Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

October 2016

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants October 2016
	Oct 2016	Sep 2016	Monthly Change	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,727,601	1,750,479	-22,878	1,838,846	-111,245	-6.0
Alaska	7,940	6,771	1,169	7,329	611	8.3
Alabama	19,218	19,618	-400	20,646	-1,428	-6.9
Arkansas	13,273	13,861	-588	18,173	-4,900	-27.0
Arizona	29,252	31,407	-2,155	30,637	-1,385	-4.5
California	318,141	321,497	-3,356	328,119	-9,978	-3.0
Colorado	23,575	22,572	1,003	24,954	-1,379	-5.5
Connecticut	32,843	33,355	-512	32,431	412	1.3
District of Columbia	8,073	7,781	292	8,343	-270	-3.2
Delaware	4,819	4,720	99	5,365	-546	-10.2
Florida	45,894	51,476	-5,582	58,174	-12,280	-21.1
Georgia	31,504	29,871	1,633	35,144	-3,640	-10.4
Hawaii	7,245	7,092	153	6,415	830	12.9
Iowa	14,712	14,674	38	16,188	-1,476	-9.1
Idaho	5,410	5,191	219	5,711	-301	-5.3
Illinois	92,072	94,483	-2,411	98,953	-6,881	-7.0
Indiana	19,135	19,470	-335	19,948	-813	-4.1
Kansas	10,147	10,857	-710	11,733	-1,586	-13.5
Kentucky	18,132	18,682	-550	18,431	-299	-1.6
Louisiana	24,165	25,695	-1,530	20,220	3,945	19.5
Massachusetts	46,636	48,519	-1,883	47,423	-787	-1.7
Maryland	32,316	32,425	-109	35,038	-2,722	-7.8
Maine	3,641	3,717	-76	3,949	-308	-7.8
Michigan	47,398	47,082	316	49,199	-1,801	-3.7
Minnesota	26,713	26,415	298	28,572	-1,859	-6.5
Missouri	20,939	24,889	-3,950	24,581	-3,642	-14.8
Mississippi	11,120	11,809	-689	12,072	-952	-7.9
Montana	4,776	3,776	1,000	4,924	-148	-3.0
North Carolina	23,425	22,703	722	25,661	-2,236	-8.7
North Dakota	2,240	2,419	-179	2,347	-107	-4.6
Nebraska	3,456	3,454	2	4,498	-1,042	-23.2
New Hampshire	3,431	3,438	-7	3,823	-392	-10.3
New Jersey	84,515	83,124	1,391	87,885	-3,370	-3.8
New Mexico	10,338	10,528	-190	10,696	-358	-3.3
Nevada	20,644	20,225	419	23,568	-2,924	-12.4
New York	129,151	125,455	3,696	136,453	-7,302	-5.4
Ohio	45,853	47,587	-1,734	46,986	-1,133	-2.4
Oklahoma	19,248	19,641	-393	21,022	-1,774	-8.4
Oregon	24,651	23,914	737	27,993	-3,342	-11.9
Pennsylvania	102,938	103,000	-62	113,589	-10,651	-9.4
Puerto Rico	19,554	19,489	65	25,325	-5,771	-22.8
Rhode Island	6,697	7,027	-330	6,954	-257	-3.7
South Carolina	18,861	18,533	328	20,978	-2,117	-10.1
South Dakota	1,137	1,063	74	1,013	124	12.2
Tennessee	17,205	17,318	-113	22,538	-5,333	-23.7
Texas	155,227	163,620	-8,393	151,813	3,414	2.2
Utah	8,689	8,771	-82	9,054	-365	-4.0
Virginia	27,937	28,520	-583	30,473	-2,536	-8.3
Virgin Islands	347	409	-62	475	-128	-26.9
Vermont	2,673	2,510	163	2,724	-51	-1.9
Washington	40,269	38,262	2,007	44,118	-3,849	-8.7
Wisconsin	25,316	26,064	-748	30,147	-4,831	-16.0
West Virginia	11,222	12,004	-782	12,944	-1,722	-13.3
Wyoming	3,488	3,696	-208	3,097	391	12.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,727,601		1,750,479	1,838,846	-111,245	-6.0
Male	937,162	54.2%	948,220	996,152	-58,990	-5.9%
Female	777,215	45.0%	788,520	829,069	-51,854	-6.3%
Information Not Available	13,224	0.8%	13,739	13,625	-401	-2.9%

Ethnicity	1,727,601		1,750,479	1,838,846
Hispanic or Latino	321,646	18.6%	323,097	340,517	-18,871	-5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,173,057	83.4%	1,190,483	1,259,208	-86,151	-6.8%
Information Not Available	232,900	11.9%	236,900	239,122	-6,222	-2.6%

Race	1,727,601		1,750,479	1,838,846
American Indian or Alaskan Native	22,721	1.3%	22,811	22,502	219	1.0%
Asian	64,309	3.7%	62,856	66,180	-1,871	-2.8%
Black or African American	332,979	19.2%	340,958	349,545	-16,566	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,988	0.6%	11,050	9,457	1,531	16.2%
White	862,964	49.9%	879,680	940,489	-77,525	-8.2%
Information Not Available	437,062	25.2%	436,282	454,667	-17,605	-3.9%

Years of Age	1,727,601		1,750,479	1,838,846
Younger than 22	31,099	1.8%	32,250	37,047	-5,948	-16.1%
22-24	74,221	4.3%	75,061	90,045	-15,824	-17.6%
25-34	407,377	23.6%	413,032	435,844	-28,467	-6.5%
35-44	374,557	21.7%	384,351	402,719	-28,162	-7.0%
45-54	400,108	23.2%	405,820	424,667	-24,559	-5.8%
55-59	190,442	11.0%	189,797	199,002	-8,560	-4.3%
60-64	137,774	8.0%	137,351	136,761	1,013	0.7%
65 and older	98,866	5.7%	99,025	96,402	2,464	2.6%
Information Not Available	13,157	0.8%	13,792	16,359	-3,202	-19.6%

Industry	1,727,601		1,750,479	1,838,846
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	46,443	2.7%	44,513	48,646	-2,203	-4.5%
Mining	20,378	1.2%	25,083	34,039	-13,661	-40.1%
Utilities	3,601	0.2%	4,317	3,461	140	4.0%
Construction	159,820	9.3%	164,356	159,287	533	0.3%
Manufacturing	186,618	10.8%	188,166	204,594	-17,976	-8.8%
Wholesale Trade	67,501	3.9%	68,949	69,470	-1,969	-2.8%
Retail Trade	140,314	8.1%	141,673	147,990	-7,676	-5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	57,286	3.3%	56,954	57,933	-647	-1.1%
Information	57,345	3.3%	58,855	55,796	1,549	2.8%
Finance and Insurance	54,351	3.1%	55,407	55,933	-1,582	-2.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	24,976	1.4%	25,586	27,166	-2,190	-8.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	107,362	6.2%	110,114	107,094	268	0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11,112	0.6%	11,433	11,395	-283	-2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	228,848	13.2%	229,097	238,590	-9,742	-4.1%
Educational Services	56,566	3.3%	61,189	59,170	-2,604	-4.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	152,247	8.8%	155,097	167,467	-15,220	-9.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	25,048	1.4%	23,100	28,146	-3,098	-11.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	94,080	5.4%	90,383	101,058	-6,978	-6.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	44,284	2.6%	46,244	50,093	-5,809	-11.6%
Public Administration	30,623	1.8%	28,978	34,875	-4,252	-12.2%
Information Not Available	158,798	9.2%	160,985	176,643	-17,845	-10.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,940		6,771	7,329	611	8.3
Male	4,706	59.3%	3,829	4,279	427	10.0%
Female	3,206	40.4%	2,920	3,027	179	5.9%
Information Not Available	28	0.4%	22	23	5	21.7%

Ethnicity	7,940		6,771	7,329
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.1%	12	10	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,529	94.8%	6,457	6,970	559	8.0%
Information Not Available	401	5.1%	302	349	52	14.9%

Race	7,940		6,771	7,329
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,128	26.8%	2,022	2,082	46	2.2%
Asian	548	6.9%	441	517	31	6.0%
Black or African American	341	4.3%	322	375	-34	-9.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	200	2.5%	160	126	74	58.7%
White	4,314	54.3%	3,516	3,872	442	11.4%
Information Not Available	409	5.2%	310	357	52	14.6%

Years of Age	7,940		6,771	7,329
Younger than 22	141	1.2%	106	114	27	23.7%
22-24	388	3.3%	325	302	86	28.5%
25-34	2,315	19.8%	1,963	2,011	304	15.1%
35-44	1,785	15.2%	1,503	1,600	185	11.6%
45-54	1,655	14.1%	1,470	1,644	11	0.7%
55-59	826	7.0%	713	841	-15	-1.8%
60-64	536	4.6%	448	555	-19	-3.4%
65 and older	294	2.5%	243	262	32	12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,940		6,771	7,329
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	0.6%	29	34	14	41.2%
Mining	408	5.1%	517	423	-15	-3.5%
Utilities	34	0.4%	27	29	5	17.2%
Construction	1,316	16.5%	926	1,318	-2	-0.2%
Manufacturing	697	8.7%	464	697	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	132	1.7%	131	101	31	30.7%
Retail Trade	698	8.7%	634	580	118	20.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	429	5.4%	285	372	57	15.3%
Information	99	1.2%	93	79	20	25.3%
Finance and Insurance	134	1.7%	130	115	19	16.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	161	2.0%	145	126	35	27.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	323	4.0%	321	273	50	18.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.3%	22	14	12	85.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	445	5.6%	334	416	29	7.0%
Educational Services	212	2.7%	225	246	-34	-13.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	615	7.7%	684	546	69	12.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	125	1.6%	82	98	27	27.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	727	9.1%	554	595	132	22.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	285	3.6%	293	212	73	34.4%
Public Administration	739	9.3%	620	808	-69	-8.5%
Information Not Available	287	3.6%	255	247	40	16.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,218		19,618	20,646
Male	9,816	51.1%	10,283	10,733	-917	-8.5%
Female	9,392	48.9%	9,282	9,891	-499	-5.0%
Information Not Available	10	0.1%	53	22	-12	-54.5%

Ethnicity	19,218		19,618	20,646
Hispanic or Latino	260	1.4%	263	234	26	11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,067	73.2%	14,231	14,716	-649	-4.4%
Information Not Available	4,891	25.5%	5,124	5,696	-805	-14.1%

Race	19,218		19,618	20,646
American Indian or Alaskan Native	999	5.2%	1,154	1,025	-26	-2.5%
Asian	552	2.9%	578	494	58	11.7%
Black or African American	8,159	42.5%	8,209	8,482	-323	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.1%	13	25	-9	-36.0%
White	8,561	44.5%	8,684	9,669	-1,108	-11.5%
Information Not Available	931	4.8%	980	951	-20	-2.1%

Years of Age	19,218		19,618	20,646
Younger than 22	54	0.2%	56	518	-464	-89.6%
22-24	63	0.2%	63	1,254	-1,191	-95.0%
25-34	664	2.6%	679	5,401	-4,737	-87.7%
35-44	2,962	11.6%	3,076	4,841	-1,879	-38.8%
45-54	4,172	16.4%	4,221	4,502	-330	-7.3%
55-59	2,134	8.4%	2,244	1,928	206	10.7%
60-64	2,344	9.2%	2,406	1,246	1,098	88.1%
65 and older	6,819	26.8%	6,869	946	5,873	620.8%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	4	10	-4	-40.0%

Industry	19,218		19,618	20,646
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	180	0.9%	160	193	-13	-6.7%
Mining	181	0.9%	216	243	-62	-25.5%
Utilities	46	0.2%	35	41	5	12.2%
Construction	1,687	8.7%	2,034	1,680	7	0.4%
Manufacturing	3,240	16.7%	3,214	3,514	-274	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	712	3.7%	711	797	-85	-10.7%
Retail Trade	2,380	12.3%	2,298	2,379	1	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	575	3.0%	575	603	-28	-4.6%
Information	211	1.1%	214	261	-50	-19.2%
Finance and Insurance	516	2.7%	536	614	-98	-16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	265	1.4%	254	284	-19	-6.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,036	5.3%	1,147	1,112	-76	-6.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58	0.3%	69	59	-1	-1.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,751	14.2%	2,640	2,964	-213	-7.2%
Educational Services	554	2.9%	564	560	-6	-1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,542	7.9%	1,477	1,791	-249	-13.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	117	0.6%	107	125	-8	-6.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,330	6.9%	1,291	1,425	-95	-6.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	454	2.3%	429	503	-49	-9.7%
Public Administration	288	1.5%	253	291	-3	-1.0%
Information Not Available	1,095	5.6%	1,394	1,207	-112	-9.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,273		13,861	18,173
Male	6,589	49.6%	7,022	9,268	-2,679	-28.9%
Female	5,716	43.1%	5,799	7,775	-2,059	-26.5%
Information Not Available	968	7.3%	1,040	1,130	-162	-14.3%

Ethnicity	13,273		13,861	18,173
Hispanic or Latino	69	0.5%	111	223	-154	-69.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,236	92.2%	12,710	16,820	-4,584	-27.3%
Information Not Available	968	7.3%	1,040	1,130	-162	-14.3%

Race	13,273		13,861	18,173
American Indian or Alaskan Native	158	1.2%	168	168	-10	-6.0%
Asian	26	0.2%	25	22	4	18.2%
Black or African American	3,749	28.2%	3,957	5,169	-1,420	-27.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	608	4.6%	619	596	12	2.0%
White	7,695	58.0%	7,941	10,865	-3,170	-29.2%
Information Not Available	1,037	7.8%	1,151	1,353	-316	-23.4%

Years of Age	13,273		13,861	18,173
Younger than 22	299	1.5%	307	471	-172	-36.5%
22-24	620	3.1%	594	901	-281	-31.2%
25-34	2,847	14.2%	2,991	4,226	-1,379	-32.6%
35-44	2,990	14.9%	3,109	3,903	-913	-23.4%
45-54	2,840	14.2%	2,968	4,011	-1,171	-29.2%
55-59	1,250	6.2%	1,337	1,670	-420	-25.1%
60-64	903	4.5%	954	1,148	-245	-21.3%
65 and older	556	2.8%	561	713	-157	-22.0%
Information Not Available	968	4.8%	1,040	1,130	-162	-14.3%

Industry	13,273		13,861	18,173
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	178	1.3%	113	201	-23	-11.4%
Mining	116	0.9%	154	388	-272	-70.1%
Utilities	29	0.2%	25	43	-14	-32.6%
Construction	1,046	7.8%	1,057	1,271	-225	-17.7%
Manufacturing	2,059	15.3%	2,443	3,268	-1,209	-37.0%
Wholesale Trade	569	4.2%	558	843	-274	-32.5%
Retail Trade	1,381	10.3%	1,364	1,578	-197	-12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	539	4.0%	474	635	-96	-15.1%
Information	172	1.3%	132	239	-67	-28.0%
Finance and Insurance	220	1.6%	244	306	-86	-28.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	179	1.3%	166	279	-100	-35.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	463	3.4%	533	665	-202	-30.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.3%	34	47	-6	-12.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,299	9.7%	1,345	1,836	-537	-29.2%
Educational Services	385	2.9%	371	387	-2	-0.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,490	11.1%	1,569	1,998	-508	-25.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	127	0.9%	127	159	-32	-20.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	645	4.8%	630	964	-319	-33.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	294	2.2%	309	395	-101	-25.6%
Public Administration	280	2.1%	270	350	-70	-20.0%
Information Not Available	1,761	13.1%	1,943	2,321	-560	-24.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,252		31,407	30,637
Male	15,612	53.4%	16,946	16,459	-847	-5.1%
Female	13,624	46.6%	14,443	14,160	-536	-3.8%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	18	18	-2	-11.1%

Ethnicity	29,252		31,407	30,637
Hispanic or Latino	10,443	35.7%	12,267	11,072	-629	-5.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,033	44.6%	13,128	13,907	-874	-6.3%
Information Not Available	5,776	19.7%	6,012	5,658	118	2.1%

Race	29,252		31,407	30,637
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,831	6.3%	1,918	1,822	9	0.5%
Asian	1,787	6.1%	2,006	1,528	259	17.0%
Black or African American	2,292	7.8%	2,347	2,315	-23	-1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	312	1.1%	277	318	-6	-1.9%
White	15,235	52.1%	15,884	18,105	-2,870	-15.9%
Information Not Available	7,795	26.6%	8,975	6,549	1,246	19.0%

Years of Age	29,252		31,407	30,637
Younger than 22	602	1.4%	752	630	-28	-4.4%
22-24	1,423	3.4%	1,632	1,461	-38	-2.6%
25-34	6,590	15.7%	6,992	6,995	-405	-5.8%
35-44	6,190	14.7%	6,450	6,578	-388	-5.9%
45-54	6,998	16.7%	7,548	7,509	-511	-6.8%
55-59	3,448	8.2%	3,573	3,519	-71	-2.0%
60-64	2,457	5.8%	2,713	2,375	82	3.5%
65 and older	1,544	3.7%	1,747	1,570	-26	-1.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,252		31,407	30,637
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,864	8.9%	4,235	2,886	-22	-0.8%
Mining	89	0.3%	121	209	-120	-57.4%
Utilities	49	0.2%	57	70	-21	-30.0%
Construction	1,870	5.8%	1,879	2,146	-276	-12.9%
Manufacturing	1,709	5.3%	1,620	1,625	84	5.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,145	3.6%	1,290	1,275	-130	-10.2%
Retail Trade	2,305	7.2%	2,385	2,392	-87	-3.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	705	2.2%	683	717	-12	-1.7%
Information	451	1.4%	462	461	-10	-2.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,081	3.4%	1,134	1,094	-13	-1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	537	1.7%	510	571	-34	-6.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,482	4.6%	1,565	1,475	7	0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	105	0.3%	100	124	-19	-15.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,647	11.4%	3,738	3,864	-217	-5.6%
Educational Services	904	2.8%	888	959	-55	-5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,409	7.5%	2,467	2,495	-86	-3.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	273	0.9%	282	336	-63	-18.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,408	4.4%	1,482	1,587	-179	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	548	1.7%	588	658	-110	-16.7%
Public Administration	729	2.3%	676	764	-35	-4.6%
Information Not Available	4,942	15.4%	5,245	4,929	13	0.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	318,141		321,497	328,119
Male	173,781	54.6%	174,699	174,293	-512	-0.3%
Female	144,170	45.3%	146,606	153,641	-9,471	-6.2%
Information Not Available	190	0.1%	192	185	5	2.7%

