| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended May 1, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended April 24, 2004 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 3828 | -506 | -1173 | 10 | 29 | 29138 | 1.6 | -585 | -7948 | 125 | 349 | 29612 | ||
| Alaska | 1534 | -48 | -118 | 10 | 4 | 14795 | 5.4 | -1396 | -1098 | 192 | 75 | 17287 | ||
| Arizona | 4044 | -553 | -1137 | 6 | 12 | 40066 | 1.8 | 333 | -2158 | 232 | 224 | 40522 | ||
| Arkansas | 2839 | -156 | -1056 | 19 | 8 | 28256 | 2.6 | -1749 | -7248 | 210 | 218 | 28684 | ||
| California | 43533 | -3593 | -14936 | 109 | 147 | 420484 | 2.9 | -30215 | -159355 | 2065 | 3119 | 425724 | ||
| Colorado | 2742 | -255 | -1022 | 10 | 26 | 33280 | 1.6 | -1333 | -12859 | 244 | 364 | 33889 | ||
| Connecticut | 4941 | -803 | 625 | 8 | 23 | 48959 | 3.0 | 4097 | -6095 | 153 | 211 | 49323 | ||
| Delaware | 808 | -731 | -66 | 0 | 4 | 8708 | 2.2 | -483 | -948 | 31 | 52 | 8791 | ||
| District of Columbia | 295 | 7 | -100 | 7 | 4 | 5037 | 1.1 | -347 | -1608 | 175 | 59 | 5271 | ||
| Florida | 9880 | -835 | -176 | 39 | 118 | 97297 | 1.4 | -4977 | -18514 | 441 | 1423 | 99164 | ||
| Georgia | 6303 | -1909 | -5352 | 40 | 75 | 54869 | 1.5 | -1720 | -14630 | 438 | 1212 | 56519 | ||
| Hawaii | 1223 | -65 | -305 | 15 | 21 | 9220 | 1.7 | 394 | -1708 | 114 | 225 | 9563 | ||
| Idaho | 1473 | -480 | -763 | 14 | 2 | 15509 | 2.8 | -304 | -6094 | 165 | 113 | 15787 | ||
| Illinois | 12724 | 183 | -1375 | 49 | 63 | 157413 | 2.8 | -2381 | -24537 | 514 | 981 | 158908 | ||
| Indiana | 5188 | -149 | -1268 | 37 | 39 | 51557 | 1.9 | -1789 | -12021 | 334 | 512 | 52403 | ||
| Iowa | 2404 | 282 | -2100 | 8 | 11 | 22933 | 1.7 | -1328 | -6376 | 78 | 114 | 23125 | ||
| Kansas | 2095 | -372 | -689 | 0 | 5 | 23898 | 1.9 | -55 | -7653 | 142 | 252 | 24292 | ||
| Kentucky | 4190 | 557 | -297 | 9 | 17 | 33416 | 2.0 | 756 | -7129 | 250 | 583 | 34251 | ||
| Louisiana | 3628 | -247 | -401 | 5 | 26 | 33579 | 1.9 | -354 | -628 | 163 | 428 | 34170 | ||
| Maine | 1439 | 264 | -77 | 1 | 4 | 15076 | 2.6 | 1007 | -2062 | 22 | 60 | 15158 | ||
| Maryland | 3081 | -483 | -990 | 25 | 23 | 40332 | 1.8 | -514 | -7169 | 394 | 426 | 41152 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6008 | -5065 | -1767 | 49 | 24 | 95857 | 3.1 | 2792 | -18500 | 318 | 594 | 96769 | ||
| Michigan | 10002 | -2528 | -3464 | 26 | 32 | 144537 | 3.4 | -7344 | -13125 | 353 | 635 | 145543 | ||
| Minnesota | 3821 | -211 | -1969 | 13 | 30 | 52577 | 2.1 | -1420 | -14158 | 94 | 256 | 52930 | ||
| Mississippi | 2241 | -159 | -632 | 17 | 23 | 18884 | 1.8 | -195 | -5578 | 234 | 271 | 19392 | ||
| Missouri | 5872 | -129 | -1273 | 31 | 16 | 56179 | 2.2 | -729 | -11713 | 295 | 244 | 56720 | ||
| Montana | 734 | 3 | -330 | 7 | 9 | 8433 | 2.2 | -817 | -1796 | 231 | 105 | 8773 | ||
| Nebraska | 1264 | 79 | -871 | 4 | 2 | 11568 | 1.3 | -519 | -2112 | 68 | 29 | 11665 | ||
