Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

December 2012

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants December 2012
	Dec 2012	Nov 2012	Monthly Change	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	3,220,988	2,842,607	378,381	3,576,913	-355,925	-10.0
Alaska	15,562	13,315	2,247	15,069	493	3.3
Alabama	33,019	32,507	512	37,801	-4,782	-12.7
Arkansas	33,494	30,062	3,432	38,167	-4,673	-12.2
Arizona	37,414	37,439	-25	53,704	-16,290	-30.3
California	486,565	383,845	102,720	524,847	-38,282	-7.3
Colorado	38,715	36,294	2,421	44,380	-5,665	-12.8
Connecticut	52,456	49,429	3,027	53,733	-1,277	-2.4
District of Columbia	12,513	11,491	1,022	13,158	-645	-4.9
Delaware	8,954	8,251	703	11,015	-2,061	-18.7
Florida	114,063	114,723	-660	127,055	-12,992	-10.2
Georgia	68,582	62,129	6,453	94,579	-25,997	-27.5
Hawaii	11,168	11,024	144	13,220	-2,052	-15.5
Iowa	31,484	23,349	8,135	34,285	-2,801	-8.2
Idaho	18,706	14,675	4,031	22,879	-4,173	-18.2
Illinois	181,583	148,779	32,804	195,346	-13,763	-7.0
Indiana	50,365	42,799	7,566	59,675	-9,310	-15.6
Kansas	26,579	22,521	4,058	28,241	-1,662	-5.9
Kentucky	35,511	30,826	4,685	37,625	-2,114	-5.6
Louisiana	39,333	37,305	2,028	57,639	-18,306	-31.8
Massachusetts	91,759	81,666	10,093	99,848	-8,089	-8.1
Maryland	58,491	52,967	5,524	67,837	-9,346	-13.8
Maine	14,545	11,499	3,046	15,230	-685	-4.5
Michigan	108,765	90,952	17,813	120,361	-11,596	-9.6
Minnesota	68,994	50,295	18,699	72,178	-3,184	-4.4
Missouri	52,667	37,633	15,034	57,925	-5,258	-9.1
Mississippi	25,295	24,584	711	31,335	-6,040	-19.3
Montana	11,021	8,749	2,272	11,438	-417	-3.6
North Carolina	99,712	93,551	6,161	113,234	-13,522	-11.9
North Dakota	4,831	3,006	1,825	4,515	316	7.0
Nebraska	11,983	10,089	1,894	15,043	-3,060	-20.3
New Hampshire	9,817	8,444	1,373	11,860	-2,043	-17.2
New Jersey	139,575	144,828	-5,253	133,211	6,364	4.8
New Mexico	16,387	15,659	728	20,371	-3,984	-19.6
Nevada	33,987	28,674	5,313	37,029	-3,042	-8.2
New York	245,619	236,543	9,076	253,328	-7,709	-3.0
Ohio	94,305	75,290	19,015	104,822	-10,517	-10.0
Oklahoma	28,131	27,696	435	38,020	-9,889	-26.0
Oregon	56,670	49,906	6,764	65,778	-9,108	-13.8
Pennsylvania	207,018	179,911	27,107	216,985	-9,967	-4.6
Puerto Rico	27,347	29,448	-2,101	33,559	-6,212	-18.5
Rhode Island	13,866	11,624	2,242	15,836	-1,970	-12.4
South Carolina	34,711	35,060	-349	53,185	-18,474	-34.7
South Dakota	3,410	2,152	1,258	4,014	-604	-15.0
Tennessee	43,979	41,515	2,464	55,283	-11,304	-20.4
Texas	151,373	142,535	8,838	161,527	-10,154	-6.3
Utah	19,529	16,467	3,062	22,269	-2,740	-12.3
Virginia	54,046	51,323	2,723	59,215	-5,169	-8.7
Virgin Islands	727	887	-160	369	358	97.0
Vermont	6,340	5,466	874	6,693	-353	-5.3
Washington	78,021	69,679	8,342	93,313	-15,292	-16.4
Wisconsin	87,066	71,594	15,472	97,842	-10,776	-11.0
West Virginia	19,454	17,259	2,195	15,740	3,714	23.6
Wyoming	5,481	4,893	588	5,302	179	3.4

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,220,988		2,842,607	3,576,913	-355,925	-10.0
Male	1,892,739	58.8%	1,573,400	2,065,304	-172,565	-8.4%
Female	1,311,617	40.7%	1,254,171	1,486,425	-174,808	-11.8%
Information Not Available	16,632	0.5%	15,036	25,184	-8,552	-34.0%

Ethnicity	3,220,988		2,842,607	3,576,913
Hispanic or Latino	509,722	15.8%	436,481	559,743	-50,021	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,266,712	83.6%	1,957,151	2,505,389	-238,677	-9.5%
Information Not Available	444,554	12.1%	448,957	511,782	-67,228	-13.1%

Race	3,220,988		2,842,607	3,576,913
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39,666	1.2%	122,020	43,677	-4,011	-9.2%
Asian	85,164	2.6%	96,270	90,732	-5,568	-6.1%
Black or African American	535,930	16.6%	480,069	597,597	-61,667	-10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14,501	0.5%	19,067	15,818	-1,317	-8.3%
White	1,803,927	56.0%	1,426,238	1,999,388	-195,461	-9.8%
Information Not Available	741,801	23.0%	698,942	829,701	-87,900	-10.6%

Years of Age	3,220,988		2,842,607	3,576,913
Younger than 22	99,506	3.1%	86,018	117,432	-17,926	-15.3%
22-24	198,369	6.2%	175,648	220,925	-22,556	-10.2%
25-34	782,096	24.3%	691,596	877,131	-95,035	-10.8%
35-44	703,445	21.8%	618,114	786,760	-83,315	-10.6%
45-54	767,745	23.8%	674,642	854,354	-86,609	-10.1%
55-59	315,143	9.8%	278,653	333,010	-17,867	-5.4%
60-64	201,943	6.3%	180,394	217,765	-15,822	-7.3%
65 and older	138,215	4.3%	124,247	145,771	-7,556	-5.2%
Information Not Available	14,526	0.5%	13,295	23,765	-9,239	-38.9%

Industry	3,220,988		2,842,607	3,576,913
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	96,375	3.0%	66,043	91,885	4,490	4.9%
Mining	24,933	0.8%	20,135	16,436	8,497	51.7%
Utilities	6,768	0.2%	5,557	7,080	-312	-4.4%
Construction	409,149	12.7%	297,177	472,197	-63,048	-13.4%
Manufacturing	322,002	10.0%	287,426	337,116	-15,114	-4.5%
Wholesale Trade	104,125	3.2%	97,879	116,206	-12,081	-10.4%
Retail Trade	252,417	7.8%	241,756	285,110	-32,693	-11.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	98,526	3.1%	87,849	102,610	-4,084	-4.0%
Information	81,177	2.5%	71,322	87,493	-6,316	-7.2%
Finance and Insurance	79,755	2.5%	77,190	92,323	-12,568	-13.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44,440	1.4%	40,928	49,772	-5,332	-10.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	140,170	4.4%	134,092	158,316	-18,146	-11.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,440	0.4%	13,063	12,413	1,027	8.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	417,050	12.9%	349,538	441,850	-24,800	-5.6%
Educational Services	93,733	2.9%	95,308	120,540	-26,807	-22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	262,393	8.1%	259,249	299,400	-37,007	-12.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	75,156	2.3%	62,000	80,913	-5,757	-7.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	210,793	6.5%	187,602	237,695	-26,902	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	89,694	2.8%	83,987	100,366	-10,672	-10.6%
Public Administration	60,093	1.9%	57,220	79,712	-19,619	-24.6%
Information Not Available	338,799	10.5%	307,286	387,480	-48,681	-12.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,562		13,315	15,069	493	3.3
Male	9,873	63.4%	8,078	9,487	386	4.1%
Female	5,689	36.6%	5,235	5,576	113	2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	6	-6	-100.0%

Ethnicity	15,562		13,315	15,069
Hispanic or Latino	765	4.9%	636	739	26	3.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,609	93.9%	12,495	14,178	431	3.0%
Information Not Available	188	1.2%	184	152	36	23.7%

Race	15,562		13,315	15,069
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4,018	25.8%	3,496	3,768	250	6.6%
Asian	1,259	8.1%	1,022	1,216	43	3.5%
Black or African American	751	4.8%	619	669	82	12.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	285	1.8%	239	260	25	9.6%
White	8,577	55.1%	7,338	8,503	74	0.9%
Information Not Available	672	4.3%	601	653	19	2.9%

Years of Age	15,562		13,315	15,069
Younger than 22	526	2.3%	365	552	-26	-4.7%
22-24	1,075	4.6%	902	1,260	-185	-14.7%
25-34	4,408	19.0%	3,795	4,279	129	3.0%
35-44	3,304	14.2%	2,808	3,055	249	8.2%
45-54	3,458	14.9%	3,053	3,361	97	2.9%
55-59	1,380	6.0%	1,193	1,364	16	1.2%
60-64	951	4.1%	813	770	181	23.5%
65 and older	460	2.0%	386	428	32	7.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,562		13,315	15,069
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	109	0.7%	73	134	-25	-18.7%
Mining	734	4.7%	585	607	127	20.9%
Utilities	76	0.5%	66	65	11	16.9%
Construction	3,019	19.3%	2,276	2,821	198	7.0%
Manufacturing	1,601	10.2%	1,270	1,627	-26	-1.6%
Wholesale Trade	190	1.2%	166	198	-8	-4.0%
Retail Trade	1,176	7.5%	1,050	1,245	-69	-5.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	809	5.2%	729	797	12	1.5%
Information	175	1.1%	166	153	22	14.4%
Finance and Insurance	209	1.3%	199	207	2	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	272	1.7%	237	301	-29	-9.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	558	3.6%	481	408	150	36.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.1%	16	14	2	14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	967	6.2%	823	833	134	16.1%
Educational Services	360	2.3%	340	356	4	1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,167	7.4%	1,058	1,074	93	8.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	227	1.4%	219	265	-38	-14.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,279	8.2%	1,237	1,336	-57	-4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	483	3.1%	455	483	0	0.0%
Public Administration	1,550	9.9%	1,348	1,558	-8	-0.5%
Information Not Available	585	3.7%	521	587	-2	-0.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,019		32,507	37,801
Male	17,679	53.5%	16,909	20,149	-2,470	-12.3%
Female	15,325	46.4%	15,583	17,596	-2,271	-12.9%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	15	56	-41	-73.2%

Ethnicity	33,019		32,507	37,801
Hispanic or Latino	449	1.4%	460	609	-160	-26.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,079	82.0%	27,001	31,428	-4,349	-13.8%
Information Not Available	5,491	16.6%	5,046	5,764	-273	-4.7%

Race	33,019		32,507	37,801
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,547	4.7%	1,518	1,654	-107	-6.5%
Asian	658	2.0%	713	723	-65	-9.0%
Black or African American	13,143	39.8%	13,113	14,609	-1,466	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1%	46	41	3	7.3%
White	16,143	48.9%	15,738	19,146	-3,003	-15.7%
Information Not Available	1,484	4.5%	1,379	1,628	-144	-8.8%

Years of Age	33,019		32,507	37,801
Younger than 22	1,313	2.8%	1,301	1,509	-196	-13.0%
22-24	2,362	5.0%	2,307	2,690	-328	-12.2%
25-34	8,901	18.8%	8,785	10,165	-1,264	-12.4%
35-44	7,632	16.1%	7,570	8,630	-998	-11.6%
45-54	7,100	15.0%	6,890	8,363	-1,263	-15.1%
55-59	2,840	6.0%	2,841	3,131	-291	-9.3%
60-64	1,719	3.6%	1,693	1,925	-206	-10.7%
65 and older	1,133	2.4%	1,095	1,364	-231	-16.9%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	25	24	-5	-20.8%

Industry	33,019		32,507	37,801
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	323	1.0%	368	342	-19	-5.6%
Mining	179	0.5%	195	146	33	22.6%
Utilities	58	0.2%	59	65	-7	-10.8%
Construction	3,285	9.9%	2,786	3,869	-584	-15.1%
Manufacturing	5,105	15.3%	5,110	5,510	-405	-7.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,179	3.5%	1,248	1,239	-60	-4.8%
Retail Trade	3,553	10.7%	3,657	4,151	-598	-14.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	937	2.8%	939	1,175	-238	-20.3%
Information	496	1.5%	493	479	17	3.5%
Finance and Insurance	758	2.3%	783	922	-164	-17.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	462	1.4%	418	527	-65	-12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,492	4.5%	1,551	1,726	-234	-13.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.4%	132	144	-7	-4.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,493	13.5%	4,618	5,259	-766	-14.6%
Educational Services	900	2.7%	946	1,309	-409	-31.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,830	8.5%	2,916	3,357	-527	-15.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	250	0.7%	232	331	-81	-24.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,117	9.3%	2,828	3,451	-334	-9.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	773	2.3%	755	898	-125	-13.9%
Public Administration	583	1.7%	581	803	-220	-27.4%
Information Not Available	2,109	6.3%	1,892	2,098	11	0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,494		30,062	38,167
Male	19,426	58.0%	16,958	22,034	-2,608	-11.8%
Female	13,611	40.6%	12,682	15,326	-1,715	-11.2%
Information Not Available	457	1.4%	422	807	-350	-43.4%

Ethnicity	33,494		30,062	38,167
Hispanic or Latino	1,287	3.8%	990	1,463	-176	-12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,750	94.8%	28,650	35,897	-4,147	-11.6%
Information Not Available	457	1.4%	422	807	-350	-43.4%

Race	33,494		30,062	38,167
American Indian or Alaskan Native	355	1.1%	310	483	-128	-26.5%
Asian	287	0.9%	237	300	-13	-4.3%
Black or African American	8,911	26.6%	8,223	10,326	-1,415	-13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	270	0.8%	287	341	-71	-20.8%
White	21,927	65.5%	19,593	24,447	-2,520	-10.3%
Information Not Available	1,744	5.2%	1,412	2,270	-526	-23.2%

Years of Age	33,494		30,062	38,167
Younger than 22	1,361	2.5%	1,175	1,551	-190	-12.3%
22-24	2,182	4.1%	1,970	2,459	-277	-11.3%
25-34	8,032	15.0%	7,257	9,302	-1,270	-13.7%
35-44	7,438	13.9%	6,598	8,725	-1,287	-14.8%
45-54	7,924	14.8%	7,128	8,950	-1,026	-11.5%
55-59	3,139	5.9%	2,824	3,242	-103	-3.2%
60-64	1,777	3.3%	1,617	1,835	-58	-3.2%
65 and older	1,183	2.2%	1,071	1,289	-106	-8.2%
Information Not Available	458	0.9%	422	814	-356	-43.7%

Industry	33,494		30,062	38,167
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	879	2.6%	563	1,060	-181	-17.1%
Mining	470	1.4%	482	385	85	22.1%
Utilities	41	0.1%	39	55	-14	-25.5%
Construction	3,347	9.7%	2,825	4,246	-899	-21.2%
Manufacturing	6,117	17.8%	5,781	7,488	-1,371	-18.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,427	4.2%	1,285	1,528	-101	-6.6%
Retail Trade	3,180	9.3%	2,705	3,183	-3	-0.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,389	4.0%	1,221	1,290	99	7.7%
Information	325	0.9%	313	573	-248	-43.3%
Finance and Insurance	490	1.4%	536	422	68	16.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	406	1.2%	358	407	-1	-0.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	826	2.4%	805	876	-50	-5.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	84	0.2%	84	63	21	33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,347	9.7%	3,037	3,576	-229	-6.4%
Educational Services	619	1.8%	633	786	-167	-21.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,406	9.9%	3,275	3,667	-261	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	380	1.1%	311	435	-55	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,220	6.5%	1,816	2,539	-319	-12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	713	2.1%	645	870	-157	-18.0%
Public Administration	542	1.6%	533	711	-169	-23.8%
Information Not Available	3,286	9.6%	2,815	4,007	-721	-18.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,414		37,439	53,704
Male	20,635	55.2%	19,953	30,334	-9,699	-32.0%
Female	16,737	44.7%	17,450	23,349	-6,612	-28.3%
Information Not Available	42	0.1%	36	21	21	100.0%

Ethnicity	37,414		37,439	53,704
Hispanic or Latino	10,684	28.6%	11,370	15,357	-4,673	-30.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,233	51.4%	19,143	27,474	-8,241	-30.0%
Information Not Available	7,497	20.0%	6,926	10,873	-3,376	-31.0%

Race	37,414		37,439	53,704
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,610	7.0%	2,475	3,843	-1,233	-32.1%
Asian	1,104	3.0%	1,011	1,336	-232	-17.4%
Black or African American	2,684	7.2%	2,736	3,528	-844	-23.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	238	0.6%	230	291	-53	-18.2%
White	21,846	58.4%	21,877	31,618	-9,772	-30.9%
Information Not Available	8,932	23.9%	9,110	13,088	-4,156	-31.8%

Years of Age	37,414		37,439	53,704
Younger than 22	937	1.7%	945	1,938	-1,001	-51.7%
22-24	2,201	3.9%	2,155	3,290	-1,089	-33.1%
25-34	8,913	15.7%	8,870	13,130	-4,217	-32.1%
35-44	8,210	14.5%	8,273	11,646	-3,436	-29.5%
45-54	9,124	16.1%	9,193	13,054	-3,930	-30.1%
55-59	3,816	6.7%	3,781	5,089	-1,273	-25.0%
60-64	2,491	4.4%	2,520	3,380	-889	-26.3%
65 and older	1,722	3.0%	1,702	2,177	-455	-20.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,414		37,439	53,704
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	568	1.5%	1,215	785	-217	-27.6%
Mining	106	0.3%	93	121	-15	-12.4%
Utilities	88	0.2%	95	94	-6	-6.4%
Construction	4,072	10.7%	3,640	6,663	-2,591	-38.9%
Manufacturing	2,216	5.8%	2,218	3,041	-825	-27.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,437	3.8%	1,453	1,978	-541	-27.4%
Retail Trade	3,132	8.2%	3,182	4,799	-1,667	-34.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	835	2.2%	871	1,117	-282	-25.2%
Information	446	1.2%	486	723	-277	-38.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,233	3.2%	1,243	1,827	-594	-32.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	746	2.0%	755	1,109	-363	-32.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,075	5.5%	2,010	2,868	-793	-27.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	108	0.3%	106	184	-76	-41.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,285	13.9%	5,212	7,330	-2,045	-27.9%
Educational Services	1,354	3.6%	1,433	1,949	-595	-30.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,600	9.5%	3,625	4,938	-1,338	-27.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	570	1.5%	554	838	-268	-32.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,958	5.2%	1,950	3,785	-1,827	-48.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	937	2.5%	907	1,411	-474	-33.6%
Public Administration	909	2.4%	934	1,468	-559	-38.1%
Information Not Available	5,739	15.1%	5,457	6,676	-937	-14.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	486,565		383,845	524,847
Male	274,104	56.3%	207,118	293,777	-19,673	-6.7%
Female	211,985	43.6%	176,346	230,385	-18,400	-8.0%
Information Not Available	476	0.1%	381	685	-209	-30.5%

