Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

October 2007

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants October 2007
	Oct 2007	Sep 2007	Monthly Change	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,183,425	2,159,121	24,304	2,108,263	75,162	3.6
Alaska	7,370	6,441	929	9,431	-2,061	-21.9
Alabama	25,656	25,591	65	26,707	-1,051	-3.9
Arkansas	26,147	25,691	456	25,425	722	2.8
Arizona	28,528	30,124	-1,596	21,669	6,859	31.7
California	330,822	340,423	-9,601	296,819	34,003	11.5
Colorado	19,052	18,237	815	19,060	-8	0.0
Connecticut	31,773	32,063	-290	32,384	-611	-1.9
District of Columbia	8,957	5,804	3,153	9,189	-232	-2.5
Delaware	6,370	6,832	-462	6,487	-117	-1.8
Florida	126,230	122,370	3,860	90,940	35,290	38.8
Georgia	56,758	55,802	956	50,561	6,197	12.3
Hawaii	6,857	6,799	58	6,193	664	10.7
Iowa	16,165	15,209	956	17,361	-1,196	-6.9
Idaho	7,960	7,531	429	6,109	1,851	30.3
Illinois	113,977	108,067	5,910	104,558	9,419	9.0
Indiana	43,382	44,211	-829	44,276	-894	-2.0
Kansas	14,888	15,069	-181	15,071	-183	-1.2
Kentucky	24,091	24,479	-388	30,025	-5,934	-19.8
Louisiana	17,736	18,507	-771	17,142	594	3.5
Massachusetts	65,080	66,203	-1,123	64,007	1,073	1.7
Maryland	32,788	32,525	263	30,242	2,546	8.4
Maine	5,737	5,604	133	6,092	-355	-5.8
Michigan	109,751	99,817	9,934	142,357	-32,606	-22.9
Minnesota	37,208	32,658	4,550	29,881	7,327	24.5
Missouri	39,232	37,976	1,256	40,087	-855	-2.1
Mississippi	17,274	18,248	-974	15,214	2,060	13.5
Montana	2,740	2,411	329	2,688	52	1.9
North Carolina	69,274	67,558	1,716	67,375	1,899	2.8
North Dakota	1,147	1,200	-53	1,763	-616	-34.9
Nebraska	6,847	6,903	-56	7,933	-1,086	-13.7
New Hampshire	4,926	4,856	70	4,582	344	7.5
New Jersey	95,146	99,206	-4,060	92,959	2,187	2.4
New Mexico	9,366	9,141	225	9,464	-98	-1.0
Nevada	24,476	24,347	129	17,873	6,603	36.9
New York	143,133	145,225	-2,092	146,720	-3,587	-2.4
Ohio	74,612	71,186	3,426	72,005	2,607	3.6
Oklahoma	12,433	13,328	-895	12,918	-485	-3.8
Oregon	36,649	33,981	2,668	33,742	2,907	8.6
Pennsylvania	125,992	129,045	-3,053	129,774	-3,782	-2.9
Puerto Rico	37,052	36,166	886	36,509	543	1.5
Rhode Island	10,605	10,555	50	9,101	1,504	16.5
South Carolina	38,683	37,860	823	37,291	1,392	3.7
South Dakota	970	1,017	-47	1,215	-245	-20.2
Tennessee	37,847	36,735	1,112	35,513	2,334	6.6
Texas	87,772	87,221	551	86,471	1,301	1.5
Utah	7,386	7,207	179	5,884	1,502	25.5
Virginia	32,620	31,316	1,304	32,673	-53	-0.2
Virgin Islands	411	343	68	286	125	43.7
Vermont	3,670	3,202	468	3,611	59	1.6
Washington	37,788	35,351	2,437	38,704	-916	-2.4
Wisconsin	51,546	50,293	1,253	51,429	117	0.2
West Virginia	9,133	9,777	-644	11,231	-2,098	-18.7
Wyoming	1,412	1,410	2	1,262	150	11.9

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,183,425		2,159,121	2,108,263	75,162	3.6
Male	1,164,897	53.4%	1,135,326	1,115,586	49,311	4.4%
Female	1,016,519	46.6%	1,021,894	989,945	26,574	2.7%
Information Not Available	2,009	0.1%	1,901	2,732	-723	-26.5%

Ethnicity	2,183,425		2,159,121	2,108,263
Hispanic or Latino	339,035	15.5%	335,686	307,210	31,825	10.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,598,821	86.7%	1,580,867	1,562,974	35,847	2.3%
Information Not Available	245,569	10.1%	242,568	238,079	7,490	3.1%

Race	2,183,425		2,159,121	2,108,263
American Indian or Alaskan Native	73,205	3.4%	22,289	21,148	52,057	246.2%
Asian	56,625	2.6%	51,733	54,484	2,141	3.9%
Black or African American	428,680	19.6%	432,099	423,503	5,177	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,180	0.5%	6,503	7,250	2,930	40.4%
White	1,156,095	52.9%	1,190,570	1,170,728	-14,633	-1.2%
Information Not Available	458,640	21.0%	454,925	422,286	36,354	8.6%

Years of Age	2,183,425		2,159,121	2,108,263
Younger than 22	91,954	4.2%	89,691	88,205	3,749	4.3%
22-24	125,053	5.7%	127,824	125,269	-216	-0.2%
25-34	517,042	23.7%	511,294	491,097	25,945	5.3%
35-44	551,353	25.3%	545,264	545,159	6,194	1.1%
45-54	528,048	24.2%	519,351	509,313	18,735	3.7%
55-59	181,342	8.3%	178,018	175,758	5,584	3.2%
60-64	107,332	4.9%	107,712	98,940	8,392	8.5%
65 and older	64,715	3.0%	64,062	61,594	3,121	5.1%
Information Not Available	16,586	0.8%	15,905	12,928	3,658	28.3%

Industry	2,183,425		2,159,121	2,108,263
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39,683	1.8%	39,670	41,285	-1,602	-3.9%
Mining	7,213	0.3%	7,478	6,302	911	14.5%
Utilities	4,440	0.2%	5,046	4,625	-185	-4.0%
Construction	238,249	10.9%	232,004	207,246	31,003	15.0%
Manufacturing	330,698	15.1%	305,976	355,804	-25,106	-7.1%
Wholesale Trade	91,730	4.2%	93,046	86,663	5,067	5.8%
Retail Trade	192,320	8.8%	193,510	185,182	7,138	3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	63,357	2.9%	66,521	62,475	882	1.4%
Information	60,867	2.8%	63,940	64,469	-3,602	-5.6%
Finance and Insurance	103,930	4.8%	99,247	76,674	27,256	35.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	43,967	2.0%	39,986	34,019	9,948	29.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	105,006	4.8%	104,983	98,307	6,699	6.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9,834	0.5%	9,553	9,046	788	8.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	241,503	11.1%	238,271	224,322	17,181	7.7%
Educational Services	55,661	2.5%	65,346	58,457	-2,796	-4.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	160,584	7.4%	167,099	159,597	987	0.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	31,168	1.4%	31,061	30,812	356	1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	106,967	4.9%	103,389	101,701	5,266	5.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	63,931	2.9%	65,132	64,979	-1,048	-1.6%
Public Administration	37,695	1.7%	37,452	38,740	-1,045	-2.7%
Information Not Available	194,622	8.9%	190,411	197,558	-2,936	-1.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,370		6,441	9,431	-2,061	-21.9
Male	3,872	52.5%	3,140	4,880	-1,008	-20.7%
Female	3,498	47.5%	3,301	4,551	-1,053	-23.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,370		6,441	9,431
Hispanic or Latino	288	3.9%	229	336	-48	-14.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,024	95.3%	6,150	9,027	-2,003	-22.2%
Information Not Available	58	0.8%	62	68	-10	-14.7%

Race	7,370		6,441	9,431
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,348	31.9%	2,240	2,968	-620	-20.9%
Asian	482	6.5%	389	626	-144	-23.0%
Black or African American	343	4.7%	303	386	-43	-11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	57	0.8%	65	60	-3	-5.0%
White	3,898	52.9%	3,244	5,096	-1,198	-23.5%
Information Not Available	242	3.3%	200	295	-53	-18.0%

Years of Age	7,370		6,441	9,431
Younger than 22	242	2.2%	242	375	-133	-35.5%
22-24	514	4.7%	495	702	-188	-26.8%
25-34	1,923	17.6%	1,641	2,390	-467	-19.5%
35-44	1,762	16.2%	1,528	2,282	-520	-22.8%
45-54	1,808	16.6%	1,578	2,386	-578	-24.2%
55-59	582	5.3%	509	653	-71	-10.9%
60-64	362	3.3%	315	414	-52	-12.6%
65 and older	177	1.6%	133	229	-52	-22.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,370		6,441	9,431
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	31	0.4%	20	61	-30	-49.2%
Mining	215	2.9%	161	181	34	18.8%
Utilities	50	0.7%	46	48	2	4.2%
Construction	842	11.4%	650	1,213	-371	-30.6%
Manufacturing	657	8.9%	436	734	-77	-10.5%
Wholesale Trade	124	1.7%	118	159	-35	-22.0%
Retail Trade	654	8.8%	696	835	-181	-21.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	498	6.7%	329	672	-174	-25.9%
Information	69	0.9%	69	110	-41	-37.3%
Finance and Insurance	188	2.5%	185	213	-25	-11.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	160	2.2%	154	254	-94	-37.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	193	2.6%	178	242	-49	-20.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.3%	8	35	-15	-42.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	400	5.4%	356	478	-78	-16.3%
Educational Services	276	3.7%	279	341	-65	-19.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	761	10.3%	833	806	-45	-5.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	109	1.5%	81	198	-89	-44.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	777	10.5%	642	944	-167	-17.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	252	3.4%	244	392	-140	-35.7%
Public Administration	875	11.8%	740	1,213	-338	-27.9%
Information Not Available	219	3.0%	216	302	-83	-27.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,656		25,591	26,707
Male	12,254	47.8%	12,248	12,458	-204	-1.6%
Female	13,317	51.9%	13,295	14,206	-889	-6.3%
Information Not Available	85	0.3%	48	43	42	97.7%

Ethnicity	25,656		25,591	26,707
Hispanic or Latino	602	2.3%	628	673	-71	-10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,512	80.0%	20,305	20,186	326	1.6%
Information Not Available	4,542	17.7%	4,658	5,848	-1,306	-22.3%

Race	25,656		25,591	26,707
American Indian or Alaskan Native	644	2.5%	756	834	-190	-22.8%
Asian	387	1.5%	346	454	-67	-14.8%
Black or African American	11,542	45.0%	11,556	10,637	905	8.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.2%	42	55	-12	-21.8%
White	11,583	45.1%	11,299	11,404	179	1.6%
Information Not Available	1,457	5.7%	1,592	3,323	-1,866	-56.2%

Years of Age	25,656		25,591	26,707
Younger than 22	1,039	2.9%	1,054	1,222	-183	-15.0%
22-24	1,798	5.0%	1,831	1,868	-70	-3.7%
25-34	6,534	18.1%	6,491	6,918	-384	-5.6%
35-44	6,305	17.5%	6,280	6,661	-356	-5.3%
45-54	6,029	16.7%	5,979	6,043	-14	-0.2%
55-59	1,923	5.3%	1,972	2,066	-143	-6.9%
60-64	1,176	3.3%	1,195	1,146	30	2.6%
65 and older	808	2.2%	773	770	38	4.9%
Information Not Available	44	0.1%	16	13	31	238.5%

Industry	25,656		25,591	26,707
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	278	1.1%	269	264	14	5.3%
Mining	88	0.3%	96	121	-33	-27.3%
Utilities	35	0.1%	47	47	-12	-25.5%
Construction	2,135	8.2%	2,186	1,984	151	7.6%
Manufacturing	6,754	26.0%	6,539	7,528	-774	-10.3%
Wholesale Trade	854	3.3%	870	865	-11	-1.3%
Retail Trade	2,564	9.9%	2,540	3,000	-436	-14.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	737	2.8%	603	736	1	0.1%
Information	370	1.4%	376	388	-18	-4.6%
Finance and Insurance	704	2.7%	678	710	-6	-0.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	349	1.3%	344	437	-88	-20.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,249	4.8%	1,355	1,137	112	9.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.2%	72	24	30	125.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,771	10.7%	2,754	2,706	65	2.4%
Educational Services	707	2.7%	690	671	36	5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,024	7.8%	2,043	2,005	19	0.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	167	0.6%	178	153	14	9.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,642	6.3%	1,593	1,617	25	1.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	611	2.4%	634	615	-4	-0.7%
Public Administration	341	1.3%	352	301	40	13.3%
Information Not Available	1,222	4.7%	1,372	1,398	-176	-12.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,147		25,691	25,425
Male	13,308	50.9%	12,974	12,888	420	3.3%
Female	12,832	49.1%	12,716	12,536	296	2.4%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	1	1	6	600.0%

Ethnicity	26,147		25,691	25,425
Hispanic or Latino	535	2.0%	566	632	-97	-15.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,606	97.9%	25,124	24,792	814	3.3%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	1	1	5	500.0%

Race	26,147		25,691	25,425
American Indian or Alaskan Native	351	1.3%	358	208	143	68.8%
Asian	248	0.9%	201	226	22	9.7%
Black or African American	7,722	29.5%	7,577	8,486	-764	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	243	0.9%	134	298	-55	-18.5%
White	17,040	65.2%	16,852	15,572	1,468	9.4%
Information Not Available	543	2.1%	569	635	-92	-14.5%

Years of Age	26,147		25,691	25,425
Younger than 22	827	2.0%	840	1,151	-324	-28.1%
22-24	1,979	4.7%	2,023	1,819	160	8.8%
25-34	7,105	16.8%	7,067	6,811	294	4.3%
35-44	6,619	15.7%	6,501	6,870	-251	-3.7%
45-54	6,024	14.3%	5,772	5,648	376	6.7%
55-59	1,968	4.7%	1,827	1,604	364	22.7%
60-64	978	2.3%	1,008	942	36	3.8%
65 and older	638	1.5%	650	578	60	10.4%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	3	2	7	350.0%

Industry	26,147		25,691	25,425
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	340	1.3%	297	238	102	42.9%
Mining	91	0.3%	84	89	2	2.2%
Utilities	59	0.2%	84	77	-18	-23.4%
Construction	2,222	8.4%	2,309	1,974	248	12.6%
Manufacturing	7,035	26.6%	5,811	6,703	332	5.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,086	4.1%	1,272	1,335	-249	-18.7%
Retail Trade	3,104	11.7%	3,334	3,029	75	2.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	816	3.1%	907	763	53	6.9%
Information	205	0.8%	274	208	-3	-1.4%
Finance and Insurance	389	1.5%	353	417	-28	-6.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	302	1.1%	218	310	-8	-2.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	665	2.5%	538	489	176	36.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.1%	33	35	-8	-22.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,595	9.8%	2,712	2,701	-106	-3.9%
Educational Services	1,027	3.9%	1,143	1,001	26	2.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,628	9.9%	2,701	2,701	-73	-2.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	237	0.9%	229	202	35	17.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,973	7.4%	2,129	1,956	17	0.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	730	2.8%	610	554	176	31.8%
Public Administration	594	2.2%	644	602	-8	-1.3%
Information Not Available	22	0.1%	9	41	-19	-46.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,528		30,124	21,669
Male	15,458	54.2%	16,538	11,360	4,098	36.1%
Female	13,070	45.8%	13,586	10,309	2,761	26.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,528		30,124	21,669
Hispanic or Latino	10,353	36.3%	12,170	7,702	2,651	34.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,175	63.7%	17,954	12,805	5,370	41.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1,162	-1,162	-100.0%

Race	28,528		30,124	21,669
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,662	5.8%	1,675	1,542	120	7.8%
Asian	11	0.0%	6	309	-298	-96.4%
Black or African American	1,806	6.3%	1,831	1,330	476	35.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	12,913	45.3%	12,606	9,624	3,289	34.2%
Information Not Available	12,136	42.5%	14,006	0	12,136	0.0%

Years of Age	28,528		30,124	21,669
Younger than 22	883	2.2%	865	596	287	48.2%
22-24	1,517	3.8%	1,595	1,056	461	43.7%
25-34	6,214	15.6%	6,213	4,585	1,629	35.5%
35-44	7,229	18.2%	7,798	5,758	1,471	25.5%
45-54	7,503	18.8%	7,957	5,788	1,715	29.6%
55-59	2,574	6.5%	2,790	2,026	548	27.0%
60-64	1,630	4.1%	1,816	1,164	466	40.0%
65 and older	978	2.5%	1,090	696	282	40.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,528		30,124	21,669
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,364	7.7%	3,934	1,883	481	25.5%
Mining	64	0.2%	71	51	13	25.5%
Utilities	43	0.1%	48	44	-1	-2.3%
Construction	3,623	11.7%	3,555	2,583	1,040	40.3%
Manufacturing	1,991	6.4%	2,160	1,465	526	35.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,329	4.3%	1,516	1,105	224	20.3%
Retail Trade	2,461	8.0%	2,400	1,737	724	41.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	556	1.8%	579	552	4	0.7%
Information	413	1.3%	435	492	-79	-16.1%
Finance and Insurance	2,020	6.5%	1,954	1,040	980	94.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	676	2.2%	644	490	186	38.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,306	4.2%	1,354	1,034	272	26.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	77	0.2%	78	67	10	14.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,032	9.8%	3,153	2,286	746	32.6%
Educational Services	689	2.2%	702	642	47	7.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,743	5.6%	1,777	1,470	273	18.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	263	0.9%	316	251	12	4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,096	3.5%	1,094	1,033	63	6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	609	2.0%	609	470	139	29.6%
Public Administration	629	2.0%	669	716	-87	-12.2%
Information Not Available	3,544	11.5%	3,076	2,258	1,286	57.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	330,822		340,423	296,819
Male	178,714	54.0%	181,458	157,113	21,601	13.7%
Female	151,741	45.9%	158,775	139,434	12,307	8.8%
Information Not Available	367	0.1%	190	272	95	34.9%

