Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

August 2017

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands data are estimated for the month of August 2017 due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants August 2017
	Aug 2017	Jul 2017	Monthly Change	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,889,102	1,967,473	-78,371	2,049,379	-160,277	-7.8
Alaska	6,115	6,286	-171	7,223	-1,108	-15.3
Alabama	18,502	22,280	-3,778	22,244	-3,742	-16.8
Arkansas	13,980	15,044	-1,064	16,372	-2,392	-14.6
Arizona	33,657	34,464	-807	36,845	-3,188	-8.7
California	336,839	340,363	-3,524	347,608	-10,769	-3.1
Colorado	21,517	22,116	-599	25,593	-4,076	-15.9
Connecticut	40,297	40,958	-661	44,394	-4,097	-9.2
District of Columbia	9,216	9,209	7	8,953	263	2.9
Delaware	6,040	6,072	-32	6,463	-423	-6.5
Florida	54,113	53,298	815	58,258	-4,145	-7.1
Georgia	29,037	30,826	-1,789	30,817	-1,780	-5.8
Hawaii	7,212	7,955	-743	6,729	483	7.2
Iowa	15,500	16,154	-654	17,011	-1,511	-8.9
Idaho	5,044	5,148	-104	5,733	-689	-12.0
Illinois	102,903	108,182	-5,279	111,658	-8,755	-7.8
Indiana	14,899	14,831	68	20,688	-5,789	-28.0
Kansas	12,205	11,227	978	11,865	340	2.9
Kentucky	19,044	21,949	-2,905	21,569	-2,525	-11.7
Louisiana	22,188	20,840	1,348	26,544	-4,356	-16.4
Massachusetts	58,827	58,624	203	58,680	147	0.3
Maryland	36,534	36,660	-126	39,476	-2,942	-7.5
Maine	3,834	4,089	-255	4,396	-562	-12.8
Michigan	53,056	72,128	-19,072	63,182	-10,126	-16.0
Minnesota	28,229	28,961	-732	30,300	-2,071	-6.8
Missouri	28,285	31,841	-3,556	31,544	-3,259	-10.3
Mississippi	12,841	15,225	-2,384	14,983	-2,142	-14.3
Montana	4,175	4,301	-126	4,359	-184	-4.2
North Carolina	22,312	22,789	-477	25,597	-3,285	-12.8
North Dakota	2,398	2,651	-253	3,503	-1,105	-31.5
Nebraska	4,708	4,930	-222	4,299	409	9.5
New Hampshire	4,100	4,204	-104	4,589	-489	-10.7
New Jersey	103,673	106,024	-2,351	105,796	-2,123	-2.0
New Mexico	10,872	10,596	276	12,248	-1,376	-11.2
Nevada	20,211	20,681	-470	21,753	-1,542	-7.1
New York	151,152	155,273	-4,121	157,336	-6,184	-3.9
Ohio	49,251	58,274	-9,023	53,853	-4,602	-8.5
Oklahoma	15,091	15,829	-738	23,516	-8,425	-35.8
Oregon	25,833	26,550	-717	26,612	-779	-2.9
Pennsylvania	126,385	130,888	-4,503	139,327	-12,942	-9.3
Puerto Rico	29,993	29,983	10	20,685	9,308	45.0
Rhode Island	9,091	9,726	-635	9,834	-743	-7.6
South Carolina	21,987	21,471	516	21,788	199	0.9
South Dakota	1,170	1,234	-64	1,383	-213	-15.4
Tennessee	21,381	22,298	-917	19,646	1,735	8.8
Texas	146,004	152,196	-6,192	183,387	-37,383	-20.4
Utah	8,191	8,616	-425	9,683	-1,492	-15.4
Virginia	30,036	30,790	-754	32,056	-2,020	-6.3
Virgin Islands	244	245	-1	341	-97	-28.4
Vermont	3,392	3,489	-97	3,914	-522	-13.3
Washington	47,463	46,787	676	43,023	4,440	10.3
Wisconsin	28,340	29,984	-1,644	33,488	-5,148	-15.4
West Virginia	9,537	10,561	-1,024	13,877	-4,340	-31.3
Wyoming	2,198	2,373	-175	4,358	-2,160	-49.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,889,102		1,967,473	2,049,379	-160,277	-7.8
Male	920,052	48.7%	961,758	1,055,821	-135,769	-12.9%
Female	954,921	50.5%	992,171	977,321	-22,400	-2.3%
Information Not Available	14,129	0.7%	13,544	16,237	-2,108	-13.0%

Ethnicity	1,889,102		1,967,473	2,049,379
Hispanic or Latino	376,066	19.9%	387,661	369,938	6,128	1.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,303,021	69.0%	1,372,633	1,402,666	-99,645	-7.1%
Information Not Available	210,097	11.1%	207,174	276,775	-66,678	-24.1%

Race	1,889,102		1,967,473	2,049,379
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24,581	1.3%	25,712	26,833	-2,252	-8.4%
Asian	67,802	3.6%	71,960	70,084	-2,282	-3.3%
Black or African American	381,469	20.1%	399,499	399,977	-18,508	-4.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11,810	0.6%	11,696	12,112	-302	-2.5%
White	959,372	50.7%	998,585	1,045,754	-86,382	-8.3%
Information Not Available	448,796	23.7%	462,963	498,359	-49,563	-9.9%

Years of Age	1,889,102		1,967,473	2,049,379
Younger than 22	31,069	1.6%	31,421	33,627	-2,558	-7.6%
22-24	73,279	3.9%	78,344	83,708	-10,429	-12.5%
25-34	423,239	22.4%	438,779	459,838	-36,599	-8.0%
35-44	408,468	21.6%	429,932	443,285	-34,817	-7.9%
45-54	434,631	23.0%	455,966	475,402	-40,771	-8.6%
55-59	215,788	11.4%	225,143	230,038	-14,250	-6.2%
60-64	159,828	8.5%	160,800	169,374	-9,546	-5.6%
65 and older	129,019	6.8%	133,786	137,888	-8,869	-6.4%
Information Not Available	13,841	0.7%	13,302	16,219	-2,378	-14.7%

Industry	1,889,102		1,967,473	2,049,379
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	58,636	3.1%	56,650	52,533	6,103	11.6%
Mining	7,584	0.4%	8,243	29,500	-21,916	-74.3%
Utilities	3,887	0.2%	3,718	4,720	-833	-17.6%
Construction	147,711	7.8%	161,392	169,857	-22,146	-13.0%
Manufacturing	164,491	8.7%	197,764	208,304	-43,813	-21.0%
Wholesale Trade	64,275	3.4%	66,513	73,899	-9,624	-13.0%
Retail Trade	149,681	7.9%	151,455	154,036	-4,355	-2.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	125,330	6.6%	125,429	128,756	-3,426	-2.7%
Information	62,465	3.3%	68,183	61,148	1,317	2.2%
Finance and Insurance	57,335	3.0%	57,933	57,437	-102	-0.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	25,668	1.4%	25,875	26,952	-1,284	-4.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	116,749	6.2%	118,325	119,212	-2,463	-2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,146	0.7%	14,704	12,956	190	1.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	249,780	13.2%	254,280	251,469	-1,689	-0.7%
Educational Services	83,629	4.4%	85,900	83,080	549	0.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	181,040	9.6%	188,918	181,330	-290	-0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	24,850	1.3%	25,950	27,128	-2,278	-8.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	135,326	7.2%	139,398	138,634	-3,308	-2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	49,378	2.6%	52,325	51,798	-2,420	-4.7%
Public Administration	42,267	2.2%	41,316	37,140	5,127	13.8%
Information Not Available	126,257	6.7%	123,202	179,490	-53,233	-29.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,115		6,286	7,223	-1,108	-15.3
Male	2,965	48.5%	2,990	3,826	-861	-22.5%
Female	3,136	51.3%	3,281	3,374	-238	-7.1%
Information Not Available	14	0.2%	15	23	-9	-39.1%

Ethnicity	6,115		6,286	7,223
Hispanic or Latino	8	0.1%	3	16	-8	-50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,839	95.5%	6,001	6,874	-1,035	-15.1%
Information Not Available	268	4.4%	282	333	-65	-19.5%

Race	6,115		6,286	7,223
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,119	34.7%	2,162	2,284	-165	-7.2%
Asian	269	4.4%	273	372	-103	-27.7%
Black or African American	344	5.6%	334	390	-46	-11.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	182	3.0%	146	175	7	4.0%
White	2,927	47.9%	3,086	3,655	-728	-19.9%
Information Not Available	274	4.5%	285	347	-73	-21.0%

Years of Age	6,115		6,286	7,223
Younger than 22	124	1.4%	130	107	17	15.9%
22-24	237	2.7%	275	370	-133	-35.9%
25-34	1,747	20.2%	1,770	2,109	-362	-17.2%
35-44	1,435	16.6%	1,434	1,579	-144	-9.1%
45-54	1,240	14.3%	1,252	1,525	-285	-18.7%
55-59	661	7.6%	657	732	-71	-9.7%
60-64	394	4.6%	476	497	-103	-20.7%
65 and older	277	3.2%	292	304	-27	-8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,115		6,286	7,223
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5	0.1%	12	17	-12	-70.6%
Mining	224	3.7%	214	527	-303	-57.5%
Utilities	24	0.4%	25	27	-3	-11.1%
Construction	561	9.2%	578	757	-196	-25.9%
Manufacturing	242	4.0%	219	382	-140	-36.6%
Wholesale Trade	74	1.2%	82	118	-44	-37.3%
Retail Trade	710	11.6%	724	684	26	3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	520	8.5%	530	571	-51	-8.9%
Information	78	1.3%	92	79	-1	-1.3%
Finance and Insurance	157	2.6%	140	165	-8	-4.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	118	1.9%	136	165	-47	-28.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	236	3.9%	238	304	-68	-22.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.1%	14	18	-10	-55.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	304	5.0%	347	369	-65	-17.6%
Educational Services	363	5.9%	372	307	56	18.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	742	12.1%	760	752	-10	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	72	1.2%	87	92	-20	-21.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	497	8.1%	514	582	-85	-14.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	351	5.7%	367	379	-28	-7.4%
Public Administration	640	10.5%	625	665	-25	-3.8%
Information Not Available	189	3.1%	210	263	-74	-28.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,502		22,280	22,244
Male	8,850	47.8%	10,253	11,633	-2,783	-23.9%
Female	9,631	52.1%	12,013	10,589	-958	-9.0%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	14	22	-1	-4.5%

Ethnicity	18,502		22,280	22,244
Hispanic or Latino	239	1.3%	280	270	-31	-11.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,985	75.6%	17,266	16,234	-2,249	-13.9%
Information Not Available	4,278	23.1%	4,734	5,740	-1,462	-25.5%

Race	18,502		22,280	22,244
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,070	5.8%	1,052	1,475	-405	-27.5%
Asian	520	2.8%	502	650	-130	-20.0%
Black or African American	8,210	44.4%	10,876	9,523	-1,313	-13.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1%	21	21	-2	-9.5%
White	7,809	42.2%	8,558	9,520	-1,711	-18.0%
Information Not Available	874	4.7%	1,271	1,055	-181	-17.2%

Years of Age	18,502		22,280	22,244
Younger than 22	52	0.2%	62	49	3	6.1%
22-24	77	0.3%	89	71	6	8.5%
25-34	784	3.3%	907	853	-69	-8.1%
35-44	3,076	12.9%	3,692	3,605	-529	-14.7%
45-54	4,007	16.7%	4,761	4,833	-826	-17.1%
55-59	2,027	8.5%	2,487	2,508	-481	-19.2%
60-64	2,385	10.0%	2,859	2,693	-308	-11.4%
65 and older	6,085	25.4%	7,416	7,624	-1,539	-20.2%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	7	8	1	12.5%

Industry	18,502		22,280	22,244
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	157	0.8%	135	203	-46	-22.7%
Mining	86	0.5%	75	262	-176	-67.2%
Utilities	54	0.3%	55	46	8	17.4%
Construction	1,649	8.8%	1,735	2,507	-858	-34.2%
Manufacturing	2,627	14.1%	4,243	3,531	-904	-25.6%
Wholesale Trade	615	3.3%	664	783	-168	-21.5%
Retail Trade	2,235	12.0%	2,193	2,434	-199	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	539	2.9%	770	680	-141	-20.7%
Information	288	1.5%	340	243	45	18.5%
Finance and Insurance	559	3.0%	530	616	-57	-9.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	225	1.2%	208	271	-46	-17.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,067	5.7%	1,090	1,204	-137	-11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0.3%	54	71	-19	-26.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,450	13.1%	3,246	2,859	-409	-14.3%
Educational Services	462	2.5%	453	451	11	2.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,817	9.7%	2,438	1,864	-47	-2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	110	0.6%	108	126	-16	-12.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,476	7.9%	1,658	1,680	-204	-12.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	518	2.8%	767	549	-31	-5.6%
Public Administration	211	1.1%	221	271	-60	-22.1%
Information Not Available	1,305	7.0%	1,297	1,593	-288	-18.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,980		15,044	16,372
Male	6,396	45.8%	6,302	8,113	-1,717	-21.2%
Female	6,711	48.0%	7,900	7,146	-435	-6.1%
Information Not Available	873	6.2%	842	1,113	-240	-21.6%

Ethnicity	13,980		15,044	16,372
Hispanic or Latino	129	0.9%	132	90	39	43.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,978	92.8%	14,070	15,169	-2,191	-14.4%
Information Not Available	873	6.2%	842	1,113	-240	-21.6%

Race	13,980		15,044	16,372
American Indian or Alaskan Native	159	1.1%	153	190	-31	-16.3%
Asian	19	0.1%	15	30	-11	-36.7%
Black or African American	3,937	28.2%	4,352	4,859	-922	-19.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	699	5.0%	737	763	-64	-8.4%
White	8,164	58.4%	8,813	9,327	-1,163	-12.5%
Information Not Available	1,002	7.2%	974	1,203	-201	-16.7%

Years of Age	13,980		15,044	16,372
Younger than 22	291	1.4%	289	387	-96	-24.8%
22-24	587	2.8%	623	751	-164	-21.8%
25-34	2,825	13.4%	3,062	3,592	-767	-21.4%
35-44	3,183	15.1%	3,412	3,657	-474	-13.0%
45-54	3,043	14.4%	3,344	3,489	-446	-12.8%
55-59	1,397	6.6%	1,570	1,591	-194	-12.2%
60-64	1,018	4.8%	1,072	1,090	-72	-6.6%
65 and older	763	3.6%	830	702	61	8.7%
Information Not Available	873	4.1%	842	1,113	-240	-21.6%

Industry	13,980		15,044	16,372
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	116	0.8%	116	153	-37	-24.2%
Mining	85	0.6%	43	433	-348	-80.4%
Utilities	22	0.2%	22	24	-2	-8.3%
Construction	1,052	7.5%	983	1,212	-160	-13.2%
Manufacturing	1,610	11.4%	1,655	2,495	-885	-35.5%
Wholesale Trade	602	4.3%	581	676	-74	-10.9%
Retail Trade	1,532	10.9%	1,584	1,448	84	5.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	453	3.2%	463	634	-181	-28.5%
Information	150	1.1%	157	179	-29	-16.2%
Finance and Insurance	224	1.6%	237	201	23	11.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	130	0.9%	143	166	-36	-21.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	578	4.1%	598	595	-17	-2.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	153	1.1%	139	35	118	337.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,881	13.3%	1,895	1,935	-54	-2.8%
Educational Services	367	2.6%	429	501	-134	-26.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,633	11.6%	2,308	1,671	-38	-2.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	0.5%	96	102	-29	-28.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	962	6.8%	1,249	1,096	-134	-12.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	382	2.7%	372	347	35	10.1%
Public Administration	263	1.9%	246	340	-77	-22.6%
Information Not Available	1,712	12.1%	1,728	2,129	-417	-19.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,657		34,464	36,845
Male	17,640	52.4%	17,613	20,204	-2,564	-12.7%
Female	16,005	47.6%	16,845	16,625	-620	-3.7%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	6	16	-4	-25.0%

Ethnicity	33,657		34,464	36,845
Hispanic or Latino	15,097	44.9%	15,829	16,085	-988	-6.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,355	36.7%	12,564	13,698	-1,343	-9.8%
Information Not Available	6,205	18.4%	6,071	7,062	-857	-12.1%

Race	33,657		34,464	36,845
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,664	4.9%	1,834	2,186	-522	-23.9%
Asian	2,466	7.3%	2,225	2,451	15	0.6%
Black or African American	2,445	7.3%	2,521	2,481	-36	-1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	236	0.7%	239	292	-56	-19.2%
White	14,646	43.5%	14,962	17,977	-3,331	-18.5%
Information Not Available	12,200	36.2%	12,683	11,458	742	6.5%

Years of Age	33,657		34,464	36,845
Younger than 22	745	1.6%	745	858	-113	-13.2%
22-24	1,605	3.5%	1,658	1,920	-315	-16.4%
25-34	7,411	16.3%	7,483	8,091	-680	-8.4%
35-44	6,880	15.1%	6,953	7,407	-527	-7.1%
45-54	8,092	17.8%	8,339	8,969	-877	-9.8%
55-59	4,080	9.0%	4,284	4,420	-340	-7.7%
60-64	2,878	6.3%	3,038	3,130	-252	-8.1%
65 and older	1,966	4.3%	1,964	2,050	-84	-4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	33,657		34,464	36,845
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	7,151	17.5%	7,547	7,460	-309	-4.1%
Mining	47	0.1%	44	125	-78	-62.4%
Utilities	39	0.1%	32	58	-19	-32.8%
Construction	1,322	3.2%	1,347	1,824	-502	-27.5%
Manufacturing	1,635	4.0%	1,682	1,741	-106	-6.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,152	2.8%	1,094	1,279	-127	-9.9%
Retail Trade	2,138	5.2%	2,118	2,513	-375	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	748	1.8%	777	798	-50	-6.3%
Information	443	1.1%	426	459	-16	-3.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,182	2.9%	1,170	1,127	55	4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	491	1.2%	503	562	-71	-12.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,583	3.9%	1,573	1,680	-97	-5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	0.2%	110	103	-17	-16.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,790	9.3%	3,746	3,926	-136	-3.5%
Educational Services	800	2.0%	990	1,064	-264	-24.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,501	6.1%	2,780	2,598	-97	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	315	0.8%	310	352	-37	-10.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,480	3.6%	1,756	1,720	-240	-14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	570	1.4%	548	584	-14	-2.4%
Public Administration	585	1.4%	666	792	-207	-26.1%
Information Not Available	5,599	13.7%	5,245	6,080	-481	-7.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	336,839		340,363	347,608
Male	169,334	50.3%	169,992	184,550	-15,216	-8.2%
Female	167,505	49.7%	170,371	162,871	4,634	2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	187	-187	-100.0%

