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Characteristics of Insured Unemployment

October 2014

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants : Total Claimants October 2014
	Oct 2014	Sep 2014	Monthly Change	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,066,699	2,105,075	-38,376	2,459,759	-393,060	-16.0
Alaska	7,939	7,557	382	9,896	-1,957	-19.8
Alabama	24,034	24,620	-586	30,260	-6,226	-20.6
Arkansas	19,623	20,100	-477	24,986	-5,363	-21.5
Arizona	33,583	37,469	-3,886	38,505	-4,922	-12.8
California	384,158	384,932	-774	397,767	-13,609	-3.4
Colorado	24,895	24,886	9	32,880	-7,985	-24.3
Connecticut	38,064	38,851	-787	44,007	-5,943	-13.5
District of Columbia	9,710	9,877	-167	14,179	-4,469	-31.5
Delaware	6,157	5,544	613	7,178	-1,021	-14.2
Florida	81,595	88,130	-6,535	101,720	-20,125	-19.8
Georgia	41,166	41,965	-799	53,478	-12,312	-23.0
Hawaii	8,704	8,778	-74	11,482	-2,778	-24.2
Iowa	17,099	16,381	718	17,777	-678	-3.8
Idaho	6,965	7,164	-199	8,560	-1,595	-18.6
Illinois	107,831	112,085	-4,254	131,793	-23,962	-18.2
Indiana	23,889	23,750	139	38,061	-14,172	-37.2
Kansas	13,628	14,227	-599	19,165	-5,537	-28.9
Kentucky	21,143	22,274	-1,131	27,735	-6,592	-23.8
Louisiana	17,145	17,921	-776	26,174	-9,029	-34.5
Massachusetts	60,300	61,895	-1,595	64,307	-4,007	-6.2
Maryland	44,335	44,700	-365	52,369	-8,034	-15.3
Maine	5,512	5,705	-193	7,651	-2,139	-28.0
Michigan	64,812	59,626	5,186	63,436	1,376	2.2
Minnesota	29,356	29,359	-3	34,762	-5,406	-15.6
Missouri	30,605	31,975	-1,370	36,629	-6,024	-16.4
Mississippi	15,630	16,695	-1,065	21,473	-5,843	-27.2
Montana	4,713	3,790	923	6,862	-2,149	-31.3
North Carolina	40,998	43,038	-2,040	73,525	-32,527	-44.2
North Dakota	1,424	1,196	228	1,415	9	0.6
Nebraska	5,719	5,757	-38	6,765	-1,046	-15.5
New Hampshire	5,010	5,108	-98	6,541	-1,531	-23.4
New Jersey	102,770	105,641	-2,871	108,805	-6,035	-5.5
New Mexico	11,759	12,340	-581	15,018	-3,259	-21.7
Nevada	25,985	26,397	-412	26,681	-696	-2.6
New York	158,195	155,555	2,640	191,600	-33,405	-17.4
Ohio	51,039	51,455	-416	62,090	-11,051	-17.8
Oklahoma	15,488	15,982	-494	24,574	-9,086	-37.0
Oregon	31,932	30,679	1,253	37,882	-5,950	-15.7
Pennsylvania	119,896	123,032	-3,136	139,726	-19,830	-14.2
Puerto Rico	27,290	29,213	-1,923	30,540	-3,250	-10.6
Rhode Island	8,112	8,401	-289	9,249	-1,137	-12.3
South Carolina	21,733	23,070	-1,337	27,980	-6,247	-22.3
South Dakota	1,131	1,053	78	1,400	-269	-19.2
Tennessee	26,733	28,780	-2,047	33,562	-6,829	-20.3
Texas	120,016	130,084	-10,068	142,739	-22,723	-15.9
Utah	9,744	9,888	-144	13,098	-3,354	-25.6
Virginia	37,186	38,770	-1,584	51,020	-13,834	-27.1
Virgin Islands	452	489	-37	686	-234	-34.1
Vermont	3,253	3,059	194	3,919	-666	-17.0
Washington	46,682	44,060	2,622	56,105	-9,423	-16.8
Wisconsin	38,012	38,704	-692	55,406	-17,394	-31.4
West Virginia	11,579	11,259	320	13,583	-2,004	-14.8
Wyoming	1,970	1,809	161	2,758	-788	-28.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,066,699		2,105,075	2,459,759	-393,060	-16.0
Male	1,082,946	52.4%	1,079,327	1,286,453	-203,507	-15.8%
Female	968,051	46.8%	1,009,681	1,154,240	-186,189	-16.1%
Information Not Available	15,702	0.8%	16,067	19,066	-3,364	-17.6%

Ethnicity	2,066,699		2,105,075	2,459,759
Hispanic or Latino	366,692	17.7%	366,855	387,191	-20,499	-5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,402,527	82.5%	1,446,656	1,734,848	-332,321	-19.2%
Information Not Available	297,480	12.5%	291,564	337,720	-40,240	-11.9%

Race	2,066,699		2,105,075	2,459,759
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24,752	1.2%	26,522	32,392	-7,640	-23.6%
Asian	71,753	3.4%	73,058	77,712	-5,959	-7.7%
Black or African American	396,016	19.0%	415,554	474,863	-78,847	-16.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23,957	1.2%	10,754	11,921	12,036	101.0%
White	1,044,343	50.2%	1,084,960	1,299,071	-254,728	-19.6%
Information Not Available	520,487	25.0%	494,561	563,802	-43,315	-7.7%

Years of Age	2,066,699		2,105,075	2,459,759
Younger than 22	45,263	2.2%	44,436	56,119	-10,856	-19.3%
22-24	107,659	5.2%	107,438	135,512	-27,853	-20.6%
25-34	493,707	23.9%	504,572	595,220	-101,513	-17.1%
35-44	450,512	21.8%	460,831	546,731	-96,219	-17.6%
45-54	489,522	23.7%	493,216	581,452	-91,930	-15.8%
55-59	217,180	10.5%	222,098	249,831	-32,651	-13.1%
60-64	147,147	7.1%	150,604	163,625	-16,478	-10.1%
65 and older	97,300	4.7%	102,741	106,784	-9,484	-8.9%
Information Not Available	18,409	0.9%	19,139	24,485	-6,076	-24.8%

Industry	2,066,699		2,105,075	2,459,759
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	55,750	2.7%	49,413	48,089	7,661	15.9%
Mining	10,692	0.5%	10,206	14,674	-3,982	-27.1%
Utilities	4,157	0.2%	3,905	5,449	-1,292	-23.7%
Construction	176,524	8.5%	174,150	216,696	-40,172	-18.5%
Manufacturing	199,797	9.7%	195,913	239,858	-40,061	-16.7%
Wholesale Trade	70,394	3.4%	71,928	81,161	-10,767	-13.3%
Retail Trade	174,516	8.4%	181,141	203,711	-29,195	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	61,195	3.0%	64,616	71,310	-10,115	-14.2%
Information	65,938	3.2%	71,430	71,749	-5,811	-8.1%
Finance and Insurance	66,756	3.2%	70,634	81,021	-14,265	-17.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29,949	1.4%	29,258	36,372	-6,423	-17.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	113,028	5.5%	121,827	140,121	-27,093	-19.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14,668	0.7%	11,364	11,698	2,970	25.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	272,035	13.2%	278,932	311,533	-39,498	-12.7%
Educational Services	70,666	3.4%	81,580	92,708	-22,042	-23.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	201,000	9.7%	210,324	244,061	-43,061	-17.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	34,179	1.7%	32,740	36,859	-2,680	-7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	124,881	6.0%	122,988	140,705	-15,824	-11.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	53,718	2.6%	55,838	65,321	-11,603	-17.8%
Public Administration	39,004	1.9%	38,644	52,463	-13,459	-25.7%
Information Not Available	227,852	11.0%	228,244	294,200	-66,348	-22.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,939		7,557	9,896	-1,957	-19.8
Male	4,379	55.2%	3,819	5,235	-856	-16.4%
Female	3,560	44.8%	3,738	4,659	-1,099	-23.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,939		7,557	9,896
Hispanic or Latino	405	5.1%	345	491	-86	-17.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,457	93.9%	7,148	9,285	-1,828	-19.7%
Information Not Available	77	1.0%	64	120	-43	-35.8%

Race	7,939		7,557	9,896
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,287	28.8%	2,501	2,713	-426	-15.7%
Asian	669	8.4%	353	649	20	3.1%
Black or African American	397	5.0%	410	466	-69	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	160	2.0%	187	203	-43	-21.2%
White	4,073	51.3%	3,830	5,457	-1,384	-25.4%
Information Not Available	353	4.4%	276	408	-55	-13.5%

Years of Age	7,939		7,557	9,896
Younger than 22	147	1.3%	179	248	-101	-40.7%
22-24	446	3.9%	471	655	-209	-31.9%
25-34	2,191	19.1%	2,317	2,863	-672	-23.5%
35-44	1,668	14.5%	1,631	1,995	-327	-16.4%
45-54	1,823	15.9%	1,552	2,199	-376	-17.1%
55-59	846	7.4%	716	952	-106	-11.1%
60-64	528	4.6%	421	595	-67	-11.3%
65 and older	290	2.5%	270	389	-99	-25.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,939		7,557	9,896
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	75	0.9%	42	57	18	31.6%
Mining	209	2.6%	207	329	-120	-36.5%
Utilities	20	0.2%	46	44	-24	-54.5%
Construction	1,189	14.8%	805	1,101	88	8.0%
Manufacturing	861	10.7%	454	805	56	7.0%
Wholesale Trade	122	1.5%	107	146	-24	-16.4%
Retail Trade	711	8.9%	913	940	-229	-24.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	434	5.4%	282	449	-15	-3.3%
Information	56	0.7%	69	101	-45	-44.6%
Finance and Insurance	132	1.6%	183	202	-70	-34.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	145	1.8%	177	177	-32	-18.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	208	2.6%	246	367	-159	-43.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	24	0.3%	20	15	9	60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	513	6.4%	489	580	-67	-11.6%
Educational Services	219	2.7%	319	333	-114	-34.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	814	10.2%	1,014	1,131	-317	-28.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	105	1.3%	95	190	-85	-44.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	712	8.9%	641	903	-191	-21.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	251	3.1%	342	312	-61	-19.6%
Public Administration	873	10.9%	824	1,322	-449	-34.0%
Information Not Available	266	3.3%	282	392	-126	-32.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,034		24,620	30,260
Male	11,641	48.4%	12,020	15,008	-3,367	-22.4%
Female	12,375	51.5%	12,583	15,239	-2,864	-18.8%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	17	13	5	38.5%

Ethnicity	24,034		24,620	30,260
Hispanic or Latino	264	1.1%	272	347	-83	-23.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,556	73.0%	17,968	22,410	-4,854	-21.7%
Information Not Available	6,214	25.9%	6,380	7,503	-1,289	-17.2%

Race	24,034		24,620	30,260
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,007	4.2%	1,223	1,168	-161	-13.8%
Asian	476	2.0%	527	578	-102	-17.6%
Black or African American	9,966	41.5%	10,129	12,440	-2,474	-19.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1%	34	37	-1	-2.7%
White	11,327	47.1%	11,490	14,555	-3,228	-22.2%
Information Not Available	1,222	5.1%	1,217	1,482	-260	-17.5%

Years of Age	24,034		24,620	30,260
Younger than 22	744	2.2%	727	970	-226	-23.3%
22-24	1,459	4.3%	1,459	2,046	-587	-28.7%
25-34	6,575	19.3%	6,636	7,955	-1,380	-17.3%
35-44	5,517	16.2%	5,706	6,893	-1,376	-20.0%
45-54	5,300	15.6%	5,518	6,729	-1,429	-21.2%
55-59	2,089	6.1%	2,136	2,706	-617	-22.8%
60-64	1,371	4.0%	1,409	1,735	-364	-21.0%
65 and older	969	2.9%	1,018	1,215	-246	-20.2%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	11	11	-1	-9.1%

Industry	24,034		24,620	30,260
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	253	1.0%	236	260	-7	-2.7%
Mining	96	0.4%	89	257	-161	-62.6%
Utilities	38	0.2%	41	48	-10	-20.8%
Construction	1,902	7.8%	1,964	2,681	-779	-29.1%
Manufacturing	4,075	16.8%	4,142	4,423	-348	-7.9%
Wholesale Trade	859	3.5%	864	1,037	-178	-17.2%
Retail Trade	2,674	11.0%	2,824	3,337	-663	-19.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	619	2.5%	701	928	-309	-33.3%
Information	377	1.6%	382	359	18	5.0%
Finance and Insurance	787	3.2%	766	872	-85	-9.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	347	1.4%	333	424	-77	-18.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,287	5.3%	1,351	1,924	-637	-33.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	70	0.3%	76	74	-4	-5.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,413	14.1%	3,313	4,187	-774	-18.5%
Educational Services	682	2.8%	707	838	-156	-18.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,306	9.5%	2,357	2,940	-634	-21.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	164	0.7%	166	141	23	16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,840	7.6%	1,861	2,469	-629	-25.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	624	2.6%	626	751	-127	-16.9%
Public Administration	410	1.7%	371	754	-344	-45.6%
Information Not Available	1,211	5.0%	1,450	1,556	-345	-22.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,623		20,100	24,986
Male	9,446	48.1%	9,483	12,706	-3,260	-25.7%
Female	9,254	47.2%	9,820	11,517	-2,263	-19.6%
Information Not Available	923	4.7%	797	763	160	21.0%

Ethnicity	19,623		20,100	24,986
Hispanic or Latino	755	3.8%	894	835	-80	-9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,945	91.4%	18,409	23,388	-5,443	-23.3%
Information Not Available	923	4.7%	797	763	160	21.0%

Race	19,623		20,100	24,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	237	1.2%	242	276	-39	-14.1%
Asian	169	0.9%	189	183	-14	-7.7%
Black or African American	5,602	28.5%	5,749	7,113	-1,511	-21.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	154	0.8%	171	219	-65	-29.7%
White	11,783	60.0%	12,058	15,597	-3,814	-24.5%
Information Not Available	1,678	8.6%	1,691	1,598	80	5.0%

Years of Age	19,623		20,100	24,986
Younger than 22	548	1.8%	572	774	-226	-29.2%
22-24	1,090	3.6%	1,130	1,649	-559	-33.9%
25-34	4,516	14.9%	4,665	5,920	-1,404	-23.7%
35-44	4,478	14.8%	4,608	5,685	-1,207	-21.2%
45-54	4,359	14.4%	4,467	5,656	-1,297	-22.9%
55-59	1,720	5.7%	1,867	2,223	-503	-22.6%
60-64	1,169	3.9%	1,188	1,363	-194	-14.2%
65 and older	820	2.7%	806	953	-133	-14.0%
Information Not Available	923	3.1%	797	763	160	21.0%

Industry	19,623		20,100	24,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	265	1.3%	182	236	29	12.3%
Mining	171	0.9%	175	217	-46	-21.2%
Utilities	50	0.3%	47	45	5	11.1%
Construction	1,395	7.0%	1,369	2,230	-835	-37.4%
Manufacturing	2,935	14.8%	2,933	3,741	-806	-21.5%
Wholesale Trade	857	4.3%	859	1,192	-335	-28.1%
Retail Trade	1,885	9.5%	1,988	2,354	-469	-19.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	626	3.1%	618	807	-181	-22.4%
Information	229	1.2%	241	238	-9	-3.8%
Finance and Insurance	376	1.9%	408	376	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	271	1.4%	281	303	-32	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	698	3.5%	814	814	-116	-14.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.3%	67	107	-53	-49.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,128	10.7%	2,297	2,767	-639	-23.1%
Educational Services	471	2.4%	477	686	-215	-31.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,740	13.8%	2,926	3,417	-677	-19.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	150	0.8%	124	209	-59	-28.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,132	5.7%	1,135	1,504	-372	-24.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	433	2.2%	467	479	-46	-9.6%
Public Administration	376	1.9%	377	706	-330	-46.7%
Information Not Available	2,381	12.0%	2,315	2,558	-177	-6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,583		37,469	38,505
Male	18,411	54.8%	20,988	20,848	-2,437	-11.7%
Female	15,157	45.1%	16,453	17,632	-2,475	-14.0%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	28	25	-10	-40.0%

Ethnicity	33,583		37,469	38,505
Hispanic or Latino	12,094	36.0%	14,344	13,582	-1,488	-11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,124	45.0%	16,106	17,567	-2,443	-13.9%
Information Not Available	6,365	19.0%	7,019	7,356	-991	-13.5%

Race	33,583		37,469	38,505
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,905	5.7%	2,178	2,415	-510	-21.1%
Asian	1,692	5.0%	1,994	1,533	159	10.4%
Black or African American	2,401	7.1%	2,568	2,689	-288	-10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	428	1.3%	450	278	150	54.0%
White	18,512	55.1%	19,502	22,679	-4,167	-18.4%
Information Not Available	8,645	25.7%	10,777	8,911	-266	-3.0%

Years of Age	33,583		37,469	38,505
Younger than 22	816	1.6%	943	1,000	-184	-18.4%
22-24	1,781	3.6%	2,048	2,044	-263	-12.9%
25-34	7,821	15.7%	8,430	8,893	-1,072	-12.1%
35-44	7,185	14.5%	7,946	8,509	-1,324	-15.6%
45-54	8,244	16.6%	9,358	9,449	-1,205	-12.8%
55-59	3,813	7.7%	4,119	4,200	-387	-9.2%
60-64	2,437	4.9%	2,891	2,701	-264	-9.8%
65 and older	1,486	3.0%	1,734	1,709	-223	-13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	33,583		37,469	38,505
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,794	7.7%	4,315	3,102	-308	-9.9%
Mining	97	0.3%	97	107	-10	-9.3%
Utilities	66	0.2%	64	67	-1	-1.5%
Construction	3,308	9.1%	3,771	3,185	123	3.9%
Manufacturing	1,879	5.2%	1,912	2,100	-221	-10.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,339	3.7%	1,498	1,529	-190	-12.4%
Retail Trade	2,465	6.8%	2,656	2,771	-306	-11.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	735	2.0%	841	845	-110	-13.0%
Information	431	1.2%	441	452	-21	-4.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,350	3.7%	1,438	1,421	-71	-5.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	619	1.7%	631	730	-111	-15.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,715	4.7%	1,864	2,171	-456	-21.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	107	0.3%	121	181	-74	-40.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,389	12.1%	4,578	4,649	-260	-5.6%
Educational Services	1,006	2.8%	1,084	1,260	-254	-20.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,639	7.3%	2,814	3,324	-685	-20.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	374	1.0%	460	395	-21	-5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,783	4.9%	1,878	1,974	-191	-9.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	717	2.0%	754	782	-65	-8.3%
Public Administration	768	2.1%	758	1,036	-268	-25.9%
Information Not Available	5,002	13.8%	5,494	6,424	-1,422	-22.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	384,158		384,932	397,767
Male	210,297	54.7%	203,311	212,074	-1,777	-0.8%
Female	173,383	45.1%	181,240	185,387	-12,004	-6.5%
Information Not Available	478	0.1%	381	306	172	56.2%