Ethnicity	330,822		340,423	296,819
Hispanic or Latino	116,329	35.2%	113,980	101,992	14,337	14.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	179,448	54.2%	188,671	163,640	15,808	9.7%
Information Not Available	35,045	10.6%	37,772	31,187	3,858	12.4%

Race	330,822		340,423	296,819
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,835	0.6%	3,227	2,176	-341	-15.7%
Asian	24,679	7.5%	23,726	24,387	292	1.2%
Black or African American	31,376	9.5%	32,932	26,654	4,722	17.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	121,558	36.7%	128,786	110,423	11,135	10.1%
Information Not Available	151,374	45.8%	151,752	133,179	18,195	13.7%

Years of Age	330,822		340,423	296,819
Younger than 22	12,293	2.8%	11,104	12,058	235	1.9%
22-24	18,257	4.2%	22,208	18,676	-419	-2.2%
25-34	78,439	18.1%	80,669	67,179	11,260	16.8%
35-44	80,825	18.6%	84,369	73,161	7,664	10.5%
45-54	80,734	18.6%	81,808	70,442	10,292	14.6%
55-59	30,183	7.0%	29,231	27,017	3,166	11.7%
60-64	18,165	4.2%	19,171	17,135	1,030	6.0%
65 and older	11,743	2.7%	11,768	11,151	592	5.3%
Information Not Available	183	0.0%	95	0	183	0.0%

Industry	330,822		340,423	296,819
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25,321	7.1%	23,726	27,560	-2,239	-8.1%
Mining	642	0.2%	1,139	181	461	254.7%
Utilities	826	0.2%	949	816	10	1.2%
Construction	45,321	12.7%	42,802	30,552	14,769	48.3%
Manufacturing	43,027	12.1%	41,378	39,346	3,681	9.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,844	0.8%	3,701	2,720	124	4.6%
Retail Trade	29,357	8.2%	30,275	24,478	4,879	19.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,615	2.1%	8,352	6,618	997	15.1%
Information	24,036	6.7%	27,143	25,838	-1,802	-7.0%
Finance and Insurance	15,413	4.3%	15,090	9,882	5,531	56.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	12,202	3.4%	9,396	4,261	7,941	186.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,138	1.4%	4,461	4,352	786	18.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	50,090	14.1%	51,342	49,772	318	0.6%
Educational Services	10,550	3.0%	15,944	10,245	305	3.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18,899	5.3%	22,018	19,492	-593	-3.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,321	1.5%	6,074	6,074	-753	-12.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,569	3.5%	10,914	10,879	1,690	15.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8,899	2.5%	9,870	8,794	105	1.2%
Public Administration	2,477	0.7%	3,227	2,176	301	13.8%
Information Not Available	10,275	2.9%	12,622	12,783	-2,508	-19.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,052		18,237	19,060
Male	9,443	49.6%	8,911	9,706	-263	-2.7%
Female	9,609	50.4%	9,326	9,354	255	2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,052		18,237	19,060
Hispanic or Latino	3,205	16.8%	3,108	3,471	-266	-7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,020	68.3%	12,319	12,325	695	5.6%
Information Not Available	2,827	14.8%	2,810	3,264	-437	-13.4%

Race	19,052		18,237	19,060
American Indian or Alaskan Native	321	1.7%	294	319	2	0.6%
Asian	490	2.6%	475	385	105	27.3%
Black or African American	1,312	6.9%	1,320	1,509	-197	-13.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	82	0.4%	81	70	12	17.1%
White	13,179	69.2%	12,623	13,131	48	0.4%
Information Not Available	3,668	19.3%	3,444	3,646	22	0.6%

Years of Age	19,052		18,237	19,060
Younger than 22	276	0.9%	244	284	-8	-2.8%
22-24	614	2.0%	572	671	-57	-8.5%
25-34	3,835	12.4%	3,522	3,814	21	0.6%
35-44	4,812	15.5%	4,630	5,076	-264	-5.2%
45-54	5,599	18.1%	5,493	5,638	-39	-0.7%
55-59	2,107	6.8%	2,026	2,000	107	5.4%
60-64	1,264	4.1%	1,206	1,029	235	22.8%
65 and older	525	1.7%	530	531	-6	-1.1%
Information Not Available	20	0.1%	14	17	3	17.6%

Industry	19,052		18,237	19,060
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	115	0.6%	99	90	25	27.8%
Mining	114	0.6%	105	96	18	18.8%
Utilities	27	0.1%	29	30	-3	-10.0%
Construction	2,234	11.7%	2,145	2,465	-231	-9.4%
Manufacturing	1,760	9.2%	1,790	1,815	-55	-3.0%
Wholesale Trade	911	4.8%	954	825	86	10.4%
Retail Trade	1,728	9.0%	1,670	1,932	-204	-10.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	433	2.3%	390	558	-125	-22.4%
Information	755	3.9%	698	746	9	1.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,400	7.3%	1,372	1,200	200	16.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	567	3.0%	501	492	75	15.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,626	8.5%	1,577	1,551	75	4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	257	1.3%	211	149	108	72.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,437	12.7%	2,317	2,149	288	13.4%
Educational Services	597	3.1%	610	598	-1	-0.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,309	6.8%	1,340	1,355	-46	-3.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	369	1.9%	288	455	-86	-18.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	990	5.2%	785	1,119	-129	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	559	2.9%	511	572	-13	-2.3%
Public Administration	402	2.1%	386	397	5	1.3%
Information Not Available	462	2.4%	459	466	-4	-0.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,773		32,063	32,384
Male	16,789	52.8%	16,657	17,144	-355	-2.1%
Female	14,984	47.2%	15,406	15,240	-256	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	31,773		32,063	32,384
Hispanic or Latino	4,607	14.5%	4,488	4,439	168	3.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,166	85.5%	27,575	27,945	-779	-2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	31,773		32,063	32,384
American Indian or Alaskan Native	119	0.4%	121	125	-6	-4.8%
Asian	471	1.5%	504	456	15	3.3%
Black or African American	5,075	16.0%	5,136	5,172	-97	-1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,394	57.9%	18,428	18,761	-367	-2.0%
Information Not Available	7,714	24.3%	7,874	7,870	-156	-2.0%

Years of Age	31,773		32,063	32,384
Younger than 22	1,119	2.3%	1,130	1,166	-47	-4.0%
22-24	1,955	4.1%	1,992	1,992	-37	-1.9%
25-34	7,094	14.7%	7,055	6,902	192	2.8%
35-44	7,785	16.2%	7,815	8,226	-441	-5.4%
45-54	7,641	15.9%	7,810	7,802	-161	-2.1%
55-59	2,714	5.6%	2,716	2,839	-125	-4.4%
60-64	2,022	4.2%	2,083	1,985	37	1.9%
65 and older	1,443	3.0%	1,462	1,472	-29	-2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	31,773		32,063	32,384
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	232	0.7%	142	332	-100	-30.1%
Mining	11	0.0%	13	13	-2	-15.4%
Utilities	45	0.1%	50	58	-13	-22.4%
Construction	2,865	9.0%	2,630	3,112	-247	-7.9%
Manufacturing	4,298	13.4%	4,455	4,688	-390	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,565	4.9%	1,601	1,556	9	0.6%
Retail Trade	3,936	12.3%	4,074	4,529	-593	-13.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,053	3.3%	1,131	954	99	10.4%
Information	682	2.1%	669	718	-36	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,995	6.2%	2,031	1,792	203	11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	569	1.8%	559	512	57	11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,709	5.3%	1,857	1,579	130	8.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	158	0.5%	163	227	-69	-30.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,551	11.1%	3,534	3,385	166	4.9%
Educational Services	1,016	3.2%	1,068	1,075	-59	-5.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,266	10.2%	3,251	3,202	64	2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	682	2.1%	720	767	-85	-11.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,880	5.9%	1,961	1,809	71	3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,044	3.3%	995	1,033	11	1.1%
Public Administration	657	2.1%	623	472	185	39.2%
Information Not Available	559	1.7%	536	571	-12	-2.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,957		5,804	9,189
Male	4,252	47.5%	2,769	4,186	66	1.6%
Female	4,705	52.5%	3,035	5,003	-298	-6.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,957		5,804	9,189
Hispanic or Latino	812	9.1%	512	531	281	52.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,837	87.5%	5,097	6,964	873	12.5%
Information Not Available	308	3.4%	195	1,694	-1,386	-81.8%

Race	8,957		5,804	9,189
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51	0.6%	35	64	-13	-20.3%
Asian	173	1.9%	128	254	-81	-31.9%
Black or African American	7,147	79.8%	4,674	7,177	-30	-0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	99	1.1%	57	90	9	10.0%
White	1,406	15.7%	850	1,399	7	0.5%
Information Not Available	81	0.9%	60	205	-124	-60.5%

Years of Age	8,957		5,804	9,189
Younger than 22	215	2.2%	140	183	32	17.5%
22-24	434	4.3%	328	495	-61	-12.3%
25-34	2,180	21.8%	1,448	2,264	-84	-3.7%
35-44	2,386	23.9%	1,513	2,600	-214	-8.2%
45-54	2,435	24.4%	1,563	2,365	70	3.0%
55-59	721	7.2%	454	742	-21	-2.8%
60-64	377	3.8%	238	347	30	8.6%
65 and older	209	2.1%	120	189	20	10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	8,957		5,804	9,189
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%	3	1	1	100.0%
Construction	30	0.3%	20	43	-13	-30.2%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	9	-9	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	5	0.1%	2	11	-6	-54.5%
Retail Trade	16	0.2%	6	41	-25	-61.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1	0.0%	0	2	-1	-50.0%
Information	4	0.0%	2	43	-39	-90.7%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	12	0.1%	12	18	-6	-33.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	25	0.3%	20	132	-107	-81.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8	0.1%	11	33	-25	-75.8%
Educational Services	30	0.3%	21	60	-30	-50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	21	0.2%	13	59	-38	-64.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2	0.0%	2	2	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2	0.0%	0	3	-1	-33.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	26	0.3%	11	62	-36	-58.1%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	8,773	97.9%	5,681	8,668	105	1.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,370		6,832	6,487
Male	3,003	47.1%	3,069	2,847	156	5.5%
Female	3,367	52.9%	3,763	3,640	-273	-7.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,370		6,832	6,487
Hispanic or Latino	235	3.7%	255	241	-6	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,135	96.3%	6,577	6,246	-111	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	6,370		6,832	6,487
American Indian or Alaskan Native	10	0.2%	12	18	-8	-44.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	2,449	38.4%	2,701	2,745	-296	-10.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.5%	32	43	-13	-30.2%
White	3,382	53.1%	3,569	3,251	131	4.0%
Information Not Available	499	7.8%	517	430	69	16.0%

Years of Age	6,370		6,832	6,487
Younger than 22	1,446	15.0%	1,537	1,340	106	7.9%
22-24	420	4.3%	457	502	-82	-16.3%
25-34	1,431	14.8%	1,542	1,469	-38	-2.6%
35-44	1,619	16.8%	1,754	1,673	-54	-3.2%
45-54	1,078	11.2%	1,143	1,079	-1	-0.1%
55-59	222	2.3%	236	245	-23	-9.4%
60-64	91	0.9%	108	104	-13	-12.5%
65 and older	55	0.6%	49	68	-13	-19.1%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	6	7	1	14.3%

Industry	6,370		6,832	6,487
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	7	0.1%	10	11	-4	-36.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Utilities	6	0.1%	7	5	1	20.0%
Construction	677	10.6%	693	516	161	31.2%
Manufacturing	525	8.2%	492	375	150	40.0%
Wholesale Trade	255	4.0%	286	279	-24	-8.6%
Retail Trade	1,033	16.2%	1,127	1,138	-105	-9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	222	3.5%	236	170	52	30.6%
Information	100	1.6%	106	100	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	563	8.8%	652	566	-3	-0.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	183	2.9%	175	150	33	22.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	291	4.6%	305	341	-50	-14.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.3%	22	23	-4	-17.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	930	14.6%	979	1,108	-178	-16.1%
Educational Services	157	2.5%	187	231	-74	-32.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	557	8.7%	629	533	24	4.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	82	1.3%	83	150	-68	-45.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	474	7.4%	514	493	-19	-3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	197	3.1%	216	222	-25	-11.3%
Public Administration	57	0.9%	71	52	5	9.6%
Information Not Available	35	0.5%	42	22	13	59.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	126,230		122,370	90,940
Male	66,854	53.0%	64,782	45,562	21,292	46.7%
Female	59,265	47.0%	57,476	45,268	13,997	30.9%
Information Not Available	111	0.1%	112	110	1	0.9%

Ethnicity	126,230		122,370	90,940
Hispanic or Latino	41,534	32.9%	41,178	30,338	11,196	36.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	75,146	59.5%	72,351	52,071	23,075	44.3%
Information Not Available	9,550	7.6%	8,841	8,531	1,019	11.9%

Race	126,230		122,370	90,940
American Indian or Alaskan Native	518	0.4%	674	331	187	56.5%
Asian	777	0.6%	562	1,214	-437	-36.0%
Black or African American	24,024	19.0%	24,204	17,467	6,557	37.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,592	1.3%	1,424	2,317	-725	-31.3%
White	74,035	58.7%	71,714	49,276	24,759	50.2%
Information Not Available	25,284	20.0%	23,792	20,335	4,949	24.3%

Years of Age	126,230		122,370	90,940
Younger than 22	2,813	1.5%	2,810	1,765	1,048	59.4%
22-24	5,849	3.0%	6,220	5,001	848	17.0%
25-34	27,319	14.2%	26,415	17,247	10,072	58.4%
35-44	30,614	15.9%	30,274	24,417	6,197	25.4%
45-54	33,390	17.4%	31,548	23,829	9,561	40.1%
55-59	12,549	6.5%	12,027	8,715	3,834	44.0%
60-64	7,996	4.2%	7,868	5,148	2,848	55.3%
65 and older	5,700	3.0%	5,208	4,817	883	18.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	126,230		122,370	90,940
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,850	2.2%	3,972	2,501	349	14.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	37	37	-37	-100.0%
Utilities	222	0.2%	337	257	-35	-13.6%
Construction	14,992	11.6%	14,388	7,134	7,858	110.1%
Manufacturing	8,699	6.7%	8,768	6,693	2,006	30.0%
Wholesale Trade	6,071	4.7%	5,583	4,450	1,621	36.4%
Retail Trade	12,771	9.9%	12,477	8,752	4,019	45.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,776	2.2%	2,923	2,648	128	4.8%
Information	2,850	2.2%	2,360	1,986	864	43.5%
Finance and Insurance	7,515	5.8%	6,782	3,641	3,874	106.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,998	2.3%	2,810	2,096	902	43.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,107	5.5%	6,519	4,560	2,547	55.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	851	0.7%	712	441	410	93.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	25,061	19.4%	23,830	13,937	11,124	79.8%
Educational Services	1,777	1.4%	1,873	1,728	49	2.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,663	5.9%	7,119	6,288	1,375	21.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,665	2.1%	3,072	1,581	1,084	68.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,255	5.6%	7,231	6,104	1,151	18.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,072	2.4%	2,997	1,986	1,086	54.7%
Public Administration	1,555	1.2%	1,124	1,103	452	41.0%
Information Not Available	7,480	5.8%	7,456	13,017	-5,537	-42.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	56,758		55,802	50,561
Male	27,445	48.4%	26,327	23,181	4,264	18.4%
Female	28,579	50.4%	28,744	25,733	2,846	11.1%
Information Not Available	734	1.3%	731	1,647	-913	-55.4%

Ethnicity	56,758		55,802	50,561
Hispanic or Latino	172	0.3%	258	183	-11	-6.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,852	98.4%	54,813	48,731	7,121	14.6%
Information Not Available	734	1.3%	731	1,647	-913	-55.4%

Race	56,758		55,802	50,561
American Indian or Alaskan Native	244	0.4%	272	173	71	41.0%
Asian	640	1.1%	637	773	-133	-17.2%
Black or African American	30,505	53.7%	30,364	26,853	3,652	13.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	24,635	43.4%	23,798	21,115	3,520	16.7%
Information Not Available	734	1.3%	731	1,647	-913	-55.4%

Years of Age	56,758		55,802	50,561
Younger than 22	1,813	2.3%	1,680	1,547	266	17.2%
22-24	3,084	3.9%	2,995	2,628	456	17.4%
25-34	13,561	17.2%	13,466	11,848	1,713	14.5%
35-44	15,013	19.0%	14,620	13,520	1,493	11.0%
45-54	13,281	16.8%	13,144	11,859	1,422	12.0%
55-59	4,409	5.6%	4,465	3,782	627	16.6%
60-64	2,486	3.2%	2,478	2,131	355	16.7%
65 and older	1,337	1.7%	1,357	1,179	158	13.4%
Information Not Available	1,774	2.2%	1,597	2,067	-293	-14.2%

