Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

November 2007

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants November 2007
	Nov 2007	Oct 2007	Monthly Change	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,241,131	2,183,425	57,706	2,095,908	145,223	6.9
Alaska	11,225	7,370	3,855	11,362	-137	-1.2
Alabama	24,625	25,656	-1,031	25,709	-1,084	-4.2
Arkansas	28,090	26,147	1,943	30,636	-2,546	-8.3
Arizona	26,798	28,528	-1,730	20,105	6,693	33.3
California	298,314	330,822	-32,508	241,209	57,105	23.7
Colorado	20,004	19,052	952	20,133	-129	-0.6
Connecticut	32,716	31,773	943	33,326	-610	-1.8
District of Columbia	6,199	8,957	-2,758	4,862	1,337	27.5
Delaware	7,037	6,370	667	6,796	241	3.5
Florida	116,480	126,230	-9,750	79,559	36,921	46.4
Georgia	56,210	56,758	-548	49,430	6,780	13.7
Hawaii	6,889	6,857	32	5,618	1,271	22.6
Iowa	17,453	16,165	1,288	20,498	-3,045	-14.9
Idaho	10,686	7,960	2,726	10,029	657	6.6
Illinois	118,804	113,977	4,827	115,627	3,177	2.7
Indiana	42,744	43,382	-638	44,687	-1,943	-4.3
Kansas	14,445	14,888	-443	14,748	-303	-2.1
Kentucky	26,153	24,091	2,062	25,281	872	3.4
Louisiana	17,862	17,736	126	17,067	795	4.7
Massachusetts	70,252	65,080	5,172	68,868	1,384	2.0
Maryland	33,316	32,788	528	31,244	2,072	6.6
Maine	7,420	5,737	1,683	7,904	-484	-6.1
Michigan	120,795	109,751	11,044	120,311	484	0.4
Minnesota	38,446	37,208	1,238	39,447	-1,001	-2.5
Missouri	39,163	39,232	-69	36,246	2,917	8.0
Mississippi	17,270	17,274	-4	16,346	924	5.7
Montana	3,942	2,740	1,202	3,551	391	11.0
North Carolina	70,698	69,274	1,424	68,192	2,506	3.7
North Dakota	2,061	1,147	914	3,486	-1,425	-40.9
Nebraska	7,119	6,847	272	8,291	-1,172	-14.1
New Hampshire	5,412	4,926	486	5,434	-22	-0.4
New Jersey	98,990	95,146	3,844	92,562	6,428	6.9
New Mexico	10,122	9,366	756	10,327	-205	-2.0
Nevada	25,182	24,476	706	18,184	6,998	38.5
New York	154,343	143,133	11,210	157,176	-2,833	-1.8
Ohio	79,706	74,612	5,094	76,860	2,846	3.7
Oklahoma	12,665	12,433	232	13,532	-867	-6.4
Oregon	41,642	36,649	4,993	39,693	1,949	4.9
Pennsylvania	144,001	125,992	18,009	132,733	11,268	8.5
Puerto Rico	35,384	37,052	-1,668	34,892	492	1.4
Rhode Island	10,984	10,605	379	9,737	1,247	12.8
South Carolina	39,949	38,683	1,266	38,302	1,647	4.3
South Dakota	1,378	970	408	1,701	-323	-19.0
Tennessee	34,691	37,847	-3,156	35,590	-899	-2.5
Texas	84,404	87,772	-3,368	81,717	2,687	3.3
Utah	8,843	7,386	1,457	6,362	2,481	39.0
Virginia	34,562	32,620	1,942	33,396	1,166	3.5
Virgin Islands	399	411	-12	319	80	25.1
Vermont	5,638	3,670	1,968	5,579	59	1.1
Washington	47,759	37,788	9,971	48,612	-853	-1.8
Wisconsin	58,762	51,546	7,216	60,810	-2,048	-3.4
West Virginia	11,118	9,133	1,985	9,994	1,124	11.2
Wyoming	1,981	1,412	569	1,828	153	8.4

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,241,131		2,183,425	2,095,908	145,223	6.9
Male	1,267,213	56.5%	1,164,897	1,168,447	98,766	8.5%
Female	972,084	43.4%	1,016,519	924,921	47,163	5.1%
Information Not Available	1,834	0.1%	2,009	2,540	-706	-27.8%

Ethnicity	2,241,131		2,183,425	2,095,908
Hispanic or Latino	343,794	15.3%	339,035	307,306	36,488	11.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,638,540	86.4%	1,598,821	1,557,547	80,993	5.2%
Information Not Available	258,797	10.4%	245,569	231,055	27,742	12.0%

Race	2,241,131		2,183,425	2,095,908
American Indian or Alaskan Native	23,928	1.1%	73,205	21,834	2,094	9.6%
Asian	50,957	2.3%	56,625	48,686	2,271	4.7%
Black or African American	412,401	18.4%	428,680	389,608	22,793	5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6,611	0.3%	10,180	7,167	-556	-7.8%
White	1,271,724	56.7%	1,156,095	1,205,974	65,750	5.5%
Information Not Available	475,610	21.2%	458,640	415,370	60,240	14.5%

Years of Age	2,241,131		2,183,425	2,095,908
Younger than 22	97,644	4.4%	91,954	91,469	6,175	6.8%
22-24	131,351	5.9%	125,053	125,837	5,514	4.4%
25-34	528,251	23.6%	517,042	486,714	41,537	8.5%
35-44	564,158	25.2%	551,353	541,670	22,488	4.2%
45-54	541,477	24.2%	528,048	502,072	39,405	7.8%
55-59	183,354	8.2%	181,342	173,024	10,330	6.0%
60-64	109,139	4.9%	107,332	98,215	10,924	11.1%
65 and older	68,259	3.0%	64,715	62,733	5,526	8.8%
Information Not Available	17,498	0.8%	16,586	14,174	3,324	23.5%

Industry	2,241,131		2,183,425	2,095,908
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	60,102	2.7%	39,683	58,023	2,079	3.6%
Mining	8,655	0.4%	7,213	8,015	640	8.0%
Utilities	4,525	0.2%	4,440	4,370	155	3.5%
Construction	292,745	13.1%	238,249	256,797	35,948	14.0%
Manufacturing	318,874	14.2%	330,698	323,937	-5,063	-1.6%
Wholesale Trade	88,842	4.0%	91,730	82,184	6,658	8.1%
Retail Trade	181,960	8.1%	192,320	176,518	5,442	3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	64,273	2.9%	63,357	62,020	2,253	3.6%
Information	53,882	2.4%	60,867	52,004	1,878	3.6%
Finance and Insurance	99,310	4.4%	103,930	68,980	30,330	44.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44,931	2.0%	43,967	33,382	11,549	34.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	99,852	4.5%	105,006	90,348	9,504	10.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7,942	0.4%	9,834	8,548	-606	-7.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	241,457	10.8%	241,503	222,108	19,349	8.7%
Educational Services	49,403	2.2%	55,661	51,610	-2,207	-4.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	151,240	6.7%	160,584	145,345	5,895	4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	44,685	2.0%	31,168	41,672	3,013	7.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	117,096	5.2%	106,967	108,879	8,217	7.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	63,098	2.8%	63,931	60,513	2,585	4.3%
Public Administration	42,116	1.9%	37,695	41,304	812	2.0%
Information Not Available	206,143	9.2%	194,622	199,351	6,792	3.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,225		7,370	11,362	-137	-1.2
Male	6,583	58.6%	3,872	6,777	-194	-2.9%
Female	4,642	41.4%	3,498	4,583	59	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	11,225		7,370	11,362
Hispanic or Latino	455	4.1%	288	508	-53	-10.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,664	95.0%	7,024	10,751	-87	-0.8%
Information Not Available	106	0.9%	58	103	3	2.9%

Race	11,225		7,370	11,362
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,391	30.2%	2,348	3,026	365	12.1%
Asian	733	6.5%	482	887	-154	-17.4%
Black or African American	394	3.5%	343	423	-29	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	86	0.8%	57	83	3	3.6%
White	6,194	55.2%	3,898	6,499	-305	-4.7%
Information Not Available	427	3.8%	242	444	-17	-3.8%

Years of Age	11,225		7,370	11,362
Younger than 22	383	2.3%	242	399	-16	-4.0%
22-24	843	5.0%	514	793	50	6.3%
25-34	2,857	16.8%	1,923	2,856	1	0.0%
35-44	2,543	15.0%	1,762	2,818	-275	-9.8%
45-54	2,938	17.3%	1,808	2,912	26	0.9%
55-59	948	5.6%	582	853	95	11.1%
60-64	453	2.7%	362	468	-15	-3.2%
65 and older	260	1.5%	177	263	-3	-1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,225		7,370	11,362
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	86	0.8%	31	144	-58	-40.3%
Mining	365	3.2%	215	318	47	14.8%
Utilities	59	0.5%	50	59	0	0.0%
Construction	2,081	18.4%	842	2,326	-245	-10.5%
Manufacturing	1,089	9.6%	657	1,279	-190	-14.9%
Wholesale Trade	148	1.3%	124	177	-29	-16.4%
Retail Trade	927	8.2%	654	974	-47	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	627	5.5%	498	705	-78	-11.1%
Information	96	0.8%	69	98	-2	-2.0%
Finance and Insurance	226	2.0%	188	169	57	33.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	202	1.8%	160	225	-23	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	282	2.5%	193	231	51	22.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.4%	20	52	-8	-15.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	686	6.1%	400	519	167	32.2%
Educational Services	337	3.0%	276	299	38	12.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	847	7.5%	761	714	133	18.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	162	1.4%	109	159	3	1.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,091	9.6%	777	1,050	41	3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	320	2.8%	252	339	-19	-5.6%
Public Administration	1,300	11.5%	875	1,225	75	6.1%
Information Not Available	250	2.2%	219	300	-50	-16.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,625		25,656	25,709
Male	12,265	49.8%	12,254	12,606	-341	-2.7%
Female	12,299	49.9%	13,317	13,067	-768	-5.9%
Information Not Available	61	0.2%	85	36	25	69.4%

Ethnicity	24,625		25,656	25,709
Hispanic or Latino	612	2.5%	602	629	-17	-2.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,525	79.3%	20,512	19,398	127	0.7%
Information Not Available	4,488	18.2%	4,542	5,682	-1,194	-21.0%

Race	24,625		25,656	25,709
American Indian or Alaskan Native	688	2.8%	644	816	-128	-15.7%
Asian	360	1.5%	387	358	2	0.6%
Black or African American	11,034	44.8%	11,542	10,340	694	6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	0.2%	43	46	-5	-10.9%
White	11,066	44.9%	11,583	10,925	141	1.3%
Information Not Available	1,436	5.8%	1,457	3,224	-1,788	-55.5%

Years of Age	24,625		25,656	25,709
Younger than 22	998	2.9%	1,039	1,117	-119	-10.7%
22-24	1,780	5.1%	1,798	1,827	-47	-2.6%
25-34	6,256	18.1%	6,534	6,584	-328	-5.0%
35-44	6,045	17.5%	6,305	6,390	-345	-5.4%
45-54	5,825	16.8%	6,029	5,862	-37	-0.6%
55-59	1,856	5.4%	1,923	2,028	-172	-8.5%
60-64	1,074	3.1%	1,176	1,135	-61	-5.4%
65 and older	767	2.2%	808	762	5	0.7%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	44	4	20	500.0%

Industry	24,625		25,656	25,709
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	281	1.1%	278	300	-19	-6.3%
Mining	83	0.3%	88	112	-29	-25.9%
Utilities	30	0.1%	35	35	-5	-14.3%
Construction	2,407	9.7%	2,135	2,192	215	9.8%
Manufacturing	6,254	25.1%	6,754	6,993	-739	-10.6%
Wholesale Trade	855	3.4%	854	846	9	1.1%
Retail Trade	2,382	9.6%	2,564	2,649	-267	-10.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	622	2.5%	737	661	-39	-5.9%
Information	356	1.4%	370	408	-52	-12.7%
Finance and Insurance	647	2.6%	704	662	-15	-2.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	340	1.4%	349	397	-57	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,116	4.5%	1,249	1,093	23	2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	0.1%	54	19	15	78.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,697	10.8%	2,771	2,879	-182	-6.3%
Educational Services	648	2.6%	707	647	1	0.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,859	7.5%	2,024	1,929	-70	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	159	0.6%	167	164	-5	-3.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,557	6.3%	1,642	1,471	86	5.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	600	2.4%	611	602	-2	-0.3%
Public Administration	330	1.3%	341	318	12	3.8%
Information Not Available	1,368	5.5%	1,222	1,332	36	2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,090		26,147	30,636
Male	15,457	55.0%	13,308	16,993	-1,536	-9.0%
Female	12,632	45.0%	12,832	13,642	-1,010	-7.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	7	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,090		26,147	30,636
Hispanic or Latino	688	2.4%	535	775	-87	-11.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,401	97.5%	25,606	29,860	-2,459	-8.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	6	1	0	0.0%

Race	28,090		26,147	30,636
American Indian or Alaskan Native	388	1.4%	351	256	132	51.6%
Asian	225	0.8%	248	285	-60	-21.1%
Black or African American	8,083	28.8%	7,722	8,939	-856	-9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	204	0.7%	243	477	-273	-57.2%
White	18,498	65.9%	17,040	19,901	-1,403	-7.0%
Information Not Available	692	2.5%	543	778	-86	-11.1%

Years of Age	28,090		26,147	30,636
Younger than 22	1,124	2.5%	827	1,188	-64	-5.4%
22-24	2,011	4.4%	1,979	2,191	-180	-8.2%
25-34	7,563	16.6%	7,105	8,152	-589	-7.2%
35-44	7,095	15.6%	6,619	8,461	-1,366	-16.1%
45-54	6,465	14.2%	6,024	6,754	-289	-4.3%
55-59	2,074	4.6%	1,968	2,039	35	1.7%
60-64	1,039	2.3%	978	1,118	-79	-7.1%
65 and older	714	1.6%	638	728	-14	-1.9%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	9	5	0	0.0%

Industry	28,090		26,147	30,636
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	556	1.9%	340	541	15	2.8%
Mining	105	0.4%	91	139	-34	-24.5%
Utilities	57	0.2%	59	87	-30	-34.5%
Construction	2,930	10.2%	2,222	3,426	-496	-14.5%
Manufacturing	7,080	24.7%	7,035	8,158	-1,078	-13.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,181	4.1%	1,086	1,555	-374	-24.1%
Retail Trade	3,182	11.1%	3,104	3,228	-46	-1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	961	3.4%	816	1,113	-152	-13.7%
Information	204	0.7%	205	227	-23	-10.1%
Finance and Insurance	378	1.3%	389	349	29	8.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	325	1.1%	302	332	-7	-2.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	588	2.1%	665	536	52	9.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	42	0.1%	27	29	13	44.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,888	10.1%	2,595	3,211	-323	-10.1%
Educational Services	866	3.0%	1,027	1,072	-206	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,731	9.5%	2,628	2,709	22	0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	346	1.2%	237	244	102	41.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,305	8.0%	1,973	2,191	114	5.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	672	2.3%	730	833	-161	-19.3%
Public Administration	672	2.3%	594	617	55	8.9%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	22	39	-18	-46.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,798		28,528	20,105
Male	14,626	54.6%	15,458	10,702	3,924	36.7%
Female	12,172	45.4%	13,070	9,403	2,769	29.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,798		28,528	20,105
Hispanic or Latino	8,368	31.2%	10,353	6,192	2,176	35.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,430	68.8%	18,175	12,836	5,594	43.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1,077	-1,077	-100.0%

Race	26,798		28,528	20,105
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,793	6.7%	1,662	1,695	98	5.8%
Asian	11	0.0%	11	327	-316	-96.6%
Black or African American	1,780	6.6%	1,806	1,254	526	41.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,221	49.3%	12,913	9,560	3,661	38.3%
Information Not Available	9,993	37.3%	12,136	0	9,993	0.0%

Years of Age	26,798		28,528	20,105
Younger than 22	816	2.1%	883	542	274	50.6%
22-24	1,424	3.7%	1,517	1,003	421	42.0%
25-34	5,981	15.5%	6,214	4,370	1,611	36.9%
35-44	6,740	17.5%	7,229	5,304	1,436	27.1%
45-54	6,999	18.2%	7,503	5,388	1,611	29.9%
55-59	2,468	6.4%	2,574	1,812	656	36.2%
60-64	1,510	3.9%	1,630	1,082	428	39.6%
65 and older	860	2.2%	978	604	256	42.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,798		28,528	20,105
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,032	3.7%	2,364	913	119	13.0%
Mining	80	0.3%	64	51	29	56.9%
Utilities	43	0.2%	43	46	-3	-6.5%
Construction	3,977	14.3%	3,623	2,938	1,039	35.4%
Manufacturing	1,778	6.4%	1,991	1,536	242	15.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,059	3.8%	1,329	919	140	15.2%
Retail Trade	2,355	8.5%	2,461	1,635	720	44.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	501	1.8%	556	471	30	6.4%
Information	354	1.3%	413	415	-61	-14.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,983	7.1%	2,020	983	1,000	101.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	675	2.4%	676	482	193	40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,325	4.8%	1,306	1,053	272	25.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	69	0.2%	77	78	-9	-11.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,933	10.5%	3,032	2,230	703	31.5%
Educational Services	668	2.4%	689	597	71	11.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,650	5.9%	1,743	1,400	250	17.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	301	1.1%	263	251	50	19.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,042	3.7%	1,096	949	93	9.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	611	2.2%	609	467	144	30.8%
Public Administration	573	2.1%	629	587	-14	-2.4%
Information Not Available	3,789	13.6%	3,544	2,104	1,685	80.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	298,314		330,822	241,209
Male	170,922	57.3%	178,714	134,067	36,855	27.5%
Female	127,295	42.7%	151,741	106,954	20,341	19.0%
Information Not Available	97	0.0%	367	188	-91	-48.4%