Ethnicity	384,158		384,932	397,767
Hispanic or Latino	141,633	36.9%	131,672	124,067	17,566	14.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	204,750	53.3%	211,209	211,870	-7,120	-3.4%
Information Not Available	37,775	9.8%	42,051	61,830	-24,055	-38.9%

Race	384,158		384,932	397,767
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,965	0.8%	3,044	3,463	-498	-14.4%
Asian	36,436	9.5%	36,819	36,466	-30	-0.1%
Black or African American	33,376	8.7%	34,345	28,725	4,651	16.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	131,974	34.4%	137,000	143,216	-11,242	-7.8%
Information Not Available	179,407	46.7%	173,724	185,897	-6,490	-3.5%

Years of Age	384,158		384,932	397,767
Younger than 22	8,894	1.8%	8,943	8,047	847	10.5%
22-24	20,848	4.3%	19,789	22,104	-1,256	-5.7%
25-34	91,425	18.7%	93,996	98,091	-6,666	-6.8%
35-44	80,045	16.4%	80,678	90,962	-10,917	-12.0%
45-54	95,250	19.5%	89,526	94,833	417	0.4%
55-59	40,453	8.3%	41,481	40,846	-393	-1.0%
60-64	28,116	5.8%	29,208	26,178	1,938	7.4%
65 and older	19,031	3.9%	21,311	16,400	2,631	16.0%
Information Not Available	96	0.0%	0	306	-210	-68.6%

Industry	384,158		384,932	397,767
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41,600	9.8%	32,347	31,679	9,921	31.3%
Mining	1,148	0.3%	856	1,019	129	12.7%
Utilities	1,530	0.4%	1,142	2,241	-711	-31.7%
Construction	37,010	8.7%	32,823	38,503	-1,493	-3.9%
Manufacturing	33,950	8.0%	31,681	36,976	-3,026	-8.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,678	0.6%	2,283	1,630	1,048	64.3%
Retail Trade	28,499	6.7%	29,017	28,827	-328	-1.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,372	2.2%	8,467	8,760	612	7.0%
Information	33,472	7.9%	37,675	33,920	-448	-1.3%
Finance and Insurance	9,468	2.2%	10,180	10,390	-922	-8.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,869	0.7%	2,854	4,686	-1,817	-38.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,703	2.0%	9,799	10,695	-1,992	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	75,165	17.7%	78,205	77,819	-2,654	-3.4%
Educational Services	15,206	3.6%	18,742	20,678	-5,472	-26.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	28,977	6.8%	30,254	32,086	-3,109	-9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	7,651	1.8%	7,992	6,621	1,030	15.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	17,214	4.0%	20,265	17,826	-612	-3.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,328	2.4%	10,846	12,223	-1,895	-15.5%
Public Administration	4,782	1.1%	4,567	3,973	809	20.4%
Information Not Available	14,536	3.4%	14,937	17,215	-2,679	-15.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,895		24,886	32,880
Male	12,397	49.8%	12,148	16,724	-4,327	-25.9%
Female	12,498	50.2%	12,737	16,156	-3,658	-22.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,895		24,886	32,880
Hispanic or Latino	4,689	18.8%	4,612	6,213	-1,524	-24.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,851	71.7%	2,330	23,596	-5,745	-24.3%
Information Not Available	2,355	9.5%	17,944	3,071	-716	-23.3%

Race	24,895		24,886	32,880
American Indian or Alaskan Native	441	1.8%	447	595	-154	-25.9%
Asian	557	2.2%	592	664	-107	-16.1%
Black or African American	1,755	7.0%	1,797	2,174	-419	-19.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	89	0.4%	95	135	-46	-34.1%
White	17,874	71.8%	17,824	23,648	-5,774	-24.4%
Information Not Available	4,179	16.8%	4,131	5,664	-1,485	-26.2%

Years of Age	24,895		24,886	32,880
Younger than 22	313	0.8%	295	486	-173	-35.6%
22-24	829	2.0%	797	1,189	-360	-30.3%
25-34	5,625	13.8%	5,528	7,412	-1,787	-24.1%
35-44	5,605	13.8%	5,607	7,513	-1,908	-25.4%
45-54	6,126	15.1%	6,192	8,372	-2,246	-26.8%
55-59	3,005	7.4%	2,988	3,900	-895	-22.9%
60-64	2,152	5.3%	2,177	2,629	-477	-18.1%
65 and older	1,235	3.0%	1,300	1,375	-140	-10.2%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	2	4	1	25.0%

Industry	24,895		24,886	32,880
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	258	1.0%	266	316	-58	-18.4%
Mining	246	1.0%	270	499	-253	-50.7%
Utilities	44	0.2%	48	64	-20	-31.3%
Construction	1,983	7.9%	1,923	2,774	-791	-28.5%
Manufacturing	1,459	5.8%	1,542	2,150	-691	-32.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,158	4.6%	1,148	1,472	-314	-21.3%
Retail Trade	2,203	8.8%	2,335	2,863	-660	-23.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	719	2.9%	700	859	-140	-16.3%
Information	838	3.3%	835	1,083	-245	-22.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,157	4.6%	1,270	1,546	-389	-25.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	624	2.5%	554	798	-174	-21.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,465	9.8%	2,564	3,145	-680	-21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	390	1.6%	395	384	6	1.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,303	13.1%	3,428	4,106	-803	-19.6%
Educational Services	1,055	4.2%	1,156	1,262	-207	-16.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,347	9.3%	2,414	3,162	-815	-25.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	661	2.6%	477	793	-132	-16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,010	8.0%	1,566	2,664	-654	-24.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	627	2.5%	629	1,014	-387	-38.2%
Public Administration	593	2.4%	561	831	-238	-28.6%
Information Not Available	755	3.0%	805	1,095	-340	-31.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,064		38,851	44,007
Male	20,075	52.7%	19,823	23,162	-3,087	-13.3%
Female	17,988	47.3%	19,026	20,845	-2,857	-13.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	38,064		38,851	44,007
Hispanic or Latino	5,944	15.6%	5,874	6,626	-682	-10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,120	84.4%	32,977	37,381	-5,261	-14.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	38,064		38,851	44,007
American Indian or Alaskan Native	145	0.4%	153	152	-7	-4.6%
Asian	759	2.0%	789	771	-12	-1.6%
Black or African American	6,270	16.5%	6,497	7,242	-972	-13.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	21,314	56.0%	21,658	24,604	-3,290	-13.4%
Information Not Available	9,576	25.2%	9,754	11,238	-1,662	-14.8%

Years of Age	38,064		38,851	44,007
Younger than 22	917	1.6%	848	979	-62	-6.3%
22-24	2,124	3.8%	2,166	2,712	-588	-21.7%
25-34	8,861	15.7%	8,912	10,180	-1,319	-13.0%
35-44	7,378	13.1%	7,584	8,666	-1,288	-14.9%
45-54	8,903	15.8%	9,247	10,577	-1,674	-15.8%
55-59	4,225	7.5%	4,272	4,774	-549	-11.5%
60-64	3,033	5.4%	3,103	3,272	-239	-7.3%
65 and older	2,623	4.7%	2,719	2,847	-224	-7.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	38,064		38,851	44,007
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	273	0.7%	177	273	0	0.0%
Mining	8	0.0%	5	9	-1	-11.1%
Utilities	67	0.2%	73	51	16	31.4%
Construction	2,831	7.4%	2,802	3,642	-811	-22.3%
Manufacturing	4,283	11.2%	4,324	4,951	-668	-13.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,595	4.2%	1,647	1,819	-224	-12.3%
Retail Trade	4,735	12.4%	5,056	5,139	-404	-7.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,352	3.5%	1,442	1,806	-454	-25.1%
Information	915	2.4%	939	880	35	4.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,609	4.2%	1,673	1,967	-358	-18.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	560	1.5%	586	649	-89	-13.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,217	5.8%	2,278	2,459	-242	-9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	288	0.8%	319	261	27	10.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,588	12.0%	4,732	5,154	-566	-11.0%
Educational Services	1,421	3.7%	1,461	1,631	-210	-12.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,054	13.2%	5,168	6,136	-1,082	-17.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,052	2.7%	1,045	1,077	-25	-2.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,671	7.0%	2,633	2,961	-290	-9.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,355	3.5%	1,353	1,551	-196	-12.6%
Public Administration	586	1.5%	543	882	-296	-33.6%
Information Not Available	604	1.6%	595	709	-105	-14.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,710		9,877	14,179
Male	4,404	45.4%	4,370	6,311	-1,907	-30.2%
Female	5,301	54.6%	5,503	7,868	-2,567	-32.6%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	4	0	5	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,710		9,877	14,179
Hispanic or Latino	772	8.0%	804	1,076	-304	-28.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,888	91.5%	9,029	13,046	-4,158	-31.9%
Information Not Available	50	0.5%	44	57	-7	-12.3%

Race	9,710		9,877	14,179
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52	0.5%	53	60	-8	-13.3%
Asian	225	2.3%	242	421	-196	-46.6%
Black or African American	6,938	71.5%	7,016	9,696	-2,758	-28.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.2%	24	40	-20	-50.0%
White	1,745	18.0%	1,801	3,054	-1,309	-42.9%
Information Not Available	730	7.5%	741	908	-178	-19.6%

Years of Age	9,710		9,877	14,179
Younger than 22	227	2.1%	183	227	0	0.0%
22-24	579	5.3%	583	742	-163	-22.0%
25-34	2,665	24.6%	2,715	3,941	-1,276	-32.4%
35-44	2,187	20.2%	2,244	3,230	-1,043	-32.3%
45-54	2,135	19.7%	2,191	3,379	-1,244	-36.8%
55-59	923	8.5%	959	1,331	-408	-30.7%
60-64	617	5.7%	617	835	-218	-26.1%
65 and older	377	3.5%	385	493	-116	-23.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	9,710		9,877	14,179
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%	2	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	36	0.4%	30	36	0	0.0%
Manufacturing	3	0.0%	3	10	-7	-70.0%
Wholesale Trade	6	0.1%	5	5	1	20.0%
Retail Trade	25	0.3%	34	26	-1	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	17	0.2%	15	23	-6	-26.1%
Information	12	0.1%	20	10	2	20.0%
Finance and Insurance	3	0.0%	6	16	-13	-81.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	0.0%	1	11	-8	-72.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	44	0.5%	65	98	-54	-55.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	59	0.6%	46	100	-41	-41.0%
Educational Services	17	0.2%	16	13	4	30.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	20	0.2%	24	26	-6	-23.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	24	0.2%	26	22	2	9.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	17	0.2%	32	21	-4	-19.0%
Public Administration	6	0.1%	7	4	2	50.0%
Information Not Available	9,418	97.0%	9,544	13,751	-4,333	-31.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,157		5,544	7,178
Male	2,682	43.6%	2,387	3,075	-393	-12.8%
Female	3,243	52.7%	2,938	3,674	-431	-11.7%
Information Not Available	232	3.8%	219	429	-197	-45.9%

Ethnicity	6,157		5,544	7,178
Hispanic or Latino	374	6.1%	349	454	-80	-17.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,551	90.2%	4,976	6,295	-744	-11.8%
Information Not Available	232	3.8%	219	429	-197	-45.9%

Race	6,157		5,544	7,178
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.2%	12	21	-9	-42.9%
Asian	111	1.8%	105	122	-11	-9.0%
Black or African American	2,521	40.9%	2,273	2,688	-167	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.3%	9	10	6	60.0%
White	3,360	54.6%	3,003	4,058	-698	-17.2%
Information Not Available	139	2.3%	142	281	-142	-50.5%

Years of Age	6,157		5,544	7,178
Younger than 22	134	1.5%	106	192	-58	-30.2%
22-24	318	3.5%	307	444	-126	-28.4%
25-34	1,530	16.8%	1,355	1,823	-293	-16.1%
35-44	1,333	14.6%	1,225	1,475	-142	-9.6%
45-54	1,432	15.7%	1,312	1,629	-197	-12.1%
55-59	658	7.2%	591	727	-69	-9.5%
60-64	392	4.3%	352	497	-105	-21.1%
65 and older	317	3.5%	256	355	-38	-10.7%
Information Not Available	43	0.5%	40	36	7	19.4%

Industry	6,157		5,544	7,178
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	9	0.1%	6	13	-4	-30.8%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	4	6	-4	-66.7%
Construction	329	5.3%	269	504	-175	-34.7%
Manufacturing	454	7.4%	412	476	-22	-4.6%
Wholesale Trade	146	2.4%	134	208	-62	-29.8%
Retail Trade	1,010	16.4%	940	1,063	-53	-5.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	158	2.6%	148	174	-16	-9.2%
Information	116	1.9%	106	132	-16	-12.1%
Finance and Insurance	508	8.2%	418	562	-54	-9.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	125	2.0%	99	143	-18	-12.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	405	6.6%	380	459	-54	-11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.4%	21	28	-3	-10.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	989	16.0%	941	1,085	-96	-8.8%
Educational Services	213	3.5%	202	223	-10	-4.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	760	12.3%	702	904	-144	-15.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	118	1.9%	109	141	-23	-16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	521	8.4%	427	721	-200	-27.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	197	3.2%	158	223	-26	-11.7%
Public Administration	55	0.9%	41	88	-33	-37.5%
Information Not Available	17	0.3%	27	24	-7	-29.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	81,595		88,130	101,720
Male	38,631	47.3%	41,954	48,332	-9,701	-20.1%
Female	42,900	52.6%	46,119	53,314	-10,414	-19.5%
Information Not Available	64	0.1%	57	74	-10	-13.5%

Ethnicity	81,595		88,130	101,720
Hispanic or Latino	20,729	25.4%	23,312	26,569	-5,840	-22.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,446	68.0%	58,852	72,236	-16,790	-23.2%
Information Not Available	5,420	6.6%	5,966	2,915	2,505	85.9%

Race	81,595		88,130	101,720
American Indian or Alaskan Native	498	0.6%	540	498	0	0.0%
Asian	1,078	1.3%	1,189	542	536	98.9%
Black or African American	22,227	27.2%	23,809	25,498	-3,271	-12.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	390	0.5%	436	1,134	-744	-65.6%
White	49,417	60.6%	53,316	62,490	-13,073	-20.9%
Information Not Available	7,985	9.8%	8,840	11,558	-3,573	-30.9%

Years of Age	81,595		88,130	101,720
Younger than 22	1,063	0.8%	1,154	1,261	-198	-15.7%
22-24	3,444	2.8%	3,694	4,155	-711	-17.1%
25-34	17,346	13.9%	18,572	21,232	-3,886	-18.3%
35-44	16,588	13.2%	17,500	20,783	-4,195	-20.2%
45-54	18,418	14.7%	19,960	23,462	-5,044	-21.5%
55-59	8,196	6.5%	9,108	10,373	-2,177	-21.0%
60-64	5,804	4.6%	6,193	7,207	-1,403	-19.5%
65 and older	4,143	3.3%	4,946	5,602	-1,459	-26.0%
Information Not Available	6,593	5.3%	7,003	7,645	-1,052	-13.8%

Industry	81,595		88,130	101,720
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,073	2.5%	3,843	2,440	-367	-15.0%
Mining	72	0.1%	59	59	13	22.0%
Utilities	147	0.2%	136	148	-1	-0.7%
Construction	3,873	4.6%	3,819	4,782	-909	-19.0%
Manufacturing	3,408	4.1%	3,770	4,825	-1,417	-29.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,179	3.8%	3,346	3,941	-762	-19.3%
Retail Trade	8,374	10.0%	8,873	10,283	-1,909	-18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,913	2.3%	2,232	2,506	-593	-23.7%
Information	1,404	1.7%	1,564	1,766	-362	-20.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,541	4.2%	3,594	4,225	-684	-16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,772	2.1%	1,706	2,189	-417	-19.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,592	6.7%	6,033	6,614	-1,022	-15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	511	0.6%	522	638	-127	-19.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,908	16.6%	14,526	16,739	-2,831	-16.9%
Educational Services	2,969	3.5%	3,265	3,277	-308	-9.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,141	9.7%	8,424	9,859	-1,718	-17.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,704	2.0%	2,140	2,089	-385	-18.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,616	7.9%	7,384	8,152	-1,536	-18.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,211	2.6%	2,396	2,630	-419	-15.9%
Public Administration	1,492	1.8%	1,409	1,462	30	2.1%
Information Not Available	8,695	10.4%	9,089	13,096	-4,401	-33.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,166		41,965	53,478
Male	19,223	46.7%	18,904	25,062	-5,839	-23.3%
Female	21,318	51.8%	22,413	27,664	-6,346	-22.9%
Information Not Available	625	1.5%	648	752	-127	-16.9%

Ethnicity	41,166		41,965	53,478
Hispanic or Latino	82	0.2%	39	96	-14	-14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,459	98.3%	41,278	52,630	-12,171	-23.1%
Information Not Available	625	1.5%	648	752	-127	-16.9%

Race	41,166		41,965	53,478
American Indian or Alaskan Native	190	0.5%	201	281	-91	-32.4%
Asian	562	1.4%	587	756	-194	-25.7%
Black or African American	22,955	55.8%	23,622	28,494	-5,539	-19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,834	40.9%	16,907	23,195	-6,361	-27.4%
Information Not Available	625	1.5%	648	752	-127	-16.9%

Years of Age	41,166		41,965	53,478
Younger than 22	972	1.7%	917	1,220	-248	-20.3%
22-24	2,204	4.0%	2,220	2,850	-646	-22.7%
25-34	10,267	18.4%	10,620	13,192	-2,925	-22.2%
35-44	9,966	17.9%	10,086	12,735	-2,769	-21.7%
45-54	9,433	16.9%	9,577	12,434	-3,001	-24.1%
55-59	3,718	6.7%	3,790	4,810	-1,092	-22.7%
60-64	2,324	4.2%	2,376	2,999	-675	-22.5%
65 and older	1,301	2.3%	1,435	1,900	-599	-31.5%
Information Not Available	981	1.8%	944	1,338	-357	-26.7%

