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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 9, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 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 5849 1567 -378 36 23             30069 1.7 1137 -3081 115 407 30591
Alaska 1151 59 -68 6 1             8722 3.1 -1285 -713 106 70 8898
Arizona 4711 984 -3406 111 19             32757 1.4 -1358 -8201 621 252 33630
Arkansas 4879 -142 -1306 6 32             27380 2.5 772 -2027 133 919 28432
California 37639 -1733 -10535 266 206             301990 2.1 -37785 -55410 1900 2754 306644
Colorado 1932 -287 -505 27 31             22649 1.1 -1185 -5377 142 403 23194
Connecticut 5534 -476 1135 9 18             39925 2.5 2275 -4182 55 192 40172
Delaware 1104 464 140 6 16             7186 1.8 -1215 -1306 19 82 7287
District of Columbia 383 -79 -120 10 1             4123 0.9 -152 -179 196 56 4375
Florida 12105 2632 -1138 167 146             89161 1.2 -1404 -20996 373 1159 90693
Georgia 8898 1933 -303 91 80             52615 1.4 577 -5913 504 1042 54161
Hawaii 1019 52 -260 21 25             5982 1.1 -609 -2015 87 195 6264
Idaho 1871 503 47 8 5             9741 1.7 -28 -1792 68 86 9895
Illinois 14408 1774 -338 66 76             123758 2.2 1436 -15866 522 1262 125542
Indiana 17323 8722 995 51 55             47819 1.7 -449 -37 248 514 48581
Iowa 5571 3012 860 4 16             18974 1.4 -204 -2422 57 153 19184
Kansas 4133 2096 241 2 8             18860 1.5 -211 -2782 163 240 19263
Kentucky 9468 93 -8219 10 14             28767 1.7 1480 -2345 186 472 29425
Louisiana 4443 887 -362 18 23             30172 1.6 184 -6996 173 437 30782
Maine 869 -139 -74 2 5             7815 1.3 -557 -362 30 65 7910
Maryland 4614 446 -709 57 29             35330 1.5 854 -2614 564 308 36202
Massachusetts 9543 -1036 1267 129 37             75129 2.4 3583 -12540 631 462 76222
Michigan 47402 27496 3285 51 50             114275 2.7 2390 -6462 255 800 115330
Minnesota 5571 428 -102 18 30             34793 1.4 -66 -3581 147 295 35235
Mississippi 3343 -56 -296 21 17             22661 2.1 979 -3538 178 256 23095
Missouri 10859 2746 1398 83 35             48007 1.9 -347 -6836 384 293 48684
Montana 966 302 -85 5 5             5556 1.4 -317 -506 77 118 5751
Nebraska 2256 724 187 0 3             10737 1.2 -76 -1111 52 74 10863
Nevada 2513 162 -504 3 7             17773 1.6 -369 -4176 61 154 17988
New Hampshire 1248 84 -184 2 1             6012 1.0 390 -648 18 35 6065
New Jersey 12046 -3633 930 29 27             112926 3.0 10559 -11055 376 581 113883
New Mexico 1116 75 -124 6 5             12178 1.7 -373 -1394 121 159 12458
New York 32674 10968 -3316 35 91             184368 2.3 11441 -16691 605 1487 186460
North Carolina 15260 5546 -946 21 69             76199 2.1 3610 -5057 273 1489 77961
North Dakota 419 53 -64 3 0             2395 0.8 33 149 110 35 2540
Ohio 20198 7998 4441 44 14             86197 1.7 585 -10041 246 896 87339
Oklahoma 3197 1456 -1056 13 25             16160 1.2 -2252 -4739 96 309 16565
Oregon 7088 1446 -356 50 39             43017 2.7 -488 -5447 308 550 43875
Pennsylvania 23983 4292 45 277 126             158735 2.9 -679 -13836 933 1700 161368
Puerto Rico 4758 1354 466 3 11             45805 4.5 -1979 4813 166 301 46272
Rhode Island 2147 -130 115 2 4             11881 2.5 338 -1319 27 72 11980
South Carolina 7987 3537 1036 19 32             40720 2.3 1860 -291 149 469 41338
South Dakota 347 103 -55 42 5             2003 0.6 -79 -462 360 24 2387
Tennessee 8826 3840 1146 39 33             45281 1.7 2515 -1488 263 461 46005
Texas 19407 2427 -1086 124 313             116285 1.3 -5441 -37587 688 2004 118977
Utah 1309 126 -357 18 15             9397 0.9 -148 -1944 190 151 9738
Vermont 830 273 178 1 4             5242 1.8 -114 -231 31 15 5288
Virgin Islands 34 0 -8 1 0             590 1.4 0 153 0 0 590
Virginia 7106 2371 503 13 75             32365 1.0 2632 -1034 383 917 33665
Washington 8749 618 -326 38 82             51824 2.0 1781 -14256 411 1432 53667
West Virginia 1765 679 271 1 11             11813 1.8 -817 -1292 44 302 12159
Wisconsin 15833 3038 423 21 33             64761 2.4 4384 -2310 107 367 65235
Wyoming 300 68 -70 2 4             1935 0.8 -224 -577 12 33 1980
Totals 426984 99723 -17547 2088 2032             2410815 1.9 -4416 -309950 13964 27309 2452088

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.