Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

December 2016

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants December 2016
	Dec 2016	Nov 2016	Monthly Change	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,100,779	1,840,087	260,692	2,265,989	-165,210	-7.3
Alaska	10,717	10,084	633	11,923	-1,206	-10.1
Alabama	20,396	19,351	1,045	22,259	-1,863	-8.4
Arkansas	15,699	14,398	1,301	20,916	-5,217	-24.9
Arizona	25,041	28,167	-3,126	26,950	-1,909	-7.1
California	363,031	352,407	10,624	386,475	-23,444	-6.1
Colorado	27,197	25,055	2,142	30,735	-3,538	-11.5
Connecticut	37,949	34,290	3,659	37,632	317	0.8
District of Columbia	8,630	8,409	221	8,369	261	3.1
Delaware	5,644	3,622	2,022	3,492	2,152	61.6
Florida	41,717	44,371	-2,654	53,891	-12,174	-22.6
Georgia	30,227	29,871	356	36,113	-5,886	-16.3
Hawaii	7,474	7,644	-170	6,229	1,245	20.0
Iowa	25,292	15,549	9,743	24,091	1,201	5.0
Idaho	10,778	6,676	4,102	11,127	-349	-3.1
Illinois	126,833	97,193	29,640	136,400	-9,567	-7.0
Indiana	27,763	19,612	8,151	26,268	1,495	5.7
Kansas	13,215	10,641	2,574	14,096	-881	-6.3
Kentucky	20,097	19,103	994	22,876	-2,779	-12.1
Louisiana	24,014	23,278	736	23,364	650	2.8
Massachusetts	57,931	46,636	11,295	59,739	-1,808	-3.0
Maryland	36,902	33,384	3,518	39,501	-2,599	-6.6
Maine	6,596	4,779	1,817	7,951	-1,355	-17.0
Michigan	73,138	51,757	21,381	86,506	-13,368	-15.5
Minnesota	60,810	35,408	25,402	57,319	3,491	6.1
Missouri	28,841	23,104	5,737	30,494	-1,653	-5.4
Mississippi	12,325	11,283	1,042	13,751	-1,426	-10.4
Montana	9,454	6,729	2,725	9,411	43	0.5
North Carolina	23,730	22,574	1,156	28,441	-4,711	-16.6
North Dakota	7,334	2,966	4,368	6,132	1,202	19.6
Nebraska	6,672	3,868	2,804	6,248	424	6.8
New Hampshire	4,185	3,595	590	4,773	-588	-12.3
New Jersey	97,621	92,313	5,308	100,856	-3,235	-3.2
New Mexico	11,758	12,381	-623	14,020	-2,262	-16.1
Nevada	25,062	21,956	3,106	27,166	-2,104	-7.7
New York	152,977	137,256	15,721	164,557	-11,580	-7.0
Ohio	68,023	49,321	18,702	69,060	-1,037	-1.5
Oklahoma	19,092	19,287	-195	22,968	-3,876	-16.9
Oregon	31,978	27,769	4,209	33,781	-1,803	-5.3
Pennsylvania	131,119	109,825	21,294	148,418	-17,299	-11.7
Puerto Rico	17,172	18,577	-1,405	19,519	-2,347	-12.0
Rhode Island	8,819	7,258	1,561	8,952	-133	-1.5
South Carolina	19,636	18,449	1,187	22,087	-2,451	-11.1
South Dakota	3,185	1,496	1,689	2,543	642	25.2
Tennessee	18,863	16,903	1,960	23,754	-4,891	-20.6
Texas	152,287	157,889	-5,602	169,174	-16,887	-10.0
Utah	13,578	9,961	3,617	13,534	44	0.3
Virginia	30,356	27,822	2,534	33,573	-3,217	-9.6
Virgin Islands	304	289	15	287	17	5.9
Vermont	4,541	3,336	1,205	4,379	162	3.7
Washington	57,454	46,721	10,733	61,577	-4,123	-6.7
Wisconsin	48,650	29,721	18,929	49,406	-756	-1.5
West Virginia	13,922	11,598	2,324	17,579	-3,657	-20.8
Wyoming	4,750	4,155	595	5,327	-577	-10.8

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,100,779		1,840,087	2,265,989	-165,210	-7.3
Male	1,294,272	61.6%	1,031,143	1,371,369	-77,097	-5.6%
Female	794,526	37.8%	794,624	879,131	-84,605	-9.6%
Information Not Available	11,981	0.6%	14,320	15,489	-3,508	-22.6%

Ethnicity	2,100,779		1,840,087	2,265,989
Hispanic or Latino	413,302	19.7%	351,840	432,461	-19,159	-4.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,400,191	83.0%	1,236,055	1,537,087	-136,896	-8.9%
Information Not Available	287,286	12.0%	252,190	296,441	-9,155	-3.1%

Race	2,100,779		1,840,087	2,265,989
American Indian or Alaskan Native	28,705	1.4%	25,019	29,998	-1,293	-4.3%
Asian	65,583	3.1%	66,342	67,551	-1,968	-2.9%
Black or African American	332,685	15.8%	328,752	363,108	-30,423	-8.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12,949	0.6%	12,010	11,298	1,651	14.6%
White	1,114,077	52.8%	929,314	1,222,246	-108,169	-8.9%
Information Not Available	555,374	26.3%	480,428	562,138	-6,764	-1.2%

Years of Age	2,100,779		1,840,087	2,265,989
Younger than 22	45,186	2.2%	36,073	51,718	-6,532	-12.6%
22-24	98,351	4.7%	81,829	113,698	-15,347	-13.5%
25-34	489,086	23.3%	433,764	535,770	-46,684	-8.7%
35-44	456,180	21.7%	394,069	489,932	-33,752	-6.9%
45-54	483,009	23.0%	424,575	527,499	-44,490	-8.4%
55-59	234,790	11.2%	201,539	247,164	-12,374	-5.0%
60-64	161,512	7.7%	146,946	165,682	-4,170	-2.5%
65 and older	120,672	5.7%	107,423	115,649	5,023	4.3%
Information Not Available	11,993	0.6%	13,869	18,877	-6,884	-36.5%

Industry	2,100,779		1,840,087	2,265,989
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100,850	4.8%	65,568	94,614	6,236	6.6%
Mining	21,252	1.0%	18,750	42,052	-20,800	-49.5%
Utilities	4,743	0.2%	4,139	4,255	488	11.5%
Construction	325,943	15.5%	192,941	296,626	29,317	9.9%
Manufacturing	196,262	9.3%	189,521	239,951	-43,689	-18.2%
Wholesale Trade	68,127	3.2%	64,990	74,412	-6,285	-8.4%
Retail Trade	142,328	6.8%	141,197	158,427	-16,099	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	68,154	3.2%	59,504	72,451	-4,297	-5.9%
Information	59,242	2.8%	59,084	63,080	-3,838	-6.1%
Finance and Insurance	53,435	2.5%	54,188	54,980	-1,545	-2.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	27,444	1.3%	26,381	30,652	-3,208	-10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	105,935	5.0%	107,003	109,801	-3,866	-3.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,654	0.6%	11,651	12,259	395	3.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	277,232	13.2%	243,520	300,819	-23,587	-7.8%
Educational Services	47,511	2.3%	54,592	53,823	-6,312	-11.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	144,705	6.9%	148,775	161,187	-16,482	-10.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	46,682	2.2%	34,742	52,705	-6,023	-11.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	121,028	5.8%	106,993	126,440	-5,412	-4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	49,361	2.3%	47,605	54,469	-5,108	-9.4%
Public Administration	37,505	1.8%	35,562	42,357	-4,852	-11.5%
Information Not Available	190,386	9.1%	173,381	220,629	-30,243	-13.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,717		10,084	11,923	-1,206	-10.1
Male	7,006	65.4%	6,333	7,960	-954	-12.0%
Female	3,677	34.3%	3,725	3,920	-243	-6.2%
Information Not Available	34	0.3%	26	43	-9	-20.9%

Ethnicity	10,717		10,084	11,923
Hispanic or Latino	7	0.1%	12	7	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,182	95.0%	9,565	11,341	-1,159	-10.2%
Information Not Available	528	4.9%	507	575	-47	-8.2%

Race	10,717		10,084	11,923
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,805	26.2%	2,627	3,211	-406	-12.6%
Asian	705	6.6%	632	665	40	6.0%
Black or African American	458	4.3%	452	506	-48	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	247	2.3%	218	225	22	9.8%
White	5,967	55.7%	5,638	6,737	-770	-11.4%
Information Not Available	535	5.0%	517	579	-44	-7.6%

Years of Age	10,717		10,084	11,923
Younger than 22	232	1.5%	218	194	38	19.6%
22-24	579	3.6%	482	629	-50	-7.9%
25-34	2,950	18.5%	2,920	3,344	-394	-11.8%
35-44	2,588	16.2%	2,226	2,683	-95	-3.5%
45-54	2,212	13.8%	2,159	2,639	-427	-16.2%
55-59	1,100	6.9%	1,004	1,261	-161	-12.8%
60-64	703	4.4%	717	826	-123	-14.9%
65 and older	353	2.2%	358	347	6	1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,717		10,084	11,923
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	77	0.7%	75	85	-8	-9.4%
Mining	426	3.9%	425	780	-354	-45.4%
Utilities	52	0.5%	55	49	3	6.1%
Construction	2,631	24.4%	2,189	2,984	-353	-11.8%
Manufacturing	1,002	9.3%	859	1,109	-107	-9.6%
Wholesale Trade	116	1.1%	162	126	-10	-7.9%
Retail Trade	844	7.8%	810	817	27	3.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	576	5.3%	535	581	-5	-0.9%
Information	119	1.1%	95	82	37	45.1%
Finance and Insurance	145	1.3%	150	139	6	4.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	189	1.8%	202	220	-31	-14.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	363	3.4%	356	420	-57	-13.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	32	0.3%	32	28	4	14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	548	5.1%	607	711	-163	-22.9%
Educational Services	242	2.2%	229	241	1	0.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	707	6.5%	623	626	81	12.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	124	1.1%	173	155	-31	-20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	951	8.8%	930	882	69	7.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	260	2.4%	299	303	-43	-14.2%
Public Administration	954	8.8%	949	1,203	-249	-20.7%
Information Not Available	359	3.3%	329	382	-23	-6.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,396		19,351	22,259
Male	11,008	54.0%	10,129	12,499	-1,491	-11.9%
Female	9,364	45.9%	9,199	9,732	-368	-3.8%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	23	28	-4	-14.3%

Ethnicity	20,396		19,351	22,259
Hispanic or Latino	260	1.3%	250	280	-20	-7.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,953	73.3%	14,117	15,972	-1,019	-6.4%
Information Not Available	5,183	25.4%	4,984	6,007	-824	-13.7%

Race	20,396		19,351	22,259
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,307	6.4%	1,131	1,335	-28	-2.1%
Asian	613	3.0%	552	582	31	5.3%
Black or African American	8,428	41.3%	8,060	8,717	-289	-3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1%	10	18	1	5.6%
White	8,976	44.0%	8,663	10,485	-1,509	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,053	5.2%	935	1,122	-69	-6.1%

Years of Age	20,396		19,351	22,259
Younger than 22	33	0.1%	33	597	-564	-94.5%
22-24	62	0.2%	69	1,250	-1,188	-95.0%
25-34	646	2.4%	615	5,810	-5,164	-88.9%
35-44	2,985	11.1%	3,019	5,264	-2,279	-43.3%
45-54	4,569	17.0%	4,225	4,917	-348	-7.1%
55-59	2,253	8.4%	2,122	2,118	135	6.4%
60-64	2,452	9.1%	2,377	1,393	1,059	76.0%
65 and older	7,386	27.4%	6,880	897	6,489	723.4%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	11	13	-3	-23.1%

Industry	20,396		19,351	22,259
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	217	1.1%	185	201	16	8.0%
Mining	134	0.7%	142	701	-567	-80.9%
Utilities	85	0.4%	70	55	30	54.5%
Construction	2,232	10.8%	1,901	1,980	252	12.7%
Manufacturing	3,159	15.3%	3,197	4,029	-870	-21.6%
Wholesale Trade	700	3.4%	747	766	-66	-8.6%
Retail Trade	2,276	11.0%	2,303	2,277	-1	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	645	3.1%	520	581	64	11.0%
Information	198	1.0%	200	220	-22	-10.0%
Finance and Insurance	630	3.1%	545	617	13	2.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	258	1.3%	260	278	-20	-7.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	946	4.6%	1,038	1,009	-63	-6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	0.3%	52	51	8	15.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,801	13.6%	2,802	3,130	-329	-10.5%
Educational Services	476	2.3%	517	495	-19	-3.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,486	7.2%	1,480	1,738	-252	-14.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	161	0.8%	151	139	22	15.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,743	8.5%	1,338	1,515	228	15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	455	2.2%	446	544	-89	-16.4%
Public Administration	297	1.4%	256	302	-5	-1.7%
Information Not Available	1,438	7.0%	1,201	1,631	-193	-11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,699		14,398	20,916
Male	8,536	54.4%	7,375	11,527	-2,991	-25.9%
Female	5,948	37.9%	5,897	7,801	-1,853	-23.8%
Information Not Available	1,215	7.7%	1,126	1,588	-373	-23.5%

Ethnicity	15,699		14,398	20,916
Hispanic or Latino	85	0.5%	69	226	-141	-62.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,399	91.7%	13,203	19,102	-4,703	-24.6%
Information Not Available	1,215	7.7%	1,126	1,588	-373	-23.5%

Race	15,699		14,398	20,916
American Indian or Alaskan Native	161	1.0%	162	228	-67	-29.4%
Asian	17	0.1%	19	21	-4	-19.0%
Black or African American	4,016	25.6%	3,865	5,251	-1,235	-23.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	782	5.0%	675	790	-8	-1.0%
White	9,423	60.0%	8,482	12,812	-3,389	-26.5%
Information Not Available	1,300	8.3%	1,195	1,814	-514	-28.3%

Years of Age	15,699		14,398	20,916
Younger than 22	437	1.8%	341	556	-119	-21.4%
22-24	792	3.3%	668	1,041	-249	-23.9%
25-34	3,330	13.8%	3,095	4,615	-1,285	-27.8%
35-44	3,287	13.6%	3,170	4,455	-1,168	-26.2%
45-54	3,406	14.1%	3,088	4,553	-1,147	-25.2%
55-59	1,481	6.1%	1,339	1,977	-496	-25.1%
60-64	1,014	4.2%	937	1,281	-267	-20.8%
65 and older	737	3.1%	634	850	-113	-13.3%
Information Not Available	1,215	5.0%	1,126	1,588	-373	-23.5%

Industry	15,699		14,398	20,916
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	630	3.9%	327	680	-50	-7.4%
Mining	105	0.6%	106	463	-358	-77.3%
Utilities	24	0.1%	26	41	-17	-41.5%
Construction	1,727	10.6%	1,265	1,848	-121	-6.5%
Manufacturing	1,929	11.8%	2,194	3,374	-1,445	-42.8%
Wholesale Trade	653	4.0%	654	987	-334	-33.8%
Retail Trade	1,281	7.8%	1,345	1,631	-350	-21.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	560	3.4%	555	793	-233	-29.4%
Information	152	0.9%	153	182	-30	-16.5%
Finance and Insurance	247	1.5%	239	283	-36	-12.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	187	1.1%	185	232	-45	-19.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	512	3.1%	497	695	-183	-26.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.3%	41	56	-7	-12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,648	10.1%	1,454	2,152	-504	-23.4%
Educational Services	281	1.7%	363	375	-94	-25.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,517	9.3%	1,473	1,834	-317	-17.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	238	1.5%	164	247	-9	-3.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,013	6.2%	693	1,100	-87	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	338	2.1%	325	473	-135	-28.5%
Public Administration	285	1.7%	290	350	-65	-18.6%
Information Not Available	2,323	14.2%	2,049	3,120	-797	-25.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,041		28,167	26,950
Male	13,560	54.2%	15,023	14,756	-1,196	-8.1%
Female	11,454	45.7%	13,122	12,166	-712	-5.9%
Information Not Available	27	0.1%	22	28	-1	-3.6%

Ethnicity	25,041		28,167	26,950
Hispanic or Latino	7,172	28.6%	8,854	7,573	-401	-5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,676	50.6%	13,408	13,741	-1,065	-7.8%
Information Not Available	5,193	20.7%	5,905	5,636	-443	-7.9%

Race	25,041		28,167	26,950
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,050	8.2%	1,948	2,234	-184	-8.2%
Asian	1,219	4.9%	1,802	1,194	25	2.1%
Black or African American	2,232	8.9%	2,318	2,211	21	0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	355	1.4%	309	377	-22	-5.8%
White	13,740	54.9%	15,163	15,482	-1,742	-11.3%
Information Not Available	5,445	21.7%	6,627	5,452	-7	-0.1%

Years of Age	25,041		28,167	26,950
Younger than 22	468	1.3%	523	512	-44	-8.6%
22-24	1,096	3.0%	1,296	1,179	-83	-7.0%
25-34	5,827	15.9%	6,418	6,242	-415	-6.6%
35-44	5,472	14.9%	6,179	5,823	-351	-6.0%
45-54	5,867	16.0%	6,801	6,474	-607	-9.4%
55-59	2,981	8.1%	3,241	3,158	-177	-5.6%
60-64	2,019	5.5%	2,299	2,123	-104	-4.9%
65 and older	1,311	3.6%	1,410	1,439	-128	-8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,041		28,167	26,950
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	482	1.9%	1,418	487	-5	-1.0%
Mining	78	0.3%	84	189	-111	-58.7%
Utilities	72	0.3%	61	65	7	10.8%
Construction	2,283	8.9%	2,178	2,375	-92	-3.9%
Manufacturing	1,454	5.7%	1,685	1,562	-108	-6.9%
Wholesale Trade	863	3.4%	1,026	977	-114	-11.7%
Retail Trade	2,081	8.2%	2,259	2,175	-94	-4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	596	2.3%	639	614	-18	-2.9%
Information	443	1.7%	461	461	-18	-3.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,051	4.1%	1,123	1,037	14	1.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	445	1.7%	530	550	-105	-19.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,341	5.3%	1,492	1,332	9	0.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	108	0.4%	110	91	17	18.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,453	13.5%	3,627	3,597	-144	-4.0%
Educational Services	767	3.0%	874	777	-10	-1.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,191	8.6%	2,515	2,352	-161	-6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	317	1.2%	308	344	-27	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,358	5.3%	1,362	1,549	-191	-12.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	536	2.1%	560	554	-18	-3.2%
Public Administration	676	2.6%	762	797	-121	-15.2%
Information Not Available	4,446	17.4%	5,093	5,065	-619	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	363,031		352,407	386,475
Male	212,026	58.4%	200,952	214,926	-2,900	-1.3%
Female	150,714	41.5%	151,264	171,353	-20,639	-12.0%
Information Not Available	291	0.1%	191	196	95	48.5%