Ethnicity	486,565		383,845	524,847
Hispanic or Latino	173,208	35.6%	132,998	189,591	-16,383	-8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	230,183	47.3%	177,870	247,602	-17,419	-7.0%
Information Not Available	83,174	17.1%	72,977	87,654	-4,480	-5.1%

Race	486,565		383,845	524,847
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,335	0.7%	2,382	2,935	400	13.6%
Asian	36,109	7.4%	28,581	40,696	-4,587	-11.3%
Black or African American	30,678	6.3%	26,390	29,153	1,525	5.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	160,061	32.9%	120,517	174,819	-14,758	-8.4%
Information Not Available	256,382	52.7%	205,975	277,244	-20,862	-7.5%

Years of Age	486,565		383,845	524,847
Younger than 22	16,101	2.6%	10,861	17,413	-1,312	-7.5%
22-24	32,298	5.2%	26,104	34,925	-2,627	-7.5%
25-34	111,566	18.1%	87,077	125,220	-13,654	-10.9%
35-44	104,802	17.0%	80,504	112,991	-8,189	-7.2%
45-54	119,283	19.4%	94,699	130,698	-11,415	-8.7%
55-59	48,780	7.9%	40,299	49,892	-1,112	-2.2%
60-64	31,345	5.1%	25,818	31,501	-156	-0.5%
65 and older	22,104	3.6%	18,197	22,109	-5	0.0%
Information Not Available	286	0.0%	286	98	188	191.8%

Industry	486,565		383,845	524,847
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	71,170	12.8%	46,968	63,588	7,582	11.9%
Mining	1,239	0.2%	1,524	783	456	58.2%
Utilities	1,715	0.3%	1,048	1,370	345	25.2%
Construction	50,781	9.1%	35,536	60,262	-9,481	-15.7%
Manufacturing	50,209	9.0%	41,252	50,773	-564	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,905	0.3%	2,477	4,207	-2,302	-54.7%
Retail Trade	35,823	6.4%	31,916	39,620	-3,797	-9.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	13,910	2.5%	9,051	13,402	508	3.8%
Information	37,443	6.7%	28,772	38,055	-612	-1.6%
Finance and Insurance	9,909	1.8%	9,051	11,348	-1,439	-12.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,430	0.6%	2,477	3,815	-385	-10.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,908	1.4%	7,241	10,957	-3,049	-27.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	80,792	14.5%	64,973	80,024	768	1.0%
Educational Services	21,627	3.9%	18,864	25,533	-3,906	-15.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	33,632	6.0%	28,867	40,403	-6,771	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8,860	1.6%	7,717	9,587	-727	-7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	21,818	3.9%	16,387	27,294	-5,476	-20.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	13,815	2.5%	11,432	15,163	-1,348	-8.9%
Public Administration	4,954	0.9%	5,240	9,587	-4,633	-48.3%
Information Not Available	15,625	2.8%	13,052	19,076	-3,451	-18.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,715		36,294	44,380
Male	23,234	60.0%	20,464	26,416	-3,182	-12.0%
Female	15,479	40.0%	15,828	17,964	-2,485	-13.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	38,715		36,294	44,380
Hispanic or Latino	8,939	23.1%	7,734	10,649	-1,710	-16.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,127	67.5%	25,109	29,054	-2,927	-10.1%
Information Not Available	3,649	9.4%	3,451	4,677	-1,028	-22.0%

Race	38,715		36,294	44,380
American Indian or Alaskan Native	708	1.8%	678	752	-44	-5.9%
Asian	677	1.7%	698	700	-23	-3.3%
Black or African American	2,564	6.6%	2,398	2,805	-241	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	157	0.4%	137	170	-13	-7.6%
White	27,859	72.0%	26,369	31,552	-3,693	-11.7%
Information Not Available	6,750	17.4%	6,014	8,401	-1,651	-19.7%

Years of Age	38,715		36,294	44,380
Younger than 22	736	1.2%	648	996	-260	-26.1%
22-24	1,629	2.6%	1,515	1,973	-344	-17.4%
25-34	9,069	14.2%	8,489	10,208	-1,139	-11.2%
35-44	8,519	13.4%	8,209	10,296	-1,777	-17.3%
45-54	9,942	15.6%	9,165	11,401	-1,459	-12.8%
55-59	4,511	7.1%	4,228	4,855	-344	-7.1%
60-64	2,788	4.4%	2,579	3,042	-254	-8.3%
65 and older	1,503	2.4%	1,445	1,483	20	1.3%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	16	126	-108	-85.7%

Industry	38,715		36,294	44,380
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	465	1.2%	447	513	-48	-9.4%
Mining	655	1.7%	631	420	235	56.0%
Utilities	64	0.2%	62	50	14	28.0%
Construction	5,757	14.7%	4,224	7,826	-2,069	-26.4%
Manufacturing	2,655	6.8%	2,630	2,736	-81	-3.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,595	4.1%	1,535	1,854	-259	-14.0%
Retail Trade	3,363	8.6%	3,175	3,659	-296	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	967	2.5%	911	1,102	-135	-12.3%
Information	1,134	2.9%	1,135	1,454	-320	-22.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,207	3.1%	1,255	1,526	-319	-20.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	856	2.2%	886	957	-101	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,733	7.0%	2,629	2,828	-95	-3.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	493	1.3%	431	339	154	45.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,963	15.2%	5,095	6,418	-455	-7.1%
Educational Services	1,319	3.4%	1,442	1,604	-285	-17.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,855	7.3%	2,950	3,437	-582	-16.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	844	2.2%	1,000	879	-35	-4.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,567	6.6%	2,778	3,012	-445	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,034	2.6%	1,010	1,204	-170	-14.1%
Public Administration	1,130	2.9%	1,059	1,253	-123	-9.8%
Information Not Available	1,059	2.7%	1,009	1,309	-250	-19.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	52,456		49,429	53,733
Male	30,579	58.3%	26,899	31,221	-642	-2.1%
Female	21,876	41.7%	22,530	22,512	-636	-2.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	52,456		49,429	53,733
Hispanic or Latino	8,422	16.1%	8,238	8,708	-286	-3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,034	83.9%	41,191	45,025	-991	-2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	52,456		49,429	53,733
American Indian or Alaskan Native	154	0.3%	165	156	-2	-1.3%
Asian	925	1.8%	913	823	102	12.4%
Black or African American	7,418	14.1%	7,971	7,123	295	4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	29,391	56.0%	27,157	29,997	-606	-2.0%
Information Not Available	14,568	27.8%	13,223	15,634	-1,066	-6.8%

Years of Age	52,456		49,429	53,733
Younger than 22	1,671	2.1%	1,535	1,838	-167	-9.1%
22-24	3,355	4.3%	3,116	3,555	-200	-5.6%
25-34	12,359	15.8%	11,503	12,500	-141	-1.1%
35-44	10,574	13.5%	9,739	11,055	-481	-4.4%
45-54	12,601	16.1%	11,762	12,947	-346	-2.7%
55-59	5,213	6.7%	5,116	5,112	101	2.0%
60-64	3,623	4.6%	3,606	3,776	-153	-4.1%
65 and older	3,060	3.9%	3,052	2,950	110	3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	52,456		49,429	53,733
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	647	1.2%	522	856	-209	-24.4%
Mining	30	0.1%	22	17	13	76.5%
Utilities	81	0.2%	66	104	-23	-22.1%
Construction	5,812	10.9%	4,574	6,351	-539	-8.5%
Manufacturing	5,677	10.7%	5,411	5,459	218	4.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,238	4.2%	2,076	2,123	115	5.4%
Retail Trade	5,598	10.5%	5,694	5,861	-263	-4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,743	3.3%	1,925	1,801	-58	-3.2%
Information	792	1.5%	762	959	-167	-17.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,261	4.3%	2,114	2,364	-103	-4.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	770	1.5%	732	821	-51	-6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,179	4.1%	2,146	2,317	-138	-6.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	325	0.6%	306	226	99	43.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,267	13.7%	6,439	7,000	267	3.8%
Educational Services	1,748	3.3%	1,668	2,045	-297	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,152	11.6%	6,438	6,225	-73	-1.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,302	4.3%	1,834	2,022	280	13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,559	6.7%	3,562	3,638	-79	-2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,649	3.1%	1,631	1,716	-67	-3.9%
Public Administration	721	1.4%	704	986	-265	-26.9%
Information Not Available	905	1.7%	803	842	63	7.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,513		11,491	13,158
Male	6,013	48.1%	5,395	6,135	-122	-2.0%
Female	6,492	51.9%	6,092	7,023	-531	-7.6%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	4	0	8	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,513		11,491	13,158
Hispanic or Latino	1,080	8.6%	901	1,218	-138	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,345	90.7%	10,524	11,871	-526	-4.4%
Information Not Available	88	0.7%	66	69	19	27.5%

Race	12,513		11,491	13,158
American Indian or Alaskan Native	105	0.8%	89	90	15	16.7%
Asian	427	3.4%	367	381	46	12.1%
Black or African American	8,544	68.3%	8,059	9,178	-634	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50	0.4%	49	62	-12	-19.4%
White	2,833	22.6%	2,444	2,909	-76	-2.6%
Information Not Available	554	4.4%	483	538	16	3.0%

Years of Age	12,513		11,491	13,158
Younger than 22	287	2.0%	282	349	-62	-17.8%
22-24	744	5.1%	678	718	26	3.6%
25-34	3,488	23.9%	3,193	3,513	-25	-0.7%
35-44	2,930	20.0%	2,650	3,069	-139	-4.5%
45-54	2,853	19.5%	2,672	3,071	-218	-7.1%
55-59	1,099	7.5%	1,007	1,191	-92	-7.7%
60-64	722	4.9%	657	794	-72	-9.1%
65 and older	390	2.7%	352	453	-63	-13.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,513		11,491	13,158
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%
Construction	24	0.2%	21	43	-19	-44.2%
Manufacturing	1	0.0%	4	7	-6	-85.7%
Wholesale Trade	13	0.1%	8	9	4	44.4%
Retail Trade	37	0.3%	41	37	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	16	0.1%	11	11	5	45.5%
Information	8	0.1%	7	21	-13	-61.9%
Finance and Insurance	13	0.1%	11	8	5	62.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7	0.1%	9	11	-4	-36.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	118	0.9%	123	81	37	45.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	77	0.6%	65	107	-30	-28.0%
Educational Services	22	0.2%	14	18	4	22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	26	0.2%	32	31	-5	-16.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3	0.0%	3	7	-4	-57.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	27	0.2%	25	28	-1	-3.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	29	0.2%	24	24	5	20.8%
Public Administration	3	0.0%	1	3	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	12,088	96.6%	11,090	12,712	-624	-4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,954		8,251	11,015
Male	4,206	47.0%	3,783	5,599	-1,393	-24.9%
Female	4,247	47.4%	4,022	5,416	-1,169	-21.6%
Information Not Available	501	5.6%	446	0	501	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,954		8,251	11,015
Hispanic or Latino	586	6.5%	513	699	-113	-16.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,867	87.9%	7,293	10,317	-2,450	-23.7%
Information Not Available	501	5.6%	446	0	501	0.0%

Race	8,954		8,251	11,015
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20	0.2%	22	33	-13	-39.4%
Asian	129	1.4%	112	0	129	0.0%
Black or African American	3,200	35.7%	3,091	3,650	-450	-12.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.2%	12	97	-82	-84.5%
White	5,281	59.0%	4,751	5,775	-494	-8.6%
Information Not Available	310	3.5%	262	1,460	-1,150	-78.8%

Years of Age	8,954		8,251	11,015
Younger than 22	188	1.4%	271	235	-47	-20.0%
22-24	551	4.0%	549	790	-239	-30.3%
25-34	2,331	17.1%	2,091	2,757	-426	-15.5%
35-44	1,832	13.4%	1,697	2,312	-480	-20.8%
45-54	2,028	14.9%	1,945	2,504	-476	-19.0%
55-59	811	6.0%	701	1,055	-244	-23.1%
60-64	608	4.5%	515	735	-127	-17.3%
65 and older	513	3.8%	385	525	-12	-2.3%
Information Not Available	92	0.7%	97	102	-10	-9.8%

Industry	8,954		8,251	11,015
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	0.4%	29	59	-25	-42.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	7	0.1%	3	24	-17	-70.8%
Construction	711	7.9%	583	951	-240	-25.2%
Manufacturing	683	7.6%	704	1,292	-609	-47.1%
Wholesale Trade	305	3.4%	268	321	-16	-5.0%
Retail Trade	1,267	14.1%	1,188	1,584	-317	-20.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	231	2.6%	214	262	-31	-11.8%
Information	118	1.3%	111	163	-45	-27.6%
Finance and Insurance	708	7.9%	693	992	-284	-28.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	197	2.2%	193	257	-60	-23.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	496	5.5%	484	490	6	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.3%	29	38	-9	-23.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,373	15.3%	1,239	1,474	-101	-6.9%
Educational Services	251	2.8%	273	297	-46	-15.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	921	10.2%	865	1,012	-91	-9.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	206	2.3%	174	225	-19	-8.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,029	11.4%	811	1,070	-41	-3.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	247	2.7%	270	327	-80	-24.5%
Public Administration	102	1.1%	82	129	-27	-20.9%
Information Not Available	39	0.4%	38	48	-9	-18.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	114,063		114,723	127,055
Male	58,807	51.6%	57,736	66,717	-7,910	-11.9%
Female	55,202	48.4%	56,932	60,259	-5,057	-8.4%
Information Not Available	54	0.0%	55	79	-25	-31.6%

Ethnicity	114,063		114,723	127,055
Hispanic or Latino	28,370	24.9%	28,990	31,156	-2,786	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	82,044	71.9%	82,344	91,256	-9,212	-10.1%
Information Not Available	3,649	3.2%	3,389	4,643	-994	-21.4%

Race	114,063		114,723	127,055
American Indian or Alaskan Native	550	0.5%	528	527	23	4.4%
Asian	524	0.5%	515	537	-13	-2.4%
Black or African American	27,057	23.7%	27,565	27,876	-819	-2.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,360	1.2%	1,331	1,446	-86	-5.9%
White	70,936	62.2%	71,026	80,916	-9,980	-12.3%
Information Not Available	13,636	12.0%	13,758	15,753	-2,117	-13.4%

Years of Age	114,063		114,723	127,055
Younger than 22	2,552	1.4%	2,517	3,086	-534	-17.3%
22-24	6,050	3.4%	6,204	6,640	-590	-8.9%
25-34	25,890	14.6%	26,171	28,824	-2,934	-10.2%
35-44	25,357	14.3%	25,358	28,292	-2,935	-10.4%
45-54	28,435	16.1%	28,420	32,281	-3,846	-11.9%
55-59	11,733	6.6%	11,751	12,904	-1,171	-9.1%
60-64	8,039	4.5%	8,154	8,739	-700	-8.0%
65 and older	6,001	3.4%	6,143	6,284	-283	-4.5%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	5	5	1	20.0%

Industry	114,063		114,723	127,055
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	878	0.8%	1,315	779	99	12.7%
Mining	94	0.1%	102	114	-20	-17.5%
Utilities	201	0.2%	177	205	-4	-2.0%
Construction	7,580	6.6%	7,068	10,968	-3,388	-30.9%
Manufacturing	6,423	5.6%	6,141	6,350	73	1.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,810	4.2%	4,850	5,211	-401	-7.7%
Retail Trade	13,090	11.4%	13,501	13,594	-504	-3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,151	2.7%	3,205	3,001	150	5.0%
Information	2,152	1.9%	2,095	2,444	-292	-11.9%
Finance and Insurance	4,324	3.8%	4,249	4,372	-48	-1.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,716	2.4%	2,782	2,886	-170	-5.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,888	6.0%	6,903	8,378	-1,490	-17.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	576	0.5%	589	673	-97	-14.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,701	18.9%	21,819	23,553	-1,852	-7.9%
Educational Services	3,173	2.8%	3,483	4,004	-831	-20.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,567	10.1%	11,969	11,799	-232	-2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,331	2.0%	2,341	2,383	-52	-2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,247	8.9%	9,990	10,649	-402	-3.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,433	3.0%	3,477	3,691	-258	-7.0%
Public Administration	2,041	1.8%	2,044	2,949	-908	-30.8%
Information Not Available	6,687	5.8%	6,623	9,052	-2,365	-26.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	68,582		62,129	94,579
Male	35,526	51.8%	31,586	48,474	-12,948	-26.7%
Female	32,154	46.9%	29,719	44,711	-12,557	-28.1%
Information Not Available	902	1.3%	824	1,394	-492	-35.3%

Ethnicity	68,582		62,129	94,579
Hispanic or Latino	137	0.2%	76	265	-128	-48.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,543	98.5%	61,229	92,920	-25,377	-27.3%
Information Not Available	902	1.3%	824	1,394	-492	-35.3%

Race	68,582		62,129	94,579
American Indian or Alaskan Native	335	0.5%	326	489	-154	-31.5%
Asian	1,003	1.5%	927	1,310	-307	-23.4%
Black or African American	34,450	50.2%	31,267	44,999	-10,549	-23.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	31,892	46.5%	28,785	46,387	-14,495	-31.2%
Information Not Available	902	1.3%	824	1,394	-492	-35.3%

Years of Age	68,582		62,129	94,579
Younger than 22	2,431	2.5%	1,925	2,900	-469	-16.2%
22-24	4,101	4.2%	3,413	5,140	-1,039	-20.2%
25-34	16,571	17.1%	14,660	22,097	-5,526	-25.0%
35-44	15,779	16.3%	14,470	21,904	-6,125	-28.0%
45-54	16,068	16.6%	14,690	22,502	-6,434	-28.6%
55-59	5,971	6.2%	5,620	8,243	-2,272	-27.6%
60-64	3,608	3.7%	3,526	5,509	-1,901	-34.5%
65 and older	2,019	2.1%	2,038	3,343	-1,324	-39.6%
Information Not Available	2,034	2.1%	1,787	2,941	-907	-30.8%

Industry	68,582		62,129	94,579
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,096	1.6%	778	1,640	-544	-33.2%
Mining	75	0.1%	41	136	-61	-44.9%
Utilities	64	0.1%	75	170	-106	-62.4%
Construction	4,033	5.8%	3,449	6,104	-2,071	-33.9%
Manufacturing	5,406	7.8%	5,340	7,901	-2,495	-31.6%
Wholesale Trade	3,303	4.7%	3,196	4,748	-1,445	-30.4%
Retail Trade	5,378	7.7%	4,900	7,273	-1,895	-26.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,454	2.1%	1,343	1,936	-482	-24.9%
Information	1,350	1.9%	1,195	2,197	-847	-38.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,685	2.4%	1,616	2,369	-684	-28.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,122	1.6%	1,042	1,503	-381	-25.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,000	15.8%	9,930	14,640	-3,640	-24.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	80	0.1%	71	162	-82	-50.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	165	0.2%	170	282	-117	-41.5%
Educational Services	2,606	3.7%	2,567	3,545	-939	-26.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,602	5.2%	3,492	5,691	-2,089	-36.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,091	5.9%	3,326	5,567	-1,476	-26.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	613	0.9%	470	943	-330	-35.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	998	1.4%	996	1,180	-182	-15.4%
Public Administration	963	1.4%	874	1,462	-499	-34.1%
Information Not Available	19,498	28.0%	17,258	25,130	-5,632	-22.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,168		11,024	13,220
Male	7,181	64.3%	7,139	8,851	-1,670	-18.9%
Female	3,987	35.7%	3,885	4,369	-382	-8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,168		11,024	13,220
Hispanic or Latino	574	5.1%	596	655	-81	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,161	73.1%	8,082	10,150	-1,989	-19.6%
Information Not Available	2,433	21.8%	2,346	2,415	18	0.7%

