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Characteristics of Insured Unemployment

September 2013

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants : Total Claimants September 2013
	Sep 2013	Aug 2013	Monthly Change	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,439,880	2,785,251	-345,371	2,829,427	-389,547	-13.8
Alaska	8,193	9,055	-862	8,777	-584	-6.7
Alabama	32,311	33,806	-1,495	33,539	-1,228	-3.7
Arkansas	25,569	27,711	-2,142	29,305	-3,736	-12.7
Arizona	40,929	46,143	-5,214	46,769	-5,840	-12.5
California	355,206	456,791	-101,585	461,216	-106,010	-23.0
Colorado	30,721	31,458	-737	32,626	-1,905	-5.8
Connecticut	44,543	55,344	-10,801	47,384	-2,841	-6.0
District of Columbia	11,562	12,278	-716	11,605	-43	-0.4
Delaware	7,059	8,790	-1,731	8,005	-946	-11.8
Florida	104,173	107,994	-3,821	128,193	-24,020	-18.7
Georgia	54,836	59,015	-4,179	69,742	-14,906	-21.4
Hawaii	10,983	11,199	-216	11,521	-538	-4.7
Iowa	18,184	20,513	-2,329	19,943	-1,759	-8.8
Idaho	8,407	10,187	-1,780	10,491	-2,084	-19.9
Illinois	137,136	149,877	-12,741	143,303	-6,167	-4.3
Indiana	40,023	40,568	-545	43,289	-3,266	-7.5
Kansas	19,444	21,904	-2,460	23,545	-4,101	-17.4
Kentucky	28,316	31,069	-2,753	32,649	-4,333	-13.3
Louisiana	27,109	28,469	-1,360	42,959	-15,850	-36.9
Massachusetts	61,491	75,100	-13,609	75,465	-13,974	-18.5
Maryland	48,734	52,727	-3,993	53,146	-4,412	-8.3
Maine	7,345	8,136	-791	8,390	-1,045	-12.5
Michigan	65,261	72,345	-7,084	73,866	-8,605	-11.6
Minnesota	34,296	38,704	-4,408	39,082	-4,786	-12.2
Missouri	38,618	44,819	-6,201	46,928	-8,310	-17.7
Mississippi	22,369	26,819	-4,450	28,494	-6,125	-21.5
Montana	4,950	5,959	-1,009	5,180	-230	-4.4
North Carolina	75,462	77,819	-2,357	90,397	-14,935	-16.5
North Dakota	1,485	2,213	-728	1,449	36	2.5
Nebraska	7,012	8,027	-1,015	9,639	-2,627	-27.3
New Hampshire	6,378	7,807	-1,429	8,111	-1,733	-21.4
New Jersey	114,336	132,577	-18,241	117,595	-3,259	-2.8
New Mexico	13,746	15,116	-1,370	14,921	-1,175	-7.9
Nevada	26,259	27,264	-1,005	27,581	-1,322	-4.8
New York	196,789	229,326	-32,537	217,706	-20,917	-9.6
Ohio	60,639	68,134	-7,495	68,337	-7,698	-11.3
Oklahoma	24,503	25,800	-1,297	29,561	-5,058	-17.1
Oregon	35,196	41,063	-5,867	43,535	-8,339	-19.2
Pennsylvania	148,003	176,197	-28,194	174,841	-26,838	-15.3
Puerto Rico	32,460	35,122	-2,662	30,733	1,727	5.6
Rhode Island	9,692	12,693	-3,001	11,024	-1,332	-12.1
South Carolina	28,695	31,558	-2,863	33,986	-5,291	-15.6
South Dakota	1,305	1,624	-319	1,530	-225	-14.7
Tennessee	35,362	39,340	-3,978	44,517	-9,155	-20.6
Texas	150,556	160,285	-9,729	150,908	-352	-0.2
Utah	12,650	13,147	-497	13,129	-479	-3.6
Virginia	46,845	50,013	-3,168	49,528	-2,683	-5.4
Virgin Islands	593	535	58	1,229	-636	-51.7
Vermont	3,605	4,731	-1,126	4,051	-446	-11.0
Washington	51,285	57,699	-6,414	65,702	-14,417	-21.9
Wisconsin	53,066	62,985	-9,919	63,641	-10,575	-16.6
West Virginia	13,508	14,455	-947	17,297	-3,789	-21.9
Wyoming	2,682	2,941	-259	3,067	-385	-12.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,439,880		2,785,251	2,829,427	-389,547	-13.8
Male	1,268,340	52.0%	1,394,681	1,491,124	-222,784	-14.9%
Female	1,156,189	47.4%	1,374,108	1,320,260	-164,071	-12.4%
Information Not Available	15,351	0.6%	16,462	18,043	-2,692	-14.9%

Ethnicity	2,439,880		2,785,251	2,829,427
Hispanic or Latino	384,311	15.8%	443,258	438,555	-54,244	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,724,737	83.9%	1,965,812	1,988,396	-263,659	-13.3%
Information Not Available	330,832	11.9%	376,180	402,474	-71,642	-17.8%

Race	2,439,880		2,785,251	2,829,427
American Indian or Alaskan Native	35,061	1.4%	34,617	34,507	554	1.6%
Asian	74,481	3.1%	88,276	83,323	-8,842	-10.6%
Black or African American	482,309	19.8%	541,585	553,897	-71,588	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11,905	0.5%	13,067	13,443	-1,538	-11.4%
White	1,285,914	52.7%	1,469,524	1,506,405	-220,491	-14.6%
Information Not Available	550,210	22.6%	638,183	637,852	-87,642	-13.7%

Years of Age	2,439,880		2,785,251	2,829,427
Younger than 22	57,717	2.4%	62,562	106,806	-49,089	-46.0%
22-24	134,499	5.5%	148,628	169,484	-34,985	-20.6%
25-34	587,804	24.1%	653,627	684,690	-96,886	-14.2%
35-44	537,056	22.0%	609,139	627,317	-90,261	-14.4%
45-54	583,092	23.9%	665,905	665,515	-82,423	-12.4%
55-59	249,992	10.2%	291,839	269,081	-19,089	-7.1%
60-64	166,396	6.8%	195,673	174,248	-7,852	-4.5%
65 and older	109,945	4.5%	143,834	115,854	-5,909	-5.1%
Information Not Available	13,379	0.5%	14,044	16,432	-3,053	-18.6%

Industry	2,439,880		2,785,251	2,829,427
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	49,512	2.0%	51,279	53,535	-4,023	-7.5%
Mining	14,289	0.6%	14,439	18,224	-3,935	-21.6%
Utilities	5,279	0.2%	6,541	5,379	-100	-1.9%
Construction	216,098	8.9%	221,985	264,484	-48,386	-18.3%
Manufacturing	239,869	9.8%	259,258	282,070	-42,201	-15.0%
Wholesale Trade	82,960	3.4%	88,098	97,749	-14,789	-15.1%
Retail Trade	206,574	8.5%	224,137	252,882	-46,308	-18.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	77,766	3.2%	151,399	85,267	-7,501	-8.8%
Information	67,697	2.8%	79,427	84,828	-17,131	-20.2%
Finance and Insurance	78,472	3.2%	81,811	85,920	-7,448	-8.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	35,831	1.5%	36,854	40,174	-4,343	-10.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	140,307	5.8%	148,106	147,583	-7,276	-4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,181	0.5%	12,658	14,969	-2,788	-18.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	309,013	12.7%	339,905	349,199	-40,186	-11.5%
Educational Services	98,124	4.0%	132,025	119,635	-21,511	-18.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	246,633	10.1%	284,339	279,154	-32,521	-11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	36,655	1.5%	42,859	43,566	-6,911	-15.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	141,214	5.8%	194,911	164,422	-23,208	-14.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	64,415	2.6%	73,599	86,632	-22,217	-25.6%
Public Administration	47,497	1.9%	57,004	52,312	-4,815	-9.2%
Information Not Available	269,494	11.0%	284,617	301,443	-31,949	-10.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,193		9,055	8,777	-584	-6.7
Male	4,054	49.5%	4,225	4,416	-362	-8.2%
Female	4,139	50.5%	4,830	4,361	-222	-5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,193		9,055	8,777
Hispanic or Latino	437	5.3%	449	415	22	5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,640	93.3%	8,504	8,230	-590	-7.2%
Information Not Available	116	1.4%	102	132	-16	-12.1%

Race	8,193		9,055	8,777
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,599	31.7%	3,014	2,753	-154	-5.6%
Asian	421	5.1%	412	527	-106	-20.1%
Black or African American	423	5.2%	475	493	-70	-14.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	180	2.2%	220	189	-9	-4.8%
White	4,187	51.1%	4,552	4,421	-234	-5.3%
Information Not Available	383	4.7%	382	394	-11	-2.8%

Years of Age	8,193		9,055	8,777
Younger than 22	237	2.0%	281	272	-35	-12.9%
22-24	665	5.6%	674	711	-46	-6.5%
25-34	2,503	20.9%	2,697	2,550	-47	-1.8%
35-44	1,658	13.9%	1,881	1,822	-164	-9.0%
45-54	1,702	14.2%	1,913	1,918	-216	-11.3%
55-59	731	6.1%	760	701	30	4.3%
60-64	413	3.5%	497	530	-117	-22.1%
65 and older	284	2.4%	352	273	11	4.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,193		9,055	8,777
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.5%	19	63	-23	-36.5%
Mining	292	3.5%	297	292	0	0.0%
Utilities	43	0.5%	39	38	5	13.2%
Construction	842	10.2%	790	786	56	7.1%
Manufacturing	442	5.4%	325	584	-142	-24.3%
Wholesale Trade	144	1.7%	127	146	-2	-1.4%
Retail Trade	974	11.8%	1,054	966	8	0.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	273	3.3%	564	314	-41	-13.1%
Information	114	1.4%	123	134	-20	-14.9%
Finance and Insurance	206	2.5%	212	185	21	11.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	156	1.9%	187	238	-82	-34.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	323	3.9%	351	366	-43	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.3%	12	20	1	5.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	497	6.0%	550	487	10	2.1%
Educational Services	340	4.1%	482	361	-21	-5.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,074	13.0%	1,275	1,087	-13	-1.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	112	1.4%	132	146	-34	-23.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	748	9.1%	787	915	-167	-18.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	339	4.1%	471	379	-40	-10.6%
Public Administration	899	10.9%	959	900	-1	-0.1%
Information Not Available	314	3.8%	299	370	-56	-15.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,311		33,806	33,539
Male	16,421	50.8%	16,342	17,415	-994	-5.7%
Female	15,875	49.1%	17,443	16,102	-227	-1.4%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	21	22	-7	-31.8%

Ethnicity	32,311		33,806	33,539
Hispanic or Latino	412	1.3%	430	471	-59	-12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,329	75.3%	25,468	27,984	-3,655	-13.1%
Information Not Available	7,570	23.4%	7,908	5,084	2,486	48.9%

Race	32,311		33,806	33,539
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,593	4.9%	1,693	2,077	-484	-23.3%
Asian	657	2.0%	700	942	-285	-30.3%
Black or African American	13,384	41.4%	14,613	12,949	435	3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	38	44	-8	-18.2%
White	15,145	46.9%	15,213	15,870	-725	-4.6%
Information Not Available	1,496	4.6%	1,549	1,657	-161	-9.7%

Years of Age	32,311		33,806	33,539
Younger than 22	1,066	2.3%	1,104	1,265	-199	-15.7%
22-24	2,197	4.8%	2,306	2,347	-150	-6.4%
25-34	8,562	18.8%	8,783	8,917	-355	-4.0%
35-44	7,320	16.1%	7,681	7,941	-621	-7.8%
45-54	7,190	15.8%	7,563	7,231	-41	-0.6%
55-59	2,819	6.2%	2,992	2,943	-124	-4.2%
60-64	1,898	4.2%	1,995	1,733	165	9.5%
65 and older	1,245	2.7%	1,373	1,139	106	9.3%
Information Not Available	14	0.0%	9	23	-9	-39.1%

Industry	32,311		33,806	33,539
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	266	0.8%	285	318	-52	-16.4%
Mining	200	0.6%	216	167	33	19.8%
Utilities	50	0.2%	60	57	-7	-12.3%
Construction	2,882	8.8%	2,920	3,098	-216	-7.0%
Manufacturing	5,587	17.2%	4,963	5,229	358	6.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,026	3.1%	1,118	1,307	-281	-21.5%
Retail Trade	3,465	10.6%	3,470	3,833	-368	-9.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	955	2.9%	1,191	857	98	11.4%
Information	357	1.1%	338	388	-31	-8.0%
Finance and Insurance	909	2.8%	911	864	45	5.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	404	1.2%	409	457	-53	-11.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,868	5.7%	1,855	1,671	197	11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	82	0.3%	89	122	-40	-32.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,297	13.2%	4,553	4,381	-84	-1.9%
Educational Services	852	2.6%	798	1,010	-158	-15.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,159	9.7%	3,790	2,981	178	6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	142	0.4%	165	171	-29	-17.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,450	7.5%	2,892	2,711	-261	-9.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	733	2.3%	1,083	762	-29	-3.8%
Public Administration	774	2.4%	702	587	187	31.9%
Information Not Available	1,853	5.7%	1,998	2,568	-715	-27.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,569		27,711	29,305
Male	13,178	51.5%	13,799	15,338	-2,160	-14.1%
Female	11,949	46.7%	13,332	13,510	-1,561	-11.6%
Information Not Available	442	1.7%	580	457	-15	-3.3%

Ethnicity	25,569		27,711	29,305
Hispanic or Latino	898	3.5%	1,006	1,033	-135	-13.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,229	94.8%	26,125	27,815	-3,586	-12.9%
Information Not Available	442	1.7%	580	457	-15	-3.3%

Race	25,569		27,711	29,305
American Indian or Alaskan Native	297	1.2%	323	336	-39	-11.6%
Asian	208	0.8%	245	259	-51	-19.7%
Black or African American	7,470	29.2%	8,099	8,151	-681	-8.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	214	0.8%	252	328	-114	-34.8%
White	16,040	62.7%	17,206	18,741	-2,701	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,340	5.2%	1,586	1,490	-150	-10.1%

Years of Age	25,569		27,711	29,305
Younger than 22	893	2.2%	989	1,096	-203	-18.5%
22-24	1,711	4.3%	1,715	1,860	-149	-8.0%
25-34	6,307	15.7%	6,714	7,162	-855	-11.9%
35-44	5,750	14.3%	6,314	6,530	-780	-11.9%
45-54	5,921	14.7%	6,359	6,934	-1,013	-14.6%
55-59	2,234	5.6%	2,409	2,753	-519	-18.9%
60-64	1,390	3.5%	1,581	1,568	-178	-11.4%
65 and older	921	2.3%	1,050	945	-24	-2.5%
Information Not Available	442	1.1%	580	457	-15	-3.3%

Industry	25,569		27,711	29,305
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	220	0.9%	243	226	-6	-2.7%
Mining	206	0.8%	212	484	-278	-57.4%
Utilities	31	0.1%	34	54	-23	-42.6%
Construction	2,179	8.4%	2,259	2,267	-88	-3.9%
Manufacturing	3,880	15.0%	4,325	5,424	-1,544	-28.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,228	4.8%	1,256	1,276	-48	-3.8%
Retail Trade	2,476	9.6%	2,451	2,830	-354	-12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	894	3.5%	1,058	1,161	-267	-23.0%
Information	268	1.0%	287	351	-83	-23.6%
Finance and Insurance	391	1.5%	398	577	-186	-32.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	295	1.1%	295	334	-39	-11.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	885	3.4%	1,041	951	-66	-6.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	116	0.4%	100	103	13	12.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,983	11.6%	3,110	2,795	188	6.7%
Educational Services	737	2.9%	827	817	-80	-9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,503	13.6%	3,841	3,724	-221	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	189	0.7%	169	179	10	5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,504	5.8%	1,947	1,706	-202	-11.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	542	2.1%	573	572	-30	-5.2%
Public Administration	530	2.1%	480	516	14	2.7%
Information Not Available	2,512	9.7%	2,805	2,958	-446	-15.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,929		46,143	46,769
Male	22,525	55.0%	25,420	25,271	-2,746	-10.9%
Female	18,385	44.9%	20,697	21,482	-3,097	-14.4%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	26	16	3	18.8%

Ethnicity	40,929		46,143	46,769
Hispanic or Latino	15,131	37.0%	18,409	17,145	-2,014	-11.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,910	43.8%	18,821	21,165	-3,255	-15.4%
Information Not Available	7,888	19.3%	8,913	8,459	-571	-6.8%

Race	40,929		46,143	46,769
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,556	6.2%	2,880	2,536	20	0.8%
Asian	1,876	4.6%	2,216	1,686	190	11.3%
Black or African American	2,837	6.9%	3,068	3,034	-197	-6.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	257	0.6%	266	258	-1	-0.4%
White	23,657	57.8%	26,218	27,256	-3,599	-13.2%
Information Not Available	9,746	23.8%	11,495	11,999	-2,253	-18.8%

Years of Age	40,929		46,143	46,769
Younger than 22	1,116	1.8%	1,238	1,524	-408	-26.8%
22-24	2,214	3.6%	2,519	2,903	-689	-23.7%
25-34	9,323	15.1%	10,150	10,742	-1,419	-13.2%
35-44	8,874	14.4%	9,771	10,051	-1,177	-11.7%
45-54	10,178	16.5%	11,886	11,393	-1,215	-10.7%
55-59	4,389	7.1%	5,067	4,726	-337	-7.1%
60-64	2,964	4.8%	3,372	3,103	-139	-4.5%
65 and older	1,871	3.0%	2,140	2,327	-456	-19.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,929		46,143	46,769
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,449	9.8%	6,885	5,156	-707	-13.7%
Mining	110	0.2%	104	98	12	12.2%
Utilities	74	0.2%	66	69	5	7.2%
Construction	3,273	7.2%	3,187	3,516	-243	-6.9%
Manufacturing	2,120	4.7%	2,212	2,335	-215	-9.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,654	3.6%	1,737	1,859	-205	-11.0%
Retail Trade	2,849	6.3%	2,959	3,919	-1,070	-27.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	870	1.9%	934	1,046	-176	-16.8%
Information	461	1.0%	479	544	-83	-15.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,362	3.0%	1,403	1,401	-39	-2.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	737	1.6%	787	930	-193	-20.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,965	4.3%	2,091	2,496	-531	-21.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	188	0.4%	212	146	42	28.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,793	10.6%	4,885	6,218	-1,425	-22.9%
Educational Services	1,343	3.0%	1,555	1,708	-365	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,407	7.5%	3,640	3,813	-406	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	466	1.0%	550	641	-175	-27.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,019	4.4%	2,142	2,512	-493	-19.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	815	1.8%	827	970	-155	-16.0%
Public Administration	856	1.9%	1,024	926	-70	-7.6%
Information Not Available	7,118	15.7%	8,464	6,466	652	10.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	355,206		456,791	461,216
Male	187,413	52.8%	236,958	241,220	-53,807	-22.3%
Female	167,399	47.1%	219,252	219,422	-52,023	-23.7%
Information Not Available	394	0.1%	581	574	-180	-31.4%

