| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 27, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 20, 2004 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| 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.