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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 15, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 8, 2005
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 9522 -5715 490 19 37             36726 2.1 -5559 -5948 147 414 37287
Alaska 2329 -958 871 26 5             17126 6.2 560 -1676 290 116 17532
Arizona 4237 -1375 -744 28 13             32065 1.4 344 -4144 419 252 32736
Arkansas 5254 -3780 1753 21 11             36190 3.3 -2057 -2047 163 323 36676
California 59409 -2496 1215 263 256             427710 2.9 16201 -74913 3650 3315 434675
Colorado 3627 -1061 -709 32 38             28917 1.4 -2741 -10779 386 381 29684
Connecticut 8803 -2712 48 11 10             53890 3.4 -4062 -6362 98 205 54193
Delaware 1355 -1914 29 3 10             11058 2.8 423 -235 20 60 11138
District of Columbia 401 0 -84 33 0             4803 1.0 0 -2381 206 66 5075
Florida 10689 -2136 -3695 66 151             100594 1.4 1837 -12144 538 1629 102761
Georgia 12461 -9374 -4565 67 85             59815 1.6 -11934 -14294 793 1311 61919
Hawaii 1381 -528 -118 15 23             7510 1.4 -827 -2234 117 158 7785
Idaho 3236 -1809 304 68 12             21616 3.8 -923 -4317 642 135 22393
Illinois 19827 -8645 -855 51 73             177608 3.2 -2290 -31265 595 1286 179489
Indiana 10631 -8247 1301 33 64             83984 3.0 3115 1412 380 637 85001
Iowa 5011 -3886 1424 15 14             39650 2.8 -1496 -2086 57 228 39935
Kansas 5597 -655 1962 6 8             28813 2.3 3052 -4764 224 272 29309
Kentucky 5783 -4226 992 17 29             44385 2.6 -4999 -2658 644 534 45564
Louisiana 3777 -1221 -552 18 31             33713 1.8 -602 -4077 147 451 34311
Maine 2669 -544 112 7 0             15709 2.7 1217 -528 35 50 15794
Maryland 6124 -2686 282 87 43             45291 2.0 -2 -6936 520 447 46258
Massachusetts 10006 -3673 -2044 32 47             107947 3.5 -1344 -11709 578 509 109034
Michigan 25985 -14303 2954 38 54             206571 4.9 26983 783 445 854 207870
Minnesota 6806 -5035 -475 26 22             64374 2.5 -6421 -9480 267 283 64924
Mississippi 2806 -2214 -259 33 19             22474 2.1 -2544 -4167 186 257 22917
Missouri 14081 -7469 2347 33 28             76832 3.0 694 -8883 574 382 77788
Montana 1764 -1352 24 48 9             11458 3.0 216 -3348 723 123 12304
Nebraska 2612 -736 688 2 3             16836 2.0 353 -1176 52 65 16953
Nevada 3864 -1050 -355 12 9             22968 2.1 749 -4202 226 177 23371
New Hampshire 1250 -528 -212 5 0             8712 1.4 -1049 -1777 20 21 8753
New Jersey 13386 -9196 -2617 43 36             133002 3.5 -5950 -15592 426 566 133994
New Mexico 1595 -348 -180 17 0             14288 2.0 224 -1620 285 166 14739
New York 26854 -22589 -2183 45 104             229916 2.8 -14676 -24102 718 1272 231906
North Carolina 17621 -17056 -4097 34 83             87326 2.4 -21471 -25057 295 1263 88884
North Dakota 810 -1082 1 1 1             6937 2.3 616 -640 61 36 7034
Ohio 20783 -8894 -3426 13 11             138912 2.7 5181 -16311 459 764 140135
Oklahoma 3777 -2559 574 18 35             22750 1.7 2434 -5726 87 299 23136
Oregon 9871 -3361 -4023 173 36             57939 3.8 -2001 -22311 993 482 59414
Pennsylvania 28968 -20511 -1534 179 136             205181 3.8 -24913 -25262 1817 1651 208649
Puerto Rico 4307 926 368 4 20             50191 4.9 26882 4068 291 556 51038
Rhode Island 2689 -504 -263 6 6             16350 3.5 -1169 -1075 62 88 16500
South Carolina 9202 -9688 897 11 24             46808 2.7 -11741 -7887 172 427 47407
South Dakota 732 -384 173 4 12             4818 1.4 160 -311 118 29 4965
Tennessee 16090 -5312 -273 47 42             62446 2.4 1579 -5270 529 484 63459
Texas 18263 -6733 -4423 28 248             146764 1.6 1143 -51475 1118 2508 150390
Utah 2146 -909 -214 56 12             15003 1.5 437 -4405 851 139 15993
Vermont 791 -411 -165 2 3             8867 3.1 -700 -1368 31 35 8933
Virgin Islands 55 35 -12 0 0             534 1.3 174 48 2 2 538
Virginia 6213 -5431 -2406 23 83             39819 1.2 -7056 -11505 418 1097 41334
Washington 12807 -2749 -1806 103 65             82784 3.2 -3902 -38789 783 1122 84689
West Virginia 2640 -758 -650 10 18             17949 2.7 -594 -5271 99 268 18316
Wisconsin 15932 -9813 966 19 24             104426 3.9 -9847 -11601 217 308 104951
Wyoming 1002 49 232 25 6             3990 1.7 -432 -1159 129 45 4164
Totals 467831 -227606 -22932 1976 2109             3342345 2.6 -58728 -508956 23103 28548 3393997

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.