Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

March 2009

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants March 2009
	Mar 2009	Feb 2009	Monthly Change	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	6,412,654	6,074,109	338,545	3,256,582	3,156,072	96.9
Alaska	16,998	17,301	-303	14,748	2,250	15.3
Alabama	72,903	71,284	1,619	29,322	43,581	148.6
Arkansas	58,424	55,878	2,546	28,944	29,480	101.9
Arizona	97,142	86,298	10,844	32,382	64,760	200.0
California	851,875	762,005	89,870	512,363	339,512	66.3
Colorado	70,333	63,486	6,847	27,545	42,788	155.3
Connecticut	91,688	86,296	5,392	48,420	43,268	89.4
District of Columbia	13,753	10,725	3,028	6,422	7,331	114.2
Delaware	19,167	19,025	142	10,292	8,875	86.2
Florida	294,013	294,814	-801	139,958	154,055	110.1
Georgia	154,029	149,634	4,395	67,052	86,977	129.7
Hawaii	20,434	19,007	1,427	8,082	12,352	152.8
Iowa	67,915	66,480	1,435	36,670	31,245	85.2
Idaho	46,334	46,030	304	22,365	23,969	107.2
Illinois	329,093	314,398	14,695	184,333	144,760	78.5
Indiana	161,537	157,847	3,690	76,324	85,213	111.6
Kansas	45,272	43,384	1,888	19,242	26,030	135.3
Kentucky	88,208	93,776	-5,568	38,750	49,458	127.6
Louisiana	46,203	43,264	2,939	19,337	26,866	138.9
Massachusetts	181,744	174,059	7,685	105,900	75,844	71.6
Maryland	91,690	88,932	2,758	46,768	44,922	96.1
Maine	26,143	25,235	908	15,593	10,550	67.7
Michigan	331,512	333,848	-2,336	182,540	148,972	81.6
Minnesota	130,706	122,592	8,114	72,505	58,201	80.3
Missouri	114,257	114,269	-12	58,197	56,060	96.3
Mississippi	61,474	41,861	19,613	19,638	41,836	213.0
Montana	16,317	15,398	919	7,451	8,866	119.0
North Carolina	211,356	202,587	8,769	85,736	125,620	146.5
North Dakota	10,528	10,870	-342	5,305	5,223	98.5
Nebraska	26,330	24,985	1,345	10,955	15,375	140.3
New Hampshire	25,270	22,670	2,600	10,756	14,514	134.9
New Jersey	230,268	221,089	9,179	131,632	98,636	74.9
New Mexico	27,115	24,119	2,996	12,330	14,785	119.9
Nevada	71,854	72,243	-389	34,531	37,323	108.1
New York	398,202	374,776	23,426	210,687	187,515	89.0
Ohio	258,151	247,675	10,476	139,528	118,623	85.0
Oklahoma	44,663	40,937	3,726	13,828	30,835	223.0
Oregon	130,374	125,630	4,744	57,761	72,613	125.7
Pennsylvania	387,557	371,104	16,453	210,883	176,674	83.8
Puerto Rico	49,894	45,835	4,059	35,195	14,699	41.8
Rhode Island	34,033	29,062	4,971	18,671	15,362	82.3
South Carolina	103,443	101,111	2,332	45,640	57,803	126.6
South Dakota	7,742	7,092	650	3,160	4,582	145.0
Tennessee	116,148	111,130	5,018	46,353	69,795	150.6
Texas	239,150	208,291	30,859	99,903	139,247	139.4
Utah	41,584	41,584		14,804	26,780	180.9
Virginia	103,462	97,951	5,511	46,148	57,314	124.2
Virgin Islands	609	577	32	351	258	73.5
Vermont	16,537	15,207	1,330	8,744	7,793	89.1
Washington	151,145	143,865	7,280	63,647	87,498	137.5
Wisconsin	188,387	178,869	9,518	98,760	89,627	90.8
West Virginia	30,146	29,369	777	16,467	13,679	83.1
Wyoming	9,542	8,355	1,187	3,664	5,878	160.4

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,412,654		6,074,109	3,256,582	3,156,072	96.9
Male	4,153,957	64.8%	3,944,501	2,067,182	2,086,775	100.9%
Female	2,252,099	35.1%	2,124,149	1,186,572	1,065,527	89.8%
Information Not Available	6,598	0.1%	5,459	2,828	3,770	133.3%

Ethnicity	6,412,654		6,074,109	3,256,582
Hispanic or Latino	929,845	14.5%	871,699	522,765	407,080	77.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,608,551	84.1%	4,377,799	2,358,364	2,250,187	95.4%
Information Not Available	874,257	12.0%	824,611	375,723	498,534	132.7%

Race	6,412,654		6,074,109	3,256,582
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66,148	1.0%	64,151	33,683	32,465	96.4%
Asian	177,741	2.8%	157,118	71,953	105,788	147.0%
Black or African American	904,760	14.1%	861,898	485,195	419,565	86.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20,923	0.3%	19,003	10,903	10,020	91.9%
White	3,906,191	60.9%	3,725,352	1,942,335	1,963,856	101.1%
Information Not Available	1,336,890	20.8%	1,246,588	712,514	624,376	87.6%

Years of Age	6,412,654		6,074,109	3,256,582
Younger than 22	230,565	3.6%	215,945	125,822	104,743	83.2%
22-24	371,547	5.8%	352,608	187,851	183,696	97.8%
25-34	1,518,738	23.7%	1,441,327	762,286	756,452	99.2%
35-44	1,531,729	23.9%	1,454,263	811,302	720,427	88.8%
45-54	1,597,926	24.9%	1,510,501	800,651	797,275	99.6%
55-59	562,185	8.8%	533,202	270,631	291,554	107.7%
60-64	354,633	5.5%	333,582	165,980	188,653	113.7%
65 and older	213,106	3.3%	201,830	104,980	108,126	103.0%
Information Not Available	32,225	0.5%	30,851	27,079	5,146	19.0%

Industry	6,412,654		6,074,109	3,256,582
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	128,517	2.0%	126,196	100,000	28,517	28.5%
Mining	53,087	0.8%	44,751	17,924	35,163	196.2%
Utilities	8,632	0.1%	8,725	6,431	2,201	34.2%
Construction	1,043,284	16.3%	1,016,968	637,438	405,846	63.7%
Manufacturing	1,208,044	18.8%	1,088,463	446,893	761,151	170.3%
Wholesale Trade	278,191	4.3%	253,151	112,696	165,495	146.9%
Retail Trade	519,083	8.1%	487,262	261,960	257,123	98.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	223,924	3.5%	209,589	104,843	119,081	113.6%
Information	134,271	2.1%	124,886	74,437	59,834	80.4%
Finance and Insurance	175,038	2.7%	166,473	107,324	67,714	63.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	91,183	1.4%	85,562	55,789	35,394	63.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	291,957	4.6%	266,455	121,050	170,907	141.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23,035	0.4%	26,243	11,126	11,909	107.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	690,407	10.8%	659,106	366,899	323,508	88.2%
Educational Services	76,275	1.2%	76,737	44,730	31,545	70.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	268,743	4.2%	249,879	162,890	105,853	65.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	102,194	1.6%	109,698	65,084	37,110	57.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	300,608	4.7%	295,032	155,737	144,871	93.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	140,022	2.2%	133,281	78,649	61,373	78.0%
Public Administration	85,527	1.3%	84,386	49,753	35,774	71.9%
Information Not Available	570,632	8.9%	561,266	274,929	295,703	107.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,998		17,301	14,748	2,250	15.3
Male	11,232	66.1%	11,529	9,545	1,687	17.7%
Female	5,766	33.9%	5,772	5,203	563	10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,998		17,301	14,748
Hispanic or Latino	632	3.7%	658	437	195	44.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,215	95.4%	16,476	14,190	2,025	14.3%
Information Not Available	151	0.9%	167	121	30	24.8%

Race	16,998		17,301	14,748
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,616	27.2%	4,664	4,472	144	3.2%
Asian	676	4.0%	850	513	163	31.8%
Black or African American	546	3.2%	550	515	31	6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	159	0.9%	191	116	43	37.1%
White	10,455	61.5%	10,469	8,727	1,728	19.8%
Information Not Available	546	3.2%	577	405	141	34.8%

Years of Age	16,998		17,301	14,748
Younger than 22	724	2.7%	701	629	95	15.1%
22-24	1,265	4.7%	1,200	1,110	155	14.0%
25-34	4,336	16.3%	4,477	3,841	495	12.9%
35-44	3,717	14.0%	3,791	3,199	518	16.2%
45-54	4,292	16.1%	4,380	3,767	525	13.9%
55-59	1,458	5.5%	1,531	1,156	302	26.1%
60-64	817	3.1%	815	686	131	19.1%
65 and older	389	1.5%	406	360	29	8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,998		17,301	14,748
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	127	0.7%	156	134	-7	-5.2%
Mining	802	4.7%	757	506	296	58.5%
Utilities	119	0.7%	117	92	27	29.3%
Construction	4,160	24.3%	4,321	3,396	764	22.5%
Manufacturing	1,082	6.3%	1,415	896	186	20.8%
Wholesale Trade	225	1.3%	219	178	47	26.4%
Retail Trade	1,589	9.3%	1,619	1,238	351	28.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	995	5.8%	914	890	105	11.8%
Information	191	1.1%	188	136	55	40.4%
Finance and Insurance	221	1.3%	220	241	-20	-8.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	386	2.3%	363	387	-1	-0.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	484	2.8%	495	456	28	6.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.1%	8	57	-48	-84.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	975	5.7%	911	821	154	18.8%
Educational Services	427	2.5%	392	375	52	13.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,034	6.0%	989	941	93	9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	238	1.4%	220	181	57	31.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,473	8.6%	1,440	1,369	104	7.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	519	3.0%	467	381	138	36.2%
Public Administration	1,572	9.2%	1,681	1,711	-139	-8.1%
Information Not Available	370	2.2%	409	362	8	2.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	72,903		71,284	29,322
Male	44,389	60.9%	43,001	15,661	28,728	183.4%
Female	28,392	38.9%	28,142	13,600	14,792	108.8%
Information Not Available	122	0.2%	141	61	61	100.0%

Ethnicity	72,903		71,284	29,322
Hispanic or Latino	1,529	2.1%	1,512	687	842	122.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,745	80.6%	57,497	23,489	35,256	150.1%
Information Not Available	12,629	17.3%	12,275	5,146	7,483	145.4%

Race	72,903		71,284	29,322
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,137	2.9%	2,308	856	1,281	149.6%
Asian	1,007	1.4%	972	519	488	94.0%
Black or African American	26,629	36.5%	25,890	12,820	13,809	107.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	113	0.2%	94	51	62	121.6%
White	39,220	53.8%	38,279	13,530	25,690	189.9%
Information Not Available	3,797	5.2%	3,741	1,546	2,251	145.6%

Years of Age	72,903		71,284	29,322
Younger than 22	3,307	3.0%	3,128	1,187	2,120	178.6%
22-24	5,161	4.7%	5,025	2,042	3,119	152.7%
25-34	18,791	17.3%	18,300	7,688	11,103	144.4%
35-44	17,725	16.3%	17,341	6,976	10,749	154.1%
45-54	16,827	15.5%	16,575	6,919	9,908	143.2%
55-59	5,622	5.2%	5,514	2,194	3,428	156.2%
60-64	3,248	3.0%	3,190	1,365	1,883	137.9%
65 and older	2,176	2.0%	2,136	926	1,250	135.0%
Information Not Available	46	0.0%	75	25	21	84.0%

Industry	72,903		71,284	29,322
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	794	1.1%	625	250	544	217.6%
Mining	486	0.7%	424	95	391	411.6%
Utilities	78	0.1%	90	39	39	100.0%
Construction	8,858	12.0%	8,729	3,299	5,559	168.5%
Manufacturing	21,590	29.3%	20,758	7,761	13,829	178.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,377	4.6%	2,995	1,061	2,316	218.3%
Retail Trade	7,254	9.8%	6,874	3,028	4,226	139.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,635	3.6%	2,517	940	1,695	180.3%
Information	901	1.2%	888	407	494	121.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,726	2.3%	1,694	886	840	94.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	935	1.3%	951	380	555	146.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,568	3.5%	2,498	1,060	1,508	142.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	73	0.1%	85	40	33	82.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,004	10.9%	7,985	3,241	4,763	147.0%
Educational Services	950	1.3%	1,207	429	521	121.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,647	4.9%	3,606	1,986	1,661	83.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	383	0.5%	399	179	204	114.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,813	5.2%	3,683	1,740	2,073	119.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,432	1.9%	1,386	656	776	118.3%
Public Administration	766	1.0%	760	389	377	96.9%
Information Not Available	2,633	3.6%	3,130	1,456	1,177	80.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	58,424		55,878	28,944
Male	36,385	62.3%	35,025	16,654	19,731	118.5%
Female	22,038	37.7%	20,852	12,289	9,749	79.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	58,424		55,878	28,944
Hispanic or Latino	2,158	3.7%	2,283	615	1,543	250.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,266	96.3%	53,594	28,328	27,938	98.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Race	58,424		55,878	28,944
American Indian or Alaskan Native	653	1.1%	580	274	379	138.3%
Asian	536	0.9%	531	137	399	291.2%
Black or African American	14,405	24.7%	13,856	8,382	6,023	71.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	526	0.9%	537	159	367	230.8%
White	40,144	68.7%	38,088	19,374	20,770	107.2%
Information Not Available	2,160	3.7%	2,286	618	1,542	249.5%

Years of Age	58,424		55,878	28,944
Younger than 22	1,669	1.7%	1,595	709	960	135.4%
22-24	3,922	4.1%	3,578	2,006	1,916	95.5%
25-34	16,037	16.8%	15,135	7,629	8,408	110.2%
35-44	14,681	15.3%	13,835	7,172	7,509	104.7%
45-54	13,193	13.8%	13,034	6,897	6,296	91.3%
55-59	4,369	4.6%	4,357	2,176	2,193	100.8%
60-64	2,897	3.0%	2,767	1,407	1,490	105.9%
65 and older	1,653	1.7%	1,574	945	708	74.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	3	0	0.0%

Industry	58,424		55,878	28,944
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,222	2.0%	1,257	774	448	57.9%
Mining	398	0.7%	419	148	250	168.9%
Utilities	143	0.2%	112	43	100	232.6%
Construction	6,517	10.9%	6,485	3,633	2,884	79.4%
Manufacturing	16,345	27.4%	15,097	6,601	9,744	147.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,338	3.9%	2,482	1,099	1,239	112.7%
Retail Trade	6,979	11.7%	6,334	3,484	3,495	100.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,583	4.3%	2,396	1,247	1,336	107.1%
Information	451	0.8%	515	247	204	82.6%
Finance and Insurance	680	1.1%	714	588	92	15.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	462	0.8%	386	357	105	29.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,047	1.8%	983	571	476	83.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	175	0.3%	139	60	115	191.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,113	10.2%	5,980	2,957	3,156	106.7%
Educational Services	1,631	2.7%	1,542	978	653	66.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,172	7.0%	3,820	2,434	1,738	71.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	574	1.0%	537	285	289	101.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,156	7.0%	4,260	2,215	1,941	87.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,084	1.8%	1,171	566	518	91.5%
Public Administration	1,307	2.2%	1,187	637	670	105.2%
Information Not Available	47	0.1%	62	20	27	135.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	97,142		86,298	32,382
Male	63,334	65.2%	56,509	19,119	44,215	231.3%
Female	33,788	34.8%	29,774	13,263	20,525	154.8%
Information Not Available	20	0.0%	15	0	20	0.0%

Ethnicity	97,142		86,298	32,382
Hispanic or Latino	28,664	29.5%	24,907	9,625	19,039	197.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,774	48.2%	43,236	22,757	24,017	105.5%
Information Not Available	21,704	22.3%	18,155	0	21,704	0.0%

Race	97,142		86,298	32,382
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5,311	5.5%	5,057	2,250	3,061	136.0%
Asian	2,269	2.3%	1,709	5	2,264	45280.0%
Black or African American	5,251	5.4%	4,701	2,131	3,120	146.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	518	0.5%	400	0	518	0.0%
White	55,251	56.9%	49,076	16,659	38,592	231.7%
Information Not Available	28,542	29.4%	25,355	11,337	17,205	151.8%

Years of Age	97,142		86,298	32,382
Younger than 22	3,891	2.6%	3,531	1,029	2,862	278.1%
22-24	5,925	4.0%	5,304	1,666	4,259	255.6%
25-34	22,303	15.2%	19,793	7,210	15,093	209.3%
35-44	23,139	15.8%	20,788	8,036	15,103	187.9%
45-54	24,352	16.6%	21,601	8,353	15,999	191.5%
55-59	8,876	6.0%	7,727	3,105	5,771	185.9%
60-64	5,515	3.8%	4,836	1,898	3,617	190.6%
65 and older	3,141	2.1%	2,718	1,085	2,056	189.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	97,142		86,298	32,382
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,987	2.0%	1,071	1,198	789	65.9%
Mining	1,036	1.0%	878	77	959	1245.5%
Utilities	169	0.2%	146	48	121	252.1%
Construction	19,755	19.9%	18,154	5,483	14,272	260.3%
Manufacturing	9,338	9.4%	7,539	2,543	6,795	267.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,847	4.9%	4,256	1,347	3,500	259.8%
Retail Trade	9,080	9.2%	8,386	2,907	6,173	212.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,374	2.4%	2,125	698	1,676	240.1%
Information	1,184	1.2%	1,008	346	838	242.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,690	2.7%	2,516	1,753	937	53.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,083	2.1%	1,882	745	1,338	179.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,471	5.5%	4,780	1,514	3,957	261.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	321	0.3%	298	86	235	273.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,106	11.2%	10,124	3,161	7,945	251.3%
Educational Services	1,235	1.2%	1,152	579	656	113.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,205	4.2%	3,620	1,891	2,314	122.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	905	0.9%	903	351	554	157.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,696	3.7%	3,495	1,179	2,517	213.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,110	2.1%	1,851	653	1,457	223.1%
Public Administration	2,618	2.6%	2,020	548	2,070	377.7%
Information Not Available	10,932	11.0%	10,094	5,275	5,657	107.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	851,875		762,005	512,363
Male	523,260	61.4%	465,574	310,957	212,303	68.3%
Female	327,363	38.4%	295,950	201,099	126,264	62.8%
Information Not Available	1,252	0.1%	481	307	945	307.8%

Ethnicity	851,875		762,005	512,363
Hispanic or Latino	315,613	37.0%	291,428	206,111	109,502	53.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	433,690	50.9%	388,700	255,108	178,582	70.0%
Information Not Available	102,572	12.0%	81,877	51,144	51,428	100.6%

