Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

September 2012

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants September 2012
	Sep 2012	Aug 2012	Monthly Change	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,829,427	3,093,864	-264,437	3,182,595	-353,168	-11.1
Alaska	8,777	9,493	-716	9,068	-291	-3.2
Alabama	33,539	35,107	-1,568	41,080	-7,541	-18.4
Arkansas	29,305	31,295	-1,990	32,992	-3,687	-11.2
Arizona	46,769	52,744	-5,975	62,677	-15,908	-25.4
California	461,216	491,712	-30,496	485,402	-24,186	-5.0
Colorado	32,626	33,631	-1,005	38,393	-5,767	-15.0
Connecticut	47,384	58,092	-10,708	50,573	-3,189	-6.3
District of Columbia	11,605	12,470	-865	12,668	-1,063	-8.4
Delaware	8,005	9,603	-1,598	10,381	-2,376	-22.9
Florida	128,193	134,371	-6,178	138,469	-10,276	-7.4
Georgia	69,742	73,938	-4,196	95,744	-26,002	-27.2
Hawaii	11,521	12,194	-673	13,127	-1,606	-12.2
Iowa	19,943	21,224	-1,281	23,447	-3,504	-14.9
Idaho	10,491	12,366	-1,875	13,430	-2,939	-21.9
Illinois	143,303	156,332	-13,029	160,430	-17,127	-10.7
Indiana	43,289	44,011	-722	48,987	-5,698	-11.6
Kansas	23,545	24,852	-1,307	25,313	-1,768	-7.0
Kentucky	32,649	34,618	-1,969	33,397	-748	-2.2
Louisiana	42,959	44,027	-1,068	59,051	-16,092	-27.3
Massachusetts	75,465	90,999	-15,534	82,695	-7,230	-8.7
Maryland	53,146	59,391	-6,245	55,060	-1,914	-3.5
Maine	8,390	9,665	-1,275	9,610	-1,220	-12.7
Michigan	73,866	81,346	-7,480	92,151	-18,285	-19.8
Minnesota	39,082	43,042	-3,960	43,481	-4,399	-10.1
Missouri	46,928	48,880	-1,952	53,481	-6,553	-12.3
Mississippi	28,494	29,052	-558	28,821	-327	-1.1
Montana	5,180	6,136	-956	5,747	-567	-9.9
North Carolina	90,397	98,103	-7,706	99,620	-9,223	-9.3
North Dakota	1,449	1,819	-370	1,976	-527	-26.7
Nebraska	9,639	10,589	-950	11,928	-2,289	-19.2
New Hampshire	8,111	10,133	-2,022	10,246	-2,135	-20.8
New Jersey	117,595	136,794	-19,199	126,396	-8,801	-7.0
New Mexico	14,921	16,591	-1,670	19,283	-4,362	-22.6
Nevada	27,581	28,689	-1,108	32,463	-4,882	-15.0
New York	217,706	252,374	-34,668	224,320	-6,614	-2.9
Ohio	68,337	74,492	-6,155	78,745	-10,408	-13.2
Oklahoma	29,561	31,532	-1,971	39,335	-9,774	-24.8
Oregon	43,535	46,924	-3,389	51,514	-7,979	-15.5
Pennsylvania	174,841	202,637	-27,796	207,707	-32,866	-15.8
Puerto Rico	30,733	32,316	-1,583	38,464	-7,731	-20.1
Rhode Island	11,024	13,137	-2,113	12,488	-1,464	-11.7
South Carolina	33,986	39,041	-5,055	52,251	-18,265	-35.0
South Dakota	1,530	1,783	-253	1,844	-314	-17.0
Tennessee	44,517	47,583	-3,066	52,540	-8,023	-15.3
Texas	150,908	159,931	-9,023	163,430	-12,522	-7.7
Utah	13,129	13,209	-80	17,116	-3,987	-23.3
Virginia	49,528	52,846	-3,318	54,751	-5,223	-9.5
Virgin Islands	1,229	1,075	154	439	790	180.0
Vermont	4,051	5,262	-1,211	5,540	-1,489	-26.9
Washington	65,702	62,927	2,775	68,381	-2,679	-3.9
Wisconsin	63,641	73,156	-9,515	70,185	-6,544	-9.3
West Virginia	17,297	17,033	264	13,012	4,285	32.9
Wyoming	3,067	3,297	-230	2,946	121	4.1

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,829,427		3,093,864	3,182,595	-353,168	-11.1
Male	1,491,124	52.7%	1,567,072	1,670,627	-179,503	-10.7%
Female	1,320,260	46.7%	1,506,073	1,506,614	-186,354	-12.4%
Information Not Available	18,043	0.6%	20,719	5,354	12,689	237.0%

Ethnicity	2,829,427		3,093,864	3,182,595
Hispanic or Latino	438,555	15.5%	482,470	490,076	-51,521	-10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,988,396	83.2%	2,183,473	2,263,296	-274,900	-12.1%
Information Not Available	402,474	12.5%	427,905	429,088	-26,614	-6.2%

Race	2,829,427		3,093,864	3,182,595
American Indian or Alaskan Native	34,507	1.2%	37,787	37,636	-3,129	-8.3%
Asian	83,323	2.9%	84,649	87,263	-3,940	-4.5%
Black or African American	553,897	19.6%	588,902	614,585	-60,688	-9.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13,443	0.5%	14,154	15,041	-1,598	-10.6%
White	1,506,405	53.2%	1,657,959	1,725,726	-219,321	-12.7%
Information Not Available	637,852	22.5%	710,413	702,344	-64,492	-9.2%

Years of Age	2,829,427		3,093,864	3,182,595
Younger than 22	106,806	3.8%	81,958	98,818	7,988	8.1%
22-24	169,484	6.0%	178,651	193,706	-24,222	-12.5%
25-34	684,690	24.2%	733,262	791,356	-106,666	-13.5%
35-44	627,317	22.2%	676,766	713,886	-86,569	-12.1%
45-54	665,515	23.5%	742,266	750,268	-84,753	-11.3%
55-59	269,081	9.5%	305,792	296,412	-27,331	-9.2%
60-64	174,248	6.2%	204,317	202,051	-27,803	-13.8%
65 and older	115,854	4.1%	152,001	130,944	-15,090	-11.5%
Information Not Available	16,432	0.6%	18,851	5,154	11,278	218.8%

Industry	2,829,427		3,093,864	3,182,595
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53,535	1.9%	58,288	51,276	2,259	4.4%
Mining	18,224	0.6%	17,150	10,059	8,165	81.2%
Utilities	5,379	0.2%	6,454	6,619	-1,240	-18.7%
Construction	264,484	9.3%	270,374	310,281	-45,797	-14.8%
Manufacturing	282,070	10.0%	283,060	317,359	-35,289	-11.1%
Wholesale Trade	97,749	3.5%	100,888	114,508	-16,759	-14.6%
Retail Trade	252,882	8.9%	265,292	291,600	-38,718	-13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	85,267	3.0%	158,506	94,058	-8,791	-9.3%
Information	84,828	3.0%	85,238	87,672	-2,844	-3.2%
Finance and Insurance	85,920	3.0%	89,264	100,276	-14,356	-14.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40,174	1.4%	40,293	47,515	-7,341	-15.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	147,583	5.2%	151,959	164,416	-16,833	-10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14,969	0.5%	13,565	12,287	2,682	21.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	349,199	12.3%	368,032	373,838	-24,639	-6.6%
Educational Services	119,635	4.2%	150,831	151,066	-31,431	-20.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	279,154	9.9%	308,094	312,554	-33,400	-10.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	43,566	1.5%	45,064	50,765	-7,199	-14.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	164,422	5.8%	213,905	195,044	-30,622	-15.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	86,632	3.1%	93,971	97,223	-10,591	-10.9%
Public Administration	52,312	1.8%	64,139	70,315	-18,003	-25.6%
Information Not Available	301,443	10.7%	309,497	323,864	-22,421	-6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,777		9,493	9,068	-291	-3.2
Male	4,416	50.3%	4,589	4,735	-319	-6.7%
Female	4,361	49.7%	4,904	4,333	28	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,777		9,493	9,068
Hispanic or Latino	415	4.7%	493	485	-70	-14.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,230	93.8%	8,874	8,475	-245	-2.9%
Information Not Available	132	1.5%	126	108	24	22.2%

Race	8,777		9,493	9,068
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,753	31.4%	3,056	2,856	-103	-3.6%
Asian	527	6.0%	556	469	58	12.4%
Black or African American	493	5.6%	539	394	99	25.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	189	2.2%	210	176	13	7.4%
White	4,421	50.4%	4,684	4,773	-352	-7.4%
Information Not Available	394	4.5%	448	400	-6	-1.5%

Years of Age	8,777		9,493	9,068
Younger than 22	272	2.1%	321	436	-164	-37.6%
22-24	711	5.6%	772	723	-12	-1.7%
25-34	2,550	20.1%	2,758	2,550	0	0.0%
35-44	1,822	14.4%	1,921	1,913	-91	-4.8%
45-54	1,918	15.1%	2,019	1,941	-23	-1.2%
55-59	701	5.5%	795	770	-69	-9.0%
60-64	530	4.2%	557	491	39	7.9%
65 and older	273	2.2%	350	244	29	11.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,777		9,493	9,068
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	63	0.7%	38	52	11	21.2%
Mining	292	3.3%	283	294	-2	-0.7%
Utilities	38	0.4%	42	33	5	15.2%
Construction	786	8.9%	793	1,002	-216	-21.6%
Manufacturing	584	6.6%	497	479	105	21.9%
Wholesale Trade	146	1.7%	163	122	24	19.7%
Retail Trade	966	10.9%	1,037	1,115	-149	-13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	314	3.6%	599	423	-109	-25.8%
Information	134	1.5%	106	109	25	22.9%
Finance and Insurance	185	2.1%	209	221	-36	-16.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	238	2.7%	260	212	26	12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	366	4.1%	392	308	58	18.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.2%	17	4	16	400.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	487	5.5%	482	486	1	0.2%
Educational Services	361	4.1%	421	398	-37	-9.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,087	12.3%	1,236	1,076	11	1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	146	1.7%	137	119	27	22.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	915	10.4%	907	860	55	6.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	379	4.3%	596	367	12	3.3%
Public Administration	900	10.2%	939	1,011	-111	-11.0%
Information Not Available	370	4.2%	339	377	-7	-1.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,539		35,107	41,080
Male	17,415	51.9%	17,648	20,986	-3,571	-17.0%
Female	16,102	48.0%	17,435	19,959	-3,857	-19.3%
Information Not Available	22	0.1%	24	135	-113	-83.7%

Ethnicity	33,539		35,107	41,080
Hispanic or Latino	471	1.4%	469	636	-165	-25.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,984	83.4%	29,273	34,224	-6,240	-18.2%
Information Not Available	5,084	15.2%	5,365	6,220	-1,136	-18.3%

Race	33,539		35,107	41,080
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,077	6.2%	1,973	1,897	180	9.5%
Asian	942	2.8%	756	798	144	18.0%
Black or African American	12,949	38.6%	14,467	15,816	-2,867	-18.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1%	49	38	6	15.8%
White	15,870	47.3%	16,388	20,722	-4,852	-23.4%
Information Not Available	1,657	4.9%	1,474	1,809	-152	-8.4%

Years of Age	33,539		35,107	41,080
Younger than 22	1,265	2.7%	1,321	1,664	-399	-24.0%
22-24	2,347	4.9%	2,444	2,865	-518	-18.1%
25-34	8,917	18.7%	9,259	10,546	-1,629	-15.4%
35-44	7,941	16.7%	8,024	9,381	-1,440	-15.4%
45-54	7,231	15.2%	7,685	9,499	-2,268	-23.9%
55-59	2,943	6.2%	3,117	3,532	-589	-16.7%
60-64	1,733	3.6%	1,913	2,196	-463	-21.1%
65 and older	1,139	2.4%	1,315	1,373	-234	-17.0%
Information Not Available	23	0.0%	29	24	-1	-4.2%

Industry	33,539		35,107	41,080
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	318	0.9%	364	406	-88	-21.7%
Mining	167	0.5%	143	119	48	40.3%
Utilities	57	0.2%	55	71	-14	-19.7%
Construction	3,098	9.2%	3,355	3,812	-714	-18.7%
Manufacturing	5,229	15.4%	5,042	7,809	-2,580	-33.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,307	3.9%	1,330	1,203	104	8.6%
Retail Trade	3,833	11.3%	3,827	4,491	-658	-14.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	857	2.5%	1,244	948	-91	-9.6%
Information	388	1.1%	392	463	-75	-16.2%
Finance and Insurance	864	2.6%	862	885	-21	-2.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	457	1.3%	461	554	-97	-17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,671	4.9%	1,765	1,931	-260	-13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	122	0.4%	127	116	6	5.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,381	12.9%	4,655	5,165	-784	-15.2%
Educational Services	1,010	3.0%	862	1,477	-467	-31.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,981	8.8%	3,567	3,681	-700	-19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	171	0.5%	201	312	-141	-45.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,711	8.0%	3,071	3,148	-437	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	762	2.3%	897	1,010	-248	-24.6%
Public Administration	587	1.7%	610	1,128	-541	-48.0%
Information Not Available	2,568	7.6%	2,277	2,351	217	9.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,305		31,295	32,992
Male	15,338	52.3%	16,154	16,729	-1,391	-8.3%
Female	13,510	46.1%	14,475	15,633	-2,123	-13.6%
Information Not Available	457	1.6%	666	630	-173	-27.5%

Ethnicity	29,305		31,295	32,992
Hispanic or Latino	1,033	3.5%	1,000	1,185	-152	-12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,815	94.9%	29,629	31,177	-3,362	-10.8%
Information Not Available	457	1.6%	666	630	-173	-27.5%

Race	29,305		31,295	32,992
American Indian or Alaskan Native	336	1.1%	360	367	-31	-8.4%
Asian	259	0.9%	252	263	-4	-1.5%
Black or African American	8,151	27.8%	8,992	9,624	-1,473	-15.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	328	1.1%	305	276	52	18.8%
White	18,741	64.0%	19,720	20,647	-1,906	-9.2%
Information Not Available	1,490	5.1%	1,666	1,815	-325	-17.9%

Years of Age	29,305		31,295	32,992
Younger than 22	1,096	2.4%	1,113	1,412	-316	-22.4%
22-24	1,860	4.0%	2,011	2,300	-440	-19.1%
25-34	7,162	15.4%	7,676	8,666	-1,504	-17.4%
35-44	6,530	14.0%	6,893	7,679	-1,149	-15.0%
45-54	6,934	14.9%	7,266	7,272	-338	-4.6%
55-59	2,753	5.9%	2,836	2,477	276	11.1%
60-64	1,568	3.4%	1,749	1,531	37	2.4%
65 and older	945	2.0%	1,085	1,013	-68	-6.7%
Information Not Available	457	1.0%	666	642	-185	-28.8%

Industry	29,305		31,295	32,992
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	226	0.8%	244	252	-26	-10.3%
Mining	484	1.6%	471	235	249	106.0%
Utilities	54	0.2%	34	65	-11	-16.9%
Construction	2,267	7.7%	2,421	2,691	-424	-15.8%
Manufacturing	5,424	18.4%	5,425	5,989	-565	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,276	4.3%	1,377	1,407	-131	-9.3%
Retail Trade	2,830	9.6%	2,985	3,378	-548	-16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,161	3.9%	1,270	1,041	120	11.5%
Information	351	1.2%	349	494	-143	-28.9%
Finance and Insurance	577	2.0%	524	477	100	21.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	334	1.1%	329	434	-100	-23.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	951	3.2%	1,002	966	-15	-1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	103	0.3%	88	78	25	32.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,795	9.5%	3,116	3,173	-378	-11.9%
Educational Services	817	2.8%	901	1,105	-288	-26.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,724	12.6%	3,969	4,328	-604	-14.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	179	0.6%	195	212	-33	-15.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,706	5.8%	2,031	2,303	-597	-25.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	572	1.9%	648	659	-87	-13.2%
Public Administration	516	1.7%	543	697	-181	-26.0%
Information Not Available	2,958	10.0%	3,373	3,008	-50	-1.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,769		52,744	62,677
Male	25,271	54.0%	28,663	34,564	-9,293	-26.9%
Female	21,482	45.9%	24,059	28,090	-6,608	-23.5%
Information Not Available	16	0.0%	22	23	-7	-30.4%

Ethnicity	46,769		52,744	62,677
Hispanic or Latino	17,145	36.7%	20,895	22,229	-5,084	-22.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,165	45.3%	22,636	28,934	-7,769	-26.9%
Information Not Available	8,459	18.1%	9,213	11,514	-3,055	-26.5%

Race	46,769		52,744	62,677
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,536	5.4%	2,919	3,606	-1,070	-29.7%
Asian	1,686	3.6%	1,823	1,776	-90	-5.1%
Black or African American	3,034	6.5%	3,267	3,858	-824	-21.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	258	0.6%	256	304	-46	-15.1%
White	27,256	58.3%	30,649	36,615	-9,359	-25.6%
Information Not Available	11,999	25.7%	13,830	16,518	-4,519	-27.4%

Years of Age	46,769		52,744	62,677
Younger than 22	1,524	2.1%	1,887	2,531	-1,007	-39.8%
22-24	2,903	4.1%	3,284	4,156	-1,253	-30.1%
25-34	10,742	15.1%	11,852	14,609	-3,867	-26.5%
35-44	10,051	14.2%	11,102	13,818	-3,767	-27.3%
45-54	11,393	16.1%	13,153	15,092	-3,699	-24.5%
55-59	4,726	6.7%	5,396	5,903	-1,177	-19.9%
60-64	3,103	4.4%	3,487	3,881	-778	-20.0%
65 and older	2,327	3.3%	2,583	2,687	-360	-13.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	46,769		52,744	62,677
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5,156	9.9%	8,002	5,474	-318	-5.8%
Mining	98	0.2%	116	102	-4	-3.9%
Utilities	69	0.1%	80	103	-34	-33.0%
Construction	3,516	6.8%	3,670	5,946	-2,430	-40.9%
Manufacturing	2,335	4.5%	2,298	3,246	-911	-28.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,859	3.6%	1,951	2,498	-639	-25.6%
Retail Trade	3,919	7.5%	4,198	5,590	-1,671	-29.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,046	2.0%	1,119	1,205	-159	-13.2%
Information	544	1.0%	557	790	-246	-31.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,401	2.7%	1,456	2,122	-721	-34.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	930	1.8%	959	1,197	-267	-22.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,496	4.8%	2,614	3,211	-715	-22.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	146	0.3%	138	164	-18	-11.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,218	12.0%	6,656	7,866	-1,648	-21.0%
Educational Services	1,708	3.3%	1,900	2,592	-884	-34.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,813	7.3%	4,038	5,486	-1,673	-30.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	641	1.2%	749	840	-199	-23.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,512	4.8%	2,902	4,214	-1,702	-40.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	970	1.9%	1,023	1,531	-561	-36.6%
Public Administration	926	1.8%	1,159	1,433	-507	-35.4%
Information Not Available	6,466	12.5%	7,159	7,067	-601	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	461,216		491,712	485,402
Male	241,220	52.3%	251,220	264,377	-23,157	-8.8%
Female	219,422	47.6%	239,815	220,734	-1,312	-0.6%
Information Not Available	574	0.1%	677	291	283	97.3%

