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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 23, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 16, 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 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.