Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

May 2012

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants May 2012
	May 2012	Apr 2012	Monthly Change	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	3,113,241	3,401,494	-288,253	3,539,900	-426,659	-12.1
Alaska	11,884	14,251	-2,367	13,325	-1,441	-10.8
Alabama	33,835	32,981	854	42,256	-8,421	-19.9
Arkansas	29,372	29,200	172	35,413	-6,041	-17.1
Arizona	56,817	54,484	2,333	65,208	-8,391	-12.9
California	506,456	542,349	-35,893	543,602	-37,146	-6.8
Colorado	41,912	43,346	-1,434	48,595	-6,683	-13.8
Connecticut	50,669	55,037	-4,368	55,099	-4,430	-8.0
District of Columbia	10,991	11,434	-443	10,638	353	3.3
Delaware	9,089	10,429	-1,340	9,629	-540	-5.6
Florida	126,463	122,946	3,517	167,386	-40,923	-24.4
Georgia	73,331	83,876	-10,545	95,258	-21,927	-23.0
Hawaii	13,381	13,530	-149	14,575	-1,194	-8.2
Iowa	21,326	24,278	-2,952	26,754	-5,428	-20.3
Idaho	15,113	18,547	-3,434	19,286	-4,173	-21.6
Illinois	167,182	185,111	-17,929	175,958	-8,776	-5.0
Indiana	48,281	53,624	-5,343	57,531	-9,250	-16.1
Kansas	24,918	27,045	-2,127	26,786	-1,868	-7.0
Kentucky	32,968	34,278	-1,310	42,579	-9,611	-22.6
Louisiana	45,321	46,694	-1,373	62,667	-17,346	-27.7
Massachusetts	89,279	98,178	-8,899	89,253	26	0.0
Maryland	53,065	55,483	-2,418	57,121	-4,056	-7.1
Maine	12,454	16,200	-3,746	14,643	-2,189	-14.9
Michigan	98,883	118,970	-20,087	113,477	-14,594	-12.9
Minnesota	48,298	59,227	-10,929	57,889	-9,591	-16.6
Missouri	47,437	47,942	-505	60,663	-13,226	-21.8
Mississippi	25,741	24,811	930	32,447	-6,706	-20.7
Montana	7,664	9,726	-2,062	8,812	-1,148	-13.0
North Carolina	97,852	100,120	-2,268	105,082	-7,230	-6.9
North Dakota	1,975	3,027	-1,052	2,839	-864	-30.4
Nebraska	10,825	11,851	-1,026	13,762	-2,937	-21.3
New Hampshire	10,416	11,685	-1,269	11,558	-1,142	-9.9
New Jersey	122,458	144,438	-21,980	132,632	-10,174	-7.7
New Mexico	18,035	18,593	-558	20,750	-2,715	-13.1
Nevada	29,964	32,665	-2,701	36,027	-6,063	-16.8
New York	229,224	273,128	-43,904	237,981	-8,757	-3.7
Ohio	77,152	93,550	-16,398	102,253	-25,101	-24.5
Oklahoma	37,186	38,867	-1,681	47,315	-10,129	-21.4
Oregon	51,776	61,777	-10,001	63,962	-12,186	-19.1
Pennsylvania	193,044	210,712	-17,668	209,770	-16,726	-8.0
Puerto Rico	29,785	30,203	-418	37,027	-7,242	-19.6
Rhode Island	13,245	14,923	-1,678	14,404	-1,159	-8.0
South Carolina	39,599	42,591	-2,992	54,228	-14,629	-27.0
South Dakota	2,043	2,741	-698	2,544	-501	-19.7
Tennessee	45,674	46,658	-984	53,172	-7,498	-14.1
Texas	150,338	150,991	-653	168,203	-17,865	-10.6
Utah	15,695	18,554	-2,859	21,480	-5,785	-26.9
Virginia	53,982	55,758	-1,776	58,107	-4,125	-7.1
Virgin Islands	623	521	102	426	197	46.2
Vermont	8,114	8,114		8,317	-203	-2.4
Washington	74,684	81,411	-6,727	84,411	-9,727	-11.5
Wisconsin	76,266	92,495	-16,229	85,698	-9,432	-11.0
West Virginia	16,907	17,224	-317	15,374	1,533	10.0
Wyoming	4,249	4,920	-671	5,728	-1,479	-25.8

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,113,241		3,401,494	3,539,900	-426,659	-12.1
Male	1,744,473	56.0%	1,948,180	1,991,470	-246,997	-12.4%
Female	1,351,993	43.4%	1,433,969	1,542,826	-190,833	-12.4%
Information Not Available	16,775	0.5%	19,345	5,604	11,171	199.3%

Ethnicity	3,113,241		3,401,494	3,539,900
Hispanic or Latino	489,291	15.7%	537,756	547,278	-57,987	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,179,046	83.0%	2,381,147	2,505,846	-326,800	-13.0%
Information Not Available	444,905	12.5%	482,591	486,777	-41,872	-8.6%

Race	3,113,241		3,401,494	3,539,900
American Indian or Alaskan Native	38,808	1.2%	41,290	42,029	-3,221	-7.7%
Asian	87,950	2.8%	93,284	95,517	-7,567	-7.9%
Black or African American	548,109	17.6%	540,799	627,554	-79,445	-12.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14,377	0.5%	44,114	15,446	-1,069	-6.9%
White	1,694,328	54.4%	1,881,840	1,982,031	-287,703	-14.5%
Information Not Available	729,669	23.4%	800,166	777,323	-47,654	-6.1%

Years of Age	3,113,241		3,401,494	3,539,900
Younger than 22	84,186	2.7%	90,403	125,564	-41,378	-33.0%
22-24	187,186	6.0%	198,022	211,412	-24,226	-11.5%
25-34	758,953	24.4%	815,809	860,712	-101,759	-11.8%
35-44	688,473	22.1%	742,028	796,923	-108,450	-13.6%
45-54	745,346	23.9%	829,344	851,127	-105,781	-12.4%
55-59	300,609	9.7%	334,078	332,718	-32,109	-9.7%
60-64	199,400	6.4%	222,055	217,983	-18,583	-8.5%
65 and older	133,950	4.3%	152,156	138,099	-4,149	-3.0%
Information Not Available	15,138	0.5%	17,599	5,362	9,776	182.3%

Industry	3,113,241		3,401,494	3,539,900
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	78,552	2.5%	100,885	79,797	-1,245	-1.6%
Mining	17,173	0.6%	18,030	14,165	3,008	21.2%
Utilities	6,611	0.2%	6,676	7,228	-617	-8.5%
Construction	383,780	12.3%	459,955	447,379	-63,599	-14.2%
Manufacturing	305,694	9.8%	330,305	379,855	-74,161	-19.5%
Wholesale Trade	106,019	3.4%	111,246	128,478	-22,459	-17.5%
Retail Trade	281,501	9.0%	293,927	322,976	-41,475	-12.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	93,369	3.0%	135,926	117,681	-24,312	-20.7%
Information	94,520	3.0%	90,753	100,092	-5,572	-5.6%
Finance and Insurance	92,375	3.0%	94,305	108,867	-16,492	-15.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	43,672	1.4%	47,203	54,400	-10,728	-19.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	155,011	5.0%	150,164	175,618	-20,607	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,594	0.4%	15,210	14,175	-581	-4.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	385,877	12.4%	415,704	411,380	-25,503	-6.2%
Educational Services	67,739	2.2%	79,233	78,658	-10,919	-13.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	276,891	8.9%	280,805	298,961	-22,070	-7.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	50,621	1.6%	58,615	60,593	-9,972	-16.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	192,686	6.2%	209,191	232,926	-40,240	-17.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	90,125	2.9%	95,265	99,356	-9,231	-9.3%
Public Administration	56,882	1.8%	65,865	69,120	-12,238	-17.7%
Information Not Available	320,549	10.3%	342,231	338,195	-17,646	-5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,884		14,251	13,325	-1,441	-10.8
Male	7,276	61.2%	9,078	8,158	-882	-10.8%
Female	4,608	38.8%	5,173	5,167	-559	-10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,884		14,251	13,325
Hispanic or Latino	575	4.8%	670	590	-15	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,180	94.1%	13,438	12,575	-1,395	-11.1%
Information Not Available	129	1.1%	143	160	-31	-19.4%

Race	11,884		14,251	13,325
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,664	30.8%	4,096	3,936	-272	-6.9%
Asian	800	6.7%	837	952	-152	-16.0%
Black or African American	606	5.1%	608	532	74	13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	217	1.8%	258	258	-41	-15.9%
White	6,112	51.4%	7,871	7,145	-1,033	-14.5%
Information Not Available	485	4.1%	581	502	-17	-3.4%

Years of Age	11,884		14,251	13,325
Younger than 22	453	2.6%	571	569	-116	-20.4%
22-24	946	5.4%	1,206	1,085	-139	-12.8%
25-34	3,402	19.6%	4,120	3,802	-400	-10.5%
35-44	2,470	14.2%	2,911	2,625	-155	-5.9%
45-54	2,621	15.1%	3,117	3,046	-425	-14.0%
55-59	1,041	6.0%	1,227	1,108	-67	-6.0%
60-64	602	3.5%	691	689	-87	-12.6%
65 and older	349	2.0%	408	401	-52	-13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,884		14,251	13,325
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	61	0.5%	88	55	6	10.9%
Mining	402	3.4%	447	456	-54	-11.8%
Utilities	72	0.6%	93	49	23	46.9%
Construction	1,959	16.4%	2,825	2,456	-497	-20.2%
Manufacturing	891	7.5%	960	1,012	-121	-12.0%
Wholesale Trade	206	1.7%	209	179	27	15.1%
Retail Trade	1,197	10.0%	1,388	1,400	-203	-14.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	529	4.4%	680	559	-30	-5.4%
Information	111	0.9%	143	163	-52	-31.9%
Finance and Insurance	231	1.9%	242	269	-38	-14.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	343	2.9%	347	356	-13	-3.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	437	3.7%	449	400	37	9.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.2%	18	13	7	53.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	594	5.0%	778	644	-50	-7.8%
Educational Services	319	2.7%	353	398	-79	-19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,077	9.0%	1,204	1,262	-185	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	160	1.3%	234	170	-10	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,196	10.0%	1,360	1,196	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	478	4.0%	489	439	39	8.9%
Public Administration	1,182	9.9%	1,480	1,310	-128	-9.8%
Information Not Available	419	3.5%	464	539	-120	-22.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,835		32,981	42,256
Male	17,555	51.9%	17,444	22,426	-4,871	-21.7%
Female	16,266	48.1%	15,528	19,695	-3,429	-17.4%
Information Not Available	14	0.0%	9	135	-121	-89.6%

Ethnicity	33,835		32,981	42,256
Hispanic or Latino	466	1.4%	489	707	-241	-34.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,269	83.5%	27,534	35,005	-6,736	-19.2%
Information Not Available	5,100	15.1%	4,958	6,544	-1,444	-22.1%

Race	33,835		32,981	42,256
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,572	4.6%	1,420	1,709	-137	-8.0%
Asian	615	1.8%	693	807	-192	-23.8%
Black or African American	13,497	39.9%	13,003	16,048	-2,551	-15.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	47	60	-24	-40.0%
White	16,683	49.3%	16,393	21,640	-4,957	-22.9%
Information Not Available	1,432	4.2%	1,425	1,992	-560	-28.1%

Years of Age	33,835		32,981	42,256
Younger than 22	1,225	2.5%	1,212	1,718	-493	-28.7%
22-24	2,413	5.0%	2,366	3,016	-603	-20.0%
25-34	8,913	18.3%	8,675	10,962	-2,049	-18.7%
35-44	7,839	16.1%	7,700	9,751	-1,912	-19.6%
45-54	7,394	15.2%	7,323	9,504	-2,110	-22.2%
55-59	2,972	6.1%	2,791	3,546	-574	-16.2%
60-64	1,818	3.7%	1,753	2,289	-471	-20.6%
65 and older	1,239	2.5%	1,146	1,443	-204	-14.1%
Information Not Available	22	0.0%	15	27	-5	-18.5%

Industry	33,835		32,981	42,256
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	226	0.7%	244	315	-89	-28.3%
Mining	174	0.5%	192	142	32	22.5%
Utilities	58	0.2%	61	58	0	0.0%
Construction	3,469	10.2%	3,433	5,108	-1,639	-32.1%
Manufacturing	5,269	15.5%	5,170	7,590	-2,321	-30.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,232	3.6%	1,215	1,294	-62	-4.8%
Retail Trade	3,891	11.4%	3,791	4,674	-783	-16.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,049	3.1%	1,062	1,187	-138	-11.6%
Information	421	1.2%	428	562	-141	-25.1%
Finance and Insurance	972	2.9%	974	1,010	-38	-3.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	472	1.4%	457	545	-73	-13.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,737	5.1%	1,476	1,942	-205	-10.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	142	0.4%	173	84	58	69.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,779	14.0%	4,811	5,506	-727	-13.2%
Educational Services	602	1.8%	637	648	-46	-7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,921	8.6%	3,005	3,334	-413	-12.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	200	0.6%	226	480	-280	-58.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,006	8.8%	2,536	3,952	-946	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	746	2.2%	735	1,104	-358	-32.4%
Public Administration	532	1.6%	490	657	-125	-19.0%
Information Not Available	1,937	5.7%	1,865	2,064	-127	-6.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,372		29,200	35,413
Male	15,216	51.8%	15,872	19,247	-4,031	-20.9%
Female	13,539	46.1%	12,532	16,165	-2,626	-16.2%
Information Not Available	617	2.1%	796	1	616	61600.0%

Ethnicity	29,372		29,200	35,413
Hispanic or Latino	1,173	4.0%	1,092	1,204	-31	-2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,582	93.9%	27,312	34,208	-6,626	-19.4%
Information Not Available	617	2.1%	796	1	616	61600.0%

Race	29,372		29,200	35,413
American Indian or Alaskan Native	330	1.1%	337	419	-89	-21.2%
Asian	242	0.8%	278	204	38	18.6%
Black or African American	8,250	28.1%	7,835	10,535	-2,285	-21.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	205	0.7%	256	225	-20	-8.9%
White	18,555	63.2%	18,606	22,823	-4,268	-18.7%
Information Not Available	1,790	6.1%	1,888	1,207	583	48.3%

Years of Age	29,372		29,200	35,413
Younger than 22	1,164	2.5%	1,062	989	175	17.7%
22-24	1,917	4.1%	1,781	2,575	-658	-25.6%
25-34	7,303	15.7%	6,933	9,620	-2,317	-24.1%
35-44	6,710	14.5%	6,594	8,367	-1,657	-19.8%
45-54	6,704	14.5%	6,876	8,045	-1,341	-16.7%
55-59	2,433	5.2%	2,553	2,936	-503	-17.1%
60-64	1,549	3.3%	1,566	1,790	-241	-13.5%
65 and older	975	2.1%	1,037	1,086	-111	-10.2%
Information Not Available	617	1.3%	798	5	612	12240.0%

Industry	29,372		29,200	35,413
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	349	1.2%	465	489	-140	-28.6%
Mining	359	1.2%	351	188	171	91.0%
Utilities	33	0.1%	26	86	-53	-61.6%
Construction	2,546	8.6%	2,907	4,237	-1,691	-39.9%
Manufacturing	4,650	15.6%	5,224	6,200	-1,550	-25.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,482	5.0%	1,218	1,398	84	6.0%
Retail Trade	3,071	10.3%	2,917	4,689	-1,618	-34.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,184	4.0%	1,237	1,279	-95	-7.4%
Information	396	1.3%	434	333	63	18.9%
Finance and Insurance	434	1.5%	440	500	-66	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	329	1.1%	342	424	-95	-22.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	919	3.1%	759	704	215	30.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	79	0.3%	66	112	-33	-29.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,862	9.6%	2,704	3,796	-934	-24.6%
Educational Services	632	2.1%	592	1,430	-798	-55.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,728	12.5%	3,253	4,280	-552	-12.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	182	0.6%	179	371	-189	-50.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,930	6.5%	1,774	3,253	-1,323	-40.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	621	2.1%	637	682	-61	-8.9%
Public Administration	478	1.6%	489	946	-468	-49.5%
Information Not Available	3,108	10.5%	3,186	16	3,092	19325.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	56,817		54,484	65,208
Male	32,509	57.2%	31,494	37,975	-5,466	-14.4%
Female	24,284	42.7%	22,964	27,212	-2,928	-10.8%
Information Not Available	24	0.0%	26	21	3	14.3%

Ethnicity	56,817		54,484	65,208
Hispanic or Latino	21,661	38.1%	19,721	23,741	-2,080	-8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,828	43.7%	25,005	29,547	-4,719	-16.0%
Information Not Available	10,328	18.2%	9,758	11,920	-1,592	-13.4%

Race	56,817		54,484	65,208
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,061	5.4%	3,073	3,456	-395	-11.4%
Asian	2,103	3.7%	1,604	2,099	4	0.2%
Black or African American	3,467	6.1%	3,469	3,853	-386	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	320	0.6%	301	326	-6	-1.8%
White	32,694	57.5%	31,667	38,049	-5,355	-14.1%
Information Not Available	15,172	26.7%	14,370	17,425	-2,253	-12.9%

Years of Age	56,817		54,484	65,208
Younger than 22	2,260	2.6%	2,063	2,642	-382	-14.5%
22-24	3,828	4.5%	3,590	4,217	-389	-9.2%
25-34	12,852	15.0%	12,479	14,917	-2,065	-13.8%
35-44	12,063	14.0%	11,814	14,494	-2,431	-16.8%
45-54	14,139	16.5%	13,464	16,051	-1,912	-11.9%
55-59	5,562	6.5%	5,278	6,156	-594	-9.6%
60-64	3,628	4.2%	3,509	4,129	-501	-12.1%
65 and older	2,485	2.9%	2,287	2,602	-117	-4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	56,817		54,484	65,208
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	7,506	11.7%	6,200	7,684	-178	-2.3%
Mining	132	0.2%	134	119	13	10.9%
Utilities	90	0.1%	79	98	-8	-8.2%
Construction	5,132	8.0%	5,875	7,468	-2,336	-31.3%
Manufacturing	2,665	4.1%	2,721	3,325	-660	-19.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,900	3.0%	1,851	2,200	-300	-13.6%
Retail Trade	4,516	7.0%	4,609	5,811	-1,295	-22.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,235	1.9%	1,100	1,298	-63	-4.9%
Information	670	1.0%	637	693	-23	-3.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,739	2.7%	1,732	2,317	-578	-24.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,116	1.7%	1,057	1,248	-132	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,939	4.6%	2,609	3,196	-257	-8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	181	0.3%	172	175	6	3.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,467	11.6%	7,345	8,246	-779	-9.4%
Educational Services	1,488	2.3%	1,395	1,659	-171	-10.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,432	6.9%	4,457	5,035	-603	-12.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	650	1.0%	647	779	-129	-16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,216	5.0%	2,975	3,629	-413	-11.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,159	1.8%	1,150	1,350	-191	-14.1%
Public Administration	1,261	2.0%	1,160	1,443	-182	-12.6%
Information Not Available	7,323	11.4%	6,579	7,435	-112	-1.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	506,456		542,349	543,602
Male	286,229	56.5%	309,568	311,984	-25,755	-8.3%
Female	219,474	43.3%	231,757	230,789	-11,315	-4.9%
Information Not Available	753	0.1%	1,024	829	-76	-9.2%

