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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 21, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 14, 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 3456 -611 -2441 24 53             29853 1.7 -1061 -9541 150 386 30389
Alaska 1173 -37 -145 6 3             9167 3.3 -85 -1087 91 57 9315
Arizona 4158 -181 574 10 17             42172 1.9 -1633 -684 382 277 42831
Arkansas 2741 180 30 9 13             26388 2.4 -529 -5100 211 297 26896
California 40049 128 -9507 139 252             382451 2.6 -4279 -125228 2205 3020 387676
Colorado 2170 -85 -328 8 34             28403 1.4 581 -11122 189 457 29049
Connecticut 3041 -303 -513 6 16             43658 2.7 -374 -11655 88 177 43923
Delaware 680 -22 17 2 2             9011 2.3 -193 -1089 23 83 9117
District of Columbia 318 -43 -58 8 4             5595 1.2 -291 -1421 189 75 5859
Florida 12070 1820 1729 34 121             116784 1.6 3346 -18292 567 1557 118908
Georgia 9566 2194 712 62 105             58038 1.6 2221 -10063 722 1322 60082
Hawaii 1013 -195 -288 9 14             7642 1.4 -470 -2843 80 156 7878
Idaho 1358 -397 -278 2 9             11166 2.0 190 -3933 51 81 11298
Illinois 11119 -235 -1846 30 74             135145 2.4 -1568 -30771 536 1122 136803
Indiana 6122 873 -125 33 58             47993 1.7 -590 -12044 432 461 48886
Iowa 2749 790 146 0 12             20264 1.5 -1008 -5412 85 172 20521
Kansas 2238 138 -556 4 6             21101 1.7 -282 -8085 225 216 21542
Kentucky 3193 -444 -1331 29 22             29266 1.7 -714 -4726 324 521 30111
Louisiana 3394 38 -347 10 31             36371 2.0 -1178 -883 166 453 36990
Maine 852 -10 -36 0 5             8104 1.4 -165 -1390 21 33 8158
Maryland 3335 -289 -515 23 31             38455 1.7 -801 -8326 496 385 39336
Massachusetts 5994 -52 -989 34 39             85669 2.8 160 -20724 961 631 87261
Michigan 9593 371 -4520 28 59             116232 2.7 1635 -9757 366 667 117265
Minnesota 3695 359 -24 5 11             36520 1.4 901 -12416 103 255 36878
Mississippi 2613 134 -157 15 27             23653 2.2 -671 -2852 181 316 24150
Missouri 8817 3202 2298 49 37             57508 2.2 -455 -12160 803 303 58614
Montana 567 13 -237 2 6             5985 1.6 320 -1999 68 97 6150
Nebraska 1260 -58 149 3 6             11786 1.4 26 -1238 56 65 11907
Nevada 2463 181 -416 7 11             20356 1.9 -423 -5999 105 193 20654
New Hampshire 705 14 -84 2 3             6497 1.1 -208 -2092 14 26 6537
New Jersey 8892 -105 808 21 36             123279 3.3 1094 -9923 345 498 124122
New Mexico 1026 45 -188 1 1             13120 1.8 -271 -1455 138 137 13395
New York 17020 596 -2271 40 104             192536 2.4 -1673 -41921 551 1114 194201
North Carolina 9461 -1116 -4544 20 80             72067 2.0 -1930 -26809 281 1071 73419
North Dakota 250 6 -39 0 0             2371 0.8 33 -997 139 56 2566
Ohio 10000 0 -1559 19 40             100000 1.9 0 -12306 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 1829 -25 -446 9 46             19326 1.4 -696 -9997 128 308 19762
Oregon 5216 14 -1252 33 32             44362 2.9 -896 -17739 283 487 45132
Pennsylvania 16011 -21 -1053 145 117             172580 3.2 3190 -32673 1257 1589 175426
Puerto Rico 3163 8 8 0 40             49733 4.9 3531 -7264 466 593 50792
Rhode Island 1005 -43 -124 3 5             13553 2.9 13 -1064 52 89 13694
South Carolina 4706 -735 -1020 8 32             37366 2.1 -2576 -10932 149 414 37929
South Dakota 290 33 1 9 3             2370 0.7 -75 -581 412 28 2810
Tennessee 4908 -206 -443 70 44             43100 1.7 -1313 -9811 532 489 44121
Texas 16415 1095 -2948 42 243             153907 1.7 392 -51876 1107 2348 157362
Utah 1169 -16 -420 72 12             11048 1.1 -101 -5251 428 117 11593
Vermont 423 -62 -191 0 3             5069 1.8 19 -1635 10 17 5096
Virgin Islands 43 9 -4 0 0             438 1.1 -21 -413 0 6 444
Virginia 4052 -1043 -2394 14 103             32634 1.0 -2479 -12914 422 987 34043
Washington 7345 -446 -1837 49 78             64283 2.5 -667 -25177 412 1201 65896
West Virginia 971 -146 -251 4 19             13224 2.0 141 -3609 66 240 13530
Wisconsin 7842 -488 -939 8 34             61901 2.3 -1884 -13696 125 390 62416
Wyoming 257 -2 -70 1 3             2371 1.0 -95 -409 14 37 2422
Totals 272796 4825 -40262 1161 2156             2701871 2.1 -13862 -641384 17507 26777 2746155

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.