Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

February 2008

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants February 2008
	Feb 2008	Jan 2008	Monthly Change	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	3,302,038	3,266,068	35,970	3,068,021	234,017	7.6
Alaska	15,477	14,357	1,120	16,097	-620	-3.9
Alabama	31,220	32,930	-1,710	26,580	4,640	17.5
Arkansas	32,068	34,060	-1,992	33,008	-940	-2.8
Arizona	30,958	30,172	786	21,249	9,709	45.7
California	474,637	474,569	68	394,118	80,519	20.4
Colorado	28,781	27,752	1,029	26,232	2,549	9.7
Connecticut	49,733	49,619	114	49,540	193	0.4
District of Columbia	6,194	10,026	-3,832	3,947	2,247	56.9
Delaware	10,509	10,725	-216	11,238	-729	-6.5
Florida	140,207	132,895	7,312	84,537	55,670	65.9
Georgia	68,067	71,981	-3,914	50,785	17,282	34.0
Hawaii	7,809	8,081	-272	6,601	1,208	18.3
Iowa	38,450	37,258	1,192	39,519	-1,069	-2.7
Idaho	24,787	23,685	1,102	18,484	6,303	34.1
Illinois	189,451	184,408	5,043	182,737	6,714	3.7
Indiana	79,907	79,655	252	76,471	3,436	4.5
Kansas	21,575	21,452	123	23,359	-1,784	-7.6
Kentucky	41,594	39,357	2,237	40,986	608	1.5
Louisiana	19,791	20,279	-488	18,678	1,113	6.0
Massachusetts	110,085	108,891	1,194	106,608	3,477	3.3
Maryland	47,924	46,711	1,213	41,162	6,762	16.4
Maine	15,811	14,915	896	14,619	1,192	8.2
Michigan	184,051	179,668	4,383	198,664	-14,613	-7.4
Minnesota	75,429	72,808	2,621	82,089	-6,660	-8.1
Missouri	63,119	64,283	-1,164	63,291	-172	-0.3
Mississippi	20,048	22,303	-2,255	18,603	1,445	7.8
Montana	8,461	7,202	1,259	7,452	1,009	13.5
North Carolina	89,888	89,292	596	79,254	10,634	13.4
North Dakota	6,482	6,088	394	7,110	-628	-8.8
Nebraska	12,180	11,857	323	13,147	-967	-7.4
New Hampshire	10,551	9,622	929	9,700	851	8.8
New Jersey	135,709	136,433	-724	135,229	480	0.4
New Mexico	12,207	11,978	229	10,835	1,372	12.7
Nevada	34,367	32,745	1,622	24,120	10,247	42.5
New York	214,463	212,571	1,892	210,422	4,041	1.9
Ohio	134,301	134,794	-493	131,521	2,780	2.1
Oklahoma	14,376	14,644	-268	16,424	-2,048	-12.5
Oregon	58,937	60,260	-1,323	48,732	10,205	20.9
Pennsylvania	222,263	209,797	12,466	234,365	-12,102	-5.2
Puerto Rico	33,798	32,397	1,401	33,096	702	2.1
Rhode Island	19,355	18,744	611	17,410	1,945	11.2
South Carolina	47,966	48,772	-806	40,708	7,258	17.8
South Dakota	3,617	3,554	63	4,014	-397	-9.9
Tennessee	49,307	50,132	-825	45,326	3,981	8.8
Texas	100,325	104,132	-3,807	99,883	442	0.4
Utah	16,826	15,761	1,065	11,241	5,585	49.7
Virginia	47,215	44,579	2,636	41,871	5,344	12.8
Virgin Islands	344	414	-70	256	88	34.4
Vermont	8,491	8,097	394	7,969	522	6.6
Washington	65,507	67,096	-1,589	56,157	9,350	16.6
Wisconsin	104,607	100,697	3,910	106,795	-2,188	-2.0
West Virginia	18,621	18,403	218	22,224	-3,603	-16.2
Wyoming	4,192	3,167	1,025	3,558	634	17.8

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,302,038		3,266,068	3,068,021	234,017	7.6
Male	2,118,335	64.2%	2,053,746	1,981,455	136,880	6.9%
Female	1,180,993	35.8%	1,209,448	1,084,184	96,809	8.9%
Information Not Available	2,710	0.1%	2,874	2,382	328	13.8%

Ethnicity	3,302,038		3,266,068	3,068,021
Hispanic or Latino	515,033	15.6%	505,963	459,782	55,251	12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,406,587	86.4%	2,379,070	2,278,181	128,406	5.6%
Information Not Available	380,418	10.3%	381,035	330,058	50,360	15.3%

Race	3,302,038		3,266,068	3,068,021
American Indian or Alaskan Native	34,671	1.0%	34,261	32,506	2,165	6.7%
Asian	65,988	2.0%	68,755	61,659	4,329	7.0%
Black or African American	479,267	14.5%	497,863	441,199	38,068	8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,960	0.3%	10,840	13,276	-2,316	-17.4%
White	2,008,127	60.8%	1,959,250	1,914,181	93,946	4.9%
Information Not Available	703,024	21.3%	695,097	605,199	97,825	16.2%

Years of Age	3,302,038		3,266,068	3,068,021
Younger than 22	128,703	3.9%	122,166	126,270	2,433	1.9%
22-24	191,237	5.8%	186,830	178,736	12,501	7.0%
25-34	772,038	23.4%	767,018	715,235	56,803	7.9%
35-44	822,435	24.9%	812,575	781,334	41,101	5.3%
45-54	811,854	24.6%	802,783	751,273	60,581	8.1%
55-59	272,833	8.3%	270,892	244,288	28,545	11.7%
60-64	165,597	5.0%	167,953	147,469	18,128	12.3%
65 and older	107,011	3.2%	106,264	94,899	12,112	12.8%
Information Not Available	30,330	0.9%	29,587	28,517	1,813	6.4%

Industry	3,302,038		3,266,068	3,068,021
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	103,181	3.1%	99,155	102,133	1,048	1.0%
Mining	20,455	0.6%	19,956	20,581	-126	-0.6%
Utilities	6,737	0.2%	6,334	5,343	1,394	26.1%
Construction	682,339	20.7%	619,183	654,413	27,926	4.3%
Manufacturing	425,577	12.9%	431,080	424,167	1,410	0.3%
Wholesale Trade	112,644	3.4%	108,281	105,311	7,333	7.0%
Retail Trade	257,068	7.8%	240,422	229,474	27,594	12.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	104,670	3.2%	103,058	98,908	5,762	5.8%
Information	75,511	2.3%	80,749	68,162	7,349	10.8%
Finance and Insurance	107,959	3.3%	112,790	78,360	29,599	37.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	54,913	1.7%	55,819	42,064	12,849	30.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	120,890	3.7%	118,918	102,318	18,572	18.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11,399	0.3%	10,458	12,113	-714	-5.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	373,314	11.3%	363,520	338,916	34,398	10.1%
Educational Services	47,453	1.4%	54,853	45,654	1,799	3.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	160,031	4.8%	165,072	149,681	10,350	6.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73,484	2.2%	76,440	69,711	3,773	5.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	158,338	4.8%	176,800	148,193	10,145	6.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	76,436	2.3%	76,861	72,884	3,552	4.9%
Public Administration	51,257	1.6%	52,407	49,773	1,484	3.0%
Information Not Available	278,382	8.4%	293,912	249,862	28,520	11.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,477		14,357	16,097	-620	-3.9
Male	10,218	66.0%	9,235	10,356	-138	-1.3%
Female	5,259	34.0%	5,122	5,741	-482	-8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	15,477		14,357	16,097
Hispanic or Latino	446	2.9%	609	509	-63	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,910	96.3%	13,638	15,452	-542	-3.5%
Information Not Available	121	0.8%	110	136	-15	-11.0%

Race	15,477		14,357	16,097
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,628	29.9%	3,932	4,810	-182	-3.8%
Asian	522	3.4%	962	558	-36	-6.5%
Black or African American	514	3.3%	472	503	11	2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	109	0.7%	139	99	10	10.1%
White	9,266	59.9%	8,319	9,645	-379	-3.9%
Information Not Available	438	2.8%	533	482	-44	-9.1%

Years of Age	15,477		14,357	16,097
Younger than 22	623	2.6%	546	692	-69	-10.0%
22-24	1,168	4.9%	1,036	1,158	10	0.9%
25-34	4,087	17.0%	3,566	4,018	69	1.7%
35-44	3,358	14.0%	3,307	3,855	-497	-12.9%
45-54	3,959	16.4%	3,765	4,063	-104	-2.6%
55-59	1,221	5.1%	1,169	1,291	-70	-5.4%
60-64	674	2.8%	624	649	25	3.9%
65 and older	387	1.6%	344	371	16	4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,477		14,357	16,097
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	179	1.1%	182	200	-21	-10.5%
Mining	529	3.4%	428	442	87	19.7%
Utilities	115	0.7%	87	105	10	9.5%
Construction	3,612	23.1%	3,235	4,122	-510	-12.4%
Manufacturing	1,013	6.5%	1,508	926	87	9.4%
Wholesale Trade	165	1.1%	167	234	-69	-29.5%
Retail Trade	1,262	8.1%	1,066	1,375	-113	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	857	5.5%	798	938	-81	-8.6%
Information	156	1.0%	127	154	2	1.3%
Finance and Insurance	250	1.6%	223	241	9	3.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	380	2.4%	307	375	5	1.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	464	3.0%	409	366	98	26.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.3%	60	63	-15	-23.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	873	5.6%	849	821	52	6.3%
Educational Services	376	2.4%	329	381	-5	-1.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	923	5.9%	825	935	-12	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	208	1.3%	191	251	-43	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,406	9.0%	1,247	1,398	8	0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	404	2.6%	396	474	-70	-14.8%
Public Administration	1,876	12.0%	1,545	1,914	-38	-2.0%
Information Not Available	381	2.4%	378	382	-1	-0.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,220		32,930	26,580
Male	17,036	54.6%	18,163	14,008	3,028	21.6%
Female	14,125	45.2%	14,715	12,514	1,611	12.9%
Information Not Available	59	0.2%	52	58	1	1.7%

Ethnicity	31,220		32,930	26,580
Hispanic or Latino	738	2.4%	770	663	75	11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,238	80.8%	26,614	19,424	5,814	29.9%
Information Not Available	5,244	16.8%	5,546	6,493	-1,249	-19.2%

Race	31,220		32,930	26,580
American Indian or Alaskan Native	956	3.1%	1,006	823	133	16.2%
Asian	471	1.5%	443	384	87	22.7%
Black or African American	12,955	41.5%	14,172	9,912	3,043	30.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	55	0.2%	66	49	6	12.2%
White	15,129	48.5%	15,371	11,671	3,458	29.6%
Information Not Available	1,654	5.3%	1,872	3,741	-2,087	-55.8%

Years of Age	31,220		32,930	26,580
Younger than 22	1,285	2.9%	1,414	1,099	186	16.9%
22-24	2,157	4.8%	2,361	1,856	301	16.2%
25-34	7,860	17.5%	8,467	6,804	1,056	15.5%
35-44	7,632	17.0%	8,066	6,649	983	14.8%
45-54	7,533	16.8%	7,791	6,130	1,403	22.9%
55-59	2,424	5.4%	2,477	2,083	341	16.4%
60-64	1,387	3.1%	1,440	1,176	211	17.9%
65 and older	921	2.0%	901	777	144	18.5%
Information Not Available	21	0.0%	13	6	15	250.0%

Industry	31,220		32,930	26,580
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	258	0.8%	341	221	37	16.7%
Mining	90	0.3%	102	371	-281	-75.7%
Utilities	45	0.1%	38	47	-2	-4.3%
Construction	3,587	11.4%	3,768	2,979	608	20.4%
Manufacturing	8,888	28.2%	9,372	6,901	1,987	28.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,026	3.3%	1,048	843	183	21.7%
Retail Trade	3,106	9.9%	3,033	2,669	437	16.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	959	3.0%	947	805	154	19.1%
Information	436	1.4%	382	359	77	21.4%
Finance and Insurance	865	2.7%	805	720	145	20.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	380	1.2%	389	353	27	7.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,138	3.6%	1,248	1,037	101	9.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.1%	30	22	16	72.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,342	10.6%	3,434	3,088	254	8.2%
Educational Services	547	1.7%	657	429	118	27.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,870	5.9%	1,946	1,716	154	9.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	200	0.6%	249	301	-101	-33.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,747	5.5%	2,112	1,477	270	18.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	649	2.1%	702	550	99	18.0%
Public Administration	421	1.3%	418	374	47	12.6%
Information Not Available	1,628	5.2%	1,909	1,318	310	23.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,068		34,060	33,008
Male	19,226	60.0%	20,038	20,318	-1,092	-5.4%
Female	12,842	40.0%	14,021	12,689	153	1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	32,068		34,060	33,008
Hispanic or Latino	794	2.5%	760	1,039	-245	-23.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,274	97.5%	33,299	31,968	-694	-2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Race	32,068		34,060	33,008
American Indian or Alaskan Native	302	0.9%	382	377	-75	-19.9%
Asian	207	0.6%	257	312	-105	-33.7%
Black or African American	8,964	28.0%	9,464	8,939	25	0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	201	0.6%	273	230	-29	-12.6%
White	21,599	67.4%	22,921	22,107	-508	-2.3%
Information Not Available	795	2.5%	763	1,043	-248	-23.8%

Years of Age	32,068		34,060	33,008
Younger than 22	738	1.4%	716	820	-82	-10.0%
22-24	2,199	4.2%	2,106	2,178	21	1.0%
25-34	8,483	16.2%	9,256	8,650	-167	-1.9%
35-44	7,945	15.2%	8,446	8,809	-864	-9.8%
45-54	7,705	14.7%	8,096	7,617	88	1.2%
55-59	2,501	4.8%	2,822	2,480	21	0.8%
60-64	1,398	2.7%	1,449	1,440	-42	-2.9%
65 and older	1,096	2.1%	1,165	1,009	87	8.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	5	-2	-40.0%

Industry	32,068		34,060	33,008
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	984	3.0%	1,094	1,021	-37	-3.6%
Mining	207	0.6%	136	165	42	25.5%
Utilities	78	0.2%	71	88	-10	-11.4%
Construction	4,090	12.4%	4,474	5,095	-1,005	-19.7%
Manufacturing	7,487	22.7%	7,686	7,404	83	1.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,421	4.3%	1,515	1,641	-220	-13.4%
Retail Trade	3,586	10.8%	3,840	3,542	44	1.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,370	4.1%	1,263	1,263	107	8.5%
Information	341	1.0%	273	348	-7	-2.0%
Finance and Insurance	537	1.6%	508	395	142	35.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	425	1.3%	388	324	101	31.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	570	1.7%	590	519	51	9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.2%	54	41	14	34.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,290	10.0%	3,348	3,371	-81	-2.4%
Educational Services	900	2.7%	1,055	1,098	-198	-18.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,629	8.0%	2,986	2,527	102	4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	268	0.8%	388	312	-44	-14.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,450	7.4%	2,839	2,320	130	5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	693	2.1%	809	696	-3	-0.4%
Public Administration	665	2.0%	705	803	-138	-17.2%
Information Not Available	22	0.1%	38	35	-13	-37.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,958		30,172	21,249
Male	18,262	59.0%	17,236	12,137	6,125	50.5%
Female	12,696	41.0%	12,936	9,112	3,584	39.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,958		30,172	21,249
Hispanic or Latino	8,788	28.4%	8,452	6,091	2,697	44.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,170	71.6%	21,719	14,058	8,112	57.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1,100	-1,100	-100.0%

Race	30,958		30,172	21,249
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,221	7.2%	2,417	1,815	406	22.4%
Asian	6	0.0%	7	414	-408	-98.6%
Black or African American	2,033	6.6%	2,011	1,437	596	41.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,210	52.4%	15,524	16,483	-273	-1.7%
Information Not Available	10,488	33.9%	10,213	1,100	9,388	853.5%

Years of Age	30,958		30,172	21,249
Younger than 22	982	2.2%	963	544	438	80.5%
22-24	1,565	3.5%	1,628	1,090	475	43.6%
25-34	6,847	15.1%	6,836	4,490	2,357	52.5%
35-44	7,767	17.1%	7,533	5,562	2,205	39.6%
45-54	8,031	17.7%	7,742	5,616	2,415	43.0%
55-59	2,958	6.5%	2,786	1,982	976	49.2%
60-64	1,823	4.0%	1,744	1,260	563	44.7%
65 and older	985	2.2%	940	705	280	39.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,958		30,172	21,249
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	748	2.4%	365	863	-115	-13.3%
Mining	74	0.2%	88	60	14	23.3%
Utilities	46	0.1%	48	37	9	24.3%
Construction	5,531	17.4%	5,188	3,674	1,857	50.5%
Manufacturing	2,305	7.3%	2,356	1,855	450	24.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,212	3.8%	1,089	893	319	35.7%
Retail Trade	2,734	8.6%	2,587	1,792	942	52.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	619	2.0%	569	456	163	35.7%
Information	348	1.1%	360	438	-90	-20.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,887	6.0%	2,007	1,023	864	84.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	749	2.4%	733	486	263	54.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,432	4.5%	1,459	1,042	390	37.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	81	0.3%	80	74	7	9.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,100	9.8%	3,102	2,315	785	33.9%
Educational Services	545	1.7%	619	426	119	27.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,722	5.4%	1,737	1,463	259	17.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	326	1.0%	352	271	55	20.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,156	3.6%	1,217	907	249	27.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	637	2.0%	629	522	115	22.0%
Public Administration	514	1.6%	540	521	-7	-1.3%
Information Not Available	5,192	16.4%	5,047	2,131	3,061	143.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	474,637		474,569	394,118
Male	281,739	59.4%	283,678	235,645	46,094	19.6%
Female	192,800	40.6%	190,891	158,379	34,421	21.7%
Information Not Available	98	0.0%	0	94	4	4.3%

