Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

April 2018

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants April 2018
	Apr 2018	Mar 2018	Monthly Change	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,864,411	2,095,219	-230,808	2,004,724	-140,313	-7.0
Alaska	9,117	9,827	-710	9,790	-673	-6.9
Alabama	14,452	15,402	-950	16,595	-2,143	-12.9
Arkansas	11,041	12,116	-1,075	12,391	-1,350	-10.9
Arizona	25,061	22,176	2,885	27,992	-2,931	-10.5
California	386,215	398,593	-12,378	383,248	2,967	0.8
Colorado	20,793	22,731	-1,938	24,334	-3,541	-14.6
Connecticut	40,363	47,553	-7,190	42,803	-2,440	-5.7
District of Columbia	7,690	8,189	-499	8,150	-460	-5.6
Delaware	4,714	5,937	-1,223	5,391	-677	-12.6
Florida	38,866	39,354	-488	42,952	-4,086	-9.5
Georgia	25,378	26,210	-832	27,977	-2,599	-9.3
Hawaii	6,859	7,111	-252	7,577	-718	-9.5
Iowa	19,957	27,294	-7,337	19,695	262	1.3
Idaho	5,735	7,990	-2,255	7,581	-1,846	-24.4
Illinois	114,913	130,499	-15,586	124,852	-9,939	-8.0
Indiana	16,466	19,630	-3,164	21,649	-5,183	-23.9
Kansas	8,606	11,095	-2,489	10,704	-2,098	-19.6
Kentucky	18,429	21,361	-2,932	18,691	-262	-1.4
Louisiana	15,353	15,840	-487	17,993	-2,640	-14.7
Massachusetts	60,597	75,504	-14,907	62,677	-2,080	-3.3
Maryland	29,422	33,950	-4,528	36,078	-6,656	-18.4
Maine	6,763	8,192	-1,429	7,835	-1,072	-13.7
Michigan	65,955	81,833	-15,878	68,746	-2,791	-4.1
Minnesota	50,770	58,589	-7,819	44,846	5,924	13.2
Missouri	21,828	26,231	-4,403	24,094	-2,266	-9.4
Mississippi	7,835	8,971	-1,136	9,355	-1,520	-16.2
Montana	7,061	9,588	-2,527	6,602	459	7.0
North Carolina	18,688	20,305	-1,617	20,183	-1,495	-7.4
North Dakota	4,995	6,665	-1,670	4,543	452	9.9
Nebraska	4,170	6,407	-2,237	4,488	-318	-7.1
New Hampshire	3,981	4,819	-838	4,245	-264	-6.2
New Jersey	93,464	107,628	-14,164	101,416	-7,952	-7.8
New Mexico	9,188	9,614	-426	10,599	-1,411	-13.3
Nevada	19,273	21,047	-1,774	22,533	-3,260	-14.5
New York	140,775	163,962	-23,187	169,110	-28,335	-16.8
Ohio	55,049	66,833	-11,784	60,631	-5,582	-9.2
Oklahoma	13,433	13,582	-149	14,959	-1,526	-10.2
Oregon	27,740	29,241	-1,501	28,305	-565	-2.0
Pennsylvania	117,959	139,172	-21,213	118,276	-317	-0.3
Puerto Rico	13,987	18,289	-4,302	19,199	-5,212	-27.1
Rhode Island	8,600	11,379	-2,779	9,213	-613	-6.7
South Carolina	14,901	16,268	-1,367	16,504	-1,603	-9.7
South Dakota	2,246	3,058	-812	1,808	438	24.2
Tennessee	18,086	20,775	-2,689	17,456	630	3.6
Texas	123,584	128,998	-5,414	144,178	-20,594	-14.3
Utah	9,164	11,183	-2,019	9,696	-532	-5.5
Virginia	24,333	26,796	-2,463	27,665	-3,332	-12.0
Virgin Islands	411	540	-129	185	226	122.2
Vermont	4,426	5,211	-785	4,962	-536	-10.8
Washington	48,407	52,106	-3,699	52,935	-4,528	-8.6
Wisconsin	34,254	42,477	-8,223	36,081	-1,827	-5.1
West Virginia	10,087	13,274	-3,187	11,462	-1,375	-12.0
Wyoming	2,971	3,824	-853	3,494	-523	-15.0

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,864,411		2,095,219	2,004,724	-140,313	-7.0
Male	1,089,241	58.4%	1,282,715	1,171,315	-82,074	-7.0%
Female	762,020	40.9%	797,858	817,290	-55,270	-6.8%
Information Not Available	13,150	0.7%	14,646	16,119	-2,969	-18.4%

Ethnicity	1,864,411		2,095,219	2,004,724
Hispanic or Latino	399,912	21.4%	444,295	412,588	-12,676	-3.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,275,237	68.4%	1,411,455	1,363,496	-88,259	-6.5%
Information Not Available	189,262	10.2%	239,469	228,639	-39,377	-17.2%

Race	1,864,411		2,095,219	2,004,724
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24,229	1.3%	27,500	27,481	-3,252	-11.8%
Asian	65,769	3.5%	64,745	70,833	-5,064	-7.1%
Black or African American	309,108	16.6%	321,758	338,725	-29,617	-8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12,590	0.7%	13,478	12,273	317	2.6%
White	986,303	52.8%	1,152,102	1,058,179	-71,876	-6.8%
Information Not Available	469,503	25.1%	519,372	500,281	-30,778	-6.2%

Years of Age	1,864,411		2,095,219	2,004,724
Younger than 22	33,566	1.8%	39,138	33,341	225	0.7%
22-24	76,808	4.1%	89,926	85,733	-8,925	-10.4%
25-34	431,516	23.1%	480,758	460,438	-28,922	-6.3%
35-44	404,859	21.7%	456,042	430,876	-26,017	-6.0%
45-54	426,423	22.9%	475,833	466,985	-40,562	-8.7%
55-59	213,264	11.4%	241,646	231,815	-18,551	-8.0%
60-64	155,213	8.3%	175,735	163,197	-7,984	-4.9%
65 and older	110,074	5.9%	122,042	116,833	-6,759	-5.8%
Information Not Available	12,688	0.7%	14,099	15,506	-2,818	-18.2%

Industry	1,864,411		2,095,219	2,004,724
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	111,031	6.0%	120,845	97,961	13,070	13.3%
Mining	11,514	0.6%	14,067	12,676	-1,162	-9.2%
Utilities	4,466	0.2%	4,517	4,406	60	1.4%
Construction	290,949	15.6%	372,977	295,682	-4,733	-1.6%
Manufacturing	158,909	8.5%	171,837	193,995	-35,086	-18.1%
Wholesale Trade	59,967	3.2%	63,039	65,632	-5,665	-8.6%
Retail Trade	144,190	7.7%	153,174	156,135	-11,945	-7.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	68,480	3.7%	73,473	94,021	-25,541	-27.2%
Information	58,013	3.1%	56,077	66,106	-8,093	-12.2%
Finance and Insurance	57,451	3.1%	57,006	56,866	585	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	26,824	1.4%	28,097	29,276	-2,452	-8.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	95,247	5.1%	98,659	105,606	-10,359	-9.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,947	0.7%	13,359	14,535	-1,588	-10.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	258,092	13.8%	300,273	273,866	-15,774	-5.8%
Educational Services	35,420	1.9%	37,436	37,735	-2,315	-6.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	142,937	7.7%	145,246	147,761	-4,824	-3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	33,592	1.8%	47,012	32,986	606	1.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	99,007	5.3%	119,032	106,857	-7,850	-7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	43,234	2.3%	48,092	46,245	-3,011	-6.5%
Public Administration	31,499	1.7%	36,821	37,697	-6,198	-16.4%
Information Not Available	120,642	6.5%	134,180	128,680	-8,038	-6.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,117		9,827	9,790	-673	-6.9
Male	5,723	62.8%	6,333	6,443	-720	-11.2%
Female	3,371	37.0%	3,464	3,326	45	1.4%
Information Not Available	23	0.3%	30	21	2	9.5%

Ethnicity	9,117		9,827	9,790
Hispanic or Latino	4	0.0%	8	6	-2	-33.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,717	95.6%	9,368	9,307	-590	-6.3%
Information Not Available	396	4.3%	451	477	-81	-17.0%

Race	9,117		9,827	9,790
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,864	31.4%	2,955	3,001	-137	-4.6%
Asian	538	5.9%	413	505	33	6.5%
Black or African American	381	4.2%	390	403	-22	-5.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	221	2.4%	205	221	0	0.0%
White	4,713	51.7%	5,405	5,179	-466	-9.0%
Information Not Available	400	4.4%	459	481	-81	-16.8%

Years of Age	9,117		9,827	9,790
Younger than 22	189	1.4%	250	189	0	0.0%
22-24	409	3.1%	467	452	-43	-9.5%
25-34	2,458	18.7%	2,738	2,764	-306	-11.1%
35-44	2,043	15.6%	2,171	2,320	-277	-11.9%
45-54	1,882	14.3%	1,926	2,053	-171	-8.3%
55-59	1,026	7.8%	1,103	1,045	-19	-1.8%
60-64	709	5.4%	787	661	48	7.3%
65 and older	401	3.1%	385	306	95	31.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,117		9,827	9,790
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48	0.5%	70	32	16	50.0%
Mining	266	2.9%	286	393	-127	-32.3%
Utilities	53	0.6%	80	63	-10	-15.9%
Construction	2,043	22.3%	2,324	2,399	-356	-14.8%
Manufacturing	612	6.7%	602	573	39	6.8%
Wholesale Trade	115	1.3%	139	171	-56	-32.7%
Retail Trade	965	10.5%	945	959	6	0.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	375	4.1%	497	392	-17	-4.3%
Information	91	1.0%	110	103	-12	-11.7%
Finance and Insurance	164	1.8%	181	148	16	10.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	177	1.9%	195	192	-15	-7.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	258	2.8%	301	318	-60	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	33	0.4%	26	33	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	480	5.2%	489	575	-95	-16.5%
Educational Services	254	2.8%	258	275	-21	-7.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	682	7.4%	695	730	-48	-6.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	133	1.5%	155	152	-19	-12.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	768	8.4%	868	789	-21	-2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	304	3.3%	304	295	9	3.1%
Public Administration	941	10.3%	1,017	869	72	8.3%
Information Not Available	355	3.9%	285	329	26	7.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,452		15,402	16,595
Male	7,059	48.8%	7,649	8,774	-1,715	-19.5%
Female	7,373	51.0%	7,726	7,803	-430	-5.5%
Information Not Available	20	0.1%	27	18	2	11.1%

Ethnicity	14,452		15,402	16,595
Hispanic or Latino	170	1.2%	188	240	-70	-29.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,828	74.9%	11,610	12,350	-1,522	-12.3%
Information Not Available	3,454	23.9%	3,604	4,005	-551	-13.8%

Race	14,452		15,402	16,595
American Indian or Alaskan Native	659	4.6%	747	878	-219	-24.9%
Asian	406	2.8%	436	465	-59	-12.7%
Black or African American	6,426	44.5%	6,730	6,857	-431	-6.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1%	15	15	-1	-6.7%
White	6,188	42.8%	6,662	7,582	-1,394	-18.4%
Information Not Available	759	5.3%	812	798	-39	-4.9%

Years of Age	14,452		15,402	16,595
Younger than 22	291	1.5%	312	366	-75	-20.5%
22-24	680	3.5%	729	813	-133	-16.4%
25-34	3,568	18.2%	3,800	4,275	-707	-16.5%
35-44	3,550	18.1%	3,723	3,905	-355	-9.1%
45-54	3,162	16.1%	3,406	3,707	-545	-14.7%
55-59	1,461	7.4%	1,545	1,684	-223	-13.2%
60-64	1,020	5.2%	1,111	1,126	-106	-9.4%
65 and older	712	3.6%	769	706	6	0.8%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	7	13	-5	-38.5%

Industry	14,452		15,402	16,595
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	87	0.6%	95	127	-40	-31.5%
Mining	66	0.5%	65	114	-48	-42.1%
Utilities	42	0.3%	46	64	-22	-34.4%
Construction	1,171	8.1%	1,373	1,681	-510	-30.3%
Manufacturing	2,429	16.7%	2,537	2,791	-362	-13.0%
Wholesale Trade	554	3.8%	581	613	-59	-9.6%
Retail Trade	1,735	11.9%	1,743	2,025	-290	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	369	2.5%	452	522	-153	-29.3%
Information	249	1.7%	203	342	-93	-27.2%
Finance and Insurance	695	4.8%	655	480	215	44.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	229	1.6%	230	253	-24	-9.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	683	4.7%	689	792	-109	-13.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58	0.4%	49	58	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,013	13.8%	2,161	2,365	-352	-14.9%
Educational Services	252	1.7%	284	260	-8	-3.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,299	8.9%	1,392	1,324	-25	-1.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	92	0.6%	99	100	-8	-8.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	932	6.4%	1,064	1,066	-134	-12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	333	2.3%	349	366	-33	-9.0%
Public Administration	243	1.7%	269	267	-24	-9.0%
Information Not Available	921	6.3%	1,066	985	-64	-6.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,041		12,116	12,391
Male	5,286	47.9%	6,207	7,114	-1,828	-25.7%
Female	4,716	42.7%	4,836	5,015	-299	-6.0%
Information Not Available	1,039	9.4%	1,073	262	777	296.6%

Ethnicity	11,041		12,116	12,391
Hispanic or Latino	86	0.8%	79	86	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,916	89.8%	10,964	12,043	-2,127	-17.7%
Information Not Available	1,039	9.4%	1,073	262	777	296.6%

Race	11,041		12,116	12,391
American Indian or Alaskan Native	131	1.2%	128	161	-30	-18.6%
Asian	24	0.2%	17	10	14	140.0%
Black or African American	3,119	28.2%	3,242	3,278	-159	-4.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	584	5.3%	638	602	-18	-3.0%
White	6,058	54.9%	6,939	7,992	-1,934	-24.2%
Information Not Available	1,125	10.2%	1,152	348	777	223.3%

Years of Age	11,041		12,116	12,391
Younger than 22	275	1.7%	273	295	-20	-6.8%
22-24	432	2.6%	486	551	-119	-21.6%
25-34	2,180	13.4%	2,379	2,591	-411	-15.9%
35-44	2,447	15.0%	2,637	2,765	-318	-11.5%
45-54	2,270	13.9%	2,610	2,982	-712	-23.9%
55-59	1,076	6.6%	1,187	1,312	-236	-18.0%
60-64	785	4.8%	844	994	-209	-21.0%
65 and older	537	3.3%	627	639	-102	-16.0%
Information Not Available	1,039	6.4%	1,073	262	777	296.6%

Industry	11,041		12,116	12,391
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	203	1.8%	366	458	-255	-55.7%
Mining	58	0.5%	71	83	-25	-30.1%
Utilities	41	0.4%	31	20	21	105.0%
Construction	1,054	9.4%	1,403	1,473	-419	-28.4%
Manufacturing	1,436	12.8%	1,446	1,653	-217	-13.1%
Wholesale Trade	489	4.3%	524	555	-66	-11.9%
Retail Trade	1,239	11.0%	1,154	1,376	-137	-10.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	311	2.8%	369	489	-178	-36.4%
Information	138	1.2%	165	158	-20	-12.7%
Finance and Insurance	215	1.9%	212	222	-7	-3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	115	1.0%	141	174	-59	-33.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	430	3.8%	412	429	1	0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	98	0.9%	109	162	-64	-39.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,036	9.2%	1,131	1,344	-308	-22.9%
Educational Services	159	1.4%	164	188	-29	-15.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,285	11.4%	1,357	1,166	119	10.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	90	0.8%	125	133	-43	-32.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	536	4.8%	609	673	-137	-20.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	227	2.0%	255	263	-36	-13.7%
Public Administration	188	1.7%	221	261	-73	-28.0%
Information Not Available	1,693	15.1%	1,851	1,111	582	52.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,061		22,176	27,992
Male	13,162	52.5%	11,605	15,225	-2,063	-13.6%
Female	11,886	47.4%	10,548	12,749	-863	-6.8%
Information Not Available	13	0.1%	23	18	-5	-27.8%

Ethnicity	25,061		22,176	27,992
Hispanic or Latino	9,540	38.1%	6,712	10,996	-1,456	-13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,268	41.0%	10,660	11,226	-958	-8.5%
Information Not Available	5,253	21.0%	4,804	5,770	-517	-9.0%

Race	25,061		22,176	27,992
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,363	5.4%	1,482	1,563	-200	-12.8%
Asian	1,793	7.2%	1,418	2,218	-425	-19.2%
Black or African American	1,998	8.0%	1,988	2,212	-214	-9.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	227	0.9%	215	218	9	4.1%
White	11,421	45.6%	11,766	13,213	-1,792	-13.6%
Information Not Available	8,259	33.0%	5,307	8,568	-309	-3.6%

Years of Age	25,061		22,176	27,992
Younger than 22	478	1.4%	373	585	-107	-18.3%
22-24	1,104	3.2%	875	1,285	-181	-14.1%
25-34	5,584	16.3%	5,018	6,292	-708	-11.3%
35-44	5,240	15.3%	4,724	5,783	-543	-9.4%
45-54	5,944	17.3%	5,075	6,842	-898	-13.1%
55-59	3,026	8.8%	2,723	3,434	-408	-11.9%
60-64	2,179	6.4%	1,999	2,336	-157	-6.7%
65 and older	1,506	4.4%	1,389	1,435	71	4.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,061		22,176	27,992
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,230	14.4%	1,317	4,526	-296	-6.5%
Mining	38	0.1%	42	47	-9	-19.1%
Utilities	36	0.1%	40	56	-20	-35.7%
Construction	1,550	5.3%	1,565	1,636	-86	-5.3%
Manufacturing	1,161	4.0%	983	1,600	-439	-27.4%
Wholesale Trade	691	2.4%	713	790	-99	-12.5%
Retail Trade	1,762	6.0%	1,693	2,003	-241	-12.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	520	1.8%	542	592	-72	-12.2%
Information	337	1.2%	354	389	-52	-13.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,116	3.8%	1,194	1,084	32	3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	374	1.3%	388	397	-23	-5.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,090	3.7%	1,108	1,229	-139	-11.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	108	0.4%	123	112	-4	-3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,989	10.2%	3,085	3,402	-413	-12.1%
Educational Services	533	1.8%	593	547	-14	-2.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,073	7.1%	2,085	2,159	-86	-4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	241	0.8%	258	233	8	3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,025	3.5%	1,088	1,074	-49	-4.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	387	1.3%	434	480	-93	-19.4%
Public Administration	468	1.6%	512	533	-65	-12.2%
Information Not Available	4,332	14.8%	4,059	5,103	-771	-15.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	386,215		398,593	383,248
Male	214,455	55.5%	224,969	219,646	-5,191	-2.4%
Female	171,662	44.4%	173,431	163,602	8,060	4.9%
Information Not Available	98	0.0%	193	0	98	0.0%

