Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

May 2008

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants May 2008
	May 2008	Apr 2008	Monthly Change	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,785,192	3,056,108	-270,916	2,323,774	461,418	19.9
Alaska	11,001	13,026	-2,025	11,065	-64	-0.6
Alabama	31,535	30,032	1,503	25,379	6,156	24.3
Arkansas	29,700	30,477	-777	27,891	1,809	6.5
Arizona	41,135	37,093	4,042	28,386	12,749	44.9
California	462,697	486,416	-23,719	365,058	97,639	26.7
Colorado	23,840	25,674	-1,834	20,901	2,939	14.1
Connecticut	39,324	41,883	-2,559	34,057	5,267	15.5
District of Columbia	5,911	8,067	-2,156	8,795	-2,884	-32.8
Delaware	8,275	10,509	-2,234	9,307	-1,032	-11.1
Florida	147,990	145,680	2,310	97,986	50,004	51.0
Georgia	76,307	67,112	9,195	49,563	26,744	54.0
Hawaii	9,814	10,111	-297	6,661	3,153	47.3
Iowa	21,470	29,349	-7,879	19,055	2,415	12.7
Idaho	13,689	18,384	-4,695	8,864	4,825	54.4
Illinois	138,718	163,541	-24,823	119,791	18,927	15.8
Indiana	57,114	67,561	-10,447	47,690	9,424	19.8
Kansas	17,543	19,016	-1,473	16,584	959	5.8
Kentucky	30,073	38,745	-8,672	28,954	1,119	3.9
Louisiana	19,107	18,835	272	18,344	763	4.2
Massachusetts	80,962	90,958	-9,996	72,563	8,399	11.6
Maryland	41,872	44,104	-2,232	29,654	12,218	41.2
Maine	10,044	14,199	-4,155	9,623	421	4.4
Michigan	146,709	181,345	-34,636	124,534	22,175	17.8
Minnesota	44,900	66,473	-21,573	45,359	-459	-1.0
Missouri	46,990	50,667	-3,677	40,238	6,752	16.8
Mississippi	22,468	18,899	3,569	17,967	4,501	25.1
Montana	4,520	5,828	-1,308	3,504	1,016	29.0
North Carolina	86,797	86,863	-66	73,342	13,455	18.3
North Dakota	1,866	3,356	-1,490	1,950	-84	-4.3
Nebraska	8,208	9,431	-1,223	8,045	163	2.0
New Hampshire	7,976	9,891	-1,915	6,160	1,816	29.5
New Jersey	109,079	121,053	-11,974	100,321	8,758	8.7
New Mexico	11,730	11,964	-234	10,513	1,217	11.6
Nevada	34,194	34,765	-571	22,578	11,616	51.4
New York	169,775	191,264	-21,489	150,756	19,019	12.6
Ohio	104,848	123,914	-19,066	83,298	21,550	25.9
Oklahoma	14,424	14,213	211	14,702	-278	-1.9
Oregon	52,044	55,583	-3,539	40,669	11,375	28.0
Pennsylvania	158,734	183,075	-24,341	148,693	10,041	6.8
Puerto Rico	35,464	35,065	399	33,185	2,279	6.9
Rhode Island	13,441	15,642	-2,201	11,252	2,189	19.5
South Carolina	45,595	45,828	-233	36,446	9,149	25.1
South Dakota	1,323	2,107	-784	1,435	-112	-7.8
Tennessee	43,952	43,390	562	38,916	5,036	12.9
Texas	103,951	102,990	961	91,424	12,527	13.7
Utah	11,796	13,201	-1,405	3,730	8,066	216.2
Virginia	42,069	42,766	-697	34,255	7,814	22.8
Virgin Islands	384	443	-59	262	122	46.6
Vermont	5,546	8,203	-2,657	4,684	862	18.4
Washington	55,409	59,961	-4,552	42,961	12,448	29.0
Wisconsin	67,666	90,004	-22,338	61,769	5,897	9.5
West Virginia	12,894	14,058	-1,164	12,555	339	2.7
Wyoming	2,319	3,094	-775	2,100	219	10.4

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,785,192		3,056,108	2,323,774	461,418	19.9
Male	1,614,535	58.0%	1,868,034	1,307,184	307,351	23.5%
Female	1,167,796	41.9%	1,185,664	1,014,596	153,200	15.1%
Information Not Available	2,861	0.1%	2,410	1,994	867	43.5%

Ethnicity	2,785,192		3,056,108	2,323,774
Hispanic or Latino	451,326	16.2%	489,431	364,612	86,714	23.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,008,112	86.0%	2,206,181	1,693,587	314,525	18.6%
Information Not Available	325,754	10.5%	360,890	265,576	60,178	22.7%

Race	2,785,192		3,056,108	2,323,774
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29,068	1.0%	30,989	25,340	3,728	14.7%
Asian	73,018	2.6%	73,039	61,215	11,803	19.3%
Black or African American	496,418	17.8%	493,013	426,244	70,174	16.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,653	0.4%	12,218	11,289	-636	-5.6%
White	1,544,824	55.5%	1,763,774	1,296,372	248,452	19.2%
Information Not Available	631,211	22.7%	683,074	503,316	127,895	25.4%

Years of Age	2,785,192		3,056,108	2,323,774
Younger than 22	111,087	4.0%	120,230	94,660	16,427	17.4%
22-24	157,670	5.7%	171,573	133,233	24,437	18.3%
25-34	652,677	23.4%	714,929	546,469	106,208	19.4%
35-44	684,849	24.6%	758,093	589,797	95,052	16.1%
45-54	690,606	24.8%	759,696	567,749	122,857	21.6%
55-59	231,152	8.3%	255,384	190,041	41,111	21.6%
60-64	145,801	5.2%	157,017	115,660	30,141	26.1%
65 and older	88,766	3.2%	95,179	70,581	18,185	25.8%
Information Not Available	22,584	0.8%	24,007	15,584	7,000	44.9%

Industry	2,785,192		3,056,108	2,323,774
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	65,279	2.3%	89,771	62,980	2,299	3.7%
Mining	9,188	0.3%	13,550	9,733	-545	-5.6%
Utilities	6,377	0.2%	5,801	4,462	1,915	42.9%
Construction	398,780	14.3%	539,900	310,499	88,281	28.4%
Manufacturing	423,170	15.2%	453,892	360,624	62,546	17.3%
Wholesale Trade	108,857	3.9%	112,223	94,674	14,183	15.0%
Retail Trade	247,109	8.9%	254,209	204,083	43,026	21.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	92,619	3.3%	106,548	66,527	26,092	39.2%
Information	78,673	2.8%	73,572	68,793	9,880	14.4%
Finance and Insurance	105,068	3.8%	107,120	84,467	20,601	24.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	49,207	1.8%	53,711	39,038	10,169	26.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	131,279	4.7%	120,109	105,422	25,857	24.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11,390	0.4%	10,928	9,059	2,331	25.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	306,829	11.0%	332,466	248,238	58,591	23.6%
Educational Services	38,982	1.4%	43,365	36,479	2,503	6.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	167,640	6.0%	165,196	157,963	9,677	6.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	37,749	1.4%	45,995	32,540	5,209	16.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	138,376	5.0%	139,893	119,414	18,962	15.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	75,773	2.7%	74,321	64,787	10,986	17.0%
Public Administration	36,182	1.3%	43,039	35,409	773	2.2%
Information Not Available	256,665	9.2%	270,499	208,583	48,082	23.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,001		13,026	11,065	-64	-.6
Male	6,714	61.0%	8,142	6,706	8	0.1%
Female	4,287	39.0%	4,884	4,359	-72	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,001		13,026	11,065
Hispanic or Latino	447	4.1%	454	470	-23	-4.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,478	95.2%	12,454	10,504	-26	-0.2%
Information Not Available	76	0.7%	118	91	-15	-16.5%

Race	11,001		13,026	11,065
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,846	35.0%	4,018	4,050	-204	-5.0%
Asian	906	8.2%	626	594	312	52.5%
Black or African American	451	4.1%	492	417	34	8.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	108	1.0%	123	80	28	35.0%
White	5,294	48.1%	7,325	5,514	-220	-4.0%
Information Not Available	396	3.6%	442	410	-14	-3.4%

Years of Age	11,001		13,026	11,065
Younger than 22	480	3.0%	542	493	-13	-2.6%
22-24	830	5.2%	997	822	8	1.0%
25-34	2,793	17.6%	3,417	2,687	106	3.9%
35-44	2,435	15.4%	2,860	2,711	-276	-10.2%
45-54	2,798	17.7%	3,288	2,787	11	0.4%
55-59	925	5.8%	1,012	862	63	7.3%
60-64	458	2.9%	604	462	-4	-0.9%
65 and older	282	1.8%	306	241	41	17.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,001		13,026	11,065
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	0.5%	94	63	-11	-17.5%
Mining	393	3.6%	418	341	52	15.2%
Utilities	50	0.5%	77	72	-22	-30.6%
Construction	2,015	18.2%	2,857	2,252	-237	-10.5%
Manufacturing	1,301	11.8%	1,000	775	526	67.9%
Wholesale Trade	159	1.4%	169	177	-18	-10.2%
Retail Trade	978	8.8%	1,181	1,112	-134	-12.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	473	4.3%	596	492	-19	-3.9%
Information	98	0.9%	130	132	-34	-25.8%
Finance and Insurance	171	1.5%	224	228	-57	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	317	2.9%	310	338	-21	-6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	328	3.0%	415	280	48	17.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	37	31	-14	-45.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	611	5.5%	746	573	38	6.6%
Educational Services	306	2.8%	358	371	-65	-17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	867	7.8%	935	849	18	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	93	0.8%	166	130	-37	-28.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	896	8.1%	1,199	915	-19	-2.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	415	3.8%	370	412	3	0.7%
Public Administration	1,202	10.9%	1,417	1,227	-25	-2.0%
Information Not Available	259	2.3%	327	295	-36	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,535		30,032	25,379
Male	16,186	51.3%	15,842	12,303	3,883	31.6%
Female	15,287	48.5%	14,136	12,990	2,297	17.7%
Information Not Available	62	0.2%	54	86	-24	-27.9%

Ethnicity	31,535		30,032	25,379
Hispanic or Latino	760	2.4%	702	620	140	22.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,204	79.9%	24,067	19,374	5,830	30.1%
Information Not Available	5,571	17.7%	5,263	5,385	186	3.5%

Race	31,535		30,032	25,379
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,031	3.3%	868	839	192	22.9%
Asian	450	1.4%	473	401	49	12.2%
Black or African American	13,724	43.5%	13,071	10,220	3,504	34.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.2%	49	44	10	22.7%
White	14,468	45.9%	13,974	11,319	3,149	27.8%
Information Not Available	1,808	5.7%	1,597	2,556	-748	-29.3%

Years of Age	31,535		30,032	25,379
Younger than 22	1,193	2.7%	1,232	1,031	162	15.7%
22-24	2,149	4.8%	2,133	1,752	397	22.7%
25-34	7,943	17.9%	7,735	6,433	1,510	23.5%
35-44	7,559	17.0%	7,192	6,274	1,285	20.5%
45-54	7,520	16.9%	7,024	5,836	1,684	28.9%
55-59	2,548	5.7%	2,342	1,991	557	28.0%
60-64	1,556	3.5%	1,466	1,205	351	29.1%
65 and older	1,056	2.4%	892	829	227	27.4%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	16	28	-17	-60.7%

Industry	31,535		30,032	25,379
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	416	1.3%	259	144	272	188.9%
Mining	98	0.3%	88	138	-40	-29.0%
Utilities	51	0.2%	49	51	0	0.0%
Construction	3,270	10.2%	3,233	2,323	947	40.8%
Manufacturing	8,277	25.9%	8,287	6,430	1,847	28.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,113	3.5%	1,073	823	290	35.2%
Retail Trade	3,172	9.9%	3,115	2,568	604	23.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	900	2.8%	928	758	142	18.7%
Information	449	1.4%	442	329	120	36.5%
Finance and Insurance	958	3.0%	964	670	288	43.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	379	1.2%	376	310	69	22.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,516	4.7%	1,126	1,487	29	2.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	45	0.1%	40	103	-58	-56.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,142	9.8%	3,278	2,863	279	9.7%
Educational Services	365	1.1%	383	347	18	5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,351	7.4%	2,108	1,950	401	20.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	160	0.5%	151	242	-82	-33.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,138	6.7%	1,674	1,576	562	35.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	767	2.4%	654	677	90	13.3%
Public Administration	342	1.1%	348	303	39	12.9%
Information Not Available	1,626	5.1%	1,456	1,287	339	26.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,700		30,477	27,891
Male	15,836	53.3%	17,632	14,704	1,132	7.7%
Female	13,863	46.7%	12,844	13,186	677	5.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,700		30,477	27,891
Hispanic or Latino	983	3.3%	996	734	249	33.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,715	96.7%	29,480	27,156	1,559	5.7%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	1	1	100.0%

Race	29,700		30,477	27,891
American Indian or Alaskan Native	274	0.9%	337	339	-65	-19.2%
Asian	263	0.9%	224	216	47	21.8%
Black or African American	8,652	29.1%	8,837	8,503	149	1.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	219	0.7%	176	166	53	31.9%
White	19,305	65.0%	19,903	17,930	1,375	7.7%
Information Not Available	987	3.3%	1,000	737	250	33.9%

Years of Age	29,700		30,477	27,891
Younger than 22	874	1.8%	792	895	-21	-2.3%
22-24	2,204	4.6%	2,051	2,096	108	5.2%
25-34	7,811	16.4%	8,125	7,574	237	3.1%
35-44	7,607	15.9%	7,621	7,313	294	4.0%
45-54	7,047	14.8%	7,316	6,139	908	14.8%
55-59	2,061	4.3%	2,292	2,046	15	0.7%
60-64	1,236	2.6%	1,344	1,195	41	3.4%
65 and older	857	1.8%	931	628	229	36.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	5	5	-2	-40.0%

Industry	29,700		30,477	27,891
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	511	1.7%	744	383	128	33.4%
Mining	109	0.4%	144	150	-41	-27.3%
Utilities	49	0.2%	48	38	11	28.9%
Construction	3,270	10.8%	3,963	3,108	162	5.2%
Manufacturing	6,711	22.2%	7,343	6,907	-196	-2.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,044	3.5%	1,151	1,151	-107	-9.3%
Retail Trade	3,578	11.8%	3,647	3,264	314	9.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,093	3.6%	1,178	928	165	17.8%
Information	296	1.0%	278	261	35	13.4%
Finance and Insurance	527	1.7%	508	367	160	43.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	340	1.1%	423	272	68	25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	764	2.5%	578	589	175	29.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	87	0.3%	80	66	21	31.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,133	10.4%	3,010	2,969	164	5.5%
Educational Services	1,033	3.4%	974	862	171	19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,193	10.6%	2,603	2,886	307	10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	241	0.8%	251	233	8	3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,506	8.3%	2,260	2,068	438	21.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	648	2.1%	658	617	31	5.0%
Public Administration	544	1.8%	621	717	-173	-24.1%
Information Not Available	23	0.1%	15	55	-32	-58.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,135		37,093	28,386
Male	24,402	59.3%	22,039	16,656	7,746	46.5%
Female	16,733	40.7%	15,054	11,730	5,003	42.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	41,135		37,093	28,386
Hispanic or Latino	16,812	40.9%	14,000	13,125	3,687	28.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,322	59.1%	23,092	15,261	9,061	59.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Race	41,135		37,093	28,386
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,138	5.2%	2,130	1,521	617	40.6%
Asian	10	0.0%	13	8	2	25.0%
Black or African American	2,348	5.7%	2,172	1,563	785	50.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	17,883	43.5%	16,980	10,538	7,345	69.7%
Information Not Available	18,756	45.6%	15,798	14,756	4,000	27.1%

Years of Age	41,135		37,093	28,386
Younger than 22	1,325	2.3%	1,182	806	519	64.4%
22-24	2,099	3.7%	1,889	1,285	814	63.3%
25-34	8,651	15.3%	7,894	5,542	3,109	56.1%
35-44	10,315	18.2%	9,339	7,679	2,636	34.3%
45-54	11,003	19.4%	9,822	7,763	3,240	41.7%
55-59	3,871	6.8%	3,537	2,571	1,300	50.6%
60-64	2,423	4.3%	2,184	1,719	704	41.0%
65 and older	1,448	2.6%	1,246	1,021	427	41.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	41,135		37,093	28,386
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	6,582	13.8%	4,773	6,371	211	3.3%
Mining	70	0.1%	78	64	6	9.4%
Utilities	53	0.1%	54	58	-5	-8.6%
Construction	5,631	11.8%	5,433	3,514	2,117	60.2%
Manufacturing	2,749	5.8%	2,685	1,980	769	38.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,834	3.8%	1,631	1,223	611	50.0%
Retail Trade	3,240	6.8%	2,928	1,882	1,358	72.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	925	1.9%	896	553	372	67.3%
Information	435	0.9%	388	443	-8	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,580	3.3%	1,639	1,098	482	43.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	784	1.6%	768	527	257	48.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,928	4.0%	1,606	1,215	713	58.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105	0.2%	95	64	41	64.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,770	7.9%	3,379	2,720	1,050	38.6%
Educational Services	623	1.3%	595	432	191	44.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,046	4.3%	1,943	1,590	456	28.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	360	0.8%	284	273	87	31.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,294	2.7%	1,130	779	515	66.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	774	1.6%	696	494	280	56.7%
Public Administration	623	1.3%	617	521	102	19.6%
Information Not Available	5,729	12.0%	5,475	2,585	3,144	121.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	462,697		486,416	365,058
Male	270,666	58.5%	287,010	206,724	63,942	30.9%
Female	191,651	41.4%	199,308	158,152	33,499	21.2%
Information Not Available	380	0.1%	98	182	198	108.8%

