Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

August 2018

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants August 2018
	Aug 2018	Jul 2018	Monthly Change	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,627,517	1,765,539	-138,022	1,885,124	-257,607	-13.7
Alaska	4,859	5,714	-855	6,115	-1,256	-20.5
Alabama	16,229	18,784	-2,555	18,502	-2,273	-12.3
Arkansas	10,737	13,112	-2,375	13,980	-3,243	-23.2
Arizona	30,434	31,921	-1,487	33,657	-3,223	-9.6
California	303,121	320,668	-17,547	336,839	-33,718	-10.0
Colorado	16,877	19,396	-2,519	21,517	-4,640	-21.6
Connecticut	37,082	37,580	-498	40,297	-3,215	-8.0
District of Columbia	8,207	8,214	-7	9,216	-1,009	-10.9
Delaware	5,324	5,397	-73	6,040	-716	-11.9
Florida	43,628	47,880	-4,252	54,113	-10,485	-19.4
Georgia	25,160	28,305	-3,145	29,037	-3,877	-13.4
Hawaii	6,413	7,095	-682	7,212	-799	-11.1
Iowa	13,315	13,747	-432	15,500	-2,185	-14.1
Idaho	4,064	4,494	-430	5,044	-980	-19.4
Illinois	87,433	97,033	-9,600	102,903	-15,470	-15.0
Indiana	13,136	13,995	-859	14,899	-1,763	-11.8
Kansas	8,304	9,080	-776	12,205	-3,901	-32.0
Kentucky	15,866	22,580	-6,714	19,044	-3,178	-16.7
Louisiana	17,641	19,148	-1,507	22,188	-4,547	-20.5
Massachusetts	55,126	53,971	1,155	58,827	-3,701	-6.3
Maryland	30,476	31,037	-561	36,534	-6,058	-16.6
Maine	3,769	4,562	-793	3,834	-65	-1.7
Michigan	48,407	66,095	-17,688	53,056	-4,649	-8.8
Minnesota	24,447	26,132	-1,685	28,229	-3,782	-13.4
Missouri	21,434	27,123	-5,689	28,285	-6,851	-24.2
Mississippi	8,852	12,691	-3,839	12,841	-3,989	-31.1
Montana	3,661	4,106	-445	4,175	-514	-12.3
North Carolina	19,135	20,229	-1,094	22,312	-3,177	-14.2
North Dakota	1,799	2,116	-317	2,398	-599	-25.0
Nebraska	3,288	4,250	-962	4,708	-1,420	-30.2
New Hampshire	3,528	3,712	-184	4,100	-572	-14.0
New Jersey	97,836	96,343	1,493	103,673	-5,837	-5.6
New Mexico	7,850	9,183	-1,333	10,872	-3,022	-27.8
Nevada	17,708	18,943	-1,235	20,211	-2,503	-12.4
New York	137,979	138,702	-723	151,152	-13,173	-8.7
Ohio	41,490	49,421	-7,931	49,251	-7,761	-15.8
Oklahoma	12,264	13,468	-1,204	15,091	-2,827	-18.7
Oregon	23,284	25,110	-1,826	25,833	-2,549	-9.9
Pennsylvania	113,135	121,544	-8,409	126,385	-13,250	-10.5
Puerto Rico	13,106	16,459	-3,353	26,004	-12,898	-49.6
Rhode Island	9,021	9,309	-288	9,091	-70	-0.8
South Carolina	17,467	18,606	-1,139	21,987	-4,520	-20.6
South Dakota	918	1,067	-149	1,170	-252	-21.5
Tennessee	17,846	22,658	-4,812	21,381	-3,535	-16.5
Texas	118,758	128,779	-10,021	146,004	-27,246	-18.7
Utah	7,630	8,071	-441	8,191	-561	-6.8
Virginia	23,409	25,809	-2,400	30,036	-6,627	-22.1
Virgin Islands	187	184	3	255	-68	-26.7
Vermont	2,863	3,111	-248	3,392	-529	-15.6
Washington	40,229	42,086	-1,857	47,463	-7,234	-15.2
Wisconsin	24,071	26,336	-2,265	28,340	-4,269	-15.1
West Virginia	7,365	8,557	-1,192	9,537	-2,172	-22.8
Wyoming	1,349	1,626	-277	2,198	-849	-38.6