Race	851,875		762,005	512,363
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7,127	0.8%	5,965	3,171	3,956	124.8%
Asian	83,213	9.8%	71,871	37,131	46,082	124.1%
Black or African American	51,816	6.1%	48,299	33,346	18,470	55.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	291,535	34.2%	262,565	181,460	110,075	60.7%
Information Not Available	418,184	49.1%	373,305	257,255	160,929	62.6%

Years of Age	851,875		762,005	512,363
Younger than 22	24,656	2.3%	21,840	13,809	10,847	78.6%
22-24	49,408	4.5%	45,412	28,641	20,767	72.5%
25-34	202,832	18.5%	185,498	116,813	86,019	73.6%
35-44	201,965	18.4%	180,399	128,884	73,081	56.7%
45-54	217,856	19.9%	189,733	128,270	89,586	69.8%
55-59	75,027	6.8%	65,713	45,928	29,099	63.4%
60-64	48,059	4.4%	44,547	28,845	19,214	66.6%
65 and older	30,916	2.8%	27,805	20,662	10,254	49.6%
Information Not Available	1,156	0.1%	1,058	511	645	126.2%

Industry	851,875		762,005	512,363
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	85,910	9.2%	83,224	72,113	13,797	19.1%
Mining	2,600	0.3%	2,790	409	2,191	535.7%
Utilities	1,348	0.1%	1,924	1,943	-595	-30.6%
Construction	129,346	13.8%	116,800	88,890	40,456	45.5%
Manufacturing	132,333	14.1%	104,872	60,759	71,574	117.8%
Wholesale Trade	28,797	3.1%	24,438	4,092	24,705	603.7%
Retail Trade	78,494	8.4%	70,620	44,189	34,305	77.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	29,857	3.2%	28,960	15,241	14,616	95.9%
Information	45,844	4.9%	43,007	34,062	11,782	34.6%
Finance and Insurance	25,619	2.7%	26,940	17,594	8,025	45.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	11,076	1.2%	9,333	14,730	-3,654	-24.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	24,463	2.6%	21,552	7,876	16,587	210.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	104,883	11.2%	92,942	65,362	39,521	60.5%
Educational Services	15,602	1.7%	15,394	10,331	5,271	51.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	33,709	3.6%	26,170	20,355	13,354	65.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	10,787	1.2%	11,161	8,183	2,604	31.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	32,457	3.5%	31,462	16,571	15,886	95.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	24,848	2.6%	22,899	13,604	11,244	82.7%
Public Administration	9,535	1.0%	10,295	5,830	3,705	63.6%
Information Not Available	24,367	2.6%	17,222	10,229	14,138	138.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	70,333		63,486	27,545
Male	46,223	65.7%	41,970	16,825	29,398	174.7%
Female	24,110	34.3%	21,516	10,720	13,390	124.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	70,333		63,486	27,545
Hispanic or Latino	13,476	19.2%	12,423	5,617	7,859	139.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,268	65.8%	41,335	17,360	28,908	166.5%
Information Not Available	10,589	15.1%	9,728	4,568	6,021	131.8%

Race	70,333		63,486	27,545
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,008	1.4%	859	475	533	112.2%
Asian	1,455	2.1%	1,175	581	874	150.4%
Black or African American	3,715	5.3%	3,272	1,660	2,055	123.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	225	0.3%	200	85	140	164.7%
White	49,366	70.2%	44,478	18,324	31,042	169.4%
Information Not Available	14,564	20.7%	13,502	6,420	8,144	126.9%

Years of Age	70,333		63,486	27,545
Younger than 22	1,528	1.3%	1,380	504	1,024	203.2%
22-24	3,208	2.8%	2,883	966	2,242	232.1%
25-34	15,991	13.8%	14,385	5,519	10,472	189.7%
35-44	17,230	14.9%	15,621	6,892	10,338	150.0%
45-54	19,371	16.8%	17,460	8,258	11,113	134.6%
55-59	7,191	6.2%	6,491	2,985	4,206	140.9%
60-64	4,189	3.6%	3,761	1,720	2,469	143.5%
65 and older	1,621	1.4%	1,505	693	928	133.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	0	8	-4	-50.0%

Industry	70,333		63,486	27,545
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	281	0.4%	327	176	105	59.7%
Mining	1,986	2.8%	1,492	246	1,740	707.3%
Utilities	46	0.1%	37	38	8	21.1%
Construction	15,714	22.3%	14,740	6,366	9,348	146.8%
Manufacturing	7,593	10.8%	6,594	2,717	4,876	179.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,677	5.2%	3,086	1,058	2,619	247.5%
Retail Trade	5,861	8.3%	5,274	2,228	3,633	163.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,294	3.2%	2,050	846	1,448	171.2%
Information	2,104	3.0%	1,839	877	1,227	139.9%
Finance and Insurance	2,653	3.8%	2,455	1,540	1,113	72.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,622	2.3%	1,419	602	1,020	169.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,036	8.5%	5,257	1,933	4,103	212.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	568	0.8%	517	312	256	82.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,435	11.9%	7,969	3,518	4,917	139.8%
Educational Services	909	1.3%	825	481	428	89.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,616	3.7%	2,261	1,350	1,266	93.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	840	1.2%	874	320	520	162.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,801	4.0%	2,531	1,198	1,603	133.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,601	2.3%	1,407	545	1,056	193.8%
Public Administration	1,015	1.4%	1,066	602	413	68.6%
Information Not Available	1,681	2.4%	1,466	592	1,089	184.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	91,688		86,296	48,420
Male	59,823	65.2%	56,889	31,956	27,867	87.2%
Female	31,865	34.8%	29,407	16,464	15,401	93.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	91,688		86,296	48,420
Hispanic or Latino	13,734	15.0%	13,313	7,815	5,919	75.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	77,954	85.0%	72,983	40,605	37,349	92.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	91,688		86,296	48,420
American Indian or Alaskan Native	292	0.3%	289	159	133	83.6%
Asian	1,636	1.8%	1,478	546	1,090	199.6%
Black or African American	9,861	10.8%	9,211	6,039	3,822	63.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	53,696	58.6%	50,803	28,282	25,414	89.9%
Information Not Available	26,203	28.6%	24,515	13,394	12,809	95.6%

Years of Age	91,688		86,296	48,420
Younger than 22	2,526	1.8%	2,313	1,384	1,142	82.5%
22-24	5,317	3.8%	5,039	3,047	2,270	74.5%
25-34	20,024	14.4%	19,093	10,851	9,173	84.5%
35-44	20,637	14.9%	19,522	11,354	9,283	81.8%
45-54	23,188	16.7%	21,655	12,040	11,148	92.6%
55-59	8,747	6.3%	8,205	4,204	4,543	108.1%
60-64	6,475	4.7%	5,983	3,148	3,327	105.7%
65 and older	4,774	3.4%	4,486	2,392	2,382	99.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	91,688		86,296	48,420
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	953	1.0%	1,198	640	313	48.9%
Mining	127	0.1%	122	69	58	84.1%
Utilities	106	0.1%	105	47	59	125.5%
Construction	16,414	17.7%	16,176	9,948	6,466	65.0%
Manufacturing	15,432	16.7%	13,606	5,478	9,954	181.7%
Wholesale Trade	4,493	4.8%	4,098	2,071	2,422	116.9%
Retail Trade	9,797	10.6%	9,079	5,281	4,516	85.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,744	3.0%	2,684	1,449	1,295	89.4%
Information	2,103	2.3%	1,910	812	1,291	159.0%
Finance and Insurance	3,987	4.3%	3,535	1,911	2,076	108.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,567	1.7%	1,473	812	755	93.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,135	4.5%	3,801	1,720	2,415	140.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	402	0.4%	396	158	244	154.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,341	12.2%	10,899	6,968	4,373	62.8%
Educational Services	1,454	1.6%	1,488	851	603	70.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,786	5.2%	4,592	3,123	1,663	53.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,656	2.9%	2,840	1,517	1,139	75.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,937	5.3%	4,263	2,835	2,102	74.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,094	2.3%	1,975	1,369	725	53.0%
Public Administration	835	0.9%	786	548	287	52.4%
Information Not Available	1,325	1.4%	1,270	813	512	63.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,753		10,725	6,422
Male	6,790	49.4%	5,130	3,232	3,558	110.1%
Female	6,962	50.6%	5,594	3,190	3,772	118.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,753		10,725	6,422
Hispanic or Latino	1,728	12.6%	1,278	725	1,003	138.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,604	84.4%	9,161	5,511	6,093	110.6%
Information Not Available	421	3.1%	286	186	235	126.3%

Race	13,753		10,725	6,422
American Indian or Alaskan Native	110	0.8%	88	53	57	107.5%
Asian	466	3.4%	340	163	303	185.9%
Black or African American	9,329	67.8%	7,490	4,849	4,480	92.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.6%	68	76	1	1.3%
White	3,768	27.4%	2,735	1,268	2,500	197.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	13	-10	-76.9%

Years of Age	13,753		10,725	6,422
Younger than 22	324	1.9%	289	147	177	120.4%
22-24	722	4.3%	582	335	387	115.5%
25-34	3,583	21.4%	2,901	1,528	2,055	134.5%
35-44	3,376	20.1%	2,665	1,679	1,697	101.1%
45-54	3,404	20.3%	2,616	1,758	1,646	93.6%
55-59	1,235	7.4%	899	515	720	139.8%
60-64	755	4.5%	514	311	444	142.8%
65 and older	354	2.1%	259	149	205	137.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,753		10,725	6,422
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	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	23	0.2%	19	10	13	130.0%
Manufacturing	4	0.0%	1	0	4	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Retail Trade	8	0.1%	8	8	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	3	0.0%	2	0	3	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	2	0.0%	2	1	1	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2	0.0%	1	0	2	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	21	0.2%	17	6	15	250.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	34	0.2%	24	13	21	161.5%
Educational Services	3	0.0%	5	3	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12	0.1%	9	2	10	500.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	15	0.1%	11	2	13	650.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9	0.1%	9	5	4	80.0%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	13,615	99.0%	10,615	6,370	7,245	113.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,167		19,025	10,292
Male	11,343	59.2%	11,148	5,360	5,983	111.6%
Female	7,824	40.8%	7,877	4,932	2,892	58.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,167		19,025	10,292
Hispanic or Latino	789	4.1%	818	408	381	93.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,379	95.9%	18,207	9,884	8,495	85.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	19,167		19,025	10,292
American Indian or Alaskan Native	69	0.4%	60	22	47	213.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	5,940	31.0%	5,974	3,946	1,994	50.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	92	0.5%	97	45	47	104.4%
White	11,586	60.4%	11,501	5,632	5,954	105.7%
Information Not Available	1,480	7.7%	1,393	648	832	128.4%

Years of Age	19,167		19,025	10,292
Younger than 22	816	2.8%	802	205	611	298.0%
22-24	1,402	4.7%	1,393	638	764	119.7%
25-34	4,556	15.4%	4,576	2,628	1,928	73.4%
35-44	4,275	14.5%	4,300	2,473	1,802	72.9%
45-54	4,488	15.2%	4,386	2,432	2,056	84.5%
55-59	1,528	5.2%	1,460	890	638	71.7%
60-64	1,171	4.0%	1,177	586	585	99.8%
65 and older	825	2.8%	823	380	445	117.1%
Information Not Available	106	0.4%	108	60	46	76.7%

Industry	19,167		19,025	10,292
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	29	0.2%	35	17	12	70.6%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.0%	7	15	-6	-40.0%
Construction	2,968	15.5%	2,966	1,407	1,561	110.9%
Manufacturing	1,604	8.4%	1,469	752	852	113.3%
Wholesale Trade	808	4.2%	748	331	477	144.1%
Retail Trade	3,179	16.6%	3,226	1,783	1,396	78.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	657	3.4%	672	367	290	79.0%
Information	328	1.7%	337	145	183	126.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,104	5.8%	1,093	590	514	87.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	523	2.7%	503	311	212	68.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,178	6.1%	1,108	538	640	119.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.3%	52	32	22	68.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,873	15.0%	2,891	1,714	1,159	67.6%
Educational Services	161	0.8%	164	125	36	28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,027	5.4%	1,057	644	383	59.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	307	1.6%	305	169	138	81.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,635	8.5%	1,625	981	654	66.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	529	2.8%	538	266	263	98.9%
Public Administration	117	0.6%	123	56	61	108.9%
Information Not Available	75	0.4%	104	49	26	53.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	294,013		294,814	139,958
Male	176,271	60.0%	173,804	79,081	97,190	122.9%
Female	117,363	39.9%	120,781	60,840	56,523	92.9%
Information Not Available	379	0.1%	229	37	342	924.3%

Ethnicity	294,013		294,814	139,958
Hispanic or Latino	84,274	28.7%	81,424	45,919	38,355	83.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	195,125	66.4%	198,731	83,073	112,052	134.9%
Information Not Available	14,614	5.0%	14,659	10,966	3,648	33.3%

Race	294,013		294,814	139,958
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,325	0.5%	1,603	597	728	121.9%
Asian	2,082	0.7%	2,023	1,082	1,000	92.4%
Black or African American	50,542	17.2%	52,107	24,097	26,445	109.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4,013	1.4%	3,626	1,455	2,558	175.8%
White	189,105	64.3%	189,570	84,080	105,025	124.9%
Information Not Available	46,946	16.0%	45,885	28,647	18,299	63.9%

Years of Age	294,013		294,814	139,958
Younger than 22	6,209	1.3%	6,948	3,171	3,038	95.8%
22-24	14,916	3.2%	15,918	6,230	8,686	139.4%
25-34	60,233	13.0%	59,207	29,693	30,540	102.9%
35-44	69,244	15.0%	69,132	32,528	36,716	112.9%
45-54	77,119	16.7%	76,194	37,713	39,406	104.5%
55-59	31,082	6.7%	31,684	14,287	16,795	117.6%
60-64	20,179	4.4%	20,117	10,146	10,033	98.9%
65 and older	14,992	3.2%	15,575	6,190	8,802	142.2%
Information Not Available	39	0.0%	39	0	39	0.0%

Industry	294,013		294,814	139,958
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,007	0.7%	1,641	821	1,186	144.5%
Mining	227	0.1%	153	75	152	202.7%
Utilities	454	0.2%	534	373	81	21.7%
Construction	42,326	14.3%	40,998	21,300	21,026	98.7%
Manufacturing	24,116	8.1%	22,713	9,773	14,343	146.8%
Wholesale Trade	14,046	4.7%	14,430	6,043	8,003	132.4%
Retail Trade	33,429	11.3%	33,593	14,660	18,769	128.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,155	2.4%	6,909	3,208	3,947	123.0%
Information	5,868	2.0%	6,070	3,432	2,436	71.0%
Finance and Insurance	12,645	4.3%	12,063	8,654	3,991	46.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7,382	2.5%	7,902	3,544	3,838	108.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	19,535	6.6%	19,049	8,654	10,881	125.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,704	0.6%	1,756	485	1,219	251.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	55,690	18.8%	56,879	28,238	27,452	97.2%
Educational Services	3,748	1.3%	4,275	1,977	1,771	89.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,409	5.2%	15,651	8,132	7,277	89.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,922	1.7%	5,230	1,865	3,057	163.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	17,642	6.0%	19,163	6,752	10,890	161.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,761	2.6%	7,291	3,283	4,478	136.4%
Public Administration	3,256	1.1%	3,245	1,567	1,689	107.8%
Information Not Available	14,691	5.0%	15,269	7,122	7,569	106.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	154,029		149,634	67,052
Male	89,953	58.4%	87,471	35,921	54,032	150.4%
Female	61,899	40.2%	60,123	30,193	31,706	105.0%
Information Not Available	2,177	1.4%	2,040	938	1,239	132.1%

Ethnicity	154,029		149,634	67,052
Hispanic or Latino	573	0.4%	590	313	260	83.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	151,279	98.2%	147,004	65,801	85,478	129.9%
Information Not Available	2,177	1.4%	2,040	938	1,239	132.1%

Race	154,029		149,634	67,052
American Indian or Alaskan Native	844	0.5%	931	345	499	144.6%
Asian	2,513	1.6%	2,240	819	1,694	206.8%
Black or African American	63,752	41.4%	63,244	31,798	31,954	100.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	84,743	55.0%	81,179	33,152	51,591	155.6%
Information Not Available	2,177	1.4%	2,040	938	1,239	132.1%

Years of Age	154,029		149,634	67,052
Younger than 22	3,640	1.6%	3,505	1,524	2,116	138.8%
22-24	7,701	3.3%	7,554	3,258	4,443	136.4%
25-34	35,750	15.5%	34,588	15,691	20,059	127.8%
35-44	38,686	16.8%	37,486	17,197	21,489	125.0%
45-54	36,782	15.9%	35,729	16,037	20,745	129.4%
55-59	12,490	5.4%	12,099	5,430	7,060	130.0%
60-64	8,115	3.5%	7,916	3,409	4,706	138.0%
65 and older	4,451	1.9%	4,341	1,863	2,588	138.9%
Information Not Available	6,414	2.8%	6,416	2,643	3,771	142.7%

Industry	154,029		149,634	67,052
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	3,662	2.3%	3,748	1,755	1,907	108.7%
Mining	379	0.2%	411	133	246	185.0%
Utilities	191	0.1%	214	126	65	51.6%
Construction	13,554	8.6%	13,366	5,806	7,748	133.4%
Manufacturing	22,835	14.5%	21,410	8,909	13,926	156.3%
Wholesale Trade	9,437	6.0%	9,522	3,293	6,144	186.6%
Retail Trade	10,865	6.9%	10,729	5,360	5,505	102.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,501	2.9%	4,277	1,889	2,612	138.3%
Information	2,659	1.7%	2,554	1,266	1,393	110.0%
Finance and Insurance	3,548	2.2%	3,440	2,236	1,312	58.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,921	1.9%	2,823	1,389	1,532	110.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	23,716	15.0%	22,545	10,416	13,300	127.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	308	0.2%	283	136	172	126.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	629	0.4%	538	219	410	187.2%
Educational Services	2,273	1.4%	2,357	1,176	1,097	93.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,790	3.0%	4,711	2,900	1,890	65.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,558	3.5%	5,477	3,014	2,544	84.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,371	0.9%	1,394	540	831	153.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,310	0.8%	1,271	684	626	91.5%
Public Administration	1,753	1.1%	1,695	651	1,102	169.3%
Information Not Available	37,769	24.0%	36,869	15,154	22,615	149.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,434		19,007	8,082
Male	13,500	66.1%	12,570	5,604	7,896	140.9%
Female	6,934	33.9%	6,436	2,477	4,457	179.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	20,434		19,007	8,082
Hispanic or Latino	1,102	5.4%	1,013	475	627	132.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,015	78.4%	14,948	6,105	9,910	162.3%
Information Not Available	3,317	16.2%	3,046	1,502	1,815	120.8%

