4830 112 215 60580
Delaware 1326 -1256 -650 1 2             11293 2.8 67 -748 48 55 11396
District of Columbia 485 50 -209 18 5             7184 1.6 917 -858 211 50 7445
Florida 14384 2555 1959 77 194             112738 1.6 2216 -7180 509 1466 114724
Georgia 17026 -14344 -4247 62 99             74109 2.0 -17959 -13924 689 1258 76056
Hawaii 1499 -766 -364 19 23             9744 1.8 -964 -1925 148 230 10127
Idaho 2932 -2034 -92 47 7             25933 4.6 -2003 -462 661 119 26713
Illinois 20682 -6942 -1944 55 91             208873 3.7 808 -10481 781 1069 210723
Indiana 9330 -5761 -871 57 61             82572 3.0 -4428 -2038 458 502 83536
Iowa 3587 -3120 -1489 9 16             41736 3.0 -2005 -618 103 135 41974
Kansas 3635 -2551 -998 3 7             33577 2.7 -2198 -635 190 224 33992
Kentucky 4791 -2003 -1966 12 24             47043 2.8 -13974 -3177 939 690 48677
Louisiana 4329 -435 -487 22 38             37790 2.1 845 -444 148 428 38366
Maine 2557 -457 -145 4 2             16237 2.8 14 -2723 51 56 16344
Maryland 5842 -3102 -1037 51 58             52227 2.3 -2006 -5795 535 369 53131
Massachusetts 12050 -1305 295 33 29             119656 3.8 -12915 -11934 834 548 121043
Michigan 23031 -14779 -8168 52 51             205788 4.8 -24615 8837 606 785 217071
Minnesota 7281 -4539 -957 39 17             73854 2.9 -8919 -4194 325 248 74433
Mississippi 3065 -3309 -591 31 21             26641 2.5 -5621 -4463 204 245 27091
Missouri 11734 -6944 -45 38 38             85715 3.3 -3836 -3944 621 255 86594
Montana 1740 -1078 1060 63 7             14806 3.9 130 1009 732 108 15652
Nebraska 1924 -1141 -585 2 2             18012 2.1 35 1291 41 62 18115
Nevada 4219 296 634 13 4             27170 2.6 -1023 -4325 222 172 27583
New Hampshire 1465 -297 -1 1 4             10647 1.8 -737 -984 28 46 10721
New Jersey 16003 -3365 117 17 43             148594 3.9 -11485 1604 384 570 149548
New Mexico 1775 -469 -134 18 1             15908 2.2 421 -380 267 125 16300
New York 29037 -10159 -1406 37 134             254018 3.1 -23299 -24913 1085 1178 256284
North Carolina 21718 -16649 -6354 39 85             112383 3.1 -22833 -14181 398 1103 113902
North Dakota 809 -1071 -195 2 1             7577 2.5 1213 -356 43 45 7667
Ohio 24209 -6611 709 24 63             156000 3.0 -17300 -1177 400 600 157000
Oklahoma 3203 -923 -318 10 36             28476 2.1 -866 -456 89 381 28946
Oregon 13894 1331 1576 191 50             80250 5.2 2081 692 1000 431 88030
Pennsylvania 30502 -14679 -565 207 162             230443 4.3 -55635 -21514 1908 1886 234237
Puerto Rico 3939 1006 99 2 34             46123 4.7 8409 -991 180 455 46758
Rhode Island 2952 -558 -39 9 6             17425 3.8 -1856 -1828 53 91 17569
South Carolina 8305 -11472 -374 16 23             54695 3.1 -17990 -1648 182 481 55358
South Dakota 559 -498 -175 11 5             5129 1.5 284 114 107 30 5267
Tennessee 16363 -11229 4018 41 45             67716 2.7 -10629 -9030 634 378 68732
Texas 22686 -2455 -1150 58 121             198239 2.2 12069 -20178 1445 2958 202667
Utah 2360 -968 -169 36 9             19408 1.9 -490 -3634 973 145 20526
Vermont 956 -280 79 1 3             10235 3.6 -1261 -1033 33 47 10315
Virgin Islands 67 25 -36 0 1             486 1.2 17 -1058 4 19 509
Virginia 8619 -6198 -1361 28 86             51324 1.6 -8181 -10458 560 1047 52932
Washington 14613 -2914 318 101 129             121573 4.7 -492 -3239 812 1235 132634
West Virginia 3290 -1011 -151 17 18             23220 3.5 -1242 -2103 79 219 23518
Wisconsin 14966 -8490 -2791 20 19             116027 4.4 -17821 -160 269 310 116609
Wyoming 770 -306 -46 16 6             5149 2.2 -213 -746 104 27 5280
Totals 490532 -187365 -52031 2059 2249             3852643 3.1 -305939 -270989 25293 28226 3933657

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.