Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

May 2009

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants May 2009
	May 2009	Apr 2009	Monthly Change	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	6,057,888	6,298,716	-240,828	2,785,192	3,272,696	117.5
Alaska	14,361	16,095	-1,734	11,001	3,360	30.5
Alabama	75,171	74,778	393	31,535	43,636	138.4
Arkansas	62,068	60,743	1,325	29,700	32,368	109.0
Arizona	107,709	105,930	1,779	41,135	66,574	161.8
California	834,281	847,431	-13,150	462,697	371,584	80.3
Colorado	71,141	69,535	1,606	23,840	47,301	198.4
Connecticut	82,801	85,459	-2,658	39,324	43,477	110.6
District of Columbia	12,363	11,490	873	5,911	6,452	109.2
Delaware	16,767	17,745	-978	8,275	8,492	102.6
Florida	299,977	299,673	304	147,990	151,987	102.7
Georgia	147,212	151,211	-3,999	76,307	70,905	92.9
Hawaii	20,984	20,489	495	9,814	11,170	113.8
Iowa	53,627	59,611	-5,984	21,470	32,157	149.8
Idaho	34,710	41,301	-6,591	13,689	21,021	153.6
Illinois	310,368	327,857	-17,489	138,718	171,650	123.7
Indiana	147,488	148,350	-862	57,114	90,374	158.2
Kansas	49,529	49,503	26	17,543	31,986	182.3
Kentucky	80,220	78,303	1,917	30,073	50,147	166.8
Louisiana	55,373	51,762	3,611	19,107	36,266	189.8
Massachusetts	155,798	166,216	-10,418	80,962	74,836	92.4
Maryland	84,126	87,532	-3,406	41,872	42,254	100.9
Maine	19,202	23,434	-4,232	10,044	9,158	91.2
Michigan	306,985	291,706	15,279	146,709	160,276	109.2
Minnesota	104,693	121,409	-16,716	44,900	59,793	133.2
Missouri	106,658	109,400	-2,742	46,990	59,668	127.0
Mississippi	55,622	56,899	-1,277	22,468	33,154	147.6
Montana	13,117	15,008	-1,891	4,520	8,597	190.2
North Carolina	207,045	216,680	-9,635	86,797	120,248	138.5
North Dakota	5,705	7,517	-1,812	1,866	3,839	205.7
Nebraska	24,786	24,669	117	8,208	16,578	202.0
New Hampshire	23,281	24,591	-1,310	7,976	15,305	191.9
New Jersey	205,890	225,426	-19,536	109,079	96,811	88.8
New Mexico	28,729	28,349	380	11,730	16,999	144.9
Nevada	75,978	75,991	-13	34,194	41,784	122.2
New York	365,208	403,323	-38,115	169,775	195,433	115.1
Ohio	242,651	255,521	-12,870	104,848	137,803	131.4
Oklahoma	18,497	47,973	-29,476	14,424	4,073	28.2
Oregon	121,211	126,688	-5,477	52,044	69,167	132.9
Pennsylvania	345,081	364,217	-19,136	158,734	186,347	117.4
Puerto Rico	53,847	50,979	2,868	35,464	18,383	51.8
Rhode Island	23,148	28,407	-5,259	13,441	9,707	72.2
South Carolina	100,093	106,516	-6,423	45,595	54,498	119.5
South Dakota	5,449	7,079	-1,630	1,323	4,126	311.9
Tennessee	108,649	113,108	-4,459	43,952	64,697	147.2
Texas	278,310	267,124	11,186	103,951	174,359	167.7
Utah	39,829	43,632	-3,803	11,796	28,033	237.6
Virginia	97,950	102,957	-5,007	42,069	55,881	132.8
Virgin Islands	717	652	65	384	333	86.7
Vermont	13,731	15,516	-1,785	5,546	8,185	147.6
Washington	147,913	150,818	-2,905	55,409	92,504	166.9
Wisconsin	162,621	181,533	-18,912	67,666	94,955	140.3
West Virginia	29,634	29,422	212	12,894	16,740	129.8
Wyoming	9,584	11,158	-1,574	2,319	7,265	313.3

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,057,888		6,298,716	2,785,192	3,272,696	117.5
Male	3,790,517	62.6%	3,887,714	1,614,535	2,175,982	134.8%
Female	2,261,355	37.3%	2,403,761	1,167,796	1,093,559	93.6%
Information Not Available	6,016	0.1%	7,241	2,861	3,155	110.3%

Ethnicity	6,057,888		6,298,716	2,785,192
Hispanic or Latino	876,367	14.5%	915,660	451,326	425,041	94.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,335,138	83.7%	4,512,475	2,008,112	2,327,026	115.9%
Information Not Available	846,384	12.3%	870,581	325,754	520,630	159.8%

Race	6,057,888		6,298,716	2,785,192
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59,754	1.0%	65,742	29,068	30,686	105.6%
Asian	182,533	3.0%	182,797	73,018	109,515	150.0%
Black or African American	920,523	15.2%	926,726	496,418	424,105	85.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20,820	0.3%	20,965	10,653	10,167	95.4%
White	3,585,246	59.2%	3,762,655	1,544,824	2,040,422	132.1%
Information Not Available	1,289,013	21.3%	1,339,832	631,211	657,802	104.2%

Years of Age	6,057,888		6,298,716	2,785,192
Younger than 22	218,770	3.6%	229,269	111,087	107,683	96.9%
22-24	351,470	5.8%	370,604	157,670	193,800	122.9%
25-34	1,433,307	23.7%	1,494,246	652,677	780,630	119.6%
35-44	1,445,804	23.9%	1,503,460	684,849	760,955	111.1%
45-54	1,496,814	24.7%	1,555,512	690,606	806,208	116.7%
55-59	540,516	8.9%	551,168	231,152	309,364	133.8%
60-64	346,946	5.7%	355,303	145,801	201,145	138.0%
65 and older	192,975	3.2%	204,511	88,766	104,209	117.4%
Information Not Available	31,286	0.5%	34,643	22,584	8,702	38.5%

Industry	6,057,888		6,298,716	2,785,192
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	91,160	1.5%	111,414	65,279	25,881	39.6%
Mining	60,874	1.0%	60,253	9,188	51,686	562.5%
Utilities	9,613	0.2%	9,168	6,377	3,236	50.7%
Construction	820,919	13.6%	933,150	398,780	422,139	105.9%
Manufacturing	1,241,092	20.5%	1,224,168	423,170	817,922	193.3%
Wholesale Trade	287,347	4.7%	288,824	108,857	178,490	164.0%
Retail Trade	495,246	8.2%	513,867	247,109	248,137	100.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	212,690	3.5%	250,752	92,619	120,071	129.6%
Information	139,273	2.3%	140,302	78,673	60,600	77.0%
Finance and Insurance	180,818	3.0%	181,440	105,068	75,750	72.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	86,413	1.4%	90,385	49,207	37,206	75.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	322,163	5.3%	307,974	131,279	190,884	145.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26,362	0.4%	25,061	11,390	14,972	131.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	613,771	10.1%	660,366	306,829	306,942	100.0%
Educational Services	73,280	1.2%	77,835	38,982	34,298	88.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	283,093	4.7%	273,222	167,640	115,453	68.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	70,300	1.2%	78,811	37,749	32,551	86.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	276,876	4.6%	288,770	138,376	138,500	100.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	142,614	2.4%	140,004	75,773	66,841	88.2%
Public Administration	70,942	1.2%	80,206	36,182	34,760	96.1%
Information Not Available	553,042	9.1%	562,744	256,665	296,377	115.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,361		16,095	11,001	3,360	30.5
Male	9,149	63.7%	10,523	6,714	2,435	36.3%
Female	5,212	36.3%	5,572	4,287	925	21.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,361		16,095	11,001
Hispanic or Latino	619	4.3%	685	447	172	38.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,586	94.6%	15,276	10,478	3,108	29.7%
Information Not Available	156	1.1%	134	76	80	105.3%

Race	14,361		16,095	11,001
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,423	30.8%	4,733	3,846	577	15.0%
Asian	891	6.2%	931	906	-15	-1.7%
Black or African American	642	4.5%	626	451	191	42.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	183	1.3%	191	108	75	69.4%
White	7,677	53.5%	9,041	5,294	2,383	45.0%
Information Not Available	545	3.8%	573	396	149	37.6%

Years of Age	14,361		16,095	11,001
Younger than 22	608	2.8%	705	480	128	26.7%
22-24	1,214	5.7%	1,345	830	384	46.3%
25-34	3,902	18.2%	4,346	2,793	1,109	39.7%
35-44	3,031	14.1%	3,444	2,435	596	24.5%
45-54	3,421	16.0%	3,877	2,798	623	22.3%
55-59	1,221	5.7%	1,305	925	296	32.0%
60-64	615	2.9%	675	458	157	34.3%
65 and older	349	1.6%	398	282	67	23.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,361		16,095	11,001
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.3%	86	52	-5	-9.6%
Mining	881	6.1%	841	393	488	124.2%
Utilities	78	0.5%	106	50	28	56.0%
Construction	2,771	19.2%	3,393	2,015	756	37.5%
Manufacturing	1,139	7.9%	1,228	1,301	-162	-12.5%
Wholesale Trade	241	1.7%	270	159	82	51.6%
Retail Trade	1,372	9.5%	1,514	978	394	40.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	696	4.8%	921	473	223	47.1%
Information	188	1.3%	198	98	90	91.8%
Finance and Insurance	216	1.5%	264	171	45	26.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	393	2.7%	361	317	76	24.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	475	3.3%	481	328	147	44.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14	0.1%	16	17	-3	-17.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	813	5.6%	937	611	202	33.1%
Educational Services	410	2.8%	402	306	104	34.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,072	7.4%	1,085	867	205	23.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	171	1.2%	223	93	78	83.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,266	8.8%	1,445	896	370	41.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	465	3.2%	453	415	50	12.0%
Public Administration	1,220	8.5%	1,443	1,202	18	1.5%
Information Not Available	433	3.0%	428	259	174	67.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	75,171		74,778	31,535
Male	45,122	60.0%	45,220	16,186	28,936	178.8%
Female	29,945	39.8%	29,455	15,287	14,658	95.9%
Information Not Available	104	0.1%	103	62	42	67.7%

Ethnicity	75,171		74,778	31,535
Hispanic or Latino	1,375	1.8%	1,419	760	615	80.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,748	80.8%	60,588	25,204	35,544	141.0%
Information Not Available	13,048	17.4%	12,771	5,571	7,477	134.2%

Race	75,171		74,778	31,535
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,410	3.2%	2,314	1,031	1,379	133.8%
Asian	968	1.3%	1,097	450	518	115.1%
Black or African American	27,665	36.8%	27,172	13,724	13,941	101.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	122	0.2%	138	54	68	125.9%
White	40,498	53.9%	40,544	14,468	26,030	179.9%
Information Not Available	3,508	4.7%	3,513	1,808	1,700	94.0%

Years of Age	75,171		74,778	31,535
Younger than 22	3,369	3.0%	3,367	1,193	2,176	182.4%
22-24	5,312	4.7%	5,378	2,149	3,163	147.2%
25-34	19,269	17.2%	19,226	7,943	11,326	142.6%
35-44	18,138	16.2%	18,133	7,559	10,579	140.0%
45-54	17,412	15.5%	17,168	7,520	9,892	131.5%
55-59	5,827	5.2%	5,740	2,548	3,279	128.7%
60-64	3,490	3.1%	3,472	1,556	1,934	124.3%
65 and older	2,309	2.1%	2,238	1,056	1,253	118.7%
Information Not Available	45	0.0%	56	11	34	309.1%

Industry	75,171		74,778	31,535
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	910	1.2%	905	416	494	118.8%
Mining	534	0.7%	513	98	436	444.9%
Utilities	76	0.1%	80	51	25	49.0%
Construction	9,086	11.9%	9,016	3,270	5,816	177.9%
Manufacturing	21,477	28.2%	21,965	8,277	13,200	159.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,463	4.6%	3,396	1,113	2,350	211.1%
Retail Trade	7,322	9.6%	7,448	3,172	4,150	130.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,692	3.5%	2,715	900	1,792	199.1%
Information	909	1.2%	943	449	460	102.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,773	2.3%	1,832	958	815	85.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	952	1.3%	958	379	573	151.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,044	4.0%	2,643	1,516	1,528	100.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	81	0.1%	89	45	36	80.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,359	11.0%	8,322	3,142	5,217	166.0%
Educational Services	804	1.1%	826	365	439	120.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,981	5.2%	3,828	2,351	1,630	69.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	376	0.5%	363	160	216	135.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,312	5.7%	3,840	2,138	2,174	101.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,520	2.0%	1,431	767	753	98.2%
Public Administration	691	0.9%	746	342	349	102.0%
Information Not Available	2,809	3.7%	2,919	1,626	1,183	72.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	62,068		60,743	29,700
Male	38,100	61.4%	37,933	15,836	22,264	140.6%
Female	23,966	38.6%	22,809	13,863	10,103	72.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	1	1	100.0%

Ethnicity	62,068		60,743	29,700
Hispanic or Latino	2,123	3.4%	2,033	983	1,140	116.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	59,943	96.6%	58,709	28,715	31,228	108.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0.0%

Race	62,068		60,743	29,700
American Indian or Alaskan Native	683	1.1%	808	274	409	149.3%
Asian	503	0.8%	588	263	240	91.3%
Black or African American	16,119	26.0%	15,059	8,652	7,467	86.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	614	1.0%	583	219	395	180.4%
White	42,024	67.7%	41,669	19,305	22,719	117.7%
Information Not Available	2,125	3.4%	2,036	987	1,138	115.3%

Years of Age	62,068		60,743	29,700
Younger than 22	1,954	1.9%	1,980	874	1,080	123.6%
22-24	4,283	4.2%	4,297	2,204	2,079	94.3%
25-34	16,812	16.6%	16,531	7,811	9,001	115.2%
35-44	15,557	15.4%	15,215	7,607	7,950	104.5%
45-54	14,371	14.2%	13,839	7,047	7,324	103.9%
55-59	4,638	4.6%	4,463	2,061	2,577	125.0%
60-64	2,912	2.9%	2,879	1,236	1,676	135.6%
65 and older	1,535	1.5%	1,535	857	678	79.1%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	4	3	3	100.0%

Industry	62,068		60,743	29,700
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,053	1.7%	1,065	511	542	106.1%
Mining	667	1.1%	540	109	558	511.9%
Utilities	116	0.2%	139	49	67	136.7%
Construction	6,688	10.6%	6,711	3,270	3,418	104.5%
Manufacturing	16,955	26.9%	17,093	6,711	10,244	152.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,425	3.8%	2,451	1,044	1,381	132.3%
Retail Trade	7,365	11.7%	7,053	3,578	3,787	105.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,880	4.6%	2,681	1,093	1,787	163.5%
Information	603	1.0%	658	296	307	103.7%
Finance and Insurance	863	1.4%	749	527	336	63.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	492	0.8%	444	340	152	44.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,212	1.9%	1,161	764	448	58.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	127	0.2%	155	87	40	46.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,762	10.7%	6,593	3,133	3,629	115.8%
Educational Services	1,906	3.0%	1,953	1,033	873	84.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,808	7.6%	4,292	3,193	1,615	50.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	508	0.8%	476	241	267	110.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,162	6.6%	4,035	2,506	1,656	66.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,202	1.9%	1,038	648	554	85.5%
Public Administration	1,228	1.9%	1,407	544	684	125.7%
Information Not Available	46	0.1%	49	23	23	100.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	107,709		105,930	41,135
Male	69,914	64.9%	69,062	24,402	45,512	186.5%
Female	37,773	35.1%	36,842	16,733	21,040	125.7%
Information Not Available	22	0.0%	26	0	22	0.0%

Ethnicity	107,709		105,930	41,135
Hispanic or Latino	36,843	34.2%	35,504	16,812	20,031	119.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,519	44.1%	47,099	24,322	23,197	95.4%
Information Not Available	23,347	21.7%	23,327	1	23,346	2334600.0%

Race	107,709		105,930	41,135
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5,431	5.0%	5,530	2,138	3,293	154.0%
Asian	2,878	2.7%	2,623	10	2,868	28680.0%
Black or African American	5,621	5.2%	5,441	2,348	3,273	139.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	575	0.5%	575	0	575	0.0%
White	57,731	53.6%	57,330	17,883	39,848	222.8%
Information Not Available	35,473	32.9%	34,431	18,756	16,717	89.1%

Years of Age	107,709		105,930	41,135
Younger than 22	4,410	2.8%	4,291	1,325	3,085	232.8%
22-24	6,521	4.1%	6,403	2,099	4,422	210.7%
25-34	24,301	15.3%	23,925	8,651	15,650	180.9%
35-44	25,794	16.2%	25,362	10,315	15,479	150.1%
45-54	27,238	17.1%	26,817	11,003	16,235	147.6%
55-59	9,735	6.1%	9,618	3,871	5,864	151.5%
60-64	6,181	3.9%	6,020	2,423	3,758	155.1%
65 and older	3,529	2.2%	3,494	1,448	2,081	143.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	107,709		105,930	41,135
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	7,418	6.4%	6,906	6,582	836	12.7%
Mining	1,549	1.3%	1,498	70	1,479	2112.9%
Utilities	196	0.2%	173	53	143	269.8%
Construction	19,724	17.1%	19,980	5,631	14,093	250.3%
Manufacturing	9,794	8.5%	9,596	2,749	7,045	256.3%
Wholesale Trade	5,434	4.7%	5,321	1,834	3,600	196.3%
Retail Trade	9,134	7.9%	9,263	3,240	5,894	181.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,652	2.3%	2,604	925	1,727	186.7%
Information	1,337	1.2%	1,203	435	902	207.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,672	2.3%	2,741	1,580	1,092	69.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,233	1.9%	2,184	784	1,449	184.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,173	5.4%	5,790	1,928	4,245	220.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	359	0.3%	343	105	254	241.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,932	10.4%	11,886	3,770	8,162	216.5%
Educational Services	1,318	1.1%	1,279	623	695	111.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,730	4.1%	4,544	2,046	2,684	131.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	939	0.8%	876	360	579	160.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,828	3.3%	3,653	1,294	2,534	195.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,140	1.9%	2,091	774	1,366	176.5%
Public Administration	2,686	2.3%	2,677	623	2,063	331.1%
Information Not Available	11,461	10.0%	11,322	5,729	5,732	100.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	834,281		847,431	462,697
Male	510,162	61.1%	514,860	270,666	239,496	88.5%
Female	323,462	38.8%	332,010	191,651	131,811	68.8%
Information Not Available	657	0.1%	561	380	277	72.9%

