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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 10, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 3, 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 4541 -199 -1257 21 29             29854 1.7 -2286 -7472 136 347 30338
Alaska 2045 -48 -243 47 2             15793 5.8 -1206 -172 227 93 18454
Arizona 6869 1403 -1092 18 9             36277 1.6 979 -2622 297 240 36814
Arkansas 4886 2200 929 10 14             27525 2.5 -1695 -7843 190 234 27949
California 54245 12068 -11831 160 152             439106 3.0 -16854 -115273 2584 3249 444983
Colorado 3270 51 -806 10 27             34028 1.6 -2783 -12332 291 409 34729
Connecticut 3325 -93 -1512 8 15             47603 3.0 -3436 -10176 123 215 47941
Delaware 779 110 -1572 4 3             9082 2.3 -909 -1424 20 51 9153
District of Columbia 320 63 -89 17 2             5569 1.2 387 -1463 226 60 5855
Florida 12002 2207 1166 54 142             98091 1.4 -3756 -13586 427 1362 99886
Georgia 6733 -2311 -3213 46 79             55773 1.5 -3125 -12981 406 1222 57401
Hawaii 1500 -351 -635 12 21             8634 1.6 -1860 -1519 136 231 9012
Idaho 2189 381 -445 30 7             17872 3.2 -1950 -5435 326 116 18314
Illinois 14936 394 -483 49 57             175154 3.1 -10637 -21569 623 1024 176801
Indiana 5582 -104 -4238 26 43             56833 2.0 -5490 -10974 359 492 57684
Iowa 2530 212 -1004 4 15             29148 2.1 -3374 -6503 91 119 29358
Kansas 3887 1576 280 4 2             24640 2.0 -1137 -7061 177 243 25060
Kentucky 4386 -1232 -2954 9 20             33943 2.0 -5740 -5401 315 665 34923
Louisiana 4503 500 -1512 17 39             31447 1.7 -205 -2040 146 445 32038
Maine 1487 -214 31 2 3             15679 2.7 34 -2184 22 53 15754
Maryland 5254 865 -881 33 30             43471 1.9 -264 -6984 457 351 44279
Massachusetts 6498 -192 -1653 18 32             105428 3.4 -5792 -15652 293 568 106289
Michigan 14752 2611 -12888 21 29             169424 4.0 -11389 -5733 467 698 170635
Minnesota 4918 -293 -2288 14 20             64049 2.5 -13034 -9291 240 218 64509
Mississippi 2808 702 -544 22 26             19391 1.8 -528 -5821 218 256 19865
Missouri 7546 572 -1351 24 16             61790 2.4 -1931 -9031 333 232 62355
Montana 1119 324 -253 30 3             10228 2.7 -1385 -771 427 103 10766
Nebraska 1510 176 -336 2 2             13196 1.5 -919 -1721 70 36 13302
Nevada 3722 1285 61 4 7             23801 2.3 -1228 -4234 157 165 24126
New Hampshire 912 -19 -175 4 1             9332 1.6 -165 -1860 35 43 9410
New Jersey 11038 2156 1272 23 20             131132 3.5 -6635 -4916 330 529 131991
New Mexico 1221 55 -784 1 1             14588 2.0 -822 -838 221 149 14958
New York 20396 4031 -1977 32 74             217438 2.7 -8572 -38926 873 1306 219617
North Carolina 10113 -497 -8288 23 61             82251 2.2 -6150 -24509 337 1028 83617
North Dakota 370 88 -297 4 0             4653 1.5 -970 -1452 78 37 4769
Ohio 11483 97 -2913 18 49             128000 2.5 -4236 -9550 400 800 129200
Oklahoma 2287 465 -632 11 25             23286 1.7 -881 -4721 99 318 23703
Oregon 8009 1058 -2712 65 50             56803 3.7 -4635 -18551 740 369 57922
Pennsylvania 23774 4056 -3997 143 223             188021 3.5 -30046 -31917 1059 1433 190513
Puerto Rico 3316 111 -980 10 30             31251 3.2 -10926 -12796 269 353 31873
Rhode Island 1571 257 -76 9 3             14930 3.2 -733 -763 48 71 15049
South Carolina 5406 1234 -1351 23 23             40236 2.3 -235 -5705 127 456 40819
South Dakota 333 44 -72 8 6             3436 1.0 -590 -369 99 25 3560
Tennessee 5971 1285 -1189 33 31             44989 1.8 -2423 -13794 352 403 45744
Texas 18892 1839 -4689 39 85             158412 1.8 -6168 -40788 947 2687 162060
Utah 1532 324 -777 19 7             14372 1.4 -1378 -5564 233 118 14723
Vermont 1024 211 19 2 3             9003 3.1 -178 -1800 31 39 9073
Virgin Islands 49 23 -12 0 0             334 0.8 13 -1047 1 8 343
Virginia 5551 546 -2751 15 60             37484 1.2 -1713 -15153 403 1053 38940
Washington 12221 2019 -1495 56 64             86161 3.3 -1340 -28111 732 1152 88112
West Virginia 1725 594 -145 1 16             15956 2.4 -1724 -3117 85 223 16264
Wisconsin 14471 3329 177 14 24             93398 3.5 -6056 -14029 200 256 93856
Wyoming 621 210 -26 8 7             3950 1.7 -621 -1275 99 42 4091
Totals 350428 46179 -84483 1277 1709             3112245 2.5 -198697 -588819 17582 26395 3158780

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.