Ethnicity	462,697		486,416	365,058
Hispanic or Latino	174,271	37.7%	191,113	136,182	38,089	28.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	240,656	52.0%	241,940	190,654	50,002	26.2%
Information Not Available	47,770	10.3%	53,363	38,222	9,548	25.0%

Race	462,697		486,416	365,058
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,609	0.8%	2,927	3,450	159	4.6%
Asian	36,564	7.9%	35,901	29,869	6,695	22.4%
Black or African American	38,938	8.4%	34,535	30,142	8,796	29.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	161,545	34.9%	168,577	127,194	34,351	27.0%
Information Not Available	222,041	48.0%	244,476	174,403	47,638	27.3%

Years of Age	462,697		486,416	365,058
Younger than 22	15,100	2.5%	15,121	11,712	3,388	28.9%
22-24	27,162	4.5%	26,633	18,612	8,550	45.9%
25-34	109,976	18.4%	112,190	86,067	23,909	27.8%
35-44	109,216	18.3%	119,214	88,791	20,425	23.0%
45-54	117,669	19.7%	123,018	91,875	25,794	28.1%
55-59	37,893	6.3%	43,608	32,956	4,937	15.0%
60-64	26,972	4.5%	27,804	20,155	6,817	33.8%
65 and older	18,329	3.1%	18,438	14,708	3,621	24.6%
Information Not Available	380	0.1%	390	182	198	108.8%

Industry	462,697		486,416	365,058
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41,882	8.3%	63,607	42,580	-698	-1.6%
Mining	475	0.1%	390	908	-433	-47.7%
Utilities	2,279	0.5%	1,658	817	1,462	178.9%
Construction	71,037	14.1%	84,482	50,387	20,650	41.0%
Manufacturing	61,066	12.1%	62,339	53,743	7,323	13.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,369	0.9%	3,512	3,632	737	20.3%
Retail Trade	46,156	9.1%	41,071	30,596	15,560	50.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	15,005	3.0%	13,170	7,445	7,560	101.5%
Information	35,614	7.1%	31,803	30,686	4,928	16.1%
Finance and Insurance	16,430	3.3%	16,585	10,895	5,535	50.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10,542	2.1%	13,073	6,174	4,368	70.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,832	1.8%	7,805	4,903	3,929	80.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	67,524	13.4%	65,168	49,207	18,317	37.2%
Educational Services	7,503	1.5%	10,341	7,989	-486	-6.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	21,938	4.3%	21,072	20,700	1,238	6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,933	1.4%	7,122	6,083	850	14.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	17,570	3.5%	15,609	12,710	4,860	38.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	13,866	2.7%	12,487	9,170	4,696	51.2%
Public Administration	3,419	0.7%	4,488	3,450	-31	-0.9%
Information Not Available	10,257	2.0%	10,634	12,983	-2,726	-21.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,840		25,674	20,901
Male	13,125	55.1%	15,082	11,167	1,958	17.5%
Female	10,715	44.9%	10,592	9,734	981	10.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,840		25,674	20,901
Hispanic or Latino	4,044	17.0%	4,883	3,696	348	9.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,945	66.9%	16,663	13,906	2,039	14.7%
Information Not Available	3,851	16.2%	4,128	3,299	552	16.7%

Race	23,840		25,674	20,901
American Indian or Alaskan Native	388	1.6%	435	343	45	13.1%
Asian	494	2.1%	565	474	20	4.2%
Black or African American	1,639	6.9%	1,645	1,506	133	8.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	88	0.4%	86	67	21	31.3%
White	16,233	68.1%	17,212	14,485	1,748	12.1%
Information Not Available	4,998	21.0%	5,731	4,026	972	24.1%

Years of Age	23,840		25,674	20,901
Younger than 22	354	0.9%	438	332	22	6.6%
22-24	830	2.2%	854	687	143	20.8%
25-34	4,973	12.9%	5,166	4,280	693	16.2%
35-44	6,018	15.6%	6,415	5,406	612	11.3%
45-54	6,949	18.0%	7,667	6,080	869	14.3%
55-59	2,582	6.7%	2,831	2,266	316	13.9%
60-64	1,496	3.9%	1,627	1,281	215	16.8%
65 and older	637	1.7%	673	565	72	12.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	3	4	-3	-75.0%

Industry	23,840		25,674	20,901
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	89	0.4%	119	85	4	4.7%
Mining	171	0.7%	212	133	38	28.6%
Utilities	26	0.1%	35	21	5	23.8%
Construction	3,804	15.9%	5,039	3,242	562	17.3%
Manufacturing	2,309	9.6%	2,678	2,093	216	10.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,067	4.5%	1,078	1,000	67	6.7%
Retail Trade	2,134	8.9%	2,176	1,924	210	10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	697	2.9%	769	532	165	31.0%
Information	893	3.7%	909	734	159	21.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,452	6.1%	1,586	1,321	131	9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	586	2.4%	578	564	22	3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,017	8.4%	1,951	1,621	396	24.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	301	1.3%	316	171	130	76.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,932	12.3%	3,158	2,303	629	27.3%
Educational Services	419	1.8%	464	382	37	9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,355	5.7%	1,340	1,340	15	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	529	2.2%	377	594	-65	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,551	6.5%	1,249	1,404	147	10.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	571	2.4%	577	591	-20	-3.4%
Public Administration	403	1.7%	460	413	-10	-2.4%
Information Not Available	534	2.2%	603	433	101	23.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,324		41,883	34,057
Male	22,893	58.2%	25,810	19,286	3,607	18.7%
Female	16,431	41.8%	16,073	14,771	1,660	11.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	39,324		41,883	34,057
Hispanic or Latino	5,603	14.2%	6,184	4,702	901	19.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,721	85.8%	35,699	29,355	4,366	14.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	39,324		41,883	34,057
American Indian or Alaskan Native	139	0.4%	152	138	1	0.7%
Asian	562	1.4%	550	516	46	8.9%
Black or African American	5,939	15.1%	5,962	5,296	643	12.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	23,012	58.5%	24,545	20,003	3,009	15.0%
Information Not Available	9,672	24.6%	10,674	8,104	1,568	19.3%

Years of Age	39,324		41,883	34,057
Younger than 22	1,230	2.1%	1,275	1,045	185	17.7%
22-24	2,467	4.1%	2,623	2,008	459	22.9%
25-34	8,661	14.5%	9,406	7,382	1,279	17.3%
35-44	9,079	15.2%	9,836	8,288	791	9.5%
45-54	9,765	16.4%	10,356	8,430	1,335	15.8%
55-59	3,511	5.9%	3,641	2,986	525	17.6%
60-64	2,619	4.4%	2,695	2,295	324	14.1%
65 and older	1,992	3.3%	2,051	1,623	369	22.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	39,324		41,883	34,057
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	149	0.4%	283	126	23	18.3%
Mining	24	0.1%	48	33	-9	-27.3%
Utilities	42	0.1%	47	46	-4	-8.7%
Construction	5,907	15.0%	7,402	4,226	1,681	39.8%
Manufacturing	5,013	12.7%	5,237	4,785	228	4.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,860	4.7%	1,883	1,722	138	8.0%
Retail Trade	4,987	12.6%	5,105	4,334	653	15.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,290	3.3%	1,370	972	318	32.7%
Information	928	2.4%	898	685	243	35.5%
Finance and Insurance	2,047	5.2%	1,982	2,087	-40	-1.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	718	1.8%	814	590	128	21.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,039	5.2%	1,699	1,669	370	22.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	195	0.5%	179	133	62	46.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,571	11.6%	5,149	4,036	535	13.3%
Educational Services	728	1.8%	752	729	-1	-0.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,281	8.3%	3,236	3,053	228	7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	764	1.9%	1,031	747	17	2.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,477	6.3%	2,319	2,068	409	19.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,217	3.1%	1,286	1,042	175	16.8%
Public Administration	447	1.1%	491	397	50	12.6%
Information Not Available	640	1.6%	672	577	63	10.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,911		8,067	8,795
Male	2,922	49.4%	4,126	4,460	-1,538	-34.5%
Female	2,989	50.6%	3,941	4,335	-1,346	-31.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,911		8,067	8,795
Hispanic or Latino	555	9.4%	882	716	-161	-22.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,218	88.3%	6,945	7,006	-1,788	-25.5%
Information Not Available	138	2.3%	240	1,073	-935	-87.1%

Race	5,911		8,067	8,795
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45	0.8%	75	73	-28	-38.4%
Asian	132	2.2%	185	251	-119	-47.4%
Black or African American	4,617	78.1%	6,162	6,740	-2,123	-31.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	71	1.2%	88	126	-55	-43.7%
White	1,041	17.6%	1,549	1,445	-404	-28.0%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	8	160	-155	-96.9%

Years of Age	5,911		8,067	8,795
Younger than 22	117	1.7%	180	180	-63	-35.0%
22-24	303	4.5%	420	451	-148	-32.8%
25-34	1,453	21.7%	1,836	2,121	-668	-31.5%
35-44	1,619	24.2%	2,136	2,467	-848	-34.4%
45-54	1,550	23.2%	2,245	2,358	-808	-34.3%
55-59	466	7.0%	648	682	-216	-31.7%
60-64	266	4.0%	406	350	-84	-24.0%
65 and older	137	2.0%	196	186	-49	-26.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,911		8,067	8,795
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	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	5	0.1%	14	81	-76	-93.8%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%
Retail Trade	1	0.0%	5	21	-20	-95.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Information	1	0.0%	2	21	-20	-95.2%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	13	-13	-100.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6	0.1%	7	67	-61	-91.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11	0.2%	15	16	-5	-31.3%
Educational Services	4	0.1%	3	35	-31	-88.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2	0.0%	3	64	-62	-96.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2	0.0%	3	5	-3	-60.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1	0.0%	5	66	-65	-98.5%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	5,877	99.4%	8,007	8,388	-2,511	-29.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,275		10,509	9,307
Male	4,264	51.5%	5,429	4,559	-295	-6.5%
Female	4,011	48.5%	5,080	4,748	-737	-15.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,275		10,509	9,307
Hispanic or Latino	291	3.5%	394	327	-36	-11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,984	96.5%	10,509	8,981	-997	-11.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	8,275		10,509	9,307
American Indian or Alaskan Native	14	0.2%	25	17	-3	-17.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	3,099	37.5%	4,063	3,759	-660	-17.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.4%	50	48	-14	-29.2%
White	4,644	56.1%	5,730	4,791	-147	-3.1%
Information Not Available	484	5.8%	641	694	-210	-30.3%

Years of Age	8,275		10,509	9,307
Younger than 22	190	1.5%	214	2,016	-1,826	-90.6%
22-24	489	3.9%	658	689	-200	-29.0%
25-34	2,062	16.6%	2,682	2,133	-71	-3.3%
35-44	1,958	15.8%	2,471	2,462	-504	-20.5%
45-54	2,046	16.5%	2,560	1,459	587	40.2%
55-59	676	5.4%	864	322	354	109.9%
60-64	499	4.0%	590	131	368	280.9%
65 and older	304	2.4%	407	83	221	266.3%
Information Not Available	51	0.4%	63	12	39	325.0%

Industry	8,275		10,509	9,307
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	17	0.2%	19	29	-12	-41.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	6	0.1%	12	10	-4	-40.0%
Construction	1,060	12.8%	1,401	1,020	40	3.9%
Manufacturing	519	6.3%	722	694	-175	-25.2%
Wholesale Trade	312	3.8%	343	381	-69	-18.1%
Retail Trade	1,518	18.3%	1,924	1,497	21	1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	274	3.3%	363	257	17	6.6%
Information	124	1.5%	152	143	-19	-13.3%
Finance and Insurance	541	6.5%	615	1,011	-470	-46.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	215	2.6%	284	212	3	1.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	510	6.2%	579	422	88	20.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.4%	37	36	-6	-16.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,386	16.7%	1,744	1,497	-111	-7.4%
Educational Services	92	1.1%	108	107	-15	-14.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	553	6.7%	698	717	-164	-22.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	130	1.6%	172	114	16	14.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	666	8.0%	940	817	-151	-18.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	245	3.0%	293	236	9	3.8%
Public Administration	42	0.5%	50	52	-10	-19.2%
Information Not Available	35	0.4%	53	55	-20	-36.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	147,990		145,680	97,986
Male	85,096	57.5%	82,657	53,734	31,362	58.4%
Female	62,820	42.4%	63,023	44,140	18,680	42.3%
Information Not Available	74	0.1%	0	112	-38	-33.9%

Ethnicity	147,990		145,680	97,986
Hispanic or Latino	49,491	33.4%	48,382	29,674	19,817	66.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	87,398	59.1%	85,822	59,869	27,529	46.0%
Information Not Available	11,101	7.5%	11,476	8,443	2,658	31.5%

Race	147,990		145,680	97,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	446	0.3%	610	409	37	9.0%
Asian	1,077	0.7%	1,068	892	185	20.7%
Black or African American	27,474	18.6%	26,307	19,225	8,249	42.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,522	1.0%	1,220	2,752	-1,230	-44.7%
White	88,920	60.1%	86,775	56,188	32,732	58.3%
Information Not Available	28,551	19.3%	29,700	18,520	10,031	54.2%

Years of Age	147,990		145,680	97,986
Younger than 22	4,307	1.9%	3,546	2,157	2,150	99.7%
22-24	7,091	3.1%	5,795	4,946	2,145	43.4%
25-34	32,004	14.1%	32,140	22,051	9,953	45.1%
35-44	34,269	15.1%	33,627	23,427	10,842	46.3%
45-54	37,573	16.6%	39,918	24,952	12,621	50.6%
55-59	14,443	6.4%	14,221	8,478	5,965	70.4%
60-64	10,321	4.6%	9,608	6,954	3,367	48.4%
65 and older	7,982	3.5%	6,825	5,020	2,962	59.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	147,990		145,680	97,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,374	0.9%	877	1,153	221	19.2%
Mining	186	0.1%	0	0	186	0.0%
Utilities	371	0.2%	191	37	334	902.7%
Construction	21,979	14.7%	21,884	12,606	9,373	74.4%
Manufacturing	10,581	7.1%	10,790	7,326	3,255	44.4%
Wholesale Trade	7,834	5.2%	6,939	4,462	3,372	75.6%
Retail Trade	15,111	10.1%	15,098	9,631	5,480	56.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,750	2.5%	3,851	2,045	1,705	83.4%
Information	3,082	2.1%	3,546	2,566	516	20.1%
Finance and Insurance	8,057	5.4%	8,617	4,909	3,148	64.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,233	2.8%	3,774	2,938	1,295	44.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,873	5.9%	8,388	5,652	3,221	57.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	705	0.5%	343	521	184	35.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	29,850	20.0%	29,205	17,998	11,852	65.9%
Educational Services	1,856	1.2%	1,983	967	889	91.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,723	5.2%	8,693	5,801	1,922	33.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,599	1.7%	1,868	1,562	1,037	66.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,277	4.9%	6,863	4,834	2,443	50.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,973	2.7%	3,050	2,343	1,630	69.6%
Public Administration	1,708	1.1%	2,249	1,078	630	58.4%
Information Not Available	6,868	4.6%	7,471	9,557	-2,689	-28.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	76,307		67,112	49,563
Male	39,508	51.8%	35,306	23,396	16,112	68.9%
Female	35,726	46.8%	30,880	25,397	10,329	40.7%
Information Not Available	1,073	1.4%	926	770	303	39.4%

Ethnicity	76,307		67,112	49,563
Hispanic or Latino	349	0.5%	322	510	-161	-31.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,885	98.1%	65,864	48,283	26,602	55.1%
Information Not Available	1,073	1.4%	926	770	303	39.4%

Race	76,307		67,112	49,563
American Indian or Alaskan Native	395	0.5%	352	227	168	74.0%
Asian	1,025	1.3%	817	681	344	50.5%
Black or African American	37,179	48.7%	32,753	25,984	11,195	43.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	36,635	48.0%	32,264	21,885	14,750	67.4%
Information Not Available	1,073	1.4%	926	786	287	36.5%

Years of Age	76,307		67,112	49,563
Younger than 22	1,923	1.8%	1,553	1,148	775	67.5%
22-24	3,853	3.5%	3,273	2,294	1,559	68.0%
25-34	17,815	16.3%	15,556	11,704	6,111	52.2%
35-44	19,303	17.7%	17,054	13,045	6,258	48.0%
45-54	18,359	16.8%	16,210	11,886	6,473	54.5%
55-59	6,154	5.6%	5,382	4,019	2,135	53.1%
60-64	3,826	3.5%	3,439	2,405	1,421	59.1%
65 and older	2,086	1.9%	1,888	1,320	766	58.0%
Information Not Available	2,988	2.7%	2,757	1,742	1,246	71.5%

Industry	76,307		67,112	49,563
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,581	2.0%	1,591	816	765	93.8%
Mining	107	0.1%	134	63	44	69.8%
Utilities	116	0.1%	111	106	10	9.4%
Construction	6,110	7.8%	5,538	3,221	2,889	89.7%
Manufacturing	9,071	11.6%	7,860	6,040	3,031	50.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,850	4.9%	3,462	2,566	1,284	50.0%
Retail Trade	6,210	8.0%	5,442	3,864	2,346	60.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,037	2.6%	1,786	1,271	766	60.3%
Information	1,404	1.8%	1,275	1,008	396	39.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,401	3.1%	2,237	1,958	443	22.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,436	1.8%	1,315	921	515	55.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,964	15.4%	10,423	8,412	3,552	42.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	190	0.2%	172	102	88	86.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	243	0.3%	233	164	79	48.2%
Educational Services	1,293	1.7%	1,127	999	294	29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,492	4.5%	2,989	3,000	492	16.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,998	5.1%	3,205	2,511	1,487	59.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	664	0.9%	570	436	228	52.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,097	1.4%	822	771	326	42.3%
Public Administration	795	1.0%	658	616	179	29.1%
Information Not Available	18,248	23.4%	16,162	10,718	7,530	70.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,814		10,111	6,661
Male	6,622	67.5%	6,847	4,087	2,535	62.0%
Female	3,192	32.5%	3,263	2,574	618	24.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,814		10,111	6,661
Hispanic or Latino	511	5.2%	559	397	114	28.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,553	77.0%	7,796	4,996	2,557	51.2%
Information Not Available	1,750	17.8%	1,756	1,268	482	38.0%

