Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

February 2016

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants February 2016
	Feb 2016	Jan 2016	Monthly Change	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,599,799	2,643,806	-44,007	2,737,574	-137,775	-5.0
Alaska	12,715	12,760	-45	11,761	954	8.1
Alabama	22,486	23,845	-1,359	23,754	-1,268	-5.3
Arkansas	20,680	21,772	-1,092	23,034	-2,354	-10.2
Arizona	26,868	27,286	-418	28,910	-2,042	-7.1
California	382,974	404,600	-21,626	419,982	-37,008	-8.8
Colorado	34,735	34,092	643	33,341	1,394	4.2
Connecticut	49,624	47,251	2,373	55,735	-6,111	-11.0
District of Columbia	8,512	8,531	-19	9,043	-531	-5.9
Delaware	7,630	7,903	-273	8,680	-1,050	-12.1
Florida	50,981	51,918	-937	76,388	-25,407	-33.3
Georgia	36,830	39,003	-2,173	41,547	-4,717	-11.4
Hawaii	6,290	6,388	-98	8,660	-2,370	-27.4
Iowa	35,312	35,168	144	35,976	-664	-1.8
Idaho	13,079	13,582	-503	13,078	1	0.0
Illinois	164,068	166,802	-2,734	164,764	-696	-0.4
Indiana	35,850	35,439	411	38,794	-2,944	-7.6
Kansas	18,703	19,059	-356	20,983	-2,280	-10.9
Kentucky	30,809	29,578	1,231	29,851	958	3.2
Louisiana	23,044	23,598	-554	18,127	4,917	27.1
Massachusetts	81,255	78,891	2,364	97,238	-15,983	-16.4
Maryland	47,586	46,552	1,034	55,141	-7,555	-13.7
Maine	12,163	11,978	185	13,874	-1,711	-12.3
Michigan	108,075	119,959	-11,884	110,596	-2,521	-2.3
Minnesota	70,258	70,462	-204	66,281	3,977	6.0
Missouri	41,975	41,727	248	46,818	-4,843	-10.3
Mississippi	13,515	14,523	-1,008	13,787	-272	-2.0
Montana	11,255	10,734	521	10,654	601	5.6
North Carolina	30,191	31,509	-1,318	37,500	-7,309	-19.5
North Dakota	10,259	10,120	139	7,337	2,922	39.8
Nebraska	8,276	8,884	-608	9,875	-1,599	-16.2
New Hampshire	6,422	6,306	116	7,851	-1,429	-18.2
New Jersey	127,128	121,620	5,508	138,492	-11,364	-8.2
New Mexico	13,963	13,636	327	14,219	-256	-1.8
Nevada	26,918	27,326	-408	29,584	-2,666	-9.0
New York	194,881	197,925	-3,044	217,081	-22,200	-10.2
Ohio	89,414	91,833	-2,419	89,921	-507	-0.6
Oklahoma	24,248	23,631	617	19,028	5,220	27.4
Oregon	34,996	37,390	-2,394	40,121	-5,125	-12.8
Pennsylvania	182,999	183,403	-404	183,586	-587	-0.3
Puerto Rico	19,608	19,948	-340	22,247	-2,639	-11.9
Rhode Island	13,654	12,203	1,451	15,132	-1,478	-9.8
South Carolina	22,709	24,097	-1,388	24,281	-1,572	-6.5
South Dakota	3,603	3,621	-18	3,658	-55	-1.5
Tennessee	29,409	28,954	455	30,604	-1,195	-3.9
Texas	173,330	174,003	-673	135,481	37,849	27.9
Utah	16,794	17,245	-451	16,113	681	4.2
Virginia	41,537	40,045	1,492	44,697	-3,160	-7.1
Virgin Islands	254	285	-31	427	-173	-40.5
Vermont	6,378	6,476	-98	7,061	-683	-9.7
Washington	60,970	65,420	-4,450	64,748	-3,778	-5.8
Wisconsin	63,994	65,963	-1,969	78,283	-14,289	-18.3
West Virginia	23,405	22,408	997	18,517	4,888	26.4
Wyoming	7,187	6,154	1,033	4,933	2,254	45.7

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,599,799		2,643,806	2,737,574	-137,775	-5.0
Male	1,692,472	65.1%	1,696,387	1,710,732	-18,260	-1.1%
Female	889,039	34.2%	930,410	1,008,829	-119,790	-11.9%
Information Not Available	18,288	0.7%	17,009	18,013	275	1.5%

Ethnicity	2,599,799		2,643,806	2,737,574
Hispanic or Latino	485,158	18.7%	492,130	498,276	-13,118	-2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,775,582	84.2%	1,814,790	1,888,966	-113,384	-6.0%
Information Not Available	332,568	11.3%	336,886	350,332	-17,764	-5.1%

Race	2,599,799		2,643,806	2,737,574
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31,864	1.2%	34,780	36,212	-4,348	-12.0%
Asian	67,840	2.6%	72,513	74,897	-7,057	-9.4%
Black or African American	373,307	14.4%	390,896	400,792	-27,485	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15,251	0.6%	15,480	12,080	3,171	26.3%
White	1,483,702	57.1%	1,499,020	1,573,775	-90,073	-5.7%
Information Not Available	625,908	24.1%	642,716	649,031	-23,123	-3.6%

Years of Age	2,599,799		2,643,806	2,737,574
Younger than 22	53,346	2.1%	51,632	57,213	-3,867	-6.8%
22-24	123,309	4.7%	125,148	134,112	-10,803	-8.1%
25-34	599,489	23.1%	608,375	636,726	-37,237	-5.8%
35-44	563,194	21.7%	571,209	590,162	-26,968	-4.6%
45-54	605,799	23.3%	618,095	652,678	-46,879	-7.2%
55-59	289,184	11.1%	295,333	298,396	-9,212	-3.1%
60-64	200,622	7.7%	203,194	198,414	2,208	1.1%
65 and older	145,305	5.6%	149,701	141,075	4,230	3.0%
Information Not Available	19,551	0.8%	21,119	28,798	-9,247	-32.1%

Industry	2,599,799		2,643,806	2,737,574
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	111,829	4.3%	109,438	107,898	3,931	3.6%
Mining	53,650	2.1%	50,743	37,056	16,594	44.8%
Utilities	4,892	0.2%	4,678	5,022	-130	-2.6%
Construction	471,425	18.1%	453,224	489,022	-17,597	-3.6%
Manufacturing	257,990	9.9%	265,343	242,521	15,469	6.4%
Wholesale Trade	80,408	3.1%	79,623	77,914	2,494	3.2%
Retail Trade	179,409	6.9%	177,559	194,488	-15,079	-7.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	87,533	3.4%	90,180	86,907	626	0.7%
Information	61,196	2.4%	62,982	64,442	-3,246	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	57,448	2.2%	55,872	60,746	-3,298	-5.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	34,995	1.3%	34,038	35,974	-979	-2.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	116,892	4.5%	115,610	115,750	1,142	1.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15,063	0.6%	22,582	14,499	564	3.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	355,159	13.7%	358,049	373,287	-18,128	-4.9%
Educational Services	43,685	1.7%	52,794	49,833	-6,148	-12.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	151,856	5.8%	156,923	173,940	-22,084	-12.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	60,357	2.3%	63,475	69,399	-9,042	-13.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	134,442	5.2%	155,905	156,057	-21,615	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	56,545	2.2%	58,356	61,559	-5,014	-8.1%
Public Administration	47,437	1.8%	45,103	48,009	-572	-1.2%
Information Not Available	217,588	8.4%	231,329	273,251	-55,663	-20.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,715		12,760	11,761	954	8.1
Male	8,616	67.8%	8,624	7,751	865	11.2%
Female	4,062	31.9%	4,108	4,006	56	1.4%
Information Not Available	37	0.3%	28	4	33	825.0%

Ethnicity	12,715		12,760	11,761
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.1%	15	594	-584	-98.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,210	96.0%	12,253	11,062	1,148	10.4%
Information Not Available	495	3.9%	492	105	390	371.4%

Race	12,715		12,760	11,761
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,800	29.9%	3,675	3,618	182	5.0%
Asian	466	3.7%	568	445	21	4.7%
Black or African American	475	3.7%	481	486	-11	-2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	199	1.6%	184	176	23	13.1%
White	7,274	57.2%	7,350	6,559	715	10.9%
Information Not Available	501	3.9%	502	477	24	5.0%

Years of Age	12,715		12,760	11,761
Younger than 22	272	1.4%	229	283	-11	-3.9%
22-24	637	3.3%	662	691	-54	-7.8%
25-34	3,639	19.0%	3,607	3,293	346	10.5%
35-44	2,897	15.1%	2,896	2,564	333	13.0%
45-54	2,666	13.9%	2,778	2,663	3	0.1%
55-59	1,351	7.0%	1,348	1,175	176	15.0%
60-64	821	4.3%	794	691	130	18.8%
65 and older	432	2.3%	446	401	31	7.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,715		12,760	11,761
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	125	1.0%	148	86	39	45.3%
Mining	795	6.2%	746	449	346	77.1%
Utilities	79	0.6%	85	99	-20	-20.2%
Construction	3,264	25.4%	3,346	2,868	396	13.8%
Manufacturing	727	5.7%	827	725	2	0.3%
Wholesale Trade	127	1.0%	111	121	6	5.0%
Retail Trade	1,032	8.0%	972	974	58	6.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	618	4.8%	647	604	14	2.3%
Information	107	0.8%	82	90	17	18.9%
Finance and Insurance	130	1.0%	138	166	-36	-21.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	245	1.9%	223	290	-45	-15.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	405	3.2%	435	336	69	20.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.3%	30	31	7	22.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	741	5.8%	705	726	15	2.1%
Educational Services	315	2.5%	332	298	17	5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	729	5.7%	742	807	-78	-9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	152	1.2%	160	161	-9	-5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	971	7.6%	956	915	56	6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	442	3.4%	405	368	74	20.1%
Public Administration	1,276	9.9%	1,264	1,278	-2	-0.2%
Information Not Available	397	3.1%	406	369	28	7.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,486		23,845	23,754
Male	13,099	58.3%	13,776	12,847	252	2.0%
Female	9,373	41.7%	10,046	10,881	-1,508	-13.9%
Information Not Available	14	0.1%	23	26	-12	-46.2%

Ethnicity	22,486		23,845	23,754
Hispanic or Latino	274	1.2%	291	269	5	1.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,253	72.3%	17,330	17,229	-976	-5.7%
Information Not Available	5,959	26.5%	6,224	6,256	-297	-4.7%

Race	22,486		23,845	23,754
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,330	5.9%	1,408	1,224	106	8.7%
Asian	695	3.1%	708	647	48	7.4%
Black or African American	8,650	38.5%	9,349	9,111	-461	-5.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	0.1%	24	27	0	0.0%
White	10,560	47.0%	11,177	11,526	-966	-8.4%
Information Not Available	1,224	5.4%	1,179	1,219	5	0.4%

Years of Age	22,486		23,845	23,754
Younger than 22	61	0.2%	64	693	-632	-91.2%
22-24	75	0.2%	74	1,566	-1,491	-95.2%
25-34	863	2.8%	933	6,181	-5,318	-86.0%
35-44	3,692	12.2%	3,930	5,352	-1,660	-31.0%
45-54	5,073	16.7%	5,233	5,286	-213	-4.0%
55-59	2,514	8.3%	2,707	2,259	255	11.3%
60-64	2,738	9.0%	2,995	1,399	1,339	95.7%
65 and older	7,452	24.6%	7,891	1,003	6,449	643.0%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	18	15	3	20.0%

Industry	22,486		23,845	23,754
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	159	0.7%	207	185	-26	-14.1%
Mining	847	3.7%	944	125	722	577.6%
Utilities	61	0.3%	63	40	21	52.5%
Construction	2,423	10.7%	2,394	2,532	-109	-4.3%
Manufacturing	3,837	16.9%	4,185	3,880	-43	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	818	3.6%	841	780	38	4.9%
Retail Trade	2,273	10.0%	2,438	2,670	-397	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	704	3.1%	652	641	63	9.8%
Information	226	1.0%	232	317	-91	-28.7%
Finance and Insurance	680	3.0%	681	828	-148	-17.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	298	1.3%	297	382	-84	-22.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	921	4.1%	943	1,131	-210	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.2%	42	59	-19	-32.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,175	14.0%	3,432	3,427	-252	-7.4%
Educational Services	430	1.9%	475	433	-3	-0.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,661	7.3%	1,770	1,952	-291	-14.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	143	0.6%	157	186	-43	-23.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,389	6.1%	1,578	1,709	-320	-18.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	494	2.2%	532	546	-52	-9.5%
Public Administration	333	1.5%	320	398	-65	-16.3%
Information Not Available	1,574	7.0%	1,662	1,533	41	2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,680		21,772	23,034
Male	11,955	57.8%	12,603	13,047	-1,092	-8.4%
Female	7,121	34.4%	7,555	8,652	-1,531	-17.7%
Information Not Available	1,604	7.8%	1,614	1,335	269	20.1%

Ethnicity	20,680		21,772	23,034
Hispanic or Latino	182	0.9%	201	1,139	-957	-84.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,894	91.4%	19,957	20,560	-1,666	-8.1%
Information Not Available	1,604	7.8%	1,614	1,335	269	20.1%

Race	20,680		21,772	23,034
American Indian or Alaskan Native	207	1.0%	216	211	-4	-1.9%
Asian	16	0.1%	21	166	-150	-90.4%
Black or African American	4,629	22.4%	4,990	5,754	-1,125	-19.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	969	4.7%	1,030	197	772	391.9%
White	13,073	63.2%	13,700	14,232	-1,159	-8.1%
Information Not Available	1,786	8.6%	1,815	2,474	-688	-27.8%

Years of Age	20,680		21,772	23,034
Younger than 22	541	1.7%	648	679	-138	-20.3%
22-24	987	3.0%	1,108	1,287	-300	-23.3%
25-34	4,298	13.2%	4,563	5,087	-789	-15.5%
35-44	4,495	13.8%	4,644	5,087	-592	-11.6%
45-54	4,637	14.3%	4,825	5,155	-518	-10.0%
55-59	1,965	6.0%	2,092	2,062	-97	-4.7%
60-64	1,258	3.9%	1,326	1,349	-91	-6.7%
65 and older	895	2.8%	951	993	-98	-9.9%
Information Not Available	1,604	4.9%	1,615	1,335	269	20.1%

Industry	20,680		21,772	23,034
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	732	3.4%	872	811	-79	-9.7%
Mining	641	3.0%	529	260	381	146.5%
Utilities	43	0.2%	38	27	16	59.3%
Construction	2,233	10.4%	2,380	2,171	62	2.9%
Manufacturing	2,991	14.0%	3,070	3,648	-657	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	866	4.0%	1,025	891	-25	-2.8%
Retail Trade	1,705	8.0%	1,799	1,893	-188	-9.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	889	4.2%	886	891	-2	-0.2%
Information	190	0.9%	174	195	-5	-2.6%
Finance and Insurance	273	1.3%	254	352	-79	-22.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	230	1.1%	230	239	-9	-3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	680	3.2%	686	702	-22	-3.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.3%	58	79	-7	-8.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,081	9.7%	2,184	2,493	-412	-16.5%
Educational Services	285	1.3%	295	337	-52	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,663	7.8%	1,674	2,329	-666	-28.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	224	1.0%	271	247	-23	-9.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,025	4.8%	1,293	1,272	-247	-19.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	453	2.1%	465	532	-79	-14.8%
Public Administration	337	1.6%	344	533	-196	-36.8%
Information Not Available	3,067	14.3%	3,245	3,132	-65	-2.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,868		27,286	28,910
Male	15,198	56.6%	15,284	16,674	-1,476	-8.9%
Female	11,659	43.4%	11,989	12,222	-563	-4.6%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	13	14	-3	-21.4%

Ethnicity	26,868		27,286	28,910
Hispanic or Latino	7,808	29.1%	7,632	8,613	-805	-9.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,706	51.0%	14,259	14,504	-798	-5.5%
Information Not Available	5,354	19.9%	5,395	5,793	-439	-7.6%

Race	26,868		27,286	28,910
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,057	7.7%	2,399	2,125	-68	-3.2%
Asian	1,115	4.1%	1,034	1,238	-123	-9.9%
Black or African American	2,230	8.3%	2,275	2,172	58	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	317	1.2%	315	380	-63	-16.6%
White	15,619	58.1%	15,635	16,729	-1,110	-6.6%
Information Not Available	5,530	20.6%	5,628	6,266	-736	-11.7%

Years of Age	26,868		27,286	28,910
Younger than 22	482	1.2%	534	607	-125	-20.6%
22-24	1,246	3.1%	1,304	1,346	-100	-7.4%
25-34	6,101	15.1%	6,324	6,696	-595	-8.9%
35-44	5,912	14.6%	5,969	6,134	-222	-3.6%
45-54	6,452	16.0%	6,449	6,999	-547	-7.8%
55-59	3,180	7.9%	3,172	3,383	-203	-6.0%
60-64	2,110	5.2%	2,161	2,220	-110	-5.0%
65 and older	1,385	3.4%	1,373	1,525	-140	-9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,868		27,286	28,910
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	834	3.0%	493	871	-37	-4.2%
Mining	237	0.9%	204	283	-46	-16.3%
Utilities	70	0.3%	70	68	2	2.9%
Construction	2,398	8.7%	2,499	3,323	-925	-27.8%
Manufacturing	1,656	6.0%	1,612	1,924	-268	-13.9%
Wholesale Trade	964	3.5%	937	887	77	8.7%
Retail Trade	2,192	7.9%	2,246	2,341	-149	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	656	2.4%	674	635	21	3.3%
Information	412	1.5%	449	446	-34	-7.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,110	4.0%	1,062	1,091	19	1.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	513	1.9%	509	552	-39	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,298	4.7%	1,304	1,378	-80	-5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.5%	119	104	33	31.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,878	14.0%	3,892	4,105	-227	-5.5%
Educational Services	743	2.7%	817	695	48	6.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,220	8.0%	2,329	2,377	-157	-6.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	338	1.2%	360	358	-20	-5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,326	4.8%	1,494	1,526	-200	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	578	2.1%	578	640	-62	-9.7%
Public Administration	719	2.6%	812	693	26	3.8%
Information Not Available	4,589	16.6%	4,826	4,613	-24	-0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	382,974		404,600	419,982
Male	227,709	59.5%	236,326	245,374	-17,665	-7.2%
Female	154,971	40.5%	167,982	174,412	-19,441	-11.1%
Information Not Available	294	0.1%	292	196	98	50.0%

Ethnicity	382,974		404,600	419,982
Hispanic or Latino	178,858	46.7%	185,629	185,208	-6,350	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	169,656	44.3%	187,090	203,464	-33,808	-16.6%
Information Not Available	34,460	9.0%	31,881	31,310	3,150	10.1%

