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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 13, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 6, 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 3611 -609 -334 15 26             27565 1.6 -274 -5496 134 453 28152
Alaska 1929 -479 -129 18 3             12100 4.4 -549 -1084 134 62 12296
Arizona 3587 -711 -548 17 12             32116 1.4 -103 -5142 237 265 32618
Arkansas 3189 -1610 -121 11 6             26581 2.4 518 -3597 142 319 27042
California 46177 -6266 -8058 352 208             352987 2.4 -22277 -116106 2134 3140 358261
Colorado 2650 -507 -441 33 29             25787 1.2 -613 -9281 232 429 26448
Connecticut 3030 -264 -402 9 14             34732 2.2 -105 -9460 92 230 35054
Delaware 848 -44 29 2 1             7320 1.8 -43 -1782 23 52 7395
District of Columbia 265 26 -62 0 0             4384 1.0 -170 -1272 194 81 4659
Florida 9356 -5858 1414 31 132             108354 1.5 -9132 -4340 545 1579 110478
Georgia 7113 -1039 -3232 58 74             50279 1.4 -658 -13966 778 1346 52403
Hawaii 1075 -155 -99 11 16             7031 1.3 214 -2408 76 182 7289
Idaho 2262 -308 -404 69 7             11413 2.0 808 -3464 222 93 11728
Illinois 13090 -2884 -2201 40 47             123796 2.2 408 -23155 554 1077 125427
Indiana 6314 -2401 -407 30 33             47352 1.7 2331 -4302 399 474 48225
Iowa 2554 -637 -518 2 10             18973 1.4 302 -4944 52 267 19292
Kansas 2259 -982 -343 4 6             19725 1.6 502 -6071 195 247 20167
Kentucky 3554 -910 -1466 7 11             25089 1.5 -1050 -4764 319 479 25887
Louisiana 3220 -280 -1052 9 23             29973 1.6 199 -2602 140 440 30553
Maine 1371 -269 -38 1 3             7384 1.3 -78 -1519 24 41 7449
Maryland 3708 -442 -745 27 33             34390 1.5 1210 -9321 477 452 35319
Massachusetts 7124 -1337 -1089 108 25             71336 2.3 213 -16008 912 580 72828
Michigan 17253 -947 748 33 43             109200 2.6 2840 -13690 409 770 110379
Minnesota 5691 -175 -1114 17 14             31280 1.2 138 -12322 133 262 31675
Mississippi 2304 -816 -438 18 9             18469 1.7 53 -2188 130 293 18892
Missouri 7036 -1357 -141 52 28             48319 1.9 -6007 -10883 698 304 49321
Montana 1011 -214 -420 45 7             6060 1.6 -523 -3442 149 89 6298
Nebraska 1253 -92 -242 2 1             10771 1.3 -170 -1746 44 56 10871
Nevada 2935 -13 -488 15 7             18848 1.8 145 -5661 162 179 19189
New Hampshire 829 -200 -119 4 0             5407 0.9 11 -2160 13 30 5450
New Jersey 10292 -1352 -959 19 30             100158 2.6 645 -12412 405 631 101194
New Mexico 1205 -1 -168 13 1             11345 1.6 188 -1954 234 161 11740
New York 19084 -165 -1747 44 76             168163 2.1 1700 -34618 569 1228 169960
North Carolina 11464 -1608 137 23 72             69481 1.9 -165 -23156 280 1287 71048
North Dakota 567 -41 -269 2 0             2003 0.7 229 -999 40 40 2083
Ohio 11804 -1357 -1675 6 9             84615 1.6 2208 -21045 286 493 85394
Oklahoma 2072 -147 -238 11 29             15836 1.2 -2352 -10716 80 280 16196
Oregon 6239 -1390 -1225 81 24             43272 2.8 1190 -14162 493 474 44239
Pennsylvania 19534 -934 -1270 145 100             140690 2.6 -4744 -34556 1244 1611 143545
Puerto Rico 2558 261 315 0 20             31375 3.1 -7486 -9237 262 394 32031
Rhode Island 1203 -190 -23 4 7             9977 2.2 243 -833 43 108 10128
South Carolina 4845 -147 -431 8 9             37639 2.2 881 -8613 150 428 38217
South Dakota 351 -100 -220 8 3             2160 0.6 202 -630 69 32 2261
Tennessee 5510 -580 -64 38 31             39157 1.5 -409 -7579 541 492 40190
Texas 18827 383 -1002 71 215             130351 1.4 -3600 -52105 1047 2241 133639
Utah 1596 -264 -318 59 8             10983 1.1 -40 -4206 503 111 11597
Vermont 963 -92 28 1 3             4802 1.7 474 -1784 25 28 4855
Virgin Islands 36 9 16 0 0             568 1.4 73 53 0 7 575
Virginia 4697 -503 -967 21 86             28626 0.9 -1820 -9981 348 1056 30030
Washington 10298 -1878 -1460 83 63             63839 2.5 1664 -29523 525 1195 65563
West Virginia 1219 -149 -402 3 10             11058 1.7 -476 -6116 46 258 11362
Wisconsin 10375 -743 -1342 13 24             56088 2.1 760 -18035 146 335 56569
Wyoming 489 -158 -149 16 3             2537 1.1 -145 -628 44 57 2638
Totals 311826 -42926 -35893 1709 1651             2391744 1.9 -42640 -605011 17133 27218 2436099

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.