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,627,517		1,765,539	1,885,124	-257,607	-13.7
Male	779,613	47.9%	841,240	919,187	-139,574	-15.2%
Female	835,502	51.3%	911,907	951,808	-116,306	-12.2%
Information Not Available	12,402	0.8%	12,392	14,129	-1,727	-12.2%

Ethnicity	1,627,517		1,765,539	1,885,124
Hispanic or Latino	317,330	19.5%	337,702	372,055	-54,725	-14.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,138,456	70.0%	1,239,785	1,303,014	-164,558	-12.6%
Information Not Available	171,732	10.6%	188,052	210,052	-38,320	-18.2%

Race	1,627,517		1,765,539	1,885,124
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20,772	1.3%	21,982	24,525	-3,753	-15.3%
Asian	58,752	3.6%	65,724	67,800	-9,048	-13.3%
Black or African American	330,086	20.2%	362,729	381,242	-51,156	-13.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10,016	0.6%	11,064	11,803	-1,787	-15.1%
White	826,890	50.7%	899,381	958,322	-131,432	-13.7%
Information Not Available	383,627	23.5%	407,633	446,048	-62,421	-14.0%

Years of Age	1,627,517		1,765,539	1,885,124
Younger than 22	25,753	1.6%	27,642	30,363	-4,610	-15.2%
22-24	59,762	3.7%	66,168	72,985	-13,223	-18.1%
25-34	360,150	22.1%	389,741	425,660	-65,510	-15.4%
35-44	357,579	22.0%	385,568	408,668	-51,089	-12.5%
45-54	371,677	22.8%	403,851	433,357	-61,680	-14.2%
55-59	187,318	11.5%	203,888	215,706	-28,388	-13.2%
60-64	139,752	8.6%	157,564	159,316	-19,564	-12.3%
65 and older	113,669	7.0%	119,580	125,230	-11,561	-9.2%
Information Not Available	11,857	0.7%	11,537	13,839	-1,982	-14.3%

Industry	1,627,517		1,765,539	1,885,124
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	48,900	3.0%	53,300	58,674	-9,774	-16.7%
Mining	6,652	0.4%	6,585	7,592	-940	-12.4%
Utilities	4,838	0.3%	4,119	3,879	959	24.7%
Construction	131,722	8.1%	138,814	147,642	-15,920	-10.8%
Manufacturing	137,205	8.4%	168,864	164,672	-27,467	-16.7%
Wholesale Trade	59,966	3.7%	59,111	64,240	-4,274	-6.7%
Retail Trade	127,503	7.8%	135,473	149,784	-22,281	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	113,266	7.0%	116,622	125,050	-11,784	-9.4%
Information	50,584	3.1%	60,565	62,488	-11,904	-19.1%
Finance and Insurance	53,451	3.3%	53,788	57,318	-3,867	-6.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	23,120	1.4%	23,802	25,654	-2,534	-9.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	98,834	6.1%	105,252	116,753	-17,919	-15.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,147	0.7%	15,042	13,154	-1,007	-7.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	200,401	12.3%	220,879	249,546	-49,145	-19.7%
Educational Services	65,304	4.0%	75,564	80,584	-15,280	-19.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	159,708	9.8%	174,776	180,947	-21,239	-11.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	22,591	1.4%	23,056	24,853	-2,262	-9.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	119,996	7.4%	132,920	135,364	-15,368	-11.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	41,355	2.5%	46,001	49,297	-7,942	-16.1%
Public Administration	31,800	2.0%	33,340	41,407	-9,607	-23.2%
Information Not Available	118,174	7.3%	117,666	126,226	-8,052	-6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,859		5,714	6,115	-1,256	-20.5
Male	2,215	45.6%	2,681	2,965	-750	-25.3%
Female	2,630	54.1%	3,011	3,136	-506	-16.1%
Information Not Available	14	0.3%	22	14	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,859		5,714	6,115
Hispanic or Latino	4	0.1%	4	8	-4	-50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,657	95.8%	5,439	5,839	-1,182	-20.2%
Information Not Available	198	4.1%	271	268	-70	-26.1%