Ethnicity	355,206		456,791	461,216
Hispanic or Latino	112,487	31.7%	140,492	144,273	-31,786	-22.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	183,567	51.7%	243,634	224,681	-41,114	-18.3%
Information Not Available	59,152	16.7%	72,665	92,262	-33,110	-35.9%

Race	355,206		456,791	461,216
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,169	0.6%	2,903	3,442	-1,273	-37.0%
Asian	30,759	8.7%	42,863	37,479	-6,720	-17.9%
Black or African American	27,703	7.8%	35,316	30,977	-3,274	-10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	122,937	34.6%	162,552	152,783	-29,846	-19.5%
Information Not Available	171,638	48.3%	213,157	236,535	-64,897	-27.4%

Years of Age	355,206		456,791	461,216
Younger than 22	8,380	1.9%	10,160	12,238	-3,858	-31.5%
22-24	18,337	4.1%	25,060	28,205	-9,868	-35.0%
25-34	83,601	18.5%	110,013	112,627	-29,026	-25.8%
35-44	74,827	16.6%	99,660	100,676	-25,849	-25.7%
45-54	88,628	19.6%	108,368	112,340	-23,712	-21.1%
55-59	37,561	8.3%	48,959	44,076	-6,515	-14.8%
60-64	26,520	5.9%	32,510	28,969	-2,449	-8.5%
65 and older	17,253	3.8%	22,061	21,703	-4,450	-20.5%
Information Not Available	99	0.0%	0	382	-283	-74.1%

Industry	355,206		456,791	461,216
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	30,365	7.9%	28,640	33,463	-3,098	-9.3%
Mining	986	0.3%	871	1,147	-161	-14.0%
Utilities	1,972	0.5%	3,096	956	1,016	106.3%
Construction	34,407	8.9%	40,154	43,884	-9,477	-21.6%
Manufacturing	32,435	8.4%	39,283	44,937	-12,502	-27.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,676	0.4%	2,806	2,868	-1,192	-41.6%
Retail Trade	25,830	6.7%	35,026	37,287	-11,457	-30.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,464	2.5%	15,191	9,656	-192	-2.0%
Information	28,689	7.4%	38,703	38,530	-9,841	-25.5%
Finance and Insurance	8,478	2.2%	11,708	11,473	-2,995	-26.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,943	1.0%	4,161	3,538	405	11.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,464	2.5%	10,450	12,907	-3,443	-26.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	68,812	17.8%	85,630	83,084	-14,272	-17.2%
Educational Services	19,816	5.1%	38,122	33,176	-13,360	-40.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	26,717	6.9%	36,284	39,104	-12,387	-31.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,901	1.8%	9,676	8,414	-1,513	-18.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	17,253	4.5%	23,125	22,086	-4,833	-21.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9,366	2.4%	11,611	15,011	-5,645	-37.6%
Public Administration	3,943	1.0%	5,031	5,354	-1,411	-26.4%
Information Not Available	14,689	3.8%	17,223	14,341	348	2.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,721		31,458	32,626
Male	15,727	51.2%	15,779	17,273	-1,546	-9.0%
Female	14,994	48.8%	15,678	15,352	-358	-2.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	30,721		31,458	32,626
Hispanic or Latino	5,926	19.3%	6,412	6,513	-587	-9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,952	71.5%	22,191	22,915	-963	-4.2%
Information Not Available	2,843	9.3%	2,855	3,198	-355	-11.1%

Race	30,721		31,458	32,626
American Indian or Alaskan Native	555	1.8%	577	577	-22	-3.8%
Asian	632	2.1%	617	623	9	1.4%
Black or African American	2,110	6.9%	2,173	2,309	-199	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	122	0.4%	119	125	-3	-2.4%
White	21,934	71.4%	22,339	23,742	-1,808	-7.6%
Information Not Available	5,368	17.5%	5,633	5,250	118	2.2%

Years of Age	30,721		31,458	32,626
Younger than 22	451	0.9%	516	489	-38	-7.8%
22-24	1,113	2.2%	1,169	1,263	-150	-11.9%
25-34	6,962	13.9%	6,989	7,495	-533	-7.1%
35-44	6,934	13.8%	7,150	7,469	-535	-7.2%
45-54	7,903	15.7%	8,061	8,403	-500	-6.0%
55-59	3,626	7.2%	3,793	3,794	-168	-4.4%
60-64	2,416	4.8%	2,434	2,408	8	0.3%
65 and older	1,311	2.6%	1,344	1,293	18	1.4%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	2	12	-7	-58.3%

Industry	30,721		31,458	32,626
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	295	1.0%	345	290	5	1.7%
Mining	533	1.7%	436	580	-47	-8.1%
Utilities	52	0.2%	51	48	4	8.3%
Construction	2,866	9.2%	2,796	3,399	-533	-15.7%
Manufacturing	2,157	7.0%	2,284	2,437	-280	-11.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,428	4.6%	1,509	1,465	-37	-2.5%
Retail Trade	2,774	8.9%	2,866	3,056	-282	-9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	805	2.6%	827	842	-37	-4.4%
Information	1,018	3.3%	1,035	1,255	-237	-18.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,464	4.7%	1,386	1,377	87	6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	739	2.4%	756	841	-102	-12.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,915	9.4%	2,910	2,571	344	13.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	387	1.2%	367	377	10	2.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,851	12.4%	3,804	4,229	-378	-8.9%
Educational Services	1,219	3.9%	1,296	1,540	-321	-20.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,980	9.6%	3,339	3,052	-72	-2.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	623	2.0%	642	655	-32	-4.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,086	6.7%	2,277	2,101	-15	-0.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	917	3.0%	930	919	-2	-0.2%
Public Administration	648	2.1%	663	688	-40	-5.8%
Information Not Available	964	3.1%	939	904	60	6.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,543		55,344	47,384
Male	22,904	51.4%	26,388	24,753	-1,849	-7.5%
Female	21,639	48.6%	28,956	22,631	-992	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	44,543		55,344	47,384
Hispanic or Latino	6,628	14.9%	8,214	6,901	-273	-4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,915	85.1%	47,130	40,483	-2,568	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	44,543		55,344	47,384
American Indian or Alaskan Native	157	0.4%	187	149	8	5.4%
Asian	794	1.8%	938	923	-129	-14.0%
Black or African American	7,312	16.4%	8,652	7,433	-121	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	24,817	55.7%	29,019	26,046	-1,229	-4.7%
Information Not Available	11,463	25.7%	16,548	12,833	-1,370	-10.7%

Years of Age	44,543		55,344	47,384
Younger than 22	997	1.5%	1,127	1,375	-378	-27.5%
22-24	2,733	4.1%	2,895	2,964	-231	-7.8%
25-34	10,300	15.6%	11,984	11,073	-773	-7.0%
35-44	8,733	13.2%	10,979	9,352	-619	-6.6%
45-54	10,698	16.2%	13,572	11,345	-647	-5.7%
55-59	4,797	7.3%	6,087	4,941	-144	-2.9%
60-64	3,401	5.2%	4,429	3,431	-30	-0.9%
65 and older	2,884	4.4%	4,271	2,903	-19	-0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	44,543		55,344	47,384
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	183	0.4%	198	240	-57	-23.8%
Mining	8	0.0%	9	15	-7	-46.7%
Utilities	56	0.1%	63	75	-19	-25.3%
Construction	3,475	7.8%	3,423	4,134	-659	-15.9%
Manufacturing	5,044	11.3%	5,181	5,550	-506	-9.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,904	4.3%	2,033	1,981	-77	-3.9%
Retail Trade	5,401	12.1%	5,746	5,885	-484	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,909	4.3%	7,453	1,810	99	5.5%
Information	927	2.1%	928	894	33	3.7%
Finance and Insurance	2,048	4.6%	2,112	2,170	-122	-5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	653	1.5%	672	691	-38	-5.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,494	5.6%	2,719	2,530	-36	-1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	238	0.5%	253	284	-46	-16.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,142	11.5%	5,524	5,364	-222	-4.1%
Educational Services	1,723	3.9%	2,239	1,849	-126	-6.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,155	13.8%	6,740	6,495	-340	-5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,161	2.6%	1,216	1,142	19	1.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,991	6.7%	5,432	3,145	-154	-4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,587	3.5%	1,718	1,671	-84	-5.0%
Public Administration	690	1.5%	910	633	57	9.0%
Information Not Available	754	1.7%	775	826	-72	-8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,562		12,278	11,605
Male	5,282	45.7%	5,433	5,356	-74	-1.4%
Female	6,279	54.3%	6,842	6,249	30	0.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	3	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,562		12,278	11,605
Hispanic or Latino	939	8.1%	976	940	-1	-0.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,559	91.3%	11,230	10,597	-38	-0.4%
Information Not Available	64	0.6%	72	68	-4	-5.9%

Race	11,562		12,278	11,605
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.5%	59	84	-31	-36.9%
Asian	357	3.1%	367	343	14	4.1%
Black or African American	7,938	68.7%	8,524	8,125	-187	-2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.3%	37	49	-19	-38.8%
White	2,443	21.1%	2,545	2,537	-94	-3.7%
Information Not Available	741	6.4%	746	467	274	58.7%

Years of Age	11,562		12,278	11,605
Younger than 22	213	1.6%	206	257	-44	-17.1%
22-24	641	4.8%	648	659	-18	-2.7%
25-34	3,093	23.3%	3,354	3,199	-106	-3.3%
35-44	2,629	19.8%	2,740	2,722	-93	-3.4%
45-54	2,657	20.0%	2,882	2,671	-14	-0.5%
55-59	1,157	8.7%	1,200	1,040	117	11.3%
60-64	738	5.6%	788	698	40	5.7%
65 and older	434	3.3%	460	359	75	20.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,562		12,278	11,605
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Construction	37	0.3%	22	35	2	5.7%
Manufacturing	9	0.1%	8	7	2	28.6%
Wholesale Trade	5	0.0%	9	8	-3	-37.5%
Retail Trade	25	0.2%	23	38	-13	-34.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	8	0.1%	8	12	-4	-33.3%
Information	18	0.2%	18	12	6	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	10	0.1%	5	9	1	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	15	0.1%	13	13	2	15.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	112	1.0%	103	96	16	16.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	88	0.8%	99	85	3	3.5%
Educational Services	15	0.1%	15	26	-11	-42.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	26	0.2%	21	35	-9	-25.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	10	0.1%	7	8	2	25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	27	0.2%	31	25	2	8.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	24	0.2%	27	15	9	60.0%
Public Administration	3	0.0%	7	5	-2	-40.0%
Information Not Available	11,128	96.2%	11,859	11,173	-45	-0.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,059		8,790	8,005
Male	3,015	42.7%	3,689	3,590	-575	-16.0%
Female	3,650	51.7%	4,619	3,995	-345	-8.6%
Information Not Available	394	5.6%	482	420	-26	-6.2%

Ethnicity	7,059		8,790	8,005
Hispanic or Latino	436	6.2%	533	482	-46	-9.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,229	88.2%	7,775	7,103	-874	-12.3%
Information Not Available	394	5.6%	482	420	-26	-6.2%

Race	7,059		8,790	8,005
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,976	56.3%	23	17	3,959	23288.2%
Asian	2,667	37.8%	162	124	2,543	2050.8%
Black or African American	152	2.2%	3,497	2,928	-2,776	-94.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.3%	15	16	6	37.5%
White	6	0.1%	4,792	4,700	-4,694	-99.9%
Information Not Available	236	3.3%	302	220	16	7.3%

Years of Age	7,059		8,790	8,005
Younger than 22	155	2.4%	198	209	-54	-25.8%
22-24	411	6.3%	503	496	-85	-17.1%
25-34	1,769	27.0%	2,161	1,992	-223	-11.2%
35-44	1,495	22.8%	1,872	1,719	-224	-13.0%
45-54	1,600	24.4%	2,015	1,922	-322	-16.8%
55-59	725	11.1%	933	707	18	2.5%
60-64	515	7.9%	596	526	-11	-2.1%
65 and older	344	5.3%	435	358	-14	-3.9%
Information Not Available	45	0.7%	77	76	-31	-40.8%

Industry	7,059		8,790	8,005
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	19	0.3%	28	35	-16	-45.7%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	8	14	-5	-35.7%
Construction	475	6.7%	552	594	-119	-20.0%
Manufacturing	497	7.0%	699	594	-97	-16.3%
Wholesale Trade	220	3.1%	292	266	-46	-17.3%
Retail Trade	1,062	15.0%	1,291	1,223	-161	-13.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	181	2.6%	307	204	-23	-11.3%
Information	139	2.0%	117	111	28	25.2%
Finance and Insurance	576	8.1%	688	765	-189	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	121	1.7%	140	157	-36	-22.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	500	7.1%	632	479	21	4.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	24	0.3%	21	30	-6	-20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,106	15.6%	1,429	1,241	-135	-10.9%
Educational Services	239	3.4%	324	303	-64	-21.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	921	13.0%	1,061	867	54	6.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	116	1.6%	153	147	-31	-21.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	576	8.1%	705	650	-74	-11.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	196	2.8%	243	241	-45	-18.7%
Public Administration	66	0.9%	83	49	17	34.7%
Information Not Available	16	0.2%	17	35	-19	-54.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	104,173		107,994	128,193
Male	50,059	48.1%	51,418	63,859	-13,800	-21.6%
Female	54,066	51.9%	56,524	64,274	-10,208	-15.9%
Information Not Available	48	0.0%	52	60	-12	-20.0%

Ethnicity	104,173		107,994	128,193
Hispanic or Latino	27,881	26.8%	28,446	33,843	-5,962	-17.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	73,353	70.4%	76,454	91,120	-17,767	-19.5%
Information Not Available	2,939	2.8%	3,094	3,230	-291	-9.0%

Race	104,173		107,994	128,193
American Indian or Alaskan Native	508	0.5%	445	529	-21	-4.0%
Asian	510	0.5%	525	580	-70	-12.1%
Black or African American	26,228	25.2%	28,174	31,363	-5,135	-16.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,136	1.1%	1,166	1,466	-330	-22.5%
White	63,417	60.9%	64,819	78,712	-15,295	-19.4%
Information Not Available	12,374	11.9%	12,865	15,543	-3,169	-20.4%

Years of Age	104,173		107,994	128,193
Younger than 22	1,734	1.1%	1,729	2,578	-844	-32.7%
22-24	4,895	3.1%	4,992	6,654	-1,759	-26.4%
25-34	22,757	14.3%	23,527	28,879	-6,122	-21.2%
35-44	22,570	14.1%	23,339	28,103	-5,533	-19.7%
45-54	26,216	16.4%	27,235	31,978	-5,762	-18.0%
55-59	11,598	7.3%	12,123	13,443	-1,845	-13.7%
60-64	8,011	5.0%	8,364	9,198	-1,187	-12.9%
65 and older	6,389	4.0%	6,684	7,359	-970	-13.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	1	2	200.0%

Industry	104,173		107,994	128,193
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,248	3.9%	4,610	4,563	-315	-6.9%
Mining	76	0.1%	74	98	-22	-22.4%
Utilities	202	0.2%	214	207	-5	-2.4%
Construction	5,126	4.7%	5,360	7,913	-2,787	-35.2%
Manufacturing	5,290	4.9%	5,245	6,701	-1,411	-21.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,213	3.9%	4,346	5,130	-917	-17.9%
Retail Trade	11,471	10.6%	11,559	14,862	-3,391	-22.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,581	2.4%	3,266	3,397	-816	-24.0%
Information	1,786	1.6%	1,733	2,277	-491	-21.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,176	3.9%	4,040	4,318	-142	-3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,342	2.2%	2,217	2,883	-541	-18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,798	6.3%	6,825	7,837	-1,039	-13.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	614	0.6%	602	624	-10	-1.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,974	17.5%	19,745	23,414	-4,440	-19.0%
Educational Services	3,419	3.2%	3,882	4,109	-690	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,495	9.7%	10,711	12,923	-2,428	-18.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,706	2.5%	2,902	3,297	-591	-17.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,563	8.8%	10,259	11,364	-1,801	-15.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,835	2.6%	2,986	3,733	-898	-24.1%
Public Administration	1,495	1.4%	1,487	2,098	-603	-28.7%
Information Not Available	5,763	5.3%	5,931	6,445	-682	-10.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	54,836		59,015	69,742
Male	25,777	47.0%	27,568	34,392	-8,615	-25.0%
Female	28,283	51.6%	30,642	34,427	-6,144	-17.8%
Information Not Available	776	1.4%	805	923	-147	-15.9%

Ethnicity	54,836		59,015	69,742
Hispanic or Latino	128	0.2%	72	187	-59	-31.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	53,932	98.4%	58,138	68,632	-14,700	-21.4%
Information Not Available	776	1.4%	805	923	-147	-15.9%

Race	54,836		59,015	69,742
American Indian or Alaskan Native	288	0.5%	287	344	-56	-16.3%
Asian	799	1.5%	804	1,082	-283	-26.2%
Black or African American	29,075	53.0%	31,633	34,719	-5,644	-16.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	23,898	43.6%	25,486	32,674	-8,776	-26.9%
Information Not Available	776	1.4%	805	923	-147	-15.9%

Years of Age	54,836		59,015	69,742
Younger than 22	1,223	1.6%	1,311	1,704	-481	-28.2%
22-24	2,943	3.9%	3,188	3,594	-651	-18.1%
25-34	13,640	18.0%	14,771	16,507	-2,867	-17.4%
35-44	12,995	17.2%	13,955	16,472	-3,477	-21.1%
45-54	12,619	16.7%	13,543	16,648	-4,029	-24.2%
55-59	4,999	6.6%	5,375	6,240	-1,241	-19.9%
60-64	3,099	4.1%	3,329	4,106	-1,007	-24.5%
65 and older	1,925	2.5%	2,085	2,460	-535	-21.7%
Information Not Available	1,393	1.8%	1,458	2,011	-618	-30.7%

