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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 24, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 17, 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 4334 308 -1191 14 43             29723 1.7 65 -8128 145 360 30232
Alaska 1582 -100 -314 21 5             16191 5.9 -9 -652 268 87 18969
Arizona 5916 -218 665 21 9             39734 1.8 1181 -1657 274 242 40250
Arkansas 2995 -304 -1516 13 5             30005 2.7 2505 -5400 212 240 30457
California 47126 -400 -12358 116 151             450699 3.1 12177 -114350 2594 3339 456696
Colorado 2997 -215 -502 14 18             34613 1.7 885 -11010 267 402 35288
Connecticut 5744 1781 -686 9 16             44862 2.8 -2684 -15050 141 215 45218
Delaware 1539 -73 -418 1 3             9191 2.3 454 -412 25 59 9275
District of Columbia 288 22 -109 11 4             5384 1.2 268 -1396 224 61 5669
Florida 10715 587 384 64 126             102274 1.4 3631 -11325 440 1348 104071
Georgia 8212 559 -4855 40 91             56589 1.5 -164 -15262 393 1230 58212
Hawaii 1288 -338 -381 15 18             8826 1.6 -795 -2090 135 221 9191
Idaho 1953 7 -786 8 6             15813 2.8 -1234 -6334 253 113 16179
Illinois 12541 -169 -1644 44 60             159794 2.8 -12062 -23594 611 951 161356
Indiana 5337 -311 -2584 23 57             53346 1.9 -2738 -12161 353 514 54215
Iowa 2122 -374 -432 4 5             24261 1.8 -1627 -7259 85 126 24472
Kansas 2467 123 -1144 3 4             23953 1.9 -531 -7578 151 240 24344
Kentucky 3633 -614 -1246 21 18             32660 1.9 -4310 -8166 332 573 33566
Louisiana 3875 -583 -493 12 25             33933 1.9 667 -439 167 427 34527
Maine 1175 -41 -1 1 0             14069 2.4 -1022 -219 18 54 14141
Maryland 3564 -152 -433 22 22             40846 1.8 -1569 -8111 434 381 41661
Massachusetts 11073 5228 -2037 24 29             93065 3.0 -7288 -18502 274 596 93935
Michigan 12530 2458 226 21 40             151881 3.5 -15812 -21069 435 624 152975
Minnesota 4032 -228 -1404 7 16             53997 2.1 -12553 -14052 209 233 54441
Mississippi 2400 31 -1425 26 22             19079 1.8 -450 -6755 221 259 19562
Missouri 6001 -241 -670 32 19             56908 2.2 -1702 -10513 309 260 57479
Montana 731 -195 -235 11 5             9250 2.4 -274 -2028 318 98 9672
Nebraska 1185 27 57 4 1             12087 1.4 -487 -2199 71 37 12195
Nevada 2472 -69 -853 3 8             23451 2.2 -1364 -6622 112 174 23746
New Hampshire 800 -19 -117 2 2             8076 1.4 -639 -2445 27 47 8150
New Jersey 9407 -4510 -6548 23 24             133078 3.5 1473 2077 360 510 133948
New Mexico 1188 50 -68 3 0             14396 2.0 -136 -1311 179 137 14712
New York 21139 -14224 -6923 31 77             216398 2.7 -15653 -36087 816 1257 218472
North Carolina 14468 2006 -8680 27 60             87632 2.4 491 -21422 301 983 88916
North Dakota 279 -88 -350 6 0             3266 1.1 -718 -1258 73 29 3368
Ohio 10780 77 -1696 17 44             118100 2.3 -4268 -12891 300 700 119100
Oklahoma 1787 -350 -559 14 28             23333 1.7 -87 -5446 113 312 23758
Oregon 6893 346 -2594 41 41             55532 3.6 -1103 -20869 630 390 56573
Pennsylvania 17698 -2499 -4825 82 123             185481 3.5 -15347 -39005 1071 1558 188110
Puerto Rico 2582 -856 -812 0 15             38130 3.9 -8044 2871 381 461 38972
Rhode Island 1247 -1507 -218 4 5             15409 3.3 1227 -736 39 63 15511
South Carolina 4790 -2155 -2977 14 24             39172 2.3 -2669 -8783 150 459 39781
South Dakota 299 -8 -76 16 3             2736 0.8 -379 -626 82 27 2845
Tennessee 5771 -580 -1104 21 26             44567 1.7 -2078 -12306 361 404 45334
Texas 17026 354 -3570 29 79             160731 1.8 -1080 -42516 977 2732 164455
Utah 1606 -47 -194 12 11             13807 1.4 -104 -5980 192 116 14115
Vermont 1352 273 -359 0 3             8606 3.0 -154 -1987 33 35 8674
Virgin Islands 28 -16 -1 0 0             453 1.1 18 -729 3 8 464
Virginia 5450 499 -1578 27 76             36934 1.1 406 -15902 380 979 38295
Washington 9085 -814 -2116 43 60             81048 3.1 -3495 -28626 623 1122 82858
West Virginia 1281 -159 -176 2 20             16194 2.5 -356 -2853 87 225 16506
Wisconsin 9857 -2178 -4387 6 26             83880 3.2 -6197 -14679 175 258 84316
Wyoming 365 -61 -24 5 4             4010 1.7 1 -1021 83 39 4132
Totals 315005 -19960 -86337 1030 1577             3037453 2.4 -105733 -614863 16907 26315 3083359

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.