Ethnicity	461,216		491,712	485,402
Hispanic or Latino	144,273	31.3%	156,300	158,374	-14,101	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	224,681	48.7%	237,495	242,168	-17,487	-7.2%
Information Not Available	92,262	20.0%	97,917	84,860	7,402	8.7%

Race	461,216		491,712	485,402
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,442	0.7%	3,770	2,231	1,211	54.3%
Asian	37,479	8.1%	37,504	39,472	-1,993	-5.0%
Black or African American	30,977	6.7%	34,024	35,399	-4,422	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	152,783	33.1%	162,196	165,066	-12,283	-7.4%
Information Not Available	236,535	51.3%	254,218	243,234	-6,699	-2.8%

Years of Age	461,216		491,712	485,402
Younger than 22	12,238	2.1%	12,276	14,451	-2,213	-15.3%
22-24	28,205	4.8%	30,061	28,998	-793	-2.7%
25-34	112,627	19.3%	117,153	122,491	-9,864	-8.1%
35-44	100,676	17.2%	108,936	109,203	-8,527	-7.8%
45-54	112,340	19.2%	120,827	109,688	2,652	2.4%
55-59	44,076	7.5%	46,977	45,000	-924	-2.1%
60-64	28,969	5.0%	31,511	32,683	-3,714	-11.4%
65 and older	21,703	3.7%	23,778	22,597	-894	-4.0%
Information Not Available	382	0.1%	193	291	91	31.3%

Industry	461,216		491,712	485,402
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	33,463	6.8%	33,445	29,580	3,883	13.1%
Mining	1,147	0.2%	773	679	468	68.9%
Utilities	956	0.2%	1,643	1,552	-596	-38.4%
Construction	43,884	8.9%	46,494	49,557	-5,673	-11.4%
Manufacturing	44,937	9.1%	44,077	48,686	-3,749	-7.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,868	0.6%	2,417	5,043	-2,175	-43.1%
Retail Trade	37,287	7.5%	39,437	43,158	-5,871	-13.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,656	2.0%	14,402	11,541	-1,885	-16.3%
Information	38,530	7.8%	37,504	35,884	2,646	7.4%
Finance and Insurance	11,473	2.3%	11,793	13,287	-1,814	-13.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,538	0.7%	3,770	4,655	-1,117	-24.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12,907	2.6%	11,406	10,765	2,142	19.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	83,084	16.8%	88,444	81,369	1,715	2.1%
Educational Services	33,176	6.7%	49,007	37,145	-3,969	-10.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	39,104	7.9%	40,791	37,242	1,862	5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8,414	1.7%	7,540	10,183	-1,769	-17.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	22,086	4.5%	22,329	26,476	-4,390	-16.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	15,011	3.0%	15,272	14,354	657	4.6%
Public Administration	5,354	1.1%	7,056	7,371	-2,017	-27.4%
Information Not Available	14,341	2.9%	14,112	16,875	-2,534	-15.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,626		33,631	38,393
Male	17,273	52.9%	17,547	20,283	-3,010	-14.8%
Female	15,352	47.1%	16,084	18,110	-2,758	-15.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,626		33,631	38,393
Hispanic or Latino	6,513	20.0%	6,838	7,795	-1,282	-16.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,915	70.2%	23,490	26,271	-3,356	-12.8%
Information Not Available	3,198	9.8%	3,303	4,327	-1,129	-26.1%

Race	32,626		33,631	38,393
American Indian or Alaskan Native	577	1.8%	600	608	-31	-5.1%
Asian	623	1.9%	609	717	-94	-13.1%
Black or African American	2,309	7.1%	2,421	2,665	-356	-13.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	125	0.4%	120	160	-35	-21.9%
White	23,742	72.8%	24,356	27,503	-3,761	-13.7%
Information Not Available	5,250	16.1%	5,525	6,740	-1,490	-22.1%

Years of Age	32,626		33,631	38,393
Younger than 22	489	0.9%	530	742	-253	-34.1%
22-24	1,263	2.3%	1,297	1,640	-377	-23.0%
25-34	7,495	13.9%	7,648	8,979	-1,484	-16.5%
35-44	7,469	13.8%	7,676	8,975	-1,506	-16.8%
45-54	8,403	15.6%	8,638	9,823	-1,420	-14.5%
55-59	3,794	7.0%	3,859	4,225	-431	-10.2%
60-64	2,408	4.5%	2,568	2,690	-282	-10.5%
65 and older	1,293	2.4%	1,402	1,271	22	1.7%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	13	48	-36	-75.0%

Industry	32,626		33,631	38,393
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	290	0.9%	326	297	-7	-2.4%
Mining	580	1.8%	571	309	271	87.7%
Utilities	48	0.1%	54	51	-3	-5.9%
Construction	3,399	10.3%	3,489	4,738	-1,339	-28.3%
Manufacturing	2,437	7.4%	2,467	2,330	107	4.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,465	4.5%	1,489	1,760	-295	-16.8%
Retail Trade	3,056	9.3%	3,137	3,761	-705	-18.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	842	2.6%	949	1,075	-233	-21.7%
Information	1,255	3.8%	1,289	1,347	-92	-6.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,377	4.2%	1,417	1,789	-412	-23.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	841	2.6%	817	968	-127	-13.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,571	7.8%	2,538	2,911	-340	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	377	1.1%	390	366	11	3.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,229	12.8%	4,218	4,744	-515	-10.9%
Educational Services	1,540	4.7%	1,669	1,843	-303	-16.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,052	9.3%	3,344	3,457	-405	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	655	2.0%	645	757	-102	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,101	6.4%	2,170	2,689	-588	-21.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	919	2.8%	959	1,096	-177	-16.1%
Public Administration	688	2.1%	748	918	-230	-25.1%
Information Not Available	904	2.7%	945	1,187	-283	-23.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,384		58,092	50,573
Male	24,753	52.2%	28,928	26,450	-1,697	-6.4%
Female	22,631	47.8%	29,164	24,123	-1,492	-6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	47,384		58,092	50,573
Hispanic or Latino	6,901	14.6%	8,147	7,283	-382	-5.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,483	85.4%	49,945	43,290	-2,807	-6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	47,384		58,092	50,573
American Indian or Alaskan Native	149	0.3%	172	153	-4	-2.6%
Asian	923	1.9%	1,009	832	91	10.9%
Black or African American	7,433	15.7%	8,327	7,503	-70	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	26,046	55.0%	29,963	28,059	-2,013	-7.2%
Information Not Available	12,833	27.1%	18,621	14,026	-1,193	-8.5%

Years of Age	47,384		58,092	50,573
Younger than 22	1,375	2.0%	1,486	1,665	-290	-17.4%
22-24	2,964	4.2%	3,317	3,386	-422	-12.5%
25-34	11,073	15.8%	12,627	11,632	-559	-4.8%
35-44	9,352	13.4%	11,432	10,339	-987	-9.5%
45-54	11,345	16.2%	14,373	12,053	-708	-5.9%
55-59	4,941	7.1%	6,275	4,977	-36	-0.7%
60-64	3,431	4.9%	4,422	3,628	-197	-5.4%
65 and older	2,903	4.1%	4,160	2,893	10	0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	47,384		58,092	50,573
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	240	0.5%	229	380	-140	-36.8%
Mining	15	0.0%	16	10	5	50.0%
Utilities	75	0.2%	76	86	-11	-12.8%
Construction	4,134	8.7%	4,060	4,606	-472	-10.2%
Manufacturing	5,550	11.7%	7,199	5,582	-32	-0.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,981	4.2%	2,015	2,018	-37	-1.8%
Retail Trade	5,885	12.4%	6,026	6,405	-520	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,810	3.8%	6,952	1,776	34	1.9%
Information	894	1.9%	934	1,086	-192	-17.7%
Finance and Insurance	2,170	4.6%	2,131	2,690	-520	-19.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	691	1.5%	718	789	-98	-12.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,530	5.3%	2,637	2,671	-141	-5.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	284	0.6%	252	245	39	15.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,364	11.3%	5,603	5,467	-103	-1.9%
Educational Services	1,849	3.9%	2,269	2,163	-314	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,495	13.6%	6,947	6,379	116	1.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,142	2.4%	1,138	1,192	-50	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,145	6.6%	5,491	3,419	-274	-8.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,671	3.5%	1,732	1,806	-135	-7.5%
Public Administration	633	1.3%	825	1,057	-424	-40.1%
Information Not Available	826	1.7%	842	746	80	10.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,605		12,470	12,668
Male	5,356	46.2%	5,688	5,752	-396	-6.9%
Female	6,249	53.8%	6,782	6,916	-667	-9.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,605		12,470	12,668
Hispanic or Latino	940	8.1%	1,070	976	-36	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,597	91.3%	11,347	11,633	-1,036	-8.9%
Information Not Available	68	0.6%	53	59	9	15.3%

Race	11,605		12,470	12,668
American Indian or Alaskan Native	84	0.7%	90	84	0	0.0%
Asian	343	3.0%	376	365	-22	-6.0%
Black or African American	8,125	70.0%	8,776	9,013	-888	-9.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	49	0.4%	46	57	-8	-14.0%
White	2,537	21.9%	2,712	2,720	-183	-6.7%
Information Not Available	467	4.0%	470	429	38	8.9%

Years of Age	11,605		12,470	12,668
Younger than 22	257	1.9%	268	320	-63	-19.7%
22-24	659	4.9%	664	760	-101	-13.3%
25-34	3,199	23.8%	3,439	3,420	-221	-6.5%
35-44	2,722	20.2%	2,836	2,907	-185	-6.4%
45-54	2,671	19.9%	2,928	2,965	-294	-9.9%
55-59	1,040	7.7%	1,186	1,107	-67	-6.1%
60-64	698	5.2%	737	781	-83	-10.6%
65 and older	359	2.7%	412	408	-49	-12.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,605		12,470	12,668
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	3	0.0%	0	0	3	0.0%
Construction	35	0.3%	26	51	-16	-31.4%
Manufacturing	7	0.1%	6	10	-3	-30.0%
Wholesale Trade	8	0.1%	10	8	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	38	0.3%	36	26	12	46.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	12	0.1%	15	19	-7	-36.8%
Information	12	0.1%	13	14	-2	-14.3%
Finance and Insurance	9	0.1%	11	5	4	80.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	0.1%	18	14	-1	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	96	0.8%	92	95	1	1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	85	0.7%	78	91	-6	-6.6%
Educational Services	26	0.2%	16	18	8	44.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	35	0.3%	36	34	1	2.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8	0.1%	10	7	1	14.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	25	0.2%	34	22	3	13.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	15	0.1%	14	38	-23	-60.5%
Public Administration	5	0.0%	3	3	2	66.7%
Information Not Available	11,173	96.3%	12,052	12,213	-1,040	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,005		9,603	10,381
Male	3,590	44.8%	4,266	5,005	-1,415	-28.3%
Female	3,995	49.9%	4,867	5,376	-1,381	-25.7%
Information Not Available	420	5.2%	470	0	420	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,005		9,603	10,381
Hispanic or Latino	482	6.0%	578	500	-18	-3.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,103	88.7%	8,555	9,746	-2,643	-27.1%
Information Not Available	420	5.2%	470	0	420	0.0%

Race	8,005		9,603	10,381
American Indian or Alaskan Native	17	0.2%	25	30	-13	-43.3%
Asian	124	1.5%	152	0	124	0.0%
Black or African American	2,928	36.6%	3,582	3,640	-712	-19.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.2%	20	99	-83	-83.8%
White	4,700	58.7%	5,555	5,261	-561	-10.7%
Information Not Available	220	2.7%	269	1,351	-1,131	-83.7%

Years of Age	8,005		9,603	10,381
Younger than 22	209	1.7%	240	423	-214	-50.6%
22-24	496	4.1%	632	802	-306	-38.2%
25-34	1,992	16.4%	2,347	2,672	-680	-25.4%
35-44	1,719	14.1%	1,962	2,123	-404	-19.0%
45-54	1,922	15.8%	2,329	2,315	-393	-17.0%
55-59	707	5.8%	876	909	-202	-22.2%
60-64	526	4.3%	691	619	-93	-15.0%
65 and older	358	2.9%	431	423	-65	-15.4%
Information Not Available	76	0.6%	95	95	-19	-20.0%

Industry	8,005		9,603	10,381
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	35	0.4%	16	65	-30	-46.2%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	14	0.2%	18	22	-8	-36.4%
Construction	594	7.4%	701	843	-249	-29.5%
Manufacturing	594	7.4%	742	1,103	-509	-46.1%
Wholesale Trade	266	3.3%	338	297	-31	-10.4%
Retail Trade	1,223	15.2%	1,433	1,555	-332	-21.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	204	2.5%	291	230	-26	-11.3%
Information	111	1.4%	125	174	-63	-36.2%
Finance and Insurance	765	9.5%	971	950	-185	-19.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	157	2.0%	179	218	-61	-28.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	479	6.0%	571	578	-99	-17.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.4%	36	44	-14	-31.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,241	15.4%	1,455	1,482	-241	-16.3%
Educational Services	303	3.8%	379	331	-28	-8.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	867	10.8%	1,007	985	-118	-12.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	147	1.8%	164	172	-25	-14.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	650	8.1%	793	879	-229	-26.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	241	3.0%	292	344	-103	-29.9%
Public Administration	49	0.6%	61	77	-28	-36.4%
Information Not Available	35	0.4%	31	32	3	9.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	128,193		134,371	138,469
Male	63,859	49.8%	66,472	69,875	-6,016	-8.6%
Female	64,274	50.1%	67,834	68,494	-4,220	-6.2%
Information Not Available	60	0.0%	65	100	-40	-40.0%

Ethnicity	128,193		134,371	138,469
Hispanic or Latino	33,843	26.4%	35,439	36,880	-3,037	-8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	91,120	71.1%	95,582	96,378	-5,258	-5.5%
Information Not Available	3,230	2.5%	3,350	5,211	-1,981	-38.0%

Race	128,193		134,371	138,469
American Indian or Alaskan Native	529	0.4%	540	556	-27	-4.9%
Asian	580	0.5%	580	643	-63	-9.8%
Black or African American	31,363	24.5%	33,365	30,711	652	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,466	1.1%	1,444	1,551	-85	-5.5%
White	78,712	61.4%	82,166	86,242	-7,530	-8.7%
Information Not Available	15,543	12.1%	16,276	18,766	-3,223	-17.2%

Years of Age	128,193		134,371	138,469
Younger than 22	2,578	1.3%	2,668	2,952	-374	-12.7%
22-24	6,654	3.4%	6,820	7,073	-419	-5.9%
25-34	28,879	14.6%	29,935	30,941	-2,062	-6.7%
35-44	28,103	14.2%	29,175	31,032	-2,929	-9.4%
45-54	31,978	16.2%	33,840	35,280	-3,302	-9.4%
55-59	13,443	6.8%	14,272	14,115	-672	-4.8%
60-64	9,198	4.7%	9,662	9,693	-495	-5.1%
65 and older	7,359	3.7%	7,998	7,380	-21	-0.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	128,193		134,371	138,469
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,563	3.4%	5,183	3,597	966	26.9%
Mining	98	0.1%	99	104	-6	-5.8%
Utilities	207	0.2%	224	240	-33	-13.8%
Construction	7,913	6.0%	8,444	10,670	-2,757	-25.8%
Manufacturing	6,701	5.0%	6,826	6,750	-49	-0.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,130	3.9%	5,242	5,603	-473	-8.4%
Retail Trade	14,862	11.2%	15,129	14,922	-60	-0.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,397	2.6%	4,186	3,365	32	1.0%
Information	2,277	1.7%	2,174	2,651	-374	-14.1%
Finance and Insurance	4,318	3.3%	4,505	4,831	-513	-10.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,883	2.2%	2,908	3,165	-282	-8.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,837	5.9%	8,196	9,046	-1,209	-13.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	624	0.5%	638	795	-171	-21.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,414	17.6%	24,504	24,893	-1,479	-5.9%
Educational Services	4,109	3.1%	4,761	5,326	-1,217	-22.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,923	9.7%	13,244	12,832	91	0.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,297	2.5%	3,515	3,151	146	4.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,364	8.6%	12,048	11,400	-36	-0.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,733	2.8%	3,796	3,881	-148	-3.8%
Public Administration	2,098	1.6%	2,143	2,887	-789	-27.3%
Information Not Available	6,445	4.9%	6,606	8,360	-1,915	-22.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	69,742		73,938	95,744
Male	34,392	49.3%	36,356	45,953	-11,561	-25.2%
Female	34,427	49.4%	36,615	48,300	-13,873	-28.7%
Information Not Available	923	1.3%	967	1,491	-568	-38.1%

Ethnicity	69,742		73,938	95,744
Hispanic or Latino	187	0.3%	113	384	-197	-51.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	68,632	98.4%	72,858	93,869	-25,237	-26.9%
Information Not Available	923	1.3%	967	1,491	-568	-38.1%

Race	69,742		73,938	95,744
American Indian or Alaskan Native	344	0.5%	388	471	-127	-27.0%
Asian	1,082	1.6%	1,098	1,324	-242	-18.3%
Black or African American	34,719	49.8%	37,187	46,321	-11,602	-25.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	32,674	46.8%	34,298	46,137	-13,463	-29.2%
Information Not Available	923	1.3%	967	1,491	-568	-38.1%

Years of Age	69,742		73,938	95,744
Younger than 22	1,704	1.7%	1,727	2,385	-681	-28.6%
22-24	3,594	3.7%	3,856	4,973	-1,379	-27.7%
25-34	16,507	16.8%	17,437	22,337	-5,830	-26.1%
35-44	16,472	16.8%	17,399	22,593	-6,121	-27.1%
45-54	16,648	16.9%	17,567	22,689	-6,041	-26.6%
55-59	6,240	6.3%	6,679	8,480	-2,240	-26.4%
60-64	4,106	4.2%	4,381	5,726	-1,620	-28.3%
65 and older	2,460	2.5%	2,686	3,600	-1,140	-31.7%
Information Not Available	2,011	2.0%	2,206	2,961	-950	-32.1%