Ethnicity	298,314		330,822	241,209
Hispanic or Latino	118,666	39.8%	116,329	98,604	20,062	20.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	151,048	50.6%	179,448	124,216	26,832	21.6%
Information Not Available	28,600	9.6%	35,045	18,389	10,211	55.5%

Race	298,314		330,822	241,209
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,036	0.7%	1,835	1,595	441	27.6%
Asian	22,880	7.7%	24,679	19,514	3,366	17.2%
Black or African American	23,171	7.8%	31,376	18,764	4,407	23.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	102,961	34.5%	121,558	84,343	18,618	22.1%
Information Not Available	147,266	49.4%	151,374	116,993	30,273	25.9%

Years of Age	298,314		330,822	241,209
Younger than 22	10,471	2.7%	12,293	9,476	995	10.5%
22-24	16,384	4.2%	18,257	13,791	2,593	18.8%
25-34	66,314	17.2%	78,439	53,758	12,556	23.4%
35-44	78,238	20.3%	80,825	62,765	15,473	24.7%
45-54	76,009	19.7%	80,734	57,699	18,310	31.7%
55-59	26,176	6.8%	30,183	21,860	4,316	19.7%
60-64	15,027	3.9%	18,165	13,604	1,423	10.5%
65 and older	9,404	2.4%	11,743	7,975	1,429	17.9%
Information Not Available	291	0.1%	183	281	10	3.6%

Industry	298,314		330,822	241,209
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43,821	12.8%	25,321	40,907	2,914	7.1%
Mining	388	0.1%	642	281	107	38.1%
Utilities	1,066	0.3%	826	469	597	127.3%
Construction	41,688	12.2%	45,321	29,459	12,229	41.5%
Manufacturing	37,810	11.1%	43,027	31,336	6,474	20.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,036	0.6%	2,844	1,689	347	20.5%
Retail Trade	19,390	5.7%	29,357	18,013	1,377	7.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,399	1.9%	7,615	4,691	1,708	36.4%
Information	20,650	6.0%	24,036	15,949	4,701	29.5%
Finance and Insurance	12,119	3.5%	15,413	7,599	4,520	59.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	11,731	3.4%	12,202	3,284	8,447	257.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,363	1.3%	5,138	3,002	1,361	45.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	38,295	11.2%	50,090	33,775	4,520	13.4%
Educational Services	7,659	2.2%	10,550	6,849	810	11.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,609	4.6%	18,899	13,791	1,818	13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,429	1.6%	5,321	3,377	2,052	60.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,568	3.1%	12,569	7,693	2,875	37.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8,241	2.4%	8,899	5,629	2,612	46.4%
Public Administration	2,908	0.8%	2,477	3,002	-94	-3.1%
Information Not Available	8,144	2.4%	10,275	10,414	-2,270	-21.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,004		19,052	20,133
Male	10,486	52.4%	9,443	10,840	-354	-3.3%
Female	9,518	47.6%	9,609	9,293	225	2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	20,004		19,052	20,133
Hispanic or Latino	3,520	17.6%	3,205	4,038	-518	-12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,591	67.9%	13,020	12,897	694	5.4%
Information Not Available	2,893	14.5%	2,827	3,198	-305	-9.5%

Race	20,004		19,052	20,133
American Indian or Alaskan Native	339	1.7%	321	365	-26	-7.1%
Asian	466	2.3%	490	407	59	14.5%
Black or African American	1,308	6.5%	1,312	1,512	-204	-13.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	83	0.4%	82	75	8	10.7%
White	13,895	69.5%	13,179	13,698	197	1.4%
Information Not Available	3,913	19.6%	3,668	4,076	-163	-4.0%

Years of Age	20,004		19,052	20,133
Younger than 22	300	0.9%	276	327	-27	-8.3%
22-24	617	1.9%	614	745	-128	-17.2%
25-34	4,087	12.5%	3,835	4,055	32	0.8%
35-44	4,986	15.3%	4,812	5,257	-271	-5.2%
45-54	5,889	18.1%	5,599	5,918	-29	-0.5%
55-59	2,222	6.8%	2,107	2,165	57	2.6%
60-64	1,320	4.1%	1,264	1,102	218	19.8%
65 and older	559	1.7%	525	545	14	2.6%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	20	19	5	26.3%

Industry	20,004		19,052	20,133
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	148	0.7%	115	134	14	10.4%
Mining	121	0.6%	114	132	-11	-8.3%
Utilities	33	0.2%	27	31	2	6.5%
Construction	2,695	13.4%	2,234	3,071	-376	-12.2%
Manufacturing	1,699	8.4%	1,760	1,984	-285	-14.4%
Wholesale Trade	889	4.4%	911	804	85	10.6%
Retail Trade	1,737	8.6%	1,728	1,907	-170	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	464	2.3%	433	605	-141	-23.3%
Information	751	3.7%	755	723	28	3.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,481	7.3%	1,400	1,198	283	23.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	582	2.9%	567	507	75	14.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,608	8.0%	1,626	1,523	85	5.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	245	1.2%	257	122	123	100.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,599	12.9%	2,437	2,301	298	13.0%
Educational Services	572	2.8%	597	538	34	6.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,219	6.0%	1,309	1,312	-93	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	417	2.1%	369	460	-43	-9.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,126	5.6%	990	1,164	-38	-3.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	565	2.8%	559	548	17	3.1%
Public Administration	543	2.7%	402	543	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	510	2.5%	462	526	-16	-3.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,716		31,773	33,326
Male	18,222	55.7%	16,789	18,502	-280	-1.5%
Female	14,494	44.3%	14,984	14,824	-330	-2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,716		31,773	33,326
Hispanic or Latino	4,819	14.7%	4,607	4,721	98	2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,897	85.3%	27,166	28,605	-708	-2.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	32,716		31,773	33,326
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	0.4%	119	112	6	5.4%
Asian	459	1.4%	471	454	5	1.1%
Black or African American	5,020	15.3%	5,075	5,055	-35	-0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	19,151	58.5%	18,394	19,687	-536	-2.7%
Information Not Available	7,968	24.4%	7,714	8,018	-50	-0.6%

Years of Age	32,716		31,773	33,326
Younger than 22	1,246	2.5%	1,119	1,168	78	6.7%
22-24	2,129	4.3%	1,955	2,013	116	5.8%
25-34	7,284	14.6%	7,094	7,188	96	1.3%
35-44	7,865	15.8%	7,785	8,460	-595	-7.0%
45-54	7,870	15.8%	7,641	7,988	-118	-1.5%
55-59	2,798	5.6%	2,714	2,947	-149	-5.1%
60-64	2,015	4.0%	2,022	2,039	-24	-1.2%
65 and older	1,509	3.0%	1,443	1,523	-14	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	32,716		31,773	33,326
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	363	1.1%	232	464	-101	-21.8%
Mining	11	0.0%	11	18	-7	-38.9%
Utilities	43	0.1%	45	51	-8	-15.7%
Construction	3,703	11.2%	2,865	3,909	-206	-5.3%
Manufacturing	4,049	12.2%	4,298	4,636	-587	-12.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,545	4.7%	1,565	1,597	-52	-3.3%
Retail Trade	3,897	11.8%	3,936	4,319	-422	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,023	3.1%	1,053	1,000	23	2.3%
Information	660	2.0%	682	696	-36	-5.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,921	5.8%	1,995	1,761	160	9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	615	1.9%	569	493	122	24.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,550	4.7%	1,709	1,429	121	8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	145	0.4%	158	201	-56	-27.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,744	11.3%	3,551	3,565	179	5.0%
Educational Services	971	2.9%	1,016	1,066	-95	-8.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,235	9.8%	3,266	3,154	81	2.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	936	2.8%	682	1,049	-113	-10.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,882	5.7%	1,880	1,831	51	2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,094	3.3%	1,044	1,048	46	4.4%
Public Administration	722	2.2%	657	450	272	60.4%
Information Not Available	607	1.8%	559	589	18	3.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,199		8,957	4,862
Male	2,891	46.6%	4,252	2,154	737	34.2%
Female	3,308	53.4%	4,705	2,708	600	22.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,199		8,957	4,862
Hispanic or Latino	614	9.9%	812	333	281	84.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,366	86.6%	7,837	3,668	1,698	46.3%
Information Not Available	219	3.5%	308	861	-642	-74.6%

Race	6,199		8,957	4,862
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.8%	51	43	5	11.6%
Asian	142	2.3%	173	135	7	5.2%
Black or African American	4,793	77.3%	7,147	3,757	1,036	27.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	80	1.3%	99	61	19	31.1%
White	1,085	17.5%	1,406	740	345	46.6%
Information Not Available	51	0.8%	81	126	-75	-59.5%

Years of Age	6,199		8,957	4,862
Younger than 22	156	2.2%	215	109	47	43.1%
22-24	311	4.4%	434	231	80	34.6%
25-34	1,565	22.3%	2,180	1,206	359	29.8%
35-44	1,657	23.6%	2,386	1,391	266	19.1%
45-54	1,649	23.5%	2,435	1,212	437	36.1%
55-59	474	6.7%	721	394	80	20.3%
60-64	256	3.6%	377	201	55	27.4%
65 and older	131	1.9%	209	113	18	15.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%

Industry	6,199		8,957	4,862
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	2	6	-4	-66.7%
Construction	14	0.2%	30	16	-2	-12.5%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.0%	5	6	-4	-66.7%
Retail Trade	9	0.1%	16	27	-18	-66.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	2	0.0%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Information	2	0.0%	4	16	-14	-87.5%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	8	0.1%	12	8	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12	0.2%	25	56	-44	-78.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	0	0	4	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7	0.1%	8	19	-12	-63.2%
Educational Services	8	0.1%	30	24	-16	-66.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9	0.1%	21	31	-22	-71.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2	0.0%	2	3	-1	-33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	2	1	-1	-100.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	14	0.2%	26	22	-8	-36.4%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	6,104	98.5%	8,773	4,621	1,483	32.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,037		6,370	6,796
Male	3,318	47.2%	3,003	3,079	239	7.8%
Female	3,719	52.8%	3,367	3,717	2	0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,037		6,370	6,796
Hispanic or Latino	260	3.7%	235	210	50	23.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,777	96.3%	6,135	6,586	191	2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	7,037		6,370	6,796
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.2%	10	18	-6	-33.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	2,705	38.4%	2,449	2,897	-192	-6.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.5%	30	46	-13	-28.3%
White	3,736	53.1%	3,382	3,411	325	9.5%
Information Not Available	552	7.8%	499	424	128	30.2%

Years of Age	7,037		6,370	6,796
Younger than 22	1,597	15.0%	1,446	1,384	213	15.4%
22-24	464	4.3%	420	495	-31	-6.3%
25-34	1,581	14.8%	1,431	1,554	27	1.7%
35-44	1,788	16.8%	1,619	1,749	39	2.2%
45-54	1,190	11.1%	1,078	1,174	16	1.4%
55-59	245	2.3%	222	243	2	0.8%
60-64	100	0.9%	91	105	-5	-4.8%
65 and older	61	0.6%	55	83	-22	-26.5%
Information Not Available	11	0.1%	8	9	2	22.2%

Industry	7,037		6,370	6,796
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.1%	7	17	-9	-52.9%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Utilities	7	0.1%	6	7	0	0.0%
Construction	748	10.6%	677	593	155	26.1%
Manufacturing	580	8.2%	525	493	87	17.6%
Wholesale Trade	282	4.0%	255	261	21	8.0%
Retail Trade	1,141	16.2%	1,033	1,154	-13	-1.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	245	3.5%	222	182	63	34.6%
Information	110	1.6%	100	94	16	17.0%
Finance and Insurance	622	8.8%	563	558	64	11.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	203	2.9%	183	142	61	43.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	321	4.6%	291	355	-34	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.3%	19	24	-3	-12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,027	14.6%	930	1,132	-105	-9.3%
Educational Services	173	2.5%	157	208	-35	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	616	8.7%	557	558	58	10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	91	1.3%	82	179	-88	-49.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	524	7.4%	474	554	-30	-5.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	217	3.1%	197	206	11	5.3%
Public Administration	63	0.9%	57	57	6	10.5%
Information Not Available	38	0.5%	35	20	18	90.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	116,480		126,230	79,559
Male	65,485	56.2%	66,854	40,094	25,391	63.3%
Female	50,995	43.8%	59,265	39,428	11,567	29.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	111	37	-37	-100.0%

Ethnicity	116,480		126,230	79,559
Hispanic or Latino	38,293	32.9%	41,534	26,298	11,995	45.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,694	59.8%	75,146	45,790	23,904	52.2%
Information Not Available	8,493	7.3%	9,550	7,471	1,022	13.7%

Race	116,480		126,230	79,559
American Indian or Alaskan Native	596	0.5%	518	259	337	130.1%
Asian	745	0.6%	777	1,110	-365	-32.9%
Black or African American	21,083	18.1%	24,024	14,610	6,473	44.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,229	1.1%	1,592	2,145	-916	-42.7%
White	71,184	61.1%	74,035	45,346	25,838	57.0%
Information Not Available	21,643	18.6%	25,284	16,089	5,554	34.5%

Years of Age	116,480		126,230	79,559
Younger than 22	2,570	1.4%	2,813	1,960	610	31.1%
22-24	5,103	2.8%	5,849	4,180	923	22.1%
25-34	25,330	14.1%	27,319	16,200	9,130	56.4%
35-44	28,645	15.9%	30,614	20,935	7,710	36.8%
45-54	29,427	16.4%	33,390	19,048	10,379	54.5%
55-59	12,106	6.7%	12,549	7,323	4,783	65.3%
60-64	7,934	4.4%	7,996	5,474	2,460	44.9%
65 and older	5,364	3.0%	5,700	4,438	926	20.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Industry	116,480		126,230	79,559
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,490	1.3%	2,850	666	824	123.7%
Mining	74	0.1%	0	37	37	100.0%
Utilities	74	0.1%	222	185	-111	-60.0%
Construction	17,954	15.2%	14,992	7,102	10,852	152.8%
Manufacturing	9,722	8.2%	8,699	5,807	3,915	67.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,513	4.7%	6,071	3,551	1,962	55.3%
Retail Trade	10,914	9.3%	12,771	8,581	2,333	27.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,272	1.9%	2,776	2,034	238	11.7%
Information	2,458	2.1%	2,850	1,664	794	47.7%
Finance and Insurance	7,711	6.5%	7,515	3,329	4,382	131.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,315	2.8%	2,998	2,552	763	29.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,034	5.1%	7,107	3,921	2,113	53.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	335	0.3%	851	592	-257	-43.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,562	17.4%	25,061	14,018	6,544	46.7%
Educational Services	1,825	1.5%	1,777	1,886	-61	-3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,295	5.3%	7,663	5,511	784	14.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,676	1.4%	2,665	1,442	234	16.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,519	5.5%	7,255	3,958	2,561	64.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,129	2.7%	3,072	1,258	1,871	148.7%
Public Administration	1,639	1.4%	1,555	925	714	77.2%
Information Not Available	6,969	5.9%	7,480	10,540	-3,571	-33.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	56,210		56,758	49,430
Male	28,096	50.0%	27,445	23,601	4,495	19.0%
Female	27,339	48.6%	28,579	24,205	3,134	12.9%
Information Not Available	775	1.4%	734	1,624	-849	-52.3%

Ethnicity	56,210		56,758	49,430
Hispanic or Latino	164	0.3%	172	169	-5	-3.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,271	98.3%	55,852	47,637	7,634	16.0%
Information Not Available	775	1.4%	734	1,624	-849	-52.3%

Race	56,210		56,758	49,430
American Indian or Alaskan Native	236	0.4%	244	152	84	55.3%
Asian	675	1.2%	640	742	-67	-9.0%
Black or African American	29,385	52.3%	30,505	26,378	3,007	11.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	25,139	44.7%	24,635	20,534	4,605	22.4%
Information Not Available	775	1.4%	734	1,624	-849	-52.3%

Years of Age	56,210		56,758	49,430
Younger than 22	1,892	2.4%	1,813	1,635	257	15.7%
22-24	3,036	3.9%	3,084	2,522	514	20.4%
25-34	13,456	17.1%	13,561	11,620	1,836	15.8%
35-44	14,943	19.0%	15,013	13,365	1,578	11.8%
45-54	13,219	16.8%	13,281	11,719	1,500	12.8%
55-59	4,318	5.5%	4,409	3,733	585	15.7%
60-64	2,558	3.2%	2,486	2,123	435	20.5%
65 and older	1,389	1.8%	1,337	1,134	255	22.5%
Information Not Available	1,399	1.8%	1,774	1,579	-180	-11.4%

Industry	56,210		56,758	49,430
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,008	1.8%	1,072	921	87	9.4%
Mining	74	0.1%	80	32	42	131.3%
Utilities	144	0.3%	135	98	46	46.9%
Construction	4,086	7.1%	3,672	2,719	1,367	50.3%
Manufacturing	6,890	12.0%	7,022	7,703	-813	-10.6%
Wholesale Trade	3,228	5.6%	3,201	2,817	411	14.6%
Retail Trade	4,203	7.3%	4,314	3,324	879	26.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,431	2.5%	1,395	1,393	38	2.7%
Information	1,122	2.0%	1,104	1,069	53	5.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,104	3.7%	2,170	1,510	594	39.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,149	2.0%	1,088	1,004	145	14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,955	15.7%	8,955	7,970	985	12.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	141	0.2%	131	75	66	88.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	211	0.4%	227	211	0	0.0%
Educational Services	1,401	2.4%	1,390	1,376	25	1.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,003	5.2%	3,304	2,833	170	6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,460	4.3%	2,641	2,159	301	13.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	481	0.8%	516	504	-23	-4.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	697	1.2%	745	767	-70	-9.1%
Public Administration	694	1.2%	730	636	58	9.1%
Information Not Available	12,728	22.2%	12,866	10,309	2,419	23.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,889		6,857	5,618
Male	4,366	63.4%	4,214	3,634	732	20.1%
Female	2,522	36.6%	2,643	1,984	538	27.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,889		6,857	5,618
Hispanic or Latino	383	5.6%	368	325	58	17.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,191	75.4%	5,223	4,223	968	22.9%
Information Not Available	1,315	19.1%	1,266	1,070	245	22.9%