Race	9,814		10,111	6,661
American Indian or Alaskan Native	76	0.8%	79	60	16	26.7%
Asian	3,201	32.6%	3,340	2,432	769	31.6%
Black or African American	175	1.8%	170	138	37	26.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,756	28.1%	2,777	1,559	1,197	76.8%
White	2,348	23.9%	2,421	1,637	711	43.4%
Information Not Available	1,258	12.8%	1,324	835	423	50.7%

Years of Age	9,814		10,111	6,661
Younger than 22	196	1.7%	201	112	84	75.0%
22-24	489	4.2%	480	297	192	64.6%
25-34	2,353	20.4%	2,400	1,379	974	70.6%
35-44	2,432	21.1%	2,504	1,614	818	50.7%
45-54	2,445	21.2%	2,518	1,791	654	36.5%
55-59	941	8.1%	1,006	709	232	32.7%
60-64	613	5.3%	621	466	147	31.5%
65 and older	345	3.0%	381	293	52	17.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,814		10,111	6,661
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	308	3.0%	360	368	-60	-16.3%
Mining	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	4	4	-3	-75.0%
Construction	3,298	32.6%	3,209	1,684	1,614	95.8%
Manufacturing	242	2.4%	209	212	30	14.2%
Wholesale Trade	144	1.4%	151	118	26	22.0%
Retail Trade	485	4.8%	517	478	7	1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,297	12.8%	1,585	246	1,051	427.2%
Information	210	2.1%	188	144	66	45.8%
Finance and Insurance	139	1.4%	159	111	28	25.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	170	1.7%	157	123	47	38.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	267	2.6%	219	243	24	9.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.2%	29	21	2	9.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	942	9.3%	978	705	237	33.6%
Educational Services	42	0.4%	49	43	-1	-2.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	254	2.5%	291	282	-28	-9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	78	0.8%	103	79	-1	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	767	7.6%	743	744	23	3.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	189	1.9%	204	154	35	22.7%
Public Administration	77	0.8%	104	82	-5	-6.1%
Information Not Available	881	8.7%	850	820	61	7.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,470		29,349	19,055
Male	12,286	57.2%	20,106	10,868	1,418	13.0%
Female	9,184	42.8%	9,243	8,187	997	12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,470		29,349	19,055
Hispanic or Latino	729	3.4%	1,218	718	11	1.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,397	90.3%	27,782	18,094	1,303	7.2%
Information Not Available	1,344	6.3%	349	243	1,101	453.1%

Race	21,470		29,349	19,055
American Indian or Alaskan Native	112	0.5%	125	83	29	34.9%
Asian	184	0.9%	192	140	44	31.4%
Black or African American	1,625	7.6%	1,617	923	702	76.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	17,476	81.4%	25,848	16,948	528	3.1%
Information Not Available	2,073	9.7%	1,567	961	1,112	115.7%

Years of Age	21,470		29,349	19,055
Younger than 22	598	1.6%	806	460	138	30.0%
22-24	1,071	2.8%	1,653	1,035	36	3.5%
25-34	4,764	12.7%	6,619	4,129	635	15.4%
35-44	4,908	13.1%	6,690	4,691	217	4.6%
45-54	5,797	15.4%	7,805	5,107	690	13.5%
55-59	2,063	5.5%	2,702	1,690	373	22.1%
60-64	1,342	3.6%	1,770	1,132	210	18.6%
65 and older	926	2.5%	1,302	804	122	15.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	7	-6	-85.7%

Industry	21,470		29,349	19,055
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	111	0.5%	179	84	27	32.1%
Mining	43	0.2%	171	53	-10	-18.9%
Utilities	21	0.1%	27	37	-16	-43.2%
Construction	3,258	15.1%	8,100	3,337	-79	-2.4%
Manufacturing	6,019	27.9%	7,880	4,824	1,195	24.8%
Wholesale Trade	952	4.4%	1,035	698	254	36.4%
Retail Trade	1,893	8.8%	2,174	1,911	-18	-0.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	643	3.0%	975	564	79	14.0%
Information	703	3.3%	550	752	-49	-6.5%
Finance and Insurance	685	3.2%	662	565	120	21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	217	1.0%	240	223	-6	-2.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	901	4.2%	659	805	96	11.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	65	0.3%	72	101	-36	-35.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,052	9.5%	2,460	1,535	517	33.7%
Educational Services	286	1.3%	263	222	64	28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,227	5.7%	1,212	1,241	-14	-1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	250	1.2%	335	178	72	40.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,211	5.6%	1,170	1,069	142	13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	425	2.0%	475	405	20	4.9%
Public Administration	228	1.1%	338	217	11	5.1%
Information Not Available	280	1.3%	372	234	46	19.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,689		18,384	8,864
Male	9,009	65.8%	13,146	5,051	3,958	78.4%
Female	4,680	34.2%	5,238	3,813	867	22.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,689		18,384	8,864
Hispanic or Latino	1,311	9.6%	1,903	1,160	151	13.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,806	86.2%	15,737	6,824	4,982	73.0%
Information Not Available	572	4.2%	744	880	-308	-35.0%

Race	13,689		18,384	8,864
American Indian or Alaskan Native	276	2.0%	353	187	89	47.6%
Asian	128	0.9%	148	172	-44	-25.6%
Black or African American	76	0.6%	91	79	-3	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.4%	64	43	9	20.9%
White	11,294	82.5%	15,146	6,801	4,493	66.1%
Information Not Available	1,863	13.6%	2,582	1,582	281	17.8%

Years of Age	13,689		18,384	8,864
Younger than 22	399	1.7%	515	199	200	100.5%
22-24	826	3.4%	1,171	494	332	67.2%
25-34	3,196	13.2%	4,405	1,861	1,335	71.7%
35-44	3,151	13.0%	4,220	2,070	1,081	52.2%
45-54	3,510	14.5%	4,643	2,442	1,068	43.7%
55-59	1,284	5.3%	1,746	922	362	39.3%
60-64	813	3.4%	1,006	523	290	55.4%
65 and older	510	2.1%	678	353	157	44.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,689		18,384	8,864
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	886	6.1%	1,414	558	328	58.8%
Mining	72	0.5%	151	30	42	140.0%
Utilities	26	0.2%	36	13	13	100.0%
Construction	3,087	21.2%	4,913	1,329	1,758	132.3%
Manufacturing	1,817	12.5%	2,347	1,595	222	13.9%
Wholesale Trade	467	3.2%	529	304	163	53.6%
Retail Trade	1,225	8.4%	1,519	713	512	71.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	572	3.9%	803	354	218	61.6%
Information	168	1.2%	181	134	34	25.4%
Finance and Insurance	342	2.3%	339	193	149	77.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	171	1.2%	203	90	81	90.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	594	4.1%	639	277	317	114.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.1%	19	10	11	110.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	951	6.5%	1,355	641	310	48.4%
Educational Services	125	0.9%	154	90	35	38.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	668	4.6%	750	544	124	22.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	268	1.8%	276	135	133	98.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	596	4.1%	680	415	181	43.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	255	1.7%	274	141	114	80.9%
Public Administration	197	1.4%	289	221	-24	-10.9%
Information Not Available	1,181	8.1%	1,513	1,077	104	9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	138,718		163,541	119,791
Male	82,258	59.3%	105,558	69,014	13,244	19.2%
Female	56,460	40.7%	57,983	50,777	5,683	11.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	138,718		163,541	119,791
Hispanic or Latino	19,028	13.7%	27,334	16,164	2,864	17.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	119,690	86.3%	136,207	103,627	16,063	15.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	138,718		163,541	119,791
American Indian or Alaskan Native	504	0.4%	599	441	63	14.3%
Asian	3,399	2.5%	3,580	2,726	673	24.7%
Black or African American	34,875	25.1%	36,826	31,857	3,018	9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	98,702	71.2%	121,248	83,862	14,840	17.7%
Information Not Available	1,238	0.9%	1,287	905	333	36.8%

Years of Age	138,718		163,541	119,791
Younger than 22	3,121	1.4%	3,380	2,633	488	18.5%
22-24	6,848	3.0%	7,983	5,962	886	14.9%
25-34	33,404	14.5%	39,937	28,838	4,566	15.8%
35-44	35,815	15.6%	42,823	31,430	4,385	14.0%
45-54	36,199	15.7%	43,090	31,093	5,106	16.4%
55-59	12,210	5.3%	13,970	10,268	1,942	18.9%
60-64	7,331	3.2%	8,258	6,290	1,041	16.6%
65 and older	3,790	1.6%	4,100	3,277	513	15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	138,718		163,541	119,791
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	450	0.3%	716	472	-22	-4.7%
Mining	689	0.5%	995	536	153	28.5%
Utilities	198	0.1%	211	141	57	40.4%
Construction	26,279	18.9%	39,300	19,444	6,835	35.2%
Manufacturing	19,650	14.1%	22,108	19,226	424	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	6,794	4.9%	7,245	5,854	940	16.1%
Retail Trade	13,157	9.5%	13,959	12,423	734	5.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,263	4.5%	7,499	4,889	1,374	28.1%
Information	2,793	2.0%	2,742	2,463	330	13.4%
Finance and Insurance	7,644	5.5%	7,645	6,288	1,356	21.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,243	1.6%	2,421	1,927	316	16.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,666	5.5%	7,410	6,322	1,344	21.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	739	0.5%	733	334	405	121.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,153	11.6%	20,341	14,137	2,016	14.3%
Educational Services	2,167	1.6%	2,455	2,110	57	2.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,571	6.2%	8,687	8,096	475	5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,506	1.1%	2,250	1,442	64	4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,647	4.8%	6,920	5,598	1,049	18.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,235	2.3%	3,422	3,008	227	7.5%
Public Administration	2,730	2.0%	3,035	2,773	-43	-1.6%
Information Not Available	3,144	2.3%	3,447	2,308	836	36.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	57,114		67,561	47,690
Male	33,273	58.3%	43,036	26,460	6,813	25.7%
Female	23,791	41.7%	24,461	21,162	2,629	12.4%
Information Not Available	50	0.1%	64	68	-18	-26.5%

Ethnicity	57,114		67,561	47,690
Hispanic or Latino	2,431	4.3%	2,924	1,853	578	31.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,745	74.8%	51,301	38,364	4,381	11.4%
Information Not Available	11,938	20.9%	13,336	7,473	4,465	59.7%

Race	57,114		67,561	47,690
American Indian or Alaskan Native	285	0.5%	349	224	61	27.2%
Asian	365	0.6%	386	251	114	45.4%
Black or African American	7,902	13.8%	8,969	7,650	252	3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	42	41	17	41.5%
White	45,749	80.1%	54,518	37,327	8,422	22.6%
Information Not Available	2,755	4.8%	3,297	2,197	558	25.4%

Years of Age	57,114		67,561	47,690
Younger than 22	1,326	1.3%	1,378	1,037	289	27.9%
22-24	2,965	3.0%	3,466	2,599	366	14.1%
25-34	13,898	13.9%	16,130	11,754	2,144	18.2%
35-44	14,358	14.4%	17,372	12,481	1,877	15.0%
45-54	15,090	15.1%	18,192	12,201	2,889	23.7%
55-59	4,927	4.9%	5,854	3,908	1,019	26.1%
60-64	2,878	2.9%	3,327	2,374	504	21.2%
65 and older	1,672	1.7%	1,842	1,335	337	25.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	57,114		67,561	47,690
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	166	0.3%	222	111	55	49.5%
Mining	121	0.2%	209	98	23	23.5%
Utilities	52	0.1%	56	39	13	33.3%
Construction	7,657	13.4%	12,376	5,786	1,871	32.3%
Manufacturing	16,607	29.0%	19,479	12,633	3,974	31.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,016	3.5%	2,128	1,755	261	14.9%
Retail Trade	4,282	7.5%	4,571	4,110	172	4.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,655	4.6%	4,246	1,762	893	50.7%
Information	572	1.0%	545	445	127	28.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,561	2.7%	1,473	1,321	240	18.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	745	1.3%	840	667	78	11.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,696	3.0%	1,546	1,420	276	19.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	186	0.3%	159	131	55	42.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,334	9.3%	5,813	4,358	976	22.4%
Educational Services	640	1.1%	614	609	31	5.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,364	5.9%	3,354	3,501	-137	-3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	480	0.8%	574	468	12	2.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,750	4.8%	2,469	2,348	402	17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,220	2.1%	1,180	1,049	171	16.3%
Public Administration	410	0.7%	488	356	54	15.2%
Information Not Available	4,600	8.0%	5,219	4,723	-123	-2.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,543		19,016	16,584
Male	9,788	55.8%	11,579	9,397	391	4.2%
Female	7,755	44.2%	7,437	7,187	568	7.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,543		19,016	16,584
Hispanic or Latino	1,425	8.1%	1,583	896	529	59.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,301	47.3%	9,074	9,301	-1,000	-10.8%
Information Not Available	7,817	44.6%	8,359	6,387	1,430	22.4%

Race	17,543		19,016	16,584
American Indian or Alaskan Native	255	1.5%	278	235	20	8.5%
Asian	224	1.3%	229	205	19	9.3%
Black or African American	2,803	16.0%	2,860	2,598	205	7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.2%	40	24	10	41.7%
White	12,720	72.5%	13,870	12,378	342	2.8%
Information Not Available	1,507	8.6%	1,739	1,144	363	31.7%

Years of Age	17,543		19,016	16,584
Younger than 22	438	1.5%	407	349	89	25.5%
22-24	965	3.3%	978	893	72	8.1%
25-34	4,173	14.3%	4,606	4,051	122	3.0%
35-44	4,193	14.4%	4,600	4,068	125	3.1%
45-54	4,671	16.0%	5,130	4,488	183	4.1%
55-59	1,556	5.3%	1,676	1,403	153	10.9%
60-64	1,054	3.6%	1,078	837	217	25.9%
65 and older	493	1.7%	541	495	-2	-0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,543		19,016	16,584
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	153	0.9%	161	194	-41	-21.1%
Mining	155	0.9%	165	136	19	14.0%
Utilities	22	0.1%	28	56	-34	-60.7%
Construction	2,151	12.2%	3,479	2,811	-660	-23.5%
Manufacturing	2,810	15.9%	3,083	2,563	247	9.6%
Wholesale Trade	851	4.8%	756	726	125	17.2%
Retail Trade	1,546	8.7%	1,571	1,284	262	20.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	637	3.6%	703	494	143	28.9%
Information	798	4.5%	763	825	-27	-3.3%
Finance and Insurance	672	3.8%	705	578	94	16.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	339	1.9%	276	254	85	33.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	943	5.3%	761	755	188	24.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.2%	46	47	-9	-19.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,934	10.9%	1,891	1,649	285	17.3%
Educational Services	258	1.5%	249	227	31	13.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,446	8.2%	1,400	1,367	79	5.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	94	0.5%	118	88	6	6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	710	4.0%	685	592	118	19.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	433	2.4%	464	379	54	14.2%
Public Administration	346	2.0%	323	357	-11	-3.1%
Information Not Available	1,207	6.8%	1,389	1,202	5	0.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,073		38,745	28,954
Male	18,501	61.5%	25,682	17,060	1,441	8.4%
Female	11,572	38.5%	13,063	11,894	-322	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,073		38,745	28,954
Hispanic or Latino	55	0.2%	66	65	-10	-15.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,018	99.8%	38,679	28,889	1,129	3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	30,073		38,745	28,954
American Indian or Alaskan Native	228	0.8%	238	169	59	34.9%
Asian	114	0.4%	79	65	49	75.4%
Black or African American	3,801	12.6%	5,026	3,406	395	11.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0%	4	0	5	0.0%
White	25,587	85.1%	33,054	25,063	524	2.1%
Information Not Available	338	1.1%	344	251	87	34.7%

Years of Age	30,073		38,745	28,954
Younger than 22	617	1.1%	662	546	71	13.0%
22-24	1,562	2.9%	1,790	1,534	28	1.8%
25-34	6,862	12.7%	8,972	6,616	246	3.7%
35-44	7,730	14.3%	10,655	7,756	-26	-0.3%
45-54	7,980	14.8%	10,855	7,648	332	4.3%
55-59	2,750	5.1%	3,192	2,353	397	16.9%
60-64	1,631	3.0%	1,803	1,608	23	1.4%
65 and older	941	1.7%	816	893	48	5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,073		38,745	28,954
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	64	0.2%	35	52	12	23.1%
Mining	598	2.0%	626	862	-264	-30.6%
Utilities	18	0.1%	62	9	9	100.0%
Construction	4,025	13.4%	6,829	3,752	273	7.3%
Manufacturing	7,944	26.4%	12,486	7,531	413	5.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,147	3.8%	1,362	1,161	-14	-1.2%
Retail Trade	2,695	8.9%	2,685	2,518	177	7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,284	4.3%	1,944	1,109	175	15.8%
Information	612	2.0%	322	438	174	39.7%
Finance and Insurance	827	2.7%	939	797	30	3.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	292	1.0%	339	316	-24	-7.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,160	3.8%	807	919	241	26.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	82	0.3%	57	100	-18	-18.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,759	9.2%	3,161	2,457	302	12.3%
Educational Services	297	1.0%	397	290	7	2.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,978	6.6%	1,962	2,158	-180	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	347	1.2%	617	321	26	8.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,160	3.8%	1,292	854	306	35.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	617	2.0%	578	698	-81	-11.6%
Public Administration	365	1.2%	604	377	-12	-3.2%
Information Not Available	1,802	6.0%	1,641	2,235	-433	-19.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,107		18,835	18,344
Male	9,827	51.4%	9,973	9,272	555	6.0%
Female	9,280	48.6%	8,862	9,071	209	2.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	19,107		18,835	18,344
Hispanic or Latino	380	2.0%	367	338	42	12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,692	97.8%	18,400	17,923	769	4.3%
Information Not Available	35	0.2%	68	83	-48	-57.8%