Ethnicity	506,456		542,349	543,602
Hispanic or Latino	167,595	33.1%	186,336	176,383	-8,788	-5.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	237,363	46.9%	250,187	275,898	-38,535	-14.0%
Information Not Available	101,498	20.0%	105,826	91,321	10,177	11.1%

Race	506,456		542,349	543,602
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,578	0.7%	3,165	3,130	448	14.3%
Asian	39,168	7.7%	42,722	42,439	-3,271	-7.7%
Black or African American	31,542	6.2%	31,180	40,045	-8,503	-21.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	163,075	32.2%	173,120	190,284	-27,209	-14.3%
Information Not Available	269,093	53.1%	292,162	267,704	1,389	0.5%

Years of Age	506,456		542,349	543,602
Younger than 22	13,276	2.1%	14,706	15,005	-1,729	-11.5%
22-24	33,425	5.2%	33,135	35,166	-1,741	-5.0%
25-34	124,847	19.6%	131,329	137,443	-12,596	-9.2%
35-44	111,667	17.5%	110,294	118,755	-7,088	-6.0%
45-54	119,105	18.7%	136,169	126,580	-7,475	-5.9%
55-59	47,925	7.5%	54,263	54,130	-6,205	-11.5%
60-64	32,766	5.1%	36,765	34,706	-1,940	-5.6%
65 and older	23,068	3.6%	25,223	21,081	1,987	9.4%
Information Not Available	377	0.1%	465	736	-359	-48.8%

Industry	506,456		542,349	543,602
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54,139	9.7%	73,995	51,368	2,771	5.4%
Mining	753	0.1%	652	1,197	-444	-37.1%
Utilities	1,695	0.3%	1,675	1,749	-54	-3.1%
Construction	56,963	10.2%	62,547	71,621	-14,658	-20.5%
Manufacturing	54,609	9.7%	57,800	58,089	-3,480	-6.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,860	0.7%	3,816	7,088	-3,228	-45.5%
Retail Trade	41,051	7.3%	41,418	47,318	-6,267	-13.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	13,747	2.5%	16,474	13,348	399	3.0%
Information	45,100	8.0%	41,139	42,531	2,569	6.0%
Finance and Insurance	12,240	2.2%	12,472	12,980	-740	-5.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,295	0.6%	3,258	6,628	-3,333	-50.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,393	2.0%	13,403	11,691	-298	-2.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	86,717	15.5%	88,421	86,627	90	0.1%
Educational Services	12,805	2.3%	16,381	16,294	-3,489	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	36,061	6.4%	34,624	37,560	-1,499	-4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,321	1.7%	9,214	10,771	-1,450	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	23,633	4.2%	23,083	27,894	-4,261	-15.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	16,383	2.9%	17,870	16,110	273	1.7%
Public Administration	7,626	1.4%	7,353	8,009	-383	-4.8%
Information Not Available	15,065	2.7%	16,754	14,729	336	2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,912		43,346	48,595
Male	23,855	56.9%	25,748	28,556	-4,701	-16.5%
Female	18,057	43.1%	17,598	20,039	-1,982	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	41,912		43,346	48,595
Hispanic or Latino	8,766	20.9%	9,677	10,028	-1,262	-12.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,037	69.3%	29,377	32,901	-3,864	-11.7%
Information Not Available	4,109	9.8%	4,292	5,666	-1,557	-27.5%

Race	41,912		43,346	48,595
American Indian or Alaskan Native	795	1.9%	783	722	73	10.1%
Asian	714	1.7%	721	804	-90	-11.2%
Black or African American	2,691	6.4%	2,799	2,922	-231	-7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	163	0.4%	173	191	-28	-14.7%
White	30,600	73.0%	31,348	34,976	-4,376	-12.5%
Information Not Available	6,949	16.6%	7,522	8,980	-2,031	-22.6%

Years of Age	41,912		43,346	48,595
Younger than 22	815	1.2%	893	1,058	-243	-23.0%
22-24	1,756	2.5%	1,775	2,259	-503	-22.3%
25-34	9,969	14.3%	9,936	11,654	-1,685	-14.5%
35-44	9,436	13.6%	9,831	11,233	-1,797	-16.0%
45-54	10,715	15.4%	11,191	12,660	-1,945	-15.4%
55-59	4,632	6.7%	4,903	5,032	-400	-7.9%
60-64	3,028	4.4%	3,187	3,167	-139	-4.4%
65 and older	1,539	2.2%	1,598	1,518	21	1.4%
Information Not Available	22	0.0%	32	14	8	57.1%

Industry	41,912		43,346	48,595
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	290	0.7%	320	318	-28	-8.8%
Mining	542	1.3%	550	418	124	29.7%
Utilities	64	0.2%	69	79	-15	-19.0%
Construction	5,850	13.9%	7,413	8,540	-2,690	-31.5%
Manufacturing	2,935	7.0%	3,009	2,893	42	1.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,749	4.1%	1,786	1,990	-241	-12.1%
Retail Trade	3,973	9.4%	3,956	4,666	-693	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,114	2.6%	1,156	1,351	-237	-17.5%
Information	1,556	3.7%	1,502	1,402	154	11.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,443	3.4%	1,475	1,895	-452	-23.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,015	2.4%	991	1,186	-171	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,923	6.9%	2,797	3,308	-385	-11.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	404	1.0%	391	474	-70	-14.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,058	12.0%	5,696	5,961	-903	-15.1%
Educational Services	1,158	2.7%	1,159	1,138	20	1.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,508	8.3%	3,489	3,545	-37	-1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,421	3.4%	992	1,542	-121	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,679	8.7%	3,060	4,070	-391	-9.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,216	2.9%	1,263	1,376	-160	-11.6%
Public Administration	892	2.1%	1,052	1,034	-142	-13.7%
Information Not Available	1,122	2.7%	1,220	1,409	-287	-20.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,669		55,037	55,099
Male	28,714	56.7%	31,710	30,954	-2,240	-7.2%
Female	21,955	43.3%	23,327	24,145	-2,190	-9.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	50,669		55,037	55,099
Hispanic or Latino	7,558	14.9%	8,323	8,095	-537	-6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,111	85.1%	46,714	47,004	-3,893	-8.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	50,669		55,037	55,099
American Indian or Alaskan Native	163	0.3%	165	164	-1	-0.6%
Asian	873	1.7%	847	864	9	1.0%
Black or African American	7,127	14.1%	7,394	7,853	-726	-9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	28,394	56.0%	31,013	31,371	-2,977	-9.5%
Information Not Available	14,112	27.9%	15,618	14,847	-735	-5.0%

Years of Age	50,669		55,037	55,099
Younger than 22	1,241	1.6%	1,220	1,627	-386	-23.7%
22-24	3,082	4.1%	3,280	3,606	-524	-14.5%
25-34	11,953	15.9%	12,772	12,951	-998	-7.7%
35-44	10,114	13.4%	11,265	11,176	-1,062	-9.5%
45-54	12,214	16.2%	13,463	13,169	-955	-7.3%
55-59	5,192	6.9%	5,551	5,371	-179	-3.3%
60-64	3,708	4.9%	3,977	3,994	-286	-7.2%
65 and older	3,165	4.2%	3,509	3,205	-40	-1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	50,669		55,037	55,099
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	306	0.6%	453	459	-153	-33.3%
Mining	31	0.1%	34	35	-4	-11.4%
Utilities	104	0.2%	112	103	1	1.0%
Construction	6,587	12.9%	7,763	6,735	-148	-2.2%
Manufacturing	5,521	10.8%	5,470	5,856	-335	-5.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,036	4.0%	2,092	2,274	-238	-10.5%
Retail Trade	6,318	12.4%	6,533	7,359	-1,041	-14.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,805	3.5%	2,967	1,748	57	3.3%
Information	969	1.9%	963	1,135	-166	-14.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,280	4.5%	2,294	2,983	-703	-23.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	756	1.5%	871	859	-103	-12.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,454	4.8%	2,220	2,703	-249	-9.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	275	0.5%	265	273	2	0.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,040	11.8%	6,709	6,167	-127	-2.1%
Educational Services	1,294	2.5%	1,442	1,506	-212	-14.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,988	11.7%	6,174	5,866	122	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,185	2.3%	1,492	1,402	-217	-15.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,664	7.2%	3,863	3,880	-216	-5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,683	3.3%	1,721	1,712	-29	-1.7%
Public Administration	634	1.2%	742	1,253	-619	-49.4%
Information Not Available	739	1.4%	857	791	-52	-6.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,991		11,434	10,638
Male	5,342	48.6%	5,634	5,056	286	5.7%
Female	5,645	51.4%	5,794	5,582	63	1.1%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	6	0	4	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,991		11,434	10,638
Hispanic or Latino	895	8.1%	1,040	939	-44	-4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,034	91.3%	10,349	9,699	335	3.5%
Information Not Available	62	0.6%	45	0	62	0.0%

Race	10,991		11,434	10,638
American Indian or Alaskan Native	84	0.8%	71	80	4	5.0%
Asian	303	2.8%	340	361	-58	-16.1%
Black or African American	7,631	69.4%	7,856	7,359	272	3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	43	51	-15	-29.4%
White	2,479	22.6%	2,656	2,461	18	0.7%
Information Not Available	458	4.2%	468	326	132	40.5%

Years of Age	10,991		11,434	10,638
Younger than 22	243	1.9%	290	289	-46	-15.9%
22-24	622	4.9%	645	618	4	0.6%
25-34	2,969	23.2%	3,032	2,722	247	9.1%
35-44	2,580	20.1%	2,643	2,433	147	6.0%
45-54	2,573	20.1%	2,684	2,653	-80	-3.0%
55-59	1,015	7.9%	1,067	936	79	8.4%
60-64	650	5.1%	708	641	9	1.4%
65 and older	339	2.6%	365	346	-7	-2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,991		11,434	10,638
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Construction	48	0.4%	58	3	45	1500.0%
Manufacturing	4	0.0%	2	0	4	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	14	0.1%	13	0	14	0.0%
Retail Trade	21	0.2%	31	1	20	2000.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	15	0.1%	16	2	13	650.0%
Information	11	0.1%	16	1	10	1000.0%
Finance and Insurance	11	0.1%	10	0	11	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	0.1%	14	3	10	333.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	82	0.7%	81	10	72	720.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	84	0.8%	82	16	68	425.0%
Educational Services	10	0.1%	11	0	10	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	34	0.3%	27	4	30	750.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.1%	7	1	5	500.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	26	0.2%	31	6	20	333.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	25	0.2%	21	5	20	400.0%
Public Administration	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Information Not Available	10,582	96.3%	11,009	10,586	-4	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,089		10,429	9,629
Male	4,669	51.4%	5,357	4,901	-232	-4.7%
Female	4,420	48.6%	5,072	4,728	-308	-6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,089		10,429	9,629
Hispanic or Latino	569	6.3%	617	493	76	15.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,521	93.7%	9,812	9,137	-616	-6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	9,089		10,429	9,629
American Indian or Alaskan Native	19	0.2%	20	18	1	5.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	3,137	34.5%	3,551	3,274	-137	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	62	0.7%	59	83	-21	-25.3%
White	4,611	50.7%	5,425	5,192	-581	-11.2%
Information Not Available	1,260	13.9%	1,373	1,061	199	18.8%

Years of Age	9,089		10,429	9,629
Younger than 22	239	1.8%	304	366	-127	-34.7%
22-24	595	4.6%	680	720	-125	-17.4%
25-34	2,214	17.0%	2,541	2,532	-318	-12.6%
35-44	1,811	13.9%	2,109	1,924	-113	-5.9%
45-54	2,163	16.6%	2,498	2,210	-47	-2.1%
55-59	913	7.0%	1,010	818	95	11.6%
60-64	653	5.0%	702	568	85	15.0%
65 and older	423	3.2%	488	407	16	3.9%
Information Not Available	78	0.6%	97	84	-6	-7.1%

Industry	9,089		10,429	9,629
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	23	0.3%	27	24	-1	-4.2%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	27	0.3%	32	23	4	17.4%
Construction	884	9.7%	1,025	843	41	4.9%
Manufacturing	821	9.0%	889	831	-10	-1.2%
Wholesale Trade	328	3.6%	348	339	-11	-3.2%
Retail Trade	1,454	16.0%	1,603	1,545	-91	-5.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	214	2.3%	243	216	-2	-0.9%
Information	120	1.3%	155	171	-51	-29.8%
Finance and Insurance	924	10.1%	1,033	771	153	19.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	192	2.1%	240	216	-24	-11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	495	5.4%	525	499	-4	-0.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.3%	32	30	-7	-23.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,412	15.5%	1,610	1,459	-47	-3.2%
Educational Services	139	1.5%	153	151	-12	-7.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	767	8.4%	916	899	-132	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	203	2.2%	231	239	-36	-15.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	726	8.0%	948	966	-240	-24.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	261	2.9%	287	283	-22	-7.8%
Public Administration	56	0.6%	102	98	-42	-42.9%
Information Not Available	20	0.2%	30	26	-6	-23.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	126,463		122,946	167,386
Male	66,004	52.2%	64,805	88,977	-22,973	-25.8%
Female	60,406	47.8%	58,082	77,962	-17,556	-22.5%
Information Not Available	53	0.0%	59	447	-394	-88.1%

Ethnicity	126,463		122,946	167,386
Hispanic or Latino	33,065	26.1%	31,878	46,703	-13,638	-29.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	89,830	71.0%	87,180	110,933	-21,103	-19.0%
Information Not Available	3,568	2.8%	3,888	9,750	-6,182	-63.4%

Race	126,463		122,946	167,386
American Indian or Alaskan Native	556	0.4%	519	968	-412	-42.6%
Asian	505	0.4%	516	1,377	-872	-63.3%
Black or African American	28,332	22.4%	26,884	32,562	-4,230	-13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,359	1.1%	1,366	1,935	-576	-29.8%
White	80,138	63.4%	78,178	104,086	-23,948	-23.0%
Information Not Available	15,573	12.3%	15,483	26,458	-10,885	-41.1%

Years of Age	126,463		122,946	167,386
Younger than 22	2,191	1.1%	1,937	3,386	-1,195	-35.3%
22-24	6,346	3.2%	5,896	9,824	-3,478	-35.4%
25-34	28,429	14.4%	27,430	37,251	-8,822	-23.7%
35-44	27,923	14.2%	27,167	37,697	-9,774	-25.9%
45-54	31,732	16.1%	31,001	41,977	-10,245	-24.4%
55-59	13,124	6.7%	12,962	17,304	-4,180	-24.2%
60-64	9,468	4.8%	9,362	10,941	-1,473	-13.5%
65 and older	7,248	3.7%	7,189	9,006	-1,758	-19.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%

Industry	126,463		122,946	167,386
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,934	1.5%	1,297	1,786	148	8.3%
Mining	111	0.1%	112	223	-112	-50.2%
Utilities	239	0.2%	236	260	-21	-8.1%
Construction	10,793	8.4%	10,950	15,258	-4,465	-29.3%
Manufacturing	6,731	5.2%	6,747	8,559	-1,828	-21.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,326	4.1%	5,307	7,182	-1,856	-25.8%
Retail Trade	15,035	11.7%	14,272	20,244	-5,209	-25.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,274	2.5%	3,107	3,424	-150	-4.4%
Information	2,419	1.9%	2,390	3,126	-707	-22.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,908	3.8%	4,845	7,368	-2,460	-33.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,989	2.3%	3,022	4,354	-1,365	-31.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,548	6.7%	8,159	11,350	-2,802	-24.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	673	0.5%	663	707	-34	-4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,324	18.2%	22,748	29,585	-6,261	-21.2%
Educational Services	2,701	2.1%	2,536	3,535	-834	-23.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,949	9.3%	11,630	13,508	-1,559	-11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,321	1.8%	2,155	3,014	-693	-23.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,009	7.8%	8,960	13,360	-3,351	-25.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,711	2.9%	3,697	5,135	-1,424	-27.7%
Public Administration	1,949	1.5%	2,096	2,717	-768	-28.3%
Information Not Available	7,519	5.9%	8,017	12,691	-5,172	-40.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	73,331		83,876	95,258
Male	37,500	51.1%	43,217	47,437	-9,937	-20.9%
Female	34,877	47.6%	39,539	46,406	-11,529	-24.8%
Information Not Available	954	1.3%	1,120	1,415	-461	-32.6%

Ethnicity	73,331		83,876	95,258
Hispanic or Latino	97	0.1%	353	294	-197	-67.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	72,280	98.6%	82,403	93,549	-21,269	-22.7%
Information Not Available	954	1.3%	1,120	1,415	-461	-32.6%

Race	73,331		83,876	95,258
American Indian or Alaskan Native	401	0.5%	393	451	-50	-11.1%
Asian	1,139	1.6%	1,273	1,387	-248	-17.9%
Black or African American	35,006	47.7%	39,587	44,730	-9,724	-21.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	35,831	48.9%	41,503	47,275	-11,444	-24.2%
Information Not Available	954	1.3%	1,120	1,415	-461	-32.6%

Years of Age	73,331		83,876	95,258
Younger than 22	1,423	1.4%	1,448	1,981	-558	-28.2%
22-24	3,850	3.7%	4,073	4,699	-849	-18.1%
25-34	17,117	16.4%	19,156	21,624	-4,507	-20.8%
35-44	17,261	16.5%	19,954	22,578	-5,317	-23.5%
45-54	17,468	16.7%	19,981	22,845	-5,377	-23.5%
55-59	6,665	6.4%	7,739	8,783	-2,118	-24.1%
60-64	4,665	4.5%	5,604	6,134	-1,469	-23.9%
65 and older	2,861	2.7%	3,466	3,720	-859	-23.1%
Information Not Available	2,021	1.9%	2,455	2,894	-873	-30.2%

Industry	73,331		83,876	95,258
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	843	1.1%	1,200	1,288	-445	-34.5%
Mining	96	0.1%	91	77	19	24.7%
Utilities	132	0.2%	157	207	-75	-36.2%
Construction	4,940	6.7%	5,691	6,790	-1,850	-27.2%
Manufacturing	5,468	7.4%	6,739	7,641	-2,173	-28.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,455	4.7%	4,252	5,529	-2,074	-37.5%
Retail Trade	6,434	8.7%	7,146	7,819	-1,385	-17.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,795	2.4%	2,386	2,062	-267	-12.9%
Information	1,577	2.1%	1,890	2,633	-1,056	-40.1%
Finance and Insurance	2,155	2.9%	2,474	2,863	-708	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,281	1.7%	1,501	1,768	-487	-27.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,484	15.5%	13,199	14,997	-3,513	-23.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	91	0.1%	116	196	-105	-53.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	192	0.3%	209	264	-72	-27.3%
Educational Services	1,727	2.3%	2,098	2,374	-647	-27.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,485	6.0%	4,972	5,827	-1,342	-23.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,109	5.5%	4,004	5,085	-976	-19.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	566	0.8%	719	1,021	-455	-44.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,057	1.4%	971	1,320	-263	-19.9%
Public Administration	1,090	1.5%	1,269	1,376	-286	-20.8%
Information Not Available	20,354	27.4%	22,792	24,121	-3,767	-15.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,381		13,530	14,575
Male	9,151	68.4%	9,291	9,670	-519	-5.4%
Female	4,230	31.6%	4,239	4,901	-671	-13.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	13,381		13,530	14,575
Hispanic or Latino	668	5.0%	694	716	-48	-6.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,023	74.9%	10,114	11,223	-1,200	-10.7%
Information Not Available	2,690	20.1%	2,722	2,636	54	2.0%

