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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 6, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
July 30, 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 3751 -868 -507 22 32             29385 1.6 -1170 -2290 143 381 29909
Alaska 1130 35 -164 4 5             8159 2.9 -893 -804 93 65 8317
Arizona 3394 -293 -905 12 16             35001 1.5 -1399 -8603 690 269 35960
Arkansas 3365 -16 377 11 26             27146 2.4 -126 -729 188 881 28215
California 37846 1608 -5618 231 291             323135 2.2 -20350 -63758 2572 3138 328845
Colorado 2078 158 -324 11 40             22978 1.1 315 -5520 168 410 23556
Connecticut 3705 548 207 12 37             40241 2.5 -199 -3429 58 206 40505
Delaware 700 -32 -209 1 5             8554 2.1 -397 -1660 15 74 8643
District of Columbia 328 32 -99 10 2             4403 0.9 -299 -979 207 45 4655
Florida 10292 1111 -908 52 159             96826 1.3 920 -22792 488 1263 98577
Georgia 7353 -345 -513 69 82             52863 1.4 -1354 -4075 628 1108 54599
Hawaii 958 72 -350 16 45             6247 1.1 -306 -1643 102 210 6559
Idaho 1487 270 -226 10 6             9367 1.6 84 -1545 59 94 9520
Illinois 11137 164 -1277 42 92             123148 2.2 -1851 -13131 702 1301 125151
Indiana 5682 300 -155 50 38             49368 1.8 -3236 -650 325 506 50199
Iowa 3542 1288 906 7 18             19154 1.4 -674 -1843 91 198 19443
Kansas 2587 539 -38 4 5             19562 1.5 -563 -2416 197 251 20010
Kentucky 3838 -35 -37 42 31             28053 1.7 -4007 -4609 250 485 28788
Louisiana 3086 -90 -450 9 33             31207 1.7 -44 -6817 192 455 31854
Maine 781 -422 -12 1 1             7603 1.3 -1032 -280 33 81 7717
Maryland 3695 474 -202 34 39             35768 1.5 156 -2837 466 371 36605
Massachusetts 6263 720 -282 44 38             78764 2.6 3796 -8481 1043 507 80314
Michigan 11714 -5691 766 38 61             125228 2.9 -14973 408 288 793 126309
Minnesota 3729 406 -533 9 33             33770 1.3 -1458 -2871 174 311 34255
Mississippi 2482 188 -356 8 14             21668 2.0 -247 -3550 160 292 22120
Missouri 6045 460 -200 110 21             51887 2.0 -4954 -8937 732 291 52910
Montana 592 28 4 5 6             5697 1.5 176 -566 65 110 5872
Nebraska 1086 -48 -169 0 4             11009 1.3 -12 -859 59 76 11144
Nevada 2336 130 -265 4 3             17686 1.6 -529 -3678 71 169 17926
New Hampshire 669 14 -98 1 0             5985 1.0 -8 -572 23 33 6041
New Jersey 9343 1784 237 17 36             114930 3.0 -1212 -7029 402 604 115936
New Mexico 1029 50 -92 0 3             11942 1.6 -343 -1595 157 180 12279
New York 15766 705 -1274 19 116             183221 2.3 -4863 -11125 633 1511 185365
North Carolina 9841 581 -1830 25 85             73086 2.0 -351 -1728 305 1523 74914
North Dakota 275 -25 -49 0 0             2297 0.7 63 -127 125 39 2461
Ohio 9386 -1243 -1234 20 18             85686 1.6 -5064 -6250 348 960 86994
Oklahoma 1677 21 -270 10 27             16560 1.2 -136 -3635 111 317 16988
Oregon 5161 448 -268 23 46             41843 2.7 -813 -4235 317 579 42739
Pennsylvania 17688 1774 -705 227 129             160051 3.0 -2777 -11683 1178 1722 162951
Puerto Rico 4743 3144 1089 11 9             61419 6.0 38921 7178 281 388 62088
Rhode Island 1107 101 -89 1 5             12650 2.7 -303 -877 23 74 12747
South Carolina 4736 -116 265 8 38             39089 2.2 19 -229 176 488 39753
South Dakota 220 32 -40 20 2             1997 0.6 -140 -478 404 25 2426
Tennessee 5284 -752 -417 20 34             43940 1.7 -1373 -1635 309 483 44732
Texas 14334 403 -3139 82 305             118660 1.3 -5637 -37420 972 2307 121939
Utah 917 89 -287 18 9             9315 0.9 23 -2094 144 142 9601
Vermont 563 121 117 1 4             4953 1.7 2 -284 30 18 5001
Virgin Islands 40 9 12 0 0             570 1.4 54 127 0 0 570
Virginia 3889 -1643 -696 17 102             29356 0.9 -922 -4403 390 918 30664
Washington 7609 289 -1160 38 90             50421 1.9 426 -16458 426 1424 52271
West Virginia 1166 -59 45 5 19             13428 2.0 70 14 57 256 13741
Wisconsin 8859 1184 -630 11 34             59902 2.2 -2709 -4264 160 361 60423
Wyoming 219 7 -56 1 2             1950 0.8 -37 -499 8 35 1993
Totals 269503 7609 -22108 1443 2296             2467128 1.9 -41736 -288245 17238 28728 2513094

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.