Industry	41,166		41,965	53,478
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	544	1.3%	441	590	-46	-7.8%
Mining	17	0.0%	22	30	-13	-43.3%
Utilities	33	0.1%	49	68	-35	-51.5%
Construction	1,605	3.8%	1,586	2,155	-550	-25.5%
Manufacturing	3,338	8.0%	3,016	4,146	-808	-19.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,713	4.1%	1,619	2,325	-612	-26.3%
Retail Trade	3,343	8.0%	3,489	4,002	-659	-16.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	767	1.8%	852	1,256	-489	-38.9%
Information	883	2.1%	928	958	-75	-7.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,046	2.5%	1,068	1,449	-403	-27.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	512	1.2%	533	772	-260	-33.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,017	16.8%	6,959	9,256	-2,239	-24.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	0.1%	43	56	-9	-16.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	92	0.2%	109	120	-28	-23.3%
Educational Services	1,229	2.9%	1,428	2,083	-854	-41.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,444	5.9%	2,612	3,505	-1,061	-30.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,023	4.9%	2,177	2,743	-720	-26.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	282	0.7%	328	447	-165	-36.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	636	1.5%	707	726	-90	-12.4%
Public Administration	543	1.3%	628	960	-417	-43.4%
Information Not Available	13,052	31.3%	13,371	15,831	-2,779	-17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,704		8,778	11,482
Male	5,495	63.1%	5,421	7,236	-1,741	-24.1%
Female	3,208	36.9%	3,353	4,245	-1,037	-24.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	4	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,704		8,778	11,482
Hispanic or Latino	554	6.4%	541	657	-103	-15.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,994	68.9%	6,159	8,544	-2,550	-29.8%
Information Not Available	2,156	24.8%	2,078	2,281	-125	-5.5%

Race	8,704		8,778	11,482
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52	0.6%	46	55	-3	-5.5%
Asian	2,782	32.0%	2,765	3,732	-950	-25.5%
Black or African American	139	1.6%	146	220	-81	-36.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,499	28.7%	2,527	3,111	-612	-19.7%
White	2,055	23.6%	2,091	2,777	-722	-26.0%
Information Not Available	1,177	13.5%	1,203	1,587	-410	-25.8%

Years of Age	8,704		8,778	11,482
Younger than 22	119	1.2%	108	173	-54	-31.2%
22-24	300	3.0%	305	399	-99	-24.8%
25-34	1,980	19.7%	1,988	2,576	-596	-23.1%
35-44	2,073	20.6%	2,014	2,650	-577	-21.8%
45-54	2,094	20.8%	2,105	2,754	-660	-24.0%
55-59	916	9.1%	944	1,345	-429	-31.9%
60-64	700	7.0%	758	901	-201	-22.3%
65 and older	522	5.2%	556	684	-162	-23.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,704		8,778	11,482
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	123	1.4%	141	228	-105	-46.1%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	8	0.1%	7	18	-10	-55.6%
Construction	2,480	28.1%	2,286	3,077	-597	-19.4%
Manufacturing	196	2.2%	224	225	-29	-12.9%
Wholesale Trade	139	1.6%	156	184	-45	-24.5%
Retail Trade	463	5.2%	503	606	-143	-23.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	364	4.1%	315	666	-302	-45.3%
Information	152	1.7%	160	149	3	2.0%
Finance and Insurance	133	1.5%	120	161	-28	-17.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	131	1.5%	137	164	-33	-20.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	373	4.2%	383	548	-175	-31.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57	0.6%	75	45	12	26.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,027	11.6%	992	1,418	-391	-27.6%
Educational Services	101	1.1%	101	147	-46	-31.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	439	5.0%	473	598	-159	-26.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	98	1.1%	98	96	2	2.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	786	8.9%	967	1,146	-360	-31.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	203	2.3%	206	290	-87	-30.0%
Public Administration	180	2.0%	193	219	-39	-17.8%
Information Not Available	1,250	14.2%	1,240	1,496	-246	-16.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,099		16,381	17,777
Male	9,258	54.1%	8,365	9,333	-75	-0.8%
Female	7,441	43.5%	7,652	8,444	-1,003	-11.9%
Information Not Available	400	2.3%	364	0	400	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,099		16,381	17,777
Hispanic or Latino	1,010	5.9%	917	989	21	2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,894	87.1%	14,343	16,110	-1,216	-7.5%
Information Not Available	1,195	7.0%	1,121	678	517	76.3%

Race	17,099		16,381	17,777
American Indian or Alaskan Native	123	0.7%	118	112	11	9.8%
Asian	239	1.4%	236	211	28	13.3%
Black or African American	1,277	7.5%	1,278	1,635	-358	-21.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,255	77.5%	12,711	14,152	-897	-6.3%
Information Not Available	2,205	12.9%	2,038	1,667	538	32.3%

Years of Age	17,099		16,381	17,777
Younger than 22	386	1.3%	359	436	-50	-11.5%
22-24	885	3.0%	811	979	-94	-9.6%
25-34	3,971	13.7%	3,726	4,184	-213	-5.1%
35-44	3,784	13.0%	3,558	3,814	-30	-0.8%
45-54	4,176	14.4%	4,013	4,362	-186	-4.3%
55-59	1,868	6.4%	1,867	1,956	-88	-4.5%
60-64	1,281	4.4%	1,254	1,292	-11	-0.9%
65 and older	742	2.6%	789	752	-10	-1.3%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	4	2	4	200.0%

Industry	17,099		16,381	17,777
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	142	0.8%	152	153	-11	-7.2%
Mining	34	0.2%	39	34	0	0.0%
Utilities	30	0.2%	23	19	11	57.9%
Construction	1,411	8.2%	1,497	1,736	-325	-18.7%
Manufacturing	5,002	29.0%	3,840	3,765	1,237	32.9%
Wholesale Trade	819	4.8%	846	811	8	1.0%
Retail Trade	1,468	8.5%	1,541	1,648	-180	-10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	542	3.1%	497	551	-9	-1.6%
Information	506	2.9%	638	686	-180	-26.2%
Finance and Insurance	715	4.1%	749	713	2	0.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	183	1.1%	186	192	-9	-4.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	654	3.8%	730	687	-33	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.2%	54	32	8	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,587	9.2%	1,602	1,922	-335	-17.4%
Educational Services	394	2.3%	409	480	-86	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,527	8.9%	1,641	1,852	-325	-17.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	343	2.0%	268	232	111	47.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	949	5.5%	881	1,130	-181	-16.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	394	2.3%	388	412	-18	-4.4%
Public Administration	247	1.4%	233	431	-184	-42.7%
Information Not Available	112	0.6%	167	291	-179	-61.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,965		7,164	8,560
Male	3,666	52.6%	3,586	4,605	-939	-20.4%
Female	3,297	47.3%	3,578	3,950	-653	-16.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	5	-3	-60.0%

Ethnicity	6,965		7,164	8,560
Hispanic or Latino	720	10.3%	918	819	-99	-12.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,715	82.1%	5,904	7,223	-1,508	-20.9%
Information Not Available	530	7.6%	342	518	12	2.3%

Race	6,965		7,164	8,560
American Indian or Alaskan Native	277	3.2%	254	171	106	62.0%
Asian	126	1.5%	112	96	30	31.3%
Black or African American	102	1.2%	86	85	17	20.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	59	0.7%	64	18	41	227.8%
White	6,822	79.6%	5,808	7,038	-216	-3.1%
Information Not Available	1,186	13.8%	1,174	1,152	34	3.0%

Years of Age	6,965		7,164	8,560
Younger than 22	128	1.0%	154	193	-65	-33.7%
22-24	294	2.2%	308	439	-145	-33.0%
25-34	1,414	10.7%	1,407	1,922	-508	-26.4%
35-44	1,395	10.6%	1,446	1,846	-451	-24.4%
45-54	1,690	12.8%	1,806	2,083	-393	-18.9%
55-59	867	6.6%	878	1,039	-172	-16.6%
60-64	579	4.4%	586	654	-75	-11.5%
65 and older	593	4.5%	571	384	209	54.4%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	8	0	5	0.0%

Industry	6,965		7,164	8,560
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	103	1.5%	151	185	-82	-44.3%
Mining	55	0.8%	58	113	-58	-51.3%
Utilities	9	0.1%	11	22	-13	-59.1%
Construction	410	5.8%	515	665	-255	-38.3%
Manufacturing	741	10.5%	1,062	863	-122	-14.1%
Wholesale Trade	165	2.3%	321	310	-145	-46.8%
Retail Trade	535	7.6%	759	877	-342	-39.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	148	2.1%	236	224	-76	-33.9%
Information	85	1.2%	122	140	-55	-39.3%
Finance and Insurance	163	2.3%	231	259	-96	-37.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	59	0.8%	85	93	-34	-36.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	228	3.2%	354	401	-173	-43.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.3%	27	22	-2	-9.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	587	8.3%	907	744	-157	-21.1%
Educational Services	134	1.9%	185	245	-111	-45.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	446	6.3%	672	908	-462	-50.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	96	1.4%	83	141	-45	-31.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	262	3.7%	333	584	-322	-55.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	98	1.4%	192	232	-134	-57.8%
Public Administration	134	1.9%	170	347	-213	-61.4%
Information Not Available	2,487	35.2%	690	1,185	1,302	109.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	107,831		112,085	131,793
Male	55,688	51.6%	58,122	69,782	-14,094	-20.2%
Female	51,504	47.8%	53,203	61,078	-9,574	-15.7%
Information Not Available	639	0.6%	760	933	-294	-31.5%

Ethnicity	107,831		112,085	131,793
Hispanic or Latino	14,178	13.1%	14,317	16,977	-2,799	-16.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	82,293	76.3%	85,917	100,642	-18,349	-18.2%
Information Not Available	11,360	10.5%	11,851	14,174	-2,814	-19.9%

Race	107,831		112,085	131,793
American Indian or Alaskan Native	520	0.5%	515	609	-89	-14.6%
Asian	2,559	2.4%	2,999	3,308	-749	-22.6%
Black or African American	31,160	28.9%	32,137	36,338	-5,178	-14.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	206	0.2%	272	339	-133	-39.2%
White	63,183	58.6%	65,492	79,413	-16,230	-20.4%
Information Not Available	10,203	9.5%	10,670	11,786	-1,583	-13.4%

Years of Age	107,831		112,085	131,793
Younger than 22	2,005	1.2%	1,886	2,644	-639	-24.2%
22-24	5,199	3.2%	5,243	6,825	-1,626	-23.8%
25-34	25,482	15.6%	26,463	32,320	-6,838	-21.2%
35-44	25,067	15.4%	26,546	31,060	-5,993	-19.3%
45-54	26,162	16.0%	27,249	31,987	-5,825	-18.2%
55-59	12,025	7.4%	12,389	13,766	-1,741	-12.6%
60-64	7,755	4.8%	8,014	8,423	-668	-7.9%
65 and older	4,136	2.5%	4,295	4,768	-632	-13.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	107,831		112,085	131,793
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	223	0.2%	265	233	-10	-4.3%
Mining	167	0.2%	194	227	-60	-26.4%
Utilities	128	0.1%	164	209	-81	-38.8%
Construction	8,223	7.6%	9,407	12,493	-4,270	-34.2%
Manufacturing	13,496	12.5%	13,360	15,284	-1,788	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,355	5.0%	5,184	6,025	-670	-11.1%
Retail Trade	9,928	9.2%	10,664	12,208	-2,280	-18.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,579	4.2%	5,210	5,053	-474	-9.4%
Information	2,353	2.2%	2,372	2,461	-108	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	4,409	4.1%	4,262	4,788	-379	-7.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,587	1.5%	1,470	1,709	-122	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,332	6.8%	7,542	8,614	-1,282	-14.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	548	0.5%	607	605	-57	-9.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,070	13.9%	15,221	17,621	-2,551	-14.5%
Educational Services	4,147	3.8%	4,381	5,993	-1,846	-30.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,917	9.2%	10,767	12,381	-2,464	-19.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,544	1.4%	1,322	1,800	-256	-14.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,415	5.9%	6,090	7,551	-1,136	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,051	2.8%	3,417	3,904	-853	-21.8%
Public Administration	2,525	2.3%	2,815	3,164	-639	-20.2%
Information Not Available	6,834	6.3%	7,371	9,470	-2,636	-27.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,889		23,750	38,061
Male	12,929	54.1%	12,938	20,928	-7,999	-38.2%
Female	10,902	45.6%	10,759	17,077	-6,175	-36.2%
Information Not Available	58	0.2%	53	56	2	3.6%

Ethnicity	23,889		23,750	38,061
Hispanic or Latino	1,069	4.5%	1,097	1,700	-631	-37.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,807	74.5%	17,651	28,980	-11,173	-38.6%
Information Not Available	5,013	21.0%	5,002	7,381	-2,368	-32.1%

Race	23,889		23,750	38,061
American Indian or Alaskan Native	113	0.5%	102	170	-57	-33.5%
Asian	158	0.7%	144	249	-91	-36.5%
Black or African American	4,469	18.7%	4,297	7,093	-2,624	-37.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1%	29	41	-15	-36.6%
White	17,810	74.6%	17,806	28,503	-10,693	-37.5%
Information Not Available	1,313	5.5%	1,372	2,005	-692	-34.5%

Years of Age	23,889		23,750	38,061
Younger than 22	291	0.7%	295	637	-346	-54.3%
22-24	919	2.3%	855	1,732	-813	-46.9%
25-34	5,369	13.4%	5,323	9,237	-3,868	-41.9%
35-44	5,622	14.1%	5,708	9,245	-3,623	-39.2%
45-54	6,213	15.5%	6,162	9,492	-3,279	-34.5%
55-59	2,840	7.1%	2,770	3,976	-1,136	-28.6%
60-64	1,704	4.3%	1,688	2,467	-763	-30.9%
65 and older	931	2.3%	949	1,275	-344	-27.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,889		23,750	38,061
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	67	0.3%	56	90	-23	-25.6%
Mining	99	0.4%	109	83	16	19.3%
Utilities	12	0.1%	28	47	-35	-74.5%
Construction	2,863	12.0%	3,512	4,736	-1,873	-39.5%
Manufacturing	4,573	19.1%	4,001	7,269	-2,696	-37.1%
Wholesale Trade	904	3.8%	858	1,323	-419	-31.7%
Retail Trade	1,808	7.5%	1,768	3,048	-1,240	-40.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	760	3.2%	736	1,217	-457	-37.6%
Information	332	1.4%	308	484	-152	-31.4%
Finance and Insurance	590	2.5%	596	917	-327	-35.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	340	1.4%	316	554	-214	-38.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,165	4.9%	1,150	1,549	-384	-24.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	186	0.8%	180	253	-67	-26.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,777	11.6%	2,784	4,596	-1,819	-39.6%
Educational Services	655	2.7%	687	1,088	-433	-39.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,428	10.1%	2,457	3,870	-1,442	-37.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	267	1.1%	247	397	-130	-32.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	986	4.1%	929	1,773	-787	-44.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	637	2.7%	584	954	-317	-33.2%
Public Administration	201	0.8%	224	318	-117	-36.8%
Information Not Available	2,239	9.3%	2,220	3,495	-1,256	-35.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,628		14,227	19,165
Male	7,289	53.5%	7,484	9,851	-2,562	-26.0%
Female	6,339	46.5%	6,743	9,314	-2,975	-31.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,628		14,227	19,165
Hispanic or Latino	1,058	7.8%	1,102	1,410	-352	-25.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,044	44.3%	6,165	8,478	-2,434	-28.7%
Information Not Available	6,526	47.9%	6,960	9,277	-2,751	-29.7%

Race	13,628		14,227	19,165
American Indian or Alaskan Native	213	1.6%	226	298	-85	-28.5%
Asian	191	1.4%	206	323	-132	-40.9%
Black or African American	2,467	18.1%	2,633	3,925	-1,458	-37.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	26	73	-37	-50.7%
White	9,907	72.7%	10,251	13,391	-3,484	-26.0%
Information Not Available	814	6.0%	885	1,155	-341	-29.5%

Years of Age	13,628		14,227	19,165
Younger than 22	272	1.2%	257	383	-111	-29.0%
22-24	676	3.0%	669	1,016	-340	-33.5%
25-34	3,278	14.5%	3,396	4,796	-1,518	-31.7%
35-44	3,002	13.3%	3,112	4,328	-1,326	-30.6%
45-54	3,236	14.4%	3,417	4,451	-1,215	-27.3%
55-59	1,524	6.8%	1,595	2,055	-531	-25.8%
60-64	997	4.4%	1,074	1,315	-318	-24.2%
65 and older	643	2.9%	707	821	-178	-21.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,628		14,227	19,165
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	51	0.4%	59	68	-17	-25.0%
Mining	141	1.0%	146	187	-46	-24.6%
Utilities	23	0.2%	33	37	-14	-37.8%
Construction	1,470	10.7%	1,522	1,676	-206	-12.3%
Manufacturing	1,931	14.1%	2,059	2,671	-740	-27.7%
Wholesale Trade	728	5.3%	665	832	-104	-12.5%
Retail Trade	1,204	8.8%	1,295	1,650	-446	-27.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	342	2.5%	350	546	-204	-37.4%
Information	321	2.3%	330	368	-47	-12.8%
Finance and Insurance	371	2.7%	419	739	-368	-49.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	199	1.5%	197	274	-75	-27.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	871	6.4%	958	1,272	-401	-31.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.3%	43	43	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,790	13.1%	1,872	2,418	-628	-26.0%
Educational Services	380	2.8%	421	549	-169	-30.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,638	12.0%	1,712	2,566	-928	-36.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	109	0.8%	113	134	-25	-18.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	634	4.6%	653	953	-319	-33.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	391	2.9%	359	544	-153	-28.1%
Public Administration	350	2.6%	346	788	-438	-55.6%
Information Not Available	641	4.7%	675	850	-209	-24.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,143		22,274	27,735
Male	11,583	54.8%	12,191	15,658	-4,075	-26.0%
Female	9,560	45.2%	10,083	12,077	-2,517	-20.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,143		22,274	27,735
Hispanic or Latino	72	0.3%	104	126	-54	-42.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	452	2.1%	596	720	-268	-37.2%
Information Not Available	20,619	97.5%	21,574	26,889	-6,270	-23.3%

Race	21,143		22,274	27,735
American Indian or Alaskan Native	140	0.7%	160	201	-61	-30.3%
Asian	86	0.4%	91	83	3	3.6%
Black or African American	2,855	13.5%	3,106	4,104	-1,249	-30.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0%	4	0	5	0.0%
White	17,763	84.0%	18,828	23,059	-5,296	-23.0%
Information Not Available	294	1.4%	85	288	6	2.1%

Years of Age	21,143		22,274	27,735
Younger than 22	276	0.7%	302	497	-221	-44.5%
22-24	882	2.4%	1,045	1,370	-488	-35.6%
25-34	4,556	12.3%	5,344	6,856	-2,300	-33.5%
35-44	5,425	14.6%	5,318	6,743	-1,318	-19.5%
45-54	4,941	13.3%	5,314	6,429	-1,488	-23.1%
55-59	2,493	6.7%	2,333	3,001	-508	-16.9%
60-64	1,724	4.6%	1,456	1,701	23	1.4%
65 and older	842	2.3%	1,158	1,134	-292	-25.7%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	4	0	0.0%

