| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended December 4, 2004 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended November 27, 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 | 7689 | 5086 | -1469 | 22 | 31 | 32129 | 1.8 | 6050 | 4581 | 147 | 458 | 32734 | ||
| Alaska | 2104 | 486 | -179 | 27 | 3 | 16225 | 5.9 | 3072 | -932 | 272 | 103 | 16600 | ||
| Arizona | 3744 | 991 | -722 | 55 | 8 | 31860 | 1.4 | 1431 | -5665 | 272 | 251 | 32383 | ||
| Arkansas | 7050 | 1786 | 2473 | 16 | 12 | 32259 | 2.9 | 5751 | -5172 | 156 | 325 | 32740 | ||
| California | 51358 | 14014 | -6853 | 357 | 252 | 450756 | 3.1 | 158958 | -39508 | 3847 | 4158 | 458761 | ||
| Colorado | 4051 | 1513 | 411 | 44 | 33 | 28354 | 1.4 | 1765 | -11817 | 344 | 427 | 29125 | ||
| Connecticut | 5399 | 2244 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38218 | 2.4 | 2990 | -9255 | 107 | 222 | 38547 | ||
| Delaware | 1171 | 346 | -788 | 1 | 2 | 8509 | 2.1 | 1199 | -844 | 27 | 61 | 8597 | ||
| District of Columbia | 364 | 113 | -69 | 4 | 2 | 4787 | 1.0 | 443 | -1850 | 218 | 67 | 5072 | ||
| Florida | 10995 | 4609 | 1037 | 60 | 150 | 117315 | 1.6 | 23047 | -5200 | 604 | 1783 | 119702 | ||
| Georgia | 16887 | 12169 | 696 | 55 | 73 | 61073 | 1.6 | 14043 | -10311 | 838 | 1449 | 63360 | ||
| Hawaii | 1304 | 380 | -325 | 7 | 20 | 7062 | 1.3 | 706 | -2924 | 118 | 190 | 7370 | ||
| Idaho | 3921 | -263 | 42 | 105 | 6 | 16268 | 2.9 | 3635 | -4581 | 373 | 104 | 16745 | ||
| Illinois | 25124 | 11089 | 2410 | 40 | 69 | 148517 | 2.7 | 35112 | -32738 | 706 | 1393 | 150616 | ||
| Indiana | 9443 | -193 | 1 | 39 | 59 | 56928 | 2.0 | 12525 | -4745 | 385 | 530 | 57843 | ||
| Iowa | 4904 | 1727 | 142 | 6 | 18 | 22444 | 1.6 | 3379 | -6626 | 57 | 210 | 22711 | ||
| Kansas | 4229 | 1243 | 429 | 11 | 3 | 22395 | 1.8 | 3569 | -6513 | 205 | 267 | 22867 | ||
| Kentucky | 5238 | -1479 | 1652 | 15 | 13 | 31527 | 1.9 | 7283 | -7861 | 415 | 517 | 32460 | ||
| Louisiana | 4248 | 1066 | 1039 | 15 | 29 | 31948 | 1.8 | 2473 | -3627 | 140 | 428 | 32516 | ||
| Maine | 2101 | 415 | 294 | 1 | 2 | 10085 | 1.7 | 1579 | -958 | 27 | 55 | 10167 | ||
| Maryland | 5460 | 1687 | -529 | 25 | 35 | 36756 | 1.6 | 2429 | -7867 | 414 | 430 | 37600 | ||
| Massachusetts | 9883 | 1367 | -1441 | 54 | 42 | 81599 | 2.6 | 7425 | -14865 | 1009 | 572 | 83180 | ||
| Michigan | 21392 | 3901 | 41 | 33 | 54 | 137189 | 3.2 | 17372 | -21366 | 484 | 872 | 138545 | ||
| Minnesota | 10629 | 3345 | -221 | 46 | 22 | 45584 | 1.8 | 11090 | -11241 | 210 | 231 | 46025 | ||
| Mississippi | 4554 | 1283 | -634 | 36 | 16 | 21856 | 2.0 | 3965 | -3869 | 140 | 296 | 22292 | ||
| Missouri | 11648 | 4965 | 1467 | 79 | 41 | 58885 | 2.3 | 6000 | -7363 | 807 | 365 | 60057 | ||
| Montana | 1670 | -127 | -49 | 127 | 11 | 9223 | 2.4 | 2836 | -2825 | 487 | 127 | 9837 | ||