Race	20,434		19,007	8,082
American Indian or Alaskan Native	164	0.8%	146	72	92	127.8%
Asian	7,051	34.5%	6,340	2,640	4,411	167.1%
Black or African American	353	1.7%	331	156	197	126.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4,939	24.2%	4,683	2,131	2,808	131.8%
White	5,506	26.9%	5,202	2,052	3,454	168.3%
Information Not Available	2,421	11.8%	2,305	1,031	1,390	134.8%

Years of Age	20,434		19,007	8,082
Younger than 22	417	1.7%	378	153	264	172.5%
22-24	1,070	4.3%	1,013	401	669	166.8%
25-34	5,217	21.2%	4,790	1,937	3,280	169.3%
35-44	4,698	19.1%	4,410	1,891	2,807	148.4%
45-54	4,846	19.7%	4,557	2,001	2,845	142.2%
55-59	2,006	8.1%	1,849	830	1,176	141.7%
60-64	1,309	5.3%	1,224	531	778	146.5%
65 and older	871	3.5%	786	338	533	157.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,434		19,007	8,082
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	374	1.8%	319	259	115	44.4%
Mining	4	0.0%	3	2	2	100.0%
Utilities	12	0.1%	10	2	10	500.0%
Construction	6,006	28.9%	5,545	2,753	3,253	118.2%
Manufacturing	578	2.8%	542	170	408	240.0%
Wholesale Trade	500	2.4%	430	138	362	262.3%
Retail Trade	1,576	7.6%	1,481	499	1,077	215.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	741	3.6%	746	323	418	129.4%
Information	277	1.3%	322	174	103	59.2%
Finance and Insurance	317	1.5%	304	171	146	85.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	502	2.4%	456	162	340	209.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	519	2.5%	478	198	321	162.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	64	0.3%	56	28	36	128.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,541	12.2%	2,416	915	1,626	177.7%
Educational Services	109	0.5%	104	45	64	142.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	717	3.4%	679	281	436	155.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	362	1.7%	316	99	263	265.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,903	14.0%	2,568	796	2,107	264.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	457	2.2%	452	178	279	156.7%
Public Administration	226	1.1%	220	101	125	123.8%
Information Not Available	1,649	7.9%	1,560	788	861	109.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	67,915		66,480	36,670
Male	48,806	71.9%	48,061	27,041	21,765	80.5%
Female	19,109	28.1%	18,419	9,629	9,480	98.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	67,915		66,480	36,670
Hispanic or Latino	2,046	3.0%	2,122	1,625	421	25.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,074	53.1%	36,422	34,620	1,454	4.2%
Information Not Available	29,795	43.9%	27,936	425	29,370	6910.6%

Race	67,915		66,480	36,670
American Indian or Alaskan Native	177	0.3%	168	168	9	5.4%
Asian	372	0.5%	365	198	174	87.9%
Black or African American	2,149	3.2%	2,101	1,122	1,027	91.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	33,376	49.1%	33,788	33,132	244	0.7%
Information Not Available	31,841	46.9%	30,058	2,050	29,791	1453.2%

Years of Age	67,915		66,480	36,670
Younger than 22	2,025	2.1%	1,985	1,018	1,007	98.9%
22-24	4,289	4.4%	4,149	2,205	2,084	94.5%
25-34	16,576	17.0%	16,147	8,765	7,811	89.1%
35-44	14,868	15.3%	14,509	8,160	6,708	82.2%
45-54	17,146	17.6%	16,768	9,306	7,840	84.2%
55-59	6,413	6.6%	6,313	3,277	3,136	95.7%
60-64	4,004	4.1%	3,973	2,201	1,803	81.9%
65 and older	2,594	2.7%	2,636	1,734	860	49.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	67,915		66,480	36,670
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	384	0.6%	406	216	168	77.8%
Mining	402	0.6%	517	396	6	1.5%
Utilities	127	0.2%	112	50	77	154.0%
Construction	16,493	24.1%	17,127	12,330	4,163	33.8%
Manufacturing	24,094	35.3%	22,386	8,557	15,537	181.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,449	3.6%	2,269	1,224	1,225	100.1%
Retail Trade	4,077	6.0%	4,039	2,405	1,672	69.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,149	3.1%	2,003	1,154	995	86.2%
Information	1,240	1.8%	1,106	459	781	170.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,200	1.8%	1,136	659	541	82.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	465	0.7%	452	285	180	63.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,655	2.4%	1,602	796	859	107.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	0.1%	83	64	11	17.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,487	8.0%	5,640	3,164	2,323	73.4%
Educational Services	469	0.7%	496	277	192	69.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,892	2.8%	1,851	1,261	631	50.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	714	1.0%	853	547	167	30.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,213	3.2%	2,101	1,264	949	75.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	874	1.3%	874	555	319	57.5%
Public Administration	695	1.0%	795	566	129	22.8%
Information Not Available	761	1.1%	632	441	320	72.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,334		46,030	22,365
Male	33,865	73.1%	33,857	16,587	17,278	104.2%
Female	12,469	26.9%	12,173	5,778	6,691	115.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	46,334		46,030	22,365
Hispanic or Latino	5,424	11.7%	5,763	2,794	2,630	94.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,597	85.5%	38,987	18,769	20,828	111.0%
Information Not Available	1,313	2.8%	1,280	802	511	63.7%

Race	46,334		46,030	22,365
American Indian or Alaskan Native	664	1.4%	673	427	237	55.5%
Asian	493	1.1%	430	161	332	206.2%
Black or African American	276	0.6%	253	92	184	200.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	143	0.3%	120	65	78	120.0%
White	37,761	81.5%	37,146	18,060	19,701	109.1%
Information Not Available	6,997	15.1%	7,408	3,560	3,437	96.5%

Years of Age	46,334		46,030	22,365
Younger than 22	1,653	2.0%	1,627	698	955	136.8%
22-24	3,128	3.8%	3,165	1,403	1,725	123.0%
25-34	12,060	14.8%	11,959	5,468	6,592	120.6%
35-44	10,501	12.9%	10,383	4,961	5,540	111.7%
45-54	10,936	13.4%	10,837	5,539	5,397	97.4%
55-59	3,960	4.9%	3,961	2,096	1,864	88.9%
60-64	2,549	3.1%	2,553	1,302	1,247	95.8%
65 and older	1,547	1.9%	1,545	898	649	72.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	46,334		46,030	22,365
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,117	4.4%	2,211	1,859	258	13.9%
Mining	444	0.9%	421	177	267	150.8%
Utilities	111	0.2%	121	90	21	23.3%
Construction	11,681	24.1%	11,837	6,416	5,265	82.1%
Manufacturing	8,132	16.8%	7,783	2,794	5,338	191.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,658	3.4%	1,592	636	1,022	160.7%
Retail Trade	4,542	9.4%	4,553	1,771	2,771	156.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,426	2.9%	1,219	791	635	80.3%
Information	491	1.0%	445	187	304	162.6%
Finance and Insurance	641	1.3%	644	357	284	79.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	564	1.2%	565	215	349	162.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,543	3.2%	1,553	695	848	122.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57	0.1%	57	26	31	119.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,961	8.2%	4,163	1,860	2,101	113.0%
Educational Services	301	0.6%	296	151	150	99.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,559	3.2%	1,469	781	778	99.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	594	1.2%	598	315	279	88.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,881	3.9%	1,833	772	1,109	143.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	809	1.7%	742	336	473	140.8%
Public Administration	669	1.4%	730	424	245	57.8%
Information Not Available	3,153	6.5%	3,198	1,712	1,441	84.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	329,093		314,398	184,333
Male	221,885	67.4%	213,560	125,373	96,512	77.0%
Female	107,208	32.6%	100,838	58,960	48,248	81.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	329,093		314,398	184,333
Hispanic or Latino	59,267	18.0%	57,261	36,345	22,922	63.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	269,826	82.0%	257,137	147,988	121,838	82.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	329,093		314,398	184,333
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,252	0.4%	1,174	704	548	77.8%
Asian	9,275	2.8%	8,268	3,770	5,505	146.0%
Black or African American	59,732	18.2%	57,534	37,164	22,568	60.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	255,599	77.7%	244,458	141,409	114,190	80.8%
Information Not Available	3,235	1.0%	2,964	1,286	1,949	151.6%

Years of Age	329,093		314,398	184,333
Younger than 22	7,734	1.4%	7,113	3,729	4,005	107.4%
22-24	17,407	3.1%	16,430	8,995	8,412	93.5%
25-34	81,303	14.3%	77,572	45,327	35,976	79.4%
35-44	82,618	14.6%	79,257	48,257	34,361	71.2%
45-54	84,446	14.9%	81,298	48,634	35,812	73.6%
55-59	29,389	5.2%	28,034	15,719	13,670	87.0%
60-64	17,643	3.1%	16,693	9,166	8,477	92.5%
65 and older	8,553	1.5%	8,001	4,506	4,047	89.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	329,093		314,398	184,333
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,485	0.4%	1,605	1,203	282	23.4%
Mining	1,378	0.4%	1,471	1,372	6	0.4%
Utilities	250	0.1%	266	191	59	30.9%
Construction	67,230	20.3%	68,563	48,905	18,325	37.5%
Manufacturing	61,965	18.7%	55,177	23,404	38,561	164.8%
Wholesale Trade	18,057	5.5%	16,522	7,728	10,329	133.7%
Retail Trade	26,617	8.1%	24,804	14,481	12,136	83.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	15,267	4.6%	14,259	7,226	8,041	111.3%
Information	5,576	1.7%	5,236	2,658	2,918	109.8%
Finance and Insurance	11,997	3.6%	11,319	7,506	4,491	59.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,469	1.4%	4,215	2,515	1,954	77.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	17,686	5.4%	16,058	8,025	9,661	120.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,707	0.5%	1,642	656	1,051	160.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	43,351	13.1%	41,853	25,885	17,466	67.5%
Educational Services	3,799	1.1%	4,101	2,748	1,051	38.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,565	3.8%	12,212	8,834	3,731	42.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,826	1.5%	5,202	3,341	1,485	44.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,982	4.2%	13,695	7,571	6,411	84.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,438	1.9%	6,096	3,566	2,872	80.5%
Public Administration	4,329	1.3%	4,277	2,948	1,381	46.8%
Information Not Available	6,119	1.9%	5,825	3,570	2,549	71.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	161,537		157,847	76,324
Male	110,773	68.6%	109,459	51,680	59,093	114.3%
Female	50,601	31.3%	48,247	24,584	26,017	105.8%
Information Not Available	163	0.1%	141	60	103	171.7%

Ethnicity	161,537		157,847	76,324
Hispanic or Latino	8,573	5.3%	8,678	3,679	4,894	133.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	119,841	74.2%	117,558	58,514	61,327	104.8%
Information Not Available	33,123	20.5%	31,611	14,131	18,992	134.4%

Race	161,537		157,847	76,324
American Indian or Alaskan Native	749	0.5%	716	358	391	109.2%
Asian	1,135	0.7%	1,039	372	763	205.1%
Black or African American	16,170	10.0%	15,363	8,932	7,238	81.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	148	0.1%	127	36	112	311.1%
White	134,322	83.2%	131,555	62,631	71,691	114.5%
Information Not Available	9,013	5.6%	9,047	3,995	5,018	125.6%

Years of Age	161,537		157,847	76,324
Younger than 22	4,106	1.4%	4,014	1,639	2,467	150.5%
22-24	9,098	3.2%	8,935	4,032	5,066	125.6%
25-34	39,214	13.7%	38,573	18,274	20,940	114.6%
35-44	40,009	13.9%	38,687	19,613	20,396	104.0%
45-54	41,084	14.3%	40,421	20,283	20,801	102.6%
55-59	14,502	5.1%	14,151	6,576	7,926	120.5%
60-64	8,915	3.1%	8,517	3,802	5,113	134.5%
65 and older	4,609	1.6%	4,549	2,105	2,504	119.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	161,537		157,847	76,324
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	469	0.3%	504	283	186	65.7%
Mining	525	0.3%	706	321	204	63.6%
Utilities	74	0.0%	67	58	16	27.6%
Construction	27,829	17.2%	29,530	17,331	10,498	60.6%
Manufacturing	58,558	36.1%	53,583	21,015	37,543	178.6%
Wholesale Trade	6,064	3.7%	5,424	1,980	4,084	206.3%
Retail Trade	9,726	6.0%	9,580	4,765	4,961	104.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,789	4.2%	6,586	3,719	3,070	82.5%
Information	1,396	0.9%	1,202	532	864	162.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,334	1.4%	2,243	1,606	728	45.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,560	1.0%	1,501	893	667	74.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,836	2.4%	3,591	1,619	2,217	136.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	600	0.4%	595	134	466	347.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,025	9.3%	15,176	7,130	7,895	110.7%
Educational Services	1,032	0.6%	977	601	431	71.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,055	3.1%	4,690	3,135	1,920	61.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,842	1.1%	2,028	1,040	802	77.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,767	2.9%	4,424	2,559	2,208	86.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,627	1.6%	2,728	1,227	1,400	114.1%
Public Administration	923	0.6%	975	582	341	58.6%
Information Not Available	10,506	6.5%	11,737	5,794	4,712	81.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,272		43,384	19,242
Male	30,260	66.8%	29,667	11,966	18,294	152.9%
Female	15,012	33.2%	13,717	7,276	7,736	106.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	45,272		43,384	19,242
Hispanic or Latino	3,260	7.2%	3,159	1,461	1,799	123.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,481	40.8%	17,007	8,926	9,555	107.0%
Information Not Available	23,531	52.0%	23,218	8,855	14,676	165.7%

Race	45,272		43,384	19,242
American Indian or Alaskan Native	647	1.4%	638	289	358	123.9%
Asian	859	1.9%	770	219	640	292.2%
Black or African American	6,249	13.8%	5,867	2,721	3,528	129.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	94	0.2%	97	33	61	184.8%
White	34,002	75.1%	32,647	14,338	19,664	137.1%
Information Not Available	3,421	7.6%	3,365	1,642	1,779	108.3%

Years of Age	45,272		43,384	19,242
Younger than 22	1,172	1.5%	945	390	782	200.5%
22-24	2,835	3.7%	2,514	1,056	1,779	168.5%
25-34	11,542	15.0%	10,878	4,648	6,894	148.3%
35-44	10,485	13.7%	9,999	4,586	5,899	128.6%
45-54	11,299	14.7%	11,370	5,205	6,094	117.1%
55-59	3,970	5.2%	3,879	1,761	2,209	125.4%
60-64	2,525	3.3%	2,432	1,029	1,496	145.4%
65 and older	1,444	1.9%	1,367	567	877	154.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	45,272		43,384	19,242
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	354	0.8%	382	217	137	63.1%
Mining	976	2.1%	892	166	810	488.0%
Utilities	36	0.1%	43	30	6	20.0%
Construction	7,800	17.1%	8,052	3,830	3,970	103.7%
Manufacturing	10,908	23.9%	10,760	2,555	8,353	326.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,931	4.2%	1,753	902	1,029	114.1%
Retail Trade	3,027	6.6%	2,891	1,599	1,428	89.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,690	3.7%	1,538	641	1,049	163.7%
Information	1,217	2.7%	1,057	571	646	113.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,006	2.2%	976	727	279	38.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	602	1.3%	634	325	277	85.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,931	4.2%	1,644	710	1,221	172.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	219	0.5%	215	43	176	409.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,576	10.0%	4,355	1,976	2,600	131.6%
Educational Services	536	1.2%	467	250	286	114.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,460	5.4%	2,092	1,427	1,033	72.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	271	0.6%	295	143	128	89.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,308	2.9%	1,154	707	601	85.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	978	2.1%	895	486	492	101.2%
Public Administration	655	1.4%	651	355	300	84.5%
Information Not Available	2,791	6.1%	2,638	1,582	1,209	76.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	88,208		93,776	38,750
Male	60,736	68.9%	65,308	26,022	34,714	133.4%
Female	27,472	31.1%	28,468	12,728	14,744	115.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	88,208		93,776	38,750
Hispanic or Latino	179	0.2%	273	73	106	145.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,360	2.7%	2,743	38,677	-36,317	-93.9%
Information Not Available	85,669	97.1%	90,760	0	85,669	0.0%

Race	88,208		93,776	38,750
American Indian or Alaskan Native	482	0.5%	465	260	222	85.4%
Asian	257	0.3%	287	59	198	335.6%
Black or African American	9,611	10.9%	9,907	4,039	5,572	138.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%
White	77,004	87.3%	82,215	34,128	42,876	125.6%
Information Not Available	854	1.0%	902	259	595	229.7%

Years of Age	88,208		93,776	38,750
Younger than 22	1,873	1.2%	1,918	669	1,204	180.0%
22-24	4,642	2.9%	4,799	1,940	2,702	139.3%
25-34	21,159	13.2%	22,307	8,862	12,297	138.8%
35-44	22,022	13.7%	23,619	9,982	12,040	120.6%
45-54	23,482	14.6%	25,005	10,665	12,817	120.2%
55-59	7,664	4.8%	8,522	3,365	4,299	127.8%
60-64	4,688	2.9%	5,113	2,110	2,578	122.2%
65 and older	2,663	1.7%	2,484	1,157	1,506	130.2%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	9	0	15	0.0%

Industry	88,208		93,776	38,750
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	207	0.2%	264	114	93	81.6%
Mining	1,162	1.3%	1,044	647	515	79.6%
Utilities	51	0.1%	38	82	-31	-37.8%
Construction	14,584	16.5%	15,964	8,980	5,604	62.4%
Manufacturing	31,408	35.5%	32,879	8,880	22,528	253.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,375	3.8%	2,939	1,298	2,077	160.0%
Retail Trade	5,795	6.6%	5,127	2,810	2,985	106.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,486	5.1%	4,557	2,008	2,478	123.4%
Information	1,029	1.2%	975	414	615	148.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,612	1.8%	1,221	870	742	85.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	849	1.0%	779	355	494	139.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,144	2.4%	2,046	874	1,270	145.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	349	0.4%	187	77	272	353.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,994	9.0%	7,765	3,261	4,733	145.1%
Educational Services	767	0.9%	825	364	403	110.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,939	3.3%	3,349	1,922	1,017	52.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,079	1.2%	1,349	1,079	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,943	3.3%	2,989	1,608	1,335	83.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,410	1.6%	1,723	587	823	140.2%
Public Administration	569	0.6%	542	533	36	6.8%
Information Not Available	3,456	3.9%	7,214	1,987	1,469	73.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,203		43,264	19,337
Male	26,538	57.4%	24,662	10,552	15,986	151.5%
Female	19,665	42.6%	18,602	8,785	10,880	123.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	46,203		43,264	19,337
Hispanic or Latino	1,313	2.8%	1,154	400	913	228.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,804	97.0%	41,998	18,811	25,993	138.2%
Information Not Available	86	0.2%	112	126	-40	-31.7%

