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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
July 30, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 23, 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 4619 -1118 -49 27 33             30555 1.7 -2144 -1050 126 376 31057
Alaska 1095 16 -66 7 3             9052 3.2 309 -319 128 87 9267
Arizona 3435 -437 -515 18 25             36428 1.6 426 -9011 728 291 37447
Arkansas 3381 350 547 12 24             27272 2.5 -555 -1191 162 873 28307
California 36238 -932 -5355 184 238             343485 2.3 8566 -51713 2329 3367 349181
Colorado 1920 -53 -421 35 34             22663 1.1 -3 -5952 169 484 23316
Connecticut 3157 -126 -75 8 24             40440 2.5 -669 -3770 58 200 40698
Delaware 732 -110 -208 0 4             8951 2.2 366 -1162 26 72 9049
District of Columbia 296 -41 -1 9 5             4702 1.0 258 -1190 189 67 4958
Florida 9181 -1347 -641 75 138             95906 1.3 -1484 -19756 732 2374 99012
Georgia 7698 -2643 627 54 67             54217 1.4 -3225 -3167 596 1094 55907
Hawaii 886 6 -150 16 25             6553 1.2 206 -1366 91 238 6882
Idaho 1217 158 -309 4 6             9283 1.6 -454 -1397 60 87 9430
Illinois 10973 -1405 -317 69 81             124999 2.2 -5503 -16069 684 1315 126998
Indiana 5382 -963 -404 31 55             52604 1.9 -6291 203 302 505 53411
Iowa 2254 -269 -90 2 18             19828 1.4 -2500 -1554 73 215 20116
Kansas 2048 -281 -664 3 1             20125 1.6 50 -1706 188 249 20562
Kentucky 3873 -1602 -322 9 17             32060 1.9 -1584 -4993 194 507 32761
Louisiana 3176 -31 -324 16 29             31251 1.7 -787 -7027 186 435 31872
Maine 1203 186 183 2 3             8635 1.5 280 -533 36 78 8749
Maryland 3221 -135 -413 71 34             35612 1.5 -638 -3957 408 368 36388
Massachusetts 5543 -287 -512 240 38             74968 2.4 -3506 -11643 818 499 76285
Michigan 17405 -1199 3427 25 49             140201 3.3 -31637 -9202 363 819 141383
Minnesota 3323 -1266 -335 10 21             35228 1.4 -939 -2447 164 260 35652
Mississippi 2294 29 -107 10 18             21915 2.0 -448 -3541 173 283 22371
Missouri 5585 -1749 -2543 120 28             56841 2.2 -1642 -7585 644 323 57808
Montana 564 37 23 9 13             5521 1.4 -602 -496 84 116 5721
Nebraska 1134 -18 21 1 4             11021 1.3 -230 -936 59 78 11158
Nevada 2206 -205 -139 1 3             18215 1.6 -384 -3459 86 154 18455
New Hampshire 655 -16 -63 1 3             5993 1.0 -347 -818 21 44 6058
New Jersey 7559 -885 -468 21 44             116142 3.0 -2049 -7764 383 579 117104
New Mexico 979 55 -90 1 2             12285 1.7 -142 -1439 152 174 12611
New York 15061 -974 -1191 25 78             188084 2.3 -1017 -8571 656 1514 190254
North Carolina 9260 -6263 -482 19 62             73437 2.0 -5960 -862 306 1557 75300
North Dakota 300 37 53 1 2             2234 0.7 -3 -132 125 31 2390
Ohio 10629 -1668 -3791 38 12             90750 1.7 -9467 -15250 388 847 91985
Oklahoma 1656 -92 -210 5 27             16696 1.2 -842 -4087 110 310 17116
Oregon 4713 -356 -580 21 33             42656 2.7 -448 -4221 317 560 43533
Pennsylvania 15914 -338 125 141 120             162828 3.0 -3671 -11202 1127 1672 165627
Puerto Rico 1599 -1751 -460 6 4             22498 2.2 -28033 -7997 107 163 22768
Rhode Island 1006 -29 -228 5 3             12953 2.8 -288 -1329 30 85 13068
South Carolina 4852 -1406 286 17 33             39070 2.2 -3402 -838 168 457 39695
South Dakota 188 -42 -111 8 5             2137 0.6 28 -388 404 27 2568
Tennessee 6036 -2737 -595 30 31             45313 1.7 -6248 -3627 323 503 46139
Texas 13931 -1146 -1876 159 251             124297 1.4 -1287 -34268 933 2407 127637
Utah 828 -110 -524 19 11             9292 0.9 -375 -2295 134 143 9569
Vermont 442 -23 -27 1 1             4951 1.7 -245 -327 31 16 4998
Virgin Islands 31 -11 1 0 0             516 1.2 -52 72 2 6 524
Virginia 5532 -430 715 29 87             30278 0.9 -1817 -3673 381 921 31580
Washington 7320 428 -1306 47 91             49995 1.9 -302 -16773 396 1423 51814
West Virginia 1225 -220 71 2 15             13358 2.0 -613 -376 68 313 13739
Wisconsin 7675 34 -560 4 27             62611 2.3 -4455 -2604 137 339 63087
Wyoming 212 7 -43 2 4             1987 0.8 -36 -614 14 46 2047
Totals 261642 -33371 -20486 1670 1984             2508892 2.0 -125835 -305372 16569 29951 2555412

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.