Industry	21,143		22,274	27,735
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	45	0.2%	39	92	-47	-51.1%
Mining	511	2.4%	492	1,304	-793	-60.8%
Utilities	109	0.5%	78	39	70	179.5%
Construction	1,932	9.1%	2,259	2,783	-851	-30.6%
Manufacturing	3,764	17.8%	3,581	4,553	-789	-17.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,027	4.8%	955	1,208	-181	-15.0%
Retail Trade	1,774	8.4%	2,061	2,237	-463	-20.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	652	3.1%	648	1,025	-373	-36.4%
Information	511	2.4%	454	563	-52	-9.2%
Finance and Insurance	593	2.8%	683	798	-205	-25.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	366	1.7%	246	358	8	2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,204	5.7%	1,348	1,518	-314	-20.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	122	0.6%	108	135	-13	-9.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,041	9.6%	2,432	2,957	-916	-31.0%
Educational Services	792	3.7%	933	881	-89	-10.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,253	10.6%	2,536	3,062	-809	-26.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	231	1.1%	229	222	9	4.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,172	5.5%	1,110	1,435	-263	-18.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	566	2.7%	445	672	-106	-15.8%
Public Administration	466	2.2%	462	663	-197	-29.7%
Information Not Available	1,012	4.8%	1,175	1,230	-218	-17.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,145		17,921	26,174
Male	7,624	44.5%	8,017	11,517	-3,893	-33.8%
Female	9,521	55.5%	9,904	14,657	-5,136	-35.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,145		17,921	26,174
Hispanic or Latino	643	3.8%	680	1,032	-389	-37.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,502	96.2%	17,241	25,139	-8,637	-34.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%

Race	17,145		17,921	26,174
American Indian or Alaskan Native	145	0.8%	163	212	-67	-31.6%
Asian	136	0.8%	155	206	-70	-34.0%
Black or African American	9,959	58.1%	10,265	15,226	-5,267	-34.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1%	31	42	-22	-52.4%
White	6,884	40.2%	7,306	10,487	-3,603	-34.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Years of Age	17,145		17,921	26,174
Younger than 22	336	1.5%	297	460	-124	-27.0%
22-24	850	3.7%	879	1,156	-306	-26.5%
25-34	4,458	19.5%	4,671	6,583	-2,125	-32.3%
35-44	3,889	17.0%	4,135	5,887	-1,998	-33.9%
45-54	3,859	16.8%	3,991	6,190	-2,331	-37.7%
55-59	1,711	7.5%	1,855	2,771	-1,060	-38.3%
60-64	1,124	4.9%	1,214	1,726	-602	-34.9%
65 and older	918	4.0%	879	1,401	-483	-34.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,145		17,921	26,174
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	101	0.6%	115	143	-42	-29.4%
Mining	253	1.5%	224	388	-135	-34.8%
Utilities	65	0.4%	72	63	2	3.2%
Construction	2,134	12.4%	2,221	3,303	-1,169	-35.4%
Manufacturing	1,403	8.1%	1,491	2,166	-763	-35.2%
Wholesale Trade	532	3.1%	544	863	-331	-38.4%
Retail Trade	1,840	10.7%	1,932	2,661	-821	-30.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	500	2.9%	510	794	-294	-37.0%
Information	300	1.7%	424	433	-133	-30.7%
Finance and Insurance	485	2.8%	489	755	-270	-35.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	361	2.1%	390	484	-123	-25.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,119	6.5%	1,105	1,563	-444	-28.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51	0.3%	59	91	-40	-44.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,679	9.7%	1,686	2,447	-768	-31.4%
Educational Services	587	3.4%	641	895	-308	-34.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,467	14.3%	2,585	4,379	-1,912	-43.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	372	2.2%	417	518	-146	-28.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,577	9.1%	1,653	2,222	-645	-29.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	501	2.9%	547	734	-233	-31.7%
Public Administration	288	1.7%	312	521	-233	-44.7%
Information Not Available	530	3.1%	504	751	-221	-29.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,300		61,895	64,307
Male	32,791	54.4%	32,861	35,117	-2,326	-6.6%
Female	27,507	45.6%	29,034	29,190	-1,683	-5.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	60,300		61,895	64,307
Hispanic or Latino	7,358	12.2%	7,587	7,583	-225	-3.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,534	82.1%	50,797	53,776	-4,242	-7.9%
Information Not Available	3,408	5.7%	3,511	2,948	460	15.6%

Race	60,300		61,895	64,307
American Indian or Alaskan Native	266	0.4%	268	250	16	6.4%
Asian	2,365	3.9%	2,491	2,356	9	0.4%
Black or African American	6,340	10.5%	6,648	6,622	-282	-4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	136	0.2%	146	129	7	5.4%
White	43,677	72.4%	44,755	48,211	-4,534	-9.4%
Information Not Available	7,516	12.5%	7,587	6,739	777	11.5%

Years of Age	60,300		61,895	64,307
Younger than 22	972	1.0%	1,002	1,090	-118	-10.8%
22-24	2,665	2.7%	2,706	3,160	-495	-15.7%
25-34	14,084	14.2%	14,315	15,118	-1,034	-6.8%
35-44	12,414	12.6%	12,905	13,621	-1,207	-8.9%
45-54	14,678	14.8%	15,121	15,798	-1,120	-7.1%
55-59	6,801	6.9%	6,914	6,926	-125	-1.8%
60-64	5,065	5.1%	5,142	4,955	110	2.2%
65 and older	3,621	3.7%	3,790	3,639	-18	-0.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	60,300		61,895	64,307
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	471	0.8%	359	549	-78	-14.2%
Mining	27	0.0%	26	35	-8	-22.9%
Utilities	127	0.2%	122	76	51	67.1%
Construction	5,549	9.1%	5,389	6,332	-783	-12.4%
Manufacturing	5,781	9.5%	6,068	6,284	-503	-8.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,789	4.6%	2,931	3,000	-211	-7.0%
Retail Trade	5,661	9.3%	5,999	5,711	-50	-0.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,419	2.3%	1,572	1,584	-165	-10.4%
Information	1,446	2.4%	1,486	1,618	-172	-10.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,423	4.0%	2,637	2,551	-128	-5.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,329	2.2%	1,278	1,555	-226	-14.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,282	8.7%	5,762	5,785	-503	-8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	251	0.4%	268	250	1	0.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,303	10.4%	6,320	6,568	-265	-4.0%
Educational Services	1,680	2.8%	1,831	1,733	-53	-3.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,350	12.1%	7,520	7,286	64	0.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	854	1.4%	715	805	49	6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,282	7.0%	3,978	4,191	91	2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,611	5.9%	3,717	3,637	-26	-0.7%
Public Administration	1,783	2.9%	1,957	1,817	-34	-1.9%
Information Not Available	1,882	3.1%	1,960	2,940	-1,058	-36.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,335		44,700	52,369
Male	18,155	40.9%	17,834	20,398	-2,243	-11.0%
Female	16,521	37.3%	16,644	17,757	-1,236	-7.0%
Information Not Available	9,659	21.8%	10,222	14,214	-4,555	-32.0%

Ethnicity	44,335		44,700	52,369
Hispanic or Latino	1,653	3.7%	1,671	1,972	-319	-16.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,265	72.8%	32,037	35,324	-3,059	-8.7%
Information Not Available	10,417	23.5%	10,992	15,073	-4,656	-30.9%

Race	44,335		44,700	52,369
American Indian or Alaskan Native	120	0.3%	126	137	-17	-12.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	15,553	35.1%	15,655	16,674	-1,121	-6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.1%	56	59	-3	-5.1%
White	16,536	37.3%	16,200	18,454	-1,918	-10.4%
Information Not Available	12,070	27.2%	12,663	17,045	-4,975	-29.2%

Years of Age	44,335		44,700	52,369
Younger than 22	843	1.4%	758	973	-130	-13.4%
22-24	1,947	3.3%	1,905	2,221	-274	-12.3%
25-34	8,800	15.1%	8,691	9,684	-884	-9.1%
35-44	7,094	12.1%	7,144	8,016	-922	-11.5%
45-54	7,953	13.6%	8,067	8,894	-941	-10.6%
55-59	3,542	6.1%	3,557	3,784	-242	-6.4%
60-64	2,467	4.2%	2,455	2,610	-143	-5.5%
65 and older	2,030	3.5%	1,901	1,973	57	2.9%
Information Not Available	9,659	16.5%	10,222	14,214	-4,555	-32.0%

Industry	44,335		44,700	52,369
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	73	0.2%	51	86	-13	-15.1%
Mining	18	0.0%	26	43	-25	-58.1%
Utilities	34	0.1%	36	30	4	13.3%
Construction	3,579	8.1%	3,523	4,278	-699	-16.3%
Manufacturing	325	0.7%	344	555	-230	-41.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,316	3.0%	1,320	1,501	-185	-12.3%
Retail Trade	1,536	3.5%	1,609	1,525	11	0.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	808	1.8%	782	904	-96	-10.6%
Information	707	1.6%	700	695	12	1.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,129	2.5%	1,188	1,168	-39	-3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	746	1.7%	743	802	-56	-7.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,469	7.8%	3,516	4,484	-1,015	-22.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	148	0.3%	161	150	-2	-1.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,652	10.5%	4,711	4,988	-336	-6.7%
Educational Services	1,327	3.0%	1,458	1,469	-142	-9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,645	8.2%	3,767	3,882	-237	-6.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	495	1.1%	356	512	-17	-3.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,885	6.5%	2,273	2,674	211	7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,054	2.4%	1,094	1,109	-55	-5.0%
Public Administration	644	1.5%	552	739	-95	-12.9%
Information Not Available	15,745	35.5%	16,490	20,775	-5,030	-24.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,512		5,705	7,651
Male	2,879	52.2%	3,014	3,934	-1,055	-26.8%
Female	2,633	47.8%	2,691	3,717	-1,084	-29.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,512		5,705	7,651
Hispanic or Latino	55	1.0%	49	61	-6	-9.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,045	73.4%	4,162	5,467	-1,422	-26.0%
Information Not Available	1,412	25.6%	1,494	2,123	-711	-33.5%

Race	5,512		5,705	7,651
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	1.0%	62	63	-10	-15.9%
Asian	20	0.4%	28	44	-24	-54.5%
Black or African American	81	1.5%	82	86	-5	-5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	4,131	74.9%	4,296	5,677	-1,546	-27.2%
Information Not Available	1,227	22.3%	1,237	1,781	-554	-31.1%

Years of Age	5,512		5,705	7,651
Younger than 22	143	1.6%	161	210	-67	-31.9%
22-24	284	3.1%	272	446	-162	-36.3%
25-34	1,232	13.4%	1,214	1,664	-432	-26.0%
35-44	1,078	11.7%	1,112	1,500	-422	-28.1%
45-54	1,305	14.2%	1,391	1,998	-693	-34.7%
55-59	700	7.6%	735	931	-231	-24.8%
60-64	468	5.1%	503	565	-97	-17.2%
65 and older	302	3.3%	317	337	-35	-10.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,512		5,705	7,651
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	1.4%	86	141	-62	-44.0%
Mining	6	0.1%	2	3	3	100.0%
Utilities	16	0.3%	14	14	2	14.3%
Construction	379	6.8%	366	556	-177	-31.8%
Manufacturing	582	10.4%	625	657	-75	-11.4%
Wholesale Trade	172	3.1%	159	155	17	11.0%
Retail Trade	513	9.2%	535	625	-112	-17.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	138	2.5%	142	119	19	16.0%
Information	57	1.0%	64	110	-53	-48.2%
Finance and Insurance	103	1.8%	98	160	-57	-35.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	68	1.2%	60	68	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	182	3.3%	208	242	-60	-24.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10	0.2%	8	16	-6	-37.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	350	6.3%	351	525	-175	-33.3%
Educational Services	143	2.6%	155	182	-39	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	579	10.4%	620	776	-197	-25.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	60	1.1%	70	105	-45	-42.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	327	5.8%	244	486	-159	-32.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	117	2.1%	110	177	-60	-33.9%
Public Administration	116	2.1%	104	132	-16	-12.1%
Information Not Available	1,515	27.1%	1,684	2,402	-887	-36.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	64,812		59,626	63,436
Male	34,272	52.9%	29,591	32,652	1,620	5.0%
Female	28,838	44.5%	28,391	30,374	-1,536	-5.1%
Information Not Available	1,702	2.6%	1,644	410	1,292	315.1%

Ethnicity	64,812		59,626	63,436
Hispanic or Latino	2,441	3.8%	1,961	1,845	596	32.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,416	76.2%	45,452	49,034	382	0.8%
Information Not Available	12,955	20.0%	12,213	12,557	398	3.2%

Race	64,812		59,626	63,436
American Indian or Alaskan Native	523	0.8%	546	881	-358	-40.6%
Asian	685	1.1%	652	541	144	26.6%
Black or African American	13,778	21.3%	12,167	10,971	2,807	25.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1%	52	50	10	20.0%
White	35,237	54.4%	32,854	35,316	-79	-0.2%
Information Not Available	14,529	22.4%	13,355	15,677	-1,148	-7.3%

Years of Age	64,812		59,626	63,436
Younger than 22	1,566	1.6%	1,384	1,588	-22	-1.4%
22-24	3,732	3.9%	3,546	3,828	-96	-2.5%
25-34	15,315	16.0%	14,215	15,442	-127	-0.8%
35-44	14,949	15.6%	13,542	14,558	391	2.7%
45-54	15,925	16.6%	14,724	15,904	21	0.1%
55-59	7,255	7.6%	6,551	6,423	832	13.0%
60-64	4,192	4.4%	3,895	3,889	303	7.8%
65 and older	1,878	2.0%	1,769	1,804	74	4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	64,812		59,626	63,436
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	478	0.7%	324	420	58	13.8%
Mining	98	0.2%	109	93	5	5.4%
Utilities	50	0.1%	40	67	-17	-25.4%
Construction	3,663	5.6%	3,488	5,059	-1,396	-27.6%
Manufacturing	9,907	15.2%	8,964	8,370	1,537	18.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,183	6.4%	3,984	2,399	1,784	74.4%
Retail Trade	4,049	6.2%	3,916	4,253	-204	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,993	3.1%	1,881	1,633	360	22.0%
Information	793	1.2%	828	790	3	0.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,623	2.5%	1,757	2,042	-419	-20.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	943	1.4%	832	859	84	9.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,347	6.7%	4,747	4,302	45	1.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5,159	7.9%	1,572	1,345	3,814	283.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,490	11.5%	7,217	8,434	-944	-11.2%
Educational Services	2,050	3.1%	2,337	2,616	-566	-21.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,721	10.3%	6,961	7,446	-725	-9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	758	1.2%	823	719	39	5.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,847	4.4%	2,607	2,683	164	6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,708	2.6%	1,724	1,879	-171	-9.1%
Public Administration	1,040	1.6%	790	1,190	-150	-12.6%
Information Not Available	4,912	7.5%	4,725	6,837	-1,925	-28.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,356		29,359	34,762
Male	15,859	54.0%	15,453	18,706	-2,847	-15.2%
Female	13,487	45.9%	13,895	16,042	-2,555	-15.9%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	11	14	-4	-28.6%

Ethnicity	29,356		29,359	34,762
Hispanic or Latino	1,179	4.0%	1,074	1,170	9	0.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,985	85.1%	25,044	29,708	-4,723	-15.9%
Information Not Available	3,192	10.9%	3,241	3,884	-692	-17.8%

Race	29,356		29,359	34,762
American Indian or Alaskan Native	475	1.6%	452	499	-24	-4.8%
Asian	919	3.1%	885	1,136	-217	-19.1%
Black or African American	2,723	9.3%	2,926	3,370	-647	-19.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	70	0.2%	78	68	2	2.9%
White	22,641	77.1%	22,367	26,832	-4,191	-15.6%
Information Not Available	2,528	8.6%	2,651	2,857	-329	-11.5%

Years of Age	29,356		29,359	34,762
Younger than 22	471	1.0%	388	570	-99	-17.4%
22-24	1,196	2.4%	1,159	1,722	-526	-30.5%
25-34	6,745	13.6%	6,712	8,280	-1,535	-18.5%
35-44	6,187	12.5%	6,296	7,337	-1,150	-15.7%
45-54	7,340	14.8%	7,364	8,602	-1,262	-14.7%
55-59	3,633	7.3%	3,586	4,092	-459	-11.2%
60-64	2,494	5.0%	2,520	2,808	-314	-11.2%
65 and older	1,278	2.6%	1,316	1,332	-54	-4.1%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	18	19	-7	-36.8%

Industry	29,356		29,359	34,762
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	225	0.8%	195	200	25	12.5%
Mining	50	0.2%	66	157	-107	-68.2%
Utilities	92	0.3%	92	88	4	4.5%
Construction	2,993	10.1%	2,806	3,170	-177	-5.6%
Manufacturing	4,109	13.9%	3,674	4,914	-805	-16.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,469	5.0%	1,546	1,860	-391	-21.0%
Retail Trade	2,497	8.4%	2,584	2,831	-334	-11.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	699	2.4%	757	861	-162	-18.8%
Information	746	2.5%	766	872	-126	-14.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,226	4.1%	1,250	1,308	-82	-6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	563	1.9%	554	633	-70	-11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,154	7.3%	2,376	2,438	-284	-11.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	638	2.2%	667	660	-22	-3.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,885	9.8%	2,923	3,723	-838	-22.5%
Educational Services	1,135	3.8%	1,243	1,483	-348	-23.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,124	10.6%	3,294	3,806	-682	-17.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	512	1.7%	451	561	-49	-8.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,649	5.6%	1,510	1,773	-124	-7.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	886	3.0%	958	1,083	-197	-18.2%
Public Administration	618	2.1%	558	812	-194	-23.9%
Information Not Available	1,086	3.7%	1,089	1,529	-443	-29.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,605		31,975	36,629
Male	15,453	50.5%	16,047	18,420	-2,967	-16.1%
Female	15,102	49.3%	15,902	18,157	-3,055	-16.8%
Information Not Available	50	0.2%	26	52	-2	-3.8%

Ethnicity	30,605		31,975	36,629
Hispanic or Latino	1,010	3.3%	1,071	936	74	7.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,276	76.1%	24,057	30,489	-7,213	-23.7%
Information Not Available	6,319	20.6%	6,847	5,204	1,115	21.4%

Race	30,605		31,975	36,629
American Indian or Alaskan Native	236	0.8%	217	215	21	9.8%
Asian	182	0.6%	193	206	-24	-11.7%
Black or African American	6,872	22.5%	6,764	4,540	2,332	51.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	962	3.1%	884	358	604	168.7%
White	18,701	61.1%	19,087	18,760	-59	-0.3%
Information Not Available	3,652	11.9%	4,830	12,550	-8,898	-70.9%

Years of Age	30,605		31,975	36,629
Younger than 22	675	1.4%	683	864	-189	-21.9%
22-24	1,683	3.6%	1,644	2,078	-395	-19.0%
25-34	7,389	15.6%	7,647	8,977	-1,588	-17.7%
35-44	6,967	14.7%	7,303	8,330	-1,363	-16.4%
45-54	7,381	15.6%	7,911	8,961	-1,580	-17.6%
55-59	3,263	6.9%	3,500	3,789	-526	-13.9%
60-64	1,954	4.1%	1,989	2,226	-272	-12.2%
65 and older	1,292	2.7%	1,297	1,375	-83	-6.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	29	-28	-96.6%

