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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 2, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
March 26, 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 4498 1213 -242 16 46             26199 1.5 698 -5941 114 334 26649
Alaska 2019 232 -74 19 2             15812 5.7 942 -1187 264 101 17161
Arizona 4219 559 -1247 12 16             28319 1.3 -174 -6979 365 209 28893
Arkansas 3181 116 495 12 12             27563 2.5 867 -1657 143 286 27992
California 36989 -8535 -5188 114 176             395517 2.7 122 -60443 2557 3021 401151
Colorado 2389 47 -830 16 27             29463 1.4 1812 -7348 276 412 30153
Connecticut 3508 1106 90 5 25             47523 3.0 9 -3516 88 187 47798
Delaware 1391 848 722 0 7             8887 2.2 172 -1104 17 71 8975
District of Columbia 234 -40 -23 4 1             4035 0.9 -98 -1147 239 70 4344
Florida 7794 -164 -2001 61 101             83690 1.2 658 -18157 357 1338 85385
Georgia 6810 -297 -2234 31 64             48559 1.3 -382 -10339 366 1084 50009
Hawaii 1264 444 -587 4 20             6798 1.2 1046 -3696 74 200 7076
Idaho 2308 209 500 10 6             16991 3.0 -226 -2831 356 100 17447
Illinois 12643 711 -1899 31 81             165683 3.0 2671 -20108 527 940 167150
Indiana 5965 355 279 21 51             62005 2.2 1015 -318 253 635 62896
Iowa 2233 24 -85 6 11             28478 2.0 -2147 -4044 57 184 28719
Kansas 2275 -925 -36 1 12             22119 1.8 999 -3658 127 229 22475
Kentucky 4423 -414 -1195 8 17             32914 2.0 -37 -6769 175 532 33621
Louisiana 2953 532 -1050 9 30             27132 1.5 288 -4520 151 370 27653
Maine 1399 203 -302 1 2             15061 2.6 -527 -584 33 67 15163
Maryland 3820 225 -569 28 44             39732 1.7 -2224 -4003 437 364 40533
Massachusetts 5579 -63 -1111 21 44             102431 3.3 -2539 -8789 227 522 103180
Michigan 11745 104 -396 14 57             172193 4.1 -5686 -8620 368 819 173380
Minnesota 5333 620 122 13 11             71016 2.8 9122 -6067 218 225 71461
Mississippi 1767 -482 -339 10 15             16526 1.5 -896 -3393 176 233 16935
Missouri 6798 -152 -176 25 25             55559 2.2 -1032 -8162 243 341 56145
Montana 813 -202 18 12 7             10600 2.8 961 -1013 537 87 11228
Nebraska 1425 -53 91 3 6             13789 1.6 -212 -326 41 58 13888
Nevada 2373 -343 -64 2 5             19181 1.8 104 -5848 208 141 19534
New Hampshire 731 -53 -200 1 2             8440 1.4 -313 -1057 14 13 8469
New Jersey 13296 5922 4414 29 36             127364 3.4 -1956 -10403 398 562 128324
New Mexico 1006 -553 -160 0 2             13666 1.9 639 -1744 234 142 14042
New York 19955 2264 3590 46 73             221914 2.7 -302 -4096 582 1360 223867
North Carolina 11310 -2474 700 14 85             76528 2.1 -2577 -11873 268 1395 78191
North Dakota 298 -41 16 0 1             5548 1.8 -245 -75 32 34 5614
Ohio 12055 224 669 10 11             120969 2.3 -4224 -11267 313 704 121986
Oklahoma 1846 -215 24 8 34             16652 1.2 -868 -7515 106 274 17032
Oregon 6943 -320 -8 48 43             51177 3.3 2898 -10261 727 425 52351
Pennsylvania 19860 415 142 94 231             208037 3.9 20913 -10030 937 1551 210525
Puerto Rico 3473 1467 268 5 22             52109 5.1 29151 9932 186 408 52703
Rhode Island 1101 44 -213 4 4             15439 3.3 -524 -224 37 71 15547
South Carolina 4889 -271 717 3 29             36769 2.1 -1042 -3702 134 371 37274
South Dakota 299 15 10 5 9             3863 1.1 -82 -163 81 23 3967
Tennessee 5153 50 467 15 28             43247 1.7 -3993 -4165 290 440 43980
Texas 13922 -113 -3131 22 179             127898 1.4 3459 -36682 599 1976 130483
Utah 1232 -22 24 18 9             12469 1.2 -88 -3281 223 115 12807
Vermont 671 -163 -142 1 3             8740 3.0 64 -441 34 30 8804
Virgin Islands 31 5 5 0 0             449 1.1 -13 128 0 0 449
Virginia 3804 -482 -1201 16 94             33295 1.0 -1653 -5902 361 970 34627
Washington 9054 1060 -1148 42 99             63126 2.4 -920 -24375 658 1147 65106
West Virginia 906 -135 -225 4 23             16110 2.4 458 -1570 33 298 16441
Wisconsin 14389 883 3247 9 29             98120 3.7 673 -1334 184 284 98588
Wyoming 313 -78 -98 5 7             3792 1.6 205 -779 82 39 3913
Totals 294685 3307 -9564 908 1974             2959496 2.3 44966 -351446 15507 25792 3002084

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.