Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

November 2015

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants November 2015
	Nov 2015	Oct 2015	Monthly Change	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,979,665	1,838,846	140,819	2,171,964	-192,299	-8.9
Alaska	9,892	7,329	2,563	10,280	-388	-3.8
Alabama	21,443	20,646	797	24,497	-3,054	-12.5
Arkansas	19,927	18,173	1,754	21,928	-2,001	-9.1
Arizona	28,235	30,637	-2,402	31,151	-2,916	-9.4
California	349,804	328,119	21,685	384,856	-35,052	-9.1
Colorado	27,075	24,954	2,121	27,270	-195	-0.7
Connecticut	34,159	32,431	1,728	39,533	-5,374	-13.6
District of Columbia	8,261	8,343	-82	9,410	-1,149	-12.2
Delaware	5,868	5,365	503	6,568	-700	-10.7
Florida	55,637	58,174	-2,537	76,337	-20,700	-27.1
Georgia	35,072	35,144	-72	40,071	-4,999	-12.5
Hawaii	6,361	6,415	-54	8,825	-2,464	-27.9
Iowa	17,038	16,188	850	18,782	-1,744	-9.3
Idaho	6,875	5,711	1,164	9,225	-2,350	-25.5
Illinois	107,796	98,953	8,843	114,052	-6,256	-5.5
Indiana	21,224	19,948	1,276	25,621	-4,397	-17.2
Kansas	13,166	11,733	1,433	15,395	-2,229	-14.5
Kentucky	19,842	18,431	1,411	21,202	-1,360	-6.4
Louisiana	21,740	20,220	1,520	17,427	4,313	24.7
Massachusetts	51,537	47,423	4,114	65,383	-13,846	-21.2
Maryland	36,930	35,038	1,892	45,983	-9,053	-19.7
Maine	5,745	3,949	1,796	8,391	-2,646	-31.5
Michigan	60,002	49,199	10,803	67,554	-7,552	-11.2
Minnesota	38,541	28,572	9,969	42,342	-3,801	-9.0
Missouri	26,047	24,581	1,466	32,257	-6,210	-19.3
Mississippi	12,770	12,072	698	14,566	-1,796	-12.3
Montana	7,511	4,924	2,587	7,685	-174	-2.3
North Carolina	26,399	25,661	738	36,118	-9,719	-26.9
North Dakota	3,106	2,347	759	2,168	938	43.3
Nebraska	4,788	4,498	290	6,409	-1,621	-25.3
New Hampshire	4,151	3,823	328	5,524	-1,373	-24.9
New Jersey	94,424	87,885	6,539	110,379	-15,955	-14.5
New Mexico	11,876	10,696	1,180	12,710	-834	-6.6
Nevada	25,009	23,568	1,441	27,999	-2,990	-10.7
New York	148,573	136,453	12,120	167,802	-19,229	-11.5
Ohio	53,639	46,986	6,653	55,169	-1,530	-2.8
Oklahoma	21,140	21,022	118	15,778	5,362	34.0
Oregon	30,648	27,993	2,655	35,415	-4,767	-13.5
Pennsylvania	122,500	113,589	8,911	127,986	-5,486	-4.3
Puerto Rico	23,555	25,325	-1,770	25,560	-2,005	-7.8
Rhode Island	7,598	6,954	644	8,821	-1,223	-13.9
South Carolina	21,141	20,978	163	23,206	-2,065	-8.9
South Dakota	1,181	1,013	168	1,925	-744	-38.6
Tennessee	22,366	22,538	-172	26,018	-3,652	-14.0
Texas	159,574	151,813	7,761	124,062	35,512	28.6
Utah	10,668	9,054	1,614	10,983	-315	-2.9
Virginia	28,066	30,473	-2,407	38,527	-10,461	-27.2
Virgin Islands	313	475	-162	382	-69	-18.1
Vermont	3,693	2,724	969	4,569	-876	-19.2
Washington	51,568	44,118	7,450	54,160	-2,592	-4.8
Wisconsin	36,028	30,147	5,881	47,888	-11,860	-24.8
West Virginia	14,872	12,944	1,928	12,776	2,096	16.4
Wyoming	4,291	3,097	1,194	3,039	1,252	41.2

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,979,665		1,838,846	2,171,964	-192,299	-8.9
Male	1,118,175	56.5%	996,152	1,192,603	-74,428	-6.2%
Female	847,471	42.8%	829,069	964,629	-117,158	-12.1%
Information Not Available	14,019	0.7%	13,625	14,732	-713	-4.8%

Ethnicity	1,979,665		1,838,846	2,171,964
Hispanic or Latino	369,688	18.7%	340,517	389,659	-19,971	-5.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,350,052	83.9%	1,259,208	1,462,329	-112,277	-7.7%
Information Not Available	259,925	11.6%	239,122	319,976	-60,051	-18.8%

Race	1,979,665		1,838,846	2,171,964
American Indian or Alaskan Native	25,281	1.3%	22,502	91,339	-66,058	-72.3%
Asian	65,833	3.3%	66,180	89,986	-24,153	-26.8%
Black or African American	348,046	17.5%	349,545	362,702	-14,656	-4.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9,836	0.5%	9,457	15,451	-5,615	-36.3%
White	1,036,600	52.3%	940,489	1,056,501	-19,901	-1.9%
Information Not Available	498,020	25.1%	454,667	559,388	-61,368	-11.0%

Years of Age	1,979,665		1,838,846	2,171,964
Younger than 22	42,947	2.2%	37,047	49,001	-6,054	-12.4%
22-24	98,839	5.0%	90,045	115,677	-16,838	-14.6%
25-34	471,540	23.8%	435,844	519,296	-47,756	-9.2%
35-44	426,762	21.6%	402,719	473,065	-46,303	-9.8%
45-54	459,699	23.2%	424,667	513,931	-54,232	-10.6%
55-59	212,813	10.7%	199,002	228,363	-15,550	-6.8%
60-64	145,427	7.3%	136,761	152,099	-6,672	-4.4%
65 and older	104,360	5.3%	96,402	102,141	2,219	2.2%
Information Not Available	17,278	0.9%	16,359	18,391	-1,113	-6.1%

Industry	1,979,665		1,838,846	2,171,964
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	69,369	3.5%	48,646	71,936	-2,567	-3.6%
Mining	35,942	1.8%	34,039	12,475	23,467	188.1%
Utilities	3,573	0.2%	3,461	3,733	-160	-4.3%
Construction	199,157	10.1%	159,287	220,897	-21,740	-9.8%
Manufacturing	217,053	11.0%	204,594	201,684	15,369	7.6%
Wholesale Trade	70,606	3.6%	69,470	70,057	549	0.8%
Retail Trade	150,949	7.6%	147,990	174,042	-23,093	-13.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	62,405	3.2%	57,933	63,197	-792	-1.3%
Information	57,181	2.9%	55,796	65,054	-7,873	-12.1%
Finance and Insurance	54,203	2.7%	55,933	63,503	-9,300	-14.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	28,534	1.4%	27,166	30,714	-2,180	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	107,527	5.4%	107,094	110,777	-3,250	-2.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11,671	0.6%	11,395	12,250	-579	-4.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	254,709	12.9%	238,590	285,431	-30,722	-10.8%
Educational Services	54,603	2.8%	59,170	65,910	-11,307	-17.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	163,954	8.3%	167,467	194,813	-30,859	-15.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	41,214	2.1%	28,146	47,842	-6,628	-13.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	115,979	5.9%	101,058	140,083	-24,104	-17.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	51,010	2.6%	50,093	54,680	-3,670	-6.7%
Public Administration	36,684	1.9%	34,875	42,853	-6,169	-14.4%
Information Not Available	193,342	9.8%	176,643	240,033	-46,691	-19.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,892		7,329	10,280	-388	-3.8
Male	6,267	63.4%	4,279	6,303	-36	-0.6%
Female	3,598	36.4%	3,027	3,977	-379	-9.5%
Information Not Available	27	0.3%	23	0	27	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,892		7,329	10,280
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.1%	10	572	-562	-98.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,394	95.0%	6,970	9,629	-235	-2.4%
Information Not Available	488	4.9%	349	79	409	517.7%

Race	9,892		7,329	10,280
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,695	27.2%	2,082	2,883	-188	-6.5%
Asian	582	5.9%	517	758	-176	-23.2%
Black or African American	421	4.3%	375	455	-34	-7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	183	1.8%	126	170	13	7.6%
White	5,513	55.7%	3,872	5,548	-35	-0.6%
Information Not Available	498	5.0%	357	466	32	6.9%

Years of Age	9,892		7,329	10,280
Younger than 22	143	1.0%	114	195	-52	-26.7%
22-24	497	3.4%	302	533	-36	-6.8%
25-34	2,761	18.8%	2,011	2,933	-172	-5.9%
35-44	2,210	15.1%	1,600	2,160	50	2.3%
45-54	2,146	14.6%	1,644	2,342	-196	-8.4%
55-59	1,087	7.4%	841	1,046	41	3.9%
60-64	737	5.0%	555	672	65	9.7%
65 and older	311	2.1%	262	399	-88	-22.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,892		7,329	10,280
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	56	0.6%	34	88	-32	-36.4%
Mining	660	6.6%	423	245	415	169.4%
Utilities	46	0.5%	29	44	2	4.5%
Construction	2,240	22.5%	1,318	2,217	23	1.0%
Manufacturing	873	8.8%	697	1,039	-166	-16.0%
Wholesale Trade	136	1.4%	101	117	19	16.2%
Retail Trade	712	7.2%	580	752	-40	-5.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	463	4.7%	372	590	-127	-21.5%
Information	80	0.8%	79	48	32	66.7%
Finance and Insurance	131	1.3%	115	151	-20	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	180	1.8%	126	165	15	9.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	369	3.7%	273	279	90	32.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.3%	14	39	-10	-25.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	580	5.8%	416	627	-47	-7.5%
Educational Services	246	2.5%	246	235	11	4.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	589	5.9%	546	805	-216	-26.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	155	1.6%	98	154	1	0.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	755	7.6%	595	860	-105	-12.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	255	2.6%	212	319	-64	-20.1%
Public Administration	1,040	10.5%	808	1,180	-140	-11.9%
Information Not Available	297	3.0%	247	326	-29	-8.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,443		20,646	24,497
Male	11,818	55.1%	10,733	12,195	-377	-3.1%
Female	9,606	44.8%	9,891	12,286	-2,680	-21.8%
Information Not Available	19	0.1%	22	16	3	18.8%

Ethnicity	21,443		20,646	24,497
Hispanic or Latino	264	1.2%	234	372	-108	-29.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,246	71.1%	14,716	17,994	-2,748	-15.3%
Information Not Available	5,933	27.7%	5,696	6,131	-198	-3.2%

Race	21,443		20,646	24,497
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,142	5.3%	1,025	1,109	33	3.0%
Asian	536	2.5%	494	488	48	9.8%
Black or African American	8,523	39.7%	8,482	9,741	-1,218	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1%	25	35	-14	-40.0%
White	10,199	47.6%	9,669	11,699	-1,500	-12.8%
Information Not Available	1,022	4.8%	951	1,425	-403	-28.3%

Years of Age	21,443		20,646	24,497
Younger than 22	564	1.9%	518	758	-194	-25.6%
22-24	1,196	3.9%	1,254	1,530	-334	-21.8%
25-34	5,590	18.4%	5,401	6,561	-971	-14.8%
35-44	5,087	16.8%	4,841	5,551	-464	-8.4%
45-54	4,766	15.7%	4,502	5,473	-707	-12.9%
55-59	2,015	6.6%	1,928	2,274	-259	-11.4%
60-64	1,303	4.3%	1,246	1,339	-36	-2.7%
65 and older	909	3.0%	946	999	-90	-9.0%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	10	12	1	8.3%

Industry	21,443		20,646	24,497
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	223	1.0%	193	242	-19	-7.9%
Mining	619	2.9%	243	63	556	882.5%
Utilities	52	0.2%	41	39	13	33.3%
Construction	1,834	8.5%	1,680	2,000	-166	-8.3%
Manufacturing	3,743	17.3%	3,514	4,562	-819	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	811	3.7%	797	869	-58	-6.7%
Retail Trade	2,313	10.7%	2,379	2,597	-284	-10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	599	2.8%	603	563	36	6.4%
Information	250	1.2%	261	349	-99	-28.4%
Finance and Insurance	623	2.9%	614	817	-194	-23.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	289	1.3%	284	340	-51	-15.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,043	4.8%	1,112	1,271	-228	-17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.2%	59	69	-20	-29.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,012	13.9%	2,964	3,447	-435	-12.6%
Educational Services	521	2.4%	560	649	-128	-19.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,766	8.2%	1,791	2,275	-509	-22.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	128	0.6%	125	166	-38	-22.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,370	6.3%	1,425	1,851	-481	-26.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	522	2.4%	503	577	-55	-9.5%
Public Administration	297	1.4%	291	357	-60	-16.8%
Information Not Available	1,379	6.4%	1,207	1,394	-15	-1.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,927		18,173	21,928
Male	10,778	54.1%	9,268	11,192	-414	-3.7%
Female	7,784	39.1%	7,775	9,608	-1,824	-19.0%
Information Not Available	1,365	6.9%	1,130	1,128	237	21.0%

Ethnicity	19,927		18,173	21,928
Hispanic or Latino	270	1.4%	223	919	-649	-70.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,292	91.8%	16,820	19,881	-1,589	-8.0%
Information Not Available	1,365	6.9%	1,130	1,128	237	21.0%

Race	19,927		18,173	21,928
American Indian or Alaskan Native	197	1.0%	168	247	-50	-20.2%
Asian	26	0.1%	22	165	-139	-84.2%
Black or African American	5,260	26.4%	5,169	6,141	-881	-14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	650	3.3%	596	179	471	263.1%
White	12,159	61.0%	10,865	13,149	-990	-7.5%
Information Not Available	1,635	8.2%	1,353	2,047	-412	-20.1%

Years of Age	19,927		18,173	21,928
Younger than 22	537	1.7%	471	654	-117	-17.9%
22-24	1,050	3.4%	901	1,252	-202	-16.1%
25-34	4,408	14.3%	4,226	4,911	-503	-10.2%
35-44	4,268	13.8%	3,903	4,901	-633	-12.9%
45-54	4,402	14.3%	4,011	4,946	-544	-11.0%
55-59	1,858	6.0%	1,670	1,940	-82	-4.2%
60-64	1,202	3.9%	1,148	1,249	-47	-3.8%
65 and older	837	2.7%	713	947	-110	-11.6%
Information Not Available	1,365	4.4%	1,130	1,128	237	21.0%

Industry	19,927		18,173	21,928
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	490	2.4%	201	464	26	5.6%
Mining	421	2.1%	388	187	234	125.1%
Utilities	47	0.2%	43	49	-2	-4.1%
Construction	1,578	7.7%	1,271	1,646	-68	-4.1%
Manufacturing	3,585	17.6%	3,268	3,565	20	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	968	4.7%	843	938	30	3.2%
Retail Trade	1,602	7.8%	1,578	1,857	-255	-13.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	792	3.9%	635	699	93	13.3%
Information	218	1.1%	239	244	-26	-10.7%
Finance and Insurance	283	1.4%	306	378	-95	-25.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	235	1.2%	279	253	-18	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	692	3.4%	665	781	-89	-11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	64	0.3%	47	46	18	39.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,067	10.1%	1,836	2,421	-354	-14.6%
Educational Services	376	1.8%	387	456	-80	-17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,963	9.6%	1,998	2,697	-734	-27.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	159	0.8%	159	240	-81	-33.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	920	4.5%	964	1,220	-300	-24.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	431	2.1%	395	538	-107	-19.9%
Public Administration	336	1.6%	350	416	-80	-19.2%
Information Not Available	2,700	13.2%	2,321	2,833	-133	-4.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,235		30,637	31,151
Male	15,246	54.0%	16,459	17,155	-1,909	-11.1%
Female	12,968	45.9%	14,160	13,975	-1,007	-7.2%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	18	21	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	28,235		30,637	31,151
Hispanic or Latino	8,824	31.3%	11,072	9,898	-1,074	-10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,905	49.2%	13,907	14,951	-1,046	-7.0%
Information Not Available	5,506	19.5%	5,658	6,302	-796	-12.6%

Race	28,235		30,637	31,151
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,965	7.0%	1,822	2,182	-217	-9.9%
Asian	1,335	4.7%	1,528	1,492	-157	-10.5%
Black or African American	2,312	8.2%	2,315	2,232	80	3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	340	1.2%	318	410	-70	-17.1%
White	16,449	58.3%	18,105	17,764	-1,315	-7.4%
Information Not Available	5,834	20.7%	6,549	7,071	-1,237	-17.5%

Years of Age	28,235		30,637	31,151
Younger than 22	533	1.3%	630	703	-170	-24.2%
22-24	1,246	2.9%	1,461	1,557	-311	-20.0%
25-34	6,491	15.3%	6,995	7,150	-659	-9.2%
35-44	6,196	14.6%	6,578	6,736	-540	-8.0%
45-54	6,815	16.1%	7,509	7,594	-779	-10.3%
55-59	3,237	7.6%	3,519	3,571	-334	-9.4%
60-64	2,224	5.2%	2,375	2,374	-150	-6.3%
65 and older	1,493	3.5%	1,570	1,466	27	1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,235		30,637	31,151
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,315	4.5%	2,886	1,178	137	11.6%
Mining	209	0.7%	209	92	117	127.2%
Utilities	54	0.2%	70	66	-12	-18.2%
Construction	2,180	7.4%	2,146	3,295	-1,115	-33.8%
Manufacturing	1,553	5.3%	1,625	1,849	-296	-16.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,113	3.8%	1,275	1,158	-45	-3.9%
Retail Trade	2,308	7.8%	2,392	2,426	-118	-4.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	640	2.2%	717	690	-50	-7.2%
Information	472	1.6%	461	430	42	9.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,103	3.7%	1,094	1,242	-139	-11.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	569	1.9%	571	608	-39	-6.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,379	4.7%	1,475	1,578	-199	-12.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	110	0.4%	124	98	12	12.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,706	12.5%	3,864	4,345	-639	-14.7%
Educational Services	879	3.0%	959	931	-52	-5.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,449	8.3%	2,495	2,602	-153	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	319	1.1%	336	406	-87	-21.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,499	5.1%	1,587	1,744	-245	-14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	592	2.0%	658	681	-89	-13.1%
Public Administration	806	2.7%	764	803	3	0.4%
Information Not Available	4,980	16.9%	4,929	4,929	51	1.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	349,804		328,119	384,856
Male	192,331	55.0%	174,293	217,035	-24,704	-11.4%
Female	157,379	45.0%	153,641	167,726	-10,347	-6.2%
Information Not Available	94	0.0%	185	95	-1	-1.1%