Industry	30,605		31,975	36,629
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	121	0.4%	137	143	-22	-15.4%
Mining	74	0.2%	73	124	-50	-40.3%
Utilities	52	0.2%	69	56	-4	-7.1%
Construction	3,102	10.1%	3,265	3,460	-358	-10.3%
Manufacturing	3,384	11.0%	4,092	4,628	-1,244	-26.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,309	4.3%	1,428	1,477	-168	-11.4%
Retail Trade	3,142	10.2%	3,082	3,824	-682	-17.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	914	3.0%	1,021	1,173	-259	-22.1%
Information	736	2.4%	782	722	14	1.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,195	3.9%	1,294	1,433	-238	-16.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	511	1.7%	481	656	-145	-22.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,777	5.8%	1,918	1,820	-43	-2.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	132	0.4%	135	141	-9	-6.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,015	13.1%	3,884	4,745	-730	-15.4%
Educational Services	938	3.1%	1,100	1,066	-128	-12.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,090	13.3%	4,150	4,644	-554	-11.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	393	1.3%	352	436	-43	-9.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,245	7.3%	2,198	2,774	-529	-19.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	858	2.8%	872	1,229	-371	-30.2%
Public Administration	384	1.2%	374	485	-101	-20.8%
Information Not Available	1,233	4.0%	1,268	1,593	-360	-22.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,630		16,695	21,473
Male	6,995	44.8%	7,448	9,521	-2,526	-26.5%
Female	8,623	55.2%	9,234	11,950	-3,327	-27.8%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	13	2	10	500.0%

Ethnicity	15,630		16,695	21,473
Hispanic or Latino	251	1.6%	255	291	-40	-13.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,587	93.3%	15,581	20,139	-5,552	-27.6%
Information Not Available	792	5.1%	859	1,043	-251	-24.1%

Race	15,630		16,695	21,473
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.3%	53	69	-16	-23.2%
Asian	60	0.4%	50	69	-9	-13.0%
Black or African American	9,214	59.0%	9,922	12,861	-3,647	-28.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	53	0.3%	60	36	17	47.2%
White	6,001	38.4%	6,376	8,185	-2,184	-26.7%
Information Not Available	249	1.6%	234	253	-4	-1.6%

Years of Age	15,630		16,695	21,473
Younger than 22	361	1.7%	366	537	-176	-32.8%
22-24	925	4.5%	969	1,476	-551	-37.3%
25-34	4,077	19.7%	4,302	5,768	-1,691	-29.3%
35-44	3,684	17.8%	3,966	4,941	-1,257	-25.4%
45-54	3,437	16.6%	3,630	4,686	-1,249	-26.7%
55-59	1,494	7.2%	1,639	1,914	-420	-21.9%
60-64	936	4.5%	1,067	1,248	-312	-25.0%
65 and older	716	3.5%	756	903	-187	-20.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,630		16,695	21,473
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	0.6%	94	188	-89	-47.3%
Mining	35	0.2%	28	56	-21	-37.5%
Utilities	20	0.1%	18	16	4	25.0%
Construction	934	5.9%	955	1,156	-222	-19.2%
Manufacturing	2,335	14.8%	2,511	2,861	-526	-18.4%
Wholesale Trade	341	2.2%	374	493	-152	-30.8%
Retail Trade	1,485	9.4%	1,555	2,173	-688	-31.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	323	2.1%	366	506	-183	-36.2%
Information	178	1.1%	127	162	16	9.9%
Finance and Insurance	289	1.8%	286	323	-34	-10.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	171	1.1%	169	212	-41	-19.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	490	3.1%	517	801	-311	-38.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	223	1.4%	288	156	67	42.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,575	10.0%	1,705	2,467	-892	-36.2%
Educational Services	521	3.3%	558	662	-141	-21.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,694	10.8%	1,989	2,379	-685	-28.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	239	1.5%	145	170	69	40.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,585	10.1%	1,661	1,924	-339	-17.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	238	1.5%	251	364	-126	-34.6%
Public Administration	322	2.0%	296	477	-155	-32.5%
Information Not Available	2,533	16.1%	2,802	3,927	-1,394	-35.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,713		3,790	6,862
Male	2,539	53.9%	2,020	3,760	-1,221	-32.5%
Female	2,167	46.0%	1,765	3,094	-927	-30.0%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	5	8	-1	-12.5%

Ethnicity	4,713		3,790	6,862
Hispanic or Latino	172	3.6%	156	236	-64	-27.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,345	92.2%	3,472	6,296	-1,951	-31.0%
Information Not Available	196	4.2%	162	330	-134	-40.6%

Race	4,713		3,790	6,862
American Indian or Alaskan Native	596	12.6%	592	986	-390	-39.6%
Asian	32	0.7%	25	45	-13	-28.9%
Black or African American	54	1.1%	49	87	-33	-37.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.3%	7	19	-7	-36.8%
White	3,968	84.2%	3,078	5,667	-1,699	-30.0%
Information Not Available	51	1.1%	39	58	-7	-12.1%

Years of Age	4,713		3,790	6,862
Younger than 22	116	1.4%	66	111	5	4.5%
22-24	280	3.4%	172	386	-106	-27.5%
25-34	1,236	14.9%	877	1,708	-472	-27.6%
35-44	910	11.0%	787	1,456	-546	-37.5%
45-54	1,063	12.8%	947	1,660	-597	-36.0%
55-59	508	6.1%	450	802	-294	-36.7%
60-64	372	4.5%	298	494	-122	-24.7%
65 and older	228	2.7%	193	245	-17	-6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,713		3,790	6,862
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	1.0%	42	58	-10	-17.2%
Mining	101	2.1%	102	176	-75	-42.6%
Utilities	23	0.5%	38	58	-35	-60.3%
Construction	464	9.7%	489	713	-249	-34.9%
Manufacturing	284	6.0%	241	339	-55	-16.2%
Wholesale Trade	109	2.3%	83	143	-34	-23.8%
Retail Trade	423	8.9%	393	556	-133	-23.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	136	2.9%	117	152	-16	-10.5%
Information	66	1.4%	63	64	2	3.1%
Finance and Insurance	65	1.4%	79	118	-53	-44.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	51	1.1%	40	81	-30	-37.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	191	4.0%	177	241	-50	-20.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.1%	5	5	1	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	379	8.0%	265	570	-191	-33.5%
Educational Services	138	2.9%	150	181	-43	-23.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	462	9.7%	431	581	-119	-20.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	269	5.7%	89	240	29	12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	878	18.4%	443	855	23	2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	135	2.8%	130	159	-24	-15.1%
Public Administration	290	6.1%	303	425	-135	-31.8%
Information Not Available	195	4.1%	110	1,147	-952	-83.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,998		43,038	73,525
Male	20,150	49.1%	20,908	36,795	-16,645	-45.2%
Female	20,826	50.8%	22,103	36,710	-15,884	-43.3%
Information Not Available	22	0.1%	27	20	2	10.0%

Ethnicity	40,998		43,038	73,525
Hispanic or Latino	1,762	4.3%	1,889	3,450	-1,688	-48.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,463	93.8%	40,344	68,789	-30,326	-44.1%
Information Not Available	773	1.9%	805	1,286	-513	-39.9%

Race	40,998		43,038	73,525
American Indian or Alaskan Native	613	1.5%	644	1,200	-587	-48.9%
Asian	432	1.1%	420	822	-390	-47.4%
Black or African American	17,317	42.2%	18,353	29,888	-12,571	-42.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.2%	78	103	-25	-24.3%
White	20,070	49.0%	20,891	37,197	-17,127	-46.0%
Information Not Available	2,488	6.1%	2,652	4,315	-1,827	-42.3%

Years of Age	40,998		43,038	73,525
Younger than 22	871	1.5%	945	1,893	-1,022	-54.0%
22-24	2,353	4.0%	2,490	4,736	-2,383	-50.3%
25-34	10,490	17.9%	11,099	18,781	-8,291	-44.1%
35-44	10,039	17.1%	10,570	17,626	-7,587	-43.0%
45-54	9,679	16.5%	10,131	17,296	-7,617	-44.0%
55-59	3,868	6.6%	3,994	6,739	-2,871	-42.6%
60-64	2,363	4.0%	2,428	4,087	-1,724	-42.2%
65 and older	1,335	2.3%	1,381	2,367	-1,032	-43.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,998		43,038	73,525
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	121	0.3%	123	287	-166	-57.8%
Mining	5	0.0%	6	30	-25	-83.3%
Utilities	37	0.1%	45	77	-40	-51.9%
Construction	1,768	4.3%	1,893	3,731	-1,963	-52.6%
Manufacturing	3,925	9.5%	4,052	8,077	-4,152	-51.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,385	3.4%	1,395	2,374	-989	-41.7%
Retail Trade	3,308	8.0%	3,529	5,853	-2,545	-43.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	649	1.6%	629	1,515	-866	-57.2%
Information	350	0.9%	376	600	-250	-41.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,056	2.6%	1,045	1,684	-628	-37.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	471	1.1%	418	760	-289	-38.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,631	4.0%	1,738	2,844	-1,213	-42.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	170	0.4%	180	273	-103	-37.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,815	11.7%	5,143	8,217	-3,402	-41.4%
Educational Services	880	2.1%	982	2,258	-1,378	-61.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,269	8.0%	3,547	6,097	-2,828	-46.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	186	0.5%	194	335	-149	-44.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,870	4.5%	2,174	3,720	-1,850	-49.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	580	1.4%	598	1,141	-561	-49.2%
Public Administration	372	0.9%	408	1,231	-859	-69.8%
Information Not Available	14,150	34.4%	14,563	22,421	-8,271	-36.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,424		1,196	1,415
Male	917	64.4%	676	775	142	18.3%
Female	507	35.6%	520	638	-131	-20.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	1,424		1,196	1,415
Hispanic or Latino	60	4.2%	45	42	18	42.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,319	92.6%	1,115	1,333	-14	-1.1%
Information Not Available	45	3.2%	36	40	5	12.5%

Race	1,424		1,196	1,415
American Indian or Alaskan Native	68	4.8%	79	147	-79	-53.7%
Asian	15	1.1%	8	8	7	87.5%
Black or African American	65	4.6%	57	62	3	4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.3%	2	2	2	100.0%
White	1,167	82.0%	969	1,114	53	4.8%
Information Not Available	105	7.4%	81	82	23	28.0%

Years of Age	1,424		1,196	1,415
Younger than 22	14	0.6%	15	15	-1	-6.7%
22-24	59	2.4%	31	43	16	37.2%
25-34	352	14.2%	253	312	40	12.8%
35-44	303	12.2%	243	310	-7	-2.3%
45-54	353	14.3%	321	400	-47	-11.8%
55-59	172	7.0%	154	154	18	11.7%
60-64	117	4.7%	109	118	-1	-0.8%
65 and older	51	2.1%	68	62	-11	-17.7%
Information Not Available	3	0.1%	2	1	2	200.0%

Industry	1,424		1,196	1,415
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	1.8%	31	11	15	136.4%
Mining	58	4.0%	39	67	-9	-13.4%
Utilities	4	0.3%	5	2	2	100.0%
Construction	146	10.1%	145	205	-59	-28.8%
Manufacturing	373	25.7%	144	99	274	276.8%
Wholesale Trade	96	6.6%	85	83	13	15.7%
Retail Trade	102	7.0%	101	103	-1	-1.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	55	3.8%	57	72	-17	-23.6%
Information	16	1.1%	20	37	-21	-56.8%
Finance and Insurance	45	3.1%	43	36	9	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	1.3%	14	23	-4	-17.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	58	4.0%	77	83	-25	-30.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.3%	3	9	-5	-55.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	58	4.0%	49	98	-40	-40.8%
Educational Services	2	0.1%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	105	7.2%	115	109	-4	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9	0.6%	8	5	4	80.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	59	4.1%	52	63	-4	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	20	1.4%	27	39	-19	-48.7%
Public Administration	78	5.4%	85	131	-53	-40.5%
Information Not Available	91	6.3%	95	136	-45	-33.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,719		5,757	6,765
Male	2,619	45.8%	2,579	3,034	-415	-13.7%
Female	2,857	50.0%	2,905	3,374	-517	-15.3%
Information Not Available	243	4.2%	273	357	-114	-31.9%

Ethnicity	5,719		5,757	6,765
Hispanic or Latino	374	6.5%	353	415	-41	-9.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,555	79.6%	4,626	5,338	-783	-14.7%
Information Not Available	790	13.8%	778	1,012	-222	-21.9%

Race	5,719		5,757	6,765
American Indian or Alaskan Native	85	1.5%	100	129	-44	-34.1%
Asian	83	1.5%	72	85	-2	-2.4%
Black or African American	618	10.8%	636	730	-112	-15.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.4%	18	13	9	69.2%
White	3,917	68.5%	3,933	4,592	-675	-14.7%
Information Not Available	994	17.4%	998	1,216	-222	-18.3%

Years of Age	5,719		5,757	6,765
Younger than 22	104	1.1%	82	104	0	0.0%
22-24	235	2.6%	203	266	-31	-11.7%
25-34	1,349	14.7%	1,396	1,605	-256	-16.0%
35-44	1,231	13.4%	1,263	1,568	-337	-21.5%
45-54	1,369	14.9%	1,393	1,722	-353	-20.5%
55-59	677	7.4%	663	699	-22	-3.1%
60-64	469	5.1%	480	503	-34	-6.8%
65 and older	285	3.1%	277	298	-13	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,719		5,757	6,765
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.8%	45	40	7	17.5%
Mining	4	0.1%	6	6	-2	-33.3%
Utilities	14	0.2%	9	9	5	55.6%
Construction	315	5.5%	366	481	-166	-34.5%
Manufacturing	1,049	18.2%	896	904	145	16.0%
Wholesale Trade	234	4.1%	243	290	-56	-19.3%
Retail Trade	534	9.3%	579	723	-189	-26.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	187	3.2%	169	197	-10	-5.1%
Information	131	2.3%	121	111	20	18.0%
Finance and Insurance	298	5.2%	310	341	-43	-12.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	71	1.2%	67	93	-22	-23.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	294	5.1%	297	357	-63	-17.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53	0.9%	44	51	2	3.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	593	10.3%	645	693	-100	-14.4%
Educational Services	133	2.3%	156	187	-54	-28.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	680	11.8%	715	794	-114	-14.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	66	1.1%	83	75	-9	-12.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	371	6.4%	348	442	-71	-16.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	127	2.2%	121	228	-101	-44.3%
Public Administration	159	2.8%	158	244	-85	-34.8%
Information Not Available	359	6.2%	379	499	-140	-28.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,010		5,108	6,541
Male	2,597	51.8%	2,642	3,311	-714	-21.6%
Female	2,375	47.4%	2,425	3,180	-805	-25.3%
Information Not Available	38	0.8%	41	50	-12	-24.0%

Ethnicity	5,010		5,108	6,541
Hispanic or Latino	171	3.4%	192	219	-48	-21.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,206	84.0%	4,225	5,390	-1,184	-22.0%
Information Not Available	633	12.6%	691	932	-299	-32.1%

Race	5,010		5,108	6,541
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28	0.6%	39	40	-12	-30.0%
Asian	83	1.7%	87	106	-23	-21.7%
Black or African American	88	1.8%	92	103	-15	-14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.1%	12	11	-5	-45.5%
White	4,463	89.1%	4,516	5,778	-1,315	-22.8%
Information Not Available	342	6.8%	362	503	-161	-32.0%

Years of Age	5,010		5,108	6,541
Younger than 22	50	0.6%	45	70	-20	-28.6%
22-24	155	1.7%	119	218	-63	-28.9%
25-34	930	10.4%	921	1,074	-144	-13.4%
35-44	907	10.1%	983	1,305	-398	-30.5%
45-54	1,350	15.1%	1,400	1,791	-441	-24.6%
55-59	750	8.4%	751	956	-206	-21.5%
60-64	518	5.8%	543	730	-212	-29.0%
65 and older	350	3.9%	346	397	-47	-11.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,010		5,108	6,541
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.5%	19	34	-8	-23.5%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Utilities	7	0.1%	9	11	-4	-36.4%
Construction	91	1.8%	108	139	-48	-34.5%
Manufacturing	661	13.1%	718	696	-35	-5.0%
Wholesale Trade	241	4.8%	244	337	-96	-28.5%
Retail Trade	338	6.7%	353	566	-228	-40.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	70	1.4%	66	104	-34	-32.7%
Information	76	1.5%	72	119	-43	-36.1%
Finance and Insurance	224	4.4%	204	285	-61	-21.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	74	1.5%	83	88	-14	-15.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	288	5.7%	311	401	-113	-28.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.4%	30	45	-23	-51.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	687	13.6%	699	692	-5	-0.7%
Educational Services	277	5.5%	274	311	-34	-10.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	528	10.5%	541	622	-94	-15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	1.5%	69	89	-12	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	82	1.6%	88	87	-5	-5.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	178	3.5%	172	213	-35	-16.4%
Public Administration	70	1.4%	76	354	-284	-80.2%
Information Not Available	993	19.7%	972	1,344	-351	-26.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	102,770		105,641	108,805
Male	53,149	51.7%	53,049	56,920	-3,771	-6.6%
Female	49,621	48.3%	52,592	51,885	-2,264	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	102,770		105,641	108,805
Hispanic or Latino	20,772	20.2%	20,969	21,376	-604	-2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,803	68.9%	73,345	75,676	-4,873	-6.4%
Information Not Available	11,195	10.9%	11,327	11,753	-558	-4.7%

Race	102,770		105,641	108,805
American Indian or Alaskan Native	461	0.4%	464	526	-65	-12.4%
Asian	4,287	4.2%	4,542	4,135	152	3.7%
Black or African American	23,454	22.8%	24,784	24,115	-661	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	637	0.6%	640	714	-77	-10.8%
White	58,923	57.3%	59,880	63,513	-4,590	-7.2%
Information Not Available	15,008	14.6%	15,331	15,802	-794	-5.0%

