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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 27, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 20, 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 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.