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Characteristics of Insured Unemployment

September 2014

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants : Total Claimants September 2014
	Sep 2014	Aug 2014	Monthly Change	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,105,075	2,393,396	-288,321	2,439,880	-334,805	-13.7
Alaska	7,557	8,361	-804	8,193	-636	-7.8
Alabama	24,620	26,919	-2,299	32,311	-7,691	-23.8
Arkansas	20,100	21,964	-1,864	25,569	-5,469	-21.4
Arizona	37,469	41,921	-4,452	40,929	-3,460	-8.5
California	384,932	403,807	-18,875	355,206	29,726	8.4
Colorado	24,886	26,360	-1,474	30,721	-5,835	-19.0
Connecticut	38,851	50,112	-11,261	44,543	-5,692	-12.8
District of Columbia	9,877	10,947	-1,070	11,562	-1,685	-14.6
Delaware	5,544	7,722	-2,178	7,059	-1,515	-21.5
Florida	88,130	96,472	-8,342	104,173	-16,043	-15.4
Georgia	41,965	45,739	-3,774	54,836	-12,871	-23.5
Hawaii	8,778	9,750	-972	10,983	-2,205	-20.1
Iowa	16,381	19,476	-3,095	18,184	-1,803	-9.9
Idaho	7,164	8,296	-1,132	8,407	-1,243	-14.8
Illinois	112,085	125,709	-13,624	137,136	-25,051	-18.3
Indiana	23,750	26,331	-2,581	40,023	-16,273	-40.7
Kansas	14,227	15,433	-1,206	19,444	-5,217	-26.8
Kentucky	22,274	24,606	-2,332	28,316	-6,042	-21.3
Louisiana	17,921	19,620	-1,699	27,109	-9,188	-33.9
Massachusetts	61,895	76,753	-14,858	61,491	404	0.7
Maryland	44,700	51,470	-6,770	48,734	-4,034	-8.3
Maine	5,705	6,851	-1,146	7,345	-1,640	-22.3
Michigan	59,626	74,241	-14,615	65,261	-5,635	-8.6
Minnesota	29,359	32,564	-3,205	34,296	-4,937	-14.4
Missouri	31,975	35,813	-3,838	38,618	-6,643	-17.2
Mississippi	16,695	20,901	-4,206	22,369	-5,674	-25.4
Montana	3,790	4,438	-648	4,950	-1,160	-23.4
North Carolina	43,038	47,903	-4,865	75,462	-32,424	-43.0
North Dakota	1,196	1,767	-571	1,485	-289	-19.5
Nebraska	5,757	6,424	-667	7,012	-1,255	-17.9
New Hampshire	5,108	7,175	-2,067	6,378	-1,270	-19.9
New Jersey	105,641	125,903	-20,262	114,336	-8,695	-7.6
New Mexico	12,340	13,389	-1,049	13,746	-1,406	-10.2
Nevada	26,397	28,219	-1,822	26,259	138	0.5
New York	155,555	185,883	-30,328	196,789	-41,234	-21.0
Ohio	51,455	59,429	-7,974	60,639	-9,184	-15.1
Oklahoma	15,982	17,091	-1,109	24,503	-8,521	-34.8
Oregon	30,679	33,213	-2,534	35,196	-4,517	-12.8
Pennsylvania	123,032	155,779	-32,747	148,003	-24,971	-16.9
Puerto Rico	29,213	31,397	-2,184	32,460	-3,247	-10.0
Rhode Island	8,401	11,933	-3,532	9,692	-1,291	-13.3
South Carolina	23,070	26,373	-3,303	28,695	-5,625	-19.6
South Dakota	1,053	1,262	-209	1,305	-252	-19.3
Tennessee	28,780	31,177	-2,397	35,362	-6,582	-18.6
Texas	130,084	146,541	-16,457	150,556	-20,472	-13.6
Utah	9,888	10,850	-962	12,650	-2,762	-21.8
Virginia	38,770	41,999	-3,229	46,845	-8,075	-17.2
Virgin Islands	489	390	99	593	-104	-17.5
Vermont	3,059	4,103	-1,044	3,605	-546	-15.1
Washington	44,060	48,113	-4,053	51,285	-7,225	-14.1
Wisconsin	38,704	49,694	-10,990	53,066	-14,362	-27.1
West Virginia	11,259	12,614	-1,355	13,508	-2,249	-16.6
Wyoming	1,809	2,199	-390	2,682	-873	-32.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,105,075		2,393,396	2,439,880	-334,805	-13.7
Male	1,079,327	51.3%	1,169,761	1,268,340	-189,013	-14.9%
Female	1,009,681	48.0%	1,205,020	1,156,189	-146,508	-12.7%
Information Not Available	16,067	0.8%	18,615	15,351	716	4.7%

Ethnicity	2,105,075		2,393,396	2,439,880
Hispanic or Latino	366,855	17.4%	411,307	384,311	-17,456	-4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,446,656	83.2%	1,669,743	1,724,737	-278,081	-16.1%
Information Not Available	291,564	12.2%	312,345	330,832	-39,268	-11.9%

Race	2,105,075		2,393,396	2,439,880
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26,522	1.3%	30,152	35,061	-8,539	-24.4%
Asian	73,058	3.5%	78,053	74,481	-1,423	-1.9%
Black or African American	415,554	19.7%	472,970	482,309	-66,755	-13.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,754	0.5%	11,429	11,905	-1,151	-9.7%
White	1,084,960	51.5%	1,241,453	1,285,914	-200,954	-15.6%
Information Not Available	494,561	23.5%	559,339	550,210	-55,649	-10.1%

Years of Age	2,105,075		2,393,396	2,439,880
Younger than 22	44,436	2.1%	47,437	57,717	-13,281	-23.0%
22-24	107,438	5.1%	116,409	134,499	-27,061	-20.1%
25-34	504,572	24.0%	550,409	587,804	-83,232	-14.2%
35-44	460,831	21.9%	517,615	537,056	-76,225	-14.2%
45-54	493,216	23.4%	570,213	583,092	-89,876	-15.4%
55-59	222,098	10.6%	257,750	249,992	-27,894	-11.2%
60-64	150,604	7.2%	177,872	166,396	-15,792	-9.5%
65 and older	102,741	4.9%	134,274	109,945	-7,204	-6.6%
Information Not Available	19,139	0.9%	21,417	13,379	5,760	43.1%

Industry	2,105,075		2,393,396	2,439,880
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	49,413	2.3%	54,171	49,512	-99	-0.2%
Mining	10,206	0.5%	10,367	14,289	-4,083	-28.6%
Utilities	3,905	0.2%	4,602	5,279	-1,374	-26.0%
Construction	174,150	8.3%	177,523	216,098	-41,948	-19.4%
Manufacturing	195,913	9.3%	213,555	239,869	-43,956	-18.3%
Wholesale Trade	71,928	3.4%	76,718	82,960	-11,032	-13.3%
Retail Trade	181,141	8.6%	194,528	206,574	-25,433	-12.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	64,616	3.1%	135,337	77,766	-13,150	-16.9%
Information	71,430	3.4%	73,100	67,697	3,733	5.5%
Finance and Insurance	70,634	3.4%	72,938	78,472	-7,838	-10.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29,258	1.4%	30,954	35,831	-6,573	-18.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	121,827	5.8%	129,596	140,307	-18,480	-13.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11,364	0.5%	11,916	12,181	-817	-6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	278,932	13.3%	299,937	309,013	-30,081	-9.7%
Educational Services	81,580	3.9%	105,084	98,124	-16,544	-16.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	210,324	10.0%	239,331	246,633	-36,309	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	32,740	1.6%	36,539	36,655	-3,915	-10.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	122,988	5.8%	170,617	141,214	-18,226	-12.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	55,838	2.7%	61,703	64,415	-8,577	-13.3%
Public Administration	38,644	1.8%	46,847	47,497	-8,853	-18.6%
Information Not Available	228,244	10.8%	248,033	269,494	-41,250	-15.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,557		8,361	8,193	-636	-7.8
Male	3,819	50.5%	3,974	4,054	-235	-5.8%
Female	3,738	49.5%	4,387	4,139	-401	-9.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,557		8,361	8,193
Hispanic or Latino	345	4.6%	364	437	-92	-21.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,148	94.6%	7,942	7,640	-492	-6.4%
Information Not Available	64	0.8%	55	116	-52	-44.8%

Race	7,557		8,361	8,193
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,501	33.1%	2,839	2,599	-98	-3.8%
Asian	353	4.7%	475	421	-68	-16.2%
Black or African American	410	5.4%	432	423	-13	-3.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	187	2.5%	199	180	7	3.9%
White	3,830	50.7%	4,141	4,187	-357	-8.5%
Information Not Available	276	3.7%	275	383	-107	-27.9%

Years of Age	7,557		8,361	8,193
Younger than 22	179	1.6%	224	237	-58	-24.5%
22-24	471	4.3%	494	665	-194	-29.2%
25-34	2,317	21.1%	2,426	2,503	-186	-7.4%
35-44	1,631	14.9%	1,813	1,658	-27	-1.6%
45-54	1,552	14.2%	1,764	1,702	-150	-8.8%
55-59	716	6.5%	748	731	-15	-2.1%
60-64	421	3.8%	518	413	8	1.9%
65 and older	270	2.5%	374	284	-14	-4.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,557		8,361	8,193
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	42	0.6%	36	40	2	5.0%
Mining	207	2.7%	199	292	-85	-29.1%
Utilities	46	0.6%	53	43	3	7.0%
Construction	805	10.6%	809	842	-37	-4.4%
Manufacturing	454	6.0%	445	442	12	2.7%
Wholesale Trade	107	1.4%	121	144	-37	-25.7%
Retail Trade	913	12.0%	952	974	-61	-6.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	282	3.7%	555	273	9	3.3%
Information	69	0.9%	85	114	-45	-39.5%
Finance and Insurance	183	2.4%	181	206	-23	-11.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	177	2.3%	183	156	21	13.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	246	3.2%	282	323	-77	-23.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.3%	25	21	-1	-4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	489	6.4%	497	497	-8	-1.6%
Educational Services	319	4.2%	462	340	-21	-6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,014	13.3%	1,152	1,074	-60	-5.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	95	1.3%	84	112	-17	-15.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	641	8.4%	672	748	-107	-14.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	342	4.5%	481	339	3	0.9%
Public Administration	824	10.8%	780	899	-75	-8.3%
Information Not Available	282	3.7%	307	314	-32	-10.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,620		26,919	32,311
Male	12,020	48.8%	13,070	16,421	-4,401	-26.8%
Female	12,583	51.1%	13,828	15,875	-3,292	-20.7%
Information Not Available	17	0.1%	21	15	2	13.3%

Ethnicity	24,620		26,919	32,311
Hispanic or Latino	272	1.1%	301	412	-140	-34.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,968	73.0%	19,741	24,329	-6,361	-26.1%
Information Not Available	6,380	25.9%	6,877	7,570	-1,190	-15.7%

Race	24,620		26,919	32,311
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,223	5.0%	1,361	1,593	-370	-23.2%
Asian	527	2.1%	594	657	-130	-19.8%
Black or African American	10,129	41.1%	11,272	13,384	-3,255	-24.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.1%	36	36	-2	-5.6%
White	11,490	46.7%	12,339	15,145	-3,655	-24.1%
Information Not Available	1,217	4.9%	1,317	1,496	-279	-18.6%

Years of Age	24,620		26,919	32,311
Younger than 22	727	2.1%	804	1,066	-339	-31.8%
22-24	1,459	4.2%	1,643	2,197	-738	-33.6%
25-34	6,636	19.1%	6,999	8,562	-1,926	-22.5%
35-44	5,706	16.4%	6,287	7,320	-1,614	-22.0%
45-54	5,518	15.9%	6,002	7,190	-1,672	-23.3%
55-59	2,136	6.2%	2,458	2,819	-683	-24.2%
60-64	1,409	4.1%	1,595	1,898	-489	-25.8%
65 and older	1,018	2.9%	1,119	1,245	-227	-18.2%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	12	14	-3	-21.4%

Industry	24,620		26,919	32,311
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	236	0.9%	246	266	-30	-11.3%
Mining	89	0.4%	102	200	-111	-55.5%
Utilities	41	0.2%	40	50	-9	-18.0%
Construction	1,964	7.9%	2,242	2,882	-918	-31.9%
Manufacturing	4,142	16.7%	4,500	5,587	-1,445	-25.9%
Wholesale Trade	864	3.5%	908	1,026	-162	-15.8%
Retail Trade	2,824	11.4%	2,880	3,465	-641	-18.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	701	2.8%	770	955	-254	-26.6%
Information	382	1.5%	387	357	25	7.0%
Finance and Insurance	766	3.1%	772	909	-143	-15.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	333	1.3%	344	404	-71	-17.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,351	5.4%	1,466	1,868	-517	-27.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	76	0.3%	74	82	-6	-7.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,313	13.3%	3,499	4,297	-984	-22.9%
Educational Services	707	2.8%	694	852	-145	-17.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,357	9.5%	2,780	3,159	-802	-25.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	166	0.7%	179	142	24	16.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,861	7.5%	2,228	2,450	-589	-24.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	626	2.5%	744	733	-107	-14.6%
Public Administration	371	1.5%	377	774	-403	-52.1%
Information Not Available	1,450	5.8%	1,687	1,853	-403	-21.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,100		21,964	25,569
Male	9,483	47.2%	10,168	13,178	-3,695	-28.0%
Female	9,820	48.9%	10,883	11,949	-2,129	-17.8%
Information Not Available	797	4.0%	913	442	355	80.3%

Ethnicity	20,100		21,964	25,569
Hispanic or Latino	894	4.4%	994	898	-4	-0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,409	91.6%	20,057	24,229	-5,820	-24.0%
Information Not Available	797	4.0%	913	442	355	80.3%

Race	20,100		21,964	25,569
American Indian or Alaskan Native	242	1.2%	242	297	-55	-18.5%
Asian	189	0.9%	196	208	-19	-9.1%
Black or African American	5,749	28.6%	6,504	7,470	-1,721	-23.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	171	0.9%	199	214	-43	-20.1%
White	12,058	60.0%	12,916	16,040	-3,982	-24.8%
Information Not Available	1,691	8.4%	1,907	1,340	351	26.2%

Years of Age	20,100		21,964	25,569
Younger than 22	572	1.8%	591	893	-321	-35.9%
22-24	1,130	3.6%	1,184	1,711	-581	-34.0%
25-34	4,665	15.1%	5,168	6,307	-1,642	-26.0%
35-44	4,608	14.9%	4,847	5,750	-1,142	-19.9%
45-54	4,467	14.4%	4,972	5,921	-1,454	-24.6%
55-59	1,867	6.0%	2,015	2,234	-367	-16.4%
60-64	1,188	3.8%	1,321	1,390	-202	-14.5%
65 and older	806	2.6%	953	921	-115	-12.5%
Information Not Available	797	2.6%	913	442	355	80.3%

Industry	20,100		21,964	25,569
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	182	0.9%	200	220	-38	-17.3%
Mining	175	0.9%	177	206	-31	-15.0%
Utilities	47	0.2%	49	31	16	51.6%
Construction	1,369	6.7%	1,511	2,179	-810	-37.2%
Manufacturing	2,933	14.5%	2,919	3,880	-947	-24.4%
Wholesale Trade	859	4.2%	881	1,228	-369	-30.0%
Retail Trade	1,988	9.8%	2,170	2,476	-488	-19.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	618	3.0%	770	894	-276	-30.9%
Information	241	1.2%	262	268	-27	-10.1%
Finance and Insurance	408	2.0%	405	391	17	4.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	281	1.4%	251	295	-14	-4.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	814	4.0%	920	885	-71	-8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	67	0.3%	71	116	-49	-42.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,297	11.3%	2,503	2,983	-686	-23.0%
Educational Services	477	2.4%	576	737	-260	-35.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,926	14.4%	3,042	3,503	-577	-16.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	124	0.6%	151	189	-65	-34.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,135	5.6%	1,635	1,504	-369	-24.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	467	2.3%	468	542	-75	-13.8%
Public Administration	377	1.9%	415	530	-153	-28.9%
Information Not Available	2,315	11.4%	2,588	2,512	-197	-7.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,469		41,921	40,929
Male	20,988	56.0%	23,315	22,525	-1,537	-6.8%
Female	16,453	43.9%	18,575	18,385	-1,932	-10.5%
Information Not Available	28	0.1%	31	19	9	47.4%

Ethnicity	37,469		41,921	40,929
Hispanic or Latino	14,344	38.3%	17,437	15,131	-787	-5.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,106	43.0%	16,898	17,910	-1,804	-10.1%
Information Not Available	7,019	18.7%	7,586	7,888	-869	-11.0%

Race	37,469		41,921	40,929
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,178	5.8%	2,525	2,556	-378	-14.8%
Asian	1,994	5.3%	2,231	1,876	118	6.3%
Black or African American	2,568	6.9%	2,716	2,837	-269	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	450	1.2%	282	257	193	75.1%
White	19,502	52.0%	21,441	23,657	-4,155	-17.6%
Information Not Available	10,777	28.8%	12,726	9,746	1,031	10.6%

Years of Age	37,469		41,921	40,929
Younger than 22	943	1.7%	1,119	1,116	-173	-15.5%
22-24	2,048	3.8%	2,379	2,214	-166	-7.5%
25-34	8,430	15.6%	9,259	9,323	-893	-9.6%
35-44	7,946	14.7%	8,876	8,874	-928	-10.5%
45-54	9,358	17.3%	10,438	10,178	-820	-8.1%
55-59	4,119	7.6%	4,678	4,389	-270	-6.2%
60-64	2,891	5.3%	3,210	2,964	-73	-2.5%
65 and older	1,734	3.2%	1,962	1,871	-137	-7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,469		41,921	40,929
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,315	10.3%	6,785	4,449	-134	-3.0%
Mining	97	0.2%	116	110	-13	-11.8%
Utilities	64	0.2%	69	74	-10	-13.5%
Construction	3,771	9.0%	3,829	3,273	498	15.2%
Manufacturing	1,912	4.6%	1,965	2,120	-208	-9.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,498	3.6%	1,547	1,654	-156	-9.4%
Retail Trade	2,656	6.4%	2,802	2,849	-193	-6.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	841	2.0%	892	870	-29	-3.3%
Information	441	1.1%	474	461	-20	-4.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,438	3.4%	1,570	1,362	76	5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	631	1.5%	676	737	-106	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,864	4.5%	1,923	1,965	-101	-5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.3%	134	188	-67	-35.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,578	11.0%	4,607	4,793	-215	-4.5%
Educational Services	1,084	2.6%	1,211	1,343	-259	-19.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,814	6.7%	3,004	3,407	-593	-17.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	460	1.1%	488	466	-6	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,878	4.5%	2,039	2,019	-141	-7.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	754	1.8%	825	815	-61	-7.5%
Public Administration	758	1.8%	817	856	-98	-11.4%
Information Not Available	5,494	13.1%	6,148	7,118	-1,624	-22.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	384,932		403,807	355,206
Male	203,311	52.8%	205,205	187,413	15,898	8.5%
Female	181,240	47.1%	198,109	167,399	13,841	8.3%
Information Not Available	381	0.1%	493	394	-13	-3.3%

