Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

October 2017

The Virgin Islands data are estimated for the month of October 2017 due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants October 2017
	Oct 2017	Sep 2017	Monthly Change	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,595,318	1,628,956	-33,638	1,727,601	-132,283	-7.7
Alaska	6,485	5,467	1,018	7,940	-1,455	-18.3
Alabama	15,999	16,450	-451	19,218	-3,219	-16.7
Arkansas	11,844	11,697	147	13,273	-1,429	-10.8
Arizona	26,438	28,895	-2,457	29,252	-2,814	-9.6
California	301,414	309,150	-7,736	318,141	-16,727	-5.3
Colorado	19,324	18,441	883	23,575	-4,251	-18.0
Connecticut	29,495	30,150	-655	32,843	-3,348	-10.2
District of Columbia	8,270	8,251	19	8,073	197	2.4
Delaware	3,980	4,167	-187	4,819	-839	-17.4
Florida	50,116	47,271	2,845	45,894	4,222	9.2
Georgia	28,597	28,114	483	31,504	-2,907	-9.2
Hawaii	7,620	7,178	442	7,245	375	5.2
Iowa	12,111	13,363	-1,252	14,712	-2,601	-17.7
Idaho	4,099	3,808	291	5,410	-1,311	-24.2
Illinois	87,968	89,306	-1,338	92,072	-4,104	-4.5
Indiana	13,472	13,688	-216	19,135	-5,663	-29.6
Kansas	11,376	9,579	1,797	10,147	1,229	12.1
Kentucky	15,782	15,843	-61	18,132	-2,350	-13.0
Louisiana	18,119	19,429	-1,310	24,165	-6,046	-25.0
Massachusetts	45,640	47,327	-1,687	46,636	-996	-2.1
Maryland	30,435	30,085	350	32,316	-1,881	-5.8
Maine	3,176	3,178	-2	3,641	-465	-12.8
Michigan	45,797	48,380	-2,583	47,398	-1,601	-3.4
Minnesota	25,020	24,696	324	26,713	-1,693	-6.3
Missouri	25,132	20,745	4,387	20,939	4,193	20.0
Mississippi	9,206	10,157	-951	11,120	-1,914	-17.2
Montana	4,327	3,753	574	4,776	-449	-9.4
North Carolina	19,249	19,581	-332	23,425	-4,176	-17.8
North Dakota	1,752	1,798	-46	2,240	-488	-21.8
Nebraska	3,560	3,780	-220	3,456	104	3.0
New Hampshire	3,128	3,238	-110	3,431	-303	-8.8
New Jersey	80,071	81,298	-1,227	84,515	-4,444	-5.3
New Mexico	8,839	8,958	-119	10,338	-1,499	-14.5
Nevada	18,693	19,165	-472	20,644	-1,951	-9.5
New York	122,451	121,493	958	129,151	-6,700	-5.2
Ohio	42,007	46,437	-4,430	45,853	-3,846	-8.4
Oklahoma	13,876	14,293	-417	19,248	-5,372	-27.9
Oregon	23,364	23,357	7	24,651	-1,287	-5.2
Pennsylvania	94,144	94,700	-556	102,938	-8,794	-8.5
Puerto Rico	17,011	15,675	1,336	19,554	-2,543	-13.0
Rhode Island	6,174	6,377	-203	6,697	-523	-7.8
South Carolina	16,884	14,269	2,615	18,861	-1,977	-10.5
South Dakota	913	915	-2	1,137	-224	-19.7
Tennessee	18,803	18,488	315	17,205	1,598	9.3
Texas	128,471	156,397	-27,926	155,227	-26,756	-17.2
Utah	8,071	7,581	490	8,689	-618	-7.1
Virginia	26,354	26,452	-98	27,937	-1,583	-5.7
Virgin Islands	271	292	-21	347	-76	-21.9
Vermont	2,202	2,150	52	2,673	-471	-17.6
Washington	46,532	42,740	3,792	40,269	6,263	15.6
Wisconsin	21,506	21,128	378	25,316	-3,810	-15.0
West Virginia	8,018	8,137	-119	11,222	-3,204	-28.6
Wyoming	1,732	1,689	43	3,488	-1,756	-50.3

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,595,318		1,628,956	1,727,601	-132,283	-7.7
Male	827,439	51.9%	845,831	937,162	-109,723	-11.7%
Female	755,021	47.3%	769,997	777,215	-22,194	-2.9%
Information Not Available	12,858	0.8%	13,128	13,224	-366	-2.8%

Ethnicity	1,595,318		1,628,956	1,727,601
Hispanic or Latino	307,069	19.2%	312,259	321,646	-14,577	-4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,109,267	69.5%	1,135,491	1,173,057	-63,790	-5.4%
Information Not Available	178,978	11.2%	181,202	232,900	-53,922	-23.2%

Race	1,595,318		1,628,956	1,727,601
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20,524	1.3%	21,075	22,721	-2,197	-9.7%
Asian	61,741	3.9%	62,546	64,309	-2,568	-4.0%
Black or African American	323,872	20.3%	335,975	332,979	-9,107	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11,515	0.7%	11,274	10,988	527	4.8%
White	804,593	50.4%	816,861	862,964	-58,371	-6.8%
Information Not Available	375,537	23.5%	382,775	437,062	-61,525	-14.1%

Years of Age	1,595,318		1,628,956	1,727,601
Younger than 22	28,397	1.8%	28,020	31,099	-2,702	-8.7%
22-24	68,457	4.3%	70,709	74,221	-5,764	-7.8%
25-34	375,879	23.6%	384,743	407,377	-31,498	-7.7%
35-44	354,322	22.2%	358,680	374,557	-20,235	-5.4%
45-54	361,633	22.7%	372,263	400,108	-38,475	-9.6%
55-59	177,365	11.1%	178,083	190,442	-13,077	-6.9%
60-64	128,723	8.1%	132,525	137,774	-9,051	-6.6%
65 and older	88,058	5.5%	91,106	98,866	-10,808	-10.9%
Information Not Available	12,474	0.8%	12,817	13,157	-683	-5.2%

Industry	1,595,318		1,628,956	1,727,601
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52,157	3.3%	47,898	46,443	5,714	12.3%
Mining	7,079	0.4%	7,208	20,378	-13,299	-65.3%
Utilities	3,907	0.2%	4,380	3,601	306	8.5%
Construction	145,995	9.2%	154,953	159,820	-13,825	-8.7%
Manufacturing	157,673	9.9%	154,579	186,618	-28,945	-15.5%
Wholesale Trade	61,693	3.9%	65,096	67,501	-5,808	-8.6%
Retail Trade	135,969	8.5%	139,473	140,314	-4,345	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	53,068	3.3%	56,526	57,286	-4,218	-7.4%
Information	58,081	3.6%	61,840	57,345	736	1.3%
Finance and Insurance	51,759	3.2%	53,059	54,351	-2,592	-4.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	23,297	1.5%	23,240	24,976	-1,679	-6.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	104,965	6.6%	108,097	107,362	-2,397	-2.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,131	0.8%	12,468	11,112	1,019	9.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	219,788	13.8%	227,340	228,848	-9,060	-4.0%
Educational Services	50,719	3.2%	55,131	56,566	-5,847	-10.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	152,145	9.5%	157,782	152,247	-102	-0.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	22,952	1.4%	22,301	25,048	-2,096	-8.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	91,762	5.8%	90,029	94,080	-2,318	-2.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	42,372	2.7%	42,790	44,284	-1,912	-4.3%
Public Administration	31,413	2.0%	29,794	30,623	790	2.6%
Information Not Available	116,350	7.3%	114,927	158,798	-42,448	-26.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,485		5,467	7,940	-1,455	-18.3
Male	3,548	54.7%	2,874	4,706	-1,158	-24.6%
Female	2,923	45.1%	2,585	3,206	-283	-8.8%
Information Not Available	14	0.2%	8	28	-14	-50.0%

Ethnicity	6,485		5,467	7,940
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	10	-10	-100.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,174	95.2%	5,254	7,529	-1,355	-18.0%
Information Not Available	311	4.8%	213	401	-90	-22.4%

Race	6,485		5,467	7,940
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,775	27.4%	1,788	2,128	-353	-16.6%
Asian	497	7.7%	350	548	-51	-9.3%
Black or African American	338	5.2%	293	341	-3	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	200	3.1%	205	200	0	0.0%
White	3,364	51.9%	2,618	4,314	-950	-22.0%
Information Not Available	311	4.8%	213	409	-98	-24.0%

Years of Age	6,485		5,467	7,940
Younger than 22	115	1.2%	105	141	-26	-18.4%
22-24	274	2.9%	269	388	-114	-29.4%
25-34	1,784	19.2%	1,564	2,315	-531	-22.9%
35-44	1,448	15.6%	1,233	1,785	-337	-18.9%
45-54	1,395	15.0%	1,156	1,655	-260	-15.7%
55-59	654	7.0%	539	826	-172	-20.8%
60-64	553	5.9%	421	536	17	3.2%
65 and older	262	2.8%	180	294	-32	-10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,485		5,467	7,940
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43	0.7%	22	48	-5	-10.4%
Mining	264	4.0%	238	408	-144	-35.3%
Utilities	15	0.2%	27	34	-19	-55.9%
Construction	806	12.3%	606	1,316	-510	-38.8%
Manufacturing	709	10.9%	417	697	12	1.7%
Wholesale Trade	122	1.9%	136	132	-10	-7.6%
Retail Trade	613	9.4%	612	698	-85	-12.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	343	5.3%	231	429	-86	-20.0%
Information	75	1.1%	61	99	-24	-24.2%
Finance and Insurance	88	1.3%	106	134	-46	-34.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	100	1.5%	119	161	-61	-37.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	216	3.3%	207	323	-107	-33.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.3%	21	26	-8	-30.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	343	5.3%	297	445	-102	-22.9%
Educational Services	217	3.3%	250	212	5	2.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	624	9.6%	633	615	9	1.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	129	2.0%	60	125	4	3.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	652	10.0%	464	727	-75	-10.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	193	3.0%	201	285	-92	-32.3%
Public Administration	655	10.0%	543	739	-84	-11.4%
Information Not Available	260	4.0%	216	287	-27	-9.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,999		16,450	19,218
Male	7,672	48.0%	7,989	9,816	-2,144	-21.8%
Female	8,311	51.9%	8,435	9,392	-1,081	-11.5%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	26	10	6	60.0%

Ethnicity	15,999		16,450	19,218
Hispanic or Latino	210	1.3%	227	260	-50	-19.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,929	74.6%	12,379	14,067	-2,138	-15.2%
Information Not Available	3,860	24.1%	3,844	4,891	-1,031	-21.1%

Race	15,999		16,450	19,218
American Indian or Alaskan Native	738	4.6%	885	999	-261	-26.1%
Asian	382	2.4%	401	552	-170	-30.8%
Black or African American	7,069	44.2%	7,197	8,159	-1,090	-13.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1%	20	16	2	12.5%
White	6,987	43.7%	7,143	8,561	-1,574	-18.4%
Information Not Available	805	5.0%	804	931	-126	-13.5%

Years of Age	15,999		16,450	19,218
Younger than 22	36	0.2%	47	54	-18	-33.3%
22-24	46	0.2%	55	63	-17	-27.0%
25-34	633	3.0%	664	664	-31	-4.7%
35-44	2,588	12.3%	2,644	2,962	-374	-12.6%
45-54	3,460	16.5%	3,531	4,172	-712	-17.1%
55-59	1,864	8.9%	1,861	2,134	-270	-12.7%
60-64	2,015	9.6%	2,113	2,344	-329	-14.0%
65 and older	5,351	25.5%	5,528	6,819	-1,468	-21.5%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	7	6	0	0.0%

Industry	15,999		16,450	19,218
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	139	0.9%	129	180	-41	-22.8%
Mining	50	0.3%	68	181	-131	-72.4%
Utilities	57	0.4%	54	46	11	23.9%
Construction	1,267	7.9%	1,351	1,687	-420	-24.9%
Manufacturing	2,533	15.7%	2,607	3,240	-707	-21.8%
Wholesale Trade	605	3.7%	611	712	-107	-15.0%
Retail Trade	1,942	12.0%	1,992	2,380	-438	-18.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	419	2.6%	438	575	-156	-27.1%
Information	255	1.6%	264	211	44	20.9%
Finance and Insurance	442	2.7%	464	516	-74	-14.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	228	1.4%	224	265	-37	-14.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	907	5.6%	975	1,036	-129	-12.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.3%	47	58	-4	-6.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,167	13.4%	2,236	2,751	-584	-21.2%
Educational Services	501	3.1%	494	554	-53	-9.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,592	9.9%	1,570	1,542	50	3.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	109	0.7%	110	117	-8	-6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,146	7.1%	1,141	1,330	-184	-13.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	406	2.5%	404	454	-48	-10.6%
Public Administration	211	1.3%	212	288	-77	-26.7%
Information Not Available	969	6.0%	1,059	1,095	-126	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,844		11,697	13,273
Male	5,900	49.8%	5,688	6,589	-689	-10.5%
Female	5,115	43.2%	5,176	5,716	-601	-10.5%
Information Not Available	829	7.0%	833	968	-139	-14.4%

Ethnicity	11,844		11,697	13,273
Hispanic or Latino	110	0.9%	112	69	41	59.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,905	92.1%	10,752	12,236	-1,331	-10.9%
Information Not Available	829	7.0%	833	968	-139	-14.4%

Race	11,844		11,697	13,273
American Indian or Alaskan Native	129	1.1%	107	158	-29	-18.4%
Asian	18	0.2%	9	26	-8	-30.8%
Black or African American	3,155	26.6%	3,119	3,749	-594	-15.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	579	4.9%	611	608	-29	-4.8%
White	7,024	59.3%	6,906	7,695	-671	-8.7%
Information Not Available	939	7.9%	945	1,037	-98	-9.5%

Years of Age	11,844		11,697	13,273
Younger than 22	251	1.4%	224	299	-48	-16.1%
22-24	492	2.7%	472	620	-128	-20.6%
25-34	2,386	13.2%	2,356	2,847	-461	-16.2%
35-44	2,662	14.8%	2,592	2,990	-328	-11.0%
45-54	2,578	14.3%	2,550	2,840	-262	-9.2%
55-59	1,205	6.7%	1,190	1,250	-45	-3.6%
60-64	844	4.7%	861	903	-59	-6.5%
65 and older	597	3.3%	619	556	41	7.4%
Information Not Available	829	4.6%	833	968	-139	-14.4%

Industry	11,844		11,697	13,273
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	94	0.8%	92	178	-84	-47.2%
Mining	70	0.6%	74	116	-46	-39.7%
Utilities	25	0.2%	21	29	-4	-13.8%
Construction	934	7.8%	887	1,046	-112	-10.7%
Manufacturing	1,794	15.0%	1,545	2,059	-265	-12.9%
Wholesale Trade	600	5.0%	572	569	31	5.4%
Retail Trade	1,295	10.8%	1,362	1,381	-86	-6.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	386	3.2%	364	539	-153	-28.4%
Information	146	1.2%	145	172	-26	-15.1%
Finance and Insurance	198	1.7%	196	220	-22	-10.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	138	1.2%	133	179	-41	-22.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	488	4.1%	517	463	25	5.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	112	0.9%	110	41	71	173.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,274	10.7%	1,314	1,299	-25	-1.9%
Educational Services	274	2.3%	304	385	-111	-28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,236	10.4%	1,288	1,490	-254	-17.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	89	0.7%	71	127	-38	-29.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	618	5.2%	610	645	-27	-4.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	291	2.4%	301	294	-3	-1.0%
Public Administration	231	1.9%	241	280	-49	-17.5%
Information Not Available	1,551	13.0%	1,550	1,761	-210	-11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,438		28,895	29,252
Male	13,384	50.6%	15,075	15,612	-2,228	-14.3%
Female	13,044	49.3%	13,806	13,624	-580	-4.3%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	14	16	-6	-37.5%

Ethnicity	26,438		28,895	29,252
Hispanic or Latino	9,844	37.2%	11,518	10,443	-599	-5.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,488	43.5%	11,722	13,033	-1,545	-11.9%
Information Not Available	5,106	19.3%	5,655	5,776	-670	-11.6%

Race	26,438		28,895	29,252
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,454	5.5%	1,531	1,831	-377	-20.6%
Asian	1,737	6.6%	2,143	1,787	-50	-2.8%
Black or African American	2,239	8.5%	2,281	2,292	-53	-2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	222	0.8%	244	312	-90	-28.8%
White	12,879	48.7%	13,439	15,235	-2,356	-15.5%
Information Not Available	7,907	29.9%	9,257	7,795	112	1.4%

Years of Age	26,438		28,895	29,252
Younger than 22	503	1.4%	559	602	-99	-16.4%
22-24	1,224	3.3%	1,420	1,423	-199	-14.0%
25-34	5,960	16.1%	6,481	6,590	-630	-9.6%
35-44	5,790	15.6%	6,045	6,190	-400	-6.5%
45-54	6,135	16.5%	6,845	6,998	-863	-12.3%
55-59	3,181	8.6%	3,511	3,448	-267	-7.7%
60-64	2,245	6.1%	2,443	2,457	-212	-8.6%
65 and older	1,400	3.8%	1,591	1,544	-144	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,438		28,895	29,252
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,899	9.9%	4,217	2,864	35	1.2%
Mining	49	0.2%	52	89	-40	-44.9%
Utilities	40	0.1%	36	49	-9	-18.4%
Construction	1,326	4.5%	1,382	1,870	-544	-29.1%
Manufacturing	1,352	4.6%	1,523	1,709	-357	-20.9%
Wholesale Trade	990	3.4%	1,110	1,145	-155	-13.5%
Retail Trade	2,002	6.8%	2,030	2,305	-303	-13.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	611	2.1%	682	705	-94	-13.3%
Information	432	1.5%	407	451	-19	-4.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,197	4.1%	1,216	1,081	116	10.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	437	1.5%	468	537	-100	-18.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,372	4.7%	1,466	1,482	-110	-7.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	88	0.3%	87	105	-17	-16.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,382	11.5%	3,514	3,647	-265	-7.3%
Educational Services	717	2.4%	699	904	-187	-20.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,507	8.5%	2,431	2,409	98	4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	253	0.9%	265	273	-20	-7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,285	4.4%	1,305	1,408	-123	-8.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	549	1.9%	552	548	1	0.2%
Public Administration	574	2.0%	506	729	-155	-21.3%
Information Not Available	4,376	14.9%	4,947	4,942	-566	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	301,414		309,150	318,141
Male	156,257	51.8%	163,735	173,781	-17,524	-10.1%
Female	145,063	48.1%	145,415	144,170	893	0.6%
Information Not Available	94	0.0%	0	190	-96	-50.5%

