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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
August 20, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 13, 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 3849 364 393 14 40             28450 1.6 -285 -1403 129 391 28970
Alaska 1081 -6 -92 7 4             8059 2.9 -212 -1108 94 51 8204
Arizona 3542 -82 116 4 14             33827 1.5 -1655 -8316 381 277 34485
Arkansas 2808 346 67 11 22             25440 2.3 -1120 -948 171 867 26478
California 33336 -1448 -6713 254 270             319867 2.2 -8907 -62584 2596 3126 325589
Colorado 1942 64 -228 14 35             23025 1.1 749 -5378 184 394 23603
Connecticut 3353 59 312 6 17             40749 2.5 106 -2909 69 216 41034
Delaware 666 -14 -14 2 6             7760 1.9 -266 -1251 17 69 7846
District of Columbia 329 12 11 7 3             4513 1.0 -197 -1082 198 40 4751
Florida 8247 -1148 -3823 91 127             96418 1.3 1675 -20366 517 1323 98258
Georgia 7362 -1630 -2204 70 71             53729 1.4 -302 -4309 701 1121 55551
Hawaii 748 -153 -265 7 26             5878 1.1 -389 -1764 89 243 6210
Idaho 1752 473 394 10 7             9116 1.6 -182 -2050 69 87 9272
Illinois 10475 16 -644 46 75             121012 2.2 314 -14133 737 1391 123140
Indiana 5478 468 -644 35 67             47671 1.7 -824 -322 325 481 48477
Iowa 2070 -970 -679 5 23             19439 1.4 -938 -825 61 209 19709
Kansas 2020 22 -218 1 5             19602 1.5 104 -1499 204 249 20055
Kentucky 3246 -130 53 23 16             26125 1.5 207 -3141 360 487 26972
Louisiana 3027 91 -367 9 29             29927 1.6 -646 -6444 172 455 30554
Maine 784 -62 -68 2 2             7802 1.3 114 -302 37 67 7906
Maryland 3208 32 -127 33 29             35135 1.5 -96 -3320 634 389 36158
Massachusetts 5592 124 -402 25 30             75952 2.5 -349 -9717 1025 523 77500
Michigan 13760 -629 4167 14 50             116430 2.7 2266 198 311 805 117546
Minnesota 3332 -201 -363 11 19             33593 1.3 481 -2927 167 335 34095
Mississippi 2173 -21 -440 6 9             19460 1.8 -1245 -4193 121 276 19857
Missouri 5643 291 -3174 49 19             49074 1.9 -1365 -8434 717 314 50105
Montana 539 12 -28 4 6             5584 1.4 298 -401 65 107 5756
Nebraska 1029 -113 -231 1 2             10762 1.2 -108 -1024 50 77 10889
Nevada 2719 541 256 1 7             17409 1.5 -7 -2947 91 168 17668
New Hampshire 594 -28 -111 2 4             5789 1.0 -178 -708 23 32 5844
New Jersey 8144 -103 -748 14 41             115359 3.0 -100 -7920 368 578 116305
New Mexico 904 -1 -122 3 0             11301 1.5 -502 -1819 171 177 11649
New York 16394 1030 -626 22 115             180648 2.2 -1668 -11888 736 1523 182907
North Carolina 10787 1011 1326 13 98             73993 2.0 942 1926 315 1616 75924
North Dakota 267 19 17 2 2             2066 0.7 -75 -305 42 35 2143
Ohio 9491 77 -2878 20 64             84770 1.6 -2465 -5571 356 1134 86260
Oklahoma 1539 -566 -290 7 21             16313 1.2 58 -3013 96 306 16715
Oregon 4721 55 -495 19 42             41396 2.6 -681 -2966 301 553 42250
Pennsylvania 15541 50 -470 135 142             159543 3.0 1014 -13037 1338 1795 162676
Puerto Rico 3661 -515 498 2 14             54102 5.3 3509 4369 280 311 54693
Rhode Island 1121 106 116 1 7             12712 2.7 402 -841 25 68 12805
South Carolina 4841 -1730 135 19 33             39352 2.2 -1537 1986 156 499 40007
South Dakota 231 10 -59 5 4             1892 0.5 -83 -478 401 24 2317
Tennessee 5429 496 521 58 42             41972 1.6 -694 -1128 325 519 42816
Texas 14055 -85 -2360 133 269             118338 1.3 -345 -35569 1051 2433 121822
Utah 956 -23 -213 140 6             8868 0.9 -8 -2180 175 148 9191
Vermont 400 -104 -23 0 2             4892 1.7 -122 -177 30 22 4944
Virgin Islands 30 -3 -13 0 0             586 1.4 112 148 2 4 592
Virginia 4535 755 483 5 94             28555 0.9 -1880 -4079 362 969 29886
Washington 6247 -535 -1098 29 91             50145 1.9 -653 -14138 404 1418 51967
West Virginia 1081 71 110 0 16             13003 2.0 323 -221 63 256 13322
Wisconsin 7480 -660 -362 5 31             59667 2.2 -550 -2234 126 364 60157
Wyoming 242 15 -15 0 2             1851 0.8 35 -520 12 42 1905
Totals 252801 -4350 -21632 1396 2170             2418921 1.9 -17925 -273262 17450 29364 2465735

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.