Industry	56,758		55,802	50,561
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,072	1.9%	768	975	97	9.9%
Mining	80	0.1%	50	37	43	116.2%
Utilities	135	0.2%	148	97	38	39.2%
Construction	3,672	6.3%	3,626	2,437	1,235	50.7%
Manufacturing	7,022	12.1%	6,522	7,325	-303	-4.1%
Wholesale Trade	3,201	5.5%	3,372	3,741	-540	-14.4%
Retail Trade	4,314	7.5%	4,053	3,640	674	18.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,395	2.4%	1,377	1,416	-21	-1.5%
Information	1,104	1.9%	1,072	1,090	14	1.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,170	3.8%	2,116	1,525	645	42.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,088	1.9%	1,027	1,040	48	4.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,955	15.5%	8,884	8,188	767	9.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	131	0.2%	136	79	52	65.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	227	0.4%	220	219	8	3.7%
Educational Services	1,390	2.4%	1,393	1,322	68	5.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,304	5.7%	3,346	3,063	241	7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,641	4.6%	2,667	2,286	355	15.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	516	0.9%	570	532	-16	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	745	1.3%	805	769	-24	-3.1%
Public Administration	730	1.3%	751	685	45	6.6%
Information Not Available	12,866	22.2%	12,899	10,095	2,771	27.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,857		6,799	6,193
Male	4,214	61.5%	4,108	3,977	237	6.0%
Female	2,643	38.5%	2,690	2,216	427	19.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,857		6,799	6,193
Hispanic or Latino	368	5.4%	363	354	14	4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,223	76.2%	5,153	4,660	563	12.1%
Information Not Available	1,266	18.5%	1,283	1,179	87	7.4%

Race	6,857		6,799	6,193
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59	0.9%	67	50	9	18.0%
Asian	2,186	31.9%	2,230	2,107	79	3.7%
Black or African American	180	2.6%	169	131	49	37.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,702	24.8%	1,675	1,568	134	8.5%
White	1,860	27.1%	1,804	1,492	368	24.7%
Information Not Available	870	12.7%	854	845	25	3.0%

Years of Age	6,857		6,799	6,193
Younger than 22	154	1.9%	155	178	-24	-13.5%
22-24	320	3.9%	296	311	9	2.9%
25-34	1,530	18.4%	1,461	1,448	82	5.7%
35-44	1,682	20.3%	1,701	1,558	124	8.0%
45-54	1,819	21.9%	1,806	1,616	203	12.6%
55-59	672	8.1%	697	558	114	20.4%
60-64	414	5.0%	425	327	87	26.6%
65 and older	266	3.2%	258	197	69	35.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,857		6,799	6,193
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	187	2.7%	198	184	3	1.6%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	3	0.0%	2	1	2	200.0%
Construction	1,651	23.4%	1,656	1,651	0	0.0%
Manufacturing	206	2.9%	198	216	-10	-4.6%
Wholesale Trade	121	1.7%	117	120	1	0.8%
Retail Trade	391	5.6%	389	362	29	8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	229	3.3%	228	256	-27	-10.5%
Information	138	2.0%	136	184	-46	-25.0%
Finance and Insurance	202	2.9%	179	109	93	85.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	114	1.6%	111	128	-14	-10.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	279	4.0%	268	232	47	20.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	13	19	-2	-10.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	713	10.1%	638	655	58	8.9%
Educational Services	62	0.9%	59	53	9	17.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	297	4.2%	304	371	-74	-19.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	59	0.8%	56	76	-17	-22.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,055	15.0%	1,142	515	540	104.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	188	2.7%	173	162	26	16.0%
Public Administration	143	2.0%	140	142	1	0.7%
Information Not Available	802	11.4%	792	757	45	5.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,165		15,209	17,361
Male	8,583	53.1%	8,052	9,680	-1,097	-11.3%
Female	7,582	46.9%	7,157	7,681	-99	-1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,165		15,209	17,361
Hispanic or Latino	634	3.9%	520	560	74	13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,330	94.8%	14,495	16,598	-1,268	-7.6%
Information Not Available	201	1.2%	194	203	-2	-1.0%

Race	16,165		15,209	17,361
American Indian or Alaskan Native	74	0.5%	81	80	-6	-7.5%
Asian	170	1.1%	111	135	35	25.9%
Black or African American	828	5.1%	820	801	27	3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,258	88.2%	13,483	15,582	-1,324	-8.5%
Information Not Available	835	5.2%	714	763	72	9.4%

Years of Age	16,165		15,209	17,361
Younger than 22	499	1.7%	432	587	-88	-15.0%
22-24	997	3.4%	831	1,066	-69	-6.5%
25-34	3,584	12.2%	3,330	3,756	-172	-4.6%
35-44	3,888	13.2%	3,709	4,318	-430	-10.0%
45-54	4,248	14.4%	4,033	4,580	-332	-7.2%
55-59	1,404	4.8%	1,357	1,489	-85	-5.7%
60-64	968	3.3%	914	923	45	4.9%
65 and older	570	1.9%	595	634	-64	-10.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	8	8	-1	-12.5%

Industry	16,165		15,209	17,361
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	119	0.7%	106	119	0	0.0%
Mining	42	0.3%	33	28	14	50.0%
Utilities	34	0.2%	31	30	4	13.3%
Construction	1,858	11.4%	1,797	2,091	-233	-11.1%
Manufacturing	4,199	25.8%	3,595	4,857	-658	-13.5%
Wholesale Trade	713	4.4%	736	713	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	1,784	11.0%	1,763	1,711	73	4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	458	2.8%	458	442	16	3.6%
Information	629	3.9%	587	549	80	14.6%
Finance and Insurance	576	3.5%	562	517	59	11.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	209	1.3%	195	197	12	6.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	575	3.5%	603	918	-343	-37.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	42	0.3%	37	17	25	147.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,343	8.2%	1,339	1,598	-255	-16.0%
Educational Services	279	1.7%	313	320	-41	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,309	8.0%	1,231	1,230	79	6.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	169	1.0%	138	195	-26	-13.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	942	5.8%	885	905	37	4.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	405	2.5%	415	413	-8	-1.9%
Public Administration	246	1.5%	217	261	-15	-5.7%
Information Not Available	234	1.4%	168	250	-16	-6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,960		7,531	6,109
Male	4,645	58.4%	4,131	3,256	1,389	42.7%
Female	3,315	41.6%	3,400	2,853	462	16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,960		7,531	6,109
Hispanic or Latino	844	10.6%	868	627	217	34.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,910	86.8%	6,182	4,803	2,107	43.9%
Information Not Available	206	2.6%	481	679	-473	-69.7%

Race	7,960		7,531	6,109
American Indian or Alaskan Native	184	2.3%	145	147	37	25.2%
Asian	112	1.4%	152	83	29	34.9%
Black or African American	62	0.8%	62	51	11	21.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.3%	33	12	11	91.7%
White	6,427	80.7%	5,964	4,932	1,495	30.3%
Information Not Available	1,152	14.5%	1,175	884	268	30.3%

Years of Age	7,960		7,531	6,109
Younger than 22	252	1.8%	204	176	76	43.2%
22-24	449	3.2%	368	390	59	15.1%
25-34	1,840	13.2%	1,640	1,386	454	32.8%
35-44	1,919	13.7%	1,803	1,497	422	28.2%
45-54	2,079	14.9%	2,028	1,519	560	36.9%
55-59	753	5.4%	782	571	182	31.9%
60-64	410	2.9%	453	357	53	14.8%
65 and older	258	1.8%	253	213	45	21.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,960		7,531	6,109
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	235	2.9%	150	220	15	6.8%
Mining	29	0.4%	18	25	4	16.0%
Utilities	12	0.1%	11	13	-1	-7.7%
Construction	1,360	16.6%	1,042	722	638	88.4%
Manufacturing	1,497	18.3%	1,573	937	560	59.8%
Wholesale Trade	257	3.1%	302	242	15	6.2%
Retail Trade	762	9.3%	677	609	153	25.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	217	2.6%	231	148	69	46.6%
Information	109	1.3%	115	106	3	2.8%
Finance and Insurance	347	4.2%	290	197	150	76.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	122	1.5%	98	65	57	87.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	369	4.5%	320	238	131	55.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	13	5	12	240.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	611	7.5%	568	508	103	20.3%
Educational Services	117	1.4%	133	126	-9	-7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	501	6.1%	478	476	25	5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	95	1.2%	81	83	12	14.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	347	4.2%	297	289	58	20.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	149	1.8%	120	124	25	20.2%
Public Administration	200	2.4%	173	181	19	10.5%
Information Not Available	607	7.4%	841	795	-188	-23.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	113,977		108,067	104,558
Male	61,126	53.6%	57,049	54,891	6,235	11.4%
Female	52,851	46.4%	51,018	49,667	3,184	6.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	113,977		108,067	104,558
Hispanic or Latino	13,054	11.5%	12,058	12,244	810	6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	100,923	88.5%	96,009	92,314	8,609	9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	113,977		108,067	104,558
American Indian or Alaskan Native	418	0.4%	385	332	86	25.9%
Asian	2,688	2.4%	2,566	2,351	337	14.3%
Black or African American	33,348	29.3%	31,753	30,463	2,885	9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	76,560	67.2%	71,478	70,758	5,802	8.2%
Information Not Available	963	0.8%	884	654	309	47.2%

Years of Age	113,977		108,067	104,558
Younger than 22	3,222	1.7%	2,765	2,995	227	7.6%
22-24	6,137	3.3%	5,702	5,688	449	7.9%
25-34	28,276	15.3%	26,401	25,284	2,992	11.8%
35-44	29,227	15.8%	27,540	27,454	1,773	6.5%
45-54	28,768	15.6%	27,664	26,584	2,184	8.2%
55-59	9,671	5.2%	9,433	8,813	858	9.7%
60-64	5,603	3.0%	5,516	4,991	612	12.3%
65 and older	3,073	1.7%	3,046	2,749	324	11.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	113,977		108,067	104,558
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	269	0.2%	221	263	6	2.3%
Mining	538	0.5%	605	240	298	124.2%
Utilities	137	0.1%	138	166	-29	-17.5%
Construction	12,829	11.2%	12,752	11,773	1,056	9.0%
Manufacturing	20,438	17.9%	16,462	17,740	2,698	15.2%
Wholesale Trade	5,497	4.8%	5,296	5,446	51	0.9%
Retail Trade	10,920	9.6%	10,718	10,687	233	2.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,611	4.0%	4,824	4,661	-50	-1.1%
Information	2,495	2.2%	2,357	2,445	50	2.0%
Finance and Insurance	7,670	6.7%	7,502	5,562	2,108	37.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,917	1.7%	1,864	1,749	168	9.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,680	5.8%	6,625	5,891	789	13.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	316	0.3%	292	278	38	13.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,560	11.0%	12,334	11,967	593	5.0%
Educational Services	3,466	3.0%	3,507	3,669	-203	-5.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,509	7.4%	8,307	8,105	404	5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,297	1.1%	1,126	1,266	31	2.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,582	4.9%	5,375	5,555	27	0.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,891	2.5%	2,920	2,908	-17	-0.6%
Public Administration	2,497	2.2%	2,617	2,199	298	13.6%
Information Not Available	2,858	2.5%	2,225	1,988	870	43.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,382		44,211	44,276
Male	23,492	54.2%	23,770	24,164	-672	-2.8%
Female	19,849	45.8%	20,385	20,094	-245	-1.2%
Information Not Available	41	0.1%	56	18	23	127.8%

Ethnicity	43,382		44,211	44,276
Hispanic or Latino	1,822	4.2%	1,718	1,840	-18	-1.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,565	75.1%	33,454	40,951	-8,386	-20.5%
Information Not Available	8,995	20.7%	9,039	1,485	7,510	505.7%

Race	43,382		44,211	44,276
American Indian or Alaskan Native	202	0.5%	225	176	26	14.8%
Asian	354	0.8%	339	273	81	29.7%
Black or African American	6,976	16.1%	7,423	6,788	188	2.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	48	0.1%	39	49	-1	-2.0%
White	33,676	77.6%	34,118	34,632	-956	-2.8%
Information Not Available	2,126	4.9%	2,067	2,358	-232	-9.8%

Years of Age	43,382		44,211	44,276
Younger than 22	1,144	1.5%	1,203	1,315	-171	-13.0%
22-24	2,341	3.1%	2,419	2,618	-277	-10.6%
25-34	10,616	14.2%	10,695	10,769	-153	-1.4%
35-44	11,137	14.9%	11,671	11,751	-614	-5.2%
45-54	10,922	14.6%	11,151	11,030	-108	-1.0%
55-59	3,753	5.0%	3,665	3,567	186	5.2%
60-64	2,293	3.1%	2,216	2,025	268	13.2%
65 and older	1,176	1.6%	1,191	1,201	-25	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	43,382		44,211	44,276
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	77	0.2%	80	85	-8	-9.4%
Mining	97	0.2%	100	69	28	40.6%
Utilities	165	0.4%	194	43	122	283.7%
Construction	4,339	10.0%	4,339	3,938	401	10.2%
Manufacturing	12,146	27.9%	11,688	13,544	-1,398	-10.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,712	3.9%	1,740	1,598	114	7.1%
Retail Trade	3,692	8.5%	3,928	3,747	-55	-1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,327	3.1%	1,372	1,305	22	1.7%
Information	447	1.0%	453	494	-47	-9.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,507	3.5%	1,610	1,380	127	9.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	678	1.6%	691	627	51	8.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,528	3.5%	1,590	1,520	8	0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	114	0.3%	95	133	-19	-14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,912	9.0%	4,045	4,347	-435	-10.0%
Educational Services	741	1.7%	820	822	-81	-9.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,253	7.5%	3,565	3,140	113	3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	402	0.9%	416	449	-47	-10.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,824	4.2%	1,904	1,881	-57	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	961	2.2%	1,018	941	20	2.1%
Public Administration	325	0.7%	318	327	-2	-0.6%
Information Not Available	4,135	9.5%	4,245	3,886	249	6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,888		15,069	15,071
Male	7,818	52.5%	7,832	7,888	-70	-0.9%
Female	7,070	47.5%	7,237	7,183	-113	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,888		15,069	15,071
Hispanic or Latino	850	5.7%	855	822	28	3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,732	51.9%	8,155	8,743	-1,011	-11.6%
Information Not Available	6,306	42.4%	6,059	5,506	800	14.5%

Race	14,888		15,069	15,071
American Indian or Alaskan Native	250	1.7%	218	219	31	14.2%
Asian	177	1.2%	187	146	31	21.2%
Black or African American	2,532	17.0%	2,555	2,486	46	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.2%	22	21	5	23.8%
White	10,888	73.1%	11,038	11,117	-229	-2.1%
Information Not Available	1,015	6.8%	1,049	1,082	-67	-6.2%

Years of Age	14,888		15,069	15,071
Younger than 22	444	1.8%	420	463	-19	-4.1%
22-24	835	3.3%	807	918	-83	-9.0%
25-34	3,663	14.6%	3,676	3,633	30	0.8%
35-44	3,643	14.5%	3,747	3,839	-196	-5.1%
45-54	3,847	15.4%	3,905	3,913	-66	-1.7%
55-59	1,316	5.3%	1,312	1,235	81	6.6%
60-64	720	2.9%	766	677	43	6.4%
65 and older	420	1.7%	436	393	27	6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,888		15,069	15,071
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	104	0.7%	113	253	-149	-58.9%
Mining	111	0.7%	96	104	7	6.7%
Utilities	22	0.1%	26	18	4	22.2%
Construction	1,645	11.0%	1,617	1,892	-247	-13.1%
Manufacturing	2,297	15.3%	2,381	2,048	249	12.2%
Wholesale Trade	712	4.7%	751	714	-2	-0.3%
Retail Trade	1,241	8.3%	1,252	1,253	-12	-1.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	402	2.7%	434	410	-8	-2.0%
Information	899	6.0%	1,019	712	187	26.3%
Finance and Insurance	636	4.2%	648	568	68	12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	278	1.9%	258	238	40	16.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	684	4.6%	718	740	-56	-7.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	45	0.3%	57	50	-5	-10.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,408	9.4%	1,342	1,394	14	1.0%
Educational Services	346	2.3%	348	374	-28	-7.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,325	8.8%	1,354	1,430	-105	-7.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	137	0.9%	114	94	43	45.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	613	4.1%	580	609	4	0.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	442	2.9%	462	413	29	7.0%
Public Administration	446	3.0%	385	386	60	15.5%
Information Not Available	1,095	7.3%	1,114	1,371	-276	-20.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,091		24,479	30,025
Male	13,572	56.3%	14,003	18,518	-4,946	-26.7%
Female	10,519	43.7%	10,476	11,507	-988	-8.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,091		24,479	30,025
Hispanic or Latino	35	0.1%	22	46	-11	-23.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,056	99.9%	24,457	29,979	-5,923	-19.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	24,091		24,479	30,025
American Indian or Alaskan Native	184	0.8%	165	179	5	2.8%
Asian	79	0.3%	95	115	-36	-31.3%
Black or African American	3,223	13.4%	2,887	3,799	-576	-15.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	9	0	0	0.0%
White	20,399	84.7%	21,046	25,662	-5,263	-20.5%
Information Not Available	206	0.9%	277	270	-64	-23.7%

Years of Age	24,091		24,479	30,025
Younger than 22	652	1.5%	551	680	-28	-4.1%
22-24	1,321	3.0%	1,331	1,427	-106	-7.4%
25-34	6,119	14.1%	6,094	7,190	-1,071	-14.9%
35-44	6,478	14.9%	6,404	8,684	-2,206	-25.4%
45-54	5,843	13.5%	6,146	7,708	-1,865	-24.2%
55-59	1,916	4.4%	1,916	2,349	-433	-18.4%
60-64	1,128	2.6%	1,331	1,253	-125	-10.0%
65 and older	630	1.5%	706	734	-104	-14.2%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	0	0	4	0.0%