Ethnicity	318,141		321,497	328,119
Hispanic or Latino	123,384	38.8%	119,279	125,858	-2,474	-2.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	166,094	52.2%	170,576	171,885	-5,791	-3.4%
Information Not Available	28,663	9.0%	31,642	30,376	-1,713	-5.6%

Race	318,141		321,497	328,119
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,322	1.0%	3,260	2,315	1,007	43.5%
Asian	30,751	9.7%	28,957	34,081	-3,330	-9.8%
Black or African American	30,466	9.6%	32,504	27,876	2,590	9.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	101,555	31.9%	105,855	107,613	-6,058	-5.6%
Information Not Available	152,047	47.8%	150,921	156,234	-4,187	-2.7%

Years of Age	318,141		321,497	328,119
Younger than 22	7,498	1.9%	8,534	7,687	-189	-2.5%
22-24	14,806	3.7%	15,150	18,337	-3,531	-19.3%
25-34	84,281	21.3%	85,624	78,998	5,283	6.7%
35-44	65,109	16.5%	67,022	70,291	-5,182	-7.4%
45-54	71,847	18.2%	73,159	72,884	-1,037	-1.4%
55-59	32,459	8.2%	30,970	35,562	-3,103	-8.7%
60-64	24,867	6.3%	23,491	25,375	-508	-2.0%
65 and older	17,274	4.4%	17,451	18,985	-1,711	-9.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	96	0	0	0.0%

Industry	318,141		321,497	328,119
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34,453	9.8%	30,491	35,655	-1,202	-3.4%
Mining	1,803	0.5%	2,589	1,852	-49	-2.6%
Utilities	569	0.2%	1,246	926	-357	-38.6%
Construction	26,575	7.5%	27,327	25,190	1,385	5.5%
Manufacturing	28,378	8.0%	29,244	33,988	-5,610	-16.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,519	0.4%	1,630	1,667	-148	-8.9%
Retail Trade	25,341	7.2%	24,354	26,116	-775	-3.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,213	2.0%	6,999	8,613	-1,400	-16.3%
Information	29,707	8.4%	30,683	26,301	3,406	13.0%
Finance and Insurance	6,834	1.9%	6,808	7,316	-482	-6.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,708	0.5%	2,685	2,130	-422	-19.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,118	2.0%	6,904	7,316	-198	-2.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	67,956	19.3%	65,393	64,088	3,868	6.0%
Educational Services	13,003	3.7%	14,766	13,336	-333	-2.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,728	6.7%	24,258	25,097	-1,369	-5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,505	1.6%	5,561	6,668	-1,163	-17.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,857	3.9%	16,396	15,281	-1,424	-9.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8,827	2.5%	9,301	10,465	-1,638	-15.7%
Public Administration	3,322	0.9%	3,548	4,167	-845	-20.3%
Information Not Available	10,725	3.0%	11,314	11,947	-1,222	-10.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,575		22,572	24,954
Male	12,670	53.7%	12,055	13,751	-1,081	-7.9%
Female	10,904	46.3%	10,516	11,203	-299	-2.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,575		22,572	24,954
Hispanic or Latino	4,263	18.1%	4,192	4,824	-561	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,993	72.1%	16,217	17,791	-798	-4.5%
Information Not Available	2,319	9.8%	2,163	2,339	-20	-0.9%

Race	23,575		22,572	24,954
American Indian or Alaskan Native	429	1.8%	420	464	-35	-7.5%
Asian	545	2.3%	533	480	65	13.5%
Black or African American	1,459	6.2%	1,442	1,593	-134	-8.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	91	0.4%	80	108	-17	-15.7%
White	16,671	70.7%	15,909	17,737	-1,066	-6.0%
Information Not Available	4,380	18.6%	4,188	4,572	-192	-4.2%

Years of Age	23,575		22,572	24,954
Younger than 22	224	0.6%	210	299	-75	-25.1%
22-24	599	1.6%	582	879	-280	-31.9%
25-34	5,140	13.5%	4,872	5,601	-461	-8.2%
35-44	5,437	14.3%	5,227	5,650	-213	-3.8%
45-54	5,770	15.2%	5,522	6,123	-353	-5.8%
55-59	2,969	7.8%	2,882	3,109	-140	-4.5%
60-64	2,218	5.8%	2,131	2,129	89	4.2%
65 and older	1,210	3.2%	1,140	1,161	49	4.2%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	6	3	5	166.7%

Industry	23,575		22,572	24,954
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	174	0.7%	169	214	-40	-18.7%
Mining	675	2.8%	745	1,165	-490	-42.1%
Utilities	51	0.2%	45	36	15	41.7%
Construction	2,047	8.6%	2,010	2,515	-468	-18.6%
Manufacturing	1,627	6.9%	1,694	1,850	-223	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,353	5.7%	1,338	1,229	124	10.1%
Retail Trade	2,169	9.1%	2,104	2,066	103	5.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	782	3.3%	718	909	-127	-14.0%
Information	1,010	4.3%	971	900	110	12.2%
Finance and Insurance	957	4.0%	983	999	-42	-4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	597	2.5%	545	508	89	17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,453	10.3%	2,421	2,548	-95	-3.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	327	1.4%	322	301	26	8.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,590	10.9%	2,486	2,672	-82	-3.1%
Educational Services	815	3.4%	844	824	-9	-1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,045	8.6%	1,958	2,004	41	2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	555	2.3%	352	592	-37	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,557	6.6%	1,217	1,670	-113	-6.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	642	2.7%	629	651	-9	-1.4%
Public Administration	518	2.2%	450	540	-22	-4.1%
Information Not Available	631	2.7%	571	761	-130	-17.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,843		33,355	32,431
Male	17,274	52.6%	17,287	17,172	102	0.6%
Female	15,569	47.4%	16,068	15,259	310	2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	32,843		33,355	32,431
Hispanic or Latino	5,052	15.4%	4,919	5,010	42	0.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,791	84.6%	28,436	27,421	370	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	32,843		33,355	32,431
American Indian or Alaskan Native	131	0.4%	129	114	17	14.9%
Asian	661	2.0%	703	673	-12	-1.8%
Black or African American	5,583	17.0%	5,736	5,260	323	6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,352	55.9%	18,707	17,589	763	4.3%
Information Not Available	8,116	24.7%	8,080	8,795	-679	-7.7%

Years of Age	32,843		33,355	32,431
Younger than 22	585	1.2%	553	1,042	-457	-43.9%
22-24	1,438	3.0%	1,401	1,828	-390	-21.3%
25-34	7,473	15.5%	7,559	7,226	247	3.4%
35-44	6,439	13.4%	6,475	6,403	36	0.6%
45-54	7,555	15.7%	7,678	7,683	-128	-1.7%
55-59	3,939	8.2%	4,092	3,714	225	6.1%
60-64	3,024	6.3%	3,177	2,597	427	16.4%
65 and older	2,390	5.0%	2,420	1,938	452	23.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	32,843		33,355	32,431
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	162	0.5%	105	241	-79	-32.8%
Mining	5	0.0%	3	11	-6	-54.5%
Utilities	55	0.2%	58	50	5	10.0%
Construction	3,098	9.4%	2,945	2,407	691	28.7%
Manufacturing	3,605	10.9%	3,682	4,440	-835	-18.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,379	4.2%	1,463	1,407	-28	-2.0%
Retail Trade	3,861	11.7%	4,020	3,828	33	0.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,716	5.2%	1,760	1,253	463	37.0%
Information	650	2.0%	686	631	19	3.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,465	4.4%	1,520	1,160	305	26.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	506	1.5%	498	479	27	5.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,020	6.1%	2,056	1,966	54	2.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	276	0.8%	280	260	16	6.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,708	11.2%	3,686	3,754	-46	-1.2%
Educational Services	1,250	3.8%	1,341	1,207	43	3.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,412	13.4%	4,490	4,379	33	0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	596	1.8%	586	712	-116	-16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,934	5.9%	2,023	2,051	-117	-5.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	998	3.0%	986	1,209	-211	-17.5%
Public Administration	647	2.0%	689	472	175	37.1%
Information Not Available	500	1.5%	478	514	-14	-2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,073		7,781	8,343
Male	3,632	45.0%	3,479	3,720	-88	-2.4%
Female	4,441	55.0%	4,302	4,621	-180	-3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	8,073		7,781	8,343
Hispanic or Latino	659	8.2%	565	559	100	17.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,368	91.3%	7,178	7,741	-373	-4.8%
Information Not Available	46	0.6%	38	43	3	7.0%

Race	8,073		7,781	8,343
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	0.5%	30	33	4	12.1%
Asian	223	2.8%	202	231	-8	-3.5%
Black or African American	5,543	68.7%	5,427	6,021	-478	-7.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.3%	24	17	7	41.2%
White	1,537	19.0%	1,463	1,501	36	2.4%
Information Not Available	709	8.8%	635	540	169	31.3%

Years of Age	8,073		7,781	8,343
Younger than 22	120	1.3%	118	168	-48	-28.6%
22-24	450	5.0%	410	513	-63	-12.3%
25-34	2,266	25.2%	2,132	2,332	-66	-2.8%
35-44	1,784	19.9%	1,773	1,866	-82	-4.4%
45-54	1,670	18.6%	1,686	1,820	-150	-8.2%
55-59	810	9.0%	772	784	26	3.3%
60-64	634	7.1%	581	533	101	18.9%
65 and older	339	3.8%	309	327	12	3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,073		7,781	8,343
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	20	0.2%	8	13	7	53.8%
Manufacturing	2	0.0%	3	1	1	100.0%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.0%	3	3	-1	-33.3%
Retail Trade	18	0.2%	19	16	2	12.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	7	0.1%	4	8	-1	-12.5%
Information	8	0.1%	9	12	-4	-33.3%
Finance and Insurance	10	0.1%	11	9	1	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	8	0.1%	4	5	3	60.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	45	0.6%	49	44	1	2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	2	4	-4	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	54	0.7%	53	31	23	74.2%
Educational Services	13	0.2%	10	13	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12	0.1%	14	10	2	20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	11	0	1	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	21	0.3%	20	13	8	61.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	14	0.2%	10	9	5	55.6%
Public Administration	4	0.0%	4	3	1	33.3%
Information Not Available	7,834	97.0%	7,547	8,149	-315	-3.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,819		4,720	5,365
Male	2,050	42.5%	2,002	2,319	-269	-11.6%
Female	2,433	50.5%	2,439	2,741	-308	-11.2%
Information Not Available	336	7.0%	279	305	31	10.2%

Ethnicity	4,819		4,720	5,365
Hispanic or Latino	279	5.8%	281	410	-131	-32.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,206	87.2%	4,161	4,651	-445	-9.6%
Information Not Available	336	7.0%	279	305	31	10.2%

Race	4,819		4,720	5,365
American Indian or Alaskan Native	17	0.4%	17	12	5	41.7%
Asian	94	1.9%	97	98	-4	-4.1%
Black or African American	1,953	40.3%	1,972	2,262	-309	-13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.2%	3	7	1	14.3%
White	2,481	51.2%	2,408	2,801	-320	-11.4%
Information Not Available	291	6.0%	223	185	106	57.3%

Years of Age	4,819		4,720	5,365
Younger than 22	82	1.2%	67	111	-29	-26.1%
22-24	235	3.4%	236	251	-16	-6.4%
25-34	1,152	16.6%	1,087	1,256	-104	-8.3%
35-44	978	14.1%	980	1,094	-116	-10.6%
45-54	1,167	16.9%	1,119	1,352	-185	-13.7%
55-59	545	7.9%	580	592	-47	-7.9%
60-64	375	5.4%	363	378	-3	-0.8%
65 and older	240	3.5%	238	280	-40	-14.3%
Information Not Available	45	0.6%	50	51	-6	-11.8%

Industry	4,819		4,720	5,365
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	15	0.3%	13	8	7	87.5%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	8	0.2%	11	7	1	14.3%
Construction	245	5.1%	238	310	-65	-21.0%
Manufacturing	334	6.9%	331	307	27	8.8%
Wholesale Trade	189	3.9%	168	184	5	2.7%
Retail Trade	695	14.4%	712	836	-141	-16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	200	4.1%	187	228	-28	-12.3%
Information	72	1.5%	65	81	-9	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	488	10.1%	488	465	23	4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	102	2.1%	103	93	9	9.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	328	6.8%	360	324	4	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.4%	11	15	2	13.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	795	16.4%	772	927	-132	-14.2%
Educational Services	105	2.2%	101	165	-60	-36.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	623	12.9%	609	718	-95	-13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	69	1.4%	60	59	10	16.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	374	7.7%	317	399	-25	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	98	2.0%	116	172	-74	-43.0%
Public Administration	45	0.9%	41	52	-7	-13.5%
Information Not Available	17	0.4%	17	15	2	13.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,894		51,476	58,174
Male	21,321	46.5%	23,996	27,124	-5,803	-21.4%
Female	24,376	53.1%	27,250	30,972	-6,596	-21.3%
Information Not Available	197	0.4%	230	78	119	152.6%

Ethnicity	45,894		51,476	58,174
Hispanic or Latino	11,430	24.9%	13,145	15,312	-3,882	-25.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,385	66.2%	33,993	38,405	-8,020	-20.9%
Information Not Available	4,079	8.9%	4,338	4,457	-378	-8.5%

Race	45,894		51,476	58,174
American Indian or Alaskan Native	266	0.6%	322	310	-44	-14.2%
Asian	757	1.6%	781	817	-60	-7.3%
Black or African American	11,979	26.1%	13,604	15,437	-3,458	-22.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	210	0.5%	256	284	-74	-26.1%
White	27,407	59.7%	30,952	35,143	-7,736	-22.0%
Information Not Available	5,275	11.5%	5,561	6,183	-908	-14.7%

Years of Age	45,894		51,476	58,174
Younger than 22	432	0.6%	506	581	-149	-25.6%
22-24	1,248	1.8%	1,473	1,876	-628	-33.5%
25-34	9,135	13.1%	9,893	11,902	-2,767	-23.2%
35-44	9,081	13.0%	10,127	11,546	-2,465	-21.3%
45-54	9,716	13.9%	11,222	12,466	-2,750	-22.1%
55-59	4,966	7.1%	5,654	6,219	-1,253	-20.1%
60-64	3,494	5.0%	4,100	4,267	-773	-18.1%
65 and older	2,500	3.6%	3,071	3,171	-671	-21.2%
Information Not Available	5,322	7.6%	5,430	6,146	-824	-13.4%

Industry	45,894		51,476	58,174
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,374	2.9%	2,594	1,743	-369	-21.2%
Mining	165	0.3%	172	157	8	5.1%
Utilities	57	0.1%	51	81	-24	-29.6%
Construction	2,449	5.2%	2,627	2,902	-453	-15.6%
Manufacturing	2,192	4.6%	2,457	2,778	-586	-21.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,916	4.1%	2,128	2,493	-577	-23.1%
Retail Trade	4,404	9.3%	4,825	5,620	-1,216	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,322	2.8%	1,459	1,521	-199	-13.1%
Information	961	2.0%	955	1,054	-93	-8.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,769	3.7%	1,919	2,237	-468	-20.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,027	2.2%	1,179	1,457	-430	-29.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,405	7.2%	3,738	4,397	-992	-22.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	413	0.9%	442	492	-79	-16.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,872	16.7%	8,444	9,489	-1,617	-17.0%
Educational Services	1,533	3.2%	1,667	1,822	-289	-15.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,253	9.0%	4,854	6,167	-1,914	-31.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	865	1.8%	1,183	1,083	-218	-20.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,495	7.4%	3,987	4,467	-972	-21.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,151	2.4%	1,347	1,825	-674	-36.9%
Public Administration	625	1.3%	635	994	-369	-37.1%
Information Not Available	4,646	9.8%	4,813	5,395	-749	-13.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,504		29,871	35,144
Male	14,896	47.3%	13,454	16,678	-1,782	-10.7%
Female	15,091	47.9%	14,929	17,885	-2,794	-15.6%
Information Not Available	1,517	4.8%	1,488	581	936	161.1%

Ethnicity	31,504		29,871	35,144
Hispanic or Latino	114	0.4%	42	40	74	185.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,873	94.8%	28,341	34,523	-4,650	-13.5%
Information Not Available	1,517	4.8%	1,488	581	936	161.1%

Race	31,504		29,871	35,144
American Indian or Alaskan Native	154	0.5%	110	159	-5	-3.1%
Asian	438	1.4%	445	522	-84	-16.1%
Black or African American	17,793	56.5%	16,358	19,887	-2,094	-10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	11,602	36.8%	11,470	13,995	-2,393	-17.1%
Information Not Available	1,517	4.8%	1,488	581	936	161.1%

Years of Age	31,504		29,871	35,144
Younger than 22	592	1.4%	548	706	-114	-16.1%
22-24	1,367	3.3%	1,302	1,733	-366	-21.1%
25-34	7,870	19.1%	7,361	8,590	-720	-8.4%
35-44	7,743	18.8%	7,474	8,477	-734	-8.7%
45-54	7,630	18.6%	7,204	8,259	-629	-7.6%
55-59	3,154	7.7%	2,909	3,348	-194	-5.8%
60-64	1,979	4.8%	1,903	2,106	-127	-6.0%
65 and older	1,169	2.8%	1,169	1,096	73	6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	829	-829	-100.0%

Industry	31,504		29,871	35,144
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	338	1.1%	372	442	-104	-23.5%
Mining	16	0.1%	11	18	-2	-11.1%
Utilities	15	0.0%	20	36	-21	-58.3%
Construction	1,047	3.3%	1,064	1,240	-193	-15.6%
Manufacturing	4,354	13.7%	2,296	3,396	958	28.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,286	4.0%	1,596	1,476	-190	-12.9%
Retail Trade	2,153	6.8%	2,267	2,655	-502	-18.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	573	1.8%	563	606	-33	-5.4%
Information	542	1.7%	566	706	-164	-23.2%
Finance and Insurance	853	2.7%	895	1,095	-242	-22.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	377	1.2%	368	424	-47	-11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,144	16.2%	5,266	5,945	-801	-13.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.1%	45	39	-4	-10.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	100	0.3%	95	88	12	13.6%
Educational Services	772	2.4%	791	944	-172	-18.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,555	4.9%	1,573	1,924	-369	-19.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,362	4.3%	1,192	1,403	-41	-2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	165	0.5%	183	228	-63	-27.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	351	1.1%	454	418	-67	-16.0%
Public Administration	307	1.0%	297	469	-162	-34.5%
Information Not Available	10,159	31.9%	9,957	11,592	-1,433	-12.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,245		7,092	6,415
Male	4,751	65.6%	4,690	3,815	936	24.5%
Female	2,491	34.4%	2,401	2,598	-107	-4.1%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	2	1	50.0%