Industry	54,836		59,015	69,742
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	606	1.1%	637	964	-358	-37.1%
Mining	28	0.1%	44	52	-24	-46.2%
Utilities	72	0.1%	77	105	-33	-31.4%
Construction	2,327	4.2%	2,508	3,782	-1,455	-38.5%
Manufacturing	4,351	7.8%	5,151	5,396	-1,045	-19.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,460	4.4%	2,624	3,195	-735	-23.0%
Retail Trade	4,136	7.5%	4,187	5,766	-1,630	-28.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,275	2.3%	1,294	1,553	-278	-17.9%
Information	1,037	1.9%	1,055	1,358	-321	-23.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,413	2.5%	1,508	1,971	-558	-28.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	763	1.4%	776	1,087	-324	-29.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,166	16.5%	9,535	11,080	-1,914	-17.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	0.1%	66	76	-17	-22.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	117	0.2%	122	196	-79	-40.3%
Educational Services	2,206	4.0%	2,294	3,433	-1,227	-35.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,737	6.7%	4,440	4,382	-645	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,805	5.1%	3,533	3,416	-611	-17.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	563	1.0%	529	598	-35	-5.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	779	1.4%	887	1,287	-508	-39.5%
Public Administration	938	1.7%	944	1,049	-111	-10.6%
Information Not Available	15,998	28.9%	16,804	18,996	-2,998	-15.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,983		11,199	11,521
Male	6,943	63.2%	7,144	7,431	-488	-6.6%
Female	4,039	36.8%	4,054	4,090	-51	-1.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,983		11,199	11,521
Hispanic or Latino	610	5.6%	629	630	-20	-3.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,227	74.9%	8,387	8,523	-296	-3.5%
Information Not Available	2,146	19.5%	2,183	2,368	-222	-9.4%

Race	10,983		11,199	11,521
American Indian or Alaskan Native	56	0.5%	49	49	7	14.3%
Asian	3,683	33.5%	3,713	3,804	-121	-3.2%
Black or African American	177	1.6%	200	215	-38	-17.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,876	26.2%	2,973	3,021	-145	-4.8%
White	2,714	24.7%	2,776	2,920	-206	-7.1%
Information Not Available	1,477	13.4%	1,488	1,512	-35	-2.3%

Years of Age	10,983		11,199	11,521
Younger than 22	169	1.3%	157	205	-36	-17.6%
22-24	379	3.0%	373	477	-98	-20.5%
25-34	2,503	19.5%	2,494	2,801	-298	-10.6%
35-44	2,529	19.7%	2,588	2,641	-112	-4.2%
45-54	2,602	20.3%	2,664	2,745	-143	-5.2%
55-59	1,276	10.0%	1,272	1,156	120	10.4%
60-64	879	6.9%	956	951	-72	-7.6%
65 and older	646	5.0%	695	545	101	18.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,983		11,199	11,521
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	222	2.0%	261	202	20	9.9%
Mining	3	0.0%	2	4	-1	-25.0%
Utilities	19	0.2%	16	10	9	90.0%
Construction	3,040	27.1%	3,130	3,203	-163	-5.1%
Manufacturing	235	2.1%	231	266	-31	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	191	1.7%	204	221	-30	-13.6%
Retail Trade	603	5.4%	605	679	-76	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	367	3.3%	334	355	12	3.4%
Information	191	1.7%	279	176	15	8.5%
Finance and Insurance	151	1.3%	138	137	14	10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	158	1.4%	155	198	-40	-20.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	511	4.6%	554	515	-4	-0.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.3%	31	28	8	28.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,312	11.7%	1,404	1,479	-167	-11.3%
Educational Services	136	1.2%	155	119	17	14.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	544	4.9%	550	628	-84	-13.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	96	0.9%	87	130	-34	-26.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,230	11.0%	906	1,206	24	2.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	273	2.4%	291	308	-35	-11.4%
Public Administration	219	2.0%	259	334	-115	-34.4%
Information Not Available	1,446	12.9%	1,607	1,323	123	9.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,184		20,513	19,943
Male	9,578	52.7%	10,389	10,449	-871	-8.3%
Female	8,606	47.3%	10,124	9,494	-888	-9.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,184		20,513	19,943
Hispanic or Latino	917	5.0%	1,092	985	-68	-6.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,374	90.0%	18,666	17,555	-1,181	-6.7%
Information Not Available	893	4.9%	755	1,403	-510	-36.4%

Race	18,184		20,513	19,943
American Indian or Alaskan Native	128	0.7%	151	135	-7	-5.2%
Asian	226	1.2%	286	238	-12	-5.0%
Black or African American	1,701	9.4%	1,985	1,606	95	5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,319	78.7%	16,244	15,576	-1,257	-8.1%
Information Not Available	1,810	10.0%	1,847	2,388	-578	-24.2%

Years of Age	18,184		20,513	19,943
Younger than 22	431	1.4%	425	525	-94	-17.9%
22-24	1,000	3.2%	1,069	1,074	-74	-6.9%
25-34	4,178	13.4%	4,547	4,574	-396	-8.7%
35-44	3,915	12.6%	4,449	4,237	-322	-7.6%
45-54	4,469	14.3%	5,001	4,958	-489	-9.9%
55-59	2,085	6.7%	2,427	2,218	-133	-6.0%
60-64	1,326	4.3%	1,561	1,479	-153	-10.3%
65 and older	778	2.5%	1,032	878	-100	-11.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%

Industry	18,184		20,513	19,943
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	173	0.9%	195	193	-20	-10.4%
Mining	38	0.2%	33	64	-26	-40.6%
Utilities	20	0.1%	24	29	-9	-31.0%
Construction	1,795	9.8%	1,586	2,125	-330	-15.5%
Manufacturing	4,016	21.9%	4,488	4,197	-181	-4.3%
Wholesale Trade	866	4.7%	852	903	-37	-4.1%
Retail Trade	1,669	9.1%	1,731	1,961	-292	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	565	3.1%	987	585	-20	-3.4%
Information	714	3.9%	878	862	-148	-17.2%
Finance and Insurance	735	4.0%	752	854	-119	-13.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	191	1.0%	209	220	-29	-13.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	738	4.0%	875	816	-78	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	28	0.2%	28	34	-6	-17.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,983	10.8%	2,186	2,224	-241	-10.8%
Educational Services	489	2.7%	581	562	-73	-13.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,915	10.4%	2,188	1,906	9	0.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	200	1.1%	235	199	1	0.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,114	6.1%	1,552	1,237	-123	-9.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	415	2.3%	619	510	-95	-18.6%
Public Administration	289	1.6%	323	327	-38	-11.6%
Information Not Available	231	1.3%	191	135	96	71.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,407		10,187	10,491
Male	4,306	51.2%	5,036	5,541	-1,235	-22.3%
Female	4,095	48.7%	5,141	4,945	-850	-17.2%
Information Not Available	6	0.1%	10	5	1	20.0%

Ethnicity	8,407		10,187	10,491
Hispanic or Latino	974	11.6%	1,479	1,166	-192	-16.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,939	82.5%	8,080	8,725	-1,786	-20.5%
Information Not Available	494	5.9%	628	600	-106	-17.7%

Race	8,407		10,187	10,491
American Indian or Alaskan Native	184	2.2%	198	197	-13	-6.6%
Asian	105	1.2%	122	134	-29	-21.6%
Black or African American	96	1.1%	108	109	-13	-11.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.2%	33	29	-12	-41.4%
White	6,738	80.1%	7,954	8,538	-1,800	-21.1%
Information Not Available	1,267	15.1%	1,772	1,484	-217	-14.6%

Years of Age	8,407		10,187	10,491
Younger than 22	180	1.2%	232	239	-59	-24.7%
22-24	380	2.6%	463	563	-183	-32.5%
25-34	1,805	12.5%	2,081	2,430	-625	-25.7%
35-44	1,841	12.7%	2,118	2,236	-395	-17.7%
45-54	2,112	14.6%	2,560	2,663	-551	-20.7%
55-59	974	6.7%	1,228	1,152	-178	-15.5%
60-64	702	4.9%	888	752	-50	-6.6%
65 and older	413	2.9%	617	456	-43	-9.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,407		10,187	10,491
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	190	2.2%	284	204	-14	-6.9%
Mining	60	0.7%	52	51	9	17.6%
Utilities	21	0.2%	21	16	5	31.3%
Construction	590	6.9%	584	1,024	-434	-42.4%
Manufacturing	1,057	12.3%	1,296	1,019	38	3.7%
Wholesale Trade	417	4.9%	658	471	-54	-11.5%
Retail Trade	833	9.7%	897	1,154	-321	-27.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	265	3.1%	662	285	-20	-7.0%
Information	126	1.5%	136	174	-48	-27.6%
Finance and Insurance	266	3.1%	280	280	-14	-5.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	90	1.0%	94	113	-23	-20.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	454	5.3%	525	529	-75	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.3%	24	32	-10	-31.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	758	8.8%	886	1,093	-335	-30.6%
Educational Services	276	3.2%	296	346	-70	-20.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	939	10.9%	1,058	1,158	-219	-18.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	95	1.1%	90	126	-31	-24.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	500	5.8%	545	591	-91	-15.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	223	2.6%	318	271	-48	-17.7%
Public Administration	256	3.0%	284	287	-31	-10.8%
Information Not Available	969	11.3%	1,197	1,267	-298	-23.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	137,136		149,877	143,303
Male	73,187	53.4%	76,373	77,699	-4,512	-5.8%
Female	63,020	46.0%	72,431	64,669	-1,649	-2.5%
Information Not Available	929	0.7%	1,073	935	-6	-0.6%

Ethnicity	137,136		149,877	143,303
Hispanic or Latino	16,983	12.4%	18,176	18,146	-1,163	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	105,164	76.7%	115,393	111,028	-5,864	-5.3%
Information Not Available	14,989	10.9%	16,308	14,129	860	6.1%

Race	137,136		149,877	143,303
American Indian or Alaskan Native	608	0.4%	588	603	5	0.8%
Asian	3,411	2.5%	3,751	3,370	41	1.2%
Black or African American	37,685	27.5%	41,173	37,673	12	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	386	0.3%	381	290	96	33.1%
White	83,074	60.6%	90,781	87,889	-4,815	-5.5%
Information Not Available	11,972	8.7%	13,203	13,478	-1,506	-11.2%

Years of Age	137,136		149,877	143,303
Younger than 22	2,633	1.2%	2,742	3,263	-630	-19.3%
22-24	7,105	3.4%	7,422	7,757	-652	-8.4%
25-34	33,464	15.8%	35,110	34,640	-1,176	-3.4%
35-44	32,228	15.2%	35,120	33,514	-1,286	-3.8%
45-54	33,491	15.8%	37,354	35,510	-2,019	-5.7%
55-59	14,626	6.9%	16,456	14,632	-6	0.0%
60-64	8,722	4.1%	10,141	8,902	-180	-2.0%
65 and older	4,867	2.3%	5,532	5,085	-218	-4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	137,136		149,877	143,303
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	250	0.2%	304	308	-58	-18.8%
Mining	261	0.2%	271	325	-64	-19.7%
Utilities	182	0.1%	201	216	-34	-15.7%
Construction	13,057	9.5%	12,610	16,673	-3,616	-21.7%
Manufacturing	16,278	11.8%	17,083	13,478	2,800	20.8%
Wholesale Trade	6,122	4.5%	6,274	6,603	-481	-7.3%
Retail Trade	12,608	9.2%	13,399	13,774	-1,166	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,786	4.2%	10,259	6,083	-297	-4.9%
Information	2,599	1.9%	2,812	3,195	-596	-18.7%
Finance and Insurance	4,803	3.5%	5,010	5,313	-510	-9.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,729	1.3%	1,902	1,932	-203	-10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,929	6.5%	9,363	9,267	-338	-3.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	711	0.5%	770	706	5	0.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,985	13.1%	18,909	19,273	-1,288	-6.7%
Educational Services	6,312	4.6%	6,430	5,604	708	12.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,688	9.2%	13,373	13,387	-699	-5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,684	1.2%	1,818	1,748	-64	-3.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,983	5.8%	10,753	8,146	-163	-2.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,192	3.1%	4,623	4,676	-484	-10.4%
Public Administration	3,371	2.5%	3,842	3,989	-618	-15.5%
Information Not Available	9,606	7.0%	9,871	8,607	999	11.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,023		40,568	43,289
Male	22,594	56.5%	22,270	23,882	-1,288	-5.4%
Female	17,389	43.4%	18,237	19,351	-1,962	-10.1%
Information Not Available	40	0.1%	61	56	-16	-28.6%

Ethnicity	40,023		40,568	43,289
Hispanic or Latino	1,729	4.3%	1,698	1,834	-105	-5.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,727	76.8%	31,071	32,663	-1,936	-5.9%
Information Not Available	7,567	18.9%	7,799	8,792	-1,225	-13.9%

Race	40,023		40,568	43,289
American Indian or Alaskan Native	184	0.5%	187	190	-6	-3.2%
Asian	263	0.7%	263	297	-34	-11.4%
Black or African American	7,186	18.0%	7,450	7,277	-91	-1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	42	46	-10	-21.7%
White	30,260	75.6%	30,572	33,221	-2,961	-8.9%
Information Not Available	2,094	5.2%	2,054	2,258	-164	-7.3%

Years of Age	40,023		40,568	43,289
Younger than 22	630	0.9%	623	859	-229	-26.7%
22-24	1,776	2.6%	1,853	2,231	-455	-20.4%
25-34	9,761	14.4%	9,874	10,464	-703	-6.7%
35-44	9,692	14.3%	9,818	10,503	-811	-7.7%
45-54	9,913	14.7%	10,036	10,807	-894	-8.3%
55-59	4,223	6.2%	4,263	4,439	-216	-4.9%
60-64	2,658	3.9%	2,660	2,613	45	1.7%
65 and older	1,370	2.0%	1,441	1,373	-3	-0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,023		40,568	43,289
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	95	0.2%	106	84	11	13.1%
Mining	54	0.1%	51	105	-51	-48.6%
Utilities	44	0.1%	48	76	-32	-42.1%
Construction	5,418	13.5%	5,439	4,745	673	14.2%
Manufacturing	8,174	20.4%	7,400	9,765	-1,591	-16.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,369	3.4%	1,361	1,555	-186	-12.0%
Retail Trade	3,120	7.8%	3,205	3,722	-602	-16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,233	3.1%	1,365	1,493	-260	-17.4%
Information	534	1.3%	571	533	1	0.2%
Finance and Insurance	934	2.3%	936	1,083	-149	-13.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	537	1.3%	556	531	6	1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,570	3.9%	1,710	1,383	187	13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	215	0.5%	211	187	28	15.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,631	11.5%	4,850	4,645	-14	-0.3%
Educational Services	1,168	2.9%	1,362	1,398	-230	-16.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,913	9.8%	4,014	4,053	-140	-3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	409	1.0%	447	500	-91	-18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,831	4.6%	1,985	2,198	-367	-16.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	949	2.4%	958	962	-13	-1.4%
Public Administration	347	0.9%	359	377	-30	-8.0%
Information Not Available	3,478	8.7%	3,634	3,894	-416	-10.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,444		21,904	23,545
Male	9,916	51.0%	11,390	12,471	-2,555	-20.5%
Female	9,528	49.0%	10,514	11,074	-1,546	-14.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,444		21,904	23,545
Hispanic or Latino	1,397	7.2%	1,584	1,688	-291	-17.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,521	43.8%	9,994	9,831	-1,310	-13.3%
Information Not Available	9,526	49.0%	10,326	12,026	-2,500	-20.8%

Race	19,444		21,904	23,545
American Indian or Alaskan Native	311	1.6%	349	320	-9	-2.8%
Asian	287	1.5%	323	410	-123	-30.0%
Black or African American	3,976	20.4%	4,535	4,549	-573	-12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.2%	51	44	-8	-18.2%
White	13,676	70.3%	15,385	16,741	-3,065	-18.3%
Information Not Available	1,158	6.0%	1,261	1,481	-323	-21.8%

Years of Age	19,444		21,904	23,545
Younger than 22	373	1.2%	445	605	-232	-38.3%
22-24	1,050	3.3%	1,200	1,342	-292	-21.8%
25-34	4,912	15.5%	5,482	5,935	-1,023	-17.2%
35-44	4,353	13.7%	4,780	5,338	-985	-18.5%
45-54	4,467	14.1%	5,072	5,648	-1,181	-20.9%
55-59	2,119	6.7%	2,427	2,319	-200	-8.6%
60-64	1,345	4.2%	1,558	1,504	-159	-10.6%
65 and older	825	2.6%	940	854	-29	-3.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,444		21,904	23,545
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	0.4%	89	100	-24	-24.0%
Mining	183	0.9%	212	165	18	10.9%
Utilities	36	0.2%	36	50	-14	-28.0%
Construction	1,671	8.6%	1,827	2,438	-767	-31.5%
Manufacturing	2,856	14.6%	3,756	3,380	-524	-15.5%
Wholesale Trade	838	4.3%	933	972	-134	-13.8%
Retail Trade	1,703	8.7%	1,772	2,223	-520	-23.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	562	2.9%	746	727	-165	-22.7%
Information	363	1.9%	384	831	-468	-56.3%
Finance and Insurance	725	3.7%	798	762	-37	-4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	253	1.3%	252	349	-96	-27.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,270	6.5%	1,372	1,319	-49	-3.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	0.2%	46	84	-37	-44.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,532	13.0%	2,687	2,923	-391	-13.4%
Educational Services	553	2.8%	605	670	-117	-17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,631	13.5%	2,885	2,868	-237	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	132	0.7%	151	148	-16	-10.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,042	5.3%	1,169	1,198	-156	-13.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	567	2.9%	601	624	-57	-9.1%
Public Administration	604	3.1%	637	619	-15	-2.4%
Information Not Available	800	4.1%	946	1,095	-295	-26.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,316		31,069	32,649
Male	15,683	55.4%	17,180	19,272	-3,589	-18.6%
Female	12,633	44.6%	13,889	13,377	-744	-5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,316		31,069	32,649
Hispanic or Latino	136	0.5%	126	75	61	81.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	755	2.7%	664	603	152	25.2%
Information Not Available	27,425	96.9%	30,279	31,971	-4,546	-14.2%

Race	28,316		31,069	32,649
American Indian or Alaskan Native	215	0.8%	274	230	-15	-6.5%
Asian	105	0.4%	135	71	34	47.9%
Black or African American	4,157	14.7%	4,793	4,326	-169	-3.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0%	4	9	0	0.0%
White	23,558	83.2%	25,512	27,618	-4,060	-14.7%
Information Not Available	272	1.0%	351	395	-123	-31.1%