| Nebraska | 2428 | 816 | -679 | 3 | 4 | 12491 | 1.5 | 1623 | -1229 | 49 | 49 | 12589 | ||
| Nevada | 4288 | 1550 | 373 | 21 | 15 | 21988 | 2.0 | 2385 | -6309 | 208 | 182 | 22378 | ||
| New Hampshire | 1168 | 322 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6781 | 1.1 | 1546 | -1637 | 23 | 45 | 6849 | ||
| New Jersey | 13887 | 5593 | -1480 | 35 | 28 | 111269 | 2.9 | 11561 | -12890 | 363 | 612 | 112244 | ||
| New Mexico | 1437 | 467 | -79 | 14 | 0 | 12507 | 1.7 | 1278 | -2193 | 264 | 173 | 12944 | ||
| New York | 31635 | 14013 | -457 | 58 | 81 | 195511 | 2.4 | 23806 | -31213 | 596 | 1279 | 197386 | ||
| North Carolina | 28704 | 20266 | 4470 | 33 | 60 | 89698 | 2.4 | 22114 | -16204 | 311 | 1306 | 91315 | ||
| North Dakota | 1151 | 273 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 3414 | 1.1 | 751 | -1351 | 55 | 36 | 3505 | ||
| Ohio | 18025 | 4452 | 782 | 16 | 14 | 91091 | 1.8 | 5024 | -25662 | 399 | 833 | 92323 | ||
| Oklahoma | 2627 | 214 | -905 | 6 | 11 | 17932 | 1.3 | 28 | -10218 | 67 | 303 | 18302 | ||
| Oregon | 7915 | -615 | -1688 | 152 | 32 | 50863 | 3.3 | 7099 | -15820 | 629 | 456 | 51948 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 35272 | 12010 | -7402 | 178 | 129 | 167076 | 3.1 | 21224 | -28457 | 1694 | 1665 | 170435 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 2629 | 580 | -245 | 1 | 13 | 48909 | 4.8 | 16510 | 2534 | 380 | 602 | 49891 | ||
| Rhode Island | 1666 | 212 | -284 | 3 | 10 | 11772 | 2.5 | 1259 | -377 | 61 | 97 | 11930 | ||
| South Carolina | 11725 | 8675 | -490 | 9 | 31 | 44815 | 2.6 | 8373 | -9249 | 145 | 440 | 45400 | ||
| South Dakota | 784 | 415 | -6 | 14 | 4 | 2844 | 0.8 | 581 | -834 | 83 | 36 | 2963 | ||
| Tennessee | 11095 | 6471 | 484 | 42 | 37 | 45610 | 1.8 | 6278 | -6852 | 574 | 506 | 46690 | ||
| Texas | 15292 | -696 | -1531 | 34 | 216 | 155029 | 1.7 | 31508 | -51117 | 1355 | 2724 | 159108 | ||
| Utah | 2155 | 944 | 119 | 125 | 10 | 12447 | 1.2 | 1259 | -4788 | 561 | 124 | 13132 | ||
| Vermont | 1145 | 86 | -69 | 2 | 7 | 6494 | 2.2 | 972 | -1953 | 31 | 34 | 6559 | ||
| Virgin Islands | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 604 | 1.5 | 96 | -33 | 0 | 6 | 610 | ||
| Virginia | 8092 | 3335 | -1237 | 22 | 97 | 35796 | 1.1 | 7226 | -10039 | 406 | 1151 | 37353 | ||
| Washington | 13135 | 3160 | -1306 | 112 | 83 | 72886 | 2.8 | 6191 | -33525 | 684 | 1160 | 74730 | ||
| West Virginia | 2860 | 1677 | -235 | 15 | 23 | 16274 | 2.5 | 5307 | -4276 | 88 | 272 | 16634 | ||
| Wisconsin | 15888 | -6468 | -1060 | 39 | 26 | 81355 | 3.1 | 21948 | -18694 | 169 | 338 | 81862 | ||
| Wyoming | 807 | 185 | 144 | 17 | 3 | 3518 | 1.5 | 789 | -899 | 123 | 61 | 3702 | ||
| Totals | 472403 | 151713 | -13799 | 2249 | 1951 | 2878725 | 2.3 | 546863 | -519227 | 22127 | 30381 | 2931234 | ||
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.