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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
October 9, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 2, 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 6711 -1684 2041 39 41             29868 1.7 -1757 -3917 135 424 30427
Alaska 2189 -30 45 39 8             9957 3.6 704 -768 158 97 10212
Arizona 4294 742 -621 30 13             33470 1.5 -1465 -5842 185 254 33909
Arkansas 4960 2507 1359 15 12             22722 2.1 -514 -6873 120 317 23159
California 46299 3190 -12055 238 272             342046 2.3 -5662 -115898 2494 3238 347778
Colorado 2876 196 -252 41 32             24065 1.2 -1464 -11014 223 389 24677
Connecticut 3587 877 -305 14 29             34103 2.1 -552 -10254 82 215 34400
Delaware 912 306 19 3 3             6972 1.7 -167 -458 28 70 7070
District of Columbia 341 139 -141 17 1             4700 1.0 -160 -1483 181 70 4951
Florida 19872 637 8288 131 183             125939 1.8 794 142 484 1521 127944
Georgia 9226 2076 1 112 119             53557 1.4 1117 -11288 684 1371 55612
Hawaii 1284 210 -313 20 30             6834 1.3 -514 -3005 122 164 7120
Idaho 1785 627 -298 32 5             8567 1.5 -302 -3439 62 91 8720
Illinois 13633 413 -2223 59 90             117712 2.1 -604 -28758 660 1131 119503
Indiana 6687 1073 -128 69 53             42792 1.5 -2414 -8393 383 449 43624
Iowa 2850 910 -239 7 15             17276 1.2 -654 -4270 47 198 17521
Kansas 3410 1563 -1305 18 11             18411 1.5 -261 -8241 150 243 18804
Kentucky 4076 834 -698 23 24             24756 1.5 -1712 -5499 541 525 25822
Louisiana 3751 755 -440 24 25             31385 1.7 -751 -440 138 438 31961
Maine 1033 139 -137 1 3             6492 1.1 -299 -1626 17 44 6553
Maryland 4687 1513 -341 50 41             32601 1.4 175 -8080 328 421 33350
Massachusetts 6760 1088 -415 74 45             70016 2.3 -884 -17719 987 624 71627
Michigan 15088 6205 -387 27 51             95290 2.2 -7397 -23087 382 753 96425
Minnesota 5329 1851 -860 19 29             29251 1.2 -338 -11370 77 220 29548
Mississippi 3093 841 -145 18 21             18126 1.7 -398 -3495 138 299 18563
Missouri 6843 1207 -4042 72 33             47080 1.8 -268 -12447 846 332 48258
Montana 1171 538 -378 42 7             4550 1.2 -303 -1866 51 104 4705
Nebraska 1430 47 46 5 2             10274 1.2 -251 -1127 49 62 10385
Nevada 3031 935 -433 14 8             17708 1.6 -445 -6922 93 194 17995
New Hampshire 797 172 90 3 1             5012 0.8 -20 -2549 21 27 5060
New Jersey 9263 813 -312 64 43             97326 2.6 -3541 -13810 342 551 98219
New Mexico 1346 382 -137 39 2             10894 1.5 -120 -1549 129 152 11175
New York 18817 3291 -1484 53 94             160163 2.0 -1827 -38769 584 1180 161927
North Carolina 11137 667 -5271 24 79             67938 1.9 -438 -28651 308 1228 69474
North Dakota 358 133 -25 10 0             1464 0.5 -91 -300 36 35 1535
Ohio 11714 1453 -1224 29 13             77176 1.5 -2530 -24413 452 864 78492
Oklahoma 2772 1002 135 17 32             17266 1.3 -233 -9660 103 334 17703
Oregon 7160 2083 -555 81 53             37937 2.5 -398 -16375 238 474 38649
Pennsylvania 20762 4601 199 366 167             137924 2.6 -1653 -33357 1498 1632 141054
Puerto Rico 4110 -30 441 12 24             41192 4.1 -1547 -8929 402 533 42127
Rhode Island 1283 118 23 12 4             9688 2.1 -174 -1038 41 92 9821
South Carolina 5697 1492 -339 15 25             35405 2.0 -131 -9292 145 439 35989
South Dakota 369 58 -16 18 2             1819 0.5 2 -401 57 31 1907
Tennessee 6810 2519 -54 72 32             39170 1.5 647 -7969 572 454 40196
Texas 19706 4525 -1901 116 268             131147 1.5 -9277 -50575 1221 2374 134742
Utah 1530 350 -227 114 12             9616 1.0 -88 -4578 476 113 10205
Vermont 514 111 -167 2 5             3584 1.2 -112 -1738 17 25 3626
Virgin Islands 69 0 4 0 1             513 1.2 79 -225 0 6 519
Virginia 4995 227 -3049 25 113             28683 0.9 63 -14519 380 1042 30105
Washington 10397 2768 -932 83 100             57082 2.2 669 -25221 448 1224 58754
West Virginia 1551 306 -87 7 30             10686 1.6 -52 -2173 65 227 10978
Wisconsin 9487 1804 -1271 19 26             50033 1.9 -108 -14900 129 344 50506
Wyoming 471 182 -37 9 2             2149 0.9 -35 -217 22 45 2216
Totals 338323 58732 -30553 2443 2334             2320387 1.8 -47661 -628645 17531 27684 2365602

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.