Ethnicity	363,031		352,407	386,475
Hispanic or Latino	169,311	46.6%	143,619	170,766	-1,455	-0.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	163,693	45.1%	176,682	184,670	-20,977	-11.4%
Information Not Available	30,027	8.3%	32,106	31,039	-1,012	-3.3%

Race	363,031		352,407	386,475
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,390	0.9%	3,536	2,644	746	28.2%
Asian	32,061	8.8%	32,393	33,781	-1,720	-5.1%
Black or African American	28,671	7.9%	31,151	29,669	-998	-3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	99,572	27.4%	109,602	118,576	-19,004	-16.0%
Information Not Available	199,337	54.9%	175,725	201,805	-2,468	-1.2%

Years of Age	363,031		352,407	386,475
Younger than 22	10,461	2.4%	9,269	11,162	-701	-6.3%
22-24	20,050	4.6%	17,869	21,639	-1,589	-7.3%
25-34	90,080	20.7%	92,687	94,685	-4,605	-4.9%
35-44	77,101	17.7%	69,277	79,704	-2,603	-3.3%
45-54	77,875	17.9%	80,171	89,495	-11,620	-13.0%
55-59	39,809	9.1%	34,878	42,594	-2,785	-6.5%
60-64	27,508	6.3%	28,667	28,592	-1,084	-3.8%
65 and older	20,050	4.6%	19,493	18,604	1,446	7.8%
Information Not Available	97	0.0%	96	0	97	0.0%

Industry	363,031		352,407	386,475
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	81,654	18.4%	52,555	74,320	7,334	9.9%
Mining	1,065	0.2%	1,720	1,860	-795	-42.7%
Utilities	1,065	0.2%	860	881	184	20.9%
Construction	30,027	6.8%	29,813	27,514	2,513	9.1%
Manufacturing	33,029	7.4%	32,298	38,579	-5,550	-14.4%
Wholesale Trade	872	0.2%	1,529	979	-107	-10.9%
Retail Trade	23,053	5.2%	25,035	25,556	-2,503	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,686	2.2%	8,027	11,456	-1,770	-15.5%
Information	30,414	6.8%	30,673	33,781	-3,367	-10.0%
Finance and Insurance	7,071	1.6%	6,880	7,540	-469	-6.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,840	0.4%	2,102	1,762	78	4.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,908	1.3%	7,167	6,756	-848	-12.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	60,537	13.6%	73,005	66,485	-5,948	-8.9%
Educational Services	9,686	2.2%	12,804	12,631	-2,945	-23.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	22,084	5.0%	22,455	24,381	-2,297	-9.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,005	1.4%	5,829	8,715	-2,710	-31.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,788	3.6%	13,473	16,058	-270	-1.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,846	1.8%	10,033	9,596	-1,750	-18.2%
Public Administration	3,487	0.8%	3,631	4,798	-1,311	-27.3%
Information Not Available	11,914	2.7%	12,518	12,827	-913	-7.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,197		25,055	30,735
Male	16,690	61.4%	13,923	18,846	-2,156	-11.4%
Female	10,506	38.6%	11,131	11,888	-1,382	-11.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	27,197		25,055	30,735
Hispanic or Latino	6,385	23.5%	4,732	7,255	-870	-12.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,041	66.3%	17,894	20,641	-2,600	-12.6%
Information Not Available	2,771	10.2%	2,429	2,839	-68	-2.4%

Race	27,197		25,055	30,735
American Indian or Alaskan Native	494	1.8%	439	609	-115	-18.9%
Asian	541	2.0%	566	543	-2	-0.4%
Black or African American	1,561	5.7%	1,509	1,783	-222	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	92	0.3%	77	128	-36	-28.1%
White	18,618	68.5%	17,721	21,516	-2,898	-13.5%
Information Not Available	5,891	21.7%	4,743	6,156	-265	-4.3%

Years of Age	27,197		25,055	30,735
Younger than 22	384	0.9%	271	477	-93	-19.5%
22-24	827	1.9%	708	1,080	-253	-23.4%
25-34	5,845	13.5%	5,457	6,668	-823	-12.3%
35-44	5,974	13.8%	5,654	6,901	-927	-13.4%
45-54	6,624	15.3%	6,073	7,622	-998	-13.1%
55-59	3,565	8.2%	3,181	3,911	-346	-8.8%
60-64	2,531	5.8%	2,368	2,656	-125	-4.7%
65 and older	1,440	3.3%	1,329	1,411	29	2.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	14	9	-2	-22.2%

Industry	27,197		25,055	30,735
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	344	1.2%	232	369	-25	-6.8%
Mining	528	1.9%	570	1,192	-664	-55.7%
Utilities	48	0.2%	58	76	-28	-36.8%
Construction	4,615	16.8%	2,328	5,131	-516	-10.1%
Manufacturing	1,678	6.1%	1,890	2,002	-324	-16.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,220	4.4%	1,326	1,330	-110	-8.3%
Retail Trade	2,058	7.5%	2,105	2,211	-153	-6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	824	3.0%	758	1,023	-199	-19.5%
Information	1,112	4.0%	1,150	995	117	11.8%
Finance and Insurance	887	3.2%	974	1,021	-134	-13.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	521	1.9%	604	539	-18	-3.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,401	8.7%	2,461	2,760	-359	-13.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	576	2.1%	313	489	87	17.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,583	13.0%	2,838	3,909	-326	-8.3%
Educational Services	766	2.8%	845	904	-138	-15.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,881	6.8%	2,056	2,060	-179	-8.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	465	1.7%	675	531	-66	-12.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,454	5.3%	1,789	1,661	-207	-12.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	643	2.3%	636	715	-72	-10.1%
Public Administration	870	3.2%	740	894	-24	-2.7%
Information Not Available	723	2.6%	707	923	-200	-21.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,949		34,290	37,632
Male	23,183	61.1%	18,756	22,335	848	3.8%
Female	14,766	38.9%	15,534	15,297	-531	-3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	37,949		34,290	37,632
Hispanic or Latino	6,330	16.7%	5,352	6,284	46	0.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,619	83.3%	28,938	31,348	271	0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	37,949		34,290	37,632
American Indian or Alaskan Native	163	0.4%	146	146	17	11.6%
Asian	708	1.9%	680	711	-3	-0.4%
Black or African American	5,599	14.8%	5,638	5,486	113	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	21,998	58.0%	19,340	21,060	938	4.5%
Information Not Available	9,481	25.0%	8,486	10,229	-748	-7.3%

Years of Age	37,949		34,290	37,632
Younger than 22	773	1.4%	639	845	-72	-8.5%
22-24	1,697	3.0%	1,486	1,777	-80	-4.5%
25-34	8,630	15.2%	7,828	8,522	108	1.3%
35-44	7,568	13.3%	6,767	7,430	138	1.9%
45-54	8,814	15.5%	7,888	8,905	-91	-1.0%
55-59	4,507	7.9%	4,113	4,271	236	5.5%
60-64	3,252	5.7%	3,123	3,224	28	0.9%
65 and older	2,708	4.8%	2,446	2,658	50	1.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,949		34,290	37,632
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	389	1.0%	214	479	-90	-18.8%
Mining	27	0.1%	9	21	6	28.6%
Utilities	47	0.1%	48	44	3	6.8%
Construction	5,914	15.4%	3,567	4,406	1,508	34.2%
Manufacturing	3,531	9.2%	3,779	4,240	-709	-16.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,451	3.8%	1,450	1,502	-51	-3.4%
Retail Trade	3,857	10.1%	3,757	3,946	-89	-2.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,479	3.9%	1,605	1,268	211	16.6%
Information	1,001	2.6%	1,015	689	312	45.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,407	3.7%	1,458	1,099	308	28.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	531	1.4%	495	551	-20	-3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,797	4.7%	1,877	1,750	47	2.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	276	0.7%	283	244	32	13.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,391	14.1%	4,026	5,575	-184	-3.3%
Educational Services	1,159	3.0%	1,223	1,210	-51	-4.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,982	10.4%	4,299	4,412	-430	-9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,290	3.4%	870	1,405	-115	-8.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,142	5.6%	2,080	2,334	-192	-8.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,115	2.9%	1,068	1,293	-178	-13.8%
Public Administration	603	1.6%	665	558	45	8.1%
Information Not Available	560	1.5%	502	606	-46	-7.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,630		8,409	8,369
Male	4,074	47.2%	3,830	3,779	295	7.8%
Female	4,556	52.8%	4,579	4,590	-34	-0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,630		8,409	8,369
Hispanic or Latino	723	8.4%	674	642	81	12.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,869	91.2%	7,688	7,693	176	2.3%
Information Not Available	38	0.4%	47	34	4	11.8%

Race	8,630		8,409	8,369
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39	0.5%	35	43	-4	-9.3%
Asian	212	2.5%	199	212	0	0.0%
Black or African American	5,898	68.3%	5,851	5,990	-92	-1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.3%	24	20	2	10.0%
White	1,624	18.8%	1,527	1,487	137	9.2%
Information Not Available	835	9.7%	773	617	218	35.3%

Years of Age	8,630		8,409	8,369
Younger than 22	119	1.2%	132	140	-21	-15.0%
22-24	464	4.8%	448	462	2	0.4%
25-34	2,420	25.1%	2,375	2,418	2	0.1%
35-44	1,927	20.0%	1,879	1,866	61	3.3%
45-54	1,829	19.0%	1,760	1,849	-20	-1.1%
55-59	909	9.4%	844	779	130	16.7%
60-64	627	6.5%	636	548	79	14.4%
65 and older	335	3.5%	335	307	28	9.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,630		8,409	8,369
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%
Construction	15	0.2%	15	14	1	7.1%
Manufacturing	6	0.1%	3	3	3	100.0%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.0%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Retail Trade	22	0.3%	18	14	8	57.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	4	0.0%	5	5	-1	-20.0%
Information	15	0.2%	4	7	8	114.3%
Finance and Insurance	7	0.1%	9	11	-4	-36.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7	0.1%	10	5	2	40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	47	0.5%	50	42	5	11.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.0%	1	0	3	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	54	0.6%	57	40	14	35.0%
Educational Services	11	0.1%	11	14	-3	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	17	0.2%	15	14	3	21.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3	0.0%	1	1	2	200.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	16	0.2%	17	15	1	6.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	20	0.2%	15	9	11	122.2%
Public Administration	5	0.1%	4	1	4	400.0%
Information Not Available	8,376	97.1%	8,172	8,171	205	2.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,644		3,622	3,492
Male	2,549	45.2%	1,558	1,577	972	61.6%
Female	2,675	47.4%	1,821	1,750	925	52.9%
Information Not Available	420	7.4%	243	165	255	154.5%

Ethnicity	5,644		3,622	3,492
Hispanic or Latino	357	6.3%	235	283	74	26.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,867	86.2%	3,142	3,044	1,823	59.9%
Information Not Available	420	7.4%	243	165	255	154.5%

Race	5,644		3,622	3,492
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16	0.3%	12	7	9	128.6%
Asian	115	2.0%	65	65	50	76.9%
Black or African American	2,102	37.2%	1,413	1,377	725	52.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	6	2	5	250.0%
White	3,070	54.4%	1,935	1,930	1,140	59.1%
Information Not Available	333	5.9%	190	111	222	200.0%

Years of Age	5,644		3,622	3,492
Younger than 22	68	0.8%	63	31	37	119.4%
22-24	216	2.6%	172	131	85	64.9%
25-34	1,294	15.8%	863	820	474	57.8%
35-44	1,188	14.5%	765	740	448	60.5%
45-54	1,323	16.1%	852	828	495	59.8%
55-59	618	7.5%	414	415	203	48.9%
60-64	510	6.2%	283	283	227	80.2%
65 and older	350	4.3%	178	209	141	67.5%
Information Not Available	77	0.9%	32	35	42	120.0%

Industry	5,644		3,622	3,492
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	9	0.2%	8	11	-2	-18.2%
Mining	2	0.0%	1	0	2	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	5	6	3	50.0%
Construction	407	7.2%	202	226	181	80.1%
Manufacturing	400	7.1%	281	200	200	100.0%
Wholesale Trade	211	3.7%	145	119	92	77.3%
Retail Trade	748	13.2%	518	496	252	50.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	213	3.8%	148	107	106	99.1%
Information	78	1.4%	52	39	39	100.0%
Finance and Insurance	575	10.2%	368	270	305	113.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	126	2.2%	73	65	61	93.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	415	7.3%	241	202	213	105.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.3%	12	11	5	45.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	914	16.2%	569	601	313	52.1%
Educational Services	123	2.2%	80	102	21	20.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	595	10.5%	421	478	117	24.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	108	1.9%	58	61	47	77.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	503	8.9%	310	334	169	50.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	2.2%	85	115	9	7.8%
Public Administration	58	1.0%	32	36	22	61.1%
Information Not Available	10	0.2%	13	13	-3	-23.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,717		44,371	53,891
Male	20,966	50.3%	20,954	26,467	-5,501	-20.8%
Female	20,707	49.6%	23,059	27,250	-6,543	-24.0%
Information Not Available	44	0.1%	358	174	-130	-74.7%

Ethnicity	41,717		44,371	53,891
Hispanic or Latino	10,452	25.1%	10,433	13,484	-3,032	-22.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,045	64.8%	29,610	35,517	-8,472	-23.9%
Information Not Available	4,220	10.1%	4,328	4,890	-670	-13.7%

Race	41,717		44,371	53,891
American Indian or Alaskan Native	270	0.6%	322	320	-50	-15.6%
Asian	721	1.7%	767	782	-61	-7.8%
Black or African American	9,979	23.9%	10,926	13,241	-3,262	-24.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	253	0.6%	206	236	17	7.2%
White	25,320	60.7%	27,124	33,071	-7,751	-23.4%
Information Not Available	5,174	12.4%	5,026	6,241	-1,067	-17.1%

Years of Age	41,717		44,371	53,891
Younger than 22	360	0.6%	384	554	-194	-35.0%
22-24	1,240	1.9%	1,233	1,620	-380	-23.5%
25-34	8,149	12.7%	8,835	10,677	-2,528	-23.7%
35-44	7,961	12.4%	8,790	10,486	-2,525	-24.1%
45-54	8,708	13.6%	9,340	11,541	-2,833	-24.5%
55-59	4,383	6.8%	4,717	5,431	-1,048	-19.3%
60-64	2,973	4.6%	3,210	3,721	-748	-20.1%
65 and older	1,993	3.1%	2,247	2,437	-444	-18.2%
Information Not Available	5,950	9.3%	5,615	7,424	-1,474	-19.9%

Industry	41,717		44,371	53,891
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	320	0.8%	509	437	-117	-26.8%
Mining	105	0.2%	128	142	-37	-26.1%
Utilities	61	0.1%	73	84	-23	-27.4%
Construction	2,759	6.6%	2,534	3,309	-550	-16.6%
Manufacturing	2,182	5.2%	2,245	2,552	-370	-14.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,655	3.9%	1,829	2,511	-856	-34.1%
Retail Trade	3,606	8.6%	4,363	5,109	-1,503	-29.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,214	2.9%	1,226	1,367	-153	-11.2%
Information	887	2.1%	899	915	-28	-3.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,677	4.0%	1,861	2,221	-544	-24.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,025	2.4%	1,051	1,276	-251	-19.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,998	7.1%	3,339	3,935	-937	-23.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	421	1.0%	425	473	-52	-11.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,499	17.8%	7,927	9,066	-1,567	-17.3%
Educational Services	1,003	2.4%	1,414	1,624	-621	-38.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,767	9.0%	4,110	5,096	-1,329	-26.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	619	1.5%	725	911	-292	-32.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,168	7.5%	3,302	4,170	-1,002	-24.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,165	2.8%	1,171	1,745	-580	-33.2%
Public Administration	534	1.3%	682	794	-260	-32.7%
Information Not Available	5,052	12.0%	4,558	6,154	-1,102	-17.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,227		29,871	36,113
Male	14,961	49.5%	13,800	17,921	-2,960	-16.5%
Female	13,745	45.5%	14,495	17,559	-3,814	-21.7%
Information Not Available	1,521	5.0%	1,576	633	888	140.3%

Ethnicity	30,227		29,871	36,113
Hispanic or Latino	32	0.1%	29	213	-181	-85.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,674	94.9%	28,266	35,267	-6,593	-18.7%
Information Not Available	1,521	5.0%	1,576	633	888	140.3%

Race	30,227		29,871	36,113
American Indian or Alaskan Native	125	0.4%	107	197	-72	-36.5%
Asian	453	1.5%	445	568	-115	-20.2%
Black or African American	16,889	55.9%	16,379	19,667	-2,778	-14.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	11,239	37.2%	11,364	15,048	-3,809	-25.3%
Information Not Available	1,521	5.0%	1,576	633	888	140.3%

Years of Age	30,227		29,871	36,113
Younger than 22	670	1.7%	601	840	-170	-20.2%
22-24	1,427	3.6%	1,365	1,871	-444	-23.7%
25-34	7,801	19.6%	7,711	9,218	-1,417	-15.4%
35-44	7,409	18.6%	7,366	8,567	-1,158	-13.5%
45-54	7,282	18.3%	7,177	8,367	-1,085	-13.0%
55-59	2,947	7.4%	2,882	3,163	-216	-6.8%
60-64	1,685	4.2%	1,719	1,935	-250	-12.9%
65 and older	1,006	2.5%	1,050	1,028	-22	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1,124	-1,124	-100.0%

Industry	30,227		29,871	36,113
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	551	1.8%	349	785	-234	-29.8%
Mining	22	0.1%	18	44	-22	-50.0%
Utilities	14	0.0%	22	37	-23	-62.2%
Construction	1,307	4.2%	1,070	1,512	-205	-13.6%
Manufacturing	2,397	7.8%	2,169	2,940	-543	-18.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,317	4.3%	1,549	1,433	-116	-8.1%
Retail Trade	1,888	6.1%	2,107	2,393	-505	-21.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	632	2.1%	561	632	0	0.0%
Information	499	1.6%	564	731	-232	-31.7%
Finance and Insurance	805	2.6%	881	1,008	-203	-20.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	392	1.3%	386	467	-75	-16.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,315	17.3%	5,382	6,222	-907	-14.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.1%	30	42	-16	-38.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	78	0.3%	94	94	-16	-17.0%
Educational Services	604	2.0%	691	813	-209	-25.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,419	4.6%	1,511	1,869	-450	-24.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,272	4.1%	1,268	1,554	-282	-18.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	258	0.8%	189	266	-8	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	308	1.0%	356	340	-32	-9.4%
Public Administration	283	0.9%	277	409	-126	-30.8%
Information Not Available	10,840	35.2%	10,397	12,522	-1,682	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,474		7,644	6,229
Male	5,332	71.3%	5,286	3,824	1,508	39.4%
Female	2,141	28.6%	2,355	2,403	-262	-10.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	3	2	-1	-50.0%

