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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 6, 2004
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
October 30, 2004
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
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UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 4220 155 -903 18 34             27839 1.6 -122 -5740 143 449 28431
Alaska 2408 363 27 31 3             12649 4.6 1747 -1361 221 94 12964
Arizona 4107 309 -816 28 18             32236 1.4 -475 -5166 236 261 32733
Arkansas 4799 580 752 13 13             26063 2.4 787 -5054 134 342 26539
California 52443 3491 -11569 441 208             375264 2.6 24488 -113174 2708 3448 381420
Colorado 3157 536 -1164 38 40             26400 1.3 1358 -10745 318 433 27151
Connecticut 3294 388 -679 8 10             34837 2.2 -91 -9130 91 238 35166
Delaware 892 100 -223 3 4             7363 1.8 116 -1879 29 29 7421
District of Columbia 239 -66 -128 11 5             4554 1.0 63 -1827 184 69 4807
Florida 15214 4108 6217 64 161             117486 1.6 -1472 -1799 609 1524 119619
Georgia 8152 898 -3109 102 57             50937 1.4 403 -13462 762 1351 53050
Hawaii 1230 213 -303 15 15             6817 1.3 -169 -2354 106 189 7112
Idaho 2570 453 -692 84 6             10605 1.9 506 -2941 149 106 10860
Illinois 15974 2001 -1810 34 62             123388 2.2 2665 -26538 637 1210 125235
Indiana 8715 2566 1937 43 55             45021 1.6 -431 -6399 379 461 45861
Iowa 3191 484 -918 5 9             18671 1.3 767 -5827 51 198 18920
Kansas 3241 742 -67 13 5             19223 1.5 433 -6312 184 241 19648
Kentucky 4464 -121 15 26 17             26139 1.6 1238 -5127 397 564 27100
Louisiana 3500 434 -688 15 22             29774 1.6 -337 -2942 141 446 30361
Maine 1640 149 214 5 3             7462 1.3 -214 -1123 17 45 7524
Maryland 4150 657 -479 47 49             33180 1.4 -719 -5800 357 406 33943
Massachusetts 8461 1935 -936 108 34             71123 2.3 1102 -15469 859 613 72595
Michigan 18200 5213 2538 37 66             106360 2.5 7021 -14841 413 769 107542
Minnesota 5866 1567 -2694 43 39             31142 1.2 1145 -11785 113 238 31493
Mississippi 3120 726 -95 26 22             18416 1.7 -20 -3055 124 299 18839
Missouri 8393 1574 -330 45 23             54326 2.1 1756 -5680 743 319 55388
Montana 1225 31 -1249 88 7             6583 1.7 1440 -1922 203 115 6901
Nebraska 1345 -169 -777 1 0             10941 1.3 305 -728 45 61 11047
Nevada 2948 708 -441 31 8             18703 1.7 40 -6223 134 181 19018
New Hampshire 1029 226 -225 3 3             5396 0.9 180 -2348 21 23 5440
New Jersey 11644 3005 -309 33 37             99513 2.6 1375 -11414 347 584 100444
New Mexico 1206 42 -221 32 4             11157 1.6 47 -2207 216 173 11546
New York 19249 621 -2803 31 86             166463 2.1 2057 -36517 580 1222 168265
North Carolina 13072 2491 -2553 20 64             69646 1.9 1782 -25812 299 1287 71232
North Dakota 608 152 -526 6 1             1774 0.6 128 -597 32 42 1848
Ohio 13161 2377 -530 11 9             82407 1.6 1970 -20291 433 885 83725
Oklahoma 2219 -322 -485 3 26             18188 1.3 301 -8613 84 301 18573
Oregon 7629 1043 -1233 130 39             42082 2.7 604 -13475 409 474 42966
Pennsylvania 20468 3667 -1509 134 118             145434 2.7 4060 -29832 1613 1592 148639
Puerto Rico 2297 -655 -782 2 5             38861 3.8 116 -13780 322 464 39647
Rhode Island 1393 228 -78 7 2             9734 2.1 -5 -958 57 104 9895
South Carolina 4992 118 -1018 11 36             36758 2.1 343 -9957 156 434 37348
South Dakota 451 66 -455 18 3             1958 0.6 25 -423 62 24 2044
Tennessee 6090 772 -417 38 44             39566 1.5 167 -7174 541 476 40583
Texas 18444 1872 -2867 74 255             133951 1.5 -948 -51743 1227 2569 137747
Utah 1860 -283 -882 62 9             11023 1.1 727 -3410 549 117 11689
Vermont 1055 241 -3 8 5             4074 1.4 -48 -2201 17 24 4115
Virgin Islands 27 2 -8 0 0             495 1.2 -50 -220 0 7 502
Virginia 5200 432 -1006 33 98             30446 0.9 1304 -8649 367 1092 31905
Washington 12176 2055 -2117 95 64             62175 2.4 1837 -28240 529 1213 63917
West Virginia 1368 91 -416 3 11             11534 1.8 690 -2529 96 255 11885
Wisconsin 11118 616 -3622 17 29             55328 2.1 2259 -16475 137 316 55781
Wyoming 647 133 -391 26 4             2682 1.1 378 -247 66 49 2797
Totals 354561 49015 -42826 2220 1947             2434147 1.9 62629 -591515 18647 28426 2481221

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.