Race	6,889		6,857	5,618
American Indian or Alaskan Native	64	0.9%	59	52	12	23.1%
Asian	2,140	31.1%	2,186	1,934	206	10.7%
Black or African American	160	2.3%	180	134	26	19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,776	25.8%	1,702	1,393	383	27.5%
White	1,853	26.9%	1,860	1,375	478	34.8%
Information Not Available	896	13.0%	870	730	166	22.7%

Years of Age	6,889		6,857	5,618
Younger than 22	158	1.9%	154	154	4	2.6%
22-24	298	3.6%	320	308	-10	-3.2%
25-34	1,581	19.0%	1,530	1,288	293	22.7%
35-44	1,690	20.3%	1,682	1,413	277	19.6%
45-54	1,812	21.8%	1,819	1,438	374	26.0%
55-59	679	8.2%	672	528	151	28.6%
60-64	426	5.1%	414	304	122	40.1%
65 and older	245	2.9%	266	185	60	32.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,889		6,857	5,618
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	202	2.8%	187	183	19	10.4%
Mining	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	3	2	2	100.0%
Construction	1,769	24.9%	1,651	1,586	183	11.5%
Manufacturing	168	2.4%	206	175	-7	-4.0%
Wholesale Trade	121	1.7%	121	104	17	16.3%
Retail Trade	367	5.2%	391	362	5	1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	239	3.4%	229	232	7	3.0%
Information	182	2.6%	138	144	38	26.4%
Finance and Insurance	203	2.9%	202	105	98	93.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	113	1.6%	114	126	-13	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	234	3.3%	279	189	45	23.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.3%	17	17	2	11.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	760	10.7%	713	580	180	31.0%
Educational Services	55	0.8%	62	41	14	34.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	267	3.8%	297	306	-39	-12.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	1.2%	59	76	7	9.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,021	14.4%	1,055	463	558	120.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	181	2.6%	188	166	15	9.0%
Public Administration	140	2.0%	143	115	25	21.7%
Information Not Available	760	10.7%	802	646	114	17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,453		16,165	20,498
Male	10,072	57.7%	8,583	12,143	-2,071	-17.1%
Female	7,381	42.3%	7,582	8,355	-974	-11.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,453		16,165	20,498
Hispanic or Latino	715	4.1%	634	806	-91	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,519	94.6%	15,330	19,454	-2,935	-15.1%
Information Not Available	219	1.3%	201	238	-19	-8.0%

Race	17,453		16,165	20,498
American Indian or Alaskan Native	94	0.5%	74	101	-7	-6.9%
Asian	124	0.7%	170	169	-45	-26.6%
Black or African American	781	4.5%	828	865	-84	-9.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	15,520	88.9%	14,258	18,319	-2,799	-15.3%
Information Not Available	934	5.4%	835	1,044	-110	-10.5%

Years of Age	17,453		16,165	20,498
Younger than 22	629	2.0%	499	825	-196	-23.8%
22-24	1,065	3.3%	997	1,380	-315	-22.8%
25-34	3,774	11.8%	3,584	4,508	-734	-16.3%
35-44	4,096	12.8%	3,888	5,003	-907	-18.1%
45-54	4,550	14.3%	4,248	5,143	-593	-11.5%
55-59	1,540	4.8%	1,404	1,707	-167	-9.8%
60-64	1,071	3.4%	968	1,125	-54	-4.8%
65 and older	723	2.3%	570	799	-76	-9.5%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	7	8	-3	-37.5%

Industry	17,453		16,165	20,498
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	114	0.6%	119	112	2	1.8%
Mining	57	0.3%	42	43	14	32.6%
Utilities	35	0.2%	34	29	6	20.7%
Construction	2,596	14.8%	1,858	3,242	-646	-19.9%
Manufacturing	4,052	23.1%	4,199	5,608	-1,556	-27.7%
Wholesale Trade	764	4.3%	713	721	43	6.0%
Retail Trade	1,756	10.0%	1,784	1,941	-185	-9.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	489	2.8%	458	535	-46	-8.6%
Information	500	2.8%	629	478	22	4.6%
Finance and Insurance	566	3.2%	576	510	56	11.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	216	1.2%	209	214	2	0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	609	3.5%	575	877	-268	-30.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	0.3%	42	39	8	20.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,656	9.4%	1,343	1,903	-247	-13.0%
Educational Services	274	1.6%	279	292	-18	-6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,244	7.1%	1,309	1,273	-29	-2.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	420	2.4%	169	438	-18	-4.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	977	5.6%	942	1,039	-62	-6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	409	2.3%	405	484	-75	-15.5%
Public Administration	453	2.6%	246	470	-17	-3.6%
Information Not Available	219	1.2%	234	250	-31	-12.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,686		7,960	10,029
Male	6,581	61.6%	4,645	6,243	338	5.4%
Female	4,105	38.4%	3,315	3,786	319	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,686		7,960	10,029
Hispanic or Latino	1,338	12.5%	844	1,433	-95	-6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,813	82.5%	6,910	7,493	1,320	17.6%
Information Not Available	535	5.0%	206	1,103	-568	-51.5%

Race	10,686		7,960	10,029
American Indian or Alaskan Native	264	2.5%	184	244	20	8.2%
Asian	136	1.3%	112	120	16	13.3%
Black or African American	73	0.7%	62	62	11	17.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	0.4%	23	35	7	20.0%
White	8,397	78.6%	6,427	7,729	668	8.6%
Information Not Available	1,774	16.6%	1,152	1,839	-65	-3.5%

Years of Age	10,686		7,960	10,029
Younger than 22	250	1.4%	252	373	-123	-33.0%
22-24	543	2.9%	449	616	-73	-11.9%
25-34	2,564	13.9%	1,840	2,244	320	14.3%
35-44	2,424	13.2%	1,919	2,446	-22	-0.9%
45-54	2,713	14.7%	2,079	2,564	149	5.8%
55-59	1,070	5.8%	753	878	192	21.9%
60-64	669	3.6%	410	522	147	28.2%
65 and older	453	2.5%	258	386	67	17.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,686		7,960	10,029
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	413	3.7%	235	844	-431	-51.1%
Mining	46	0.4%	29	45	1	2.2%
Utilities	30	0.3%	12	24	6	25.0%
Construction	1,932	17.4%	1,360	1,477	455	30.8%
Manufacturing	1,676	15.1%	1,497	1,312	364	27.7%
Wholesale Trade	330	3.0%	257	334	-4	-1.2%
Retail Trade	986	8.9%	762	811	175	21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	253	2.3%	217	340	-87	-25.6%
Information	109	1.0%	109	129	-20	-15.5%
Finance and Insurance	380	3.4%	347	209	171	81.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	149	1.3%	122	91	58	63.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	428	3.9%	369	300	128	42.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.2%	17	5	20	400.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	864	7.8%	611	865	-1	-0.1%
Educational Services	148	1.3%	117	143	5	3.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	611	5.5%	501	608	3	0.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	205	1.8%	95	213	-8	-3.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	484	4.4%	347	444	40	9.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	180	1.6%	149	173	7	4.0%
Public Administration	292	2.6%	200	300	-8	-2.7%
Information Not Available	1,145	10.3%	607	1,362	-217	-15.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	118,804		113,977	115,627
Male	67,318	56.7%	61,126	66,504	814	1.2%
Female	51,486	43.3%	52,851	49,123	2,363	4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	118,804		113,977	115,627
Hispanic or Latino	16,458	13.9%	13,054	16,399	59	0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	102,346	86.1%	100,923	99,228	3,118	3.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	118,804		113,977	115,627
American Indian or Alaskan Native	444	0.4%	418	397	47	11.8%
Asian	2,664	2.2%	2,688	2,457	207	8.4%
Black or African American	32,631	27.5%	33,348	30,280	2,351	7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	82,138	69.1%	76,560	81,793	345	0.4%
Information Not Available	926	0.8%	963	700	226	32.3%

Years of Age	118,804		113,977	115,627
Younger than 22	3,494	1.8%	3,222	3,460	34	1.0%
22-24	6,683	3.4%	6,137	6,393	290	4.5%
25-34	29,742	15.2%	28,276	28,008	1,734	6.2%
35-44	30,624	15.7%	29,227	30,720	-96	-0.3%
45-54	29,750	15.2%	28,768	29,289	461	1.6%
55-59	9,710	5.0%	9,671	9,490	220	2.3%
60-64	5,661	2.9%	5,603	5,371	290	5.4%
65 and older	3,140	1.6%	3,073	2,896	244	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	118,804		113,977	115,627
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	504	0.4%	269	507	-3	-0.6%
Mining	549	0.5%	538	325	224	68.9%
Utilities	149	0.1%	137	160	-11	-6.9%
Construction	17,723	14.9%	12,829	17,636	87	0.5%
Manufacturing	17,895	15.0%	20,438	18,406	-511	-2.8%
Wholesale Trade	5,749	4.8%	5,497	5,905	-156	-2.6%
Retail Trade	10,932	9.2%	10,920	10,922	10	0.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,786	4.0%	4,611	4,818	-32	-0.7%
Information	2,394	2.0%	2,495	2,408	-14	-0.6%
Finance and Insurance	7,425	6.2%	7,670	5,392	2,033	37.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,972	1.7%	1,917	1,818	154	8.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,548	5.5%	6,680	5,840	708	12.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	317	0.3%	316	271	46	17.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,408	12.1%	12,560	14,406	2	0.0%
Educational Services	3,335	2.8%	3,466	3,572	-237	-6.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,371	7.0%	8,509	8,034	337	4.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,072	1.7%	1,297	2,129	-57	-2.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,808	4.9%	5,582	5,662	146	2.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,952	2.5%	2,891	3,086	-134	-4.3%
Public Administration	2,395	2.0%	2,497	2,203	192	8.7%
Information Not Available	2,520	2.1%	2,858	2,127	393	18.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	42,744		43,382	44,687
Male	24,116	56.4%	23,492	25,712	-1,596	-6.2%
Female	18,579	43.5%	19,849	18,963	-384	-2.0%
Information Not Available	49	0.1%	41	12	37	308.3%

Ethnicity	42,744		43,382	44,687
Hispanic or Latino	1,838	4.3%	1,822	1,981	-143	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,326	75.6%	32,565	41,070	-8,744	-21.3%
Information Not Available	8,580	20.1%	8,995	1,636	6,944	424.4%

Race	42,744		43,382	44,687
American Indian or Alaskan Native	183	0.4%	202	172	11	6.4%
Asian	330	0.8%	354	247	83	33.6%
Black or African American	6,440	15.1%	6,976	6,309	131	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	0.1%	48	35	5	14.3%
White	33,662	78.8%	33,676	35,491	-1,829	-5.2%
Information Not Available	2,089	4.9%	2,126	2,433	-344	-14.1%

Years of Age	42,744		43,382	44,687
Younger than 22	1,359	1.8%	1,144	1,516	-157	-10.4%
22-24	2,565	3.4%	2,341	2,707	-142	-5.2%
25-34	10,488	14.1%	10,616	11,235	-747	-6.6%
35-44	11,215	15.1%	11,137	11,785	-570	-4.8%
45-54	10,543	14.2%	10,922	10,721	-178	-1.7%
55-59	3,424	4.6%	3,753	3,584	-160	-4.5%
60-64	2,042	2.7%	2,293	1,929	113	5.9%
65 and older	1,108	1.5%	1,176	1,210	-102	-8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	42,744		43,382	44,687
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	133	0.3%	77	140	-7	-5.0%
Mining	96	0.2%	97	93	3	3.2%
Utilities	148	0.3%	165	48	100	208.3%
Construction	5,136	12.0%	4,339	5,231	-95	-1.8%
Manufacturing	11,108	25.9%	12,146	13,527	-2,419	-17.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,645	3.8%	1,712	1,567	78	5.0%
Retail Trade	3,424	8.0%	3,692	3,589	-165	-4.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,510	3.5%	1,327	1,355	155	11.4%
Information	466	1.1%	447	410	56	13.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,449	3.4%	1,507	1,226	223	18.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	669	1.6%	678	603	66	10.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,315	3.1%	1,528	1,227	88	7.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	128	0.3%	114	104	24	23.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,168	9.7%	3,912	4,548	-380	-8.4%
Educational Services	642	1.5%	741	731	-89	-12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,772	6.5%	3,253	2,928	-156	-5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	586	1.4%	402	635	-49	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,933	4.5%	1,824	1,880	53	2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	930	2.2%	961	943	-13	-1.4%
Public Administration	346	0.8%	325	345	1	0.3%
Information Not Available	4,140	9.7%	4,135	3,557	583	16.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,445		14,888	14,748
Male	7,931	54.9%	7,818	8,122	-191	-2.4%
Female	6,514	45.1%	7,070	6,626	-112	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,445		14,888	14,748
Hispanic or Latino	880	6.1%	850	816	64	7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,415	51.3%	7,732	8,538	-1,123	-13.2%
Information Not Available	6,150	42.6%	6,306	5,394	756	14.0%

Race	14,445		14,888	14,748
American Indian or Alaskan Native	252	1.7%	250	246	6	2.4%
Asian	174	1.2%	177	148	26	17.6%
Black or African American	2,341	16.2%	2,532	2,361	-20	-0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1%	26	19	2	10.5%
White	10,623	73.5%	10,888	10,891	-268	-2.5%
Information Not Available	1,034	7.2%	1,015	1,083	-49	-4.5%

Years of Age	14,445		14,888	14,748
Younger than 22	420	1.7%	444	503	-83	-16.5%
22-24	850	3.5%	835	915	-65	-7.1%
25-34	3,462	14.2%	3,663	3,475	-13	-0.4%
35-44	3,639	14.9%	3,643	3,769	-130	-3.4%
45-54	3,757	15.4%	3,847	3,807	-50	-1.3%
55-59	1,217	5.0%	1,316	1,204	13	1.1%
60-64	708	2.9%	720	682	26	3.8%
65 and older	392	1.6%	420	393	-1	-0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,445		14,888	14,748
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	118	0.8%	104	241	-123	-51.0%
Mining	109	0.7%	111	100	9	9.0%
Utilities	21	0.1%	22	20	1	5.0%
Construction	1,872	12.9%	1,645	2,272	-400	-17.6%
Manufacturing	2,179	15.0%	2,297	1,983	196	9.9%
Wholesale Trade	711	4.9%	712	691	20	2.9%
Retail Trade	1,157	7.9%	1,241	1,189	-32	-2.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	413	2.8%	402	426	-13	-3.1%
Information	652	4.5%	899	541	111	20.5%
Finance and Insurance	552	3.8%	636	497	55	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	283	1.9%	278	242	41	16.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	633	4.3%	684	685	-52	-7.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.3%	45	42	2	4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,590	10.9%	1,408	1,458	132	9.1%
Educational Services	317	2.2%	346	305	12	3.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,219	8.4%	1,325	1,310	-91	-6.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	161	1.1%	137	119	42	35.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	536	3.7%	613	588	-52	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	509	3.5%	442	394	115	29.2%
Public Administration	371	2.5%	446	374	-3	-0.8%
Information Not Available	998	6.9%	1,095	1,271	-273	-21.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,153		24,091	25,281
Male	15,685	60.0%	13,572	15,654	31	0.2%
Female	10,468	40.0%	10,519	9,627	841	8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,153		24,091	25,281
Hispanic or Latino	24	0.1%	35	50	-26	-52.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,129	99.9%	24,056	25,231	898	3.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	26,153		24,091	25,281
American Indian or Alaskan Native	198	0.8%	184	151	47	31.1%
Asian	105	0.4%	79	97	8	8.2%
Black or African American	3,010	11.5%	3,223	3,205	-195	-6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	0	0	36	0.0%
White	22,548	86.2%	20,399	21,585	963	4.5%
Information Not Available	256	1.0%	206	243	13	5.3%

Years of Age	26,153		24,091	25,281
Younger than 22	761	1.6%	652	568	193	34.0%
22-24	1,519	3.2%	1,321	1,187	332	28.0%
25-34	6,364	13.4%	6,119	6,027	337	5.6%
35-44	7,409	15.6%	6,478	7,272	137	1.9%
45-54	6,247	13.2%	5,843	6,596	-349	-5.3%
55-59	2,026	4.3%	1,916	1,976	50	2.5%
60-64	1,227	2.6%	1,128	1,052	175	16.6%
65 and older	600	1.3%	630	603	-3	-0.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	4	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,153		24,091	25,281
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	113	0.4%	114	39	74	189.7%
Mining	490	1.9%	451	634	-144	-22.7%
Utilities	24	0.1%	26	15	9	60.0%
Construction	3,553	13.5%	2,712	2,184	1,369	62.7%
Manufacturing	6,883	26.2%	6,482	9,770	-2,887	-29.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,236	4.7%	1,045	611	625	102.3%
Retail Trade	1,884	7.2%	1,846	1,979	-95	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	972	3.7%	866	1,280	-308	-24.1%
Information	409	1.6%	573	437	-28	-6.4%
Finance and Insurance	863	3.3%	953	653	210	32.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	300	1.1%	367	205	95	46.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	713	2.7%	800	530	183	34.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	73	0.3%	61	35	38	108.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,021	7.7%	1,942	1,782	239	13.4%
Educational Services	547	2.1%	577	479	68	14.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,839	7.0%	1,811	1,693	146	8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	421	1.6%	227	240	181	75.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,256	4.8%	1,181	955	301	31.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	442	1.7%	564	572	-130	-22.7%
Public Administration	332	1.3%	197	236	96	40.7%
Information Not Available	1,782	6.8%	1,296	952	830	87.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,862		17,736	17,067
Male	8,930	50.0%	8,428	7,993	937	11.7%
Female	8,932	50.0%	9,308	9,074	-142	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,862		17,736	17,067
Hispanic or Latino	376	2.1%	384	400	-24	-6.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,383	97.3%	17,212	16,561	822	5.0%
Information Not Available	103	0.6%	140	106	-3	-2.8%