Ethnicity	386,215		398,593	383,248
Hispanic or Latino	181,160	46.9%	192,347	170,444	10,716	6.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	170,683	44.2%	172,563	180,104	-9,421	-5.2%
Information Not Available	34,372	8.9%	33,683	32,700	1,672	5.1%

Race	386,215		398,593	383,248
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,546	0.7%	2,702	4,125	-1,579	-38.3%
Asian	33,294	8.6%	31,559	34,713	-1,419	-4.1%
Black or African American	27,321	7.1%	26,541	30,487	-3,166	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	107,521	27.8%	111,760	110,779	-3,258	-2.9%
Information Not Available	215,533	55.8%	226,031	203,144	12,389	6.1%

Years of Age	386,215		398,593	383,248
Younger than 22	7,442	1.6%	6,949	7,144	298	4.2%
22-24	17,724	3.8%	19,013	19,620	-1,896	-9.7%
25-34	99,785	21.6%	100,757	95,888	3,897	4.1%
35-44	74,325	16.1%	80,877	74,959	-634	-0.8%
45-54	85,978	18.6%	86,474	86,027	-49	-0.1%
55-59	41,422	9.0%	44,202	44,774	-3,352	-7.5%
60-64	31,826	6.9%	34,262	30,185	1,641	5.4%
65 and older	27,713	6.0%	25,962	24,651	3,062	12.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	97	0	0	0.0%

Industry	386,215		398,593	383,248
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	90,678	19.0%	98,249	76,269	14,409	18.9%
Mining	979	0.2%	772	402	577	143.5%
Utilities	1,371	0.3%	1,158	1,308	63	4.8%
Construction	34,078	7.1%	35,709	37,932	-3,854	-10.2%
Manufacturing	29,279	6.1%	32,235	31,493	-2,214	-7.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,077	0.2%	1,448	2,113	-1,036	-49.0%
Retail Trade	25,069	5.3%	24,707	25,355	-286	-1.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	11,653	2.4%	11,388	13,281	-1,628	-12.3%
Information	28,202	5.9%	26,251	31,392	-3,190	-10.2%
Finance and Insurance	6,463	1.4%	6,756	5,333	1,130	21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,252	0.5%	2,220	3,320	-1,068	-32.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,051	1.5%	6,466	6,741	310	4.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	74,129	15.5%	73,445	74,859	-730	-1.0%
Educational Services	9,597	2.0%	9,748	8,653	944	10.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,404	4.9%	23,935	22,035	1,369	6.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,680	1.2%	6,177	6,339	-659	-10.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,318	2.8%	13,994	13,281	37	0.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,638	1.6%	8,590	7,144	494	6.9%
Public Administration	3,623	0.8%	3,764	4,025	-402	-10.0%
Information Not Available	10,674	2.2%	11,581	11,973	-1,299	-10.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,793		22,731	24,334
Male	11,442	55.0%	13,420	13,748	-2,306	-16.8%
Female	9,351	45.0%	9,311	10,586	-1,235	-11.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	20,793		22,731	24,334
Hispanic or Latino	4,180	20.1%	5,205	4,850	-670	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,484	69.7%	15,266	17,049	-2,565	-15.0%
Information Not Available	2,129	10.2%	2,260	2,435	-306	-12.6%

Race	20,793		22,731	24,334
American Indian or Alaskan Native	409	2.0%	446	477	-68	-14.3%
Asian	432	2.1%	441	535	-103	-19.3%
Black or African American	1,477	7.1%	1,508	1,600	-123	-7.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	83	0.4%	78	99	-16	-16.2%
White	14,459	69.5%	15,767	16,937	-2,478	-14.6%
Information Not Available	3,933	18.9%	4,491	4,686	-753	-16.1%

Years of Age	20,793		22,731	24,334
Younger than 22	247	0.7%	297	287	-40	-13.9%
22-24	581	1.7%	658	712	-131	-18.4%
25-34	4,353	13.1%	4,720	5,205	-852	-16.4%
35-44	4,791	14.4%	5,078	5,513	-722	-13.1%
45-54	4,988	15.0%	5,400	5,865	-877	-15.0%
55-59	2,632	7.9%	3,017	3,128	-496	-15.9%
60-64	2,012	6.1%	2,213	2,285	-273	-11.9%
65 and older	1,188	3.6%	1,348	1,336	-148	-11.1%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	3	-2	-66.7%

Industry	20,793		22,731	24,334
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	164	0.8%	239	173	-9	-5.2%
Mining	176	0.8%	207	311	-135	-43.4%
Utilities	46	0.2%	43	60	-14	-23.3%
Construction	2,640	12.6%	3,826	3,331	-691	-20.7%
Manufacturing	1,354	6.5%	1,409	1,736	-382	-22.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,039	5.0%	1,059	1,155	-116	-10.0%
Retail Trade	1,725	8.2%	1,739	2,042	-317	-15.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	607	2.9%	709	802	-195	-24.3%
Information	819	3.9%	803	1,118	-299	-26.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,005	4.8%	984	1,087	-82	-7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	491	2.3%	453	525	-34	-6.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,199	10.5%	2,164	2,415	-216	-8.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	295	1.4%	453	334	-39	-11.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,383	11.4%	2,838	2,775	-392	-14.1%
Educational Services	471	2.2%	496	555	-84	-15.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,871	8.9%	1,896	1,916	-45	-2.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	556	2.7%	396	531	25	4.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,471	7.0%	1,316	1,629	-158	-9.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	561	2.7%	567	662	-101	-15.3%
Public Administration	466	2.2%	646	583	-117	-20.1%
Information Not Available	454	2.2%	488	594	-140	-23.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,363		47,553	42,803
Male	23,135	57.3%	30,594	24,629	-1,494	-6.1%
Female	17,228	42.7%	16,959	18,174	-946	-5.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	40,363		47,553	42,803
Hispanic or Latino	7,502	18.6%	9,007	7,362	140	1.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,861	81.4%	38,546	35,441	-2,580	-7.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	40,363		47,553	42,803
American Indian or Alaskan Native	152	0.4%	188	170	-18	-10.6%
Asian	685	1.7%	757	761	-76	-10.0%
Black or African American	6,554	16.2%	6,716	6,615	-61	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	22,849	56.6%	27,707	24,413	-1,564	-6.4%
Information Not Available	10,123	25.1%	12,185	10,844	-721	-6.6%

Years of Age	40,363		47,553	42,803
Younger than 22	545	0.9%	718	568	-23	-4.0%
22-24	1,522	2.6%	1,944	1,539	-17	-1.1%
25-34	8,511	14.4%	10,442	9,171	-660	-7.2%
35-44	8,239	13.9%	9,857	8,569	-330	-3.9%
45-54	9,069	15.3%	10,441	10,191	-1,122	-11.0%
55-59	4,940	8.4%	5,869	5,110	-170	-3.3%
60-64	4,086	6.9%	4,604	4,103	-17	-0.4%
65 and older	3,451	5.8%	3,678	3,552	-101	-2.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,363		47,553	42,803
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	182	0.4%	398	216	-34	-15.7%
Mining	39	0.1%	67	44	-5	-11.4%
Utilities	51	0.1%	46	51	0	0.0%
Construction	6,403	15.8%	9,456	6,770	-367	-5.4%
Manufacturing	3,250	8.0%	3,691	3,418	-168	-4.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,520	3.7%	1,708	1,501	19	1.3%
Retail Trade	4,156	10.3%	4,741	4,308	-152	-3.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,095	10.1%	1,978	5,064	-969	-19.1%
Information	636	1.6%	681	1,338	-702	-52.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,453	3.6%	1,548	1,520	-67	-4.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	601	1.5%	689	632	-31	-4.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,716	4.2%	1,855	1,784	-68	-3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	418	1.0%	414	308	110	35.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,243	12.9%	7,788	5,080	163	3.2%
Educational Services	894	2.2%	976	960	-66	-6.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,918	9.7%	4,099	3,935	-17	-0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	967	2.4%	1,580	980	-13	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,795	6.9%	3,436	2,803	-8	-0.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,089	2.7%	1,262	1,135	-46	-4.1%
Public Administration	411	1.0%	476	456	-45	-9.9%
Information Not Available	526	1.3%	664	500	26	5.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,690		8,189	8,150
Male	3,657	47.6%	3,871	3,925	-268	-6.8%
Female	4,033	52.4%	4,317	4,225	-192	-4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,690		8,189	8,150
Hispanic or Latino	610	7.9%	618	649	-39	-6.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,043	91.6%	7,541	7,445	-402	-5.4%
Information Not Available	37	0.5%	30	56	-19	-33.9%

Race	7,690		8,189	8,150
American Indian or Alaskan Native	34	0.4%	33	34	0	0.0%
Asian	180	2.3%	176	235	-55	-23.4%
Black or African American	5,210	67.8%	5,642	5,320	-110	-2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.2%	22	24	-5	-20.8%
White	1,445	18.8%	1,484	1,745	-300	-17.2%
Information Not Available	802	10.4%	832	792	10	1.3%

Years of Age	7,690		8,189	8,150
Younger than 22	106	1.2%	133	136	-30	-22.1%
22-24	324	3.8%	375	423	-99	-23.4%
25-34	2,082	24.3%	2,195	2,305	-223	-9.7%
35-44	1,785	20.8%	1,889	1,875	-90	-4.8%
45-54	1,659	19.3%	1,767	1,709	-50	-2.9%
55-59	857	10.0%	905	760	97	12.8%
60-64	551	6.4%	585	613	-62	-10.1%
65 and older	326	3.8%	340	329	-3	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,690		8,189	8,150
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	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	12	0.2%	9	29	-17	-58.6%
Manufacturing	1	0.0%	0	6	-5	-83.3%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.0%	3	2	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	21	0.3%	24	16	5	31.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	21	0.3%	20	4	17	425.0%
Information	5	0.1%	8	8	-3	-37.5%
Finance and Insurance	7	0.1%	7	7	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	0.0%	3	4	-1	-25.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	56	0.7%	50	39	17	43.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	40	0.5%	42	49	-9	-18.4%
Educational Services	7	0.1%	5	7	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10	0.1%	7	20	-10	-50.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1	0.0%	3	1	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	14	0.2%	15	22	-8	-36.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	19	0.2%	28	15	4	26.7%
Public Administration	5	0.1%	3	2	3	150.0%
Information Not Available	7,465	97.1%	7,961	7,918	-453	-5.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,714		5,937	5,391
Male	2,046	43.4%	2,646	2,420	-374	-15.5%
Female	2,364	50.1%	2,910	2,596	-232	-8.9%
Information Not Available	304	6.4%	381	375	-71	-18.9%

Ethnicity	4,714		5,937	5,391
Hispanic or Latino	336	7.1%	454	360	-24	-6.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,074	86.4%	5,102	4,656	-582	-12.5%
Information Not Available	304	6.4%	381	375	-71	-18.9%

Race	4,714		5,937	5,391
American Indian or Alaskan Native	17	0.4%	29	17	0	0.0%
Asian	75	1.6%	95	87	-12	-13.8%
Black or African American	1,961	41.6%	2,443	2,127	-166	-7.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0%	4	3	-1	-33.3%
White	2,403	51.0%	3,044	2,814	-411	-14.6%
Information Not Available	257	5.5%	321	342	-85	-24.9%

Years of Age	4,714		5,937	5,391
Younger than 22	60	0.9%	85	87	-27	-31.0%
22-24	197	2.9%	278	236	-39	-16.5%
25-34	1,124	16.8%	1,454	1,205	-81	-6.7%
35-44	1,065	15.9%	1,250	1,158	-93	-8.0%
45-54	1,040	15.5%	1,267	1,237	-197	-15.9%
55-59	568	8.5%	734	603	-35	-5.8%
60-64	420	6.3%	520	455	-35	-7.7%
65 and older	199	3.0%	290	342	-143	-41.8%
Information Not Available	41	0.6%	59	68	-27	-39.7%

Industry	4,714		5,937	5,391
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	8	0.2%	19	14	-6	-42.9%
Mining	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	7	0.1%	12	13	-6	-46.2%
Construction	298	6.3%	429	325	-27	-8.3%
Manufacturing	294	6.2%	363	445	-151	-33.9%
Wholesale Trade	124	2.6%	145	165	-41	-24.8%
Retail Trade	724	15.3%	861	776	-52	-6.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	167	3.5%	222	206	-39	-18.9%
Information	72	1.5%	73	65	7	10.8%
Finance and Insurance	431	9.1%	541	478	-47	-9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	97	2.1%	133	101	-4	-4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	294	6.2%	326	399	-105	-26.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	10	0.2%	12	16	-6	-37.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	829	17.6%	1,078	961	-132	-13.7%
Educational Services	52	1.1%	68	87	-35	-40.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	605	12.8%	707	542	63	11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	87	1.8%	122	84	3	3.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	455	9.6%	620	518	-63	-12.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	99	2.1%	118	135	-36	-26.7%
Public Administration	48	1.0%	68	55	-7	-12.7%
Information Not Available	13	0.3%	18	6	7	116.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,866		39,354	42,952
Male	18,392	47.3%	19,097	20,376	-1,984	-9.7%
Female	20,448	52.6%	20,228	22,432	-1,984	-8.8%
Information Not Available	26	0.1%	29	144	-118	-81.9%

Ethnicity	38,866		39,354	42,952
Hispanic or Latino	9,339	24.0%	9,586	11,718	-2,379	-20.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,059	67.0%	26,057	27,324	-1,265	-4.6%
Information Not Available	3,468	8.9%	3,711	3,910	-442	-11.3%

Race	38,866		39,354	42,952
American Indian or Alaskan Native	262	0.7%	226	237	25	10.5%
Asian	661	1.7%	608	677	-16	-2.4%
Black or African American	10,319	26.6%	10,428	10,772	-453	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	228	0.6%	244	196	32	16.3%
White	22,766	58.6%	22,869	25,796	-3,030	-11.7%
Information Not Available	4,630	11.9%	4,979	5,274	-644	-12.2%

Years of Age	38,866		39,354	42,952
Younger than 22	296	0.5%	332	411	-115	-28.0%
22-24	988	1.7%	1,043	1,279	-291	-22.8%
25-34	7,423	12.6%	7,335	8,375	-952	-11.4%
35-44	7,900	13.5%	7,772	8,712	-812	-9.3%
45-54	8,255	14.1%	8,251	9,134	-879	-9.6%
55-59	4,270	7.3%	4,161	4,467	-197	-4.4%
60-64	2,921	5.0%	3,037	3,280	-359	-10.9%
65 and older	2,074	3.5%	2,033	2,196	-122	-5.6%
Information Not Available	4,739	8.1%	5,390	5,098	-359	-7.0%

Industry	38,866		39,354	42,952
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	377	1.0%	451	509	-132	-25.9%
Mining	36	0.1%	23	73	-37	-50.7%
Utilities	73	0.2%	73	59	14	23.7%
Construction	2,484	6.3%	2,586	2,723	-239	-8.8%
Manufacturing	1,654	4.2%	1,676	2,022	-368	-18.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,681	4.3%	1,647	1,837	-156	-8.5%
Retail Trade	3,884	9.9%	3,789	4,289	-405	-9.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,006	2.6%	1,067	1,297	-291	-22.4%
Information	824	2.1%	816	848	-24	-2.8%
Finance and Insurance	2,061	5.3%	2,062	2,125	-64	-3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	904	2.3%	889	1,042	-138	-13.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,984	7.6%	2,937	3,389	-405	-12.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	489	1.2%	514	454	35	7.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,108	18.1%	7,013	8,354	-1,246	-14.9%
Educational Services	947	2.4%	883	826	121	14.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,699	9.4%	3,707	4,112	-413	-10.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	532	1.4%	528	609	-77	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,193	5.6%	2,222	2,398	-205	-8.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	976	2.5%	1,007	1,100	-124	-11.3%
Public Administration	439	1.1%	451	525	-86	-16.4%
Information Not Available	4,515	11.5%	5,013	4,361	154	3.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,378		26,210	27,977
Male	11,286	44.5%	11,881	12,644	-1,358	-10.7%
Female	12,692	50.0%	12,825	13,771	-1,079	-7.8%
Information Not Available	1,400	5.5%	1,504	1,562	-162	-10.4%

Ethnicity	25,378		26,210	27,977
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.0%	35	73	-63	-86.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,968	94.4%	24,671	26,342	-2,374	-9.0%
Information Not Available	1,400	5.5%	1,504	1,562	-162	-10.4%

Race	25,378		26,210	27,977
American Indian or Alaskan Native	100	0.4%	111	100	0	0.0%
Asian	418	1.6%	411	475	-57	-12.0%
Black or African American	14,180	55.9%	14,544	15,438	-1,258	-8.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,280	36.6%	9,640	10,402	-1,122	-10.8%
Information Not Available	1,400	5.5%	1,504	1,562	-162	-10.4%

Years of Age	25,378		26,210	27,977
Younger than 22	350	1.1%	361	381	-31	-8.1%
22-24	806	2.5%	871	1,023	-217	-21.2%
25-34	5,960	18.2%	6,041	6,610	-650	-9.8%
35-44	6,372	19.4%	6,484	6,950	-578	-8.3%
45-54	6,099	18.6%	6,363	6,808	-709	-10.4%
55-59	2,833	8.6%	2,936	3,005	-172	-5.7%
60-64	1,847	5.6%	1,956	2,093	-246	-11.8%
65 and older	1,111	3.4%	1,198	1,107	4	0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,378		26,210	27,977
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	261	1.0%	307	361	-100	-27.7%
Mining	17	0.1%	10	8	9	112.5%
Utilities	30	0.1%	21	25	5	20.0%
Construction	770	3.0%	989	1,132	-362	-32.0%
Manufacturing	1,506	5.9%	1,770	1,886	-380	-20.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,103	4.3%	1,157	1,177	-74	-6.3%
Retail Trade	1,806	7.0%	1,795	2,036	-230	-11.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	469	1.8%	494	471	-2	-0.4%
Information	496	1.9%	500	492	4	0.8%
Finance and Insurance	785	3.1%	786	878	-93	-10.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	323	1.3%	309	354	-31	-8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,834	18.9%	4,893	5,190	-356	-6.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	58	0.2%	28	40	18	45.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	70	0.3%	60	84	-14	-16.7%
Educational Services	350	1.4%	360	493	-143	-29.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,162	4.5%	1,135	1,215	-53	-4.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,003	3.9%	1,071	984	19	1.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	169	0.7%	150	208	-39	-18.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	247	1.0%	256	230	17	7.4%
Public Administration	266	1.0%	263	323	-57	-17.6%
Information Not Available	9,653	37.6%	9,856	10,390	-737	-7.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,859		7,111	7,577
Male	4,893	71.3%	5,064	5,517	-624	-11.3%
Female	1,965	28.6%	2,046	2,060	-95	-4.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,859		7,111	7,577
Hispanic or Latino	506	7.4%	522	566	-60	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,707	68.6%	4,868	5,046	-339	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,646	24.0%	1,721	1,964	-318	-16.2%

