| STATE NAME |
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended July 23, 2005 |
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended July 16, 2005 |
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| INITIAL CLAIMS | INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| STATE | CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
   | STATE |
(%) (2) |
CHANGE FROM |
UCFE (1) |
UCX (1) |
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT |
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| LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | LAST WEEK | YEAR AGO | |||||||||||
| Alabama | 5737 | -4266 | 75 | 30 | 30 |             | 32699 | 1.8 | -3545 | -2154 | 122 | 385 | 33206 | |
| Alaska | 1079 | -120 | -133 | 5 | 0 |             | 8743 | 3.1 | -616 | -666 | 105 | 75 | 8923 | |
| Arizona | 4734 | -270 | 551 | 26 | 22 |             | 36016 | 1.6 | -19 | -9762 | 700 | 271 | 36987 | |
| Arkansas | 3031 | -658 | 291 | 7 | 24 |             | 27827 | 2.5 | -718 | -1955 | 162 | 911 | 28900 | |
| California | 37170 | -3175 | -5672 | 162 | 231 |             | 334919 | 2.3 | -18294 | -62197 | 2466 | 3139 | 340524 | |
| Colorado | 1962 | -62 | -566 | 22 | 38 |             | 22666 | 1.1 | -24 | -6311 | 132 | 388 | 23186 | |
| Connecticut | 3283 | -670 | 19 | 7 | 11 |             | 41109 | 2.6 | -1041 | -3542 | 77 | 193 | 41379 | |
| Delaware | 842 | -1089 | -1221 | 2 | 2 |             | 8585 | 2.1 | 970 | -335 | 18 | 87 | 8690 | |
| District of Columbia | 337 | -81 | -90 | 12 | 2 |             | 4444 | 1.0 | -40 | -1041 | 199 | 43 | 4686 | |
| Florida | 10528 | -656 | -1425 | 82 | 134 |             | 97390 | 1.3 | 4873 | -23504 | 468 | 1205 | 99063 | |
| Georgia | 10341 | -3887 | 483 | 60 | 81 |             | 57442 | 1.5 | -3680 | -3266 | 565 | 1108 | 59115 | |
| Hawaii | 880 | -97 | -215 | 13 | 25 |             | 6347 | 1.1 | -520 | -1649 | 92 | 200 | 6639 | |
| Idaho | 1059 | -274 | -373 | 6 | 8 |             | 9737 | 1.7 | -571 | -865 | 69 | 86 | 9892 | |
| Illinois | 12378 | -955 | 56 | 85 | 86 |             | 130502 | 2.3 | 5519 | -13409 | 639 | 1291 | 132432 | |
| Indiana | 6345 | -3051 | -353 | 42 | 59 |             | 58895 | 2.1 | 1069 | -2481 | 295 | 515 | 59705 | |
| Iowa | 2523 | -414 | 184 | 1 | 22 |             | 22328 | 1.6 | -241 | 212 | 62 | 181 | 22571 | |
| Kansas | 2329 | -52 | 50 | 5 | 6 |             | 20075 | 1.6 | -423 | -2440 | 188 | 255 | 20518 | |
| Kentucky | 5475 | -4324 | -414 | 32 | 24 |             | 33644 | 2.0 | 3093 | -8062 | 197 | 479 | 34320 | |
| Louisiana | 3207 | -298 | -557 | 15 | 41 |             | 32038 | 1.7 | -192 | -6283 | 189 | 461 | 32688 | |
| Maine | 1017 | -169 | -19 | 0 | 3 |             | 8355 | 1.4 | -372 | -940 | 25 | 77 | 8457 | |
| Maryland | 3356 | -700 | -328 | 36 | 34 |             | 36250 | 1.6 | -168 | -3358 | 563 | 354 | 37167 | |
| Massachusetts | 5830 | -209 | -416 | 64 | 41 |             | 78474 | 2.5 | -926 | -10896 | 809 | 493 | 79776 | |
| Michigan | 19209 | -7290 | -175 | 22 | 52 |             | 171838 | 4.0 | 35554 | -10271 | 304 | 791 | 172933 | |
| Minnesota | 4589 | 496 | 982 | 10 | 22 |             | 36167 | 1.4 | -808 | -3046 | 169 | 326 | 36662 | |
| Mississippi | 2265 | -682 | -703 | 15 | 28 |             | 22363 | 2.1 | -1061 | -4184 | 179 | 268 | 22810 | |
