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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
January 29, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 22, 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 4242 -474 -1448 19 37             29644 1.7 -823 -7699 134 405 30183
Alaska 2006 46 -169 20 1             17291 6.3 -1158 -1852 287 117 17695
Arizona 3476 420 -614 14 16             31139 1.4 -418 -5306 440 232 31811
Arkansas 3065 -381 26 14 13             34719 3.2 169 -3507 177 322 35218
California 50224 2265 -7139 202 222             433809 3.0 20278 -67310 3922 3481 441212
Colorado 2877 52 -593 30 39             30952 1.5 -2382 -10205 425 409 31786
Connecticut 4972 191 -505 8 11             51286 3.2 564 -8651 80 214 51580
Delaware 1649 326 173 3 9             10432 2.6 -853 -594 27 67 10526
District of Columbia 348 133 12 27 3             4787 1.0 5 -1839 233 71 5091
Florida 9361 660 -1016 49 148             97731 1.4 12452 -14787 437 1565 99733
Georgia 7401 -10 -1828 43 79             54186 1.5 262 -12546 606 1243 56035
Hawaii 1277 52 -297 13 11             6919 1.3 -339 -2508 93 167 7179
Idaho 2525 53 -205 31 2             22258 3.9 -40 -3532 668 127 23053
Illinois 15249 -1019 -3917 46 80             181818 3.2 -13918 -26530 550 1264 183632
Indiana 8957 468 -114 42 81             75879 2.7 -291 -206 334 615 76828
Iowa 2828 -254 -1373 5 11             37903 2.7 -778 -2952 57 237 38197
Kansas 2589 -399 -2529 3 11             27520 2.2 -1393 -3991 189 259 27968
Kentucky 4910 -128 1090 18 22             38291 2.3 -3414 -3885 492 528 39312
Louisiana 5797 3132 2377 16 22             31437 1.7 -972 -4667 154 418 32009
Maine 1865 113 -1070 0 3             16258 2.8 1122 -3240 39 51 16348
Maryland 5680 389 -1817 38 38             46664 2.0 2682 -6568 436 393 47493
Massachusetts 10671 1474 2030 37 32             107485 3.5 -631 -18796 440 507 108432
Michigan 16742 -2924 -2625 37 41             183951 4.3 -8117 -14878 431 820 185202
Minnesota 5406 -1185 -1267 19 23             65733 2.6 -12153 -7641 37 227 65997
Mississippi 2028 -135 -449 20 29             20955 1.9 -290 -4070 187 250 21392
Missouri 7023 -1235 -4093 56 33             76101 3.0 197 -4879 477 401 76979
Montana 1035 47 -482 42 5             12578 3.3 -1799 -2086 711 126 13415
Nebraska 1503 -141 -471 1 3             17004 2.0 -65 -264 63 65 17132
Nevada 2976 170 -488 8 5             22980 2.1 -98 -4583 244 168 23392
New Hampshire 1068 -94 -59 2 3             9327 1.6 192 -1626 17 17 9361
New Jersey 12169 499 -1027 26 25             133953 3.5 -3278 -16310 443 575 134971
New Mexico 1218 10 -201 5 1             13868 1.9 140 -2029 314 151 14333
New York 24614 2740 520 25 93             233134 2.9 5651 -24787 696 1215 235045
North Carolina 16301 4122 4691 30 68             87134 2.4 5548 -13991 321 1242 88697
North Dakota 483 -75 -368 0 1             7149 2.3 -35 -446 66 35 7250
Ohio 14756 -2652 -3889 8 8             135140 2.6 -2316 -20025 366 717 136223
Oklahoma 2028 -975 -657 18 31             20370 1.5 -2314 -7599 89 287 20746
Oregon 7237 -46 -3039 86 41             57964 3.8 384 -13857 1032 441 59437
Pennsylvania 25474 -523 -3432 176 122             198966 3.7 -38631 -29633 12715 1731 213412
Puerto Rico 4582 900 1032 5 21             43292 4.3 4052 -2278 177 408 43877
Rhode Island 1595 -201 -204 2 4             15678 3.4 -556 -3482 52 81 15811
South Carolina 5203 86 714 13 29             43482 2.5 299 -7451 150 413 44045
South Dakota 424 -51 -175 7 5             4888 1.4 -69 -232 112 30 5030
Tennessee 7250 -2515 227 35 44             53193 2.1 -1681 -7271 517 479 54189
Texas 15914 1251 -557 25 213             141665 1.6 -6628 -49997 830 2501 144996
Utah 1458 -33 -446 25 9             16029 1.6 76 -4972 835 135 16999
Vermont 744 -57 -11 1 3             8702 3.0 -30 -1289 30 32 8764
Virgin Islands 37 -8 -14 0 0             449 1.1 -7 -57 2 3 454
Virginia 6571 377 -1161 18 71             39272 1.2 1710 -8504 421 1078 40771
Washington 10317 -418 -1792 57 75             81961 3.2 -178 -26986 851 1134 83946
West Virginia 2249 469 262 2 22             18975 2.9 -535 -2806 110 271 19356
Wisconsin 13675 -579 -3280 17 34             106196 4.0 2381 -14321 223 306 106725
Wyoming 431 -35 -151 6 1             4558 1.9 -552 -740 144 54 4756
Totals 364480 3898 -41818 1450 1954             3263055 2.6 -48578 -510261 32883 28085 3324024

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.