Industry	24,091		24,479	30,025
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	114	0.5%	95	46	68	147.8%
Mining	451	1.9%	594	757	-306	-40.4%
Utilities	26	0.1%	61	18	8	44.4%
Construction	2,712	11.2%	2,743	2,510	202	8.0%
Manufacturing	6,482	26.8%	6,202	11,663	-5,181	-44.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,045	4.3%	1,049	730	315	43.2%
Retail Trade	1,846	7.6%	1,924	2,331	-485	-20.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	866	3.6%	793	1,468	-602	-41.0%
Information	573	2.4%	485	528	45	8.5%
Finance and Insurance	953	3.9%	854	780	173	22.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	367	1.5%	299	243	124	51.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	800	3.3%	815	633	167	26.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	61	0.3%	30	41	20	48.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,942	8.0%	2,054	2,115	-173	-8.2%
Educational Services	577	2.4%	646	587	-10	-1.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,811	7.5%	2,050	2,023	-212	-10.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	227	0.9%	256	298	-71	-23.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,181	4.9%	962	1,120	61	5.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	564	2.3%	680	656	-92	-14.0%
Public Administration	197	0.8%	303	280	-83	-29.6%
Information Not Available	1,296	5.4%	1,584	1,198	98	8.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,736		18,507	17,142
Male	8,428	47.5%	8,651	7,319	1,109	15.2%
Female	9,308	52.5%	9,856	9,823	-515	-5.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,736		18,507	17,142
Hispanic or Latino	384	2.2%	372	393	-9	-2.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,212	97.0%	17,985	16,600	612	3.7%
Information Not Available	140	0.8%	150	149	-9	-6.0%

Race	17,736		18,507	17,142
American Indian or Alaskan Native	77	0.4%	88	98	-21	-21.4%
Asian	129	0.7%	124	103	26	25.2%
Black or African American	9,636	54.3%	9,790	9,770	-134	-1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1%	23	27	-8	-29.6%
White	7,746	43.7%	8,344	7,135	611	8.6%
Information Not Available	129	0.7%	138	9	120	1333.3%

Years of Age	17,736		18,507	17,142
Younger than 22	574	2.3%	561	581	-7	-1.2%
22-24	1,288	5.2%	1,278	1,131	157	13.9%
25-34	4,789	19.4%	4,863	4,323	466	10.8%
35-44	4,286	17.3%	4,574	4,232	54	1.3%
45-54	4,288	17.4%	4,436	4,193	95	2.3%
55-59	1,282	5.2%	1,401	1,399	-117	-8.4%
60-64	771	3.1%	864	752	19	2.5%
65 and older	458	1.9%	530	531	-73	-13.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,736		18,507	17,142
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	126	0.7%	133	88	38	43.2%
Mining	216	1.2%	229	155	61	39.4%
Utilities	69	0.4%	66	34	35	102.9%
Construction	2,386	13.4%	2,631	1,547	839	54.2%
Manufacturing	1,514	8.5%	1,492	975	539	55.3%
Wholesale Trade	376	2.1%	401	433	-57	-13.2%
Retail Trade	1,450	8.1%	1,417	1,328	122	9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	520	2.9%	559	422	98	23.2%
Information	298	1.7%	335	395	-97	-24.6%
Finance and Insurance	489	2.7%	491	394	95	24.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	234	1.3%	250	298	-64	-21.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,036	5.8%	1,066	718	318	44.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	194	1.1%	246	52	142	273.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,136	6.4%	1,143	1,270	-134	-10.6%
Educational Services	350	2.0%	475	566	-216	-38.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,715	9.6%	1,872	1,444	271	18.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	318	1.8%	335	322	-4	-1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,019	5.7%	1,054	957	62	6.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	780	4.4%	797	451	329	72.9%
Public Administration	294	1.6%	300	337	-43	-12.8%
Information Not Available	3,216	18.0%	3,215	4,956	-1,740	-35.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	65,080		66,203	64,007
Male	37,306	57.3%	37,413	36,227	1,079	3.0%
Female	27,774	42.7%	28,790	27,780	-6	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	65,080		66,203	64,007
Hispanic or Latino	6,356	9.8%	6,311	6,514	-158	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	57,209	87.9%	58,427	56,045	1,164	2.1%
Information Not Available	1,515	2.3%	1,465	1,448	67	4.6%

Race	65,080		66,203	64,007
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51,362	78.9%	181	176	51,186	29083.0%
Asian	5,896	9.1%	1,880	1,903	3,993	209.8%
Black or African American	153	0.2%	6,079	5,789	-5,636	-97.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,969	3.0%	35	33	1,936	5866.7%
White	30	0.0%	52,376	50,731	-50,701	-99.9%
Information Not Available	5,670	8.7%	5,652	5,375	295	5.5%

Years of Age	65,080		66,203	64,007
Younger than 22	1,867	3.1%	1,878	1,875	-8	-0.4%
22-24	3,448	5.7%	3,421	3,394	54	1.6%
25-34	13,945	22.9%	14,183	13,702	243	1.8%
35-44	16,533	27.1%	16,730	16,997	-464	-2.7%
45-54	16,750	27.5%	17,261	16,272	478	2.9%
55-59	6,019	9.9%	6,146	5,792	227	3.9%
60-64	4,203	6.9%	4,217	3,779	424	11.2%
65 and older	2,315	3.8%	2,367	2,196	119	5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	65,080		66,203	64,007
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	558	0.9%	459	556	2	0.4%
Mining	85	0.1%	68	78	7	9.0%
Utilities	66	0.1%	68	63	3	4.8%
Construction	8,472	12.9%	7,860	8,505	-33	-0.4%
Manufacturing	7,879	12.0%	7,682	8,063	-184	-2.3%
Wholesale Trade	3,693	5.6%	3,643	3,308	385	11.6%
Retail Trade	6,245	9.5%	6,411	6,857	-612	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,599	2.4%	1,751	1,742	-143	-8.2%
Information	1,632	2.5%	1,639	1,692	-60	-3.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,390	5.2%	3,344	2,739	651	23.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,123	1.7%	1,120	1,084	39	3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,916	7.5%	5,202	4,825	91	1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	174	0.3%	152	105	69	65.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,237	9.5%	6,171	5,598	639	11.4%
Educational Services	1,260	1.9%	1,305	1,227	33	2.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,503	8.4%	5,718	5,458	45	0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	686	1.0%	645	706	-20	-2.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,456	5.3%	3,555	3,420	36	1.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,684	4.1%	2,696	2,750	-66	-2.4%
Public Administration	1,832	2.8%	1,972	1,935	-103	-5.3%
Information Not Available	3,590	5.5%	4,742	3,296	294	8.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,788		32,525	30,242
Male	16,486	50.3%	16,161	15,014	1,472	9.8%
Female	16,302	49.7%	16,364	15,228	1,074	7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,788		32,525	30,242
Hispanic or Latino	1,248	3.8%	1,121	966	282	29.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,941	94.4%	30,773	28,725	2,216	7.7%
Information Not Available	599	1.8%	631	551	48	8.7%

Race	32,788		32,525	30,242
American Indian or Alaskan Native	80	0.2%	90	82	-2	-2.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	15,083	46.0%	15,194	14,773	310	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.2%	74	70	-10	-14.3%
White	15,202	46.4%	14,936	13,800	1,402	10.2%
Information Not Available	2,363	7.2%	2,231	1,517	846	55.8%

Years of Age	32,788		32,525	30,242
Younger than 22	1,005	2.2%	1,005	998	7	0.7%
22-24	1,917	4.1%	1,917	1,789	128	7.2%
25-34	7,563	16.3%	7,510	6,789	774	11.4%
35-44	8,319	18.0%	8,238	7,679	640	8.3%
45-54	8,251	17.8%	8,230	7,531	720	9.6%
55-59	2,704	5.8%	2,758	2,581	123	4.8%
60-64	1,729	3.7%	1,701	1,604	125	7.8%
65 and older	1,298	2.8%	1,165	1,260	38	3.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	11	-9	-81.8%

Industry	32,788		32,525	30,242
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	57	0.2%	42	66	-9	-13.6%
Mining	29	0.1%	18	27	2	7.4%
Utilities	32	0.1%	31	36	-4	-11.1%
Construction	3,889	11.8%	3,650	3,350	539	16.1%
Manufacturing	671	2.0%	827	592	79	13.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,371	4.2%	1,316	1,252	119	9.5%
Retail Trade	1,273	3.9%	1,306	1,248	25	2.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	820	2.5%	845	700	120	17.1%
Information	728	2.2%	696	794	-66	-8.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,086	6.4%	1,886	1,236	850	68.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	819	2.5%	793	760	59	7.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,858	8.7%	2,791	2,799	59	2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.1%	10	41	-22	-53.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,252	12.9%	4,324	4,242	10	0.2%
Educational Services	891	2.7%	893	900	-9	-1.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,699	8.2%	2,810	2,474	225	9.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	430	1.3%	383	427	3	0.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,058	6.3%	1,848	2,039	19	0.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	950	2.9%	992	945	5	0.5%
Public Administration	587	1.8%	551	495	92	18.6%
Information Not Available	6,269	19.1%	6,513	5,819	450	7.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,737		5,604	6,092
Male	2,963	51.6%	2,874	3,345	-382	-11.4%
Female	2,774	48.4%	2,730	2,745	29	1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	5,737		5,604	6,092
Hispanic or Latino	72	1.3%	65	49	23	46.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,818	84.0%	4,707	5,175	-357	-6.9%
Information Not Available	847	14.8%	832	868	-21	-2.4%

Race	5,737		5,604	6,092
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58	1.0%	54	73	-15	-20.5%
Asian	29	0.5%	36	26	3	11.5%
Black or African American	59	1.0%	72	62	-3	-4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	4,933	86.0%	4,825	5,326	-393	-7.4%
Information Not Available	658	11.5%	617	605	53	8.8%

Years of Age	5,737		5,604	6,092
Younger than 22	255	2.5%	218	278	-23	-8.3%
22-24	351	3.4%	341	397	-46	-11.6%
25-34	1,200	11.6%	1,157	1,255	-55	-4.4%
35-44	1,430	13.8%	1,376	1,544	-114	-7.4%
45-54	1,492	14.4%	1,526	1,631	-139	-8.5%
55-59	529	5.1%	524	567	-38	-6.7%
60-64	328	3.2%	331	290	38	13.1%
65 and older	152	1.5%	131	130	22	16.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,737		5,604	6,092
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	74	1.3%	38	61	13	21.3%
Mining	2	0.0%	0	1	1	100.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	1	11	-2	-18.2%
Construction	517	8.9%	267	625	-108	-17.3%
Manufacturing	693	11.9%	341	885	-192	-21.7%
Wholesale Trade	185	3.2%	109	182	3	1.6%
Retail Trade	591	10.2%	314	681	-90	-13.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	86	1.5%	50	98	-12	-12.2%
Information	80	1.4%	43	74	6	8.1%
Finance and Insurance	128	2.2%	55	170	-42	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	71	1.2%	20	52	19	36.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	181	3.1%	101	161	20	12.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.1%	4	5	3	60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	353	6.1%	199	352	1	0.3%
Educational Services	142	2.4%	80	128	14	10.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	566	9.7%	296	482	84	17.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	53	0.9%	36	79	-26	-32.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	377	6.5%	138	350	27	7.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	166	2.9%	66	141	25	17.7%
Public Administration	84	1.4%	35	171	-87	-50.9%
Information Not Available	1,371	23.6%	3,411	1,383	-12	-0.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	109,751		99,817	142,357
Male	62,041	56.5%	53,986	86,632	-24,591	-28.4%
Female	47,700	43.5%	45,821	55,721	-8,021	-14.4%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	10	4	6	150.0%

Ethnicity	109,751		99,817	142,357
Hispanic or Latino	3,249	3.0%	2,805	4,253	-1,004	-23.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,638	73.5%	72,073	107,246	-26,608	-24.8%
Information Not Available	25,864	23.6%	24,939	30,858	-4,994	-16.2%

Race	109,751		99,817	142,357
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,074	1.0%	1,017	1,270	-196	-15.4%
Asian	797	0.7%	800	1,216	-419	-34.5%
Black or African American	17,557	16.0%	14,889	25,558	-8,001	-31.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.1%	51	105	-28	-26.7%
White	61,311	55.9%	55,123	79,859	-18,548	-23.2%
Information Not Available	28,935	26.4%	27,937	34,349	-5,414	-15.8%

Years of Age	109,751		99,817	142,357
Younger than 22	3,055	1.8%	2,877	4,134	-1,079	-26.1%
22-24	6,012	3.6%	5,783	7,180	-1,168	-16.3%
25-34	26,114	15.7%	24,069	33,682	-7,568	-22.5%
35-44	29,589	17.8%	26,256	39,683	-10,094	-25.4%
45-54	29,017	17.4%	25,754	37,068	-8,051	-21.7%
55-59	8,994	5.4%	8,279	11,943	-2,949	-24.7%
60-64	4,620	2.8%	4,470	5,795	-1,175	-20.3%
65 and older	2,348	1.4%	2,326	2,871	-523	-18.2%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	1	1	100.0%

Industry	109,751		99,817	142,357
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	444	0.4%	413	543	-99	-18.2%
Mining	127	0.1%	111	134	-7	-5.2%
Utilities	80	0.1%	78	88	-8	-9.1%
Construction	9,435	8.6%	9,307	12,493	-3,058	-24.5%
Manufacturing	26,887	24.4%	19,945	51,436	-24,549	-47.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,679	3.3%	3,606	4,587	-908	-19.8%
Retail Trade	10,653	9.7%	11,158	9,533	1,120	11.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,142	2.9%	2,802	3,698	-556	-15.0%
Information	1,085	1.0%	1,092	1,251	-166	-13.3%
Finance and Insurance	3,676	3.3%	3,388	3,244	432	13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,443	1.3%	1,472	1,796	-353	-19.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,335	4.8%	5,580	6,440	-1,105	-17.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	867	0.8%	769	1,262	-395	-31.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,860	12.6%	11,127	12,725	1,135	8.9%
Educational Services	3,171	2.9%	3,515	3,019	152	5.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,326	6.6%	7,879	7,420	-94	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,106	1.0%	1,107	1,477	-371	-25.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,416	4.0%	4,298	5,450	-1,034	-19.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,340	2.1%	2,329	2,671	-331	-12.4%
Public Administration	1,082	1.0%	994	1,256	-174	-13.9%
Information Not Available	9,597	8.7%	8,847	11,834	-2,237	-18.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,208		32,658	29,881
Male	21,478	57.7%	18,772	17,178	4,300	25.0%
Female	15,727	42.3%	13,886	12,663	3,064	24.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	0	40	-37	-92.5%

Ethnicity	37,208		32,658	29,881
Hispanic or Latino	1,144	3.1%	997	1,051	93	8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,165	89.1%	29,088	26,466	6,699	25.3%
Information Not Available	2,899	7.8%	2,573	2,364	535	22.6%

Race	37,208		32,658	29,881
American Indian or Alaskan Native	462	1.2%	456	386	76	19.7%
Asian	873	2.3%	778	619	254	41.0%
Black or African American	2,928	7.9%	2,949	2,730	198	7.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	160	0.4%	169	139	21	15.1%
White	30,832	82.9%	26,599	24,422	6,410	26.2%
Information Not Available	1,953	5.2%	1,707	1,585	368	23.2%

Years of Age	37,208		32,658	29,881
Younger than 22	1,007	1.5%	1,023	998	9	0.9%
22-24	2,129	3.2%	1,916	1,877	252	13.4%
25-34	8,875	13.5%	7,832	7,119	1,756	24.7%
35-44	8,919	13.5%	8,027	7,373	1,546	21.0%
45-54	9,635	14.6%	8,374	7,673	1,962	25.6%
55-59	3,529	5.4%	2,959	2,689	840	31.2%
60-64	2,087	3.2%	1,669	1,410	677	48.0%
65 and older	631	1.0%	491	442	189	42.8%
Information Not Available	396	0.6%	367	300	96	32.0%

Industry	37,208		32,658	29,881
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	270	0.7%	219	222	48	21.6%
Mining	69	0.2%	30	42	27	64.3%
Utilities	79	0.2%	123	106	-27	-25.5%
Construction	5,557	14.8%	5,221	4,443	1,114	25.1%
Manufacturing	5,655	15.1%	4,854	5,458	197	3.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,185	5.8%	1,867	1,778	407	22.9%
Retail Trade	3,579	9.5%	3,157	2,818	761	27.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	962	2.6%	926	766	196	25.6%
Information	947	2.5%	816	670	277	41.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,037	5.4%	1,763	1,295	742	57.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	688	1.8%	587	580	108	18.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,109	5.6%	1,799	1,533	576	37.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	710	1.9%	626	546	164	30.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,960	7.9%	2,799	2,553	407	15.9%
Educational Services	1,231	3.3%	1,235	1,061	170	16.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,858	7.6%	2,812	2,435	423	17.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	494	1.3%	451	451	43	9.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,737	4.6%	1,592	1,434	303	21.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	948	2.5%	1,027	852	96	11.3%
Public Administration	682	1.8%	550	617	65	10.5%
Information Not Available	1,451	3.9%	204	221	1,230	556.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,232		37,976	40,087
Male	20,381	51.9%	18,976	20,843	-462	-2.2%
Female	18,846	48.0%	18,997	19,241	-395	-2.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	3	3	2	66.7%

Ethnicity	39,232		37,976	40,087
Hispanic or Latino	392	1.0%	408	407	-15	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,612	32.1%	13,006	12,465	147	1.2%
Information Not Available	26,228	66.9%	24,562	27,215	-987	-3.6%

Race	39,232		37,976	40,087
American Indian or Alaskan Native	330	0.8%	295	281	49	17.4%
Asian	267	0.7%	265	266	1	0.4%
Black or African American	9,710	24.8%	9,900	9,913	-203	-2.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	338	0.9%	358	287	51	17.8%
White	25,848	65.9%	25,750	26,411	-563	-2.1%
Information Not Available	2,739	7.0%	1,408	2,929	-190	-6.5%

