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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 14, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 7, 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 5422 646 425 23 31             36418 2.1 327 -4089 123 407 36951
Alaska 1904 -157 -64 12 3             19181 7.0 929 837 402 103 21620
Arizona 3932 -27 -1167 16 20             36321 1.7 -16 2603 395 284 37000
Arkansas 2114 -1008 -2547 8 5             37228 3.4 -459 -3312 217 242 37687
California 44918 -12879 -13079 144 195             484761 3.3 -9004 -81554 3268 3589 491652
Colorado 3132 -835 -843 14 21             40424 1.9 -1805 -6134 400 469 41302
Connecticut 3818 -578 -594 14 18             58100 3.6 -712 -6954 103 205 58408
Delaware 1031 -585 -1218 0 0             11487 2.9 -1338 -1470 39 61 11587
District of Columbia 354 -67 -85 13 2             6354 1.4 271 -1198 203 56 6613
Florida 10717 -1074 1127 63 134             110298 1.6 1122 -7488 525 1459 112291
Georgia 8977 -3278 -3536 35 66             64681 1.7 -3057 -11401 491 1254 66426
Hawaii 1303 -158 -146 9 18             9004 1.7 -557 -1208 134 221 9360
Idaho 2232 -572 -639 25 5             28890 5.1 2469 101 665 133 29688
Illinois 12921 -5586 -1585 44 38             213077 3.8 -2625 -11502 671 1045 214793
Indiana 6785 -1424 -748 42 33             78743 2.8 -548 -1108 455 525 79724
Iowa 2977 -776 -697 8 10             43209 3.1 553 -2973 109 149 43467
Kansas 3043 -1677 192 4 4             35392 2.8 1420 719 191 225 35814
Kentucky 3362 -1269 -2541 15 14             43149 2.6 -3109 -4641 579 729 44457
Louisiana 3792 74 257 11 31             35175 1.9 -2 -884 176 442 35793
Maine 1370 -154 -300 2 0             17251 3.0 708 -2565 44 60 17355
Maryland 4401 -1087 -996 35 36             54264 2.4 -345 -3816 473 370 55107
Massachusetts 7439 -1091 -2027 21 32             125303 4.0 -1663 -8754 476 579 126358
Michigan 20326 1423 -3861 33 52             199969 4.6 -3027 6343 735 831 212136
Minnesota 5616 -1877 -1083 21 23             75035 2.9 -11526 -5933 347 250 75634
Mississippi 2700 241 11 18 9             23876 2.2 -371 -4468 232 259 24371
Missouri 7597 -5139 114 18 25             83037 3.2 -578 -3073 436 276 83749
Montana 947 -150 -161 26 9             14635 3.9 -800 112 756 93 15491
Nebraska 1716 -780 -181 2 0             18785 2.2 761 692 53 48 18886
Nevada 2715 -687 -558 7 9             27818 2.7 258 -2219 217 203 28244
New Hampshire 1174 -132 78 1 1             11346 1.9 748 -666 35 35 11418
New Jersey 10183 -3387 -421 20 32             155619 4.1 1662 5128 354 591 156564
New Mexico 1208 -130 1 6 0             16102 2.3 304 -387 288 134 16524
New York 20833 -3985 -1411 64 105             256211 3.2 -1089 -25742 1023 1261 258498
North Carolina 15658 -16139 -1653 26 53             108372 3.0 -11469 -7937 377 1149 109906
North Dakota 504 -216 -100 3 1             7851 2.6 -250 -193 59 31 7941
Ohio 13483 -2593 -1064 18 44             158100 3.0 -2238 -2564 450 750 159300
Oklahoma 2900 -65 171 16 29             28807 2.1 426 -389 81 351 29239
Oregon 7461 -1842 -1268 68 27             69670 4.5 -2136 -10831 1013 415 71161
Pennsylvania 21881 -6931 -2226 114 149             244849 4.6 -12340 -9973 1652 1879 248380
Puerto Rico 3169 -554 -859 3 19             38493 4.0 -6816 -6538 121 479 39093
Rhode Island 1531 -113 -140 4 3             18670 4.1 1074 -543 32 82 18784
South Carolina 5248 -5062 -695 12 19             50021 2.9 -6330 -1525 165 482 50668
South Dakota 448 -63 8 16 4             5177 1.5 -120 -378 142 32 5353
Tennessee 6618 -316 -925 37 35             59209 2.3 -46 -12671 452 408 60070
Texas 17472 -2201 -3802 37 95             185049 2.0 5989 -24566 1163 2895 189114
Utah 1782 -37 -343 18 7             20601 2.1 -252 -3327 585 160 21346
Vermont 691 25 -38 1 1             9979 3.5 -5 -1381 36 46 10061
Virgin Islands 37 -16 -62 0 1             479 1.2 57 -791 2 10 491
Virginia 6487 -3425 -1742 35 77             50114 1.5 -892 -9879 476 1051 51645
Washington 10016 -1724 -1233 62 67             106209 4.1 -2785 -18708 961 1264 108611
West Virginia 1698 -589 114 2 16             22378 3.4 -1877 -2380 98 231 22709
Wisconsin 12784 -1752 -2707 7 23             117664 4.4 -1702 -9012 263 304 118237
Wyoming 601 -30 -16 3 2             5236 2.3 -235 -1016 131 26 5393
Totals 341428 -91808 -56863 1256 1653             3778071 3.0 -73046 -311606 22874 28633 3842470

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.