Years of Age	102,770		105,641	108,805
Younger than 22	2,786	1.8%	2,567	3,072	-286	-9.3%
22-24	6,293	4.1%	6,234	6,960	-667	-9.6%
25-34	24,928	16.2%	25,406	26,225	-1,297	-4.9%
35-44	20,708	13.4%	21,728	22,216	-1,508	-6.8%
45-54	23,351	15.1%	24,123	25,097	-1,746	-7.0%
55-59	10,530	6.8%	10,910	10,844	-314	-2.9%
60-64	7,513	4.9%	7,766	7,619	-106	-1.4%
65 and older	6,661	4.3%	6,907	6,772	-111	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	102,770		105,641	108,805
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	240	0.2%	149	268	-28	-10.4%
Mining	55	0.1%	53	31	24	77.4%
Utilities	129	0.1%	137	131	-2	-1.5%
Construction	6,336	6.2%	6,454	7,722	-1,386	-17.9%
Manufacturing	6,487	6.3%	6,585	7,048	-561	-8.0%
Wholesale Trade	5,015	4.9%	5,260	5,688	-673	-11.8%
Retail Trade	11,006	10.7%	11,649	12,702	-1,696	-13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,397	4.3%	4,801	4,596	-199	-4.3%
Information	1,948	1.9%	2,101	2,229	-281	-12.6%
Finance and Insurance	3,567	3.5%	3,843	4,815	-1,248	-25.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,471	1.4%	1,522	1,633	-162	-9.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,095	5.9%	6,616	6,899	-804	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	457	0.4%	579	545	-88	-16.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,758	11.4%	12,261	12,954	-1,196	-9.2%
Educational Services	4,480	4.3%	5,349	4,526	-46	-1.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,958	10.6%	11,715	12,180	-1,222	-10.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,404	1.4%	1,165	1,519	-115	-7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,809	10.5%	9,275	8,443	2,366	28.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,610	2.5%	2,582	2,800	-190	-6.8%
Public Administration	1,257	1.2%	1,143	1,440	-183	-12.7%
Information Not Available	12,291	11.9%	12,402	10,636	1,655	15.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,759		12,340	15,018
Male	6,366	54.1%	6,650	8,233	-1,867	-22.7%
Female	5,393	45.9%	5,690	6,785	-1,392	-20.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,759		12,340	15,018
Hispanic or Latino	5,774	49.1%	6,014	7,411	-1,637	-22.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,897	41.6%	5,190	6,239	-1,342	-21.5%
Information Not Available	1,088	9.3%	1,136	1,368	-280	-20.5%

Race	11,759		12,340	15,018
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,319	11.2%	1,464	1,826	-507	-27.8%
Asian	94	0.8%	90	118	-24	-20.3%
Black or African American	378	3.2%	377	432	-54	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	36	56	-20	-35.7%
White	6,122	52.1%	6,412	7,693	-1,571	-20.4%
Information Not Available	3,810	32.4%	3,961	4,893	-1,083	-22.1%

Years of Age	11,759		12,340	15,018
Younger than 22	311	1.8%	331	400	-89	-22.3%
22-24	665	3.9%	656	800	-135	-16.9%
25-34	2,981	17.5%	3,087	3,801	-820	-21.6%
35-44	2,609	15.3%	2,749	3,296	-687	-20.8%
45-54	2,674	15.7%	2,813	3,464	-790	-22.8%
55-59	1,168	6.9%	1,247	1,580	-412	-26.1%
60-64	842	4.9%	897	1,038	-196	-18.9%
65 and older	509	3.0%	560	639	-130	-20.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,759		12,340	15,018
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	283	2.4%	219	274	9	3.3%
Mining	299	2.5%	341	281	18	6.4%
Utilities	27	0.2%	22	42	-15	-35.7%
Construction	2,231	18.5%	2,244	2,854	-623	-21.8%
Manufacturing	614	5.1%	693	647	-33	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	279	2.3%	310	353	-74	-21.0%
Retail Trade	1,291	10.7%	1,436	1,572	-281	-17.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	244	2.0%	273	368	-124	-33.7%
Information	329	2.7%	423	547	-218	-39.9%
Finance and Insurance	295	2.4%	321	297	-2	-0.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	183	1.5%	203	211	-28	-13.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	712	5.9%	747	969	-257	-26.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	87	0.7%	93	26	61	234.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	871	7.2%	919	1,409	-538	-38.2%
Educational Services	499	4.1%	543	674	-175	-26.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,488	12.4%	1,517	1,966	-478	-24.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	283	2.4%	291	307	-24	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	951	7.9%	912	1,113	-162	-14.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	290	2.4%	313	554	-264	-47.7%
Public Administration	503	4.2%	519	547	-44	-8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	7	-7	-100.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,985		26,397	26,681
Male	14,179	54.6%	14,408	15,030	-851	-5.7%
Female	11,698	45.0%	11,865	11,571	127	1.1%
Information Not Available	108	0.4%	124	80	28	35.0%

Ethnicity	25,985		26,397	26,681
Hispanic or Latino	5,077	19.5%	5,148	4,953	124	2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,754	64.5%	17,218	17,210	-456	-2.6%
Information Not Available	4,154	16.0%	4,031	4,518	-364	-8.1%

Race	25,985		26,397	26,681
American Indian or Alaskan Native	608	2.3%	602	572	36	6.3%
Asian	1,583	6.1%	1,592	2,428	-845	-34.8%
Black or African American	3,697	14.2%	3,706	3,363	334	9.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	630	2.4%	624	784	-154	-19.6%
White	15,329	59.0%	15,670	16,108	-779	-4.8%
Information Not Available	4,138	15.9%	4,203	3,426	712	20.8%

Years of Age	25,985		26,397	26,681
Younger than 22	646	1.6%	626	660	-14	-2.1%
22-24	1,379	3.5%	1,362	1,460	-81	-5.5%
25-34	6,073	15.4%	6,144	6,144	-71	-1.2%
35-44	5,786	14.7%	5,937	6,002	-216	-3.6%
45-54	6,056	15.3%	6,156	6,412	-356	-5.6%
55-59	2,679	6.8%	2,718	2,709	-30	-1.1%
60-64	1,853	4.7%	1,906	1,799	54	3.0%
65 and older	1,513	3.8%	1,548	1,495	18	1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,985		26,397	26,681
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	31	0.1%	35	20	11	55.0%
Mining	180	0.7%	200	315	-135	-42.9%
Utilities	29	0.1%	32	47	-18	-38.3%
Construction	2,608	10.0%	2,686	2,620	-12	-0.5%
Manufacturing	936	3.6%	1,021	816	120	14.7%
Wholesale Trade	626	2.4%	615	596	30	5.0%
Retail Trade	2,141	8.2%	2,236	2,114	27	1.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	746	2.9%	763	883	-137	-15.5%
Information	343	1.3%	386	241	102	42.3%
Finance and Insurance	714	2.7%	812	579	135	23.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	592	2.3%	598	636	-44	-6.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,045	4.0%	1,160	1,403	-358	-25.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	236	0.9%	254	188	48	25.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,468	13.3%	3,658	3,296	172	5.2%
Educational Services	391	1.5%	414	337	54	16.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,590	6.1%	1,583	1,562	28	1.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	561	2.2%	605	545	16	2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,159	16.0%	4,064	3,930	229	5.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	509	2.0%	499	556	-47	-8.5%
Public Administration	399	1.5%	389	437	-38	-8.7%
Information Not Available	4,681	18.0%	4,387	5,560	-879	-15.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	158,195		155,555	191,600
Male	84,812	53.6%	80,585	101,369	-16,557	-16.3%
Female	73,358	46.4%	74,953	90,215	-16,857	-18.7%
Information Not Available	25	0.0%	17	16	9	56.3%

Ethnicity	158,195		155,555	191,600
Hispanic or Latino	28,221	17.8%	27,679	32,994	-4,773	-14.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	104,110	65.8%	102,110	126,761	-22,651	-17.9%
Information Not Available	25,864	16.3%	25,766	31,845	-5,981	-18.8%

Race	158,195		155,555	191,600
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,388	0.9%	1,360	1,612	-224	-13.9%
Asian	5,555	3.5%	5,473	6,773	-1,218	-18.0%
Black or African American	28,101	17.8%	28,361	34,249	-6,148	-18.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	986	0.6%	977	1,048	-62	-5.9%
White	79,696	50.4%	76,966	97,161	-17,465	-18.0%
Information Not Available	42,469	26.8%	42,418	50,757	-8,288	-16.3%

Years of Age	158,195		155,555	191,600
Younger than 22	4,475	2.0%	4,235	6,469	-1,994	-30.8%
22-24	10,483	4.6%	10,366	14,196	-3,713	-26.2%
25-34	42,027	18.4%	41,648	51,017	-8,990	-17.6%
35-44	33,242	14.6%	32,700	39,858	-6,616	-16.6%
45-54	35,103	15.4%	34,413	41,926	-6,823	-16.3%
55-59	14,881	6.5%	14,692	17,350	-2,469	-14.2%
60-64	9,874	4.3%	9,751	11,799	-1,925	-16.3%
65 and older	8,110	3.6%	7,750	8,985	-875	-9.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	158,195		155,555	191,600
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	303	0.2%	260	354	-51	-14.4%
Mining	101	0.1%	61	143	-42	-29.4%
Utilities	119	0.1%	111	184	-65	-35.3%
Construction	16,781	10.6%	14,483	18,662	-1,881	-10.1%
Manufacturing	9,718	6.1%	9,107	11,608	-1,890	-16.3%
Wholesale Trade	6,380	4.0%	6,483	7,412	-1,032	-13.9%
Retail Trade	15,029	9.5%	15,562	18,547	-3,518	-19.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,304	4.0%	7,139	6,872	-568	-8.3%
Information	5,122	3.2%	5,308	6,612	-1,490	-22.5%
Finance and Insurance	6,104	3.9%	6,013	9,013	-2,909	-32.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,897	2.5%	3,614	4,508	-611	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,785	6.8%	11,165	13,882	-3,097	-22.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	827	0.5%	807	967	-140	-14.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,942	12.6%	19,440	23,475	-3,533	-15.1%
Educational Services	6,620	4.2%	7,710	9,633	-3,013	-31.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18,757	11.8%	19,514	23,626	-4,869	-20.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,562	2.9%	4,375	5,270	-708	-13.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,187	7.7%	10,856	13,453	-1,266	-9.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,862	3.1%	4,670	5,943	-1,081	-18.2%
Public Administration	4,321	2.7%	3,826	6,089	-1,768	-29.0%
Information Not Available	5,474	3.5%	5,051	5,347	127	2.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,039		51,455	62,090
Male	27,919	54.7%	27,622	34,841	-6,922	-19.9%
Female	22,938	44.9%	23,638	26,999	-4,061	-15.0%
Information Not Available	182	0.4%	195	250	-68	-27.2%

Ethnicity	51,039		51,455	62,090
Hispanic or Latino	1,535	3.0%	1,543	1,906	-371	-19.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,053	92.2%	47,435	57,084	-10,031	-17.6%
Information Not Available	2,451	4.8%	2,477	3,100	-649	-20.9%

Race	51,039		51,455	62,090
American Indian or Alaskan Native	238	0.5%	216	300	-62	-20.7%
Asian	365	0.7%	384	416	-51	-12.3%
Black or African American	9,456	18.5%	9,813	10,971	-1,515	-13.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.1%	38	61	-5	-8.2%
White	38,357	75.2%	38,454	47,353	-8,996	-19.0%
Information Not Available	2,567	5.0%	2,550	2,989	-422	-14.1%

Years of Age	51,039		51,455	62,090
Younger than 22	862	1.0%	880	1,189	-327	-27.5%
22-24	1,959	2.3%	2,058	2,617	-658	-25.1%
25-34	10,575	12.4%	10,767	13,076	-2,501	-19.1%
35-44	12,156	14.2%	12,334	14,662	-2,506	-17.1%
45-54	13,408	15.7%	13,390	16,585	-3,177	-19.2%
55-59	6,215	7.3%	6,135	7,304	-1,089	-14.9%
60-64	4,002	4.7%	3,979	4,493	-491	-10.9%
65 and older	1,862	2.2%	1,912	2,164	-302	-14.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,039		51,455	62,090
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	208	0.4%	135	191	17	8.9%
Mining	184	0.4%	189	195	-11	-5.6%
Utilities	55	0.1%	51	91	-36	-39.6%
Construction	6,072	11.8%	6,090	7,578	-1,506	-19.9%
Manufacturing	9,060	17.7%	8,567	12,103	-3,043	-25.1%
Wholesale Trade	2,497	4.9%	2,609	2,912	-415	-14.3%
Retail Trade	2,704	5.3%	2,781	3,207	-503	-15.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,567	3.1%	1,601	1,877	-310	-16.5%
Information	955	1.9%	966	1,260	-305	-24.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,943	3.8%	2,066	2,443	-500	-20.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	884	1.7%	957	948	-64	-6.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,272	6.4%	3,516	4,018	-746	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,061	2.1%	967	1,032	29	2.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,120	13.9%	7,106	8,082	-962	-11.9%
Educational Services	1,525	3.0%	1,707	1,992	-467	-23.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,686	11.1%	6,020	6,743	-1,057	-15.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	623	1.2%	543	773	-150	-19.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,120	4.1%	2,013	2,509	-389	-15.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,221	2.4%	1,259	1,535	-314	-20.5%
Public Administration	505	1.0%	432	557	-52	-9.3%
Information Not Available	1,777	3.5%	1,880	2,044	-267	-13.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,488		15,982	24,574
Male	7,916	51.1%	8,335	13,036	-5,120	-39.3%
Female	7,545	48.7%	7,617	11,481	-3,936	-34.3%
Information Not Available	27	0.2%	30	57	-30	-52.6%

Ethnicity	15,488		15,982	24,574
Hispanic or Latino	1,189	7.7%	1,198	1,973	-784	-39.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,299	92.3%	14,784	22,601	-8,302	-36.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	15,488		15,982	24,574
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,525	9.8%	1,604	2,411	-886	-36.7%
Asian	126	0.8%	135	189	-63	-33.3%
Black or African American	2,493	16.1%	2,517	3,811	-1,318	-34.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.2%	29	44	-7	-15.9%
White	9,483	61.2%	9,791	15,037	-5,554	-36.9%
Information Not Available	1,824	11.8%	1,906	3,082	-1,258	-40.8%

Years of Age	15,488		15,982	24,574
Younger than 22	315	1.3%	286	469	-154	-32.8%
22-24	749	3.1%	742	1,219	-470	-38.6%
25-34	3,728	15.6%	3,892	6,032	-2,304	-38.2%
35-44	3,564	14.9%	3,775	5,662	-2,098	-37.1%
45-54	3,749	15.7%	3,801	5,915	-2,166	-36.6%
55-59	1,645	6.9%	1,709	2,521	-876	-34.7%
60-64	1,036	4.3%	1,038	1,621	-585	-36.1%
65 and older	702	2.9%	739	1,135	-433	-38.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,488		15,982	24,574
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.3%	39	96	-56	-58.3%
Mining	564	3.6%	580	924	-360	-39.0%
Utilities	36	0.2%	42	81	-45	-55.6%
Construction	1,268	8.2%	1,263	1,999	-731	-36.6%
Manufacturing	1,502	9.7%	1,439	2,636	-1,134	-43.0%
Wholesale Trade	644	4.1%	710	1,027	-383	-37.3%
Retail Trade	1,635	10.5%	1,734	2,401	-766	-31.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	434	2.8%	445	685	-251	-36.6%
Information	397	2.6%	412	525	-128	-24.4%
Finance and Insurance	489	3.1%	527	651	-162	-24.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	268	1.7%	311	401	-133	-33.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	868	5.6%	893	1,451	-583	-40.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0.3%	58	90	-38	-42.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,953	12.6%	2,139	3,273	-1,320	-40.3%
Educational Services	514	3.3%	570	733	-219	-29.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,753	11.3%	1,714	2,548	-795	-31.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	177	1.1%	196	443	-266	-60.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	765	4.9%	751	1,310	-545	-41.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	566	3.6%	600	834	-268	-32.1%
Public Administration	856	5.5%	783	1,136	-280	-24.6%
Information Not Available	707	4.6%	776	1,330	-623	-46.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,932		30,679	37,882
Male	17,711	55.5%	16,641	21,052	-3,341	-15.9%
Female	14,216	44.5%	14,035	16,820	-2,604	-15.5%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	3	10	-5	-50.0%

Ethnicity	31,932		30,679	37,882
Hispanic or Latino	2,998	9.4%	2,843	3,368	-370	-11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,040	78.4%	24,133	29,785	-4,745	-15.9%
Information Not Available	3,894	12.2%	3,703	4,729	-835	-17.7%

Race	31,932		30,679	37,882
American Indian or Alaskan Native	352	1.1%	307	461	-109	-23.6%
Asian	625	2.0%	595	794	-169	-21.3%
Black or African American	633	2.0%	609	758	-125	-16.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	220	0.7%	214	265	-45	-17.0%
White	18,058	56.6%	17,605	21,016	-2,958	-14.1%
Information Not Available	12,044	37.7%	11,349	14,588	-2,544	-17.4%

Years of Age	31,932		30,679	37,882
Younger than 22	559	1.2%	470	728	-169	-23.2%
22-24	1,450	3.1%	1,365	1,923	-473	-24.6%
25-34	7,604	16.0%	7,342	9,201	-1,597	-17.4%
35-44	7,474	15.8%	7,095	8,562	-1,088	-12.7%
45-54	7,561	16.0%	7,315	9,056	-1,495	-16.5%
55-59	3,375	7.1%	3,339	3,977	-602	-15.1%
60-64	2,600	5.5%	2,541	2,834	-234	-8.3%
65 and older	1,309	2.8%	1,212	1,601	-292	-18.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	31,932		30,679	37,882
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	856	2.6%	967	1,075	-219	-20.4%
Mining	36	0.1%	45	79	-43	-54.4%
Utilities	57	0.2%	43	85	-28	-32.9%
Construction	4,038	12.3%	3,262	3,632	406	11.2%
Manufacturing	3,360	10.2%	3,417	4,265	-905	-21.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,127	3.4%	1,142	1,411	-284	-20.1%
Retail Trade	3,286	10.0%	3,202	3,908	-622	-15.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	743	2.3%	740	1,005	-262	-26.1%
Information	691	2.1%	700	912	-221	-24.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,118	3.4%	1,122	1,332	-214	-16.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	478	1.5%	483	607	-129	-21.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,598	4.9%	1,636	1,773	-175	-9.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	190	0.6%	203	254	-64	-25.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,227	9.8%	2,995	3,879	-652	-16.8%
Educational Services	817	2.5%	833	1,142	-325	-28.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,662	11.2%	3,692	4,378	-716	-16.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	411	1.3%	348	527	-116	-22.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,491	7.6%	2,407	2,922	-431	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	937	2.9%	882	1,167	-230	-19.7%
Public Administration	846	2.6%	744	1,205	-359	-29.8%
Information Not Available	1,963	6.0%	1,816	2,324	-361	-15.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	119,896		123,032	139,726
Male	63,770	53.2%	63,850	74,119	-10,349	-14.0%
Female	56,108	46.8%	59,164	65,600	-9,492	-14.5%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	18	7	11	157.1%

Ethnicity	119,896		123,032	139,726
Hispanic or Latino	7,893	6.6%	7,851	8,430	-537	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	108,114	90.2%	111,020	126,445	-18,331	-14.5%
Information Not Available	3,889	3.2%	4,161	4,851	-962	-19.8%