Ethnicity	301,414		309,150	318,141
Hispanic or Latino	123,425	40.9%	118,221	123,384	41	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	150,237	49.8%	163,926	166,094	-15,857	-9.5%
Information Not Available	27,752	9.2%	27,003	28,663	-911	-3.2%

Race	301,414		309,150	318,141
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,352	0.8%	2,958	3,322	-970	-29.2%
Asian	29,069	9.6%	29,770	30,751	-1,682	-5.5%
Black or African American	29,539	9.8%	32,442	30,466	-927	-3.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	89,276	29.6%	98,756	101,555	-12,279	-12.1%
Information Not Available	151,178	50.2%	145,224	152,047	-869	-0.6%

Years of Age	301,414		309,150	318,141
Younger than 22	5,833	1.6%	5,153	7,498	-1,665	-22.2%
22-24	15,993	4.4%	16,412	14,806	1,187	8.0%
25-34	77,611	21.2%	79,576	84,281	-6,670	-7.9%
35-44	64,723	17.7%	63,357	65,109	-386	-0.6%
45-54	63,218	17.3%	67,746	71,847	-8,629	-12.0%
55-59	32,362	8.8%	31,583	32,459	-97	-0.3%
60-64	24,271	6.6%	26,049	24,867	-596	-2.4%
65 and older	17,309	4.7%	19,274	17,274	35	0.2%
Information Not Available	94	0.0%	0	0	94	0.0%

Industry	301,414		309,150	318,141
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40,170	11.8%	34,064	34,453	5,717	16.6%
Mining	659	0.2%	573	1,803	-1,144	-63.4%
Utilities	1,223	0.4%	1,622	569	654	114.9%
Construction	20,884	6.1%	23,282	26,575	-5,691	-21.4%
Manufacturing	23,895	7.0%	22,423	28,378	-4,483	-15.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,505	0.4%	1,718	1,519	-14	-0.9%
Retail Trade	22,202	6.5%	22,709	25,341	-3,139	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,467	2.5%	8,778	7,213	1,254	17.4%
Information	26,999	7.9%	29,865	29,707	-2,708	-9.1%
Finance and Insurance	4,704	1.4%	5,534	6,834	-2,130	-31.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,787	0.5%	2,099	1,708	79	4.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,867	2.0%	7,443	7,118	-251	-3.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	69,427	20.3%	73,184	67,956	1,471	2.2%
Educational Services	11,289	3.3%	13,072	13,003	-1,714	-13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	21,637	6.3%	23,186	23,728	-2,091	-8.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,421	1.3%	5,057	5,505	-1,084	-19.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,052	4.4%	15,648	13,857	1,195	8.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,432	2.2%	7,061	8,827	-1,395	-15.8%
Public Administration	3,104	0.9%	2,290	3,322	-218	-6.6%
Information Not Available	9,690	2.8%	9,542	10,725	-1,035	-9.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,324		18,441	23,575
Male	9,750	50.5%	9,188	12,670	-2,920	-23.0%
Female	9,573	49.5%	9,252	10,904	-1,331	-12.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,324		18,441	23,575
Hispanic or Latino	3,538	18.3%	3,440	4,263	-725	-17.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,803	71.4%	13,150	16,993	-3,190	-18.8%
Information Not Available	1,983	10.3%	1,851	2,319	-336	-14.5%

Race	19,324		18,441	23,575
American Indian or Alaskan Native	356	1.8%	339	429	-73	-17.0%
Asian	453	2.3%	451	545	-92	-16.9%
Black or African American	1,306	6.8%	1,296	1,459	-153	-10.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	70	0.4%	85	91	-21	-23.1%
White	13,559	70.2%	12,872	16,671	-3,112	-18.7%
Information Not Available	3,580	18.5%	3,398	4,380	-800	-18.3%

Years of Age	19,324		18,441	23,575
Younger than 22	174	0.6%	157	224	-50	-22.3%
22-24	449	1.4%	417	599	-150	-25.0%
25-34	4,097	13.2%	3,823	5,140	-1,043	-20.3%
35-44	4,496	14.5%	4,305	5,437	-941	-17.3%
45-54	4,683	15.1%	4,461	5,770	-1,087	-18.8%
55-59	2,428	7.8%	2,386	2,969	-541	-18.2%
60-64	1,888	6.1%	1,831	2,218	-330	-14.9%
65 and older	1,106	3.6%	1,057	1,210	-104	-8.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	4	8	-5	-62.5%

Industry	19,324		18,441	23,575
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	136	0.7%	134	174	-38	-21.8%
Mining	186	1.0%	171	675	-489	-72.4%
Utilities	33	0.2%	38	51	-18	-35.3%
Construction	1,686	8.7%	1,515	2,047	-361	-17.6%
Manufacturing	1,393	7.2%	1,404	1,627	-234	-14.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,021	5.2%	951	1,353	-332	-24.5%
Retail Trade	1,580	8.1%	1,629	2,169	-589	-27.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	500	2.6%	503	782	-282	-36.1%
Information	898	4.6%	896	1,010	-112	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	951	4.9%	953	957	-6	-0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	477	2.5%	452	597	-120	-20.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,223	11.4%	2,149	2,453	-230	-9.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	228	1.2%	214	327	-99	-30.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,198	11.3%	2,169	2,590	-392	-15.1%
Educational Services	681	3.5%	703	815	-134	-16.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,925	9.9%	1,882	2,045	-120	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	457	2.3%	300	555	-98	-17.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,287	6.6%	1,019	1,557	-270	-17.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	528	2.7%	515	642	-114	-17.8%
Public Administration	448	2.3%	386	518	-70	-13.5%
Information Not Available	488	2.5%	458	631	-143	-22.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,495		30,150	32,843
Male	15,381	52.1%	15,640	17,274	-1,893	-11.0%
Female	14,114	47.9%	14,510	15,569	-1,455	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	29,495		30,150	32,843
Hispanic or Latino	4,688	15.9%	4,799	5,052	-364	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,807	84.1%	25,351	27,791	-2,984	-10.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	29,495		30,150	32,843
American Indian or Alaskan Native	114	0.4%	116	131	-17	-13.0%
Asian	618	2.1%	604	661	-43	-6.5%
Black or African American	5,260	17.8%	5,398	5,583	-323	-5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	16,462	55.8%	16,717	18,352	-1,890	-10.3%
Information Not Available	7,041	23.9%	7,315	8,116	-1,075	-13.2%

Years of Age	29,495		30,150	32,843
Younger than 22	510	1.2%	516	585	-75	-12.8%
22-24	1,229	2.8%	1,223	1,438	-209	-14.5%
25-34	6,541	15.2%	6,732	7,473	-932	-12.5%
35-44	5,879	13.6%	5,951	6,439	-560	-8.7%
45-54	6,849	15.9%	6,985	7,555	-706	-9.3%
55-59	3,528	8.2%	3,566	3,939	-411	-10.4%
60-64	2,808	6.5%	2,933	3,024	-216	-7.1%
65 and older	2,151	5.0%	2,244	2,390	-239	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,495		30,150	32,843
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	122	0.4%	103	162	-40	-24.7%
Mining	15	0.1%	15	5	10	200.0%
Utilities	41	0.1%	49	55	-14	-25.5%
Construction	2,716	9.2%	2,714	3,098	-382	-12.3%
Manufacturing	3,100	10.5%	3,207	3,605	-505	-14.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,336	4.5%	1,356	1,379	-43	-3.1%
Retail Trade	3,535	11.9%	3,750	3,861	-326	-8.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,209	4.1%	1,385	1,716	-507	-29.5%
Information	612	2.1%	749	650	-38	-5.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,303	4.4%	1,356	1,465	-162	-11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	462	1.6%	479	506	-44	-8.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,951	6.6%	1,964	2,020	-69	-3.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	344	1.2%	305	276	68	24.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,245	11.0%	3,271	3,708	-463	-12.5%
Educational Services	1,193	4.0%	1,255	1,250	-57	-4.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,083	13.8%	3,993	4,412	-329	-7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	563	1.9%	585	596	-33	-5.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,780	6.0%	1,775	1,934	-154	-8.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,032	3.5%	996	998	34	3.4%
Public Administration	342	1.2%	340	647	-305	-47.1%
Information Not Available	511	1.7%	503	500	11	2.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,270		8,251	8,073
Male	3,673	44.4%	3,680	3,632	41	1.1%
Female	4,595	55.6%	4,569	4,441	154	3.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,270		8,251	8,073
Hispanic or Latino	572	6.9%	616	659	-87	-13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,663	92.7%	7,592	7,368	295	4.0%
Information Not Available	35	0.4%	43	46	-11	-23.9%

Race	8,270		8,251	8,073
American Indian or Alaskan Native	33	0.4%	35	37	-4	-10.8%
Asian	222	2.7%	207	223	-1	-0.4%
Black or African American	5,560	67.2%	5,570	5,543	17	0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.3%	15	24	-3	-12.5%
White	1,629	19.7%	1,637	1,537	92	6.0%
Information Not Available	805	9.7%	787	709	96	13.5%

Years of Age	8,270		8,251	8,073
Younger than 22	133	1.4%	128	120	13	10.8%
22-24	399	4.3%	401	450	-51	-11.3%
25-34	2,324	24.9%	2,376	2,266	58	2.6%
35-44	1,952	20.9%	1,900	1,784	168	9.4%
45-54	1,722	18.5%	1,745	1,670	52	3.1%
55-59	813	8.7%	766	810	3	0.4%
60-64	571	6.1%	583	634	-63	-9.9%
65 and older	356	3.8%	352	339	17	5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,270		8,251	8,073
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	15	0.2%	14	20	-5	-25.0%
Manufacturing	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	17	0.2%	24	18	-1	-5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	10	0.1%	10	7	3	42.9%
Information	6	0.1%	3	8	-2	-25.0%
Finance and Insurance	7	0.1%	7	10	-3	-30.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2	0.0%	5	8	-6	-75.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	51	0.6%	61	45	6	13.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	54	0.7%	53	54	0	0.0%
Educational Services	8	0.1%	12	13	-5	-38.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23	0.3%	25	12	11	91.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	3	1	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	24	0.3%	28	21	3	14.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	13	0.2%	16	14	-1	-7.1%
Public Administration	6	0.1%	3	4	2	50.0%
Information Not Available	8,029	97.1%	7,985	7,834	195	2.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,980		4,167	4,819
Male	1,720	43.2%	1,792	2,050	-330	-16.1%
Female	1,998	50.2%	2,118	2,433	-435	-17.9%
Information Not Available	262	6.6%	257	336	-74	-22.0%

Ethnicity	3,980		4,167	4,819
Hispanic or Latino	290	7.3%	301	279	11	3.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,428	86.1%	3,609	4,206	-778	-18.5%
Information Not Available	262	6.6%	257	336	-74	-22.0%

Race	3,980		4,167	4,819
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16	0.4%	15	17	-1	-5.9%
Asian	84	2.1%	83	94	-10	-10.6%
Black or African American	1,727	43.4%	1,835	1,953	-226	-11.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	2	8	-7	-87.5%
White	1,944	48.8%	2,019	2,481	-537	-21.6%
Information Not Available	209	5.2%	213	291	-82	-28.2%

Years of Age	3,980		4,167	4,819
Younger than 22	75	1.4%	85	82	-7	-8.5%
22-24	174	3.1%	187	235	-61	-26.0%
25-34	1,008	18.2%	1,053	1,152	-144	-12.5%
35-44	842	15.2%	878	978	-136	-13.9%
45-54	794	14.3%	868	1,167	-373	-32.0%
55-59	460	8.3%	460	545	-85	-15.6%
60-64	388	7.0%	365	375	13	3.5%
65 and older	198	3.6%	233	240	-42	-17.5%
Information Not Available	41	0.7%	38	45	-4	-8.9%

Industry	3,980		4,167	4,819
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5	0.1%	6	15	-10	-66.7%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	12	0.3%	8	8	4	50.0%
Construction	233	5.8%	214	245	-12	-4.9%
Manufacturing	269	6.8%	270	334	-65	-19.5%
Wholesale Trade	130	3.3%	148	189	-59	-31.2%
Retail Trade	547	13.7%	575	695	-148	-21.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	144	3.6%	147	200	-56	-28.0%
Information	53	1.3%	66	72	-19	-26.4%
Finance and Insurance	362	9.1%	389	488	-126	-25.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	80	2.0%	82	102	-22	-21.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	309	7.8%	349	328	-19	-5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.5%	19	17	4	23.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	664	16.7%	726	795	-131	-16.5%
Educational Services	108	2.7%	125	105	3	2.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	521	13.1%	520	623	-102	-16.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	44	1.1%	37	69	-25	-36.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	351	8.8%	355	374	-23	-6.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	85	2.1%	86	98	-13	-13.3%
Public Administration	30	0.8%	34	45	-15	-33.3%
Information Not Available	12	0.3%	11	17	-5	-29.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,116		47,271	45,894
Male	22,085	44.1%	21,836	21,321	764	3.6%
Female	27,997	55.9%	25,406	24,376	3,621	14.9%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	29	197	-163	-82.7%

Ethnicity	50,116		47,271	45,894
Hispanic or Latino	13,033	26.0%	12,063	11,430	1,603	14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,370	66.6%	31,737	30,385	2,985	9.8%
Information Not Available	3,713	7.4%	3,471	4,079	-366	-9.0%

Race	50,116		47,271	45,894
American Indian or Alaskan Native	323	0.6%	259	266	57	21.4%
Asian	779	1.6%	763	757	22	2.9%
Black or African American	13,578	27.1%	13,544	11,979	1,599	13.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	243	0.5%	270	210	33	15.7%
White	29,814	59.5%	27,703	27,407	2,407	8.8%
Information Not Available	5,379	10.7%	4,732	5,275	104	2.0%

Years of Age	50,116		47,271	45,894
Younger than 22	497	0.7%	381	432	65	15.0%
22-24	1,419	1.9%	1,236	1,248	171	13.7%
25-34	10,355	13.7%	8,832	9,135	1,220	13.4%
35-44	10,434	13.8%	9,457	9,081	1,353	14.9%
45-54	10,751	14.2%	10,375	9,716	1,035	10.7%
55-59	5,370	7.1%	5,382	4,966	404	8.1%
60-64	4,092	5.4%	4,012	3,494	598	17.1%
65 and older	2,948	3.9%	3,100	2,500	448	17.9%
Information Not Available	4,250	5.6%	4,496	5,322	-1,072	-20.1%

Industry	50,116		47,271	45,894
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,254	2.4%	2,277	1,374	-120	-8.7%
Mining	32	0.1%	36	165	-133	-80.6%
Utilities	53	0.1%	78	57	-4	-7.0%
Construction	2,500	4.9%	2,377	2,449	51	2.1%
Manufacturing	2,206	4.3%	2,213	2,192	14	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,056	4.0%	1,916	1,916	140	7.3%
Retail Trade	4,481	8.7%	4,269	4,404	77	1.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,275	2.5%	1,281	1,322	-47	-3.6%
Information	838	1.6%	770	961	-123	-12.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,995	3.9%	1,898	1,769	226	12.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,060	2.1%	909	1,027	33	3.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,849	7.5%	3,351	3,405	444	13.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	509	1.0%	457	413	96	23.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,813	17.2%	8,395	7,872	941	12.0%
Educational Services	1,421	2.8%	1,478	1,533	-112	-7.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,306	10.3%	4,762	4,253	1,053	24.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,128	2.2%	1,145	865	263	30.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,570	8.9%	3,541	3,495	1,075	30.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,359	2.6%	1,171	1,151	208	18.1%
Public Administration	636	1.2%	584	625	11	1.8%
Information Not Available	4,775	9.3%	4,363	4,646	129	2.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,597		28,114	31,504
Male	12,982	45.4%	12,367	14,896	-1,914	-12.8%
Female	14,159	49.5%	14,247	15,091	-932	-6.2%
Information Not Available	1,456	5.1%	1,500	1,517	-61	-4.0%

Ethnicity	28,597		28,114	31,504
Hispanic or Latino	9	0.0%	20	114	-105	-92.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,132	94.9%	26,594	29,873	-2,741	-9.2%
Information Not Available	1,456	5.1%	1,500	1,517	-61	-4.0%

Race	28,597		28,114	31,504
American Indian or Alaskan Native	126	0.4%	110	154	-28	-18.2%
Asian	451	1.6%	440	438	13	3.0%
Black or African American	16,697	58.4%	15,987	17,793	-1,096	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,867	34.5%	10,077	11,602	-1,735	-15.0%
Information Not Available	1,456	5.1%	1,500	1,517	-61	-4.0%

Years of Age	28,597		28,114	31,504
Younger than 22	542	1.5%	485	592	-50	-8.4%
22-24	1,191	3.3%	1,100	1,367	-176	-12.9%
25-34	7,136	19.5%	6,816	7,870	-734	-9.3%
35-44	7,046	19.3%	6,843	7,743	-697	-9.0%
45-54	6,796	18.6%	6,849	7,630	-834	-10.9%
55-59	2,943	8.0%	2,864	3,154	-211	-6.7%
60-64	1,887	5.2%	1,959	1,979	-92	-4.6%
65 and older	1,055	2.9%	1,198	1,169	-114	-9.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%

Industry	28,597		28,114	31,504
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	292	1.0%	418	338	-46	-13.6%
Mining	17	0.1%	19	16	1	6.3%
Utilities	21	0.1%	30	15	6	40.0%
Construction	845	2.9%	1,123	1,047	-202	-19.3%
Manufacturing	3,033	10.5%	2,001	4,354	-1,321	-30.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,140	3.9%	1,097	1,286	-146	-11.4%
Retail Trade	2,070	7.2%	2,017	2,153	-83	-3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	523	1.8%	507	573	-50	-8.7%
Information	489	1.7%	466	542	-53	-9.8%
Finance and Insurance	720	2.5%	705	853	-133	-15.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	337	1.2%	339	377	-40	-10.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,944	17.1%	5,063	5,144	-200	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	32	0.1%	30	35	-3	-8.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	83	0.3%	81	100	-17	-17.0%
Educational Services	627	2.2%	664	772	-145	-18.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,326	4.6%	1,301	1,555	-229	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,147	4.0%	1,129	1,362	-215	-15.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	184	0.6%	330	165	19	11.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	310	1.1%	352	351	-41	-11.7%
Public Administration	369	1.3%	330	307	62	20.2%
Information Not Available	10,088	34.9%	10,112	10,159	-71	-0.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,620		7,178	7,245
Male	5,255	69.0%	4,966	4,751	504	10.6%
Female	2,363	31.0%	2,210	2,491	-128	-5.1%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	2	3	-1	-33.3%