Race	46,203		43,264	19,337
American Indian or Alaskan Native	394	0.9%	333	115	279	242.6%
Asian	416	0.9%	322	156	260	166.7%
Black or African American	23,178	50.2%	22,218	10,140	13,038	128.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	72	0.2%	55	26	46	176.9%
White	22,124	47.9%	20,318	8,820	13,304	150.8%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	18	80	-61	-76.3%

Years of Age	46,203		43,264	19,337
Younger than 22	1,064	1.6%	867	428	636	148.6%
22-24	2,889	4.4%	2,526	1,089	1,800	165.3%
25-34	12,284	18.7%	11,172	5,050	7,234	143.2%
35-44	10,592	16.1%	9,817	4,561	6,031	132.2%
45-54	11,343	17.2%	11,041	4,904	6,439	131.3%
55-59	3,904	5.9%	3,928	1,603	2,301	143.5%
60-64	2,471	3.8%	2,466	1,029	1,442	140.1%
65 and older	1,655	2.5%	1,447	673	982	145.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	46,203		43,264	19,337
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	671	1.4%	729	426	245	57.5%
Mining	1,357	2.9%	1,019	288	1,069	371.2%
Utilities	114	0.2%	117	61	53	86.9%
Construction	6,769	14.4%	6,087	3,160	3,609	114.2%
Manufacturing	5,571	11.9%	5,674	2,211	3,360	152.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,269	2.7%	1,141	503	766	152.3%
Retail Trade	3,404	7.3%	3,243	1,514	1,890	124.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,677	3.6%	1,457	653	1,024	156.8%
Information	623	1.3%	640	211	412	195.3%
Finance and Insurance	840	1.8%	739	433	407	94.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	651	1.4%	621	253	398	157.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,285	4.9%	1,924	951	1,334	140.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	155	0.3%	151	87	68	78.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,887	6.2%	2,645	1,302	1,585	121.7%
Educational Services	589	1.3%	546	306	283	92.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,971	6.3%	2,837	1,380	1,591	115.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	650	1.4%	591	299	351	117.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,051	4.4%	1,942	963	1,088	113.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,298	2.8%	1,207	741	557	75.2%
Public Administration	779	1.7%	754	294	485	165.0%
Information Not Available	9,592	20.5%	9,200	3,301	6,291	190.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	181,744		174,059	105,900
Male	123,052	67.7%	118,911	72,863	50,189	68.9%
Female	58,692	32.3%	55,148	33,037	25,655	77.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	181,744		174,059	105,900
Hispanic or Latino	17,069	9.4%	16,381	10,649	6,420	60.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	161,231	88.7%	154,513	93,060	68,171	73.3%
Information Not Available	3,444	1.9%	3,165	2,191	1,253	57.2%

Race	181,744		174,059	105,900
American Indian or Alaskan Native	436	0.2%	436	226	210	92.9%
Asian	5,568	3.1%	5,131	2,486	3,082	124.0%
Black or African American	12,425	6.8%	11,912	7,662	4,763	62.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	148	0.1%	149	63	85	134.9%
White	149,881	82.5%	143,659	86,438	63,443	73.4%
Information Not Available	13,286	7.3%	12,772	9,025	4,261	47.2%

Years of Age	181,744		174,059	105,900
Younger than 22	6,095	1.9%	5,957	3,618	2,477	68.5%
22-24	11,133	3.5%	10,734	6,110	5,023	82.2%
25-34	40,920	12.8%	38,964	23,207	17,713	76.3%
35-44	43,666	13.6%	41,897	26,593	17,073	64.2%
45-54	45,846	14.3%	44,143	26,621	19,225	72.2%
55-59	15,947	5.0%	15,198	9,292	6,655	71.6%
60-64	11,097	3.5%	10,544	6,443	4,654	72.2%
65 and older	7,040	2.2%	6,622	4,016	3,024	75.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	181,744		174,059	105,900
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,072	0.6%	1,342	1,003	69	6.9%
Mining	425	0.2%	425	432	-7	-1.6%
Utilities	154	0.1%	145	106	48	45.3%
Construction	36,059	19.7%	35,110	24,620	11,439	46.5%
Manufacturing	23,593	12.9%	21,450	9,727	13,866	142.6%
Wholesale Trade	8,948	4.9%	8,139	4,692	4,256	90.7%
Retail Trade	16,506	9.0%	15,621	9,157	7,349	80.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,122	2.8%	4,858	2,923	2,199	75.2%
Information	4,350	2.4%	4,106	1,875	2,475	132.0%
Finance and Insurance	7,090	3.9%	5,829	3,410	3,680	107.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,687	1.5%	2,584	1,673	1,014	60.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12,487	6.8%	11,354	5,267	7,220	137.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	560	0.3%	439	202	358	177.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	22,101	12.1%	21,764	14,069	8,032	57.1%
Educational Services	1,809	1.0%	1,774	1,088	721	66.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,425	4.6%	7,875	5,399	3,026	56.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,387	2.4%	4,632	3,085	1,302	42.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,643	6.4%	11,467	7,063	4,580	64.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,141	2.8%	4,933	3,369	1,772	52.6%
Public Administration	2,367	1.3%	2,206	1,615	752	46.6%
Information Not Available	6,818	3.7%	8,006	5,125	1,693	33.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	91,690		88,932	46,768
Male	58,168	63.4%	56,906	28,647	29,521	103.1%
Female	33,522	36.6%	32,026	18,121	15,401	85.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	91,690		88,932	46,768
Hispanic or Latino	5,782	6.3%	5,862	2,350	3,432	146.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	84,632	92.3%	81,881	43,857	40,775	93.0%
Information Not Available	1,276	1.4%	1,189	831	445	53.5%

Race	91,690		88,932	46,768
American Indian or Alaskan Native	203	0.2%	214	125	78	62.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	32,122	35.0%	30,880	18,114	14,008	77.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	163	0.2%	163	67	96	143.3%
White	52,144	56.9%	50,624	24,627	27,517	111.7%
Information Not Available	7,058	7.7%	7,051	3,835	3,223	84.0%

Years of Age	91,690		88,932	46,768
Younger than 22	2,484	1.8%	2,337	1,164	1,320	113.4%
22-24	5,334	3.9%	5,230	2,429	2,905	119.6%
25-34	21,446	15.5%	20,662	10,172	11,274	110.8%
35-44	20,853	15.1%	20,237	11,048	9,805	88.7%
45-54	23,150	16.8%	22,646	12,249	10,901	89.0%
55-59	8,189	5.9%	7,905	4,110	4,079	99.2%
60-64	5,755	4.2%	5,545	2,948	2,807	95.2%
65 and older	4,479	3.2%	4,370	2,647	1,832	69.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	91,690		88,932	46,768
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	211	0.2%	297	141	70	49.6%
Mining	120	0.1%	157	83	37	44.6%
Utilities	218	0.2%	223	37	181	489.2%
Construction	19,502	21.2%	19,052	9,675	9,827	101.6%
Manufacturing	1,080	1.2%	1,061	750	330	44.0%
Wholesale Trade	4,116	4.5%	3,771	1,952	2,164	110.9%
Retail Trade	3,010	3.3%	2,897	1,453	1,557	107.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,383	2.6%	2,270	1,170	1,213	103.7%
Information	1,854	2.0%	1,702	810	1,044	128.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,326	3.6%	3,109	2,212	1,114	50.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,260	2.5%	2,152	1,147	1,113	97.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,244	6.8%	5,756	2,707	3,537	130.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	569	0.6%	562	253	316	124.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,509	11.4%	10,656	5,567	4,942	88.8%
Educational Services	1,455	1.6%	1,512	738	717	97.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,444	4.8%	4,241	2,575	1,869	72.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,604	1.7%	1,689	935	669	71.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,232	6.8%	6,209	3,613	2,619	72.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,407	2.6%	2,213	1,231	1,176	95.5%
Public Administration	1,284	1.4%	1,308	868	416	47.9%
Information Not Available	18,862	20.5%	18,095	8,851	10,011	113.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,143		25,235	15,593
Male	18,043	69.0%	17,262	10,645	7,398	69.5%
Female	8,100	31.0%	7,973	4,946	3,154	63.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	26,143		25,235	15,593
Hispanic or Latino	211	0.8%	202	124	87	70.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,393	62.7%	15,820	12,523	3,870	30.9%
Information Not Available	9,539	36.5%	9,213	2,946	6,593	223.8%

Race	26,143		25,235	15,593
American Indian or Alaskan Native	202	0.8%	205	139	63	45.3%
Asian	97	0.4%	82	56	41	73.2%
Black or African American	243	0.9%	227	149	94	63.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,163	69.5%	17,531	13,060	5,103	39.1%
Information Not Available	7,438	28.5%	7,190	2,189	5,249	239.8%

Years of Age	26,143		25,235	15,593
Younger than 22	988	2.3%	1,029	664	324	48.8%
22-24	1,619	3.8%	1,571	1,027	592	57.6%
25-34	5,989	14.1%	5,826	3,525	2,464	69.9%
35-44	5,654	13.3%	5,435	3,492	2,162	61.9%
45-54	6,675	15.7%	6,315	3,918	2,757	70.4%
55-59	2,509	5.9%	2,404	1,430	1,079	75.5%
60-64	1,732	4.1%	1,681	938	794	84.6%
65 and older	977	2.3%	974	599	378	63.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,143		25,235	15,593
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	437	1.6%	321	272	165	60.7%
Mining	25	0.1%	23	25	0	0.0%
Utilities	37	0.1%	54	15	22	146.7%
Construction	4,988	18.8%	4,807	3,660	1,328	36.3%
Manufacturing	3,976	15.0%	3,560	1,678	2,298	136.9%
Wholesale Trade	776	2.9%	753	423	353	83.5%
Retail Trade	2,129	8.0%	1,946	1,487	642	43.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	504	1.9%	457	381	123	32.3%
Information	203	0.8%	177	81	122	150.6%
Finance and Insurance	181	0.7%	174	156	25	16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	170	0.6%	179	118	52	44.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	463	1.7%	415	227	236	104.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14	0.1%	8	7	7	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,612	6.1%	1,641	1,224	388	31.7%
Educational Services	191	0.7%	186	140	51	36.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	806	3.0%	755	595	211	35.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	346	1.3%	382	215	131	60.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,818	6.8%	1,977	1,419	399	28.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	342	1.3%	341	246	96	39.0%
Public Administration	248	0.9%	260	161	87	54.0%
Information Not Available	6,877	25.9%	6,819	3,063	3,814	124.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	331,512		333,848	182,540
Male	229,881	69.3%	230,539	126,829	103,052	81.3%
Female	101,585	30.6%	103,277	55,681	45,904	82.4%
Information Not Available	46	0.0%	32	30	16	53.3%

Ethnicity	331,512		333,848	182,540
Hispanic or Latino	12,589	3.8%	13,067	7,246	5,343	73.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	264,759	79.9%	265,635	130,473	134,286	102.9%
Information Not Available	54,164	16.3%	55,146	44,821	9,343	20.8%

Race	331,512		333,848	182,540
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,119	0.9%	3,167	2,074	1,045	50.4%
Asian	3,907	1.2%	3,991	1,167	2,740	234.8%
Black or African American	35,655	10.8%	38,683	18,624	17,031	91.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	282	0.1%	245	92	190	206.5%
White	218,318	65.9%	216,410	107,994	110,324	102.2%
Information Not Available	70,231	21.2%	71,352	52,589	17,642	33.5%

Years of Age	331,512		333,848	182,540
Younger than 22	10,929	2.0%	10,854	6,346	4,583	72.2%
22-24	19,414	3.6%	19,226	11,357	8,057	70.9%
25-34	76,704	14.4%	77,241	43,759	32,945	75.3%
35-44	84,882	15.9%	86,387	46,767	38,115	81.5%
45-54	88,467	16.6%	88,896	47,705	40,762	85.4%
55-59	28,463	5.3%	28,881	14,633	13,830	94.5%
60-64	15,361	2.9%	15,135	7,587	7,774	102.5%
65 and older	7,185	1.3%	7,157	4,332	2,853	65.9%
Information Not Available	107	0.0%	71	54	53	98.1%

Industry	331,512		333,848	182,540
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,198	0.7%	2,386	1,753	445	25.4%
Mining	1,537	0.5%	1,443	996	541	54.3%
Utilities	166	0.0%	144	130	36	27.7%
Construction	46,279	13.9%	44,670	36,608	9,671	26.4%
Manufacturing	97,564	29.2%	99,703	36,860	60,704	164.7%
Wholesale Trade	14,480	4.3%	13,318	4,948	9,532	192.6%
Retail Trade	19,585	5.9%	18,637	11,949	7,636	63.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	11,226	3.4%	11,005	5,777	5,449	94.3%
Information	2,515	0.8%	2,382	1,249	1,266	101.4%
Finance and Insurance	5,235	1.6%	4,826	3,818	1,417	37.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,863	1.2%	3,434	2,325	1,538	66.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,622	4.4%	14,227	6,169	8,453	137.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,190	0.7%	6,911	575	1,615	280.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	38,760	11.6%	37,753	23,362	15,398	65.9%
Educational Services	2,470	0.7%	2,697	1,652	818	49.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,756	3.2%	10,087	7,787	2,969	38.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,843	2.1%	7,239	4,933	1,910	38.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,147	3.3%	10,740	7,756	3,391	43.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,068	1.5%	4,854	3,038	2,030	66.8%
Public Administration	2,708	0.8%	2,842	2,004	704	35.1%
Information Not Available	32,300	9.7%	34,550	18,851	13,449	71.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	130,706		122,592	72,505
Male	96,845	74.1%	91,521	55,165	41,680	75.6%
Female	33,833	25.9%	31,040	17,340	16,493	95.1%
Information Not Available	28	0.0%	31	0	28	0.0%

Ethnicity	130,706		122,592	72,505
Hispanic or Latino	4,167	3.2%	3,882	2,417	1,750	72.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	113,208	86.6%	105,517	63,464	49,744	78.4%
Information Not Available	13,331	10.2%	13,193	6,624	6,707	101.3%

Race	130,706		122,592	72,505
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,251	1.0%	1,163	813	438	53.9%
Asian	3,331	2.5%	2,888	1,107	2,224	200.9%
Black or African American	6,549	5.0%	5,937	3,423	3,126	91.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	262	0.2%	298	181	81	44.8%
White	111,431	85.3%	104,792	62,857	48,574	77.3%
Information Not Available	7,882	6.0%	7,514	4,124	3,758	91.1%

Years of Age	130,706		122,592	72,505
Younger than 22	3,147	1.3%	2,894	2,541	606	23.8%
22-24	8,424	3.6%	7,857	5,239	3,185	60.8%
25-34	35,032	14.9%	33,061	18,797	16,235	86.4%
35-44	28,756	12.2%	26,941	16,367	12,389	75.7%
45-54	32,758	13.9%	30,587	17,942	14,816	82.6%
55-59	11,934	5.1%	11,057	6,207	5,727	92.3%
60-64	6,995	3.0%	6,688	3,386	3,609	106.6%
65 and older	3,537	1.5%	2,868	1,687	1,850	109.7%
Information Not Available	123	0.1%	639	339	-216	-63.7%

Industry	130,706		122,592	72,505
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,046	0.8%	1,052	888	158	17.8%
Mining	1,180	0.9%	955	654	526	80.4%
Utilities	275	0.2%	332	218	57	26.1%
Construction	35,114	26.7%	34,620	26,587	8,527	32.1%
Manufacturing	27,204	20.6%	23,052	9,111	18,093	198.6%
Wholesale Trade	6,246	4.7%	5,807	2,937	3,309	112.7%
Retail Trade	9,006	6.8%	8,351	4,678	4,328	92.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,562	2.7%	3,347	2,008	1,554	77.4%
Information	1,799	1.4%	1,650	869	930	107.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,570	2.0%	2,295	1,590	980	61.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,381	1.0%	1,282	856	525	61.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,320	4.8%	5,795	2,691	3,629	134.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,718	1.3%	1,530	857	861	100.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,789	8.2%	10,107	5,926	4,863	82.1%
Educational Services	1,346	1.0%	1,317	782	564	72.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,946	3.8%	4,544	2,721	2,225	81.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,623	1.2%	1,677	1,049	574	54.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,480	3.4%	4,172	2,464	2,016	81.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,666	2.0%	2,448	1,335	1,331	99.7%
Public Administration	1,559	1.2%	2,041	1,159	400	34.5%
Information Not Available	5,876	4.5%	6,218	3,125	2,751	88.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	114,257		114,269	58,197
Male	73,248	64.1%	75,157	35,834	37,414	104.4%
Female	40,994	35.9%	39,099	22,358	18,636	83.4%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	13	5	10	200.0%

Ethnicity	114,257		114,269	58,197
Hispanic or Latino	1,922	1.7%	1,889	590	1,332	225.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,968	48.1%	54,672	16,301	38,667	237.2%
Information Not Available	57,367	50.2%	57,708	41,306	16,061	38.9%

Race	114,257		114,269	58,197
American Indian or Alaskan Native	831	0.7%	810	401	430	107.2%
Asian	1,010	0.9%	855	288	722	250.7%
Black or African American	17,451	15.3%	16,181	9,092	8,359	91.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	839	0.7%	839	396	443	111.9%
White	84,212	73.7%	83,373	37,315	46,897	125.7%
Information Not Available	9,914	8.7%	12,211	10,705	-791	-7.4%

Years of Age	114,257		114,269	58,197
Younger than 22	2,754	1.4%	2,734	1,214	1,540	126.9%
22-24	6,553	3.4%	6,395	2,990	3,563	119.2%
25-34	27,293	14.2%	27,040	13,256	14,037	105.9%
35-44	27,041	14.1%	27,398	14,635	12,406	84.8%
45-54	30,018	15.6%	30,142	15,958	14,060	88.1%
55-59	10,008	5.2%	9,869	4,839	5,169	106.8%
60-64	6,393	3.3%	6,386	3,010	3,383	112.4%
65 and older	4,130	2.2%	4,242	2,262	1,868	82.6%
Information Not Available	67	0.0%	63	33	34	103.0%