| Nevada | 2590 | 118 | -463 | 5 | 14 | 22674 | 2.2 | -777 | -6952 | 104 | 150 | 22931 | ||
| New Hampshire | 984 | 184 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 7665 | 1.3 | -411 | -2475 | 29 | 38 | 7732 | ||
| New Jersey | 8632 | -775 | -2304 | 20 | 36 | 124713 | 3.3 | -8365 | -10212 | 301 | 522 | 125536 | ||
| New Mexico | 1065 | -123 | -146 | 2 | 0 | 14232 | 2.0 | -164 | -1375 | 146 | 136 | 14514 | ||
| New York | 17753 | -3386 | -13155 | 42 | 84 | 197504 | 2.4 | -18894 | -61475 | 803 | 1286 | 199597 | ||
| North Carolina | 9570 | -4898 | -8869 | 25 | 59 | 81306 | 2.2 | -6326 | -21514 | 295 | 1040 | 82654 | ||
| North Dakota | 236 | -43 | -199 | 1 | 1 | 2836 | 0.9 | -430 | -1179 | 79 | 27 | 2942 | ||
| Ohio | 10889 | 109 | -4261 | 18 | 39 | 117000 | 2.2 | -1060 | -9474 | 300 | 700 | 118000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 4326 | 2539 | 1640 | 14 | 21 | 23035 | 1.7 | -298 | -5403 | 112 | 318 | 23465 | ||
| Oregon | 6656 | -237 | -1884 | 31 | 33 | 55455 | 3.6 | -77 | -20791 | 564 | 380 | 56410 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 16953 | -745 | -4337 | 104 | 127 | 182603 | 3.4 | -2878 | -36310 | 897 | 1533 | 185033 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3039 | 457 | -644 | 1 | 22 | 34982 | 3.6 | -3148 | -9774 | 209 | 415 | 35606 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1047 | -200 | -210 | 3 | 4 | 13138 | 2.9 | -2271 | -903 | 52 | 69 | 13259 | ||
| South Carolina | 3765 | -1025 | -2520 | 7 | 22 | 37888 | 2.2 | -1284 | -7908 | 153 | 447 | 38488 | ||
| South Dakota | 269 | -30 | -76 | 3 | 5 | 2620 | 0.7 | -116 | -631 | 85 | 26 | 2732 | ||
| Tennessee | 4703 | -1068 | -1623 | 30 | 28 | 42482 | 1.7 | -2085 | -12601 | 357 | 409 | 43250 | ||
| Texas | 16816 | -210 | -4157 | 22 | 79 | 158089 | 1.7 | -2642 | -42325 | 801 | 2555 | 161456 | ||
| Utah | 1278 | -328 | -440 | 12 | 8 | 13698 | 1.4 | -109 | -5742 | 172 | 115 | 13985 | ||
| Vermont | 626 | -726 | -304 | 1 | 4 | 8544 | 3.0 | -62 | -1871 | 22 | 29 | 8595 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 19 | -9 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 0.8 | -118 | -633 | 0 | 0 | 335 | ||
| Virginia | 4585 | -865 | -1937 | 10 | 74 | 35174 | 1.1 | -1760 | -15291 | 396 | 936 | 36506 | ||
| Washington | 8776 | -309 | -2538 | 45 | 64 | 78662 | 3.0 | -2386 | -29210 | 611 | 1053 | 80381 | ||
| West Virginia | 1224 | -57 | -97 | 4 | 15 | 15244 | 2.3 | -950 | -2820 | 55 | 219 | 15518 | ||
| Wisconsin | 8760 | -1097 | -2783 | 19 | 40 | 75925 | 2.9 | -7955 | -17145 | 148 | 248 | 76321 | ||
| Wyoming | 325 | -40 | -144 | 2 | 1 | 3703 | 1.6 | -307 | -821 | 61 | 30 | 3794 | ||
| Totals | 283020 | -30666 | -94363 | 990 | 1577 | 2921364 | 2.3 | -116048 | -699655 | 14827 | 25815 | 2964427 | ||
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.