Ethnicity	7,245		7,092	6,415
Hispanic or Latino	500	6.9%	484	427	73	17.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,889	67.5%	4,800	4,362	527	12.1%
Information Not Available	1,856	25.6%	1,808	1,626	230	14.1%

Race	7,245		7,092	6,415
American Indian or Alaskan Native	55	0.8%	56	56	-1	-1.8%
Asian	2,161	29.8%	2,196	1,955	206	10.5%
Black or African American	117	1.6%	117	137	-20	-14.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,405	33.2%	2,291	1,791	614	34.3%
White	1,571	21.7%	1,520	1,558	13	0.8%
Information Not Available	936	12.9%	912	918	18	2.0%

Years of Age	7,245		7,092	6,415
Younger than 22	141	1.7%	148	84	57	67.9%
22-24	309	3.8%	294	212	97	45.8%
25-34	1,701	20.8%	1,619	1,417	284	20.0%
35-44	1,588	19.4%	1,586	1,454	134	9.2%
45-54	1,639	20.0%	1,611	1,473	166	11.3%
55-59	818	10.0%	775	730	88	12.1%
60-64	634	7.7%	634	588	46	7.8%
65 and older	415	5.1%	425	457	-42	-9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,245		7,092	6,415
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	128	1.7%	152	119	9	7.6%
Mining	0	0.0%	2	3	-3	-100.0%
Utilities	12	0.2%	9	24	-12	-50.0%
Construction	2,392	32.4%	2,334	1,374	1,018	74.1%
Manufacturing	161	2.2%	161	135	26	19.3%
Wholesale Trade	108	1.5%	114	91	17	18.7%
Retail Trade	376	5.1%	411	369	7	1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	406	5.5%	185	256	150	58.6%
Information	74	1.0%	89	85	-11	-12.9%
Finance and Insurance	58	0.8%	70	95	-37	-38.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	90	1.2%	98	96	-6	-6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	293	4.0%	298	326	-33	-10.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	0.5%	32	46	-12	-26.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	743	10.1%	732	825	-82	-9.9%
Educational Services	66	0.9%	66	126	-60	-47.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	347	4.7%	321	345	2	0.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	56	0.8%	63	62	-6	-9.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	657	8.9%	755	756	-99	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	150	2.0%	144	131	19	14.5%
Public Administration	133	1.8%	122	139	-6	-4.3%
Information Not Available	961	13.0%	934	1,012	-51	-5.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,712		14,674	16,188
Male	8,446	57.4%	8,300	9,302	-856	-9.2%
Female	6,093	41.4%	6,206	6,656	-563	-8.5%
Information Not Available	173	1.2%	168	230	-57	-24.8%

Ethnicity	14,712		14,674	16,188
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	972	-972	-100.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	14,209	-14,209	-100.0%
Information Not Available	14,712	100.0%	14,674	1,007	13,705	1361.0%

Race	14,712		14,674	16,188
American Indian or Alaskan Native	89	0.6%	112	233	-144	-61.8%
Asian	74	0.5%	107	273	-199	-72.9%
Black or African American	474	3.2%	610	1,296	-822	-63.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	4,365	29.7%	5,599	12,407	-8,042	-64.8%
Information Not Available	9,710	66.0%	8,246	1,979	7,731	390.7%

Years of Age	14,712		14,674	16,188
Younger than 22	269	1.5%	241	314	-45	-14.3%
22-24	615	3.4%	608	750	-135	-18.0%
25-34	3,273	18.3%	3,253	3,661	-388	-10.6%
35-44	3,276	18.3%	3,279	3,657	-381	-10.4%
45-54	3,507	19.6%	3,498	3,935	-428	-10.9%
55-59	1,827	10.2%	1,776	1,879	-52	-2.8%
60-64	1,223	6.9%	1,236	1,252	-29	-2.3%
65 and older	722	4.0%	782	737	-15	-2.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%

Industry	14,712		14,674	16,188
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	166	1.1%	178	170	-4	-2.4%
Mining	18	0.1%	18	56	-38	-67.9%
Utilities	28	0.2%	28	25	3	12.0%
Construction	1,668	11.2%	1,803	1,869	-201	-10.8%
Manufacturing	4,393	29.5%	3,805	4,786	-393	-8.2%
Wholesale Trade	770	5.2%	857	746	24	3.2%
Retail Trade	1,215	8.2%	1,259	1,173	42	3.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	463	3.1%	532	470	-7	-1.5%
Information	481	3.2%	488	547	-66	-12.1%
Finance and Insurance	613	4.1%	592	573	40	7.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	159	1.1%	169	167	-8	-4.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	620	4.2%	666	675	-55	-8.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.3%	47	24	19	79.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,190	8.0%	1,313	1,459	-269	-18.4%
Educational Services	320	2.2%	349	381	-61	-16.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,156	7.8%	1,194	1,425	-269	-18.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	130	0.9%	119	173	-43	-24.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	672	4.5%	655	773	-101	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	274	1.8%	295	352	-78	-22.2%
Public Administration	200	1.3%	173	218	-18	-8.3%
Information Not Available	133	0.9%	134	126	7	5.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,410		5,191	5,711
Male	2,988	55.2%	2,813	3,152	-164	-5.2%
Female	2,422	44.8%	2,378	2,557	-135	-5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	5,410		5,191	5,711
Hispanic or Latino	505	9.3%	516	617	-112	-18.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,841	71.0%	3,653	4,260	-419	-9.8%
Information Not Available	1,064	19.7%	1,022	834	230	27.6%

Race	5,410		5,191	5,711
American Indian or Alaskan Native	272	3.1%	276	295	-23	-7.8%
Asian	148	1.7%	139	123	25	20.3%
Black or African American	104	1.2%	102	121	-17	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.7%	42	99	-38	-38.4%
White	7,015	79.6%	6,569	7,650	-635	-8.3%
Information Not Available	1,217	13.8%	1,224	1,417	-200	-14.1%

Years of Age	5,410		5,191	5,711
Younger than 22	100	0.8%	93	104	-4	-3.8%
22-24	161	1.4%	162	197	-36	-18.3%
25-34	974	8.2%	933	1,024	-50	-4.9%
35-44	1,110	9.3%	1,089	1,131	-21	-1.9%
45-54	1,309	11.0%	1,236	1,395	-86	-6.2%
55-59	696	5.8%	699	734	-38	-5.2%
60-64	508	4.3%	481	502	6	1.2%
65 and older	544	4.6%	490	621	-77	-12.4%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	8	3	5	166.7%

Industry	5,410		5,191	5,711
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	121	2.2%	100	106	15	14.2%
Mining	43	0.8%	51	131	-88	-67.2%
Utilities	16	0.3%	11	11	5	45.5%
Construction	483	8.7%	421	521	-38	-7.3%
Manufacturing	851	15.4%	850	733	118	16.1%
Wholesale Trade	225	4.1%	289	303	-78	-25.7%
Retail Trade	551	10.0%	519	537	14	2.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	176	3.2%	154	186	-10	-5.4%
Information	98	1.8%	89	97	1	1.0%
Finance and Insurance	173	3.1%	173	168	5	3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	66	1.2%	52	76	-10	-13.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	299	5.4%	343	306	-7	-2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.3%	19	21	-3	-14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	502	9.1%	472	556	-54	-9.7%
Educational Services	161	2.9%	151	134	27	20.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	507	9.2%	508	493	14	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	88	1.6%	52	103	-15	-14.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	274	5.0%	229	340	-66	-19.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	111	2.0%	98	131	-20	-15.3%
Public Administration	160	2.9%	144	205	-45	-22.0%
Information Not Available	487	8.8%	466	553	-66	-11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	92,072		94,483	98,953
Male	49,090	53.3%	50,561	53,157	-4,067	-7.7%
Female	42,409	46.1%	43,305	45,207	-2,798	-6.2%
Information Not Available	573	0.6%	617	589	-16	-2.7%

Ethnicity	92,072		94,483	98,953
Hispanic or Latino	11,492	12.5%	11,246	12,468	-976	-7.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,254	77.4%	73,393	76,195	-4,941	-6.5%
Information Not Available	9,326	10.1%	9,844	10,290	-964	-9.4%

Race	92,072		94,483	98,953
American Indian or Alaskan Native	431	0.5%	432	486	-55	-11.3%
Asian	2,606	2.8%	2,649	2,379	227	9.5%
Black or African American	26,381	28.7%	27,522	28,601	-2,220	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	193	0.2%	202	190	3	1.6%
White	53,846	58.5%	55,090	57,811	-3,965	-6.9%
Information Not Available	8,615	9.4%	8,588	9,486	-871	-9.2%

Years of Age	92,072		94,483	98,953
Younger than 22	1,320	1.0%	1,377	1,680	-360	-21.4%
22-24	3,685	2.7%	3,692	4,516	-831	-18.4%
25-34	21,231	15.3%	21,754	23,276	-2,045	-8.8%
35-44	21,549	15.6%	22,270	23,108	-1,559	-6.7%
45-54	22,243	16.1%	22,674	24,317	-2,074	-8.5%
55-59	10,821	7.8%	11,098	11,284	-463	-4.1%
60-64	7,511	5.4%	7,793	7,086	425	6.0%
65 and older	3,712	2.7%	3,825	3,686	26	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	92,072		94,483	98,953
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	269	0.3%	253	219	50	22.8%
Mining	264	0.3%	290	485	-221	-45.6%
Utilities	205	0.2%	174	145	60	41.4%
Construction	8,338	9.0%	9,074	8,844	-506	-5.7%
Manufacturing	10,616	11.5%	11,120	12,373	-1,757	-14.2%
Wholesale Trade	4,786	5.2%	4,712	4,760	26	0.5%
Retail Trade	7,834	8.5%	7,821	8,150	-316	-3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,090	4.4%	4,386	3,927	163	4.2%
Information	2,106	2.3%	2,094	2,103	3	0.1%
Finance and Insurance	3,558	3.9%	3,492	3,867	-309	-8.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,458	1.6%	1,355	1,432	26	1.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,080	7.7%	6,861	7,077	3	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	752	0.8%	672	614	138	22.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,602	14.7%	13,724	15,185	-1,583	-10.4%
Educational Services	3,512	3.8%	3,708	3,745	-233	-6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,271	7.9%	7,599	8,726	-1,455	-16.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,102	1.2%	955	1,322	-220	-16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,052	5.5%	5,349	5,148	-96	-1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,502	2.7%	2,648	2,894	-392	-13.5%
Public Administration	2,309	2.5%	2,381	2,397	-88	-3.7%
Information Not Available	5,366	5.8%	5,815	5,540	-174	-3.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,135		19,470	19,948
Male	10,534	55.1%	10,821	10,835	-301	-2.8%
Female	8,517	44.5%	8,563	9,077	-560	-6.2%
Information Not Available	84	0.4%	86	36	48	133.3%

Ethnicity	19,135		19,470	19,948
Hispanic or Latino	828	4.3%	860	937	-109	-11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,534	76.0%	14,843	14,960	-426	-2.8%
Information Not Available	3,773	19.7%	3,767	4,051	-278	-6.9%

Race	19,135		19,470	19,948
American Indian or Alaskan Native	89	0.5%	85	100	-11	-11.0%
Asian	161	0.8%	166	170	-9	-5.3%
Black or African American	3,457	18.1%	3,527	3,620	-163	-4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1%	18	24	-4	-16.7%
White	14,127	73.8%	14,345	14,800	-673	-4.5%
Information Not Available	1,281	6.7%	1,329	1,234	47	3.8%

Years of Age	19,135		19,470	19,948
Younger than 22	218	0.7%	207	205	13	6.3%
22-24	623	2.0%	594	679	-56	-8.2%
25-34	4,164	13.1%	4,278	4,425	-261	-5.9%
35-44	4,729	14.9%	4,838	4,819	-90	-1.9%
45-54	4,907	15.5%	4,927	5,141	-234	-4.6%
55-59	2,269	7.1%	2,344	2,369	-100	-4.2%
60-64	1,523	4.8%	1,571	1,533	-10	-0.7%
65 and older	702	2.2%	711	777	-75	-9.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,135		19,470	19,948
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.2%	51	56	-12	-21.4%
Mining	41	0.2%	46	113	-72	-63.7%
Utilities	28	0.1%	34	36	-8	-22.2%
Construction	1,946	10.1%	2,147	2,148	-202	-9.4%
Manufacturing	4,447	23.2%	4,337	4,357	90	2.1%
Wholesale Trade	842	4.4%	796	857	-15	-1.8%
Retail Trade	1,382	7.2%	1,380	1,515	-133	-8.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	694	3.6%	685	612	82	13.4%
Information	297	1.5%	296	292	5	1.7%
Finance and Insurance	614	3.2%	688	498	116	23.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	264	1.4%	271	279	-15	-5.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	952	5.0%	1,015	932	20	2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	127	0.7%	126	119	8	6.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,819	9.5%	1,917	2,173	-354	-16.3%
Educational Services	708	3.7%	684	602	106	17.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,541	8.0%	1,554	1,779	-238	-13.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	151	0.8%	155	211	-60	-28.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	657	3.4%	644	734	-77	-10.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	524	2.7%	514	538	-14	-2.6%
Public Administration	165	0.9%	176	185	-20	-10.8%
Information Not Available	1,892	9.9%	1,954	1,912	-20	-1.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,147		10,857	11,733
Male	5,554	54.7%	5,953	6,543	-989	-15.1%
Female	4,593	45.3%	4,904	5,190	-597	-11.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,147		10,857	11,733
Hispanic or Latino	750	7.4%	769	989	-239	-24.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,118	50.4%	5,537	5,630	-512	-9.1%
Information Not Available	4,279	42.2%	4,551	5,114	-835	-16.3%

Race	10,147		10,857	11,733
American Indian or Alaskan Native	144	1.4%	175	167	-23	-13.8%
Asian	156	1.5%	174	128	28	21.9%
Black or African American	2,156	21.2%	2,296	2,409	-253	-10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.2%	27	38	-18	-47.4%
White	7,018	69.2%	7,534	8,226	-1,208	-14.7%
Information Not Available	653	6.4%	651	765	-112	-14.6%

Years of Age	10,147		10,857	11,733
Younger than 22	183	1.1%	191	216	-33	-15.3%
22-24	401	2.5%	455	562	-161	-28.6%
25-34	2,341	14.3%	2,540	2,830	-489	-17.3%
35-44	2,418	14.8%	2,568	2,687	-269	-10.0%
45-54	2,349	14.4%	2,521	2,758	-409	-14.8%
55-59	1,210	7.4%	1,278	1,276	-66	-5.2%
60-64	816	5.0%	843	864	-48	-5.6%
65 and older	429	2.6%	461	540	-111	-20.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,147		10,857	11,733
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	31	0.3%	41	47	-16	-34.0%
Mining	97	1.0%	130	297	-200	-67.3%
Utilities	18	0.2%	17	20	-2	-10.0%
Construction	1,030	10.1%	1,139	1,316	-286	-21.7%
Manufacturing	1,383	13.6%	1,414	1,526	-143	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	582	5.7%	673	625	-43	-6.9%
Retail Trade	865	8.5%	919	904	-39	-4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	389	3.8%	374	378	11	2.9%
Information	292	2.9%	305	388	-96	-24.7%
Finance and Insurance	329	3.2%	352	365	-36	-9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	157	1.5%	159	185	-28	-15.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	822	8.1%	861	722	100	13.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.4%	37	41	-3	-7.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,184	11.6%	1,280	1,391	-207	-14.9%
Educational Services	282	2.8%	344	353	-71	-20.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,094	10.7%	1,169	1,279	-185	-14.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	67	0.7%	70	66	1	1.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	405	4.0%	433	531	-126	-23.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	210	2.1%	231	271	-61	-22.5%
Public Administration	282	2.8%	262	329	-47	-14.3%
Information Not Available	590	5.8%	647	699	-109	-15.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,132		18,682	18,431
Male	10,436	57.6%	11,157	10,832	-396	-3.7%
Female	7,696	42.4%	7,525	7,599	97	1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,132		18,682	18,431
Hispanic or Latino	22	0.1%	28	31	-9	-29.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	569	3.1%	637	405	164	40.5%
Information Not Available	17,541	96.7%	18,017	17,995	-454	-2.5%

Race	18,132		18,682	18,431
American Indian or Alaskan Native	93	0.5%	125	123	-30	-24.4%
Asian	75	0.4%	37	31	44	141.9%
Black or African American	2,342	12.9%	2,424	2,555	-213	-8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.1%	23	0	22	0.0%
White	15,292	84.3%	15,857	15,507	-215	-1.4%
Information Not Available	308	1.7%	216	215	93	43.3%

Years of Age	18,132		18,682	18,431
Younger than 22	278	0.9%	268	286	-8	-2.8%
22-24	595	1.9%	656	717	-122	-17.0%
25-34	4,000	12.6%	3,965	4,235	-235	-5.5%
35-44	4,159	13.1%	4,773	4,525	-366	-8.1%
45-54	4,446	14.0%	4,542	4,565	-119	-2.6%
55-59	2,192	6.9%	1,930	1,794	398	22.2%
60-64	1,557	4.9%	1,533	1,350	207	15.3%
65 and older	895	2.8%	1,011	941	-46	-4.9%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	4	18	-8	-44.4%