Race	17,862		17,736	17,067
American Indian or Alaskan Native	86	0.5%	77	80	6	7.5%
Asian	155	0.9%	129	124	31	25.0%
Black or African American	9,452	52.9%	9,636	9,569	-117	-1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.1%	19	20	-4	-20.0%
White	8,058	45.1%	7,746	7,270	788	10.8%
Information Not Available	95	0.5%	129	4	91	2275.0%

Years of Age	17,862		17,736	17,067
Younger than 22	560	2.2%	574	533	27	5.1%
22-24	1,223	4.9%	1,288	1,161	62	5.3%
25-34	4,659	18.6%	4,789	4,236	423	10.0%
35-44	4,392	17.5%	4,286	4,228	164	3.9%
45-54	4,295	17.1%	4,288	4,218	77	1.8%
55-59	1,350	5.4%	1,282	1,429	-79	-5.5%
60-64	846	3.4%	771	744	102	13.7%
65 and older	537	2.1%	458	518	19	3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,862		17,736	17,067
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	201	1.1%	126	233	-32	-13.7%
Mining	262	1.5%	216	167	95	56.9%
Utilities	50	0.3%	69	46	4	8.7%
Construction	2,747	15.2%	2,386	1,987	760	38.2%
Manufacturing	1,548	8.6%	1,514	1,168	380	32.5%
Wholesale Trade	396	2.2%	376	401	-5	-1.2%
Retail Trade	1,393	7.7%	1,450	1,253	140	11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	508	2.8%	520	493	15	3.0%
Information	237	1.3%	298	345	-108	-31.3%
Finance and Insurance	437	2.4%	489	381	56	14.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	252	1.4%	234	266	-14	-5.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,180	6.5%	1,036	777	403	51.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	158	0.9%	194	79	79	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,224	6.8%	1,136	1,251	-27	-2.2%
Educational Services	398	2.2%	350	502	-104	-20.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,548	8.6%	1,715	1,281	267	20.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	344	1.9%	318	348	-4	-1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	945	5.2%	1,019	838	107	12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	719	4.0%	780	481	238	49.5%
Public Administration	250	1.4%	294	306	-56	-18.3%
Information Not Available	3,065	17.0%	3,216	4,464	-1,399	-31.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	70,252		65,080	68,868
Male	41,536	59.1%	37,306	40,360	1,176	2.9%
Female	28,716	40.9%	27,774	28,508	208	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	70,252		65,080	68,868
Hispanic or Latino	6,794	9.7%	6,356	6,942	-148	-2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	61,820	88.0%	57,209	60,408	1,412	2.3%
Information Not Available	1,638	2.3%	1,515	1,518	120	7.9%

Race	70,252		65,080	68,868
American Indian or Alaskan Native	169	0.2%	51,362	192	-23	-12.0%
Asian	1,945	2.8%	5,896	1,959	-14	-0.7%
Black or African American	6,034	8.6%	153	5,956	78	1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.0%	1,969	43	-8	-18.6%
White	55,960	79.7%	30	54,929	1,031	1.9%
Information Not Available	6,109	8.7%	5,670	5,789	320	5.5%

Years of Age	70,252		65,080	68,868
Younger than 22	1,988	1.6%	1,867	2,070	-82	-4.0%
22-24	3,668	3.0%	3,448	3,650	18	0.5%
25-34	15,043	12.4%	13,945	14,641	402	2.7%
35-44	17,839	14.7%	16,533	18,037	-198	-1.1%
45-54	17,924	14.7%	16,750	17,430	494	2.8%
55-59	6,507	5.3%	6,019	6,312	195	3.1%
60-64	4,547	3.7%	4,203	4,198	349	8.3%
65 and older	2,736	2.2%	2,315	2,530	206	8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	70,252		65,080	68,868
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	716	1.0%	558	631	85	13.5%
Mining	78	0.1%	85	88	-10	-11.4%
Utilities	73	0.1%	66	60	13	21.7%
Construction	9,421	13.3%	8,472	9,774	-353	-3.6%
Manufacturing	8,016	11.3%	7,879	8,130	-114	-1.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,903	5.5%	3,693	3,398	505	14.9%
Retail Trade	6,402	9.0%	6,245	6,876	-474	-6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,830	2.6%	1,599	1,932	-102	-5.3%
Information	1,674	2.4%	1,632	1,685	-11	-0.7%
Finance and Insurance	3,420	4.8%	3,390	2,674	746	27.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,247	1.8%	1,123	1,165	82	7.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,741	6.7%	4,916	4,767	-26	-0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	189	0.3%	174	106	83	78.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,906	9.7%	6,237	6,306	600	9.5%
Educational Services	1,204	1.7%	1,260	1,213	-9	-0.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,383	7.6%	5,503	5,327	56	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,396	2.0%	686	1,423	-27	-1.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,660	6.6%	3,456	4,451	209	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,693	3.8%	2,684	2,790	-97	-3.5%
Public Administration	1,863	2.6%	1,832	1,943	-80	-4.1%
Information Not Available	4,437	6.3%	3,590	4,129	308	7.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,316		32,788	31,244
Male	17,576	52.8%	16,486	16,156	1,420	8.8%
Female	15,740	47.2%	16,302	15,088	652	4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	33,316		32,788	31,244
Hispanic or Latino	1,470	4.4%	1,248	986	484	49.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,272	93.9%	30,941	29,715	1,557	5.2%
Information Not Available	574	1.7%	599	543	31	5.7%

Race	33,316		32,788	31,244
American Indian or Alaskan Native	79	0.2%	80	89	-10	-11.2%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	14,476	43.5%	15,083	14,594	-118	-0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64	0.2%	60	69	-5	-7.2%
White	16,172	48.5%	15,202	14,964	1,208	8.1%
Information Not Available	2,525	7.6%	2,363	1,528	997	65.2%

Years of Age	33,316		32,788	31,244
Younger than 22	1,153	2.4%	1,005	1,080	73	6.8%
22-24	1,959	4.1%	1,917	1,852	107	5.8%
25-34	7,585	15.9%	7,563	6,906	679	9.8%
35-44	8,286	17.4%	8,319	7,729	557	7.2%
45-54	8,287	17.4%	8,251	7,775	512	6.6%
55-59	2,707	5.7%	2,704	2,688	19	0.7%
60-64	1,776	3.7%	1,729	1,683	93	5.5%
65 and older	1,560	3.3%	1,298	1,522	38	2.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	9	-6	-66.7%

Industry	33,316		32,788	31,244
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	74	0.2%	57	73	1	1.4%
Mining	32	0.1%	29	27	5	18.5%
Utilities	35	0.1%	32	41	-6	-14.6%
Construction	4,652	13.9%	3,889	3,954	698	17.7%
Manufacturing	657	2.0%	671	630	27	4.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,416	4.2%	1,371	1,283	133	10.4%
Retail Trade	1,195	3.6%	1,273	1,249	-54	-4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	792	2.4%	820	688	104	15.1%
Information	644	1.9%	728	740	-96	-13.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,997	6.0%	2,086	1,145	852	74.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	867	2.6%	819	738	129	17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,541	7.6%	2,858	2,596	-55	-2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.1%	19	37	-18	-48.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,266	12.8%	4,252	4,422	-156	-3.5%
Educational Services	791	2.4%	891	834	-43	-5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,477	7.4%	2,699	2,366	111	4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	667	2.0%	430	571	96	16.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,580	7.7%	2,058	2,398	182	7.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	921	2.8%	950	912	9	1.0%
Public Administration	682	2.0%	587	645	37	5.7%
Information Not Available	6,011	18.0%	6,269	5,895	116	2.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,420		5,737	7,904
Male	4,028	54.3%	2,963	4,503	-475	-10.5%
Female	3,392	45.7%	2,774	3,399	-7	-0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,420		5,737	7,904
Hispanic or Latino	73	1.0%	72	58	15	25.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,238	84.1%	4,818	6,689	-451	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,109	14.9%	847	1,157	-48	-4.1%

Race	7,420		5,737	7,904
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66	0.9%	58	86	-20	-23.3%
Asian	32	0.4%	29	31	1	3.2%
Black or African American	76	1.0%	59	52	24	46.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	6,421	86.5%	4,933	6,933	-512	-7.4%
Information Not Available	825	11.1%	658	802	23	2.9%

Years of Age	7,420		5,737	7,904
Younger than 22	346	2.6%	255	392	-46	-11.7%
22-24	497	3.7%	351	519	-22	-4.2%
25-34	1,620	12.1%	1,200	1,652	-32	-1.9%
35-44	1,740	13.0%	1,430	1,934	-194	-10.0%
45-54	1,915	14.3%	1,492	2,100	-185	-8.8%
55-59	671	5.0%	529	711	-40	-5.6%
60-64	405	3.0%	328	400	5	1.3%
65 and older	226	1.7%	152	196	30	15.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,420		5,737	7,904
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	113	1.5%	74	124	-11	-8.9%
Mining	4	0.1%	2	6	-2	-33.3%
Utilities	12	0.2%	9	8	4	50.0%
Construction	699	9.3%	517	928	-229	-24.7%
Manufacturing	761	10.1%	693	1,085	-324	-29.9%
Wholesale Trade	214	2.8%	185	203	11	5.4%
Retail Trade	702	9.3%	591	740	-38	-5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	122	1.6%	86	148	-26	-17.6%
Information	77	1.0%	80	80	-3	-3.8%
Finance and Insurance	129	1.7%	128	165	-36	-21.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	88	1.2%	71	47	41	87.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	156	2.1%	181	151	5	3.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.1%	8	5	3	60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	489	6.5%	353	403	86	21.3%
Educational Services	138	1.8%	142	134	4	3.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	546	7.2%	566	500	46	9.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	145	1.9%	53	149	-4	-2.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	871	11.6%	377	909	-38	-4.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	168	2.2%	166	158	10	6.3%
Public Administration	105	1.4%	84	194	-89	-45.9%
Information Not Available	1,873	24.9%	1,371	1,767	106	6.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	120,795		109,751	120,311
Male	71,861	59.5%	62,041	72,671	-810	-1.1%
Female	48,928	40.5%	47,700	47,634	1,294	2.7%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	10	6	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	120,795		109,751	120,311
Hispanic or Latino	4,041	3.3%	3,249	4,157	-116	-2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	87,327	72.3%	80,638	87,848	-521	-0.6%
Information Not Available	29,427	24.4%	25,864	28,306	1,121	4.0%

Race	120,795		109,751	120,311
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,492	1.2%	1,074	1,475	17	1.2%
Asian	791	0.7%	797	951	-160	-16.8%
Black or African American	16,694	13.8%	17,557	15,421	1,273	8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	66	0.1%	77	64	2	3.1%
White	68,236	56.5%	61,311	70,066	-1,830	-2.6%
Information Not Available	33,516	27.7%	28,935	32,334	1,182	3.7%

Years of Age	120,795		109,751	120,311
Younger than 22	3,818	2.1%	3,055	4,257	-439	-10.3%
22-24	7,020	3.8%	6,012	7,572	-552	-7.3%
25-34	28,578	15.6%	26,114	28,956	-378	-1.3%
35-44	30,776	16.8%	29,589	31,372	-596	-1.9%
45-54	31,157	17.0%	29,017	30,036	1,121	3.7%
55-59	10,393	5.7%	8,994	9,754	639	6.6%
60-64	5,663	3.1%	4,620	5,213	450	8.6%
65 and older	3,389	1.8%	2,348	3,150	239	7.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	1	0	0.0%

Industry	120,795		109,751	120,311
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,035	0.8%	444	1,054	-19	-1.8%
Mining	330	0.3%	127	297	33	11.1%
Utilities	73	0.1%	80	103	-30	-29.1%
Construction	14,097	11.6%	9,435	16,321	-2,224	-13.6%
Manufacturing	26,273	21.6%	26,887	24,211	2,062	8.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,880	3.2%	3,679	4,227	-347	-8.2%
Retail Trade	10,320	8.5%	10,653	9,327	993	10.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,573	2.9%	3,142	3,099	474	15.3%
Information	1,033	0.8%	1,085	1,138	-105	-9.2%
Finance and Insurance	3,486	2.9%	3,676	2,858	628	22.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,583	1.3%	1,443	1,700	-117	-6.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,072	4.2%	5,335	5,507	-435	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	721	0.6%	867	1,178	-457	-38.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,624	11.2%	13,860	13,859	-235	-1.7%
Educational Services	2,998	2.5%	3,171	2,837	161	5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,705	6.3%	7,326	7,020	685	9.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,441	2.8%	1,106	3,775	-334	-8.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,190	5.1%	4,416	6,549	-359	-5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,500	2.1%	2,340	2,660	-160	-6.0%
Public Administration	1,853	1.5%	1,082	1,777	76	4.3%
Information Not Available	11,008	9.0%	9,597	10,814	194	1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,446		37,208	39,447
Male	24,851	64.6%	21,478	25,926	-1,075	-4.1%
Female	13,593	35.4%	15,727	13,481	112	0.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	40	-38	-95.0%

Ethnicity	38,446		37,208	39,447
Hispanic or Latino	1,236	3.2%	1,144	1,238	-2	-0.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,043	88.5%	33,165	35,301	-1,258	-3.6%
Information Not Available	3,167	8.2%	2,899	2,908	259	8.9%

Race	38,446		37,208	39,447
American Indian or Alaskan Native	538	1.4%	462	481	57	11.9%
Asian	721	1.9%	873	722	-1	-0.1%
Black or African American	2,712	7.1%	2,928	2,964	-252	-8.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	164	0.4%	160	174	-10	-5.7%
White	32,282	84.0%	30,832	33,198	-916	-2.8%
Information Not Available	2,029	5.3%	1,953	1,908	121	6.3%

Years of Age	38,446		37,208	39,447
Younger than 22	1,179	1.7%	1,007	1,489	-310	-20.8%
22-24	2,460	3.6%	2,129	2,580	-120	-4.7%
25-34	9,343	13.6%	8,875	9,197	146	1.6%
35-44	8,934	13.0%	8,919	9,842	-908	-9.2%
45-54	9,863	14.4%	9,635	10,226	-363	-3.5%
55-59	3,508	5.1%	3,529	3,420	88	2.6%
60-64	1,997	2.9%	2,087	1,758	239	13.6%
65 and older	985	1.4%	631	527	458	86.9%
Information Not Available	177	0.3%	396	408	-231	-56.6%

Industry	38,446		37,208	39,447
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	442	1.1%	270	749	-307	-41.0%
Mining	192	0.5%	69	157	35	22.3%
Utilities	153	0.4%	79	104	49	47.1%
Construction	8,443	21.7%	5,557	8,366	77	0.9%
Manufacturing	5,017	12.9%	5,655	8,533	-3,516	-41.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,781	4.6%	2,185	1,804	-23	-1.3%
Retail Trade	3,180	8.2%	3,579	2,881	299	10.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	910	2.3%	962	1,152	-242	-21.0%
Information	702	1.8%	947	735	-33	-4.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,552	4.0%	2,037	1,158	394	34.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	636	1.6%	688	614	22	3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,904	4.9%	2,109	1,596	308	19.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	581	1.5%	710	511	70	13.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,378	8.7%	2,960	3,246	132	4.1%
Educational Services	877	2.3%	1,231	969	-92	-9.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,386	6.1%	2,858	2,357	29	1.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	786	2.0%	494	728	58	8.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,896	4.9%	1,737	1,907	-11	-0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	921	2.4%	948	774	147	19.0%
Public Administration	852	2.2%	682	865	-13	-1.5%
Information Not Available	1,857	4.8%	1,451	241	1,616	670.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,163		39,232	36,246
Male	21,124	53.9%	20,381	19,993	1,131	5.7%
Female	18,028	46.0%	18,846	16,252	1,776	10.9%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	5	1	10	1000.0%

Ethnicity	39,163		39,232	36,246
Hispanic or Latino	452	1.2%	392	383	69	18.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,579	34.7%	12,612	11,377	2,202	19.4%
Information Not Available	25,132	64.2%	26,228	24,486	646	2.6%

Race	39,163		39,232	36,246
American Indian or Alaskan Native	336	0.9%	330	282	54	19.1%
Asian	272	0.7%	267	230	42	18.3%
Black or African American	9,400	24.0%	9,710	8,626	774	9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	354	0.9%	338	291	63	21.6%
White	27,104	69.2%	25,848	25,516	1,588	6.2%
Information Not Available	1,697	4.3%	2,739	1,301	396	30.4%

Years of Age	39,163		39,232	36,246
Younger than 22	1,253	1.9%	1,122	1,093	160	14.6%
22-24	2,234	3.5%	2,157	2,164	70	3.2%
25-34	9,086	14.1%	9,194	8,389	697	8.3%
35-44	9,749	15.2%	10,185	9,382	367	3.9%
45-54	10,376	16.1%	10,307	9,401	975	10.4%
55-59	3,213	5.0%	3,243	2,887	326	11.3%
60-64	1,952	3.0%	1,942	1,688	264	15.6%
65 and older	1,295	2.0%	1,060	1,241	54	4.4%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	22	1	4	400.0%