Race	11,168		11,024	13,220
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60	0.5%	54	67	-7	-10.4%
Asian	3,596	32.2%	3,555	4,338	-742	-17.1%
Black or African American	192	1.7%	186	246	-54	-22.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,940	26.3%	2,930	3,515	-575	-16.4%
White	2,861	25.6%	2,841	3,520	-659	-18.7%
Information Not Available	1,519	13.6%	1,458	1,534	-15	-1.0%

Years of Age	11,168		11,024	13,220
Younger than 22	202	1.5%	197	261	-59	-22.6%
22-24	466	3.5%	465	599	-133	-22.2%
25-34	2,718	20.7%	2,724	3,214	-496	-15.4%
35-44	2,548	19.4%	2,520	3,132	-584	-18.6%
45-54	2,666	20.3%	2,565	3,168	-502	-15.8%
55-59	1,158	8.8%	1,145	1,313	-155	-11.8%
60-64	882	6.7%	904	944	-62	-6.6%
65 and older	528	4.0%	504	589	-61	-10.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,168		11,024	13,220
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	141	1.2%	170	133	8	6.0%
Mining	5	0.0%	5	4	1	25.0%
Utilities	11	0.1%	7	13	-2	-15.4%
Construction	3,097	27.4%	3,077	4,005	-908	-22.7%
Manufacturing	240	2.1%	224	322	-82	-25.5%
Wholesale Trade	190	1.7%	195	234	-44	-18.8%
Retail Trade	609	5.4%	650	771	-162	-21.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	405	3.6%	378	451	-46	-10.2%
Information	131	1.2%	132	325	-194	-59.7%
Finance and Insurance	122	1.1%	123	162	-40	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	172	1.5%	166	224	-52	-23.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	501	4.4%	523	507	-6	-1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.3%	33	29	7	24.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,472	13.0%	1,456	1,846	-374	-20.3%
Educational Services	104	0.9%	102	116	-12	-10.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	592	5.2%	565	697	-105	-15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	127	1.1%	107	165	-38	-23.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,129	10.0%	1,122	1,288	-159	-12.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	309	2.7%	312	348	-39	-11.2%
Public Administration	282	2.5%	290	302	-20	-6.6%
Information Not Available	1,493	13.2%	1,387	1,278	215	16.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,484		23,349	34,285
Male	21,060	66.9%	13,656	23,137	-2,077	-9.0%
Female	10,424	33.1%	9,693	11,148	-724	-6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	31,484		23,349	34,285
Hispanic or Latino	2,353	7.5%	1,452	2,073	280	13.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,628	87.8%	20,826	26,712	916	3.4%
Information Not Available	1,503	4.8%	1,071	5,500	-3,997	-72.7%

Race	31,484		23,349	34,285
American Indian or Alaskan Native	206	0.7%	186	213	-7	-3.3%
Asian	280	0.9%	260	280	0	0.0%
Black or African American	1,922	6.1%	1,697	1,801	121	6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	25,220	80.1%	18,683	24,418	802	3.3%
Information Not Available	3,856	12.2%	2,523	7,573	-3,717	-49.1%

Years of Age	31,484		23,349	34,285
Younger than 22	617	1.1%	783	780	-163	-20.9%
22-24	1,661	3.1%	1,385	2,040	-379	-18.6%
25-34	7,575	13.9%	5,439	8,249	-674	-8.2%
35-44	6,494	12.0%	4,814	7,138	-644	-9.0%
45-54	7,489	13.8%	5,704	8,093	-604	-7.5%
55-59	3,481	6.4%	2,470	3,653	-172	-4.7%
60-64	2,389	4.4%	1,639	2,532	-143	-5.6%
65 and older	1,774	3.3%	1,113	1,800	-26	-1.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	0	4	0.0%

Industry	31,484		23,349	34,285
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	261	0.8%	210	309	-48	-15.5%
Mining	367	1.2%	111	501	-134	-26.7%
Utilities	35	0.1%	33	55	-20	-36.4%
Construction	7,139	22.5%	3,819	9,057	-1,918	-21.2%
Manufacturing	5,775	18.2%	4,505	5,146	629	12.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,276	4.0%	948	1,565	-289	-18.5%
Retail Trade	2,059	6.5%	1,973	2,380	-321	-13.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	988	3.1%	713	1,029	-41	-4.0%
Information	646	2.0%	773	691	-45	-6.5%
Finance and Insurance	724	2.3%	764	873	-149	-17.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	276	0.9%	228	324	-48	-14.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	808	2.5%	725	902	-94	-10.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.1%	34	32	8	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,814	12.0%	2,881	4,256	-442	-10.4%
Educational Services	460	1.4%	501	553	-93	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,906	6.0%	1,944	2,155	-249	-11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	692	2.2%	573	733	-41	-5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,503	4.7%	1,366	1,871	-368	-19.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	607	1.9%	543	617	-10	-1.6%
Public Administration	669	2.1%	553	924	-255	-27.6%
Information Not Available	1,439	4.5%	152	312	1,127	361.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,706		14,675	22,879
Male	12,633	67.5%	8,903	15,138	-2,505	-16.5%
Female	6,071	32.5%	5,769	7,731	-1,660	-21.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	10	-8	-80.0%

Ethnicity	18,706		14,675	22,879
Hispanic or Latino	2,951	15.8%	2,053	3,559	-608	-17.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,881	79.6%	11,954	18,453	-3,572	-19.4%
Information Not Available	874	4.7%	668	867	7	0.8%

Race	18,706		14,675	22,879
American Indian or Alaskan Native	298	1.6%	273	377	-79	-21.0%
Asian	153	0.8%	143	174	-21	-12.1%
Black or African American	149	0.8%	136	148	1	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.3%	46	71	-8	-11.3%
White	14,666	78.4%	11,617	17,993	-3,327	-18.5%
Information Not Available	3,377	18.1%	2,460	4,116	-739	-18.0%

Years of Age	18,706		14,675	22,879
Younger than 22	732	2.3%	493	1,007	-275	-27.3%
22-24	1,129	3.5%	884	1,474	-345	-23.4%
25-34	4,672	14.5%	3,545	5,812	-1,140	-19.6%
35-44	3,863	12.0%	2,993	4,807	-944	-19.6%
45-54	4,405	13.7%	3,605	5,424	-1,019	-18.8%
55-59	1,943	6.0%	1,534	2,107	-164	-7.8%
60-64	1,210	3.8%	986	1,391	-181	-13.0%
65 and older	752	2.3%	635	857	-105	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,706		14,675	22,879
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,215	6.1%	707	1,243	-28	-2.3%
Mining	201	1.0%	166	242	-41	-16.9%
Utilities	64	0.3%	44	73	-9	-12.3%
Construction	2,674	13.4%	1,700	3,755	-1,081	-28.8%
Manufacturing	1,823	9.2%	1,377	2,052	-229	-11.2%
Wholesale Trade	607	3.0%	467	740	-133	-18.0%
Retail Trade	1,571	7.9%	1,373	2,033	-462	-22.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	402	2.0%	364	504	-102	-20.2%
Information	244	1.2%	231	262	-18	-6.9%
Finance and Insurance	256	1.3%	277	372	-116	-31.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	191	1.0%	173	210	-19	-9.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	718	3.6%	638	812	-94	-11.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.2%	31	38	-2	-5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,373	11.9%	1,661	2,946	-573	-19.5%
Educational Services	301	1.5%	311	454	-153	-33.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,272	6.4%	1,272	1,750	-478	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	510	2.6%	399	575	-65	-11.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,135	5.7%	1,029	1,469	-334	-22.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	386	1.9%	318	518	-132	-25.5%
Public Administration	627	3.1%	505	696	-69	-9.9%
Information Not Available	2,100	10.5%	1,632	2,135	-35	-1.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	181,583		148,779	195,346
Male	113,599	62.6%	84,409	123,272	-9,673	-7.8%
Female	66,738	36.8%	63,368	70,849	-4,111	-5.8%
Information Not Available	1,246	0.7%	1,002	1,225	21	1.7%

Ethnicity	181,583		148,779	195,346
Hispanic or Latino	34,417	19.0%	22,011	36,764	-2,347	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	129,656	71.4%	112,153	141,299	-11,643	-8.2%
Information Not Available	17,510	9.6%	14,615	17,283	227	1.3%

Race	181,583		148,779	195,346
American Indian or Alaskan Native	826	0.5%	679	777	49	6.3%
Asian	3,446	1.9%	3,120	3,532	-86	-2.4%
Black or African American	39,311	21.6%	37,017	40,417	-1,106	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	372	0.2%	318	364	8	2.2%
White	113,563	62.5%	91,990	122,503	-8,940	-7.3%
Information Not Available	24,065	13.3%	15,655	27,753	-3,688	-13.3%

Years of Age	181,583		148,779	195,346
Younger than 22	4,944	1.7%	3,961	5,556	-612	-11.0%
22-24	10,021	3.5%	8,267	10,712	-691	-6.5%
25-34	43,994	15.4%	36,435	48,125	-4,131	-8.6%
35-44	42,893	15.1%	35,015	46,785	-3,892	-8.3%
45-54	45,583	16.0%	36,317	49,652	-4,069	-8.2%
55-59	18,389	6.5%	14,985	18,357	32	0.2%
60-64	10,331	3.6%	8,844	10,622	-291	-2.7%
65 and older	5,426	1.9%	4,955	5,535	-109	-2.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	2	0	0.0%

Industry	181,583		148,779	195,346
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	983	0.5%	620	1,250	-267	-21.4%
Mining	655	0.4%	387	522	133	25.5%
Utilities	294	0.2%	210	228	66	28.9%
Construction	28,480	15.6%	18,238	37,885	-9,405	-24.8%
Manufacturing	18,763	10.3%	15,997	16,722	2,041	12.2%
Wholesale Trade	7,115	3.9%	6,528	7,897	-782	-9.9%
Retail Trade	14,040	7.7%	13,594	14,817	-777	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,001	3.8%	6,029	7,410	-409	-5.5%
Information	2,845	1.6%	2,789	3,241	-396	-12.2%
Finance and Insurance	4,713	2.6%	4,512	5,859	-1,146	-19.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,235	1.2%	1,903	2,549	-314	-12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,753	5.3%	8,726	10,753	-1,000	-9.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	889	0.5%	585	743	146	19.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	30,800	16.9%	21,294	32,018	-1,218	-3.8%
Educational Services	5,572	3.1%	5,537	6,851	-1,279	-18.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,212	7.2%	12,888	14,004	-792	-5.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,288	2.3%	3,050	4,911	-623	-12.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,332	5.1%	8,339	9,708	-376	-3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,130	2.8%	4,597	5,103	27	0.5%
Public Administration	4,119	2.3%	3,700	4,942	-823	-16.7%
Information Not Available	11,364	6.2%	9,256	7,933	3,431	43.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,365		42,799	59,675
Male	31,638	62.8%	24,995	36,084	-4,446	-12.3%
Female	18,667	37.1%	17,749	23,516	-4,849	-20.6%
Information Not Available	60	0.1%	55	75	-15	-20.0%

Ethnicity	50,365		42,799	59,675
Hispanic or Latino	2,633	5.2%	1,998	3,166	-533	-16.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,048	75.5%	32,273	44,653	-6,605	-14.8%
Information Not Available	9,684	19.2%	8,528	11,856	-2,172	-18.3%

Race	50,365		42,799	59,675
American Indian or Alaskan Native	248	0.5%	208	282	-34	-12.1%
Asian	296	0.6%	272	306	-10	-3.3%
Black or African American	7,379	14.7%	6,831	8,128	-749	-9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.1%	52	53	10	18.9%
White	39,468	78.4%	33,090	47,396	-7,928	-16.7%
Information Not Available	2,911	5.8%	2,346	3,510	-599	-17.1%

Years of Age	50,365		42,799	59,675
Younger than 22	1,228	1.4%	943	1,759	-531	-30.2%
22-24	2,667	3.1%	2,277	3,486	-819	-23.5%
25-34	12,311	14.2%	10,506	15,103	-2,792	-18.5%
35-44	11,927	13.7%	10,028	14,254	-2,327	-16.3%
45-54	12,636	14.5%	10,761	14,715	-2,079	-14.1%
55-59	5,129	5.9%	4,321	5,545	-416	-7.5%
60-64	2,845	3.3%	2,482	3,119	-274	-8.8%
65 and older	1,622	1.9%	1,481	1,694	-72	-4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	50,365		42,799	59,675
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	228	0.5%	144	293	-65	-22.2%
Mining	217	0.4%	113	197	20	10.2%
Utilities	86	0.2%	89	129	-43	-33.3%
Construction	8,839	17.5%	5,628	9,407	-568	-6.0%
Manufacturing	9,477	18.7%	9,016	10,627	-1,150	-10.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,774	3.5%	1,605	1,982	-208	-10.5%
Retail Trade	3,647	7.2%	3,375	4,806	-1,159	-24.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,066	4.1%	1,453	2,227	-161	-7.2%
Information	504	1.0%	505	733	-229	-31.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,002	2.0%	975	1,180	-178	-15.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	673	1.3%	626	726	-53	-7.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,469	2.9%	1,380	1,752	-283	-16.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	205	0.4%	190	281	-76	-27.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,531	12.9%	5,082	7,587	-1,056	-13.9%
Educational Services	1,136	2.2%	1,098	1,343	-207	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,613	7.1%	3,637	4,987	-1,374	-27.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	935	1.8%	711	1,178	-243	-20.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,147	4.2%	1,983	3,278	-1,131	-34.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	966	1.9%	903	1,225	-259	-21.1%
Public Administration	427	0.8%	399	519	-92	-17.7%
Information Not Available	4,423	8.7%	3,887	5,218	-795	-15.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,579		22,521	28,241
Male	16,176	60.9%	12,694	16,939	-763	-4.5%
Female	10,403	39.1%	9,827	11,302	-899	-8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,579		22,521	28,241
Hispanic or Latino	2,354	8.9%	1,818	2,186	168	7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,280	42.4%	9,507	11,749	-469	-4.0%
Information Not Available	12,945	48.7%	11,196	14,306	-1,361	-9.5%

Race	26,579		22,521	28,241
American Indian or Alaskan Native	383	1.4%	325	463	-80	-17.3%
Asian	380	1.4%	379	406	-26	-6.4%
Black or African American	4,773	18.0%	4,117	4,620	153	3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	79	0.3%	59	82	-3	-3.7%
White	19,119	71.9%	16,099	20,743	-1,624	-7.8%
Information Not Available	1,845	6.9%	1,542	1,927	-82	-4.3%

Years of Age	26,579		22,521	28,241
Younger than 22	799	1.8%	603	919	-120	-13.1%
22-24	1,629	3.7%	1,320	1,785	-156	-8.7%
25-34	6,737	15.3%	5,666	7,322	-585	-8.0%
35-44	5,811	13.2%	4,936	6,101	-290	-4.8%
45-54	6,502	14.7%	5,497	6,736	-234	-3.5%
55-59	2,624	6.0%	2,240	2,714	-90	-3.3%
60-64	1,606	3.6%	1,445	1,674	-68	-4.1%
65 and older	871	2.0%	814	990	-119	-12.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,579		22,521	28,241
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	136	0.5%	119	183	-47	-25.7%
Mining	231	0.9%	176	226	5	2.2%
Utilities	184	0.7%	63	55	129	234.5%
Construction	3,891	14.6%	2,615	4,494	-603	-13.4%
Manufacturing	4,607	17.2%	3,257	3,076	1,531	49.8%
Wholesale Trade	979	3.7%	977	1,198	-219	-18.3%
Retail Trade	2,265	8.5%	2,101	2,298	-33	-1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	915	3.4%	744	828	87	10.5%
Information	727	2.7%	789	559	168	30.1%
Finance and Insurance	681	2.5%	655	898	-217	-24.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	407	1.5%	348	414	-7	-1.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,256	4.7%	1,154	1,335	-79	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	76	0.3%	77	84	-8	-9.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,378	12.6%	2,889	3,441	-63	-1.8%
Educational Services	525	2.0%	562	721	-196	-27.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,612	9.8%	2,544	2,906	-294	-10.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	239	0.9%	199	277	-38	-13.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,175	4.4%	1,138	1,319	-144	-10.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	663	2.5%	630	727	-64	-8.8%
Public Administration	627	2.3%	591	673	-46	-6.8%
Information Not Available	1,005	3.8%	893	2,529	-1,524	-60.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,511		30,826	37,625
Male	22,762	64.1%	18,613	23,723	-961	-4.1%
Female	12,749	35.9%	12,213	13,902	-1,153	-8.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	35,511		30,826	37,625
Hispanic or Latino	158	0.4%	122	116	42	36.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	620	1.7%	567	609	11	1.8%
Information Not Available	34,733	97.8%	30,137	36,900	-2,167	-5.9%

Race	35,511		30,826	37,625
American Indian or Alaskan Native	217	0.6%	227	244	-27	-11.1%
Asian	149	0.4%	118	187	-38	-20.3%
Black or African American	4,063	11.4%	3,629	4,315	-252	-5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0%	5	0	5	0.0%
White	30,625	86.2%	26,507	32,336	-1,711	-5.3%
Information Not Available	452	1.3%	340	543	-91	-16.8%

Years of Age	35,511		30,826	37,625
Younger than 22	1,045	1.6%	858	1,094	-49	-4.5%
22-24	2,140	3.3%	1,887	2,231	-91	-4.1%
25-34	8,492	13.3%	7,603	8,808	-316	-3.6%
35-44	8,239	12.9%	7,249	9,382	-1,143	-12.2%
45-54	8,813	13.8%	7,318	9,284	-471	-5.1%
55-59	3,420	5.3%	2,949	3,209	211	6.6%
60-64	2,167	3.4%	1,924	2,160	7	0.3%
65 and older	1,190	1.9%	1,034	1,453	-263	-18.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	4	4	1	25.0%