Race	6,859		7,111	7,577
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44	0.6%	55	61	-17	-27.9%
Asian	2,231	32.5%	2,345	2,338	-107	-4.6%
Black or African American	116	1.7%	110	123	-7	-5.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,121	30.9%	2,212	2,355	-234	-9.9%
White	1,458	21.3%	1,469	1,660	-202	-12.2%
Information Not Available	889	13.0%	920	1,040	-151	-14.5%

Years of Age	6,859		7,111	7,577
Younger than 22	73	0.9%	85	107	-34	-31.8%
22-24	220	2.8%	265	279	-59	-21.1%
25-34	1,489	19.3%	1,572	1,757	-268	-15.3%
35-44	1,650	21.4%	1,666	1,777	-127	-7.1%
45-54	1,626	21.0%	1,671	1,744	-118	-6.8%
55-59	730	9.4%	757	805	-75	-9.3%
60-64	591	7.6%	616	670	-79	-11.8%
65 and older	480	6.2%	479	438	42	9.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,859		7,111	7,577
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	106	1.5%	106	307	-201	-65.5%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	8	14	-1	-7.1%
Construction	2,601	37.3%	2,755	3,142	-541	-17.2%
Manufacturing	173	2.5%	209	151	22	14.6%
Wholesale Trade	123	1.8%	126	118	5	4.2%
Retail Trade	280	4.0%	312	337	-57	-16.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	287	4.1%	286	181	106	58.6%
Information	182	2.6%	91	148	34	23.0%
Finance and Insurance	75	1.1%	69	69	6	8.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	94	1.3%	92	96	-2	-2.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	186	2.7%	181	189	-3	-1.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39	0.6%	51	55	-16	-29.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	855	12.3%	891	789	66	8.4%
Educational Services	44	0.6%	51	47	-3	-6.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	263	3.8%	273	305	-42	-13.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	1.1%	67	72	5	6.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	472	6.8%	547	476	-4	-0.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	137	2.0%	148	134	3	2.2%
Public Administration	63	0.9%	71	80	-17	-21.3%
Information Not Available	788	11.3%	776	866	-78	-9.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,957		27,294	19,695
Male	14,125	70.8%	20,562	13,093	1,032	7.9%
Female	5,630	28.2%	6,500	6,383	-753	-11.8%
Information Not Available	202	1.0%	232	219	-17	-7.8%

Ethnicity	19,957		27,294	19,695
Hispanic or Latino	3,940	19.7%	0	0	3,940	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,098	75.7%	0	0	15,098	0.0%
Information Not Available	919	4.6%	27,294	19,695	-18,776	-95.3%

Race	19,957		27,294	19,695
American Indian or Alaskan Native	247	1.2%	307	118	129	109.3%
Asian	213	1.1%	235	158	55	34.8%
Black or African American	1,170	5.9%	1,388	717	453	63.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,468	67.5%	17,951	5,730	7,738	135.0%
Information Not Available	4,859	24.3%	7,413	12,972	-8,113	-62.5%

Years of Age	19,957		27,294	19,695
Younger than 22	340	1.1%	542	333	7	2.1%
22-24	793	2.5%	1,265	828	-35	-4.2%
25-34	4,244	13.5%	5,946	4,391	-147	-3.3%
35-44	4,412	14.0%	5,868	4,477	-65	-1.5%
45-54	4,340	13.8%	5,741	4,405	-65	-1.5%
55-59	2,471	7.9%	3,275	2,323	148	6.4%
60-64	1,961	6.2%	2,655	1,812	149	8.2%
65 and older	1,392	4.4%	1,998	1,126	266	23.6%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	4	0	4	0.0%

Industry	19,957		27,294	19,695
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	181	0.9%	243	148	33	22.3%
Mining	304	1.5%	466	257	47	18.3%
Utilities	29	0.1%	33	19	10	52.6%
Construction	7,214	35.8%	11,119	5,982	1,232	20.6%
Manufacturing	2,797	13.9%	3,512	3,672	-875	-23.8%
Wholesale Trade	746	3.7%	881	693	53	7.6%
Retail Trade	1,248	6.2%	1,437	1,328	-80	-6.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	712	3.5%	1,203	710	2	0.3%
Information	279	1.4%	266	377	-98	-26.0%
Finance and Insurance	565	2.8%	573	562	3	0.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	160	0.8%	231	195	-35	-17.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	600	3.0%	695	613	-13	-2.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	0.4%	76	60	15	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,950	9.7%	2,813	1,771	179	10.1%
Educational Services	227	1.1%	253	276	-49	-17.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,143	5.7%	1,162	1,277	-134	-10.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	241	1.2%	418	177	64	36.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	708	3.5%	843	730	-22	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	350	1.7%	443	439	-89	-20.3%
Public Administration	274	1.4%	439	223	51	22.9%
Information Not Available	154	0.8%	188	186	-32	-17.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,735		7,990	7,581
Male	3,674	64.1%	5,558	4,757	-1,083	-22.8%
Female	2,061	35.9%	2,428	2,823	-762	-27.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	4	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	5,735		7,990	7,581
Hispanic or Latino	575	10.0%	1,060	820	-245	-29.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,272	74.5%	5,697	5,465	-1,193	-21.8%
Information Not Available	888	15.5%	1,233	1,296	-408	-31.5%

Race	5,735		7,990	7,581
American Indian or Alaskan Native	376	4.3%	503	395	-19	-4.8%
Asian	105	1.2%	107	147	-42	-28.6%
Black or African American	133	1.5%	165	149	-16	-10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	56	0.6%	85	65	-9	-13.8%
White	6,569	74.4%	7,805	7,805	-1,236	-15.8%
Information Not Available	1,587	18.0%	3,067	2,083	-496	-23.8%

Years of Age	5,735		7,990	7,581
Younger than 22	115	1.0%	214	183	-68	-37.2%
22-24	217	1.9%	341	308	-91	-29.5%
25-34	1,040	8.9%	1,568	1,481	-441	-29.8%
35-44	1,252	10.7%	1,728	1,566	-314	-20.1%
45-54	1,306	11.1%	1,759	1,792	-486	-27.1%
55-59	768	6.5%	985	1,008	-240	-23.8%
60-64	577	4.9%	740	695	-118	-17.0%
65 and older	457	3.9%	654	544	-87	-16.0%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	1	4	-1	-25.0%

Industry	5,735		7,990	7,581
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	622	9.8%	811	779	-157	-20.2%
Mining	60	0.9%	83	85	-25	-29.4%
Utilities	15	0.2%	35	17	-2	-11.8%
Construction	859	13.5%	1,662	1,058	-199	-18.8%
Manufacturing	548	8.6%	719	948	-400	-42.2%
Wholesale Trade	211	3.3%	265	298	-87	-29.2%
Retail Trade	536	8.4%	658	710	-174	-24.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	323	5.1%	341	386	-63	-16.3%
Information	91	1.4%	108	134	-43	-32.1%
Finance and Insurance	118	1.9%	138	209	-91	-43.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	77	1.2%	88	75	2	2.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	271	4.3%	335	357	-86	-24.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.2%	12	24	-13	-54.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	549	8.6%	979	716	-167	-23.3%
Educational Services	71	1.1%	90	123	-52	-42.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	466	7.3%	541	561	-95	-16.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	87	1.4%	141	110	-23	-20.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	282	4.4%	312	385	-103	-26.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	130	2.0%	152	137	-7	-5.1%
Public Administration	127	2.0%	193	164	-37	-22.6%
Information Not Available	281	4.4%	327	305	-24	-7.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	114,913		130,499	124,852
Male	72,749	63.3%	87,611	79,455	-6,706	-8.4%
Female	41,296	35.9%	41,929	44,541	-3,245	-7.3%
Information Not Available	868	0.8%	959	856	12	1.4%

Ethnicity	114,913		130,499	124,852
Hispanic or Latino	21,892	19.1%	29,740	21,705	187	0.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,878	70.4%	87,298	89,682	-8,804	-9.8%
Information Not Available	12,143	10.6%	13,461	13,465	-1,322	-9.8%

Race	114,913		130,499	124,852
American Indian or Alaskan Native	744	0.6%	907	656	88	13.4%
Asian	2,362	2.1%	2,328	2,608	-246	-9.4%
Black or African American	26,602	23.1%	26,434	28,368	-1,766	-6.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	254	0.2%	317	294	-40	-13.6%
White	70,235	61.1%	81,171	77,765	-7,530	-9.7%
Information Not Available	14,716	12.8%	19,342	15,161	-445	-2.9%

Years of Age	114,913		130,499	124,852
Younger than 22	1,134	0.6%	1,377	1,307	-173	-13.2%
22-24	3,633	2.1%	4,359	4,375	-742	-17.0%
25-34	24,535	14.0%	28,096	27,741	-3,206	-11.6%
35-44	26,908	15.4%	30,845	28,944	-2,036	-7.0%
45-54	28,584	16.3%	32,336	31,766	-3,182	-10.0%
55-59	14,407	8.2%	16,280	15,310	-903	-5.9%
60-64	10,304	5.9%	11,249	10,359	-55	-0.5%
65 and older	5,408	3.1%	5,957	5,050	358	7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	114,913		130,499	124,852
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	581	0.5%	974	535	46	8.6%
Mining	286	0.2%	420	372	-86	-23.1%
Utilities	216	0.2%	233	152	64	42.1%
Construction	23,620	20.5%	29,412	23,182	438	1.9%
Manufacturing	9,278	8.0%	10,030	16,948	-7,670	-45.3%
Wholesale Trade	4,780	4.1%	5,032	5,296	-516	-9.7%
Retail Trade	8,333	7.2%	8,589	8,826	-493	-5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,241	5.4%	5,882	5,939	302	5.1%
Information	2,026	1.8%	2,031	1,974	52	2.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,207	3.6%	4,208	3,915	292	7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,650	1.4%	1,692	1,701	-51	-3.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,719	5.8%	7,064	7,262	-543	-7.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,297	1.1%	988	899	398	44.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,260	15.8%	23,480	18,992	-732	-3.9%
Educational Services	1,825	1.6%	2,042	2,151	-326	-15.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,519	5.6%	6,560	6,808	-289	-4.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,318	2.0%	3,060	2,071	247	11.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,532	4.8%	6,478	5,737	-205	-3.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,459	2.1%	2,716	2,646	-187	-7.1%
Public Administration	2,425	2.1%	2,233	2,370	55	2.3%
Information Not Available	6,341	5.5%	7,375	7,076	-735	-10.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,466		19,630	21,649
Male	10,167	61.7%	13,231	13,410	-3,243	-24.2%
Female	6,187	37.6%	6,273	8,140	-1,953	-24.0%
Information Not Available	112	0.7%	126	99	13	13.1%

Ethnicity	16,466		19,630	21,649
Hispanic or Latino	886	5.4%	1,175	1,026	-140	-13.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,413	75.4%	14,898	16,606	-4,193	-25.2%
Information Not Available	3,167	19.2%	3,557	4,017	-850	-21.2%

Race	16,466		19,630	21,649
American Indian or Alaskan Native	70	0.4%	88	94	-24	-25.5%
Asian	155	0.9%	147	153	2	1.3%
Black or African American	2,761	16.8%	2,816	3,691	-930	-25.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	0.2%	24	24	8	33.3%
White	12,121	73.6%	14,973	16,197	-4,076	-25.2%
Information Not Available	1,327	8.1%	1,582	1,490	-163	-10.9%

Years of Age	16,466		19,630	21,649
Younger than 22	175	0.6%	243	240	-65	-27.1%
22-24	413	1.5%	533	653	-240	-36.8%
25-34	3,220	11.8%	3,781	4,692	-1,472	-31.4%
35-44	4,051	14.9%	4,755	5,385	-1,334	-24.8%
45-54	4,441	16.3%	5,367	5,676	-1,235	-21.8%
55-59	2,188	8.0%	2,604	2,556	-368	-14.4%
60-64	1,321	4.8%	1,555	1,621	-300	-18.5%
65 and older	657	2.4%	792	826	-169	-20.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,466		19,630	21,649
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	41	0.2%	64	52	-11	-21.2%
Mining	16	0.1%	44	62	-46	-74.2%
Utilities	25	0.2%	21	25	0	0.0%
Construction	3,848	23.3%	5,946	4,531	-683	-15.1%
Manufacturing	2,792	16.9%	2,859	3,360	-568	-16.9%
Wholesale Trade	590	3.6%	616	799	-209	-26.2%
Retail Trade	1,092	6.6%	1,178	1,556	-464	-29.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	782	4.7%	1,047	997	-215	-21.6%
Information	234	1.4%	243	358	-124	-34.6%
Finance and Insurance	488	3.0%	459	619	-131	-21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	213	1.3%	257	294	-81	-27.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	663	4.0%	691	978	-315	-32.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	138	0.8%	142	198	-60	-30.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,605	9.7%	1,898	2,222	-617	-27.8%
Educational Services	276	1.7%	302	383	-107	-27.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,120	6.8%	1,042	1,541	-421	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	122	0.7%	185	233	-111	-47.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	490	3.0%	500	635	-145	-22.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	393	2.4%	405	492	-99	-20.1%
Public Administration	150	0.9%	172	158	-8	-5.1%
Information Not Available	1,388	8.4%	1,559	2,156	-768	-35.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,606		11,095	10,704
Male	4,885	56.8%	6,823	6,263	-1,378	-22.0%
Female	3,721	43.2%	4,272	4,441	-720	-16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,606		11,095	10,704
Hispanic or Latino	847	9.8%	1,136	906	-59	-6.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,635	53.9%	5,640	4,879	-244	-5.0%
Information Not Available	3,124	36.3%	4,319	4,919	-1,795	-36.5%

Race	8,606		11,095	10,704
American Indian or Alaskan Native	149	1.7%	160	157	-8	-5.1%
Asian	114	1.3%	134	217	-103	-47.5%
Black or African American	1,492	17.3%	2,192	2,195	-703	-32.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.3%	33	36	-8	-22.2%
White	6,161	71.6%	7,697	7,397	-1,236	-16.7%
Information Not Available	662	7.7%	879	702	-40	-5.7%

Years of Age	8,606		11,095	10,704
Younger than 22	126	0.9%	156	131	-5	-3.8%
22-24	302	2.2%	400	404	-102	-25.2%
25-34	1,959	14.0%	2,536	2,392	-433	-18.1%
35-44	2,050	14.6%	2,614	2,544	-494	-19.4%
45-54	2,005	14.3%	2,619	2,598	-593	-22.8%
55-59	1,020	7.3%	1,322	1,236	-216	-17.5%
60-64	724	5.2%	912	883	-159	-18.0%
65 and older	420	3.0%	536	516	-96	-18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,606		11,095	10,704
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	25	0.3%	43	39	-14	-35.9%
Mining	58	0.7%	80	93	-35	-37.6%
Utilities	15	0.2%	33	24	-9	-37.5%
Construction	1,615	18.7%	2,456	1,869	-254	-13.6%
Manufacturing	948	11.0%	1,347	1,285	-337	-26.2%
Wholesale Trade	405	4.7%	423	461	-56	-12.1%
Retail Trade	721	8.4%	785	780	-59	-7.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	382	4.4%	430	420	-38	-9.0%
Information	196	2.3%	198	284	-88	-31.0%
Finance and Insurance	341	4.0%	317	361	-20	-5.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	176	2.0%	188	180	-4	-2.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	601	7.0%	644	696	-95	-13.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.4%	44	71	-35	-49.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,116	12.9%	1,367	1,490	-374	-25.1%
Educational Services	175	2.0%	173	155	20	12.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	933	10.8%	966	1,102	-169	-15.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	71	0.8%	87	69	2	2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	411	4.8%	463	413	-2	-0.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	211	2.4%	214	200	11	5.5%
Public Administration	169	2.0%	223	195	-26	-13.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	614	517	-516	-99.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,429		21,361	18,691
Male	11,170	60.6%	13,505	11,105	65	0.6%
Female	7,259	39.4%	7,856	7,586	-327	-4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,429		21,361	18,691
Hispanic or Latino	48	0.3%	26	28	20	71.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	498	2.7%	508	431	67	15.5%
Information Not Available	17,883	97.0%	20,827	18,232	-349	-1.9%

Race	18,429		21,361	18,691
American Indian or Alaskan Native	150	0.8%	126	75	75	100.0%
Asian	97	0.5%	96	28	69	246.4%
Black or African American	2,467	13.4%	2,666	2,831	-364	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0%	13	0	9	0.0%
White	15,446	83.8%	18,230	15,607	-161	-1.0%
Information Not Available	260	1.4%	230	150	110	73.3%

Years of Age	18,429		21,361	18,691
Younger than 22	181	0.6%	309	239	-58	-24.3%
22-24	520	1.6%	708	613	-93	-15.2%
25-34	3,330	10.4%	4,073	3,613	-283	-7.8%
35-44	4,722	14.7%	5,072	4,549	173	3.8%
45-54	4,515	14.0%	5,120	4,656	-141	-3.0%
55-59	2,304	7.2%	2,527	2,167	137	6.3%
60-64	1,709	5.3%	2,241	1,722	-13	-0.8%
65 and older	1,141	3.5%	1,303	1,128	13	1.2%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	8	4	3	75.0%

Industry	18,429		21,361	18,691
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	35	0.2%	56	23	12	52.2%
Mining	291	1.6%	330	154	137	89.0%
Utilities	22	0.1%	9	37	-15	-40.5%
Construction	3,784	20.5%	4,924	3,398	386	11.4%
Manufacturing	3,299	17.9%	3,530	3,201	98	3.1%
Wholesale Trade	696	3.8%	760	739	-43	-5.8%
Retail Trade	1,224	6.6%	1,420	1,624	-400	-24.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	551	3.0%	621	987	-436	-44.2%
Information	379	2.1%	369	290	89	30.7%
Finance and Insurance	678	3.7%	621	641	37	5.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	203	1.1%	208	304	-101	-33.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	643	3.5%	795	749	-106	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	128	0.7%	161	150	-22	-14.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,061	11.2%	2,432	2,026	35	1.7%
Educational Services	260	1.4%	291	201	59	29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,511	8.2%	1,702	1,783	-272	-15.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	185	1.0%	360	197	-12	-6.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	899	4.9%	925	576	323	56.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	357	1.9%	443	402	-45	-11.2%
Public Administration	229	1.2%	265	197	32	16.2%
Information Not Available	994	5.4%	1,139	1,012	-18	-1.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,353		15,840	17,993
Male	7,213	47.0%	7,588	9,656	-2,443	-25.3%
Female	8,104	52.8%	8,217	8,321	-217	-2.6%
Information Not Available	36	0.2%	35	16	20	125.0%