Ethnicity	474,637		474,569	394,118
Hispanic or Latino	192,309	40.5%	189,151	166,359	25,950	15.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	234,030	49.3%	237,574	196,215	37,815	19.3%
Information Not Available	48,298	10.2%	47,844	31,544	16,754	53.1%

Race	474,637		474,569	394,118
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,552	0.5%	2,803	3,943	-1,391	-35.3%
Asian	32,101	6.8%	32,379	27,320	4,781	17.5%
Black or African American	29,843	6.3%	28,899	27,226	2,617	9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	169,534	35.7%	173,493	137,725	31,809	23.1%
Information Not Available	240,607	50.7%	236,995	197,904	42,703	21.6%

Years of Age	474,637		474,569	394,118
Younger than 22	12,664	2.0%	8,892	11,641	1,023	8.8%
22-24	25,622	4.1%	24,067	19,809	5,813	29.3%
25-34	105,529	17.1%	109,798	88,062	17,467	19.8%
35-44	119,665	19.4%	117,724	95,197	24,468	25.7%
45-54	123,199	19.9%	124,973	104,115	19,084	18.3%
55-59	43,193	7.0%	42,818	35,206	7,987	22.7%
60-64	26,211	4.2%	28,223	23,095	3,116	13.5%
65 and older	18,161	2.9%	17,784	16,805	1,356	8.1%
Information Not Available	393	0.1%	290	188	205	109.0%

Industry	474,637		474,569	394,118
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	71,760	13.1%	68,141	71,163	597	0.8%
Mining	295	0.1%	773	563	-268	-47.6%
Utilities	2,062	0.4%	1,643	751	1,311	174.6%
Construction	84,225	15.4%	76,937	59,240	24,985	42.2%
Manufacturing	53,795	9.8%	55,382	51,072	2,723	5.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,847	0.5%	2,900	3,098	-251	-8.1%
Retail Trade	37,402	6.8%	31,316	26,944	10,458	38.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	12,762	2.3%	12,855	9,576	3,186	33.3%
Information	34,653	6.3%	40,111	29,573	5,080	17.2%
Finance and Insurance	15,314	2.8%	18,268	9,200	6,114	66.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13,056	2.4%	14,981	4,694	8,362	178.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,283	1.1%	6,282	4,788	1,495	31.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	61,649	11.3%	57,509	52,950	8,699	16.4%
Educational Services	10,897	2.0%	14,015	8,543	2,354	27.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	19,437	3.6%	20,394	16,336	3,101	19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,031	1.7%	9,762	6,947	2,084	30.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,510	2.8%	14,981	12,111	3,399	28.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,602	1.9%	11,598	9,764	838	8.6%
Public Administration	3,927	0.7%	4,156	3,661	266	7.3%
Information Not Available	9,130	1.7%	12,565	13,144	-4,014	-30.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,781		27,752	26,232
Male	18,183	63.2%	17,322	16,865	1,318	7.8%
Female	10,598	36.8%	10,430	9,367	1,231	13.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,781		27,752	26,232
Hispanic or Latino	6,256	21.7%	6,142	6,622	-366	-5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,725	61.6%	17,121	15,735	1,990	12.6%
Information Not Available	4,800	16.7%	4,489	3,875	925	23.9%

Race	28,781		27,752	26,232
American Indian or Alaskan Native	495	1.7%	479	478	17	3.6%
Asian	565	2.0%	581	404	161	39.9%
Black or African American	1,556	5.4%	1,490	1,564	-8	-0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	76	0.3%	75	77	-1	-1.3%
White	19,043	66.2%	18,359	17,340	1,703	9.8%
Information Not Available	7,046	24.5%	6,768	6,369	677	10.6%

Years of Age	28,781		27,752	26,232
Younger than 22	588	1.3%	534	544	44	8.1%
22-24	1,092	2.4%	1,040	993	99	10.0%
25-34	5,741	12.5%	5,601	5,217	524	10.0%
35-44	7,192	15.6%	6,917	6,811	381	5.6%
45-54	8,561	18.6%	8,292	7,823	738	9.4%
55-59	3,151	6.8%	2,953	2,826	325	11.5%
60-64	1,750	3.8%	1,712	1,388	362	26.1%
65 and older	687	1.5%	681	620	67	10.8%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	22	10	9	90.0%

Industry	28,781		27,752	26,232
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	227	0.8%	247	218	9	4.1%
Mining	296	1.0%	322	330	-34	-10.3%
Utilities	38	0.1%	38	28	10	35.7%
Construction	7,228	24.9%	6,977	7,048	180	2.6%
Manufacturing	2,833	9.8%	2,531	2,608	225	8.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,048	3.6%	1,023	1,008	40	4.0%
Retail Trade	2,241	7.7%	1,987	2,095	146	7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	841	2.9%	771	756	85	11.2%
Information	856	3.0%	809	722	134	18.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,505	5.2%	1,512	1,239	266	21.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	603	2.1%	590	522	81	15.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,854	6.4%	1,774	1,599	255	15.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	295	1.0%	289	145	150	103.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,743	12.9%	3,634	3,064	679	22.2%
Educational Services	489	1.7%	538	417	72	17.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,289	4.4%	1,277	1,270	19	1.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	373	1.3%	375	385	-12	-3.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,163	4.0%	1,186	1,001	162	16.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	560	1.9%	569	552	8	1.4%
Public Administration	701	2.4%	708	668	33	4.9%
Information Not Available	598	2.1%	595	557	41	7.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,733		49,619	49,540
Male	33,254	66.9%	32,278	33,076	178	0.5%
Female	16,479	33.1%	17,341	16,464	15	0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	49,733		49,619	49,540
Hispanic or Latino	8,361	16.8%	8,046	7,815	546	7.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,372	83.2%	41,573	41,725	-353	-0.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	49,733		49,619	49,540
American Indian or Alaskan Native	164	0.3%	164	169	-5	-3.0%
Asian	548	1.1%	539	591	-43	-7.3%
Black or African American	5,971	12.0%	6,046	5,880	91	1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	29,168	58.6%	28,800	29,716	-548	-1.8%
Information Not Available	13,882	27.9%	14,070	13,184	698	5.3%

Years of Age	49,733		49,619	49,540
Younger than 22	1,379	1.8%	1,313	1,371	8	0.6%
22-24	3,056	4.0%	3,041	2,892	164	5.7%
25-34	11,325	14.9%	11,292	10,882	443	4.1%
35-44	11,796	15.6%	11,755	12,306	-510	-4.1%
45-54	12,310	16.2%	12,310	12,325	-15	-0.1%
55-59	4,312	5.7%	4,328	4,313	-1	0.0%
60-64	3,120	4.1%	3,083	3,169	-49	-1.5%
65 and older	2,435	3.2%	2,497	2,282	153	6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	49,733		49,619	49,540
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	890	1.8%	902	756	134	17.7%
Mining	79	0.2%	62	89	-10	-11.2%
Utilities	53	0.1%	54	58	-5	-8.6%
Construction	10,729	21.2%	10,095	10,877	-148	-1.4%
Manufacturing	5,284	10.4%	5,249	5,719	-435	-7.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,076	4.1%	1,945	1,995	81	4.1%
Retail Trade	5,305	10.5%	4,902	5,264	41	0.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,539	3.0%	1,587	1,415	124	8.8%
Information	775	1.5%	743	694	81	11.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,904	3.8%	1,991	2,216	-312	-14.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	835	1.6%	841	672	163	24.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,741	3.4%	1,924	1,602	139	8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	163	0.3%	160	157	6	3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,243	14.3%	7,077	7,019	224	3.2%
Educational Services	951	1.9%	1,044	1,024	-73	-7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,119	6.2%	3,248	3,071	48	1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,817	3.6%	1,762	1,803	14	0.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,447	4.8%	3,256	2,572	-125	-4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,354	2.7%	1,299	1,276	78	6.1%
Public Administration	579	1.1%	658	454	125	27.5%
Information Not Available	850	1.7%	820	807	43	5.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,194		10,026	3,947
Male	3,157	51.0%	4,859	2,051	1,106	53.9%
Female	3,037	49.0%	5,167	1,896	1,141	60.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,194		10,026	3,947
Hispanic or Latino	736	11.9%	1,372	311	425	136.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,249	84.7%	8,270	2,896	2,353	81.3%
Information Not Available	209	3.4%	384	740	-531	-71.8%

Race	6,194		10,026	3,947
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58	0.9%	87	33	25	75.8%
Asian	146	2.4%	297	120	26	21.7%
Black or African American	4,675	75.5%	7,397	2,942	1,733	58.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	74	1.2%	205	64	10	15.6%
White	1,232	19.9%	1,985	672	560	83.3%
Information Not Available	9	0.1%	55	116	-107	-92.2%

Years of Age	6,194		10,026	3,947
Younger than 22	128	1.8%	203	95	33	34.7%
22-24	325	4.6%	452	203	122	60.1%
25-34	1,453	20.4%	2,177	959	494	51.5%
35-44	1,618	22.7%	2,609	1,069	549	51.4%
45-54	1,688	23.7%	2,913	1,071	617	57.6%
55-59	512	7.2%	873	327	185	56.6%
60-64	307	4.3%	528	157	150	95.5%
65 and older	163	2.3%	271	66	97	147.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,194		10,026	3,947
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	2	6	-6	-100.0%
Construction	15	0.2%	32	26	-11	-42.3%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.0%	4	4	-3	-75.0%
Retail Trade	4	0.1%	4	11	-7	-63.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	1	15	-15	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2	0.0%	7	4	-2	-50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9	0.1%	15	59	-50	-84.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	4	1	-1	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10	0.2%	12	6	4	66.7%
Educational Services	4	0.1%	9	26	-22	-84.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4	0.1%	9	30	-26	-86.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	2	5	-5	-100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1	0.0%	3	4	-3	-75.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9	0.1%	14	36	-27	-75.0%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	6,134	99.0%	9,905	3,711	2,423	65.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,509		10,725	11,238
Male	5,689	54.1%	5,549	5,922	-233	-3.9%
Female	4,820	45.9%	5,176	5,316	-496	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,509		10,725	11,238
Hispanic or Latino	431	4.1%	438	442	-11	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,078	95.9%	10,287	10,796	-718	-6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	10,509		10,725	11,238
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26	0.2%	24	29	-3	-10.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	4,007	38.1%	4,156	4,523	-516	-11.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	39	0.4%	36	56	-17	-30.4%
White	5,748	54.7%	5,783	5,821	-73	-1.3%
Information Not Available	689	6.6%	724	809	-120	-14.8%

Years of Age	10,509		10,725	11,238
Younger than 22	200	1.3%	187	2,460	-2,260	-91.9%
22-24	645	4.1%	658	854	-209	-24.5%
25-34	2,683	17.2%	2,728	2,581	102	4.0%
35-44	2,503	16.0%	2,542	2,934	-431	-14.7%
45-54	2,472	15.8%	2,578	1,732	740	42.7%
55-59	911	5.8%	903	380	531	139.7%
60-64	624	4.0%	632	184	440	239.1%
65 and older	406	2.6%	417	88	318	361.4%
Information Not Available	65	0.4%	80	25	40	160.0%

Industry	10,509		10,725	11,238
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.2%	18	42	-22	-52.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	6	15	-6	-40.0%
Construction	1,535	14.6%	1,376	1,442	93	6.4%
Manufacturing	750	7.1%	738	1,069	-319	-29.8%
Wholesale Trade	408	3.9%	385	432	-24	-5.6%
Retail Trade	1,750	16.6%	1,703	1,776	-26	-1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	388	3.7%	473	277	111	40.1%
Information	146	1.4%	150	130	16	12.3%
Finance and Insurance	562	5.3%	636	1,033	-471	-45.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	316	3.0%	333	226	90	39.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	517	4.9%	475	466	51	10.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.3%	30	29	1	3.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,672	15.9%	1,763	1,847	-175	-9.5%
Educational Services	139	1.3%	162	172	-33	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	674	6.4%	748	714	-40	-5.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	211	2.0%	231	206	5	2.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,003	9.5%	1,117	974	29	3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	268	2.5%	259	238	30	12.6%
Public Administration	55	0.5%	64	96	-41	-42.7%
Information Not Available	56	0.5%	58	54	2	3.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	140,207		132,895	84,537
Male	80,065	57.1%	76,086	47,747	32,318	67.7%
Female	60,067	42.8%	56,736	36,758	23,309	63.4%
Information Not Available	75	0.1%	73	32	43	134.4%

Ethnicity	140,207		132,895	84,537
Hispanic or Latino	45,826	32.7%	42,561	26,937	18,889	70.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,691	59.7%	79,693	49,660	34,031	68.5%
Information Not Available	10,690	7.6%	10,641	7,940	2,750	34.6%

Race	140,207		132,895	84,537
American Indian or Alaskan Native	673	0.5%	619	519	154	29.7%
Asian	972	0.7%	1,130	972	0	0.0%
Black or African American	23,362	16.7%	23,321	15,041	8,321	55.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,420	1.0%	1,494	2,269	-849	-37.4%
White	85,298	60.8%	80,568	49,303	35,995	73.0%
Information Not Available	28,482	20.3%	25,763	16,433	12,049	73.3%

Years of Age	140,207		132,895	84,537
Younger than 22	2,803	1.3%	2,405	1,912	891	46.6%
22-24	6,167	2.9%	4,956	3,728	2,439	65.4%
25-34	29,903	13.9%	28,824	17,083	12,820	75.0%
35-44	33,005	15.3%	30,646	21,232	11,773	55.4%
45-54	37,379	17.3%	35,346	22,399	14,980	66.9%
55-59	14,279	6.6%	12,645	7,585	6,694	88.3%
60-64	9,606	4.4%	11,078	6,321	3,285	52.0%
65 and older	7,065	3.3%	6,995	4,277	2,788	65.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	140,207		132,895	84,537
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,047	0.7%	911	421	626	148.7%
Mining	112	0.1%	36	0	112	0.0%
Utilities	224	0.2%	219	97	127	130.9%
Construction	21,007	14.9%	20,297	9,595	11,412	118.9%
Manufacturing	8,933	6.3%	10,312	6,483	2,450	37.8%
Wholesale Trade	6,653	4.7%	6,158	3,955	2,698	68.2%
Retail Trade	13,980	9.9%	12,280	7,229	6,751	93.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,252	2.3%	3,316	2,237	1,015	45.4%
Information	3,102	2.2%	3,024	2,107	995	47.2%
Finance and Insurance	8,896	6.3%	8,891	3,404	5,492	161.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,364	2.4%	3,899	2,431	933	38.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,522	6.0%	6,413	4,117	4,405	107.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	561	0.4%	401	746	-185	-24.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	27,735	19.6%	23,977	16,013	11,722	73.2%
Educational Services	2,093	1.5%	1,749	1,135	958	84.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,812	5.5%	6,960	5,251	2,561	48.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,355	1.7%	2,223	1,686	669	39.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,289	5.2%	7,652	4,506	2,783	61.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,476	2.5%	3,134	1,750	1,726	98.6%
Public Administration	1,682	1.2%	2,150	1,102	580	52.6%
Information Not Available	8,112	5.7%	8,893	10,272	-2,160	-21.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	68,067		71,981	50,785
Male	36,610	53.8%	37,857	25,402	11,208	44.1%
Female	30,523	44.8%	33,010	24,208	6,315	26.1%
Information Not Available	934	1.4%	1,114	1,175	-241	-20.5%

Ethnicity	68,067		71,981	50,785
Hispanic or Latino	270	0.4%	647	199	71	35.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,863	98.2%	70,220	49,409	17,454	35.3%
Information Not Available	934	1.4%	1,114	1,177	-243	-20.6%

Race	68,067		71,981	50,785
American Indian or Alaskan Native	372	0.5%	377	184	188	102.2%
Asian	809	1.2%	845	702	107	15.2%
Black or African American	32,350	47.5%	36,101	26,471	5,879	22.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	33,601	49.4%	33,544	22,247	11,354	51.0%
Information Not Available	935	1.4%	1,114	1,181	-246	-20.8%

Years of Age	68,067		71,981	50,785
Younger than 22	1,596	1.6%	1,722	971	625	64.4%
22-24	3,314	3.4%	3,562	2,105	1,209	57.4%
25-34	15,971	16.3%	16,612	9,807	6,164	62.9%
35-44	17,477	17.8%	18,457	11,333	6,144	54.2%
45-54	16,268	16.6%	17,293	10,728	5,540	51.6%
55-59	5,493	5.6%	5,721	3,508	1,985	56.6%
60-64	3,426	3.5%	3,613	2,230	1,196	53.6%
65 and older	1,926	2.0%	2,035	1,172	754	64.3%
Information Not Available	2,596	2.6%	2,966	8,931	-6,335	-70.9%

Industry	68,067		71,981	50,785
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,791	2.6%	1,646	1,232	559	45.4%
Mining	129	0.2%	95	49	80	163.3%
Utilities	136	0.2%	137	98	38	38.8%
Construction	5,836	8.4%	5,965	3,444	2,392	69.5%
Manufacturing	8,742	12.5%	8,430	6,951	1,791	25.8%
Wholesale Trade	3,349	4.8%	3,743	2,724	625	22.9%
Retail Trade	5,483	7.8%	5,546	3,634	1,849	50.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,857	2.7%	1,949	1,438	419	29.1%
Information	1,200	1.7%	1,270	1,077	123	11.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,324	3.3%	2,493	1,648	676	41.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,350	1.9%	1,440	961	389	40.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,617	15.2%	11,152	8,447	2,170	25.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	143	0.2%	154	81	62	76.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	231	0.3%	234	200	31	15.5%
Educational Services	1,362	1.9%	1,652	1,168	194	16.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,972	4.3%	3,291	2,708	264	9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,967	4.2%	3,624	2,326	641	27.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	560	0.8%	791	504	56	11.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	686	1.0%	771	750	-64	-8.5%
Public Administration	676	1.0%	711	589	87	14.8%
Information Not Available	15,656	22.4%	16,887	10,756	4,900	45.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,809		8,081	6,601
Male	5,449	69.8%	5,259	4,335	1,114	25.7%
Female	2,359	30.2%	2,821	2,266	93	4.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,809		8,081	6,601
Hispanic or Latino	462	5.9%	443	424	38	9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,914	75.7%	6,057	4,867	1,047	21.5%
Information Not Available	1,433	18.4%	1,581	1,310	123	9.4%