Industry	69,742		73,938	95,744
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	964	1.4%	919	1,337	-373	-27.9%
Mining	52	0.1%	78	106	-54	-50.9%
Utilities	105	0.1%	116	225	-120	-53.3%
Construction	3,782	5.3%	4,175	5,481	-1,699	-31.0%
Manufacturing	5,396	7.6%	6,191	8,172	-2,776	-34.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,195	4.5%	3,248	4,785	-1,590	-33.2%
Retail Trade	5,766	8.2%	6,004	7,524	-1,758	-23.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,553	2.2%	1,701	1,903	-350	-18.4%
Information	1,358	1.9%	1,380	2,347	-989	-42.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,971	2.8%	2,026	2,692	-721	-26.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,087	1.5%	1,126	1,553	-466	-30.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,080	15.7%	11,580	14,904	-3,824	-25.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	76	0.1%	87	170	-94	-55.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	196	0.3%	208	269	-73	-27.1%
Educational Services	3,433	4.9%	3,370	4,224	-791	-18.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,382	6.2%	4,930	6,561	-2,179	-33.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,416	4.8%	3,707	4,765	-1,349	-28.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	598	0.8%	675	802	-204	-25.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,287	1.8%	1,320	1,391	-104	-7.5%
Public Administration	1,049	1.5%	1,063	1,694	-645	-38.1%
Information Not Available	18,996	26.9%	20,034	24,839	-5,843	-23.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,521		12,194	13,127
Male	7,431	64.5%	7,870	8,348	-917	-11.0%
Female	4,090	35.5%	4,322	4,775	-685	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	11,521		12,194	13,127
Hispanic or Latino	630	5.5%	637	674	-44	-6.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,523	74.0%	9,110	9,979	-1,456	-14.6%
Information Not Available	2,368	20.6%	2,447	2,474	-106	-4.3%

Race	11,521		12,194	13,127
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49	0.4%	53	72	-23	-31.9%
Asian	3,804	33.0%	4,044	4,320	-516	-11.9%
Black or African American	215	1.9%	225	247	-32	-13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,021	26.2%	3,243	3,412	-391	-11.5%
White	2,920	25.3%	3,038	3,539	-619	-17.5%
Information Not Available	1,512	13.1%	1,591	1,537	-25	-1.6%

Years of Age	11,521		12,194	13,127
Younger than 22	205	1.5%	202	223	-18	-8.1%
22-24	477	3.5%	458	591	-114	-19.3%
25-34	2,801	20.8%	2,971	3,167	-366	-11.6%
35-44	2,641	19.6%	2,783	3,005	-364	-12.1%
45-54	2,745	20.3%	2,890	3,079	-334	-10.8%
55-59	1,156	8.6%	1,246	1,407	-251	-17.8%
60-64	951	7.0%	1,046	947	4	0.4%
65 and older	545	4.0%	598	708	-163	-23.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,521		12,194	13,127
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	202	1.7%	283	261	-59	-22.6%
Mining	4	0.0%	2	1	3	300.0%
Utilities	10	0.1%	11	17	-7	-41.2%
Construction	3,203	27.3%	3,440	3,418	-215	-6.3%
Manufacturing	266	2.3%	314	300	-34	-11.3%
Wholesale Trade	221	1.9%	236	277	-56	-20.2%
Retail Trade	679	5.8%	720	938	-259	-27.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	355	3.0%	364	394	-39	-9.9%
Information	176	1.5%	163	306	-130	-42.5%
Finance and Insurance	137	1.2%	146	149	-12	-8.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	198	1.7%	203	284	-86	-30.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	515	4.4%	527	580	-65	-11.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	28	0.2%	32	33	-5	-15.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,479	12.6%	1,499	1,842	-363	-19.7%
Educational Services	119	1.0%	122	154	-35	-22.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	628	5.4%	722	759	-131	-17.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	130	1.1%	152	156	-26	-16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,206	10.3%	1,099	1,378	-172	-12.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	308	2.6%	345	330	-22	-6.7%
Public Administration	334	2.8%	342	328	6	1.8%
Information Not Available	1,323	11.3%	1,472	1,222	101	8.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,943		21,224	23,447
Male	10,449	52.4%	10,690	12,282	-1,833	-14.9%
Female	9,494	47.6%	10,534	11,165	-1,671	-15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,943		21,224	23,447
Hispanic or Latino	985	4.9%	1,074	1,020	-35	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,555	88.0%	18,845	17,700	-145	-0.8%
Information Not Available	1,403	7.0%	1,305	4,727	-3,324	-70.3%

Race	19,943		21,224	23,447
American Indian or Alaskan Native	135	0.7%	140	115	20	17.4%
Asian	238	1.2%	263	283	-45	-15.9%
Black or African American	1,606	8.1%	1,718	1,551	55	3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	15,576	78.1%	16,724	15,751	-175	-1.1%
Information Not Available	2,388	12.0%	2,379	5,747	-3,359	-58.4%

Years of Age	19,943		21,224	23,447
Younger than 22	525	1.5%	562	780	-255	-32.7%
22-24	1,074	3.2%	1,135	1,395	-321	-23.0%
25-34	4,574	13.4%	4,784	5,460	-886	-16.2%
35-44	4,237	12.4%	4,439	4,972	-735	-14.8%
45-54	4,958	14.6%	5,293	5,923	-965	-16.3%
55-59	2,218	6.5%	2,356	2,404	-186	-7.7%
60-64	1,479	4.3%	1,609	1,608	-129	-8.0%
65 and older	878	2.6%	1,046	905	-27	-3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,943		21,224	23,447
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	193	1.0%	199	162	31	19.1%
Mining	64	0.3%	101	21	43	204.8%
Utilities	29	0.1%	27	39	-10	-25.6%
Construction	2,125	10.6%	2,124	2,262	-137	-6.1%
Manufacturing	4,197	20.8%	3,742	4,716	-519	-11.0%
Wholesale Trade	903	4.5%	995	1,466	-563	-38.4%
Retail Trade	1,961	9.7%	2,103	2,219	-258	-11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	585	2.9%	871	754	-169	-22.4%
Information	862	4.3%	869	864	-2	-0.2%
Finance and Insurance	854	4.2%	916	1,041	-187	-18.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	220	1.1%	243	260	-40	-15.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	816	4.1%	914	911	-95	-10.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	0.2%	41	31	3	9.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,224	11.0%	2,319	2,519	-295	-11.7%
Educational Services	562	2.8%	585	704	-142	-20.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,906	9.5%	2,134	2,397	-491	-20.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	199	1.0%	219	271	-72	-26.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,237	6.1%	1,620	1,559	-322	-20.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	510	2.5%	712	524	-14	-2.7%
Public Administration	327	1.6%	345	490	-163	-33.3%
Information Not Available	135	0.7%	145	237	-102	-43.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,491		12,366	13,430
Male	5,541	52.8%	6,313	7,096	-1,555	-21.9%
Female	4,945	47.1%	6,048	6,327	-1,382	-21.8%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	5	7	-2	-28.6%

Ethnicity	10,491		12,366	13,430
Hispanic or Latino	1,166	11.1%	1,656	1,731	-565	-32.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,725	83.2%	10,055	10,944	-2,219	-20.3%
Information Not Available	600	5.7%	655	755	-155	-20.5%

Race	10,491		12,366	13,430
American Indian or Alaskan Native	197	1.9%	251	240	-43	-17.9%
Asian	134	1.3%	151	146	-12	-8.2%
Black or African American	109	1.0%	113	136	-27	-19.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.3%	46	54	-25	-46.3%
White	8,538	81.4%	9,778	10,642	-2,104	-19.8%
Information Not Available	1,484	14.1%	2,027	2,212	-728	-32.9%

Years of Age	10,491		12,366	13,430
Younger than 22	239	1.3%	301	433	-194	-44.8%
22-24	563	3.1%	663	832	-269	-32.3%
25-34	2,430	13.3%	2,831	3,274	-844	-25.8%
35-44	2,236	12.2%	2,558	2,922	-686	-23.5%
45-54	2,663	14.6%	3,045	3,221	-558	-17.3%
55-59	1,152	6.3%	1,350	1,322	-170	-12.9%
60-64	752	4.1%	974	887	-135	-15.2%
65 and older	456	2.5%	644	539	-83	-15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,491		12,366	13,430
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	204	1.9%	325	259	-55	-21.2%
Mining	51	0.5%	54	15	36	240.0%
Utilities	16	0.1%	17	25	-9	-36.0%
Construction	1,024	9.6%	1,033	1,374	-350	-25.5%
Manufacturing	1,019	9.5%	1,590	1,594	-575	-36.1%
Wholesale Trade	471	4.4%	583	564	-93	-16.5%
Retail Trade	1,154	10.8%	1,172	1,443	-289	-20.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	285	2.7%	752	439	-154	-35.1%
Information	174	1.6%	177	212	-38	-17.9%
Finance and Insurance	280	2.6%	265	379	-99	-26.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	113	1.1%	118	169	-56	-33.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	529	4.9%	604	595	-66	-11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	32	0.3%	42	48	-16	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,093	10.2%	1,279	1,435	-342	-23.8%
Educational Services	346	3.2%	291	483	-137	-28.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,158	10.8%	1,274	1,463	-305	-20.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	126	1.2%	125	133	-7	-5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	591	5.5%	691	746	-155	-20.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	271	2.5%	392	320	-49	-15.3%
Public Administration	287	2.7%	311	318	-31	-9.7%
Information Not Available	1,267	11.8%	1,271	1,416	-149	-10.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	143,303		156,332	160,430
Male	77,699	54.2%	80,619	85,479	-7,780	-9.1%
Female	64,669	45.1%	74,707	73,983	-9,314	-12.6%
Information Not Available	935	0.7%	1,006	968	-33	-3.4%

Ethnicity	143,303		156,332	160,430
Hispanic or Latino	18,146	12.7%	19,946	20,419	-2,273	-11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	111,028	77.5%	120,933	125,217	-14,189	-11.3%
Information Not Available	14,129	9.9%	15,453	14,794	-665	-4.5%

Race	143,303		156,332	160,430
American Indian or Alaskan Native	603	0.4%	663	684	-81	-11.8%
Asian	3,370	2.4%	3,559	3,503	-133	-3.8%
Black or African American	37,673	26.3%	40,748	41,931	-4,258	-10.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	290	0.2%	341	297	-7	-2.4%
White	87,889	61.3%	96,225	97,869	-9,980	-10.2%
Information Not Available	13,478	9.4%	14,796	16,146	-2,668	-16.5%

Years of Age	143,303		156,332	160,430
Younger than 22	3,263	1.5%	3,480	4,029	-766	-19.0%
22-24	7,757	3.5%	8,254	8,672	-915	-10.6%
25-34	34,640	15.6%	36,980	39,184	-4,544	-11.6%
35-44	33,514	15.1%	36,106	38,669	-5,155	-13.3%
45-54	35,510	16.0%	39,399	39,920	-4,410	-11.0%
55-59	14,632	6.6%	16,207	15,234	-602	-4.0%
60-64	8,902	4.0%	10,126	9,505	-603	-6.3%
65 and older	5,085	2.3%	5,780	5,207	-122	-2.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	10	-10	-100.0%

Industry	143,303		156,332	160,430
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	308	0.2%	378	351	-43	-12.3%
Mining	325	0.2%	289	290	35	12.1%
Utilities	216	0.2%	243	151	65	43.0%
Construction	16,673	11.6%	15,889	19,194	-2,521	-13.1%
Manufacturing	13,478	9.4%	13,524	17,891	-4,413	-24.7%
Wholesale Trade	6,603	4.6%	6,927	6,960	-357	-5.1%
Retail Trade	13,774	9.6%	14,707	14,824	-1,050	-7.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,083	4.2%	10,054	7,649	-1,566	-20.5%
Information	3,195	2.2%	3,494	3,294	-99	-3.0%
Finance and Insurance	5,313	3.7%	5,708	6,321	-1,008	-15.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,932	1.3%	2,043	2,330	-398	-17.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,267	6.5%	9,348	10,038	-771	-7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	706	0.5%	868	801	-95	-11.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,273	13.4%	20,530	20,561	-1,288	-6.3%
Educational Services	5,604	3.9%	6,247	7,471	-1,867	-25.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,387	9.3%	14,317	14,771	-1,384	-9.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,748	1.2%	1,992	2,034	-286	-14.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,146	5.7%	11,286	9,379	-1,233	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,676	3.3%	5,146	4,843	-167	-3.4%
Public Administration	3,989	2.8%	4,303	4,925	-936	-19.0%
Information Not Available	8,607	6.0%	9,039	6,352	2,255	35.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,289		44,011	48,987
Male	23,882	55.2%	23,309	25,585	-1,703	-6.7%
Female	19,351	44.7%	20,654	23,343	-3,992	-17.1%
Information Not Available	56	0.1%	48	59	-3	-5.1%

Ethnicity	43,289		44,011	48,987
Hispanic or Latino	1,834	4.2%	1,875	2,026	-192	-9.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,663	75.5%	33,282	36,569	-3,906	-10.7%
Information Not Available	8,792	20.3%	8,854	10,392	-1,600	-15.4%

Race	43,289		44,011	48,987
American Indian or Alaskan Native	190	0.4%	197	216	-26	-12.0%
Asian	297	0.7%	269	329	-32	-9.7%
Black or African American	7,277	16.8%	7,535	7,962	-685	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	46	0.1%	48	61	-15	-24.6%
White	33,221	76.7%	33,657	37,862	-4,641	-12.3%
Information Not Available	2,258	5.2%	2,305	2,557	-299	-11.7%

Years of Age	43,289		44,011	48,987
Younger than 22	859	1.2%	939	1,156	-297	-25.7%
22-24	2,231	3.0%	2,244	2,709	-478	-17.6%
25-34	10,464	14.2%	10,881	12,606	-2,142	-17.0%
35-44	10,503	14.2%	10,658	11,642	-1,139	-9.8%
45-54	10,807	14.6%	10,748	11,839	-1,032	-8.7%
55-59	4,439	6.0%	4,324	4,664	-225	-4.8%
60-64	2,613	3.5%	2,685	2,876	-263	-9.1%
65 and older	1,373	1.9%	1,532	1,495	-122	-8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	43,289		44,011	48,987
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	84	0.2%	123	115	-31	-27.0%
Mining	105	0.2%	88	61	44	72.1%
Utilities	76	0.2%	78	97	-21	-21.6%
Construction	4,745	10.9%	5,230	4,367	378	8.7%
Manufacturing	9,765	22.5%	7,130	9,529	236	2.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,555	3.6%	1,641	1,774	-219	-12.3%
Retail Trade	3,722	8.6%	4,061	4,388	-666	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,493	3.4%	1,588	1,662	-169	-10.2%
Information	533	1.2%	559	803	-270	-33.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,083	2.5%	1,147	1,345	-262	-19.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	531	1.2%	592	696	-165	-23.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,383	3.2%	1,537	1,853	-470	-25.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	187	0.4%	189	280	-93	-33.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,645	10.7%	5,060	5,573	-928	-16.7%
Educational Services	1,398	3.2%	1,836	1,907	-509	-26.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,053	9.3%	4,381	5,283	-1,230	-23.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	500	1.2%	518	502	-2	-0.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,198	5.1%	2,721	2,794	-596	-21.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	962	2.2%	1,017	1,197	-235	-19.6%
Public Administration	377	0.9%	448	433	-56	-12.9%
Information Not Available	3,894	9.0%	4,067	4,328	-434	-10.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,545		24,852	25,313
Male	12,471	53.0%	12,871	13,062	-591	-4.5%
Female	11,074	47.0%	11,981	12,251	-1,177	-9.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,545		24,852	25,313
Hispanic or Latino	1,688	7.2%	1,717	1,685	3	0.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,831	41.8%	10,450	10,627	-796	-7.5%
Information Not Available	12,026	51.1%	12,685	13,001	-975	-7.5%

Race	23,545		24,852	25,313
American Indian or Alaskan Native	320	1.4%	361	369	-49	-13.3%
Asian	410	1.7%	417	368	42	11.4%
Black or African American	4,549	19.3%	4,662	4,700	-151	-3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.2%	48	53	-9	-17.0%
White	16,741	71.1%	17,811	18,319	-1,578	-8.6%
Information Not Available	1,481	6.3%	1,553	1,504	-23	-1.5%

Years of Age	23,545		24,852	25,313
Younger than 22	605	1.6%	619	687	-82	-11.9%
22-24	1,342	3.5%	1,387	1,582	-240	-15.2%
25-34	5,935	15.3%	6,286	6,633	-698	-10.5%
35-44	5,338	13.8%	5,545	5,520	-182	-3.3%
45-54	5,648	14.6%	5,914	6,031	-383	-6.4%
55-59	2,319	6.0%	2,503	2,421	-102	-4.2%
60-64	1,504	3.9%	1,610	1,551	-47	-3.0%
65 and older	854	2.2%	988	888	-34	-3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,545		24,852	25,313
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	0.4%	116	105	-5	-4.8%
Mining	165	0.7%	173	164	1	0.6%
Utilities	50	0.2%	50	52	-2	-3.8%
Construction	2,438	10.3%	2,286	2,262	176	7.8%
Manufacturing	3,380	14.3%	3,522	3,448	-68	-2.0%
Wholesale Trade	972	4.1%	1,056	1,143	-171	-15.0%
Retail Trade	2,223	9.4%	2,351	2,260	-37	-1.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	727	3.1%	835	613	114	18.6%
Information	831	3.5%	833	772	59	7.6%
Finance and Insurance	762	3.2%	823	903	-141	-15.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	349	1.5%	365	357	-8	-2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,319	5.6%	1,428	1,305	14	1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	84	0.4%	94	60	24	40.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,923	12.4%	3,106	2,690	233	8.7%
Educational Services	670	2.8%	743	949	-279	-29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,868	12.1%	3,105	3,139	-271	-8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	148	0.6%	160	174	-26	-14.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,198	5.1%	1,391	1,274	-76	-6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	624	2.6%	631	711	-87	-12.2%
Public Administration	619	2.6%	627	710	-91	-12.8%
Information Not Available	1,095	4.6%	1,157	2,222	-1,127	-50.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,649		34,618	33,397
Male	19,272	59.0%	20,054	19,276	-4	0.0%
Female	13,377	41.0%	14,564	14,121	-744	-5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,649		34,618	33,397
Hispanic or Latino	75	0.2%	117	61	14	23.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	603	1.8%	646	539	64	11.9%
Information Not Available	31,971	97.9%	33,855	32,797	-826	-2.5%

Race	32,649		34,618	33,397
American Indian or Alaskan Native	230	0.7%	244	174	56	32.2%
Asian	71	0.2%	59	87	-16	-18.4%
Black or African American	4,326	13.3%	4,722	4,621	-295	-6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0%	0	9	0	0.0%
White	27,618	84.6%	29,227	27,959	-341	-1.2%
Information Not Available	395	1.2%	366	547	-152	-27.8%

Years of Age	32,649		34,618	33,397
Younger than 22	834	1.4%	808	920	-86	-9.3%
22-24	1,689	2.9%	1,948	1,942	-253	-13.0%
25-34	8,080	13.8%	8,283	8,127	-47	-0.6%
35-44	7,721	13.2%	8,567	8,244	-523	-6.3%
45-54	7,881	13.5%	8,125	8,070	-189	-2.3%
55-59	3,426	5.9%	3,502	2,910	516	17.7%
60-64	1,808	3.1%	2,142	1,950	-142	-7.3%
65 and older	1,206	2.1%	1,243	1,216	-10	-0.8%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	0	18	-14	-77.8%