Industry	39,163		39,232	36,246
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	311	0.8%	179	246	65	26.4%
Mining	87	0.2%	92	213	-126	-59.2%
Utilities	41	0.1%	53	68	-27	-39.7%
Construction	5,489	13.9%	4,110	5,645	-156	-2.8%
Manufacturing	7,174	18.2%	8,664	6,800	374	5.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,496	3.8%	1,501	1,322	174	13.2%
Retail Trade	3,739	9.5%	3,821	3,541	198	5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,325	3.4%	1,590	1,367	-42	-3.1%
Information	757	1.9%	816	992	-235	-23.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,681	4.3%	1,786	1,052	629	59.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	724	1.8%	658	671	53	7.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,357	3.4%	1,481	1,075	282	26.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	82	0.2%	103	104	-22	-21.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,249	10.8%	3,911	3,164	1,085	34.3%
Educational Services	890	2.3%	961	771	119	15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,263	8.3%	3,477	3,198	65	2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	740	1.9%	472	801	-61	-7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,774	7.0%	2,593	2,642	132	5.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,171	3.0%	1,247	1,180	-9	-0.8%
Public Administration	522	1.3%	435	436	86	19.7%
Information Not Available	1,291	3.3%	1,282	958	333	34.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,270		17,274	16,346
Male	8,353	48.4%	7,878	8,017	336	4.2%
Female	8,917	51.6%	9,396	8,328	589	7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	17,270		17,274	16,346
Hispanic or Latino	266	1.5%	272	245	21	8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,354	94.7%	16,342	15,528	826	5.3%
Information Not Available	650	3.8%	660	573	77	13.4%

Race	17,270		17,274	16,346
American Indian or Alaskan Native	40	0.2%	48	39	1	2.6%
Asian	102	0.6%	93	24	78	325.0%
Black or African American	10,134	58.7%	10,311	9,830	304	3.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0%	6	2	0	0.0%
White	6,485	37.6%	6,351	6,064	421	6.9%
Information Not Available	507	2.9%	465	387	120	31.0%

Years of Age	17,270		17,274	16,346
Younger than 22	699	3.0%	641	619	80	12.9%
22-24	1,151	5.0%	1,200	1,165	-14	-1.2%
25-34	4,506	19.6%	4,609	3,899	607	15.6%
35-44	4,213	18.3%	4,187	4,126	87	2.1%
45-54	4,142	18.0%	4,122	3,983	159	4.0%
55-59	1,235	5.4%	1,257	1,297	-62	-4.8%
60-64	755	3.3%	732	729	26	3.6%
65 and older	569	2.5%	526	528	41	7.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,270		17,274	16,346
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	487	2.7%	188	1,250	-763	-61.0%
Mining	78	0.4%	55	36	42	116.7%
Utilities	15	0.1%	19	28	-13	-46.4%
Construction	1,346	7.6%	1,260	1,017	329	32.4%
Manufacturing	4,581	25.8%	4,810	4,187	394	9.4%
Wholesale Trade	536	3.0%	519	449	87	19.4%
Retail Trade	1,809	10.2%	1,893	1,608	201	12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	595	3.4%	566	422	173	41.0%
Information	147	0.8%	140	140	7	5.0%
Finance and Insurance	280	1.6%	270	250	30	12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	144	0.8%	164	157	-13	-8.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	522	2.9%	556	497	25	5.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.2%	67	28	3	10.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,544	8.7%	1,559	1,280	264	20.6%
Educational Services	342	1.9%	368	418	-76	-18.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,344	7.6%	1,377	1,161	183	15.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	138	0.8%	134	145	-7	-4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,279	7.2%	1,341	1,089	190	17.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	298	1.7%	295	314	-16	-5.1%
Public Administration	320	1.8%	316	359	-39	-10.9%
Information Not Available	1,434	8.1%	1,377	1,511	-77	-5.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,942		2,740	3,551
Male	2,396	60.8%	1,567	2,095	301	14.4%
Female	1,531	38.8%	1,160	1,441	90	6.2%
Information Not Available	15	0.4%	13	15	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,942		2,740	3,551
Hispanic or Latino	102	2.6%	64	82	20	24.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,620	91.8%	2,511	3,277	343	10.5%
Information Not Available	220	5.6%	165	192	28	14.6%

Race	3,942		2,740	3,551
American Indian or Alaskan Native	401	10.2%	292	420	-19	-4.5%
Asian	18	0.5%	10	15	3	20.0%
Black or African American	25	0.6%	22	21	4	19.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.2%	6	10	-2	-20.0%
White	3,458	87.7%	2,385	3,062	396	12.9%
Information Not Available	32	0.8%	25	23	9	39.1%

Years of Age	3,942		2,740	3,551
Younger than 22	100	1.4%	70	114	-14	-12.3%
22-24	243	3.4%	159	236	7	3.0%
25-34	917	12.8%	645	807	110	13.6%
35-44	853	11.9%	599	772	81	10.5%
45-54	1,054	14.7%	752	960	94	9.8%
55-59	412	5.7%	292	341	71	20.8%
60-64	216	3.0%	138	189	27	14.3%
65 and older	147	2.0%	85	132	15	11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,942		2,740	3,551
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	61	1.5%	25	85	-24	-28.2%
Mining	81	2.0%	59	65	16	24.6%
Utilities	24	0.6%	11	20	4	20.0%
Construction	833	20.8%	485	635	198	31.2%
Manufacturing	260	6.5%	236	214	46	21.5%
Wholesale Trade	84	2.1%	78	83	1	1.2%
Retail Trade	344	8.6%	277	343	1	0.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	89	2.2%	63	98	-9	-9.2%
Information	64	1.6%	42	58	6	10.3%
Finance and Insurance	88	2.2%	67	54	34	63.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	47	1.2%	38	36	11	30.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	104	2.6%	98	102	2	2.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	3	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	356	8.9%	203	305	51	16.7%
Educational Services	122	3.0%	91	133	-11	-8.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	251	6.3%	210	226	25	11.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	163	4.1%	105	130	33	25.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	494	12.3%	333	492	2	0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	104	2.6%	76	83	21	25.3%
Public Administration	151	3.8%	120	157	-6	-3.8%
Information Not Available	218	5.4%	120	230	-12	-5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	70,698		69,274	68,192
Male	37,151	52.5%	35,485	34,479	2,672	7.7%
Female	33,544	47.4%	33,785	33,709	-165	-0.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	4	-1	-25.0%

Ethnicity	70,698		69,274	68,192
Hispanic or Latino	2,365	3.3%	2,367	2,395	-30	-1.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,135	95.0%	65,707	64,309	2,826	4.4%
Information Not Available	1,198	1.7%	1,200	1,488	-290	-19.5%

Race	70,698		69,274	68,192
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,009	1.4%	909	932	77	8.3%
Asian	605	0.9%	725	711	-106	-14.9%
Black or African American	26,538	37.5%	26,458	26,223	315	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	72	63	-5	-7.9%
White	38,917	55.0%	37,539	36,232	2,685	7.4%
Information Not Available	3,571	5.1%	3,571	4,031	-460	-11.4%

Years of Age	70,698		69,274	68,192
Younger than 22	2,259	2.1%	2,194	2,290	-31	-1.4%
22-24	4,180	3.9%	4,043	4,095	85	2.1%
25-34	17,090	16.1%	16,872	15,915	1,175	7.4%
35-44	18,762	17.7%	18,423	17,976	786	4.4%
45-54	16,879	15.9%	16,525	16,461	418	2.5%
55-59	5,820	5.5%	5,700	5,797	23	0.4%
60-64	3,677	3.5%	3,600	3,568	109	3.1%
65 and older	2,031	1.9%	1,917	2,090	-59	-2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	70,698		69,274	68,192
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	299	0.4%	263	320	-21	-6.6%
Mining	38	0.1%	41	50	-12	-24.0%
Utilities	74	0.1%	64	84	-10	-11.9%
Construction	6,636	9.3%	5,909	5,574	1,062	19.1%
Manufacturing	15,169	21.4%	16,267	15,541	-372	-2.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,744	3.9%	2,627	2,134	610	28.6%
Retail Trade	5,478	7.7%	5,321	5,241	237	4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,578	2.2%	1,511	1,802	-224	-12.4%
Information	911	1.3%	955	871	40	4.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,182	3.1%	2,181	1,670	512	30.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	977	1.4%	795	836	141	16.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,567	3.6%	2,579	2,264	303	13.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	161	0.2%	175	235	-74	-31.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,420	10.5%	6,668	7,328	92	1.3%
Educational Services	1,064	1.5%	1,232	1,215	-151	-12.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,117	7.2%	5,074	4,741	376	7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	701	1.0%	443	676	25	3.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,166	4.5%	2,772	3,237	-71	-2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,177	1.7%	1,144	1,203	-26	-2.2%
Public Administration	647	0.9%	641	718	-71	-9.9%
Information Not Available	12,592	17.7%	12,612	12,452	140	1.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,061		1,147	3,486
Male	1,393	67.6%	607	2,493	-1,100	-44.1%
Female	665	32.3%	539	983	-318	-32.3%
Information Not Available	3	0.1%	1	10	-7	-70.0%

Ethnicity	2,061		1,147	3,486
Hispanic or Latino	58	2.8%	16	70	-12	-17.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,950	94.6%	1,103	3,342	-1,392	-41.7%
Information Not Available	53	2.6%	28	74	-21	-28.4%

Race	2,061		1,147	3,486
American Indian or Alaskan Native	213	10.3%	180	240	-27	-11.3%
Asian	6	0.3%	3	7	-1	-14.3%
Black or African American	21	1.0%	16	29	-8	-27.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.4%	0	3	5	166.7%
White	1,702	82.6%	904	3,063	-1,361	-44.4%
Information Not Available	111	5.4%	44	144	-33	-22.9%

Years of Age	2,061		1,147	3,486
Younger than 22	65	1.8%	20	78	-13	-16.7%
22-24	104	2.9%	47	189	-85	-45.0%
25-34	455	12.6%	249	787	-332	-42.2%
35-44	439	12.2%	247	867	-428	-49.4%
45-54	523	14.5%	305	916	-393	-42.9%
55-59	205	5.7%	128	334	-129	-38.6%
60-64	150	4.2%	93	182	-32	-17.6%
65 and older	113	3.1%	56	115	-2	-1.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.2%	2	18	-11	-61.1%

Industry	2,061		1,147	3,486
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	62	2.9%	10	81	-19	-23.5%
Mining	77	3.6%	29	75	2	2.7%
Utilities	4	0.2%	2	5	-1	-20.0%
Construction	455	21.4%	122	641	-186	-29.0%
Manufacturing	230	10.8%	133	1,233	-1,003	-81.3%
Wholesale Trade	89	4.2%	50	134	-45	-33.6%
Retail Trade	153	7.2%	114	180	-27	-15.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	50	2.4%	22	68	-18	-26.5%
Information	52	2.4%	51	27	25	92.6%
Finance and Insurance	29	1.4%	34	39	-10	-25.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	16	0.8%	10	13	3	23.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	69	3.3%	42	70	-1	-1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13	0.6%	9	11	2	18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	96	4.5%	47	130	-34	-26.2%
Educational Services	2	0.1%	3	5	-3	-60.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	115	5.4%	114	144	-29	-20.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	35	1.6%	10	40	-5	-12.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	86	4.1%	56	99	-13	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	45	2.1%	41	45	0	0.0%
Public Administration	164	7.7%	160	225	-61	-27.1%
Information Not Available	219	10.3%	88	221	-2	-0.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,119		6,847	8,291
Male	3,448	48.4%	3,109	4,295	-847	-19.7%
Female	3,380	47.5%	3,510	3,699	-319	-8.6%
Information Not Available	291	4.1%	228	297	-6	-2.0%

Ethnicity	7,119		6,847	8,291
Hispanic or Latino	251	3.5%	195	346	-95	-27.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,121	71.9%	5,006	6,582	-1,461	-22.2%
Information Not Available	1,747	24.5%	1,646	1,363	384	28.2%

Race	7,119		6,847	8,291
American Indian or Alaskan Native	61	0.9%	69	104	-43	-41.3%
Asian	54	0.8%	47	69	-15	-21.7%
Black or African American	468	6.6%	484	591	-123	-20.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.2%	7	10	1	10.0%
White	3,008	42.3%	2,863	3,901	-893	-22.9%
Information Not Available	3,517	49.4%	3,377	3,616	-99	-2.7%

Years of Age	7,119		6,847	8,291
Younger than 22	241	2.5%	175	289	-48	-16.6%
22-24	431	4.4%	399	538	-107	-19.9%
25-34	1,635	16.8%	1,592	1,938	-303	-15.6%
35-44	1,652	17.0%	1,669	2,003	-351	-17.5%
45-54	1,834	18.9%	1,782	2,097	-263	-12.5%
55-59	633	6.5%	622	723	-90	-12.4%
60-64	406	4.2%	375	418	-12	-2.9%
65 and older	287	3.0%	233	285	2	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,119		6,847	8,291
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	58	0.8%	38	56	2	3.6%
Mining	18	0.3%	8	22	-4	-18.2%
Utilities	17	0.2%	17	15	2	13.3%
Construction	641	8.9%	465	858	-217	-25.3%
Manufacturing	1,137	15.8%	1,221	1,430	-293	-20.5%
Wholesale Trade	258	3.6%	263	329	-71	-21.6%
Retail Trade	743	10.4%	774	832	-89	-10.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	204	2.8%	189	206	-2	-1.0%
Information	170	2.4%	163	201	-31	-15.4%
Finance and Insurance	345	4.8%	339	288	57	19.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	101	1.4%	93	118	-17	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	360	5.0%	381	345	15	4.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.5%	30	19	17	89.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	758	10.6%	676	894	-136	-15.2%
Educational Services	144	2.0%	160	192	-48	-25.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	681	9.5%	727	772	-91	-11.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	103	1.4%	73	124	-21	-16.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	459	6.4%	440	461	-2	-0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	136	1.9%	154	194	-58	-29.9%
Public Administration	244	3.4%	205	249	-5	-2.0%
Information Not Available	506	7.1%	431	686	-180	-26.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,412		4,926	5,434
Male	3,018	55.8%	2,655	3,043	-25	-0.8%
Female	2,394	44.2%	2,271	2,391	3	0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,412		4,926	5,434
Hispanic or Latino	161	3.0%	164	160	1	0.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,997	73.9%	3,616	3,988	9	0.2%
Information Not Available	1,254	23.2%	1,146	1,286	-32	-2.5%

Race	5,412		4,926	5,434
American Indian or Alaskan Native	21	0.4%	25	18	3	16.7%
Asian	55	1.0%	80	61	-6	-9.8%
Black or African American	89	1.6%	82	85	4	4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.2%	4	5	6	120.0%
White	4,957	91.6%	4,471	4,983	-26	-0.5%
Information Not Available	279	5.2%	264	282	-3	-1.1%

Years of Age	5,412		4,926	5,434
Younger than 22	112	1.1%	83	130	-18	-13.8%
22-24	270	2.7%	190	226	44	19.5%
25-34	1,020	10.2%	918	916	104	11.4%
35-44	1,304	13.0%	1,219	1,344	-40	-3.0%
45-54	1,530	15.3%	1,396	1,600	-70	-4.4%
55-59	633	6.3%	579	634	-1	-0.2%
60-64	369	3.7%	374	404	-35	-8.7%
65 and older	174	1.7%	167	180	-6	-3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,412		4,926	5,434
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	16	0.3%	12	27	-11	-40.7%
Mining	7	0.1%	6	2	5	250.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	6	3	-1	-33.3%
Construction	540	9.9%	399	567	-27	-4.8%
Manufacturing	757	13.9%	804	879	-122	-13.9%
Wholesale Trade	328	6.0%	279	281	47	16.7%
Retail Trade	631	11.6%	585	656	-25	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	115	2.1%	89	102	13	12.7%
Information	91	1.7%	107	114	-23	-20.2%
Finance and Insurance	275	5.1%	266	198	77	38.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	95	1.8%	85	99	-4	-4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	262	4.8%	271	227	35	15.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.2%	7	6	3	50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	527	9.7%	466	443	84	19.0%
Educational Services	109	2.0%	119	141	-32	-22.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	345	6.4%	339	355	-10	-2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	122	2.2%	77	137	-15	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	343	6.3%	235	319	24	7.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	145	2.7%	145	168	-23	-13.7%
Public Administration	106	2.0%	89	107	-1	-0.9%
Information Not Available	587	10.8%	540	603	-16	-2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	98,990		95,146	92,562
Male	53,924	54.5%	49,721	50,456	3,468	6.9%
Female	45,066	45.5%	45,425	42,106	2,960	7.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	98,990		95,146	92,562
Hispanic or Latino	18,419	18.6%	17,488	17,000	1,419	8.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	72,340	73.1%	69,569	67,968	4,372	6.4%
Information Not Available	8,231	8.3%	8,089	7,594	637	8.4%

Race	98,990		95,146	92,562
American Indian or Alaskan Native	381	0.4%	350	363	18	5.0%
Asian	2,535	2.6%	2,714	2,741	-206	-7.5%
Black or African American	21,774	22.0%	22,395	20,665	1,109	5.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	623	0.6%	596	592	31	5.2%
White	58,723	59.3%	54,465	54,246	4,477	8.3%
Information Not Available	14,954	15.1%	14,626	13,955	999	7.2%

