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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 12, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 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 3994 291 65 23 25             26379 1.5 -173 -6057 112 347 26838
Alaska 1710 -7 12 11 4             15663 5.7 -1828 -1900 256 93 16012
Arizona 3555 -329 -612 12 10             29173 1.3 -274 -6300 390 203 29766
Arkansas 2751 -109 -560 12 18             28148 2.6 -1771 -5653 165 273 28586
California 45024 -953 -3846 144 223             426438 2.9 -15805 -66010 3175 3119 432732
Colorado 2175 -277 -464 16 35             28286 1.4 -3655 -11310 378 419 29083
Connecticut 3926 -1611 473 10 28             50426 3.1 -4704 -4866 81 193 50700
Delaware 818 -337 -762 1 5             10095 2.5 -226 -185 22 77 10194
District of Columbia 291 56 -11 10 5             4015 0.9 -149 -1820 227 69 4311
Florida 8195 -659 -1574 55 109             86015 1.2 -1251 -19676 368 1440 87823
Georgia 7153 -579 -698 41 82             49675 1.3 -2333 -8797 398 1114 51187
Hawaii 1071 -28 -656 6 18             6376 1.2 -436 -3441 93 189 6658
Idaho 1997 -260 -184 18 5             19538 3.4 -843 -4140 559 118 20215
Illinois 11623 -1388 -993 34 77             172094 3.1 -9110 -29372 507 1114 173715
Indiana 6438 -153 383 17 54             68576 2.5 -884 -2815 267 605 69448
Iowa 2273 -50 -52 2 15             34007 2.4 -1506 -5026 57 198 34262
Kansas 1954 -76 -445 2 7             22997 1.8 -1258 -8437 167 228 23392
Kentucky 3878 -323 40 7 32             34338 2.0 -3620 -3649 219 538 35095
Louisiana 2675 -318 -684 16 26             30706 1.7 -1071 -2746 170 383 31259
Maine 1173 -142 -64 0 1             15973 2.8 -670 -1880 46 55 16074
Maryland 3705 -862 -69 25 36             44131 1.9 776 -5630 340 371 44842
Massachusetts 6767 -856 -380 15 49             108736 3.5 -5959 -10643 267 512 109515
Michigan 17061 -4115 2459 20 46             180906 4.3 4035 -10545 444 820 182170
Minnesota 5105 -1772 -321 12 20             65858 2.6 -9614 -6373 245 280 66383
Mississippi 1925 -189 -356 26 10             18173 1.7 -593 -4130 172 235 18580
Missouri 5743 -26 -703 23 24             60787 2.4 -5486 -11594 246 365 61398
Montana 857 -78 -128 21 7             10474 2.7 -1700 -2789 610 113 11205
Nebraska 1243 9 -168 0 6             15100 1.8 -994 -1999 55 58 15213
Nevada 2271 -346 -313 8 4             20614 1.9 -928 -6781 232 161 21007
New Hampshire 812 -397 -94 2 8             9430 1.6 31 -1521 20 27 9477
New Jersey 8775 -692 -20 12 41             137764 3.6 -4743 -9688 382 566 138712
New Mexico 950 -118 -117 4 1             13445 1.9 781 -2093 294 155 13894
New York 18643 -11539 547 14 106             229337 2.8 -13907 -14333 648 1304 231289
North Carolina 13803 3 1918 16 114             82518 2.2 343 -13152 302 1307 84127
North Dakota 425 40 44 0 0             6180 2.0 -421 -582 39 32 6251
Ohio 11926 -409 532 10 5             126960 2.4 -5292 -18130 323 662 127945
Oklahoma 3829 2007 1499 6 33             17830 1.3 -463 -8370 115 285 18230
Oregon 8597 2397 1566 53 29             51848 3.4 -833 -14900 904 428 53180
Pennsylvania 21264 -3414 2027 103 135             198849 3.7 -27697 -14940 1271 1505 201625
Puerto Rico 2682 -506 -85 1 27             44355 4.4 -479 2567 179 346 44880
Rhode Island 1208 -401 -97 3 4             16936 3.6 -2170 -540 40 77 17053
South Carolina 4987 -184 512 10 46             38583 2.2 -638 -5167 145 367 39095
South Dakota 383 -12 -100 5 9             4262 1.2 -238 -558 92 24 4378
Tennessee 5512 -137 -311 25 40             48214 1.9 -632 -6096 354 476 49044
Texas 16010 2999 -1747 17 172             124072 1.4 -6446 -51546 639 2162 126873
Utah 1027 -173 -250 7 9             14268 1.4 -797 -4795 370 144 14782
Vermont 597 -115 -63 2 2             8889 3.1 -536 -1006 30 30 8949
Virgin Islands 38 3 12 0 0             438 1.1 -3 -41 2 4 444
Virginia 6118 1106 849 15 89             36504 1.1 -1092 -7125 383 965 37852
Washington 8244 -378 -1202 47 95             70936 2.7 -543 -25052 782 1128 72846
West Virginia 1448 208 252 1 30             17904 2.7 -958 -760 95 283 18282
Wisconsin 11847 -44 -185 25 24             98569 3.7 -1017 -12074 230 278 99077
Wyoming 312 -36 -155 4 1             3990 1.7 -441 -1048 118 47 4155
Totals 306788 -25279 -5279 969 2001             3085778 2.4 -140221 -465514 18025 26292 3130103

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.