Industry	32,649		34,618	33,397
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	89	0.3%	108	52	37	71.2%
Mining	2,261	6.9%	1,988	443	1,818	410.4%
Utilities	44	0.1%	63	48	-4	-8.3%
Construction	3,245	9.9%	3,448	4,296	-1,051	-24.5%
Manufacturing	5,567	17.0%	5,879	5,199	368	7.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,108	3.4%	1,125	1,325	-217	-16.4%
Retail Trade	2,721	8.3%	2,725	2,671	50	1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,534	4.7%	1,609	1,225	309	25.2%
Information	740	2.3%	709	982	-242	-24.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,073	3.3%	1,057	895	178	19.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	368	1.1%	420	460	-92	-20.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,423	4.3%	1,573	1,816	-393	-21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	111	0.3%	140	139	-28	-20.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,409	10.4%	3,511	3,840	-431	-11.2%
Educational Services	1,192	3.6%	1,197	1,155	37	3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,023	9.2%	3,385	3,340	-317	-9.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	222	0.7%	343	378	-156	-41.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,822	5.6%	2,327	2,280	-458	-20.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	829	2.5%	768	808	21	2.6%
Public Administration	536	1.6%	615	773	-237	-30.7%
Information Not Available	1,332	4.1%	1,628	1,272	60	4.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	42,959		44,027	59,051
Male	19,659	45.8%	19,592	28,025	-8,366	-29.9%
Female	23,300	54.2%	24,435	31,026	-7,726	-24.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	42,959		44,027	59,051
Hispanic or Latino	1,342	3.1%	1,362	1,879	-537	-28.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,604	96.8%	42,651	57,155	-15,551	-27.2%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	14	17	-4	-23.5%

Race	42,959		44,027	59,051
American Indian or Alaskan Native	280	0.7%	280	369	-89	-24.1%
Asian	355	0.8%	299	457	-102	-22.3%
Black or African American	24,871	57.9%	25,834	33,806	-8,935	-26.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	74	0.2%	72	128	-54	-42.2%
White	17,376	40.4%	17,540	24,290	-6,914	-28.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	1	2	200.0%

Years of Age	42,959		44,027	59,051
Younger than 22	978	1.7%	990	1,665	-687	-41.3%
22-24	2,410	4.2%	2,461	3,901	-1,491	-38.2%
25-34	11,829	20.4%	11,905	16,743	-4,914	-29.3%
35-44	9,479	16.4%	9,599	12,923	-3,444	-26.7%
45-54	9,995	17.3%	10,362	13,206	-3,211	-24.3%
55-59	3,885	6.7%	4,072	4,953	-1,068	-21.6%
60-64	2,479	4.3%	2,619	3,242	-763	-23.5%
65 and older	1,904	3.3%	2,019	2,418	-514	-21.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	42,959		44,027	59,051
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	266	0.6%	284	476	-210	-44.1%
Mining	734	1.7%	736	745	-11	-1.5%
Utilities	123	0.3%	144	169	-46	-27.2%
Construction	5,811	13.4%	5,897	9,044	-3,233	-35.7%
Manufacturing	3,489	8.1%	3,275	4,369	-880	-20.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,246	2.9%	1,247	1,630	-384	-23.6%
Retail Trade	4,588	10.6%	4,673	6,293	-1,705	-27.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,262	2.9%	1,378	1,642	-380	-23.1%
Information	681	1.6%	660	751	-70	-9.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,075	2.5%	1,115	1,476	-401	-27.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	706	1.6%	746	998	-292	-29.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,975	4.6%	1,835	3,151	-1,176	-37.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	204	0.5%	201	291	-87	-29.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,807	8.8%	3,804	5,448	-1,641	-30.1%
Educational Services	1,517	3.5%	1,724	2,073	-556	-26.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,469	15.0%	6,890	8,174	-1,705	-20.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	920	2.1%	884	1,176	-256	-21.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,381	10.1%	4,465	5,828	-1,447	-24.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,601	3.7%	1,793	2,354	-753	-32.0%
Public Administration	1,093	2.5%	1,240	1,320	-227	-17.2%
Information Not Available	1,011	2.3%	1,036	1,643	-632	-38.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	75,465		90,999	82,695
Male	41,901	55.5%	46,780	45,115	-3,214	-7.1%
Female	33,563	44.5%	44,219	37,580	-4,017	-10.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	75,465		90,999	82,695
Hispanic or Latino	8,946	11.9%	11,164	9,680	-734	-7.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,575	85.6%	78,134	71,427	-6,852	-9.6%
Information Not Available	1,944	2.6%	1,701	1,588	356	22.4%

Race	75,465		90,999	82,695
American Indian or Alaskan Native	211	0.3%	200	197	14	7.1%
Asian	2,750	3.6%	3,063	2,951	-201	-6.8%
Black or African American	7,982	10.6%	10,193	8,833	-851	-9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	103	0.1%	74	59	44	74.6%
White	57,265	75.9%	69,734	64,235	-6,970	-10.9%
Information Not Available	7,154	9.5%	7,735	6,420	734	11.4%

Years of Age	75,465		90,999	82,695
Younger than 22	1,844	1.4%	2,235	2,406	-562	-23.4%
22-24	4,587	3.6%	4,914	4,943	-356	-7.2%
25-34	17,680	13.9%	19,430	19,101	-1,421	-7.4%
35-44	15,942	12.5%	19,201	18,194	-2,252	-12.4%
45-54	18,446	14.5%	23,099	20,282	-1,836	-9.1%
55-59	7,598	6.0%	9,647	8,195	-597	-7.3%
60-64	5,465	4.3%	6,844	5,793	-328	-5.7%
65 and older	3,903	3.1%	5,629	3,781	122	3.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	75,465		90,999	82,695
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	417	0.5%	421	412	5	1.2%
Mining	18	0.0%	22	33	-15	-45.5%
Utilities	142	0.2%	119	215	-73	-34.0%
Construction	7,368	9.7%	7,322	8,159	-791	-9.7%
Manufacturing	7,085	9.3%	7,835	8,006	-921	-11.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,582	4.7%	3,745	3,874	-292	-7.5%
Retail Trade	7,366	9.7%	8,132	8,318	-952	-11.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,156	2.8%	7,891	2,404	-248	-10.3%
Information	1,882	2.5%	1,970	1,916	-34	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	3,070	4.0%	3,180	2,908	162	5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,970	2.6%	1,098	1,149	821	71.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,283	8.3%	6,648	6,834	-551	-8.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	249	0.3%	293	294	-45	-15.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,286	10.9%	9,048	9,535	-1,249	-13.1%
Educational Services	2,161	2.8%	2,702	2,381	-220	-9.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,403	11.1%	9,804	9,550	-1,147	-12.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	948	1.2%	1,050	1,039	-91	-8.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,101	6.7%	8,630	5,511	-410	-7.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,362	5.7%	4,690	4,312	50	1.2%
Public Administration	1,984	2.6%	3,200	2,885	-901	-31.2%
Information Not Available	2,632	3.5%	3,199	2,960	-328	-11.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,146		59,391	55,060
Male	22,053	41.5%	23,476	29,642	-7,589	-25.6%
Female	17,778	33.5%	20,543	25,418	-7,640	-30.1%
Information Not Available	13,315	25.1%	15,372	0	13,315	0.0%

Ethnicity	53,146		59,391	55,060
Hispanic or Latino	1,956	3.7%	2,023	2,930	-974	-33.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,137	69.9%	41,231	51,210	-14,073	-27.5%
Information Not Available	14,053	26.4%	16,137	920	13,133	1427.5%

Race	53,146		59,391	55,060
American Indian or Alaskan Native	132	0.2%	159	197	-65	-33.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	17,283	32.5%	19,075	23,588	-6,305	-26.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	66	0.1%	66	95	-29	-30.5%
White	19,656	37.0%	21,931	27,330	-7,674	-28.1%
Information Not Available	16,009	30.1%	18,160	3,850	12,159	315.8%

Years of Age	53,146		59,391	55,060
Younger than 22	1,148	1.6%	1,209	1,633	-485	-29.7%
22-24	2,565	3.7%	2,775	3,761	-1,196	-31.8%
25-34	9,763	13.9%	10,605	13,557	-3,794	-28.0%
35-44	8,346	11.9%	9,176	11,931	-3,585	-30.0%
45-54	9,217	13.2%	10,201	13,023	-3,806	-29.2%
55-59	4,075	5.8%	4,450	5,081	-1,006	-19.8%
60-64	2,747	3.9%	3,063	3,561	-814	-22.9%
65 and older	1,971	2.8%	2,540	2,513	-542	-21.6%
Information Not Available	13,314	19.0%	15,372	0	13,314	0.0%

Industry	53,146		59,391	55,060
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	55	0.1%	74	101	-46	-45.5%
Mining	35	0.1%	28	21	14	66.7%
Utilities	27	0.1%	23	63	-36	-57.1%
Construction	4,661	8.8%	4,775	7,256	-2,595	-35.8%
Manufacturing	579	1.1%	542	739	-160	-21.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,449	2.7%	1,499	2,315	-866	-37.4%
Retail Trade	1,662	3.1%	1,842	2,220	-558	-25.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	947	1.8%	2,535	1,221	-274	-22.4%
Information	727	1.4%	756	1,148	-421	-36.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,284	2.4%	1,319	2,015	-731	-36.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	755	1.4%	826	1,170	-415	-35.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,515	6.6%	3,632	4,948	-1,433	-29.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	151	0.3%	167	205	-54	-26.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,719	8.9%	5,176	6,726	-2,007	-29.8%
Educational Services	1,540	2.9%	1,770	2,026	-486	-24.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,154	7.8%	4,406	5,162	-1,008	-19.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	422	0.8%	495	587	-165	-28.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,608	4.9%	3,180	3,486	-878	-25.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,217	2.3%	1,325	1,722	-505	-29.3%
Public Administration	652	1.2%	687	1,104	-452	-40.9%
Information Not Available	21,987	41.3%	24,334	10,825	11,162	103.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,390		9,665	9,610
Male	4,464	53.2%	5,030	5,218	-754	-14.4%
Female	3,926	46.8%	4,635	4,392	-466	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,390		9,665	9,610
Hispanic or Latino	87	1.0%	78	90	-3	-3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,988	71.4%	6,984	6,945	-957	-13.8%
Information Not Available	2,315	27.6%	2,603	2,575	-260	-10.1%

Race	8,390		9,665	9,610
American Indian or Alaskan Native	69	0.8%	91	78	-9	-11.5%
Asian	50	0.6%	68	44	6	13.6%
Black or African American	115	1.4%	129	118	-3	-2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	6,362	75.8%	7,346	7,314	-952	-13.0%
Information Not Available	1,794	21.4%	2,031	2,056	-262	-12.7%

Years of Age	8,390		9,665	9,610
Younger than 22	258	1.8%	285	332	-74	-22.3%
22-24	516	3.7%	517	655	-139	-21.2%
25-34	1,932	13.7%	2,172	2,147	-215	-10.0%
35-44	1,653	11.7%	1,914	1,863	-210	-11.3%
45-54	2,077	14.7%	2,417	2,400	-323	-13.5%
55-59	948	6.7%	1,135	1,093	-145	-13.3%
60-64	638	4.5%	770	730	-92	-12.6%
65 and older	368	2.6%	455	390	-22	-5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,390		9,665	9,610
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	103	1.2%	164	98	5	5.1%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	11	0.1%	9	27	-16	-59.3%
Construction	642	7.6%	625	632	10	1.6%
Manufacturing	708	8.3%	1,010	1,035	-327	-31.6%
Wholesale Trade	196	2.3%	204	268	-72	-26.9%
Retail Trade	793	9.3%	912	779	14	1.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	141	1.7%	341	176	-35	-19.9%
Information	115	1.4%	135	112	3	2.7%
Finance and Insurance	205	2.4%	207	159	46	28.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	63	0.7%	54	85	-22	-25.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	308	3.6%	333	380	-72	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.1%	18	12	-1	-8.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	526	6.2%	574	659	-133	-20.2%
Educational Services	202	2.4%	265	260	-58	-22.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	857	10.1%	1,034	888	-31	-3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	111	1.3%	115	113	-2	-1.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	442	5.2%	506	500	-58	-11.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	191	2.2%	287	220	-29	-13.2%
Public Administration	124	1.5%	133	161	-37	-23.0%
Information Not Available	2,640	31.1%	2,738	3,045	-405	-13.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	73,866		81,346	92,151
Male	38,340	51.9%	40,513	46,995	-8,655	-18.4%
Female	35,518	48.1%	40,781	45,115	-9,597	-21.3%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	52	41	-33	-80.5%

Ethnicity	73,866		81,346	92,151
Hispanic or Latino	2,359	3.2%	2,543	2,778	-419	-15.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,244	76.1%	60,427	69,298	-13,054	-18.8%
Information Not Available	15,263	20.7%	18,376	20,075	-4,812	-24.0%

Race	73,866		81,346	92,151
American Indian or Alaskan Native	941	1.3%	1,026	1,063	-122	-11.5%
Asian	1,688	2.3%	715	789	899	113.9%
Black or African American	28,801	39.0%	12,904	14,232	14,569	102.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	66	0.1%	60	71	-5	-7.0%
White	38,342	51.9%	43,540	51,542	-13,200	-25.6%
Information Not Available	4,028	5.5%	23,101	24,454	-20,426	-83.5%

Years of Age	73,866		81,346	92,151
Younger than 22	4,778	4.4%	2,235	2,855	1,923	67.4%
22-24	4,384	4.1%	4,747	5,644	-1,260	-22.3%
25-34	17,407	16.1%	19,620	22,784	-5,377	-23.6%
35-44	16,320	15.1%	18,712	21,232	-4,912	-23.1%
45-54	17,668	16.3%	20,441	22,751	-5,083	-22.3%
55-59	7,231	6.7%	8,326	8,806	-1,575	-17.9%
60-64	3,994	3.7%	4,639	5,422	-1,428	-26.3%
65 and older	2,082	1.9%	2,602	2,627	-545	-20.7%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	24	30	-28	-93.3%

Industry	73,866		81,346	92,151
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	439	0.6%	469	442	-3	-0.7%
Mining	136	0.2%	183	100	36	36.0%
Utilities	58	0.1%	51	50	8	16.0%
Construction	5,672	7.6%	5,774	7,190	-1,518	-21.1%
Manufacturing	9,715	13.1%	9,575	11,572	-1,857	-16.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,577	3.5%	2,724	3,339	-762	-22.8%
Retail Trade	5,345	7.2%	5,690	8,700	-3,355	-38.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,861	2.5%	2,126	2,329	-468	-20.1%
Information	949	1.3%	966	1,190	-241	-20.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,839	2.5%	2,059	2,360	-521	-22.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,054	1.4%	1,021	1,418	-364	-25.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,100	5.5%	4,287	4,833	-733	-15.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,619	2.2%	1,769	743	876	117.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,857	13.3%	10,871	11,659	-1,802	-15.5%
Educational Services	4,104	5.5%	4,700	5,286	-1,182	-22.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,439	11.4%	10,192	10,422	-1,983	-19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	895	1.2%	1,266	1,231	-336	-27.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,881	5.2%	5,269	5,477	-1,596	-29.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,976	2.7%	2,181	2,434	-458	-18.8%
Public Administration	1,072	1.4%	1,237	1,420	-348	-24.5%
Information Not Available	8,278	11.1%	8,936	9,956	-1,678	-16.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	39,082		43,042	43,481
Male	21,362	54.7%	22,484	23,053	-1,691	-7.3%
Female	17,692	45.3%	20,533	20,411	-2,719	-13.3%
Information Not Available	28	0.1%	25	17	11	64.7%

Ethnicity	39,082		43,042	43,481
Hispanic or Latino	1,195	3.1%	1,382	1,350	-155	-11.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,217	85.0%	36,561	36,532	-3,315	-9.1%
Information Not Available	4,670	11.9%	5,099	5,599	-929	-16.6%

Race	39,082		43,042	43,481
American Indian or Alaskan Native	590	1.5%	655	604	-14	-2.3%
Asian	1,251	3.2%	1,355	1,261	-10	-0.8%
Black or African American	3,889	10.0%	4,211	3,898	-9	-0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	76	0.2%	99	107	-31	-29.0%
White	30,274	77.5%	33,369	34,227	-3,953	-11.5%
Information Not Available	3,002	7.7%	3,353	3,384	-382	-11.3%

Years of Age	39,082		43,042	43,481
Younger than 22	763	1.1%	778	944	-181	-19.2%
22-24	2,113	3.2%	2,228	2,363	-250	-10.6%
25-34	9,524	14.3%	10,346	10,820	-1,296	-12.0%
35-44	8,148	12.3%	8,958	9,043	-895	-9.9%
45-54	9,757	14.7%	10,867	10,755	-998	-9.3%
55-59	4,428	6.7%	4,882	4,703	-275	-5.8%
60-64	2,849	4.3%	3,220	3,255	-406	-12.5%
65 and older	1,474	2.2%	1,742	1,569	-95	-6.1%
Information Not Available	26	0.0%	21	29	-3	-10.3%

Industry	39,082		43,042	43,481
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	224	0.6%	290	258	-34	-13.2%
Mining	114	0.3%	78	50	64	128.0%
Utilities	128	0.3%	190	170	-42	-24.7%
Construction	3,809	9.7%	3,791	4,152	-343	-8.3%
Manufacturing	5,151	13.1%	5,252	5,588	-437	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,087	5.3%	2,071	1,966	121	6.2%
Retail Trade	3,401	8.7%	3,682	3,782	-381	-10.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,014	2.6%	1,211	1,081	-67	-6.2%
Information	947	2.4%	938	1,184	-237	-20.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,353	3.4%	1,355	1,579	-226	-14.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	643	1.6%	664	865	-222	-25.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,324	5.9%	2,531	2,687	-363	-13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	828	2.1%	898	768	60	7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,125	10.5%	4,462	4,050	75	1.9%
Educational Services	1,577	4.0%	1,922	2,241	-664	-29.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,214	10.7%	4,672	5,069	-855	-16.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	620	1.6%	670	745	-125	-16.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,098	5.3%	2,983	2,441	-343	-14.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,409	3.6%	2,211	1,716	-307	-17.9%
Public Administration	1,070	2.7%	1,130	834	236	28.3%
Information Not Available	1,946	5.0%	2,041	2,255	-309	-13.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,928		48,880	53,481
Male	25,340	54.0%	24,445	27,105	-1,765	-6.5%
Female	21,540	45.9%	24,379	26,319	-4,779	-18.2%
Information Not Available	48	0.1%	56	57	-9	-15.8%

Ethnicity	46,928		48,880	53,481
Hispanic or Latino	1,068	2.3%	1,137	809	259	32.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,781	76.2%	37,746	27,504	8,277	30.1%
Information Not Available	10,079	21.5%	9,997	25,168	-15,089	-60.0%

Race	46,928		48,880	53,481
American Indian or Alaskan Native	355	0.8%	370	348	7	2.0%
Asian	433	0.9%	415	415	18	4.3%
Black or African American	10,016	21.3%	11,019	11,993	-1,977	-16.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	512	1.1%	525	585	-73	-12.5%
White	31,823	67.8%	33,287	37,447	-5,624	-15.0%
Information Not Available	3,789	8.1%	3,264	2,693	1,096	40.7%