Industry	114,257		114,269	58,197
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	525	0.5%	683	457	68	14.9%
Mining	727	0.6%	737	297	430	144.8%
Utilities	106	0.1%	118	41	65	158.5%
Construction	22,087	19.2%	23,649	12,043	10,044	83.4%
Manufacturing	24,497	21.3%	24,073	10,805	13,692	126.7%
Wholesale Trade	4,992	4.3%	4,548	1,974	3,018	152.9%
Retail Trade	9,938	8.7%	9,497	4,978	4,960	99.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,269	4.6%	5,346	2,574	2,695	104.7%
Information	2,211	1.9%	1,980	850	1,361	160.1%
Finance and Insurance	3,217	2.8%	3,071	1,777	1,440	81.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,809	1.6%	1,809	1,007	802	79.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,073	3.5%	3,696	1,537	2,536	165.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	352	0.3%	325	163	189	116.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,113	10.6%	11,792	5,742	6,371	111.0%
Educational Services	1,457	1.3%	1,292	761	696	91.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,458	4.8%	5,097	3,683	1,775	48.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,077	1.8%	2,626	1,183	894	75.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,473	6.5%	7,810	4,314	3,159	73.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,625	2.3%	2,642	1,450	1,175	81.0%
Public Administration	907	0.8%	986	611	296	48.4%
Information Not Available	2,344	2.0%	2,492	1,950	394	20.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	61,474		41,861	19,638
Male	35,360	57.5%	25,436	10,490	24,870	237.1%
Female	26,114	42.5%	16,425	9,146	16,968	185.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	61,474		41,861	19,638
Hispanic or Latino	883	1.4%	603	246	637	258.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,591	98.6%	39,776	18,727	41,864	223.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1,482	665	-665	-100.0%

Race	61,474		41,861	19,638
American Indian or Alaskan Native	120	0.2%	70	46	74	160.9%
Asian	259	0.4%	293	154	105	68.2%
Black or African American	35,727	58.1%	22,149	11,530	24,197	209.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	609	1.0%	5	5	604	12080.0%
White	24,759	40.3%	18,225	7,430	17,329	233.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1,119	473	-473	-100.0%

Years of Age	61,474		41,861	19,638
Younger than 22	1,555	1.9%	1,078	461	1,094	237.3%
22-24	4,245	5.1%	2,704	1,127	3,118	276.7%
25-34	17,162	20.6%	10,679	4,917	12,245	249.0%
35-44	14,754	17.7%	9,998	4,821	9,933	206.0%
45-54	14,189	17.0%	10,237	4,835	9,354	193.5%
55-59	4,721	5.7%	3,473	1,618	3,103	191.8%
60-64	2,920	3.5%	2,221	1,078	1,842	170.9%
65 and older	1,928	2.3%	1,471	781	1,147	146.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	61,474		41,861	19,638
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,858	2.9%	1,902	1,300	558	42.9%
Mining	594	0.9%	297	75	519	692.0%
Utilities	57	0.1%	47	24	33	137.5%
Construction	5,987	9.5%	4,008	1,755	4,232	241.1%
Manufacturing	17,788	28.1%	12,254	5,175	12,613	243.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,753	2.8%	1,048	525	1,228	233.9%
Retail Trade	6,717	10.6%	3,792	1,886	4,831	256.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,596	4.1%	1,461	755	1,841	243.8%
Information	422	0.7%	255	152	270	177.6%
Finance and Insurance	836	1.3%	520	283	553	195.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	593	0.9%	382	190	403	212.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,244	2.0%	798	412	832	201.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	157	0.2%	79	27	130	481.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,111	9.6%	3,265	1,492	4,619	309.6%
Educational Services	789	1.2%	506	269	520	193.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,955	6.2%	2,050	1,274	2,681	210.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	618	1.0%	412	152	466	306.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,787	9.1%	3,126	1,374	4,413	321.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	948	1.5%	573	301	647	215.0%
Public Administration	933	1.5%	527	418	515	123.2%
Information Not Available	1,731	2.7%	4,559	1,799	-68	-3.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,317		15,398	7,451
Male	12,106	74.2%	11,385	5,498	6,608	120.2%
Female	4,168	25.5%	3,966	1,925	2,243	116.5%
Information Not Available	43	0.3%	47	28	15	53.6%

Ethnicity	16,317		15,398	7,451
Hispanic or Latino	423	2.6%	416	184	239	129.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,781	90.6%	13,956	6,833	7,948	116.3%
Information Not Available	1,113	6.8%	1,026	434	679	156.5%

Race	16,317		15,398	7,451
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,071	6.6%	1,041	695	376	54.1%
Asian	67	0.4%	66	19	48	252.6%
Black or African American	73	0.4%	71	40	33	82.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.2%	32	19	16	84.2%
White	14,935	91.5%	14,050	6,612	8,323	125.9%
Information Not Available	136	0.8%	138	66	70	106.1%

Years of Age	16,317		15,398	7,451
Younger than 22	720	2.4%	727	216	504	233.3%
22-24	1,294	4.3%	1,213	471	823	174.7%
25-34	4,384	14.4%	4,101	1,842	2,542	138.0%
35-44	3,373	11.1%	3,168	1,542	1,831	118.7%
45-54	3,820	12.6%	3,630	1,949	1,871	96.0%
55-59	1,472	4.8%	1,350	716	756	105.6%
60-64	817	2.7%	769	430	387	90.0%
65 and older	437	1.4%	440	285	152	53.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,317		15,398	7,451
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	384	2.3%	369	220	164	74.5%
Mining	661	4.0%	633	197	464	235.5%
Utilities	37	0.2%	26	29	8	27.6%
Construction	4,936	29.6%	4,597	2,597	2,339	90.1%
Manufacturing	2,016	12.1%	1,719	468	1,548	330.8%
Wholesale Trade	374	2.2%	347	145	229	157.9%
Retail Trade	1,676	10.0%	1,636	592	1,084	183.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	456	2.7%	412	208	248	119.2%
Information	169	1.0%	154	68	101	148.5%
Finance and Insurance	187	1.1%	178	89	98	110.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	213	1.3%	186	79	134	169.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	466	2.8%	433	156	310	198.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	3	6	-4	-66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,229	7.4%	1,185	656	573	87.3%
Educational Services	204	1.2%	232	143	61	42.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	519	3.1%	464	226	293	129.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	376	2.3%	391	213	163	76.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,354	8.1%	1,311	610	744	122.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	328	2.0%	322	140	188	134.3%
Public Administration	318	1.9%	330	233	85	36.5%
Information Not Available	412	2.5%	470	376	36	9.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	211,356		202,587	85,736
Male	130,894	61.9%	125,129	47,613	83,281	174.9%
Female	80,457	38.1%	77,454	38,118	42,339	111.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	4	5	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	211,356		202,587	85,736
Hispanic or Latino	11,728	5.5%	10,988	3,171	8,557	269.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	193,135	91.4%	185,999	80,564	112,571	139.7%
Information Not Available	6,493	3.1%	5,600	2,001	4,492	224.5%

Race	211,356		202,587	85,736
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,309	1.1%	2,329	1,230	1,079	87.7%
Asian	2,713	1.3%	2,361	734	1,979	269.6%
Black or African American	62,434	29.5%	60,409	31,069	31,365	101.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	292	0.1%	257	85	207	243.5%
White	130,857	61.9%	124,912	47,421	83,436	175.9%
Information Not Available	12,751	6.0%	12,319	5,197	7,554	145.4%

Years of Age	211,356		202,587	85,736
Younger than 22	7,299	2.2%	7,137	2,846	4,453	156.5%
22-24	12,169	3.7%	11,683	5,072	7,097	139.9%
25-34	48,171	14.6%	45,981	20,620	27,551	133.6%
35-44	53,777	16.3%	51,404	22,101	31,676	143.3%
45-54	52,506	15.9%	50,412	20,647	31,859	154.3%
55-59	18,389	5.6%	17,732	7,123	11,266	158.2%
60-64	12,199	3.7%	11,695	4,541	7,658	168.6%
65 and older	6,846	2.1%	6,543	2,786	4,060	145.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	211,356		202,587	85,736
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	862	0.4%	828	461	401	87.0%
Mining	368	0.2%	435	104	264	253.8%
Utilities	124	0.1%	131	88	36	40.9%
Construction	28,396	13.4%	27,163	11,193	17,203	153.7%
Manufacturing	54,984	25.9%	50,937	16,959	38,025	224.2%
Wholesale Trade	8,924	4.2%	8,404	3,539	5,385	152.2%
Retail Trade	17,286	8.1%	16,513	7,069	10,217	144.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,403	3.0%	5,835	2,404	3,999	166.3%
Information	2,096	1.0%	1,972	1,098	998	90.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,647	1.7%	3,491	2,157	1,490	69.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,864	1.3%	2,778	1,263	1,601	126.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,098	4.3%	8,221	3,223	5,875	182.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	541	0.3%	494	289	252	87.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,351	10.1%	21,293	9,604	11,747	122.3%
Educational Services	1,554	0.7%	1,649	969	585	60.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,691	4.6%	9,203	6,210	3,481	56.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,184	1.0%	2,326	1,040	1,144	110.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,351	4.4%	9,285	5,179	4,172	80.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,033	1.4%	2,968	1,464	1,569	107.2%
Public Administration	1,688	0.8%	1,710	717	971	135.4%
Information Not Available	26,911	12.7%	26,951	10,706	16,205	151.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,528		10,870	5,305
Male	8,679	82.4%	9,030	4,388	4,291	97.8%
Female	1,841	17.5%	1,829	902	939	104.1%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	11	15	-7	-46.7%

Ethnicity	10,528		10,870	5,305
Hispanic or Latino	225	2.1%	245	136	89	65.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,088	95.8%	10,408	5,038	5,050	100.2%
Information Not Available	215	2.0%	217	131	84	64.1%

Race	10,528		10,870	5,305
American Indian or Alaskan Native	560	5.3%	588	365	195	53.4%
Asian	26	0.2%	26	11	15	136.4%
Black or African American	136	1.3%	138	47	89	189.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	13	5	13	260.0%
White	9,348	88.8%	9,643	4,610	4,738	102.8%
Information Not Available	440	4.2%	462	267	173	64.8%

Years of Age	10,528		10,870	5,305
Younger than 22	199	1.0%	198	82	117	142.7%
22-24	648	3.4%	673	307	341	111.1%
25-34	2,669	13.9%	2,729	1,190	1,479	124.3%
35-44	2,256	11.7%	2,264	1,048	1,208	115.3%
45-54	2,606	13.5%	2,722	1,357	1,249	92.0%
55-59	1,072	5.6%	1,141	561	511	91.1%
60-64	622	3.2%	643	384	238	62.0%
65 and older	431	2.2%	471	346	85	24.6%
Information Not Available	25	0.1%	29	30	-5	-16.7%

Industry	10,528		10,870	5,305
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	208	1.9%	217	169	39	23.1%
Mining	699	6.5%	669	303	396	130.7%
Utilities	22	0.2%	24	16	6	37.5%
Construction	3,374	31.4%	3,556	2,219	1,155	52.1%
Manufacturing	2,759	25.7%	2,986	522	2,237	428.5%
Wholesale Trade	376	3.5%	376	215	161	74.9%
Retail Trade	422	3.9%	410	229	193	84.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	324	3.0%	314	161	163	101.2%
Information	110	1.0%	98	49	61	124.5%
Finance and Insurance	105	1.0%	82	77	28	36.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	45	0.4%	42	14	31	221.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	268	2.5%	250	139	129	92.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	24	0.2%	25	17	7	41.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	397	3.7%	432	272	125	46.0%
Educational Services	2	0.0%	5	4	-2	-50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	183	1.7%	176	130	53	40.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	0.8%	75	32	51	159.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	180	1.7%	186	106	74	69.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	116	1.1%	102	49	67	136.7%
Public Administration	292	2.7%	309	235	57	24.3%
Information Not Available	539	5.0%	536	347	192	55.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,330		24,985	10,955
Male	16,188	61.5%	15,406	6,956	9,232	132.7%
Female	9,248	35.1%	8,648	3,626	5,622	155.0%
Information Not Available	894	3.4%	931	373	521	139.7%

Ethnicity	26,330		24,985	10,955
Hispanic or Latino	1,226	4.7%	1,212	533	693	130.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,817	79.1%	19,605	8,411	12,406	147.5%
Information Not Available	4,287	16.3%	4,168	2,011	2,276	113.2%

Race	26,330		24,985	10,955
American Indian or Alaskan Native	242	0.9%	249	104	138	132.7%
Asian	261	1.0%	234	88	173	196.6%
Black or African American	1,523	5.8%	1,449	619	904	146.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1%	31	12	23	191.7%
White	13,023	49.5%	12,298	5,137	7,886	153.5%
Information Not Available	11,246	42.7%	10,724	4,995	6,251	125.1%

Years of Age	26,330		24,985	10,955
Younger than 22	719	1.9%	638	279	440	157.7%
22-24	1,687	4.5%	1,569	603	1,084	179.8%
25-34	6,395	16.9%	6,099	2,564	3,831	149.4%
35-44	5,858	15.5%	5,555	2,505	3,353	133.9%
45-54	6,660	17.6%	6,361	2,857	3,803	133.1%
55-59	2,313	6.1%	2,183	1,001	1,312	131.1%
60-64	1,605	4.3%	1,513	628	977	155.6%
65 and older	1,093	2.9%	1,067	518	575	111.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,330		24,985	10,955
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	186	0.7%	190	84	102	121.4%
Mining	188	0.7%	206	130	58	44.6%
Utilities	29	0.1%	41	15	14	93.3%
Construction	4,524	17.1%	4,725	2,795	1,729	61.9%
Manufacturing	5,305	20.0%	4,716	1,432	3,873	270.5%
Wholesale Trade	923	3.5%	828	327	596	182.3%
Retail Trade	2,476	9.3%	2,350	902	1,574	174.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	923	3.5%	818	328	595	181.4%
Information	514	1.9%	455	175	339	193.7%
Finance and Insurance	861	3.2%	769	357	504	141.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	271	1.0%	265	152	119	78.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	900	3.4%	841	293	607	207.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	127	0.5%	109	39	88	225.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,928	11.0%	2,775	1,099	1,829	166.4%
Educational Services	324	1.2%	280	149	175	117.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,609	6.1%	1,526	722	887	122.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	241	0.9%	250	129	112	86.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,412	5.3%	1,275	536	876	163.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	432	1.6%	430	208	224	107.7%
Public Administration	560	2.1%	569	298	262	87.9%
Information Not Available	1,597	6.0%	1,567	785	812	103.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,270		22,670	10,756
Male	16,859	66.7%	15,302	7,420	9,439	127.2%
Female	8,411	33.3%	7,368	3,336	5,075	152.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	25,270		22,670	10,756
Hispanic or Latino	915	3.6%	813	359	556	154.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,015	71.3%	16,159	7,584	10,431	137.5%
Information Not Available	6,340	25.1%	5,698	2,813	3,527	125.4%

Race	25,270		22,670	10,756
American Indian or Alaskan Native	91	0.4%	68	49	42	85.7%
Asian	441	1.7%	350	93	348	374.2%
Black or African American	385	1.5%	355	159	226	142.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.1%	26	17	11	64.7%
White	22,802	90.2%	20,488	9,845	12,957	131.6%
Information Not Available	1,523	6.0%	1,383	593	930	156.8%

Years of Age	25,270		22,670	10,756
Younger than 22	641	1.4%	544	203	438	215.8%
22-24	1,471	3.2%	1,310	575	896	155.8%
25-34	5,316	11.5%	4,808	2,211	3,105	140.4%
35-44	5,409	11.7%	4,856	2,457	2,952	120.1%
45-54	6,724	14.6%	6,064	2,996	3,728	124.4%
55-59	2,699	5.8%	2,437	1,082	1,617	149.4%
60-64	1,923	4.2%	1,697	775	1,148	148.1%
65 and older	1,087	2.4%	954	457	630	137.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,270		22,670	10,756
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	106	0.4%	87	54	52	96.3%
Mining	110	0.4%	127	71	39	54.9%
Utilities	11	0.0%	12	7	4	57.1%
Construction	4,433	17.5%	4,133	2,604	1,829	70.2%
Manufacturing	5,176	20.4%	4,257	1,345	3,831	284.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,144	4.5%	977	445	699	157.1%
Retail Trade	2,891	11.4%	2,658	1,257	1,634	130.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	603	2.4%	537	228	375	164.5%
Information	313	1.2%	265	116	197	169.8%
Finance and Insurance	609	2.4%	556	249	360	144.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	338	1.3%	321	172	166	96.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,067	4.2%	839	344	723	210.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	66	0.3%	52	22	44	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,569	10.1%	2,447	1,294	1,275	98.5%
Educational Services	320	1.3%	289	131	189	144.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	926	3.6%	823	405	521	128.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	424	1.7%	407	225	199	88.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,147	4.5%	1,016	447	700	156.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	521	2.1%	486	248	273	110.1%
Public Administration	273	1.1%	269	136	137	100.7%
Information Not Available	2,223	8.8%	2,112	956	1,267	132.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	230,268		221,089	131,632
Male	142,684	62.0%	138,385	81,147	61,537	75.8%
Female	87,584	38.0%	82,704	50,485	37,099	73.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	230,268		221,089	131,632
Hispanic or Latino	47,324	20.6%	45,598	27,007	20,317	75.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	159,807	69.4%	154,200	94,500	65,307	69.1%
Information Not Available	23,137	10.0%	21,291	10,125	13,012	128.5%

Race	230,268		221,089	131,632
American Indian or Alaskan Native	860	0.4%	849	491	369	75.2%
Asian	8,592	3.7%	7,771	3,477	5,115	147.1%
Black or African American	37,340	16.2%	35,821	24,802	12,538	50.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,494	0.6%	1,386	964	530	55.0%
White	146,504	63.6%	141,428	81,799	64,705	79.1%
Information Not Available	35,478	15.4%	33,835	20,099	15,379	76.5%