Industry	18,132		18,682	18,431
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	93	0.5%	83	57	36	63.2%
Mining	516	2.8%	660	954	-438	-45.9%
Utilities	25	0.1%	28	26	-1	-3.8%
Construction	1,782	9.8%	2,054	1,816	-34	-1.9%
Manufacturing	3,714	20.4%	3,370	3,241	473	14.6%
Wholesale Trade	900	4.9%	900	937	-37	-3.9%
Retail Trade	1,411	7.7%	1,228	1,187	224	18.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	644	3.5%	752	726	-82	-11.3%
Information	269	1.5%	365	409	-140	-34.2%
Finance and Insurance	578	3.2%	545	624	-46	-7.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	221	1.2%	231	194	27	13.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,028	5.6%	1,076	1,113	-85	-7.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.2%	60	44	-13	-29.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,804	9.9%	2,128	1,851	-47	-2.5%
Educational Services	706	3.9%	863	519	187	36.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,830	10.0%	1,791	1,768	62	3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	137	0.8%	175	123	14	11.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	807	4.4%	609	963	-156	-16.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	441	2.4%	522	449	-8	-1.8%
Public Administration	269	1.5%	309	387	-118	-30.5%
Information Not Available	926	5.1%	933	1,043	-117	-11.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,165		25,695	20,220
Male	12,952	53.6%	13,928	10,889	2,063	18.9%
Female	11,189	46.3%	11,741	9,331	1,858	19.9%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	26	0	24	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,165		25,695	20,220
Hispanic or Latino	956	4.0%	1,062	801	155	19.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,131	95.7%	24,628	19,419	3,712	19.1%
Information Not Available	78	0.3%	5	0	78	0.0%

Race	24,165		25,695	20,220
American Indian or Alaskan Native	150	0.6%	153	225	-75	-33.3%
Asian	189	0.8%	212	176	13	7.4%
Black or African American	12,330	51.0%	13,041	10,568	1,762	16.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1%	42	36	-10	-27.8%
White	10,882	45.0%	11,861	9,215	1,667	18.1%
Information Not Available	588	2.4%	386	0	588	0.0%

Years of Age	24,165		25,695	20,220
Younger than 22	493	1.5%	568	336	157	46.7%
22-24	1,112	3.3%	1,202	899	213	23.7%
25-34	6,227	18.6%	6,617	5,192	1,035	19.9%
35-44	5,727	17.1%	6,116	4,699	1,028	21.9%
45-54	5,381	16.1%	5,761	4,488	893	19.9%
55-59	2,521	7.5%	2,578	2,210	311	14.1%
60-64	1,647	4.9%	1,733	1,417	230	16.2%
65 and older	1,057	3.2%	1,120	979	78	8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,165		25,695	20,220
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	145	0.6%	148	130	15	11.5%
Mining	952	3.9%	1,077	1,134	-182	-16.0%
Utilities	43	0.2%	56	52	-9	-17.3%
Construction	3,374	13.9%	3,796	2,543	831	32.7%
Manufacturing	2,352	9.7%	2,573	2,331	21	0.9%
Wholesale Trade	794	3.3%	812	734	60	8.2%
Retail Trade	2,263	9.3%	2,306	1,651	612	37.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,114	4.6%	1,103	764	350	45.8%
Information	428	1.8%	487	363	65	17.9%
Finance and Insurance	437	1.8%	462	466	-29	-6.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	580	2.4%	576	444	136	30.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,329	5.5%	1,423	1,174	155	13.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	83	0.3%	97	57	26	45.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,959	8.1%	2,128	1,702	257	15.1%
Educational Services	550	2.3%	612	518	32	6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,539	10.4%	2,540	2,132	407	19.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	398	1.6%	418	322	76	23.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,981	8.1%	2,070	1,408	573	40.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	618	2.5%	728	650	-32	-4.9%
Public Administration	440	1.8%	426	261	179	68.6%
Information Not Available	1,786	7.3%	1,857	1,384	402	29.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,636		48,519	47,423
Male	25,698	55.1%	26,428	25,371	327	1.3%
Female	20,938	44.9%	22,091	22,050	-1,112	-5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	46,636		48,519	47,423
Hispanic or Latino	6,017	12.9%	6,256	6,176	-159	-2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,650	80.7%	39,172	38,334	-684	-1.8%
Information Not Available	2,969	6.4%	3,091	2,913	56	1.9%

Race	46,636		48,519	47,423
American Indian or Alaskan Native	227	0.5%	225	210	17	8.1%
Asian	1,979	4.2%	2,089	1,890	89	4.7%
Black or African American	4,858	10.4%	5,101	5,004	-146	-2.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	118	0.3%	120	120	-2	-1.7%
White	32,929	70.6%	34,171	33,918	-989	-2.9%
Information Not Available	6,525	14.0%	6,813	6,281	244	3.9%

Years of Age	46,636		48,519	47,423
Younger than 22	724	1.0%	737	877	-153	-17.4%
22-24	1,986	2.6%	1,984	2,064	-78	-3.8%
25-34	10,540	14.0%	10,864	10,823	-283	-2.6%
35-44	9,865	13.1%	10,206	9,974	-109	-1.1%
45-54	11,319	15.0%	11,922	11,460	-141	-1.2%
55-59	5,436	7.2%	5,690	5,404	32	0.6%
60-64	4,015	5.3%	4,190	3,994	21	0.5%
65 and older	2,751	3.6%	2,926	2,827	-76	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	46,636		48,519	47,423
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	264	0.6%	232	301	-37	-12.3%
Mining	23	0.0%	23	5	18	360.0%
Utilities	167	0.4%	177	96	71	74.0%
Construction	4,878	10.4%	4,723	4,266	612	14.3%
Manufacturing	4,653	9.9%	5,067	4,984	-331	-6.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,351	5.0%	2,500	2,192	159	7.3%
Retail Trade	3,982	8.5%	4,302	3,983	-1	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,181	2.5%	1,320	1,242	-61	-4.9%
Information	1,323	2.8%	1,361	1,312	11	0.8%
Finance and Insurance	2,012	4.3%	2,130	1,808	204	11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	869	1.9%	868	960	-91	-9.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,744	10.1%	4,921	4,554	190	4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	283	0.6%	273	272	11	4.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,857	10.4%	5,204	4,960	-103	-2.1%
Educational Services	1,268	2.7%	1,339	1,371	-103	-7.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,926	10.5%	5,071	5,636	-710	-12.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	575	1.2%	518	657	-82	-12.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,840	6.1%	2,742	2,969	-129	-4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,680	5.7%	2,831	2,995	-315	-10.5%
Public Administration	1,228	2.6%	1,317	1,306	-78	-6.0%
Information Not Available	1,532	3.3%	1,600	1,554	-22	-1.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	32,316		32,425	35,038
Male	13,313	41.2%	12,991	13,837	-524	-3.8%
Female	12,374	38.3%	12,406	13,116	-742	-5.7%
Information Not Available	6,629	20.5%	7,028	8,085	-1,456	-18.0%

Ethnicity	32,316		32,425	35,038
Hispanic or Latino	1,175	3.6%	1,208	1,215	-40	-3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,781	73.6%	23,487	25,063	-1,282	-5.1%
Information Not Available	7,360	22.8%	7,730	8,760	-1,400	-16.0%

Race	32,316		32,425	35,038
American Indian or Alaskan Native	101	0.3%	100	96	5	5.2%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	12,028	37.2%	12,006	12,496	-468	-3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	47	0.1%	41	58	-11	-19.0%
White	11,606	35.9%	11,340	12,413	-807	-6.5%
Information Not Available	8,534	26.4%	8,938	9,975	-1,441	-14.4%

Years of Age	32,316		32,425	35,038
Younger than 22	463	1.1%	433	562	-99	-17.6%
22-24	1,113	2.7%	1,117	1,364	-251	-18.4%
25-34	6,563	15.7%	6,535	6,945	-382	-5.5%
35-44	5,404	12.9%	5,419	5,582	-178	-3.2%
45-54	5,759	13.7%	5,791	6,113	-354	-5.8%
55-59	2,726	6.5%	2,699	2,798	-72	-2.6%
60-64	2,004	4.8%	1,911	2,007	-3	-0.1%
65 and older	1,654	3.9%	1,491	1,582	72	4.6%
Information Not Available	6,630	15.8%	7,029	8,085	-1,455	-18.0%

Industry	32,316		32,425	35,038
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	54	0.2%	40	67	-13	-19.4%
Mining	26	0.1%	28	38	-12	-31.6%
Utilities	47	0.1%	53	18	29	161.1%
Construction	2,586	8.0%	2,567	2,842	-256	-9.0%
Manufacturing	366	1.1%	383	297	69	23.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,185	3.7%	1,179	1,059	126	11.9%
Retail Trade	1,138	3.5%	1,101	1,078	60	5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	590	1.8%	587	637	-47	-7.4%
Information	413	1.3%	424	532	-119	-22.4%
Finance and Insurance	838	2.6%	866	922	-84	-9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	605	1.9%	569	624	-19	-3.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,684	8.3%	2,677	2,830	-146	-5.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.2%	84	97	-25	-25.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,603	11.1%	3,726	3,766	-163	-4.3%
Educational Services	981	3.0%	1,049	1,138	-157	-13.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,557	7.9%	2,643	2,833	-276	-9.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	404	1.2%	290	455	-51	-11.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,955	6.0%	1,611	2,144	-189	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	772	2.4%	793	862	-90	-10.4%
Public Administration	606	1.9%	477	751	-145	-19.3%
Information Not Available	10,834	33.5%	11,278	12,048	-1,214	-10.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,641		3,717	3,949
Male	1,953	53.6%	1,997	2,095	-142	-6.8%
Female	1,688	46.4%	1,720	1,854	-166	-9.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,641		3,717	3,949
Hispanic or Latino	50	1.4%	44	67	-17	-25.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,166	87.0%	3,284	3,547	-381	-10.7%
Information Not Available	425	11.7%	389	335	90	26.9%

Race	3,641		3,717	3,949
American Indian or Alaskan Native	40	1.1%	49	53	-13	-24.5%
Asian	17	0.5%	16	20	-3	-15.0%
Black or African American	50	1.4%	55	64	-14	-21.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	3,331	91.5%	3,408	3,627	-296	-8.2%
Information Not Available	203	5.6%	189	185	18	9.7%

Years of Age	3,641		3,717	3,949
Younger than 22	94	1.4%	91	105	-11	-10.5%
22-24	164	2.5%	160	163	1	0.6%
25-34	727	11.0%	736	841	-114	-13.6%
35-44	714	10.8%	728	815	-101	-12.4%
45-54	891	13.4%	912	933	-42	-4.5%
55-59	497	7.5%	505	535	-38	-7.1%
60-64	339	5.1%	380	348	-9	-2.6%
65 and older	215	3.2%	205	209	6	2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,641		3,717	3,949
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	2.1%	69	67	12	17.9%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	14	0.4%	15	5	9	180.0%
Construction	226	6.1%	232	275	-49	-17.8%
Manufacturing	434	11.7%	494	406	28	6.9%
Wholesale Trade	125	3.4%	123	139	-14	-10.1%
Retail Trade	300	8.1%	343	334	-34	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	83	2.2%	92	86	-3	-3.5%
Information	38	1.0%	37	55	-17	-30.9%
Finance and Insurance	81	2.2%	82	112	-31	-27.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40	1.1%	40	33	7	21.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	164	4.4%	183	154	10	6.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.2%	13	3	6	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	301	8.1%	308	317	-16	-5.0%
Educational Services	65	1.7%	84	103	-38	-36.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	373	10.0%	387	405	-32	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	49	1.3%	36	66	-17	-25.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	256	6.9%	193	263	-7	-2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	90	2.4%	93	102	-12	-11.8%
Public Administration	67	1.8%	67	58	9	15.5%
Information Not Available	846	22.7%	825	965	-119	-12.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,398		47,082	49,199
Male	25,496	53.8%	24,914	25,837	-341	-1.3%
Female	20,423	43.1%	20,664	21,852	-1,429	-6.5%
Information Not Available	1,479	3.1%	1,504	1,510	-31	-2.1%

Ethnicity	47,398		47,082	49,199
Hispanic or Latino	1,739	3.7%	1,651	1,777	-38	-2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	36,792	77.6%	36,813	37,703	-911	-2.4%
Information Not Available	8,867	18.7%	8,618	9,719	-852	-8.8%

Race	47,398		47,082	49,199
American Indian or Alaskan Native	382	0.8%	392	444	-62	-14.0%
Asian	571	1.2%	571	552	19	3.4%
Black or African American	9,772	20.6%	9,642	9,798	-26	-0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1%	70	56	4	7.1%
White	25,898	54.6%	25,937	27,496	-1,598	-5.8%
Information Not Available	10,715	22.6%	10,470	10,853	-138	-1.3%

Years of Age	47,398		47,082	49,199
Younger than 22	792	1.1%	723	1,094	-302	-27.6%
22-24	2,187	3.1%	2,143	2,532	-345	-13.6%
25-34	11,043	15.8%	10,820	11,654	-611	-5.2%
35-44	10,791	15.4%	10,857	11,100	-309	-2.8%
45-54	11,842	16.9%	12,095	12,168	-326	-2.7%
55-59	5,755	8.2%	5,473	5,576	179	3.2%
60-64	3,275	4.7%	3,273	3,443	-168	-4.9%
65 and older	1,711	2.4%	1,698	1,632	79	4.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	0	0	2	0.0%

Industry	47,398		47,082	49,199
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	334	0.7%	260	389	-55	-14.1%
Mining	220	0.5%	229	374	-154	-41.2%
Utilities	88	0.2%	78	66	22	33.3%
Construction	3,064	6.4%	3,269	3,576	-512	-14.3%
Manufacturing	8,125	17.0%	7,375	8,546	-421	-4.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,667	11.9%	5,373	3,537	2,130	60.2%
Retail Trade	2,565	5.4%	2,697	3,333	-768	-23.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,210	2.5%	1,335	1,219	-9	-0.7%
Information	664	1.4%	643	747	-83	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,124	2.4%	1,173	1,117	7	0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	654	1.4%	649	610	44	7.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,994	8.4%	4,056	3,643	351	9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,103	2.3%	1,214	1,134	-31	-2.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,003	10.5%	5,087	5,777	-774	-13.4%
Educational Services	1,307	2.7%	1,484	1,535	-228	-14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,361	9.1%	4,462	4,633	-272	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	469	1.0%	507	566	-97	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,968	4.1%	1,841	2,068	-100	-4.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,328	2.8%	1,363	1,428	-100	-7.0%
Public Administration	907	1.9%	648	1,062	-155	-14.6%
Information Not Available	3,243	6.8%	3,339	3,839	-596	-15.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,713		26,415	28,572
Male	15,845	59.3%	15,249	16,741	-896	-5.4%
Female	10,859	40.7%	11,161	11,831	-972	-8.2%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	5	0	9	0.0%

Ethnicity	26,713		26,415	28,572
Hispanic or Latino	1,092	4.1%	1,031	1,116	-24	-2.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,728	85.1%	22,530	24,250	-1,522	-6.3%
Information Not Available	2,893	10.8%	2,854	3,206	-313	-9.8%

Race	26,713		26,415	28,572
American Indian or Alaskan Native	367	1.4%	404	421	-54	-12.8%
Asian	882	3.3%	925	909	-27	-3.0%
Black or African American	2,378	8.9%	2,480	2,556	-178	-7.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	0.2%	70	75	-24	-32.0%
White	20,652	77.3%	20,194	22,062	-1,410	-6.4%
Information Not Available	2,383	8.9%	2,342	2,549	-166	-6.5%

Years of Age	26,713		26,415	28,572
Younger than 22	392	0.9%	336	403	-11	-2.7%
22-24	982	2.2%	988	1,079	-97	-9.0%
25-34	6,161	13.7%	6,008	6,569	-408	-6.2%
35-44	5,666	12.6%	5,739	6,248	-582	-9.3%
45-54	6,331	14.1%	6,333	6,785	-454	-6.7%
55-59	3,417	7.6%	3,383	3,618	-201	-5.6%
60-64	2,533	5.6%	2,394	2,624	-91	-3.5%
65 and older	1,223	2.7%	1,230	1,241	-18	-1.5%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	4	5	3	60.0%

Industry	26,713		26,415	28,572
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	208	0.8%	171	214	-6	-2.8%
Mining	94	0.3%	111	865	-771	-89.1%
Utilities	97	0.4%	119	100	-3	-3.0%
Construction	3,938	14.6%	3,529	3,320	618	18.6%
Manufacturing	4,132	15.3%	4,126	4,243	-111	-2.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,398	5.2%	1,392	1,618	-220	-13.6%
Retail Trade	1,939	7.2%	1,982	2,052	-113	-5.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	679	2.5%	700	656	23	3.5%
Information	615	2.3%	661	656	-41	-6.3%
Finance and Insurance	857	3.2%	848	965	-108	-11.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	463	1.7%	457	482	-19	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,893	7.0%	1,989	1,963	-70	-3.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	531	2.0%	594	839	-308	-36.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,248	8.4%	2,230	2,592	-344	-13.3%
Educational Services	1,177	4.4%	1,088	1,039	138	13.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,402	8.9%	2,507	2,584	-182	-7.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	378	1.4%	301	462	-84	-18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,319	4.9%	1,343	1,372	-53	-3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	802	3.0%	872	865	-63	-7.3%
Public Administration	602	2.2%	478	654	-52	-8.0%
Information Not Available	941	3.5%	917	1,031	-90	-8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,939		24,889	24,581
Male	10,361	49.5%	12,224	12,608	-2,247	-17.8%
Female	10,477	50.0%	12,594	11,942	-1,465	-12.3%
Information Not Available	101	0.5%	71	31	70	225.8%

Ethnicity	20,939		24,889	24,581
Hispanic or Latino	881	4.2%	1,059	916	-35	-3.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,561	79.1%	19,745	18,996	-2,435	-12.8%
Information Not Available	3,497	16.7%	4,085	4,669	-1,172	-25.1%

Race	20,939		24,889	24,581
American Indian or Alaskan Native	156	0.7%	163	176	-20	-11.4%
Asian	120	0.6%	170	178	-58	-32.6%
Black or African American	5,115	24.4%	5,933	5,595	-480	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	881	4.2%	1,092	950	-69	-7.3%
White	13,325	63.6%	15,971	15,943	-2,618	-16.4%
Information Not Available	1,342	6.4%	1,560	1,739	-397	-22.8%

Years of Age	20,939		24,889	24,581
Younger than 22	351	1.1%	479	507	-156	-30.8%
22-24	848	2.6%	1,042	1,141	-293	-25.7%
25-34	4,729	14.5%	5,815	5,643	-914	-16.2%
35-44	4,763	14.6%	5,801	5,701	-938	-16.5%
45-54	5,095	15.6%	5,939	5,958	-863	-14.5%
55-59	2,511	7.7%	2,887	2,768	-257	-9.3%
60-64	1,679	5.2%	1,841	1,764	-85	-4.8%
65 and older	963	3.0%	1,085	1,096	-133	-12.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%