Years of Age	46,928		48,880	53,481
Younger than 22	1,337	1.8%	1,353	1,639	-302	-18.4%
22-24	2,676	3.5%	2,913	3,170	-494	-15.6%
25-34	11,358	14.9%	11,834	13,500	-2,142	-15.9%
35-44	10,544	13.9%	10,917	11,949	-1,405	-11.8%
45-54	11,942	15.7%	12,161	13,051	-1,109	-8.5%
55-59	4,642	6.1%	4,792	4,987	-345	-6.9%
60-64	2,751	3.6%	2,899	3,158	-407	-12.9%
65 and older	1,641	2.2%	1,974	1,976	-335	-17.0%
Information Not Available	37	0.0%	37	51	-14	-27.5%

Industry	46,928		48,880	53,481
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	205	0.4%	222	229	-24	-10.5%
Mining	107	0.2%	96	126	-19	-15.1%
Utilities	66	0.1%	68	58	8	13.8%
Construction	5,244	11.1%	4,665	6,027	-783	-13.0%
Manufacturing	8,209	17.4%	6,065	5,722	2,487	43.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,885	4.0%	2,114	2,246	-361	-16.1%
Retail Trade	4,759	10.1%	5,105	6,012	-1,253	-20.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,395	3.0%	2,458	1,805	-410	-22.7%
Information	1,022	2.2%	1,049	1,201	-179	-14.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,345	2.9%	1,407	1,760	-415	-23.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	859	1.8%	1,001	869	-10	-1.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,925	4.1%	2,082	2,456	-531	-21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	280	0.6%	263	218	62	28.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,396	11.4%	5,704	6,400	-1,004	-15.7%
Educational Services	1,546	3.3%	1,818	1,956	-410	-21.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,201	11.0%	5,929	6,555	-1,354	-20.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	560	1.2%	603	937	-377	-40.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,274	6.9%	4,164	4,439	-1,165	-26.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,550	3.3%	1,802	1,803	-253	-14.0%
Public Administration	445	0.9%	466	605	-160	-26.4%
Information Not Available	1,655	3.5%	1,799	2,057	-402	-19.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,494		29,052	28,821
Male	14,479	50.8%	12,892	13,977	502	3.6%
Female	14,003	49.1%	16,146	14,832	-829	-5.6%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	14	12	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,494		29,052	28,821
Hispanic or Latino	545	1.9%	351	393	152	38.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,710	93.7%	27,377	26,932	-222	-0.8%
Information Not Available	1,237	4.3%	1,324	1,496	-259	-17.3%

Race	28,494		29,052	28,821
American Indian or Alaskan Native	119	0.4%	108	102	17	16.7%
Asian	99	0.3%	76	122	-23	-18.9%
Black or African American	16,540	58.0%	18,114	16,742	-202	-1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	136	0.5%	51	105	31	29.5%
White	11,279	39.6%	10,356	11,409	-130	-1.1%
Information Not Available	321	1.1%	347	341	-20	-5.9%

Years of Age	28,494		29,052	28,821
Younger than 22	805	2.1%	795	1,012	-207	-20.5%
22-24	1,906	5.0%	1,923	1,986	-80	-4.0%
25-34	7,699	20.1%	7,790	8,227	-528	-6.4%
35-44	6,575	17.2%	6,619	6,606	-31	-0.5%
45-54	6,321	16.5%	6,427	6,226	95	1.5%
55-59	2,551	6.7%	2,543	2,377	174	7.3%
60-64	1,563	4.1%	1,696	1,389	174	12.5%
65 and older	1,074	2.8%	1,259	998	76	7.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,494		29,052	28,821
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	275	1.0%	292	277	-2	-0.7%
Mining	74	0.3%	71	97	-23	-23.7%
Utilities	22	0.1%	23	36	-14	-38.9%
Construction	1,818	6.3%	1,918	1,860	-42	-2.3%
Manufacturing	3,853	13.4%	3,611	3,650	203	5.6%
Wholesale Trade	616	2.1%	586	610	6	1.0%
Retail Trade	2,724	9.5%	2,863	2,911	-187	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	605	2.1%	693	623	-18	-2.9%
Information	150	0.5%	162	171	-21	-12.3%
Finance and Insurance	432	1.5%	397	427	5	1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	286	1.0%	280	292	-6	-2.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	744	2.6%	765	813	-69	-8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,515	8.7%	266	273	2,242	821.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,566	8.9%	2,533	2,822	-256	-9.1%
Educational Services	782	2.7%	820	860	-78	-9.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,717	9.4%	4,807	2,827	-110	-3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	269	0.9%	196	218	51	23.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,609	9.1%	2,928	1,468	1,141	77.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	416	1.4%	476	406	10	2.5%
Public Administration	377	1.3%	378	420	-43	-10.2%
Information Not Available	4,644	16.1%	4,987	7,760	-3,116	-40.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,180		6,136	5,747
Male	2,811	54.3%	3,079	2,928	-117	-4.0%
Female	2,362	45.6%	3,044	2,810	-448	-15.9%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	13	9	-2	-22.2%

Ethnicity	5,180		6,136	5,747
Hispanic or Latino	171	3.3%	223	179	-8	-4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,775	92.2%	5,639	5,252	-477	-9.1%
Information Not Available	234	4.5%	274	316	-82	-25.9%

Race	5,180		6,136	5,747
American Indian or Alaskan Native	559	10.8%	793	776	-217	-28.0%
Asian	31	0.6%	41	16	15	93.8%
Black or African American	65	1.3%	70	45	20	44.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.4%	22	14	8	57.1%
White	4,462	86.1%	5,151	4,834	-372	-7.7%
Information Not Available	41	0.8%	59	62	-21	-33.9%

Years of Age	5,180		6,136	5,747
Younger than 22	149	1.6%	152	153	-4	-2.6%
22-24	310	3.3%	340	388	-78	-20.1%
25-34	1,286	13.9%	1,480	1,411	-125	-8.9%
35-44	1,083	11.7%	1,290	1,208	-125	-10.3%
45-54	1,263	13.6%	1,505	1,416	-153	-10.8%
55-59	539	5.8%	651	589	-50	-8.5%
60-64	366	3.9%	432	368	-2	-0.5%
65 and older	184	2.0%	286	214	-30	-14.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,180		6,136	5,747
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	51	1.0%	63	86	-35	-40.7%
Mining	103	2.0%	114	53	50	94.3%
Utilities	34	0.6%	44	26	8	30.8%
Construction	698	13.3%	740	637	61	9.6%
Manufacturing	336	6.4%	393	433	-97	-22.4%
Wholesale Trade	131	2.5%	151	129	2	1.6%
Retail Trade	608	11.6%	661	650	-42	-6.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	157	3.0%	278	154	3	1.9%
Information	74	1.4%	90	92	-18	-19.6%
Finance and Insurance	98	1.9%	110	139	-41	-29.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	63	1.2%	73	98	-35	-35.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	229	4.4%	248	247	-18	-7.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	466	8.9%	517	492	-26	-5.3%
Educational Services	185	3.5%	254	221	-36	-16.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	600	11.5%	831	684	-84	-12.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	140	2.7%	140	142	-2	-1.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	640	12.2%	697	648	-8	-1.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	166	3.2%	206	195	-29	-14.9%
Public Administration	231	4.4%	339	432	-201	-46.5%
Information Not Available	168	3.2%	184	187	-19	-10.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	90,397		98,103	99,620
Male	47,317	52.3%	51,254	50,468	-3,151	-6.2%
Female	43,074	47.6%	46,839	49,136	-6,062	-12.3%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	10	16	-10	-62.5%

Ethnicity	90,397		98,103	99,620
Hispanic or Latino	4,284	4.7%	4,522	4,625	-341	-7.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	84,825	93.8%	91,803	92,991	-8,166	-8.8%
Information Not Available	1,288	1.4%	1,778	2,004	-716	-35.7%

Race	90,397		98,103	99,620
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,323	1.5%	1,388	1,388	-65	-4.7%
Asian	967	1.1%	1,020	1,249	-282	-22.6%
Black or African American	34,125	37.8%	36,909	36,165	-2,040	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	139	0.2%	142	152	-13	-8.6%
White	48,489	53.6%	50,862	54,388	-5,899	-10.8%
Information Not Available	5,354	5.9%	7,782	6,278	-924	-14.7%

Years of Age	90,397		98,103	99,620
Younger than 22	3,024	2.3%	3,313	3,610	-586	-16.2%
22-24	6,503	4.9%	6,829	6,848	-345	-5.0%
25-34	22,969	17.1%	24,462	24,864	-1,895	-7.6%
35-44	21,550	16.1%	22,971	23,595	-2,045	-8.7%
45-54	20,639	15.4%	22,741	23,256	-2,617	-11.3%
55-59	7,972	5.9%	8,915	8,673	-701	-8.1%
60-64	4,882	3.6%	5,524	5,615	-733	-13.1%
65 and older	2,858	2.1%	3,348	3,159	-301	-9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	90,397		98,103	99,620
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	310	0.3%	328	374	-64	-17.1%
Mining	112	0.1%	119	58	54	93.1%
Utilities	67	0.1%	65	78	-11	-14.1%
Construction	7,236	8.0%	7,342	7,854	-618	-7.9%
Manufacturing	9,691	10.7%	12,072	11,911	-2,220	-18.6%
Wholesale Trade	3,051	3.4%	3,151	3,226	-175	-5.4%
Retail Trade	7,692	8.5%	8,047	8,583	-891	-10.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,658	1.8%	1,833	1,811	-153	-8.4%
Information	1,122	1.2%	1,144	1,294	-172	-13.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,131	2.3%	2,165	2,517	-386	-15.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	864	1.0%	874	1,112	-248	-22.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,554	3.9%	3,829	4,327	-773	-17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	370	0.4%	398	274	96	35.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,190	12.3%	11,827	10,601	589	5.6%
Educational Services	2,736	3.0%	3,439	4,460	-1,724	-38.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,392	8.1%	7,681	9,084	-1,692	-18.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	425	0.5%	550	577	-152	-26.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,787	5.3%	5,993	5,830	-1,043	-17.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,602	1.8%	1,754	1,737	-135	-7.8%
Public Administration	994	1.1%	1,039	1,231	-237	-19.3%
Information Not Available	23,413	25.8%	24,453	22,681	732	3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,449		1,819	1,976
Male	787	54.3%	1,012	1,034	-247	-23.9%
Female	660	45.5%	807	938	-278	-29.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.1%	0	4	-2	-50.0%

Ethnicity	1,449		1,819	1,976
Hispanic or Latino	62	4.3%	72	47	15	31.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,335	92.1%	1,675	1,877	-542	-28.9%
Information Not Available	52	3.6%	72	52	0	0.0%

Race	1,449		1,819	1,976
American Indian or Alaskan Native	114	7.9%	171	125	-11	-8.8%
Asian	10	0.7%	8	12	-2	-16.7%
Black or African American	67	4.6%	66	43	24	55.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.2%	2	1	2	200.0%
White	1,141	78.7%	1,428	1,696	-555	-32.7%
Information Not Available	114	7.9%	144	99	15	15.2%

Years of Age	1,449		1,819	1,976
Younger than 22	20	0.8%	19	30	-10	-33.3%
22-24	58	2.3%	58	76	-18	-23.7%
25-34	336	13.5%	380	426	-90	-21.1%
35-44	338	13.6%	407	368	-30	-8.2%
45-54	341	13.7%	480	537	-196	-36.5%
55-59	174	7.0%	215	269	-95	-35.3%
60-64	102	4.1%	140	170	-68	-40.0%
65 and older	79	3.2%	119	95	-16	-16.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	5	-4	-80.0%

Industry	1,449		1,819	1,976
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	1.9%	85	35	-7	-20.0%
Mining	85	5.8%	91	21	64	304.8%
Utilities	2	0.1%	3	2	0	0.0%
Construction	160	10.8%	243	189	-29	-15.3%
Manufacturing	125	8.5%	135	439	-314	-71.5%
Wholesale Trade	70	4.7%	87	95	-25	-26.3%
Retail Trade	98	6.6%	115	161	-63	-39.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	110	7.4%	126	62	48	77.4%
Information	29	2.0%	26	45	-16	-35.6%
Finance and Insurance	48	3.2%	57	74	-26	-35.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	26	1.8%	26	21	5	23.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	73	4.9%	71	82	-9	-11.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.6%	10	9	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	76	5.1%	74	114	-38	-33.3%
Educational Services	5	0.3%	5	15	-10	-66.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	121	8.2%	144	171	-50	-29.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.4%	9	15	-9	-60.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	71	4.8%	87	113	-42	-37.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	36	2.4%	47	49	-13	-26.5%
Public Administration	136	9.2%	191	144	-8	-5.6%
Information Not Available	135	9.1%	187	120	15	12.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,639		10,589	11,928
Male	4,253	44.1%	4,611	5,557	-1,304	-23.5%
Female	4,751	49.3%	5,298	5,455	-704	-12.9%
Information Not Available	635	6.6%	680	916	-281	-30.7%

Ethnicity	9,639		10,589	11,928
Hispanic or Latino	579	6.0%	626	637	-58	-9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,468	77.5%	8,242	9,192	-1,724	-18.8%
Information Not Available	1,592	16.5%	1,721	2,099	-507	-24.2%

Race	9,639		10,589	11,928
American Indian or Alaskan Native	173	1.8%	176	182	-9	-4.9%
Asian	132	1.4%	131	144	-12	-8.3%
Black or African American	997	10.3%	1,127	1,163	-166	-14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1%	15	27	-13	-48.1%
White	6,341	65.8%	6,942	7,585	-1,244	-16.4%
Information Not Available	1,982	20.6%	2,198	2,827	-845	-29.9%

Years of Age	9,639		10,589	11,928
Younger than 22	199	1.3%	196	305	-106	-34.8%
22-24	547	3.6%	596	717	-170	-23.7%
25-34	2,423	15.8%	2,661	3,144	-721	-22.9%
35-44	2,200	14.3%	2,358	2,566	-366	-14.3%
45-54	2,317	15.1%	2,563	2,877	-560	-19.5%
55-59	938	6.1%	1,027	1,139	-201	-17.6%
60-64	634	4.1%	725	724	-90	-12.4%
65 and older	381	2.5%	463	456	-75	-16.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,639		10,589	11,928
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	0.5%	67	89	-37	-41.6%
Mining	24	0.2%	20	18	6	33.3%
Utilities	15	0.2%	12	21	-6	-28.6%
Construction	669	6.9%	744	1,161	-492	-42.4%
Manufacturing	1,261	13.0%	1,331	1,527	-266	-17.4%
Wholesale Trade	360	3.7%	387	375	-15	-4.0%
Retail Trade	1,100	11.4%	1,125	1,260	-160	-12.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	284	2.9%	516	336	-52	-15.5%
Information	172	1.8%	199	221	-49	-22.2%
Finance and Insurance	441	4.6%	435	495	-54	-10.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	103	1.1%	117	164	-61	-37.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	476	4.9%	524	545	-69	-12.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.6%	62	51	4	7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,032	10.6%	1,049	1,178	-146	-12.4%
Educational Services	272	2.8%	325	357	-85	-23.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,249	12.9%	1,362	1,458	-209	-14.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	120	1.2%	112	152	-32	-21.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	710	7.3%	833	927	-217	-23.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	251	2.6%	268	288	-37	-12.8%
Public Administration	258	2.7%	272	319	-61	-19.1%
Information Not Available	735	7.6%	829	986	-251	-25.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,111		10,133	10,246
Male	4,238	52.3%	4,963	5,043	-805	-16.0%
Female	3,823	47.1%	5,114	5,147	-1,324	-25.7%
Information Not Available	50	0.6%	56	56	-6	-10.7%

Ethnicity	8,111		10,133	10,246
Hispanic or Latino	304	3.7%	357	344	-40	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,625	81.7%	8,224	8,301	-1,676	-20.2%
Information Not Available	1,182	14.6%	1,552	1,601	-419	-26.2%

Race	8,111		10,133	10,246
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51	0.6%	67	73	-22	-30.1%
Asian	174	2.1%	196	190	-16	-8.4%
Black or African American	144	1.8%	174	185	-41	-22.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	9	12	-5	-41.7%
White	7,154	88.2%	8,967	9,072	-1,918	-21.1%
Information Not Available	581	7.2%	720	714	-133	-18.6%

Years of Age	8,111		10,133	10,246
Younger than 22	96	0.7%	100	152	-56	-36.8%
22-24	283	2.0%	298	372	-89	-23.9%
25-34	1,493	10.3%	1,772	1,774	-281	-15.8%
35-44	1,633	11.3%	2,027	2,076	-443	-21.3%
45-54	2,211	15.3%	2,826	2,872	-661	-23.0%
55-59	1,073	7.4%	1,359	1,378	-305	-22.1%
60-64	799	5.5%	1,010	1,026	-227	-22.1%
65 and older	523	3.6%	741	596	-73	-12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,111		10,133	10,246
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.2%	29	31	-11	-35.5%
Mining	3	0.0%	3	2	1	50.0%
Utilities	8	0.1%	5	9	-1	-11.1%
Construction	197	2.4%	202	197	0	0.0%
Manufacturing	1,090	13.4%	1,226	1,527	-437	-28.6%
Wholesale Trade	464	5.7%	490	478	-14	-2.9%
Retail Trade	628	7.7%	622	798	-170	-21.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	161	2.0%	1,062	200	-39	-19.5%
Information	116	1.4%	121	192	-76	-39.6%
Finance and Insurance	260	3.2%	259	298	-38	-12.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	125	1.5%	112	124	1	0.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	409	5.0%	477	498	-89	-17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.6%	43	41	7	17.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	951	11.7%	1,059	1,138	-187	-16.4%
Educational Services	373	4.6%	519	634	-261	-41.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	837	10.3%	1,011	1,141	-304	-26.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	81	1.0%	79	144	-63	-43.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	127	1.6%	343	520	-393	-75.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	321	3.9%	369	376	-55	-14.6%
Public Administration	135	1.7%	149	226	-91	-40.3%
Information Not Available	1,757	21.6%	1,953	1,672	85	5.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	117,595		136,794	126,396
Male	62,511	53.2%	65,121	65,220	-2,709	-4.2%
Female	55,084	46.8%	71,673	61,176	-6,092	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	117,595		136,794	126,396
Hispanic or Latino	22,695	19.3%	26,604	23,825	-1,130	-4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	82,077	69.8%	95,169	88,432	-6,355	-7.2%
Information Not Available	12,823	10.9%	15,021	14,139	-1,316	-9.3%

Race	117,595		136,794	126,396
American Indian or Alaskan Native	486	0.4%	524	515	-29	-5.6%
Asian	4,439	3.8%	4,820	4,970	-531	-10.7%
Black or African American	24,635	20.9%	28,008	26,599	-1,964	-7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	717	0.6%	857	782	-65	-8.3%
White	70,230	59.7%	83,745	75,016	-4,786	-6.4%
Information Not Available	17,088	14.5%	18,840	18,514	-1,426	-7.7%

