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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
February 12, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
February 5, 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 56 -1180 16 26             28796 1.6 230 -7622 127 368 29291
Alaska 1758 -243 -146 12 3             16929 6.1 -1255 -2252 273 107 17309
Arizona 3729 -61 -407 13 14             30486 1.4 -694 -5502 416 228 31130
Arkansas 3101 120 987 18 13             32797 3.0 238 -4431 170 286 33253
California 46255 -3773 1337 181 198             432478 3.0 10045 -52283 3487 3376 439341
Colorado 2686 -342 -446 25 40             31113 1.5 -1275 -9311 432 411 31956
Connecticut 2978 -1359 -840 5 15             50455 3.1 -1645 -7645 75 215 50745
Delaware 837 -417 -194 4 5             10561 2.6 -523 -926 38 97 10696
District of Columbia 242 -64 -112 14 2             4468 1.0 -19 -1886 239 79 4786
Florida 8432 -733 -2285 66 120             92609 1.3 706 -17689 418 1477 94504
Georgia 7942 -209 -1035 31 69             53045 1.4 -912 -11636 501 1159 54705
Hawaii 1842 592 539 8 14             7455 1.4 161 -1549 102 169 7726
Idaho 2027 -313 -205 39 10             22404 3.9 -58 -6486 662 113 23179
Illinois 11230 -3095 -1691 32 53             176604 3.2 -13205 -36473 534 1159 178297
Indiana 6892 -158 107 17 81             71689 2.6 -2951 -7054 333 633 72655
Iowa 2790 -229 -187 2 12             37107 2.7 -299 -6102 57 226 37390
Kansas 3388 612 345 3 11             26288 2.1 175 -9104 193 248 26729
Kentucky 4274 -211 912 2 19             36449 2.2 -4609 -6700 375 563 37387
Louisiana 2638 -502 -1154 11 18             30053 1.6 -2793 -5122 146 427 30626
Maine 1351 -278 -19 0 2             16225 2.8 -256 -1026 47 57 16329
Maryland 3582 -881 -819 29 28             46137 2.0 1353 -8127 381 372 46890
Massachusetts 7249 -1861 -190 15 32             112489 3.7 -2028 -12814 392 512 113393
Michigan 14603 -4124 -5723 31 36             184472 4.3 4374 -15497 458 815 185745
Minnesota 5405 -1983 -211 20 18             66248 2.6 -11509 -8787 238 267 66753
Mississippi 2222 -617 -478 21 18             20142 1.9 -212 -3734 187 216 20545
Missouri 5760 -890 -1837 30 24             66229 2.6 -5003 -16808 336 360 66925
Montana 942 -10 -5 28 12             11608 3.0 -1740 -3027 725 118 12451
Nebraska 1620 177 -96 1 3             16333 1.9 -275 -2452 57 63 16453
Nevada 2366 -399 -349 13 3             22185 2.0 -590 -5633 220 152 22557
New Hampshire 890 -97 -286 1 1             9568 1.6 448 -1619 15 16 9599
New Jersey 8243 -4525 -1940 15 33             140596 3.7 367 -15023 399 587 141582
New Mexico 1064 -184 -144 7 2             13605 1.9 -238 -2497 294 167 14066
New York 19600 -2679 -1233 52 157             233674 2.9 -1415 -22537 743 1231 235648
North Carolina 13659 659 -1999 30 73             84959 2.3 360 -23413 326 1201 86486
North Dakota 429 -70 -75 1 0             6926 2.3 -116 -925 47 28 7001
Ohio 11664 -1362 -1819 5 8             134560 2.6 -2214 -22149 385 705 135650
Oklahoma 2195 225 -705 10 26             19638 1.4 261 -9169 106 272 20016
Oregon 5773 -1051 -1688 62 32             55975 3.6 -1080 -13695 1008 452 57435
Pennsylvania 18955 -5010 -2926 125 121             202017 3.8 -37632 -42832 1562 1600 205179
Puerto Rico 3208 -862 39 0 13             41476 4.1 2542 2983 158 353 41987
Rhode Island 1493 -362 -38 6 5             17818 3.8 523 -852 37 88 17943
South Carolina 6017 275 769 14 12             42361 2.4 -433 -7660 149 387 42897
South Dakota 366 -55 -82 9 5             4695 1.3 -161 -482 102 31 4828
Tennessee 6610 -643 -8 11 42             53135 2.1 67 -6074 451 468 54054
Texas 14787 -1194 -2685 23 185             135026 1.5 -2932 -50023 732 2348 138106
Utah 1351 -123 -431 9 13             15635 1.5 -356 -4966 549 140 16324
Vermont 587 -113 -104 0 2             8726 3.0 -86 -1253 33 31 8790
Virgin Islands 33 -4 -4 0 1             577 1.4 189 98 2 0 579
Virginia 6422 1138 -65 19 79             40092 1.2 1328 -10022 462 1039 41593
Washington 9150 -324 -866 62 71             79723 3.1 604 -26486 882 1159 81764
West Virginia 1147 -644 -551 8 11             17154 2.6 -3361 -5224 105 278 17537
Wisconsin 12667 -36 -117 18 32             100331 3.8 -1445 -17333 225 284 100840
Wyoming 441 -21 -160 3 3             4310 1.8 -272 -926 137 48 4495
Totals 309134 -38257 -32500 1177 1826             3216431 2.5 -79621 -559757 20528 27186 3264145

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.