Ethnicity	349,804		328,119	384,856
Hispanic or Latino	142,534	40.7%	125,858	152,210	-9,676	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	176,170	50.4%	171,885	197,616	-21,446	-10.9%
Information Not Available	31,100	8.9%	30,376	35,030	-3,930	-11.2%

Race	349,804		328,119	384,856
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,537	0.7%	2,315	2,665	-128	-4.8%
Asian	33,355	9.5%	34,081	34,935	-1,580	-4.5%
Black or African American	27,624	7.9%	27,876	30,271	-2,647	-8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	112,655	32.2%	107,613	129,745	-17,090	-13.2%
Information Not Available	173,633	49.6%	156,234	187,240	-13,607	-7.3%

Years of Age	349,804		328,119	384,856
Younger than 22	8,926	2.0%	7,687	7,710	1,216	15.8%
22-24	19,543	4.5%	18,337	22,179	-2,636	-11.9%
25-34	87,194	20.0%	78,998	92,525	-5,331	-5.8%
35-44	70,844	16.2%	70,291	83,292	-12,448	-14.9%
45-54	81,743	18.7%	72,884	95,192	-13,449	-14.1%
55-59	36,643	8.4%	35,562	40,932	-4,289	-10.5%
60-64	25,838	5.9%	25,375	26,653	-815	-3.1%
65 and older	18,979	4.3%	18,985	16,373	2,606	15.9%
Information Not Available	94	0.0%	0	0	94	0.0%

Industry	349,804		328,119	384,856
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54,495	13.5%	35,655	55,782	-1,287	-2.3%
Mining	2,161	0.5%	1,852	1,047	1,114	106.4%
Utilities	752	0.2%	926	1,047	-295	-28.2%
Construction	27,060	6.7%	25,190	34,840	-7,780	-22.3%
Manufacturing	37,207	9.2%	33,988	35,982	1,225	3.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,127	0.3%	1,667	2,285	-1,158	-50.7%
Retail Trade	25,275	6.3%	26,116	28,176	-2,901	-10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,772	2.4%	8,613	10,185	-413	-4.1%
Information	28,187	7.0%	26,301	32,746	-4,559	-13.9%
Finance and Insurance	6,483	1.6%	7,316	8,282	-1,799	-21.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,503	0.4%	2,130	1,999	-496	-24.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,705	1.9%	7,316	8,091	-386	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	64,643	16.0%	64,088	72,915	-8,272	-11.3%
Educational Services	10,899	2.7%	13,336	14,088	-3,189	-22.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,583	5.8%	25,097	27,225	-3,642	-13.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	7,986	2.0%	6,668	6,759	1,227	18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,597	3.9%	15,281	16,658	-1,061	-6.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9,020	2.2%	10,465	8,853	167	1.9%
Public Administration	3,289	0.8%	4,167	4,379	-1,090	-24.9%
Information Not Available	13,060	3.2%	11,947	13,517	-457	-3.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,075		24,954	27,270
Male	15,397	56.9%	13,751	14,677	720	4.9%
Female	11,678	43.1%	11,203	12,593	-915	-7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,075		24,954	27,270
Hispanic or Latino	5,475	20.2%	4,824	5,808	-333	-5.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,064	70.4%	17,791	18,955	109	0.6%
Information Not Available	2,536	9.4%	2,339	2,507	29	1.2%

Race	27,075		24,954	27,270
American Indian or Alaskan Native	506	1.9%	464	491	15	3.1%
Asian	526	1.9%	480	549	-23	-4.2%
Black or African American	1,626	6.0%	1,593	1,731	-105	-6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	115	0.4%	108	107	8	7.5%
White	19,258	71.1%	17,737	19,593	-335	-1.7%
Information Not Available	5,044	18.6%	4,572	4,799	245	5.1%

Years of Age	27,075		24,954	27,270
Younger than 22	362	0.8%	299	359	3	0.8%
22-24	923	2.1%	879	896	27	3.0%
25-34	6,060	13.8%	5,601	6,151	-91	-1.5%
35-44	6,161	14.0%	5,650	6,043	118	2.0%
45-54	6,600	15.0%	6,123	6,817	-217	-3.2%
55-59	3,359	7.6%	3,109	3,291	68	2.1%
60-64	2,325	5.3%	2,129	2,371	-46	-1.9%
65 and older	1,282	2.9%	1,161	1,340	-58	-4.3%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	2	1	50.0%

Industry	27,075		24,954	27,270
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	272	1.0%	214	319	-47	-14.7%
Mining	1,085	4.0%	1,165	286	799	279.4%
Utilities	49	0.2%	36	43	6	14.0%
Construction	3,062	11.2%	2,515	3,137	-75	-2.4%
Manufacturing	1,826	6.7%	1,850	1,587	239	15.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,268	4.6%	1,229	1,139	129	11.3%
Retail Trade	2,121	7.8%	2,066	2,155	-34	-1.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	923	3.4%	909	756	167	22.1%
Information	969	3.5%	900	868	101	11.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,020	3.7%	999	1,111	-91	-8.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	566	2.1%	508	644	-78	-12.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,647	9.7%	2,548	2,431	216	8.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	336	1.2%	301	515	-179	-34.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,122	11.4%	2,672	3,680	-558	-15.2%
Educational Services	832	3.0%	824	1,049	-217	-20.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,036	7.4%	2,004	2,341	-305	-13.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	683	2.5%	592	729	-46	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,953	7.1%	1,670	2,208	-255	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	690	2.5%	651	674	16	2.4%
Public Administration	785	2.9%	540	835	-50	-6.0%
Information Not Available	830	3.0%	761	763	67	8.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,159		32,431	39,533
Male	18,952	55.5%	17,172	21,713	-2,761	-12.7%
Female	15,207	44.5%	15,259	17,819	-2,612	-14.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	34,159		32,431	39,533
Hispanic or Latino	5,342	15.6%	5,010	6,284	-942	-15.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,817	84.4%	27,421	33,249	-4,432	-13.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	34,159		32,431	39,533
American Indian or Alaskan Native	122	0.4%	114	150	-28	-18.7%
Asian	679	2.0%	673	793	-114	-14.4%
Black or African American	5,209	15.2%	5,260	6,262	-1,053	-16.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,811	55.1%	17,589	22,298	-3,487	-15.6%
Information Not Available	9,338	27.3%	8,795	10,030	-692	-6.9%

Years of Age	34,159		32,431	39,533
Younger than 22	1,091	2.2%	1,042	995	96	9.6%
22-24	1,875	3.7%	1,828	2,167	-292	-13.5%
25-34	7,652	15.2%	7,226	9,177	-1,525	-16.6%
35-44	6,727	13.4%	6,403	7,671	-944	-12.3%
45-54	8,150	16.2%	7,683	9,266	-1,116	-12.0%
55-59	3,926	7.8%	3,714	4,357	-431	-9.9%
60-64	2,716	5.4%	2,597	3,149	-433	-13.8%
65 and older	2,022	4.0%	1,938	2,751	-729	-26.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	34,159		32,431	39,533
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	334	1.0%	241	379	-45	-11.9%
Mining	10	0.0%	11	12	-2	-16.7%
Utilities	44	0.1%	50	62	-18	-29.0%
Construction	2,975	8.6%	2,407	3,541	-566	-16.0%
Manufacturing	4,636	13.4%	4,440	4,375	261	6.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,441	4.2%	1,407	1,587	-146	-9.2%
Retail Trade	3,824	11.1%	3,828	4,735	-911	-19.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,189	3.4%	1,253	1,380	-191	-13.8%
Information	701	2.0%	631	816	-115	-14.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,141	3.3%	1,160	1,532	-391	-25.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	506	1.5%	479	603	-97	-16.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,833	5.3%	1,966	2,022	-189	-9.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	248	0.7%	260	287	-39	-13.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,231	12.3%	3,754	5,002	-771	-15.4%
Educational Services	1,175	3.4%	1,207	1,418	-243	-17.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,407	12.8%	4,379	5,056	-649	-12.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	989	2.9%	712	1,405	-416	-29.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,172	6.3%	2,051	2,746	-574	-20.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,234	3.6%	1,209	1,336	-102	-7.6%
Public Administration	515	1.5%	472	630	-115	-18.3%
Information Not Available	554	1.6%	514	609	-55	-9.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,261		8,343	9,410
Male	3,639	44.1%	3,720	4,389	-750	-17.1%
Female	4,620	55.9%	4,621	5,018	-398	-7.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	8,261		8,343	9,410
Hispanic or Latino	532	6.4%	559	761	-229	-30.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,686	93.0%	7,741	8,600	-914	-10.6%
Information Not Available	43	0.5%	43	49	-6	-12.2%

Race	8,261		8,343	9,410
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.6%	33	57	-11	-19.3%
Asian	211	2.6%	231	228	-17	-7.5%
Black or African American	5,967	72.2%	6,021	6,709	-742	-11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	17	14	4	28.6%
White	1,509	18.3%	1,501	1,688	-179	-10.6%
Information Not Available	510	6.2%	540	714	-204	-28.6%

Years of Age	8,261		8,343	9,410
Younger than 22	142	1.5%	168	214	-72	-33.6%
22-24	478	5.2%	513	594	-116	-19.5%
25-34	2,348	25.4%	2,332	2,565	-217	-8.5%
35-44	1,862	20.1%	1,866	2,073	-211	-10.2%
45-54	1,821	19.7%	1,820	2,097	-276	-13.2%
55-59	761	8.2%	784	884	-123	-13.9%
60-64	527	5.7%	533	607	-80	-13.2%
65 and older	322	3.5%	327	376	-54	-14.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,261		8,343	9,410
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	15	0.2%	13	24	-9	-37.5%
Manufacturing	1	0.0%	1	3	-2	-66.7%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.0%	3	8	-7	-87.5%
Retail Trade	23	0.3%	16	27	-4	-14.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	8	0.1%	8	18	-10	-55.6%
Information	6	0.1%	12	9	-3	-33.3%
Finance and Insurance	14	0.2%	9	7	7	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4	0.0%	5	6	-2	-33.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	33	0.4%	44	49	-16	-32.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	4	0	2	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	27	0.3%	31	60	-33	-55.0%
Educational Services	9	0.1%	13	17	-8	-47.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11	0.1%	10	19	-8	-42.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	10	0.1%	13	25	-15	-60.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	19	0.2%	9	15	4	26.7%
Public Administration	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	8,075	97.7%	8,149	9,121	-1,046	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,868		5,365	6,568
Male	2,596	44.2%	2,319	2,946	-350	-11.9%
Female	2,968	50.6%	2,741	3,369	-401	-11.9%
Information Not Available	304	5.2%	305	253	51	20.2%

Ethnicity	5,868		5,365	6,568
Hispanic or Latino	440	7.5%	410	420	20	4.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,124	87.3%	4,651	5,895	-771	-13.1%
Information Not Available	304	5.2%	305	253	51	20.2%

Race	5,868		5,365	6,568
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7	0.1%	12	18	-11	-61.1%
Asian	113	1.9%	98	139	-26	-18.7%
Black or African American	2,362	40.3%	2,262	2,590	-228	-8.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	7	14	-7	-50.0%
White	3,177	54.1%	2,801	3,638	-461	-12.7%
Information Not Available	202	3.4%	185	169	33	19.5%

Years of Age	5,868		5,365	6,568
Younger than 22	130	1.5%	111	151	-21	-13.9%
22-24	255	3.0%	251	349	-94	-26.9%
25-34	1,439	16.7%	1,256	1,642	-203	-12.4%
35-44	1,171	13.6%	1,094	1,383	-212	-15.3%
45-54	1,451	16.8%	1,352	1,570	-119	-7.6%
55-59	637	7.4%	592	699	-62	-8.9%
60-64	417	4.8%	378	412	5	1.2%
65 and older	313	3.6%	280	314	-1	-0.3%
Information Not Available	55	0.6%	51	48	7	14.6%

Industry	5,868		5,365	6,568
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	16	0.3%	8	10	6	60.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	11	0.2%	7	2	9	450.0%
Construction	373	6.3%	310	445	-72	-16.2%
Manufacturing	331	5.6%	307	457	-126	-27.6%
Wholesale Trade	216	3.7%	184	147	69	46.9%
Retail Trade	860	14.6%	836	1,054	-194	-18.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	195	3.3%	228	177	18	10.2%
Information	65	1.1%	81	116	-51	-44.0%
Finance and Insurance	470	8.0%	465	534	-64	-12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	125	2.1%	93	157	-32	-20.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	341	5.8%	324	387	-46	-11.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.3%	15	24	-5	-20.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	994	16.9%	927	1,048	-54	-5.2%
Educational Services	178	3.0%	165	220	-42	-19.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	799	13.6%	718	746	53	7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	107	1.8%	59	161	-54	-33.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	487	8.3%	399	591	-104	-17.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	193	3.3%	172	202	-9	-4.5%
Public Administration	70	1.2%	52	65	5	7.7%
Information Not Available	18	0.3%	15	25	-7	-28.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,637		58,174	76,337
Male	26,392	47.4%	27,124	36,945	-10,553	-28.6%
Female	29,122	52.3%	30,972	39,334	-10,212	-26.0%
Information Not Available	123	0.2%	78	58	65	112.1%

Ethnicity	55,637		58,174	76,337
Hispanic or Latino	14,371	25.8%	15,312	18,975	-4,604	-24.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,748	66.0%	38,405	51,832	-15,084	-29.1%
Information Not Available	4,518	8.1%	4,457	5,530	-1,012	-18.3%

Race	55,637		58,174	76,337
American Indian or Alaskan Native	343	0.6%	310	438	-95	-21.7%
Asian	820	1.5%	817	1,091	-271	-24.8%
Black or African American	14,088	25.3%	15,437	19,943	-5,855	-29.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	250	0.4%	284	390	-140	-35.9%
White	33,969	61.1%	35,143	46,781	-12,812	-27.4%
Information Not Available	6,167	11.1%	6,183	7,694	-1,527	-19.8%

Years of Age	55,637		58,174	76,337
Younger than 22	552	0.6%	581	993	-441	-44.4%
22-24	1,819	2.1%	1,876	3,071	-1,252	-40.8%
25-34	11,293	13.2%	11,902	15,944	-4,651	-29.2%
35-44	10,973	12.8%	11,546	15,651	-4,678	-29.9%
45-54	12,059	14.1%	12,466	16,989	-4,930	-29.0%
55-59	5,752	6.7%	6,219	7,564	-1,812	-24.0%
60-64	3,843	4.5%	4,267	5,123	-1,280	-25.0%
65 and older	2,760	3.2%	3,171	3,585	-825	-23.0%
Information Not Available	6,586	7.7%	6,146	7,417	-831	-11.2%

Industry	55,637		58,174	76,337
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	657	1.2%	1,743	997	-340	-34.1%
Mining	143	0.3%	157	70	73	104.3%
Utilities	73	0.1%	81	108	-35	-32.4%
Construction	2,953	5.2%	2,902	3,846	-893	-23.2%
Manufacturing	2,551	4.5%	2,778	3,345	-794	-23.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,557	4.5%	2,493	2,961	-404	-13.6%
Retail Trade	5,506	9.8%	5,620	7,865	-2,359	-30.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,548	2.7%	1,521	1,811	-263	-14.5%
Information	929	1.7%	1,054	1,375	-446	-32.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,385	4.2%	2,237	3,502	-1,117	-31.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,495	2.7%	1,457	1,714	-219	-12.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,080	7.2%	4,397	4,828	-748	-15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	509	0.9%	492	492	17	3.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,242	16.4%	9,489	14,026	-4,784	-34.1%
Educational Services	1,796	3.2%	1,822	2,374	-578	-24.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,507	9.8%	6,167	7,420	-1,913	-25.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,000	1.8%	1,083	1,438	-438	-30.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,300	7.6%	4,467	6,276	-1,976	-31.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,753	3.1%	1,825	2,068	-315	-15.2%
Public Administration	877	1.6%	994	1,307	-430	-32.9%
Information Not Available	5,776	10.3%	5,395	8,514	-2,738	-32.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,072		35,144	40,071
Male	17,164	48.9%	16,678	19,241	-2,077	-10.8%
Female	17,351	49.5%	17,885	20,200	-2,849	-14.1%
Information Not Available	557	1.6%	581	630	-73	-11.6%

Ethnicity	35,072		35,144	40,071
Hispanic or Latino	61	0.2%	40	82	-21	-25.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,454	98.2%	34,523	39,359	-4,905	-12.5%
Information Not Available	557	1.6%	581	630	-73	-11.6%

Race	35,072		35,144	40,071
American Indian or Alaskan Native	186	0.5%	159	185	1	0.5%
Asian	511	1.5%	522	540	-29	-5.4%
Black or African American	19,753	56.3%	19,887	22,068	-2,315	-10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,065	40.1%	13,995	16,648	-2,583	-15.5%
Information Not Available	557	1.6%	581	630	-73	-11.6%

Years of Age	35,072		35,144	40,071
Younger than 22	760	1.6%	706	1,095	-335	-30.6%
22-24	1,803	3.8%	1,733	2,196	-393	-17.9%
25-34	8,765	18.6%	8,590	10,111	-1,346	-13.3%
35-44	8,436	17.9%	8,477	9,736	-1,300	-13.4%
45-54	8,128	17.2%	8,259	9,095	-967	-10.6%
55-59	3,183	6.8%	3,348	3,542	-359	-10.1%
60-64	2,013	4.3%	2,106	2,128	-115	-5.4%
65 and older	1,070	2.3%	1,096	1,254	-184	-14.7%
Information Not Available	914	1.9%	829	914	0	0.0%

Industry	35,072		35,144	40,071
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	642	1.8%	442	565	77	13.6%
Mining	30	0.1%	18	16	14	87.5%
Utilities	32	0.1%	36	31	1	3.2%
Construction	1,600	4.5%	1,240	1,649	-49	-3.0%
Manufacturing	3,041	8.5%	3,396	3,148	-107	-3.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,428	4.0%	1,476	1,497	-69	-4.6%
Retail Trade	2,470	6.9%	2,655	3,167	-697	-22.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	654	1.8%	606	740	-86	-11.6%
Information	742	2.1%	706	883	-141	-16.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,017	2.8%	1,095	1,036	-19	-1.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	451	1.3%	424	554	-103	-18.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,950	16.7%	5,945	6,937	-987	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.2%	39	39	15	38.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	83	0.2%	88	105	-22	-21.0%
Educational Services	831	2.3%	944	1,112	-281	-25.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,840	5.2%	1,924	2,323	-483	-20.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,397	3.9%	1,403	2,085	-688	-33.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	209	0.6%	228	250	-41	-16.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	363	1.0%	418	516	-153	-29.7%
Public Administration	407	1.1%	469	546	-139	-25.5%
Information Not Available	11,831	33.1%	11,592	12,872	-1,041	-8.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,361		6,415	8,825
Male	3,884	61.1%	3,815	5,685	-1,801	-31.7%
Female	2,476	38.9%	2,598	3,139	-663	-21.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,361		6,415	8,825
Hispanic or Latino	461	7.2%	427	579	-118	-20.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,278	67.3%	4,362	6,023	-1,745	-29.0%
Information Not Available	1,622	25.5%	1,626	2,223	-601	-27.0%