Ethnicity	7,474		7,644	6,229
Hispanic or Latino	532	7.1%	506	458	74	16.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,941	66.1%	5,129	4,165	776	18.6%
Information Not Available	2,001	26.8%	2,009	1,606	395	24.6%

Race	7,474		7,644	6,229
American Indian or Alaskan Native	57	0.8%	56	48	9	18.8%
Asian	2,233	29.9%	2,315	1,771	462	26.1%
Black or African American	114	1.5%	125	122	-8	-6.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,411	32.3%	2,470	1,750	661	37.8%
White	1,631	21.8%	1,673	1,627	4	0.2%
Information Not Available	1,028	13.8%	1,005	911	117	12.8%

Years of Age	7,474		7,644	6,229
Younger than 22	161	1.9%	173	94	67	71.3%
22-24	337	4.0%	354	195	142	72.8%
25-34	1,843	21.6%	1,874	1,425	418	29.3%
35-44	1,680	19.7%	1,682	1,453	227	15.6%
45-54	1,664	19.5%	1,718	1,419	245	17.3%
55-59	826	9.7%	832	655	171	26.1%
60-64	592	7.0%	613	571	21	3.7%
65 and older	371	4.4%	398	417	-46	-11.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,474		7,644	6,229
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	70	0.9%	101	74	-4	-5.4%
Mining	2	0.0%	1	3	-1	-33.3%
Utilities	10	0.1%	12	19	-9	-47.4%
Construction	2,983	39.5%	2,803	1,400	1,583	113.1%
Manufacturing	175	2.3%	153	151	24	15.9%
Wholesale Trade	109	1.4%	120	102	7	6.9%
Retail Trade	316	4.2%	343	354	-38	-10.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	224	3.0%	284	260	-36	-13.8%
Information	158	2.1%	91	76	82	107.9%
Finance and Insurance	55	0.7%	60	86	-31	-36.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	110	1.5%	97	82	28	34.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	246	3.3%	315	307	-61	-19.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	65	0.9%	72	41	24	58.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	754	10.0%	821	808	-54	-6.7%
Educational Services	63	0.8%	62	106	-43	-40.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	298	4.0%	345	317	-19	-6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	1.0%	69	71	6	8.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	624	8.3%	704	726	-102	-14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	1.6%	137	152	-28	-18.4%
Public Administration	108	1.4%	124	123	-15	-12.2%
Information Not Available	903	12.0%	930	971	-68	-7.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,292		15,549	24,091
Male	18,275	72.3%	9,122	16,696	1,579	9.5%
Female	6,772	26.8%	6,243	7,080	-308	-4.4%
Information Not Available	245	1.0%	184	315	-70	-22.2%

Ethnicity	25,292		15,549	24,091
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	2,226	-2,226	-100.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	20,570	-20,570	-100.0%
Information Not Available	25,292	100.0%	15,549	1,295	23,997	1853.1%

Race	25,292		15,549	24,091
American Indian or Alaskan Native	97	0.4%	70	329	-232	-70.5%
Asian	57	0.2%	57	314	-257	-81.8%
Black or African American	380	1.5%	401	1,545	-1,165	-75.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	4,965	19.6%	3,895	18,382	-13,417	-73.0%
Information Not Available	19,793	78.3%	11,126	3,521	16,272	462.1%

Years of Age	25,292		15,549	24,091
Younger than 22	536	1.9%	349	482	54	11.2%
22-24	1,329	4.7%	713	1,239	90	7.3%
25-34	6,089	21.7%	3,481	5,690	399	7.0%
35-44	5,500	19.6%	3,447	5,249	251	4.8%
45-54	5,304	18.9%	3,574	5,349	-45	-0.8%
55-59	2,843	10.1%	1,885	2,721	122	4.5%
60-64	2,151	7.7%	1,247	1,924	227	11.8%
65 and older	1,538	5.5%	852	1,428	110	7.7%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	9	-7	-77.8%

Industry	25,292		15,549	24,091
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	267	1.0%	187	214	53	24.8%
Mining	387	1.5%	31	375	12	3.2%
Utilities	28	0.1%	26	30	-2	-6.7%
Construction	8,123	31.8%	2,147	6,222	1,901	30.6%
Manufacturing	4,491	17.6%	4,210	5,119	-628	-12.3%
Wholesale Trade	859	3.4%	701	936	-77	-8.2%
Retail Trade	1,441	5.6%	1,249	1,336	105	7.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	746	2.9%	511	718	28	3.9%
Information	446	1.7%	451	485	-39	-8.0%
Finance and Insurance	559	2.2%	563	619	-60	-9.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	211	0.8%	164	221	-10	-4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	681	2.7%	582	651	30	4.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	45	0.2%	36	32	13	40.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,991	11.7%	1,421	2,944	47	1.6%
Educational Services	300	1.2%	291	348	-48	-13.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,096	4.3%	1,147	1,287	-191	-14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	479	1.9%	307	515	-36	-7.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	985	3.9%	760	961	24	2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	446	1.7%	313	390	56	14.4%
Public Administration	508	2.0%	314	505	3	0.6%
Information Not Available	203	0.8%	138	183	20	10.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,778		6,676	11,127
Male	7,612	70.6%	3,946	7,861	-249	-3.2%
Female	3,165	29.4%	2,728	3,264	-99	-3.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	2	-1	-50.0%

Ethnicity	10,778		6,676	11,127
Hispanic or Latino	1,696	15.7%	788	1,802	-106	-5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,070	65.6%	4,596	6,931	139	2.0%
Information Not Available	2,012	18.7%	1,292	2,394	-382	-16.0%

Race	10,778		6,676	11,127
American Indian or Alaskan Native	540	2.8%	317	304	236	77.6%
Asian	177	0.9%	155	118	59	50.0%
Black or African American	172	0.9%	125	118	54	45.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	106	0.5%	74	79	27	34.2%
White	14,566	75.1%	6,569	11,288	3,278	29.0%
Information Not Available	3,824	19.7%	1,224	2,133	1,691	79.3%

Years of Age	10,778		6,676	11,127
Younger than 22	317	1.3%	140	309	8	2.6%
22-24	485	2.0%	238	480	5	1.0%
25-34	2,215	9.0%	1,180	2,185	30	1.4%
35-44	2,150	8.8%	1,315	2,173	-23	-1.1%
45-54	2,489	10.2%	1,611	2,548	-59	-2.3%
55-59	1,336	5.5%	917	1,339	-3	-0.2%
60-64	865	3.5%	610	879	-14	-1.6%
65 and older	909	3.7%	659	1,087	-178	-16.4%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	6	127	-115	-90.6%

Industry	10,778		6,676	11,127
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	739	6.4%	280	833	-94	-11.3%
Mining	122	1.1%	51	262	-140	-53.4%
Utilities	33	0.3%	19	57	-24	-42.1%
Construction	2,291	19.9%	668	2,058	233	11.3%
Manufacturing	1,101	9.6%	892	1,077	24	2.2%
Wholesale Trade	393	3.4%	258	457	-64	-14.0%
Retail Trade	862	7.5%	634	838	24	2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	330	2.9%	257	342	-12	-3.5%
Information	108	0.9%	97	100	8	8.0%
Finance and Insurance	159	1.4%	186	193	-34	-17.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	101	0.9%	69	154	-53	-34.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	379	3.3%	339	385	-6	-1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.1%	19	15	1	6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,382	12.0%	661	1,391	-9	-0.6%
Educational Services	158	1.4%	141	149	9	6.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	650	5.6%	584	652	-2	-0.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	278	2.4%	168	280	-2	-0.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	483	4.2%	384	489	-6	-1.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	176	1.5%	140	200	-24	-12.0%
Public Administration	326	2.8%	218	341	-15	-4.4%
Information Not Available	691	6.0%	611	854	-163	-19.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	126,833		97,193	136,400
Male	83,884	66.1%	53,963	87,718	-3,834	-4.4%
Female	42,213	33.3%	42,649	47,980	-5,767	-12.0%
Information Not Available	736	0.6%	581	702	34	4.8%

Ethnicity	126,833		97,193	136,400
Hispanic or Latino	27,445	21.6%	13,775	26,245	1,200	4.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	86,531	68.2%	73,550	96,426	-9,895	-10.3%
Information Not Available	12,857	10.1%	9,868	13,729	-872	-6.4%

Race	126,833		97,193	136,400
American Indian or Alaskan Native	852	0.7%	448	754	98	13.0%
Asian	2,575	2.0%	2,685	2,693	-118	-4.4%
Black or African American	25,894	20.4%	26,002	29,967	-4,073	-13.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	268	0.2%	224	279	-11	-3.9%
White	79,040	62.3%	57,864	84,727	-5,687	-6.7%
Information Not Available	18,204	14.4%	9,970	17,980	224	1.2%

Years of Age	126,833		97,193	136,400
Younger than 22	2,361	1.2%	1,508	2,855	-494	-17.3%
22-24	5,266	2.7%	3,793	6,346	-1,080	-17.0%
25-34	28,943	14.7%	22,357	31,524	-2,581	-8.2%
35-44	29,840	15.2%	22,791	31,700	-1,860	-5.9%
45-54	32,365	16.5%	23,496	34,684	-2,319	-6.7%
55-59	14,563	7.4%	11,573	15,594	-1,031	-6.6%
60-64	9,214	4.7%	7,873	9,359	-145	-1.5%
65 and older	4,281	2.2%	3,802	4,338	-57	-1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	126,833		97,193	136,400
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	900	0.7%	431	956	-56	-5.9%
Mining	391	0.3%	252	685	-294	-42.9%
Utilities	311	0.2%	197	196	115	58.7%
Construction	25,608	20.0%	10,284	22,843	2,765	12.1%
Manufacturing	10,935	8.6%	10,823	15,404	-4,469	-29.0%
Wholesale Trade	5,209	4.1%	4,859	5,550	-341	-6.1%
Retail Trade	8,080	6.3%	7,769	8,999	-919	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,178	4.1%	4,230	5,367	-189	-3.5%
Information	1,953	1.5%	2,035	1,986	-33	-1.7%
Finance and Insurance	3,501	2.7%	3,521	3,908	-407	-10.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,442	1.1%	1,457	1,747	-305	-17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,830	6.1%	7,406	8,104	-274	-3.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	939	0.7%	759	837	102	12.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,547	18.4%	15,032	24,449	-902	-3.7%
Educational Services	3,178	2.5%	3,456	3,732	-554	-14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,943	5.4%	7,078	8,413	-1,470	-17.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,844	2.2%	1,851	3,182	-338	-10.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,652	4.4%	5,383	6,019	-367	-6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,997	2.3%	2,564	3,518	-521	-14.8%
Public Administration	2,033	1.6%	2,141	2,573	-540	-21.0%
Information Not Available	7,362	5.8%	5,665	7,932	-570	-7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,763		19,612	26,268
Male	18,705	67.4%	11,143	16,942	1,763	10.4%
Female	8,931	32.2%	8,357	9,279	-348	-3.8%
Information Not Available	127	0.5%	112	47	80	170.2%

Ethnicity	27,763		19,612	26,268
Hispanic or Latino	1,545	5.6%	904	1,434	111	7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,133	76.1%	14,890	19,741	1,392	7.1%
Information Not Available	5,085	18.3%	3,818	5,093	-8	-0.2%

Race	27,763		19,612	26,268
American Indian or Alaskan Native	145	0.5%	100	112	33	29.5%
Asian	180	0.6%	177	151	29	19.2%
Black or African American	3,815	13.7%	3,453	3,736	79	2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	0.1%	21	34	-2	-5.9%
White	21,612	77.8%	14,538	20,540	1,072	5.2%
Information Not Available	1,979	7.1%	1,323	1,695	284	16.8%

Years of Age	27,763		19,612	26,268
Younger than 22	415	0.9%	236	371	44	11.9%
22-24	1,051	2.2%	648	928	123	13.3%
25-34	5,949	12.6%	4,204	5,649	300	5.3%
35-44	6,877	14.5%	4,871	6,465	412	6.4%
45-54	7,196	15.2%	4,929	6,807	389	5.7%
55-59	3,236	6.8%	2,340	3,181	55	1.7%
60-64	2,099	4.4%	1,605	1,895	204	10.8%
65 and older	940	2.0%	779	972	-32	-3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	27,763		19,612	26,268
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	113	0.4%	79	138	-25	-18.1%
Mining	147	0.5%	90	134	13	9.7%
Utilities	21	0.1%	32	29	-8	-27.6%
Construction	6,710	24.1%	2,307	5,474	1,236	22.6%
Manufacturing	5,528	19.8%	4,130	4,826	702	14.5%
Wholesale Trade	914	3.3%	873	968	-54	-5.6%
Retail Trade	1,500	5.4%	1,422	1,596	-96	-6.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,398	5.0%	740	906	492	54.3%
Information	341	1.2%	315	300	41	13.7%
Finance and Insurance	559	2.0%	562	479	80	16.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	315	1.1%	266	330	-15	-4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,036	3.7%	932	897	139	15.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	132	0.5%	134	120	12	10.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,821	10.1%	1,975	3,148	-327	-10.4%
Educational Services	554	2.0%	618	562	-8	-1.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,419	5.1%	1,541	1,647	-228	-13.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	416	1.5%	218	449	-33	-7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	713	2.6%	680	846	-133	-15.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	530	1.9%	499	609	-79	-13.0%
Public Administration	193	0.7%	178	242	-49	-20.2%
Information Not Available	2,403	8.6%	2,021	2,568	-165	-6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,215		10,641	14,096
Male	8,690	65.8%	6,049	8,898	-208	-2.3%
Female	4,525	34.2%	4,592	5,198	-673	-12.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,215		10,641	14,096
Hispanic or Latino	1,316	10.0%	794	1,518	-202	-13.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,531	49.4%	5,532	6,820	-289	-4.2%
Information Not Available	5,368	40.6%	4,315	5,758	-390	-6.8%

Race	13,215		10,641	14,096
American Indian or Alaskan Native	223	1.7%	164	197	26	13.2%
Asian	182	1.4%	163	194	-12	-6.2%
Black or African American	2,331	17.6%	2,208	2,600	-269	-10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	20	71	-41	-57.7%
White	9,442	71.4%	7,425	9,920	-478	-4.8%
Information Not Available	1,007	7.6%	661	1,114	-107	-9.6%

Years of Age	13,215		10,641	14,096
Younger than 22	292	1.3%	203	360	-68	-18.9%
22-24	600	2.8%	403	745	-145	-19.5%
25-34	3,154	14.6%	2,507	3,426	-272	-7.9%
35-44	3,029	14.0%	2,507	3,164	-135	-4.3%
45-54	3,066	14.2%	2,492	3,300	-234	-7.1%
55-59	1,540	7.1%	1,235	1,499	41	2.7%
60-64	1,020	4.7%	861	993	27	2.7%
65 and older	514	2.4%	433	609	-95	-15.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,215		10,641	14,096
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54	0.4%	51	99	-45	-45.5%
Mining	111	0.8%	93	270	-159	-58.9%
Utilities	17	0.1%	18	22	-5	-22.7%
Construction	2,925	22.0%	1,202	2,490	435	17.5%
Manufacturing	1,568	11.8%	1,512	1,876	-308	-16.4%
Wholesale Trade	823	6.2%	700	763	60	7.9%
Retail Trade	853	6.4%	824	976	-123	-12.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	451	3.4%	388	473	-22	-4.7%
Information	273	2.1%	290	324	-51	-15.7%
Finance and Insurance	353	2.7%	374	371	-18	-4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	185	1.4%	154	188	-3	-1.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	750	5.7%	781	797	-47	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.3%	38	39	-1	-2.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,787	13.5%	1,287	1,770	17	1.0%
Educational Services	207	1.6%	264	280	-73	-26.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	969	7.3%	1,046	1,211	-242	-20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	94	0.7%	87	117	-23	-19.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	500	3.8%	394	528	-28	-5.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	252	1.9%	220	302	-50	-16.6%
Public Administration	313	2.4%	306	367	-54	-14.7%
Information Not Available	692	5.2%	612	833	-141	-16.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,097		19,103	22,876
Male	12,640	62.9%	11,235	15,104	-2,464	-16.3%
Female	7,457	37.1%	7,868	7,772	-315	-4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	20,097		19,103	22,876
Hispanic or Latino	36	0.2%	13	14	22	157.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	636	3.2%	486	681	-45	-6.6%
Information Not Available	19,425	96.7%	18,604	22,181	-2,756	-12.4%

Race	20,097		19,103	22,876
American Indian or Alaskan Native	99	0.5%	125	110	-11	-10.0%
Asian	54	0.3%	82	73	-19	-26.0%
Black or African American	2,226	11.1%	2,700	2,632	-406	-15.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	26	9	-9	-100.0%
White	17,423	86.7%	15,990	19,719	-2,296	-11.6%
Information Not Available	295	1.5%	180	333	-38	-11.4%

Years of Age	20,097		19,103	22,876
Younger than 22	309	0.9%	310	479	-170	-35.5%
22-24	752	2.1%	722	1,046	-294	-28.1%
25-34	4,076	11.4%	4,274	4,665	-589	-12.6%
35-44	4,895	13.6%	4,661	5,743	-848	-14.8%
45-54	5,021	14.0%	4,545	5,706	-685	-12.0%
55-59	2,423	6.7%	2,008	2,522	-99	-3.9%
60-64	1,612	4.5%	1,642	1,471	141	9.6%
65 and older	999	2.8%	933	1,220	-221	-18.1%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	8	24	-14	-58.3%