Years of Age	117,595		136,794	126,396
Younger than 22	28,825	15.5%	3,318	3,939	24,886	631.8%
22-24	8,040	4.3%	7,580	8,137	-97	-1.2%
25-34	24,312	13.1%	33,599	34,587	-10,275	-29.7%
35-44	27,500	14.8%	26,194	25,032	2,468	9.9%
45-54	20,382	11.0%	31,444	28,112	-7,730	-27.5%
55-59	4,980	2.7%	13,400	11,167	-6,187	-55.4%
60-64	2,213	1.2%	9,740	8,188	-5,975	-73.0%
65 and older	1,343	0.7%	11,519	7,234	-5,891	-81.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	117,595		136,794	126,396
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	160	0.1%	165	202	-42	-20.8%
Mining	52	0.0%	59	61	-9	-14.8%
Utilities	120	0.1%	107	135	-15	-11.1%
Construction	10,701	9.1%	10,354	9,065	1,636	18.0%
Manufacturing	8,148	6.9%	8,272	9,342	-1,194	-12.8%
Wholesale Trade	6,236	5.3%	6,247	6,514	-278	-4.3%
Retail Trade	14,916	12.7%	15,229	15,510	-594	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,764	4.9%	12,042	5,905	-141	-2.4%
Information	2,502	2.1%	2,411	2,496	6	0.2%
Finance and Insurance	4,429	3.8%	4,358	4,915	-486	-9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,753	1.5%	1,772	2,042	-289	-14.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,532	6.4%	7,664	8,152	-620	-7.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	733	0.6%	769	566	167	29.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,071	11.9%	14,390	12,886	1,185	9.2%
Educational Services	5,241	4.5%	6,771	6,131	-890	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,950	11.0%	14,253	13,589	-639	-4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,532	1.3%	1,500	1,684	-152	-9.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,858	6.7%	14,521	8,760	-902	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,187	2.7%	3,371	3,537	-350	-9.9%
Public Administration	1,650	1.4%	4,699	2,259	-609	-27.0%
Information Not Available	8,060	6.8%	7,840	12,645	-4,585	-36.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,921		16,591	19,283
Male	8,204	55.0%	8,908	10,451	-2,247	-21.5%
Female	6,717	45.0%	7,683	8,832	-2,115	-23.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,921		16,591	19,283
Hispanic or Latino	7,442	49.9%	8,260	9,386	-1,944	-20.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,903	39.6%	6,523	7,507	-1,604	-21.4%
Information Not Available	1,576	10.6%	1,808	2,390	-814	-34.1%

Race	14,921		16,591	19,283
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,580	10.6%	1,864	2,096	-516	-24.6%
Asian	125	0.8%	138	173	-48	-27.7%
Black or African American	403	2.7%	435	517	-114	-22.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	39	36	-6	-16.7%
White	6,749	45.2%	7,375	8,868	-2,119	-23.9%
Information Not Available	6,034	40.4%	6,740	7,593	-1,559	-20.5%

Years of Age	14,921		16,591	19,283
Younger than 22	477	2.3%	538	767	-290	-37.8%
22-24	894	4.3%	1,046	1,377	-483	-35.1%
25-34	3,697	17.8%	4,060	4,825	-1,128	-23.4%
35-44	3,341	16.1%	3,722	4,381	-1,040	-23.7%
45-54	3,593	17.3%	3,941	4,425	-832	-18.8%
55-59	1,464	7.0%	1,641	1,727	-263	-15.2%
60-64	901	4.3%	1,008	1,096	-195	-17.8%
65 and older	554	2.7%	635	685	-131	-19.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,921		16,591	19,283
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	264	1.7%	267	288	-24	-8.3%
Mining	328	2.2%	345	257	71	27.6%
Utilities	36	0.2%	35	49	-13	-26.5%
Construction	2,502	16.5%	2,619	3,330	-828	-24.9%
Manufacturing	791	5.2%	820	768	23	3.0%
Wholesale Trade	423	2.8%	406	490	-67	-13.7%
Retail Trade	1,529	10.1%	1,639	2,237	-708	-31.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	293	1.9%	466	385	-92	-23.9%
Information	679	4.5%	728	910	-231	-25.4%
Finance and Insurance	310	2.0%	322	624	-314	-50.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	269	1.8%	278	323	-54	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	973	6.4%	1,080	1,148	-175	-15.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.2%	26	33	-6	-18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,367	9.0%	1,491	1,920	-553	-28.8%
Educational Services	678	4.5%	803	830	-152	-18.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,010	13.2%	2,258	2,499	-489	-19.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	310	2.0%	335	425	-115	-27.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,121	7.4%	1,456	1,432	-311	-21.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	374	2.5%	437	515	-141	-27.4%
Public Administration	637	4.2%	780	814	-177	-21.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	6	-6	-100.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,581		28,689	32,463
Male	15,189	55.1%	15,744	18,551	-3,362	-18.1%
Female	12,392	44.9%	12,945	13,912	-1,520	-10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,581		28,689	32,463
Hispanic or Latino	5,423	19.7%	5,641	6,310	-887	-14.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,903	68.5%	19,623	22,407	-3,504	-15.6%
Information Not Available	3,255	11.8%	3,425	3,746	-491	-13.1%

Race	27,581		28,689	32,463
American Indian or Alaskan Native	444	1.6%	469	503	-59	-11.7%
Asian	3,193	11.6%	3,259	3,253	-60	-1.8%
Black or African American	3,454	12.5%	3,725	3,917	-463	-11.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,126	4.1%	1,151	1,149	-23	-2.0%
White	16,789	60.9%	17,393	20,455	-3,666	-17.9%
Information Not Available	2,575	9.3%	2,692	3,186	-611	-19.2%

Years of Age	27,581		28,689	32,463
Younger than 22	708	1.7%	736	889	-181	-20.4%
22-24	1,522	3.6%	1,634	1,893	-371	-19.6%
25-34	6,526	15.3%	6,554	7,591	-1,065	-14.0%
35-44	6,111	14.4%	6,418	7,229	-1,118	-15.5%
45-54	6,498	15.3%	6,635	7,783	-1,285	-16.5%
55-59	2,758	6.5%	2,791	3,120	-362	-11.6%
60-64	1,829	4.3%	1,918	2,137	-308	-14.4%
65 and older	1,629	3.8%	2,003	1,821	-192	-10.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	27,581		28,689	32,463
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	33	0.1%	31	20	13	65.0%
Mining	143	0.5%	146	96	47	49.0%
Utilities	33	0.1%	37	42	-9	-21.4%
Construction	2,853	10.3%	2,928	4,597	-1,744	-37.9%
Manufacturing	1,083	3.9%	1,024	1,200	-117	-9.8%
Wholesale Trade	697	2.5%	677	954	-257	-26.9%
Retail Trade	2,859	10.4%	2,925	3,106	-247	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	930	3.4%	971	976	-46	-4.7%
Information	317	1.1%	342	379	-62	-16.4%
Finance and Insurance	624	2.3%	649	932	-308	-33.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	788	2.9%	812	897	-109	-12.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,181	4.3%	1,250	1,391	-210	-15.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	234	0.8%	245	251	-17	-6.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,878	14.0%	4,014	4,204	-326	-7.8%
Educational Services	442	1.6%	626	727	-285	-39.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,882	6.8%	1,901	1,900	-18	-0.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	764	2.8%	651	655	109	16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,417	19.6%	5,495	5,685	-268	-4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	576	2.1%	602	781	-205	-26.2%
Public Administration	428	1.5%	874	656	-228	-34.8%
Information Not Available	2,419	8.8%	2,489	3,014	-595	-19.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	217,706		252,374	224,320
Male	113,892	52.3%	125,700	116,451	-2,559	-2.2%
Female	103,797	47.7%	126,665	107,869	-4,072	-3.8%
Information Not Available	17	0.0%	9	0	17	0.0%

Ethnicity	217,706		252,374	224,320
Hispanic or Latino	36,956	17.0%	43,851	38,081	-1,125	-3.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	144,204	66.2%	167,692	150,518	-6,314	-4.2%
Information Not Available	36,546	16.8%	40,831	35,721	825	2.3%

Race	217,706		252,374	224,320
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,507	0.7%	1,591	1,399	108	7.7%
Asian	7,422	3.4%	7,923	7,103	319	4.5%
Black or African American	40,057	18.4%	45,400	41,067	-1,010	-2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,011	0.5%	1,007	736	275	37.4%
White	111,824	51.4%	131,158	115,739	-3,915	-3.4%
Information Not Available	55,885	25.7%	65,295	58,276	-2,391	-4.1%

Years of Age	217,706		252,374	224,320
Younger than 22	8,946	2.8%	9,119	9,588	-642	-6.7%
22-24	16,995	5.4%	17,812	16,965	30	0.2%
25-34	57,883	18.3%	62,570	58,462	-579	-1.0%
35-44	46,326	14.6%	52,767	48,254	-1,928	-4.0%
45-54	47,527	15.0%	57,465	49,281	-1,754	-3.6%
55-59	18,150	5.7%	22,619	18,463	-313	-1.7%
60-64	12,561	4.0%	16,283	13,562	-1,001	-7.4%
65 and older	9,318	2.9%	13,739	9,745	-427	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	217,706		252,374	224,320
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	401	0.2%	633	423	-22	-5.2%
Mining	185	0.1%	220	160	25	15.6%
Utilities	274	0.1%	313	374	-100	-26.7%
Construction	20,749	9.5%	20,707	22,010	-1,261	-5.7%
Manufacturing	13,445	6.2%	13,555	15,731	-2,286	-14.5%
Wholesale Trade	8,294	3.8%	8,555	9,237	-943	-10.2%
Retail Trade	22,899	10.5%	24,296	23,879	-980	-4.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,122	3.7%	24,285	8,050	72	0.9%
Information	6,636	3.0%	7,191	6,821	-185	-2.7%
Finance and Insurance	10,144	4.7%	10,569	9,859	285	2.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,595	2.1%	4,491	4,941	-346	-7.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,894	6.8%	15,328	15,548	-654	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,071	0.5%	1,169	1,138	-67	-5.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	24,721	11.3%	24,971	25,543	-822	-3.2%
Educational Services	12,994	6.0%	17,604	13,483	-489	-3.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	27,829	12.8%	30,523	29,075	-1,246	-4.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,424	2.9%	6,576	6,016	408	6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	14,535	6.7%	21,296	14,564	-29	-0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,803	3.1%	7,502	7,481	-678	-9.1%
Public Administration	4,719	2.2%	5,914	6,627	-1,908	-28.8%
Information Not Available	7,972	3.7%	6,676	3,360	4,612	137.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	68,337		74,492	78,745
Male	38,835	56.8%	40,142	42,487	-3,652	-8.6%
Female	29,242	42.8%	34,107	35,960	-6,718	-18.7%
Information Not Available	260	0.4%	243	298	-38	-12.8%

Ethnicity	68,337		74,492	78,745
Hispanic or Latino	1,850	2.7%	2,008	2,252	-402	-17.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,904	92.0%	68,802	72,291	-9,387	-13.0%
Information Not Available	3,583	5.2%	3,682	4,202	-619	-14.7%

Race	68,337		74,492	78,745
American Indian or Alaskan Native	232	0.3%	266	350	-118	-33.7%
Asian	443	0.6%	443	530	-87	-16.4%
Black or African American	11,830	17.3%	13,267	13,893	-2,063	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1%	79	99	-39	-39.4%
White	52,701	77.1%	57,237	60,178	-7,477	-12.4%
Information Not Available	3,071	4.5%	3,200	3,695	-624	-16.9%

Years of Age	68,337		74,492	78,745
Younger than 22	1,537	1.3%	1,604	2,021	-484	-23.9%
22-24	3,186	2.7%	3,280	3,993	-807	-20.2%
25-34	14,895	12.8%	16,044	17,988	-3,093	-17.2%
35-44	15,733	13.5%	17,340	18,742	-3,009	-16.1%
45-54	18,184	15.6%	19,821	20,486	-2,302	-11.2%
55-59	7,799	6.7%	8,569	7,991	-192	-2.4%
60-64	4,823	4.2%	5,323	5,192	-369	-7.1%
65 and older	2,180	1.9%	2,511	2,332	-152	-6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	68,337		74,492	78,745
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	165	0.2%	181	205	-40	-19.5%
Mining	203	0.3%	244	130	73	56.2%
Utilities	171	0.2%	247	140	31	22.1%
Construction	8,327	12.2%	8,605	7,946	381	4.8%
Manufacturing	13,109	19.1%	12,431	13,549	-440	-3.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,442	5.0%	3,373	3,565	-123	-3.5%
Retail Trade	3,605	5.3%	3,752	4,117	-512	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,233	3.3%	3,414	2,604	-371	-14.2%
Information	1,122	1.6%	1,184	1,240	-118	-9.5%
Finance and Insurance	2,182	3.2%	2,233	2,669	-487	-18.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	992	1.4%	1,051	1,205	-213	-17.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,324	6.3%	4,516	4,774	-450	-9.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	819	1.2%	888	775	44	5.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,213	13.4%	9,576	10,431	-1,218	-11.7%
Educational Services	2,838	4.1%	3,661	4,323	-1,485	-34.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,187	10.5%	9,124	9,613	-2,426	-25.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	674	1.0%	761	813	-139	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,706	4.0%	3,486	3,988	-1,282	-32.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,813	2.6%	2,090	2,006	-193	-9.6%
Public Administration	576	0.8%	617	1,234	-658	-53.3%
Information Not Available	2,636	3.8%	3,058	3,418	-782	-22.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,561		31,532	39,335
Male	14,949	50.6%	15,713	19,401	-4,452	-22.9%
Female	14,569	49.3%	15,768	19,884	-5,315	-26.7%
Information Not Available	43	0.1%	51	50	-7	-14.0%

Ethnicity	29,561		31,532	39,335
Hispanic or Latino	2,287	7.7%	2,456	3,015	-728	-24.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,274	92.3%	29,076	36,320	-9,046	-24.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	29,561		31,532	39,335
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,038	10.3%	3,264	4,002	-964	-24.1%
Asian	209	0.7%	243	298	-89	-29.9%
Black or African American	4,793	16.2%	5,131	6,191	-1,398	-22.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1%	42	43	-8	-18.6%
White	18,418	62.3%	19,572	24,623	-6,205	-25.2%
Information Not Available	3,068	10.4%	3,280	4,178	-1,110	-26.6%

Years of Age	29,561		31,532	39,335
Younger than 22	715	1.5%	722	913	-198	-21.7%
22-24	1,620	3.5%	1,731	2,150	-530	-24.7%
25-34	7,380	16.0%	7,926	10,138	-2,758	-27.2%
35-44	6,856	14.8%	7,186	9,036	-2,180	-24.1%
45-54	7,091	15.3%	7,521	9,250	-2,159	-23.3%
55-59	2,883	6.2%	3,151	3,661	-778	-21.3%
60-64	1,717	3.7%	1,894	2,421	-704	-29.1%
65 and older	1,299	2.8%	1,401	1,766	-467	-26.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,561		31,532	39,335
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	130	0.4%	129	180	-50	-27.8%
Mining	1,001	3.4%	996	882	119	13.5%
Utilities	85	0.3%	91	158	-73	-46.2%
Construction	2,335	7.9%	2,416	3,418	-1,083	-31.7%
Manufacturing	3,262	11.0%	3,375	3,684	-422	-11.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,147	3.9%	1,217	1,455	-308	-21.2%
Retail Trade	2,954	9.9%	3,134	4,379	-1,425	-32.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	793	2.7%	791	718	75	10.4%
Information	775	2.6%	860	1,150	-375	-32.6%
Finance and Insurance	926	3.1%	985	1,100	-174	-15.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	599	2.0%	585	732	-133	-18.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,318	4.4%	1,443	1,808	-490	-27.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	88	0.3%	84	146	-58	-39.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,210	14.2%	4,521	5,127	-917	-17.9%
Educational Services	985	3.3%	1,072	1,384	-399	-28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,167	10.7%	3,474	4,524	-1,357	-30.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	433	1.5%	474	741	-308	-41.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,545	5.2%	1,770	2,241	-696	-31.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,057	3.6%	1,131	1,467	-410	-27.9%
Public Administration	1,354	4.6%	1,449	1,954	-600	-30.7%
Information Not Available	1,397	4.7%	1,535	2,087	-690	-33.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,535		46,924	51,514
Male	23,596	54.2%	23,986	27,566	-3,970	-14.4%
Female	19,933	45.8%	22,926	23,944	-4,011	-16.8%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	12	4	2	50.0%

Ethnicity	43,535		46,924	51,514
Hispanic or Latino	3,931	9.0%	4,374	4,670	-739	-15.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,235	76.3%	35,939	39,365	-6,130	-15.6%
Information Not Available	6,369	14.6%	6,611	7,479	-1,110	-14.8%

Race	43,535		46,924	51,514
American Indian or Alaskan Native	469	1.1%	512	533	-64	-12.0%
Asian	865	2.0%	952	986	-121	-12.3%
Black or African American	843	1.9%	960	970	-127	-13.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	282	0.6%	322	335	-53	-15.8%
White	24,931	57.3%	27,656	28,159	-3,228	-11.5%
Information Not Available	16,145	37.1%	16,522	20,531	-4,386	-21.4%

Years of Age	43,535		46,924	51,514
Younger than 22	1,032	1.6%	1,020	1,504	-472	-31.4%
22-24	2,394	3.7%	2,577	3,145	-751	-23.9%
25-34	10,808	16.5%	11,095	13,211	-2,403	-18.2%
35-44	9,903	15.1%	10,560	11,402	-1,499	-13.1%
45-54	10,066	15.4%	11,024	11,770	-1,704	-14.5%
55-59	4,599	7.0%	5,035	5,170	-571	-11.0%
60-64	3,079	4.7%	3,475	3,492	-413	-11.8%
65 and older	1,654	2.5%	2,138	1,820	-166	-9.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	43,535		46,924	51,514
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	881	2.0%	882	1,137	-256	-22.5%
Mining	96	0.2%	97	88	8	9.1%
Utilities	101	0.2%	85	60	41	68.3%
Construction	4,744	10.7%	4,532	5,287	-543	-10.3%
Manufacturing	4,585	10.3%	4,502	5,631	-1,046	-18.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,693	3.8%	1,745	1,953	-260	-13.3%
Retail Trade	4,876	11.0%	5,184	5,851	-975	-16.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,141	2.6%	2,039	1,206	-65	-5.4%
Information	852	1.9%	882	983	-131	-13.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,265	2.8%	1,326	1,690	-425	-25.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	701	1.6%	750	988	-287	-29.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,118	4.8%	2,171	2,277	-159	-7.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	202	0.5%	198	230	-28	-12.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,390	9.9%	4,426	5,017	-627	-12.5%
Educational Services	1,606	3.6%	1,654	2,342	-736	-31.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,499	12.4%	6,660	6,218	-719	-11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	502	1.1%	580	699	-197	-28.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,278	7.4%	3,934	3,951	-673	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,377	3.1%	1,458	1,617	-240	-14.8%
Public Administration	1,190	2.7%	1,299	1,497	-307	-20.5%
Information Not Available	2,438	5.5%	2,520	2,792	-354	-12.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	174,841		202,637	207,707
Male	94,451	54.0%	102,493	112,430	-17,979	-16.0%
Female	80,390	46.0%	100,131	95,250	-14,860	-15.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	13	27	-27	-100.0%