| Missouri | 7334 | -5251 | -544 | 134 | 32 |             | 58483 | 2.3 | 5209 | -7875 | 531 | 323 | 59337 | |
| Montana | 527 | -122 | -15 | 2 | 7 |             | 6123 | 1.6 | 247 | -541 | 78 | 119 | 6320 | |
| Nebraska | 1152 | -90 | -90 | 1 | 4 |             | 11251 | 1.3 | -932 | -1061 | 64 | 73 | 11388 | |
| Nevada | 2411 | 95 | -285 | 2 | 11 |             | 18599 | 1.6 | -492 | -3297 | 66 | 171 | 18836 | |
| New Hampshire | 671 | -135 | -10 | 1 | 0 |             | 6340 | 1.0 | -286 | -540 | 24 | 39 | 6403 | |
| New Jersey | 8444 | -1761 | 576 | 25 | 55 |             | 118191 | 3.1 | 547 | -7955 | 378 | 601 | 119170 | |
| New Mexico | 924 | -133 | -309 | 0 | 1 |             | 12427 | 1.7 | -110 | -1451 | 136 | 177 | 12740 | |
| New York | 16035 | -8570 | -1615 | 41 | 85 |             | 189101 | 2.3 | -7467 | -12996 | 643 | 1529 | 191273 | |
| North Carolina | 15523 | -4573 | 3716 | 25 | 94 |             | 79397 | 2.1 | -4374 | 1670 | 286 | 1545 | 81228 | |
| North Dakota | 263 | -22 | -31 | 3 | 0 |             | 2237 | 0.7 | -156 | -210 | 121 | 35 | 2393 | |
| Ohio | 12297 | -3927 | -1689 | 14 | 19 |             | 100217 | 1.9 | 7043 | -1783 | 339 | 925 | 101481 | |
| Oklahoma | 1748 | -453 | -287 | 9 | 30 |             | 17538 | 1.3 | -249 | -4205 | 107 | 303 | 17948 | |
| Oregon | 5069 | -797 | -489 | 32 | 46 |             | 43104 | 2.8 | -2322 | -5035 | 320 | 574 | 43998 | |
| Pennsylvania | 16252 | -3080 | -417 | 173 | 100 |             | 166499 | 3.1 | 113 | -14832 | 1143 | 1728 | 169370 | |
| Puerto Rico | 4353 | 0 | 1472 | 3 | 18 |             | 46157 | 4.5 | 0 | 3378 | 211 | 355 | 46723 | |
| Rhode Island | 1035 | -565 | -117 | 2 | 9 |             | 13241 | 2.8 | -273 | -1198 | 39 | 72 | 13352 | |
| South Carolina | 6258 | -3212 | -200 | 15 | 27 |             | 42472 | 2.4 | -2891 | -282 | 163 | 467 | 43102 | |
| South Dakota | 230 | -53 | -41 | 6 | 3 |             | 2109 | 0.6 | -140 | -524 | 396 | 24 | 2529 | |
| Tennessee | 8773 | -5721 | -1203 | 34 | 36 |             | 51561 | 2.0 | -520 | -2862 | 314 | 501 | 52376 | |
| Texas | 15077 | 2037 | -2030 | 80 | 209 |             | 125584 | 1.4 | 1668 | -36617 | 900 | 2322 | 128806 | |
| Utah | 938 | -95 | -378 | 14 | 9 |             | 9667 | 0.9 | -175 | -1871 | 174 | 131 | 9972 | |
| Vermont | 465 | -57 | -74 | 1 | 3 |             | 5196 | 1.8 | -285 | -140 | 34 | 14 | 5244 | |
| Virgin Islands | 42 | -3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |             | 568 | 1.4 | -4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 568 | |
| Virginia | 5962 | 573 | 334 | 44 | 79 |             | 32095 | 1.0 | -655 | -6676 | 341 | 910 | 33346 | |
| Washington | 6892 | -508 | -1124 | 65 | 86 |             | 50297 | 1.9 | -1520 | -14875 | 360 | 1437 | 52094 | |
| West Virginia | 1445 | -410 | 84 | 3 | 15 |             | 13971 | 2.1 | 332 | -590 | 55 | 292 | 14318 | |
| Wisconsin | 7641 | -4194 | -967 | 11 | 32 |             | 67066 | 2.5 | -4206 | -2594 | 133 | 343 | 67542 | |
| Wyoming | 205 | -25 | -64 | 1 | 5 |             | 2023 | 0.8 | -76 | -620 | 13 | 35 | 2071 | |
| Totals | 297472 | -74005 | -15753 | 1502 | 2041 |             | 2630367 | 2.1 | 5845 | -307897 | 16163 | 28627 | 2675157 | |
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.