Race	4,859		5,714	6,115
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,815	37.4%	1,961	2,119	-304	-14.3%
Asian	239	4.9%	438	269	-30	-11.2%
Black or African American	255	5.2%	331	344	-89	-25.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	144	3.0%	115	182	-38	-20.9%
White	2,204	45.4%	2,594	2,927	-723	-24.7%
Information Not Available	202	4.2%	275	274	-72	-26.3%

Years of Age	4,859		5,714	6,115
Younger than 22	77	1.2%	93	124	-47	-37.9%
22-24	227	3.4%	247	237	-10	-4.2%
25-34	1,255	18.9%	1,504	1,747	-492	-28.2%
35-44	1,203	18.1%	1,306	1,435	-232	-16.2%
45-54	968	14.6%	1,157	1,240	-272	-21.9%
55-59	498	7.5%	646	661	-163	-24.7%
60-64	411	6.2%	425	394	17	4.3%
65 and older	220	3.3%	336	277	-57	-20.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,859		5,714	6,115
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.2%	16	5	7	140.0%
Mining	107	2.2%	115	224	-117	-52.2%
Utilities	23	0.5%	29	24	-1	-4.2%
Construction	390	8.0%	506	561	-171	-30.5%
Manufacturing	233	4.8%	315	242	-9	-3.7%
Wholesale Trade	92	1.9%	81	74	18	24.3%
Retail Trade	596	12.2%	579	710	-114	-16.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	309	6.3%	523	520	-211	-40.6%
Information	61	1.3%	66	78	-17	-21.8%
Finance and Insurance	133	2.7%	155	157	-24	-15.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	80	1.6%	79	118	-38	-32.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	177	3.6%	166	236	-59	-25.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.3%	10	8	8	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	275	5.6%	259	304	-29	-9.5%
Educational Services	292	6.0%	331	363	-71	-19.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	590	12.1%	744	742	-152	-20.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	66	1.4%	43	72	-6	-8.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	407	8.4%	444	497	-90	-18.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	306	6.3%	336	351	-45	-12.8%
Public Administration	523	10.7%	630	640	-117	-18.3%
Information Not Available	171	3.5%	287	189	-18	-9.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,229		18,784	18,502
Male	7,398	45.6%	8,127	8,850	-1,452	-16.4%
Female	8,771	54.0%	10,641	9,631	-860	-8.9%
Information Not Available	60	0.4%	16	21	39	185.7%

Ethnicity	16,229		18,784	18,502
Hispanic or Latino	240	1.5%	232	239	1	0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,154	74.9%	14,411	13,985	-1,831	-13.1%
Information Not Available	3,835	23.6%	4,141	4,278	-443	-10.4%

Race	16,229		18,784	18,502
American Indian or Alaskan Native	899	5.5%	773	1,070	-171	-16.0%
Asian	433	2.7%	444	520	-87	-16.7%
Black or African American	7,497	46.2%	9,153	8,210	-713	-8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1%	20	19	2	10.5%
White	6,538	40.3%	7,429	7,809	-1,271	-16.3%
Information Not Available	841	5.2%	965	874	-33	-3.8%

Years of Age	16,229		18,784	18,502
Younger than 22	323	1.5%	407	428	-105	-24.5%
22-24	734	3.4%	862	866	-132	-15.2%
25-34	3,939	18.2%	4,558	4,613	-674	-14.6%
35-44	3,896	18.0%	4,553	4,465	-569	-12.7%
45-54	3,598	16.6%	4,081	4,011	-413	-10.3%
55-59	1,646	7.6%	1,870	1,867	-221	-11.8%
60-64	1,146	5.3%	1,370	1,297	-151	-11.6%
65 and older	893	4.1%	1,072	946	-53	-5.6%
Information Not Available	54	0.2%	11	9	45	500.0%