Race	382,974		404,600	419,982
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,329	0.9%	3,315	3,730	-401	-10.8%
Asian	30,936	8.1%	35,390	36,315	-5,379	-14.8%
Black or African American	26,139	6.8%	29,053	30,623	-4,484	-14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	109,253	28.5%	119,333	132,796	-23,543	-17.7%
Information Not Available	213,317	55.7%	217,509	216,518	-3,201	-1.5%

Years of Age	382,974		404,600	419,982
Younger than 22	8,517	1.8%	6,727	9,815	-1,298	-13.2%
22-24	20,167	4.4%	20,864	19,826	341	1.7%
25-34	96,428	20.9%	99,152	102,174	-5,746	-5.6%
35-44	80,472	17.5%	82,285	86,961	-6,489	-7.5%
45-54	82,136	17.8%	91,644	97,855	-15,719	-16.1%
55-59	40,236	8.7%	44,652	46,621	-6,385	-13.7%
60-64	31,523	6.8%	33,245	33,273	-1,750	-5.3%
65 and older	23,397	5.1%	26,031	23,163	234	1.0%
Information Not Available	98	0.0%	0	294	-196	-66.7%

Industry	382,974		404,600	419,982
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	86,345	18.4%	83,749	80,677	5,668	7.0%
Mining	1,664	0.4%	1,755	2,454	-790	-32.2%
Utilities	1,371	0.3%	1,072	1,669	-298	-17.9%
Construction	40,529	8.6%	41,727	40,536	-7	0.0%
Manufacturing	37,299	7.9%	37,730	41,517	-4,218	-10.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,273	0.3%	1,462	1,472	-199	-13.5%
Retail Trade	25,160	5.4%	25,933	26,010	-850	-3.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	10,181	2.2%	11,797	13,545	-3,364	-24.8%
Information	29,369	6.3%	31,588	31,113	-1,744	-5.6%
Finance and Insurance	6,853	1.5%	6,532	7,263	-410	-5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,643	0.6%	2,437	3,043	-400	-13.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,070	1.3%	6,337	9,030	-2,960	-32.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	62,165	13.2%	65,906	72,533	-10,368	-14.3%
Educational Services	8,713	1.9%	14,039	10,895	-2,182	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	19,873	4.2%	22,619	24,930	-5,057	-20.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,895	1.0%	7,117	8,539	-3,644	-42.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,901	3.0%	15,307	17,274	-3,373	-19.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8,321	1.8%	9,847	10,698	-2,377	-22.2%
Public Administration	4,014	0.9%	4,387	4,515	-501	-11.1%
Information Not Available	12,335	2.6%	13,259	12,269	66	0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,735		34,092	33,341
Male	22,716	65.4%	21,982	20,886	1,830	8.8%
Female	12,016	34.6%	12,108	12,455	-439	-3.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	0	3	0.0%

Ethnicity	34,735		34,092	33,341
Hispanic or Latino	8,527	24.5%	8,523	8,233	294	3.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,018	66.3%	22,426	22,071	947	4.3%
Information Not Available	3,190	9.2%	3,143	3,037	153	5.0%

Race	34,735		34,092	33,341
American Indian or Alaskan Native	687	2.0%	701	654	33	5.0%
Asian	536	1.5%	542	600	-64	-10.7%
Black or African American	1,915	5.5%	1,918	1,952	-37	-1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	141	0.4%	134	116	25	21.6%
White	24,406	70.3%	23,764	23,855	551	2.3%
Information Not Available	7,050	20.3%	7,033	6,164	886	14.4%

Years of Age	34,735		34,092	33,341
Younger than 22	590	1.1%	618	554	36	6.5%
22-24	1,286	2.3%	1,291	1,254	32	2.6%
25-34	7,638	13.6%	7,496	7,369	269	3.7%
35-44	7,661	13.6%	7,492	7,458	203	2.7%
45-54	8,507	15.1%	8,367	8,402	105	1.2%
55-59	4,469	8.0%	4,403	4,061	408	10.0%
60-64	2,978	5.3%	2,869	2,734	244	8.9%
65 and older	1,597	2.8%	1,550	1,509	88	5.8%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	6	0	9	0.0%

Industry	34,735		34,092	33,341
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	374	1.1%	395	363	11	3.0%
Mining	1,526	4.3%	1,355	1,022	504	49.3%
Utilities	81	0.2%	89	42	39	92.9%
Construction	7,176	20.4%	6,892	6,384	792	12.4%
Manufacturing	2,136	6.1%	2,136	1,941	195	10.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,531	4.4%	1,466	1,206	325	26.9%
Retail Trade	2,462	7.0%	2,303	2,392	70	2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,109	3.2%	1,098	1,062	47	4.4%
Information	992	2.8%	954	968	24	2.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,060	3.0%	1,057	1,095	-35	-3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	558	1.6%	518	657	-99	-15.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,824	8.0%	2,769	2,588	236	9.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	627	1.8%	572	551	76	13.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,628	13.2%	4,616	4,851	-223	-4.6%
Educational Services	806	2.3%	862	881	-75	-8.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,123	6.0%	2,101	2,294	-171	-7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	518	1.5%	520	588	-70	-11.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,507	4.3%	1,626	1,740	-233	-13.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	730	2.1%	691	747	-17	-2.3%
Public Administration	1,051	3.0%	1,088	1,098	-47	-4.3%
Information Not Available	916	2.6%	984	871	45	5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,624		47,251	55,735
Male	33,339	67.2%	30,816	37,013	-3,674	-9.9%
Female	16,284	32.8%	16,435	18,722	-2,438	-13.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	49,624		47,251	55,735
Hispanic or Latino	8,772	17.7%	8,387	9,595	-823	-8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	40,852	82.3%	38,864	46,140	-5,288	-11.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	49,624		47,251	55,735
American Indian or Alaskan Native	170	0.3%	147	209	-39	-18.7%
Asian	789	1.6%	812	857	-68	-7.9%
Black or African American	6,328	12.8%	6,111	7,034	-706	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	28,842	58.1%	26,904	32,573	-3,731	-11.5%
Information Not Available	13,495	27.2%	13,277	15,062	-1,567	-10.4%

Years of Age	49,624		47,251	55,735
Younger than 22	720	1.0%	596	906	-186	-20.5%
22-24	2,141	2.9%	1,936	2,685	-544	-20.3%
25-34	11,029	14.9%	10,311	12,607	-1,578	-12.5%
35-44	9,933	13.4%	9,445	11,202	-1,269	-11.3%
45-54	11,914	16.1%	11,350	13,542	-1,628	-12.0%
55-59	5,925	8.0%	5,655	6,503	-578	-8.9%
60-64	4,365	5.9%	4,275	4,548	-183	-4.0%
65 and older	3,597	4.9%	3,683	3,742	-145	-3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	49,624		47,251	55,735
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	736	1.5%	711	787	-51	-6.5%
Mining	81	0.2%	56	81	0	0.0%
Utilities	74	0.1%	71	82	-8	-9.8%
Construction	9,953	19.8%	8,224	11,138	-1,185	-10.6%
Manufacturing	4,327	8.6%	4,734	4,775	-448	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,808	3.6%	1,700	1,910	-102	-5.3%
Retail Trade	4,866	9.7%	4,375	5,693	-827	-14.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,941	3.9%	1,904	2,312	-371	-16.0%
Information	677	1.3%	656	789	-112	-14.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,236	2.5%	1,157	1,504	-268	-17.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	693	1.4%	640	752	-59	-7.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,826	3.6%	1,728	1,943	-117	-6.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	252	0.5%	242	300	-48	-16.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,461	16.8%	7,821	9,010	-549	-6.1%
Educational Services	1,135	2.3%	1,144	1,335	-200	-15.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,135	8.2%	4,105	4,726	-591	-12.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,049	4.1%	1,914	2,384	-335	-14.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,689	5.3%	3,460	3,253	-564	-17.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,373	2.7%	1,316	1,525	-152	-10.0%
Public Administration	588	1.2%	588	655	-67	-10.2%
Information Not Available	724	1.4%	705	781	-57	-7.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,512		8,531	9,043
Male	3,987	46.8%	3,943	4,463	-476	-10.7%
Female	4,525	53.2%	4,588	4,580	-55	-1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,512		8,531	9,043
Hispanic or Latino	751	8.8%	744	876	-125	-14.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,724	90.7%	7,762	8,126	-402	-4.9%
Information Not Available	37	0.4%	25	41	-4	-9.8%

Race	8,512		8,531	9,043
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52	0.6%	42	41	11	26.8%
Asian	230	2.7%	231	190	40	21.1%
Black or African American	5,922	69.6%	6,015	6,241	-319	-5.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.2%	20	23	-6	-26.1%
White	1,630	19.1%	1,562	1,794	-164	-9.1%
Information Not Available	661	7.8%	661	754	-93	-12.3%

Years of Age	8,512		8,531	9,043
Younger than 22	156	1.6%	152	193	-37	-19.2%
22-24	442	4.6%	450	535	-93	-17.4%
25-34	2,358	24.6%	2,359	2,519	-161	-6.4%
35-44	1,883	19.6%	1,901	2,002	-119	-5.9%
45-54	1,958	20.4%	1,965	2,024	-66	-3.3%
55-59	851	8.9%	851	873	-22	-2.5%
60-64	541	5.6%	537	576	-35	-6.1%
65 and older	323	3.4%	316	321	2	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,512		8,531	9,043
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	19	0.2%	11	46	-27	-58.7%
Manufacturing	2	0.0%	1	3	-1	-33.3%
Wholesale Trade	3	0.0%	1	5	-2	-40.0%
Retail Trade	18	0.2%	17	34	-16	-47.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	15	0.2%	12	14	1	7.1%
Information	14	0.2%	5	9	5	55.6%
Finance and Insurance	10	0.1%	10	9	1	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4	0.0%	1	5	-1	-20.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	54	0.6%	33	48	6	12.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	0	0	2	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	76	0.9%	42	64	12	18.8%
Educational Services	13	0.2%	9	6	7	116.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14	0.2%	8	26	-12	-46.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3	0.0%	3	2	1	50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	17	0.2%	14	22	-5	-22.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	11	0.1%	8	21	-10	-47.6%
Public Administration	3	0.0%	1	5	-2	-40.0%
Information Not Available	8,234	96.7%	8,355	8,723	-489	-5.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,630		7,903	8,680
Male	3,774	49.5%	3,858	4,501	-727	-16.2%
Female	3,525	46.2%	3,683	3,785	-260	-6.9%
Information Not Available	331	4.3%	362	394	-63	-16.0%

Ethnicity	7,630		7,903	8,680
Hispanic or Latino	338	36.0%	609	595	-257	-43.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	269	28.7%	6,932	7,691	-7,422	-96.5%
Information Not Available	331	35.3%	362	394	-63	-16.0%

Race	7,630		7,903	8,680
American Indian or Alaskan Native	33	0.4%	33	25	8	32.0%
Asian	131	1.7%	152	174	-43	-24.7%
Black or African American	2,947	38.6%	3,151	3,278	-331	-10.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1%	6	10	-3	-30.0%
White	4,259	55.8%	4,300	4,913	-654	-13.3%
Information Not Available	253	3.3%	261	279	-26	-9.3%

Years of Age	7,630		7,903	8,680
Younger than 22	116	1.0%	106	136	-20	-14.7%
22-24	351	3.1%	371	431	-80	-18.6%
25-34	1,871	16.5%	1,944	2,174	-303	-13.9%
35-44	1,561	13.8%	1,615	1,728	-167	-9.7%
45-54	1,804	16.0%	1,878	2,082	-278	-13.4%
55-59	868	7.7%	896	961	-93	-9.7%
60-64	580	5.1%	594	624	-44	-7.1%
65 and older	396	3.5%	425	461	-65	-14.1%
Information Not Available	83	0.7%	74	83	0	0.0%

Industry	7,630		7,903	8,680
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25	0.3%	25	21	4	19.0%
Mining	2	0.0%	0	0	2	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	13	2	7	350.0%
Construction	830	10.8%	769	968	-138	-14.3%
Manufacturing	427	5.6%	450	582	-155	-26.6%
Wholesale Trade	247	3.2%	265	245	2	0.8%
Retail Trade	1,081	14.1%	1,136	1,290	-209	-16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	282	3.7%	248	283	-1	-0.4%
Information	78	1.0%	73	149	-71	-47.7%
Finance and Insurance	523	6.8%	536	609	-86	-14.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	131	1.7%	150	193	-62	-32.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	342	4.5%	379	375	-33	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.5%	35	21	15	71.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,386	18.1%	1,463	1,470	-84	-5.7%
Educational Services	149	1.9%	175	165	-16	-9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	848	11.1%	905	890	-42	-4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	169	2.2%	160	216	-47	-21.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	749	9.8%	798	829	-80	-9.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	209	2.7%	221	245	-36	-14.7%
Public Administration	84	1.1%	79	103	-19	-18.4%
Information Not Available	23	0.3%	23	24	-1	-4.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,981		51,918	76,388
Male	25,699	50.4%	26,100	40,302	-14,603	-36.2%
Female	25,210	49.4%	25,736	36,006	-10,796	-30.0%
Information Not Available	72	0.1%	82	80	-8	-10.0%

Ethnicity	50,981		51,918	76,388
Hispanic or Latino	12,576	24.7%	12,655	18,167	-5,591	-30.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,622	66.0%	34,391	50,313	-16,691	-33.2%
Information Not Available	4,783	9.4%	4,872	7,908	-3,125	-39.5%

Race	50,981		51,918	76,388
American Indian or Alaskan Native	286	0.6%	319	485	-199	-41.0%
Asian	787	1.5%	796	1,237	-450	-36.4%
Black or African American	12,108	23.8%	12,567	17,393	-5,285	-30.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	249	0.5%	240	445	-196	-44.0%
White	31,628	62.0%	31,911	47,192	-15,564	-33.0%
Information Not Available	5,923	11.6%	6,085	9,636	-3,713	-38.5%

Years of Age	50,981		51,918	76,388
Younger than 22	490	0.6%	473	802	-312	-38.9%
22-24	1,510	1.9%	1,504	2,368	-858	-36.2%
25-34	9,677	12.3%	10,160	13,933	-4,256	-30.5%
35-44	9,781	12.4%	10,152	13,700	-3,919	-28.6%
45-54	10,730	13.6%	10,674	15,164	-4,434	-29.2%
55-59	5,239	6.6%	5,201	6,831	-1,592	-23.3%
60-64	3,794	4.8%	3,675	4,737	-943	-19.9%
65 and older	2,491	3.2%	2,403	3,167	-676	-21.3%
Information Not Available	7,269	9.2%	7,676	15,686	-8,417	-53.7%

Industry	50,981		51,918	76,388
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	659	1.3%	491	868	-209	-24.1%
Mining	148	0.3%	138	207	-59	-28.5%
Utilities	72	0.1%	67	117	-45	-38.5%
Construction	3,397	6.6%	3,468	5,155	-1,758	-34.1%
Manufacturing	2,626	5.1%	2,586	3,198	-572	-17.9%
Wholesale Trade	2,318	4.5%	2,246	3,027	-709	-23.4%
Retail Trade	4,953	9.6%	4,887	7,159	-2,206	-30.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,448	2.8%	1,411	2,278	-830	-36.4%
Information	926	1.8%	941	1,323	-397	-30.0%
Finance and Insurance	2,149	4.2%	2,184	3,100	-951	-30.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,212	2.3%	1,258	1,623	-411	-25.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,870	7.5%	3,797	5,021	-1,151	-22.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	608	1.2%	498	515	93	18.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,444	16.4%	8,565	13,193	-4,749	-36.0%
Educational Services	1,193	2.3%	1,261	1,662	-469	-28.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,444	8.6%	4,639	6,132	-1,688	-27.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	793	1.5%	896	1,438	-645	-44.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,433	6.6%	3,984	5,113	-1,680	-32.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,553	3.0%	1,572	2,015	-462	-22.9%
Public Administration	661	1.3%	674	1,135	-474	-41.8%
Information Not Available	6,074	11.8%	6,355	12,109	-6,035	-49.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,830		39,003	41,547
Male	18,245	49.5%	19,685	21,074	-2,829	-13.4%
Female	17,365	47.1%	18,330	19,803	-2,438	-12.3%
Information Not Available	1,220	3.3%	988	670	550	82.1%

Ethnicity	36,830		39,003	41,547
Hispanic or Latino	62	0.2%	77	42	20	47.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,548	96.5%	37,938	40,835	-5,287	-12.9%
Information Not Available	1,220	3.3%	988	670	550	82.1%

Race	36,830		39,003	41,547
American Indian or Alaskan Native	175	0.5%	202	219	-44	-20.1%
Asian	486	1.3%	536	578	-92	-15.9%
Black or African American	19,716	53.5%	21,188	22,570	-2,854	-12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	15,233	41.4%	16,089	17,510	-2,277	-13.0%
Information Not Available	1,220	3.3%	988	670	550	82.1%

Years of Age	36,830		39,003	41,547
Younger than 22	672	1.4%	578	791	-119	-15.0%
22-24	1,639	3.3%	1,643	2,099	-460	-21.9%
25-34	9,034	18.2%	9,323	10,283	-1,249	-12.1%
35-44	8,897	17.9%	8,937	9,815	-918	-9.4%
45-54	8,838	17.8%	8,728	9,534	-696	-7.3%
55-59	3,694	7.4%	3,646	3,884	-190	-4.9%
60-64	2,368	4.8%	2,285	2,487	-119	-4.8%
65 and older	1,403	2.8%	1,305	1,452	-49	-3.4%
Information Not Available	285	0.6%	2,558	1,202	-917	-76.3%

Industry	36,830		39,003	41,547
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	658	1.8%	903	803	-145	-18.1%
Mining	21	0.1%	28	36	-15	-41.7%
Utilities	31	0.1%	30	56	-25	-44.6%
Construction	1,759	4.7%	1,860	2,260	-501	-22.2%
Manufacturing	3,197	8.5%	2,992	2,739	458	16.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,336	3.6%	1,446	1,602	-266	-16.6%
Retail Trade	2,618	7.0%	2,649	3,300	-682	-20.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	700	1.9%	749	778	-78	-10.0%
Information	612	1.6%	691	834	-222	-26.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,086	2.9%	1,101	1,097	-11	-1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	466	1.2%	485	597	-131	-21.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,272	16.7%	6,656	6,867	-595	-8.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	0.1%	50	27	7	25.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	91	0.2%	93	107	-16	-15.0%
Educational Services	795	2.1%	873	1,041	-246	-23.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,748	4.7%	1,833	2,029	-281	-13.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,493	4.0%	1,720	1,990	-497	-25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	253	0.7%	400	334	-81	-24.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	285	0.8%	305	412	-127	-30.8%
Public Administration	352	0.9%	421	510	-158	-31.0%
Information Not Available	13,023	34.7%	13,718	14,128	-1,105	-7.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,290		6,388	8,660
Male	4,077	64.8%	4,105	5,752	-1,675	-29.1%
Female	2,212	35.2%	2,282	2,907	-695	-23.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,290		6,388	8,660
Hispanic or Latino	465	7.4%	488	622	-157	-25.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,207	66.9%	4,278	5,811	-1,604	-27.6%
Information Not Available	1,618	25.7%	1,622	2,227	-609	-27.3%

