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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
April 9, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
April 2, 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 4469 -29 -72 21 57             25197 1.4 -1002 -4657 103 341 25643
Alaska 2012 -7 -33 17 5             13755 5.0 -2057 -2038 190 101 17950
Arizona 6471 1943 -709 17 13             29097 1.3 737 -7136 362 200 29659
Arkansas 4447 1266 -439 16 37             26117 2.4 -1446 -1408 131 281 26529
California 48102 11113 -6143 189 214             389760 2.7 -5757 -49346 2823 3001 395690
Colorado 2921 532 -349 15 41             26900 1.3 -2563 -7128 317 418 27641
Connecticut 3429 -79 104 4 26             44447 2.8 -3076 -3156 73 168 44688
Delaware 2007 616 1228 2 10             8970 2.2 83 -112 10 76 9056
District of Columbia 282 48 -38 6 0             4115 0.9 80 -1454 223 88 4426
Florida 11020 3226 -982 114 139             80354 1.1 -3336 -17737 364 1378 82096
Georgia 9843 3033 3110 26 63             49768 1.3 1209 -6005 352 1072 51192
Hawaii 1458 194 -42 7 20             6450 1.2 -348 -2184 91 186 6734
Idaho 2189 -119 0 17 3             16872 2.9 -119 -1000 343 88 17303
Illinois 13504 861 -1432 59 89             152449 2.7 -13234 -22705 455 1042 153946
Indiana 7272 1307 1690 27 55             57257 2.0 -4748 424 235 567 58059
Iowa 2471 238 -59 9 14             25408 1.8 -3070 -3740 57 174 25639
Kansas 2522 247 -1365 2 7             19900 1.6 -2219 -4740 125 211 20238
Kentucky 3978 -445 -408 7 18             31676 1.9 -1238 -2267 152 506 32336
Louisiana 3625 672 -878 23 27             26411 1.4 -721 -5036 146 377 26934
Maine 1606 207 119 2 2             14554 2.5 -507 -1125 33 55 14644
Maryland 4416 596 -838 97 35             35552 1.5 -4180 -7919 333 368 36253
Massachusetts 6100 521 -398 20 34             97738 3.2 -4693 -7690 235 537 98510
Michigan 13204 1459 -1548 22 56             162646 3.8 -9547 -6778 361 808 163815
Minnesota 5169 -164 251 11 23             58550 2.3 -12466 -5499 201 290 59047
Mississippi 2448 681 -360 17 17             15273 1.4 -1253 -4118 188 242 15703
Missouri 6425 -373 -1121 23 29             52142 2.0 -3417 -9648 220 339 52709
Montana 1098 285 -21 29 16             8941 2.3 -1659 -1287 395 114 9458
Nebraska 1339 -86 -171 2 3             12672 1.5 -1117 -524 46 64 12782
Nevada 2731 358 -991 6 3             18960 1.7 -221 -4841 180 148 19293
New Hampshire 977 246 65 4 6             8152 1.4 -288 -1180 23 25 8200
New Jersey 10264 -3032 -774 31 54             127136 3.3 -228 -3996 359 559 128054
New Mexico 1224 218 3 4 1             12875 1.8 -791 -1713 224 149 13248
New York 19932 -23 -464 27 97             214836 2.6 -7078 -2602 578 1337 216753
North Carolina 15442 4132 5329 16 86             77752 2.1 1224 -4499 274 1356 79385
North Dakota 417 119 47 2 0             4744 1.5 -804 91 32 43 4819
Ohio 11213 -842 -270 3 7             114896 2.2 -6073 -13748 315 683 115894
Oklahoma 2261 415 -26 15 39             16390 1.2 -262 -6896 109 281 16780
Oregon 7675 732 -334 62 173             48724 3.1 -2453 -8079 689 390 49850
Pennsylvania 22826 2966 -948 126 174             179507 3.3 -28530 -8514 945 1311 181763
Puerto Rico 4612 1139 1296 12 40             45919 4.5 -6190 14668 170 380 46469
Rhode Island 1372 271 -199 2 4             14295 3.1 -1144 -635 36 61 14392
South Carolina 7761 2872 2355 15 46             38556 2.2 1787 -1680 132 390 39078
South Dakota 443 144 110 11 6             3294 0.9 -569 -142 83 32 3409
Tennessee 6877 1724 906 27 33             42621 1.7 -626 -2368 291 442 43357
Texas 17212 3290 -1680 73 234             115620 1.3 -12278 -42792 573 1981 118191
Utah 1648 416 116 17 19             12101 1.2 -368 -2271 220 125 12446
Vermont 955 284 -69 6 5             8337 2.9 -403 -666 37 28 8402
Virgin Islands 90 59 41 0 0             331 0.8 -118 -3 2 2 335
Virginia 5047 1243 -504 26 98             32841 1.0 -454 -4643 353 934 34128
Washington 10777 1723 -1444 50 126             65052 2.5 1926 -21109 664 1115 66861
West Virginia 1593 687 -132 9 36             14107 2.1 -2003 -1849 74 288 14470
Wisconsin 11987 -2402 -2484 13 31             96057 3.6 -2063 2659 200 301 96568
Wyoming 573 260 -48 3 2             3372 1.4 -420 -578 100 36 3508
Totals 339736 44742 -11003 1361 2373             2809446 2.2 -150091 -303399 15227 25489 2854333

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.