Industry	20,097		19,103	22,876
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	0.5%	112	73	26	35.6%
Mining	345	1.7%	314	1,224	-879	-71.8%
Utilities	85	0.4%	34	91	-6	-6.6%
Construction	3,794	18.8%	2,029	3,322	472	14.2%
Manufacturing	3,225	16.0%	4,386	4,240	-1,015	-23.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,187	5.9%	817	1,060	127	12.0%
Retail Trade	1,362	6.7%	1,174	1,430	-68	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	815	4.0%	735	690	125	18.1%
Information	211	1.0%	258	425	-214	-50.4%
Finance and Insurance	546	2.7%	714	425	121	28.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	340	1.7%	211	292	48	16.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	945	4.7%	1,041	1,097	-152	-13.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	0.5%	86	59	40	67.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,850	9.2%	2,008	2,403	-553	-23.0%
Educational Services	636	3.1%	636	434	202	46.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,384	6.9%	1,526	1,727	-343	-19.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	340	1.7%	224	452	-112	-24.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	730	3.6%	778	959	-229	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	520	2.6%	460	521	-1	-0.2%
Public Administration	417	2.1%	520	425	-8	-1.9%
Information Not Available	1,167	5.8%	1,040	1,527	-360	-23.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,014		23,278	23,364
Male	13,492	56.2%	12,513	14,027	-535	-3.8%
Female	10,501	43.7%	10,746	9,330	1,171	12.6%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	19	7	14	200.0%

Ethnicity	24,014		23,278	23,364
Hispanic or Latino	1,065	4.4%	952	1,057	8	0.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,711	94.6%	22,187	22,302	409	1.8%
Information Not Available	238	1.0%	139	5	233	4660.0%

Race	24,014		23,278	23,364
American Indian or Alaskan Native	159	0.7%	157	152	7	4.6%
Asian	214	0.9%	201	184	30	16.3%
Black or African American	12,056	50.2%	11,792	11,263	793	7.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1%	22	28	2	7.1%
White	10,464	43.6%	10,303	11,397	-933	-8.2%
Information Not Available	1,091	4.5%	803	340	751	220.9%

Years of Age	24,014		23,278	23,364
Younger than 22	484	1.5%	465	411	73	17.8%
22-24	1,092	3.3%	1,036	1,038	54	5.2%
25-34	6,042	18.5%	5,925	5,919	123	2.1%
35-44	5,539	16.9%	5,550	5,431	108	2.0%
45-54	5,447	16.6%	5,190	5,292	155	2.9%
55-59	2,512	7.7%	2,394	2,598	-86	-3.3%
60-64	1,742	5.3%	1,621	1,599	143	8.9%
65 and older	1,156	3.5%	1,097	1,076	80	7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,014		23,278	23,364
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	339	1.4%	219	324	15	4.6%
Mining	792	3.3%	836	1,365	-573	-42.0%
Utilities	49	0.2%	48	74	-25	-33.8%
Construction	4,311	17.7%	3,440	3,882	429	11.1%
Manufacturing	2,167	8.9%	2,259	2,643	-476	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	754	3.1%	769	770	-16	-2.1%
Retail Trade	2,031	8.3%	2,090	1,568	463	29.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,030	4.2%	1,006	1,019	11	1.1%
Information	396	1.6%	385	385	11	2.9%
Finance and Insurance	413	1.7%	418	409	4	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	469	1.9%	532	488	-19	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,348	5.5%	1,324	1,298	50	3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	87	0.4%	94	84	3	3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,106	8.6%	1,976	1,823	283	15.5%
Educational Services	479	2.0%	523	450	29	6.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,219	9.1%	2,379	1,990	229	11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	335	1.4%	338	310	25	8.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,999	8.2%	1,913	1,387	612	44.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	571	2.3%	578	647	-76	-11.7%
Public Administration	413	1.7%	426	292	121	41.4%
Information Not Available	1,706	7.0%	1,725	2,156	-450	-20.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	57,931		46,636	59,739
Male	35,154	60.7%	25,698	35,807	-653	-1.8%
Female	22,777	39.3%	20,938	23,928	-1,151	-4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%

Ethnicity	57,931		46,636	59,739
Hispanic or Latino	7,471	12.9%	6,017	7,857	-386	-4.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,942	81.0%	37,650	48,431	-1,489	-3.1%
Information Not Available	3,518	6.1%	2,969	3,451	67	1.9%

Race	57,931		46,636	59,739
American Indian or Alaskan Native	270	0.5%	227	255	15	5.9%
Asian	2,024	3.5%	1,979	2,063	-39	-1.9%
Black or African American	5,179	8.9%	4,858	5,437	-258	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	135	0.2%	118	155	-20	-12.9%
White	42,095	72.7%	32,929	43,890	-1,795	-4.1%
Information Not Available	8,228	14.2%	6,525	7,939	289	3.6%

Years of Age	57,931		46,636	59,739
Younger than 22	1,043	1.1%	724	1,265	-222	-17.5%
22-24	2,564	2.7%	1,986	2,845	-281	-9.9%
25-34	13,122	13.8%	10,540	13,762	-640	-4.7%
35-44	12,155	12.8%	9,865	12,433	-278	-2.2%
45-54	13,792	14.5%	11,319	14,113	-321	-2.3%
55-59	6,543	6.9%	5,436	6,661	-118	-1.8%
60-64	4,839	5.1%	4,015	4,812	27	0.6%
65 and older	3,873	4.1%	2,751	3,848	25	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	57,931		46,636	59,739
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	513	0.9%	264	585	-72	-12.3%
Mining	53	0.1%	23	46	7	15.2%
Utilities	177	0.3%	167	117	60	51.3%
Construction	8,023	13.7%	4,878	7,682	341	4.4%
Manufacturing	4,815	8.2%	4,653	5,152	-337	-6.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,495	4.3%	2,351	2,410	85	3.5%
Retail Trade	4,397	7.5%	3,982	4,577	-180	-3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,537	2.6%	1,181	1,542	-5	-0.3%
Information	1,321	2.3%	1,323	1,329	-8	-0.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,022	3.5%	2,012	1,858	164	8.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,068	1.8%	869	1,213	-145	-12.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,014	8.6%	4,744	4,831	183	3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	289	0.5%	283	279	10	3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,893	11.8%	4,857	7,651	-758	-9.9%
Educational Services	1,250	2.1%	1,268	1,340	-90	-6.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,998	8.6%	4,926	5,461	-463	-8.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,980	3.4%	575	2,090	-110	-5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,759	8.1%	2,840	5,117	-358	-7.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,897	5.0%	2,680	3,219	-322	-10.0%
Public Administration	1,609	2.8%	1,228	1,484	125	8.4%
Information Not Available	1,821	3.1%	1,532	1,756	65	3.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,902		33,384	39,501
Male	18,710	50.7%	14,216	17,544	1,166	6.6%
Female	13,824	37.5%	12,427	13,538	286	2.1%
Information Not Available	4,368	11.8%	6,741	8,419	-4,051	-48.1%

Ethnicity	36,902		33,384	39,501
Hispanic or Latino	1,981	5.4%	1,318	1,889	92	4.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,776	80.7%	24,591	28,493	1,283	4.5%
Information Not Available	5,145	13.9%	7,475	9,119	-3,974	-43.6%

Race	36,902		33,384	39,501
American Indian or Alaskan Native	127	0.3%	110	118	9	7.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	13,629	36.9%	11,877	12,876	753	5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1%	39	63	-11	-17.5%
White	15,968	43.3%	12,565	15,436	532	3.4%
Information Not Available	7,126	19.3%	8,793	11,008	-3,882	-35.3%

Years of Age	36,902		33,384	39,501
Younger than 22	388	0.8%	488	385	3	0.8%
22-24	1,210	2.4%	1,193	1,356	-146	-10.8%
25-34	7,883	15.7%	6,696	7,619	264	3.5%
35-44	6,725	13.4%	5,492	6,438	287	4.5%
45-54	7,155	14.3%	5,977	6,924	231	3.3%
55-59	3,797	7.6%	2,886	3,395	402	11.8%
60-64	2,796	5.6%	2,083	2,552	244	9.6%
65 and older	2,580	5.2%	1,827	2,413	167	6.9%
Information Not Available	4,368	8.7%	6,742	8,419	-4,051	-48.1%

Industry	36,902		33,384	39,501
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	163	0.4%	65	181	-18	-9.9%
Mining	43	0.1%	19	45	-2	-4.4%
Utilities	38	0.1%	47	27	11	40.7%
Construction	4,801	13.0%	2,937	4,010	791	19.7%
Manufacturing	453	1.2%	352	329	124	37.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,327	3.6%	1,198	1,167	160	13.7%
Retail Trade	1,175	3.2%	1,099	1,075	100	9.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	969	2.6%	607	692	277	40.0%
Information	418	1.1%	404	504	-86	-17.1%
Finance and Insurance	835	2.3%	813	856	-21	-2.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	619	1.7%	592	642	-23	-3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,705	7.3%	2,579	2,638	67	2.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	139	0.4%	71	102	37	36.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,879	13.2%	3,799	4,836	43	0.9%
Educational Services	955	2.6%	928	1,101	-146	-13.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,489	6.7%	2,471	2,629	-140	-5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	870	2.3%	609	942	-72	-7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,639	9.8%	2,530	3,286	353	10.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	818	2.2%	772	846	-28	-3.3%
Public Administration	764	2.1%	660	887	-123	-13.9%
Information Not Available	8,803	23.8%	10,832	12,706	-3,903	-30.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,596		4,779	7,951
Male	4,162	63.1%	2,665	4,955	-793	-16.0%
Female	2,434	36.9%	2,114	2,996	-562	-18.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,596		4,779	7,951
Hispanic or Latino	100	1.5%	80	146	-46	-31.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,786	87.7%	4,164	6,993	-1,207	-17.3%
Information Not Available	710	10.8%	535	812	-102	-12.6%

Race	6,596		4,779	7,951
American Indian or Alaskan Native	82	1.2%	48	95	-13	-13.7%
Asian	24	0.4%	18	41	-17	-41.5%
Black or African American	91	1.4%	69	107	-16	-15.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	6,120	92.8%	4,393	7,277	-1,157	-15.9%
Information Not Available	279	4.2%	251	431	-152	-35.3%

Years of Age	6,596		4,779	7,951
Younger than 22	218	1.8%	135	284	-66	-23.2%
22-24	295	2.4%	211	413	-118	-28.6%
25-34	1,462	12.1%	994	1,774	-312	-17.6%
35-44	1,284	10.6%	941	1,561	-277	-17.7%
45-54	1,496	12.3%	1,116	1,814	-318	-17.5%
55-59	825	6.8%	620	992	-167	-16.8%
60-64	589	4.9%	465	659	-70	-10.6%
65 and older	427	3.5%	297	454	-27	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,596		4,779	7,951
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	142	2.1%	106	170	-28	-16.5%
Mining	8	0.1%	2	3	5	166.7%
Utilities	13	0.2%	13	10	3	30.0%
Construction	985	14.6%	339	1,181	-196	-16.6%
Manufacturing	610	9.1%	490	730	-120	-16.4%
Wholesale Trade	169	2.5%	137	199	-30	-15.1%
Retail Trade	447	6.6%	345	557	-110	-19.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	155	2.3%	98	158	-3	-1.9%
Information	38	0.6%	29	65	-27	-41.5%
Finance and Insurance	84	1.2%	90	116	-32	-27.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	51	0.8%	52	59	-8	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	220	3.3%	213	172	48	27.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12	0.2%	10	10	2	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	584	8.7%	353	681	-97	-14.2%
Educational Services	73	1.1%	63	89	-16	-18.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	357	5.3%	344	448	-91	-20.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	157	2.3%	108	187	-30	-16.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	941	14.0%	755	1,243	-302	-24.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	152	2.3%	133	133	19	14.3%
Public Administration	132	2.0%	111	129	3	2.3%
Information Not Available	1,266	18.8%	988	1,611	-345	-21.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	73,138		51,757	86,506
Male	47,852	65.4%	27,800	55,077	-7,225	-13.1%
Female	23,677	32.4%	21,934	29,414	-5,737	-19.5%
Information Not Available	1,609	2.2%	2,023	2,015	-406	-20.1%

Ethnicity	73,138		51,757	86,506
Hispanic or Latino	5,886	8.0%	2,526	5,608	278	5.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,008	76.6%	39,357	64,111	-8,103	-12.6%
Information Not Available	11,244	15.4%	9,874	16,787	-5,543	-33.0%

Race	73,138		51,757	86,506
American Indian or Alaskan Native	883	1.2%	509	1,031	-148	-14.4%
Asian	590	0.8%	570	651	-61	-9.4%
Black or African American	9,949	13.6%	9,109	14,329	-4,380	-30.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50	0.1%	57	89	-39	-43.8%
White	45,265	61.9%	29,110	49,408	-4,143	-8.4%
Information Not Available	16,401	22.4%	12,402	20,998	-4,597	-21.9%

Years of Age	73,138		51,757	86,506
Younger than 22	1,899	1.7%	1,178	2,496	-597	-23.9%
22-24	3,970	3.5%	2,660	5,225	-1,255	-24.0%
25-34	16,971	15.0%	12,209	21,152	-4,181	-19.8%
35-44	16,183	14.3%	11,358	19,194	-3,011	-15.7%
45-54	17,800	15.7%	12,432	20,614	-2,814	-13.7%
55-59	8,266	7.3%	6,075	8,998	-732	-8.1%
60-64	5,058	4.5%	3,637	5,625	-567	-10.1%
65 and older	2,987	2.6%	2,206	3,202	-215	-6.7%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	0	4	0.0%

Industry	73,138		51,757	86,506
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,714	2.3%	825	1,749	-35	-2.0%
Mining	862	1.2%	226	675	187	27.7%
Utilities	139	0.2%	102	121	18	14.9%
Construction	12,941	17.3%	4,375	13,221	-280	-2.1%
Manufacturing	8,624	11.5%	8,107	17,283	-8,659	-50.1%
Wholesale Trade	5,250	7.0%	2,720	3,157	2,093	66.3%
Retail Trade	3,979	5.3%	3,243	4,567	-588	-12.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,053	2.7%	1,448	1,921	132	6.9%
Information	772	1.0%	729	706	66	9.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,152	1.5%	1,211	1,222	-70	-5.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	813	1.1%	772	919	-106	-11.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,685	4.9%	3,680	4,646	-961	-20.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,191	1.6%	1,081	1,164	27	2.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,414	13.9%	5,938	11,344	-930	-8.2%
Educational Services	900	1.2%	1,263	1,119	-219	-19.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,148	5.5%	4,468	4,848	-700	-14.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,841	3.8%	1,580	3,382	-541	-16.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,623	4.8%	3,218	4,490	-867	-19.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,722	2.3%	1,460	1,884	-162	-8.6%
Public Administration	1,582	2.1%	1,374	1,944	-362	-18.6%
Information Not Available	4,733	6.3%	3,937	6,144	-1,411	-23.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,810		35,408	57,319
Male	47,393	77.9%	23,601	43,086	4,307	10.0%
Female	13,406	22.0%	11,802	14,232	-826	-5.8%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	5	1	10	1000.0%

Ethnicity	60,810		35,408	57,319
Hispanic or Latino	2,762	4.5%	1,405	2,505	257	10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,138	85.7%	30,307	49,043	3,095	6.3%
Information Not Available	5,910	9.7%	3,696	5,771	139	2.4%

Race	60,810		35,408	57,319
American Indian or Alaskan Native	748	1.2%	497	753	-5	-0.7%
Asian	1,004	1.7%	877	1,036	-32	-3.1%
Black or African American	2,975	4.9%	2,597	3,007	-32	-1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	96	0.2%	69	116	-20	-17.2%
White	51,200	84.2%	28,346	47,853	3,347	7.0%
Information Not Available	4,787	7.9%	3,022	4,554	233	5.1%

Years of Age	60,810		35,408	57,319
Younger than 22	1,886	1.8%	690	1,788	98	5.5%
22-24	3,468	3.2%	1,667	3,230	238	7.4%
25-34	15,176	14.1%	8,393	14,180	996	7.0%
35-44	12,824	11.9%	7,378	11,836	988	8.3%
45-54	13,472	12.5%	8,125	13,033	439	3.4%
55-59	7,225	6.7%	4,465	6,787	438	6.5%
60-64	4,427	4.1%	3,047	4,283	144	3.4%
65 and older	2,321	2.2%	1,634	2,174	147	6.8%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	9	8	3	37.5%

Industry	60,810		35,408	57,319
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	885	1.4%	392	871	14	1.6%
Mining	826	1.3%	372	1,401	-575	-41.0%
Utilities	263	0.4%	167	216	47	21.8%
Construction	23,138	37.5%	8,633	18,482	4,656	25.2%
Manufacturing	6,933	11.2%	4,364	6,932	1	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,092	3.4%	1,518	2,072	20	1.0%
Retail Trade	2,760	4.5%	2,241	2,860	-100	-3.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,645	2.7%	798	1,536	109	7.1%
Information	649	1.1%	606	645	4	0.6%
Finance and Insurance	848	1.4%	847	1,016	-168	-16.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	574	0.9%	526	580	-6	-1.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,611	4.2%	2,103	2,657	-46	-1.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	750	1.2%	620	995	-245	-24.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,518	8.9%	2,942	5,585	-67	-1.2%
Educational Services	1,037	1.7%	1,083	1,002	35	3.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,335	3.8%	2,429	2,735	-400	-14.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,148	1.9%	821	1,178	-30	-2.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,259	3.7%	1,813	2,127	132	6.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,423	2.3%	930	1,302	121	9.3%
Public Administration	1,329	2.2%	1,019	1,424	-95	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,787	2.9%	1,184	1,703	84	4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,841		23,104	30,494
Male	17,177	59.6%	11,863	18,111	-934	-5.2%
Female	11,626	40.3%	11,162	12,342	-716	-5.8%
Information Not Available	38	0.1%	79	41	-3	-7.3%

Ethnicity	28,841		23,104	30,494
Hispanic or Latino	1,191	4.1%	929	1,246	-55	-4.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,429	81.2%	18,906	23,764	-335	-1.4%
Information Not Available	4,221	14.6%	3,269	5,484	-1,263	-23.0%

Race	28,841		23,104	30,494
American Indian or Alaskan Native	168	0.6%	164	218	-50	-22.9%
Asian	278	1.0%	240	192	86	44.8%
Black or African American	5,718	19.8%	5,512	5,907	-189	-3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	710	2.5%	794	1,181	-471	-39.9%
White	19,668	68.2%	14,675	20,857	-1,189	-5.7%
Information Not Available	2,299	8.0%	1,719	2,139	160	7.5%