Industry	35,511		30,826	37,625
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	77	0.2%	109	93	-16	-17.2%
Mining	1,945	5.5%	1,434	636	1,309	205.8%
Utilities	45	0.1%	54	49	-4	-8.2%
Construction	5,732	16.1%	3,765	6,342	-610	-9.6%
Manufacturing	4,922	13.8%	4,927	5,546	-624	-11.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,493	4.2%	1,184	1,427	66	4.6%
Retail Trade	2,574	7.2%	2,250	2,933	-359	-12.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,656	4.7%	1,579	1,631	25	1.5%
Information	774	2.2%	712	693	81	11.7%
Finance and Insurance	900	2.5%	771	951	-51	-5.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	620	1.7%	544	476	144	30.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,366	3.8%	1,288	1,764	-398	-22.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	109	0.3%	141	93	16	17.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,895	10.9%	3,357	4,440	-545	-12.3%
Educational Services	1,063	3.0%	989	947	116	12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,819	7.9%	3,003	3,164	-345	-10.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	588	1.7%	413	724	-136	-18.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,810	5.1%	1,465	2,480	-670	-27.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	860	2.4%	848	987	-127	-12.9%
Public Administration	593	1.7%	526	756	-163	-21.6%
Information Not Available	1,670	4.7%	1,467	1,493	177	11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,333		37,305	57,639
Male	19,061	48.5%	17,177	29,097	-10,036	-34.5%
Female	20,272	51.5%	20,128	28,540	-8,268	-29.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	39,333		37,305	57,639
Hispanic or Latino	1,170	3.0%	1,106	1,862	-692	-37.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,153	97.0%	36,188	55,761	-17,608	-31.6%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	11	16	-6	-37.5%

Race	39,333		37,305	57,639
American Indian or Alaskan Native	257	0.7%	220	390	-133	-34.1%
Asian	318	0.8%	269	504	-186	-36.9%
Black or African American	22,347	56.8%	21,557	32,349	-10,002	-30.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	55	0.1%	51	122	-67	-54.9%
White	16,355	41.6%	15,208	24,272	-7,917	-32.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	2	-1	-50.0%

Years of Age	39,333		37,305	57,639
Younger than 22	1,004	1.9%	945	1,850	-846	-45.7%
22-24	2,226	4.2%	2,129	3,905	-1,679	-43.0%
25-34	10,395	19.5%	10,065	15,928	-5,533	-34.7%
35-44	8,525	16.0%	8,061	12,361	-3,836	-31.0%
45-54	9,415	17.6%	8,767	13,165	-3,750	-28.5%
55-59	3,649	6.8%	3,410	4,935	-1,286	-26.1%
60-64	2,316	4.3%	2,253	3,213	-897	-27.9%
65 and older	1,802	3.4%	1,675	2,282	-480	-21.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	39,333		37,305	57,639
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	483	1.2%	329	711	-228	-32.1%
Mining	731	1.8%	688	843	-112	-13.3%
Utilities	134	0.3%	127	159	-25	-15.7%
Construction	5,562	14.0%	4,765	9,725	-4,163	-42.8%
Manufacturing	3,528	8.9%	3,200	4,769	-1,241	-26.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,138	2.9%	1,102	1,585	-447	-28.2%
Retail Trade	3,907	9.8%	3,997	5,856	-1,949	-33.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,200	3.0%	1,157	1,672	-472	-28.2%
Information	626	1.6%	604	685	-59	-8.6%
Finance and Insurance	970	2.4%	989	1,446	-476	-32.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	683	1.7%	699	970	-287	-29.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,948	4.9%	1,612	2,779	-831	-29.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	205	0.5%	163	278	-73	-26.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,538	8.9%	3,321	5,345	-1,807	-33.8%
Educational Services	1,218	3.1%	1,217	1,664	-446	-26.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,737	14.4%	5,844	7,554	-1,817	-24.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	792	2.0%	808	1,107	-315	-28.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,759	9.4%	3,558	5,671	-1,912	-33.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,387	3.5%	1,378	2,109	-722	-34.2%
Public Administration	910	2.3%	907	1,203	-293	-24.4%
Information Not Available	877	2.2%	840	1,508	-631	-41.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	91,759		81,666	99,848
Male	56,133	61.2%	47,429	60,412	-4,279	-7.1%
Female	35,625	38.8%	34,236	39,436	-3,811	-9.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	91,759		81,666	99,848
Hispanic or Latino	10,888	11.9%	9,507	11,569	-681	-5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	78,203	85.2%	69,888	86,439	-8,236	-9.5%
Information Not Available	2,668	2.9%	2,271	1,840	828	45.0%

Race	91,759		81,666	99,848
American Indian or Alaskan Native	277	0.3%	249	221	56	25.3%
Asian	2,844	3.1%	2,733	3,099	-255	-8.2%
Black or African American	8,285	9.0%	7,846	9,475	-1,190	-12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	132	0.1%	116	65	67	103.1%
White	71,354	77.8%	63,033	79,370	-8,016	-10.1%
Information Not Available	8,867	9.7%	7,689	7,618	1,249	16.4%

Years of Age	91,759		81,666	99,848
Younger than 22	2,311	1.5%	2,016	2,957	-646	-21.8%
22-24	5,635	3.6%	4,930	6,003	-368	-6.1%
25-34	21,832	13.9%	19,434	23,566	-1,734	-7.4%
35-44	19,316	12.3%	17,070	21,613	-2,297	-10.6%
45-54	21,770	13.9%	19,548	24,090	-2,320	-9.6%
55-59	9,095	5.8%	8,140	9,582	-487	-5.1%
60-64	6,497	4.1%	5,878	6,880	-383	-5.6%
65 and older	5,303	3.4%	4,650	5,157	146	2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	91,759		81,666	99,848
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	911	1.0%	666	985	-74	-7.5%
Mining	94	0.1%	57	93	1	1.1%
Utilities	152	0.2%	138	233	-81	-34.8%
Construction	11,507	12.4%	8,873	13,653	-2,146	-15.7%
Manufacturing	7,553	8.2%	7,158	8,340	-787	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,055	4.4%	3,719	3,967	88	2.2%
Retail Trade	7,834	8.5%	7,514	8,879	-1,045	-11.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,405	2.6%	2,173	2,757	-352	-12.8%
Information	1,875	2.0%	1,860	1,905	-30	-1.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,799	3.0%	2,815	3,127	-328	-10.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,260	2.4%	2,087	1,531	729	47.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,465	7.0%	6,264	6,267	198	3.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	231	0.2%	240	280	-49	-17.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,300	13.3%	9,340	13,504	-1,204	-8.9%
Educational Services	2,047	2.2%	2,077	2,222	-175	-7.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,297	9.0%	8,208	9,365	-1,068	-11.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,265	3.5%	2,233	3,353	-88	-2.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,259	8.9%	7,242	8,902	-643	-7.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,421	4.8%	4,199	4,395	26	0.6%
Public Administration	2,107	2.3%	1,961	2,715	-608	-22.4%
Information Not Available	2,922	3.2%	2,842	3,375	-453	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	58,491		52,967	67,837
Male	27,890	47.7%	24,323	28,627	-737	-2.6%
Female	19,307	33.0%	18,208	20,622	-1,315	-6.4%
Information Not Available	11,294	19.3%	10,436	18,588	-7,294	-39.2%

Ethnicity	58,491		52,967	67,837
Hispanic or Latino	2,912	5.0%	2,242	3,251	-339	-10.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,480	74.3%	39,526	45,279	-1,799	-4.0%
Information Not Available	12,099	20.7%	11,199	19,307	-7,208	-37.3%

Race	58,491		52,967	67,837
American Indian or Alaskan Native	151	0.3%	143	167	-16	-9.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	18,774	32.1%	17,265	19,148	-374	-2.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	74	0.1%	69	81	-7	-8.6%
White	24,481	41.9%	22,049	25,883	-1,402	-5.4%
Information Not Available	15,011	25.7%	13,441	22,558	-7,547	-33.5%

Years of Age	58,491		52,967	67,837
Younger than 22	899	1.1%	1,313	957	-58	-6.1%
22-24	2,683	3.4%	2,687	2,836	-153	-5.4%
25-34	11,537	14.5%	10,220	11,932	-395	-3.3%
35-44	9,637	12.1%	8,787	10,157	-520	-5.1%
45-54	10,954	13.8%	9,967	11,950	-996	-8.3%
55-59	4,895	6.2%	4,252	4,939	-44	-0.9%
60-64	3,490	4.4%	2,924	3,415	75	2.2%
65 and older	3,104	3.9%	2,381	3,063	41	1.3%
Information Not Available	11,292	14.2%	10,436	18,588	-7,296	-39.3%

Industry	58,491		52,967	67,837
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	180	0.3%	98	234	-54	-23.1%
Mining	109	0.2%	82	61	48	78.7%
Utilities	30	0.1%	25	44	-14	-31.8%
Construction	6,532	11.1%	5,221	7,157	-625	-8.7%
Manufacturing	719	1.2%	662	746	-27	-3.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,706	2.9%	1,561	1,743	-37	-2.1%
Retail Trade	1,686	2.9%	1,543	1,532	154	10.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,040	1.8%	1,336	1,103	-63	-5.7%
Information	705	1.2%	693	881	-176	-20.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,218	2.1%	1,185	1,351	-133	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	875	1.5%	824	895	-20	-2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,684	6.3%	3,542	3,769	-85	-2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	181	0.3%	157	302	-121	-40.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,191	10.6%	5,145	6,180	11	0.2%
Educational Services	1,519	2.6%	1,448	1,639	-120	-7.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,031	6.9%	3,915	3,971	60	1.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,068	1.8%	828	1,174	-106	-9.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,892	8.3%	3,783	5,214	-322	-6.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,270	2.2%	1,236	1,349	-79	-5.9%
Public Administration	1,025	1.7%	903	1,086	-61	-5.6%
Information Not Available	19,830	33.8%	18,780	27,406	-7,576	-27.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,545		11,499	15,230
Male	9,026	62.1%	6,522	9,252	-226	-2.4%
Female	5,519	37.9%	4,977	5,978	-459	-7.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,545		11,499	15,230
Hispanic or Latino	156	1.1%	128	151	5	3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,904	68.1%	8,024	10,425	-521	-5.0%
Information Not Available	4,485	30.8%	3,347	4,654	-169	-3.6%

Race	14,545		11,499	15,230
American Indian or Alaskan Native	91	0.6%	83	126	-35	-27.8%
Asian	103	0.7%	47	65	38	58.5%
Black or African American	177	1.2%	152	166	11	6.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	10,573	72.7%	8,512	11,151	-578	-5.2%
Information Not Available	3,601	24.8%	2,705	3,722	-121	-3.3%

Years of Age	14,545		11,499	15,230
Younger than 22	667	2.8%	501	669	-2	-0.3%
22-24	1,055	4.4%	811	1,184	-129	-10.9%
25-34	3,424	14.2%	2,758	3,692	-268	-7.3%
35-44	2,826	11.7%	2,187	2,968	-142	-4.8%
45-54	3,398	14.1%	2,729	3,583	-185	-5.2%
55-59	1,571	6.5%	1,215	1,527	44	2.9%
60-64	976	4.0%	798	981	-5	-0.5%
65 and older	628	2.6%	500	626	2	0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,545		11,499	15,230
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	244	1.6%	153	210	34	16.2%
Mining	10	0.1%	8	12	-2	-16.7%
Utilities	10	0.1%	5	11	-1	-9.1%
Construction	2,041	13.8%	1,185	1,940	101	5.2%
Manufacturing	1,216	8.2%	918	1,310	-94	-7.2%
Wholesale Trade	301	2.0%	223	333	-32	-9.6%
Retail Trade	1,151	7.8%	889	1,010	141	14.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	244	1.6%	182	278	-34	-12.2%
Information	73	0.5%	82	134	-61	-45.5%
Finance and Insurance	153	1.0%	155	137	16	11.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	0.9%	119	151	-11	-7.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	272	1.8%	300	310	-38	-12.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.1%	18	43	-27	-62.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,080	7.3%	684	1,222	-142	-11.6%
Educational Services	183	1.2%	191	237	-54	-22.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	791	5.3%	812	851	-60	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	354	2.4%	277	381	-27	-7.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,863	12.6%	1,475	2,017	-154	-7.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	273	1.8%	210	259	14	5.4%
Public Administration	233	1.6%	191	272	-39	-14.3%
Information Not Available	3,897	26.4%	3,422	4,112	-215	-5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	108,765		90,952	120,361
Male	70,169	64.5%	52,728	74,726	-4,557	-6.1%
Female	38,537	35.4%	38,181	45,569	-7,032	-15.4%
Information Not Available	59	0.1%	43	66	-7	-10.6%

Ethnicity	108,765		90,952	120,361
Hispanic or Latino	5,201	4.8%	3,337	5,274	-73	-1.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,098	73.6%	68,076	88,175	-8,077	-9.2%
Information Not Available	23,466	21.6%	19,539	26,912	-3,446	-12.8%

Race	108,765		90,952	120,361
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,505	1.4%	1,283	1,520	-15	-1.0%
Asian	881	0.8%	748	780	101	12.9%
Black or African American	12,572	11.6%	12,932	13,399	-827	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	102	0.1%	63	76	26	34.2%
White	62,715	57.7%	50,613	70,020	-7,305	-10.4%
Information Not Available	30,990	28.5%	25,313	34,566	-3,576	-10.3%

Years of Age	108,765		90,952	120,361
Younger than 22	3,843	2.3%	2,912	4,142	-299	-7.2%
22-24	7,141	4.3%	5,674	7,680	-539	-7.0%
25-34	26,713	16.1%	21,962	29,882	-3,169	-10.6%
35-44	24,676	14.9%	20,649	27,465	-2,789	-10.2%
45-54	26,354	15.9%	22,419	29,347	-2,993	-10.2%
55-59	10,447	6.3%	9,038	11,508	-1,061	-9.2%
60-64	6,008	3.6%	5,171	6,642	-634	-9.5%
65 and older	3,553	2.1%	3,095	3,650	-97	-2.7%
Information Not Available	30	0.0%	32	45	-15	-33.3%

Industry	108,765		90,952	120,361
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,741	1.6%	1,109	1,507	234	15.5%
Mining	528	0.5%	270	648	-120	-18.5%
Utilities	89	0.1%	66	76	13	17.1%
Construction	15,722	14.2%	8,835	17,455	-1,733	-9.9%
Manufacturing	12,338	11.2%	11,521	12,384	-46	-0.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,955	3.6%	3,290	4,529	-574	-12.7%
Retail Trade	7,306	6.6%	6,194	9,343	-2,037	-21.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,733	2.5%	2,712	2,872	-139	-4.8%
Information	962	0.9%	1,270	1,181	-219	-18.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,766	1.6%	1,745	2,012	-246	-12.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,277	1.2%	1,358	1,548	-271	-17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,293	3.9%	3,961	4,340	-47	-1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,600	1.4%	2,135	857	743	86.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,136	16.4%	12,327	18,122	14	0.1%
Educational Services	3,052	2.8%	3,884	4,135	-1,083	-26.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,981	7.2%	7,883	9,522	-1,541	-16.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,940	3.6%	3,010	4,066	-126	-3.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,225	5.6%	5,658	7,522	-1,297	-17.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,448	2.2%	2,280	2,730	-282	-10.3%
Public Administration	2,202	2.0%	1,777	2,333	-131	-5.6%
Information Not Available	10,471	9.5%	9,667	13,179	-2,708	-20.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	68,994		50,295	72,178
Male	49,335	71.5%	32,362	50,311	-976	-1.9%
Female	19,630	28.5%	17,902	21,831	-2,201	-10.1%
Information Not Available	29	0.0%	31	36	-7	-19.4%

Ethnicity	68,994		50,295	72,178
Hispanic or Latino	2,536	3.7%	1,675	2,502	34	1.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	59,225	85.8%	43,018	61,752	-2,527	-4.1%
Information Not Available	7,233	10.5%	5,602	7,924	-691	-8.7%

Race	68,994		50,295	72,178
American Indian or Alaskan Native	872	1.3%	733	959	-87	-9.1%
Asian	1,373	2.0%	1,229	1,391	-18	-1.3%
Black or African American	4,238	6.1%	3,870	4,377	-139	-3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	121	0.2%	98	135	-14	-10.4%
White	57,730	83.7%	40,821	60,508	-2,778	-4.6%
Information Not Available	4,660	6.8%	3,544	4,808	-148	-3.1%

Years of Age	68,994		50,295	72,178
Younger than 22	2,202	1.8%	1,386	2,402	-200	-8.3%
22-24	4,302	3.5%	3,050	4,464	-162	-3.6%
25-34	17,963	14.7%	12,593	19,024	-1,061	-5.6%
35-44	14,177	11.6%	10,302	14,522	-345	-2.4%
45-54	16,688	13.6%	12,263	17,717	-1,029	-5.8%
55-59	7,073	5.8%	5,555	7,219	-146	-2.0%
60-64	4,272	3.5%	3,331	4,477	-205	-4.6%
65 and older	2,284	1.9%	1,787	2,328	-44	-1.9%
Information Not Available	33	0.0%	28	25	8	32.0%

Industry	68,994		50,295	72,178
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	901	1.3%	571	967	-66	-6.8%
Mining	641	0.9%	244	493	148	30.0%
Utilities	215	0.3%	129	385	-170	-44.2%
Construction	19,292	27.6%	10,157	18,934	358	1.9%
Manufacturing	8,040	11.5%	5,950	8,329	-289	-3.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,629	3.8%	2,174	2,608	21	0.8%
Retail Trade	4,266	6.1%	3,777	4,501	-235	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,735	2.5%	1,284	1,749	-14	-0.8%
Information	987	1.4%	931	1,203	-216	-18.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,315	1.9%	1,241	1,367	-52	-3.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	926	1.3%	756	962	-36	-3.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,834	4.1%	2,241	3,020	-186	-6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	966	1.4%	777	1,026	-60	-5.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,454	10.7%	5,244	7,514	-60	-0.8%
Educational Services	1,428	2.0%	1,382	1,925	-497	-25.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,029	5.8%	3,912	4,919	-890	-18.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,706	2.4%	1,450	1,761	-55	-3.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,277	4.7%	2,752	3,682	-405	-11.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,796	2.6%	1,470	1,946	-150	-7.7%
Public Administration	1,801	2.6%	1,566	1,758	43	2.4%
Information Not Available	2,756	3.9%	2,287	3,129	-373	-11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	52,667		37,633	57,925
Male	31,085	59.0%	21,212	34,519	-3,434	-9.9%
Female	21,506	40.8%	16,369	23,336	-1,830	-7.8%
Information Not Available	76	0.1%	52	70	6	8.6%

Ethnicity	52,667		37,633	57,925
Hispanic or Latino	1,319	2.5%	915	906	413	45.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,139	78.1%	29,540	29,760	11,379	38.2%
Information Not Available	10,209	19.4%	7,178	27,259	-17,050	-62.5%

Race	52,667		37,633	57,925
American Indian or Alaskan Native	421	0.8%	296	438	-17	-3.9%
Asian	415	0.8%	280	398	17	4.3%
Black or African American	10,359	19.7%	7,856	10,526	-167	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	580	1.1%	437	639	-59	-9.2%
White	37,995	72.1%	26,594	43,011	-5,016	-11.7%
Information Not Available	2,897	5.5%	2,170	2,913	-16	-0.5%