Race	7,809		8,081	6,601
American Indian or Alaskan Native	88	1.1%	77	53	35	66.0%
Asian	2,380	30.5%	2,427	2,310	70	3.0%
Black or African American	153	2.0%	165	128	25	19.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,187	28.0%	2,220	1,561	626	40.1%
White	2,030	26.0%	2,133	1,718	312	18.2%
Information Not Available	971	12.4%	1,059	831	140	16.8%

Years of Age	7,809		8,081	6,601
Younger than 22	141	1.5%	119	113	28	24.8%
22-24	365	3.9%	312	298	67	22.5%
25-34	1,915	20.5%	1,838	1,448	467	32.3%
35-44	1,883	20.2%	2,002	1,613	270	16.7%
45-54	1,927	20.7%	2,064	1,721	206	12.0%
55-59	774	8.3%	852	711	63	8.9%
60-64	512	5.5%	557	473	39	8.2%
65 and older	292	3.1%	337	224	68	30.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,809		8,081	6,601
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	184	2.3%	155	339	-155	-45.7%
Mining	3	0.0%	2	2	1	50.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	4	3	1	33.3%
Construction	2,678	33.5%	2,339	1,899	779	41.0%
Manufacturing	191	2.4%	174	195	-4	-2.1%
Wholesale Trade	137	1.7%	130	118	19	16.1%
Retail Trade	476	6.0%	471	420	56	13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	290	3.6%	484	259	31	12.0%
Information	328	4.1%	347	126	202	160.3%
Finance and Insurance	182	2.3%	201	89	93	104.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	144	1.8%	150	120	24	20.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	197	2.5%	216	183	14	7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.4%	32	20	10	50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	859	10.7%	872	739	120	16.2%
Educational Services	46	0.6%	49	43	3	7.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	279	3.5%	299	318	-39	-12.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	108	1.4%	118	96	12	12.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	640	8.0%	796	626	14	2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	180	2.3%	197	157	23	14.6%
Public Administration	109	1.4%	140	109	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	744	9.3%	905	740	4	0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,450		37,258	39,519
Male	29,084	75.6%	27,493	29,918	-834	-2.8%
Female	9,366	24.4%	9,765	9,601	-235	-2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	38,450		37,258	39,519
Hispanic or Latino	1,747	4.5%	1,778	1,749	-2	-0.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,266	94.3%	35,039	37,298	-1,032	-2.8%
Information Not Available	437	1.1%	441	472	-35	-7.4%

Race	38,450		37,258	39,519
American Indian or Alaskan Native	185	0.5%	166	169	16	9.5%
Asian	179	0.5%	201	203	-24	-11.8%
Black or African American	1,143	3.0%	1,168	1,196	-53	-4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	34,759	90.4%	33,504	35,730	-971	-2.7%
Information Not Available	2,184	5.7%	2,219	2,221	-37	-1.7%

Years of Age	38,450		37,258	39,519
Younger than 22	1,109	1.6%	992	1,094	15	1.4%
22-24	2,424	3.4%	2,297	2,599	-175	-6.7%
25-34	9,359	13.2%	8,937	9,388	-29	-0.3%
35-44	8,385	11.8%	8,138	9,313	-928	-10.0%
45-54	9,682	13.6%	9,444	9,824	-142	-1.4%
55-59	3,362	4.7%	3,374	3,279	83	2.5%
60-64	2,251	3.2%	2,239	2,264	-13	-0.6%
65 and older	1,873	2.6%	1,828	1,748	125	7.2%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	9	10	-5	-50.0%

Industry	38,450		37,258	39,519
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	236	0.6%	217	207	29	14.0%
Mining	526	1.4%	613	573	-47	-8.2%
Utilities	72	0.2%	41	70	2	2.9%
Construction	13,865	35.8%	12,447	14,238	-373	-2.6%
Manufacturing	7,863	20.3%	8,015	8,687	-824	-9.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,273	3.3%	1,217	1,055	218	20.7%
Retail Trade	2,436	6.3%	2,278	2,581	-145	-5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,289	3.3%	1,159	1,210	79	6.5%
Information	474	1.2%	498	559	-85	-15.2%
Finance and Insurance	659	1.7%	641	497	162	32.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	307	0.8%	312	282	25	8.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	754	1.9%	766	1,097	-343	-31.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	46	0.1%	59	45	1	2.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,390	8.8%	3,464	3,206	184	5.7%
Educational Services	272	0.7%	285	265	7	2.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,300	3.4%	1,294	1,299	1	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	717	1.9%	778	649	68	10.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,324	3.4%	1,463	1,167	157	13.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	575	1.5%	606	607	-32	-5.3%
Public Administration	681	1.8%	714	687	-6	-0.9%
Information Not Available	391	1.0%	391	538	-147	-27.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,787		23,685	18,484
Male	18,687	75.4%	17,712	13,249	5,438	41.0%
Female	6,100	24.6%	5,973	5,235	865	16.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,787		23,685	18,484
Hispanic or Latino	3,317	13.4%	3,351	2,850	467	16.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,602	83.1%	19,375	14,198	6,404	45.1%
Information Not Available	868	3.5%	959	1,436	-568	-39.6%

Race	24,787		23,685	18,484
American Indian or Alaskan Native	484	2.0%	451	400	84	21.0%
Asian	165	0.7%	215	161	4	2.5%
Black or African American	129	0.5%	136	84	45	53.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.3%	66	50	27	54.0%
White	19,841	80.0%	18,743	14,266	5,575	39.1%
Information Not Available	4,091	16.5%	4,074	3,523	568	16.1%

Years of Age	24,787		23,685	18,484
Younger than 22	846	2.0%	748	621	225	36.2%
22-24	1,666	3.9%	1,566	1,206	460	38.1%
25-34	6,176	14.3%	5,961	4,218	1,958	46.4%
35-44	5,603	12.9%	5,321	4,283	1,320	30.8%
45-54	6,011	13.9%	5,785	4,738	1,273	26.9%
55-59	2,211	5.1%	2,070	1,630	581	35.6%
60-64	1,359	3.1%	1,306	1,036	323	31.2%
65 and older	915	2.1%	928	752	163	21.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,787		23,685	18,484
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,804	6.8%	1,386	1,604	200	12.5%
Mining	227	0.9%	242	146	81	55.5%
Utilities	104	0.4%	98	93	11	11.8%
Construction	7,522	28.3%	7,127	4,655	2,867	61.6%
Manufacturing	3,000	11.3%	3,024	2,412	588	24.4%
Wholesale Trade	748	2.8%	669	581	167	28.7%
Retail Trade	1,962	7.4%	1,787	1,404	558	39.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	675	2.5%	606	535	140	26.2%
Information	200	0.8%	187	166	34	20.5%
Finance and Insurance	381	1.4%	396	209	172	82.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	216	0.8%	221	148	68	45.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	753	2.8%	731	440	313	71.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	33	0.1%	27	15	18	120.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,271	8.5%	2,216	1,813	458	25.3%
Educational Services	171	0.6%	170	149	22	14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	811	3.0%	759	717	94	13.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	378	1.4%	384	320	58	18.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	804	3.0%	793	614	190	30.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	362	1.4%	308	250	112	44.8%
Public Administration	509	1.9%	510	481	28	5.8%
Information Not Available	1,856	7.0%	2,044	1,732	124	7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	189,451		184,408	182,737
Male	130,501	68.9%	123,458	127,797	2,704	2.1%
Female	58,950	31.1%	60,950	54,940	4,010	7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	189,451		184,408	182,737
Hispanic or Latino	37,885	20.0%	35,875	36,302	1,583	4.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	151,566	80.0%	148,533	146,435	5,131	3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	189,451		184,408	182,737
American Indian or Alaskan Native	720	0.4%	683	647	73	11.3%
Asian	3,774	2.0%	3,708	3,356	418	12.5%
Black or African American	37,135	19.6%	38,056	34,417	2,718	7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	146,510	77.3%	140,747	143,351	3,159	2.2%
Information Not Available	1,311	0.7%	1,214	965	346	35.9%

Years of Age	189,451		184,408	182,737
Younger than 22	3,774	1.2%	3,607	3,504	270	7.7%
22-24	9,086	2.8%	8,915	8,879	207	2.3%
25-34	46,489	14.2%	45,176	44,027	2,462	5.6%
35-44	49,896	15.3%	48,068	49,380	516	1.0%
45-54	50,038	15.3%	48,646	48,654	1,384	2.8%
55-59	16,224	5.0%	15,997	15,173	1,051	6.9%
60-64	9,386	2.9%	9,244	8,857	529	6.0%
65 and older	4,558	1.4%	4,755	4,263	295	6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	189,451		184,408	182,737
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,338	0.7%	1,338	1,379	-41	-3.0%
Mining	1,438	0.8%	1,413	971	467	48.1%
Utilities	216	0.1%	213	203	13	6.4%
Construction	52,469	27.5%	46,583	52,541	-72	-0.1%
Manufacturing	23,317	12.2%	22,282	24,569	-1,252	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	7,681	4.0%	7,586	7,475	206	2.8%
Retail Trade	14,330	7.5%	13,791	13,951	379	2.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,245	3.8%	7,624	6,987	258	3.7%
Information	2,686	1.4%	2,718	2,558	128	5.0%
Finance and Insurance	7,759	4.1%	8,092	5,923	1,836	31.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,563	1.3%	2,484	2,197	366	16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,840	4.1%	8,007	7,229	611	8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	585	0.3%	505	574	11	1.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	26,539	13.9%	26,939	25,414	1,125	4.4%
Educational Services	2,976	1.6%	3,464	3,119	-143	-4.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,571	4.5%	9,000	8,046	525	6.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,749	2.0%	3,839	3,585	164	4.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,688	4.0%	8,381	6,865	823	12.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,645	1.9%	3,757	3,565	80	2.2%
Public Administration	2,990	1.6%	3,083	2,805	185	6.6%
Information Not Available	3,826	2.0%	3,309	2,781	1,045	37.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	79,907		79,655	76,471
Male	55,241	69.1%	54,061	52,954	2,287	4.3%
Female	24,611	30.8%	25,516	23,475	1,136	4.8%
Information Not Available	55	0.1%	78	42	13	31.0%

Ethnicity	79,907		79,655	76,471
Hispanic or Latino	3,913	4.9%	4,015	3,558	355	10.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,024	77.6%	61,918	68,638	-6,614	-9.6%
Information Not Available	13,970	17.5%	13,722	4,275	9,695	226.8%

Race	79,907		79,655	76,471
American Indian or Alaskan Native	348	0.4%	374	310	38	12.3%
Asian	382	0.5%	460	342	40	11.7%
Black or African American	8,706	10.9%	9,326	8,294	412	5.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.1%	53	61	-7	-11.5%
White	66,199	82.8%	65,121	63,567	2,632	4.1%
Information Not Available	4,218	5.3%	4,321	3,897	321	8.2%

Years of Age	79,907		79,655	76,471
Younger than 22	1,806	1.3%	1,663	1,710	96	5.6%
22-24	4,352	3.1%	4,353	4,324	28	0.6%
25-34	19,574	13.8%	19,550	18,980	594	3.1%
35-44	20,271	14.3%	20,365	20,223	48	0.2%
45-54	20,891	14.7%	20,797	19,466	1,425	7.3%
55-59	6,691	4.7%	6,548	6,127	564	9.2%
60-64	3,899	2.7%	3,930	3,541	358	10.1%
65 and older	2,423	1.7%	2,449	2,100	323	15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	79,907		79,655	76,471
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	333	0.4%	342	339	-6	-1.8%
Mining	513	0.6%	506	406	107	26.4%
Utilities	71	0.1%	150	75	-4	-5.3%
Construction	19,873	24.8%	17,855	20,971	-1,098	-5.2%
Manufacturing	18,822	23.5%	17,721	16,855	1,967	11.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,143	2.7%	2,110	1,926	217	11.3%
Retail Trade	5,334	6.6%	5,196	5,249	85	1.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,866	4.8%	3,918	3,644	222	6.1%
Information	521	0.6%	555	455	66	14.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,624	2.0%	1,649	1,278	346	27.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	954	1.2%	958	857	97	11.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,677	2.1%	1,653	1,457	220	15.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	156	0.2%	135	118	38	32.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,926	9.9%	7,792	7,918	8	0.1%
Educational Services	673	0.8%	801	613	60	9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,131	3.9%	3,321	3,162	-31	-1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,318	1.6%	1,422	1,168	150	12.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,616	3.3%	3,019	2,336	280	12.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,290	1.6%	1,334	1,212	78	6.4%
Public Administration	699	0.9%	658	615	84	13.7%
Information Not Available	6,367	7.9%	8,560	5,817	550	9.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,575		21,452	23,359
Male	14,510	67.3%	14,123	16,450	-1,940	-11.8%
Female	7,065	32.7%	7,329	6,909	156	2.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,575		21,452	23,359
Hispanic or Latino	1,653	7.7%	1,606	1,641	12	0.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,458	48.5%	10,449	13,294	-2,836	-21.3%
Information Not Available	9,464	43.9%	9,397	8,424	1,040	12.3%

Race	21,575		21,452	23,359
American Indian or Alaskan Native	344	1.6%	345	347	-3	-0.9%
Asian	196	0.9%	211	226	-30	-13.3%
Black or African American	2,749	12.7%	2,773	2,728	21	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.2%	41	37	-3	-8.1%
White	16,366	75.9%	16,255	18,060	-1,694	-9.4%
Information Not Available	1,886	8.7%	1,827	1,961	-75	-3.8%

Years of Age	21,575		21,452	23,359
Younger than 22	436	1.2%	385	488	-52	-10.7%
22-24	1,180	3.2%	1,207	1,361	-181	-13.3%
25-34	5,183	14.1%	5,164	5,788	-605	-10.5%
35-44	5,236	14.2%	5,188	5,801	-565	-9.7%
45-54	5,819	15.8%	5,746	6,161	-342	-5.6%
55-59	1,906	5.2%	1,925	2,019	-113	-5.6%
60-64	1,182	3.2%	1,213	1,128	54	4.8%
65 and older	633	1.7%	624	613	20	3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,575		21,452	23,359
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	240	1.1%	213	331	-91	-27.5%
Mining	204	0.9%	215	199	5	2.5%
Utilities	30	0.1%	28	70	-40	-57.1%
Construction	5,915	27.1%	5,602	7,807	-1,892	-24.2%
Manufacturing	2,948	13.5%	2,917	3,149	-201	-6.4%
Wholesale Trade	856	3.9%	867	800	56	7.0%
Retail Trade	1,532	7.0%	1,496	1,490	42	2.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	763	3.5%	793	739	24	3.2%
Information	550	2.5%	583	437	113	25.9%
Finance and Insurance	559	2.6%	575	533	26	4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	336	1.5%	344	278	58	20.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	707	3.2%	717	676	31	4.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.2%	46	49	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,123	9.7%	2,251	1,994	129	6.5%
Educational Services	230	1.1%	255	264	-34	-12.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,357	6.2%	1,283	1,279	78	6.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	176	0.8%	225	188	-12	-6.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	665	3.0%	752	587	78	13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	479	2.2%	543	454	25	5.5%
Public Administration	403	1.8%	448	406	-3	-0.7%
Information Not Available	1,453	6.7%	1,299	1,629	-176	-10.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,594		39,357	40,986
Male	28,885	69.4%	26,658	29,278	-393	-1.3%
Female	12,709	30.6%	12,699	11,708	1,001	8.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	41,594		39,357	40,986
Hispanic or Latino	76	0.2%	73	40	36	90.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,518	99.8%	39,284	40,946	572	1.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	41,594		39,357	40,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	245	0.6%	249	142	103	72.5%
Asian	120	0.3%	146	165	-45	-27.3%
Black or African American	4,076	9.8%	3,938	3,717	359	9.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	0	4	0	0.0%
White	36,757	88.4%	34,645	36,641	116	0.3%
Information Not Available	392	0.9%	379	317	75	23.7%

Years of Age	41,594		39,357	40,986
Younger than 22	713	0.9%	580	770	-57	-7.4%
22-24	2,036	2.7%	2,169	1,972	64	3.2%
25-34	9,555	12.6%	9,775	9,713	-158	-1.6%
35-44	10,741	14.2%	10,612	10,738	3	0.0%
45-54	11,199	14.8%	10,080	10,853	346	3.2%
55-59	3,746	4.9%	3,195	3,236	510	15.8%
60-64	2,450	3.2%	1,799	2,275	175	7.7%
65 and older	1,154	1.5%	1,147	1,429	-275	-19.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	41,594		39,357	40,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	125	0.3%	90	147	-22	-15.0%
Mining	802	1.9%	739	855	-53	-6.2%
Utilities	71	0.2%	43	36	35	97.2%
Construction	9,315	22.3%	7,954	10,626	-1,311	-12.3%
Manufacturing	9,279	22.2%	9,272	7,207	2,072	28.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,421	3.4%	1,585	1,287	134	10.4%
Retail Trade	2,700	6.5%	2,504	2,524	176	7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,254	5.4%	1,890	1,678	576	34.3%
Information	445	1.1%	502	374	71	19.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,118	2.7%	971	730	388	53.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	321	0.8%	262	303	18	5.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	829	2.0%	962	752	77	10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53	0.1%	125	27	26	96.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,537	8.5%	3,268	3,397	140	4.1%
Educational Services	330	0.8%	438	410	-80	-19.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,818	4.4%	1,546	1,887	-69	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,180	2.8%	1,121	1,180	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,613	3.9%	1,705	1,224	389	31.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	682	1.6%	739	797	-115	-14.4%
Public Administration	588	1.4%	442	543	45	8.3%
Information Not Available	3,113	7.5%	3,199	5,002	-1,889	-37.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,791		20,279	18,678
Male	10,887	55.0%	11,032	9,921	966	9.7%
Female	8,904	45.0%	9,247	8,757	147	1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,791		20,279	18,678
Hispanic or Latino	403	2.0%	427	396	7	1.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,258	97.3%	19,749	18,230	1,028	5.6%
Information Not Available	130	0.7%	103	52	78	150.0%