Race	6,290		6,388	8,660
American Indian or Alaskan Native	51	0.8%	46	64	-13	-20.3%
Asian	1,870	29.7%	1,851	2,810	-940	-33.5%
Black or African American	107	1.7%	109	145	-38	-26.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,752	27.9%	1,801	2,450	-698	-28.5%
White	1,577	25.1%	1,631	2,019	-442	-21.9%
Information Not Available	933	14.8%	950	1,172	-239	-20.4%

Years of Age	6,290		6,388	8,660
Younger than 22	59	0.8%	60	87	-28	-32.2%
22-24	172	2.4%	164	264	-92	-34.8%
25-34	1,362	18.7%	1,394	1,946	-584	-30.0%
35-44	1,463	20.1%	1,521	2,076	-613	-29.5%
45-54	1,446	19.9%	1,445	2,050	-604	-29.5%
55-59	728	10.0%	738	971	-243	-25.0%
60-64	600	8.3%	599	725	-125	-17.2%
65 and older	460	6.3%	467	541	-81	-15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,290		6,388	8,660
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	1.5%	50	135	-36	-26.7%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	1	1	100.0%
Utilities	19	0.3%	19	6	13	216.7%
Construction	1,639	25.7%	1,626	2,857	-1,218	-42.6%
Manufacturing	176	2.8%	197	192	-16	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	108	1.7%	120	133	-25	-18.8%
Retail Trade	357	5.6%	354	477	-120	-25.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	235	3.7%	267	315	-80	-25.4%
Information	215	3.4%	191	145	70	48.3%
Finance and Insurance	102	1.6%	90	105	-3	-2.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	103	1.6%	95	122	-19	-15.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	202	3.2%	233	255	-53	-20.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	37	0.6%	43	51	-14	-27.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	784	12.3%	824	1,075	-291	-27.1%
Educational Services	77	1.2%	93	76	1	1.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	312	4.9%	322	378	-66	-17.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	103	1.6%	100	96	7	7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	574	9.0%	592	826	-252	-30.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	163	2.6%	148	176	-13	-7.4%
Public Administration	94	1.5%	124	129	-35	-27.1%
Information Not Available	889	13.9%	898	1,110	-221	-19.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,312		35,168	35,976
Male	27,218	77.1%	26,724	27,027	191	0.7%
Female	7,723	21.9%	8,063	8,028	-305	-3.8%
Information Not Available	371	1.1%	381	921	-550	-59.7%

Ethnicity	35,312		35,168	35,976
Hispanic or Latino	3,207	9.1%	3,218	2,888	319	11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,438	86.2%	30,235	31,098	-660	-2.1%
Information Not Available	1,667	4.7%	1,715	1,990	-323	-16.2%

Race	35,312		35,168	35,976
American Indian or Alaskan Native	455	1.3%	434	254	201	79.1%
Asian	377	1.1%	368	265	112	42.3%
Black or African American	1,841	5.2%	1,947	1,586	255	16.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	27,765	78.6%	27,486	28,993	-1,228	-4.2%
Information Not Available	4,874	13.8%	4,933	4,878	-4	-0.1%

Years of Age	35,312		35,168	35,976
Younger than 22	716	1.2%	725	801	-85	-10.6%
22-24	1,827	3.0%	1,834	2,015	-188	-9.3%
25-34	8,413	14.0%	8,477	8,487	-74	-0.9%
35-44	7,603	12.6%	7,602	7,667	-64	-0.8%
45-54	7,654	12.7%	7,616	7,922	-268	-3.4%
55-59	4,068	6.8%	4,017	4,057	11	0.3%
60-64	2,896	4.8%	2,778	2,872	24	0.8%
65 and older	2,123	3.5%	2,110	2,145	-22	-1.0%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	9	10	2	20.0%

Industry	35,312		35,168	35,976
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	324	0.9%	314	318	6	1.9%
Mining	898	2.5%	983	865	33	3.8%
Utilities	32	0.1%	34	51	-19	-37.3%
Construction	13,617	38.2%	12,662	14,058	-441	-3.1%
Manufacturing	5,706	16.0%	6,405	5,309	397	7.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,142	3.2%	1,147	1,254	-112	-8.9%
Retail Trade	1,832	5.1%	1,673	1,976	-144	-7.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,168	3.3%	1,068	1,127	41	3.6%
Information	531	1.5%	495	432	99	22.9%
Finance and Insurance	802	2.3%	692	654	148	22.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	287	0.8%	283	272	15	5.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	703	2.0%	703	714	-11	-1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.1%	38	50	-2	-4.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,928	11.0%	3,953	4,075	-147	-3.6%
Educational Services	362	1.0%	345	338	24	7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,176	3.3%	1,239	1,271	-95	-7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	597	1.7%	670	745	-148	-19.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	922	2.6%	1,153	1,106	-184	-16.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	484	1.4%	487	535	-51	-9.5%
Public Administration	525	1.5%	558	597	-72	-12.1%
Information Not Available	228	0.6%	266	229	-1	-0.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,079		13,582	13,078
Male	9,495	72.6%	9,947	8,980	515	5.7%
Female	3,580	27.4%	3,633	4,095	-515	-12.6%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	3	1	33.3%

Ethnicity	13,079		13,582	13,078
Hispanic or Latino	2,048	15.7%	2,227	2,222	-174	-7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,146	62.3%	8,421	9,736	-1,590	-16.3%
Information Not Available	2,885	22.1%	2,934	1,120	1,765	157.6%

Race	13,079		13,582	13,078
American Indian or Alaskan Native	424	3.2%	741	636	-212	-33.3%
Asian	159	1.2%	171	191	-32	-16.8%
Black or African American	130	1.0%	170	148	-18	-12.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	90	0.7%	137	112	-22	-19.6%
White	9,971	74.5%	19,044	16,013	-6,042	-37.7%
Information Not Available	2,614	19.5%	4,925	4,422	-1,808	-40.9%

Years of Age	13,079		13,582	13,078
Younger than 22	390	1.8%	425	344	46	13.4%
22-24	578	2.6%	641	648	-70	-10.8%
25-34	2,670	12.1%	2,830	2,690	-20	-0.7%
35-44	2,538	11.5%	2,666	2,561	-23	-0.9%
45-54	3,026	13.7%	3,033	3,143	-117	-3.7%
55-59	1,565	7.1%	1,587	1,547	18	1.2%
60-64	1,025	4.7%	1,024	1,004	21	2.1%
65 and older	1,220	5.5%	1,289	1,136	84	7.4%
Information Not Available	67	0.3%	87	5	62	1240.0%

Industry	13,079		13,582	13,078
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,082	7.6%	960	1,052	30	2.9%
Mining	261	1.8%	286	251	10	4.0%
Utilities	70	0.5%	69	54	16	29.6%
Construction	2,644	18.7%	2,914	2,284	360	15.8%
Manufacturing	1,358	9.6%	1,309	1,481	-123	-8.3%
Wholesale Trade	516	3.6%	539	458	58	12.7%
Retail Trade	1,040	7.3%	1,074	1,070	-30	-2.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	427	3.0%	380	384	43	11.2%
Information	127	0.9%	112	111	16	14.4%
Finance and Insurance	206	1.5%	199	220	-14	-6.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	142	1.0%	148	128	14	10.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	436	3.1%	449	451	-15	-3.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.1%	16	25	-9	-36.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,670	11.8%	1,807	1,712	-42	-2.5%
Educational Services	138	1.0%	156	179	-41	-22.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	684	4.8%	727	765	-81	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	300	2.1%	319	350	-50	-14.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	504	3.6%	572	603	-99	-16.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	222	1.6%	223	260	-38	-14.6%
Public Administration	405	2.9%	408	418	-13	-3.1%
Information Not Available	831	5.9%	915	822	9	1.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	164,068		166,802	164,764
Male	112,833	68.8%	112,447	112,418	415	0.4%
Female	50,173	30.6%	53,266	51,409	-1,236	-2.4%
Information Not Available	1,062	0.6%	1,089	937	125	13.3%

Ethnicity	164,068		166,802	164,764
Hispanic or Latino	34,243	20.9%	34,362	34,550	-307	-0.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	112,827	68.8%	114,895	112,759	68	0.1%
Information Not Available	16,998	10.4%	17,545	17,455	-457	-2.6%

Race	164,068		166,802	164,764
American Indian or Alaskan Native	895	0.5%	925	892	3	0.3%
Asian	3,376	2.1%	3,268	3,114	262	8.4%
Black or African American	31,106	19.0%	32,851	31,623	-517	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	300	0.2%	343	343	-43	-12.5%
White	105,250	64.2%	106,172	105,600	-350	-0.3%
Information Not Available	23,141	14.1%	23,243	23,192	-51	-0.2%

Years of Age	164,068		166,802	164,764
Younger than 22	2,025	0.8%	2,009	2,247	-222	-9.9%
22-24	6,085	2.4%	6,125	6,375	-290	-4.5%
25-34	35,128	13.7%	35,946	36,831	-1,703	-4.6%
35-44	38,660	15.1%	39,645	39,192	-532	-1.4%
45-54	42,721	16.7%	43,312	43,857	-1,136	-2.6%
55-59	20,271	7.9%	20,462	19,323	948	4.9%
60-64	12,786	5.0%	12,901	11,527	1,259	10.9%
65 and older	6,392	2.5%	6,402	5,412	980	18.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	164,068		166,802	164,764
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,109	0.7%	1,136	1,078	31	2.9%
Mining	1,123	0.7%	1,342	898	225	25.1%
Utilities	174	0.1%	172	162	12	7.4%
Construction	36,266	22.0%	35,779	38,824	-2,558	-6.6%
Manufacturing	16,774	10.2%	17,063	13,494	3,280	24.3%
Wholesale Trade	6,527	4.0%	6,313	6,257	270	4.3%
Retail Trade	10,213	6.2%	10,118	11,467	-1,254	-10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,243	4.4%	7,920	6,383	860	13.5%
Information	2,103	1.3%	2,036	2,268	-165	-7.3%
Finance and Insurance	4,109	2.5%	3,970	4,104	5	0.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,839	1.1%	1,767	2,010	-171	-8.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,673	5.3%	8,732	8,436	237	2.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,219	0.7%	1,144	1,122	97	8.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	29,015	17.6%	29,509	28,164	851	3.0%
Educational Services	3,329	2.0%	3,702	3,211	118	3.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,827	4.7%	8,211	8,771	-944	-10.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,723	2.3%	3,670	4,077	-354	-8.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,577	4.6%	8,434	7,457	120	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,546	2.1%	3,764	3,736	-190	-5.1%
Public Administration	2,545	1.5%	2,655	2,813	-268	-9.5%
Information Not Available	9,134	5.5%	9,365	10,032	-898	-9.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,850		35,439	38,794
Male	26,198	73.1%	25,670	27,961	-1,763	-6.3%
Female	9,594	26.8%	9,715	10,763	-1,169	-10.9%
Information Not Available	58	0.2%	54	70	-12	-17.1%

Ethnicity	35,850		35,439	38,794
Hispanic or Latino	2,185	6.1%	2,079	2,417	-232	-9.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,097	75.6%	26,787	29,015	-1,918	-6.6%
Information Not Available	6,568	18.3%	6,573	7,362	-794	-10.8%

Race	35,850		35,439	38,794
American Indian or Alaskan Native	151	0.4%	151	180	-29	-16.1%
Asian	172	0.5%	171	202	-30	-14.9%
Black or African American	4,347	12.1%	4,282	4,647	-300	-6.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	53	0.1%	46	40	13	32.5%
White	28,697	80.0%	28,417	31,146	-2,449	-7.9%
Information Not Available	2,430	6.8%	2,372	2,579	-149	-5.8%

Years of Age	35,850		35,439	38,794
Younger than 22	554	0.9%	550	590	-36	-6.1%
22-24	1,323	2.1%	1,363	1,526	-203	-13.3%
25-34	7,597	12.2%	7,492	8,413	-816	-9.7%
35-44	8,800	14.2%	8,768	9,579	-779	-8.1%
45-54	9,590	15.4%	9,443	10,380	-790	-7.6%
55-59	4,331	7.0%	4,225	4,557	-226	-5.0%
60-64	2,458	4.0%	2,404	2,477	-19	-0.8%
65 and older	1,197	1.9%	1,194	1,272	-75	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	35,850		35,439	38,794
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	197	0.5%	200	219	-22	-10.0%
Mining	243	0.7%	260	281	-38	-13.5%
Utilities	35	0.1%	30	15	20	133.3%
Construction	11,111	30.8%	10,878	12,159	-1,048	-8.6%
Manufacturing	5,296	14.7%	5,200	5,102	194	3.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,094	3.0%	1,022	1,028	66	6.4%
Retail Trade	1,899	5.3%	1,874	2,287	-388	-17.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,835	5.1%	1,790	1,540	295	19.2%
Information	284	0.8%	279	327	-43	-13.1%
Finance and Insurance	537	1.5%	468	531	6	1.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	407	1.1%	405	453	-46	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,096	3.0%	1,068	1,117	-21	-1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	176	0.5%	151	132	44	33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,181	11.6%	4,263	4,794	-613	-12.8%
Educational Services	383	1.1%	464	472	-89	-18.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,560	4.3%	1,592	2,040	-480	-23.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	557	1.5%	608	714	-157	-22.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	834	2.3%	892	1,116	-282	-25.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	734	2.0%	695	756	-22	-2.9%
Public Administration	360	1.0%	272	329	31	9.4%
Information Not Available	3,031	8.4%	3,028	3,382	-351	-10.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,703		19,059	20,983
Male	12,816	68.5%	13,170	14,059	-1,243	-8.8%
Female	5,887	31.5%	5,889	6,924	-1,037	-15.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,703		19,059	20,983
Hispanic or Latino	2,085	11.1%	2,166	2,035	50	2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,200	49.2%	9,273	9,515	-315	-3.3%
Information Not Available	7,418	39.7%	7,620	9,433	-2,015	-21.4%

Race	18,703		19,059	20,983
American Indian or Alaskan Native	258	1.4%	277	321	-63	-19.6%
Asian	212	1.1%	249	226	-14	-6.2%
Black or African American	3,111	16.6%	3,122	3,617	-506	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.2%	68	38	6	15.8%
White	13,402	71.7%	13,680	15,171	-1,769	-11.7%
Information Not Available	1,676	9.0%	1,663	1,610	66	4.1%

Years of Age	18,703		19,059	20,983
Younger than 22	340	1.1%	322	345	-5	-1.4%
22-24	909	3.0%	917	985	-76	-7.7%
25-34	4,500	14.7%	4,558	5,031	-531	-10.6%
35-44	4,278	13.9%	4,381	4,607	-329	-7.1%
45-54	4,263	13.9%	4,373	5,114	-851	-16.6%
55-59	2,088	6.8%	2,140	2,369	-281	-11.9%
60-64	1,437	4.7%	1,460	1,600	-163	-10.2%
65 and older	888	2.9%	908	932	-44	-4.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,703		19,059	20,983
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	0.5%	100	84	15	17.9%
Mining	532	2.8%	440	627	-95	-15.2%
Utilities	14	0.1%	16	30	-16	-53.3%
Construction	4,702	25.0%	4,959	4,231	471	11.1%
Manufacturing	2,162	11.5%	2,306	3,456	-1,294	-37.4%
Wholesale Trade	698	3.7%	749	694	4	0.6%
Retail Trade	1,227	6.5%	1,242	1,584	-357	-22.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	711	3.8%	813	948	-237	-25.0%
Information	389	2.1%	338	351	38	10.8%
Finance and Insurance	442	2.4%	395	415	27	6.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	282	1.5%	246	246	36	14.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	865	4.6%	826	939	-74	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.2%	52	56	-12	-21.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,656	14.1%	2,597	2,938	-282	-9.6%
Educational Services	283	1.5%	285	271	12	4.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,279	6.8%	1,220	1,451	-172	-11.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	161	0.9%	161	214	-53	-24.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	588	3.1%	663	673	-85	-12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	342	1.8%	339	437	-95	-21.7%
Public Administration	353	1.9%	377	446	-93	-20.9%
Information Not Available	874	4.6%	935	892	-18	-2.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,809		29,578	29,851
Male	22,358	72.6%	21,242	20,371	1,987	9.8%
Female	8,451	27.4%	8,336	9,480	-1,029	-10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,809		29,578	29,851
Hispanic or Latino	14	0.0%	9	62	-48	-77.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	720	2.3%	835	688	32	4.7%
Information Not Available	30,075	97.6%	28,734	29,101	974	3.3%

Race	30,809		29,578	29,851
American Indian or Alaskan Native	102	0.3%	107	111	-9	-8.1%
Asian	79	0.3%	33	84	-5	-6.0%
Black or African American	3,183	10.3%	3,116	3,451	-268	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.0%	14	9	5	55.6%
White	27,083	87.9%	25,977	25,845	1,238	4.8%
Information Not Available	348	1.1%	331	351	-3	-0.9%

Years of Age	30,809		29,578	29,851
Younger than 22	330	0.6%	369	319	11	3.4%
22-24	1,055	1.9%	1,059	1,260	-205	-16.3%
25-34	6,319	11.4%	5,891	6,220	99	1.6%
35-44	7,768	14.1%	7,449	6,996	772	11.0%
45-54	7,671	13.9%	7,426	7,750	-79	-1.0%
55-59	3,447	6.2%	3,359	3,478	-31	-0.9%
60-64	2,704	4.9%	2,528	2,302	402	17.5%
65 and older	1,510	2.7%	1,488	1,522	-12	-0.8%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	9	4	1	25.0%