Ethnicity	7,620		7,178	7,245
Hispanic or Latino	555	7.3%	518	500	55	11.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,071	66.5%	4,788	4,889	182	3.7%
Information Not Available	1,994	26.2%	1,872	1,856	138	7.4%

Race	7,620		7,178	7,245
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.7%	44	55	-5	-9.1%
Asian	2,349	30.8%	2,273	2,161	188	8.7%
Black or African American	114	1.5%	129	117	-3	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,548	33.4%	2,336	2,405	143	5.9%
White	1,584	20.8%	1,503	1,571	13	0.8%
Information Not Available	975	12.8%	893	936	39	4.2%

Years of Age	7,620		7,178	7,245
Younger than 22	136	1.6%	122	141	-5	-3.5%
22-24	306	3.6%	275	309	-3	-1.0%
25-34	1,713	20.0%	1,550	1,701	12	0.7%
35-44	1,732	20.3%	1,712	1,588	144	9.1%
45-54	1,763	20.6%	1,691	1,639	124	7.6%
55-59	833	9.7%	737	818	15	1.8%
60-64	657	7.7%	652	634	23	3.6%
65 and older	480	5.6%	439	415	65	15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,620		7,178	7,245
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	108	1.4%	158	128	-20	-15.6%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	10	12	-3	-25.0%
Construction	2,832	36.6%	2,665	2,392	440	18.4%
Manufacturing	154	2.0%	143	161	-7	-4.3%
Wholesale Trade	95	1.2%	88	108	-13	-12.0%
Retail Trade	306	4.0%	334	376	-70	-18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	376	4.9%	174	406	-30	-7.4%
Information	219	2.8%	219	74	145	195.9%
Finance and Insurance	63	0.8%	67	58	5	8.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	91	1.2%	91	90	1	1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	263	3.4%	252	293	-30	-10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	53	0.7%	37	34	19	55.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	741	9.6%	768	743	-2	-0.3%
Educational Services	64	0.8%	60	66	-2	-3.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	355	4.6%	306	347	8	2.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	36	0.5%	53	56	-20	-35.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	621	8.0%	587	657	-36	-5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	139	1.8%	139	150	-11	-7.3%
Public Administration	101	1.3%	100	133	-32	-24.1%
Information Not Available	994	12.9%	927	961	33	3.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,111		13,363	14,712
Male	6,599	54.5%	7,165	8,446	-1,847	-21.9%
Female	5,371	44.3%	6,046	6,093	-722	-11.8%
Information Not Available	141	1.2%	152	173	-32	-18.5%

Ethnicity	12,111		13,363	14,712
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	12,111	100.0%	13,363	14,712	-2,601	-17.7%

Race	12,111		13,363	14,712
American Indian or Alaskan Native	167	1.4%	199	89	78	87.6%
Asian	170	1.4%	200	74	96	129.7%
Black or African American	940	7.8%	1,066	474	466	98.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	8,015	66.2%	8,825	4,365	3,650	83.6%
Information Not Available	2,819	23.3%	3,073	9,710	-6,891	-71.0%

Years of Age	12,111		13,363	14,712
Younger than 22	229	1.2%	247	269	-40	-14.9%
22-24	451	2.4%	524	615	-164	-26.7%
25-34	2,576	13.5%	2,911	3,273	-697	-21.3%
35-44	2,692	14.2%	3,027	3,276	-584	-17.8%
45-54	2,853	15.0%	3,080	3,507	-654	-18.6%
55-59	1,554	8.2%	1,666	1,827	-273	-14.9%
60-64	1,102	5.8%	1,196	1,223	-121	-9.9%
65 and older	650	3.4%	710	722	-72	-10.0%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	0	4	0.0%

Industry	12,111		13,363	14,712
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	130	1.1%	136	166	-36	-21.7%
Mining	14	0.1%	10	18	-4	-22.2%
Utilities	23	0.2%	20	28	-5	-17.9%
Construction	1,761	14.4%	1,809	1,668	93	5.6%
Manufacturing	2,655	21.7%	2,790	4,393	-1,738	-39.6%
Wholesale Trade	621	5.1%	673	770	-149	-19.4%
Retail Trade	1,131	9.2%	1,273	1,215	-84	-6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	369	3.0%	424	463	-94	-20.3%
Information	388	3.2%	470	481	-93	-19.3%
Finance and Insurance	460	3.8%	516	613	-153	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	119	1.0%	130	159	-40	-25.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	590	4.8%	694	620	-30	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51	0.4%	52	43	8	18.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,124	9.2%	1,338	1,190	-66	-5.5%
Educational Services	286	2.3%	334	320	-34	-10.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,096	9.0%	1,269	1,156	-60	-5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	120	1.0%	108	130	-10	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	579	4.7%	669	672	-93	-13.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	297	2.4%	348	274	23	8.4%
Public Administration	203	1.7%	198	200	3	1.5%
Information Not Available	94	0.8%	102	133	-39	-29.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,099		3,808	5,410
Male	2,111	51.5%	1,933	2,988	-877	-29.4%
Female	1,987	48.5%	1,874	2,422	-435	-18.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,099		3,808	5,410
Hispanic or Latino	393	9.6%	415	505	-112	-22.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,080	75.1%	2,839	3,841	-761	-19.8%
Information Not Available	626	15.3%	554	1,064	-438	-41.2%

Race	4,099		3,808	5,410
American Indian or Alaskan Native	230	3.5%	213	272	-42	-15.4%
Asian	96	1.5%	108	148	-52	-35.1%
Black or African American	98	1.5%	95	104	-6	-5.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	42	0.6%	51	61	-19	-31.1%
White	5,109	77.7%	4,545	7,015	-1,906	-27.2%
Information Not Available	1,002	15.2%	1,029	1,217	-215	-17.7%

Years of Age	4,099		3,808	5,410
Younger than 22	66	0.7%	49	100	-34	-34.0%
22-24	147	1.7%	130	161	-14	-8.7%
25-34	775	8.8%	722	974	-199	-20.4%
35-44	923	10.5%	876	1,110	-187	-16.8%
45-54	966	11.0%	895	1,309	-343	-26.2%
55-59	518	5.9%	491	696	-178	-25.6%
60-64	401	4.6%	363	508	-107	-21.1%
65 and older	302	3.4%	280	544	-242	-44.5%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	8	-7	-87.5%

Industry	4,099		3,808	5,410
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	61	1.5%	60	121	-60	-49.6%
Mining	20	0.5%	21	43	-23	-53.5%
Utilities	5	0.1%	3	16	-11	-68.8%
Construction	378	9.1%	315	483	-105	-21.7%
Manufacturing	495	11.9%	443	851	-356	-41.8%
Wholesale Trade	204	4.9%	241	225	-21	-9.3%
Retail Trade	447	10.7%	444	551	-104	-18.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	116	2.8%	109	176	-60	-34.1%
Information	86	2.1%	80	98	-12	-12.2%
Finance and Insurance	156	3.8%	149	173	-17	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	47	1.1%	39	66	-19	-28.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	258	6.2%	273	299	-41	-13.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.3%	15	18	-7	-38.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	400	9.6%	359	502	-102	-20.3%
Educational Services	122	2.9%	112	161	-39	-24.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	521	12.5%	489	507	14	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	75	1.8%	47	88	-13	-14.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	254	6.1%	193	274	-20	-7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	98	2.4%	95	111	-13	-11.7%
Public Administration	128	3.1%	115	160	-32	-20.0%
Information Not Available	217	5.2%	206	487	-270	-55.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	87,968		89,306	92,072
Male	46,360	52.7%	47,143	49,090	-2,730	-5.6%
Female	41,025	46.6%	41,455	42,409	-1,384	-3.3%
Information Not Available	583	0.7%	708	573	10	1.7%

Ethnicity	87,968		89,306	92,072
Hispanic or Latino	11,162	12.7%	10,695	11,492	-330	-2.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	68,050	77.4%	69,461	71,254	-3,204	-4.5%
Information Not Available	8,756	10.0%	9,150	9,326	-570	-6.1%

Race	87,968		89,306	92,072
American Indian or Alaskan Native	362	0.4%	391	431	-69	-16.0%
Asian	2,416	2.7%	2,396	2,606	-190	-7.3%
Black or African American	25,767	29.3%	26,523	26,381	-614	-2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	193	0.2%	209	193	0	0.0%
White	50,583	57.5%	51,160	53,846	-3,263	-6.1%
Information Not Available	8,647	9.8%	8,627	8,615	32	0.4%

Years of Age	87,968		89,306	92,072
Younger than 22	1,252	1.0%	1,182	1,320	-68	-5.2%
22-24	3,195	2.4%	3,152	3,685	-490	-13.3%
25-34	20,228	15.4%	20,439	21,231	-1,003	-4.7%
35-44	20,582	15.7%	20,986	21,549	-967	-4.5%
45-54	21,064	16.0%	21,443	22,243	-1,179	-5.3%
55-59	10,314	7.9%	10,519	10,821	-507	-4.7%
60-64	7,301	5.6%	7,506	7,511	-210	-2.8%
65 and older	4,032	3.1%	4,079	3,712	320	8.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	87,968		89,306	92,072
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	183	0.2%	182	269	-86	-32.0%
Mining	233	0.3%	210	264	-31	-11.7%
Utilities	114	0.1%	138	205	-91	-44.4%
Construction	8,351	9.5%	8,994	8,338	13	0.2%
Manufacturing	9,259	10.5%	8,806	10,616	-1,357	-12.8%
Wholesale Trade	4,752	5.4%	4,669	4,786	-34	-0.7%
Retail Trade	8,120	9.2%	8,412	7,834	286	3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,663	4.2%	3,898	4,090	-427	-10.4%
Information	2,007	2.3%	1,952	2,106	-99	-4.7%
Finance and Insurance	3,797	4.3%	3,779	3,558	239	6.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,399	1.6%	1,368	1,458	-59	-4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,812	7.7%	6,738	7,080	-268	-3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	918	1.0%	991	752	166	22.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,702	14.4%	12,583	13,602	-900	-6.6%
Educational Services	2,794	3.2%	3,156	3,512	-718	-20.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,907	7.8%	6,904	7,271	-364	-5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,089	1.2%	915	1,102	-13	-1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,891	5.5%	5,118	5,052	-161	-3.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,444	2.8%	2,475	2,502	-58	-2.3%
Public Administration	2,199	2.5%	2,332	2,309	-110	-4.8%
Information Not Available	5,334	6.1%	5,686	5,366	-32	-0.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,472		13,688	19,135
Male	6,968	51.7%	7,100	10,534	-3,566	-33.9%
Female	6,422	47.7%	6,497	8,517	-2,095	-24.6%
Information Not Available	82	0.6%	91	84	-2	-2.4%

Ethnicity	13,472		13,688	19,135
Hispanic or Latino	560	4.2%	592	828	-268	-32.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,303	76.5%	10,394	14,534	-4,231	-29.1%
Information Not Available	2,609	19.4%	2,702	3,773	-1,164	-30.9%

Race	13,472		13,688	19,135
American Indian or Alaskan Native	61	0.5%	70	89	-28	-31.5%
Asian	129	1.0%	106	161	-32	-19.9%
Black or African American	2,482	18.4%	2,473	3,457	-975	-28.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.2%	23	20	5	25.0%
White	9,884	73.4%	10,050	14,127	-4,243	-30.0%
Information Not Available	891	6.6%	966	1,281	-390	-30.4%

Years of Age	13,472		13,688	19,135
Younger than 22	113	0.5%	119	218	-105	-48.2%
22-24	303	1.4%	358	623	-320	-51.4%
25-34	2,584	11.7%	2,661	4,164	-1,580	-37.9%
35-44	3,301	14.9%	3,384	4,729	-1,428	-30.2%
45-54	3,645	16.4%	3,579	4,907	-1,262	-25.7%
55-59	1,787	8.1%	1,791	2,269	-482	-21.2%
60-64	1,177	5.3%	1,228	1,523	-346	-22.7%
65 and older	562	2.5%	568	702	-140	-19.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,472		13,688	19,135
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25	0.2%	23	44	-19	-43.2%
Mining	7	0.1%	10	41	-34	-82.9%
Utilities	25	0.2%	25	28	-3	-10.7%
Construction	1,419	10.5%	1,379	1,946	-527	-27.1%
Manufacturing	2,679	19.8%	2,540	4,447	-1,768	-39.8%
Wholesale Trade	573	4.2%	559	842	-269	-31.9%
Retail Trade	1,509	11.2%	1,617	1,382	127	9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	441	3.3%	527	694	-253	-36.5%
Information	253	1.9%	275	297	-44	-14.8%
Finance and Insurance	421	3.1%	461	614	-193	-31.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	226	1.7%	218	264	-38	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	702	5.2%	747	952	-250	-26.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.9%	155	127	-6	-4.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,311	9.7%	1,302	1,819	-508	-27.9%
Educational Services	425	3.1%	442	708	-283	-40.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,185	8.8%	1,179	1,541	-356	-23.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	100	0.7%	105	151	-51	-33.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	390	2.9%	420	657	-267	-40.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	402	3.0%	406	524	-122	-23.3%
Public Administration	125	0.9%	135	165	-40	-24.2%
Information Not Available	1,133	8.4%	1,163	1,892	-759	-40.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,376		9,579	10,147
Male	6,523	57.3%	5,178	5,554	969	17.4%
Female	4,853	42.7%	4,401	4,593	260	5.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,376		9,579	10,147
Hispanic or Latino	800	7.0%	679	750	50	6.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,111	53.7%	4,707	5,118	993	19.4%
Information Not Available	4,465	39.2%	4,193	4,279	186	4.3%

Race	11,376		9,579	10,147
American Indian or Alaskan Native	148	1.3%	140	144	4	2.8%
Asian	118	1.0%	95	156	-38	-24.4%
Black or African American	3,207	28.2%	2,478	2,156	1,051	48.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.2%	15	20	-1	-5.0%
White	7,336	64.5%	6,321	7,018	318	4.5%
Information Not Available	548	4.8%	530	653	-105	-16.1%

Years of Age	11,376		9,579	10,147
Younger than 22	172	1.0%	136	183	-11	-6.0%
22-24	393	2.2%	350	401	-8	-2.0%
25-34	2,509	14.1%	2,032	2,341	168	7.2%
35-44	2,810	15.8%	2,377	2,418	392	16.2%
45-54	2,763	15.5%	2,300	2,349	414	17.6%
55-59	1,321	7.4%	1,126	1,210	111	9.2%
60-64	935	5.3%	835	816	119	14.6%
65 and older	473	2.7%	423	429	44	10.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,376		9,579	10,147
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41	0.4%	44	31	10	32.3%
Mining	65	0.6%	62	97	-32	-33.0%
Utilities	20	0.2%	13	18	2	11.1%
Construction	1,181	10.3%	1,185	1,030	151	14.7%
Manufacturing	2,637	23.1%	1,072	1,383	1,254	90.7%
Wholesale Trade	378	3.3%	405	582	-204	-35.1%
Retail Trade	683	6.0%	714	865	-182	-21.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	335	2.9%	272	389	-54	-13.9%
Information	196	1.7%	201	292	-96	-32.9%
Finance and Insurance	272	2.4%	311	329	-57	-17.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	182	1.6%	169	157	25	15.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	698	6.1%	667	822	-124	-15.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	40	0.4%	54	38	2	5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,170	10.2%	1,155	1,184	-14	-1.2%
Educational Services	194	1.7%	204	282	-88	-31.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,087	9.5%	1,118	1,094	-7	-0.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	56	0.5%	52	67	-11	-16.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	437	3.8%	386	405	32	7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	193	1.7%	211	210	-17	-8.1%
Public Administration	274	2.4%	249	282	-8	-2.8%
Information Not Available	1,237	10.8%	1,035	590	647	109.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,782		15,843	18,132
Male	8,360	53.0%	8,760	10,436	-2,076	-19.9%
Female	7,422	47.0%	7,083	7,696	-274	-3.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	15,782		15,843	18,132
Hispanic or Latino	23	0.1%	32	22	1	4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	473	3.0%	459	569	-96	-16.9%
Information Not Available	15,286	96.9%	15,352	17,541	-2,255	-12.9%

Race	15,782		15,843	18,132
American Indian or Alaskan Native	104	0.7%	133	93	11	11.8%
Asian	36	0.2%	37	75	-39	-52.0%
Black or African American	2,200	13.9%	2,531	2,342	-142	-6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	0.1%	14	22	1	4.5%
White	13,279	84.1%	12,949	15,292	-2,013	-13.2%
Information Not Available	140	0.9%	179	308	-168	-54.5%

Years of Age	15,782		15,843	18,132
Younger than 22	140	0.5%	244	278	-138	-49.6%
22-24	505	1.8%	455	595	-90	-15.1%
25-34	3,156	11.5%	3,565	4,000	-844	-21.1%
35-44	4,076	14.8%	3,941	4,159	-83	-2.0%
45-54	3,788	13.8%	3,849	4,446	-658	-14.8%
55-59	1,741	6.3%	1,589	2,192	-451	-20.6%
60-64	1,578	5.7%	1,530	1,557	21	1.3%
65 and older	794	2.9%	652	895	-101	-11.3%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	18	10	-6	-60.0%

Industry	15,782		15,843	18,132
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	45	0.3%	46	93	-48	-51.6%
Mining	149	0.9%	188	516	-367	-71.1%
Utilities	27	0.2%	37	25	2	8.0%
Construction	1,375	8.7%	1,479	1,782	-407	-22.8%
Manufacturing	3,359	21.2%	3,514	3,714	-355	-9.6%
Wholesale Trade	902	5.7%	822	900	2	0.2%
Retail Trade	1,339	8.5%	1,171	1,411	-72	-5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	739	4.7%	689	644	95	14.8%
Information	370	2.3%	349	269	101	37.5%
Finance and Insurance	537	3.4%	625	578	-41	-7.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	180	1.1%	188	221	-41	-18.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	911	5.8%	891	1,028	-117	-11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	126	0.8%	156	31	95	306.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,294	8.2%	1,387	1,804	-510	-28.3%
Educational Services	469	3.0%	496	706	-237	-33.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,578	10.0%	1,617	1,830	-252	-13.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	144	0.9%	188	137	7	5.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	685	4.3%	707	807	-122	-15.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	329	2.1%	234	441	-112	-25.4%
Public Administration	401	2.5%	308	269	132	49.1%
Information Not Available	823	5.2%	751	926	-103	-11.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,119		19,429	24,165
Male	8,374	46.2%	8,964	12,952	-4,578	-35.3%
Female	9,692	53.5%	10,420	11,189	-1,497	-13.4%
Information Not Available	53	0.3%	45	24	29	120.8%