Ethnicity	384,932		403,807	355,206
Hispanic or Latino	131,672	34.2%	141,042	112,487	19,185	17.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	211,209	54.9%	217,032	183,567	27,642	15.1%
Information Not Available	42,051	10.9%	45,733	59,152	-17,101	-28.9%

Race	384,932		403,807	355,206
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,044	0.8%	3,647	2,169	875	40.3%
Asian	36,819	9.6%	37,946	30,759	6,060	19.7%
Black or African American	34,345	8.9%	35,384	27,703	6,642	24.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	137,000	35.6%	140,056	122,937	14,063	11.4%
Information Not Available	173,724	45.1%	186,774	171,638	2,086	1.2%

Years of Age	384,932		403,807	355,206
Younger than 22	8,943	1.8%	8,476	8,380	563	6.7%
22-24	19,789	4.0%	20,107	18,337	1,452	7.9%
25-34	93,996	19.1%	96,492	83,601	10,395	12.4%
35-44	80,678	16.4%	85,847	74,827	5,851	7.8%
45-54	89,526	18.2%	97,379	88,628	898	1.0%
55-59	41,481	8.4%	42,382	37,561	3,920	10.4%
60-64	29,208	5.9%	30,751	26,520	2,688	10.1%
65 and older	21,311	4.3%	22,373	17,253	4,058	23.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	99	-99	-100.0%

Industry	384,932		403,807	355,206
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	32,347	7.8%	33,807	30,365	1,982	6.5%
Mining	856	0.2%	591	986	-130	-13.2%
Utilities	1,142	0.3%	1,478	1,972	-830	-42.1%
Construction	32,823	7.9%	31,737	34,407	-1,584	-4.6%
Manufacturing	31,681	7.6%	34,694	32,435	-754	-2.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,283	0.5%	1,774	1,676	607	36.2%
Retail Trade	29,017	7.0%	29,174	25,830	3,187	12.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,467	2.0%	11,433	9,464	-997	-10.5%
Information	37,675	9.0%	37,453	28,689	8,986	31.3%
Finance and Insurance	10,180	2.4%	9,265	8,478	1,702	20.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,854	0.7%	3,450	3,943	-1,089	-27.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,799	2.3%	8,673	9,464	335	3.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	78,205	18.7%	81,806	68,812	9,393	13.7%
Educational Services	18,742	4.5%	27,992	19,816	-1,074	-5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	30,254	7.3%	30,160	26,717	3,537	13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	7,992	1.9%	8,378	6,901	1,091	15.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	20,265	4.9%	20,205	17,253	3,012	17.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10,846	2.6%	10,349	9,366	1,480	15.8%
Public Administration	4,567	1.1%	4,534	3,943	624	15.8%
Information Not Available	14,937	3.6%	16,854	14,689	248	1.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,886		26,360	30,721
Male	12,148	48.8%	12,802	15,727	-3,579	-22.8%
Female	12,737	51.2%	13,557	14,994	-2,257	-15.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,886		26,360	30,721
Hispanic or Latino	4,612	18.5%	4,944	5,926	-1,314	-22.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,330	9.4%	18,926	21,952	-19,622	-89.4%
Information Not Available	17,944	72.1%	2,490	2,843	15,101	531.2%

Race	24,886		26,360	30,721
American Indian or Alaskan Native	447	1.8%	484	555	-108	-19.5%
Asian	592	2.4%	621	632	-40	-6.3%
Black or African American	1,797	7.2%	1,925	2,110	-313	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	95	0.4%	106	122	-27	-22.1%
White	17,824	71.6%	18,763	21,934	-4,110	-18.7%
Information Not Available	4,131	16.6%	4,461	5,368	-1,237	-23.0%

Years of Age	24,886		26,360	30,721
Younger than 22	295	0.7%	322	451	-156	-34.6%
22-24	797	2.0%	894	1,113	-316	-28.4%
25-34	5,528	13.6%	5,800	6,962	-1,434	-20.6%
35-44	5,607	13.8%	5,839	6,934	-1,327	-19.1%
45-54	6,192	15.3%	6,525	7,903	-1,711	-21.7%
55-59	2,988	7.4%	3,260	3,626	-638	-17.6%
60-64	2,177	5.4%	2,316	2,416	-239	-9.9%
65 and older	1,300	3.2%	1,404	1,311	-11	-0.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	5	-3	-60.0%

Industry	24,886		26,360	30,721
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	266	1.1%	273	295	-29	-9.8%
Mining	270	1.1%	325	533	-263	-49.3%
Utilities	48	0.2%	44	52	-4	-7.7%
Construction	1,923	7.6%	1,998	2,866	-943	-32.9%
Manufacturing	1,542	6.1%	1,745	2,157	-615	-28.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,148	4.6%	1,160	1,428	-280	-19.6%
Retail Trade	2,335	9.3%	2,409	2,774	-439	-15.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	700	2.8%	751	805	-105	-13.0%
Information	835	3.3%	853	1,018	-183	-18.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,270	5.0%	1,322	1,464	-194	-13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	554	2.2%	574	739	-185	-25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,564	10.2%	2,682	2,915	-351	-12.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	395	1.6%	395	387	8	2.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,428	13.6%	3,583	3,851	-423	-11.0%
Educational Services	1,156	4.6%	1,242	1,219	-63	-5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,414	9.6%	2,704	2,980	-566	-19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	477	1.9%	498	623	-146	-23.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,566	6.2%	1,787	2,086	-520	-24.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	629	2.5%	679	917	-288	-31.4%
Public Administration	561	2.2%	574	648	-87	-13.4%
Information Not Available	805	3.2%	762	964	-159	-16.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,851		50,112	44,543
Male	19,823	51.0%	23,439	22,904	-3,081	-13.5%
Female	19,026	49.0%	26,672	21,639	-2,613	-12.1%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	38,851		50,112	44,543
Hispanic or Latino	5,874	15.1%	7,618	6,628	-754	-11.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,977	84.9%	42,494	37,915	-4,938	-13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	38,851		50,112	44,543
American Indian or Alaskan Native	153	0.4%	170	157	-4	-2.5%
Asian	789	2.0%	907	794	-5	-0.6%
Black or African American	6,497	16.7%	8,069	7,312	-815	-11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	21,658	55.7%	26,501	24,817	-3,159	-12.7%
Information Not Available	9,754	25.1%	14,465	11,463	-1,709	-14.9%

Years of Age	38,851		50,112	44,543
Younger than 22	848	1.5%	926	997	-149	-14.9%
22-24	2,166	3.8%	2,432	2,733	-567	-20.7%
25-34	8,912	15.5%	10,835	10,300	-1,388	-13.5%
35-44	7,584	13.2%	9,835	8,733	-1,149	-13.2%
45-54	9,247	16.1%	12,086	10,698	-1,451	-13.6%
55-59	4,272	7.4%	5,684	4,797	-525	-10.9%
60-64	3,103	5.4%	4,182	3,401	-298	-8.8%
65 and older	2,719	4.7%	4,132	2,884	-165	-5.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	38,851		50,112	44,543
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	177	0.5%	183	183	-6	-3.3%
Mining	5	0.0%	8	8	-3	-37.5%
Utilities	73	0.2%	83	56	17	30.4%
Construction	2,802	7.2%	2,685	3,475	-673	-19.4%
Manufacturing	4,324	11.1%	4,576	5,044	-720	-14.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,647	4.2%	1,786	1,904	-257	-13.5%
Retail Trade	5,056	13.0%	5,489	5,401	-345	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,442	3.7%	7,141	1,909	-467	-24.5%
Information	939	2.4%	990	927	12	1.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,673	4.3%	1,767	2,048	-375	-18.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	586	1.5%	616	653	-67	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,278	5.8%	2,475	2,494	-216	-8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	319	0.8%	342	238	81	34.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,732	12.1%	5,090	5,142	-410	-8.0%
Educational Services	1,461	3.7%	2,040	1,723	-262	-15.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,168	13.2%	5,891	6,155	-987	-16.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,045	2.7%	1,149	1,161	-116	-10.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,633	6.7%	5,071	2,991	-358	-12.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,353	3.5%	1,397	1,587	-234	-14.7%
Public Administration	543	1.4%	743	690	-147	-21.3%
Information Not Available	595	1.5%	590	754	-159	-21.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,877		10,947	11,562
Male	4,370	44.2%	4,816	5,282	-912	-17.3%
Female	5,503	55.7%	6,128	6,279	-776	-12.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	1	3	300.0%

Ethnicity	9,877		10,947	11,562
Hispanic or Latino	804	8.1%	902	939	-135	-14.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,029	91.4%	10,011	10,559	-1,530	-14.5%
Information Not Available	44	0.4%	34	64	-20	-31.3%

Race	9,877		10,947	11,562
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.5%	44	53	0	0.0%
Asian	242	2.5%	271	357	-115	-32.2%
Black or African American	7,016	71.0%	7,829	7,938	-922	-11.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.2%	29	30	-6	-20.0%
White	1,801	18.2%	2,010	2,443	-642	-26.3%
Information Not Available	741	7.5%	764	741	0	0.0%

Years of Age	9,877		10,947	11,562
Younger than 22	183	1.7%	181	213	-30	-14.1%
22-24	583	5.3%	632	641	-58	-9.0%
25-34	2,715	24.5%	2,958	3,093	-378	-12.2%
35-44	2,244	20.3%	2,457	2,629	-385	-14.6%
45-54	2,191	19.8%	2,432	2,657	-466	-17.5%
55-59	959	8.7%	1,062	1,157	-198	-17.1%
60-64	617	5.6%	753	738	-121	-16.4%
65 and older	385	3.5%	472	434	-49	-11.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,877		10,947	11,562
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.0%	2	1	1	100.0%
Construction	30	0.3%	24	37	-7	-18.9%
Manufacturing	3	0.0%	7	9	-6	-66.7%
Wholesale Trade	5	0.1%	5	5	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	34	0.3%	41	25	9	36.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	15	0.2%	16	8	7	87.5%
Information	20	0.2%	19	18	2	11.1%
Finance and Insurance	6	0.1%	4	10	-4	-40.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1	0.0%	4	15	-14	-93.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	65	0.7%	75	112	-47	-42.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	46	0.5%	58	88	-42	-47.7%
Educational Services	16	0.2%	13	15	1	6.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	24	0.2%	21	26	-2	-7.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	3	10	-10	-100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	26	0.3%	31	27	-1	-3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	32	0.3%	23	24	8	33.3%
Public Administration	7	0.1%	6	3	4	133.3%
Information Not Available	9,544	96.6%	10,594	11,128	-1,584	-14.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,544		7,722	7,059
Male	2,387	43.1%	3,255	3,015	-628	-20.8%
Female	2,938	53.0%	4,139	3,650	-712	-19.5%
Information Not Available	219	4.0%	328	394	-175	-44.4%

Ethnicity	5,544		7,722	7,059
Hispanic or Latino	349	6.3%	529	436	-87	-20.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,976	89.8%	6,864	6,229	-1,253	-20.1%
Information Not Available	219	4.0%	328	394	-175	-44.4%

Race	5,544		7,722	7,059
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.2%	16	3,976	-3,964	-99.7%
Asian	105	1.9%	144	2,667	-2,562	-96.1%
Black or African American	2,273	41.0%	3,169	152	2,121	1395.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.2%	16	22	-13	-59.1%
White	3,003	54.2%	4,177	6	2,997	49950.0%
Information Not Available	142	2.6%	200	236	-94	-39.8%

Years of Age	5,544		7,722	7,059
Younger than 22	106	1.3%	150	155	-49	-31.6%
22-24	307	3.7%	407	411	-104	-25.3%
25-34	1,355	16.5%	1,911	1,769	-414	-23.4%
35-44	1,225	14.9%	1,624	1,495	-270	-18.1%
45-54	1,312	16.0%	1,836	1,600	-288	-18.0%
55-59	591	7.2%	796	725	-134	-18.5%
60-64	352	4.3%	528	515	-163	-31.7%
65 and older	256	3.1%	395	344	-88	-25.6%
Information Not Available	40	0.5%	75	45	-5	-11.1%

Industry	5,544		7,722	7,059
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	6	0.1%	16	19	-13	-68.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	6	9	-5	-55.6%
Construction	269	4.8%	364	475	-206	-43.4%
Manufacturing	412	7.4%	516	497	-85	-17.1%
Wholesale Trade	134	2.4%	176	220	-86	-39.1%
Retail Trade	940	16.9%	1,217	1,062	-122	-11.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	148	2.7%	277	181	-33	-18.2%
Information	106	1.9%	150	139	-33	-23.7%
Finance and Insurance	418	7.5%	589	576	-158	-27.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	99	1.8%	109	121	-22	-18.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	380	6.8%	520	500	-120	-24.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.4%	24	24	-3	-12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	941	17.0%	1,397	1,106	-165	-14.9%
Educational Services	202	3.6%	279	239	-37	-15.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	702	12.6%	994	921	-219	-23.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	109	2.0%	132	116	-7	-6.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	427	7.7%	650	576	-149	-25.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	158	2.8%	217	196	-38	-19.4%
Public Administration	41	0.7%	61	66	-25	-37.9%
Information Not Available	27	0.5%	28	16	11	68.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	88,130		96,472	104,173
Male	41,954	47.6%	45,497	50,059	-8,105	-16.2%
Female	46,119	52.3%	50,919	54,066	-7,947	-14.7%
Information Not Available	57	0.1%	56	48	9	18.8%

Ethnicity	88,130		96,472	104,173
Hispanic or Latino	23,312	26.5%	24,938	27,881	-4,569	-16.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,852	66.8%	65,218	73,353	-14,501	-19.8%
Information Not Available	5,966	6.8%	6,316	2,939	3,027	103.0%

Race	88,130		96,472	104,173
American Indian or Alaskan Native	540	0.6%	565	508	32	6.3%
Asian	1,189	1.3%	1,212	510	679	133.1%
Black or African American	23,809	27.0%	26,643	26,228	-2,419	-9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	436	0.5%	480	1,136	-700	-61.6%
White	53,316	60.5%	58,277	63,417	-10,101	-15.9%
Information Not Available	8,840	10.0%	9,295	12,374	-3,534	-28.6%

Years of Age	88,130		96,472	104,173
Younger than 22	1,154	0.9%	1,292	1,734	-580	-33.4%
22-24	3,694	2.7%	3,900	4,895	-1,201	-24.5%
25-34	18,572	13.7%	20,106	22,757	-4,185	-18.4%
35-44	17,500	12.9%	19,657	22,570	-5,070	-22.5%
45-54	19,960	14.8%	21,927	26,216	-6,256	-23.9%
55-59	9,108	6.7%	10,001	11,598	-2,490	-21.5%
60-64	6,193	4.6%	6,819	8,011	-1,818	-22.7%
65 and older	4,946	3.7%	5,518	6,389	-1,443	-22.6%
Information Not Available	7,003	5.2%	7,252	3	7,000	233333.3%

Industry	88,130		96,472	104,173
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	3,843	4.2%	4,176	4,248	-405	-9.5%
Mining	59	0.1%	71	76	-17	-22.4%
Utilities	136	0.1%	175	202	-66	-32.7%
Construction	3,819	4.2%	4,246	5,126	-1,307	-25.5%
Manufacturing	3,770	4.1%	3,799	5,290	-1,520	-28.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,346	3.6%	3,546	4,213	-867	-20.6%
Retail Trade	8,873	9.6%	9,237	11,471	-2,598	-22.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,232	2.4%	3,089	2,581	-349	-13.5%
Information	1,564	1.7%	1,636	1,786	-222	-12.4%
Finance and Insurance	3,594	3.9%	3,788	4,176	-582	-13.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,706	1.9%	1,745	2,342	-636	-27.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,033	6.6%	6,315	6,798	-765	-11.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	522	0.6%	591	614	-92	-15.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,526	15.8%	15,625	18,974	-4,448	-23.4%
Educational Services	3,265	3.5%	3,939	3,419	-154	-4.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,424	9.2%	9,163	10,495	-2,071	-19.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,140	2.3%	2,362	2,706	-566	-20.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,384	8.0%	8,316	9,563	-2,179	-22.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,396	2.6%	2,600	2,835	-439	-15.5%
Public Administration	1,409	1.5%	1,536	1,495	-86	-5.8%
Information Not Available	9,089	9.9%	10,517	5,763	3,326	57.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,965		45,739	54,836
Male	18,904	45.0%	20,251	25,777	-6,873	-26.7%
Female	22,413	53.4%	24,775	28,283	-5,870	-20.8%
Information Not Available	648	1.5%	713	776	-128	-16.5%

Ethnicity	41,965		45,739	54,836
Hispanic or Latino	39	0.1%	211	128	-89	-69.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,278	98.4%	44,815	53,932	-12,654	-23.5%
Information Not Available	648	1.5%	713	776	-128	-16.5%

Race	41,965		45,739	54,836
American Indian or Alaskan Native	201	0.5%	213	288	-87	-30.2%
Asian	587	1.4%	662	799	-212	-26.5%
Black or African American	23,622	56.3%	25,763	29,075	-5,453	-18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,907	40.3%	18,388	23,898	-6,991	-29.3%
Information Not Available	648	1.5%	713	776	-128	-16.5%

Years of Age	41,965		45,739	54,836
Younger than 22	917	1.6%	969	1,223	-306	-25.0%
22-24	2,220	3.9%	2,438	2,943	-723	-24.6%
25-34	10,620	18.8%	11,422	13,640	-3,020	-22.1%
35-44	10,086	17.9%	10,948	12,995	-2,909	-22.4%
45-54	9,577	17.0%	10,348	12,619	-3,042	-24.1%
55-59	3,790	6.7%	4,104	4,999	-1,209	-24.2%
60-64	2,376	4.2%	2,730	3,099	-723	-23.3%
65 and older	1,435	2.5%	1,634	1,925	-490	-25.5%
Information Not Available	944	1.7%	1,146	1,393	-449	-32.2%