Ethnicity	15,353		15,840	17,993
Hispanic or Latino	611	4.0%	633	832	-221	-26.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,443	94.1%	14,889	16,804	-2,361	-14.1%
Information Not Available	299	1.9%	318	357	-58	-16.2%

Race	15,353		15,840	17,993
American Indian or Alaskan Native	78	0.5%	74	111	-33	-29.7%
Asian	110	0.7%	117	195	-85	-43.6%
Black or African American	7,652	49.8%	7,798	8,925	-1,273	-14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	360	2.3%	374	14	346	2471.4%
White	6,036	39.3%	6,275	7,445	-1,409	-18.9%
Information Not Available	1,117	7.3%	1,202	1,303	-186	-14.3%

Years of Age	15,353		15,840	17,993
Younger than 22	269	1.3%	263	287	-18	-6.3%
22-24	550	2.7%	586	696	-146	-21.0%
25-34	3,495	17.3%	3,590	4,316	-821	-19.0%
35-44	3,704	18.4%	3,770	4,172	-468	-11.2%
45-54	3,555	17.6%	3,691	4,093	-538	-13.1%
55-59	1,752	8.7%	1,844	2,069	-317	-15.3%
60-64	1,233	6.1%	1,295	1,413	-180	-12.7%
65 and older	795	3.9%	801	947	-152	-16.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	15,353		15,840	17,993
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	242	1.6%	309	266	-24	-9.0%
Mining	239	1.5%	269	413	-174	-42.1%
Utilities	34	0.2%	40	39	-5	-12.8%
Construction	2,734	17.5%	2,915	3,017	-283	-9.4%
Manufacturing	1,193	7.6%	1,239	1,579	-386	-24.4%
Wholesale Trade	421	2.7%	402	558	-137	-24.6%
Retail Trade	1,285	8.2%	1,311	1,334	-49	-3.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	521	3.3%	541	809	-288	-35.6%
Information	178	1.1%	186	197	-19	-9.6%
Finance and Insurance	390	2.5%	377	376	14	3.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	242	1.6%	237	378	-136	-36.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	586	3.8%	628	960	-374	-39.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	75	0.5%	76	68	7	10.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,364	8.7%	1,354	1,598	-234	-14.6%
Educational Services	261	1.7%	241	286	-25	-8.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,495	9.6%	1,580	1,797	-302	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	215	1.4%	200	270	-55	-20.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,171	7.5%	1,139	1,307	-136	-10.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	336	2.2%	364	454	-118	-26.0%
Public Administration	259	1.7%	238	298	-39	-13.1%
Information Not Available	2,112	13.5%	2,194	1,989	123	6.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	60,597		75,504	62,677
Male	38,193	63.0%	50,807	39,889	-1,696	-4.3%
Female	22,401	37.0%	24,694	22,785	-384	-1.7%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	3	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	60,597		75,504	62,677
Hispanic or Latino	8,108	13.4%	10,305	8,084	24	0.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,802	80.5%	60,762	50,908	-2,106	-4.1%
Information Not Available	3,687	6.1%	4,437	3,685	2	0.1%

Race	60,597		75,504	62,677
American Indian or Alaskan Native	374	0.6%	440	325	49	15.1%
Asian	1,856	3.1%	2,006	1,948	-92	-4.7%
Black or African American	5,516	9.1%	6,015	5,556	-40	-0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	161	0.3%	165	150	11	7.3%
White	43,845	72.4%	55,936	45,868	-2,023	-4.4%
Information Not Available	8,845	14.6%	10,942	8,830	15	0.2%

Years of Age	60,597		75,504	62,677
Younger than 22	958	1.0%	1,409	1,093	-135	-12.4%
22-24	2,184	2.2%	3,112	2,633	-449	-17.1%
25-34	13,596	13.7%	17,130	14,030	-434	-3.1%
35-44	12,912	13.0%	16,038	13,408	-496	-3.7%
45-54	14,323	14.5%	17,559	15,196	-873	-5.7%
55-59	6,973	7.0%	8,556	7,223	-250	-3.5%
60-64	5,418	5.5%	6,497	5,199	219	4.2%
65 and older	4,233	4.3%	5,203	3,895	338	8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	60,597		75,504	62,677
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	517	0.8%	988	458	59	12.9%
Mining	102	0.2%	218	142	-40	-28.2%
Utilities	145	0.2%	162	173	-28	-16.2%
Construction	10,869	17.8%	15,604	11,594	-725	-6.3%
Manufacturing	4,496	7.4%	4,751	4,977	-481	-9.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,572	4.2%	2,848	2,538	34	1.3%
Retail Trade	5,016	8.2%	5,638	5,052	-36	-0.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,859	3.0%	2,220	2,002	-143	-7.1%
Information	1,326	2.2%	1,372	1,345	-19	-1.4%
Finance and Insurance	2,282	3.7%	2,262	2,073	209	10.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,020	1.7%	1,191	1,126	-106	-9.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,124	8.4%	5,600	5,333	-209	-3.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	301	0.5%	319	316	-15	-4.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,395	12.1%	11,353	7,590	-195	-2.6%
Educational Services	1,015	1.7%	1,072	1,004	11	1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,305	8.7%	5,311	5,401	-96	-1.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,544	2.5%	2,537	1,470	74	5.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,115	6.7%	5,504	4,269	-154	-3.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,089	5.1%	3,484	2,950	139	4.7%
Public Administration	944	1.5%	1,174	1,234	-290	-23.5%
Information Not Available	1,561	2.6%	1,896	1,630	-69	-4.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,422		33,950	36,078
Male	12,487	42.4%	15,480	14,333	-1,846	-12.9%
Female	10,267	34.9%	11,250	11,818	-1,551	-13.1%
Information Not Available	6,668	22.7%	7,220	9,927	-3,259	-32.8%

Ethnicity	29,422		33,950	36,078
Hispanic or Latino	1,359	4.6%	1,766	1,386	-27	-1.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,598	70.0%	21,129	23,986	-3,388	-14.1%
Information Not Available	7,465	25.4%	11,055	10,706	-3,241	-30.3%

Race	29,422		33,950	36,078
American Indian or Alaskan Native	102	0.3%	103	101	1	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	10,443	35.5%	11,609	11,901	-1,458	-12.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	54	0.2%	51	45	9	20.0%
White	9,999	34.0%	12,366	11,939	-1,940	-16.2%
Information Not Available	8,824	30.0%	9,821	12,092	-3,268	-27.0%

Years of Age	29,422		33,950	36,078
Younger than 22	271	0.7%	315	348	-77	-22.1%
22-24	806	2.1%	928	1,064	-258	-24.2%
25-34	5,516	14.7%	6,263	6,369	-853	-13.4%
35-44	4,992	13.3%	5,692	5,525	-533	-9.6%
45-54	4,975	13.3%	5,955	5,916	-941	-15.9%
55-59	2,760	7.4%	3,235	3,107	-347	-11.2%
60-64	1,920	5.1%	2,282	2,247	-327	-14.6%
65 and older	1,513	4.0%	2,059	1,575	-62	-3.9%
Information Not Available	6,669	17.8%	7,221	9,927	-3,258	-32.8%

Industry	29,422		33,950	36,078
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.1%	73	44	-4	-9.1%
Mining	23	0.1%	20	15	8	53.3%
Utilities	32	0.1%	33	30	2	6.7%
Construction	3,319	11.3%	4,637	3,602	-283	-7.9%
Manufacturing	244	0.8%	281	277	-33	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	834	2.8%	939	984	-150	-15.2%
Retail Trade	915	3.1%	977	1,095	-180	-16.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	553	1.9%	624	777	-224	-28.8%
Information	411	1.4%	395	454	-43	-9.5%
Finance and Insurance	877	3.0%	855	966	-89	-9.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	695	2.4%	767	602	93	15.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,069	7.0%	2,218	2,447	-378	-15.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	73	0.2%	76	147	-74	-50.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,219	10.9%	3,693	3,946	-727	-18.4%
Educational Services	579	2.0%	672	694	-115	-16.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,153	7.3%	2,101	2,338	-185	-7.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	361	1.2%	645	391	-30	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,750	5.9%	2,610	1,972	-222	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	617	2.1%	651	711	-94	-13.2%
Public Administration	464	1.6%	603	577	-113	-19.6%
Information Not Available	10,194	34.6%	11,080	14,009	-3,815	-27.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,763		8,192	7,835
Male	4,289	63.4%	5,140	5,310	-1,021	-19.2%
Female	2,188	32.4%	2,739	2,525	-337	-13.3%
Information Not Available	286	4.2%	313	0	286	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,763		8,192	7,835
Hispanic or Latino	148	2.2%	169	171	-23	-13.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,421	94.9%	7,729	6,801	-380	-5.6%
Information Not Available	194	2.9%	294	863	-669	-77.5%

Race	6,763		8,192	7,835
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	1.7%	151	83	35	42.2%
Asian	68	1.0%	68	50	18	36.0%
Black or African American	142	2.1%	183	106	36	34.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.3%	15	0	20	0.0%
White	6,298	93.1%	7,613	7,214	-916	-12.7%
Information Not Available	117	1.7%	162	382	-265	-69.4%

Years of Age	6,763		8,192	7,835
Younger than 22	91	0.7%	89	182	-91	-50.0%
22-24	231	1.9%	303	282	-51	-18.1%
25-34	1,390	11.3%	1,734	1,719	-329	-19.1%
35-44	1,299	10.5%	1,616	1,565	-266	-17.0%
45-54	1,470	11.9%	1,742	1,755	-285	-16.2%
55-59	968	7.8%	1,126	973	-5	-0.5%
60-64	716	5.8%	828	760	-44	-5.8%
65 and older	598	4.8%	754	599	-1	-0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,763		8,192	7,835
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	449	6.2%	177	553	-104	-18.8%
Mining	7	0.1%	14	10	-3	-30.0%
Utilities	19	0.3%	8	10	9	90.0%
Construction	1,221	16.9%	1,693	1,313	-92	-7.0%
Manufacturing	636	8.8%	807	705	-69	-9.8%
Wholesale Trade	249	3.5%	290	225	24	10.7%
Retail Trade	482	6.7%	577	657	-175	-26.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	262	3.6%	256	318	-56	-17.6%
Information	56	0.8%	50	53	3	5.7%
Finance and Insurance	116	1.6%	126	92	24	26.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	46	0.6%	47	61	-15	-24.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	210	2.9%	220	184	26	14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	16	10	7	70.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	589	8.2%	840	644	-55	-8.5%
Educational Services	91	1.3%	120	62	29	46.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	494	6.8%	507	385	109	28.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	91	1.3%	140	123	-32	-26.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	702	9.7%	1,093	584	118	20.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	125	1.7%	168	132	-7	-5.3%
Public Administration	115	1.6%	157	96	19	19.8%
Information Not Available	786	10.9%	886	1,618	-832	-51.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	65,955		81,833	68,746
Male	43,801	66.4%	57,382	43,844	-43	-0.1%
Female	21,219	32.2%	23,265	23,305	-2,086	-9.0%
Information Not Available	935	1.4%	1,186	1,597	-662	-41.5%

Ethnicity	65,955		81,833	68,746
Hispanic or Latino	5,134	7.8%	7,167	4,709	425	9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,774	78.5%	63,603	52,659	-885	-1.7%
Information Not Available	9,047	13.7%	11,063	11,378	-2,331	-20.5%

Race	65,955		81,833	68,746
American Indian or Alaskan Native	769	1.2%	1,011	708	61	8.6%
Asian	511	0.8%	596	565	-54	-9.6%
Black or African American	8,767	13.3%	9,308	10,796	-2,029	-18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	62	0.1%	59	47	15	31.9%
White	41,600	63.1%	52,912	41,171	429	1.0%
Information Not Available	14,246	21.6%	17,947	15,459	-1,213	-7.8%

Years of Age	65,955		81,833	68,746
Younger than 22	1,610	1.6%	2,206	1,714	-104	-6.1%
22-24	3,091	3.0%	4,055	3,519	-428	-12.2%
25-34	14,660	14.3%	18,571	16,159	-1,499	-9.3%
35-44	14,638	14.3%	17,819	15,102	-464	-3.1%
45-54	15,720	15.4%	19,160	16,384	-664	-4.1%
55-59	8,001	7.8%	9,846	8,100	-99	-1.2%
60-64	5,319	5.2%	6,406	5,027	292	5.8%
65 and older	2,910	2.8%	3,766	2,739	171	6.2%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	4	2	4	200.0%

Industry	65,955		81,833	68,746
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	938	1.4%	1,492	1,004	-66	-6.6%
Mining	487	0.7%	730	315	172	54.6%
Utilities	126	0.2%	133	132	-6	-4.5%
Construction	15,516	23.2%	20,976	13,867	1,649	11.9%
Manufacturing	8,396	12.6%	8,890	9,840	-1,444	-14.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,492	3.7%	2,603	2,264	228	10.1%
Retail Trade	3,965	5.9%	5,035	3,958	7	0.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,930	2.9%	2,320	2,296	-366	-15.9%
Information	986	1.5%	1,045	801	185	23.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,170	1.7%	1,246	1,324	-154	-11.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	941	1.4%	1,030	872	69	7.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,291	4.9%	3,627	3,584	-293	-8.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,475	2.2%	1,554	3,046	-1,571	-51.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,446	12.6%	11,388	8,911	-465	-5.2%
Educational Services	602	0.9%	574	694	-92	-13.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,010	6.0%	3,979	4,177	-167	-4.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,519	2.3%	3,046	1,379	140	10.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,194	4.8%	3,817	3,293	-99	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,632	2.4%	1,977	1,686	-54	-3.2%
Public Administration	813	1.2%	1,228	865	-52	-6.0%
Information Not Available	4,026	6.0%	5,143	4,438	-412	-9.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,770		58,589	44,846
Male	39,141	77.1%	45,882	32,390	6,751	20.8%
Female	11,623	22.9%	12,699	12,452	-829	-6.7%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	8	4	2	50.0%

Ethnicity	50,770		58,589	44,846
Hispanic or Latino	2,336	4.6%	2,726	1,891	445	23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,420	85.5%	50,116	38,418	5,002	13.0%
Information Not Available	5,014	9.9%	5,747	4,537	477	10.5%

Race	50,770		58,589	44,846
American Indian or Alaskan Native	625	1.2%	743	659	-34	-5.2%
Asian	829	1.6%	905	863	-34	-3.9%
Black or African American	2,824	5.6%	3,004	3,033	-209	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	103	0.2%	103	86	17	19.8%
White	42,054	82.8%	48,896	36,487	5,567	15.3%
Information Not Available	4,335	8.5%	4,938	3,718	617	16.6%

Years of Age	50,770		58,589	44,846
Younger than 22	821	0.9%	1,035	621	200	32.2%
22-24	2,323	2.6%	2,845	1,932	391	20.2%
25-34	12,044	13.7%	14,054	10,333	1,711	16.6%
35-44	11,449	13.0%	13,208	9,851	1,598	16.2%
45-54	10,657	12.1%	12,024	9,944	713	7.2%
55-59	6,228	7.1%	7,128	5,910	318	5.4%
60-64	4,592	5.2%	5,262	4,028	564	14.0%
65 and older	2,651	3.0%	3,028	2,217	434	19.6%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	5	10	-5	-50.0%

Industry	50,770		58,589	44,846
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	925	1.8%	940	721	204	28.3%
Mining	412	0.8%	509	430	-18	-4.2%
Utilities	131	0.3%	162	147	-16	-10.9%
Construction	20,084	38.9%	23,583	14,550	5,534	38.0%
Manufacturing	4,963	9.6%	5,837	5,462	-499	-9.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,708	3.3%	1,932	1,688	20	1.2%
Retail Trade	2,521	4.9%	2,884	2,656	-135	-5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,474	2.9%	1,634	1,525	-51	-3.3%
Information	598	1.2%	627	615	-17	-2.8%
Finance and Insurance	944	1.8%	958	934	10	1.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	527	1.0%	605	540	-13	-2.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,366	4.6%	2,566	2,412	-46	-1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	693	1.3%	775	711	-18	-2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,657	9.0%	5,517	3,776	881	23.3%
Educational Services	727	1.4%	813	751	-24	-3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,351	4.5%	2,484	2,487	-136	-5.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	659	1.3%	894	534	125	23.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,749	3.4%	1,979	1,760	-11	-0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,226	2.4%	1,342	1,123	103	9.2%
Public Administration	726	1.4%	1,004	736	-10	-1.4%
Information Not Available	1,329	2.6%	1,544	1,288	41	3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,828		26,231	24,094
Male	12,125	55.5%	15,390	13,553	-1,428	-10.5%
Female	9,685	44.4%	10,813	10,513	-828	-7.9%
Information Not Available	18	0.1%	28	28	-10	-35.7%

Ethnicity	21,828		26,231	24,094
Hispanic or Latino	926	4.2%	1,133	952	-26	-2.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,995	77.9%	20,438	18,957	-1,962	-10.3%
Information Not Available	3,907	17.9%	4,660	4,185	-278	-6.6%

Race	21,828		26,231	24,094
American Indian or Alaskan Native	148	0.7%	173	147	1	0.7%
Asian	133	0.6%	147	215	-82	-38.1%
Black or African American	4,636	21.2%	5,015	5,196	-560	-10.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	126	0.6%	186	255	-129	-50.6%
White	14,149	64.8%	17,549	15,719	-1,570	-10.0%
Information Not Available	2,636	12.1%	3,161	2,562	74	2.9%

Years of Age	21,828		26,231	24,094
Younger than 22	225	0.7%	291	276	-51	-18.5%
22-24	685	2.0%	866	880	-195	-22.2%
25-34	4,642	13.6%	5,450	5,377	-735	-13.7%
35-44	5,094	14.9%	6,022	5,587	-493	-8.8%
45-54	5,256	15.4%	6,170	5,836	-580	-9.9%
55-59	2,845	8.3%	3,463	2,978	-133	-4.5%
60-64	1,886	5.5%	2,330	1,969	-83	-4.2%
65 and older	1,195	3.5%	1,639	1,191	4	0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,828		26,231	24,094
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	128	0.6%	227	136	-8	-5.9%
Mining	52	0.2%	72	60	-8	-13.3%
Utilities	23	0.1%	27	34	-11	-32.4%
Construction	3,597	16.4%	5,100	3,740	-143	-3.8%
Manufacturing	2,269	10.3%	2,425	2,706	-437	-16.1%
Wholesale Trade	950	4.3%	1,062	1,022	-72	-7.0%
Retail Trade	2,127	9.7%	2,306	2,497	-370	-14.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	681	3.1%	1,044	900	-219	-24.3%
Information	564	2.6%	635	471	93	19.7%
Finance and Insurance	885	4.0%	797	822	63	7.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	400	1.8%	446	394	6	1.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,130	5.1%	1,142	1,275	-145	-11.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	140	0.6%	162	143	-3	-2.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,646	12.1%	3,158	3,016	-370	-12.3%
Educational Services	386	1.8%	401	415	-29	-7.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,443	11.1%	2,473	2,537	-94	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	306	1.4%	596	355	-49	-13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,409	6.4%	2,237	1,687	-278	-16.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	501	2.3%	551	579	-78	-13.5%
Public Administration	235	1.1%	300	271	-36	-13.3%
Information Not Available	956	4.4%	1,070	1,034	-78	-7.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,835		8,971	9,355
Male	3,816	48.7%	4,599	4,894	-1,078	-22.0%
Female	4,011	51.2%	4,364	4,449	-438	-9.8%
Information Not Available	8	0.1%	8	12	-4	-33.3%