Race	6,361		6,415	8,825
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44	0.7%	56	67	-23	-34.3%
Asian	1,885	29.6%	1,955	2,800	-915	-32.7%
Black or African American	128	2.0%	137	164	-36	-22.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,759	27.7%	1,791	2,504	-745	-29.8%
White	1,631	25.6%	1,558	2,055	-424	-20.6%
Information Not Available	914	14.4%	918	1,235	-321	-26.0%

Years of Age	6,361		6,415	8,825
Younger than 22	91	1.2%	84	128	-37	-28.9%
22-24	196	2.6%	212	347	-151	-43.5%
25-34	1,420	19.2%	1,417	1,996	-576	-28.9%
35-44	1,436	19.4%	1,454	2,031	-595	-29.3%
45-54	1,474	19.9%	1,473	2,126	-652	-30.7%
55-59	730	9.9%	730	951	-221	-23.2%
60-64	590	8.0%	588	740	-150	-20.3%
65 and older	424	5.7%	457	506	-82	-16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,361		6,415	8,825
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	86	1.3%	119	116	-30	-25.9%
Mining	4	0.1%	3	1	3	300.0%
Utilities	20	0.3%	24	7	13	185.7%
Construction	1,428	22.1%	1,374	2,691	-1,263	-46.9%
Manufacturing	133	2.1%	135	165	-32	-19.4%
Wholesale Trade	108	1.7%	91	133	-25	-18.8%
Retail Trade	351	5.4%	369	468	-117	-25.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	275	4.3%	256	378	-103	-27.2%
Information	87	1.3%	85	132	-45	-34.1%
Finance and Insurance	87	1.3%	95	137	-50	-36.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	95	1.5%	96	131	-36	-27.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	331	5.1%	326	356	-25	-7.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.8%	46	58	-4	-6.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	818	12.7%	825	1,001	-183	-18.3%
Educational Services	118	1.8%	126	102	16	15.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	335	5.2%	345	437	-102	-23.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	1.1%	62	116	-43	-37.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	708	11.0%	756	762	-54	-7.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	132	2.0%	131	216	-84	-38.9%
Public Administration	137	2.1%	139	187	-50	-26.7%
Information Not Available	981	15.2%	1,012	1,231	-250	-20.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,038		16,188	18,782
Male	10,150	59.6%	9,302	10,913	-763	-7.0%
Female	6,633	38.9%	6,656	7,454	-821	-11.0%
Information Not Available	255	1.5%	230	415	-160	-38.6%

Ethnicity	17,038		16,188	18,782
Hispanic or Latino	1,212	7.1%	972	1,238	-26	-2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,828	87.0%	14,209	16,552	-1,724	-10.4%
Information Not Available	998	5.9%	1,007	992	6	0.6%

Race	17,038		16,188	18,782
American Indian or Alaskan Native	231	1.4%	233	123	108	87.8%
Asian	270	1.6%	273	229	41	17.9%
Black or African American	1,361	8.0%	1,296	1,346	15	1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	12,966	76.1%	12,407	14,854	-1,888	-12.7%
Information Not Available	2,210	13.0%	1,979	2,230	-20	-0.9%

Years of Age	17,038		16,188	18,782
Younger than 22	393	1.4%	314	505	-112	-22.2%
22-24	861	3.0%	750	1,010	-149	-14.8%
25-34	3,980	13.9%	3,661	4,449	-469	-10.5%
35-44	3,744	13.0%	3,657	3,972	-228	-5.7%
45-54	4,010	14.0%	3,935	4,444	-434	-9.8%
55-59	1,912	6.7%	1,879	2,031	-119	-5.9%
60-64	1,288	4.5%	1,252	1,383	-95	-6.9%
65 and older	846	2.9%	737	983	-137	-13.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	5	-1	-20.0%

Industry	17,038		16,188	18,782
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	181	1.1%	170	160	21	13.1%
Mining	117	0.7%	56	104	13	12.5%
Utilities	28	0.2%	25	30	-2	-6.7%
Construction	2,520	14.6%	1,869	2,935	-415	-14.1%
Manufacturing	4,440	25.8%	4,786	4,229	211	5.0%
Wholesale Trade	788	4.6%	746	811	-23	-2.8%
Retail Trade	1,168	6.8%	1,173	1,518	-350	-23.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	477	2.8%	470	569	-92	-16.2%
Information	493	2.9%	547	469	24	5.1%
Finance and Insurance	576	3.3%	573	648	-72	-11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	181	1.1%	167	193	-12	-6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	591	3.4%	675	620	-29	-4.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.2%	24	41	-15	-36.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,751	10.2%	1,459	2,009	-258	-12.8%
Educational Services	358	2.1%	381	379	-21	-5.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,356	7.9%	1,425	1,468	-112	-7.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	366	2.1%	173	578	-212	-36.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	817	4.7%	773	1,026	-209	-20.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	340	2.0%	352	426	-86	-20.2%
Public Administration	335	1.9%	218	414	-79	-19.1%
Information Not Available	129	0.7%	126	155	-26	-16.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,875		5,711	9,225
Male	4,184	60.9%	3,152	5,426	-1,242	-22.9%
Female	2,690	39.1%	2,557	3,799	-1,109	-29.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,875		5,711	9,225
Hispanic or Latino	795	11.6%	617	1,368	-573	-41.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,566	66.4%	4,260	7,119	-2,553	-35.9%
Information Not Available	1,514	22.0%	834	738	776	105.1%

Race	6,875		5,711	9,225
American Indian or Alaskan Native	365	3.4%	295	405	-40	-9.9%
Asian	146	1.3%	123	153	-7	-4.6%
Black or African American	90	0.8%	121	123	-33	-26.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	105	1.0%	99	87	18	20.7%
White	8,409	77.7%	7,650	9,490	-1,081	-11.4%
Information Not Available	1,711	15.8%	1,417	2,370	-659	-27.8%

Years of Age	6,875		5,711	9,225
Younger than 22	137	0.9%	104	203	-66	-32.5%
22-24	269	1.8%	197	421	-152	-36.1%
25-34	1,244	8.5%	1,024	1,833	-589	-32.1%
35-44	1,297	8.8%	1,131	1,852	-555	-30.0%
45-54	1,625	11.1%	1,395	2,212	-587	-26.5%
55-59	853	5.8%	734	1,149	-296	-25.8%
60-64	609	4.1%	502	754	-145	-19.2%
65 and older	780	5.3%	621	794	-14	-1.8%
Information Not Available	61	0.4%	3	7	54	771.4%

Industry	6,875		5,711	9,225
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	293	4.1%	106	230	63	27.4%
Mining	146	2.0%	131	73	73	100.0%
Utilities	26	0.4%	11	11	15	136.4%
Construction	756	10.5%	521	633	123	19.4%
Manufacturing	748	10.4%	733	705	43	6.1%
Wholesale Trade	327	4.6%	303	167	160	95.8%
Retail Trade	597	8.3%	537	472	125	26.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	230	3.2%	186	144	86	59.7%
Information	95	1.3%	97	57	38	66.7%
Finance and Insurance	177	2.5%	168	119	58	48.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	76	1.1%	76	50	26	52.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	325	4.5%	306	201	124	61.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	14	0.2%	21	15	-1	-6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	720	10.0%	556	555	165	29.7%
Educational Services	142	2.0%	134	121	21	17.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	520	7.3%	493	395	125	31.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	186	2.6%	103	112	74	66.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	418	5.8%	340	253	165	65.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	149	2.1%	131	97	52	53.6%
Public Administration	270	3.8%	205	130	140	107.7%
Information Not Available	660	9.2%	553	4,685	-4,025	-85.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	107,796		98,953	114,052
Male	60,864	56.5%	53,157	62,038	-1,174	-1.9%
Female	46,384	43.0%	45,207	51,431	-5,047	-9.8%
Information Not Available	548	0.5%	589	583	-35	-6.0%

Ethnicity	107,796		98,953	114,052
Hispanic or Latino	15,551	14.4%	12,468	17,199	-1,648	-9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,401	75.5%	76,195	85,058	-3,657	-4.3%
Information Not Available	10,844	10.1%	10,290	11,795	-951	-8.1%

Race	107,796		98,953	114,052
American Indian or Alaskan Native	560	0.5%	486	564	-4	-0.7%
Asian	2,572	2.4%	2,379	2,551	21	0.8%
Black or African American	29,098	27.0%	28,601	30,910	-1,812	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	200	0.2%	190	274	-74	-27.0%
White	64,089	59.5%	57,811	67,771	-3,682	-5.4%
Information Not Available	11,277	10.5%	9,486	11,982	-705	-5.9%

Years of Age	107,796		98,953	114,052
Younger than 22	2,060	1.3%	1,680	2,244	-184	-8.2%
22-24	4,975	3.0%	4,516	5,584	-609	-10.9%
25-34	25,472	15.5%	23,276	27,267	-1,795	-6.6%
35-44	24,940	15.2%	23,108	26,297	-1,357	-5.2%
45-54	26,432	16.1%	24,317	27,890	-1,458	-5.2%
55-59	12,345	7.5%	11,284	12,710	-365	-2.9%
60-64	7,654	4.7%	7,086	8,014	-360	-4.5%
65 and older	3,918	2.4%	3,686	4,046	-128	-3.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	107,796		98,953	114,052
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	456	0.4%	219	424	32	7.5%
Mining	357	0.3%	485	218	139	63.8%
Utilities	141	0.1%	145	141	0	0.0%
Construction	11,791	10.9%	8,844	11,140	651	5.8%
Manufacturing	12,596	11.6%	12,373	13,394	-798	-6.0%
Wholesale Trade	5,060	4.7%	4,760	5,426	-366	-6.7%
Retail Trade	8,375	7.7%	8,150	9,769	-1,394	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,372	4.0%	3,927	4,560	-188	-4.1%
Information	1,978	1.8%	2,103	2,260	-282	-12.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,884	3.6%	3,867	4,361	-477	-10.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,636	1.5%	1,432	1,669	-33	-2.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,381	6.8%	7,077	7,365	16	0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	712	0.7%	614	506	206	40.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,181	15.9%	15,185	17,063	118	0.7%
Educational Services	3,750	3.5%	3,745	3,946	-196	-5.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,575	7.9%	8,726	9,794	-1,219	-12.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,126	2.0%	1,322	2,622	-496	-18.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,578	5.2%	5,148	6,523	-945	-14.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,113	2.9%	2,894	3,171	-58	-1.8%
Public Administration	2,418	2.2%	2,397	2,537	-119	-4.7%
Information Not Available	6,316	5.8%	5,540	7,163	-847	-11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,224		19,948	25,621
Male	12,107	57.0%	10,835	14,479	-2,372	-16.4%
Female	9,067	42.7%	9,077	11,104	-2,037	-18.3%
Information Not Available	50	0.2%	36	38	12	31.6%

Ethnicity	21,224		19,948	25,621
Hispanic or Latino	1,027	4.8%	937	1,317	-290	-22.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,927	75.0%	14,960	19,130	-3,203	-16.7%
Information Not Available	4,270	20.1%	4,051	5,174	-904	-17.5%

Race	21,224		19,948	25,621
American Indian or Alaskan Native	96	0.5%	100	126	-30	-23.8%
Asian	175	0.8%	170	168	7	4.2%
Black or African American	3,578	16.9%	3,620	4,495	-917	-20.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1%	24	32	-9	-28.1%
White	16,011	75.4%	14,800	19,321	-3,310	-17.1%
Information Not Available	1,341	6.3%	1,234	1,479	-138	-9.3%

Years of Age	21,224		19,948	25,621
Younger than 22	273	0.8%	205	345	-72	-20.9%
22-24	714	2.0%	679	1,018	-304	-29.9%
25-34	4,690	13.2%	4,425	5,815	-1,125	-19.3%
35-44	5,192	14.6%	4,819	6,130	-938	-15.3%
45-54	5,401	15.2%	5,141	6,520	-1,119	-17.2%
55-59	2,466	6.9%	2,369	2,957	-491	-16.6%
60-64	1,590	4.5%	1,533	1,811	-221	-12.2%
65 and older	898	2.5%	777	1,025	-127	-12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,224		19,948	25,621
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	87	0.4%	56	112	-25	-22.3%
Mining	121	0.6%	113	80	41	51.3%
Utilities	38	0.2%	36	23	15	65.2%
Construction	2,916	13.7%	2,148	3,768	-852	-22.6%
Manufacturing	4,301	20.2%	4,357	4,374	-73	-1.7%
Wholesale Trade	883	4.1%	857	958	-75	-7.8%
Retail Trade	1,461	6.9%	1,515	1,783	-322	-18.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	603	2.8%	612	751	-148	-19.7%
Information	298	1.4%	292	338	-40	-11.8%
Finance and Insurance	474	2.2%	498	632	-158	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	307	1.4%	279	383	-76	-19.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	937	4.4%	932	1,197	-260	-21.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.6%	119	187	-50	-26.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,411	11.3%	2,173	3,053	-642	-21.0%
Educational Services	591	2.8%	602	646	-55	-8.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,717	8.1%	1,779	2,392	-675	-28.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	313	1.5%	211	433	-120	-27.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	764	3.6%	734	1,085	-321	-29.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	568	2.7%	538	657	-89	-13.5%
Public Administration	207	1.0%	185	232	-25	-10.8%
Information Not Available	2,090	9.8%	1,912	2,537	-447	-17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,166		11,733	15,395
Male	7,726	58.7%	6,543	8,850	-1,124	-12.7%
Female	5,440	41.3%	5,190	6,545	-1,105	-16.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,166		11,733	15,395
Hispanic or Latino	1,145	8.7%	989	1,395	-250	-17.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,465	49.1%	5,630	6,810	-345	-5.1%
Information Not Available	5,556	42.2%	5,114	7,190	-1,634	-22.7%

Race	13,166		11,733	15,395
American Indian or Alaskan Native	179	1.4%	167	251	-72	-28.7%
Asian	182	1.4%	128	256	-74	-28.9%
Black or African American	2,603	19.8%	2,409	2,720	-117	-4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	72	0.5%	38	92	-20	-21.7%
White	9,255	70.3%	8,226	11,016	-1,761	-16.0%
Information Not Available	875	6.6%	765	1,060	-185	-17.5%

Years of Age	13,166		11,733	15,395
Younger than 22	275	1.3%	216	281	-6	-2.1%
22-24	630	2.9%	562	757	-127	-16.8%
25-34	3,221	15.0%	2,830	3,770	-549	-14.6%
35-44	3,045	14.2%	2,687	3,400	-355	-10.4%
45-54	3,039	14.2%	2,758	3,775	-736	-19.5%
55-59	1,429	6.7%	1,276	1,663	-234	-14.1%
60-64	968	4.5%	864	1,087	-119	-10.9%
65 and older	559	2.6%	540	662	-103	-15.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,166		11,733	15,395
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	70	0.5%	47	70	0	0.0%
Mining	286	2.2%	297	162	124	76.5%
Utilities	18	0.1%	20	23	-5	-21.7%
Construction	1,721	13.0%	1,316	2,381	-660	-27.7%
Manufacturing	1,772	13.4%	1,526	1,975	-203	-10.3%
Wholesale Trade	709	5.4%	625	766	-57	-7.4%
Retail Trade	995	7.5%	904	1,249	-254	-20.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	460	3.5%	378	402	58	14.4%
Information	380	2.9%	388	407	-27	-6.6%
Finance and Insurance	440	3.3%	365	409	31	7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	214	1.6%	185	211	3	1.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	789	6.0%	722	883	-94	-10.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	42	0.3%	41	52	-10	-19.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,654	12.5%	1,391	2,049	-395	-19.3%
Educational Services	333	2.5%	353	329	4	1.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,280	9.7%	1,279	1,716	-436	-25.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	103	0.8%	66	169	-66	-39.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	547	4.1%	531	642	-95	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	310	2.3%	271	430	-120	-27.9%
Public Administration	359	2.7%	329	394	-35	-8.9%
Information Not Available	684	5.2%	699	676	8	1.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,842		18,431	21,202
Male	11,977	60.4%	10,832	11,945	32	0.3%
Female	7,865	39.6%	7,599	9,257	-1,392	-15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,842		18,431	21,202
Hispanic or Latino	26	0.1%	31	70	-44	-62.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	471	2.4%	405	482	-11	-2.3%
Information Not Available	19,345	97.5%	17,995	20,650	-1,305	-6.3%

Race	19,842		18,431	21,202
American Indian or Alaskan Native	132	0.7%	123	145	-13	-9.0%
Asian	40	0.2%	31	75	-35	-46.7%
Black or African American	2,428	12.2%	2,555	2,855	-427	-15.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	145	-145	-100.0%
White	16,952	85.4%	15,507	17,821	-869	-4.9%
Information Not Available	290	1.5%	215	161	129	80.1%

Years of Age	19,842		18,431	21,202
Younger than 22	320	0.9%	286	355	-35	-9.9%
22-24	906	2.6%	717	982	-76	-7.7%
25-34	4,610	13.0%	4,235	4,810	-200	-4.2%
35-44	4,896	13.8%	4,525	5,315	-419	-7.9%
45-54	4,755	13.4%	4,565	4,960	-205	-4.1%
55-59	2,010	5.7%	1,794	2,381	-371	-15.6%
60-64	1,311	3.7%	1,350	1,671	-360	-21.5%
65 and older	1,003	2.8%	941	728	275	37.8%
Information Not Available	31	0.1%	18	0	31	0.0%