Ethnicity	174,841		202,637	207,707
Hispanic or Latino	10,809	6.2%	11,556	12,228	-1,419	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	158,467	90.6%	184,933	189,528	-31,061	-16.4%
Information Not Available	5,565	3.2%	6,148	5,951	-386	-6.5%

Race	174,841		202,637	207,707
American Indian or Alaskan Native	487	0.3%	544	550	-63	-11.5%
Asian	68	0.0%	77	52	16	30.8%
Black or African American	29,937	17.1%	32,925	34,430	-4,493	-13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,324	1.3%	2,561	2,942	-618	-21.0%
White	126,379	72.3%	149,541	152,033	-25,654	-16.9%
Information Not Available	15,646	8.9%	16,989	17,700	-2,054	-11.6%

Years of Age	174,841		202,637	207,707
Younger than 22	6,535	2.3%	6,836	8,326	-1,791	-21.5%
22-24	11,600	4.0%	12,269	13,363	-1,763	-13.2%
25-34	41,633	14.4%	44,707	48,203	-6,570	-13.6%
35-44	36,704	12.7%	41,073	44,412	-7,708	-17.4%
45-54	40,821	14.1%	48,220	50,378	-9,557	-19.0%
55-59	17,203	5.9%	20,765	20,011	-2,808	-14.0%
60-64	11,810	4.1%	14,900	13,551	-1,741	-12.8%
65 and older	8,535	2.9%	13,867	9,463	-928	-9.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	174,841		202,637	207,707
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	434	0.2%	475	792	-358	-45.2%
Mining	1,997	1.1%	2,036	982	1,015	103.4%
Utilities	319	0.2%	357	308	11	3.6%
Construction	20,038	11.4%	19,978	27,654	-7,616	-27.5%
Manufacturing	21,055	12.0%	21,362	25,432	-4,377	-17.2%
Wholesale Trade	6,506	3.7%	6,814	7,065	-559	-7.9%
Retail Trade	17,815	10.2%	18,342	21,043	-3,228	-15.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,290	5.3%	22,476	10,317	-1,027	-10.0%
Information	3,356	1.9%	3,443	3,149	207	6.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,518	2.6%	4,822	5,763	-1,245	-21.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,038	1.2%	2,025	2,444	-406	-16.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,417	4.8%	8,775	9,350	-933	-10.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	858	0.5%	915	917	-59	-6.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,396	11.1%	20,383	21,392	-1,996	-9.3%
Educational Services	8,151	4.7%	9,134	11,909	-3,758	-31.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,222	13.2%	25,134	25,818	-2,596	-10.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,805	1.6%	2,926	3,230	-425	-13.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,455	6.5%	18,798	14,082	-2,627	-18.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,795	2.7%	4,968	5,278	-483	-9.2%
Public Administration	2,052	1.2%	2,245	2,273	-221	-9.7%
Information Not Available	6,324	3.6%	7,229	8,509	-2,185	-25.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,733		32,316	38,464
Male	16,938	55.1%	17,147	20,319	-3,381	-16.6%
Female	13,795	44.9%	15,169	18,145	-4,350	-24.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,733		32,316	38,464
Hispanic or Latino	30,610	99.6%	32,189	38,227	-7,617	-19.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	100	0.3%	104	156	-56	-35.9%
Information Not Available	23	0.1%	23	81	-58	-71.6%

Race	30,733		32,316	38,464
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,512	4.9%	1,549	1,422	90	6.3%
Asian	47	0.2%	53	327	-280	-85.6%
Black or African American	654	2.1%	729	549	105	19.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	37	38	-2	-5.3%
White	2,683	8.7%	2,674	4,585	-1,902	-41.5%
Information Not Available	25,801	84.0%	27,274	31,543	-5,742	-18.2%

Years of Age	30,733		32,316	38,464
Younger than 22	1,415	4.4%	1,377	1,915	-500	-26.1%
22-24	2,778	8.6%	2,952	3,931	-1,153	-29.3%
25-34	10,005	30.9%	10,468	13,333	-3,328	-25.0%
35-44	7,378	22.8%	7,800	9,071	-1,693	-18.7%
45-54	5,567	17.2%	5,891	6,423	-856	-13.3%
55-59	1,907	5.9%	1,992	1,978	-71	-3.6%
60-64	1,062	3.3%	1,141	1,193	-131	-11.0%
65 and older	611	1.9%	686	614	-3	-0.5%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	6	4	66.7%

Industry	30,733		32,316	38,464
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	10	0.0%	15	40	-30	-75.0%
Utilities	541	1.8%	669	764	-223	-29.2%
Construction	2,694	8.8%	2,540	2,586	108	4.2%
Manufacturing	3,200	10.4%	2,961	3,284	-84	-2.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,433	14.4%	4,692	7,539	-3,106	-41.2%
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	744	2.4%	807	1,060	-316	-29.8%
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)	7,863	25.6%	8,498	10,154	-2,291	-22.6%
Public Administration	2,597	8.5%	3,185	3,735	-1,138	-30.5%
Information Not Available	8,651	28.1%	8,949	9,302	-651	-7.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,024		13,137	12,488
Male	5,634	51.1%	5,669	6,151	-517	-8.4%
Female	5,390	48.9%	7,468	6,337	-947	-14.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,024		13,137	12,488
Hispanic or Latino	1,291	11.7%	1,474	1,409	-118	-8.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,081	64.2%	8,416	8,074	-993	-12.3%
Information Not Available	2,652	24.1%	3,247	3,005	-353	-11.7%

Race	11,024		13,137	12,488
American Indian or Alaskan Native	66	0.6%	60	72	-6	-8.3%
Asian	176	1.6%	171	201	-25	-12.4%
Black or African American	646	5.9%	639	738	-92	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.3%	32	33	0	0.0%
White	7,764	70.4%	9,375	8,718	-954	-10.9%
Information Not Available	2,339	21.2%	2,860	2,726	-387	-14.2%

Years of Age	11,024		13,137	12,488
Younger than 22	272	1.5%	260	340	-68	-20.0%
22-24	574	3.2%	606	726	-152	-20.9%
25-34	2,531	14.1%	2,561	2,999	-468	-15.6%
35-44	2,292	12.8%	2,683	2,637	-345	-13.1%
45-54	2,681	15.0%	3,412	2,961	-280	-9.5%
55-59	1,133	6.3%	1,427	1,266	-133	-10.5%
60-64	901	5.0%	1,155	920	-19	-2.1%
65 and older	640	3.6%	1,033	639	1	0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,024		13,137	12,488
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.1%	8	13	-1	-7.7%
Mining	4	0.0%	12	13	-9	-69.2%
Utilities	3	0.0%	3	11	-8	-72.7%
Construction	1,160	10.5%	952	1,305	-145	-11.1%
Manufacturing	1,427	12.9%	1,263	1,616	-189	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	477	4.3%	472	475	2	0.4%
Retail Trade	1,187	10.8%	1,144	1,325	-138	-10.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	278	2.5%	1,525	278	0	0.0%
Information	219	2.0%	239	200	19	9.5%
Finance and Insurance	504	4.6%	482	648	-144	-22.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	174	1.6%	195	203	-29	-14.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	661	6.0%	613	677	-16	-2.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	89	0.8%	81	112	-23	-20.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,025	9.3%	956	1,181	-156	-13.2%
Educational Services	453	4.1%	517	556	-103	-18.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,592	14.4%	1,662	1,911	-319	-16.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	137	1.2%	138	168	-31	-18.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	755	6.8%	1,934	832	-77	-9.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	495	4.5%	516	539	-44	-8.2%
Public Administration	74	0.7%	127	141	-67	-47.5%
Information Not Available	298	2.7%	298	284	14	4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,986		39,041	52,251
Male	17,269	50.8%	18,855	26,224	-8,955	-34.1%
Female	16,717	49.2%	20,186	26,027	-9,310	-35.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	33,986		39,041	52,251
Hispanic or Latino	1,033	3.0%	1,143	1,568	-535	-34.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,270	95.0%	37,108	48,623	-16,353	-33.6%
Information Not Available	683	2.0%	790	2,060	-1,377	-66.8%

Race	33,986		39,041	52,251
American Indian or Alaskan Native	247	0.7%	235	343	-96	-28.0%
Asian	205	0.6%	209	282	-77	-27.3%
Black or African American	15,702	46.2%	19,273	24,378	-8,676	-35.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	47	0.1%	61	103	-56	-54.4%
White	16,698	49.1%	18,036	25,884	-9,186	-35.5%
Information Not Available	1,087	3.2%	1,227	1,261	-174	-13.8%

Years of Age	33,986		39,041	52,251
Younger than 22	1,521	3.1%	1,605	2,606	-1,085	-41.6%
22-24	1,600	3.3%	1,724	2,455	-855	-34.8%
25-34	8,757	18.0%	9,829	13,195	-4,438	-33.6%
35-44	7,707	15.9%	8,804	11,494	-3,787	-32.9%
45-54	7,806	16.1%	8,990	11,853	-4,047	-34.1%
55-59	3,113	6.4%	3,744	4,570	-1,457	-31.9%
60-64	2,094	4.3%	2,542	3,171	-1,077	-34.0%
65 and older	1,322	2.7%	1,709	1,999	-677	-33.9%
Information Not Available	66	0.1%	94	908	-842	-92.7%

Industry	33,986		39,041	52,251
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	151	0.4%	185	285	-134	-47.0%
Mining	26	0.1%	27	27	-1	-3.7%
Utilities	47	0.1%	45	51	-4	-7.8%
Construction	2,410	7.1%	2,380	4,052	-1,642	-40.5%
Manufacturing	4,873	14.3%	6,081	6,598	-1,725	-26.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,023	3.0%	1,079	1,640	-617	-37.6%
Retail Trade	3,382	9.9%	3,538	5,446	-2,064	-37.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	747	2.2%	1,300	1,310	-563	-43.0%
Information	348	1.0%	416	556	-208	-37.4%
Finance and Insurance	842	2.5%	934	1,249	-407	-32.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	526	1.5%	527	787	-261	-33.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,560	4.6%	1,712	2,170	-610	-28.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105	0.3%	106	131	-26	-19.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,476	16.0%	5,887	7,489	-2,013	-26.9%
Educational Services	870	2.5%	977	1,448	-578	-39.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,615	7.7%	3,471	4,549	-1,934	-42.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	328	1.0%	322	507	-179	-35.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,563	7.5%	3,455	4,612	-2,049	-44.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	826	2.4%	1,076	1,399	-573	-41.0%
Public Administration	690	2.0%	749	1,211	-521	-43.0%
Information Not Available	4,578	13.4%	4,774	6,734	-2,156	-32.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,530		1,783	1,844
Male	806	52.7%	878	850	-44	-5.2%
Female	724	47.3%	905	994	-270	-27.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,530		1,783	1,844
Hispanic or Latino	41	2.7%	47	47	-6	-12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,291	84.4%	1,525	1,633	-342	-20.9%
Information Not Available	198	12.9%	211	164	34	20.7%

Race	1,530		1,783	1,844
American Indian or Alaskan Native	248	16.2%	392	288	-40	-13.9%
Asian	1	0.1%	2	0	1	0.0%
Black or African American	53	3.5%	51	48	5	10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	1,067	69.7%	1,155	1,350	-283	-21.0%
Information Not Available	161	10.5%	183	158	3	1.9%

Years of Age	1,530		1,783	1,844
Younger than 22	24	1.0%	28	46	-22	-47.8%
22-24	49	2.0%	47	67	-18	-26.9%
25-34	319	13.0%	370	343	-24	-7.0%
35-44	315	12.8%	360	407	-92	-22.6%
45-54	411	16.7%	489	499	-88	-17.6%
55-59	206	8.4%	235	231	-25	-10.8%
60-64	136	5.5%	165	170	-34	-20.0%
65 and older	70	2.8%	89	81	-11	-13.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,530		1,783	1,844
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	11	0.7%	20	9	2	22.2%
Mining	10	0.6%	8	7	3	42.9%
Utilities	1	0.1%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Construction	195	12.7%	226	176	19	10.8%
Manufacturing	153	9.9%	145	171	-18	-10.5%
Wholesale Trade	58	3.8%	60	65	-7	-10.8%
Retail Trade	139	9.0%	169	193	-54	-28.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	37	2.4%	34	33	4	12.1%
Information	24	1.6%	34	37	-13	-35.1%
Finance and Insurance	99	6.4%	88	132	-33	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	23	1.5%	25	27	-4	-14.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	65	4.2%	60	81	-16	-19.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.1%	4	2	-1	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	103	6.7%	105	122	-19	-15.6%
Educational Services	112	7.3%	128	158	-46	-29.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	144	9.3%	187	174	-30	-17.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	33	2.1%	41	43	-10	-23.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	84	5.5%	126	141	-57	-40.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	33	2.1%	32	46	-13	-28.3%
Public Administration	121	7.9%	221	138	-17	-12.3%
Information Not Available	84	5.5%	68	86	-2	-2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,517		47,583	52,540
Male	21,353	48.0%	22,604	25,656	-4,303	-16.8%
Female	23,164	52.0%	24,979	26,884	-3,720	-13.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	44,517		47,583	52,540
Hispanic or Latino	643	1.4%	685	777	-134	-17.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,874	98.6%	46,898	51,763	-7,889	-15.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	44,517		47,583	52,540
American Indian or Alaskan Native	125	0.3%	123	130	-5	-3.8%
Asian	2	0.0%	2	5	-3	-60.0%
Black or African American	12,223	27.5%	13,111	14,437	-2,214	-15.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	311	0.7%	327	432	-121	-28.0%
White	31,230	70.2%	33,348	36,806	-5,576	-15.1%
Information Not Available	626	1.4%	672	730	-104	-14.2%

Years of Age	44,517		47,583	52,540
Younger than 22	656	0.9%	720	921	-265	-28.8%
22-24	1,736	2.4%	1,863	2,276	-540	-23.7%
25-34	8,919	12.4%	9,634	11,455	-2,536	-22.1%
35-44	10,222	14.2%	10,872	11,968	-1,746	-14.6%
45-54	11,106	15.4%	11,897	12,610	-1,504	-11.9%
55-59	4,968	6.9%	5,238	5,363	-395	-7.4%
60-64	3,813	5.3%	4,071	4,503	-690	-15.3%
65 and older	3,093	4.3%	3,283	3,437	-344	-10.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	5	7	-3	-42.9%

Industry	44,517		47,583	52,540
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	155	0.3%	157	142	13	9.2%
Mining	143	0.3%	173	113	30	26.5%
Utilities	43	0.1%	53	57	-14	-24.6%
Construction	4,027	9.0%	4,183	4,430	-403	-9.1%
Manufacturing	7,866	17.6%	8,132	9,795	-1,929	-19.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,086	4.7%	2,194	2,492	-406	-16.3%
Retail Trade	4,594	10.3%	5,019	5,562	-968	-17.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,700	3.8%	1,869	2,068	-368	-17.8%
Information	878	2.0%	942	1,111	-233	-21.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,533	3.4%	1,646	1,954	-421	-21.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	691	1.5%	729	891	-200	-22.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,533	5.7%	2,592	2,465	68	2.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	168	0.4%	204	196	-28	-14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,388	14.3%	6,800	7,151	-763	-10.7%
Educational Services	1,448	3.2%	1,520	1,792	-344	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,540	10.2%	5,025	4,684	-144	-3.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	408	0.9%	406	464	-56	-12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,784	6.2%	3,147	3,969	-1,185	-29.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,414	3.2%	1,560	1,618	-204	-12.6%
Public Administration	947	2.1%	1,049	1,247	-300	-24.1%
Information Not Available	171	0.4%	183	339	-168	-49.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	150,908		159,931	163,430
Male	79,089	52.4%	82,454	82,230	-3,141	-3.8%
Female	71,819	47.6%	77,477	81,200	-9,381	-11.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	150,908		159,931	163,430
Hispanic or Latino	47,127	31.2%	50,576	50,515	-3,388	-6.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,556	61.3%	96,239	100,249	-7,693	-7.7%
Information Not Available	11,225	7.4%	13,116	12,666	-1,441	-11.4%

Race	150,908		159,931	163,430
American Indian or Alaskan Native	643	0.4%	711	627	16	2.6%
Asian	2,875	1.9%	2,930	3,118	-243	-7.8%
Black or African American	35,166	23.3%	36,909	36,885	-1,719	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	53,653	35.6%	55,491	59,407	-5,754	-9.7%
Information Not Available	58,571	38.8%	63,890	63,393	-4,822	-7.6%

Years of Age	150,908		159,931	163,430
Younger than 22	4,220	2.2%	4,443	4,587	-367	-8.0%
22-24	8,734	4.5%	9,268	9,597	-863	-9.0%
25-34	38,551	19.7%	40,405	41,505	-2,954	-7.1%
35-44	36,038	18.4%	38,625	39,891	-3,853	-9.7%
45-54	35,510	18.1%	37,329	38,621	-3,111	-8.1%
55-59	14,088	7.2%	14,899	14,608	-520	-3.6%
60-64	8,715	4.4%	9,119	9,544	-829	-8.7%
65 and older	5,052	2.6%	5,843	5,077	-25	-0.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	150,908		159,931	163,430
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,268	0.8%	1,396	1,331	-63	-4.7%
Mining	3,278	2.2%	3,150	1,939	1,339	69.1%
Utilities	654	0.4%	656	493	161	32.7%
Construction	17,533	11.5%	19,283	18,202	-669	-3.7%
Manufacturing	11,963	7.9%	11,939	12,360	-397	-3.2%
Wholesale Trade	7,801	5.1%	8,206	7,801	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	13,017	8.6%	13,361	13,903	-886	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,845	3.8%	7,010	5,573	272	4.9%
Information	4,618	3.0%	4,516	3,907	711	18.2%
Finance and Insurance	6,330	4.2%	6,621	6,440	-110	-1.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,089	2.0%	3,092	3,546	-457	-12.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,956	7.2%	11,370	11,368	-412	-3.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	681	0.4%	707	664	17	2.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,962	13.8%	21,547	21,789	-827	-3.8%
Educational Services	5,369	3.5%	5,695	9,984	-4,615	-46.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	17,597	11.6%	18,246	19,106	-1,509	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	999	0.7%	1,114	1,239	-240	-19.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,035	4.6%	9,473	7,969	-934	-11.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,450	2.3%	3,595	4,092	-642	-15.7%
Public Administration	1,993	1.3%	2,307	2,939	-946	-32.2%
Information Not Available	6,470	4.3%	6,647	8,785	-2,315	-26.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,129		13,209	17,116
Male	7,624	58.1%	7,547	9,700	-2,076	-21.4%
Female	5,430	41.4%	5,561	7,323	-1,893	-25.9%
Information Not Available	75	0.6%	101	93	-18	-19.4%

