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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 17, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 10, 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 9119 2892 1681 26 38             37055 2.1 3905 -7251 149 362 37566
Alaska 1316 97 -142 7 5             9967 3.6 532 -1340 142 83 10192
Arizona 5703 -2414 188 32 19             45663 2.1 4705 3581 732 260 46655
Arkansas 3573 -2612 118 15 15             31297 2.9 1890 -5160 163 272 31732
California 45609 -2565 -10993 197 279             411846 2.8 54446 -122838 2484 3121 417451
Colorado 2440 3 -866 17 29             27878 1.4 -148 -13588 174 359 28411
Connecticut 4136 -263 -526 7 13             45368 2.8 1261 -11481 109 200 45677
Delaware 1317 353 428 0 4             8289 2.1 -203 -1704 25 63 8377
District of Columbia 497 -6 94 12 2             6398 1.4 2096 -646 205 61 6664
Florida 13708 465 986 104 170             113008 1.6 2851 -27766 425 1392 114825
Georgia 10538 1337 -4217 102 104             61078 1.7 2550 -17060 553 1224 62855
Hawaii 1174 -105 -230 14 14             8340 1.6 343 -2582 94 191 8625
Idaho 1389 -435 -377 9 9             11500 2.0 -33 -4177 59 99 11658
Illinois 14589 -157 -2922 68 77             144208 2.6 4584 -34494 652 957 145817
Indiana 14363 -1965 6173 76 39             55941 2.0 8085 -20287 268 524 56733
Iowa 3243 -1468 -834 4 16             23555 1.7 2159 -5599 58 174 23787
Kansas 2507 -1385 -3554 17 6             23801 1.9 2159 -10623 180 245 24226
Kentucky 6778 -10909 107 41 19             34292 2.0 3180 -12892 399 492 35183
Louisiana 3989 -816 -401 16 35             36055 2.0 -1113 -3098 169 441 36665
Maine 1179 236 -25 1 6             9382 1.6 1205 -1957 20 38 9440
Maryland 4106 -1217 -1106 47 32             40679 1.8 2735 -9623 367 412 41458
Massachusetts 6447 -1829 -1996 137 52             88845 2.9 1176 -18441 705 632 90182
Michigan 30834 -13283 -1697 50 57             124228 2.9 3491 -76951 366 594 125189
Minnesota 4411 -1262 -775 5 19             39986 1.6 1612 -15557 134 285 40405
Mississippi 5165 1526 1858 20 28             29352 2.7 3153 -1448 204 282 29838
Missouri 13204 3743 -160 123 35             59507 2.3 4664 -15621 521 262 60290
Montana 743 -308 94 8 9             6336 1.7 274 -321 89 79 6504
Nebraska 1389 -680 -68 3 5             13027 1.5 1179 -1262 51 56 13134
Nevada 2497 -520 -759 7 10             22713 2.1 764 -5509 102 173 22988
New Hampshire 928 -504 79 7 2             7532 1.3 872 -2091 21 25 7578
New Jersey 9227 -1889 -1876 30 36             126674 3.3 2693 -14041 359 434 127467
New Mexico 1148 -92 -121 6 1             14000 2.0 428 -2394 146 125 14271
New York 23505 -12485 2393 36 107             205206 2.5 4147 -44623 562 1111 206879
North Carolina 19735 3529 -5718 23 88             84910 2.3 3654 -28791 302 1047 86259
North Dakota 320 -163 -62 5 0             2418 0.8 172 -777 132 40 2590
Ohio 16012 255 -5516 52 66             101000 1.9 4762 -39411 300 700 102000
Oklahoma 2816 -1437 115 10 35             22383 1.6 1484 -8886 133 303 22819
Oregon 6774 -670 -1217 58 48             49530 3.2 1066 -18765 314 449 50294
Pennsylvania 18769 -5169 -642 210 129             177481 3.3 4910 -44946 1356 1597 180434
Puerto Rico 3638 -654 -361 4 43             42122 4.2 1130 -8943 445 460 43027
Rhode Island 1565 -467 27 6 7             14554 3.1 1354 -1330 34 88 14676
South Carolina 9862 2911 534 25 21             45570 2.6 4559 -7735 131 446 46147
South Dakota 312 -90 -46 15 4             2611 0.7 146 -615 417 23 3051
Tennessee 14822 7142 1980 72 44             54868 2.2 8099 -10977 447 391 55706
Texas 18100 -2393 -1459 94 263             160210 1.8 6338 -51230 1022 2324 163556
Utah 1361 -305 -279 69 8             11693 1.2 352 -5706 195 117 12005
Vermont 485 -167 -167 0 3             5553 1.9 80 -1572 17 13 5583
Virgin Islands 32 -10 -20 0 1             460 1.1 23 -590 2 4 466
Virginia 7702 1099 -1216 19 107             36482 1.1 3083 -18277 371 872 37725
Washington 8808 -267 -1029 54 78             66054 2.6 -26 -27892 385 1188 67627
West Virginia 1471 -23 -212 9 36             14163 2.2 1058 -3224 89 270 14522
Wisconsin 10476 -4934 -466 15 39             74165 2.8 7094 -12152 125 342 74632
Wyoming 285 -85 -65 1 4             2712 1.2 200 -388 20 41 2773
Totals 394116 -50415 -35265 1985 2316             2891945 2.3 171180 -801051 16924 25743 2934614

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.