Industry	30,809		29,578	29,851
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	135	0.4%	154	146	-11	-7.5%
Mining	2,012	6.5%	1,693	1,366	646	47.3%
Utilities	56	0.2%	84	80	-24	-30.0%
Construction	7,471	24.1%	6,806	7,537	-66	-0.9%
Manufacturing	4,981	16.1%	5,341	4,050	931	23.0%
Wholesale Trade	897	2.9%	872	963	-66	-6.9%
Retail Trade	1,905	6.2%	1,735	1,739	166	9.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,134	3.7%	1,101	1,016	118	11.6%
Information	311	1.0%	313	350	-39	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	655	2.1%	541	705	-50	-7.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	311	1.0%	233	346	-35	-10.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,199	3.9%	1,208	1,176	23	2.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.4%	70	93	28	30.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,192	10.3%	3,018	3,491	-299	-8.6%
Educational Services	376	1.2%	420	448	-72	-16.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,617	5.2%	1,418	1,579	38	2.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	492	1.6%	485	657	-165	-25.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,097	3.5%	1,133	1,291	-194	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	646	2.1%	597	510	136	26.7%
Public Administration	404	1.3%	452	546	-142	-26.0%
Information Not Available	1,797	5.8%	1,904	1,762	35	2.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,044		23,598	18,127
Male	14,478	62.8%	14,584	10,029	4,449	44.4%
Female	8,559	37.1%	9,008	8,098	461	5.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	6	0	7	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,044		23,598	18,127
Hispanic or Latino	1,093	4.7%	1,104	838	255	30.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,948	95.2%	22,492	17,289	4,659	26.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	0	3	0.0%

Race	23,044		23,598	18,127
American Indian or Alaskan Native	170	0.7%	159	200	-30	-15.0%
Asian	222	1.0%	197	162	60	37.0%
Black or African American	10,801	46.9%	11,399	9,723	1,078	11.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1%	27	38	-18	-47.4%
White	11,517	50.0%	11,478	8,004	3,513	43.9%
Information Not Available	314	1.4%	338	0	314	0.0%

Years of Age	23,044		23,598	18,127
Younger than 22	344	1.0%	401	203	141	69.5%
22-24	931	2.8%	1,003	758	173	22.8%
25-34	5,478	16.7%	5,927	4,589	889	19.4%
35-44	5,391	16.4%	5,525	4,198	1,193	28.4%
45-54	5,380	16.4%	5,372	4,263	1,117	26.2%
55-59	2,777	8.5%	2,693	1,932	845	43.7%
60-64	1,698	5.2%	1,644	1,295	403	31.1%
65 and older	1,045	3.2%	1,033	889	156	17.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,044		23,598	18,127
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	365	1.6%	400	297	68	22.9%
Mining	1,525	6.5%	1,404	875	650	74.3%
Utilities	73	0.3%	66	43	30	69.8%
Construction	3,917	16.7%	4,036	3,159	758	24.0%
Manufacturing	2,891	12.3%	2,896	1,684	1,207	71.7%
Wholesale Trade	778	3.3%	769	578	200	34.6%
Retail Trade	1,536	6.6%	1,623	1,668	-132	-7.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,196	5.1%	1,123	671	525	78.2%
Information	331	1.4%	328	288	43	14.9%
Finance and Insurance	424	1.8%	423	462	-38	-8.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	521	2.2%	504	433	88	20.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,168	5.0%	1,102	840	328	39.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	0.4%	94	67	29	43.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,833	7.8%	1,863	1,839	-6	-0.3%
Educational Services	355	1.5%	397	300	55	18.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,781	7.6%	1,918	1,995	-214	-10.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	270	1.2%	294	287	-17	-5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,232	5.3%	1,397	1,312	-80	-6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	609	2.6%	603	485	124	25.6%
Public Administration	323	1.4%	297	297	26	8.8%
Information Not Available	1,820	7.8%	2,061	547	1,273	232.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	81,255		78,891	97,238
Male	55,717	68.6%	51,932	65,332	-9,615	-14.7%
Female	25,534	31.4%	26,955	31,901	-6,367	-20.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	5	-1	-20.0%

Ethnicity	81,255		78,891	97,238
Hispanic or Latino	10,473	12.9%	10,379	11,950	-1,477	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,217	81.5%	64,041	79,553	-13,336	-16.8%
Information Not Available	4,565	5.6%	4,471	5,735	-1,170	-20.4%

Race	81,255		78,891	97,238
American Indian or Alaskan Native	384	0.5%	374	429	-45	-10.5%
Asian	2,324	2.9%	2,429	2,713	-389	-14.3%
Black or African American	6,239	7.7%	6,420	7,567	-1,328	-17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	197	0.2%	192	233	-36	-15.5%
White	61,433	75.6%	59,027	73,905	-12,472	-16.9%
Information Not Available	10,678	13.1%	10,449	12,391	-1,713	-13.8%

Years of Age	81,255		78,891	97,238
Younger than 22	1,932	1.4%	1,841	1,870	62	3.3%
22-24	3,973	2.9%	3,897	4,673	-700	-15.0%
25-34	18,941	13.9%	18,404	22,835	-3,894	-17.1%
35-44	17,278	12.6%	16,614	20,594	-3,316	-16.1%
45-54	19,424	14.2%	18,697	23,567	-4,143	-17.6%
55-59	8,790	6.4%	8,492	10,487	-1,697	-16.2%
60-64	6,040	4.4%	6,065	7,331	-1,291	-17.6%
65 and older	4,877	3.6%	4,881	5,881	-1,004	-17.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	81,255		78,891	97,238
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,099	1.3%	1,062	1,250	-151	-12.1%
Mining	215	0.3%	188	250	-35	-14.0%
Utilities	145	0.2%	134	167	-22	-13.2%
Construction	17,332	21.0%	14,402	20,254	-2,922	-14.4%
Manufacturing	6,101	7.4%	5,902	6,363	-262	-4.1%
Wholesale Trade	2,756	3.3%	2,622	3,307	-551	-16.7%
Retail Trade	5,764	7.0%	5,617	7,497	-1,733	-23.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,245	2.7%	2,068	3,070	-825	-26.9%
Information	1,477	1.8%	1,437	1,663	-186	-11.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,910	2.3%	1,902	2,234	-324	-14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,410	1.7%	1,404	1,817	-407	-22.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,582	6.8%	5,451	6,411	-829	-12.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	321	0.4%	297	269	52	19.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,432	15.1%	11,652	14,529	-2,097	-14.4%
Educational Services	1,210	1.5%	1,423	1,434	-224	-15.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,102	6.2%	5,365	6,874	-1,772	-25.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,955	3.6%	2,952	3,437	-482	-14.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,249	7.6%	7,546	8,111	-1,862	-23.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,627	4.4%	3,684	4,429	-802	-18.1%
Public Administration	1,356	1.6%	1,608	1,678	-322	-19.2%
Information Not Available	1,967	2.4%	2,175	2,194	-227	-10.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,586		46,552	55,141
Male	23,662	49.7%	23,044	28,693	-5,031	-17.5%
Female	14,130	29.7%	14,787	16,401	-2,271	-13.8%
Information Not Available	9,794	20.6%	8,721	10,047	-253	-2.5%

Ethnicity	47,586		46,552	55,141
Hispanic or Latino	2,902	6.1%	2,809	3,772	-870	-23.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,124	71.7%	34,251	40,513	-6,389	-15.8%
Information Not Available	10,560	22.2%	9,492	10,856	-296	-2.7%

Race	47,586		46,552	55,141
American Indian or Alaskan Native	106	0.2%	111	151	-45	-29.8%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	14,406	30.3%	14,708	16,664	-2,258	-13.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	64	0.1%	66	70	-6	-8.6%
White	19,548	41.1%	19,366	23,628	-4,080	-17.3%
Information Not Available	13,462	28.3%	12,301	14,628	-1,166	-8.0%

Years of Age	47,586		46,552	55,141
Younger than 22	577	0.9%	573	797	-220	-27.6%
22-24	1,677	2.6%	1,756	2,146	-469	-21.9%
25-34	8,936	14.0%	9,037	10,659	-1,723	-16.2%
35-44	7,869	12.3%	7,862	9,091	-1,222	-13.4%
45-54	8,651	13.5%	8,511	10,788	-2,137	-19.8%
55-59	4,237	6.6%	4,182	4,971	-734	-14.8%
60-64	3,091	4.8%	3,109	3,556	-465	-13.1%
65 and older	2,754	4.3%	2,801	3,086	-332	-10.8%
Information Not Available	9,794	15.3%	8,721	10,047	-253	-2.5%

Industry	47,586		46,552	55,141
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	177	0.4%	238	212	-35	-16.5%
Mining	87	0.2%	71	92	-5	-5.4%
Utilities	32	0.1%	38	37	-5	-13.5%
Construction	7,442	15.6%	6,641	9,719	-2,277	-23.4%
Manufacturing	418	0.9%	415	483	-65	-13.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,267	2.7%	1,255	1,481	-214	-14.4%
Retail Trade	1,323	2.8%	1,285	1,609	-286	-17.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	831	1.7%	850	1,002	-171	-17.1%
Information	486	1.0%	517	621	-135	-21.7%
Finance and Insurance	942	2.0%	916	1,031	-89	-8.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	749	1.6%	749	843	-94	-11.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,712	5.7%	2,655	3,373	-661	-19.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	216	0.5%	218	208	8	3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,038	12.6%	6,034	6,552	-514	-7.8%
Educational Services	914	1.9%	1,024	988	-74	-7.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,627	5.5%	2,629	3,150	-523	-16.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,108	2.3%	1,122	1,211	-103	-8.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,373	7.1%	4,201	3,891	-518	-13.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,008	2.1%	996	1,102	-94	-8.5%
Public Administration	857	1.8%	890	1,011	-154	-15.2%
Information Not Available	14,979	31.4%	13,808	16,525	-1,546	-9.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,163		11,978	13,874
Male	8,364	68.8%	7,908	9,342	-978	-10.5%
Female	3,799	31.2%	4,070	4,532	-733	-16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,163		11,978	13,874
Hispanic or Latino	247	2.0%	229	205	42	20.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,577	87.0%	10,467	9,634	943	9.8%
Information Not Available	1,339	11.0%	1,282	4,035	-2,696	-66.8%

Race	12,163		11,978	13,874
American Indian or Alaskan Native	140	1.2%	135	147	-7	-4.8%
Asian	66	0.5%	63	54	12	22.2%
Black or African American	197	1.6%	183	195	2	1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	11,084	91.1%	10,935	9,918	1,166	11.8%
Information Not Available	676	5.6%	662	3,560	-2,884	-81.0%

Years of Age	12,163		11,978	13,874
Younger than 22	282	1.3%	269	356	-74	-20.8%
22-24	598	2.7%	580	700	-102	-14.6%
25-34	2,833	12.8%	2,776	3,208	-375	-11.7%
35-44	2,398	10.8%	2,378	2,740	-342	-12.5%
45-54	2,632	11.9%	2,581	3,147	-515	-16.4%
55-59	1,480	6.7%	1,436	1,631	-151	-9.3%
60-64	1,099	5.0%	1,139	1,191	-92	-7.7%
65 and older	841	3.8%	819	901	-60	-6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,163		11,978	13,874
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	244	2.0%	258	262	-18	-6.9%
Mining	18	0.1%	15	24	-6	-25.0%
Utilities	12	0.1%	11	14	-2	-14.3%
Construction	2,708	21.8%	2,378	2,806	-98	-3.5%
Manufacturing	1,322	10.7%	1,203	1,354	-32	-2.4%
Wholesale Trade	341	2.7%	307	369	-28	-7.6%
Retail Trade	933	7.5%	869	1,003	-70	-7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	250	2.0%	266	260	-10	-3.8%
Information	55	0.4%	69	106	-51	-48.1%
Finance and Insurance	121	1.0%	126	102	19	18.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	78	0.6%	84	124	-46	-37.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	195	1.6%	195	251	-56	-22.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15	0.1%	17	7	8	114.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,135	9.1%	1,139	1,202	-67	-5.6%
Educational Services	78	0.6%	97	132	-54	-40.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	415	3.3%	449	477	-62	-13.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	212	1.7%	261	277	-65	-23.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,548	12.5%	1,843	1,653	-105	-6.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	180	1.5%	181	200	-20	-10.0%
Public Administration	143	1.2%	150	177	-34	-19.2%
Information Not Available	2,160	17.4%	2,060	3,074	-914	-29.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	108,075		119,959	110,596
Male	76,575	70.9%	84,162	76,961	-386	-0.5%
Female	29,528	27.3%	33,898	31,660	-2,132	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,972	1.8%	1,899	1,975	-3	-0.2%

Ethnicity	108,075		119,959	110,596
Hispanic or Latino	8,205	7.6%	8,659	7,515	690	9.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,012	76.8%	92,106	83,909	-897	-1.1%
Information Not Available	16,858	15.6%	19,194	19,172	-2,314	-12.1%

Race	108,075		119,959	110,596
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,313	1.2%	1,361	1,293	20	1.5%
Asian	789	0.7%	1,118	959	-170	-17.7%
Black or African American	12,283	11.4%	15,047	11,883	400	3.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	82	0.1%	76	76	6	7.9%
White	70,205	65.0%	76,311	71,541	-1,336	-1.9%
Information Not Available	23,403	21.7%	26,046	24,844	-1,441	-5.8%

Years of Age	108,075		119,959	110,596
Younger than 22	3,229	1.9%	3,356	3,289	-60	-1.8%
22-24	5,998	3.5%	6,251	6,089	-91	-1.5%
25-34	25,021	14.6%	27,054	25,666	-645	-2.5%
35-44	23,946	14.0%	26,877	24,746	-800	-3.2%
45-54	26,887	15.7%	29,839	27,688	-801	-2.9%
55-59	12,050	7.0%	14,223	12,308	-258	-2.1%
60-64	6,977	4.1%	8,126	6,888	89	1.3%
65 and older	3,961	2.3%	4,227	3,922	39	1.0%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	6	0	6	0.0%

Industry	108,075		119,959	110,596
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,270	2.1%	2,341	2,422	-152	-6.3%
Mining	1,038	0.9%	969	965	73	7.6%
Utilities	131	0.1%	119	97	34	35.1%
Construction	24,814	22.5%	23,164	26,434	-1,620	-6.1%
Manufacturing	14,102	12.8%	17,710	11,912	2,190	18.4%
Wholesale Trade	3,155	2.9%	3,362	3,439	-284	-8.3%
Retail Trade	5,929	5.4%	5,665	6,392	-463	-7.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,006	3.6%	4,621	3,478	528	15.2%
Information	887	0.8%	906	824	63	7.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,242	1.1%	1,215	1,478	-236	-16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,230	1.1%	1,159	1,217	13	1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,376	4.9%	5,541	4,898	478	9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,874	1.7%	9,693	3,256	-1,382	-42.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,063	14.6%	16,611	15,907	156	1.0%
Educational Services	995	0.9%	1,138	1,064	-69	-6.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,774	4.3%	4,759	5,546	-772	-13.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,180	3.8%	4,135	4,314	-134	-3.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,364	4.0%	4,808	4,970	-606	-12.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,170	2.0%	2,052	2,334	-164	-7.0%
Public Administration	1,940	1.8%	1,993	1,978	-38	-1.9%
Information Not Available	7,535	6.8%	7,998	7,671	-136	-1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	70,258		70,462	66,281
Male	55,203	78.6%	55,380	50,494	4,709	9.3%
Female	15,051	21.4%	15,075	15,779	-728	-4.6%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	7	8	-4	-50.0%

Ethnicity	70,258		70,462	66,281
Hispanic or Latino	3,018	4.3%	3,112	2,794	224	8.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,168	85.6%	60,184	56,742	3,426	6.0%
Information Not Available	7,072	10.1%	7,166	6,745	327	4.8%

Race	70,258		70,462	66,281
American Indian or Alaskan Native	837	1.2%	865	842	-5	-0.6%
Asian	1,148	1.6%	1,121	1,124	24	2.1%
Black or African American	3,309	4.7%	3,245	3,370	-61	-1.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	125	0.2%	122	102	23	22.5%
White	59,459	84.6%	59,694	55,811	3,648	6.5%
Information Not Available	5,380	7.7%	5,415	5,032	348	6.9%

Years of Age	70,258		70,462	66,281
Younger than 22	1,406	1.1%	1,410	1,384	22	1.6%
22-24	3,786	3.1%	3,753	3,663	123	3.4%
25-34	17,574	14.2%	17,516	16,494	1,080	6.5%
35-44	14,936	12.0%	15,099	13,800	1,136	8.2%
45-54	15,349	12.4%	15,396	15,002	347	2.3%
55-59	8,364	6.7%	8,407	7,912	452	5.7%
60-64	5,696	4.6%	5,685	5,047	649	12.9%
65 and older	3,136	2.5%	3,186	2,961	175	5.9%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	10	18	-7	-38.9%

Industry	70,258		70,462	66,281
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,013	1.4%	1,055	1,031	-18	-1.7%
Mining	1,759	2.5%	1,682	673	1,086	161.4%
Utilities	221	0.3%	265	283	-62	-21.9%
Construction	26,593	37.3%	26,564	23,621	2,972	12.6%
Manufacturing	8,139	11.4%	8,077	7,349	790	10.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,371	3.3%	2,568	2,292	79	3.4%
Retail Trade	3,309	4.6%	3,299	3,753	-444	-11.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,846	2.6%	1,887	1,860	-14	-0.8%
Information	619	0.9%	603	734	-115	-15.7%
Finance and Insurance	999	1.4%	938	1,005	-6	-0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	681	1.0%	668	763	-82	-10.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,942	4.1%	2,891	2,737	205	7.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,325	1.9%	1,273	898	427	47.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,528	9.2%	6,513	6,747	-219	-3.2%
Educational Services	918	1.3%	923	951	-33	-3.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,744	3.9%	2,630	2,956	-212	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,204	1.7%	1,270	1,260	-56	-4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,262	3.2%	2,323	2,480	-218	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,506	2.1%	1,547	1,504	2	0.1%
Public Administration	1,409	2.0%	1,501	1,375	34	2.5%
Information Not Available	1,870	2.6%	1,985	2,009	-139	-6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,975		41,727	46,818
Male	27,006	64.3%	26,465	29,940	-2,934	-9.8%
Female	14,918	35.5%	15,202	16,820	-1,902	-11.3%
Information Not Available	51	0.1%	60	58	-7	-12.1%

Ethnicity	41,975		41,727	46,818
Hispanic or Latino	1,919	4.6%	1,762	1,896	23	1.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,390	79.5%	32,501	35,404	-2,014	-5.7%
Information Not Available	6,666	15.9%	7,464	9,518	-2,852	-30.0%

Race	41,975		41,727	46,818
American Indian or Alaskan Native	267	0.6%	284	285	-18	-6.3%
Asian	205	0.5%	217	230	-25	-10.9%
Black or African American	6,646	15.8%	6,926	7,041	-395	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,422	3.4%	1,410	1,355	67	4.9%
White	30,574	72.8%	29,409	32,297	-1,723	-5.3%
Information Not Available	2,861	6.8%	3,481	5,610	-2,749	-49.0%