Industry	41,965		45,739	54,836
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	441	1.0%	472	606	-165	-27.2%
Mining	22	0.1%	26	28	-6	-21.4%
Utilities	49	0.1%	53	72	-23	-31.9%
Construction	1,586	3.7%	1,798	2,327	-741	-31.8%
Manufacturing	3,016	7.1%	3,454	4,351	-1,335	-30.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,619	3.8%	1,737	2,460	-841	-34.2%
Retail Trade	3,489	8.2%	3,647	4,136	-647	-15.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	852	2.0%	999	1,275	-423	-33.2%
Information	928	2.2%	840	1,037	-109	-10.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,068	2.5%	1,138	1,413	-345	-24.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	533	1.3%	569	763	-230	-30.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,959	16.4%	7,292	9,166	-2,207	-24.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.1%	32	59	-16	-27.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	109	0.3%	106	117	-8	-6.8%
Educational Services	1,428	3.4%	1,542	2,206	-778	-35.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,612	6.2%	3,225	3,737	-1,125	-30.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,177	5.1%	2,880	2,805	-628	-22.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	328	0.8%	418	563	-235	-41.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	707	1.7%	776	779	-72	-9.2%
Public Administration	628	1.5%	708	938	-310	-33.0%
Information Not Available	13,371	31.5%	14,027	15,998	-2,627	-16.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,778		9,750	10,983
Male	5,421	61.8%	6,159	6,943	-1,522	-21.9%
Female	3,353	38.2%	3,588	4,039	-686	-17.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	1	3	300.0%

Ethnicity	8,778		9,750	10,983
Hispanic or Latino	541	6.2%	599	610	-69	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,159	70.2%	6,922	8,227	-2,068	-25.1%
Information Not Available	2,078	23.7%	2,229	2,146	-68	-3.2%

Race	8,778		9,750	10,983
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.5%	47	56	-10	-17.9%
Asian	2,765	31.5%	3,057	3,683	-918	-24.9%
Black or African American	146	1.7%	186	177	-31	-17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,527	28.8%	2,748	2,876	-349	-12.1%
White	2,091	23.8%	2,373	2,714	-623	-23.0%
Information Not Available	1,203	13.7%	1,339	1,477	-274	-18.6%

Years of Age	8,778		9,750	10,983
Younger than 22	108	1.1%	121	169	-61	-36.1%
22-24	305	3.0%	340	379	-74	-19.5%
25-34	1,988	19.7%	2,156	2,503	-515	-20.6%
35-44	2,014	19.9%	2,194	2,529	-515	-20.4%
45-54	2,105	20.8%	2,372	2,602	-497	-19.1%
55-59	944	9.3%	1,088	1,276	-332	-26.0%
60-64	758	7.5%	861	879	-121	-13.8%
65 and older	556	5.5%	618	646	-90	-13.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,778		9,750	10,983
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	141	1.6%	149	222	-81	-36.5%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%
Utilities	7	0.1%	13	19	-12	-63.2%
Construction	2,286	25.6%	2,639	3,040	-754	-24.8%
Manufacturing	224	2.5%	223	235	-11	-4.7%
Wholesale Trade	156	1.7%	187	191	-35	-18.3%
Retail Trade	503	5.6%	553	603	-100	-16.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	315	3.5%	350	367	-52	-14.2%
Information	160	1.8%	208	191	-31	-16.2%
Finance and Insurance	120	1.3%	131	151	-31	-20.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	137	1.5%	150	158	-21	-13.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	383	4.3%	422	511	-128	-25.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	0.8%	76	36	39	108.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	992	11.1%	1,141	1,312	-320	-24.4%
Educational Services	101	1.1%	106	136	-35	-25.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	473	5.3%	525	544	-71	-13.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	98	1.1%	110	96	2	2.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	967	10.8%	914	1,230	-263	-21.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	206	2.3%	216	273	-67	-24.5%
Public Administration	193	2.2%	232	219	-26	-11.9%
Information Not Available	1,240	13.9%	1,404	1,446	-206	-14.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,381		19,476	18,184
Male	8,365	51.1%	9,830	9,578	-1,213	-12.7%
Female	7,652	46.7%	9,250	8,606	-954	-11.1%
Information Not Available	364	2.2%	396	0	364	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,381		19,476	18,184
Hispanic or Latino	917	5.6%	979	917	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,343	87.6%	17,175	16,374	-2,031	-12.4%
Information Not Available	1,121	6.8%	1,322	893	228	25.5%

Race	16,381		19,476	18,184
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	0.7%	144	128	-10	-7.8%
Asian	236	1.4%	241	226	10	4.4%
Black or African American	1,278	7.8%	1,579	1,701	-423	-24.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	12,711	77.6%	15,211	14,319	-1,608	-11.2%
Information Not Available	2,038	12.4%	2,301	1,810	228	12.6%

Years of Age	16,381		19,476	18,184
Younger than 22	359	1.3%	377	431	-72	-16.7%
22-24	811	2.9%	915	1,000	-189	-18.9%
25-34	3,726	13.4%	4,515	4,178	-452	-10.8%
35-44	3,558	12.8%	4,239	3,915	-357	-9.1%
45-54	4,013	14.4%	4,644	4,469	-456	-10.2%
55-59	1,867	6.7%	2,230	2,085	-218	-10.5%
60-64	1,254	4.5%	1,473	1,326	-72	-5.4%
65 and older	789	2.8%	1,079	778	11	1.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	2	2	100.0%

Industry	16,381		19,476	18,184
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	152	0.9%	177	173	-21	-12.1%
Mining	39	0.2%	27	38	1	2.6%
Utilities	23	0.1%	24	20	3	15.0%
Construction	1,497	9.1%	1,370	1,795	-298	-16.6%
Manufacturing	3,840	23.2%	5,048	4,016	-176	-4.4%
Wholesale Trade	846	5.1%	809	866	-20	-2.3%
Retail Trade	1,541	9.3%	1,551	1,669	-128	-7.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	497	3.0%	1,145	565	-68	-12.0%
Information	638	3.9%	744	714	-76	-10.6%
Finance and Insurance	749	4.5%	767	735	14	1.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	186	1.1%	186	191	-5	-2.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	730	4.4%	855	738	-8	-1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.3%	45	28	26	92.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,602	9.7%	1,762	1,983	-381	-19.2%
Educational Services	409	2.5%	492	489	-80	-16.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,641	9.9%	1,911	1,915	-274	-14.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	268	1.6%	297	200	68	34.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	881	5.3%	1,284	1,114	-233	-20.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	388	2.3%	566	415	-27	-6.5%
Public Administration	233	1.4%	275	289	-56	-19.4%
Information Not Available	167	1.0%	141	231	-64	-27.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,164		8,296	8,407
Male	3,586	50.1%	4,060	4,306	-720	-16.7%
Female	3,578	49.9%	4,232	4,095	-517	-12.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	4	6	-6	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,164		8,296	8,407
Hispanic or Latino	918	12.8%	1,130	974	-56	-5.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,904	82.4%	6,783	6,939	-1,035	-14.9%
Information Not Available	342	4.8%	383	494	-152	-30.8%

Race	7,164		8,296	8,407
American Indian or Alaskan Native	254	3.4%	161	184	70	38.0%
Asian	112	1.5%	94	105	7	6.7%
Black or African American	86	1.1%	84	96	-10	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64	0.9%	48	17	47	276.5%
White	5,808	77.5%	6,553	6,738	-930	-13.8%
Information Not Available	1,174	15.7%	1,356	1,267	-93	-7.3%

Years of Age	7,164		8,296	8,407
Younger than 22	154	1.2%	162	180	-26	-14.4%
22-24	308	2.5%	351	380	-72	-18.9%
25-34	1,407	11.4%	1,700	1,805	-398	-22.0%
35-44	1,446	11.7%	1,767	1,841	-395	-21.5%
45-54	1,806	14.6%	2,106	2,112	-306	-14.5%
55-59	878	7.1%	1,033	974	-96	-9.9%
60-64	586	4.7%	705	702	-116	-16.5%
65 and older	571	4.6%	472	413	158	38.3%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	0	0	8	0.0%

Industry	7,164		8,296	8,407
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	151	2.1%	192	190	-39	-20.5%
Mining	58	0.8%	25	60	-2	-3.3%
Utilities	11	0.2%	14	21	-10	-47.6%
Construction	515	7.0%	538	590	-75	-12.7%
Manufacturing	1,062	14.5%	1,297	1,057	5	0.5%
Wholesale Trade	321	4.4%	342	417	-96	-23.0%
Retail Trade	759	10.4%	776	833	-74	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	236	3.2%	472	265	-29	-10.9%
Information	122	1.7%	140	126	-4	-3.2%
Finance and Insurance	231	3.2%	251	266	-35	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	85	1.2%	76	90	-5	-5.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	354	4.8%	380	454	-100	-22.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.4%	29	22	5	22.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	907	12.4%	1,010	758	149	19.7%
Educational Services	185	2.5%	225	276	-91	-33.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	672	9.2%	764	939	-267	-28.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	1.1%	82	95	-12	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	333	4.6%	380	500	-167	-33.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	192	2.6%	252	223	-31	-13.9%
Public Administration	170	2.3%	172	256	-86	-33.6%
Information Not Available	690	9.4%	879	969	-279	-28.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	112,085		125,709	137,136
Male	58,122	51.9%	61,269	73,187	-15,065	-20.6%
Female	53,203	47.5%	63,626	63,020	-9,817	-15.6%
Information Not Available	760	0.7%	814	929	-169	-18.2%

Ethnicity	112,085		125,709	137,136
Hispanic or Latino	14,317	12.8%	16,058	16,983	-2,666	-15.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	85,917	76.7%	96,224	105,164	-19,247	-18.3%
Information Not Available	11,851	10.6%	13,427	14,989	-3,138	-20.9%

Race	112,085		125,709	137,136
American Indian or Alaskan Native	515	0.5%	585	608	-93	-15.3%
Asian	2,999	2.7%	3,278	3,411	-412	-12.1%
Black or African American	32,137	28.7%	36,212	37,685	-5,548	-14.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	272	0.2%	275	386	-114	-29.5%
White	65,492	58.4%	73,524	83,074	-17,582	-21.2%
Information Not Available	10,670	9.5%	11,835	11,972	-1,302	-10.9%

Years of Age	112,085		125,709	137,136
Younger than 22	1,886	1.1%	1,978	2,633	-747	-28.4%
22-24	5,243	3.1%	5,769	7,105	-1,862	-26.2%
25-34	26,463	15.6%	28,717	33,464	-7,001	-20.9%
35-44	26,546	15.7%	29,351	32,228	-5,682	-17.6%
45-54	27,249	16.1%	31,296	33,491	-6,242	-18.6%
55-59	12,389	7.3%	14,323	14,626	-2,237	-15.3%
60-64	8,014	4.7%	9,238	8,722	-708	-8.1%
65 and older	4,295	2.5%	5,037	4,867	-572	-11.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	112,085		125,709	137,136
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	265	0.2%	348	250	15	6.0%
Mining	194	0.2%	195	261	-67	-25.7%
Utilities	164	0.1%	217	182	-18	-9.9%
Construction	9,407	8.4%	9,538	13,057	-3,650	-28.0%
Manufacturing	13,360	11.9%	12,406	16,278	-2,918	-17.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,184	4.6%	5,557	6,122	-938	-15.3%
Retail Trade	10,664	9.5%	11,866	12,608	-1,944	-15.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,210	4.6%	9,516	5,786	-576	-10.0%
Information	2,372	2.1%	2,579	2,599	-227	-8.7%
Finance and Insurance	4,262	3.8%	4,580	4,803	-541	-11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,470	1.3%	1,528	1,729	-259	-15.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,542	6.7%	8,126	8,929	-1,387	-15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	607	0.5%	688	711	-104	-14.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,221	13.5%	16,258	17,985	-2,764	-15.4%
Educational Services	4,381	3.9%	5,165	6,312	-1,931	-30.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,767	9.6%	11,751	12,688	-1,921	-15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,322	1.2%	1,467	1,684	-362	-21.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,090	5.4%	9,097	7,983	-1,893	-23.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,417	3.0%	3,788	4,192	-775	-18.5%
Public Administration	2,815	2.5%	3,070	3,371	-556	-16.5%
Information Not Available	7,371	6.6%	7,969	9,606	-2,235	-23.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,750		26,331	40,023
Male	12,938	54.5%	14,020	22,594	-9,656	-42.7%
Female	10,759	45.3%	12,267	17,389	-6,630	-38.1%
Information Not Available	53	0.2%	44	40	13	32.5%

Ethnicity	23,750		26,331	40,023
Hispanic or Latino	1,097	4.6%	1,230	1,729	-632	-36.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,651	74.3%	19,594	30,727	-13,076	-42.6%
Information Not Available	5,002	21.1%	5,507	7,567	-2,565	-33.9%

Race	23,750		26,331	40,023
American Indian or Alaskan Native	102	0.4%	111	184	-82	-44.6%
Asian	144	0.6%	156	263	-119	-45.2%
Black or African American	4,297	18.1%	4,954	7,186	-2,889	-40.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.1%	35	36	-7	-19.4%
White	17,806	75.0%	19,553	30,260	-12,454	-41.2%
Information Not Available	1,372	5.8%	1,522	2,094	-722	-34.5%

Years of Age	23,750		26,331	40,023
Younger than 22	295	0.7%	374	630	-335	-53.2%
22-24	855	2.1%	994	1,776	-921	-51.9%
25-34	5,323	13.4%	5,761	9,761	-4,438	-45.5%
35-44	5,708	14.3%	6,252	9,692	-3,984	-41.1%
45-54	6,162	15.5%	6,909	9,913	-3,751	-37.8%
55-59	2,770	6.9%	3,119	4,223	-1,453	-34.4%
60-64	1,688	4.2%	1,874	2,658	-970	-36.5%
65 and older	949	2.4%	1,048	1,370	-421	-30.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,750		26,331	40,023
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	56	0.2%	72	95	-39	-41.1%
Mining	109	0.5%	53	54	55	101.9%
Utilities	28	0.1%	40	44	-16	-36.4%
Construction	3,512	14.8%	3,635	5,418	-1,906	-35.2%
Manufacturing	4,001	16.8%	4,606	8,174	-4,173	-51.1%
Wholesale Trade	858	3.6%	876	1,369	-511	-37.3%
Retail Trade	1,768	7.4%	2,128	3,120	-1,352	-43.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	736	3.1%	826	1,233	-497	-40.3%
Information	308	1.3%	323	534	-226	-42.3%
Finance and Insurance	596	2.5%	698	934	-338	-36.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	316	1.3%	346	537	-221	-41.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,150	4.8%	1,278	1,570	-420	-26.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	180	0.8%	200	215	-35	-16.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,784	11.7%	3,033	4,631	-1,847	-39.9%
Educational Services	687	2.9%	855	1,168	-481	-41.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,457	10.3%	2,735	3,913	-1,456	-37.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	247	1.0%	308	409	-162	-39.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	929	3.9%	1,052	1,831	-902	-49.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	584	2.5%	666	949	-365	-38.5%
Public Administration	224	0.9%	194	347	-123	-35.4%
Information Not Available	2,220	9.3%	2,407	3,478	-1,258	-36.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,227		15,433	19,444
Male	7,484	52.6%	7,880	9,916	-2,432	-24.5%
Female	6,743	47.4%	7,553	9,528	-2,785	-29.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,227		15,433	19,444
Hispanic or Latino	1,102	7.7%	1,154	1,397	-295	-21.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,165	43.3%	6,762	8,521	-2,356	-27.6%
Information Not Available	6,960	48.9%	7,517	9,526	-2,566	-26.9%

Race	14,227		15,433	19,444
American Indian or Alaskan Native	226	1.6%	247	311	-85	-27.3%
Asian	206	1.4%	240	287	-81	-28.2%
Black or African American	2,633	18.5%	2,872	3,976	-1,343	-33.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.2%	28	36	-10	-27.8%
White	10,251	72.1%	11,118	13,676	-3,425	-25.0%
Information Not Available	885	6.2%	928	1,158	-273	-23.6%

Years of Age	14,227		15,433	19,444
Younger than 22	257	1.1%	273	373	-116	-31.1%
22-24	669	2.9%	699	1,050	-381	-36.3%
25-34	3,396	14.5%	3,700	4,912	-1,516	-30.9%
35-44	3,112	13.3%	3,334	4,353	-1,241	-28.5%
45-54	3,417	14.6%	3,694	4,467	-1,050	-23.5%
55-59	1,595	6.8%	1,763	2,119	-524	-24.7%
60-64	1,074	4.6%	1,177	1,345	-271	-20.1%
65 and older	707	3.0%	793	825	-118	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,227		15,433	19,444
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	59	0.4%	62	76	-17	-22.4%
Mining	146	1.0%	163	183	-37	-20.2%
Utilities	33	0.2%	25	36	-3	-8.3%
Construction	1,522	10.7%	1,445	1,671	-149	-8.9%
Manufacturing	2,059	14.4%	2,078	2,856	-797	-27.9%
Wholesale Trade	665	4.7%	719	838	-173	-20.6%
Retail Trade	1,295	9.1%	1,406	1,703	-408	-24.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	350	2.4%	434	562	-212	-37.7%
Information	330	2.3%	351	363	-33	-9.1%
Finance and Insurance	419	2.9%	452	725	-306	-42.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	197	1.4%	211	253	-56	-22.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	958	6.7%	1,115	1,270	-312	-24.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.3%	49	47	-4	-8.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,872	13.1%	2,097	2,532	-660	-26.1%
Educational Services	421	2.9%	475	553	-132	-23.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,712	12.0%	1,962	2,631	-919	-34.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	113	0.8%	121	132	-19	-14.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	653	4.6%	782	1,042	-389	-37.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	359	2.5%	399	567	-208	-36.7%
Public Administration	346	2.4%	402	604	-258	-42.7%
Information Not Available	675	4.7%	685	800	-125	-15.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,274		24,606	28,316
Male	12,191	54.7%	13,765	15,683	-3,492	-22.3%
Female	10,083	45.3%	10,841	12,633	-2,550	-20.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	22,274		24,606	28,316
Hispanic or Latino	104	0.5%	75	136	-32	-23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	596	2.7%	627	755	-159	-21.1%
Information Not Available	21,574	96.9%	23,904	27,425	-5,851	-21.3%

Race	22,274		24,606	28,316
American Indian or Alaskan Native	160	0.7%	197	215	-55	-25.6%
Asian	91	0.4%	127	105	-14	-13.3%
Black or African American	3,106	13.9%	3,714	4,157	-1,051	-25.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	4	9	-5	-55.6%
White	18,828	84.5%	20,273	23,558	-4,730	-20.1%
Information Not Available	85	0.4%	291	272	-187	-68.8%

Years of Age	22,274		24,606	28,316
Younger than 22	302	0.8%	465	500	-198	-39.6%
22-24	1,045	2.6%	1,158	1,378	-333	-24.2%
25-34	5,344	13.5%	5,749	6,847	-1,503	-22.0%
35-44	5,318	13.4%	6,139	6,940	-1,622	-23.4%
45-54	5,314	13.4%	5,547	6,646	-1,332	-20.0%
55-59	2,333	5.9%	2,649	3,103	-770	-24.8%
60-64	1,456	3.7%	1,697	1,756	-300	-17.1%
65 and older	1,158	2.9%	1,197	1,146	12	1.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	5	0	4	0.0%