Race	119,896		123,032	139,726
American Indian or Alaskan Native	301	0.2%	349	377	-76	-20.2%
Asian	50	0.0%	52	45	5	11.1%
Black or African American	22,146	16.7%	22,906	24,762	-2,616	-10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14,695	11.1%	1,851	1,828	12,867	703.9%
White	84,277	63.4%	86,298	99,963	-15,686	-15.7%
Information Not Available	11,427	8.6%	11,576	12,751	-1,324	-10.4%

Years of Age	119,896		123,032	139,726
Younger than 22	3,067	1.6%	2,998	4,288	-1,221	-28.5%
22-24	6,860	3.5%	6,846	8,556	-1,696	-19.8%
25-34	27,942	14.3%	28,743	32,694	-4,752	-14.5%
35-44	25,078	12.9%	25,652	29,367	-4,289	-14.6%
45-54	28,017	14.4%	28,849	33,437	-5,420	-16.2%
55-59	13,222	6.8%	13,623	14,433	-1,211	-8.4%
60-64	9,147	4.7%	9,425	9,899	-752	-7.6%
65 and older	6,563	3.4%	6,896	7,052	-489	-6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	119,896		123,032	139,726
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	331	0.3%	296	388	-57	-14.7%
Mining	1,014	0.8%	939	1,253	-239	-19.1%
Utilities	282	0.2%	283	245	37	15.1%
Construction	11,794	9.8%	11,433	14,040	-2,246	-16.0%
Manufacturing	14,852	12.4%	15,329	17,349	-2,497	-14.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,314	3.6%	4,507	5,222	-908	-17.4%
Retail Trade	12,703	10.6%	13,023	14,306	-1,603	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,352	4.5%	6,423	6,677	-1,325	-19.8%
Information	1,820	1.5%	1,690	2,214	-394	-17.8%
Finance and Insurance	3,964	3.3%	4,424	4,567	-603	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,588	1.3%	1,482	1,574	14	0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,295	5.2%	6,813	8,079	-1,784	-22.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	829	0.7%	851	876	-47	-5.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,371	11.1%	13,674	14,583	-1,212	-8.3%
Educational Services	4,378	3.6%	4,857	5,862	-1,484	-25.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18,061	15.0%	18,102	20,021	-1,960	-9.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,220	1.8%	1,745	2,317	-97	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,344	6.9%	8,376	9,428	-1,084	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,015	2.5%	2,976	3,636	-621	-17.1%
Public Administration	1,316	1.1%	1,534	1,601	-285	-17.8%
Information Not Available	4,053	3.4%	4,275	5,488	-1,435	-26.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,290		29,213	30,540
Male	14,902	54.6%	15,832	16,844	-1,942	-11.5%
Female	12,388	45.4%	13,381	13,696	-1,308	-9.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,290		29,213	30,540
Hispanic or Latino	26,625	97.6%	28,443	29,345	-2,720	-9.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	171	0.6%	208	366	-195	-53.3%
Information Not Available	494	1.8%	562	829	-335	-40.4%

Race	27,290		29,213	30,540
American Indian or Alaskan Native	771	2.8%	895	1,213	-442	-36.4%
Asian	25	0.1%	23	29	-4	-13.8%
Black or African American	1,116	4.1%	1,149	1,104	12	1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1%	26	52	-26	-50.0%
White	6,744	24.7%	7,342	9,283	-2,539	-27.4%
Information Not Available	18,608	68.2%	19,778	18,859	-251	-1.3%

Years of Age	27,290		29,213	30,540
Younger than 22	1,013	3.1%	1,034	1,115	-102	-9.1%
22-24	2,206	6.7%	2,307	2,604	-398	-15.3%
25-34	8,476	25.7%	9,343	9,627	-1,151	-12.0%
35-44	6,833	20.7%	7,376	7,698	-865	-11.2%
45-54	5,143	15.6%	5,404	5,734	-591	-10.3%
55-59	1,826	5.5%	1,932	1,915	-89	-4.6%
60-64	1,056	3.2%	1,047	1,088	-32	-2.9%
65 and older	716	2.2%	747	719	-3	-0.4%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	23	40	-19	-47.5%

Industry	27,290		29,213	30,540
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,249	4.4%	1,361	1,251	-2	-0.2%
Mining	41	0.1%	45	60	-19	-31.7%
Utilities	18	0.1%	19	15	3	20.0%
Construction	2,659	9.3%	2,853	3,909	-1,250	-32.0%
Manufacturing	2,560	9.0%	2,426	3,790	-1,230	-32.5%
Wholesale Trade	794	2.8%	761	715	79	11.0%
Retail Trade	2,649	9.3%	2,687	2,478	171	6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	662	2.3%	705	455	207	45.5%
Information	284	1.0%	323	299	-15	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	484	1.7%	522	481	3	0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	248	0.9%	259	313	-65	-20.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,082	3.8%	1,260	1,024	58	5.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.1%	23	58	-27	-46.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,465	15.6%	4,766	3,996	469	11.7%
Educational Services	2,743	9.6%	3,804	2,963	-220	-7.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,658	5.8%	1,728	1,874	-216	-11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	82	0.3%	74	90	-8	-8.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,679	5.9%	1,504	1,377	302	21.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	447	1.6%	474	370	77	20.8%
Public Administration	2,126	7.4%	2,349	3,022	-896	-29.6%
Information Not Available	1,329	4.7%	1,270	2,000	-671	-33.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,112		8,401	9,249
Male	4,035	49.7%	4,023	4,648	-613	-13.2%
Female	4,077	50.3%	4,378	4,601	-524	-11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,112		8,401	9,249
Hispanic or Latino	1,199	14.8%	1,284	1,215	-16	-1.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,179	63.8%	5,349	5,942	-763	-12.8%
Information Not Available	1,734	21.4%	1,768	2,092	-358	-17.1%

Race	8,112		8,401	9,249
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.7%	58	63	-10	-15.9%
Asian	122	1.5%	151	151	-29	-19.2%
Black or African American	565	7.0%	592	594	-29	-4.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	46	0.6%	45	32	14	43.8%
White	5,503	67.8%	5,656	6,485	-982	-15.1%
Information Not Available	1,823	22.5%	1,899	1,924	-101	-5.2%

Years of Age	8,112		8,401	9,249
Younger than 22	168	1.3%	170	210	-42	-20.0%
22-24	451	3.5%	445	495	-44	-8.9%
25-34	1,897	14.7%	1,907	2,154	-257	-11.9%
35-44	1,676	13.0%	1,787	1,997	-321	-16.1%
45-54	1,853	14.3%	1,922	2,226	-373	-16.8%
55-59	906	7.0%	918	932	-26	-2.8%
60-64	674	5.2%	732	670	4	0.6%
65 and older	487	3.8%	520	565	-78	-13.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,112		8,401	9,249
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	13	0.2%	10	7	6	85.7%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	5	-3	-60.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	4	5	-3	-60.0%
Construction	743	9.1%	700	807	-64	-7.9%
Manufacturing	930	11.4%	905	996	-66	-6.6%
Wholesale Trade	389	4.8%	383	421	-32	-7.6%
Retail Trade	790	9.7%	857	966	-176	-18.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	162	2.0%	202	231	-69	-29.9%
Information	94	1.2%	91	114	-20	-17.5%
Finance and Insurance	429	5.3%	476	523	-94	-18.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.7%	150	179	-39	-21.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	478	5.9%	540	598	-120	-20.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	82	1.0%	96	139	-57	-41.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	920	11.3%	972	1,041	-121	-11.6%
Educational Services	223	2.7%	271	318	-95	-29.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,328	16.3%	1,381	1,387	-59	-4.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	113	1.4%	115	136	-23	-16.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	644	7.9%	585	687	-43	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	336	4.1%	373	387	-51	-13.2%
Public Administration	54	0.7%	63	99	-45	-45.5%
Information Not Available	240	3.0%	225	203	37	18.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,733		23,070	27,980
Male	10,498	48.3%	11,050	13,818	-3,320	-24.0%
Female	11,235	51.7%	12,020	14,162	-2,927	-20.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,733		23,070	27,980
Hispanic or Latino	716	3.3%	701	894	-178	-19.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,615	94.9%	21,920	26,529	-5,914	-22.3%
Information Not Available	402	1.8%	449	557	-155	-27.8%

Race	21,733		23,070	27,980
American Indian or Alaskan Native	116	0.5%	115	155	-39	-25.2%
Asian	139	0.6%	146	179	-40	-22.3%
Black or African American	10,417	47.9%	11,384	12,966	-2,549	-19.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.2%	41	46	-10	-21.7%
White	10,225	47.0%	10,554	13,607	-3,382	-24.9%
Information Not Available	800	3.7%	830	1,027	-227	-22.1%

Years of Age	21,733		23,070	27,980
Younger than 22	672	2.2%	649	1,019	-347	-34.1%
22-24	818	2.7%	816	1,071	-253	-23.6%
25-34	5,423	17.8%	5,643	6,976	-1,553	-22.3%
35-44	5,086	16.7%	5,409	6,485	-1,399	-21.6%
45-54	5,097	16.8%	5,457	6,582	-1,485	-22.6%
55-59	2,165	7.1%	2,373	2,860	-695	-24.3%
60-64	1,555	5.1%	1,702	1,842	-287	-15.6%
65 and older	887	2.9%	978	1,107	-220	-19.9%
Information Not Available	30	0.1%	43	38	-8	-21.1%

Industry	21,733		23,070	27,980
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	146	0.7%	107	177	-31	-17.5%
Mining	14	0.1%	19	18	-4	-22.2%
Utilities	23	0.1%	44	42	-19	-45.2%
Construction	1,341	6.1%	1,414	2,211	-870	-39.3%
Manufacturing	3,245	14.8%	4,031	3,904	-659	-16.9%
Wholesale Trade	747	3.4%	758	880	-133	-15.1%
Retail Trade	2,033	9.3%	2,190	2,531	-498	-19.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	529	2.4%	557	560	-31	-5.5%
Information	306	1.4%	323	354	-48	-13.6%
Finance and Insurance	799	3.7%	947	969	-170	-17.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	330	1.5%	288	393	-63	-16.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,272	5.8%	1,379	1,515	-243	-16.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	106	0.5%	94	100	6	6.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,555	16.2%	3,586	4,442	-887	-20.0%
Educational Services	555	2.5%	562	648	-93	-14.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,657	7.6%	1,789	2,241	-584	-26.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	317	1.4%	265	278	39	14.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,508	6.9%	1,416	2,056	-548	-26.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	526	2.4%	565	627	-101	-16.1%
Public Administration	390	1.8%	388	644	-254	-39.4%
Information Not Available	2,334	10.7%	2,348	3,390	-1,056	-31.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,131		1,053	1,400
Male	535	47.3%	508	685	-150	-21.9%
Female	596	52.7%	545	715	-119	-16.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,131		1,053	1,400
Hispanic or Latino	29	2.6%	20	52	-23	-44.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	972	85.9%	915	1,178	-206	-17.5%
Information Not Available	130	11.5%	118	170	-40	-23.5%

Race	1,131		1,053	1,400
American Indian or Alaskan Native	181	16.0%	187	219	-38	-17.4%
Asian	2	0.2%	2	8	-6	-75.0%
Black or African American	42	3.7%	38	39	3	7.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.2%	2	0	2	0.0%
White	779	68.9%	719	961	-182	-18.9%
Information Not Available	125	11.1%	105	173	-48	-27.7%

Years of Age	1,131		1,053	1,400
Younger than 22	21	1.2%	10	20	1	5.0%
22-24	36	2.0%	31	39	-3	-7.7%
25-34	225	12.3%	197	234	-9	-3.8%
35-44	236	13.0%	244	284	-48	-16.9%
45-54	321	17.6%	289	399	-78	-19.5%
55-59	137	7.5%	118	202	-65	-32.2%
60-64	88	4.8%	86	136	-48	-35.3%
65 and older	67	3.7%	78	86	-19	-22.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,131		1,053	1,400
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	9	0.8%	6	10	-1	-10.0%
Mining	6	0.5%	2	19	-13	-68.4%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	102	8.9%	95	140	-38	-27.1%
Manufacturing	104	9.1%	96	164	-60	-36.6%
Wholesale Trade	50	4.4%	48	46	4	8.7%
Retail Trade	94	8.2%	100	124	-30	-24.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	22	1.9%	37	46	-24	-52.2%
Information	25	2.2%	27	30	-5	-16.7%
Finance and Insurance	76	6.7%	70	76	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	15	1.3%	13	23	-8	-34.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	38	3.3%	36	56	-18	-32.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.2%	2	3	-1	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	92	8.1%	75	74	18	24.3%
Educational Services	70	6.1%	72	90	-20	-22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	113	9.9%	109	149	-36	-24.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	33	2.9%	20	33	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	107	9.4%	57	88	19	21.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	26	2.3%	27	42	-16	-38.1%
Public Administration	92	8.1%	96	108	-16	-14.8%
Information Not Available	55	4.8%	65	77	-22	-28.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,733		28,780	33,562
Male	12,221	45.7%	12,968	15,843	-3,622	-22.9%
Female	14,512	54.3%	15,812	17,719	-3,207	-18.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,733		28,780	33,562
Hispanic or Latino	525	2.0%	508	476	49	10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,208	98.0%	28,272	33,086	-6,878	-20.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	26,733		28,780	33,562
American Indian or Alaskan Native	97	0.4%	91	90	7	7.8%
Asian	0	0.0%	2	629	-629	-100.0%
Black or African American	7,874	29.5%	8,638	11,111	-3,237	-29.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	191	0.7%	207	169	22	13.0%
White	18,042	67.5%	19,289	20,986	-2,944	-14.0%
Information Not Available	529	2.0%	553	577	-48	-8.3%

Years of Age	26,733		28,780	33,562
Younger than 22	385	0.9%	420	465	-80	-17.2%
22-24	1,015	2.4%	1,092	1,229	-214	-17.4%
25-34	5,729	13.5%	6,108	6,800	-1,071	-15.8%
35-44	6,078	14.3%	6,552	7,682	-1,604	-20.9%
45-54	6,561	15.4%	7,031	8,363	-1,802	-21.5%
55-59	3,072	7.2%	3,323	3,817	-745	-19.5%
60-64	2,264	5.3%	2,405	2,951	-687	-23.3%
65 and older	1,629	3.8%	1,847	2,234	-605	-27.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	21	-21	-100.0%

Industry	26,733		28,780	33,562
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.3%	69	84	-2	-2.4%
Mining	39	0.1%	31	90	-51	-56.7%
Utilities	28	0.1%	19	37	-9	-24.3%
Construction	1,843	6.9%	1,970	2,614	-771	-29.5%
Manufacturing	3,715	13.9%	4,151	5,028	-1,313	-26.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,231	4.6%	1,306	1,621	-390	-24.1%
Retail Trade	2,472	9.2%	2,602	2,885	-413	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,020	3.8%	1,129	1,420	-400	-28.2%
Information	580	2.2%	596	576	4	0.7%
Finance and Insurance	941	3.5%	1,028	1,076	-135	-12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	441	1.6%	413	461	-20	-4.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,564	5.8%	1,819	1,773	-209	-11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	160	0.6%	189	171	-11	-6.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,287	16.0%	4,411	4,859	-572	-11.8%
Educational Services	1,424	5.3%	1,624	1,604	-180	-11.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,087	11.5%	3,296	3,619	-532	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	349	1.3%	316	260	89	34.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,720	6.4%	1,885	1,890	-170	-9.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	906	3.4%	932	1,001	-95	-9.5%
Public Administration	799	3.0%	931	737	62	8.4%
Information Not Available	45	0.2%	63	1,756	-1,711	-97.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	120,016		130,084	142,739
Male	61,456	51.2%	67,182	75,977	-14,521	-19.1%
Female	58,560	48.8%	62,902	66,762	-8,202	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	120,016		130,084	142,739
Hispanic or Latino	35,550	29.6%	39,223	43,908	-8,358	-19.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	75,086	62.6%	80,515	87,264	-12,178	-14.0%
Information Not Available	9,380	7.8%	10,346	11,567	-2,187	-18.9%

Race	120,016		130,084	142,739
American Indian or Alaskan Native	523	0.4%	533	572	-49	-8.6%
Asian	3,004	2.5%	2,968	3,035	-31	-1.0%
Black or African American	30,120	25.1%	32,237	33,595	-3,475	-10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	41,252	34.4%	44,564	49,851	-8,599	-17.2%
Information Not Available	45,117	37.6%	49,782	55,686	-10,569	-19.0%

Years of Age	120,016		130,084	142,739
Younger than 22	2,420	1.6%	2,806	3,166	-746	-23.6%
22-24	5,846	3.8%	6,565	7,660	-1,814	-23.7%
25-34	29,668	19.3%	31,765	35,583	-5,915	-16.6%
35-44	28,969	18.9%	31,649	34,688	-5,719	-16.5%
45-54	28,618	18.7%	30,811	33,826	-5,208	-15.4%
55-59	11,896	7.8%	13,073	13,733	-1,837	-13.4%
60-64	7,945	5.2%	8,378	8,833	-888	-10.1%
65 and older	4,654	3.0%	5,037	5,250	-596	-11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	120,016		130,084	142,739
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	681	0.6%	1,008	1,116	-435	-39.0%
Mining	2,750	2.3%	2,780	3,587	-837	-23.3%
Utilities	366	0.3%	412	518	-152	-29.3%
Construction	11,478	9.5%	14,410	15,862	-4,384	-27.6%
Manufacturing	11,193	9.3%	11,219	12,702	-1,509	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	6,474	5.4%	7,173	8,109	-1,635	-20.2%
Retail Trade	10,340	8.6%	10,066	10,692	-352	-3.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,192	3.5%	4,467	4,769	-577	-12.1%
Information	3,066	2.5%	3,255	3,142	-76	-2.4%
Finance and Insurance	6,544	5.4%	7,336	7,374	-830	-11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,349	1.9%	2,470	2,734	-385	-14.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,797	8.1%	11,522	12,154	-2,357	-19.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	639	0.5%	584	578	61	10.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,400	15.2%	18,840	19,870	-1,470	-7.4%
Educational Services	3,731	3.1%	4,350	4,911	-1,180	-24.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,311	11.0%	14,110	15,754	-2,443	-15.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	752	0.6%	778	882	-130	-14.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,092	4.2%	5,387	5,973	-881	-14.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,761	2.3%	3,319	3,327	-566	-17.0%
Public Administration	1,412	1.2%	1,533	1,895	-483	-25.5%
Information Not Available	4,688	3.9%	5,065	6,790	-2,102	-31.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,744		9,888	13,098
Male	5,717	58.7%	5,759	7,849	-2,132	-27.2%
Female	3,977	40.8%	4,096	5,151	-1,174	-22.8%
Information Not Available	50	0.5%	33	98	-48	-49.0%

