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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 18, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 11, 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 2678 -689 -1612 14 24             26638 1.5 -1054 -8958 142 392 27172
Alaska 1720 451 -227 10 2             8779 3.2 267 -740 98 56 8933
Arizona 3865 397 53 8 26             36824 1.7 -842 -5288 193 248 37265
Arkansas 2362 -129 -99 12 16             24849 2.3 298 -4114 121 314 25284
California 40027 4583 -8761 202 315             365159 2.5 30984 -119584 2135 3130 370424
Colorado 2105 160 -807 13 35             26339 1.3 753 -8810 180 425 26944
Connecticut 2812 34 -445 13 19             35875 2.2 -1441 -10446 111 172 36158
Delaware 1849 1196 1197 2 2             7408 1.9 -524 -63 26 65 7499
District of Columbia 309 94 0 4 5             5223 1.1 26 356 178 84 5485
Florida 17908 8797 8079 58 180             121098 1.7 15951 -7497 551 1584 123233
Georgia 8209 2139 35 68 123             54321 1.5 1971 -10276 622 1347 56290
Hawaii 1134 -30 -176 12 23             7491 1.4 548 -2617 70 185 7746
Idaho 1394 17 -168 7 7             9644 1.7 -269 -2440 54 74 9772
Illinois 10752 611 -1692 33 96             122367 2.2 -3028 -26918 553 1106 124026
Indiana 5090 -814 -441 32 44             45142 1.6 2061 -9833 408 442 45992
Iowa 1836 -233 -594 3 18             18773 1.4 430 -3782 45 198 19016
Kansas 1892 81 -460 3 10             19679 1.6 268 -7409 177 215 20071
Kentucky 3039 -1775 -1599 44 17             27827 1.7 1385 -5039 371 462 28660
Louisiana 2547 -264 -646 11 23             33431 1.8 -1030 -211 137 439 34007
Maine 884 142 -58 2 3             7385 1.3 372 -1095 22 42 7449
Maryland 3471 373 487 41 39             34025 1.5 -1591 -6737 481 386 34892
Massachusetts 5975 128 -726 46 72             75789 2.5 -1934 -16024 1025 617 77431
Michigan 8712 56 -7984 24 44             104502 2.4 -6771 -11141 371 668 105541
Minnesota 3417 247 -402 12 25             31479 1.2 -385 -11801 86 244 31809
Mississippi 2344 195 -340 12 16             20110 1.9 -580 -2843 131 314 20555
Missouri 5414 665 -1075 107 35             50538 2.0 1840 -11090 785 311 51634
Montana 721 157 -222 7 9             4917 1.3 59 -2064 50 82 5049
Nebraska 1085 -273 -357 2 0             11264 1.3 410 -935 56 66 11386
Nevada 2577 173 -211 2 11             19073 1.8 342 -6740 98 185 19356
New Hampshire 685 24 -95 0 3             5409 0.9 -318 -2031 12 20 5441
New Jersey 9081 1591 163 20 57             110144 2.9 -7703 -7131 339 503 110986
New Mexico 940 67 -143 2 0             11358 1.6 -46 -1477 102 154 11614
New York 18450 1550 49 51 113             182587 2.3 -8219 -20615 623 1128 184338
North Carolina 15799 4194 5106 18 77             75470 2.1 4486 -17250 282 1156 76908
North Dakota 239 32 23 1 0             1622 0.5 -91 -286 26 40 1688
Ohio 9338 -410 -1215 13 8             80000 1.5 -1995 -22683 132 343 80475
Oklahoma 1806 -522 -558 13 30             18407 1.3 285 -9005 118 335 18860
Oregon 5286 520 -1202 30 45             39940 2.6 -1275 -16109 215 485 40640
Pennsylvania 16004 -514 -522 201 140             150260 2.8 -1266 -33379 1294 1573 153127
Puerto Rico 1187 -1321 -1710 2 6             33322 3.3 -11838 -14614 286 373 33981
Rhode Island 960 -6 -119 5 9             10561 2.3 -665 -894 42 107 10710
South Carolina 6116 1566 619 9 41             37550 2.2 1896 -7476 152 417 38119
South Dakota 277 23 27 7 3             1908 0.5 65 -385 49 30 1987
Tennessee 4967 573 23 56 33             40893 1.6 582 -7469 556 468 41917
Texas 15277 278 -3319 64 252             145924 1.6 6286 -45841 1099 2356 149379
Utah 1101 41 -312 99 9             10102 1.0 -38 -4832 320 114 10536
Vermont 441 -113 -696 1 4             3905 1.4 78 -2141 19 21 3945
Virgin Islands 74 15 4 0 0             290 0.7 -60 -567 0 3 293
Virginia 4441 53 -145 20 103             31290 1.0 2899 -8663 418 1011 32719
Washington 7927 884 -904 38 86             58173 2.3 -2704 -24815 392 1207 59773
West Virginia 1029 85 -216 3 7             11987 1.8 797 -2825 63 235 12285
Wisconsin 7791 -11 -1137 7 30             53746 2.0 -1846 -11458 114 351 54211
Wyoming 326 14 -17 2 3             2190 0.9 21 -315 18 37 2245
Totals 275670 25102 -25547 1466 2298             2472987 2.0 17847 -566400 15948 26320 2515256

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.