Ethnicity	336,839		340,363	347,608
Hispanic or Latino	136,988	40.7%	137,451	127,830	9,158	7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	167,987	49.9%	170,276	185,298	-17,311	-9.3%
Information Not Available	31,864	9.5%	32,636	34,480	-2,616	-7.6%

Race	336,839		340,363	347,608
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,177	0.9%	3,406	3,925	-748	-19.1%
Asian	31,287	9.3%	33,582	32,518	-1,231	-3.8%
Black or African American	30,902	9.2%	31,217	35,602	-4,700	-13.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	102,621	30.5%	102,071	113,253	-10,632	-9.4%
Information Not Available	168,852	50.1%	170,087	162,310	6,542	4.0%

Years of Age	336,839		340,363	347,608
Younger than 22	7,509	1.8%	6,716	7,662	-153	-2.0%
22-24	14,440	3.5%	15,419	16,353	-1,913	-11.7%
25-34	84,811	20.6%	84,002	87,462	-2,651	-3.0%
35-44	69,794	17.0%	75,111	74,568	-4,774	-6.4%
45-54	75,859	18.4%	78,138	74,848	1,011	1.4%
55-59	37,640	9.1%	37,934	36,069	1,571	4.4%
60-64	27,725	6.7%	22,893	28,687	-962	-3.4%
65 and older	19,061	4.6%	20,055	21,959	-2,898	-13.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	95	0	0	0.0%

Industry	336,839		340,363	347,608
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39,373	10.5%	38,312	33,826	5,547	16.4%
Mining	385	0.1%	662	1,495	-1,110	-74.2%
Utilities	1,155	0.3%	757	1,402	-247	-17.6%
Construction	20,505	5.5%	22,609	27,846	-7,341	-26.4%
Manufacturing	26,088	6.9%	29,325	30,836	-4,748	-15.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,348	0.4%	1,797	1,775	-427	-24.1%
Retail Trade	23,297	6.2%	23,839	28,407	-5,110	-18.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	11,456	3.0%	9,744	11,587	-131	-1.1%
Information	28,591	7.6%	33,109	31,117	-2,526	-8.1%
Finance and Insurance	6,546	1.7%	6,622	6,915	-369	-5.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,792	0.7%	2,743	2,056	736	35.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,605	2.0%	7,095	6,448	1,157	17.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	76,438	20.3%	73,218	68,027	8,411	12.4%
Educational Services	25,703	6.8%	26,866	24,202	1,501	6.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,874	6.3%	24,028	23,921	-47	-0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,006	1.3%	5,108	6,821	-1,815	-26.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,114	4.0%	14,190	16,072	-958	-6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,701	2.0%	7,379	8,036	-335	-4.2%
Public Administration	3,369	0.9%	2,838	4,952	-1,583	-32.0%
Information Not Available	10,493	2.8%	10,122	11,867	-1,374	-11.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,517		22,116	25,593
Male	10,593	49.2%	10,779	13,651	-3,058	-22.4%
Female	10,923	50.8%	11,336	11,941	-1,018	-8.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,517		22,116	25,593
Hispanic or Latino	4,076	18.9%	4,244	4,920	-844	-17.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,241	70.8%	15,550	18,219	-2,978	-16.3%
Information Not Available	2,200	10.2%	2,322	2,454	-254	-10.4%

Race	21,517		22,116	25,593
American Indian or Alaskan Native	414	1.9%	443	480	-66	-13.8%
Asian	512	2.4%	513	571	-59	-10.3%
Black or African American	1,504	7.0%	1,533	1,600	-96	-6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	101	0.5%	105	89	12	13.5%
White	15,003	69.7%	15,326	18,023	-3,020	-16.8%
Information Not Available	3,983	18.5%	4,196	4,830	-847	-17.5%

Years of Age	21,517		22,116	25,593
Younger than 22	210	0.6%	207	256	-46	-18.0%
22-24	488	1.4%	513	697	-209	-30.0%
25-34	4,490	13.0%	4,632	5,543	-1,053	-19.0%
35-44	4,917	14.3%	5,092	5,890	-973	-16.5%
45-54	5,139	14.9%	5,222	6,277	-1,138	-18.1%
55-59	2,820	8.2%	2,944	3,201	-381	-11.9%
60-64	2,099	6.1%	2,127	2,405	-306	-12.7%
65 and older	1,352	3.9%	1,377	1,316	36	2.7%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	8	-6	-75.0%

Industry	21,517		22,116	25,593
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	184	0.8%	153	185	-1	-0.5%
Mining	164	0.8%	170	993	-829	-83.5%
Utilities	46	0.2%	50	48	-2	-4.2%
Construction	1,646	7.6%	1,734	2,219	-573	-25.8%
Manufacturing	1,649	7.6%	1,595	1,973	-324	-16.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,060	4.9%	1,083	1,466	-406	-27.7%
Retail Trade	1,846	8.5%	1,888	2,390	-544	-22.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	708	3.3%	744	833	-125	-15.0%
Information	955	4.4%	986	943	12	1.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,083	5.0%	1,091	1,073	10	0.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	530	2.4%	500	596	-66	-11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,450	11.3%	2,471	2,679	-229	-8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	234	1.1%	228	361	-127	-35.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,477	11.4%	2,473	2,673	-196	-7.3%
Educational Services	846	3.9%	877	975	-129	-13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,288	10.5%	2,497	2,435	-147	-6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	372	1.7%	411	376	-4	-1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,425	6.6%	1,580	1,552	-127	-8.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	549	2.5%	547	663	-114	-17.2%
Public Administration	440	2.0%	440	509	-69	-13.6%
Information Not Available	565	2.6%	598	651	-86	-13.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,297		40,958	44,394
Male	18,604	46.2%	19,227	20,732	-2,128	-10.3%
Female	21,693	53.8%	21,731	23,662	-1,969	-8.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	40,297		40,958	44,394
Hispanic or Latino	7,058	17.5%	7,045	7,229	-171	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,239	82.5%	33,913	37,165	-3,926	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	40,297		40,958	44,394
American Indian or Alaskan Native	150	0.4%	144	156	-6	-3.8%
Asian	752	1.9%	766	838	-86	-10.3%
Black or African American	7,084	17.6%	7,038	7,445	-361	-4.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	22,069	54.8%	22,620	23,952	-1,883	-7.9%
Information Not Available	10,242	25.4%	10,390	12,003	-1,761	-14.7%

Years of Age	40,297		40,958	44,394
Younger than 22	593	1.0%	572	615	-22	-3.6%
22-24	1,414	2.4%	1,440	1,688	-274	-16.2%
25-34	8,527	14.6%	8,615	9,330	-803	-8.6%
35-44	7,883	13.5%	7,991	8,761	-878	-10.0%
45-54	9,350	16.0%	9,625	10,500	-1,150	-11.0%
55-59	4,923	8.4%	5,011	5,361	-438	-8.2%
60-64	3,990	6.8%	4,043	4,231	-241	-5.7%
65 and older	3,617	6.2%	3,661	3,908	-291	-7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,297		40,958	44,394
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	131	0.3%	118	125	6	4.8%
Mining	11	0.0%	12	7	4	57.1%
Utilities	45	0.1%	51	58	-13	-22.4%
Construction	2,511	6.2%	2,926	2,775	-264	-9.5%
Manufacturing	3,184	7.9%	3,543	3,884	-700	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,451	3.6%	1,456	1,598	-147	-9.2%
Retail Trade	4,067	10.1%	4,225	4,435	-368	-8.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,900	17.1%	6,440	7,442	-542	-7.3%
Information	823	2.0%	866	738	85	11.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,409	3.5%	1,464	1,532	-123	-8.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	497	1.2%	476	556	-59	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,081	5.1%	2,086	2,187	-106	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	299	0.7%	340	288	11	3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,643	9.0%	3,745	4,209	-566	-13.4%
Educational Services	1,651	4.1%	1,607	1,795	-144	-8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,520	11.2%	4,536	4,979	-459	-9.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	615	1.5%	610	675	-60	-8.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,312	10.7%	4,310	4,458	-146	-3.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,112	2.8%	1,111	1,162	-50	-4.3%
Public Administration	530	1.3%	539	982	-452	-46.0%
Information Not Available	505	1.2%	497	509	-4	-0.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,216		9,209	8,953
Male	3,925	42.6%	3,983	3,774	151	4.0%
Female	5,291	57.4%	5,226	5,177	114	2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	9,216		9,209	8,953
Hispanic or Latino	744	8.1%	751	705	39	5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,443	91.6%	8,421	8,193	250	3.1%
Information Not Available	29	0.3%	37	55	-26	-47.3%

Race	9,216		9,209	8,953
American Indian or Alaskan Native	42	0.5%	44	33	9	27.3%
Asian	250	2.7%	241	231	19	8.2%
Black or African American	6,270	68.0%	6,235	6,324	-54	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.2%	24	20	3	15.0%
White	1,756	19.1%	1,787	1,623	133	8.2%
Information Not Available	875	9.5%	878	722	153	21.2%

Years of Age	9,216		9,209	8,953
Younger than 22	139	1.3%	158	134	5	3.7%
22-24	470	4.6%	460	511	-41	-8.0%
25-34	2,658	25.8%	2,616	2,414	244	10.1%
35-44	2,047	19.9%	2,047	1,944	103	5.3%
45-54	1,870	18.2%	1,872	1,927	-57	-3.0%
55-59	905	8.8%	937	931	-26	-2.8%
60-64	673	6.5%	677	684	-11	-1.6%
65 and older	454	4.4%	442	408	46	11.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,216		9,209	8,953
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%
Construction	6	0.1%	6	10	-4	-40.0%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	2	4	-4	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	0.0%	1	4	-1	-25.0%
Retail Trade	24	0.3%	28	28	-4	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	8	0.1%	11	12	-4	-33.3%
Information	2	0.0%	4	8	-6	-75.0%
Finance and Insurance	8	0.1%	6	8	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	7	0.1%	3	5	2	40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	53	0.6%	53	51	2	3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	2	2	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	51	0.6%	40	50	1	2.0%
Educational Services	14	0.2%	10	11	3	27.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15	0.2%	18	17	-2	-11.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	2	2	-1	-50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	35	0.4%	34	34	1	2.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	27	0.3%	18	13	14	107.7%
Public Administration	4	0.0%	5	4	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	8,956	97.2%	8,965	8,690	266	3.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,040		6,072	6,463
Male	2,468	40.9%	2,520	2,638	-170	-6.4%
Female	3,197	52.9%	3,165	3,446	-249	-7.2%
Information Not Available	375	6.2%	387	379	-4	-1.1%

Ethnicity	6,040		6,072	6,463
Hispanic or Latino	415	6.9%	422	395	20	5.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,250	86.9%	5,262	5,689	-439	-7.7%
Information Not Available	375	6.2%	387	379	-4	-1.1%

Race	6,040		6,072	6,463
American Indian or Alaskan Native	21	0.3%	17	23	-2	-8.7%
Asian	85	1.4%	81	129	-44	-34.1%
Black or African American	2,689	44.5%	2,653	2,801	-112	-4.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	6	4	0	0.0%
White	2,957	48.9%	3,020	3,216	-259	-8.1%
Information Not Available	289	4.8%	296	292	-3	-1.0%

Years of Age	6,040		6,072	6,463
Younger than 22	106	1.3%	112	106	0	0.0%
22-24	275	3.2%	266	332	-57	-17.2%
25-34	1,514	17.9%	1,466	1,554	-40	-2.6%
35-44	1,229	14.5%	1,301	1,310	-81	-6.2%
45-54	1,307	15.4%	1,330	1,500	-193	-12.9%
55-59	674	8.0%	676	769	-95	-12.4%
60-64	532	6.3%	520	510	22	4.3%
65 and older	338	4.0%	345	313	25	8.0%
Information Not Available	65	0.8%	56	69	-4	-5.8%

Industry	6,040		6,072	6,463
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4	0.1%	9	15	-11	-73.3%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	15	13	0	0.0%
Construction	255	4.2%	252	294	-39	-13.3%
Manufacturing	367	6.1%	423	403	-36	-8.9%
Wholesale Trade	175	2.9%	187	201	-26	-12.9%
Retail Trade	870	14.4%	884	965	-95	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	239	4.0%	231	313	-74	-23.6%
Information	87	1.4%	96	86	1	1.2%
Finance and Insurance	532	8.8%	536	622	-90	-14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	108	1.8%	103	125	-17	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	475	7.9%	483	482	-7	-1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.6%	35	21	15	71.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,109	18.3%	1,121	1,134	-25	-2.2%
Educational Services	207	3.4%	195	167	40	24.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	783	13.0%	705	810	-27	-3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	57	0.9%	72	86	-29	-33.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	534	8.8%	520	472	62	13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	125	2.1%	141	171	-46	-26.9%
Public Administration	51	0.8%	57	63	-12	-19.0%
Information Not Available	11	0.2%	5	20	-9	-45.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	54,113		53,298	58,258
Male	24,168	44.7%	23,578	26,873	-2,705	-10.1%
Female	29,891	55.2%	29,671	31,252	-1,361	-4.4%
Information Not Available	54	0.1%	49	133	-79	-59.4%

Ethnicity	54,113		53,298	58,258
Hispanic or Latino	14,274	26.4%	14,148	15,303	-1,029	-6.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,774	66.1%	35,208	38,277	-2,503	-6.5%
Information Not Available	4,065	7.5%	3,942	4,678	-613	-13.1%

Race	54,113		53,298	58,258
American Indian or Alaskan Native	316	0.6%	311	320	-4	-1.3%
Asian	826	1.5%	743	788	38	4.8%
Black or African American	15,663	28.9%	15,350	15,904	-241	-1.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	202	0.4%	227	268	-66	-24.6%
White	31,410	58.0%	31,131	34,676	-3,266	-9.4%
Information Not Available	5,696	10.5%	5,536	6,302	-606	-9.6%

Years of Age	54,113		53,298	58,258
Younger than 22	478	0.6%	495	577	-99	-17.2%
22-24	1,473	1.8%	1,530	1,615	-142	-8.8%
25-34	10,082	12.4%	10,278	11,095	-1,013	-9.1%
35-44	10,990	13.6%	10,842	11,484	-494	-4.3%
45-54	12,183	15.0%	11,879	13,004	-821	-6.3%
55-59	6,180	7.6%	5,858	6,285	-105	-1.7%
60-64	4,456	5.5%	4,296	4,585	-129	-2.8%
65 and older	3,559	4.4%	3,383	3,776	-217	-5.7%
Information Not Available	4,712	5.8%	4,737	5,837	-1,125	-19.3%

Industry	54,113		53,298	58,258
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,541	4.5%	2,070	3,074	-533	-17.3%
Mining	55	0.1%	72	167	-112	-67.1%
Utilities	91	0.2%	77	68	23	33.8%
Construction	2,888	5.1%	3,053	2,795	93	3.3%
Manufacturing	2,265	4.0%	2,187	2,590	-325	-12.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,959	3.5%	1,809	2,352	-393	-16.7%
Retail Trade	4,900	8.6%	4,872	4,985	-85	-1.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,096	3.7%	2,134	2,004	92	4.6%
Information	894	1.6%	832	1,037	-143	-13.8%
Finance and Insurance	2,108	3.7%	2,006	1,958	150	7.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	993	1.8%	1,034	1,258	-265	-21.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,856	6.8%	3,800	4,182	-326	-7.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	451	0.8%	493	506	-55	-10.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,380	16.6%	8,795	9,587	-207	-2.2%
Educational Services	2,003	3.5%	2,077	2,394	-391	-16.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,120	9.0%	5,493	5,510	-390	-7.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,235	2.2%	1,282	1,530	-295	-19.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,499	7.9%	4,298	4,609	-110	-2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,446	2.6%	1,509	1,565	-119	-7.6%
Public Administration	678	1.2%	633	679	-1	-0.1%
Information Not Available	4,655	8.2%	4,772	5,408	-753	-13.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,037		30,826	30,817
Male	12,674	43.6%	12,972	13,691	-1,017	-7.4%
Female	14,821	51.0%	16,329	15,623	-802	-5.1%
Information Not Available	1,542	5.3%	1,525	1,503	39	2.6%

Ethnicity	29,037		30,826	30,817
Hispanic or Latino	11	0.0%	58	33	-22	-66.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,484	94.7%	29,243	29,281	-1,797	-6.1%
Information Not Available	1,542	5.3%	1,525	1,503	39	2.6%

Race	29,037		30,826	30,817
American Indian or Alaskan Native	127	0.4%	160	112	15	13.4%
Asian	465	1.6%	549	475	-10	-2.1%
Black or African American	16,469	56.7%	17,754	16,897	-428	-2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	10,434	35.9%	10,838	11,830	-1,396	-11.8%
Information Not Available	1,542	5.3%	1,525	1,503	39	2.6%

Years of Age	29,037		30,826	30,817
Younger than 22	501	1.3%	517	510	-9	-1.8%
22-24	1,186	3.2%	1,295	1,352	-166	-12.3%
25-34	7,018	18.7%	7,544	7,565	-547	-7.2%
35-44	7,057	18.8%	7,558	7,619	-562	-7.4%
45-54	7,065	18.9%	7,421	7,338	-273	-3.7%
55-59	2,987	8.0%	3,138	3,081	-94	-3.1%
60-64	2,006	5.4%	2,081	2,085	-79	-3.8%
65 and older	1,217	3.2%	1,272	1,266	-49	-3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	29,037		30,826	30,817
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	333	1.1%	299	402	-69	-17.2%
Mining	11	0.0%	8	24	-13	-54.2%
Utilities	26	0.1%	38	30	-4	-13.3%
Construction	1,196	4.1%	944	1,145	51	4.5%
Manufacturing	1,695	5.8%	2,218	2,219	-524	-23.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,158	3.9%	1,203	1,268	-110	-8.7%
Retail Trade	2,176	7.4%	2,295	2,424	-248	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	551	1.9%	480	549	2	0.4%
Information	509	1.7%	492	656	-147	-22.4%
Finance and Insurance	809	2.8%	896	909	-100	-11.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	316	1.1%	334	356	-40	-11.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,136	17.5%	5,317	5,460	-324	-5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	33	0.1%	23	47	-14	-29.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	96	0.3%	103	86	10	11.6%
Educational Services	720	2.5%	698	858	-138	-16.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,363	4.6%	1,648	1,631	-268	-16.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,207	4.1%	1,470	1,244	-37	-3.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	231	0.8%	327	241	-10	-4.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	365	1.2%	419	565	-200	-35.4%
Public Administration	301	1.0%	292	344	-43	-12.5%
Information Not Available	10,805	36.8%	11,322	10,359	446	4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,212		7,955	6,729
Male	4,959	68.8%	5,230	4,242	717	16.9%
Female	2,252	31.2%	2,725	2,486	-234	-9.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,212		7,955	6,729
Hispanic or Latino	530	7.3%	592	455	75	16.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,765	66.1%	5,329	4,545	220	4.8%
Information Not Available	1,917	26.6%	2,034	1,729	188	10.9%