Industry	20,939		24,889	24,581
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	136	0.6%	142	123	13	10.6%
Mining	56	0.3%	75	92	-36	-39.1%
Utilities	32	0.2%	49	67	-35	-52.2%
Construction	1,709	8.1%	2,049	2,308	-599	-26.0%
Manufacturing	2,632	12.5%	3,142	3,334	-702	-21.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,055	5.0%	1,220	1,123	-68	-6.1%
Retail Trade	2,070	9.8%	2,650	2,500	-430	-17.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	744	3.5%	899	755	-11	-1.5%
Information	454	2.2%	537	548	-94	-17.2%
Finance and Insurance	707	3.4%	864	889	-182	-20.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	335	1.6%	395	406	-71	-17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,381	6.6%	1,629	1,329	52	3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	114	0.5%	120	160	-46	-28.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,933	13.9%	3,489	3,180	-247	-7.8%
Educational Services	610	2.9%	771	703	-93	-13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,553	12.1%	3,032	3,068	-515	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	232	1.1%	256	321	-89	-27.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,485	7.0%	1,686	1,655	-170	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	517	2.5%	561	677	-160	-23.6%
Public Administration	305	1.4%	275	303	2	0.7%
Information Not Available	879	4.2%	1,048	1,040	-161	-15.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,120		11,809	12,072
Male	5,556	50.0%	5,946	6,093	-537	-8.8%
Female	5,543	49.8%	5,834	5,966	-423	-7.1%
Information Not Available	21	0.2%	29	13	8	61.5%

Ethnicity	11,120		11,809	12,072
Hispanic or Latino	181	1.6%	185	185	-4	-2.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,493	94.4%	11,026	10,986	-493	-4.5%
Information Not Available	446	4.0%	598	901	-455	-50.5%

Race	11,120		11,809	12,072
American Indian or Alaskan Native	39	0.4%	44	39	0	0.0%
Asian	90	0.8%	94	49	41	83.7%
Black or African American	6,508	58.5%	6,772	6,994	-486	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.3%	45	23	11	47.8%
White	4,188	37.7%	4,561	4,713	-525	-11.1%
Information Not Available	261	2.3%	293	254	7	2.8%

Years of Age	11,120		11,809	12,072
Younger than 22	190	1.3%	193	247	-57	-23.1%
22-24	559	3.8%	591	618	-59	-9.5%
25-34	2,966	20.3%	3,176	3,176	-210	-6.6%
35-44	2,703	18.5%	2,951	2,948	-245	-8.3%
45-54	2,421	16.6%	2,518	2,646	-225	-8.5%
55-59	1,089	7.5%	1,135	1,226	-137	-11.2%
60-64	733	5.0%	782	749	-16	-2.1%
65 and older	459	3.1%	463	462	-3	-0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,120		11,809	12,072
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	119	1.1%	71	91	28	30.8%
Mining	50	0.4%	67	188	-138	-73.4%
Utilities	17	0.2%	15	18	-1	-5.6%
Construction	511	4.5%	558	657	-146	-22.2%
Manufacturing	1,633	14.5%	1,640	1,425	208	14.6%
Wholesale Trade	266	2.4%	269	296	-30	-10.1%
Retail Trade	1,038	9.2%	1,090	1,088	-50	-4.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	253	2.3%	246	245	8	3.3%
Information	108	1.0%	89	113	-5	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	159	1.4%	173	191	-32	-16.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	145	1.3%	126	140	5	3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	390	3.5%	411	442	-52	-11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	177	1.6%	172	133	44	33.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,112	9.9%	1,191	1,222	-110	-9.0%
Educational Services	279	2.5%	319	319	-40	-12.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,072	9.5%	1,088	1,295	-223	-17.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	0.6%	79	93	-20	-21.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	702	6.2%	727	847	-145	-17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	164	1.5%	170	185	-21	-11.4%
Public Administration	193	1.7%	204	220	-27	-12.3%
Information Not Available	2,659	23.7%	3,104	2,864	-205	-7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,776		3,776	4,924
Male	2,867	60.0%	2,170	3,026	-159	-5.3%
Female	1,902	39.8%	1,598	1,893	9	0.5%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	8	5	2	40.0%

Ethnicity	4,776		3,776	4,924
Hispanic or Latino	227	4.8%	184	227	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,320	90.5%	3,409	4,480	-160	-3.6%
Information Not Available	229	4.8%	183	217	12	5.5%

Race	4,776		3,776	4,924
American Indian or Alaskan Native	434	9.1%	401	438	-4	-0.9%
Asian	27	0.6%	14	25	2	8.0%
Black or African American	64	1.3%	49	70	-6	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	0.3%	10	16	-3	-18.8%
White	4,163	87.2%	3,244	4,308	-145	-3.4%
Information Not Available	75	1.6%	58	67	8	11.9%

Years of Age	4,776		3,776	4,924
Younger than 22	109	1.3%	70	111	-2	-1.8%
22-24	245	2.9%	148	277	-32	-11.6%
25-34	1,232	14.4%	903	1,245	-13	-1.0%
35-44	916	10.7%	761	1,070	-154	-14.4%
45-54	1,029	12.1%	904	1,073	-44	-4.1%
55-59	562	6.6%	466	563	-1	-0.2%
60-64	404	4.7%	315	370	34	9.2%
65 and older	279	3.3%	209	215	64	29.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,776		3,776	4,924
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	133	2.7%	59	52	81	155.8%
Mining	100	2.0%	86	194	-94	-48.5%
Utilities	9	0.2%	12	13	-4	-30.8%
Construction	724	14.7%	596	668	56	8.4%
Manufacturing	258	5.3%	256	349	-91	-26.1%
Wholesale Trade	108	2.2%	116	125	-17	-13.6%
Retail Trade	511	10.4%	398	486	25	5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	185	3.8%	161	142	43	30.3%
Information	55	1.1%	55	55	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	83	1.7%	71	97	-14	-14.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	59	1.2%	44	53	6	11.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	199	4.1%	216	210	-11	-5.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.1%	4	6	-3	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	453	9.2%	336	469	-16	-3.4%
Educational Services	126	2.6%	120	117	9	7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	338	6.9%	341	338	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	244	5.0%	147	234	10	4.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	718	14.6%	419	778	-60	-7.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	134	2.7%	101	141	-7	-5.0%
Public Administration	172	3.5%	169	197	-25	-12.7%
Information Not Available	164	3.3%	69	200	-36	-18.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,425		22,703	25,661
Male	11,044	47.1%	10,903	12,550	-1,506	-12.0%
Female	12,366	52.8%	11,784	13,100	-734	-5.6%
Information Not Available	15	0.1%	16	11	4	36.4%

Ethnicity	23,425		22,703	25,661
Hispanic or Latino	1,136	4.8%	1,121	1,189	-53	-4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,713	92.7%	21,022	23,839	-2,126	-8.9%
Information Not Available	576	2.5%	560	633	-57	-9.0%

Race	23,425		22,703	25,661
American Indian or Alaskan Native	499	2.1%	311	403	96	23.8%
Asian	339	1.4%	312	345	-6	-1.7%
Black or African American	10,362	44.2%	9,860	10,747	-385	-3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.2%	46	45	13	28.9%
White	10,713	45.7%	10,776	12,514	-1,801	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,454	6.2%	1,398	1,607	-153	-9.5%

Years of Age	23,425		22,703	25,661
Younger than 22	364	1.1%	335	425	-61	-14.4%
22-24	957	2.9%	928	1,244	-287	-23.1%
25-34	5,928	18.1%	5,659	6,502	-574	-8.8%
35-44	5,976	18.2%	5,677	6,309	-333	-5.3%
45-54	5,740	17.5%	5,635	6,360	-620	-9.7%
55-59	2,352	7.2%	2,379	2,517	-165	-6.6%
60-64	1,385	4.2%	1,371	1,494	-109	-7.3%
65 and older	723	2.2%	719	810	-87	-10.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,425		22,703	25,661
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	106	0.5%	108	125	-19	-15.2%
Mining	4	0.0%	5	13	-9	-69.2%
Utilities	12	0.1%	14	25	-13	-52.0%
Construction	1,215	5.2%	1,209	1,715	-500	-29.2%
Manufacturing	4,101	17.4%	3,446	3,136	965	30.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,025	4.4%	1,070	1,114	-89	-8.0%
Retail Trade	2,109	9.0%	2,111	2,376	-267	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	499	2.1%	491	561	-62	-11.1%
Information	353	1.5%	409	435	-82	-18.9%
Finance and Insurance	704	3.0%	709	792	-88	-11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	334	1.4%	331	386	-52	-13.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,468	6.2%	1,501	1,664	-196	-11.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	114	0.5%	115	135	-21	-15.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,691	15.7%	3,659	4,444	-753	-16.9%
Educational Services	810	3.4%	868	862	-52	-6.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,308	9.8%	2,201	2,688	-380	-14.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	151	0.6%	150	198	-47	-23.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,211	5.1%	1,167	1,428	-217	-15.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	475	2.0%	443	568	-93	-16.4%
Public Administration	426	1.8%	425	495	-69	-13.9%
Information Not Available	2,309	9.8%	2,271	2,501	-192	-7.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,240		2,419	2,347
Male	1,540	68.8%	1,649	1,615	-75	-4.6%
Female	699	31.2%	769	731	-32	-4.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,240		2,419	2,347
Hispanic or Latino	133	5.9%	137	137	-4	-2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,047	91.4%	2,204	2,112	-65	-3.1%
Information Not Available	60	2.7%	78	98	-38	-38.8%

Race	2,240		2,419	2,347
American Indian or Alaskan Native	143	6.4%	146	109	34	31.2%
Asian	15	0.7%	20	25	-10	-40.0%
Black or African American	132	5.9%	166	189	-57	-30.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.2%	7	10	-6	-60.0%
White	1,753	78.3%	1,865	1,779	-26	-1.5%
Information Not Available	193	8.6%	215	235	-42	-17.9%

Years of Age	2,240		2,419	2,347
Younger than 22	24	0.6%	24	32	-8	-25.0%
22-24	72	1.9%	73	94	-22	-23.4%
25-34	548	14.4%	615	623	-75	-12.0%
35-44	490	12.9%	555	486	4	0.8%
45-54	556	14.6%	559	586	-30	-5.1%
55-59	261	6.9%	276	261	0	0.0%
60-64	197	5.2%	205	181	16	8.8%
65 and older	92	2.4%	112	84	8	9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,240		2,419	2,347
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.9%	40	16	4	25.0%
Mining	232	10.3%	307	460	-228	-49.6%
Utilities	7	0.3%	10	9	-2	-22.2%
Construction	389	17.2%	358	324	65	20.1%
Manufacturing	215	9.5%	230	217	-2	-0.9%
Wholesale Trade	230	10.2%	260	201	29	14.4%
Retail Trade	148	6.5%	162	152	-4	-2.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	185	8.2%	207	182	3	1.6%
Information	26	1.2%	35	17	9	52.9%
Finance and Insurance	33	1.5%	43	49	-16	-32.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44	1.9%	55	57	-13	-22.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	100	4.4%	103	100	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.4%	5	7	1	14.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	108	4.8%	97	109	-1	-0.9%
Educational Services	6	0.3%	7	1	5	500.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	107	4.7%	120	111	-4	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.3%	4	6	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	106	4.7%	94	73	33	45.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	45	2.0%	43	48	-3	-6.3%
Public Administration	138	6.1%	146	92	46	50.0%
Information Not Available	87	3.8%	93	116	-29	-25.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,456		3,454	4,498
Male	1,646	47.6%	1,621	2,073	-427	-20.6%
Female	1,580	45.7%	1,565	2,126	-546	-25.7%
Information Not Available	230	6.7%	268	299	-69	-23.1%

Ethnicity	3,456		3,454	4,498
Hispanic or Latino	236	6.8%	239	338	-102	-30.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,636	76.3%	2,602	3,394	-758	-22.3%
Information Not Available	584	16.9%	613	766	-182	-23.8%

Race	3,456		3,454	4,498
American Indian or Alaskan Native	67	1.9%	64	66	1	1.5%
Asian	117	3.4%	97	56	61	108.9%
Black or African American	378	10.9%	398	493	-115	-23.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.4%	10	18	-4	-22.2%
White	2,309	66.8%	2,322	3,013	-704	-23.4%
Information Not Available	571	16.5%	563	852	-281	-33.0%

Years of Age	3,456		3,454	4,498
Younger than 22	24	0.4%	24	54	-30	-55.6%
22-24	91	1.7%	87	143	-52	-36.4%
25-34	749	13.7%	733	1,019	-270	-26.5%
35-44	793	14.5%	824	1,023	-230	-22.5%
45-54	873	16.0%	889	1,102	-229	-20.8%
55-59	444	8.1%	420	544	-100	-18.4%
60-64	309	5.7%	313	374	-65	-17.4%
65 and older	173	3.2%	164	239	-66	-27.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,456		3,454	4,498
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	24	0.7%	28	40	-16	-40.0%
Mining	14	0.4%	11	24	-10	-41.7%
Utilities	5	0.1%	2	7	-2	-28.6%
Construction	326	9.4%	364	393	-67	-17.0%
Manufacturing	521	15.0%	475	693	-172	-24.8%
Wholesale Trade	154	4.4%	163	206	-52	-25.2%
Retail Trade	336	9.7%	317	452	-116	-25.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	139	4.0%	132	137	2	1.5%
Information	70	2.0%	74	82	-12	-14.6%
Finance and Insurance	193	5.5%	198	204	-11	-5.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	52	1.5%	42	59	-7	-11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	186	5.3%	192	225	-39	-17.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	59	1.7%	55	43	16	37.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	304	8.7%	324	477	-173	-36.3%
Educational Services	95	2.7%	97	103	-8	-7.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	349	10.0%	345	475	-126	-26.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	44	1.3%	34	42	2	4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	171	4.9%	171	245	-74	-30.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	75	2.2%	79	100	-25	-25.0%
Public Administration	104	3.0%	97	148	-44	-29.7%
Information Not Available	235	6.8%	254	343	-108	-31.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,431		3,438	3,823
Male	1,816	52.9%	1,816	1,941	-125	-6.4%
Female	1,587	46.3%	1,595	1,856	-269	-14.5%
Information Not Available	28	0.8%	27	26	2	7.7%

Ethnicity	3,431		3,438	3,823
Hispanic or Latino	128	3.7%	118	116	12	10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,905	84.7%	2,932	3,234	-329	-10.2%
Information Not Available	398	11.6%	388	473	-75	-15.9%

Race	3,431		3,438	3,823
American Indian or Alaskan Native	15	0.4%	19	27	-12	-44.4%
Asian	79	2.3%	70	68	11	16.2%
Black or African American	64	1.9%	66	79	-15	-19.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.2%	5	2	4	200.0%
White	3,004	87.6%	3,017	3,360	-356	-10.6%
Information Not Available	263	7.7%	261	287	-24	-8.4%

Years of Age	3,431		3,438	3,823
Younger than 22	15	0.3%	21	28	-13	-46.4%
22-24	62	1.0%	68	79	-17	-21.5%
25-34	570	9.5%	565	638	-68	-10.7%
35-44	622	10.4%	650	707	-85	-12.0%
45-54	930	15.5%	909	1,094	-164	-15.0%
55-59	537	9.0%	541	570	-33	-5.8%
60-64	437	7.3%	436	437	0	0.0%
65 and older	258	4.3%	248	270	-12	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,431		3,438	3,823
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	17	0.5%	17	20	-3	-15.0%
Mining	3	0.1%	4	0	3	0.0%
Utilities	12	0.3%	9	10	2	20.0%
Construction	72	2.1%	75	58	14	24.1%
Manufacturing	355	10.3%	370	417	-62	-14.9%
Wholesale Trade	221	6.4%	214	222	-1	-0.5%
Retail Trade	207	6.0%	211	269	-62	-23.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	57	1.7%	59	60	-3	-5.0%
Information	50	1.5%	46	79	-29	-36.7%
Finance and Insurance	149	4.3%	146	142	7	4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	42	1.2%	42	56	-14	-25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	245	7.1%	253	291	-46	-15.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	33	1.0%	34	27	6	22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	430	12.5%	452	518	-88	-17.0%
Educational Services	159	4.6%	161	199	-40	-20.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	328	9.5%	319	445	-117	-26.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	2.1%	77	60	13	21.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	59	1.7%	47	75	-16	-21.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	88	2.6%	102	125	-37	-29.6%
Public Administration	50	1.5%	49	53	-3	-5.7%
Information Not Available	781	22.7%	751	697	84	12.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	84,515		83,124	87,885
Male	45,150	53.4%	43,764	46,040	-890	-1.9%
Female	39,365	46.6%	39,360	41,845	-2,480	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	84,515		83,124	87,885
Hispanic or Latino	17,430	20.6%	16,946	17,871	-441	-2.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,464	69.2%	57,573	60,795	-2,331	-3.8%
Information Not Available	8,621	10.2%	8,605	9,219	-598	-6.5%

Race	84,515		83,124	87,885
American Indian or Alaskan Native	413	0.5%	396	382	31	8.1%
Asian	3,535	4.2%	3,328	3,554	-19	-0.5%
Black or African American	19,874	23.5%	20,390	20,395	-521	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	513	0.6%	515	536	-23	-4.3%
White	47,684	56.4%	46,307	50,074	-2,390	-4.8%
Information Not Available	12,496	14.8%	12,188	12,944	-448	-3.5%

