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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 7, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 31, 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 4258 -410 -1490 26 49             31675 1.8 70 -8749 163 378 32216
Alaska 1291 130 60 12 7             8994 3.3 -377 -1311 49 0 9043
Arizona 4075 125 -712 9 25             43645 2.0 -1794 -2546 688 270 44603
Arkansas 2988 154 -89 9 9             27875 2.5 -588 -5462 189 261 28325
California 43464 1871 -10035 222 271             386893 2.7 -8305 -136889 2113 2968 391974
Colorado 2402 61 -553 25 39             28498 1.4 -117 -11467 183 454 29135
Connecticut 3498 266 -732 6 15             43670 2.7 -540 -11725 94 203 43967
Delaware 909 -31 -294 0 2             10214 2.6 101 877 28 73 10315
District of Columbia 427 130 47 12 3             5382 1.2 -510 -1791 173 69 5624
Florida 11200 1378 471 59 167             119618 1.7 3956 -14562 575 1541 121734
Georgia 7866 795 -2466 54 100             56938 1.5 -446 -13629 616 1244 58798
Hawaii 1308 272 -207 3 27             7890 1.5 -29 -2949 92 179 8161
Idaho 1713 187 -526 6 5             10912 1.9 232 -4213 61 80 11053
Illinois 12414 1124 -2467 72 107             136279 2.4 -4789 -30722 500 1040 137819
Indiana 5837 51 -1800 34 53             50018 1.8 -2383 -10577 387 488 50893
Iowa 2636 292 -394 2 12             20997 1.5 -385 -6212 82 182 21261
Kansas 2625 -87 -619 3 8             21978 1.7 147 -7267 246 249 22473
Kentucky 3875 -320 -850 20 34             32662 1.9 -4391 -3415 302 449 33413
Louisiana 3536 36 -262 19 27             38024 2.1 -254 -773 175 456 38655
Maine 793 -227 -220 1 2             7883 1.4 -1285 -2163 21 38 7942
Maryland 3897 263 -820 32 32             38605 1.7 -964 -6162 447 393 39445
Massachusetts 6545 490 -2532 45 49             87245 2.8 634 -20280 948 692 88885
Michigan 10948 -3030 -7006 26 42             124820 2.9 -24583 -8152 321 610 125751
Minnesota 4262 604 12 4 18             36641 1.4 -1034 -13519 98 265 37004
Mississippi 2838 437 -583 16 26             25218 2.4 -238 -3392 194 314 25726
Missouri 6245 -1883 -402 104 29             60824 2.4 -3602 -11300 763 312 61899
Montana 588 47 -313 4 4             6263 1.7 246 -1831 64 101 6428
Nebraska 1255 142 76 0 0             11868 1.4 -89 -1659 54 62 11984
Nevada 2601 256 -365 6 10             21364 2.0 -310 -5237 101 178 21643
New Hampshire 767 49 -62 0 5             6557 1.1 -254 -2231 17 23 6597
New Jersey 9106 1079 -687 30 42             121959 3.2 -1947 -12429 344 487 122790
New Mexico 1121 52 -71 2 2             13537 1.9 -187 -1883 141 130 13808
New York 17040 788 -2261 31 97             194346 2.4 -2309 -42091 586 1097 196029
North Carolina 11671 1929 -4669 19 84             74814 2.0 515 -26787 275 1058 76147
North Dakota 324 77 -329 3 0             2424 0.8 58 -806 138 56 2618
Ohio 10510 -3910 -2110 24 83             100000 1.9 -6000 -17457 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 1947 81 -520 8 35             20195 1.5 -588 -10206 131 319 20645
Oregon 5429 136 -1734 24 40             46078 3.0 -799 -18728 300 454 46832
Pennsylvania 18393 2604 -487 128 121             171734 3.2 -2296 -36684 1220 1551 174505
Puerto Rico 3654 1595 -280 9 41             54241 5.4 23746 5286 533 561 55335
Rhode Island 1196 -38 -192 5 9             13527 2.9 -755 -1201 38 95 13660
South Carolina 4471 -95 -1118 11 35             39318 2.3 -590 -9711 142 410 39870
South Dakota 260 -39 -41 12 6             2475 0.7 -50 -562 402 27 2904
Tennessee 5701 -930 -931 28 36             45575 1.8 -3365 -10431 495 448 46518
Texas 17473 1666 -1744 67 264             156080 1.7 -2485 -52163 1041 2283 159404
Utah 1204 -148 -272 81 8             11409 1.1 -178 -5439 243 126 11778
Vermont 446 -23 -142 1 1             5237 1.8 -41 -1583 8 18 5263
Virgin Islands 28 -2 -12 0 1             443 1.1 -1 -506 1 6 450
Virginia 4585 -232 -2057 46 96             33759 1.0 -192 -14971 422 903 35084
Washington 8769 143 -1471 35 89             66879 2.6 111 -27586 415 1211 68514
West Virginia 1121 -33 -162 5 12             13414 2.0 -320 -3910 69 243 13726
Wisconsin 9489 1254 -481 13 35             64166 2.4 -1049 -14738 124 379 64669
Wyoming 275 20 -29 1 8             2449 1.0 -152 -338 18 36 2503
Totals 291274 9146 -56933 1414 2322             2763509 2.2 -50755 -654232 17130 26170 2806818

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.