Ethnicity	18,119		19,429	24,165
Hispanic or Latino	664	3.7%	752	956	-292	-30.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,968	93.6%	18,181	23,131	-6,163	-26.6%
Information Not Available	487	2.7%	496	78	409	524.4%

Race	18,119		19,429	24,165
American Indian or Alaskan Native	115	0.6%	108	150	-35	-23.3%
Asian	98	0.5%	107	189	-91	-48.1%
Black or African American	9,061	50.0%	9,752	12,330	-3,269	-26.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	323	1.8%	281	26	297	1142.3%
White	7,048	38.9%	7,659	10,882	-3,834	-35.2%
Information Not Available	1,474	8.1%	1,522	588	886	150.7%

Years of Age	18,119		19,429	24,165
Younger than 22	325	1.4%	374	493	-168	-34.1%
22-24	770	3.2%	843	1,112	-342	-30.8%
25-34	4,347	18.3%	4,820	6,227	-1,880	-30.2%
35-44	4,451	18.7%	4,764	5,727	-1,276	-22.3%
45-54	4,063	17.1%	4,203	5,381	-1,318	-24.5%
55-59	1,932	8.1%	2,057	2,521	-589	-23.4%
60-64	1,362	5.7%	1,471	1,647	-285	-17.3%
65 and older	869	3.7%	897	1,057	-188	-17.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,119		19,429	24,165
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	108	0.6%	119	145	-37	-25.5%
Mining	241	1.3%	254	952	-711	-74.7%
Utilities	46	0.3%	48	43	3	7.0%
Construction	3,016	16.5%	3,292	3,374	-358	-10.6%
Manufacturing	1,306	7.2%	1,369	2,352	-1,046	-44.5%
Wholesale Trade	453	2.5%	491	794	-341	-42.9%
Retail Trade	1,472	8.1%	1,495	2,263	-791	-35.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	706	3.9%	724	1,114	-408	-36.6%
Information	226	1.2%	228	428	-202	-47.2%
Finance and Insurance	411	2.3%	437	437	-26	-5.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	293	1.6%	319	580	-287	-49.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	770	4.2%	893	1,329	-559	-42.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	54	0.3%	68	83	-29	-34.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,455	8.0%	1,610	1,959	-504	-25.7%
Educational Services	468	2.6%	515	550	-82	-14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,930	10.6%	2,003	2,539	-609	-24.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	238	1.3%	281	398	-160	-40.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,420	7.8%	1,550	1,981	-561	-28.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	447	2.5%	499	618	-171	-27.7%
Public Administration	284	1.6%	274	440	-156	-35.5%
Information Not Available	2,775	15.2%	2,960	1,786	989	55.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,640		47,327	46,636
Male	24,292	53.2%	24,917	25,698	-1,406	-5.5%
Female	21,346	46.8%	22,407	20,938	408	1.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	3	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	45,640		47,327	46,636
Hispanic or Latino	5,795	12.7%	6,183	6,017	-222	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,052	81.2%	38,340	37,650	-598	-1.6%
Information Not Available	2,793	6.1%	2,804	2,969	-176	-5.9%

Race	45,640		47,327	46,636
American Indian or Alaskan Native	233	0.5%	232	227	6	2.6%
Asian	1,838	4.0%	1,915	1,979	-141	-7.1%
Black or African American	4,806	10.5%	5,092	4,858	-52	-1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	115	0.3%	104	118	-3	-2.5%
White	32,089	70.3%	33,169	32,929	-840	-2.6%
Information Not Available	6,559	14.4%	6,815	6,525	34	0.5%

Years of Age	45,640		47,327	46,636
Younger than 22	680	0.9%	641	724	-44	-6.1%
22-24	1,751	2.4%	1,825	1,986	-235	-11.8%
25-34	10,208	13.9%	10,593	10,540	-332	-3.1%
35-44	9,643	13.1%	9,928	9,865	-222	-2.3%
45-54	10,884	14.8%	11,332	11,319	-435	-3.8%
55-59	5,318	7.2%	5,579	5,436	-118	-2.2%
60-64	4,272	5.8%	4,426	4,015	257	6.4%
65 and older	2,884	3.9%	3,003	2,751	133	4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	45,640		47,327	46,636
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	278	0.6%	280	264	14	5.3%
Mining	20	0.0%	20	23	-3	-13.0%
Utilities	210	0.5%	213	167	43	25.7%
Construction	3,887	8.5%	3,816	4,878	-991	-20.3%
Manufacturing	4,049	8.8%	4,312	4,653	-604	-13.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,494	5.4%	2,631	2,351	143	6.1%
Retail Trade	4,178	9.1%	4,373	3,982	196	4.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,282	2.8%	1,494	1,181	101	8.6%
Information	1,354	2.9%	1,353	1,323	31	2.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,171	4.7%	2,164	2,012	159	7.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	804	1.8%	832	869	-65	-7.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,878	10.6%	5,065	4,744	134	2.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	313	0.7%	304	283	30	10.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,365	9.5%	4,640	4,857	-492	-10.1%
Educational Services	1,290	2.8%	1,374	1,268	22	1.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,360	11.7%	5,526	4,926	434	8.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	598	1.3%	587	575	23	4.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,826	6.2%	2,968	2,840	-14	-0.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,654	5.8%	2,687	2,680	-26	-1.0%
Public Administration	1,194	2.6%	1,298	1,228	-34	-2.8%
Information Not Available	1,435	3.1%	1,390	1,532	-97	-6.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,435		30,085	32,316
Male	11,787	38.7%	11,222	13,313	-1,526	-11.5%
Female	11,522	37.9%	11,539	12,374	-852	-6.9%
Information Not Available	7,126	23.4%	7,324	6,629	497	7.5%

Ethnicity	30,435		30,085	32,316
Hispanic or Latino	1,214	4.0%	1,093	1,175	39	3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,271	69.9%	20,842	23,781	-2,510	-10.6%
Information Not Available	7,950	26.1%	8,150	7,360	590	8.0%

Race	30,435		30,085	32,316
American Indian or Alaskan Native	103	0.3%	109	101	2	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	11,181	36.7%	11,130	12,028	-847	-7.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	49	0.2%	43	47	2	4.3%
White	9,938	32.7%	9,560	11,606	-1,668	-14.4%
Information Not Available	9,164	30.1%	9,243	8,534	630	7.4%

Years of Age	30,435		30,085	32,316
Younger than 22	401	1.0%	381	463	-62	-13.4%
22-24	959	2.5%	936	1,113	-154	-13.8%
25-34	5,884	15.3%	5,809	6,563	-679	-10.3%
35-44	4,947	12.8%	4,875	5,404	-457	-8.5%
45-54	5,125	13.3%	5,090	5,759	-634	-11.0%
55-59	2,644	6.9%	2,531	2,726	-82	-3.0%
60-64	1,836	4.8%	1,812	2,004	-168	-8.4%
65 and older	1,513	3.9%	1,327	1,654	-141	-8.5%
Information Not Available	7,126	18.5%	7,324	6,630	496	7.5%

Industry	30,435		30,085	32,316
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	42	0.1%	18	54	-12	-22.2%
Mining	8	0.0%	7	26	-18	-69.2%
Utilities	31	0.1%	33	47	-16	-34.0%
Construction	2,405	7.9%	2,226	2,586	-181	-7.0%
Manufacturing	267	0.9%	209	366	-99	-27.0%
Wholesale Trade	877	2.9%	919	1,185	-308	-26.0%
Retail Trade	930	3.1%	1,029	1,138	-208	-18.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	594	1.9%	640	590	4	0.7%
Information	460	1.5%	485	413	47	11.4%
Finance and Insurance	869	2.9%	943	838	31	3.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	683	2.2%	543	605	78	12.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,358	7.7%	2,506	2,684	-326	-12.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	97	0.3%	113	72	25	34.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,171	10.4%	3,146	3,603	-432	-12.0%
Educational Services	936	3.1%	952	981	-45	-4.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,478	8.1%	2,550	2,557	-79	-3.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	412	1.4%	311	404	8	2.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,705	5.6%	1,343	1,955	-250	-12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	684	2.2%	693	772	-88	-11.4%
Public Administration	564	1.9%	504	606	-42	-6.9%
Information Not Available	10,864	35.6%	10,915	10,834	30	0.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,176		3,178	3,641
Male	1,628	51.3%	1,600	1,953	-325	-16.6%
Female	1,548	48.7%	1,578	1,688	-140	-8.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,176		3,178	3,641
Hispanic or Latino	52	1.6%	65	50	2	4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,791	87.9%	2,781	3,166	-375	-11.8%
Information Not Available	333	10.5%	332	425	-92	-21.6%

Race	3,176		3,178	3,641
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	1.6%	35	40	10	25.0%
Asian	22	0.7%	20	17	5	29.4%
Black or African American	60	1.9%	65	50	10	20.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	2,904	91.4%	2,911	3,331	-427	-12.8%
Information Not Available	140	4.4%	147	203	-63	-31.0%

Years of Age	3,176		3,178	3,641
Younger than 22	97	1.7%	78	94	3	3.2%
22-24	105	1.8%	116	164	-59	-36.0%
25-34	635	11.0%	622	727	-92	-12.7%
35-44	645	11.2%	641	714	-69	-9.7%
45-54	793	13.7%	809	891	-98	-11.0%
55-59	415	7.2%	401	497	-82	-16.5%
60-64	296	5.1%	333	339	-43	-12.7%
65 and older	190	3.3%	178	215	-25	-11.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,176		3,178	3,641
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	38	1.2%	48	79	-41	-51.9%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	3	0.1%	5	14	-11	-78.6%
Construction	144	4.5%	149	226	-82	-36.3%
Manufacturing	296	9.2%	285	434	-138	-31.8%
Wholesale Trade	114	3.5%	108	125	-11	-8.8%
Retail Trade	328	10.2%	350	300	28	9.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	78	2.4%	66	83	-5	-6.0%
Information	34	1.1%	39	38	-4	-10.5%
Finance and Insurance	86	2.7%	70	81	5	6.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	38	1.2%	31	40	-2	-5.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	147	4.6%	143	164	-17	-10.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.2%	11	9	-1	-11.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	240	7.5%	253	301	-61	-20.3%
Educational Services	89	2.8%	98	65	24	36.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	342	10.6%	377	373	-31	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	26	0.8%	34	49	-23	-46.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	227	7.1%	168	256	-29	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	67	2.1%	63	90	-23	-25.6%
Public Administration	61	1.9%	64	67	-6	-9.0%
Information Not Available	810	25.2%	816	846	-36	-4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	45,797		48,380	47,398
Male	23,873	52.1%	25,392	25,496	-1,623	-6.4%
Female	20,610	45.0%	21,714	20,423	187	0.9%
Information Not Available	1,314	2.9%	1,274	1,479	-165	-11.2%

Ethnicity	45,797		48,380	47,398
Hispanic or Latino	1,678	3.7%	1,824	1,739	-61	-3.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	35,982	78.6%	38,316	36,792	-810	-2.2%
Information Not Available	8,137	17.8%	8,240	8,867	-730	-8.2%

Race	45,797		48,380	47,398
American Indian or Alaskan Native	337	0.7%	308	382	-45	-11.8%
Asian	566	1.2%	630	571	-5	-0.9%
Black or African American	9,834	21.5%	11,180	9,772	62	0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	67	0.1%	67	60	7	11.7%
White	24,806	54.2%	26,000	25,898	-1,092	-4.2%
Information Not Available	10,187	22.2%	10,195	10,715	-528	-4.9%

Years of Age	45,797		48,380	47,398
Younger than 22	797	1.2%	802	792	5	0.6%
22-24	1,900	2.8%	2,091	2,187	-287	-13.1%
25-34	10,572	15.8%	11,277	11,043	-471	-4.3%
35-44	10,419	15.5%	11,033	10,791	-372	-3.4%
45-54	11,238	16.8%	12,154	11,842	-604	-5.1%
55-59	5,554	8.3%	5,703	5,755	-201	-3.5%
60-64	3,585	5.3%	3,573	3,275	310	9.5%
65 and older	1,732	2.6%	1,747	1,711	21	1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	45,797		48,380	47,398
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	287	0.6%	260	334	-47	-14.1%
Mining	65	0.1%	52	220	-155	-70.5%
Utilities	83	0.2%	65	88	-5	-5.7%
Construction	3,086	6.7%	2,565	3,064	22	0.7%
Manufacturing	8,650	18.8%	8,110	8,125	525	6.5%
Wholesale Trade	4,074	8.8%	7,478	5,667	-1,593	-28.1%
Retail Trade	2,784	6.0%	2,805	2,565	219	8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,365	3.0%	1,338	1,210	155	12.8%
Information	885	1.9%	779	664	221	33.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,258	2.7%	1,282	1,124	134	11.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	572	1.2%	564	654	-82	-12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,998	8.7%	3,969	3,994	4	0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,492	3.2%	1,809	1,103	389	35.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,109	11.1%	5,027	5,003	106	2.1%
Educational Services	1,018	2.2%	1,130	1,307	-289	-22.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,631	7.9%	3,944	4,361	-730	-16.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	387	0.8%	424	469	-82	-17.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,875	4.1%	1,705	1,968	-93	-4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,266	2.7%	1,225	1,328	-62	-4.7%
Public Administration	739	1.6%	636	907	-168	-18.5%
Information Not Available	3,173	6.9%	3,213	3,243	-70	-2.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,020		24,696	26,713
Male	14,434	57.7%	13,564	15,845	-1,411	-8.9%
Female	10,584	42.3%	11,125	10,859	-275	-2.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	7	9	-7	-77.8%

Ethnicity	25,020		24,696	26,713
Hispanic or Latino	917	3.7%	927	1,092	-175	-16.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,447	85.7%	21,207	22,728	-1,281	-5.6%
Information Not Available	2,656	10.6%	2,562	2,893	-237	-8.2%

Race	25,020		24,696	26,713
American Indian or Alaskan Native	340	1.4%	363	367	-27	-7.4%
Asian	728	2.9%	745	882	-154	-17.5%
Black or African American	2,183	8.7%	2,351	2,378	-195	-8.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	76	0.3%	65	51	25	49.0%
White	19,333	77.3%	18,820	20,652	-1,319	-6.4%
Information Not Available	2,360	9.4%	2,352	2,383	-23	-1.0%

Years of Age	25,020		24,696	26,713
Younger than 22	341	0.8%	299	392	-51	-13.0%
22-24	836	2.0%	798	982	-146	-14.9%
25-34	5,605	13.4%	5,490	6,161	-556	-9.0%
35-44	5,553	13.2%	5,403	5,666	-113	-2.0%
45-54	5,760	13.7%	5,702	6,331	-571	-9.0%
55-59	3,317	7.9%	3,255	3,417	-100	-2.9%
60-64	2,375	5.7%	2,426	2,533	-158	-6.2%
65 and older	1,223	2.9%	1,314	1,223	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	8	2	25.0%

Industry	25,020		24,696	26,713
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	171	0.7%	150	208	-37	-17.8%
Mining	53	0.2%	51	94	-41	-43.6%
Utilities	61	0.2%	67	97	-36	-37.1%
Construction	3,487	13.8%	2,783	3,938	-451	-11.5%
Manufacturing	3,196	12.7%	3,203	4,132	-936	-22.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,390	5.5%	1,336	1,398	-8	-0.6%
Retail Trade	2,071	8.2%	2,187	1,939	132	6.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	676	2.7%	690	679	-3	-0.4%
Information	627	2.5%	667	615	12	2.0%
Finance and Insurance	960	3.8%	1,025	857	103	12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	407	1.6%	407	463	-56	-12.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,964	7.8%	2,051	1,893	71	3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	535	2.1%	568	531	4	0.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,193	8.7%	2,175	2,248	-55	-2.4%
Educational Services	935	3.7%	999	1,177	-242	-20.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,376	9.4%	2,557	2,402	-26	-1.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	365	1.4%	313	378	-13	-3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,318	5.2%	1,244	1,319	-1	-0.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	811	3.2%	864	802	9	1.1%
Public Administration	536	2.1%	436	602	-66	-11.0%
Information Not Available	888	3.5%	923	941	-53	-5.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,132		20,745	20,939
Male	13,360	53.2%	10,276	10,361	2,999	28.9%
Female	11,753	46.8%	10,439	10,477	1,276	12.2%
Information Not Available	19	0.1%	30	101	-82	-81.2%

Ethnicity	25,132		20,745	20,939
Hispanic or Latino	1,044	4.2%	843	881	163	18.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,825	74.9%	16,104	16,561	2,264	13.7%
Information Not Available	5,263	20.9%	3,798	3,497	1,766	50.5%

Race	25,132		20,745	20,939
American Indian or Alaskan Native	148	0.6%	123	156	-8	-5.1%
Asian	177	0.7%	166	120	57	47.5%
Black or African American	5,846	23.3%	4,821	5,115	731	14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	239	1.0%	183	881	-642	-72.9%
White	14,759	58.7%	12,939	13,325	1,434	10.8%
Information Not Available	3,963	15.8%	2,513	1,342	2,621	195.3%

Years of Age	25,132		20,745	20,939
Younger than 22	372	1.0%	300	351	21	6.0%
22-24	1,049	2.8%	788	848	201	23.7%
25-34	5,624	14.8%	4,546	4,729	895	18.9%
35-44	5,989	15.8%	4,832	4,763	1,226	25.7%
45-54	6,039	15.9%	4,901	5,095	944	18.5%
55-59	2,937	7.7%	2,484	2,511	426	17.0%
60-64	1,912	5.0%	1,732	1,679	233	13.9%
65 and older	1,210	3.2%	1,162	963	247	25.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,132		20,745	20,939
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	89	0.4%	116	136	-47	-34.6%
Mining	24	0.1%	30	56	-32	-57.1%
Utilities	36	0.1%	34	32	4	12.5%
Construction	2,197	8.7%	2,126	1,709	488	28.6%
Manufacturing	5,318	21.1%	2,214	2,632	2,686	102.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,022	4.1%	973	1,055	-33	-3.1%
Retail Trade	2,215	8.8%	2,128	2,070	145	7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	743	2.9%	715	744	-1	-0.1%
Information	601	2.4%	488	454	147	32.4%
Finance and Insurance	763	3.0%	722	707	56	7.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	388	1.5%	356	335	53	15.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,475	5.8%	1,524	1,381	94	6.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	127	0.5%	129	114	13	11.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,955	11.7%	2,570	2,933	22	0.8%
Educational Services	599	2.4%	571	610	-11	-1.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,544	10.1%	2,622	2,553	-9	-0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	217	0.9%	192	232	-15	-6.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,521	6.0%	1,300	1,485	36	2.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	514	2.0%	532	517	-3	-0.6%
Public Administration	257	1.0%	200	305	-48	-15.7%
Information Not Available	1,527	6.1%	1,203	879	648	73.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,206		10,157	11,120
Male	4,111	44.7%	4,660	5,556	-1,445	-26.0%
Female	5,083	55.2%	5,482	5,543	-460	-8.3%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	15	21	-9	-42.9%