Years of Age	28,841		23,104	30,494
Younger than 22	591	1.3%	347	772	-181	-23.4%
22-24	1,254	2.7%	944	1,517	-263	-17.3%
25-34	6,471	13.9%	5,349	7,398	-927	-12.5%
35-44	6,543	14.1%	5,231	6,888	-345	-5.0%
45-54	6,923	14.9%	5,530	7,202	-279	-3.9%
55-59	3,425	7.4%	2,758	3,310	115	3.5%
60-64	2,044	4.4%	1,750	1,972	72	3.7%
65 and older	1,590	3.4%	1,195	1,434	156	10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	28,841		23,104	30,494
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	366	1.3%	159	363	3	0.8%
Mining	141	0.5%	64	167	-26	-15.6%
Utilities	45	0.2%	42	62	-17	-27.4%
Construction	4,808	16.5%	1,996	4,596	212	4.6%
Manufacturing	3,011	10.3%	2,846	3,747	-736	-19.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,151	3.9%	1,067	1,170	-19	-1.6%
Retail Trade	2,418	8.3%	2,163	2,498	-80	-3.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,122	3.8%	810	932	190	20.4%
Information	437	1.5%	454	488	-51	-10.5%
Finance and Insurance	748	2.6%	725	752	-4	-0.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	495	1.7%	408	527	-32	-6.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,341	4.6%	1,327	1,400	-59	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	152	0.5%	123	164	-12	-7.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,589	12.3%	2,993	4,060	-471	-11.6%
Educational Services	594	2.0%	634	618	-24	-3.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,525	8.6%	2,528	3,058	-533	-17.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	728	2.5%	350	822	-94	-11.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,480	8.5%	1,756	2,432	48	2.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	676	2.3%	534	768	-92	-12.0%
Public Administration	375	1.3%	358	397	-22	-5.5%
Information Not Available	1,639	5.6%	1,767	1,473	166	11.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,325		11,283	13,751
Male	7,083	57.5%	5,959	7,931	-848	-10.7%
Female	5,224	42.4%	5,305	5,792	-568	-9.8%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	19	28	-10	-35.7%

Ethnicity	12,325		11,283	13,751
Hispanic or Latino	232	1.9%	180	255	-23	-9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,543	93.7%	10,617	12,363	-820	-6.6%
Information Not Available	550	4.5%	486	1,133	-583	-51.5%

Race	12,325		11,283	13,751
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42	0.3%	42	52	-10	-19.2%
Asian	125	1.0%	102	45	80	177.8%
Black or African American	7,192	58.4%	6,513	7,880	-688	-8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.3%	29	37	-6	-16.2%
White	4,589	37.2%	4,338	5,317	-728	-13.7%
Information Not Available	346	2.8%	259	420	-74	-17.6%

Years of Age	12,325		11,283	13,751
Younger than 22	230	1.4%	182	283	-53	-18.7%
22-24	656	4.1%	521	764	-108	-14.1%
25-34	3,082	19.1%	3,014	3,407	-325	-9.5%
35-44	2,940	18.3%	2,644	3,165	-225	-7.1%
45-54	2,773	17.2%	2,486	3,074	-301	-9.8%
55-59	1,262	7.8%	1,170	1,540	-278	-18.1%
60-64	806	5.0%	775	914	-108	-11.8%
65 and older	576	3.6%	491	604	-28	-4.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,325		11,283	13,751
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	808	6.2%	200	906	-98	-10.8%
Mining	38	0.3%	43	195	-157	-80.5%
Utilities	14	0.1%	17	17	-3	-17.6%
Construction	702	5.3%	581	849	-147	-17.3%
Manufacturing	1,473	11.2%	1,603	1,580	-107	-6.8%
Wholesale Trade	236	1.8%	313	296	-60	-20.3%
Retail Trade	940	7.2%	992	1,043	-103	-9.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	259	2.0%	238	283	-24	-8.5%
Information	107	0.8%	101	130	-23	-17.7%
Finance and Insurance	152	1.2%	172	216	-64	-29.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	130	1.0%	139	139	-9	-6.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	337	2.6%	389	421	-84	-20.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	134	1.0%	180	127	7	5.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,100	8.4%	1,076	1,275	-175	-13.7%
Educational Services	245	1.9%	272	271	-26	-9.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	944	7.2%	1,005	1,149	-205	-17.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	85	0.6%	79	189	-104	-55.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,005	7.7%	699	844	161	19.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	184	1.4%	171	192	-8	-4.2%
Public Administration	185	1.4%	199	222	-37	-16.7%
Information Not Available	3,247	24.7%	2,814	3,407	-160	-4.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,454		6,729	9,411
Male	6,971	73.7%	4,475	6,829	142	2.1%
Female	2,476	26.2%	2,244	2,569	-93	-3.6%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	10	13	-6	-46.2%

Ethnicity	9,454		6,729	9,411
Hispanic or Latino	409	4.3%	282	390	19	4.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,612	91.1%	6,140	8,641	-29	-0.3%
Information Not Available	433	4.6%	307	380	53	13.9%

Race	9,454		6,729	9,411
American Indian or Alaskan Native	827	8.7%	567	785	42	5.4%
Asian	38	0.4%	37	42	-4	-9.5%
Black or African American	95	1.0%	68	103	-8	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.2%	16	22	-3	-13.6%
White	8,347	88.3%	5,945	8,344	3	0.0%
Information Not Available	128	1.4%	96	115	13	11.3%

Years of Age	9,454		6,729	9,411
Younger than 22	239	1.4%	174	258	-19	-7.4%
22-24	503	3.0%	369	527	-24	-4.6%
25-34	2,585	15.2%	1,823	2,578	7	0.3%
35-44	1,998	11.7%	1,326	1,950	48	2.5%
45-54	1,822	10.7%	1,357	1,926	-104	-5.4%
55-59	1,093	6.4%	768	1,027	66	6.4%
60-64	758	4.4%	558	747	11	1.5%
65 and older	456	2.7%	354	398	58	14.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,454		6,729	9,411
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	221	2.3%	170	187	34	18.2%
Mining	292	3.0%	146	430	-138	-32.1%
Utilities	19	0.2%	14	24	-5	-20.8%
Construction	2,796	28.9%	1,318	2,462	334	13.6%
Manufacturing	486	5.0%	368	468	18	3.8%
Wholesale Trade	182	1.9%	149	181	1	0.6%
Retail Trade	700	7.2%	581	663	37	5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	242	2.5%	178	232	10	4.3%
Information	57	0.6%	53	61	-4	-6.6%
Finance and Insurance	110	1.1%	97	126	-16	-12.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	81	0.8%	72	94	-13	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	254	2.6%	226	281	-27	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.0%	2	13	-9	-69.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,011	10.4%	745	1,103	-92	-8.3%
Educational Services	152	1.6%	147	137	15	10.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	401	4.1%	327	391	10	2.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	341	3.5%	367	409	-68	-16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,044	10.8%	1,032	1,133	-89	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	225	2.3%	156	181	44	24.3%
Public Administration	358	3.7%	255	313	45	14.4%
Information Not Available	478	4.9%	326	522	-44	-8.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,730		22,574	28,441
Male	12,141	51.2%	11,034	14,908	-2,767	-18.6%
Female	11,576	48.8%	11,529	13,525	-1,949	-14.4%
Information Not Available	13	0.1%	11	8	5	62.5%

Ethnicity	23,730		22,574	28,441
Hispanic or Latino	1,168	4.9%	1,088	1,390	-222	-16.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,988	92.7%	20,974	26,343	-4,355	-16.5%
Information Not Available	574	2.4%	512	708	-134	-18.9%

Race	23,730		22,574	28,441
American Indian or Alaskan Native	414	1.7%	443	361	53	14.7%
Asian	339	1.4%	367	394	-55	-14.0%
Black or African American	9,879	41.6%	9,725	11,332	-1,453	-12.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	57	0.2%	63	52	5	9.6%
White	11,485	48.4%	10,636	14,618	-3,133	-21.4%
Information Not Available	1,556	6.6%	1,340	1,684	-128	-7.6%

Years of Age	23,730		22,574	28,441
Younger than 22	355	1.1%	336	549	-194	-35.3%
22-24	1,038	3.1%	953	1,456	-418	-28.7%
25-34	6,009	17.8%	5,679	7,223	-1,214	-16.8%
35-44	5,727	17.0%	5,584	6,752	-1,025	-15.2%
45-54	5,934	17.6%	5,599	7,017	-1,083	-15.4%
55-59	2,469	7.3%	2,306	2,803	-334	-11.9%
60-64	1,457	4.3%	1,390	1,723	-266	-15.4%
65 and older	741	2.2%	727	918	-177	-19.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,730		22,574	28,441
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	125	0.5%	99	146	-21	-14.4%
Mining	7	0.0%	6	18	-11	-61.1%
Utilities	23	0.1%	20	28	-5	-17.9%
Construction	1,529	6.4%	1,278	2,069	-540	-26.1%
Manufacturing	3,325	13.9%	3,491	3,419	-94	-2.7%
Wholesale Trade	928	3.9%	980	1,077	-149	-13.8%
Retail Trade	1,974	8.3%	1,989	2,427	-453	-18.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	539	2.3%	522	614	-75	-12.2%
Information	422	1.8%	387	404	18	4.5%
Finance and Insurance	691	2.9%	721	745	-54	-7.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	463	1.9%	449	582	-119	-20.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,394	5.8%	1,387	1,513	-119	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.5%	104	147	-26	-17.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,224	17.7%	3,631	5,540	-1,316	-23.8%
Educational Services	457	1.9%	640	522	-65	-12.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,022	8.5%	2,192	2,394	-372	-15.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	372	1.6%	253	451	-79	-17.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,969	8.3%	1,450	2,226	-257	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	532	2.2%	458	625	-93	-14.9%
Public Administration	395	1.7%	421	561	-166	-29.6%
Information Not Available	2,218	9.3%	2,096	2,933	-715	-24.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,334		2,966	6,132
Male	6,362	86.7%	2,161	5,065	1,297	25.6%
Female	972	13.3%	803	1,067	-95	-8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,334		2,966	6,132
Hispanic or Latino	534	7.3%	212	410	124	30.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,640	90.5%	2,675	5,568	1,072	19.3%
Information Not Available	160	2.2%	79	154	6	3.9%

Race	7,334		2,966	6,132
American Indian or Alaskan Native	409	5.6%	181	384	25	6.5%
Asian	31	0.4%	18	32	-1	-3.1%
Black or African American	261	3.6%	162	309	-48	-15.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.1%	6	20	-9	-45.0%
White	5,928	80.8%	2,308	4,823	1,105	22.9%
Information Not Available	694	9.5%	291	564	130	23.0%

Years of Age	7,334		2,966	6,132
Younger than 22	174	1.4%	54	150	24	16.0%
22-24	456	3.6%	127	355	101	28.5%
25-34	1,837	14.5%	696	1,589	248	15.6%
35-44	1,459	11.5%	628	1,224	235	19.2%
45-54	1,558	12.3%	704	1,342	216	16.1%
55-59	889	7.0%	353	719	170	23.6%
60-64	609	4.8%	257	460	149	32.4%
65 and older	352	2.8%	147	292	60	20.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	7,334		2,966	6,132
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	189	2.5%	63	170	19	11.2%
Mining	697	9.3%	241	787	-90	-11.4%
Utilities	7	0.1%	8	23	-16	-69.6%
Construction	3,181	42.3%	761	2,044	1,137	55.6%
Manufacturing	673	8.9%	268	604	69	11.4%
Wholesale Trade	352	4.7%	238	406	-54	-13.3%
Retail Trade	251	3.3%	188	236	15	6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	398	5.3%	198	400	-2	-0.5%
Information	17	0.2%	21	25	-8	-32.0%
Finance and Insurance	45	0.6%	34	47	-2	-4.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	56	0.7%	45	73	-17	-23.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	199	2.6%	121	165	34	20.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.1%	8	7	4	57.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	370	4.9%	155	303	67	22.1%
Educational Services	4	0.1%	6	3	1	33.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	112	1.5%	111	132	-20	-15.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	38	0.5%	23	26	12	46.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	176	2.3%	121	128	48	37.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	76	1.0%	54	75	1	1.3%
Public Administration	217	2.9%	144	184	33	17.9%
Information Not Available	265	3.5%	158	294	-29	-9.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,672		3,868	6,248
Male	4,379	65.6%	1,962	3,789	590	15.6%
Female	1,819	27.3%	1,593	1,956	-137	-7.0%
Information Not Available	474	7.1%	313	503	-29	-5.8%

Ethnicity	6,672		3,868	6,248
Hispanic or Latino	854	12.8%	320	640	214	33.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,741	71.1%	2,859	4,421	320	7.2%
Information Not Available	1,077	16.1%	689	1,187	-110	-9.3%

Race	6,672		3,868	6,248
American Indian or Alaskan Native	111	1.7%	71	89	22	24.7%
Asian	228	3.4%	163	93	135	145.2%
Black or African American	564	8.5%	414	492	72	14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1%	9	18	-8	-44.4%
White	4,410	66.1%	2,531	4,167	243	5.8%
Information Not Available	1,349	20.2%	680	1,389	-40	-2.9%

Years of Age	6,672		3,868	6,248
Younger than 22	68	0.7%	45	48	20	41.7%
22-24	225	2.2%	106	211	14	6.6%
25-34	1,471	14.1%	837	1,346	125	9.3%
35-44	1,518	14.5%	911	1,380	138	10.0%
45-54	1,540	14.7%	919	1,476	64	4.3%
55-59	780	7.5%	483	779	1	0.1%
60-64	622	5.9%	350	574	48	8.4%
65 and older	448	4.3%	217	434	14	3.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,672		3,868	6,248
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	70	1.0%	46	74	-4	-5.4%
Mining	143	2.1%	21	125	18	14.4%
Utilities	16	0.2%	11	12	4	33.3%
Construction	1,961	29.1%	481	1,478	483	32.7%
Manufacturing	721	10.7%	567	717	4	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	210	3.1%	167	226	-16	-7.1%
Retail Trade	372	5.5%	303	406	-34	-8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	166	2.5%	118	169	-3	-1.8%
Information	87	1.3%	67	76	11	14.5%
Finance and Insurance	170	2.5%	180	186	-16	-8.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	79	1.2%	47	67	12	17.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	197	2.9%	197	218	-21	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.8%	53	36	19	52.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	812	12.0%	418	782	30	3.8%
Educational Services	89	1.3%	93	78	11	14.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	354	5.3%	347	405	-51	-12.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	107	1.6%	58	123	-16	-13.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	212	3.1%	174	204	8	3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	85	1.3%	76	96	-11	-11.5%
Public Administration	239	3.5%	156	226	13	5.8%
Information Not Available	527	7.8%	288	544	-17	-3.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,185		3,595	4,773
Male	2,521	60.2%	1,947	2,681	-160	-6.0%
Female	1,639	39.2%	1,613	2,043	-404	-19.8%
Information Not Available	25	0.6%	35	49	-24	-49.0%

Ethnicity	4,185		3,595	4,773
Hispanic or Latino	203	4.9%	145	203	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,428	81.9%	3,015	3,949	-521	-13.2%
Information Not Available	554	13.2%	435	621	-67	-10.8%

Race	4,185		3,595	4,773
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20	0.5%	17	33	-13	-39.4%
Asian	63	1.5%	72	71	-8	-11.3%
Black or African American	76	1.8%	58	84	-8	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0%	5	8	-6	-75.0%
White	3,690	88.2%	3,169	4,173	-483	-11.6%
Information Not Available	334	8.0%	274	404	-70	-17.3%

Years of Age	4,185		3,595	4,773
Younger than 22	30	0.4%	24	43	-13	-30.2%
22-24	111	1.5%	79	130	-19	-14.6%
25-34	728	9.8%	583	795	-67	-8.4%
35-44	747	10.1%	643	888	-141	-15.9%
45-54	1,152	15.6%	987	1,322	-170	-12.9%
55-59	615	8.3%	555	704	-89	-12.6%
60-64	476	6.4%	446	529	-53	-10.0%
65 and older	326	4.4%	278	362	-36	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,185		3,595	4,773
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25	0.6%	16	33	-8	-24.2%
Mining	7	0.2%	3	4	3	75.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	10	10	-1	-10.0%
Construction	194	4.6%	85	224	-30	-13.4%
Manufacturing	376	8.9%	335	475	-99	-20.8%
Wholesale Trade	214	5.1%	216	242	-28	-11.6%
Retail Trade	231	5.5%	226	314	-83	-26.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	107	2.5%	67	102	5	4.9%
Information	64	1.5%	58	117	-53	-45.3%
Finance and Insurance	144	3.4%	143	112	32	28.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	50	1.2%	48	55	-5	-9.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	230	5.5%	220	304	-74	-24.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.6%	31	32	-7	-21.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	638	15.2%	455	697	-59	-8.5%
Educational Services	159	3.8%	152	195	-36	-18.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	310	7.4%	314	420	-110	-26.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	158	3.8%	111	161	-3	-1.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	93	2.2%	98	112	-19	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	119	2.8%	96	146	-27	-18.5%
Public Administration	78	1.9%	65	77	1	1.3%
Information Not Available	954	22.7%	846	941	13	1.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	97,621		92,313	100,856
Male	58,206	59.6%	49,033	58,376	-170	-0.3%
Female	39,415	40.4%	43,280	42,480	-3,065	-7.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	97,621		92,313	100,856
Hispanic or Latino	21,922	22.5%	19,292	21,926	-4	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,779	67.4%	63,675	68,571	-2,792	-4.1%
Information Not Available	9,920	10.2%	9,346	10,359	-439	-4.2%

Race	97,621		92,313	100,856
American Indian or Alaskan Native	507	0.5%	450	497	10	2.0%
Asian	3,542	3.6%	3,641	3,462	80	2.3%
Black or African American	19,127	19.6%	20,003	19,938	-811	-4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	607	0.6%	551	640	-33	-5.2%
White	59,392	60.8%	54,495	61,789	-2,397	-3.9%
Information Not Available	14,446	14.8%	13,173	14,530	-84	-0.6%