Industry	16,229		18,784	18,502
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	104	0.6%	67	157	-53	-33.8%
Mining	53	0.3%	54	86	-33	-38.4%
Utilities	29	0.2%	30	54	-25	-46.3%
Construction	1,293	7.9%	1,427	1,649	-356	-21.6%
Manufacturing	2,632	16.1%	3,120	2,627	5	0.2%
Wholesale Trade	566	3.5%	588	615	-49	-8.0%
Retail Trade	1,934	11.8%	1,977	2,235	-301	-13.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	454	2.8%	671	539	-85	-15.8%
Information	237	1.5%	231	288	-51	-17.7%
Finance and Insurance	641	3.9%	631	559	82	14.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	207	1.3%	200	225	-18	-8.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	938	5.7%	1,033	1,067	-129	-12.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	44	0.3%	53	52	-8	-15.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,009	12.3%	2,461	2,450	-441	-18.0%
Educational Services	358	2.2%	429	462	-104	-22.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,625	9.9%	2,167	1,817	-192	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	110	0.7%	99	110	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,202	7.4%	1,547	1,476	-274	-18.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	422	2.6%	684	518	-96	-18.5%
Public Administration	216	1.3%	226	211	5	2.4%
Information Not Available	1,155	7.1%	1,089	1,305	-150	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,737		13,112	13,980
Male	4,758	44.3%	4,849	6,396	-1,638	-25.6%
Female	5,077	47.3%	7,101	6,711	-1,634	-24.3%
Information Not Available	902	8.4%	1,162	873	29	3.3%

Ethnicity	10,737		13,112	13,980
Hispanic or Latino	63	0.6%	96	129	-66	-51.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,722	90.5%	11,854	12,978	-3,256	-25.1%
Information Not Available	952	8.9%	1,162	873	79	9.0%

Race	10,737		13,112	13,980
American Indian or Alaskan Native	136	1.3%	126	159	-23	-14.5%
Asian	20	0.2%	16	19	1	5.3%
Black or African American	3,085	28.7%	3,926	3,937	-852	-21.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	499	4.6%	672	699	-200	-28.6%
White	6,032	56.2%	7,114	8,164	-2,132	-26.1%
Information Not Available	965	9.0%	1,258	1,002	-37	-3.7%

Years of Age	10,737		13,112	13,980
Younger than 22	226	1.4%	251	291	-65	-22.3%
22-24	413	2.6%	527	587	-174	-29.6%
25-34	2,160	13.5%	2,664	2,825	-665	-23.5%
35-44	2,379	14.9%	2,861	3,183	-804	-25.3%
45-54	2,236	14.0%	2,721	3,043	-807	-26.5%
55-59	1,071	6.7%	1,255	1,397	-326	-23.3%
60-64	778	4.9%	890	1,018	-240	-23.6%
65 and older	572	3.6%	781	763	-191	-25.0%
Information Not Available	902	5.6%	1,162	873	29	3.3%

Industry	10,737		13,112	13,980
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	93	0.9%	88	116	-23	-19.8%
Mining	65	0.6%	72	85	-20	-23.5%
Utilities	27	0.2%	20	22	5	22.7%
Construction	720	6.6%	775	1,052	-332	-31.6%
Manufacturing	1,439	13.3%	1,444	1,610	-171	-10.6%
Wholesale Trade	515	4.8%	485	602	-87	-14.5%
Retail Trade	1,120	10.3%	1,237	1,532	-412	-26.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	314	2.9%	350	453	-139	-30.7%
Information	135	1.2%	153	150	-15	-10.0%
Finance and Insurance	192	1.8%	173	224	-32	-14.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	135	1.2%	130	130	5	3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	496	4.6%	506	578	-82	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	84	0.8%	78	153	-69	-45.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,305	12.0%	1,606	1,881	-576	-30.6%
Educational Services	258	2.4%	367	367	-109	-29.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,283	11.8%	2,100	1,633	-350	-21.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	62	0.6%	77	73	-11	-15.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	615	5.7%	1,163	962	-347	-36.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	229	2.1%	289	382	-153	-40.1%
Public Administration	183	1.7%	207	263	-80	-30.4%
Information Not Available	1,467	13.5%	1,792	1,712	-245	-14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,434		31,921	33,657
Male	15,808	51.9%	16,123	17,640	-1,832	-10.4%
Female	14,614	48.0%	15,773	16,005	-1,391	-8.7%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	25	12	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	30,434		31,921	33,657
Hispanic or Latino	12,953	42.6%	14,192	15,097	-2,144	-14.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,952	36.0%	11,484	12,355	-1,403	-11.4%
Information Not Available	6,529	21.5%	6,245	6,205	324	5.2%