Years of Age	52,667		37,633	57,925
Younger than 22	1,806	2.1%	1,112	2,036	-230	-11.3%
22-24	3,288	3.7%	2,139	3,662	-374	-10.2%
25-34	13,026	14.8%	9,165	14,487	-1,461	-10.1%
35-44	11,693	13.3%	8,172	12,946	-1,253	-9.7%
45-54	12,909	14.7%	9,486	14,113	-1,204	-8.5%
55-59	5,012	5.7%	3,719	5,310	-298	-5.6%
60-64	2,916	3.3%	2,252	3,119	-203	-6.5%
65 and older	1,932	2.2%	1,556	2,188	-256	-11.7%
Information Not Available	85	0.1%	32	64	21	32.8%

Industry	52,667		37,633	57,925
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	428	0.8%	212	497	-69	-13.9%
Mining	295	0.6%	164	384	-89	-23.2%
Utilities	79	0.1%	50	50	29	58.0%
Construction	7,398	13.9%	4,968	10,175	-2,777	-27.3%
Manufacturing	8,246	15.5%	5,261	6,874	1,372	20.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,921	3.6%	1,516	2,024	-103	-5.1%
Retail Trade	4,988	9.4%	3,685	5,325	-337	-6.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,616	3.0%	1,138	1,992	-376	-18.9%
Information	937	1.8%	756	994	-57	-5.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,343	2.5%	1,035	1,289	54	4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,052	2.0%	703	990	62	6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,749	3.3%	1,435	1,938	-189	-9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	274	0.5%	236	242	32	13.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,280	11.8%	4,586	7,125	-845	-11.9%
Educational Services	1,118	2.1%	1,000	1,305	-187	-14.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,227	9.8%	3,988	5,337	-110	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,236	2.3%	724	1,341	-105	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,393	8.3%	3,009	5,326	-933	-17.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,555	2.9%	1,221	1,896	-341	-18.0%
Public Administration	613	1.2%	474	641	-28	-4.4%
Information Not Available	1,919	3.6%	1,472	2,180	-261	-12.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,295		24,584	31,335
Male	13,528	53.5%	12,396	16,862	-3,334	-19.8%
Female	11,750	46.5%	12,176	14,459	-2,709	-18.7%
Information Not Available	17	0.1%	12	14	3	21.4%

Ethnicity	25,295		24,584	31,335
Hispanic or Latino	391	1.5%	331	439	-48	-10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,623	93.4%	23,055	29,215	-5,592	-19.1%
Information Not Available	1,281	5.1%	1,198	1,681	-400	-23.8%

Race	25,295		24,584	31,335
American Indian or Alaskan Native	113	0.4%	108	98	15	15.3%
Asian	98	0.4%	89	125	-27	-21.6%
Black or African American	14,865	58.8%	14,759	18,398	-3,533	-19.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.3%	62	93	-16	-17.2%
White	9,817	38.8%	9,264	12,253	-2,436	-19.9%
Information Not Available	325	1.3%	302	368	-43	-11.7%

Years of Age	25,295		24,584	31,335
Younger than 22	869	2.6%	868	1,176	-307	-26.1%
22-24	1,774	5.3%	1,773	2,243	-469	-20.9%
25-34	6,769	20.1%	6,743	8,351	-1,582	-18.9%
35-44	5,771	17.1%	5,541	7,030	-1,259	-17.9%
45-54	5,538	16.4%	5,348	7,210	-1,672	-23.2%
55-59	2,274	6.7%	2,120	2,610	-336	-12.9%
60-64	1,356	4.0%	1,298	1,572	-216	-13.7%
65 and older	944	2.8%	893	1,143	-199	-17.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,295		24,584	31,335
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,204	4.5%	544	1,552	-348	-22.4%
Mining	96	0.4%	86	75	21	28.0%
Utilities	40	0.2%	79	40	0	0.0%
Construction	1,871	7.1%	1,710	2,403	-532	-22.1%
Manufacturing	3,385	12.8%	3,706	3,394	-9	-0.3%
Wholesale Trade	580	2.2%	661	624	-44	-7.1%
Retail Trade	2,482	9.4%	2,513	2,791	-309	-11.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	635	2.4%	572	733	-98	-13.4%
Information	125	0.5%	130	143	-18	-12.6%
Finance and Insurance	389	1.5%	382	418	-29	-6.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	261	1.0%	269	305	-44	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	687	2.6%	669	779	-92	-11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	240	0.9%	280	369	-129	-35.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,415	9.1%	2,449	2,972	-557	-18.7%
Educational Services	634	2.4%	651	852	-218	-25.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,196	8.3%	2,386	2,748	-552	-20.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	208	0.8%	206	216	-8	-3.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,741	10.3%	2,476	2,808	-67	-2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	435	1.6%	435	507	-72	-14.2%
Public Administration	404	1.5%	386	436	-32	-7.3%
Information Not Available	4,267	16.1%	3,994	7,170	-2,903	-40.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,021		8,749	11,438
Male	7,507	68.1%	5,563	7,543	-36	-0.5%
Female	3,500	31.8%	3,171	3,872	-372	-9.6%
Information Not Available	14	0.1%	15	23	-9	-39.1%

Ethnicity	11,021		8,749	11,438
Hispanic or Latino	384	3.5%	336	384	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,080	91.5%	7,991	10,431	-351	-3.4%
Information Not Available	557	5.1%	422	623	-66	-10.6%

Race	11,021		8,749	11,438
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,114	10.1%	788	1,186	-72	-6.1%
Asian	64	0.6%	52	60	4	6.7%
Black or African American	88	0.8%	90	100	-12	-12.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.3%	28	25	6	24.0%
White	9,581	86.9%	7,667	9,954	-373	-3.7%
Information Not Available	143	1.3%	124	113	30	26.5%

Years of Age	11,021		8,749	11,438
Younger than 22	354	1.8%	264	451	-97	-21.5%
22-24	782	3.9%	636	866	-84	-9.7%
25-34	3,111	15.6%	2,521	3,265	-154	-4.7%
35-44	2,279	11.4%	1,767	2,339	-60	-2.6%
45-54	2,309	11.6%	1,881	2,456	-147	-6.0%
55-59	1,128	5.7%	833	1,067	61	5.7%
60-64	660	3.3%	519	606	54	8.9%
65 and older	398	2.0%	328	388	10	2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,021		8,749	11,438
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	206	1.8%	142	192	14	7.3%
Mining	239	2.1%	162	239	0	0.0%
Utilities	49	0.4%	32	45	4	8.9%
Construction	2,546	22.7%	1,671	2,520	26	1.0%
Manufacturing	541	4.8%	402	585	-44	-7.5%
Wholesale Trade	248	2.2%	197	216	32	14.8%
Retail Trade	906	8.1%	819	1,050	-144	-13.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	281	2.5%	223	224	57	25.4%
Information	103	0.9%	105	121	-18	-14.9%
Finance and Insurance	92	0.8%	107	132	-40	-30.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	144	1.3%	110	136	8	5.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	344	3.1%	288	362	-18	-5.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.0%	5	13	-9	-69.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,120	10.0%	819	1,183	-63	-5.3%
Educational Services	208	1.9%	207	263	-55	-20.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	645	5.7%	624	686	-41	-6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	453	4.0%	447	403	50	12.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,456	13.0%	1,412	1,518	-62	-4.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	257	2.3%	204	261	-4	-1.5%
Public Administration	512	4.6%	317	500	12	2.4%
Information Not Available	667	5.9%	456	789	-122	-15.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	99,712		93,551	113,234
Male	54,458	54.6%	50,001	61,508	-7,050	-11.5%
Female	45,245	45.4%	43,545	51,710	-6,465	-12.5%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	5	16	-7	-43.8%

Ethnicity	99,712		93,551	113,234
Hispanic or Latino	4,980	5.0%	4,514	6,288	-1,308	-20.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,693	93.0%	87,574	104,359	-11,666	-11.2%
Information Not Available	2,039	2.0%	1,463	2,587	-548	-21.2%

Race	99,712		93,551	113,234
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,426	1.4%	1,338	1,679	-253	-15.1%
Asian	1,017	1.0%	979	1,229	-212	-17.2%
Black or African American	34,859	35.0%	33,784	38,486	-3,627	-9.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	129	0.1%	131	189	-60	-31.7%
White	56,181	56.3%	51,751	64,061	-7,880	-12.3%
Information Not Available	6,100	6.1%	5,568	7,590	-1,490	-19.6%

Years of Age	99,712		93,551	113,234
Younger than 22	3,631	2.4%	3,292	4,172	-541	-13.0%
22-24	7,337	4.9%	6,935	7,859	-522	-6.6%
25-34	25,058	16.7%	24,012	28,039	-2,981	-10.6%
35-44	23,101	15.4%	21,755	26,755	-3,654	-13.7%
45-54	22,787	15.1%	21,266	26,463	-3,676	-13.9%
55-59	8,953	6.0%	8,177	9,874	-921	-9.3%
60-64	5,442	3.6%	5,054	6,341	-899	-14.2%
65 and older	3,403	2.3%	3,060	3,731	-328	-8.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	99,712		93,551	113,234
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	406	0.4%	371	512	-106	-20.7%
Mining	134	0.1%	119	86	48	55.8%
Utilities	84	0.1%	83	81	3	3.7%
Construction	8,177	8.2%	7,445	9,894	-1,717	-17.4%
Manufacturing	10,568	10.6%	9,887	12,461	-1,893	-15.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,214	3.2%	3,045	3,532	-318	-9.0%
Retail Trade	7,837	7.8%	7,602	8,863	-1,026	-11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,859	1.9%	1,722	2,422	-563	-23.2%
Information	1,137	1.1%	1,092	1,223	-86	-7.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,833	1.8%	1,938	2,542	-709	-27.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,299	1.3%	1,143	1,540	-241	-15.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,534	3.5%	3,378	3,938	-404	-10.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	406	0.4%	422	313	93	29.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,673	11.7%	11,493	13,012	-1,339	-10.3%
Educational Services	2,115	2.1%	2,266	3,507	-1,392	-39.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,283	7.3%	7,380	8,728	-1,445	-16.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,355	1.4%	971	1,621	-266	-16.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,631	7.6%	5,705	8,577	-946	-11.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,831	1.8%	1,670	1,886	-55	-2.9%
Public Administration	1,031	1.0%	1,035	1,324	-293	-22.1%
Information Not Available	26,305	26.3%	24,784	27,172	-867	-3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,831		3,006	4,515
Male	3,929	81.3%	2,231	3,558	371	10.4%
Female	899	18.6%	770	955	-56	-5.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.1%	5	2	1	50.0%

Ethnicity	4,831		3,006	4,515
Hispanic or Latino	216	4.5%	143	197	19	9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,489	92.9%	2,768	4,230	259	6.1%
Information Not Available	126	2.6%	95	88	38	43.2%

Race	4,831		3,006	4,515
American Indian or Alaskan Native	377	7.8%	226	341	36	10.6%
Asian	18	0.4%	17	8	10	125.0%
Black or African American	118	2.4%	87	76	42	55.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	1	5	-1	-20.0%
White	3,972	82.2%	2,437	3,800	172	4.5%
Information Not Available	342	7.1%	238	285	57	20.0%

Years of Age	4,831		3,006	4,515
Younger than 22	144	1.7%	65	111	33	29.7%
22-24	278	3.3%	156	229	49	21.4%
25-34	1,210	14.3%	754	1,077	133	12.3%
35-44	956	11.3%	603	877	79	9.0%
45-54	1,115	13.2%	723	1,083	32	3.0%
55-59	515	6.1%	326	557	-42	-7.5%
60-64	339	4.0%	203	305	34	11.1%
65 and older	273	3.2%	176	273	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	4,831		3,006	4,515
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	188	3.7%	88	190	-2	-1.1%
Mining	326	6.5%	162	221	105	47.5%
Utilities	8	0.2%	4	7	1	14.3%
Construction	1,713	34.1%	770	1,570	143	9.1%
Manufacturing	553	11.0%	472	465	88	18.9%
Wholesale Trade	209	4.2%	136	189	20	10.6%
Retail Trade	169	3.4%	140	204	-35	-17.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	201	4.0%	127	158	43	27.2%
Information	41	0.8%	38	32	9	28.1%
Finance and Insurance	42	0.8%	39	64	-22	-34.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	24	0.5%	25	29	-5	-17.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	109	2.2%	73	92	17	18.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.4%	12	14	4	28.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	272	5.4%	156	285	-13	-4.6%
Educational Services	6	0.1%	7	12	-6	-50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	118	2.4%	133	163	-45	-27.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	47	0.9%	35	49	-2	-4.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	124	2.5%	95	153	-29	-19.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	68	1.4%	43	64	4	6.3%
Public Administration	264	5.3%	181	253	11	4.3%
Information Not Available	331	6.6%	270	301	30	10.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,983		10,089	15,043
Male	6,696	55.9%	4,998	8,598	-1,902	-22.1%
Female	4,553	38.0%	4,451	5,413	-860	-15.9%
Information Not Available	734	6.1%	640	1,032	-298	-28.9%

Ethnicity	11,983		10,089	15,043
Hispanic or Latino	896	7.5%	704	1,039	-143	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,208	76.8%	7,741	11,534	-2,326	-20.2%
Information Not Available	1,879	15.7%	1,644	2,470	-591	-23.9%

Race	11,983		10,089	15,043
American Indian or Alaskan Native	169	1.4%	150	198	-29	-14.6%
Asian	171	1.4%	143	166	5	3.0%
Black or African American	1,024	8.5%	994	1,302	-278	-21.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.2%	15	30	-10	-33.3%
White	7,925	66.1%	6,546	9,646	-1,721	-17.8%
Information Not Available	2,674	22.3%	2,241	3,701	-1,027	-27.7%

Years of Age	11,983		10,089	15,043
Younger than 22	187	1.0%	248	273	-86	-31.5%
22-24	599	3.2%	533	793	-194	-24.5%
25-34	3,013	15.9%	2,562	3,894	-881	-22.6%
35-44	2,606	13.7%	2,192	3,209	-603	-18.8%
45-54	2,761	14.5%	2,371	3,656	-895	-24.5%
55-59	1,247	6.6%	1,068	1,426	-179	-12.6%
60-64	919	4.8%	683	1,049	-130	-12.4%
65 and older	651	3.4%	432	743	-92	-12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,983		10,089	15,043
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	109	0.9%	76	144	-35	-24.3%
Mining	103	0.9%	33	109	-6	-5.5%
Utilities	20	0.2%	16	21	-1	-4.8%
Construction	1,872	15.5%	1,052	2,916	-1,044	-35.8%
Manufacturing	1,506	12.5%	1,325	1,634	-128	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	439	3.6%	365	477	-38	-8.0%
Retail Trade	1,097	9.1%	1,065	1,223	-126	-10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	349	2.9%	300	505	-156	-30.9%
Information	175	1.4%	185	202	-27	-13.4%
Finance and Insurance	382	3.2%	378	428	-46	-10.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	149	1.2%	122	176	-27	-15.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	405	3.3%	422	534	-129	-24.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.3%	40	53	-17	-32.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,572	13.0%	1,210	1,754	-182	-10.4%
Educational Services	231	1.9%	233	342	-111	-32.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,059	8.8%	1,061	1,354	-295	-21.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	208	1.7%	159	229	-21	-9.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	697	5.8%	676	1,001	-304	-30.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	270	2.2%	244	317	-47	-14.8%
Public Administration	414	3.4%	340	469	-55	-11.7%
Information Not Available	890	7.4%	787	1,155	-265	-22.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,817		8,444	11,860
Male	5,824	59.3%	4,659	6,589	-765	-11.6%
Female	3,938	40.1%	3,737	5,171	-1,233	-23.8%
Information Not Available	55	0.6%	48	100	-45	-45.0%

Ethnicity	9,817		8,444	11,860
Hispanic or Latino	367	3.7%	302	417	-50	-12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,916	80.6%	6,859	9,460	-1,544	-16.3%
Information Not Available	1,534	15.6%	1,283	1,983	-449	-22.6%

Race	9,817		8,444	11,860
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63	0.6%	46	98	-35	-35.7%
Asian	163	1.7%	178	263	-100	-38.0%
Black or African American	165	1.7%	146	196	-31	-15.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.1%	7	12	-4	-33.3%
White	8,654	88.2%	7,434	10,444	-1,790	-17.1%
Information Not Available	764	7.8%	633	847	-83	-9.8%

Years of Age	9,817		8,444	11,860
Younger than 22	167	1.0%	103	234	-67	-28.6%
22-24	417	2.4%	355	536	-119	-22.2%
25-34	1,877	10.7%	1,581	2,138	-261	-12.2%
35-44	1,935	11.0%	1,693	2,366	-431	-18.2%
45-54	2,645	15.1%	2,332	3,316	-671	-20.2%
55-59	1,286	7.3%	1,077	1,481	-195	-13.2%
60-64	932	5.3%	803	1,101	-169	-15.3%
65 and older	558	3.2%	500	688	-130	-18.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,817		8,444	11,860
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	0.3%	27	51	-17	-33.3%
Mining	15	0.2%	7	28	-13	-46.4%
Utilities	14	0.1%	5	20	-6	-30.0%
Construction	520	5.3%	296	531	-11	-2.1%
Manufacturing	1,100	11.2%	1,106	1,611	-511	-31.7%
Wholesale Trade	484	4.9%	436	482	2	0.4%
Retail Trade	653	6.6%	589	848	-195	-23.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	220	2.2%	199	261	-41	-15.7%
Information	179	1.8%	124	193	-14	-7.3%
Finance and Insurance	247	2.5%	236	280	-33	-11.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	128	1.3%	108	135	-7	-5.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	505	5.1%	440	497	8	1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53	0.5%	51	37	16	43.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,306	13.3%	1,013	1,409	-103	-7.3%
Educational Services	305	3.1%	316	517	-212	-41.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	791	8.0%	764	1,046	-255	-24.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	272	2.8%	191	403	-131	-32.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	245	2.5%	214	827	-582	-70.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	328	3.3%	307	332	-4	-1.2%
Public Administration	143	1.5%	136	260	-117	-45.0%
Information Not Available	2,275	23.1%	1,879	2,092	183	8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	139,575		144,828	133,211
Male	78,355	56.1%	77,915	75,152	3,203	4.3%
Female	61,220	43.9%	66,913	58,059	3,161	5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	139,575		144,828	133,211
Hispanic or Latino	29,128	20.9%	29,170	26,969	2,159	8.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	95,542	68.5%	100,086	91,642	3,900	4.3%
Information Not Available	14,905	10.7%	15,572	14,600	305	2.1%

Race	139,575		144,828	133,211
American Indian or Alaskan Native	646	0.5%	88,355	585	61	10.4%
Asian	5,480	3.9%	27,778	4,787	693	14.5%
Black or African American	26,064	18.7%	638	24,362	1,702	7.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	924	0.7%	5,867	813	111	13.7%
White	85,991	61.6%	980	83,295	2,696	3.2%
Information Not Available	20,470	14.7%	21,210	19,369	1,101	5.7%