Ethnicity	7,835		8,971	9,355
Hispanic or Latino	168	2.1%	181	223	-55	-24.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,289	93.0%	8,367	8,744	-1,455	-16.6%
Information Not Available	378	4.8%	423	388	-10	-2.6%

Race	7,835		8,971	9,355
American Indian or Alaskan Native	35	0.4%	34	46	-11	-23.9%
Asian	61	0.8%	70	99	-38	-38.4%
Black or African American	4,611	58.9%	5,409	5,362	-751	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.2%	14	35	-20	-57.1%
White	2,810	35.9%	3,124	3,540	-730	-20.6%
Information Not Available	303	3.9%	320	273	30	11.0%

Years of Age	7,835		8,971	9,355
Younger than 22	78	0.8%	87	108	-30	-27.8%
22-24	247	2.5%	267	370	-123	-33.2%
25-34	1,957	19.5%	2,106	2,184	-227	-10.4%
35-44	1,904	18.9%	2,088	2,284	-380	-16.6%
45-54	1,752	17.4%	2,002	2,173	-421	-19.4%
55-59	852	8.5%	1,059	1,035	-183	-17.7%
60-64	597	5.9%	777	756	-159	-21.0%
65 and older	448	4.5%	585	445	3	0.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,835		8,971	9,355
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	172	2.1%	426	188	-16	-8.5%
Mining	17	0.2%	22	28	-11	-39.3%
Utilities	17	0.2%	18	12	5	41.7%
Construction	357	4.5%	461	512	-155	-30.3%
Manufacturing	955	11.9%	1,041	1,206	-251	-20.8%
Wholesale Trade	260	3.2%	238	300	-40	-13.3%
Retail Trade	762	9.5%	781	799	-37	-4.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	178	2.2%	315	256	-78	-30.5%
Information	62	0.8%	67	165	-103	-62.4%
Finance and Insurance	142	1.8%	144	166	-24	-14.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	98	1.2%	96	94	4	4.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	242	3.0%	209	222	20	9.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	1.1%	101	97	-11	-11.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	786	9.8%	840	892	-106	-11.9%
Educational Services	163	2.0%	190	216	-53	-24.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	737	9.2%	774	902	-165	-18.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	1.0%	81	62	15	24.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	513	6.4%	725	580	-67	-11.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	127	1.6%	135	153	-26	-17.0%
Public Administration	130	1.6%	131	134	-4	-3.0%
Information Not Available	1,954	24.4%	2,176	2,371	-417	-17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,061		9,588	6,602
Male	4,882	69.1%	7,109	4,424	458	10.4%
Female	2,179	30.9%	2,474	2,176	3	0.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	5	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,061		9,588	6,602
Hispanic or Latino	310	4.4%	395	299	11	3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,418	90.9%	8,755	5,940	478	8.0%
Information Not Available	333	4.7%	438	363	-30	-8.3%

Race	7,061		9,588	6,602
American Indian or Alaskan Native	707	10.0%	899	870	-163	-18.7%
Asian	31	0.4%	32	36	-5	-13.9%
Black or African American	65	0.9%	88	68	-3	-4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	27	0.4%	26	20	7	35.0%
White	6,142	87.0%	8,418	5,515	627	11.4%
Information Not Available	89	1.3%	125	93	-4	-4.3%

Years of Age	7,061		9,588	6,602
Younger than 22	131	1.0%	224	118	13	11.0%
22-24	322	2.6%	501	356	-34	-9.6%
25-34	1,600	12.8%	2,347	1,675	-75	-4.5%
35-44	1,569	12.5%	2,056	1,343	226	16.8%
45-54	1,473	11.8%	1,919	1,375	98	7.1%
55-59	876	7.0%	1,131	773	103	13.3%
60-64	673	5.4%	862	592	81	13.7%
65 and older	417	3.3%	548	370	47	12.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,061		9,588	6,602
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	284	3.9%	325	252	32	12.7%
Mining	141	1.9%	236	133	8	6.0%
Utilities	17	0.2%	25	13	4	30.8%
Construction	1,850	25.2%	3,070	1,385	465	33.6%
Manufacturing	389	5.3%	450	345	44	12.8%
Wholesale Trade	139	1.9%	176	133	6	4.5%
Retail Trade	554	7.5%	660	560	-6	-1.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	275	3.7%	303	238	37	15.5%
Information	56	0.8%	64	83	-27	-32.5%
Finance and Insurance	93	1.3%	79	114	-21	-18.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	98	1.3%	114	105	-7	-6.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	308	4.2%	342	228	80	35.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.1%	7	3	4	133.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	678	9.2%	987	598	80	13.4%
Educational Services	123	1.7%	127	91	32	35.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	475	6.5%	472	376	99	26.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	188	2.6%	272	166	22	13.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	752	10.2%	882	927	-175	-18.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	146	2.0%	191	164	-18	-11.0%
Public Administration	281	3.8%	399	449	-168	-37.4%
Information Not Available	207	2.8%	407	239	-32	-13.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,688		20,305	20,183
Male	8,747	46.8%	9,783	9,666	-919	-9.5%
Female	9,929	53.1%	10,510	10,508	-579	-5.5%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	12	9	3	33.3%

Ethnicity	18,688		20,305	20,183
Hispanic or Latino	956	5.1%	1,051	965	-9	-0.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,316	92.7%	18,820	18,811	-1,495	-7.9%
Information Not Available	416	2.2%	434	407	9	2.2%

Race	18,688		20,305	20,183
American Indian or Alaskan Native	270	1.4%	314	321	-51	-15.9%
Asian	281	1.5%	285	316	-35	-11.1%
Black or African American	8,295	44.4%	8,518	9,173	-878	-9.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	80	0.4%	106	35	45	128.6%
White	8,352	44.7%	9,620	9,055	-703	-7.8%
Information Not Available	1,410	7.5%	1,462	1,283	127	9.9%

Years of Age	18,688		20,305	20,183
Younger than 22	267	1.0%	277	271	-4	-1.5%
22-24	637	2.5%	662	793	-156	-19.7%
25-34	4,449	17.3%	4,712	5,009	-560	-11.2%
35-44	4,619	18.0%	4,993	4,917	-298	-6.1%
45-54	4,630	18.0%	5,105	5,048	-418	-8.3%
55-59	2,047	8.0%	2,286	2,135	-88	-4.1%
60-64	1,330	5.2%	1,465	1,294	36	2.8%
65 and older	709	2.8%	805	716	-7	-1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,688		20,305	20,183
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	78	0.4%	117	70	8	11.4%
Mining	10	0.1%	7	7	3	42.9%
Utilities	9	0.0%	14	26	-17	-65.4%
Construction	989	5.3%	1,352	1,201	-212	-17.7%
Manufacturing	2,737	14.6%	2,532	2,952	-215	-7.3%
Wholesale Trade	917	4.9%	917	851	66	7.8%
Retail Trade	1,783	9.5%	1,884	1,935	-152	-7.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	439	2.3%	513	596	-157	-26.3%
Information	374	2.0%	382	433	-59	-13.6%
Finance and Insurance	748	4.0%	737	839	-91	-10.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	330	1.8%	379	291	39	13.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,185	6.3%	1,223	1,390	-205	-14.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	93	0.5%	99	94	-1	-1.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,405	18.1%	3,697	4,000	-595	-14.9%
Educational Services	336	1.8%	334	331	5	1.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,611	8.6%	1,697	1,608	3	0.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	149	0.8%	319	151	-2	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,011	5.4%	1,469	950	61	6.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	333	1.8%	399	407	-74	-18.2%
Public Administration	346	1.8%	358	320	26	8.1%
Information Not Available	1,805	9.6%	1,876	1,731	74	4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,995		6,665	4,543
Male	4,216	84.4%	5,727	3,721	495	13.3%
Female	779	15.6%	937	822	-43	-5.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,995		6,665	4,543
Hispanic or Latino	298	6.0%	416	274	24	8.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,551	91.1%	6,048	4,147	404	9.7%
Information Not Available	146	2.9%	201	122	24	19.7%

Race	4,995		6,665	4,543
American Indian or Alaskan Native	273	5.5%	379	281	-8	-2.8%
Asian	14	0.3%	19	18	-4	-22.2%
Black or African American	183	3.7%	231	188	-5	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.2%	12	11	-1	-9.1%
White	4,071	81.5%	5,407	3,649	422	11.6%
Information Not Available	444	8.9%	617	396	48	12.1%

Years of Age	4,995		6,665	4,543
Younger than 22	62	0.7%	84	48	14	29.2%
22-24	198	2.3%	302	169	29	17.2%
25-34	1,176	13.8%	1,637	1,072	104	9.7%
35-44	1,095	12.8%	1,400	927	168	18.1%
45-54	1,015	11.9%	1,325	947	68	7.2%
55-59	610	7.1%	788	586	24	4.1%
60-64	514	6.0%	682	466	48	10.3%
65 and older	325	3.8%	447	328	-3	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,995		6,665	4,543
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	114	2.2%	207	124	-10	-8.1%
Mining	367	7.2%	545	422	-55	-13.0%
Utilities	19	0.4%	19	11	8	72.7%
Construction	2,234	43.7%	3,112	1,762	472	26.8%
Manufacturing	369	7.2%	487	351	18	5.1%
Wholesale Trade	183	3.6%	259	202	-19	-9.4%
Retail Trade	212	4.1%	239	215	-3	-1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	203	4.0%	247	215	-12	-5.6%
Information	102	2.0%	95	30	72	240.0%
Finance and Insurance	50	1.0%	51	62	-12	-19.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44	0.9%	41	43	1	2.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	185	3.6%	212	206	-21	-10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.2%	9	33	-24	-72.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	205	4.0%	315	180	25	13.9%
Educational Services	14	0.3%	15	3	11	366.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	144	2.8%	137	141	3	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	11	0.2%	20	14	-3	-21.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	133	2.6%	152	119	14	11.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	56	1.1%	73	52	4	7.7%
Public Administration	157	3.1%	201	182	-25	-13.7%
Information Not Available	184	3.6%	229	176	8	4.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,170		6,407	4,488
Male	2,287	54.8%	4,185	2,335	-48	-2.1%
Female	1,616	38.8%	1,889	1,809	-193	-10.7%
Information Not Available	267	6.4%	333	344	-77	-22.4%

Ethnicity	4,170		6,407	4,488
Hispanic or Latino	471	11.3%	904	415	56	13.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,206	76.9%	4,795	3,340	-134	-4.0%
Information Not Available	493	11.8%	708	733	-240	-32.7%

Race	4,170		6,407	4,488
American Indian or Alaskan Native	72	1.7%	98	70	2	2.9%
Asian	72	1.7%	114	154	-82	-53.2%
Black or African American	511	12.3%	626	505	6	1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.3%	19	18	-4	-22.2%
White	2,902	69.6%	4,500	2,992	-90	-3.0%
Information Not Available	599	14.4%	1,050	749	-150	-20.0%

Years of Age	4,170		6,407	4,488
Younger than 22	33	0.5%	54	30	3	10.0%
22-24	84	1.3%	168	108	-24	-22.2%
25-34	803	12.1%	1,274	887	-84	-9.5%
35-44	999	15.1%	1,403	1,060	-61	-5.8%
45-54	959	14.5%	1,485	1,124	-165	-14.7%
55-59	556	8.4%	850	564	-8	-1.4%
60-64	448	6.8%	657	450	-2	-0.4%
65 and older	288	4.3%	516	265	23	8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,170		6,407	4,488
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	46	1.1%	59	42	4	9.5%
Mining	48	1.1%	135	29	19	65.5%
Utilities	11	0.3%	18	11	0	0.0%
Construction	879	20.8%	1,942	762	117	15.4%
Manufacturing	439	10.4%	592	702	-263	-37.5%
Wholesale Trade	170	4.0%	206	169	1	0.6%
Retail Trade	345	8.2%	397	382	-37	-9.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	114	2.7%	285	161	-47	-29.2%
Information	91	2.2%	104	100	-9	-9.0%
Finance and Insurance	186	4.4%	189	179	7	3.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	44	1.0%	70	72	-28	-38.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	178	4.2%	194	188	-10	-5.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39	0.9%	23	40	-1	-2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	410	9.7%	701	451	-41	-9.1%
Educational Services	54	1.3%	72	77	-23	-29.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	378	9.0%	388	401	-23	-5.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	43	1.0%	75	38	5	13.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	163	3.9%	205	185	-22	-11.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	90	2.1%	104	80	10	12.5%
Public Administration	108	2.6%	174	120	-12	-10.0%
Information Not Available	334	7.9%	474	299	35	11.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,981		4,819	4,245
Male	2,334	58.6%	2,998	2,547	-213	-8.4%
Female	1,616	40.6%	1,794	1,676	-60	-3.6%
Information Not Available	31	0.8%	27	22	9	40.9%

Ethnicity	3,981		4,819	4,245
Hispanic or Latino	203	5.1%	274	266	-63	-23.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,232	81.2%	3,874	3,439	-207	-6.0%
Information Not Available	546	13.7%	671	540	6	1.1%

Race	3,981		4,819	4,245
American Indian or Alaskan Native	16	0.4%	13	29	-13	-44.8%
Asian	51	1.3%	60	69	-18	-26.1%
Black or African American	89	2.2%	99	77	12	15.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	8	9	-5	-55.6%
White	3,483	87.5%	4,232	3,693	-210	-5.7%
Information Not Available	338	8.5%	407	368	-30	-8.2%

Years of Age	3,981		4,819	4,245
Younger than 22	39	0.6%	46	31	8	25.8%
22-24	75	1.1%	94	103	-28	-27.2%
25-34	598	8.7%	779	732	-134	-18.3%
35-44	724	10.5%	864	771	-47	-6.1%
45-54	987	14.3%	1,199	1,107	-120	-10.8%
55-59	623	9.0%	751	603	20	3.3%
60-64	577	8.4%	647	532	45	8.5%
65 and older	358	5.2%	439	366	-8	-2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,981		4,819	4,245
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	39	1.0%	29	45	-6	-13.3%
Mining	13	0.3%	27	13	0	0.0%
Utilities	8	0.2%	9	8	0	0.0%
Construction	201	5.0%	400	198	3	1.5%
Manufacturing	421	10.5%	445	451	-30	-6.7%
Wholesale Trade	225	5.6%	233	221	4	1.8%
Retail Trade	206	5.1%	233	245	-39	-15.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	93	2.3%	111	94	-1	-1.1%
Information	57	1.4%	56	60	-3	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	155	3.9%	153	156	-1	-0.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	42	1.0%	40	48	-6	-12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	233	5.8%	274	223	10	4.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	26	0.6%	31	35	-9	-25.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	584	14.5%	774	647	-63	-9.7%
Educational Services	98	2.4%	118	104	-6	-5.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	331	8.2%	356	318	13	4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	81	2.0%	102	89	-8	-9.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	86	2.1%	103	86	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	114	2.8%	124	127	-13	-10.2%
Public Administration	54	1.3%	65	79	-25	-31.6%
Information Not Available	914	22.7%	1,136	998	-84	-8.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	93,464		107,628	101,416
Male	55,064	58.9%	67,366	56,651	-1,587	-2.8%
Female	38,400	41.1%	40,262	44,765	-6,365	-14.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	93,464		107,628	101,416
Hispanic or Latino	20,945	22.4%	25,690	22,310	-1,365	-6.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	63,046	67.5%	71,177	68,588	-5,542	-8.1%
Information Not Available	9,473	10.1%	10,761	10,518	-1,045	-9.9%

Race	93,464		107,628	101,416
American Indian or Alaskan Native	532	0.6%	628	607	-75	-12.4%
Asian	3,369	3.6%	3,381	3,841	-472	-12.3%
Black or African American	20,264	21.7%	20,983	21,155	-891	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	564	0.6%	646	501	63	12.6%
White	54,609	58.4%	65,430	60,290	-5,681	-9.4%
Information Not Available	14,126	15.1%	16,560	15,022	-896	-6.0%

Years of Age	93,464		107,628	101,416
Younger than 22	4,110	2.9%	4,781	1,596	2,514	157.5%
22-24	5,677	4.0%	6,610	4,567	1,110	24.3%
25-34	21,860	15.5%	24,755	22,472	-612	-2.7%
35-44	18,749	13.3%	21,456	19,894	-1,145	-5.8%
45-54	20,827	14.8%	24,251	22,826	-1,999	-8.8%
55-59	9,803	6.9%	11,365	11,683	-1,880	-16.1%
60-64	6,904	4.9%	7,867	9,239	-2,335	-25.3%
65 and older	5,534	3.9%	6,543	9,139	-3,605	-39.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	93,464		107,628	101,416
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	634	0.7%	1,054	634	0	0.0%
Mining	75	0.1%	97	61	14	23.0%
Utilities	129	0.1%	157	131	-2	-1.5%
Construction	11,205	11.9%	14,481	10,570	635	6.0%
Manufacturing	5,547	5.9%	5,931	6,026	-479	-7.9%
Wholesale Trade	4,785	5.1%	4,948	4,848	-63	-1.3%
Retail Trade	10,160	10.8%	10,969	10,640	-480	-4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,628	4.9%	4,796	7,275	-2,647	-36.4%
Information	1,337	1.4%	1,291	1,804	-467	-25.9%
Finance and Insurance	3,218	3.4%	3,065	3,289	-71	-2.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,724	1.8%	1,972	1,693	31	1.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,455	5.8%	5,723	5,874	-419	-7.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,410	1.5%	1,332	1,487	-77	-5.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	13,694	14.6%	17,806	14,511	-817	-5.6%
Educational Services	1,513	1.6%	1,648	1,817	-304	-16.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,717	8.2%	7,669	7,984	-267	-3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,251	2.4%	3,960	2,080	171	8.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	7,502	8.0%	9,268	11,171	-3,669	-32.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,232	2.4%	2,446	2,408	-176	-7.3%
Public Administration	1,161	1.2%	1,416	1,771	-610	-34.4%
Information Not Available	7,087	7.5%	7,599	5,342	1,745	32.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,188		9,614	10,599
Male	5,255	57.2%	5,606	6,215	-960	-15.4%
Female	3,933	42.8%	4,008	4,384	-451	-10.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,188		9,614	10,599
Hispanic or Latino	4,994	54.4%	5,254	5,791	-797	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,424	37.3%	3,566	3,877	-453	-11.7%
Information Not Available	770	8.4%	794	931	-161	-17.3%

