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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
June 5, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 29, 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 4404 -604 -4812 8 49             30634 1.7 671 -12249 112 321 31069
Alaska 1521 23 -358 2 4             13457 4.9 1343 -62 176 81 14597
Arizona 4952 -799 -1437 215 14             40186 1.8 321 -2110 343 230 40759
Arkansas 3122 -438 -1441 9 15             28214 2.6 -450 -7742 186 226 28626
California 43515 2628 -13879 110 195             374527 2.6 -22325 -170910 1684 2698 378950
Colorado 2443 -236 -1437 14 32             31531 1.5 730 -11620 182 346 32061
Connecticut 2861 -358 -1396 9 15             40070 2.5 -431 -11220 129 220 40419
Delaware 779 193 -291 0 4             6873 1.7 -230 -1718 15 67 6955
District of Columbia 262 -88 -152 8 6             4966 1.1 -73 -2039 193 52 5211
Florida 11094 -1154 -2968 35 143             96244 1.4 -3231 -25906 397 1286 97934
Georgia 8574 -669 -5651 35 79             55843 1.5 -322 -17122 407 1217 57467
Hawaii 1214 109 -517 11 27             7870 1.5 -717 -3086 98 211 8184
Idaho 1636 -328 -595 6 8             12757 2.3 -260 -5240 89 103 12949
Illinois 14065 732 -3453 25 60             137337 2.4 -5976 -31295 581 950 138868
Indiana 6205 216 -1067 31 35             46214 1.7 -1888 -15446 286 496 46996
Iowa 2720 -99 -867 4 22             21048 1.5 85 -6619 68 135 21251
Kansas 2356 -23 -7398 5 4             21954 1.7 -505 -8330 169 239 22362
Kentucky 3892 -631 -1515 13 13             30279 1.8 -2176 -7511 370 468 31117
Louisiana 5440 1055 -647 12 27             35006 1.9 472 131 166 435 35607
Maine 1040 14 0 0 0             9328 1.6 -974 -1762 25 35 9388
Maryland 3472 -202 -1551 38 39             35500 1.5 -1499 -9722 346 421 36267
Massachusetts 6649 437 -1959 33 48             79859 2.6 -1929 -23481 369 545 80773
Michigan 11970 1442 258 15 36             114773 2.7 -11961 -22181 353 572 115703
Minnesota 5294 148 -1705 13 16             38734 1.5 -575 -14209 123 285 39145
Mississippi 3655 -313 -1031 14 13             23301 2.2 977 -6036 217 289 23808
Missouri 7922 736 -1341 59 13             52128 2.0 -1390 -16437 344 252 52724
Montana 877 -56 -284 10 6             7037 1.9 40 -1864 134 85 7258
Nebraska 1423 21 -329 0 3             11622 1.4 17 -1969 61 33 11716
Nevada 2698 352 -570 6 7             20910 2.0 -492 -6268 66 162 21141
New Hampshire 683 -38 -251 8 5             6262 1.1 -9 -2632 29 34 6325
New Jersey 7834 -889 -2594 11 38             109890 2.9 265 -11147 334 505 110729
New Mexico 1604 -333 -583 23 2             13895 1.9 283 -1646 108 137 14140
New York 17596 711 -4551 21 77             177414 2.2 -2791 -49187 675 1208 179297
North Carolina 11210 109 -11083 24 54             79385 2.2 11 -27840 276 1002 80665
North Dakota 428 -170 -223 24 2             2252 0.7 99 -862 98 31 2381
Ohio 10507 25 -4341 10 40             99000 1.9 -1000 -20810 300 700 100000
Oklahoma 2026 -120 -1463 8 35             21688 1.6 -2662 -8873 141 298 22127
Oregon 5857 -268 -3217 34 46             49275 3.2 -909 -23268 391 408 50084
Pennsylvania 19291 1466 -4733 199 129             160980 3.0 -1965 -37600 1008 1535 163523
Puerto Rico 4640 1040 -181 3 17             36474 3.8 -4958 -14626 377 451 37302
Rhode Island 1144 -20 -280 8 7             11022 2.4 -416 -1726 33 87 11142
South Carolina 4572 -821 -5787 13 31             38044 2.2 -840 -13529 136 415 38595
South Dakota 350 -38 -174 40 1             2357 0.7 -11 -584 252 20 2629
Tennessee 7972 1613 -1846 37 27             43177 1.7 1666 -12899 350 398 43927
Texas 18971 -1303 -3574 46 203             152708 1.7 1224 -50841 887 2496 156100
Utah 1293 -12 -564 19 14             11909 1.2 -347 -5957 152 96 12157
Vermont 565 56 -189 0 0             5482 1.9 -483 -2553 17 12 5511
Virgin Islands 31 3 -37 0 1             411 1.0 7 -727 2 6 419
Virginia 4801 334 -4960 22 74             33343 1.0 -32 -21750 326 895 34564
Washington 8884 75 -2045 41 77             70225 2.7 -514 -31762 428 1105 71903
West Virginia 1192 -24 -478 7 23             13294 2.0 -512 -3884 91 268 13653
Wisconsin 10072 427 -1609 5 25             65156 2.5 -1377 -14388 132 312 65600
Wyoming 401 -19 -55 0 4             3113 1.3 85 -451 35 37 3185
Totals 307979 3912 -113211 1343 1865             2634958 2.1 -67934 -803565 14267 24916 2675263

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.