Race	19,791		20,279	18,678
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	0.6%	119	111	7	6.3%
Asian	151	0.8%	185	154	-3	-1.9%
Black or African American	10,258	51.8%	10,473	10,067	191	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.1%	18	19	-2	-10.5%
White	9,167	46.3%	9,390	8,316	851	10.2%
Information Not Available	80	0.4%	94	11	69	627.3%

Years of Age	19,791		20,279	18,678
Younger than 22	375	1.3%	352	387	-12	-3.1%
22-24	1,110	4.0%	1,191	1,031	79	7.7%
25-34	5,128	18.4%	5,309	4,567	561	12.3%
35-44	4,762	17.1%	4,910	4,566	196	4.3%
45-54	5,035	18.0%	5,085	4,818	217	4.5%
55-59	1,656	5.9%	1,631	1,607	49	3.0%
60-64	1,062	3.8%	1,124	1,032	30	2.9%
65 and older	663	2.4%	676	669	-6	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	19,791		20,279	18,678
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	539	2.7%	527	578	-39	-6.7%
Mining	286	1.4%	278	198	88	44.4%
Utilities	56	0.3%	53	40	16	40.0%
Construction	3,389	16.7%	3,634	2,587	802	31.0%
Manufacturing	2,043	10.0%	1,782	1,917	126	6.6%
Wholesale Trade	451	2.2%	441	448	3	0.7%
Retail Trade	1,538	7.6%	1,454	1,367	171	12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	613	3.0%	674	658	-45	-6.8%
Information	213	1.0%	283	346	-133	-38.4%
Finance and Insurance	413	2.0%	448	362	51	14.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	266	1.3%	248	254	12	4.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	981	4.8%	1,057	811	170	21.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	103	0.5%	113	109	-6	-5.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,381	6.8%	1,343	1,116	265	23.7%
Educational Services	327	1.6%	345	350	-23	-6.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,411	6.9%	1,451	1,343	68	5.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	328	1.6%	369	363	-35	-9.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	990	4.9%	1,177	862	128	14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	706	3.5%	710	712	-6	-0.8%
Public Administration	296	1.5%	282	339	-43	-12.7%
Information Not Available	3,461	17.0%	3,610	3,918	-457	-11.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	110,085		108,891	106,608
Male	76,572	69.6%	74,107	74,033	2,539	3.4%
Female	33,513	30.4%	34,784	32,575	938	2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	110,085		108,891	106,608
Hispanic or Latino	10,928	9.9%	10,841	10,709	219	2.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	96,884	88.0%	95,820	93,833	3,051	3.3%
Information Not Available	2,273	2.1%	2,230	2,066	207	10.0%

Race	110,085		108,891	106,608
American Indian or Alaskan Native	250	0.2%	239	274	-24	-8.8%
Asian	2,417	2.2%	2,500	2,338	79	3.4%
Black or African American	7,864	7.1%	7,946	7,605	259	3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.1%	64	59	4	6.8%
White	90,011	81.8%	88,778	87,318	2,693	3.1%
Information Not Available	9,480	8.6%	9,364	9,014	466	5.2%

Years of Age	110,085		108,891	106,608
Younger than 22	3,892	2.0%	3,679	3,736	156	4.2%
22-24	6,414	3.3%	6,133	6,216	198	3.2%
25-34	24,166	12.5%	23,707	23,387	779	3.3%
35-44	27,810	14.4%	27,484	28,242	-432	-1.5%
45-54	27,715	14.3%	27,427	26,482	1,233	4.7%
55-59	9,551	4.9%	9,713	9,081	470	5.2%
60-64	6,480	3.3%	6,658	6,020	460	7.6%
65 and older	4,057	2.1%	4,090	3,444	613	17.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	110,085		108,891	106,608
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,215	1.1%	1,218	1,386	-171	-12.3%
Mining	462	0.4%	401	477	-15	-3.1%
Utilities	102	0.1%	117	60	42	70.0%
Construction	26,058	23.4%	23,830	26,808	-750	-2.8%
Manufacturing	9,665	8.7%	9,876	9,609	56	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,778	4.3%	4,555	4,244	534	12.6%
Retail Trade	9,229	8.3%	8,520	8,869	360	4.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,019	2.7%	2,800	2,982	37	1.2%
Information	1,780	1.6%	1,724	1,891	-111	-5.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,433	3.1%	3,398	2,718	715	26.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,693	1.5%	1,654	1,585	108	6.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,233	4.7%	5,219	5,108	125	2.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	210	0.2%	211	173	37	21.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,761	13.3%	14,096	13,565	1,196	8.8%
Educational Services	1,118	1.0%	1,228	1,121	-3	-0.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,260	4.7%	5,329	5,226	34	0.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,376	3.0%	3,543	3,217	159	4.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,204	6.5%	8,574	6,559	645	9.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,319	3.0%	3,194	3,278	41	1.3%
Public Administration	1,718	1.5%	2,036	1,696	22	1.3%
Information Not Available	6,452	5.8%	7,368	6,036	416	6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,924		46,711	41,162
Male	29,647	61.9%	27,471	25,757	3,890	15.1%
Female	18,277	38.1%	19,240	15,405	2,872	18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	47,924		46,711	41,162
Hispanic or Latino	2,885	6.0%	2,632	2,502	383	15.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,263	92.4%	43,329	38,058	6,205	16.3%
Information Not Available	776	1.6%	750	602	174	28.9%

Race	47,924		46,711	41,162
American Indian or Alaskan Native	114	0.2%	105	99	15	15.2%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	18,321	38.2%	18,567	16,054	2,267	14.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	74	0.2%	82	66	8	12.1%
White	25,753	53.7%	24,576	21,839	3,914	17.9%
Information Not Available	3,662	7.6%	3,381	3,104	558	18.0%

Years of Age	47,924		46,711	41,162
Younger than 22	1,178	1.7%	1,147	1,052	126	12.0%
22-24	2,543	3.6%	2,556	2,140	403	18.8%
25-34	10,633	15.0%	10,410	8,675	1,958	22.6%
35-44	11,227	15.9%	10,896	10,154	1,073	10.6%
45-54	12,481	17.6%	12,014	10,708	1,773	16.6%
55-59	4,187	5.9%	4,080	3,673	514	14.0%
60-64	2,944	4.2%	2,890	2,440	504	20.7%
65 and older	2,729	3.9%	2,717	2,310	419	18.1%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	10	-8	-80.0%

Industry	47,924		46,711	41,162
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	192	0.4%	186	188	4	2.1%
Mining	99	0.2%	79	79	20	25.3%
Utilities	41	0.1%	44	39	2	5.1%
Construction	10,374	21.6%	8,542	9,531	843	8.8%
Manufacturing	782	1.6%	828	741	41	5.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,862	3.9%	1,723	1,408	454	32.2%
Retail Trade	1,389	2.9%	1,397	1,254	135	10.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,176	2.4%	1,164	1,050	126	12.0%
Information	832	1.7%	859	675	157	23.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,319	4.8%	2,452	1,117	1,202	107.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,110	2.3%	1,041	877	233	26.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,721	5.7%	2,786	2,441	280	11.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	290	0.6%	315	35	255	728.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,155	12.8%	6,029	5,639	516	9.2%
Educational Services	764	1.6%	918	684	80	11.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,544	5.3%	2,619	2,195	349	15.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,114	2.3%	1,128	958	156	16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,848	8.0%	4,594	3,199	649	20.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,202	2.5%	1,098	1,054	148	14.0%
Public Administration	886	1.8%	878	763	123	16.1%
Information Not Available	8,224	17.1%	8,031	7,235	989	13.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,811		14,915	14,619
Male	10,615	67.1%	9,749	9,864	751	7.6%
Female	5,195	32.9%	5,165	4,755	440	9.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	15,811		14,915	14,619
Hispanic or Latino	142	0.9%	142	128	14	10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,741	80.6%	11,959	11,973	768	6.4%
Information Not Available	2,928	18.5%	2,814	2,518	410	16.3%

Race	15,811		14,915	14,619
American Indian or Alaskan Native	121	0.8%	134	127	-6	-4.7%
Asian	59	0.4%	53	42	17	40.5%
Black or African American	141	0.9%	120	119	22	18.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,305	84.2%	12,489	12,475	830	6.7%
Information Not Available	2,185	13.8%	2,119	1,856	329	17.7%

Years of Age	15,811		14,915	14,619
Younger than 22	612	2.2%	574	595	17	2.9%
22-24	1,060	3.8%	1,021	1,005	55	5.5%
25-34	3,601	12.8%	3,382	3,295	306	9.3%
35-44	3,607	12.8%	3,412	3,390	217	6.4%
45-54	3,897	13.8%	3,675	3,630	267	7.4%
55-59	1,459	5.2%	1,377	1,357	102	7.5%
60-64	973	3.5%	896	866	107	12.4%
65 and older	602	2.1%	578	481	121	25.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,811		14,915	14,619
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	257	1.6%	256	212	45	21.2%
Mining	24	0.1%	21	32	-8	-25.0%
Utilities	18	0.1%	19	18	0	0.0%
Construction	3,675	22.9%	3,240	3,637	38	1.0%
Manufacturing	1,618	10.1%	1,433	1,587	31	2.0%
Wholesale Trade	452	2.8%	395	397	55	13.9%
Retail Trade	1,453	9.0%	1,301	1,331	122	9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	390	2.4%	326	283	107	37.8%
Information	72	0.4%	72	84	-12	-14.3%
Finance and Insurance	170	1.1%	161	139	31	22.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	126	0.8%	124	86	40	46.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	224	1.4%	208	201	23	11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10	0.1%	13	8	2	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,243	7.7%	1,217	1,089	154	14.1%
Educational Services	154	1.0%	160	121	33	27.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	597	3.7%	561	499	98	19.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	264	1.6%	300	229	35	15.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,638	10.2%	1,826	1,451	187	12.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	260	1.6%	240	232	28	12.1%
Public Administration	161	1.0%	166	208	-47	-22.6%
Information Not Available	3,005	18.7%	2,876	2,775	230	8.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	184,051		179,668	198,664
Male	126,863	68.9%	120,898	138,798	-11,935	-8.6%
Female	57,180	31.1%	58,760	59,856	-2,676	-4.5%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	10	10	-2	-20.0%

Ethnicity	184,051		179,668	198,664
Hispanic or Latino	7,586	4.1%	7,759	8,350	-764	-9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	129,944	70.6%	126,664	139,990	-10,046	-7.2%
Information Not Available	46,521	25.3%	45,245	50,324	-3,803	-7.6%

Race	184,051		179,668	198,664
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,207	1.2%	2,219	2,365	-158	-6.7%
Asian	1,015	0.6%	1,194	1,053	-38	-3.6%
Black or African American	17,958	9.8%	17,242	19,479	-1,521	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	98	0.1%	94	129	-31	-24.0%
White	108,507	59.0%	105,503	116,765	-8,258	-7.1%
Information Not Available	54,266	29.5%	53,416	58,873	-4,607	-7.8%

Years of Age	184,051		179,668	198,664
Younger than 22	6,857	2.4%	6,238	7,991	-1,134	-14.2%
22-24	11,690	4.1%	11,384	12,912	-1,222	-9.5%
25-34	44,663	15.7%	44,079	49,260	-4,597	-9.3%
35-44	47,665	16.7%	46,245	52,497	-4,832	-9.2%
45-54	46,549	16.3%	45,491	48,809	-2,260	-4.6%
55-59	14,385	5.0%	14,049	14,876	-491	-3.3%
60-64	7,669	2.7%	7,631	7,627	42	0.6%
65 and older	4,572	1.6%	4,549	4,689	-117	-2.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	184,051		179,668	198,664
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,140	1.1%	2,277	2,135	5	0.2%
Mining	1,165	0.6%	1,148	1,221	-56	-4.6%
Utilities	135	0.1%	113	183	-48	-26.2%
Construction	39,039	21.0%	35,141	46,387	-7,348	-15.8%
Manufacturing	31,480	16.9%	30,614	33,929	-2,449	-7.2%
Wholesale Trade	5,086	2.7%	5,074	6,100	-1,014	-16.6%
Retail Trade	13,130	7.1%	12,911	14,197	-1,067	-7.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,595	3.0%	5,801	6,019	-424	-7.0%
Information	1,181	0.6%	1,173	1,294	-113	-8.7%
Finance and Insurance	3,937	2.1%	3,620	3,660	277	7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,108	1.1%	1,994	2,347	-239	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,704	3.6%	6,431	6,724	-20	-0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	596	0.3%	743	1,869	-1,273	-68.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	24,293	13.0%	24,166	26,210	-1,917	-7.3%
Educational Services	2,174	1.2%	2,460	2,348	-174	-7.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,937	4.3%	8,117	7,903	34	0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,627	3.0%	6,078	6,345	-718	-11.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,902	4.2%	8,350	8,887	-985	-11.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,197	1.7%	3,016	3,609	-412	-11.4%
Public Administration	2,285	1.2%	2,570	2,531	-246	-9.7%
Information Not Available	18,340	9.9%	17,871	14,766	3,574	24.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	75,429		72,808	82,089
Male	57,752	76.6%	54,743	65,228	-7,476	-11.5%
Female	17,675	23.4%	18,055	16,841	834	5.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	10	20	-18	-90.0%

Ethnicity	75,429		72,808	82,089
Hispanic or Latino	2,515	3.3%	2,465	2,596	-81	-3.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,362	88.0%	64,163	73,971	-7,609	-10.3%
Information Not Available	6,552	8.7%	6,180	5,522	1,030	18.7%

Race	75,429		72,808	82,089
American Indian or Alaskan Native	837	1.1%	872	903	-66	-7.3%
Asian	1,031	1.4%	1,014	937	94	10.0%
Black or African American	3,450	4.6%	3,503	3,608	-158	-4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	198	0.3%	219	300	-102	-34.0%
White	65,792	87.2%	63,320	72,987	-7,195	-9.9%
Information Not Available	4,121	5.5%	3,880	3,354	767	22.9%

Years of Age	75,429		72,808	82,089
Younger than 22	2,794	2.0%	2,704	3,811	-1,017	-26.7%
22-24	5,556	4.0%	5,372	6,592	-1,036	-15.7%
25-34	19,550	14.2%	18,762	20,882	-1,332	-6.4%
35-44	17,047	12.4%	16,444	19,479	-2,432	-12.5%
45-54	18,540	13.5%	17,818	19,693	-1,153	-5.9%
55-59	6,380	4.6%	6,308	6,427	-47	-0.7%
60-64	3,480	2.5%	3,421	3,362	118	3.5%
65 and older	1,713	1.2%	1,645	1,153	560	48.6%
Information Not Available	369	0.3%	334	690	-321	-46.5%

Industry	75,429		72,808	82,089
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	941	1.2%	949	1,237	-296	-23.9%
Mining	733	1.0%	695	887	-154	-17.4%
Utilities	217	0.3%	295	290	-73	-25.2%
Construction	28,134	36.8%	25,488	34,939	-6,805	-19.5%
Manufacturing	9,343	12.2%	9,603	11,756	-2,413	-20.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,934	3.8%	2,800	2,969	-35	-1.2%
Retail Trade	4,601	6.0%	4,452	4,555	46	1.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,990	2.6%	1,966	2,398	-408	-17.0%
Information	846	1.1%	899	839	7	0.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,613	2.1%	1,706	1,481	132	8.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	847	1.1%	775	849	-2	-0.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,723	3.6%	2,681	2,366	357	15.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	867	1.1%	835	752	115	15.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,112	8.0%	6,111	6,430	-318	-4.9%
Educational Services	846	1.1%	914	822	24	2.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,692	3.5%	2,684	2,730	-38	-1.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,199	1.6%	1,235	1,448	-249	-17.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,522	3.3%	2,757	2,334	188	8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,405	1.8%	1,381	1,224	181	14.8%
Public Administration	1,307	1.7%	1,382	1,408	-101	-7.2%
Information Not Available	3,557	4.7%	3,200	375	3,182	848.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	63,119		64,283	63,291
Male	40,237	63.7%	38,931	41,184	-947	-2.3%
Female	22,878	36.2%	25,347	22,097	781	3.5%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	5	10	-6	-60.0%

Ethnicity	63,119		64,283	63,291
Hispanic or Latino	777	1.2%	826	957	-180	-18.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,440	32.4%	22,893	24,445	-4,005	-16.4%
Information Not Available	41,902	66.4%	40,564	37,889	4,013	10.6%

Race	63,119		64,283	63,291
American Indian or Alaskan Native	495	0.8%	538	496	-1	-0.2%
Asian	350	0.6%	402	323	27	8.4%
Black or African American	9,421	14.9%	11,690	10,575	-1,154	-10.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	504	0.8%	523	425	79	18.6%
White	43,703	69.2%	46,651	49,322	-5,619	-11.4%
Information Not Available	8,646	13.7%	4,479	2,150	6,496	302.1%

Years of Age	63,119		64,283	63,291
Younger than 22	1,419	1.4%	1,321	1,555	-136	-8.7%
22-24	3,375	3.3%	3,391	3,718	-343	-9.2%
25-34	14,578	14.1%	14,599	15,027	-449	-3.0%
35-44	15,469	15.0%	15,867	16,095	-626	-3.9%
45-54	16,938	16.4%	17,510	16,062	876	5.5%
55-59	5,154	5.0%	5,385	5,025	129	2.6%
60-64	3,396	3.3%	3,471	3,196	200	6.3%
65 and older	2,749	2.7%	2,710	2,613	136	5.2%
Information Not Available	41	0.0%	29	0	41	0.0%

