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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 22, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 15, 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 5414 148 -531 16 48             30152 1.7 129 -7761 117 349 30620
Alaska 1716 266 -164 5 3             13201 4.8 -29 -727 196 87 15605
Arizona 5011 325 187 9 18             40147 1.8 279 -988 178 238 40563
Arkansas 3749 39 -901 17 14             28344 2.6 523 -6160 230 213 28787
California 42418 -1122 -10514 127 209             413640 2.8 1025 -143730 2045 3025 418752
Colorado 2592 204 -383 17 36             33155 1.6 1055 -11140 203 363 33722
Connecticut 3225 251 -408 5 9             40610 2.5 -636 -10668 109 223 40942
Delaware 687 85 -54 1 3             7085 1.8 -200 -1407 26 54 7165
District of Columbia 323 -120 -78 14 3             5031 1.1 91 -1694 192 45 5268
Florida 11468 384 523 44 150             101306 1.4 3629 -16773 442 1399 103155
Georgia 7017 -837 -3473 42 80             55308 1.5 -270 -14724 441 1239 56988
Hawaii 1138 -77 -392 8 15             8368 1.6 -719 -2440 123 199 8692
Idaho 1923 216 -246 9 7             12841 2.3 -230 -5876 103 96 13040
Illinois 12517 -540 -3547 28 45             142337 2.5 -4653 -27279 618 960 143915
Indiana 5634 -361 -2491 28 44             48044 1.7 -641 -12043 323 489 48858
Iowa 2228 -46 -703 5 21             21209 1.5 -270 -5708 73 114 21396
Kansas 2609 -135 -1418 4 9             23238 1.8 485 -6416 148 225 23611
Kentucky 4056 -12 -598 30 18             30697 1.8 -1570 -7397 497 323 31517
Louisiana 4361 376 192 20 32             33964 1.9 448 419 159 432 34555
Maine 1031 -27 2 1 2             10649 1.8 -956 -2293 19 44 10712
Maryland 3481 123 -1159 36 25             36485 1.6 -1740 -4082 381 387 37253
Massachusetts 6217 114 -2177 61 61             82480 2.7 -1934 -17087 341 528 83349
Michigan 9922 -3202 -2951 28 37             125625 2.9 -3167 -11876 339 603 126571
Minnesota 4137 186 -1794 10 30             41056 1.6 -3057 -13196 134 283 41474
Mississippi 4393 809 -257 8 23             21123 2.0 1201 -4015 229 293 21645
Missouri 6592 -371 -1531 58 31             53756 2.1 -2371 -12125 336 261 54354
Montana 898 60 56 5 2             7414 2.0 24 -2371 166 78 7664
Nebraska 1452 21 32 5 2             11575 1.4 286 -1868 62 33 11670
Nevada 2580 128 -117 1 12             21925 2.1 332 -5605 84 172 22183
New Hampshire 695 76 -62 0 2             6675 1.1 -164 -2455 24 37 6738
New Jersey 7994 -16 -1347 31 31             113409 3.0 193 -7098 342 471 114222
New Mexico 1367 289 -207 3 2             13436 1.9 -34 -1805 120 139 13695
New York 16399 -432 -5388 22 85             182558 2.3 -4424 -43024 742 1247 184547
North Carolina 11029 -229 -5829 14 68             79532 2.2 -678 -21341 269 975 80776
North Dakota 268 -80 -218 1 1             2170 0.7 -32 -807 55 33 2258
Ohio 9818 -141 -1236 13 62             100100 1.9 -4900 -16843 300 700 101100
Oklahoma 4338 2368 1039 16 36             22123 1.6 -174 -8875 122 298 22543
Oregon 5825 -195 -1808 75 54             51218 3.3 -1101 -21229 410 391 52021
Pennsylvania 17416 591 -2160 146 118             164948 3.1 -3979 -37206 972 1525 167445
Puerto Rico 3266 160 -313 2 22             40427 4.2 -4663 -9706 439 489 41355
Rhode Island 1136 75 -175 1 16             11724 2.5 -263 -1019 43 67 11834
South Carolina 5281 -1685 -1162 12 28             37693 2.2 -2173 -7975 151 445 38289
South Dakota 370 33 -77 20 3             2332 0.7 -2 -522 75 25 2432
Tennessee 6204 -5 -1672 29 30             41963 1.6 -217 -12454 353 419 42736
Texas 17800 125 -3123 26 193             155137 1.7 2551 -44609 906 2593 158639
Utah 1192 -64 -432 36 7             12561 1.3 -95 -5482 149 109 12819
Vermont 643 48 31 3 1             6133 2.1 -376 -1820 25 21 6179
Virgin Islands 29 -20 -28 0 0             418 1.0 67 -673 2 6 426
Virginia 4572 -1283 -2471 15 55             33929 1.0 -458 -15652 358 924 35211
Washington 8528 150 -2407 41 63             71792 2.8 -1906 -30499 490 1078 73395
West Virginia 1345 383 -1 11 19             13040 2.0 -695 -3897 78 256 13374
Wisconsin 10002 545 -911 7 33             67410 2.5 -805 -12742 148 288 67848
Wyoming 362 29 20 1 1             3363 1.4 47 -765 40 45 3448
Totals 294668 -2393 -64832 1167 1919             2734856 2.2 -37217 -665528 14927 25336 2777356

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.