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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
May 28, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 21, 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 4762 313 -246 19 28             25923 1.4 117 -4040 107 382 26412
Alaska 1475 -29 -23 6 5             11317 4.1 -941 -797 128 77 13431
Arizona 3617 138 -2134 134 10             31831 1.4 -449 -8034 221 235 32287
Arkansas 4184 141 624 15 17             27126 2.5 1652 -1538 147 940 28213
California 38090 -927 -2797 145 249             344116 2.3 -16241 -52736 1806 3007 348964
Colorado 2161 22 -518 14 26             24912 1.2 -1507 -5889 163 370 25449
Connecticut 3283 252 64 5 12             36015 2.2 -53 -4486 54 193 36262
Delaware 628 -107 42 0 7             6542 1.6 -27 -561 20 72 6634
District of Columbia 266 -58 -84 11 3             3926 0.8 -91 -1113 206 53 4185
Florida 11431 2628 -817 53 114             79918 1.1 -1850 -19557 320 1158 81396
Georgia 7816 974 -1427 44 75             48773 1.3 -332 -7392 358 1063 50194
Hawaii 905 -45 -200 12 28             6169 1.1 -12 -2418 67 190 6432
Idaho 1358 -577 -606 7 11             11679 2.0 -19 -1338 100 83 11862
Illinois 12352 815 -981 43 78             122913 2.2 754 -20400 513 1090 124516
Indiana 6411 620 422 28 51             47288 1.7 -83 -814 227 535 48051
Iowa 2390 92 -429 3 9             18314 1.3 -510 -2649 57 145 18516
Kansas 2639 434 260 9 5             18228 1.4 -63 -4231 118 227 18573
Kentucky 7518 3732 2995 5 11             26437 1.6 -1148 -6018 144 434 27015
Louisiana 3986 743 -399 7 41             26127 1.4 318 -8407 162 369 26658
Maine 1073 61 47 0 0             9865 1.7 -339 -437 25 66 9956
Maryland 3405 -119 -269 38 31             33727 1.5 844 -3272 477 305 34509
Massachusetts 7282 -185 1070 36 30             72989 2.4 1403 -8799 342 470 73801
Michigan 20365 10419 9837 14 43             118037 2.8 -802 -8697 260 764 119061
Minnesota 5341 -353 195 24 18             37196 1.5 -911 -2113 114 236 37546
Mississippi 4188 487 220 14 18             18765 1.7 1285 -3559 192 241 19199
Missouri 9575 2136 2389 55 31             46006 1.8 651 -7512 276 314 46596
Montana 793 73 -140 6 4             6132 1.6 -398 -865 86 92 6314
Nebraska 1194 107 -208 0 0             10427 1.2 -274 -1178 31 73 10531
Nevada 2296 191 -50 6 7             17635 1.6 -406 -3767 68 161 17867
New Hampshire 538 -113 -183 1 0             5628 0.9 -221 -643 11 33 5672
New Jersey 8444 306 -279 43 40             99370 2.6 -1761 -10255 341 573 100284
New Mexico 1463 374 -474 6 2             11843 1.6 -128 -1769 96 152 12091
New York 16300 273 -585 15 92             171700 2.1 -1569 -8505 568 1506 173778
North Carolina 10485 -258 -616 13 75             70902 1.9 901 -8472 268 1407 72577
North Dakota 469 120 -129 11 0             2072 0.7 -109 -81 23 30 2127
Ohio 10506 733 24 4 11             86536 1.7 -2359 -13464 255 866 87657
Oklahoma 1773 2 -373 10 23             15705 1.1 -196 -8645 91 290 16086
Oregon 5937 -274 -188 93 37             45296 2.9 156 -4888 306 591 46204
Pennsylvania 17146 1015 -679 134 99             147553 2.7 86 -15392 815 1663 150031
Puerto Rico 3588 247 -12 3 10             39420 3.9 -7757 -2012 147 342 39909
Rhode Island 1166 210 2 4 0             10486 2.3 29 -952 32 75 10593
South Carolina 5112 -316 -281 9 31             37156 2.1 762 -1728 141 450 37747
South Dakota 394 113 6 138 5             2054 0.6 -104 -314 64 32 2150
Tennessee 6645 1972 286 21 38             40217 1.6 592 -1294 226 423 40866
Texas 18240 1315 -2034 15 167             112719 1.2 -2296 -38765 633 1826 115194
Utah 1105 -56 -200 34 7             10064 1.0 -482 -2192 117 136 10317
Vermont 552 -180 43 3 4             5378 1.8 -80 -587 32 29 5439
Virgin Islands 33 0 5 0 1             586 1.4 0 182 2 4 592
Virginia 4940 624 473 9 81             29149 0.9 -205 -4226 391 920 30460
Washington 7666 -338 -1143 35 69             54712 2.1 -68 -16027 426 1414 56569
West Virginia 1212 136 -4 3 10             11552 1.7 -78 -2254 48 276 11876
Wisconsin 9254 -550 -391 10 31             59961 2.2 -2708 -6572 115 289 60365
Wyoming 294 -48 -126 1 4             2756 1.2 41 -272 39 29 2824
Totals 304046 27285 -21 1368 1799             2361148 1.9 -36986 -341744 11976 26701 2401838

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.