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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 3, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
August 27, 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 5595 2412 1672 14 25             26532 1.5 -1070 -1635 129 370 27031
Alaska 1433 129 126 11 1             7815 2.8 -287 -1158 91 55 7962
Arizona 2574 -349 -1174 7 17             31486 1.4 -846 -7494 227 276 31989
Arkansas 3770 433 939 11 24             24628 2.2 -384 -194 139 816 25583
California 33573 -99 -7238 146 269             312925 2.1 -8843 -54988 2771 3335 319031
Colorado 2056 164 -270 17 36             22059 1.1 641 -4898 160 366 22585
Connecticut 3057 58 -225 3 21             39794 2.5 -661 -2462 70 224 40088
Delaware 633 44 44 2 9             7420 1.8 -236 -1137 26 84 7530
District of Columbia 249 -32 -40 4 1             4413 0.9 -180 -987 192 37 4642
Florida 9311 774 -1683 67 156             94784 1.3 2476 -25499 561 1340 96685
Georgia 8953 1587 1975 53 52             50542 1.3 -69 -2826 698 1095 52335
Hawaii 976 -32 -239 8 28             5993 1.1 -288 -1678 117 226 6336
Idaho 1270 39 -275 6 2             8601 1.5 -888 -1616 63 86 8750
Illinois 10939 590 -519 35 81             116308 2.1 -1735 -12708 727 1288 118323
Indiana 5118 -242 -243 18 65             45018 1.6 -1420 -567 359 518 45895
Iowa 3339 870 1358 5 14             17567 1.3 -473 -2195 68 231 17866
Kansas 2186 -523 -199 8 6             18989 1.5 100 -1287 158 235 19382
Kentucky 4598 -1916 987 7 13             27349 1.6 2721 167 403 495 28247
Louisiana 8469 5435 5033 46 16             24289 1.3 -5051 -10735 128 402 24819
Maine 906 104 21 4 2             7526 1.3 -10 -51 30 73 7629
Maryland 3403 324 -38 17 44             33720 1.4 -1069 -3424 625 380 34725
Massachusetts 5773 361 -580 59 33             74325 2.4 -357 -9123 942 516 75783
Michigan 10736 -2761 -76 20 66             109656 2.6 -12034 914 328 798 110782
Minnesota 4159 -284 546 8 24             32129 1.3 -451 -1779 155 316 32600
Mississippi 1605 -652 -821 8 7             15228 1.4 -2934 -6261 86 206 15520
Missouri 5463 -72 -737 53 22             44263 1.7 -2931 -12437 701 292 45256
Montana 713 161 60 7 15             5146 1.3 77 -339 53 97 5296
Nebraska 1268 293 -73 0 2             9806 1.1 -488 -1238 43 74 9923
Nevada 2406 257 98 4 9             16980 1.5 -838 -2662 80 182 17242
New Hampshire 624 38 35 7 2             5595 0.9 -111 -660 25 33 5653
New Jersey 8160 653 -122 20 44             115232 3.0 55 -7402 344 628 116204
New Mexico 931 -52 -114 0 2             10279 1.4 -367 -1616 161 172 10612
New York 17130 -1981 -792 28 129             184659 2.3 -7 -9149 708 1523 186890
North Carolina 9778 928 219 19 77             71333 1.9 -782 1824 304 1614 73251
North Dakota 230 9 17 1 0             1801 0.6 -133 -140 17 34 1852
Ohio 10089 -49 -1159 18 74             82996 1.6 -1518 -1667 415 1075 84486
Oklahoma 1734 144 -269 14 21             15146 1.1 -281 -3416 105 283 15534
Oregon 5062 617 -317 23 34             39824 2.5 -2142 -3199 194 523 40541
Pennsylvania 17650 2276 805 96 138             155002 2.9 994 -9971 1324 1800 158126
Puerto Rico 3941 1711 1296 3 17             47658 4.6 -6133 9661 246 324 48228
Rhode Island 944 24 -111 5 4             12154 2.6 -371 -864 32 69 12255
South Carolina 4588 91 -282 6 41             34989 2.0 -1452 -412 160 499 35648
South Dakota 231 -24 -59 2 3             1641 0.5 -213 -446 61 22 1724
Tennessee 4492 510 -228 22 24             37904 1.5 -828 -3055 359 485 38748
Texas 19300 5613 1674 89 255             112996 1.2 -712 -33369 1127 2465 116588
Utah 1013 127 -247 33 7             8393 0.8 -400 -2174 304 126 8823
Vermont 441 69 10 2 2             4487 1.5 -261 99 30 22 4539
Virgin Islands 35 -1 -13 1 1             450 1.1 22 19 0 4 454
Virginia 4110 170 -223 9 85             27641 0.8 -922 -2671 372 964 28977
Washington 6974 852 -1082 38 93             47075 1.8 -1442 -14549 396 1405 48876
West Virginia 1160 29 115 0 19             12533 1.9 310 495 64 250 12847
Wisconsin 7973 889 -1070 9 30             56889 2.1 -1520 -2964 111 340 57340
Wyoming 255 18 -66 2 2             1712 0.7 -17 -547 10 36 1758
Totals 271376 19734 -3554 1095 2164             2323680 1.8 -55759 -256470 16999 29109 2369789

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.