Ethnicity	834,281		847,431	462,697
Hispanic or Latino	288,732	34.6%	306,838	174,271	114,461	65.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	433,379	51.9%	425,400	240,656	192,723	80.1%
Information Not Available	112,170	13.4%	115,193	47,770	64,400	134.8%

Race	834,281		847,431	462,697
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5,914	0.7%	5,895	3,609	2,305	63.9%
Asian	81,194	9.7%	82,441	36,564	44,630	122.1%
Black or African American	53,879	6.5%	52,777	38,938	14,941	38.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	292,393	35.0%	284,286	161,545	130,848	81.0%
Information Not Available	400,901	48.1%	422,032	222,041	178,860	80.6%

Years of Age	834,281		847,431	462,697
Younger than 22	25,250	2.3%	25,546	15,100	10,150	67.2%
22-24	47,684	4.4%	52,403	27,162	20,522	75.6%
25-34	199,653	18.5%	199,599	109,976	89,677	81.5%
35-44	195,992	18.2%	205,027	109,216	86,776	79.5%
45-54	211,293	19.6%	216,256	117,669	93,624	79.6%
55-59	76,219	7.1%	73,177	37,893	38,326	101.1%
60-64	49,186	4.6%	46,882	26,972	22,214	82.4%
65 and older	27,784	2.6%	27,418	18,329	9,455	51.6%
Information Not Available	1,220	0.1%	1,123	380	840	221.1%

Industry	834,281		847,431	462,697
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54,536	6.1%	70,931	41,882	12,654	30.2%
Mining	3,849	0.4%	3,088	475	3,374	710.3%
Utilities	2,534	0.3%	1,965	2,279	255	11.2%
Construction	126,062	14.2%	128,013	71,037	55,025	77.5%
Manufacturing	136,107	15.3%	137,277	61,066	75,041	122.9%
Wholesale Trade	30,506	3.4%	30,412	4,369	26,137	598.2%
Retail Trade	75,562	8.5%	78,698	46,156	29,406	63.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	29,192	3.3%	30,319	15,005	14,187	94.5%
Information	47,308	5.3%	46,414	35,614	11,694	32.8%
Finance and Insurance	25,438	2.9%	26,389	16,430	9,008	54.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	11,076	1.2%	11,604	10,542	534	5.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	29,662	3.3%	26,482	8,832	20,830	235.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	104,379	11.7%	106,865	67,524	36,855	54.6%
Educational Services	15,676	1.8%	15,159	7,503	8,173	108.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	36,795	4.1%	33,594	21,938	14,857	67.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	12,296	1.4%	11,042	6,933	5,363	77.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	32,384	3.6%	31,629	17,570	14,814	84.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	27,503	3.1%	24,611	13,866	13,637	98.3%
Public Administration	7,791	0.9%	7,860	3,419	4,372	127.9%
Information Not Available	25,625	2.9%	25,079	10,257	15,368	149.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	71,141		69,535	23,840
Male	45,374	63.8%	45,335	13,125	32,249	245.7%
Female	25,767	36.2%	24,200	10,715	15,052	140.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	71,141		69,535	23,840
Hispanic or Latino	12,624	17.7%	12,965	4,044	8,580	212.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,345	68.0%	46,335	15,945	32,400	203.2%
Information Not Available	10,172	14.3%	10,235	3,851	6,321	164.1%

Race	71,141		69,535	23,840
American Indian or Alaskan Native	988	1.4%	980	388	600	154.6%
Asian	1,654	2.3%	1,524	494	1,160	234.8%
Black or African American	3,773	5.3%	3,641	1,639	2,134	130.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	234	0.3%	226	88	146	165.9%
White	50,847	71.5%	49,234	16,233	34,614	213.2%
Information Not Available	13,645	19.2%	13,930	4,998	8,647	173.0%

Years of Age	71,141		69,535	23,840
Younger than 22	1,534	1.3%	1,495	354	1,180	333.3%
22-24	3,312	2.8%	3,223	830	2,482	299.0%
25-34	16,862	14.3%	16,197	4,973	11,889	239.1%
35-44	17,192	14.6%	16,934	6,018	11,174	185.7%
45-54	19,167	16.3%	18,946	6,949	12,218	175.8%
55-59	7,095	6.0%	7,027	2,582	4,513	174.8%
60-64	4,205	3.6%	4,055	1,496	2,709	181.1%
65 and older	1,769	1.5%	1,652	637	1,132	177.7%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	6	1	4	400.0%

Industry	71,141		69,535	23,840
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	193	0.3%	227	89	104	116.9%
Mining	2,339	3.3%	2,306	171	2,168	1267.8%
Utilities	45	0.1%	41	26	19	73.1%
Construction	13,720	19.2%	14,743	3,804	9,916	260.7%
Manufacturing	7,700	10.8%	7,726	2,309	5,391	233.5%
Wholesale Trade	4,048	5.7%	3,769	1,067	2,981	279.4%
Retail Trade	5,889	8.3%	5,705	2,134	3,755	176.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,468	3.5%	2,403	697	1,771	254.1%
Information	2,473	3.5%	2,176	893	1,580	176.9%
Finance and Insurance	2,637	3.7%	2,490	1,452	1,185	81.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,697	2.4%	1,606	586	1,111	189.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,672	9.4%	6,214	2,017	4,655	230.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	542	0.8%	543	301	241	80.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,942	11.1%	8,003	2,932	5,010	170.9%
Educational Services	922	1.3%	881	419	503	120.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,776	3.9%	2,574	1,355	1,421	104.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,269	1.8%	1,039	529	740	139.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,602	5.0%	3,037	1,551	2,051	132.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,730	2.4%	1,630	571	1,159	203.0%
Public Administration	908	1.3%	869	403	505	125.3%
Information Not Available	1,569	2.2%	1,553	534	1,035	193.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	82,801		85,459	39,324
Male	49,747	60.1%	51,668	22,893	26,854	117.3%
Female	33,054	39.9%	33,791	16,431	16,623	101.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	82,801		85,459	39,324
Hispanic or Latino	10,926	13.2%	11,333	5,603	5,323	95.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,875	86.8%	74,126	33,721	38,154	113.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	82,801		85,459	39,324
American Indian or Alaskan Native	254	0.3%	259	139	115	82.7%
Asian	1,682	2.0%	1,568	562	1,120	199.3%
Black or African American	9,815	11.9%	9,375	5,939	3,876	65.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	47,386	57.2%	48,229	23,012	24,374	105.9%
Information Not Available	23,664	28.6%	26,028	9,672	13,992	144.7%

Years of Age	82,801		85,459	39,324
Younger than 22	2,476	2.0%	2,383	1,230	1,246	101.3%
22-24	4,819	3.9%	4,706	2,467	2,352	95.3%
25-34	17,442	14.1%	17,744	8,661	8,781	101.4%
35-44	18,021	14.5%	19,124	9,079	8,942	98.5%
45-54	21,230	17.1%	22,003	9,765	11,465	117.4%
55-59	8,158	6.6%	8,312	3,511	4,647	132.4%
60-64	6,144	5.0%	6,302	2,619	3,525	134.6%
65 and older	4,511	3.6%	4,885	1,992	2,519	126.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	82,801		85,459	39,324
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	321	0.4%	411	149	172	115.4%
Mining	39	0.0%	61	24	15	62.5%
Utilities	90	0.1%	79	42	48	114.3%
Construction	10,856	13.1%	12,376	5,907	4,949	83.8%
Manufacturing	17,700	21.3%	16,769	5,013	12,687	253.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,579	5.5%	4,429	1,860	2,719	146.2%
Retail Trade	9,232	11.1%	9,036	4,987	4,245	85.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,543	3.1%	5,242	1,290	1,253	97.1%
Information	2,144	2.6%	2,023	928	1,216	131.0%
Finance and Insurance	4,084	4.9%	3,771	2,047	2,037	99.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,358	1.6%	1,430	718	640	89.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,781	5.8%	4,106	2,039	2,742	134.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	539	0.6%	482	195	344	176.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,475	10.2%	8,712	4,571	3,904	85.4%
Educational Services	1,336	1.6%	1,363	728	608	83.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,148	6.2%	4,754	3,281	1,867	56.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,420	1.7%	1,841	764	656	85.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,254	5.1%	4,679	2,477	1,777	71.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,002	2.4%	1,954	1,217	785	64.5%
Public Administration	710	0.9%	747	447	263	58.8%
Information Not Available	1,190	1.4%	1,194	640	550	85.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,363		11,490	5,911
Male	6,034	48.8%	5,657	2,922	3,112	106.5%
Female	6,328	51.2%	5,832	2,989	3,339	111.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,363		11,490	5,911
Hispanic or Latino	1,477	11.9%	1,359	555	922	166.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,539	85.2%	9,789	5,218	5,321	102.0%
Information Not Available	347	2.8%	342	138	209	151.4%

Race	12,363		11,490	5,911
American Indian or Alaskan Native	105	0.8%	87	45	60	133.3%
Asian	404	3.3%	369	132	272	206.1%
Black or African American	8,402	68.0%	7,848	4,617	3,785	82.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	71	0.6%	71	71	0	0.0%
White	3,376	27.3%	3,111	1,041	2,335	224.3%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	4	5	0	0.0%

Years of Age	12,363		11,490	5,911
Younger than 22	320	2.1%	290	117	203	173.5%
22-24	748	5.0%	642	303	445	146.9%
25-34	3,441	22.8%	3,160	1,453	1,988	136.8%
35-44	3,041	20.1%	2,807	1,619	1,422	87.8%
45-54	2,864	19.0%	2,753	1,550	1,314	84.8%
55-59	1,001	6.6%	943	466	535	114.8%
60-64	638	4.2%	599	266	372	139.8%
65 and older	310	2.1%	296	137	173	126.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,363		11,490	5,911
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	8	0.1%	10	5	3	60.0%
Manufacturing	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Retail Trade	8	0.1%	5	1	7	700.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	1	0.0%	3	1	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.0%	2	1	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	15	0.1%	23	6	9	150.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	34	0.3%	39	11	23	209.1%
Educational Services	3	0.0%	2	4	-1	-25.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11	0.1%	6	2	9	450.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2	0.0%	1	0	2	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	7	0.1%	5	2	5	250.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4	0.0%	4	1	3	300.0%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	12,265	99.2%	11,386	5,877	6,388	108.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,767		17,745	8,275
Male	9,537	56.9%	10,283	4,264	5,273	123.7%
Female	7,230	43.1%	7,462	4,011	3,219	80.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,767		17,745	8,275
Hispanic or Latino	710	4.2%	736	291	419	144.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,058	95.8%	17,009	7,984	8,074	101.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	16,767		17,745	8,275
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.3%	59	14	34	242.9%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	5,574	33.2%	5,691	3,099	2,475	79.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	104	0.6%	97	34	70	205.9%
White	9,683	57.7%	10,504	4,644	5,039	108.5%
Information Not Available	1,359	8.1%	1,395	484	875	180.8%

Years of Age	16,767		17,745	8,275
Younger than 22	656	2.6%	728	190	466	245.3%
22-24	1,231	4.8%	1,290	489	742	151.7%
25-34	4,059	15.9%	4,240	2,062	1,997	96.8%
35-44	3,797	14.9%	3,972	1,958	1,839	93.9%
45-54	3,911	15.4%	4,148	2,046	1,865	91.2%
55-59	1,328	5.2%	1,428	676	652	96.4%
60-64	997	3.9%	1,106	499	498	99.8%
65 and older	677	2.7%	733	304	373	122.7%
Information Not Available	111	0.4%	100	51	60	117.6%

Industry	16,767		17,745	8,275
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.1%	26	17	1	5.9%
Mining	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	7	0.0%	10	6	1	16.7%
Construction	2,330	13.9%	2,575	1,060	1,270	119.8%
Manufacturing	1,441	8.6%	1,510	519	922	177.6%
Wholesale Trade	758	4.5%	776	312	446	142.9%
Retail Trade	2,688	16.0%	2,945	1,518	1,170	77.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	529	3.2%	613	274	255	93.1%
Information	301	1.8%	322	124	177	142.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,185	7.1%	1,103	541	644	119.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	426	2.5%	454	215	211	98.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,196	7.1%	1,140	510	686	134.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.3%	53	30	18	60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,573	15.3%	2,733	1,386	1,187	85.6%
Educational Services	174	1.0%	146	92	82	89.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	971	5.8%	976	553	418	75.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	219	1.3%	256	130	89	68.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,247	7.4%	1,420	666	581	87.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	501	3.0%	524	245	256	104.5%
Public Administration	99	0.6%	104	42	57	135.7%
Information Not Available	56	0.3%	57	35	21	60.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	299,977		299,673	147,990
Male	177,863	59.3%	180,135	85,096	92,767	109.0%
Female	121,662	40.6%	119,161	62,820	58,842	93.7%
Information Not Available	452	0.2%	377	74	378	510.8%

Ethnicity	299,977		299,673	147,990
Hispanic or Latino	82,852	27.6%	82,968	49,491	33,361	67.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	202,293	67.4%	201,414	87,398	114,895	131.5%
Information Not Available	14,832	4.9%	15,291	11,101	3,731	33.6%

Race	299,977		299,673	147,990
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,016	0.3%	1,168	446	570	127.8%
Asian	2,033	0.7%	2,034	1,077	956	88.8%
Black or African American	52,437	17.5%	51,446	27,474	24,963	90.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4,028	1.3%	3,917	1,522	2,506	164.7%
White	192,016	64.0%	192,978	88,920	103,096	115.9%
Information Not Available	48,447	16.2%	48,130	28,551	19,896	69.7%

Years of Age	299,977		299,673	147,990
Younger than 22	8,093	1.7%	8,210	4,307	3,786	87.9%
22-24	15,961	3.4%	15,931	7,091	8,870	125.1%
25-34	66,967	14.2%	66,623	32,004	34,963	109.2%
35-44	69,112	14.6%	67,226	34,269	34,843	101.7%
45-54	75,813	16.1%	77,357	37,573	38,240	101.8%
55-59	27,856	5.9%	28,886	14,443	13,413	92.9%
60-64	19,988	4.2%	20,224	10,321	9,667	93.7%
65 and older	16,111	3.4%	15,178	7,982	8,129	101.8%
Information Not Available	76	0.0%	38	0	76	0.0%

Industry	299,977		299,673	147,990
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,560	0.8%	2,147	1,374	1,186	86.3%
Mining	151	0.0%	75	186	-35	-18.8%
Utilities	301	0.1%	377	371	-70	-18.9%
Construction	40,993	13.5%	41,691	21,979	19,014	86.5%
Manufacturing	26,990	8.9%	26,740	10,581	16,409	155.1%
Wholesale Trade	16,826	5.6%	16,496	7,834	8,992	114.8%
Retail Trade	33,276	11.0%	34,008	15,111	18,165	120.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,169	2.7%	7,796	3,750	4,419	117.8%
Information	6,023	2.0%	5,084	3,082	2,941	95.4%
Finance and Insurance	12,723	4.2%	13,483	8,057	4,666	57.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7,491	2.5%	7,495	4,233	3,258	77.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	20,139	6.7%	19,433	8,873	11,266	127.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,372	0.8%	2,109	705	1,667	236.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	56,088	18.5%	57,773	29,850	26,238	87.9%
Educational Services	3,275	1.1%	3,013	1,856	1,419	76.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,304	4.7%	14,311	7,723	6,581	85.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,270	1.7%	5,122	2,599	2,671	102.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	18,445	6.1%	17,550	7,277	11,168	153.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,039	2.3%	6,967	3,973	3,066	77.2%
Public Administration	2,936	1.0%	2,900	1,708	1,228	71.9%
Information Not Available	14,606	4.8%	15,103	6,868	7,738	112.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	147,212		151,211	76,307
Male	83,613	56.8%	87,859	39,508	44,105	111.6%
Female	61,473	41.8%	61,204	35,726	25,747	72.1%
Information Not Available	2,126	1.4%	2,148	1,073	1,053	98.1%

Ethnicity	147,212		151,211	76,307
Hispanic or Latino	604	0.4%	551	349	255	73.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	144,482	98.1%	148,512	74,885	69,597	92.9%
Information Not Available	2,126	1.4%	2,148	1,073	1,053	98.1%

Race	147,212		151,211	76,307
American Indian or Alaskan Native	739	0.5%	779	395	344	87.1%
Asian	2,658	1.8%	2,609	1,025	1,633	159.3%
Black or African American	61,747	41.9%	63,060	37,179	24,568	66.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	79,942	54.3%	82,615	36,635	43,307	118.2%
Information Not Available	2,126	1.4%	2,148	1,073	1,053	98.1%

Years of Age	147,212		151,211	76,307
Younger than 22	3,587	1.6%	3,689	1,923	1,664	86.5%
22-24	7,259	3.3%	7,368	3,853	3,406	88.4%
25-34	34,056	15.5%	34,905	17,815	16,241	91.2%
35-44	37,248	17.0%	38,123	19,303	17,945	93.0%
45-54	35,169	16.0%	36,156	18,359	16,810	91.6%
55-59	12,064	5.5%	12,338	6,154	5,910	96.0%
60-64	7,992	3.6%	8,063	3,826	4,166	108.9%
65 and older	4,300	2.0%	4,410	2,086	2,214	106.1%
Information Not Available	5,537	2.5%	6,159	2,988	2,549	85.3%

Industry	147,212		151,211	76,307
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,944	2.0%	3,648	1,581	1,363	86.2%
Mining	455	0.3%	417	107	348	325.2%
Utilities	213	0.1%	209	116	97	83.6%
Construction	12,864	8.6%	13,582	6,110	6,754	110.5%
Manufacturing	19,939	13.3%	21,996	9,071	10,868	119.8%
Wholesale Trade	9,575	6.4%	9,628	3,850	5,725	148.7%
Retail Trade	10,177	6.8%	10,277	6,210	3,967	63.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,161	2.8%	4,522	2,037	2,124	104.3%
Information	2,991	2.0%	2,836	1,404	1,587	113.0%
Finance and Insurance	3,738	2.5%	3,667	2,401	1,337	55.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,678	1.8%	2,821	1,436	1,242	86.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	23,022	15.3%	23,496	11,964	11,058	92.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	270	0.2%	289	190	80	42.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	625	0.4%	645	243	382	157.2%
Educational Services	2,220	1.5%	2,131	1,293	927	71.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,962	3.3%	4,659	3,492	1,470	42.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,569	3.7%	5,274	3,998	1,571	39.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,194	0.8%	1,184	664	530	79.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,593	1.1%	1,326	1,097	496	45.2%
Public Administration	1,666	1.1%	1,700	795	871	109.6%
Information Not Available	36,356	24.2%	36,904	18,248	18,108	99.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,984		20,489	9,814
Male	13,715	65.4%	13,716	6,622	7,093	107.1%
Female	7,268	34.6%	6,771	3,192	4,076	127.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	20,984		20,489	9,814
Hispanic or Latino	1,122	5.3%	1,125	511	611	119.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,371	78.0%	15,874	7,553	8,818	116.7%
Information Not Available	3,491	16.6%	3,490	1,750	1,741	99.5%