Years of Age	97,621		92,313	100,856
Younger than 22	2,483	1.7%	2,146	2,532	-49	-1.9%
22-24	5,409	3.6%	4,793	5,907	-498	-8.4%
25-34	23,045	15.4%	21,416	23,748	-703	-3.0%
35-44	19,733	13.2%	18,342	20,175	-442	-2.2%
45-54	21,807	14.6%	20,617	22,785	-978	-4.3%
55-59	10,626	7.1%	10,261	10,773	-147	-1.4%
60-64	7,729	5.2%	7,702	7,874	-145	-1.8%
65 and older	6,789	4.5%	7,036	7,062	-273	-3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	97,621		92,313	100,856
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	933	0.9%	527	836	97	11.6%
Mining	53	0.1%	38	52	1	1.9%
Utilities	188	0.2%	147	146	42	28.8%
Construction	10,669	10.8%	7,386	9,484	1,185	12.5%
Manufacturing	5,310	5.4%	5,222	5,859	-549	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,588	4.7%	4,636	5,088	-500	-9.8%
Retail Trade	9,996	10.1%	10,039	11,829	-1,833	-15.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,938	4.0%	5,189	3,895	43	1.1%
Information	1,495	1.5%	1,371	1,438	57	4.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,973	3.0%	3,060	2,596	377	14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,580	1.6%	1,453	1,600	-20	-1.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,729	5.8%	5,990	5,601	128	2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,172	1.2%	1,177	1,271	-99	-7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,905	15.1%	11,671	14,903	2	0.0%
Educational Services	2,877	2.9%	3,151	3,315	-438	-13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,282	8.4%	8,859	9,108	-826	-9.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,312	3.4%	2,029	3,188	124	3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,146	10.3%	10,975	9,310	836	9.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,252	2.3%	2,254	2,524	-272	-10.8%
Public Administration	1,442	1.5%	1,634	1,523	-81	-5.3%
Information Not Available	5,781	5.9%	5,505	7,290	-1,509	-20.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,758		12,381	14,020
Male	7,153	60.8%	7,307	8,869	-1,716	-19.3%
Female	4,605	39.2%	5,074	5,151	-546	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,758		12,381	14,020
Hispanic or Latino	6,200	52.7%	6,335	7,443	-1,243	-16.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,480	38.1%	4,901	5,347	-867	-16.2%
Information Not Available	1,078	9.2%	1,145	1,230	-152	-12.4%

Race	11,758		12,381	14,020
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,559	13.3%	1,637	1,716	-157	-9.1%
Asian	78	0.7%	89	100	-22	-22.0%
Black or African American	314	2.7%	368	367	-53	-14.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	46	46	-10	-21.7%
White	6,176	52.5%	6,503	7,231	-1,055	-14.6%
Information Not Available	3,595	30.6%	3,738	4,560	-965	-21.2%

Years of Age	11,758		12,381	14,020
Younger than 22	334	2.0%	329	409	-75	-18.3%
22-24	597	3.5%	628	773	-176	-22.8%
25-34	2,896	17.0%	3,072	3,556	-660	-18.6%
35-44	2,504	14.7%	2,719	3,037	-533	-17.6%
45-54	2,637	15.5%	2,739	3,215	-578	-18.0%
55-59	1,359	8.0%	1,393	1,556	-197	-12.7%
60-64	867	5.1%	911	922	-55	-6.0%
65 and older	564	3.3%	590	552	12	2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,758		12,381	14,020
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	884	7.0%	766	993	-109	-11.0%
Mining	514	4.1%	607	938	-424	-45.2%
Utilities	31	0.2%	34	29	2	6.9%
Construction	2,334	18.5%	2,219	2,715	-381	-14.0%
Manufacturing	684	5.4%	748	741	-57	-7.7%
Wholesale Trade	359	2.8%	352	406	-47	-11.6%
Retail Trade	1,105	8.7%	1,268	1,151	-46	-4.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	314	2.5%	339	395	-81	-20.5%
Information	338	2.7%	319	817	-479	-58.6%
Finance and Insurance	238	1.9%	264	231	7	3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	155	1.2%	196	224	-69	-30.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	568	4.5%	633	671	-103	-15.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.2%	16	17	5	29.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	952	7.5%	979	1,064	-112	-10.5%
Educational Services	346	2.7%	426	367	-21	-5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,031	8.2%	1,189	1,168	-137	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	235	1.9%	265	269	-34	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	832	6.6%	851	897	-65	-7.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	375	3.0%	429	302	73	24.2%
Public Administration	363	2.9%	390	521	-158	-30.3%
Information Not Available	78	0.6%	91	104	-26	-25.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,062		21,956	27,166
Male	14,458	57.7%	12,352	15,897	-1,439	-9.1%
Female	10,455	41.7%	9,495	11,159	-704	-6.3%
Information Not Available	149	0.6%	109	110	39	35.5%

Ethnicity	25,062		21,956	27,166
Hispanic or Latino	5,782	23.1%	4,557	5,975	-193	-3.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,468	61.7%	13,844	16,836	-1,368	-8.1%
Information Not Available	3,812	15.2%	3,555	4,355	-543	-12.5%

Race	25,062		21,956	27,166
American Indian or Alaskan Native	641	2.6%	522	686	-45	-6.6%
Asian	1,455	5.8%	1,309	1,636	-181	-11.1%
Black or African American	3,775	15.1%	3,503	3,807	-32	-0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	577	2.3%	544	661	-84	-12.7%
White	13,928	55.6%	12,296	15,573	-1,645	-10.6%
Information Not Available	4,686	18.7%	3,782	4,803	-117	-2.4%

Years of Age	25,062		21,956	27,166
Younger than 22	553	1.5%	436	676	-123	-18.2%
22-24	1,229	3.3%	1,053	1,440	-211	-14.7%
25-34	6,096	16.4%	5,404	6,714	-618	-9.2%
35-44	5,437	14.6%	4,883	5,850	-413	-7.1%
45-54	5,952	16.0%	5,094	6,321	-369	-5.8%
55-59	2,717	7.3%	2,319	2,860	-143	-5.0%
60-64	1,732	4.6%	1,507	1,917	-185	-9.7%
65 and older	1,346	3.6%	1,260	1,388	-42	-3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,062		21,956	27,166
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	67	0.3%	51	68	-1	-1.5%
Mining	135	0.5%	97	390	-255	-65.4%
Utilities	36	0.1%	40	32	4	12.5%
Construction	2,868	11.4%	2,261	2,651	217	8.2%
Manufacturing	667	2.7%	646	846	-179	-21.2%
Wholesale Trade	431	1.7%	445	701	-270	-38.5%
Retail Trade	1,426	5.7%	1,470	1,845	-419	-22.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,091	4.3%	765	1,236	-145	-11.7%
Information	241	1.0%	230	300	-59	-19.7%
Finance and Insurance	457	1.8%	461	500	-43	-8.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	710	2.8%	633	662	48	7.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	908	3.6%	905	961	-53	-5.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	183	0.7%	163	206	-23	-11.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,152	12.5%	2,620	3,325	-173	-5.2%
Educational Services	216	0.9%	236	245	-29	-11.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,046	4.2%	1,059	1,194	-148	-12.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	531	2.1%	473	564	-33	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,634	18.4%	3,405	5,483	-849	-15.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	447	1.8%	378	483	-36	-7.5%
Public Administration	347	1.4%	330	353	-6	-1.7%
Information Not Available	5,469	21.8%	5,288	5,121	348	6.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	152,977		137,256	164,557
Male	93,142	60.9%	77,580	98,735	-5,593	-5.7%
Female	59,820	39.1%	59,663	65,808	-5,988	-9.1%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	13	14	1	7.1%

Ethnicity	152,977		137,256	164,557
Hispanic or Latino	27,428	17.9%	25,574	28,248	-820	-2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	106,495	69.6%	94,097	110,429	-3,934	-3.6%
Information Not Available	19,054	12.5%	17,585	25,880	-6,826	-26.4%

Race	152,977		137,256	164,557
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,413	0.9%	1,203	1,437	-24	-1.7%
Asian	5,358	3.5%	5,250	5,139	219	4.3%
Black or African American	25,860	16.9%	25,357	26,220	-360	-1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	864	0.6%	822	956	-92	-9.6%
White	87,466	57.2%	74,330	90,489	-3,023	-3.3%
Information Not Available	32,016	20.9%	30,294	40,316	-8,300	-20.6%

Years of Age	152,977		137,256	164,557
Younger than 22	3,660	1.6%	3,082	4,433	-773	-17.4%
22-24	8,689	3.8%	7,545	10,380	-1,691	-16.3%
25-34	40,340	17.5%	36,164	43,436	-3,096	-7.1%
35-44	31,719	13.8%	28,617	34,013	-2,294	-6.7%
45-54	33,399	14.5%	29,853	36,263	-2,864	-7.9%
55-59	15,645	6.8%	13,972	15,984	-339	-2.1%
60-64	10,512	4.6%	9,687	10,866	-354	-3.3%
65 and older	9,013	3.9%	8,336	9,182	-169	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	152,977		137,256	164,557
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	752	0.5%	431	815	-63	-7.7%
Mining	687	0.4%	213	664	23	3.5%
Utilities	148	0.1%	152	128	20	15.6%
Construction	22,875	14.9%	15,537	23,239	-364	-1.6%
Manufacturing	9,237	6.0%	8,521	9,578	-341	-3.6%
Wholesale Trade	5,584	3.6%	5,412	6,051	-467	-7.7%
Retail Trade	12,287	8.0%	11,762	15,795	-3,508	-22.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,479	2.9%	5,125	4,951	-472	-9.5%
Information	4,992	3.2%	4,822	4,960	32	0.6%
Finance and Insurance	5,605	3.6%	5,788	5,625	-20	-0.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,387	2.2%	3,021	3,784	-397	-10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,888	6.4%	9,877	9,838	50	0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	857	0.6%	856	890	-33	-3.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,456	14.0%	18,367	23,140	-1,684	-7.3%
Educational Services	4,266	2.8%	4,488	4,564	-298	-6.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,949	8.4%	12,893	15,205	-2,256	-14.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	7,178	4.7%	5,596	7,634	-456	-6.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,613	7.6%	11,119	12,965	-1,352	-10.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,601	3.0%	4,310	4,887	-286	-5.9%
Public Administration	4,331	2.8%	3,867	4,854	-523	-10.8%
Information Not Available	5,805	3.8%	5,099	4,990	815	16.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	68,023		49,321	69,060
Male	48,053	70.6%	29,979	47,358	695	1.5%
Female	19,781	29.1%	19,162	21,517	-1,736	-8.1%
Information Not Available	189	0.3%	180	185	4	2.2%

Ethnicity	68,023		49,321	69,060
Hispanic or Latino	2,760	4.1%	1,673	2,683	77	2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,097	91.3%	45,326	63,187	-1,090	-1.7%
Information Not Available	3,166	4.7%	2,322	3,190	-24	-0.8%

Race	68,023		49,321	69,060
American Indian or Alaskan Native	324	0.5%	247	298	26	8.7%
Asian	369	0.5%	349	347	22	6.3%
Black or African American	9,400	13.8%	8,446	9,825	-425	-4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	82	0.1%	47	61	21	34.4%
White	54,329	79.9%	37,586	54,954	-625	-1.1%
Information Not Available	3,519	5.2%	2,646	3,575	-56	-1.6%

Years of Age	68,023		49,321	69,060
Younger than 22	1,620	1.4%	946	1,624	-4	-0.2%
22-24	2,891	2.5%	1,900	3,116	-225	-7.2%
25-34	14,651	12.5%	10,189	14,857	-206	-1.4%
35-44	15,581	13.3%	11,236	16,124	-543	-3.4%
45-54	17,413	14.9%	12,786	17,664	-251	-1.4%
55-59	8,252	7.0%	6,152	8,323	-71	-0.9%
60-64	5,151	4.4%	4,111	4,923	228	4.6%
65 and older	2,464	2.1%	2,001	2,429	35	1.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	68,023		49,321	69,060
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	638	0.9%	310	567	71	12.5%
Mining	584	0.9%	268	872	-288	-33.0%
Utilities	66	0.1%	84	116	-50	-43.1%
Construction	20,015	29.2%	8,358	15,371	4,644	30.2%
Manufacturing	9,436	13.7%	9,340	13,534	-4,098	-30.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,563	3.7%	2,564	2,990	-427	-14.3%
Retail Trade	2,510	3.7%	2,171	2,609	-99	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,568	3.7%	1,679	2,801	-233	-8.3%
Information	939	1.4%	794	721	218	30.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,465	2.1%	1,566	1,486	-21	-1.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	968	1.4%	844	1,045	-77	-7.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,078	4.5%	3,011	2,982	96	3.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,164	1.7%	893	988	176	17.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,434	13.7%	6,042	10,278	-844	-8.2%
Educational Services	1,340	2.0%	1,383	1,267	73	5.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,238	6.2%	4,251	4,190	48	1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,479	2.2%	839	1,450	29	2.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,220	3.2%	1,952	2,211	9	0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,299	1.9%	1,097	1,375	-76	-5.5%
Public Administration	530	0.8%	448	577	-47	-8.1%
Information Not Available	1,489	2.2%	1,427	1,630	-141	-8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,092		19,287	22,968
Male	11,056	57.9%	11,015	14,746	-3,690	-25.0%
Female	8,000	41.9%	8,237	8,185	-185	-2.3%
Information Not Available	36	0.2%	35	37	-1	-2.7%

Ethnicity	19,092		19,287	22,968
Hispanic or Latino	1,548	8.1%	1,559	1,965	-417	-21.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,544	91.9%	17,728	21,003	-3,459	-16.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	19,092		19,287	22,968
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,119	11.1%	2,015	2,143	-24	-1.1%
Asian	195	1.0%	198	178	17	9.6%
Black or African American	2,726	14.3%	2,823	2,847	-121	-4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	0.2%	43	32	10	31.3%
White	11,821	61.9%	12,077	14,812	-2,991	-20.2%
Information Not Available	2,189	11.5%	2,131	2,956	-767	-25.9%

Years of Age	19,092		19,287	22,968
Younger than 22	164	0.6%	320	234	-70	-29.9%
22-24	701	2.4%	737	947	-246	-26.0%
25-34	4,300	14.7%	4,471	5,686	-1,386	-24.4%
35-44	4,594	15.7%	4,564	5,394	-800	-14.8%
45-54	4,462	15.2%	4,528	5,237	-775	-14.8%
55-59	2,151	7.3%	2,137	2,514	-363	-14.4%
60-64	1,632	5.6%	1,544	1,719	-87	-5.1%
65 and older	1,088	3.7%	986	1,237	-149	-12.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,092		19,287	22,968
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	84	0.4%	91	66	18	27.3%
Mining	880	4.6%	968	2,238	-1,358	-60.7%
Utilities	115	0.6%	105	90	25	27.8%
Construction	2,166	11.3%	1,874	1,998	168	8.4%
Manufacturing	2,024	10.6%	2,395	3,982	-1,958	-49.2%
Wholesale Trade	930	4.8%	968	1,208	-278	-23.0%
Retail Trade	1,756	9.2%	1,802	1,728	28	1.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	469	2.4%	489	586	-117	-20.0%
Information	402	2.1%	408	379	23	6.1%
Finance and Insurance	496	2.6%	468	454	42	9.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	395	2.1%	415	458	-63	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,074	5.6%	1,118	1,141	-67	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	225	1.2%	164	92	133	144.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,407	12.6%	2,410	2,866	-459	-16.0%
Educational Services	621	3.2%	689	445	176	39.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,889	9.9%	1,916	1,687	202	12.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	198	1.0%	179	214	-16	-7.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	870	4.5%	758	903	-33	-3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	582	3.0%	512	709	-127	-17.9%
Public Administration	809	4.2%	899	817	-8	-1.0%
Information Not Available	700	3.7%	659	907	-207	-22.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,978		27,769	33,781
Male	19,799	61.9%	16,091	20,911	-1,112	-5.3%
Female	12,176	38.1%	11,674	12,862	-686	-5.3%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	8	-5	-62.5%

Ethnicity	31,978		27,769	33,781
Hispanic or Latino	3,873	12.1%	2,985	4,065	-192	-4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,533	76.7%	21,657	25,802	-1,269	-4.9%
Information Not Available	3,572	11.2%	3,127	3,914	-342	-8.7%

Race	31,978		27,769	33,781
American Indian or Alaskan Native	383	1.2%	310	404	-21	-5.2%
Asian	773	2.4%	743	687	86	12.5%
Black or African American	570	1.8%	595	585	-15	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	255	0.8%	248	268	-13	-4.9%
White	18,055	56.5%	15,706	18,822	-767	-4.1%
Information Not Available	11,942	37.3%	10,167	13,015	-1,073	-8.2%

Years of Age	31,978		27,769	33,781
Younger than 22	542	1.1%	404	635	-93	-14.6%
22-24	1,261	2.7%	1,006	1,355	-94	-6.9%
25-34	7,466	15.7%	6,404	8,034	-568	-7.1%
35-44	7,297	15.4%	6,491	7,594	-297	-3.9%
45-54	7,615	16.1%	6,610	8,226	-611	-7.4%
55-59	3,735	7.9%	3,255	3,964	-229	-5.8%
60-64	2,600	5.5%	2,321	2,567	33	1.3%
65 and older	1,462	3.1%	1,278	1,406	56	4.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	31,978		27,769	33,781
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,642	4.9%	1,023	1,762	-120	-6.8%
Mining	142	0.4%	73	156	-14	-9.0%
Utilities	64	0.2%	56	56	8	14.3%
Construction	4,556	13.6%	2,827	4,607	-51	-1.1%
Manufacturing	4,133	12.3%	3,937	4,481	-348	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,078	3.2%	1,036	1,165	-87	-7.5%
Retail Trade	2,649	7.9%	2,487	3,131	-482	-15.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	900	2.7%	757	956	-56	-5.9%
Information	706	2.1%	734	696	10	1.4%
Finance and Insurance	696	2.1%	721	732	-36	-4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	456	1.4%	431	521	-65	-12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,513	4.5%	1,523	1,449	64	4.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	250	0.7%	278	220	30	13.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,163	9.4%	2,713	3,223	-60	-1.9%
Educational Services	650	1.9%	672	625	25	4.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,864	8.5%	2,751	3,021	-157	-5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	566	1.7%	489	587	-21	-3.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,358	7.0%	2,002	2,437	-79	-3.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	786	2.3%	755	825	-39	-4.7%
Public Administration	814	2.4%	776	1,006	-192	-19.1%
Information Not Available	1,992	5.9%	1,728	2,125	-133	-6.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	131,119		109,825	148,418
Male	83,542	63.7%	64,015	95,113	-11,571	-12.2%
Female	47,566	36.3%	45,803	53,283	-5,717	-10.7%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	7	22	-11	-50.0%

Ethnicity	131,119		109,825	148,418
Hispanic or Latino	7,628	5.8%	6,674	8,348	-720	-8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	119,217	90.9%	99,136	135,734	-16,517	-12.2%
Information Not Available	4,274	3.3%	4,015	4,336	-62	-1.4%