Race	7,212		7,955	6,729
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	0.7%	65	53	0	0.0%
Asian	2,219	30.8%	2,444	2,102	117	5.6%
Black or African American	127	1.8%	142	108	19	17.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,351	32.6%	2,598	2,024	327	16.2%
White	1,516	21.0%	1,675	1,546	-30	-1.9%
Information Not Available	946	13.1%	1,031	896	50	5.6%

Years of Age	7,212		7,955	6,729
Younger than 22	110	1.4%	108	116	-6	-5.2%
22-24	279	3.5%	332	257	22	8.6%
25-34	1,598	19.8%	1,802	1,473	125	8.5%
35-44	1,712	21.2%	1,811	1,480	232	15.7%
45-54	1,639	20.3%	1,817	1,532	107	7.0%
55-59	757	9.4%	835	770	-13	-1.7%
60-64	662	8.2%	723	642	20	3.1%
65 and older	455	5.6%	527	459	-4	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,212		7,955	6,729
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	132	1.8%	206	190	-58	-30.5%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	12	0.2%	13	9	3	33.3%
Construction	2,659	36.2%	2,797	1,977	682	34.5%
Manufacturing	123	1.7%	138	128	-5	-3.9%
Wholesale Trade	94	1.3%	97	92	2	2.2%
Retail Trade	326	4.4%	355	406	-80	-19.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	185	2.5%	326	170	15	8.8%
Information	190	2.6%	114	92	98	106.5%
Finance and Insurance	72	1.0%	75	73	-1	-1.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	87	1.2%	94	75	12	16.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	269	3.7%	265	285	-16	-5.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0.6%	43	26	17	65.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	742	10.1%	878	712	30	4.2%
Educational Services	59	0.8%	75	68	-9	-13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	335	4.6%	554	305	30	9.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	54	0.7%	57	78	-24	-30.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	546	7.4%	565	775	-229	-29.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	140	1.9%	160	164	-24	-14.6%
Public Administration	128	1.7%	119	140	-12	-8.6%
Information Not Available	1,016	13.8%	1,024	963	53	5.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,500		16,154	17,011
Male	7,743	50.0%	8,042	8,950	-1,207	-13.5%
Female	7,578	48.9%	7,935	7,855	-277	-3.5%
Information Not Available	179	1.2%	177	206	-27	-13.1%

Ethnicity	15,500		16,154	17,011
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	4,310	0	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	11,167	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	15,500	100.0%	677	17,011	-1,511	-8.9%

Race	15,500		16,154	17,011
American Indian or Alaskan Native	229	1.5%	226	183	46	25.1%
Asian	208	1.3%	234	153	55	35.9%
Black or African American	1,238	8.0%	1,195	946	292	30.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,671	62.4%	9,512	8,699	972	11.2%
Information Not Available	4,154	26.8%	4,987	7,030	-2,876	-40.9%

Years of Age	15,500		16,154	17,011
Younger than 22	274	1.2%	251	262	12	4.6%
22-24	565	2.4%	611	655	-90	-13.7%
25-34	3,260	13.8%	3,403	3,622	-362	-10.0%
35-44	3,457	14.6%	3,629	3,760	-303	-8.1%
45-54	3,501	14.8%	3,626	3,938	-437	-11.1%
55-59	1,903	8.0%	2,010	2,100	-197	-9.4%
60-64	1,470	6.2%	1,519	1,559	-89	-5.7%
65 and older	1,068	4.5%	1,104	1,112	-44	-4.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	3	-1	-33.3%

Industry	15,500		16,154	17,011
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	155	1.0%	159	169	-14	-8.3%
Mining	7	0.0%	10	24	-17	-70.8%
Utilities	25	0.2%	27	28	-3	-10.7%
Construction	1,694	10.8%	1,866	1,743	-49	-2.8%
Manufacturing	2,908	18.6%	3,071	3,872	-964	-24.9%
Wholesale Trade	696	4.4%	671	881	-185	-21.0%
Retail Trade	1,323	8.5%	1,294	1,340	-17	-1.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,057	6.8%	1,017	1,199	-142	-11.8%
Information	505	3.2%	496	557	-52	-9.3%
Finance and Insurance	544	3.5%	507	670	-126	-18.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	153	1.0%	164	188	-35	-18.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	829	5.3%	912	789	40	5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	56	0.4%	57	57	-1	-1.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,402	9.0%	1,479	1,452	-50	-3.4%
Educational Services	411	2.6%	473	450	-39	-8.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,662	10.6%	1,736	1,520	142	9.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	144	0.9%	150	140	4	2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,095	7.0%	1,222	1,123	-28	-2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	500	3.2%	487	479	21	4.4%
Public Administration	201	1.3%	208	192	9	4.7%
Information Not Available	133	0.8%	148	138	-5	-3.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,044		5,148	5,733
Male	2,454	48.7%	2,428	2,903	-449	-15.5%
Female	2,589	51.3%	2,720	2,829	-240	-8.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,044		5,148	5,733
Hispanic or Latino	482	9.6%	501	663	-181	-27.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,836	76.1%	3,866	3,928	-92	-2.3%
Information Not Available	726	14.4%	781	1,142	-416	-36.4%

Race	5,044		5,148	5,733
American Indian or Alaskan Native	269	2.8%	271	258	11	4.3%
Asian	109	1.1%	123	125	-16	-12.8%
Black or African American	110	1.1%	121	104	6	5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	71	0.7%	63	75	-4	-5.3%
White	7,782	80.5%	6,135	7,381	401	5.4%
Information Not Available	1,327	13.7%	1,393	1,530	-203	-13.3%

Years of Age	5,044		5,148	5,733
Younger than 22	72	0.6%	84	89	-17	-19.1%
22-24	165	1.3%	165	179	-14	-7.8%
25-34	854	6.9%	896	987	-133	-13.5%
35-44	1,040	8.4%	1,096	1,113	-73	-6.6%
45-54	1,203	9.8%	1,223	1,388	-185	-13.3%
55-59	672	5.5%	669	762	-90	-11.8%
60-64	502	4.1%	488	575	-73	-12.7%
65 and older	534	4.3%	526	634	-100	-15.8%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	6	-4	-66.7%

Industry	5,044		5,148	5,733
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	116	2.2%	115	148	-32	-21.6%
Mining	25	0.5%	26	73	-48	-65.8%
Utilities	8	0.2%	5	10	-2	-20.0%
Construction	356	6.9%	379	375	-19	-5.1%
Manufacturing	589	11.4%	506	765	-176	-23.0%
Wholesale Trade	240	4.7%	222	308	-68	-22.1%
Retail Trade	523	10.1%	554	521	2	0.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	575	11.1%	610	544	31	5.7%
Information	78	1.5%	69	86	-8	-9.3%
Finance and Insurance	161	3.1%	178	173	-12	-6.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	54	1.0%	48	57	-3	-5.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	330	6.4%	321	344	-14	-4.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.4%	18	19	1	5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	469	9.1%	470	546	-77	-14.1%
Educational Services	128	2.5%	135	136	-8	-5.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	606	11.7%	622	594	12	2.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	38	0.7%	43	32	6	18.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	229	4.4%	277	232	-3	-1.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	134	2.6%	191	127	7	5.5%
Public Administration	124	2.4%	132	172	-48	-27.9%
Information Not Available	241	4.7%	227	471	-230	-48.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	102,903		108,182	111,658
Male	50,853	49.4%	55,303	56,271	-5,418	-9.6%
Female	51,396	49.9%	52,199	54,637	-3,241	-5.9%
Information Not Available	654	0.6%	680	750	-96	-12.8%

Ethnicity	102,903		108,182	111,658
Hispanic or Latino	12,722	12.4%	13,339	13,628	-906	-6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	79,058	76.8%	83,059	86,278	-7,220	-8.4%
Information Not Available	11,123	10.8%	11,784	11,752	-629	-5.4%

Race	102,903		108,182	111,658
American Indian or Alaskan Native	493	0.5%	505	517	-24	-4.6%
Asian	2,728	2.7%	2,698	2,891	-163	-5.6%
Black or African American	29,926	29.1%	30,594	31,345	-1,419	-4.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	218	0.2%	232	204	14	6.9%
White	59,589	57.9%	63,697	66,311	-6,722	-10.1%
Information Not Available	9,949	9.7%	10,456	10,390	-441	-4.2%

Years of Age	102,903		108,182	111,658
Younger than 22	1,160	0.8%	1,200	1,451	-291	-20.1%
22-24	3,476	2.3%	3,610	4,277	-801	-18.7%
25-34	22,609	14.7%	23,473	24,563	-1,954	-8.0%
35-44	23,755	15.5%	25,315	25,540	-1,785	-7.0%
45-54	24,829	16.2%	26,353	27,443	-2,614	-9.5%
55-59	12,322	8.0%	13,023	13,547	-1,225	-9.0%
60-64	9,122	5.9%	9,540	9,396	-274	-2.9%
65 and older	5,630	3.7%	5,668	5,441	189	3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	102,903		108,182	111,658
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	280	0.3%	320	355	-75	-21.1%
Mining	253	0.2%	299	426	-173	-40.6%
Utilities	114	0.1%	141	234	-120	-51.3%
Construction	8,590	8.3%	11,556	9,709	-1,119	-11.5%
Manufacturing	8,844	8.6%	9,960	12,061	-3,217	-26.7%
Wholesale Trade	5,172	5.0%	5,240	5,087	85	1.7%
Retail Trade	8,949	8.7%	9,066	8,677	272	3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,774	8.5%	8,591	9,261	-487	-5.3%
Information	2,062	2.0%	2,100	2,272	-210	-9.2%
Finance and Insurance	4,367	4.2%	4,355	4,067	300	7.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,464	1.4%	1,469	1,346	118	8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,262	7.0%	7,314	7,393	-131	-1.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,066	1.0%	1,056	740	326	44.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,087	13.7%	14,526	15,214	-1,127	-7.4%
Educational Services	3,937	3.8%	3,678	4,801	-864	-18.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,862	7.6%	7,805	8,886	-1,024	-11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,069	1.0%	1,198	1,120	-51	-4.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,746	7.5%	8,155	8,142	-396	-4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,850	2.8%	2,950	3,154	-304	-9.6%
Public Administration	2,259	2.2%	2,263	2,446	-187	-7.6%
Information Not Available	5,896	5.7%	6,140	6,267	-371	-5.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,899		14,831	20,688
Male	7,791	52.3%	7,700	11,604	-3,813	-32.9%
Female	7,016	47.1%	7,048	8,996	-1,980	-22.0%
Information Not Available	92	0.6%	83	88	4	4.5%

Ethnicity	14,899		14,831	20,688
Hispanic or Latino	602	4.0%	603	988	-386	-39.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,376	76.4%	11,353	15,807	-4,431	-28.0%
Information Not Available	2,921	19.6%	2,875	3,893	-972	-25.0%

Race	14,899		14,831	20,688
American Indian or Alaskan Native	65	0.4%	81	87	-22	-25.3%
Asian	138	0.9%	115	143	-5	-3.5%
Black or African American	2,699	18.1%	2,760	3,783	-1,084	-28.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1%	16	23	-5	-21.7%
White	11,001	73.8%	10,881	15,229	-4,228	-27.8%
Information Not Available	978	6.6%	978	1,423	-445	-31.3%

Years of Age	14,899		14,831	20,688
Younger than 22	136	0.6%	131	235	-99	-42.1%
22-24	412	1.7%	413	640	-228	-35.6%
25-34	2,994	12.2%	3,085	4,603	-1,609	-35.0%
35-44	3,738	15.2%	3,678	5,126	-1,388	-27.1%
45-54	3,827	15.6%	3,772	5,212	-1,385	-26.6%
55-59	1,894	7.7%	1,839	2,464	-570	-23.1%
60-64	1,305	5.3%	1,291	1,617	-312	-19.3%
65 and older	593	2.4%	622	791	-198	-25.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,899		14,831	20,688
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.2%	33	47	-19	-40.4%
Mining	14	0.1%	17	54	-40	-74.1%
Utilities	33	0.2%	30	27	6	22.2%
Construction	1,699	11.4%	1,624	2,601	-902	-34.7%
Manufacturing	2,552	17.1%	2,446	4,504	-1,952	-43.3%
Wholesale Trade	607	4.1%	607	866	-259	-29.9%
Retail Trade	1,833	12.3%	1,725	1,435	398	27.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	500	3.3%	488	732	-232	-31.7%
Information	292	2.0%	296	299	-7	-2.3%
Finance and Insurance	487	3.3%	514	687	-200	-29.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	249	1.7%	245	300	-51	-17.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	817	5.5%	872	1,000	-183	-18.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	166	1.1%	175	124	42	33.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,458	9.8%	1,491	1,992	-534	-26.8%
Educational Services	468	3.1%	524	591	-123	-20.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,231	8.2%	1,229	1,609	-378	-23.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	119	0.8%	132	169	-50	-29.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	508	3.4%	538	710	-202	-28.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	396	2.7%	372	564	-168	-29.8%
Public Administration	119	0.8%	130	185	-66	-35.7%
Information Not Available	1,323	8.9%	1,343	2,192	-869	-39.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,205		11,227	11,865
Male	6,662	54.6%	5,843	6,308	354	5.6%
Female	5,543	45.4%	5,384	5,557	-14	-0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,205		11,227	11,865
Hispanic or Latino	946	7.8%	858	884	62	7.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,000	57.4%	5,835	6,021	979	16.3%
Information Not Available	4,259	34.9%	4,534	4,960	-701	-14.1%

Race	12,205		11,227	11,865
American Indian or Alaskan Native	172	1.4%	181	219	-47	-21.5%
Asian	148	1.2%	153	172	-24	-14.0%
Black or African American	2,735	22.4%	2,228	2,495	240	9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.2%	25	26	-2	-7.7%
White	8,520	69.8%	7,971	8,272	248	3.0%
Information Not Available	606	5.0%	669	681	-75	-11.0%

Years of Age	12,205		11,227	11,865
Younger than 22	176	0.9%	163	182	-6	-3.3%
22-24	426	2.2%	423	494	-68	-13.8%
25-34	2,681	13.6%	2,392	2,704	-23	-0.9%
35-44	3,086	15.6%	2,690	2,728	358	13.1%
45-54	2,879	14.6%	2,630	2,772	107	3.9%
55-59	1,380	7.0%	1,399	1,450	-70	-4.8%
60-64	997	5.1%	932	941	56	6.0%
65 and older	580	2.9%	598	594	-14	-2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,205		11,227	11,865
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	0.4%	44	48	0	0.0%
Mining	88	0.7%	66	144	-56	-38.9%
Utilities	12	0.1%	18	17	-5	-29.4%
Construction	1,133	9.2%	1,187	1,026	107	10.4%
Manufacturing	3,098	25.3%	1,362	1,697	1,401	82.6%
Wholesale Trade	538	4.4%	862	713	-175	-24.5%
Retail Trade	789	6.4%	781	897	-108	-12.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	456	3.7%	469	498	-42	-8.4%
Information	228	1.9%	243	336	-108	-32.1%
Finance and Insurance	312	2.5%	336	350	-38	-10.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	184	1.5%	186	178	6	3.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	791	6.5%	776	922	-131	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0.4%	43	21	31	147.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,320	10.8%	1,379	1,397	-77	-5.5%
Educational Services	269	2.2%	318	407	-138	-33.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,211	9.9%	1,370	1,320	-109	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	54	0.4%	54	79	-25	-31.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	609	5.0%	713	591	18	3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	223	1.8%	224	248	-25	-10.1%
Public Administration	266	2.2%	252	256	10	3.9%
Information Not Available	524	4.3%	544	720	-196	-27.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,044		21,949	21,569
Male	10,120	53.1%	12,059	12,465	-2,345	-18.8%
Female	8,907	46.8%	9,890	9,104	-197	-2.2%
Information Not Available	17	0.1%	0	0	17	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,044		21,949	21,569
Hispanic or Latino	34	0.2%	24	49	-15	-30.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	511	2.7%	489	647	-136	-21.0%
Information Not Available	18,499	97.1%	21,436	20,873	-2,374	-11.4%

Race	19,044		21,949	21,569
American Indian or Alaskan Native	185	1.0%	153	71	114	160.6%
Asian	56	0.3%	41	124	-68	-54.8%
Black or African American	3,287	17.3%	4,047	3,140	147	4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0%	4	9	0	0.0%
White	15,275	80.2%	17,444	17,906	-2,631	-14.7%
Information Not Available	232	1.2%	260	319	-87	-27.3%

Years of Age	19,044		21,949	21,569
Younger than 22	262	0.8%	336	186	76	40.9%
22-24	739	2.3%	1,232	528	211	40.0%
25-34	3,932	12.0%	4,804	4,891	-959	-19.6%
35-44	4,813	14.7%	5,517	5,042	-229	-4.5%
45-54	4,525	13.8%	5,011	5,707	-1,182	-20.7%
55-59	2,174	6.6%	2,331	2,377	-203	-8.5%
60-64	1,525	4.7%	1,639	1,614	-89	-5.5%
65 and older	1,074	3.3%	1,079	1,224	-150	-12.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,044		21,949	21,569
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	30	0.2%	8	44	-14	-31.8%
Mining	133	0.7%	116	785	-652	-83.1%
Utilities	34	0.2%	25	35	-1	-2.9%
Construction	1,598	8.4%	1,780	2,612	-1,014	-38.8%
Manufacturing	4,202	22.0%	7,401	3,565	637	17.9%
Wholesale Trade	902	4.7%	784	1,251	-349	-27.9%
Retail Trade	1,581	8.3%	1,369	1,454	127	8.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	795	4.2%	834	1,055	-260	-24.6%
Information	305	1.6%	348	239	66	27.6%
Finance and Insurance	649	3.4%	772	585	64	10.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	249	1.3%	249	275	-26	-9.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,096	5.7%	1,017	1,215	-119	-9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	0.5%	128	111	-12	-10.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,706	8.9%	1,713	2,097	-391	-18.6%
Educational Services	576	3.0%	573	940	-364	-38.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,912	10.0%	1,751	1,791	121	6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	254	1.3%	257	337	-83	-24.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,040	5.5%	1,020	1,113	-73	-6.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	335	1.8%	356	506	-171	-33.8%
Public Administration	438	2.3%	336	372	66	17.7%
Information Not Available	1,110	5.8%	1,112	1,187	-77	-6.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,188		20,840	26,544
Male	9,559	43.1%	9,136	14,246	-4,687	-32.9%
Female	12,575	56.7%	11,675	12,277	298	2.4%
Information Not Available	54	0.2%	29	21	33	157.1%