Industry	22,274		24,606	28,316
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.2%	44	48	-9	-18.8%
Mining	492	2.2%	430	1,014	-522	-51.5%
Utilities	78	0.3%	101	26	52	200.0%
Construction	2,259	10.1%	2,412	3,380	-1,121	-33.2%
Manufacturing	3,581	16.0%	3,863	4,293	-712	-16.6%
Wholesale Trade	955	4.3%	969	1,172	-217	-18.5%
Retail Trade	2,061	9.2%	2,175	2,388	-327	-13.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	648	2.9%	741	1,005	-357	-35.5%
Information	454	2.0%	421	610	-156	-25.6%
Finance and Insurance	683	3.1%	715	852	-169	-19.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	246	1.1%	316	421	-175	-41.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,348	6.0%	1,509	1,475	-127	-8.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	108	0.5%	83	154	-46	-29.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,432	10.9%	2,829	3,349	-917	-27.4%
Educational Services	933	4.2%	1,052	1,049	-116	-11.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,536	11.4%	2,587	3,011	-475	-15.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	229	1.0%	377	263	-34	-12.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,110	5.0%	1,618	1,383	-273	-19.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	445	2.0%	574	715	-270	-37.8%
Public Administration	462	2.1%	430	505	-43	-8.5%
Information Not Available	1,175	5.3%	1,360	1,203	-28	-2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,921		19,620	27,109
Male	8,017	44.7%	8,387	12,009	-3,992	-33.2%
Female	9,904	55.3%	11,233	15,100	-5,196	-34.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,921		19,620	27,109
Hispanic or Latino	680	3.8%	765	1,086	-406	-37.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,241	96.2%	18,855	26,019	-8,778	-33.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Race	17,921		19,620	27,109
American Indian or Alaskan Native	163	0.9%	166	214	-51	-23.8%
Asian	155	0.9%	136	209	-54	-25.8%
Black or African American	10,265	57.3%	11,733	15,834	-5,569	-35.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.2%	26	43	-12	-27.9%
White	7,306	40.8%	7,558	10,808	-3,502	-32.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Years of Age	17,921		19,620	27,109
Younger than 22	297	1.2%	325	466	-169	-36.3%
22-24	879	3.7%	913	1,199	-320	-26.7%
25-34	4,671	19.5%	5,022	6,897	-2,226	-32.3%
35-44	4,135	17.2%	4,534	6,029	-1,894	-31.4%
45-54	3,991	16.6%	4,499	6,495	-2,504	-38.6%
55-59	1,855	7.7%	2,059	2,810	-955	-34.0%
60-64	1,214	5.1%	1,345	1,791	-577	-32.2%
65 and older	879	3.7%	923	1,422	-543	-38.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,921		19,620	27,109
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	115	0.6%	105	141	-26	-18.4%
Mining	224	1.2%	229	376	-152	-40.4%
Utilities	72	0.4%	75	70	2	2.9%
Construction	2,221	12.3%	2,461	3,617	-1,396	-38.6%
Manufacturing	1,491	8.3%	1,497	2,255	-764	-33.9%
Wholesale Trade	544	3.0%	586	858	-314	-36.6%
Retail Trade	1,932	10.7%	1,985	2,621	-689	-26.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	510	2.8%	590	859	-349	-40.6%
Information	424	2.4%	408	523	-99	-18.9%
Finance and Insurance	489	2.7%	505	736	-247	-33.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	390	2.2%	396	508	-118	-23.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,105	6.1%	1,019	1,617	-512	-31.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	0.3%	53	96	-37	-38.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,686	9.3%	1,833	2,564	-878	-34.2%
Educational Services	641	3.6%	865	984	-343	-34.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,585	14.3%	3,065	4,243	-1,658	-39.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	417	2.3%	418	532	-115	-21.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,653	9.2%	1,914	2,377	-724	-30.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	547	3.0%	629	743	-196	-26.4%
Public Administration	312	1.7%	432	561	-249	-44.4%
Information Not Available	504	2.8%	555	828	-324	-39.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	61,895		76,753	61,491
Male	32,861	53.1%	37,631	33,002	-141	-0.4%
Female	29,034	46.9%	39,121	28,489	545	1.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	61,895		76,753	61,491
Hispanic or Latino	7,587	12.3%	9,727	7,222	365	5.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,797	82.1%	62,792	51,914	-1,117	-2.2%
Information Not Available	3,511	5.7%	4,234	2,355	1,156	49.1%

Race	61,895		76,753	61,491
American Indian or Alaskan Native	268	0.4%	309	237	31	13.1%
Asian	2,491	4.0%	2,924	2,213	278	12.6%
Black or African American	6,648	10.7%	8,401	6,498	150	2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	146	0.2%	181	99	47	47.5%
White	44,755	72.3%	55,446	46,228	-1,473	-3.2%
Information Not Available	7,587	12.3%	9,492	6,216	1,371	22.1%

Years of Age	61,895		76,753	61,491
Younger than 22	1,002	1.0%	1,357	1,039	-37	-3.6%
22-24	2,706	2.7%	3,158	2,956	-250	-8.5%
25-34	14,315	14.1%	16,023	14,191	124	0.9%
35-44	12,905	12.7%	15,481	13,191	-286	-2.2%
45-54	15,121	14.9%	19,230	15,117	4	0.0%
55-59	6,914	6.8%	9,027	6,644	270	4.1%
60-64	5,142	5.1%	6,725	4,771	371	7.8%
65 and older	3,790	3.7%	5,752	3,582	208	5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	61,895		76,753	61,491
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	359	0.6%	317	376	-17	-4.5%
Mining	26	0.0%	24	34	-8	-23.5%
Utilities	122	0.2%	119	62	60	96.8%
Construction	5,389	8.7%	5,191	5,622	-233	-4.1%
Manufacturing	6,068	9.7%	6,463	5,941	127	2.1%
Wholesale Trade	2,931	4.7%	3,128	3,044	-113	-3.7%
Retail Trade	5,999	9.6%	7,938	5,625	374	6.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,572	2.5%	6,429	1,621	-49	-3.0%
Information	1,486	2.4%	1,566	1,539	-53	-3.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,637	4.2%	2,734	2,611	26	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,278	2.1%	1,308	1,364	-86	-6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,762	9.3%	6,097	5,887	-125	-2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	268	0.4%	269	232	36	15.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,320	10.2%	6,762	6,410	-90	-1.4%
Educational Services	1,831	2.9%	2,259	1,737	94	5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,520	12.1%	8,693	7,320	200	2.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	715	1.1%	847	725	-10	-1.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,978	6.4%	7,268	4,051	-73	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,717	6.0%	4,117	3,628	89	2.5%
Public Administration	1,957	3.1%	3,072	1,844	113	6.1%
Information Not Available	1,960	3.1%	2,152	1,818	142	7.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,700		51,470	48,734
Male	17,834	39.9%	19,589	19,742	-1,908	-9.7%
Female	16,644	37.2%	19,972	17,814	-1,170	-6.6%
Information Not Available	10,222	22.9%	11,909	11,178	-956	-8.6%

Ethnicity	44,700		51,470	48,734
Hispanic or Latino	1,671	3.7%	1,781	1,960	-289	-14.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,037	71.7%	36,952	34,763	-2,726	-7.8%
Information Not Available	10,992	24.6%	12,737	12,011	-1,019	-8.5%

Race	44,700		51,470	48,734
American Indian or Alaskan Native	126	0.3%	144	139	-13	-9.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	15,655	35.0%	18,076	16,575	-920	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.1%	69	63	-7	-11.1%
White	16,200	36.2%	18,663	17,986	-1,786	-9.9%
Information Not Available	12,663	28.3%	14,518	13,971	-1,308	-9.4%

Years of Age	44,700		51,470	48,734
Younger than 22	758	1.3%	837	923	-165	-17.9%
22-24	1,905	3.3%	2,100	2,185	-280	-12.8%
25-34	8,691	14.9%	9,629	9,670	-979	-10.1%
35-44	7,144	12.2%	8,005	7,849	-705	-9.0%
45-54	8,067	13.8%	9,286	8,821	-754	-8.5%
55-59	3,557	6.1%	4,228	3,738	-181	-4.8%
60-64	2,455	4.2%	2,923	2,562	-107	-4.2%
65 and older	1,901	3.3%	2,553	1,808	93	5.1%
Information Not Available	10,222	17.5%	11,909	11,178	-956	-8.6%

Industry	44,700		51,470	48,734
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	51	0.1%	59	60	-9	-15.0%
Mining	26	0.1%	26	44	-18	-40.9%
Utilities	36	0.1%	42	41	-5	-12.2%
Construction	3,523	7.9%	3,596	4,111	-588	-14.3%
Manufacturing	344	0.8%	366	531	-187	-35.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,320	2.9%	1,340	1,535	-215	-14.0%
Retail Trade	1,609	3.6%	1,745	1,575	34	2.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	782	1.7%	2,525	903	-121	-13.4%
Information	700	1.6%	725	698	2	0.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,188	2.7%	1,250	1,152	36	3.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	743	1.7%	762	839	-96	-11.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,516	7.9%	3,711	4,051	-535	-13.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	161	0.4%	176	148	13	8.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,711	10.5%	5,215	4,939	-228	-4.6%
Educational Services	1,458	3.3%	1,830	1,578	-120	-7.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,767	8.4%	4,233	4,032	-265	-6.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	356	0.8%	425	448	-92	-20.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,273	5.1%	3,002	2,332	-59	-2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,094	2.4%	1,191	1,167	-73	-6.3%
Public Administration	552	1.2%	615	682	-130	-19.1%
Information Not Available	16,490	36.8%	18,636	17,868	-1,378	-7.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,705		6,851	7,345
Male	3,014	52.8%	3,419	3,720	-706	-19.0%
Female	2,691	47.2%	3,431	3,625	-934	-25.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,705		6,851	7,345
Hispanic or Latino	49	0.9%	62	56	-7	-12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,162	73.0%	4,956	5,250	-1,088	-20.7%
Information Not Available	1,494	26.2%	1,833	2,039	-545	-26.7%

Race	5,705		6,851	7,345
American Indian or Alaskan Native	62	1.1%	84	48	14	29.2%
Asian	28	0.5%	53	62	-34	-54.8%
Black or African American	82	1.4%	90	81	1	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	4,296	75.3%	5,081	5,464	-1,168	-21.4%
Information Not Available	1,237	21.7%	1,543	1,690	-453	-26.8%

Years of Age	5,705		6,851	7,345
Younger than 22	161	1.7%	193	185	-24	-13.0%
22-24	272	2.9%	299	391	-119	-30.4%
25-34	1,214	12.8%	1,380	1,623	-409	-25.2%
35-44	1,112	11.7%	1,335	1,411	-299	-21.2%
45-54	1,391	14.6%	1,704	1,898	-507	-26.7%
55-59	735	7.7%	898	943	-208	-22.1%
60-64	503	5.3%	624	568	-65	-11.4%
65 and older	317	3.3%	418	326	-9	-2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,705		6,851	7,345
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	86	1.5%	132	211	-125	-59.2%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	1	1	100.0%
Utilities	14	0.2%	19	14	0	0.0%
Construction	366	6.3%	422	534	-168	-31.5%
Manufacturing	625	10.8%	653	710	-85	-12.0%
Wholesale Trade	159	2.7%	177	153	6	3.9%
Retail Trade	535	9.2%	636	613	-78	-12.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	142	2.5%	308	96	46	47.9%
Information	64	1.1%	63	136	-72	-52.9%
Finance and Insurance	98	1.7%	105	169	-71	-42.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	60	1.0%	52	80	-20	-25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	208	3.6%	231	295	-87	-29.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.1%	9	20	-12	-60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	351	6.1%	391	480	-129	-26.9%
Educational Services	155	2.7%	204	208	-53	-25.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	620	10.7%	729	730	-110	-15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	70	1.2%	70	67	3	4.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	244	4.2%	360	366	-122	-33.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	1.9%	192	173	-63	-36.4%
Public Administration	104	1.8%	115	113	-9	-8.0%
Information Not Available	1,684	29.1%	1,981	2,176	-492	-22.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	59,626		74,241	65,261
Male	29,591	49.6%	36,250	33,626	-4,035	-12.0%
Female	28,391	47.6%	36,087	31,600	-3,209	-10.2%
Information Not Available	1,644	2.8%	1,904	35	1,609	4597.1%

Ethnicity	59,626		74,241	65,261
Hispanic or Latino	1,961	3.3%	2,442	1,768	193	10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,452	76.2%	56,382	50,101	-4,649	-9.3%
Information Not Available	12,213	20.5%	15,417	13,392	-1,179	-8.8%

Race	59,626		74,241	65,261
American Indian or Alaskan Native	546	0.9%	605	916	-370	-40.4%
Asian	652	1.1%	927	531	121	22.8%
Black or African American	12,167	20.4%	15,780	11,744	423	3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1%	67	43	9	20.9%
White	32,854	55.1%	39,513	35,184	-2,330	-6.6%
Information Not Available	13,355	22.4%	17,349	16,843	-3,488	-20.7%

Years of Age	59,626		74,241	65,261
Younger than 22	1,384	1.6%	1,797	1,687	-303	-18.0%
22-24	3,546	4.0%	4,608	3,990	-444	-11.1%
25-34	14,215	16.0%	18,020	15,894	-1,679	-10.6%
35-44	13,542	15.3%	16,817	15,116	-1,574	-10.4%
45-54	14,724	16.6%	18,345	16,334	-1,610	-9.9%
55-59	6,551	7.4%	7,859	6,497	54	0.8%
60-64	3,895	4.4%	4,615	3,818	77	2.0%
65 and older	1,769	2.0%	2,176	1,893	-124	-6.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	4	32	-32	-100.0%

Industry	59,626		74,241	65,261
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	324	0.5%	404	343	-19	-5.5%
Mining	109	0.2%	100	66	43	65.2%
Utilities	40	0.1%	42	61	-21	-34.4%
Construction	3,488	5.8%	3,644	4,715	-1,227	-26.0%
Manufacturing	8,964	15.0%	14,330	8,503	461	5.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,984	6.6%	5,900	2,343	1,641	70.0%
Retail Trade	3,916	6.5%	4,358	4,412	-496	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,881	3.1%	2,207	1,658	223	13.4%
Information	828	1.4%	859	769	59	7.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,757	2.9%	1,714	1,899	-142	-7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	832	1.4%	816	862	-30	-3.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,747	7.9%	5,306	4,355	392	9.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,572	2.6%	1,500	1,330	242	18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,217	12.0%	8,438	8,878	-1,661	-18.7%
Educational Services	2,337	3.9%	2,773	2,913	-576	-19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,961	11.6%	9,039	7,768	-807	-10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	823	1.4%	1,063	795	28	3.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,607	4.3%	3,246	2,782	-175	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,724	2.9%	1,999	1,905	-181	-9.5%
Public Administration	790	1.3%	1,004	1,050	-260	-24.8%
Information Not Available	4,725	7.9%	5,499	7,854	-3,129	-39.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,359		32,564	34,296
Male	15,453	52.6%	16,178	18,320	-2,867	-15.6%
Female	13,895	47.3%	16,378	15,966	-2,071	-13.0%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	8	10	1	10.0%

Ethnicity	29,359		32,564	34,296
Hispanic or Latino	1,074	3.7%	1,160	1,082	-8	-0.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,044	85.3%	27,919	29,181	-4,137	-14.2%
Information Not Available	3,241	11.0%	3,485	4,033	-792	-19.6%

Race	29,359		32,564	34,296
American Indian or Alaskan Native	452	1.5%	552	507	-55	-10.8%
Asian	885	3.0%	968	1,099	-214	-19.5%
Black or African American	2,926	10.0%	3,301	3,391	-465	-13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.3%	65	66	12	18.2%
White	22,367	76.2%	24,836	26,364	-3,997	-15.2%
Information Not Available	2,651	9.0%	2,842	2,869	-218	-7.6%

Years of Age	29,359		32,564	34,296
Younger than 22	388	0.8%	399	532	-144	-27.1%
22-24	1,159	2.4%	1,205	1,592	-433	-27.2%
25-34	6,712	13.6%	7,439	8,037	-1,325	-16.5%
35-44	6,296	12.8%	6,990	7,351	-1,055	-14.4%
45-54	7,364	15.0%	8,050	8,554	-1,190	-13.9%
55-59	3,586	7.3%	4,057	4,112	-526	-12.8%
60-64	2,520	5.1%	2,892	2,782	-262	-9.4%
65 and older	1,316	2.7%	1,520	1,316	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	12	20	-2	-10.0%

Industry	29,359		32,564	34,296
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	195	0.7%	265	220	-25	-11.4%
Mining	66	0.2%	46	152	-86	-56.6%
Utilities	92	0.3%	141	128	-36	-28.1%
Construction	2,806	9.5%	2,550	3,062	-256	-8.4%
Manufacturing	3,674	12.4%	3,812	4,328	-654	-15.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,546	5.2%	1,604	1,873	-327	-17.5%
Retail Trade	2,584	8.7%	2,663	2,811	-227	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	757	2.6%	951	930	-173	-18.6%
Information	766	2.6%	826	820	-54	-6.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,250	4.2%	1,372	1,318	-68	-5.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	554	1.9%	616	618	-64	-10.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,376	8.0%	2,582	2,583	-207	-8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	667	2.3%	638	692	-25	-3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,923	9.9%	3,221	3,662	-739	-20.2%
Educational Services	1,243	4.2%	1,513	1,578	-335	-21.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,294	11.1%	3,661	3,859	-565	-14.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	451	1.5%	473	512	-61	-11.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,510	5.1%	2,311	1,780	-270	-15.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	958	3.2%	1,582	1,192	-234	-19.6%
Public Administration	558	1.9%	638	585	-27	-4.6%
Information Not Available	1,089	3.7%	1,099	1,593	-504	-31.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,975		35,813	38,618
Male	16,047	50.2%	16,303	19,330	-3,283	-17.0%
Female	15,902	49.7%	19,473	19,227	-3,325	-17.3%
Information Not Available	26	0.1%	37	61	-35	-57.4%

Ethnicity	31,975		35,813	38,618
Hispanic or Latino	1,071	3.3%	1,212	984	87	8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,057	75.2%	27,700	32,083	-8,026	-25.0%
Information Not Available	6,847	21.4%	6,901	5,551	1,296	23.3%

Race	31,975		35,813	38,618
American Indian or Alaskan Native	217	0.7%	236	214	3	1.4%
Asian	193	0.6%	230	256	-63	-24.6%
Black or African American	6,764	21.2%	7,380	4,931	1,833	37.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	884	2.8%	947	398	486	122.1%
White	19,087	59.7%	20,778	19,895	-808	-4.1%
Information Not Available	4,830	15.1%	6,242	12,924	-8,094	-62.6%