Race	19,107		18,835	18,344
American Indian or Alaskan Native	108	0.6%	120	104	4	3.8%
Asian	128	0.7%	159	112	16	14.3%
Black or African American	10,322	54.0%	10,018	9,984	338	3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1%	23	15	5	33.3%
White	8,511	44.5%	8,459	8,070	441	5.5%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	56	59	-41	-69.5%

Years of Age	19,107		18,835	18,344
Younger than 22	469	1.8%	412	515	-46	-8.9%
22-24	1,183	4.4%	1,141	1,157	26	2.2%
25-34	5,127	19.2%	5,004	4,964	163	3.3%
35-44	4,650	17.4%	4,557	4,576	74	1.6%
45-54	4,697	17.6%	4,684	4,446	251	5.6%
55-59	1,520	5.7%	1,514	1,397	123	8.8%
60-64	923	3.5%	932	818	105	12.8%
65 and older	538	2.0%	591	470	68	14.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	19,107		18,835	18,344
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	205	1.1%	303	251	-46	-18.3%
Mining	250	1.3%	273	268	-18	-6.7%
Utilities	53	0.3%	48	57	-4	-7.0%
Construction	3,148	16.3%	3,093	2,568	580	22.6%
Manufacturing	1,915	9.9%	2,047	2,014	-99	-4.9%
Wholesale Trade	505	2.6%	466	400	105	26.3%
Retail Trade	1,623	8.4%	1,512	1,482	141	9.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	646	3.3%	610	629	17	2.7%
Information	254	1.3%	230	324	-70	-21.6%
Finance and Insurance	458	2.4%	413	478	-20	-4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	261	1.4%	251	230	31	13.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	938	4.9%	889	860	78	9.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	70	0.4%	68	148	-78	-52.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,350	7.0%	1,335	1,117	233	20.9%
Educational Services	265	1.4%	265	217	48	22.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,540	8.0%	1,449	1,501	39	2.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	324	1.7%	333	351	-27	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,136	5.9%	992	1,000	136	13.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	750	3.9%	733	772	-22	-2.8%
Public Administration	276	1.4%	269	234	42	17.9%
Information Not Available	3,140	16.3%	3,256	3,443	-303	-8.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	80,962		90,958	72,563
Male	50,163	62.0%	59,785	44,754	5,409	12.1%
Female	30,799	38.0%	31,173	27,809	2,990	10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	80,962		90,958	72,563
Hispanic or Latino	8,016	9.9%	9,000	7,104	912	12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,107	87.8%	79,906	63,905	7,202	11.3%
Information Not Available	1,839	2.3%	2,052	1,554	285	18.3%

Race	80,962		90,958	72,563
American Indian or Alaskan Native	213	0.3%	193	222	-9	-4.1%
Asian	2,592	3.2%	2,459	2,056	536	26.1%
Black or African American	6,930	8.6%	7,111	6,264	666	10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1%	55	40	12	30.0%
White	64,398	79.5%	73,539	57,572	6,826	11.9%
Information Not Available	6,777	8.4%	7,601	6,409	368	5.7%

Years of Age	80,962		90,958	72,563
Younger than 22	2,472	1.8%	2,913	2,232	240	10.8%
22-24	4,242	3.0%	5,023	3,853	389	10.1%
25-34	17,287	12.3%	19,705	15,348	1,939	12.6%
35-44	20,108	14.4%	22,569	18,922	1,186	6.3%
45-54	21,002	15.0%	23,220	18,730	2,272	12.1%
55-59	7,550	5.4%	8,201	6,542	1,008	15.4%
60-64	5,270	3.8%	5,783	4,469	801	17.9%
65 and older	3,031	2.2%	3,544	2,467	564	22.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	80,962		90,958	72,563
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	670	0.8%	654	528	142	26.9%
Mining	151	0.2%	297	159	-8	-5.0%
Utilities	76	0.1%	86	61	15	24.6%
Construction	13,211	16.2%	19,216	12,682	529	4.2%
Manufacturing	9,431	11.6%	9,898	8,350	1,081	12.9%
Wholesale Trade	4,381	5.4%	4,461	3,686	695	18.9%
Retail Trade	7,519	9.2%	8,449	7,082	437	6.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,308	2.8%	2,723	2,005	303	15.1%
Information	1,921	2.4%	1,892	1,806	115	6.4%
Finance and Insurance	3,700	4.5%	3,380	2,878	822	28.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,276	1.6%	1,531	1,235	41	3.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,788	7.1%	5,177	5,225	563	10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	226	0.3%	215	187	39	20.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,028	9.8%	10,033	6,969	1,059	15.2%
Educational Services	1,016	1.2%	999	926	90	9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,634	6.9%	5,491	5,199	435	8.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	895	1.1%	1,780	904	-9	-1.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,973	6.1%	5,548	4,165	808	19.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,085	3.8%	3,265	2,801	284	10.1%
Public Administration	1,000	1.2%	1,270	957	43	4.5%
Information Not Available	5,673	6.9%	4,593	4,758	915	19.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,872		44,104	29,654
Male	24,111	57.6%	25,955	15,709	8,402	53.5%
Female	17,761	42.4%	18,149	13,945	3,816	27.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	41,872		44,104	29,654
Hispanic or Latino	1,857	4.4%	2,111	1,107	750	67.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,148	93.5%	41,139	27,976	11,172	39.9%
Information Not Available	867	2.1%	854	571	296	51.8%

Race	41,872		44,104	29,654
American Indian or Alaskan Native	123	0.3%	129	78	45	57.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	18,232	43.5%	18,155	13,809	4,423	32.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	82	0.2%	71	84	-2	-2.4%
White	20,711	49.5%	22,172	14,006	6,705	47.9%
Information Not Available	2,724	6.5%	3,577	1,677	1,047	62.4%

Years of Age	41,872		44,104	29,654
Younger than 22	1,097	1.8%	1,085	723	374	51.7%
22-24	2,291	3.8%	2,338	1,600	691	43.2%
25-34	9,446	15.7%	9,826	6,642	2,804	42.2%
35-44	10,014	16.7%	10,550	7,467	2,547	34.1%
45-54	10,933	18.2%	11,551	7,768	3,165	40.7%
55-59	3,680	6.1%	3,815	2,584	1,096	42.4%
60-64	2,586	4.3%	2,752	1,637	949	58.0%
65 and older	1,825	3.0%	2,170	1,225	600	49.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	17	8	-8	-100.0%

Industry	41,872		44,104	29,654
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	68	0.2%	93	40	28	70.0%
Mining	49	0.1%	57	35	14	40.0%
Utilities	44	0.1%	52	43	1	2.3%
Construction	7,227	17.2%	8,016	4,032	3,195	79.2%
Manufacturing	686	1.6%	806	812	-126	-15.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,789	4.3%	1,907	1,204	585	48.6%
Retail Trade	1,545	3.7%	1,517	1,129	416	36.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,142	2.7%	1,244	647	495	76.5%
Information	833	2.0%	865	656	177	27.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,013	4.8%	2,203	1,258	755	60.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,101	2.6%	1,150	775	326	42.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,892	6.9%	2,755	2,425	467	19.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	144	0.3%	167	29	115	396.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,219	12.4%	5,386	4,098	1,121	27.4%
Educational Services	766	1.8%	749	582	184	31.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,734	6.5%	2,634	2,236	498	22.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	444	1.1%	554	344	100	29.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,704	6.4%	3,152	1,959	745	38.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,251	3.0%	1,244	911	340	37.3%
Public Administration	595	1.4%	760	442	153	34.6%
Information Not Available	8,626	20.6%	8,793	5,997	2,629	43.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,044		14,199	9,623
Male	6,206	61.8%	9,616	6,013	193	3.2%
Female	3,837	38.2%	4,582	3,610	227	6.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,044		14,199	9,623
Hispanic or Latino	71	0.7%	122	76	-5	-6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,046	80.1%	11,416	7,961	85	1.1%
Information Not Available	1,927	19.2%	2,661	1,586	341	21.5%

Race	10,044		14,199	9,623
American Indian or Alaskan Native	70	0.7%	115	68	2	2.9%
Asian	56	0.6%	55	45	11	24.4%
Black or African American	122	1.2%	131	101	21	20.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	8,323	82.9%	11,872	8,266	57	0.7%
Information Not Available	1,473	14.7%	2,026	1,143	330	28.9%

Years of Age	10,044		14,199	9,623
Younger than 22	371	2.1%	599	380	-9	-2.4%
22-24	668	3.8%	910	562	106	18.9%
25-34	2,069	11.7%	3,119	2,028	41	2.0%
35-44	2,337	13.2%	3,231	2,284	53	2.3%
45-54	2,632	14.9%	3,592	2,482	150	6.0%
55-59	978	5.5%	1,332	981	-3	-0.3%
60-64	646	3.6%	884	591	55	9.3%
65 and older	343	1.9%	532	315	28	8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,044		14,199	9,623
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	703	6.5%	610	784	-81	-10.3%
Mining	4	0.0%	19	5	-1	-20.0%
Utilities	10	0.1%	10	10	0	0.0%
Construction	1,285	12.0%	2,919	1,289	-4	-0.3%
Manufacturing	1,115	10.4%	1,441	1,013	102	10.1%
Wholesale Trade	302	2.8%	406	272	30	11.0%
Retail Trade	1,105	10.3%	1,435	1,022	83	8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	349	3.2%	459	340	9	2.6%
Information	96	0.9%	108	101	-5	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	168	1.6%	165	132	36	27.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	108	1.0%	125	55	53	96.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	256	2.4%	255	211	45	21.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12	0.1%	11	5	7	140.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	598	5.6%	979	523	75	14.3%
Educational Services	91	0.8%	105	98	-7	-7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	577	5.4%	599	527	50	9.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	187	1.7%	194	203	-16	-7.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	608	5.7%	1,020	635	-27	-4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	184	1.7%	245	182	2	1.1%
Public Administration	78	0.7%	121	93	-15	-16.1%
Information Not Available	2,208	20.5%	2,973	2,123	85	4.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	146,709		181,345	124,534
Male	93,444	63.7%	124,164	76,695	16,749	21.8%
Female	53,227	36.3%	57,152	47,830	5,397	11.3%
Information Not Available	38	0.0%	29	9	29	322.2%

Ethnicity	146,709		181,345	124,534
Hispanic or Latino	4,204	2.9%	6,539	3,899	305	7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	108,210	73.8%	131,526	88,511	19,699	22.3%
Information Not Available	34,295	23.4%	43,280	32,124	2,171	6.8%

Race	146,709		181,345	124,534
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,356	0.9%	1,833	1,356	0	0.0%
Asian	1,643	1.1%	1,432	825	818	99.2%
Black or African American	21,196	14.4%	21,075	15,288	5,908	38.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	111	0.1%	102	68	43	63.2%
White	83,226	56.7%	106,608	70,545	12,681	18.0%
Information Not Available	39,177	26.7%	50,295	36,452	2,725	7.5%

Years of Age	146,709		181,345	124,534
Younger than 22	4,514	2.0%	5,778	4,518	-4	-0.1%
22-24	8,222	3.7%	10,571	7,947	275	3.5%
25-34	34,415	15.4%	42,015	30,449	3,966	13.0%
35-44	38,585	17.3%	46,288	32,678	5,907	18.1%
45-54	39,009	17.5%	49,696	31,332	7,677	24.5%
55-59	12,306	5.5%	15,381	9,736	2,570	26.4%
60-64	6,488	2.9%	7,654	5,268	1,220	23.2%
65 and older	3,094	1.4%	3,914	2,605	489	18.8%
Information Not Available	76	0.0%	48	1	75	7500.0%

Industry	146,709		181,345	124,534
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	676	0.5%	1,344	750	-74	-9.9%
Mining	193	0.1%	696	290	-97	-33.4%
Utilities	70	0.0%	112	103	-33	-32.0%
Construction	17,143	11.6%	32,317	20,583	-3,440	-16.7%
Manufacturing	44,194	30.0%	45,461	24,260	19,934	82.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,023	2.7%	4,801	4,721	-698	-14.8%
Retail Trade	9,585	6.5%	11,084	10,829	-1,244	-11.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,030	3.4%	6,403	3,221	1,809	56.2%
Information	1,332	0.9%	1,262	1,148	184	16.0%
Finance and Insurance	3,405	2.3%	3,899	3,363	42	1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,385	1.6%	2,435	1,654	731	44.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,714	4.6%	6,252	6,199	515	8.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	714	0.5%	612	1,147	-433	-37.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,420	10.5%	22,353	15,262	158	1.0%
Educational Services	1,282	0.9%	1,490	1,504	-222	-14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,984	4.7%	7,643	7,758	-774	-10.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,653	1.1%	3,075	1,725	-72	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,632	3.8%	7,468	6,648	-1,016	-15.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,465	1.7%	2,882	2,735	-270	-9.9%
Public Administration	1,014	0.7%	1,482	1,131	-117	-10.3%
Information Not Available	16,795	11.4%	18,274	9,503	7,292	76.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,900		66,473	45,359
Male	29,429	65.5%	49,666	30,820	-1,391	-4.5%
Female	15,470	34.5%	16,807	14,536	934	6.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	3	-2	-66.7%

Ethnicity	44,900		66,473	45,359
Hispanic or Latino	1,452	3.2%	2,164	1,420	32	2.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,790	86.4%	58,190	40,515	-1,725	-4.3%
Information Not Available	4,658	10.4%	6,119	3,424	1,234	36.0%

Race	44,900		66,473	45,359
American Indian or Alaskan Native	554	1.2%	802	575	-21	-3.7%
Asian	1,015	2.3%	1,147	938	77	8.2%
Black or African American	3,237	7.2%	3,407	3,268	-31	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	120	0.3%	155	216	-96	-44.4%
White	36,940	82.3%	57,137	38,226	-1,286	-3.4%
Information Not Available	3,034	6.8%	3,825	2,136	898	42.0%

Years of Age	44,900		66,473	45,359
Younger than 22	1,284	1.6%	2,127	1,711	-427	-25.0%
22-24	2,744	3.5%	4,543	3,209	-465	-14.5%
25-34	11,160	14.0%	17,288	11,243	-83	-0.7%
35-44	10,335	13.0%	15,223	10,831	-496	-4.6%
45-54	11,679	14.7%	16,618	11,399	280	2.5%
55-59	4,052	5.1%	5,654	3,849	203	5.3%
60-64	2,325	2.9%	3,170	2,070	255	12.3%
65 and older	1,081	1.4%	1,542	652	429	65.8%
Information Not Available	240	0.3%	308	395	-155	-39.2%

Industry	44,900		66,473	45,359
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	483	1.1%	897	475	8	1.7%
Mining	156	0.3%	461	156	0	0.0%
Utilities	144	0.3%	202	200	-56	-28.0%
Construction	10,636	23.4%	23,616	13,315	-2,679	-20.1%
Manufacturing	6,450	14.2%	8,976	7,192	-742	-10.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,275	5.0%	2,617	2,175	100	4.6%
Retail Trade	3,740	8.2%	4,322	3,364	376	11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,441	3.2%	1,923	1,522	-81	-5.3%
Information	823	1.8%	847	664	159	23.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,421	3.1%	1,550	1,637	-216	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	756	1.7%	803	687	69	10.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,432	5.4%	2,606	2,032	400	19.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	745	1.6%	859	639	106	16.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,416	7.5%	5,095	3,582	-166	-4.6%
Educational Services	665	1.5%	713	599	66	11.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,657	5.9%	2,785	2,906	-249	-8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	567	1.2%	745	538	29	5.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,883	4.1%	2,295	1,787	96	5.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,225	2.7%	1,232	1,065	160	15.0%
Public Administration	554	1.2%	848	548	6	1.1%
Information Not Available	2,431	5.4%	3,081	276	2,155	780.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,990		50,667	40,238
Male	25,980	55.3%	30,614	21,207	4,773	22.5%
Female	21,006	44.7%	20,046	19,024	1,982	10.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	7	7	-3	-42.9%

Ethnicity	46,990		50,667	40,238
Hispanic or Latino	421	0.9%	453	538	-117	-21.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,051	27.8%	13,010	13,919	-868	-6.2%
Information Not Available	33,518	71.3%	37,204	25,781	7,737	30.0%

Race	46,990		50,667	40,238
American Indian or Alaskan Native	295	0.6%	315	335	-40	-11.9%
Asian	276	0.6%	269	260	16	6.2%
Black or African American	7,748	16.5%	8,045	10,104	-2,356	-23.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	352	0.7%	360	352	0	0.0%
White	27,416	58.3%	31,276	27,560	-144	-0.5%
Information Not Available	10,903	23.2%	10,402	1,627	9,276	570.1%

Years of Age	46,990		50,667	40,238
Younger than 22	1,048	1.5%	1,087	1,134	-86	-7.6%
22-24	2,377	3.3%	2,552	2,265	112	4.9%
25-34	11,011	15.3%	11,744	9,658	1,353	14.0%
35-44	11,771	16.3%	12,587	10,448	1,323	12.7%
45-54	12,785	17.8%	14,005	10,325	2,460	23.8%
55-59	4,094	5.7%	4,396	3,169	925	29.2%
60-64	2,379	3.3%	2,605	2,004	375	18.7%
65 and older	1,492	2.1%	1,659	1,203	289	24.0%
Information Not Available	33	0.0%	32	32	1	3.1%