Ethnicity	9,206		10,157	11,120
Hispanic or Latino	175	1.9%	207	181	-6	-3.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,666	94.1%	9,576	10,493	-1,827	-17.4%
Information Not Available	365	4.0%	374	446	-81	-18.2%

Race	9,206		10,157	11,120
American Indian or Alaskan Native	30	0.3%	34	39	-9	-23.1%
Asian	51	0.6%	52	90	-39	-43.3%
Black or African American	5,586	60.7%	6,041	6,508	-922	-14.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.3%	45	34	-8	-23.5%
White	3,229	35.1%	3,708	4,188	-959	-22.9%
Information Not Available	284	3.1%	277	261	23	8.8%

Years of Age	9,206		10,157	11,120
Younger than 22	134	1.1%	143	190	-56	-29.5%
22-24	394	3.4%	425	559	-165	-29.5%
25-34	2,280	19.4%	2,509	2,966	-686	-23.1%
35-44	2,341	19.9%	2,592	2,703	-362	-13.4%
45-54	1,990	16.9%	2,295	2,421	-431	-17.8%
55-59	930	7.9%	998	1,089	-159	-14.6%
60-64	683	5.8%	726	733	-50	-6.8%
65 and older	454	3.9%	469	459	-5	-1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,206		10,157	11,120
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	69	0.7%	95	119	-50	-42.0%
Mining	29	0.3%	32	50	-21	-42.0%
Utilities	27	0.3%	23	17	10	58.8%
Construction	433	4.7%	478	511	-78	-15.3%
Manufacturing	1,254	13.5%	1,327	1,633	-379	-23.2%
Wholesale Trade	283	3.1%	307	266	17	6.4%
Retail Trade	639	6.9%	1,014	1,038	-399	-38.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	205	2.2%	254	253	-48	-19.0%
Information	76	0.8%	166	108	-32	-29.6%
Finance and Insurance	124	1.3%	155	159	-35	-22.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	108	1.2%	119	145	-37	-25.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	335	3.6%	394	390	-55	-14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	132	1.4%	103	177	-45	-25.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	932	10.0%	1,008	1,112	-180	-16.2%
Educational Services	309	3.3%	318	279	30	10.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	966	10.4%	1,082	1,072	-106	-9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	55	0.6%	61	73	-18	-24.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	665	7.2%	687	702	-37	-5.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	1.2%	119	164	-54	-32.9%
Public Administration	153	1.6%	192	193	-40	-20.7%
Information Not Available	2,302	24.8%	2,223	2,659	-357	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,327		3,753	4,776
Male	2,441	56.4%	2,122	2,867	-426	-14.9%
Female	1,880	43.4%	1,627	1,902	-22	-1.2%
Information Not Available	6	0.1%	4	7	-1	-14.3%

Ethnicity	4,327		3,753	4,776
Hispanic or Latino	210	4.9%	192	227	-17	-7.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,919	90.6%	3,390	4,320	-401	-9.3%
Information Not Available	198	4.6%	171	229	-31	-13.5%

Race	4,327		3,753	4,776
American Indian or Alaskan Native	455	10.5%	450	434	21	4.8%
Asian	33	0.8%	25	27	6	22.2%
Black or African American	64	1.5%	54	64	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.4%	14	13	4	30.8%
White	3,695	85.4%	3,155	4,163	-468	-11.2%
Information Not Available	63	1.5%	55	75	-12	-16.0%

Years of Age	4,327		3,753	4,776
Younger than 22	82	1.1%	47	109	-27	-24.8%
22-24	216	2.8%	142	245	-29	-11.8%
25-34	1,068	14.0%	827	1,232	-164	-13.3%
35-44	903	11.8%	865	916	-13	-1.4%
45-54	885	11.6%	814	1,029	-144	-14.0%
55-59	505	6.6%	457	562	-57	-10.1%
60-64	387	5.1%	380	404	-17	-4.2%
65 and older	281	3.7%	221	279	2	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,327		3,753	4,776
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	70	1.6%	60	133	-63	-47.4%
Mining	42	1.0%	39	100	-58	-58.0%
Utilities	14	0.3%	14	9	5	55.6%
Construction	509	11.6%	592	724	-215	-29.7%
Manufacturing	299	6.8%	230	258	41	15.9%
Wholesale Trade	101	2.3%	97	108	-7	-6.5%
Retail Trade	392	8.9%	363	511	-119	-23.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	122	2.8%	132	185	-63	-34.1%
Information	49	1.1%	54	55	-6	-10.9%
Finance and Insurance	98	2.2%	77	83	15	18.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	73	1.7%	63	59	14	23.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	253	5.8%	224	199	54	27.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.2%	6	3	5	166.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	455	10.3%	384	453	2	0.4%
Educational Services	152	3.5%	149	126	26	20.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	369	8.4%	372	338	31	9.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	145	3.3%	91	244	-99	-40.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	686	15.6%	405	718	-32	-4.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	97	2.2%	87	134	-37	-27.6%
Public Administration	246	5.6%	234	172	74	43.0%
Information Not Available	147	3.3%	80	164	-17	-10.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,249		19,581	23,425
Male	9,231	48.0%	9,256	11,044	-1,813	-16.4%
Female	10,011	52.0%	10,314	12,366	-2,355	-19.0%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	11	15	-8	-53.3%

Ethnicity	19,249		19,581	23,425
Hispanic or Latino	981	5.1%	955	1,136	-155	-13.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,842	92.7%	18,203	21,713	-3,871	-17.8%
Information Not Available	426	2.2%	423	576	-150	-26.0%

Race	19,249		19,581	23,425
American Indian or Alaskan Native	260	1.4%	291	499	-239	-47.9%
Asian	389	2.0%	443	339	50	14.7%
Black or African American	7,903	41.1%	8,265	10,362	-2,459	-23.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	210	1.1%	255	58	152	262.1%
White	9,166	47.6%	9,071	10,713	-1,547	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,321	6.9%	1,256	1,454	-133	-9.1%

Years of Age	19,249		19,581	23,425
Younger than 22	241	0.9%	252	364	-123	-33.8%
22-24	674	2.5%	689	957	-283	-29.6%
25-34	4,563	16.9%	4,683	5,928	-1,365	-23.0%
35-44	4,684	17.3%	4,884	5,976	-1,292	-21.6%
45-54	4,952	18.3%	4,957	5,740	-788	-13.7%
55-59	2,116	7.8%	2,128	2,352	-236	-10.0%
60-64	1,354	5.0%	1,298	1,385	-31	-2.2%
65 and older	665	2.5%	690	723	-58	-8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,249		19,581	23,425
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	92	0.5%	98	106	-14	-13.2%
Mining	9	0.0%	8	4	5	125.0%
Utilities	28	0.1%	21	12	16	133.3%
Construction	1,085	5.6%	1,120	1,215	-130	-10.7%
Manufacturing	2,660	13.8%	2,540	4,101	-1,441	-35.1%
Wholesale Trade	921	4.8%	908	1,025	-104	-10.1%
Retail Trade	1,797	9.3%	1,759	2,109	-312	-14.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	390	2.0%	419	499	-109	-21.8%
Information	408	2.1%	454	353	55	15.6%
Finance and Insurance	790	4.1%	805	704	86	12.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	300	1.6%	275	334	-34	-10.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,339	6.9%	1,403	1,468	-129	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	142	0.7%	150	114	28	24.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,052	15.8%	3,264	3,691	-639	-17.3%
Educational Services	593	3.1%	662	810	-217	-26.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,797	9.3%	1,823	2,308	-511	-22.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	120	0.6%	109	151	-31	-20.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	912	4.7%	929	1,211	-299	-24.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	481	2.5%	443	475	6	1.3%
Public Administration	379	2.0%	423	426	-47	-11.0%
Information Not Available	1,954	10.1%	1,968	2,309	-355	-15.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,752		1,798	2,240
Male	1,094	62.4%	1,123	1,540	-446	-29.0%
Female	658	37.6%	675	699	-41	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	1,752		1,798	2,240
Hispanic or Latino	74	4.2%	67	133	-59	-44.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,613	92.1%	1,678	2,047	-434	-21.2%
Information Not Available	65	3.7%	53	60	5	8.3%

Race	1,752		1,798	2,240
American Indian or Alaskan Native	132	7.5%	138	143	-11	-7.7%
Asian	12	0.7%	7	15	-3	-20.0%
Black or African American	97	5.5%	96	132	-35	-26.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.3%	3	4	2	50.0%
White	1,366	78.0%	1,434	1,753	-387	-22.1%
Information Not Available	139	7.9%	120	193	-54	-28.0%

Years of Age	1,752		1,798	2,240
Younger than 22	18	0.6%	15	24	-6	-25.0%
22-24	46	1.6%	51	72	-26	-36.1%
25-34	387	13.2%	371	548	-161	-29.4%
35-44	378	12.9%	401	490	-112	-22.9%
45-54	430	14.7%	436	556	-126	-22.7%
55-59	216	7.4%	240	261	-45	-17.2%
60-64	193	6.6%	190	197	-4	-2.0%
65 and older	84	2.9%	94	92	-8	-8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,752		1,798	2,240
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	9	0.5%	19	20	-11	-55.0%
Mining	70	4.0%	69	232	-162	-69.8%
Utilities	21	1.2%	17	7	14	200.0%
Construction	326	18.5%	372	389	-63	-16.2%
Manufacturing	101	5.7%	129	215	-114	-53.0%
Wholesale Trade	138	7.8%	125	230	-92	-40.0%
Retail Trade	180	10.2%	161	148	32	21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	103	5.8%	98	185	-82	-44.3%
Information	24	1.4%	22	26	-2	-7.7%
Finance and Insurance	54	3.1%	57	33	21	63.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	35	2.0%	35	44	-9	-20.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	104	5.9%	102	100	4	4.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.4%	15	8	-1	-12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	87	4.9%	82	108	-21	-19.4%
Educational Services	6	0.3%	5	6	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	107	6.1%	118	107	0	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8	0.5%	4	6	2	33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	79	4.5%	73	106	-27	-25.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	47	2.7%	41	45	2	4.4%
Public Administration	151	8.6%	160	138	13	9.4%
Information Not Available	95	5.4%	94	87	8	9.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,560		3,780	3,456
Male	1,732	48.7%	1,821	1,646	86	5.2%
Female	1,633	45.9%	1,729	1,580	53	3.4%
Information Not Available	195	5.5%	230	230	-35	-15.2%

Ethnicity	3,560		3,780	3,456
Hispanic or Latino	247	6.9%	241	236	11	4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,830	79.5%	3,004	2,636	194	7.4%
Information Not Available	483	13.6%	535	584	-101	-17.3%

Race	3,560		3,780	3,456
American Indian or Alaskan Native	53	1.5%	63	67	-14	-20.9%
Asian	65	1.8%	74	117	-52	-44.4%
Black or African American	427	12.0%	446	378	49	13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	0.2%	4	14	-7	-50.0%
White	2,505	70.4%	2,700	2,309	196	8.5%
Information Not Available	503	14.1%	493	571	-68	-11.9%

Years of Age	3,560		3,780	3,456
Younger than 22	31	0.5%	29	24	7	29.2%
22-24	77	1.3%	68	91	-14	-15.4%
25-34	740	12.9%	784	749	-9	-1.2%
35-44	828	14.4%	933	793	35	4.4%
45-54	835	14.5%	870	873	-38	-4.4%
55-59	495	8.6%	479	444	51	11.5%
60-64	325	5.7%	394	309	16	5.2%
65 and older	229	4.0%	223	173	56	32.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,560		3,780	3,456
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	30	0.8%	27	24	6	25.0%
Mining	13	0.4%	7	14	-1	-7.1%
Utilities	8	0.2%	3	5	3	60.0%
Construction	411	11.4%	353	326	85	26.1%
Manufacturing	413	11.5%	627	521	-108	-20.7%
Wholesale Trade	162	4.5%	156	154	8	5.2%
Retail Trade	375	10.4%	395	336	39	11.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	96	2.7%	91	139	-43	-30.9%
Information	104	2.9%	98	70	34	48.6%
Finance and Insurance	191	5.3%	180	193	-2	-1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	38	1.1%	48	52	-14	-26.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	178	5.0%	195	186	-8	-4.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	1.3%	51	59	-11	-18.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	335	9.3%	342	304	31	10.2%
Educational Services	78	2.2%	87	95	-17	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	406	11.3%	431	349	57	16.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	33	0.9%	59	44	-11	-25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	168	4.7%	180	171	-3	-1.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	95	2.6%	91	75	20	26.7%
Public Administration	104	2.9%	92	104	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	274	7.6%	267	235	39	16.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,128		3,238	3,431
Male	1,568	50.1%	1,610	1,816	-248	-13.7%
Female	1,540	49.2%	1,610	1,587	-47	-3.0%
Information Not Available	20	0.6%	18	28	-8	-28.6%

Ethnicity	3,128		3,238	3,431
Hispanic or Latino	142	4.5%	146	128	14	10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,597	83.0%	2,701	2,905	-308	-10.6%
Information Not Available	389	12.4%	391	398	-9	-2.3%

Race	3,128		3,238	3,431
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	0.3%	10	15	-7	-46.7%
Asian	89	2.8%	80	79	10	12.7%
Black or African American	63	2.0%	73	64	-1	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	4	6	-4	-66.7%
White	2,704	86.4%	2,819	3,004	-300	-10.0%
Information Not Available	262	8.4%	252	263	-1	-0.4%

Years of Age	3,128		3,238	3,431
Younger than 22	25	0.5%	24	15	10	66.7%
22-24	54	1.0%	58	62	-8	-12.9%
25-34	481	8.9%	480	570	-89	-15.6%
35-44	624	11.5%	614	622	2	0.3%
45-54	838	15.4%	904	930	-92	-9.9%
55-59	487	9.0%	509	537	-50	-9.3%
60-64	398	7.3%	416	437	-39	-8.9%
65 and older	221	4.1%	233	258	-37	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,128		3,238	3,431
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.6%	21	17	1	5.9%
Mining	4	0.1%	2	3	1	33.3%
Utilities	5	0.2%	8	12	-7	-58.3%
Construction	57	1.8%	51	72	-15	-20.8%
Manufacturing	368	11.7%	380	355	13	3.7%
Wholesale Trade	203	6.5%	192	221	-18	-8.1%
Retail Trade	198	6.3%	200	207	-9	-4.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	70	2.2%	73	57	13	22.8%
Information	58	1.8%	58	50	8	16.0%
Finance and Insurance	131	4.2%	132	149	-18	-12.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	34	1.1%	34	42	-8	-19.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	224	7.1%	246	245	-21	-8.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	1.1%	39	33	2	6.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	414	13.2%	437	430	-16	-3.7%
Educational Services	131	4.2%	137	159	-28	-17.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	311	9.9%	334	328	-17	-5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	49	1.6%	40	73	-24	-32.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	40	1.3%	46	59	-19	-32.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	100	3.2%	100	88	12	13.6%
Public Administration	44	1.4%	37	50	-6	-12.0%
Information Not Available	634	20.2%	671	781	-147	-18.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	80,071		81,298	84,515
Male	42,468	53.0%	42,206	45,150	-2,682	-5.9%
Female	37,603	47.0%	39,092	39,365	-1,762	-4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	80,071		81,298	84,515
Hispanic or Latino	15,647	19.5%	16,202	17,430	-1,783	-10.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,101	70.1%	56,720	58,464	-2,363	-4.0%
Information Not Available	8,323	10.4%	8,376	8,621	-298	-3.5%

Race	80,071		81,298	84,515
American Indian or Alaskan Native	419	0.5%	432	413	6	1.5%
Asian	3,306	4.1%	3,342	3,535	-229	-6.5%
Black or African American	19,724	24.6%	20,484	19,874	-150	-0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	530	0.7%	535	513	17	3.3%
White	44,517	55.6%	44,614	47,684	-3,167	-6.6%
Information Not Available	11,575	14.5%	11,891	12,496	-921	-7.4%

Years of Age	80,071		81,298	84,515
Younger than 22	2,933	2.5%	2,691	1,937	996	51.4%
22-24	4,845	4.1%	4,818	4,533	312	6.9%
25-34	19,800	16.7%	19,988	20,519	-719	-3.5%
35-44	16,134	13.6%	16,569	17,186	-1,052	-6.1%
45-54	17,409	14.7%	17,793	18,618	-1,209	-6.5%
55-59	8,333	7.0%	8,526	9,154	-821	-9.0%
60-64	5,899	5.0%	6,090	6,770	-871	-12.9%
65 and older	4,718	4.0%	4,823	5,798	-1,080	-18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	80,071		81,298	84,515
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	214	0.3%	151	218	-4	-1.8%
Mining	29	0.0%	30	50	-21	-42.0%
Utilities	143	0.2%	150	152	-9	-5.9%
Construction	6,274	7.8%	6,343	6,626	-352	-5.3%
Manufacturing	5,032	6.3%	5,310	5,305	-273	-5.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,583	5.7%	4,749	4,651	-68	-1.5%
Retail Trade	9,317	11.6%	9,369	9,880	-563	-5.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,330	5.4%	4,696	4,274	56	1.3%
Information	1,556	1.9%	1,711	1,373	183	13.3%
Finance and Insurance	2,981	3.7%	3,095	3,097	-116	-3.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,293	1.6%	1,295	1,322	-29	-2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,809	7.2%	5,984	6,130	-321	-5.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,143	1.4%	1,212	1,129	14	1.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,266	12.8%	10,766	10,960	-694	-6.3%
Educational Services	3,151	3.9%	3,414	3,269	-118	-3.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,371	10.4%	8,613	9,040	-669	-7.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,042	1.3%	889	1,161	-119	-10.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,803	7.2%	5,147	7,398	-1,595	-21.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,071	2.6%	2,042	2,226	-155	-7.0%
Public Administration	927	1.2%	868	997	-70	-7.0%
Information Not Available	5,736	7.1%	5,464	5,257	479	9.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,839		8,958	10,338
Male	4,541	51.4%	4,520	6,023	-1,482	-24.6%
Female	4,298	48.6%	4,438	4,315	-17	-0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,839		8,958	10,338
Hispanic or Latino	4,241	48.0%	4,274	4,990	-749	-15.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,817	43.2%	3,871	4,324	-507	-11.7%
Information Not Available	781	8.8%	813	1,024	-243	-23.7%