Race	13,381		13,530	14,575
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52	0.4%	50	65	-13	-20.0%
Asian	4,622	34.5%	4,725	5,207	-585	-11.2%
Black or African American	241	1.8%	246	236	5	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,510	26.2%	3,564	3,586	-76	-2.1%
White	3,323	24.8%	3,353	3,754	-431	-11.5%
Information Not Available	1,633	12.2%	1,592	1,727	-94	-5.4%

Years of Age	13,381		13,530	14,575
Younger than 22	199	1.3%	197	197	2	1.0%
22-24	553	3.5%	562	615	-62	-10.1%
25-34	3,239	20.6%	3,269	3,401	-162	-4.8%
35-44	3,130	19.9%	3,181	3,476	-346	-10.0%
45-54	3,145	20.0%	3,186	3,476	-331	-9.5%
55-59	1,402	8.9%	1,419	1,575	-173	-11.0%
60-64	1,003	6.4%	1,001	1,063	-60	-5.6%
65 and older	710	4.5%	715	772	-62	-8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,381		13,530	14,575
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	351	2.6%	308	497	-146	-29.4%
Mining	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%
Utilities	10	0.1%	8	14	-4	-28.6%
Construction	4,096	29.8%	4,318	4,165	-69	-1.7%
Manufacturing	514	3.7%	566	369	145	39.3%
Wholesale Trade	266	1.9%	272	320	-54	-16.9%
Retail Trade	685	5.0%	703	896	-211	-23.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	423	3.1%	448	488	-65	-13.3%
Information	416	3.0%	242	561	-145	-25.8%
Finance and Insurance	153	1.1%	167	172	-19	-11.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	225	1.6%	238	254	-29	-11.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	499	3.6%	405	583	-84	-14.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.3%	47	29	15	51.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,715	12.5%	1,874	1,904	-189	-9.9%
Educational Services	103	0.8%	88	112	-9	-8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	820	6.0%	879	712	108	15.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	163	1.2%	168	201	-38	-18.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,112	8.1%	1,034	1,489	-377	-25.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	350	2.5%	343	354	-4	-1.1%
Public Administration	186	1.4%	200	212	-26	-12.3%
Information Not Available	1,248	9.1%	1,219	1,241	7	0.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,326		24,278	26,754
Male	11,390	53.4%	14,748	14,801	-3,411	-23.0%
Female	9,936	46.6%	9,530	11,953	-2,017	-16.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,326		24,278	26,754
Hispanic or Latino	1,171	5.5%	1,428	1,170	1	0.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,742	87.9%	20,937	19,547	-805	-4.1%
Information Not Available	1,413	6.6%	1,913	6,037	-4,624	-76.6%

Race	21,326		24,278	26,754
American Indian or Alaskan Native	116	0.5%	140	119	-3	-2.5%
Asian	291	1.4%	294	233	58	24.9%
Black or African American	1,634	7.7%	1,634	1,596	38	2.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,701	78.3%	18,869	17,599	-898	-5.1%
Information Not Available	2,584	12.1%	3,341	7,207	-4,623	-64.1%

Years of Age	21,326		24,278	26,754
Younger than 22	518	1.4%	597	699	-181	-25.9%
22-24	1,145	3.1%	1,278	1,423	-278	-19.5%
25-34	4,818	13.2%	5,459	6,060	-1,242	-20.5%
35-44	4,531	12.4%	5,237	5,730	-1,199	-20.9%
45-54	5,253	14.4%	6,027	6,867	-1,614	-23.5%
55-59	2,429	6.7%	2,706	2,832	-403	-14.2%
60-64	1,589	4.4%	1,767	1,981	-392	-19.8%
65 and older	1,043	2.9%	1,207	1,162	-119	-10.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,326		24,278	26,754
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	136	0.6%	169	145	-9	-6.2%
Mining	60	0.3%	233	87	-27	-31.0%
Utilities	36	0.2%	46	62	-26	-41.9%
Construction	3,020	14.1%	5,306	4,151	-1,131	-27.2%
Manufacturing	3,716	17.3%	4,019	4,720	-1,004	-21.3%
Wholesale Trade	978	4.6%	1,139	1,693	-715	-42.2%
Retail Trade	2,048	9.5%	2,127	2,522	-474	-18.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	663	3.1%	881	917	-254	-27.7%
Information	814	3.8%	749	978	-164	-16.8%
Finance and Insurance	903	4.2%	866	1,069	-166	-15.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	255	1.2%	262	314	-59	-18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	969	4.5%	737	1,043	-74	-7.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.1%	38	50	-23	-46.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,453	11.4%	2,656	2,789	-336	-12.0%
Educational Services	432	2.0%	385	500	-68	-13.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,964	9.2%	1,927	2,251	-287	-12.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	237	1.1%	225	293	-56	-19.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,606	7.5%	1,366	1,791	-185	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	521	2.4%	508	658	-137	-20.8%
Public Administration	302	1.4%	376	408	-106	-26.0%
Information Not Available	186	0.9%	263	313	-127	-40.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,113		18,547	19,286
Male	8,940	59.2%	11,862	11,806	-2,866	-24.3%
Female	6,168	40.8%	6,678	7,476	-1,308	-17.5%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	7	4	1	25.0%

Ethnicity	15,113		18,547	19,286
Hispanic or Latino	1,825	12.1%	2,148	2,152	-327	-15.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,543	83.0%	15,553	16,343	-3,800	-23.3%
Information Not Available	745	4.9%	846	791	-46	-5.8%

Race	15,113		18,547	19,286
American Indian or Alaskan Native	293	1.9%	327	303	-10	-3.3%
Asian	156	1.0%	167	188	-32	-17.0%
Black or African American	125	0.8%	143	156	-31	-19.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.4%	69	56	0	0.0%
White	12,181	80.6%	15,177	15,833	-3,652	-23.1%
Information Not Available	2,302	15.2%	2,664	2,750	-448	-16.3%

Years of Age	15,113		18,547	19,286
Younger than 22	403	1.5%	456	561	-158	-28.2%
22-24	880	3.4%	1,092	1,143	-263	-23.0%
25-34	3,530	13.5%	4,451	4,654	-1,124	-24.2%
35-44	3,127	11.9%	4,079	4,226	-1,099	-26.0%
45-54	3,664	14.0%	4,373	4,619	-955	-20.7%
55-59	1,670	6.4%	2,006	2,002	-332	-16.6%
60-64	1,116	4.3%	1,283	1,272	-156	-12.3%
65 and older	723	2.8%	807	809	-86	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,113		18,547	19,286
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	801	5.0%	1,185	959	-158	-16.5%
Mining	101	0.6%	157	88	13	14.8%
Utilities	26	0.2%	33	27	-1	-3.7%
Construction	1,788	11.2%	2,838	3,188	-1,400	-43.9%
Manufacturing	1,491	9.4%	1,723	1,903	-412	-21.7%
Wholesale Trade	547	3.4%	621	736	-189	-25.7%
Retail Trade	1,616	10.2%	1,809	2,068	-452	-21.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	686	4.3%	812	762	-76	-10.0%
Information	228	1.4%	265	260	-32	-12.3%
Finance and Insurance	262	1.6%	297	407	-145	-35.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	158	1.0%	175	237	-79	-33.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	742	4.7%	819	810	-68	-8.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	32	0.2%	39	52	-20	-38.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,563	9.8%	1,940	1,810	-247	-13.6%
Educational Services	255	1.6%	260	255	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,327	8.3%	1,455	1,529	-202	-13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	248	1.6%	271	323	-75	-23.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,087	6.8%	1,126	1,292	-205	-15.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	312	2.0%	396	408	-96	-23.5%
Public Administration	308	1.9%	433	401	-93	-23.2%
Information Not Available	1,535	9.6%	1,893	1,771	-236	-13.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	167,182		185,111	175,958
Male	98,256	58.8%	112,362	104,041	-5,785	-5.6%
Female	67,857	40.6%	71,507	71,046	-3,189	-4.5%
Information Not Available	1,069	0.6%	1,242	871	198	22.7%

Ethnicity	167,182		185,111	175,958
Hispanic or Latino	24,411	14.6%	29,983	26,408	-1,997	-7.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	126,178	75.5%	137,230	135,324	-9,146	-6.8%
Information Not Available	16,593	9.9%	17,898	14,226	2,367	16.6%

Race	167,182		185,111	175,958
American Indian or Alaskan Native	704	0.4%	835	678	26	3.8%
Asian	3,572	2.1%	3,782	3,741	-169	-4.5%
Black or African American	38,924	23.3%	41,020	39,969	-1,045	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	351	0.2%	354	281	70	24.9%
White	105,319	63.0%	116,845	110,113	-4,794	-4.4%
Information Not Available	18,312	11.0%	22,275	21,176	-2,864	-13.5%

Years of Age	167,182		185,111	175,958
Younger than 22	3,105	1.2%	3,190	3,885	-780	-20.1%
22-24	8,351	3.2%	9,046	9,000	-649	-7.2%
25-34	39,883	15.2%	43,333	42,832	-2,949	-6.9%
35-44	39,776	15.2%	44,209	42,324	-2,548	-6.0%
45-54	42,776	16.3%	48,523	44,330	-1,554	-3.5%
55-59	17,128	6.5%	19,048	17,251	-123	-0.7%
60-64	10,499	4.0%	11,662	10,659	-160	-1.5%
65 and older	5,664	2.2%	6,100	5,673	-9	-0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	167,182		185,111	175,958
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	567	0.3%	670	824	-257	-31.2%
Mining	449	0.3%	479	558	-109	-19.5%
Utilities	278	0.2%	308	245	33	13.5%
Construction	29,578	17.6%	35,549	31,441	-1,863	-5.9%
Manufacturing	15,012	8.9%	16,415	17,786	-2,774	-15.6%
Wholesale Trade	7,642	4.6%	8,014	7,336	306	4.2%
Retail Trade	15,241	9.1%	16,176	16,163	-922	-5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,634	4.0%	8,733	6,967	-333	-4.8%
Information	3,836	2.3%	3,949	3,454	382	11.1%
Finance and Insurance	6,366	3.8%	6,348	6,960	-594	-8.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,387	1.4%	2,748	2,665	-278	-10.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,847	5.9%	9,417	10,622	-775	-7.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	820	0.5%	1,048	782	38	4.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,462	14.0%	26,736	24,103	-641	-2.7%
Educational Services	3,770	2.2%	4,226	4,112	-342	-8.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,799	8.2%	13,994	13,812	-13	-0.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,407	1.4%	3,278	2,740	-333	-12.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,387	5.0%	9,594	9,126	-739	-8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,759	2.8%	4,894	4,578	181	4.0%
Public Administration	4,836	2.9%	5,287	4,980	-144	-2.9%
Information Not Available	7,105	4.2%	7,248	6,704	401	6.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,281		53,624	57,531
Male	27,037	56.0%	31,613	32,181	-5,144	-16.0%
Female	21,183	43.9%	21,961	25,270	-4,087	-16.2%
Information Not Available	61	0.1%	50	80	-19	-23.8%

Ethnicity	48,281		53,624	57,531
Hispanic or Latino	2,146	4.4%	2,480	2,440	-294	-12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,329	75.2%	40,425	43,086	-6,757	-15.7%
Information Not Available	9,806	20.3%	10,719	12,005	-2,199	-18.3%

Race	48,281		53,624	57,531
American Indian or Alaskan Native	215	0.4%	240	243	-28	-11.5%
Asian	300	0.6%	286	370	-70	-18.9%
Black or African American	7,830	16.2%	8,470	8,601	-771	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	0.1%	58	48	3	6.3%
White	37,351	77.4%	41,745	45,315	-7,964	-17.6%
Information Not Available	2,534	5.2%	2,825	2,954	-420	-14.2%

Years of Age	48,281		53,624	57,531
Younger than 22	917	1.1%	961	1,244	-327	-26.3%
22-24	2,562	3.1%	2,833	3,292	-730	-22.2%
25-34	11,961	14.5%	13,131	14,527	-2,566	-17.7%
35-44	11,534	14.0%	12,848	13,796	-2,262	-16.4%
45-54	11,925	14.4%	13,439	14,197	-2,272	-16.0%
55-59	4,684	5.7%	5,282	5,305	-621	-11.7%
60-64	3,018	3.7%	3,334	3,455	-437	-12.6%
65 and older	1,680	2.0%	1,796	1,715	-35	-2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	48,281		53,624	57,531
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	116	0.2%	137	182	-66	-36.3%
Mining	96	0.2%	116	113	-17	-15.0%
Utilities	70	0.1%	86	78	-8	-10.3%
Construction	7,042	14.6%	9,247	7,885	-843	-10.7%
Manufacturing	7,995	16.5%	9,177	10,813	-2,818	-26.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,765	3.6%	1,884	1,976	-211	-10.7%
Retail Trade	4,666	9.6%	4,786	4,872	-206	-4.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,681	3.5%	2,234	2,603	-922	-35.4%
Information	625	1.3%	617	851	-226	-26.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,192	2.5%	1,242	1,553	-361	-23.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	654	1.4%	726	775	-121	-15.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,579	3.3%	1,559	2,060	-481	-23.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	244	0.5%	224	265	-21	-7.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,496	11.4%	6,177	6,552	-1,056	-16.1%
Educational Services	946	2.0%	917	956	-10	-1.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,528	9.4%	4,631	5,254	-726	-13.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	571	1.2%	666	641	-70	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,034	6.3%	2,887	3,428	-394	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,033	2.1%	1,140	1,286	-253	-19.7%
Public Administration	550	1.1%	642	537	13	2.4%
Information Not Available	4,398	9.1%	4,529	4,851	-453	-9.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,918		27,045	26,786
Male	13,636	54.7%	15,502	14,941	-1,305	-8.7%
Female	11,282	45.3%	11,543	11,845	-563	-4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,918		27,045	26,786
Hispanic or Latino	1,774	7.1%	2,017	1,819	-45	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,297	41.3%	11,326	11,145	-848	-7.6%
Information Not Available	12,847	51.6%	13,702	13,822	-975	-7.1%

Race	24,918		27,045	26,786
American Indian or Alaskan Native	377	1.5%	427	403	-26	-6.5%
Asian	391	1.6%	445	434	-43	-9.9%
Black or African American	4,359	17.5%	4,576	4,633	-274	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.2%	62	53	-1	-1.9%
White	18,175	72.9%	19,696	19,641	-1,466	-7.5%
Information Not Available	1,564	6.3%	1,839	1,622	-58	-3.6%

Years of Age	24,918		27,045	26,786
Younger than 22	539	1.3%	543	671	-132	-19.7%
22-24	1,423	3.4%	1,537	1,568	-145	-9.2%
25-34	6,286	15.1%	6,927	6,989	-703	-10.1%
35-44	5,495	13.2%	6,008	6,114	-619	-10.1%
45-54	6,100	14.7%	6,582	6,312	-212	-3.4%
55-59	2,498	6.0%	2,678	2,471	27	1.1%
60-64	1,594	3.8%	1,741	1,661	-67	-4.0%
65 and older	983	2.4%	1,029	1,000	-17	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,918		27,045	26,786
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	107	0.4%	123	91	16	17.6%
Mining	214	0.9%	214	194	20	10.3%
Utilities	54	0.2%	56	52	2	3.8%
Construction	2,854	11.4%	3,547	3,527	-673	-19.1%
Manufacturing	3,479	13.9%	3,928	3,566	-87	-2.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,126	4.5%	1,130	1,215	-89	-7.3%
Retail Trade	2,549	10.2%	2,490	2,450	99	4.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	727	2.9%	786	687	40	5.8%
Information	519	2.1%	504	577	-58	-10.1%
Finance and Insurance	800	3.2%	811	765	35	4.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	360	1.4%	355	375	-15	-4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,465	5.9%	1,339	1,420	45	3.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	108	0.4%	120	110	-2	-1.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,257	13.0%	3,189	2,901	356	12.3%
Educational Services	517	2.1%	525	557	-40	-7.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,052	12.2%	2,980	2,902	150	5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	181	0.7%	187	204	-23	-11.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,225	4.9%	1,236	1,365	-140	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	655	2.6%	658	807	-152	-18.8%
Public Administration	557	2.2%	535	657	-100	-15.2%
Information Not Available	1,112	4.4%	2,332	2,364	-1,252	-53.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,968		34,278	42,579
Male	20,704	62.8%	21,484	26,456	-5,752	-21.7%
Female	12,264	37.2%	12,794	16,123	-3,859	-23.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,968		34,278	42,579
Hispanic or Latino	64	0.2%	101	110	-46	-41.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	520	1.6%	551	560	-40	-7.1%
Information Not Available	32,384	98.2%	33,626	41,909	-9,525	-22.7%

Race	32,968		34,278	42,579
American Indian or Alaskan Native	236	0.7%	207	225	11	4.9%
Asian	159	0.5%	176	97	62	63.9%
Black or African American	4,602	14.0%	4,307	5,264	-662	-12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0%	13	9	0	0.0%
White	27,562	83.6%	29,146	36,322	-8,760	-24.1%
Information Not Available	400	1.2%	429	662	-262	-39.6%

Years of Age	32,968		34,278	42,579
Younger than 22	675	1.2%	688	848	-173	-20.4%
22-24	1,629	2.8%	1,927	2,409	-780	-32.4%
25-34	8,096	13.8%	8,566	10,515	-2,419	-23.0%
35-44	8,040	13.7%	8,240	10,254	-2,214	-21.6%
45-54	8,135	13.9%	8,249	10,462	-2,327	-22.2%
55-59	3,206	5.5%	3,364	4,148	-942	-22.7%
60-64	2,045	3.5%	2,116	2,502	-457	-18.3%
65 and older	1,139	1.9%	1,124	1,425	-286	-20.1%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	16	-13	-81.3%