Ethnicity	13,129		13,209	17,116
Hispanic or Latino	1,040	7.9%	1,145	1,561	-521	-33.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,386	79.1%	10,751	14,055	-3,669	-26.1%
Information Not Available	1,703	13.0%	1,313	1,500	203	13.5%

Race	13,129		13,209	17,116
American Indian or Alaskan Native	432	3.3%	479	643	-211	-32.8%
Asian	257	2.0%	247	304	-47	-15.5%
Black or African American	261	2.0%	256	334	-73	-21.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	196	1.5%	201	317	-121	-38.2%
White	9,950	75.8%	10,064	13,264	-3,314	-25.0%
Information Not Available	2,033	15.5%	1,962	2,254	-221	-9.8%

Years of Age	13,129		13,209	17,116
Younger than 22	365	1.6%	384	632	-267	-42.2%
22-24	774	3.5%	785	1,187	-413	-34.8%
25-34	3,533	15.8%	3,553	4,881	-1,348	-27.6%
35-44	3,049	13.6%	3,120	3,929	-880	-22.4%
45-54	3,051	13.6%	3,018	3,719	-668	-18.0%
55-59	1,254	5.6%	1,216	1,449	-195	-13.5%
60-64	722	3.2%	724	893	-171	-19.1%
65 and older	381	1.7%	408	426	-45	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,129		13,209	17,116
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	0.3%	29	40	-6	-15.0%
Mining	220	1.7%	174	110	110	100.0%
Utilities	8	0.1%	7	25	-17	-68.0%
Construction	1,464	11.1%	1,454	1,976	-512	-25.9%
Manufacturing	1,356	10.3%	1,311	1,613	-257	-15.9%
Wholesale Trade	550	4.2%	532	657	-107	-16.3%
Retail Trade	1,337	10.2%	1,287	1,749	-412	-23.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	412	3.1%	462	530	-118	-22.3%
Information	461	3.5%	444	683	-222	-32.5%
Finance and Insurance	464	3.5%	480	693	-229	-33.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	243	1.8%	239	282	-39	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	899	6.8%	981	1,101	-202	-18.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	50	0.4%	35	42	8	19.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,774	13.5%	1,818	2,351	-577	-24.5%
Educational Services	510	3.9%	540	694	-184	-26.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	821	6.2%	948	1,265	-444	-35.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	240	1.8%	199	255	-15	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	627	4.8%	623	865	-238	-27.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	273	2.1%	268	397	-124	-31.2%
Public Administration	230	1.7%	246	304	-74	-24.3%
Information Not Available	1,156	8.8%	1,132	1,484	-328	-22.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,528		52,846	54,751
Male	26,916	54.3%	27,620	29,132	-2,216	-7.6%
Female	22,602	45.6%	25,212	25,602	-3,000	-11.7%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	14	17	-7	-41.2%

Ethnicity	49,528		52,846	54,751
Hispanic or Latino	2,136	4.3%	2,310	2,462	-326	-13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,201	91.3%	48,238	49,724	-4,523	-9.1%
Information Not Available	2,191	4.4%	2,298	2,565	-374	-14.6%

Race	49,528		52,846	54,751
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,393	4.8%	2,594	2,746	-353	-12.9%
Asian	1,143	2.3%	1,213	1,354	-211	-15.6%
Black or African American	19,276	38.9%	21,190	21,820	-2,544	-11.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	24,525	49.5%	25,551	26,266	-1,741	-6.6%
Information Not Available	2,191	4.4%	2,298	2,565	-374	-14.6%

Years of Age	49,528		52,846	54,751
Younger than 22	942	1.3%	1,016	1,234	-292	-23.7%
22-24	2,734	3.9%	2,837	3,055	-321	-10.5%
25-34	12,225	17.3%	12,760	13,446	-1,221	-9.1%
35-44	11,112	15.7%	11,785	12,498	-1,386	-11.1%
45-54	12,240	17.3%	13,185	13,520	-1,280	-9.5%
55-59	5,142	7.3%	5,589	5,337	-195	-3.7%
60-64	3,321	4.7%	3,572	3,475	-154	-4.4%
65 and older	1,809	2.6%	2,100	2,179	-370	-17.0%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	7	-4	-57.1%

Industry	49,528		52,846	54,751
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	89	0.2%	108	86	3	3.5%
Mining	564	1.1%	325	86	478	555.8%
Utilities	29	0.1%	30	20	9	45.0%
Construction	2,628	5.3%	2,632	3,257	-629	-19.3%
Manufacturing	2,283	4.6%	2,513	2,448	-165	-6.7%
Wholesale Trade	647	1.3%	733	713	-66	-9.3%
Retail Trade	1,804	3.6%	1,921	2,168	-364	-16.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	982	2.0%	1,253	1,116	-134	-12.0%
Information	416	0.8%	445	444	-28	-6.3%
Finance and Insurance	518	1.0%	547	560	-42	-7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	381	0.8%	393	419	-38	-9.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,396	4.8%	2,663	2,362	34	1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	111	0.2%	104	98	13	13.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,227	6.5%	3,523	3,378	-151	-4.5%
Educational Services	301	0.6%	352	361	-60	-16.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,116	4.3%	2,449	2,262	-146	-6.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	141	0.3%	158	187	-46	-24.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,343	2.7%	2,287	1,568	-225	-14.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	702	1.4%	830	838	-136	-16.2%
Public Administration	3,347	6.7%	3,664	3,918	-571	-14.6%
Information Not Available	25,503	51.4%	25,916	28,462	-2,959	-10.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,229		1,075	439
Male	754	61.4%	719	230	524	227.8%
Female	475	38.6%	356	209	266	127.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,229		1,075	439
Hispanic or Latino	235	19.1%	223	73	162	221.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	968	78.8%	836	355	613	172.7%
Information Not Available	26	2.1%	0	11	15	136.4%

Race	1,229		1,075	439
American Indian or Alaskan Native	10	0.8%	5	6	4	66.7%
Asian	8	0.7%	5	3	5	166.7%
Black or African American	878	71.4%	777	319	559	175.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	1.5%	12	7	11	157.1%
White	72	5.9%	49	27	45	166.7%
Information Not Available	243	19.8%	227	77	166	215.6%

Years of Age	1,229		1,075	439
Younger than 22	17	1.4%	16	5	12	240.0%
22-24	44	3.6%	44	23	21	91.3%
25-34	313	25.7%	262	108	205	189.8%
35-44	283	23.3%	250	97	186	191.8%
45-54	312	25.7%	269	113	199	176.1%
55-59	97	8.0%	88	43	54	125.6%
60-64	85	7.0%	78	28	57	203.6%
65 and older	75	6.2%	66	22	53	240.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.2%	2	0	3	0.0%

Industry	1,229		1,075	439
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	5	0.4%	2	0	5	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.1%	1	0	1	0.0%
Construction	156	12.7%	164	55	101	183.6%
Manufacturing	132	10.7%	100	6	126	2100.0%
Wholesale Trade	7	0.6%	6	7	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	72	5.9%	56	30	42	140.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	24	2.0%	61	19	5	26.3%
Information	7	0.6%	5	2	5	250.0%
Finance and Insurance	7	0.6%	12	8	-1	-12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	22	1.8%	17	9	13	144.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	49	4.0%	47	4	45	1125.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	1.4%	14	3	14	466.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	57	4.6%	54	21	36	171.4%
Educational Services	46	3.7%	29	8	38	475.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	46	3.7%	51	9	37	411.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	7	0.6%	8	4	3	75.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	222	18.1%	90	168	54	32.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	227	18.5%	249	50	177	354.0%
Public Administration	28	2.3%	32	2	26	1300.0%
Information Not Available	97	7.9%	77	34	63	185.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,051		5,262	5,540
Male	2,161	53.3%	2,537	2,783	-622	-22.3%
Female	1,890	46.7%	2,725	2,757	-867	-31.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,051		5,262	5,540
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.1%	8	13	-7	-53.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	889	21.9%	1,684	1,782	-893	-50.1%
Information Not Available	3,156	77.9%	3,570	3,745	-589	-15.7%

Race	4,051		5,262	5,540
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.3%	16	11	1	9.1%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	25	0.6%	32	32	-7	-21.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0%	7	7	-5	-71.4%
White	856	21.1%	1,637	1,745	-889	-50.9%
Information Not Available	3,156	77.9%	3,570	3,745	-589	-15.7%

Years of Age	4,051		5,262	5,540
Younger than 22	93	2.0%	91	130	-37	-28.5%
22-24	224	4.9%	242	259	-35	-13.5%
25-34	937	20.5%	1,096	1,201	-264	-22.0%
35-44	803	17.6%	1,052	1,106	-303	-27.4%
45-54	991	21.7%	1,321	1,417	-426	-30.1%
55-59	449	9.8%	619	598	-149	-24.9%
60-64	344	7.5%	488	485	-141	-29.1%
65 and older	210	4.6%	353	344	-134	-39.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,051		5,262	5,540
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.7%	29	39	-11	-28.2%
Mining	10	0.2%	8	7	3	42.9%
Utilities	7	0.2%	6	6	1	16.7%
Construction	388	9.5%	403	403	-15	-3.7%
Manufacturing	462	11.3%	509	600	-138	-23.0%
Wholesale Trade	188	4.6%	190	231	-43	-18.6%
Retail Trade	524	12.8%	610	756	-232	-30.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	112	2.7%	470	150	-38	-25.3%
Information	55	1.3%	52	106	-51	-48.1%
Finance and Insurance	90	2.2%	90	90	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	47	1.2%	49	94	-47	-50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	196	4.8%	198	264	-68	-25.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.1%	6	5	1	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	281	6.9%	287	387	-106	-27.4%
Educational Services	259	6.3%	344	301	-42	-14.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	554	13.6%	720	708	-154	-21.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	34	0.8%	40	55	-21	-38.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	574	14.1%	983	1,011	-437	-43.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	113	2.8%	129	168	-55	-32.7%
Public Administration	123	3.0%	139	159	-36	-22.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	65,702		62,927	68,381
Male	36,827	56.1%	34,170	38,413	-1,586	-4.1%
Female	28,871	43.9%	28,755	29,963	-1,092	-3.6%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	5	-1	-20.0%

Ethnicity	65,702		62,927	68,381
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	65,702	100.0%	62,927	68,381	-2,679	-3.9%

Race	65,702		62,927	68,381
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	65,702	100.0%	62,927	68,381	-2,679	-3.9%

Years of Age	65,702		62,927	68,381
Younger than 22	1,059	1.7%	1,138	1,451	-392	-27.0%
22-24	3,162	5.2%	3,114	3,578	-416	-11.6%
25-34	15,696	25.8%	14,904	17,027	-1,331	-7.8%
35-44	14,998	24.7%	14,225	15,629	-631	-4.0%
45-54	16,074	26.4%	15,585	16,818	-744	-4.4%
55-59	7,131	11.7%	6,746	6,938	193	2.8%
60-64	4,918	8.1%	4,637	4,702	216	4.6%
65 and older	2,664	4.4%	2,578	2,237	427	19.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	65,702		62,927	68,381
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	65,702	100.0%	62,927	68,381	-2,679	-3.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	63,641		73,156	70,185
Male	33,424	52.5%	36,234	36,521	-3,097	-8.5%
Female	30,172	47.4%	36,885	33,643	-3,471	-10.3%
Information Not Available	45	0.1%	37	21	24	114.3%

Ethnicity	63,641		73,156	70,185
Hispanic or Latino	2,832	4.4%	3,131	3,130	-298	-9.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,045	94.3%	69,228	66,220	-6,175	-9.3%
Information Not Available	764	1.2%	797	835	-71	-8.5%

Race	63,641		73,156	70,185
American Indian or Alaskan Native	821	1.3%	1,010	955	-134	-14.0%
Asian	942	1.5%	1,031	919	23	2.5%
Black or African American	9,266	14.6%	10,856	9,953	-687	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	70	0.1%	95	70	0	0.0%
White	51,778	81.4%	59,367	57,453	-5,675	-9.9%
Information Not Available	764	1.2%	797	835	-71	-8.5%

Years of Age	63,641		73,156	70,185
Younger than 22	2,044	1.8%	2,105	2,702	-658	-24.4%
22-24	4,081	3.7%	4,290	4,436	-355	-8.0%
25-34	15,331	13.8%	16,497	17,238	-1,907	-11.1%
35-44	12,937	11.7%	14,779	14,205	-1,268	-8.9%
45-54	15,311	13.8%	17,806	16,922	-1,611	-9.5%
55-59	6,743	6.1%	8,047	7,152	-409	-5.7%
60-64	4,431	4.0%	5,430	4,695	-264	-5.6%
65 and older	2,763	2.5%	4,129	2,821	-58	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	73	14	-14	-100.0%

Industry	63,641		73,156	70,185
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	318	0.5%	439	330	-12	-3.6%
Mining	38	0.1%	37	42	-4	-9.5%
Utilities	76	0.1%	66	91	-15	-16.5%
Construction	5,434	8.5%	5,285	6,493	-1,059	-16.3%
Manufacturing	11,815	18.5%	12,091	13,049	-1,234	-9.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,361	3.7%	2,430	2,407	-46	-1.9%
Retail Trade	7,299	11.4%	7,693	7,742	-443	-5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,317	3.6%	6,133	2,274	43	1.9%
Information	1,044	1.6%	1,091	1,221	-177	-14.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,960	3.1%	2,027	2,337	-377	-16.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	617	1.0%	629	751	-134	-17.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,622	4.1%	2,752	2,590	32	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	363	0.6%	388	358	5	1.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,591	11.9%	8,322	7,890	-299	-3.8%
Educational Services	1,769	2.8%	2,159	2,092	-323	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,566	11.8%	8,732	8,599	-1,033	-12.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	872	1.4%	1,031	976	-104	-10.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,449	7.0%	6,148	5,286	-837	-15.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,706	2.7%	1,896	1,839	-133	-7.2%
Public Administration	1,330	2.1%	1,567	1,530	-200	-13.1%
Information Not Available	2,094	3.3%	2,240	2,288	-194	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,297		17,033	13,012
Male	12,211	70.6%	11,422	8,114	4,097	50.5%
Female	5,084	29.4%	5,604	4,895	189	3.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	7	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	17,297		17,033	13,012
Hispanic or Latino	275	1.6%	273	187	88	47.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,198	70.5%	12,200	9,439	2,759	29.2%
Information Not Available	4,824	27.9%	4,560	3,386	1,438	42.5%

Race	17,297		17,033	13,012
American Indian or Alaskan Native	55	0.3%	54	43	12	27.9%
Asian	45	0.3%	45	29	16	55.2%
Black or African American	622	3.6%	693	547	75	13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	3	7	-3	-42.9%
White	15,583	90.1%	15,190	11,585	3,998	34.5%
Information Not Available	988	5.7%	1,048	801	187	23.3%

Years of Age	17,297		17,033	13,012
Younger than 22	437	1.4%	420	324	113	34.9%
22-24	900	2.8%	917	670	230	34.3%
25-34	3,963	12.4%	4,024	3,167	796	25.1%
35-44	4,198	13.2%	4,268	3,332	866	26.0%
45-54	4,331	13.6%	4,043	3,185	1,146	36.0%
55-59	1,891	5.9%	1,811	1,154	737	63.9%
60-64	998	3.1%	964	751	247	32.9%
65 and older	579	1.8%	579	425	154	36.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	7	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	17,297		17,033	13,012
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.2%	47	84	-44	-52.4%
Mining	2,157	12.4%	1,949	564	1,593	282.4%
Utilities	44	0.3%	42	20	24	120.0%
Construction	2,728	15.7%	2,900	2,580	148	5.7%
Manufacturing	2,816	16.2%	1,774	1,028	1,788	173.9%
Wholesale Trade	543	3.1%	570	365	178	48.8%
Retail Trade	1,175	6.8%	1,209	1,179	-4	-0.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	478	2.8%	539	348	130	37.4%
Information	131	0.8%	144	133	-2	-1.5%
Finance and Insurance	202	1.2%	189	319	-117	-36.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	185	1.1%	171	206	-21	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	639	3.7%	644	508	131	25.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.2%	52	63	-22	-34.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,378	7.9%	1,418	1,140	238	20.9%
Educational Services	239	1.4%	298	240	-1	-0.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,444	8.3%	1,768	1,389	55	4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	88	0.5%	93	135	-47	-34.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	895	5.2%	1,016	884	11	1.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	605	3.5%	696	490	115	23.5%
Public Administration	232	1.3%	228	197	35	17.8%
Information Not Available	1,237	7.1%	1,286	1,140	97	8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Sep 2012	Percent	Aug 2012	Sep 2011	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,067		3,297	2,946
Male	1,859	60.6%	2,021	1,750	109	6.2%
Female	1,208	39.4%	1,276	1,196	12	1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,067		3,297	2,946
Hispanic or Latino	268	8.7%	312	256	12	4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,633	85.8%	2,790	2,499	134	5.4%
Information Not Available	166	5.4%	195	191	-25	-13.1%

Race	3,067		3,297	2,946
American Indian or Alaskan Native	215	7.0%	239	171	44	25.7%
Asian	26	0.8%	22	11	15	136.4%
Black or African American	42	1.4%	40	58	-16	-27.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.3%	8	2	7	350.0%
White	2,576	84.0%	2,745	2,510	66	2.6%
Information Not Available	199	6.5%	243	194	5	2.6%

Years of Age	3,067		3,297	2,946
Younger than 22	30	0.6%	54	33	-3	-9.1%
22-24	196	3.6%	187	200	-4	-2.0%
25-34	710	13.1%	740	661	49	7.4%
35-44	653	12.1%	722	643	10	1.6%
45-54	773	14.3%	831	770	3	0.4%
55-59	363	6.7%	400	315	48	15.2%
60-64	227	4.2%	239	186	41	22.0%
65 and older	115	2.1%	124	138	-23	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,067		3,297	2,946
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.6%	21	17	1	5.9%
Mining	300	9.7%	320	177	123	69.5%
Utilities	16	0.5%	15	11	5	45.5%
Construction	572	18.5%	717	531	41	7.7%
Manufacturing	88	2.9%	107	103	-15	-14.6%
Wholesale Trade	89	2.9%	91	79	10	12.7%
Retail Trade	236	7.6%	227	290	-54	-18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	104	3.4%	117	92	12	13.0%
Information	37	1.2%	26	35	2	5.7%
Finance and Insurance	36	1.2%	45	45	-9	-20.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44	1.4%	42	48	-4	-8.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	99	3.2%	114	93	6	6.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	154	5.0%	122	132	22	16.7%
Educational Services	101	3.3%	108	88	13	14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	234	7.6%	318	264	-30	-11.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	29	0.9%	32	35	-6	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	236	7.6%	203	226	10	4.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	105	3.4%	98	89	16	18.0%
Public Administration	149	4.8%	146	126	23	18.3%
Information Not Available	420	13.6%	428	463	-43	-9.3%