Industry	19,842		18,431	21,202
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	0.3%	57	79	-26	-32.9%
Mining	1,157	5.8%	954	491	666	135.6%
Utilities	62	0.3%	26	101	-39	-38.6%
Construction	1,997	10.0%	1,816	2,083	-86	-4.1%
Manufacturing	3,664	18.4%	3,241	3,859	-195	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,020	5.1%	937	851	169	19.9%
Retail Trade	1,390	7.0%	1,187	1,671	-281	-16.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	704	3.5%	726	574	130	22.6%
Information	369	1.9%	409	491	-122	-24.8%
Finance and Insurance	501	2.5%	624	566	-65	-11.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	198	1.0%	194	324	-126	-38.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	976	4.9%	1,113	1,074	-98	-9.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.1%	44	118	-92	-78.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,120	10.7%	1,851	2,109	11	0.5%
Educational Services	479	2.4%	519	741	-262	-35.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,869	9.4%	1,768	2,407	-538	-22.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	255	1.3%	123	316	-61	-19.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	875	4.4%	963	991	-116	-11.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	466	2.3%	449	614	-148	-24.1%
Public Administration	435	2.2%	387	439	-4	-0.9%
Information Not Available	1,226	6.2%	1,043	1,303	-77	-5.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,740		20,220	17,427
Male	12,615	58.0%	10,889	8,185	4,430	54.1%
Female	9,124	42.0%	9,331	9,242	-118	-1.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,740		20,220	17,427
Hispanic or Latino	925	4.3%	801	670	255	38.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,805	95.7%	19,419	16,756	4,049	24.2%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	0	1	9	900.0%

Race	21,740		20,220	17,427
American Indian or Alaskan Native	131	0.6%	225	152	-21	-13.8%
Asian	172	0.8%	176	127	45	35.4%
Black or African American	10,642	49.0%	10,568	10,029	613	6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1%	36	18	7	38.9%
White	10,453	48.1%	9,215	7,100	3,353	47.2%
Information Not Available	317	1.5%	0	1	316	31600.0%

Years of Age	21,740		20,220	17,427
Younger than 22	387	1.3%	336	357	30	8.4%
22-24	1,005	3.3%	899	901	104	11.5%
25-34	5,504	17.9%	5,192	4,593	911	19.8%
35-44	5,031	16.4%	4,699	3,913	1,118	28.6%
45-54	4,911	16.0%	4,488	4,007	904	22.6%
55-59	2,444	8.0%	2,210	1,708	736	43.1%
60-64	1,485	4.8%	1,417	1,086	399	36.7%
65 and older	973	3.2%	979	862	111	12.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,740		20,220	17,427
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	248	1.1%	130	138	110	79.7%
Mining	1,309	6.0%	1,134	312	997	319.6%
Utilities	62	0.3%	52	53	9	17.0%
Construction	3,195	14.5%	2,543	2,612	583	22.3%
Manufacturing	2,386	10.9%	2,331	1,463	923	63.1%
Wholesale Trade	724	3.3%	734	529	195	36.9%
Retail Trade	1,549	7.0%	1,651	1,789	-240	-13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	958	4.4%	764	490	468	95.5%
Information	359	1.6%	363	260	99	38.1%
Finance and Insurance	409	1.9%	466	482	-73	-15.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	452	2.1%	444	379	73	19.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,114	5.1%	1,174	1,002	112	11.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	67	0.3%	57	53	14	26.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,678	7.6%	1,702	1,750	-72	-4.1%
Educational Services	465	2.1%	518	523	-58	-11.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,987	9.0%	2,132	2,457	-470	-19.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	312	1.4%	322	340	-28	-8.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,327	6.0%	1,408	1,479	-152	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	645	2.9%	650	515	130	25.2%
Public Administration	304	1.4%	261	291	13	4.5%
Information Not Available	2,190	10.0%	1,384	510	1,680	329.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,537		47,423	65,383
Male	28,620	55.5%	25,371	36,794	-8,174	-22.2%
Female	22,914	44.5%	22,050	28,585	-5,671	-19.8%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	4	-1	-25.0%

Ethnicity	51,537		47,423	65,383
Hispanic or Latino	6,648	12.9%	6,176	7,977	-1,329	-16.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,774	81.1%	38,334	53,831	-12,057	-22.4%
Information Not Available	3,115	6.0%	2,913	3,575	-460	-12.9%

Race	51,537		47,423	65,383
American Indian or Alaskan Native	225	0.4%	210	294	-69	-23.5%
Asian	1,919	3.7%	1,890	2,405	-486	-20.2%
Black or African American	5,141	10.0%	5,004	6,418	-1,277	-19.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	125	0.2%	120	153	-28	-18.3%
White	37,317	72.4%	33,918	48,039	-10,722	-22.3%
Information Not Available	6,810	13.2%	6,281	8,074	-1,264	-15.7%

Years of Age	51,537		47,423	65,383
Younger than 22	1,008	1.2%	877	1,139	-131	-11.5%
22-24	2,292	2.7%	2,064	2,990	-698	-23.3%
25-34	11,992	14.2%	10,823	15,316	-3,324	-21.7%
35-44	10,657	12.6%	9,974	13,431	-2,774	-20.7%
45-54	12,263	14.5%	11,460	15,687	-3,424	-21.8%
55-59	5,762	6.8%	5,404	7,179	-1,417	-19.7%
60-64	4,281	5.1%	3,994	5,387	-1,106	-20.5%
65 and older	3,282	3.9%	2,827	4,254	-972	-22.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	51,537		47,423	65,383
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	414	0.8%	301	563	-149	-26.5%
Mining	14	0.0%	5	39	-25	-64.1%
Utilities	94	0.2%	96	124	-30	-24.2%
Construction	5,036	9.7%	4,266	6,573	-1,537	-23.4%
Manufacturing	5,101	9.8%	4,984	5,722	-621	-10.9%
Wholesale Trade	2,305	4.4%	2,192	2,826	-521	-18.4%
Retail Trade	4,270	8.2%	3,983	5,910	-1,640	-27.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,379	2.7%	1,242	1,622	-243	-15.0%
Information	1,327	2.6%	1,312	1,476	-149	-10.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,820	3.5%	1,808	2,334	-514	-22.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,074	2.1%	960	1,458	-384	-26.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,611	8.9%	4,554	5,232	-621	-11.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	257	0.5%	272	248	9	3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,422	10.4%	4,960	7,187	-1,765	-24.6%
Educational Services	1,350	2.6%	1,371	1,661	-311	-18.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,617	10.8%	5,636	7,178	-1,561	-21.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,247	2.4%	657	1,776	-529	-29.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,062	7.8%	2,969	5,709	-1,647	-28.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,099	6.0%	2,995	3,781	-682	-18.0%
Public Administration	1,384	2.7%	1,306	1,894	-510	-26.9%
Information Not Available	1,654	3.2%	1,554	2,070	-416	-20.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,930		35,038	45,983
Male	15,521	42.0%	13,837	20,388	-4,867	-23.9%
Female	13,344	36.1%	13,116	16,823	-3,479	-20.7%
Information Not Available	8,065	21.8%	8,085	8,772	-707	-8.1%

Ethnicity	36,930		35,038	45,983
Hispanic or Latino	1,424	3.9%	1,215	1,957	-533	-27.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,734	72.4%	25,063	34,466	-7,732	-22.4%
Information Not Available	8,772	23.8%	8,760	9,560	-788	-8.2%

Race	36,930		35,038	45,983
American Indian or Alaskan Native	106	0.3%	96	125	-19	-15.2%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	12,691	34.4%	12,496	16,055	-3,364	-21.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	62	0.2%	58	68	-6	-8.8%
White	13,875	37.6%	12,413	18,218	-4,343	-23.8%
Information Not Available	10,196	27.6%	9,975	11,517	-1,321	-11.5%

Years of Age	36,930		35,038	45,983
Younger than 22	655	1.3%	562	972	-317	-32.6%
22-24	1,532	3.1%	1,364	2,144	-612	-28.5%
25-34	7,363	15.1%	6,945	9,301	-1,938	-20.8%
35-44	5,844	12.0%	5,582	7,563	-1,719	-22.7%
45-54	6,481	13.3%	6,113	8,488	-2,007	-23.6%
55-59	2,964	6.1%	2,798	3,816	-852	-22.3%
60-64	2,136	4.4%	2,007	2,660	-524	-19.7%
65 and older	1,890	3.9%	1,582	2,267	-377	-16.6%
Information Not Available	8,065	16.6%	8,085	8,772	-707	-8.1%

Industry	36,930		35,038	45,983
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	0.2%	67	102	-26	-25.5%
Mining	45	0.1%	38	32	13	40.6%
Utilities	19	0.1%	18	38	-19	-50.0%
Construction	3,270	8.8%	2,842	4,344	-1,074	-24.7%
Manufacturing	318	0.9%	297	355	-37	-10.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,115	3.0%	1,059	1,354	-239	-17.7%
Retail Trade	1,107	3.0%	1,078	1,518	-411	-27.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	697	1.9%	637	858	-161	-18.8%
Information	536	1.4%	532	704	-168	-23.9%
Finance and Insurance	894	2.4%	922	1,081	-187	-17.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	624	1.7%	624	758	-134	-17.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,703	7.3%	2,830	3,321	-618	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	97	0.3%	97	149	-52	-34.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,083	11.0%	3,766	4,990	-907	-18.2%
Educational Services	1,128	3.0%	1,138	1,319	-191	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,746	7.4%	2,833	3,608	-862	-23.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	781	2.1%	455	847	-66	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,778	7.5%	2,144	3,605	-827	-22.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	872	2.4%	862	1,088	-216	-19.9%
Public Administration	841	2.3%	751	810	31	3.8%
Information Not Available	12,200	33.0%	12,048	15,102	-2,902	-19.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,745		3,949	8,391
Male	3,108	54.1%	2,095	4,660	-1,552	-33.3%
Female	2,637	45.9%	1,854	3,730	-1,093	-29.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	5,745		3,949	8,391
Hispanic or Latino	113	2.0%	67	117	-4	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,087	88.5%	3,547	5,883	-796	-13.5%
Information Not Available	545	9.5%	335	2,391	-1,846	-77.2%

Race	5,745		3,949	8,391
American Indian or Alaskan Native	75	1.3%	53	76	-1	-1.3%
Asian	29	0.5%	20	33	-4	-12.1%
Black or African American	84	1.5%	64	113	-29	-25.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	5,248	91.3%	3,627	6,088	-840	-13.8%
Information Not Available	309	5.4%	185	2,081	-1,772	-85.2%

Years of Age	5,745		3,949	8,391
Younger than 22	194	1.8%	105	328	-134	-40.9%
22-24	266	2.5%	163	462	-196	-42.4%
25-34	1,307	12.4%	841	1,896	-589	-31.1%
35-44	1,159	11.0%	815	1,644	-485	-29.5%
45-54	1,302	12.4%	933	1,901	-599	-31.5%
55-59	700	6.7%	535	1,019	-319	-31.3%
60-64	481	4.6%	348	685	-204	-29.8%
65 and older	336	3.2%	209	456	-120	-26.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,745		3,949	8,391
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	1.7%	67	139	-39	-28.1%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	6	-5	-83.3%
Utilities	8	0.1%	5	17	-9	-52.9%
Construction	449	7.7%	275	792	-343	-43.3%
Manufacturing	467	8.0%	406	702	-235	-33.5%
Wholesale Trade	161	2.8%	139	194	-33	-17.0%
Retail Trade	458	7.8%	334	625	-167	-26.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	106	1.8%	86	138	-32	-23.2%
Information	69	1.2%	55	125	-56	-44.8%
Finance and Insurance	114	2.0%	112	106	8	7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	50	0.9%	33	97	-47	-48.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	164	2.8%	154	198	-34	-17.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	3	10	-6	-60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	414	7.1%	317	571	-157	-27.5%
Educational Services	92	1.6%	103	139	-47	-33.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	434	7.4%	405	528	-94	-17.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	163	2.8%	66	226	-63	-27.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	988	16.9%	263	1,237	-249	-20.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	117	2.0%	102	138	-21	-15.2%
Public Administration	97	1.7%	58	153	-56	-36.6%
Information Not Available	1,289	22.1%	965	2,250	-961	-42.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,002		49,199	67,554
Male	32,920	54.9%	25,837	36,343	-3,423	-9.4%
Female	25,397	42.3%	21,852	29,481	-4,084	-13.9%
Information Not Available	1,685	2.8%	1,510	1,730	-45	-2.6%

Ethnicity	60,002		49,199	67,554
Hispanic or Latino	2,838	4.7%	1,777	3,200	-362	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,269	75.4%	37,703	50,939	-5,670	-11.1%
Information Not Available	11,895	19.8%	9,719	13,415	-1,520	-11.3%

Race	60,002		49,199	67,554
American Indian or Alaskan Native	721	1.2%	444	752	-31	-4.1%
Asian	613	1.0%	552	675	-62	-9.2%
Black or African American	11,267	18.8%	9,798	12,245	-978	-8.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	63	0.1%	56	67	-4	-6.0%
White	33,460	55.8%	27,496	38,438	-4,978	-13.0%
Information Not Available	13,878	23.1%	10,853	15,377	-1,499	-9.7%

Years of Age	60,002		49,199	67,554
Younger than 22	1,555	1.7%	1,094	1,784	-229	-12.8%
22-24	3,404	3.8%	2,532	4,133	-729	-17.6%
25-34	14,388	16.1%	11,654	16,218	-1,830	-11.3%
35-44	13,349	15.0%	11,100	14,810	-1,461	-9.9%
45-54	14,276	16.0%	12,168	16,348	-2,072	-12.7%
55-59	6,450	7.2%	5,576	7,373	-923	-12.5%
60-64	4,219	4.7%	3,443	4,335	-116	-2.7%
65 and older	2,361	2.6%	1,632	2,551	-190	-7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	60,002		49,199	67,554
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	928	1.5%	389	1,080	-152	-14.1%
Mining	242	0.4%	374	135	107	79.3%
Utilities	74	0.1%	66	58	16	27.6%
Construction	5,251	8.6%	3,576	5,665	-414	-7.3%
Manufacturing	11,183	18.4%	8,546	8,682	2,501	28.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,845	4.7%	3,537	3,276	-431	-13.2%
Retail Trade	3,838	6.3%	3,333	4,381	-543	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,412	2.3%	1,219	1,767	-355	-20.1%
Information	721	1.2%	747	837	-116	-13.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,178	1.9%	1,117	1,580	-402	-25.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	718	1.2%	610	948	-230	-24.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,007	6.6%	3,643	4,253	-246	-5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,172	1.9%	1,134	2,484	-1,312	-52.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,122	11.7%	5,777	8,391	-1,269	-15.1%
Educational Services	1,361	2.2%	1,535	1,838	-477	-26.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,702	7.7%	4,633	6,469	-1,767	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,891	3.1%	566	2,443	-552	-22.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,611	5.9%	2,068	4,298	-687	-16.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,657	2.7%	1,428	1,863	-206	-11.1%
Public Administration	1,560	2.6%	1,062	1,449	111	7.7%
Information Not Available	4,529	7.4%	3,839	5,657	-1,128	-19.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,541		28,572	42,342
Male	25,734	66.8%	16,741	27,971	-2,237	-8.0%
Female	12,805	33.2%	11,831	14,360	-1,555	-10.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	11	-9	-81.8%

Ethnicity	38,541		28,572	42,342
Hispanic or Latino	1,473	3.8%	1,116	1,712	-239	-14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,040	85.7%	24,250	36,284	-3,244	-8.9%
Information Not Available	4,028	10.5%	3,206	4,346	-318	-7.3%

Race	38,541		28,572	42,342
American Indian or Alaskan Native	575	1.5%	421	631	-56	-8.9%
Asian	878	2.3%	909	893	-15	-1.7%
Black or African American	2,772	7.2%	2,556	2,960	-188	-6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.2%	75	88	-11	-12.5%
White	31,149	80.8%	22,062	34,418	-3,269	-9.5%
Information Not Available	3,090	8.0%	2,549	3,352	-262	-7.8%

Years of Age	38,541		28,572	42,342
Younger than 22	882	1.3%	403	1,093	-211	-19.3%
22-24	1,878	2.8%	1,079	2,159	-281	-13.0%
25-34	9,105	13.7%	6,569	10,375	-1,270	-12.2%
35-44	8,135	12.2%	6,248	8,807	-672	-7.6%
45-54	8,922	13.4%	6,785	9,986	-1,064	-10.7%
55-59	4,795	7.2%	3,618	4,922	-127	-2.6%
60-64	3,239	4.9%	2,624	3,197	42	1.3%
65 and older	1,576	2.4%	1,241	1,790	-214	-12.0%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	5	13	-4	-30.8%

Industry	38,541		28,572	42,342
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	459	1.2%	214	556	-97	-17.4%
Mining	986	2.5%	865	229	757	330.6%
Utilities	156	0.4%	100	173	-17	-9.8%
Construction	8,975	23.0%	3,320	10,376	-1,401	-13.5%
Manufacturing	4,629	11.9%	4,243	4,504	125	2.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,653	4.2%	1,618	1,617	36	2.2%
Retail Trade	2,328	6.0%	2,052	2,969	-641	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	969	2.5%	656	977	-8	-0.8%
Information	633	1.6%	656	741	-108	-14.6%
Finance and Insurance	917	2.4%	965	1,187	-270	-22.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	510	1.3%	482	645	-135	-20.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,234	5.7%	1,963	2,236	-2	-0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	872	2.2%	839	641	231	36.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,489	8.9%	2,592	4,319	-830	-19.2%
Educational Services	1,028	2.6%	1,039	1,094	-66	-6.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,595	6.7%	2,584	3,107	-512	-16.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	951	2.4%	462	1,133	-182	-16.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,849	4.7%	1,372	2,175	-326	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	974	2.5%	865	1,080	-106	-9.8%
Public Administration	1,097	2.8%	654	1,090	7	0.6%
Information Not Available	1,237	3.2%	1,031	1,493	-256	-17.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,047		24,581	32,257
Male	14,175	54.4%	12,608	17,036	-2,861	-16.8%
Female	11,841	45.5%	11,942	15,158	-3,317	-21.9%
Information Not Available	31	0.1%	31	63	-32	-50.8%

Ethnicity	26,047		24,581	32,257
Hispanic or Latino	1,007	3.9%	916	1,171	-164	-14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,563	78.9%	18,996	24,853	-4,290	-17.3%
Information Not Available	4,477	17.2%	4,669	6,233	-1,756	-28.2%

Race	26,047		24,581	32,257
American Indian or Alaskan Native	197	0.8%	176	182	15	8.2%
Asian	194	0.7%	178	197	-3	-1.5%
Black or African American	5,542	21.3%	5,595	6,657	-1,115	-16.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	978	3.8%	950	1,073	-95	-8.9%
White	17,319	66.5%	15,943	20,497	-3,178	-15.5%
Information Not Available	1,817	7.0%	1,739	3,651	-1,834	-50.2%

