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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
October 30, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 23, 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 4065 -504 -206 13 36             27961 1.6 -1124 -5594 138 466 28565
Alaska 2045 167 -180 18 3             10902 4.0 -1008 -778 112 60 11074
Arizona 3541 -255 -463 18 18             32761 1.5 -815 -5413 235 262 33258
Arkansas 4219 660 388 15 16             25276 2.3 132 -4899 136 324 25736
California 48952 -494 -6397 225 195             350776 2.4 -4567 -108765 2320 3244 356340
Colorado 2621 -102 -712 33 30             25042 1.2 -1148 -9475 193 429 25664
Connecticut 2906 -148 -689 12 9             34928 2.2 -74 -9466 65 259 35252
Delaware 792 -96 -223 2 1             7247 1.8 192 -2206 20 69 7336
District of Columbia 305 50 -35 10 3             4491 1.0 -399 -1625 202 74 4767
Florida 11106 -4984 2375 69 162             118958 1.7 -8254 3700 582 1631 121171
Georgia 7254 273 -1238 115 79             50534 1.4 -826 -12045 675 1396 52605
Hawaii 1017 -132 -176 7 26             6986 1.3 131 -2582 75 193 7254
Idaho 2117 96 -96 37 12             10099 1.8 845 -3120 124 87 10310
Illinois 13973 -632 -171 27 63             120723 2.2 -75 -24927 575 1113 122411
Indiana 6149 -496 -98 28 46             45452 1.6 247 -6356 383 495 46330
Iowa 2707 480 -2236 6 7             17904 1.3 -73 -4956 51 198 18153
Kansas 2499 374 -43 2 5             18790 1.5 -424 -6681 200 225 19215
Kentucky 4585 842 417 32 18             24901 1.5 2636 -5967 305 488 25694
Louisiana 3066 117 -585 10 14             30111 1.7 -549 -2111 152 451 30714
Maine 1491 233 -273 4 0             7676 1.3 739 -1867 17 44 7737
Maryland 3493 -250 -881 30 29             33899 1.5 1008 -8395 486 442 34827
Massachusetts 6526 -178 -1390 43 34             70021 2.3 -796 -15576 851 592 71464
Michigan 12987 -503 -2794 26 40             99339 2.3 -7446 -23714 380 744 100463
Minnesota 4299 368 -1232 15 21             29997 1.2 -710 -11253 123 267 30387
Mississippi 2394 46 -437 8 8             18436 1.7 -100 -2560 124 289 18849
Missouri 6819 -3803 -280 49 30             52570 2.1 3851 -6724 781 336 53687
Montana 1194 -254 -708 38 10             5143 1.4 -432 -2317 72 88 5303
Nebraska 1514 606 136 1 1             10636 1.2 61 -1051 51 61 10748
Nevada 2240 -409 -298 15 8             18663 1.7 251 -6526 110 178 18951
New Hampshire 803 -57 -200 4 0             5216 0.9 1 -2040 16 32 5264
New Jersey 8639 -730 -1111 22 63             98138 2.6 -1511 -13811 385 568 99091
New Mexico 1164 47 -166 7 1             11110 1.5 83 -1967 200 156 11466
New York 18628 -98 -1155 24 87             164406 2.0 -420 -35856 572 1218 166196
North Carolina 10581 -900 -1919 22 86             67864 1.9 -1027 -25451 284 1256 69404
North Dakota 456 45 -146 0 2             1646 0.5 76 -416 33 39 1718
Ohio 10692 -1054 -2172 13 9             80698 1.6 807 -21182 232 477 81407
Oklahoma 2541 493 359 13 25             17887 1.3 208 -7772 104 309 18300
Oregon 6586 -42 -696 68 27             41478 2.7 1446 -13441 363 469 42310
Pennsylvania 16801 -1705 -3469 109 99             141374 2.6 -2284 -30951 1382 1653 144409
Puerto Rico 2952 -81 -56 5 19             38745 3.8 -11895 -5405 302 445 39492
Rhode Island 1165 48 65 4 7             9739 2.1 -20 -1053 44 98 9881
South Carolina 4874 -484 -1578 9 24             36415 2.1 -475 -9732 153 437 37005
South Dakota 385 26 -65 6 7             1933 0.5 5 -294 65 29 2027
Tennessee 5318 -122 263 31 35             39399 1.5 -201 -7050 557 470 40426
Texas 16572 261 -3364 67 160             134899 1.5 -1025 -48539 1063 2402 138364
Utah 2143 331 377 38 7             10296 1.0 437 -3984 605 119 11020
Vermont 814 -12 -266 1 3             4122 1.4 264 -1711 14 22 4158
Virgin Islands 25 -18 -5 0 0             545 1.3 -66 -44 0 9 554
Virginia 4768 -1425 -1605 13 84             29142 0.9 52 -9678 335 1075 30552
Washington 10121 591 -1877 72 67             60338 2.3 2497 -27282 471 1227 62036
West Virginia 1277 22 -345 4 15             10844 1.6 -637 -5604 44 266 11154
Wisconsin 10502 1350 -2617 12 22             53069 2.0 1808 -13976 138 329 53536
Wyoming 514 66 -103 10 6             2304 1.0 -100 -301 29 50 2383
Totals 305197 -12376 -40376 1462 1779             2371829 1.9 -30704 -580789 16929 27660 2416418

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.