Industry	63,119		64,283	63,291
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	604	0.9%	600	625	-21	-3.4%
Mining	481	0.8%	449	845	-364	-43.1%
Utilities	46	0.1%	67	84	-38	-45.2%
Construction	15,841	24.9%	12,782	17,337	-1,496	-8.6%
Manufacturing	9,061	14.2%	12,379	9,017	44	0.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,993	3.1%	1,851	1,846	147	8.0%
Retail Trade	5,230	8.2%	5,142	5,507	-277	-5.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,062	4.8%	3,228	3,063	-1	0.0%
Information	867	1.4%	854	998	-131	-13.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,850	2.9%	1,949	1,507	343	22.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,141	1.8%	1,025	1,108	33	3.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,526	2.4%	1,444	1,321	205	15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.2%	133	103	34	33.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,467	10.1%	6,359	5,115	1,352	26.4%
Educational Services	862	1.4%	890	720	142	19.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,501	5.5%	3,779	3,769	-268	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,693	2.7%	1,693	1,787	-94	-5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,103	8.0%	5,894	5,066	37	0.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,551	2.4%	1,567	1,575	-24	-1.5%
Public Administration	696	1.1%	638	640	56	8.8%
Information Not Available	1,407	2.2%	1,560	1,258	149	11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,048		22,303	18,603
Male	11,160	55.7%	12,283	10,307	853	8.3%
Female	8,887	44.3%	10,018	8,293	594	7.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	3	-2	-66.7%

Ethnicity	20,048		22,303	18,603
Hispanic or Latino	288	1.4%	357	254	34	13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,953	94.5%	20,935	17,700	1,253	7.1%
Information Not Available	807	4.0%	1,011	649	158	24.3%

Race	20,048		22,303	18,603
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49	0.2%	57	30	19	63.3%
Asian	156	0.8%	127	75	81	108.0%
Black or African American	11,466	57.2%	13,034	11,320	146	1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0%	4	2	3	150.0%
White	7,785	38.8%	8,251	6,684	1,101	16.5%
Information Not Available	587	2.9%	830	492	95	19.3%

Years of Age	20,048		22,303	18,603
Younger than 22	489	1.8%	532	421	68	16.2%
22-24	1,100	4.1%	1,315	1,095	5	0.5%
25-34	4,886	18.3%	5,450	4,400	486	11.0%
35-44	4,811	18.0%	5,483	4,652	159	3.4%
45-54	5,100	19.1%	5,708	4,791	309	6.4%
55-59	1,745	6.5%	1,856	1,613	132	8.2%
60-64	1,110	4.2%	1,159	942	168	17.8%
65 and older	807	3.0%	800	689	118	17.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,048		22,303	18,603
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,799	8.2%	1,969	1,977	-178	-9.0%
Mining	76	0.3%	91	51	25	49.0%
Utilities	25	0.1%	25	21	4	19.0%
Construction	1,875	8.6%	1,863	1,558	317	20.3%
Manufacturing	4,895	22.4%	5,926	4,817	78	1.6%
Wholesale Trade	462	2.1%	457	381	81	21.3%
Retail Trade	1,841	8.4%	1,934	1,749	92	5.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	723	3.3%	736	541	182	33.6%
Information	145	0.7%	131	133	12	9.0%
Finance and Insurance	262	1.2%	269	218	44	20.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	186	0.9%	169	171	15	8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	398	1.8%	463	414	-16	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.1%	25	121	-99	-81.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,514	6.9%	1,765	1,453	61	4.2%
Educational Services	265	1.2%	306	280	-15	-5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,350	6.2%	1,451	1,080	270	25.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	176	0.8%	179	140	36	25.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,275	5.8%	1,541	1,151	124	10.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	322	1.5%	344	301	21	7.0%
Public Administration	450	2.1%	449	357	93	26.1%
Information Not Available	1,987	9.1%	2,210	1,689	298	17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,461		7,202	7,452
Male	6,378	75.4%	5,227	5,471	907	16.6%
Female	2,059	24.3%	1,951	1,946	113	5.8%
Information Not Available	24	0.3%	24	35	-11	-31.4%

Ethnicity	8,461		7,202	7,452
Hispanic or Latino	216	2.6%	172	204	12	5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,719	91.2%	6,581	6,811	908	13.3%
Information Not Available	526	6.2%	449	437	89	20.4%

Race	8,461		7,202	7,452
American Indian or Alaskan Native	780	9.2%	652	779	1	0.1%
Asian	28	0.3%	21	21	7	33.3%
Black or African American	42	0.5%	32	34	8	23.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	11	15	3	20.0%
White	7,523	88.9%	6,434	6,553	970	14.8%
Information Not Available	70	0.8%	52	50	20	40.0%

Years of Age	8,461		7,202	7,452
Younger than 22	301	1.9%	301	252	49	19.4%
22-24	553	3.6%	518	496	57	11.5%
25-34	2,137	13.8%	1,812	1,801	336	18.7%
35-44	1,711	11.0%	1,522	1,680	31	1.8%
45-54	2,183	14.1%	1,830	1,890	293	15.5%
55-59	777	5.0%	635	654	123	18.8%
60-64	473	3.0%	350	390	83	21.3%
65 and older	326	2.1%	234	289	37	12.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,461		7,202	7,452
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	209	2.4%	153	155	54	34.8%
Mining	235	2.7%	161	238	-3	-1.3%
Utilities	30	0.3%	31	25	5	20.0%
Construction	3,058	35.3%	2,551	2,451	607	24.8%
Manufacturing	551	6.4%	428	433	118	27.3%
Wholesale Trade	174	2.0%	182	174	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	666	7.7%	556	554	112	20.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	205	2.4%	175	185	20	10.8%
Information	71	0.8%	64	75	-4	-5.3%
Finance and Insurance	87	1.0%	91	87	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	80	0.9%	67	64	16	25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	176	2.0%	150	162	14	8.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.1%	9	1	5	500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	766	8.8%	637	631	135	21.4%
Educational Services	146	1.7%	140	138	8	5.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	236	2.7%	284	272	-36	-13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	254	2.9%	199	210	44	21.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	637	7.3%	588	620	17	2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	136	1.6%	140	163	-27	-16.6%
Public Administration	271	3.1%	224	290	-19	-6.6%
Information Not Available	467	5.4%	372	524	-57	-10.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	89,888		89,292	79,254
Male	50,931	56.7%	49,789	43,284	7,647	17.7%
Female	38,955	43.3%	39,498	35,966	2,989	8.3%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	5	4	-2	-50.0%

Ethnicity	89,888		89,292	79,254
Hispanic or Latino	3,735	4.2%	3,885	3,108	627	20.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,768	93.2%	82,932	74,263	9,505	12.8%
Information Not Available	2,385	2.7%	2,475	1,883	502	26.7%

Race	89,888		89,292	79,254
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,376	1.5%	1,441	1,196	180	15.1%
Asian	696	0.8%	821	806	-110	-13.6%
Black or African American	30,864	34.3%	30,892	28,571	2,293	8.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	81	0.1%	70	70	11	15.7%
White	50,683	56.4%	49,646	43,560	7,123	16.4%
Information Not Available	6,188	6.9%	6,422	5,051	1,137	22.5%

Years of Age	89,888		89,292	79,254
Younger than 22	2,979	2.2%	2,961	2,617	362	13.8%
22-24	5,236	3.9%	5,190	4,718	518	11.0%
25-34	21,486	15.8%	21,551	18,282	3,204	17.5%
35-44	23,247	17.1%	23,121	20,631	2,616	12.7%
45-54	21,556	15.9%	21,471	19,314	2,242	11.6%
55-59	7,531	5.5%	7,391	6,737	794	11.8%
60-64	4,782	3.5%	4,640	4,246	536	12.6%
65 and older	3,071	2.3%	2,967	2,708	363	13.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	89,888		89,292	79,254
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	483	0.5%	521	459	24	5.2%
Mining	92	0.1%	100	59	33	55.9%
Utilities	95	0.1%	80	137	-42	-30.7%
Construction	13,517	15.0%	12,275	9,563	3,954	41.3%
Manufacturing	17,384	19.2%	17,993	16,847	537	3.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,458	3.8%	3,387	2,431	1,027	42.2%
Retail Trade	7,151	7.9%	6,655	5,873	1,278	21.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,660	2.9%	2,608	2,314	346	15.0%
Information	1,122	1.2%	1,092	874	248	28.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,360	2.6%	2,473	1,715	645	37.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,292	1.4%	1,343	1,022	270	26.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,252	3.6%	3,104	2,278	974	42.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	354	0.4%	272	165	189	114.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,877	10.9%	9,425	8,454	1,423	16.8%
Educational Services	1,056	1.2%	1,189	940	116	12.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,049	6.7%	6,000	4,489	1,560	34.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,262	1.4%	1,412	1,038	224	21.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,274	5.8%	5,616	4,435	839	18.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,571	1.7%	1,509	1,276	295	23.1%
Public Administration	715	0.8%	720	767	-52	-6.8%
Information Not Available	10,864	12.0%	11,518	14,118	-3,254	-23.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,482		6,088	7,110
Male	5,497	84.8%	5,122	5,997	-500	-8.3%
Female	971	15.0%	954	1,088	-117	-10.8%
Information Not Available	14	0.2%	12	25	-11	-44.0%

Ethnicity	6,482		6,088	7,110
Hispanic or Latino	156	2.4%	155	170	-14	-8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,184	95.4%	5,786	6,818	-634	-9.3%
Information Not Available	142	2.2%	147	122	20	16.4%

Race	6,482		6,088	7,110
American Indian or Alaskan Native	460	7.1%	446	537	-77	-14.3%
Asian	11	0.2%	3	11	0	0.0%
Black or African American	59	0.9%	51	49	10	20.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	5	5	0	0.0%
White	5,649	87.1%	5,281	6,216	-567	-9.1%
Information Not Available	298	4.6%	302	292	6	2.1%

Years of Age	6,482		6,088	7,110
Younger than 22	96	0.8%	96	149	-53	-35.6%
22-24	360	3.1%	345	439	-79	-18.0%
25-34	1,518	13.0%	1,407	1,606	-88	-5.5%
35-44	1,295	11.1%	1,215	1,530	-235	-15.4%
45-54	1,639	14.0%	1,564	1,829	-190	-10.4%
55-59	685	5.9%	632	674	11	1.6%
60-64	447	3.8%	424	479	-32	-6.7%
65 and older	406	3.5%	372	353	53	15.0%
Information Not Available	36	0.3%	33	51	-15	-29.4%

Industry	6,482		6,088	7,110
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	195	2.9%	186	229	-34	-14.8%
Mining	448	6.7%	419	446	2	0.4%
Utilities	16	0.2%	17	18	-2	-11.1%
Construction	2,889	43.3%	2,549	3,147	-258	-8.2%
Manufacturing	584	8.7%	567	727	-143	-19.7%
Wholesale Trade	266	4.0%	245	275	-9	-3.3%
Retail Trade	235	3.5%	248	278	-43	-15.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	197	3.0%	196	267	-70	-26.2%
Information	47	0.7%	51	38	9	23.7%
Finance and Insurance	70	1.0%	53	86	-16	-18.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	0.3%	17	22	-3	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	137	2.1%	109	149	-12	-8.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.3%	24	32	-9	-28.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	291	4.4%	276	281	10	3.6%
Educational Services	4	0.1%	4	5	-1	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	128	1.9%	135	148	-20	-13.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	49	0.7%	67	55	-6	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	123	1.8%	142	124	-1	-0.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	55	0.8%	53	73	-18	-24.7%
Public Administration	269	4.0%	252	346	-77	-22.3%
Information Not Available	437	6.5%	478	364	73	20.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,180		11,857	13,147
Male	8,060	66.2%	7,551	8,715	-655	-7.5%
Female	3,722	30.6%	3,911	4,048	-326	-8.1%
Information Not Available	398	3.3%	395	384	14	3.6%

Ethnicity	12,180		11,857	13,147
Hispanic or Latino	654	5.4%	627	724	-70	-9.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,277	76.2%	8,963	10,602	-1,325	-12.5%
Information Not Available	2,249	18.5%	2,267	1,821	428	23.5%

Race	12,180		11,857	13,147
American Indian or Alaskan Native	108	0.9%	104	117	-9	-7.7%
Asian	85	0.7%	87	88	-3	-3.4%
Black or African American	606	5.0%	644	657	-51	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1%	14	17	-7	-41.2%
White	5,874	48.2%	5,604	6,259	-385	-6.2%
Information Not Available	5,497	45.1%	5,404	6,009	-512	-8.5%

Years of Age	12,180		11,857	13,147
Younger than 22	320	1.8%	294	337	-17	-5.0%
22-24	703	4.1%	656	762	-59	-7.7%
25-34	2,826	16.3%	2,755	3,171	-345	-10.9%
35-44	2,749	15.8%	2,704	3,207	-458	-14.3%
45-54	3,182	18.3%	3,067	3,278	-96	-2.9%
55-59	1,108	6.4%	1,096	1,127	-19	-1.7%
60-64	701	4.0%	702	724	-23	-3.2%
65 and older	591	3.4%	583	541	50	9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,180		11,857	13,147
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	106	0.9%	110	82	24	29.3%
Mining	178	1.4%	161	222	-44	-19.8%
Utilities	18	0.1%	21	22	-4	-18.2%
Construction	3,529	28.7%	3,139	3,515	14	0.4%
Manufacturing	1,516	12.3%	1,495	1,633	-117	-7.2%
Wholesale Trade	367	3.0%	396	428	-61	-14.3%
Retail Trade	934	7.6%	877	1,058	-124	-11.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	338	2.8%	364	356	-18	-5.1%
Information	180	1.5%	182	204	-24	-11.8%
Finance and Insurance	358	2.9%	336	294	64	21.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.1%	143	152	-12	-7.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	281	2.3%	345	377	-96	-25.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	37	0.3%	42	23	14	60.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,239	10.1%	1,207	1,265	-26	-2.1%
Educational Services	155	1.3%	152	176	-21	-11.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	729	5.9%	696	780	-51	-6.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	149	1.2%	149	159	-10	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	539	4.4%	632	487	52	10.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	191	1.6%	191	208	-17	-8.2%
Public Administration	352	2.9%	348	338	14	4.1%
Information Not Available	844	6.9%	871	1,368	-524	-38.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,551		9,622	9,700
Male	7,362	69.8%	6,556	6,817	545	8.0%
Female	3,189	30.2%	3,066	2,883	306	10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,551		9,622	9,700
Hispanic or Latino	353	3.3%	301	256	97	37.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,437	70.5%	6,867	6,832	605	8.9%
Information Not Available	2,761	26.2%	2,454	2,612	149	5.7%

Race	10,551		9,622	9,700
American Indian or Alaskan Native	43	0.4%	33	38	5	13.2%
Asian	82	0.8%	92	92	-10	-10.9%
Black or African American	145	1.4%	144	128	17	13.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.2%	12	8	9	112.5%
White	9,714	92.1%	8,863	8,945	769	8.6%
Information Not Available	550	5.2%	478	489	61	12.5%

Years of Age	10,551		9,622	9,700
Younger than 22	214	1.1%	189	207	7	3.4%
22-24	575	3.0%	516	525	50	9.5%
25-34	2,181	11.2%	1,969	1,856	325	17.5%
35-44	2,316	11.9%	2,155	2,331	-15	-0.6%
45-54	2,869	14.8%	2,599	2,706	163	6.0%
55-59	1,121	5.8%	1,036	1,025	96	9.4%
60-64	829	4.3%	763	663	166	25.0%
65 and older	446	2.3%	395	387	59	15.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,551		9,622	9,700
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.4%	36	39	8	20.5%
Mining	90	0.8%	97	68	22	32.4%
Utilities	7	0.1%	3	9	-2	-22.2%
Construction	2,689	25.4%	2,379	2,668	21	0.8%
Manufacturing	1,280	12.1%	1,126	1,157	123	10.6%
Wholesale Trade	433	4.1%	370	407	26	6.4%
Retail Trade	1,193	11.3%	990	1,004	189	18.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	237	2.2%	212	248	-11	-4.4%
Information	105	1.0%	89	112	-7	-6.3%
Finance and Insurance	238	2.2%	256	219	19	8.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	174	1.6%	129	138	36	26.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	333	3.1%	288	272	61	22.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.2%	15	12	7	58.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,265	11.9%	1,113	1,038	227	21.9%
Educational Services	121	1.1%	117	148	-27	-18.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	403	3.8%	358	341	62	18.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	243	2.3%	249	208	35	16.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	435	4.1%	575	394	41	10.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	231	2.2%	207	204	27	13.2%
Public Administration	129	1.2%	99	147	-18	-12.2%
Information Not Available	879	8.3%	914	867	12	1.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	135,709		136,433	135,229
Male	84,975	62.6%	83,394	86,637	-1,662	-1.9%
Female	50,734	37.4%	53,039	48,592	2,142	4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	135,709		136,433	135,229
Hispanic or Latino	27,571	20.3%	27,595	27,440	131	0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	97,802	72.1%	98,432	97,687	115	0.1%
Information Not Available	10,336	7.6%	10,406	10,102	234	2.3%

Race	135,709		136,433	135,229
American Indian or Alaskan Native	524	0.4%	515	540	-16	-3.0%
Asian	3,438	2.5%	3,473	3,234	204	6.3%
Black or African American	24,426	18.0%	25,586	24,305	121	0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	970	0.7%	969	953	17	1.8%
White	85,792	63.2%	85,193	85,728	64	0.1%
Information Not Available	20,559	15.1%	20,697	20,469	90	0.4%