Years of Age	84,515		83,124	87,885
Younger than 22	1,937	1.5%	1,765	2,066	-129	-6.2%
22-24	4,533	3.6%	4,352	5,133	-600	-11.7%
25-34	20,519	16.4%	20,402	21,425	-906	-4.2%
35-44	17,186	13.7%	17,026	17,528	-342	-2.0%
45-54	18,618	14.8%	18,316	19,619	-1,001	-5.1%
55-59	9,154	7.3%	9,000	9,432	-278	-2.9%
60-64	6,770	5.4%	6,673	6,776	-6	-0.1%
65 and older	5,798	4.6%	5,590	5,906	-108	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	84,515		83,124	87,885
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	218	0.3%	168	203	15	7.4%
Mining	50	0.1%	42	40	10	25.0%
Utilities	152	0.2%	160	113	39	34.5%
Construction	6,626	7.8%	6,682	6,391	235	3.7%
Manufacturing	5,305	6.3%	5,624	5,752	-447	-7.8%
Wholesale Trade	4,651	5.5%	4,718	4,808	-157	-3.3%
Retail Trade	9,880	11.7%	9,816	10,177	-297	-2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,274	5.0%	4,318	3,993	281	7.0%
Information	1,373	1.6%	1,409	1,608	-235	-14.6%
Finance and Insurance	3,097	3.7%	3,279	2,740	357	13.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,322	1.6%	1,272	1,409	-87	-6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,130	7.2%	6,167	5,846	284	4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,129	1.3%	1,209	1,297	-168	-13.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,960	12.9%	11,197	11,547	-587	-5.1%
Educational Services	3,269	3.9%	3,527	3,808	-539	-14.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,040	10.7%	9,169	9,700	-660	-6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,161	1.4%	942	1,298	-137	-10.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,398	8.7%	5,233	6,977	421	6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,226	2.6%	2,117	2,357	-131	-5.6%
Public Administration	997	1.2%	860	1,087	-90	-8.3%
Information Not Available	5,257	6.2%	5,215	6,734	-1,477	-21.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,338		10,528	10,696
Male	6,023	58.3%	6,148	6,395	-372	-5.8%
Female	4,315	41.7%	4,380	4,301	14	0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,338		10,528	10,696
Hispanic or Latino	4,990	48.3%	5,050	5,307	-317	-6.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,324	41.8%	4,450	4,414	-90	-2.0%
Information Not Available	1,024	9.9%	1,028	975	49	5.0%

Race	10,338		10,528	10,696
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,438	13.9%	1,498	1,282	156	12.2%
Asian	75	0.7%	75	77	-2	-2.6%
Black or African American	320	3.1%	332	316	4	1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	0.4%	39	33	12	36.4%
White	5,418	52.4%	5,539	5,606	-188	-3.4%
Information Not Available	3,042	29.4%	3,045	3,382	-340	-10.1%

Years of Age	10,338		10,528	10,696
Younger than 22	237	1.6%	240	262	-25	-9.5%
22-24	486	3.2%	476	563	-77	-13.7%
25-34	2,601	17.3%	2,645	2,712	-111	-4.1%
35-44	2,329	15.5%	2,405	2,332	-3	-0.1%
45-54	2,264	15.1%	2,329	2,434	-170	-7.0%
55-59	1,154	7.7%	1,155	1,166	-12	-1.0%
60-64	762	5.1%	777	742	20	2.7%
65 and older	505	3.4%	501	485	20	4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,338		10,528	10,696
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	163	1.6%	151	245	-82	-33.5%
Mining	689	6.6%	842	680	9	1.3%
Utilities	32	0.3%	33	29	3	10.3%
Construction	1,840	17.5%	1,778	1,883	-43	-2.3%
Manufacturing	501	4.8%	514	494	7	1.4%
Wholesale Trade	310	3.0%	347	294	16	5.4%
Retail Trade	1,127	10.7%	1,083	1,034	93	9.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	294	2.8%	302	294	0	0.0%
Information	300	2.9%	328	564	-264	-46.8%
Finance and Insurance	259	2.5%	217	250	9	3.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	195	1.9%	207	219	-24	-11.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	562	5.4%	574	604	-42	-7.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.2%	31	20	6	30.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	866	8.2%	883	838	28	3.3%
Educational Services	394	3.8%	399	381	13	3.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,089	10.4%	1,157	1,144	-55	-4.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	217	2.1%	207	249	-32	-12.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	693	6.6%	702	641	52	8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	366	3.5%	385	269	97	36.1%
Public Administration	343	3.3%	320	501	-158	-31.5%
Information Not Available	72	0.7%	68	63	9	14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,644		20,225	23,568
Male	11,289	54.7%	11,147	13,038	-1,749	-13.4%
Female	9,248	44.8%	8,979	10,442	-1,194	-11.4%
Information Not Available	107	0.5%	99	88	19	21.6%

Ethnicity	20,644		20,225	23,568
Hispanic or Latino	4,209	20.4%	4,052	4,738	-529	-11.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,136	63.6%	12,940	14,981	-1,845	-12.3%
Information Not Available	3,299	16.0%	3,233	3,849	-550	-14.3%

Race	20,644		20,225	23,568
American Indian or Alaskan Native	528	2.6%	501	564	-36	-6.4%
Asian	1,201	5.8%	1,145	1,503	-302	-20.1%
Black or African American	3,372	16.3%	3,316	3,566	-194	-5.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	497	2.4%	472	596	-99	-16.6%
White	11,566	56.0%	11,411	13,485	-1,919	-14.2%
Information Not Available	3,480	16.9%	3,380	3,854	-374	-9.7%

Years of Age	20,644		20,225	23,568
Younger than 22	379	1.2%	387	501	-122	-24.4%
22-24	944	3.1%	838	1,186	-242	-20.4%
25-34	5,053	16.4%	4,884	5,603	-550	-9.8%
35-44	4,575	14.9%	4,566	5,240	-665	-12.7%
45-54	4,878	15.9%	4,731	5,511	-633	-11.5%
55-59	2,133	6.9%	2,164	2,485	-352	-14.2%
60-64	1,451	4.7%	1,423	1,671	-220	-13.2%
65 and older	1,231	4.0%	1,232	1,371	-140	-10.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,644		20,225	23,568
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	27	0.1%	28	24	3	12.5%
Mining	104	0.5%	109	322	-218	-67.7%
Utilities	35	0.2%	22	22	13	59.1%
Construction	2,107	10.2%	2,171	2,242	-135	-6.0%
Manufacturing	653	3.2%	721	837	-184	-22.0%
Wholesale Trade	468	2.3%	497	619	-151	-24.4%
Retail Trade	1,506	7.3%	1,518	1,851	-345	-18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	619	3.0%	714	962	-343	-35.7%
Information	234	1.1%	221	317	-83	-26.2%
Finance and Insurance	487	2.4%	508	562	-75	-13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	658	3.2%	607	588	70	11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	907	4.4%	906	994	-87	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	155	0.7%	160	180	-25	-13.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,541	12.3%	2,425	2,774	-233	-8.4%
Educational Services	228	1.1%	271	268	-40	-14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,055	5.1%	1,031	1,244	-189	-15.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	427	2.1%	397	412	15	3.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,973	14.4%	2,734	4,108	-1,135	-27.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	360	1.7%	351	536	-176	-32.8%
Public Administration	298	1.4%	294	378	-80	-21.2%
Information Not Available	4,802	23.2%	4,540	4,328	474	11.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	129,151		125,455	136,453
Male	69,319	53.7%	66,453	73,523	-4,204	-5.7%
Female	59,816	46.3%	58,986	62,913	-3,097	-4.9%
Information Not Available	16	0.0%	16	17	-1	-5.9%

Ethnicity	129,151		125,455	136,453
Hispanic or Latino	24,378	18.9%	23,609	24,654	-276	-1.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	87,641	67.9%	85,081	89,145	-1,504	-1.7%
Information Not Available	17,132	13.3%	16,765	22,654	-5,522	-24.4%

Race	129,151		125,455	136,453
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,162	0.9%	1,125	1,129	33	2.9%
Asian	5,323	4.1%	5,240	4,674	649	13.9%
Black or African American	25,804	20.0%	25,770	25,631	173	0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	793	0.6%	805	860	-67	-7.8%
White	66,627	51.6%	63,915	67,931	-1,304	-1.9%
Information Not Available	29,442	22.8%	28,600	36,228	-6,786	-18.7%

Years of Age	129,151		125,455	136,453
Younger than 22	2,751	1.5%	2,701	3,458	-707	-20.4%
22-24	7,235	3.9%	7,199	8,688	-1,453	-16.7%
25-34	34,590	18.5%	34,334	37,273	-2,683	-7.2%
35-44	27,202	14.6%	27,001	28,705	-1,503	-5.2%
45-54	28,286	15.1%	27,163	29,658	-1,372	-4.6%
55-59	12,872	6.9%	12,277	12,758	114	0.9%
60-64	9,038	4.8%	8,396	8,946	92	1.0%
65 and older	7,177	3.8%	6,384	6,967	210	3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	129,151		125,455	136,453
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	217	0.2%	217	291	-74	-25.4%
Mining	159	0.1%	93	135	24	17.8%
Utilities	184	0.1%	189	122	62	50.8%
Construction	12,889	10.0%	11,904	14,194	-1,305	-9.2%
Manufacturing	7,714	6.0%	7,391	7,907	-193	-2.4%
Wholesale Trade	5,303	4.1%	5,430	5,966	-663	-11.1%
Retail Trade	11,698	9.0%	11,992	13,252	-1,554	-11.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,523	4.3%	4,600	4,524	999	22.1%
Information	4,724	3.7%	4,862	4,886	-162	-3.3%
Finance and Insurance	5,872	4.5%	5,948	5,686	186	3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,959	2.3%	2,578	3,322	-363	-10.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,989	7.7%	10,125	9,961	28	0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	878	0.7%	867	875	3	0.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,890	13.1%	16,648	17,817	-927	-5.2%
Educational Services	4,834	3.7%	5,351	4,960	-126	-2.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,390	10.4%	13,784	16,342	-2,952	-18.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,911	3.0%	3,545	4,121	-210	-5.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,022	7.7%	8,297	10,276	-254	-2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,977	3.1%	3,951	4,269	-292	-6.8%
Public Administration	3,287	2.5%	2,673	3,711	-424	-11.4%
Information Not Available	4,731	3.7%	5,010	3,836	895	23.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,853		47,587	46,986
Male	27,066	59.0%	28,463	27,736	-670	-2.4%
Female	18,607	40.6%	18,935	19,095	-488	-2.6%
Information Not Available	180	0.4%	189	155	25	16.1%

Ethnicity	45,853		47,587	46,986
Hispanic or Latino	1,372	3.0%	1,376	1,411	-39	-2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,309	92.3%	43,943	43,451	-1,142	-2.6%
Information Not Available	2,172	4.7%	2,268	2,124	48	2.3%

Race	45,853		47,587	46,986
American Indian or Alaskan Native	232	0.5%	217	217	15	6.9%
Asian	352	0.8%	339	347	5	1.4%
Black or African American	8,279	18.1%	8,497	8,303	-24	-0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1%	53	45	15	33.3%
White	34,550	75.3%	36,028	35,727	-1,177	-3.3%
Information Not Available	2,380	5.2%	2,453	2,347	33	1.4%

Years of Age	45,853		47,587	46,986
Younger than 22	791	1.0%	784	826	-35	-4.2%
22-24	1,614	2.1%	1,687	1,989	-375	-18.9%
25-34	9,253	12.1%	9,698	9,803	-550	-5.6%
35-44	10,420	13.6%	11,009	10,925	-505	-4.6%
45-54	12,101	15.8%	12,446	12,235	-134	-1.1%
55-59	5,837	7.6%	6,019	5,769	68	1.2%
60-64	3,991	5.2%	4,039	3,625	366	10.1%
65 and older	1,846	2.4%	1,905	1,814	32	1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	45,853		47,587	46,986
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	141	0.3%	144	176	-35	-19.9%
Mining	291	0.6%	322	689	-398	-57.8%
Utilities	92	0.2%	104	110	-18	-16.4%
Construction	6,820	14.8%	7,403	5,795	1,025	17.7%
Manufacturing	9,020	19.6%	9,465	9,854	-834	-8.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,545	5.5%	2,662	2,593	-48	-1.9%
Retail Trade	2,166	4.7%	2,227	2,258	-92	-4.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,554	3.4%	1,602	1,663	-109	-6.6%
Information	742	1.6%	717	753	-11	-1.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,528	3.3%	1,487	1,529	-1	-0.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	761	1.7%	785	864	-103	-11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,127	6.8%	3,336	3,049	78	2.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	747	1.6%	819	903	-156	-17.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,556	12.1%	5,652	5,995	-439	-7.3%
Educational Services	1,419	3.1%	1,549	1,267	152	12.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,330	9.4%	4,339	4,321	9	0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	452	1.0%	416	476	-24	-5.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,721	3.7%	1,523	1,774	-53	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,072	2.3%	1,128	1,043	29	2.8%
Public Administration	351	0.8%	364	433	-82	-18.9%
Information Not Available	1,418	3.1%	1,543	1,441	-23	-1.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,248		19,641	21,022
Male	10,938	56.8%	11,443	12,811	-1,873	-14.6%
Female	8,270	43.0%	8,159	8,165	105	1.3%
Information Not Available	40	0.2%	39	46	-6	-13.0%

Ethnicity	19,248		19,641	21,022
Hispanic or Latino	1,585	8.2%	1,712	1,866	-281	-15.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,663	91.8%	17,929	19,156	-1,493	-7.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	19,248		19,641	21,022
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,897	9.9%	1,847	1,992	-95	-4.8%
Asian	206	1.1%	177	187	19	10.2%
Black or African American	2,848	14.8%	2,881	2,830	18	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	31	32	-2	-6.3%
White	12,194	63.4%	12,503	13,565	-1,371	-10.1%
Information Not Available	2,073	10.8%	2,202	2,416	-343	-14.2%

Years of Age	19,248		19,641	21,022
Younger than 22	287	1.0%	269	363	-76	-20.9%
22-24	727	2.4%	741	955	-228	-23.9%
25-34	4,483	15.0%	4,583	5,298	-815	-15.4%
35-44	4,497	15.0%	4,689	4,954	-457	-9.2%
45-54	4,531	15.2%	4,612	4,803	-272	-5.7%
55-59	2,159	7.2%	2,206	2,217	-58	-2.6%
60-64	1,550	5.2%	1,564	1,461	89	6.1%
65 and older	1,014	3.4%	977	971	43	4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,248		19,641	21,022
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	71	0.4%	58	73	-2	-2.7%
Mining	1,056	5.5%	1,153	2,077	-1,021	-49.2%
Utilities	112	0.6%	110	91	21	23.1%
Construction	1,782	9.2%	1,841	1,595	187	11.7%
Manufacturing	2,647	13.7%	2,902	3,926	-1,279	-32.6%
Wholesale Trade	971	5.0%	1,052	1,042	-71	-6.8%
Retail Trade	1,740	9.0%	1,671	1,654	86	5.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	455	2.4%	432	544	-89	-16.4%
Information	427	2.2%	422	347	80	23.1%
Finance and Insurance	440	2.3%	462	476	-36	-7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	441	2.3%	435	382	59	15.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,124	5.8%	1,132	1,040	84	8.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	60	0.3%	76	90	-30	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,366	12.2%	2,397	2,371	-5	-0.2%
Educational Services	709	3.7%	715	453	256	56.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,846	9.6%	1,705	1,595	251	15.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	142	0.7%	138	148	-6	-4.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	757	3.9%	715	802	-45	-5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	521	2.7%	507	639	-118	-18.5%
Public Administration	924	4.8%	994	776	148	19.1%
Information Not Available	657	3.4%	724	901	-244	-27.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,651		23,914	27,993
Male	13,743	55.8%	13,156	15,840	-2,097	-13.2%
Female	10,905	44.2%	10,757	12,152	-1,247	-10.3%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	1	2	200.0%

Ethnicity	24,651		23,914	27,993
Hispanic or Latino	2,414	9.8%	2,259	2,650	-236	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,342	78.5%	18,834	21,989	-2,647	-12.0%
Information Not Available	2,895	11.7%	2,821	3,354	-459	-13.7%

Race	24,651		23,914	27,993
American Indian or Alaskan Native	258	1.0%	283	367	-109	-29.7%
Asian	742	3.0%	730	626	116	18.5%
Black or African American	534	2.2%	547	591	-57	-9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	191	0.8%	201	225	-34	-15.1%
White	14,039	57.0%	13,797	16,124	-2,085	-12.9%
Information Not Available	8,887	36.1%	8,356	10,060	-1,173	-11.7%

Years of Age	24,651		23,914	27,993
Younger than 22	291	0.8%	278	412	-121	-29.4%
22-24	815	2.2%	766	1,030	-215	-20.9%
25-34	5,750	15.7%	5,485	6,707	-957	-14.3%
35-44	5,800	15.9%	5,693	6,541	-741	-11.3%
45-54	5,864	16.0%	5,709	6,841	-977	-14.3%
55-59	2,912	8.0%	2,859	3,167	-255	-8.1%
60-64	2,107	5.8%	2,032	2,153	-46	-2.1%
65 and older	1,112	3.0%	1,092	1,142	-30	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,651		23,914	27,993
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	729	2.9%	518	828	-99	-12.0%
Mining	51	0.2%	50	67	-16	-23.9%
Utilities	63	0.2%	66	62	1	1.6%
Construction	2,163	8.5%	1,861	3,004	-841	-28.0%
Manufacturing	3,492	13.8%	3,671	3,740	-248	-6.6%
Wholesale Trade	977	3.8%	943	1,029	-52	-5.1%
Retail Trade	2,242	8.8%	2,291	2,844	-602	-21.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	669	2.6%	549	694	-25	-3.6%
Information	707	2.8%	674	720	-13	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	722	2.8%	698	866	-144	-16.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	403	1.6%	410	488	-85	-17.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,439	5.7%	1,433	1,445	-6	-0.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	283	1.1%	316	159	124	78.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,513	9.9%	2,439	2,700	-187	-6.9%
Educational Services	671	2.6%	719	737	-66	-9.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,677	10.5%	2,707	3,045	-368	-12.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	311	1.2%	244	358	-47	-13.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,679	6.6%	1,600	1,918	-239	-12.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	681	2.7%	682	793	-112	-14.1%
Public Administration	571	2.2%	524	797	-226	-28.4%
Information Not Available	1,608	6.3%	1,519	1,699	-91	-5.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	102,938		103,000	113,589
Male	57,595	56.0%	57,920	63,171	-5,576	-8.8%
Female	45,335	44.0%	45,073	50,390	-5,055	-10.0%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	7	28	-20	-71.4%

Ethnicity	102,938		103,000	113,589
Hispanic or Latino	6,266	6.1%	6,209	6,977	-711	-10.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,798	90.1%	92,940	102,671	-9,873	-9.6%
Information Not Available	3,874	3.8%	3,851	3,941	-67	-1.7%

