| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended September 25, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended September 18, 2004 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 9342 | 6664 | 5285 | 28 | 41 |             | 30215 | 1.7 | 3577 | -4659 | 164 | 398 | 30777 | |
| Alaska | 2119 | 399 | 97 | 29 | 9 |             | 8620 | 3.1 | -159 | -1097 | 116 | 82 | 8818 | |
| Arizona | 4052 | -9 | -294 | 15 | 20 |             | 35641 | 1.6 | -1147 | -5685 | 188 | 264 | 36093 | |
| Arkansas | 2339 | -23 | -214 | 15 | 11 |             | 23595 | 2.2 | -1254 | -5166 | 108 | 330 | 24033 | |
| California | 39044 | -983 | -7735 | 133 | 275 |             | 353617 | 2.4 | -11542 | -117188 | 2730 | 3318 | 359665 | |
| Colorado | 2177 | 72 | -489 | 14 | 37 |             | 24878 | 1.2 | -1461 | -11286 | 202 | 372 | 25452 | |
| Connecticut | 2745 | -67 | -240 | 12 | 18 |             | 35084 | 2.2 | -791 | -10547 | 75 | 217 | 35376 | |
| Delaware | 662 | -1187 | -479 | 2 | 7 |             | 8375 | 2.1 | 967 | -124 | 25 | 71 | 8471 | |
| District of Columbia | 248 | -61 | -40 | 7 | 4 |             | 4788 | 1.0 | -435 | -3080 | 193 | 56 | 5037 | |
| Florida | 19720 | 1812 | 11224 | 117 | 190 |             | 118675 | 1.7 | -2423 | -10363 | 483 | 1516 | 120674 | |
| Georgia | 9225 | 1016 | 718 | 64 | 82 |             | 54344 | 1.5 | 23 | -10335 | 652 | 1360 | 56356 | |
| Hawaii | 1000 | -134 | -241 | 15 | 11 |             | 6876 | 1.3 | -615 | -3642 | 103 | 167 | 7146 | |
| Idaho | 1350 | -44 | -418 | 5 | 10 |             | 9268 | 1.6 | -376 | -2737 | 55 | 93 | 9416 | |
| Illinois | 11199 | 447 | -1174 | 39 | 102 |             | 119981 | 2.1 | -2386 | -28026 | 660 | 1102 | 121743 | |
| Indiana | 7254 | 2164 | 2006 | 18 | 54 |             | 43635 | 1.6 | -1507 | -9784 | 392 | 462 | 44489 | |
| Iowa | 2079 | 243 | -897 | 12 | 14 |             | 17959 | 1.3 | -814 | -4343 | 49 | 198 | 18206 | |
| Kansas | 1928 | 36 | -347 | 2 | 11 |             | 18909 | 1.5 | -770 | -7882 | 150 | 207 | 19266 | |
| Kentucky | 3773 | 734 | 8 | 40 | 14 |             | 25864 | 1.5 | -1963 | -6076 | 452 | 524 | 26840 | |
| Louisiana | 3233 | 686 | -108 | 9 | 29 |             | 33063 | 1.8 | -368 | -130 | 150 | 453 | 33666 | |
| Maine | 791 | -93 | -99 | 0 | 4 |             | 7054 | 1.2 | -331 | -1191 | 16 | 32 | 7102 | |
| Maryland | 3134 | -337 | -1705 | 40 | 37 |             | 33828 | 1.5 | -197 | -9140 | 329 | 423 | 34580 | |
| Massachusetts | 6116 | 141 | -308 | 30 | 42 |             | 71601 | 2.3 | -4188 | -17747 | 1054 | 623 | 73278 | |
| Michigan | 11508 | 2796 | -2307 | 24 | 84 |             | 102033 | 2.4 | -2469 | -24235 | 403 | 676 | 103112 | |
| Minnesota | 3522 | 105 | -429 | 7 | 17 |             | 29849 | 1.2 | -1630 | -11654 | 91 | 212 | 30152 | |
| Mississippi | 2753 | 409 | 598 | 14 | 14 |             | 19572 | 1.8 | -538 | -1932 | 145 | 300 | 20017 | |
| Missouri | 5255 | -159 | -816 | 59 | 30 |             | 48612 | 1.9 | -1926 | -10576 | 750 | 323 | 49685 | |
| Montana | 697 | -24 | -79 | 18 | 8 |             | 4489 | 1.2 | -428 | -2122 | 47 | 91 | 4627 | |