Race	9,188		9,614	10,599
American Indian or Alaskan Native	984	10.7%	1,104	1,160	-176	-15.2%
Asian	57	0.6%	66	80	-23	-28.8%
Black or African American	282	3.1%	277	328	-46	-14.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.3%	31	24	5	20.8%
White	5,083	55.3%	5,239	5,694	-611	-10.7%
Information Not Available	2,752	30.0%	2,897	3,313	-561	-16.9%

Years of Age	9,188		9,614	10,599
Younger than 22	226	1.7%	230	264	-38	-14.4%
22-24	430	3.2%	479	537	-107	-19.9%
25-34	2,096	15.5%	2,187	2,438	-342	-14.0%
35-44	1,946	14.4%	1,995	2,367	-421	-17.8%
45-54	2,089	15.5%	2,191	2,389	-300	-12.6%
55-59	1,111	8.2%	1,175	1,230	-119	-9.7%
60-64	770	5.7%	811	841	-71	-8.4%
65 and older	520	3.9%	546	533	-13	-2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,188		9,614	10,599
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,027	10.1%	1,108	1,024	3	0.3%
Mining	194	1.9%	164	212	-18	-8.5%
Utilities	22	0.2%	23	45	-23	-51.1%
Construction	1,456	14.3%	1,682	1,750	-294	-16.8%
Manufacturing	491	4.8%	524	630	-139	-22.1%
Wholesale Trade	262	2.6%	277	345	-83	-24.1%
Retail Trade	864	8.5%	895	1,047	-183	-17.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	190	1.9%	186	288	-98	-34.0%
Information	480	4.7%	468	489	-9	-1.8%
Finance and Insurance	219	2.1%	232	229	-10	-4.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	146	1.4%	148	156	-10	-6.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	396	3.9%	417	488	-92	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17	0.2%	21	17	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	803	7.9%	823	936	-133	-14.2%
Educational Services	202	2.0%	217	252	-50	-19.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	931	9.1%	951	980	-49	-5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	206	2.0%	175	234	-28	-12.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	614	6.0%	626	713	-99	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	186	1.8%	164	218	-32	-14.7%
Public Administration	311	3.0%	327	380	-69	-18.2%
Information Not Available	171	1.7%	186	166	5	3.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,273		21,047	22,533
Male	10,706	55.5%	12,026	12,722	-2,016	-15.8%
Female	8,470	43.9%	8,911	9,707	-1,237	-12.7%
Information Not Available	97	0.5%	110	104	-7	-6.7%

Ethnicity	19,273		21,047	22,533
Hispanic or Latino	4,014	20.8%	4,572	4,621	-607	-13.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,045	62.5%	13,085	14,408	-2,363	-16.4%
Information Not Available	3,214	16.7%	3,390	3,504	-290	-8.3%

Race	19,273		21,047	22,533
American Indian or Alaskan Native	453	2.4%	523	544	-91	-16.7%
Asian	1,325	6.9%	1,402	1,348	-23	-1.7%
Black or African American	3,563	18.5%	3,636	3,908	-345	-8.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	474	2.5%	482	505	-31	-6.1%
White	10,097	52.4%	11,241	12,392	-2,295	-18.5%
Information Not Available	3,361	17.4%	3,763	3,836	-475	-12.4%

Years of Age	19,273		21,047	22,533
Younger than 22	381	1.4%	454	483	-102	-21.1%
22-24	845	3.0%	963	1,013	-168	-16.6%
25-34	4,642	16.6%	5,073	5,407	-765	-14.1%
35-44	4,467	16.0%	4,807	5,074	-607	-12.0%
45-54	4,334	15.5%	4,658	5,165	-831	-16.1%
55-59	2,148	7.7%	2,365	2,371	-223	-9.4%
60-64	1,443	5.2%	1,601	1,702	-259	-15.2%
65 and older	1,013	3.6%	1,126	1,318	-305	-23.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,273		21,047	22,533
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	19	0.1%	30	25	-6	-24.0%
Mining	76	0.4%	105	107	-31	-29.0%
Utilities	22	0.1%	21	22	0	0.0%
Construction	2,264	11.7%	2,726	2,375	-111	-4.7%
Manufacturing	576	3.0%	641	655	-79	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	385	2.0%	406	470	-85	-18.1%
Retail Trade	1,266	6.6%	1,322	1,674	-408	-24.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	745	3.9%	869	908	-163	-18.0%
Information	199	1.0%	216	226	-27	-11.9%
Finance and Insurance	396	2.1%	396	448	-52	-11.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	464	2.4%	476	705	-241	-34.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	639	3.3%	690	885	-246	-27.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	165	0.9%	154	193	-28	-14.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,056	10.7%	2,240	3,202	-1,146	-35.8%
Educational Services	149	0.8%	142	198	-49	-24.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	910	4.7%	897	1,031	-121	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	262	1.4%	325	341	-79	-23.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,269	11.8%	2,505	2,976	-707	-23.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	304	1.6%	362	462	-158	-34.2%
Public Administration	257	1.3%	272	328	-71	-21.6%
Information Not Available	5,850	30.3%	6,252	5,302	548	10.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	140,775		163,962	169,110
Male	85,323	60.6%	104,786	98,146	-12,823	-13.1%
Female	55,444	39.4%	59,170	70,948	-15,504	-21.9%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	6	16	-8	-50.0%

Ethnicity	140,775		163,962	169,110
Hispanic or Latino	26,031	18.5%	31,325	32,571	-6,540	-20.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	97,863	69.5%	113,515	114,899	-17,036	-14.8%
Information Not Available	16,881	12.0%	19,122	21,640	-4,759	-22.0%

Race	140,775		163,962	169,110
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,464	1.0%	1,628	1,546	-82	-5.3%
Asian	5,035	3.6%	5,452	6,087	-1,052	-17.3%
Black or African American	26,013	18.5%	27,498	30,347	-4,334	-14.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	843	0.6%	912	1,057	-214	-20.2%
White	78,064	55.5%	94,233	92,203	-14,139	-15.3%
Information Not Available	29,356	20.9%	34,239	37,870	-8,514	-22.5%

Years of Age	140,775		163,962	169,110
Younger than 22	3,123	1.5%	3,849	3,415	-292	-8.6%
22-24	7,249	3.5%	8,704	8,314	-1,065	-12.8%
25-34	36,956	17.7%	42,224	41,188	-4,232	-10.3%
35-44	29,890	14.3%	34,570	34,692	-4,802	-13.8%
45-54	30,054	14.4%	35,492	38,727	-8,673	-22.4%
55-59	14,562	7.0%	17,332	18,825	-4,263	-22.6%
60-64	10,457	5.0%	12,067	12,913	-2,456	-19.0%
65 and older	8,484	4.1%	9,724	11,036	-2,552	-23.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	140,775		163,962	169,110
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	624	0.4%	848	718	-94	-13.1%
Mining	553	0.4%	917	487	66	13.6%
Utilities	150	0.1%	176	132	18	13.6%
Construction	23,262	16.5%	30,871	24,716	-1,454	-5.9%
Manufacturing	7,320	5.2%	8,284	8,467	-1,147	-13.5%
Wholesale Trade	5,010	3.5%	5,299	5,518	-508	-9.2%
Retail Trade	12,098	8.6%	13,526	13,153	-1,055	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,902	3.5%	4,803	18,353	-13,451	-73.3%
Information	5,860	4.1%	4,894	6,414	-554	-8.6%
Finance and Insurance	4,926	3.5%	4,842	5,552	-626	-11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,923	2.1%	3,129	3,246	-323	-10.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,221	5.8%	8,751	9,125	-904	-9.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	846	0.6%	899	839	7	0.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,826	14.0%	24,737	20,762	-936	-4.5%
Educational Services	3,099	2.2%	3,294	4,601	-1,502	-32.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,122	8.6%	12,275	12,835	-713	-5.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,270	3.7%	7,177	5,203	67	1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,880	8.4%	14,410	13,216	-1,336	-10.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,782	2.7%	4,253	4,149	-367	-8.8%
Public Administration	4,017	2.8%	5,133	5,393	-1,376	-25.5%
Information Not Available	4,084	2.9%	5,444	6,231	-2,147	-34.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,049		66,833	60,631
Male	36,503	66.3%	47,116	39,341	-2,838	-7.2%
Female	18,384	33.4%	19,539	21,100	-2,716	-12.9%
Information Not Available	162	0.3%	178	190	-28	-14.7%

Ethnicity	55,049		66,833	60,631
Hispanic or Latino	1,917	3.5%	2,539	2,307	-390	-16.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,259	91.3%	60,918	55,250	-4,991	-9.0%
Information Not Available	2,873	5.2%	3,376	3,074	-201	-6.5%

Race	55,049		66,833	60,631
American Indian or Alaskan Native	330	0.6%	358	312	18	5.8%
Asian	390	0.7%	391	401	-11	-2.7%
Black or African American	8,443	15.3%	9,078	9,982	-1,539	-15.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	88	58	0	0.0%
White	42,835	77.8%	53,329	46,551	-3,716	-8.0%
Information Not Available	2,993	5.4%	3,589	3,327	-334	-10.0%

Years of Age	55,049		66,833	60,631
Younger than 22	993	1.1%	1,344	1,045	-52	-5.0%
22-24	1,943	2.1%	2,545	2,341	-398	-17.0%
25-34	11,123	11.9%	13,616	12,883	-1,760	-13.7%
35-44	12,892	13.8%	15,533	13,991	-1,099	-7.9%
45-54	14,058	15.1%	17,104	15,426	-1,368	-8.9%
55-59	7,043	7.6%	8,529	7,749	-706	-9.1%
60-64	4,705	5.0%	5,603	4,969	-264	-5.3%
65 and older	2,292	2.5%	2,559	2,227	65	2.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	55,049		66,833	60,631
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	236	0.4%	379	312	-76	-24.4%
Mining	196	0.4%	298	339	-143	-42.2%
Utilities	84	0.2%	105	53	31	58.5%
Construction	16,441	29.7%	22,748	14,146	2,295	16.2%
Manufacturing	6,954	12.6%	7,270	11,815	-4,861	-41.1%
Wholesale Trade	2,346	4.2%	2,427	2,638	-292	-11.1%
Retail Trade	2,248	4.1%	2,457	2,485	-237	-9.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,282	4.1%	2,728	3,017	-735	-24.4%
Information	783	1.4%	809	1,079	-296	-27.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,684	3.0%	1,720	1,667	17	1.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	919	1.7%	1,015	865	54	6.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,774	5.0%	2,941	2,749	25	0.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,003	1.8%	1,100	1,077	-74	-6.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,432	11.6%	8,662	7,308	-876	-12.0%
Educational Services	1,107	2.0%	1,258	926	181	19.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,234	7.7%	4,305	4,180	54	1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	785	1.4%	1,281	795	-10	-1.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,706	3.1%	2,110	1,802	-96	-5.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	947	1.7%	1,115	1,186	-239	-20.2%
Public Administration	507	0.9%	592	402	105	26.1%
Information Not Available	1,381	2.5%	1,513	1,790	-409	-22.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,433		13,582	14,959
Male	7,027	52.3%	7,373	8,349	-1,322	-15.8%
Female	6,368	47.4%	6,179	6,571	-203	-3.1%
Information Not Available	38	0.3%	30	39	-1	-2.6%

Ethnicity	13,433		13,582	14,959
Hispanic or Latino	1,014	7.5%	972	1,154	-140	-12.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,419	92.5%	12,610	13,805	-1,386	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	13,433		13,582	14,959
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,411	10.5%	1,524	1,606	-195	-12.1%
Asian	130	1.0%	123	126	4	3.2%
Black or African American	2,231	16.6%	2,228	2,313	-82	-3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.2%	25	36	-11	-30.6%
White	8,019	59.7%	8,079	9,147	-1,128	-12.3%
Information Not Available	1,617	12.0%	1,603	1,731	-114	-6.6%

Years of Age	13,433		13,582	14,959
Younger than 22	152	0.8%	158	167	-15	-9.0%
22-24	425	2.1%	452	493	-68	-13.8%
25-34	2,898	14.3%	2,991	3,319	-421	-12.7%
35-44	3,343	16.5%	3,307	3,650	-307	-8.4%
45-54	3,150	15.5%	3,114	3,498	-348	-9.9%
55-59	1,531	7.6%	1,549	1,776	-245	-13.8%
60-64	1,192	5.9%	1,248	1,238	-46	-3.7%
65 and older	742	3.7%	763	818	-76	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,433		13,582	14,959
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	37	0.3%	51	74	-37	-50.0%
Mining	504	3.7%	426	501	3	0.6%
Utilities	63	0.5%	45	75	-12	-16.0%
Construction	1,358	10.1%	1,428	1,803	-445	-24.7%
Manufacturing	1,236	9.2%	1,231	1,500	-264	-17.6%
Wholesale Trade	804	6.0%	824	757	47	6.2%
Retail Trade	1,383	10.3%	1,483	1,643	-260	-15.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	342	2.5%	331	414	-72	-17.4%
Information	358	2.7%	332	381	-23	-6.0%
Finance and Insurance	443	3.3%	475	483	-40	-8.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	250	1.9%	267	313	-63	-20.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	847	6.3%	841	849	-2	-0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	82	0.6%	91	174	-92	-52.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,678	12.5%	1,605	1,756	-78	-4.4%
Educational Services	331	2.5%	293	276	55	19.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,405	10.4%	1,491	1,403	2	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	164	1.2%	158	139	25	18.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	828	6.1%	819	709	119	16.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	373	2.8%	384	419	-46	-11.0%
Public Administration	579	4.3%	607	732	-153	-20.9%
Information Not Available	368	2.7%	400	558	-190	-34.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,740		29,241	28,305
Male	16,112	58.1%	17,319	16,708	-596	-3.6%
Female	11,627	41.9%	11,919	11,590	37	0.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	3	7	-6	-85.7%

Ethnicity	27,740		29,241	28,305
Hispanic or Latino	3,195	11.5%	3,441	3,051	144	4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,641	78.0%	22,674	22,543	-902	-4.0%
Information Not Available	2,904	10.5%	3,126	2,711	193	7.1%

Race	27,740		29,241	28,305
American Indian or Alaskan Native	352	1.3%	428	386	-34	-8.8%
Asian	642	2.3%	670	661	-19	-2.9%
Black or African American	687	2.5%	648	598	89	14.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	195	0.7%	170	189	6	3.2%
White	16,910	61.0%	18,196	17,467	-557	-3.2%
Information Not Available	8,954	32.3%	9,129	9,004	-50	-0.6%

Years of Age	27,740		29,241	28,305
Younger than 22	306	0.7%	333	324	-18	-5.6%
22-24	837	2.0%	908	872	-35	-4.0%
25-34	6,211	14.7%	6,585	6,437	-226	-3.5%
35-44	6,721	15.9%	6,944	6,723	-2	0.0%
45-54	6,381	15.1%	6,741	6,602	-221	-3.3%
55-59	3,255	7.7%	3,388	3,281	-26	-0.8%
60-64	2,434	5.8%	2,619	2,568	-134	-5.2%
65 and older	1,595	3.8%	1,723	1,498	97	6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	27,740		29,241	28,305
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,069	3.7%	1,169	1,112	-43	-3.9%
Mining	64	0.2%	82	70	-6	-8.6%
Utilities	55	0.2%	64	65	-10	-15.4%
Construction	3,544	12.3%	3,852	3,597	-53	-1.5%
Manufacturing	3,222	11.2%	3,345	3,596	-374	-10.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,079	3.7%	1,056	1,117	-38	-3.4%
Retail Trade	2,747	9.5%	2,859	2,880	-133	-4.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	776	2.7%	824	840	-64	-7.6%
Information	909	3.2%	761	901	8	0.9%
Finance and Insurance	827	2.9%	832	778	49	6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	442	1.5%	465	487	-45	-9.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,370	4.8%	1,479	1,441	-71	-4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	287	1.0%	318	187	100	53.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,790	9.7%	2,952	2,808	-18	-0.6%
Educational Services	520	1.8%	521	460	60	13.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,013	10.5%	3,015	2,925	88	3.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	302	1.0%	392	284	18	6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,984	6.9%	2,226	1,947	37	1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	741	2.6%	766	840	-99	-11.8%
Public Administration	673	2.3%	771	695	-22	-3.2%
Information Not Available	1,326	4.6%	1,492	1,275	51	4.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	117,959		139,172	118,276
Male	74,057	62.8%	91,826	72,262	1,795	2.5%
Female	43,891	37.2%	47,334	45,997	-2,106	-4.6%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	12	17	-6	-35.3%

Ethnicity	117,959		139,172	118,276
Hispanic or Latino	8,979	7.6%	10,664	8,022	957	11.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	104,496	88.6%	123,640	105,986	-1,490	-1.4%
Information Not Available	4,484	3.8%	4,868	4,268	216	5.1%

Race	117,959		139,172	118,276
American Indian or Alaskan Native	332	0.3%	369	290	42	14.5%
Asian	36	0.0%	50	54	-18	-33.3%
Black or African American	17,414	14.8%	18,540	18,079	-665	-3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,657	1.4%	1,716	1,513	144	9.5%
White	85,237	72.3%	103,196	86,263	-1,026	-1.2%
Information Not Available	13,283	11.3%	15,301	12,077	1,206	10.0%

