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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 13, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 6, 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 3929 -1038 -1345 23 32             32436 1.8 -1304 -6874 126 389 32953
Alaska 1698 -139 -159 10 1             17563 6.4 -207 -348 314 101 20046
Arizona 3976 15 -1266 10 17             34757 1.6 -1154 -2778 369 285 35411
Arkansas 3323 0 -437 10 5             33689 3.1 -398 -6413 268 235 34192
California 48870 -2242 -8947 121 196             492448 3.4 -19659 -93738 2925 3410 498846
Colorado 2639 -350 110 12 34             39596 1.9 -2442 -9455 376 441 40420
Connecticut 3453 -271 -1156 5 20             55292 3.4 -1805 -10432 136 207 55635
Delaware 1580 821 -426 2 3             10280 2.6 -187 -3127 32 58 10370
District of Columbia 302 -39 -127 11 1             5835 1.3 176 -1847 190 44 6069
Florida 9769 -814 272 45 125             105691 1.5 1265 -9426 472 1443 107616
Georgia 7851 -2198 -3976 23 93             58472 1.6 -2462 -15191 408 1266 60146
Hawaii 1727 84 317 9 20             9817 1.8 223 -346 142 238 10199
Idaho 2181 -116 -418 23 8             23678 4.2 -1437 -3751 517 128 24323
Illinois 12616 -904 -3462 48 55             201466 3.6 -5915 -23255 699 1004 203169
Indiana 6055 -206 -1212 21 45             71391 2.6 -1944 -8527 447 504 72343
Iowa 2325 -663 -1488 4 7             39033 2.8 -923 -6162 101 132 39266
Kansas 2399 -575 -639 5 3             31434 2.5 1379 -4492 183 248 31865
Kentucky 3838 -582 -537 20 20             37987 2.3 -5146 -10373 483 694 39167
Louisiana 3359 -304 -319 15 30             33452 1.8 -522 -2760 187 471 34110
Maine 1237 163 -167 1 1             17853 3.1 1465 -1504 41 58 17952
Maryland 3774 -37 -1652 31 40             49761 2.2 67 -10037 476 360 50597
Massachusetts 7147 -156 -1327 12 31             119379 3.8 -4289 -13748 362 569 120310
Michigan 14602 318 -6452 21 40             191451 4.4 -4097 412 640 818 193036
Minnesota 5426 -2021 -1229 11 13             72231 2.8 -11591 -7519 322 224 72778
Mississippi 2281 -252 -1812 25 17             22303 2.1 -516 -5941 222 248 22774
Missouri 6446 -162 -605 24 23             72381 2.8 -4510 -12467 341 258 72983
Montana 985 -93 -316 9 12             13263 3.5 -1039 -1726 691 100 14066
Nebraska 1411 -189 -120 2 3             17099 2.0 -169 -462 79 42 17220
Nevada 2584 -912 -982 9 8             27395 2.6 225 -2503 188 181 27773
New Hampshire 906 -59 -270 3 1             10951 1.8 -87 -1676 33 41 11027
New Jersey 8795 -1334 -1260 19 30             147452 3.9 -3556 -6197 354 551 148357
New Mexico 1067 -75 -68 7 1             15538 2.2 150 -604 296 142 15976
New York 18096 -1085 -3335 30 82             243670 3.0 -3990 -37388 963 1310 245946
North Carolina 11885 -3388 -6164 25 53             95670 2.6 -5116 -18912 379 1066 97119
North Dakota 381 -69 -127 2 1             6762 2.2 -460 -1427 66 42 6871
Ohio 11394 -981 -1961 20 39             145100 2.8 -4555 -18734 400 700 146200
Oklahoma 2330 190 -1254 3 35             26200 1.9 -263 -3159 108 349 26657
Oregon 7031 -676 -2312 50 33             66748 4.3 -896 -12736 940 400 68110
Pennsylvania 19237 -1564 -3411 110 127             213789 4.0 -28919 -39695 1240 1657 216686
Puerto Rico 2767 -327 -557 2 15             41788 4.3 2969 -13133 232 529 42549
Rhode Island 1305 23 -375 5 5             17476 3.8 -619 -1564 21 78 17575
South Carolina 4475 -1014 -1419 7 25             43750 2.5 -1674 -4947 156 468 44374
South Dakota 483 50 78 5 5             4820 1.4 -94 -530 115 22 4960
Tennessee 5823 -223 -1378 66 29             54310 2.1 -1145 -14487 361 411 55084
Texas 17757 -356 -6421 38 96             175618 1.9 1393 -30878 994 2689 179311
Utah 1277 -448 -354 21 7             19063 1.9 -560 -4313 327 137 19527
Vermont 660 9 -141 2 1             9895 3.4 -366 -1594 30 44 9969
Virgin Islands 26 0 -18 0 0             479 1.2 132 -816 6 10 495
Virginia 5269 -377 -2019 33 90             43629 1.3 -1482 -16561 487 1097 45215
Washington 9446 -1142 -2620 56 60             95988 3.7 -4875 -23046 864 1210 98125
West Virginia 1196 -85 -419 7 23             18664 2.8 -1769 -6893 99 222 18985
Wisconsin 12032 -1200 -2335 11 14             110643 4.2 -931 -10805 261 290 111201
Wyoming 467 -123 -4 1 6             5038 2.2 -223 -1192 114 26 5178
Totals 311888 -27116 -78021 1085 1681             3550474 2.8 -123852 -546077 20583 27647 3601132

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.