Years of Age	135,709		136,433	135,229
Younger than 22	18,239	8.4%	18,200	14,523	3,716	25.6%
22-24	9,959	4.6%	10,091	9,607	352	3.7%
25-34	30,450	14.0%	30,791	30,483	-33	-0.1%
35-44	34,199	15.7%	34,426	35,437	-1,238	-3.5%
45-54	26,626	12.3%	26,526	27,262	-636	-2.3%
55-59	8,421	3.9%	8,419	9,010	-589	-6.5%
60-64	4,328	2.0%	4,371	4,744	-416	-8.8%
65 and older	3,487	1.6%	3,609	4,163	-676	-16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	135,709		136,433	135,229
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,117	0.8%	1,123	1,124	-7	-0.6%
Mining	181	0.1%	159	260	-79	-30.4%
Utilities	134	0.1%	147	178	-44	-24.7%
Construction	21,726	15.9%	20,274	24,127	-2,401	-10.0%
Manufacturing	10,453	7.6%	10,551	11,427	-974	-8.5%
Wholesale Trade	6,857	5.0%	6,872	6,645	212	3.2%
Retail Trade	14,683	10.7%	14,352	13,885	798	5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,205	3.8%	5,159	5,243	-38	-0.7%
Information	2,278	1.7%	2,378	2,293	-15	-0.7%
Finance and Insurance	5,173	3.8%	5,508	4,085	1,088	26.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,482	1.8%	2,519	2,449	33	1.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,807	5.0%	6,743	5,814	993	17.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	404	0.3%	418	449	-45	-10.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,590	12.9%	17,839	17,418	172	1.0%
Educational Services	2,044	1.5%	2,453	2,665	-621	-23.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,959	6.5%	9,235	8,038	921	11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,211	3.1%	4,346	4,150	61	1.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,833	7.2%	10,735	10,531	-698	-6.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,139	2.3%	3,159	2,918	221	7.6%
Public Administration	1,776	1.3%	1,925	1,801	-25	-1.4%
Information Not Available	10,657	7.8%	10,538	9,729	928	9.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,207		11,978	10,835
Male	7,434	60.9%	7,001	6,590	844	12.8%
Female	4,773	39.1%	4,977	4,245	528	12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,207		11,978	10,835
Hispanic or Latino	6,951	56.9%	6,798	6,371	580	9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,659	38.2%	4,618	4,152	507	12.2%
Information Not Available	597	4.9%	562	312	285	91.3%

Race	12,207		11,978	10,835
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,111	9.1%	1,126	969	142	14.7%
Asian	128	1.0%	132	118	10	8.5%
Black or African American	320	2.6%	331	309	11	3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.2%	29	21	7	33.3%
White	6,097	49.9%	5,925	5,169	928	18.0%
Information Not Available	4,523	37.1%	4,435	4,249	274	6.4%

Years of Age	12,207		11,978	10,835
Younger than 22	427	2.4%	419	379	48	12.7%
22-24	696	3.9%	743	618	78	12.6%
25-34	2,563	14.4%	2,611	2,275	288	12.7%
35-44	2,954	16.6%	3,019	2,627	327	12.4%
45-54	2,906	16.4%	3,102	2,579	327	12.7%
55-59	1,001	5.6%	1,018	888	113	12.7%
60-64	537	3.0%	671	472	65	13.8%
65 and older	378	2.1%	395	337	41	12.2%
Information Not Available	745	4.2%	0	660	85	12.9%

Industry	12,207		11,978	10,835
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	918	7.0%	732	1,059	-141	-13.3%
Mining	158	1.2%	190	146	12	8.2%
Utilities	83	0.6%	92	21	62	295.2%
Construction	2,428	18.5%	2,266	2,423	5	0.2%
Manufacturing	1,446	11.0%	1,454	1,049	397	37.8%
Wholesale Trade	359	2.7%	353	321	38	11.8%
Retail Trade	1,060	8.1%	1,043	751	309	41.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	282	2.1%	403	192	90	46.9%
Information	419	3.2%	398	576	-157	-27.3%
Finance and Insurance	281	2.1%	309	232	49	21.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	203	1.5%	187	151	52	34.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	815	6.2%	594	519	296	57.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.1%	17	17	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	874	6.7%	903	845	29	3.4%
Educational Services	283	2.2%	333	261	22	8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	934	7.1%	928	853	81	9.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	250	1.9%	276	217	33	15.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	691	5.3%	787	548	143	26.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	247	1.9%	241	225	22	9.8%
Public Administration	373	2.8%	376	343	30	8.7%
Information Not Available	86	0.7%	96	86	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,367		32,745	24,120
Male	21,518	62.6%	20,088	14,805	6,713	45.3%
Female	12,845	37.4%	12,650	9,313	3,532	37.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	7	2	2	100.0%

Ethnicity	34,367		32,745	24,120
Hispanic or Latino	6,539	19.0%	5,961	4,226	2,313	54.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,922	63.8%	20,949	15,209	6,713	44.1%
Information Not Available	5,906	17.2%	5,835	4,685	1,221	26.1%

Race	34,367		32,745	24,120
American Indian or Alaskan Native	700	2.0%	665	505	195	38.6%
Asian	1,324	3.9%	1,323	1,075	249	23.2%
Black or African American	3,450	10.0%	3,376	2,466	984	39.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	565	1.6%	519	377	188	49.9%
White	22,822	66.4%	21,780	16,108	6,714	41.7%
Information Not Available	5,506	16.0%	5,082	3,589	1,917	53.4%

Years of Age	34,367		32,745	24,120
Younger than 22	828	1.5%	769	484	344	71.1%
22-24	1,851	3.4%	1,694	1,066	785	73.6%
25-34	7,457	13.6%	7,073	4,686	2,771	59.1%
35-44	8,179	14.9%	7,920	5,977	2,202	36.8%
45-54	8,882	16.2%	8,392	6,380	2,502	39.2%
55-59	3,244	5.9%	3,095	2,396	848	35.4%
60-64	2,198	4.0%	2,115	1,742	456	26.2%
65 and older	1,696	3.1%	1,647	1,352	344	25.4%
Information Not Available	32	0.1%	40	37	-5	-13.5%

Industry	34,367		32,745	24,120
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	36	0.1%	33	22	14	63.6%
Mining	188	0.5%	230	113	75	66.4%
Utilities	37	0.1%	43	21	16	76.2%
Construction	9,744	28.3%	8,984	6,373	3,371	52.9%
Manufacturing	1,633	4.7%	1,521	1,297	336	25.9%
Wholesale Trade	879	2.6%	808	599	280	46.7%
Retail Trade	2,768	8.0%	2,553	1,804	964	53.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,074	3.1%	949	691	383	55.4%
Information	313	0.9%	293	250	63	25.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,089	3.2%	1,146	765	324	42.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	953	2.8%	891	508	445	87.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,428	4.2%	1,379	795	633	79.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	150	0.4%	131	86	64	74.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,004	11.6%	3,950	2,641	1,363	51.6%
Educational Services	375	1.1%	317	185	190	102.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,110	3.2%	1,030	837	273	32.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	783	2.3%	765	530	253	47.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,886	14.2%	4,849	3,984	902	22.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	625	1.8%	591	455	170	37.4%
Public Administration	490	1.4%	510	411	79	19.2%
Information Not Available	1,802	5.2%	1,772	1,753	49	2.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	214,463		212,571	210,422
Male	137,825	64.3%	134,257	137,145	680	0.5%
Female	76,638	35.7%	78,314	73,277	3,361	4.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	214,463		212,571	210,422
Hispanic or Latino	32,318	15.1%	31,939	32,306	12	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	148,180	69.1%	147,297	148,133	47	0.0%
Information Not Available	33,965	15.8%	33,335	29,983	3,982	13.3%

Race	214,463		212,571	210,422
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,472	0.7%	1,501	1,486	-14	-0.9%
Asian	5,301	2.5%	5,132	4,889	412	8.4%
Black or African American	28,055	13.1%	28,193	26,575	1,480	5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	328	0.2%	316	311	17	5.5%
White	125,905	58.7%	124,684	126,674	-769	-0.6%
Information Not Available	53,402	24.9%	52,745	50,487	2,915	5.8%

Years of Age	214,463		212,571	210,422
Younger than 22	8,849	2.7%	8,777	8,651	198	2.3%
22-24	14,604	4.4%	14,453	13,839	765	5.5%
25-34	52,806	16.0%	52,161	50,811	1,995	3.9%
35-44	53,326	16.2%	52,916	54,806	-1,480	-2.7%
45-54	49,258	14.9%	48,643	48,093	1,165	2.4%
55-59	16,831	5.1%	16,789	16,460	371	2.3%
60-64	10,443	3.2%	10,361	9,725	718	7.4%
65 and older	8,346	2.5%	8,471	8,037	309	3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	214,463		212,571	210,422
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,139	0.5%	1,184	1,182	-43	-3.6%
Mining	1,557	0.7%	1,566	1,578	-21	-1.3%
Utilities	190	0.1%	186	206	-16	-7.8%
Construction	42,520	19.7%	39,176	46,138	-3,618	-7.8%
Manufacturing	19,522	9.1%	20,216	18,732	790	4.2%
Wholesale Trade	8,715	4.0%	8,343	8,244	471	5.7%
Retail Trade	17,752	8.2%	17,138	17,370	382	2.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,719	3.1%	6,381	7,044	-325	-4.6%
Information	6,123	2.8%	5,780	5,222	901	17.3%
Finance and Insurance	11,152	5.2%	11,100	8,548	2,604	30.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,407	2.0%	4,368	4,257	150	3.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,956	5.5%	11,638	10,634	1,322	12.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	814	0.4%	760	652	162	24.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	24,513	11.4%	24,341	23,879	634	2.7%
Educational Services	4,421	2.1%	4,827	4,791	-370	-7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,107	6.5%	14,201	13,746	361	2.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,668	4.5%	9,812	9,457	211	2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,296	6.2%	15,822	13,055	241	1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,606	2.6%	5,669	5,760	-154	-2.7%
Public Administration	7,257	3.4%	7,231	6,597	660	10.0%
Information Not Available	3,029	1.4%	2,832	3,330	-301	-9.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	134,301		134,794	131,521
Male	95,518	71.1%	93,915	95,473	45	0.0%
Female	38,236	28.5%	40,303	35,710	2,526	7.1%
Information Not Available	547	0.4%	576	338	209	61.8%

Ethnicity	134,301		134,794	131,521
Hispanic or Latino	4,220	3.1%	4,343	4,325	-105	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	124,869	93.0%	125,198	122,021	2,848	2.3%
Information Not Available	5,212	3.9%	5,253	5,175	37	0.7%

Race	134,301		134,794	131,521
American Indian or Alaskan Native	660	0.5%	657	620	40	6.5%
Asian	519	0.4%	507	386	133	34.5%
Black or African American	17,941	13.4%	18,790	16,471	1,470	8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	113	0.1%	97	94	19	20.2%
White	109,849	81.8%	109,220	108,733	1,116	1.0%
Information Not Available	5,219	3.9%	5,523	5,217	2	0.0%

Years of Age	134,301		134,794	131,521
Younger than 22	4,413	1.9%	4,320	4,538	-125	-2.8%
22-24	7,631	3.2%	7,265	7,860	-229	-2.9%
25-34	31,758	13.3%	31,350	32,077	-319	-1.0%
35-44	35,458	14.9%	35,086	35,726	-268	-0.8%
45-54	35,357	14.8%	36,494	34,820	537	1.5%
55-59	11,273	4.7%	11,651	10,672	601	5.6%
60-64	5,844	2.5%	5,961	4,797	1,047	21.8%
65 and older	2,567	1.1%	2,667	1,031	1,536	149.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	134,301		134,794	131,521
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	974	0.7%	1,024	981	-7	-0.7%
Mining	1,005	0.7%	1,041	760	245	32.2%
Utilities	286	0.2%	169	139	147	105.8%
Construction	39,307	29.1%	35,981	43,117	-3,810	-8.8%
Manufacturing	25,258	18.7%	28,260	24,274	984	4.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,483	3.3%	4,457	4,310	173	4.0%
Retail Trade	6,715	5.0%	6,536	6,346	369	5.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,109	3.8%	5,153	4,529	580	12.8%
Information	1,237	0.9%	1,221	1,214	23	1.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,531	2.6%	3,686	2,601	930	35.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,647	1.2%	1,590	1,529	118	7.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,078	3.0%	4,240	3,751	327	8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	440	0.3%	296	272	168	61.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,898	13.2%	16,974	16,721	1,177	7.0%
Educational Services	1,615	1.2%	1,947	1,523	92	6.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,158	4.6%	6,175	5,482	676	12.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,662	2.0%	2,893	2,470	192	7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,311	3.2%	5,033	4,026	285	7.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,557	1.9%	2,697	2,477	80	3.2%
Public Administration	1,249	0.9%	1,338	1,244	5	0.4%
Information Not Available	3,781	2.8%	4,083	3,755	26	0.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,376		14,644	16,424
Male	7,620	53.0%	7,578	9,371	-1,751	-18.7%
Female	6,724	46.8%	7,036	6,988	-264	-3.8%
Information Not Available	32	0.2%	30	65	-33	-50.8%

Ethnicity	14,376		14,644	16,424
Hispanic or Latino	1,079	7.5%	1,087	1,526	-447	-29.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,297	92.5%	13,557	14,898	-1,601	-10.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	14,376		14,644	16,424
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,268	8.8%	1,343	1,339	-71	-5.3%
Asian	89	0.6%	116	152	-63	-41.4%
Black or African American	2,182	15.2%	2,302	2,392	-210	-8.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	0.1%	8	19	-6	-31.6%
White	9,106	63.3%	9,165	10,007	-901	-9.0%
Information Not Available	1,718	12.0%	1,710	2,515	-797	-31.7%

Years of Age	14,376		14,644	16,424
Younger than 22	247	1.1%	221	307	-60	-19.5%
22-24	724	3.2%	709	765	-41	-5.4%
25-34	3,396	15.0%	3,450	3,820	-424	-11.1%
35-44	3,526	15.6%	3,671	4,221	-695	-16.5%
45-54	3,849	17.0%	3,871	4,479	-630	-14.1%
55-59	1,294	5.7%	1,317	1,430	-136	-9.5%
60-64	807	3.6%	853	807	0	0.0%
65 and older	533	2.4%	552	595	-62	-10.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,376		14,644	16,424
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41	0.3%	49	43	-2	-4.7%
Mining	506	3.5%	417	416	90	21.6%
Utilities	54	0.4%	57	42	12	28.6%
Construction	1,393	9.7%	1,307	2,294	-901	-39.3%
Manufacturing	1,817	12.6%	1,775	3,206	-1,389	-43.3%
Wholesale Trade	537	3.7%	558	527	10	1.9%
Retail Trade	1,346	9.3%	1,376	1,501	-155	-10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	404	2.8%	345	328	76	23.2%
Information	437	3.0%	415	928	-491	-52.9%
Finance and Insurance	694	4.8%	697	445	249	56.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	303	2.1%	301	363	-60	-16.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	708	4.9%	689	609	99	16.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.2%	35	17	18	105.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,852	12.8%	2,077	1,698	154	9.1%
Educational Services	254	1.8%	292	268	-14	-5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,288	8.9%	1,382	1,254	34	2.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	317	2.2%	315	260	57	21.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	650	4.5%	760	640	10	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	531	3.7%	568	467	64	13.7%
Public Administration	640	4.4%	657	601	39	6.5%
Information Not Available	569	3.9%	572	517	52	10.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	58,937		60,260	48,732
Male	38,710	65.7%	39,346	30,110	8,600	28.6%
Female	20,215	34.3%	20,901	18,621	1,594	8.6%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	13	1	11	1100.0%

Ethnicity	58,937		60,260	48,732
Hispanic or Latino	5,895	10.0%	6,103	4,806	1,089	22.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,835	74.4%	44,382	35,468	8,367	23.6%
Information Not Available	9,207	15.6%	9,775	8,458	749	8.9%

Race	58,937		60,260	48,732
American Indian or Alaskan Native	534	0.9%	580	586	-52	-8.9%
Asian	587	1.0%	654	733	-146	-19.9%
Black or African American	564	1.0%	599	699	-135	-19.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	322	0.5%	321	284	38	13.4%
White	25,034	42.5%	26,160	24,522	512	2.1%
Information Not Available	31,896	54.1%	31,946	21,908	9,988	45.6%

Years of Age	58,937		60,260	48,732
Younger than 22	1,574	2.0%	1,480	1,192	382	32.0%
22-24	3,668	4.5%	3,628	2,801	867	31.0%
25-34	14,253	17.7%	14,290	11,241	3,012	26.8%
35-44	13,819	17.1%	14,162	11,799	2,020	17.1%
45-54	14,910	18.5%	15,527	12,749	2,161	17.0%
55-59	5,477	6.8%	5,719	4,559	918	20.1%
60-64	3,336	4.1%	3,501	2,745	591	21.5%
65 and older	1,900	2.4%	1,953	1,646	254	15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	58,937		60,260	48,732
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,689	4.4%	3,297	2,087	602	28.8%
Mining	353	0.6%	388	177	176	99.4%
Utilities	78	0.1%	91	121	-43	-35.5%
Construction	11,483	18.6%	11,712	7,993	3,490	43.7%
Manufacturing	9,762	15.8%	9,354	7,930	1,832	23.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,990	3.2%	1,959	1,736	254	14.6%
Retail Trade	6,402	10.4%	6,233	5,651	751	13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,806	2.9%	1,877	1,481	325	21.9%
Information	934	1.5%	936	876	58	6.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,930	3.1%	1,996	1,277	653	51.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	973	1.6%	931	817	156	19.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,437	2.3%	1,488	1,333	104	7.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	160	0.3%	168	156	4	2.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,675	9.2%	5,751	4,684	991	21.2%
Educational Services	677	1.1%	732	711	-34	-4.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,367	5.5%	3,490	3,254	113	3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	785	1.3%	861	691	94	13.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,854	6.3%	4,083	3,380	474	14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,272	2.1%	1,285	1,090	182	16.7%
Public Administration	1,157	1.9%	1,213	1,230	-73	-5.9%
Information Not Available	2,153	3.5%	2,415	2,057	96	4.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	222,263		209,797	234,365
Male	154,326	69.4%	137,876	158,582	-4,256	-2.7%
Female	67,937	30.6%	71,921	75,783	-7,846	-10.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	222,263		209,797	234,365
Hispanic or Latino	9,226	4.2%	9,057	8,186	1,040	12.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	203,182	91.4%	190,724	216,706	-13,524	-6.2%
Information Not Available	9,855	4.4%	10,016	9,473	382	4.0%

