| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended March 27, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended March 20, 2004 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 4568 | 422 | -837 | 24 | 23 |             | 31597 | 1.8 | -228 | -6737 | 133 | 362 | 32092 | |
| Alaska | 2027 | 288 | -313 | 14 | 3 |             | 16671 | 6.1 | -891 | -732 | 280 | 101 | 19222 | |
| Arizona | 3903 | 337 | -1691 | 11 | 14 |             | 35712 | 1.6 | 439 | -1599 | 328 | 263 | 36303 | |
| Arkansas | 2533 | -151 | -1950 | 9 | 4 |             | 31116 | 2.8 | -644 | -6160 | 211 | 240 | 31567 | |
| California | 44090 | -1948 | -12832 | 148 | 187 |             | 472650 | 3.2 | -18747 | -110638 | 2912 | 3306 | 478902 | |
| Colorado | 2277 | -174 | -2327 | 14 | 33 |             | 37079 | 1.8 | -3140 | -11584 | 335 | 428 | 37847 | |
| Connecticut | 3213 | -487 | -472 | 8 | 13 |             | 53573 | 3.3 | -872 | -9380 | 137 | 254 | 53964 | |
| Delaware | 722 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 |             | 10198 | 2.6 | -585 | -921 | 21 | 47 | 10266 | |
| District of Columbia | 269 | -10 | -51 | 7 | 1 |             | 5743 | 1.3 | 310 | -1447 | 52 | 0 | 5795 | |
| Florida | 8847 | -859 | -250 | 45 | 135 |             | 102556 | 1.4 | -1849 | -12404 | 453 | 1479 | 104496 | |
| Georgia | 7388 | 705 | -4115 | 38 | 66 |             | 57930 | 1.6 | 145 | -14568 | 400 | 1288 | 59618 | |
| Hawaii | 1335 | -11 | 6 | 9 | 19 |             | 8983 | 1.7 | -811 | -796 | 137 | 225 | 9347 | |
| Idaho | 2064 | 197 | -688 | 20 | 3 |             | 20511 | 3.7 | -1983 | -5377 | 443 | 124 | 21078 | |
| Illinois | 12999 | 627 | 122 | 34 | 52 |             | 188240 | 3.3 | -9166 | -26457 | 665 | 1004 | 189909 | |
| Indiana | 5702 | -1019 | -2614 | 27 | 55 |             | 65914 | 2.4 | -1869 | -9995 | 405 | 497 | 66816 | |
| Iowa | 2717 | -4 | -388 | 8 | 12 |             | 35627 | 2.6 | -1074 | -6779 | 93 | 133 | 35853 | |
| Kansas | 2085 | -108 | -1248 | 3 | 2 |             | 26820 | 2.1 | -2182 | -8518 | 165 | 243 | 27228 | |
| Kentucky | 5284 | 1480 | -1850 | 13 | 22 |             | 35692 | 2.1 | -5497 | -7002 | 385 | 718 | 36801 | |
| Louisiana | 3259 | -98 | -137 | 7 | 29 |             | 31998 | 1.8 | -480 | -2769 | 171 | 443 | 32612 | |
| Maine | 1171 | -162 | -344 | 2 | 2 |             | 16574 | 2.9 | -638 | -2157 | 39 | 61 | 16674 | |
| Maryland | 3710 | 200 | -778 | 26 | 28 |             | 46237 | 2.0 | -308 | -8862 | 461 | 366 | 47064 | |
| Massachusetts | 6041 | -662 | -1749 | 19 | 33 |             | 114359 | 3.7 | -3083 | -15223 | 323 | 621 | 115303 | |
| Michigan | 11570 | -3001 | -4816 | 26 | 38 |             | 191975 | 4.5 | 723 | 55 | 600 | 826 | 193508 | |
| Minnesota | 5358 | -161 | -970 | 10 | 15 |             | 68695 | 2.7 | -14000 | -9376 | 280 | 209 | 69188 | |
| Mississippi | 2247 | -177 | -604 | 11 | 20 |             | 20809 | 1.9 | -525 | -5667 | 221 | 250 | 21282 | |
| Missouri | 6434 | 158 | -1961 | 14 | 14 |             | 66256 | 2.6 | -3748 | -9717 | 356 | 273 | 66885 | |
| Montana | 816 | -107 | -38 | 9 | 6 |             | 11753 | 3.1 | -1556 | -1958 | 556 | 101 | 12421 | |
