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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 29, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 22, 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 5008 -406 -1159 15 38             29963 1.7 -189 -8029 110 364 30440
Alaska 1498 -218 -28 8 1             12114 4.4 -1087 -798 120 62 14213
Arizona 4911 594 -92 148 15             39898 1.8 -161 -1090 170 241 40309
Arkansas 3560 -189 -59 11 16             28664 2.6 320 -6181 175 230 29069
California 40887 -1531 -6382 117 210             396852 2.7 -16788 -94940 1630 2872 401414
Colorado 2679 87 -178 9 33             30801 1.5 -2354 -12105 166 349 31321
Connecticut 3219 -6 -219 6 16             40501 2.5 -109 -10249 120 205 40826
Delaware 586 -101 -230 1 1             7103 1.8 18 -1408 19 64 7186
District of Columbia 350 27 57 2 1             5039 1.1 8 -1077 179 63 5281
Florida 12248 780 2075 48 134             99475 1.4 -1831 -17188 456 1414 101357
Georgia 9243 2226 -1854 42 76             56165 1.5 857 -13514 440 1260 57865
Hawaii 1105 -33 -225 2 16             8587 1.6 219 -1947 88 224 8902
Idaho 1964 41 -142 11 10             13017 2.3 176 -4933 95 92 13204
Illinois 13333 816 83 23 54             143313 2.5 976 -24643 523 952 144788
Indiana 5989 355 -277 15 50             48102 1.7 58 -12272 308 483 48895
Iowa 2819 591 -899 3 14             20963 1.5 -246 -5359 62 123 21148
Kansas 2379 -230 -477 20 0             22459 1.8 -779 -7599 143 234 22836
Kentucky 4523 467 -189 16 22             32455 1.9 1758 -5589 353 511 33319
Louisiana 4385 24 134 9 30             34534 1.9 570 975 154 444 35132
Maine 1026 -5 -181 2 1             10302 1.8 -347 -2528 22 33 10357
Maryland 3674 193 -508 38 35             36999 1.6 514 -8116 376 390 37765
Massachusetts 6212 -5 -1486 26 60             81788 2.6 -692 -16810 382 554 82724
Michigan 10528 606 -1184 18 43             126734 3.0 1109 -8502 302 575 127611
Minnesota 5146 1009 -194 14 23             39309 1.5 -1747 -12541 68 269 39648
Mississippi 3968 -425 -1251 16 16             22324 2.1 1201 -4479 225 284 22833
Missouri 7186 594 -92 46 24             53518 2.1 -238 -9163 357 256 54131
Montana 933 35 115 2 11             6997 1.9 -417 -1008 94 98 7199
Nebraska 1402 -50 -85 2 4             11605 1.4 30 -1743 63 33 11701
Nevada 2346 -234 -466 5 5             21402 2.0 -523 -5224 94 163 21667
New Hampshire 721 26 61 2 1             6271 1.1 -404 -2323 19 33 6323
New Jersey 8723 729 876 15 29             109625 2.9 -3784 -6253 319 466 110410
New Mexico 1937 570 279 8 0             13612 1.9 176 -1162 104 135 13851
New York 16885 486 -2264 28 70             180205 2.2 -2353 -41961 694 1242 182141
North Carolina 11101 72 -11576 17 80             79374 2.2 -158 -27573 296 982 80658
North Dakota 598 330 -19 51 0             2153 0.7 -17 -793 55 31 2239
Ohio 10482 664 -1713 9 42             100000 1.9 -100 -18807 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 2146 -2192 -953 13 26             24350 1.8 2227 -7422 130 290 24770
Oregon 6125 300 -2559 44 71             50184 3.3 -1034 -19152 381 400 50982
Pennsylvania 17825 409 -1150 136 127             162945 3.0 -2003 -38671 849 1389 165183
Puerto Rico 3600 334 348 0 20             41432 4.3 1005 5735 261 531 42224
Rhode Island 1164 28 19 4 14             11438 2.5 -286 -892 40 85 11563
South Carolina 5393 112 -2370 4 24             38884 2.2 1191 -8517 141 421 39446
South Dakota 388 18 -88 185 1             2368 0.7 36 -336 66 23 2457
Tennessee 6359 155 -1176 26 32             41511 1.6 -452 -11769 358 401 42274
Texas 20274 2474 -1029 19 170             151484 1.7 -3653 -47426 710 2353 154556
Utah 1305 113 -34 15 8             12256 1.2 -305 -5448 162 108 12526
Vermont 509 -134 -655 1 2             5965 2.1 -168 -1516 24 16 6005
Virgin Islands 28 -1 -43 0 0             404 1.0 -14 -407 8 2 414
Virginia 4467 -105 -5624 17 80             33375 1.0 -554 -18179 351 894 34622
Washington 8809 281 -1167 56 63             70739 2.7 -1053 -29958 456 1078 72317
West Virginia 1216 -129 -154 9 30             13806 2.1 766 -2943 53 225 14084
Wisconsin 9645 -357 -2298 8 27             66533 2.5 -877 -10643 134 324 66991
Wyoming 420 58 19 1 3             3028 1.3 -335 -273 28 24 3080
Totals 303227 9253 -48663 1343 1879             2702925 2.1 -31843 -594749 13233 24995 2743257

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.