Years of Age	39,232		37,976	40,087
Younger than 22	1,122	1.8%	1,160	1,186	-64	-5.4%
22-24	2,157	3.4%	2,264	2,335	-178	-7.6%
25-34	9,194	14.6%	8,996	9,689	-495	-5.1%
35-44	10,185	16.1%	9,585	10,503	-318	-3.0%
45-54	10,307	16.3%	9,850	10,177	130	1.3%
55-59	3,243	5.1%	3,152	3,248	-5	-0.2%
60-64	1,942	3.1%	1,900	1,819	123	6.8%
65 and older	1,060	1.7%	1,045	1,130	-70	-6.2%
Information Not Available	22	0.0%	24	0	22	0.0%

Industry	39,232		37,976	40,087
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	179	0.5%	148	161	18	11.2%
Mining	92	0.2%	82	113	-21	-18.6%
Utilities	53	0.1%	58	79	-26	-32.9%
Construction	4,110	10.4%	4,220	4,467	-357	-8.0%
Manufacturing	8,664	22.0%	6,669	8,626	38	0.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,501	3.8%	1,720	1,586	-85	-5.4%
Retail Trade	3,821	9.7%	3,842	4,406	-585	-13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,590	4.0%	1,440	1,496	94	6.3%
Information	816	2.1%	866	1,141	-325	-28.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,786	4.5%	1,777	1,317	469	35.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	658	1.7%	707	779	-121	-15.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,481	3.8%	1,657	1,342	139	10.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	103	0.3%	111	149	-46	-30.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,911	9.9%	3,814	3,253	658	20.2%
Educational Services	961	2.4%	1,040	982	-21	-2.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,477	8.8%	3,599	4,025	-548	-13.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	472	1.2%	506	584	-112	-19.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,593	6.6%	2,510	2,748	-155	-5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,247	3.2%	1,285	1,300	-53	-4.1%
Public Administration	435	1.1%	412	460	-25	-5.4%
Information Not Available	1,282	3.3%	1,513	1,073	209	19.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,274		18,248	15,214
Male	7,878	45.6%	8,368	6,541	1,337	20.4%
Female	9,396	54.4%	9,880	8,669	727	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	17,274		18,248	15,214
Hispanic or Latino	272	1.6%	240	228	44	19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,342	94.6%	17,292	14,431	1,911	13.2%
Information Not Available	660	3.8%	716	555	105	18.9%

Race	17,274		18,248	15,214
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.3%	51	37	11	29.7%
Asian	93	0.5%	85	39	54	138.5%
Black or African American	10,311	59.7%	10,757	9,008	1,303	14.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0%	2	2	4	200.0%
White	6,351	36.8%	6,805	5,765	586	10.2%
Information Not Available	465	2.7%	548	363	102	28.1%

Years of Age	17,274		18,248	15,214
Younger than 22	641	2.8%	684	579	62	10.7%
22-24	1,200	5.2%	1,230	1,121	79	7.0%
25-34	4,609	20.1%	4,786	3,851	758	19.7%
35-44	4,187	18.3%	4,625	3,880	307	7.9%
45-54	4,122	18.0%	4,321	3,552	570	16.0%
55-59	1,257	5.5%	1,320	1,135	122	10.7%
60-64	732	3.2%	767	613	119	19.4%
65 and older	526	2.3%	515	483	43	8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,274		18,248	15,214
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	188	1.1%	218	216	-28	-13.0%
Mining	55	0.3%	58	39	16	41.0%
Utilities	19	0.1%	20	18	1	5.6%
Construction	1,260	7.2%	1,185	821	439	53.5%
Manufacturing	4,810	27.5%	5,644	4,285	525	12.3%
Wholesale Trade	519	3.0%	478	380	139	36.6%
Retail Trade	1,893	10.8%	1,919	1,620	273	16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	566	3.2%	593	388	178	45.9%
Information	140	0.8%	140	156	-16	-10.3%
Finance and Insurance	270	1.5%	270	266	4	1.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	164	0.9%	165	171	-7	-4.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	556	3.2%	532	464	92	19.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	67	0.4%	90	10	57	570.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,559	8.9%	1,608	1,321	238	18.0%
Educational Services	368	2.1%	387	440	-72	-16.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,377	7.9%	1,387	1,150	227	19.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	134	0.8%	112	113	21	18.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,341	7.7%	1,331	1,152	189	16.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	295	1.7%	286	329	-34	-10.3%
Public Administration	316	1.8%	303	350	-34	-9.7%
Information Not Available	1,377	7.9%	1,522	1,525	-148	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,740		2,411	2,688
Male	1,567	57.2%	1,280	1,437	130	9.0%
Female	1,160	42.3%	1,117	1,236	-76	-6.1%
Information Not Available	13	0.5%	14	15	-2	-13.3%

Ethnicity	2,740		2,411	2,688
Hispanic or Latino	64	2.3%	54	87	-23	-26.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,511	91.6%	2,226	2,430	81	3.3%
Information Not Available	165	6.0%	131	171	-6	-3.5%

Race	2,740		2,411	2,688
American Indian or Alaskan Native	292	10.7%	274	339	-47	-13.9%
Asian	10	0.4%	8	11	-1	-9.1%
Black or African American	22	0.8%	18	14	8	57.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.2%	5	6	0	0.0%
White	2,385	87.0%	2,093	2,297	88	3.8%
Information Not Available	25	0.9%	13	21	4	19.0%

Years of Age	2,740		2,411	2,688
Younger than 22	70	1.4%	76	75	-5	-6.7%
22-24	159	3.2%	119	159	0	0.0%
25-34	645	12.9%	481	598	47	7.9%
35-44	599	12.0%	564	635	-36	-5.7%
45-54	752	15.1%	689	728	24	3.3%
55-59	292	5.9%	257	276	16	5.8%
60-64	138	2.8%	147	147	-9	-6.1%
65 and older	85	1.7%	78	70	15	21.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,740		2,411	2,688
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25	0.9%	32	27	-2	-7.4%
Mining	59	2.1%	37	40	19	47.5%
Utilities	11	0.4%	15	9	2	22.2%
Construction	485	17.5%	361	374	111	29.7%
Manufacturing	236	8.5%	234	206	30	14.6%
Wholesale Trade	78	2.8%	76	73	5	6.8%
Retail Trade	277	10.0%	251	289	-12	-4.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	63	2.3%	60	76	-13	-17.1%
Information	42	1.5%	59	66	-24	-36.4%
Finance and Insurance	67	2.4%	78	54	13	24.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	38	1.4%	30	45	-7	-15.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	98	3.5%	102	100	-2	-2.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.1%	2	1	2	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	203	7.3%	192	212	-9	-4.2%
Educational Services	91	3.3%	100	114	-23	-20.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	210	7.6%	235	228	-18	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	105	3.8%	60	77	28	36.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	333	12.0%	241	339	-6	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	76	2.7%	59	55	21	38.2%
Public Administration	120	4.3%	109	135	-15	-11.1%
Information Not Available	120	4.3%	78	168	-48	-28.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	69,274		67,558	67,375
Male	35,485	51.2%	34,175	33,095	2,390	7.2%
Female	33,785	48.8%	33,380	34,275	-490	-1.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	5	-1	-20.0%

Ethnicity	69,274		67,558	67,375
Hispanic or Latino	2,367	3.4%	2,205	2,188	179	8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,707	94.9%	64,285	64,005	1,702	2.7%
Information Not Available	1,200	1.7%	1,068	1,182	18	1.5%

Race	69,274		67,558	67,375
American Indian or Alaskan Native	909	1.3%	885	896	13	1.5%
Asian	725	1.0%	748	711	14	2.0%
Black or African American	26,458	38.2%	26,263	26,295	163	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	72	0.1%	66	55	17	30.9%
White	37,539	54.2%	36,313	35,852	1,687	4.7%
Information Not Available	3,571	5.2%	3,283	3,566	5	0.1%

Years of Age	69,274		67,558	67,375
Younger than 22	2,194	2.1%	2,055	2,056	138	6.7%
22-24	4,043	3.9%	3,959	3,892	151	3.9%
25-34	16,872	16.3%	16,451	15,767	1,105	7.0%
35-44	18,423	17.8%	17,947	17,815	608	3.4%
45-54	16,525	16.0%	16,084	16,447	78	0.5%
55-59	5,700	5.5%	5,659	5,934	-234	-3.9%
60-64	3,600	3.5%	3,502	3,495	105	3.0%
65 and older	1,917	1.9%	1,901	1,969	-52	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	69,274		67,558	67,375
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	263	0.4%	251	289	-26	-9.0%
Mining	41	0.1%	40	45	-4	-8.9%
Utilities	64	0.1%	73	77	-13	-16.9%
Construction	5,909	8.5%	5,701	4,715	1,194	25.3%
Manufacturing	16,267	23.4%	15,957	17,063	-796	-4.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,627	3.8%	2,495	2,114	513	24.3%
Retail Trade	5,321	7.7%	5,223	5,222	99	1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,511	2.2%	1,519	1,792	-281	-15.7%
Information	955	1.4%	952	900	55	6.1%
Finance and Insurance	2,181	3.1%	2,167	1,763	418	23.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	795	1.1%	749	672	123	18.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,579	3.7%	2,608	2,400	179	7.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	175	0.3%	182	216	-41	-19.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,668	9.6%	6,726	6,736	-68	-1.0%
Educational Services	1,232	1.8%	1,345	1,377	-145	-10.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,074	7.3%	5,094	4,914	160	3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	443	0.6%	474	355	88	24.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,772	4.0%	2,736	2,728	44	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,144	1.6%	1,085	1,268	-124	-9.8%
Public Administration	641	0.9%	642	702	-61	-8.7%
Information Not Available	12,612	18.1%	11,539	12,027	585	4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,147		1,200	1,763
Male	607	52.9%	612	1,104	-497	-45.0%
Female	539	47.0%	587	652	-113	-17.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.1%	1	7	-6	-85.7%

Ethnicity	1,147		1,200	1,763
Hispanic or Latino	16	1.4%	26	19	-3	-15.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,103	96.2%	1,156	1,703	-600	-35.2%
Information Not Available	28	2.4%	18	41	-13	-31.7%

Race	1,147		1,200	1,763
American Indian or Alaskan Native	180	15.7%	188	180	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.3%	3	5	-2	-40.0%
Black or African American	16	1.4%	17	19	-3	-15.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	1	4	-4	-100.0%
White	904	78.8%	947	1,495	-591	-39.5%
Information Not Available	44	3.8%	44	60	-16	-26.7%

Years of Age	1,147		1,200	1,763
Younger than 22	20	1.0%	18	35	-15	-42.9%
22-24	47	2.4%	51	62	-15	-24.2%
25-34	249	12.7%	256	415	-166	-40.0%
35-44	247	12.6%	270	454	-207	-45.6%
45-54	305	15.6%	316	470	-165	-35.1%
55-59	128	6.5%	127	171	-43	-25.1%
60-64	93	4.7%	105	84	9	10.7%
65 and older	56	2.9%	53	53	3	5.7%
Information Not Available	2	0.1%	4	19	-17	-89.5%

Industry	1,147		1,200	1,763
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	10	0.9%	28	21	-11	-52.4%
Mining	29	2.5%	21	21	8	38.1%
Utilities	2	0.2%	5	1	1	100.0%
Construction	122	10.5%	136	203	-81	-39.9%
Manufacturing	133	11.5%	151	521	-388	-74.5%
Wholesale Trade	50	4.3%	54	76	-26	-34.2%
Retail Trade	114	9.9%	140	136	-22	-16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	22	1.9%	21	36	-14	-38.9%
Information	51	4.4%	61	23	28	121.7%
Finance and Insurance	34	2.9%	35	45	-11	-24.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10	0.9%	14	10	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	42	3.6%	45	54	-12	-22.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.8%	6	9	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	47	4.1%	44	72	-25	-34.7%
Educational Services	3	0.3%	3	5	-2	-40.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	114	9.9%	91	134	-20	-14.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	10	0.9%	5	8	2	25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	56	4.8%	55	57	-1	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	41	3.5%	44	40	1	2.5%
Public Administration	160	13.8%	169	186	-26	-14.0%
Information Not Available	88	7.6%	72	105	-17	-16.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,847		6,903	7,933
Male	3,109	45.4%	3,055	3,838	-729	-19.0%
Female	3,510	51.3%	3,595	3,822	-312	-8.2%
Information Not Available	228	3.3%	253	273	-45	-16.5%

Ethnicity	6,847		6,903	7,933
Hispanic or Latino	195	2.8%	207	365	-170	-46.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,006	73.1%	5,076	6,314	-1,308	-20.7%
Information Not Available	1,646	24.0%	1,620	1,254	392	31.3%

Race	6,847		6,903	7,933
American Indian or Alaskan Native	69	1.0%	76	125	-56	-44.8%
Asian	47	0.7%	49	66	-19	-28.8%
Black or African American	484	7.1%	506	637	-153	-24.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	7	9	-2	-22.2%
White	2,863	41.8%	2,858	4,014	-1,151	-28.7%
Information Not Available	3,377	49.3%	3,407	3,082	295	9.6%

Years of Age	6,847		6,903	7,933
Younger than 22	175	1.9%	174	266	-91	-34.2%
22-24	399	4.3%	392	504	-105	-20.8%
25-34	1,592	17.1%	1,625	1,863	-271	-14.5%
35-44	1,669	17.9%	1,649	1,959	-290	-14.8%
45-54	1,782	19.1%	1,823	1,982	-200	-10.1%
55-59	622	6.7%	641	712	-90	-12.6%
60-64	375	4.0%	377	410	-35	-8.5%
65 and older	233	2.5%	222	237	-4	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,847		6,903	7,933
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	38	0.6%	48	38	0	0.0%
Mining	8	0.1%	9	9	-1	-11.1%
Utilities	17	0.2%	13	16	1	6.3%
Construction	465	6.8%	469	676	-211	-31.2%
Manufacturing	1,221	17.7%	1,187	1,557	-336	-21.6%
Wholesale Trade	263	3.8%	256	315	-52	-16.5%
Retail Trade	774	11.2%	782	850	-76	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	189	2.7%	200	170	19	11.2%
Information	163	2.4%	176	193	-30	-15.5%
Finance and Insurance	339	4.9%	329	319	20	6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	93	1.4%	93	120	-27	-22.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	381	5.5%	371	334	47	14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.4%	30	21	9	42.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	676	9.8%	714	824	-148	-18.0%
Educational Services	160	2.3%	159	207	-47	-22.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	727	10.6%	746	794	-67	-8.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	1.1%	81	76	-3	-3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	440	6.4%	436	477	-37	-7.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	154	2.2%	162	187	-33	-17.6%
Public Administration	205	3.0%	203	207	-2	-1.0%
Information Not Available	431	6.3%	439	543	-112	-20.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,926		4,856	4,582
Male	2,655	53.9%	2,550	2,482	173	7.0%
Female	2,271	46.1%	2,306	2,100	171	8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,926		4,856	4,582
Hispanic or Latino	164	3.3%	148	155	9	5.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,616	73.4%	3,609	3,356	260	7.7%
Information Not Available	1,146	23.3%	1,099	1,071	75	7.0%

Race	4,926		4,856	4,582
American Indian or Alaskan Native	25	0.5%	24	16	9	56.3%
Asian	80	1.6%	68	82	-2	-2.4%
Black or African American	82	1.7%	78	89	-7	-7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	4	7	-3	-42.9%
White	4,471	90.8%	4,420	4,097	374	9.1%
Information Not Available	264	5.4%	262	291	-27	-9.3%

Years of Age	4,926		4,856	4,582
Younger than 22	83	0.9%	91	98	-15	-15.3%
22-24	190	2.1%	185	161	29	18.0%
25-34	918	10.2%	911	774	144	18.6%
35-44	1,219	13.5%	1,169	1,090	129	11.8%
45-54	1,396	15.5%	1,405	1,351	45	3.3%
55-59	579	6.4%	546	578	1	0.2%
60-64	374	4.1%	364	364	10	2.7%
65 and older	167	1.9%	185	166	1	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,926		4,856	4,582
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.2%	12	10	2	20.0%
Mining	6	0.1%	2	4	2	50.0%
Utilities	6	0.1%	10	5	1	20.0%
Construction	399	8.1%	372	385	14	3.6%
Manufacturing	804	16.3%	783	882	-78	-8.8%
Wholesale Trade	279	5.7%	234	276	3	1.1%
Retail Trade	585	11.8%	557	566	19	3.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	89	1.8%	111	96	-7	-7.3%
Information	107	2.2%	98	94	13	13.8%
Finance and Insurance	266	5.4%	297	213	53	24.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	85	1.7%	76	72	13	18.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	271	5.5%	268	191	80	41.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.1%	7	4	3	75.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	466	9.4%	482	390	76	19.5%
Educational Services	119	2.4%	153	145	-26	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	339	6.9%	360	304	35	11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	1.6%	56	68	9	13.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	235	4.8%	221	213	22	10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	145	2.9%	156	117	28	23.9%
Public Administration	89	1.8%	90	64	25	39.1%
Information Not Available	540	10.9%	511	483	57	11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	95,146		99,206	92,959
Male	49,721	52.3%	50,721	48,462	1,259	2.6%
Female	45,425	47.7%	48,485	44,497	928	2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	95,146		99,206	92,959
Hispanic or Latino	17,488	18.4%	18,327	16,846	642	3.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,569	73.1%	72,553	68,463	1,106	1.6%
Information Not Available	8,089	8.5%	8,326	7,650	439	5.7%

Race	95,146		99,206	92,959
American Indian or Alaskan Native	350	0.4%	345	331	19	5.7%
Asian	2,714	2.9%	2,850	2,784	-70	-2.5%
Black or African American	22,395	23.5%	23,477	22,278	117	0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	596	0.6%	618	607	-11	-1.8%
White	54,465	57.2%	56,781	52,868	1,597	3.0%
Information Not Available	14,626	15.4%	15,135	14,091	535	3.8%