Years of Age	26,047		24,581	32,257
Younger than 22	596	1.4%	507	767	-171	-22.3%
22-24	1,190	2.9%	1,141	1,714	-524	-30.6%
25-34	6,226	15.0%	5,643	7,727	-1,501	-19.4%
35-44	5,808	14.0%	5,701	7,275	-1,467	-20.2%
45-54	6,367	15.3%	5,958	7,795	-1,428	-18.3%
55-59	2,881	6.9%	2,768	3,437	-556	-16.2%
60-64	1,788	4.3%	1,764	2,099	-311	-14.8%
65 and older	1,190	2.9%	1,096	1,442	-252	-17.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	3	1	0	0.0%

Industry	26,047		24,581	32,257
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	174	0.7%	123	180	-6	-3.3%
Mining	107	0.4%	92	94	13	13.8%
Utilities	57	0.2%	67	43	14	32.6%
Construction	2,991	11.4%	2,308	3,815	-824	-21.6%
Manufacturing	3,543	13.5%	3,334	3,583	-40	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,106	4.2%	1,123	1,288	-182	-14.1%
Retail Trade	2,407	9.2%	2,500	3,072	-665	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	744	2.8%	755	944	-200	-21.2%
Information	519	2.0%	548	656	-137	-20.9%
Finance and Insurance	733	2.8%	889	1,077	-344	-31.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	468	1.8%	406	505	-37	-7.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,272	4.9%	1,329	1,710	-438	-25.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	151	0.6%	160	157	-6	-3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,455	13.2%	3,180	4,258	-803	-18.9%
Educational Services	618	2.4%	703	874	-256	-29.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,936	11.2%	3,068	3,992	-1,056	-26.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	529	2.0%	321	635	-106	-16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,997	7.6%	1,655	2,744	-747	-27.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	708	2.7%	677	820	-112	-13.7%
Public Administration	345	1.3%	303	464	-119	-25.6%
Information Not Available	1,187	4.5%	1,040	1,346	-159	-11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,770		12,072	14,566
Male	6,830	53.5%	6,093	7,030	-200	-2.8%
Female	5,924	46.4%	5,966	7,521	-1,597	-21.2%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	13	15	1	6.7%

Ethnicity	12,770		12,072	14,566
Hispanic or Latino	215	1.7%	185	253	-38	-15.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,651	91.2%	10,986	13,401	-1,750	-13.1%
Information Not Available	904	7.1%	901	912	-8	-0.9%

Race	12,770		12,072	14,566
American Indian or Alaskan Native	43	0.3%	39	58	-15	-25.9%
Asian	51	0.4%	49	53	-2	-3.8%
Black or African American	7,320	57.3%	6,994	8,256	-936	-11.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	23	136	-106	-77.9%
White	5,017	39.3%	4,713	5,778	-761	-13.2%
Information Not Available	309	2.4%	254	285	24	8.4%

Years of Age	12,770		12,072	14,566
Younger than 22	269	1.6%	247	341	-72	-21.1%
22-24	685	4.0%	618	789	-104	-13.2%
25-34	3,304	19.5%	3,176	3,717	-413	-11.1%
35-44	2,991	17.6%	2,948	3,449	-458	-13.3%
45-54	2,840	16.8%	2,646	3,328	-488	-14.7%
55-59	1,326	7.8%	1,226	1,417	-91	-6.4%
60-64	832	4.9%	749	869	-37	-4.3%
65 and older	523	3.1%	462	656	-133	-20.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,770		12,072	14,566
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	453	3.4%	91	273	180	65.9%
Mining	192	1.5%	188	29	163	562.1%
Utilities	16	0.1%	18	21	-5	-23.8%
Construction	783	5.9%	657	891	-108	-12.1%
Manufacturing	1,543	11.7%	1,425	1,949	-406	-20.8%
Wholesale Trade	359	2.7%	296	329	30	9.1%
Retail Trade	1,085	8.2%	1,088	1,306	-221	-16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	256	1.9%	245	329	-73	-22.2%
Information	106	0.8%	113	158	-52	-32.9%
Finance and Insurance	193	1.5%	191	248	-55	-22.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	137	1.0%	140	130	7	5.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	448	3.4%	442	479	-31	-6.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	132	1.0%	133	198	-66	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,256	9.5%	1,222	1,363	-107	-7.9%
Educational Services	309	2.3%	319	492	-183	-37.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,191	9.0%	1,295	1,393	-202	-14.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	175	1.3%	93	233	-58	-24.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	802	6.1%	847	1,364	-562	-41.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	183	1.4%	185	210	-27	-12.9%
Public Administration	228	1.7%	220	301	-73	-24.3%
Information Not Available	2,923	22.1%	2,864	2,870	53	1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,511		4,924	7,685
Male	5,077	67.6%	3,026	5,065	12	0.2%
Female	2,430	32.4%	1,893	2,613	-183	-7.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.1%	5	7	-3	-42.9%

Ethnicity	7,511		4,924	7,685
Hispanic or Latino	302	4.0%	227	307	-5	-1.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,883	91.6%	4,480	7,084	-201	-2.8%
Information Not Available	326	4.3%	217	294	32	10.9%

Race	7,511		4,924	7,685
American Indian or Alaskan Native	642	8.5%	438	766	-124	-16.2%
Asian	41	0.5%	25	38	3	7.9%
Black or African American	103	1.4%	70	74	29	39.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.2%	16	15	0	0.0%
White	6,616	88.1%	4,308	6,701	-85	-1.3%
Information Not Available	94	1.3%	67	91	3	3.3%

Years of Age	7,511		4,924	7,685
Younger than 22	211	1.6%	111	184	27	14.7%
22-24	437	3.2%	277	462	-25	-5.4%
25-34	2,031	15.0%	1,245	2,142	-111	-5.2%
35-44	1,552	11.4%	1,070	1,547	5	0.3%
45-54	1,573	11.6%	1,073	1,657	-84	-5.1%
55-59	843	6.2%	563	779	64	8.2%
60-64	552	4.1%	370	571	-19	-3.3%
65 and older	312	2.3%	215	343	-31	-9.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,511		4,924	7,685
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	122	1.6%	52	125	-3	-2.4%
Mining	245	3.2%	194	205	40	19.5%
Utilities	19	0.2%	13	24	-5	-20.8%
Construction	1,578	20.7%	668	1,707	-129	-7.6%
Manufacturing	434	5.7%	349	365	69	18.9%
Wholesale Trade	149	2.0%	125	138	11	8.0%
Retail Trade	584	7.7%	486	534	50	9.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	192	2.5%	142	209	-17	-8.1%
Information	51	0.7%	55	71	-20	-28.2%
Finance and Insurance	111	1.5%	97	84	27	32.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	83	1.1%	53	85	-2	-2.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	252	3.3%	210	238	14	5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.1%	6	10	-3	-30.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	809	10.6%	469	716	93	13.0%
Educational Services	135	1.8%	117	158	-23	-14.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	362	4.7%	338	452	-90	-19.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	393	5.1%	234	399	-6	-1.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,151	15.1%	778	1,256	-105	-8.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	164	2.1%	141	174	-10	-5.7%
Public Administration	284	3.7%	197	367	-83	-22.6%
Information Not Available	386	5.1%	200	368	18	4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,399		25,661	36,118
Male	13,357	50.6%	12,550	17,995	-4,638	-25.8%
Female	13,029	49.4%	13,100	18,099	-5,070	-28.0%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	11	24	-11	-45.8%

Ethnicity	26,399		25,661	36,118
Hispanic or Latino	1,196	4.5%	1,189	1,582	-386	-24.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,567	93.1%	23,839	33,725	-9,158	-27.2%
Information Not Available	636	2.4%	633	811	-175	-21.6%

Race	26,399		25,661	36,118
American Indian or Alaskan Native	365	1.4%	403	575	-210	-36.5%
Asian	365	1.4%	345	405	-40	-9.9%
Black or African American	10,789	40.9%	10,747	14,795	-4,006	-27.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.2%	45	80	-24	-30.0%
White	13,286	50.3%	12,514	17,979	-4,693	-26.1%
Information Not Available	1,538	5.8%	1,607	2,284	-746	-32.7%

Years of Age	26,399		25,661	36,118
Younger than 22	494	1.3%	425	746	-252	-33.8%
22-24	1,325	3.5%	1,244	1,963	-638	-32.5%
25-34	6,707	17.6%	6,502	9,230	-2,523	-27.3%
35-44	6,312	16.6%	6,309	8,774	-2,462	-28.1%
45-54	6,555	17.2%	6,360	8,658	-2,103	-24.3%
55-59	2,585	6.8%	2,517	3,465	-880	-25.4%
60-64	1,588	4.2%	1,494	2,083	-495	-23.8%
65 and older	833	2.2%	810	1,199	-366	-30.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,399		25,661	36,118
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	132	0.5%	125	120	12	10.0%
Mining	18	0.1%	13	8	10	125.0%
Utilities	30	0.1%	25	26	4	15.4%
Construction	1,939	7.3%	1,715	1,606	333	20.7%
Manufacturing	3,242	12.2%	3,136	3,360	-118	-3.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,089	4.1%	1,114	1,211	-122	-10.1%
Retail Trade	2,429	9.2%	2,376	2,824	-395	-14.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	620	2.3%	561	531	89	16.8%
Information	397	1.5%	435	291	106	36.4%
Finance and Insurance	750	2.8%	792	875	-125	-14.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	522	2.0%	386	582	-60	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,509	5.7%	1,664	1,439	70	4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	151	0.6%	135	141	10	7.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,803	18.1%	4,444	4,235	568	13.4%
Educational Services	634	2.4%	862	663	-29	-4.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,477	9.3%	2,688	2,701	-224	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	288	1.1%	198	311	-23	-7.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,612	6.1%	1,428	1,775	-163	-9.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	550	2.1%	568	522	28	5.4%
Public Administration	532	2.0%	495	337	195	57.9%
Information Not Available	2,675	10.1%	2,501	12,560	-9,885	-78.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,106		2,347	2,168
Male	2,251	72.5%	1,615	1,593	658	41.3%
Female	854	27.5%	731	574	280	48.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,106		2,347	2,168
Hispanic or Latino	215	6.9%	137	104	111	106.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,790	89.8%	2,112	2,009	781	38.9%
Information Not Available	101	3.3%	98	55	46	83.6%

Race	3,106		2,347	2,168
American Indian or Alaskan Native	185	6.0%	109	123	62	50.4%
Asian	26	0.8%	25	12	14	116.7%
Black or African American	218	7.0%	189	99	119	120.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.4%	10	7	5	71.4%
White	2,349	75.6%	1,779	1,768	581	32.9%
Information Not Available	316	10.2%	235	159	157	98.7%

Years of Age	3,106		2,347	2,168
Younger than 22	62	1.2%	32	41	21	51.2%
22-24	139	2.7%	94	114	25	21.9%
25-34	776	14.9%	623	543	233	42.9%
35-44	606	11.7%	486	394	212	53.8%
45-54	750	14.4%	586	510	240	47.1%
55-59	363	7.0%	261	268	95	35.4%
60-64	261	5.0%	181	173	88	50.9%
65 and older	147	2.8%	84	125	22	17.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	0	2	0.0%

Industry	3,106		2,347	2,168
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	2.4%	16	72	4	5.6%
Mining	465	14.6%	460	120	345	287.5%
Utilities	10	0.3%	9	3	7	233.3%
Construction	622	19.5%	324	549	73	13.3%
Manufacturing	261	8.2%	217	307	-46	-15.0%
Wholesale Trade	265	8.3%	201	131	134	102.3%
Retail Trade	178	5.6%	152	113	65	57.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	231	7.3%	182	90	141	156.7%
Information	19	0.6%	17	23	-4	-17.4%
Finance and Insurance	44	1.4%	49	47	-3	-6.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	71	2.2%	57	15	56	373.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	105	3.3%	100	71	34	47.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.2%	7	4	3	75.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	158	5.0%	109	112	46	41.1%
Educational Services	3	0.1%	1	3	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	113	3.6%	111	104	9	8.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	19	0.6%	6	20	-1	-5.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	101	3.2%	73	73	28	38.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	54	1.7%	48	29	25	86.2%
Public Administration	126	4.0%	92	116	10	8.6%
Information Not Available	178	5.6%	116	166	12	7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,788		4,498	6,409
Male	2,361	49.3%	2,073	3,351	-990	-29.5%
Female	2,074	43.3%	2,126	2,732	-658	-24.1%
Information Not Available	353	7.4%	299	326	27	8.3%

Ethnicity	4,788		4,498	6,409
Hispanic or Latino	364	7.6%	338	503	-139	-27.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,541	74.0%	3,394	4,961	-1,420	-28.6%
Information Not Available	883	18.4%	766	945	-62	-6.6%

Race	4,788		4,498	6,409
American Indian or Alaskan Native	68	1.4%	66	95	-27	-28.4%
Asian	64	1.3%	56	71	-7	-9.9%
Black or African American	480	10.0%	493	611	-131	-21.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.3%	18	24	-12	-50.0%
White	3,234	67.5%	3,013	4,392	-1,158	-26.4%
Information Not Available	930	19.4%	852	1,216	-286	-23.5%

Years of Age	4,788		4,498	6,409
Younger than 22	57	0.7%	54	107	-50	-46.7%
22-24	149	2.0%	143	281	-132	-47.0%
25-34	1,099	14.5%	1,019	1,541	-442	-28.7%
35-44	1,081	14.2%	1,023	1,376	-295	-21.4%
45-54	1,125	14.8%	1,102	1,508	-383	-25.4%
55-59	590	7.8%	544	767	-177	-23.1%
60-64	417	5.5%	374	503	-86	-17.1%
65 and older	270	3.6%	239	326	-56	-17.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,788		4,498	6,409
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	66	1.4%	40	68	-2	-2.9%
Mining	37	0.8%	24	70	-33	-47.1%
Utilities	10	0.2%	7	14	-4	-28.6%
Construction	543	11.2%	393	884	-341	-38.6%
Manufacturing	698	14.4%	693	880	-182	-20.7%
Wholesale Trade	200	4.1%	206	246	-46	-18.7%
Retail Trade	432	8.9%	452	533	-101	-18.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	115	2.4%	137	169	-54	-32.0%
Information	76	1.6%	82	130	-54	-41.5%
Finance and Insurance	199	4.1%	204	280	-81	-28.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	69	1.4%	59	70	-1	-1.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	215	4.4%	225	277	-62	-22.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.8%	43	44	-4	-9.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	543	11.2%	477	714	-171	-23.9%
Educational Services	90	1.9%	103	128	-38	-29.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	455	9.4%	475	637	-182	-28.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	85	1.8%	42	113	-28	-24.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	241	5.0%	245	389	-148	-38.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	97	2.0%	100	133	-36	-27.1%
Public Administration	197	4.1%	148	232	-35	-15.1%
Information Not Available	380	7.8%	343	398	-18	-4.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,151		3,823	5,524
Male	2,172	52.3%	1,941	2,980	-808	-27.1%
Female	1,945	46.9%	1,856	2,508	-563	-22.4%
Information Not Available	34	0.8%	26	36	-2	-5.6%

Ethnicity	4,151		3,823	5,524
Hispanic or Latino	126	3.0%	116	160	-34	-21.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,491	84.1%	3,234	4,648	-1,157	-24.9%
Information Not Available	534	12.9%	473	716	-182	-25.4%

Race	4,151		3,823	5,524
American Indian or Alaskan Native	32	0.8%	27	31	1	3.2%
Asian	65	1.6%	68	87	-22	-25.3%
Black or African American	60	1.4%	79	95	-35	-36.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0%	2	7	-5	-71.4%
White	3,663	88.2%	3,360	4,925	-1,262	-25.6%
Information Not Available	329	7.9%	287	379	-50	-13.2%

Years of Age	4,151		3,823	5,524
Younger than 22	42	0.6%	28	64	-22	-34.4%
22-24	89	1.2%	79	159	-70	-44.0%
25-34	698	9.5%	638	1,030	-332	-32.2%
35-44	741	10.1%	707	1,018	-277	-27.2%
45-54	1,152	15.7%	1,094	1,498	-346	-23.1%
55-59	616	8.4%	570	789	-173	-21.9%
60-64	491	6.7%	437	598	-107	-17.9%
65 and older	322	4.4%	270	368	-46	-12.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,151		3,823	5,524
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.5%	20	22	-2	-9.1%
Mining	3	0.1%	0	2	1	50.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	10	4	5	125.0%
Construction	125	3.0%	58	104	21	20.2%
Manufacturing	437	10.5%	417	624	-187	-30.0%
Wholesale Trade	232	5.6%	222	260	-28	-10.8%
Retail Trade	291	7.0%	269	348	-57	-16.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	77	1.8%	60	81	-4	-4.9%
Information	79	1.9%	79	240	-161	-67.1%
Finance and Insurance	130	3.1%	142	162	-32	-19.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	50	1.2%	56	87	-37	-42.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	289	6.9%	291	285	4	1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	30	0.7%	27	23	7	30.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	553	13.3%	518	735	-182	-24.8%
Educational Services	192	4.6%	199	286	-94	-32.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	423	10.1%	445	519	-96	-18.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	135	3.2%	60	156	-21	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	107	2.6%	75	147	-40	-27.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	116	2.8%	125	165	-49	-29.7%
Public Administration	83	2.0%	53	107	-24	-22.4%
Information Not Available	770	18.5%	697	1,167	-397	-34.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	94,424		87,885	110,379
Male	51,275	54.3%	46,040	58,549	-7,274	-12.4%
Female	43,149	45.7%	41,845	51,830	-8,681	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	94,424		87,885	110,379
Hispanic or Latino	19,523	20.7%	17,871	22,852	-3,329	-14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,174	69.0%	60,795	75,643	-10,469	-13.8%
Information Not Available	9,727	10.3%	9,219	11,884	-2,157	-18.2%

Race	94,424		87,885	110,379
American Indian or Alaskan Native	421	0.4%	382	65,083	-64,662	-99.4%
Asian	3,457	3.7%	3,554	23,698	-20,241	-85.4%
Black or African American	20,391	21.6%	20,395	526	19,865	3776.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	600	0.6%	536	4,330	-3,730	-86.1%
White	55,868	59.2%	50,074	693	55,175	7961.8%
Information Not Available	13,687	14.5%	12,944	16,049	-2,362	-14.7%