Years of Age	98,990		95,146	92,562
Younger than 22	13,179	8.5%	12,735	10,055	3,124	31.1%
22-24	7,613	4.9%	7,500	7,004	609	8.7%
25-34	22,496	14.6%	21,898	21,015	1,481	7.0%
35-44	24,672	16.0%	23,719	23,566	1,106	4.7%
45-54	19,013	12.3%	18,120	18,304	709	3.9%
55-59	6,180	4.0%	5,952	6,170	10	0.2%
60-64	3,209	2.1%	2,988	3,410	-201	-5.9%
65 and older	2,628	1.7%	2,234	3,038	-410	-13.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	98,990		95,146	92,562
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	467	0.5%	138	434	33	7.6%
Mining	52	0.1%	53	50	2	4.0%
Utilities	104	0.1%	99	137	-33	-24.1%
Construction	10,206	10.3%	8,219	9,251	955	10.3%
Manufacturing	8,491	8.5%	8,641	8,587	-96	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	5,843	5.9%	5,628	5,330	513	9.6%
Retail Trade	11,331	11.4%	11,595	10,239	1,092	10.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,263	4.3%	4,182	3,755	508	13.5%
Information	1,994	2.0%	2,249	2,179	-185	-8.5%
Finance and Insurance	5,157	5.2%	5,272	3,541	1,616	45.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,950	2.0%	1,883	1,811	139	7.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,583	5.6%	5,858	4,819	764	15.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	386	0.4%	440	337	49	14.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,824	10.9%	10,509	9,972	852	8.5%
Educational Services	2,894	2.9%	3,189	3,939	-1,045	-26.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,504	8.6%	8,892	7,756	748	9.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,079	2.1%	1,108	1,991	88	4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,680	7.7%	6,339	7,901	-221	-2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,437	2.5%	2,475	2,405	32	1.3%
Public Administration	1,217	1.2%	1,084	1,261	-44	-3.5%
Information Not Available	7,528	7.6%	7,293	6,867	661	9.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,122		9,366	10,327
Male	5,559	54.9%	4,982	5,666	-107	-1.9%
Female	4,563	45.1%	4,384	4,661	-98	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,122		9,366	10,327
Hispanic or Latino	5,497	54.3%	5,020	5,661	-164	-2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,132	40.8%	3,912	4,385	-253	-5.8%
Information Not Available	493	4.9%	434	281	212	75.4%

Race	10,122		9,366	10,327
American Indian or Alaskan Native	965	9.5%	873	1,098	-133	-12.1%
Asian	119	1.2%	103	98	21	21.4%
Black or African American	327	3.2%	315	334	-7	-2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	0.3%	24	19	8	42.1%
White	5,042	49.8%	4,671	4,958	84	1.7%
Information Not Available	3,642	36.0%	3,380	3,820	-178	-4.7%

Years of Age	10,122		9,366	10,327
Younger than 22	344	2.3%	313	381	-37	-9.7%
22-24	607	4.1%	562	635	-28	-4.4%
25-34	2,207	15.0%	2,014	2,296	-89	-3.9%
35-44	2,473	16.8%	2,185	2,580	-107	-4.1%
45-54	2,308	15.6%	2,182	2,656	-348	-13.1%
55-59	766	5.2%	693	895	-129	-14.4%
60-64	405	2.7%	403	519	-114	-22.0%
65 and older	263	1.8%	272	365	-102	-27.9%
Information Not Available	749	5.1%	742	0	749	0.0%

Industry	10,122		9,366	10,327
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	449	4.2%	149	327	122	37.3%
Mining	158	1.5%	150	84	74	88.1%
Utilities	88	0.8%	33	25	63	252.0%
Construction	1,678	15.9%	1,480	1,430	248	17.3%
Manufacturing	1,327	12.6%	1,100	752	575	76.5%
Wholesale Trade	289	2.7%	296	249	40	16.1%
Retail Trade	946	8.9%	907	731	215	29.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	200	1.9%	281	172	28	16.3%
Information	246	2.3%	237	314	-68	-21.7%
Finance and Insurance	314	3.0%	296	297	17	5.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	188	1.8%	169	144	44	30.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	566	5.4%	563	361	205	56.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.2%	13	30	-14	-46.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	829	7.8%	848	666	163	24.5%
Educational Services	331	3.1%	377	282	49	17.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	977	9.2%	1,005	925	52	5.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	233	2.2%	231	169	64	37.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	588	5.6%	554	494	94	19.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	256	2.4%	228	235	21	8.9%
Public Administration	375	3.5%	392	383	-8	-2.1%
Information Not Available	68	0.6%	57	2,257	-2,189	-97.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,182		24,476	18,184
Male	14,868	59.0%	13,773	10,782	4,086	37.9%
Female	10,312	40.9%	10,702	7,399	2,913	39.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	25,182		24,476	18,184
Hispanic or Latino	4,069	16.2%	3,912	2,775	1,294	46.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,737	66.5%	16,651	11,976	4,761	39.8%
Information Not Available	4,376	17.4%	3,913	3,433	943	27.5%

Race	25,182		24,476	18,184
American Indian or Alaskan Native	474	1.9%	455	324	150	46.3%
Asian	1,047	4.2%	958	781	266	34.1%
Black or African American	2,907	11.5%	3,225	2,031	876	43.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	400	1.6%	382	281	119	42.3%
White	16,718	66.4%	15,791	12,381	4,337	35.0%
Information Not Available	3,636	14.4%	3,665	2,386	1,250	52.4%

Years of Age	25,182		24,476	18,184
Younger than 22	717	1.8%	692	431	286	66.4%
22-24	1,279	3.2%	1,239	840	439	52.3%
25-34	5,066	12.6%	4,981	3,527	1,539	43.6%
35-44	6,244	15.5%	5,967	4,706	1,538	32.7%
45-54	6,542	16.2%	6,295	4,851	1,691	34.9%
55-59	2,450	6.1%	2,382	1,820	630	34.6%
60-64	1,581	3.9%	1,580	1,129	452	40.0%
65 and older	1,269	3.1%	1,301	847	422	49.8%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	39	33	1	3.0%

Industry	25,182		24,476	18,184
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	13	0.1%	23	14	-1	-7.1%
Mining	110	0.4%	93	66	44	66.7%
Utilities	32	0.1%	27	22	10	45.5%
Construction	5,697	22.6%	5,124	4,284	1,413	33.0%
Manufacturing	1,199	4.8%	1,179	826	373	45.2%
Wholesale Trade	615	2.4%	664	464	151	32.5%
Retail Trade	1,774	7.0%	1,997	1,218	556	45.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	641	2.5%	736	389	252	64.8%
Information	270	1.1%	306	231	39	16.9%
Finance and Insurance	991	3.9%	1,211	569	422	74.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	683	2.7%	672	437	246	56.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,212	4.8%	1,357	600	612	102.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	119	0.5%	141	83	36	43.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,061	16.1%	3,643	2,862	1,199	41.9%
Educational Services	290	1.2%	347	191	99	51.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	871	3.5%	1,094	770	101	13.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	545	2.2%	509	421	124	29.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,089	16.2%	3,655	2,973	1,116	37.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	387	1.5%	447	336	51	15.2%
Public Administration	402	1.6%	359	282	120	42.6%
Information Not Available	1,181	4.7%	892	1,146	35	3.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	154,343		143,133	157,176
Male	86,906	56.3%	76,719	87,498	-592	-0.7%
Female	67,437	43.7%	66,414	69,678	-2,241	-3.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	154,343		143,133	157,176
Hispanic or Latino	23,264	15.1%	22,109	24,345	-1,081	-4.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	106,050	68.7%	96,959	111,943	-5,893	-5.3%
Information Not Available	25,029	16.2%	24,065	20,888	4,141	19.8%

Race	154,343		143,133	157,176
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,035	0.7%	913	1,076	-41	-3.8%
Asian	4,125	2.7%	4,065	4,551	-426	-9.4%
Black or African American	23,931	15.5%	23,872	25,086	-1,155	-4.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	239	0.2%	261	285	-46	-16.1%
White	84,836	55.0%	75,151	88,108	-3,272	-3.7%
Information Not Available	40,177	26.0%	38,871	38,070	2,107	5.5%

Years of Age	154,343		143,133	157,176
Younger than 22	6,118	2.6%	5,493	6,233	-115	-1.8%
22-24	10,155	4.4%	9,430	10,376	-221	-2.1%
25-34	37,902	16.4%	35,947	38,148	-246	-0.6%
35-44	37,692	16.3%	35,407	40,205	-2,513	-6.3%
45-54	34,992	15.1%	32,305	34,988	4	0.0%
55-59	12,520	5.4%	11,526	12,917	-397	-3.1%
60-64	8,198	3.5%	7,405	7,666	532	6.9%
65 and older	6,766	2.9%	5,620	6,643	123	1.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	154,343		143,133	157,176
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	472	0.3%	267	490	-18	-3.7%
Mining	308	0.2%	164	231	77	33.3%
Utilities	124	0.1%	119	190	-66	-34.7%
Construction	19,056	12.3%	14,638	19,546	-490	-2.5%
Manufacturing	15,201	9.8%	15,306	15,115	86	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	6,878	4.4%	6,832	7,211	-333	-4.6%
Retail Trade	13,317	8.6%	13,006	13,986	-669	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,816	3.1%	4,295	5,286	-470	-8.9%
Information	4,661	3.0%	4,637	4,701	-40	-0.9%
Finance and Insurance	9,912	6.4%	10,163	8,080	1,832	22.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,778	2.4%	3,600	3,792	-14	-0.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,580	6.8%	10,946	10,411	169	1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	708	0.5%	746	704	4	0.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,229	10.5%	14,717	16,647	-418	-2.5%
Educational Services	5,234	3.4%	5,427	6,056	-822	-13.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,946	9.0%	14,379	14,941	-995	-6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,596	4.3%	4,374	6,123	473	7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,765	6.3%	8,562	10,328	-563	-5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,814	3.1%	4,344	4,960	-146	-2.9%
Public Administration	5,591	3.6%	4,637	5,576	15	0.3%
Information Not Available	2,357	1.5%	1,974	2,802	-445	-15.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	79,706		74,612	76,860
Male	47,805	60.0%	42,191	46,199	1,606	3.5%
Female	31,575	39.6%	32,114	30,445	1,130	3.7%
Information Not Available	326	0.4%	307	216	110	50.9%

Ethnicity	79,706		74,612	76,860
Hispanic or Latino	2,269	2.8%	2,083	2,272	-3	-0.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,213	93.1%	69,347	71,401	2,812	3.9%
Information Not Available	3,224	4.0%	3,182	3,187	37	1.2%

Race	79,706		74,612	76,860
American Indian or Alaskan Native	412	0.5%	415	372	40	10.8%
Asian	341	0.4%	388	339	2	0.6%
Black or African American	13,589	17.0%	13,775	12,829	760	5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	79	0.1%	73	73	6	8.2%
White	62,193	78.0%	56,975	60,125	2,068	3.4%
Information Not Available	3,092	3.9%	2,986	3,122	-30	-1.0%

Years of Age	79,706		74,612	76,860
Younger than 22	2,419	1.8%	2,008	2,333	86	3.7%
22-24	4,187	3.0%	3,778	4,128	59	1.4%
25-34	18,434	13.3%	16,889	17,761	673	3.8%
35-44	21,084	15.3%	19,873	20,549	535	2.6%
45-54	21,284	15.4%	20,439	20,885	399	1.9%
55-59	7,349	5.3%	7,057	7,148	201	2.8%
60-64	3,743	2.7%	3,647	3,210	533	16.6%
65 and older	1,206	0.9%	921	846	360	42.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	79,706		74,612	76,860
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	398	0.5%	261	432	-34	-7.9%
Mining	240	0.3%	168	207	33	15.9%
Utilities	101	0.1%	94	112	-11	-9.8%
Construction	13,279	16.6%	8,739	12,527	752	6.0%
Manufacturing	17,832	22.3%	19,468	18,629	-797	-4.3%
Wholesale Trade	3,663	4.6%	3,594	3,221	442	13.7%
Retail Trade	4,498	5.6%	4,285	4,410	88	2.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,326	2.9%	2,211	2,551	-225	-8.8%
Information	1,055	1.3%	1,167	1,074	-19	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	3,341	4.2%	3,425	2,328	1,013	43.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,411	1.8%	1,326	1,253	158	12.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,459	4.3%	3,843	3,187	272	8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	228	0.3%	264	221	7	3.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,407	11.7%	8,540	9,358	49	0.5%
Educational Services	1,830	2.3%	2,144	1,723	107	6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,889	7.4%	5,889	5,296	593	11.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,469	1.8%	726	1,484	-15	-1.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,429	4.3%	3,011	3,100	329	10.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,036	2.5%	2,048	1,949	87	4.5%
Public Administration	915	1.1%	759	902	13	1.4%
Information Not Available	2,900	3.6%	2,650	2,896	4	0.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,665		12,433	13,532
Male	6,102	48.2%	5,955	6,703	-601	-9.0%
Female	6,526	51.5%	6,461	6,801	-275	-4.0%
Information Not Available	37	0.3%	17	28	9	32.1%

Ethnicity	12,665		12,433	13,532
Hispanic or Latino	860	6.8%	878	924	-64	-6.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,805	93.2%	11,555	12,608	-803	-6.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	12,665		12,433	13,532
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,196	9.4%	1,193	1,228	-32	-2.6%
Asian	99	0.8%	76	106	-7	-6.6%
Black or African American	2,024	16.0%	1,985	2,186	-162	-7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.1%	12	15	-4	-26.7%
White	8,014	63.3%	8,007	8,481	-467	-5.5%
Information Not Available	1,321	10.4%	1,160	1,516	-195	-12.9%

Years of Age	12,665		12,433	13,532
Younger than 22	332	1.7%	320	397	-65	-16.4%
22-24	722	3.6%	711	706	16	2.3%
25-34	2,995	14.9%	3,045	3,148	-153	-4.9%
35-44	3,253	16.2%	3,149	3,625	-372	-10.3%
45-54	3,288	16.4%	3,224	3,546	-258	-7.3%
55-59	1,053	5.2%	987	1,072	-19	-1.8%
60-64	619	3.1%	624	624	-5	-0.8%
65 and older	403	2.0%	373	414	-11	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,665		12,433	13,532
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.2%	33	36	-8	-22.2%
Mining	359	2.8%	334	298	61	20.5%
Utilities	73	0.6%	77	50	23	46.0%
Construction	869	6.8%	894	1,233	-364	-29.5%
Manufacturing	1,646	13.0%	1,583	2,288	-642	-28.1%
Wholesale Trade	526	4.1%	514	496	30	6.0%
Retail Trade	1,233	9.7%	1,235	1,395	-162	-11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	234	1.8%	249	313	-79	-25.2%
Information	425	3.3%	432	488	-63	-12.9%
Finance and Insurance	639	5.0%	564	483	156	32.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	326	2.6%	288	293	33	11.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	558	4.4%	607	702	-144	-20.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.2%	39	18	12	66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,609	12.7%	1,521	1,497	112	7.5%
Educational Services	342	2.7%	377	361	-19	-5.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,369	10.8%	1,346	1,425	-56	-3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	251	2.0%	239	200	51	25.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	578	4.6%	556	561	17	3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	485	3.8%	448	440	45	10.2%
Public Administration	586	4.6%	576	520	66	12.7%
Information Not Available	499	3.9%	521	435	64	14.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,642		36,649	39,693
Male	25,183	60.5%	20,988	23,721	1,462	6.2%
Female	16,457	39.5%	15,658	15,970	487	3.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	41,642		36,649	39,693
Hispanic or Latino	3,781	9.1%	2,695	3,588	193	5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,005	74.5%	27,070	28,950	2,055	7.1%
Information Not Available	6,856	16.5%	6,884	7,155	-299	-4.2%

Race	41,642		36,649	39,693
American Indian or Alaskan Native	410	1.0%	347	479	-69	-14.4%
Asian	457	1.1%	559	620	-163	-26.3%
Black or African American	479	1.2%	489	571	-92	-16.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	229	0.5%	185	271	-42	-15.5%
White	18,114	43.5%	16,103	20,790	-2,676	-12.9%
Information Not Available	21,953	52.7%	18,966	16,962	4,991	29.4%

Years of Age	41,642		36,649	39,693
Younger than 22	1,373	2.4%	1,175	1,396	-23	-1.6%
22-24	2,586	4.5%	2,267	2,431	155	6.4%
25-34	9,835	17.1%	8,911	9,307	528	5.7%
35-44	9,986	17.3%	8,750	9,886	100	1.0%
45-54	10,753	18.7%	9,225	10,186	567	5.6%
55-59	3,813	6.6%	3,408	3,477	336	9.7%
60-64	2,152	3.7%	1,940	1,939	213	11.0%
65 and older	1,144	2.0%	973	1,071	73	6.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	41,642		36,649	39,693
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,817	4.2%	1,128	2,034	-217	-10.7%
Mining	143	0.3%	77	91	52	57.1%
Utilities	89	0.2%	73	116	-27	-23.3%
Construction	6,218	14.3%	4,624	5,175	1,043	20.2%
Manufacturing	6,960	16.0%	5,552	6,813	147	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,511	3.5%	1,410	1,347	164	12.2%
Retail Trade	4,244	9.8%	3,885	4,029	215	5.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,204	2.8%	1,054	1,259	-55	-4.4%
Information	766	1.8%	746	872	-106	-12.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,814	4.2%	1,752	1,134	680	60.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	703	1.6%	697	692	11	1.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,274	2.9%	1,192	1,250	24	1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	145	0.3%	140	132	13	9.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,054	9.3%	3,546	3,850	204	5.3%
Educational Services	677	1.6%	717	776	-99	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,957	6.8%	2,925	3,064	-107	-3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	691	1.6%	495	684	7	1.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,742	6.3%	2,406	2,780	-38	-1.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,037	2.4%	916	986	51	5.2%
Public Administration	1,060	2.4%	985	983	77	7.8%
Information Not Available	1,536	3.5%	2,329	1,626	-90	-5.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	144,001		125,992	132,733
Male	90,471	62.8%	68,955	78,371	12,100	15.4%
Female	53,530	37.2%	57,037	54,362	-832	-1.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	144,001		125,992	132,733
Hispanic or Latino	3,760	2.6%	5,214	3,851	-91	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	129,181	89.7%	114,180	122,766	6,415	5.2%
Information Not Available	11,060	7.7%	6,598	6,116	4,944	80.8%