Race	8,839		8,958	10,338
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,131	12.8%	1,144	1,438	-307	-21.3%
Asian	65	0.7%	70	75	-10	-13.3%
Black or African American	288	3.3%	295	320	-32	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.2%	24	45	-23	-51.1%
White	5,017	56.8%	5,022	5,418	-401	-7.4%
Information Not Available	2,316	26.2%	2,402	3,042	-726	-23.9%

Years of Age	8,839		8,958	10,338
Younger than 22	168	1.3%	181	237	-69	-29.1%
22-24	429	3.3%	427	486	-57	-11.7%
25-34	2,173	16.5%	2,153	2,601	-428	-16.5%
35-44	1,974	15.0%	2,033	2,329	-355	-15.2%
45-54	1,917	14.6%	1,955	2,264	-347	-15.3%
55-59	983	7.5%	1,008	1,154	-171	-14.8%
60-64	718	5.5%	710	762	-44	-5.8%
65 and older	477	3.6%	491	505	-28	-5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,839		8,958	10,338
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	212	2.3%	157	163	49	30.1%
Mining	184	2.0%	164	689	-505	-73.3%
Utilities	29	0.3%	36	32	-3	-9.4%
Construction	1,188	13.1%	1,123	1,840	-652	-35.4%
Manufacturing	299	3.3%	329	501	-202	-40.3%
Wholesale Trade	281	3.1%	270	310	-29	-9.4%
Retail Trade	1,016	11.2%	1,038	1,127	-111	-9.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	204	2.3%	201	294	-90	-30.6%
Information	550	6.1%	667	300	250	83.3%
Finance and Insurance	271	3.0%	270	259	12	4.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	133	1.5%	137	195	-62	-31.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	551	6.1%	572	562	-11	-2.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	27	0.3%	25	26	1	3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	755	8.3%	805	866	-111	-12.8%
Educational Services	350	3.9%	372	394	-44	-11.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,179	13.0%	1,222	1,089	90	8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	217	2.4%	202	217	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	653	7.2%	616	693	-40	-5.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	203	2.2%	198	366	-163	-44.5%
Public Administration	396	4.4%	380	343	53	15.5%
Information Not Available	141	1.6%	174	72	69	95.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,693		19,165	20,644
Male	10,154	54.3%	10,537	11,289	-1,135	-10.1%
Female	8,437	45.1%	8,533	9,248	-811	-8.8%
Information Not Available	102	0.5%	95	107	-5	-4.7%

Ethnicity	18,693		19,165	20,644
Hispanic or Latino	3,885	20.8%	4,014	4,209	-324	-7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,920	63.8%	12,151	13,136	-1,216	-9.3%
Information Not Available	2,888	15.4%	3,000	3,299	-411	-12.5%

Race	18,693		19,165	20,644
American Indian or Alaskan Native	444	2.4%	455	528	-84	-15.9%
Asian	1,104	5.9%	1,193	1,201	-97	-8.1%
Black or African American	3,339	17.9%	3,437	3,372	-33	-1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	449	2.4%	448	497	-48	-9.7%
White	10,076	53.9%	10,294	11,566	-1,490	-12.9%
Information Not Available	3,281	17.6%	3,338	3,480	-199	-5.7%

Years of Age	18,693		19,165	20,644
Younger than 22	338	1.2%	367	379	-41	-10.8%
22-24	774	2.8%	851	944	-170	-18.0%
25-34	4,570	16.7%	4,527	5,053	-483	-9.6%
35-44	4,262	15.6%	4,281	4,575	-313	-6.8%
45-54	4,324	15.8%	4,539	4,878	-554	-11.4%
55-59	1,941	7.1%	1,993	2,133	-192	-9.0%
60-64	1,408	5.1%	1,462	1,451	-43	-3.0%
65 and older	1,076	3.9%	1,145	1,231	-155	-12.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,693		19,165	20,644
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	26	0.1%	24	27	-1	-3.7%
Mining	67	0.4%	80	104	-37	-35.6%
Utilities	23	0.1%	21	35	-12	-34.3%
Construction	1,929	10.3%	2,063	2,107	-178	-8.4%
Manufacturing	506	2.7%	557	653	-147	-22.5%
Wholesale Trade	421	2.2%	390	468	-47	-10.0%
Retail Trade	1,268	6.8%	1,319	1,506	-238	-15.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	657	3.5%	708	619	38	6.1%
Information	184	1.0%	200	234	-50	-21.4%
Finance and Insurance	367	2.0%	392	487	-120	-24.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	470	2.5%	550	658	-188	-28.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	827	4.4%	845	907	-80	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	148	0.8%	163	155	-7	-4.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,879	10.0%	2,087	2,541	-662	-26.1%
Educational Services	204	1.1%	195	228	-24	-10.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	951	5.1%	986	1,055	-104	-9.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	277	1.5%	297	427	-150	-35.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,598	13.9%	2,691	2,973	-375	-12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	349	1.9%	315	360	-11	-3.1%
Public Administration	322	1.7%	300	298	24	8.1%
Information Not Available	5,220	27.9%	4,982	4,802	418	8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	122,451		121,493	129,151
Male	66,287	54.1%	64,369	69,319	-3,032	-4.4%
Female	56,151	45.9%	57,110	59,816	-3,665	-6.1%
Information Not Available	13	0.0%	14	16	-3	-18.8%

Ethnicity	122,451		121,493	129,151
Hispanic or Latino	23,792	19.4%	23,495	24,378	-586	-2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,303	68.0%	82,448	87,641	-4,338	-4.9%
Information Not Available	15,354	12.5%	15,547	17,132	-1,778	-10.4%

Race	122,451		121,493	129,151
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,197	1.0%	1,174	1,162	35	3.0%
Asian	5,014	4.1%	5,149	5,323	-309	-5.8%
Black or African American	26,365	21.5%	26,714	25,804	561	2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	818	0.7%	776	793	25	3.2%
White	61,974	50.6%	60,707	66,627	-4,653	-7.0%
Information Not Available	27,081	22.1%	26,970	29,442	-2,361	-8.0%

Years of Age	122,451		121,493	129,151
Younger than 22	2,655	1.5%	2,558	2,751	-96	-3.5%
22-24	6,360	3.6%	6,376	7,235	-875	-12.1%
25-34	33,576	19.1%	33,665	34,590	-1,014	-2.9%
35-44	26,299	15.0%	26,240	27,202	-903	-3.3%
45-54	26,218	14.9%	25,883	28,286	-2,068	-7.3%
55-59	12,134	6.9%	11,836	12,872	-738	-5.7%
60-64	8,557	4.9%	8,486	9,038	-481	-5.3%
65 and older	6,652	3.8%	6,449	7,177	-525	-7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	122,451		121,493	129,151
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	203	0.2%	202	217	-14	-6.5%
Mining	86	0.1%	59	159	-73	-45.9%
Utilities	139	0.1%	131	184	-45	-24.5%
Construction	13,016	10.6%	12,268	12,889	127	1.0%
Manufacturing	6,126	5.0%	6,103	7,714	-1,588	-20.6%
Wholesale Trade	4,782	3.9%	4,818	5,303	-521	-9.8%
Retail Trade	11,424	9.3%	11,672	11,698	-274	-2.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,029	3.3%	4,453	5,523	-1,494	-27.1%
Information	5,656	4.6%	5,921	4,724	932	19.7%
Finance and Insurance	5,172	4.2%	5,286	5,872	-700	-11.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,641	2.2%	2,517	2,959	-318	-10.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,618	7.8%	9,689	9,989	-371	-3.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	835	0.7%	868	878	-43	-4.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,558	13.5%	16,165	16,890	-332	-2.0%
Educational Services	4,335	3.5%	4,796	4,834	-499	-10.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,784	11.2%	14,120	13,390	394	2.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,339	2.7%	3,199	3,911	-572	-14.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,964	7.3%	8,441	10,022	-1,058	-10.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,578	2.9%	3,509	3,977	-399	-10.0%
Public Administration	3,318	2.7%	2,658	3,287	31	0.9%
Information Not Available	4,848	4.0%	4,618	4,731	117	2.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	42,007		46,437	45,853
Male	23,490	55.9%	26,300	27,066	-3,576	-13.2%
Female	18,359	43.7%	19,952	18,607	-248	-1.3%
Information Not Available	158	0.4%	185	180	-22	-12.2%

Ethnicity	42,007		46,437	45,853
Hispanic or Latino	1,443	3.4%	1,658	1,372	71	5.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,336	91.3%	42,339	42,309	-3,973	-9.4%
Information Not Available	2,228	5.3%	2,440	2,172	56	2.6%

Race	42,007		46,437	45,853
American Indian or Alaskan Native	240	0.6%	214	232	8	3.4%
Asian	365	0.9%	419	352	13	3.7%
Black or African American	8,092	19.3%	8,947	8,279	-187	-2.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	78	0.2%	77	60	18	30.0%
White	30,873	73.5%	34,062	34,550	-3,677	-10.6%
Information Not Available	2,359	5.6%	2,718	2,380	-21	-0.9%

Years of Age	42,007		46,437	45,853
Younger than 22	642	0.9%	618	791	-149	-18.8%
22-24	1,464	2.1%	1,560	1,614	-150	-9.3%
25-34	8,717	12.6%	9,301	9,253	-536	-5.8%
35-44	9,640	13.9%	10,661	10,420	-780	-7.5%
45-54	10,717	15.5%	12,109	12,101	-1,384	-11.4%
55-59	5,450	7.9%	6,251	5,837	-387	-6.6%
60-64	3,661	5.3%	4,074	3,991	-330	-8.3%
65 and older	1,716	2.5%	1,863	1,846	-130	-7.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	42,007		46,437	45,853
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	167	0.4%	136	141	26	18.4%
Mining	138	0.3%	108	291	-153	-52.6%
Utilities	95	0.2%	105	92	3	3.3%
Construction	5,528	13.1%	5,034	6,820	-1,292	-18.9%
Manufacturing	8,354	19.8%	12,508	9,020	-666	-7.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,214	5.2%	2,270	2,545	-331	-13.0%
Retail Trade	2,108	5.0%	2,097	2,166	-58	-2.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,550	3.7%	1,899	1,554	-4	-0.3%
Information	897	2.1%	889	742	155	20.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,737	4.1%	1,719	1,528	209	13.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	704	1.7%	672	761	-57	-7.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,044	7.2%	3,127	3,127	-83	-2.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	867	2.1%	882	747	120	16.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,739	11.2%	4,905	5,556	-817	-14.7%
Educational Services	1,158	2.7%	1,224	1,419	-261	-18.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,128	9.8%	4,287	4,330	-202	-4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	411	1.0%	393	452	-41	-9.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,620	3.8%	1,442	1,721	-101	-5.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	972	2.3%	1,019	1,072	-100	-9.3%
Public Administration	283	0.7%	297	351	-68	-19.4%
Information Not Available	1,293	3.1%	1,424	1,418	-125	-8.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,876		14,293	19,248
Male	7,085	51.1%	7,354	10,938	-3,853	-35.2%
Female	6,760	48.7%	6,908	8,270	-1,510	-18.3%
Information Not Available	31	0.2%	31	40	-9	-22.5%

Ethnicity	13,876		14,293	19,248
Hispanic or Latino	1,045	7.5%	1,064	1,585	-540	-34.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,831	92.5%	13,229	17,663	-4,832	-27.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	13,876		14,293	19,248
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,559	11.2%	1,529	1,897	-338	-17.8%
Asian	161	1.2%	156	206	-45	-21.8%
Black or African American	2,321	16.7%	2,430	2,848	-527	-18.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.2%	23	30	-6	-20.0%
White	8,218	59.2%	8,515	12,194	-3,976	-32.6%
Information Not Available	1,593	11.5%	1,640	2,073	-480	-23.2%

Years of Age	13,876		14,293	19,248
Younger than 22	227	1.1%	221	287	-60	-20.9%
22-24	522	2.5%	538	727	-205	-28.2%
25-34	3,143	15.0%	3,290	4,483	-1,340	-29.9%
35-44	3,382	16.1%	3,439	4,497	-1,115	-24.8%
45-54	3,222	15.4%	3,326	4,531	-1,309	-28.9%
55-59	1,521	7.2%	1,592	2,159	-638	-29.6%
60-64	1,105	5.3%	1,109	1,550	-445	-28.7%
65 and older	754	3.6%	778	1,014	-260	-25.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,876		14,293	19,248
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	58	0.4%	64	71	-13	-18.3%
Mining	472	3.4%	459	1,056	-584	-55.3%
Utilities	38	0.3%	48	112	-74	-66.1%
Construction	1,230	8.8%	1,343	1,782	-552	-31.0%
Manufacturing	1,350	9.7%	1,319	2,647	-1,297	-49.0%
Wholesale Trade	746	5.4%	789	971	-225	-23.2%
Retail Trade	1,476	10.6%	1,497	1,740	-264	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	285	2.0%	298	455	-170	-37.4%
Information	356	2.6%	396	427	-71	-16.6%
Finance and Insurance	466	3.3%	478	440	26	5.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	269	1.9%	238	441	-172	-39.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	981	7.0%	1,071	1,124	-143	-12.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	0.5%	70	60	15	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,756	12.6%	1,715	2,366	-610	-25.8%
Educational Services	340	2.4%	383	709	-369	-52.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,683	12.1%	1,652	1,846	-163	-8.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	128	0.9%	142	142	-14	-9.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	749	5.4%	806	757	-8	-1.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	393	2.8%	434	521	-128	-24.6%
Public Administration	615	4.4%	609	924	-309	-33.4%
Information Not Available	410	2.9%	482	657	-247	-37.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,364		23,357	24,651
Male	12,510	53.5%	12,184	13,743	-1,233	-9.0%
Female	10,850	46.4%	11,167	10,905	-55	-0.5%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	6	3	1	33.3%

Ethnicity	23,364		23,357	24,651
Hispanic or Latino	2,280	9.8%	2,297	2,414	-134	-5.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,701	80.0%	18,630	19,342	-641	-3.3%
Information Not Available	2,383	10.2%	2,430	2,895	-512	-17.7%

Race	23,364		23,357	24,651
American Indian or Alaskan Native	294	1.3%	300	258	36	14.0%
Asian	599	2.6%	606	742	-143	-19.3%
Black or African American	523	2.2%	503	534	-11	-2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	135	0.6%	140	191	-56	-29.3%
White	14,088	60.3%	14,267	14,039	49	0.3%
Information Not Available	7,725	33.1%	7,541	8,887	-1,162	-13.1%

Years of Age	23,364		23,357	24,651
Younger than 22	278	0.8%	268	291	-13	-4.5%
22-24	766	2.2%	751	815	-49	-6.0%
25-34	5,347	15.1%	5,439	5,750	-403	-7.0%
35-44	5,733	16.2%	5,733	5,800	-67	-1.2%
45-54	5,430	15.3%	5,384	5,864	-434	-7.4%
55-59	2,725	7.7%	2,697	2,912	-187	-6.4%
60-64	1,966	5.5%	1,977	2,107	-141	-6.7%
65 and older	1,119	3.2%	1,108	1,112	7	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,364		23,357	24,651
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	490	2.1%	467	729	-239	-32.8%
Mining	22	0.1%	19	51	-29	-56.9%
Utilities	44	0.2%	50	63	-19	-30.2%
Construction	2,122	8.9%	1,904	2,163	-41	-1.9%
Manufacturing	2,763	11.6%	2,886	3,492	-729	-20.9%
Wholesale Trade	964	4.0%	978	977	-13	-1.3%
Retail Trade	2,198	9.2%	2,311	2,242	-44	-2.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	614	2.6%	628	669	-55	-8.2%
Information	880	3.7%	855	707	173	24.5%
Finance and Insurance	727	3.0%	737	722	5	0.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	400	1.7%	394	403	-3	-0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,462	6.1%	1,488	1,439	23	1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	415	1.7%	288	283	132	46.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,277	9.5%	2,285	2,513	-236	-9.4%
Educational Services	637	2.7%	721	671	-34	-5.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,894	12.1%	3,049	2,677	217	8.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	328	1.4%	246	311	17	5.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,655	6.9%	1,625	1,679	-24	-1.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	698	2.9%	696	681	17	2.5%
Public Administration	598	2.5%	541	571	27	4.7%
Information Not Available	1,176	4.9%	1,189	1,608	-432	-26.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	94,144		94,700	102,938
Male	50,018	53.1%	49,562	57,595	-7,577	-13.2%
Female	44,114	46.9%	45,120	45,335	-1,221	-2.7%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	18	8	4	50.0%

Ethnicity	94,144		94,700	102,938
Hispanic or Latino	6,658	7.1%	6,950	6,266	392	6.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,539	88.7%	83,936	92,798	-9,259	-10.0%
Information Not Available	3,947	4.2%	3,814	3,874	73	1.9%

Race	94,144		94,700	102,938
American Indian or Alaskan Native	247	0.3%	227	298	-51	-17.1%
Asian	45	0.0%	45	53	-8	-15.1%
Black or African American	17,974	19.1%	18,151	18,040	-66	-0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,519	1.6%	1,469	1,278	241	18.9%
White	63,919	67.9%	64,234	73,403	-9,484	-12.9%
Information Not Available	10,440	11.1%	10,574	9,866	574	5.8%