Years of Age	28,316		31,069	32,649
Younger than 22	500	1.0%	720	834	-334	-40.0%
22-24	1,378	2.7%	1,420	1,689	-311	-18.4%
25-34	6,847	13.7%	7,589	8,080	-1,233	-15.3%
35-44	6,940	13.8%	7,186	7,721	-781	-10.1%
45-54	6,646	13.3%	7,598	7,881	-1,235	-15.7%
55-59	3,103	6.2%	3,222	3,426	-323	-9.4%
60-64	1,756	3.5%	2,015	1,808	-52	-2.9%
65 and older	1,146	2.3%	1,316	1,206	-60	-5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	3	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	28,316		31,069	32,649
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	0.2%	43	89	-41	-46.1%
Mining	1,014	3.6%	960	2,261	-1,247	-55.2%
Utilities	26	0.1%	35	44	-18	-40.9%
Construction	3,380	11.9%	3,278	3,245	135	4.2%
Manufacturing	4,293	15.1%	5,032	5,567	-1,274	-22.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,172	4.1%	1,398	1,108	64	5.8%
Retail Trade	2,388	8.4%	2,696	2,721	-333	-12.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,005	3.5%	1,298	1,534	-529	-34.5%
Information	610	2.2%	582	740	-130	-17.6%
Finance and Insurance	852	3.0%	808	1,073	-221	-20.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	421	1.5%	417	368	53	14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,475	5.2%	1,394	1,423	52	3.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	154	0.5%	148	111	43	38.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,349	11.8%	3,395	3,409	-60	-1.8%
Educational Services	1,049	3.7%	1,272	1,192	-143	-12.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,011	10.6%	3,209	3,023	-12	-0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	263	0.9%	295	222	41	18.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,383	4.9%	1,880	1,822	-439	-24.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	715	2.5%	786	829	-114	-13.8%
Public Administration	505	1.8%	582	536	-31	-5.8%
Information Not Available	1,203	4.2%	1,561	1,332	-129	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,109		28,469	42,959
Male	12,009	44.3%	12,168	19,659	-7,650	-38.9%
Female	15,100	55.7%	16,301	23,300	-8,200	-35.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,109		28,469	42,959
Hispanic or Latino	1,086	4.0%	1,112	1,342	-256	-19.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,019	96.0%	27,355	41,604	-15,585	-37.5%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	13	-9	-69.2%

Race	27,109		28,469	42,959
American Indian or Alaskan Native	214	0.8%	209	280	-66	-23.6%
Asian	209	0.8%	213	355	-146	-41.1%
Black or African American	15,834	58.4%	16,927	24,871	-9,037	-36.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.2%	43	74	-31	-41.9%
White	10,808	39.9%	11,076	17,376	-6,568	-37.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%

Years of Age	27,109		28,469	42,959
Younger than 22	466	1.3%	470	978	-512	-52.4%
22-24	1,199	3.3%	1,278	2,410	-1,211	-50.2%
25-34	6,897	19.1%	7,086	11,829	-4,932	-41.7%
35-44	6,029	16.7%	6,348	9,479	-3,450	-36.4%
45-54	6,495	18.0%	6,885	9,995	-3,500	-35.0%
55-59	2,810	7.8%	2,972	3,885	-1,075	-27.7%
60-64	1,791	5.0%	1,937	2,479	-688	-27.8%
65 and older	1,422	3.9%	1,493	1,904	-482	-25.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	27,109		28,469	42,959
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	141	0.5%	158	266	-125	-47.0%
Mining	376	1.4%	371	734	-358	-48.8%
Utilities	70	0.3%	59	123	-53	-43.1%
Construction	3,617	13.3%	3,680	5,811	-2,194	-37.8%
Manufacturing	2,255	8.3%	2,277	3,489	-1,234	-35.4%
Wholesale Trade	858	3.1%	881	1,246	-388	-31.1%
Retail Trade	2,621	9.6%	2,658	4,588	-1,967	-42.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	859	3.2%	988	1,262	-403	-31.9%
Information	523	1.9%	525	681	-158	-23.2%
Finance and Insurance	736	2.7%	715	1,075	-339	-31.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	508	1.9%	495	706	-198	-28.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,617	5.9%	1,526	1,975	-358	-18.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	0.4%	99	204	-108	-52.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,564	9.4%	2,571	3,807	-1,243	-32.7%
Educational Services	984	3.6%	1,184	1,517	-533	-35.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,243	15.6%	4,792	6,469	-2,226	-34.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	532	2.0%	553	920	-388	-42.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,377	8.7%	2,631	4,381	-2,004	-45.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	743	2.7%	869	1,601	-858	-53.6%
Public Administration	561	2.1%	663	1,093	-532	-48.7%
Information Not Available	828	3.0%	774	1,011	-183	-18.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	61,491		75,100	75,465
Male	33,002	53.7%	37,369	41,901	-8,899	-21.2%
Female	28,489	46.3%	37,731	33,563	-5,074	-15.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	61,491		75,100	75,465
Hispanic or Latino	7,222	11.7%	9,137	8,946	-1,724	-19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,914	84.4%	63,416	64,575	-12,661	-19.6%
Information Not Available	2,355	3.8%	2,547	1,944	411	21.1%

Race	61,491		75,100	75,465
American Indian or Alaskan Native	237	0.4%	259	211	26	12.3%
Asian	2,213	3.6%	2,578	2,750	-537	-19.5%
Black or African American	6,498	10.6%	8,286	7,982	-1,484	-18.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	99	0.2%	106	103	-4	-3.9%
White	46,228	75.2%	56,214	57,265	-11,037	-19.3%
Information Not Available	6,216	10.1%	7,657	7,154	-938	-13.1%

Years of Age	61,491		75,100	75,465
Younger than 22	1,039	1.0%	1,219	1,844	-805	-43.7%
22-24	2,956	2.9%	3,367	4,587	-1,631	-35.6%
25-34	14,191	13.8%	15,973	17,680	-3,489	-19.7%
35-44	13,191	12.8%	15,564	15,942	-2,751	-17.3%
45-54	15,117	14.7%	18,880	18,446	-3,329	-18.0%
55-59	6,644	6.5%	8,462	7,598	-954	-12.6%
60-64	4,771	4.6%	6,212	5,465	-694	-12.7%
65 and older	3,582	3.5%	5,423	3,903	-321	-8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	61,491		75,100	75,465
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	376	0.6%	328	417	-41	-9.8%
Mining	34	0.1%	23	18	16	88.9%
Utilities	62	0.1%	72	142	-80	-56.3%
Construction	5,622	9.1%	5,355	7,368	-1,746	-23.7%
Manufacturing	5,941	9.6%	6,199	7,085	-1,144	-16.1%
Wholesale Trade	3,044	4.9%	3,300	3,582	-538	-15.0%
Retail Trade	5,625	9.1%	6,290	7,366	-1,741	-23.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,621	2.6%	6,706	2,156	-535	-24.8%
Information	1,539	2.5%	1,640	1,882	-343	-18.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,611	4.2%	2,737	3,070	-459	-15.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,364	2.2%	1,446	1,970	-606	-30.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,887	9.5%	6,363	6,283	-396	-6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	232	0.4%	253	249	-17	-6.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,410	10.4%	6,718	8,286	-1,876	-22.6%
Educational Services	1,737	2.8%	2,141	2,161	-424	-19.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,320	11.8%	8,528	8,403	-1,083	-12.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	725	1.2%	805	948	-223	-23.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,051	6.5%	7,193	5,101	-1,050	-20.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,628	5.9%	3,950	4,362	-734	-16.8%
Public Administration	1,844	3.0%	2,725	1,984	-140	-7.1%
Information Not Available	1,818	2.9%	2,328	2,632	-814	-30.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,734		52,727	53,146
Male	19,742	40.5%	20,757	22,053	-2,311	-10.5%
Female	17,814	36.6%	20,298	17,778	36	0.2%
Information Not Available	11,178	22.9%	11,672	13,315	-2,137	-16.0%

Ethnicity	48,734		52,727	53,146
Hispanic or Latino	1,960	4.0%	1,923	1,956	4	0.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,763	71.3%	38,257	37,137	-2,374	-6.4%
Information Not Available	12,011	24.6%	12,547	14,053	-2,042	-14.5%

Race	48,734		52,727	53,146
American Indian or Alaskan Native	139	0.3%	151	132	7	5.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	16,575	34.0%	18,216	17,283	-708	-4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.1%	63	66	-3	-4.5%
White	17,986	36.9%	19,827	19,656	-1,670	-8.5%
Information Not Available	13,971	28.7%	14,470	16,009	-2,038	-12.7%

Years of Age	48,734		52,727	53,146
Younger than 22	923	1.4%	1,021	1,148	-225	-19.6%
22-24	2,185	3.4%	2,306	2,565	-380	-14.8%
25-34	9,670	15.1%	10,208	9,763	-93	-1.0%
35-44	7,849	12.2%	8,436	8,346	-497	-6.0%
45-54	8,821	13.7%	9,701	9,217	-396	-4.3%
55-59	3,738	5.8%	4,184	4,075	-337	-8.3%
60-64	2,562	4.0%	2,860	2,747	-185	-6.7%
65 and older	1,808	2.8%	2,339	1,971	-163	-8.3%
Information Not Available	11,178	17.4%	11,672	13,314	-2,136	-16.0%

Industry	48,734		52,727	53,146
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	60	0.1%	81	55	5	9.1%
Mining	44	0.1%	59	35	9	25.7%
Utilities	41	0.1%	33	27	14	51.9%
Construction	4,111	8.4%	3,918	4,661	-550	-11.8%
Manufacturing	531	1.1%	479	579	-48	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,535	3.1%	1,539	1,449	86	5.9%
Retail Trade	1,575	3.2%	1,648	1,662	-87	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	903	1.9%	2,510	947	-44	-4.6%
Information	698	1.4%	729	727	-29	-4.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,152	2.4%	1,190	1,284	-132	-10.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	839	1.7%	879	755	84	11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,051	8.3%	4,129	3,515	536	15.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	148	0.3%	152	151	-3	-2.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,939	10.1%	5,283	4,719	220	4.7%
Educational Services	1,578	3.2%	1,757	1,540	38	2.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,032	8.3%	4,323	4,154	-122	-2.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	448	0.9%	512	422	26	6.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,332	4.8%	3,087	2,608	-276	-10.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,167	2.4%	1,218	1,217	-50	-4.1%
Public Administration	682	1.4%	698	652	30	4.6%
Information Not Available	17,868	36.6%	18,503	21,987	-4,119	-18.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,345		8,136	8,390
Male	3,720	50.6%	3,940	4,464	-744	-16.7%
Female	3,625	49.4%	4,196	3,926	-301	-7.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,345		8,136	8,390
Hispanic or Latino	56	0.8%	72	87	-31	-35.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,250	71.5%	5,941	5,988	-738	-12.3%
Information Not Available	2,039	27.8%	2,123	2,315	-276	-11.9%

Race	7,345		8,136	8,390
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.7%	45	69	-21	-30.4%
Asian	62	0.8%	87	50	12	24.0%
Black or African American	81	1.1%	107	115	-34	-29.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	5,464	74.4%	6,128	6,362	-898	-14.1%
Information Not Available	1,690	23.0%	1,769	1,794	-104	-5.8%

Years of Age	7,345		8,136	8,390
Younger than 22	185	1.5%	169	258	-73	-28.3%
22-24	391	3.2%	387	516	-125	-24.2%
25-34	1,623	13.3%	1,757	1,932	-309	-16.0%
35-44	1,411	11.5%	1,619	1,653	-242	-14.6%
45-54	1,898	15.5%	2,060	2,077	-179	-8.6%
55-59	943	7.7%	1,021	948	-5	-0.5%
60-64	568	4.6%	681	638	-70	-11.0%
65 and older	326	2.7%	442	368	-42	-11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,345		8,136	8,390
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	211	2.8%	155	103	108	104.9%
Mining	1	0.0%	2	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	14	0.2%	11	11	3	27.3%
Construction	534	7.1%	544	642	-108	-16.8%
Manufacturing	710	9.4%	788	708	2	0.3%
Wholesale Trade	153	2.0%	162	196	-43	-21.9%
Retail Trade	613	8.1%	707	793	-180	-22.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	96	1.3%	301	141	-45	-31.9%
Information	136	1.8%	144	115	21	18.3%
Finance and Insurance	169	2.2%	152	205	-36	-17.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	80	1.1%	73	63	17	27.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	295	3.9%	307	308	-13	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.3%	21	11	9	81.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	480	6.4%	505	526	-46	-8.7%
Educational Services	208	2.8%	268	202	6	3.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	730	9.7%	866	857	-127	-14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	67	0.9%	93	111	-44	-39.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	366	4.8%	454	442	-76	-17.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	173	2.3%	218	191	-18	-9.4%
Public Administration	113	1.5%	131	124	-11	-8.9%
Information Not Available	2,176	28.8%	2,234	2,640	-464	-17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	65,261		72,345	73,866
Male	33,626	51.5%	35,489	38,340	-4,714	-12.3%
Female	31,600	48.4%	36,809	35,518	-3,918	-11.0%
Information Not Available	35	0.1%	47	8	27	337.5%

Ethnicity	65,261		72,345	73,866
Hispanic or Latino	1,768	2.7%	2,044	2,359	-591	-25.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,101	76.8%	55,025	56,244	-6,143	-10.9%
Information Not Available	13,392	20.5%	15,276	15,263	-1,871	-12.3%

Race	65,261		72,345	73,866
American Indian or Alaskan Native	916	1.4%	959	941	-25	-2.7%
Asian	531	0.8%	578	1,688	-1,157	-68.5%
Black or African American	11,744	18.0%	12,952	28,801	-17,057	-59.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.1%	51	66	-23	-34.8%
White	35,184	53.9%	38,625	38,342	-3,158	-8.2%
Information Not Available	16,843	25.8%	19,180	4,028	12,815	318.1%

Years of Age	65,261		72,345	73,866
Younger than 22	1,687	1.7%	1,806	4,778	-3,091	-64.7%
22-24	3,990	4.1%	4,332	4,384	-394	-9.0%
25-34	15,894	16.4%	17,476	17,407	-1,513	-8.7%
35-44	15,116	15.6%	16,838	16,320	-1,204	-7.4%
45-54	16,334	16.9%	18,058	17,668	-1,334	-7.6%
55-59	6,497	6.7%	7,311	7,231	-734	-10.2%
60-64	3,818	4.0%	4,282	3,994	-176	-4.4%
65 and older	1,893	2.0%	2,208	2,082	-189	-9.1%
Information Not Available	32	0.0%	34	2	30	1500.0%

Industry	65,261		72,345	73,866
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	343	0.5%	416	439	-96	-21.9%
Mining	66	0.1%	72	136	-70	-51.5%
Utilities	61	0.1%	56	58	3	5.2%
Construction	4,715	7.2%	4,440	5,672	-957	-16.9%
Manufacturing	8,503	13.0%	9,431	9,715	-1,212	-12.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,343	3.6%	2,505	2,577	-234	-9.1%
Retail Trade	4,412	6.7%	4,692	5,345	-933	-17.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,658	2.5%	2,008	1,861	-203	-10.9%
Information	769	1.2%	797	949	-180	-19.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,899	2.9%	1,847	1,839	60	3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	862	1.3%	875	1,054	-192	-18.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,355	6.6%	4,770	4,100	255	6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,330	2.0%	1,421	1,619	-289	-17.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,878	13.5%	9,487	9,857	-979	-9.9%
Educational Services	2,913	4.4%	3,805	4,104	-1,191	-29.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,768	11.8%	9,496	8,439	-671	-8.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	795	1.2%	1,137	895	-100	-11.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,782	4.2%	3,474	3,881	-1,099	-28.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,905	2.9%	2,158	1,976	-71	-3.6%
Public Administration	1,050	1.6%	1,140	1,072	-22	-2.1%
Information Not Available	7,854	12.0%	8,318	8,278	-424	-5.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,296		38,704	39,082
Male	18,320	53.4%	20,195	21,362	-3,042	-14.2%
Female	15,966	46.6%	18,492	17,692	-1,726	-9.8%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	17	28	-18	-64.3%

Ethnicity	34,296		38,704	39,082
Hispanic or Latino	1,082	3.2%	1,244	1,195	-113	-9.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,181	85.1%	32,971	33,217	-4,036	-12.2%
Information Not Available	4,033	11.8%	4,489	4,670	-637	-13.6%

Race	34,296		38,704	39,082
American Indian or Alaskan Native	507	1.5%	586	590	-83	-14.1%
Asian	1,099	3.2%	1,217	1,251	-152	-12.2%
Black or African American	3,391	9.9%	3,834	3,889	-498	-12.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	66	0.2%	91	76	-10	-13.2%
White	26,364	76.9%	29,778	30,274	-3,910	-12.9%
Information Not Available	2,869	8.4%	3,198	3,002	-133	-4.4%

Years of Age	34,296		38,704	39,082
Younger than 22	532	0.9%	553	763	-231	-30.3%
22-24	1,592	2.8%	1,746	2,113	-521	-24.7%
25-34	8,037	13.9%	9,115	9,524	-1,487	-15.6%
35-44	7,351	12.7%	8,194	8,148	-797	-9.8%
45-54	8,554	14.8%	9,687	9,757	-1,203	-12.3%
55-59	4,112	7.1%	4,663	4,428	-316	-7.1%
60-64	2,782	4.8%	3,143	2,849	-67	-2.4%
65 and older	1,316	2.3%	1,570	1,474	-158	-10.7%
Information Not Available	20	0.0%	33	26	-6	-23.1%

Industry	34,296		38,704	39,082
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	220	0.6%	252	224	-4	-1.8%
Mining	152	0.4%	133	114	38	33.3%
Utilities	128	0.4%	178	128	0	0.0%
Construction	3,062	8.9%	3,168	3,809	-747	-19.6%
Manufacturing	4,328	12.5%	4,976	5,151	-823	-16.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,873	5.4%	1,988	2,087	-214	-10.3%
Retail Trade	2,811	8.1%	3,068	3,401	-590	-17.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	930	2.7%	1,133	1,014	-84	-8.3%
Information	820	2.4%	847	947	-127	-13.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,318	3.8%	1,367	1,353	-35	-2.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	618	1.8%	625	643	-25	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,583	7.5%	2,762	2,324	259	11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	692	2.0%	735	828	-136	-16.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,662	10.6%	3,913	4,125	-463	-11.2%
Educational Services	1,578	4.6%	1,893	1,577	1	0.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,859	11.2%	4,189	4,214	-355	-8.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	512	1.5%	591	620	-108	-17.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,780	5.2%	2,583	2,098	-318	-15.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,192	3.5%	1,868	1,409	-217	-15.4%
Public Administration	585	1.7%	717	1,070	-485	-45.3%
Information Not Available	1,593	4.6%	1,718	1,946	-353	-18.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,618		44,819	46,928
Male	19,330	50.1%	21,429	25,340	-6,010	-23.7%
Female	19,227	49.8%	23,344	21,540	-2,313	-10.7%
Information Not Available	61	0.2%	46	48	13	27.1%

Ethnicity	38,618		44,819	46,928
Hispanic or Latino	984	2.5%	1,083	1,068	-84	-7.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,083	83.1%	35,775	35,781	-3,698	-10.3%
Information Not Available	5,551	14.4%	7,961	10,079	-4,528	-44.9%

Race	38,618		44,819	46,928
American Indian or Alaskan Native	214	0.6%	255	355	-141	-39.7%
Asian	256	0.7%	261	433	-177	-40.9%
Black or African American	4,931	12.8%	6,410	10,016	-5,085	-50.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	398	1.0%	418	512	-114	-22.3%
White	19,895	51.5%	23,751	31,823	-11,928	-37.5%
Information Not Available	12,924	33.5%	13,724	3,789	9,135	241.1%

