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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 31, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 24, 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 5690 236 -349 23 30             37343 2.1 -149 -5267 141 403 37888
Alaska 2175 -752 -69 21 5             19143 7.0 166 504 361 98 21593
Arizona 3905 290 -868 8 15             36850 1.7 640 381 411 294 37555
Arkansas 3039 133 -1209 5 7             38226 3.5 -212 -4488 216 260 38702
California 57363 7632 -6602 186 256             501119 3.4 11612 -71484 3641 3713 508508
Colorado 3470 198 -338 28 30             41157 2.0 -692 -6181 437 491 42095
Connecticut 5477 -137 -646 3 28             59937 3.7 740 -6159 136 194 60267
Delaware 1476 210 -1299 0 0             11026 2.8 -473 -687 41 63 11130
District of Columbia 336 -38 -189 7 1             6626 1.4 377 -1391 213 55 6894
Florida 10377 -284 161 50 132             112518 1.6 2930 -8131 519 1512 114563
Georgia 9229 -961 -4750 43 69             66732 1.8 -723 -13163 637 1283 68652
Hawaii 1574 225 27 13 19             9427 1.8 -70 -1146 133 239 9800
Idaho 2730 232 -804 34 8             25790 4.6 89 -1617 695 121 26606
Illinois 19166 1037 646 34 51             208348 3.7 -5551 -17472 762 1104 210214
Indiana 9071 1161 596 27 53             76085 2.7 -230 -4464 464 505 77055
Iowa 4201 886 502 3 13             40855 2.9 1067 -4541 107 151 41113
Kansas 5118 2083 1141 6 7             31511 2.5 39 -4330 201 217 31933
Kentucky 3820 -194 -2259 7 18             42176 2.5 -1820 -5839 792 769 43738
Louisiana 3420 -61 -538 18 31             36104 2.0 -700 -837 172 446 36722
Maine 2935 926 370 3 4             19498 3.4 3577 -1833 56 83 19639
Maryland 7497 2199 1775 39 29             53232 2.3 2090 -5932 473 353 54058
Massachusetts 8641 -136 -1762 25 39             126281 4.1 -223 -7288 608 591 127480
Michigan 19367 1672 1 57 50             198829 4.6 -13361 6231 668 802 207213
Minnesota 6673 190 -296 17 30             73374 2.9 -13167 -7059 349 237 73962
Mississippi 2477 248 -414 22 12             25025 2.3 -338 -4503 225 258 25509
Missouri 11116 3308 1739 36 33             80980 3.2 1818 -5706 585 307 81873
Montana 1517 342 243 30 8             14664 3.9 -1077 135 779 100 15560
Nebraska 1974 340 192 2 1             17268 2.0 -163 -669 55 55 17378
Nevada 3464 458 174 7 12             27563 2.6 103 -3208 243 210 28022
New Hampshire 1124 20 -93 2 1             11083 1.9 704 -1356 30 33 11153
New Jersey 13196 235 -326 18 36             150263 4.0 -46 -420 385 583 151231
New Mexico 1419 104 48 7 1             15897 2.2 184 -834 272 154 16323
New York 24094 -1501 -1751 43 120             257921 3.2 2634 -24691 1018 1238 260183
North Carolina 11610 -847 -13254 14 49             101125 2.8 -1344 -22422 402 1109 102640
North Dakota 851 204 201 0 0             7595 2.5 -84 -571 49 39 7683
Ohio 18645 1094 2165 20 40             155000 3.0 -2024 -8245 500 700 156200
Oklahoma 2685 66 -593 5 26             27969 2.0 -268 -829 85 354 28408
Oregon 10276 1508 -609 96 26             71821 4.7 -339 -9714 1039 446 73486
Pennsylvania 28906 2802 2525 166 137             228599 4.2 -25283 -23851 1771 2068 232438
Puerto Rico 3550 70 -775 5 28             45570 4.7 6167 -7028 143 506 46219
Rhode Island 1799 -154 -82 5 3             19160 4.2 1448 -710 35 72 19267
South Carolina 4489 -1017 -3111 13 23             50933 2.9 -1896 -3335 169 479 51581
South Dakota 599 75 57 6 4             5120 1.5 81 -381 109 25 5256
Tennessee 7023 -596 -4889 55 35             60464 2.4 -431 -13984 541 412 61421
Texas 16471 -2827 -1573 40 94             191662 2.1 5301 -21874 1306 2965 195944
Utah 1904 80 -160 64 9             21001 2.1 647 -2945 792 153 21946
Vermont 755 1 -19 1 4             9991 3.5 -175 -1401 37 44 10072
Virgin Islands 51 15 -53 0 0             506 1.2 117 -826 5 13 524
Virginia 7732 766 -2733 24 114             47776 1.5 316 -14007 511 1005 49295
Washington 12109 1663 -2336 77 102             108947 4.2 -1805 -17467 989 1277 111562
West Virginia 1987 -176 -585 5 13             21781 3.3 -1668 -5816 105 225 22111
Wisconsin 16955 792 -273 16 20             120517 4.5 6987 -6292 276 319 121114
Wyoming 582 32 -132 6 4             5298 2.3 -484 -870 137 28 5463
Totals 406110 23852 -43176 1442 1880             3773686 3.0 -24962 -376013 24826 29161 3837242

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.