Ethnicity	9,744		9,888	13,098
Hispanic or Latino	906	9.3%	949	1,061	-155	-14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,274	74.7%	7,392	10,510	-3,236	-30.8%
Information Not Available	1,564	16.1%	1,547	1,527	37	2.4%

Race	9,744		9,888	13,098
American Indian or Alaskan Native	316	3.2%	331	464	-148	-31.9%
Asian	174	1.8%	186	278	-104	-37.4%
Black or African American	235	2.4%	219	313	-78	-24.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	198	2.0%	201	195	3	1.5%
White	6,722	69.0%	6,877	9,950	-3,228	-32.4%
Information Not Available	2,099	21.5%	2,074	1,898	201	10.6%

Years of Age	9,744		9,888	13,098
Younger than 22	212	1.3%	213	305	-93	-30.5%
22-24	438	2.8%	452	620	-182	-29.4%
25-34	2,618	16.5%	2,618	3,541	-923	-26.1%
35-44	2,322	14.7%	2,406	3,157	-835	-26.4%
45-54	2,183	13.8%	2,209	2,907	-724	-24.9%
55-59	1,016	6.4%	1,040	1,373	-357	-26.0%
60-64	635	4.0%	650	812	-177	-21.8%
65 and older	320	2.0%	300	383	-63	-16.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,744		9,888	13,098
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	22	0.2%	28	40	-18	-45.0%
Mining	137	1.4%	147	212	-75	-35.4%
Utilities	10	0.1%	12	19	-9	-47.4%
Construction	916	9.4%	982	1,654	-738	-44.6%
Manufacturing	978	10.0%	974	1,393	-415	-29.8%
Wholesale Trade	454	4.6%	505	562	-108	-19.2%
Retail Trade	887	9.1%	943	1,071	-184	-17.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	322	3.3%	300	407	-85	-20.9%
Information	384	3.9%	361	378	6	1.6%
Finance and Insurance	392	4.0%	458	540	-148	-27.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	169	1.7%	157	204	-35	-17.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	751	7.7%	807	877	-126	-14.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.3%	35	49	-18	-36.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,316	13.5%	1,317	1,702	-386	-22.7%
Educational Services	316	3.2%	329	457	-141	-30.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	575	5.9%	609	782	-207	-26.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	225	2.3%	183	310	-85	-27.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	516	5.3%	412	582	-66	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	225	2.3%	223	312	-87	-27.9%
Public Administration	199	2.0%	169	303	-104	-34.3%
Information Not Available	919	9.4%	937	1,244	-325	-26.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,186		38,770	51,020
Male	19,779	53.2%	20,479	27,659	-7,880	-28.5%
Female	17,398	46.8%	18,280	23,357	-5,959	-25.5%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	11	4	5	125.0%

Ethnicity	37,186		38,770	51,020
Hispanic or Latino	1,737	4.7%	1,744	2,231	-494	-22.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,618	90.4%	35,132	46,593	-12,975	-27.8%
Information Not Available	1,831	4.9%	1,894	2,196	-365	-16.6%

Race	37,186		38,770	51,020
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,904	5.1%	1,931	2,486	-582	-23.4%
Asian	1,121	3.0%	1,129	1,368	-247	-18.1%
Black or African American	14,331	38.5%	15,307	20,810	-6,479	-31.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	17,999	48.4%	18,509	24,160	-6,161	-25.5%
Information Not Available	1,831	4.9%	1,894	2,196	-365	-16.6%

Years of Age	37,186		38,770	51,020
Younger than 22	592	1.1%	580	805	-213	-26.5%
22-24	1,623	3.1%	1,624	2,257	-634	-28.1%
25-34	8,967	17.1%	9,204	12,057	-3,090	-25.6%
35-44	8,340	15.9%	8,704	11,579	-3,239	-28.0%
45-54	9,244	17.6%	9,645	13,143	-3,899	-29.7%
55-59	4,126	7.9%	4,393	5,697	-1,571	-27.6%
60-64	2,755	5.3%	2,961	3,585	-830	-23.2%
65 and older	1,532	2.9%	1,654	1,891	-359	-19.0%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	5	6	1	16.7%

Industry	37,186		38,770	51,020
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	56	0.2%	64	52	4	7.7%
Mining	199	0.5%	193	223	-24	-10.8%
Utilities	10	0.0%	9	17	-7	-41.2%
Construction	1,559	4.2%	1,677	2,221	-662	-29.8%
Manufacturing	1,170	3.1%	1,188	2,208	-1,038	-47.0%
Wholesale Trade	405	1.1%	410	538	-133	-24.7%
Retail Trade	1,094	2.9%	1,129	1,199	-105	-8.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	725	1.9%	744	825	-100	-12.1%
Information	194	0.5%	250	308	-114	-37.0%
Finance and Insurance	383	1.0%	400	489	-106	-21.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	237	0.6%	243	260	-23	-8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,524	4.1%	1,823	2,429	-905	-37.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	78	0.2%	78	83	-5	-6.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,334	6.3%	2,450	2,870	-536	-18.7%
Educational Services	170	0.5%	212	272	-102	-37.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,428	3.8%	1,479	1,531	-103	-6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	105	0.3%	93	142	-37	-26.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	855	2.3%	914	1,034	-179	-17.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	390	1.0%	465	511	-121	-23.7%
Public Administration	1,946	5.2%	2,022	4,407	-2,461	-55.8%
Information Not Available	22,324	59.9%	22,927	29,401	-7,077	-24.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	452		489	686
Male	187	41.4%	236	338	-151	-44.7%
Female	265	58.6%	253	348	-83	-23.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	452		489	686
Hispanic or Latino	59	13.1%	76	118	-59	-50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	367	81.2%	398	542	-175	-32.3%
Information Not Available	26	5.8%	15	26	0	0.0%

Race	452		489	686
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4	0.9%	4	9	-5	-55.6%
Asian	1	0.2%	0	2	-1	-50.0%
Black or African American	340	75.2%	348	466	-126	-27.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	5.1%	11	16	7	43.8%
White	22	4.9%	46	65	-43	-66.2%
Information Not Available	62	13.7%	80	128	-66	-51.6%

Years of Age	452		489	686
Younger than 22	8	1.8%	10	12	-4	-33.3%
22-24	25	5.6%	23	44	-19	-43.2%
25-34	77	17.4%	121	160	-83	-51.9%
35-44	100	22.6%	98	131	-31	-23.7%
45-54	125	28.2%	117	152	-27	-17.8%
55-59	62	14.0%	50	88	-26	-29.5%
60-64	31	7.0%	33	50	-19	-38.0%
65 and older	23	5.2%	35	48	-25	-52.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.2%	2	1	0	0.0%

Industry	452		489	686
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	7	1.5%	6	0	7	0.0%
Construction	53	11.7%	87	93	-40	-43.0%
Manufacturing	5	1.1%	8	64	-59	-92.2%
Wholesale Trade	3	0.7%	2	2	1	50.0%
Retail Trade	33	7.3%	40	60	-27	-45.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	13	2.9%	14	11	2	18.2%
Information	1	0.2%	0	2	-1	-50.0%
Finance and Insurance	1	0.2%	0	2	-1	-50.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	8	1.8%	10	17	-9	-52.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11	2.4%	11	8	3	37.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	2.0%	6	7	2	28.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23	5.1%	23	31	-8	-25.8%
Educational Services	10	2.2%	16	11	-1	-9.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7	1.5%	8	18	-11	-61.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	1.3%	6	15	-9	-60.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	216	47.8%	184	266	-50	-18.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7	1.5%	22	29	-22	-75.9%
Public Administration	9	2.0%	10	9	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	30	6.6%	36	41	-11	-26.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,253		3,059	3,919
Male	1,763	54.2%	1,599	2,101	-338	-16.1%
Female	1,490	45.8%	1,460	1,818	-328	-18.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,253		3,059	3,919
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	230	7.1%	138	131	99	75.6%
Information Not Available	3,022	92.9%	2,920	3,785	-763	-20.2%

Race	3,253		3,059	3,919
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0.1%	1	1	1	100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	2	0.1%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	3	1	0	0.0%
White	226	6.9%	134	128	98	76.6%
Information Not Available	3,022	92.9%	2,920	3,785	-763	-20.2%

Years of Age	3,253		3,059	3,919
Younger than 22	57	1.8%	38	81	-24	-29.6%
22-24	152	4.8%	137	200	-48	-24.0%
25-34	661	21.0%	628	859	-198	-23.1%
35-44	614	19.5%	583	766	-152	-19.8%
45-54	809	25.7%	777	908	-99	-10.9%
55-59	423	13.4%	388	511	-88	-17.2%
60-64	327	10.4%	306	373	-46	-12.3%
65 and older	210	6.7%	202	221	-11	-5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,253		3,059	3,919
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.8%	23	10	16	160.0%
Mining	5	0.2%	6	2	3	150.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	4	6	-2	-33.3%
Construction	216	6.6%	207	344	-128	-37.2%
Manufacturing	540	16.5%	499	576	-36	-6.3%
Wholesale Trade	143	4.4%	126	133	10	7.5%
Retail Trade	403	12.3%	407	440	-37	-8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	84	2.6%	78	81	3	3.7%
Information	45	1.4%	44	66	-21	-31.8%
Finance and Insurance	45	1.4%	44	83	-38	-45.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	36	1.1%	29	46	-10	-21.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	167	5.1%	164	193	-26	-13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.2%	6	1	7	700.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	226	6.9%	212	301	-75	-24.9%
Educational Services	196	6.0%	170	191	5	2.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	381	11.6%	376	566	-185	-32.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	58	1.8%	46	45	13	28.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	492	15.0%	464	609	-117	-19.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	92	2.8%	79	119	-27	-22.7%
Public Administration	85	2.6%	75	107	-22	-20.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,682		44,060	56,105
Male	27,212	58.3%	24,533	32,284	-5,072	-15.7%
Female	19,464	41.7%	19,522	23,810	-4,346	-18.3%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	5	11	-5	-45.5%

Ethnicity	46,682		44,060	56,105
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	46,682	100.0%	44,060	56,105	-9,423	-16.8%

Race	46,682		44,060	56,105
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	46,682	100.0%	44,060	56,105	-9,423	-16.8%

Years of Age	46,682		44,060	56,105
Younger than 22	772	1.8%	631	894	-122	-13.6%
22-24	2,010	4.7%	1,866	2,429	-419	-17.2%
25-34	11,043	25.6%	10,472	13,445	-2,402	-17.9%
35-44	10,702	24.8%	10,199	12,838	-2,136	-16.6%
45-54	11,561	26.8%	10,834	13,938	-2,377	-17.1%
55-59	5,225	12.1%	4,843	6,201	-976	-15.7%
60-64	3,601	8.4%	3,448	4,237	-636	-15.0%
65 and older	1,768	4.1%	1,767	2,123	-355	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	46,682		44,060	56,105
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	46,682	100.0%	44,060	56,105	-9,423	-16.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,012		38,704	55,406
Male	19,747	51.9%	19,451	29,338	-9,591	-32.7%
Female	18,208	47.9%	19,222	26,024	-7,816	-30.0%
Information Not Available	57	0.1%	31	44	13	29.5%

Ethnicity	38,012		38,704	55,406
Hispanic or Latino	1,939	5.1%	1,765	2,671	-732	-27.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,834	20.6%	36,416	52,031	-44,197	-84.9%
Information Not Available	28,239	74.3%	523	704	27,535	3911.2%

Race	38,012		38,704	55,406
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42	0.1%	530	704	-662	-94.0%
Asian	528	1.4%	526	765	-237	-31.0%
Black or African American	566	1.5%	6,510	8,938	-8,372	-93.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	521	1.4%	39	61	460	754.1%
White	8,116	21.4%	30,576	44,234	-36,118	-81.7%
Information Not Available	28,239	74.3%	523	704	27,535	3911.2%

Years of Age	38,012		38,704	55,406
Younger than 22	829	1.9%	793	1,507	-678	-45.0%
22-24	1,847	4.3%	1,835	3,180	-1,333	-41.9%
25-34	8,690	20.2%	8,943	13,304	-4,614	-34.7%
35-44	7,682	17.9%	7,843	11,221	-3,539	-31.5%
45-54	9,233	21.5%	9,341	13,288	-4,055	-30.5%
55-59	4,603	10.7%	4,704	6,190	-1,587	-25.6%
60-64	3,185	7.4%	3,248	4,244	-1,059	-25.0%
65 and older	1,935	4.5%	1,989	2,466	-531	-21.5%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	8	6	2	33.3%

Industry	38,012		38,704	55,406
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	274	0.7%	240	271	3	1.1%
Mining	38	0.1%	31	72	-34	-47.2%
Utilities	72	0.2%	62	111	-39	-35.1%
Construction	2,729	7.1%	2,593	3,801	-1,072	-28.2%
Manufacturing	7,436	19.4%	7,121	11,556	-4,120	-35.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,479	3.9%	1,560	2,022	-543	-26.9%
Retail Trade	3,991	10.4%	4,223	5,889	-1,898	-32.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,216	3.2%	1,374	1,695	-479	-28.3%
Information	646	1.7%	639	737	-91	-12.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,156	3.0%	1,300	1,839	-683	-37.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	369	1.0%	344	543	-174	-32.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,608	4.2%	1,746	2,233	-625	-28.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	357	0.9%	314	416	-59	-14.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,679	12.2%	4,904	6,720	-2,041	-30.4%
Educational Services	901	2.4%	1,049	1,324	-423	-31.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,588	12.0%	5,035	7,052	-2,464	-34.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	745	1.9%	550	792	-47	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,535	6.6%	2,388	3,651	-1,116	-30.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	844	2.2%	855	1,341	-497	-37.1%
Public Administration	874	2.3%	863	1,236	-362	-29.3%
Information Not Available	1,475	3.9%	1,513	2,105	-630	-29.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,579		11,259	13,583
Male	7,606	65.7%	7,117	8,888	-1,282	-14.4%
Female	3,964	34.2%	4,139	4,694	-730	-15.6%
Information Not Available	9	0.1%	3	1	8	800.0%

Ethnicity	11,579		11,259	13,583
Hispanic or Latino	200	1.7%	198	213	-13	-6.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,390	72.5%	8,103	9,929	-1,539	-15.5%
Information Not Available	2,989	25.8%	2,958	3,441	-452	-13.1%

Race	11,579		11,259	13,583
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.4%	37	64	-18	-28.1%
Asian	44	0.4%	45	40	4	10.0%
Black or African American	448	3.9%	493	556	-108	-19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1%	11	17	-7	-41.2%
White	10,412	89.9%	10,114	12,091	-1,679	-13.9%
Information Not Available	619	5.3%	559	815	-196	-24.0%

Years of Age	11,579		11,259	13,583
Younger than 22	306	1.4%	254	351	-45	-12.8%
22-24	617	2.9%	538	722	-105	-14.5%
25-34	2,540	12.0%	2,475	3,267	-727	-22.3%
35-44	2,907	13.7%	2,906	3,398	-491	-14.4%
45-54	2,767	13.0%	2,668	3,240	-473	-14.6%
55-59	1,214	5.7%	1,198	1,294	-80	-6.2%
60-64	779	3.7%	760	779	0	0.0%
65 and older	448	2.1%	460	532	-84	-15.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	11,579		11,259	13,583
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	72	0.6%	47	71	1	1.4%
Mining	1,128	9.7%	882	1,234	-106	-8.6%
Utilities	21	0.2%	16	24	-3	-12.5%
Construction	2,133	18.3%	1,826	2,165	-32	-1.5%
Manufacturing	857	7.4%	942	1,109	-252	-22.7%
Wholesale Trade	322	2.8%	373	433	-111	-25.6%
Retail Trade	1,264	10.8%	1,268	1,133	131	11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	404	3.5%	381	440	-36	-8.2%
Information	100	0.9%	95	105	-5	-4.8%
Finance and Insurance	148	1.3%	149	214	-66	-30.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	132	1.1%	158	117	15	12.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	506	4.3%	503	738	-232	-31.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.2%	26	38	-11	-28.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,018	8.7%	1,023	1,395	-377	-27.0%
Educational Services	162	1.4%	220	224	-62	-27.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,127	9.7%	1,159	1,322	-195	-14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	134	1.2%	92	149	-15	-10.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	713	6.1%	699	998	-285	-28.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	349	3.0%	460	423	-74	-17.5%
Public Administration	186	1.6%	184	248	-62	-25.0%
Information Not Available	776	6.7%	756	1,003	-227	-22.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Oct 2014	Percent	Sep 2014	Oct 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,970		1,809	2,758
Male	1,122	57.0%	1,046	1,711	-589	-34.4%
Female	848	43.0%	763	1,047	-199	-19.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,970		1,809	2,758
Hispanic or Latino	216	11.0%	202	307	-91	-29.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,669	84.7%	1,493	2,323	-654	-28.2%
Information Not Available	85	4.3%	114	128	-43	-33.6%

Race	1,970		1,809	2,758
American Indian or Alaskan Native	67	3.4%	87	181	-114	-63.0%
Asian	21	1.1%	12	19	2	10.5%
Black or African American	63	3.2%	51	61	2	3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.2%	7	4	-1	-25.0%
White	1,655	84.0%	1,500	2,270	-615	-27.1%
Information Not Available	161	8.2%	152	223	-62	-27.8%

Years of Age	1,970		1,809	2,758
Younger than 22	13	0.4%	15	42	-29	-69.0%
22-24	96	2.8%	83	145	-49	-33.8%
25-34	506	14.6%	413	634	-128	-20.2%
35-44	380	11.0%	339	595	-215	-36.1%
45-54	461	13.3%	494	675	-214	-31.7%
55-59	241	7.0%	220	340	-99	-29.1%
60-64	163	4.7%	137	200	-37	-18.5%
65 and older	110	3.2%	108	127	-17	-13.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,970		1,809	2,758
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	15	0.8%	11	19	-4	-21.1%
Mining	99	5.0%	134	273	-174	-63.7%
Utilities	5	0.3%	12	6	-1	-16.7%
Construction	257	12.9%	248	426	-169	-39.7%
Manufacturing	69	3.5%	59	113	-44	-38.9%
Wholesale Trade	56	2.8%	56	86	-30	-34.9%
Retail Trade	139	7.0%	123	203	-64	-31.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	67	3.4%	84	98	-31	-31.6%
Information	13	0.7%	27	15	-2	-13.3%
Finance and Insurance	52	2.6%	32	53	-1	-1.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	24	1.2%	33	24	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	100	5.0%	104	97	3	3.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	103	5.2%	89	132	-29	-22.0%
Educational Services	39	2.0%	58	82	-43	-52.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	181	9.1%	186	214	-33	-15.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	39	2.0%	17	32	7	21.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	312	15.7%	103	277	35	12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	50	2.5%	41	95	-45	-47.4%
Public Administration	78	3.9%	89	130	-52	-40.0%
Information Not Available	272	13.7%	303	380	-108	-28.4%