Race	20,984		20,489	9,814
American Indian or Alaskan Native	150	0.7%	165	76	74	97.4%
Asian	7,408	35.3%	7,071	3,201	4,207	131.4%
Black or African American	336	1.6%	329	175	161	92.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5,069	24.2%	5,012	2,756	2,313	83.9%
White	5,527	26.3%	5,456	2,348	3,179	135.4%
Information Not Available	2,494	11.9%	2,456	1,258	1,236	98.3%

Years of Age	20,984		20,489	9,814
Younger than 22	496	2.0%	465	196	300	153.1%
22-24	1,082	4.3%	1,054	489	593	121.3%
25-34	5,321	21.2%	5,285	2,353	2,968	126.1%
35-44	4,792	19.1%	4,661	2,432	2,360	97.0%
45-54	5,007	19.9%	4,817	2,445	2,562	104.8%
55-59	2,053	8.2%	2,060	941	1,112	118.2%
60-64	1,376	5.5%	1,315	613	763	124.5%
65 and older	857	3.4%	832	345	512	148.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,984		20,489	9,814
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	388	1.8%	341	308	80	26.0%
Mining	4	0.0%	4	0	4	0.0%
Utilities	21	0.1%	13	1	20	2000.0%
Construction	6,095	28.5%	6,302	3,298	2,797	84.8%
Manufacturing	654	3.1%	602	242	412	170.2%
Wholesale Trade	498	2.3%	497	144	354	245.8%
Retail Trade	1,592	7.4%	1,647	485	1,107	228.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	741	3.5%	824	1,297	-556	-42.9%
Information	530	2.5%	412	210	320	152.4%
Finance and Insurance	307	1.4%	289	139	168	120.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	448	2.1%	458	170	278	163.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	655	3.1%	547	267	388	145.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	0.3%	67	23	36	156.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,530	11.8%	2,455	942	1,588	168.6%
Educational Services	109	0.5%	117	42	67	159.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	794	3.7%	746	254	540	212.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	347	1.6%	365	78	269	344.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,711	12.7%	2,438	767	1,944	253.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	475	2.2%	460	189	286	151.3%
Public Administration	232	1.1%	231	77	155	201.3%
Information Not Available	1,794	8.4%	1,674	881	913	103.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,627		59,611	21,470
Male	34,464	64.3%	40,379	12,286	22,178	180.5%
Female	19,163	35.7%	19,232	9,184	9,979	108.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	53,627		59,611	21,470
Hispanic or Latino	1,440	2.7%	1,552	729	711	97.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,969	54.0%	31,362	19,397	9,572	49.3%
Information Not Available	23,218	43.3%	26,697	1,344	21,874	1627.5%

Race	53,627		59,611	21,470
American Indian or Alaskan Native	160	0.3%	163	112	48	42.9%
Asian	366	0.7%	362	184	182	98.9%
Black or African American	2,029	3.8%	2,081	1,625	404	24.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	26,414	49.3%	28,756	17,476	8,938	51.1%
Information Not Available	24,658	46.0%	28,249	2,073	22,585	1089.5%

Years of Age	53,627		59,611	21,470
Younger than 22	1,606	2.1%	1,762	598	1,008	168.6%
22-24	3,262	4.2%	3,643	1,071	2,191	204.6%
25-34	12,775	16.6%	14,236	4,764	8,011	168.2%
35-44	12,016	15.6%	13,326	4,908	7,108	144.8%
45-54	13,781	17.9%	15,445	5,797	7,984	137.7%
55-59	5,185	6.7%	5,674	2,063	3,122	151.3%
60-64	3,180	4.1%	3,453	1,342	1,838	137.0%
65 and older	1,822	2.4%	2,072	926	896	96.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	53,627		59,611	21,470
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	261	0.5%	291	111	150	135.1%
Mining	76	0.1%	133	43	33	76.7%
Utilities	95	0.2%	108	21	74	352.4%
Construction	7,875	14.6%	10,690	3,258	4,617	141.7%
Manufacturing	21,152	39.3%	23,722	6,019	15,133	251.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,438	4.5%	2,455	952	1,486	156.1%
Retail Trade	3,605	6.7%	3,898	1,893	1,712	90.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,763	3.3%	1,986	643	1,120	174.2%
Information	1,566	2.9%	1,375	703	863	122.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,293	2.4%	1,259	685	608	88.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	433	0.8%	438	217	216	99.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,899	3.5%	1,740	901	998	110.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	64	0.1%	64	65	-1	-1.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,097	7.6%	4,602	2,052	2,045	99.7%
Educational Services	488	0.9%	469	286	202	70.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,145	4.0%	2,044	1,227	918	74.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	347	0.6%	402	250	97	38.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,271	4.2%	2,103	1,211	1,060	87.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	833	1.5%	811	425	408	96.0%
Public Administration	389	0.7%	454	228	161	70.6%
Information Not Available	537	1.0%	567	280	257	91.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,710		41,301	13,689
Male	23,475	67.6%	28,964	9,009	14,466	160.6%
Female	11,235	32.4%	12,337	4,680	6,555	140.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	34,710		41,301	13,689
Hispanic or Latino	3,553	10.2%	4,572	1,311	2,242	171.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,045	86.6%	35,507	11,806	18,239	154.5%
Information Not Available	1,112	3.2%	1,222	572	540	94.4%

Race	34,710		41,301	13,689
American Indian or Alaskan Native	469	1.4%	586	276	193	69.9%
Asian	467	1.3%	508	128	339	264.8%
Black or African American	267	0.8%	276	76	191	251.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	115	0.3%	138	52	63	121.2%
White	28,505	82.1%	33,599	11,294	17,211	152.4%
Information Not Available	4,887	14.1%	6,194	1,863	3,024	162.3%

Years of Age	34,710		41,301	13,689
Younger than 22	1,197	2.0%	1,431	399	798	200.0%
22-24	2,268	3.7%	2,784	826	1,442	174.6%
25-34	8,897	14.5%	10,571	3,196	5,701	178.4%
35-44	7,829	12.8%	9,404	3,151	4,678	148.5%
45-54	8,197	13.4%	9,775	3,510	4,687	133.5%
55-59	3,143	5.1%	3,604	1,284	1,859	144.8%
60-64	2,060	3.4%	2,384	813	1,247	153.4%
65 and older	1,119	1.8%	1,348	510	609	119.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	34,710		41,301	13,689
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,353	3.8%	1,616	886	467	52.7%
Mining	213	0.6%	318	72	141	195.8%
Utilities	31	0.1%	45	26	5	19.2%
Construction	7,188	19.9%	9,538	3,087	4,101	132.8%
Manufacturing	6,512	18.1%	7,859	1,817	4,695	258.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,390	3.9%	1,577	467	923	197.6%
Retail Trade	3,581	9.9%	4,046	1,225	2,356	192.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,159	3.2%	1,313	572	587	102.6%
Information	565	1.6%	547	168	397	236.3%
Finance and Insurance	633	1.8%	657	342	291	85.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	459	1.3%	517	171	288	168.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,323	3.7%	1,475	594	729	122.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.2%	47	21	34	161.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,640	7.3%	3,344	951	1,689	177.6%
Educational Services	273	0.8%	285	125	148	118.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,534	4.3%	1,605	668	866	129.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	438	1.2%	542	268	170	63.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,594	4.4%	1,753	596	998	167.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	688	1.9%	738	255	433	169.8%
Public Administration	460	1.3%	530	197	263	133.5%
Information Not Available	2,621	7.3%	2,949	1,181	1,440	121.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	310,368		327,857	138,718
Male	198,267	63.9%	215,285	82,258	116,009	141.0%
Female	112,101	36.1%	112,572	56,460	55,641	98.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	310,368		327,857	138,718
Hispanic or Latino	45,529	14.7%	51,978	19,028	26,501	139.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	264,839	85.3%	275,879	119,690	145,149	121.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	310,368		327,857	138,718
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,148	0.4%	1,192	504	644	127.8%
Asian	9,979	3.2%	9,740	3,399	6,580	193.6%
Black or African American	61,702	19.9%	62,712	34,875	26,827	76.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	234,058	75.4%	250,803	98,702	135,356	137.1%
Information Not Available	3,481	1.1%	3,410	1,238	2,243	181.2%

Years of Age	310,368		327,857	138,718
Younger than 22	7,685	1.5%	7,761	3,121	4,564	146.2%
22-24	16,474	3.1%	17,296	6,848	9,626	140.6%
25-34	76,099	14.4%	80,365	33,404	42,695	127.8%
35-44	77,177	14.6%	81,822	35,815	41,362	115.5%
45-54	78,846	15.0%	84,020	36,199	42,647	117.8%
55-59	27,860	5.3%	29,631	12,210	15,650	128.2%
60-64	17,491	3.3%	18,163	7,331	10,160	138.6%
65 and older	8,736	1.7%	8,799	3,790	4,946	130.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	310,368		327,857	138,718
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	779	0.3%	970	450	329	73.1%
Mining	1,079	0.3%	1,121	689	390	56.6%
Utilities	246	0.1%	235	198	48	24.2%
Construction	50,843	16.3%	60,281	26,279	24,564	93.5%
Manufacturing	69,017	22.2%	69,784	19,650	49,367	251.2%
Wholesale Trade	18,811	6.0%	18,764	6,794	12,017	176.9%
Retail Trade	26,293	8.5%	26,866	13,157	13,136	99.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	15,430	5.0%	16,728	6,263	9,167	146.4%
Information	5,974	1.9%	5,884	2,793	3,181	113.9%
Finance and Insurance	12,633	4.1%	12,644	7,644	4,989	65.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,297	1.4%	4,455	2,243	2,054	91.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	19,127	6.1%	18,271	7,666	11,461	149.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,592	0.5%	1,664	739	853	115.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	34,621	11.1%	38,603	16,153	18,468	114.3%
Educational Services	3,685	1.2%	3,790	2,167	1,518	70.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,171	4.2%	13,119	8,571	4,600	53.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,740	0.9%	3,499	1,506	1,234	81.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,054	4.2%	13,761	6,647	6,407	96.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,706	2.2%	6,667	3,235	3,471	107.3%
Public Administration	4,556	1.5%	4,633	2,730	1,826	66.9%
Information Not Available	5,714	1.8%	6,118	3,144	2,570	81.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	147,488		148,350	57,114
Male	97,010	65.8%	98,934	33,273	63,737	191.6%
Female	50,303	34.1%	49,254	23,791	26,512	111.4%
Information Not Available	175	0.1%	162	50	125	250.0%

Ethnicity	147,488		148,350	57,114
Hispanic or Latino	7,376	5.0%	7,860	2,431	4,945	203.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	108,353	73.5%	108,847	42,745	65,608	153.5%
Information Not Available	31,759	21.5%	31,643	11,938	19,821	166.0%

Race	147,488		148,350	57,114
American Indian or Alaskan Native	655	0.4%	672	285	370	129.8%
Asian	1,113	0.8%	1,070	365	748	204.9%
Black or African American	16,110	10.9%	15,855	7,902	8,208	103.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	129	0.1%	131	58	71	122.4%
White	121,644	82.5%	122,292	45,749	75,895	165.9%
Information Not Available	7,837	5.3%	8,330	2,755	5,082	184.5%

Years of Age	147,488		148,350	57,114
Younger than 22	3,343	1.3%	3,683	1,326	2,017	152.1%
22-24	7,766	3.0%	8,397	2,965	4,801	161.9%
25-34	34,058	13.1%	36,025	13,898	20,160	145.1%
35-44	37,359	14.3%	36,720	14,358	23,001	160.2%
45-54	39,018	15.0%	37,723	15,090	23,928	158.6%
55-59	13,634	5.2%	13,455	4,927	8,707	176.7%
60-64	8,370	3.2%	8,255	2,878	5,492	190.8%
65 and older	3,940	1.5%	4,092	1,672	2,268	135.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	147,488		148,350	57,114
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	314	0.2%	366	166	148	89.2%
Mining	217	0.1%	276	121	96	79.3%
Utilities	80	0.1%	83	52	28	53.8%
Construction	18,194	12.3%	22,628	7,657	10,537	137.6%
Manufacturing	61,674	41.7%	55,827	16,607	45,067	271.4%
Wholesale Trade	6,152	4.2%	6,134	2,016	4,136	205.2%
Retail Trade	8,521	5.8%	9,032	4,282	4,239	99.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,599	3.8%	6,365	2,655	2,944	110.9%
Information	1,455	1.0%	1,386	572	883	154.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,348	1.6%	2,333	1,561	787	50.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,357	0.9%	1,423	745	612	82.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,274	2.9%	3,898	1,696	2,578	152.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	558	0.4%	590	186	372	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,133	8.2%	13,201	5,334	6,799	127.5%
Educational Services	1,096	0.7%	1,025	640	456	71.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,441	3.7%	5,167	3,364	2,077	61.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	914	0.6%	1,088	480	434	90.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,904	3.3%	4,496	2,750	2,154	78.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,499	1.7%	2,603	1,220	1,279	104.8%
Public Administration	690	0.5%	788	410	280	68.3%
Information Not Available	9,068	6.1%	9,641	4,600	4,468	97.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,529		49,503	17,543
Male	32,162	64.9%	32,815	9,788	22,374	228.6%
Female	17,367	35.1%	16,688	7,755	9,612	123.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	49,529		49,503	17,543
Hispanic or Latino	3,305	6.7%	3,376	1,425	1,880	131.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,173	42.7%	20,747	8,301	12,872	155.1%
Information Not Available	25,051	50.6%	25,380	7,817	17,234	220.5%

Race	49,529		49,503	17,543
American Indian or Alaskan Native	693	1.4%	699	255	438	171.8%
Asian	1,567	3.2%	1,403	224	1,343	599.6%
Black or African American	6,682	13.5%	6,592	2,803	3,879	138.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	91	0.2%	112	34	57	167.6%
White	36,711	74.1%	36,902	12,720	23,991	188.6%
Information Not Available	3,785	7.6%	3,795	1,507	2,278	151.2%

Years of Age	49,529		49,503	17,543
Younger than 22	1,335	1.6%	1,295	438	897	204.8%
22-24	3,185	3.8%	3,199	965	2,220	230.1%
25-34	13,024	15.6%	12,905	4,173	8,851	212.1%
35-44	11,532	13.8%	11,662	4,193	7,339	175.0%
45-54	12,151	14.5%	12,173	4,671	7,480	160.1%
55-59	4,260	5.1%	4,255	1,556	2,704	173.8%
60-64	2,600	3.1%	2,578	1,054	1,546	146.7%
65 and older	1,442	1.7%	1,436	493	949	192.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	49,529		49,503	17,543
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	255	0.5%	303	153	102	66.7%
Mining	1,103	2.2%	1,095	155	948	611.6%
Utilities	46	0.1%	40	22	24	109.1%
Construction	5,971	12.0%	6,895	2,151	3,820	177.6%
Manufacturing	14,967	30.1%	14,656	2,810	12,157	432.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,032	4.1%	2,007	851	1,181	138.8%
Retail Trade	3,091	6.2%	3,022	1,546	1,545	99.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,720	3.5%	1,706	637	1,083	170.0%
Information	1,810	3.6%	1,844	798	1,012	126.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,080	2.2%	1,073	672	408	60.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	548	1.1%	567	339	209	61.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,320	4.7%	2,159	943	1,377	146.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	167	0.3%	221	38	129	339.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,726	9.5%	4,717	1,934	2,792	144.4%
Educational Services	589	1.2%	571	258	331	128.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,941	5.9%	2,736	1,446	1,495	103.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	228	0.5%	224	94	134	142.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,474	3.0%	1,376	710	764	107.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,093	2.2%	1,083	433	660	152.4%
Public Administration	611	1.2%	581	346	265	76.6%
Information Not Available	2,757	5.5%	2,627	1,207	1,550	128.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	80,220		78,303	30,073
Male	53,439	66.6%	51,886	18,501	34,938	188.8%
Female	26,781	33.4%	26,417	11,572	15,209	131.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	80,220		78,303	30,073
Hispanic or Latino	193	0.2%	124	55	138	250.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,909	2.4%	1,958	30,018	-28,109	-93.6%
Information Not Available	78,118	97.4%	76,221	0	78,118	0.0%

Race	80,220		78,303	30,073
American Indian or Alaskan Native	482	0.6%	469	228	254	111.4%
Asian	156	0.2%	175	114	42	36.8%
Black or African American	9,643	12.0%	9,046	3,801	5,842	153.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%
White	69,063	86.1%	67,781	25,587	43,476	169.9%
Information Not Available	876	1.1%	832	338	538	159.2%

Years of Age	80,220		78,303	30,073
Younger than 22	1,795	1.2%	1,811	617	1,178	190.9%
22-24	4,567	3.1%	4,574	1,562	3,005	192.4%
25-34	19,383	13.4%	19,053	6,862	12,521	182.5%
35-44	19,920	13.7%	19,329	7,730	12,190	157.7%
45-54	20,663	14.2%	20,285	7,980	12,683	158.9%
55-59	7,335	5.1%	7,033	2,750	4,585	166.7%
60-64	4,213	2.9%	4,031	1,631	2,582	158.3%
65 and older	2,332	1.6%	2,174	941	1,391	147.8%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	13	0	12	0.0%

Industry	80,220		78,303	30,073
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	197	0.2%	225	64	133	207.8%
Mining	1,464	1.8%	1,071	598	866	144.8%
Utilities	50	0.1%	46	18	32	177.8%
Construction	11,461	14.3%	11,767	4,025	7,436	184.7%
Manufacturing	27,139	33.7%	27,125	7,944	19,195	241.6%
Wholesale Trade	3,580	4.5%	3,328	1,147	2,433	212.1%
Retail Trade	4,723	5.9%	4,840	2,695	2,028	75.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,631	4.5%	3,544	1,284	2,347	182.8%
Information	1,483	1.8%	1,338	612	871	142.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,478	1.8%	1,411	827	651	78.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	808	1.0%	873	292	516	176.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,442	3.0%	2,018	1,160	1,282	110.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	358	0.4%	340	82	276	336.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,816	8.5%	7,511	2,759	4,057	147.0%
Educational Services	560	0.7%	712	297	263	88.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,277	4.1%	2,979	1,978	1,299	65.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	551	0.7%	529	347	204	58.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,469	3.1%	3,015	1,160	1,309	112.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,620	2.0%	1,521	617	1,003	162.6%
Public Administration	326	0.4%	372	365	-39	-10.7%
Information Not Available	5,787	7.2%	3,738	1,802	3,985	221.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,373		51,762	19,107
Male	32,203	58.2%	30,385	9,827	22,376	227.7%
Female	23,170	41.8%	21,377	9,280	13,890	149.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	55,373		51,762	19,107
Hispanic or Latino	1,684	3.0%	1,474	380	1,304	343.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	53,597	96.8%	50,182	18,692	34,905	186.7%
Information Not Available	92	0.2%	106	35	57	162.9%