Race	102,938		103,000	113,589
American Indian or Alaskan Native	298	0.3%	282	307	-9	-2.9%
Asian	53	0.1%	65	51	2	3.9%
Black or African American	18,040	17.5%	17,847	20,194	-2,154	-10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,278	1.2%	1,300	1,523	-245	-16.1%
White	73,403	71.3%	73,731	80,841	-7,438	-9.2%
Information Not Available	9,866	9.6%	9,775	10,673	-807	-7.6%

Years of Age	102,938		103,000	113,589
Younger than 22	1,926	1.2%	1,930	2,838	-912	-32.1%
22-24	5,008	3.0%	4,874	5,942	-934	-15.7%
25-34	24,091	14.4%	24,049	27,086	-2,995	-11.1%
35-44	21,084	12.6%	21,456	23,093	-2,009	-8.7%
45-54	23,708	14.2%	23,899	26,261	-2,553	-9.7%
55-59	11,969	7.2%	11,842	12,953	-984	-7.6%
60-64	9,029	5.4%	8,914	9,036	-7	-0.1%
65 and older	6,123	3.7%	6,036	6,380	-257	-4.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	102,938		103,000	113,589
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	243	0.2%	244	237	6	2.5%
Mining	1,376	1.3%	1,688	3,255	-1,879	-57.7%
Utilities	253	0.2%	259	188	65	34.6%
Construction	10,934	10.6%	11,195	11,057	-123	-1.1%
Manufacturing	15,586	15.1%	15,753	16,723	-1,137	-6.8%
Wholesale Trade	4,155	4.0%	4,057	4,792	-637	-13.3%
Retail Trade	9,824	9.5%	9,964	10,731	-907	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,372	5.2%	5,684	5,879	-507	-8.6%
Information	1,544	1.5%	1,526	1,631	-87	-5.3%
Finance and Insurance	3,215	3.1%	3,229	3,434	-219	-6.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,284	1.2%	1,340	1,551	-267	-17.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,176	6.0%	6,192	6,235	-59	-0.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	924	0.9%	888	901	23	2.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,687	10.4%	10,579	11,766	-1,079	-9.2%
Educational Services	3,149	3.1%	3,012	3,613	-464	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,279	12.9%	13,239	15,424	-2,145	-13.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,768	1.7%	1,336	1,730	38	2.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,316	6.1%	6,032	6,862	-546	-8.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,578	2.5%	2,540	2,804	-226	-8.1%
Public Administration	1,136	1.1%	1,086	1,145	-9	-0.8%
Information Not Available	3,139	3.0%	3,157	3,631	-492	-13.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,554		19,489	25,325
Male	10,278	52.6%	10,238	14,138	-3,860	-27.3%
Female	9,276	47.4%	9,251	11,187	-1,911	-17.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,554		19,489	25,325
Hispanic or Latino	19,293	98.7%	19,191	24,913	-5,620	-22.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	78	0.4%	99	118	-40	-33.9%
Information Not Available	183	0.9%	199	294	-111	-37.8%

Race	19,554		19,489	25,325
American Indian or Alaskan Native	242	1.2%	243	276	-34	-12.3%
Asian	22	0.1%	26	16	6	37.5%
Black or African American	929	4.8%	969	1,072	-143	-13.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0%	9	14	-6	-42.9%
White	4,225	21.6%	4,417	5,521	-1,296	-23.5%
Information Not Available	14,128	72.3%	13,825	18,426	-4,298	-23.3%

Years of Age	19,554		19,489	25,325
Younger than 22	542	2.4%	524	800	-258	-32.3%
22-24	1,225	5.4%	1,250	1,804	-579	-32.1%
25-34	5,514	24.1%	5,593	7,565	-2,051	-27.1%
35-44	5,059	22.2%	5,070	6,460	-1,401	-21.7%
45-54	4,198	18.4%	4,102	5,133	-935	-18.2%
55-59	1,516	6.6%	1,485	1,771	-255	-14.4%
60-64	946	4.1%	906	1,042	-96	-9.2%
65 and older	542	2.4%	551	733	-191	-26.1%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	8	17	-5	-29.4%

Industry	19,554		19,489	25,325
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,169	5.6%	1,184	1,255	-86	-6.9%
Mining	13	0.1%	14	39	-26	-66.7%
Utilities	13	0.1%	6	22	-9	-40.9%
Construction	1,908	9.2%	1,894	2,983	-1,075	-36.0%
Manufacturing	2,362	11.4%	2,121	2,389	-27	-1.1%
Wholesale Trade	490	2.4%	484	693	-203	-29.3%
Retail Trade	1,678	8.1%	1,773	2,348	-670	-28.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	328	1.6%	326	413	-85	-20.6%
Information	283	1.4%	288	316	-33	-10.4%
Finance and Insurance	366	1.8%	391	539	-173	-32.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	215	1.0%	222	181	34	18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	847	4.1%	992	1,089	-242	-22.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.0%	13	18	-11	-61.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,616	12.6%	2,702	3,663	-1,047	-28.6%
Educational Services	1,970	9.5%	2,105	2,560	-590	-23.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,649	8.0%	1,640	1,853	-204	-11.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	136	0.7%	109	70	66	94.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,516	7.3%	1,302	1,662	-146	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	261	1.3%	251	384	-123	-32.0%
Public Administration	1,080	5.2%	1,036	1,726	-646	-37.4%
Information Not Available	647	3.1%	636	1,122	-475	-42.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,697		7,027	6,954
Male	3,451	51.5%	3,529	3,322	129	3.9%
Female	3,246	48.5%	3,498	3,632	-386	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,697		7,027	6,954
Hispanic or Latino	1,119	16.7%	1,193	1,132	-13	-1.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,277	63.9%	4,460	4,400	-123	-2.8%
Information Not Available	1,301	19.4%	1,374	1,422	-121	-8.5%

Race	6,697		7,027	6,954
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.8%	49	44	9	20.5%
Asian	115	1.7%	126	146	-31	-21.2%
Black or African American	472	7.0%	473	493	-21	-4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.6%	44	36	7	19.4%
White	4,602	68.7%	4,841	4,639	-37	-0.8%
Information Not Available	1,412	21.1%	1,494	1,596	-184	-11.5%

Years of Age	6,697		7,027	6,954
Younger than 22	141	1.3%	137	126	15	11.9%
22-24	306	2.9%	321	376	-70	-18.6%
25-34	1,586	14.8%	1,692	1,627	-41	-2.5%
35-44	1,306	12.2%	1,353	1,348	-42	-3.1%
45-54	1,523	14.2%	1,620	1,609	-86	-5.3%
55-59	784	7.3%	784	770	14	1.8%
60-64	575	5.4%	629	592	-17	-2.9%
65 and older	476	4.4%	491	506	-30	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,697		7,027	6,954
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.1%	8	7	1	14.3%
Mining	1	0.0%	2	9	-8	-88.9%
Utilities	4	0.1%	5	7	-3	-42.9%
Construction	494	7.4%	507	504	-10	-2.0%
Manufacturing	1,004	15.0%	1,110	896	108	12.1%
Wholesale Trade	287	4.3%	289	364	-77	-21.2%
Retail Trade	615	9.2%	693	690	-75	-10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	198	3.0%	189	140	58	41.4%
Information	72	1.1%	77	109	-37	-33.9%
Finance and Insurance	341	5.1%	334	334	7	2.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	111	1.7%	141	115	-4	-3.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	435	6.5%	437	416	19	4.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	1.1%	97	98	-23	-23.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	875	13.0%	865	958	-83	-8.7%
Educational Services	187	2.8%	208	211	-24	-11.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	940	14.0%	970	1,018	-78	-7.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	81	1.2%	93	113	-32	-28.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	507	7.6%	507	493	14	2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	261	3.9%	291	246	15	6.1%
Public Administration	51	0.8%	49	48	3	6.3%
Information Not Available	150	2.2%	155	178	-28	-15.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,861		18,533	20,978
Male	9,111	48.3%	8,950	10,298	-1,187	-11.5%
Female	9,750	51.7%	9,583	10,680	-930	-8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,861		18,533	20,978
Hispanic or Latino	680	3.6%	708	732	-52	-7.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,790	94.3%	17,431	19,814	-2,024	-10.2%
Information Not Available	391	2.1%	394	432	-41	-9.5%

Race	18,861		18,533	20,978
American Indian or Alaskan Native	103	0.5%	111	139	-36	-25.9%
Asian	139	0.7%	133	144	-5	-3.5%
Black or African American	9,218	48.9%	8,956	10,899	-1,681	-15.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1%	23	42	-17	-40.5%
White	8,599	45.6%	8,564	8,931	-332	-3.7%
Information Not Available	777	4.1%	746	823	-46	-5.6%

Years of Age	18,861		18,533	20,978
Younger than 22	36	0.1%	39	36	0	0.0%
22-24	38	0.2%	35	26	12	46.2%
25-34	664	2.6%	708	688	-24	-3.5%
35-44	3,180	12.7%	3,213	3,450	-270	-7.8%
45-54	4,396	17.5%	4,257	4,935	-539	-10.9%
55-59	2,122	8.5%	2,064	2,428	-306	-12.6%
60-64	2,348	9.4%	2,335	2,468	-120	-4.9%
65 and older	6,045	24.1%	5,861	6,906	-861	-12.5%
Information Not Available	32	0.1%	21	41	-9	-22.0%

Industry	18,861		18,533	20,978
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	119	0.6%	95	221	-102	-46.2%
Mining	17	0.1%	20	23	-6	-26.1%
Utilities	36	0.2%	41	33	3	9.1%
Construction	1,268	6.7%	1,154	1,252	16	1.3%
Manufacturing	3,285	17.3%	2,866	3,698	-413	-11.2%
Wholesale Trade	718	3.8%	705	697	21	3.0%
Retail Trade	1,653	8.7%	1,693	1,678	-25	-1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	511	2.7%	519	485	26	5.4%
Information	278	1.5%	272	246	32	13.0%
Finance and Insurance	497	2.6%	527	530	-33	-6.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	334	1.8%	342	292	42	14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,080	5.7%	1,155	1,150	-70	-6.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	103	0.5%	100	78	25	32.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,995	15.8%	3,127	3,466	-471	-13.6%
Educational Services	506	2.7%	489	518	-12	-2.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,486	7.8%	1,531	1,543	-57	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	250	1.3%	173	484	-234	-48.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,219	6.4%	1,080	1,902	-683	-35.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	390	2.1%	479	508	-118	-23.2%
Public Administration	300	1.6%	327	332	-32	-9.6%
Information Not Available	1,816	9.6%	1,838	1,842	-26	-1.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,137		1,063	1,013
Male	633	55.7%	594	511	122	23.9%
Female	504	44.3%	469	502	2	0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,137		1,063	1,013
Hispanic or Latino	41	3.6%	37	43	-2	-4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	944	83.0%	875	809	135	16.7%
Information Not Available	152	13.4%	151	161	-9	-5.6%

Race	1,137		1,063	1,013
American Indian or Alaskan Native	145	12.8%	157	128	17	13.3%
Asian	17	1.5%	22	2	15	750.0%
Black or African American	39	3.4%	33	48	-9	-18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.4%	1	4	0	0.0%
White	787	69.2%	715	718	69	9.6%
Information Not Available	145	12.8%	135	113	32	28.3%

Years of Age	1,137		1,063	1,013
Younger than 22	15	0.8%	11	13	2	15.4%
22-24	18	1.0%	27	33	-15	-45.5%
25-34	196	10.9%	177	188	8	4.3%
35-44	249	13.9%	247	209	40	19.1%
45-54	300	16.7%	271	245	55	22.4%
55-59	150	8.3%	149	153	-3	-2.0%
60-64	127	7.1%	105	109	18	16.5%
65 and older	82	4.6%	76	63	19	30.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,137		1,063	1,013
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2	0.2%	5	1	1	100.0%
Mining	11	1.0%	15	17	-6	-35.3%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	98	8.6%	105	89	9	10.1%
Manufacturing	167	14.7%	135	119	48	40.3%
Wholesale Trade	44	3.9%	47	51	-7	-13.7%
Retail Trade	99	8.7%	92	98	1	1.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	29	2.5%	25	28	1	3.6%
Information	23	2.0%	19	23	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	93	8.2%	81	53	40	75.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	1.7%	15	17	2	11.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	46	4.0%	45	39	7	17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.3%	2	6	-3	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	87	7.6%	72	55	32	58.2%
Educational Services	46	4.0%	52	34	12	35.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	89	7.8%	88	97	-8	-8.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	12	1.1%	17	20	-8	-40.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	92	8.1%	83	68	24	35.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	22	1.9%	11	19	3	15.8%
Public Administration	103	9.0%	99	99	4	4.0%
Information Not Available	52	4.6%	55	80	-28	-35.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,205		17,318	22,538
Male	7,707	44.8%	8,024	10,802	-3,095	-28.7%
Female	9,497	55.2%	9,294	11,736	-2,239	-19.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,205		17,318	22,538
Hispanic or Latino	288	1.7%	313	440	-152	-34.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,522	96.0%	16,633	22,098	-5,576	-25.2%
Information Not Available	395	2.3%	372	0	395	0.0%

Race	17,205		17,318	22,538
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.3%	52	63	-13	-20.6%
Asian	120	0.7%	131	0	120	0.0%
Black or African American	5,254	30.5%	5,150	6,409	-1,155	-18.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	19	204	-192	-94.1%
White	10,971	63.8%	11,194	15,306	-4,335	-28.3%
Information Not Available	798	4.6%	772	556	242	43.5%

Years of Age	17,205		17,318	22,538
Younger than 22	234	0.9%	275	362	-128	-35.4%
22-24	544	2.0%	579	800	-256	-32.0%
25-34	3,620	13.6%	3,740	4,615	-995	-21.6%
35-44	3,976	14.9%	4,066	4,927	-951	-19.3%
45-54	4,287	16.1%	4,324	5,538	-1,251	-22.6%
55-59	1,981	7.4%	1,928	2,737	-756	-27.6%
60-64	1,478	5.5%	1,429	2,051	-573	-27.9%
65 and older	1,085	4.1%	977	1,508	-423	-28.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,205		17,318	22,538
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	68	0.4%	67	62	6	9.7%
Mining	14	0.1%	22	40	-26	-65.0%
Utilities	37	0.2%	39	47	-10	-21.3%
Construction	1,187	6.9%	1,221	1,583	-396	-25.0%
Manufacturing	2,413	14.0%	2,397	4,053	-1,640	-40.5%
Wholesale Trade	752	4.4%	663	1,197	-445	-37.2%
Retail Trade	1,272	7.4%	1,215	1,899	-627	-33.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,064	6.2%	702	784	280	35.7%
Information	230	1.3%	194	396	-166	-41.9%
Finance and Insurance	531	3.1%	492	725	-194	-26.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	226	1.3%	221	351	-125	-35.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	903	5.2%	947	1,400	-497	-35.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	231	1.3%	99	144	87	60.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,706	9.9%	1,647	3,636	-1,930	-53.1%
Educational Services	529	3.1%	542	926	-397	-42.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,567	9.1%	1,478	2,346	-779	-33.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	147	0.9%	123	205	-58	-28.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	705	4.1%	674	1,326	-621	-46.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	466	2.7%	475	829	-363	-43.8%
Public Administration	427	2.5%	259	549	-122	-22.2%
Information Not Available	2,730	15.8%	3,841	40	2,690	6725.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	155,227		163,620	151,813
Male	91,455	58.9%	98,609	92,448	-993	-1.1%
Female	63,625	41.0%	64,877	59,361	4,264	7.2%
Information Not Available	147	0.1%	134	4	143	3575.0%

Ethnicity	155,227		163,620	151,813
Hispanic or Latino	49,779	32.1%	53,208	49,386	393	0.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,671	59.7%	96,685	90,124	2,547	2.8%
Information Not Available	12,777	8.2%	13,727	12,303	474	3.9%

Race	155,227		163,620	151,813
American Indian or Alaskan Native	579	0.4%	582	646	-67	-10.4%
Asian	4,777	3.1%	5,048	4,495	282	6.3%
Black or African American	33,361	21.5%	34,877	32,701	660	2.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,780	1.1%	1,712	0	1,780	0.0%
White	53,160	34.2%	55,312	52,041	1,119	2.2%
Information Not Available	61,570	39.7%	66,089	61,930	-360	-0.6%

Years of Age	155,227		163,620	151,813
Younger than 22	2,646	1.3%	2,964	2,820	-174	-6.2%
22-24	6,801	3.5%	7,266	7,261	-460	-6.3%
25-34	36,866	18.8%	39,148	38,205	-1,339	-3.5%
35-44	36,713	18.7%	39,177	36,840	-127	-0.3%
45-54	36,673	18.7%	38,130	34,884	1,789	5.1%
55-59	16,762	8.5%	17,398	15,439	1,323	8.6%
60-64	11,881	6.0%	12,402	10,389	1,492	14.4%
65 and older	6,784	3.5%	7,048	5,975	809	13.5%
Information Not Available	101	0.1%	87	0	101	0.0%

Industry	155,227		163,620	151,813
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	645	0.4%	738	635	10	1.6%
Mining	8,380	5.4%	10,434	13,184	-4,804	-36.4%
Utilities	651	0.4%	646	367	284	77.4%
Construction	19,523	12.5%	21,674	17,083	2,440	14.3%
Manufacturing	18,579	11.9%	20,933	19,725	-1,146	-5.8%
Wholesale Trade	9,560	6.1%	9,650	9,910	-350	-3.5%
Retail Trade	10,402	6.7%	10,476	9,456	946	10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,814	3.7%	5,995	6,015	-201	-3.3%
Information	2,725	1.7%	2,786	2,671	54	2.0%
Finance and Insurance	6,556	4.2%	6,689	6,394	162	2.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,814	1.8%	2,880	3,148	-334	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14,477	9.3%	14,995	12,560	1,917	15.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	882	0.6%	994	874	8	0.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	20,692	13.3%	21,011	19,686	1,006	5.1%
Educational Services	3,903	2.5%	4,300	3,367	536	15.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,158	7.8%	11,853	11,529	629	5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	783	0.5%	767	730	53	7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,220	3.3%	4,866	4,620	600	13.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,443	2.2%	3,839	3,262	181	5.5%
Public Administration	1,632	1.0%	1,529	1,518	114	7.5%
Information Not Available	6,388	4.1%	6,565	5,079	1,309	25.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,689		8,771	9,054
Male	5,239	60.3%	5,318	5,618	-379	-6.7%
Female	3,445	39.6%	3,449	3,390	55	1.6%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	4	46	-41	-89.1%