| Nebraska | 1178 | 93 | 181 | 1 | 4 |             | 10889 | 1.3 | -375 | -1165 | 60 | 67 | 11016 | |
| Nevada | 2082 | -495 | -818 | 4 | 7 |             | 18981 | 1.8 | -92 | -6041 | 96 | 179 | 19256 | |
| New Hampshire | 607 | -78 | -103 | 1 | 1 |             | 5211 | 0.9 | -198 | -2708 | 18 | 21 | 5250 | |
| New Jersey | 8207 | -874 | -535 | 19 | 52 |             | 102323 | 2.7 | -7821 | -11532 | 330 | 507 | 103160 | |
| New Mexico | 966 | 26 | -156 | 12 | 1 |             | 11285 | 1.6 | -73 | -1133 | 106 | 143 | 11534 | |
| New York | 16773 | -1677 | -1323 | 33 | 108 |             | 167240 | 2.1 | -15347 | -35247 | 563 | 1138 | 168941 | |
| North Carolina | 10575 | -5224 | -5049 | 21 | 86 |             | 69771 | 1.9 | -5699 | -26223 | 267 | 1176 | 71214 | |
| North Dakota | 379 | 140 | 120 | 3 | 0 |             | 1457 | 0.5 | -165 | -382 | 29 | 46 | 1532 | |
| Ohio | 9900 | 562 | -982 | 15 | 6 |             | 79930 | 1.5 | -2632 | -22200 | 427 | 863 | 81220 | |
| Oklahoma | 1768 | -38 | -324 | 7 | 32 |             | 17659 | 1.3 | -748 | -9466 | 125 | 325 | 18109 | |
| Oregon | 4979 | -307 | -1115 | 35 | 41 |             | 39249 | 2.6 | -691 | -15245 | 208 | 492 | 39949 | |
| Pennsylvania | 16094 | 90 | -511 | 126 | 120 |             | 142803 | 2.7 | -7457 | -32660 | 1558 | 1571 | 145932 | |
| Puerto Rico | 5492 | 4305 | 2460 | 3 | 21 |             | 52034 | 5.2 | 18712 | 6613 | 501 | 700 | 53235 | |
| Rhode Island | 956 | -4 | -112 | 0 | 4 |             | 9854 | 2.1 | -707 | -1127 | 65 | 91 | 10010 | |
| South Carolina | 4547 | -1569 | -1806 | 11 | 30 |             | 35748 | 2.1 | -1802 | -9915 | 148 | 415 | 36311 | |
| South Dakota | 290 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 6 |             | 1858 | 0.5 | -50 | -430 | 66 | 28 | 1952 | |
| Tennessee | 4379 | -588 | -743 | 32 | 55 |             | 39263 | 1.5 | -1630 | -8337 | 571 | 451 | 40285 | |
| Texas | 14446 | -831 | -3164 | 37 | 230 |             | 135991 | 1.5 | -9933 | -51285 | 1210 | 2430 | 139631 | |
| Utah | 1047 | -54 | -307 | 133 | 110 |             | 9817 | 1.0 | -285 | -4826 | 263 | 108 | 10188 | |
| Vermont | 419 | -22 | -884 | 0 | 6 |             | 3708 | 1.3 | -197 | -2196 | 20 | 22 | 3750 | |
| Virgin Islands | 92 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 1 |             | 456 | 1.1 | 74 | -281 | 0 | 10 | 466 | |
| Virginia | 4630 | 189 | -4553 | 24 | 120 |             | 29859 | 0.9 | -1431 | -12003 | 389 | 979 | 31227 | |
| Washington | 7435 | -492 | -1745 | 48 | 87 |             | 57564 | 2.2 | -609 | -24095 | 419 | 1245 | 59229 | |
| West Virginia | 1138 | 109 | -91 | 4 | 24 |             | 10906 | 1.7 | -1081 | -2604 | 70 | 237 | 11213 | |
| Wisconsin | 7333 | -458 | -1690 | 16 | 29 |             | 51373 | 1.9 | -2373 | -13196 | 119 | 340 | 51832 | |
| Wyoming | 327 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 |             | 2168 | 0.9 | -22 | -94 | 17 | 36 | 2221 | |
| Totals | 283304 | 7458 | -21664 | 1363 | 2362 |             | 2397822 | 1.9 | -77783 | -608525 | 17427 | 27490 | 2442740 | |
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.