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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
June 4, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
May 28, 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 4870 108 466 11 43             26916 1.5 993 -3718 104 370 27391
Alaska 1393 -82 -128 8 2             11429 4.1 112 -536 157 94 13796
Arizona 4079 196 -1123 169 22             31615 1.4 -191 -8477 335 244 32194
Arkansas 4248 64 1126 12 27             26318 2.4 -808 -1896 134 926 27378
California 35618 -2472 -7897 138 248             327110 2.2 -17006 -47417 1828 2829 331802
Colorado 2257 96 -186 12 39             25419 1.2 507 -6112 115 419 25953
Connecticut 2742 -541 -119 5 18             35910 2.2 -105 -4160 49 165 36124
Delaware 753 125 -26 1 11             6583 1.6 41 -290 23 81 6687
District of Columbia 260 -6 -2 7 1             4126 0.9 200 -840 179 67 4372
Florida 9836 -1595 -1258 59 131             83345 1.1 3427 -12899 361 208 83914
Georgia 7015 -801 -1559 51 64             49598 1.3 825 -6245 375 1017 50990
Hawaii 1006 101 -208 12 27             6352 1.2 183 -1518 61 195 6614
Idaho 1422 64 -214 2 4             10649 1.9 -1030 -2108 78 87 10814
Illinois 12689 337 -1376 15 86             117733 2.1 -5180 -19604 512 1143 119388
Indiana 8067 1656 1862 16 59             46306 1.7 -982 92 214 494 47016
Iowa 2311 -79 -409 5 10             18323 1.3 9 -2725 57 143 18523
Kansas 2660 21 304 1 3             18204 1.4 -24 -3750 162 233 18599
Kentucky 3919 -3599 27 14 7             29367 1.7 2930 -912 171 497 30035
Louisiana 4767 781 -673 10 40             26593 1.5 466 -8413 165 385 27143
Maine 797 -276 -243 0 2             9145 1.6 -720 -183 24 61 9232
Maryland 3823 418 351 29 36             32052 1.4 -1675 -3448 334 364 32750
Massachusetts 5918 -1364 -731 40 32             71363 2.3 -1626 -8496 320 464 72147
Michigan 11284 -9081 -686 15 45             120294 2.8 2257 5521 301 671 121266
Minnesota 4669 -672 -625 18 29             37403 1.5 207 -1331 164 214 37783
Mississippi 3352 -836 -303 9 17             20200 1.9 1435 -3101 181 227 20608
Missouri 7377 -2198 -545 51 22             47773 1.9 1767 -4355 269 295 48340
Montana 1167 374 290 6 15             5890 1.5 -242 -1147 116 115 6122
Nebraska 1550 356 127 1 3             10372 1.2 -55 -1250 28 80 10480
Nevada 2237 -59 -461 2 7             17645 1.6 10 -3265 58 174 17881
New Hampshire 1273 735 590 5 5             5583 0.9 -45 -679 24 28 5635
New Jersey 7906 -538 72 19 39             98563 2.6 -807 -11327 346 577 99486
New Mexico 1869 406 265 25 1             11848 1.6 5 -2047 98 153 12099
New York 16153 -147 -1443 22 77             170465 2.1 -1235 -6949 571 1483 172521
North Carolina 11386 901 176 14 64             71840 1.9 938 -7545 247 1377 73464
North Dakota 426 -43 -2 69 0             2221 0.7 149 -31 32 31 2284
Ohio 11640 1134 1133 9 9             85829 1.6 -707 -13171 232 753 86814
Oklahoma 1961 188 -65 10 26             15540 1.1 -165 -6148 86 285 15911
Oregon 6373 436 516 58 37             43040 2.8 -2256 -6235 385 567 44001
Pennsylvania 18828 1682 -463 160 146             145227 2.7 -2326 -15753 792 1526 147545
Puerto Rico 4695 1107 55 3 5             39116 3.8 -304 2642 154 316 39586
Rhode Island 1010 -156 -134 3 10             10234 2.2 -252 -788 28 76 10338
South Carolina 5648 536 1076 12 35             38028 2.2 872 -16 140 438 38606
South Dakota 319 -75 -31 77 4             2089 0.6 35 -268 175 34 2298
Tennessee 6664 19 -1308 25 39             41655 1.6 1438 -1522 238 410 42304
Texas 17248 -992 -1723 28 309             117190 1.3 4471 -35518 675 2051 119924
Utah 1260 155 -33 27 10             9817 1.0 -247 -2092 137 128 10082
Vermont 616 64 51 0 1             5178 1.8 -200 -304 32 29 5239
Virgin Islands 47 20 16 0 0             546 1.3 10 135 4 4 554
Virginia 4306 -634 -495 8 75             29013 0.9 -136 -4330 340 882 30235
Washington 7412 -254 -1472 27 82             52924 2.0 -1788 -17301 394 1405 54759
West Virginia 1178 -34 -14 4 20             11652 1.8 100 -1642 71 323 12046
Wisconsin 8963 -291 -1109 5 30             58482 2.2 -1479 -6674 123 302 58911
Wyoming 85 -209 -316 1 1             2290 1.0 -466 -823 21 42 2353
Totals 289352 -14954 -18877 1330 2075             2342403 1.8 -18670 -290969 12220 25482 2382337

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.