Industry	46,990		50,667	40,238
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	201	0.4%	285	174	27	15.5%
Mining	217	0.5%	284	136	81	59.6%
Utilities	41	0.1%	44	56	-15	-26.8%
Construction	7,433	15.8%	10,209	5,469	1,964	35.9%
Manufacturing	7,881	16.7%	9,196	6,721	1,160	17.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,136	4.5%	2,201	1,715	421	24.5%
Retail Trade	4,732	10.0%	4,690	4,388	344	7.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,762	3.7%	2,112	1,439	323	22.4%
Information	947	2.0%	854	772	175	22.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,796	3.8%	1,751	1,637	159	9.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	921	2.0%	917	725	196	27.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,859	3.9%	1,582	1,541	318	20.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	315	0.7%	182	82	233	284.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,914	10.4%	4,882	4,002	912	22.8%
Educational Services	829	1.8%	705	588	241	41.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,859	8.2%	3,602	3,673	186	5.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	615	1.3%	678	588	27	4.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,234	6.9%	3,277	3,179	55	1.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,430	3.0%	1,360	1,476	-46	-3.1%
Public Administration	440	0.9%	477	415	25	6.0%
Information Not Available	1,428	3.0%	1,379	1,462	-34	-2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,468		18,899	17,967
Male	10,611	47.2%	9,781	8,238	2,373	28.8%
Female	11,854	52.8%	9,117	9,728	2,126	21.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	1	2	200.0%

Ethnicity	22,468		18,899	17,967
Hispanic or Latino	282	1.3%	222	202	80	39.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,508	95.7%	18,048	17,189	4,319	25.1%
Information Not Available	678	3.0%	629	576	102	17.7%

Race	22,468		18,899	17,967
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39	0.2%	72	40	-1	-2.5%
Asian	126	0.6%	159	71	55	77.5%
Black or African American	13,195	58.7%	11,029	11,172	2,023	18.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	4	4	0	0.0%
White	8,574	38.2%	7,234	6,294	2,280	36.2%
Information Not Available	530	2.4%	401	386	144	37.3%

Years of Age	22,468		18,899	17,967
Younger than 22	546	1.8%	489	449	97	21.6%
22-24	1,365	4.6%	1,182	1,127	238	21.1%
25-34	5,636	18.9%	4,918	4,489	1,147	25.6%
35-44	5,616	18.8%	4,622	4,488	1,128	25.1%
45-54	5,450	18.2%	4,542	4,514	936	20.7%
55-59	1,811	6.1%	1,510	1,450	361	24.9%
60-64	1,175	3.9%	954	803	372	46.3%
65 and older	869	2.9%	682	647	222	34.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,468		18,899	17,967
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	340	1.5%	549	270	70	25.9%
Mining	85	0.4%	91	42	43	102.4%
Utilities	16	0.1%	21	19	-3	-15.8%
Construction	1,413	6.2%	1,498	1,080	333	30.8%
Manufacturing	6,779	29.7%	5,611	5,578	1,201	21.5%
Wholesale Trade	694	3.0%	652	479	215	44.9%
Retail Trade	2,004	8.8%	1,874	1,650	354	21.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	670	2.9%	721	476	194	40.8%
Information	145	0.6%	147	152	-7	-4.6%
Finance and Insurance	277	1.2%	264	233	44	18.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	187	0.8%	189	148	39	26.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	495	2.2%	395	484	11	2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.1%	32	186	-156	-83.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,415	6.2%	1,471	1,316	99	7.5%
Educational Services	280	1.2%	237	235	45	19.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,219	14.1%	1,286	2,285	934	40.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	148	0.6%	138	92	56	60.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,717	7.5%	1,268	1,207	510	42.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	281	1.2%	296	277	4	1.4%
Public Administration	388	1.7%	389	270	118	43.7%
Information Not Available	1,885	8.3%	1,770	1,488	397	26.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,520		5,828	3,504
Male	2,921	64.6%	4,095	2,091	830	39.7%
Female	1,586	35.1%	1,716	1,400	186	13.3%
Information Not Available	13	0.3%	17	13	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,520		5,828	3,504
Hispanic or Latino	134	3.0%	155	94	40	42.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,127	91.3%	5,324	3,188	939	29.5%
Information Not Available	259	5.7%	349	222	37	16.7%

Race	4,520		5,828	3,504
American Indian or Alaskan Native	426	9.4%	506	389	37	9.5%
Asian	18	0.4%	14	6	12	200.0%
Black or African American	25	0.6%	32	21	4	19.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.2%	16	9	-1	-11.1%
White	3,999	88.5%	5,206	3,054	945	30.9%
Information Not Available	44	1.0%	54	25	19	76.0%

Years of Age	4,520		5,828	3,504
Younger than 22	152	1.8%	164	107	45	42.1%
22-24	296	3.6%	336	224	72	32.1%
25-34	1,129	13.6%	1,417	801	328	40.9%
35-44	996	12.0%	1,225	821	175	21.3%
45-54	1,138	13.8%	1,570	905	233	25.7%
55-59	423	5.1%	557	342	81	23.7%
60-64	244	2.9%	346	186	58	31.2%
65 and older	142	1.7%	213	118	24	20.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,520		5,828	3,504
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	211	4.5%	225	130	81	62.3%
Mining	164	3.5%	122	84	80	95.2%
Utilities	14	0.3%	14	7	7	100.0%
Construction	1,103	23.3%	1,835	650	453	69.7%
Manufacturing	318	6.7%	410	222	96	43.2%
Wholesale Trade	112	2.4%	120	90	22	24.4%
Retail Trade	414	8.8%	498	341	73	21.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	160	3.4%	207	113	47	41.6%
Information	79	1.7%	70	62	17	27.4%
Finance and Insurance	89	1.9%	81	72	17	23.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	71	1.5%	78	47	24	51.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	152	3.2%	126	146	6	4.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	5	1	4	400.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	267	5.6%	467	266	1	0.4%
Educational Services	98	2.1%	119	91	7	7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	233	4.9%	222	239	-6	-2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	140	3.0%	153	136	4	2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	513	10.8%	568	448	65	14.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	2.6%	112	111	13	11.7%
Public Administration	150	3.2%	158	114	36	31.6%
Information Not Available	103	2.2%	238	134	-31	-23.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	86,797		86,863	73,342
Male	46,768	53.9%	48,266	38,828	7,940	20.4%
Female	40,027	46.1%	38,592	34,510	5,517	16.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	5	4	-2	-50.0%

Ethnicity	86,797		86,863	73,342
Hispanic or Latino	3,173	3.7%	3,274	2,264	909	40.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,186	93.5%	80,958	69,727	11,459	16.4%
Information Not Available	2,438	2.8%	2,631	1,351	1,087	80.5%

Race	86,797		86,863	73,342
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,091	1.3%	1,152	1,074	17	1.6%
Asian	788	0.9%	814	879	-91	-10.4%
Black or African American	33,145	38.2%	31,889	28,151	4,994	17.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	83	0.1%	86	74	9	12.2%
White	46,385	53.4%	47,198	39,501	6,884	17.4%
Information Not Available	5,305	6.1%	5,724	3,663	1,642	44.8%

Years of Age	86,797		86,863	73,342
Younger than 22	2,923	2.3%	2,883	2,285	638	27.9%
22-24	4,993	3.9%	5,079	4,089	904	22.1%
25-34	21,095	16.4%	20,992	17,217	3,878	22.5%
35-44	22,475	17.5%	22,359	19,646	2,829	14.4%
45-54	20,780	16.2%	20,908	17,988	2,792	15.5%
55-59	7,221	5.6%	7,258	6,175	1,046	16.9%
60-64	4,664	3.6%	4,640	3,783	881	23.3%
65 and older	2,646	2.1%	2,744	2,159	487	22.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	86,797		86,863	73,342
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	403	0.5%	450	253	150	59.3%
Mining	68	0.1%	74	40	28	70.0%
Utilities	110	0.1%	80	118	-8	-6.8%
Construction	10,296	11.8%	11,582	5,667	4,629	81.7%
Manufacturing	18,233	20.9%	19,125	22,266	-4,033	-18.1%
Wholesale Trade	3,575	4.1%	3,582	2,394	1,181	49.3%
Retail Trade	7,304	8.4%	7,138	5,353	1,951	36.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,190	2.5%	2,343	1,638	552	33.7%
Information	1,177	1.3%	1,166	941	236	25.1%
Finance and Insurance	2,117	2.4%	2,139	1,881	236	12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,152	1.3%	1,201	808	344	42.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,719	4.3%	3,259	2,575	1,144	44.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	351	0.4%	304	188	163	86.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,309	10.7%	9,594	7,525	1,784	23.7%
Educational Services	994	1.1%	952	791	203	25.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,600	7.6%	6,329	4,462	2,138	47.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	628	0.7%	770	421	207	49.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,753	5.5%	4,119	3,367	1,386	41.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,456	1.7%	1,423	1,085	371	34.2%
Public Administration	689	0.8%	720	610	79	13.0%
Information Not Available	11,673	13.4%	10,513	10,959	714	6.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,866		3,356	1,950
Male	1,118	59.9%	2,541	1,186	-68	-5.7%
Female	742	39.8%	804	762	-20	-2.6%
Information Not Available	6	0.3%	11	2	4	200.0%

Ethnicity	1,866		3,356	1,950
Hispanic or Latino	55	2.9%	69	55	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,769	94.8%	3,192	1,854	-85	-4.6%
Information Not Available	42	2.3%	95	41	1	2.4%

Race	1,866		3,356	1,950
American Indian or Alaskan Native	135	7.2%	267	303	-168	-55.4%
Asian	9	0.5%	9	8	1	12.5%
Black or African American	29	1.6%	33	27	2	7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.2%	6	0	4	0.0%
White	1,592	85.3%	2,877	1,516	76	5.0%
Information Not Available	97	5.2%	164	96	1	1.0%

Years of Age	1,866		3,356	1,950
Younger than 22	23	0.7%	44	26	-3	-11.5%
22-24	69	2.1%	147	90	-21	-23.3%
25-34	383	11.6%	756	399	-16	-4.0%
35-44	400	12.1%	680	447	-47	-10.5%
45-54	521	15.7%	860	562	-41	-7.3%
55-59	215	6.5%	369	202	13	6.4%
60-64	146	4.4%	250	138	8	5.8%
65 and older	100	3.0%	230	82	18	22.0%
Information Not Available	9	0.3%	20	4	5	125.0%

Industry	1,866		3,356	1,950
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	2.8%	79	33	20	60.6%
Mining	34	1.8%	123	50	-16	-32.0%
Utilities	2	0.1%	8	3	-1	-33.3%
Construction	419	21.8%	1,253	435	-16	-3.7%
Manufacturing	211	11.0%	362	260	-49	-18.8%
Wholesale Trade	76	4.0%	119	78	-2	-2.6%
Retail Trade	154	8.0%	183	127	27	21.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	75	3.9%	127	65	10	15.4%
Information	46	2.4%	49	57	-11	-19.3%
Finance and Insurance	57	3.0%	82	61	-4	-6.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	9	0.5%	12	14	-5	-35.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	70	3.6%	87	62	8	12.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.9%	13	6	12	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	108	5.6%	172	102	6	5.9%
Educational Services	3	0.2%	4	3	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	121	6.3%	108	119	2	1.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9	0.5%	17	7	2	28.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	92	4.8%	88	75	17	22.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	40	2.1%	34	41	-1	-2.4%
Public Administration	96	5.0%	169	220	-124	-56.4%
Information Not Available	173	9.0%	267	132	41	31.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,208		9,431	8,045
Male	3,961	48.3%	5,357	3,954	7	0.2%
Female	3,897	47.5%	3,671	3,732	165	4.4%
Information Not Available	350	4.3%	403	359	-9	-2.5%

Ethnicity	8,208		9,431	8,045
Hispanic or Latino	291	3.5%	369	239	52	21.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,335	77.2%	7,200	6,308	27	0.4%
Information Not Available	1,582	19.3%	1,862	1,498	84	5.6%

Race	8,208		9,431	8,045
American Indian or Alaskan Native	74	0.9%	97	73	1	1.4%
Asian	68	0.8%	67	66	2	3.0%
Black or African American	567	6.9%	658	598	-31	-5.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.1%	15	9	-1	-11.1%
White	3,428	41.8%	4,159	3,201	227	7.1%
Information Not Available	4,063	49.5%	4,435	4,098	-35	-0.9%

Years of Age	8,208		9,431	8,045
Younger than 22	190	1.7%	208	165	25	15.2%
22-24	434	3.9%	502	437	-3	-0.7%
25-34	1,932	17.3%	2,173	1,953	-21	-1.1%
35-44	1,983	17.8%	2,213	2,001	-18	-0.9%
45-54	2,164	19.4%	2,536	2,087	77	3.7%
55-59	734	6.6%	839	721	13	1.8%
60-64	466	4.2%	512	428	38	8.9%
65 and older	305	2.7%	448	253	52	20.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,208		9,431	8,045
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.5%	67	41	3	7.3%
Mining	18	0.2%	54	20	-2	-10.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	14	17	-4	-23.5%
Construction	861	10.4%	1,742	859	2	0.2%
Manufacturing	1,413	17.1%	1,441	1,363	50	3.7%
Wholesale Trade	274	3.3%	295	303	-29	-9.6%
Retail Trade	909	11.0%	877	884	25	2.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	287	3.5%	483	217	70	32.3%
Information	197	2.4%	184	199	-2	-1.0%
Finance and Insurance	383	4.6%	358	326	57	17.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	103	1.2%	134	105	-2	-1.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	378	4.6%	294	416	-38	-9.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39	0.5%	44	28	11	39.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	726	8.8%	863	774	-48	-6.2%
Educational Services	139	1.7%	132	138	1	0.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	797	9.7%	744	775	22	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	66	0.8%	72	82	-16	-19.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	629	7.6%	551	565	64	11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	216	2.6%	185	169	47	27.8%
Public Administration	169	2.0%	215	183	-14	-7.7%
Information Not Available	547	6.6%	682	581	-34	-5.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,976		9,891	6,160
Male	4,561	57.2%	6,441	3,488	1,073	30.8%
Female	3,415	42.8%	3,450	2,672	743	27.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,976		9,891	6,160
Hispanic or Latino	257	3.2%	304	204	53	26.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,798	72.7%	7,072	4,459	1,339	30.0%
Information Not Available	1,921	24.1%	2,515	1,497	424	28.3%

Race	7,976		9,891	6,160
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29	0.4%	38	22	7	31.8%
Asian	121	1.5%	97	85	36	42.4%
Black or African American	126	1.6%	137	102	24	23.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	8	5	0	0.0%
White	7,253	90.9%	9,112	5,621	1,632	29.0%
Information Not Available	442	5.5%	499	325	117	36.0%

Years of Age	7,976		9,891	6,160
Younger than 22	172	1.2%	201	125	47	37.6%
22-24	352	2.4%	495	219	133	60.7%
25-34	1,427	9.8%	1,918	1,100	327	29.7%
35-44	1,787	12.2%	2,248	1,439	348	24.2%
45-54	2,367	16.2%	2,841	1,822	545	29.9%
55-59	918	6.3%	1,045	705	213	30.2%
60-64	632	4.3%	718	481	151	31.4%
65 and older	321	2.2%	425	269	52	19.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,976		9,891	6,160
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	50	0.6%	70	58	-8	-13.8%
Mining	22	0.3%	55	13	9	69.2%
Utilities	14	0.2%	10	7	7	100.0%
Construction	913	11.4%	1,894	701	212	30.2%
Manufacturing	1,248	15.5%	1,398	898	350	39.0%
Wholesale Trade	395	4.9%	432	322	73	22.7%
Retail Trade	1,053	13.1%	1,218	789	264	33.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	157	2.0%	231	155	2	1.3%
Information	146	1.8%	128	89	57	64.0%
Finance and Insurance	280	3.5%	253	232	48	20.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	117	1.5%	147	104	13	12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	430	5.4%	319	249	181	72.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.2%	15	8	11	137.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	786	9.8%	1,071	561	225	40.1%
Educational Services	132	1.6%	130	103	29	28.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	430	5.4%	435	397	33	8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	134	1.7%	212	126	8	6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	535	6.7%	552	416	119	28.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	224	2.8%	215	135	89	65.9%
Public Administration	134	1.7%	143	107	27	25.2%
Information Not Available	757	9.4%	963	690	67	9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	109,079		121,053	100,321
Male	61,334	56.2%	70,712	56,206	5,128	9.1%
Female	47,745	43.8%	50,341	44,115	3,630	8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	109,079		121,053	100,321
Hispanic or Latino	21,068	19.3%	24,065	19,667	1,401	7.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	79,043	72.5%	87,306	72,392	6,651	9.2%
Information Not Available	8,968	8.2%	9,682	8,262	706	8.5%

Race	109,079		121,053	100,321
American Indian or Alaskan Native	379	0.3%	449	393	-14	-3.6%
Asian	3,570	3.3%	3,634	3,214	356	11.1%
Black or African American	23,907	21.9%	24,578	22,732	1,175	5.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	738	0.7%	847	698	40	5.7%
White	63,921	58.6%	73,181	57,560	6,361	11.1%
Information Not Available	16,564	15.2%	18,364	15,724	840	5.3%