Years of Age	94,144		94,700	102,938
Younger than 22	1,925	1.3%	1,955	1,926	-1	-0.1%
22-24	4,322	2.9%	4,293	5,008	-686	-13.7%
25-34	22,158	14.8%	22,042	24,091	-1,933	-8.0%
35-44	19,421	12.9%	19,497	21,084	-1,663	-7.9%
45-54	21,784	14.5%	22,030	23,708	-1,924	-8.1%
55-59	10,768	7.2%	10,886	11,969	-1,201	-10.0%
60-64	8,033	5.4%	8,143	9,029	-996	-11.0%
65 and older	5,733	3.8%	5,854	6,123	-390	-6.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	94,144		94,700	102,938
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	259	0.3%	255	243	16	6.6%
Mining	486	0.5%	435	1,376	-890	-64.7%
Utilities	222	0.2%	242	253	-31	-12.3%
Construction	9,378	9.9%	9,364	10,934	-1,556	-14.2%
Manufacturing	11,541	12.2%	11,747	15,586	-4,045	-26.0%
Wholesale Trade	3,601	3.8%	3,504	4,155	-554	-13.3%
Retail Trade	10,516	11.1%	10,692	9,824	692	7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,886	5.2%	5,530	5,372	-486	-9.0%
Information	1,789	1.9%	1,662	1,544	245	15.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,367	3.6%	3,322	3,215	152	4.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,234	1.3%	1,225	1,284	-50	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,129	6.5%	6,064	6,176	-47	-0.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	788	0.8%	741	924	-136	-14.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,118	10.7%	10,295	10,687	-569	-5.3%
Educational Services	2,766	2.9%	2,799	3,149	-383	-12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	13,250	14.0%	13,466	13,279	-29	-0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,590	1.7%	1,395	1,768	-178	-10.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,872	6.2%	5,876	6,316	-444	-7.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,453	2.6%	2,428	2,578	-125	-4.8%
Public Administration	1,089	1.2%	1,082	1,136	-47	-4.1%
Information Not Available	2,810	3.0%	2,576	3,139	-329	-10.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,011		15,675	19,554
Male	6,953	40.9%	6,918	10,278	-3,325	-32.4%
Female	10,058	59.1%	8,757	9,276	782	8.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,011		15,675	19,554
Hispanic or Latino	16,681	98.1%	15,455	19,293	-2,612	-13.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	166	1.0%	76	78	88	112.8%
Information Not Available	164	1.0%	144	183	-19	-10.4%

Race	17,011		15,675	19,554
American Indian or Alaskan Native	121	0.7%	133	242	-121	-50.0%
Asian	81	0.5%	26	22	59	268.2%
Black or African American	832	4.9%	938	929	-97	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1%	18	8	12	150.0%
White	3,958	23.3%	3,294	4,225	-267	-6.3%
Information Not Available	11,999	70.5%	11,266	14,128	-2,129	-15.1%

Years of Age	17,011		15,675	19,554
Younger than 22	300	1.5%	241	542	-242	-44.6%
22-24	836	4.1%	661	1,225	-389	-31.8%
25-34	4,586	22.7%	4,116	5,514	-928	-16.8%
35-44	4,653	23.1%	4,179	5,059	-406	-8.0%
45-54	3,905	19.4%	3,710	4,198	-293	-7.0%
55-59	1,359	6.7%	1,397	1,516	-157	-10.4%
60-64	810	4.0%	793	946	-136	-14.4%
65 and older	554	2.7%	573	542	12	2.2%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	5	12	-4	-33.3%

Industry	17,011		15,675	19,554
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	771	4.3%	764	1,169	-398	-34.0%
Mining	8	0.0%	8	13	-5	-38.5%
Utilities	13	0.1%	9	13	0	0.0%
Construction	747	4.2%	850	1,908	-1,161	-60.8%
Manufacturing	1,374	7.7%	1,765	2,362	-988	-41.8%
Wholesale Trade	371	2.1%	291	490	-119	-24.3%
Retail Trade	1,616	9.1%	1,100	1,678	-62	-3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	340	1.9%	272	328	12	3.7%
Information	213	1.2%	187	283	-70	-24.7%
Finance and Insurance	152	0.9%	151	366	-214	-58.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	165	0.9%	134	215	-50	-23.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	649	3.6%	562	847	-198	-23.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	41	0.2%	45	7	34	485.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,741	9.8%	1,871	2,616	-875	-33.4%
Educational Services	2,477	13.9%	2,331	1,970	507	25.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,512	8.5%	953	1,649	-137	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	112	0.6%	59	136	-24	-17.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,296	7.3%	624	1,516	-220	-14.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	248	1.4%	158	261	-13	-5.0%
Public Administration	2,456	13.8%	3,151	1,080	1,376	127.4%
Information Not Available	709	4.0%	390	647	62	9.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,174		6,377	6,697
Male	3,036	49.2%	3,106	3,451	-415	-12.0%
Female	3,138	50.8%	3,271	3,246	-108	-3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,174		6,377	6,697
Hispanic or Latino	1,038	16.8%	1,106	1,119	-81	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,946	63.9%	4,012	4,277	-331	-7.7%
Information Not Available	1,190	19.3%	1,259	1,301	-111	-8.5%

Race	6,174		6,377	6,697
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.8%	45	53	-3	-5.7%
Asian	100	1.6%	101	115	-15	-13.0%
Black or African American	495	8.0%	522	472	23	4.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.5%	36	43	-15	-34.9%
White	4,178	67.7%	4,245	4,602	-424	-9.2%
Information Not Available	1,323	21.4%	1,428	1,412	-89	-6.3%

Years of Age	6,174		6,377	6,697
Younger than 22	111	1.1%	99	141	-30	-21.3%
22-24	249	2.5%	292	306	-57	-18.6%
25-34	1,364	13.9%	1,366	1,586	-222	-14.0%
35-44	1,247	12.7%	1,290	1,306	-59	-4.5%
45-54	1,447	14.8%	1,466	1,523	-76	-5.0%
55-59	751	7.7%	779	784	-33	-4.2%
60-64	545	5.6%	581	575	-30	-5.2%
65 and older	460	4.7%	504	476	-16	-3.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,174		6,377	6,697
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.1%	4	8	0	0.0%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	6	0.1%	4	4	2	50.0%
Construction	540	8.7%	541	494	46	9.3%
Manufacturing	638	10.3%	703	1,004	-366	-36.5%
Wholesale Trade	288	4.7%	302	287	1	0.3%
Retail Trade	623	10.1%	650	615	8	1.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	151	2.4%	184	198	-47	-23.7%
Information	78	1.3%	74	72	6	8.3%
Finance and Insurance	366	5.9%	340	341	25	7.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	107	1.7%	105	111	-4	-3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	422	6.8%	434	435	-13	-3.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	112	1.8%	132	75	37	49.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	727	11.8%	747	875	-148	-16.9%
Educational Services	187	3.0%	205	187	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	902	14.6%	932	940	-38	-4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	118	1.9%	104	81	37	45.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	491	7.9%	475	507	-16	-3.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	225	3.6%	269	261	-36	-13.8%
Public Administration	44	0.7%	45	51	-7	-13.7%
Information Not Available	140	2.3%	126	150	-10	-6.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,884		14,269	18,861
Male	8,411	49.8%	6,852	9,111	-700	-7.7%
Female	8,418	49.9%	7,416	9,750	-1,332	-13.7%
Information Not Available	55	0.3%	1	0	55	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,884		14,269	18,861
Hispanic or Latino	514	3.0%	396	680	-166	-24.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,887	94.1%	13,748	17,790	-1,903	-10.7%
Information Not Available	483	2.9%	125	391	92	23.5%

Race	16,884		14,269	18,861
American Indian or Alaskan Native	191	1.1%	108	103	88	85.4%
Asian	117	0.7%	72	139	-22	-15.8%
Black or African American	8,351	49.5%	6,714	9,218	-867	-9.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.2%	28	25	9	36.0%
White	7,679	45.5%	6,468	8,599	-920	-10.7%
Information Not Available	512	3.0%	879	777	-265	-34.1%

Years of Age	16,884		14,269	18,861
Younger than 22	294	1.3%	275	36	258	716.7%
22-24	666	2.9%	498	38	628	1652.6%
25-34	3,953	17.0%	3,310	664	3,289	495.3%
35-44	3,914	16.9%	3,435	3,180	734	23.1%
45-54	4,018	17.3%	3,429	4,396	-378	-8.6%
55-59	1,839	7.9%	1,528	2,122	-283	-13.3%
60-64	1,368	5.9%	1,117	2,348	-980	-41.7%
65 and older	832	3.6%	677	6,045	-5,213	-86.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	32	-32	-100.0%

Industry	16,884		14,269	18,861
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	60	0.4%	58	119	-59	-49.6%
Mining	11	0.1%	10	17	-6	-35.3%
Utilities	83	0.5%	22	36	47	130.6%
Construction	1,079	6.4%	946	1,268	-189	-14.9%
Manufacturing	2,880	17.0%	2,111	3,285	-405	-12.3%
Wholesale Trade	717	4.2%	648	718	-1	-0.1%
Retail Trade	1,590	9.4%	1,355	1,653	-63	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	467	2.8%	389	511	-44	-8.6%
Information	264	1.6%	213	278	-14	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	351	2.1%	355	497	-146	-29.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	268	1.6%	234	334	-66	-19.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,100	12.4%	1,895	1,080	1,020	94.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	100	0.6%	98	103	-3	-2.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,373	14.0%	2,255	2,995	-622	-20.8%
Educational Services	389	2.3%	366	506	-117	-23.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,156	6.8%	1,025	1,486	-330	-22.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	127	0.7%	140	250	-123	-49.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,039	6.1%	966	1,219	-180	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	379	2.2%	427	390	-11	-2.8%
Public Administration	253	1.5%	243	300	-47	-15.7%
Information Not Available	1,198	7.1%	513	1,816	-618	-34.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	913		915	1,137
Male	486	53.2%	468	633	-147	-23.2%
Female	427	46.8%	447	504	-77	-15.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	913		915	1,137
Hispanic or Latino	27	3.0%	30	41	-14	-34.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	786	86.1%	775	944	-158	-16.7%
Information Not Available	100	11.0%	110	152	-52	-34.2%

Race	913		915	1,137
American Indian or Alaskan Native	135	14.8%	137	145	-10	-6.9%
Asian	3	0.3%	2	17	-14	-82.4%
Black or African American	30	3.3%	32	39	-9	-23.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.4%	5	4	0	0.0%
White	640	70.1%	627	787	-147	-18.7%
Information Not Available	101	11.1%	112	145	-44	-30.3%

Years of Age	913		915	1,137
Younger than 22	9	0.6%	11	15	-6	-40.0%
22-24	15	1.0%	21	18	-3	-16.7%
25-34	123	8.5%	129	196	-73	-37.2%
35-44	204	14.1%	189	249	-45	-18.1%
45-54	245	16.9%	255	300	-55	-18.3%
55-59	141	9.8%	126	150	-9	-6.0%
60-64	107	7.4%	108	127	-20	-15.7%
65 and older	69	4.8%	76	82	-13	-15.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	913		915	1,137
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	1.3%	8	2	10	500.0%
Mining	4	0.4%	2	11	-7	-63.6%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	89	9.6%	91	98	-9	-9.2%
Manufacturing	92	9.9%	91	167	-75	-44.9%
Wholesale Trade	48	5.2%	51	44	4	9.1%
Retail Trade	91	9.8%	87	99	-8	-8.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	20	2.2%	18	29	-9	-31.0%
Information	29	3.1%	31	23	6	26.1%
Finance and Insurance	60	6.5%	55	93	-33	-35.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	19	2.1%	15	19	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	43	4.6%	46	46	-3	-6.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.2%	5	3	-1	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	58	6.3%	51	87	-29	-33.3%
Educational Services	38	4.1%	43	46	-8	-17.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	74	8.0%	94	89	-15	-16.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	25	2.7%	11	12	13	108.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	66	7.1%	63	92	-26	-28.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	12	1.3%	18	22	-10	-45.5%
Public Administration	89	9.6%	88	103	-14	-13.6%
Information Not Available	42	4.5%	47	52	-10	-19.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,803		18,488	17,205
Male	8,203	43.6%	8,183	7,707	496	6.4%
Female	10,567	56.2%	10,275	9,497	1,070	11.3%
Information Not Available	33	0.2%	30	1	32	3200.0%

Ethnicity	18,803		18,488	17,205
Hispanic or Latino	337	1.8%	355	288	49	17.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,028	95.9%	17,690	16,522	1,506	9.1%
Information Not Available	438	2.3%	443	395	43	10.9%

Race	18,803		18,488	17,205
American Indian or Alaskan Native	50	0.3%	60	50	0	0.0%
Asian	175	0.9%	177	120	55	45.8%
Black or African American	5,796	30.8%	5,476	5,254	542	10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	236	1.3%	253	12	224	1866.7%
White	11,644	61.9%	11,583	10,971	673	6.1%
Information Not Available	902	4.8%	939	798	104	13.0%

Years of Age	18,803		18,488	17,205
Younger than 22	321	1.1%	288	234	87	37.2%
22-24	628	2.2%	633	544	84	15.4%
25-34	3,885	13.5%	3,923	3,620	265	7.3%
35-44	4,269	14.8%	4,364	3,976	293	7.4%
45-54	4,589	15.9%	4,478	4,287	302	7.0%
55-59	2,310	8.0%	2,154	1,981	329	16.6%
60-64	1,613	5.6%	1,537	1,478	135	9.1%
65 and older	1,188	4.1%	1,111	1,085	103	9.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,803		18,488	17,205
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	73	0.4%	83	68	5	7.4%
Mining	20	0.1%	26	14	6	42.9%
Utilities	40	0.2%	43	37	3	8.1%
Construction	1,325	7.0%	1,349	1,187	138	11.6%
Manufacturing	2,906	15.4%	2,688	2,413	493	20.4%
Wholesale Trade	871	4.6%	912	752	119	15.8%
Retail Trade	1,291	6.8%	1,381	1,272	19	1.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	979	5.2%	650	1,064	-85	-8.0%
Information	337	1.8%	356	230	107	46.5%
Finance and Insurance	452	2.4%	483	531	-79	-14.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	277	1.5%	272	226	51	22.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,076	5.7%	1,185	903	173	19.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	317	1.7%	151	231	86	37.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,169	11.5%	2,340	1,706	463	27.1%
Educational Services	487	2.6%	505	529	-42	-7.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,583	8.4%	1,595	1,567	16	1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	138	0.7%	156	147	-9	-6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	760	4.0%	730	705	55	7.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	620	3.3%	552	466	154	33.0%
Public Administration	567	3.0%	364	427	140	32.8%
Information Not Available	2,515	13.3%	2,667	2,730	-215	-7.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	128,471		156,397	155,227
Male	67,129	52.3%	83,928	91,455	-24,326	-26.6%
Female	61,216	47.6%	72,347	63,625	-2,409	-3.8%
Information Not Available	126	0.1%	122	147	-21	-14.3%

Ethnicity	128,471		156,397	155,227
Hispanic or Latino	39,051	30.4%	50,161	49,779	-10,728	-21.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	78,502	61.1%	92,488	92,671	-14,169	-15.3%
Information Not Available	10,918	8.5%	13,748	12,777	-1,859	-14.5%

Race	128,471		156,397	155,227
American Indian or Alaskan Native	551	0.4%	612	579	-28	-4.8%
Asian	3,330	2.6%	3,778	4,777	-1,447	-30.3%
Black or African American	31,887	24.8%	38,627	33,361	-1,474	-4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,527	1.2%	1,577	1,780	-253	-14.2%
White	42,060	32.7%	48,762	53,160	-11,100	-20.9%
Information Not Available	49,116	38.2%	63,041	61,570	-12,454	-20.2%

Years of Age	128,471		156,397	155,227
Younger than 22	2,301	1.4%	3,549	2,646	-345	-13.0%
22-24	5,464	3.4%	7,899	6,801	-1,337	-19.7%
25-34	30,718	19.1%	39,633	36,866	-6,148	-16.7%
35-44	31,398	19.5%	38,097	36,713	-5,315	-14.5%
45-54	29,835	18.5%	35,000	36,673	-6,838	-18.6%
55-59	13,713	8.5%	15,403	16,762	-3,049	-18.2%
60-64	9,297	5.8%	10,534	11,881	-2,584	-21.7%
65 and older	5,666	3.5%	6,204	6,784	-1,118	-16.5%
Information Not Available	79	0.0%	78	101	-22	-21.8%

Industry	128,471		156,397	155,227
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	584	0.5%	656	645	-61	-9.5%
Mining	2,569	2.0%	2,982	8,380	-5,811	-69.3%
Utilities	491	0.4%	550	651	-160	-24.6%
Construction	16,486	12.8%	25,969	19,523	-3,037	-15.6%
Manufacturing	9,645	7.5%	11,008	18,579	-8,934	-48.1%
Wholesale Trade	7,629	5.9%	7,565	9,560	-1,931	-20.2%
Retail Trade	9,895	7.7%	11,536	10,402	-507	-4.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,480	3.5%	5,810	5,814	-1,334	-22.9%
Information	2,949	2.3%	3,420	2,725	224	8.2%
Finance and Insurance	5,984	4.6%	5,988	6,556	-572	-8.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,456	1.9%	2,660	2,814	-358	-12.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	11,009	8.5%	12,785	14,477	-3,468	-24.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	920	0.7%	1,030	882	38	4.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,849	13.8%	21,002	20,692	-2,843	-13.7%
Educational Services	3,293	2.6%	3,780	3,903	-610	-15.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,346	11.1%	17,381	12,158	2,188	18.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	955	0.7%	1,090	783	172	22.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,049	4.7%	8,267	5,220	829	15.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,264	2.5%	4,404	3,443	-179	-5.2%
Public Administration	1,366	1.1%	1,565	1,632	-266	-16.3%
Information Not Available	6,252	4.8%	6,949	6,388	-136	-2.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,071		7,581	8,689
Male	4,672	57.9%	4,267	5,239	-567	-10.8%
Female	3,398	42.1%	3,312	3,445	-47	-1.4%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	5	-4	-80.0%

Ethnicity	8,071		7,581	8,689
Hispanic or Latino	885	11.0%	830	922	-37	-4.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,203	76.9%	5,848	6,896	-693	-10.0%
Information Not Available	983	12.2%	903	871	112	12.9%

Race	8,071		7,581	8,689
American Indian or Alaskan Native	198	2.5%	207	278	-80	-28.8%
Asian	164	2.0%	136	183	-19	-10.4%
Black or African American	172	2.1%	165	202	-30	-14.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	131	1.6%	115	154	-23	-14.9%
White	4,681	58.0%	4,433	5,562	-881	-15.8%
Information Not Available	2,718	33.7%	2,519	2,300	418	18.2%

