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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 20, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 13, 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 4146 217 -906 23 30             31825 1.8 -611 -6255 125 387 32340
Alaska 1739 41 -225 11 3             17562 6.4 -1 -722 232 110 19774
Arizona 4347 180 7 12 14             35401 1.6 -72 -1854 353 275 36029
Arkansas 2684 -627 -1110 6 7             31760 2.9 -2041 -5997 227 225 32212
California 46038 -2832 -12394 116 188             491397 3.4 -1051 -121335 2661 3507 497613
Colorado 2451 -188 -141 8 28             40219 1.9 623 -7913 359 337 40921
Connecticut 3700 247 -331 2 20             54445 3.4 -847 -10100 138 211 54794
Delaware 690 -890 -53 1 4             10783 2.7 503 -3030 35 64 10882
District of Columbia 279 -23 -92 10 5             5433 1.2 -402 -1044 177 65 5675
Florida 9706 -63 462 39 142             104405 1.5 -1286 -10918 505 1471 106383
Georgia 6683 -1168 -4788 36 65             57785 1.6 -687 -14869 398 1309 59492
Hawaii 1346 -381 -114 7 12             9794 1.8 -23 -584 131 236 10171
Idaho 1867 -314 -493 25 6             22494 4.0 -1184 -3531 479 115 23088
Illinois 12372 -244 -2124 20 52             197406 3.5 -4060 -19405 621 1004 199031
Indiana 6721 666 -1317 28 53             67783 2.4 -3608 -9276 419 484 68686
Iowa 2721 396 -410 3 8             36701 2.6 -2332 -6973 83 133 36917
Kansas 2193 -206 -2370 3 2             29002 2.3 -2432 -4859 186 257 29445
Kentucky 3804 -34 -373 10 24             41189 2.5 3202 -8729 326 718 42237
Louisiana 3357 -2 -172 9 31             32478 1.8 -974 -3053 160 446 33084
Maine 1333 96 51 1 0             17212 3.0 -641 -977 43 59 17314
Maryland 3510 -264 -773 35 28             46545 2.0 -3216 -8609 422 428 47395
Massachusetts 6703 -444 -1610 10 27             117442 3.8 -1937 -15125 343 578 118363
Michigan 14571 -31 1402 19 31             191252 4.4 -199 1815 435 727 192537
Minnesota 5519 93 -1161 10 12             82695 3.2 10464 -4687 152 284 83135
Mississippi 2424 143 -727 20 4             21334 2.0 -969 -7117 235 256 21825
Missouri 6276 -170 -764 20 20             70004 2.7 -2377 -9302 329 283 70620
Montana 923 -62 -198 10 8             13309 3.5 46 -1456 567 100 13982
Nebraska 1345 -66 -108 0 0             15920 1.9 -1179 -1483 78 43 16041
Nevada 2504 -80 -601 8 8             26711 2.6 -684 -3324 184 174 27074
New Hampshire 817 -89 -220 1 2             10040 1.7 -911 -2203 24 24 10088
New Jersey 8734 -61 -390 21 24             145105 3.8 -2347 -6123 345 585 146035
New Mexico 1127 60 -27 6 0             15232 2.1 -306 -824 269 149 15650
New York 17487 -609 -2682 36 83             238023 2.9 -5647 -37556 920 1326 240270
North Carolina 10812 -1073 -4740 22 54             92862 2.5 -2808 -15669 360 1041 94272
North Dakota 401 20 -41 1 0             6574 2.2 -188 -980 87 34 6696
Ohio 11576 182 -499 20 46             146000 2.8 910 -12908 450 750 147200
Oklahoma 5449 3119 2506 10 19             25508 1.9 -692 -3636 95 339 25942
Oregon 6554 -477 -2029 45 36             63670 4.1 -3078 -14625 886 392 64968
Pennsylvania 19667 430 -2278 81 101             230308 4.3 16519 -39487 1080 1741 233129
Puerto Rico 2607 -160 -456 5 17             43733 4.5 1945 -6022 212 556 44501
Rhode Island 1232 -73 52 3 3             17017 3.7 -459 -1980 28 82 17127
South Carolina 4619 144 -1421 13 30             42592 2.4 -1158 -5570 158 446 43196
South Dakota 355 -128 -29 4 6             4758 1.3 -62 -296 111 28 4897
Tennessee 6162 339 -344 21 30             53071 2.1 -1239 -12944 385 426 53886
Texas 16786 -971 -3876 30 72             170325 1.9 -5293 -31964 839 2634 173820
Utah 1279 2 -441 34 5             17682 1.8 -1381 -4608 303 142 18127
Vermont 741 81 -99 1 1             9639 3.3 -256 -1576 37 44 9720
Virgin Islands 27 1 -19 0 1             360 0.9 -119 -819 6 10 376
Virginia 4745 -524 -3064 17 63             41484 1.3 -2145 -16984 429 1074 42987
Washington 8949 -497 -1877 44 57             92254 3.6 -3734 -25267 850 1221 94421
West Virginia 1033 -163 -469 3 10             20093 3.1 1429 -4008 64 214 20371
Wisconsin 11716 -316 -2108 11 16             106136 4.0 -4507 -12528 220 286 106645
Wyoming 416 -51 -265 5 0             5254 2.3 216 -659 94 43 5391
Totals 305243 -6824 -56249 936 1508             3518006 2.8 -33286 -549948 18655 27873 3566775

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.