Years of Age	41,975		41,727	46,818
Younger than 22	782	1.1%	734	841	-59	-7.0%
22-24	1,915	2.8%	1,866	2,182	-267	-12.2%
25-34	9,873	14.2%	9,426	10,792	-919	-8.5%
35-44	9,423	13.6%	9,241	10,392	-969	-9.3%
45-54	9,781	14.1%	9,975	11,699	-1,918	-16.4%
55-59	4,824	6.9%	4,855	5,214	-390	-7.5%
60-64	3,008	4.3%	3,082	3,202	-194	-6.1%
65 and older	2,368	3.4%	2,546	2,494	-126	-5.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	2	-1	-50.0%

Industry	41,975		41,727	46,818
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	494	1.2%	557	533	-39	-7.3%
Mining	270	0.6%	223	223	47	21.1%
Utilities	38	0.1%	65	64	-26	-40.6%
Construction	9,124	21.5%	8,023	9,046	78	0.9%
Manufacturing	4,312	10.2%	6,148	6,360	-2,048	-32.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,313	3.1%	1,188	1,508	-195	-12.9%
Retail Trade	3,384	8.0%	2,992	3,844	-460	-12.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,385	3.3%	1,541	1,689	-304	-18.0%
Information	525	1.2%	529	684	-159	-23.2%
Finance and Insurance	806	1.9%	708	1,000	-194	-19.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	649	1.5%	596	687	-38	-5.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,539	3.6%	1,465	1,440	99	6.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	199	0.5%	211	275	-76	-27.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,842	13.8%	5,375	6,220	-378	-6.1%
Educational Services	526	1.2%	567	661	-135	-20.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,916	6.9%	2,572	3,380	-464	-13.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,990	4.7%	2,140	1,850	140	7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,947	9.3%	4,116	4,337	-390	-9.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	846	2.0%	812	1,022	-176	-17.2%
Public Administration	436	1.0%	423	499	-63	-12.6%
Information Not Available	1,434	3.4%	1,476	1,496	-62	-4.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,515		14,523	13,787
Male	8,278	61.3%	8,801	8,131	147	1.8%
Female	5,225	38.7%	5,711	5,644	-419	-7.4%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	11	12	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,515		14,523	13,787
Hispanic or Latino	270	2.0%	298	243	27	11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,196	90.2%	13,089	12,504	-308	-2.5%
Information Not Available	1,049	7.8%	1,136	1,040	9	0.9%

Race	13,515		14,523	13,787
American Indian or Alaskan Native	47	0.3%	48	41	6	14.6%
Asian	63	0.5%	50	60	3	5.0%
Black or African American	7,447	55.1%	8,201	7,640	-193	-2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	46	0.3%	49	38	8	21.1%
White	5,531	40.9%	5,748	5,688	-157	-2.8%
Information Not Available	381	2.8%	427	320	61	19.1%

Years of Age	13,515		14,523	13,787
Younger than 22	143	0.8%	150	167	-24	-14.4%
22-24	558	3.1%	621	633	-75	-11.8%
25-34	3,178	17.7%	3,522	3,387	-209	-6.2%
35-44	3,122	17.4%	3,379	3,142	-20	-0.6%
45-54	3,117	17.4%	3,367	3,243	-126	-3.9%
55-59	1,520	8.5%	1,642	1,493	27	1.8%
60-64	1,092	6.1%	1,078	1,052	40	3.8%
65 and older	785	4.4%	764	670	115	17.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,515		14,523	13,787
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	920	6.4%	1,031	926	-6	-0.6%
Mining	206	1.4%	206	123	83	67.5%
Utilities	23	0.2%	18	20	3	15.0%
Construction	945	6.5%	982	1,103	-158	-14.3%
Manufacturing	1,538	10.7%	1,587	1,574	-36	-2.3%
Wholesale Trade	289	2.0%	286	251	38	15.1%
Retail Trade	985	6.8%	1,031	1,071	-86	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	306	2.1%	317	330	-24	-7.3%
Information	110	0.8%	122	119	-9	-7.6%
Finance and Insurance	178	1.2%	171	197	-19	-9.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.0%	138	122	18	14.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	432	3.0%	398	334	98	29.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	131	0.9%	130	101	30	29.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,201	8.3%	1,352	1,225	-24	-2.0%
Educational Services	214	1.5%	256	259	-45	-17.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,065	7.4%	1,180	1,036	29	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	175	1.2%	190	183	-8	-4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	713	4.9%	886	984	-271	-27.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	185	1.3%	205	180	5	2.8%
Public Administration	292	2.0%	298	221	71	32.1%
Information Not Available	3,467	24.0%	3,739	3,428	39	1.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,255		10,734	10,654
Male	8,617	76.6%	8,139	7,983	634	7.9%
Female	2,624	23.3%	2,581	2,657	-33	-1.2%
Information Not Available	14	0.1%	14	14	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,255		10,734	10,654
Hispanic or Latino	442	3.9%	442	383	59	15.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,337	91.8%	9,806	9,811	526	5.4%
Information Not Available	476	4.2%	486	460	16	3.5%

Race	11,255		10,734	10,654
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,041	9.2%	984	998	43	4.3%
Asian	37	0.3%	38	42	-5	-11.9%
Black or African American	96	0.9%	100	98	-2	-2.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.2%	22	16	9	56.3%
White	9,924	88.2%	9,448	9,398	526	5.6%
Information Not Available	132	1.2%	142	102	30	29.4%

Years of Age	11,255		10,734	10,654
Younger than 22	307	1.5%	302	277	30	10.8%
22-24	636	3.1%	627	606	30	5.0%
25-34	2,973	14.6%	2,958	2,833	140	4.9%
35-44	2,319	11.4%	2,200	2,193	126	5.7%
45-54	2,327	11.5%	2,189	2,267	60	2.6%
55-59	1,295	6.4%	1,212	1,183	112	9.5%
60-64	880	4.3%	779	812	68	8.4%
65 and older	518	2.6%	467	483	35	7.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,255		10,734	10,654
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	353	3.0%	230	257	96	37.4%
Mining	506	4.4%	478	397	109	27.5%
Utilities	46	0.4%	36	60	-14	-23.3%
Construction	3,356	28.9%	3,252	3,190	166	5.2%
Manufacturing	586	5.0%	543	550	36	6.5%
Wholesale Trade	258	2.2%	243	200	58	29.0%
Retail Trade	811	7.0%	781	811	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	342	2.9%	299	308	34	11.0%
Information	73	0.6%	63	80	-7	-8.8%
Finance and Insurance	111	1.0%	124	121	-10	-8.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	112	1.0%	111	120	-8	-6.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	327	2.8%	285	318	9	2.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.1%	8	17	-6	-35.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,317	11.3%	1,246	1,126	191	17.0%
Educational Services	157	1.4%	148	136	21	15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	367	3.2%	389	428	-61	-14.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	362	3.1%	354	336	26	7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	962	8.3%	1,056	1,007	-45	-4.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	226	1.9%	216	231	-5	-2.2%
Public Administration	413	3.6%	375	401	12	3.0%
Information Not Available	559	4.8%	497	560	-1	-0.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,191		31,509	37,500
Male	16,347	54.1%	16,976	20,278	-3,931	-19.4%
Female	13,828	45.8%	14,522	17,213	-3,385	-19.7%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	11	9	7	77.8%

Ethnicity	30,191		31,509	37,500
Hispanic or Latino	1,467	4.9%	1,462	1,820	-353	-19.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,019	92.8%	29,300	34,909	-6,890	-19.7%
Information Not Available	705	2.3%	747	771	-66	-8.6%

Race	30,191		31,509	37,500
American Indian or Alaskan Native	425	1.4%	415	635	-210	-33.1%
Asian	442	1.5%	481	382	60	15.7%
Black or African American	11,979	39.7%	12,484	14,416	-2,437	-16.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	55	0.2%	61	69	-14	-20.3%
White	15,511	51.4%	16,243	19,569	-4,058	-20.7%
Information Not Available	1,779	5.9%	1,825	2,429	-650	-26.8%

Years of Age	30,191		31,509	37,500
Younger than 22	556	1.3%	618	799	-243	-30.4%
22-24	1,411	3.2%	1,523	1,958	-547	-27.9%
25-34	7,361	16.8%	7,747	9,106	-1,745	-19.2%
35-44	7,304	16.6%	7,644	8,817	-1,513	-17.2%
45-54	7,473	17.0%	7,760	9,341	-1,868	-20.0%
55-59	3,185	7.3%	3,189	3,802	-617	-16.2%
60-64	1,796	4.1%	1,884	2,295	-499	-21.7%
65 and older	1,105	2.5%	1,144	1,382	-277	-20.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,191		31,509	37,500
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	177	0.6%	191	160	17	10.6%
Mining	7	0.0%	14	8	-1	-12.5%
Utilities	21	0.1%	31	37	-16	-43.2%
Construction	2,833	9.3%	2,702	2,534	299	11.8%
Manufacturing	3,314	10.9%	3,440	3,129	185	5.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,136	3.7%	1,169	1,163	-27	-2.3%
Retail Trade	2,579	8.5%	2,605	2,820	-241	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	807	2.7%	759	587	220	37.5%
Information	419	1.4%	427	246	173	70.3%
Finance and Insurance	833	2.7%	790	610	223	36.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	568	1.9%	583	564	4	0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,472	4.8%	1,596	1,457	15	1.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	142	0.5%	123	122	20	16.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,015	19.8%	6,354	4,874	1,141	23.4%
Educational Services	439	1.4%	490	345	94	27.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,195	7.2%	2,309	2,257	-62	-2.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	579	1.9%	646	557	22	3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,568	8.5%	2,913	2,425	143	5.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	578	1.9%	616	471	107	22.7%
Public Administration	497	1.6%	520	307	190	61.9%
Information Not Available	3,012	9.9%	3,231	12,827	-9,815	-76.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,259		10,120	7,337
Male	8,899	86.7%	8,735	6,373	2,526	39.6%
Female	1,359	13.2%	1,384	962	397	41.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	2	-1	-50.0%

Ethnicity	10,259		10,120	7,337
Hispanic or Latino	675	6.6%	654	402	273	67.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,326	90.9%	9,228	6,751	2,575	38.1%
Information Not Available	258	2.5%	238	184	74	40.2%

Race	10,259		10,120	7,337
American Indian or Alaskan Native	587	5.7%	580	462	125	27.1%
Asian	42	0.4%	51	29	13	44.8%
Black or African American	399	3.9%	378	204	195	95.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	22	14	4	28.6%
White	8,280	80.7%	8,197	6,042	2,238	37.0%
Information Not Available	933	9.1%	892	586	347	59.2%

Years of Age	10,259		10,120	7,337
Younger than 22	149	0.8%	126	112	37	33.0%
22-24	573	3.2%	544	428	145	33.9%
25-34	2,646	15.0%	2,516	1,738	908	52.2%
35-44	2,023	11.5%	1,960	1,407	616	43.8%
45-54	2,171	12.3%	2,189	1,610	561	34.8%
55-59	1,196	6.8%	1,218	886	310	35.0%
60-64	885	5.0%	937	680	205	30.1%
65 and older	614	3.5%	626	474	140	29.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	4	2	0	0.0%

Industry	10,259		10,120	7,337
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	308	2.9%	301	267	41	15.4%
Mining	1,422	13.5%	1,255	844	578	68.5%
Utilities	38	0.4%	25	7	31	442.9%
Construction	4,153	39.3%	3,893	3,204	949	29.6%
Manufacturing	727	6.9%	1,200	587	140	23.9%
Wholesale Trade	575	5.4%	522	359	216	60.2%
Retail Trade	332	3.1%	312	224	108	48.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	664	6.3%	610	345	319	92.5%
Information	33	0.3%	34	30	3	10.0%
Finance and Insurance	52	0.5%	56	60	-8	-13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	111	1.1%	86	38	73	192.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	297	2.8%	265	187	110	58.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.2%	7	3	13	433.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	440	4.2%	442	320	120	37.5%
Educational Services	5	0.0%	1	4	1	25.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	133	1.3%	142	120	13	10.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	32	0.3%	37	32	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	194	1.8%	181	130	64	49.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	128	1.2%	120	95	33	34.7%
Public Administration	245	2.3%	254	204	41	20.1%
Information Not Available	354	3.4%	377	277	77	27.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,276		8,884	9,875
Male	5,788	69.9%	6,140	6,602	-814	-12.3%
Female	2,002	24.2%	2,218	2,819	-817	-29.0%
Information Not Available	486	5.9%	526	454	32	7.0%

Ethnicity	8,276		8,884	9,875
Hispanic or Latino	922	11.1%	1,006	928	-6	-0.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,015	72.7%	6,470	7,489	-1,474	-19.7%
Information Not Available	1,339	16.2%	1,408	1,458	-119	-8.2%

Race	8,276		8,884	9,875
American Indian or Alaskan Native	108	1.3%	119	142	-34	-23.9%
Asian	128	1.5%	130	103	25	24.3%
Black or African American	606	7.3%	628	732	-126	-17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.3%	24	21	1	4.8%
White	5,641	68.2%	6,103	6,824	-1,183	-17.3%
Information Not Available	1,771	21.4%	1,880	2,053	-282	-13.7%

Years of Age	8,276		8,884	9,875
Younger than 22	68	0.5%	71	111	-43	-38.7%
22-24	301	2.3%	309	391	-90	-23.0%
25-34	1,786	13.6%	1,957	2,246	-460	-20.5%
35-44	1,729	13.2%	1,875	2,050	-321	-15.7%
45-54	2,026	15.4%	2,178	2,427	-401	-16.5%
55-59	1,028	7.8%	1,096	1,148	-120	-10.5%
60-64	799	6.1%	843	872	-73	-8.4%
65 and older	539	4.1%	555	630	-91	-14.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,276		8,884	9,875
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	67	0.8%	75	91	-24	-26.4%
Mining	209	2.5%	210	203	6	3.0%
Utilities	14	0.2%	12	18	-4	-22.2%
Construction	2,786	33.4%	2,678	2,688	98	3.6%
Manufacturing	965	11.6%	1,426	1,214	-249	-20.5%
Wholesale Trade	272	3.3%	276	371	-99	-26.7%
Retail Trade	398	4.8%	451	664	-266	-40.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	222	2.7%	235	287	-65	-22.6%
Information	83	1.0%	100	128	-45	-35.2%
Finance and Insurance	186	2.2%	206	267	-81	-30.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	90	1.1%	88	132	-42	-31.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	200	2.4%	220	240	-40	-16.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.5%	43	60	-19	-31.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	996	11.9%	1,002	1,125	-129	-11.5%
Educational Services	68	0.8%	72	137	-69	-50.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	346	4.1%	367	620	-274	-44.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	106	1.3%	128	161	-55	-34.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	206	2.5%	236	343	-137	-39.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	100	1.2%	95	153	-53	-34.6%
Public Administration	248	3.0%	261	333	-85	-25.5%
Information Not Available	673	8.1%	703	640	33	5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,422		6,306	7,851
Male	4,224	65.8%	4,055	5,135	-911	-17.7%
Female	2,162	33.7%	2,217	2,672	-510	-19.1%
Information Not Available	36	0.6%	34	44	-8	-18.2%

Ethnicity	6,422		6,306	7,851
Hispanic or Latino	292	4.5%	266	305	-13	-4.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,251	81.8%	5,179	6,394	-1,143	-17.9%
Information Not Available	879	13.7%	861	1,152	-273	-23.7%

Race	6,422		6,306	7,851
American Indian or Alaskan Native	36	0.6%	36	33	3	9.1%
Asian	98	1.5%	80	99	-1	-1.0%
Black or African American	113	1.8%	109	109	4	3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.2%	17	11	0	0.0%
White	5,665	88.2%	5,596	7,059	-1,394	-19.7%
Information Not Available	499	7.8%	468	540	-41	-7.6%

Years of Age	6,422		6,306	7,851
Younger than 22	60	0.5%	64	67	-7	-10.4%
22-24	175	1.5%	201	231	-56	-24.2%
25-34	1,147	10.1%	1,138	1,455	-308	-21.2%
35-44	1,241	10.9%	1,207	1,493	-252	-16.9%
45-54	1,706	15.0%	1,655	2,130	-424	-19.9%
55-59	886	7.8%	884	1,157	-271	-23.4%
60-64	724	6.4%	682	809	-85	-10.5%
65 and older	483	4.3%	475	509	-26	-5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,422		6,306	7,851
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	0.8%	56	44	9	20.5%
Mining	43	0.7%	38	57	-14	-24.6%
Utilities	10	0.2%	11	6	4	66.7%
Construction	623	9.6%	568	751	-128	-17.0%
Manufacturing	617	9.5%	537	752	-135	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	266	4.1%	259	312	-46	-14.7%
Retail Trade	387	6.0%	378	471	-84	-17.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	138	2.1%	139	143	-5	-3.5%
Information	63	1.0%	88	287	-224	-78.0%
Finance and Insurance	141	2.2%	130	173	-32	-18.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	74	1.1%	64	77	-3	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	272	4.2%	301	311	-39	-12.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.6%	34	23	13	56.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,002	15.5%	977	1,110	-108	-9.7%
Educational Services	161	2.5%	167	224	-63	-28.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	416	6.4%	429	466	-50	-10.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	176	2.7%	189	189	-13	-6.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	109	1.7%	182	135	-26	-19.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	159	2.5%	145	190	-31	-16.3%
Public Administration	74	1.1%	82	107	-33	-30.8%
Information Not Available	1,602	24.7%	1,532	2,023	-421	-20.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	127,128		121,620	138,492
Male	80,998	63.7%	75,561	86,589	-5,591	-6.5%
Female	46,130	36.3%	46,059	51,903	-5,773	-11.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	127,128		121,620	138,492
Hispanic or Latino	29,370	23.1%	27,913	31,990	-2,620	-8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	84,984	66.8%	81,422	92,276	-7,292	-7.9%
Information Not Available	12,774	10.0%	12,285	14,226	-1,452	-10.2%

Race	127,128		121,620	138,492
American Indian or Alaskan Native	632	0.5%	620	658	-26	-4.0%
Asian	4,011	3.2%	3,838	4,619	-608	-13.2%
Black or African American	22,152	17.4%	21,965	24,041	-1,889	-7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	763	0.6%	762	847	-84	-9.9%
White	81,019	63.7%	76,821	87,924	-6,905	-7.9%
Information Not Available	18,551	14.6%	17,614	20,403	-1,852	-9.1%