Ethnicity	8,689		8,771	9,054
Hispanic or Latino	922	10.6%	940	851	71	8.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,896	79.4%	7,102	6,635	261	3.9%
Information Not Available	871	10.0%	729	1,568	-697	-44.5%

Race	8,689		8,771	9,054
American Indian or Alaskan Native	278	3.2%	319	275	3	1.1%
Asian	183	2.1%	156	177	6	3.4%
Black or African American	202	2.3%	206	201	1	0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	154	1.8%	177	189	-35	-18.5%
White	5,562	64.1%	5,835	6,122	-560	-9.1%
Information Not Available	2,300	26.5%	2,075	2,090	210	10.0%

Years of Age	8,689		8,771	9,054
Younger than 22	159	1.2%	163	152	7	4.6%
22-24	372	2.7%	367	421	-49	-11.6%
25-34	2,211	16.2%	2,210	2,412	-201	-8.3%
35-44	2,203	16.1%	2,216	2,219	-16	-0.7%
45-54	1,885	13.8%	1,932	1,970	-85	-4.3%
55-59	948	6.9%	964	990	-42	-4.2%
60-64	610	4.5%	616	622	-12	-1.9%
65 and older	301	2.2%	303	268	33	12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,689		8,771	9,054
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	16	0.2%	22	24	-8	-33.3%
Mining	256	2.9%	311	450	-194	-43.1%
Utilities	17	0.2%	20	15	2	13.3%
Construction	1,104	12.7%	1,139	929	175	18.8%
Manufacturing	814	9.4%	854	939	-125	-13.3%
Wholesale Trade	427	4.9%	439	493	-66	-13.4%
Retail Trade	809	9.3%	832	731	78	10.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	243	2.8%	295	386	-143	-37.0%
Information	260	3.0%	281	230	30	13.0%
Finance and Insurance	388	4.5%	339	313	75	24.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	153	1.8%	127	164	-11	-6.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	760	8.7%	798	760	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.4%	46	46	-8	-17.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,084	12.5%	1,083	1,059	25	2.4%
Educational Services	261	3.0%	282	270	-9	-3.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	437	5.0%	478	444	-7	-1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	130	1.5%	84	159	-29	-18.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	409	4.7%	308	400	9	2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	160	1.8%	178	221	-61	-27.6%
Public Administration	151	1.7%	140	163	-12	-7.4%
Information Not Available	772	8.9%	715	858	-86	-10.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,937		28,520	30,473
Male	14,499	51.9%	14,651	15,915	-1,416	-8.9%
Female	13,425	48.1%	13,856	14,547	-1,122	-7.7%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	13	11	2	18.2%

Ethnicity	27,937		28,520	30,473
Hispanic or Latino	1,126	4.0%	1,140	1,292	-166	-12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,348	90.7%	25,917	27,508	-2,160	-7.9%
Information Not Available	1,463	5.2%	1,463	1,673	-210	-12.6%

Race	27,937		28,520	30,473
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,263	4.5%	1,274	1,456	-193	-13.3%
Asian	801	2.9%	850	858	-57	-6.6%
Black or African American	11,216	40.1%	11,564	12,259	-1,043	-8.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,194	47.2%	13,369	14,227	-1,033	-7.3%
Information Not Available	1,463	5.2%	1,463	1,673	-210	-12.6%

Years of Age	27,937		28,520	30,473
Younger than 22	337	0.9%	359	383	-46	-12.0%
22-24	1,030	2.7%	1,049	1,199	-169	-14.1%
25-34	6,481	16.7%	6,636	6,936	-455	-6.6%
35-44	6,279	16.2%	6,358	6,926	-647	-9.3%
45-54	6,947	17.9%	7,058	7,702	-755	-9.8%
55-59	3,230	8.3%	3,338	3,706	-476	-12.8%
60-64	2,323	6.0%	2,387	2,321	2	0.1%
65 and older	1,310	3.4%	1,335	1,299	11	0.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	27,937		28,520	30,473
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	88	0.3%	95	47	41	87.2%
Mining	146	0.5%	168	273	-127	-46.5%
Utilities	36	0.1%	39	31	5	16.1%
Construction	1,874	6.7%	1,974	1,485	389	26.2%
Manufacturing	2,610	9.3%	2,562	1,689	921	54.5%
Wholesale Trade	972	3.5%	954	691	281	40.7%
Retail Trade	2,052	7.3%	2,187	1,552	500	32.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,006	3.6%	948	676	330	48.8%
Information	667	2.4%	721	609	58	9.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,073	3.8%	1,118	932	141	15.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	449	1.6%	462	371	78	21.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,535	12.6%	3,620	2,600	935	36.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	204	0.7%	186	185	19	10.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,339	11.9%	3,403	2,181	1,158	53.1%
Educational Services	831	3.0%	891	369	462	125.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,221	7.9%	2,242	1,538	683	44.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	165	0.6%	140	135	30	22.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,146	4.1%	1,190	778	368	47.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	789	2.8%	860	615	174	28.3%
Public Administration	1,724	6.2%	1,700	2,168	-444	-20.5%
Information Not Available	3,010	10.7%	3,060	11,548	-8,538	-73.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	347		409	475
Male	196	56.5%	217	206	-10	-4.9%
Female	151	43.5%	192	269	-118	-43.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	347		409	475
Hispanic or Latino	72	20.7%	85	81	-9	-11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	266	76.7%	312	375	-109	-29.1%
Information Not Available	9	2.6%	12	19	-10	-52.6%

Race	347		409	475
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2	0.6%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Asian	1	0.3%	0	2	-1	-50.0%
Black or African American	237	68.3%	272	337	-100	-29.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	1.7%	5	12	-6	-50.0%
White	26	7.5%	39	32	-6	-18.8%
Information Not Available	75	21.6%	92	88	-13	-14.8%

Years of Age	347		409	475
Younger than 22	4	1.2%	4	10	-6	-60.0%
22-24	15	4.3%	18	19	-4	-21.1%
25-34	63	18.3%	91	98	-35	-35.7%
35-44	68	19.7%	87	88	-20	-22.7%
45-54	94	27.2%	107	122	-28	-23.0%
55-59	53	15.4%	49	63	-10	-15.9%
60-64	28	8.1%	34	40	-12	-30.0%
65 and older	20	5.8%	18	32	-12	-37.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.6%	1	3	-1	-33.3%

Industry	347		409	475
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	1	0.3%	1	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.3%	1	0	1	0.0%
Construction	95	27.4%	90	68	27	39.7%
Manufacturing	8	2.3%	9	14	-6	-42.9%
Wholesale Trade	6	1.7%	12	6	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	12	3.5%	15	41	-29	-70.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	6	1.7%	9	3	3	100.0%
Information	1	0.3%	2	5	-4	-80.0%
Finance and Insurance	4	1.2%	3	3	1	33.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5	1.4%	8	14	-9	-64.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	14	4.0%	19	20	-6	-30.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.3%	1	14	-13	-92.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5	1.4%	8	24	-19	-79.2%
Educational Services	1	0.3%	2	14	-13	-92.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9	2.6%	12	16	-7	-43.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	1.2%	5	7	-3	-42.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	136	39.2%	169	177	-41	-23.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	10	2.9%	11	13	-3	-23.1%
Public Administration	12	3.5%	11	13	-1	-7.7%
Information Not Available	16	4.6%	21	23	-7	-30.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,673		2,510	2,724
Male	1,489	55.7%	1,363	1,483	6	0.4%
Female	1,184	44.3%	1,147	1,241	-57	-4.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,673		2,510	2,724
Hispanic or Latino	2	0.1%	0	2	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	204	7.6%	127	237	-33	-13.9%
Information Not Available	2,467	92.3%	2,383	2,485	-18	-0.7%

Race	2,673		2,510	2,724
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.0%	2	2	-1	-50.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	2	0.1%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
White	203	7.6%	124	230	-27	-11.7%
Information Not Available	2,467	92.3%	2,383	2,485	-18	-0.7%

Years of Age	2,673		2,510	2,724
Younger than 22	44	1.7%	40	47	-3	-6.4%
22-24	108	4.1%	98	108	0	0.0%
25-34	592	22.6%	536	583	9	1.5%
35-44	496	19.0%	472	482	14	2.9%
45-54	627	24.0%	599	666	-39	-5.9%
55-59	351	13.4%	315	355	-4	-1.1%
60-64	262	10.0%	253	285	-23	-8.1%
65 and older	193	7.4%	197	198	-5	-2.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,673		2,510	2,724
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	10	0.4%	9	16	-6	-37.5%
Mining	1	0.0%	2	5	-4	-80.0%
Utilities	6	0.2%	7	6	0	0.0%
Construction	246	9.2%	209	257	-11	-4.3%
Manufacturing	422	15.7%	362	404	18	4.5%
Wholesale Trade	140	5.2%	137	113	27	23.9%
Retail Trade	289	10.8%	317	278	11	4.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	75	2.8%	72	55	20	36.4%
Information	39	1.5%	36	53	-14	-26.4%
Finance and Insurance	48	1.8%	47	39	9	23.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40	1.5%	37	35	5	14.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	134	5.0%	144	137	-3	-2.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.1%	3	4	-1	-25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	190	7.1%	170	178	12	6.7%
Educational Services	119	4.4%	121	163	-44	-27.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	301	11.2%	315	325	-24	-7.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	1.5%	24	46	-6	-13.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	423	15.8%	360	395	28	7.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	79	2.9%	82	96	-17	-17.7%
Public Administration	68	2.5%	56	119	-51	-42.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,269		38,262	44,118
Male	24,351	60.5%	22,410	27,118	-2,767	-10.2%
Female	15,912	39.5%	15,840	16,994	-1,082	-6.4%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	12	6	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	40,269		38,262	44,118
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	40,269	100.0%	38,262	44,118	-3,849	-8.7%

Race	40,269		38,262	44,118
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	40,269	100.0%	38,262	44,118	-3,849	-8.7%

Years of Age	40,269		38,262	44,118
Younger than 22	489	1.3%	429	652	-163	-25.0%
22-24	1,339	3.6%	1,253	1,741	-402	-23.1%
25-34	9,023	24.4%	8,746	10,223	-1,200	-11.7%
35-44	9,301	25.2%	8,931	10,007	-706	-7.1%
45-54	9,992	27.1%	9,331	11,030	-1,038	-9.4%
55-59	4,903	13.3%	4,534	5,171	-268	-5.2%
60-64	3,356	9.1%	3,266	3,437	-81	-2.4%
65 and older	1,866	5.1%	1,772	1,857	9	0.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,269		38,262	44,118
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	40,269	100.0%	38,262	44,118	-3,849	-8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,316		26,064	30,147
Male	13,407	53.0%	13,713	16,062	-2,655	-16.5%
Female	11,858	46.8%	12,307	14,052	-2,194	-15.6%
Information Not Available	51	0.2%	44	33	18	54.5%

Ethnicity	25,316		26,064	30,147
Hispanic or Latino	1,053	4.2%	1,136	1,459	-406	-27.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,658	93.5%	24,269	28,076	-4,418	-15.7%
Information Not Available	605	2.4%	659	612	-7	-1.1%

Race	25,316		26,064	30,147
American Indian or Alaskan Native	304	1.2%	341	407	-103	-25.3%
Asian	403	1.6%	381	449	-46	-10.2%
Black or African American	4,000	15.8%	4,188	4,697	-697	-14.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1%	39	42	-9	-21.4%
White	19,971	78.9%	20,456	23,940	-3,969	-16.6%
Information Not Available	605	2.4%	659	612	-7	-1.1%

Years of Age	25,316		26,064	30,147
Younger than 22	392	0.9%	381	552	-160	-29.0%
22-24	939	2.2%	954	1,251	-312	-24.9%
25-34	5,433	12.7%	5,605	6,722	-1,289	-19.2%
35-44	5,367	12.5%	5,639	6,288	-921	-14.6%
45-54	6,000	14.0%	6,215	7,222	-1,222	-16.9%
55-59	3,418	8.0%	3,467	3,810	-392	-10.3%
60-64	2,397	5.6%	2,403	2,728	-331	-12.1%
65 and older	1,367	3.2%	1,400	1,565	-198	-12.7%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	0	9	-6	-66.7%

Industry	25,316		26,064	30,147
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	147	0.6%	169	196	-49	-25.0%
Mining	46	0.2%	60	127	-81	-63.8%
Utilities	46	0.2%	47	39	7	17.9%
Construction	2,086	8.2%	2,419	2,333	-247	-10.6%
Manufacturing	5,480	21.5%	5,482	6,883	-1,403	-20.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,114	4.4%	1,100	1,197	-83	-6.9%
Retail Trade	2,347	9.2%	2,367	2,716	-369	-13.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	856	3.4%	970	1,043	-187	-17.9%
Information	446	1.8%	440	540	-94	-17.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,025	4.0%	1,022	1,019	6	0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	281	1.1%	276	286	-5	-1.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,339	5.3%	1,389	1,317	22	1.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	395	1.6%	383	280	115	41.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,694	10.6%	2,763	3,376	-682	-20.2%
Educational Services	577	2.3%	662	717	-140	-19.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,815	11.1%	2,979	3,259	-444	-13.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	339	1.3%	271	455	-116	-25.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,296	5.1%	1,243	1,703	-407	-23.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	506	2.0%	534	690	-184	-26.7%
Public Administration	557	2.2%	513	669	-112	-16.7%
Information Not Available	924	3.6%	975	1,302	-378	-29.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,222		12,004	12,944
Male	7,638	68.1%	8,338	9,470	-1,832	-19.3%
Female	3,577	31.9%	3,663	3,470	107	3.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.1%	3	4	3	75.0%

Ethnicity	11,222		12,004	12,944
Hispanic or Latino	168	1.5%	197	198	-30	-15.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,120	72.4%	8,664	9,520	-1,400	-14.7%
Information Not Available	2,934	26.1%	3,143	3,226	-292	-9.1%

Race	11,222		12,004	12,944
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29	0.3%	24	35	-6	-17.1%
Asian	36	0.3%	38	43	-7	-16.3%
Black or African American	412	3.7%	464	436	-24	-5.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0%	5	10	-7	-70.0%
White	9,984	89.0%	10,636	11,592	-1,608	-13.9%
Information Not Available	758	6.8%	837	828	-70	-8.5%

Years of Age	11,222		12,004	12,944
Younger than 22	251	1.2%	219	338	-87	-25.7%
22-24	564	2.8%	573	702	-138	-19.7%
25-34	2,574	12.7%	2,723	3,021	-447	-14.8%
35-44	2,693	13.2%	2,933	3,235	-542	-16.8%
45-54	2,622	12.9%	2,879	2,934	-312	-10.6%
55-59	1,131	5.6%	1,239	1,321	-190	-14.4%
60-64	869	4.3%	892	899	-30	-3.3%
65 and older	518	2.5%	544	492	26	5.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	11,222		12,004	12,944
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	66	0.6%	58	71	-5	-7.0%
Mining	982	8.7%	1,200	2,121	-1,139	-53.7%
Utilities	22	0.2%	23	62	-40	-64.5%
Construction	2,077	18.4%	2,120	2,320	-243	-10.5%
Manufacturing	888	7.9%	1,062	1,029	-141	-13.7%
Wholesale Trade	449	4.0%	487	424	25	5.9%
Retail Trade	1,034	9.2%	1,054	867	167	19.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	393	3.5%	434	470	-77	-16.4%
Information	144	1.3%	125	100	44	44.0%
Finance and Insurance	151	1.3%	156	125	26	20.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.2%	163	192	-52	-27.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	531	4.7%	547	525	6	1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.3%	38	45	-9	-20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	984	8.7%	1,075	1,263	-279	-22.1%
Educational Services	166	1.5%	179	140	26	18.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	977	8.7%	990	911	66	7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	111	1.0%	102	119	-8	-6.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	707	6.3%	677	604	103	17.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	348	3.1%	376	398	-50	-12.6%
Public Administration	223	2.0%	215	188	35	18.6%
Information Not Available	793	7.0%	923	970	-177	-18.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Oct 2016	Percent	Sep 2016	Oct 2015	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,488		3,696	3,097
Male	2,352	67.4%	2,589	2,099	253	12.1%
Female	1,136	32.6%	1,107	998	138	13.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,488		3,696	3,097
Hispanic or Latino	448	12.8%	462	261	187	71.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,903	83.2%	3,074	2,684	219	8.2%
Information Not Available	137	3.9%	160	152	-15	-9.9%

Race	3,488		3,696	3,097
American Indian or Alaskan Native	181	5.2%	225	116	65	56.0%
Asian	20	0.6%	20	14	6	42.9%
Black or African American	179	5.1%	180	94	85	90.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.3%	7	19	-8	-42.1%
White	2,802	80.3%	2,977	2,627	175	6.7%
Information Not Available	295	8.5%	287	227	68	30.0%

Years of Age	3,488		3,696	3,097
Younger than 22	37	0.6%	35	33	4	12.1%
22-24	156	2.6%	178	153	3	2.0%
25-34	814	13.6%	806	778	36	4.6%
35-44	817	13.7%	841	630	187	29.7%
45-54	727	12.2%	817	712	15	2.1%
55-59	462	7.7%	503	399	63	15.8%
60-64	316	5.3%	374	282	34	12.1%
65 and older	159	2.7%	142	110	49	44.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,488		3,696	3,097
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	19	0.5%	11	8	11	137.5%
Mining	522	14.9%	786	593	-71	-12.0%
Utilities	14	0.4%	15	3	11	366.7%
Construction	648	18.5%	603	415	233	56.1%
Manufacturing	129	3.7%	150	130	-1	-0.8%
Wholesale Trade	168	4.8%	228	131	37	28.2%
Retail Trade	224	6.4%	208	180	44	24.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	161	4.6%	162	176	-15	-8.5%
Information	29	0.8%	35	32	-3	-9.4%
Finance and Insurance	31	0.9%	35	30	1	3.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	62	1.8%	72	82	-20	-24.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	119	3.4%	127	112	7	6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.1%	5	1	1	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	139	4.0%	168	135	4	3.0%
Educational Services	63	1.8%	81	63	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	249	7.1%	245	186	63	33.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	39	1.1%	18	34	5	14.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	337	9.6%	203	322	15	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	106	3.0%	103	73	33	45.2%
Public Administration	128	3.6%	101	85	43	50.6%
Information Not Available	299	8.5%	340	306	-7	-2.3%