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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 5, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
January 29, 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 4186 -56 -590 17 34             28566 1.6 -1078 -7525 120 377 29063
Alaska 2001 -5 -60 23 4             18184 6.6 893 -68 287 101 18572
Arizona 3577 -151 -382 15 14             31216 1.4 99 -5121 416 244 31876
Arkansas 2981 -84 -141 8 6             32559 3.0 -2160 -5128 185 300 33044
California 50028 -196 -7769 224 248             422433 2.9 -11376 -71332 3070 3115 428618
Colorado 3028 151 -939 6 45             32388 1.6 1436 -9841 348 434 33170
Connecticut 4337 -635 -59 8 19             52100 3.2 814 -6712 101 230 52431
Delaware 1254 -395 -362 3 6             11084 2.8 652 -1741 26 70 11180
District of Columbia 306 -42 -115 18 3             4487 1.0 -300 -1596 220 54 4761
Florida 9165 -196 -2626 61 134             91903 1.3 -5828 -17273 379 1576 93858
Georgia 8151 750 -4104 31 83             53957 1.5 -229 -13781 560 1266 55783
Hawaii 1250 -27 -211 6 18             7294 1.3 375 -2267 89 191 7574
Idaho 2340 -185 -464 35 5             22462 4.0 204 -3959 661 119 23242
Illinois 14325 -924 -4182 40 75             189809 3.4 7991 -25893 574 1088 191471
Indiana 7050 -1907 -1159 36 54             74640 2.7 -1239 -4651 320 640 75600
Iowa 3019 191 -734 8 10             37406 2.7 -497 -5250 57 240 37703
Kansas 2776 187 -1944 4 7             26113 2.1 -1407 -7859 197 248 26558
Kentucky 4485 -425 -146 88 11             41058 2.4 2767 -5200 510 488 42056
Louisiana 3140 -2657 -578 6 24             32846 1.8 1409 -2331 152 408 33406
Maine 1629 -236 105 2 3             16481 2.8 223 -62 50 58 16589
Maryland 4463 -1217 -1025 26 45             44784 1.9 -1880 -9825 475 437 45696
Massachusetts 9110 -1561 580 18 33             114517 3.7 7032 -12449 416 511 115444
Michigan 18727 1985 -176 19 49             180098 4.2 -3853 -22898 463 835 181396
Minnesota 7388 1982 -105 20 21             77757 3.1 12024 -8804 228 250 78235
Mississippi 2839 811 380 33 16             20354 1.9 -601 -3893 183 245 20782
Missouri 6650 -373 -6086 44 29             71232 2.8 -4869 -12383 396 355 71983
Montana 952 -83 -145 30 8             13348 3.5 770 -2087 664 97 14109
Nebraska 1443 -60 -1053 3 1             16608 1.9 -396 -1416 64 65 16737
Nevada 2765 -211 -637 8 6             22775 2.1 -205 -4785 225 164 23164
New Hampshire 987 -81 -317 4 1             9120 1.5 -207 -1351 20 21 9161
New Jersey 12768 599 -802 25 39             140229 3.7 6276 -13728 460 618 141307
New Mexico 1248 30 -90 7 1             13843 1.9 -25 -1955 282 154 14279
New York 22279 -2335 -2539 29 91             235089 2.9 1955 -22211 707 1250 237046
North Carolina 13000 -3301 -18797 26 58             84599 2.3 -2535 -35242 321 1226 86146
North Dakota 499 16 -221 1 1             7042 2.3 -107 -1059 62 39 7143
Ohio 13026 -1702 -3050 22 8             136774 2.6 962 -23564 409 721 137904
Oklahoma 1970 -58 -995 12 20             19377 1.4 -993 -9004 101 298 19776
Oregon 6824 -413 -2479 75 41             57055 3.7 -909 -14751 999 453 58507
Pennsylvania 23965 -1509 -4847 158 108             239649 4.5 40683 -17540 1458 1837 242944
Puerto Rico 4070 -512 347 1 18             38934 3.8 -4358 -6375 151 402 39487
Rhode Island 1855 260 211 3 6             17295 3.7 1617 -301 65 81 17441
South Carolina 5742 539 -4568 10 25             42794 2.5 -688 -13557 149 403 43346
South Dakota 421 -3 -90 1 6             4856 1.4 -32 -441 98 27 4981
Tennessee 7253 3 319 29 46             53068 2.1 -125 -6187 476 490 54034
Texas 15981 67 -3692 21 243             137958 1.5 -3707 -41102 786 2174 140918
Utah 1474 16 -345 92 13             15991 1.6 -38 -4862 576 144 16711
Vermont 700 -44 34 1 4             8812 3.0 110 -1172 34 31 8877
Virgin Islands 37 0 -16 0 0             388 0.9 -61 -34 0 3 391
Virginia 5284 -1287 -4628 12 76             38764 1.2 -508 -12242 444 1047 40255
Washington 9474 -843 -2266 51 86             79119 3.0 -2842 -29875 885 1144 81148
West Virginia 1791 -458 -496 5 26             20515 3.1 1540 -3740 51 238 20804
Wisconsin 12703 -972 -1833 16 23             101776 3.8 -4420 -17590 234 293 102303
Wyoming 462 31 -169 1 6             4582 1.9 24 -889 113 64 4759
Totals 347178 -17526 -86056 1442 1957             3296088 2.6 32383 -554902 20317 27364 3343769

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.