Race	222,263		209,797	234,365
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	21,912	9.9%	23,015	24,091	-2,179	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	178,963	80.5%	165,045	190,393	-11,430	-6.0%
Information Not Available	21,388	9.6%	21,737	19,881	1,507	7.6%

Years of Age	222,263		209,797	234,365
Younger than 22	26,105	6.6%	26,957	28,652	-2,547	-8.9%
22-24	14,154	3.6%	14,491	15,203	-1,049	-6.9%
25-34	48,017	12.1%	43,686	54,732	-6,715	-12.3%
35-44	60,285	15.2%	57,537	64,206	-3,921	-6.1%
45-54	39,420	9.9%	33,776	44,557	-5,137	-11.5%
55-59	9,226	2.3%	9,376	9,473	-247	-2.6%
60-64	3,669	0.9%	3,516	3,625	44	1.2%
65 and older	1,258	0.3%	1,492	2,105	-847	-40.2%
Information Not Available	20,129	5.1%	18,966	11,812	8,317	70.4%

Industry	222,263		209,797	234,365
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,573	0.7%	1,705	1,754	-181	-10.3%
Mining	2,726	1.2%	2,131	3,158	-432	-13.7%
Utilities	0	0.0%	107	234	-234	-100.0%
Construction	53,782	24.0%	43,365	56,252	-2,470	-4.4%
Manufacturing	31,767	14.2%	29,834	36,605	-4,838	-13.2%
Wholesale Trade	8,492	3.8%	7,459	9,473	-981	-10.4%
Retail Trade	18,347	8.2%	17,368	19,413	-1,066	-5.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,073	3.6%	6,713	11,344	-3,271	-28.8%
Information	2,831	1.3%	2,877	2,924	-93	-3.2%
Finance and Insurance	6,186	2.8%	6,393	5,029	1,157	23.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,202	1.0%	1,811	2,456	-254	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,863	3.5%	7,885	7,134	729	10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,040	1.4%	2,344	3,859	-819	-21.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,186	8.6%	19,818	19,881	-695	-3.5%
Educational Services	2,097	0.9%	2,770	3,041	-944	-31.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,379	4.6%	12,786	11,695	-1,316	-11.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,290	2.8%	6,500	6,783	-493	-7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,065	4.5%	12,466	12,864	-2,799	-21.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,928	2.2%	4,049	4,561	367	8.0%
Public Administration	1,782	0.8%	1,385	2,222	-440	-19.8%
Information Not Available	20,654	9.2%	20,031	13,683	6,971	50.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,798		32,397	33,096
Male	19,389	57.4%	18,179	17,620	1,769	10.0%
Female	14,409	42.6%	14,218	15,476	-1,067	-6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	33,798		32,397	33,096
Hispanic or Latino	32,489	96.1%	31,194	32,502	-13	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	841	2.5%	704	188	653	347.3%
Information Not Available	468	1.4%	499	406	62	15.3%

Race	33,798		32,397	33,096
American Indian or Alaskan Native	799	2.4%	900	803	-4	-0.5%
Asian	77	0.2%	99	83	-6	-7.2%
Black or African American	3,160	9.3%	2,991	1,919	1,241	64.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	79	0.2%	74	14	65	464.3%
White	6,804	20.1%	6,737	8,099	-1,295	-16.0%
Information Not Available	22,879	67.7%	21,596	22,178	701	3.2%

Years of Age	33,798		32,397	33,096
Younger than 22	2,142	5.4%	1,900	2,042	100	4.9%
22-24	3,445	8.7%	3,136	3,388	57	1.7%
25-34	11,082	28.1%	10,854	10,802	280	2.6%
35-44	8,024	20.3%	7,819	7,988	36	0.5%
45-54	5,685	14.4%	5,452	5,634	51	0.9%
55-59	1,825	4.6%	1,705	1,791	34	1.9%
60-64	1,126	2.9%	1,095	1,047	79	7.5%
65 and older	469	1.2%	436	404	65	16.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	33,798		32,397	33,096
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	41	0.1%	39	43	-2	-4.7%
Utilities	989	2.9%	936	798	191	23.9%
Construction	5,333	15.8%	5,023	4,865	468	9.6%
Manufacturing	4,149	12.3%	3,951	5,937	-1,788	-30.1%
Wholesale Trade	7,108	21.0%	6,391	6,895	213	3.1%
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	1,042	3.1%	973	1,159	-117	-10.1%
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)	8,751	25.9%	8,901	9,171	-420	-4.6%
Public Administration	1,541	4.6%	1,857	1,661	-120	-7.2%
Information Not Available	4,844	14.3%	4,326	2,567	2,277	88.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,355		18,744	17,410
Male	12,673	65.5%	11,933	11,536	1,137	9.9%
Female	6,682	34.5%	6,811	5,874	808	13.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,355		18,744	17,410
Hispanic or Latino	2,928	15.1%	2,809	2,279	649	28.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,575	59.8%	11,318	10,496	1,079	10.3%
Information Not Available	4,852	25.1%	4,617	4,635	217	4.7%

Race	19,355		18,744	17,410
American Indian or Alaskan Native	97	0.5%	103	117	-20	-17.1%
Asian	250	1.3%	239	216	34	15.7%
Black or African American	686	3.5%	671	595	91	15.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.3%	43	47	14	29.8%
White	13,912	71.9%	13,480	12,369	1,543	12.5%
Information Not Available	4,349	22.5%	4,208	4,066	283	7.0%

Years of Age	19,355		18,744	17,410
Younger than 22	731	2.3%	680	715	16	2.2%
22-24	1,222	3.8%	1,151	1,067	155	14.5%
25-34	4,353	13.5%	4,260	3,895	458	11.8%
35-44	4,885	15.2%	4,746	4,449	436	9.8%
45-54	4,701	14.6%	4,563	4,241	460	10.8%
55-59	1,526	4.7%	1,490	1,432	94	6.6%
60-64	1,079	3.4%	1,006	915	164	17.9%
65 and older	858	2.7%	848	696	162	23.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,355		18,744	17,410
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	242	1.2%	204	241	1	0.4%
Mining	83	0.4%	76	96	-13	-13.5%
Utilities	21	0.1%	17	7	14	200.0%
Construction	4,439	22.7%	4,040	4,096	343	8.4%
Manufacturing	2,365	12.1%	2,291	2,080	285	13.7%
Wholesale Trade	702	3.6%	676	601	101	16.8%
Retail Trade	1,707	8.7%	1,619	1,425	282	19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	419	2.1%	377	399	20	5.0%
Information	165	0.8%	183	212	-47	-22.2%
Finance and Insurance	946	4.8%	1,108	608	338	55.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	316	1.6%	302	269	47	17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	608	3.1%	626	569	39	6.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	111	0.6%	91	86	25	29.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,747	14.0%	2,411	2,488	259	10.4%
Educational Services	163	0.8%	214	239	-76	-31.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,003	5.1%	1,105	884	119	13.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	779	4.0%	707	715	64	9.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,450	7.4%	1,566	1,351	99	7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	512	2.6%	489	474	38	8.0%
Public Administration	116	0.6%	125	134	-18	-13.4%
Information Not Available	461	2.4%	517	436	25	5.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,966		48,772	40,708
Male	25,824	53.8%	25,610	21,005	4,819	22.9%
Female	22,142	46.2%	23,162	19,703	2,439	12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	47,966		48,772	40,708
Hispanic or Latino	993	2.1%	1,011	768	225	29.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,005	85.5%	40,822	33,683	7,322	21.7%
Information Not Available	5,968	12.4%	6,939	6,257	-289	-4.6%

Race	47,966		48,772	40,708
American Indian or Alaskan Native	384	0.8%	425	373	11	2.9%
Asian	233	0.5%	224	208	25	12.0%
Black or African American	22,883	47.7%	23,457	20,085	2,798	13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	90	0.2%	104	72	18	25.0%
White	23,584	49.2%	23,674	19,197	4,387	22.9%
Information Not Available	792	1.7%	888	773	19	2.5%

Years of Age	47,966		48,772	40,708
Younger than 22	1,336	1.9%	1,183	978	358	36.6%
22-24	1,646	2.4%	1,637	1,300	346	26.6%
25-34	10,428	15.1%	10,598	8,430	1,998	23.7%
35-44	10,015	14.5%	9,972	8,494	1,521	17.9%
45-54	10,582	15.4%	10,525	8,799	1,783	20.3%
55-59	3,945	5.7%	3,899	3,163	782	24.7%
60-64	2,696	3.9%	2,733	2,290	406	17.7%
65 and older	1,674	2.4%	1,684	1,393	281	20.2%
Information Not Available	5,644	8.2%	6,541	5,861	-217	-3.7%

Industry	47,966		48,772	40,708
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	379	0.8%	354	297	82	27.6%
Mining	45	0.1%	30	30	15	50.0%
Utilities	66	0.1%	51	66	0	0.0%
Construction	6,172	12.8%	5,911	4,343	1,829	42.1%
Manufacturing	9,638	19.9%	9,179	9,598	40	0.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,991	4.1%	1,824	1,570	421	26.8%
Retail Trade	4,770	9.9%	4,705	4,106	664	16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,270	2.6%	1,278	1,000	270	27.0%
Information	541	1.1%	518	346	195	56.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,275	2.6%	1,254	828	447	54.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	902	1.9%	866	683	219	32.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,305	2.7%	1,291	986	319	32.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	153	0.3%	213	67	86	128.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,381	13.2%	6,718	5,684	697	12.3%
Educational Services	449	0.9%	519	408	41	10.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,272	4.7%	2,253	1,953	319	16.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	568	1.2%	717	546	22	4.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,736	9.8%	6,268	3,981	755	19.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	947	2.0%	983	838	109	13.0%
Public Administration	562	1.2%	613	557	5	0.9%
Information Not Available	3,544	7.3%	3,227	2,821	723	25.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,617		3,554	4,014
Male	2,826	78.1%	2,671	3,120	-294	-9.4%
Female	791	21.9%	883	894	-103	-11.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,617		3,554	4,014
Hispanic or Latino	85	2.4%	85	103	-18	-17.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,297	91.2%	3,206	3,665	-368	-10.0%
Information Not Available	235	6.5%	263	246	-11	-4.5%

Race	3,617		3,554	4,014
American Indian or Alaskan Native	340	9.4%	361	445	-105	-23.6%
Asian	3	0.1%	5	1	2	200.0%
Black or African American	59	1.6%	52	60	-1	-1.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	1	2	-1	-50.0%
White	2,946	81.4%	2,867	3,256	-310	-9.5%
Information Not Available	268	7.4%	268	250	18	7.2%

Years of Age	3,617		3,554	4,014
Younger than 22	84	1.3%	85	71	13	18.3%
22-24	208	3.3%	201	253	-45	-17.8%
25-34	911	14.3%	889	1,020	-109	-10.7%
35-44	841	13.2%	833	779	62	8.0%
45-54	934	14.7%	936	1,065	-131	-12.3%
55-59	430	6.8%	410	504	-74	-14.7%
60-64	209	3.3%	200	322	-113	-35.1%
65 and older	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,617		3,554	4,014
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	29	0.8%	23	51	-22	-43.1%
Mining	113	3.1%	114	111	2	1.8%
Utilities	15	0.4%	17	13	2	15.4%
Construction	1,516	41.6%	1,414	1,754	-238	-13.6%
Manufacturing	418	11.5%	399	419	-1	-0.2%
Wholesale Trade	92	2.5%	90	128	-36	-28.1%
Retail Trade	207	5.7%	207	252	-45	-17.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	128	3.5%	123	144	-16	-11.1%
Information	28	0.8%	31	32	-4	-12.5%
Finance and Insurance	81	2.2%	64	52	29	55.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	39	1.1%	34	45	-6	-13.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	62	1.7%	62	63	-1	-1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	183	5.0%	159	196	-13	-6.6%
Educational Services	43	1.2%	54	58	-15	-25.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	108	3.0%	108	125	-17	-13.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	64	1.8%	60	62	2	3.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	183	5.0%	257	211	-28	-13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	43	1.2%	56	43	0	0.0%
Public Administration	141	3.9%	145	189	-48	-25.4%
Information Not Available	124	3.4%	135	64	60	93.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,307		50,132	45,326
Male	28,566	57.9%	29,251	25,669	2,897	11.3%
Female	20,741	42.1%	20,881	19,657	1,084	5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	49,307		50,132	45,326
Hispanic or Latino	638	1.3%	665	622	16	2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,669	98.7%	49,467	44,704	3,965	8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	49,307		50,132	45,326
American Indian or Alaskan Native	125	0.3%	110	100	25	25.0%
Asian	552	1.1%	1,832	561	-9	-1.6%
Black or African American	12,090	24.5%	14,535	10,632	1,458	13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	289	0.6%	251	260	29	11.2%
White	35,707	72.4%	32,879	33,310	2,397	7.2%
Information Not Available	544	1.1%	525	463	81	17.5%

Years of Age	49,307		50,132	45,326
Younger than 22	1,070	1.3%	826	948	122	12.9%
22-24	2,128	2.6%	2,086	1,933	195	10.1%
25-34	9,947	12.2%	10,201	8,893	1,054	11.9%
35-44	11,464	14.1%	12,237	10,682	782	7.3%
45-54	12,550	15.4%	13,097	11,707	843	7.2%
55-59	4,843	6.0%	5,005	4,426	417	9.4%
60-64	3,655	4.5%	3,663	3,471	184	5.3%
65 and older	3,440	4.2%	2,778	3,110	330	10.6%
Information Not Available	210	0.3%	239	156	54	34.6%

Industry	49,307		50,132	45,326
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	405	0.8%	363	397	8	2.0%
Mining	179	0.4%	160	132	47	35.6%
Utilities	63	0.1%	83	54	9	16.7%
Construction	6,981	14.0%	6,418	5,895	1,086	18.4%
Manufacturing	10,910	21.9%	10,954	10,672	238	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,011	4.0%	2,029	2,025	-14	-0.7%
Retail Trade	4,287	8.6%	3,893	3,782	505	13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,068	4.2%	1,981	1,560	508	32.6%
Information	594	1.2%	594	555	39	7.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,187	2.4%	1,295	875	312	35.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	732	1.5%	666	584	148	25.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,389	2.8%	1,417	1,179	210	17.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	111	0.2%	113	95	16	16.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,843	11.8%	5,851	5,642	201	3.6%
Educational Services	619	1.2%	769	620	-1	-0.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,515	5.1%	2,567	2,215	300	13.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,886	3.8%	1,038	1,846	40	2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,405	6.8%	2,963	3,006	399	13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,242	2.5%	1,233	1,320	-78	-5.9%
Public Administration	1,134	2.3%	1,158	1,183	-49	-4.1%
Information Not Available	1,746	3.5%	4,587	1,689	57	3.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	100,325		104,132	99,883
Male	53,095	52.9%	55,562	52,073	1,022	2.0%
Female	47,211	47.1%	48,550	47,749	-538	-1.1%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	20	61	-42	-68.9%

Ethnicity	100,325		104,132	99,883
Hispanic or Latino	29,764	29.7%	31,836	31,950	-2,186	-6.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	63,631	63.4%	64,179	61,886	1,745	2.8%
Information Not Available	6,930	6.9%	8,117	6,047	883	14.6%

Race	100,325		104,132	99,883
American Indian or Alaskan Native	441	0.4%	433	408	33	8.1%
Asian	1,650	1.6%	1,791	2,029	-379	-18.7%
Black or African American	23,118	23.0%	23,464	22,125	993	4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,411	2.4%	2,072	4,932	-2,521	-51.1%
White	37,652	37.5%	38,025	35,788	1,864	5.2%
Information Not Available	35,053	34.9%	38,347	34,601	452	1.3%

Years of Age	100,325		104,132	99,883
Younger than 22	2,228	1.7%	2,437	2,335	-107	-4.6%
22-24	4,617	3.5%	4,867	4,726	-109	-2.3%
25-34	23,897	18.0%	25,407	23,409	488	2.1%
35-44	27,652	20.8%	28,278	27,752	-100	-0.4%
45-54	25,619	19.3%	26,488	25,792	-173	-0.7%
55-59	8,347	6.3%	9,008	8,461	-114	-1.3%
60-64	5,096	3.8%	4,974	4,743	353	7.4%
65 and older	2,850	2.1%	2,656	2,607	243	9.3%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	17	58	-39	-67.2%

Industry	100,325		104,132	99,883
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,043	1.0%	840	1,435	-392	-27.3%
Mining	1,375	1.4%	1,213	1,026	349	34.0%
Utilities	223	0.2%	235	304	-81	-26.6%
Construction	11,294	11.1%	13,025	9,391	1,903	20.3%
Manufacturing	10,101	10.0%	11,347	10,455	-354	-3.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,821	5.7%	5,585	5,628	193	3.4%
Retail Trade	7,808	7.7%	7,286	7,778	30	0.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,750	3.7%	3,816	3,422	328	9.6%
Information	2,878	2.8%	2,909	2,897	-19	-0.7%
Finance and Insurance	6,649	6.6%	6,834	5,012	1,637	32.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,407	2.4%	2,184	2,272	135	5.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,757	6.7%	6,647	5,717	1,040	18.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	442	0.4%	410	372	70	18.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,818	12.6%	12,884	12,024	794	6.6%
Educational Services	1,947	1.9%	1,976	1,844	103	5.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,576	7.5%	7,810	8,200	-624	-7.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	645	0.6%	814	720	-75	-10.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,338	3.3%	4,243	3,335	3	0.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,053	2.0%	2,246	2,167	-114	-5.3%
Public Administration	1,239	1.2%	1,255	1,200	39	3.3%
Information Not Available	10,161	10.0%	10,573	14,684	-4,523	-30.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,826		15,761	11,241
Male	11,656	69.3%	10,625	7,379	4,277	58.0%
Female	4,754	28.3%	4,705	3,859	895	23.2%
Information Not Available	416	2.5%	431	3	413	13766.7%