Race	144,001		125,992	132,733
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	20,350	14.1%	21,708	21,631	-1,281	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	106,840	74.2%	90,982	99,662	7,178	7.2%
Information Not Available	16,811	11.7%	13,302	11,440	5,371	46.9%

Years of Age	144,001		125,992	132,733
Younger than 22	17,696	7.1%	15,962	16,082	1,614	10.0%
22-24	9,290	3.7%	7,449	8,947	343	3.8%
25-34	35,392	14.2%	27,986	30,918	4,474	14.5%
35-44	35,171	14.2%	35,009	34,203	968	2.8%
45-54	25,659	10.3%	21,389	24,689	970	3.9%
55-59	5,530	2.2%	5,321	7,588	-2,058	-27.1%
60-64	2,433	1.0%	1,596	1,586	847	53.4%
65 and older	1,991	0.8%	2,235	1,925	66	3.4%
Information Not Available	10,839	4.4%	9,045	6,795	4,044	59.5%

Industry	144,001		125,992	132,733
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	442	0.3%	213	340	102	30.0%
Mining	664	0.5%	213	1,586	-922	-58.1%
Utilities	0	0.0%	106	340	-340	-100.0%
Construction	23,004	15.9%	14,578	19,932	3,072	15.4%
Manufacturing	21,235	14.7%	19,899	17,667	3,568	20.2%
Wholesale Trade	5,972	4.1%	5,533	6,002	-30	-0.5%
Retail Trade	13,714	9.5%	12,025	14,723	-1,009	-6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,194	4.3%	6,172	5,889	305	5.2%
Information	885	0.6%	2,447	2,945	-2,060	-69.9%
Finance and Insurance	6,636	4.6%	5,108	3,171	3,465	109.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,327	0.9%	1,596	1,359	-32	-2.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,415	4.4%	6,172	6,342	73	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,548	1.1%	2,447	2,152	-604	-28.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,599	10.1%	11,067	12,005	2,594	21.6%
Educational Services	3,097	2.1%	3,405	3,284	-187	-5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,724	8.1%	13,089	10,646	1,078	10.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,982	2.8%	1,703	3,964	18	0.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,194	4.3%	6,598	6,455	-261	-4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,991	1.4%	2,554	3,398	-1,407	-41.4%
Public Administration	1,327	0.9%	745	1,133	194	17.1%
Information Not Available	13,051	9.0%	10,322	9,400	3,651	38.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,384		37,052	34,892
Male	19,397	54.8%	19,878	18,071	1,326	7.3%
Female	15,987	45.2%	17,174	16,821	-834	-5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	35,384		37,052	34,892
Hispanic or Latino	34,168	96.6%	35,845	34,254	-86	-0.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	618	1.7%	555	235	383	163.0%
Information Not Available	598	1.7%	652	403	195	48.4%

Race	35,384		37,052	34,892
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,097	3.1%	1,218	533	564	105.8%
Asian	113	0.3%	114	77	36	46.8%
Black or African American	3,356	9.5%	3,485	2,125	1,231	57.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	69	0.2%	63	14	55	392.9%
White	8,081	22.8%	9,211	8,902	-821	-9.2%
Information Not Available	22,668	64.1%	22,961	23,241	-573	-2.5%

Years of Age	35,384		37,052	34,892
Younger than 22	2,135	5.1%	2,305	2,076	59	2.8%
22-24	3,381	8.0%	3,569	3,540	-159	-4.5%
25-34	11,883	28.1%	12,490	11,607	276	2.4%
35-44	8,446	20.0%	8,874	8,389	57	0.7%
45-54	5,935	14.1%	6,121	5,879	56	1.0%
55-59	1,887	4.5%	1,962	1,944	-57	-2.9%
60-64	1,241	2.9%	1,243	1,051	190	18.1%
65 and older	476	1.1%	488	406	70	17.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	35,384		37,052	34,892
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	61	0.2%	49	41	20	48.8%
Utilities	912	2.6%	994	827	85	10.3%
Construction	5,354	15.1%	5,284	5,037	317	6.3%
Manufacturing	4,284	12.1%	4,475	5,431	-1,147	-21.1%
Wholesale Trade	6,913	19.5%	7,586	6,240	673	10.8%
Retail Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,011	2.9%	1,049	1,226	-215	-17.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Educational Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,109	28.6%	10,459	10,460	-351	-3.4%
Public Administration	2,540	7.2%	3,110	3,329	-789	-23.7%
Information Not Available	4,200	11.9%	4,046	2,301	1,899	82.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,984		10,605	9,737
Male	5,955	54.2%	5,550	5,222	733	14.0%
Female	5,029	45.8%	5,055	4,515	514	11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,984		10,605	9,737
Hispanic or Latino	1,546	14.1%	1,468	1,416	130	9.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,576	59.9%	6,252	5,862	714	12.2%
Information Not Available	2,862	26.1%	2,885	2,459	403	16.4%

Race	10,984		10,605	9,737
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66	0.6%	66	74	-8	-10.8%
Asian	156	1.4%	184	137	19	13.9%
Black or African American	492	4.5%	507	461	31	6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.3%	31	39	-6	-15.4%
White	7,700	70.1%	7,272	6,748	952	14.1%
Information Not Available	2,537	23.1%	2,545	2,278	259	11.4%

Years of Age	10,984		10,605	9,737
Younger than 22	332	1.8%	330	297	35	11.8%
22-24	650	3.6%	568	534	116	21.7%
25-34	2,452	13.6%	2,333	2,044	408	20.0%
35-44	2,788	15.5%	2,703	2,529	259	10.2%
45-54	2,633	14.6%	2,560	2,421	212	8.8%
55-59	905	5.0%	890	817	88	10.8%
60-64	672	3.7%	651	643	29	4.5%
65 and older	552	3.1%	570	452	100	22.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,984		10,605	9,737
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	49	0.4%	21	50	-1	-2.0%
Mining	13	0.1%	11	7	6	85.7%
Utilities	8	0.1%	6	11	-3	-27.3%
Construction	1,326	12.0%	1,226	1,189	137	11.5%
Manufacturing	1,674	15.2%	1,614	1,707	-33	-1.9%
Wholesale Trade	456	4.1%	437	380	76	20.0%
Retail Trade	1,190	10.8%	1,267	965	225	23.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	260	2.4%	227	224	36	16.1%
Information	127	1.2%	155	175	-48	-27.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,021	9.3%	1,110	565	456	80.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	225	2.0%	220	197	28	14.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	522	4.7%	568	386	136	35.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	66	0.6%	83	47	19	40.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	933	8.5%	786	851	82	9.6%
Educational Services	253	2.3%	331	323	-70	-21.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,021	9.3%	1,030	900	121	13.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	269	2.4%	168	258	11	4.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	758	6.9%	573	773	-15	-1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	347	3.1%	344	336	11	3.3%
Public Administration	106	1.0%	107	78	28	35.9%
Information Not Available	360	3.3%	321	315	45	14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,949		38,683	38,302
Male	20,292	50.8%	19,038	18,776	1,516	8.1%
Female	19,657	49.2%	19,645	19,526	131	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	39,949		38,683	38,302
Hispanic or Latino	841	2.1%	770	711	130	18.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,051	87.7%	33,468	31,993	3,058	9.6%
Information Not Available	4,057	10.2%	4,445	5,598	-1,541	-27.5%

Race	39,949		38,683	38,302
American Indian or Alaskan Native	270	0.7%	259	308	-38	-12.3%
Asian	214	0.5%	200	206	8	3.9%
Black or African American	19,683	49.3%	19,470	19,274	409	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	82	0.2%	83	94	-12	-12.8%
White	18,942	47.4%	17,916	17,743	1,199	6.8%
Information Not Available	758	1.9%	755	677	81	12.0%

Years of Age	39,949		38,683	38,302
Younger than 22	2,047	3.6%	1,928	1,924	123	6.4%
22-24	1,654	2.9%	1,527	1,589	65	4.1%
25-34	9,191	16.1%	8,717	8,454	737	8.7%
35-44	8,753	15.4%	8,455	8,373	380	4.5%
45-54	8,839	15.5%	8,553	8,002	837	10.5%
55-59	2,988	5.2%	2,904	2,699	289	10.7%
60-64	1,906	3.3%	1,876	1,552	354	22.8%
65 and older	1,019	1.8%	971	890	129	14.5%
Information Not Available	3,552	6.2%	3,752	4,819	-1,267	-26.3%

Industry	39,949		38,683	38,302
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	272	0.7%	208	227	45	19.8%
Mining	26	0.1%	27	47	-21	-44.7%
Utilities	43	0.1%	46	55	-12	-21.8%
Construction	4,480	11.1%	3,793	3,346	1,134	33.9%
Manufacturing	8,267	20.6%	9,016	9,625	-1,358	-14.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,651	4.1%	1,676	1,540	111	7.2%
Retail Trade	3,916	9.7%	3,774	3,719	197	5.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,009	2.5%	982	878	131	14.9%
Information	446	1.1%	454	413	33	8.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,175	2.9%	1,194	931	244	26.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	675	1.7%	626	646	29	4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,221	3.0%	1,195	1,057	164	15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	236	0.6%	253	55	181	329.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,533	13.8%	5,436	5,252	281	5.4%
Educational Services	515	1.3%	544	525	-10	-1.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,271	5.6%	2,225	2,210	61	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	388	1.0%	307	418	-30	-7.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,521	8.8%	2,740	3,305	216	6.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	883	2.2%	826	824	59	7.2%
Public Administration	551	1.4%	549	594	-43	-7.2%
Information Not Available	2,870	7.1%	2,812	2,635	235	8.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,378		970	1,701
Male	769	55.8%	448	929	-160	-17.2%
Female	609	44.2%	522	772	-163	-21.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,378		970	1,701
Hispanic or Latino	23	1.7%	27	39	-16	-41.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,228	89.1%	858	1,526	-298	-19.5%
Information Not Available	127	9.2%	85	136	-9	-6.6%

Race	1,378		970	1,701
American Indian or Alaskan Native	218	15.8%	181	274	-56	-20.4%
Asian	2	0.1%	6	1	1	100.0%
Black or African American	15	1.1%	14	31	-16	-51.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	0	2	0	0.0%
White	1,027	74.5%	688	1,284	-257	-20.0%
Information Not Available	114	8.3%	81	109	5	4.6%

Years of Age	1,378		970	1,701
Younger than 22	30	1.3%	21	31	-1	-3.2%
22-24	75	3.3%	44	95	-20	-21.1%
25-34	291	12.7%	207	367	-76	-20.7%
35-44	331	14.5%	184	303	28	9.2%
45-54	367	16.0%	298	478	-111	-23.2%
55-59	166	7.3%	117	246	-80	-32.5%
60-64	118	5.2%	99	181	-63	-34.8%
65 and older	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,378		970	1,701
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.6%	8	8	0	0.0%
Mining	14	1.0%	3	9	5	55.6%
Utilities	5	0.4%	0	3	2	66.7%
Construction	229	16.5%	86	349	-120	-34.4%
Manufacturing	260	18.8%	139	232	28	12.1%
Wholesale Trade	29	2.1%	24	51	-22	-43.1%
Retail Trade	114	8.2%	121	147	-33	-22.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	32	2.3%	26	52	-20	-38.5%
Information	12	0.9%	17	32	-20	-62.5%
Finance and Insurance	51	3.7%	40	51	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	16	1.2%	22	26	-10	-38.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	40	2.9%	36	39	1	2.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.2%	3	2	1	50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	81	5.8%	54	109	-28	-25.7%
Educational Services	58	4.2%	60	75	-17	-22.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	86	6.2%	77	97	-11	-11.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	28	2.0%	19	35	-7	-20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	100	7.2%	72	152	-52	-34.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	34	2.5%	29	35	-1	-2.9%
Public Administration	98	7.1%	85	150	-52	-34.7%
Information Not Available	80	5.8%	49	47	33	70.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,691		37,847	35,590
Male	18,273	52.7%	19,624	17,822	451	2.5%
Female	16,418	47.3%	18,223	17,768	-1,350	-7.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	34,691		37,847	35,590
Hispanic or Latino	444	1.3%	524	362	82	22.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,247	98.7%	37,323	35,228	-981	-2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	34,691		37,847	35,590
American Indian or Alaskan Native	68	0.2%	84	63	5	7.9%
Asian	441	1.3%	1,058	431	10	2.3%
Black or African American	10,190	29.4%	11,578	10,702	-512	-4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	176	0.5%	175	196	-20	-10.2%
White	23,419	67.5%	24,520	23,828	-409	-1.7%
Information Not Available	397	1.1%	432	370	27	7.3%

Years of Age	34,691		37,847	35,590
Younger than 22	821	1.5%	745	949	-128	-13.5%
22-24	1,476	2.6%	1,523	1,748	-272	-15.6%
25-34	7,202	12.9%	7,239	7,466	-264	-3.5%
35-44	8,526	15.3%	8,958	8,906	-380	-4.3%
45-54	9,060	16.2%	11,109	8,985	75	0.8%
55-59	3,301	5.9%	3,800	3,427	-126	-3.7%
60-64	2,341	4.2%	2,505	2,351	-10	-0.4%
65 and older	1,597	2.9%	1,434	1,583	14	0.9%
Information Not Available	367	0.7%	534	175	192	109.7%

Industry	34,691		37,847	35,590
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	144	0.4%	92	128	16	12.5%
Mining	109	0.3%	90	49	60	122.4%
Utilities	72	0.2%	75	45	27	60.0%
Construction	3,076	8.8%	2,302	2,633	443	16.8%
Manufacturing	9,423	27.1%	9,286	10,235	-812	-7.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,656	4.8%	4,246	1,647	9	0.5%
Retail Trade	2,907	8.3%	2,842	2,826	81	2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,221	3.5%	1,291	1,002	219	21.9%
Information	507	1.5%	514	875	-368	-42.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,145	3.3%	1,209	975	170	17.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	544	1.6%	544	388	156	40.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,105	3.2%	1,218	1,154	-49	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	81	0.2%	79	107	-26	-24.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,444	12.8%	4,223	4,628	-184	-4.0%
Educational Services	776	2.2%	931	913	-137	-15.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,179	6.3%	2,334	2,300	-121	-5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	491	1.4%	256	516	-25	-4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,739	5.0%	1,670	1,767	-28	-1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	913	2.6%	1,034	1,045	-132	-12.6%
Public Administration	744	2.1%	717	967	-223	-23.1%
Information Not Available	1,415	4.1%	2,894	1,390	25	1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	84,404		87,772	81,717
Male	41,832	49.6%	41,969	39,673	2,159	5.4%
Female	42,572	50.4%	45,802	42,044	528	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	84,404		87,772	81,717
Hispanic or Latino	24,111	28.6%	24,760	24,064	47	0.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,743	64.9%	57,051	52,535	2,208	4.2%
Information Not Available	5,550	6.6%	5,961	5,118	432	8.4%

Race	84,404		87,772	81,717
American Indian or Alaskan Native	358	0.4%	336	314	44	14.0%
Asian	1,454	1.7%	1,625	1,983	-529	-26.7%
Black or African American	21,449	25.4%	21,838	19,958	1,491	7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	1,477	0	0	0.0%
White	31,387	37.2%	33,066	30,179	1,208	4.0%
Information Not Available	29,756	35.3%	29,430	29,283	473	1.6%

Years of Age	84,404		87,772	81,717
Younger than 22	1,940	1.7%	2,043	1,898	42	2.2%
22-24	4,241	3.8%	4,264	4,088	153	3.7%
25-34	21,245	19.0%	21,937	19,467	1,778	9.1%
35-44	22,938	20.5%	24,184	22,651	287	1.3%
45-54	21,311	19.0%	21,861	21,161	150	0.7%
55-59	6,867	6.1%	7,136	6,951	-84	-1.2%
60-64	3,844	3.4%	4,183	3,655	189	5.2%
65 and older	2,018	1.8%	2,163	1,846	172	9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Industry	84,404		87,772	81,717
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	512	0.6%	717	711	-199	-28.0%
Mining	1,154	1.4%	1,179	815	339	41.6%
Utilities	192	0.2%	213	277	-85	-30.7%
Construction	9,322	11.0%	8,002	7,253	2,069	28.5%
Manufacturing	8,233	9.7%	9,383	8,502	-269	-3.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,781	5.6%	4,697	4,321	460	10.6%
Retail Trade	6,467	7.6%	7,165	7,537	-1,070	-14.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,965	3.5%	2,930	2,855	110	3.9%
Information	2,599	3.1%	2,738	2,932	-333	-11.4%
Finance and Insurance	6,187	7.3%	7,009	4,295	1,892	44.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,968	2.3%	2,031	1,831	137	7.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,535	6.5%	6,230	4,981	554	11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	327	0.4%	320	300	27	9.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,651	13.7%	11,288	10,968	683	6.2%
Educational Services	2,028	2.4%	2,351	2,074	-46	-2.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,512	8.8%	7,730	8,382	-870	-10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	510	0.6%	704	609	-99	-16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,995	3.5%	2,912	2,879	116	4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,054	2.4%	2,134	2,113	-59	-2.8%
Public Administration	1,269	1.5%	1,306	1,137	132	11.6%
Information Not Available	6,143	7.2%	6,733	6,945	-802	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,843		7,386	6,362
Male	5,013	56.7%	3,899	3,500	1,513	43.2%
Female	3,681	41.6%	3,426	2,861	820	28.7%
Information Not Available	149	1.7%	61	1	148	14800.0%