Years of Age	31,975		35,813	38,618
Younger than 22	683	1.4%	737	920	-237	-25.8%
22-24	1,644	3.4%	1,785	2,234	-590	-26.4%
25-34	7,647	15.6%	8,484	9,434	-1,787	-18.9%
35-44	7,303	14.9%	8,011	8,705	-1,402	-16.1%
45-54	7,911	16.1%	8,712	9,441	-1,530	-16.2%
55-59	3,500	7.1%	3,829	4,011	-511	-12.7%
60-64	1,989	4.1%	2,427	2,373	-384	-16.2%
65 and older	1,297	2.6%	1,826	1,463	-166	-11.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	37	-36	-97.3%

Industry	31,975		35,813	38,618
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	137	0.4%	151	170	-33	-19.4%
Mining	73	0.2%	66	91	-18	-19.8%
Utilities	69	0.2%	51	36	33	91.7%
Construction	3,265	10.2%	3,036	3,760	-495	-13.2%
Manufacturing	4,092	12.7%	3,238	4,682	-590	-12.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,428	4.4%	1,522	1,485	-57	-3.8%
Retail Trade	3,082	9.6%	3,359	4,035	-953	-23.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,021	3.2%	2,180	1,306	-285	-21.8%
Information	782	2.4%	819	828	-46	-5.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,294	4.0%	1,415	1,455	-161	-11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	481	1.5%	586	713	-232	-32.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,918	6.0%	1,927	1,925	-7	-0.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	135	0.4%	166	161	-26	-16.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,884	12.1%	4,312	4,882	-998	-20.4%
Educational Services	1,100	3.4%	1,292	1,178	-78	-6.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,150	12.9%	4,845	5,163	-1,013	-19.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	352	1.1%	423	416	-64	-15.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,198	6.8%	3,417	2,934	-736	-25.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	872	2.7%	1,145	1,349	-477	-35.4%
Public Administration	374	1.2%	406	418	-44	-10.5%
Information Not Available	1,268	3.9%	1,457	1,631	-363	-22.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,695		20,901	22,369
Male	7,448	44.6%	8,555	10,026	-2,578	-25.7%
Female	9,234	55.3%	12,330	12,339	-3,105	-25.2%
Information Not Available	13	0.1%	16	4	9	225.0%

Ethnicity	16,695		20,901	22,369
Hispanic or Latino	255	1.5%	323	310	-55	-17.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,581	93.3%	19,641	20,924	-5,343	-25.5%
Information Not Available	859	5.1%	937	1,135	-276	-24.3%

Race	16,695		20,901	22,369
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.3%	54	68	-15	-22.1%
Asian	50	0.3%	58	70	-20	-28.6%
Black or African American	9,922	59.4%	13,307	13,465	-3,543	-26.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.4%	37	35	25	71.4%
White	6,376	38.2%	7,159	8,419	-2,043	-24.3%
Information Not Available	234	1.4%	286	312	-78	-25.0%

Years of Age	16,695		20,901	22,369
Younger than 22	366	1.7%	415	582	-216	-37.1%
22-24	969	4.4%	1,092	1,564	-595	-38.0%
25-34	4,302	19.6%	5,137	6,117	-1,815	-29.7%
35-44	3,966	18.0%	4,879	5,158	-1,192	-23.1%
45-54	3,630	16.5%	4,722	4,830	-1,200	-24.8%
55-59	1,639	7.4%	2,222	1,981	-342	-17.3%
60-64	1,067	4.8%	1,403	1,265	-198	-15.7%
65 and older	756	3.4%	1,031	872	-116	-13.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,695		20,901	22,369
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	94	0.6%	133	242	-148	-61.2%
Mining	28	0.2%	39	50	-22	-44.0%
Utilities	18	0.1%	23	17	1	5.9%
Construction	955	5.7%	1,105	1,217	-262	-21.5%
Manufacturing	2,511	15.0%	2,801	3,514	-1,003	-28.5%
Wholesale Trade	374	2.2%	344	477	-103	-21.6%
Retail Trade	1,555	9.3%	1,666	2,253	-698	-31.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	366	2.2%	441	500	-134	-26.8%
Information	127	0.8%	121	164	-37	-22.6%
Finance and Insurance	286	1.7%	302	363	-77	-21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	169	1.0%	190	228	-59	-25.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	517	3.1%	578	650	-133	-20.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	288	1.7%	287	169	119	70.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,705	10.2%	1,915	2,389	-684	-28.6%
Educational Services	558	3.3%	663	694	-136	-19.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,989	11.8%	4,259	2,708	-719	-26.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	145	0.9%	133	166	-21	-12.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,661	9.9%	2,184	1,985	-324	-16.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	251	1.5%	277	370	-119	-32.2%
Public Administration	296	1.8%	285	407	-111	-27.3%
Information Not Available	2,802	16.7%	3,155	3,806	-1,004	-26.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,790		4,438	4,950
Male	2,020	53.3%	2,100	2,716	-696	-25.6%
Female	1,765	46.6%	2,330	2,227	-462	-20.7%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	8	7	-2	-28.6%

Ethnicity	3,790		4,438	4,950
Hispanic or Latino	156	4.1%	172	172	-16	-9.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,472	91.6%	4,078	4,543	-1,071	-23.6%
Information Not Available	162	4.3%	188	235	-73	-31.1%

Race	3,790		4,438	4,950
American Indian or Alaskan Native	592	15.6%	767	643	-51	-7.9%
Asian	25	0.7%	32	30	-5	-16.7%
Black or African American	49	1.3%	46	71	-22	-31.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.2%	8	16	-9	-56.3%
White	3,078	81.2%	3,541	4,149	-1,071	-25.8%
Information Not Available	39	1.0%	44	41	-2	-4.9%

Years of Age	3,790		4,438	4,950
Younger than 22	66	1.0%	63	92	-26	-28.3%
22-24	172	2.6%	176	281	-109	-38.8%
25-34	877	13.3%	955	1,151	-274	-23.8%
35-44	787	12.0%	924	1,040	-253	-24.3%
45-54	947	14.4%	1,126	1,192	-245	-20.6%
55-59	450	6.8%	569	599	-149	-24.9%
60-64	298	4.5%	349	375	-77	-20.5%
65 and older	193	2.9%	276	220	-27	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,790		4,438	4,950
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	42	1.1%	41	38	4	10.5%
Mining	102	2.7%	101	180	-78	-43.3%
Utilities	38	1.0%	50	47	-9	-19.1%
Construction	489	12.8%	464	623	-134	-21.5%
Manufacturing	241	6.3%	257	329	-88	-26.7%
Wholesale Trade	83	2.2%	97	141	-58	-41.1%
Retail Trade	393	10.3%	389	490	-97	-19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	117	3.1%	221	159	-42	-26.4%
Information	63	1.6%	63	68	-5	-7.4%
Finance and Insurance	79	2.1%	70	105	-26	-24.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40	1.0%	41	63	-23	-36.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	177	4.6%	175	233	-56	-24.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	12	4	1	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	265	6.9%	311	475	-210	-44.2%
Educational Services	150	3.9%	195	167	-17	-10.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	431	11.2%	734	623	-192	-30.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	89	2.3%	101	116	-27	-23.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	443	11.6%	469	537	-94	-17.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	130	3.4%	145	153	-23	-15.0%
Public Administration	303	7.9%	390	234	69	29.5%
Information Not Available	110	2.9%	112	165	-55	-33.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,038		47,903	75,462
Male	20,908	48.6%	22,705	37,722	-16,814	-44.6%
Female	22,103	51.4%	25,180	37,717	-15,614	-41.4%
Information Not Available	27	0.1%	18	23	4	17.4%

Ethnicity	43,038		47,903	75,462
Hispanic or Latino	1,889	4.4%	1,987	3,630	-1,741	-48.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,344	93.7%	45,058	70,511	-30,167	-42.8%
Information Not Available	805	1.9%	858	1,321	-516	-39.1%

Race	43,038		47,903	75,462
American Indian or Alaskan Native	644	1.5%	680	1,159	-515	-44.4%
Asian	420	1.0%	477	878	-458	-52.2%
Black or African American	18,353	42.6%	21,265	30,676	-12,323	-40.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.2%	82	98	-20	-20.4%
White	20,891	48.5%	22,532	38,066	-17,175	-45.1%
Information Not Available	2,652	6.2%	2,867	4,585	-1,933	-42.2%

Years of Age	43,038		47,903	75,462
Younger than 22	945	1.5%	1,066	2,042	-1,097	-53.7%
22-24	2,490	4.0%	2,730	5,110	-2,620	-51.3%
25-34	11,099	18.0%	12,171	19,374	-8,275	-42.7%
35-44	10,570	17.2%	11,465	18,059	-7,489	-41.5%
45-54	10,131	16.5%	11,409	17,587	-7,456	-42.4%
55-59	3,994	6.5%	4,543	6,788	-2,794	-41.2%
60-64	2,428	3.9%	2,784	4,092	-1,664	-40.7%
65 and older	1,381	2.2%	1,735	2,410	-1,029	-42.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	43,038		47,903	75,462
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	123	0.3%	125	271	-148	-54.6%
Mining	6	0.0%	6	31	-25	-80.6%
Utilities	45	0.1%	50	66	-21	-31.8%
Construction	1,893	4.4%	1,915	3,764	-1,871	-49.7%
Manufacturing	4,052	9.4%	4,791	8,585	-4,533	-52.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,395	3.2%	1,486	2,445	-1,050	-42.9%
Retail Trade	3,529	8.2%	3,705	6,145	-2,616	-42.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	629	1.5%	701	1,573	-944	-60.0%
Information	376	0.9%	414	689	-313	-45.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,045	2.4%	1,097	1,664	-619	-37.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	418	1.0%	412	725	-307	-42.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,738	4.0%	1,856	3,011	-1,273	-42.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	180	0.4%	192	297	-117	-39.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,143	11.9%	5,819	8,639	-3,496	-40.5%
Educational Services	982	2.3%	1,206	2,449	-1,467	-59.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,547	8.2%	3,954	6,282	-2,735	-43.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	194	0.4%	220	316	-122	-38.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,174	5.0%	3,233	3,894	-1,720	-44.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	598	1.4%	641	1,173	-575	-49.0%
Public Administration	408	0.9%	410	892	-484	-54.3%
Information Not Available	14,563	33.7%	15,670	22,551	-7,988	-35.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,196		1,767	1,485
Male	676	56.5%	1,000	831	-155	-18.7%
Female	520	43.5%	766	653	-133	-20.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	1,196		1,767	1,485
Hispanic or Latino	45	3.8%	63	54	-9	-16.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,115	93.2%	1,649	1,388	-273	-19.7%
Information Not Available	36	3.0%	55	43	-7	-16.3%

Race	1,196		1,767	1,485
American Indian or Alaskan Native	79	6.6%	206	147	-68	-46.3%
Asian	8	0.7%	13	8	0	0.0%
Black or African American	57	4.8%	70	60	-3	-5.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.2%	6	2	0	0.0%
White	969	81.0%	1,354	1,171	-202	-17.3%
Information Not Available	81	6.8%	118	97	-16	-16.5%

Years of Age	1,196		1,767	1,485
Younger than 22	15	0.7%	16	12	3	25.0%
22-24	31	1.5%	54	49	-18	-36.7%
25-34	253	12.3%	366	324	-71	-21.9%
35-44	243	11.8%	344	318	-75	-23.6%
45-54	321	15.6%	463	397	-76	-19.1%
55-59	154	7.5%	239	175	-21	-12.0%
60-64	109	5.3%	150	123	-14	-11.4%
65 and older	68	3.3%	132	86	-18	-20.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.1%	3	1	1	100.0%

Industry	1,196		1,767	1,485
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	31	2.5%	72	48	-17	-35.4%
Mining	39	3.2%	48	78	-39	-50.0%
Utilities	5	0.4%	4	4	1	25.0%
Construction	145	11.8%	212	185	-40	-21.6%
Manufacturing	144	11.7%	235	133	11	8.3%
Wholesale Trade	85	6.9%	83	78	7	9.0%
Retail Trade	101	8.2%	113	105	-4	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	57	4.6%	144	91	-34	-37.4%
Information	20	1.6%	26	44	-24	-54.5%
Finance and Insurance	43	3.5%	47	31	12	38.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	14	1.1%	17	25	-11	-44.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	77	6.3%	85	94	-17	-18.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.2%	5	10	-7	-70.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	49	4.0%	65	99	-50	-50.5%
Educational Services	1	0.1%	2	1	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	115	9.4%	129	109	6	5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8	0.7%	11	6	2	33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	52	4.2%	84	74	-22	-29.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	27	2.2%	40	37	-10	-27.0%
Public Administration	85	6.9%	156	134	-49	-36.6%
Information Not Available	95	7.7%	189	99	-4	-4.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,757		6,424	7,012
Male	2,579	44.8%	2,705	3,076	-497	-16.2%
Female	2,905	50.5%	3,406	3,535	-630	-17.8%
Information Not Available	273	4.7%	313	401	-128	-31.9%

Ethnicity	5,757		6,424	7,012
Hispanic or Latino	353	6.1%	400	428	-75	-17.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,626	80.4%	5,148	5,536	-910	-16.4%
Information Not Available	778	13.5%	876	1,048	-270	-25.8%

Race	5,757		6,424	7,012
American Indian or Alaskan Native	100	1.7%	109	133	-33	-24.8%
Asian	72	1.3%	84	98	-26	-26.5%
Black or African American	636	11.0%	703	793	-157	-19.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.3%	20	10	8	80.0%
White	3,933	68.3%	4,378	4,753	-820	-17.3%
Information Not Available	998	17.3%	1,130	1,225	-227	-18.5%

Years of Age	5,757		6,424	7,012
Younger than 22	82	0.9%	79	110	-28	-25.5%
22-24	203	2.2%	246	294	-91	-31.0%
25-34	1,396	15.2%	1,500	1,702	-306	-18.0%
35-44	1,263	13.7%	1,368	1,582	-319	-20.2%
45-54	1,393	15.1%	1,542	1,729	-336	-19.4%
55-59	663	7.2%	762	749	-86	-11.5%
60-64	480	5.2%	551	533	-53	-9.9%
65 and older	277	3.0%	376	313	-36	-11.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,757		6,424	7,012
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	45	0.8%	49	44	1	2.3%
Mining	6	0.1%	8	9	-3	-33.3%
Utilities	9	0.2%	13	5	4	80.0%
Construction	366	6.3%	370	479	-113	-23.6%
Manufacturing	896	15.4%	908	945	-49	-5.2%
Wholesale Trade	243	4.2%	261	288	-45	-15.6%
Retail Trade	579	10.0%	616	712	-133	-18.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	169	2.9%	349	218	-49	-22.5%
Information	121	2.1%	138	133	-12	-9.0%
Finance and Insurance	310	5.3%	334	381	-71	-18.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	67	1.2%	78	98	-31	-31.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	297	5.1%	342	371	-74	-19.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.8%	46	45	-1	-2.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	645	11.1%	667	733	-88	-12.0%
Educational Services	156	2.7%	166	205	-49	-23.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	715	12.3%	772	872	-157	-18.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	1.4%	86	100	-17	-17.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	348	6.0%	523	435	-87	-20.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	121	2.1%	146	244	-123	-50.4%
Public Administration	158	2.7%	160	194	-36	-18.6%
Information Not Available	379	6.5%	392	501	-122	-24.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,108		7,175	6,378
Male	2,642	51.7%	3,214	3,228	-586	-18.2%
Female	2,425	47.5%	3,921	3,103	-678	-21.8%
Information Not Available	41	0.8%	40	47	-6	-12.8%

Ethnicity	5,108		7,175	6,378
Hispanic or Latino	192	3.8%	227	215	-23	-10.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,225	82.7%	6,014	5,273	-1,048	-19.9%
Information Not Available	691	13.5%	934	890	-199	-22.4%

Race	5,108		7,175	6,378
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39	0.8%	55	45	-6	-13.3%
Asian	87	1.7%	99	125	-38	-30.4%
Black or African American	92	1.8%	118	111	-19	-17.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.2%	7	9	3	33.3%
White	4,516	88.4%	6,395	5,605	-1,089	-19.4%
Information Not Available	362	7.1%	501	483	-121	-25.1%

Years of Age	5,108		7,175	6,378
Younger than 22	45	0.5%	194	71	-26	-36.6%
22-24	119	1.3%	250	203	-84	-41.4%
25-34	921	10.1%	1,179	1,053	-132	-12.5%
35-44	983	10.8%	1,346	1,286	-303	-23.6%
45-54	1,400	15.4%	1,874	1,712	-312	-18.2%
55-59	751	8.3%	995	946	-195	-20.6%
60-64	543	6.0%	768	705	-162	-23.0%
65 and older	346	3.8%	569	402	-56	-13.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,108		7,175	6,378
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	19	0.4%	16	23	-4	-17.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	8	15	-6	-40.0%
Construction	108	2.1%	117	149	-41	-27.5%
Manufacturing	718	14.0%	698	726	-8	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	244	4.8%	291	361	-117	-32.4%
Retail Trade	353	6.9%	1,084	460	-107	-23.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	66	1.3%	801	124	-58	-46.8%
Information	72	1.4%	72	135	-63	-46.7%
Finance and Insurance	204	4.0%	223	271	-67	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	83	1.6%	85	81	2	2.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	311	6.1%	325	406	-95	-23.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.6%	29	47	-17	-36.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	699	13.6%	741	714	-15	-2.1%
Educational Services	274	5.3%	371	317	-43	-13.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	541	10.6%	670	670	-129	-19.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	69	1.3%	66	88	-19	-21.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	88	1.7%	227	90	-2	-2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	172	3.4%	212	246	-74	-30.1%
Public Administration	76	1.5%	68	100	-24	-24.0%
Information Not Available	972	19.0%	1,070	1,352	-380	-28.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	105,641		125,903	114,336
Male	53,049	50.2%	56,659	58,519	-5,470	-9.3%
Female	52,592	49.8%	69,244	55,817	-3,225	-5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	105,641		125,903	114,336
Hispanic or Latino	20,969	19.8%	24,992	22,415	-1,446	-6.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	73,345	69.4%	87,303	79,659	-6,314	-7.9%
Information Not Available	11,327	10.7%	13,608	12,262	-935	-7.6%

Race	105,641		125,903	114,336
American Indian or Alaskan Native	464	0.4%	519	541	-77	-14.2%
Asian	4,542	4.3%	4,692	4,270	272	6.4%
Black or African American	24,784	23.5%	28,656	26,003	-1,219	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	640	0.6%	746	720	-80	-11.1%
White	59,880	56.7%	74,276	66,260	-6,380	-9.6%
Information Not Available	15,331	14.5%	17,014	16,542	-1,211	-7.3%