Years of Age	95,146		99,206	92,959
Younger than 22	12,735	8.7%	12,595	9,892	2,843	28.7%
22-24	7,500	5.1%	7,711	7,204	296	4.1%
25-34	21,898	14.9%	22,790	21,649	249	1.2%
35-44	23,719	16.2%	24,828	23,797	-78	-0.3%
45-54	18,120	12.4%	19,132	18,256	-136	-0.7%
55-59	5,952	4.1%	6,407	6,096	-144	-2.4%
60-64	2,988	2.0%	3,232	3,365	-377	-11.2%
65 and older	2,234	1.5%	2,511	2,700	-466	-17.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	95,146		99,206	92,959
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	138	0.1%	103	118	20	16.9%
Mining	53	0.1%	37	39	14	35.9%
Utilities	99	0.1%	109	136	-37	-27.2%
Construction	8,219	8.6%	8,361	8,090	129	1.6%
Manufacturing	8,641	9.1%	8,892	8,753	-112	-1.3%
Wholesale Trade	5,628	5.9%	5,878	5,663	-35	-0.6%
Retail Trade	11,595	12.2%	12,010	10,763	832	7.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,182	4.4%	5,102	4,113	69	1.7%
Information	2,249	2.4%	2,339	2,480	-231	-9.3%
Finance and Insurance	5,272	5.5%	5,408	3,944	1,328	33.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,883	2.0%	1,777	1,630	253	15.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,858	6.1%	6,096	5,275	583	11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	440	0.5%	489	341	99	29.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,509	11.0%	10,984	10,101	408	4.0%
Educational Services	3,189	3.3%	3,639	4,581	-1,392	-30.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,892	9.3%	9,114	8,638	254	2.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,108	1.2%	1,083	1,183	-75	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,339	6.7%	6,387	6,106	233	3.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,475	2.6%	2,580	2,523	-48	-1.9%
Public Administration	1,084	1.1%	1,260	1,179	-95	-8.1%
Information Not Available	7,293	7.7%	7,558	7,303	-10	-0.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,366		9,141	9,464
Male	4,982	53.2%	4,850	4,949	33	0.7%
Female	4,384	46.8%	4,291	4,515	-131	-2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,366		9,141	9,464
Hispanic or Latino	5,020	53.6%	4,754	4,909	111	2.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,912	41.8%	3,966	4,273	-361	-8.4%
Information Not Available	434	4.6%	421	282	152	53.9%

Race	9,366		9,141	9,464
American Indian or Alaskan Native	873	9.3%	941	1,037	-164	-15.8%
Asian	103	1.1%	101	88	15	17.0%
Black or African American	315	3.4%	333	338	-23	-6.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.3%	25	24	0	0.0%
White	4,671	49.9%	4,512	4,709	-38	-0.8%
Information Not Available	3,380	36.1%	3,229	3,268	112	3.4%

Years of Age	9,366		9,141	9,464
Younger than 22	313	2.3%	311	325	-12	-3.7%
22-24	562	4.1%	548	596	-34	-5.7%
25-34	2,014	14.8%	1,993	2,174	-160	-7.4%
35-44	2,185	16.0%	2,221	2,358	-173	-7.3%
45-54	2,182	16.0%	2,093	2,351	-169	-7.2%
55-59	693	5.1%	695	849	-156	-18.4%
60-64	403	3.0%	366	479	-76	-15.9%
65 and older	272	2.0%	238	332	-60	-18.1%
Information Not Available	742	5.4%	676	0	742	0.0%

Industry	9,366		9,141	9,464
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	149	1.6%	161	154	-5	-3.2%
Mining	150	1.6%	141	80	70	87.5%
Utilities	33	0.3%	29	28	5	17.9%
Construction	1,480	15.6%	1,483	1,112	368	33.1%
Manufacturing	1,100	11.6%	1,093	533	567	106.4%
Wholesale Trade	296	3.1%	285	225	71	31.6%
Retail Trade	907	9.5%	851	809	98	12.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	281	3.0%	197	178	103	57.9%
Information	237	2.5%	240	320	-83	-25.9%
Finance and Insurance	296	3.1%	288	328	-32	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	169	1.8%	165	152	17	11.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	563	5.9%	535	384	179	46.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13	0.1%	16	32	-19	-59.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	848	8.9%	868	640	208	32.5%
Educational Services	377	4.0%	387	341	36	10.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,005	10.6%	984	953	52	5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	231	2.4%	227	159	72	45.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	554	5.8%	476	484	70	14.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	228	2.4%	206	248	-20	-8.1%
Public Administration	392	4.1%	440	428	-36	-8.4%
Information Not Available	57	0.6%	69	1,876	-1,819	-97.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,476		24,347	17,873
Male	13,773	56.3%	13,575	10,157	3,616	35.6%
Female	10,702	43.7%	10,770	7,716	2,986	38.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,476		24,347	17,873
Hispanic or Latino	3,912	16.0%	3,720	2,602	1,310	50.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,651	68.0%	16,045	11,586	5,065	43.7%
Information Not Available	3,913	16.0%	4,582	3,685	228	6.2%

Race	24,476		24,347	17,873
American Indian or Alaskan Native	455	1.9%	429	299	156	52.2%
Asian	958	3.9%	1,142	799	159	19.9%
Black or African American	3,225	13.2%	3,214	2,141	1,084	50.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	382	1.6%	433	281	101	35.9%
White	15,791	64.5%	15,709	12,004	3,787	31.5%
Information Not Available	3,665	15.0%	3,420	2,349	1,316	56.0%

Years of Age	24,476		24,347	17,873
Younger than 22	692	1.8%	662	444	248	55.9%
22-24	1,239	3.2%	1,145	900	339	37.7%
25-34	4,981	12.9%	4,978	3,625	1,356	37.4%
35-44	5,967	15.4%	5,894	4,638	1,329	28.7%
45-54	6,295	16.3%	6,249	4,567	1,728	37.8%
55-59	2,382	6.2%	2,434	1,739	643	37.0%
60-64	1,580	4.1%	1,629	1,116	464	41.6%
65 and older	1,301	3.4%	1,321	824	477	57.9%
Information Not Available	39	0.1%	35	20	19	95.0%

Industry	24,476		24,347	17,873
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	23	0.1%	13	13	10	76.9%
Mining	93	0.4%	87	58	35	60.3%
Utilities	27	0.1%	25	23	4	17.4%
Construction	5,124	20.9%	4,844	4,128	996	24.1%
Manufacturing	1,179	4.8%	1,095	759	420	55.3%
Wholesale Trade	664	2.7%	608	448	216	48.2%
Retail Trade	1,997	8.2%	1,968	1,351	646	47.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	736	3.0%	636	383	353	92.2%
Information	306	1.2%	303	233	73	31.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,211	4.9%	1,068	658	553	84.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	672	2.7%	630	491	181	36.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,357	5.5%	1,274	659	698	105.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	141	0.6%	121	89	52	58.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,643	14.9%	3,591	2,511	1,132	45.1%
Educational Services	347	1.4%	293	231	116	50.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,094	4.5%	1,126	918	176	19.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	509	2.1%	502	405	104	25.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,655	14.9%	3,787	2,336	1,319	56.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	447	1.8%	432	334	113	33.8%
Public Administration	359	1.5%	323	266	93	35.0%
Information Not Available	892	3.6%	1,621	1,579	-687	-43.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	143,133		145,225	146,720
Male	76,719	53.6%	74,367	77,697	-978	-1.3%
Female	66,414	46.4%	70,858	69,023	-2,609	-3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	143,133		145,225	146,720
Hispanic or Latino	22,109	15.4%	22,995	23,629	-1,520	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	96,959	67.7%	97,893	104,175	-7,216	-6.9%
Information Not Available	24,065	16.8%	24,337	18,916	5,149	27.2%

Race	143,133		145,225	146,720
American Indian or Alaskan Native	913	0.6%	917	1,005	-92	-9.2%
Asian	4,065	2.8%	4,205	4,662	-597	-12.8%
Black or African American	23,872	16.7%	24,482	25,454	-1,582	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	261	0.2%	281	282	-21	-7.4%
White	75,151	52.5%	75,327	79,501	-4,350	-5.5%
Information Not Available	38,871	27.2%	40,013	35,816	3,055	8.5%

Years of Age	143,133		145,225	146,720
Younger than 22	5,493	2.6%	5,269	5,608	-115	-2.1%
22-24	9,430	4.5%	9,379	9,527	-97	-1.0%
25-34	35,947	17.0%	36,332	36,189	-242	-0.7%
35-44	35,407	16.8%	35,825	38,069	-2,662	-7.0%
45-54	32,305	15.3%	33,257	32,934	-629	-1.9%
55-59	11,526	5.5%	11,861	12,065	-539	-4.5%
60-64	7,405	3.5%	7,540	6,939	466	6.7%
65 and older	5,620	2.7%	5,762	5,389	231	4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	143,133		145,225	146,720
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	267	0.2%	201	279	-12	-4.3%
Mining	164	0.1%	83	83	81	97.6%
Utilities	119	0.1%	133	183	-64	-35.0%
Construction	14,638	10.2%	13,327	16,243	-1,605	-9.9%
Manufacturing	15,306	10.7%	13,725	14,352	954	6.6%
Wholesale Trade	6,832	4.8%	6,974	7,308	-476	-6.5%
Retail Trade	13,006	9.1%	13,376	13,950	-944	-6.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,295	3.0%	6,482	4,547	-252	-5.5%
Information	4,637	3.2%	4,788	4,972	-335	-6.7%
Finance and Insurance	10,163	7.1%	10,552	8,424	1,739	20.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,600	2.5%	3,511	3,812	-212	-5.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,946	7.6%	11,064	10,890	56	0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	746	0.5%	770	761	-15	-2.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,717	10.3%	14,330	15,186	-469	-3.1%
Educational Services	5,427	3.8%	6,780	6,475	-1,048	-16.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,379	10.0%	14,875	15,518	-1,139	-7.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,374	3.1%	4,332	4,020	354	8.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,562	6.0%	8,894	8,253	309	3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,344	3.0%	4,311	4,561	-217	-4.8%
Public Administration	4,637	3.2%	4,101	4,521	116	2.6%
Information Not Available	1,974	1.4%	2,616	2,382	-408	-17.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	74,612		71,186	72,005
Male	42,191	56.5%	38,973	40,722	1,469	3.6%
Female	32,114	43.0%	31,947	31,066	1,048	3.4%
Information Not Available	307	0.4%	266	217	90	41.5%

Ethnicity	74,612		71,186	72,005
Hispanic or Latino	2,083	2.8%	1,906	1,829	254	13.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,347	92.9%	66,259	67,067	2,280	3.4%
Information Not Available	3,182	4.3%	3,021	3,109	73	2.3%

Race	74,612		71,186	72,005
American Indian or Alaskan Native	415	0.6%	366	318	97	30.5%
Asian	388	0.5%	390	344	44	12.8%
Black or African American	13,775	18.5%	13,489	13,285	490	3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	73	0.1%	81	58	15	25.9%
White	56,975	76.4%	54,108	55,160	1,815	3.3%
Information Not Available	2,986	4.0%	2,752	2,840	146	5.1%

Years of Age	74,612		71,186	72,005
Younger than 22	2,008	1.6%	1,904	1,877	131	7.0%
22-24	3,778	3.0%	3,718	3,538	240	6.8%
25-34	16,889	13.2%	16,515	16,483	406	2.5%
35-44	19,873	15.5%	18,998	19,611	262	1.3%
45-54	20,439	16.0%	19,404	19,761	678	3.4%
55-59	7,057	5.5%	6,470	6,751	306	4.5%
60-64	3,647	2.9%	3,325	3,133	514	16.4%
65 and older	921	0.7%	852	851	70	8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	74,612		71,186	72,005
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	261	0.3%	189	181	80	44.2%
Mining	168	0.2%	149	144	24	16.7%
Utilities	94	0.1%	93	104	-10	-9.6%
Construction	8,739	11.7%	8,846	9,031	-292	-3.2%
Manufacturing	19,468	26.0%	15,910	18,755	713	3.8%
Wholesale Trade	3,594	4.8%	3,585	3,388	206	6.1%
Retail Trade	4,285	5.7%	4,210	4,156	129	3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,211	3.0%	2,141	2,835	-624	-22.0%
Information	1,167	1.6%	1,180	1,250	-83	-6.6%
Finance and Insurance	3,425	4.6%	3,344	2,561	864	33.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,326	1.8%	1,267	1,260	66	5.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,843	5.1%	3,877	3,431	412	12.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	264	0.4%	232	200	64	32.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,540	11.4%	8,437	7,967	573	7.2%
Educational Services	2,144	2.9%	2,405	2,052	92	4.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,889	7.9%	6,122	5,593	296	5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	726	1.0%	651	723	3	0.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,011	4.0%	3,048	2,841	170	6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,048	2.7%	2,078	1,987	61	3.1%
Public Administration	759	1.0%	693	704	55	7.8%
Information Not Available	2,650	3.5%	2,729	2,842	-192	-6.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,433		13,328	12,918
Male	5,955	47.9%	6,436	6,045	-90	-1.5%
Female	6,461	52.0%	6,853	6,837	-376	-5.5%
Information Not Available	17	0.1%	39	36	-19	-52.8%

Ethnicity	12,433		13,328	12,918
Hispanic or Latino	878	7.1%	948	888	-10	-1.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,555	92.9%	12,380	12,030	-475	-3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	12,433		13,328	12,918
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,193	9.6%	1,240	1,186	7	0.6%
Asian	76	0.6%	85	77	-1	-1.3%
Black or African American	1,985	16.0%	2,113	2,165	-180	-8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	10	12	0	0.0%
White	8,007	64.4%	8,422	8,069	-62	-0.8%
Information Not Available	1,160	9.3%	1,458	1,409	-249	-17.7%

Years of Age	12,433		13,328	12,918
Younger than 22	320	1.6%	342	379	-59	-15.6%
22-24	711	3.6%	763	723	-12	-1.7%
25-34	3,045	15.4%	3,280	3,069	-24	-0.8%
35-44	3,149	15.9%	3,354	3,396	-247	-7.3%
45-54	3,224	16.3%	3,461	3,267	-43	-1.3%
55-59	987	5.0%	1,088	1,088	-101	-9.3%
60-64	624	3.1%	665	626	-2	-0.3%
65 and older	373	1.9%	375	370	3	0.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,433		13,328	12,918
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	33	0.3%	30	35	-2	-5.7%
Mining	334	2.7%	341	268	66	24.6%
Utilities	77	0.6%	92	37	40	108.1%
Construction	894	7.2%	1,000	1,135	-241	-21.2%
Manufacturing	1,583	12.7%	1,826	1,846	-263	-14.2%
Wholesale Trade	514	4.1%	553	490	24	4.9%
Retail Trade	1,235	9.9%	1,305	1,346	-111	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	249	2.0%	301	331	-82	-24.8%
Information	432	3.5%	455	486	-54	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	564	4.5%	567	479	85	17.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	288	2.3%	319	305	-17	-5.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	607	4.9%	637	742	-135	-18.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39	0.3%	33	24	15	62.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,521	12.2%	1,616	1,453	68	4.7%
Educational Services	377	3.0%	386	375	2	0.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,346	10.8%	1,422	1,416	-70	-4.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	239	1.9%	218	211	28	13.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	556	4.5%	606	570	-14	-2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	448	3.6%	480	441	7	1.6%
Public Administration	576	4.6%	593	500	76	15.2%
Information Not Available	521	4.2%	548	428	93	21.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,649		33,981	33,742
Male	20,988	57.3%	18,577	18,544	2,444	13.2%
Female	15,658	42.7%	15,401	15,196	462	3.0%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	2	1	50.0%

Ethnicity	36,649		33,981	33,742
Hispanic or Latino	2,695	7.4%	2,522	2,349	346	14.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,070	73.9%	25,584	24,583	2,487	10.1%
Information Not Available	6,884	18.8%	5,875	6,810	74	1.1%

Race	36,649		33,981	33,742
American Indian or Alaskan Native	347	0.9%	303	423	-76	-18.0%
Asian	559	1.5%	489	599	-40	-6.7%
Black or African American	489	1.3%	479	593	-104	-17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	185	0.5%	172	239	-54	-22.6%
White	16,103	43.9%	14,696	17,801	-1,698	-9.5%
Information Not Available	18,966	51.8%	17,842	14,087	4,879	34.6%

Years of Age	36,649		33,981	33,742
Younger than 22	1,175	2.3%	1,043	1,078	97	9.0%
22-24	2,267	4.5%	2,027	1,989	278	14.0%
25-34	8,911	17.5%	8,259	7,954	957	12.0%
35-44	8,750	17.2%	8,178	8,474	276	3.3%
45-54	9,225	18.2%	8,657	8,578	647	7.5%
55-59	3,408	6.7%	3,134	3,092	316	10.2%
60-64	1,940	3.8%	1,794	1,710	230	13.5%
65 and older	973	1.9%	889	867	106	12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	36,649		33,981	33,742
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,128	3.0%	801	988	140	14.2%
Mining	77	0.2%	63	41	36	87.8%
Utilities	73	0.2%	71	110	-37	-33.6%
Construction	4,624	12.2%	3,756	3,441	1,183	34.4%
Manufacturing	5,552	14.7%	5,400	5,452	100	1.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,410	3.7%	1,405	1,261	149	11.8%
Retail Trade	3,885	10.3%	3,848	3,725	160	4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,054	2.8%	948	957	97	10.1%
Information	746	2.0%	725	786	-40	-5.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,752	4.6%	1,671	1,181	571	48.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	697	1.8%	695	647	50	7.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,192	3.2%	1,214	1,270	-78	-6.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	140	0.4%	134	137	3	2.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,546	9.4%	3,393	3,304	242	7.3%
Educational Services	717	1.9%	730	796	-79	-9.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,925	7.7%	2,952	3,035	-110	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	495	1.3%	399	468	27	5.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,406	6.4%	2,217	2,330	76	3.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	916	2.4%	944	921	-5	-0.5%
Public Administration	985	2.6%	912	814	171	21.0%
Information Not Available	2,329	6.2%	1,703	2,078	251	12.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	125,992		129,045	129,774
Male	68,955	54.7%	72,110	70,155	-1,200	-1.7%
Female	57,037	45.3%	56,824	59,619	-2,582	-4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	111	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	125,992		129,045	129,774
Hispanic or Latino	5,214	4.1%	5,428	4,090	1,124	27.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	114,180	90.6%	116,528	117,379	-3,199	-2.7%
Information Not Available	6,598	5.2%	7,089	8,305	-1,707	-20.6%