Years of Age	127,128		121,620	138,492
Younger than 22	4,010	2.0%	3,688	2,493	1,517	60.9%
22-24	7,644	3.8%	7,211	7,512	132	1.8%
25-34	28,928	14.6%	27,744	31,877	-2,949	-9.3%
35-44	25,576	12.9%	24,351	28,113	-2,537	-9.0%
45-54	29,901	15.0%	28,424	32,629	-2,728	-8.4%
55-59	13,621	6.9%	13,048	15,055	-1,434	-9.5%
60-64	9,341	4.7%	9,118	10,811	-1,470	-13.6%
65 and older	8,107	4.1%	8,036	10,002	-1,895	-18.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	127,128		121,620	138,492
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,294	1.0%	1,234	1,273	21	1.6%
Mining	159	0.1%	124	154	5	3.2%
Utilities	178	0.1%	182	151	27	17.9%
Construction	18,407	14.3%	15,505	18,174	233	1.3%
Manufacturing	6,905	5.4%	6,662	7,631	-726	-9.5%
Wholesale Trade	5,813	4.5%	5,513	5,617	196	3.5%
Retail Trade	14,237	11.1%	13,655	13,457	780	5.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,929	3.8%	4,590	4,445	484	10.9%
Information	1,482	1.2%	1,508	1,922	-440	-22.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,038	2.4%	2,860	3,302	-264	-8.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,239	1.7%	2,168	2,107	132	6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,409	5.0%	6,214	6,328	81	1.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,444	1.1%	1,438	591	853	144.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,913	16.3%	19,879	19,817	1,096	5.5%
Educational Services	2,204	1.7%	2,481	2,890	-686	-23.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,134	7.1%	8,955	9,368	-234	-2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,036	3.9%	4,752	4,954	82	1.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,974	8.5%	11,582	14,902	-3,928	-26.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,882	2.2%	2,739	2,973	-91	-3.1%
Public Administration	1,850	1.4%	1,788	1,978	-128	-6.5%
Information Not Available	7,601	5.9%	7,791	16,458	-8,857	-53.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,963		13,636	14,219
Male	9,112	65.3%	8,804	8,832	280	3.2%
Female	4,851	34.7%	4,832	5,387	-536	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,963		13,636	14,219
Hispanic or Latino	7,501	53.7%	7,300	8,001	-500	-6.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,253	37.6%	5,174	5,111	142	2.8%
Information Not Available	1,209	8.7%	1,162	1,107	102	9.2%

Race	13,963		13,636	14,219
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,620	11.6%	1,747	1,504	116	7.7%
Asian	85	0.6%	90	80	5	6.3%
Black or African American	331	2.4%	356	380	-49	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	38	0.3%	36	45	-7	-15.6%
White	7,314	52.4%	6,963	7,379	-65	-0.9%
Information Not Available	4,575	32.8%	4,444	4,831	-256	-5.3%

Years of Age	13,963		13,636	14,219
Younger than 22	403	2.0%	391	429	-26	-6.1%
22-24	761	3.8%	778	830	-69	-8.3%
25-34	3,531	17.4%	3,484	3,427	104	3.0%
35-44	2,989	14.7%	2,919	3,046	-57	-1.9%
45-54	3,167	15.6%	3,093	3,334	-167	-5.0%
55-59	1,568	7.7%	1,492	1,557	11	0.7%
60-64	987	4.9%	939	984	3	0.3%
65 and older	557	2.7%	540	612	-55	-9.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,963		13,636	14,219
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,214	8.0%	1,115	1,349	-135	-10.0%
Mining	1,124	7.4%	954	617	507	82.2%
Utilities	26	0.2%	22	35	-9	-25.7%
Construction	2,697	17.8%	2,745	3,026	-329	-10.9%
Manufacturing	815	5.4%	756	1,066	-251	-23.5%
Wholesale Trade	416	2.7%	424	406	10	2.5%
Retail Trade	1,159	7.6%	1,102	1,193	-34	-2.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	419	2.8%	404	260	159	61.2%
Information	864	5.7%	752	439	425	96.8%
Finance and Insurance	206	1.4%	216	272	-66	-24.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	203	1.3%	212	172	31	18.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	634	4.2%	599	633	1	0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13	0.1%	11	50	-37	-74.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	991	6.5%	1,025	989	2	0.2%
Educational Services	278	1.8%	288	322	-44	-13.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,024	6.7%	1,054	1,256	-232	-18.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	290	1.9%	284	292	-2	-0.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	730	4.8%	833	1,051	-321	-30.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	319	2.1%	289	270	49	18.1%
Public Administration	452	3.0%	459	519	-67	-12.9%
Information Not Available	89	0.6%	92	2	87	4350.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,918		27,326	29,584
Male	16,059	59.7%	16,182	17,181	-1,122	-6.5%
Female	10,744	39.9%	11,036	12,296	-1,552	-12.6%
Information Not Available	115	0.4%	108	107	8	7.5%

Ethnicity	26,918		27,326	29,584
Hispanic or Latino	6,169	22.9%	6,512	6,654	-485	-7.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,487	61.2%	16,706	18,542	-2,055	-11.1%
Information Not Available	4,262	15.8%	4,108	4,388	-126	-2.9%

Race	26,918		27,326	29,584
American Indian or Alaskan Native	754	2.8%	748	784	-30	-3.8%
Asian	1,492	5.5%	1,606	1,723	-231	-13.4%
Black or African American	3,657	13.6%	3,544	3,780	-123	-3.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	596	2.2%	603	652	-56	-8.6%
White	15,353	57.0%	15,604	17,429	-2,076	-11.9%
Information Not Available	5,066	18.8%	5,221	5,216	-150	-2.9%

Years of Age	26,918		27,326	29,584
Younger than 22	726	1.8%	733	792	-66	-8.3%
22-24	1,432	3.5%	1,487	1,691	-259	-15.3%
25-34	6,629	16.4%	6,810	7,075	-446	-6.3%
35-44	5,780	14.3%	5,865	6,510	-730	-11.2%
45-54	6,275	15.6%	6,314	6,866	-591	-8.6%
55-59	2,773	6.9%	2,794	3,074	-301	-9.8%
60-64	1,932	4.8%	1,910	1,988	-56	-2.8%
65 and older	1,371	3.4%	1,413	1,588	-217	-13.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,918		27,326	29,584
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	83	0.3%	91	53	30	56.6%
Mining	407	1.5%	432	291	116	39.9%
Utilities	36	0.1%	39	59	-23	-39.0%
Construction	3,447	12.8%	3,406	3,661	-214	-5.8%
Manufacturing	918	3.4%	903	944	-26	-2.8%
Wholesale Trade	621	2.3%	646	592	29	4.9%
Retail Trade	1,901	7.0%	1,865	2,377	-476	-20.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,056	3.9%	961	884	172	19.5%
Information	289	1.1%	288	303	-14	-4.6%
Finance and Insurance	510	1.9%	521	647	-137	-21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	650	2.4%	642	628	22	3.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,018	3.8%	1,014	1,076	-58	-5.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	181	0.7%	210	207	-26	-12.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,261	12.1%	3,193	3,763	-502	-13.3%
Educational Services	250	0.9%	241	278	-28	-10.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,110	4.1%	1,112	1,387	-277	-20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	565	2.1%	611	780	-215	-27.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,677	17.3%	5,300	5,484	-807	-14.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	456	1.7%	448	622	-166	-26.7%
Public Administration	392	1.5%	402	430	-38	-8.8%
Information Not Available	5,090	18.9%	5,001	5,118	-28	-0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	194,881		197,925	217,081
Male	126,034	64.7%	125,410	141,184	-15,150	-10.7%
Female	68,834	35.3%	72,500	75,883	-7,049	-9.3%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	15	14	-1	-7.1%

Ethnicity	194,881		197,925	217,081
Hispanic or Latino	35,521	18.2%	35,299	38,699	-3,178	-8.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	130,869	67.2%	132,845	144,663	-13,794	-9.5%
Information Not Available	28,491	14.6%	29,781	33,719	-5,228	-15.5%

Race	194,881		197,925	217,081
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,698	0.9%	1,734	1,897	-199	-10.5%
Asian	5,717	2.9%	5,772	6,163	-446	-7.2%
Black or African American	28,518	14.6%	29,080	30,415	-1,897	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,046	0.5%	1,101	1,148	-102	-8.9%
White	111,348	57.1%	112,405	123,174	-11,826	-9.6%
Information Not Available	46,554	23.9%	47,833	54,284	-7,730	-14.2%

Years of Age	194,881		197,925	217,081
Younger than 22	5,546	1.9%	5,677	6,408	-862	-13.5%
22-24	11,943	4.1%	12,139	13,894	-1,951	-14.0%
25-34	50,467	17.2%	50,866	55,678	-5,211	-9.4%
35-44	40,682	13.9%	41,345	46,093	-5,411	-11.7%
45-54	43,848	14.9%	44,608	50,003	-6,155	-12.3%
55-59	19,355	6.6%	19,785	21,059	-1,704	-8.1%
60-64	12,782	4.4%	12,954	13,261	-479	-3.6%
65 and older	10,258	3.5%	10,551	10,685	-427	-4.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	194,881		197,925	217,081
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,162	0.6%	1,140	1,309	-147	-11.2%
Mining	1,359	0.7%	1,397	1,454	-95	-6.5%
Utilities	137	0.1%	138	156	-19	-12.2%
Construction	36,666	18.7%	34,726	44,801	-8,135	-18.2%
Manufacturing	10,864	5.5%	10,798	11,997	-1,133	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	6,851	3.5%	6,684	7,604	-753	-9.9%
Retail Trade	18,237	9.3%	18,201	18,644	-407	-2.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,124	3.1%	6,128	7,145	-1,021	-14.3%
Information	5,765	2.9%	5,804	6,028	-263	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	5,780	2.9%	5,911	5,850	-70	-1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,968	2.0%	3,878	4,349	-381	-8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,599	4.9%	9,919	10,142	-543	-5.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	908	0.5%	938	920	-12	-1.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	28,506	14.5%	28,302	30,367	-1,861	-6.1%
Educational Services	4,058	2.1%	4,508	4,893	-835	-17.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,324	7.3%	14,829	16,753	-2,429	-14.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	9,118	4.7%	9,267	10,137	-1,019	-10.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,000	7.7%	18,843	16,949	-1,949	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,989	2.5%	5,204	5,701	-712	-12.5%
Public Administration	5,644	2.9%	5,671	6,138	-494	-8.0%
Information Not Available	5,822	3.0%	5,639	5,744	78	1.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	89,414		91,833	89,921
Male	67,105	75.0%	67,896	65,653	1,452	2.2%
Female	22,062	24.7%	23,722	24,041	-1,979	-8.2%
Information Not Available	247	0.3%	215	227	20	8.8%

Ethnicity	89,414		91,833	89,921
Hispanic or Latino	3,340	3.7%	3,527	3,419	-79	-2.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	81,896	91.6%	84,099	82,472	-576	-0.7%
Information Not Available	4,178	4.7%	4,207	4,030	148	3.7%

Race	89,414		91,833	89,921
American Indian or Alaskan Native	379	0.4%	364	379	0	0.0%
Asian	397	0.4%	409	409	-12	-2.9%
Black or African American	11,008	12.3%	11,768	11,425	-417	-3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	73	0.1%	69	74	-1	-1.4%
White	73,250	81.9%	74,739	73,234	16	0.0%
Information Not Available	4,307	4.8%	4,484	4,400	-93	-2.1%

Years of Age	89,414		91,833	89,921
Younger than 22	2,190	1.4%	2,313	2,007	183	9.1%
22-24	4,097	2.6%	4,313	4,056	41	1.0%
25-34	19,170	12.3%	19,820	19,229	-59	-0.3%
35-44	20,639	13.2%	21,519	21,219	-580	-2.7%
45-54	23,448	15.0%	23,658	24,129	-681	-2.8%
55-59	10,684	6.8%	10,900	10,560	124	1.2%
60-64	6,319	4.0%	6,361	5,988	331	5.5%
65 and older	2,867	1.8%	2,949	2,733	134	4.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	89,414		91,833	89,921
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	795	0.9%	850	787	8	1.0%
Mining	1,510	1.7%	1,533	994	516	51.9%
Utilities	107	0.1%	104	84	23	27.4%
Construction	28,086	31.1%	27,164	29,249	-1,163	-4.0%
Manufacturing	13,315	14.8%	15,850	11,282	2,033	18.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,335	3.7%	3,316	3,137	198	6.3%
Retail Trade	3,238	3.6%	3,172	3,511	-273	-7.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,135	4.6%	4,247	3,266	869	26.6%
Information	799	0.9%	778	867	-68	-7.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,430	1.6%	1,418	1,748	-318	-18.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,223	1.4%	1,219	1,185	38	3.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,194	3.5%	3,153	3,447	-253	-7.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,135	1.3%	1,161	1,372	-237	-17.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,305	14.7%	13,445	13,599	-294	-2.2%
Educational Services	1,069	1.2%	1,190	1,237	-168	-13.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,234	4.7%	4,252	4,802	-568	-11.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,948	2.2%	2,054	2,115	-167	-7.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,365	2.6%	2,766	2,613	-248	-9.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,546	1.7%	1,507	1,550	-4	-0.3%
Public Administration	718	0.8%	681	866	-148	-17.1%
Information Not Available	1,927	2.1%	1,973	2,210	-283	-12.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,248		23,631	19,028
Male	15,836	65.3%	15,255	11,799	4,037	34.2%
Female	8,351	34.4%	8,307	7,181	1,170	16.3%
Information Not Available	61	0.3%	69	48	13	27.1%

Ethnicity	24,248		23,631	19,028
Hispanic or Latino	2,029	8.4%	2,016	1,621	408	25.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,219	91.6%	21,615	17,407	4,812	27.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	24,248		23,631	19,028
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,274	9.4%	2,220	1,840	434	23.6%
Asian	196	0.8%	176	89	107	120.2%
Black or African American	3,048	12.6%	2,951	2,595	453	17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1%	35	38	-8	-21.1%
White	15,613	64.4%	15,144	11,847	3,766	31.8%
Information Not Available	3,087	12.7%	3,105	2,619	468	17.9%

Years of Age	24,248		23,631	19,028
Younger than 22	275	0.7%	269	238	37	15.5%
22-24	983	2.6%	983	828	155	18.7%
25-34	5,980	15.8%	5,813	4,807	1,173	24.4%
35-44	5,669	14.9%	5,551	4,421	1,248	28.2%
45-54	5,559	14.7%	5,365	4,449	1,110	24.9%
55-59	2,610	6.9%	2,607	2,055	555	27.0%
60-64	1,917	5.1%	1,813	1,311	606	46.2%
65 and older	1,255	3.3%	1,230	919	336	36.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,248		23,631	19,028
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	0.3%	71	43	36	83.7%
Mining	2,568	10.6%	2,408	2,030	538	26.5%
Utilities	96	0.4%	90	71	25	35.2%
Construction	2,567	10.6%	2,356	1,835	732	39.9%
Manufacturing	4,076	16.8%	3,771	2,274	1,802	79.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,242	5.1%	1,200	876	366	41.8%
Retail Trade	1,734	7.1%	1,869	1,595	139	8.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	691	2.8%	605	525	166	31.6%
Information	419	1.7%	394	338	81	24.0%
Finance and Insurance	456	1.9%	442	446	10	2.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	481	2.0%	443	342	139	40.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,206	5.0%	1,172	991	215	21.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	176	0.7%	83	108	68	63.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,897	11.9%	2,934	2,356	541	23.0%
Educational Services	352	1.4%	395	356	-4	-1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,732	7.1%	1,736	1,594	138	8.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	260	1.1%	298	212	48	22.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	820	3.4%	911	740	80	10.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	728	3.0%	733	610	118	19.3%
Public Administration	816	3.4%	820	853	-37	-4.3%
Information Not Available	852	3.5%	900	833	19	2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,996		37,390	40,121
Male	21,489	61.4%	23,457	25,163	-3,674	-14.6%
Female	13,501	38.6%	13,921	14,945	-1,444	-9.7%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	12	13	-7	-53.8%

Ethnicity	34,996		37,390	40,121
Hispanic or Latino	4,152	11.9%	4,560	4,739	-587	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,948	77.0%	28,684	31,017	-4,069	-13.1%
Information Not Available	3,896	11.1%	4,146	4,365	-469	-10.7%

Race	34,996		37,390	40,121
American Indian or Alaskan Native	506	1.4%	491	529	-23	-4.3%
Asian	739	2.1%	741	791	-52	-6.6%
Black or African American	675	1.9%	690	680	-5	-0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	231	0.7%	268	290	-59	-20.3%
White	21,046	60.1%	21,232	23,126	-2,080	-9.0%
Information Not Available	11,799	33.7%	13,968	14,705	-2,906	-19.8%

Years of Age	34,996		37,390	40,121
Younger than 22	468	0.9%	451	568	-100	-17.6%
22-24	1,257	2.4%	1,386	1,633	-376	-23.0%
25-34	8,064	15.2%	8,726	9,338	-1,274	-13.6%
35-44	7,990	15.1%	8,461	9,074	-1,084	-11.9%
45-54	8,269	15.6%	8,914	9,498	-1,229	-12.9%
55-59	4,149	7.8%	4,380	4,688	-539	-11.5%
60-64	3,048	5.8%	3,209	3,432	-384	-11.2%
65 and older	1,751	3.3%	1,863	1,890	-139	-7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	34,996		37,390	40,121
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,552	4.2%	1,805	1,918	-366	-19.1%
Mining	113	0.3%	146	175	-62	-35.4%
Utilities	78	0.2%	71	60	18	30.0%
Construction	4,299	11.8%	5,224	6,819	-2,520	-37.0%
Manufacturing	4,587	12.6%	4,790	4,506	81	1.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,265	3.5%	1,276	1,330	-65	-4.9%
Retail Trade	3,659	10.0%	3,670	4,014	-355	-8.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	980	2.7%	1,031	1,012	-32	-3.2%
Information	705	1.9%	759	718	-13	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	808	2.2%	788	948	-140	-14.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	531	1.5%	572	574	-43	-7.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,459	4.0%	1,430	1,550	-91	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	244	0.7%	301	178	66	37.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,938	10.8%	4,159	4,017	-79	-2.0%
Educational Services	583	1.6%	616	701	-118	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,126	8.6%	3,158	3,352	-226	-6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	548	1.5%	600	671	-123	-18.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,560	7.0%	2,811	3,226	-666	-20.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	836	2.3%	886	1,045	-209	-20.0%
Public Administration	1,045	2.9%	1,104	1,134	-89	-7.8%
Information Not Available	2,080	5.7%	2,193	2,173	-93	-4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	182,999		183,403	183,586
Male	127,602	69.7%	125,244	124,887	2,715	2.2%
Female	55,379	30.3%	58,141	58,678	-3,299	-5.6%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	18	21	-3	-14.3%

Ethnicity	182,999		183,403	183,586
Hispanic or Latino	10,790	5.9%	10,565	11,417	-627	-5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	167,152	91.3%	167,791	167,331	-179	-0.1%
Information Not Available	5,057	2.8%	5,047	4,838	219	4.5%