Years of Age	109,079		121,053	100,321
Younger than 22	15,632	9.2%	16,939	12,957	2,675	20.6%
22-24	8,064	4.8%	8,880	7,509	555	7.4%
25-34	24,482	14.4%	27,042	22,751	1,731	7.6%
35-44	26,898	15.9%	29,834	25,561	1,337	5.2%
45-54	21,389	12.6%	23,767	18,873	2,516	13.3%
55-59	6,938	4.1%	7,752	6,688	250	3.7%
60-64	3,312	2.0%	3,937	3,427	-115	-3.4%
65 and older	2,364	1.4%	2,902	2,555	-191	-7.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	109,079		121,053	100,321
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	276	0.3%	619	293	-17	-5.8%
Mining	60	0.1%	102	65	-5	-7.7%
Utilities	116	0.1%	127	111	5	4.5%
Construction	12,825	11.7%	16,165	11,453	1,372	12.0%
Manufacturing	10,081	9.2%	10,459	10,091	-10	-0.1%
Wholesale Trade	6,336	5.8%	6,782	5,887	449	7.6%
Retail Trade	13,318	12.2%	14,320	11,946	1,372	11.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,539	4.2%	5,183	4,259	280	6.6%
Information	2,544	2.3%	2,443	2,384	160	6.7%
Finance and Insurance	5,081	4.6%	5,233	4,638	443	9.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,979	1.8%	2,253	1,936	43	2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,811	6.2%	6,594	5,415	1,396	25.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	434	0.4%	445	537	-103	-19.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,212	11.2%	14,028	11,641	571	4.9%
Educational Services	1,673	1.5%	1,810	1,800	-127	-7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,723	8.0%	8,993	7,944	779	9.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,237	1.1%	2,342	1,248	-11	-0.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,927	6.3%	8,407	7,503	-576	-7.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,805	2.6%	3,023	2,578	227	8.8%
Public Administration	1,340	1.2%	1,472	979	361	36.9%
Information Not Available	9,762	8.9%	10,253	7,613	2,149	28.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,730		11,964	10,513
Male	6,825	58.2%	7,179	6,106	719	11.8%
Female	4,905	41.8%	4,785	4,407	498	11.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,730		11,964	10,513
Hispanic or Latino	6,624	56.5%	6,846	6,144	480	7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,548	38.8%	4,546	4,029	519	12.9%
Information Not Available	558	4.8%	572	340	218	64.1%

Race	11,730		11,964	10,513
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,089	9.3%	1,085	867	222	25.6%
Asian	134	1.1%	130	109	25	22.9%
Black or African American	322	2.7%	321	315	7	2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.3%	27	18	15	83.3%
White	5,898	50.3%	6,021	5,195	703	13.5%
Information Not Available	4,254	36.3%	4,380	4,009	245	6.1%

Years of Age	11,730		11,964	10,513
Younger than 22	422	2.5%	407	378	44	11.6%
22-24	680	4.0%	718	610	70	11.5%
25-34	2,498	14.6%	2,512	2,239	259	11.6%
35-44	3,063	17.9%	3,243	2,744	319	11.6%
45-54	2,839	16.6%	2,931	2,544	295	11.6%
55-59	903	5.3%	909	810	93	11.5%
60-64	504	2.9%	514	452	52	11.5%
65 and older	340	2.0%	311	305	35	11.5%
Information Not Available	481	2.8%	419	431	50	11.6%

Industry	11,730		11,964	10,513
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	792	6.3%	968	1,017	-225	-22.1%
Mining	133	1.1%	146	154	-21	-13.6%
Utilities	50	0.4%	60	20	30	150.0%
Construction	2,315	18.5%	2,345	1,973	342	17.3%
Manufacturing	1,090	8.7%	1,258	1,103	-13	-1.2%
Wholesale Trade	336	2.7%	362	299	37	12.4%
Retail Trade	1,110	8.9%	1,091	803	307	38.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	270	2.2%	279	169	101	59.8%
Information	433	3.5%	424	672	-239	-35.6%
Finance and Insurance	253	2.0%	244	236	17	7.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	224	1.8%	225	141	83	58.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	921	7.4%	860	534	387	72.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14	0.1%	15	15	-1	-6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	922	7.4%	920	871	51	5.9%
Educational Services	217	1.7%	218	215	2	0.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	972	7.8%	926	870	102	11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	327	2.6%	252	286	41	14.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	747	6.0%	715	570	177	31.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	228	1.8%	246	196	32	16.3%
Public Administration	340	2.7%	355	323	17	5.3%
Information Not Available	36	0.3%	55	46	-10	-21.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,194		34,765	22,578
Male	20,285	59.3%	21,313	13,163	7,122	54.1%
Female	13,908	40.7%	13,452	9,406	4,502	47.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	9	-8	-88.9%

Ethnicity	34,194		34,765	22,578
Hispanic or Latino	6,249	18.3%	6,594	3,777	2,472	65.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,032	64.4%	22,153	14,469	7,563	52.3%
Information Not Available	5,913	17.3%	6,018	4,332	1,581	36.5%

Race	34,194		34,765	22,578
American Indian or Alaskan Native	651	1.9%	683	435	216	49.7%
Asian	1,586	4.6%	1,534	1,070	516	48.2%
Black or African American	3,788	11.1%	3,643	2,716	1,072	39.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	570	1.7%	568	365	205	56.2%
White	22,047	64.5%	22,667	14,576	7,471	51.3%
Information Not Available	5,552	16.2%	5,670	3,416	2,136	62.5%

Years of Age	34,194		34,765	22,578
Younger than 22	888	1.6%	895	524	364	69.5%
22-24	1,852	3.4%	1,879	1,068	784	73.4%
25-34	7,446	13.8%	7,680	4,587	2,859	62.3%
35-44	8,055	14.9%	8,123	5,401	2,654	49.1%
45-54	8,725	16.2%	8,921	5,795	2,930	50.6%
55-59	3,135	5.8%	3,258	2,263	872	38.5%
60-64	2,228	4.1%	2,196	1,638	590	36.0%
65 and older	1,831	3.4%	1,771	1,271	560	44.1%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	42	31	3	9.7%

Industry	34,194		34,765	22,578
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.1%	27	17	9	52.9%
Mining	157	0.5%	170	81	76	93.8%
Utilities	50	0.1%	35	31	19	61.3%
Construction	8,322	24.3%	9,422	5,102	3,220	63.1%
Manufacturing	1,668	4.9%	1,628	1,064	604	56.8%
Wholesale Trade	999	2.9%	924	554	445	80.3%
Retail Trade	3,093	9.0%	2,923	1,896	1,197	63.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,231	3.6%	1,202	686	545	79.4%
Information	384	1.1%	344	269	115	42.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,001	2.9%	1,004	801	200	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	968	2.8%	967	613	355	57.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,622	4.7%	1,411	1,085	537	49.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	315	0.9%	177	113	202	178.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,963	11.6%	4,168	2,654	1,309	49.3%
Educational Services	382	1.1%	342	204	178	87.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,322	3.9%	1,271	980	342	34.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	844	2.5%	768	504	340	67.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,949	14.5%	5,060	3,674	1,275	34.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	620	1.8%	628	434	186	42.9%
Public Administration	366	1.1%	401	292	74	25.3%
Information Not Available	1,912	5.6%	1,893	1,524	388	25.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	169,775		191,264	150,756
Male	96,029	56.6%	112,591	84,542	11,487	13.6%
Female	73,746	43.4%	78,673	66,214	7,532	11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	169,775		191,264	150,756
Hispanic or Latino	25,981	15.3%	27,726	23,111	2,870	12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	115,019	67.7%	131,868	103,574	11,445	11.1%
Information Not Available	28,775	16.9%	31,670	24,071	4,704	19.5%

Race	169,775		191,264	150,756
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,101	0.6%	1,280	1,066	35	3.3%
Asian	5,296	3.1%	5,402	4,401	895	20.3%
Black or African American	27,322	16.1%	28,563	23,990	3,332	13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	364	0.2%	362	284	80	28.2%
White	90,279	53.2%	106,942	81,331	8,948	11.0%
Information Not Available	45,413	26.7%	48,715	39,684	5,729	14.4%

Years of Age	169,775		191,264	150,756
Younger than 22	6,586	2.6%	7,471	5,685	901	15.8%
22-24	11,356	4.5%	12,743	9,969	1,387	13.9%
25-34	42,436	16.9%	46,685	37,048	5,388	14.5%
35-44	42,117	16.8%	47,236	38,370	3,747	9.8%
45-54	39,190	15.6%	44,081	34,692	4,498	13.0%
55-59	13,495	5.4%	15,314	12,165	1,330	10.9%
60-64	8,624	3.4%	9,937	7,492	1,132	15.1%
65 and older	5,971	2.4%	7,797	5,335	636	11.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	169,775		191,264	150,756
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	450	0.3%	635	372	78	21.0%
Mining	251	0.1%	679	250	1	0.4%
Utilities	198	0.1%	185	161	37	23.0%
Construction	22,138	13.0%	29,561	20,042	2,096	10.5%
Manufacturing	18,521	10.9%	19,737	16,043	2,478	15.4%
Wholesale Trade	8,605	5.1%	9,008	7,532	1,073	14.2%
Retail Trade	15,891	9.3%	16,958	14,448	1,443	10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,378	3.2%	9,088	4,414	964	21.8%
Information	5,864	3.4%	5,802	5,406	458	8.5%
Finance and Insurance	12,291	7.2%	12,405	9,118	3,173	34.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,949	2.3%	4,400	3,535	414	11.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12,473	7.3%	11,716	11,271	1,202	10.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	747	0.4%	775	635	112	17.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,371	10.8%	20,005	15,538	2,833	18.2%
Educational Services	3,795	2.2%	3,947	3,445	350	10.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,507	8.5%	15,189	13,385	1,122	8.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,318	2.5%	5,666	4,234	84	2.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,550	6.2%	12,149	10,061	489	4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,413	2.6%	4,988	4,127	286	6.9%
Public Administration	4,346	2.6%	5,826	3,921	425	10.8%
Information Not Available	2,719	1.6%	2,545	2,818	-99	-3.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	104,848		123,914	83,298
Male	65,124	62.1%	83,780	50,873	14,251	28.0%
Female	39,218	37.4%	39,570	32,146	7,072	22.0%
Information Not Available	506	0.5%	564	279	227	81.4%

Ethnicity	104,848		123,914	83,298
Hispanic or Latino	2,885	2.8%	3,689	2,374	511	21.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	97,706	93.2%	115,251	77,406	20,300	26.2%
Information Not Available	4,257	4.1%	4,974	3,518	739	21.0%

Race	104,848		123,914	83,298
American Indian or Alaskan Native	534	0.5%	618	397	137	34.5%
Asian	570	0.5%	562	371	199	53.6%
Black or African American	17,862	17.0%	18,591	14,398	3,464	24.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	97	0.1%	120	64	33	51.6%
White	81,657	77.9%	99,079	64,897	16,760	25.8%
Information Not Available	4,128	3.9%	4,944	3,171	957	30.2%

Years of Age	104,848		123,914	83,298
Younger than 22	2,835	1.6%	3,680	2,429	406	16.7%
22-24	5,219	2.9%	6,515	4,454	765	17.2%
25-34	23,761	13.1%	28,336	19,960	3,801	19.0%
35-44	27,730	15.3%	32,968	22,794	4,936	21.7%
45-54	28,390	15.6%	33,300	22,422	5,968	26.6%
55-59	9,331	5.1%	10,884	7,011	2,320	33.1%
60-64	5,088	2.8%	5,690	3,415	1,673	49.0%
65 and older	2,494	1.4%	2,541	813	1,681	206.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	104,848		123,914	83,298
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	256	0.2%	472	288	-32	-11.1%
Mining	309	0.3%	626	210	99	47.1%
Utilities	201	0.2%	177	161	40	24.8%
Construction	18,227	17.3%	30,308	15,278	2,949	19.3%
Manufacturing	28,363	27.0%	30,639	19,448	8,915	45.8%
Wholesale Trade	4,211	4.0%	4,569	3,828	383	10.0%
Retail Trade	5,511	5.2%	6,109	5,009	502	10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,340	4.1%	5,500	2,795	1,545	55.3%
Information	1,322	1.3%	1,294	1,103	219	19.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,424	3.3%	3,371	2,914	510	17.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,468	1.4%	1,547	1,333	135	10.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,017	4.8%	4,120	4,071	946	23.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	435	0.4%	469	212	223	105.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,142	11.6%	14,617	9,837	2,305	23.4%
Educational Services	1,303	1.2%	1,358	1,207	96	8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,372	6.1%	6,214	5,548	824	14.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	983	0.9%	1,561	858	125	14.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,117	3.9%	3,906	3,358	759	22.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,211	2.1%	2,354	1,976	235	11.9%
Public Administration	806	0.8%	998	684	122	17.8%
Information Not Available	3,830	3.6%	3,705	3,180	650	20.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,424		14,213	14,702
Male	7,458	51.7%	7,459	8,077	-619	-7.7%
Female	6,940	48.1%	6,721	6,580	360	5.5%
Information Not Available	26	0.2%	33	45	-19	-42.2%

Ethnicity	14,424		14,213	14,702
Hispanic or Latino	1,048	7.3%	1,028	1,314	-266	-20.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,376	92.7%	13,185	13,388	-12	-0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	14,424		14,213	14,702
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,329	9.2%	1,266	1,205	124	10.3%
Asian	95	0.7%	107	126	-31	-24.6%
Black or African American	2,215	15.4%	2,225	2,235	-20	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%	6	16	-7	-43.8%
White	9,124	63.3%	9,002	8,904	220	2.5%
Information Not Available	1,652	11.5%	1,607	2,216	-564	-25.5%

Years of Age	14,424		14,213	14,702
Younger than 22	297	1.3%	279	304	-7	-2.3%
22-24	735	3.2%	715	768	-33	-4.3%
25-34	3,393	14.9%	3,337	3,456	-63	-1.8%
35-44	3,581	15.7%	3,574	3,792	-211	-5.6%
45-54	3,765	16.6%	3,741	3,930	-165	-4.2%
55-59	1,312	5.8%	1,250	1,252	60	4.8%
60-64	805	3.5%	815	744	61	8.2%
65 and older	536	2.4%	502	456	80	17.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,424		14,213	14,702
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.3%	42	38	1	2.6%
Mining	429	3.0%	426	594	-165	-27.8%
Utilities	46	0.3%	44	47	-1	-2.1%
Construction	1,280	8.9%	1,315	1,747	-467	-26.7%
Manufacturing	2,074	14.3%	1,998	2,405	-331	-13.8%
Wholesale Trade	526	3.6%	530	514	12	2.3%
Retail Trade	1,453	10.0%	1,425	1,300	153	11.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	400	2.8%	456	402	-2	-0.5%
Information	538	3.7%	458	832	-294	-35.3%
Finance and Insurance	568	3.9%	583	444	124	27.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	311	2.2%	308	323	-12	-3.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	817	5.6%	770	610	207	33.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.3%	43	15	25	166.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,950	13.5%	1,782	1,650	300	18.2%
Educational Services	246	1.7%	232	258	-12	-4.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,257	8.7%	1,295	1,194	63	5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	197	1.4%	215	215	-18	-8.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	594	4.1%	602	572	22	3.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	492	3.4%	479	420	72	17.1%
Public Administration	575	4.0%	577	620	-45	-7.3%
Information Not Available	592	4.1%	633	502	90	17.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	52,044		55,583	40,669
Male	32,666	62.8%	35,813	24,023	8,643	36.0%
Female	19,370	37.2%	19,757	16,642	2,728	16.4%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	13	4	4	100.0%

Ethnicity	52,044		55,583	40,669
Hispanic or Latino	4,681	9.0%	5,212	3,875	806	20.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,203	75.3%	41,607	30,013	9,190	30.6%
Information Not Available	8,160	15.7%	8,764	6,781	1,379	20.3%

Race	52,044		55,583	40,669
American Indian or Alaskan Native	419	0.8%	496	414	5	1.2%
Asian	611	1.2%	618	798	-187	-23.4%
Black or African American	566	1.1%	558	646	-80	-12.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	288	0.6%	280	288	0	0.0%
White	21,907	42.1%	23,717	18,920	2,987	15.8%
Information Not Available	28,253	54.3%	29,914	19,603	8,650	44.1%

Years of Age	52,044		55,583	40,669
Younger than 22	1,441	2.0%	1,528	1,018	423	41.6%
22-24	3,097	4.4%	3,279	2,317	780	33.7%
25-34	12,453	17.5%	13,189	9,493	2,960	31.2%
35-44	12,378	17.4%	13,254	10,142	2,236	22.0%
45-54	13,076	18.4%	14,144	10,504	2,572	24.5%
55-59	4,929	6.9%	5,271	3,717	1,212	32.6%
60-64	2,993	4.2%	3,178	2,210	783	35.4%
65 and older	1,677	2.4%	1,740	1,268	409	32.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	52,044		55,583	40,669
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,962	3.6%	2,410	1,414	548	38.8%
Mining	221	0.4%	333	87	134	154.0%
Utilities	64	0.1%	78	82	-18	-22.0%
Construction	9,206	17.0%	10,685	5,409	3,797	70.2%
Manufacturing	8,557	15.8%	9,113	7,959	598	7.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,021	3.7%	2,089	1,723	298	17.3%
Retail Trade	6,090	11.3%	6,098	4,364	1,726	39.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,631	3.0%	1,799	1,194	437	36.6%
Information	985	1.8%	985	820	165	20.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,695	3.1%	1,791	1,321	374	28.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	900	1.7%	934	651	249	38.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,723	3.2%	1,536	1,292	431	33.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	147	0.3%	122	155	-8	-5.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,983	9.2%	5,105	3,875	1,108	28.6%
Educational Services	601	1.1%	658	591	10	1.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,337	6.2%	3,406	2,906	431	14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	491	0.9%	537	458	33	7.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,267	6.0%	3,443	2,592	675	26.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,178	2.2%	1,271	982	196	20.0%
Public Administration	841	1.6%	961	928	-87	-9.4%
Information Not Available	2,144	4.0%	2,229	1,866	278	14.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	158,734		183,075	148,693
Male	92,551	58.3%	113,479	82,263	10,288	12.5%
Female	66,078	41.6%	69,596	66,430	-352	-0.5%
Information Not Available	105	0.1%	0	0	105	0.0%

Ethnicity	158,734		183,075	148,693
Hispanic or Latino	8,194	5.2%	8,685	7,529	665	8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	142,136	89.5%	165,591	132,196	9,940	7.5%
Information Not Available	8,404	5.3%	8,799	8,968	-564	-6.3%

