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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 24, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 17, 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 5662 -3457 189 23 52             34853 2.0 -2202 -6565 135 345 35333
Alaska 1212 -104 -57 3 1             9409 3.4 -558 -1218 70 52 9531
Arizona 5348 -611 1007 14 22             45763 2.1 134 -544 729 276 46768
Arkansas 2740 -833 -437 10 18             29782 2.7 -1515 -5281 258 286 30326
California 42842 -2767 -8972 154 228             397116 2.7 -14730 -134890 2114 2924 402154
Colorado 2528 88 -325 17 37             28977 1.4 1099 -11936 200 401 29578
Connecticut 3264 -872 -586 9 17             44651 2.8 -717 -11726 120 198 44969
Delaware 2063 746 1208 2 4             8920 2.2 631 270 21 70 9011
District of Columbia 427 -70 34 16 4             5485 1.2 -913 -1841 166 76 5727
Florida 11953 -1755 1155 77 148             120894 1.7 7886 -15026 498 1484 122876
Georgia 9858 -680 -5432 88 92             60708 1.6 -370 -19171 586 1237 62531
Hawaii 1095 -79 -234 10 20             7996 1.5 -344 -2745 88 205 8289
Idaho 1432 43 -183 9 4             10602 1.9 -898 -4583 62 95 10759
Illinois 12322 -2267 -1189 50 78             143911 2.6 -297 -29604 500 998 145409
Indiana 6698 -7665 348 22 36             61376 2.2 5435 -5294 311 521 62208
Iowa 2339 -904 -356 5 18             22116 1.6 -1439 -7032 68 187 22371
Kansas 2279 -228 -531 6 3             22515 1.8 -1286 -10544 179 220 22914
Kentucky 5889 -889 1184 23 32             41706 2.5 7414 668 314 481 42501
Louisiana 3764 -225 -1498 13 27             38321 2.1 -572 -949 182 446 38949
Maine 1036 -143 -7 2 1             9295 1.6 -87 -1344 24 36 9355
Maryland 3684 -422 -603 33 39             39608 1.7 -1071 -10679 457 410 40475
Massachusetts 6246 -201 -1513 86 47             89370 2.9 525 -18648 816 664 90850
Michigan 21831 -9003 -951 34 59             182109 4.3 57881 26964 301 624 183036
Minnesota 3607 -804 -446 12 12             39213 1.5 -773 -14774 94 255 39562
Mississippi 2978 -2187 217 17 24             25365 2.4 -3987 -4129 204 294 25863
Missouri 7878 -5326 -1906 86 31             66358 2.6 6851 -13305 599 262 67219
Montana 542 -201 -133 6 8             6664 1.8 328 -1324 59 94 6817
Nebraska 1242 -147 -134 5 1             12312 1.4 -715 -1723 57 70 12439
Nevada 2696 199 -290 6 9             21896 2.1 -817 -5947 87 164 22147
New Hampshire 681 -247 -106 3 2             6880 1.2 -652 -1982 26 25 6931
New Jersey 7868 -1359 -1756 20 41             126146 3.3 -528 -11556 342 483 126971
New Mexico 1233 85 21 6 2             13878 1.9 -122 -2085 146 122 14146
New York 17650 -5855 -626 28 92             202097 2.5 -3109 -40320 541 1123 203761
North Carolina 11807 -7928 -897 26 83             77727 2.1 -7183 -21057 290 1053 79070
North Dakota 294 -26 -39 1 1             2447 0.8 29 -676 140 44 2631
Ohio 13986 -2026 -740 25 45             102000 2.0 1000 -24014 300 700 103000
Oklahoma 2035 -781 -400 14 37             21743 1.6 -640 -9270 131 282 22156
Oregon 5558 -1216 -1555 24 32             48139 3.1 -1391 -18166 319 461 48919
Pennsylvania 16669 -2100 -1127 197 104             181331 3.4 3850 -35201 1340 1656 184327
Puerto Rico 2881 -757 435 3 30             42779 4.2 657 1439 349 456 43584
Rhode Island 1152 -413 -40 6 7             14439 3.1 -115 -631 31 93 14563
South Carolina 6458 -3404 811 16 28             42754 2.5 -2816 -6283 148 414 43316
South Dakota 271 -41 -93 12 3             2633 0.7 22 -556 417 21 3071
Tennessee 9976 -4846 1464 49 42             54423 2.1 -445 -7445 487 435 55345
Texas 17107 -993 -1672 58 237             162201 1.8 1991 -51804 1008 2360 165569
Utah 1316 -45 -91 26 15             11538 1.1 -155 -5580 238 116 11892
Vermont 539 54 -104 1 4             5336 1.9 -217 -1781 16 14 5366
Virgin Islands 29 -3 -16 0 0             478 1.2 18 -479 0 4 482
Virginia 5628 -2074 -517 28 91             38771 1.2 2289 -11149 425 969 40165
Washington 8016 -792 -1332 46 74             65172 2.5 -882 -27509 405 1199 66779
West Virginia 1361 -110 -252 9 15             14561 2.2 398 -3599 70 246 14877
Wisconsin 8608 -1868 -2469 9 37             69660 2.6 -4505 -11734 112 358 70130
Wyoming 269 -16 7 1 5             2643 1.1 -69 -371 28 34 2705
Totals 316847 -77525 -31535 1446 2099             2937067 2.3 42318 -604729 16608 26043 2979723

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.