Race	182,999		183,403	183,586
American Indian or Alaskan Native	463	0.3%	432	514	-51	-9.9%
Asian	58	0.0%	54	48	10	20.8%
Black or African American	20,267	11.1%	21,917	22,075	-1,808	-8.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,868	1.0%	1,942	1,917	-49	-2.6%
White	144,777	79.1%	143,766	143,118	1,659	1.2%
Information Not Available	15,566	8.5%	15,292	15,914	-348	-2.2%

Years of Age	182,999		183,403	183,586
Younger than 22	4,478	1.4%	4,503	4,928	-450	-9.1%
22-24	9,306	3.0%	9,366	10,180	-874	-8.6%
25-34	41,477	13.3%	41,373	42,352	-875	-2.1%
35-44	37,427	12.0%	37,740	38,292	-865	-2.3%
45-54	43,605	13.9%	43,764	44,492	-887	-2.0%
55-59	21,842	7.0%	21,728	20,648	1,194	5.8%
60-64	15,065	4.8%	14,990	13,431	1,634	12.2%
65 and older	9,799	3.1%	9,939	9,263	536	5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	182,999		183,403	183,586
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,043	0.6%	1,008	955	88	9.2%
Mining	6,263	3.4%	6,474	3,870	2,393	61.8%
Utilities	239	0.1%	268	228	11	4.8%
Construction	42,265	23.0%	39,504	44,726	-2,461	-5.5%
Manufacturing	24,475	13.3%	24,299	19,668	4,807	24.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,491	3.0%	5,715	5,425	66	1.2%
Retail Trade	13,391	7.3%	12,773	15,491	-2,100	-13.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,369	4.5%	8,417	7,628	741	9.7%
Information	2,225	1.2%	2,197	1,950	275	14.1%
Finance and Insurance	3,530	1.9%	3,323	3,543	-13	-0.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,067	1.1%	2,087	2,052	15	0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,296	4.0%	7,307	6,869	427	6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	953	0.5%	990	813	140	17.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23,315	12.7%	23,002	23,618	-303	-1.3%
Educational Services	2,920	1.6%	3,211	3,340	-420	-12.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,006	7.6%	14,607	16,235	-2,229	-13.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,934	3.2%	5,997	6,148	-214	-3.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,364	5.1%	12,333	10,625	-1,261	-11.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,457	1.9%	3,349	3,765	-308	-8.2%
Public Administration	1,940	1.1%	1,890	1,888	52	2.8%
Information Not Available	4,456	2.4%	4,652	4,749	-293	-6.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,608		19,948	22,247
Male	11,358	57.9%	11,403	13,063	-1,705	-13.1%
Female	8,250	42.1%	8,545	9,184	-934	-10.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,608		19,948	22,247
Hispanic or Latino	19,308	98.5%	19,607	21,829	-2,521	-11.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	95	0.5%	102	120	-25	-20.8%
Information Not Available	205	1.0%	239	298	-93	-31.2%

Race	19,608		19,948	22,247
American Indian or Alaskan Native	145	0.7%	165	548	-403	-73.5%
Asian	15	0.1%	15	20	-5	-25.0%
Black or African American	964	4.9%	975	999	-35	-3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1%	16	20	-6	-30.0%
White	4,773	24.3%	4,783	5,227	-454	-8.7%
Information Not Available	13,697	69.9%	13,994	15,433	-1,736	-11.2%

Years of Age	19,608		19,948	22,247
Younger than 22	582	2.5%	611	796	-214	-26.9%
22-24	1,441	6.1%	1,407	1,744	-303	-17.4%
25-34	5,559	23.6%	5,796	6,602	-1,043	-15.8%
35-44	5,034	21.4%	5,188	5,575	-541	-9.7%
45-54	4,083	17.3%	4,089	4,492	-409	-9.1%
55-59	1,488	6.3%	1,465	1,563	-75	-4.8%
60-64	840	3.6%	821	886	-46	-5.2%
65 and older	570	2.4%	559	570	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	12	19	-8	-42.1%

Industry	19,608		19,948	22,247
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	464	2.3%	573	562	-98	-17.4%
Mining	28	0.1%	23	21	7	33.3%
Utilities	26	0.1%	21	16	10	62.5%
Construction	2,477	12.3%	2,465	2,589	-112	-4.3%
Manufacturing	2,472	12.3%	2,317	2,721	-249	-9.2%
Wholesale Trade	613	3.1%	630	674	-61	-9.1%
Retail Trade	2,073	10.3%	1,976	2,534	-461	-18.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	275	1.4%	261	392	-117	-29.8%
Information	310	1.5%	310	255	55	21.6%
Finance and Insurance	465	2.3%	498	577	-112	-19.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	270	1.3%	242	260	10	3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	773	3.9%	752	630	143	22.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12	0.1%	5	24	-12	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,185	15.9%	3,189	3,812	-627	-16.4%
Educational Services	822	4.1%	1,216	864	-42	-4.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,540	7.7%	1,567	1,318	222	16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	112	0.6%	91	83	29	34.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,327	6.6%	1,366	1,476	-149	-10.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	303	1.5%	305	345	-42	-12.2%
Public Administration	1,182	5.9%	1,199	1,963	-781	-39.8%
Information Not Available	879	4.4%	942	1,131	-252	-22.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,654		12,203	15,132
Male	9,096	66.6%	7,708	10,237	-1,141	-11.1%
Female	4,558	33.4%	4,495	4,895	-337	-6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,654		12,203	15,132
Hispanic or Latino	1,980	14.5%	1,880	1,928	52	2.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,492	62.2%	7,509	9,451	-959	-10.1%
Information Not Available	3,182	23.3%	2,814	3,753	-571	-15.2%

Race	13,654		12,203	15,132
American Indian or Alaskan Native	120	0.9%	103	100	20	20.0%
Asian	164	1.2%	157	160	4	2.5%
Black or African American	699	5.1%	666	731	-32	-4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	57	0.4%	56	61	-4	-6.6%
White	9,524	69.8%	8,394	10,590	-1,066	-10.1%
Information Not Available	3,090	22.6%	2,827	3,490	-400	-11.5%

Years of Age	13,654		12,203	15,132
Younger than 22	307	1.4%	247	372	-65	-17.5%
22-24	680	3.1%	629	861	-181	-21.0%
25-34	3,194	14.4%	2,864	3,559	-365	-10.3%
35-44	2,875	13.0%	2,541	3,187	-312	-9.8%
45-54	3,169	14.3%	2,806	3,618	-449	-12.4%
55-59	1,520	6.9%	1,347	1,643	-123	-7.5%
60-64	1,072	4.8%	979	1,067	5	0.5%
65 and older	837	3.8%	790	825	12	1.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,654		12,203	15,132
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	192	1.4%	145	229	-37	-16.2%
Mining	40	0.3%	38	53	-13	-24.5%
Utilities	11	0.1%	12	23	-12	-52.2%
Construction	2,729	19.7%	2,017	3,410	-681	-20.0%
Manufacturing	1,081	7.8%	1,051	1,086	-5	-0.5%
Wholesale Trade	482	3.5%	442	436	46	10.6%
Retail Trade	966	7.0%	922	1,077	-111	-10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	316	2.3%	276	385	-69	-17.9%
Information	126	0.9%	118	164	-38	-23.2%
Finance and Insurance	348	2.5%	331	386	-38	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	225	1.6%	216	261	-36	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	468	3.4%	438	494	-26	-5.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	96	0.7%	84	96	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,759	19.9%	2,425	2,668	91	3.4%
Educational Services	174	1.3%	192	184	-10	-5.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	962	6.9%	964	1,097	-135	-12.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	630	4.6%	546	730	-100	-13.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,275	9.2%	1,283	1,484	-209	-14.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	366	2.6%	340	421	-55	-13.1%
Public Administration	101	0.7%	91	103	-2	-1.9%
Information Not Available	307	2.2%	272	345	-38	-11.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,709		24,097	24,281
Male	11,937	52.6%	12,590	12,723	-786	-6.2%
Female	10,772	47.4%	11,507	11,558	-786	-6.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	22,709		24,097	24,281
Hispanic or Latino	805	3.5%	844	839	-34	-4.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,430	94.4%	22,686	22,944	-1,514	-6.6%
Information Not Available	474	2.1%	567	498	-24	-4.8%

Race	22,709		24,097	24,281
American Indian or Alaskan Native	185	0.8%	177	168	17	10.1%
Asian	182	0.8%	172	172	10	5.8%
Black or African American	10,239	45.1%	10,935	10,864	-625	-5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.1%	31	39	-8	-20.5%
White	11,179	49.2%	11,809	12,129	-950	-7.8%
Information Not Available	893	3.9%	973	909	-16	-1.8%

Years of Age	22,709		24,097	24,281
Younger than 22	95	0.3%	96	100	-5	-5.0%
22-24	58	0.2%	59	60	-2	-3.3%
25-34	1,045	3.4%	1,103	1,058	-13	-1.2%
35-44	4,232	13.6%	4,423	4,402	-170	-3.9%
45-54	5,397	17.4%	5,674	5,712	-315	-5.5%
55-59	2,452	7.9%	2,637	2,663	-211	-7.9%
60-64	2,798	9.0%	2,966	2,816	-18	-0.6%
65 and older	6,560	21.1%	7,032	7,413	-853	-11.5%
Information Not Available	72	0.2%	107	57	15	26.3%

Industry	22,709		24,097	24,281
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	186	0.8%	174	205	-19	-9.3%
Mining	24	0.1%	31	18	6	33.3%
Utilities	34	0.1%	41	40	-6	-15.0%
Construction	1,708	7.5%	1,675	1,882	-174	-9.2%
Manufacturing	3,041	13.3%	3,123	2,761	280	10.1%
Wholesale Trade	730	3.2%	729	799	-69	-8.6%
Retail Trade	1,900	8.3%	1,935	2,245	-345	-15.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	599	2.6%	576	651	-52	-8.0%
Information	281	1.2%	268	275	6	2.2%
Finance and Insurance	523	2.3%	533	636	-113	-17.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	471	2.1%	485	482	-11	-2.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,222	5.3%	1,308	1,209	13	1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	125	0.5%	134	167	-42	-25.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,983	17.4%	4,226	4,295	-312	-7.3%
Educational Services	273	1.2%	333	382	-109	-28.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,406	6.1%	1,435	1,434	-28	-2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	445	1.9%	643	509	-64	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,613	11.4%	3,117	2,953	-340	-11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	657	2.9%	715	636	21	3.3%
Public Administration	313	1.4%	330	359	-46	-12.8%
Information Not Available	2,175	9.5%	2,286	2,343	-168	-7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,603		3,621	3,658
Male	2,921	81.1%	2,900	2,880	41	1.4%
Female	682	18.9%	721	778	-96	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,603		3,621	3,658
Hispanic or Latino	166	4.6%	161	152	14	9.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,029	84.1%	3,045	3,127	-98	-3.1%
Information Not Available	408	11.3%	415	379	29	7.7%

Race	3,603		3,621	3,658
American Indian or Alaskan Native	317	8.8%	318	398	-81	-20.4%
Asian	9	0.2%	11	8	1	12.5%
Black or African American	77	2.1%	81	97	-20	-20.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	4	3	1	33.3%
White	2,800	77.7%	2,796	2,771	29	1.0%
Information Not Available	396	11.0%	411	381	15	3.9%

Years of Age	3,603		3,621	3,658
Younger than 22	65	1.1%	58	57	8	14.0%
22-24	135	2.2%	138	148	-13	-8.8%
25-34	710	11.8%	718	770	-60	-7.8%
35-44	706	11.7%	681	727	-21	-2.9%
45-54	771	12.8%	761	811	-40	-4.9%
55-59	478	7.9%	492	428	50	11.7%
60-64	384	6.4%	376	363	21	5.8%
65 and older	354	5.9%	397	354	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,603		3,621	3,658
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	33	0.9%	28	44	-11	-25.0%
Mining	138	3.8%	142	138	0	0.0%
Utilities	7	0.2%	6	5	2	40.0%
Construction	1,503	41.3%	1,480	1,422	81	5.7%
Manufacturing	354	9.7%	368	383	-29	-7.6%
Wholesale Trade	114	3.1%	120	97	17	17.5%
Retail Trade	231	6.4%	212	216	15	6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	132	3.6%	120	99	33	33.3%
Information	29	0.8%	23	68	-39	-57.4%
Finance and Insurance	73	2.0%	78	97	-24	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	25	0.7%	15	30	-5	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	60	1.7%	61	64	-4	-6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	5	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	207	5.7%	216	217	-10	-4.6%
Educational Services	46	1.3%	64	56	-10	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	109	3.0%	113	131	-22	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	38	1.0%	43	47	-9	-19.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	155	4.3%	167	212	-57	-26.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	36	1.0%	45	41	-5	-12.2%
Public Administration	176	4.8%	173	177	-1	-0.6%
Information Not Available	133	3.7%	142	112	21	18.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,409		28,954	30,604
Male	16,796	57.1%	16,694	17,504	-708	-4.0%
Female	12,613	42.9%	12,260	13,100	-487	-3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,409		28,954	30,604
Hispanic or Latino	629	2.1%	640	687	-58	-8.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,780	97.9%	28,314	29,917	-1,137	-3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	29,409		28,954	30,604
American Indian or Alaskan Native	81	0.3%	86	91	-10	-11.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Black or African American	6,249	21.2%	6,202	6,679	-430	-6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	157	0.5%	153	164	-7	-4.3%
White	22,336	75.9%	21,932	23,094	-758	-3.3%
Information Not Available	586	2.0%	581	573	13	2.3%

Years of Age	29,409		28,954	30,604
Younger than 22	389	0.8%	374	464	-75	-16.2%
22-24	904	1.9%	902	1,220	-316	-25.9%
25-34	5,437	11.1%	5,366	5,836	-399	-6.8%
35-44	6,104	12.5%	6,090	6,422	-318	-5.0%
45-54	7,094	14.5%	7,076	7,605	-511	-6.7%
55-59	3,665	7.5%	3,600	3,641	24	0.7%
60-64	2,965	6.1%	2,889	2,754	211	7.7%
65 and older	2,851	5.8%	2,657	2,662	189	7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,409		28,954	30,604
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	243	0.8%	275	348	-105	-30.2%
Mining	111	0.4%	102	115	-4	-3.5%
Utilities	27	0.1%	29	37	-10	-27.0%
Construction	4,402	14.8%	4,667	5,043	-641	-12.7%
Manufacturing	3,962	13.4%	3,935	4,037	-75	-1.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,299	4.4%	1,233	1,150	149	13.0%
Retail Trade	2,318	7.8%	2,185	2,420	-102	-4.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,065	3.6%	1,130	1,307	-242	-18.5%
Information	479	1.6%	438	416	63	15.1%
Finance and Insurance	732	2.5%	709	741	-9	-1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	438	1.5%	401	425	13	3.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,432	4.8%	1,446	1,239	193	15.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	158	0.5%	176	102	56	54.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,622	15.6%	4,408	4,637	-15	-0.3%
Educational Services	515	1.7%	600	609	-94	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,116	7.1%	2,143	2,357	-241	-10.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,536	5.2%	1,291	1,463	73	5.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,185	7.4%	2,106	2,312	-127	-5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	982	3.3%	942	1,019	-37	-3.6%
Public Administration	726	2.4%	696	774	-48	-6.2%
Information Not Available	61	0.2%	42	53	8	15.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	173,330		174,003	135,481
Male	111,275	64.2%	110,784	81,412	29,863	36.7%
Female	61,785	35.6%	62,972	54,069	7,716	14.3%
Information Not Available	270	0.2%	247	0	270	0.0%

Ethnicity	173,330		174,003	135,481
Hispanic or Latino	59,340	34.2%	60,315	44,615	14,725	33.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	99,916	57.6%	99,433	80,440	19,476	24.2%
Information Not Available	14,074	8.1%	14,255	10,426	3,648	35.0%

Race	173,330		174,003	135,481
American Indian or Alaskan Native	660	0.4%	691	542	118	21.8%
Asian	4,959	2.9%	4,812	3,290	1,669	50.7%
Black or African American	33,220	19.2%	34,366	29,290	3,930	13.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,730	2.2%	3,559	0	3,730	0.0%
White	59,802	34.5%	58,358	47,120	12,682	26.9%
Information Not Available	70,959	40.9%	72,217	55,239	15,720	28.5%

Years of Age	173,330		174,003	135,481
Younger than 22	3,458	1.6%	3,594	3,009	449	14.9%
22-24	8,072	3.7%	8,177	7,169	903	12.6%
25-34	42,399	19.2%	43,297	34,171	8,228	24.1%
35-44	41,032	18.6%	41,490	32,515	8,517	26.2%
45-54	40,598	18.4%	40,382	32,002	8,596	26.9%
55-59	18,110	8.2%	17,844	13,248	4,862	36.7%
60-64	12,312	5.6%	12,039	8,422	3,890	46.2%
65 and older	7,162	3.2%	6,992	4,945	2,217	44.8%
Information Not Available	187	0.1%	188	0	187	0.0%

Industry	173,330		174,003	135,481
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	823	0.5%	719	824	-1	-0.1%
Mining	15,614	9.0%	13,435	9,644	5,970	61.9%
Utilities	505	0.3%	490	383	122	31.9%
Construction	23,231	13.3%	24,917	18,373	4,858	26.4%
Manufacturing	21,036	12.1%	20,341	13,697	7,339	53.6%
Wholesale Trade	10,163	5.8%	9,897	7,187	2,976	41.4%
Retail Trade	9,755	5.6%	9,970	8,848	907	10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,849	3.9%	7,057	4,568	2,281	49.9%
Information	2,828	1.6%	2,705	2,862	-34	-1.2%
Finance and Insurance	6,628	3.8%	6,545	6,741	-113	-1.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,669	2.1%	3,545	2,807	862	30.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	15,060	8.6%	13,530	11,007	4,053	36.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	975	0.6%	999	691	284	41.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,688	12.5%	21,870	19,438	2,250	11.6%
Educational Services	2,916	1.7%	3,181	2,739	177	6.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,727	6.2%	10,748	10,915	-188	-1.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	817	0.5%	839	720	97	13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,780	2.7%	6,374	4,503	277	6.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,993	2.3%	4,200	3,038	955	31.4%
Public Administration	1,452	0.8%	1,571	1,469	-17	-1.2%
Information Not Available	9,821	5.6%	11,070	5,027	4,794	95.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,794		17,245	16,113
Male	12,002	71.5%	12,368	11,137	865	7.8%
Female	4,772	28.4%	4,850	4,737	35	0.7%
Information Not Available	20	0.1%	27	239	-219	-91.6%

