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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 3, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
June 26, 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 5312 1546 -523 40 51             31633 1.8 199 -8698 118 352 32103
Alaska 1343 152 -86 7 2             10468 3.8 267 -1144 149 77 11359
Arizona 3805 98 -1022 39 12             42577 1.9 534 -858 610 255 43442
Arkansas 5030 1941 -3235 8 14             30420 2.8 2085 -3223 185 258 30863
California 47510 2216 -13216 366 259             397701 2.7 9439 -111729 2076 2997 402774
Colorado 2916 655 10 25 31             29842 1.4 865 -10919 160 359 30361
Connecticut 6093 445 81 10 20             42528 2.6 2474 -10835 119 192 42839
Delaware 681 -646 -232 1 4             8499 2.1 540 282 22 64 8585
District of Columbia 685 361 172 10 5             5017 1.1 19 -1487 193 59 5269
Florida 11389 -297 -393 89 157             107773 1.5 184 -18890 386 1398 109557
Georgia 8738 -1381 -1068 119 86             57761 1.6 1227 -11292 471 1201 59433
Hawaii 1163 36 -126 8 17             7985 1.5 -670 -2087 105 198 8288
Idaho 2016 558 -674 5 7             10812 1.9 -118 -4573 51 96 10959
Illinois 14727 2214 -2464 49 70             139378 2.5 -4766 -24465 585 966 140929
Indiana 7640 2432 -8198 34 41             48182 1.7 -1922 -10446 266 542 48990
Iowa 3007 425 -5023 3 7             21367 1.5 -143 -5550 64 159 21590
Kansas 2868 697 -1879 5 2             21951 1.7 -819 -10909 198 219 22368
Kentucky 7344 3535 -4041 20 9             30281 1.8 -2217 -7650 411 504 31196
Louisiana 3761 192 130 20 33             37595 2.1 -79 652 158 453 38206
Maine 1006 -32 -198 2 2             9284 1.6 371 -1364 18 36 9338
Maryland 4649 82 -977 89 36             37541 1.6 332 -9103 358 398 38297
Massachusetts 9994 -1665 -4457 150 46             84022 2.7 4506 -16460 441 582 85045
Michigan 15999 3737 -26029 83 46             114806 2.7 -13227 -10679 311 590 115709
Minnesota 5104 1055 -1468 16 13             38298 1.5 -192 -12610 124 280 38702
Mississippi 3756 826 -289 25 20             25851 2.4 486 -2877 217 304 26372
Missouri 6609 -55 -4521 105 21             57649 2.2 1093 -7461 441 285 58375
Montana 585 3 -215 4 11             6818 1.8 239 -719 105 73 6996
Nebraska 1734 601 -247 0 2             11717 1.4 -100 -1757 59 40 11816
Nevada 2611 62 -362 3 12             22055 2.1 -152 -4708 66 172 22293
New Hampshire 1051 -275 -786 3 2             6543 1.1 472 -2147 22 31 6596
New Jersey 15642 -2313 -285 38 27             116420 3.1 5766 -4958 341 479 117240
New Mexico 1055 -72 -234 7 4             13816 1.9 -442 -1642 147 126 14089
New York 25987 7818 -5799 24 76             182126 2.2 4761 -41330 582 1161 183869
North Carolina 10839 943 -6831 27 65             77184 2.1 -47 -25299 279 1003 78466
North Dakota 306 76 -111 3 2             2256 0.7 -36 -678 122 30 2408
Ohio 13810 1234 -3735 35 51             104100 2.0 3100 -16336 300 700 105100
Oklahoma 2400 -2116 -1220 9 34             23379 1.7 2067 -7068 120 292 23791
Oregon 6038 -513 -3636 32 36             48954 3.2 -22 -16036 300 431 49702
Pennsylvania 20283 1042 -5425 231 126             171634 3.2 -839 -37889 1263 1563 174460
Puerto Rico 3553 620 -400 2 16             45238 4.7 1321 7321 454 484 46176
Rhode Island 2424 45 -346 6 6             12401 2.7 1412 -1663 32 96 12529
South Carolina 4401 -496 -2386 14 31             39741 2.3 -546 -9371 145 442 40328
South Dakota 322 63 -36 18 6             2472 0.7 -44 -585 382 17 2871
Tennessee 5844 177 -2274 70 39             45697 1.8 -675 -11062 389 397 46483
Texas 18579 2147 -4798 89 230             159036 1.8 3689 -44746 900 2353 162289
Utah 1127 8 -559 31 12             11700 1.2 -4 -5274 185 120 12005
Vermont 549 -252 -213 2 1             5560 1.9 126 -2129 18 14 5592
Virgin Islands 49 -2 11 0 0             466 1.1 67 -506 2 6 474
Virginia 6602 1784 -2627 29 71             34094 1.0 635 -13895 347 910 35351
Washington 8977 431 -1515 37 75             65139 2.5 -722 -26167 380 1121 66641
West Virginia 994 -161 -638 4 31             14026 2.1 405 -3138 94 262 14382
Wisconsin 10367 821 -9399 24 15             67133 2.5 93 -11949 122 316 67571
Wyoming 287 13 -48 0 5             2871 1.2 219 -202 31 38 2940
Totals 349561 30815 -133840 2070 1997             2741797 2.2 21211 -588308 15424 25501 2783407

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.