Years of Age	139,575		144,828	133,211
Younger than 22	4,702	2.2%	4,756	4,811	-109	-2.3%
22-24	9,156	4.2%	9,426	8,745	411	4.7%
25-34	38,033	17.6%	39,572	36,206	1,827	5.0%
35-44	27,123	12.5%	28,184	26,473	650	2.5%
45-54	31,020	14.3%	32,054	29,640	1,380	4.7%
55-59	12,557	5.8%	13,160	11,528	1,029	8.9%
60-64	8,854	4.1%	9,177	8,194	660	8.1%
65 and older	8,130	3.8%	8,499	7,614	516	6.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	139,575		144,828	133,211
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,007	0.7%	675	883	124	14.0%
Mining	73	0.1%	82	66	7	10.6%
Utilities	169	0.1%	155	151	18	11.9%
Construction	12,120	8.6%	12,230	11,738	382	3.3%
Manufacturing	9,476	6.7%	9,844	8,895	581	6.5%
Wholesale Trade	6,698	4.8%	6,910	6,017	681	11.3%
Retail Trade	15,618	11.1%	16,991	14,377	1,241	8.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,333	3.8%	6,432	5,145	188	3.7%
Information	2,404	1.7%	2,576	2,209	195	8.8%
Finance and Insurance	4,379	3.1%	4,612	4,507	-128	-2.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,139	1.5%	2,157	2,141	-2	-0.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,335	5.2%	7,882	7,322	13	0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	762	0.5%	775	476	286	60.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,290	13.0%	16,939	16,048	2,242	14.0%
Educational Services	4,613	3.3%	5,123	5,111	-498	-9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,901	9.2%	14,110	12,498	403	3.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,329	3.1%	3,499	4,173	156	3.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	16,431	11.7%	17,716	11,862	4,569	38.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,872	2.8%	4,126	3,542	330	9.3%
Public Administration	2,012	1.4%	2,009	2,163	-151	-7.0%
Information Not Available	9,614	6.8%	9,985	13,887	-4,273	-30.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,387		15,659	20,371
Male	9,640	58.8%	8,884	11,898	-2,258	-19.0%
Female	6,747	41.2%	6,775	8,473	-1,726	-20.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,387		15,659	20,371
Hispanic or Latino	8,754	53.4%	8,251	10,679	-1,925	-18.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,082	37.1%	5,891	7,236	-1,154	-15.9%
Information Not Available	1,551	9.5%	1,517	2,456	-905	-36.8%

Race	16,387		15,659	20,371
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,651	10.1%	1,555	2,010	-359	-17.9%
Asian	145	0.9%	134	164	-19	-11.6%
Black or African American	408	2.5%	395	500	-92	-18.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.2%	36	45	-10	-22.2%
White	7,378	45.0%	7,133	9,136	-1,758	-19.2%
Information Not Available	6,770	41.3%	6,406	8,516	-1,746	-20.5%

Years of Age	16,387		15,659	20,371
Younger than 22	600	2.6%	544	853	-253	-29.7%
22-24	985	4.3%	900	1,436	-451	-31.4%
25-34	3,953	17.4%	3,786	4,939	-986	-20.0%
35-44	3,645	16.0%	3,500	4,422	-777	-17.6%
45-54	3,918	17.2%	3,766	4,874	-956	-19.6%
55-59	1,655	7.3%	1,617	1,911	-256	-13.4%
60-64	994	4.4%	929	1,179	-185	-15.7%
65 and older	637	2.8%	617	757	-120	-15.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,387		15,659	20,371
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	881	5.1%	624	968	-87	-9.0%
Mining	328	1.9%	350	276	52	18.8%
Utilities	35	0.2%	29	59	-24	-40.7%
Construction	2,664	15.4%	2,436	3,768	-1,104	-29.3%
Manufacturing	1,324	7.7%	1,261	1,295	29	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	508	2.9%	446	591	-83	-14.0%
Retail Trade	1,569	9.1%	1,554	1,968	-399	-20.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	367	2.1%	327	383	-16	-4.2%
Information	654	3.8%	609	703	-49	-7.0%
Finance and Insurance	288	1.7%	278	505	-217	-43.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	250	1.4%	273	292	-42	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	902	5.2%	960	1,098	-196	-17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.2%	30	45	-15	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,499	8.7%	1,380	2,025	-526	-26.0%
Educational Services	543	3.1%	598	667	-124	-18.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,792	10.4%	1,853	2,277	-485	-21.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	358	2.1%	323	485	-127	-26.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,294	7.5%	1,250	1,556	-262	-16.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	474	2.7%	425	525	-51	-9.7%
Public Administration	609	3.5%	649	849	-240	-28.3%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	4	36	-18	-50.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,987		28,674	37,029
Male	19,408	57.1%	15,939	21,192	-1,784	-8.4%
Female	14,579	42.9%	12,735	15,837	-1,258	-7.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	33,987		28,674	37,029
Hispanic or Latino	7,608	22.4%	5,979	7,894	-286	-3.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,348	65.8%	19,438	24,595	-2,247	-9.1%
Information Not Available	4,031	11.9%	3,257	4,540	-509	-11.2%

Race	33,987		28,674	37,029
American Indian or Alaskan Native	502	1.5%	443	550	-48	-8.7%
Asian	4,535	13.3%	3,628	4,265	270	6.3%
Black or African American	3,849	11.3%	3,298	4,132	-283	-6.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,417	4.2%	1,204	1,425	-8	-0.6%
White	20,469	60.2%	17,481	22,931	-2,462	-10.7%
Information Not Available	3,215	9.5%	2,620	3,726	-511	-13.7%

Years of Age	33,987		28,674	37,029
Younger than 22	902	1.7%	760	1,055	-153	-14.5%
22-24	2,049	3.9%	1,731	2,213	-164	-7.4%
25-34	8,092	15.5%	6,843	8,711	-619	-7.1%
35-44	7,441	14.3%	6,207	8,149	-708	-8.7%
45-54	8,032	15.4%	6,737	8,859	-827	-9.3%
55-59	3,374	6.5%	2,864	3,524	-150	-4.3%
60-64	2,301	4.4%	1,942	2,459	-158	-6.4%
65 and older	1,796	3.4%	1,590	2,059	-263	-12.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	33,987		28,674	37,029
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	67	0.2%	52	45	22	48.9%
Mining	257	0.8%	188	180	77	42.8%
Utilities	51	0.1%	52	65	-14	-21.5%
Construction	3,688	10.8%	3,048	4,585	-897	-19.6%
Manufacturing	1,428	4.2%	1,150	1,401	27	1.9%
Wholesale Trade	765	2.2%	750	956	-191	-20.0%
Retail Trade	2,769	8.1%	2,667	2,920	-151	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,074	3.2%	967	1,042	32	3.1%
Information	317	0.9%	280	382	-65	-17.0%
Finance and Insurance	569	1.7%	571	780	-211	-27.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	798	2.3%	782	870	-72	-8.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,043	3.1%	1,006	1,323	-280	-21.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	296	0.9%	296	242	54	22.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,668	13.7%	3,854	4,807	-139	-2.9%
Educational Services	362	1.1%	372	551	-189	-34.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,872	5.5%	1,831	1,834	38	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	826	2.4%	837	817	9	1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,249	24.2%	6,090	8,806	-557	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	836	2.5%	678	806	30	3.7%
Public Administration	503	1.5%	474	633	-130	-20.5%
Information Not Available	3,549	10.4%	2,729	3,984	-435	-10.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	245,619		236,543	253,328
Male	141,603	57.7%	129,805	143,212	-1,609	-1.1%
Female	103,994	42.3%	106,726	110,116	-6,122	-5.6%
Information Not Available	22	0.0%	12	0	22	0.0%

Ethnicity	245,619		236,543	253,328
Hispanic or Latino	40,080	16.3%	39,475	42,377	-2,297	-5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	164,583	67.0%	156,544	171,863	-7,280	-4.2%
Information Not Available	40,956	16.7%	40,524	39,088	1,868	4.8%

Race	245,619		236,543	253,328
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,876	0.8%	1,759	1,628	248	15.2%
Asian	7,669	3.1%	7,613	7,336	333	4.5%
Black or African American	38,432	15.6%	39,887	42,755	-4,323	-10.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,097	0.4%	1,026	810	287	35.4%
White	135,189	55.0%	125,195	137,223	-2,034	-1.5%
Information Not Available	61,356	25.0%	61,063	63,576	-2,220	-3.5%

Years of Age	245,619		236,543	253,328
Younger than 22	10,097	2.8%	9,786	10,798	-701	-6.5%
22-24	18,607	5.1%	18,140	18,653	-46	-0.2%
25-34	63,418	17.3%	61,273	64,893	-1,475	-2.3%
35-44	51,390	14.0%	49,417	53,799	-2,409	-4.5%
45-54	54,658	14.9%	52,294	56,911	-2,253	-4.0%
55-59	21,058	5.7%	20,024	21,108	-50	-0.2%
60-64	14,471	4.0%	14,119	15,315	-844	-5.5%
65 and older	11,920	3.3%	11,490	11,851	69	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	245,619		236,543	253,328
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,046	0.4%	699	940	106	11.3%
Mining	1,028	0.4%	492	632	396	62.7%
Utilities	292	0.1%	261	384	-92	-24.0%
Construction	30,929	12.5%	26,685	32,179	-1,250	-3.9%
Manufacturing	15,790	6.4%	14,693	17,805	-2,015	-11.3%
Wholesale Trade	8,682	3.5%	8,444	9,567	-885	-9.3%
Retail Trade	22,570	9.2%	22,876	23,817	-1,247	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,733	3.1%	8,005	7,920	-187	-2.4%
Information	6,441	2.6%	6,265	7,733	-1,292	-16.7%
Finance and Insurance	9,190	3.7%	9,256	10,495	-1,305	-12.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5,276	2.1%	4,979	6,126	-850	-13.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,562	5.9%	14,623	15,340	-778	-5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	944	0.4%	1,009	1,075	-131	-12.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	30,853	12.5%	27,737	30,742	111	0.4%
Educational Services	9,775	4.0%	11,043	11,749	-1,974	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	28,656	11.6%	29,676	29,688	-1,032	-3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,923	4.0%	8,809	9,058	865	9.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	20,106	8.2%	19,925	18,029	2,077	11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,779	3.2%	7,691	8,407	-628	-7.5%
Public Administration	6,200	2.5%	5,913	8,248	-2,048	-24.8%
Information Not Available	7,844	3.2%	7,462	3,394	4,450	131.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	94,305		75,290	104,822
Male	63,509	67.3%	46,345	67,430	-3,921	-5.8%
Female	30,503	32.3%	28,697	37,056	-6,553	-17.7%
Information Not Available	293	0.3%	248	336	-43	-12.8%

Ethnicity	94,305		75,290	104,822
Hispanic or Latino	3,322	3.5%	2,372	3,791	-469	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	86,392	91.6%	69,087	95,795	-9,403	-9.8%
Information Not Available	4,591	4.9%	3,831	5,236	-645	-12.3%

Race	94,305		75,290	104,822
American Indian or Alaskan Native	440	0.5%	341	454	-14	-3.1%
Asian	520	0.6%	446	564	-44	-7.8%
Black or African American	13,110	13.9%	11,796	14,902	-1,792	-12.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	70	0.1%	52	90	-20	-22.2%
White	75,745	80.3%	59,142	83,972	-8,227	-9.8%
Information Not Available	4,420	4.7%	3,513	4,840	-420	-8.7%

Years of Age	94,305		75,290	104,822
Younger than 22	2,456	1.5%	1,847	3,114	-658	-21.1%
22-24	4,787	2.9%	3,652	5,435	-648	-11.9%
25-34	20,687	12.6%	16,380	24,302	-3,615	-14.9%
35-44	21,841	13.3%	17,443	24,610	-2,769	-11.3%
45-54	25,122	15.3%	20,090	27,300	-2,178	-8.0%
55-59	10,465	6.4%	8,425	10,594	-129	-1.2%
60-64	6,082	3.7%	5,040	6,437	-355	-5.5%
65 and older	2,865	1.7%	2,413	3,030	-165	-5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	94,305		75,290	104,822
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	680	0.7%	415	886	-206	-23.3%
Mining	423	0.4%	274	398	25	6.3%
Utilities	223	0.2%	176	244	-21	-8.6%
Construction	19,610	20.6%	11,969	19,862	-252	-1.3%
Manufacturing	16,706	17.6%	14,584	16,358	348	2.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,402	4.6%	3,580	3,900	502	12.9%
Retail Trade	4,012	4.2%	3,593	4,828	-816	-16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,327	3.5%	2,418	4,236	-909	-21.5%
Information	1,131	1.2%	1,133	1,271	-140	-11.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,058	2.2%	1,923	2,352	-294	-12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,203	1.3%	1,000	1,521	-318	-20.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,938	4.1%	3,789	4,636	-698	-15.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,130	1.2%	947	914	216	23.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,705	15.5%	10,525	16,293	-1,588	-9.7%
Educational Services	2,401	2.5%	2,473	3,321	-920	-27.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,851	7.2%	6,673	8,973	-2,122	-23.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,091	2.2%	1,515	2,557	-466	-18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,613	3.8%	3,151	4,991	-1,378	-27.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,042	2.1%	1,769	2,232	-190	-8.5%
Public Administration	996	1.0%	850	1,509	-513	-34.0%
Information Not Available	2,763	2.9%	2,533	3,540	-777	-21.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,131		27,696	38,020
Male	15,105	53.7%	14,341	19,750	-4,645	-23.5%
Female	12,995	46.2%	13,321	18,202	-5,207	-28.6%
Information Not Available	31	0.1%	34	68	-37	-54.4%

Ethnicity	28,131		27,696	38,020
Hispanic or Latino	2,285	8.1%	2,219	2,980	-695	-23.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,846	91.9%	25,477	35,040	-9,194	-26.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	28,131		27,696	38,020
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,831	10.1%	2,764	3,838	-1,007	-26.2%
Asian	201	0.7%	177	278	-77	-27.7%
Black or African American	4,382	15.6%	4,412	5,960	-1,578	-26.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.1%	41	43	-12	-27.9%
White	17,646	62.7%	17,391	23,669	-6,023	-25.4%
Information Not Available	3,040	10.8%	2,911	4,232	-1,192	-28.2%

Years of Age	28,131		27,696	38,020
Younger than 22	408	0.9%	730	628	-220	-35.0%
22-24	1,403	3.2%	1,524	1,936	-533	-27.5%
25-34	6,846	15.6%	6,983	9,683	-2,837	-29.3%
35-44	6,566	14.9%	6,366	8,571	-2,005	-23.4%
45-54	6,765	15.4%	6,684	9,005	-2,240	-24.9%
55-59	2,936	6.7%	2,622	3,798	-862	-22.7%
60-64	1,834	4.2%	1,574	2,469	-635	-25.7%
65 and older	1,373	3.1%	1,213	1,930	-557	-28.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,131		27,696	38,020
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	111	0.4%	121	167	-56	-33.5%
Mining	1,126	4.0%	1,088	963	163	16.9%
Utilities	101	0.4%	90	119	-18	-15.1%
Construction	2,454	8.7%	2,218	3,540	-1,086	-30.7%
Manufacturing	3,360	11.9%	3,022	3,867	-507	-13.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,069	3.8%	1,097	1,348	-279	-20.7%
Retail Trade	2,751	9.7%	2,784	3,859	-1,108	-28.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	831	2.9%	805	725	106	14.6%
Information	650	2.3%	650	1,110	-460	-41.4%
Finance and Insurance	805	2.9%	814	993	-188	-18.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	510	1.8%	543	723	-213	-29.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,187	4.2%	1,321	1,516	-329	-21.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	110	0.4%	124	139	-29	-20.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,921	13.9%	3,849	5,317	-1,396	-26.3%
Educational Services	738	2.6%	770	1,036	-298	-28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,840	10.1%	2,908	4,259	-1,419	-33.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	458	1.6%	417	797	-339	-42.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,406	5.0%	1,405	2,349	-943	-40.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,122	4.0%	1,052	1,429	-307	-21.5%
Public Administration	1,139	4.0%	1,184	1,815	-676	-37.2%
Information Not Available	1,442	5.1%	1,434	1,949	-507	-26.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	56,670		49,906	65,778
Male	34,487	60.9%	29,367	39,314	-4,827	-12.3%
Female	22,175	39.1%	20,533	26,451	-4,276	-16.2%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	6	13	-5	-38.5%

Ethnicity	56,670		49,906	65,778
Hispanic or Latino	6,543	11.5%	5,175	7,673	-1,130	-14.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,260	74.6%	37,843	49,194	-6,934	-14.1%
Information Not Available	7,867	13.9%	6,888	8,911	-1,044	-11.7%

Race	56,670		49,906	65,778
American Indian or Alaskan Native	578	1.0%	485	712	-134	-18.8%
Asian	991	1.7%	823	1,339	-348	-26.0%
Black or African American	881	1.6%	843	1,034	-153	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	408	0.7%	355	523	-115	-22.0%
White	30,147	53.2%	26,833	36,211	-6,064	-16.7%
Information Not Available	23,665	41.8%	20,567	25,959	-2,294	-8.8%

Years of Age	56,670		49,906	65,778
Younger than 22	1,725	2.1%	1,386	2,483	-758	-30.5%
22-24	3,349	4.0%	2,756	4,235	-886	-20.9%
25-34	14,080	17.0%	12,142	16,387	-2,307	-14.1%
35-44	12,470	15.0%	11,096	14,486	-2,016	-13.9%
45-54	13,224	15.9%	11,830	15,131	-1,907	-12.6%
55-59	5,932	7.1%	5,272	6,612	-680	-10.3%
60-64	3,843	4.6%	3,508	4,170	-327	-7.8%
65 and older	2,047	2.5%	1,916	2,274	-227	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	56,670		49,906	65,778
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,413	4.1%	1,804	2,743	-330	-12.0%
Mining	307	0.5%	193	377	-70	-18.6%
Utilities	113	0.2%	114	99	14	14.1%
Construction	8,080	13.7%	6,766	8,227	-147	-1.8%
Manufacturing	6,558	11.1%	5,442	7,463	-905	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,908	3.2%	1,749	2,268	-360	-15.9%
Retail Trade	5,637	9.5%	5,209	7,029	-1,392	-19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,443	2.4%	1,313	1,736	-293	-16.9%
Information	1,129	1.9%	876	966	163	16.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,195	2.0%	1,173	1,522	-327	-21.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	871	1.5%	832	1,059	-188	-17.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,122	3.6%	2,019	2,350	-228	-9.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	216	0.4%	216	227	-11	-4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,696	9.6%	4,940	6,766	-1,070	-15.8%
Educational Services	1,342	2.3%	1,312	1,988	-646	-32.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,615	9.5%	5,455	6,386	-771	-12.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,094	1.9%	1,005	1,346	-252	-18.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,793	8.1%	4,097	5,974	-1,181	-19.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,606	2.7%	1,499	1,801	-195	-10.8%
Public Administration	1,549	2.6%	1,461	1,951	-402	-20.6%
Information Not Available	2,983	5.0%	2,431	3,500	-517	-14.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	207,018		179,911	216,985
Male	127,243	61.5%	102,426	128,022	-779	-0.6%
Female	79,770	38.5%	77,477	88,784	-9,014	-10.2%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	8	179	-174	-97.2%