Race	125,992		129,045	129,774
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	21,708	17.2%	22,818	23,426	-1,718	-7.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	90,982	72.2%	92,270	92,094	-1,112	-1.2%
Information Not Available	13,302	10.6%	13,957	14,254	-952	-6.7%

Years of Age	125,992		129,045	129,774
Younger than 22	15,962	7.4%	17,280	15,617	345	2.2%
22-24	7,449	3.5%	7,864	8,552	-1,103	-12.9%
25-34	27,986	13.0%	29,464	30,119	-2,133	-7.1%
35-44	35,009	16.3%	34,338	32,352	2,657	8.2%
45-54	21,389	9.9%	21,600	25,533	-4,144	-16.2%
55-59	5,321	2.5%	6,092	7,809	-2,488	-31.9%
60-64	1,596	0.7%	1,994	2,231	-635	-28.5%
65 and older	2,235	1.0%	2,105	1,983	252	12.7%
Information Not Available	9,045	4.2%	8,308	5,578	3,467	62.2%

Industry	125,992		129,045	129,774
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	213	0.2%	222	496	-283	-57.1%
Mining	213	0.2%	0	1,116	-903	-80.9%
Utilities	106	0.1%	222	248	-142	-57.3%
Construction	14,578	11.6%	15,285	13,758	820	6.0%
Manufacturing	19,899	15.8%	19,937	18,964	935	4.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,533	4.4%	6,535	6,197	-664	-10.7%
Retail Trade	12,025	9.5%	11,963	15,122	-3,097	-20.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,172	4.9%	6,314	5,206	966	18.6%
Information	2,447	1.9%	2,880	3,099	-652	-21.0%
Finance and Insurance	5,108	4.0%	3,988	4,462	646	14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,596	1.3%	1,551	1,611	-15	-0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,172	4.9%	6,535	7,809	-1,637	-21.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,447	1.9%	2,437	2,603	-156	-6.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,067	8.8%	11,188	11,651	-584	-5.0%
Educational Services	3,405	2.7%	3,988	3,347	58	1.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,089	10.4%	14,511	11,899	1,190	10.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,703	1.3%	1,329	1,983	-280	-14.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,598	5.2%	6,203	6,445	153	2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,554	2.0%	2,658	4,214	-1,660	-39.4%
Public Administration	745	0.6%	665	1,611	-866	-53.8%
Information Not Available	10,322	8.2%	10,634	7,933	2,389	30.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,052		36,166	36,509
Male	19,878	53.6%	19,084	18,654	1,224	6.6%
Female	17,174	46.4%	17,082	17,855	-681	-3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	37,052		36,166	36,509
Hispanic or Latino	35,845	96.7%	35,147	35,831	14	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	555	1.5%	388	254	301	118.5%
Information Not Available	652	1.8%	631	424	228	53.8%

Race	37,052		36,166	36,509
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,218	3.3%	1,149	608	610	100.3%
Asian	114	0.3%	125	94	20	21.3%
Black or African American	3,485	9.4%	3,266	2,251	1,234	54.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.2%	45	14	49	350.0%
White	9,211	24.9%	9,224	9,446	-235	-2.5%
Information Not Available	22,961	62.0%	22,357	24,096	-1,135	-4.7%

Years of Age	37,052		36,166	36,509
Younger than 22	2,305	5.1%	2,131	2,253	52	2.3%
22-24	3,569	7.9%	3,445	3,817	-248	-6.5%
25-34	12,490	27.7%	12,433	12,131	359	3.0%
35-44	8,874	19.7%	8,751	8,723	151	1.7%
45-54	6,121	13.6%	5,904	5,968	153	2.6%
55-59	1,962	4.4%	1,836	2,065	-103	-5.0%
60-64	1,243	2.8%	1,177	1,101	142	12.9%
65 and older	488	1.1%	489	451	37	8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,052		36,166	36,509
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	49	0.1%	50	35	14	40.0%
Utilities	994	2.7%	984	847	147	17.4%
Construction	5,284	14.3%	5,159	5,002	282	5.6%
Manufacturing	4,475	12.1%	4,274	5,174	-699	-13.5%
Wholesale Trade	7,586	20.5%	6,881	7,205	381	5.3%
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	1,049	2.8%	1,069	1,301	-252	-19.4%
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)	10,459	28.2%	10,393	10,676	-217	-2.0%
Public Administration	3,110	8.4%	3,562	4,211	-1,101	-26.1%
Information Not Available	4,046	10.9%	3,794	2,058	1,988	96.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,605		10,555	9,101
Male	5,550	52.3%	5,463	4,523	1,027	22.7%
Female	5,055	47.7%	5,092	4,578	477	10.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,605		10,555	9,101
Hispanic or Latino	1,468	13.8%	1,436	1,329	139	10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,252	59.0%	6,267	5,521	731	13.2%
Information Not Available	2,885	27.2%	2,852	2,251	634	28.2%

Race	10,605		10,555	9,101
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66	0.6%	68	65	1	1.5%
Asian	184	1.7%	156	156	28	17.9%
Black or African American	507	4.8%	518	441	66	15.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.3%	39	35	-4	-11.4%
White	7,272	68.6%	7,158	6,269	1,003	16.0%
Information Not Available	2,545	24.0%	2,616	2,135	410	19.2%

Years of Age	10,605		10,555	9,101
Younger than 22	330	1.9%	328	275	55	20.0%
22-24	568	3.3%	568	485	83	17.1%
25-34	2,333	13.5%	2,359	1,911	422	22.1%
35-44	2,703	15.7%	2,630	2,355	348	14.8%
45-54	2,560	14.9%	2,544	2,307	253	11.0%
55-59	890	5.2%	912	789	101	12.8%
60-64	651	3.8%	619	547	104	19.0%
65 and older	570	3.3%	595	432	138	31.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,605		10,555	9,101
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	21	0.2%	23	18	3	16.7%
Mining	11	0.1%	11	9	2	22.2%
Utilities	6	0.1%	4	3	3	100.0%
Construction	1,226	11.5%	1,156	851	375	44.1%
Manufacturing	1,614	15.2%	1,669	1,778	-164	-9.2%
Wholesale Trade	437	4.1%	436	379	58	15.3%
Retail Trade	1,267	11.9%	1,263	1,022	245	24.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	227	2.1%	258	180	47	26.1%
Information	155	1.5%	166	218	-63	-28.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,110	10.4%	980	595	515	86.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	220	2.1%	218	179	41	22.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	568	5.3%	554	373	195	52.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	83	0.8%	84	48	35	72.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	786	7.4%	805	699	87	12.4%
Educational Services	331	3.1%	419	363	-32	-8.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,030	9.7%	1,025	965	65	6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	168	1.6%	158	125	43	34.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	573	5.4%	586	595	-22	-3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	344	3.2%	347	335	9	2.7%
Public Administration	107	1.0%	97	74	33	44.6%
Information Not Available	321	3.0%	296	292	29	9.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,683		37,860	37,291
Male	19,038	49.2%	18,532	17,852	1,186	6.6%
Female	19,645	50.8%	19,328	19,439	206	1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	38,683		37,860	37,291
Hispanic or Latino	770	2.0%	723	697	73	10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,468	86.5%	32,175	30,991	2,477	8.0%
Information Not Available	4,445	11.5%	4,962	5,603	-1,158	-20.7%

Race	38,683		37,860	37,291
American Indian or Alaskan Native	259	0.7%	227	273	-14	-5.1%
Asian	200	0.5%	185	195	5	2.6%
Black or African American	19,470	50.3%	19,783	19,070	400	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	83	0.2%	71	76	7	9.2%
White	17,916	46.3%	16,928	16,992	924	5.4%
Information Not Available	755	2.0%	666	685	70	10.2%

Years of Age	38,683		37,860	37,291
Younger than 22	1,928	3.5%	1,716	1,749	179	10.2%
22-24	1,527	2.8%	1,411	1,575	-48	-3.0%
25-34	8,717	15.9%	8,397	8,226	491	6.0%
35-44	8,455	15.5%	8,156	8,201	254	3.1%
45-54	8,553	15.6%	8,324	7,901	652	8.3%
55-59	2,904	5.3%	2,826	2,672	232	8.7%
60-64	1,876	3.4%	1,809	1,584	292	18.4%
65 and older	971	1.8%	908	892	79	8.9%
Information Not Available	3,752	6.9%	4,313	4,491	-739	-16.5%

Industry	38,683		37,860	37,291
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	208	0.5%	211	209	-1	-0.5%
Mining	27	0.1%	25	15	12	80.0%
Utilities	46	0.1%	60	58	-12	-20.7%
Construction	3,793	9.8%	3,666	2,938	855	29.1%
Manufacturing	9,016	23.2%	9,617	9,751	-735	-7.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,676	4.3%	1,600	1,541	135	8.8%
Retail Trade	3,774	9.7%	3,665	3,668	106	2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	982	2.5%	927	913	69	7.6%
Information	454	1.2%	422	430	24	5.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,194	3.1%	1,152	990	204	20.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	626	1.6%	555	562	64	11.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,195	3.1%	1,129	1,079	116	10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	253	0.7%	246	54	199	368.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,436	14.0%	5,172	5,168	268	5.2%
Educational Services	544	1.4%	573	565	-21	-3.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,225	5.7%	2,218	2,200	25	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	307	0.8%	305	309	-2	-0.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,740	7.0%	2,368	2,542	198	7.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	826	2.1%	798	805	21	2.6%
Public Administration	549	1.4%	541	574	-25	-4.4%
Information Not Available	2,812	7.2%	2,610	2,920	-108	-3.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	970		1,017	1,215
Male	448	46.2%	448	529	-81	-15.3%
Female	522	53.8%	569	686	-164	-23.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	970		1,017	1,215
Hispanic or Latino	27	2.8%	21	15	12	80.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	858	88.5%	885	1,082	-224	-20.7%
Information Not Available	85	8.8%	111	118	-33	-28.0%

Race	970		1,017	1,215
American Indian or Alaskan Native	181	18.7%	179	252	-71	-28.2%
Asian	6	0.6%	1	2	4	200.0%
Black or African American	14	1.4%	20	22	-8	-36.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
White	688	70.9%	726	871	-183	-21.0%
Information Not Available	81	8.4%	91	66	15	22.7%

Years of Age	970		1,017	1,215
Younger than 22	21	1.3%	19	18	3	16.7%
22-24	44	2.8%	31	52	-8	-15.4%
25-34	207	13.3%	200	282	-75	-26.6%
35-44	184	11.8%	208	197	-13	-6.6%
45-54	298	19.1%	330	358	-60	-16.8%
55-59	117	7.5%	132	174	-57	-32.8%
60-64	99	6.4%	97	134	-35	-26.1%
65 and older	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	970		1,017	1,215
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.8%	9	4	4	100.0%
Mining	3	0.3%	2	2	1	50.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Construction	86	8.8%	96	128	-42	-32.8%
Manufacturing	139	14.2%	176	187	-48	-25.7%
Wholesale Trade	24	2.5%	28	38	-14	-36.8%
Retail Trade	121	12.4%	115	121	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	26	2.7%	25	22	4	18.2%
Information	17	1.7%	13	31	-14	-45.2%
Finance and Insurance	40	4.1%	47	56	-16	-28.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	22	2.2%	27	24	-2	-8.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	36	3.7%	35	40	-4	-10.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.3%	4	1	2	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	54	5.5%	54	60	-6	-10.0%
Educational Services	60	6.1%	64	85	-25	-29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	77	7.9%	80	101	-24	-23.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	19	1.9%	21	24	-5	-20.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	72	7.4%	65	85	-13	-15.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	29	3.0%	33	24	5	20.8%
Public Administration	85	8.7%	75	131	-46	-35.1%
Information Not Available	49	5.0%	48	47	2	4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,847		36,735	35,513
Male	19,624	51.9%	19,097	17,000	2,624	15.4%
Female	18,223	48.1%	17,638	18,513	-290	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	37,847		36,735	35,513
Hispanic or Latino	524	1.4%	545	328	196	59.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,323	98.6%	36,190	35,185	2,138	6.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	37,847		36,735	35,513
American Indian or Alaskan Native	84	0.2%	88	63	21	33.3%
Asian	1,058	2.8%	514	1,131	-73	-6.5%
Black or African American	11,578	30.6%	10,306	11,638	-60	-0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	175	0.5%	176	198	-23	-11.6%
White	24,520	64.8%	25,192	22,065	2,455	11.1%
Information Not Available	432	1.1%	459	418	14	3.3%

Years of Age	37,847		36,735	35,513
Younger than 22	745	1.2%	724	844	-99	-11.7%
22-24	1,523	2.5%	1,507	1,620	-97	-6.0%
25-34	7,239	12.1%	6,949	7,425	-186	-2.5%
35-44	8,958	15.0%	8,641	8,893	65	0.7%
45-54	11,109	18.6%	10,846	9,095	2,014	22.1%
55-59	3,800	6.3%	3,701	3,392	408	12.0%
60-64	2,505	4.2%	2,430	2,370	135	5.7%
65 and older	1,434	2.4%	1,503	1,490	-56	-3.8%
Information Not Available	534	0.9%	434	384	150	39.1%

Industry	37,847		36,735	35,513
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	92	0.2%	114	57	35	61.4%
Mining	90	0.2%	83	42	48	114.3%
Utilities	75	0.2%	70	42	33	78.6%
Construction	2,302	6.1%	2,486	2,094	208	9.9%
Manufacturing	9,286	24.5%	8,831	9,900	-614	-6.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,246	11.2%	4,570	1,584	2,662	168.1%
Retail Trade	2,842	7.5%	3,067	2,689	153	5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,291	3.4%	1,075	1,117	174	15.6%
Information	514	1.4%	542	844	-330	-39.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,209	3.2%	1,231	959	250	26.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	544	1.4%	606	375	169	45.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,218	3.2%	1,380	1,222	-4	-0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	79	0.2%	92	115	-36	-31.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,223	11.1%	4,363	4,209	14	0.3%
Educational Services	931	2.5%	945	984	-53	-5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,334	6.2%	2,246	2,384	-50	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	256	0.7%	207	265	-9	-3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,670	4.4%	1,655	1,584	86	5.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,034	2.7%	1,050	1,022	12	1.2%
Public Administration	717	1.9%	707	932	-215	-23.1%
Information Not Available	2,894	7.6%	1,415	3,093	-199	-6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	87,772		87,221	86,471
Male	41,969	47.8%	42,856	41,143	826	2.0%
Female	45,802	52.2%	44,365	45,328	474	1.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	87,772		87,221	86,471
Hispanic or Latino	24,760	28.2%	24,653	24,526	234	1.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	57,051	65.0%	56,562	56,683	368	0.6%
Information Not Available	5,961	6.8%	6,006	5,262	699	13.3%

Race	87,772		87,221	86,471
American Indian or Alaskan Native	336	0.4%	352	380	-44	-11.6%
Asian	1,625	1.9%	1,611	2,024	-399	-19.7%
Black or African American	21,838	24.9%	21,784	21,675	163	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,477	1.7%	0	0	1,477	0.0%
White	33,066	37.7%	32,707	32,527	539	1.7%
Information Not Available	29,430	33.5%	30,767	29,865	-435	-1.5%

Years of Age	87,772		87,221	86,471
Younger than 22	2,043	1.8%	2,070	1,948	95	4.9%
22-24	4,264	3.7%	4,230	4,283	-19	-0.4%
25-34	21,937	18.8%	21,909	20,931	1,006	4.8%
35-44	24,184	20.7%	24,292	24,026	158	0.7%
45-54	21,861	18.7%	21,564	22,361	-500	-2.2%
55-59	7,136	6.1%	6,958	7,168	-32	-0.4%
60-64	4,183	3.6%	4,104	3,777	406	10.7%
65 and older	2,163	1.9%	2,094	1,977	186	9.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	87,772		87,221	86,471
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	717	0.8%	1,028	891	-174	-19.5%
Mining	1,179	1.3%	1,249	790	389	49.2%
Utilities	213	0.2%	256	363	-150	-41.3%
Construction	8,002	9.0%	9,345	7,272	730	10.0%
Manufacturing	9,383	10.6%	9,261	8,675	708	8.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,697	5.3%	4,745	4,590	107	2.3%
Retail Trade	7,165	8.1%	6,873	7,958	-793	-10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,930	3.3%	2,721	3,088	-158	-5.1%
Information	2,738	3.1%	2,727	3,239	-501	-15.5%
Finance and Insurance	7,009	7.9%	5,725	4,439	2,570	57.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,031	2.3%	1,884	2,005	26	1.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,230	7.0%	6,226	5,604	626	11.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	320	0.4%	348	249	71	28.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,288	12.8%	11,314	11,241	47	0.4%
Educational Services	2,351	2.7%	2,508	2,382	-31	-1.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,730	8.7%	7,772	9,608	-1,878	-19.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	704	0.8%	561	564	140	24.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,912	3.3%	2,985	3,100	-188	-6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,134	2.4%	2,240	2,339	-205	-8.8%
Public Administration	1,306	1.5%	1,261	1,229	77	6.3%
Information Not Available	6,733	7.6%	6,192	6,845	-112	-1.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,386		7,207	5,884
Male	3,899	52.8%	3,710	2,992	907	30.3%
Female	3,426	46.4%	3,445	2,892	534	18.5%
Information Not Available	61	0.8%	52	0	61	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,386		7,207	5,884
Hispanic or Latino	582	7.9%	585	488	94	19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,492	74.4%	5,380	4,529	963	21.3%
Information Not Available	1,312	17.8%	1,242	867	445	51.3%