Years of Age	105,641		125,903	114,336
Younger than 22	2,567	1.6%	2,414	2,978	-411	-13.8%
22-24	6,234	4.0%	6,239	7,165	-931	-13.0%
25-34	25,406	16.1%	26,642	27,266	-1,860	-6.8%
35-44	21,728	13.8%	24,783	23,366	-1,638	-7.0%
45-54	24,123	15.3%	29,874	26,683	-2,560	-9.6%
55-59	10,910	6.9%	13,889	11,432	-522	-4.6%
60-64	7,766	4.9%	10,180	8,135	-369	-4.5%
65 and older	6,907	4.4%	11,882	7,311	-404	-5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	105,641		125,903	114,336
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	149	0.1%	145	208	-59	-28.4%
Mining	53	0.1%	44	31	22	71.0%
Utilities	137	0.1%	143	148	-11	-7.4%
Construction	6,454	6.1%	6,718	8,135	-1,681	-20.7%
Manufacturing	6,585	6.2%	6,848	7,474	-889	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,260	5.0%	5,503	5,924	-664	-11.2%
Retail Trade	11,649	11.0%	12,149	13,301	-1,652	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,801	4.5%	10,925	5,543	-742	-13.4%
Information	2,101	2.0%	2,109	2,400	-299	-12.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,843	3.6%	3,808	4,951	-1,108	-22.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,522	1.4%	1,673	1,735	-213	-12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,616	6.3%	6,935	7,436	-820	-11.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	579	0.5%	610	702	-123	-17.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,261	11.6%	13,124	13,616	-1,355	-10.0%
Educational Services	5,349	5.1%	6,711	5,145	204	4.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,715	11.1%	13,633	13,106	-1,391	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,165	1.1%	1,227	1,346	-181	-13.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,275	8.8%	13,947	7,902	1,373	17.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,582	2.4%	2,655	3,028	-446	-14.7%
Public Administration	1,143	1.1%	4,304	1,547	-404	-26.1%
Information Not Available	12,402	11.7%	12,692	10,658	1,744	16.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,340		13,389	13,746
Male	6,650	53.9%	6,917	7,451	-801	-10.8%
Female	5,690	46.1%	6,472	6,295	-605	-9.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,340		13,389	13,746
Hispanic or Latino	6,014	48.7%	6,610	6,805	-791	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,190	42.1%	5,569	5,666	-476	-8.4%
Information Not Available	1,136	9.2%	1,210	1,275	-139	-10.9%

Race	12,340		13,389	13,746
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,464	11.9%	1,661	1,762	-298	-16.9%
Asian	90	0.7%	100	94	-4	-4.3%
Black or African American	377	3.1%	396	406	-29	-7.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	40	57	-21	-36.8%
White	6,412	52.0%	6,921	6,929	-517	-7.5%
Information Not Available	3,961	32.1%	4,271	4,498	-537	-11.9%

Years of Age	12,340		13,389	13,746
Younger than 22	331	1.9%	369	342	-11	-3.2%
22-24	656	3.7%	687	763	-107	-14.0%
25-34	3,087	17.3%	3,262	3,475	-388	-11.2%
35-44	2,749	15.4%	2,919	3,035	-286	-9.4%
45-54	2,813	15.8%	3,139	3,204	-391	-12.2%
55-59	1,247	7.0%	1,431	1,423	-176	-12.4%
60-64	897	5.0%	948	914	-17	-1.9%
65 and older	560	3.1%	634	590	-30	-5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,340		13,389	13,746
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	219	1.7%	191	161	58	36.0%
Mining	341	2.7%	366	293	48	16.4%
Utilities	22	0.2%	17	38	-16	-42.1%
Construction	2,244	17.9%	2,300	2,491	-247	-9.9%
Manufacturing	693	5.5%	619	573	120	20.9%
Wholesale Trade	310	2.5%	339	329	-19	-5.8%
Retail Trade	1,436	11.4%	1,505	1,533	-97	-6.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	273	2.2%	451	337	-64	-19.0%
Information	423	3.4%	398	534	-111	-20.8%
Finance and Insurance	321	2.6%	325	311	10	3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	203	1.6%	218	187	16	8.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	747	5.9%	763	811	-64	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	93	0.7%	91	26	67	257.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	919	7.3%	980	1,258	-339	-26.9%
Educational Services	543	4.3%	656	588	-45	-7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,517	12.1%	1,834	1,918	-401	-20.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	291	2.3%	296	298	-7	-2.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	912	7.3%	1,112	1,052	-140	-13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	313	2.5%	362	486	-173	-35.6%
Public Administration	519	4.1%	565	519	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,397		28,219	26,259
Male	14,408	54.6%	15,367	14,756	-348	-2.4%
Female	11,865	44.9%	12,712	11,433	432	3.8%
Information Not Available	124	0.5%	140	70	54	77.1%

Ethnicity	26,397		28,219	26,259
Hispanic or Latino	5,148	19.5%	5,394	4,944	204	4.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,218	65.2%	18,565	17,076	142	0.8%
Information Not Available	4,031	15.3%	4,260	4,239	-208	-4.9%

Race	26,397		28,219	26,259
American Indian or Alaskan Native	602	2.3%	662	519	83	16.0%
Asian	1,592	6.0%	1,658	2,501	-909	-36.3%
Black or African American	3,706	14.0%	4,087	3,506	200	5.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	624	2.4%	666	826	-202	-24.5%
White	15,670	59.4%	16,744	15,705	-35	-0.2%
Information Not Available	4,203	15.9%	4,402	3,202	1,001	31.3%

Years of Age	26,397		28,219	26,259
Younger than 22	626	1.6%	675	595	31	5.2%
22-24	1,362	3.4%	1,411	1,344	18	1.3%
25-34	6,144	15.3%	6,503	5,993	151	2.5%
35-44	5,937	14.8%	6,139	5,818	119	2.0%
45-54	6,156	15.3%	6,662	6,374	-218	-3.4%
55-59	2,718	6.8%	2,893	2,733	-15	-0.5%
60-64	1,906	4.7%	2,013	1,874	32	1.7%
65 and older	1,548	3.9%	1,923	1,528	20	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,397		28,219	26,259
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	35	0.1%	24	17	18	105.9%
Mining	200	0.8%	219	288	-88	-30.6%
Utilities	32	0.1%	30	43	-11	-25.6%
Construction	2,686	10.2%	2,770	2,502	184	7.4%
Manufacturing	1,021	3.9%	1,000	780	241	30.9%
Wholesale Trade	615	2.3%	682	565	50	8.8%
Retail Trade	2,236	8.5%	2,377	2,009	227	11.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	763	2.9%	836	884	-121	-13.7%
Information	386	1.5%	423	238	148	62.2%
Finance and Insurance	812	3.1%	848	556	256	46.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	598	2.3%	663	589	9	1.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,160	4.4%	1,292	1,054	106	10.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	254	1.0%	251	181	73	40.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,658	13.8%	4,170	3,796	-138	-3.6%
Educational Services	414	1.6%	542	307	107	34.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,583	6.0%	1,680	1,484	99	6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	605	2.3%	653	502	103	20.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,064	15.4%	4,121	3,911	153	3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	499	1.9%	520	525	-26	-5.0%
Public Administration	389	1.5%	591	364	25	6.9%
Information Not Available	4,387	16.6%	4,527	5,664	-1,277	-22.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	155,555		185,883	196,789
Male	80,585	51.8%	90,431	102,121	-21,536	-21.1%
Female	74,953	48.2%	95,429	94,660	-19,707	-20.8%
Information Not Available	17	0.0%	23	8	9	112.5%

Ethnicity	155,555		185,883	196,789
Hispanic or Latino	27,679	17.8%	34,110	33,665	-5,986	-17.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	102,110	65.6%	121,774	130,161	-28,051	-21.6%
Information Not Available	25,766	16.6%	29,999	32,963	-7,197	-21.8%

Race	155,555		185,883	196,789
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,360	0.9%	1,646	1,682	-322	-19.1%
Asian	5,473	3.5%	6,212	7,065	-1,592	-22.5%
Black or African American	28,361	18.2%	32,552	35,687	-7,326	-20.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	977	0.6%	1,123	1,098	-121	-11.0%
White	76,966	49.5%	93,320	98,766	-21,800	-22.1%
Information Not Available	42,418	27.3%	51,030	52,491	-10,073	-19.2%

Years of Age	155,555		185,883	196,789
Younger than 22	4,235	1.9%	4,429	6,519	-2,284	-35.0%
22-24	10,366	4.7%	11,244	14,470	-4,104	-28.4%
25-34	41,648	18.7%	45,811	52,380	-10,732	-20.5%
35-44	32,700	14.7%	38,174	41,062	-8,362	-20.4%
45-54	34,413	15.4%	42,551	43,390	-8,977	-20.7%
55-59	14,692	6.6%	18,864	17,797	-3,105	-17.4%
60-64	9,751	4.4%	12,987	12,165	-2,414	-19.8%
65 and older	7,750	3.5%	11,823	9,006	-1,256	-13.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	155,555		185,883	196,789
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	260	0.2%	472	321	-61	-19.0%
Mining	61	0.0%	73	117	-56	-47.9%
Utilities	111	0.1%	109	185	-74	-40.0%
Construction	14,483	9.3%	13,511	18,092	-3,609	-19.9%
Manufacturing	9,107	5.8%	9,130	11,400	-2,293	-20.1%
Wholesale Trade	6,483	4.2%	6,742	7,534	-1,051	-14.0%
Retail Trade	15,562	10.0%	16,774	19,404	-3,842	-19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,139	4.6%	19,911	8,535	-1,396	-16.4%
Information	5,308	3.4%	5,751	6,737	-1,429	-21.2%
Finance and Insurance	6,013	3.9%	6,150	9,357	-3,344	-35.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,614	2.3%	3,588	4,560	-946	-20.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,165	7.2%	11,594	14,410	-3,245	-22.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	807	0.5%	910	1,039	-232	-22.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,440	12.5%	20,267	23,225	-3,785	-16.3%
Educational Services	7,710	4.9%	10,471	11,160	-3,450	-30.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	19,514	12.5%	22,626	24,560	-5,046	-20.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,375	2.8%	5,034	5,540	-1,165	-21.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,856	7.0%	17,871	13,477	-2,621	-19.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,670	3.0%	5,329	5,893	-1,223	-20.8%
Public Administration	3,826	2.5%	4,780	5,452	-1,626	-29.8%
Information Not Available	5,051	3.2%	4,790	5,791	-740	-12.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,455		59,429	60,639
Male	27,622	53.7%	30,211	33,531	-5,909	-17.6%
Female	23,638	45.9%	29,017	26,883	-3,245	-12.1%
Information Not Available	195	0.4%	201	225	-30	-13.3%

Ethnicity	51,455		59,429	60,639
Hispanic or Latino	1,543	3.0%	1,786	1,816	-273	-15.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,435	92.2%	54,812	55,963	-8,528	-15.2%
Information Not Available	2,477	4.8%	2,831	2,860	-383	-13.4%

Race	51,455		59,429	60,639
American Indian or Alaskan Native	216	0.4%	242	276	-60	-21.7%
Asian	384	0.7%	461	421	-37	-8.8%
Black or African American	9,813	19.1%	11,516	11,117	-1,304	-11.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	38	0.1%	44	62	-24	-38.7%
White	38,454	74.7%	44,333	46,014	-7,560	-16.4%
Information Not Available	2,550	5.0%	2,833	2,749	-199	-7.2%

Years of Age	51,455		59,429	60,639
Younger than 22	880	1.0%	941	1,220	-340	-27.9%
22-24	2,058	2.4%	2,194	2,623	-565	-21.5%
25-34	10,767	12.5%	11,951	13,111	-2,344	-17.9%
35-44	12,334	14.4%	14,134	14,202	-1,868	-13.2%
45-54	13,390	15.6%	15,743	15,962	-2,572	-16.1%
55-59	6,135	7.1%	7,420	7,053	-918	-13.0%
60-64	3,979	4.6%	4,728	4,315	-336	-7.8%
65 and older	1,912	2.2%	2,318	2,153	-241	-11.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,455		59,429	60,639
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	135	0.3%	146	153	-18	-11.8%
Mining	189	0.4%	166	193	-4	-2.1%
Utilities	51	0.1%	46	103	-52	-50.5%
Construction	6,090	11.8%	6,285	7,772	-1,682	-21.6%
Manufacturing	8,567	16.6%	9,730	10,262	-1,695	-16.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,609	5.1%	2,846	2,825	-216	-7.6%
Retail Trade	2,781	5.4%	2,932	3,243	-462	-14.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,601	3.1%	2,842	1,974	-373	-18.9%
Information	966	1.9%	1,009	1,250	-284	-22.7%
Finance and Insurance	2,066	4.0%	2,217	2,234	-168	-7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	957	1.9%	951	948	9	0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,516	6.8%	3,735	3,981	-465	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	967	1.9%	1,050	1,037	-70	-6.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,106	13.8%	7,756	7,997	-891	-11.1%
Educational Services	1,707	3.3%	2,252	2,221	-514	-23.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,020	11.7%	7,666	7,034	-1,014	-14.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	543	1.1%	703	634	-91	-14.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,013	3.9%	2,867	2,513	-500	-19.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,259	2.4%	1,608	1,574	-315	-20.0%
Public Administration	432	0.8%	460	552	-120	-21.7%
Information Not Available	1,880	3.6%	2,162	2,139	-259	-12.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,982		17,091	24,503
Male	8,335	52.2%	8,750	13,006	-4,671	-35.9%
Female	7,617	47.7%	8,301	11,443	-3,826	-33.4%
Information Not Available	30	0.2%	40	54	-24	-44.4%

Ethnicity	15,982		17,091	24,503
Hispanic or Latino	1,198	7.5%	1,300	2,021	-823	-40.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,784	92.5%	15,791	22,482	-7,698	-34.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	15,982		17,091	24,503
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,604	10.0%	1,709	2,513	-909	-36.2%
Asian	135	0.8%	145	178	-43	-24.2%
Black or African American	2,517	15.7%	2,681	3,792	-1,275	-33.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.2%	32	34	-5	-14.7%
White	9,791	61.3%	10,442	14,882	-5,091	-34.2%
Information Not Available	1,906	11.9%	2,082	3,104	-1,198	-38.6%

Years of Age	15,982		17,091	24,503
Younger than 22	286	1.2%	302	485	-199	-41.0%
22-24	742	3.0%	820	1,206	-464	-38.5%
25-34	3,892	15.7%	4,163	6,085	-2,193	-36.0%
35-44	3,775	15.3%	3,910	5,637	-1,862	-33.0%
45-54	3,801	15.4%	4,133	5,858	-2,057	-35.1%
55-59	1,709	6.9%	1,834	2,558	-849	-33.2%
60-64	1,038	4.2%	1,124	1,567	-529	-33.8%
65 and older	739	3.0%	805	1,107	-368	-33.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,982		17,091	24,503
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.2%	42	103	-64	-62.1%
Mining	580	3.6%	669	914	-334	-36.5%
Utilities	42	0.3%	35	90	-48	-53.3%
Construction	1,263	7.9%	1,411	2,058	-795	-38.6%
Manufacturing	1,439	9.0%	1,551	2,874	-1,435	-49.9%
Wholesale Trade	710	4.4%	726	996	-286	-28.7%
Retail Trade	1,734	10.8%	1,764	2,369	-635	-26.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	445	2.8%	411	645	-200	-31.0%
Information	412	2.6%	492	576	-164	-28.5%
Finance and Insurance	527	3.3%	522	667	-140	-21.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	311	1.9%	294	431	-120	-27.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	893	5.6%	897	1,317	-424	-32.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58	0.4%	61	99	-41	-41.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,139	13.4%	2,481	3,147	-1,008	-32.0%
Educational Services	570	3.6%	701	718	-148	-20.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,714	10.7%	1,803	2,634	-920	-34.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	196	1.2%	232	415	-219	-52.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	751	4.7%	775	1,281	-530	-41.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	600	3.7%	657	836	-236	-28.2%
Public Administration	783	4.9%	784	1,062	-279	-26.3%
Information Not Available	776	4.8%	783	1,271	-495	-38.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,679		33,213	35,196
Male	16,641	54.2%	16,767	18,752	-2,111	-11.3%
Female	14,035	45.7%	16,442	16,439	-2,404	-14.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	5	-2	-40.0%

Ethnicity	30,679		33,213	35,196
Hispanic or Latino	2,843	9.3%	3,128	3,107	-264	-8.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,133	78.7%	26,368	27,805	-3,672	-13.2%
Information Not Available	3,703	12.1%	3,717	4,284	-581	-13.6%

Race	30,679		33,213	35,196
American Indian or Alaskan Native	307	1.0%	346	396	-89	-22.5%
Asian	595	1.9%	616	806	-211	-26.2%
Black or African American	609	2.0%	685	713	-104	-14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	214	0.7%	222	255	-41	-16.1%
White	17,605	57.4%	19,215	20,190	-2,585	-12.8%
Information Not Available	11,349	37.0%	12,129	12,836	-1,487	-11.6%

Years of Age	30,679		33,213	35,196
Younger than 22	470	1.0%	449	653	-183	-28.0%
22-24	1,365	3.0%	1,351	1,748	-383	-21.9%
25-34	7,342	16.1%	7,505	8,496	-1,154	-13.6%
35-44	7,095	15.5%	7,599	8,009	-914	-11.4%
45-54	7,315	16.0%	8,006	8,203	-888	-10.8%
55-59	3,339	7.3%	3,777	3,775	-436	-11.5%
60-64	2,541	5.6%	2,955	2,829	-288	-10.2%
65 and older	1,212	2.6%	1,571	1,483	-271	-18.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,679		33,213	35,196
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	967	3.1%	594	725	242	33.4%
Mining	45	0.1%	53	55	-10	-18.2%
Utilities	43	0.1%	56	80	-37	-46.3%
Construction	3,262	10.3%	2,956	3,200	62	1.9%
Manufacturing	3,417	10.8%	3,394	4,219	-802	-19.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,142	3.6%	1,248	1,370	-228	-16.6%
Retail Trade	3,202	10.1%	3,408	3,693	-491	-13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	740	2.3%	1,569	873	-133	-15.2%
Information	700	2.2%	743	929	-229	-24.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,122	3.5%	1,119	1,244	-122	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	483	1.5%	481	560	-77	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,636	5.2%	1,735	1,839	-203	-11.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	203	0.6%	200	248	-45	-18.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,995	9.5%	3,128	3,494	-499	-14.3%
Educational Services	833	2.6%	934	1,163	-330	-28.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,692	11.7%	4,861	4,557	-865	-19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	348	1.1%	397	420	-72	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,407	7.6%	2,798	2,698	-291	-10.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	882	2.8%	952	1,079	-197	-18.3%
Public Administration	744	2.4%	830	905	-161	-17.8%
Information Not Available	1,816	5.7%	1,757	1,845	-29	-1.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	123,032		155,779	148,003
Male	63,850	51.9%	74,600	77,670	-13,820	-17.8%
Female	59,164	48.1%	81,161	70,326	-11,162	-15.9%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	18	7	11	157.1%

Ethnicity	123,032		155,779	148,003
Hispanic or Latino	7,851	6.4%	9,042	9,018	-1,167	-12.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	111,020	90.2%	141,993	133,930	-22,910	-17.1%
Information Not Available	4,161	3.4%	4,744	5,055	-894	-17.7%