Years of Age	230,268		221,089	131,632
Younger than 22	37,410	10.1%	35,523	17,924	19,486	108.7%
22-24	16,386	4.4%	15,804	9,714	6,672	68.7%
25-34	49,816	13.5%	47,999	29,534	20,282	68.7%
35-44	56,790	15.3%	54,868	32,913	23,877	72.5%
45-54	44,896	12.1%	43,251	25,658	19,238	75.0%
55-59	13,805	3.7%	13,012	8,277	5,528	66.8%
60-64	6,653	1.8%	6,242	4,260	2,393	56.2%
65 and older	4,512	1.2%	4,390	3,352	1,160	34.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	230,268		221,089	131,632
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,157	0.5%	1,284	962	195	20.3%
Mining	301	0.1%	333	150	151	100.7%
Utilities	193	0.1%	192	127	66	52.0%
Construction	30,183	13.0%	30,009	19,996	10,187	50.9%
Manufacturing	23,868	10.3%	21,449	10,264	13,604	132.5%
Wholesale Trade	13,048	5.6%	11,925	6,870	6,178	89.9%
Retail Trade	27,424	11.9%	25,526	14,673	12,751	86.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,615	4.2%	8,872	5,185	4,430	85.4%
Information	4,960	2.1%	4,550	2,349	2,611	111.2%
Finance and Insurance	8,786	3.8%	8,518	5,087	3,699	72.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,827	1.7%	3,652	2,484	1,343	54.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	13,966	6.0%	12,586	6,676	7,290	109.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,061	0.5%	987	428	633	147.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	26,555	11.5%	25,629	16,812	9,743	58.0%
Educational Services	2,932	1.3%	3,095	1,899	1,033	54.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,280	5.3%	11,735	9,014	3,266	36.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,848	2.1%	5,212	3,599	1,249	34.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,373	6.6%	14,657	9,503	5,870	61.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,002	2.2%	4,722	3,152	1,850	58.7%
Public Administration	2,430	1.1%	2,396	1,761	669	38.0%
Information Not Available	22,459	9.7%	23,760	10,641	11,818	111.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,115		24,119	12,330
Male	18,263	67.4%	15,897	7,460	10,803	144.8%
Female	8,852	32.6%	8,222	4,870	3,982	81.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,115		24,119	12,330
Hispanic or Latino	14,719	54.3%	13,126	7,182	7,537	104.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,345	38.2%	9,262	4,595	5,750	125.1%
Information Not Available	2,051	7.6%	1,731	553	1,498	270.9%

Race	27,115		24,119	12,330
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,283	8.4%	2,095	1,076	1,207	112.2%
Asian	330	1.2%	295	116	214	184.5%
Black or African American	717	2.6%	642	343	374	109.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	75	0.3%	61	29	46	158.6%
White	13,599	50.2%	11,718	6,114	7,485	122.4%
Information Not Available	10,111	37.3%	9,308	4,652	5,459	117.3%

Years of Age	27,115		24,119	12,330
Younger than 22	949	2.4%	844	432	517	119.7%
22-24	1,546	3.9%	1,375	703	843	119.9%
25-34	5,694	14.4%	5,065	2,589	3,105	119.9%
35-44	6,562	16.6%	5,837	2,983	3,579	120.0%
45-54	6,453	16.3%	5,740	2,935	3,518	119.9%
55-59	2,223	5.6%	1,978	1,011	1,212	119.9%
60-64	1,193	3.0%	1,061	543	650	119.7%
65 and older	841	2.1%	748	382	459	120.2%
Information Not Available	1,654	4.2%	1,471	752	902	119.9%

Industry	27,115		24,119	12,330
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,241	4.4%	1,146	973	268	27.5%
Mining	1,879	6.6%	1,012	158	1,721	1089.2%
Utilities	65	0.2%	70	72	-7	-9.7%
Construction	5,570	19.6%	5,170	2,468	3,102	125.7%
Manufacturing	3,297	11.6%	2,577	1,426	1,871	131.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,004	3.5%	852	374	630	168.4%
Retail Trade	2,890	10.2%	2,706	1,066	1,824	171.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	688	2.4%	602	285	403	141.4%
Information	1,037	3.7%	962	447	590	132.0%
Finance and Insurance	491	1.7%	477	261	230	88.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	465	1.6%	409	221	244	110.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,236	4.4%	1,161	810	426	52.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.1%	25	19	12	63.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,197	7.7%	2,135	943	1,254	133.0%
Educational Services	442	1.6%	447	241	201	83.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,592	5.6%	1,572	931	661	71.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	356	1.3%	340	238	118	49.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,316	4.6%	1,273	716	600	83.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	633	2.2%	537	260	373	143.5%
Public Administration	600	2.1%	556	351	249	70.9%
Information Not Available	85	0.3%	90	70	15	21.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	71,854		72,243	34,531
Male	45,910	63.9%	45,412	21,472	24,438	113.8%
Female	25,944	36.1%	26,830	13,056	12,888	98.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%

Ethnicity	71,854		72,243	34,531
Hispanic or Latino	17,121	23.8%	17,436	6,505	10,616	163.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,857	62.4%	44,858	21,998	22,859	103.9%
Information Not Available	9,876	13.7%	9,949	6,028	3,848	63.8%

Race	71,854		72,243	34,531
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,315	1.8%	1,342	674	641	95.1%
Asian	3,640	5.1%	3,621	1,398	2,242	160.4%
Black or African American	6,855	9.5%	6,884	3,625	3,230	89.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,334	1.9%	1,303	559	775	138.6%
White	46,440	64.6%	46,592	22,678	23,762	104.8%
Information Not Available	12,270	17.1%	12,501	5,597	6,673	119.2%

Years of Age	71,854		72,243	34,531
Younger than 22	2,657	2.3%	2,611	840	1,817	216.3%
22-24	4,455	3.9%	4,533	1,842	2,613	141.9%
25-34	17,046	14.9%	17,172	7,347	9,699	132.0%
35-44	17,090	15.0%	17,223	8,161	8,929	109.4%
45-54	17,119	15.0%	17,253	8,984	8,135	90.5%
55-59	6,119	5.4%	6,158	3,205	2,914	90.9%
60-64	4,155	3.6%	4,176	2,225	1,930	86.7%
65 and older	3,213	2.8%	3,116	1,878	1,335	71.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	49	-49	-100.0%

Industry	71,854		72,243	34,531
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	68	0.1%	72	36	32	88.9%
Mining	508	0.7%	513	165	343	207.9%
Utilities	61	0.1%	65	35	26	74.3%
Construction	18,170	25.3%	17,760	9,433	8,737	92.6%
Manufacturing	4,153	5.8%	3,940	1,669	2,484	148.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,223	3.1%	2,032	917	1,306	142.4%
Retail Trade	6,625	9.2%	6,583	2,789	3,836	137.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,569	3.6%	2,597	1,101	1,468	133.3%
Information	768	1.1%	745	362	406	112.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,321	1.8%	1,329	1,055	266	25.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,911	2.7%	1,917	946	965	102.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,883	4.0%	2,795	1,407	1,476	104.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	593	0.8%	584	163	430	263.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,870	10.9%	7,558	4,174	3,696	88.5%
Educational Services	493	0.7%	516	369	124	33.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,194	3.1%	2,190	1,221	973	79.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,589	2.2%	1,719	769	820	106.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,249	21.2%	16,539	4,793	10,456	218.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,433	2.0%	1,430	637	796	125.0%
Public Administration	676	0.9%	706	573	103	18.0%
Information Not Available	497	0.7%	653	1,917	-1,420	-74.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	398,202		374,776	210,687
Male	250,374	62.9%	237,945	134,111	116,263	86.7%
Female	147,828	37.1%	136,831	76,576	71,252	93.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	398,202		374,776	210,687
Hispanic or Latino	59,780	15.0%	57,046	31,619	28,161	89.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	267,724	67.2%	254,861	145,808	121,916	83.6%
Information Not Available	70,698	17.8%	62,869	33,260	37,438	112.6%

Race	398,202		374,776	210,687
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,300	0.6%	2,228	1,461	839	57.4%
Asian	13,587	3.4%	12,190	5,456	8,131	149.0%
Black or African American	51,947	13.0%	48,657	28,600	23,347	81.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	884	0.2%	830	329	555	168.7%
White	222,899	56.0%	213,387	122,731	100,168	81.6%
Information Not Available	106,585	26.8%	97,484	52,110	54,475	104.5%

Years of Age	398,202		374,776	210,687
Younger than 22	17,080	2.8%	16,030	8,774	8,306	94.7%
22-24	28,813	4.8%	27,138	14,444	14,369	99.5%
25-34	101,669	16.9%	95,958	51,775	49,894	96.4%
35-44	94,678	15.8%	89,632	52,465	42,213	80.5%
45-54	90,374	15.0%	84,885	48,246	42,128	87.3%
55-59	31,122	5.2%	29,108	16,476	14,646	88.9%
60-64	20,206	3.4%	18,676	10,251	9,955	97.1%
65 and older	14,260	2.4%	13,349	8,256	6,004	72.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	398,202		374,776	210,687
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,328	0.3%	1,390	1,000	328	32.8%
Mining	1,959	0.5%	2,103	1,338	621	46.4%
Utilities	211	0.1%	220	178	33	18.5%
Construction	63,465	15.9%	62,872	40,215	23,250	57.8%
Manufacturing	51,209	12.8%	44,561	20,529	30,680	149.4%
Wholesale Trade	18,773	4.7%	17,361	8,829	9,944	112.6%
Retail Trade	37,110	9.3%	34,404	18,003	19,107	106.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	13,324	3.3%	12,586	6,374	6,950	109.0%
Information	11,689	2.9%	10,771	5,671	6,018	106.1%
Finance and Insurance	22,818	5.7%	21,596	11,606	11,212	96.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	8,310	2.1%	7,755	4,389	3,921	89.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	28,536	7.1%	25,664	11,454	17,082	149.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,933	0.5%	1,807	748	1,185	158.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	45,236	11.3%	43,521	24,123	21,113	87.5%
Educational Services	7,170	1.8%	7,319	4,084	3,086	75.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,057	5.8%	20,784	14,300	8,757	61.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	12,831	3.2%	13,072	8,785	4,046	46.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	24,706	6.2%	23,635	13,254	11,452	86.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9,592	2.4%	9,159	5,585	4,007	71.7%
Public Administration	9,547	2.4%	9,441	6,986	2,561	36.7%
Information Not Available	5,398	1.4%	4,755	3,236	2,162	66.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	258,151		247,675	139,528
Male	181,338	70.2%	175,555	99,138	82,200	82.9%
Female	75,833	29.4%	71,240	39,788	36,045	90.6%
Information Not Available	980	0.4%	880	602	378	62.8%

Ethnicity	258,151		247,675	139,528
Hispanic or Latino	7,854	3.0%	7,702	4,395	3,459	78.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	234,876	91.0%	225,564	129,518	105,358	81.3%
Information Not Available	15,421	6.0%	14,409	5,615	9,806	174.6%

Race	258,151		247,675	139,528
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,091	0.4%	1,055	714	377	52.8%
Asian	1,589	0.6%	1,356	602	987	164.0%
Black or African American	30,877	12.0%	29,139	19,190	11,687	60.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	211	0.1%	195	129	82	63.6%
White	213,304	82.6%	205,388	113,278	100,026	88.3%
Information Not Available	11,079	4.3%	10,542	5,615	5,464	97.3%

Years of Age	258,151		247,675	139,528
Younger than 22	9,025	2.0%	8,671	4,341	4,684	107.9%
22-24	15,310	3.3%	14,612	7,524	7,786	103.5%
25-34	59,343	12.9%	57,505	32,310	27,033	83.7%
35-44	64,695	14.1%	62,489	37,316	27,379	73.4%
45-54	68,289	14.9%	65,409	37,206	31,083	83.5%
55-59	23,522	5.1%	22,353	11,989	11,533	96.2%
60-64	12,874	2.8%	12,001	6,132	6,742	109.9%
65 and older	5,093	1.1%	4,635	2,710	2,383	87.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	258,151		247,675	139,528
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	927	0.4%	1,089	869	58	6.7%
Mining	1,155	0.4%	1,188	990	165	16.7%
Utilities	228	0.1%	205	242	-14	-5.8%
Construction	46,641	18.0%	48,971	38,543	8,098	21.0%
Manufacturing	85,194	32.9%	78,542	31,638	53,556	169.3%
Wholesale Trade	11,763	4.5%	10,567	4,533	7,230	159.5%
Retail Trade	11,381	4.4%	11,147	6,709	4,672	69.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	12,411	4.8%	11,667	5,592	6,819	121.9%
Information	2,939	1.1%	2,785	1,225	1,714	139.9%
Finance and Insurance	4,391	1.7%	4,092	3,465	926	26.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,879	1.1%	2,768	1,599	1,280	80.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,911	3.8%	9,050	4,001	5,910	147.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,429	0.9%	2,268	470	1,959	416.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	31,681	12.2%	30,469	17,404	14,277	82.0%
Educational Services	2,137	0.8%	2,141	1,494	643	43.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,897	3.4%	8,206	6,376	2,521	39.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,045	1.2%	3,405	2,378	667	28.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,135	2.8%	6,814	4,376	2,759	63.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,316	1.7%	4,107	2,566	1,750	68.2%
Public Administration	1,957	0.8%	1,828	1,166	791	67.8%
Information Not Available	6,734	2.6%	6,366	3,892	2,842	73.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,663		40,937	13,828
Male	28,448	63.7%	25,297	7,271	21,177	291.3%
Female	16,145	36.1%	15,573	6,532	9,613	147.2%
Information Not Available	70	0.2%	67	25	45	180.0%

Ethnicity	44,663		40,937	13,828
Hispanic or Latino	3,799	8.5%	3,479	993	2,806	282.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,864	91.5%	37,458	12,835	28,029	218.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	44,663		40,937	13,828
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,130	9.2%	3,844	1,231	2,899	235.5%
Asian	439	1.0%	378	95	344	362.1%
Black or African American	5,580	12.5%	5,200	2,203	3,377	153.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64	0.1%	50	10	54	540.0%
White	29,130	65.2%	26,511	8,728	20,402	233.8%
Information Not Available	5,320	11.9%	4,954	1,561	3,759	240.8%

Years of Age	44,663		40,937	13,828
Younger than 22	1,065	1.5%	934	226	839	371.2%
22-24	2,566	3.6%	2,275	697	1,869	268.1%
25-34	11,096	15.6%	10,026	3,280	7,816	238.3%
35-44	10,593	14.8%	9,627	3,477	7,116	204.7%
45-54	11,486	16.1%	10,584	3,681	7,805	212.0%
55-59	3,820	5.4%	3,613	1,199	2,621	218.6%
60-64	2,445	3.4%	2,287	764	1,681	220.0%
65 and older	1,592	2.2%	1,591	504	1,088	215.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	44,663		40,937	13,828
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	104	0.2%	93	36	68	188.9%
Mining	3,306	7.4%	2,635	460	2,846	618.7%
Utilities	438	1.0%	384	51	387	758.8%
Construction	4,737	10.6%	4,509	1,203	3,534	293.8%
Manufacturing	9,639	21.5%	8,056	1,903	7,736	406.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,776	4.0%	1,578	541	1,235	228.3%
Retail Trade	3,285	7.3%	3,164	1,263	2,022	160.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,287	2.9%	1,201	400	887	221.8%
Information	1,073	2.4%	1,085	386	687	178.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,009	2.3%	1,026	617	392	63.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	825	1.8%	833	323	502	155.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,055	4.6%	1,930	723	1,332	184.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	209	0.5%	247	35	174	497.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,419	12.1%	5,025	1,818	3,601	198.1%
Educational Services	576	1.3%	551	225	351	156.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,495	5.6%	2,430	1,265	1,230	97.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	532	1.2%	574	235	297	126.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,356	3.0%	1,328	656	700	106.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,176	2.6%	1,151	501	675	134.7%
Public Administration	1,123	2.5%	1,122	616	507	82.3%
Information Not Available	2,243	5.0%	2,015	571	1,672	292.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	130,374		125,630	57,761
Male	88,877	68.2%	85,697	37,733	51,144	135.5%
Female	41,487	31.8%	39,924	20,013	21,474	107.3%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	15	-5	-33.3%

Ethnicity	130,374		125,630	57,761
Hispanic or Latino	12,619	9.7%	12,440	5,474	7,145	130.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	102,651	78.7%	98,873	43,086	59,565	138.2%
Information Not Available	15,104	11.6%	14,317	9,201	5,903	64.2%

Race	130,374		125,630	57,761
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,341	1.0%	1,236	540	801	148.3%
Asian	2,095	1.6%	1,811	638	1,457	228.4%
Black or African American	1,494	1.1%	1,351	547	947	173.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	894	0.7%	844	284	610	214.8%
White	64,700	49.6%	61,150	25,122	39,578	157.5%
Information Not Available	59,850	45.9%	59,238	30,630	29,220	95.4%

Years of Age	130,374		125,630	57,761
Younger than 22	4,133	2.2%	3,938	1,508	2,625	174.1%
22-24	8,323	4.4%	8,110	3,470	4,853	139.9%
25-34	32,608	17.4%	31,465	13,750	18,858	137.1%
35-44	29,771	15.9%	28,844	13,707	16,064	117.2%
45-54	31,234	16.7%	30,094	14,624	16,610	113.6%
55-59	12,494	6.7%	11,919	5,558	6,936	124.8%
60-64	7,772	4.1%	7,280	3,353	4,419	131.8%
65 and older	4,039	2.2%	3,980	1,791	2,248	125.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	130,374		125,630	57,761
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,782	3.5%	4,645	2,433	2,349	96.5%
Mining	781	0.6%	828	366	415	113.4%
Utilities	100	0.1%	93	71	29	40.8%
Construction	22,392	16.6%	22,137	11,409	10,983	96.3%
Manufacturing	29,698	22.0%	27,897	9,880	19,818	200.6%
Wholesale Trade	5,505	4.1%	5,084	1,993	3,512	176.2%
Retail Trade	13,683	10.1%	13,414	6,205	7,478	120.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,393	3.3%	4,057	1,809	2,584	142.8%
Information	2,315	1.7%	2,222	914	1,401	153.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,674	2.0%	2,558	1,823	851	46.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,863	1.4%	1,812	947	916	96.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,267	3.2%	3,965	1,476	2,791	189.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	360	0.3%	335	137	223	162.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,633	8.6%	11,364	5,349	6,284	117.5%
Educational Services	1,264	0.9%	1,286	656	608	92.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,153	4.6%	5,853	3,371	2,782	82.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,320	1.0%	1,441	659	661	100.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,978	5.9%	8,092	3,627	4,351	120.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,982	2.2%	2,856	1,243	1,739	139.9%
Public Administration	1,877	1.4%	1,877	1,051	826	78.6%
Information Not Available	4,354	3.2%	3,814	2,342	2,012	85.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	387,557		371,104	210,883
Male	260,237	67.1%	251,155	140,698	119,539	85.0%
Female	127,320	32.9%	119,949	70,185	57,135	81.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	387,557		371,104	210,883
Hispanic or Latino	16,128	4.2%	15,527	9,321	6,807	73.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	364,976	94.2%	348,493	191,692	173,284	90.4%
Information Not Available	6,451	1.7%	7,084	9,870	-3,419	-34.6%

