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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 31, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 24, 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 4668 -994 -911 35 43             31605 1.8 -3248 -9099 145 374 32124
Alaska 1161 -51 -120 10 3             9371 3.4 -38 -1696 134 83 9588
Arizona 3736 -447 -876 9 19             45479 2.0 -299 -1494 732 273 46484
Arkansas 2834 94 -298 8 11             28463 2.6 -1319 -5597 200 280 28943
California 41593 -1249 -10304 173 234             395198 2.7 -1918 -143868 2397 3012 400607
Colorado 2341 -187 -516 37 42             28615 1.4 -362 -12653 177 363 29155
Connecticut 3232 -32 -775 9 22             44210 2.8 -441 -11470 110 187 44507
Delaware 940 -1123 -540 1 2             10113 2.5 1193 1379 28 80 10221
District of Columbia 297 -130 -96 2 0             5892 1.3 407 -1434 199 61 6152
Florida 9822 -2131 -227 99 155             115662 1.6 -5232 -26077 488 1467 117617
Georgia 7071 -2787 -2347 67 97             57384 1.6 -3324 -16217 628 1248 59260
Hawaii 1036 -59 -322 21 16             7919 1.5 -77 -2733 108 195 8222
Idaho 1526 94 -355 8 5             10680 1.9 78 -4096 60 90 10830
Illinois 11290 -1032 -1439 56 78             141068 2.5 -2843 -36005 693 1035 142796
Indiana 5786 -912 -213 103 47             52401 1.9 -8975 -10926 336 500 53237
Iowa 2344 5 -561 3 9             21382 1.5 -734 -6436 77 183 21642
Kansas 2712 433 -485 8 7             21831 1.7 -684 -7963 202 239 22272
Kentucky 4195 -1694 -727 22 14             37053 2.2 -4653 -1259 410 480 37943
Louisiana 3500 -264 -340 10 27             38278 2.1 -43 -1751 175 459 38912
Maine 1020 -16 68 1 1             9168 1.6 -127 -1161 23 43 9234
Maryland 3634 -50 -662 53 27             39569 1.7 -39 -9543 406 421 40396
Massachusetts 6055 -191 -1700 106 46             86611 2.8 -2759 -17086 895 658 88164
Michigan 13978 -7853 -1328 24 51             149403 3.5 -32706 -14308 357 622 150382
Minnesota 3658 51 -362 7 12             37675 1.5 -1538 -13807 121 307 38103
Mississippi 2401 -567 -403 18 19             25456 2.4 -1091 -3400 206 310 25972
Missouri 8128 250 1397 150 48             64426 2.5 -1932 -12106 633 288 65347
Montana 541 -1 -244 2 8             6017 1.6 -647 -869 90 86 6193
Nebraska 1113 -129 -502 1 3             11957 1.4 -355 -1952 56 61 12074
Nevada 2345 -351 -240 5 8             21674 2.0 -222 -5913 80 167 21921
New Hampshire 718 37 -136 3 3             6811 1.1 -69 -2196 23 27 6861
New Jersey 8027 159 -1192 18 38             123906 3.3 -2240 -13245 372 467 124745
New Mexico 1069 -164 -116 4 0             13724 1.9 -154 -2011 150 125 13999
New York 16252 -1398 -2124 34 88             196655 2.4 -5442 -42988 547 1081 198283
North Carolina 9742 -2065 -4945 26 70             74299 2.0 -3428 -25268 294 1034 75627
North Dakota 247 -47 -381 0 0             2366 0.8 -81 -685 135 53 2554
Ohio 14420 434 1402 59 59             106000 2.0 4000 -14941 300 700 107000
Oklahoma 1866 -169 -462 6 36             20783 1.5 -960 -9805 132 304 21219
Oregon 5293 -265 -2071 27 40             46877 3.1 -1262 -18760 296 444 47617
Pennsylvania 15789 -880 -3078 250 125             174030 3.2 -7301 -34578 1443 1634 177107
Puerto Rico 2059 -822 -1050 9 21             30495 3.0 -12284 -14455 264 367 31126
Rhode Island 1234 82 28 3 9             14282 3.1 -157 -609 41 90 14413
South Carolina 4566 -1892 -2765 13 23             39908 2.3 -2846 -10494 140 411 40459
South Dakota 299 28 -16 9 0             2525 0.7 -108 -565 413 20 2958
Tennessee 6631 -3345 104 42 40             48940 1.9 -5483 -8370 477 400 49817
Texas 15807 -1300 -2898 144 245             158565 1.8 -3636 -49568 1099 2363 162027
Utah 1352 36 -163 72 9             11587 1.2 49 -5814 258 119 11964
Vermont 469 -70 -11 1 4             5278 1.8 -58 -1724 13 16 5307
Virgin Islands 30 1 -11 0 1             444 1.1 -34 -559 1 7 452
Virginia 4817 -811 -2628 55 86             33951 1.0 -4820 -13949 375 915 35241
Washington 8626 610 -1560 46 76             66768 2.6 1596 -25359 428 1186 68382
West Virginia 1154 -207 -191 5 14             13734 2.1 -827 -2558 86 269 14089
Wisconsin 8235 -373 -2101 25 37             65215 2.5 -4445 -15754 119 397 65731
Wyoming 255 -14 -63 0 1             2601 1.1 -42 -233 14 33 2648
Totals 281914 -33758 -51856 1899 2079             2814304 2.2 -123960 -694028 17586 26034 2857924

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.