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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 11, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 4, 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 3367 -556 -1367 28 33             27692 1.6 -475 -9051 153 418 28263
Alaska 1269 -38 -243 6 4             8512 3.1 -461 -1162 117 80 8709
Arizona 3240 -508 -1192 14 9             37730 1.7 -1250 -420 195 262 38187
Arkansas 2491 -340 -143 7 11             24551 2.2 -271 -7007 203 311 25065
California 35444 -5367 -15628 265 243             334175 2.3 -33738 -168941 2325 2698 339198
Colorado 1945 -381 -1100 13 29             25586 1.2 -1371 -11006 225 382 26193
Connecticut 2778 -504 -780 6 26             37316 2.3 -4940 -10451 100 211 37627
Delaware 653 64 -60 0 1             7932 2.0 -625 -881 22 88 8042
District of Columbia 215 -74 -183 7 5             5197 1.1 -203 -1471 184 49 5430
Florida 9111 -1883 -1667 32 73             105147 1.5 -15136 -27144 489 1427 107063
Georgia 6070 -908 -3972 49 76             52350 1.4 -1018 -15080 595 1332 54277
Hawaii 1164 -51 -275 11 23             6943 1.3 -728 -3424 110 144 7197
Idaho 1377 -168 -313 10 8             9913 1.8 -304 -3256 53 78 10044
Illinois 10141 -1317 -3104 31 89             125395 2.2 -3621 -30687 664 1051 127110
Indiana 5904 543 193 19 39             43081 1.5 -2504 -12998 421 439 43941
Iowa 2069 88 -6 2 13             18343 1.3 -1419 -4557 54 190 18587
Kansas 1811 -574 -923 2 8             19411 1.5 -865 -8132 179 214 19804
Kentucky 4814 1203 644 11 24             26442 1.6 -740 -8986 467 479 27388
Louisiana 2811 -625 -490 10 14             34461 1.9 -563 -292 155 456 35072
Maine 742 -143 -216 0 1             7013 1.2 -564 -1792 21 38 7072
Maryland 3098 -343 -849 40 43             35616 1.5 -1528 -9011 353 401 36370
Massachusetts 5847 -506 -1713 130 48             77723 2.5 -5725 -17430 982 630 79335
Michigan 8656 -2156 -6285 12 55             111273 2.6 2531 -11198 418 684 112375
Minnesota 3170 -443 -1064 7 20             31864 1.3 -2044 -12466 94 245 32203
Mississippi 2149 -277 -319 21 12             20690 1.9 -799 -3240 140 301 21131
Missouri 4749 -1451 -1960 56 23             48698 1.9 -8002 -14704 711 291 49700
Montana 564 -89 -331 3 8             4858 1.3 -627 -2078 44 97 4999
Nebraska 1358 17 -40 1 5             10854 1.3 -190 -1067 59 53 10966
Nevada 2404 96 -695 5 12             18731 1.8 -911 -7349 90 169 18990
New Hampshire 661 72 -280 4 0             5727 1.0 -528 -2432 22 24 5773
New Jersey 7490 -792 -2168 12 23             117847 3.1 -4787 -10722 354 501 118702
New Mexico 873 -172 -358 3 2             11404 1.6 -491 -1543 118 145 11667
New York 16900 -1022 -5095 29 107             190806 2.4 -3002 -28578 518 1109 192433
North Carolina 11605 2046 -5597 19 80             70984 1.9 1475 -28920 268 1135 72387
North Dakota 207 -6 -28 0 3             1713 0.6 -228 -403 36 40 1789
Ohio 10000 0 -910 19 40             100000 1.9 0 -5925 300 700 101000
Oklahoma 2328 325 -54 8 28             18122 1.3 -440 -9781 116 307 18545
Oregon 4766 -613 -2650 28 35             41215 2.7 -1808 -17166 222 490 41927
Pennsylvania 16518 -327 -1659 157 118             151526 2.8 -13447 -35636 1469 1515 154510
Puerto Rico 2645 0 -324 0 9             37997 3.8 0 -19650 342 495 38834
Rhode Island 966 -89 -127 6 4             11226 2.4 -1792 -586 32 97 11355
South Carolina 4550 -320 -1402 4 22             35654 2.0 253 -12545 141 419 36214
South Dakota 254 -36 -41 4 5             1843 0.5 -244 -545 65 27 1935
Tennessee 4394 -326 -2027 53 36             40311 1.6 -648 -10324 541 447 41299
Texas 14999 -2627 -1713 99 246             139638 1.5 -6727 -52700 1068 2273 142979
Utah 1060 -200 -391 14 13             10140 1.0 -427 -5165 346 122 10608
Vermont 554 123 -778 1 2             3827 1.3 -561 -2306 18 21 3866
Virgin Islands 59 11 -47 0 0             350 0.9 -81 -255 0 8 358
Virginia 4388 55 -3362 32 115             28391 0.9 -1921 -15967 376 958 29725
Washington 7043 -1013 -2910 35 77             60877 2.4 -747 -24569 385 1180 62442
West Virginia 944 -101 -283 2 14             11190 1.7 -848 -3884 74 255 11519
Wisconsin 7802 -1241 -1383 11 28             55592 2.1 -4261 -12246 126 355 56073
Wyoming 312 -9 -17 2 3             2169 0.9 -90 -275 17 46 2232
Totals 250729 -22953 -77685 1340 1965             2466046 2.0 -129441 -707404 16577 25887 2508510

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.