Ethnicity	16,794		17,245	16,113
Hispanic or Latino	2,246	13.4%	2,271	1,895	351	18.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,457	74.2%	12,696	11,296	1,161	10.3%
Information Not Available	2,091	12.5%	2,278	2,922	-831	-28.4%

Race	16,794		17,245	16,113
American Indian or Alaskan Native	639	3.8%	673	638	1	0.2%
Asian	242	1.4%	233	179	63	35.2%
Black or African American	269	1.6%	270	271	-2	-0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	255	1.5%	283	274	-19	-6.9%
White	10,065	60.0%	10,049	9,829	236	2.4%
Information Not Available	5,317	31.7%	5,730	4,922	395	8.0%

Years of Age	16,794		17,245	16,113
Younger than 22	437	1.7%	468	497	-60	-12.1%
22-24	843	3.3%	896	838	5	0.6%
25-34	4,225	16.4%	4,403	4,155	70	1.7%
35-44	4,094	15.9%	4,191	3,776	318	8.4%
45-54	3,647	14.2%	3,702	3,573	74	2.1%
55-59	1,781	6.9%	1,803	1,639	142	8.7%
60-64	1,135	4.4%	1,170	1,051	84	8.0%
65 and older	632	2.5%	612	583	49	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	16,794		17,245	16,113
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	89	0.5%	79	97	-8	-8.2%
Mining	685	4.1%	648	609	76	12.5%
Utilities	24	0.1%	24	23	1	4.3%
Construction	3,887	23.0%	4,161	3,512	375	10.7%
Manufacturing	1,623	9.6%	1,573	1,388	235	16.9%
Wholesale Trade	608	3.6%	589	516	92	17.8%
Retail Trade	1,115	6.6%	1,151	1,144	-29	-2.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	733	4.3%	762	570	163	28.6%
Information	294	1.7%	298	391	-97	-24.8%
Finance and Insurance	430	2.5%	387	462	-32	-6.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	197	1.2%	193	181	16	8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	906	5.4%	906	958	-52	-5.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	45	0.3%	53	50	-5	-10.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,365	14.0%	2,414	2,343	22	0.9%
Educational Services	290	1.7%	296	264	26	9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	492	2.9%	456	589	-97	-16.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	239	1.4%	258	229	10	4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	905	5.4%	1,000	983	-78	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	293	1.7%	279	270	23	8.5%
Public Administration	370	2.2%	388	376	-6	-1.6%
Information Not Available	1,204	7.1%	1,330	1,158	46	4.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,537		40,045	44,697
Male	25,609	61.7%	23,738	26,787	-1,178	-4.4%
Female	15,917	38.3%	16,291	17,894	-1,977	-11.0%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	16	16	-5	-31.3%

Ethnicity	41,537		40,045	44,697
Hispanic or Latino	2,430	5.8%	2,105	2,636	-206	-7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,396	89.6%	36,015	40,103	-2,707	-6.8%
Information Not Available	1,912	4.6%	1,925	1,958	-46	-2.3%

Race	41,537		40,045	44,697
American Indian or Alaskan Native	201	0.5%	2,320	3,648	-3,447	-94.5%
Asian	864	2.2%	866	1,012	-148	-14.6%
Black or African American	16,005	40.7%	15,688	16,949	-944	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	20,326	51.7%	19,246	21,900	-1,574	-7.2%
Information Not Available	1,912	4.9%	1,925	1,958	-46	-2.3%

Years of Age	41,537		40,045	44,697
Younger than 22	487	0.8%	466	578	-91	-15.7%
22-24	1,663	2.8%	1,520	1,739	-76	-4.4%
25-34	9,304	15.9%	9,103	10,247	-943	-9.2%
35-44	9,081	15.6%	8,856	9,726	-645	-6.6%
45-54	10,381	17.8%	9,759	11,298	-917	-8.1%
55-59	5,082	8.7%	4,909	5,392	-310	-5.7%
60-64	3,476	6.0%	3,386	3,598	-122	-3.4%
65 and older	2,063	3.5%	2,046	2,119	-56	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	41,537		40,045	44,697
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	204	0.5%	203	114	90	78.9%
Mining	546	1.3%	552	233	313	134.3%
Utilities	20	0.0%	29	7	13	185.7%
Construction	6,242	15.0%	5,422	3,640	2,602	71.5%
Manufacturing	4,498	10.8%	2,991	1,424	3,074	215.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,170	2.8%	1,140	434	736	169.6%
Retail Trade	2,584	6.2%	2,601	1,116	1,468	131.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,286	3.1%	1,266	935	351	37.5%
Information	743	1.8%	701	281	462	164.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,184	2.8%	1,177	337	847	251.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	604	1.4%	593	278	326	117.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,489	8.4%	3,287	1,446	2,043	141.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	261	0.6%	228	75	186	248.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,819	13.9%	5,871	2,878	2,941	102.2%
Educational Services	403	1.0%	454	161	242	150.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,349	5.6%	2,380	1,228	1,121	91.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	675	1.6%	744	379	296	78.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,073	5.0%	2,605	1,186	887	74.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	987	2.4%	1,069	469	518	110.4%
Public Administration	6,083	14.6%	2,426	1,897	4,186	220.7%
Information Not Available	317	0.8%	4,306	26,179	-25,862	-98.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	254		285	427
Male	149	58.7%	166	269	-120	-44.6%
Female	105	41.3%	119	158	-53	-33.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	254		285	427
Hispanic or Latino	52	20.5%	60	69	-17	-24.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	196	77.2%	212	341	-145	-42.5%
Information Not Available	6	2.4%	13	17	-11	-64.7%

Race	254		285	427
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.4%	3	4	-3	-75.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	2	1	-1	-100.0%
Black or African American	181	71.3%	193	308	-127	-41.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1.2%	8	9	-6	-66.7%
White	14	5.5%	14	28	-14	-50.0%
Information Not Available	55	21.7%	65	77	-22	-28.6%

Years of Age	254		285	427
Younger than 22	2	0.8%	4	4	-2	-50.0%
22-24	13	5.2%	13	9	4	44.4%
25-34	44	17.7%	56	81	-37	-45.7%
35-44	63	25.4%	61	94	-31	-33.0%
45-54	62	25.0%	72	130	-68	-52.3%
55-59	25	10.1%	31	49	-24	-49.0%
60-64	20	8.1%	31	33	-13	-39.4%
65 and older	23	9.3%	16	25	-2	-8.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.8%	1	2	0	0.0%

Industry	254		285	427
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%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	33	13.0%	80	51	-18	-35.3%
Manufacturing	7	2.8%	6	12	-5	-41.7%
Wholesale Trade	9	3.5%	2	10	-1	-10.0%
Retail Trade	29	11.4%	32	36	-7	-19.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	10	3.9%	4	6	4	66.7%
Information	4	1.6%	4	5	-1	-20.0%
Finance and Insurance	3	1.2%	5	7	-4	-57.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7	2.8%	9	11	-4	-36.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	15	5.9%	27	15	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10	3.9%	10	18	-8	-44.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	23	9.1%	12	19	4	21.1%
Educational Services	7	2.8%	6	5	2	40.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8	3.1%	15	18	-10	-55.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	1.6%	3	8	-4	-50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	44	17.3%	31	34	10	29.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	13	5.1%	13	130	-117	-90.0%
Public Administration	10	3.9%	13	26	-16	-61.5%
Information Not Available	18	7.1%	12	14	4	28.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,378		6,476	7,061
Male	4,809	75.4%	4,604	5,263	-454	-8.6%
Female	1,569	24.6%	1,872	1,798	-229	-12.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,378		6,476	7,061
Hispanic or Latino	3	0.0%	3	2	1	50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	940	14.7%	1,066	1,051	-111	-10.6%
Information Not Available	5,435	85.2%	5,407	6,008	-573	-9.5%

Race	6,378		6,476	7,061
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	0.1%	9	3	5	166.7%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	6	0.1%	9	4	2	50.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	6	-6	-100.0%
White	929	14.6%	1,051	1,040	-111	-10.7%
Information Not Available	5,435	85.2%	5,407	6,008	-573	-9.5%

Years of Age	6,378		6,476	7,061
Younger than 22	131	1.9%	126	144	-13	-9.0%
22-24	270	4.0%	305	301	-31	-10.3%
25-34	1,462	21.7%	1,459	1,545	-83	-5.4%
35-44	1,203	17.9%	1,222	1,456	-253	-17.4%
45-54	1,464	21.7%	1,465	1,625	-161	-9.9%
55-59	810	12.0%	823	869	-59	-6.8%
60-64	572	8.5%	584	632	-60	-9.5%
65 and older	466	6.9%	492	489	-23	-4.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,378		6,476	7,061
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	86	1.3%	91	103	-17	-16.5%
Mining	50	0.8%	39	62	-12	-19.4%
Utilities	9	0.1%	10	5	4	80.0%
Construction	2,174	33.6%	1,797	2,284	-110	-4.8%
Manufacturing	708	11.0%	775	768	-60	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	225	3.5%	238	236	-11	-4.7%
Retail Trade	485	7.5%	529	609	-124	-20.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	184	2.8%	175	157	27	17.2%
Information	58	0.9%	61	274	-216	-78.8%
Finance and Insurance	36	0.6%	33	48	-12	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	81	1.3%	65	82	-1	-1.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	187	2.9%	198	188	-1	-0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	2	5	-3	-60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	678	10.5%	658	701	-23	-3.3%
Educational Services	135	2.1%	157	165	-30	-18.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	341	5.3%	363	383	-42	-11.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	157	2.4%	147	175	-18	-10.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	474	7.3%	832	482	-8	-1.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	148	2.3%	144	166	-18	-10.8%
Public Administration	160	2.5%	162	168	-8	-4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,970		65,420	64,748
Male	39,300	64.5%	43,142	41,027	-1,727	-4.2%
Female	21,665	35.5%	22,271	23,713	-2,048	-8.6%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	7	8	-3	-37.5%

Ethnicity	60,970		65,420	64,748
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	60,970	100.0%	65,420	64,748	-3,778	-5.8%

Race	60,970		65,420	64,748
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	60,970	100.0%	65,420	64,748	-3,778	-5.8%

Years of Age	60,970		65,420	64,748
Younger than 22	767	1.4%	817	850	-83	-9.8%
22-24	2,334	4.2%	2,555	2,647	-313	-11.8%
25-34	13,810	24.7%	15,030	14,886	-1,076	-7.2%
35-44	13,829	24.7%	14,810	14,461	-632	-4.4%
45-54	14,918	26.7%	16,024	16,226	-1,308	-8.1%
55-59	7,284	13.0%	7,695	7,488	-204	-2.7%
60-64	5,077	9.1%	5,362	5,236	-159	-3.0%
65 and older	2,951	5.3%	3,127	2,954	-3	-0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	60,970		65,420	64,748
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	60,970	100.0%	65,420	64,748	-3,778	-5.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	63,994		65,963	78,283
Male	46,025	71.9%	47,355	23,313	22,712	97.4%
Female	17,931	28.0%	18,562	54,931	-37,000	-67.4%
Information Not Available	38	0.1%	46	39	-1	-2.6%

Ethnicity	63,994		65,963	78,283
Hispanic or Latino	3,795	5.9%	3,938	4,925	-1,130	-22.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	59,118	92.4%	60,923	72,254	-13,136	-18.2%
Information Not Available	1,081	1.7%	1,102	1,104	-23	-2.1%

Race	63,994		65,963	78,283
American Indian or Alaskan Native	883	1.4%	923	1,065	-182	-17.1%
Asian	614	1.0%	594	767	-153	-19.9%
Black or African American	5,587	8.7%	6,002	7,070	-1,483	-21.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	73	70	-12	-17.1%
White	55,771	87.2%	57,269	68,207	-12,436	-18.2%
Information Not Available	1,081	1.7%	1,102	1,104	-23	-2.1%

Years of Age	63,994		65,963	78,283
Younger than 22	1,113	1.0%	1,161	1,597	-484	-30.3%
22-24	2,861	2.5%	3,061	3,836	-975	-25.4%
25-34	14,399	12.6%	15,185	17,983	-3,584	-19.9%
35-44	13,548	11.9%	13,918	16,229	-2,681	-16.5%
45-54	15,198	13.3%	15,396	18,392	-3,194	-17.4%
55-59	8,006	7.0%	8,080	9,403	-1,397	-14.9%
60-64	5,484	4.8%	5,653	6,427	-943	-14.7%
65 and older	3,372	3.0%	3,496	4,400	-1,028	-23.4%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	13	16	-3	-18.8%

Industry	63,994		65,963	78,283
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	902	1.4%	996	1,299	-397	-30.6%
Mining	621	1.0%	693	579	42	7.3%
Utilities	173	0.3%	198	149	24	16.1%
Construction	17,032	26.2%	17,368	18,851	-1,819	-9.6%
Manufacturing	10,609	16.3%	10,007	12,337	-1,728	-14.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,054	3.2%	1,985	2,348	-294	-12.5%
Retail Trade	4,428	6.8%	4,551	6,341	-1,913	-30.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,598	4.0%	2,935	3,077	-479	-15.6%
Information	614	0.9%	587	736	-122	-16.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,171	1.8%	1,161	1,174	-3	-0.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	525	0.8%	534	658	-133	-20.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,344	2.1%	1,425	1,511	-167	-11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	346	0.5%	396	431	-85	-19.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,715	13.4%	9,162	10,795	-2,080	-19.3%
Educational Services	614	0.9%	693	822	-208	-25.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,161	4.9%	3,285	4,556	-1,395	-30.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,568	2.4%	1,616	2,270	-702	-30.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,085	4.8%	3,734	4,446	-1,361	-30.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	960	1.5%	1,042	1,323	-363	-27.4%
Public Administration	1,177	1.8%	1,273	1,644	-467	-28.4%
Information Not Available	2,297	3.5%	2,322	2,936	-639	-21.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,405		22,408	18,517
Male	18,925	80.9%	17,869	14,290	4,635	32.4%
Female	4,476	19.1%	4,535	4,225	251	5.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	2	2	100.0%

Ethnicity	23,405		22,408	18,517
Hispanic or Latino	389	1.7%	391	357	32	9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,960	72.5%	16,271	13,498	3,462	25.6%
Information Not Available	6,056	25.9%	5,746	4,662	1,394	29.9%

Race	23,405		22,408	18,517
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.2%	59	54	-6	-11.1%
Asian	52	0.2%	58	49	3	6.1%
Black or African American	602	2.6%	590	568	34	6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.0%	14	12	-1	-8.3%
White	20,625	88.1%	19,885	16,370	4,255	26.0%
Information Not Available	2,067	8.8%	1,802	1,464	603	41.2%

Years of Age	23,405		22,408	18,517
Younger than 22	454	1.1%	397	365	89	24.4%
22-24	1,187	2.8%	1,158	992	195	19.7%
25-34	5,253	12.4%	5,199	4,059	1,194	29.4%
35-44	5,810	13.7%	5,518	4,484	1,326	29.6%
45-54	5,465	12.9%	5,227	4,541	924	20.3%
55-59	2,545	6.0%	2,380	2,011	534	26.6%
60-64	1,739	4.1%	1,634	1,322	417	31.5%
65 and older	950	2.2%	892	743	207	27.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	0	2	0.0%

Industry	23,405		22,408	18,517
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	104	0.4%	88	83	21	25.3%
Mining	3,020	12.8%	3,365	1,427	1,593	111.6%
Utilities	42	0.2%	32	32	10	31.3%
Construction	7,285	31.0%	6,199	6,184	1,101	17.8%
Manufacturing	1,587	6.8%	1,560	1,004	583	58.1%
Wholesale Trade	666	2.8%	594	395	271	68.6%
Retail Trade	1,137	4.8%	1,148	1,265	-128	-10.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	926	3.9%	843	652	274	42.0%
Information	124	0.5%	125	106	18	17.0%
Finance and Insurance	154	0.7%	132	173	-19	-11.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	240	1.0%	265	185	55	29.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	654	2.8%	575	503	151	30.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.2%	47	75	-32	-42.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,181	9.3%	2,048	1,616	565	35.0%
Educational Services	156	0.7%	144	142	14	9.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	957	4.1%	958	936	21	2.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	324	1.4%	318	349	-25	-7.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,353	5.8%	1,325	1,231	122	9.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	554	2.4%	547	524	30	5.7%
Public Administration	329	1.4%	338	301	28	9.3%
Information Not Available	1,569	6.7%	1,757	1,334	235	17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Feb 2016	Percent	Jan 2016	Feb 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,187		6,154	4,933
Male	5,545	77.2%	4,634	3,746	1,799	48.0%
Female	1,642	22.8%	1,520	1,187	455	38.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,187		6,154	4,933
Hispanic or Latino	813	11.3%	729	624	189	30.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,998	83.5%	5,142	4,086	1,912	46.8%
Information Not Available	376	5.2%	283	223	153	68.6%

Race	7,187		6,154	4,933
American Indian or Alaskan Native	327	4.5%	288	191	136	71.2%
Asian	48	0.7%	31	18	30	166.7%
Black or African American	148	2.1%	125	98	50	51.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.3%	17	2	18	900.0%
White	5,944	82.7%	5,073	4,089	1,855	45.4%
Information Not Available	700	9.7%	620	535	165	30.8%

Years of Age	7,187		6,154	4,933
Younger than 22	97	0.8%	88	52	45	86.5%
22-24	463	3.7%	424	305	158	51.8%
25-34	1,730	13.8%	1,422	1,049	681	64.9%
35-44	1,558	12.4%	1,310	996	562	56.4%
45-54	1,470	11.7%	1,274	1,159	311	26.8%
55-59	914	7.3%	813	624	290	46.5%
60-64	590	4.7%	507	426	164	38.5%
65 and older	365	2.9%	316	322	43	13.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,187		6,154	4,933
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	49	0.7%	50	47	2	4.3%
Mining	932	12.9%	693	631	301	47.7%
Utilities	22	0.3%	18	3	19	633.3%
Construction	2,231	30.8%	1,869	1,650	581	35.2%
Manufacturing	347	4.8%	239	208	139	66.8%
Wholesale Trade	191	2.6%	162	82	109	132.9%
Retail Trade	329	4.5%	307	172	157	91.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	323	4.5%	260	157	166	105.7%
Information	34	0.5%	32	17	17	100.0%
Finance and Insurance	35	0.5%	32	23	12	52.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	104	1.4%	95	58	46	79.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	217	3.0%	198	146	71	48.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	414	5.7%	361	338	76	22.5%
Educational Services	55	0.8%	78	45	10	22.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	204	2.8%	201	179	25	14.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	54	0.7%	64	72	-18	-25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	600	8.3%	549	328	272	82.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	132	1.8%	95	86	46	53.5%
Public Administration	164	2.3%	152	157	7	4.5%
Information Not Available	748	10.3%	696	532	216	40.6%