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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 17, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 10, 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 4026 -515 -2901 16 34             29658 1.7 -196 -9794 133 364 30155
Alaska 1682 -363 -396 28 2             16200 5.9 407 -134 167 76 18675
Arizona 6134 -1046 466 8 11             38553 1.7 2320 -1439 274 241 39068
Arkansas 3299 -1587 -1107 9 4             27500 2.5 -25 -7244 209 225 27934
California 47526 -6719 -14718 128 169             438522 3.0 -584 -141140 2365 3188 444120
Colorado 3212 -58 -566 16 25             33728 1.6 -300 -12282 285 329 34345
Connecticut 3963 638 -1688 9 14             47546 3.0 -57 -8251 108 212 47866
Delaware 1612 833 804 1 4             8737 2.2 -345 -1476 24 49 8810
District of Columbia 266 -54 -149 12 3             5116 1.1 -453 -1098 174 58 5348
Florida 10128 -1874 -700 72 119             98643 1.4 552 -16006 457 1430 100533
Georgia 7653 920 -4358 27 77             56753 1.5 980 -14222 423 1256 58432
Hawaii 1626 126 -18 20 18             9621 1.8 987 -1163 123 248 9996
Idaho 1946 -243 -766 17 2             17047 3.0 -825 -3781 256 111 17414
Illinois 12710 -2226 -2719 34 44             171856 3.1 -3298 -22724 550 998 173404
Indiana 5648 66 -53 14 62             56084 2.0 -749 -8480 368 513 56965
Iowa 2496 -34 -422 5 6             25888 1.9 -3260 -8688 83 132 26103
Kansas 2344 -1543 -774 2 3             24484 1.9 -156 -7051 156 232 24874
Kentucky 4247 -139 -942 15 19             36970 2.2 3027 -5372 276 612 37859
Louisiana 4458 -45 1139 12 28             33266 1.8 1819 -1734 157 424 33847
Maine 1216 -271 -113 0 2             15091 2.6 -588 -1999 27 50 15168
Maryland 3716 -1538 -1111 31 27             42415 1.8 -1056 -7152 420 437 43272
Massachusetts 5845 -653 -1649 19 50             100353 3.2 -5075 -17733 323 535 101211
Michigan 10072 -4680 -3696 20 33             167693 3.9 -1731 -12745 382 649 168746
Minnesota 4260 -658 -1937 10 19             66550 2.6 2501 -10912 126 235 66911
Mississippi 2369 -439 -473 23 12             19529 1.8 138 -5352 231 258 20020
Missouri 6242 -1304 -957 21 23             58610 2.3 -3180 -9436 279 258 59149
Montana 926 -193 -237 11 6             9524 2.5 -704 -1660 321 92 9943
Nebraska 1158 -352 -283 2 1             12574 1.5 -622 -2261 66 37 12677
Nevada 2541 -1181 -1665 7 9             24815 2.4 1014 -3864 129 165 25118
New Hampshire 819 -93 -48 2 3             8715 1.5 -617 -2093 32 32 8779
New Jersey 13917 2879 4525 18 37             131605 3.5 473 -2235 321 522 132448
New Mexico 1138 -83 -115 2 0             14532 2.0 -56 -979 180 147 14859
New York 35363 14967 12161 48 62             232051 2.9 14613 -24507 882 1297 234232
North Carolina 12462 2349 -12988 23 71             87141 2.4 4890 -25060 319 1032 88493
North Dakota 367 -3 -139 1 0             3984 1.3 -669 -1070 90 33 4108
Ohio 10703 -780 -7360 11 36             128000 2.5 -644 -12379 400 750 129150
Oklahoma 2137 -150 -881 10 29             23420 1.7 134 -4924 107 325 23852
Oregon 6547 -1462 -2403 32 29             56635 3.7 -168 -20794 650 393 57688
Pennsylvania 20197 -3577 -3790 86 144             200828 3.7 12807 -30503 960 1560 203348
Puerto Rico 3438 122 2 4 25             46174 4.8 14923 10274 234 564 46972
Rhode Island 2754 1183 8 5 4             14182 3.1 -748 -1004 56 76 14314
South Carolina 6945 1539 56 10 34             41841 2.4 1605 -5163 150 425 42416
South Dakota 307 -26 -75 8 7             3115 0.9 -321 -551 87 22 3224
Tennessee 6351 380 -932 52 36             46645 1.8 1656 -12301 365 417 47431
Texas 16672 -2220 -3497 26 75             161811 1.8 3399 -36413 798 2592 165207
Utah 1653 121 -301 26 7             13911 1.4 -461 -5777 194 123 14228
Vermont 1079 55 -332 1 3             8760 3.0 -243 -2241 30 34 8824
Virgin Islands 44 -5 23 0 0             435 1.1 101 -430 11 6 452
Virginia 4951 -600 -2591 23 57             36528 1.1 -956 -17857 353 970 37852
Washington 9899 -2322 -1898 47 70             84543 3.3 -1618 -28081 641 1114 86353
West Virginia 1440 -285 13 9 20             16550 2.5 594 -3950 58 225 16833
Wisconsin 12035 -2436 -1633 9 20             90077 3.4 -3321 -13625 160 247 90484
Wyoming 426 -195 -31 6 2             4009 1.7 59 -1074 89 38 4136
Totals 334965 -15774 -64215 1048 1597             3148818 2.5 35973 -587930 16059 26358 3193646

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.