Years of Age	8,071		7,581	8,689
Younger than 22	158	1.3%	117	159	-1	-0.6%
22-24	339	2.8%	299	372	-33	-8.9%
25-34	2,089	17.1%	1,886	2,211	-122	-5.5%
35-44	2,103	17.3%	2,032	2,203	-100	-4.5%
45-54	1,759	14.4%	1,679	1,885	-126	-6.7%
55-59	772	6.3%	747	948	-176	-18.6%
60-64	564	4.6%	546	610	-46	-7.5%
65 and older	287	2.4%	275	301	-14	-4.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,071		7,581	8,689
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.1%	14	16	-4	-25.0%
Mining	74	0.9%	85	256	-182	-71.1%
Utilities	7	0.1%	9	17	-10	-58.8%
Construction	712	8.8%	650	1,104	-392	-35.5%
Manufacturing	887	11.0%	691	814	73	9.0%
Wholesale Trade	391	4.8%	414	427	-36	-8.4%
Retail Trade	751	9.3%	768	809	-58	-7.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	264	3.3%	268	243	21	8.6%
Information	263	3.3%	277	260	3	1.2%
Finance and Insurance	354	4.4%	354	388	-34	-8.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	126	1.6%	108	153	-27	-17.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	839	10.4%	893	760	79	10.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	51	0.6%	40	38	13	34.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,055	13.1%	1,003	1,084	-29	-2.7%
Educational Services	257	3.2%	245	261	-4	-1.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	434	5.4%	451	437	-3	-0.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	123	1.5%	106	130	-7	-5.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	429	5.3%	295	409	20	4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	133	1.6%	141	160	-27	-16.9%
Public Administration	165	2.0%	138	151	14	9.3%
Information Not Available	744	9.2%	631	772	-28	-3.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	26,354		26,452	27,937
Male	13,242	50.2%	13,360	14,499	-1,257	-8.7%
Female	13,097	49.7%	13,080	13,425	-328	-2.4%
Information Not Available	15	0.1%	12	13	2	15.4%

Ethnicity	26,354		26,452	27,937
Hispanic or Latino	1,003	3.8%	968	1,126	-123	-10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,946	90.9%	24,117	25,348	-1,402	-5.5%
Information Not Available	1,405	5.3%	1,367	1,463	-58	-4.0%

Race	26,354		26,452	27,937
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,135	4.3%	1,103	1,263	-128	-10.1%
Asian	801	3.0%	135	801	0	0.0%
Black or African American	11,729	44.5%	11,343	11,216	513	4.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	11,284	42.8%	11,840	13,194	-1,910	-14.5%
Information Not Available	1,405	5.3%	1,367	1,463	-58	-4.0%

Years of Age	26,354		26,452	27,937
Younger than 22	318	0.9%	294	337	-19	-5.6%
22-24	928	2.6%	942	1,030	-102	-9.9%
25-34	5,848	16.6%	5,861	6,481	-633	-9.8%
35-44	5,957	16.9%	5,936	6,279	-322	-5.1%
45-54	6,453	18.3%	6,492	6,947	-494	-7.1%
55-59	3,205	9.1%	3,221	3,230	-25	-0.8%
60-64	2,340	6.6%	2,381	2,323	17	0.7%
65 and older	1,305	3.7%	1,325	1,310	-5	-0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	26,354		26,452	27,937
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	98	0.4%	98	88	10	11.4%
Mining	61	0.2%	49	146	-85	-58.2%
Utilities	30	0.1%	34	36	-6	-16.7%
Construction	1,621	6.1%	1,636	1,874	-253	-13.5%
Manufacturing	2,067	7.8%	2,230	2,610	-543	-20.8%
Wholesale Trade	899	3.4%	869	972	-73	-7.5%
Retail Trade	2,397	9.1%	2,440	2,052	345	16.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	876	3.3%	891	1,006	-130	-12.9%
Information	617	2.3%	625	667	-50	-7.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,001	3.8%	916	1,073	-72	-6.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	488	1.8%	505	449	39	8.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,540	13.4%	3,572	3,535	5	0.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	159	0.6%	160	204	-45	-22.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,212	12.1%	3,203	3,339	-127	-3.8%
Educational Services	723	2.7%	753	831	-108	-13.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,141	8.1%	2,130	2,221	-80	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	181	0.7%	161	165	16	9.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,099	4.2%	1,092	1,146	-47	-4.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	799	3.0%	822	789	10	1.3%
Public Administration	1,697	6.4%	1,708	1,724	-27	-1.6%
Information Not Available	2,648	10.0%	2,558	3,010	-362	-12.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	271		292	347
Male	111	41.0%	132	196	-85	-43.4%
Female	160	59.0%	160	151	9	6.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	271		292	347
Hispanic or Latino	26	9.7%	31	72	-46	-63.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	238	88.5%	255	266	-28	-10.5%
Information Not Available	5	1.9%	5	9	-4	-44.4%

Race	271		292	347
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Black or African American	223	84.2%	231	237	-14	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1.9%	4	6	-1	-16.7%
White	11	4.2%	17	26	-15	-57.7%
Information Not Available	26	9.8%	31	75	-49	-65.3%

Years of Age	271		292	347
Younger than 22	3	1.2%	2	4	-1	-25.0%
22-24	12	4.9%	13	15	-3	-20.0%
25-34	49	19.8%	63	63	-14	-22.2%
35-44	49	19.8%	56	68	-19	-27.9%
45-54	72	29.1%	72	94	-22	-23.4%
55-59	36	14.6%	30	53	-17	-32.1%
60-64	25	10.1%	27	28	-3	-10.7%
65 and older	15	6.1%	19	20	-5	-25.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	271		292	347
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	33	14.5%	40	95	-62	-65.3%
Manufacturing	17	7.5%	14	8	9	112.5%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.9%	2	6	-4	-66.7%
Retail Trade	17	7.5%	20	12	5	41.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	9	3.9%	14	6	3	50.0%
Information	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	0	4	-4	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	1.3%	3	5	-2	-40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5	2.2%	5	14	-9	-64.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	1.3%	2	1	2	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1	0.4%	2	5	-4	-80.0%
Educational Services	2	0.9%	3	1	1	100.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	19	8.3%	18	9	10	111.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5	2.2%	5	4	1	25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	68	29.8%	63	136	-68	-50.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	19	8.3%	26	10	9	90.0%
Public Administration	14	6.1%	17	12	2	16.7%
Information Not Available	11	4.8%	13	16	-5	-31.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,202		2,150	2,673
Male	1,163	52.8%	1,113	1,489	-326	-21.9%
Female	1,039	47.2%	1,037	1,184	-145	-12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,202		2,150	2,673
Hispanic or Latino	5	0.2%	4	2	3	150.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	469	21.3%	454	204	265	129.9%
Information Not Available	1,728	78.5%	1,692	2,467	-739	-30.0%

Race	2,202		2,150	2,673
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3	0.1%	5	1	2	200.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	17	0.8%	14	2	15	750.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%
White	453	20.6%	437	203	250	123.2%
Information Not Available	1,728	78.5%	1,692	2,467	-739	-30.0%

Years of Age	2,202		2,150	2,673
Younger than 22	43	1.8%	30	44	-1	-2.3%
22-24	82	3.4%	79	108	-26	-24.1%
25-34	451	18.8%	453	592	-141	-23.8%
35-44	431	17.9%	420	496	-65	-13.1%
45-54	504	21.0%	486	627	-123	-19.6%
55-59	282	11.7%	262	351	-69	-19.7%
60-64	251	10.4%	246	262	-11	-4.2%
65 and older	158	6.6%	174	193	-35	-18.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,202		2,150	2,673
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.4%	7	10	-2	-20.0%
Mining	1	0.0%	2	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	2	6	-5	-83.3%
Construction	191	8.6%	188	246	-55	-22.4%
Manufacturing	277	12.5%	297	422	-145	-34.4%
Wholesale Trade	101	4.6%	84	140	-39	-27.9%
Retail Trade	279	12.6%	275	289	-10	-3.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	60	2.7%	68	75	-15	-20.0%
Information	43	1.9%	43	39	4	10.3%
Finance and Insurance	42	1.9%	59	48	-6	-12.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29	1.3%	24	40	-11	-27.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	98	4.4%	110	134	-36	-26.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.1%	4	3	-1	-33.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	144	6.5%	138	190	-46	-24.2%
Educational Services	129	5.8%	125	119	10	8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	275	12.4%	267	301	-26	-8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	32	1.4%	24	40	-8	-20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	365	16.5%	319	423	-58	-13.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	63	2.9%	60	79	-16	-20.3%
Public Administration	62	2.8%	54	68	-6	-8.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	46,532		42,740	40,269
Male	28,036	60.3%	25,302	24,351	3,685	15.1%
Female	18,496	39.7%	17,438	15,912	2,584	16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	6	-6	-100.0%

Ethnicity	46,532		42,740	40,269
Hispanic or Latino	4,814	10.3%	4,008	0	4,814	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,195	82.1%	35,524	0	38,195	0.0%
Information Not Available	3,523	7.6%	3,208	40,269	-36,746	-91.3%

Race	46,532		42,740	40,269
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,336	2.9%	1,167	0	1,336	0.0%
Asian	2,269	4.9%	2,071	0	2,269	0.0%
Black or African American	3,412	7.3%	3,289	0	3,412	0.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	552	1.2%	515	0	552	0.0%
White	31,869	68.5%	29,409	0	31,869	0.0%
Information Not Available	7,094	15.2%	6,289	40,269	-33,175	-82.4%

Years of Age	46,532		42,740	40,269
Younger than 22	569	0.8%	479	489	80	16.4%
22-24	1,584	2.1%	1,408	1,339	245	18.3%
25-34	10,760	14.4%	9,910	9,023	1,737	19.3%
35-44	10,791	14.5%	9,909	9,301	1,490	16.0%
45-54	11,303	15.2%	10,371	9,992	1,311	13.1%
55-59	5,533	7.4%	5,047	4,903	630	12.8%
60-64	3,836	5.1%	3,630	3,356	480	14.3%
65 and older	2,156	2.9%	1,986	1,866	290	15.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	46,532		42,740	40,269
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,688	3.5%	1,169	0	1,688	0.0%
Mining	114	0.2%	67	0	114	0.0%
Utilities	115	0.2%	98	0	115	0.0%
Construction	7,413	15.4%	6,600	0	7,413	0.0%
Manufacturing	6,241	12.9%	5,664	0	6,241	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,219	4.6%	2,074	0	2,219	0.0%
Retail Trade	3,488	7.2%	3,403	0	3,488	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,509	3.1%	1,316	0	1,509	0.0%
Information	1,456	3.0%	1,404	0	1,456	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,236	2.6%	1,147	0	1,236	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	768	1.6%	717	0	768	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,771	7.8%	3,612	0	3,771	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	130	0.3%	119	0	130	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,901	8.1%	3,667	0	3,901	0.0%
Educational Services	1,070	2.2%	1,205	0	1,070	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,885	8.1%	3,816	0	3,885	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	750	1.6%	586	0	750	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,085	4.3%	1,877	0	2,085	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,624	3.4%	1,467	0	1,624	0.0%
Public Administration	1,681	3.5%	1,539	0	1,681	0.0%
Information Not Available	1,388	2.9%	1,193	40,269	-38,881	-96.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,506		21,128	25,316
Male	11,234	52.2%	10,754	13,407	-2,173	-16.2%
Female	10,248	47.7%	10,349	11,858	-1,610	-13.6%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	25	51	-27	-52.9%

Ethnicity	21,506		21,128	25,316
Hispanic or Latino	981	4.6%	900	1,053	-72	-6.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,964	92.8%	19,651	23,658	-3,694	-15.6%
Information Not Available	561	2.6%	577	605	-44	-7.3%

Race	21,506		21,128	25,316
American Indian or Alaskan Native	303	1.4%	260	304	-1	-0.3%
Asian	305	1.4%	327	403	-98	-24.3%
Black or African American	3,441	16.0%	3,577	4,000	-559	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.2%	38	33	4	12.1%
White	16,859	78.4%	16,349	19,971	-3,112	-15.6%
Information Not Available	561	2.6%	577	605	-44	-7.3%

Years of Age	21,506		21,128	25,316
Younger than 22	308	0.9%	281	392	-84	-21.4%
22-24	736	2.0%	682	939	-203	-21.6%
25-34	4,661	12.9%	4,612	5,433	-772	-14.2%
35-44	4,670	12.9%	4,629	5,367	-697	-13.0%
45-54	5,070	14.0%	5,019	6,000	-930	-15.5%
55-59	2,777	7.7%	2,671	3,418	-641	-18.8%
60-64	2,181	6.0%	2,123	2,397	-216	-9.0%
65 and older	1,086	3.0%	1,111	1,367	-281	-20.6%
Information Not Available	17	0.0%	0	3	14	466.7%

Industry	21,506		21,128	25,316
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	120	0.6%	116	147	-27	-18.4%
Mining	24	0.1%	21	46	-22	-47.8%
Utilities	39	0.2%	32	46	-7	-15.2%
Construction	1,914	8.9%	1,784	2,086	-172	-8.2%
Manufacturing	4,310	19.9%	3,949	5,480	-1,170	-21.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,006	4.7%	1,004	1,114	-108	-9.7%
Retail Trade	2,123	9.8%	2,135	2,347	-224	-9.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	712	3.3%	786	856	-144	-16.8%
Information	467	2.2%	492	446	21	4.7%
Finance and Insurance	901	4.2%	938	1,025	-124	-12.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	224	1.0%	199	281	-57	-20.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,103	5.1%	1,173	1,339	-236	-17.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	252	1.2%	304	395	-143	-36.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,202	10.2%	2,158	2,694	-492	-18.3%
Educational Services	475	2.2%	513	577	-102	-17.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,430	11.2%	2,517	2,815	-385	-13.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	308	1.4%	254	339	-31	-9.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,114	5.2%	1,052	1,296	-182	-14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	516	2.4%	499	506	10	2.0%
Public Administration	460	2.1%	431	557	-97	-17.4%
Information Not Available	806	3.7%	771	924	-118	-12.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,018		8,137	11,222
Male	4,786	59.7%	4,853	7,638	-2,852	-37.3%
Female	3,231	40.3%	3,282	3,577	-346	-9.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	7	-6	-85.7%

Ethnicity	8,018		8,137	11,222
Hispanic or Latino	131	1.6%	127	168	-37	-22.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,061	88.1%	7,043	8,120	-1,059	-13.0%
Information Not Available	826	10.3%	967	2,934	-2,108	-71.8%

Race	8,018		8,137	11,222
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29	0.4%	28	29	0	0.0%
Asian	30	0.4%	30	36	-6	-16.7%
Black or African American	420	5.2%	417	412	8	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	0.2%	13	3	10	333.3%
White	7,030	87.7%	7,149	9,984	-2,954	-29.6%
Information Not Available	496	6.2%	500	758	-262	-34.6%

Years of Age	8,018		8,137	11,222
Younger than 22	157	1.1%	160	251	-94	-37.5%
22-24	333	2.3%	327	564	-231	-41.0%
25-34	1,753	12.1%	1,770	2,574	-821	-31.9%
35-44	2,022	14.0%	2,037	2,693	-671	-24.9%
45-54	1,984	13.7%	1,974	2,622	-638	-24.3%
55-59	847	5.9%	910	1,131	-284	-25.1%
60-64	579	4.0%	598	869	-290	-33.4%
65 and older	342	2.4%	360	518	-176	-34.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Industry	8,018		8,137	11,222
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	35	0.4%	32	66	-31	-47.0%
Mining	223	2.8%	190	982	-759	-77.3%
Utilities	27	0.3%	28	22	5	22.7%
Construction	1,322	16.4%	1,370	2,077	-755	-36.4%
Manufacturing	615	7.6%	697	888	-273	-30.7%
Wholesale Trade	243	3.0%	260	449	-206	-45.9%
Retail Trade	916	11.4%	962	1,034	-118	-11.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	216	2.7%	232	393	-177	-45.0%
Information	251	3.1%	267	144	107	74.3%
Finance and Insurance	154	1.9%	159	151	3	2.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	85	1.1%	92	140	-55	-39.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	396	4.9%	398	531	-135	-25.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	20	0.2%	13	36	-16	-44.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	765	9.5%	721	984	-219	-22.3%
Educational Services	195	2.4%	231	166	29	17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	865	10.7%	825	977	-112	-11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	92	1.1%	81	111	-19	-17.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	547	6.8%	542	707	-160	-22.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	242	3.0%	246	348	-106	-30.5%
Public Administration	187	2.3%	195	223	-36	-16.1%
Information Not Available	622	7.7%	596	793	-171	-21.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Oct 2017	Percent	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,732		1,689	3,488
Male	971	56.1%	927	2,352	-1,381	-58.7%
Female	761	43.9%	762	1,136	-375	-33.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,732		1,689	3,488
Hispanic or Latino	180	10.4%	191	448	-268	-59.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,501	86.7%	1,449	2,903	-1,402	-48.3%
Information Not Available	51	2.9%	49	137	-86	-62.8%

Race	1,732		1,689	3,488
American Indian or Alaskan Native	89	5.1%	138	181	-92	-50.8%
Asian	15	0.9%	11	20	-5	-25.0%
Black or African American	54	3.1%	46	179	-125	-69.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.6%	10	11	0	0.0%
White	1,428	82.4%	1,348	2,802	-1,374	-49.0%
Information Not Available	135	7.8%	136	295	-160	-54.2%

Years of Age	1,732		1,689	3,488
Younger than 22	18	0.6%	11	37	-19	-51.4%
22-24	82	2.7%	75	156	-74	-47.4%
25-34	385	12.9%	342	814	-429	-52.7%
35-44	388	13.0%	381	817	-429	-52.5%
45-54	373	12.5%	398	727	-354	-48.7%
55-59	203	6.8%	171	462	-259	-56.1%
60-64	169	5.7%	196	316	-147	-46.5%
65 and older	114	3.8%	115	159	-45	-28.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,732		1,689	3,488
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	11	0.6%	11	19	-8	-42.1%
Mining	77	4.4%	93	522	-445	-85.2%
Utilities	6	0.3%	6	14	-8	-57.1%
Construction	306	17.6%	283	648	-342	-52.8%
Manufacturing	52	3.0%	58	129	-77	-59.7%
Wholesale Trade	52	3.0%	58	168	-116	-69.0%
Retail Trade	191	11.0%	173	224	-33	-14.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	74	4.2%	62	161	-87	-54.0%
Information	18	1.0%	21	29	-11	-37.9%
Finance and Insurance	39	2.2%	34	31	8	25.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	0.7%	6	62	-49	-79.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	59	3.4%	65	119	-60	-50.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	88	5.0%	89	139	-51	-36.7%
Educational Services	62	3.6%	65	63	-1	-1.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	157	9.0%	171	249	-92	-36.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	2.3%	25	39	1	2.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	192	11.0%	126	337	-145	-43.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	38	2.2%	53	106	-68	-64.2%
Public Administration	75	4.3%	65	128	-53	-41.4%
Information Not Available	182	10.4%	225	299	-117	-39.1%