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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 27, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 20, 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 2603 -1010 -361 10 25             26079 1.5 -1245 -5620 123 413 26615
Alaska 1618 -700 -143 22 2             13153 4.8 -1437 -846 140 74 13367
Arizona 2361 -1370 -728 22 13             29035 1.3 -2882 -6066 263 244 29542
Arkansas 5264 886 231 13 15             26508 2.4 -175 -4102 158 295 26961
California 37344 -14485 -4302 153 132             291798 2.0 -93342 -151534 2157 2457 296412
Colorado 2538 -447 -584 28 20             26589 1.3 -1032 -7952 245 446 27280
Connecticut 3155 -537 -372 5 5             35228 2.2 -201 -8913 73 227 35528
Delaware 825 -106 -127 4 2             7310 1.8 -248 -316 24 58 7392
District of Columbia 251 -60 -92 8 4             4344 0.9 -229 -1322 203 77 4624
Florida 6386 -4202 -299 27 97             94268 1.3 -19672 -9064 419 1389 96076
Georgia 4718 -3738 -1318 23 31             47030 1.3 -4098 -11598 793 1130 48953
Hawaii 924 -239 -309 6 14             6356 1.2 -611 -2522 65 201 6622
Idaho 4184 1895 -711 64 7             12633 2.2 348 -4145 341 93 13067
Illinois 14035 -2427 -665 16 45             113405 2.0 -17682 -25337 480 915 114800
Indiana 9636 2295 843 11 41             44403 1.6 -3606 -4701 327 408 45138
Iowa 3177 297 -2006 5 11             19065 1.4 -111 -5309 57 173 19295
Kansas 2986 205 -392 1 2             18826 1.5 -650 -6267 180 235 19241
Kentucky 6717 1288 3058 27 7             24244 1.4 -3121 -5069 278 482 25005
Louisiana 3182 -594 -868 6 17             29475 1.6 -728 -3683 156 426 30057
Maine 1686 -139 143 5 5             8506 1.5 -353 -1291 21 48 8575
Maryland 3773 -290 -1097 12 20             34327 1.5 339 -8032 489 443 35259
Massachusetts 8516 45 -1183 24 22             74174 2.4 -781 -14596 948 551 75673
Michigan 17491 -867 -2454 14 27             119817 2.8 6076 -5001 401 712 120930
Minnesota 7284 -819 -2684 14 15             34494 1.4 -1187 -11784 138 243 34875
Mississippi 3271 486 249 15 9             17891 1.7 -736 -2557 123 260 18274
Missouri 6683 -789 442 34 23             52885 2.1 -882 -12030 751 327 53963
Montana 1797 306 56 56 5             6387 1.7 -1050 -3370 187 75 6649
Nebraska 1612 34 -131 1 0             10868 1.3 -72 -1776 47 55 10970
Nevada 2738 -537 -12 13 4             19603 1.8 -88 -5343 183 167 19953
New Hampshire 846 -50 -16 2 3             5235 0.9 -625 -2125 14 20 5269
New Jersey 8294 -2955 -971 18 21             99708 2.6 -5824 -12117 395 582 100685
New Mexico 970 -407 -51 5 1             11229 1.6 -538 -1816 249 160 11638
New York 17622 -3593 -3148 33 54             171705 2.1 -5044 -36203 524 1225 173454
North Carolina 8438 -2947 -1006 16 46             67584 1.8 -3042 -22343 255 1285 69124
North Dakota 878 137 -275 2 0             2663 0.9 275 -1137 46 41 2750
Ohio 13573 344 -1032 11 6             76561 1.5 -1508 -34106 294 556 77411
Oklahoma 2413 -236 -139 6 10             17904 1.3 -221 -8887 67 303 18274
Oregon 8530 833 -1206 70 23             43764 2.9 -1156 -15200 555 429 44748
Pennsylvania 23262 1811 80 150 99             145852 2.7 -8048 -29330 1256 1547 148655
Puerto Rico 2049 -399 -210 1 14             32399 3.2 -10758 -6101 248 345 32992
Rhode Island 1454 -94 19 4 1             10513 2.3 -329 -535 44 97 10654
South Carolina 3050 -3451 -270 3 16             36442 2.1 -2511 -8436 151 409 37002
South Dakota 369 -102 -285 7 9             2263 0.6 -60 -568 67 22 2352
Tennessee 4624 -2336 -659 20 19             39332 1.5 -1833 -7382 565 499 40396
Texas 15988 -4249 -3919 28 151             123521 1.4 -15772 -45003 1015 2007 126543
Utah 1211 -465 -450 53 4             11188 1.1 -294 -4418 534 117 11839
Vermont 1059 103 -310 2 0             5522 1.9 203 -1767 25 24 5571
Virgin Islands 20 -29 -15 0 1             508 1.2 8 -2 0 4 512
Virginia 4757 -662 -727 11 33             28570 0.9 -1182 -8281 340 1004 29914
Washington 9975 -1907 -2904 72 32             66695 2.6 341 -30423 588 1141 68433
West Virginia 1183 -353 -753 3 11             10967 1.7 -1497 -6158 53 237 11257
Wisconsin 22356 10880 -3349 10 21             59407 2.2 1714 -15826 141 293 59841
Wyoming 622 90 -101 13 5             2729 1.2 -524 -720 74 51 2854
Totals 320298 -35656 -37513 1179 1200             2320962 1.8 -207681 -629030 17270 25022 2363264

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.