Race	55,373		51,762	19,107
American Indian or Alaskan Native	414	0.7%	429	108	306	283.3%
Asian	477	0.9%	430	128	349	272.7%
Black or African American	28,281	51.1%	26,106	10,322	17,959	174.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	90	0.2%	78	20	70	350.0%
White	26,079	47.1%	24,698	8,511	17,568	206.4%
Information Not Available	32	0.1%	21	18	14	77.8%

Years of Age	55,373		51,762	19,107
Younger than 22	1,626	2.1%	1,356	469	1,157	246.7%
22-24	3,847	4.9%	3,419	1,183	2,664	225.2%
25-34	15,508	19.7%	14,225	5,127	10,381	202.5%
35-44	12,624	16.0%	11,929	4,650	7,974	171.5%
45-54	12,963	16.5%	12,276	4,697	8,266	176.0%
55-59	4,385	5.6%	4,244	1,520	2,865	188.5%
60-64	2,765	3.5%	2,703	923	1,842	199.6%
65 and older	1,655	2.1%	1,610	538	1,117	207.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	55,373		51,762	19,107
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	542	1.0%	604	205	337	164.4%
Mining	1,943	3.5%	1,888	250	1,693	677.2%
Utilities	126	0.2%	130	53	73	137.7%
Construction	8,234	14.7%	7,937	3,148	5,086	161.6%
Manufacturing	5,965	10.7%	5,519	1,915	4,050	211.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,585	2.8%	1,485	505	1,080	213.9%
Retail Trade	3,891	7.0%	3,735	1,623	2,268	139.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,103	3.8%	2,163	646	1,457	225.5%
Information	626	1.1%	605	254	372	146.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,003	1.8%	935	458	545	119.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	796	1.4%	748	261	535	205.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,873	5.1%	2,457	938	1,935	206.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	223	0.4%	199	70	153	218.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,410	6.1%	3,311	1,350	2,060	152.6%
Educational Services	542	1.0%	529	265	277	104.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,571	6.4%	3,208	1,540	2,031	131.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	739	1.3%	732	324	415	128.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,770	5.0%	2,264	1,136	1,634	143.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,592	2.8%	1,509	750	842	112.3%
Public Administration	785	1.4%	776	276	509	184.4%
Information Not Available	12,054	21.6%	11,028	3,140	8,914	283.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	155,798		166,216	80,962
Male	98,374	63.1%	108,368	50,163	48,211	96.1%
Female	57,424	36.9%	57,848	30,799	26,625	86.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	155,798		166,216	80,962
Hispanic or Latino	14,614	9.4%	15,366	8,016	6,598	82.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	137,884	88.5%	147,459	71,107	66,777	93.9%
Information Not Available	3,300	2.1%	3,391	1,839	1,461	79.4%

Race	155,798		166,216	80,962
American Indian or Alaskan Native	385	0.2%	398	213	172	80.8%
Asian	5,718	3.7%	5,673	2,592	3,126	120.6%
Black or African American	11,640	7.5%	11,906	6,930	4,710	68.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	139	0.1%	143	52	87	167.3%
White	126,313	81.1%	135,863	64,398	61,915	96.1%
Information Not Available	11,603	7.4%	12,233	6,777	4,826	71.2%

Years of Age	155,798		166,216	80,962
Younger than 22	4,728	1.7%	5,176	2,472	2,256	91.3%
22-24	9,083	3.3%	9,800	4,242	4,841	114.1%
25-34	34,162	12.6%	36,774	17,287	16,875	97.6%
35-44	37,148	13.7%	39,944	20,108	17,040	84.7%
45-54	39,804	14.6%	42,510	21,002	18,802	89.5%
55-59	14,458	5.3%	15,029	7,550	6,908	91.5%
60-64	10,286	3.8%	10,536	5,270	5,016	95.2%
65 and older	6,129	2.3%	6,447	3,031	3,098	102.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	155,798		166,216	80,962
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	632	0.4%	717	670	-38	-5.7%
Mining	154	0.1%	278	151	3	2.0%
Utilities	121	0.1%	126	76	45	59.2%
Construction	24,278	15.5%	29,178	13,211	11,067	83.8%
Manufacturing	23,944	15.3%	24,542	9,431	14,513	153.9%
Wholesale Trade	8,899	5.7%	9,056	4,381	4,518	103.1%
Retail Trade	14,497	9.3%	15,723	7,519	6,978	92.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,380	2.8%	4,811	2,308	2,072	89.8%
Information	4,619	3.0%	4,532	1,921	2,698	140.4%
Finance and Insurance	7,714	4.9%	7,569	3,700	4,014	108.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,198	1.4%	2,490	1,276	922	72.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	13,987	8.9%	13,276	5,788	8,199	141.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	600	0.4%	582	226	374	165.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,352	9.8%	17,358	8,028	7,324	91.2%
Educational Services	1,943	1.2%	1,818	1,016	927	91.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,937	5.7%	8,664	5,634	3,303	58.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,832	1.2%	2,659	895	937	104.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,718	5.6%	9,741	4,973	3,745	75.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,924	3.1%	4,964	3,085	1,839	59.6%
Public Administration	2,145	1.4%	2,156	1,000	1,145	114.5%
Information Not Available	5,924	3.8%	5,976	5,673	251	4.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	84,126		87,532	41,872
Male	51,430	61.1%	54,180	24,111	27,319	113.3%
Female	32,696	38.9%	33,352	17,761	14,935	84.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	84,126		87,532	41,872
Hispanic or Latino	4,723	5.6%	5,017	1,857	2,866	154.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	78,184	92.9%	81,299	39,148	39,036	99.7%
Information Not Available	1,220	1.5%	1,216	867	353	40.7%

Race	84,126		87,532	41,872
American Indian or Alaskan Native	239	0.3%	237	123	116	94.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	31,335	37.2%	32,273	18,232	13,103	71.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	158	0.2%	158	82	76	92.7%
White	46,451	55.2%	48,631	20,711	25,740	124.3%
Information Not Available	5,943	7.1%	6,233	2,724	3,219	118.2%

Years of Age	84,126		87,532	41,872
Younger than 22	2,440	1.9%	2,456	1,097	1,343	122.4%
22-24	5,158	4.1%	5,348	2,291	2,867	125.1%
25-34	19,768	15.8%	20,568	9,446	10,322	109.3%
35-44	19,236	15.4%	20,042	10,014	9,222	92.1%
45-54	21,183	16.9%	22,052	10,933	10,250	93.8%
55-59	7,345	5.9%	7,565	3,680	3,665	99.6%
60-64	5,344	4.3%	5,555	2,586	2,758	106.7%
65 and older	3,652	2.9%	3,946	1,825	1,827	100.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	84,126		87,532	41,872
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	123	0.1%	157	68	55	80.9%
Mining	133	0.2%	103	49	84	171.4%
Utilities	182	0.2%	193	44	138	313.6%
Construction	15,954	18.9%	17,413	7,227	8,727	120.8%
Manufacturing	943	1.1%	1,036	686	257	37.5%
Wholesale Trade	4,037	4.8%	4,172	1,789	2,248	125.7%
Retail Trade	2,852	3.4%	2,944	1,545	1,307	84.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,362	2.8%	2,527	1,142	1,220	106.8%
Information	2,060	2.4%	1,989	833	1,227	147.3%
Finance and Insurance	3,470	4.1%	3,357	2,013	1,457	72.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,964	2.3%	2,122	1,101	863	78.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,947	8.2%	6,587	2,892	4,055	140.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	465	0.6%	466	144	321	222.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,513	11.3%	10,138	5,219	4,294	82.3%
Educational Services	1,432	1.7%	1,447	766	666	86.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,726	5.6%	4,731	2,734	1,992	72.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	893	1.1%	1,065	444	449	101.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,807	5.7%	5,383	2,704	2,103	77.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,336	2.8%	2,370	1,251	1,085	86.7%
Public Administration	964	1.1%	1,068	595	369	62.0%
Information Not Available	17,963	21.3%	18,264	8,626	9,337	108.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,202		23,434	10,044
Male	12,619	65.7%	16,043	6,206	6,413	103.3%
Female	6,582	34.3%	7,391	3,837	2,745	71.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,202		23,434	10,044
Hispanic or Latino	134	0.7%	186	71	63	88.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,011	62.6%	14,606	8,046	3,965	49.3%
Information Not Available	7,057	36.8%	8,642	1,927	5,130	266.2%

Race	19,202		23,434	10,044
American Indian or Alaskan Native	144	0.7%	194	70	74	105.7%
Asian	88	0.5%	90	56	32	57.1%
Black or African American	182	0.9%	215	122	60	49.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,381	69.7%	16,223	8,323	5,058	60.8%
Information Not Available	5,407	28.2%	6,712	1,473	3,934	267.1%

Years of Age	19,202		23,434	10,044
Younger than 22	604	1.9%	800	371	233	62.8%
22-24	1,145	3.7%	1,430	668	477	71.4%
25-34	3,907	12.5%	5,102	2,069	1,838	88.8%
35-44	4,367	14.0%	5,256	2,337	2,030	86.9%
45-54	5,208	16.7%	6,095	2,632	2,576	97.9%
55-59	1,922	6.2%	2,229	978	944	96.5%
60-64	1,352	4.3%	1,616	646	706	109.3%
65 and older	697	2.2%	906	343	354	103.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,202		23,434	10,044
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	838	4.2%	954	703	135	19.2%
Mining	11	0.1%	18	4	7	175.0%
Utilities	38	0.2%	30	10	28	280.0%
Construction	2,305	11.5%	3,881	1,285	1,020	79.4%
Manufacturing	3,017	15.1%	3,247	1,115	1,902	170.6%
Wholesale Trade	550	2.7%	711	302	248	82.1%
Retail Trade	1,574	7.9%	1,942	1,105	469	42.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	547	2.7%	618	349	198	56.7%
Information	193	1.0%	202	96	97	101.0%
Finance and Insurance	199	1.0%	193	168	31	18.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	118	0.6%	140	108	10	9.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	522	2.6%	495	256	266	103.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.1%	23	12	6	50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	870	4.3%	1,212	598	272	45.5%
Educational Services	143	0.7%	171	91	52	57.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	864	4.3%	826	577	287	49.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	342	1.7%	341	187	155	82.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	761	3.8%	1,203	608	153	25.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	293	1.5%	326	184	109	59.2%
Public Administration	124	0.6%	189	78	46	59.0%
Information Not Available	5,875	29.3%	6,712	2,208	3,667	166.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	306,985		291,706	146,709
Male	206,614	67.3%	198,511	93,444	113,170	121.1%
Female	100,334	32.7%	93,160	53,227	47,107	88.5%
Information Not Available	37	0.0%	35	38	-1	-2.6%

Ethnicity	306,985		291,706	146,709
Hispanic or Latino	10,014	3.3%	10,625	4,204	5,810	138.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	248,917	81.1%	233,219	108,210	140,707	130.0%
Information Not Available	48,054	15.7%	47,862	34,295	13,759	40.1%

Race	306,985		291,706	146,709
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,460	0.8%	2,843	1,356	1,104	81.4%
Asian	3,985	1.3%	3,598	1,643	2,342	142.5%
Black or African American	39,935	13.0%	30,924	21,196	18,739	88.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	218	0.1%	228	111	107	96.4%
White	199,633	65.0%	191,998	83,226	116,407	139.9%
Information Not Available	60,754	19.8%	62,115	39,177	21,577	55.1%

Years of Age	306,985		291,706	146,709
Younger than 22	8,682	1.8%	9,666	4,514	4,168	92.3%
22-24	16,657	3.4%	17,776	8,222	8,435	102.6%
25-34	67,105	13.6%	68,352	34,415	32,690	95.0%
35-44	81,302	16.5%	73,974	38,585	42,717	110.7%
45-54	84,196	17.1%	76,632	39,009	45,187	115.8%
55-59	28,027	5.7%	25,014	12,306	15,721	127.8%
60-64	14,775	3.0%	13,877	6,488	8,287	127.7%
65 and older	6,155	1.3%	6,316	3,094	3,061	98.9%
Information Not Available	86	0.0%	99	76	10	13.2%

Industry	306,985		291,706	146,709
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,076	0.3%	1,651	676	400	59.2%
Mining	1,226	0.4%	1,685	193	1,033	535.2%
Utilities	114	0.0%	129	70	44	62.9%
Construction	30,975	10.1%	40,487	17,143	13,832	80.7%
Manufacturing	107,511	34.9%	76,880	44,194	63,317	143.3%
Wholesale Trade	14,277	4.6%	14,067	4,023	10,254	254.9%
Retail Trade	17,599	5.7%	18,498	9,585	8,014	83.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	10,165	3.3%	9,907	5,030	5,135	102.1%
Information	2,765	0.9%	2,724	1,332	1,433	107.6%
Finance and Insurance	5,504	1.8%	5,401	3,405	2,099	61.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,747	1.2%	3,569	2,385	1,362	57.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	16,972	5.5%	15,093	6,714	10,258	152.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3,472	1.1%	2,198	714	2,758	386.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	30,680	10.0%	34,353	15,420	15,260	99.0%
Educational Services	2,223	0.7%	2,335	1,282	941	73.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,358	3.7%	11,171	6,984	4,374	62.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,899	0.9%	4,597	1,653	1,246	75.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,562	3.1%	10,755	5,632	3,930	69.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,853	1.6%	4,887	2,465	2,388	96.9%
Public Administration	1,574	0.5%	1,972	1,014	560	55.2%
Information Not Available	28,433	9.2%	29,347	16,795	11,638	69.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	104,693		121,409	44,900
Male	70,874	67.7%	86,927	29,429	41,445	140.8%
Female	33,800	32.3%	34,462	15,470	18,330	118.5%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	20	1	18	1800.0%

Ethnicity	104,693		121,409	44,900
Hispanic or Latino	3,327	3.2%	3,874	1,452	1,875	129.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	89,852	85.8%	104,674	38,790	51,062	131.6%
Information Not Available	11,514	11.0%	12,861	4,658	6,856	147.2%

Race	104,693		121,409	44,900
American Indian or Alaskan Native	969	0.9%	1,110	554	415	74.9%
Asian	3,484	3.3%	3,578	1,015	2,469	243.3%
Black or African American	6,525	6.2%	6,604	3,237	3,288	101.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	218	0.2%	261	120	98	81.7%
White	86,714	82.8%	102,248	36,940	49,774	134.7%
Information Not Available	6,783	6.5%	7,608	3,034	3,749	123.6%

Years of Age	104,693		121,409	44,900
Younger than 22	2,427	1.3%	2,879	1,284	1,143	89.0%
22-24	6,397	3.5%	7,595	2,744	3,653	133.1%
25-34	26,802	14.5%	31,929	11,160	15,642	140.2%
35-44	23,266	12.6%	26,922	10,335	12,931	125.1%
45-54	26,711	14.4%	30,569	11,679	15,032	128.7%
55-59	9,950	5.4%	11,235	4,052	5,898	145.6%
60-64	6,047	3.3%	6,799	2,325	3,722	160.1%
65 and older	2,996	1.6%	3,375	1,081	1,915	177.2%
Information Not Available	97	0.1%	106	240	-143	-59.6%

Industry	104,693		121,409	44,900
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	663	0.6%	966	483	180	37.3%
Mining	1,576	1.5%	1,390	156	1,420	910.3%
Utilities	246	0.2%	245	144	102	70.8%
Construction	18,186	17.3%	28,179	10,636	7,550	71.0%
Manufacturing	26,038	24.7%	27,814	6,450	19,588	303.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,732	5.4%	6,050	2,275	3,457	152.0%
Retail Trade	7,996	7.6%	8,738	3,740	4,256	113.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,973	2.8%	3,449	1,441	1,532	106.3%
Information	1,823	1.7%	1,858	823	1,000	121.5%
Finance and Insurance	2,603	2.5%	2,673	1,421	1,182	83.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,247	1.2%	1,349	756	491	64.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,269	6.0%	6,294	2,432	3,837	157.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,001	1.9%	1,899	745	1,256	168.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,985	7.6%	9,455	3,416	4,569	133.8%
Educational Services	1,159	1.1%	1,296	665	494	74.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,168	4.9%	5,239	2,657	2,511	94.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	983	0.9%	1,223	567	416	73.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,849	3.7%	4,179	1,883	1,966	104.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,519	2.4%	2,560	1,225	1,294	105.6%
Public Administration	923	0.9%	1,123	554	369	66.6%
Information Not Available	4,754	4.5%	5,430	2,431	2,323	95.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	106,658		109,400	46,990
Male	66,135	62.0%	69,012	25,980	40,155	154.6%
Female	40,507	38.0%	40,377	21,006	19,501	92.8%
Information Not Available	16	0.0%	11	4	12	300.0%

Ethnicity	106,658		109,400	46,990
Hispanic or Latino	1,678	1.6%	1,776	421	1,257	298.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,851	45.8%	50,936	13,051	35,800	274.3%
Information Not Available	56,129	52.6%	56,688	33,518	22,611	67.5%

Race	106,658		109,400	46,990
American Indian or Alaskan Native	769	0.7%	810	295	474	160.7%
Asian	969	0.9%	1,032	276	693	251.1%
Black or African American	18,026	16.9%	17,703	7,748	10,278	132.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	847	0.8%	838	352	495	140.6%
White	76,325	71.6%	79,249	27,416	48,909	178.4%
Information Not Available	9,722	9.1%	9,768	10,903	-1,181	-10.8%

Years of Age	106,658		109,400	46,990
Younger than 22	2,718	1.5%	2,606	1,048	1,670	159.4%
22-24	5,977	3.4%	6,148	2,377	3,600	151.5%
25-34	25,187	14.2%	26,139	11,011	14,176	128.7%
35-44	25,554	14.4%	26,383	11,771	13,783	117.1%
45-54	28,478	16.1%	28,907	12,785	15,693	122.7%
55-59	9,462	5.3%	9,581	4,094	5,368	131.1%
60-64	5,899	3.3%	6,049	2,379	3,520	148.0%
65 and older	3,327	1.9%	3,521	1,492	1,835	123.0%
Information Not Available	56	0.0%	66	33	23	69.7%

