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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 13, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 6, 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 3485 -266 -582 21 30             28735 1.6 -650 -2179 126 376 29237
Alaska 1087 -43 -123 5 3             8271 3.0 112 -981 117 74 8464
Arizona 3450 -187 -889 7 17             35521 1.5 553 -8284 603 288 36412
Arkansas 2462 -903 -99 8 24             26560 2.4 -586 -357 143 845 27548
California 34784 -3062 -5137 217 275             328774 2.2 5639 -57956 2484 3278 334536
Colorado 1878 -200 -377 11 40             22276 1.1 -702 -5546 204 447 22927
Connecticut 3294 -411 -50 5 13             40643 2.5 402 -3389 55 211 40909
Delaware 680 -20 -22 2 5             8026 2.0 -528 -1178 26 82 8134
District of Columbia 317 -11 -44 7 3             4710 1.0 307 -1176 193 61 4964
Florida 9395 -897 -855 66 152             94743 1.3 -2083 -18695 498 1331 96572
Georgia 8992 1639 1620 103 66             54031 1.4 1168 -1786 650 1111 55792
Hawaii 901 -57 -307 9 24             6267 1.1 20 -1845 86 239 6592
Idaho 1279 -208 -476 9 5             9298 1.6 -69 -1678 59 95 9452
Illinois 10459 -678 -895 48 91             120698 2.2 -2450 -16015 707 1298 122703
Indiana 5010 -672 -239 22 50             48495 1.7 -873 -88 335 521 49351
Iowa 3040 -502 1081 5 18             20377 1.5 1223 -895 62 222 20661
Kansas 1998 -589 -102 2 3             19498 1.5 -64 -1885 187 277 19962
Kentucky 3376 -462 -261 11 16             25918 1.5 -2135 -4062 207 491 26618
Louisiana 2936 -150 -420 11 30             30573 1.7 -634 -6976 189 446 31208
Maine 846 65 -16 1 4             7688 1.3 85 -581 33 69 7790
Maryland 3176 -519 -448 33 37             35231 1.5 -537 -4025 421 359 36011
Massachusetts 5468 -795 -578 37 29             76301 2.5 -2463 -9208 1058 518 77877
Michigan 14389 2675 5167 15 49             114164 2.7 -11064 -433 345 782 115291
Minnesota 3533 -196 197 8 22             33112 1.3 -658 -2507 160 295 33567
Mississippi 2194 -288 -285 17 17             20705 1.9 -963 -3619 136 261 21102
Missouri 5352 -693 -263 58 35             50439 2.0 -1448 -7524 794 319 51552
Montana 527 -65 -27 4 11             5286 1.4 -411 -379 88 129 5503
Nebraska 1142 56 -176 1 2             10870 1.3 -139 -890 52 67 10989
Nevada 2178 -158 -104 5 6             17416 1.5 -270 -3363 77 160 17653
New Hampshire 622 -47 -69 2 1             5967 1.0 -18 -738 18 33 6018
New Jersey 8247 -1096 -750 17 38             115459 3.0 529 -6726 362 634 116455
New Mexico 905 -124 -76 1 1             11803 1.6 -139 -1588 167 176 12146
New York 15364 -402 -1060 115 112             182316 2.2 -905 -11893 732 1520 184568
North Carolina 9776 -65 -801 29 91             73051 2.0 -35 -946 336 1610 74997
North Dakota 248 -27 4 0 1             2141 0.7 -156 -197 119 37 2297
Ohio 9414 28 4449 26 53             87235 1.7 1549 -29834 376 1054 88665
Oklahoma 2105 428 251 12 33             16255 1.2 -305 -3767 105 308 16668
Oregon 4666 -495 -536 18 29             42077 2.7 234 -3181 300 614 42991
Pennsylvania 15491 -2197 -541 108 108             158529 2.9 -1522 -10861 1140 1697 161366
Puerto Rico 4167 -576 1012 5 14             50593 4.9 -10826 4391 247 354 51194
Rhode Island 1015 -92 -33 2 3             12310 2.6 -340 -1230 21 73 12404
South Carolina 6571 1835 1130 5 36             40889 2.3 1800 947 176 483 41548
South Dakota 221 1 -36 3 4             1975 0.6 -22 -470 425 27 2427
Tennessee 4933 -351 -181 27 37             42666 1.6 -1274 -1747 322 486 43474
Texas 14140 -194 -1180 53 245             118683 1.3 23 -34832 1171 2393 122247
Utah 979 62 -206 57 12             8876 0.9 -439 -2273 146 136 9158
Vermont 504 -59 19 0 3             5014 1.7 61 -36 33 15 5062
Virgin Islands 33 -7 -1 0 1             474 1.1 -96 15 2 2 478
Virginia 3780 -109 -1315 9 92             30435 0.9 1079 -4678 396 917 31748
Washington 6782 -827 -1009 32 82             50798 1.9 377 -14152 391 1423 52612
West Virginia 1010 -156 -107 5 15             12680 1.9 -748 -403 70 298 13048
Wisconsin 8140 -719 -190 9 32             60217 2.2 315 -3568 157 356 60730
Wyoming 227 8 -32 2 5             1816 0.8 -134 -650 15 43 1874
Totals 256968 -12778 -5968 1285 2125             2436885 1.9 -30210 -295917 17322 29341 2483552

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.