Years of Age	94,424		87,885	110,379
Younger than 22	2,407	1.7%	2,066	3,247	-840	-25.9%
22-24	5,491	3.8%	5,133	6,892	-1,401	-20.3%
25-34	22,779	15.9%	21,425	26,535	-3,756	-14.2%
35-44	18,625	13.0%	17,528	22,050	-3,425	-15.5%
45-54	21,035	14.7%	19,619	24,867	-3,832	-15.4%
55-59	10,082	7.0%	9,432	11,226	-1,144	-10.2%
60-64	7,283	5.1%	6,776	8,117	-834	-10.3%
65 and older	6,722	4.7%	5,906	7,445	-723	-9.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	94,424		87,885	110,379
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	532	0.6%	203	542	-10	-1.8%
Mining	45	0.0%	40	55	-10	-18.2%
Utilities	118	0.1%	113	111	7	6.3%
Construction	7,438	7.8%	6,391	7,083	355	5.0%
Manufacturing	5,711	6.0%	5,752	6,856	-1,145	-16.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,123	5.4%	4,808	5,183	-60	-1.2%
Retail Trade	10,683	11.3%	10,177	11,302	-619	-5.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,124	4.3%	3,993	4,544	-420	-9.2%
Information	1,562	1.6%	1,608	1,865	-303	-16.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,673	2.8%	2,740	3,471	-798	-23.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,520	1.6%	1,409	1,607	-87	-5.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,754	6.1%	5,846	6,131	-377	-6.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,289	1.4%	1,297	488	801	164.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,538	13.2%	11,547	12,913	-375	-2.9%
Educational Services	3,624	3.8%	3,808	4,403	-779	-17.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,723	10.2%	9,700	10,753	-1,030	-9.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,207	2.3%	1,298	2,510	-303	-12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,862	9.3%	6,977	13,110	-4,248	-32.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,497	2.6%	2,357	2,736	-239	-8.7%
Public Administration	1,404	1.5%	1,087	1,525	-121	-7.9%
Information Not Available	6,997	7.4%	6,734	13,191	-6,194	-47.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,876		10,696	12,710
Male	7,189	60.5%	6,395	7,045	144	2.0%
Female	4,687	39.5%	4,301	5,665	-978	-17.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,876		10,696	12,710
Hispanic or Latino	6,179	52.0%	5,307	6,659	-480	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,620	38.9%	4,414	4,919	-299	-6.1%
Information Not Available	1,077	9.1%	975	1,132	-55	-4.9%

Race	11,876		10,696	12,710
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,374	11.6%	1,282	1,337	37	2.8%
Asian	86	0.7%	77	84	2	2.4%
Black or African American	327	2.8%	316	366	-39	-10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.3%	33	40	-3	-7.5%
White	6,176	52.0%	5,606	6,626	-450	-6.8%
Information Not Available	3,876	32.6%	3,382	4,257	-381	-8.9%

Years of Age	11,876		10,696	12,710
Younger than 22	318	1.8%	262	395	-77	-19.5%
22-24	621	3.6%	563	779	-158	-20.3%
25-34	2,967	17.2%	2,712	3,127	-160	-5.1%
35-44	2,573	14.9%	2,332	2,730	-157	-5.8%
45-54	2,758	16.0%	2,434	2,939	-181	-6.2%
55-59	1,284	7.5%	1,166	1,288	-4	-0.3%
60-64	836	4.9%	742	891	-55	-6.2%
65 and older	519	3.0%	485	561	-42	-7.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,876		10,696	12,710
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	715	5.7%	245	812	-97	-11.9%
Mining	763	6.1%	680	281	482	171.5%
Utilities	25	0.2%	29	29	-4	-13.8%
Construction	2,061	16.4%	1,883	2,380	-319	-13.4%
Manufacturing	656	5.2%	494	785	-129	-16.4%
Wholesale Trade	338	2.7%	294	324	14	4.3%
Retail Trade	1,050	8.3%	1,034	1,290	-240	-18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	360	2.9%	294	249	111	44.6%
Information	649	5.2%	564	303	346	114.2%
Finance and Insurance	221	1.8%	250	287	-66	-23.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	215	1.7%	219	188	27	14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	612	4.9%	604	678	-66	-9.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.2%	20	81	-60	-74.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	887	7.0%	838	859	28	3.3%
Educational Services	378	3.0%	381	499	-121	-24.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,110	8.8%	1,144	1,449	-339	-23.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	245	1.9%	249	316	-71	-22.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	724	5.8%	641	1,075	-351	-32.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	278	2.2%	269	299	-21	-7.0%
Public Administration	491	3.9%	501	526	-35	-6.7%
Information Not Available	77	0.6%	63	0	77	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,009		23,568	27,999
Male	14,266	57.0%	13,038	15,698	-1,432	-9.1%
Female	10,657	42.6%	10,442	12,197	-1,540	-12.6%
Information Not Available	86	0.3%	88	104	-18	-17.3%

Ethnicity	25,009		23,568	27,999
Hispanic or Latino	5,326	21.3%	4,738	5,712	-386	-6.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,707	62.8%	14,981	17,836	-2,129	-11.9%
Information Not Available	3,976	15.9%	3,849	4,451	-475	-10.7%

Race	25,009		23,568	27,999
American Indian or Alaskan Native	630	2.5%	564	675	-45	-6.7%
Asian	1,536	6.1%	1,503	1,716	-180	-10.5%
Black or African American	3,604	14.4%	3,566	3,810	-206	-5.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	621	2.5%	596	650	-29	-4.5%
White	14,264	57.0%	13,485	16,589	-2,325	-14.0%
Information Not Available	4,354	17.4%	3,854	4,559	-205	-4.5%

Years of Age	25,009		23,568	27,999
Younger than 22	573	1.5%	501	694	-121	-17.4%
22-24	1,320	3.5%	1,186	1,495	-175	-11.7%
25-34	6,105	16.3%	5,603	6,572	-467	-7.1%
35-44	5,459	14.6%	5,240	6,147	-688	-11.2%
45-54	5,787	15.4%	5,511	6,652	-865	-13.0%
55-59	2,608	7.0%	2,485	2,887	-279	-9.7%
60-64	1,781	4.8%	1,671	2,004	-223	-11.1%
65 and older	1,376	3.7%	1,371	1,548	-172	-11.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,009		23,568	27,999
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.2%	24	35	9	25.7%
Mining	335	1.3%	322	198	137	69.2%
Utilities	35	0.1%	22	46	-11	-23.9%
Construction	2,420	9.7%	2,242	3,187	-767	-24.1%
Manufacturing	824	3.3%	837	945	-121	-12.8%
Wholesale Trade	613	2.4%	619	635	-22	-3.5%
Retail Trade	1,795	7.2%	1,851	2,145	-350	-16.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	999	4.0%	962	791	208	26.3%
Information	276	1.1%	317	331	-55	-16.6%
Finance and Insurance	524	2.1%	562	697	-173	-24.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	626	2.5%	588	610	16	2.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	972	3.9%	994	1,055	-83	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	195	0.8%	180	209	-14	-6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,862	11.4%	2,774	3,797	-935	-24.6%
Educational Services	260	1.0%	268	379	-119	-31.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,241	5.0%	1,244	1,526	-285	-18.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	517	2.1%	412	640	-123	-19.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,990	19.9%	4,108	4,830	160	3.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	514	2.1%	536	505	9	1.8%
Public Administration	381	1.5%	378	445	-64	-14.4%
Information Not Available	4,586	18.3%	4,328	4,993	-407	-8.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	148,573		136,453	167,802
Male	83,866	56.4%	73,523	94,792	-10,926	-11.5%
Female	64,680	43.5%	62,913	72,992	-8,312	-11.4%
Information Not Available	27	0.0%	17	18	9	50.0%

Ethnicity	148,573		136,453	167,802
Hispanic or Latino	25,979	17.5%	24,654	29,043	-3,064	-10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	98,159	66.1%	89,145	111,834	-13,675	-12.2%
Information Not Available	24,435	16.4%	22,654	26,925	-2,490	-9.2%

Race	148,573		136,453	167,802
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,232	0.8%	1,129	1,454	-222	-15.3%
Asian	4,843	3.3%	4,674	5,427	-584	-10.8%
Black or African American	25,748	17.3%	25,631	27,595	-1,847	-6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	903	0.6%	860	1,017	-114	-11.2%
White	77,561	52.2%	67,931	88,761	-11,200	-12.6%
Information Not Available	38,286	25.8%	36,228	43,548	-5,262	-12.1%

Years of Age	148,573		136,453	167,802
Younger than 22	3,895	1.8%	3,458	4,875	-980	-20.1%
22-24	9,442	4.4%	8,688	11,015	-1,573	-14.3%
25-34	39,520	18.3%	37,273	43,872	-4,352	-9.9%
35-44	30,703	14.2%	28,705	34,818	-4,115	-11.8%
45-54	32,468	15.0%	29,658	37,271	-4,803	-12.9%
55-59	14,341	6.6%	12,758	15,899	-1,558	-9.8%
60-64	9,824	4.5%	8,946	10,737	-913	-8.5%
65 and older	8,380	3.9%	6,967	9,315	-935	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	148,573		136,453	167,802
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	531	0.4%	291	567	-36	-6.3%
Mining	231	0.2%	135	323	-92	-28.5%
Utilities	132	0.1%	122	118	14	11.9%
Construction	17,409	11.7%	14,194	20,819	-3,410	-16.4%
Manufacturing	8,821	5.9%	7,907	9,962	-1,141	-11.5%
Wholesale Trade	5,926	4.0%	5,966	6,531	-605	-9.3%
Retail Trade	13,822	9.3%	13,252	15,229	-1,407	-9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,669	3.1%	4,524	6,320	-1,651	-26.1%
Information	4,829	3.2%	4,886	5,110	-281	-5.5%
Finance and Insurance	5,617	3.8%	5,686	5,882	-265	-4.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,538	2.4%	3,322	3,999	-461	-11.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,881	6.6%	9,961	10,519	-638	-6.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	864	0.6%	875	811	53	6.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,829	13.3%	17,817	21,521	-1,692	-7.9%
Educational Services	4,774	3.2%	4,960	6,215	-1,441	-23.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,875	10.6%	16,342	18,288	-2,413	-13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,115	4.1%	4,121	6,865	-750	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,208	8.2%	10,276	13,998	-1,790	-12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,740	3.2%	4,269	5,251	-511	-9.7%
Public Administration	4,327	2.9%	3,711	4,892	-565	-11.5%
Information Not Available	4,435	3.0%	3,836	4,582	-147	-3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,639		46,986	55,169
Male	33,506	62.5%	27,736	32,196	1,310	4.1%
Female	19,981	37.3%	19,095	22,806	-2,825	-12.4%
Information Not Available	152	0.3%	155	167	-15	-9.0%

Ethnicity	53,639		46,986	55,169
Hispanic or Latino	1,729	3.2%	1,411	1,883	-154	-8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,448	92.2%	43,451	50,734	-1,286	-2.5%
Information Not Available	2,462	4.6%	2,124	2,552	-90	-3.5%

Race	53,639		46,986	55,169
American Indian or Alaskan Native	236	0.4%	217	238	-2	-0.8%
Asian	365	0.7%	347	383	-18	-4.7%
Black or African American	8,636	16.1%	8,303	9,431	-795	-8.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.1%	45	54	-10	-18.5%
White	41,697	77.7%	35,727	42,233	-536	-1.3%
Information Not Available	2,661	5.0%	2,347	2,830	-169	-6.0%

Years of Age	53,639		46,986	55,169
Younger than 22	1,051	1.2%	826	1,081	-30	-2.8%
22-24	2,296	2.5%	1,989	2,238	58	2.6%
25-34	11,324	12.4%	9,803	11,621	-297	-2.6%
35-44	12,335	13.5%	10,925	13,050	-715	-5.5%
45-54	13,886	15.2%	12,235	14,260	-374	-2.6%
55-59	6,634	7.3%	5,769	6,610	24	0.4%
60-64	4,126	4.5%	3,625	4,246	-120	-2.8%
65 and older	1,987	2.2%	1,814	2,063	-76	-3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	53,639		46,986	55,169
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	341	0.6%	176	389	-48	-12.3%
Mining	739	1.4%	689	265	474	178.9%
Utilities	99	0.2%	110	45	54	120.0%
Construction	8,385	15.5%	5,795	9,052	-667	-7.4%
Manufacturing	11,303	20.9%	9,854	8,448	2,855	33.8%
Wholesale Trade	2,798	5.2%	2,593	2,702	96	3.6%
Retail Trade	2,482	4.6%	2,258	2,696	-214	-7.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,797	3.3%	1,663	1,665	132	7.9%
Information	692	1.3%	753	898	-206	-22.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,461	2.7%	1,529	1,740	-279	-16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	905	1.7%	864	980	-75	-7.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,995	5.5%	3,049	3,127	-132	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	903	1.7%	903	1,175	-272	-23.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,922	12.8%	5,995	7,763	-841	-10.8%
Educational Services	1,225	2.3%	1,267	1,423	-198	-13.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,255	7.9%	4,321	5,582	-1,327	-23.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,045	1.9%	476	1,177	-132	-11.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,993	3.7%	1,774	2,345	-352	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,265	2.3%	1,043	1,281	-16	-1.2%
Public Administration	528	1.0%	433	606	-78	-12.9%
Information Not Available	1,506	2.8%	1,441	1,810	-304	-16.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,140		21,022	15,778
Male	13,020	61.6%	12,811	8,291	4,729	57.0%
Female	8,074	38.2%	8,165	7,460	614	8.2%
Information Not Available	46	0.2%	46	27	19	70.4%

Ethnicity	21,140		21,022	15,778
Hispanic or Latino	1,819	8.6%	1,866	1,189	630	53.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,321	91.4%	19,156	14,589	4,732	32.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	21,140		21,022	15,778
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,969	9.3%	1,992	1,554	415	26.7%
Asian	169	0.8%	187	101	68	67.3%
Black or African American	2,819	13.3%	2,830	2,498	321	12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1%	32	35	-11	-31.4%
White	13,794	65.3%	13,565	9,680	4,114	42.5%
Information Not Available	2,365	11.2%	2,416	1,910	455	23.8%

Years of Age	21,140		21,022	15,778
Younger than 22	377	1.1%	363	313	64	20.4%
22-24	994	3.0%	955	771	223	28.9%
25-34	5,336	15.9%	5,298	3,769	1,567	41.6%
35-44	5,030	15.0%	4,954	3,679	1,351	36.7%
45-54	4,840	14.5%	4,803	3,849	991	25.7%
55-59	2,161	6.5%	2,217	1,682	479	28.5%
60-64	1,447	4.3%	1,461	984	463	47.1%
65 and older	955	2.9%	971	731	224	30.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,140		21,022	15,778
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54	0.3%	73	43	11	25.6%
Mining	2,080	9.8%	2,077	584	1,496	256.2%
Utilities	89	0.4%	91	36	53	147.2%
Construction	1,718	8.1%	1,595	1,444	274	19.0%
Manufacturing	3,652	17.2%	3,926	1,484	2,168	146.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,102	5.2%	1,042	658	444	67.5%
Retail Trade	1,624	7.7%	1,654	1,676	-52	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	572	2.7%	544	426	146	34.3%
Information	351	1.7%	347	362	-11	-3.0%
Finance and Insurance	437	2.1%	476	452	-15	-3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	412	1.9%	382	262	150	57.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,069	5.0%	1,040	853	216	25.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	95	0.4%	90	49	46	93.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,516	11.9%	2,371	1,944	572	29.4%
Educational Services	451	2.1%	453	508	-57	-11.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,645	7.8%	1,595	1,791	-146	-8.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	156	0.7%	148	215	-59	-27.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	845	4.0%	802	746	99	13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	629	3.0%	639	628	1	0.2%
Public Administration	787	3.7%	776	871	-84	-9.6%
Information Not Available	856	4.0%	901	746	110	14.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,648		27,993	35,415
Male	17,939	58.5%	15,840	20,769	-2,830	-13.6%
Female	12,705	41.5%	12,152	14,645	-1,940	-13.2%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	1	1	3	300.0%

Ethnicity	30,648		27,993	35,415
Hispanic or Latino	3,225	10.5%	2,650	3,910	-685	-17.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,725	77.4%	21,989	27,256	-3,531	-13.0%
Information Not Available	3,698	12.1%	3,354	4,249	-551	-13.0%

Race	30,648		27,993	35,415
American Indian or Alaskan Native	416	1.4%	367	404	12	3.0%
Asian	621	2.0%	626	709	-88	-12.4%
Black or African American	609	2.0%	591	636	-27	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	263	0.9%	225	273	-10	-3.7%
White	17,260	56.3%	16,124	19,444	-2,184	-11.2%
Information Not Available	11,479	37.5%	10,060	13,949	-2,470	-17.7%

Years of Age	30,648		27,993	35,415
Younger than 22	496	1.1%	412	719	-223	-31.0%
22-24	1,231	2.7%	1,030	1,663	-432	-26.0%
25-34	7,258	15.9%	6,707	8,356	-1,098	-13.1%
35-44	6,973	15.3%	6,541	8,168	-1,195	-14.6%
45-54	7,440	16.3%	6,841	8,444	-1,004	-11.9%
55-59	3,537	7.8%	3,167	3,887	-350	-9.0%
60-64	2,391	5.3%	2,153	2,700	-309	-11.4%
65 and older	1,322	2.9%	1,142	1,478	-156	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,648		27,993	35,415
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,273	4.0%	828	1,553	-280	-18.0%
Mining	103	0.3%	67	95	8	8.4%
Utilities	68	0.2%	62	64	4	6.3%
Construction	3,555	11.1%	3,004	5,063	-1,508	-29.8%
Manufacturing	4,017	12.6%	3,740	3,884	133	3.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,109	3.5%	1,029	1,202	-93	-7.7%
Retail Trade	3,009	9.4%	2,844	3,318	-309	-9.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	780	2.4%	694	838	-58	-6.9%
Information	708	2.2%	720	677	31	4.6%
Finance and Insurance	812	2.5%	866	1,020	-208	-20.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	484	1.5%	488	554	-70	-12.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,445	4.5%	1,445	1,583	-138	-8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	218	0.7%	159	194	24	12.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,864	9.0%	2,700	3,411	-547	-16.0%
Educational Services	691	2.2%	737	758	-67	-8.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,044	9.5%	3,045	3,487	-443	-12.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	526	1.6%	358	662	-136	-20.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,203	6.9%	1,918	2,914	-711	-24.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	836	2.6%	793	935	-99	-10.6%
Public Administration	960	3.0%	797	1,008	-48	-4.8%
Information Not Available	1,943	6.1%	1,699	2,195	-252	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	122,500		113,589	127,986
Male	71,310	58.2%	63,171	71,576	-266	-0.4%
Female	51,164	41.8%	50,390	56,400	-5,236	-9.3%
Information Not Available	26	0.0%	28	10	16	160.0%

Ethnicity	122,500		113,589	127,986
Hispanic or Latino	7,198	5.9%	6,977	8,119	-921	-11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	111,246	90.8%	102,671	115,702	-4,456	-3.9%
Information Not Available	4,056	3.3%	3,941	4,165	-109	-2.6%