Industry	106,658		109,400	46,990
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	287	0.3%	345	201	86	42.8%
Mining	645	0.6%	644	217	428	197.2%
Utilities	101	0.1%	86	41	60	146.3%
Construction	17,641	16.5%	19,722	7,433	10,208	137.3%
Manufacturing	24,883	23.3%	24,729	7,881	17,002	215.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,339	5.0%	5,142	2,136	3,203	150.0%
Retail Trade	9,427	8.8%	9,684	4,732	4,695	99.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,833	4.5%	5,367	1,762	3,071	174.3%
Information	2,379	2.2%	2,449	947	1,432	151.2%
Finance and Insurance	3,243	3.0%	3,275	1,796	1,447	80.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,519	1.4%	1,643	921	598	64.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,834	4.5%	4,477	1,859	2,975	160.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	318	0.3%	324	315	3	1.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,163	10.4%	11,267	4,914	6,249	127.2%
Educational Services	1,367	1.3%	1,412	829	538	64.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,870	5.5%	5,570	3,859	2,011	52.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,230	1.2%	1,455	615	615	100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,146	5.7%	6,467	3,234	2,912	90.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,624	2.5%	2,548	1,430	1,194	83.5%
Public Administration	720	0.7%	751	440	280	63.6%
Information Not Available	2,089	2.0%	2,043	1,428	661	46.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,622		56,899	22,468
Male	29,853	53.7%	31,951	10,611	19,242	181.3%
Female	25,766	46.3%	24,947	11,854	13,912	117.4%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	3	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	55,622		56,899	22,468
Hispanic or Latino	652	1.2%	680	282	370	131.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,967	98.8%	56,218	21,508	33,459	155.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	678	-675	-99.6%

Race	55,622		56,899	22,468
American Indian or Alaskan Native	142	0.3%	137	39	103	264.1%
Asian	182	0.3%	255	126	56	44.4%
Black or African American	32,198	57.9%	31,838	13,195	19,003	144.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	403	0.7%	461	4	399	9975.0%
White	22,694	40.8%	24,207	8,574	14,120	164.7%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	530	-527	-99.4%

Years of Age	55,622		56,899	22,468
Younger than 22	1,667	2.2%	1,677	546	1,121	205.3%
22-24	3,666	4.9%	3,732	1,365	2,301	168.6%
25-34	14,296	19.0%	14,911	5,636	8,660	153.7%
35-44	13,280	17.6%	13,471	5,616	7,664	136.5%
45-54	13,169	17.5%	13,395	5,450	7,719	141.6%
55-59	4,565	6.1%	4,709	1,811	2,754	152.1%
60-64	2,907	3.9%	2,881	1,175	1,732	147.4%
65 and older	2,072	2.7%	2,123	869	1,203	138.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	55,622		56,899	22,468
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,050	1.9%	1,216	340	710	208.8%
Mining	653	1.2%	629	85	568	668.2%
Utilities	86	0.2%	76	16	70	437.5%
Construction	5,222	9.2%	5,497	1,413	3,809	269.6%
Manufacturing	16,777	29.6%	17,389	6,779	9,998	147.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,659	2.9%	1,730	694	965	139.0%
Retail Trade	5,598	9.9%	5,841	2,004	3,594	179.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,280	4.0%	2,490	670	1,610	240.3%
Information	460	0.8%	422	145	315	217.2%
Finance and Insurance	729	1.3%	820	277	452	163.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	526	0.9%	561	187	339	181.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,355	2.4%	1,275	495	860	173.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	141	0.2%	122	30	111	370.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,501	7.9%	4,682	1,415	3,086	218.1%
Educational Services	627	1.1%	741	280	347	123.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,209	9.2%	3,122	3,219	1,990	61.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	420	0.7%	527	148	272	183.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,110	9.0%	4,877	1,717	3,393	197.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	867	1.5%	889	281	586	208.5%
Public Administration	666	1.2%	737	388	278	71.6%
Information Not Available	1,686	3.0%	3,256	1,885	-199	-10.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,117		15,008	4,520
Male	9,075	69.2%	10,798	2,921	6,154	210.7%
Female	4,003	30.5%	4,172	1,586	2,417	152.4%
Information Not Available	39	0.3%	38	13	26	200.0%

Ethnicity	13,117		15,008	4,520
Hispanic or Latino	378	2.9%	440	134	244	182.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,895	90.7%	13,556	4,127	7,768	188.2%
Information Not Available	844	6.4%	1,012	259	585	225.9%

Race	13,117		15,008	4,520
American Indian or Alaskan Native	800	6.1%	968	426	374	87.8%
Asian	49	0.4%	56	18	31	172.2%
Black or African American	90	0.7%	81	25	65	260.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	0.3%	37	8	32	400.0%
White	12,012	91.6%	13,725	3,999	8,013	200.4%
Information Not Available	126	1.0%	141	44	82	186.4%

Years of Age	13,117		15,008	4,520
Younger than 22	538	2.2%	675	152	386	253.9%
22-24	992	4.1%	1,182	296	696	235.1%
25-34	3,500	14.3%	4,063	1,129	2,371	210.0%
35-44	2,847	11.6%	3,230	996	1,851	185.8%
45-54	3,088	12.6%	3,472	1,138	1,950	171.4%
55-59	1,170	4.8%	1,319	423	747	176.6%
60-64	644	2.6%	680	244	400	163.9%
65 and older	338	1.4%	387	142	196	138.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,117		15,008	4,520
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	320	2.4%	365	211	109	51.7%
Mining	507	3.8%	579	164	343	209.1%
Utilities	24	0.2%	28	14	10	71.4%
Construction	3,167	23.6%	4,194	1,103	2,064	187.1%
Manufacturing	1,863	13.9%	1,815	318	1,545	485.8%
Wholesale Trade	350	2.6%	376	112	238	212.5%
Retail Trade	1,396	10.4%	1,554	414	982	237.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	422	3.1%	494	160	262	163.8%
Information	181	1.3%	184	79	102	129.1%
Finance and Insurance	174	1.3%	187	89	85	95.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	189	1.4%	204	71	118	166.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	498	3.7%	506	152	346	227.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.1%	11	5	2	40.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	921	6.9%	1,072	267	654	244.9%
Educational Services	162	1.2%	201	98	64	65.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	573	4.3%	596	233	340	145.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	375	2.8%	374	140	235	167.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,290	9.6%	1,466	513	777	151.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	330	2.5%	334	124	206	166.1%
Public Administration	210	1.6%	247	150	60	40.0%
Information Not Available	158	1.2%	221	103	55	53.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	207,045		216,680	86,797
Male	125,425	60.6%	133,784	46,768	78,657	168.2%
Female	81,618	39.4%	82,892	40,027	41,591	103.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	4	2	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	207,045		216,680	86,797
Hispanic or Latino	10,848	5.2%	12,279	3,173	7,675	241.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	190,207	91.9%	197,598	81,186	109,021	134.3%
Information Not Available	5,990	2.9%	6,803	2,438	3,552	145.7%

Race	207,045		216,680	86,797
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,166	1.0%	2,503	1,091	1,075	98.5%
Asian	2,796	1.4%	3,018	788	2,008	254.8%
Black or African American	63,603	30.7%	64,973	33,145	30,458	91.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	291	0.1%	270	83	208	250.6%
White	126,295	61.0%	133,244	46,385	79,910	172.3%
Information Not Available	11,894	5.7%	12,672	5,305	6,589	124.2%

Years of Age	207,045		216,680	86,797
Younger than 22	7,121	2.2%	7,367	2,923	4,198	143.6%
22-24	11,938	3.7%	12,257	4,993	6,945	139.1%
25-34	46,907	14.6%	48,644	21,095	25,812	122.4%
35-44	52,465	16.3%	55,795	22,475	29,990	133.4%
45-54	51,683	16.1%	54,309	20,780	30,903	148.7%
55-59	18,142	5.6%	19,007	7,221	10,921	151.2%
60-64	12,241	3.8%	12,501	4,664	7,577	162.5%
65 and older	6,548	2.0%	6,800	2,646	3,902	147.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	207,045		216,680	86,797
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	643	0.3%	803	403	240	59.6%
Mining	293	0.1%	298	68	225	330.9%
Utilities	146	0.1%	125	110	36	32.7%
Construction	25,455	12.3%	27,622	10,296	15,159	147.2%
Manufacturing	55,922	26.9%	61,242	18,233	37,689	206.7%
Wholesale Trade	9,070	4.4%	9,421	3,575	5,495	153.7%
Retail Trade	16,609	8.0%	17,102	7,304	9,305	127.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,286	3.0%	6,813	2,190	4,096	187.0%
Information	2,396	1.2%	2,297	1,177	1,219	103.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,153	2.0%	3,920	2,117	2,036	96.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,538	1.2%	2,729	1,152	1,386	120.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,642	4.6%	9,499	3,719	5,923	159.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	532	0.3%	489	351	181	51.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,757	9.5%	20,966	9,309	10,448	112.2%
Educational Services	1,697	0.8%	1,571	994	703	70.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,943	4.8%	9,981	6,600	3,343	50.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,409	0.7%	1,588	628	781	124.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,571	4.1%	7,951	4,753	3,818	80.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,050	1.5%	3,044	1,456	1,594	109.5%
Public Administration	1,545	0.7%	1,614	689	856	124.2%
Information Not Available	27,388	13.2%	27,605	11,673	15,715	134.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,705		7,517	1,866
Male	4,022	70.5%	5,928	1,118	2,904	259.7%
Female	1,678	29.4%	1,585	742	936	126.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	4	6	-1	-16.7%

Ethnicity	5,705		7,517	1,866
Hispanic or Latino	128	2.2%	165	55	73	132.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,460	95.7%	7,181	1,769	3,691	208.6%
Information Not Available	117	2.1%	171	42	75	178.6%

Race	5,705		7,517	1,866
American Indian or Alaskan Native	346	6.1%	459	135	211	156.3%
Asian	52	0.9%	44	9	43	477.8%
Black or African American	157	2.8%	152	29	128	441.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	0.2%	11	4	9	225.0%
White	4,892	85.7%	6,515	1,592	3,300	207.3%
Information Not Available	245	4.3%	336	97	148	152.6%

Years of Age	5,705		7,517	1,866
Younger than 22	108	1.1%	161	23	85	369.6%
22-24	359	3.5%	527	69	290	420.3%
25-34	1,501	14.7%	2,052	383	1,118	291.9%
35-44	1,190	11.6%	1,495	400	790	197.5%
45-54	1,405	13.7%	1,799	521	884	169.7%
55-59	576	5.6%	722	215	361	167.9%
60-64	356	3.5%	431	146	210	143.8%
65 and older	204	2.0%	316	100	104	104.0%
Information Not Available	6	0.1%	14	9	-3	-33.3%

Industry	5,705		7,517	1,866
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.8%	106	53	-6	-11.3%
Mining	471	8.2%	600	34	437	1285.3%
Utilities	8	0.1%	11	2	6	300.0%
Construction	918	16.0%	2,306	419	499	119.1%
Manufacturing	1,697	29.5%	1,469	211	1,486	704.3%
Wholesale Trade	227	3.9%	290	76	151	198.7%
Retail Trade	312	5.4%	383	154	158	102.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	202	3.5%	248	75	127	169.3%
Information	117	2.0%	118	46	71	154.3%
Finance and Insurance	135	2.3%	141	57	78	136.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	51	0.9%	53	9	42	466.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	251	4.4%	207	70	181	258.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.4%	28	18	7	38.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	244	4.2%	315	108	136	125.9%
Educational Services	3	0.1%	8	3	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	183	3.2%	223	121	62	51.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	22	0.4%	37	9	13	144.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	159	2.8%	178	92	67	72.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	93	1.6%	102	40	53	132.5%
Public Administration	182	3.2%	229	96	86	89.6%
Information Not Available	358	6.2%	465	173	185	106.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,786		24,669	8,208
Male	13,552	54.7%	14,253	3,961	9,591	242.1%
Female	10,092	40.7%	9,461	3,897	6,195	159.0%
Information Not Available	1,142	4.6%	955	350	792	226.3%

Ethnicity	24,786		24,669	8,208
Hispanic or Latino	1,056	4.3%	1,078	291	765	262.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,453	78.5%	19,493	6,335	13,118	207.1%
Information Not Available	4,277	17.3%	4,098	1,582	2,695	170.4%

Race	24,786		24,669	8,208
American Indian or Alaskan Native	267	1.1%	243	74	193	260.8%
Asian	298	1.2%	286	68	230	338.2%
Black or African American	1,648	6.6%	1,597	567	1,081	190.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	38	0.2%	37	8	30	375.0%
White	12,080	48.7%	11,939	3,428	8,652	252.4%
Information Not Available	10,455	42.2%	10,567	4,063	6,392	157.3%

Years of Age	24,786		24,669	8,208
Younger than 22	729	2.1%	705	190	539	283.7%
22-24	1,651	4.7%	1,604	434	1,217	280.4%
25-34	6,150	17.4%	6,132	1,932	4,218	218.3%
35-44	5,527	15.6%	5,539	1,983	3,544	178.7%
45-54	6,162	17.4%	6,167	2,164	3,998	184.8%
55-59	2,172	6.1%	2,113	734	1,438	195.9%
60-64	1,477	4.2%	1,468	466	1,011	217.0%
65 and older	918	2.6%	941	305	613	201.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,786		24,669	8,208
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	147	0.6%	163	44	103	234.1%
Mining	55	0.2%	77	18	37	205.6%
Utilities	27	0.1%	23	13	14	107.7%
Construction	2,531	10.2%	3,048	861	1,670	194.0%
Manufacturing	5,569	22.3%	5,353	1,413	4,156	294.1%
Wholesale Trade	916	3.7%	909	274	642	234.3%
Retail Trade	2,583	10.4%	2,577	909	1,674	184.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	830	3.3%	912	287	543	189.2%
Information	525	2.1%	535	197	328	166.5%
Finance and Insurance	983	3.9%	920	383	600	156.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	267	1.1%	260	103	164	159.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,077	4.3%	975	378	699	184.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	138	0.6%	137	39	99	253.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,718	10.9%	2,807	726	1,992	274.4%
Educational Services	335	1.3%	314	139	196	141.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,868	7.5%	1,703	797	1,071	134.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	197	0.8%	190	66	131	198.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,575	6.3%	1,393	629	946	150.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	479	1.9%	431	216	263	121.8%
Public Administration	430	1.7%	442	169	261	154.4%
Information Not Available	1,536	6.2%	1,500	547	989	180.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,281		24,591	7,976
Male	14,327	61.5%	15,671	4,561	9,766	214.1%
Female	8,954	38.5%	8,920	3,415	5,539	162.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,281		24,591	7,976
Hispanic or Latino	884	3.8%	848	257	627	244.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,866	72.4%	17,669	5,798	11,068	190.9%
Information Not Available	5,531	23.8%	6,074	1,921	3,610	187.9%

Race	23,281		24,591	7,976
American Indian or Alaskan Native	82	0.4%	67	29	53	182.8%
Asian	475	2.0%	444	121	354	292.6%
Black or African American	396	1.7%	363	126	270	214.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1%	25	5	20	400.0%
White	20,824	89.4%	22,169	7,253	13,571	187.1%
Information Not Available	1,479	6.4%	1,523	442	1,037	234.6%

Years of Age	23,281		24,591	7,976
Younger than 22	555	1.3%	612	172	383	222.7%
22-24	1,249	3.0%	1,379	352	897	254.8%
25-34	4,561	10.8%	4,888	1,427	3,134	219.6%
35-44	4,994	11.8%	5,349	1,787	3,207	179.5%
45-54	6,472	15.3%	6,642	2,367	4,105	173.4%
55-59	2,528	6.0%	2,670	918	1,610	175.4%
60-64	1,909	4.5%	1,973	632	1,277	202.1%
65 and older	1,013	2.4%	1,078	321	692	215.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,281		24,591	7,976
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	105	0.4%	128	50	55	110.0%
Mining	39	0.2%	78	22	17	77.3%
Utilities	8	0.0%	9	14	-6	-42.9%
Construction	2,683	11.5%	3,486	913	1,770	193.9%
Manufacturing	5,211	22.3%	5,277	1,248	3,963	317.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,255	5.4%	1,223	395	860	217.7%
Retail Trade	2,769	11.8%	2,899	1,053	1,716	163.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	554	2.4%	598	157	397	252.9%
Information	360	1.5%	341	146	214	146.6%
Finance and Insurance	688	2.9%	641	280	408	145.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	313	1.3%	330	117	196	167.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,234	5.3%	1,184	430	804	187.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.3%	69	19	53	278.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,089	8.9%	2,245	786	1,303	165.8%
Educational Services	288	1.2%	293	132	156	118.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,030	4.4%	989	430	600	139.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	431	1.8%	414	134	297	221.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,310	5.6%	1,336	535	775	144.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	520	2.2%	557	224	296	132.1%
Public Administration	245	1.0%	294	134	111	82.8%
Information Not Available	2,077	8.9%	2,200	757	1,320	174.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	205,890		225,426	109,079
Male	120,754	58.6%	131,337	61,334	59,420	96.9%
Female	85,136	41.4%	94,089	47,745	37,391	78.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	205,890		225,426	109,079
Hispanic or Latino	40,864	19.8%	45,797	21,068	19,796	94.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	142,424	69.2%	155,985	79,043	63,381	80.2%
Information Not Available	22,602	11.0%	23,644	8,968	13,634	152.0%

Race	205,890		225,426	109,079
American Indian or Alaskan Native	775	0.4%	847	379	396	104.5%
Asian	9,010	4.4%	8,980	3,570	5,440	152.4%
Black or African American	36,791	17.9%	38,482	23,907	12,884	53.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,335	0.6%	1,456	738	597	80.9%
White	125,850	61.1%	140,901	63,921	61,929	96.9%
Information Not Available	32,129	15.6%	34,760	16,564	15,565	94.0%