Ethnicity	22,188		20,840	26,544
Hispanic or Latino	780	3.5%	764	1,056	-276	-26.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,980	94.6%	19,675	25,485	-4,505	-17.7%
Information Not Available	428	1.9%	401	3	425	14166.7%

Race	22,188		20,840	26,544
American Indian or Alaskan Native	119	0.5%	124	152	-33	-21.7%
Asian	131	0.6%	126	210	-79	-37.6%
Black or African American	11,408	51.4%	11,754	14,060	-2,652	-18.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	345	1.6%	12	32	313	978.1%
White	8,637	38.9%	7,345	11,688	-3,051	-26.1%
Information Not Available	1,548	7.0%	1,479	402	1,146	285.1%

Years of Age	22,188		20,840	26,544
Younger than 22	402	1.4%	356	509	-107	-21.0%
22-24	913	3.1%	886	1,166	-253	-21.7%
25-34	5,469	18.8%	5,174	6,661	-1,192	-17.9%
35-44	5,240	18.0%	4,865	6,339	-1,099	-17.3%
45-54	4,895	16.8%	4,582	6,019	-1,124	-18.7%
55-59	2,447	8.4%	2,311	2,802	-355	-12.7%
60-64	1,709	5.9%	1,553	1,786	-77	-4.3%
65 and older	1,113	3.8%	1,113	1,262	-149	-11.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,188		20,840	26,544
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	132	0.6%	157	146	-14	-9.6%
Mining	242	1.1%	260	1,135	-893	-78.7%
Utilities	37	0.2%	31	58	-21	-36.2%
Construction	3,105	13.9%	3,123	3,961	-856	-21.6%
Manufacturing	1,387	6.2%	1,368	2,656	-1,269	-47.8%
Wholesale Trade	514	2.3%	498	828	-314	-37.9%
Retail Trade	1,510	6.8%	1,549	2,084	-574	-27.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	944	4.2%	1,075	1,223	-279	-22.8%
Information	256	1.1%	285	420	-164	-39.0%
Finance and Insurance	432	1.9%	447	447	-15	-3.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	325	1.5%	316	595	-270	-45.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,045	4.7%	959	1,568	-523	-33.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	69	0.3%	68	85	-16	-18.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,736	7.8%	1,741	2,205	-469	-21.3%
Educational Services	792	3.5%	1,002	818	-26	-3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,311	10.4%	2,617	2,510	-199	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	307	1.4%	293	383	-76	-19.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,746	7.8%	1,803	2,077	-331	-15.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	617	2.8%	777	765	-148	-19.3%
Public Administration	412	1.8%	434	491	-79	-16.1%
Information Not Available	4,269	19.1%	2,037	2,089	2,180	104.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	58,827		58,624	58,680
Male	28,781	48.9%	29,297	29,741	-960	-3.2%
Female	30,040	51.1%	29,321	28,935	1,105	3.8%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	6	4	2	50.0%

Ethnicity	58,827		58,624	58,680
Hispanic or Latino	7,928	13.5%	7,835	7,525	403	5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,469	80.7%	47,413	47,493	-24	-0.1%
Information Not Available	3,430	5.8%	3,376	3,662	-232	-6.3%

Race	58,827		58,624	58,680
American Indian or Alaskan Native	276	0.5%	274	263	13	4.9%
Asian	2,259	3.8%	2,276	2,472	-213	-8.6%
Black or African American	6,489	11.0%	6,225	6,397	92	1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	140	0.2%	131	141	-1	-0.7%
White	41,102	69.9%	41,234	41,351	-249	-0.6%
Information Not Available	8,561	14.6%	8,484	8,056	505	6.3%

Years of Age	58,827		58,624	58,680
Younger than 22	763	0.8%	790	785	-22	-2.8%
22-24	2,131	2.3%	2,133	2,209	-78	-3.5%
25-34	12,009	12.8%	12,193	12,092	-83	-0.7%
35-44	11,976	12.7%	12,082	12,231	-255	-2.1%
45-54	14,241	15.1%	14,175	14,642	-401	-2.7%
55-59	7,193	7.6%	7,078	7,169	24	0.3%
60-64	5,796	6.2%	5,709	5,261	535	10.2%
65 and older	4,718	5.0%	4,464	4,291	427	10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	58,827		58,624	58,680
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	249	0.4%	229	200	49	24.5%
Mining	19	0.0%	29	27	-8	-29.6%
Utilities	205	0.3%	185	132	73	55.3%
Construction	3,859	6.5%	4,466	4,970	-1,111	-22.4%
Manufacturing	4,492	7.6%	4,723	4,863	-371	-7.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,711	4.6%	2,615	2,461	250	10.2%
Retail Trade	4,809	8.1%	4,750	4,594	215	4.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,717	9.7%	4,951	5,093	624	12.3%
Information	1,416	2.4%	1,554	1,471	-55	-3.7%
Finance and Insurance	2,154	3.6%	2,107	2,173	-19	-0.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	882	1.5%	874	883	-1	-0.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,340	9.0%	5,298	5,048	292	5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	326	0.6%	304	282	44	15.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,015	8.5%	5,256	5,443	-428	-7.9%
Educational Services	1,743	3.0%	1,661	1,606	137	8.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,447	10.9%	6,425	6,100	347	5.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	681	1.2%	748	676	5	0.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,782	9.8%	5,604	5,550	232	4.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,039	5.1%	2,966	3,144	-105	-3.3%
Public Administration	1,975	3.3%	1,884	1,985	-10	-0.5%
Information Not Available	1,966	3.3%	1,995	1,979	-13	-0.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	36,534		36,660	39,476
Male	13,140	36.0%	13,710	14,578	-1,438	-9.9%
Female	15,316	41.9%	15,498	15,870	-554	-3.5%
Information Not Available	8,078	22.1%	7,452	9,028	-950	-10.5%

Ethnicity	36,534		36,660	39,476
Hispanic or Latino	1,210	3.3%	1,286	1,280	-70	-5.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,335	72.1%	26,990	28,421	-2,086	-7.3%
Information Not Available	8,989	24.6%	8,384	9,775	-786	-8.0%

Race	36,534		36,660	39,476
American Indian or Alaskan Native	117	0.3%	109	103	14	13.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	13,776	37.7%	14,049	14,649	-873	-6.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	0.1%	45	47	4	8.5%
White	12,391	33.9%	12,787	13,622	-1,231	-9.0%
Information Not Available	10,199	27.9%	9,670	11,055	-856	-7.7%

Years of Age	36,534		36,660	39,476
Younger than 22	441	1.0%	444	508	-67	-13.2%
22-24	1,150	2.5%	1,206	1,298	-148	-11.4%
25-34	6,623	14.3%	6,829	7,371	-748	-10.1%
35-44	5,865	12.6%	6,050	6,280	-415	-6.6%
45-54	6,395	13.8%	6,547	6,905	-510	-7.4%
55-59	3,283	7.1%	3,379	3,385	-102	-3.0%
60-64	2,512	5.4%	2,558	2,484	28	1.1%
65 and older	2,187	4.7%	2,195	2,216	-29	-1.3%
Information Not Available	8,078	17.4%	7,452	9,029	-951	-10.5%

Industry	36,534		36,660	39,476
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.1%	39	53	-9	-17.0%
Mining	8	0.0%	8	42	-34	-81.0%
Utilities	36	0.1%	37	55	-19	-34.5%
Construction	2,340	6.4%	2,545	2,601	-261	-10.0%
Manufacturing	204	0.6%	237	406	-202	-49.8%
Wholesale Trade	907	2.5%	958	1,186	-279	-23.5%
Retail Trade	1,094	3.0%	1,155	1,213	-119	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,973	8.1%	2,651	2,757	216	7.8%
Information	520	1.4%	510	403	117	29.0%
Finance and Insurance	990	2.7%	999	865	125	14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	576	1.6%	586	566	10	1.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,662	7.3%	2,692	2,780	-118	-4.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	136	0.4%	133	85	51	60.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,621	9.9%	3,833	4,216	-595	-14.1%
Educational Services	1,407	3.8%	1,425	1,359	48	3.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,099	8.5%	3,174	3,149	-50	-1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	375	1.0%	415	340	35	10.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,277	6.2%	2,422	2,595	-318	-12.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	751	2.1%	774	995	-244	-24.5%
Public Administration	531	1.5%	543	536	-5	-0.9%
Information Not Available	11,983	32.8%	11,524	13,274	-1,291	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,834		4,089	4,396
Male	1,842	48.0%	2,027	2,231	-389	-17.4%
Female	1,992	52.0%	2,062	2,165	-173	-8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,834		4,089	4,396
Hispanic or Latino	48	1.3%	47	49	-1	-2.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,387	88.3%	3,618	3,920	-533	-13.6%
Information Not Available	399	10.4%	424	427	-28	-6.6%

Race	3,834		4,089	4,396
American Indian or Alaskan Native	54	1.4%	56	61	-7	-11.5%
Asian	26	0.7%	31	28	-2	-7.1%
Black or African American	61	1.6%	61	65	-4	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	3,538	92.3%	3,786	4,022	-484	-12.0%
Information Not Available	155	4.0%	155	220	-65	-29.5%

Years of Age	3,834		4,089	4,396
Younger than 22	91	1.3%	87	108	-17	-15.7%
22-24	118	1.7%	116	184	-66	-35.9%
25-34	762	10.9%	810	821	-59	-7.2%
35-44	786	11.3%	815	889	-103	-11.6%
45-54	895	12.8%	982	1,038	-143	-13.8%
55-59	526	7.5%	560	592	-66	-11.1%
60-64	389	5.6%	425	457	-68	-14.9%
65 and older	267	3.8%	294	307	-40	-13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,834		4,089	4,396
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	85	2.2%	103	114	-29	-25.4%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	5	0.1%	4	19	-14	-73.7%
Construction	176	4.5%	202	252	-76	-30.2%
Manufacturing	351	9.0%	461	471	-120	-25.5%
Wholesale Trade	111	2.8%	120	104	7	6.7%
Retail Trade	408	10.4%	440	410	-2	-0.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	213	5.4%	174	227	-14	-6.2%
Information	35	0.9%	40	32	3	9.4%
Finance and Insurance	73	1.9%	70	89	-16	-18.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	33	0.8%	34	41	-8	-19.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	148	3.8%	141	179	-31	-17.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.2%	4	9	-2	-22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	263	6.7%	278	326	-63	-19.3%
Educational Services	140	3.6%	145	119	21	17.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	482	12.3%	490	589	-107	-18.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	1.0%	46	41	-1	-2.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	223	5.7%	232	267	-44	-16.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	89	2.3%	104	132	-43	-32.6%
Public Administration	78	2.0%	73	70	8	11.4%
Information Not Available	874	22.3%	928	904	-30	-3.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	53,056		72,128	63,182
Male	24,993	47.1%	35,808	32,039	-7,046	-22.0%
Female	26,765	50.4%	34,885	29,455	-2,690	-9.1%
Information Not Available	1,298	2.4%	1,435	1,688	-390	-23.1%

Ethnicity	53,056		72,128	63,182
Hispanic or Latino	2,170	4.1%	3,097	2,319	-149	-6.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,913	79.0%	57,076	49,738	-7,825	-15.7%
Information Not Available	8,973	16.9%	11,955	11,125	-2,152	-19.3%

Race	53,056		72,128	63,182
American Indian or Alaskan Native	384	0.7%	493	402	-18	-4.5%
Asian	690	1.3%	2,114	816	-126	-15.4%
Black or African American	12,637	23.8%	16,979	14,866	-2,229	-15.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1%	41	49	-12	-24.5%
White	27,699	52.2%	36,903	33,164	-5,465	-16.5%
Information Not Available	11,609	21.9%	15,598	13,885	-2,276	-16.4%

Years of Age	53,056		72,128	63,182
Younger than 22	896	1.2%	1,301	981	-85	-8.7%
22-24	2,399	3.1%	3,310	2,881	-482	-16.7%
25-34	13,080	17.0%	17,138	14,572	-1,492	-10.2%
35-44	12,055	15.7%	16,211	14,469	-2,414	-16.7%
45-54	12,382	16.1%	17,578	16,358	-3,976	-24.3%
55-59	6,192	8.1%	8,493	7,230	-1,038	-14.4%
60-64	4,008	5.2%	5,517	4,491	-483	-10.8%
65 and older	2,044	2.7%	2,580	2,200	-156	-7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	53,056		72,128	63,182
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	289	0.5%	310	320	-31	-9.7%
Mining	62	0.1%	62	146	-84	-57.5%
Utilities	54	0.1%	71	60	-6	-10.0%
Construction	2,531	4.7%	2,792	3,484	-953	-27.4%
Manufacturing	9,106	17.1%	18,741	14,535	-5,429	-37.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,708	8.8%	5,461	5,903	-1,195	-20.2%
Retail Trade	3,171	5.9%	3,192	2,925	246	8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,733	3.2%	2,844	1,758	-25	-1.4%
Information	935	1.8%	899	736	199	27.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,309	2.5%	1,279	1,332	-23	-1.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	644	1.2%	633	649	-5	-0.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,594	8.6%	6,614	5,751	-1,157	-20.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,445	2.7%	2,492	1,435	10	0.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,849	11.0%	7,596	5,743	106	1.8%
Educational Services	1,494	2.8%	1,435	1,841	-347	-18.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,030	11.3%	6,129	6,835	-805	-11.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	776	1.5%	736	733	43	5.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,298	4.3%	2,461	2,367	-69	-2.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,548	2.9%	2,909	1,852	-304	-16.4%
Public Administration	969	1.8%	973	889	80	9.0%
Information Not Available	3,511	6.6%	4,499	3,888	-377	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,229		28,961	30,300
Male	14,663	51.9%	15,235	16,575	-1,912	-11.5%
Female	13,557	48.0%	13,722	13,722	-165	-1.2%
Information Not Available	9	0.0%	4	3	6	200.0%

Ethnicity	28,229		28,961	30,300
Hispanic or Latino	1,158	4.1%	1,140	1,216	-58	-4.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,164	85.6%	24,776	25,820	-1,656	-6.4%
Information Not Available	2,907	10.3%	3,045	3,264	-357	-10.9%

Race	28,229		28,961	30,300
American Indian or Alaskan Native	409	1.4%	431	437	-28	-6.4%
Asian	884	3.1%	868	1,008	-124	-12.3%
Black or African American	2,611	9.2%	2,823	2,767	-156	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	70	0.2%	64	70	0	0.0%
White	21,581	76.4%	22,057	23,353	-1,772	-7.6%
Information Not Available	2,674	9.5%	2,718	2,665	9	0.3%

Years of Age	28,229		28,961	30,300
Younger than 22	301	0.6%	289	350	-49	-14.0%
22-24	820	1.7%	863	1,066	-246	-23.1%
25-34	6,201	13.2%	6,404	6,799	-598	-8.8%
35-44	6,224	13.2%	6,290	6,611	-387	-5.9%
45-54	6,559	14.0%	6,788	7,198	-639	-8.9%
55-59	3,770	8.0%	3,918	3,955	-185	-4.7%
60-64	2,803	6.0%	2,831	2,783	20	0.7%
65 and older	1,548	3.3%	1,573	1,530	18	1.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	5	8	-5	-62.5%

Industry	28,229		28,961	30,300
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	202	0.7%	247	263	-61	-23.2%
Mining	30	0.1%	51	115	-85	-73.9%
Utilities	116	0.4%	138	156	-40	-25.6%
Construction	2,687	9.5%	2,926	3,310	-623	-18.8%
Manufacturing	3,720	13.1%	3,599	4,634	-914	-19.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,413	5.0%	1,434	1,509	-96	-6.4%
Retail Trade	2,290	8.1%	2,348	2,235	55	2.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	870	3.1%	945	933	-63	-6.8%
Information	725	2.6%	668	619	106	17.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,025	3.6%	997	911	114	12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	402	1.4%	413	445	-43	-9.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,187	7.7%	2,262	2,212	-25	-1.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	575	2.0%	600	677	-102	-15.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,433	8.6%	2,510	2,502	-69	-2.8%
Educational Services	1,258	4.4%	1,274	1,377	-119	-8.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,756	9.7%	2,793	2,793	-37	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	382	1.3%	397	393	-11	-2.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,108	7.4%	2,190	2,051	57	2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,502	5.3%	1,630	1,530	-28	-1.8%
Public Administration	576	2.0%	566	527	49	9.3%
Information Not Available	972	3.4%	973	1,108	-136	-12.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,285		31,841	31,544
Male	12,476	44.1%	14,138	13,955	-1,479	-10.6%
Female	15,770	55.8%	17,663	17,514	-1,744	-10.0%
Information Not Available	39	0.1%	40	75	-36	-48.0%

Ethnicity	28,285		31,841	31,544
Hispanic or Latino	1,106	3.9%	1,308	1,346	-240	-17.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,902	77.4%	24,232	24,687	-2,785	-11.3%
Information Not Available	5,277	18.7%	6,301	5,511	-234	-4.2%

Race	28,285		31,841	31,544
American Indian or Alaskan Native	171	0.6%	176	193	-22	-11.4%
Asian	216	0.8%	267	173	43	24.9%
Black or African American	6,994	24.7%	7,512	7,644	-650	-8.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	316	1.1%	375	1,357	-1,041	-76.7%
White	17,193	60.8%	19,189	20,122	-2,929	-14.6%
Information Not Available	3,395	12.0%	4,322	2,055	1,340	65.2%