Race	122,500		113,589	127,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	336	0.3%	307	317	19	6.0%
Asian	55	0.0%	51	58	-3	-5.2%
Black or African American	19,540	16.0%	20,194	21,820	-2,280	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,550	1.3%	1,523	1,696	-146	-8.6%
White	90,013	73.5%	80,841	92,160	-2,147	-2.3%
Information Not Available	11,006	9.0%	10,673	11,935	-929	-7.8%

Years of Age	122,500		113,589	127,986
Younger than 22	2,972	1.5%	2,838	3,226	-254	-7.9%
22-24	6,379	3.1%	5,942	7,277	-898	-12.3%
25-34	28,217	13.9%	27,086	29,545	-1,328	-4.5%
35-44	24,932	12.3%	23,093	26,455	-1,523	-5.8%
45-54	28,615	14.1%	26,261	30,223	-1,608	-5.3%
55-59	14,127	7.0%	12,953	14,171	-44	-0.3%
60-64	9,968	4.9%	9,036	9,764	204	2.1%
65 and older	7,290	3.6%	6,380	7,325	-35	-0.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	122,500		113,589	127,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	360	0.3%	237	458	-98	-21.4%
Mining	3,527	2.9%	3,255	1,273	2,254	177.1%
Utilities	220	0.2%	188	249	-29	-11.6%
Construction	14,420	11.7%	11,057	15,889	-1,469	-9.2%
Manufacturing	18,048	14.7%	16,723	14,561	3,487	23.9%
Wholesale Trade	4,974	4.0%	4,792	4,455	519	11.6%
Retail Trade	11,101	9.0%	10,731	12,642	-1,541	-12.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,117	5.0%	5,879	5,442	675	12.4%
Information	1,605	1.3%	1,631	1,810	-205	-11.3%
Finance and Insurance	3,367	2.7%	3,434	3,880	-513	-13.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,565	1.3%	1,551	1,645	-80	-4.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,202	5.0%	6,235	6,364	-162	-2.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	892	0.7%	901	893	-1	-0.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,852	10.5%	11,766	14,546	-1,694	-11.6%
Educational Services	3,571	2.9%	3,613	4,163	-592	-14.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,338	12.5%	15,424	17,750	-2,412	-13.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,997	2.4%	1,730	3,982	-985	-24.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,368	6.0%	6,862	8,990	-1,622	-18.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,904	2.4%	2,804	3,227	-323	-10.0%
Public Administration	1,469	1.2%	1,145	1,654	-185	-11.2%
Information Not Available	3,603	2.9%	3,631	4,113	-510	-12.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,555		25,325	25,560
Male	13,114	55.7%	14,138	14,017	-903	-6.4%
Female	10,441	44.3%	11,187	11,543	-1,102	-9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,555		25,325	25,560
Hispanic or Latino	23,156	98.3%	24,913	24,977	-1,821	-7.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	126	0.5%	118	145	-19	-13.1%
Information Not Available	273	1.2%	294	438	-165	-37.7%

Race	23,555		25,325	25,560
American Indian or Alaskan Native	238	1.0%	276	657	-419	-63.8%
Asian	11	0.0%	16	19	-8	-42.1%
Black or African American	1,002	4.3%	1,072	1,087	-85	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1%	14	24	-9	-37.5%
White	5,266	22.4%	5,521	6,340	-1,074	-16.9%
Information Not Available	17,023	72.3%	18,426	17,433	-410	-2.4%

Years of Age	23,555		25,325	25,560
Younger than 22	720	2.6%	800	946	-226	-23.9%
22-24	1,649	5.9%	1,804	2,060	-411	-20.0%
25-34	7,010	25.1%	7,565	7,901	-891	-11.3%
35-44	6,094	21.9%	6,460	6,437	-343	-5.3%
45-54	4,737	17.0%	5,133	4,825	-88	-1.8%
55-59	1,685	6.0%	1,771	1,726	-41	-2.4%
60-64	945	3.4%	1,042	985	-40	-4.1%
65 and older	697	2.5%	733	659	38	5.8%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	17	21	-3	-14.3%

Industry	23,555		25,325	25,560
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	963	3.9%	1,255	1,068	-105	-9.8%
Mining	28	0.1%	39	41	-13	-31.7%
Utilities	27	0.1%	22	16	11	68.8%
Construction	2,905	11.8%	2,983	2,452	453	18.5%
Manufacturing	2,235	9.1%	2,389	2,248	-13	-0.6%
Wholesale Trade	678	2.8%	693	777	-99	-12.7%
Retail Trade	2,138	8.7%	2,348	2,529	-391	-15.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	362	1.5%	413	514	-152	-29.6%
Information	348	1.4%	316	261	87	33.3%
Finance and Insurance	496	2.0%	539	454	42	9.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	223	0.9%	181	243	-20	-8.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,027	4.2%	1,089	916	111	12.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.1%	18	32	-16	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,516	14.3%	3,663	4,420	-904	-20.5%
Educational Services	2,329	9.5%	2,560	2,349	-20	-0.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,827	7.5%	1,853	1,587	240	15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	64	0.3%	70	85	-21	-24.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,545	6.3%	1,662	1,717	-172	-10.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	372	1.5%	384	428	-56	-13.1%
Public Administration	1,402	5.7%	1,726	2,057	-655	-31.8%
Information Not Available	1,054	4.3%	1,122	1,366	-312	-22.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,598		6,954	8,821
Male	3,925	51.7%	3,322	4,624	-699	-15.1%
Female	3,673	48.3%	3,632	4,197	-524	-12.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,598		6,954	8,821
Hispanic or Latino	1,142	15.0%	1,132	1,261	-119	-9.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,887	64.3%	4,400	5,632	-745	-13.2%
Information Not Available	1,569	20.7%	1,422	1,928	-359	-18.6%

Race	7,598		6,954	8,821
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.7%	44	58	-8	-13.8%
Asian	144	1.9%	146	132	12	9.1%
Black or African American	521	6.9%	493	567	-46	-8.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.6%	36	42	2	4.8%
White	5,202	68.5%	4,639	6,047	-845	-14.0%
Information Not Available	1,637	21.5%	1,596	1,975	-338	-17.1%

Years of Age	7,598		6,954	8,821
Younger than 22	155	1.3%	126	195	-40	-20.5%
22-24	389	3.2%	376	521	-132	-25.3%
25-34	1,802	14.8%	1,627	2,111	-309	-14.6%
35-44	1,502	12.3%	1,348	1,813	-311	-17.2%
45-54	1,689	13.9%	1,609	1,962	-273	-13.9%
55-59	849	7.0%	770	943	-94	-10.0%
60-64	632	5.2%	592	714	-82	-11.5%
65 and older	580	4.8%	506	562	18	3.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,598		6,954	8,821
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	31	0.4%	7	31	0	0.0%
Mining	7	0.1%	9	2	5	250.0%
Utilities	14	0.2%	7	19	-5	-26.3%
Construction	606	7.9%	504	854	-248	-29.0%
Manufacturing	847	11.1%	896	996	-149	-15.0%
Wholesale Trade	390	5.1%	364	383	7	1.8%
Retail Trade	714	9.4%	690	808	-94	-11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	166	2.2%	140	191	-25	-13.1%
Information	108	1.4%	109	118	-10	-8.5%
Finance and Insurance	334	4.4%	334	408	-74	-18.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	170	2.2%	115	176	-6	-3.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	408	5.3%	416	472	-64	-13.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	92	1.2%	98	78	14	17.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,000	13.1%	958	966	34	3.5%
Educational Services	205	2.7%	211	213	-8	-3.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,033	13.5%	1,018	1,233	-200	-16.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	225	2.9%	113	257	-32	-12.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	734	9.6%	493	904	-170	-18.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	252	3.3%	246	378	-126	-33.3%
Public Administration	52	0.7%	48	70	-18	-25.7%
Information Not Available	210	2.8%	178	264	-54	-20.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,141		20,978	23,206
Male	10,648	50.4%	10,298	11,548	-900	-7.8%
Female	10,493	49.6%	10,680	11,658	-1,165	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,141		20,978	23,206
Hispanic or Latino	693	3.3%	732	711	-18	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,964	94.4%	19,814	22,006	-2,042	-9.3%
Information Not Available	484	2.3%	432	489	-5	-1.0%

Race	21,141		20,978	23,206
American Indian or Alaskan Native	151	0.7%	139	126	25	19.8%
Asian	159	0.8%	144	146	13	8.9%
Black or African American	10,146	48.0%	10,899	10,962	-816	-7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	0.2%	42	39	1	2.6%
White	9,820	46.5%	8,931	11,084	-1,264	-11.4%
Information Not Available	825	3.9%	823	849	-24	-2.8%

Years of Age	21,141		20,978	23,206
Younger than 22	43	0.2%	36	818	-775	-94.7%
22-24	33	0.1%	26	893	-860	-96.3%
25-34	627	2.2%	688	5,801	-5,174	-89.2%
35-44	3,405	12.0%	3,450	5,304	-1,899	-35.8%
45-54	4,882	17.2%	4,935	5,354	-472	-8.8%
55-59	2,427	8.5%	2,428	2,373	54	2.3%
60-64	2,501	8.8%	2,468	1,680	821	48.9%
65 and older	7,183	25.2%	6,906	947	6,236	658.5%
Information Not Available	40	0.1%	41	36	4	11.1%

Industry	21,141		20,978	23,206
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	222	1.0%	221	177	45	25.4%
Mining	35	0.2%	23	12	23	191.7%
Utilities	42	0.2%	33	28	14	50.0%
Construction	1,279	6.0%	1,252	1,495	-216	-14.4%
Manufacturing	3,309	15.5%	3,698	3,705	-396	-10.7%
Wholesale Trade	732	3.4%	697	765	-33	-4.3%
Retail Trade	1,794	8.4%	1,678	2,047	-253	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	522	2.4%	485	543	-21	-3.9%
Information	259	1.2%	246	294	-35	-11.9%
Finance and Insurance	568	2.7%	530	691	-123	-17.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	406	1.9%	292	425	-19	-4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,153	5.4%	1,150	1,207	-54	-4.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	0.4%	78	105	-19	-18.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,449	16.1%	3,466	3,647	-198	-5.4%
Educational Services	443	2.1%	518	502	-59	-11.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,493	7.0%	1,543	1,691	-198	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	521	2.4%	484	397	124	31.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,090	9.8%	1,902	2,338	-248	-10.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	529	2.5%	508	571	-42	-7.4%
Public Administration	341	1.6%	332	388	-47	-12.1%
Information Not Available	1,868	8.7%	1,842	2,178	-310	-14.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,181		1,013	1,925
Male	689	58.3%	511	1,271	-582	-45.8%
Female	492	41.7%	502	654	-162	-24.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,181		1,013	1,925
Hispanic or Latino	29	2.5%	43	77	-48	-62.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,077	91.2%	809	1,642	-565	-34.4%
Information Not Available	75	6.4%	161	206	-131	-63.6%

Race	1,181		1,013	1,925
American Indian or Alaskan Native	160	13.5%	128	246	-86	-35.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	2	5	-5	-100.0%
Black or African American	37	3.1%	48	60	-23	-38.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	4	3	-3	-100.0%
White	869	73.6%	718	1,408	-539	-38.3%
Information Not Available	115	9.7%	113	203	-88	-43.3%

Years of Age	1,181		1,013	1,925
Younger than 22	16	0.8%	13	36	-20	-55.6%
22-24	44	2.3%	33	66	-22	-33.3%
25-34	229	11.9%	188	384	-155	-40.4%
35-44	227	11.8%	209	361	-134	-37.1%
45-54	269	14.0%	245	498	-229	-46.0%
55-59	162	8.4%	153	228	-66	-28.9%
60-64	128	6.7%	109	180	-52	-28.9%
65 and older	106	5.5%	63	172	-66	-38.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,181		1,013	1,925
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2	0.2%	1	14	-12	-85.7%
Mining	17	1.4%	17	46	-29	-63.0%
Utilities	3	0.3%	0	0	3	0.0%
Construction	180	15.2%	89	492	-312	-63.4%
Manufacturing	145	12.3%	119	191	-46	-24.1%
Wholesale Trade	51	4.3%	51	56	-5	-8.9%
Retail Trade	112	9.5%	98	133	-21	-15.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	25	2.1%	28	51	-26	-51.0%
Information	21	1.8%	23	24	-3	-12.5%
Finance and Insurance	61	5.2%	53	82	-21	-25.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	1.6%	17	28	-9	-32.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	33	2.8%	39	48	-15	-31.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.3%	6	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	103	8.7%	55	124	-21	-16.9%
Educational Services	42	3.6%	34	67	-25	-37.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	91	7.7%	97	118	-27	-22.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	21	1.8%	20	48	-27	-56.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	97	8.2%	68	142	-45	-31.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	20	1.7%	19	31	-11	-35.5%
Public Administration	133	11.2%	99	130	3	2.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.1%	80	98	-97	-99.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,366		22,538	26,018
Male	11,280	50.4%	10,802	12,456	-1,176	-9.4%
Female	11,086	49.6%	11,736	13,562	-2,476	-18.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	22,366		22,538	26,018
Hispanic or Latino	444	2.0%	440	491	-47	-9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,922	98.0%	22,098	25,527	-3,605	-14.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	22,366		22,538	26,018
American Indian or Alaskan Native	77	0.3%	63	90	-13	-14.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Black or African American	5,897	26.4%	6,409	7,310	-1,413	-19.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	189	0.8%	204	171	18	10.5%
White	15,681	70.1%	15,306	17,947	-2,266	-12.6%
Information Not Available	522	2.3%	556	499	23	4.6%

Years of Age	22,366		22,538	26,018
Younger than 22	372	1.0%	362	446	-74	-16.6%
22-24	771	2.1%	800	1,010	-239	-23.7%
25-34	4,316	12.0%	4,615	5,627	-1,311	-23.3%
35-44	4,886	13.6%	4,927	5,844	-958	-16.4%
45-54	5,526	15.4%	5,538	6,372	-846	-13.3%
55-59	2,781	7.7%	2,737	2,950	-169	-5.7%
60-64	2,109	5.9%	2,051	2,119	-10	-0.5%
65 and older	1,605	4.5%	1,508	1,650	-45	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,366		22,538	26,018
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	0.4%	62	127	-27	-21.3%
Mining	77	0.3%	40	49	28	57.1%
Utilities	33	0.1%	47	31	2	6.5%
Construction	1,911	8.5%	1,583	2,143	-232	-10.8%
Manufacturing	3,978	17.7%	4,053	3,451	527	15.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,135	5.1%	1,197	1,177	-42	-3.6%
Retail Trade	1,962	8.7%	1,899	2,363	-401	-17.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	792	3.5%	784	913	-121	-13.3%
Information	372	1.7%	396	530	-158	-29.8%
Finance and Insurance	652	2.9%	725	881	-229	-26.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	363	1.6%	351	441	-78	-17.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,348	6.0%	1,400	1,510	-162	-10.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	130	0.6%	144	134	-4	-3.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,372	15.0%	3,636	4,049	-677	-16.7%
Educational Services	798	3.6%	926	1,219	-421	-34.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,201	9.8%	2,346	2,866	-665	-23.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	375	1.7%	205	551	-176	-31.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,377	6.1%	1,326	1,787	-410	-22.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	803	3.6%	829	946	-143	-15.1%
Public Administration	549	2.4%	549	800	-251	-31.4%
Information Not Available	38	0.2%	40	50	-12	-24.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	159,574		151,813	124,062
Male	98,540	61.8%	92,448	65,713	32,827	50.0%
Female	61,033	38.2%	59,361	58,349	2,684	4.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	4	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	159,574		151,813	124,062
Hispanic or Latino	53,253	33.4%	49,386	37,676	15,577	41.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	93,316	58.5%	90,124	76,866	16,450	21.4%
Information Not Available	13,005	8.1%	12,303	9,520	3,485	36.6%

Race	159,574		151,813	124,062
American Indian or Alaskan Native	691	0.4%	646	578	113	19.6%
Asian	4,475	2.8%	4,495	3,007	1,468	48.8%
Black or African American	33,159	20.8%	32,701	30,171	2,988	9.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	54,721	34.3%	52,041	42,901	11,820	27.6%
Information Not Available	66,528	41.7%	61,930	47,405	19,123	40.3%

Years of Age	159,574		151,813	124,062
Younger than 22	3,063	1.5%	2,820	2,558	505	19.7%
22-24	7,865	3.9%	7,261	6,098	1,767	29.0%
25-34	40,347	19.8%	38,205	30,309	10,038	33.1%
35-44	38,908	19.1%	36,840	30,168	8,740	29.0%
45-54	36,119	17.8%	34,884	29,760	6,359	21.4%
55-59	16,255	8.0%	15,439	12,283	3,972	32.3%
60-64	10,879	5.3%	10,389	8,276	2,603	31.5%
65 and older	6,138	3.0%	5,975	4,610	1,528	33.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	159,574		151,813	124,062
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	648	0.4%	635	671	-23	-3.4%
Mining	13,212	8.2%	13,184	3,153	10,059	319.0%
Utilities	432	0.3%	367	371	61	16.4%
Construction	19,937	12.4%	17,083	13,718	6,219	45.3%
Manufacturing	21,014	13.1%	19,725	11,035	9,979	90.4%
Wholesale Trade	10,263	6.4%	9,910	6,921	3,342	48.3%
Retail Trade	9,659	6.0%	9,456	9,870	-211	-2.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,296	3.9%	6,015	4,216	2,080	49.3%
Information	2,732	1.7%	2,671	3,100	-368	-11.9%
Finance and Insurance	6,255	3.9%	6,394	6,368	-113	-1.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,359	2.1%	3,148	2,605	754	28.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	13,090	8.2%	12,560	10,404	2,686	25.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	890	0.6%	874	661	229	34.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,445	12.8%	19,686	18,930	1,515	8.0%
Educational Services	3,187	2.0%	3,367	3,451	-264	-7.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,931	7.4%	11,529	13,103	-1,172	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	807	0.5%	730	802	5	0.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,803	3.0%	4,620	5,028	-225	-4.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,750	2.3%	3,262	3,182	568	17.9%
Public Administration	1,504	0.9%	1,518	1,520	-16	-1.1%
Information Not Available	5,360	3.3%	5,079	4,953	407	8.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,668		9,054	10,983
Male	6,726	63.0%	5,618	6,665	61	0.9%
Female	3,897	36.5%	3,390	4,218	-321	-7.6%
Information Not Available	45	0.4%	46	100	-55	-55.0%