Years of Age	38,618		44,819	46,928
Younger than 22	920	1.6%	933	1,337	-417	-31.2%
22-24	2,234	4.0%	2,381	2,676	-442	-16.5%
25-34	9,434	16.8%	10,367	11,358	-1,924	-16.9%
35-44	8,705	15.5%	10,131	10,544	-1,839	-17.4%
45-54	9,441	16.8%	11,284	11,942	-2,501	-20.9%
55-59	4,011	7.1%	4,715	4,642	-631	-13.6%
60-64	2,373	4.2%	2,955	2,751	-378	-13.7%
65 and older	1,463	2.6%	2,009	1,641	-178	-10.8%
Information Not Available	37	0.1%	44	37	0	0.0%

Industry	38,618		44,819	46,928
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	170	0.4%	213	205	-35	-17.1%
Mining	91	0.2%	96	107	-16	-15.0%
Utilities	36	0.1%	55	66	-30	-45.5%
Construction	3,760	9.7%	3,636	5,244	-1,484	-28.3%
Manufacturing	4,682	12.1%	6,289	8,209	-3,527	-43.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,485	3.8%	1,615	1,885	-400	-21.2%
Retail Trade	4,035	10.4%	4,282	4,759	-724	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,306	3.4%	2,501	1,395	-89	-6.4%
Information	828	2.1%	991	1,022	-194	-19.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,455	3.8%	1,436	1,345	110	8.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	713	1.8%	988	859	-146	-17.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,925	5.0%	2,161	1,925	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	161	0.4%	170	280	-119	-42.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,882	12.6%	5,343	5,396	-514	-9.5%
Educational Services	1,178	3.0%	1,385	1,546	-368	-23.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,163	13.3%	5,630	5,201	-38	-0.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	416	1.1%	525	560	-144	-25.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,934	7.6%	3,727	3,274	-340	-10.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,349	3.5%	1,632	1,550	-201	-13.0%
Public Administration	418	1.1%	497	445	-27	-6.1%
Information Not Available	1,631	4.2%	1,647	1,655	-24	-1.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,369		26,819	28,494
Male	10,026	44.8%	10,957	14,479	-4,453	-30.8%
Female	12,339	55.2%	15,854	14,003	-1,664	-11.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	8	12	-8	-66.7%

Ethnicity	22,369		26,819	28,494
Hispanic or Latino	310	1.4%	335	545	-235	-43.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,924	93.5%	25,250	26,710	-5,786	-21.7%
Information Not Available	1,135	5.1%	1,233	1,237	-102	-8.2%

Race	22,369		26,819	28,494
American Indian or Alaskan Native	68	0.3%	68	119	-51	-42.9%
Asian	70	0.3%	75	99	-29	-29.3%
Black or African American	13,465	60.2%	17,239	16,540	-3,075	-18.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.2%	45	136	-101	-74.3%
White	8,419	37.6%	9,037	11,279	-2,860	-25.4%
Information Not Available	312	1.4%	355	321	-9	-2.8%

Years of Age	22,369		26,819	28,494
Younger than 22	582	2.0%	610	805	-223	-27.7%
22-24	1,564	5.3%	1,700	1,906	-342	-17.9%
25-34	6,117	20.7%	7,106	7,699	-1,582	-20.5%
35-44	5,158	17.5%	6,071	6,575	-1,417	-21.6%
45-54	4,830	16.4%	5,944	6,321	-1,491	-23.6%
55-59	1,981	6.7%	2,486	2,551	-570	-22.3%
60-64	1,265	4.3%	1,645	1,563	-298	-19.1%
65 and older	872	3.0%	1,257	1,074	-202	-18.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,369		26,819	28,494
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	242	1.1%	258	275	-33	-12.0%
Mining	50	0.2%	58	74	-24	-32.4%
Utilities	17	0.1%	20	22	-5	-22.7%
Construction	1,217	5.4%	1,305	1,818	-601	-33.1%
Manufacturing	3,514	15.5%	3,456	3,853	-339	-8.8%
Wholesale Trade	477	2.1%	488	616	-139	-22.6%
Retail Trade	2,253	10.0%	2,344	2,724	-471	-17.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	500	2.2%	592	605	-105	-17.4%
Information	164	0.7%	188	150	14	9.3%
Finance and Insurance	363	1.6%	390	432	-69	-16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	228	1.0%	219	286	-58	-20.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	650	2.9%	756	744	-94	-12.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	169	0.7%	155	2,515	-2,346	-93.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,389	10.6%	2,427	2,566	-177	-6.9%
Educational Services	694	3.1%	840	782	-88	-11.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,708	12.0%	5,754	2,717	-9	-0.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	166	0.7%	160	269	-103	-38.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,985	8.8%	2,472	2,609	-624	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	370	1.6%	400	416	-46	-11.1%
Public Administration	407	1.8%	419	377	30	8.0%
Information Not Available	3,806	16.8%	4,118	4,644	-838	-18.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,950		5,959	5,180
Male	2,716	54.9%	2,971	2,811	-95	-3.4%
Female	2,227	45.0%	2,982	2,362	-135	-5.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	6	7	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,950		5,959	5,180
Hispanic or Latino	172	3.5%	203	171	1	0.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,543	91.8%	5,466	4,775	-232	-4.9%
Information Not Available	235	4.7%	290	234	1	0.4%

Race	4,950		5,959	5,180
American Indian or Alaskan Native	643	13.0%	917	559	84	15.0%
Asian	30	0.6%	30	31	-1	-3.2%
Black or African American	71	1.4%	69	65	6	9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.3%	20	22	-6	-27.3%
White	4,149	83.8%	4,873	4,462	-313	-7.0%
Information Not Available	41	0.8%	50	41	0	0.0%

Years of Age	4,950		5,959	5,180
Younger than 22	92	1.1%	117	149	-57	-38.3%
22-24	281	3.2%	282	310	-29	-9.4%
25-34	1,151	13.2%	1,326	1,286	-135	-10.5%
35-44	1,040	11.9%	1,269	1,083	-43	-4.0%
45-54	1,192	13.7%	1,452	1,263	-71	-5.6%
55-59	599	6.9%	718	539	60	11.1%
60-64	375	4.3%	468	366	9	2.5%
65 and older	220	2.5%	327	184	36	19.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,950		5,959	5,180
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	38	0.8%	46	51	-13	-25.5%
Mining	180	3.6%	209	103	77	74.8%
Utilities	47	0.9%	43	34	13	38.2%
Construction	623	12.5%	614	698	-75	-10.7%
Manufacturing	329	6.6%	378	336	-7	-2.1%
Wholesale Trade	141	2.8%	150	131	10	7.6%
Retail Trade	490	9.8%	523	608	-118	-19.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	159	3.2%	276	157	2	1.3%
Information	68	1.4%	66	74	-6	-8.1%
Finance and Insurance	105	2.1%	103	98	7	7.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	63	1.3%	58	63	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	233	4.7%	262	229	4	1.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	4	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	475	9.5%	497	466	9	1.9%
Educational Services	167	3.3%	257	185	-18	-9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	623	12.5%	892	600	23	3.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	116	2.3%	115	140	-24	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	537	10.8%	618	640	-103	-16.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	153	3.1%	191	166	-13	-7.8%
Public Administration	234	4.7%	422	231	3	1.3%
Information Not Available	165	3.3%	235	168	-3	-1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	75,462		77,819	90,397
Male	37,722	50.0%	38,217	47,317	-9,595	-20.3%
Female	37,717	50.0%	39,590	43,074	-5,357	-12.4%
Information Not Available	23	0.0%	12	6	17	283.3%

Ethnicity	75,462		77,819	90,397
Hispanic or Latino	3,630	4.8%	3,558	4,284	-654	-15.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,511	93.4%	73,038	84,825	-14,314	-16.9%
Information Not Available	1,321	1.8%	1,223	1,288	33	2.6%

Race	75,462		77,819	90,397
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,159	1.5%	1,201	1,323	-164	-12.4%
Asian	878	1.2%	897	967	-89	-9.2%
Black or African American	30,676	40.7%	32,423	34,125	-3,449	-10.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	98	0.1%	123	139	-41	-29.5%
White	38,066	50.4%	38,675	48,489	-10,423	-21.5%
Information Not Available	4,585	6.1%	4,500	5,354	-769	-14.4%

Years of Age	75,462		77,819	90,397
Younger than 22	2,042	1.9%	2,123	3,024	-982	-32.5%
22-24	5,110	4.7%	5,176	6,503	-1,393	-21.4%
25-34	19,374	17.7%	19,814	22,969	-3,595	-15.7%
35-44	18,059	16.5%	18,666	21,550	-3,491	-16.2%
45-54	17,587	16.1%	18,018	20,639	-3,052	-14.8%
55-59	6,788	6.2%	7,042	7,972	-1,184	-14.9%
60-64	4,092	3.7%	4,326	4,882	-790	-16.2%
65 and older	2,410	2.2%	2,654	2,858	-448	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	75,462		77,819	90,397
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	271	0.4%	305	310	-39	-12.6%
Mining	31	0.0%	54	112	-81	-72.3%
Utilities	66	0.1%	72	67	-1	-1.5%
Construction	3,764	5.0%	3,899	7,236	-3,472	-48.0%
Manufacturing	8,585	11.3%	8,818	9,691	-1,106	-11.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,445	3.2%	2,536	3,051	-606	-19.9%
Retail Trade	6,145	8.1%	6,160	7,692	-1,547	-20.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,573	2.1%	1,648	1,658	-85	-5.1%
Information	689	0.9%	759	1,122	-433	-38.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,664	2.2%	1,699	2,131	-467	-21.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	725	1.0%	697	864	-139	-16.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,011	4.0%	3,106	3,554	-543	-15.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	297	0.4%	299	370	-73	-19.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,639	11.4%	9,220	11,190	-2,551	-22.8%
Educational Services	2,449	3.2%	2,940	2,736	-287	-10.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,282	8.3%	6,589	7,392	-1,110	-15.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	316	0.4%	368	425	-109	-25.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,894	5.1%	4,990	4,787	-893	-18.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,173	1.5%	1,232	1,602	-429	-26.8%
Public Administration	892	1.2%	841	994	-102	-10.3%
Information Not Available	22,551	29.8%	21,587	23,413	-862	-3.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,485		2,213	1,449
Male	831	56.0%	1,222	787	44	5.6%
Female	653	44.0%	990	660	-7	-1.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.1%	1	2	-1	-50.0%

Ethnicity	1,485		2,213	1,449
Hispanic or Latino	54	3.6%	101	62	-8	-12.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,388	93.5%	2,049	1,335	53	4.0%
Information Not Available	43	2.9%	63	52	-9	-17.3%

Race	1,485		2,213	1,449
American Indian or Alaskan Native	147	9.9%	272	114	33	28.9%
Asian	8	0.5%	18	10	-2	-20.0%
Black or African American	60	4.0%	75	67	-7	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	7	3	-1	-33.3%
White	1,171	78.9%	1,677	1,141	30	2.6%
Information Not Available	97	6.5%	164	114	-17	-14.9%

Years of Age	1,485		2,213	1,449
Younger than 22	12	0.5%	24	20	-8	-40.0%
22-24	49	1.9%	79	58	-9	-15.5%
25-34	324	12.8%	466	336	-12	-3.6%
35-44	318	12.6%	439	338	-20	-5.9%
45-54	397	15.7%	591	341	56	16.4%
55-59	175	6.9%	282	174	1	0.6%
60-64	123	4.9%	201	102	21	20.6%
65 and older	86	3.4%	131	79	7	8.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Industry	1,485		2,213	1,449
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	3.1%	88	28	20	71.4%
Mining	78	5.1%	79	85	-7	-8.2%
Utilities	4	0.3%	6	2	2	100.0%
Construction	185	12.1%	258	160	25	15.6%
Manufacturing	133	8.7%	351	125	8	6.4%
Wholesale Trade	78	5.1%	89	70	8	11.4%
Retail Trade	105	6.8%	124	98	7	7.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	91	5.9%	163	110	-19	-17.3%
Information	44	2.9%	41	29	15	51.7%
Finance and Insurance	31	2.0%	34	48	-17	-35.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	25	1.6%	26	26	-1	-3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	94	6.1%	115	73	21	28.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10	0.7%	10	9	1	11.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	99	6.5%	113	76	23	30.3%
Educational Services	1	0.1%	1	5	-4	-80.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	109	7.1%	140	121	-12	-9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.4%	11	6	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	74	4.8%	112	71	3	4.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	37	2.4%	48	36	1	2.8%
Public Administration	134	8.7%	229	136	-2	-1.5%
Information Not Available	99	6.5%	175	135	-36	-26.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,012		8,027	9,639
Male	3,076	43.9%	3,489	4,253	-1,177	-27.7%
Female	3,535	50.4%	4,083	4,751	-1,216	-25.6%
Information Not Available	401	5.7%	455	635	-234	-36.9%

Ethnicity	7,012		8,027	9,639
Hispanic or Latino	428	6.1%	502	579	-151	-26.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,536	79.0%	6,398	7,468	-1,932	-25.9%
Information Not Available	1,048	14.9%	1,127	1,592	-544	-34.2%

Race	7,012		8,027	9,639
American Indian or Alaskan Native	133	1.9%	155	173	-40	-23.1%
Asian	98	1.4%	104	132	-34	-25.8%
Black or African American	793	11.3%	873	997	-204	-20.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1%	14	14	-4	-28.6%
White	4,753	67.8%	5,506	6,341	-1,588	-25.0%
Information Not Available	1,225	17.5%	1,375	1,982	-757	-38.2%

Years of Age	7,012		8,027	9,639
Younger than 22	110	1.0%	107	199	-89	-44.7%
22-24	294	2.6%	350	547	-253	-46.3%
25-34	1,702	15.2%	1,971	2,423	-721	-29.8%
35-44	1,582	14.1%	1,796	2,200	-618	-28.1%
45-54	1,729	15.4%	1,949	2,317	-588	-25.4%
55-59	749	6.7%	849	938	-189	-20.1%
60-64	533	4.7%	589	634	-101	-15.9%
65 and older	313	2.8%	416	381	-68	-17.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,012		8,027	9,639
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.6%	60	52	-8	-15.4%
Mining	9	0.1%	13	24	-15	-62.5%
Utilities	5	0.1%	2	15	-10	-66.7%
Construction	479	6.8%	487	669	-190	-28.4%
Manufacturing	945	13.4%	1,204	1,261	-316	-25.1%
Wholesale Trade	288	4.1%	321	360	-72	-20.0%
Retail Trade	712	10.1%	771	1,100	-388	-35.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	218	3.1%	363	284	-66	-23.2%
Information	133	1.9%	148	172	-39	-22.7%
Finance and Insurance	381	5.4%	373	441	-60	-13.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	98	1.4%	108	103	-5	-4.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	371	5.3%	382	476	-105	-22.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	45	0.6%	43	55	-10	-18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	733	10.4%	769	1,032	-299	-29.0%
Educational Services	205	2.9%	220	272	-67	-24.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	872	12.4%	1,025	1,249	-377	-30.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	100	1.4%	95	120	-20	-16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	435	6.2%	626	710	-275	-38.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	244	3.5%	259	251	-7	-2.8%
Public Administration	194	2.7%	192	258	-64	-24.8%
Information Not Available	501	7.1%	566	735	-234	-31.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,378		7,807	8,111
Male	3,228	50.6%	3,654	4,238	-1,010	-23.8%
Female	3,103	48.7%	4,105	3,823	-720	-18.8%
Information Not Available	47	0.7%	48	50	-3	-6.0%

Ethnicity	6,378		7,807	8,111
Hispanic or Latino	215	3.4%	268	304	-89	-29.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,273	82.7%	6,447	6,625	-1,352	-20.4%
Information Not Available	890	14.0%	1,092	1,182	-292	-24.7%

Race	6,378		7,807	8,111
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45	0.7%	41	51	-6	-11.8%
Asian	125	2.0%	131	174	-49	-28.2%
Black or African American	111	1.7%	119	144	-33	-22.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%	12	7	2	28.6%
White	5,605	87.9%	6,936	7,154	-1,549	-21.7%
Information Not Available	483	7.6%	568	581	-98	-16.9%

Years of Age	6,378		7,807	8,111
Younger than 22	71	0.6%	69	96	-25	-26.0%
22-24	203	1.8%	223	283	-80	-28.3%
25-34	1,053	9.3%	1,289	1,493	-440	-29.5%
35-44	1,286	11.4%	1,585	1,633	-347	-21.2%
45-54	1,712	15.2%	2,145	2,211	-499	-22.6%
55-59	946	8.4%	1,127	1,073	-127	-11.8%
60-64	705	6.3%	835	799	-94	-11.8%
65 and older	402	3.6%	534	523	-121	-23.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,378		7,807	8,111
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	23	0.4%	28	20	3	15.0%
Mining	3	0.0%	5	3	0	0.0%
Utilities	15	0.2%	13	8	7	87.5%
Construction	149	2.3%	154	197	-48	-24.4%
Manufacturing	726	11.3%	792	1,090	-364	-33.4%
Wholesale Trade	361	5.6%	391	464	-103	-22.2%
Retail Trade	460	7.2%	458	628	-168	-26.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	124	1.9%	848	161	-37	-23.0%
Information	135	2.1%	128	116	19	16.4%
Finance and Insurance	271	4.2%	246	260	11	4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	81	1.3%	90	125	-44	-35.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	406	6.3%	421	409	-3	-0.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	0.7%	57	48	-1	-2.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	714	11.2%	782	951	-237	-24.9%
Educational Services	317	5.0%	394	373	-56	-15.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	670	10.5%	795	837	-167	-20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	88	1.4%	87	81	7	8.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	90	1.4%	255	127	-37	-29.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	246	3.8%	302	321	-75	-23.4%
Public Administration	100	1.6%	105	135	-35	-25.9%
Information Not Available	1,352	21.1%	1,456	1,757	-405	-23.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	114,336		132,577	117,595
Male	58,519	51.2%	61,215	62,511	-3,992	-6.4%
Female	55,817	48.8%	71,362	55,084	733	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	114,336		132,577	117,595
Hispanic or Latino	22,415	19.6%	26,230	22,695	-280	-1.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	79,659	69.7%	92,131	82,077	-2,418	-2.9%
Information Not Available	12,262	10.7%	14,216	12,823	-561	-4.4%

Race	114,336		132,577	117,595
American Indian or Alaskan Native	541	0.5%	608	486	55	11.3%
Asian	4,270	3.7%	4,608	4,439	-169	-3.8%
Black or African American	26,003	22.7%	29,204	24,635	1,368	5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	720	0.6%	843	717	3	0.4%
White	66,260	58.0%	79,197	70,230	-3,970	-5.7%
Information Not Available	16,542	14.5%	18,117	17,088	-546	-3.2%

