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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 25, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 18, 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 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.