Years of Age	205,890		225,426	109,079
Younger than 22	34,222	10.5%	35,833	15,632	18,590	118.9%
22-24	14,368	4.4%	15,355	8,064	6,304	78.2%
25-34	44,064	13.5%	47,412	24,482	19,582	80.0%
35-44	50,229	15.4%	55,563	26,898	23,331	86.7%
45-54	40,806	12.5%	45,162	21,389	19,417	90.8%
55-59	12,734	3.9%	14,130	6,938	5,796	83.5%
60-64	5,832	1.8%	6,982	3,312	2,520	76.1%
65 and older	3,635	1.1%	4,989	2,364	1,271	53.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	205,890		225,426	109,079
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	384	0.2%	742	276	108	39.1%
Mining	191	0.1%	243	60	131	218.3%
Utilities	184	0.1%	180	116	68	58.6%
Construction	23,450	11.4%	26,042	12,825	10,625	82.8%
Manufacturing	23,390	11.3%	24,518	10,081	13,309	132.0%
Wholesale Trade	13,365	6.5%	13,244	6,336	7,029	110.9%
Retail Trade	25,093	12.2%	26,435	13,318	11,775	88.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,523	4.6%	13,856	4,539	4,984	109.8%
Information	5,024	2.4%	5,146	2,544	2,480	97.5%
Finance and Insurance	9,307	4.5%	8,942	5,081	4,226	83.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,463	1.7%	3,754	1,979	1,484	75.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,818	7.2%	14,136	6,811	8,007	117.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,099	0.5%	1,114	434	665	153.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,850	10.6%	23,290	12,212	9,638	78.9%
Educational Services	2,707	1.3%	3,034	1,673	1,034	61.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,697	6.2%	12,846	8,723	3,974	45.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,275	1.1%	3,137	1,237	1,038	83.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,685	6.1%	16,702	6,927	5,758	83.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,795	2.3%	5,023	2,805	1,990	70.9%
Public Administration	1,989	1.0%	3,184	1,340	649	48.4%
Information Not Available	17,601	8.5%	19,858	9,762	7,839	80.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,729		28,349	11,730
Male	18,973	66.0%	19,082	6,825	12,148	178.0%
Female	9,756	34.0%	9,267	4,905	4,851	98.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,729		28,349	11,730
Hispanic or Latino	15,174	52.8%	15,178	6,624	8,550	129.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,318	39.4%	10,994	4,548	6,770	148.9%
Information Not Available	2,237	7.8%	2,177	558	1,679	300.9%

Race	28,729		28,349	11,730
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,707	9.4%	2,588	1,089	1,618	148.6%
Asian	324	1.1%	317	134	190	141.8%
Black or African American	782	2.7%	755	322	460	142.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	72	0.3%	74	33	39	118.2%
White	14,218	49.5%	14,085	5,898	8,320	141.1%
Information Not Available	10,626	37.0%	10,530	4,254	6,372	149.8%

Years of Age	28,729		28,349	11,730
Younger than 22	1,034	2.5%	964	422	612	145.0%
22-24	1,666	4.0%	1,701	680	986	145.0%
25-34	6,119	14.7%	5,953	2,498	3,621	145.0%
35-44	7,500	18.0%	7,683	3,063	4,437	144.9%
45-54	6,952	16.7%	6,945	2,839	4,113	144.9%
55-59	2,212	5.3%	2,155	903	1,309	145.0%
60-64	1,235	3.0%	1,219	504	731	145.0%
65 and older	833	2.0%	737	340	493	145.0%
Information Not Available	1,178	2.8%	992	481	697	144.9%

Industry	28,729		28,349	11,730
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,039	3.5%	1,209	792	247	31.2%
Mining	2,508	8.4%	2,345	133	2,375	1785.7%
Utilities	62	0.2%	65	50	12	24.0%
Construction	5,627	18.9%	5,628	2,315	3,312	143.1%
Manufacturing	2,777	9.3%	2,970	1,090	1,687	154.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,122	3.8%	1,113	336	786	233.9%
Retail Trade	2,896	9.7%	2,982	1,110	1,786	160.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	732	2.5%	742	270	462	171.1%
Information	874	2.9%	954	433	441	101.8%
Finance and Insurance	531	1.8%	522	253	278	109.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	549	1.8%	493	224	325	145.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,564	5.3%	1,409	921	643	69.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.1%	30	14	15	107.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,365	7.9%	2,296	922	1,443	156.5%
Educational Services	420	1.4%	421	217	203	93.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,996	6.7%	1,741	972	1,024	105.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	596	2.0%	474	327	269	82.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,573	5.3%	1,495	747	826	110.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	686	2.3%	677	228	458	200.9%
Public Administration	698	2.3%	698	340	358	105.3%
Information Not Available	85	0.3%	85	36	49	136.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	75,978		75,991	34,194
Male	49,134	64.7%	48,767	20,285	28,849	142.2%
Female	26,843	35.3%	27,223	13,908	12,935	93.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	75,978		75,991	34,194
Hispanic or Latino	18,211	24.0%	17,899	6,249	11,962	191.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,395	62.4%	47,701	22,032	25,363	115.1%
Information Not Available	10,372	13.7%	10,391	5,913	4,459	75.4%

Race	75,978		75,991	34,194
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,332	1.8%	1,400	651	681	104.6%
Asian	3,600	4.7%	3,695	1,586	2,014	127.0%
Black or African American	7,570	10.0%	7,468	3,788	3,782	99.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,348	1.8%	1,379	570	778	136.5%
White	49,382	65.0%	49,325	22,047	27,335	124.0%
Information Not Available	12,746	16.8%	12,724	5,552	7,194	129.6%

Years of Age	75,978		75,991	34,194
Younger than 22	2,597	2.1%	2,581	888	1,709	192.5%
22-24	4,609	3.8%	4,702	1,852	2,757	148.9%
25-34	18,313	15.2%	18,070	7,446	10,867	145.9%
35-44	18,093	15.0%	18,033	8,055	10,038	124.6%
45-54	18,054	14.9%	18,168	8,725	9,329	106.9%
55-59	6,380	5.3%	6,442	3,135	3,245	103.5%
60-64	4,494	3.7%	4,519	2,228	2,266	101.7%
65 and older	3,438	2.8%	3,476	1,831	1,607	87.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	34	-34	-100.0%

Industry	75,978		75,991	34,194
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	0.1%	58	26	26	100.0%
Mining	491	0.6%	494	157	334	212.7%
Utilities	65	0.1%	47	50	15	30.0%
Construction	21,015	27.6%	19,872	8,322	12,693	152.5%
Manufacturing	4,472	5.9%	4,567	1,668	2,804	168.1%
Wholesale Trade	2,422	3.2%	2,426	999	1,423	142.4%
Retail Trade	6,910	9.1%	7,066	3,093	3,817	123.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,609	3.4%	2,702	1,231	1,378	111.9%
Information	882	1.2%	810	384	498	129.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,514	2.0%	1,486	1,001	513	51.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,939	2.6%	2,078	968	971	100.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,630	4.8%	3,365	1,622	2,008	123.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	662	0.9%	648	315	347	110.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,108	10.7%	8,399	3,963	4,145	104.6%
Educational Services	611	0.8%	585	382	229	59.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,458	3.2%	2,461	1,322	1,136	85.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,506	2.0%	1,641	844	662	78.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,762	18.1%	14,440	4,949	8,813	178.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,544	2.0%	1,555	620	924	149.0%
Public Administration	692	0.9%	700	366	326	89.1%
Information Not Available	634	0.8%	591	1,912	-1,278	-66.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	365,208		403,323	169,775
Male	215,873	59.1%	240,094	96,029	119,844	124.8%
Female	149,335	40.9%	163,229	73,746	75,589	102.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	365,208		403,323	169,775
Hispanic or Latino	53,412	14.6%	60,195	25,981	27,431	105.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	241,400	66.1%	269,122	115,019	126,381	109.9%
Information Not Available	70,396	19.3%	74,006	28,775	41,621	144.6%

Race	365,208		403,323	169,775
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,050	0.6%	2,276	1,101	949	86.2%
Asian	13,971	3.8%	14,268	5,296	8,675	163.8%
Black or African American	52,306	14.3%	56,320	27,322	24,984	91.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	948	0.3%	943	364	584	160.4%
White	193,335	52.9%	218,542	90,279	103,056	114.2%
Information Not Available	102,598	28.1%	110,974	45,413	57,185	125.9%

Years of Age	365,208		403,323	169,775
Younger than 22	15,679	2.9%	16,545	6,586	9,093	138.1%
22-24	26,660	4.9%	28,033	11,356	15,304	134.8%
25-34	94,104	17.5%	100,121	42,436	51,668	121.8%
35-44	85,403	15.8%	94,640	42,117	43,286	102.8%
45-54	82,487	15.3%	93,167	39,190	43,297	110.5%
55-59	28,969	5.4%	32,901	13,495	15,474	114.7%
60-64	19,343	3.6%	22,125	8,624	10,719	124.3%
65 and older	12,563	2.3%	15,791	5,971	6,592	110.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	365,208		403,323	169,775
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	711	0.2%	971	450	261	58.0%
Mining	670	0.2%	1,228	251	419	166.9%
Utilities	215	0.1%	230	198	17	8.6%
Construction	45,601	12.5%	54,090	22,138	23,463	106.0%
Manufacturing	53,691	14.7%	52,070	18,521	35,170	189.9%
Wholesale Trade	19,287	5.3%	19,662	8,605	10,682	124.1%
Retail Trade	35,455	9.7%	36,966	15,891	19,564	123.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	12,195	3.3%	26,111	5,378	6,817	126.8%
Information	13,330	3.6%	13,064	5,864	7,466	127.3%
Finance and Insurance	23,469	6.4%	23,666	12,291	11,178	90.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7,611	2.1%	8,293	3,949	3,662	92.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	32,432	8.9%	31,595	12,473	19,959	160.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,002	0.5%	2,036	747	1,255	168.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	38,099	10.4%	41,157	18,371	19,728	107.4%
Educational Services	6,608	1.8%	9,838	3,795	2,813	74.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	24,579	6.7%	24,582	14,507	10,072	69.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8,026	2.2%	9,740	4,318	3,708	85.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	20,561	5.6%	23,971	10,550	10,011	94.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9,031	2.5%	9,643	4,413	4,618	104.6%
Public Administration	6,926	1.9%	9,924	4,346	2,580	59.4%
Information Not Available	4,709	1.3%	4,486	2,719	1,990	73.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	242,651		255,521	104,848
Male	163,781	67.5%	175,995	65,124	98,657	151.5%
Female	77,938	32.1%	78,551	39,218	38,720	98.7%
Information Not Available	932	0.4%	975	506	426	84.2%

Ethnicity	242,651		255,521	104,848
Hispanic or Latino	7,116	2.9%	7,521	2,885	4,231	146.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	219,925	90.6%	232,083	97,706	122,219	125.1%
Information Not Available	15,610	6.4%	15,917	4,257	11,353	266.7%

Race	242,651		255,521	104,848
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,073	0.4%	1,152	534	539	100.9%
Asian	1,812	0.7%	1,806	570	1,242	217.9%
Black or African American	31,817	13.1%	31,958	17,862	13,955	78.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	205	0.1%	189	97	108	111.3%
White	197,432	81.4%	209,744	81,657	115,775	141.8%
Information Not Available	10,312	4.2%	10,672	4,128	6,184	149.8%

Years of Age	242,651		255,521	104,848
Younger than 22	7,167	1.7%	8,168	2,835	4,332	152.8%
22-24	12,810	3.0%	14,168	5,219	7,591	145.4%
25-34	52,984	12.4%	57,627	23,761	29,223	123.0%
35-44	59,925	14.1%	63,532	27,730	32,195	116.1%
45-54	66,442	15.6%	68,663	28,390	38,052	134.0%
55-59	24,365	5.7%	24,395	9,331	15,034	161.1%
60-64	13,593	3.2%	13,553	5,088	8,505	167.2%
65 and older	5,365	1.3%	5,415	2,494	2,871	115.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	242,651		255,521	104,848
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	387	0.2%	546	256	131	51.2%
Mining	700	0.3%	859	309	391	126.5%
Utilities	481	0.2%	333	201	280	139.3%
Construction	31,327	12.9%	41,415	18,227	13,100	71.9%
Manufacturing	94,802	39.0%	89,609	28,363	66,439	234.2%
Wholesale Trade	11,848	4.9%	12,267	4,211	7,637	181.4%
Retail Trade	9,829	4.0%	10,600	5,511	4,318	78.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	11,783	4.8%	13,123	4,340	7,443	171.5%
Information	3,325	1.4%	3,264	1,322	2,003	151.5%
Finance and Insurance	4,304	1.8%	4,620	3,424	880	25.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,489	1.0%	2,855	1,468	1,021	69.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,052	4.5%	10,648	5,017	6,035	120.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,322	1.0%	2,517	435	1,887	433.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	25,696	10.6%	28,909	12,142	13,554	111.6%
Educational Services	2,158	0.9%	2,246	1,303	855	65.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,925	4.1%	10,019	6,372	3,553	55.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,569	0.6%	2,097	983	586	59.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,568	2.7%	6,726	4,117	2,451	59.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,044	1.7%	4,444	2,211	1,833	82.9%
Public Administration	1,579	0.6%	1,743	806	773	95.9%
Information Not Available	6,463	2.7%	6,681	3,830	2,633	68.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,497		47,973	14,424
Male	12,404	67.1%	31,175	7,458	4,946	66.3%
Female	6,049	32.7%	16,714	6,940	-891	-12.8%
Information Not Available	44	0.2%	84	26	18	69.2%

Ethnicity	18,497		47,973	14,424
Hispanic or Latino	1,744	9.4%	4,164	1,048	696	66.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,753	90.6%	43,809	13,376	3,377	25.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	18,497		47,973	14,424
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,367	7.4%	4,318	1,329	38	2.9%
Asian	273	1.5%	561	95	178	187.4%
Black or African American	1,460	7.9%	5,555	2,215	-755	-34.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	61	9	21	233.3%
White	12,063	65.2%	31,789	9,124	2,939	32.2%
Information Not Available	3,304	17.9%	5,689	1,652	1,652	100.0%

Years of Age	18,497		47,973	14,424
Younger than 22	535	1.8%	1,289	297	238	80.1%
22-24	1,198	4.1%	2,942	735	463	63.0%
25-34	4,760	16.1%	12,259	3,393	1,367	40.3%
35-44	4,249	14.4%	11,418	3,581	668	18.7%
45-54	4,471	15.1%	11,787	3,765	706	18.8%
55-59	1,561	5.3%	3,950	1,312	249	19.0%
60-64	1,027	3.5%	2,649	805	222	27.6%
65 and older	696	2.4%	1,679	536	160	29.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,497		47,973	14,424
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.2%	80	39	0	0.0%
Mining	1,846	10.0%	3,999	429	1,417	330.3%
Utilities	181	1.0%	486	46	135	293.5%
Construction	1,946	10.5%	4,889	1,280	666	52.0%
Manufacturing	4,539	24.5%	10,983	2,074	2,465	118.9%
Wholesale Trade	889	4.8%	2,016	526	363	69.0%
Retail Trade	1,155	6.2%	3,485	1,453	-298	-20.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	657	3.5%	1,397	400	257	64.3%
Information	462	2.5%	1,069	538	-76	-14.1%
Finance and Insurance	446	2.4%	1,082	568	-122	-21.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	345	1.9%	885	311	34	10.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	935	5.0%	2,308	817	118	14.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105	0.6%	280	40	65	162.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,616	8.7%	5,491	1,950	-334	-17.1%
Educational Services	222	1.2%	575	246	-24	-9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	917	4.9%	2,490	1,257	-340	-27.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	151	0.8%	488	197	-46	-23.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	408	2.2%	1,371	594	-186	-31.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	441	2.4%	1,238	492	-51	-10.4%
Public Administration	360	1.9%	1,063	575	-215	-37.4%
Information Not Available	837	4.5%	2,298	592	245	41.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	121,211		126,688	52,044
Male	80,011	66.0%	85,152	32,666	47,345	144.9%
Female	41,193	34.0%	41,533	19,370	21,823	112.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	3	8	-1	-12.5%

Ethnicity	121,211		126,688	52,044
Hispanic or Latino	11,260	9.3%	11,746	4,681	6,579	140.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	95,617	78.9%	100,144	39,203	56,414	143.9%
Information Not Available	14,334	11.8%	14,798	8,160	6,174	75.7%

Race	121,211		126,688	52,044
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,230	1.0%	1,284	419	811	193.6%
Asian	2,246	1.9%	2,214	611	1,635	267.6%
Black or African American	1,519	1.3%	1,522	566	953	168.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	831	0.7%	784	288	543	188.5%
White	60,101	49.6%	62,337	21,907	38,194	174.3%
Information Not Available	55,284	45.6%	58,547	28,253	27,031	95.7%

Years of Age	121,211		126,688	52,044
Younger than 22	3,927	2.3%	4,129	1,441	2,486	172.5%
22-24	7,657	4.4%	8,113	3,097	4,560	147.2%
25-34	30,244	17.4%	31,457	12,453	17,791	142.9%
35-44	27,755	15.9%	28,817	12,378	15,377	124.2%
45-54	28,988	16.7%	30,620	13,076	15,912	121.7%
55-59	11,666	6.7%	12,127	4,929	6,737	136.7%
60-64	7,219	4.1%	7,540	2,993	4,226	141.2%
65 and older	3,755	2.2%	3,885	1,677	2,078	123.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	121,211		126,688	52,044
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	3,961	3.2%	4,161	1,962	1,999	101.9%
Mining	612	0.5%	671	221	391	176.9%
Utilities	105	0.1%	98	64	41	64.1%
Construction	20,330	16.2%	21,690	9,206	11,124	120.8%
Manufacturing	26,389	21.1%	28,907	8,557	17,832	208.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,631	4.5%	5,590	2,021	3,610	178.6%
Retail Trade	12,619	10.1%	13,064	6,090	6,529	107.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,982	3.2%	4,149	1,631	2,351	144.1%
Information	2,418	1.9%	2,291	985	1,433	145.5%
Finance and Insurance	2,832	2.3%	2,787	1,695	1,137	67.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,743	1.4%	1,860	900	843	93.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,654	3.7%	4,363	1,723	2,931	170.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	478	0.4%	463	147	331	225.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,780	8.6%	11,320	4,983	5,797	116.3%
Educational Services	1,257	1.0%	1,263	601	656	109.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,443	5.1%	6,275	3,337	3,106	93.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,073	0.9%	1,161	491	582	118.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,158	5.7%	7,570	3,267	3,891	119.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,861	2.3%	3,024	1,178	1,683	142.9%
Public Administration	1,539	1.2%	1,708	841	698	83.0%
Information Not Available	4,346	3.5%	4,273	2,144	2,202	102.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	345,081		364,217	158,734
Male	220,696	64.0%	241,310	92,551	128,145	138.5%
Female	124,385	36.0%	122,907	66,078	58,307	88.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	105	-105	-100.0%