Years of Age	114,336		132,577	117,595
Younger than 22	2,978	1.7%	2,866	28,825	-25,847	-89.7%
22-24	7,165	4.2%	7,148	8,040	-875	-10.9%
25-34	27,266	15.8%	28,445	24,312	2,954	12.2%
35-44	23,366	13.5%	25,944	27,500	-4,134	-15.0%
45-54	26,683	15.5%	31,640	20,382	6,301	30.9%
55-59	11,432	6.6%	14,124	4,980	6,452	129.6%
60-64	8,135	4.7%	10,249	2,213	5,922	267.6%
65 and older	7,311	4.2%	12,161	1,343	5,968	444.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	114,336		132,577	117,595
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	208	0.2%	170	160	48	30.0%
Mining	31	0.0%	32	52	-21	-40.4%
Utilities	148	0.1%	146	120	28	23.3%
Construction	8,135	7.1%	7,910	10,701	-2,566	-24.0%
Manufacturing	7,474	6.5%	7,415	8,148	-674	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	5,924	5.2%	5,843	6,236	-312	-5.0%
Retail Trade	13,301	11.6%	13,137	14,916	-1,615	-10.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,543	4.8%	11,438	5,764	-221	-3.8%
Information	2,400	2.1%	2,341	2,502	-102	-4.1%
Finance and Insurance	4,951	4.3%	4,644	4,429	522	11.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,735	1.5%	1,782	1,753	-18	-1.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,436	6.5%	7,576	7,532	-96	-1.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	702	0.6%	720	733	-31	-4.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,616	11.9%	13,966	14,071	-455	-3.2%
Educational Services	5,145	4.5%	6,931	5,241	-96	-1.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,106	11.4%	14,167	12,950	156	1.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,346	1.2%	1,378	1,532	-186	-12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,902	6.9%	14,593	7,858	44	0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,028	2.6%	3,210	3,187	-159	-5.0%
Public Administration	1,547	1.4%	4,597	1,650	-103	-6.2%
Information Not Available	10,658	9.3%	10,581	8,060	2,598	32.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,746		15,116	14,921
Male	7,451	54.2%	7,842	8,204	-753	-9.2%
Female	6,295	45.8%	7,273	6,717	-422	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,746		15,116	14,921
Hispanic or Latino	6,805	49.5%	7,563	7,442	-637	-8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,666	41.2%	6,208	5,903	-237	-4.0%
Information Not Available	1,275	9.3%	1,345	1,576	-301	-19.1%

Race	13,746		15,116	14,921
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,762	12.8%	1,990	1,580	182	11.5%
Asian	94	0.7%	126	125	-31	-24.8%
Black or African American	406	3.0%	410	403	3	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	57	0.4%	47	30	27	90.0%
White	6,929	50.4%	7,575	6,749	180	2.7%
Information Not Available	4,498	32.7%	4,968	6,034	-1,536	-25.5%

Years of Age	13,746		15,116	14,921
Younger than 22	342	1.7%	365	477	-135	-28.3%
22-24	763	3.9%	797	894	-131	-14.7%
25-34	3,475	17.6%	3,756	3,697	-222	-6.0%
35-44	3,035	15.4%	3,297	3,341	-306	-9.2%
45-54	3,204	16.2%	3,629	3,593	-389	-10.8%
55-59	1,423	7.2%	1,579	1,464	-41	-2.8%
60-64	914	4.6%	1,031	901	13	1.4%
65 and older	590	3.0%	662	554	36	6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,746		15,116	14,921
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	161	1.2%	155	264	-103	-39.0%
Mining	293	2.1%	326	328	-35	-10.7%
Utilities	38	0.3%	35	36	2	5.6%
Construction	2,491	17.9%	2,607	2,502	-11	-0.4%
Manufacturing	573	4.1%	608	791	-218	-27.6%
Wholesale Trade	329	2.4%	360	423	-94	-22.2%
Retail Trade	1,533	11.0%	1,567	1,529	4	0.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	337	2.4%	489	293	44	15.0%
Information	534	3.8%	520	679	-145	-21.4%
Finance and Insurance	311	2.2%	290	310	1	0.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	187	1.3%	196	269	-82	-30.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	811	5.8%	846	973	-162	-16.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.2%	24	27	-1	-3.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,258	9.0%	1,368	1,367	-109	-8.0%
Educational Services	588	4.2%	701	678	-90	-13.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,918	13.8%	2,234	2,010	-92	-4.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	298	2.1%	323	310	-12	-3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,052	7.6%	1,298	1,121	-69	-6.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	486	3.5%	555	374	112	29.9%
Public Administration	519	3.7%	610	637	-118	-18.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	0	3	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,259		27,264	27,581
Male	14,756	56.2%	15,019	15,189	-433	-2.9%
Female	11,433	43.5%	12,245	12,392	-959	-7.7%
Information Not Available	70	0.3%	0	0	70	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,259		27,264	27,581
Hispanic or Latino	4,944	18.8%	5,425	5,423	-479	-8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,076	65.0%	18,653	18,903	-1,827	-9.7%
Information Not Available	4,239	16.1%	3,186	3,255	984	30.2%

Race	26,259		27,264	27,581
American Indian or Alaskan Native	519	2.0%	422	444	75	16.9%
Asian	2,501	9.5%	3,335	3,193	-692	-21.7%
Black or African American	3,506	13.4%	3,878	3,454	52	1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	826	3.1%	1,162	1,126	-300	-26.6%
White	15,705	59.8%	16,077	16,789	-1,084	-6.5%
Information Not Available	3,202	12.2%	2,390	2,575	627	24.3%

Years of Age	26,259		27,264	27,581
Younger than 22	595	1.5%	639	708	-113	-16.0%
22-24	1,344	3.4%	1,587	1,522	-178	-11.7%
25-34	5,993	14.9%	6,429	6,526	-533	-8.2%
35-44	5,818	14.5%	5,793	6,111	-293	-4.8%
45-54	6,374	15.9%	6,342	6,498	-124	-1.9%
55-59	2,733	6.8%	2,638	2,758	-25	-0.9%
60-64	1,874	4.7%	1,921	1,829	45	2.5%
65 and older	1,528	3.8%	1,915	1,629	-101	-6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,259		27,264	27,581
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	17	0.1%	21	33	-16	-48.5%
Mining	288	1.1%	301	143	145	101.4%
Utilities	43	0.2%	60	33	10	30.3%
Construction	2,502	9.5%	2,724	2,853	-351	-12.3%
Manufacturing	780	3.0%	934	1,083	-303	-28.0%
Wholesale Trade	565	2.2%	661	697	-132	-18.9%
Retail Trade	2,009	7.6%	2,584	2,859	-850	-29.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	884	3.4%	1,210	930	-46	-4.9%
Information	238	0.9%	283	317	-79	-24.9%
Finance and Insurance	556	2.1%	634	624	-68	-10.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	589	2.2%	657	788	-199	-25.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,054	4.0%	1,229	1,181	-127	-10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	181	0.7%	207	234	-53	-22.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,796	14.4%	4,221	3,878	-82	-2.1%
Educational Services	307	1.2%	578	442	-135	-30.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,484	5.6%	1,823	1,882	-398	-21.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	502	1.9%	649	764	-262	-34.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,911	14.9%	5,094	5,417	-1,506	-27.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	525	2.0%	621	576	-51	-8.9%
Public Administration	364	1.4%	609	428	-64	-15.0%
Information Not Available	5,664	21.6%	2,164	2,419	3,245	134.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	196,789		229,326	217,706
Male	102,121	51.9%	112,887	113,892	-11,771	-10.3%
Female	94,660	48.1%	116,428	103,797	-9,137	-8.8%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	11	17	-9	-52.9%

Ethnicity	196,789		229,326	217,706
Hispanic or Latino	33,665	17.1%	39,991	36,956	-3,291	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	130,161	66.1%	151,363	144,204	-14,043	-9.7%
Information Not Available	32,963	16.8%	37,972	36,546	-3,583	-9.8%

Race	196,789		229,326	217,706
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,682	0.9%	1,842	1,507	175	11.6%
Asian	7,065	3.6%	7,788	7,422	-357	-4.8%
Black or African American	35,687	18.1%	39,776	40,057	-4,370	-10.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,098	0.6%	1,285	1,011	87	8.6%
White	98,766	50.2%	117,241	111,824	-13,058	-11.7%
Information Not Available	52,491	26.7%	61,394	55,885	-3,394	-6.1%

Years of Age	196,789		229,326	217,706
Younger than 22	6,519	2.3%	6,760	8,946	-2,427	-27.1%
22-24	14,470	5.1%	15,401	16,995	-2,525	-14.9%
25-34	52,380	18.5%	57,077	57,883	-5,503	-9.5%
35-44	41,062	14.5%	47,198	46,326	-5,264	-11.4%
45-54	43,390	15.3%	51,920	47,527	-4,137	-8.7%
55-59	17,797	6.3%	22,205	18,150	-353	-1.9%
60-64	12,165	4.3%	15,418	12,561	-396	-3.2%
65 and older	9,006	3.2%	13,347	9,318	-312	-3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	196,789		229,326	217,706
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	321	0.2%	463	401	-80	-20.0%
Mining	117	0.1%	148	185	-68	-36.8%
Utilities	185	0.1%	228	274	-89	-32.5%
Construction	18,092	9.2%	16,989	20,749	-2,657	-12.8%
Manufacturing	11,400	5.8%	11,935	13,445	-2,045	-15.2%
Wholesale Trade	7,534	3.8%	7,812	8,294	-760	-9.2%
Retail Trade	19,404	9.8%	20,610	22,899	-3,495	-15.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,535	4.3%	22,493	8,122	413	5.1%
Information	6,737	3.4%	7,157	6,636	101	1.5%
Finance and Insurance	9,357	4.7%	9,647	10,144	-787	-7.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,560	2.3%	4,450	4,595	-35	-0.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,410	7.3%	15,135	14,894	-484	-3.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,039	0.5%	1,119	1,071	-32	-3.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,225	11.8%	24,019	24,721	-1,496	-6.1%
Educational Services	11,160	5.7%	14,595	12,994	-1,834	-14.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	24,560	12.5%	27,926	27,829	-3,269	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,540	2.8%	6,024	6,424	-884	-13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,477	6.8%	19,966	14,535	-1,058	-7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5,893	3.0%	6,519	6,803	-910	-13.4%
Public Administration	5,452	2.8%	5,936	4,719	733	15.5%
Information Not Available	5,791	2.9%	6,155	7,972	-2,181	-27.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,639		68,134	68,337
Male	33,531	55.3%	35,839	38,835	-5,304	-13.7%
Female	26,883	44.3%	32,077	29,242	-2,359	-8.1%
Information Not Available	225	0.4%	218	260	-35	-13.5%

Ethnicity	60,639		68,134	68,337
Hispanic or Latino	1,816	3.0%	1,948	1,850	-34	-1.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,963	92.3%	62,990	62,904	-6,941	-11.0%
Information Not Available	2,860	4.7%	3,196	3,583	-723	-20.2%

Race	60,639		68,134	68,337
American Indian or Alaskan Native	276	0.5%	300	232	44	19.0%
Asian	421	0.7%	459	443	-22	-5.0%
Black or African American	11,117	18.3%	12,824	11,830	-713	-6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	62	0.1%	57	60	2	3.3%
White	46,014	75.9%	51,432	52,701	-6,687	-12.7%
Information Not Available	2,749	4.5%	3,062	3,071	-322	-10.5%

Years of Age	60,639		68,134	68,337
Younger than 22	1,220	1.2%	1,272	1,537	-317	-20.6%
22-24	2,623	2.6%	2,861	3,186	-563	-17.7%
25-34	13,111	12.8%	14,422	14,895	-1,784	-12.0%
35-44	14,202	13.9%	15,857	15,733	-1,531	-9.7%
45-54	15,962	15.6%	18,156	18,184	-2,222	-12.2%
55-59	7,053	6.9%	8,048	7,799	-746	-9.6%
60-64	4,315	4.2%	4,997	4,823	-508	-10.5%
65 and older	2,153	2.1%	2,521	2,180	-27	-1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	60,639		68,134	68,337
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	153	0.3%	155	165	-12	-7.3%
Mining	193	0.3%	156	203	-10	-4.9%
Utilities	103	0.2%	90	171	-68	-39.8%
Construction	7,772	12.8%	8,055	8,327	-555	-6.7%
Manufacturing	10,262	16.9%	11,122	13,109	-2,847	-21.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,825	4.6%	3,136	3,442	-617	-17.9%
Retail Trade	3,243	5.3%	3,261	3,605	-362	-10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,974	3.2%	3,117	2,233	-259	-11.6%
Information	1,250	2.1%	1,299	1,122	128	11.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,234	3.7%	2,096	2,182	52	2.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	948	1.6%	954	992	-44	-4.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,981	6.5%	4,322	4,324	-343	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,037	1.7%	1,191	819	218	26.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,997	13.2%	8,497	9,213	-1,216	-13.2%
Educational Services	2,221	3.7%	2,881	2,838	-617	-21.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,034	11.6%	8,696	7,187	-153	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	634	1.0%	713	674	-40	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,513	4.1%	3,264	2,706	-193	-7.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,574	2.6%	2,057	1,813	-239	-13.2%
Public Administration	552	0.9%	625	576	-24	-4.2%
Information Not Available	2,139	3.5%	2,447	2,636	-497	-18.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,503		25,800	29,561
Male	13,006	53.1%	13,677	14,949	-1,943	-13.0%
Female	11,443	46.7%	12,074	14,569	-3,126	-21.5%
Information Not Available	54	0.2%	49	43	11	25.6%

Ethnicity	24,503		25,800	29,561
Hispanic or Latino	2,021	8.2%	2,127	2,287	-266	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,482	91.8%	23,673	27,274	-4,792	-17.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	24,503		25,800	29,561
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,513	10.3%	2,557	3,038	-525	-17.3%
Asian	178	0.7%	207	209	-31	-14.8%
Black or African American	3,792	15.5%	3,982	4,793	-1,001	-20.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.1%	46	35	-1	-2.9%
White	14,882	60.7%	15,714	18,418	-3,536	-19.2%
Information Not Available	3,104	12.7%	3,294	3,068	36	1.2%

Years of Age	24,503		25,800	29,561
Younger than 22	485	1.3%	520	715	-230	-32.2%
22-24	1,206	3.2%	1,309	1,620	-414	-25.6%
25-34	6,085	16.1%	6,316	7,380	-1,295	-17.5%
35-44	5,637	14.9%	5,961	6,856	-1,219	-17.8%
45-54	5,858	15.5%	6,160	7,091	-1,233	-17.4%
55-59	2,558	6.8%	2,687	2,883	-325	-11.3%
60-64	1,567	4.1%	1,628	1,717	-150	-8.7%
65 and older	1,107	2.9%	1,219	1,299	-192	-14.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,503		25,800	29,561
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	103	0.4%	128	130	-27	-20.8%
Mining	914	3.7%	1,004	1,001	-87	-8.7%
Utilities	90	0.4%	93	85	5	5.9%
Construction	2,058	8.4%	2,086	2,335	-277	-11.9%
Manufacturing	2,874	11.7%	2,932	3,262	-388	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	996	4.0%	1,021	1,147	-151	-13.2%
Retail Trade	2,369	9.6%	2,442	2,954	-585	-19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	645	2.6%	695	793	-148	-18.7%
Information	576	2.3%	596	775	-199	-25.7%
Finance and Insurance	667	2.7%	742	926	-259	-28.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	431	1.8%	448	599	-168	-28.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,317	5.4%	1,438	1,318	-1	-0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	0.4%	116	88	11	12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,147	12.8%	3,566	4,210	-1,063	-25.2%
Educational Services	718	2.9%	804	985	-267	-27.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,634	10.7%	2,664	3,167	-533	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	415	1.7%	458	433	-18	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,281	5.2%	1,329	1,545	-264	-17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	836	3.4%	868	1,057	-221	-20.9%
Public Administration	1,062	4.3%	1,074	1,354	-292	-21.6%
Information Not Available	1,271	5.2%	1,296	1,397	-126	-9.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,196		41,063	43,535
Male	18,752	53.3%	20,987	23,596	-4,844	-20.5%
Female	16,439	46.7%	20,070	19,933	-3,494	-17.5%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	6	6	-1	-16.7%

Ethnicity	35,196		41,063	43,535
Hispanic or Latino	3,107	8.8%	3,719	3,931	-824	-21.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,805	79.0%	32,304	33,235	-5,430	-16.3%
Information Not Available	4,284	12.2%	5,040	6,369	-2,085	-32.7%

Race	35,196		41,063	43,535
American Indian or Alaskan Native	396	1.1%	476	469	-73	-15.6%
Asian	806	2.3%	886	865	-59	-6.8%
Black or African American	713	2.0%	828	843	-130	-15.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	255	0.7%	284	282	-27	-9.6%
White	20,190	57.4%	23,706	24,931	-4,741	-19.0%
Information Not Available	12,836	36.5%	14,883	16,145	-3,309	-20.5%

Years of Age	35,196		41,063	43,535
Younger than 22	653	1.2%	730	1,032	-379	-36.7%
22-24	1,748	3.3%	1,923	2,394	-646	-27.0%
25-34	8,496	16.2%	9,721	10,808	-2,312	-21.4%
35-44	8,009	15.2%	9,111	9,903	-1,894	-19.1%
45-54	8,203	15.6%	9,743	10,066	-1,863	-18.5%
55-59	3,775	7.2%	4,528	4,599	-824	-17.9%
60-64	2,829	5.4%	3,354	3,079	-250	-8.1%
65 and older	1,483	2.8%	1,953	1,654	-171	-10.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	35,196		41,063	43,535
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	725	2.0%	716	881	-156	-17.7%
Mining	55	0.2%	79	96	-41	-42.7%
Utilities	80	0.2%	87	101	-21	-20.8%
Construction	3,200	8.9%	3,586	4,744	-1,544	-32.5%
Manufacturing	4,219	11.7%	4,381	4,585	-366	-8.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,370	3.8%	1,511	1,693	-323	-19.1%
Retail Trade	3,693	10.3%	4,081	4,876	-1,183	-24.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	873	2.4%	1,909	1,141	-268	-23.5%
Information	929	2.6%	961	852	77	9.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,244	3.5%	1,287	1,265	-21	-1.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	560	1.6%	577	701	-141	-20.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,839	5.1%	2,035	2,118	-279	-13.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	248	0.7%	292	202	46	22.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,494	9.7%	3,819	4,390	-896	-20.4%
Educational Services	1,163	3.2%	1,340	1,606	-443	-27.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,557	12.7%	6,019	5,499	-942	-17.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	420	1.2%	494	502	-82	-16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,698	7.5%	3,494	3,278	-580	-17.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,079	3.0%	1,187	1,377	-298	-21.6%
Public Administration	905	2.5%	1,063	1,190	-285	-23.9%
Information Not Available	1,845	5.1%	2,145	2,438	-593	-24.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	148,003		176,197	174,841
Male	77,670	52.5%	86,763	94,451	-16,781	-17.8%
Female	70,326	47.5%	89,428	80,390	-10,064	-12.5%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	6	0	7	0.0%

