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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
March 26, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 19, 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 3285 -82 -1283 20 47             25501 1.4 -470 -6096 110 332 25946
Alaska 1787 -32 -240 17 4             14870 5.4 -1939 -1801 249 90 18866
Arizona 4412 224 55 11 10             28529 1.3 -187 -7088 380 208 29117
Arkansas 3065 329 532 6 20             26696 2.4 -877 -4420 168 259 27123
California 45524 5427 1434 136 214             395395 2.7 -20837 -77255 2928 3171 401610
Colorado 2342 -282 65 12 29             27651 1.3 -2867 -9428 367 410 28438
Connecticut 2402 -838 -811 4 14             47514 3.0 -2199 -6059 80 185 47781
Delaware 543 -168 -179 0 7             8715 2.2 -879 -1483 15 70 8800
District of Columbia 274 -9 5 10 7             4133 0.9 160 -1610 227 68 4428
Florida 7958 -324 -889 54 113             83032 1.2 -2059 -19524 346 1383 84761
Georgia 7107 1024 -281 27 72             48941 1.3 448 -8989 355 1118 50414
Hawaii 820 -250 -515 7 13             5752 1.1 -1106 -3231 84 176 6022
Idaho 2099 319 35 15 6             17217 3.0 -826 -3294 426 116 17759
Illinois 11932 1034 -1067 26 71             163012 2.9 -14559 -25228 486 1094 164592
Indiana 5610 -357 -92 20 43             60990 2.2 -5585 -4924 240 555 61787
Iowa 2209 14 -508 10 11             30625 2.2 -1929 -5002 57 177 30859
Kansas 3200 1191 1115 1 6             21120 1.7 -657 -5700 138 218 21480
Kentucky 4837 1475 -447 8 23             32951 2.0 -2532 -2741 155 596 33708
Louisiana 2421 -286 -838 9 22             26844 1.5 -609 -5154 157 374 27375
Maine 1196 -142 25 2 2             15588 2.7 -522 -986 40 55 15685
Maryland 3595 213 -115 52 24             41956 1.8 -348 -4281 343 370 42669
Massachusetts 5642 -767 -399 21 46             104970 3.4 -2239 -9389 253 542 105765
Michigan 11641 -2754 71 24 64             177879 4.2 -6871 -14096 415 96 178390
Minnesota 4713 -486 -645 7 19             61894 2.4 -13680 -6801 252 282 62441
Mississippi 2249 8 2 11 16             17422 1.6 -89 -3387 184 227 17835
Missouri 6950 288 516 20 34             56591 2.2 -1786 -9665 272 366 57239
Montana 1015 73 199 19 6             9639 2.5 -1327 -2114 507 119 10281
Nebraska 1478 208 264 1 0             14001 1.6 -478 -1461 46 64 14111
Nevada 2716 568 259 8 7             19077 1.7 -673 -6606 208 157 19452
New Hampshire 784 12 -43 2 8             8753 1.5 -248 -1475 16 23 8794
New Jersey 7374 -496 -855 10 28             129320 3.4 -6964 -12981 350 567 130237
New Mexico 1559 678 -72 2 1             13027 1.8 -208 -2146 263 156 13446
New York 17691 496 -1457 29 98             222216 2.7 -4930 -13376 629 1343 224188
North Carolina 13784 3067 1693 15 66             79105 2.2 1470 -12377 288 1355 80748
North Dakota 339 -108 -149 0 2             5793 1.9 -312 -333 31 30 5854
Ohio 11831 -1403 1464 16 3             125193 2.4 -6470 -12988 339 664 126196
Oklahoma 2061 -160 147 6 28             17520 1.3 -1813 -10291 113 274 17907
Oregon 7263 2029 -768 42 23             48279 3.1 -1757 -12007 786 424 49571
Pennsylvania 19445 -382 1511 76 165             187124 3.5 -39870 -17256 1045 1424 189593
Puerto Rico 2006 -697 -500 2 12             22958 2.3 -19219 -18317 73 201 23232
Rhode Island 1057 -88 -215 4 2             15963 3.4 -471 -601 38 73 16074
South Carolina 5160 372 103 11 29             37811 2.2 78 -4488 136 374 38321
South Dakota 284 -56 -66 14 6             3945 1.1 -216 -479 84 29 4058
Tennessee 5103 -1911 562 18 37             47240 1.8 -128 -3610 308 466 48018
Texas 14035 -4146 -1853 24 176             124439 1.4 -300 -45776 594 2052 127117
Utah 1254 213 133 15 8             12557 1.2 -636 -4210 276 145 12978
Vermont 834 127 223 2 4             8676 3.0 -22 -860 31 32 8739
Virgin Islands 26 -3 -4 0 0             462 1.1 38 -23 0 0 462
Virginia 4286 -605 -653 15 69             34948 1.1 -1523 -5409 363 939 36252
Washington 7994 296 -1758 60 84             64046 2.5 -2256 -24936 755 1144 65950
West Virginia 1041 -314 14 4 23             15652 2.4 -3351 -1530 82 293 16027
Wisconsin 13506 -1076 1616 8 24             97447 3.7 956 -6181 230 299 97990
Wyoming 391 -52 13 12 5             3587 1.5 -463 -1145 100 40 3727
Totals 292130 1411 -4646 945 1851             2914566 2.3 -176137 -470608 16418 25225 2960213

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.