Race	131,119		109,825	148,418
American Indian or Alaskan Native	337	0.3%	279	396	-59	-14.9%
Asian	54	0.0%	60	52	2	3.8%
Black or African American	18,229	13.9%	18,045	20,141	-1,912	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,413	1.1%	1,363	1,577	-164	-10.4%
White	99,468	75.9%	79,692	113,900	-14,432	-12.7%
Information Not Available	11,618	8.9%	10,386	12,352	-734	-5.9%

Years of Age	131,119		109,825	148,418
Younger than 22	2,645	1.2%	2,255	3,542	-897	-25.3%
22-24	6,231	2.8%	5,352	7,731	-1,500	-19.4%
25-34	30,262	13.8%	25,439	34,251	-3,989	-11.6%
35-44	26,877	12.3%	22,576	30,489	-3,612	-11.8%
45-54	30,642	14.0%	25,232	34,897	-4,255	-12.2%
55-59	15,358	7.0%	12,672	17,113	-1,755	-10.3%
60-64	11,244	5.1%	9,576	11,958	-714	-6.0%
65 and older	7,860	3.6%	6,723	8,437	-577	-6.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	131,119		109,825	148,418
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	545	0.4%	334	540	5	0.9%
Mining	2,054	1.6%	1,316	5,265	-3,211	-61.0%
Utilities	274	0.2%	273	241	33	13.7%
Construction	24,481	18.6%	14,486	25,750	-1,269	-4.9%
Manufacturing	17,463	13.3%	15,557	19,940	-2,477	-12.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,447	3.4%	4,252	5,351	-904	-16.9%
Retail Trade	10,351	7.9%	10,201	12,128	-1,777	-14.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,475	4.9%	5,510	7,158	-683	-9.5%
Information	1,785	1.4%	1,591	1,628	157	9.6%
Finance and Insurance	3,143	2.4%	3,096	3,474	-331	-9.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,517	1.2%	1,455	1,779	-262	-14.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,556	5.0%	6,187	6,673	-117	-1.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	892	0.7%	943	967	-75	-7.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,691	11.2%	11,243	16,749	-2,058	-12.3%
Educational Services	3,012	2.3%	3,034	3,570	-558	-15.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,207	10.0%	13,255	15,166	-1,959	-12.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,229	3.2%	2,958	4,368	-139	-3.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,381	5.6%	6,856	8,201	-820	-10.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,914	2.2%	2,738	3,198	-284	-8.9%
Public Administration	2,303	1.7%	1,464	2,223	80	3.6%
Information Not Available	3,399	2.6%	3,076	4,049	-650	-16.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,172		18,577	19,519
Male	9,293	54.1%	9,866	10,939	-1,646	-15.0%
Female	7,879	45.9%	8,711	8,580	-701	-8.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,172		18,577	19,519
Hispanic or Latino	16,940	98.6%	18,325	19,176	-2,236	-11.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	84	0.5%	84	105	-21	-20.0%
Information Not Available	148	0.9%	168	238	-90	-37.8%

Race	17,172		18,577	19,519
American Indian or Alaskan Native	209	1.2%	248	183	26	14.2%
Asian	24	0.1%	24	8	16	200.0%
Black or African American	758	4.4%	855	832	-74	-8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0%	6	13	-7	-53.8%
White	3,579	20.8%	3,957	4,463	-884	-19.8%
Information Not Available	12,596	73.4%	13,487	1,465	11,131	759.8%

Years of Age	17,172		18,577	19,519
Younger than 22	433	2.2%	490	608	-175	-28.8%
22-24	1,019	5.1%	1,112	1,409	-390	-27.7%
25-34	4,850	24.3%	5,298	5,932	-1,082	-18.2%
35-44	4,449	22.3%	4,831	5,080	-631	-12.4%
45-54	3,741	18.8%	3,961	3,821	-80	-2.1%
55-59	1,375	6.9%	1,437	1,350	25	1.9%
60-64	819	4.1%	910	768	51	6.6%
65 and older	470	2.4%	525	539	-69	-12.8%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	13	12	4	33.3%

Industry	17,172		18,577	19,519
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	768	4.3%	1,007	794	-26	-3.3%
Mining	18	0.1%	14	21	-3	-14.3%
Utilities	11	0.1%	17	23	-12	-52.2%
Construction	1,681	9.4%	1,893	2,435	-754	-31.0%
Manufacturing	2,270	12.7%	2,207	1,840	430	23.4%
Wholesale Trade	479	2.7%	490	599	-120	-20.0%
Retail Trade	1,440	8.0%	1,570	1,829	-389	-21.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	386	2.2%	297	269	117	43.5%
Information	216	1.2%	248	310	-94	-30.3%
Finance and Insurance	329	1.8%	351	461	-132	-28.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	217	1.2%	208	237	-20	-8.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	638	3.6%	741	838	-200	-23.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.1%	9	11	-2	-18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,465	13.7%	2,575	3,018	-553	-18.3%
Educational Services	1,385	7.7%	1,677	1,631	-246	-15.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,430	8.0%	1,555	1,576	-146	-9.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	150	0.8%	148	52	98	188.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,408	7.8%	1,607	1,441	-33	-2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	234	1.3%	249	320	-86	-26.9%
Public Administration	1,010	5.6%	1,030	871	139	16.0%
Information Not Available	628	3.5%	684	943	-315	-33.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,819		7,258	8,952
Male	5,221	59.2%	3,883	5,035	186	3.7%
Female	3,598	40.8%	3,375	3,917	-319	-8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,819		7,258	8,952
Hispanic or Latino	1,397	15.8%	1,186	1,340	57	4.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,524	62.6%	4,602	5,683	-159	-2.8%
Information Not Available	1,898	21.5%	1,470	1,929	-31	-1.6%

Race	8,819		7,258	8,952
American Indian or Alaskan Native	67	0.8%	61	71	-4	-5.6%
Asian	111	1.3%	113	148	-37	-25.0%
Black or African American	551	6.2%	502	582	-31	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	0.5%	39	48	-3	-6.3%
White	6,078	68.9%	5,047	6,124	-46	-0.8%
Information Not Available	1,967	22.3%	1,496	1,979	-12	-0.6%

Years of Age	8,819		7,258	8,952
Younger than 22	206	1.5%	144	178	28	15.7%
22-24	417	2.9%	311	487	-70	-14.4%
25-34	2,101	14.8%	1,743	2,123	-22	-1.0%
35-44	1,800	12.7%	1,417	1,827	-27	-1.5%
45-54	1,988	14.0%	1,665	2,030	-42	-2.1%
55-59	972	6.9%	838	973	-1	-0.1%
60-64	720	5.1%	612	709	11	1.6%
65 and older	615	4.3%	528	625	-10	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,819		7,258	8,952
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	63	0.7%	26	50	13	26.0%
Mining	12	0.1%	0	11	1	9.1%
Utilities	9	0.1%	6	14	-5	-35.7%
Construction	1,165	13.1%	638	954	211	22.1%
Manufacturing	824	9.3%	894	866	-42	-4.8%
Wholesale Trade	325	3.7%	300	421	-96	-22.8%
Retail Trade	690	7.8%	616	765	-75	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	181	2.0%	173	202	-21	-10.4%
Information	71	0.8%	75	117	-46	-39.3%
Finance and Insurance	322	3.6%	335	343	-21	-6.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	187	2.1%	152	205	-18	-8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	433	4.9%	436	401	32	8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	92	1.0%	76	89	3	3.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,375	15.5%	885	1,410	-35	-2.5%
Educational Services	166	1.9%	184	205	-39	-19.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	961	10.8%	970	981	-20	-2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	427	4.8%	224	403	24	6.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	929	10.5%	712	925	4	0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	305	3.4%	281	294	11	3.7%
Public Administration	69	0.8%	72	65	4	6.2%
Information Not Available	213	2.4%	203	231	-18	-7.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,636		18,449	22,087
Male	10,008	51.0%	8,847	11,270	-1,262	-11.2%
Female	9,628	49.0%	9,602	10,817	-1,189	-11.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,636		18,449	22,087
Hispanic or Latino	785	4.0%	694	758	27	3.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,424	93.8%	17,382	20,837	-2,413	-11.6%
Information Not Available	427	2.2%	373	492	-65	-13.2%

Race	19,636		18,449	22,087
American Indian or Alaskan Native	170	0.9%	152	145	25	17.2%
Asian	167	0.9%	156	164	3	1.8%
Black or African American	8,845	45.0%	8,444	10,160	-1,315	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	0.2%	30	31	1	3.2%
White	9,544	48.6%	8,836	10,733	-1,189	-11.1%
Information Not Available	878	4.5%	831	854	24	2.8%

Years of Age	19,636		18,449	22,087
Younger than 22	52	0.2%	46	44	8	18.2%
22-24	47	0.2%	44	33	14	42.4%
25-34	667	2.5%	616	682	-15	-2.2%
35-44	3,232	12.1%	3,039	3,536	-304	-8.6%
45-54	4,481	16.7%	4,253	5,118	-637	-12.4%
55-59	2,146	8.0%	2,047	2,542	-396	-15.6%
60-64	2,364	8.8%	2,294	2,526	-162	-6.4%
65 and older	6,614	24.7%	6,076	7,565	-951	-12.6%
Information Not Available	33	0.1%	34	41	-8	-19.5%

Industry	19,636		18,449	22,087
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	141	0.7%	119	148	-7	-4.7%
Mining	19	0.1%	14	35	-16	-45.7%
Utilities	31	0.2%	35	36	-5	-13.9%
Construction	1,510	7.6%	1,164	1,347	163	12.1%
Manufacturing	2,175	11.0%	2,642	3,061	-886	-28.9%
Wholesale Trade	863	4.4%	749	717	146	20.4%
Retail Trade	1,644	8.3%	1,733	1,812	-168	-9.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	543	2.7%	473	522	21	4.0%
Information	307	1.6%	289	255	52	20.4%
Finance and Insurance	480	2.4%	461	555	-75	-13.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	444	2.2%	370	453	-9	-2.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,152	5.8%	1,103	1,190	-38	-3.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	100	0.5%	109	105	-5	-4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,042	15.4%	2,906	3,588	-546	-15.2%
Educational Services	350	1.8%	439	382	-32	-8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,299	6.6%	1,398	1,449	-150	-10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	411	2.1%	335	588	-177	-30.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,740	13.9%	1,649	2,845	-105	-3.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	576	2.9%	409	617	-41	-6.6%
Public Administration	285	1.4%	291	327	-42	-12.8%
Information Not Available	1,524	7.7%	1,761	2,055	-531	-25.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,185		1,496	2,543
Male	2,502	78.6%	909	1,931	571	29.6%
Female	683	21.4%	587	612	71	11.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,185		1,496	2,543
Hispanic or Latino	160	5.0%	51	130	30	23.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,699	84.7%	1,266	2,133	566	26.5%
Information Not Available	326	10.2%	179	280	46	16.4%

Race	3,185		1,496	2,543
American Indian or Alaskan Native	322	10.1%	203	207	115	55.6%
Asian	36	1.1%	21	6	30	500.0%
Black or African American	80	2.5%	40	56	24	42.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	3	4	-2	-50.0%
White	2,346	73.7%	1,055	1,970	376	19.1%
Information Not Available	399	12.5%	174	300	99	33.0%

Years of Age	3,185		1,496	2,543
Younger than 22	37	0.7%	23	43	-6	-14.0%
22-24	139	2.7%	43	84	55	65.5%
25-34	611	11.7%	283	484	127	26.2%
35-44	654	12.5%	280	471	183	38.9%
45-54	681	13.0%	347	547	134	24.5%
55-59	422	8.1%	200	364	58	15.9%
60-64	309	5.9%	172	284	25	8.8%
65 and older	332	6.4%	148	266	66	24.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,185		1,496	2,543
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	24	0.7%	6	20	4	20.0%
Mining	117	3.6%	19	96	21	21.9%
Utilities	2	0.1%	0	4	-2	-50.0%
Construction	1,279	39.9%	263	820	459	56.0%
Manufacturing	311	9.7%	162	299	12	4.0%
Wholesale Trade	90	2.8%	49	105	-15	-14.3%
Retail Trade	183	5.7%	105	161	22	13.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	98	3.1%	49	79	19	24.1%
Information	24	0.7%	28	19	5	26.3%
Finance and Insurance	98	3.1%	91	73	25	34.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	0.6%	17	22	-3	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	59	1.8%	49	49	10	20.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	194	6.0%	104	178	16	9.0%
Educational Services	53	1.7%	55	48	5	10.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	105	3.3%	95	87	18	20.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	1.2%	21	34	6	17.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	169	5.3%	122	122	47	38.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	52	1.6%	40	39	13	33.3%
Public Administration	157	4.9%	147	155	2	1.3%
Information Not Available	110	3.4%	72	130	-20	-15.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,863		16,903	23,754
Male	9,856	52.3%	8,042	13,111	-3,255	-24.8%
Female	9,006	47.7%	8,860	10,643	-1,637	-15.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,863		16,903	23,754
Hispanic or Latino	440	2.3%	333	467	-27	-5.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,997	95.4%	16,180	23,287	-5,290	-22.7%
Information Not Available	426	2.3%	390	0	426	0.0%

Race	18,863		16,903	23,754
American Indian or Alaskan Native	64	0.3%	48	75	-11	-14.7%
Asian	121	0.6%	107	716	-595	-83.1%
Black or African American	4,848	25.7%	4,957	6,625	-1,777	-26.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1%	17	160	-137	-85.6%
White	12,938	68.6%	10,948	15,692	-2,754	-17.6%
Information Not Available	869	4.6%	826	486	383	78.8%

Years of Age	18,863		16,903	23,754
Younger than 22	325	1.1%	249	396	-71	-17.9%
22-24	681	2.3%	560	831	-150	-18.1%
25-34	3,802	12.6%	3,590	4,554	-752	-16.5%
35-44	4,192	13.9%	3,893	5,221	-1,029	-19.7%
45-54	4,698	15.6%	4,142	5,893	-1,195	-20.3%
55-59	2,222	7.4%	1,972	2,997	-775	-25.9%
60-64	1,671	5.5%	1,508	2,129	-458	-21.5%
65 and older	1,272	4.2%	989	1,713	-441	-25.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	20	-20	-100.0%

Industry	18,863		16,903	23,754
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	174	0.9%	96	183	-9	-4.9%
Mining	31	0.2%	24	54	-23	-42.6%
Utilities	52	0.3%	35	35	17	48.6%
Construction	2,028	10.7%	1,392	2,537	-509	-20.1%
Manufacturing	2,774	14.6%	2,647	3,554	-780	-21.9%
Wholesale Trade	821	4.3%	765	1,078	-257	-23.8%
Retail Trade	1,534	8.1%	1,363	1,797	-263	-14.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	856	4.5%	725	803	53	6.6%
Information	278	1.5%	266	350	-72	-20.6%
Finance and Insurance	504	2.6%	545	598	-94	-15.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	270	1.4%	259	343	-73	-21.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	938	4.9%	877	1,295	-357	-27.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	172	0.9%	130	125	47	37.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,127	11.2%	1,784	3,261	-1,134	-34.8%
Educational Services	394	2.1%	441	627	-233	-37.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,424	7.5%	1,484	1,932	-508	-26.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	395	2.1%	229	503	-108	-21.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,192	6.3%	704	1,562	-370	-23.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	543	2.9%	461	837	-294	-35.1%
Public Administration	397	2.1%	641	527	-130	-24.7%
Information Not Available	1,959	10.3%	2,035	1,753	206	11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	152,287		157,889	169,174
Male	93,467	61.4%	93,909	107,244	-13,777	-12.8%
Female	58,583	38.5%	63,784	61,925	-3,342	-5.4%
Information Not Available	237	0.2%	196	5	232	4640.0%

Ethnicity	152,287		157,889	169,174
Hispanic or Latino	51,972	34.1%	51,802	58,655	-6,683	-11.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	88,303	58.0%	93,150	96,408	-8,105	-8.4%
Information Not Available	12,012	7.9%	12,937	14,111	-2,099	-14.9%

Race	152,287		157,889	169,174
American Indian or Alaskan Native	609	0.4%	621	709	-100	-14.1%
Asian	4,043	2.7%	4,436	4,661	-618	-13.3%
Black or African American	31,179	20.5%	33,129	33,818	-2,639	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,858	1.9%	2,449	641	2,217	345.9%
White	51,628	33.9%	54,095	56,949	-5,321	-9.3%
Information Not Available	61,970	40.7%	63,159	72,396	-10,426	-14.4%

Years of Age	152,287		157,889	169,174
Younger than 22	2,968	1.5%	2,750	3,398	-430	-12.7%
22-24	6,854	3.6%	6,971	8,491	-1,637	-19.3%
25-34	36,764	19.0%	37,813	42,558	-5,794	-13.6%
35-44	36,144	18.7%	37,439	40,835	-4,691	-11.5%
45-54	35,649	18.5%	36,958	38,807	-3,158	-8.1%
55-59	16,092	8.3%	17,117	17,148	-1,056	-6.2%
60-64	10,870	5.6%	11,772	11,564	-694	-6.0%
65 and older	6,772	3.5%	6,915	6,368	404	6.3%
Information Not Available	174	0.1%	154	5	169	3380.0%

Industry	152,287		157,889	169,174
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	540	0.4%	537	668	-128	-19.2%
Mining	6,416	4.2%	7,518	13,381	-6,965	-52.1%
Utilities	717	0.5%	751	534	183	34.3%
Construction	26,366	17.3%	22,550	24,475	1,891	7.7%
Manufacturing	15,189	9.9%	17,466	21,387	-6,198	-29.0%
Wholesale Trade	8,010	5.2%	9,080	10,895	-2,885	-26.5%
Retail Trade	9,199	6.0%	10,228	9,596	-397	-4.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,646	3.7%	5,859	7,289	-1,643	-22.5%
Information	2,645	1.7%	2,909	2,786	-141	-5.1%
Finance and Insurance	6,415	4.2%	6,452	6,411	4	0.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,666	1.7%	2,890	3,491	-825	-23.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	13,775	9.0%	14,514	13,324	451	3.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	939	0.6%	1,078	916	23	2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,045	13.1%	20,493	21,918	-1,873	-8.5%
Educational Services	3,357	2.2%	4,189	3,098	259	8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,274	7.4%	12,019	11,733	-459	-3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	787	0.5%	791	809	-22	-2.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,228	3.4%	5,063	5,014	214	4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,575	3.0%	4,124	4,077	498	12.2%
Public Administration	1,393	0.9%	1,887	1,466	-73	-5.0%
Information Not Available	7,105	4.6%	7,491	5,906	1,199	20.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,578		9,961	13,534
Male	9,271	68.3%	6,218	9,117	154	1.7%
Female	4,300	31.7%	3,738	4,388	-88	-2.0%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	5	29	-22	-75.9%