Ethnicity	207,018		179,911	216,985
Hispanic or Latino	11,471	5.5%	10,841	12,686	-1,215	-9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	189,755	91.7%	163,628	198,264	-8,509	-4.3%
Information Not Available	5,792	2.8%	5,442	6,035	-243	-4.0%

Race	207,018		179,911	216,985
American Indian or Alaskan Native	626	0.3%	558	597	29	4.9%
Asian	58	0.0%	50	59	-1	-1.7%
Black or African American	29,473	14.2%	29,167	32,253	-2,780	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,501	1.2%	2,249	2,779	-278	-10.0%
White	157,797	76.2%	132,187	163,028	-5,231	-3.2%
Information Not Available	16,563	8.0%	15,700	18,269	-1,706	-9.3%

Years of Age	207,018		179,911	216,985
Younger than 22	7,592	2.2%	6,716	8,906	-1,314	-14.8%
22-24	13,641	3.9%	11,682	14,018	-377	-2.7%
25-34	48,079	13.7%	42,164	50,571	-2,492	-4.9%
35-44	43,857	12.5%	37,846	46,748	-2,891	-6.2%
45-54	49,405	14.1%	42,312	50,831	-1,426	-2.8%
55-59	20,555	5.9%	17,950	20,777	-222	-1.1%
60-64	13,603	3.9%	11,967	14,436	-833	-5.8%
65 and older	10,286	2.9%	9,274	10,546	-260	-2.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	152	-152	-100.0%

Industry	207,018		179,911	216,985
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	909	0.4%	596	922	-13	-1.4%
Mining	2,767	1.3%	2,312	1,321	1,446	109.5%
Utilities	314	0.2%	385	351	-37	-10.5%
Construction	35,676	17.2%	23,778	34,534	1,142	3.3%
Manufacturing	26,953	13.0%	21,912	25,978	975	3.8%
Wholesale Trade	6,840	3.3%	6,391	6,709	131	2.0%
Retail Trade	17,661	8.5%	17,209	19,873	-2,212	-11.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,723	4.7%	9,091	9,452	271	2.9%
Information	2,958	1.4%	2,358	2,819	139	4.9%
Finance and Insurance	4,574	2.2%	4,349	5,577	-1,003	-18.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,101	1.0%	2,020	2,415	-314	-13.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,474	4.1%	8,536	9,295	-821	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	891	0.4%	750	816	75	9.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,561	11.3%	20,045	25,291	-1,730	-6.8%
Educational Services	6,989	3.4%	7,739	10,367	-3,378	-32.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	22,161	10.7%	22,414	23,807	-1,646	-6.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,609	3.2%	4,969	6,560	49	0.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,593	6.5%	11,992	15,299	-1,706	-11.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,174	2.5%	4,683	5,477	-303	-5.5%
Public Administration	2,508	1.2%	2,453	3,071	-563	-18.3%
Information Not Available	6,582	3.2%	5,929	7,051	-469	-6.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,347		29,448	33,559
Male	15,781	57.7%	16,814	17,706	-1,925	-10.9%
Female	11,566	42.3%	12,634	15,853	-4,287	-27.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,347		29,448	33,559
Hispanic or Latino	27,152	99.3%	29,281	33,383	-6,231	-18.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	90	0.3%	111	131	-41	-31.3%
Information Not Available	105	0.4%	56	45	60	133.3%

Race	27,347		29,448	33,559
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,211	4.4%	1,350	1,426	-215	-15.1%
Asian	31	0.1%	32	338	-307	-90.8%
Black or African American	485	1.8%	501	1,092	-607	-55.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1%	40	29	4	13.8%
White	3,057	11.2%	2,913	3,598	-541	-15.0%
Information Not Available	22,530	82.4%	24,612	27,076	-4,546	-16.8%

Years of Age	27,347		29,448	33,559
Younger than 22	1,245	4.2%	1,355	1,597	-352	-22.0%
22-24	2,429	8.2%	2,670	3,240	-811	-25.0%
25-34	8,939	30.3%	9,493	11,492	-2,553	-22.2%
35-44	6,612	22.4%	7,073	7,970	-1,358	-17.0%
45-54	4,980	16.9%	5,404	5,767	-787	-13.6%
55-59	1,676	5.7%	1,819	1,833	-157	-8.6%
60-64	938	3.2%	1,020	1,094	-156	-14.3%
65 and older	515	1.7%	604	558	-43	-7.7%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	10	8	5	62.5%

Industry	27,347		29,448	33,559
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	17	0.1%	22	28	-11	-39.3%
Utilities	435	1.6%	465	652	-217	-33.3%
Construction	2,837	10.4%	2,974	2,083	754	36.2%
Manufacturing	3,031	11.1%	3,228	2,820	211	7.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,431	12.5%	3,846	6,161	-2,730	-44.3%
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	626	2.3%	696	847	-221	-26.1%
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)	6,736	24.6%	7,439	9,456	-2,720	-28.8%
Public Administration	1,775	6.5%	1,886	2,939	-1,164	-39.6%
Information Not Available	8,459	30.9%	8,892	8,573	-114	-1.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,866		11,624	15,836
Male	8,054	58.1%	6,310	8,943	-889	-9.9%
Female	5,812	41.9%	5,314	6,893	-1,081	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,866		11,624	15,836
Hispanic or Latino	1,623	11.7%	1,341	1,749	-126	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,779	63.3%	7,440	10,193	-1,414	-13.9%
Information Not Available	3,464	25.0%	2,843	3,894	-430	-11.0%

Race	13,866		11,624	15,836
American Indian or Alaskan Native	89	0.6%	66	74	15	20.3%
Asian	198	1.4%	189	223	-25	-11.2%
Black or African American	750	5.4%	653	811	-61	-7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.3%	40	54	-10	-18.5%
White	9,796	70.6%	8,196	11,223	-1,427	-12.7%
Information Not Available	2,989	21.6%	2,480	3,451	-462	-13.4%

Years of Age	13,866		11,624	15,836
Younger than 22	383	1.7%	305	493	-110	-22.3%
22-24	889	3.9%	741	1,060	-171	-16.1%
25-34	3,460	15.2%	2,883	3,869	-409	-10.6%
35-44	2,885	12.7%	2,417	3,340	-455	-13.6%
45-54	3,210	14.1%	2,669	3,585	-375	-10.5%
55-59	1,377	6.1%	1,137	1,537	-160	-10.4%
60-64	914	4.0%	798	1,097	-183	-16.7%
65 and older	748	3.3%	674	855	-107	-12.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,866		11,624	15,836
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	0.7%	43	94	5	5.3%
Mining	23	0.2%	8	15	8	53.3%
Utilities	19	0.1%	13	26	-7	-26.9%
Construction	1,771	12.7%	1,301	1,921	-150	-7.8%
Manufacturing	1,289	9.2%	1,228	1,587	-298	-18.8%
Wholesale Trade	569	4.1%	487	532	37	7.0%
Retail Trade	1,215	8.7%	1,125	1,447	-232	-16.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	352	2.5%	293	336	16	4.8%
Information	147	1.1%	156	223	-76	-34.1%
Finance and Insurance	413	3.0%	395	723	-310	-42.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	299	2.1%	259	304	-5	-1.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	652	4.7%	639	717	-65	-9.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	97	0.7%	98	42	55	131.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,859	13.3%	1,254	2,050	-191	-9.3%
Educational Services	370	2.6%	378	466	-96	-20.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,512	10.8%	1,439	1,967	-455	-23.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	548	3.9%	320	613	-65	-10.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,568	11.2%	1,235	1,628	-60	-3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	548	3.9%	495	556	-8	-1.4%
Public Administration	109	0.8%	109	167	-58	-34.7%
Information Not Available	407	2.9%	349	422	-15	-3.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,711		35,060	53,185
Male	18,377	52.9%	18,551	27,399	-9,022	-32.9%
Female	16,334	47.1%	16,509	25,786	-9,452	-36.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	34,711		35,060	53,185
Hispanic or Latino	1,168	3.4%	1,086	1,677	-509	-30.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,796	94.5%	33,301	49,304	-16,508	-33.5%
Information Not Available	747	2.2%	673	2,204	-1,457	-66.1%

Race	34,711		35,060	53,185
American Indian or Alaskan Native	227	0.7%	228	331	-104	-31.4%
Asian	223	0.6%	237	311	-88	-28.3%
Black or African American	15,042	43.3%	15,492	24,039	-8,997	-37.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.2%	72	88	-27	-30.7%
White	17,951	51.7%	17,852	26,821	-8,870	-33.1%
Information Not Available	1,207	3.5%	1,179	1,595	-388	-24.3%

Years of Age	34,711		35,060	53,185
Younger than 22	1,807	3.6%	1,781	3,554	-1,747	-49.2%
22-24	1,644	3.2%	1,664	2,821	-1,177	-41.7%
25-34	8,511	16.8%	8,747	13,736	-5,225	-38.0%
35-44	7,791	15.4%	7,955	11,633	-3,842	-33.0%
45-54	8,254	16.3%	8,152	11,589	-3,335	-28.8%
55-59	3,258	6.4%	3,233	4,333	-1,075	-24.8%
60-64	1,979	3.9%	2,099	2,940	-961	-32.7%
65 and older	1,365	2.7%	1,348	1,854	-489	-26.4%
Information Not Available	102	0.2%	81	725	-623	-85.9%

Industry	34,711		35,060	53,185
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	189	0.5%	182	303	-114	-37.6%
Mining	30	0.1%	24	42	-12	-28.6%
Utilities	47	0.1%	49	56	-9	-16.1%
Construction	2,767	7.9%	2,655	4,216	-1,449	-34.4%
Manufacturing	4,159	11.9%	4,652	6,278	-2,119	-33.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,101	3.2%	1,015	1,498	-397	-26.5%
Retail Trade	2,864	8.2%	2,846	5,333	-2,469	-46.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	735	2.1%	750	1,216	-481	-39.6%
Information	254	0.7%	273	547	-293	-53.6%
Finance and Insurance	642	1.8%	681	941	-299	-31.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	645	1.8%	583	1,010	-365	-36.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,490	4.3%	1,466	1,991	-501	-25.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	0.3%	97	140	-41	-29.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,511	15.8%	5,516	7,773	-2,262	-29.1%
Educational Services	598	1.7%	680	1,040	-442	-42.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,042	5.9%	2,209	3,886	-1,844	-47.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	708	2.0%	569	1,048	-340	-32.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,816	13.8%	3,502	7,925	-3,109	-39.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	853	2.4%	823	1,378	-525	-38.1%
Public Administration	609	1.7%	651	932	-323	-34.7%
Information Not Available	4,552	13.0%	5,837	5,632	-1,080	-19.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,410		2,152	4,014
Male	2,420	71.0%	1,305	2,837	-417	-14.7%
Female	990	29.0%	847	1,177	-187	-15.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,410		2,152	4,014
Hispanic or Latino	148	4.3%	79	152	-4	-2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,858	83.8%	1,802	3,514	-656	-18.7%
Information Not Available	404	11.8%	271	348	56	16.1%

Race	3,410		2,152	4,014
American Indian or Alaskan Native	357	10.5%	266	432	-75	-17.4%
Asian	5	0.1%	4	9	-4	-44.4%
Black or African American	92	2.7%	69	88	4	4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%
White	2,534	74.3%	1,565	3,097	-563	-18.2%
Information Not Available	421	12.3%	248	388	33	8.5%

Years of Age	3,410		2,152	4,014
Younger than 22	73	1.3%	47	70	3	4.3%
22-24	128	2.3%	77	155	-27	-17.4%
25-34	725	12.8%	430	897	-172	-19.2%
35-44	676	12.0%	424	821	-145	-17.7%
45-54	845	15.0%	584	964	-119	-12.3%
55-59	418	7.4%	284	485	-67	-13.8%
60-64	299	5.3%	165	347	-48	-13.8%
65 and older	246	4.4%	141	275	-29	-10.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,410		2,152	4,014
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.8%	12	36	-8	-22.2%
Mining	116	3.4%	30	123	-7	-5.7%
Utilities	5	0.1%	3	8	-3	-37.5%
Construction	1,044	30.4%	430	1,303	-259	-19.9%
Manufacturing	357	10.4%	233	359	-2	-0.6%
Wholesale Trade	102	3.0%	94	106	-4	-3.8%
Retail Trade	201	5.8%	168	242	-41	-16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	94	2.7%	54	135	-41	-30.4%
Information	48	1.4%	38	39	9	23.1%
Finance and Insurance	101	2.9%	83	159	-58	-36.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	30	0.9%	22	36	-6	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	79	2.3%	62	94	-15	-16.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	0	1	4	400.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	302	8.8%	172	282	20	7.1%
Educational Services	93	2.7%	116	128	-35	-27.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	148	4.3%	129	168	-20	-11.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	64	1.9%	43	80	-16	-20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	222	6.5%	162	316	-94	-29.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	66	1.9%	58	62	4	6.5%
Public Administration	157	4.6%	149	194	-37	-19.1%
Information Not Available	148	4.3%	94	143	5	3.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,979		41,515	55,283
Male	23,217	52.8%	20,580	28,176	-4,959	-17.6%
Female	20,762	47.2%	20,935	27,107	-6,345	-23.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	43,979		41,515	55,283
Hispanic or Latino	688	1.6%	637	859	-171	-19.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,291	98.4%	40,878	54,424	-11,133	-20.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	43,979		41,515	55,283
American Indian or Alaskan Native	111	0.3%	104	147	-36	-24.5%
Asian	615	1.4%	0	5	610	12200.0%
Black or African American	12,447	28.3%	10,874	14,474	-2,027	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	245	0.6%	238	402	-157	-39.1%
White	29,897	68.0%	29,660	39,431	-9,534	-24.2%
Information Not Available	664	1.5%	639	824	-160	-19.4%

Years of Age	43,979		41,515	55,283
Younger than 22	868	1.2%	793	1,281	-413	-32.2%
22-24	1,803	2.6%	1,632	2,523	-720	-28.5%
25-34	8,904	12.7%	8,251	11,997	-3,093	-25.8%
35-44	9,943	14.2%	9,383	12,374	-2,431	-19.6%
45-54	11,125	15.8%	10,343	13,354	-2,229	-16.7%
55-59	4,818	6.9%	4,618	5,555	-737	-13.3%
60-64	3,623	5.2%	3,641	4,623	-1,000	-21.6%
65 and older	2,872	4.1%	2,851	3,567	-695	-19.5%
Information Not Available	23	0.0%	3	9	14	155.6%

Industry	43,979		41,515	55,283
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	259	0.6%	208	267	-8	-3.0%
Mining	127	0.3%	140	138	-11	-8.0%
Utilities	44	0.1%	46	65	-21	-32.3%
Construction	4,511	10.2%	3,986	5,403	-892	-16.5%
Manufacturing	7,005	15.8%	7,463	9,764	-2,759	-28.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,376	5.4%	1,990	2,497	-121	-4.8%
Retail Trade	4,035	9.1%	4,113	5,618	-1,583	-28.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,608	3.6%	1,551	2,257	-649	-28.8%
Information	639	1.4%	739	1,062	-423	-39.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,250	2.8%	1,330	1,914	-664	-34.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	564	1.3%	567	914	-350	-38.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,893	4.3%	1,934	2,367	-474	-20.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	236	0.5%	183	233	3	1.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,150	13.9%	6,041	7,683	-1,533	-20.0%
Educational Services	1,188	2.7%	1,300	1,692	-504	-29.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,000	9.0%	4,136	4,871	-871	-17.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	724	1.6%	596	838	-114	-13.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,972	6.7%	2,639	4,346	-1,374	-31.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,415	3.2%	1,421	1,761	-346	-19.6%
Public Administration	993	2.2%	989	1,271	-278	-21.9%
Information Not Available	1,990	4.5%	143	322	1,668	518.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	151,373		142,535	161,527
Male	84,023	55.5%	76,103	87,246	-3,223	-3.7%
Female	67,350	44.5%	66,432	74,281	-6,931	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	151,373		142,535	161,527
Hispanic or Latino	48,561	32.1%	44,058	52,613	-4,052	-7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	90,906	60.1%	87,812	96,063	-5,157	-5.4%
Information Not Available	11,906	7.9%	10,665	12,851	-945	-7.4%

Race	151,373		142,535	161,527
American Indian or Alaskan Native	623	0.4%	628	585	38	6.5%
Asian	3,071	2.0%	2,925	2,961	110	3.7%
Black or African American	34,015	22.5%	33,267	35,514	-1,499	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	52,985	35.0%	50,796	56,768	-3,783	-6.7%
Information Not Available	60,679	40.1%	54,919	65,699	-5,020	-7.6%

Years of Age	151,373		142,535	161,527
Younger than 22	4,282	2.2%	3,842	4,421	-139	-3.1%
22-24	8,649	4.4%	7,935	9,090	-441	-4.9%
25-34	38,027	19.4%	36,072	39,966	-1,939	-4.9%
35-44	36,646	18.7%	34,517	39,436	-2,790	-7.1%
45-54	36,202	18.5%	34,158	39,176	-2,974	-7.6%
55-59	14,194	7.2%	13,221	14,792	-598	-4.0%
60-64	8,565	4.4%	8,055	9,431	-866	-9.2%
65 and older	4,808	2.5%	4,735	5,215	-407	-7.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	151,373		142,535	161,527
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	893	0.6%	806	998	-105	-10.5%
Mining	3,843	2.5%	3,568	2,115	1,728	81.7%
Utilities	617	0.4%	563	514	103	20.0%
Construction	19,639	12.9%	15,775	22,739	-3,100	-13.6%
Manufacturing	12,729	8.4%	12,330	12,742	-13	-0.1%
Wholesale Trade	7,810	5.1%	7,657	8,061	-251	-3.1%
Retail Trade	11,553	7.6%	11,511	12,617	-1,064	-8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,035	4.0%	5,846	5,057	978	19.3%
Information	4,198	2.8%	4,120	3,323	875	26.3%
Finance and Insurance	6,787	4.5%	5,936	6,423	364	5.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,062	2.0%	2,961	3,352	-290	-8.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,841	7.1%	10,154	11,305	-464	-4.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	584	0.4%	637	535	49	9.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,628	14.2%	20,588	21,369	259	1.2%
Educational Services	4,609	3.0%	4,763	8,150	-3,541	-43.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	16,206	10.6%	16,063	17,787	-1,581	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,221	0.8%	1,097	1,249	-28	-2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,590	4.3%	6,230	7,528	-938	-12.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,728	2.4%	3,383	3,787	-59	-1.6%
Public Administration	1,841	1.2%	1,832	3,760	-1,919	-51.0%
Information Not Available	6,959	4.6%	6,715	8,116	-1,157	-14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,529		16,467	22,269
Male	13,177	67.5%	10,468	14,362	-1,185	-8.3%
Female	6,219	31.8%	5,859	7,688	-1,469	-19.1%
Information Not Available	133	0.7%	140	219	-86	-39.3%

