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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 14, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 7, 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 4067 -191 -1099 20 48             30914 1.7 -761 -8801 162 385 31461
Alaska 1210 -84 -126 9 3             9252 3.4 289 -1529 122 78 9452
Arizona 4131 -168 -375 11 18             43884 2.0 280 -746 642 276 44802
Arkansas 2561 -427 -125 11 19             26917 2.5 -958 -5962 213 278 27408
California 39921 -3543 -4778 279 244             386730 2.7 -163 -121853 2375 3074 392179
Colorado 2255 -147 -519 10 38             27822 1.3 -676 -11968 233 358 28413
Connecticut 3344 -154 -476 6 17             44032 2.7 362 -11470 128 209 44369
Delaware 702 -207 -890 0 2             9204 2.3 -1010 -898 26 70 9300
District of Columbia 361 -66 -68 9 3             5886 1.3 504 -1264 171 59 6116
Florida 10250 -950 -613 52 157             113438 1.6 -6180 -24139 546 1514 115498
Georgia 7372 -494 -4423 112 106             55817 1.5 -1121 -15284 626 1295 57738
Hawaii 1208 -100 96 8 14             8112 1.5 222 -1622 108 207 8427
Idaho 1755 42 -225 5 5             10976 2.0 64 -4351 57 76 11109
Illinois 11354 -1060 -2089 40 74             136713 2.4 434 -31460 697 1076 138486
Indiana 5249 -588 -301 46 37             48583 1.7 -1435 -12981 412 515 49510
Iowa 1959 -677 -223 2 14             21272 1.5 275 -5063 77 174 21523
Kansas 2100 -525 -698 7 4             21383 1.7 -595 -8421 277 243 21903
Kentucky 3637 -238 -1082 56 26             29980 1.8 -2682 -5690 374 501 30855
Louisiana 3356 -180 -152 12 25             37549 2.1 -475 -489 176 457 38182
Maine 862 69 -45 0 1             8269 1.4 386 -1446 25 44 8338
Maryland 3624 -273 -161 36 32             39256 1.7 651 -8756 362 441 40059
Massachusetts 6046 -499 -1393 132 43             85509 2.8 -1736 -18719 965 641 87115
Michigan 9222 -1726 -2357 35 73             114597 2.7 -10223 -22275 427 652 115676
Minnesota 3336 -926 -330 6 18             35619 1.4 -1022 -13464 111 258 35988
Mississippi 2479 -359 -101 19 11             24324 2.3 -894 -3889 186 312 24822
Missouri 5615 -630 -702 60 30             57963 2.3 -2861 -13285 774 304 59041
Montana 554 -34 -257 1 7             5665 1.5 -598 -1970 63 104 5832
Nebraska 1318 63 222 0 4             11760 1.4 -108 -1489 56 64 11880
Nevada 2282 -319 -779 6 2             20779 2.0 -585 -5348 82 196 21057
New Hampshire 691 -76 6 3 3             6705 1.1 148 -2045 23 27 6755
New Jersey 8997 -109 457 27 47             122185 3.2 226 -11941 342 460 122987
New Mexico 981 -140 -181 2 3             13391 1.9 -146 -1642 152 135 13678
New York 16424 -616 -2004 19 102             194209 2.4 -137 -35947 561 1097 195867
North Carolina 10577 -1094 -5752 21 67             73997 2.0 -817 -27730 264 1084 75345
North Dakota 244 -80 -101 0 0             2338 0.8 -86 -1244 154 52 2544
Ohio 10000 -510 -362 19 40             100000 1.9 0 -15831 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 1854 -93 -865 9 23             20022 1.5 -173 -9750 130 315 20467
Oregon 5202 -227 -1184 24 40             45258 3.0 -820 -18545 297 472 46027
Pennsylvania 16032 -2361 -1159 167 139             169390 3.2 -2344 -34705 1518 1627 172535
Puerto Rico 3155 -499 -293 6 31             46202 4.6 -8039 -5137 461 574 47237
Rhode Island 1048 -148 7 5 5             13540 2.9 13 -708 41 102 13683
South Carolina 5441 970 -248 18 26             39942 2.3 624 -8831 159 432 40533
South Dakota 257 -3 -72 7 5             2445 0.7 -30 -513 440 29 2914
Tennessee 5114 -587 -1291 80 34             44413 1.7 -1162 -10233 492 479 45384
Texas 15320 -2153 -3001 78 252             153515 1.7 -2565 -49489 1292 2427 157234
Utah 1185 -19 -306 124 9             11149 1.1 -260 -5367 264 131 11544
Vermont 485 39 41 1 4             5050 1.8 -187 -1516 11 17 5078
Virgin Islands 34 6 -20 0 0             459 1.1 16 -482 2 6 467
Virginia 5095 510 -1919 25 118             35113 1.1 1354 -13227 463 899 36475
Washington 7791 -978 -1296 28 74             64950 2.5 -1929 -27209 423 1176 66550
West Virginia 1117 -4 -200 6 26             13083 2.0 -331 -3109 90 254 13427
Wisconsin 8330 -1159 -480 10 33             63785 2.4 -381 -13979 146 383 64314
Wyoming 259 -16 -32 2 6             2466 1.1 17 -337 21 33 2520
Totals 267763 -23738 -44324 1671 2162             2715812 2.2 -47625 -664149 18519 26772 2761104

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.