Industry	32,968		34,278	42,579
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.2%	93	106	-24	-22.6%
Mining	1,951	5.9%	1,446	653	1,298	198.8%
Utilities	26	0.1%	35	26	0	0.0%
Construction	4,546	13.8%	5,180	5,330	-784	-14.7%
Manufacturing	5,638	17.1%	5,387	10,642	-5,004	-47.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,173	3.5%	1,221	1,646	-473	-28.7%
Retail Trade	2,578	7.8%	2,835	3,128	-550	-17.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,435	4.3%	1,556	1,610	-175	-10.9%
Information	576	1.7%	600	953	-377	-39.6%
Finance and Insurance	765	2.3%	864	988	-223	-22.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	404	1.2%	459	569	-165	-29.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,263	3.8%	1,168	1,756	-493	-28.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	185	0.6%	128	115	70	60.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,048	12.2%	4,598	4,995	-947	-19.0%
Educational Services	348	1.1%	423	424	-76	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,909	8.8%	3,108	3,190	-281	-8.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	245	0.7%	287	432	-187	-43.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,843	5.6%	1,984	2,206	-363	-16.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	932	2.8%	961	971	-39	-4.0%
Public Administration	529	1.6%	578	618	-89	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,492	4.5%	1,367	2,221	-729	-32.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,321		46,694	62,667
Male	21,881	48.3%	22,905	31,879	-9,998	-31.4%
Female	23,439	51.7%	23,787	30,788	-7,349	-23.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	45,321		46,694	62,667
Hispanic or Latino	1,404	3.1%	1,444	2,035	-631	-31.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,907	96.9%	45,237	60,613	-16,706	-27.6%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	13	19	-9	-47.4%

Race	45,321		46,694	62,667
American Indian or Alaskan Native	293	0.6%	325	422	-129	-30.6%
Asian	335	0.7%	396	561	-226	-40.3%
Black or African American	25,651	56.6%	25,927	35,063	-9,412	-26.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	75	0.2%	91	140	-65	-46.4%
White	18,965	41.8%	19,953	26,478	-7,513	-28.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	3	-1	-33.3%

Years of Age	45,321		46,694	62,667
Younger than 22	905	1.5%	871	1,443	-538	-37.3%
22-24	2,615	4.2%	2,632	3,983	-1,368	-34.3%
25-34	12,579	20.4%	12,764	18,070	-5,491	-30.4%
35-44	9,937	16.1%	10,143	13,774	-3,837	-27.9%
45-54	10,278	16.7%	10,786	14,068	-3,790	-26.9%
55-59	4,135	6.7%	4,292	5,234	-1,099	-21.0%
60-64	2,709	4.4%	2,882	3,439	-730	-21.2%
65 and older	2,163	3.5%	2,324	2,656	-493	-18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	45,321		46,694	62,667
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	473	1.0%	548	641	-168	-26.2%
Mining	785	1.7%	789	953	-168	-17.6%
Utilities	150	0.3%	136	158	-8	-5.1%
Construction	6,717	14.7%	7,042	10,462	-3,745	-35.8%
Manufacturing	3,581	7.8%	3,797	4,939	-1,358	-27.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,370	3.0%	1,395	1,928	-558	-28.9%
Retail Trade	5,000	10.9%	5,213	6,441	-1,441	-22.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,344	2.9%	1,372	1,822	-478	-26.2%
Information	618	1.3%	635	773	-155	-20.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,236	2.7%	1,218	1,484	-248	-16.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	800	1.7%	850	1,088	-288	-26.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,972	4.3%	2,058	3,201	-1,229	-38.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	246	0.5%	253	313	-67	-21.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,111	9.0%	4,469	5,934	-1,823	-30.7%
Educational Services	1,112	2.4%	1,182	1,501	-389	-25.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,631	14.5%	6,638	8,007	-1,376	-17.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	923	2.0%	939	1,167	-244	-20.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,467	9.8%	4,294	6,002	-1,535	-25.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,588	3.5%	1,607	2,560	-972	-38.0%
Public Administration	1,016	2.2%	1,049	1,374	-358	-26.1%
Information Not Available	1,181	2.6%	1,210	1,919	-738	-38.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	89,279		98,178	89,253
Male	53,315	59.7%	61,105	52,001	1,314	2.5%
Female	35,964	40.3%	37,073	37,252	-1,288	-3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	89,279		98,178	89,253
Hispanic or Latino	10,476	11.7%	10,979	10,435	41	0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	77,102	86.4%	85,494	77,242	-140	-0.2%
Information Not Available	1,701	1.9%	1,705	1,576	125	7.9%

Race	89,279		98,178	89,253
American Indian or Alaskan Native	193	0.2%	217	184	9	4.9%
Asian	2,928	3.3%	3,013	2,918	10	0.3%
Black or African American	9,369	10.5%	9,573	8,451	918	10.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.1%	86	69	8	11.6%
White	69,657	78.0%	77,808	70,739	-1,082	-1.5%
Information Not Available	7,055	7.9%	7,481	6,892	163	2.4%

Years of Age	89,279		98,178	89,253
Younger than 22	2,567	1.7%	2,860	2,868	-301	-10.5%
22-24	5,507	3.6%	5,931	5,281	226	4.3%
25-34	20,807	13.6%	22,866	20,356	451	2.2%
35-44	19,238	12.6%	21,128	19,748	-510	-2.6%
45-54	22,053	14.4%	24,218	22,318	-265	-1.2%
55-59	8,843	5.8%	9,653	8,548	295	3.5%
60-64	6,002	3.9%	6,665	6,198	-196	-3.2%
65 and older	4,262	2.8%	4,857	3,936	326	8.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	89,279		98,178	89,253
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	539	0.6%	722	588	-49	-8.3%
Mining	76	0.1%	136	86	-10	-11.6%
Utilities	121	0.1%	152	141	-20	-14.2%
Construction	13,521	15.1%	16,701	12,304	1,217	9.9%
Manufacturing	8,158	9.1%	8,297	8,193	-35	-0.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,821	4.3%	4,040	4,826	-1,005	-20.8%
Retail Trade	9,088	10.1%	9,737	9,330	-242	-2.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,389	2.7%	2,842	2,403	-14	-0.6%
Information	2,130	2.4%	2,165	2,091	39	1.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,234	3.6%	3,350	3,552	-318	-9.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,343	1.5%	1,577	1,446	-103	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,796	7.6%	6,371	6,557	239	3.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	364	0.4%	371	314	50	15.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,677	11.9%	12,395	10,338	339	3.3%
Educational Services	1,549	1.7%	1,516	1,537	12	0.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,613	9.6%	8,724	8,692	-79	-0.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,444	1.6%	2,232	1,462	-18	-1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,903	7.7%	7,822	6,939	-36	-0.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,399	4.9%	4,593	4,221	178	4.2%
Public Administration	1,368	1.5%	1,599	1,460	-92	-6.3%
Information Not Available	2,746	3.1%	2,836	2,773	-27	-1.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,065		55,483	57,121
Male	23,831	44.9%	24,544	32,158	-8,327	-25.9%
Female	17,517	33.0%	17,527	24,963	-7,446	-29.8%
Information Not Available	11,717	22.1%	13,412	0	11,717	0.0%

Ethnicity	53,065		55,483	57,121
Hispanic or Latino	2,367	4.5%	2,497	3,273	-906	-27.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,308	72.2%	38,893	52,977	-14,669	-27.7%
Information Not Available	12,390	23.3%	14,093	871	11,519	1322.5%

Race	53,065		55,483	57,121
American Indian or Alaskan Native	147	0.3%	150	194	-47	-24.2%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	17,023	32.1%	17,051	23,076	-6,053	-26.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	85	0.2%	82	92	-7	-7.6%
White	21,053	39.7%	21,610	29,616	-8,563	-28.9%
Information Not Available	14,757	27.8%	16,590	4,143	10,614	256.2%

Years of Age	53,065		55,483	57,121
Younger than 22	933	1.3%	928	1,532	-599	-39.1%
22-24	2,600	3.6%	2,608	3,659	-1,059	-28.9%
25-34	10,167	14.3%	10,232	14,151	-3,984	-28.2%
35-44	8,696	12.2%	8,799	12,306	-3,610	-29.3%
45-54	10,062	14.1%	10,377	13,678	-3,616	-26.4%
55-59	3,967	5.6%	4,117	5,294	-1,327	-25.1%
60-64	2,821	4.0%	2,871	3,754	-933	-24.9%
65 and older	2,102	2.9%	2,139	2,747	-645	-23.5%
Information Not Available	11,717	16.4%	13,412	0	11,717	0.0%

Industry	53,065		55,483	57,121
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	69	0.1%	84	89	-20	-22.5%
Mining	93	0.2%	68	67	26	38.8%
Utilities	33	0.1%	31	58	-25	-43.1%
Construction	6,542	12.3%	6,929	9,199	-2,657	-28.9%
Manufacturing	576	1.1%	562	687	-111	-16.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,410	2.7%	1,495	2,442	-1,032	-42.3%
Retail Trade	1,718	3.2%	1,659	2,327	-609	-26.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	941	1.8%	996	1,247	-306	-24.5%
Information	737	1.4%	754	1,312	-575	-43.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,342	2.5%	1,302	2,310	-968	-41.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	851	1.6%	871	1,262	-411	-32.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,686	6.9%	3,553	5,171	-1,485	-28.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	204	0.4%	196	190	14	7.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,212	9.8%	5,446	7,106	-1,894	-26.7%
Educational Services	1,056	2.0%	1,024	1,441	-385	-26.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,722	7.0%	3,688	4,606	-884	-19.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	478	0.9%	532	698	-220	-31.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,078	5.8%	3,279	4,043	-965	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,186	2.2%	1,204	1,638	-452	-27.6%
Public Administration	652	1.2%	717	1,032	-380	-36.8%
Information Not Available	19,479	36.7%	21,093	10,196	9,283	91.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,454		16,200	14,643
Male	7,560	60.7%	10,530	9,156	-1,596	-17.4%
Female	4,894	39.3%	5,670	5,487	-593	-10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,454		16,200	14,643
Hispanic or Latino	149	1.2%	171	154	-5	-3.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,770	70.4%	11,364	10,390	-1,620	-15.6%
Information Not Available	3,535	28.4%	4,665	4,099	-564	-13.8%

Race	12,454		16,200	14,643
American Indian or Alaskan Native	135	1.1%	164	125	10	8.0%
Asian	99	0.8%	89	68	31	45.6%
Black or African American	199	1.6%	255	200	-1	-0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,266	74.4%	12,041	10,939	-1,673	-15.3%
Information Not Available	2,755	22.1%	3,651	3,311	-556	-16.8%

Years of Age	12,454		16,200	14,643
Younger than 22	393	1.9%	502	448	-55	-12.3%
22-24	721	3.5%	961	996	-275	-27.6%
25-34	2,996	14.4%	3,968	3,294	-298	-9.0%
35-44	2,493	12.0%	3,219	3,014	-521	-17.3%
45-54	3,037	14.6%	3,877	3,670	-633	-17.2%
55-59	1,374	6.6%	1,675	1,537	-163	-10.6%
60-64	901	4.3%	1,198	1,046	-145	-13.9%
65 and older	539	2.6%	800	638	-99	-15.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,454		16,200	14,643
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	734	5.6%	884	802	-68	-8.5%
Mining	9	0.1%	17	2	7	350.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	11	46	-37	-80.4%
Construction	1,223	9.3%	2,565	1,455	-232	-15.9%
Manufacturing	1,054	8.0%	1,320	1,530	-476	-31.1%
Wholesale Trade	317	2.4%	444	390	-73	-18.7%
Retail Trade	1,232	9.3%	1,483	1,333	-101	-7.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	417	3.2%	501	424	-7	-1.7%
Information	132	1.0%	131	131	1	0.8%
Finance and Insurance	177	1.3%	174	169	8	4.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	92	0.7%	120	105	-13	-12.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	359	2.7%	337	443	-84	-19.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15	0.1%	27	12	3	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	850	6.4%	1,191	933	-83	-8.9%
Educational Services	136	1.0%	144	135	1	0.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	823	6.2%	859	916	-93	-10.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	286	2.2%	298	328	-42	-12.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	881	6.7%	1,362	914	-33	-3.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	231	1.8%	276	261	-30	-11.5%
Public Administration	134	1.0%	221	273	-139	-50.9%
Information Not Available	3,343	25.3%	3,835	4,041	-698	-17.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	98,883		118,970	113,477
Male	58,419	59.1%	74,268	66,670	-8,251	-12.4%
Female	40,391	40.8%	44,629	46,774	-6,383	-13.6%
Information Not Available	73	0.1%	73	33	40	121.2%

Ethnicity	98,883		118,970	113,477
Hispanic or Latino	3,103	3.1%	4,323	3,952	-849	-21.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	73,330	74.2%	87,837	86,892	-13,562	-15.6%
Information Not Available	22,450	22.7%	26,810	22,633	-183	-0.8%

Race	98,883		118,970	113,477
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,300	1.3%	1,576	1,421	-121	-8.5%
Asian	937	0.9%	988	904	33	3.7%
Black or African American	12,822	13.0%	14,271	15,745	-2,923	-18.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.1%	107	81	-3	-3.7%
White	55,916	56.5%	68,125	67,570	-11,654	-17.2%
Information Not Available	27,830	28.1%	33,903	27,756	74	0.3%

Years of Age	98,883		118,970	113,477
Younger than 22	3,183	2.1%	3,748	3,604	-421	-11.7%
22-24	6,283	4.2%	7,290	7,018	-735	-10.5%
25-34	23,828	15.9%	28,285	27,223	-3,395	-12.5%
35-44	22,600	15.1%	27,449	27,063	-4,463	-16.5%
45-54	25,204	16.9%	30,763	28,761	-3,557	-12.4%
55-59	9,570	6.4%	11,616	10,735	-1,165	-10.9%
60-64	5,334	3.6%	6,373	6,243	-909	-14.6%
65 and older	2,855	1.9%	3,413	2,805	50	1.8%
Information Not Available	26	0.0%	33	25	1	4.0%

Industry	98,883		118,970	113,477
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	667	0.7%	989	832	-165	-19.8%
Mining	215	0.2%	405	331	-116	-35.0%
Utilities	74	0.1%	81	71	3	4.2%
Construction	14,354	14.4%	20,900	15,098	-744	-4.9%
Manufacturing	12,133	12.2%	13,844	16,773	-4,640	-27.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,367	3.4%	3,883	3,959	-592	-15.0%
Retail Trade	7,742	7.8%	9,038	10,549	-2,807	-26.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,586	2.6%	3,300	2,932	-346	-11.8%
Information	1,154	1.2%	1,156	1,304	-150	-11.5%
Finance and Insurance	2,173	2.2%	2,181	2,527	-354	-14.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,407	1.4%	1,544	1,794	-387	-21.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,384	4.4%	4,194	5,315	-931	-17.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,728	1.7%	2,699	1,395	333	23.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,369	13.4%	16,182	13,887	-518	-3.7%
Educational Services	1,761	1.8%	2,068	2,078	-317	-15.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,511	9.6%	9,708	10,237	-726	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,637	1.6%	2,540	1,825	-188	-10.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,497	6.5%	7,734	7,241	-744	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,446	2.5%	2,771	2,763	-317	-11.5%
Public Administration	1,379	1.4%	1,835	1,578	-199	-12.6%
Information Not Available	10,299	10.3%	11,918	10,988	-689	-6.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,298		59,227	57,889
Male	29,229	60.5%	39,235	35,216	-5,987	-17.0%
Female	19,045	39.4%	19,968	22,662	-3,617	-16.0%
Information Not Available	24	0.0%	24	11	13	118.2%

Ethnicity	48,298		59,227	57,889
Hispanic or Latino	1,594	3.3%	1,972	1,849	-255	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,878	84.6%	50,379	48,970	-8,092	-16.5%
Information Not Available	5,826	12.1%	6,876	7,070	-1,244	-17.6%

Race	48,298		59,227	57,889
American Indian or Alaskan Native	696	1.4%	851	765	-69	-9.0%
Asian	1,281	2.7%	1,360	1,540	-259	-16.8%
Black or African American	4,264	8.8%	4,308	4,480	-216	-4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	93	0.2%	102	152	-59	-38.8%
White	38,303	79.3%	48,398	46,922	-8,619	-18.4%
Information Not Available	3,661	7.6%	4,208	4,030	-369	-9.2%

Years of Age	48,298		59,227	57,889
Younger than 22	792	1.0%	944	1,107	-315	-28.5%
22-24	2,516	3.0%	3,124	3,119	-603	-19.3%
25-34	11,860	14.3%	14,977	14,748	-2,888	-19.6%
35-44	10,115	12.2%	12,456	12,190	-2,075	-17.0%
45-54	12,275	14.8%	15,001	14,600	-2,325	-15.9%
55-59	5,315	6.4%	6,382	5,921	-606	-10.2%
60-64	3,454	4.2%	4,074	4,020	-566	-14.1%
65 and older	1,942	2.3%	2,234	2,129	-187	-8.8%
Information Not Available	29	0.0%	35	55	-26	-47.3%

Industry	48,298		59,227	57,889
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	508	1.0%	764	640	-132	-20.6%
Mining	124	0.3%	293	148	-24	-16.2%
Utilities	134	0.3%	164	182	-48	-26.4%
Construction	8,479	17.4%	14,855	11,102	-2,623	-23.6%
Manufacturing	6,276	12.9%	7,778	7,106	-830	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,132	4.4%	2,351	2,280	-148	-6.5%
Retail Trade	3,919	8.0%	4,191	4,536	-617	-13.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,481	3.0%	1,727	1,856	-375	-20.2%
Information	936	1.9%	1,006	1,107	-171	-15.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,373	2.8%	1,360	1,759	-386	-21.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	762	1.6%	839	1,075	-313	-29.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,711	5.6%	2,617	3,037	-326	-10.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	910	1.9%	966	1,003	-93	-9.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,878	10.0%	5,668	5,406	-528	-9.8%
Educational Services	1,104	2.3%	1,189	1,283	-179	-14.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,522	9.3%	4,613	5,308	-786	-14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	688	1.4%	885	887	-199	-22.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,654	5.4%	2,758	3,298	-644	-19.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,498	3.1%	1,519	1,850	-352	-19.0%
Public Administration	839	1.7%	978	995	-156	-15.7%
Information Not Available	2,370	4.9%	2,706	3,031	-661	-21.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,437		47,942	60,663
Male	26,196	55.2%	27,069	33,114	-6,918	-20.9%
Female	21,167	44.6%	20,795	27,512	-6,345	-23.1%
Information Not Available	74	0.2%	78	37	37	100.0%

Ethnicity	47,437		47,942	60,663
Hispanic or Latino	1,093	2.3%	1,113	1,037	56	5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,148	74.1%	35,459	32,692	2,456	7.5%
Information Not Available	11,196	23.6%	11,370	26,934	-15,738	-58.4%

Race	47,437		47,942	60,663
American Indian or Alaskan Native	313	0.7%	341	467	-154	-33.0%
Asian	312	0.7%	336	469	-157	-33.5%
Black or African American	9,648	20.3%	9,566	12,589	-2,941	-23.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	542	1.1%	558	598	-56	-9.4%
White	33,072	69.7%	34,786	43,775	-10,703	-24.5%
Information Not Available	3,550	7.5%	2,355	2,765	785	28.4%

