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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 4, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 28, 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 3829 320 -405 16 46             26236 1.5 -2386 -10275 138 366 26740
Alaska 1307 38 -54 6 4             8973 3.3 -59 -801 98 56 9127
Arizona 3515 -46 -203 7 14             39039 1.8 -1231 -249 226 266 39531
Arkansas 2831 238 174 13 9             24822 2.3 -741 -4295 165 300 25287
California 40811 2828 -5046 182 298             367913 2.5 -7892 -80414 2069 3024 373006
Colorado 2326 -45 -129 20 38             26957 1.3 115 -9156 173 457 27587
Connecticut 3282 487 -97 10 22             42256 2.6 -927 -8488 106 213 42575
Delaware 589 -12 -275 0 3             8557 2.2 -372 -977 25 66 8648
District of Columbia 289 -14 12 8 5             5400 1.2 -453 -1142 168 68 5636
Florida 10994 -4005 1582 42 152             120283 1.7 9530 -8957 541 1564 122388
Georgia 6978 -10 -6239 52 84             53368 1.4 -1573 -16437 663 1314 55345
Hawaii 1215 174 -455 11 13             7671 1.4 188 -2722 83 189 7943
Idaho 1545 -149 -152 5 6             10217 1.8 -4 -3209 51 77 10345
Illinois 11458 -527 -2266 42 90             129016 2.3 -4428 -25440 551 1090 130657
Indiana 5361 -470 -119 23 43             45585 1.6 -1597 -8685 444 471 46500
Iowa 1981 -503 -28 6 13             19762 1.4 342 -3706 49 200 20011
Kansas 2385 -497 -192 2 3             20276 1.6 -144 -7303 196 218 20690
Kentucky 3611 526 -1124 26 7             27182 1.6 -858 -6283 368 491 28041
Louisiana 3436 -64 164 13 36             35024 1.9 -822 -117 153 456 35633
Maine 885 117 2 1 3             7577 1.3 -519 -788 25 33 7635
Maryland 3441 180 -569 29 43             37144 1.6 -1073 -5415 487 398 38029
Massachusetts 6353 637 -1338 81 58             83448 2.7 836 -16883 897 628 84973
Michigan 10812 -2169 -3404 22 40             108742 2.5 -416 -12908 365 694 109801
Minnesota 3613 289 -539 10 20             33908 1.3 -671 -11725 88 241 34237
Mississippi 2426 -211 -159 8 20             21489 2.0 -868 -2717 148 299 21936
Missouri 6200 -204 255 54 32             56700 2.2 -1419 -1902 762 326 57788
Montana 653 -19 -156 5 10             5485 1.4 33 -1843 50 98 5633
Nebraska 1341 78 -29 0 1             11044 1.3 -437 -887 56 59 11159
Nevada 2308 -40 -1410 5 6             19642 1.8 -523 -5421 100 176 19918
New Hampshire 589 -16 -843 4 2             6255 1.0 -383 -1778 10 21 6286
New Jersey 8282 -159 -623 19 46             122634 3.2 1953 -8781 360 490 123484
New Mexico 1045 14 24 1 2             11895 1.7 -407 -1035 132 147 12174
New York 17922 -2085 -2034 24 122             193808 2.4 -1184 -32833 546 1119 195473
North Carolina 9559 -220 -6300 24 86             69509 1.9 -1471 -29176 285 1110 70904
North Dakota 213 -69 -6 1 0             1941 0.6 -174 -561 43 46 2030
Ohio 10000 0 -1672 19 40             100000 1.9 0 -10129 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 2003 41 -55 10 44             18562 1.4 -317 -9320 125 300 18987
Oregon 5379 37 -2854 23 47             43023 2.8 -917 -16154 222 488 43733
Pennsylvania 16845 1290 -4186 140 129             164973 3.1 596 -28026 1313 1534 167820
Puerto Rico 2645 -478 -201 0 9             37997 3.8 -6065 -2639 342 495 38834
Rhode Island 1055 29 -201 4 8             13018 2.8 -267 -65 37 91 13146
South Carolina 4870 687 -408 4 23             35401 2.0 -534 -10631 160 418 35979
South Dakota 290 -3 -32 9 2             2087 0.6 -187 -309 82 25 2194
Tennessee 4720 62 -484 27 28             40959 1.6 -564 -8907 559 485 42003
Texas 17626 1662 -1420 50 249             146365 1.6 -763 -47992 1032 2358 149755
Utah 1260 104 -143 20 13             10567 1.0 -336 -4854 473 123 11163
Vermont 431 43 -931 2 3             4388 1.5 -544 -1327 12 22 4422
Virgin Islands 48 22 -39 0 1             431 1.1 1 -246 0 0 431
Virginia 4333 -778 -2141 12 90             30312 0.9 -1966 -12577 406 961 31679
Washington 8056 58 -1758 38 87             61624 2.4 -801 -24888 413 1215 63252
West Virginia 1045 -30 -323 3 18             12038 1.8 -239 -3346 69 235 12342
Wisconsin 9043 1001 -348 10 36             59853 2.3 -722 -11854 120 369 60342
Wyoming 321 41 31 1 5             2259 1.0 -117 -365 11 33 2303
Totals 273355 -1820 -49146 1144 2209             2593615 2.1 -33777 -526938 16297 26623 2636535

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.