Years of Age	117,959		139,172	118,276
Younger than 22	2,409	1.2%	3,059	2,387	22	0.9%
22-24	5,150	2.7%	6,437	5,306	-156	-2.9%
25-34	26,378	13.7%	31,170	26,798	-420	-1.6%
35-44	24,468	12.7%	28,569	24,259	209	0.9%
45-54	27,042	14.0%	31,847	28,131	-1,089	-3.9%
55-59	14,253	7.4%	16,657	13,998	255	1.8%
60-64	10,474	5.4%	12,263	10,228	246	2.4%
65 and older	7,785	4.0%	9,170	7,169	616	8.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	117,959		139,172	118,276
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	501	0.4%	807	399	102	25.6%
Mining	1,491	1.3%	1,846	1,100	391	35.5%
Utilities	247	0.2%	282	238	9	3.8%
Construction	24,555	20.7%	31,734	21,443	3,112	14.5%
Manufacturing	12,975	11.0%	14,091	14,050	-1,075	-7.7%
Wholesale Trade	3,572	3.0%	3,864	4,126	-554	-13.4%
Retail Trade	10,500	8.9%	11,388	11,832	-1,332	-11.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,181	5.2%	6,582	6,435	-254	-3.9%
Information	1,423	1.2%	1,531	2,036	-613	-30.1%
Finance and Insurance	3,495	3.0%	3,517	3,478	17	0.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,509	1.3%	1,544	1,547	-38	-2.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,620	4.7%	5,952	6,307	-687	-10.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	849	0.7%	815	826	23	2.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	14,750	12.5%	19,478	13,654	1,096	8.0%
Educational Services	1,874	1.6%	1,951	2,152	-278	-12.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,060	10.2%	12,052	12,698	-638	-5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,073	2.6%	4,950	2,404	669	27.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,493	5.5%	8,864	6,364	129	2.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,469	2.1%	2,704	2,706	-237	-8.8%
Public Administration	1,248	1.1%	1,815	1,336	-88	-6.6%
Information Not Available	3,074	2.6%	3,405	3,145	-71	-2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,987		18,289	19,199
Male	6,559	46.9%	8,370	10,529	-3,970	-37.7%
Female	7,428	53.1%	9,919	8,670	-1,242	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,987		18,289	19,199
Hispanic or Latino	13,725	98.1%	17,898	18,901	-5,176	-27.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	91	0.7%	160	125	-34	-27.2%
Information Not Available	171	1.2%	231	173	-2	-1.2%

Race	13,987		18,289	19,199
American Indian or Alaskan Native	363	2.6%	424	204	159	77.9%
Asian	142	1.0%	240	13	129	992.3%
Black or African American	596	4.3%	825	1,065	-469	-44.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.1%	9	16	-7	-43.8%
White	2,982	21.3%	3,759	3,748	-766	-20.4%
Information Not Available	9,895	70.7%	13,032	14,153	-4,258	-30.1%

Years of Age	13,987		18,289	19,199
Younger than 22	296	1.8%	362	497	-201	-40.4%
22-24	782	4.8%	932	1,211	-429	-35.4%
25-34	3,557	22.0%	4,468	5,235	-1,678	-32.1%
35-44	3,536	21.8%	4,670	4,953	-1,417	-28.6%
45-54	3,249	20.1%	4,263	4,279	-1,030	-24.1%
55-59	1,258	7.8%	1,691	1,533	-275	-17.9%
60-64	768	4.7%	1,066	914	-146	-16.0%
65 and older	529	3.3%	822	571	-42	-7.4%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	15	6	6	100.0%

Industry	13,987		18,289	19,199
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	519	3.6%	607	562	-43	-7.7%
Mining	5	0.0%	13	9	-4	-44.4%
Utilities	8	0.1%	4	20	-12	-60.0%
Construction	652	4.5%	734	1,851	-1,199	-64.8%
Manufacturing	1,211	8.3%	1,288	2,811	-1,600	-56.9%
Wholesale Trade	343	2.4%	458	575	-232	-40.3%
Retail Trade	1,868	12.9%	2,396	1,942	-74	-3.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	175	1.2%	199	192	-17	-8.9%
Information	243	1.7%	310	237	6	2.5%
Finance and Insurance	231	1.6%	260	353	-122	-34.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	150	1.0%	190	241	-91	-37.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	579	4.0%	747	648	-69	-10.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	74	0.5%	77	17	57	335.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,854	12.8%	1,802	3,042	-1,188	-39.1%
Educational Services	564	3.9%	759	539	25	4.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,347	9.3%	1,857	1,301	46	3.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	128	0.9%	246	96	32	33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,797	12.4%	2,589	1,010	787	77.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	320	2.2%	450	242	78	32.2%
Public Administration	1,197	8.3%	1,422	2,995	-1,798	-60.0%
Information Not Available	722	5.0%	1,881	516	206	39.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,600		11,379	9,213
Male	5,127	59.6%	7,515	5,507	-380	-6.9%
Female	3,473	40.4%	3,864	3,706	-233	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,600		11,379	9,213
Hispanic or Latino	1,430	16.6%	1,909	1,502	-72	-4.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,369	62.4%	6,986	5,744	-375	-6.5%
Information Not Available	1,801	20.9%	2,484	1,967	-166	-8.4%

Race	8,600		11,379	9,213
American Indian or Alaskan Native	67	0.8%	88	79	-12	-15.2%
Asian	118	1.4%	122	111	7	6.3%
Black or African American	569	6.6%	647	610	-41	-6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.5%	50	49	-6	-12.2%
White	5,833	67.8%	7,761	6,251	-418	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,970	22.9%	2,711	2,113	-143	-6.8%

Years of Age	8,600		11,379	9,213
Younger than 22	186	1.4%	264	230	-44	-19.1%
22-24	355	2.6%	524	439	-84	-19.1%
25-34	1,990	14.5%	2,643	2,149	-159	-7.4%
35-44	1,828	13.3%	2,364	1,908	-80	-4.2%
45-54	1,853	13.5%	2,499	2,132	-279	-13.1%
55-59	991	7.2%	1,318	1,011	-20	-2.0%
60-64	736	5.4%	961	740	-4	-0.5%
65 and older	661	4.8%	806	604	57	9.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,600		11,379	9,213
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	85	1.0%	159	78	7	9.0%
Mining	9	0.1%	28	11	-2	-18.2%
Utilities	5	0.1%	5	5	0	0.0%
Construction	1,380	15.9%	2,226	1,684	-304	-18.1%
Manufacturing	801	9.2%	785	776	25	3.2%
Wholesale Trade	266	3.1%	258	312	-46	-14.7%
Retail Trade	829	9.5%	939	699	130	18.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	245	2.8%	303	248	-3	-1.2%
Information	90	1.0%	96	102	-12	-11.8%
Finance and Insurance	321	3.7%	331	374	-53	-14.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	149	1.7%	196	157	-8	-5.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	387	4.5%	419	466	-79	-17.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	79	0.9%	105	123	-44	-35.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,359	15.6%	2,243	1,459	-100	-6.9%
Educational Services	143	1.6%	149	134	9	6.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	934	10.8%	907	900	34	3.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	262	3.0%	535	287	-25	-8.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	761	8.8%	1,116	816	-55	-6.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	260	3.0%	302	298	-38	-12.8%
Public Administration	70	0.8%	79	63	7	11.1%
Information Not Available	165	1.9%	198	221	-56	-25.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,901		16,268	16,504
Male	7,026	47.2%	7,834	8,084	-1,058	-13.1%
Female	7,696	51.6%	8,230	8,420	-724	-8.6%
Information Not Available	179	1.2%	204	0	179	0.0%

Ethnicity	14,901		16,268	16,504
Hispanic or Latino	479	3.2%	503	581	-102	-17.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,259	89.0%	14,515	15,624	-2,365	-15.1%
Information Not Available	1,163	7.8%	1,250	299	864	289.0%

Race	14,901		16,268	16,504
American Indian or Alaskan Native	173	1.2%	179	109	64	58.7%
Asian	117	0.8%	133	138	-21	-15.2%
Black or African American	7,096	47.6%	7,670	7,918	-822	-10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.2%	39	20	6	30.0%
White	6,732	45.2%	7,443	7,626	-894	-11.7%
Information Not Available	757	5.1%	804	693	64	9.2%

Years of Age	14,901		16,268	16,504
Younger than 22	219	1.1%	260	70	149	212.9%
22-24	516	2.5%	587	45	471	1046.7%
25-34	3,360	16.5%	3,664	772	2,588	335.2%
35-44	3,565	17.5%	3,854	3,107	458	14.7%
45-54	3,484	17.1%	3,798	3,884	-400	-10.3%
55-59	1,688	8.3%	1,796	1,852	-164	-8.9%
60-64	1,248	6.1%	1,388	2,028	-780	-38.5%
65 and older	821	4.0%	921	4,729	-3,908	-82.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	17	-17	-100.0%

Industry	14,901		16,268	16,504
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	96	0.6%	120	125	-29	-23.2%
Mining	10	0.1%	11	10	0	0.0%
Utilities	41	0.3%	43	32	9	28.1%
Construction	894	6.0%	924	1,181	-287	-24.3%
Manufacturing	1,807	12.0%	1,970	1,914	-107	-5.6%
Wholesale Trade	635	4.2%	677	733	-98	-13.4%
Retail Trade	1,264	8.4%	1,343	1,577	-313	-19.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	383	2.6%	415	676	-293	-43.3%
Information	206	1.4%	211	376	-170	-45.2%
Finance and Insurance	455	3.0%	444	523	-68	-13.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	239	1.6%	277	338	-99	-29.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	837	5.6%	867	1,187	-350	-29.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	92	0.6%	117	76	16	21.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,069	13.8%	2,271	2,693	-624	-23.2%
Educational Services	215	1.4%	203	241	-26	-10.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	927	6.2%	984	1,159	-232	-20.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	130	0.9%	198	155	-25	-16.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,020	6.8%	1,346	1,281	-261	-20.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	323	2.2%	314	483	-160	-33.1%
Public Administration	222	1.5%	224	259	-37	-14.3%
Information Not Available	3,036	20.2%	3,309	1,485	1,551	104.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,246		3,058	1,808
Male	1,722	76.7%	2,440	1,215	507	41.7%
Female	524	23.3%	618	593	-69	-11.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,246		3,058	1,808
Hispanic or Latino	132	5.9%	181	76	56	73.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,924	85.7%	2,611	1,536	388	25.3%
Information Not Available	190	8.5%	266	196	-6	-3.1%

Race	2,246		3,058	1,808
American Indian or Alaskan Native	238	10.6%	298	193	45	23.3%
Asian	3	0.1%	11	17	-14	-82.4%
Black or African American	49	2.2%	55	51	-2	-3.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.2%	5	2	2	100.0%
White	1,690	75.2%	2,336	1,342	348	25.9%
Information Not Available	262	11.7%	353	203	59	29.1%

Years of Age	2,246		3,058	1,808
Younger than 22	24	0.7%	41	16	8	50.0%
22-24	73	2.0%	117	55	18	32.7%
25-34	423	11.5%	578	295	128	43.4%
35-44	461	12.5%	629	384	77	20.1%
45-54	467	12.7%	594	390	77	19.7%
55-59	316	8.6%	442	248	68	27.4%
60-64	252	6.8%	329	226	26	11.5%
65 and older	230	6.2%	328	194	36	18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,246		3,058	1,808
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	21	0.9%	31	15	6	40.0%
Mining	71	3.1%	93	44	27	61.4%
Utilities	2	0.1%	2	1	1	100.0%
Construction	896	39.5%	1,328	536	360	67.2%
Manufacturing	173	7.6%	250	205	-32	-15.6%
Wholesale Trade	58	2.6%	88	58	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	127	5.6%	169	143	-16	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	97	4.3%	122	66	31	47.0%
Information	23	1.0%	23	18	5	27.8%
Finance and Insurance	74	3.3%	77	79	-5	-6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	21	0.9%	22	19	2	10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	55	2.4%	57	39	16	41.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.3%	8	6	1	16.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	117	5.2%	184	89	28	31.5%
Educational Services	31	1.4%	36	46	-15	-32.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	115	5.1%	107	118	-3	-2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	42	1.9%	50	8	34	425.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	106	4.7%	143	108	-2	-1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	31	1.4%	24	31	0	0.0%
Public Administration	90	4.0%	124	96	-6	-6.3%
Information Not Available	89	3.9%	120	83	6	7.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,086		20,775	17,456
Male	8,514	47.1%	10,162	8,371	143	1.7%
Female	9,514	52.6%	10,553	9,085	429	4.7%
Information Not Available	58	0.3%	60	0	58	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,086		20,775	17,456
Hispanic or Latino	378	2.1%	435	386	-8	-2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,239	95.3%	19,852	16,676	563	3.4%
Information Not Available	469	2.6%	488	394	75	19.0%

Race	18,086		20,775	17,456
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.3%	54	69	-21	-30.4%
Asian	93	0.5%	108	116	-23	-19.8%
Black or African American	5,416	29.9%	5,832	5,050	366	7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	257	1.4%	293	91	166	182.4%
White	11,357	62.8%	13,496	11,283	74	0.7%
Information Not Available	915	5.1%	992	847	68	8.0%

Years of Age	18,086		20,775	17,456
Younger than 22	265	1.0%	355	235	30	12.8%
22-24	600	2.2%	677	592	8	1.4%
25-34	3,762	13.5%	4,171	3,742	20	0.5%
35-44	4,261	15.3%	4,746	4,173	88	2.1%
45-54	4,486	16.1%	5,052	4,338	148	3.4%
55-59	2,110	7.6%	2,426	1,988	122	6.1%
60-64	1,573	5.6%	1,885	1,460	113	7.7%
65 and older	1,029	3.7%	1,463	928	101	10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	18,086		20,775	17,456
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	108	0.6%	160	101	7	6.9%
Mining	38	0.2%	59	28	10	35.7%
Utilities	53	0.3%	53	44	9	20.5%
Construction	1,700	9.3%	2,372	1,565	135	8.6%
Manufacturing	2,566	14.1%	2,781	2,494	72	2.9%
Wholesale Trade	867	4.8%	981	874	-7	-0.8%
Retail Trade	1,646	9.0%	1,715	1,576	70	4.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	739	4.1%	1,121	799	-60	-7.5%
Information	332	1.8%	325	380	-48	-12.6%
Finance and Insurance	588	3.2%	595	586	2	0.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	295	1.6%	312	300	-5	-1.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,015	5.6%	1,057	1,009	6	0.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	149	0.8%	199	128	21	16.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,217	12.2%	2,352	2,157	60	2.8%
Educational Services	279	1.5%	298	313	-34	-10.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,619	8.9%	1,633	1,597	22	1.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	186	1.0%	385	210	-24	-11.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	896	4.9%	1,141	888	8	0.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	490	2.7%	612	472	18	3.8%
Public Administration	351	1.9%	369	266	85	32.0%
Information Not Available	1,952	10.7%	2,255	1,669	283	17.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	123,584		128,998	144,178
Male	66,365	53.7%	68,941	82,049	-15,684	-19.1%
Female	57,073	46.2%	59,866	61,978	-4,905	-7.9%
Information Not Available	146	0.1%	191	151	-5	-3.3%

Ethnicity	123,584		128,998	144,178
Hispanic or Latino	39,390	31.9%	40,405	47,163	-7,773	-16.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,333	60.1%	77,031	85,450	-11,117	-13.0%
Information Not Available	9,861	8.0%	11,562	11,565	-1,704	-14.7%

Race	123,584		128,998	144,178
American Indian or Alaskan Native	554	0.4%	564	584	-30	-5.1%
Asian	2,929	2.4%	3,014	3,796	-867	-22.8%
Black or African American	30,248	24.5%	30,376	32,301	-2,053	-6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,557	2.1%	2,857	2,678	-121	-4.5%
White	39,771	32.2%	42,151	47,962	-8,191	-17.1%
Information Not Available	47,525	38.5%	50,036	56,857	-9,332	-16.4%

Years of Age	123,584		128,998	144,178
Younger than 22	1,952	1.3%	2,095	2,577	-625	-24.3%
22-24	4,917	3.2%	4,993	6,287	-1,370	-21.8%
25-34	28,477	18.5%	29,062	34,154	-5,677	-16.6%
35-44	30,091	19.6%	31,247	34,629	-4,538	-13.1%
45-54	29,406	19.1%	30,727	33,649	-4,243	-12.6%
55-59	13,411	8.7%	14,219	15,630	-2,219	-14.2%
60-64	9,517	6.2%	10,083	10,750	-1,233	-11.5%
65 and older	5,721	3.7%	6,437	6,415	-694	-10.8%
Information Not Available	92	0.1%	135	87	5	5.7%

Industry	123,584		128,998	144,178
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,095	0.9%	1,093	862	233	27.0%
Mining	2,555	2.0%	2,708	4,089	-1,534	-37.5%
Utilities	670	0.5%	672	688	-18	-2.6%
Construction	16,534	13.3%	18,036	22,237	-5,703	-25.6%
Manufacturing	8,311	6.7%	9,001	12,037	-3,726	-31.0%
Wholesale Trade	7,453	6.0%	6,735	8,066	-613	-7.6%
Retail Trade	9,616	7.7%	9,631	11,057	-1,441	-13.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,210	3.4%	6,567	5,130	-920	-17.9%
Information	2,702	2.2%	2,688	3,592	-890	-24.8%
Finance and Insurance	7,886	6.3%	7,095	7,189	697	9.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,015	2.4%	2,605	2,734	281	10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,106	8.1%	10,169	12,852	-2,746	-21.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	889	0.7%	957	914	-25	-2.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17,552	14.1%	18,140	20,484	-2,932	-14.3%
Educational Services	2,424	1.9%	2,655	2,520	-96	-3.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,078	9.7%	11,824	12,542	-464	-3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	644	0.5%	636	733	-89	-12.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,454	3.6%	6,169	4,560	-106	-2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,003	2.4%	3,075	3,522	-519	-14.7%
Public Administration	1,350	1.1%	1,379	1,440	-90	-6.3%
Information Not Available	7,037	5.6%	7,163	6,930	107	1.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,164		11,183	9,696
Male	5,724	62.5%	7,571	6,094	-370	-6.1%
Female	3,401	37.1%	3,552	3,596	-195	-5.4%
Information Not Available	39	0.4%	60	6	33	550.0%

Ethnicity	9,164		11,183	9,696
Hispanic or Latino	1,064	11.6%	1,496	1,260	-196	-15.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,295	79.6%	8,287	7,259	36	0.5%
Information Not Available	805	8.8%	1,400	1,177	-372	-31.6%

Race	9,164		11,183	9,696
American Indian or Alaskan Native	215	2.3%	278	261	-46	-17.6%
Asian	186	2.0%	185	163	23	14.1%
Black or African American	231	2.5%	191	206	25	12.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	203	2.2%	207	147	56	38.1%
White	6,074	66.3%	6,394	5,438	636	11.7%
Information Not Available	2,255	24.6%	3,923	3,467	-1,212	-35.0%