Ethnicity	8,843		7,386	6,362
Hispanic or Latino	738	8.3%	582	567	171	30.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,307	71.3%	5,492	4,712	1,595	33.8%
Information Not Available	1,798	20.3%	1,312	1,083	715	66.0%

Race	8,843		7,386	6,362
American Indian or Alaskan Native	307	3.5%	234	241	66	27.4%
Asian	155	1.8%	135	121	34	28.1%
Black or African American	148	1.7%	131	110	38	34.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	100	1.1%	78	57	43	75.4%
White	6,350	71.8%	5,551	4,744	1,606	33.9%
Information Not Available	1,783	20.2%	1,257	1,089	694	63.7%

Years of Age	8,843		7,386	6,362
Younger than 22	323	2.2%	262	206	117	56.8%
22-24	623	4.2%	481	412	211	51.2%
25-34	2,491	16.8%	2,075	1,727	764	44.2%
35-44	2,092	14.1%	1,834	1,646	446	27.1%
45-54	2,111	14.2%	1,760	1,524	587	38.5%
55-59	702	4.7%	584	509	193	37.9%
60-64	369	2.5%	279	244	125	51.2%
65 and older	132	0.9%	111	94	38	40.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,843		7,386	6,362
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	21	0.2%	12	30	-9	-30.0%
Mining	105	1.2%	124	43	62	144.2%
Utilities	15	0.2%	12	10	5	50.0%
Construction	1,381	15.6%	892	765	616	80.5%
Manufacturing	988	11.1%	916	716	272	38.0%
Wholesale Trade	314	3.5%	278	220	94	42.7%
Retail Trade	821	9.3%	706	642	179	27.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	326	3.7%	241	244	82	33.6%
Information	242	2.7%	249	245	-3	-1.2%
Finance and Insurance	460	5.2%	444	235	225	95.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	184	2.1%	158	80	104	130.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	465	5.2%	463	352	113	32.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.4%	13	17	21	123.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,124	12.7%	944	896	228	25.4%
Educational Services	219	2.5%	218	165	54	32.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	356	4.0%	369	352	4	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	139	1.6%	101	106	33	31.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	579	6.5%	323	455	124	27.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	129	1.5%	117	113	16	14.2%
Public Administration	216	2.4%	149	197	19	9.6%
Information Not Available	721	8.1%	657	479	242	50.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,562		32,620	33,396
Male	18,855	54.6%	17,228	18,207	648	3.6%
Female	15,705	45.4%	15,389	15,186	519	3.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	34,562		32,620	33,396
Hispanic or Latino	1,229	3.6%	1,007	930	299	32.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,566	91.3%	29,806	30,692	874	2.8%
Information Not Available	1,767	5.1%	1,807	1,774	-7	-0.4%

Race	34,562		32,620	33,396
American Indian or Alaskan Native	168	0.5%	1,157	146	22	15.1%
Asian	1,971	5.7%	744	1,634	337	20.6%
Black or African American	13,079	37.8%	12,811	12,741	338	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	17,577	50.9%	16,101	17,101	476	2.8%
Information Not Available	1,767	5.1%	1,807	1,774	-7	-0.4%

Years of Age	34,562		32,620	33,396
Younger than 22	887	1.8%	770	843	44	5.2%
22-24	1,921	3.8%	1,721	1,803	118	6.5%
25-34	8,071	16.1%	7,809	7,663	408	5.3%
35-44	8,735	17.4%	8,249	9,032	-297	-3.3%
45-54	9,085	18.1%	8,574	8,596	489	5.7%
55-59	3,127	6.2%	2,968	3,021	106	3.5%
60-64	1,859	3.7%	1,728	1,683	176	10.5%
65 and older	874	1.7%	801	752	122	16.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	0	3	0	0.0%

Industry	34,562		32,620	33,396
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	83	0.2%	53	59	24	40.7%
Mining	298	0.9%	321	80	218	272.5%
Utilities	14	0.0%	16	18	-4	-22.2%
Construction	2,597	7.5%	2,096	2,548	49	1.9%
Manufacturing	4,130	11.9%	4,190	6,193	-2,063	-33.3%
Wholesale Trade	712	2.1%	652	685	27	3.9%
Retail Trade	1,565	4.5%	1,594	1,540	25	1.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	897	2.6%	824	912	-15	-1.6%
Information	549	1.6%	545	505	44	8.7%
Finance and Insurance	851	2.5%	909	606	245	40.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	390	1.1%	370	373	17	4.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,465	4.2%	1,483	1,632	-167	-10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	64	0.2%	60	66	-2	-3.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,343	6.8%	2,221	2,253	90	4.0%
Educational Services	158	0.5%	196	151	7	4.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,174	3.4%	1,188	1,128	46	4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	266	0.8%	102	237	29	12.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	951	2.7%	858	887	64	7.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	558	1.6%	524	502	56	11.2%
Public Administration	1,696	4.9%	1,893	1,547	149	9.6%
Information Not Available	13,801	39.8%	12,525	11,474	2,327	20.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	399		411	319
Male	284	71.2%	293	180	104	57.8%
Female	114	28.6%	118	139	-25	-18.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.3%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	399		411	319
Hispanic or Latino	114	28.6%	131	74	40	54.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	279	69.9%	273	240	39	16.3%
Information Not Available	6	1.5%	7	5	1	20.0%

Race	399		411	319
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.0%	8	0	5	0.0%
Black or African American	352	70.5%	242	220	132	60.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1.2%	7	4	2	50.0%
White	22	4.4%	21	20	2	10.0%
Information Not Available	114	22.8%	131	75	39	52.0%

Years of Age	399		411	319
Younger than 22	3	0.8%	5	7	-4	-57.1%
22-24	22	5.7%	22	21	1	4.8%
25-34	92	23.8%	95	74	18	24.3%
35-44	96	24.8%	110	73	23	31.5%
45-54	96	24.8%	102	72	24	33.3%
55-59	40	10.3%	41	27	13	48.1%
60-64	34	8.8%	19	38	-4	-10.5%
65 and older	15	3.9%	17	6	9	150.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.3%	0	1	0	0.0%

Industry	399		411	319
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	2	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	159	39.8%	168	90	69	76.7%
Manufacturing	20	5.0%	23	7	13	185.7%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.3%	0	1	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	23	5.8%	28	30	-7	-23.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1	0.3%	2	6	-5	-83.3%
Information	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	3	0.8%	2	2	1	50.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5	1.3%	4	2	3	150.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7	1.8%	6	7	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	1.0%	2	4	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11	2.8%	14	6	5	83.3%
Educational Services	1	0.3%	6	4	-3	-75.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7	1.8%	16	6	1	16.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.3%	3	2	-1	-50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	22	5.5%	31	58	-36	-62.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	107	26.8%	85	70	37	52.9%
Public Administration	8	2.0%	5	3	5	166.7%
Information Not Available	19	4.8%	14	16	3	18.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,638		3,670	5,579
Male	3,520	62.4%	2,012	3,433	87	2.5%
Female	2,118	37.6%	1,658	2,146	-28	-1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,638		3,670	5,579
Hispanic or Latino	14	0.2%	5	16	-2	-12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,422	25.2%	939	1,656	-234	-14.1%
Information Not Available	4,202	74.5%	2,726	3,907	295	7.6%

Race	5,638		3,670	5,579
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	0.1%	5	11	-3	-27.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	24	0.4%	14	34	-10	-29.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.2%	5	12	-2	-16.7%
White	1,394	24.7%	920	1,615	-221	-13.7%
Information Not Available	4,202	74.5%	2,726	3,907	295	7.6%

Years of Age	5,638		3,670	5,579
Younger than 22	221	3.3%	131	255	-34	-13.3%
22-24	331	5.0%	193	341	-10	-2.9%
25-34	1,157	17.4%	752	1,125	32	2.8%
35-44	1,271	19.1%	831	1,291	-20	-1.5%
45-54	1,357	20.4%	937	1,324	33	2.5%
55-59	565	8.5%	404	559	6	1.1%
60-64	388	5.8%	241	352	36	10.2%
65 and older	348	5.2%	181	332	16	4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,638		3,670	5,579
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	63	1.1%	23	76	-13	-17.1%
Mining	25	0.4%	8	22	3	13.6%
Utilities	6	0.1%	6	8	-2	-25.0%
Construction	1,122	19.7%	435	1,063	59	5.6%
Manufacturing	704	12.3%	645	759	-55	-7.2%
Wholesale Trade	179	3.1%	157	169	10	5.9%
Retail Trade	481	8.4%	413	471	10	2.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	256	4.5%	98	249	7	2.8%
Information	53	0.9%	59	52	1	1.9%
Finance and Insurance	69	1.2%	70	71	-2	-2.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	74	1.3%	52	77	-3	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	165	2.9%	174	163	2	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	2	1	1	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	403	7.1%	203	383	20	5.2%
Educational Services	154	2.7%	157	176	-22	-12.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	315	5.5%	283	323	-8	-2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	247	4.3%	66	244	3	1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,020	17.9%	615	959	61	6.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	155	2.7%	104	141	14	9.9%
Public Administration	145	2.5%	100	172	-27	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,759		37,788	48,612
Male	29,265	61.3%	21,744	29,858	-593	-2.0%
Female	18,494	38.7%	16,042	18,749	-255	-1.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	5	-5	-100.0%

Ethnicity	47,759		37,788	48,612
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	47,759	100.0%	37,788	48,612	-853	-1.8%

Race	47,759		37,788	48,612
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	47,759	100.0%	37,788	48,612	-853	-1.8%

Years of Age	47,759		37,788	48,612
Younger than 22	1,306	2.9%	902	1,292	14	1.1%
22-24	2,552	5.6%	1,914	2,484	68	2.7%
25-34	10,731	23.7%	8,725	10,851	-120	-1.1%
35-44	12,376	27.3%	9,669	13,030	-654	-5.0%
45-54	12,724	28.0%	9,987	12,964	-240	-1.9%
55-59	4,397	9.7%	3,573	4,451	-54	-1.2%
60-64	2,393	5.3%	2,047	2,345	48	2.0%
65 and older	1,280	2.8%	971	1,195	85	7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	47,759		37,788	48,612
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Educational Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	47,759	100.0%	37,788	48,612	-853	-1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	58,762		51,546	60,810
Male	34,252	58.3%	28,180	36,456	-2,204	-6.0%
Female	24,510	41.7%	23,361	24,348	162	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	5	6	-6	-100.0%

Ethnicity	58,762		51,546	60,810
Hispanic or Latino	2,604	4.4%	2,088	2,438	166	6.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,805	95.0%	49,030	57,946	-2,141	-3.7%
Information Not Available	353	0.6%	428	426	-73	-17.1%

Race	58,762		51,546	60,810
American Indian or Alaskan Native	752	1.3%	582	699	53	7.6%
Asian	582	1.0%	598	541	41	7.6%
Black or African American	7,482	12.7%	7,514	7,096	386	5.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	47	0.1%	52	36	11	30.6%
White	49,546	84.3%	42,372	52,012	-2,466	-4.7%
Information Not Available	353	0.6%	428	426	-73	-17.1%

Years of Age	58,762		51,546	60,810
Younger than 22	2,656	2.5%	2,160	2,907	-251	-8.6%
22-24	4,178	4.0%	3,546	4,251	-73	-1.7%
25-34	14,044	13.4%	12,495	14,217	-173	-1.2%
35-44	13,245	12.6%	12,015	14,315	-1,070	-7.5%
45-54	14,209	13.5%	12,655	14,941	-732	-4.9%
55-59	5,024	4.8%	4,381	5,114	-90	-1.8%
60-64	3,191	3.0%	2,732	2,955	236	8.0%
65 and older	2,215	2.1%	1,562	2,110	105	5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	58,762		51,546	60,810
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	476	0.8%	289	511	-35	-6.8%
Mining	123	0.2%	67	152	-29	-19.1%
Utilities	71	0.1%	52	109	-38	-34.9%
Construction	8,033	13.6%	5,557	9,282	-1,249	-13.5%
Manufacturing	13,396	22.6%	12,869	13,748	-352	-2.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,068	3.5%	2,046	2,061	7	0.3%
Retail Trade	5,624	9.5%	5,376	5,699	-75	-1.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,051	3.5%	1,835	2,159	-108	-5.0%
Information	840	1.4%	856	766	74	9.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,810	3.1%	1,907	1,557	253	16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	705	1.2%	567	663	42	6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,704	2.9%	1,686	1,691	13	0.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	176	0.3%	201	225	-49	-21.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,288	10.6%	5,258	6,471	-183	-2.8%
Educational Services	858	1.4%	923	949	-91	-9.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,425	7.5%	4,387	4,331	94	2.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,493	2.5%	588	1,545	-52	-3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,437	7.5%	3,335	4,276	161	3.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,263	2.1%	1,165	1,301	-38	-2.9%
Public Administration	1,434	2.4%	1,036	1,411	23	1.6%
Information Not Available	1,487	2.5%	1,546	1,903	-416	-21.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,118		9,133	9,994
Male	7,417	66.7%	5,753	6,400	1,017	15.9%
Female	3,701	33.3%	3,380	3,594	107	3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,118		9,133	9,994
Hispanic or Latino	168	1.5%	74	145	23	15.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,303	83.7%	7,855	8,932	371	4.2%
Information Not Available	1,647	14.8%	1,204	917	730	79.6%

Race	11,118		9,133	9,994
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16	0.1%	17	23	-7	-30.4%
Asian	9	0.1%	13	20	-11	-55.0%
Black or African American	418	3.8%	333	392	26	6.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	9	2	2	100.0%
White	10,384	93.4%	8,601	9,395	989	10.5%
Information Not Available	287	2.6%	160	162	125	77.2%

Years of Age	11,118		9,133	9,994
Younger than 22	341	1.6%	227	287	54	18.8%
22-24	629	3.0%	494	539	90	16.7%
25-34	2,798	13.3%	2,365	2,553	245	9.6%
35-44	2,962	14.1%	2,365	2,491	471	18.9%
45-54	2,766	13.2%	2,275	2,692	74	2.7%
55-59	914	4.3%	803	881	33	3.7%
60-64	484	2.3%	392	361	123	34.1%
65 and older	224	1.1%	212	190	34	17.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,118		9,133	9,994
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	105	0.9%	85	95	10	10.5%
Mining	622	5.5%	568	467	155	33.2%
Utilities	34	0.3%	32	49	-15	-30.6%
Construction	2,447	21.8%	1,859	1,889	558	29.5%
Manufacturing	1,053	9.4%	877	1,303	-250	-19.2%
Wholesale Trade	328	2.9%	310	305	23	7.5%
Retail Trade	911	8.1%	831	761	150	19.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	389	3.5%	303	355	34	9.6%
Information	141	1.3%	117	159	-18	-11.3%
Finance and Insurance	168	1.5%	178	188	-20	-10.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	134	1.2%	114	118	16	13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	444	4.0%	338	384	60	15.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13	0.1%	14	11	2	18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	957	8.5%	695	850	107	12.6%
Educational Services	139	1.2%	125	131	8	6.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	974	8.7%	1,012	846	128	15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	276	2.5%	117	258	18	7.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	634	5.6%	471	576	58	10.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	292	2.6%	291	313	-21	-6.7%
Public Administration	221	2.0%	136	200	21	10.5%
Information Not Available	836	7.4%	660	736	100	13.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Nov 2007	Percent	Oct 2007	Nov 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,981		1,412	1,828
Male	1,186	59.9%	771	1,073	113	10.5%
Female	795	40.1%	641	755	40	5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,981		1,412	1,828
Hispanic or Latino	135	6.8%	153	125	10	8.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,690	85.3%	1,136	1,587	103	6.5%
Information Not Available	156	7.9%	123	116	40	34.5%

Race	1,981		1,412	1,828
American Indian or Alaskan Native	72	3.6%	78	70	2	2.9%
Asian	7	0.4%	4	4	3	75.0%
Black or African American	21	1.1%	30	25	-4	-16.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.3%	4	6	0	0.0%
White	1,784	90.1%	1,205	1,644	140	8.5%
Information Not Available	91	4.6%	91	79	12	15.2%

Years of Age	1,981		1,412	1,828
Younger than 22	27	0.7%	26	51	-24	-47.1%
22-24	114	3.1%	90	81	33	40.7%
25-34	490	13.4%	304	412	78	18.9%
35-44	443	12.1%	315	406	37	9.1%
45-54	514	14.1%	407	493	21	4.3%
55-59	172	4.7%	138	200	-28	-14.0%
60-64	110	3.0%	79	111	-1	-0.9%
65 and older	111	3.0%	53	74	37	50.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,981		1,412	1,828
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.9%	4	19	-1	-5.3%
Mining	138	6.9%	123	103	35	34.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	2	8	-8	-100.0%
Construction	349	17.5%	240	329	20	6.1%
Manufacturing	59	3.0%	70	55	4	7.3%
Wholesale Trade	38	1.9%	42	41	-3	-7.3%
Retail Trade	152	7.6%	118	119	33	27.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	88	4.4%	47	48	40	83.3%
Information	30	1.5%	20	10	20	200.0%
Finance and Insurance	24	1.2%	21	31	-7	-22.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	21	1.1%	16	15	6	40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	63	3.2%	49	39	24	61.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.4%	2	10	-3	-30.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	124	6.2%	71	151	-27	-17.9%
Educational Services	24	1.2%	53	23	1	4.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	126	6.3%	149	105	21	20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	23	1.2%	27	24	-1	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	422	21.1%	135	412	10	2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	50	2.5%	45	52	-2	-3.8%
Public Administration	83	4.2%	67	95	-12	-12.6%
Information Not Available	142	7.1%	111	139	3	2.2%