Years of Age	47,437		47,942	60,663
Younger than 22	1,125	1.4%	1,056	1,454	-329	-22.6%
22-24	2,660	3.4%	2,639	3,571	-911	-25.5%
25-34	11,487	14.8%	11,820	14,858	-3,371	-22.7%
35-44	10,874	14.0%	10,734	13,752	-2,878	-20.9%
45-54	12,004	15.4%	12,112	15,261	-3,257	-21.3%
55-59	4,584	5.9%	4,705	5,673	-1,089	-19.2%
60-64	2,799	3.6%	2,870	3,733	-934	-25.0%
65 and older	1,864	2.4%	1,968	2,302	-438	-19.0%
Information Not Available	40	0.1%	38	59	-19	-32.2%

Industry	47,437		47,942	60,663
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	213	0.4%	196	295	-82	-27.8%
Mining	145	0.3%	176	204	-59	-28.9%
Utilities	67	0.1%	57	75	-8	-10.7%
Construction	6,466	13.6%	7,886	8,876	-2,410	-27.2%
Manufacturing	6,411	13.5%	4,887	6,499	-88	-1.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,980	4.2%	1,901	2,452	-472	-19.2%
Retail Trade	5,058	10.6%	5,242	6,598	-1,540	-23.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,552	3.3%	1,760	2,179	-627	-28.8%
Information	936	2.0%	893	1,316	-380	-28.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,437	3.0%	1,316	2,147	-710	-33.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	928	1.9%	884	989	-61	-6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,063	4.3%	1,642	2,853	-790	-27.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	236	0.5%	259	267	-31	-11.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,698	12.0%	5,989	7,180	-1,482	-20.6%
Educational Services	998	2.1%	1,025	1,368	-370	-27.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,018	10.5%	4,872	6,245	-1,227	-19.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	626	1.3%	746	936	-310	-33.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,673	7.7%	4,059	5,443	-1,770	-32.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,669	3.5%	1,577	2,026	-357	-17.6%
Public Administration	479	1.0%	499	613	-134	-21.9%
Information Not Available	1,784	3.7%	2,076	2,102	-318	-15.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,741		24,811	32,447
Male	12,120	47.1%	12,801	16,096	-3,976	-24.7%
Female	13,614	52.9%	12,004	16,336	-2,722	-16.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	6	15	-8	-53.3%

Ethnicity	25,741		24,811	32,447
Hispanic or Latino	320	1.2%	352	433	-113	-26.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,245	94.2%	23,219	30,530	-6,285	-20.6%
Information Not Available	1,176	4.6%	1,240	1,484	-308	-20.8%

Race	25,741		24,811	32,447
American Indian or Alaskan Native	104	0.4%	121	98	6	6.1%
Asian	113	0.4%	153	127	-14	-11.0%
Black or African American	15,596	60.6%	14,449	19,227	-3,631	-18.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	59	0.2%	77	97	-38	-39.2%
White	9,589	37.3%	9,729	12,552	-2,963	-23.6%
Information Not Available	280	1.1%	282	346	-66	-19.1%

Years of Age	25,741		24,811	32,447
Younger than 22	607	1.8%	593	850	-243	-28.6%
22-24	1,612	4.8%	1,619	2,164	-552	-25.5%
25-34	6,839	20.2%	6,800	8,914	-2,075	-23.3%
35-44	6,001	17.7%	5,680	7,345	-1,344	-18.3%
45-54	5,794	17.1%	5,565	7,233	-1,439	-19.9%
55-59	2,240	6.6%	2,200	2,784	-544	-19.5%
60-64	1,518	4.5%	1,349	1,802	-284	-15.8%
65 and older	1,130	3.3%	1,005	1,355	-225	-16.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,741		24,811	32,447
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	345	1.3%	461	563	-218	-38.7%
Mining	71	0.3%	78	121	-50	-41.3%
Utilities	35	0.1%	37	47	-12	-25.5%
Construction	1,854	7.1%	2,022	2,259	-405	-17.9%
Manufacturing	3,229	12.4%	3,244	4,720	-1,491	-31.6%
Wholesale Trade	688	2.6%	690	702	-14	-2.0%
Retail Trade	2,504	9.6%	2,585	2,932	-428	-14.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	586	2.2%	666	692	-106	-15.3%
Information	136	0.5%	154	168	-32	-19.0%
Finance and Insurance	359	1.4%	361	352	7	2.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	279	1.1%	284	286	-7	-2.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	773	3.0%	614	788	-15	-1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	310	1.2%	321	263	47	17.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,339	9.0%	2,543	2,870	-531	-18.5%
Educational Services	467	1.8%	420	582	-115	-19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,726	14.3%	2,303	3,885	-159	-4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	201	0.8%	177	446	-245	-54.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,643	10.1%	2,441	4,068	-1,425	-35.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	425	1.6%	444	506	-81	-16.0%
Public Administration	410	1.6%	452	377	33	8.8%
Information Not Available	4,361	16.7%	4,514	5,820	-1,459	-25.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,664		9,726	8,812
Male	4,623	60.3%	6,272	5,303	-680	-12.8%
Female	3,029	39.5%	3,441	3,493	-464	-13.3%
Information Not Available	12	0.2%	13	16	-4	-25.0%

Ethnicity	7,664		9,726	8,812
Hispanic or Latino	265	3.5%	324	273	-8	-2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,000	91.3%	8,906	8,048	-1,048	-13.0%
Information Not Available	399	5.2%	496	491	-92	-18.7%

Race	7,664		9,726	8,812
American Indian or Alaskan Native	729	9.5%	970	809	-80	-9.9%
Asian	43	0.6%	44	50	-7	-14.0%
Black or African American	78	1.0%	85	67	11	16.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.3%	24	19	3	15.8%
White	6,712	87.6%	8,490	7,780	-1,068	-13.7%
Information Not Available	80	1.0%	113	87	-7	-8.0%

Years of Age	7,664		9,726	8,812
Younger than 22	256	1.8%	311	252	4	1.6%
22-24	479	3.4%	607	547	-68	-12.4%
25-34	2,071	14.9%	2,613	2,371	-300	-12.7%
35-44	1,581	11.3%	2,002	1,853	-272	-14.7%
45-54	1,808	13.0%	2,273	2,180	-372	-17.1%
55-59	764	5.5%	1,000	867	-103	-11.9%
60-64	436	3.1%	556	468	-32	-6.8%
65 and older	269	1.9%	364	274	-5	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,664		9,726	8,812
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	198	2.5%	278	242	-44	-18.2%
Mining	134	1.7%	179	155	-21	-13.5%
Utilities	21	0.3%	20	20	1	5.0%
Construction	1,321	16.8%	2,119	1,708	-387	-22.7%
Manufacturing	492	6.3%	568	533	-41	-7.7%
Wholesale Trade	154	2.0%	214	190	-36	-18.9%
Retail Trade	820	10.4%	1,011	991	-171	-17.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	239	3.0%	310	251	-12	-4.8%
Information	118	1.5%	129	106	12	11.3%
Finance and Insurance	138	1.8%	150	198	-60	-30.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	114	1.5%	116	148	-34	-23.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	260	3.3%	298	321	-61	-19.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	11	4	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	586	7.5%	748	698	-112	-16.0%
Educational Services	160	2.0%	190	156	4	2.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	640	8.1%	705	697	-57	-8.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	315	4.0%	269	352	-37	-10.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,248	15.9%	1,361	1,244	4	0.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	216	2.7%	255	271	-55	-20.3%
Public Administration	219	2.8%	319	312	-93	-29.8%
Information Not Available	267	3.4%	476	215	52	24.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	97,852		100,120	105,082
Male	52,766	53.9%	55,034	55,759	-2,993	-5.4%
Female	45,078	46.1%	45,082	49,314	-4,236	-8.6%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	4	9	-1	-11.1%

Ethnicity	97,852		100,120	105,082
Hispanic or Latino	4,974	5.1%	5,257	4,961	13	0.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	90,907	92.9%	92,810	97,851	-6,944	-7.1%
Information Not Available	1,971	2.0%	2,053	2,270	-299	-13.2%

Race	97,852		100,120	105,082
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,392	1.4%	1,435	1,327	65	4.9%
Asian	1,086	1.1%	1,095	1,267	-181	-14.3%
Black or African American	35,948	36.7%	35,559	38,380	-2,432	-6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	147	0.2%	153	197	-50	-25.4%
White	52,896	54.1%	55,111	57,554	-4,658	-8.1%
Information Not Available	6,383	6.5%	6,767	6,357	26	0.4%

Years of Age	97,852		100,120	105,082
Younger than 22	3,450	2.4%	3,473	3,915	-465	-11.9%
22-24	6,748	4.6%	6,739	6,933	-185	-2.7%
25-34	24,118	16.6%	24,222	25,882	-1,764	-6.8%
35-44	22,919	15.8%	23,634	25,204	-2,285	-9.1%
45-54	22,807	15.7%	23,789	24,816	-2,009	-8.1%
55-59	8,792	6.1%	8,976	9,024	-232	-2.6%
60-64	5,588	3.8%	5,801	5,958	-370	-6.2%
65 and older	3,430	2.4%	3,486	3,350	80	2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	97,852		100,120	105,082
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	356	0.4%	388	433	-77	-17.8%
Mining	66	0.1%	82	96	-30	-31.3%
Utilities	51	0.1%	52	72	-21	-29.2%
Construction	8,468	8.6%	9,099	9,843	-1,375	-14.0%
Manufacturing	12,356	12.6%	13,349	14,197	-1,841	-13.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,144	3.2%	3,197	3,460	-316	-9.1%
Retail Trade	8,018	8.2%	8,163	9,312	-1,294	-13.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,948	2.0%	2,197	2,124	-176	-8.3%
Information	1,268	1.3%	1,239	1,258	10	0.8%
Finance and Insurance	2,245	2.3%	2,297	2,362	-117	-5.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,091	1.1%	1,205	1,287	-196	-15.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,104	4.2%	3,807	4,703	-599	-12.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	318	0.3%	285	354	-36	-10.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,105	12.3%	12,551	11,320	785	6.9%
Educational Services	1,691	1.7%	1,679	1,622	69	4.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,265	7.4%	7,431	9,566	-2,301	-24.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	689	0.7%	926	734	-45	-6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,538	6.7%	5,279	7,296	-758	-10.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,580	1.6%	1,594	1,581	-1	-0.1%
Public Administration	914	0.9%	974	1,147	-233	-20.3%
Information Not Available	23,637	24.1%	24,326	22,315	1,322	5.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,975		3,027	2,839
Male	1,261	63.8%	2,163	1,820	-559	-30.7%
Female	712	36.1%	862	1,017	-305	-30.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.1%	2	2	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,975		3,027	2,839
Hispanic or Latino	69	3.5%	117	91	-22	-24.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,846	93.5%	2,840	2,678	-832	-31.1%
Information Not Available	60	3.0%	70	70	-10	-14.3%

Race	1,975		3,027	2,839
American Indian or Alaskan Native	198	10.0%	290	268	-70	-26.1%
Asian	6	0.3%	8	16	-10	-62.5%
Black or African American	58	2.9%	72	62	-4	-6.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.1%	4	3	-2	-66.7%
White	1,583	80.2%	2,466	2,329	-746	-32.0%
Information Not Available	129	6.5%	187	161	-32	-19.9%

Years of Age	1,975		3,027	2,839
Younger than 22	24	0.7%	31	36	-12	-33.3%
22-24	59	1.7%	109	113	-54	-47.8%
25-34	415	12.2%	626	685	-270	-39.4%
35-44	414	12.2%	599	619	-205	-33.1%
45-54	548	16.1%	801	677	-129	-19.1%
55-59	250	7.3%	391	333	-83	-24.9%
60-64	153	4.5%	272	222	-69	-31.1%
65 and older	110	3.2%	198	152	-42	-27.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.1%	0	2	0	0.0%

Industry	1,975		3,027	2,839
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41	2.0%	78	81	-40	-49.4%
Mining	84	4.2%	158	69	15	21.7%
Utilities	5	0.2%	6	4	1	25.0%
Construction	414	20.5%	895	752	-338	-44.9%
Manufacturing	209	10.4%	405	299	-90	-30.1%
Wholesale Trade	92	4.6%	128	130	-38	-29.2%
Retail Trade	141	7.0%	170	209	-68	-32.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	128	6.3%	170	137	-9	-6.6%
Information	30	1.5%	35	24	6	25.0%
Finance and Insurance	52	2.6%	69	78	-26	-33.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	21	1.0%	25	19	2	10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	76	3.8%	77	120	-44	-36.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.3%	10	24	-17	-70.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	94	4.7%	127	149	-55	-36.9%
Educational Services	7	0.3%	6	15	-8	-53.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	121	6.0%	132	186	-65	-34.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9	0.4%	15	11	-2	-18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	96	4.8%	99	130	-34	-26.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	49	2.4%	60	51	-2	-3.9%
Public Administration	145	7.2%	181	193	-48	-24.9%
Information Not Available	154	7.6%	181	158	-4	-2.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,825		11,851	13,762
Male	5,043	46.6%	5,999	6,726	-1,683	-25.0%
Female	5,075	46.9%	5,095	6,052	-977	-16.1%
Information Not Available	707	6.5%	757	984	-277	-28.2%

Ethnicity	10,825		11,851	13,762
Hispanic or Latino	701	6.5%	809	774	-73	-9.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,387	77.5%	9,145	10,652	-2,265	-21.3%
Information Not Available	1,737	16.0%	1,897	2,336	-599	-25.6%

Race	10,825		11,851	13,762
American Indian or Alaskan Native	152	1.4%	174	173	-21	-12.1%
Asian	147	1.4%	159	153	-6	-3.9%
Black or African American	1,154	10.7%	1,204	1,222	-68	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.2%	25	36	-13	-36.1%
White	7,004	64.7%	7,570	8,395	-1,391	-16.6%
Information Not Available	2,345	21.7%	2,719	3,783	-1,438	-38.0%

Years of Age	10,825		11,851	13,762
Younger than 22	213	1.3%	234	323	-110	-34.1%
22-24	578	3.4%	611	805	-227	-28.2%
25-34	2,778	16.3%	2,990	3,656	-878	-24.0%
35-44	2,338	13.7%	2,594	2,956	-618	-20.9%
45-54	2,636	15.5%	2,936	3,302	-666	-20.2%
55-59	1,013	6.0%	1,154	1,286	-273	-21.2%
60-64	808	4.7%	821	894	-86	-9.6%
65 and older	461	2.7%	511	540	-79	-14.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,825		11,851	13,762
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	62	0.6%	86	87	-25	-28.7%
Mining	18	0.2%	33	22	-4	-18.2%
Utilities	10	0.1%	15	17	-7	-41.2%
Construction	1,073	9.9%	1,554	1,689	-616	-36.5%
Manufacturing	1,351	12.4%	1,462	1,790	-439	-24.5%
Wholesale Trade	359	3.3%	383	521	-162	-31.1%
Retail Trade	1,199	11.0%	1,216	1,418	-219	-15.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	324	3.0%	371	418	-94	-22.5%
Information	213	2.0%	216	229	-16	-7.0%
Finance and Insurance	420	3.9%	445	516	-96	-18.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	114	1.0%	132	167	-53	-31.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	519	4.8%	470	543	-24	-4.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	46	0.4%	47	53	-7	-13.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,192	10.9%	1,335	1,548	-356	-23.0%
Educational Services	234	2.1%	249	244	-10	-4.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,342	12.3%	1,363	1,598	-256	-16.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	106	1.0%	109	157	-51	-32.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	921	8.5%	859	1,092	-171	-15.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	256	2.4%	273	278	-22	-7.9%
Public Administration	257	2.4%	315	346	-89	-25.7%
Information Not Available	809	7.4%	918	1,029	-220	-21.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,416		11,685	11,558
Male	5,756	55.3%	6,816	6,321	-565	-8.9%
Female	4,608	44.2%	4,822	5,177	-569	-11.0%
Information Not Available	52	0.5%	47	60	-8	-13.3%

Ethnicity	10,416		11,685	11,558
Hispanic or Latino	380	3.6%	435	396	-16	-4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,332	80.0%	9,290	9,190	-858	-9.3%
Information Not Available	1,704	16.4%	1,960	1,972	-268	-13.6%

Race	10,416		11,685	11,558
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58	0.6%	71	76	-18	-23.7%
Asian	211	2.0%	218	216	-5	-2.3%
Black or African American	188	1.8%	190	194	-6	-3.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.1%	9	11	-5	-45.5%
White	9,185	88.2%	10,318	10,266	-1,081	-10.5%
Information Not Available	768	7.4%	879	795	-27	-3.4%

Years of Age	10,416		11,685	11,558
Younger than 22	126	0.7%	152	168	-42	-25.0%
22-24	334	1.8%	370	454	-120	-26.4%
25-34	1,880	10.2%	2,179	2,117	-237	-11.2%
35-44	2,072	11.2%	2,290	2,225	-153	-6.9%
45-54	2,818	15.2%	3,221	3,280	-462	-14.1%
55-59	1,397	7.5%	1,506	1,470	-73	-5.0%
60-64	1,081	5.8%	1,211	1,116	-35	-3.1%
65 and older	708	3.8%	756	728	-20	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,416		11,685	11,558
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	58	0.6%	78	112	-54	-48.2%
Mining	9	0.1%	22	17	-8	-47.1%
Utilities	12	0.1%	13	15	-3	-20.0%
Construction	348	3.3%	566	380	-32	-8.4%
Manufacturing	1,400	13.4%	1,483	1,624	-224	-13.8%
Wholesale Trade	480	4.6%	491	547	-67	-12.2%
Retail Trade	672	6.4%	762	956	-284	-29.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	204	1.9%	246	233	-29	-12.4%
Information	154	1.5%	160	190	-36	-18.9%
Finance and Insurance	281	2.7%	303	367	-86	-23.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	132	1.3%	157	140	-8	-5.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	554	5.3%	578	593	-39	-6.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.4%	42	48	-10	-20.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,259	12.0%	1,363	1,254	5	0.4%
Educational Services	277	2.6%	279	289	-12	-4.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	939	9.0%	1,000	979	-40	-4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	235	2.2%	308	227	8	3.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	423	4.0%	438	934	-511	-54.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	323	3.1%	307	382	-59	-15.4%
Public Administration	208	2.0%	282	216	-8	-3.7%
Information Not Available	2,410	23.0%	2,807	2,055	355	17.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	122,458		144,438	132,632
Male	70,012	57.2%	79,697	73,891	-3,879	-5.2%
Female	52,446	42.8%	64,741	58,741	-6,295	-10.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	122,458		144,438	132,632
Hispanic or Latino	23,694	19.3%	29,326	26,120	-2,426	-9.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	85,174	69.6%	99,364	91,586	-6,412	-7.0%
Information Not Available	13,590	11.1%	15,748	14,926	-1,336	-9.0%

Race	122,458		144,438	132,632
American Indian or Alaskan Native	476	0.4%	569	496	-20	-4.0%
Asian	4,869	4.0%	5,277	5,067	-198	-3.9%
Black or African American	23,316	19.0%	25,924	25,979	-2,663	-10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	726	0.6%	957	815	-89	-10.9%
White	75,531	61.7%	91,481	80,602	-5,071	-6.3%
Information Not Available	17,540	14.3%	20,230	19,673	-2,133	-10.8%