Race	158,734		183,075	148,693
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	22,481	14.2%	23,084	23,583	-1,102	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	117,449	74.0%	139,879	107,063	10,386	9.7%
Information Not Available	18,804	11.8%	20,112	18,047	757	4.2%

Years of Age	158,734		183,075	148,693
Younger than 22	21,116	7.7%	24,113	18,933	2,183	11.5%
22-24	9,140	3.3%	10,857	10,297	-1,157	-11.2%
25-34	34,877	12.7%	40,911	34,211	666	1.9%
35-44	40,551	14.8%	48,453	39,415	1,136	2.9%
45-54	30,360	11.1%	32,684	27,679	2,681	9.7%
55-59	6,618	2.4%	7,200	6,422	196	3.1%
60-64	2,521	0.9%	3,543	2,325	196	8.4%
65 and older	525	0.2%	686	1,439	-914	-63.5%
Information Not Available	13,026	4.8%	14,628	7,972	5,054	63.4%

Industry	158,734		183,075	148,693
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	420	0.3%	686	221	199	90.0%
Mining	420	0.3%	1,486	664	-244	-36.7%
Utilities	105	0.1%	114	111	-6	-5.4%
Construction	24,162	15.2%	33,598	17,604	6,558	37.3%
Manufacturing	25,633	16.1%	29,598	23,804	1,829	7.7%
Wholesale Trade	6,933	4.4%	7,542	6,754	179	2.7%
Retail Trade	15,338	9.6%	18,742	15,833	-495	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,198	3.9%	6,285	5,757	441	7.7%
Information	2,836	1.8%	2,628	2,768	68	2.5%
Finance and Insurance	5,043	3.2%	5,028	4,539	504	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,681	1.1%	1,943	2,879	-1,198	-41.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,354	4.6%	7,771	7,750	-396	-5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,626	1.6%	2,857	1,882	744	39.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,602	9.2%	15,428	13,065	1,537	11.8%
Educational Services	2,101	1.3%	2,514	2,214	-113	-5.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,190	6.4%	10,171	13,507	-3,317	-24.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,891	1.2%	3,314	1,661	230	13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,564	4.8%	7,771	9,965	-2,401	-24.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,992	2.5%	4,457	3,654	338	9.3%
Public Administration	1,051	0.7%	800	2,436	-1,385	-56.9%
Information Not Available	18,594	11.7%	20,342	11,625	6,969	59.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,464		35,065	33,185
Male	20,426	57.6%	20,287	18,346	2,080	11.3%
Female	15,038	42.4%	14,778	14,839	199	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	35,464		35,065	33,185
Hispanic or Latino	34,334	96.8%	33,817	32,586	1,748	5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	687	1.9%	800	131	556	424.4%
Information Not Available	443	1.2%	448	468	-25	-5.3%

Race	35,464		35,065	33,185
American Indian or Alaskan Native	657	1.9%	718	903	-246	-27.2%
Asian	60	0.2%	63	78	-18	-23.1%
Black or African American	2,905	8.2%	3,062	2,363	542	22.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.2%	72	29	25	86.2%
White	6,392	18.0%	6,482	8,205	-1,813	-22.1%
Information Not Available	25,396	71.6%	24,668	21,607	3,789	17.5%

Years of Age	35,464		35,065	33,185
Younger than 22	2,269	5.6%	2,236	2,146	123	5.7%
22-24	3,527	8.7%	3,636	3,473	54	1.6%
25-34	11,584	28.4%	11,438	10,804	780	7.2%
35-44	8,414	20.7%	8,333	7,916	498	6.3%
45-54	6,166	15.1%	5,964	5,500	666	12.1%
55-59	1,923	4.7%	1,906	1,829	94	5.1%
60-64	1,111	2.7%	1,097	1,093	18	1.6%
65 and older	470	1.2%	455	424	46	10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	35,464		35,065	33,185
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	43	0.1%	42	42	1	2.4%
Utilities	950	2.7%	979	917	33	3.6%
Construction	5,143	14.5%	5,196	5,041	102	2.0%
Manufacturing	5,088	14.3%	4,861	5,244	-156	-3.0%
Wholesale Trade	7,036	19.8%	7,507	6,981	55	0.8%
Retail Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,072	3.0%	1,113	1,212	-140	-11.6%
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)	8,976	25.3%	8,658	9,476	-500	-5.3%
Public Administration	1,214	3.4%	1,237	1,179	35	3.0%
Information Not Available	5,942	16.8%	5,472	3,093	2,849	92.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,441		15,642	11,252
Male	7,290	54.2%	9,545	6,417	873	13.6%
Female	6,151	45.8%	6,097	4,835	1,316	27.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,441		15,642	11,252
Hispanic or Latino	2,235	16.6%	2,478	1,594	641	40.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,936	59.0%	9,297	6,645	1,291	19.4%
Information Not Available	3,270	24.3%	3,867	3,013	257	8.5%

Race	13,441		15,642	11,252
American Indian or Alaskan Native	73	0.5%	86	78	-5	-6.4%
Asian	276	2.1%	243	202	74	36.6%
Black or African American	632	4.7%	675	532	100	18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50	0.4%	59	55	-5	-9.1%
White	9,347	69.5%	11,123	7,663	1,684	22.0%
Information Not Available	3,063	22.8%	3,456	2,722	341	12.5%

Years of Age	13,441		15,642	11,252
Younger than 22	430	2.0%	545	353	77	21.8%
22-24	761	3.5%	985	651	110	16.9%
25-34	2,871	13.1%	3,453	2,479	392	15.8%
35-44	3,308	15.1%	3,936	2,935	373	12.7%
45-54	3,438	15.7%	3,870	2,669	769	28.8%
55-59	1,116	5.1%	1,268	1,003	113	11.3%
60-64	857	3.9%	910	673	184	27.3%
65 and older	660	3.0%	675	489	171	35.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,441		15,642	11,252
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	27	0.2%	104	44	-17	-38.6%
Mining	15	0.1%	53	17	-2	-11.8%
Utilities	24	0.2%	25	3	21	700.0%
Construction	2,062	15.3%	3,215	1,905	157	8.2%
Manufacturing	2,387	17.7%	2,332	2,020	367	18.2%
Wholesale Trade	547	4.1%	608	421	126	29.9%
Retail Trade	1,506	11.2%	1,593	1,124	382	34.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	360	2.7%	456	307	53	17.3%
Information	186	1.4%	185	154	32	20.8%
Finance and Insurance	790	5.9%	800	660	130	19.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	245	1.8%	294	173	72	41.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	688	5.1%	533	514	174	33.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.2%	30	83	-53	-63.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,296	9.6%	1,733	1,058	238	22.5%
Educational Services	151	1.1%	146	176	-25	-14.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,140	8.5%	1,082	951	189	19.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	253	1.9%	376	157	96	61.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	816	6.1%	1,081	728	88	12.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	458	3.4%	521	346	112	32.4%
Public Administration	77	0.6%	87	110	-33	-30.0%
Information Not Available	383	2.8%	388	301	82	27.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,595		45,828	36,446
Male	23,881	52.4%	24,770	18,207	5,674	31.2%
Female	21,714	47.6%	21,058	18,239	3,475	19.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	45,595		45,828	36,446
Hispanic or Latino	872	1.9%	926	676	196	29.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,144	85.9%	39,891	30,690	8,454	27.5%
Information Not Available	5,579	12.2%	5,011	5,080	499	9.8%

Race	45,595		45,828	36,446
American Indian or Alaskan Native	286	0.6%	308	262	24	9.2%
Asian	237	0.5%	250	199	38	19.1%
Black or African American	22,337	49.0%	22,224	18,622	3,715	19.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	129	0.3%	122	69	60	87.0%
White	21,824	47.9%	22,100	16,544	5,280	31.9%
Information Not Available	782	1.7%	824	750	32	4.3%

Years of Age	45,595		45,828	36,446
Younger than 22	1,611	2.5%	1,461	1,176	435	37.0%
22-24	1,680	2.6%	1,687	1,259	421	33.4%
25-34	10,263	15.8%	10,202	7,938	2,325	29.3%
35-44	9,638	14.8%	9,804	7,802	1,836	23.5%
45-54	9,828	15.1%	9,991	8,015	1,813	22.6%
55-59	3,635	5.6%	3,661	2,740	895	32.7%
60-64	2,487	3.8%	2,469	1,960	527	26.9%
65 and older	1,429	2.2%	1,456	1,117	312	27.9%
Information Not Available	5,024	7.7%	5,097	4,439	585	13.2%

Industry	45,595		45,828	36,446
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	317	0.7%	343	252	65	25.8%
Mining	47	0.1%	44	31	16	51.6%
Utilities	63	0.1%	52	77	-14	-18.2%
Construction	5,533	12.1%	5,826	3,477	2,056	59.1%
Manufacturing	8,301	18.1%	9,854	8,521	-220	-2.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,308	5.0%	2,168	1,441	867	60.2%
Retail Trade	4,707	10.3%	4,687	3,447	1,260	36.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,479	3.2%	1,300	858	621	72.4%
Information	545	1.2%	512	354	191	54.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,280	2.8%	1,242	932	348	37.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	719	1.6%	775	505	214	42.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,590	3.5%	1,357	1,153	437	37.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	0.2%	98	74	22	29.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,217	13.5%	6,130	5,425	792	14.6%
Educational Services	458	1.0%	416	405	53	13.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,394	5.2%	2,371	2,078	316	15.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	302	0.7%	305	274	28	10.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,065	8.9%	3,394	3,057	1,008	33.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,099	2.4%	874	714	385	53.9%
Public Administration	530	1.2%	546	523	7	1.3%
Information Not Available	3,545	7.7%	3,534	2,848	697	24.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,323		2,107	1,435
Male	686	51.9%	1,454	762	-76	-10.0%
Female	637	48.1%	653	673	-36	-5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,323		2,107	1,435
Hispanic or Latino	30	2.3%	54	23	7	30.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,176	88.9%	1,989	1,300	-124	-9.5%
Information Not Available	117	8.8%	64	112	5	4.5%

Race	1,323		2,107	1,435
American Indian or Alaskan Native	195	14.7%	260	270	-75	-27.8%
Asian	4	0.3%	0	4	0	0.0%
Black or African American	28	2.1%	40	28	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.2%	0	2	1	50.0%
White	988	74.7%	1,672	1,037	-49	-4.7%
Information Not Available	105	7.9%	135	94	11	11.7%

Years of Age	1,323		2,107	1,435
Younger than 22	27	1.2%	21	23	4	17.4%
22-24	47	2.1%	109	49	-2	-4.1%
25-34	261	11.7%	476	294	-33	-11.2%
35-44	324	14.5%	530	312	12	3.8%
45-54	428	19.2%	585	448	-20	-4.5%
55-59	154	6.9%	262	172	-18	-10.5%
60-64	82	3.7%	124	137	-55	-40.1%
65 and older	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,323		2,107	1,435
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	7	0.5%	15	16	-9	-56.3%
Mining	4	0.3%	54	7	-3	-42.9%
Utilities	5	0.4%	5	0	5	0.0%
Construction	189	14.2%	765	261	-72	-27.6%
Manufacturing	165	12.4%	282	253	-88	-34.8%
Wholesale Trade	45	3.4%	58	49	-4	-8.2%
Retail Trade	132	9.9%	149	131	1	0.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	45	3.4%	76	35	10	28.6%
Information	23	1.7%	40	18	5	27.8%
Finance and Insurance	68	5.1%	65	43	25	58.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10	0.8%	26	43	-33	-76.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	46	3.5%	39	46	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.1%	1	4	-3	-75.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	77	5.8%	97	84	-7	-8.3%
Educational Services	39	2.9%	32	60	-21	-35.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	105	7.9%	105	93	12	12.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	45	3.4%	34	29	16	55.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	139	10.5%	110	101	38	37.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	34	2.6%	38	31	3	9.7%
Public Administration	86	6.5%	111	95	-9	-9.5%
Information Not Available	58	4.4%	5	36	22	61.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,952		43,390	38,916
Male	23,697	53.9%	24,804	21,309	2,388	11.2%
Female	20,255	46.1%	18,586	17,607	2,648	15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	43,952		43,390	38,916
Hispanic or Latino	573	1.3%	586	515	58	11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,379	98.7%	42,804	38,401	4,978	13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	43,952		43,390	38,916
American Indian or Alaskan Native	112	0.3%	117	92	20	21.7%
Asian	600	1.4%	1,379	1,230	-630	-51.2%
Black or African American	12,047	27.4%	12,450	11,464	583	5.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	298	0.7%	259	206	92	44.7%
White	30,406	69.2%	28,704	25,549	4,857	19.0%
Information Not Available	489	1.1%	481	375	114	30.4%

Years of Age	43,952		43,390	38,916
Younger than 22	939	1.3%	884	682	257	37.7%
22-24	1,957	2.7%	1,958	1,596	361	22.6%
25-34	9,450	13.3%	9,336	7,625	1,825	23.9%
35-44	10,562	14.8%	10,488	9,332	1,230	13.2%
45-54	11,278	15.8%	11,051	11,151	127	1.1%
55-59	4,340	6.1%	4,215	3,829	511	13.3%
60-64	3,149	4.4%	3,127	2,743	406	14.8%
65 and older	2,082	2.9%	2,197	1,695	387	22.8%
Information Not Available	195	0.3%	134	263	-68	-25.9%

Industry	43,952		43,390	38,916
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	115	0.3%	202	103	12	11.7%
Mining	93	0.2%	117	50	43	86.0%
Utilities	54	0.1%	60	35	19	54.3%
Construction	4,614	10.5%	5,120	2,696	1,918	71.1%
Manufacturing	10,362	23.5%	9,652	9,437	925	9.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,197	5.0%	2,053	4,330	-2,133	-49.3%
Retail Trade	4,294	9.7%	3,965	3,067	1,227	40.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,730	3.9%	1,796	1,193	537	45.0%
Information	659	1.5%	565	499	160	32.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,464	3.3%	1,329	977	487	49.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	687	1.6%	667	580	107	18.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,745	4.0%	1,253	1,305	440	33.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	140	0.3%	130	68	72	105.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,965	13.5%	5,548	4,702	1,263	26.9%
Educational Services	580	1.3%	546	537	43	8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,661	6.0%	2,397	2,140	521	24.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	281	0.6%	431	274	7	2.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,545	5.8%	2,405	1,877	668	35.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,409	3.2%	1,008	1,178	231	19.6%
Public Administration	708	1.6%	713	719	-11	-1.5%
Information Not Available	1,649	3.7%	3,433	3,149	-1,500	-47.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	103,951		102,990	91,424
Male	55,715	53.6%	54,467	46,009	9,706	21.1%
Female	48,208	46.4%	48,495	45,389	2,819	6.2%
Information Not Available	28	0.0%	28	26	2	7.7%

Ethnicity	103,951		102,990	91,424
Hispanic or Latino	30,719	29.6%	31,249	27,502	3,217	11.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,166	62.7%	64,537	57,791	7,375	12.8%
Information Not Available	8,066	7.8%	7,204	6,131	1,935	31.6%

Race	103,951		102,990	91,424
American Indian or Alaskan Native	460	0.4%	444	404	56	13.9%
Asian	1,921	1.8%	1,848	1,717	204	11.9%
Black or African American	24,178	23.3%	23,218	21,520	2,658	12.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,944	1.9%	3,603	3,259	-1,315	-40.3%
White	38,066	36.6%	38,229	33,563	4,503	13.4%
Information Not Available	37,382	36.0%	35,648	30,961	6,421	20.7%

Years of Age	103,951		102,990	91,424
Younger than 22	2,418	1.8%	2,377	2,229	189	8.5%
22-24	5,041	3.7%	4,571	4,567	474	10.4%
25-34	25,265	18.5%	24,302	22,252	3,013	13.5%
35-44	27,789	20.3%	28,191	25,313	2,476	9.8%
45-54	26,705	19.5%	26,501	22,988	3,717	16.2%
55-59	8,726	6.4%	8,960	7,432	1,294	17.4%
60-64	5,174	3.8%	5,378	4,331	843	19.5%
65 and older	2,805	2.0%	2,685	2,288	517	22.6%
Information Not Available	28	0.0%	25	24	4	16.7%

Industry	103,951		102,990	91,424
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	938	0.9%	1,007	895	43	4.8%
Mining	1,368	1.3%	1,344	1,318	50	3.8%
Utilities	311	0.3%	248	276	35	12.7%
Construction	13,869	13.2%	11,811	9,077	4,792	52.8%
Manufacturing	11,537	11.0%	11,240	9,784	1,753	17.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,979	5.7%	6,551	5,056	923	18.3%
Retail Trade	8,202	7.8%	8,218	7,210	992	13.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,234	4.0%	4,096	3,282	952	29.0%
Information	3,173	3.0%	2,996	2,608	565	21.7%
Finance and Insurance	5,868	5.6%	6,363	5,312	556	10.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,388	2.3%	2,480	1,973	415	21.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,617	7.3%	6,854	6,604	1,013	15.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	511	0.5%	406	340	171	50.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,204	12.6%	12,732	11,455	1,749	15.3%
Educational Services	1,632	1.6%	1,926	1,588	44	2.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,429	7.1%	7,509	7,661	-232	-3.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	614	0.6%	579	564	50	8.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,480	3.3%	3,160	2,951	529	17.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,471	2.4%	2,144	2,157	314	14.6%
Public Administration	1,126	1.1%	1,284	1,020	106	10.4%
Information Not Available	8,000	7.6%	10,042	10,293	-2,293	-22.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,796		13,201	3,730
Male	7,243	61.4%	8,551	2,309	4,934	213.7%
Female	4,431	37.6%	4,519	1,420	3,011	212.0%
Information Not Available	122	1.0%	131	1	121	12100.0%

