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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 22, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 15, 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 4716 -4806 -738 16 25             30467 1.7 -6259 -7025 126 404 30997
Alaska 1960 -369 -967 11 3             18449 6.7 1323 -528 277 92 18818
Arizona 3828 -675 213 33 15             32025 1.4 0 -4185 442 251 32718
Arkansas 3446 -1598 540 8 11             34550 3.1 -1640 -3888 179 312 35041
California 47959 -11450 -1772 158 226             413531 2.8 -14179 -75976 3172 2955 419658
Colorado 2825 -802 -447 26 39             33334 1.6 4417 -8515 335 424 34093
Connecticut 4781 -4022 -833 8 12             50722 3.2 -3168 -8475 106 225 51053
Delaware 1323 -32 57 0 11             11285 2.8 227 -214 35 70 11390
District of Columbia 215 -161 -159 8 0             4782 1.0 -8 -1467 225 63 5070
Florida 8701 -1988 -1960 55 125             85279 1.2 -15315 -24309 394 1550 87223
Georgia 7411 -5050 -2779 22 63             53924 1.4 -5891 -13531 718 1299 55941
Hawaii 1225 -156 -124 9 22             7258 1.3 -252 -2239 83 196 7537
Idaho 2472 -764 -26 34 6             22298 3.9 682 -3403 639 124 23061
Illinois 16268 -3559 -1861 26 70             195736 3.5 18128 -18163 617 1108 197461
Indiana 8489 -2142 579 32 68             76170 2.7 -7814 -145 310 598 77078
Iowa 3082 -1929 -233 8 13             38681 2.8 -969 -1107 57 214 38952
Kansas 2988 -2609 -47 5 7             28913 2.3 100 -2559 201 244 29358
Kentucky 5038 -745 1024 7 19             41705 2.5 -2680 -2291 604 456 42766
Louisiana 2665 -1112 -816 12 27             32409 1.8 -1304 -4395 153 433 32995
Maine 1752 -917 -257 1 4             15136 2.6 -573 -785 35 61 15232
Maryland 5291 -833 -7 76 39             43982 1.9 -1309 -7160 437 401 44820
Massachusetts 9197 -809 420 15 32             108116 3.5 169 -18388 469 500 109085
Michigan 19666 -6319 1971 20 63             192068 4.5 -14503 -20122 467 786 193321
Minnesota 6591 -215 108 15 29             77886 3.1 13512 -8655 227 253 78366
Mississippi 2163 -643 -66 25 20             21245 2.0 -1229 -4118 190 249 21684
Missouri 8258 -5823 450 40 33             75904 3.0 -928 -3258 478 352 76734
Montana 988 -776 -187 40 5             14377 3.7 2919 -1364 674 107 15158
Nebraska 1644 -968 10 1 1             17069 2.0 233 -362 59 64 17192
Nevada 2806 -1058 -200 7 6             23078 2.1 110 -4382 225 171 23474
New Hampshire 1162 -88 54 2 2             9135 1.5 423 -1115 14 26 9175
New Jersey 11670 -1716 -1291 25 34             137231 3.6 4229 -13078 454 636 138321
New Mexico 1208 -387 -107 10 1             13728 1.9 -560 -1985 239 152 14119
New York 21874 -4980 -3721 31 91             227483 2.8 -2433 -27804 691 1264 229438
North Carolina 12179 -5442 -278 22 47             81586 2.2 -5740 -20883 305 1248 83139
North Dakota 558 -252 -89 1 0             7184 2.3 247 -495 61 44 7289
Ohio 17408 -3375 -143 7 11             137456 2.6 -1456 -19568 385 698 138539
Oklahoma 3003 -774 384 13 28             22684 1.7 -66 -5553 88 283 23055
Oregon 7283 -2588 -1485 79 43             57580 3.7 -359 -14580 1009 459 59048
Pennsylvania 25997 -2971 -107 129 108             237597 4.4 32416 -16285 1601 1959 241157
Puerto Rico 3682 -625 202 2 17             39240 3.9 -10951 -163 197 310 39747
Rhode Island 1796 -893 -157 3 9             16234 3.5 -116 -1478 47 108 16389
South Carolina 5117 -4085 -389 9 19             43183 2.5 -3625 -9646 145 417 43745
South Dakota 475 -257 -49 8 5             4957 1.4 139 -82 110 26 5093
Tennessee 9765 -6325 2146 41 46             54874 2.1 -7572 -6021 517 502 55893
Texas 14663 -3600 -4635 20 182             148293 1.6 1529 -38068 906 2211 151410
Utah 1491 -655 -333 33 11             15953 1.6 950 -4401 836 127 16916
Vermont 801 10 47 0 1             8732 3.0 -135 -1434 28 32 8792
Virgin Islands 45 -10 9 0 0             456 1.1 -78 67 5 2 463
Virginia 6194 -19 -772 13 61             37562 1.1 -2257 -9898 446 1100 39108
Washington 10735 -2072 289 58 63             82139 3.2 -645 -28613 777 1110 84026
West Virginia 1780 -860 -383 4 20             19510 3.0 1561 -3939 65 242 19817
Wisconsin 14254 -1678 -1909 14 26             103815 3.9 -611 -9715 210 301 104326
Wyoming 466 -536 -84 9 2             5110 2.2 1120 -672 127 66 5303
Totals 361354 -106508 -20908 1251 1821             3312101 2.6 -30191 -486418 21197 27285 3360584

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.