Race	123,032		155,779	148,003
American Indian or Alaskan Native	349	0.3%	367	376	-27	-7.2%
Asian	52	0.0%	54	45	7	15.6%
Black or African American	22,906	18.6%	27,001	27,105	-4,199	-15.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,851	1.5%	1,930	1,990	-139	-7.0%
White	86,298	70.1%	113,301	104,944	-18,646	-17.8%
Information Not Available	11,576	9.4%	13,126	13,543	-1,967	-14.5%

Years of Age	123,032		155,779	148,003
Younger than 22	2,998	1.5%	3,357	4,490	-1,492	-33.2%
22-24	6,846	3.4%	7,738	8,963	-2,117	-23.6%
25-34	28,743	14.4%	32,708	34,214	-5,471	-16.0%
35-44	25,652	12.8%	30,717	31,246	-5,594	-17.9%
45-54	28,849	14.4%	37,112	35,351	-6,502	-18.4%
55-59	13,623	6.8%	18,003	15,314	-1,691	-11.0%
60-64	9,425	4.7%	13,035	10,541	-1,116	-10.6%
65 and older	6,896	3.4%	13,109	7,871	-975	-12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	13	-13	-100.0%

Industry	123,032		155,779	148,003
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	296	0.2%	338	382	-86	-22.5%
Mining	939	0.8%	933	1,392	-453	-32.5%
Utilities	283	0.2%	366	301	-18	-6.0%
Construction	11,433	9.3%	12,027	14,555	-3,122	-21.4%
Manufacturing	15,329	12.4%	15,995	17,545	-2,216	-12.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,507	3.7%	4,845	5,355	-848	-15.8%
Retail Trade	13,023	10.6%	14,453	14,891	-1,868	-12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,423	5.2%	21,263	8,284	-1,861	-22.5%
Information	1,690	1.4%	1,916	2,333	-643	-27.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,424	3.6%	4,716	4,231	193	4.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,482	1.2%	1,487	1,654	-172	-10.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,813	5.5%	7,534	8,262	-1,449	-17.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	851	0.7%	888	923	-72	-7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,674	11.1%	15,187	15,812	-2,138	-13.5%
Educational Services	4,857	3.9%	5,752	6,790	-1,933	-28.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	18,102	14.7%	20,838	21,335	-3,233	-15.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,745	1.4%	1,795	2,233	-488	-21.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,376	6.8%	15,852	10,812	-2,436	-22.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,976	2.4%	3,276	3,771	-795	-21.1%
Public Administration	1,534	1.2%	1,719	1,808	-274	-15.2%
Information Not Available	4,275	3.5%	4,599	5,334	-1,059	-19.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,213		31,397	32,460
Male	15,832	54.2%	16,354	17,838	-2,006	-11.2%
Female	13,381	45.8%	15,043	14,622	-1,241	-8.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,213		31,397	32,460
Hispanic or Latino	28,443	97.4%	30,536	31,195	-2,752	-8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	208	0.7%	242	403	-195	-48.4%
Information Not Available	562	1.9%	619	862	-300	-34.8%

Race	29,213		31,397	32,460
American Indian or Alaskan Native	895	3.1%	1,046	1,333	-438	-32.9%
Asian	23	0.1%	26	28	-5	-17.9%
Black or African American	1,149	3.9%	1,197	1,168	-19	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1%	34	54	-28	-51.9%
White	7,342	25.1%	7,941	9,496	-2,154	-22.7%
Information Not Available	19,778	67.7%	21,153	20,381	-603	-3.0%

Years of Age	29,213		31,397	32,460
Younger than 22	1,034	2.9%	1,071	1,208	-174	-14.4%
22-24	2,307	6.5%	2,421	2,660	-353	-13.3%
25-34	9,343	26.3%	10,084	10,372	-1,029	-9.9%
35-44	7,376	20.8%	8,018	8,124	-748	-9.2%
45-54	5,404	15.2%	5,795	6,135	-731	-11.9%
55-59	1,932	5.4%	2,072	2,022	-90	-4.5%
60-64	1,047	2.9%	1,129	1,147	-100	-8.7%
65 and older	747	2.1%	784	756	-9	-1.2%
Information Not Available	23	0.1%	23	36	-13	-36.1%

Industry	29,213		31,397	32,460
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,361	4.5%	1,360	1,310	51	3.9%
Mining	45	0.1%	64	69	-24	-34.8%
Utilities	19	0.1%	16	15	4	26.7%
Construction	2,853	9.3%	2,933	4,277	-1,424	-33.3%
Manufacturing	2,426	7.9%	2,641	4,234	-1,808	-42.7%
Wholesale Trade	761	2.5%	761	749	12	1.6%
Retail Trade	2,687	8.8%	2,588	2,541	146	5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	705	2.3%	871	501	204	40.7%
Information	323	1.1%	336	252	71	28.2%
Finance and Insurance	522	1.7%	530	482	40	8.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	259	0.8%	249	315	-56	-17.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,260	4.1%	1,252	1,102	158	14.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.1%	20	54	-31	-57.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,766	15.6%	4,872	3,989	777	19.5%
Educational Services	3,804	12.4%	5,190	3,374	430	12.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,728	5.7%	1,888	1,842	-114	-6.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	74	0.2%	74	86	-12	-14.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,504	4.9%	1,358	1,335	169	12.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	474	1.6%	493	404	70	17.3%
Public Administration	2,349	7.7%	2,563	3,575	-1,226	-34.3%
Information Not Available	1,270	4.2%	1,338	1,954	-684	-35.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,401		11,933	9,692
Male	4,023	47.9%	4,653	4,712	-689	-14.6%
Female	4,378	52.1%	7,280	4,980	-602	-12.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,401		11,933	9,692
Hispanic or Latino	1,284	15.3%	1,694	1,262	22	1.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,349	63.7%	7,472	6,196	-847	-13.7%
Information Not Available	1,768	21.0%	2,767	2,234	-466	-20.9%

Race	8,401		11,933	9,692
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58	0.7%	63	63	-5	-7.9%
Asian	151	1.8%	164	169	-18	-10.7%
Black or African American	592	7.0%	725	637	-45	-7.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	0.5%	54	36	9	25.0%
White	5,656	67.3%	8,081	6,775	-1,119	-16.5%
Information Not Available	1,899	22.6%	2,846	2,012	-113	-5.6%

Years of Age	8,401		11,933	9,692
Younger than 22	170	1.3%	206	203	-33	-16.3%
22-24	445	3.3%	509	491	-46	-9.4%
25-34	1,907	14.3%	2,273	2,152	-245	-11.4%
35-44	1,787	13.4%	2,386	2,056	-269	-13.1%
45-54	1,922	14.4%	3,031	2,405	-483	-20.1%
55-59	918	6.9%	1,423	1,031	-113	-11.0%
60-64	732	5.5%	1,081	749	-17	-2.3%
65 and older	520	3.9%	1,024	605	-85	-14.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,401		11,933	9,692
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	10	0.1%	7	14	-4	-28.6%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	2	0	0.0%
Utilities	4	0.0%	5	5	-1	-20.0%
Construction	700	8.3%	623	785	-85	-10.8%
Manufacturing	905	10.8%	937	1,133	-228	-20.1%
Wholesale Trade	383	4.6%	434	452	-69	-15.3%
Retail Trade	857	10.2%	939	1,084	-227	-20.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	202	2.4%	1,574	240	-38	-15.8%
Information	91	1.1%	93	114	-23	-20.2%
Finance and Insurance	476	5.7%	472	493	-17	-3.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	150	1.8%	165	162	-12	-7.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	540	6.4%	587	629	-89	-14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	1.1%	93	135	-39	-28.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	972	11.6%	1,074	1,024	-52	-5.1%
Educational Services	271	3.2%	448	355	-84	-23.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,381	16.4%	1,715	1,532	-151	-9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	115	1.4%	151	120	-5	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	585	7.0%	1,877	668	-83	-12.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	373	4.4%	422	433	-60	-13.9%
Public Administration	63	0.7%	102	100	-37	-37.0%
Information Not Available	225	2.7%	213	212	13	6.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,070		26,373	28,695
Male	11,050	47.9%	11,848	14,267	-3,217	-22.5%
Female	12,020	52.1%	14,525	14,428	-2,408	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,070		26,373	28,695
Hispanic or Latino	701	3.0%	781	907	-206	-22.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,920	95.0%	25,129	27,094	-5,174	-19.1%
Information Not Available	449	1.9%	463	694	-245	-35.3%

Race	23,070		26,373	28,695
American Indian or Alaskan Native	115	0.5%	146	202	-87	-43.1%
Asian	146	0.6%	182	180	-34	-18.9%
Black or African American	11,384	49.3%	13,399	13,581	-2,197	-16.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	0.2%	42	44	-3	-6.8%
White	10,554	45.7%	11,742	13,692	-3,138	-22.9%
Information Not Available	830	3.6%	862	996	-166	-16.7%

Years of Age	23,070		26,373	28,695
Younger than 22	649	2.0%	680	1,038	-389	-37.5%
22-24	816	2.6%	856	1,110	-294	-26.5%
25-34	5,643	17.7%	6,114	7,117	-1,474	-20.7%
35-44	5,409	16.9%	5,997	6,674	-1,265	-19.0%
45-54	5,457	17.1%	6,452	6,699	-1,242	-18.5%
55-59	2,373	7.4%	2,812	2,921	-548	-18.8%
60-64	1,702	5.3%	2,051	1,893	-191	-10.1%
65 and older	978	3.1%	1,365	1,205	-227	-18.8%
Information Not Available	43	0.1%	46	38	5	13.2%

Industry	23,070		26,373	28,695
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	107	0.5%	107	164	-57	-34.8%
Mining	19	0.1%	18	23	-4	-17.4%
Utilities	44	0.2%	55	37	7	18.9%
Construction	1,414	6.1%	1,522	1,930	-516	-26.7%
Manufacturing	4,031	17.4%	4,422	4,276	-245	-5.7%
Wholesale Trade	758	3.3%	778	933	-175	-18.8%
Retail Trade	2,190	9.4%	2,296	2,751	-561	-20.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	557	2.4%	1,000	639	-82	-12.8%
Information	323	1.4%	342	327	-4	-1.2%
Finance and Insurance	947	4.1%	1,018	978	-31	-3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	288	1.2%	299	419	-131	-31.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,379	5.9%	1,499	1,612	-233	-14.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	94	0.4%	111	105	-11	-10.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,586	15.5%	3,866	4,548	-962	-21.2%
Educational Services	562	2.4%	650	677	-115	-17.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,789	7.7%	2,133	2,380	-591	-24.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	265	1.1%	244	246	19	7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,416	6.1%	2,297	1,943	-527	-27.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	565	2.4%	773	712	-147	-20.6%
Public Administration	388	1.7%	446	628	-240	-38.2%
Information Not Available	2,348	10.1%	2,497	3,367	-1,019	-30.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,053		1,262	1,305
Male	508	48.2%	553	607	-99	-16.3%
Female	545	51.8%	709	698	-153	-21.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,053		1,262	1,305
Hispanic or Latino	20	1.9%	28	52	-32	-61.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	915	86.9%	1,107	1,093	-178	-16.3%
Information Not Available	118	11.2%	127	160	-42	-26.3%

Race	1,053		1,262	1,305
American Indian or Alaskan Native	187	17.8%	263	182	5	2.7%
Asian	2	0.2%	5	5	-3	-60.0%
Black or African American	38	3.6%	39	33	5	15.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.2%	0	0	2	0.0%
White	719	68.3%	837	918	-199	-21.7%
Information Not Available	105	10.0%	118	167	-62	-37.1%

Years of Age	1,053		1,262	1,305
Younger than 22	10	0.6%	12	22	-12	-54.5%
22-24	31	1.8%	31	34	-3	-8.8%
25-34	197	11.7%	235	236	-39	-16.5%
35-44	244	14.5%	257	260	-16	-6.2%
45-54	289	17.1%	329	347	-58	-16.7%
55-59	118	7.0%	175	210	-92	-43.8%
60-64	86	5.1%	124	132	-46	-34.8%
65 and older	78	4.6%	99	64	14	21.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,053		1,262	1,305
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	6	0.6%	8	5	1	20.0%
Mining	2	0.2%	4	15	-13	-86.7%
Utilities	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	95	9.0%	86	96	-1	-1.0%
Manufacturing	96	9.1%	116	195	-99	-50.8%
Wholesale Trade	48	4.5%	45	44	4	9.1%
Retail Trade	100	9.4%	109	132	-32	-24.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	37	3.5%	30	26	11	42.3%
Information	27	2.5%	27	28	-1	-3.6%
Finance and Insurance	70	6.6%	68	82	-12	-14.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	1.2%	16	21	-8	-38.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	36	3.4%	52	60	-24	-40.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.2%	1	3	-1	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	75	7.1%	71	84	-9	-10.7%
Educational Services	72	6.8%	68	82	-10	-12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	109	10.3%	143	150	-41	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	20	1.9%	27	21	-1	-4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	57	5.4%	127	73	-16	-21.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	27	2.5%	30	38	-11	-28.9%
Public Administration	96	9.1%	176	74	22	29.7%
Information Not Available	65	6.1%	57	74	-9	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,780		31,177	35,362
Male	12,968	45.1%	14,012	16,361	-3,393	-20.7%
Female	15,812	54.9%	17,165	19,001	-3,189	-16.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,780		31,177	35,362
Hispanic or Latino	508	1.8%	528	533	-25	-4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,272	98.2%	30,649	34,829	-6,557	-18.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	28,780		31,177	35,362
American Indian or Alaskan Native	91	0.3%	81	94	-3	-3.2%
Asian	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Black or African American	8,638	30.0%	9,040	10,871	-2,233	-20.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	207	0.7%	220	188	19	10.1%
White	19,289	67.0%	21,186	23,589	-4,300	-18.2%
Information Not Available	553	1.9%	648	620	-67	-10.8%

Years of Age	28,780		31,177	35,362
Younger than 22	420	0.9%	386	461	-41	-8.9%
22-24	1,092	2.4%	1,164	1,305	-213	-16.3%
25-34	6,108	13.4%	6,342	7,146	-1,038	-14.5%
35-44	6,552	14.3%	7,154	8,138	-1,586	-19.5%
45-54	7,031	15.4%	7,580	8,761	-1,730	-19.7%
55-59	3,323	7.3%	3,812	3,954	-631	-16.0%
60-64	2,405	5.3%	2,712	3,119	-714	-22.9%
65 and older	1,847	4.0%	2,027	2,477	-630	-25.4%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	1	1	100.0%

Industry	28,780		31,177	35,362
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	69	0.2%	93	100	-31	-31.0%
Mining	31	0.1%	27	100	-69	-69.0%
Utilities	19	0.1%	32	38	-19	-50.0%
Construction	1,970	6.8%	2,216	3,005	-1,035	-34.4%
Manufacturing	4,151	14.4%	4,374	5,508	-1,357	-24.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,306	4.5%	1,458	1,824	-518	-28.4%
Retail Trade	2,602	9.0%	2,705	3,231	-629	-19.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,129	3.9%	1,268	1,517	-388	-25.6%
Information	596	2.1%	624	608	-12	-2.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,028	3.6%	1,072	1,168	-140	-12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	413	1.4%	451	512	-99	-19.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,819	6.3%	2,252	2,053	-234	-11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	189	0.7%	204	207	-18	-8.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,411	15.3%	4,880	5,395	-984	-18.2%
Educational Services	1,624	5.6%	1,708	1,728	-104	-6.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,296	11.4%	3,544	3,875	-579	-14.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	316	1.1%	340	271	45	16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,885	6.5%	1,927	2,119	-234	-11.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	932	3.2%	1,142	1,141	-209	-18.3%
Public Administration	931	3.2%	804	863	68	7.9%
Information Not Available	63	0.2%	56	99	-36	-36.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	130,084		146,541	150,556
Male	67,182	51.6%	73,423	80,669	-13,487	-16.7%
Female	62,902	48.4%	73,116	69,883	-6,981	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	130,084		146,541	150,556
Hispanic or Latino	39,223	30.2%	44,827	47,354	-8,131	-17.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,515	61.9%	87,102	90,990	-10,475	-11.5%
Information Not Available	10,346	8.0%	14,612	12,212	-1,866	-15.3%

Race	130,084		146,541	150,556
American Indian or Alaskan Native	533	0.4%	535	617	-84	-13.6%
Asian	2,968	2.3%	3,142	3,091	-123	-4.0%
Black or African American	32,237	24.8%	35,175	35,392	-3,155	-8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	44,564	34.3%	48,016	51,649	-7,085	-13.7%
Information Not Available	49,782	38.3%	59,673	59,807	-10,025	-16.8%

Years of Age	130,084		146,541	150,556
Younger than 22	2,806	1.7%	3,192	3,653	-847	-23.2%
22-24	6,565	3.9%	7,264	8,384	-1,819	-21.7%
25-34	31,765	19.1%	35,530	37,808	-6,043	-16.0%
35-44	31,649	19.0%	35,284	36,340	-4,691	-12.9%
45-54	30,811	18.5%	34,703	35,416	-4,605	-13.0%
55-59	13,073	7.9%	14,837	14,436	-1,363	-9.4%
60-64	8,378	5.0%	9,500	9,224	-846	-9.2%
65 and older	5,037	3.0%	6,231	5,295	-258	-4.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	130,084		146,541	150,556
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,008	0.8%	998	1,411	-403	-28.6%
Mining	2,780	2.1%	3,004	3,739	-959	-25.6%
Utilities	412	0.3%	438	532	-120	-22.6%
Construction	14,410	11.0%	16,023	18,197	-3,787	-20.8%
Manufacturing	11,219	8.6%	12,327	13,576	-2,357	-17.4%
Wholesale Trade	7,173	5.5%	7,178	8,338	-1,165	-14.0%
Retail Trade	10,066	7.7%	10,773	11,282	-1,216	-10.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,467	3.4%	7,400	5,097	-630	-12.4%
Information	3,255	2.5%	3,349	3,162	93	2.9%
Finance and Insurance	7,336	5.6%	7,883	6,978	358	5.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,470	1.9%	2,659	2,813	-343	-12.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,522	8.8%	13,322	12,509	-987	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	584	0.4%	682	643	-59	-9.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,840	14.4%	20,427	21,091	-2,251	-10.7%
Educational Services	4,350	3.3%	4,640	5,235	-885	-16.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,110	10.8%	14,953	16,482	-2,372	-14.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	778	0.6%	838	931	-153	-16.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,387	4.1%	9,045	6,258	-871	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,319	2.5%	3,536	3,738	-419	-11.2%
Public Administration	1,533	1.2%	1,736	1,924	-391	-20.3%
Information Not Available	5,065	3.9%	5,330	6,620	-1,555	-23.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,888		10,850	12,650
Male	5,759	58.2%	6,163	7,546	-1,787	-23.7%
Female	4,096	41.4%	4,625	5,020	-924	-18.4%
Information Not Available	33	0.3%	62	84	-51	-60.7%