Ethnicity	11,796		13,201	3,730
Hispanic or Latino	1,139	9.7%	1,361	376	763	202.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,383	71.1%	9,258	2,750	5,633	204.8%
Information Not Available	2,274	19.3%	2,582	604	1,670	276.5%

Race	11,796		13,201	3,730
American Indian or Alaskan Native	404	3.4%	469	152	252	165.8%
Asian	187	1.6%	205	68	119	175.0%
Black or African American	225	1.9%	266	65	160	246.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	146	1.2%	174	37	109	294.6%
White	8,382	71.1%	9,368	2,741	5,641	205.8%
Information Not Available	2,452	20.8%	2,719	667	1,785	267.6%

Years of Age	11,796		13,201	3,730
Younger than 22	514	2.6%	578	142	372	262.0%
22-24	802	4.1%	901	242	560	231.4%
25-34	3,429	17.4%	3,855	1,020	2,409	236.2%
35-44	2,867	14.5%	3,119	916	1,951	213.0%
45-54	2,680	13.6%	3,061	916	1,764	192.6%
55-59	876	4.4%	977	289	587	203.1%
60-64	460	2.3%	525	151	309	204.6%
65 and older	168	0.9%	185	54	114	211.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,796		13,201	3,730
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.2%	26	18	2	11.1%
Mining	104	0.9%	133	43	61	141.9%
Utilities	13	0.1%	17	5	8	160.0%
Construction	2,153	18.2%	3,062	772	1,381	178.9%
Manufacturing	1,535	13.0%	1,709	371	1,164	313.7%
Wholesale Trade	405	3.4%	419	114	291	255.3%
Retail Trade	1,166	9.9%	1,176	321	845	263.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	441	3.7%	545	150	291	194.0%
Information	319	2.7%	331	140	179	127.9%
Finance and Insurance	501	4.2%	507	111	390	351.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	223	1.9%	220	48	175	364.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	656	5.6%	692	187	469	250.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.3%	53	10	25	250.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,567	13.3%	1,820	499	1,068	214.0%
Educational Services	212	1.8%	220	70	142	202.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	490	4.1%	488	163	327	200.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	330	2.8%	115	66	264	400.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	561	4.7%	492	219	342	156.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	176	1.5%	166	61	115	188.5%
Public Administration	196	1.7%	223	103	93	90.3%
Information Not Available	693	5.9%	787	259	434	167.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	42,069		42,766	34,255
Male	23,109	54.9%	24,120	18,209	4,900	26.9%
Female	18,955	45.1%	18,643	16,043	2,912	18.2%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	3	3	2	66.7%

Ethnicity	42,069		42,766	34,255
Hispanic or Latino	1,621	3.9%	1,624	964	657	68.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,414	91.3%	39,025	31,440	6,974	22.2%
Information Not Available	2,034	4.8%	2,117	1,851	183	9.9%

Race	42,069		42,766	34,255
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,828	4.3%	1,829	150	1,678	1118.7%
Asian	1,005	2.4%	996	1,653	-648	-39.2%
Black or African American	16,478	39.2%	16,905	13,728	2,750	20.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	20,724	49.3%	20,919	16,873	3,851	22.8%
Information Not Available	2,034	4.8%	2,117	1,851	183	9.9%

Years of Age	42,069		42,766	34,255
Younger than 22	846	1.4%	847	715	131	18.3%
22-24	1,994	3.3%	2,072	1,833	161	8.8%
25-34	9,508	15.8%	9,856	8,153	1,355	16.6%
35-44	10,512	17.5%	10,721	8,820	1,692	19.2%
45-54	11,359	18.9%	11,472	8,895	2,464	27.7%
55-59	3,873	6.4%	3,952	3,012	861	28.6%
60-64	2,718	4.5%	2,652	1,887	831	44.0%
65 and older	1,257	2.1%	1,194	939	318	33.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	1	1	100.0%

Industry	42,069		42,766	34,255
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.2%	95	86	-4	-4.7%
Mining	82	0.2%	95	115	-33	-28.7%
Utilities	28	0.1%	28	20	8	40.0%
Construction	3,253	7.7%	3,836	2,447	806	32.9%
Manufacturing	4,392	10.4%	4,167	4,733	-341	-7.2%
Wholesale Trade	736	1.7%	883	709	27	3.8%
Retail Trade	1,963	4.7%	2,206	2,018	-55	-2.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,047	2.5%	1,127	1,103	-56	-5.1%
Information	440	1.0%	489	467	-27	-5.8%
Finance and Insurance	561	1.3%	683	689	-128	-18.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	354	0.8%	349	407	-53	-13.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,330	3.2%	1,375	1,633	-303	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58	0.1%	75	61	-3	-4.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,531	6.0%	2,848	2,516	15	0.6%
Educational Services	119	0.3%	146	161	-42	-26.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,051	2.5%	1,042	1,143	-92	-8.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	86	0.2%	110	101	-15	-14.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,606	3.8%	1,098	1,264	342	27.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	459	1.1%	505	590	-131	-22.2%
Public Administration	1,885	4.5%	2,061	1,674	211	12.6%
Information Not Available	20,006	47.5%	19,548	12,318	7,688	62.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	384		443	262
Male	262	68.2%	332	173	89	51.4%
Female	122	31.8%	111	89	33	37.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	384		443	262
Hispanic or Latino	129	33.6%	107	80	49	61.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	247	64.3%	331	177	70	39.5%
Information Not Available	8	2.1%	5	5	3	60.0%

Race	384		443	262
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3	0.8%	0	1	2	200.0%
Asian	12	3.1%	13	1	11	1100.0%
Black or African American	213	55.5%	298	160	53	33.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1.6%	5	4	2	50.0%
White	19	4.9%	20	15	4	26.7%
Information Not Available	131	34.1%	107	81	50	61.7%

Years of Age	384		443	262
Younger than 22	8	2.1%	7	7	1	14.3%
22-24	31	8.3%	32	18	13	72.2%
25-34	94	25.1%	95	62	32	51.6%
35-44	100	26.7%	119	60	40	66.7%
45-54	83	22.2%	104	68	15	22.1%
55-59	27	7.2%	40	24	3	12.5%
60-64	29	7.8%	31	16	13	81.3%
65 and older	12	3.2%	14	7	5	71.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Industry	384		443	262
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%
Utilities	3	0.8%	4	0	3	0.0%
Construction	159	41.4%	195	91	68	74.7%
Manufacturing	33	8.6%	12	23	10	43.5%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.5%	2	3	-1	-33.3%
Retail Trade	18	4.7%	33	21	-3	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	3	0.8%	1	6	-3	-50.0%
Information	1	0.3%	3	1	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.3%	1	8	-7	-87.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10	2.6%	12	4	6	150.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5	1.3%	6	8	-3	-37.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.5%	4	9	-7	-77.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11	2.9%	21	7	4	57.1%
Educational Services	1	0.3%	3	5	-4	-80.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10	2.6%	10	5	5	100.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	1.0%	1	1	3	300.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	32	8.3%	17	19	13	68.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	74	19.3%	96	13	61	469.2%
Public Administration	3	0.8%	6	15	-12	-80.0%
Information Not Available	12	3.1%	15	20	-8	-40.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,546		8,203	4,684
Male	3,211	57.9%	5,541	2,626	585	22.3%
Female	2,335	42.1%	2,662	2,058	277	13.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,546		8,203	4,684
Hispanic or Latino	14	0.3%	11	9	5	55.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,522	27.4%	2,422	1,251	271	21.7%
Information Not Available	4,010	72.3%	5,770	3,424	586	17.1%

Race	5,546		8,203	4,684
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7	0.1%	11	8	-1	-12.5%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	39	0.7%	38	25	14	56.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.1%	11	11	-3	-27.3%
White	1,482	26.7%	2,373	1,216	266	21.9%
Information Not Available	4,010	72.3%	5,770	3,424	586	17.1%

Years of Age	5,546		8,203	4,684
Younger than 22	177	2.7%	276	216	-39	-18.1%
22-24	308	4.6%	481	271	37	13.7%
25-34	1,148	17.3%	1,767	1,014	134	13.2%
35-44	1,232	18.6%	1,788	1,072	160	14.9%
45-54	1,410	21.3%	2,047	1,132	278	24.6%
55-59	583	8.8%	799	450	133	29.6%
60-64	394	5.9%	563	286	108	37.8%
65 and older	294	4.4%	482	243	51	21.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,546		8,203	4,684
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	42	0.8%	100	44	-2	-4.5%
Mining	13	0.2%	40	9	4	44.4%
Utilities	10	0.2%	9	1	9	900.0%
Construction	976	17.5%	2,524	694	282	40.6%
Manufacturing	659	11.8%	875	623	36	5.8%
Wholesale Trade	189	3.4%	232	150	39	26.0%
Retail Trade	632	11.3%	738	509	123	24.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	147	2.6%	327	113	34	30.1%
Information	58	1.0%	56	70	-12	-17.1%
Finance and Insurance	76	1.4%	62	66	10	15.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	70	1.3%	101	57	13	22.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	253	4.5%	267	175	78	44.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	2	4	-2	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	250	4.5%	451	230	20	8.7%
Educational Services	114	2.0%	136	97	17	17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	391	7.0%	430	318	73	23.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	61	1.1%	195	52	9	17.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,376	24.6%	1,317	1,281	95	7.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	141	2.5%	180	118	23	19.5%
Public Administration	86	1.5%	161	73	13	17.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,409		59,961	42,961
Male	34,583	62.4%	38,581	24,946	9,637	38.6%
Female	20,824	37.6%	21,378	18,012	2,812	15.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	55,409		59,961	42,961
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	55,409	100.0%	59,961	42,961	12,448	29.0%

Race	55,409		59,961	42,961
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	55,409	100.0%	59,961	42,961	12,448	29.0%

Years of Age	55,409		59,961	42,961
Younger than 22	1,165	2.2%	1,258	844	321	38.0%
22-24	2,797	5.4%	3,086	2,010	787	39.2%
25-34	12,811	24.6%	13,894	9,628	3,183	33.1%
35-44	13,678	26.2%	14,816	11,113	2,565	23.1%
45-54	14,800	28.4%	16,034	11,607	3,193	27.5%
55-59	5,345	10.2%	5,736	4,118	1,227	29.8%
60-64	3,235	6.2%	3,432	2,397	838	35.0%
65 and older	1,578	3.0%	1,705	1,244	334	26.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	55,409		59,961	42,961
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	55,409	100.0%	59,961	42,961	12,448	29.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	67,666		90,004	61,769
Male	39,916	59.0%	60,447	35,344	4,572	12.9%
Female	27,750	41.0%	29,539	26,419	1,331	5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	18	6	-6	-100.0%

Ethnicity	67,666		90,004	61,769
Hispanic or Latino	2,808	4.1%	3,789	2,588	220	8.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,452	95.3%	85,540	58,705	5,747	9.8%
Information Not Available	406	0.6%	675	476	-70	-14.7%

Race	67,666		90,004	61,769
American Indian or Alaskan Native	812	1.2%	1,107	698	114	16.3%
Asian	886	1.3%	945	686	200	29.2%
Black or African American	8,114	12.0%	8,344	7,741	373	4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.1%	72	43	11	25.6%
White	57,394	84.8%	78,861	52,125	5,269	10.1%
Information Not Available	406	0.6%	675	476	-70	-14.7%

Years of Age	67,666		90,004	61,769
Younger than 22	2,084	1.7%	2,619	2,082	2	0.1%
22-24	4,331	3.6%	5,886	4,220	111	2.6%
25-34	15,996	13.2%	22,312	14,771	1,225	8.3%
35-44	15,164	12.5%	20,314	14,290	874	6.1%
45-54	17,600	14.5%	22,844	15,427	2,173	14.1%
55-59	6,246	5.2%	7,875	5,301	945	17.8%
60-64	3,938	3.3%	5,040	3,516	422	12.0%
65 and older	2,307	1.9%	3,114	2,162	145	6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	67,666		90,004	61,769
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	420	0.6%	783	383	37	9.7%
Mining	135	0.2%	558	117	18	15.4%
Utilities	68	0.1%	108	111	-43	-38.7%
Construction	10,217	15.0%	21,936	8,945	1,272	14.2%
Manufacturing	18,340	26.9%	19,801	15,823	2,517	15.9%
Wholesale Trade	2,666	3.9%	2,943	2,310	356	15.4%
Retail Trade	7,185	10.6%	8,298	6,820	365	5.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,612	3.8%	4,185	2,137	475	22.2%
Information	995	1.5%	972	865	130	15.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,543	2.3%	1,647	1,643	-100	-6.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	663	1.0%	810	605	58	9.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,962	2.9%	1,926	1,853	109	5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	217	0.3%	261	198	19	9.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,617	9.7%	8,946	6,153	464	7.5%
Educational Services	656	1.0%	693	605	51	8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,601	6.8%	4,608	4,529	72	1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	670	1.0%	1,296	679	-9	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,053	6.0%	4,824	3,682	371	10.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,387	2.0%	1,548	1,272	115	9.0%
Public Administration	974	1.4%	1,368	1,001	-27	-2.7%
Information Not Available	1,685	2.5%	2,493	2,038	-353	-17.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,894		14,058	12,555
Male	8,326	64.6%	9,459	8,152	174	2.1%
Female	4,568	35.4%	4,599	4,403	165	3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,894		14,058	12,555
Hispanic or Latino	183	1.4%	205	145	38	26.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,845	84.1%	11,743	11,258	-413	-3.7%
Information Not Available	1,866	14.5%	2,110	1,152	714	62.0%

Race	12,894		14,058	12,555
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	0.3%	33	15	22	146.7%
Asian	24	0.2%	37	26	-2	-7.7%
Black or African American	534	4.1%	594	466	68	14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	6	9	-2	-22.2%
White	11,882	92.2%	12,978	11,810	72	0.6%
Information Not Available	410	3.2%	410	229	181	79.0%

Years of Age	12,894		14,058	12,555
Younger than 22	297	1.2%	346	273	24	8.8%
22-24	649	2.7%	728	711	-62	-8.7%
25-34	3,188	13.2%	3,507	3,272	-84	-2.6%
35-44	3,290	13.7%	3,582	3,162	128	4.0%
45-54	3,362	14.0%	3,475	3,231	131	4.1%
55-59	1,087	4.5%	1,210	1,056	31	2.9%
60-64	704	2.9%	821	584	120	20.5%
65 and older	316	1.3%	389	266	50	18.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	12,894		14,058	12,555
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	160	1.2%	119	85	75	88.2%
Mining	407	3.1%	438	818	-411	-50.2%
Utilities	25	0.2%	35	33	-8	-24.2%
Construction	2,652	20.3%	3,424	2,559	93	3.6%
Manufacturing	1,683	12.9%	1,767	1,394	289	20.7%
Wholesale Trade	386	3.0%	433	371	15	4.0%
Retail Trade	1,265	9.7%	1,757	1,080	185	17.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	400	3.1%	463	430	-30	-7.0%
Information	166	1.3%	113	161	5	3.1%
Finance and Insurance	265	2.0%	207	202	63	31.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	154	1.2%	211	166	-12	-7.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	450	3.4%	346	398	52	13.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.2%	21	15	8	53.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	967	7.4%	1,136	989	-22	-2.2%
Educational Services	86	0.7%	105	127	-41	-32.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	885	6.8%	950	1,145	-260	-22.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	145	1.1%	243	147	-2	-1.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,361	10.4%	931	1,006	355	35.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	410	3.1%	348	403	7	1.7%
Public Administration	113	0.9%	168	148	-35	-23.6%
Information Not Available	891	6.8%	843	878	13	1.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	May 2008	Percent	Apr 2008	May 2007	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,319		3,094	2,100
Male	1,469	63.3%	2,067	1,235	234	18.9%
Female	850	36.7%	1,027	865	-15	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,319		3,094	2,100
Hispanic or Latino	250	10.8%	331	214	36	16.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,895	81.7%	2,545	1,702	193	11.3%
Information Not Available	174	7.5%	218	184	-10	-5.4%

Race	2,319		3,094	2,100
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	5.1%	141	86	32	37.2%
Asian	6	0.3%	16	18	-12	-66.7%
Black or African American	34	1.5%	58	20	14	70.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.2%	5	6	-1	-16.7%
White	2,024	87.3%	2,669	1,845	179	9.7%
Information Not Available	132	5.7%	205	125	7	5.6%

Years of Age	2,319		3,094	2,100
Younger than 22	36	0.9%	49	23	13	56.5%
22-24	163	3.9%	189	106	57	53.8%
25-34	554	13.1%	653	519	35	6.7%
35-44	576	13.6%	686	514	62	12.1%
45-54	607	14.3%	848	568	39	6.9%
55-59	197	4.7%	290	173	24	13.9%
60-64	110	2.6%	208	125	-15	-12.0%
65 and older	76	1.8%	171	72	4	5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,319		3,094	2,100
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	32	1.4%	39	18	14	77.8%
Mining	175	7.4%	226	215	-40	-18.6%
Utilities	5	0.2%	2	2	3	150.0%
Construction	554	23.6%	949	473	81	17.1%
Manufacturing	141	6.0%	205	171	-30	-17.5%
Wholesale Trade	44	1.9%	54	51	-7	-13.7%
Retail Trade	180	7.7%	238	166	14	8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	122	5.2%	136	98	24	24.5%
Information	26	1.1%	16	22	4	18.2%
Finance and Insurance	24	1.0%	24	16	8	50.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	30	1.3%	25	20	10	50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	72	3.1%	69	35	37	105.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	3	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	128	5.4%	166	64	64	100.0%
Educational Services	19	0.8%	48	28	-9	-32.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	109	4.6%	136	187	-78	-41.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	30	1.3%	34	11	19	172.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	336	14.3%	338	251	85	33.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	61	2.6%	68	48	13	27.1%
Public Administration	58	2.5%	83	85	-27	-31.8%
Information Not Available	173	7.4%	235	137	36	26.3%