Ethnicity	16,826		15,761	11,241
Hispanic or Latino	1,885	11.2%	1,617	1,263	622	49.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,162	66.3%	10,301	8,124	3,038	37.4%
Information Not Available	3,779	22.5%	3,843	1,854	1,925	103.8%

Race	16,826		15,761	11,241
American Indian or Alaskan Native	670	4.0%	605	505	165	32.7%
Asian	175	1.0%	177	191	-16	-8.4%
Black or African American	263	1.6%	220	186	77	41.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	171	1.0%	153	118	53	44.9%
White	11,280	67.0%	10,358	8,107	3,173	39.1%
Information Not Available	4,267	25.4%	4,248	2,134	2,133	100.0%

Years of Age	16,826		15,761	11,241
Younger than 22	809	2.9%	746	476	333	70.0%
22-24	1,189	4.3%	1,149	712	477	67.0%
25-34	4,918	17.9%	4,505	3,053	1,865	61.1%
35-44	3,842	14.0%	3,681	2,736	1,106	40.4%
45-54	3,924	14.3%	3,636	2,775	1,149	41.4%
55-59	1,251	4.6%	1,198	855	396	46.3%
60-64	656	2.4%	620	467	189	40.5%
65 and older	237	0.9%	226	167	70	41.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,826		15,761	11,241
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	0.5%	79	73	6	8.2%
Mining	130	0.8%	141	114	16	14.0%
Utilities	20	0.1%	20	15	5	33.3%
Construction	5,087	30.1%	4,472	2,825	2,262	80.1%
Manufacturing	2,008	11.9%	1,726	1,067	941	88.2%
Wholesale Trade	420	2.5%	361	295	125	42.4%
Retail Trade	1,314	7.8%	1,242	963	351	36.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	685	4.1%	673	477	208	43.6%
Information	299	1.8%	300	369	-70	-19.0%
Finance and Insurance	516	3.1%	481	270	246	91.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	206	1.2%	216	110	96	87.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	664	3.9%	667	481	183	38.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	113	0.7%	159	31	82	264.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,348	13.9%	2,168	1,529	819	53.6%
Educational Services	235	1.4%	212	182	53	29.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	422	2.5%	382	403	19	4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	134	0.8%	150	137	-3	-2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	794	4.7%	802	686	108	15.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	176	1.0%	168	152	24	15.8%
Public Administration	352	2.1%	356	336	16	4.8%
Information Not Available	824	4.9%	986	726	98	13.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,215		44,579	41,871
Male	28,093	59.5%	25,627	24,987	3,106	12.4%
Female	19,118	40.5%	18,949	16,880	2,238	13.3%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	4	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	47,215		44,579	41,871
Hispanic or Latino	2,050	4.3%	1,782	1,565	485	31.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,940	90.9%	40,560	38,136	4,804	12.6%
Information Not Available	2,225	4.7%	2,237	2,170	55	2.5%

Race	47,215		44,579	41,871
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,255	4.8%	1,980	165	2,090	1266.7%
Asian	926	2.0%	854	2,309	-1,383	-59.9%
Black or African American	17,873	37.9%	17,060	15,639	2,234	14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	23,936	50.7%	22,448	21,588	2,348	10.9%
Information Not Available	2,225	4.7%	2,237	2,170	55	2.5%

Years of Age	47,215		44,579	41,871
Younger than 22	920	1.3%	831	788	132	16.8%
22-24	2,248	3.3%	2,130	2,134	114	5.3%
25-34	10,767	15.8%	10,248	9,547	1,220	12.8%
35-44	11,594	17.0%	10,718	10,843	751	6.9%
45-54	12,882	18.9%	12,208	11,175	1,707	15.3%
55-59	4,442	6.5%	4,233	3,746	696	18.6%
60-64	2,877	4.2%	2,748	2,446	431	17.6%
65 and older	1,485	2.2%	1,463	1,192	293	24.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	47,215		44,579	41,871
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	131	0.3%	143	142	-11	-7.7%
Mining	126	0.3%	263	111	15	13.5%
Utilities	32	0.1%	30	21	11	52.4%
Construction	5,658	12.0%	4,831	5,932	-274	-4.6%
Manufacturing	4,597	9.7%	4,224	5,530	-933	-16.9%
Wholesale Trade	889	1.9%	756	750	139	18.5%
Retail Trade	2,290	4.8%	2,049	2,042	248	12.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,319	2.8%	1,100	1,193	126	10.6%
Information	597	1.3%	589	461	136	29.5%
Finance and Insurance	840	1.8%	868	608	232	38.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	410	0.9%	379	423	-13	-3.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,554	3.3%	1,471	1,574	-20	-1.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	77	0.2%	64	63	14	22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,161	6.7%	2,900	2,908	253	8.7%
Educational Services	153	0.3%	148	156	-3	-1.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,079	2.3%	1,072	1,084	-5	-0.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	397	0.8%	470	336	61	18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,653	3.5%	2,234	1,541	112	7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	559	1.2%	677	625	-66	-10.6%
Public Administration	2,346	5.0%	2,092	1,928	418	21.7%
Information Not Available	19,347	40.9%	18,219	14,443	4,904	34.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	344		414	256
Male	266	77.3%	316	154	112	72.7%
Female	78	22.7%	97	102	-24	-23.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	344		414	256
Hispanic or Latino	115	33.4%	125	56	59	105.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	222	64.5%	283	196	26	13.3%
Information Not Available	7	2.0%	6	4	3	75.0%

Race	344		414	256
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.3%	1	0	1	0.0%
Asian	5	1.5%	2	0	5	0.0%
Black or African American	203	59.0%	264	186	17	9.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1.7%	6	3	3	100.0%
White	13	3.8%	16	10	3	30.0%
Information Not Available	116	33.7%	125	57	59	103.5%

Years of Age	344		414	256
Younger than 22	11	3.4%	12	9	2	22.2%
22-24	34	10.4%	26	24	10	41.7%
25-34	87	26.7%	111	59	28	47.5%
35-44	80	24.5%	98	55	25	45.5%
45-54	63	19.3%	82	60	3	5.0%
55-59	27	8.3%	37	14	13	92.9%
60-64	31	9.5%	36	22	9	40.9%
65 and older	11	3.4%	12	11	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	344		414	256
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	4	1.2%	3	1	3	300.0%
Construction	182	52.9%	187	80	102	127.5%
Manufacturing	19	5.5%	20	17	2	11.8%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.3%	1	1	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	17	4.9%	15	22	-5	-22.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1	0.3%	1	4	-3	-75.0%
Information	2	0.6%	4	3	-1	-33.3%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5	1.5%	6	2	3	150.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4	1.2%	7	4	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.6%	3	2	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16	4.7%	12	5	11	220.0%
Educational Services	1	0.3%	0	3	-2	-66.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5	1.5%	5	5	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	19	5.5%	20	28	-9	-32.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	45	13.1%	104	53	-8	-15.1%
Public Administration	8	2.3%	9	5	3	60.0%
Information Not Available	13	3.8%	15	19	-6	-31.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,491		8,097	7,969
Male	6,263	73.8%	5,938	5,894	369	6.3%
Female	2,228	26.2%	2,159	2,075	153	7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,491		8,097	7,969
Hispanic or Latino	19	0.2%	15	14	5	35.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,771	32.6%	2,265	2,253	518	23.0%
Information Not Available	5,701	67.1%	5,817	5,702	-1	0.0%

Race	8,491		8,097	7,969
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.1%	15	13	-1	-7.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	42	0.5%	28	38	4	10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%	9	6	3	50.0%
White	2,727	32.1%	2,228	2,210	517	23.4%
Information Not Available	5,701	67.1%	5,817	5,702	-1	0.0%

Years of Age	8,491		8,097	7,969
Younger than 22	301	2.8%	292	300	1	0.3%
22-24	529	5.0%	533	528	1	0.2%
25-34	1,923	18.1%	1,864	1,819	104	5.7%
35-44	1,856	17.4%	1,715	1,857	-1	-0.1%
45-54	2,015	18.9%	1,934	1,788	227	12.7%
55-59	790	7.4%	756	683	107	15.7%
60-64	569	5.3%	523	530	39	7.4%
65 and older	508	4.8%	480	464	44	9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,491		8,097	7,969
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	107	1.2%	105	106	1	0.9%
Mining	71	0.8%	65	69	2	2.9%
Utilities	7	0.1%	5	6	1	16.7%
Construction	3,083	35.9%	2,775	2,988	95	3.2%
Manufacturing	930	10.8%	876	794	136	17.1%
Wholesale Trade	258	3.0%	273	238	20	8.4%
Retail Trade	791	9.2%	788	766	25	3.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	294	3.4%	225	230	64	27.8%
Information	53	0.6%	63	66	-13	-19.7%
Finance and Insurance	50	0.6%	59	74	-24	-32.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	110	1.3%	99	82	28	34.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	276	3.2%	306	210	66	31.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.1%	10	5	1	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	733	8.5%	704	641	92	14.4%
Educational Services	127	1.5%	147	110	17	15.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	341	4.0%	350	335	6	1.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	279	3.2%	294	296	-17	-5.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	624	7.3%	590	549	75	13.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	180	2.1%	190	209	-29	-13.9%
Public Administration	171	2.0%	173	195	-24	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	65,507		67,096	56,157
Male	43,514	66.4%	44,725	35,323	8,191	23.2%
Female	21,993	33.6%	22,371	20,830	1,163	5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	65,507		67,096	56,157
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	65,507	100.0%	67,096	56,157	9,350	16.6%

Race	65,507		67,096	56,157
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	65,507	100.0%	67,096	56,157	9,350	16.6%

Years of Age	65,507		67,096	56,157
Younger than 22	1,494	2.4%	1,396	1,177	317	26.9%
22-24	3,546	5.7%	3,444	2,767	779	28.2%
25-34	15,305	24.8%	15,496	12,601	2,704	21.5%
35-44	15,863	25.7%	16,513	14,205	1,658	11.7%
45-54	17,428	28.2%	18,027	15,278	2,150	14.1%
55-59	6,219	10.1%	6,451	5,383	836	15.5%
60-64	3,742	6.1%	3,758	3,134	608	19.4%
65 and older	1,910	3.1%	2,011	1,612	298	18.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	65,507		67,096	56,157
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	65,507	100.0%	67,096	56,157	9,350	16.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	104,607		100,697	106,795
Male	73,330	70.1%	69,481	75,632	-2,302	-3.0%
Female	31,277	29.9%	31,206	31,152	125	0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	10	11	-11	-100.0%

Ethnicity	104,607		100,697	106,795
Hispanic or Latino	4,875	4.7%	4,602	4,795	80	1.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	99,240	94.9%	95,320	101,274	-2,034	-2.0%
Information Not Available	492	0.5%	775	726	-234	-32.2%

Race	104,607		100,697	106,795
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,213	1.2%	1,148	1,036	177	17.1%
Asian	1,046	1.0%	866	929	117	12.6%
Black or African American	8,493	8.1%	8,942	8,457	36	0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	73	0.1%	70	75	-2	-2.7%
White	93,290	89.2%	88,896	95,572	-2,282	-2.4%
Information Not Available	492	0.5%	775	726	-234	-32.2%

Years of Age	104,607		100,697	106,795
Younger than 22	2,992	1.6%	2,870	3,599	-607	-16.9%
22-24	7,197	3.7%	6,918	7,560	-363	-4.8%
25-34	26,747	13.9%	25,437	27,156	-409	-1.5%
35-44	23,317	12.1%	22,556	24,667	-1,350	-5.5%
45-54	26,016	13.5%	24,852	26,055	-39	-0.1%
55-59	8,839	4.6%	8,700	8,628	211	2.4%
60-64	5,691	3.0%	5,558	5,510	181	3.3%
65 and older	3,808	2.0%	3,806	3,620	188	5.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	104,607		100,697	106,795
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,182	1.1%	1,148	1,132	50	4.4%
Mining	764	0.7%	755	854	-90	-10.5%
Utilities	199	0.2%	191	224	-25	-11.2%
Construction	29,128	27.5%	25,718	30,386	-1,258	-4.1%
Manufacturing	21,045	19.9%	19,505	21,846	-801	-3.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,368	3.2%	3,051	3,235	133	4.1%
Retail Trade	8,932	8.4%	8,489	8,499	433	5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,205	4.0%	4,360	4,217	-12	-0.3%
Information	952	0.9%	967	908	44	4.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,674	1.6%	1,742	1,730	-56	-3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	868	0.8%	876	897	-29	-3.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,144	2.0%	2,175	1,954	190	9.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	251	0.2%	262	246	5	2.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,857	10.3%	11,006	10,784	73	0.7%
Educational Services	774	0.7%	856	865	-91	-10.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,728	4.5%	4,692	4,709	19	0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,176	2.1%	2,296	2,168	8	0.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,575	5.3%	6,294	5,414	161	3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,768	1.7%	1,672	1,730	38	2.2%
Public Administration	1,893	1.8%	1,923	1,848	45	2.4%
Information Not Available	2,124	2.0%	2,719	3,149	-1,025	-32.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,621		18,403	22,224
Male	14,090	75.7%	13,689	16,976	-2,886	-17.0%
Female	4,531	24.3%	4,714	5,248	-717	-13.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,621		18,403	22,224
Hispanic or Latino	291	1.6%	333	336	-45	-13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,852	85.1%	15,569	19,914	-4,062	-20.4%
Information Not Available	2,478	13.3%	2,501	1,974	504	25.5%

Race	18,621		18,403	22,224
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28	0.2%	37	51	-23	-45.1%
Asian	39	0.2%	10	41	-2	-4.9%
Black or African American	568	3.1%	509	660	-92	-13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.1%	10	6	5	83.3%
White	17,347	93.2%	17,137	20,952	-3,605	-17.2%
Information Not Available	628	3.4%	700	514	114	22.2%

Years of Age	18,621		18,403	22,224
Younger than 22	474	1.4%	324	485	-11	-2.3%
22-24	999	2.9%	952	1,194	-195	-16.3%
25-34	4,613	13.2%	4,338	5,495	-882	-16.1%
35-44	4,663	13.3%	4,787	5,672	-1,009	-17.8%
45-54	4,768	13.6%	4,893	5,924	-1,156	-19.5%
55-59	1,596	4.6%	1,669	1,921	-325	-16.9%
60-64	1,004	2.9%	986	1,056	-52	-4.9%
65 and older	504	1.4%	454	477	27	5.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,621		18,403	22,224
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	163	0.9%	149	177	-14	-7.9%
Mining	725	3.9%	919	1,163	-438	-37.7%
Utilities	52	0.3%	48	39	13	33.3%
Construction	6,221	33.1%	5,573	7,374	-1,153	-15.6%
Manufacturing	1,903	10.1%	2,505	2,804	-901	-32.1%
Wholesale Trade	425	2.3%	377	452	-27	-6.0%
Retail Trade	1,413	7.5%	1,130	1,355	58	4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	674	3.6%	777	713	-39	-5.5%
Information	130	0.7%	146	144	-14	-9.7%
Finance and Insurance	201	1.1%	184	168	33	19.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	239	1.3%	202	230	9	3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	380	2.0%	443	415	-35	-8.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	28	0.1%	20	23	5	21.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,406	7.5%	1,294	1,567	-161	-10.3%
Educational Services	131	0.7%	140	149	-18	-12.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	983	5.2%	957	985	-2	-0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	435	2.3%	444	440	-5	-1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,110	5.9%	1,163	1,981	-871	-44.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	483	2.6%	513	504	-21	-4.2%
Public Administration	292	1.6%	237	290	2	0.7%
Information Not Available	1,227	6.5%	1,182	1,251	-24	-1.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Feb 2008	Percent	Jan 2008	Feb 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,192		3,167	3,558
Male	3,067	73.2%	2,160	2,490	577	23.2%
Female	1,125	26.8%	1,007	1,068	57	5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,192		3,167	3,558
Hispanic or Latino	456	10.9%	328	438	18	4.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,458	82.5%	2,615	2,848	610	21.4%
Information Not Available	278	6.6%	224	272	6	2.2%

Race	4,192		3,167	3,558
American Indian or Alaskan Native	218	5.2%	162	125	93	74.4%
Asian	22	0.5%	12	24	-2	-8.3%
Black or African American	63	1.5%	49	41	22	53.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	4	10	-10	-100.0%
White	3,605	86.0%	2,732	3,087	518	16.8%
Information Not Available	284	6.8%	208	271	13	4.8%

Years of Age	4,192		3,167	3,558
Younger than 22	92	1.2%	64	62	30	48.4%
22-24	248	3.3%	212	237	11	4.6%
25-34	874	11.6%	648	607	267	44.0%
35-44	904	12.0%	731	794	110	13.9%
45-54	1,123	15.0%	839	1,015	108	10.6%
55-59	378	5.0%	302	361	17	4.7%
60-64	293	3.9%	161	229	64	27.9%
65 and older	280	3.7%	210	253	27	10.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,192		3,167	3,558
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43	1.0%	24	45	-2	-4.4%
Mining	236	5.6%	187	180	56	31.1%
Utilities	4	0.1%	1	7	-3	-42.9%
Construction	1,763	41.6%	1,067	1,360	403	29.6%
Manufacturing	184	4.3%	119	193	-9	-4.7%
Wholesale Trade	65	1.5%	41	61	4	6.6%
Retail Trade	246	5.8%	176	217	29	13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	154	3.6%	113	120	34	28.3%
Information	22	0.5%	34	31	-9	-29.0%
Finance and Insurance	25	0.6%	19	11	14	127.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	26	0.6%	23	29	-3	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	62	1.5%	72	77	-15	-19.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	1	3	2	66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	332	7.8%	275	220	112	50.9%
Educational Services	52	1.2%	33	40	12	30.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	142	3.4%	157	120	22	18.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	39	0.9%	35	51	-12	-23.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	293	6.9%	289	320	-27	-8.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	75	1.8%	56	86	-11	-12.8%
Public Administration	128	3.0%	135	140	-12	-8.6%
Information Not Available	296	7.0%	310	247	49	19.8%