Race	387,557		371,104	210,883
American Indian or Alaskan Native	379	0.1%	970	0	379	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	40,511	10.5%	39,013	23,578	16,933	71.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	318,204	82.1%	304,142	165,811	152,393	91.9%
Information Not Available	28,462	7.3%	26,979	21,494	6,968	32.4%

Years of Age	387,557		371,104	210,883
Younger than 22	20,682	3.0%	18,245	25,113	-4,431	-17.6%
22-24	14,326	2.1%	14,557	13,050	1,276	9.8%
25-34	81,496	11.9%	82,101	47,155	34,341	72.8%
35-44	88,232	12.9%	85,401	56,477	31,755	56.2%
45-54	100,377	14.7%	95,589	37,286	63,091	169.2%
55-59	34,344	5.0%	33,578	8,992	25,352	281.9%
60-64	23,623	3.5%	19,894	3,948	19,675	498.4%
65 and older	15,654	2.3%	13,878	1,097	14,557	1327.0%
Information Not Available	8,823	1.3%	7,861	17,765	-8,942	-50.3%

Industry	387,557		371,104	210,883
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,992	0.5%	2,232	1,206	786	65.2%
Mining	2,467	0.6%	2,135	2,303	164	7.1%
Utilities	569	0.1%	194	0	569	0.0%
Construction	76,563	19.7%	76,375	45,510	31,053	68.2%
Manufacturing	88,517	22.7%	76,667	31,583	56,934	180.3%
Wholesale Trade	14,516	3.7%	14,460	7,896	6,620	83.8%
Retail Trade	31,593	8.1%	30,181	18,423	13,170	71.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	18,216	4.7%	16,013	7,018	11,198	159.6%
Information	5,692	1.5%	4,464	2,632	3,060	116.3%
Finance and Insurance	7,400	1.9%	6,987	4,935	2,465	49.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,131	0.8%	2,620	1,535	1,596	104.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,610	3.8%	12,228	7,896	6,714	85.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	474	0.1%	388	3,071	-2,597	-84.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	38,139	9.8%	36,295	18,972	19,167	101.0%
Educational Services	4,364	1.1%	4,076	2,413	1,951	80.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	20,303	5.2%	21,738	10,747	9,556	88.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,962	2.6%	12,519	6,360	3,602	56.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	19,544	5.0%	20,865	10,528	9,016	85.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,356	1.6%	6,502	5,154	1,202	23.3%
Public Administration	2,751	0.7%	1,844	1,426	1,325	92.9%
Information Not Available	20,398	5.2%	22,321	21,275	-877	-4.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,894		45,835	35,195
Male	29,158	58.4%	26,399	20,207	8,951	44.3%
Female	20,736	41.6%	19,436	14,988	5,748	38.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	49,894		45,835	35,195
Hispanic or Latino	48,978	98.2%	44,972	33,922	15,056	44.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	331	0.7%	291	817	-486	-59.5%
Information Not Available	585	1.2%	572	456	129	28.3%

Race	49,894		45,835	35,195
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,501	5.0%	2,308	781	1,720	220.2%
Asian	53	0.1%	76	71	-18	-25.4%
Black or African American	1,635	3.3%	1,524	3,166	-1,531	-48.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	79	0.2%	82	84	-5	-6.0%
White	9,769	19.6%	8,567	6,883	2,886	41.9%
Information Not Available	35,857	71.9%	33,278	24,210	11,647	48.1%

Years of Age	49,894		45,835	35,195
Younger than 22	2,585	4.5%	2,397	2,187	398	18.2%
22-24	4,767	8.2%	4,362	3,571	1,196	33.5%
25-34	16,269	28.1%	15,116	11,490	4,779	41.6%
35-44	11,975	20.7%	10,887	8,417	3,558	42.3%
45-54	8,937	15.4%	8,184	6,017	2,920	48.5%
55-59	2,964	5.1%	2,694	1,940	1,024	52.8%
60-64	1,687	2.9%	1,553	1,136	551	48.5%
65 and older	710	1.2%	642	437	273	62.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	49,894		45,835	35,195
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	97	0.2%	76	39	58	148.7%
Utilities	1,049	2.1%	954	987	62	6.3%
Construction	7,055	14.1%	6,585	5,273	1,782	33.8%
Manufacturing	7,051	14.1%	5,629	5,031	2,020	40.2%
Wholesale Trade	8,159	16.4%	7,575	7,246	913	12.6%
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	1,409	2.8%	1,383	1,072	337	31.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Educational Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,771	21.6%	10,200	8,964	1,807	20.2%
Public Administration	5,832	11.7%	5,857	1,340	4,492	335.2%
Information Not Available	8,471	17.0%	7,576	5,243	3,228	61.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,033		29,062	18,671
Male	22,039	64.8%	18,883	12,147	9,892	81.4%
Female	11,994	35.2%	10,179	6,524	5,470	83.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	34,033		29,062	18,671
Hispanic or Latino	4,461	13.1%	3,925	2,867	1,594	55.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,839	58.3%	17,003	11,136	8,703	78.2%
Information Not Available	9,733	28.6%	8,134	4,668	5,065	108.5%

Race	34,033		29,062	18,671
American Indian or Alaskan Native	191	0.6%	145	98	93	94.9%
Asian	539	1.6%	446	250	289	115.6%
Black or African American	1,362	4.0%	1,110	672	690	102.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	126	0.4%	111	62	64	103.2%
White	24,665	72.5%	21,163	13,435	11,230	83.6%
Information Not Available	7,150	21.0%	6,087	4,154	2,996	72.1%

Years of Age	34,033		29,062	18,671
Younger than 22	1,111	2.0%	942	695	416	59.9%
22-24	1,908	3.4%	1,677	1,177	731	62.1%
25-34	7,315	13.0%	6,363	4,199	3,116	74.2%
35-44	7,943	14.1%	6,834	4,751	3,192	67.2%
45-54	8,650	15.3%	7,331	4,463	4,187	93.8%
55-59	3,248	5.8%	2,790	1,513	1,735	114.7%
60-64	2,281	4.0%	1,830	1,036	1,245	120.2%
65 and older	1,577	2.8%	1,295	837	740	88.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	34,033		29,062	18,671
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	278	0.8%	280	209	69	33.0%
Mining	128	0.4%	111	82	46	56.1%
Utilities	26	0.1%	26	28	-2	-7.1%
Construction	6,730	19.6%	5,750	4,287	2,443	57.0%
Manufacturing	6,622	19.3%	5,369	2,390	4,232	177.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,363	4.0%	1,041	695	668	96.1%
Retail Trade	2,694	7.9%	2,304	1,626	1,068	65.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	944	2.8%	826	486	458	94.2%
Information	522	1.5%	458	166	356	214.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,436	4.2%	1,166	862	574	66.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	570	1.7%	494	305	265	86.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,221	3.6%	994	595	626	105.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	222	0.6%	191	35	187	534.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,071	11.9%	3,542	2,638	1,433	54.3%
Educational Services	320	0.9%	266	170	150	88.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,585	4.6%	1,380	1,013	572	56.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,054	3.1%	1,045	674	380	56.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,575	7.5%	2,319	1,341	1,234	92.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	876	2.6%	754	533	343	64.4%
Public Administration	176	0.5%	154	105	71	67.6%
Information Not Available	620	1.8%	592	431	189	43.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	103,443		101,111	45,640
Male	61,178	59.1%	59,469	24,589	36,589	148.8%
Female	42,265	40.9%	41,642	21,051	21,214	100.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	103,443		101,111	45,640
Hispanic or Latino	2,549	2.5%	2,521	947	1,602	169.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	86,585	83.7%	85,144	39,557	47,028	118.9%
Information Not Available	14,309	13.8%	13,446	5,136	9,173	178.6%

Race	103,443		101,111	45,640
American Indian or Alaskan Native	736	0.7%	796	376	360	95.7%
Asian	698	0.7%	670	231	467	202.2%
Black or African American	42,800	41.4%	41,850	21,995	20,805	94.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	287	0.3%	308	97	190	195.9%
White	57,077	55.2%	55,653	22,161	34,916	157.6%
Information Not Available	1,845	1.8%	1,834	780	1,065	136.5%

Years of Age	103,443		101,111	45,640
Younger than 22	2,995	1.9%	2,861	1,322	1,673	126.6%
22-24	3,712	2.4%	3,667	1,617	2,095	129.6%
25-34	22,259	14.4%	21,880	10,162	12,097	119.0%
35-44	21,132	13.7%	20,677	9,822	11,310	115.1%
45-54	21,724	14.1%	21,349	10,187	11,537	113.3%
55-59	8,418	5.5%	8,300	3,735	4,683	125.4%
60-64	6,196	4.0%	6,078	2,581	3,615	140.1%
65 and older	3,944	2.6%	3,857	1,554	2,390	153.8%
Information Not Available	13,063	8.5%	12,442	4,660	8,403	180.3%

Industry	103,443		101,111	45,640
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	552	0.5%	583	343	209	60.9%
Mining	166	0.2%	177	50	116	232.0%
Utilities	99	0.1%	101	52	47	90.4%
Construction	11,678	11.2%	11,556	5,928	5,750	97.0%
Manufacturing	24,094	23.2%	22,177	8,516	15,578	182.9%
Wholesale Trade	4,933	4.7%	4,379	2,126	2,807	132.0%
Retail Trade	9,888	9.5%	9,708	4,734	5,154	108.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,202	3.1%	3,209	1,240	1,962	158.2%
Information	1,037	1.0%	1,027	530	507	95.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,796	1.7%	1,685	1,219	577	47.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,061	2.0%	2,125	833	1,228	147.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,726	3.6%	3,605	1,358	2,368	174.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	246	0.2%	228	105	141	134.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,153	12.6%	13,178	6,286	6,867	109.2%
Educational Services	945	0.9%	976	431	514	119.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,882	3.7%	3,795	2,277	1,605	70.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,197	1.2%	1,359	495	702	141.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,665	7.4%	7,993	4,229	3,436	81.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,098	2.0%	2,091	898	1,200	133.6%
Public Administration	1,216	1.2%	1,200	560	656	117.1%
Information Not Available	9,809	9.4%	9,959	3,430	6,379	186.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,742		7,092	3,160
Male	5,807	75.0%	5,399	2,374	3,433	144.6%
Female	1,935	25.0%	1,693	786	1,149	146.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,742		7,092	3,160
Hispanic or Latino	205	2.6%	189	79	126	159.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,109	91.8%	6,511	2,872	4,237	147.5%
Information Not Available	428	5.5%	392	209	219	104.8%

Race	7,742		7,092	3,160
American Indian or Alaskan Native	631	8.2%	604	307	324	105.5%
Asian	18	0.2%	6	4	14	350.0%
Black or African American	175	2.3%	168	62	113	182.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
White	6,403	82.7%	5,834	2,549	3,854	151.2%
Information Not Available	515	6.7%	480	237	278	117.3%

Years of Age	7,742		7,092	3,160
Younger than 22	176	1.3%	170	64	112	175.0%
22-24	423	3.1%	378	172	251	145.9%
25-34	1,824	13.4%	1,664	785	1,039	132.4%
35-44	1,577	11.6%	1,491	762	815	107.0%
45-54	2,109	15.5%	1,893	836	1,273	152.3%
55-59	806	5.9%	726	375	431	114.9%
60-64	528	3.9%	481	166	362	218.1%
65 and older	299	2.2%	289	0	299	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,742		7,092	3,160
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	61	0.8%	68	23	38	165.2%
Mining	156	2.0%	156	96	60	62.5%
Utilities	14	0.2%	9	15	-1	-6.7%
Construction	2,199	28.2%	2,269	1,276	923	72.3%
Manufacturing	1,974	25.3%	1,571	392	1,582	403.6%
Wholesale Trade	253	3.2%	228	89	164	184.3%
Retail Trade	563	7.2%	509	186	377	202.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	305	3.9%	264	103	202	196.1%
Information	76	1.0%	74	29	47	162.1%
Finance and Insurance	166	2.1%	159	70	96	137.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	65	0.8%	53	25	40	160.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	145	1.9%	124	63	82	130.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.3%	18	1	19	1900.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	395	5.1%	374	157	238	151.6%
Educational Services	98	1.3%	93	42	56	133.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	216	2.8%	169	99	117	118.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	89	1.1%	93	48	41	85.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	458	5.9%	396	153	305	199.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	107	1.4%	96	46	61	132.6%
Public Administration	195	2.5%	215	142	53	37.3%
Information Not Available	187	2.4%	154	105	82	78.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	116,148		111,130	46,353
Male	69,083	59.5%	66,396	26,504	42,579	160.7%
Female	47,065	40.5%	44,734	19,849	27,216	137.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	116,148		111,130	46,353
Hispanic or Latino	1,870	1.6%	1,617	644	1,226	190.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	114,278	98.4%	109,513	45,709	68,569	150.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	116,148		111,130	46,353
American Indian or Alaskan Native	304	0.3%	279	117	187	159.8%
Asian	569	0.5%	1,003	525	44	8.4%
Black or African American	26,043	22.4%	25,975	11,741	14,302	121.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	917	0.8%	799	275	642	233.5%
White	86,857	74.8%	81,722	33,193	53,664	161.7%
Information Not Available	1,458	1.3%	1,352	502	956	190.4%

Years of Age	116,148		111,130	46,353
Younger than 22	2,308	1.2%	2,086	997	1,311	131.5%
22-24	5,233	2.7%	4,897	1,986	3,247	163.5%
25-34	23,625	12.2%	22,686	9,539	14,086	147.7%
35-44	26,422	13.6%	25,476	10,904	15,518	142.3%
45-54	30,342	15.6%	28,657	11,904	18,438	154.9%
55-59	11,918	6.1%	11,422	4,493	7,425	165.3%
60-64	8,979	4.6%	8,650	3,436	5,543	161.3%
65 and older	6,746	3.5%	6,693	2,971	3,775	127.1%
Information Not Available	575	0.3%	563	123	452	367.5%

Industry	116,148		111,130	46,353
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	442	0.4%	516	342	100	29.2%
Mining	592	0.5%	589	146	446	305.5%
Utilities	100	0.1%	98	56	44	78.6%
Construction	12,989	11.1%	13,105	6,329	6,660	105.2%
Manufacturing	33,096	28.4%	31,594	10,285	22,811	221.8%
Wholesale Trade	7,939	6.8%	5,782	2,095	5,844	278.9%
Retail Trade	10,886	9.3%	10,060	4,205	6,681	158.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,649	4.0%	4,381	1,935	2,714	140.3%
Information	1,713	1.5%	1,606	547	1,166	213.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,609	2.2%	2,436	1,199	1,410	117.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,693	1.5%	1,591	723	970	134.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,334	2.9%	3,159	1,312	2,022	154.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	375	0.3%	368	124	251	202.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,898	12.8%	14,175	5,978	8,920	149.2%
Educational Services	1,603	1.4%	1,533	561	1,042	185.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,257	4.5%	4,923	2,500	2,757	110.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,634	1.4%	1,823	1,197	437	36.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,915	5.1%	5,866	3,063	2,852	93.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,707	2.3%	2,697	1,161	1,546	133.2%
Public Administration	1,901	1.6%	1,849	906	995	109.8%
Information Not Available	1,816	1.6%	2,979	1,689	127	7.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	239,150		208,291	99,903
Male	146,875	61.4%	124,723	52,578	94,297	179.3%
Female	92,275	38.6%	83,568	47,308	44,967	95.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	17	-17	-100.0%

Ethnicity	239,150		208,291	99,903
Hispanic or Latino	71,849	30.0%	62,043	30,028	41,821	139.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	145,912	61.0%	127,066	62,697	83,215	132.7%
Information Not Available	21,389	8.9%	19,182	7,178	14,211	198.0%

Race	239,150		208,291	99,903
American Indian or Alaskan Native	967	0.4%	861	442	525	118.8%
Asian	6,486	2.7%	5,163	1,747	4,739	271.3%
Black or African American	43,077	18.0%	39,131	22,914	20,163	88.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	2,586	-2,586	-100.0%
White	95,090	39.8%	81,667	37,189	57,901	155.7%
Information Not Available	93,530	39.1%	81,469	35,025	58,505	167.0%

Years of Age	239,150		208,291	99,903
Younger than 22	6,237	1.9%	5,382	2,301	3,936	171.1%
22-24	12,468	3.9%	10,354	4,680	7,788	166.4%
25-34	59,263	18.4%	50,871	23,620	35,643	150.9%
35-44	62,471	19.4%	55,120	27,658	34,813	125.9%
45-54	60,378	18.7%	53,042	25,535	34,843	136.5%
55-59	20,417	6.3%	17,842	8,430	11,987	142.2%
60-64	11,959	3.7%	10,336	5,043	6,916	137.1%
65 and older	5,957	1.8%	5,344	2,617	3,340	127.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	19	-19	-100.0%

Industry	239,150		208,291	99,903
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,458	0.6%	1,386	897	561	62.5%
Mining	12,681	5.3%	8,226	1,285	11,396	886.8%
Utilities	467	0.2%	386	214	253	118.2%
Construction	32,214	13.4%	27,232	11,430	20,784	181.8%
Manufacturing	35,167	14.6%	28,934	10,333	24,834	240.3%
Wholesale Trade	15,497	6.4%	13,354	6,196	9,301	150.1%
Retail Trade	18,027	7.5%	16,311	7,926	10,101	127.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	10,383	4.3%	8,881	4,051	6,332	156.3%
Information	6,327	2.6%	5,768	2,822	3,505	124.2%
Finance and Insurance	11,186	4.6%	10,286	6,349	4,837	76.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5,274	2.2%	4,719	2,350	2,924	124.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	19,015	7.9%	16,451	6,552	12,463	190.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,148	0.5%	939	414	734	177.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	30,889	12.8%	27,653	12,412	18,477	148.9%
Educational Services	3,542	1.5%	3,523	1,873	1,669	89.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,677	4.9%	10,907	7,594	4,083	53.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,057	0.4%	1,144	571	486	85.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,363	2.6%	6,154	3,496	2,867	82.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,580	1.9%	4,095	2,077	2,503	120.5%
Public Administration	1,780	0.7%	1,697	1,203	577	48.0%
Information Not Available	10,418	4.3%	10,245	9,858	560	5.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,584		41,584	14,804
Male	29,250	70.3%	29,250	10,085	19,165	190.0%
Female	11,975	28.8%	11,975	4,446	7,529	169.3%
Information Not Available	359	0.9%	359	273	86	31.5%