Ethnicity	10,668		9,054	10,983
Hispanic or Latino	1,069	10.0%	851	1,047	22	2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,791	73.0%	6,635	8,024	-233	-2.9%
Information Not Available	1,808	16.9%	1,568	1,912	-104	-5.4%

Race	10,668		9,054	10,983
American Indian or Alaskan Native	341	3.2%	275	413	-72	-17.4%
Asian	203	1.9%	177	149	54	36.2%
Black or African American	231	2.2%	201	226	5	2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	205	1.9%	189	200	5	2.5%
White	6,934	65.0%	6,122	7,305	-371	-5.1%
Information Not Available	2,754	25.8%	2,090	2,690	64	2.4%

Years of Age	10,668		9,054	10,983
Younger than 22	235	1.4%	152	256	-21	-8.2%
22-24	548	3.2%	421	549	-1	-0.2%
25-34	2,857	16.9%	2,412	2,955	-98	-3.3%
35-44	2,577	15.3%	2,219	2,555	22	0.9%
45-54	2,263	13.4%	1,970	2,432	-169	-6.9%
55-59	1,123	6.6%	990	1,154	-31	-2.7%
60-64	709	4.2%	622	707	2	0.3%
65 and older	356	2.1%	268	375	-19	-5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,668		9,054	10,983
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	29	0.3%	24	27	2	7.4%
Mining	411	3.8%	450	120	291	242.5%
Utilities	23	0.2%	15	9	14	155.6%
Construction	1,245	11.6%	929	1,223	22	1.8%
Manufacturing	1,109	10.4%	939	1,056	53	5.0%
Wholesale Trade	499	4.7%	493	458	41	9.0%
Retail Trade	804	7.5%	731	874	-70	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	470	4.4%	386	358	112	31.3%
Information	222	2.1%	230	381	-159	-41.7%
Finance and Insurance	331	3.1%	313	395	-64	-16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	195	1.8%	164	164	31	18.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	777	7.3%	760	776	1	0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.5%	46	39	10	25.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,262	11.8%	1,059	1,495	-233	-15.6%
Educational Services	289	2.7%	270	308	-19	-6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	435	4.1%	444	559	-124	-22.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	249	2.3%	159	319	-70	-21.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	774	7.2%	400	907	-133	-14.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	213	2.0%	221	249	-36	-14.5%
Public Administration	284	2.7%	163	276	8	2.9%
Information Not Available	998	9.3%	858	990	8	0.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,066		30,473	38,527
Male	14,920	53.2%	15,915	20,950	-6,030	-28.8%
Female	13,146	46.8%	14,547	17,566	-4,420	-25.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	11	11	-11	-100.0%

Ethnicity	28,066		30,473	38,527
Hispanic or Latino	1,314	4.7%	1,292	1,767	-453	-25.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,795	91.9%	27,508	34,914	-9,119	-26.1%
Information Not Available	957	3.4%	1,673	1,846	-889	-48.2%

Race	28,066		30,473	38,527
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,474	5.3%	1,456	1,960	-486	-24.8%
Asian	821	2.9%	858	1,073	-252	-23.5%
Black or African American	10,369	36.9%	12,259	15,026	-4,657	-31.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,445	51.5%	14,227	18,622	-4,177	-22.4%
Information Not Available	957	3.4%	1,673	1,846	-889	-48.2%

Years of Age	28,066		30,473	38,527
Younger than 22	438	1.1%	383	675	-237	-35.1%
22-24	1,208	3.0%	1,199	1,770	-562	-31.8%
25-34	6,523	16.1%	6,936	9,252	-2,729	-29.5%
35-44	6,265	15.5%	6,926	8,642	-2,377	-27.5%
45-54	7,042	17.4%	7,702	9,550	-2,508	-26.3%
55-59	3,343	8.3%	3,706	4,311	-968	-22.5%
60-64	2,077	5.1%	2,321	2,760	-683	-24.7%
65 and older	1,169	2.9%	1,299	1,565	-396	-25.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	2	-1	-50.0%

Industry	28,066		30,473	38,527
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	62	0.2%	47	78	-16	-20.5%
Mining	194	0.7%	273	190	4	2.1%
Utilities	28	0.1%	31	10	18	180.0%
Construction	1,277	4.5%	1,485	1,842	-565	-30.7%
Manufacturing	1,459	5.2%	1,689	1,255	204	16.3%
Wholesale Trade	670	2.4%	691	446	224	50.2%
Retail Trade	1,426	5.1%	1,552	1,097	329	30.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	611	2.2%	676	791	-180	-22.8%
Information	548	1.9%	609	219	329	150.2%
Finance and Insurance	834	3.0%	932	384	450	117.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	352	1.3%	371	274	78	28.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,303	8.2%	2,600	1,670	633	37.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	150	0.5%	185	80	70	87.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,973	7.0%	2,181	2,617	-644	-24.6%
Educational Services	291	1.0%	369	155	136	87.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,344	4.8%	1,538	1,409	-65	-4.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	230	0.8%	135	243	-13	-5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	759	2.7%	778	964	-205	-21.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	544	1.9%	615	412	132	32.0%
Public Administration	1,046	3.7%	2,168	1,840	-794	-43.2%
Information Not Available	11,965	42.5%	11,548	22,551	-10,586	-46.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	313		475	382
Male	154	49.2%	206	165	-11	-6.7%
Female	159	50.8%	269	217	-58	-26.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	313		475	382
Hispanic or Latino	63	20.1%	81	65	-2	-3.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	238	76.0%	375	296	-58	-19.6%
Information Not Available	12	3.8%	19	21	-9	-42.9%

Race	313		475	382
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3	1.0%	4	1	2	200.0%
Asian	1	0.3%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Black or African American	219	70.0%	337	276	-57	-20.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	2.6%	12	19	-11	-57.9%
White	15	4.8%	32	16	-1	-6.3%
Information Not Available	67	21.4%	88	67	0	0.0%

Years of Age	313		475	382
Younger than 22	8	2.7%	10	3	5	166.7%
22-24	20	6.8%	19	24	-4	-16.7%
25-34	58	19.6%	98	74	-16	-21.6%
35-44	57	19.3%	88	89	-32	-36.0%
45-54	78	26.4%	122	98	-20	-20.4%
55-59	37	12.5%	63	51	-14	-27.5%
60-64	32	10.8%	40	21	11	52.4%
65 and older	21	7.1%	32	21	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.7%	3	1	1	100.0%

Industry	313		475	382
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	4	-4	-100.0%
Construction	64	20.4%	68	49	15	30.6%
Manufacturing	11	3.5%	14	5	6	120.0%
Wholesale Trade	5	1.6%	6	1	4	400.0%
Retail Trade	34	10.9%	41	32	2	6.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	3	1.0%	3	8	-5	-62.5%
Information	4	1.3%	5	0	4	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	4	1.3%	3	1	3	300.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	12	3.8%	14	8	4	50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	19	6.1%	20	11	8	72.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	3.5%	14	14	-3	-21.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18	5.8%	24	27	-9	-33.3%
Educational Services	11	3.5%	14	10	1	10.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12	3.8%	16	10	2	20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2	0.6%	7	7	-5	-71.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	68	21.7%	177	126	-58	-46.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	9	2.9%	13	27	-18	-66.7%
Public Administration	13	4.2%	13	12	1	8.3%
Information Not Available	13	4.2%	23	30	-17	-56.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,693		2,724	4,569
Male	2,127	57.6%	1,483	2,711	-584	-21.5%
Female	1,566	42.4%	1,241	1,858	-292	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,693		2,724	4,569
Hispanic or Latino	4	0.1%	2	4	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	318	8.6%	237	554	-236	-42.6%
Information Not Available	3,371	91.3%	2,485	4,011	-640	-16.0%

Race	3,693		2,724	4,569
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0.1%	2	4	-2	-50.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	5	0.1%	4	5	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	3	4	-2	-50.0%
White	313	8.5%	230	545	-232	-42.6%
Information Not Available	3,371	91.3%	2,485	4,011	-640	-16.0%

Years of Age	3,693		2,724	4,569
Younger than 22	83	2.3%	47	99	-16	-16.2%
22-24	162	4.4%	108	204	-42	-20.6%
25-34	797	21.8%	583	926	-129	-13.9%
35-44	682	18.7%	482	929	-247	-26.6%
45-54	896	24.5%	666	1,129	-233	-20.6%
55-59	452	12.4%	355	570	-118	-20.7%
60-64	353	9.7%	285	415	-62	-14.9%
65 and older	268	7.3%	198	297	-29	-9.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,693		2,724	4,569
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.7%	16	32	-6	-18.8%
Mining	4	0.1%	5	6	-2	-33.3%
Utilities	9	0.2%	6	1	8	800.0%
Construction	408	11.0%	257	474	-66	-13.9%
Manufacturing	471	12.7%	404	742	-271	-36.5%
Wholesale Trade	119	3.2%	113	154	-35	-22.7%
Retail Trade	328	8.8%	278	438	-110	-25.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	82	2.2%	55	104	-22	-21.2%
Information	59	1.6%	53	272	-213	-78.3%
Finance and Insurance	45	1.2%	39	49	-4	-8.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	37	1.0%	35	57	-20	-35.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	144	3.9%	137	146	-2	-1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.1%	4	6	-3	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	263	7.1%	178	341	-78	-22.9%
Educational Services	155	4.2%	163	168	-13	-7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	353	9.5%	325	375	-22	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	121	3.3%	46	127	-6	-4.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	791	21.3%	395	792	-1	-0.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	122	3.3%	96	143	-21	-14.7%
Public Administration	153	4.1%	119	141	12	8.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	51,568		44,118	54,160
Male	32,524	63.1%	27,118	32,634	-110	-0.3%
Female	19,037	36.9%	16,994	21,519	-2,482	-11.5%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	6	7	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	51,568		44,118	54,160
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	51,568	100.0%	44,118	54,160	-2,592	-4.8%

Race	51,568		44,118	54,160
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	51,568	100.0%	44,118	54,160	-2,592	-4.8%

Years of Age	51,568		44,118	54,160
Younger than 22	880	1.8%	652	1,036	-156	-15.1%
22-24	2,057	4.3%	1,741	2,396	-339	-14.1%
25-34	11,719	24.6%	10,223	12,585	-866	-6.9%
35-44	11,790	24.8%	10,007	12,158	-368	-3.0%
45-54	13,014	27.3%	11,030	13,812	-798	-5.8%
55-59	6,001	12.6%	5,171	6,040	-39	-0.6%
60-64	3,950	8.3%	3,437	3,973	-23	-0.6%
65 and older	2,156	4.5%	1,857	2,160	-4	-0.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	51,568		44,118	54,160
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Educational Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Public Administration	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	51,568	100.0%	44,118	54,160	-2,592	-4.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,028		30,147	47,888
Male	20,997	58.3%	16,062	27,899	-6,902	-24.7%
Female	14,991	41.6%	14,052	19,941	-4,950	-24.8%
Information Not Available	40	0.1%	33	48	-8	-16.7%

Ethnicity	36,028		30,147	47,888
Hispanic or Latino	1,765	4.9%	1,459	2,538	-773	-30.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,593	93.2%	28,076	8,433	25,160	298.4%
Information Not Available	670	1.9%	612	36,917	-36,247	-98.2%

Race	36,028		30,147	47,888
American Indian or Alaskan Native	580	1.6%	407	38	542	1426.3%
Asian	450	1.2%	449	781	-331	-42.4%
Black or African American	4,695	13.0%	4,697	584	4,111	703.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.2%	42	651	-590	-90.6%
White	29,572	82.1%	23,940	8,917	20,655	231.6%
Information Not Available	670	1.9%	612	36,917	-36,247	-98.2%

Years of Age	36,028		30,147	47,888
Younger than 22	710	1.1%	552	1,197	-487	-40.7%
22-24	1,636	2.6%	1,251	2,428	-792	-32.6%
25-34	8,077	12.9%	6,722	11,062	-2,985	-27.0%
35-44	7,440	11.9%	6,288	9,578	-2,138	-22.3%
45-54	8,607	13.8%	7,222	11,363	-2,756	-24.3%
55-59	4,356	7.0%	3,810	5,574	-1,218	-21.9%
60-64	3,163	5.1%	2,728	3,932	-769	-19.6%
65 and older	2,032	3.3%	1,565	2,749	-717	-26.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	9	5	2	40.0%

Industry	36,028		30,147	47,888
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	324	0.9%	196	575	-251	-43.7%
Mining	216	0.6%	127	120	96	80.0%
Utilities	54	0.1%	39	81	-27	-33.3%
Construction	4,396	12.1%	2,333	5,856	-1,460	-24.9%
Manufacturing	6,870	18.9%	6,883	8,109	-1,239	-15.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,290	3.5%	1,197	1,628	-338	-20.8%
Retail Trade	2,952	8.1%	2,716	4,473	-1,521	-34.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,290	3.5%	1,043	1,537	-247	-16.1%
Information	486	1.3%	540	637	-151	-23.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,034	2.8%	1,019	1,159	-125	-10.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	375	1.0%	286	484	-109	-22.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,315	3.6%	1,317	1,609	-294	-18.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	288	0.8%	280	421	-133	-31.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,252	11.7%	3,376	5,913	-1,661	-28.1%
Educational Services	728	2.0%	717	929	-201	-21.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,294	9.1%	3,259	4,650	-1,356	-29.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,131	3.1%	455	1,762	-631	-35.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,577	7.1%	1,703	3,745	-1,168	-31.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	807	2.2%	690	1,058	-251	-23.7%
Public Administration	875	2.4%	669	1,279	-404	-31.6%
Information Not Available	1,474	4.1%	1,302	1,863	-389	-20.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,872		12,944	12,776
Male	11,018	74.1%	9,470	8,652	2,366	27.3%
Female	3,844	25.8%	3,470	4,117	-273	-6.6%
Information Not Available	10	0.1%	4	7	3	42.9%

Ethnicity	14,872		12,944	12,776
Hispanic or Latino	234	1.6%	198	199	35	17.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,838	72.9%	9,520	9,187	1,651	18.0%
Information Not Available	3,800	25.6%	3,226	3,390	410	12.1%

Race	14,872		12,944	12,776
American Indian or Alaskan Native	35	0.2%	35	51	-16	-31.4%
Asian	37	0.2%	43	47	-10	-21.3%
Black or African American	451	3.0%	436	478	-27	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.1%	10	10	1	10.0%
White	13,382	90.0%	11,592	11,405	1,977	17.3%
Information Not Available	956	6.4%	828	785	171	21.8%

Years of Age	14,872		12,944	12,776
Younger than 22	404	1.5%	338	341	63	18.5%
22-24	825	3.0%	702	655	170	26.0%
25-34	3,385	12.4%	3,021	2,854	531	18.6%
35-44	3,659	13.4%	3,235	3,302	357	10.8%
45-54	3,474	12.8%	2,934	2,951	523	17.7%
55-59	1,511	5.6%	1,321	1,299	212	16.3%
60-64	1,034	3.8%	899	851	183	21.5%
65 and older	574	2.1%	492	518	56	10.8%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	2	5	1	20.0%

Industry	14,872		12,944	12,776
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	96	0.6%	71	60	36	60.0%
Mining	2,079	13.9%	2,121	1,118	961	86.0%
Utilities	60	0.4%	62	29	31	106.9%
Construction	3,171	21.2%	2,320	2,744	427	15.6%
Manufacturing	1,137	7.6%	1,029	781	356	45.6%
Wholesale Trade	476	3.2%	424	318	158	49.7%
Retail Trade	932	6.2%	867	1,252	-320	-25.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	484	3.2%	470	396	88	22.2%
Information	116	0.8%	100	98	18	18.4%
Finance and Insurance	138	0.9%	125	152	-14	-9.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	213	1.4%	192	156	57	36.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	557	3.7%	525	522	35	6.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53	0.4%	45	26	27	103.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,414	9.4%	1,263	1,116	298	26.7%
Educational Services	160	1.1%	140	163	-3	-1.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	880	5.9%	911	1,125	-245	-21.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	276	1.8%	119	286	-10	-3.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	784	5.2%	604	867	-83	-9.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	469	3.1%	398	419	50	11.9%
Public Administration	210	1.4%	188	270	-60	-22.2%
Information Not Available	1,167	7.8%	970	878	289	32.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Nov 2015	Percent	Oct 2015	Nov 2014	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,291		3,097	3,039
Male	2,929	68.3%	2,099	1,864	1,065	57.1%
Female	1,362	31.7%	998	1,175	187	15.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,291		3,097	3,039
Hispanic or Latino	358	8.3%	261	299	59	19.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,756	87.5%	2,684	2,615	1,141	43.6%
Information Not Available	177	4.1%	152	125	52	41.6%

Race	4,291		3,097	3,039
American Indian or Alaskan Native	147	3.4%	116	89	58	65.2%
Asian	19	0.4%	14	41	-22	-53.7%
Black or African American	100	2.3%	94	105	-5	-4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.4%	19	4	15	375.0%
White	3,684	85.9%	2,627	2,558	1,126	44.0%
Information Not Available	322	7.5%	227	242	80	33.1%

Years of Age	4,291		3,097	3,039
Younger than 22	30	0.4%	33	34	-4	-11.8%
22-24	231	3.0%	153	159	72	45.3%
25-34	1,149	15.0%	778	819	330	40.3%
35-44	889	11.6%	630	593	296	49.9%
45-54	940	12.3%	712	641	299	46.6%
55-59	535	7.0%	399	330	205	62.1%
60-64	334	4.4%	282	260	74	28.5%
65 and older	183	2.4%	110	203	-20	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,291		3,097	3,039
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	22	0.5%	8	24	-2	-8.3%
Mining	649	15.0%	593	116	533	459.5%
Utilities	5	0.1%	3	11	-6	-54.5%
Construction	616	14.3%	415	449	167	37.2%
Manufacturing	193	4.5%	130	76	117	153.9%
Wholesale Trade	151	3.5%	131	66	85	128.8%
Retail Trade	221	5.1%	180	165	56	33.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	224	5.2%	176	108	116	107.4%
Information	23	0.5%	32	14	9	64.3%
Finance and Insurance	38	0.9%	30	43	-5	-11.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	87	2.0%	82	45	42	93.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	98	2.3%	112	85	13	15.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	1	4	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	225	5.2%	135	176	49	27.8%
Educational Services	73	1.7%	63	37	36	97.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	189	4.4%	186	198	-9	-4.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	69	1.6%	34	70	-1	-1.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	782	18.1%	322	796	-14	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	71	1.6%	73	66	5	7.6%
Public Administration	112	2.6%	85	79	33	41.8%
Information Not Available	439	10.2%	306	411	28	6.8%