Race	30,434		31,921	33,657
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,609	5.3%	1,751	1,664	-55	-3.3%
Asian	2,841	9.3%	2,320	2,466	375	15.2%
Black or African American	2,177	7.2%	2,227	2,445	-268	-11.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	246	0.8%	265	236	10	4.2%
White	12,134	39.9%	12,856	14,646	-2,512	-17.2%
Information Not Available	11,427	37.5%	12,502	12,200	-773	-6.3%

Years of Age	30,434		31,921	33,657
Younger than 22	671	1.7%	666	745	-74	-9.9%
22-24	1,323	3.3%	1,445	1,605	-282	-17.6%
25-34	6,823	17.1%	7,024	7,411	-588	-7.9%
35-44	6,293	15.8%	6,656	6,880	-587	-8.5%
45-54	7,046	17.7%	7,473	8,092	-1,046	-12.9%
55-59	3,706	9.3%	3,858	4,080	-374	-9.2%
60-64	2,722	6.8%	2,810	2,878	-156	-5.4%
65 and older	1,850	4.6%	1,989	1,966	-116	-5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	30,434		31,921	33,657
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	6,473	17.5%	7,260	7,151	-678	-9.5%
Mining	38	0.1%	41	47	-9	-19.1%
Utilities	35	0.1%	35	39	-4	-10.3%
Construction	1,449	3.9%	1,412	1,322	127	9.6%
Manufacturing	1,267	3.4%	1,335	1,635	-368	-22.5%
Wholesale Trade	956	2.6%	928	1,152	-196	-17.0%
Retail Trade	1,852	5.0%	1,835	2,138	-286	-13.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	751	2.0%	761	748	3	0.4%
Information	395	1.1%	396	443	-48	-10.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,101	3.0%	1,107	1,182	-81	-6.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	385	1.0%	382	491	-106	-21.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,349	3.7%	1,414	1,583	-234	-14.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	134	0.4%	142	86	48	55.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,166	8.6%	3,254	3,790	-624	-16.5%
Educational Services	657	1.8%	850	800	-143	-17.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,265	6.1%	2,661	2,501	-236	-9.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	305	0.8%	331	315	-10	-3.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,358	3.7%	1,731	1,480	-122	-8.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	486	1.3%	490	570	-84	-14.7%
Public Administration	482	1.3%	597	585	-103	-17.6%
Information Not Available	5,530	15.0%	4,959	5,599	-69	-1.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	303,121		320,668	336,839
Male	150,142	49.5%	160,235	169,334	-19,192	-11.3%
Female	152,979	50.5%	160,334	167,505	-14,526	-8.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	99	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	303,121		320,668	336,839
Hispanic or Latino	123,928	40.9%	128,188	136,988	-13,060	-9.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	150,730	49.7%	161,419	167,987	-17,257	-10.3%
Information Not Available	28,463	9.4%	31,061	31,864	-3,401	-10.7%

Race	303,121		320,668	336,839
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,543	0.8%	2,367	3,177	-634	-20.0%
Asian	27,094	8.9%	31,258	31,287	-4,193	-13.4%
Black or African American	24,649	8.1%	28,694	30,902	-6,253	-20.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	96,443	31.8%	99,099	102,621	-6,178	-6.0%
Information Not Available	152,392	50.3%	159,250	168,852	-16,460	-9.7%

