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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 3, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 27, 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 4740 172 -2876 17 40             32140 1.8 543 -7719 126 378 32644
Alaska 2093 66 77 13 1             16999 6.2 328 480 203 88 19315
Arizona 5101 744 -1261 5 11             35339 1.6 -278 -2727 319 261 35919
Arkansas 2715 182 -3227 16 17             29229 2.7 -1887 -7866 209 225 29663
California 42177 -1913 -14972 169 156             455960 3.1 -16690 -131256 2417 3431 461856
Colorado 3219 942 -959 12 25             36811 1.8 -268 -12332 323 335 37472
Connecticut 3418 205 -625 13 16             51039 3.2 -2534 -9053 133 242 51414
Delaware 669 -53 -11 0 1             9991 2.5 -207 988 22 43 10056
District of Columbia 257 -12 -148 10 4             5182 1.1 -561 -1191 182 59 5423
Florida 9795 948 -1148 47 119             101847 1.4 -709 -12727 473 1420 103743
Georgia 9044 1656 -2630 33 71             58898 1.6 968 -10221 404 1262 60564
Hawaii 1851 516 -173 8 22             10494 2.0 1511 -183 125 251 10880
Idaho 1808 -256 -693 16 2             19822 3.5 -689 -4912 364 112 20298
Illinois 14542 1543 -4114 33 44             185791 3.3 -2449 -16220 576 1009 187376
Indiana 5686 -16 -1686 17 58             62323 2.2 -3591 -10629 401 492 63216
Iowa 2318 -399 -1214 6 6             32522 2.3 -3105 -6695 83 134 32739
Kansas 2311 226 -568 0 4             25777 2.0 -1043 -7100 159 244 26180
Kentucky 5618 334 53 7 10             39683 2.4 3991 -6941 295 656 40637
Louisiana 4003 744 367 11 36             31652 1.7 -346 -2671 155 427 32234
Maine 1701 530 -131 2 3             15645 2.7 -929 -2374 32 60 15737
Maryland 4389 679 125 32 24             43735 1.9 -2502 -7139 372 440 44547
Massachusetts 6690 649 -3644 39 25             111220 3.6 -3139 -14960 313 584 112117
Michigan 12141 571 -3747 32 32             180813 4.2 -11162 -785 432 719 182036
Minnesota 5211 -147 -1891 12 21             77083 3.0 8388 -8140 150 259 77493
Mississippi 2106 -141 -882 16 17             19919 1.9 -890 -5726 223 246 20389
Missouri 6974 540 -131 23 30             63721 2.5 -2535 -11010 328 259 64313
Montana 795 -21 -128 16 5             11613 3.1 -140 -1671 462 102 12182
Nebraska 1334 120 -485 2 0             14115 1.6 -1347 -1121 70 40 14225
Nevada 2437 -20 -794 5 9             25029 2.4 -654 -3699 153 158 25349
New Hampshire 931 104 -207 4 2             9497 1.6 -731 -2662 26 30 9553
New Jersey 8882 653 -1081 28 25             137767 3.6 -4534 -2391 325 564 138656
New Mexico 1166 -465 -284 4 3             15410 2.2 237 -783 247 146 15803
New York 16365 -2783 -5318 44 81             226010 2.8 -9582 -37125 870 1379 228259
North Carolina 10610 -1481 -8389 20 73             88401 2.4 -3081 -20846 347 1018 89769
North Dakota 282 -206 -140 3 0             5623 1.9 -503 -854 77 35 5735
Ohio 11386 1019 -1883 20 25             138300 2.6 119 -7409 400 800 139500
Oklahoma 1822 -92 -1102 6 26             24167 1.8 -3644 -4543 99 335 24601
Oregon 6951 -1080 -4237 43 40             61438 4.0 1152 -18033 777 389 62619
Pennsylvania 19718 1784 -2001 107 158             218067 4.1 13687 -27277 1048 1571 220686
Puerto Rico 3205 699 -580 6 12             42177 4.3 902 -8753 208 552 42937
Rhode Island 1314 42 -203 14 3             15663 3.4 -901 -1297 34 62 15759
South Carolina 4172 -885 -2482 10 21             40471 2.3 -1828 -6344 138 447 41056
South Dakota 289 -61 -51 6 4             4026 1.1 -398 -525 100 23 4149
Tennessee 4686 145 -1480 35 26             47412 1.9 -3438 -12473 375 427 48217
Texas 17053 1165 -5189 20 92             164580 1.8 -5635 -33104 864 2611 168067
Utah 1208 87 -729 8 11             15750 1.6 -1017 -5393 250 132 16132
Vermont 813 202 -344 1 1             9181 3.2 -355 -2177 39 40 9260
Virgin Islands 26 -4 -21 0 0             321 0.8 -164 -727 5 5 331
Virginia 5005 66 -2280 20 60             39197 1.2 -1160 -15550 405 1055 40657
Washington 10202 450 -2042 43 70             87501 3.4 -1481 -25934 727 1176 89450
West Virginia 1131 104 -156 1 15             17680 2.7 498 -3405 76 237 17993
Wisconsin 11142 -748 -2395 12 14             99454 3.7 -4174 -13314 195 256 99907
Wyoming 411 33 -137 6 4             4571 2.0 -161 -1649 93 24 4688
Totals 303913 7137 -90247 1073 1575             3317056 2.6 -68118 -558168 17229 27250 3363801

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.