Years of Age	122,458		144,438	132,632
Younger than 22	3,009	1.6%	3,285	28,739	-25,730	-89.5%
22-24	7,496	3.9%	8,226	9,175	-1,679	-18.3%
25-34	32,553	17.1%	36,165	27,575	4,978	18.1%
35-44	24,585	12.9%	28,367	31,171	-6,586	-21.1%
45-54	27,741	14.6%	33,471	24,568	3,173	12.9%
55-59	11,504	6.1%	13,973	6,624	4,880	73.7%
60-64	8,116	4.3%	10,122	2,888	5,228	181.0%
65 and older	7,454	3.9%	10,829	1,892	5,562	294.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	122,458		144,438	132,632
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	284	0.2%	578	324	-40	-12.3%
Mining	80	0.1%	94	97	-17	-17.5%
Utilities	112	0.1%	138	226	-114	-50.4%
Construction	15,077	12.3%	16,519	13,012	2,065	15.9%
Manufacturing	9,437	7.7%	10,139	9,944	-507	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	6,326	5.2%	6,683	7,684	-1,358	-17.7%
Retail Trade	15,232	12.4%	16,325	16,648	-1,416	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,136	4.2%	10,439	5,508	-372	-6.8%
Information	2,496	2.0%	2,504	2,733	-237	-8.7%
Finance and Insurance	4,393	3.6%	4,464	4,653	-260	-5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,931	1.6%	2,286	2,212	-281	-12.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,821	6.4%	7,713	7,941	-120	-1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	816	0.7%	880	581	235	40.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,489	11.8%	16,514	14,007	482	3.4%
Educational Services	3,242	2.6%	3,731	3,154	88	2.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,756	9.6%	12,343	12,462	-706	-5.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,937	1.6%	2,856	2,076	-139	-6.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,356	7.6%	14,500	11,276	-1,920	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,314	2.7%	3,613	3,442	-128	-3.7%
Public Administration	1,326	1.1%	2,863	2,850	-1,524	-53.5%
Information Not Available	7,897	6.4%	9,256	11,802	-3,905	-33.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,035		18,593	20,750
Male	10,470	58.1%	11,174	11,920	-1,450	-12.2%
Female	7,565	41.9%	7,419	8,830	-1,265	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,035		18,593	20,750
Hispanic or Latino	9,576	53.1%	9,983	11,241	-1,665	-14.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,405	35.5%	6,442	7,503	-1,098	-14.6%
Information Not Available	2,054	11.4%	2,168	2,006	48	2.4%

Race	18,035		18,593	20,750
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,846	10.2%	1,740	2,140	-294	-13.7%
Asian	154	0.9%	156	175	-21	-12.0%
Black or African American	421	2.3%	432	502	-81	-16.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	30	34	-4	-11.8%
White	7,794	43.2%	8,065	9,714	-1,920	-19.8%
Information Not Available	7,790	43.2%	8,170	8,185	-395	-4.8%

Years of Age	18,035		18,593	20,750
Younger than 22	683	2.8%	755	887	-204	-23.0%
22-24	1,138	4.6%	1,221	1,427	-289	-20.3%
25-34	4,384	17.7%	4,542	5,334	-950	-17.8%
35-44	3,940	15.9%	3,986	4,509	-569	-12.6%
45-54	4,349	17.6%	4,506	4,902	-553	-11.3%
55-59	1,721	7.0%	1,782	1,780	-59	-3.3%
60-64	1,106	4.5%	1,115	1,178	-72	-6.1%
65 and older	714	2.9%	686	733	-19	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,035		18,593	20,750
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	918	4.8%	1,189	1,092	-174	-15.9%
Mining	361	1.9%	366	260	101	38.8%
Utilities	62	0.3%	60	37	25	67.6%
Construction	3,301	17.4%	3,635	4,069	-768	-18.9%
Manufacturing	1,134	6.0%	1,246	1,235	-101	-8.2%
Wholesale Trade	495	2.6%	530	557	-62	-11.1%
Retail Trade	1,867	9.9%	1,890	2,211	-344	-15.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	333	1.8%	364	412	-79	-19.2%
Information	587	3.1%	437	492	95	19.3%
Finance and Insurance	370	2.0%	402	485	-115	-23.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	284	1.5%	272	342	-58	-17.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,140	6.0%	1,011	1,200	-60	-5.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.1%	27	19	1	5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,600	8.4%	1,693	2,021	-421	-20.8%
Educational Services	424	2.2%	406	472	-48	-10.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,193	11.6%	2,061	2,440	-247	-10.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	449	2.4%	429	537	-88	-16.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,369	7.2%	1,400	1,579	-210	-13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	439	2.3%	479	500	-61	-12.2%
Public Administration	679	3.6%	679	762	-83	-10.9%
Information Not Available	10	0.1%	17	28	-18	-64.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,964		32,665	36,027
Male	17,290	57.7%	19,167	21,856	-4,566	-20.9%
Female	12,674	42.3%	13,498	14,171	-1,497	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,964		32,665	36,027
Hispanic or Latino	6,129	20.5%	6,785	7,308	-1,179	-16.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,294	67.7%	21,939	24,294	-4,000	-16.5%
Information Not Available	3,541	11.8%	3,941	4,425	-884	-20.0%

Race	29,964		32,665	36,027
American Indian or Alaskan Native	471	1.6%	528	594	-123	-20.7%
Asian	3,382	11.3%	3,690	3,368	14	0.4%
Black or African American	3,622	12.1%	3,803	3,826	-204	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,169	3.9%	1,278	1,067	102	9.6%
White	18,385	61.4%	20,145	23,218	-4,833	-20.8%
Information Not Available	2,935	9.8%	3,221	3,954	-1,019	-25.8%

Years of Age	29,964		32,665	36,027
Younger than 22	797	1.7%	884	970	-173	-17.8%
22-24	1,844	4.0%	1,988	2,038	-194	-9.5%
25-34	7,035	15.2%	7,700	8,494	-1,459	-17.2%
35-44	6,628	14.3%	7,184	8,332	-1,704	-20.5%
45-54	7,106	15.3%	7,891	8,790	-1,684	-19.2%
55-59	2,994	6.5%	3,187	3,284	-290	-8.8%
60-64	1,950	4.2%	2,088	2,303	-353	-15.3%
65 and older	1,610	3.5%	1,743	1,816	-206	-11.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,964		32,665	36,027
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	33	0.1%	32	36	-3	-8.3%
Mining	150	0.5%	178	118	32	27.1%
Utilities	69	0.2%	57	56	13	23.2%
Construction	3,994	13.3%	4,827	6,948	-2,954	-42.5%
Manufacturing	1,222	4.1%	1,344	1,280	-58	-4.5%
Wholesale Trade	742	2.5%	793	930	-188	-20.2%
Retail Trade	3,007	10.0%	3,118	3,396	-389	-11.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,126	3.8%	1,139	1,152	-26	-2.3%
Information	385	1.3%	378	411	-26	-6.3%
Finance and Insurance	669	2.2%	655	992	-323	-32.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	817	2.7%	836	852	-35	-4.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,293	4.3%	1,214	1,556	-263	-16.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	244	0.8%	235	297	-53	-17.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,330	14.4%	4,664	4,411	-81	-1.8%
Educational Services	316	1.1%	374	395	-79	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,770	5.9%	1,766	1,861	-91	-4.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	687	2.3%	733	735	-48	-6.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,330	17.8%	6,094	5,485	-155	-2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	739	2.5%	805	803	-64	-8.0%
Public Administration	374	1.2%	427	569	-195	-34.3%
Information Not Available	2,667	8.9%	2,996	3,744	-1,077	-28.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	229,224		273,128	237,981
Male	130,470	56.9%	154,935	133,661	-3,191	-2.4%
Female	98,745	43.1%	118,181	104,320	-5,575	-5.3%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	12	0	9	0.0%

Ethnicity	229,224		273,128	237,981
Hispanic or Latino	37,702	16.4%	46,173	39,154	-1,452	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	154,772	67.5%	183,805	160,974	-6,202	-3.9%
Information Not Available	36,750	16.0%	43,150	37,853	-1,103	-2.9%

Race	229,224		273,128	237,981
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,566	0.7%	1,798	1,509	57	3.8%
Asian	7,270	3.2%	7,911	7,524	-254	-3.4%
Black or African American	39,467	17.2%	45,384	41,150	-1,683	-4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	836	0.4%	953	687	149	21.7%
White	123,208	53.8%	148,177	125,908	-2,700	-2.1%
Information Not Available	56,877	24.8%	68,905	61,203	-4,326	-7.1%

Years of Age	229,224		273,128	237,981
Younger than 22	9,677	2.9%	10,750	10,679	-1,002	-9.4%
22-24	17,315	5.1%	19,158	17,798	-483	-2.7%
25-34	59,761	17.6%	66,649	60,598	-837	-1.4%
35-44	48,831	14.4%	57,681	51,685	-2,854	-5.5%
45-54	51,451	15.2%	63,779	53,433	-1,982	-3.7%
55-59	19,387	5.7%	24,522	19,837	-450	-2.3%
60-64	13,038	3.8%	16,911	14,004	-966	-6.9%
65 and older	9,764	2.9%	13,678	9,947	-183	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	229,224		273,128	237,981
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	635	0.3%	799	723	-88	-12.2%
Mining	438	0.2%	692	377	61	16.2%
Utilities	283	0.1%	313	338	-55	-16.3%
Construction	31,591	13.7%	37,549	31,487	104	0.3%
Manufacturing	15,263	6.6%	16,809	18,276	-3,013	-16.5%
Wholesale Trade	8,790	3.8%	9,113	9,917	-1,127	-11.4%
Retail Trade	24,466	10.6%	25,487	25,611	-1,145	-4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,887	3.0%	23,614	7,539	-652	-8.6%
Information	8,168	3.6%	7,877	7,552	616	8.2%
Finance and Insurance	10,745	4.7%	10,665	10,708	37	0.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,976	2.2%	5,604	5,682	-706	-12.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	15,116	6.6%	13,813	15,896	-780	-4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,035	0.5%	1,115	1,159	-124	-10.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	27,275	11.9%	29,866	27,024	251	0.9%
Educational Services	6,548	2.8%	10,935	7,375	-827	-11.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	25,696	11.2%	27,189	26,025	-329	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,115	2.7%	7,790	7,252	-1,137	-15.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	16,440	7.2%	21,243	16,148	292	1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,596	2.9%	7,553	7,559	-963	-12.7%
Public Administration	6,090	2.6%	9,018	7,279	-1,189	-16.3%
Information Not Available	6,071	2.6%	6,084	4,054	2,017	49.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	77,152		93,550	102,253
Male	46,145	59.8%	58,475	61,715	-15,570	-25.2%
Female	30,735	39.8%	34,765	40,188	-9,453	-23.5%
Information Not Available	272	0.4%	310	350	-78	-22.3%

Ethnicity	77,152		93,550	102,253
Hispanic or Latino	2,373	3.1%	3,121	3,049	-676	-22.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,945	92.0%	85,810	93,730	-22,785	-24.3%
Information Not Available	3,834	5.0%	4,619	5,474	-1,640	-30.0%

Race	77,152		93,550	102,253
American Indian or Alaskan Native	373	0.5%	430	437	-64	-14.6%
Asian	496	0.6%	603	669	-173	-25.9%
Black or African American	12,802	16.6%	14,545	15,240	-2,438	-16.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	83	0.1%	66	114	-31	-27.2%
White	60,013	77.8%	73,645	81,377	-21,364	-26.3%
Information Not Available	3,385	4.4%	4,261	4,416	-1,031	-23.3%

Years of Age	77,152		93,550	102,253
Younger than 22	1,933	1.5%	2,427	2,845	-912	-32.1%
22-24	3,865	2.9%	4,883	5,363	-1,498	-27.9%
25-34	17,258	13.1%	20,787	23,762	-6,504	-27.4%
35-44	18,122	13.7%	21,894	24,522	-6,400	-26.1%
45-54	20,486	15.5%	25,048	26,755	-6,269	-23.4%
55-59	8,257	6.2%	9,938	10,206	-1,949	-19.1%
60-64	4,962	3.8%	5,900	6,050	-1,088	-18.0%
65 and older	2,269	1.7%	2,673	2,750	-481	-17.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	77,152		93,550	102,253
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	204	0.3%	328	345	-141	-40.9%
Mining	347	0.4%	424	390	-43	-11.0%
Utilities	294	0.4%	224	203	91	44.8%
Construction	14,195	18.4%	20,239	17,959	-3,764	-21.0%
Manufacturing	11,992	15.5%	14,497	18,178	-6,186	-34.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,320	4.3%	3,717	4,313	-993	-23.0%
Retail Trade	3,912	5.1%	4,406	5,287	-1,375	-26.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,694	3.5%	3,997	4,022	-1,328	-33.0%
Information	1,343	1.7%	1,368	1,610	-267	-16.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,103	2.7%	2,187	3,054	-951	-31.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,114	1.4%	1,376	1,558	-444	-28.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,636	6.0%	4,269	5,378	-742	-13.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	735	1.0%	836	999	-264	-26.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,694	13.8%	12,910	14,093	-3,399	-24.1%
Educational Services	1,539	2.0%	1,747	1,902	-363	-19.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,618	9.8%	8,866	9,464	-1,846	-19.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	923	1.2%	1,251	1,156	-233	-20.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,302	4.3%	3,881	4,719	-1,417	-30.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,880	2.4%	2,240	2,368	-488	-20.6%
Public Administration	1,053	1.4%	1,290	1,158	-105	-9.1%
Information Not Available	3,254	4.2%	3,497	4,097	-843	-20.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,186		38,867	47,315
Male	18,517	49.8%	19,591	23,955	-5,438	-22.7%
Female	18,592	50.0%	19,218	23,303	-4,711	-20.2%
Information Not Available	77	0.2%	58	57	20	35.1%

Ethnicity	37,186		38,867	47,315
Hispanic or Latino	2,961	8.0%	3,089	3,738	-777	-20.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,225	92.0%	35,778	43,577	-9,352	-21.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	37,186		38,867	47,315
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,812	10.3%	4,030	4,659	-847	-18.2%
Asian	282	0.8%	299	377	-95	-25.2%
Black or African American	6,117	16.4%	6,344	7,177	-1,060	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.1%	49	60	-17	-28.3%
White	22,996	61.8%	23,998	29,990	-6,994	-23.3%
Information Not Available	3,936	10.6%	4,147	5,052	-1,116	-22.1%

Years of Age	37,186		38,867	47,315
Younger than 22	680	1.2%	652	904	-224	-24.8%
22-24	1,917	3.3%	1,887	2,460	-543	-22.1%
25-34	9,316	16.1%	9,715	12,121	-2,805	-23.1%
35-44	8,361	14.5%	8,751	10,914	-2,553	-23.4%
45-54	8,967	15.5%	9,467	11,377	-2,410	-21.2%
55-59	3,739	6.5%	3,922	4,361	-622	-14.3%
60-64	2,323	4.0%	2,484	2,987	-664	-22.2%
65 and older	1,883	3.3%	1,989	2,191	-308	-14.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,186		38,867	47,315
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	152	0.4%	183	222	-70	-31.5%
Mining	959	2.6%	1,048	1,174	-215	-18.3%
Utilities	115	0.3%	127	185	-70	-37.8%
Construction	3,091	8.3%	3,465	4,249	-1,158	-27.3%
Manufacturing	3,925	10.5%	4,187	4,403	-478	-10.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,401	3.8%	1,431	1,728	-327	-18.9%
Retail Trade	4,013	10.7%	4,048	5,213	-1,200	-23.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	794	2.1%	846	999	-205	-20.5%
Information	1,146	3.1%	1,145	1,474	-328	-22.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,100	2.9%	1,175	1,359	-259	-19.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	700	1.9%	750	937	-237	-25.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,688	4.5%	1,542	2,138	-450	-21.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	126	0.3%	123	173	-47	-27.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,213	14.0%	5,395	6,404	-1,191	-18.6%
Educational Services	995	2.7%	1,043	1,445	-450	-31.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,186	11.2%	4,341	5,149	-963	-18.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	628	1.7%	691	908	-280	-30.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,153	5.8%	2,250	2,702	-549	-20.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,271	3.4%	1,277	1,679	-408	-24.3%
Public Administration	1,714	4.6%	1,849	2,321	-607	-26.2%
Information Not Available	1,816	4.9%	1,951	2,453	-637	-26.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,776		61,777	63,962
Male	30,137	58.2%	37,285	38,027	-7,890	-20.7%
Female	21,625	41.8%	24,482	25,929	-4,304	-16.6%
Information Not Available	14	0.0%	10	6	8	133.3%

Ethnicity	51,776		61,777	63,962
Hispanic or Latino	5,081	9.8%	6,690	6,952	-1,871	-26.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,351	76.0%	46,846	48,046	-8,695	-18.1%
Information Not Available	7,344	14.2%	8,241	8,964	-1,620	-18.1%

Race	51,776		61,777	63,962
American Indian or Alaskan Native	683	1.3%	787	670	13	1.9%
Asian	1,094	2.1%	1,206	1,073	21	2.0%
Black or African American	916	1.8%	967	967	-51	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	384	0.7%	447	575	-191	-33.2%
White	30,922	59.7%	36,344	31,260	-338	-1.1%
Information Not Available	17,777	34.3%	22,026	29,417	-11,640	-39.6%

Years of Age	51,776		61,777	63,962
Younger than 22	1,156	1.5%	1,408	1,713	-557	-32.5%
22-24	2,835	3.6%	3,621	3,894	-1,059	-27.2%
25-34	12,774	16.2%	15,063	15,938	-3,164	-19.9%
35-44	11,373	14.4%	13,530	14,006	-2,633	-18.8%
45-54	12,127	15.4%	14,270	14,989	-2,862	-19.1%
55-59	5,539	7.0%	6,669	6,534	-995	-15.2%
60-64	3,787	4.8%	4,547	4,461	-674	-15.1%
65 and older	2,185	2.8%	2,669	2,427	-242	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,776		61,777	63,962
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,537	2.9%	2,210	2,097	-560	-26.7%
Mining	165	0.3%	329	247	-82	-33.2%
Utilities	75	0.1%	77	90	-15	-16.7%
Construction	6,748	12.7%	8,858	8,972	-2,224	-24.8%
Manufacturing	5,698	10.7%	7,099	7,783	-2,085	-26.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,016	3.8%	2,241	2,517	-501	-19.9%
Retail Trade	6,026	11.3%	7,093	7,745	-1,719	-22.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,506	2.8%	1,855	1,706	-200	-11.7%
Information	1,021	1.9%	976	1,042	-21	-2.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,466	2.7%	1,576	1,797	-331	-18.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	813	1.5%	925	1,086	-273	-25.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,167	4.1%	2,156	2,539	-372	-14.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	226	0.4%	253	238	-12	-5.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,361	10.1%	6,609	6,216	-855	-13.8%
Educational Services	1,076	2.0%	1,237	1,060	16	1.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,370	10.1%	5,943	5,924	-554	-9.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	725	1.4%	827	861	-136	-15.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,216	7.9%	5,154	5,217	-1,001	-19.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,398	2.6%	1,651	1,973	-575	-29.1%
Public Administration	1,252	2.3%	1,549	1,489	-237	-15.9%
Information Not Available	2,914	5.5%	3,159	3,363	-449	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	193,044		210,712	209,770
Male	110,467	57.2%	120,183	115,661	-5,194	-4.5%
Female	82,561	42.8%	90,507	94,109	-11,548	-12.3%
Information Not Available	16	0.0%	22	0	16	0.0%