Ethnicity	13,578		9,961	13,534
Hispanic or Latino	1,837	13.5%	1,118	1,576	261	16.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,764	71.9%	7,693	9,666	98	1.0%
Information Not Available	1,977	14.6%	1,150	2,292	-315	-13.7%

Race	13,578		9,961	13,534
American Indian or Alaskan Native	448	3.3%	320	476	-28	-5.9%
Asian	189	1.4%	165	227	-38	-16.7%
Black or African American	224	1.7%	212	246	-22	-8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	201	1.5%	150	260	-59	-22.7%
White	7,077	52.2%	6,013	8,149	-1,072	-13.2%
Information Not Available	5,427	40.0%	3,092	4,168	1,259	30.2%

Years of Age	13,578		9,961	13,534
Younger than 22	366	1.9%	204	327	39	11.9%
22-24	594	3.0%	435	693	-99	-14.3%
25-34	3,593	18.2%	2,685	3,552	41	1.2%
35-44	3,335	16.9%	2,446	3,280	55	1.7%
45-54	2,861	14.5%	2,075	2,871	-10	-0.3%
55-59	1,401	7.1%	1,078	1,411	-10	-0.7%
60-64	919	4.7%	683	901	18	2.0%
65 and older	509	2.6%	355	499	10	2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,578		9,961	13,534
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.3%	20	66	-22	-33.3%
Mining	231	1.7%	225	460	-229	-49.8%
Utilities	22	0.2%	15	28	-6	-21.4%
Construction	2,985	21.9%	1,367	2,446	539	22.0%
Manufacturing	1,166	8.6%	967	1,311	-145	-11.1%
Wholesale Trade	473	3.5%	421	526	-53	-10.1%
Retail Trade	952	7.0%	804	909	43	4.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	443	3.3%	289	603	-160	-26.5%
Information	279	2.0%	272	263	16	6.1%
Finance and Insurance	427	3.1%	389	318	109	34.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	177	1.3%	166	210	-33	-15.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	839	6.2%	755	817	22	2.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51	0.4%	37	42	9	21.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,972	14.5%	1,212	1,853	119	6.4%
Educational Services	258	1.9%	247	298	-40	-13.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	462	3.4%	454	437	25	5.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	180	1.3%	193	241	-61	-25.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	957	7.0%	706	912	45	4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	190	1.4%	177	245	-55	-22.4%
Public Administration	314	2.3%	233	334	-20	-6.0%
Information Not Available	1,156	8.5%	1,012	1,215	-59	-4.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,356		27,822	33,573
Male	16,893	55.6%	14,613	18,882	-1,989	-10.5%
Female	13,453	44.3%	13,197	14,680	-1,227	-8.4%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	12	11	-1	-9.1%

Ethnicity	30,356		27,822	33,573
Hispanic or Latino	1,360	4.5%	1,153	1,583	-223	-14.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,436	90.4%	25,157	30,243	-2,807	-9.3%
Information Not Available	1,560	5.1%	1,512	1,747	-187	-10.7%

Race	30,356		27,822	33,573
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,513	5.0%	1,304	2,385	-872	-36.6%
Asian	747	2.5%	777	178	569	319.7%
Black or African American	12,207	40.2%	11,182	13,289	-1,082	-8.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,329	47.2%	13,047	15,974	-1,645	-10.3%
Information Not Available	1,560	5.1%	1,512	1,747	-187	-10.7%

Years of Age	30,356		27,822	33,573
Younger than 22	288	0.7%	390	301	-13	-4.3%
22-24	1,013	2.4%	1,078	1,103	-90	-8.2%
25-34	6,841	16.3%	6,480	7,639	-798	-10.4%
35-44	6,676	15.9%	6,163	7,528	-852	-11.3%
45-54	7,358	17.6%	6,889	8,215	-857	-10.4%
55-59	3,640	8.7%	3,238	4,189	-549	-13.1%
60-64	2,788	6.7%	2,289	2,819	-31	-1.1%
65 and older	1,752	4.2%	1,294	1,779	-27	-1.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,356		27,822	33,573
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	177	0.6%	101	70	107	152.9%
Mining	114	0.4%	124	324	-210	-64.8%
Utilities	28	0.1%	23	29	-1	-3.4%
Construction	3,230	10.6%	2,077	1,931	1,299	67.3%
Manufacturing	2,370	7.8%	2,259	1,621	749	46.2%
Wholesale Trade	934	3.1%	1,005	712	222	31.2%
Retail Trade	2,094	6.9%	1,999	1,477	617	41.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,111	3.6%	1,072	660	451	68.3%
Information	622	2.0%	649	574	48	8.4%
Finance and Insurance	911	3.0%	965	871	40	4.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	483	1.6%	464	377	106	28.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,269	10.7%	3,385	2,438	831	34.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	186	0.6%	184	161	25	15.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,882	12.7%	3,356	2,534	1,348	53.2%
Educational Services	708	2.3%	786	340	368	108.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,199	7.2%	2,199	1,385	814	58.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	492	1.6%	296	323	169	52.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,694	5.5%	1,268	907	787	86.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	947	3.1%	822	631	316	50.1%
Public Administration	1,723	5.6%	1,742	2,162	-439	-20.3%
Information Not Available	3,182	10.4%	3,046	14,046	-10,864	-77.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	304		289	287
Male	197	64.8%	181	158	39	24.7%
Female	107	35.2%	108	129	-22	-17.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	304		289	287
Hispanic or Latino	99	32.6%	66	59	40	67.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	203	66.8%	215	215	-12	-5.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.7%	8	13	-11	-84.6%

Race	304		289	287
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.3%	2	3	-2	-66.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Black or African American	189	62.2%	195	195	-6	-3.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.3%	3	8	-7	-87.5%
White	13	4.3%	17	15	-2	-13.3%
Information Not Available	100	32.9%	71	64	36	56.3%

Years of Age	304		289	287
Younger than 22	2	0.7%	3	7	-5	-71.4%
22-24	11	3.7%	8	11	0	0.0%
25-34	54	18.4%	54	52	2	3.8%
35-44	82	27.9%	49	58	24	41.4%
45-54	78	26.5%	77	69	9	13.0%
55-59	37	12.6%	46	34	3	8.8%
60-64	23	7.8%	34	34	-11	-32.4%
65 and older	17	5.8%	16	20	-3	-15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	304		289	287
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	2	0.7%	1	1	1	100.0%
Construction	114	37.5%	100	70	44	62.9%
Manufacturing	8	2.6%	9	9	-1	-11.1%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.3%	6	5	-4	-80.0%
Retail Trade	21	6.9%	15	28	-7	-25.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	8	2.6%	3	5	3	60.0%
Information	1	0.3%	1	3	-2	-66.7%
Finance and Insurance	9	3.0%	7	5	4	80.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4	1.3%	7	12	-8	-66.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	16	5.3%	15	21	-5	-23.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	2.0%	4	11	-5	-45.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19	6.3%	9	17	2	11.8%
Educational Services	6	2.0%	3	9	-3	-33.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8	2.6%	15	11	-3	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	1.3%	2	1	3	300.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	33	10.9%	62	45	-12	-26.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8	2.6%	8	7	1	14.3%
Public Administration	12	3.9%	9	16	-4	-25.0%
Information Not Available	24	7.9%	12	11	13	118.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,541		3,336	4,379
Male	3,191	70.3%	1,951	2,798	393	14.0%
Female	1,350	29.7%	1,385	1,581	-231	-14.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,541		3,336	4,379
Hispanic or Latino	4	0.1%	1	3	1	33.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	508	11.2%	196	417	91	21.8%
Information Not Available	4,029	88.7%	3,139	3,959	70	1.8%

Race	4,541		3,336	4,379
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.0%	0	7	-6	-85.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	10	0.2%	3	4	6	150.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	501	11.0%	194	409	92	22.5%
Information Not Available	4,029	88.7%	3,139	3,959	70	1.8%

Years of Age	4,541		3,336	4,379
Younger than 22	109	2.4%	63	113	-4	-3.5%
22-24	215	4.6%	138	223	-8	-3.6%
25-34	1,018	22.0%	744	995	23	2.3%
35-44	914	19.7%	663	831	83	10.0%
45-54	1,035	22.3%	762	1,032	3	0.3%
55-59	529	11.4%	391	499	30	6.0%
60-64	409	8.8%	313	391	18	4.6%
65 and older	312	6.7%	262	295	17	5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,541		3,336	4,379
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	57	1.2%	25	55	2	3.6%
Mining	26	0.6%	5	12	14	116.7%
Utilities	4	0.1%	4	8	-4	-50.0%
Construction	1,187	25.8%	401	842	345	41.0%
Manufacturing	457	9.9%	378	486	-29	-6.0%
Wholesale Trade	167	3.6%	137	167	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	368	8.0%	317	345	23	6.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	118	2.6%	83	115	3	2.6%
Information	48	1.0%	45	68	-20	-29.4%
Finance and Insurance	42	0.9%	46	36	6	16.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	59	1.3%	59	58	1	1.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	169	3.7%	147	155	14	9.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	5	4	1	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	557	12.1%	260	485	72	14.8%
Educational Services	111	2.4%	123	154	-43	-27.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	308	6.7%	315	356	-48	-13.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	123	2.7%	106	132	-9	-6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	484	10.5%	671	602	-118	-19.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	2.4%	95	141	-31	-22.0%
Public Administration	141	3.1%	114	158	-17	-10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	57,454		46,721	61,577
Male	37,755	65.7%	28,684	40,371	-2,616	-6.5%
Female	19,692	34.3%	18,024	21,192	-1,500	-7.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	13	14	-7	-50.0%

Ethnicity	57,454		46,721	61,577
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	57,454	100.0%	46,721	61,577	-4,123	-6.7%

Race	57,454		46,721	61,577
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	57,454	100.0%	46,721	61,577	-4,123	-6.7%

Years of Age	57,454		46,721	61,577
Younger than 22	596	1.1%	713	661	-65	-9.8%
22-24	1,896	3.6%	1,667	2,146	-250	-11.6%
25-34	12,461	23.8%	10,449	13,654	-1,193	-8.7%
35-44	13,082	24.9%	10,572	14,045	-963	-6.9%
45-54	14,205	27.1%	11,633	15,345	-1,140	-7.4%
55-59	7,022	13.4%	5,610	7,456	-434	-5.8%
60-64	4,994	9.5%	3,850	5,210	-216	-4.1%
65 and older	3,198	6.1%	2,227	3,060	138	4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	57,454		46,721	61,577
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	57,454	100.0%	46,721	61,577	-4,123	-6.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,650		29,721	49,406
Male	34,585	71.1%	16,730	33,635	950	2.8%
Female	14,031	28.8%	12,952	15,736	-1,705	-10.8%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	39	35	-1	-2.9%

Ethnicity	48,650		29,721	49,406
Hispanic or Latino	2,851	5.9%	1,308	2,915	-64	-2.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,914	92.3%	27,759	45,602	-688	-1.5%
Information Not Available	885	1.8%	654	889	-4	-0.4%

Race	48,650		29,721	49,406
American Indian or Alaskan Native	637	1.3%	398	731	-94	-12.9%
Asian	491	1.0%	440	499	-8	-1.6%
Black or African American	4,777	9.8%	4,185	5,207	-430	-8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.1%	42	54	0	0.0%
White	41,806	85.9%	24,002	42,026	-220	-0.5%
Information Not Available	885	1.8%	654	889	-4	-0.4%

Years of Age	48,650		29,721	49,406
Younger than 22	1,309	1.5%	490	1,354	-45	-3.3%
22-24	2,369	2.7%	1,112	2,500	-131	-5.2%
25-34	11,069	12.8%	6,461	11,639	-570	-4.9%
35-44	10,543	12.2%	6,241	10,127	416	4.1%
45-54	11,410	13.1%	7,078	11,757	-347	-3.0%
55-59	5,985	6.9%	3,917	5,710	275	4.8%
60-64	3,683	4.2%	2,719	3,913	-230	-5.9%
65 and older	2,277	2.6%	1,700	2,396	-119	-5.0%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	3	10	-5	-50.0%

Industry	48,650		29,721	49,406
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	686	1.4%	265	731	-45	-6.2%
Mining	370	0.7%	56	450	-80	-17.8%
Utilities	112	0.2%	48	124	-12	-9.7%
Construction	13,301	27.0%	3,364	9,936	3,365	33.9%
Manufacturing	7,273	14.7%	6,166	7,825	-552	-7.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,532	3.1%	1,204	1,611	-79	-4.9%
Retail Trade	3,065	6.2%	2,497	3,335	-270	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,092	4.2%	1,091	2,144	-52	-2.4%
Information	467	0.9%	452	524	-57	-10.9%
Finance and Insurance	978	2.0%	993	1,057	-79	-7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	389	0.8%	300	455	-66	-14.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,299	2.6%	1,317	1,354	-55	-4.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	428	0.9%	392	296	132	44.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,067	12.3%	3,144	7,095	-1,028	-14.5%
Educational Services	550	1.1%	544	707	-157	-22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,982	6.0%	2,844	3,216	-234	-7.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,255	2.5%	799	1,541	-286	-18.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,345	4.8%	1,858	2,954	-609	-20.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	764	1.5%	580	909	-145	-16.0%
Public Administration	963	2.0%	698	1,141	-178	-15.6%
Information Not Available	1,732	3.5%	1,109	2,001	-269	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,922		11,598	17,579
Male	10,205	73.3%	7,959	13,567	-3,362	-24.8%
Female	3,706	26.6%	3,638	4,005	-299	-7.5%
Information Not Available	11	0.1%	1	7	4	57.1%

Ethnicity	13,922		11,598	17,579
Hispanic or Latino	210	1.5%	206	269	-59	-21.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,110	72.6%	8,315	12,933	-2,823	-21.8%
Information Not Available	3,602	25.9%	3,077	4,377	-775	-17.7%

Race	13,922		11,598	17,579
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29	0.2%	27	38	-9	-23.7%
Asian	27	0.2%	38	38	-11	-28.9%
Black or African American	462	3.3%	425	491	-29	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.1%	7	9	1	11.1%
White	12,245	88.0%	10,238	15,775	-3,530	-22.4%
Information Not Available	1,149	8.3%	863	1,228	-79	-6.4%

Years of Age	13,922		11,598	17,579
Younger than 22	439	1.7%	299	560	-121	-21.6%
22-24	689	2.7%	608	1,016	-327	-32.2%
25-34	3,009	11.9%	2,583	3,973	-964	-24.3%
35-44	3,329	13.2%	2,788	4,331	-1,002	-23.1%
45-54	3,374	13.4%	2,748	4,081	-707	-17.3%
55-59	1,476	5.9%	1,173	1,816	-340	-18.7%
60-64	981	3.9%	868	1,138	-157	-13.8%
65 and older	623	2.5%	531	659	-36	-5.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	5	-3	-60.0%

Industry	13,922		11,598	17,579
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	119	0.8%	75	148	-29	-19.6%
Mining	630	4.5%	765	2,308	-1,678	-72.7%
Utilities	22	0.2%	18	44	-22	-50.0%
Construction	4,013	28.6%	2,441	4,504	-491	-10.9%
Manufacturing	875	6.2%	833	1,156	-281	-24.3%
Wholesale Trade	396	2.8%	419	509	-113	-22.2%
Retail Trade	959	6.8%	986	996	-37	-3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	453	3.2%	393	737	-284	-38.5%
Information	160	1.1%	139	117	43	36.8%
Finance and Insurance	174	1.2%	171	125	49	39.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	139	1.0%	128	218	-79	-36.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	498	3.5%	509	577	-79	-13.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	25	0.2%	29	52	-27	-51.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,266	9.0%	1,010	1,654	-388	-23.5%
Educational Services	167	1.2%	162	140	27	19.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	921	6.6%	956	919	2	0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	347	2.5%	275	344	3	0.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	964	6.9%	823	916	48	5.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	404	2.9%	355	466	-62	-13.3%
Public Administration	322	2.3%	243	239	83	34.7%
Information Not Available	1,068	7.6%	868	1,410	-342	-24.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Dec 2016	Percent	Nov 2016	Dec 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,750		4,155	5,327
Male	3,325	70.0%	2,708	3,860	-535	-13.9%
Female	1,425	30.0%	1,447	1,467	-42	-2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,750		4,155	5,327
Hispanic or Latino	566	11.9%	455	571	-5	-0.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,010	84.4%	3,554	4,557	-547	-12.0%
Information Not Available	174	3.7%	146	199	-25	-12.6%

Race	4,750		4,155	5,327
American Indian or Alaskan Native	259	5.5%	194	237	22	9.3%
Asian	22	0.5%	27	21	1	4.8%
Black or African American	125	2.6%	153	129	-4	-3.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.3%	13	22	-8	-36.4%
White	3,903	82.2%	3,419	4,430	-527	-11.9%
Information Not Available	427	9.0%	349	488	-61	-12.5%

Years of Age	4,750		4,155	5,327
Younger than 22	54	0.7%	56	53	1	1.9%
22-24	287	3.5%	209	297	-10	-3.4%
25-34	1,110	13.5%	987	1,326	-216	-16.3%
35-44	933	11.4%	903	1,080	-147	-13.6%
45-54	1,045	12.7%	888	1,153	-108	-9.4%
55-59	607	7.4%	520	686	-79	-11.5%
60-64	445	5.4%	382	427	18	4.2%
65 and older	269	3.3%	210	305	-36	-11.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,750		4,155	5,327
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	37	0.8%	21	34	3	8.8%
Mining	313	6.5%	368	719	-406	-56.5%
Utilities	14	0.3%	13	14	0	0.0%
Construction	1,399	29.2%	739	1,226	173	14.1%
Manufacturing	159	3.3%	116	213	-54	-25.4%
Wholesale Trade	143	3.0%	130	165	-22	-13.3%
Retail Trade	296	6.2%	287	216	80	37.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	192	4.0%	151	262	-70	-26.7%
Information	33	0.7%	22	22	11	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	25	0.5%	27	41	-16	-39.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	49	1.0%	46	101	-52	-51.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	91	1.9%	105	121	-30	-24.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	3	5	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	285	6.0%	188	307	-22	-7.2%
Educational Services	70	1.5%	72	64	6	9.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	207	4.3%	232	192	15	7.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	53	1.1%	77	61	-8	-13.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	551	11.5%	865	647	-96	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	62	1.3%	106	90	-28	-31.1%
Public Administration	154	3.2%	142	164	-10	-6.1%
Information Not Available	612	12.8%	445	663	-51	-7.7%