| Nebraska | 1214 | -131 | -75 | 3 | 1 |             | 15462 | 1.8 | -458 | -1479 | 84 | 43 | 15589 | |
| Nevada | 2457 | -47 | -319 | 3 | 11 |             | 25683 | 2.5 | -1028 | -3999 | 177 | 164 | 26035 | |
| New Hampshire | 827 | 10 | -151 | 1 | 0 |             | 10228 | 1.7 | 188 | -2127 | 34 | 48 | 10310 | |
| New Jersey | 8229 | -505 | -586 | 26 | 22 |             | 142301 | 3.8 | -2804 | -4454 | 376 | 555 | 143232 | |
| New Mexico | 1631 | 504 | -124 | 3 | 1 |             | 15173 | 2.1 | -59 | -608 | 293 | 144 | 15610 | |
| New York | 19148 | 1661 | -863 | 28 | 86 |             | 235592 | 2.9 | -2431 | -34919 | 903 | 1375 | 237871 | |
| North Carolina | 12091 | 1279 | -7186 | 25 | 57 |             | 91482 | 2.5 | -1380 | -19782 | 380 | 1030 | 92893 | |
| North Dakota | 488 | 87 | 84 | 4 | 1 |             | 6126 | 2.0 | -448 | -1054 | 87 | 35 | 6248 | |
| Ohio | 10367 | -1209 | -1199 | 28 | 36 |             | 138000 | 2.6 | -4022 | -15324 | 400 | 750 | 139150 | |
| Oklahoma | 1914 | -3535 | -817 | 11 | 31 |             | 27811 | 2.0 | 2303 | -1239 | 96 | 334 | 28241 | |
| Oregon | 8031 | 1477 | -2820 | 51 | 37 |             | 60286 | 3.9 | -3384 | -15974 | 829 | 364 | 61503 | |
| Pennsylvania | 17934 | -1733 | -2068 | 83 | 128 |             | 204380 | 3.8 | -25928 | -29039 | 1114 | 1594 | 207088 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2506 | -101 | -907 | 0 | 13 |             | 41275 | 4.2 | -2458 | -5093 | 209 | 532 | 42016 | |
| Rhode Island | 1272 | 40 | 118 | 3 | 6 |             | 16564 | 3.6 | -453 | -1228 | 24 | 71 | 16659 | |
| South Carolina | 5057 | 438 | -1281 | 5 | 18 |             | 42299 | 2.4 | -293 | -5120 | 131 | 470 | 42900 | |
| South Dakota | 350 | -5 | -168 | 4 | 2 |             | 4424 | 1.3 | -334 | -440 | 112 | 24 | 4562 | |
| Tennessee | 4541 | -1621 | -1952 | 26 | 18 |             | 50850 | 2.0 | -2221 | -12979 | 373 | 414 | 51640 | |
| Texas | 15888 | -898 | -4448 | 32 | 90 |             | 170215 | 1.9 | -110 | -35516 | 993 | 2830 | 174047 | |
| Utah | 1121 | -158 | -471 | 8 | 8 |             | 16767 | 1.7 | -915 | -5217 | 302 | 129 | 17198 | |
| Vermont | 611 | -130 | -663 | 4 | 1 |             | 9536 | 3.3 | -103 | -1552 | 30 | 39 | 9605 | |
| Virgin Islands | 30 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 |             | 485 | 1.2 | 125 | -865 | 7 | 17 | 509 | |
| Virginia | 4939 | 194 | -2544 | 24 | 82 |             | 40357 | 1.2 | -1127 | -15089 | 422 | 1026 | 41805 | |
| Washington | 9752 | 803 | -1668 | 37 | 53 |             | 88982 | 3.4 | -3272 | -25971 | 808 | 1195 | 91040 | |
| West Virginia | 1027 | -6 | -163 | 8 | 19 |             | 17182 | 2.6 | -2911 | -4582 | 86 | 229 | 17497 | |
| Wisconsin | 11890 | 174 | -2030 | 7 | 10 |             | 103628 | 3.9 | -2508 | -12699 | 232 | 272 | 104136 | |
| Wyoming | 378 | -38 | -176 | 2 | 3 |             | 4732 | 2.0 | -522 | -1165 | 114 | 27 | 4873 | |
| Totals | 296322 | -8140 | -75370 | 984 | 1565 |             | 3385088 | 2.7 | -128812 | -554282 | 19178 | 27573 | 3434298 | |
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.