Ethnicity	193,044		210,712	209,770
Hispanic or Latino	11,753	6.1%	12,593	11,995	-242	-2.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	175,771	91.1%	192,223	192,996	-17,225	-8.9%
Information Not Available	5,520	2.9%	5,896	4,779	741	15.5%

Race	193,044		210,712	209,770
American Indian or Alaskan Native	640	0.3%	662	98	542	553.1%
Asian	62	0.0%	62	0	62	0.0%
Black or African American	30,498	15.8%	3,009	31,695	-1,197	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,713	1.4%	31,495	2,438	275	11.3%
White	142,204	73.7%	157,312	170,469	-28,265	-16.6%
Information Not Available	16,927	8.8%	18,172	5,071	11,856	233.8%

Years of Age	193,044		210,712	209,770
Younger than 22	7,538	2.3%	8,317	6,339	1,199	18.9%
22-24	12,595	3.9%	13,268	7,899	4,696	59.5%
25-34	44,622	13.8%	47,309	42,422	2,200	5.2%
35-44	41,030	12.7%	44,616	43,300	-2,270	-5.2%
45-54	46,515	14.4%	50,963	58,318	-11,803	-20.2%
55-59	18,744	5.8%	20,683	23,113	-4,369	-18.9%
60-64	12,872	4.0%	14,366	15,799	-2,927	-18.5%
65 and older	9,128	2.8%	11,190	12,580	-3,452	-27.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	193,044		210,712	209,770
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	450	0.2%	570	293	157	53.6%
Mining	1,569	0.8%	1,500	488	1,081	221.5%
Utilities	380	0.2%	350	293	87	29.7%
Construction	29,660	15.3%	33,077	21,455	8,205	38.2%
Manufacturing	23,659	12.2%	24,729	38,521	-14,862	-38.6%
Wholesale Trade	6,606	3.4%	6,889	7,119	-513	-7.2%
Retail Trade	20,824	10.8%	21,389	16,871	3,953	23.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,998	4.7%	14,449	23,893	-14,895	-62.3%
Information	2,802	1.4%	2,974	5,754	-2,952	-51.3%
Finance and Insurance	5,369	2.8%	5,701	6,729	-1,360	-20.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,237	1.2%	2,457	1,170	1,067	91.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,953	4.6%	8,409	10,727	-1,774	-16.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,016	0.5%	1,001	1,073	-57	-5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,804	11.3%	23,317	18,724	3,080	16.4%
Educational Services	5,541	2.9%	6,226	5,266	275	5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	22,199	11.5%	23,029	21,747	452	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,466	1.8%	4,859	4,193	-727	-17.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,684	7.1%	15,481	20,285	-6,601	-32.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,833	2.5%	5,157	3,121	1,712	54.9%
Public Administration	2,008	1.0%	2,218	2,048	-40	-2.0%
Information Not Available	6,986	3.6%	6,930	0	6,986	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,785		30,203	37,027
Male	16,432	55.2%	16,461	20,555	-4,123	-20.1%
Female	13,353	44.8%	13,742	16,472	-3,119	-18.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,785		30,203	37,027
Hispanic or Latino	29,649	99.5%	30,075	36,735	-7,086	-19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	106	0.4%	101	124	-18	-14.5%
Information Not Available	30	0.1%	27	168	-138	-82.1%

Race	29,785		30,203	37,027
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,227	4.1%	1,322	1,592	-365	-22.9%
Asian	117	0.4%	145	183	-66	-36.1%
Black or African American	1,057	3.5%	1,369	611	446	73.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	0.1%	32	38	-11	-28.9%
White	2,064	6.9%	2,195	4,530	-2,466	-54.4%
Information Not Available	25,293	84.9%	25,140	30,073	-4,780	-15.9%

Years of Age	29,785		30,203	37,027
Younger than 22	1,454	4.7%	1,436	1,882	-428	-22.7%
22-24	2,965	9.6%	3,001	3,795	-830	-21.9%
25-34	9,813	31.8%	10,024	12,645	-2,832	-22.4%
35-44	7,013	22.7%	7,103	8,579	-1,566	-18.3%
45-54	5,209	16.9%	5,299	6,292	-1,083	-17.2%
55-59	1,760	5.7%	1,748	1,976	-216	-10.9%
60-64	989	3.2%	1,029	1,190	-201	-16.9%
65 and older	569	1.8%	551	661	-92	-13.9%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	12	7	6	85.7%

Industry	29,785		30,203	37,027
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	19	0.1%	17	58	-39	-67.2%
Utilities	582	2.0%	545	817	-235	-28.8%
Construction	2,192	7.4%	2,163	3,109	-917	-29.5%
Manufacturing	2,934	9.9%	3,077	4,146	-1,212	-29.2%
Wholesale Trade	5,774	19.4%	6,183	7,440	-1,666	-22.4%
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	690	2.3%	689	1,004	-314	-31.3%
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)	7,379	24.8%	7,414	9,091	-1,712	-18.8%
Public Administration	1,944	6.5%	1,976	2,675	-731	-27.3%
Information Not Available	8,271	27.8%	8,139	8,687	-416	-4.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,245		14,923	14,404
Male	7,303	55.1%	8,669	7,966	-663	-8.3%
Female	5,942	44.9%	6,254	6,438	-496	-7.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,245		14,923	14,404
Hispanic or Latino	1,431	10.8%	1,596	1,610	-179	-11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,570	64.7%	9,700	9,396	-826	-8.8%
Information Not Available	3,244	24.5%	3,627	3,398	-154	-4.5%

Race	13,245		14,923	14,404
American Indian or Alaskan Native	80	0.6%	77	80	0	0.0%
Asian	228	1.7%	238	247	-19	-7.7%
Black or African American	693	5.2%	745	808	-115	-14.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	48	0.4%	62	45	3	6.7%
White	9,310	70.3%	10,633	10,321	-1,011	-9.8%
Information Not Available	2,886	21.8%	3,168	2,903	-17	-0.6%

Years of Age	13,245		14,923	14,404
Younger than 22	363	1.7%	483	491	-128	-26.1%
22-24	739	3.4%	886	924	-185	-20.0%
25-34	3,002	13.9%	3,309	3,362	-360	-10.7%
35-44	2,816	13.1%	3,190	3,062	-246	-8.0%
45-54	3,271	15.2%	3,662	3,480	-209	-6.0%
55-59	1,324	6.1%	1,508	1,392	-68	-4.9%
60-64	989	4.6%	1,055	972	17	1.7%
65 and older	741	3.4%	830	721	20	2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,245		14,923	14,404
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.2%	97	36	-10	-27.8%
Mining	8	0.1%	19	24	-16	-66.7%
Utilities	10	0.1%	15	14	-4	-28.6%
Construction	2,017	15.2%	2,457	2,227	-210	-9.4%
Manufacturing	1,529	11.5%	1,552	1,735	-206	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	574	4.3%	590	521	53	10.2%
Retail Trade	1,393	10.5%	1,472	1,684	-291	-17.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	317	2.4%	375	328	-11	-3.4%
Information	229	1.7%	239	123	106	86.2%
Finance and Insurance	528	4.0%	644	641	-113	-17.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	233	1.8%	291	258	-25	-9.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	751	5.7%	617	734	17	2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.3%	44	148	-104	-70.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,317	9.9%	1,683	1,459	-142	-9.7%
Educational Services	268	2.0%	286	275	-7	-2.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,790	13.5%	1,765	1,634	156	9.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	194	1.5%	368	247	-53	-21.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,066	8.0%	1,374	1,286	-220	-17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	540	4.1%	586	570	-30	-5.3%
Public Administration	115	0.9%	110	131	-16	-12.2%
Information Not Available	296	2.2%	339	329	-33	-10.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,599		42,591	54,228
Male	20,301	51.3%	22,117	27,813	-7,512	-27.0%
Female	19,298	48.7%	20,474	26,415	-7,117	-26.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	39,599		42,591	54,228
Hispanic or Latino	1,214	3.1%	1,366	1,369	-155	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,542	94.8%	40,255	50,336	-12,794	-25.4%
Information Not Available	843	2.1%	970	2,523	-1,680	-66.6%

Race	39,599		42,591	54,228
American Indian or Alaskan Native	239	0.6%	257	292	-53	-18.2%
Asian	238	0.6%	242	300	-62	-20.7%
Black or African American	18,275	46.2%	19,723	24,620	-6,345	-25.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	0.1%	61	104	-59	-56.7%
White	19,565	49.4%	20,959	27,729	-8,164	-29.4%
Information Not Available	1,237	3.1%	1,349	1,183	54	4.6%

Years of Age	39,599		42,591	54,228
Younger than 22	1,228	2.2%	1,215	1,843	-615	-33.4%
22-24	1,640	2.9%	1,777	2,383	-743	-31.2%
25-34	10,178	18.0%	10,882	13,506	-3,328	-24.6%
35-44	9,118	16.1%	9,925	12,070	-2,952	-24.5%
45-54	9,092	16.1%	9,844	12,290	-3,198	-26.0%
55-59	3,733	6.6%	3,988	4,887	-1,154	-23.6%
60-64	2,639	4.7%	2,853	3,387	-748	-22.1%
65 and older	1,840	3.3%	1,924	2,474	-634	-25.6%
Information Not Available	131	0.2%	183	1,388	-1,257	-90.6%

Industry	39,599		42,591	54,228
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	203	0.5%	237	303	-100	-33.0%
Mining	33	0.1%	31	55	-22	-40.0%
Utilities	40	0.1%	37	52	-12	-23.1%
Construction	2,995	7.5%	3,477	4,661	-1,666	-35.7%
Manufacturing	4,755	11.9%	5,293	5,998	-1,243	-20.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,241	3.1%	1,295	1,796	-555	-30.9%
Retail Trade	4,336	10.9%	4,775	5,865	-1,529	-26.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	877	2.2%	1,176	1,343	-466	-34.7%
Information	435	1.1%	464	494	-59	-11.9%
Finance and Insurance	863	2.2%	864	1,305	-442	-33.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	631	1.6%	680	892	-261	-29.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,876	4.7%	1,700	2,321	-445	-19.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	0.2%	117	175	-89	-50.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,703	14.3%	6,244	7,843	-2,140	-27.3%
Educational Services	624	1.6%	653	940	-316	-33.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,000	7.5%	3,257	4,175	-1,175	-28.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	382	1.0%	492	620	-238	-38.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,916	9.8%	3,860	5,850	-1,934	-33.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	992	2.5%	1,045	1,455	-463	-31.8%
Public Administration	741	1.9%	823	1,090	-349	-32.0%
Information Not Available	5,870	14.7%	6,071	6,995	-1,125	-16.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,043		2,741	2,544
Male	1,148	56.2%	1,776	1,387	-239	-17.2%
Female	895	43.8%	965	1,157	-262	-22.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,043		2,741	2,544
Hispanic or Latino	53	2.6%	96	75	-22	-29.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,770	86.6%	2,382	2,229	-459	-20.6%
Information Not Available	220	10.8%	263	240	-20	-8.3%

Race	2,043		2,741	2,544
American Indian or Alaskan Native	312	15.3%	370	329	-17	-5.2%
Asian	6	0.3%	9	3	3	100.0%
Black or African American	75	3.7%	81	93	-18	-19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	3	0	0	0.0%
White	1,458	71.4%	1,998	1,886	-428	-22.7%
Information Not Available	192	9.4%	280	233	-41	-17.6%

Years of Age	2,043		2,741	2,544
Younger than 22	30	0.9%	40	50	-20	-40.0%
22-24	66	2.0%	78	89	-23	-25.8%
25-34	432	13.0%	558	486	-54	-11.1%
35-44	392	11.8%	549	568	-176	-31.0%
45-54	547	16.5%	722	695	-148	-21.3%
55-59	277	8.3%	355	316	-39	-12.3%
60-64	182	5.5%	249	223	-41	-18.4%
65 and older	117	3.5%	190	117	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,043		2,741	2,544
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	1.6%	41	16	18	112.5%
Mining	20	1.0%	47	17	3	17.6%
Utilities	2	0.1%	1	3	-1	-33.3%
Construction	393	18.9%	761	428	-35	-8.2%
Manufacturing	199	9.6%	236	274	-75	-27.4%
Wholesale Trade	64	3.1%	91	70	-6	-8.6%
Retail Trade	194	9.3%	227	232	-38	-16.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	50	2.4%	67	73	-23	-31.5%
Information	23	1.1%	32	68	-45	-66.2%
Finance and Insurance	108	5.2%	138	98	10	10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29	1.4%	40	49	-20	-40.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	75	3.6%	82	98	-23	-23.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.3%	5	5	1	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	120	5.8%	147	158	-38	-24.1%
Educational Services	65	3.1%	86	63	2	3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	166	8.0%	164	232	-66	-28.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	32	1.5%	45	51	-19	-37.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	219	10.5%	198	284	-65	-22.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	39	1.9%	41	49	-10	-20.4%
Public Administration	123	5.9%	161	150	-27	-18.0%
Information Not Available	82	3.9%	131	126	-44	-34.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,674		46,658	53,172
Male	22,604	49.5%	23,553	27,444	-4,840	-17.6%
Female	23,070	50.5%	23,105	25,728	-2,658	-10.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	45,674		46,658	53,172
Hispanic or Latino	600	1.3%	660	784	-184	-23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,074	98.7%	45,998	52,388	-7,314	-14.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	45,674		46,658	53,172
American Indian or Alaskan Native	121	0.3%	129	133	-12	-9.0%
Asian	615	1.3%	3	580	35	6.0%
Black or African American	13,019	28.5%	12,306	14,704	-1,685	-11.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	297	0.7%	330	369	-72	-19.5%
White	31,032	67.9%	33,201	36,661	-5,629	-15.4%
Information Not Available	590	1.3%	689	725	-135	-18.6%

Years of Age	45,674		46,658	53,172
Younger than 22	605	0.8%	652	790	-185	-23.4%
22-24	1,846	2.5%	1,979	2,205	-359	-16.3%
25-34	9,470	13.0%	9,820	11,429	-1,959	-17.1%
35-44	10,424	14.3%	10,664	12,189	-1,765	-14.5%
45-54	11,321	15.6%	11,370	13,095	-1,774	-13.5%
55-59	4,928	6.8%	5,044	5,476	-548	-10.0%
60-64	3,954	5.4%	3,983	4,529	-575	-12.7%
65 and older	3,107	4.3%	3,142	3,434	-327	-9.5%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	4	25	-6	-24.0%

Industry	45,674		46,658	53,172
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	130	0.3%	147	147	-17	-11.6%
Mining	176	0.4%	179	111	65	58.6%
Utilities	53	0.1%	56	71	-18	-25.4%
Construction	4,358	9.5%	4,791	5,220	-862	-16.5%
Manufacturing	7,201	15.7%	7,885	9,885	-2,684	-27.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,028	4.4%	2,127	2,605	-577	-22.1%
Retail Trade	4,738	10.3%	5,153	5,413	-675	-12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,750	3.8%	1,930	1,752	-2	-0.1%
Information	907	2.0%	943	955	-48	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,583	3.5%	1,654	1,912	-329	-17.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	711	1.6%	775	891	-180	-20.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,110	4.6%	1,858	2,279	-169	-7.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	186	0.4%	166	182	4	2.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,077	13.3%	6,654	6,947	-870	-12.5%
Educational Services	1,190	2.6%	1,238	1,312	-122	-9.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,553	9.9%	4,571	4,210	343	8.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	408	0.9%	511	506	-98	-19.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,273	7.1%	3,444	3,798	-525	-13.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,397	3.0%	1,422	1,502	-105	-7.0%
Public Administration	846	1.8%	925	1,096	-250	-22.8%
Information Not Available	1,999	4.4%	229	2,378	-379	-15.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	150,338		150,991	168,203
Male	80,210	53.4%	81,314	90,155	-9,945	-11.0%
Female	70,128	46.6%	69,677	78,048	-7,920	-10.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	150,338		150,991	168,203
Hispanic or Latino	47,388	31.5%	47,523	53,744	-6,356	-11.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,084	61.3%	92,375	101,579	-9,495	-9.3%
Information Not Available	10,866	7.2%	11,093	12,880	-2,014	-15.6%

Race	150,338		150,991	168,203
American Indian or Alaskan Native	622	0.4%	638	676	-54	-8.0%
Asian	2,905	1.9%	3,010	3,165	-260	-8.2%
Black or African American	34,419	22.9%	34,485	36,428	-2,009	-5.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	53,972	35.9%	54,043	61,074	-7,102	-11.6%
Information Not Available	58,420	38.9%	58,815	66,860	-8,440	-12.6%

Years of Age	150,338		150,991	168,203
Younger than 22	4,120	2.1%	4,163	4,938	-818	-16.6%
22-24	8,986	4.6%	9,025	9,986	-1,000	-10.0%
25-34	37,988	19.4%	37,682	42,954	-4,966	-11.6%
35-44	36,021	18.4%	36,531	41,117	-5,096	-12.4%
45-54	36,105	18.4%	36,206	40,419	-4,314	-10.7%
55-59	13,808	7.1%	13,977	14,601	-793	-5.4%
60-64	8,477	4.3%	8,570	9,186	-709	-7.7%
65 and older	4,833	2.5%	4,837	5,002	-169	-3.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	150,338		150,991	168,203
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	956	0.6%	918	1,206	-250	-20.7%
Mining	2,697	1.8%	2,487	2,483	214	8.6%
Utilities	623	0.4%	581	518	105	20.3%
Construction	19,987	13.2%	20,358	23,723	-3,736	-15.7%
Manufacturing	11,621	7.7%	11,728	14,016	-2,395	-17.1%
Wholesale Trade	7,535	5.0%	7,522	7,671	-136	-1.8%
Retail Trade	12,936	8.6%	13,114	15,060	-2,124	-14.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,208	3.4%	5,254	6,282	-1,074	-17.1%
Information	3,710	2.5%	3,572	4,032	-322	-8.0%
Finance and Insurance	6,783	4.5%	6,859	7,027	-244	-3.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,206	2.1%	3,272	3,677	-471	-12.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,599	7.7%	10,705	12,712	-1,113	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	753	0.5%	769	817	-64	-7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,825	14.4%	22,550	22,393	-568	-2.5%
Educational Services	3,730	2.5%	4,079	4,204	-474	-11.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	17,581	11.6%	17,177	17,753	-172	-1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,026	0.7%	1,014	1,068	-42	-3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,571	4.3%	6,695	7,591	-1,020	-13.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,677	2.4%	3,734	4,072	-395	-9.7%
Public Administration	1,934	1.3%	2,016	2,734	-800	-29.3%
Information Not Available	6,380	4.2%	6,587	9,164	-2,784	-30.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,695		18,554	21,480
Male	9,412	60.0%	11,893	13,291	-3,879	-29.2%
Female	6,195	39.5%	6,557	8,029	-1,834	-22.8%
Information Not Available	88	0.6%	104	160	-72	-45.0%