Years of Age	9,164		11,183	9,696
Younger than 22	142	1.0%	235	196	-54	-27.6%
22-24	351	2.4%	477	389	-38	-9.8%
25-34	2,235	15.3%	2,553	2,437	-202	-8.3%
35-44	2,400	16.5%	2,841	2,371	29	1.2%
45-54	2,032	13.9%	2,502	2,131	-99	-4.6%
55-59	964	6.6%	1,180	1,040	-76	-7.3%
60-64	663	4.5%	906	773	-110	-14.2%
65 and older	377	2.6%	489	359	18	5.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,164		11,183	9,696
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	50	0.5%	74	39	11	28.2%
Mining	94	1.0%	103	103	-9	-8.7%
Utilities	8	0.1%	13	11	-3	-27.3%
Construction	1,364	14.8%	2,300	1,618	-254	-15.7%
Manufacturing	946	10.3%	1,093	953	-7	-0.7%
Wholesale Trade	373	4.0%	405	439	-66	-15.0%
Retail Trade	832	9.0%	856	844	-12	-1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	319	3.5%	392	322	-3	-0.9%
Information	349	3.8%	371	276	73	26.4%
Finance and Insurance	371	4.0%	390	447	-76	-17.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	149	1.6%	172	174	-25	-14.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	775	8.4%	756	851	-76	-8.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	47	0.5%	53	36	11	30.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,216	13.2%	1,809	1,340	-124	-9.3%
Educational Services	244	2.6%	236	209	35	16.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	423	4.6%	432	432	-9	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	181	2.0%	132	84	97	115.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	558	6.1%	548	496	62	12.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	147	1.6%	153	194	-47	-24.2%
Public Administration	149	1.6%	270	162	-13	-8.0%
Information Not Available	569	6.2%	625	666	-97	-14.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,333		26,796	27,665
Male	12,826	52.7%	15,024	14,689	-1,863	-12.7%
Female	11,501	47.3%	11,768	12,967	-1,466	-11.3%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	4	9	-3	-33.3%

Ethnicity	24,333		26,796	27,665
Hispanic or Latino	566	2.3%	876	1,262	-696	-55.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,912	90.1%	23,989	24,998	-3,086	-12.3%
Information Not Available	1,855	7.6%	1,931	1,405	450	32.0%

Race	24,333		26,796	27,665
American Indian or Alaskan Native	664	2.7%	998	1,402	-738	-52.6%
Asian	612	2.5%	642	760	-148	-19.5%
Black or African American	10,510	43.2%	11,136	11,534	-1,024	-8.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	10,692	43.9%	12,089	12,564	-1,872	-14.9%
Information Not Available	1,855	7.6%	1,931	1,405	450	32.0%

Years of Age	24,333		26,796	27,665
Younger than 22	201	0.6%	225	254	-53	-20.9%
22-24	628	1.9%	679	973	-345	-35.5%
25-34	5,058	15.5%	5,518	6,206	-1,148	-18.5%
35-44	5,587	17.1%	6,030	6,153	-566	-9.2%
45-54	5,919	18.1%	6,533	6,749	-830	-12.3%
55-59	3,205	9.8%	3,576	3,374	-169	-5.0%
60-64	2,291	7.0%	2,581	2,434	-143	-5.9%
65 and older	1,444	4.4%	1,654	1,522	-78	-5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,333		26,796	27,665
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	0.4%	118	130	-30	-23.1%
Mining	99	0.4%	133	79	20	25.3%
Utilities	41	0.2%	44	28	13	46.4%
Construction	2,115	8.7%	3,388	2,396	-281	-11.7%
Manufacturing	1,989	8.1%	1,981	2,176	-187	-8.6%
Wholesale Trade	807	3.3%	800	894	-87	-9.7%
Retail Trade	1,943	8.0%	2,034	2,501	-558	-22.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	921	3.8%	1,004	1,037	-116	-11.2%
Information	611	2.5%	619	661	-50	-7.6%
Finance and Insurance	957	3.9%	1,010	1,033	-76	-7.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	437	1.8%	478	467	-30	-6.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,861	11.7%	2,834	3,277	-416	-12.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	145	0.6%	148	166	-21	-12.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,153	12.9%	3,377	3,625	-472	-13.0%
Educational Services	437	1.8%	443	530	-93	-17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,886	7.7%	1,840	2,104	-218	-10.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	243	1.0%	382	183	60	32.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	966	4.0%	1,208	1,144	-178	-15.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	739	3.0%	778	832	-93	-11.2%
Public Administration	1,567	6.4%	1,685	1,896	-329	-17.4%
Information Not Available	2,316	9.5%	2,492	2,506	-190	-7.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	411		540	185
Male	131	31.9%	174	123	8	6.5%
Female	280	68.1%	366	62	218	351.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	411		540	185
Hispanic or Latino	48	11.7%	60	39	9	23.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	353	85.9%	473	141	212	150.4%
Information Not Available	10	2.4%	7	5	5	100.0%

Race	411		540	185
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Black or African American	331	80.5%	446	126	205	162.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.5%	4	3	-1	-33.3%
White	22	5.4%	26	12	10	83.3%
Information Not Available	56	13.6%	63	41	15	36.6%

Years of Age	411		540	185
Younger than 22	3	0.8%	2	1	2	200.0%
22-24	12	3.1%	17	7	5	71.4%
25-34	65	16.7%	90	36	29	80.6%
35-44	73	18.7%	96	41	32	78.0%
45-54	100	25.6%	120	57	43	75.4%
55-59	63	16.2%	91	13	50	384.6%
60-64	43	11.0%	54	20	23	115.0%
65 and older	49	12.6%	67	9	40	444.4%
Information Not Available	3	0.8%	3	1	2	200.0%

Industry	411		540	185
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	1	0.2%	4	1	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	8	1.9%	11	61	-53	-86.9%
Manufacturing	4	1.0%	4	6	-2	-33.3%
Wholesale Trade	4	1.0%	11	1	3	300.0%
Retail Trade	35	8.5%	37	22	13	59.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	7	1.7%	9	3	4	133.3%
Information	1	0.2%	1	2	-1	-50.0%
Finance and Insurance	2	0.5%	4	6	-4	-66.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	9	2.2%	13	2	7	350.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6	1.5%	6	9	-3	-33.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	1.0%	4	2	2	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11	2.7%	9	4	7	175.0%
Educational Services	4	1.0%	5	1	3	300.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8	1.9%	12	12	-4	-33.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5	1.2%	6	2	3	150.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	259	63.0%	357	18	241	1338.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	18	4.4%	18	15	3	20.0%
Public Administration	3	0.7%	4	7	-4	-57.1%
Information Not Available	22	5.4%	25	11	11	100.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,426		5,211	4,962
Male	3,071	69.4%	3,822	3,459	-388	-11.2%
Female	1,355	30.6%	1,389	1,503	-148	-9.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,426		5,211	4,962
Hispanic or Latino	11	0.2%	15	5	6	120.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,299	29.3%	1,614	766	533	69.6%
Information Not Available	3,116	70.4%	3,582	4,191	-1,075	-25.7%

Race	4,426		5,211	4,962
American Indian or Alaskan Native	5	0.1%	10	2	3	150.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	34	0.8%	35	12	22	183.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	7	1	4	400.0%
White	1,266	28.6%	1,577	756	510	67.5%
Information Not Available	3,116	70.4%	3,582	4,191	-1,075	-25.7%

Years of Age	4,426		5,211	4,962
Younger than 22	54	1.0%	62	70	-16	-22.9%
22-24	144	2.7%	185	184	-40	-21.7%
25-34	940	17.9%	1,095	1,085	-145	-13.4%
35-44	918	17.5%	1,028	1,000	-82	-8.2%
45-54	954	18.1%	1,181	1,070	-116	-10.8%
55-59	545	10.4%	619	643	-98	-15.2%
60-64	432	8.2%	532	485	-53	-10.9%
65 and older	439	8.3%	509	425	14	3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,426		5,211	4,962
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	79	1.8%	86	87	-8	-9.2%
Mining	11	0.2%	43	26	-15	-57.7%
Utilities	4	0.1%	5	3	1	33.3%
Construction	1,246	27.7%	1,656	1,392	-146	-10.5%
Manufacturing	386	8.6%	464	473	-87	-18.4%
Wholesale Trade	140	3.1%	136	157	-17	-10.8%
Retail Trade	407	9.0%	442	435	-28	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	134	3.0%	158	142	-8	-5.6%
Information	40	0.9%	32	51	-11	-21.6%
Finance and Insurance	34	0.8%	36	44	-10	-22.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	43	1.0%	53	71	-28	-39.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	129	2.9%	142	139	-10	-7.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	5	3	2	66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	402	8.9%	559	402	0	0.0%
Educational Services	90	2.0%	104	87	3	3.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	306	6.8%	300	305	1	0.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	90	2.0%	127	100	-10	-10.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	687	15.2%	631	806	-119	-14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	94	2.1%	119	112	-18	-16.1%
Public Administration	99	2.2%	113	127	-28	-22.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,407		52,106	52,935
Male	30,131	62.2%	32,861	33,406	-3,275	-9.8%
Female	18,276	37.8%	19,245	19,529	-1,253	-6.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	48,407		52,106	52,935
Hispanic or Latino	6,519	13.5%	7,651	6,781	-262	-3.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,145	78.8%	40,559	42,631	-4,486	-10.5%
Information Not Available	3,743	7.7%	3,896	3,523	220	6.2%

Race	48,407		52,106	52,935
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,414	2.9%	1,576	1,364	50	3.7%
Asian	2,391	4.9%	2,193	1,759	632	35.9%
Black or African American	3,388	7.0%	3,172	3,743	-355	-9.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	670	1.4%	627	433	237	54.7%
White	32,814	67.8%	35,870	35,401	-2,587	-7.3%
Information Not Available	7,730	16.0%	8,668	10,235	-2,505	-24.5%

Years of Age	48,407		52,106	52,935
Younger than 22	637	0.8%	789	739	-102	-13.8%
22-24	1,711	2.2%	1,918	1,931	-220	-11.4%
25-34	10,848	14.0%	11,760	12,020	-1,172	-9.8%
35-44	11,340	14.7%	12,043	12,114	-774	-6.4%
45-54	11,757	15.2%	12,510	13,185	-1,428	-10.8%
55-59	5,892	7.6%	6,342	6,291	-399	-6.3%
60-64	4,009	5.2%	4,359	4,311	-302	-7.0%
65 and older	2,213	2.9%	2,385	2,344	-131	-5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	48,407		52,106	52,935
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,364	4.7%	3,064	2,720	-356	-13.1%
Mining	140	0.3%	176	137	3	2.2%
Utilities	97	0.2%	105	93	4	4.3%
Construction	8,752	17.2%	10,755	9,617	-865	-9.0%
Manufacturing	6,135	12.1%	5,493	7,690	-1,555	-20.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,266	4.5%	2,345	2,435	-169	-6.9%
Retail Trade	3,672	7.2%	3,742	3,998	-326	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,703	3.4%	1,809	1,963	-260	-13.2%
Information	1,332	2.6%	1,341	1,784	-452	-25.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,264	2.5%	1,261	1,254	10	0.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	756	1.5%	720	778	-22	-2.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,432	6.8%	3,373	3,697	-265	-7.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.3%	137	140	-3	-2.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,880	7.6%	4,303	4,497	-617	-13.7%
Educational Services	758	1.5%	794	880	-122	-13.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,640	7.2%	3,800	3,831	-191	-5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	670	1.3%	765	701	-31	-4.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,027	4.0%	2,289	2,221	-194	-8.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,550	3.1%	1,800	1,689	-139	-8.2%
Public Administration	1,590	3.1%	1,793	1,685	-95	-5.6%
Information Not Available	2,242	4.4%	2,241	1,125	1,117	99.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	34,254		42,477	36,081
Male	22,457	65.6%	29,764	22,087	370	1.7%
Female	11,773	34.4%	12,688	13,958	-2,185	-15.7%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	25	36	-12	-33.3%

Ethnicity	34,254		42,477	36,081
Hispanic or Latino	1,942	5.7%	2,692	1,916	26	1.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	31,579	92.2%	38,897	33,433	-1,854	-5.5%
Information Not Available	733	2.1%	888	732	1	0.1%

Race	34,254		42,477	36,081
American Indian or Alaskan Native	579	1.7%	616	530	49	9.2%
Asian	370	1.1%	374	440	-70	-15.9%
Black or African American	3,795	11.1%	4,009	4,806	-1,011	-21.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.1%	47	61	-27	-44.3%
White	28,743	83.9%	36,543	29,512	-769	-2.6%
Information Not Available	733	2.1%	888	732	1	0.1%

Years of Age	34,254		42,477	36,081
Younger than 22	397	0.7%	603	447	-50	-11.2%
22-24	1,278	2.1%	1,691	1,205	73	6.1%
25-34	7,102	11.9%	9,049	7,584	-482	-6.4%
35-44	7,455	12.5%	9,308	7,620	-165	-2.2%
45-54	7,897	13.2%	9,597	8,735	-838	-9.6%
55-59	4,552	7.6%	5,403	4,709	-157	-3.3%
60-64	3,343	5.6%	4,112	3,475	-132	-3.8%
65 and older	2,172	3.6%	2,638	2,302	-130	-5.6%
Information Not Available	58	0.1%	76	4	54	1350.0%

Industry	34,254		42,477	36,081
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	469	1.4%	561	350	119	34.0%
Mining	151	0.4%	293	144	7	4.9%
Utilities	65	0.2%	89	40	25	62.5%
Construction	8,183	23.6%	11,848	7,222	961	13.3%
Manufacturing	5,058	14.6%	5,577	6,004	-946	-15.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,151	3.3%	1,389	1,201	-50	-4.2%
Retail Trade	2,705	7.8%	3,092	2,876	-171	-5.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,607	4.6%	1,835	2,425	-818	-33.7%
Information	462	1.3%	476	487	-25	-5.1%
Finance and Insurance	945	2.7%	930	1,003	-58	-5.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	329	0.9%	382	318	11	3.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,038	3.0%	1,032	1,090	-52	-4.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	298	0.9%	331	382	-84	-22.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,993	11.5%	5,768	3,749	244	6.5%
Educational Services	421	1.2%	438	483	-62	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,384	6.9%	2,438	2,915	-531	-18.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	723	2.1%	1,058	603	120	19.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,812	5.2%	2,069	2,158	-346	-16.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	593	1.7%	650	664	-71	-10.7%
Public Administration	641	1.8%	773	686	-45	-6.6%
Information Not Available	1,226	3.5%	1,448	1,281	-55	-4.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,087		13,274	11,462
Male	6,683	66.3%	9,427	7,924	-1,241	-15.7%
Female	3,399	33.7%	3,846	3,533	-134	-3.8%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	1	5	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,087		13,274	11,462
Hispanic or Latino	153	1.5%	214	181	-28	-15.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,835	87.6%	11,509	8,452	383	4.5%
Information Not Available	1,099	10.9%	1,551	2,829	-1,730	-61.2%

Race	10,087		13,274	11,462
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	0.4%	42	28	9	32.1%
Asian	16	0.2%	29	35	-19	-54.3%
Black or African American	452	4.5%	536	439	13	3.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	13	8	4	50.0%
White	8,682	86.1%	11,430	10,075	-1,393	-13.8%
Information Not Available	888	8.8%	1,224	877	11	1.3%

Years of Age	10,087		13,274	11,462
Younger than 22	184	1.0%	213	181	3	1.7%
22-24	469	2.6%	586	526	-57	-10.8%
25-34	2,107	11.8%	2,576	2,383	-276	-11.6%
35-44	2,447	13.7%	3,266	2,737	-290	-10.6%
45-54	2,356	13.2%	3,309	2,780	-424	-15.3%
55-59	1,086	6.1%	1,483	1,330	-244	-18.3%
60-64	858	4.8%	1,112	907	-49	-5.4%
65 and older	579	3.2%	728	618	-39	-6.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Industry	10,087		13,274	11,462
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	57	0.6%	90	89	-32	-36.0%
Mining	416	4.1%	534	436	-20	-4.6%
Utilities	18	0.2%	13	22	-4	-18.2%
Construction	2,495	24.6%	3,723	2,967	-472	-15.9%
Manufacturing	726	7.2%	962	812	-86	-10.6%
Wholesale Trade	242	2.4%	251	343	-101	-29.4%
Retail Trade	1,046	10.3%	1,138	1,121	-75	-6.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	307	3.0%	342	390	-83	-21.3%
Information	121	1.2%	905	160	-39	-24.4%
Finance and Insurance	168	1.7%	158	171	-3	-1.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	135	1.3%	128	159	-24	-15.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	248	2.4%	268	305	-57	-18.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	0.3%	33	21	13	61.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	943	9.3%	1,254	1,091	-148	-13.6%
Educational Services	121	1.2%	137	120	1	0.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	836	8.2%	798	901	-65	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	205	2.0%	265	191	14	7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	736	7.3%	832	799	-63	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	284	2.8%	296	311	-27	-8.7%
Public Administration	169	1.7%	212	247	-78	-31.6%
Information Not Available	780	7.7%	935	806	-26	-3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Apr 2018	Percent	Mar 2018	Apr 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,971		3,824	3,494
Male	2,021	68.0%	2,696	2,278	-257	-11.3%
Female	950	32.0%	1,128	1,216	-266	-21.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,971		3,824	3,494
Hispanic or Latino	327	11.0%	485	406	-79	-19.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,544	85.6%	3,205	2,955	-411	-13.9%
Information Not Available	100	3.4%	134	133	-33	-24.8%

Race	2,971		3,824	3,494
American Indian or Alaskan Native	110	3.7%	185	133	-23	-17.3%
Asian	8	0.3%	17	28	-20	-71.4%
Black or African American	75	2.5%	94	85	-10	-11.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.3%	7	4	5	125.0%
White	2,489	83.8%	3,097	2,902	-413	-14.2%
Information Not Available	280	9.4%	424	342	-62	-18.1%

Years of Age	2,971		3,824	3,494
Younger than 22	28	0.5%	35	31	-3	-9.7%
22-24	118	2.3%	146	148	-30	-20.3%
25-34	657	12.8%	832	788	-131	-16.6%
35-44	621	12.1%	760	773	-152	-19.7%
45-54	593	11.6%	821	752	-159	-21.1%
55-59	387	7.6%	505	457	-70	-15.3%
60-64	335	6.5%	412	350	-15	-4.3%
65 and older	232	4.5%	313	195	37	19.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,971		3,824	3,494
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	1.3%	59	34	6	17.6%
Mining	152	5.0%	161	166	-14	-8.4%
Utilities	6	0.2%	6	4	2	50.0%
Construction	751	24.9%	1,366	859	-108	-12.6%
Manufacturing	157	5.2%	176	164	-7	-4.3%
Wholesale Trade	53	1.8%	72	87	-34	-39.1%
Retail Trade	241	8.0%	249	259	-18	-6.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	134	4.5%	117	171	-37	-21.6%
Information	35	1.2%	29	25	10	40.0%
Finance and Insurance	42	1.4%	51	39	3	7.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	54	1.8%	64	41	13	31.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	72	2.4%	77	98	-26	-26.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.1%	4	4	-2	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	197	6.5%	292	194	3	1.5%
Educational Services	51	1.7%	69	35	16	45.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	152	5.0%	139	209	-57	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	43	1.4%	50	36	7	19.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	434	14.4%	401	522	-88	-16.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	39	1.3%	53	99	-60	-60.6%
Public Administration	81	2.7%	123	84	-3	-3.6%
Information Not Available	235	7.8%	266	364	-129	-35.4%