Years of Age	303,121		320,668	336,839
Younger than 22	5,282	1.4%	5,226	7,509	-2,227	-29.7%
22-24	12,520	3.3%	14,495	14,440	-1,920	-13.3%
25-34	75,511	20.0%	77,603	84,811	-9,300	-11.0%
35-44	67,295	17.9%	67,052	69,794	-2,499	-3.6%
45-54	67,002	17.8%	71,490	75,859	-8,857	-11.7%
55-59	31,496	8.4%	34,512	37,640	-6,144	-16.3%
60-64	22,790	6.0%	29,681	27,725	-4,935	-17.8%
65 and older	21,225	5.6%	20,609	19,061	2,164	11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	303,121		320,668	336,839
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	32,767	9.8%	36,879	39,373	-6,606	-16.8%
Mining	1,076	0.3%	789	385	691	179.5%
Utilities	1,174	0.3%	986	1,155	19	1.6%
Construction	24,453	7.3%	23,370	20,505	3,948	19.3%
Manufacturing	24,453	7.3%	23,666	26,088	-1,635	-6.3%
Wholesale Trade	2,054	0.6%	1,874	1,348	706	52.4%
Retail Trade	21,910	6.5%	23,961	23,297	-1,387	-6.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,412	2.5%	9,466	11,456	-3,044	-26.6%
Information	23,084	6.9%	30,469	28,591	-5,507	-19.3%
Finance and Insurance	6,553	2.0%	5,719	6,546	7	0.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,837	0.8%	2,958	2,792	45	1.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,629	2.3%	7,691	7,605	24	0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	56,340	16.8%	64,981	76,438	-20,098	-26.3%
Educational Services	18,878	5.6%	22,581	25,703	-6,825	-26.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	23,084	6.9%	22,679	23,874	-790	-3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,695	1.4%	4,339	5,006	-311	-6.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,650	4.7%	14,594	15,114	536	3.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6,064	1.8%	6,607	7,701	-1,637	-21.3%
Public Administration	3,619	1.1%	3,451	3,369	250	7.4%
Information Not Available	18,389	5.5%	13,608	10,493	7,896	75.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,877		19,396	21,517
Male	8,310	49.2%	9,372	10,593	-2,283	-21.6%
Female	8,567	50.8%	10,024	10,923	-2,356	-21.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	16,877		19,396	21,517
Hispanic or Latino	3,235	19.2%	3,829	4,076	-841	-20.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,956	70.8%	13,644	15,241	-3,285	-21.6%
Information Not Available	1,686	10.0%	1,923	2,200	-514	-23.4%

Race	16,877		19,396	21,517
American Indian or Alaskan Native	321	1.9%	394	414	-93	-22.5%
Asian	341	2.0%	408	512	-171	-33.4%
Black or African American	1,184	7.0%	1,356	1,504	-320	-21.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	69	0.4%	78	101	-32	-31.7%
White	11,912	70.6%	13,607	15,003	-3,091	-20.6%
Information Not Available	3,050	18.1%	3,553	3,983	-933	-23.4%

Years of Age	16,877		19,396	21,517
Younger than 22	128	0.5%	176	210	-82	-39.0%
22-24	387	1.4%	503	488	-101	-20.7%
25-34	3,454	12.7%	4,017	4,490	-1,036	-23.1%
35-44	4,013	14.8%	4,575	4,917	-904	-18.4%
45-54	4,027	14.9%	4,588	5,139	-1,112	-21.6%
55-59	2,105	7.8%	2,406	2,820	-715	-25.4%
60-64	1,688	6.2%	1,924	2,099	-411	-19.6%
65 and older	1,073	4.0%	1,206	1,352	-279	-20.6%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	1	2	0	0.0%