Ethnicity	15,695		18,554	21,480
Hispanic or Latino	1,447	9.2%	1,855	2,256	-809	-35.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,653	80.6%	14,781	17,696	-5,043	-28.5%
Information Not Available	1,595	10.2%	1,918	1,528	67	4.4%

Race	15,695		18,554	21,480
American Indian or Alaskan Native	508	3.2%	630	743	-235	-31.6%
Asian	290	1.8%	282	307	-17	-5.5%
Black or African American	320	2.0%	348	395	-75	-19.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	222	1.4%	278	314	-92	-29.3%
White	11,909	75.9%	13,736	16,336	-4,427	-27.1%
Information Not Available	2,446	15.6%	3,280	3,385	-939	-27.7%

Years of Age	15,695		18,554	21,480
Younger than 22	558	2.1%	663	899	-341	-37.9%
22-24	1,023	3.8%	1,228	1,590	-567	-35.7%
25-34	4,358	16.3%	5,155	6,313	-1,955	-31.0%
35-44	3,430	12.8%	4,164	4,702	-1,272	-27.1%
45-54	3,593	13.4%	4,179	4,681	-1,088	-23.2%
55-59	1,459	5.4%	1,693	1,786	-327	-18.3%
60-64	825	3.1%	990	1,067	-242	-22.7%
65 and older	449	1.7%	482	442	7	1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,695		18,554	21,480
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43	0.3%	66	38	5	13.2%
Mining	142	0.9%	215	191	-49	-25.7%
Utilities	18	0.1%	26	26	-8	-30.8%
Construction	2,084	13.2%	3,314	4,025	-1,941	-48.2%
Manufacturing	1,402	8.9%	1,820	2,023	-621	-30.7%
Wholesale Trade	581	3.7%	653	697	-116	-16.6%
Retail Trade	1,449	9.2%	1,653	2,091	-642	-30.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	509	3.2%	694	741	-232	-31.3%
Information	516	3.3%	621	765	-249	-32.5%
Finance and Insurance	581	3.7%	625	831	-250	-30.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	293	1.9%	282	361	-68	-18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,140	7.2%	1,194	1,193	-53	-4.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.2%	36	69	-44	-63.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,173	13.8%	2,635	2,796	-623	-22.3%
Educational Services	463	2.9%	486	545	-82	-15.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	880	5.6%	951	1,081	-201	-18.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	653	4.1%	307	756	-103	-13.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	924	5.9%	845	1,322	-398	-30.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	314	2.0%	364	451	-137	-30.4%
Public Administration	249	1.6%	341	329	-80	-24.3%
Information Not Available	1,256	8.0%	1,426	1,149	107	9.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,982		55,758	58,107
Male	30,137	55.8%	31,875	32,053	-1,916	-6.0%
Female	23,837	44.2%	23,876	26,046	-2,209	-8.5%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	7	8	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	53,982		55,758	58,107
Hispanic or Latino	2,426	4.5%	2,617	2,579	-153	-5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,126	91.0%	50,667	53,116	-3,990	-7.5%
Information Not Available	2,430	4.5%	2,474	2,412	18	0.7%

Race	53,982		55,758	58,107
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,697	5.0%	2,893	2,918	-221	-7.6%
Asian	1,248	2.3%	1,272	1,357	-109	-8.0%
Black or African American	21,343	39.5%	21,689	22,941	-1,598	-7.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	26,264	48.7%	27,430	28,479	-2,215	-7.8%
Information Not Available	2,430	4.5%	2,474	2,412	18	0.7%

Years of Age	53,982		55,758	58,107
Younger than 22	882	1.2%	860	1,109	-227	-20.5%
22-24	2,793	3.7%	2,753	2,881	-88	-3.1%
25-34	12,930	16.9%	13,240	13,874	-944	-6.8%
35-44	12,039	15.7%	12,537	13,279	-1,240	-9.3%
45-54	13,660	17.9%	14,188	14,859	-1,199	-8.1%
55-59	5,708	7.5%	6,017	5,921	-213	-3.6%
60-64	3,750	4.9%	3,872	3,992	-242	-6.1%
65 and older	2,219	2.9%	2,291	2,189	30	1.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	53,982		55,758	58,107
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	88	0.2%	103	88	0	0.0%
Mining	268	0.5%	315	149	119	79.9%
Utilities	22	0.0%	19	18	4	22.2%
Construction	3,268	6.0%	3,641	3,963	-695	-17.5%
Manufacturing	2,580	4.8%	3,158	3,369	-789	-23.4%
Wholesale Trade	665	1.2%	718	790	-125	-15.8%
Retail Trade	1,979	3.7%	1,989	2,215	-236	-10.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,125	2.1%	1,259	1,100	25	2.3%
Information	423	0.8%	432	416	7	1.7%
Finance and Insurance	472	0.9%	466	548	-76	-13.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	405	0.7%	381	390	15	3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,800	5.2%	2,668	2,337	463	19.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	85	0.2%	98	98	-13	-13.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,772	7.0%	3,725	3,461	311	9.0%
Educational Services	271	0.5%	273	265	6	2.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,911	3.5%	1,897	1,847	64	3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	163	0.3%	172	193	-30	-15.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,852	3.4%	1,483	2,007	-155	-7.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	709	1.3%	701	715	-6	-0.8%
Public Administration	3,463	6.4%	3,547	3,770	-307	-8.1%
Information Not Available	27,661	51.2%	28,713	30,368	-2,707	-8.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	623		521	426
Male	399	64.0%	318	267	132	49.4%
Female	224	36.0%	203	159	65	40.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	623		521	426
Hispanic or Latino	148	23.8%	96	68	80	117.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	462	74.2%	411	342	120	35.1%
Information Not Available	13	2.1%	14	16	-3	-18.8%

Race	623		521	426
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	1.3%	7	7	1	14.3%
Asian	6	1.0%	4	1	5	500.0%
Black or African American	408	65.5%	357	299	109	36.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	1.9%	12	10	2	20.0%
White	40	6.4%	43	35	5	14.3%
Information Not Available	149	23.9%	98	74	75	101.4%

Years of Age	623		521	426
Younger than 22	12	2.0%	11	4	8	200.0%
22-24	23	3.7%	30	21	2	9.5%
25-34	147	23.9%	114	104	43	41.3%
35-44	157	25.5%	114	98	59	60.2%
45-54	150	24.4%	126	85	65	76.5%
55-59	55	8.9%	49	44	11	25.0%
60-64	48	7.8%	46	31	17	54.8%
65 and older	29	4.7%	30	39	-10	-25.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.3%	1	0	2	0.0%

Industry	623		521	426
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	154	24.7%	135	109	45	41.3%
Manufacturing	26	4.2%	33	27	-1	-3.7%
Wholesale Trade	8	1.3%	7	7	1	14.3%
Retail Trade	54	8.7%	54	53	1	1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	10	1.6%	11	12	-2	-16.7%
Information	3	0.5%	4	2	1	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	13	2.1%	12	3	10	333.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7	1.1%	12	7	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	18	2.9%	15	3	15	500.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	1.8%	5	8	3	37.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	47	7.5%	35	22	25	113.6%
Educational Services	14	2.2%	19	1	13	1300.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	52	8.3%	29	9	43	477.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	0.6%	5	2	2	100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	44	7.1%	47	52	-8	-15.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	88	14.1%	38	75	13	17.3%
Public Administration	31	5.0%	32	0	31	0.0%
Information Not Available	39	6.3%	28	32	7	21.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,114		8,114	8,317
Male	5,291	65.2%	5,291	4,824	467	9.7%
Female	2,823	34.8%	2,823	3,493	-670	-19.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,114		8,114	8,317
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.1%	10	19	-9	-47.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,323	28.6%	2,323	2,497	-174	-7.0%
Information Not Available	5,781	71.2%	5,781	5,801	-20	-0.3%

Race	8,114		8,114	8,317
American Indian or Alaskan Native	17	0.2%	17	17	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	29	0.4%	29	54	-25	-46.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.1%	6	13	-7	-53.8%
White	2,281	28.1%	2,281	2,432	-151	-6.2%
Information Not Available	5,781	71.2%	5,781	5,801	-20	-0.3%

Years of Age	8,114		8,114	8,317
Younger than 22	171	1.7%	171	196	-25	-12.8%
22-24	466	4.8%	466	430	36	8.4%
25-34	1,957	19.9%	1,957	1,856	101	5.4%
35-44	1,682	17.1%	1,682	1,703	-21	-1.2%
45-54	1,914	19.5%	1,914	2,045	-131	-6.4%
55-59	884	9.0%	884	897	-13	-1.4%
60-64	585	6.0%	585	687	-102	-14.8%
65 and older	455	4.6%	455	503	-48	-9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,114		8,114	8,317
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	1.0%	79	109	-30	-27.5%
Mining	15	0.2%	15	16	-1	-6.3%
Utilities	10	0.1%	10	13	-3	-23.1%
Construction	1,962	23.9%	1,962	1,253	709	56.6%
Manufacturing	815	9.9%	815	859	-44	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	239	2.9%	239	309	-70	-22.7%
Retail Trade	771	9.4%	771	983	-212	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	226	2.8%	226	204	22	10.8%
Information	75	0.9%	75	106	-31	-29.2%
Finance and Insurance	87	1.1%	87	114	-27	-23.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	97	1.2%	97	116	-19	-16.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	240	2.9%	240	263	-23	-8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.0%	3	8	-5	-62.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	521	6.4%	521	543	-22	-4.1%
Educational Services	217	2.6%	217	268	-51	-19.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	548	6.7%	548	854	-306	-35.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	205	2.5%	205	92	113	122.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,656	20.2%	1,656	1,808	-152	-8.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	174	2.1%	174	208	-34	-16.3%
Public Administration	174	2.1%	174	191	-17	-8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	74,684		81,411	84,411
Male	45,051	60.3%	50,435	51,913	-6,862	-13.2%
Female	29,630	39.7%	30,970	32,492	-2,862	-8.8%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	6	6	-3	-50.0%

Ethnicity	74,684		81,411	84,411
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	74,684	100.0%	81,411	84,411	-9,727	-11.5%

Race	74,684		81,411	84,411
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	74,684	100.0%	81,411	84,411	-9,727	-11.5%

Years of Age	74,684		81,411	84,411
Younger than 22	1,288	1.9%	1,434	1,600	-312	-19.5%
22-24	3,792	5.5%	4,140	4,483	-691	-15.4%
25-34	18,023	25.9%	19,700	20,838	-2,815	-13.5%
35-44	17,129	24.7%	18,545	19,542	-2,413	-12.3%
45-54	18,595	26.8%	20,230	21,014	-2,419	-11.5%
55-59	7,725	11.1%	8,497	8,576	-851	-9.9%
60-64	5,202	7.5%	5,657	5,464	-262	-4.8%
65 and older	2,930	4.2%	3,208	2,894	36	1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	74,684		81,411	84,411
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	74,684	100.0%	81,411	84,411	-9,727	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	76,266		92,495	85,698
Male	42,126	55.2%	53,300	47,485	-5,359	-11.3%
Female	34,094	44.7%	39,140	38,170	-4,076	-10.7%
Information Not Available	46	0.1%	55	43	3	7.0%

Ethnicity	76,266		92,495	85,698
Hispanic or Latino	3,646	4.8%	4,495	4,079	-433	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,751	94.1%	87,020	80,771	-9,020	-11.2%
Information Not Available	869	1.1%	980	848	21	2.5%

Race	76,266		92,495	85,698
American Indian or Alaskan Native	961	1.3%	1,193	1,011	-50	-4.9%
Asian	1,159	1.5%	1,249	1,200	-41	-3.4%
Black or African American	9,647	12.6%	11,488	10,421	-774	-7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	84	0.1%	92	69	15	21.7%
White	63,546	83.3%	77,493	72,149	-8,603	-11.9%
Information Not Available	869	1.1%	980	848	21	2.5%

Years of Age	76,266		92,495	85,698
Younger than 22	2,090	1.6%	2,303	2,520	-430	-17.1%
22-24	4,560	3.4%	5,190	5,330	-770	-14.4%
25-34	18,157	13.5%	22,092	20,902	-2,745	-13.1%
35-44	15,358	11.4%	18,789	17,671	-2,313	-13.1%
45-54	19,003	14.1%	23,120	21,159	-2,156	-10.2%
55-59	8,198	6.1%	9,890	8,715	-517	-5.9%
60-64	5,391	4.0%	6,624	5,819	-428	-7.4%
65 and older	3,501	2.6%	4,478	3,565	-64	-1.8%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	9	17	-9	-52.9%

Industry	76,266		92,495	85,698
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	534	0.7%	666	600	-66	-11.0%
Mining	76	0.1%	194	129	-53	-41.1%
Utilities	84	0.1%	120	94	-10	-10.6%
Construction	9,420	12.3%	14,438	11,845	-2,425	-20.5%
Manufacturing	14,127	18.4%	16,124	15,651	-1,524	-9.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,570	3.3%	2,775	2,992	-422	-14.1%
Retail Trade	9,183	12.0%	10,174	9,960	-777	-7.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,822	3.7%	5,254	2,786	36	1.3%
Information	1,152	1.5%	1,230	1,465	-313	-21.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,907	2.5%	2,035	2,640	-733	-27.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	763	1.0%	916	960	-197	-20.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,875	3.7%	2,571	2,812	63	2.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	351	0.5%	425	386	-35	-9.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,069	11.8%	10,489	9,369	-300	-3.2%
Educational Services	1,190	1.5%	1,424	1,165	25	2.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,849	10.2%	8,491	8,615	-766	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,022	1.3%	1,406	1,191	-169	-14.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,408	7.0%	7,048	6,523	-1,115	-17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,891	2.5%	2,118	1,997	-106	-5.3%
Public Administration	1,426	1.9%	1,748	1,560	-134	-8.6%
Information Not Available	2,547	3.3%	2,849	2,958	-411	-13.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,907		17,224	15,374
Male	11,826	69.9%	11,904	9,998	1,828	18.3%
Female	5,070	30.0%	5,316	5,376	-306	-5.7%
Information Not Available	11	0.1%	4	0	11	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,907		17,224	15,374
Hispanic or Latino	250	1.5%	279	203	47	23.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,196	72.1%	12,453	11,490	706	6.1%
Information Not Available	4,461	26.4%	4,492	3,681	780	21.2%

Race	16,907		17,224	15,374
American Indian or Alaskan Native	57	0.3%	54	57	0	0.0%
Asian	43	0.3%	38	34	9	26.5%
Black or African American	600	3.5%	626	628	-28	-4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0%	10	15	-9	-60.0%
White	15,163	89.7%	15,382	14,041	1,122	8.0%
Information Not Available	1,038	6.1%	1,114	599	439	73.3%

Years of Age	16,907		17,224	15,374
Younger than 22	382	1.2%	368	341	41	12.0%
22-24	959	3.1%	957	877	82	9.4%
25-34	4,157	13.4%	4,175	3,780	377	10.0%
35-44	4,323	13.9%	4,433	3,768	555	14.7%
45-54	3,983	12.8%	4,062	3,774	209	5.5%
55-59	1,650	5.3%	1,711	1,399	251	17.9%
60-64	957	3.1%	997	908	49	5.4%
65 and older	488	1.6%	517	526	-38	-7.2%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	4	1	7	700.0%

Industry	16,907		17,224	15,374
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	101	0.6%	73	90	11	12.2%
Mining	2,021	11.9%	1,878	629	1,392	221.3%
Utilities	34	0.2%	26	36	-2	-5.6%
Construction	3,607	21.2%	3,580	3,483	124	3.6%
Manufacturing	1,351	7.9%	1,363	1,353	-2	-0.1%
Wholesale Trade	569	3.3%	569	486	83	17.1%
Retail Trade	1,354	8.0%	1,368	1,408	-54	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	482	2.8%	460	380	102	26.8%
Information	144	0.8%	159	170	-26	-15.3%
Finance and Insurance	241	1.4%	223	228	13	5.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	205	1.2%	234	331	-126	-38.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	559	3.3%	507	594	-35	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0.3%	45	29	23	79.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,396	8.2%	1,498	1,308	88	6.7%
Educational Services	161	0.9%	149	169	-8	-4.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,293	7.6%	1,397	1,447	-154	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	115	0.7%	160	183	-68	-37.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,162	6.8%	1,385	1,367	-205	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	580	3.4%	514	618	-38	-6.1%
Public Administration	223	1.3%	275	215	8	3.7%
Information Not Available	1,257	7.4%	1,361	850	407	47.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	May 2012	Percent	Apr 2012	May 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,249		4,920	5,728
Male	2,742	64.5%	3,237	3,847	-1,105	-28.7%
Female	1,507	35.5%	1,683	1,881	-374	-19.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,249		4,920	5,728
Hispanic or Latino	386	9.1%	488	545	-159	-29.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,625	85.3%	4,154	4,767	-1,142	-24.0%
Information Not Available	238	5.6%	278	416	-178	-42.8%

Race	4,249		4,920	5,728
American Indian or Alaskan Native	166	3.9%	206	153	13	8.5%
Asian	35	0.8%	23	34	1	2.9%
Black or African American	66	1.6%	73	92	-26	-28.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.3%	12	22	-11	-50.0%
White	3,686	86.7%	4,263	5,026	-1,340	-26.7%
Information Not Available	285	6.7%	343	401	-116	-28.9%

Years of Age	4,249		4,920	5,728
Younger than 22	70	0.9%	85	90	-20	-22.2%
22-24	288	3.8%	318	486	-198	-40.7%
25-34	1,032	13.4%	1,290	1,638	-606	-37.0%
35-44	916	11.9%	982	1,134	-218	-19.2%
45-54	1,011	13.2%	1,162	1,260	-249	-19.8%
55-59	480	6.3%	527	583	-103	-17.7%
60-64	255	3.3%	341	324	-69	-21.3%
65 and older	197	2.6%	215	213	-16	-7.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,249		4,920	5,728
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	1.0%	38	37	7	18.9%
Mining	327	7.6%	355	331	-4	-1.2%
Utilities	5	0.1%	5	14	-9	-64.3%
Construction	811	18.9%	1,104	1,309	-498	-38.0%
Manufacturing	189	4.4%	229	214	-25	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	76	1.8%	80	107	-31	-29.0%
Retail Trade	312	7.3%	361	473	-161	-34.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	170	4.0%	181	223	-53	-23.8%
Information	29	0.7%	27	35	-6	-17.1%
Finance and Insurance	59	1.4%	72	48	11	22.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	42	1.0%	50	47	-5	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	122	2.8%	143	158	-36	-22.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	198	4.6%	265	233	-35	-15.0%
Educational Services	67	1.6%	72	82	-15	-18.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	258	6.0%	259	340	-82	-24.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	0.9%	55	48	-8	-16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	778	18.1%	832	1,059	-281	-26.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	107	2.5%	118	142	-35	-24.6%
Public Administration	127	3.0%	137	131	-4	-3.1%
Information Not Available	488	11.4%	537	693	-205	-29.6%