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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 20, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 13, 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 3613 2 -2170 22 48             27324 1.5 -241 -7599 136 446 27906
Alaska 2318 389 -84 26 4             14590 5.3 2490 -969 249 104 14943
Arizona 4498 672 310 47 15             31961 1.4 -125 -5337 231 255 32447
Arkansas 4378 1189 -1246 18 11             26683 2.4 102 -5923 147 311 27141
California 51829 5652 -9446 454 201             385140 2.6 32153 -129416 3083 3316 391539
Colorado 2985 335 -671 51 33             27621 1.3 1834 -11442 344 434 28399
Connecticut 3692 662 -325 8 12             35429 2.2 697 -9560 84 247 35760
Delaware 931 83 -15 0 4             7558 1.9 238 -904 30 58 7646
District of Columbia 311 48 -120 13 2             4573 1.0 189 -1904 210 63 4846
Florida 10588 1232 512 52 130             113940 1.6 5586 -2991 553 1566 116059
Georgia 8456 1343 30 74 75             51128 1.4 849 -10395 821 1393 53342
Hawaii 1163 88 -225 10 20             6967 1.3 -64 -2561 114 192 7273
Idaho 2289 27 -724 91 6             12285 2.2 872 -3343 253 104 12642
Illinois 16462 3372 -2840 45 76             131087 2.3 7291 -29272 657 1214 132958
Indiana 7341 1027 -45 25 51             48009 1.7 657 -5626 395 473 48877
Iowa 2880 326 -546 2 11             19176 1.4 203 -4896 57 212 19445
Kansas 2781 522 -49 1 3             19476 1.5 -249 -6687 207 244 19927
Kentucky 5429 1875 -3314 28 14             27365 1.6 2276 -5323 406 554 28325
Louisiana 3776 556 -582 16 29             30203 1.7 230 -3249 139 426 30768
Maine 1825 454 192 2 1             8859 1.5 1475 -1285 17 60 8936
Maryland 4063 355 -572 33 31             33988 1.5 -402 -7096 355 411 34754
Massachusetts 8471 1347 -105 57 24             74955 2.4 3619 -15417 1019 559 76533
Michigan 18358 1105 -3492 42 40             113741 2.7 4541 -19060 464 819 115024
Minnesota 8103 2412 946 15 18             35681 1.4 4401 -14711 164 264 36109
Mississippi 2785 481 -594 19 15             18627 1.7 158 -2647 134 285 19046
Missouri 7472 436 -4585 95 44             53767 2.1 5448 -8701 742 380 54889
Montana 1491 480 -21 97 7             7437 2.0 1377 -3545 318 113 7868
Nebraska 1578 325 -35 0 1             10940 1.3 169 -1584 51 56 11047
Nevada 3275 340 -401 26 10             19691 1.8 843 -6346 171 174 20036
New Hampshire 896 67 -63 0 3             5860 1.0 453 -2003 22 34 5916
New Jersey 11249 957 1204 18 31             105532 2.8 5374 -12421 363 599 106494
New Mexico 1377 172 -275 22 3             11767 1.6 422 -1970 255 174 12196
New York 21215 2131 -1711 35 82             176749 2.2 8586 -34090 563 1227 178539
North Carolina 11385 -79 -414 25 77             70626 1.9 1145 -21330 276 1311 72213
North Dakota 741 174 -134 4 1             2388 0.8 385 -1109 37 38 2463
Ohio 13229 1425 -1461 10 13             78069 1.5 -2477 -27378 406 818 79293
Oklahoma 2649 577 -510 14 36             18125 1.3 2289 -8631 83 320 18528
Oregon 7697 1458 -1610 123 35             44920 2.9 1648 -14224 544 447 45911
Pennsylvania 21451 1917 -1274 165 120             153900 2.9 13210 -28176 1575 1592 157067
Puerto Rico 2448 -110 -340 2 6             43157 4.3 11782 726 331 460 43948
Rhode Island 1548 345 148 4 5             10842 2.3 865 -378 48 102 10992
South Carolina 6501 1656 -274 10 23             38953 2.2 1314 -8845 162 435 39550
South Dakota 471 120 -67 11 5             2323 0.7 163 -665 73 40 2436
Tennessee 6960 1450 1002 75 32             41165 1.6 2008 -5393 544 505 42214
Texas 20237 1572 617 31 187             139293 1.5 7917 -51549 1259 2640 143192
Utah 1676 80 -359 64 10             11482 1.1 499 -4272 503 125 12110
Vermont 956 -7 -155 3 4             5319 1.8 517 -1698 24 30 5373
Virgin Islands 49 13 11 0 0             500 1.2 -68 -179 0 3 503
Virginia 5419 722 -2076 33 88             29752 0.9 1126 -8855 386 1116 31254
Washington 11882 1584 -2298 111 64             66354 2.6 2515 -28623 552 1182 68088
West Virginia 1536 317 -220 7 19             12464 1.9 1406 -2903 86 244 12794
Wisconsin 11476 1101 -688 20 24             57693 2.2 1605 -16485 161 332 58186
Wyoming 532 43 -105 17 4             3253 1.4 716 -765 110 56 3419
Totals 356721 44820 -41269 2173 1808             2528687 2.0 140017 -609005 19914 28563 2577164

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.