Years of Age	28,285		31,841	31,544
Younger than 22	368	0.9%	421	503	-135	-26.8%
22-24	980	2.3%	1,229	1,158	-178	-15.4%
25-34	5,902	13.7%	7,026	6,725	-823	-12.2%
35-44	6,350	14.8%	7,200	7,108	-758	-10.7%
45-54	6,684	15.6%	7,355	7,624	-940	-12.3%
55-59	3,474	8.1%	3,741	3,817	-343	-9.0%
60-64	2,495	5.8%	2,729	2,571	-76	-3.0%
65 and older	2,032	4.7%	2,140	2,038	-6	-0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,285		31,841	31,544
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	111	0.4%	85	179	-68	-38.0%
Mining	30	0.1%	28	122	-92	-75.4%
Utilities	25	0.1%	32	44	-19	-43.2%
Construction	2,042	7.2%	2,060	2,221	-179	-8.1%
Manufacturing	2,968	10.5%	5,092	3,164	-196	-6.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,090	3.8%	1,099	1,224	-134	-10.9%
Retail Trade	2,653	9.3%	2,756	2,986	-333	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,823	9.9%	3,292	2,955	-132	-4.5%
Information	564	2.0%	580	638	-74	-11.6%
Finance and Insurance	745	2.6%	741	913	-168	-18.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	465	1.6%	565	533	-68	-12.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,657	5.8%	1,584	1,763	-106	-6.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	129	0.5%	114	134	-5	-3.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,246	11.4%	3,130	3,780	-534	-14.1%
Educational Services	798	2.8%	832	965	-167	-17.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,170	11.2%	3,525	3,699	-529	-14.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	286	1.0%	280	283	3	1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,245	11.4%	3,798	3,543	-298	-8.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	704	2.5%	847	908	-204	-22.5%
Public Administration	234	0.8%	257	269	-35	-13.0%
Information Not Available	1,300	4.6%	1,144	1,221	79	6.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,841		15,225	14,983
Male	5,218	40.6%	5,655	6,821	-1,603	-23.5%
Female	7,607	59.2%	9,562	8,149	-542	-6.7%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	8	13	3	23.1%

Ethnicity	12,841		15,225	14,983
Hispanic or Latino	236	1.8%	256	227	9	4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,196	95.0%	14,544	14,082	-1,886	-13.4%
Information Not Available	409	3.2%	425	674	-265	-39.3%

Race	12,841		15,225	14,983
American Indian or Alaskan Native	52	0.4%	45	55	-3	-5.5%
Asian	33	0.3%	42	91	-58	-63.7%
Black or African American	8,164	63.6%	10,343	9,233	-1,069	-11.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.2%	23	46	-25	-54.3%
White	4,241	33.0%	4,462	5,180	-939	-18.1%
Information Not Available	330	2.6%	310	378	-48	-12.7%

Years of Age	12,841		15,225	14,983
Younger than 22	151	0.9%	164	217	-66	-30.4%
22-24	534	3.3%	564	683	-149	-21.8%
25-34	3,142	19.5%	3,659	3,814	-672	-17.6%
35-44	3,199	19.9%	3,689	3,666	-467	-12.7%
45-54	2,772	17.2%	3,400	3,338	-566	-17.0%
55-59	1,331	8.3%	1,627	1,477	-146	-9.9%
60-64	993	6.2%	1,202	1,076	-83	-7.7%
65 and older	719	4.5%	920	712	7	1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,841		15,225	14,983
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.6%	109	99	-17	-17.2%
Mining	33	0.3%	31	82	-49	-59.8%
Utilities	15	0.1%	21	13	2	15.4%
Construction	500	3.9%	518	632	-132	-20.9%
Manufacturing	1,282	9.9%	1,654	1,815	-533	-29.4%
Wholesale Trade	270	2.1%	341	276	-6	-2.2%
Retail Trade	1,085	8.4%	1,104	1,117	-32	-2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	279	2.2%	513	298	-19	-6.4%
Information	176	1.4%	170	123	53	43.1%
Finance and Insurance	131	1.0%	153	198	-67	-33.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	118	0.9%	105	117	1	0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	419	3.2%	433	474	-55	-11.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	136	1.1%	149	183	-47	-25.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,169	9.0%	1,323	1,262	-93	-7.4%
Educational Services	400	3.1%	483	355	45	12.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,811	21.8%	3,789	2,871	-60	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	64	0.5%	66	79	-15	-19.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	942	7.3%	1,174	1,135	-193	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	127	1.0%	152	191	-64	-33.5%
Public Administration	191	1.5%	173	216	-25	-11.6%
Information Not Available	2,611	20.2%	2,764	3,447	-836	-24.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,175		4,301	4,359
Male	1,950	46.7%	2,035	2,137	-187	-8.8%
Female	2,219	53.1%	2,263	2,214	5	0.2%
Information Not Available	6	0.1%	3	8	-2	-25.0%

Ethnicity	4,175		4,301	4,359
Hispanic or Latino	204	4.9%	199	209	-5	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,774	90.4%	3,880	3,957	-183	-4.6%
Information Not Available	197	4.7%	222	193	4	2.1%

Race	4,175		4,301	4,359
American Indian or Alaskan Native	623	14.9%	735	621	2	0.3%
Asian	22	0.5%	23	21	1	4.8%
Black or African American	57	1.4%	52	53	4	7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.4%	15	9	9	100.0%
White	3,395	81.3%	3,411	3,586	-191	-5.3%
Information Not Available	60	1.4%	65	69	-9	-13.0%

Years of Age	4,175		4,301	4,359
Younger than 22	48	0.7%	58	63	-15	-23.8%
22-24	123	1.7%	141	132	-9	-6.8%
25-34	841	11.9%	869	930	-89	-9.6%
35-44	891	12.6%	960	948	-57	-6.0%
45-54	967	13.6%	946	1,021	-54	-5.3%
55-59	513	7.2%	543	564	-51	-9.0%
60-64	479	6.8%	454	404	75	18.6%
65 and older	313	4.4%	330	297	16	5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,175		4,301	4,359
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	42	1.0%	29	48	-6	-12.5%
Mining	44	1.0%	65	100	-56	-56.0%
Utilities	16	0.4%	13	10	6	60.0%
Construction	545	12.9%	543	559	-14	-2.5%
Manufacturing	228	5.4%	240	228	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	97	2.3%	103	105	-8	-7.6%
Retail Trade	373	8.8%	350	424	-51	-12.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	217	5.1%	211	282	-65	-23.0%
Information	66	1.6%	85	44	22	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	88	2.1%	95	79	9	11.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	45	1.1%	54	45	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	251	6.0%	235	233	18	7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.2%	7	3	6	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	277	6.6%	257	347	-70	-20.2%
Educational Services	171	4.1%	176	200	-29	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	676	16.0%	680	630	46	7.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	2.0%	90	113	-30	-26.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	395	9.4%	422	456	-61	-13.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	105	2.5%	122	109	-4	-3.7%
Public Administration	374	8.9%	449	280	94	33.6%
Information Not Available	73	1.7%	75	64	9	14.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,312		22,789	25,597
Male	10,205	45.7%	10,205	12,070	-1,865	-15.5%
Female	12,096	54.2%	12,577	13,508	-1,412	-10.5%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	7	19	-8	-42.1%

Ethnicity	22,312		22,789	25,597
Hispanic or Latino	1,097	4.9%	1,050	1,192	-95	-8.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,730	92.9%	21,270	23,781	-3,051	-12.8%
Information Not Available	485	2.2%	469	624	-139	-22.3%

Race	22,312		22,789	25,597
American Indian or Alaskan Native	353	1.6%	324	373	-20	-5.4%
Asian	303	1.4%	297	310	-7	-2.3%
Black or African American	10,046	45.0%	10,778	11,941	-1,895	-15.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	0.2%	45	56	-15	-26.8%
White	10,134	45.4%	9,895	11,337	-1,203	-10.6%
Information Not Available	1,435	6.4%	1,450	1,580	-145	-9.2%

Years of Age	22,312		22,789	25,597
Younger than 22	289	0.9%	288	410	-121	-29.5%
22-24	804	2.6%	877	1,081	-277	-25.6%
25-34	5,439	17.6%	5,549	6,439	-1,000	-15.5%
35-44	5,344	17.3%	5,500	6,347	-1,003	-15.8%
45-54	5,629	18.2%	5,696	6,254	-625	-10.0%
55-59	2,406	7.8%	2,384	2,645	-239	-9.0%
60-64	1,526	4.9%	1,570	1,511	15	1.0%
65 and older	875	2.8%	925	910	-35	-3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,312		22,789	25,597
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	130	0.6%	125	135	-5	-3.7%
Mining	5	0.0%	9	6	-1	-16.7%
Utilities	19	0.1%	26	23	-4	-17.4%
Construction	1,166	5.2%	1,091	1,244	-78	-6.3%
Manufacturing	2,686	12.0%	2,958	3,682	-996	-27.1%
Wholesale Trade	975	4.3%	916	1,070	-95	-8.9%
Retail Trade	1,833	8.2%	1,799	2,201	-368	-16.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	574	2.6%	593	634	-60	-9.5%
Information	527	2.3%	555	426	101	23.7%
Finance and Insurance	876	3.9%	821	811	65	8.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	299	1.3%	287	345	-46	-13.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,555	6.9%	1,588	1,673	-118	-7.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	168	0.7%	156	138	30	21.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,090	18.2%	4,289	4,704	-614	-13.1%
Educational Services	907	4.0%	930	1,175	-268	-22.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,081	9.3%	2,029	2,258	-177	-7.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	174	0.8%	157	190	-16	-8.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,337	6.0%	1,504	1,556	-219	-14.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	489	2.2%	464	464	25	5.4%
Public Administration	407	1.8%	409	463	-56	-12.1%
Information Not Available	2,014	9.0%	2,083	2,399	-385	-16.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,398		2,651	3,503
Male	1,428	59.5%	1,544	2,384	-956	-40.1%
Female	970	40.5%	1,107	1,119	-149	-13.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,398		2,651	3,503
Hispanic or Latino	107	4.5%	139	189	-82	-43.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,224	92.7%	2,435	3,199	-975	-30.5%
Information Not Available	67	2.8%	77	115	-48	-41.7%

Race	2,398		2,651	3,503
American Indian or Alaskan Native	250	10.4%	332	304	-54	-17.8%
Asian	13	0.5%	11	29	-16	-55.2%
Black or African American	120	5.0%	127	201	-81	-40.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.2%	4	9	-4	-44.4%
White	1,836	76.6%	1,961	2,656	-820	-30.9%
Information Not Available	174	7.3%	216	304	-130	-42.8%

Years of Age	2,398		2,651	3,503
Younger than 22	24	0.6%	29	32	-8	-25.0%
22-24	64	1.6%	65	118	-54	-45.8%
25-34	484	12.1%	548	869	-385	-44.3%
35-44	537	13.4%	575	776	-239	-30.8%
45-54	584	14.6%	630	796	-212	-26.6%
55-59	314	7.9%	364	428	-114	-26.6%
60-64	236	5.9%	263	293	-57	-19.5%
65 and older	155	3.9%	177	191	-36	-18.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,398		2,651	3,503
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	56	2.3%	62	78	-22	-28.2%
Mining	77	3.1%	82	456	-379	-83.1%
Utilities	17	0.7%	19	17	0	0.0%
Construction	418	17.0%	466	468	-50	-10.7%
Manufacturing	285	11.6%	312	364	-79	-21.7%
Wholesale Trade	130	5.3%	123	341	-211	-61.9%
Retail Trade	172	7.0%	180	187	-15	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	182	7.4%	187	348	-166	-47.7%
Information	30	1.2%	32	43	-13	-30.2%
Finance and Insurance	63	2.6%	60	38	25	65.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	38	1.5%	36	77	-39	-50.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	113	4.6%	138	140	-27	-19.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.7%	18	6	11	183.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	76	3.1%	79	121	-45	-37.2%
Educational Services	4	0.2%	3	7	-3	-42.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	149	6.1%	165	151	-2	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5	0.2%	6	5	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	124	5.1%	143	135	-11	-8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	61	2.5%	68	69	-8	-11.6%
Public Administration	216	8.8%	287	237	-21	-8.9%
Information Not Available	165	6.7%	185	215	-50	-23.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,708		4,930	4,299
Male	1,961	41.7%	2,009	1,821	140	7.7%
Female	2,513	53.4%	2,689	2,183	330	15.1%
Information Not Available	234	5.0%	232	295	-61	-20.7%

Ethnicity	4,708		4,930	4,299
Hispanic or Latino	340	7.2%	366	283	57	20.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,708	78.8%	3,912	3,301	407	12.3%
Information Not Available	660	14.0%	652	715	-55	-7.7%

Race	4,708		4,930	4,299
American Indian or Alaskan Native	79	1.7%	85	73	6	8.2%
Asian	68	1.4%	74	98	-30	-30.6%
Black or African American	647	13.7%	640	504	143	28.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.2%	10	12	-4	-33.3%
White	3,221	68.4%	3,384	2,920	301	10.3%
Information Not Available	685	14.5%	737	692	-7	-1.0%

Years of Age	4,708		4,930	4,299
Younger than 22	31	0.4%	27	32	-1	-3.1%
22-24	96	1.3%	99	113	-17	-15.0%
25-34	951	12.8%	985	868	83	9.6%
35-44	1,057	14.2%	1,122	914	143	15.6%
45-54	1,067	14.3%	1,124	995	72	7.2%
55-59	611	8.2%	651	610	1	0.2%
60-64	476	6.4%	507	418	58	13.9%
65 and older	419	5.6%	415	349	70	20.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,708		4,930	4,299
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41	0.9%	49	44	-3	-6.8%
Mining	2	0.0%	6	7	-5	-71.4%
Utilities	4	0.1%	5	6	-2	-33.3%
Construction	379	8.0%	378	304	75	24.7%
Manufacturing	468	9.9%	486	503	-35	-7.0%
Wholesale Trade	173	3.6%	164	188	-15	-8.0%
Retail Trade	414	8.7%	388	366	48	13.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	502	10.6%	522	482	20	4.1%
Information	104	2.2%	102	82	22	26.8%
Finance and Insurance	204	4.3%	202	185	19	10.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	51	1.1%	48	42	9	21.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	225	4.7%	231	194	31	16.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	60	1.3%	61	44	16	36.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	358	7.5%	364	324	34	10.5%
Educational Services	107	2.3%	112	119	-12	-10.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	575	12.1%	631	458	117	25.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	63	1.3%	69	51	12	23.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	490	10.3%	601	430	60	14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	89	1.9%	97	85	4	4.7%
Public Administration	108	2.3%	94	109	-1	-0.9%
Information Not Available	291	6.1%	320	276	15	5.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,100		4,204	4,589
Male	1,857	45.3%	1,959	2,109	-252	-11.9%
Female	2,224	54.2%	2,214	2,437	-213	-8.7%
Information Not Available	19	0.5%	31	43	-24	-55.8%

Ethnicity	4,100		4,204	4,589
Hispanic or Latino	140	3.4%	149	154	-14	-9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,436	83.8%	3,512	3,899	-463	-11.9%
Information Not Available	524	12.8%	543	536	-12	-2.2%

Race	4,100		4,204	4,589
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11	0.3%	15	23	-12	-52.2%
Asian	74	1.8%	72	79	-5	-6.3%
Black or African American	84	2.0%	85	58	26	44.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.2%	8	9	-2	-22.2%
White	3,647	89.0%	3,736	4,089	-442	-10.8%
Information Not Available	277	6.8%	288	331	-54	-16.3%

Years of Age	4,100		4,204	4,589
Younger than 22	30	0.4%	25	22	8	36.4%
22-24	69	1.0%	68	78	-9	-11.5%
25-34	577	8.0%	593	701	-124	-17.7%
35-44	819	11.4%	836	852	-33	-3.9%
45-54	1,043	14.5%	1,091	1,229	-186	-15.1%
55-59	673	9.3%	697	722	-49	-6.8%
60-64	541	7.5%	551	616	-75	-12.2%
65 and older	348	4.8%	343	369	-21	-5.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,100		4,204	4,589
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	21	0.5%	11	16	5	31.3%
Mining	4	0.1%	4	0	4	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.2%	14	16	-7	-43.8%
Construction	57	1.4%	77	73	-16	-21.9%
Manufacturing	424	10.3%	437	475	-51	-10.7%
Wholesale Trade	210	5.1%	207	237	-27	-11.4%
Retail Trade	215	5.2%	215	226	-11	-4.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	521	12.6%	483	599	-78	-13.0%
Information	63	1.5%	59	65	-2	-3.1%
Finance and Insurance	122	3.0%	132	161	-39	-24.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	32	0.8%	39	48	-16	-33.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	236	5.7%	247	286	-50	-17.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	46	1.1%	41	30	16	53.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	460	11.2%	471	513	-53	-10.3%
Educational Services	193	4.7%	213	226	-33	-14.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	390	9.5%	412	407	-17	-4.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	37	0.9%	53	39	-2	-5.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	137	3.3%	148	173	-36	-20.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	135	3.3%	163	137	-2	-1.5%
Public Administration	51	1.2%	58	46	5	10.9%
Information Not Available	737	17.9%	720	816	-79	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	103,673		106,024	105,796
Male	46,556	44.9%	48,403	48,105	-1,549	-3.2%
Female	57,117	55.1%	57,621	57,691	-574	-1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	103,673		106,024	105,796
Hispanic or Latino	21,071	20.3%	21,511	21,557	-486	-2.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,800	69.3%	73,470	73,231	-1,431	-2.0%
Information Not Available	10,802	10.4%	11,043	11,008	-206	-1.9%

Race	103,673		106,024	105,796
American Indian or Alaskan Native	465	0.4%	492	455	10	2.2%
Asian	3,962	3.8%	4,159	3,818	144	3.8%
Black or African American	25,097	24.2%	25,415	25,085	12	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	619	0.6%	642	607	12	2.0%
White	59,384	57.3%	60,730	61,492	-2,108	-3.4%
Information Not Available	14,146	13.6%	14,586	14,339	-193	-1.3%

Years of Age	103,673		106,024	105,796
Younger than 22	2,705	1.8%	2,731	1,789	916	51.2%
22-24	5,133	3.3%	5,283	4,632	501	10.8%
25-34	22,275	14.4%	22,811	22,571	-296	-1.3%
35-44	19,942	12.9%	20,494	20,241	-299	-1.5%
45-54	23,449	15.2%	24,143	24,172	-723	-3.0%
55-59	11,809	7.7%	11,939	12,189	-380	-3.1%
60-64	8,772	5.7%	8,949	9,472	-700	-7.4%
65 and older	9,588	6.2%	9,674	10,730	-1,142	-10.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	103,673		106,024	105,796
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	161	0.2%	161	150	11	7.3%
Mining	41	0.0%	44	47	-6	-12.8%
Utilities	128	0.1%	155	141	-13	-9.2%
Construction	5,852	5.6%	6,516	6,411	-559	-8.7%
Manufacturing	5,499	5.3%	5,664	5,306	193	3.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,781	4.6%	4,927	4,829	-48	-1.0%
Retail Trade	9,958	9.6%	10,460	10,368	-410	-4.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,940	9.6%	9,266	9,911	29	0.3%
Information	1,790	1.7%	1,825	1,482	308	20.8%
Finance and Insurance	3,137	3.0%	3,269	3,324	-187	-5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,422	1.4%	1,473	1,420	2	0.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,355	6.1%	6,617	6,449	-94	-1.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,552	1.5%	1,682	1,492	60	4.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,704	12.2%	13,279	13,067	-363	-2.8%
Educational Services	5,726	5.5%	5,774	5,786	-60	-1.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9,888	9.5%	9,911	10,607	-719	-6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	988	1.0%	984	1,070	-82	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,241	11.8%	12,669	12,291	-50	-0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,287	2.2%	2,369	2,371	-84	-3.5%
Public Administration	3,773	3.6%	3,530	3,766	7	0.2%
Information Not Available	5,450	5.2%	5,449	5,508	-58	-1.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,872		10,596	12,248
Male	5,304	48.8%	5,015	7,038	-1,734	-24.6%
Female	5,568	51.2%	5,581	5,210	358	6.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,872		10,596	12,248
Hispanic or Latino	5,268	48.5%	5,329	5,894	-626	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,616	42.5%	4,321	5,181	-565	-10.9%
Information Not Available	988	9.1%	946	1,173	-185	-15.8%

