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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
September 17, 2005
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
September 10, 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 6299 -2015 3621 28 26             30493 1.7 1526 3855 112 378 30983
Alaska 1835 597 115 7 2             7872 2.8 27 -907 100 57 8029
Arizona 3589 933 -472 14 16             29664 1.3 1130 -7124 203 270 30137
Arkansas 3276 -840 914 13 25             23945 2.2 292 -904 132 762 24839
California 36571 5840 -3456 217 254             308804 2.1 34216 -56355 2362 3439 314605
Colorado 3116 395 1011 19 39             21308 1.0 905 -5031 143 367 21818
Connecticut 2839 12 27 3 21             33564 2.1 -1735 -2311 79 200 33843
Delaware 611 17 -1238 3 6             6460 1.6 -143 -948 35 64 6559
District of Columbia 336 36 27 7 6             4323 0.9 -27 -900 174 43 4540
Florida 11273 2451 -6635 58 199             93721 1.3 4065 -27377 507 1398 95626
Georgia 9929 -2806 1720 67 75             55344 1.5 2050 1023 644 1057 57045
Hawaii 945 83 -189 6 36             5739 1.0 69 -1752 124 234 6097
Idaho 1110 22 -284 8 3             8105 1.4 -269 -1539 70 80 8255
Illinois 11347 1221 595 38 65             109380 1.9 577 -12987 719 1225 111324
Indiana 4915 172 -175 19 57             43613 1.6 721 -1529 357 552 44522
Iowa 2332 458 496 6 6             16447 1.2 -1099 -2326 56 232 16735
Kansas 1961 217 69 2 9             17942 1.4 46 -1737 211 222 18375
Kentucky 3126 -2620 87 16 17             27057 1.6 2249 -770 385 473 27915
Louisiana 73702 15568 71155 79 36             82524 4.5 43893 49093 156 368 83048
Maine 881 136 -3 2 3             6999 1.2 122 -386 39 73 7111
Maryland 3203 334 -268 26 29             30635 1.3 -1525 -3390 566 355 31556
Massachusetts 5672 98 -303 63 37             66770 2.2 -3309 -9019 984 515 68269
Michigan 9203 -429 491 21 63             106200 2.5 -6521 1698 321 808 107329
Minnesota 3708 -137 291 7 28             31499 1.2 -1661 20 146 310 31955
Mississippi 17493 10711 15149 40 19             25294 2.3 8636 5184 98 239 25631
Missouri 5454 286 40 96 31             42166 1.6 1407 -8372 681 324 43171
Montana 620 42 -101 7 12             4731 1.2 212 -186 58 86 4875
Nebraska 1151 -55 66 0 1             10077 1.2 932 -1187 47 65 10189
Nevada 2230 -1 -347 3 13             16432 1.5 -226 -2641 83 162 16677
New Hampshire 642 -19 -43 5 2             4813 0.8 -286 -596 24 27 4864
New Jersey 7925 1302 -1156 18 44             103739 2.7 -7636 -6405 344 630 104713
New Mexico 914 127 -26 7 1             9848 1.3 -67 -1510 142 163 10153
New York 16581 250 -1869 26 120             166343 2.0 -14329 -16244 659 1569 168571
North Carolina 11077 856 -4722 19 74             73084 2.0 1959 -2386 296 1592 74972
North Dakota 264 -38 25 2 1             1605 0.5 -13 -17 20 32 1657
Ohio 8975 508 -363 15 71             79804 1.5 -88 -2758 353 1090 81247
Oklahoma 1713 -58 -93 6 34             14857 1.1 -86 -3550 97 252 15206
Oregon 4445 -211 -841 18 44             37501 2.4 -1317 -2439 193 458 38152
Pennsylvania 14894 -468 -1110 153 116             141152 2.6 -2699 -9108 1256 1758 144166
Puerto Rico 3522 329 2335 0 13             54700 5.3 19395 21378 263 365 55328
Rhode Island 864 -192 -96 4 3             9308 2.0 -915 -1253 24 72 9404
South Carolina 6198 1610 82 6 29             36506 2.1 1860 -1044 137 495 37138
South Dakota 242 5 -35 6 5             1515 0.4 4 -393 48 15 1578
Tennessee 4658 -1250 -309 45 32             38083 1.5 412 -2810 354 478 38915
Texas 11364 -11442 -3913 20 183             120207 1.3 13895 -25717 1096 2336 123639
Utah 897 48 -204 58 6             8087 0.8 19 -2015 237 123 8447
Vermont 503 -66 62 1 6             3823 1.3 75 -82 28 21 3872
Virgin Islands 104 24 50 0 0             542 1.3 62 160 2 2 546
Virginia 5116 311 675 15 99             28073 0.8 848 -3217 347 968 29388
Washington 7538 1060 -389 44 91             45950 1.7 -359 -12223 365 1409 47724
West Virginia 1038 99 9 2 18             12147 1.8 693 160 56 254 12457
Wisconsin 7386 -17 -405 12 21             51584 1.9 -2729 -2162 130 319 52033
Wyoming 252 20 -74 0 2             1677 0.7 92 -513 14 36 1727
Totals 345839 23514 69993 1357 2149             2312056 1.8 95350 -163549 16077 28822 2356955

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.