Ethnicity	41,584		41,584	14,804
Hispanic or Latino	4,276	10.3%	4,276	1,679	2,597	154.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,559	63.9%	26,559	10,354	16,205	156.5%
Information Not Available	10,749	25.8%	10,749	2,771	7,978	287.9%

Race	41,584		41,584	14,804
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,173	2.8%	1,173	547	626	114.4%
Asian	564	1.4%	564	164	400	243.9%
Black or African American	581	1.4%	581	259	322	124.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	472	1.1%	472	170	302	177.6%
White	26,375	63.4%	26,375	10,274	16,101	156.7%
Information Not Available	12,419	29.9%	12,419	3,390	9,029	266.3%

Years of Age	41,584		41,584	14,804
Younger than 22	2,516	3.8%	2,516	707	1,809	255.9%
22-24	3,593	5.4%	3,593	1,098	2,495	227.2%
25-34	12,630	19.0%	12,630	4,292	8,338	194.3%
35-44	9,147	13.8%	9,147	3,423	5,724	167.2%
45-54	8,691	13.1%	8,691	3,408	5,283	155.0%
55-59	2,868	4.3%	2,868	1,092	1,776	162.6%
60-64	1,547	2.3%	1,547	585	962	164.4%
65 and older	591	0.9%	591	199	392	197.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Industry	41,584		41,584	14,804
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	132	0.3%	132	63	69	109.5%
Mining	990	2.4%	990	113	877	776.1%
Utilities	43	0.1%	43	18	25	138.9%
Construction	10,115	24.2%	10,115	4,150	5,965	143.7%
Manufacturing	6,303	15.1%	6,303	1,956	4,347	222.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,335	3.2%	1,335	415	920	221.7%
Retail Trade	3,917	9.4%	3,917	1,195	2,722	227.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,597	3.8%	1,597	596	1,001	168.0%
Information	828	2.0%	828	307	521	169.7%
Finance and Insurance	944	2.3%	944	484	460	95.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	544	1.3%	544	205	339	165.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,137	5.1%	2,137	652	1,485	227.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	85	0.2%	85	68	17	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,610	13.4%	5,610	2,092	3,518	168.2%
Educational Services	630	1.5%	630	234	396	169.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,086	2.6%	1,086	496	590	119.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	436	1.0%	436	99	337	340.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,727	4.1%	1,727	592	1,135	191.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	694	1.7%	694	156	538	344.9%
Public Administration	622	1.5%	622	296	326	110.1%
Information Not Available	1,809	4.3%	1,809	617	1,192	193.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	103,462		97,951	46,148
Male	65,196	63.0%	61,586	26,940	38,256	142.0%
Female	38,260	37.0%	36,359	19,204	19,056	99.2%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	6	4	2	50.0%

Ethnicity	103,462		97,951	46,148
Hispanic or Latino	4,874	4.7%	4,717	1,896	2,978	157.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	94,514	91.4%	89,516	42,112	52,402	124.4%
Information Not Available	4,074	3.9%	3,718	2,140	1,934	90.4%

Race	103,462		97,951	46,148
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5,362	5.2%	5,199	2,114	3,248	153.6%
Asian	2,298	2.2%	2,075	956	1,342	140.4%
Black or African American	33,981	32.8%	32,527	17,932	16,049	89.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	57,747	55.8%	54,432	23,006	34,741	151.0%
Information Not Available	4,074	3.9%	3,718	2,140	1,934	90.4%

Years of Age	103,462		97,951	46,148
Younger than 22	2,030	1.3%	2,001	896	1,134	126.6%
22-24	5,121	3.3%	4,878	2,186	2,935	134.3%
25-34	24,030	15.5%	22,506	10,567	13,463	127.4%
35-44	25,173	16.3%	23,870	11,404	13,769	120.7%
45-54	27,607	17.8%	26,179	12,571	15,036	119.6%
55-59	9,978	6.4%	9,333	4,338	5,640	130.0%
60-64	6,448	4.2%	6,122	2,836	3,612	127.4%
65 and older	3,074	2.0%	3,062	1,350	1,724	127.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	103,462		97,951	46,148
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	106	0.1%	108	122	-16	-13.1%
Mining	455	0.4%	270	100	355	355.0%
Utilities	18	0.0%	17	28	-10	-35.7%
Construction	6,823	6.6%	6,764	4,833	1,990	41.2%
Manufacturing	10,293	9.9%	8,724	4,948	5,345	108.0%
Wholesale Trade	954	0.9%	822	874	80	9.2%
Retail Trade	2,462	2.4%	2,239	2,357	105	4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,576	1.5%	1,418	1,316	260	19.8%
Information	485	0.5%	509	554	-69	-12.5%
Finance and Insurance	481	0.5%	440	767	-286	-37.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	442	0.4%	415	393	49	12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,494	1.4%	1,392	1,469	25	1.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	107	0.1%	94	79	28	35.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,799	3.7%	3,869	3,036	763	25.1%
Educational Services	154	0.1%	164	151	3	2.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,031	1.0%	915	1,095	-64	-5.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	321	0.3%	450	227	94	41.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,196	2.1%	1,907	1,618	578	35.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	610	0.6%	681	544	66	12.1%
Public Administration	5,102	4.9%	4,729	2,188	2,914	133.2%
Information Not Available	64,553	62.3%	62,024	19,449	45,104	231.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	609		577	351
Male	364	59.8%	334	252	112	44.4%
Female	245	40.2%	243	99	146	147.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	609		577	351
Hispanic or Latino	135	22.2%	119	90	45	50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	462	75.9%	447	254	208	81.9%
Information Not Available	12	2.0%	11	7	5	71.4%

Race	609		577	351
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0.3%	1	0	2	0.0%
Asian	6	1.0%	12	9	-3	-33.3%
Black or African American	414	68.0%	394	226	188	83.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	1.6%	9	6	4	66.7%
White	40	6.6%	40	19	21	110.5%
Information Not Available	137	22.5%	121	91	46	50.5%

Years of Age	609		577	351
Younger than 22	19	3.1%	23	5	14	280.0%
22-24	52	8.5%	51	22	30	136.4%
25-34	129	21.0%	124	82	47	57.3%
35-44	148	24.1%	142	97	51	52.6%
45-54	133	21.7%	115	81	52	64.2%
55-59	53	8.6%	49	35	18	51.4%
60-64	36	5.9%	35	18	18	100.0%
65 and older	37	6.0%	36	11	26	236.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.3%	2	0	2	0.0%

Industry	609		577	351
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1	0.2%	0	0	1	0.0%
Mining	1	0.2%	2	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.3%	1	3	-1	-33.3%
Construction	155	25.4%	135	168	-13	-7.7%
Manufacturing	18	3.0%	16	13	5	38.5%
Wholesale Trade	14	2.3%	13	2	12	600.0%
Retail Trade	71	11.6%	60	28	43	153.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	11	1.8%	8	1	10	1000.0%
Information	5	0.8%	3	3	2	66.7%
Finance and Insurance	7	1.1%	7	0	7	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	14	2.3%	16	11	3	27.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	22	3.6%	20	7	15	214.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	3.1%	19	6	13	216.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	52	8.5%	50	15	37	246.7%
Educational Services	4	0.7%	4	5	-1	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18	3.0%	17	8	10	125.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	1.0%	6	2	4	200.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	74	12.1%	73	19	55	289.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	76	12.5%	90	37	39	105.4%
Public Administration	2	0.3%	2	7	-5	-71.4%
Information Not Available	37	6.1%	35	16	21	131.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,537		15,207	8,744
Male	11,565	69.9%	10,705	6,492	5,073	78.1%
Female	4,972	30.1%	4,502	2,252	2,720	120.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,537		15,207	8,744
Hispanic or Latino	24	0.1%	22	17	7	41.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,542	27.5%	4,230	2,826	1,716	60.7%
Information Not Available	11,971	72.4%	10,955	5,901	6,070	102.9%

Race	16,537		15,207	8,744
American Indian or Alaskan Native	27	0.2%	25	11	16	145.5%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	71	0.4%	64	45	26	57.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1%	18	7	8	114.3%
White	4,453	26.9%	4,145	2,780	1,673	60.2%
Information Not Available	11,971	72.4%	10,955	5,901	6,070	102.9%

Years of Age	16,537		15,207	8,744
Younger than 22	613	3.1%	551	313	300	95.8%
22-24	1,012	5.1%	930	579	433	74.8%
25-34	3,797	19.1%	3,451	1,981	1,816	91.7%
35-44	3,454	17.4%	3,201	1,891	1,563	82.7%
45-54	3,995	20.1%	3,691	2,060	1,935	93.9%
55-59	1,622	8.2%	1,483	822	800	97.3%
60-64	1,143	5.8%	1,051	585	558	95.4%
65 and older	901	4.5%	849	513	388	75.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,537		15,207	8,744
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	194	1.2%	188	111	83	74.8%
Mining	70	0.4%	78	70	0	0.0%
Utilities	21	0.1%	18	9	12	133.3%
Construction	4,703	28.1%	4,415	3,247	1,456	44.8%
Manufacturing	2,829	16.9%	2,471	1,012	1,817	179.5%
Wholesale Trade	663	4.0%	607	245	418	170.6%
Retail Trade	1,790	10.7%	1,617	801	989	123.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	443	2.6%	495	240	203	84.6%
Information	206	1.2%	169	61	145	237.7%
Finance and Insurance	186	1.1%	171	56	130	232.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	221	1.3%	191	116	105	90.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	457	2.7%	412	282	175	62.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.0%	7	2	5	250.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,284	7.7%	1,216	711	573	80.6%
Educational Services	288	1.7%	281	129	159	123.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	811	4.8%	749	377	434	115.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	368	2.2%	351	285	83	29.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,308	7.8%	1,150	631	677	107.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	384	2.3%	336	190	194	102.1%
Public Administration	304	1.8%	285	169	135	79.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	151,145		143,865	63,647
Male	103,344	68.4%	98,544	41,355	61,989	149.9%
Female	47,801	31.6%	45,321	22,288	25,513	114.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	151,145		143,865	63,647
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	151,145	100.0%	143,865	63,647	87,498	137.5%

Race	151,145		143,865	63,647
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	151,145	100.0%	143,865	63,647	87,498	137.5%

Years of Age	151,145		143,865	63,647
Younger than 22	3,582	2.5%	3,341	1,316	2,266	172.2%
22-24	8,706	6.1%	8,119	3,309	5,397	163.1%
25-34	38,099	26.7%	35,898	14,833	23,266	156.9%
35-44	36,149	25.4%	34,388	15,518	20,631	132.9%
45-54	37,849	26.6%	36,321	16,963	20,886	123.1%
55-59	13,981	9.8%	13,571	6,184	7,797	126.1%
60-64	8,686	6.1%	8,308	3,636	5,050	138.9%
65 and older	4,093	2.9%	3,919	1,888	2,205	116.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	151,145		143,865	63,647
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	151,145	100.0%	143,865	63,647	87,498	137.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	188,387		178,869	98,760
Male	129,265	68.6%	121,863	68,628	60,637	88.4%
Female	59,103	31.4%	56,988	30,112	28,991	96.3%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	18	20	-1	-5.0%

Ethnicity	188,387		178,869	98,760
Hispanic or Latino	8,346	4.4%	7,942	4,345	4,001	92.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	178,572	94.8%	169,550	93,664	84,908	90.7%
Information Not Available	1,469	0.8%	1,377	751	718	95.6%

Race	188,387		178,869	98,760
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,714	0.9%	1,735	1,165	549	47.1%
Asian	2,769	1.5%	2,325	879	1,890	215.0%
Black or African American	14,186	7.5%	14,471	8,236	5,950	72.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	188	0.1%	143	79	109	138.0%
White	168,061	89.2%	158,818	87,650	80,411	91.7%
Information Not Available	1,469	0.8%	1,377	751	718	95.6%

Years of Age	188,387		178,869	98,760
Younger than 22	5,540	1.6%	4,883	2,775	2,765	99.6%
22-24	11,946	3.5%	11,251	6,528	5,418	83.0%
25-34	45,787	13.3%	43,161	24,641	21,146	85.8%
35-44	41,227	11.9%	38,815	22,438	18,789	83.7%
45-54	48,652	14.1%	46,130	24,918	23,734	95.2%
55-59	17,674	5.1%	16,957	8,454	9,220	109.1%
60-64	11,155	3.2%	10,857	5,461	5,694	104.3%
65 and older	6,406	1.9%	6,815	3,545	2,861	80.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	188,387		178,869	98,760
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,319	0.7%	1,342	938	381	40.6%
Mining	942	0.5%	930	711	231	32.5%
Utilities	207	0.1%	250	148	59	39.9%
Construction	36,769	19.4%	34,483	25,874	10,895	42.1%
Manufacturing	59,391	31.3%	53,029	20,305	39,086	192.5%
Wholesale Trade	6,894	3.6%	6,581	3,190	3,704	116.1%
Retail Trade	15,013	7.9%	14,917	8,513	6,500	76.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,421	3.9%	7,064	4,187	3,234	77.2%
Information	2,242	1.2%	2,075	968	1,274	131.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,882	1.5%	2,683	1,679	1,203	71.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,545	0.8%	1,610	879	666	75.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,408	2.3%	4,221	2,104	2,304	109.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	509	0.3%	554	257	252	98.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,573	9.8%	18,457	10,409	8,164	78.4%
Educational Services	1,168	0.6%	1,270	721	447	62.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,365	3.9%	7,368	4,553	2,812	61.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,826	1.5%	2,933	1,946	880	45.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,834	4.7%	8,835	5,254	3,580	68.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,958	1.6%	3,005	1,689	1,269	75.1%
Public Administration	2,166	1.1%	2,325	1,778	388	21.8%
Information Not Available	4,955	2.6%	4,937	2,657	2,298	86.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,146		29,369	16,467
Male	22,715	75.3%	22,130	11,937	10,778	90.3%
Female	7,431	24.7%	7,239	4,530	2,901	64.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,146		29,369	16,467
Hispanic or Latino	496	1.6%	524	261	235	90.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,900	79.3%	23,791	13,919	9,981	71.7%
Information Not Available	5,750	19.1%	5,054	2,287	3,463	151.4%

Race	30,146		29,369	16,467
American Indian or Alaskan Native	71	0.2%	69	33	38	115.2%
Asian	52	0.2%	47	39	13	33.3%
Black or African American	791	2.6%	751	531	260	49.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.0%	13	7	7	100.0%
White	27,969	92.8%	27,163	15,328	12,641	82.5%
Information Not Available	1,249	4.1%	1,326	529	720	136.1%

Years of Age	30,146		29,369	16,467
Younger than 22	718	1.3%	746	371	347	93.5%
22-24	1,664	2.9%	1,686	911	753	82.7%
25-34	7,299	12.9%	7,119	4,121	3,178	77.1%
35-44	7,684	13.6%	7,433	4,121	3,563	86.5%
45-54	7,467	13.2%	7,248	4,067	3,400	83.6%
55-59	2,820	5.0%	2,769	1,474	1,346	91.3%
60-64	1,638	2.9%	1,570	888	750	84.5%
65 and older	856	1.5%	798	514	342	66.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,146		29,369	16,467
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	182	0.6%	200	135	47	34.8%
Mining	1,676	5.5%	1,515	568	1,108	195.1%
Utilities	39	0.1%	36	35	4	11.4%
Construction	7,645	25.2%	8,462	4,942	2,703	54.7%
Manufacturing	5,641	18.6%	4,409	1,966	3,675	186.9%
Wholesale Trade	971	3.2%	800	416	555	133.4%
Retail Trade	2,256	7.4%	2,206	1,347	909	67.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,128	3.7%	1,074	577	551	95.5%
Information	251	0.8%	221	117	134	114.5%
Finance and Insurance	288	0.9%	300	197	91	46.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	338	1.1%	295	224	114	50.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	770	2.5%	710	371	399	107.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.1%	36	22	19	86.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,157	7.1%	2,268	1,279	878	68.6%
Educational Services	147	0.5%	137	112	35	31.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,303	4.3%	1,329	1,015	288	28.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	362	1.2%	423	366	-4	-1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,191	7.2%	2,253	1,097	1,094	99.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	665	2.2%	637	425	240	56.5%
Public Administration	367	1.2%	385	229	138	60.3%
Information Not Available	1,728	5.7%	1,673	1,027	701	68.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Mar 2009	Percent	Feb 2009	Mar 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,542		8,355	3,664
Male	7,298	76.5%	6,299	2,580	4,718	182.9%
Female	2,244	23.5%	2,056	1,084	1,160	107.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,542		8,355	3,664
Hispanic or Latino	964	10.1%	861	365	599	164.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,933	83.1%	6,944	3,064	4,869	158.9%
Information Not Available	645	6.8%	550	235	410	174.5%

Race	9,542		8,355	3,664
American Indian or Alaskan Native	314	3.3%	280	171	143	83.6%
Asian	26	0.3%	22	22	4	18.2%
Black or African American	96	1.0%	86	51	45	88.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.3%	26	0	29	0.0%
White	8,469	88.8%	7,380	3,203	5,266	164.4%
Information Not Available	608	6.4%	561	217	391	180.2%

Years of Age	9,542		8,355	3,664
Younger than 22	270	1.5%	244	59	211	357.6%
22-24	921	5.3%	777	204	717	351.5%
25-34	2,372	13.5%	2,025	752	1,620	215.4%
35-44	2,069	11.8%	1,760	820	1,249	152.3%
45-54	2,291	13.1%	2,050	1,006	1,285	127.7%
55-59	820	4.7%	732	330	490	148.5%
60-64	486	2.8%	436	258	228	88.4%
65 and older	313	1.8%	331	235	78	33.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,542		8,355	3,664
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	67	0.7%	66	45	22	48.9%
Mining	1,852	19.3%	1,256	240	1,612	671.7%
Utilities	8	0.1%	6	6	2	33.3%
Construction	2,782	29.0%	2,745	1,325	1,457	110.0%
Manufacturing	562	5.8%	522	247	315	127.5%
Wholesale Trade	207	2.2%	114	50	157	314.0%
Retail Trade	584	6.1%	521	264	320	121.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	371	3.9%	248	140	231	165.0%
Information	65	0.7%	67	19	46	242.1%
Finance and Insurance	72	0.7%	76	23	49	213.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	90	0.9%	70	25	65	260.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	259	2.7%	245	65	194	298.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.1%	6	4	2	50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	422	4.4%	453	279	143	51.3%
Educational Services	82	0.9%	77	47	35	74.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	258	2.7%	227	132	126	95.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	46	0.5%	68	33	13	39.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	577	6.0%	549	288	289	100.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	191	2.0%	147	64	127	198.4%
Public Administration	147	1.5%	137	103	44	42.7%
Information Not Available	894	9.3%	755	265	629	237.4%