Race	10,872		10,596	12,248
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,390	12.8%	1,362	1,804	-414	-22.9%
Asian	83	0.8%	80	99	-16	-16.2%
Black or African American	377	3.5%	347	363	14	3.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.3%	21	47	-18	-38.3%
White	6,023	55.4%	5,874	6,408	-385	-6.0%
Information Not Available	2,970	27.3%	2,912	3,527	-557	-15.8%

Years of Age	10,872		10,596	12,248
Younger than 22	213	1.3%	216	241	-28	-11.6%
22-24	488	3.1%	428	558	-70	-12.5%
25-34	2,584	16.2%	2,460	3,029	-445	-14.7%
35-44	2,460	15.4%	2,325	2,726	-266	-9.8%
45-54	2,336	14.6%	2,349	2,742	-406	-14.8%
55-59	1,214	7.6%	1,235	1,394	-180	-12.9%
60-64	901	5.6%	913	928	-27	-2.9%
65 and older	676	4.2%	670	630	46	7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,872		10,596	12,248
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	133	1.2%	174	154	-21	-13.6%
Mining	203	1.8%	180	1,112	-909	-81.7%
Utilities	37	0.3%	41	29	8	27.6%
Construction	1,277	11.6%	1,287	1,942	-665	-34.2%
Manufacturing	358	3.3%	400	540	-182	-33.7%
Wholesale Trade	296	2.7%	254	383	-87	-22.7%
Retail Trade	1,161	10.5%	1,072	1,113	48	4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	529	4.8%	575	558	-29	-5.2%
Information	645	5.9%	458	435	210	48.3%
Finance and Insurance	288	2.6%	250	232	56	24.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	152	1.4%	148	229	-77	-33.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	664	6.0%	635	656	8	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.2%	17	33	-12	-36.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	957	8.7%	881	974	-17	-1.7%
Educational Services	477	4.3%	495	496	-19	-3.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,492	13.6%	1,494	1,380	112	8.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	244	2.2%	245	230	14	6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	960	8.7%	1,014	906	54	6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	283	2.6%	315	392	-109	-27.8%
Public Administration	484	4.4%	478	380	104	27.4%
Information Not Available	211	1.9%	183	74	137	185.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,211		20,681	21,753
Male	10,915	54.0%	11,118	11,890	-975	-8.2%
Female	9,216	45.6%	9,473	9,745	-529	-5.4%
Information Not Available	80	0.4%	90	118	-38	-32.2%

Ethnicity	20,211		20,681	21,753
Hispanic or Latino	4,085	20.2%	4,296	4,241	-156	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,139	65.0%	13,417	14,082	-943	-6.7%
Information Not Available	2,987	14.8%	2,968	3,430	-443	-12.9%

Race	20,211		20,681	21,753
American Indian or Alaskan Native	462	2.3%	537	516	-54	-10.5%
Asian	1,259	6.2%	1,163	1,199	60	5.0%
Black or African American	3,709	18.4%	3,821	3,612	97	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	471	2.3%	460	543	-72	-13.3%
White	10,977	54.3%	11,250	12,304	-1,327	-10.8%
Information Not Available	3,333	16.5%	3,450	3,579	-246	-6.9%

Years of Age	20,211		20,681	21,753
Younger than 22	373	1.3%	452	427	-54	-12.6%
22-24	853	2.9%	899	982	-129	-13.1%
25-34	4,787	16.1%	4,855	5,114	-327	-6.4%
35-44	4,533	15.3%	4,689	4,796	-263	-5.5%
45-54	4,624	15.6%	4,716	5,061	-437	-8.6%
55-59	2,131	7.2%	2,129	2,311	-180	-7.8%
60-64	1,496	5.0%	1,509	1,536	-40	-2.6%
65 and older	1,414	4.8%	1,432	1,526	-112	-7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,211		20,681	21,753
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	22	0.1%	19	30	-8	-26.7%
Mining	77	0.4%	87	113	-36	-31.9%
Utilities	20	0.1%	23	20	0	0.0%
Construction	2,076	10.3%	2,085	2,244	-168	-7.5%
Manufacturing	541	2.7%	559	747	-206	-27.6%
Wholesale Trade	425	2.1%	417	515	-90	-17.5%
Retail Trade	1,382	6.8%	1,428	1,623	-241	-14.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	861	4.3%	1,030	944	-83	-8.8%
Information	186	0.9%	178	236	-50	-21.2%
Finance and Insurance	422	2.1%	447	525	-103	-19.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	612	3.0%	620	689	-77	-11.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	938	4.6%	970	1,001	-63	-6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	171	0.8%	180	171	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,256	11.2%	2,519	2,849	-593	-20.8%
Educational Services	219	1.1%	231	259	-40	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,065	5.3%	1,073	1,074	-9	-0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	328	1.6%	326	440	-112	-25.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,674	13.2%	2,678	2,902	-228	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	324	1.6%	372	389	-65	-16.7%
Public Administration	414	2.0%	431	522	-108	-20.7%
Information Not Available	5,198	25.7%	5,008	4,460	738	16.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	151,152		155,273	157,336
Male	74,852	49.5%	78,077	78,110	-3,258	-4.2%
Female	76,281	50.5%	77,180	79,216	-2,935	-3.7%
Information Not Available	19	0.0%	16	10	9	90.0%

Ethnicity	151,152		155,273	157,336
Hispanic or Latino	30,367	20.1%	30,925	30,235	132	0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	101,767	67.3%	104,656	105,637	-3,870	-3.7%
Information Not Available	19,015	12.6%	19,688	21,464	-2,449	-11.4%

Race	151,152		155,273	157,336
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,340	0.9%	1,328	1,339	1	0.1%
Asian	5,898	3.9%	6,044	5,851	47	0.8%
Black or African American	31,668	21.0%	32,006	30,695	973	3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	875	0.6%	942	966	-91	-9.4%
White	77,082	51.0%	79,743	81,168	-4,086	-5.0%
Information Not Available	34,286	22.7%	35,206	37,317	-3,031	-8.1%

Years of Age	151,152		155,273	157,336
Younger than 22	2,703	1.2%	2,777	3,091	-388	-12.6%
22-24	7,405	3.4%	7,690	8,156	-751	-9.2%
25-34	38,349	17.7%	39,240	39,635	-1,286	-3.2%
35-44	31,183	14.4%	32,147	32,454	-1,271	-3.9%
45-54	33,100	15.3%	34,367	35,078	-1,978	-5.6%
55-59	16,067	7.4%	16,589	16,618	-551	-3.3%
60-64	11,766	5.4%	11,876	11,837	-71	-0.6%
65 and older	10,579	4.9%	10,587	10,467	112	1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	151,152		155,273	157,336
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	402	0.3%	451	427	-25	-5.9%
Mining	85	0.1%	86	113	-28	-24.8%
Utilities	131	0.1%	147	196	-65	-33.2%
Construction	11,646	7.7%	13,307	11,656	-10	-0.1%
Manufacturing	6,648	4.4%	7,234	8,064	-1,416	-17.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,924	3.2%	5,161	5,742	-818	-14.2%
Retail Trade	12,666	8.4%	12,771	13,267	-601	-4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	16,380	10.8%	16,180	16,837	-457	-2.7%
Information	6,429	4.2%	7,063	5,458	971	17.8%
Finance and Insurance	5,291	3.5%	5,433	6,199	-908	-14.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,785	1.8%	2,827	2,972	-187	-6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,221	6.7%	10,251	10,463	-242	-2.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	914	0.6%	940	917	-3	-0.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,633	11.6%	17,987	18,086	-453	-2.5%
Educational Services	6,599	4.4%	6,643	7,337	-738	-10.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	17,052	11.3%	16,795	17,281	-229	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,884	2.6%	3,938	4,001	-117	-2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,152	10.0%	15,334	14,912	240	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,075	2.7%	4,031	4,598	-523	-11.4%
Public Administration	3,636	2.4%	3,865	3,638	-2	-0.1%
Information Not Available	4,599	3.0%	4,829	5,172	-573	-11.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	49,251		58,274	53,853
Male	25,328	51.4%	30,558	30,079	-4,751	-15.8%
Female	23,731	48.2%	27,507	23,590	141	0.6%
Information Not Available	192	0.4%	209	184	8	4.3%

Ethnicity	49,251		58,274	53,853
Hispanic or Latino	1,684	3.4%	2,118	1,543	141	9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,046	91.5%	53,135	49,725	-4,679	-9.4%
Information Not Available	2,521	5.1%	3,021	2,585	-64	-2.5%

Race	49,251		58,274	53,853
American Indian or Alaskan Native	236	0.5%	263	246	-10	-4.1%
Asian	418	0.8%	453	354	64	18.1%
Black or African American	9,951	20.2%	11,370	9,872	79	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	73	0.1%	73	49	24	49.0%
White	35,822	72.7%	42,802	40,639	-4,817	-11.9%
Information Not Available	2,751	5.6%	3,313	2,693	58	2.2%

Years of Age	49,251		58,274	53,853
Younger than 22	666	0.8%	827	889	-223	-25.1%
22-24	1,623	2.0%	1,971	1,826	-203	-11.1%
25-34	10,242	12.7%	11,949	10,826	-584	-5.4%
35-44	11,096	13.7%	13,363	12,310	-1,214	-9.9%
45-54	12,571	15.6%	15,073	13,980	-1,409	-10.1%
55-59	6,446	8.0%	7,708	7,019	-573	-8.2%
60-64	4,340	5.4%	4,956	4,653	-313	-6.7%
65 and older	2,267	2.8%	2,427	2,350	-83	-3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	49,251		58,274	53,853
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	153	0.3%	133	137	16	11.7%
Mining	98	0.2%	104	451	-353	-78.3%
Utilities	99	0.2%	97	97	2	2.1%
Construction	4,897	9.9%	5,390	7,396	-2,499	-33.8%
Manufacturing	9,738	19.7%	15,830	9,876	-138	-1.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,359	4.8%	2,382	2,794	-435	-15.6%
Retail Trade	2,256	4.6%	2,277	2,338	-82	-3.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,038	6.1%	3,936	2,982	56	1.9%
Information	942	1.9%	983	730	212	29.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,821	3.7%	1,809	1,389	432	31.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	748	1.5%	728	837	-89	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,279	6.6%	3,322	3,490	-211	-6.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,057	2.1%	1,130	948	109	11.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,426	11.0%	5,901	6,156	-730	-11.9%
Educational Services	1,618	3.3%	1,784	1,763	-145	-8.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,771	11.7%	6,292	6,046	-275	-4.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	447	0.9%	467	478	-31	-6.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,261	4.6%	2,323	2,105	156	7.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,293	2.6%	1,319	1,501	-208	-13.9%
Public Administration	272	0.6%	324	370	-98	-26.5%
Information Not Available	1,678	3.4%	1,743	1,969	-291	-14.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,091		15,829	23,516
Male	7,568	50.1%	7,883	13,932	-6,364	-45.7%
Female	7,493	49.7%	7,916	9,487	-1,994	-21.0%
Information Not Available	30	0.2%	30	97	-67	-69.1%

Ethnicity	15,091		15,829	23,516
Hispanic or Latino	1,138	7.5%	1,177	2,180	-1,042	-47.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,953	92.5%	14,652	21,336	-7,383	-34.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	15,091		15,829	23,516
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,546	10.2%	1,719	2,060	-514	-25.0%
Asian	170	1.1%	190	301	-131	-43.5%
Black or African American	2,526	16.7%	2,495	3,390	-864	-25.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.2%	23	26	4	15.4%
White	9,087	60.2%	9,631	14,960	-5,873	-39.3%
Information Not Available	1,732	11.5%	1,771	2,779	-1,047	-37.7%

Years of Age	15,091		15,829	23,516
Younger than 22	206	0.9%	214	326	-120	-36.8%
22-24	548	2.4%	587	864	-316	-36.6%
25-34	3,368	14.6%	3,508	5,529	-2,161	-39.1%
35-44	3,541	15.4%	3,765	5,749	-2,208	-38.4%
45-54	3,573	15.5%	3,747	5,452	-1,879	-34.5%
55-59	1,783	7.8%	1,834	2,545	-762	-29.9%
60-64	1,180	5.1%	1,254	1,844	-664	-36.0%
65 and older	892	3.9%	920	1,207	-315	-26.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,091		15,829	23,516
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	66	0.4%	59	58	8	13.8%
Mining	420	2.8%	409	1,687	-1,267	-75.1%
Utilities	43	0.3%	56	143	-100	-69.9%
Construction	1,359	9.0%	1,482	1,917	-558	-29.1%
Manufacturing	1,373	9.1%	1,378	4,777	-3,404	-71.3%
Wholesale Trade	790	5.2%	831	1,198	-408	-34.1%
Retail Trade	1,593	10.5%	1,670	1,674	-81	-4.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	330	2.2%	298	501	-171	-34.1%
Information	376	2.5%	388	460	-84	-18.3%
Finance and Insurance	471	3.1%	480	446	25	5.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	272	1.8%	285	465	-193	-41.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,118	7.4%	977	1,286	-168	-13.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.5%	77	135	-63	-46.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,042	13.5%	2,221	2,790	-748	-26.8%
Educational Services	472	3.1%	506	829	-357	-43.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,616	10.7%	1,619	1,787	-171	-9.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	163	1.1%	200	172	-9	-5.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	902	6.0%	960	810	92	11.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	396	2.6%	538	588	-192	-32.7%
Public Administration	691	4.6%	849	1,032	-341	-33.0%
Information Not Available	526	3.5%	546	761	-235	-30.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,833		26,550	26,612
Male	12,707	49.2%	13,120	13,865	-1,158	-8.4%
Female	13,126	50.8%	13,430	12,744	382	3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%

Ethnicity	25,833		26,550	26,612
Hispanic or Latino	2,854	11.0%	3,168	2,583	271	10.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,471	79.2%	20,840	21,024	-553	-2.6%
Information Not Available	2,508	9.7%	2,542	3,005	-497	-16.5%

Race	25,833		26,550	26,612
American Indian or Alaskan Native	290	1.1%	295	301	-11	-3.7%
Asian	644	2.5%	631	749	-105	-14.0%
Black or African American	611	2.4%	632	649	-38	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	177	0.7%	177	177	0	0.0%
White	15,785	61.1%	16,167	15,561	224	1.4%
Information Not Available	8,326	32.2%	8,648	9,175	-849	-9.3%

Years of Age	25,833		26,550	26,612
Younger than 22	283	0.7%	298	264	19	7.2%
22-24	781	2.0%	789	806	-25	-3.1%
25-34	5,783	14.7%	5,996	6,030	-247	-4.1%
35-44	6,209	15.8%	6,263	6,225	-16	-0.3%
45-54	6,005	15.3%	6,219	6,305	-300	-4.8%
55-59	3,003	7.6%	3,119	3,195	-192	-6.0%
60-64	2,341	6.0%	2,415	2,357	-16	-0.7%
65 and older	1,428	3.6%	1,451	1,430	-2	-0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,833		26,550	26,612
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	512	1.9%	441	452	60	13.3%
Mining	32	0.1%	41	49	-17	-34.7%
Utilities	47	0.2%	44	55	-8	-14.5%
Construction	1,889	7.2%	2,024	1,892	-3	-0.2%
Manufacturing	3,026	11.5%	3,282	3,692	-666	-18.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,068	4.1%	1,100	958	110	11.5%
Retail Trade	2,381	9.0%	2,481	2,385	-4	-0.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,196	4.5%	1,218	1,188	8	0.7%
Information	789	3.0%	764	645	144	22.3%
Finance and Insurance	715	2.7%	735	740	-25	-3.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	387	1.5%	387	395	-8	-2.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,540	5.8%	1,561	1,522	18	1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	300	1.1%	227	321	-21	-6.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,323	8.8%	2,443	2,585	-262	-10.1%
Educational Services	808	3.1%	810	741	67	9.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,006	15.2%	4,099	3,824	182	4.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	286	1.1%	277	301	-15	-5.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,874	7.1%	1,955	2,001	-127	-6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	774	2.9%	758	740	34	4.6%
Public Administration	671	2.5%	664	605	66	10.9%
Information Not Available	1,209	4.6%	1,239	1,521	-312	-20.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	126,385		130,888	139,327
Male	59,193	46.8%	62,540	69,814	-10,621	-15.2%
Female	67,175	53.2%	68,334	69,505	-2,330	-3.4%
Information Not Available	17	0.0%	14	8	9	112.5%

Ethnicity	126,385		130,888	139,327
Hispanic or Latino	8,191	6.5%	8,310	7,652	539	7.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	113,548	89.8%	117,895	127,185	-13,637	-10.7%
Information Not Available	4,646	3.7%	4,683	4,490	156	3.5%

Race	126,385		130,888	139,327
American Indian or Alaskan Native	316	0.3%	317	399	-83	-20.8%
Asian	62	0.0%	54	61	1	1.6%
Black or African American	22,652	17.9%	22,863	22,709	-57	-0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,521	1.2%	1,644	1,686	-165	-9.8%
White	89,210	70.6%	93,192	102,608	-13,398	-13.1%
Information Not Available	12,624	10.0%	12,818	11,864	760	6.4%