Ethnicity	19,529		16,467	22,269
Hispanic or Latino	1,755	9.0%	1,355	2,080	-325	-15.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,717	75.4%	12,618	17,438	-2,721	-15.6%
Information Not Available	3,057	15.7%	2,494	2,751	306	11.1%

Race	19,529		16,467	22,269
American Indian or Alaskan Native	676	3.5%	564	859	-183	-21.3%
Asian	273	1.4%	273	326	-53	-16.3%
Black or African American	341	1.7%	286	353	-12	-3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	251	1.3%	214	311	-60	-19.3%
White	13,392	68.6%	11,845	15,901	-2,509	-15.8%
Information Not Available	4,596	23.5%	3,285	4,519	77	1.7%

Years of Age	19,529		16,467	22,269
Younger than 22	722	2.3%	534	1,022	-300	-29.4%
22-24	1,196	3.8%	992	1,612	-416	-25.8%
25-34	5,357	16.8%	4,611	6,438	-1,081	-16.8%
35-44	4,471	14.0%	3,703	5,047	-576	-11.4%
45-54	4,377	13.7%	3,762	4,684	-307	-6.6%
55-59	1,797	5.6%	1,490	1,851	-54	-2.9%
60-64	1,077	3.4%	904	1,078	-1	-0.1%
65 and older	532	1.7%	471	537	-5	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,529		16,467	22,269
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	0.4%	51	76	0	0.0%
Mining	431	2.2%	351	168	263	156.5%
Utilities	34	0.2%	18	38	-4	-10.5%
Construction	3,795	19.4%	2,528	4,140	-345	-8.3%
Manufacturing	1,741	8.9%	1,647	1,937	-196	-10.1%
Wholesale Trade	584	3.0%	579	739	-155	-21.0%
Retail Trade	1,846	9.4%	1,473	1,818	28	1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	703	3.6%	640	746	-43	-5.8%
Information	470	2.4%	424	646	-176	-27.2%
Finance and Insurance	458	2.3%	450	584	-126	-21.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	275	1.4%	263	310	-35	-11.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	983	5.0%	897	1,154	-171	-14.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	56	0.3%	51	40	16	40.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,679	13.7%	2,127	3,167	-488	-15.4%
Educational Services	469	2.4%	486	608	-139	-22.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	790	4.0%	806	1,077	-287	-26.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	330	1.7%	419	363	-33	-9.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,374	7.0%	1,153	1,615	-241	-14.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	325	1.7%	309	408	-83	-20.3%
Public Administration	528	2.7%	423	627	-99	-15.8%
Information Not Available	1,582	8.1%	1,372	2,008	-426	-21.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	54,046		51,323	59,215
Male	31,442	58.2%	28,900	33,957	-2,515	-7.4%
Female	22,594	41.8%	22,415	25,250	-2,656	-10.5%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	8	8	2	25.0%

Ethnicity	54,046		51,323	59,215
Hispanic or Latino	2,683	5.0%	2,411	2,983	-300	-10.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,946	90.6%	46,590	53,541	-4,595	-8.6%
Information Not Available	2,417	4.5%	2,322	2,691	-274	-10.2%

Race	54,046		51,323	59,215
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,944	5.4%	2,652	3,299	-355	-10.8%
Asian	1,167	2.2%	1,149	1,243	-76	-6.1%
Black or African American	20,399	37.7%	19,826	22,694	-2,295	-10.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	27,119	50.2%	25,374	29,288	-2,169	-7.4%
Information Not Available	2,417	4.5%	2,322	2,691	-274	-10.2%

Years of Age	54,046		51,323	59,215
Younger than 22	675	0.9%	1,142	882	-207	-23.5%
22-24	2,620	3.4%	2,911	2,928	-308	-10.5%
25-34	13,161	17.1%	12,707	14,519	-1,358	-9.4%
35-44	11,992	15.5%	11,614	13,337	-1,345	-10.1%
45-54	13,397	17.4%	12,628	15,018	-1,621	-10.8%
55-59	5,874	7.6%	5,174	6,065	-191	-3.1%
60-64	3,979	5.2%	3,307	3,974	5	0.1%
65 and older	2,348	3.0%	1,829	2,492	-144	-5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	11	0	0	0.0%

Industry	54,046		51,323	59,215
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	122	0.2%	105	164	-42	-25.6%
Mining	478	0.9%	452	114	364	319.3%
Utilities	25	0.0%	34	21	4	19.0%
Construction	3,599	6.6%	2,917	4,295	-696	-16.2%
Manufacturing	2,469	4.6%	2,474	2,692	-223	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	843	1.6%	768	777	66	8.5%
Retail Trade	1,686	3.1%	1,666	2,064	-378	-18.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,195	2.2%	1,133	1,217	-22	-1.8%
Information	351	0.6%	371	469	-118	-25.2%
Finance and Insurance	431	0.8%	460	475	-44	-9.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	347	0.6%	334	442	-95	-21.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,156	4.0%	2,118	2,452	-296	-12.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	100	0.2%	102	109	-9	-8.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,669	6.8%	3,294	4,165	-496	-11.9%
Educational Services	241	0.4%	257	280	-39	-13.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,808	3.3%	1,922	2,145	-337	-15.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	332	0.6%	316	360	-28	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,828	3.4%	1,417	2,229	-401	-18.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	693	1.3%	631	881	-188	-21.3%
Public Administration	3,315	6.1%	3,714	3,593	-278	-7.7%
Information Not Available	28,358	52.4%	26,838	30,271	-1,913	-6.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	727		887	369
Male	482	66.3%	580	234	248	106.0%
Female	245	33.7%	307	135	110	81.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	727		887	369
Hispanic or Latino	129	17.7%	162	84	45	53.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	589	81.0%	706	278	311	111.9%
Information Not Available	9	1.2%	0	7	2	28.6%

Race	727		887	369
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	1.1%	8	3	5	166.7%
Asian	4	0.6%	7	2	2	100.0%
Black or African American	546	75.1%	647	254	292	115.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	1.0%	13	6	1	16.7%
White	31	4.3%	44	19	12	63.2%
Information Not Available	131	18.0%	168	85	46	54.1%

Years of Age	727		887	369
Younger than 22	15	2.2%	16	9	6	66.7%
22-24	27	3.9%	37	17	10	58.8%
25-34	163	23.5%	199	87	76	87.4%
35-44	169	24.3%	209	98	71	72.4%
45-54	170	24.5%	210	77	93	120.8%
55-59	59	8.5%	78	31	28	90.3%
60-64	63	9.1%	68	35	28	80.0%
65 and older	57	8.2%	68	15	42	280.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.6%	2	0	4	0.0%

Industry	727		887	369
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	2	0.3%	3	3	-1	-33.3%
Utilities	2	0.3%	2	1	1	100.0%
Construction	75	10.3%	87	76	-1	-1.3%
Manufacturing	137	18.8%	146	8	129	1612.5%
Wholesale Trade	8	1.1%	6	1	7	700.0%
Retail Trade	55	7.6%	72	23	32	139.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	21	2.9%	24	8	13	162.5%
Information	1	0.1%	2	0	1	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	4	0.6%	3	2	2	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	17	2.3%	21	9	8	88.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	21	2.9%	33	16	5	31.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.8%	10	3	3	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	34	4.7%	39	23	11	47.8%
Educational Services	26	3.6%	31	10	16	160.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18	2.5%	26	11	7	63.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.8%	4	0	6	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	90	12.4%	125	57	33	57.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	139	19.1%	176	82	57	69.5%
Public Administration	6	0.8%	10	10	-4	-40.0%
Information Not Available	59	8.1%	67	26	33	126.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,340		5,466	6,693
Male	4,242	66.9%	3,256	4,175	67	1.6%
Female	2,098	33.1%	2,210	2,518	-420	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,340		5,466	6,693
Hispanic or Latino	7	0.1%	5	11	-4	-36.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	805	12.7%	772	1,816	-1,011	-55.7%
Information Not Available	5,528	87.2%	4,689	4,866	662	13.6%

Race	6,340		5,466	6,693
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7	0.1%	9	12	-5	-41.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	18	0.3%	18	34	-16	-47.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	2	11	-10	-90.9%
White	786	12.4%	748	1,770	-984	-55.6%
Information Not Available	5,528	87.2%	4,689	4,866	662	13.6%

Years of Age	6,340		5,466	6,693
Younger than 22	213	3.2%	153	234	-21	-9.0%
22-24	403	6.0%	347	434	-31	-7.1%
25-34	1,488	22.3%	1,270	1,591	-103	-6.5%
35-44	1,296	19.4%	1,084	1,305	-9	-0.7%
45-54	1,468	22.0%	1,268	1,584	-116	-7.3%
55-59	668	10.0%	585	694	-26	-3.7%
60-64	456	6.8%	460	503	-47	-9.3%
65 and older	348	5.2%	299	348	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,340		5,466	6,693
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	77	1.2%	47	89	-12	-13.5%
Mining	24	0.4%	10	17	7	41.2%
Utilities	10	0.2%	12	5	5	100.0%
Construction	1,560	24.3%	844	1,331	229	17.2%
Manufacturing	546	8.5%	522	589	-43	-7.3%
Wholesale Trade	218	3.4%	174	215	3	1.4%
Retail Trade	570	8.9%	579	636	-66	-10.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	173	2.7%	145	167	6	3.6%
Information	52	0.8%	45	81	-29	-35.8%
Finance and Insurance	80	1.2%	86	82	-2	-2.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	81	1.3%	65	90	-9	-10.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	242	3.8%	221	216	26	12.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	4	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	650	10.1%	435	744	-94	-12.6%
Educational Services	214	3.3%	223	276	-62	-22.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	494	7.7%	526	579	-85	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	198	3.1%	188	251	-53	-21.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	770	12.0%	1,012	908	-138	-15.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	165	2.6%	129	187	-22	-11.8%
Public Administration	212	3.3%	199	228	-16	-7.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	78,021		69,679	93,313
Male	49,374	63.3%	42,536	59,366	-9,992	-16.8%
Female	28,644	36.7%	27,138	33,944	-5,300	-15.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	5	3	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	78,021		69,679	93,313
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	78,021	100.0%	69,679	93,313	-15,292	-16.4%

Race	78,021		69,679	93,313
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	78,021	100.0%	69,679	93,313	-15,292	-16.4%

Years of Age	78,021		69,679	93,313
Younger than 22	986	1.4%	1,627	1,473	-487	-33.1%
22-24	3,680	5.1%	3,644	4,656	-976	-21.0%
25-34	18,623	25.8%	16,794	23,039	-4,416	-19.2%
35-44	17,594	24.3%	15,976	21,028	-3,434	-16.3%
45-54	19,387	26.8%	17,142	23,046	-3,659	-15.9%
55-59	8,513	11.8%	7,337	9,713	-1,200	-12.4%
60-64	5,756	8.0%	4,585	6,582	-826	-12.5%
65 and older	3,482	4.8%	2,574	3,775	-293	-7.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	78,021		69,679	93,313
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	78,021	100.0%	69,679	93,313	-15,292	-16.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	87,066		71,594	97,842
Male	55,243	63.4%	41,088	61,464	-6,221	-10.1%
Female	31,762	36.5%	30,470	36,339	-4,577	-12.6%
Information Not Available	61	0.1%	36	39	22	56.4%

Ethnicity	87,066		71,594	97,842
Hispanic or Latino	4,928	5.7%	3,680	5,100	-172	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,172	93.2%	11,869	91,685	-10,513	-11.5%
Information Not Available	966	1.1%	56,045	1,057	-91	-8.6%

Race	87,066		71,594	97,842
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,184	1.4%	64	1,331	-147	-11.0%
Asian	1,036	1.2%	1,031	1,135	-99	-8.7%
Black or African American	9,394	10.8%	952	10,139	-745	-7.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.1%	780	98	-20	-20.4%
White	74,408	85.5%	12,722	84,082	-9,674	-11.5%
Information Not Available	966	1.1%	56,045	1,057	-91	-8.6%

Years of Age	87,066		71,594	97,842
Younger than 22	3,205	2.1%	2,499	3,963	-758	-19.1%
22-24	5,556	3.6%	4,546	6,448	-892	-13.8%
25-34	21,491	13.8%	17,161	24,675	-3,184	-12.9%
35-44	17,660	11.3%	14,312	20,048	-2,388	-11.9%
45-54	20,848	13.4%	17,118	23,462	-2,614	-11.1%
55-59	8,848	5.7%	7,646	9,295	-447	-4.8%
60-64	5,652	3.6%	4,897	6,056	-404	-6.7%
65 and older	3,797	2.4%	3,401	3,875	-78	-2.0%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	14	20	-11	-55.0%

Industry	87,066		71,594	97,842
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,106	1.3%	716	1,164	-58	-5.0%
Mining	444	0.5%	136	352	92	26.1%
Utilities	148	0.2%	86	196	-48	-24.5%
Construction	14,198	16.1%	7,946	17,050	-2,852	-16.7%
Manufacturing	14,159	16.1%	13,105	15,331	-1,172	-7.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,760	3.1%	2,320	2,945	-185	-6.3%
Retail Trade	7,427	8.4%	7,058	8,619	-1,192	-13.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,369	3.8%	2,406	3,532	-163	-4.6%
Information	932	1.1%	909	1,135	-203	-17.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,933	2.2%	1,804	1,957	-24	-1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	862	1.0%	745	1,037	-175	-16.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,438	2.8%	2,334	2,544	-106	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	357	0.4%	294	352	5	1.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,398	14.1%	9,192	13,521	-1,123	-8.3%
Educational Services	1,593	1.8%	1,582	1,751	-158	-9.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,061	8.0%	7,166	8,081	-1,020	-12.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,499	2.8%	2,169	2,661	-162	-6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,782	7.7%	5,920	7,924	-1,142	-14.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,959	2.2%	1,833	2,338	-379	-16.2%
Public Administration	1,994	2.3%	1,661	2,338	-344	-14.7%
Information Not Available	2,647	3.0%	2,212	3,014	-367	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,454		17,259	15,740
Male	14,134	72.7%	11,887	10,797	3,337	30.9%
Female	5,311	27.3%	5,368	4,931	380	7.7%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	4	12	-3	-25.0%

Ethnicity	19,454		17,259	15,740
Hispanic or Latino	347	1.8%	296	247	100	40.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,995	71.9%	12,537	11,477	2,518	21.9%
Information Not Available	5,112	26.3%	4,426	4,016	1,096	27.3%

Race	19,454		17,259	15,740
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.3%	33	68	-18	-26.5%
Asian	45	0.2%	38	36	9	25.0%
Black or African American	653	3.4%	597	534	119	22.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1%	7	12	3	25.0%
White	17,269	88.8%	15,523	13,952	3,317	23.8%
Information Not Available	1,422	7.3%	1,061	1,138	284	25.0%

Years of Age	19,454		17,259	15,740
Younger than 22	718	2.0%	624	525	193	36.8%
22-24	1,180	3.3%	1,022	864	316	36.6%
25-34	4,714	13.2%	4,329	3,891	823	21.2%
35-44	4,670	13.1%	4,268	3,808	862	22.6%
45-54	4,517	12.7%	3,862	3,886	631	16.2%
55-59	1,933	5.4%	1,656	1,416	517	36.5%
60-64	1,046	2.9%	938	845	201	23.8%
65 and older	667	1.9%	558	496	171	34.5%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	2	9	0	0.0%

Industry	19,454		17,259	15,740
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	102	0.5%	96	98	4	4.1%
Mining	2,210	11.3%	1,914	558	1,652	296.1%
Utilities	41	0.2%	52	41	0	0.0%
Construction	3,927	20.1%	3,052	3,910	17	0.4%
Manufacturing	1,658	8.5%	1,638	1,224	434	35.5%
Wholesale Trade	591	3.0%	579	442	149	33.7%
Retail Trade	1,436	7.3%	1,354	1,214	222	18.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	822	4.2%	653	449	373	83.1%
Information	128	0.7%	120	119	9	7.6%
Finance and Insurance	187	1.0%	181	183	4	2.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	271	1.4%	255	170	101	59.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	727	3.7%	660	463	264	57.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.2%	43	48	-5	-10.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,635	8.4%	1,456	1,478	157	10.6%
Educational Services	284	1.5%	314	226	58	25.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,367	7.0%	1,389	1,296	71	5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	380	1.9%	287	390	-10	-2.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,164	6.0%	1,073	1,115	49	4.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	655	3.3%	575	585	70	12.0%
Public Administration	355	1.8%	308	311	44	14.1%
Information Not Available	1,471	7.5%	1,260	1,420	51	3.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Dec 2012	Percent	Nov 2012	Dec 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,481		4,893	5,302
Male	3,651	66.6%	3,111	3,583	68	1.9%
Female	1,830	33.4%	1,782	1,719	111	6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,481		4,893	5,302
Hispanic or Latino	559	10.2%	412	504	55	10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,661	85.0%	4,262	4,429	232	5.2%
Information Not Available	261	4.8%	219	369	-108	-29.3%

Race	5,481		4,893	5,302
American Indian or Alaskan Native	218	4.0%	184	162	56	34.6%
Asian	30	0.5%	29	18	12	66.7%
Black or African American	89	1.6%	68	84	5	6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.1%	12	14	-6	-42.9%
White	4,739	86.5%	4,307	4,622	117	2.5%
Information Not Available	397	7.2%	293	402	-5	-1.2%

Years of Age	5,481		4,893	5,302
Younger than 22	78	0.8%	87	87	-9	-10.3%
22-24	410	4.2%	413	379	31	8.2%
25-34	1,390	14.1%	1,327	1,339	51	3.8%
35-44	1,057	10.8%	910	1,075	-18	-1.7%
45-54	1,268	12.9%	1,091	1,258	10	0.8%
55-59	596	6.1%	506	547	49	9.0%
60-64	390	4.0%	312	352	38	10.8%
65 and older	292	3.0%	247	265	27	10.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,481		4,893	5,302
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	65	1.2%	48	30	35	116.7%
Mining	355	6.4%	349	201	154	76.6%
Utilities	4	0.1%	1	9	-5	-55.6%
Construction	1,179	21.3%	780	1,375	-196	-14.3%
Manufacturing	134	2.4%	120	146	-12	-8.2%
Wholesale Trade	145	2.6%	106	108	37	34.3%
Retail Trade	298	5.4%	256	339	-41	-12.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	195	3.5%	191	151	44	29.1%
Information	38	0.7%	42	34	4	11.8%
Finance and Insurance	41	0.7%	37	57	-16	-28.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	63	1.1%	67	66	-3	-4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	112	2.0%	76	98	14	14.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	6	4	1	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	312	5.6%	258	289	23	8.0%
Educational Services	81	1.5%	106	72	9	12.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	290	5.2%	268	269	21	7.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	111	2.0%	116	61	50	82.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	905	16.3%	1,157	862	43	5.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	136	2.5%	142	123	13	10.6%
Public Administration	182	3.3%	158	132	50	37.9%
Information Not Available	830	15.0%	609	876	-46	-5.3%