| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended May 15, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended May 8, 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 | 5266 | 1245 | -2109 | 14 | 47 | 30023 | 1.7 | 946 | -9112 | 118 | 360 | 30501 | ||
| Alaska | 1450 | -87 | -294 | 4 | 3 | 13230 | 4.8 | -1086 | -1015 | 159 | 64 | 15503 | ||
| Arizona | 4469 | 43 | -779 | 12 | 10 | 35644 | 1.6 | 46 | -5122 | 190 | 241 | 36075 | ||
| Arkansas | 3710 | 638 | -252 | 21 | 5 | 27821 | 2.5 | 274 | -6505 | 173 | 218 | 28212 | ||
| California | 43540 | -1723 | -8871 | 104 | 167 | 412615 | 2.8 | -15152 | -142913 | 1829 | 3052 | 417547 | ||
| Colorado | 2388 | -267 | -587 | 14 | 31 | 32100 | 1.6 | -1660 | -12278 | 203 | 348 | 32653 | ||
| Connecticut | 2974 | -458 | -731 | 5 | 20 | 41246 | 2.6 | -1221 | -10702 | 137 | 230 | 41613 | ||
| Delaware | 602 | -64 | -995 | 0 | 2 | 7285 | 1.8 | -1087 | -798 | 23 | 56 | 7364 | ||
| District of Columbia | 443 | 133 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 4940 | 1.1 | -151 | -1272 | 165 | 66 | 5171 | ||
| Florida | 11084 | 200 | -892 | 60 | 139 | 97677 | 1.4 | -4244 | -18270 | 507 | 1446 | 99635 | ||
| Georgia | 7854 | 327 | -5094 | 35 | 70 | 55578 | 1.5 | 719 | -16315 | 435 | 1271 | 57284 | ||
| Hawaii | 1215 | -111 | -368 | 8 | 9 | 9087 | 1.7 | 641 | -1822 | 108 | 214 | 9409 | ||
| Idaho | 1707 | 393 | -182 | 9 | 4 | 13071 | 2.3 | -1103 | -6418 | 129 | 98 | 13298 | ||
| Illinois | 13057 | 324 | -471 | 42 | 54 | 146990 | 2.6 | -1731 | -27025 | 473 | 968 | 148431 | ||
| Indiana | 5995 | 927 | -780 | 22 | 37 | 48685 | 1.7 | -21 | -11824 | 353 | 493 | 49531 | ||
| Iowa | 2274 | 29 | -517 | 3 | 12 | 21479 | 1.6 | -763 | -8104 | 74 | 120 | 21673 | ||
| Kansas | 2744 | 436 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 22753 | 1.8 | -512 | -7419 | 130 | 233 | 23116 | ||
| Kentucky | 4068 | -120 | -858 | 40 | 28 | 32267 | 1.9 | 1454 | -7382 | 246 | 529 | 33042 | ||
| Louisiana | 3985 | 227 | 17 | 15 | 31 | 33516 | 1.8 | -110 | -183 | 159 | 448 | 34123 | ||
| Maine | 1058 | 280 | -131 | 1 | 2 | 11605 | 2.0 | -235 | -2113 | 18 | 40 | 11663 | ||
| Maryland | 3358 | -168 | -921 | 29 | 39 | 38225 | 1.7 | 350 | -8363 | 409 | 417 | 39051 | ||
| Massachusetts | 6103 | -807 | -2023 | 32 | 33 | 84414 | 2.7 | -2386 | -18103 | 327 | 541 | 85282 | ||
| Michigan | 13124 | 1655 | 688 | 17 | 49 | 128792 | 3.0 | -7827 | -20793 | 318 | 588 | 129708 | ||
| Minnesota | 3951 | -1411 | -1423 | 8 | 27 | 44113 | 1.7 | -1389 | -13584 | 98 | 267 | 44480 | ||
| Mississippi | 3584 | -119 | -977 | 17 | 22 | 19922 | 1.9 | 998 | -4353 | 224 | 280 | 20426 | ||
| Missouri | 6963 | 1700 | -608 | 49 | 22 | 56127 | 2.2 | 4529 | -11270 | 339 | 253 | 56720 | ||
| Montana | 838 | 125 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7390 | 2.0 | -815 | -2007 | 147 | 110 | 7652 | ||