Ethnicity	9,888		10,850	12,650
Hispanic or Latino	949	9.6%	1,045	1,096	-147	-13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,392	74.8%	8,146	10,233	-2,841	-27.8%
Information Not Available	1,547	15.6%	1,659	1,321	226	17.1%

Race	9,888		10,850	12,650
American Indian or Alaskan Native	331	3.3%	369	443	-112	-25.3%
Asian	186	1.9%	200	280	-94	-33.6%
Black or African American	219	2.2%	246	294	-75	-25.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	201	2.0%	196	209	-8	-3.8%
White	6,877	69.5%	7,560	9,731	-2,854	-29.3%
Information Not Available	2,074	21.0%	2,279	1,693	381	22.5%

Years of Age	9,888		10,850	12,650
Younger than 22	213	1.3%	245	321	-108	-33.6%
22-24	452	2.8%	510	598	-146	-24.4%
25-34	2,618	16.2%	2,856	3,373	-755	-22.4%
35-44	2,406	14.9%	2,677	3,040	-634	-20.9%
45-54	2,209	13.7%	2,399	2,847	-638	-22.4%
55-59	1,040	6.5%	1,149	1,353	-313	-23.1%
60-64	650	4.0%	701	762	-112	-14.7%
65 and older	300	1.9%	313	356	-56	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,888		10,850	12,650
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.3%	24	39	-11	-28.2%
Mining	147	1.5%	143	207	-60	-29.0%
Utilities	12	0.1%	12	17	-5	-29.4%
Construction	982	9.9%	1,104	1,655	-673	-40.7%
Manufacturing	974	9.8%	1,114	1,467	-493	-33.6%
Wholesale Trade	505	5.1%	508	617	-112	-18.2%
Retail Trade	943	9.5%	994	1,047	-104	-9.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	300	3.0%	352	386	-86	-22.3%
Information	361	3.6%	371	386	-25	-6.5%
Finance and Insurance	458	4.6%	469	510	-52	-10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	157	1.6%	168	196	-39	-19.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	807	8.1%	904	864	-57	-6.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.4%	30	41	-6	-14.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,317	13.3%	1,514	1,661	-344	-20.7%
Educational Services	329	3.3%	381	477	-148	-31.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	609	6.1%	762	829	-220	-26.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	183	1.8%	142	186	-3	-1.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	412	4.2%	427	459	-47	-10.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	223	2.2%	248	329	-106	-32.2%
Public Administration	169	1.7%	186	226	-57	-25.2%
Information Not Available	937	9.4%	997	1,051	-114	-10.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,770		41,999	46,845
Male	20,479	52.8%	21,657	25,381	-4,902	-19.3%
Female	18,280	47.1%	20,333	21,454	-3,174	-14.8%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	9	10	1	10.0%

Ethnicity	38,770		41,999	46,845
Hispanic or Latino	1,744	4.5%	1,901	2,038	-294	-14.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,132	90.6%	38,011	42,649	-7,517	-17.6%
Information Not Available	1,894	4.9%	2,087	2,158	-264	-12.2%

Race	38,770		41,999	46,845
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,931	5.0%	2,100	2,293	-362	-15.8%
Asian	1,129	2.9%	1,198	1,257	-128	-10.2%
Black or African American	15,307	39.5%	17,024	18,493	-3,186	-17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,509	47.7%	19,590	22,644	-4,135	-18.3%
Information Not Available	1,894	4.9%	2,087	2,158	-264	-12.2%

Years of Age	38,770		41,999	46,845
Younger than 22	580	1.1%	629	773	-193	-25.0%
22-24	1,624	3.0%	1,754	2,161	-537	-24.8%
25-34	9,204	16.9%	9,684	11,163	-1,959	-17.5%
35-44	8,704	16.0%	9,427	10,448	-1,744	-16.7%
45-54	9,645	17.8%	10,536	11,956	-2,311	-19.3%
55-59	4,393	8.1%	4,808	5,207	-814	-15.6%
60-64	2,961	5.5%	3,278	3,299	-338	-10.2%
65 and older	1,654	3.0%	1,879	1,834	-180	-9.8%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	4	4	1	25.0%

Industry	38,770		41,999	46,845
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	64	0.2%	69	57	7	12.3%
Mining	193	0.5%	170	229	-36	-15.7%
Utilities	9	0.0%	10	22	-13	-59.1%
Construction	1,677	4.3%	1,736	2,034	-357	-17.6%
Manufacturing	1,188	3.1%	1,368	1,734	-546	-31.5%
Wholesale Trade	410	1.1%	415	533	-123	-23.1%
Retail Trade	1,129	2.9%	1,182	1,284	-155	-12.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	744	1.9%	812	871	-127	-14.6%
Information	250	0.6%	232	311	-61	-19.6%
Finance and Insurance	400	1.0%	423	433	-33	-7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	243	0.6%	230	266	-23	-8.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,823	4.7%	1,860	2,189	-366	-16.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	78	0.2%	93	80	-2	-2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,450	6.3%	2,477	2,725	-275	-10.1%
Educational Services	212	0.5%	232	288	-76	-26.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,479	3.8%	1,692	1,491	-12	-0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	93	0.2%	96	116	-23	-19.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	914	2.4%	1,695	1,062	-148	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	465	1.2%	548	546	-81	-14.8%
Public Administration	2,022	5.2%	2,232	2,682	-660	-24.6%
Information Not Available	22,927	59.0%	24,427	27,892	-4,965	-17.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	489		390	593
Male	236	48.3%	211	293	-57	-19.5%
Female	253	51.7%	179	300	-47	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	489		390	593
Hispanic or Latino	76	15.5%	83	91	-15	-16.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	398	81.4%	291	477	-79	-16.6%
Information Not Available	15	3.1%	16	25	-10	-40.0%

Race	489		390	593
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4	0.8%	3	6	-2	-33.3%
Asian	0	0.0%	3	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	348	71.2%	260	400	-52	-13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	2.2%	11	14	-3	-21.4%
White	46	9.4%	25	71	-25	-35.2%
Information Not Available	80	16.4%	88	102	-22	-21.6%

Years of Age	489		390	593
Younger than 22	10	2.0%	8	11	-1	-9.1%
22-24	23	4.6%	16	38	-15	-39.5%
25-34	121	24.1%	73	141	-20	-14.2%
35-44	98	19.5%	75	125	-27	-21.6%
45-54	117	23.3%	99	120	-3	-2.5%
55-59	50	10.0%	48	71	-21	-29.6%
60-64	33	6.6%	38	46	-13	-28.3%
65 and older	35	7.0%	33	40	-5	-12.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.4%	0	1	1	100.0%

Industry	489		390	593
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	6	1.2%	5	0	6	0.0%
Construction	87	17.8%	81	78	9	11.5%
Manufacturing	8	1.6%	10	72	-64	-88.9%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.4%	5	3	-1	-33.3%
Retail Trade	40	8.2%	43	54	-14	-25.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	14	2.9%	27	10	4	40.0%
Information	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10	2.0%	9	13	-3	-23.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11	2.2%	10	6	5	83.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	1.2%	10	8	-2	-25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23	4.7%	31	26	-3	-11.5%
Educational Services	16	3.3%	13	12	4	33.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8	1.6%	14	13	-5	-38.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	1.2%	10	17	-11	-64.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	184	37.6%	79	201	-17	-8.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	22	4.5%	18	29	-7	-24.1%
Public Administration	10	2.0%	14	13	-3	-23.1%
Information Not Available	36	7.4%	9	36	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,059		4,103	3,605
Male	1,599	52.3%	1,879	1,899	-300	-15.8%
Female	1,460	47.7%	2,224	1,706	-246	-14.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,059		4,103	3,605
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.0%	4	1	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	138	4.5%	367	178	-40	-22.5%
Information Not Available	2,920	95.5%	3,732	3,426	-506	-14.8%

Race	3,059		4,103	3,605
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	1	0.0%	5	4	-3	-75.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.1%	2	1	2	200.0%
White	134	4.4%	364	173	-39	-22.5%
Information Not Available	2,920	95.5%	3,732	3,426	-506	-14.8%

Years of Age	3,059		4,103	3,605
Younger than 22	38	1.3%	50	69	-31	-44.9%
22-24	137	4.7%	139	178	-41	-23.0%
25-34	628	21.8%	783	786	-158	-20.1%
35-44	583	20.2%	777	732	-149	-20.4%
45-54	777	26.9%	1,034	881	-104	-11.8%
55-59	388	13.4%	528	436	-48	-11.0%
60-64	306	10.6%	429	338	-32	-9.5%
65 and older	202	7.0%	363	185	17	9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,059		4,103	3,605
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	23	0.7%	33	15	8	53.3%
Mining	6	0.2%	6	2	4	200.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	8	7	-3	-42.9%
Construction	207	6.7%	233	279	-72	-25.8%
Manufacturing	499	16.2%	416	595	-96	-16.1%
Wholesale Trade	126	4.1%	158	148	-22	-14.9%
Retail Trade	407	13.2%	453	410	-3	-0.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	78	2.5%	398	93	-15	-16.1%
Information	44	1.4%	41	58	-14	-24.1%
Finance and Insurance	44	1.4%	47	77	-33	-42.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29	0.9%	38	40	-11	-27.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	164	5.3%	165	182	-18	-9.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.2%	5	1	5	500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	212	6.9%	224	254	-42	-16.5%
Educational Services	170	5.5%	280	191	-21	-11.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	376	12.2%	528	516	-140	-27.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	46	1.5%	51	25	21	84.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	464	15.1%	841	529	-65	-12.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	79	2.6%	97	92	-13	-14.1%
Public Administration	75	2.4%	81	91	-16	-17.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	44,060		48,113	51,285
Male	24,533	55.7%	25,677	28,823	-4,290	-14.9%
Female	19,522	44.3%	22,431	22,458	-2,936	-13.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	5	4	1	25.0%

Ethnicity	44,060		48,113	51,285
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	44,060	100.0%	48,113	51,285	-7,225	-14.1%

Race	44,060		48,113	51,285
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	44,060	100.0%	48,113	51,285	-7,225	-14.1%

Years of Age	44,060		48,113	51,285
Younger than 22	631	1.6%	603	796	-165	-20.7%
22-24	1,866	4.6%	1,845	2,292	-426	-18.6%
25-34	10,472	25.8%	10,988	12,305	-1,833	-14.9%
35-44	10,199	25.1%	10,972	11,720	-1,521	-13.0%
45-54	10,834	26.7%	12,092	12,726	-1,892	-14.9%
55-59	4,843	11.9%	5,520	5,621	-778	-13.8%
60-64	3,448	8.5%	3,977	3,835	-387	-10.1%
65 and older	1,767	4.4%	2,116	1,990	-223	-11.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	44,060		48,113	51,285
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	44,060	100.0%	48,113	51,285	-7,225	-14.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,704		49,694	53,066
Male	19,451	50.3%	23,597	27,738	-8,287	-29.9%
Female	19,222	49.7%	26,067	25,286	-6,064	-24.0%
Information Not Available	31	0.1%	30	42	-11	-26.2%

Ethnicity	38,704		49,694	53,066
Hispanic or Latino	1,765	4.6%	2,216	2,452	-687	-28.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,416	94.1%	46,887	49,908	-13,492	-27.0%
Information Not Available	523	1.4%	591	706	-183	-25.9%

Race	38,704		49,694	53,066
American Indian or Alaskan Native	530	1.4%	666	647	-117	-18.1%
Asian	526	1.4%	676	695	-169	-24.3%
Black or African American	6,510	16.8%	8,129	8,630	-2,120	-24.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	39	0.1%	50	58	-19	-32.8%
White	30,576	79.0%	39,582	42,330	-11,754	-27.8%
Information Not Available	523	1.4%	591	706	-183	-25.9%

Years of Age	38,704		49,694	53,066
Younger than 22	793	1.2%	860	1,475	-682	-46.2%
22-24	1,835	2.8%	2,142	3,051	-1,216	-39.9%
25-34	8,943	13.5%	10,635	12,599	-3,656	-29.0%
35-44	7,843	11.9%	9,735	10,683	-2,840	-26.6%
45-54	9,341	14.1%	12,109	12,728	-3,387	-26.6%
55-59	4,704	7.1%	6,157	6,003	-1,299	-21.6%
60-64	3,248	4.9%	4,562	4,070	-822	-20.2%
65 and older	1,989	3.0%	3,489	2,446	-457	-18.7%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	5	11	-3	-27.3%

Industry	38,704		49,694	53,066
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	240	0.6%	343	297	-57	-19.2%
Mining	31	0.1%	45	48	-17	-35.4%
Utilities	62	0.2%	60	106	-44	-41.5%
Construction	2,593	6.7%	2,554	3,541	-948	-26.8%
Manufacturing	7,121	18.3%	8,390	10,804	-3,683	-34.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,560	4.0%	1,680	1,932	-372	-19.3%
Retail Trade	4,223	10.8%	4,850	5,668	-1,445	-25.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,374	3.5%	4,880	1,815	-441	-24.3%
Information	639	1.6%	696	817	-178	-21.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,300	3.3%	1,476	1,783	-483	-27.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	344	0.9%	407	520	-176	-33.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,746	4.5%	1,993	2,272	-526	-23.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	314	0.8%	333	419	-105	-25.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,904	12.6%	5,654	6,396	-1,492	-23.3%
Educational Services	1,049	2.7%	1,436	1,374	-325	-23.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,035	12.9%	6,221	7,054	-2,019	-28.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	550	1.4%	721	711	-161	-22.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,388	6.1%	4,164	3,360	-972	-28.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	855	2.2%	1,123	1,300	-445	-34.2%
Public Administration	863	2.2%	1,098	1,093	-230	-21.0%
Information Not Available	1,513	3.9%	1,570	1,756	-243	-13.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,259		12,614	13,508
Male	7,117	63.2%	7,958	8,853	-1,736	-19.6%
Female	4,139	36.8%	4,652	4,649	-510	-11.0%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	6	-3	-50.0%

Ethnicity	11,259		12,614	13,508
Hispanic or Latino	198	1.8%	205	215	-17	-7.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,103	72.0%	9,124	9,871	-1,768	-17.9%
Information Not Available	2,958	26.3%	3,285	3,422	-464	-13.6%

Race	11,259		12,614	13,508
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	0.3%	36	45	-8	-17.8%
Asian	45	0.4%	51	38	7	18.4%
Black or African American	493	4.4%	524	566	-73	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.1%	11	12	-1	-8.3%
White	10,114	89.8%	11,353	12,048	-1,934	-16.1%
Information Not Available	559	5.0%	639	799	-240	-30.0%

Years of Age	11,259		12,614	13,508
Younger than 22	254	1.2%	259	321	-67	-20.9%
22-24	538	2.6%	615	777	-239	-30.8%
25-34	2,475	12.0%	2,814	3,241	-766	-23.6%
35-44	2,906	14.1%	3,248	3,410	-504	-14.8%
45-54	2,668	12.9%	3,009	3,260	-592	-18.2%
55-59	1,198	5.8%	1,354	1,254	-56	-4.5%
60-64	760	3.7%	828	736	24	3.3%
65 and older	460	2.2%	485	505	-45	-8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	4	-4	-100.0%

Industry	11,259		12,614	13,508
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.4%	57	82	-35	-42.7%
Mining	882	7.8%	1,009	1,134	-252	-22.2%
Utilities	16	0.1%	23	22	-6	-27.3%
Construction	1,826	16.2%	2,191	2,303	-477	-20.7%
Manufacturing	942	8.3%	907	1,109	-167	-15.1%
Wholesale Trade	373	3.3%	397	402	-29	-7.2%
Retail Trade	1,268	11.2%	1,360	1,191	77	6.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	381	3.4%	398	400	-19	-4.8%
Information	95	0.8%	108	123	-28	-22.8%
Finance and Insurance	149	1.3%	174	222	-73	-32.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	158	1.4%	170	116	42	36.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	503	4.4%	555	725	-222	-30.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.2%	32	35	-9	-25.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,023	9.0%	1,095	1,259	-236	-18.7%
Educational Services	220	1.9%	270	257	-37	-14.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,159	10.3%	1,338	1,431	-272	-19.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	92	0.8%	82	126	-34	-27.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	699	6.2%	883	893	-194	-21.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	460	4.1%	536	486	-26	-5.3%
Public Administration	184	1.6%	189	242	-58	-24.0%
Information Not Available	756	6.7%	840	950	-194	-20.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Sep 2014	Percent	Aug 2014	Sep 2013	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,809		2,199	2,682
Male	1,046	57.8%	1,263	1,637	-591	-36.1%
Female	763	42.2%	936	1,045	-282	-27.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,809		2,199	2,682
Hispanic or Latino	202	11.2%	271	308	-106	-34.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,493	82.5%	1,812	2,266	-773	-34.1%
Information Not Available	114	6.3%	116	108	6	5.6%

Race	1,809		2,199	2,682
American Indian or Alaskan Native	87	4.8%	127	163	-76	-46.6%
Asian	12	0.7%	13	19	-7	-36.8%
Black or African American	51	2.8%	56	71	-20	-28.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.4%	6	8	-1	-12.5%
White	1,500	82.9%	1,776	2,196	-696	-31.7%
Information Not Available	152	8.4%	221	225	-73	-32.4%

Years of Age	1,809		2,199	2,682
Younger than 22	15	0.5%	18	42	-27	-64.3%
22-24	83	2.6%	107	162	-79	-48.8%
25-34	413	13.0%	474	591	-178	-30.1%
35-44	339	10.7%	428	553	-214	-38.7%
45-54	494	15.6%	586	667	-173	-25.9%
55-59	220	6.9%	264	353	-133	-37.7%
60-64	137	4.3%	188	195	-58	-29.7%
65 and older	108	3.4%	134	119	-11	-9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,809		2,199	2,682
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	11	0.6%	13	16	-5	-31.3%
Mining	134	7.4%	147	271	-137	-50.6%
Utilities	12	0.7%	12	12	0	0.0%
Construction	248	13.6%	340	435	-187	-43.0%
Manufacturing	59	3.2%	76	136	-77	-56.6%
Wholesale Trade	56	3.1%	51	73	-17	-23.3%
Retail Trade	123	6.8%	144	212	-89	-42.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	84	4.6%	95	60	24	40.0%
Information	27	1.5%	24	16	11	68.8%
Finance and Insurance	32	1.8%	37	60	-28	-46.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	33	1.8%	45	23	10	43.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	104	5.7%	118	79	25	31.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	89	4.9%	68	142	-53	-37.3%
Educational Services	58	3.2%	50	81	-23	-28.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	186	10.2%	305	216	-30	-13.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	17	0.9%	24	14	3	21.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	103	5.7%	137	168	-65	-38.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	41	2.3%	42	128	-87	-68.0%
Public Administration	89	4.9%	110	130	-41	-31.5%
Information Not Available	303	16.6%	361	409	-106	-25.9%