Ethnicity	345,081		364,217	158,734
Hispanic or Latino	15,266	4.4%	14,713	8,194	7,072	86.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	326,945	94.7%	346,001	142,136	184,809	130.0%
Information Not Available	2,869	0.8%	3,503	8,404	-5,535	-65.9%

Race	345,081		364,217	158,734
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,127	0.3%	1,201	0	1,127	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	42,623	12.4%	46,841	22,481	20,142	89.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	276,126	80.0%	290,553	117,449	158,677	135.1%
Information Not Available	25,205	7.3%	25,622	18,804	6,401	34.0%

Years of Age	345,081		364,217	158,734
Younger than 22	18,135	3.0%	20,918	21,116	-2,981	-14.1%
22-24	15,676	2.6%	16,314	9,140	6,536	71.5%
25-34	73,975	12.4%	81,871	34,877	39,098	112.1%
35-44	77,664	13.0%	79,769	40,551	37,113	91.5%
45-54	78,688	13.2%	82,472	30,360	48,328	159.2%
55-59	34,836	5.9%	33,129	6,618	28,218	426.4%
60-64	25,820	4.3%	26,323	2,521	23,299	924.2%
65 and older	11,373	1.9%	13,412	525	10,848	2066.3%
Information Not Available	8,914	1.5%	10,009	13,026	-4,112	-31.6%

Industry	345,081		364,217	158,734
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	922	0.3%	1,001	420	502	119.5%
Mining	3,689	1.1%	3,203	420	3,269	778.3%
Utilities	615	0.2%	601	105	510	485.7%
Construction	47,131	13.6%	55,648	24,162	22,969	95.1%
Manufacturing	87,400	25.3%	84,174	25,633	61,767	241.0%
Wholesale Trade	15,676	4.5%	15,714	6,933	8,743	126.1%
Retail Trade	34,938	10.1%	33,729	15,338	19,600	127.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	15,676	4.5%	19,717	6,198	9,478	152.9%
Information	1,434	0.4%	5,405	2,836	-1,402	-49.4%
Finance and Insurance	8,504	2.5%	7,907	5,043	3,461	68.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,279	0.9%	3,003	1,681	1,598	95.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,754	4.3%	16,414	7,354	7,400	100.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,434	0.4%	1,401	2,626	-1,192	-45.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	30,942	8.9%	40,635	14,602	16,340	111.9%
Educational Services	3,893	1.1%	4,804	2,101	1,792	85.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	19,979	5.8%	17,815	10,190	9,789	96.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,893	1.1%	5,004	1,891	2,002	105.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	19,570	5.7%	19,817	7,564	12,006	158.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,967	2.0%	6,606	3,992	2,975	74.5%
Public Administration	1,537	0.4%	2,202	1,051	486	46.2%
Information Not Available	22,848	6.6%	19,417	18,594	4,254	22.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,847		50,979	35,464
Male	32,758	60.8%	30,618	20,426	12,332	60.4%
Female	21,089	39.2%	20,361	15,038	6,051	40.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	53,847		50,979	35,464
Hispanic or Latino	53,023	98.5%	50,152	34,334	18,689	54.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	297	0.6%	299	687	-390	-56.8%
Information Not Available	527	1.0%	528	443	84	19.0%

Race	53,847		50,979	35,464
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,546	4.7%	2,400	657	1,889	287.5%
Asian	169	0.3%	64	60	109	181.7%
Black or African American	1,450	2.7%	1,527	2,905	-1,455	-50.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64	0.1%	70	54	10	18.5%
White	11,013	20.5%	10,066	6,392	4,621	72.3%
Information Not Available	38,605	71.7%	36,852	25,396	13,209	52.0%

Years of Age	53,847		50,979	35,464
Younger than 22	2,899	4.6%	2,702	2,269	630	27.8%
22-24	5,251	8.3%	4,994	3,527	1,724	48.9%
25-34	17,195	27.3%	16,473	11,584	5,611	48.4%
35-44	12,928	20.5%	12,210	8,414	4,514	53.6%
45-54	9,701	15.4%	9,114	6,166	3,535	57.3%
55-59	3,190	5.1%	3,013	1,923	1,267	65.9%
60-64	1,884	3.0%	1,721	1,111	773	69.6%
65 and older	799	1.3%	752	470	329	70.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	53,847		50,979	35,464
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	119	0.2%	109	43	76	176.7%
Utilities	1,255	2.3%	1,130	950	305	32.1%
Construction	7,981	14.8%	7,436	5,143	2,838	55.2%
Manufacturing	7,375	13.7%	7,095	5,088	2,287	44.9%
Wholesale Trade	8,043	14.9%	8,062	7,036	1,007	14.3%
Retail Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,438	2.7%	1,396	1,072	366	34.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Educational Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	11,402	21.2%	10,752	8,976	2,426	27.0%
Public Administration	6,500	12.1%	6,056	1,214	5,286	435.4%
Information Not Available	9,734	18.1%	8,943	5,942	3,792	63.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,148		28,407	13,441
Male	13,536	58.5%	16,239	7,290	6,246	85.7%
Female	9,612	41.5%	12,168	6,151	3,461	56.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,148		28,407	13,441
Hispanic or Latino	3,049	13.2%	3,517	2,235	814	36.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,719	59.3%	16,852	7,936	5,783	72.9%
Information Not Available	6,380	27.6%	8,038	3,270	3,110	95.1%

Race	23,148		28,407	13,441
American Indian or Alaskan Native	127	0.5%	146	73	54	74.0%
Asian	457	2.0%	508	276	181	65.6%
Black or African American	1,170	5.1%	1,261	632	538	85.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	80	0.3%	89	50	30	60.0%
White	16,439	71.0%	20,568	9,347	7,092	75.9%
Information Not Available	4,875	21.1%	5,835	3,063	1,812	59.2%

Years of Age	23,148		28,407	13,441
Younger than 22	635	1.7%	768	430	205	47.7%
22-24	1,204	3.2%	1,392	761	443	58.2%
25-34	4,807	12.7%	5,713	2,871	1,936	67.4%
35-44	5,289	14.0%	6,566	3,308	1,981	59.9%
45-54	6,020	15.9%	7,502	3,438	2,582	75.1%
55-59	2,331	6.2%	2,836	1,116	1,215	108.9%
60-64	1,737	4.6%	2,104	857	880	102.7%
65 and older	1,125	3.0%	1,526	660	465	70.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,148		28,407	13,441
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	0.2%	97	27	21	77.8%
Mining	34	0.1%	62	15	19	126.7%
Utilities	16	0.1%	15	24	-8	-33.3%
Construction	3,450	14.9%	4,418	2,062	1,388	67.3%
Manufacturing	5,437	23.4%	5,743	2,387	3,050	127.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,147	4.9%	1,186	547	600	109.7%
Retail Trade	2,009	8.7%	2,208	1,506	503	33.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	666	2.9%	2,090	360	306	85.0%
Information	549	2.4%	554	186	363	195.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,099	4.7%	1,361	790	309	39.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	453	2.0%	539	245	208	84.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,137	4.9%	1,079	688	449	65.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	187	0.8%	187	30	157	523.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,326	10.0%	2,593	1,296	1,030	79.5%
Educational Services	242	1.0%	271	151	91	60.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,403	6.0%	1,522	1,140	263	23.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	361	1.6%	527	253	108	42.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,391	6.0%	2,539	816	575	70.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	642	2.8%	725	458	184	40.2%
Public Administration	135	0.6%	224	77	58	75.3%
Information Not Available	416	1.8%	467	383	33	8.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	100,093		106,516	45,595
Male	58,337	58.3%	62,872	23,881	34,456	144.3%
Female	41,756	41.7%	43,644	21,714	20,042	92.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	100,093		106,516	45,595
Hispanic or Latino	2,398	2.4%	2,620	872	1,526	175.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,109	83.0%	87,460	39,144	43,965	112.3%
Information Not Available	14,586	14.6%	16,436	5,579	9,007	161.4%

Race	100,093		106,516	45,595
American Indian or Alaskan Native	613	0.6%	830	286	327	114.3%
Asian	746	0.7%	752	237	509	214.8%
Black or African American	42,031	42.0%	44,293	22,337	19,694	88.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	330	0.3%	402	129	201	155.8%
White	54,731	54.7%	58,420	21,824	32,907	150.8%
Information Not Available	1,642	1.6%	1,819	782	860	110.0%

Years of Age	100,093		106,516	45,595
Younger than 22	3,312	2.2%	3,223	1,611	1,701	105.6%
22-24	3,613	2.4%	3,638	1,680	1,933	115.1%
25-34	21,564	14.5%	22,545	10,263	11,301	110.1%
35-44	20,326	13.6%	21,411	9,638	10,688	110.9%
45-54	20,674	13.9%	22,118	9,828	10,846	110.4%
55-59	7,914	5.3%	8,414	3,635	4,279	117.7%
60-64	5,799	3.9%	6,137	2,487	3,312	133.2%
65 and older	3,597	2.4%	3,791	1,429	2,168	151.7%
Information Not Available	13,294	8.9%	15,239	5,024	8,270	164.6%

Industry	100,093		106,516	45,595
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	426	0.4%	501	317	109	34.4%
Mining	125	0.1%	136	47	78	166.0%
Utilities	110	0.1%	98	63	47	74.6%
Construction	11,246	11.2%	11,965	5,533	5,713	103.3%
Manufacturing	25,001	24.9%	26,888	8,301	16,700	201.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,942	4.9%	5,091	2,308	2,634	114.1%
Retail Trade	9,635	9.6%	10,116	4,707	4,928	104.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,174	3.2%	3,509	1,479	1,695	114.6%
Information	1,176	1.2%	1,158	545	631	115.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,923	1.9%	1,872	1,280	643	50.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,724	1.7%	1,854	719	1,005	139.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,991	4.0%	3,953	1,590	2,401	151.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	328	0.3%	288	96	232	241.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,499	12.4%	13,258	6,217	6,282	101.0%
Educational Services	1,035	1.0%	967	458	577	126.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,111	4.1%	4,210	2,394	1,717	71.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	779	0.8%	899	302	477	157.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,863	6.8%	6,269	4,065	2,798	68.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,282	2.3%	2,228	1,099	1,183	107.6%
Public Administration	1,157	1.2%	1,217	530	627	118.3%
Information Not Available	7,566	7.5%	10,039	3,545	4,021	113.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,449		7,079	1,323
Male	3,535	64.9%	4,972	686	2,849	415.3%
Female	1,914	35.1%	2,107	637	1,277	200.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,449		7,079	1,323
Hispanic or Latino	127	2.3%	197	30	97	323.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,987	91.5%	6,477	1,176	3,811	324.1%
Information Not Available	335	6.1%	405	117	218	186.3%

Race	5,449		7,079	1,323
American Indian or Alaskan Native	421	7.7%	570	195	226	115.9%
Asian	12	0.2%	14	4	8	200.0%
Black or African American	162	3.0%	187	28	134	478.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	0	3	-2	-66.7%
White	4,499	82.6%	5,812	988	3,511	355.4%
Information Not Available	354	6.5%	496	105	249	237.1%

Years of Age	5,449		7,079	1,323
Younger than 22	131	1.4%	183	27	104	385.2%
22-24	283	2.9%	401	47	236	502.1%
25-34	1,254	13.1%	1,633	261	993	380.5%
35-44	1,129	11.8%	1,455	324	805	248.5%
45-54	1,547	16.1%	1,971	428	1,119	261.4%
55-59	599	6.2%	759	154	445	289.0%
60-64	351	3.7%	434	82	269	328.0%
65 and older	155	1.6%	243	0	155	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,449		7,079	1,323
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	0.6%	51	7	27	385.7%
Mining	37	0.7%	97	4	33	825.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	4	5	-1	-20.0%
Construction	743	13.6%	1,548	189	554	293.1%
Manufacturing	1,837	33.5%	2,171	165	1,672	1013.3%
Wholesale Trade	196	3.6%	242	45	151	335.6%
Retail Trade	452	8.2%	551	132	320	242.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	166	3.0%	260	45	121	268.9%
Information	81	1.5%	88	23	58	252.2%
Finance and Insurance	178	3.2%	203	68	110	161.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	41	0.7%	54	10	31	310.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	147	2.7%	155	46	101	219.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.3%	23	1	15	1500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	317	5.8%	388	77	240	311.7%
Educational Services	86	1.6%	87	39	47	120.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	252	4.6%	262	105	147	140.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	68	1.2%	74	45	23	51.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	392	7.1%	384	139	253	182.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	2.0%	119	34	76	223.5%
Public Administration	134	2.4%	164	86	48	55.8%
Information Not Available	158	2.9%	154	58	100	172.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	108,649		113,108	43,952
Male	64,979	59.8%	67,693	23,697	41,282	174.2%
Female	43,670	40.2%	45,415	20,255	23,415	115.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	108,649		113,108	43,952
Hispanic or Latino	1,695	1.6%	1,817	573	1,122	195.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	106,954	98.4%	111,291	43,379	63,575	146.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	108,649		113,108	43,952
American Indian or Alaskan Native	283	0.3%	285	112	171	152.7%
Asian	1,045	1.0%	1,075	600	445	74.2%
Black or African American	25,777	23.7%	26,567	12,047	13,730	114.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,017	0.9%	1,014	298	719	241.3%
White	79,029	72.7%	82,644	30,406	48,623	159.9%
Information Not Available	1,498	1.4%	1,523	489	1,009	206.3%

Years of Age	108,649		113,108	43,952
Younger than 22	2,344	1.3%	2,419	939	1,405	149.6%
22-24	5,304	3.0%	5,493	1,957	3,347	171.0%
25-34	23,299	13.0%	24,228	9,450	13,849	146.6%
35-44	25,532	14.2%	26,484	10,562	14,970	141.7%
45-54	27,733	15.4%	28,882	11,278	16,455	145.9%
55-59	10,685	5.9%	11,115	4,340	6,345	146.2%
60-64	7,993	4.4%	8,326	3,149	4,844	153.8%
65 and older	5,121	2.8%	5,549	2,082	3,039	146.0%
Information Not Available	638	0.4%	612	195	443	227.2%

Industry	108,649		113,108	43,952
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	303	0.3%	374	115	188	163.5%
Mining	489	0.4%	516	93	396	425.8%
Utilities	101	0.1%	97	54	47	87.0%
Construction	11,693	10.7%	12,492	4,614	7,079	153.4%
Manufacturing	32,954	30.2%	33,858	10,362	22,592	218.0%
Wholesale Trade	6,032	5.5%	6,150	2,197	3,835	174.6%
Retail Trade	9,891	9.1%	10,601	4,294	5,597	130.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,244	3.9%	4,563	1,730	2,514	145.3%
Information	1,698	1.6%	1,756	659	1,039	157.7%
Finance and Insurance	2,494	2.3%	2,544	1,464	1,030	70.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,419	1.3%	1,541	687	732	106.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,716	3.4%	3,389	1,745	1,971	113.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	380	0.3%	384	140	240	171.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,035	12.9%	14,551	5,965	8,070	135.3%
Educational Services	1,437	1.3%	1,516	580	857	147.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,889	4.5%	5,080	2,661	2,228	83.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	621	0.6%	767	281	340	121.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,050	4.6%	5,200	2,545	2,505	98.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,619	2.4%	2,615	1,409	1,210	85.9%
Public Administration	1,398	1.3%	1,593	708	690	97.5%
Information Not Available	3,186	2.9%	3,521	1,649	1,537	93.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	278,310		267,124	103,951
Male	177,617	63.8%	170,146	55,715	121,902	218.8%
Female	100,691	36.2%	96,976	48,208	52,483	108.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	28	-26	-92.9%

Ethnicity	278,310		267,124	103,951
Hispanic or Latino	84,208	30.3%	80,584	30,719	53,489	174.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	169,624	60.9%	162,870	65,166	104,458	160.3%
Information Not Available	24,478	8.8%	23,670	8,066	16,412	203.5%

Race	278,310		267,124	103,951
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,195	0.4%	1,091	460	735	159.8%
Asian	7,699	2.8%	7,417	1,921	5,778	300.8%
Black or African American	49,086	17.6%	47,404	24,178	24,908	103.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	1,944	-1,944	-100.0%
White	111,313	40.0%	106,648	38,066	73,247	192.4%
Information Not Available	109,017	39.2%	104,564	37,382	71,635	191.6%

Years of Age	278,310		267,124	103,951
Younger than 22	8,074	2.1%	7,488	2,418	5,656	233.9%
22-24	15,486	4.1%	14,733	5,041	10,445	207.2%
25-34	70,788	18.8%	67,739	25,265	45,523	180.2%
35-44	71,480	19.0%	69,683	27,789	43,691	157.2%
45-54	68,256	18.2%	65,516	26,705	41,551	155.6%
55-59	23,367	6.2%	22,196	8,726	14,641	167.8%
60-64	13,874	3.7%	13,237	5,174	8,700	168.1%
65 and older	6,985	1.9%	6,532	2,805	4,180	149.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	28	-28	-100.0%

Industry	278,310		267,124	103,951
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,451	0.5%	1,406	938	513	54.7%
Mining	18,501	6.6%	17,044	1,368	17,133	1252.4%
Utilities	561	0.2%	546	311	250	80.4%
Construction	36,516	13.1%	35,694	13,869	22,647	163.3%
Manufacturing	44,010	15.7%	42,162	11,537	32,473	281.5%
Wholesale Trade	18,993	6.8%	18,017	5,979	13,014	217.7%
Retail Trade	19,740	7.1%	19,487	8,202	11,538	140.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	12,179	4.4%	11,502	4,234	7,945	187.6%
Information	7,422	2.7%	7,256	3,173	4,249	133.9%
Finance and Insurance	11,484	4.1%	11,557	5,868	5,616	95.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5,494	2.0%	5,385	2,388	3,106	130.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	23,622	8.4%	21,484	7,617	16,005	210.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,387	0.5%	1,290	511	876	171.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	34,037	12.2%	33,064	13,204	20,833	157.8%
Educational Services	3,247	1.2%	3,332	1,632	1,615	99.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,215	4.4%	11,731	7,429	4,786	64.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,220	0.4%	1,152	614	606	98.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,324	2.6%	6,755	3,480	3,844	110.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,612	2.0%	5,299	2,471	3,141	127.1%
Public Administration	1,789	0.6%	1,770	1,126	663	58.9%
Information Not Available	11,506	4.1%	11,191	8,000	3,506	43.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,829		43,632	11,796
Male	26,656	66.9%	30,359	7,243	19,413	268.0%
Female	12,976	32.6%	13,028	4,431	8,545	192.8%
Information Not Available	197	0.5%	245	122	75	61.5%