| Nebraska | 1431 | 119 | -82 | 3 | 5 | 11289 | 1.3 | -253 | -2579 | 62 | 31 | 11382 | ||
| Nevada | 2452 | 2 | -561 | 9 | 6 | 21593 | 2.1 | -873 | -7290 | 100 | 166 | 21869 | ||
| New Hampshire | 619 | -93 | -197 | 1 | 3 | 6839 | 1.2 | -826 | -2238 | 24 | 29 | 6892 | ||
| New Jersey | 8010 | -690 | -1701 | 27 | 30 | 113216 | 3.0 | -6629 | -8931 | 304 | 496 | 114016 | ||
| New Mexico | 1078 | 45 | -158 | 3 | 1 | 13470 | 1.9 | -529 | -1641 | 117 | 141 | 13728 | ||
| New York | 16831 | -455 | -2679 | 19 | 64 | 186982 | 2.3 | -4408 | -41017 | 765 | 1237 | 188984 | ||
| North Carolina | 11258 | -77 | -7233 | 18 | 61 | 80210 | 2.2 | -894 | -22323 | 301 | 1002 | 81517 | ||
| North Dakota | 348 | 56 | -50 | 1 | 0 | 2202 | 0.7 | -197 | -1227 | 72 | 36 | 2310 | ||
| Ohio | 9959 | -1116 | -1641 | 7 | 44 | 105000 | 2.0 | -1583 | -14886 | 300 | 700 | 106000 | ||
| Oklahoma | 1970 | -206 | -3782 | 3 | 27 | 22297 | 1.6 | -2559 | -5801 | 124 | 300 | 22721 | ||
| Oregon | 6020 | -196 | -2302 | 32 | 49 | 52319 | 3.4 | -1574 | -21751 | 425 | 381 | 53134 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 16825 | -1541 | -3354 | 89 | 119 | 168927 | 3.1 | 378 | -40050 | 874 | 1513 | 171314 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 3106 | 173 | -44 | 2 | 32 | 45090 | 4.6 | -4577 | -2014 | 276 | 583 | 45949 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1061 | -120 | -136 | 5 | 9 | 11987 | 2.6 | -386 | -1292 | 42 | 73 | 12102 | ||
| South Carolina | 6966 | 2688 | -520 | 7 | 23 | 39866 | 2.3 | 2453 | -6228 | 148 | 434 | 40448 | ||
| South Dakota | 337 | 66 | -121 | 4 | 3 | 2334 | 0.7 | -121 | -570 | 70 | 30 | 2435 | ||
| Tennessee | 6209 | 941 | -3368 | 28 | 30 | 42180 | 1.7 | 941 | -13693 | 350 | 452 | 42985 | ||
| Texas | 17675 | 546 | -2539 | 24 | 159 | 152586 | 1.7 | -1951 | -47984 | 791 | 2445 | 155832 | ||
| Utah | 1256 | -51 | -395 | 20 | 6 | 12656 | 1.3 | -490 | -6058 | 154 | 126 | 12936 | ||
| Vermont | 595 | -52 | -239 | 2 | 0 | 6509 | 2.3 | -909 | -1610 | 24 | 28 | 6561 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 0.9 | -95 | -782 | 8 | 6 | 365 | ||
| Virginia | 5855 | 1125 | -1146 | 17 | 70 | 34387 | 1.1 | -342 | -16077 | 347 | 919 | 35654 | ||
| Washington | 8378 | -376 | -1770 | 36 | 65 | 73698 | 2.9 | -3095 | -30306 | 498 | 1082 | 75331 | ||
| West Virginia | 962 | -171 | -467 | 4 | 33 | 13735 | 2.1 | 78 | -3550 | 55 | 212 | 14004 | ||
| Wisconsin | 9457 | 96 | -1790 | 12 | 33 | 68215 | 2.6 | -3763 | -15896 | 140 | 291 | 68646 | ||
| Wyoming | 333 | 18 | -44 | 1 | 4 | 3316 | 1.4 | -351 | -794 | 47 | 30 | 3393 | ||
| Totals | 296844 | 4090 | -65432 | 952 | 1755 | 2767849 | 2.2 | -64091 | -691653 | 13909 | 25694 | 2809671 | ||
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.