Race	7,386		7,207	5,884
American Indian or Alaskan Native	234	3.2%	246	188	46	24.5%
Asian	135	1.8%	135	104	31	29.8%
Black or African American	131	1.8%	143	120	11	9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	1.1%	80	49	29	59.2%
White	5,551	75.2%	5,409	4,507	1,044	23.2%
Information Not Available	1,257	17.0%	1,194	916	341	37.2%

Years of Age	7,386		7,207	5,884
Younger than 22	262	2.1%	251	209	53	25.4%
22-24	481	3.8%	494	383	98	25.6%
25-34	2,075	16.4%	2,013	1,624	451	27.8%
35-44	1,834	14.5%	1,807	1,507	327	21.7%
45-54	1,760	13.9%	1,691	1,448	312	21.5%
55-59	584	4.6%	558	419	165	39.4%
60-64	279	2.2%	276	235	44	18.7%
65 and older	111	0.9%	117	59	52	88.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,386		7,207	5,884
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.2%	10	15	-3	-20.0%
Mining	124	1.7%	166	44	80	181.8%
Utilities	12	0.2%	7	4	8	200.0%
Construction	892	12.1%	743	537	355	66.1%
Manufacturing	916	12.4%	977	822	94	11.4%
Wholesale Trade	278	3.8%	267	234	44	18.8%
Retail Trade	706	9.5%	659	658	48	7.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	241	3.3%	233	207	34	16.4%
Information	249	3.4%	240	294	-45	-15.3%
Finance and Insurance	444	6.0%	423	256	188	73.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	158	2.1%	155	79	79	100.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	463	6.3%	486	358	105	29.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13	0.2%	16	13	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	944	12.8%	929	720	224	31.1%
Educational Services	218	2.9%	217	173	45	26.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	369	5.0%	377	358	11	3.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	101	1.4%	78	94	7	7.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	323	4.4%	306	259	64	24.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	117	1.6%	117	119	-2	-1.7%
Public Administration	149	2.0%	122	138	11	8.0%
Information Not Available	657	8.9%	679	502	155	30.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,620		31,316	32,673
Male	17,228	52.8%	16,248	17,268	-40	-0.2%
Female	15,389	47.2%	15,065	15,402	-13	-0.1%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	3	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,620		31,316	32,673
Hispanic or Latino	1,007	3.1%	955	851	156	18.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,806	91.4%	28,599	29,990	-184	-0.6%
Information Not Available	1,807	5.5%	1,762	1,832	-25	-1.4%

Race	32,620		31,316	32,673
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,157	3.5%	152	144	1,013	703.5%
Asian	744	2.3%	1,659	1,561	-817	-52.3%
Black or African American	12,811	39.3%	12,691	13,182	-371	-2.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,101	49.4%	15,052	15,954	147	0.9%
Information Not Available	1,807	5.5%	1,762	1,832	-25	-1.4%

Years of Age	32,620		31,316	32,673
Younger than 22	770	1.6%	718	750	20	2.7%
22-24	1,721	3.7%	1,679	1,738	-17	-1.0%
25-34	7,809	16.6%	7,538	7,490	319	4.3%
35-44	8,249	17.6%	7,894	8,785	-536	-6.1%
45-54	8,574	18.2%	8,218	8,430	144	1.7%
55-59	2,968	6.3%	2,795	3,032	-64	-2.1%
60-64	1,728	3.7%	1,681	1,709	19	1.1%
65 and older	801	1.7%	792	736	65	8.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%

Industry	32,620		31,316	32,673
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	0.2%	43	36	17	47.2%
Mining	321	1.0%	343	97	224	230.9%
Utilities	16	0.0%	17	16	0	0.0%
Construction	2,096	6.4%	1,921	1,957	139	7.1%
Manufacturing	4,190	12.8%	3,610	6,718	-2,528	-37.6%
Wholesale Trade	652	2.0%	668	662	-10	-1.5%
Retail Trade	1,594	4.9%	1,608	1,655	-61	-3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	824	2.5%	785	897	-73	-8.1%
Information	545	1.7%	531	563	-18	-3.2%
Finance and Insurance	909	2.8%	784	673	236	35.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	370	1.1%	401	366	4	1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,483	4.5%	1,496	1,695	-212	-12.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	60	0.2%	66	58	2	3.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,221	6.8%	2,197	2,147	74	3.4%
Educational Services	196	0.6%	199	206	-10	-4.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,188	3.6%	1,128	1,232	-44	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	102	0.3%	98	94	8	8.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	858	2.6%	916	801	57	7.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	524	1.6%	515	551	-27	-4.9%
Public Administration	1,893	5.8%	1,773	1,660	233	14.0%
Information Not Available	12,525	38.3%	12,217	10,589	1,936	18.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	411		343	286
Male	293	71.3%	239	160	133	83.1%
Female	118	28.7%	104	126	-8	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	411		343	286
Hispanic or Latino	131	31.9%	109	54	77	142.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	273	66.4%	232	230	43	18.7%
Information Not Available	7	1.7%	2	2	5	250.0%

Race	411		343	286
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0.5%	2	3	-1	-33.3%
Asian	8	1.9%	1	0	8	0.0%
Black or African American	242	58.9%	214	206	36	17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	1.7%	2	2	5	250.0%
White	21	5.1%	15	21	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	131	31.9%	109	54	77	142.6%

Years of Age	411		343	286
Younger than 22	5	1.2%	7	8	-3	-37.5%
22-24	22	5.3%	19	18	4	22.2%
25-34	95	23.0%	83	65	30	46.2%
35-44	110	26.6%	92	71	39	54.9%
45-54	102	24.7%	83	63	39	61.9%
55-59	41	9.9%	35	28	13	46.4%
60-64	19	4.6%	15	22	-3	-13.6%
65 and older	17	4.1%	9	9	8	88.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	411		343	286
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.5%	1	0	2	0.0%
Construction	168	40.9%	144	56	112	200.0%
Manufacturing	23	5.6%	18	9	14	155.6%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.0%	2	3	-3	-100.0%
Retail Trade	28	6.8%	15	20	8	40.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2	0.5%	5	8	-6	-75.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	2	0.5%	1	1	1	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4	1.0%	6	8	-4	-50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6	1.5%	1	4	2	50.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.5%	1	6	-4	-66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14	3.4%	8	4	10	250.0%
Educational Services	6	1.5%	4	4	2	50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	16	3.9%	13	8	8	100.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3	0.7%	2	6	-3	-50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	31	7.5%	40	55	-24	-43.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	85	20.7%	49	66	19	28.8%
Public Administration	5	1.2%	7	3	2	66.7%
Information Not Available	14	3.4%	26	23	-9	-39.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,670		3,202	3,611
Male	2,012	54.8%	1,701	1,872	140	7.5%
Female	1,658	45.2%	1,501	1,739	-81	-4.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,670		3,202	3,611
Hispanic or Latino	5	0.1%	12	7	-2	-28.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	939	25.6%	968	1,027	-88	-8.6%
Information Not Available	2,726	74.3%	2,222	2,577	149	5.8%

Race	3,670		3,202	3,611
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5	0.1%	10	8	-3	-37.5%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	14	0.4%	26	22	-8	-36.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	5	5	0	0.0%
White	920	25.1%	939	999	-79	-7.9%
Information Not Available	2,726	74.3%	2,222	2,577	149	5.8%

Years of Age	3,670		3,202	3,611
Younger than 22	131	3.0%	97	128	3	2.3%
22-24	193	4.4%	150	239	-46	-19.2%
25-34	752	17.3%	641	701	51	7.3%
35-44	831	19.1%	759	873	-42	-4.8%
45-54	937	21.5%	839	930	7	0.8%
55-59	404	9.3%	361	369	35	9.5%
60-64	241	5.5%	220	217	24	11.1%
65 and older	181	4.2%	135	154	27	17.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,670		3,202	3,611
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	23	0.6%	13	24	-1	-4.2%
Mining	8	0.2%	4	7	1	14.3%
Utilities	6	0.2%	3	6	0	0.0%
Construction	435	11.8%	303	387	48	12.4%
Manufacturing	645	17.5%	654	556	89	16.0%
Wholesale Trade	157	4.3%	147	155	2	1.3%
Retail Trade	413	11.2%	382	426	-13	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	98	2.7%	75	103	-5	-4.9%
Information	59	1.6%	60	58	1	1.7%
Finance and Insurance	70	1.9%	68	84	-14	-16.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	52	1.4%	43	41	11	26.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	174	4.7%	170	187	-13	-7.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.1%	8	5	-3	-60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	203	5.5%	158	204	-1	-0.5%
Educational Services	157	4.3%	144	179	-22	-12.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	283	7.7%	267	324	-41	-12.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	66	1.8%	23	64	2	3.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	615	16.7%	503	599	16	2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	104	2.8%	95	104	0	0.0%
Public Administration	100	2.7%	82	98	2	2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,788		35,351	38,704
Male	21,744	57.5%	19,619	21,908	-164	-0.7%
Female	16,042	42.5%	15,730	16,776	-734	-4.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	20	-18	-90.0%

Ethnicity	37,788		35,351	38,704
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	37,788	100.0%	35,351	38,704	-916	-2.4%

Race	37,788		35,351	38,704
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	37,788	100.0%	35,351	38,704	-916	-2.4%

Years of Age	37,788		35,351	38,704
Younger than 22	902	2.5%	765	923	-21	-2.3%
22-24	1,914	5.4%	1,715	1,966	-52	-2.6%
25-34	8,725	24.4%	8,188	8,886	-161	-1.8%
35-44	9,669	27.1%	9,035	10,122	-453	-4.5%
45-54	9,987	27.9%	9,378	10,390	-403	-3.9%
55-59	3,573	10.0%	3,326	3,549	24	0.7%
60-64	2,047	5.7%	2,010	1,978	69	3.5%
65 and older	971	2.7%	934	890	81	9.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,788		35,351	38,704
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	37,788	100.0%	35,351	38,704	-916	-2.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,546		50,293	51,429
Male	28,180	54.7%	27,096	28,353	-173	-0.6%
Female	23,361	45.3%	23,197	23,066	295	1.3%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	0	10	-5	-50.0%

Ethnicity	51,546		50,293	51,429
Hispanic or Latino	2,088	4.1%	1,931	1,980	108	5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,030	95.1%	47,904	49,053	-23	0.0%
Information Not Available	428	0.8%	458	396	32	8.1%

Race	51,546		50,293	51,429
American Indian or Alaskan Native	582	1.1%	538	581	1	0.2%
Asian	598	1.2%	563	499	99	19.8%
Black or African American	7,514	14.6%	7,800	7,076	438	6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1%	45	36	16	44.4%
White	42,372	82.2%	40,889	42,841	-469	-1.1%
Information Not Available	428	0.8%	458	396	32	8.1%

Years of Age	51,546		50,293	51,429
Younger than 22	2,160	2.4%	1,997	2,304	-144	-6.3%
22-24	3,546	3.9%	3,495	3,615	-69	-1.9%
25-34	12,495	13.7%	12,222	12,344	151	1.2%
35-44	12,015	13.2%	11,805	12,298	-283	-2.3%
45-54	12,655	13.9%	12,279	12,573	82	0.7%
55-59	4,381	4.8%	4,260	4,238	143	3.4%
60-64	2,732	3.0%	2,696	2,463	269	10.9%
65 and older	1,562	1.7%	1,539	1,594	-32	-2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,546		50,293	51,429
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	289	0.6%	191	278	11	4.0%
Mining	67	0.1%	65	41	26	63.4%
Utilities	52	0.1%	65	62	-10	-16.1%
Construction	5,557	10.7%	5,402	5,776	-219	-3.8%
Manufacturing	12,869	24.8%	11,726	12,679	190	1.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,046	3.9%	2,032	2,011	35	1.7%
Retail Trade	5,376	10.4%	5,528	5,303	73	1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,835	3.5%	1,881	1,697	138	8.1%
Information	856	1.7%	850	777	79	10.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,907	3.7%	1,941	1,579	328	20.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	567	1.1%	583	586	-19	-3.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,686	3.3%	1,730	1,651	35	2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	201	0.4%	231	247	-46	-18.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,258	10.1%	5,176	5,314	-56	-1.1%
Educational Services	923	1.8%	1,001	1,049	-126	-12.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,387	8.5%	4,492	4,367	20	0.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	588	1.1%	609	648	-60	-9.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,335	6.4%	3,168	3,250	85	2.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,165	2.2%	1,127	1,142	23	2.0%
Public Administration	1,036	2.0%	971	1,023	13	1.3%
Information Not Available	1,546	3.0%	1,524	1,949	-403	-20.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,133		9,777	11,231
Male	5,753	63.0%	6,220	7,178	-1,425	-19.9%
Female	3,380	37.0%	3,557	4,053	-673	-16.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,133		9,777	11,231
Hispanic or Latino	74	0.8%	93	149	-75	-50.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,855	86.0%	8,438	10,087	-2,232	-22.1%
Information Not Available	1,204	13.2%	1,246	995	209	21.0%

Race	9,133		9,777	11,231
American Indian or Alaskan Native	17	0.2%	19	22	-5	-22.7%
Asian	13	0.1%	19	14	-1	-7.1%
Black or African American	333	3.6%	338	501	-168	-33.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%	6	3	6	200.0%
White	8,601	94.2%	9,211	10,497	-1,896	-18.1%
Information Not Available	160	1.8%	184	194	-34	-17.5%

Years of Age	9,133		9,777	11,231
Younger than 22	227	1.3%	235	310	-83	-26.8%
22-24	494	2.8%	510	552	-58	-10.5%
25-34	2,365	13.6%	2,529	2,837	-472	-16.6%
35-44	2,365	13.6%	2,553	2,890	-525	-18.2%
45-54	2,275	13.1%	2,489	2,983	-708	-23.7%
55-59	803	4.6%	814	972	-169	-17.4%
60-64	392	2.3%	432	485	-93	-19.2%
65 and older	212	1.2%	215	202	10	5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,133		9,777	11,231
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	85	0.9%	63	99	-14	-14.1%
Mining	568	6.2%	557	596	-28	-4.7%
Utilities	32	0.3%	31	34	-2	-5.9%
Construction	1,859	20.2%	2,133	1,900	-41	-2.2%
Manufacturing	877	9.5%	992	1,845	-968	-52.5%
Wholesale Trade	310	3.4%	285	289	21	7.3%
Retail Trade	831	9.0%	904	943	-112	-11.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	303	3.3%	329	385	-82	-21.3%
Information	117	1.3%	120	176	-59	-33.5%
Finance and Insurance	178	1.9%	181	535	-357	-66.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	114	1.2%	148	127	-13	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	338	3.7%	386	445	-107	-24.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14	0.2%	16	17	-3	-17.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	695	7.5%	742	751	-56	-7.5%
Educational Services	125	1.4%	165	177	-52	-29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,012	11.0%	948	983	29	3.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	117	1.3%	94	124	-7	-5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	471	5.1%	479	573	-102	-17.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	291	3.2%	358	332	-41	-12.3%
Public Administration	136	1.5%	129	179	-43	-24.0%
Information Not Available	660	7.2%	717	721	-61	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Oct 2007	Percent	Sep 2007	Oct 2006	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,412		1,410	1,262
Male	771	54.6%	713	669	102	15.2%
Female	641	45.4%	697	593	48	8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,412		1,410	1,262
Hispanic or Latino	153	10.8%	141	107	46	43.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,136	80.5%	1,127	1,045	91	8.7%
Information Not Available	123	8.7%	142	110	13	11.8%

Race	1,412		1,410	1,262
American Indian or Alaskan Native	78	5.5%	89	62	16	25.8%
Asian	4	0.3%	4	10	-6	-60.0%
Black or African American	30	2.1%	26	27	3	11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.3%	6	0	4	0.0%
White	1,205	85.3%	1,206	1,102	103	9.3%
Information Not Available	91	6.4%	79	61	30	49.2%

Years of Age	1,412		1,410	1,262
Younger than 22	26	1.0%	31	26	0	0.0%
22-24	90	3.5%	89	67	23	34.3%
25-34	304	12.0%	276	262	42	16.0%
35-44	315	12.4%	338	334	-19	-5.7%
45-54	407	16.0%	412	355	52	14.6%
55-59	138	5.4%	139	106	32	30.2%
60-64	79	3.1%	80	59	20	33.9%
65 and older	53	2.1%	45	53	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,412		1,410	1,262
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4	0.3%	4	7	-3	-42.9%
Mining	123	8.7%	115	56	67	119.6%
Utilities	2	0.1%	2	5	-3	-60.0%
Construction	240	16.9%	218	216	24	11.1%
Manufacturing	70	4.9%	77	61	9	14.8%
Wholesale Trade	42	3.0%	41	23	19	82.6%
Retail Trade	118	8.3%	120	132	-14	-10.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	47	3.3%	42	49	-2	-4.1%
Information	20	1.4%	30	25	-5	-20.0%
Finance and Insurance	21	1.5%	21	14	7	50.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	16	1.1%	13	13	3	23.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	49	3.5%	49	51	-2	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.1%	2	1	1	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	71	5.0%	75	86	-15	-17.4%
Educational Services	53	3.7%	73	56	-3	-5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	149	10.5%	169	86	63	73.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	27	1.9%	16	20	7	35.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	135	9.5%	107	166	-31	-18.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	45	3.2%	47	43	2	4.7%
Public Administration	67	4.7%	68	57	10	17.5%
Information Not Available	111	7.8%	121	95	16	16.8%