Ethnicity	148,003		176,197	174,841
Hispanic or Latino	9,018	6.1%	10,300	10,809	-1,791	-16.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	133,930	90.5%	160,191	158,467	-24,537	-15.5%
Information Not Available	5,055	3.4%	5,706	5,565	-510	-9.2%

Race	148,003		176,197	174,841
American Indian or Alaskan Native	376	0.3%	399	487	-111	-22.8%
Asian	45	0.0%	50	68	-23	-33.8%
Black or African American	27,105	18.3%	30,268	29,937	-2,832	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,990	1.3%	2,050	2,324	-334	-14.4%
White	104,944	70.9%	128,045	126,379	-21,435	-17.0%
Information Not Available	13,543	9.2%	15,385	15,646	-2,103	-13.4%

Years of Age	148,003		176,197	174,841
Younger than 22	4,490	1.9%	4,912	6,535	-2,045	-31.3%
22-24	8,963	3.7%	9,597	11,600	-2,637	-22.7%
25-34	34,214	14.1%	37,702	41,633	-7,419	-17.8%
35-44	31,246	12.9%	36,000	36,704	-5,458	-14.9%
45-54	35,351	14.6%	42,013	40,821	-5,470	-13.4%
55-59	15,314	6.3%	19,092	17,203	-1,889	-11.0%
60-64	10,541	4.3%	13,470	11,810	-1,269	-10.7%
65 and older	7,871	3.2%	13,411	8,535	-664	-7.8%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	0	0	13	0.0%

Industry	148,003		176,197	174,841
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	382	0.3%	409	434	-52	-12.0%
Mining	1,392	0.9%	1,528	1,997	-605	-30.3%
Utilities	301	0.2%	281	319	-18	-5.6%
Construction	14,555	9.8%	14,385	20,038	-5,483	-27.4%
Manufacturing	17,545	11.8%	18,594	21,055	-3,510	-16.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,355	3.6%	5,660	6,506	-1,151	-17.7%
Retail Trade	14,891	10.0%	15,534	17,815	-2,924	-16.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,284	5.6%	21,901	9,290	-1,006	-10.8%
Information	2,333	1.6%	2,484	3,356	-1,023	-30.5%
Finance and Insurance	4,231	2.9%	4,259	4,518	-287	-6.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,654	1.1%	1,724	2,038	-384	-18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,262	5.6%	8,594	8,417	-155	-1.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	923	0.6%	870	858	65	7.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,812	10.7%	16,918	19,396	-3,584	-18.5%
Educational Services	6,790	4.6%	8,252	8,151	-1,361	-16.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	21,335	14.4%	23,278	23,222	-1,887	-8.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,233	1.5%	2,257	2,805	-572	-20.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,812	7.3%	17,440	11,455	-643	-5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,771	2.5%	4,055	4,795	-1,024	-21.4%
Public Administration	1,808	1.2%	1,883	2,052	-244	-11.9%
Information Not Available	5,334	3.6%	5,891	6,324	-990	-15.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,460		35,122	30,733
Male	17,838	55.0%	19,022	16,938	900	5.3%
Female	14,622	45.0%	16,100	13,795	827	6.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,460		35,122	30,733
Hispanic or Latino	31,195	96.1%	33,780	30,610	585	1.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	403	1.2%	438	100	303	303.0%
Information Not Available	862	2.7%	904	23	839	3647.8%

Race	32,460		35,122	30,733
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,333	4.1%	1,423	1,512	-179	-11.8%
Asian	28	0.1%	25	47	-19	-40.4%
Black or African American	1,168	3.6%	1,245	654	514	78.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.2%	57	36	18	50.0%
White	9,496	29.3%	9,910	2,683	6,813	253.9%
Information Not Available	20,381	62.8%	22,462	25,801	-5,420	-21.0%

Years of Age	32,460		35,122	30,733
Younger than 22	1,208	3.0%	1,284	1,415	-207	-14.6%
22-24	2,660	6.5%	2,829	2,778	-118	-4.2%
25-34	10,372	25.4%	11,212	10,005	367	3.7%
35-44	8,124	19.9%	8,719	7,378	746	10.1%
45-54	6,135	15.0%	6,728	5,567	568	10.2%
55-59	2,022	5.0%	2,163	1,907	115	6.0%
60-64	1,147	2.8%	1,292	1,062	85	8.0%
65 and older	756	1.9%	855	611	145	23.7%
Information Not Available	36	0.1%	40	10	26	260.0%

Industry	32,460		35,122	30,733
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,310	3.9%	1,343	0	1,310	0.0%
Mining	69	0.2%	69	10	59	590.0%
Utilities	15	0.0%	19	541	-526	-97.2%
Construction	4,277	12.7%	4,748	2,694	1,583	58.8%
Manufacturing	4,234	12.5%	4,139	3,200	1,034	32.3%
Wholesale Trade	749	2.2%	748	4,433	-3,684	-83.1%
Retail Trade	2,541	7.5%	2,615	0	2,541	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	501	1.5%	606	0	501	0.0%
Information	252	0.7%	263	0	252	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	482	1.4%	491	744	-262	-35.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	315	0.9%	305	0	315	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,102	3.3%	1,098	0	1,102	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.2%	40	0	54	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,989	11.8%	4,366	0	3,989	0.0%
Educational Services	3,374	10.0%	4,242	0	3,374	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,842	5.5%	1,898	0	1,842	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	86	0.3%	87	0	86	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,335	4.0%	1,330	0	1,335	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	404	1.2%	421	7,863	-7,459	-94.9%
Public Administration	3,575	10.6%	4,362	2,597	978	37.7%
Information Not Available	1,954	5.8%	1,932	8,651	-6,697	-77.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,692		12,693	11,024
Male	4,712	48.6%	5,164	5,634	-922	-16.4%
Female	4,980	51.4%	7,529	5,390	-410	-7.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,692		12,693	11,024
Hispanic or Latino	1,262	13.0%	1,587	1,291	-29	-2.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,196	63.9%	8,074	7,081	-885	-12.5%
Information Not Available	2,234	23.0%	3,032	2,652	-418	-15.8%

Race	9,692		12,693	11,024
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63	0.7%	70	66	-3	-4.5%
Asian	169	1.7%	183	176	-7	-4.0%
Black or African American	637	6.6%	705	646	-9	-1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.4%	38	33	3	9.1%
White	6,775	69.9%	8,960	7,764	-989	-12.7%
Information Not Available	2,012	20.8%	2,737	2,339	-327	-14.0%

Years of Age	9,692		12,693	11,024
Younger than 22	203	1.3%	216	272	-69	-25.4%
22-24	491	3.1%	575	574	-83	-14.5%
25-34	2,152	13.7%	2,448	2,531	-379	-15.0%
35-44	2,056	13.1%	2,547	2,292	-236	-10.3%
45-54	2,405	15.3%	3,247	2,681	-276	-10.3%
55-59	1,031	6.6%	1,513	1,133	-102	-9.0%
60-64	749	4.8%	1,102	901	-152	-16.9%
65 and older	605	3.8%	1,045	640	-35	-5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,692		12,693	11,024
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	14	0.1%	16	12	2	16.7%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	4	-2	-50.0%
Utilities	5	0.1%	3	3	2	66.7%
Construction	785	8.1%	694	1,160	-375	-32.3%
Manufacturing	1,133	11.7%	1,141	1,427	-294	-20.6%
Wholesale Trade	452	4.7%	446	477	-25	-5.2%
Retail Trade	1,084	11.2%	1,129	1,187	-103	-8.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	240	2.5%	1,618	278	-38	-13.7%
Information	114	1.2%	132	219	-105	-47.9%
Finance and Insurance	493	5.1%	437	504	-11	-2.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	162	1.7%	179	174	-12	-6.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	629	6.5%	647	661	-32	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	135	1.4%	119	89	46	51.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,024	10.6%	1,022	1,025	-1	-0.1%
Educational Services	355	3.7%	532	453	-98	-21.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,532	15.8%	1,660	1,592	-60	-3.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	120	1.2%	158	137	-17	-12.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	668	6.9%	1,910	755	-87	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	433	4.5%	472	495	-62	-12.5%
Public Administration	100	1.0%	125	74	26	35.1%
Information Not Available	212	2.2%	251	298	-86	-28.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,695		31,558	33,986
Male	14,267	49.7%	14,907	17,269	-3,002	-17.4%
Female	14,428	50.3%	16,651	16,717	-2,289	-13.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,695		31,558	33,986
Hispanic or Latino	907	3.2%	975	1,033	-126	-12.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,094	94.4%	29,981	32,270	-5,176	-16.0%
Information Not Available	694	2.4%	602	683	11	1.6%

Race	28,695		31,558	33,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	202	0.7%	178	247	-45	-18.2%
Asian	180	0.6%	205	205	-25	-12.2%
Black or African American	13,581	47.3%	15,440	15,702	-2,121	-13.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.2%	46	47	-3	-6.4%
White	13,692	47.7%	14,658	16,698	-3,006	-18.0%
Information Not Available	996	3.5%	1,031	1,087	-91	-8.4%

Years of Age	28,695		31,558	33,986
Younger than 22	1,038	2.6%	984	1,521	-483	-31.8%
22-24	1,110	2.7%	1,170	1,600	-490	-30.6%
25-34	7,117	17.6%	7,539	8,757	-1,640	-18.7%
35-44	6,674	16.5%	7,302	7,707	-1,033	-13.4%
45-54	6,699	16.5%	7,438	7,806	-1,107	-14.2%
55-59	2,921	7.2%	3,279	3,113	-192	-6.2%
60-64	1,893	4.7%	2,231	2,094	-201	-9.6%
65 and older	1,205	3.0%	1,542	1,322	-117	-8.9%
Information Not Available	38	0.1%	73	66	-28	-42.4%

Industry	28,695		31,558	33,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	164	0.6%	182	151	13	8.6%
Mining	23	0.1%	20	26	-3	-11.5%
Utilities	37	0.1%	30	47	-10	-21.3%
Construction	1,930	6.7%	2,042	2,410	-480	-19.9%
Manufacturing	4,276	14.8%	4,236	4,873	-597	-12.3%
Wholesale Trade	933	3.2%	934	1,023	-90	-8.8%
Retail Trade	2,751	9.5%	2,569	3,382	-631	-18.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	639	2.2%	1,116	747	-108	-14.5%
Information	327	1.1%	320	348	-21	-6.0%
Finance and Insurance	978	3.4%	1,028	842	136	16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	419	1.5%	392	526	-107	-20.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,612	5.6%	1,724	1,560	52	3.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105	0.4%	95	105	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,548	15.8%	4,859	5,476	-928	-16.9%
Educational Services	677	2.3%	837	870	-193	-22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,380	8.2%	2,878	2,615	-235	-9.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	246	0.9%	232	328	-82	-25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,943	6.7%	2,857	2,563	-620	-24.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	712	2.5%	1,014	826	-114	-13.8%
Public Administration	628	2.2%	632	690	-62	-9.0%
Information Not Available	3,367	11.7%	3,561	4,578	-1,211	-26.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,305		1,624	1,530
Male	607	46.5%	738	806	-199	-24.7%
Female	698	53.5%	886	724	-26	-3.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,305		1,624	1,530
Hispanic or Latino	52	4.0%	79	41	11	26.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,093	83.8%	1,323	1,291	-198	-15.3%
Information Not Available	160	12.3%	222	198	-38	-19.2%

Race	1,305		1,624	1,530
American Indian or Alaskan Native	182	13.9%	291	248	-66	-26.6%
Asian	5	0.4%	10	1	4	400.0%
Black or African American	33	2.5%	37	53	-20	-37.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
White	918	70.3%	1,036	1,067	-149	-14.0%
Information Not Available	167	12.8%	248	161	6	3.7%

Years of Age	1,305		1,624	1,530
Younger than 22	22	1.1%	27	24	-2	-8.3%
22-24	34	1.6%	47	49	-15	-30.6%
25-34	236	11.3%	291	319	-83	-26.0%
35-44	260	12.4%	362	315	-55	-17.5%
45-54	347	16.6%	452	411	-64	-15.6%
55-59	210	10.0%	204	206	4	1.9%
60-64	132	6.3%	154	136	-4	-2.9%
65 and older	64	3.1%	87	70	-6	-8.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,305		1,624	1,530
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5	0.4%	9	11	-6	-54.5%
Mining	15	1.1%	6	10	5	50.0%
Utilities	2	0.2%	4	1	1	100.0%
Construction	96	7.3%	109	195	-99	-50.8%
Manufacturing	195	14.9%	237	153	42	27.5%
Wholesale Trade	44	3.4%	48	58	-14	-24.1%
Retail Trade	132	10.1%	153	139	-7	-5.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	26	2.0%	36	37	-11	-29.7%
Information	28	2.1%	26	24	4	16.7%
Finance and Insurance	82	6.3%	79	99	-17	-17.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	21	1.6%	19	23	-2	-8.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	60	4.6%	48	65	-5	-7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.2%	3	1	2	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	84	6.4%	84	103	-19	-18.4%
Educational Services	82	6.3%	97	112	-30	-26.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	150	11.5%	167	144	6	4.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	21	1.6%	43	33	-12	-36.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	73	5.6%	149	84	-11	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	38	2.9%	30	33	5	15.2%
Public Administration	74	5.6%	187	121	-47	-38.8%
Information Not Available	74	5.6%	90	84	-10	-11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,362		39,340	44,517
Male	16,361	46.3%	18,311	21,353	-4,992	-23.4%
Female	19,001	53.7%	21,029	23,164	-4,163	-18.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	35,362		39,340	44,517
Hispanic or Latino	533	1.5%	616	643	-110	-17.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,829	98.5%	38,724	43,874	-9,045	-20.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	35,362		39,340	44,517
American Indian or Alaskan Native	94	0.3%	97	125	-31	-24.8%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Black or African American	10,871	30.7%	11,983	12,223	-1,352	-11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	188	0.5%	242	311	-123	-39.5%
White	23,589	66.7%	26,337	31,230	-7,641	-24.5%
Information Not Available	620	1.8%	681	626	-6	-1.0%

Years of Age	35,362		39,340	44,517
Younger than 22	461	0.8%	538	656	-195	-29.7%
22-24	1,305	2.3%	1,534	1,736	-431	-24.8%
25-34	7,146	12.8%	8,056	8,919	-1,773	-19.9%
35-44	8,138	14.6%	9,102	10,222	-2,084	-20.4%
45-54	8,761	15.7%	9,492	11,106	-2,345	-21.1%
55-59	3,954	7.1%	4,455	4,968	-1,014	-20.4%
60-64	3,119	5.6%	3,472	3,813	-694	-18.2%
65 and older	2,477	4.4%	2,690	3,093	-616	-19.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	4	-3	-75.0%

Industry	35,362		39,340	44,517
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	0.3%	123	155	-55	-35.5%
Mining	100	0.3%	118	143	-43	-30.1%
Utilities	38	0.1%	47	43	-5	-11.6%
Construction	3,005	8.5%	3,421	4,027	-1,022	-25.4%
Manufacturing	5,508	15.5%	5,959	7,866	-2,358	-30.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,824	5.1%	1,985	2,086	-262	-12.6%
Retail Trade	3,231	9.1%	3,680	4,594	-1,363	-29.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,517	4.3%	1,700	1,700	-183	-10.8%
Information	608	1.7%	638	878	-270	-30.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,168	3.3%	1,266	1,533	-365	-23.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	512	1.4%	539	691	-179	-25.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,053	5.8%	2,315	2,533	-480	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	207	0.6%	210	168	39	23.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,395	15.2%	6,235	6,388	-993	-15.5%
Educational Services	1,728	4.9%	1,565	1,448	280	19.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,875	10.9%	4,252	4,540	-665	-14.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	271	0.8%	351	408	-137	-33.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,119	6.0%	2,522	2,784	-665	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,141	3.2%	1,360	1,414	-273	-19.3%
Public Administration	863	2.4%	952	947	-84	-8.9%
Information Not Available	99	0.3%	102	171	-72	-42.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	150,556		160,285	150,908
Male	80,669	53.6%	83,917	79,089	1,580	2.0%
Female	69,883	46.4%	76,368	71,819	-1,936	-2.7%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	0	0	4	0.0%

Ethnicity	150,556		160,285	150,908
Hispanic or Latino	47,354	31.5%	50,239	47,127	227	0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	90,990	60.4%	95,202	92,556	-1,566	-1.7%
Information Not Available	12,212	8.1%	14,844	11,225	987	8.8%

Race	150,556		160,285	150,908
American Indian or Alaskan Native	617	0.4%	639	643	-26	-4.0%
Asian	3,091	2.1%	3,062	2,875	216	7.5%
Black or African American	35,392	23.5%	37,511	35,166	226	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	51,649	34.3%	53,758	53,653	-2,004	-3.7%
Information Not Available	59,807	39.7%	65,315	58,571	1,236	2.1%

Years of Age	150,556		160,285	150,908
Younger than 22	3,653	1.9%	3,951	4,220	-567	-13.4%
22-24	8,384	4.3%	8,821	8,734	-350	-4.0%
25-34	37,808	19.6%	39,809	38,551	-743	-1.9%
35-44	36,340	18.8%	38,535	36,038	302	0.8%
45-54	35,416	18.4%	37,940	35,510	-94	-0.3%
55-59	14,436	7.5%	15,239	14,088	348	2.5%
60-64	9,224	4.8%	9,849	8,715	509	5.8%
65 and older	5,295	2.7%	6,141	5,052	243	4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	150,556		160,285	150,908
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,411	0.9%	1,200	1,268	143	11.3%
Mining	3,739	2.5%	3,662	3,278	461	14.1%
Utilities	532	0.4%	511	654	-122	-18.7%
Construction	18,197	12.0%	18,809	17,533	664	3.8%
Manufacturing	13,576	8.9%	14,144	11,963	1,613	13.5%
Wholesale Trade	8,338	5.5%	8,565	7,801	537	6.9%
Retail Trade	11,282	7.4%	11,648	13,017	-1,735	-13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,097	3.4%	7,539	5,845	-748	-12.8%
Information	3,162	2.1%	3,184	4,618	-1,456	-31.5%
Finance and Insurance	6,978	4.6%	6,514	6,330	648	10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,813	1.9%	2,852	3,089	-276	-8.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12,509	8.2%	13,073	10,956	1,553	14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	643	0.4%	658	681	-38	-5.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,091	13.9%	22,049	20,962	129	0.6%
Educational Services	5,235	3.4%	5,612	5,369	-134	-2.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	16,482	10.8%	17,685	17,597	-1,115	-6.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	931	0.6%	964	999	-68	-6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,258	4.1%	8,925	7,035	-777	-11.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,738	2.5%	3,975	3,450	288	8.3%
Public Administration	1,924	1.3%	2,102	1,993	-69	-3.5%
Information Not Available	6,620	4.4%	6,614	6,470	150	2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,650		13,147	13,129
Male	7,546	59.7%	7,716	7,624	-78	-1.0%
Female	5,020	39.7%	5,337	5,430	-410	-7.6%
Information Not Available	84	0.7%	94	75	9	12.0%