Ethnicity	39,829		43,632	11,796
Hispanic or Latino	4,104	10.3%	4,556	1,139	2,965	260.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,096	68.0%	28,898	8,383	18,713	223.2%
Information Not Available	8,629	21.7%	10,178	2,274	6,355	279.5%

Race	39,829		43,632	11,796
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,154	2.9%	1,267	404	750	185.6%
Asian	656	1.6%	693	187	469	250.8%
Black or African American	668	1.7%	703	225	443	196.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	512	1.3%	551	146	366	250.7%
White	25,908	65.0%	28,362	8,382	17,526	209.1%
Information Not Available	10,931	27.4%	12,056	2,452	8,479	345.8%

Years of Age	39,829		43,632	11,796
Younger than 22	2,386	3.7%	2,587	514	1,872	364.2%
22-24	3,495	5.4%	3,822	802	2,693	335.8%
25-34	12,447	19.4%	13,521	3,429	9,018	263.0%
35-44	8,744	13.6%	9,629	2,867	5,877	205.0%
45-54	7,960	12.4%	8,841	2,680	5,280	197.0%
55-59	2,748	4.3%	3,008	876	1,872	213.7%
60-64	1,467	2.3%	1,571	460	1,007	218.9%
65 and older	582	0.9%	653	168	414	246.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	39,829		43,632	11,796
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43	0.1%	73	20	23	115.0%
Mining	1,353	3.4%	1,351	104	1,249	1201.0%
Utilities	27	0.1%	37	13	14	107.7%
Construction	6,725	16.9%	8,833	2,153	4,572	212.4%
Manufacturing	6,513	16.3%	7,208	1,535	4,978	324.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,646	4.1%	1,721	405	1,241	306.4%
Retail Trade	3,976	10.0%	4,184	1,166	2,810	241.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,695	4.3%	1,784	441	1,254	284.4%
Information	1,089	2.7%	1,132	319	770	241.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,210	3.0%	1,146	501	709	141.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	686	1.7%	665	223	463	207.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,566	6.4%	2,521	656	1,910	291.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	0.2%	98	35	51	145.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,956	12.4%	5,467	1,567	3,389	216.3%
Educational Services	677	1.7%	677	212	465	219.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,198	3.0%	1,182	490	708	144.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	793	2.0%	657	330	463	140.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,700	4.3%	1,668	561	1,139	203.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	739	1.9%	763	176	563	319.9%
Public Administration	464	1.2%	523	196	268	136.7%
Information Not Available	1,687	4.2%	1,942	693	994	143.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	97,950		102,957	42,069
Male	59,448	60.7%	64,093	23,109	36,339	157.3%
Female	38,491	39.3%	38,854	18,955	19,536	103.1%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	10	5	6	120.0%

Ethnicity	97,950		102,957	42,069
Hispanic or Latino	4,402	4.5%	4,512	1,621	2,781	171.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	89,187	91.1%	94,175	38,414	50,773	132.2%
Information Not Available	4,361	4.5%	4,270	2,034	2,327	114.4%

Race	97,950		102,957	42,069
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,898	5.0%	5,013	1,828	3,070	167.9%
Asian	2,598	2.7%	2,472	1,005	1,593	158.5%
Black or African American	32,608	33.3%	34,737	16,478	16,130	97.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	53,485	54.6%	56,465	20,724	32,761	158.1%
Information Not Available	4,361	4.5%	4,270	2,034	2,327	114.4%

Years of Age	97,950		102,957	42,069
Younger than 22	1,994	1.4%	2,005	846	1,148	135.7%
22-24	4,951	3.4%	5,109	1,994	2,957	148.3%
25-34	23,108	15.9%	23,973	9,508	13,600	143.0%
35-44	24,170	16.6%	25,305	10,512	13,658	129.9%
45-54	25,752	17.7%	27,316	11,359	14,393	126.7%
55-59	9,195	6.3%	9,806	3,873	5,322	137.4%
60-64	5,964	4.1%	6,419	2,718	3,246	119.4%
65 and older	2,812	1.9%	3,021	1,257	1,555	123.7%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	2	2	100.0%

Industry	97,950		102,957	42,069
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	95	0.1%	128	82	13	15.9%
Mining	420	0.4%	531	82	338	412.2%
Utilities	14	0.0%	20	28	-14	-50.0%
Construction	5,363	5.5%	6,192	3,253	2,110	64.9%
Manufacturing	9,966	10.2%	11,690	4,392	5,574	126.9%
Wholesale Trade	991	1.0%	1,082	736	255	34.6%
Retail Trade	2,506	2.6%	2,504	1,963	543	27.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,500	1.5%	1,537	1,047	453	43.3%
Information	468	0.5%	482	440	28	6.4%
Finance and Insurance	701	0.7%	629	561	140	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	411	0.4%	443	354	57	16.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,791	1.8%	1,724	1,330	461	34.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	0.1%	118	58	38	65.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,020	4.1%	3,886	2,531	1,489	58.8%
Educational Services	135	0.1%	141	119	16	13.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,295	1.3%	1,215	1,051	244	23.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	170	0.2%	192	86	84	97.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,026	2.1%	1,455	1,606	420	26.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	689	0.7%	651	459	230	50.1%
Public Administration	4,292	4.4%	5,310	1,885	2,407	127.7%
Information Not Available	61,001	62.2%	63,027	20,006	40,995	204.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	717		652	384
Male	447	62.3%	426	262	185	70.6%
Female	270	37.7%	225	122	148	121.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	717		652	384
Hispanic or Latino	189	26.4%	159	129	60	46.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	511	71.3%	485	247	264	106.9%
Information Not Available	17	2.4%	8	8	9	112.5%

Race	717		652	384
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5	0.7%	6	3	2	66.7%
Asian	6	0.8%	12	12	-6	-50.0%
Black or African American	445	62.1%	408	213	232	108.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	1.5%	4	6	5	83.3%
White	55	7.7%	59	19	36	189.5%
Information Not Available	195	27.2%	163	131	64	48.9%

Years of Age	717		652	384
Younger than 22	20	2.8%	14	8	12	150.0%
22-24	55	7.6%	33	31	24	77.4%
25-34	159	22.0%	167	94	65	69.1%
35-44	164	22.7%	152	100	64	64.0%
45-54	160	22.1%	145	83	77	92.8%
55-59	77	10.6%	59	27	50	185.2%
60-64	48	6.6%	43	29	19	65.5%
65 and older	33	4.6%	35	12	21	175.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.1%	4	0	1	0.0%

Industry	717		652	384
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1	0.1%	1	0	1	0.0%
Mining	1	0.1%	3	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.3%	0	3	-1	-33.3%
Construction	164	22.8%	155	159	5	3.1%
Manufacturing	16	2.2%	21	33	-17	-51.5%
Wholesale Trade	17	2.4%	14	2	15	750.0%
Retail Trade	71	9.9%	46	18	53	294.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	19	2.6%	14	3	16	533.3%
Information	4	0.6%	9	1	3	300.0%
Finance and Insurance	12	1.7%	6	1	11	1100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	18	2.5%	21	10	8	80.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	20	2.8%	38	5	15	300.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12	1.7%	14	2	10	500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	43	6.0%	25	11	32	290.9%
Educational Services	3	0.4%	5	1	2	200.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10	1.4%	18	10	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9	1.3%	4	4	5	125.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	91	12.7%	74	32	59	184.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	161	22.4%	139	74	87	117.6%
Public Administration	4	0.6%	5	3	1	33.3%
Information Not Available	39	5.4%	40	12	27	225.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,731		15,516	5,546
Male	8,372	61.0%	9,949	3,211	5,161	160.7%
Female	5,359	39.0%	5,567	2,335	3,024	129.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,731		15,516	5,546
Hispanic or Latino	21	0.2%	26	14	7	50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,638	26.5%	4,342	1,522	2,116	139.0%
Information Not Available	10,072	73.4%	11,148	4,010	6,062	151.2%

Race	13,731		15,516	5,546
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28	0.2%	27	7	21	300.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	60	0.4%	68	39	21	53.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.2%	22	8	14	175.0%
White	3,549	25.8%	4,251	1,482	2,067	139.5%
Information Not Available	10,072	73.4%	11,148	4,010	6,062	151.2%

Years of Age	13,731		15,516	5,546
Younger than 22	481	3.0%	516	177	304	171.8%
22-24	855	5.2%	930	308	547	177.6%
25-34	3,034	18.6%	3,440	1,148	1,886	164.3%
35-44	2,957	18.1%	3,307	1,232	1,725	140.0%
45-54	3,301	20.2%	3,764	1,410	1,891	134.1%
55-59	1,398	8.6%	1,557	583	815	139.8%
60-64	978	6.0%	1,094	394	584	148.2%
65 and older	727	4.5%	908	294	433	147.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,731		15,516	5,546
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	110	0.8%	139	42	68	161.9%
Mining	35	0.3%	39	13	22	169.2%
Utilities	22	0.2%	23	10	12	120.0%
Construction	2,315	16.7%	3,539	976	1,339	137.2%
Manufacturing	2,621	18.9%	2,644	659	1,962	297.7%
Wholesale Trade	542	3.9%	584	189	353	186.8%
Retail Trade	1,584	11.4%	1,656	632	952	150.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	399	2.9%	649	147	252	171.4%
Information	195	1.4%	187	58	137	236.2%
Finance and Insurance	195	1.4%	193	76	119	156.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	195	1.4%	222	70	125	178.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	482	3.5%	456	253	229	90.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.0%	7	2	4	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	793	5.7%	972	250	543	217.2%
Educational Services	321	2.3%	292	114	207	181.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	866	6.3%	875	391	475	121.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	164	1.2%	248	61	103	168.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,367	17.1%	2,182	1,376	991	72.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	302	2.2%	325	141	161	114.2%
Public Administration	217	1.6%	284	86	131	152.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	147,913		150,818	55,409
Male	98,391	66.5%	102,065	34,583	63,808	184.5%
Female	49,520	33.5%	48,752	20,824	28,696	137.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	147,913		150,818	55,409
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	147,913	100.0%	150,818	55,409	92,504	166.9%

Race	147,913		150,818	55,409
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	147,913	100.0%	150,818	55,409	92,504	166.9%

Years of Age	147,913		150,818	55,409
Younger than 22	3,546	2.5%	3,475	1,165	2,381	204.4%
22-24	8,421	6.0%	8,553	2,797	5,624	201.1%
25-34	36,970	26.5%	37,804	12,811	24,159	188.6%
35-44	35,502	25.5%	36,077	13,678	21,824	159.6%
45-54	37,090	26.6%	38,060	14,800	22,290	150.6%
55-59	13,810	9.9%	14,110	5,345	8,465	158.4%
60-64	8,607	6.2%	8,705	3,235	5,372	166.1%
65 and older	3,967	2.8%	4,034	1,578	2,389	151.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	147,913		150,818	55,409
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	147,913	100.0%	150,818	55,409	92,504	166.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	162,621		181,533	67,666
Male	103,265	63.5%	7,951	39,916	63,349	158.7%
Female	59,340	36.5%	172,112	27,750	31,590	113.8%
Information Not Available	16	0.0%	1,470	0	16	0.0%

Ethnicity	162,621		181,533	67,666
Hispanic or Latino	7,154	4.4%	7,951	2,808	4,346	154.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	154,101	94.8%	172,112	64,452	89,649	139.1%
Information Not Available	1,366	0.8%	1,470	406	960	236.5%

Race	162,621		181,533	67,666
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,480	0.9%	1,706	812	668	82.3%
Asian	3,317	2.0%	3,249	886	2,431	274.4%
Black or African American	14,716	9.0%	15,939	8,114	6,602	81.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	163	0.1%	145	54	109	201.9%
White	141,579	87.1%	159,024	57,394	84,185	146.7%
Information Not Available	1,366	0.8%	1,470	406	960	236.5%

Years of Age	162,621		181,533	67,666
Younger than 22	4,846	1.6%	5,247	2,084	2,762	132.5%
22-24	10,083	3.4%	11,075	4,331	5,752	132.8%
25-34	38,086	13.0%	42,846	15,996	22,090	138.1%
35-44	36,183	12.3%	40,450	15,164	21,019	138.6%
45-54	42,330	14.4%	47,311	17,600	24,730	140.5%
55-59	15,644	5.3%	17,229	6,246	9,398	150.5%
60-64	10,164	3.5%	11,129	3,938	6,226	158.1%
65 and older	5,285	1.8%	6,246	2,307	2,978	129.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	162,621		181,533	67,666
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	829	0.5%	944	420	409	97.4%
Mining	374	0.2%	635	135	239	177.0%
Utilities	98	0.1%	145	68	30	44.1%
Construction	19,939	12.2%	28,374	10,217	9,722	95.2%
Manufacturing	62,439	38.2%	63,519	18,340	44,099	240.5%
Wholesale Trade	6,701	4.1%	7,134	2,666	4,035	151.4%
Retail Trade	13,401	8.2%	14,559	7,185	6,216	86.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,823	3.6%	8,695	2,612	3,211	122.9%
Information	2,309	1.4%	2,414	995	1,314	132.1%
Finance and Insurance	3,057	1.9%	2,923	1,543	1,514	98.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,415	0.9%	1,579	663	752	113.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,732	2.9%	4,429	1,962	2,770	141.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	455	0.3%	490	217	238	109.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,263	8.7%	16,193	6,617	7,646	115.6%
Educational Services	1,268	0.8%	1,289	656	612	93.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,002	4.9%	8,151	4,601	3,401	73.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,415	0.9%	1,888	670	745	111.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,205	4.4%	8,732	4,053	3,152	77.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,732	1.7%	2,850	1,387	1,345	97.0%
Public Administration	1,415	0.9%	1,743	974	441	45.3%
Information Not Available	4,749	2.9%	4,847	1,685	3,064	181.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,634		29,422	12,894
Male	22,539	76.1%	22,442	8,326	14,213	170.7%
Female	7,095	23.9%	6,980	4,568	2,527	55.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,634		29,422	12,894
Hispanic or Latino	453	1.5%	508	183	270	147.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,633	79.7%	23,491	10,845	12,788	117.9%
Information Not Available	5,548	18.7%	5,423	1,866	3,682	197.3%

Race	29,634		29,422	12,894
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60	0.2%	56	37	23	62.2%
Asian	46	0.2%	40	24	22	91.7%
Black or African American	888	3.0%	842	534	354	66.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1%	11	7	8	114.3%
White	27,505	92.8%	27,291	11,882	15,623	131.5%
Information Not Available	1,120	3.8%	1,182	410	710	173.2%

Years of Age	29,634		29,422	12,894
Younger than 22	847	1.5%	862	297	550	185.2%
22-24	1,819	3.3%	1,853	649	1,170	180.3%
25-34	7,756	13.9%	7,629	3,188	4,568	143.3%
35-44	7,192	12.9%	7,291	3,290	3,902	118.6%
45-54	7,073	12.7%	6,983	3,362	3,711	110.4%
55-59	2,771	5.0%	2,592	1,087	1,684	154.9%
60-64	1,473	2.6%	1,449	704	769	109.2%
65 and older	703	1.3%	763	316	387	122.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	29,634		29,422	12,894
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	246	0.8%	231	160	86	53.8%
Mining	3,983	13.3%	2,587	407	3,576	878.6%
Utilities	38	0.1%	43	25	13	52.0%
Construction	6,074	20.3%	7,254	2,652	3,422	129.0%
Manufacturing	5,293	17.7%	4,943	1,683	3,610	214.5%
Wholesale Trade	870	2.9%	911	386	484	125.4%
Retail Trade	1,995	6.7%	2,083	1,265	730	57.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,260	4.2%	1,244	400	860	215.0%
Information	294	1.0%	300	166	128	77.1%
Finance and Insurance	351	1.2%	329	265	86	32.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	377	1.3%	431	154	223	144.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	892	3.0%	806	450	442	98.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	0.2%	52	23	36	156.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,951	6.5%	1,929	967	984	101.8%
Educational Services	143	0.5%	144	86	57	66.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,376	4.6%	1,408	885	491	55.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	195	0.7%	235	145	50	34.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,671	5.6%	1,798	1,361	310	22.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	691	2.3%	690	410	281	68.5%
Public Administration	255	0.9%	294	113	142	125.7%
Information Not Available	1,620	5.4%	1,710	891	729	81.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	May 2009	Percent	Apr 2009	May 2008	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,584		11,158	2,319
Male	7,361	76.8%	8,652	1,469	5,892	401.1%
Female	2,223	23.2%	2,506	850	1,373	161.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,584		11,158	2,319
Hispanic or Latino	974	10.2%	1,062	250	724	289.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,935	82.8%	9,363	1,895	6,040	318.7%
Information Not Available	675	7.0%	733	174	501	287.9%

Race	9,584		11,158	2,319
American Indian or Alaskan Native	332	3.5%	323	118	214	181.4%
Asian	52	0.5%	43	6	46	766.7%
Black or African American	135	1.4%	127	34	101	297.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.2%	33	5	16	320.0%
White	8,446	88.1%	9,930	2,024	6,422	317.3%
Information Not Available	598	6.2%	702	132	466	353.0%

Years of Age	9,584		11,158	2,319
Younger than 22	302	1.7%	325	36	266	738.9%
22-24	939	5.3%	1,120	163	776	476.1%
25-34	2,602	14.8%	3,050	554	2,048	369.7%
35-44	2,042	11.6%	2,365	576	1,466	254.5%
45-54	2,255	12.8%	2,622	607	1,648	271.5%
55-59	750	4.3%	859	197	553	280.7%
60-64	404	2.3%	499	110	294	267.3%
65 and older	290	1.6%	318	76	214	281.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,584		11,158	2,319
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	59	0.6%	62	32	27	84.4%
Mining	2,370	24.6%	2,475	175	2,195	1254.3%
Utilities	5	0.1%	10	5	0	0.0%
Construction	2,005	20.8%	2,835	554	1,451	261.9%
Manufacturing	471	4.9%	639	141	330	234.0%
Wholesale Trade	334	3.5%	255	44	290	659.1%
Retail Trade	557	5.8%	622	180	377	209.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	446	4.6%	429	122	324	265.6%
Information	74	0.8%	61	26	48	184.6%
Finance and Insurance	69	0.7%	80	24	45	187.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	142	1.5%	143	30	112	373.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	336	3.5%	300	72	264	366.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	327	3.4%	421	128	199	155.5%
Educational Services	45	0.5%	88	19	26	136.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	321	3.3%	297	109	212	194.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	0.4%	62	30	10	33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	705	7.3%	1,010	336	369	109.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	171	1.8%	205	61	110	180.3%
Public Administration	150	1.6%	161	58	92	158.6%
Information Not Available	955	9.9%	1,001	173	782	452.0%