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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 16, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 9, 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 10003 4154 884 27 43             36244 2.0 6175 -811 124 386 36754
Alaska 1199 48 -117 11 4             9359 3.4 637 -608 149 90 9598
Arizona 4780 -215 -1179 41 22             36055 1.6 3313 -9574 679 268 37002
Arkansas 3689 -1190 116 9 19             28545 2.6 1165 -2752 129 923 29597
California 40345 2706 -5264 239 269             353213 2.4 51223 -58633 2244 3274 358731
Colorado 2024 92 -416 21 41             22690 1.1 41 -5188 155 447 23292
Connecticut 3953 -1581 -183 14 18             42150 2.6 2225 -3218 56 185 42391
Delaware 1931 827 614 4 7             7615 1.9 429 -674 24 80 7719
District of Columbia 418 35 -79 12 3             4484 1.0 361 -1914 173 58 4715
Florida 11184 -921 -2524 93 137             92517 1.3 3356 -20491 385 1311 94213
Georgia 14228 5330 3690 95 77             61122 1.6 8507 44 558 1090 62770
Hawaii 977 -42 -197 9 27             6867 1.2 885 -1473 81 230 7178
Idaho 1333 -538 -56 7 8             10308 1.8 567 -1192 54 81 10443
Illinois 13333 -1075 -1256 84 84             124983 2.2 1225 -19225 586 1295 126864
Indiana 9396 -7927 -4967 53 45             57826 2.1 10007 1885 261 542 58629
Iowa 2937 -2634 -306 5 31             22569 1.6 3595 -986 59 160 22788
Kansas 2381 -1752 -126 4 4             20498 1.6 1638 -3303 177 259 20934
Kentucky 9799 331 3021 15 15             30551 1.8 1784 -3741 241 488 31280
Louisiana 3505 -938 -484 23 29             32230 1.8 2058 -6663 183 439 32852
Maine 1186 317 7 1 0             8727 1.5 912 -655 29 74 8830
Maryland 4056 -558 -50 39 37             36418 1.6 1088 -4261 425 385 37228
Massachusetts 6039 -3504 -408 103 35             79400 2.6 4271 -9445 730 483 80613
Michigan 26499 -20903 -4335 46 60             136284 3.2 22009 12056 352 763 137399
Minnesota 4093 -1478 -318 12 25             36975 1.4 2182 -3011 176 249 37400
Mississippi 2947 -396 -2218 18 16             23424 2.2 763 -5928 184 244 23852
Missouri 12585 1726 -619 140 24             53274 2.1 5267 -6233 477 331 54082
Montana 649 -317 -94 6 9             5876 1.5 320 -460 79 120 6075
Nebraska 1242 -1014 -147 2 0             12183 1.4 1446 -844 47 77 12307
Nevada 2316 -197 -181 6 11             19091 1.7 1318 -3622 78 161 19330
New Hampshire 806 -442 -122 2 1             6626 1.1 614 -906 19 40 6685
New Jersey 10205 -1841 978 30 37             117644 3.1 4718 -9030 415 583 118642
New Mexico 1057 -59 -91 5 0             12537 1.7 359 -1463 125 166 12828
New York 24605 -8069 1100 34 117             196568 2.4 12200 -8638 646 1543 198757
North Carolina 20096 4836 361 27 90             83771 2.3 7572 -1139 317 1533 85621
North Dakota 285 -134 -35 3 0             2393 0.8 -2 -25 110 33 2536
Ohio 16224 -3974 212 32 19             93174 1.8 6977 -7826 371 769 94314
Oklahoma 2201 -996 -615 11 36             17787 1.3 1627 -4596 115 301 18203
Oregon 5866 -1222 -908 46 49             45426 2.9 2409 -4104 307 559 46292
Pennsylvania 19332 -4651 563 160 116             166386 3.1 7651 -11095 1116 1686 169188
Puerto Rico 4353 -405 715 3 18             46157 4.5 352 4035 211 355 46723
Rhode Island 1600 -547 35 8 5             13514 2.9 1633 -1040 26 78 13618
South Carolina 9470 1483 -392 20 36             45363 2.6 4643 -207 153 456 45972
South Dakota 283 -64 -29 17 3             2249 0.6 246 -362 398 32 2679
Tennessee 14494 5668 -328 49 38             52081 2.0 6800 -2787 294 487 52862
Texas 13040 -6367 -5060 64 242             123916 1.4 7631 -36294 887 2324 127127
Utah 1033 -276 -328 29 7             9842 0.9 445 -1851 185 130 10157
Vermont 522 -308 37 5 4             5481 1.9 239 -72 28 13 5522
Virgin Islands 45 -31 13 0 0             572 1.4 72 112 0 2 574
Virginia 5389 -1717 -2313 15 106             32750 1.0 385 -3732 334 908 33992
Washington 7400 -1349 -1408 39 89             51817 2.0 -7 -14237 370 1417 53604
West Virginia 1855 90 384 8 15             13639 2.1 1826 -524 64 305 14008
Wisconsin 11835 -3998 1359 13 14             71272 2.7 6511 -2893 137 345 71754
Wyoming 230 -70 -55 1 3             2099 0.9 164 -613 19 55 2173
Totals 371253 -56057 -23119 1760 2145             2624542 2.1 213832 -270207 15542 28613 2668697

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.