Ethnicity	12,650		13,147	13,129
Hispanic or Latino	1,096	8.7%	1,193	1,040	56	5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,233	80.9%	10,549	10,386	-153	-1.5%
Information Not Available	1,321	10.4%	1,405	1,703	-382	-22.4%

Race	12,650		13,147	13,129
American Indian or Alaskan Native	443	3.5%	480	432	11	2.5%
Asian	280	2.2%	304	257	23	8.9%
Black or African American	294	2.3%	308	261	33	12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	209	1.7%	211	196	13	6.6%
White	9,731	76.9%	10,033	9,950	-219	-2.2%
Information Not Available	1,693	13.4%	1,811	2,033	-340	-16.7%

Years of Age	12,650		13,147	13,129
Younger than 22	321	1.5%	322	365	-44	-12.1%
22-24	598	2.8%	680	774	-176	-22.7%
25-34	3,373	15.6%	3,463	3,533	-160	-4.5%
35-44	3,040	14.1%	3,191	3,049	-9	-0.3%
45-54	2,847	13.2%	2,916	3,051	-204	-6.7%
55-59	1,353	6.3%	1,353	1,254	99	7.9%
60-64	762	3.5%	826	722	40	5.5%
65 and older	356	1.6%	396	381	-25	-6.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,650		13,147	13,129
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.3%	33	34	5	14.7%
Mining	207	1.6%	254	220	-13	-5.9%
Utilities	17	0.1%	17	8	9	112.5%
Construction	1,655	13.0%	1,613	1,464	191	13.0%
Manufacturing	1,467	11.6%	1,437	1,356	111	8.2%
Wholesale Trade	617	4.9%	610	550	67	12.2%
Retail Trade	1,047	8.3%	1,128	1,337	-290	-21.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	386	3.0%	441	412	-26	-6.3%
Information	386	3.0%	418	461	-75	-16.3%
Finance and Insurance	510	4.0%	476	464	46	9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	196	1.5%	213	243	-47	-19.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	864	6.8%	953	899	-35	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.3%	46	50	-9	-18.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,661	13.1%	1,687	1,774	-113	-6.4%
Educational Services	477	3.8%	512	510	-33	-6.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	829	6.5%	1,014	821	8	1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	186	1.5%	166	240	-54	-22.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	459	3.6%	490	627	-168	-26.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	329	2.6%	315	273	56	20.5%
Public Administration	226	1.8%	218	230	-4	-1.7%
Information Not Available	1,051	8.3%	1,106	1,156	-105	-9.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,845		50,013	49,528
Male	25,381	54.2%	26,068	26,916	-1,535	-5.7%
Female	21,454	45.8%	23,936	22,602	-1,148	-5.1%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	10	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	46,845		50,013	49,528
Hispanic or Latino	2,038	4.4%	2,124	2,136	-98	-4.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,649	91.0%	45,614	45,201	-2,552	-5.6%
Information Not Available	2,158	4.6%	2,275	2,191	-33	-1.5%

Race	46,845		50,013	49,528
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,293	4.9%	2,397	2,393	-100	-4.2%
Asian	1,257	2.7%	1,376	1,143	114	10.0%
Black or African American	18,493	39.5%	19,958	19,276	-783	-4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	22,644	48.3%	24,007	24,525	-1,881	-7.7%
Information Not Available	2,158	4.6%	2,275	2,191	-33	-1.5%

Years of Age	46,845		50,013	49,528
Younger than 22	773	1.2%	840	942	-169	-17.9%
22-24	2,161	3.3%	2,337	2,734	-573	-21.0%
25-34	11,163	16.9%	11,770	12,225	-1,062	-8.7%
35-44	10,448	15.8%	11,012	11,112	-664	-6.0%
45-54	11,956	18.1%	12,716	12,240	-284	-2.3%
55-59	5,207	7.9%	5,640	5,142	65	1.3%
60-64	3,299	5.0%	3,634	3,321	-22	-0.7%
65 and older	1,834	2.8%	2,060	1,809	25	1.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	3	1	33.3%

Industry	46,845		50,013	49,528
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	57	0.1%	59	89	-32	-36.0%
Mining	229	0.5%	216	564	-335	-59.4%
Utilities	22	0.0%	27	29	-7	-24.1%
Construction	2,034	4.3%	1,976	2,628	-594	-22.6%
Manufacturing	1,734	3.7%	1,837	2,283	-549	-24.0%
Wholesale Trade	533	1.1%	547	647	-114	-17.6%
Retail Trade	1,284	2.7%	1,283	1,804	-520	-28.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	871	1.9%	940	982	-111	-11.3%
Information	311	0.7%	273	416	-105	-25.2%
Finance and Insurance	433	0.9%	428	518	-85	-16.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	266	0.6%	253	381	-115	-30.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,189	4.7%	2,222	2,396	-207	-8.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	80	0.2%	72	111	-31	-27.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,725	5.8%	2,875	3,227	-502	-15.6%
Educational Services	288	0.6%	340	301	-13	-4.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,491	3.2%	1,801	2,116	-625	-29.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	116	0.2%	101	141	-25	-17.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,062	2.3%	1,891	1,343	-281	-20.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	546	1.2%	704	702	-156	-22.2%
Public Administration	2,682	5.7%	2,821	3,347	-665	-19.9%
Information Not Available	27,892	59.5%	29,347	25,503	2,389	9.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	593		535	1,229
Male	293	49.4%	302	754	-461	-61.1%
Female	300	50.6%	233	475	-175	-36.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	593		535	1,229
Hispanic or Latino	91	15.3%	97	235	-144	-61.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	477	80.4%	415	968	-491	-50.7%
Information Not Available	25	4.2%	23	26	-1	-3.8%

Race	593		535	1,229
American Indian or Alaskan Native	6	1.0%	4	10	-4	-40.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	2	8	-8	-100.0%
Black or African American	400	67.5%	345	878	-478	-54.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	2.4%	13	18	-4	-22.2%
White	71	12.0%	64	72	-1	-1.4%
Information Not Available	102	17.2%	107	243	-141	-58.0%

Years of Age	593		535	1,229
Younger than 22	11	1.8%	3	17	-6	-35.3%
22-24	38	6.1%	32	44	-6	-13.6%
25-34	141	22.8%	107	313	-172	-55.0%
35-44	125	20.2%	114	283	-158	-55.8%
45-54	120	19.4%	121	312	-192	-61.5%
55-59	71	11.5%	66	97	-26	-26.8%
60-64	46	7.4%	42	85	-39	-45.9%
65 and older	40	6.5%	48	75	-35	-46.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.2%	2	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	593		535	1,229
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	78	13.2%	90	156	-78	-50.0%
Manufacturing	72	12.1%	85	132	-60	-45.5%
Wholesale Trade	3	0.5%	2	7	-4	-57.1%
Retail Trade	54	9.1%	71	72	-18	-25.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	10	1.7%	38	24	-14	-58.3%
Information	1	0.2%	1	7	-6	-85.7%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.2%	3	7	-6	-85.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	2.2%	13	22	-9	-40.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6	1.0%	9	49	-43	-87.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	1.3%	9	17	-9	-52.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	26	4.4%	26	57	-31	-54.4%
Educational Services	12	2.0%	18	46	-34	-73.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13	2.2%	11	46	-33	-71.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	17	2.9%	18	7	10	142.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	201	33.9%	71	222	-21	-9.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	29	4.9%	35	227	-198	-87.2%
Public Administration	13	2.2%	11	28	-15	-53.6%
Information Not Available	36	6.1%	24	97	-61	-62.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,605		4,731	4,051
Male	1,899	52.7%	2,224	2,161	-262	-12.1%
Female	1,706	47.3%	2,507	1,890	-184	-9.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,605		4,731	4,051
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.0%	5	6	-5	-83.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	178	4.9%	392	889	-711	-80.0%
Information Not Available	3,426	95.0%	4,334	3,156	270	8.6%

Race	3,605		4,731	4,051
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.0%	1	12	-11	-91.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	4	0.1%	6	25	-21	-84.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	2	2	-1	-50.0%
White	173	4.8%	388	856	-683	-79.8%
Information Not Available	3,426	95.0%	4,334	3,156	270	8.6%

Years of Age	3,605		4,731	4,051
Younger than 22	69	2.0%	77	93	-24	-25.8%
22-24	178	5.2%	185	224	-46	-20.5%
25-34	786	22.8%	935	937	-151	-16.1%
35-44	732	21.3%	941	803	-71	-8.8%
45-54	881	25.6%	1,186	991	-110	-11.1%
55-59	436	12.7%	590	449	-13	-2.9%
60-64	338	9.8%	485	344	-6	-1.7%
65 and older	185	5.4%	332	210	-25	-11.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,605		4,731	4,051
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	15	0.4%	26	28	-13	-46.4%
Mining	2	0.1%	3	10	-8	-80.0%
Utilities	7	0.2%	9	7	0	0.0%
Construction	279	7.7%	283	388	-109	-28.1%
Manufacturing	595	16.4%	646	462	133	28.8%
Wholesale Trade	148	4.1%	146	188	-40	-21.3%
Retail Trade	410	11.3%	479	524	-114	-21.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	93	2.6%	407	112	-19	-17.0%
Information	58	1.6%	55	55	3	5.5%
Finance and Insurance	77	2.1%	67	90	-13	-14.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40	1.1%	49	47	-7	-14.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	182	5.0%	193	196	-14	-7.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	1	6	-5	-83.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	254	7.0%	278	281	-27	-9.6%
Educational Services	191	5.3%	279	259	-68	-26.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	516	14.3%	656	554	-38	-6.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	25	0.7%	34	34	-9	-26.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	529	14.6%	918	574	-45	-7.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	92	2.5%	109	113	-21	-18.6%
Public Administration	91	2.5%	93	123	-32	-26.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,285		57,699	65,702
Male	28,823	56.2%	31,446	36,827	-8,004	-21.7%
Female	22,458	43.8%	26,248	28,871	-6,413	-22.2%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	5	4	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	51,285		57,699	65,702
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	51,285	100.0%	57,699	65,702	-14,417	-21.9%

Race	51,285		57,699	65,702
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	51,285	100.0%	57,699	65,702	-14,417	-21.9%

Years of Age	51,285		57,699	65,702
Younger than 22	796	1.7%	914	1,059	-263	-24.8%
22-24	2,292	4.8%	2,480	3,162	-870	-27.5%
25-34	12,305	25.9%	13,501	15,696	-3,391	-21.6%
35-44	11,720	24.7%	13,116	14,998	-3,278	-21.9%
45-54	12,726	26.8%	14,372	16,074	-3,348	-20.8%
55-59	5,621	11.8%	6,515	7,131	-1,510	-21.2%
60-64	3,835	8.1%	4,461	4,918	-1,083	-22.0%
65 and older	1,990	4.2%	2,340	2,664	-674	-25.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,285		57,699	65,702
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	51,285	100.0%	57,699	65,702	-14,417	-21.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,066		62,985	63,641
Male	27,738	52.3%	31,014	33,424	-5,686	-17.0%
Female	25,286	47.7%	31,921	30,172	-4,886	-16.2%
Information Not Available	42	0.1%	50	45	-3	-6.7%

Ethnicity	53,066		62,985	63,641
Hispanic or Latino	2,452	4.6%	2,866	2,832	-380	-13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,908	94.0%	59,344	60,045	-10,137	-16.9%
Information Not Available	706	1.3%	775	764	-58	-7.6%

Race	53,066		62,985	63,641
American Indian or Alaskan Native	647	1.2%	894	821	-174	-21.2%
Asian	695	1.3%	957	942	-247	-26.2%
Black or African American	8,630	16.3%	10,197	9,266	-636	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	69	70	-12	-17.1%
White	42,330	79.8%	50,093	51,778	-9,448	-18.2%
Information Not Available	706	1.3%	775	764	-58	-7.6%

Years of Age	53,066		62,985	63,641
Younger than 22	1,475	1.6%	1,543	2,044	-569	-27.8%
22-24	3,051	3.3%	3,313	4,081	-1,030	-25.2%
25-34	12,599	13.8%	14,265	15,331	-2,732	-17.8%
35-44	10,683	11.7%	12,476	12,937	-2,254	-17.4%
45-54	12,728	13.9%	15,108	15,311	-2,583	-16.9%
55-59	6,003	6.6%	7,318	6,743	-740	-11.0%
60-64	4,070	4.5%	5,152	4,431	-361	-8.1%
65 and older	2,446	2.7%	3,804	2,763	-317	-11.5%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	6	0	11	0.0%

Industry	53,066		62,985	63,641
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	297	0.6%	397	318	-21	-6.6%
Mining	48	0.1%	57	38	10	26.3%
Utilities	106	0.2%	101	76	30	39.5%
Construction	3,541	6.6%	3,080	5,434	-1,893	-34.8%
Manufacturing	10,804	20.2%	11,947	11,815	-1,011	-8.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,932	3.6%	2,072	2,361	-429	-18.2%
Retail Trade	5,668	10.6%	6,084	7,299	-1,631	-22.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,815	3.4%	5,442	2,317	-502	-21.7%
Information	817	1.5%	863	1,044	-227	-21.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,783	3.3%	1,776	1,960	-177	-9.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	520	1.0%	523	617	-97	-15.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,272	4.3%	2,387	2,622	-350	-13.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	419	0.8%	422	363	56	15.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,396	12.0%	7,212	7,591	-1,195	-15.7%
Educational Services	1,374	2.6%	1,795	1,769	-395	-22.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,054	13.2%	8,012	7,566	-512	-6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	711	1.3%	938	872	-161	-18.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,360	6.3%	5,077	4,449	-1,089	-24.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,300	2.4%	1,531	1,706	-406	-23.8%
Public Administration	1,093	2.0%	1,379	1,330	-237	-17.8%
Information Not Available	1,756	3.3%	1,890	2,094	-338	-16.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,508		14,455	17,297
Male	8,853	65.5%	9,192	12,211	-3,358	-27.5%
Female	4,649	34.4%	5,258	5,084	-435	-8.6%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	5	2	4	200.0%

Ethnicity	13,508		14,455	17,297
Hispanic or Latino	215	1.6%	226	275	-60	-21.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,871	73.1%	10,690	12,198	-2,327	-19.1%
Information Not Available	3,422	25.3%	3,539	4,824	-1,402	-29.1%

Race	13,508		14,455	17,297
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45	0.3%	47	55	-10	-18.2%
Asian	38	0.3%	36	45	-7	-15.6%
Black or African American	566	4.2%	616	622	-56	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	11	4	8	200.0%
White	12,048	89.2%	12,879	15,583	-3,535	-22.7%
Information Not Available	799	5.9%	866	988	-189	-19.1%

Years of Age	13,508		14,455	17,297
Younger than 22	321	1.3%	338	437	-116	-26.5%
22-24	777	3.1%	782	900	-123	-13.7%
25-34	3,241	13.1%	3,391	3,963	-722	-18.2%
35-44	3,410	13.7%	3,612	4,198	-788	-18.8%
45-54	3,260	13.1%	3,547	4,331	-1,071	-24.7%
55-59	1,254	5.1%	1,377	1,891	-637	-33.7%
60-64	736	3.0%	856	998	-262	-26.3%
65 and older	505	2.0%	549	579	-74	-12.8%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	0	4	0.0%

Industry	13,508		14,455	17,297
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.6%	87	40	42	105.0%
Mining	1,134	8.3%	1,189	2,157	-1,023	-47.4%
Utilities	22	0.2%	29	44	-22	-50.0%
Construction	2,303	16.9%	2,417	2,728	-425	-15.6%
Manufacturing	1,109	8.2%	993	2,816	-1,707	-60.6%
Wholesale Trade	402	3.0%	411	543	-141	-26.0%
Retail Trade	1,191	8.8%	1,217	1,175	16	1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	400	2.9%	410	478	-78	-16.3%
Information	123	0.9%	132	131	-8	-6.1%
Finance and Insurance	222	1.6%	225	202	20	9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	116	0.9%	124	185	-69	-37.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	725	5.3%	790	639	86	13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.3%	42	41	-6	-14.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,259	9.3%	1,310	1,378	-119	-8.6%
Educational Services	257	1.9%	401	239	18	7.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,431	10.5%	1,775	1,444	-13	-0.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	126	0.9%	129	88	38	43.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	893	6.6%	970	895	-2	-0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	486	3.6%	543	605	-119	-19.7%
Public Administration	242	1.8%	221	232	10	4.3%
Information Not Available	950	7.0%	1,040	1,237	-287	-23.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Sep 2013	Percent	Aug 2013	Sep 2012	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,682		2,941	3,067
Male	1,637	61.0%	1,773	1,859	-222	-11.9%
Female	1,045	39.0%	1,168	1,208	-163	-13.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,682		2,941	3,067
Hispanic or Latino	308	11.5%	363	268	40	14.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,266	84.5%	2,440	2,633	-367	-13.9%
Information Not Available	108	4.0%	138	166	-58	-34.9%

Race	2,682		2,941	3,067
American Indian or Alaskan Native	163	6.1%	197	215	-52	-24.2%
Asian	19	0.7%	26	26	-7	-26.9%
Black or African American	71	2.6%	66	42	29	69.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.3%	12	9	-1	-11.1%
White	2,196	81.9%	2,346	2,576	-380	-14.8%
Information Not Available	225	8.4%	294	199	26	13.1%

Years of Age	2,682		2,941	3,067
Younger than 22	42	0.9%	37	30	12	40.0%
22-24	162	3.5%	144	196	-34	-17.3%
25-34	591	12.6%	698	710	-119	-16.8%
35-44	553	11.8%	592	653	-100	-15.3%
45-54	667	14.2%	703	773	-106	-13.7%
55-59	353	7.5%	401	363	-10	-2.8%
60-64	195	4.2%	241	227	-32	-14.1%
65 and older	119	2.5%	125	115	4	3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,682		2,941	3,067
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	16	0.6%	27	18	-2	-11.1%
Mining	271	10.0%	251	300	-29	-9.7%
Utilities	12	0.4%	13	16	-4	-25.0%
Construction	435	16.1%	478	572	-137	-24.0%
Manufacturing	136	5.0%	136	88	48	54.5%
Wholesale Trade	73	2.7%	78	89	-16	-18.0%
Retail Trade	212	7.9%	203	236	-24	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	60	2.2%	73	104	-44	-42.3%
Information	16	0.6%	20	37	-21	-56.8%
Finance and Insurance	60	2.2%	40	36	24	66.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	23	0.9%	28	44	-21	-47.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	79	2.9%	107	99	-20	-20.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	142	5.3%	132	154	-12	-7.8%
Educational Services	81	3.0%	93	101	-20	-19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	216	8.0%	285	234	-18	-7.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	14	0.5%	22	29	-15	-51.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	168	6.2%	185	236	-68	-28.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	128	4.7%	121	105	23	21.9%
Public Administration	130	4.8%	149	149	-19	-12.8%
Information Not Available	409	15.2%	498	420	-11	-2.6%