Years of Age	126,385		130,888	139,327
Younger than 22	2,097	1.0%	2,117	2,336	-239	-10.2%
22-24	4,717	2.3%	4,898	5,924	-1,207	-20.4%
25-34	26,072	12.8%	26,640	28,638	-2,566	-9.0%
35-44	24,941	12.2%	25,718	26,916	-1,975	-7.3%
45-54	28,565	14.0%	30,155	32,505	-3,940	-12.1%
55-59	15,331	7.5%	16,023	16,830	-1,499	-8.9%
60-64	11,980	5.9%	12,523	13,250	-1,270	-9.6%
65 and older	12,682	6.2%	12,814	12,928	-246	-1.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	126,385		130,888	139,327
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	264	0.2%	358	294	-30	-10.2%
Mining	527	0.4%	609	2,043	-1,516	-74.2%
Utilities	253	0.2%	263	288	-35	-12.2%
Construction	8,628	6.8%	10,195	11,243	-2,615	-23.3%
Manufacturing	12,795	10.1%	14,674	17,558	-4,763	-27.1%
Wholesale Trade	3,569	2.8%	3,748	4,484	-915	-20.4%
Retail Trade	11,517	9.1%	11,415	10,780	737	6.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	20,369	16.1%	20,011	20,466	-97	-0.5%
Information	1,697	1.3%	1,719	1,485	212	14.3%
Finance and Insurance	3,442	2.7%	3,350	3,407	35	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,302	1.0%	1,370	1,467	-165	-11.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,850	5.4%	7,050	7,120	-270	-3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	837	0.7%	780	1,123	-286	-25.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,530	9.9%	13,138	13,208	-678	-5.1%
Educational Services	4,146	3.3%	4,178	4,490	-344	-7.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,875	12.5%	15,922	16,328	-453	-2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,519	1.2%	1,688	1,444	75	5.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,277	10.5%	13,419	14,118	-841	-6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,800	2.2%	2,727	2,857	-57	-2.0%
Public Administration	1,275	1.0%	1,218	1,332	-57	-4.3%
Information Not Available	2,913	2.3%	3,056	3,792	-879	-23.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,993		29,983	20,685
Male	13,011	43.4%	12,923	10,743	2,268	21.1%
Female	16,982	56.6%	17,060	9,942	7,040	70.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,993		29,983	20,685
Hispanic or Latino	29,610	98.4%	29,509	20,367	9,243	45.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	129	0.4%	133	97	32	33.0%
Information Not Available	339	1.1%	341	221	118	53.4%

Race	29,993		29,983	20,685
American Indian or Alaskan Native	332	1.1%	336	254	78	30.7%
Asian	63	0.2%	80	23	40	173.9%
Black or African American	1,566	5.2%	1,604	1,039	527	50.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	0.1%	30	6	25	416.7%
White	6,438	21.4%	6,499	4,734	1,704	36.0%
Information Not Available	21,679	72.0%	21,434	14,629	7,050	48.2%

Years of Age	29,993		29,983	20,685
Younger than 22	527	1.5%	529	535	-8	-1.5%
22-24	1,540	4.4%	1,521	1,268	272	21.5%
25-34	8,550	24.4%	8,516	6,075	2,475	40.7%
35-44	7,969	22.8%	7,888	5,325	2,644	49.7%
45-54	6,553	18.7%	6,681	4,397	2,156	49.0%
55-59	2,370	6.8%	2,353	1,541	829	53.8%
60-64	1,517	4.3%	1,500	967	550	56.9%
65 and older	1,018	2.9%	983	569	449	78.9%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	12	8	5	62.5%

Industry	29,993		29,983	20,685
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	999	3.2%	967	1,075	-76	-7.1%
Mining	11	0.0%	11	24	-13	-54.2%
Utilities	31	0.1%	27	9	22	244.4%
Construction	1,781	5.7%	1,805	1,985	-204	-10.3%
Manufacturing	1,971	6.3%	2,142	2,234	-263	-11.8%
Wholesale Trade	568	1.8%	578	515	53	10.3%
Retail Trade	2,077	6.6%	2,055	1,830	247	13.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	810	2.6%	848	424	386	91.0%
Information	301	1.0%	297	346	-45	-13.0%
Finance and Insurance	305	1.0%	313	401	-96	-23.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	237	0.8%	234	211	26	12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	919	2.9%	909	956	-37	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.2%	72	12	60	500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,484	11.1%	3,564	2,979	505	17.0%
Educational Services	6,067	19.3%	5,813	2,514	3,553	141.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,763	5.6%	1,968	1,723	40	2.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	80	0.3%	81	90	-10	-11.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,012	3.2%	1,025	1,198	-186	-15.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	354	1.1%	345	275	79	28.7%
Public Administration	6,770	21.6%	6,149	1,180	5,590	473.7%
Information Not Available	772	2.5%	780	704	68	9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,091		9,726	9,834
Male	3,467	38.1%	3,807	3,834	-367	-9.6%
Female	5,624	61.9%	5,919	6,000	-376	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,091		9,726	9,834
Hispanic or Latino	1,534	16.9%	1,681	1,588	-54	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,572	61.3%	5,991	6,055	-483	-8.0%
Information Not Available	1,985	21.8%	2,054	2,191	-206	-9.4%

Race	9,091		9,726	9,834
American Indian or Alaskan Native	63	0.7%	72	51	12	23.5%
Asian	107	1.2%	111	143	-36	-25.2%
Black or African American	663	7.3%	723	591	72	12.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	0.5%	45	39	3	7.7%
White	6,051	66.6%	6,486	6,711	-660	-9.8%
Information Not Available	2,165	23.8%	2,289	2,299	-134	-5.8%

Years of Age	9,091		9,726	9,834
Younger than 22	104	0.7%	128	144	-40	-27.8%
22-24	334	2.4%	354	349	-15	-4.3%
25-34	1,645	11.6%	1,842	1,939	-294	-15.2%
35-44	1,746	12.3%	1,862	1,848	-102	-5.5%
45-54	2,197	15.5%	2,294	2,423	-226	-9.3%
55-59	1,171	8.3%	1,283	1,224	-53	-4.3%
60-64	963	6.8%	989	951	12	1.3%
65 and older	931	6.6%	974	956	-25	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,091		9,726	9,834
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.1%	9	5	3	60.0%
Mining	10	0.1%	15	1	9	900.0%
Utilities	4	0.0%	15	7	-3	-42.9%
Construction	420	4.6%	540	506	-86	-17.0%
Manufacturing	707	7.8%	844	916	-209	-22.8%
Wholesale Trade	289	3.2%	317	281	8	2.8%
Retail Trade	682	7.5%	716	737	-55	-7.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,427	15.7%	1,368	1,502	-75	-5.0%
Information	78	0.9%	91	76	2	2.6%
Finance and Insurance	336	3.7%	366	320	16	5.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	123	1.4%	122	119	4	3.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	445	4.9%	503	498	-53	-10.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	129	1.4%	135	90	39	43.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	781	8.6%	902	944	-163	-17.3%
Educational Services	339	3.7%	314	377	-38	-10.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,121	12.3%	1,187	1,208	-87	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	154	1.7%	153	126	28	22.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,582	17.4%	1,639	1,572	10	0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	228	2.5%	238	294	-66	-22.4%
Public Administration	78	0.9%	70	91	-13	-14.3%
Information Not Available	150	1.6%	182	164	-14	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,987		21,471	21,788
Male	10,632	48.4%	9,552	9,950	682	6.9%
Female	11,355	51.6%	11,919	11,838	-483	-4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,987		21,471	21,788
Hispanic or Latino	796	3.6%	758	669	127	19.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,830	94.7%	20,088	20,688	142	0.7%
Information Not Available	361	1.6%	625	431	-70	-16.2%

Race	21,987		21,471	21,788
American Indian or Alaskan Native	215	1.0%	210	127	88	69.3%
Asian	161	0.7%	146	149	12	8.1%
Black or African American	10,982	49.9%	10,796	11,276	-294	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	0.2%	51	35	7	20.0%
White	9,728	44.2%	9,191	9,401	327	3.5%
Information Not Available	859	3.9%	1,077	800	59	7.4%

Years of Age	21,987		21,471	21,788
Younger than 22	76	0.3%	80	68	8	11.8%
22-24	44	0.2%	49	59	-15	-25.4%
25-34	1,077	3.7%	998	985	92	9.3%
35-44	4,199	14.4%	3,953	3,979	220	5.5%
45-54	5,303	18.2%	5,050	5,081	222	4.4%
55-59	2,408	8.3%	2,337	2,379	29	1.2%
60-64	2,608	9.0%	2,546	2,623	-15	-0.6%
65 and older	6,264	21.5%	6,441	6,569	-305	-4.6%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	17	45	-37	-82.2%

Industry	21,987		21,471	21,788
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	99	0.4%	91	87	12	13.8%
Mining	13	0.1%	13	20	-7	-35.0%
Utilities	29	0.1%	34	42	-13	-31.0%
Construction	1,376	6.2%	990	1,149	227	19.8%
Manufacturing	2,949	13.4%	3,688	3,481	-532	-15.3%
Wholesale Trade	849	3.8%	820	729	120	16.5%
Retail Trade	1,679	7.6%	1,644	1,775	-96	-5.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	713	3.2%	733	797	-84	-10.5%
Information	289	1.3%	297	275	14	5.1%
Finance and Insurance	489	2.2%	530	474	15	3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	278	1.3%	250	321	-43	-13.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,046	13.8%	1,559	1,366	1,680	123.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	125	0.6%	158	102	23	22.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,152	14.3%	3,382	3,705	-553	-14.9%
Educational Services	481	2.2%	518	515	-34	-6.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,700	7.7%	1,765	1,797	-97	-5.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	159	0.7%	150	175	-16	-9.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,839	8.3%	1,972	1,797	42	2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	828	3.7%	929	814	14	1.7%
Public Administration	378	1.7%	356	336	42	12.5%
Information Not Available	1,516	6.9%	1,592	2,031	-515	-25.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,170		1,234	1,383
Male	536	45.8%	568	665	-129	-19.4%
Female	634	54.2%	666	718	-84	-11.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,170		1,234	1,383
Hispanic or Latino	32	2.7%	41	33	-1	-3.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,005	85.9%	1,064	1,141	-136	-11.9%
Information Not Available	133	11.4%	129	209	-76	-36.4%

Race	1,170		1,234	1,383
American Indian or Alaskan Native	249	21.3%	256	247	2	0.8%
Asian	6	0.5%	8	17	-11	-64.7%
Black or African American	32	2.7%	40	38	-6	-15.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.3%	7	1	3	300.0%
White	744	63.6%	790	907	-163	-18.0%
Information Not Available	135	11.5%	133	173	-38	-22.0%

Years of Age	1,170		1,234	1,383
Younger than 22	16	0.9%	11	20	-4	-20.0%
22-24	21	1.2%	26	31	-10	-32.3%
25-34	178	10.0%	190	264	-86	-32.6%
35-44	247	13.9%	254	284	-37	-13.0%
45-54	290	16.3%	308	323	-33	-10.2%
55-59	168	9.4%	172	207	-39	-18.8%
60-64	134	7.5%	147	149	-15	-10.1%
65 and older	116	6.5%	126	105	11	10.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,170		1,234	1,383
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	16	1.3%	18	8	8	100.0%
Mining	2	0.2%	4	19	-17	-89.5%
Utilities	2	0.2%	1	0	2	0.0%
Construction	87	7.3%	90	94	-7	-7.4%
Manufacturing	94	7.9%	114	182	-88	-48.4%
Wholesale Trade	58	4.9%	51	63	-5	-7.9%
Retail Trade	115	9.7%	106	104	11	10.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	23	1.9%	28	22	1	4.5%
Information	27	2.3%	22	19	8	42.1%
Finance and Insurance	55	4.6%	73	78	-23	-29.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	15	1.3%	19	18	-3	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	33	2.8%	46	54	-21	-38.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.3%	4	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	60	5.1%	62	84	-24	-28.6%
Educational Services	47	4.0%	50	60	-13	-21.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	130	11.0%	137	127	3	2.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	18	1.5%	18	20	-2	-10.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	118	9.9%	131	131	-13	-9.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	21	1.8%	21	22	-1	-4.5%
Public Administration	175	14.8%	177	195	-20	-10.3%
Information Not Available	70	5.9%	62	81	-11	-13.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,381		22,298	19,646
Male	9,144	42.8%	8,967	8,928	216	2.4%
Female	12,192	57.0%	13,321	10,718	1,474	13.8%
Information Not Available	45	0.2%	10	0	45	0.0%

Ethnicity	21,381		22,298	19,646
Hispanic or Latino	394	1.8%	448	328	66	20.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,489	95.8%	21,350	18,925	1,564	8.3%
Information Not Available	498	2.3%	500	393	105	26.7%

Race	21,381		22,298	19,646
American Indian or Alaskan Native	93	0.4%	89	61	32	52.5%
Asian	139	0.7%	126	132	7	5.3%
Black or African American	6,181	28.9%	6,900	5,762	419	7.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	385	1.8%	61	22	363	1650.0%
White	13,489	63.1%	14,019	12,835	654	5.1%
Information Not Available	1,094	5.1%	1,103	834	260	31.2%

Years of Age	21,381		22,298	19,646
Younger than 22	315	1.0%	318	390	-75	-19.2%
22-24	705	2.1%	736	689	16	2.3%
25-34	4,418	13.4%	4,613	4,152	266	6.4%
35-44	5,042	15.3%	5,113	4,601	441	9.6%
45-54	5,217	15.8%	5,355	4,866	351	7.2%
55-59	2,550	7.7%	2,618	2,239	311	13.9%
60-64	1,856	5.6%	1,957	1,547	309	20.0%
65 and older	1,278	3.9%	1,588	1,162	116	10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,381		22,298	19,646
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	0.4%	63	68	8	11.8%
Mining	22	0.1%	15	24	-2	-8.3%
Utilities	53	0.2%	52	43	10	23.3%
Construction	1,340	6.2%	1,374	1,378	-38	-2.8%
Manufacturing	2,752	12.8%	2,715	2,171	581	26.8%
Wholesale Trade	941	4.4%	1,013	594	347	58.4%
Retail Trade	1,511	7.0%	1,665	1,196	315	26.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	807	3.8%	1,560	776	31	4.0%
Information	398	1.9%	418	196	202	103.1%
Finance and Insurance	500	2.3%	523	421	79	18.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	271	1.3%	285	194	77	39.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,541	7.2%	1,613	1,075	466	43.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	171	0.8%	398	116	55	47.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,554	11.9%	2,702	1,776	778	43.8%
Educational Services	628	2.9%	849	629	-1	-0.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,786	8.3%	2,578	1,419	367	25.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	162	0.8%	165	135	27	20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,082	5.0%	1,193	797	285	35.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	692	3.2%	881	587	105	17.9%
Public Administration	406	1.9%	400	227	179	78.9%
Information Not Available	3,688	17.2%	1,836	5,824	-2,136	-36.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	146,004		152,196	183,387
Male	77,040	52.8%	80,237	109,068	-32,028	-29.4%
Female	68,876	47.2%	71,859	74,167	-5,291	-7.1%
Information Not Available	88	0.1%	100	152	-64	-42.1%

Ethnicity	146,004		152,196	183,387
Hispanic or Latino	48,832	33.4%	51,554	59,784	-10,952	-18.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,923	57.5%	86,726	106,255	-22,332	-21.0%
Information Not Available	13,249	9.1%	13,916	17,348	-4,099	-23.6%

Race	146,004		152,196	183,387
American Indian or Alaskan Native	567	0.4%	542	749	-182	-24.3%
Asian	3,385	2.3%	3,518	5,487	-2,102	-38.3%
Black or African American	34,277	23.5%	35,188	37,614	-3,337	-8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,589	1.1%	1,625	1,808	-219	-12.1%
White	45,010	30.8%	46,847	61,464	-16,454	-26.8%
Information Not Available	61,176	41.9%	64,476	76,265	-15,089	-19.8%

Years of Age	146,004		152,196	183,387
Younger than 22	2,505	1.4%	2,641	3,010	-505	-16.8%
22-24	6,184	3.4%	6,777	7,729	-1,545	-20.0%
25-34	34,886	19.3%	36,452	43,404	-8,518	-19.6%
35-44	35,442	19.6%	36,768	44,255	-8,813	-19.9%
45-54	33,939	18.8%	35,078	43,317	-9,378	-21.6%
55-59	15,484	8.6%	16,160	19,287	-3,803	-19.7%
60-64	10,566	5.9%	11,047	13,602	-3,036	-22.3%
65 and older	6,939	3.8%	7,203	8,704	-1,765	-20.3%
Information Not Available	59	0.0%	70	79	-20	-25.3%

Industry	146,004		152,196	183,387
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	804	0.5%	949	982	-178	-18.1%
Mining	3,361	2.3%	3,550	12,971	-9,610	-74.1%
Utilities	496	0.3%	575	759	-263	-34.7%
Construction	21,093	14.4%	22,211	23,736	-2,643	-11.1%
Manufacturing	10,114	6.9%	11,017	20,945	-10,831	-51.7%
Wholesale Trade	7,120	4.8%	7,379	11,062	-3,942	-35.6%
Retail Trade	10,561	7.2%	10,648	10,928	-367	-3.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,083	4.8%	7,277	8,875	-1,792	-20.2%
Information	3,396	2.3%	3,665	2,995	401	13.4%
Finance and Insurance	6,870	4.7%	6,905	6,701	169	2.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,701	1.8%	2,654	3,370	-669	-19.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	12,352	8.4%	13,045	16,726	-4,374	-26.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,065	0.7%	1,118	1,100	-35	-3.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,895	13.6%	20,589	22,868	-2,973	-13.0%
Educational Services	3,614	2.5%	3,802	4,318	-704	-16.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,549	9.9%	15,525	12,878	1,671	13.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	840	0.6%	879	898	-58	-6.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,169	5.6%	8,560	8,317	-148	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,193	2.9%	4,438	4,209	-16	-0.4%
Public Administration	1,847	1.3%	1,798	1,799	48	2.7%
Information Not Available	5,881	4.0%	5,612	6,950	-1,069	-15.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,191		8,616	9,683
Male	4,444	54.3%	4,634	5,734	-1,290	-22.5%
Female	3,742	45.7%	3,977	3,944	-202	-5.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.1%	5	5	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,191		8,616	9,683
Hispanic or Latino	933	11.4%	984	1,050	-117	-11.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,349	77.5%	6,648	7,818	-1,469	-18.8%
Information Not Available	909	11.1%	984	815	94	11.5%

Race	8,191		8,616	9,683
American Indian or Alaskan Native	219	2.7%	220	367	-148	-40.3%
Asian	150	1.8%	162	183	-33	-18.0%
Black or African American	176	2.2%	200	227	-51	-22.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	122	1.5%	129	184	-62	-33.7%
White	4,763	58.2%	4,939	6,424	-1,661	-25.9%
Information Not Available	2,751	33.6%	2,953	2,296	455	19.8%

Years of Age	8,191		8,616	9,683
Younger than 22	154	1.2%	172	206	-52	-25.2%
22-24	330	2.7%	336	406	-76	-18.7%
25-34	2,096	16.9%	2,171	2,440	-344	-14.1%
35-44	2,144	17.3%	2,257	2,462	-318	-12.9%
45-54	1,803	14.6%	1,864	2,108	-305	-14.5%
55-59	795	6.4%	871	1,037	-242	-23.3%
60-64	572	4.6%	620	697	-125	-17.9%
65 and older	297	2.4%	325	327	-30	-9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,191		8,616	9,683
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.2%	17	24	-6	-25.0%
Mining	80	1.0%	77	395	-315	-79.7%
Utilities	10	0.1%	11	24	-14	-58.3%
Construction	613	7.5%	658	1,187	-574	-48.4%
Manufacturing	764	9.3%	840	990	-226	-22.8%
Wholesale Trade	411	5.0%	407	493	-82	-16.6%
Retail Trade	848	10.3%	806	829	19	2.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	267	3.3%	303	350	-83	-23.7%
Information	274	3.3%	252	294	-20	-6.8%
Finance and Insurance	378	4.6%	396	368	10	2.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	114	1.4%	128	145	-31	-21.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	905	11.0%	942	846	59	7.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.4%	37	45	-10	-22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,117	13.6%	1,214	1,127	-10	-0.9%
Educational Services	294	3.6%	288	278	16	5.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	640	7.8%	682	690	-50	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	108	1.3%	121	106	2	1.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	316	3.8%	365	349	-33	-9.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	144	1.8%	149	184	-40	-21.7%
Public Administration	170	2.1%	182	186	-16	-8.6%
Information Not Available	685	8.3%	741	773	-88	-11.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,036		30,790	32,056
Male	14,679	48.9%	14,933	16,359	-1,680	-10.3%
Female	15,347	51.1%	15,848	15,694	-347	-2.2%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	3	7	233.3%

Ethnicity	30,036		30,790	32,056
Hispanic or Latino	1,100	3.7%	1,145	1,331	-231	-17.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,409	91.3%	28,163	29,433	-2,024	-6.9%
Information Not Available	1,527	5.1%	1,482	1,292	235	18.2%

Race	30,036		30,790	32,056
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,235	4.1%	1,291	1,485	-250	-16.8%
Asian	860	2.9%	859	888	-28	-3.2%
Black or African American	13,153	43.8%	13,486	12,539	614	4.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,261	44.2%	13,672	15,852	-2,591	-16.3%
Information Not Available	1,527	5.1%	1,482	1,292	235	18.2%

Years of Age	30,036		30,790	32,056
Younger than 22	321	0.8%	322	365	-44	-12.1%
22-24	1,073	2.6%	1,031	1,183	-110	-9.3%
25-34	6,638	16.3%	6,855	7,087	-449	-6.3%
35-44	6,723	16.6%	6,881	7,002	-279	-4.0%
45-54	7,371	18.2%	7,546	8,168	-797	-9.8%
55-59	3,650	9.0%	3,745	3,895	-245	-6.3%
60-64	2,695	6.6%	2,782	2,776	-81	-2.9%
65 and older	1,565	3.9%	1,628	1,580	-15	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,036		30,790	32,056
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	97	0.3%	75	95	2	2.1%
Mining	51	0.2%	62	208	-157	-75.5%
Utilities	37	0.1%	31	37	0	0.0%
Construction	1,727	5.7%	1,866	2,143	-416	-19.4%
Manufacturing	2,535	8.4%	2,817	4,304	-1,769	-41.1%
Wholesale Trade	903	3.0%	946	947	-44	-4.6%
Retail Trade	2,473	8.2%	2,318	2,282	191	8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,117	3.7%	1,018	1,095	22	2.0%
Information	623	2.1%	683	787	-164	-20.8%
Finance and Insurance	940	3.1%	983	1,211	-271	-22.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	484	1.6%	477	504	-20	-4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,770	12.5%	3,785	3,814	-44	-1.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	171	0.6%	173	208	-37	-17.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,700	12.3%	3,699	3,835	-135	-3.5%
Educational Services	938	3.1%	932	943	-5	-0.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,560	8.5%	2,796	2,594	-34	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	198	0.7%	191	179	19	10.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,173	7.2%	2,268	2,159	14	0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	991	3.3%	1,098	967	24	2.5%
Public Administration	1,868	6.2%	1,935	909	959	105.5%
Information Not Available	2,680	8.9%	2,637	2,835	-155	-5.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	244		245	341
Male	124	50.8%	124	204	-80	-39.2%
Female	120	49.2%	121	137	-17	-12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	244		245	341
Hispanic or Latino	28	11.5%	26	66	-38	-57.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	211	86.5%	214	262	-51	-19.5%
Information Not Available	5	2.0%	5	13	-8	-61.5%

Race	244		245	341
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	198	82.5%	199	239	-41	-17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1.7%	4	8	-4	-50.0%
White	10	4.2%	14	23	-13	-56.5%
Information Not Available	28	11.7%	27	71	-43	-60.6%

Years of Age	244		245	341
Younger than 22	2	0.9%	2	4	-2	-50.0%
22-24	10	4.5%	16	13	-3	-23.1%
25-34	45	20.4%	44	65	-20	-30.8%
35-44	41	18.6%	40	56	-15	-26.8%
45-54	65	29.4%	66	101	-36	-35.6%
55-59	27	12.2%	26	37	-10	-27.0%
60-64	29	13.1%	28	35	-6	-17.1%
65 and older	21	9.5%	22	27	-6	-22.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	3	-3	-100.0%

Industry	244		245	341
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	5	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	37	15.7%	38	82	-45	-54.9%
Manufacturing	10	4.2%	10	3	7	233.3%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.4%	1	4	-3	-75.0%
Retail Trade	26	11.0%	33	38	-12	-31.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	41	17.4%	40	31	10	32.3%
Information	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	1.3%	3	7	-4	-57.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5	2.1%	4	16	-11	-68.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	2.1%	7	6	-1	-16.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3	1.3%	7	20	-17	-85.0%
Educational Services	5	2.1%	7	15	-10	-66.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	21	8.9%	18	10	11	110.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5	2.1%	4	3	2	66.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	24	10.2%	21	53	-29	-54.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	22	9.3%	20	12	10	83.3%
Public Administration	22	9.3%	19	15	7	46.7%
Information Not Available	6	2.5%	7	18	-12	-66.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,392		3,489	3,914
Male	1,542	45.5%	1,601	1,860	-318	-17.1%
Female	1,850	54.5%	1,888	2,054	-204	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,392		3,489	3,914
Hispanic or Latino	8	0.2%	4	0	8	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	732	21.6%	393	523	209	40.0%
Information Not Available	2,652	78.2%	3,092	3,391	-739	-21.8%

Race	3,392		3,489	3,914
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7	0.2%	4	4	3	75.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	24	0.7%	8	2	22	1100.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	3	2	2	100.0%
White	705	20.8%	382	515	190	36.9%
Information Not Available	2,652	78.2%	3,092	3,391	-739	-21.8%

Years of Age	3,392		3,489	3,914
Younger than 22	37	1.0%	28	54	-17	-31.5%
22-24	101	2.7%	119	126	-25	-19.8%
25-34	637	17.1%	685	786	-149	-19.0%
35-44	688	18.5%	692	773	-85	-11.0%
45-54	787	21.2%	798	908	-121	-13.3%
55-59	417	11.2%	431	493	-76	-15.4%
60-64	377	10.1%	367	410	-33	-8.0%
65 and older	348	9.4%	369	364	-16	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,392		3,489	3,914
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	19	0.6%	15	15	4	26.7%
Mining	3	0.1%	3	4	-1	-25.0%
Utilities	5	0.1%	7	9	-4	-44.4%
Construction	188	5.5%	198	204	-16	-7.8%
Manufacturing	380	11.1%	382	594	-214	-36.0%
Wholesale Trade	87	2.6%	104	136	-49	-36.0%
Retail Trade	359	10.5%	385	352	7	2.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	366	10.7%	365	379	-13	-3.4%
Information	43	1.3%	50	45	-2	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	45	1.3%	40	41	4	9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	32	0.9%	29	45	-13	-28.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	105	3.1%	112	134	-29	-21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.2%	3	5	1	20.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	185	5.4%	186	195	-10	-5.1%
Educational Services	200	5.9%	226	234	-34	-14.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	434	12.7%	453	475	-41	-8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	30	0.9%	27	37	-7	-18.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	725	21.3%	725	844	-119	-14.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	100	2.9%	91	95	5	5.3%
Public Administration	80	2.3%	88	71	9	12.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	47,463		46,787	43,023
Male	27,025	56.9%	26,921	24,156	2,869	11.9%
Female	20,438	43.1%	19,866	18,855	1,583	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	12	-12	-100.0%

Ethnicity	47,463		46,787	43,023
Hispanic or Latino	5,648	11.9%	4,598	0	5,648	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,337	80.8%	38,727	0	38,337	0.0%
Information Not Available	3,478	7.3%	3,462	43,023	-39,545	-91.9%

Race	47,463		46,787	43,023
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,325	2.8%	1,331	0	1,325	0.0%
Asian	2,229	4.7%	2,246	0	2,229	0.0%
Black or African American	3,496	7.4%	3,411	0	3,496	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	510	1.1%	486	0	510	0.0%
White	31,972	67.4%	32,217	0	31,972	0.0%
Information Not Available	7,931	16.7%	7,096	43,023	-35,092	-81.6%

Years of Age	47,463		46,787	43,023
Younger than 22	538	0.7%	494	466	72	15.5%
22-24	1,585	2.1%	1,527	1,349	236	17.5%
25-34	10,576	14.0%	10,602	9,489	1,087	11.5%
35-44	11,001	14.6%	10,742	9,921	1,080	10.9%
45-54	11,668	15.5%	11,431	10,520	1,148	10.9%
55-59	5,795	7.7%	5,714	5,229	566	10.8%
60-64	3,997	5.3%	3,991	3,831	166	4.3%
65 and older	2,303	3.1%	2,286	2,218	85	3.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	47,463		46,787	43,023
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,265	4.6%	1,099	0	2,265	0.0%
Mining	69	0.1%	64	0	69	0.0%
Utilities	95	0.2%	102	0	95	0.0%
Construction	6,606	13.3%	6,723	0	6,606	0.0%
Manufacturing	6,070	12.2%	6,064	0	6,070	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,276	4.6%	2,198	0	2,276	0.0%
Retail Trade	3,655	7.3%	3,736	0	3,655	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,896	3.8%	2,053	0	1,896	0.0%
Information	1,482	3.0%	1,556	0	1,482	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,198	2.4%	1,237	0	1,198	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	759	1.5%	759	0	759	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,868	7.8%	3,922	0	3,868	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	134	0.3%	130	0	134	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,016	8.1%	4,009	0	4,016	0.0%
Educational Services	1,400	2.8%	1,352	0	1,400	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,275	8.6%	4,361	0	4,275	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	694	1.4%	729	0	694	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,244	4.5%	2,236	0	2,244	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,603	3.2%	1,602	0	1,603	0.0%
Public Administration	1,615	3.2%	1,652	0	1,615	0.0%
Information Not Available	1,243	2.5%	1,203	43,023	-41,780	-97.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,340		29,984	33,488
Male	12,963	45.7%	13,604	15,870	-2,907	-18.3%
Female	15,343	54.1%	16,347	17,595	-2,252	-12.8%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	33	23	11	47.8%

Ethnicity	28,340		29,984	33,488
Hispanic or Latino	1,213	4.3%	1,373	1,527	-314	-20.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,478	93.4%	27,921	31,244	-4,766	-15.3%
Information Not Available	649	2.3%	690	717	-68	-9.5%

Race	28,340		29,984	33,488
American Indian or Alaskan Native	380	1.3%	393	435	-55	-12.6%
Asian	385	1.4%	387	486	-101	-20.8%
Black or African American	4,846	17.1%	5,043	5,381	-535	-9.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	0.2%	48	47	4	8.5%
White	22,029	77.7%	23,423	26,422	-4,393	-16.6%
Information Not Available	649	2.3%	690	717	-68	-9.5%

Years of Age	28,340		29,984	33,488
Younger than 22	281	0.6%	327	405	-124	-30.6%
22-24	811	1.7%	867	1,075	-264	-24.6%
25-34	5,404	11.4%	5,733	6,517	-1,113	-17.1%
35-44	5,932	12.6%	6,180	6,932	-1,000	-14.4%
45-54	6,613	14.0%	7,063	7,903	-1,290	-16.3%
55-59	3,741	7.9%	4,015	4,578	-837	-18.3%
60-64	3,115	6.6%	3,256	3,412	-297	-8.7%
65 and older	2,429	5.1%	2,540	2,666	-237	-8.9%
Information Not Available	14	0.0%	3	0	14	0.0%

Industry	28,340		29,984	33,488
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	207	0.7%	252	238	-31	-13.0%
Mining	23	0.1%	24	77	-54	-70.1%
Utilities	31	0.1%	30	47	-16	-34.0%
Construction	1,661	5.8%	1,745	2,137	-476	-22.3%
Manufacturing	4,078	14.3%	4,777	6,084	-2,006	-33.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,085	3.8%	1,064	1,212	-127	-10.5%
Retail Trade	2,415	8.5%	2,501	2,642	-227	-8.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,702	13.0%	3,817	3,966	-264	-6.7%
Information	513	1.8%	546	489	24	4.9%
Finance and Insurance	978	3.4%	1,025	1,035	-57	-5.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	269	0.9%	279	301	-32	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,360	4.8%	1,310	1,453	-93	-6.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	309	1.1%	306	412	-103	-25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,613	9.2%	2,789	3,112	-499	-16.0%
Educational Services	740	2.6%	834	851	-111	-13.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,372	11.8%	3,556	3,762	-390	-10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	371	1.3%	396	422	-51	-12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,417	8.5%	2,555	2,759	-342	-12.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	660	2.3%	687	710	-50	-7.0%
Public Administration	595	2.1%	594	650	-55	-8.5%
Information Not Available	941	3.3%	897	1,129	-188	-16.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,537		10,561	13,877
Male	5,569	58.4%	6,250	9,543	-3,974	-41.6%
Female	3,965	41.6%	4,309	4,334	-369	-8.5%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	0	3	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,537		10,561	13,877
Hispanic or Latino	151	1.6%	183	225	-74	-32.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,016	84.1%	8,630	10,045	-2,029	-20.2%
Information Not Available	1,370	14.4%	1,748	3,607	-2,237	-62.0%

Race	9,537		10,561	13,877
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26	0.3%	20	34	-8	-23.5%
Asian	34	0.4%	36	38	-4	-10.5%
Black or African American	478	5.0%	502	509	-31	-6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	3	10	-5	-50.0%
White	8,338	87.4%	9,230	12,329	-3,991	-32.4%
Information Not Available	656	6.9%	770	957	-301	-31.5%

Years of Age	9,537		10,561	13,877
Younger than 22	161	0.9%	174	254	-93	-36.6%
22-24	392	2.3%	434	606	-214	-35.3%
25-34	1,968	11.5%	2,149	3,091	-1,123	-36.3%
35-44	2,436	14.2%	2,619	3,436	-1,000	-29.1%
45-54	2,386	13.9%	2,614	3,384	-998	-29.5%
55-59	1,010	5.9%	1,168	1,451	-441	-30.4%
60-64	719	4.2%	852	1,014	-295	-29.1%
65 and older	464	2.7%	550	639	-175	-27.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	2	-1	-50.0%

Industry	9,537		10,561	13,877
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	0.4%	76	51	-12	-23.5%
Mining	221	2.3%	244	1,500	-1,279	-85.3%
Utilities	23	0.2%	26	19	4	21.1%
Construction	1,633	17.1%	1,869	2,385	-752	-31.5%
Manufacturing	733	7.7%	947	1,202	-469	-39.0%
Wholesale Trade	270	2.8%	282	548	-278	-50.7%
Retail Trade	1,028	10.7%	1,062	1,119	-91	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	252	2.6%	305	485	-233	-48.0%
Information	250	2.6%	287	132	118	89.4%
Finance and Insurance	178	1.9%	184	155	23	14.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	110	1.1%	127	207	-97	-46.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	417	4.4%	407	622	-205	-33.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	25	51	-34	-66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	833	8.7%	905	1,173	-340	-29.0%
Educational Services	339	3.5%	400	262	77	29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,210	12.6%	1,296	1,314	-104	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	83	0.9%	90	98	-15	-15.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	664	6.9%	711	855	-191	-22.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	295	3.1%	374	425	-130	-30.6%
Public Administration	195	2.0%	213	207	-12	-5.8%
Information Not Available	747	7.8%	731	1,067	-320	-30.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Aug 2017	Percent	Jul 2017	Aug 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,198		2,373	4,358
Male	1,181	53.7%	1,351	2,939	-1,758	-59.8%
Female	1,017	46.3%	1,022	1,419	-402	-28.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,198		2,373	4,358
Hispanic or Latino	250	11.4%	297	497	-247	-49.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,862	84.7%	1,994	3,673	-1,811	-49.3%
Information Not Available	86	3.9%	82	188	-102	-54.3%

Race	2,198		2,373	4,358
American Indian or Alaskan Native	202	9.2%	228	267	-65	-24.3%
Asian	11	0.5%	7	8	3	37.5%
Black or African American	73	3.3%	72	200	-127	-63.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.5%	6	19	-9	-47.4%
White	1,699	77.3%	1,810	3,511	-1,812	-51.6%
Information Not Available	203	9.2%	250	353	-150	-42.5%

Years of Age	2,198		2,373	4,358
Younger than 22	13	0.4%	8	41	-28	-68.3%
22-24	86	2.3%	95	220	-134	-60.9%
25-34	386	10.4%	463	1,059	-673	-63.6%
35-44	518	14.0%	555	951	-433	-45.5%
45-54	545	14.7%	540	989	-444	-44.9%
55-59	289	7.8%	326	526	-237	-45.1%
60-64	202	5.5%	240	391	-189	-48.3%
65 and older	159	4.3%	146	181	-22	-12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,198		2,373	4,358
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.4%	12	27	-19	-70.4%
Mining	89	4.0%	125	863	-774	-89.7%
Utilities	2	0.1%	2	10	-8	-80.0%
Construction	400	18.1%	456	664	-264	-39.8%
Manufacturing	77	3.5%	102	192	-115	-59.9%
Wholesale Trade	50	2.3%	54	262	-212	-80.9%
Retail Trade	192	8.7%	186	245	-53	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	75	3.4%	100	196	-121	-61.7%
Information	40	1.8%	36	31	9	29.0%
Finance and Insurance	55	2.5%	47	35	20	57.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	35	1.6%	43	115	-80	-69.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	72	3.3%	82	144	-72	-50.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	6	-6	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	120	5.4%	109	185	-65	-35.1%
Educational Services	74	3.4%	53	98	-24	-24.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	262	11.9%	254	343	-81	-23.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	21	1.0%	18	16	5	31.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	178	8.1%	217	221	-43	-19.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	35	1.6%	32	111	-76	-68.5%
Public Administration	123	5.6%	122	147	-24	-16.3%
Information Not Available	290	13.1%	323	447	-157	-35.1%