Industry	16,877		19,396	21,517
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	165	1.0%	163	184	-19	-10.3%
Mining	156	0.9%	154	164	-8	-4.9%
Utilities	41	0.2%	41	46	-5	-10.9%
Construction	1,375	8.1%	1,563	1,646	-271	-16.5%
Manufacturing	1,156	6.8%	1,253	1,649	-493	-29.9%
Wholesale Trade	928	5.4%	981	1,060	-132	-12.5%
Retail Trade	1,510	8.9%	1,670	1,846	-336	-18.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	504	3.0%	620	708	-204	-28.8%
Information	720	4.2%	781	955	-235	-24.6%
Finance and Insurance	854	5.0%	956	1,083	-229	-21.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	420	2.5%	454	530	-110	-20.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,849	10.8%	2,132	2,450	-601	-24.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	179	1.1%	225	234	-55	-23.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,820	10.7%	2,063	2,477	-657	-26.5%
Educational Services	623	3.7%	767	846	-223	-26.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,937	11.4%	2,385	2,288	-351	-15.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	314	1.8%	376	372	-58	-15.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,107	6.5%	1,442	1,425	-318	-22.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	464	2.7%	534	549	-85	-15.5%
Public Administration	333	2.0%	387	440	-107	-24.3%
Information Not Available	422	2.5%	449	565	-143	-25.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,082		37,580	40,297
Male	16,336	44.1%	16,721	18,604	-2,268	-12.2%
Female	20,746	55.9%	20,859	21,693	-947	-4.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	37,082		37,580	40,297
Hispanic or Latino	6,936	18.7%	6,837	7,058	-122	-1.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,146	81.3%	30,743	33,239	-3,093	-9.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	37,082		37,580	40,297
American Indian or Alaskan Native	133	0.4%	141	150	-17	-11.3%
Asian	687	1.9%	722	752	-65	-8.6%
Black or African American	6,740	18.2%	6,842	7,084	-344	-4.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	20,170	54.4%	20,561	22,069	-1,899	-8.6%
Information Not Available	9,352	25.2%	9,314	10,242	-890	-8.7%

Years of Age	37,082		37,580	40,297
Younger than 22	483	0.9%	455	593	-110	-18.5%
22-24	1,263	2.4%	1,304	1,414	-151	-10.7%
25-34	7,617	14.2%	7,801	8,527	-910	-10.7%
35-44	7,379	13.8%	7,573	7,883	-504	-6.4%
45-54	8,444	15.8%	8,448	9,350	-906	-9.7%
55-59	4,580	8.6%	4,561	4,923	-343	-7.0%
60-64	3,753	7.0%	3,835	3,990	-237	-5.9%
65 and older	3,563	6.7%	3,603	3,617	-54	-1.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	37,082		37,580	40,297
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	108	0.3%	97	131	-23	-17.6%
Mining	7	0.0%	4	11	-4	-36.4%
Utilities	51	0.1%	49	45	6	13.3%
Construction	2,139	5.8%	2,284	2,511	-372	-14.8%
Manufacturing	2,685	7.2%	2,823	3,184	-499	-15.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,293	3.5%	1,391	1,451	-158	-10.9%
Retail Trade	3,717	10.0%	3,976	4,067	-350	-8.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,070	19.0%	6,156	6,900	170	2.5%
Information	505	1.4%	522	823	-318	-38.6%
Finance and Insurance	1,222	3.3%	1,313	1,409	-187	-13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	456	1.2%	460	497	-41	-8.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,941	5.2%	2,040	2,081	-140	-6.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	377	1.0%	408	299	78	26.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,254	8.7%	3,471	3,643	-389	-10.7%
Educational Services	1,519	4.1%	1,502	1,651	-132	-8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,196	11.3%	4,349	4,520	-324	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	589	1.6%	606	615	-26	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,124	11.1%	4,191	4,312	-188	-4.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	997	2.7%	1,039	1,112	-115	-10.3%
Public Administration	437	1.2%	457	530	-93	-17.5%
Information Not Available	395	1.1%	442	505	-110	-21.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,207		8,214	9,216
Male	3,593	43.8%	3,582	3,925	-332	-8.5%
Female	4,611	56.2%	4,632	5,291	-680	-12.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	0	0	3	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,207		8,214	9,216
Hispanic or Latino	681	8.3%	651	744	-63	-8.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,503	91.4%	7,525	8,443	-940	-11.1%
Information Not Available	23	0.3%	38	29	-6	-20.7%

Race	8,207		8,214	9,216
American Indian or Alaskan Native	34	0.4%	38	42	-8	-19.0%
Asian	166	2.0%	187	250	-84	-33.6%
Black or African American	5,849	71.3%	5,857	6,270	-421	-6.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.2%	22	23	-3	-13.0%
White	1,345	16.4%	1,334	1,756	-411	-23.4%
Information Not Available	793	9.7%	776	875	-82	-9.4%

Years of Age	8,207		8,214	9,216
Younger than 22	107	1.2%	101	139	-32	-23.0%
22-24	332	3.7%	330	470	-138	-29.4%
25-34	2,322	26.1%	2,331	2,658	-336	-12.6%
35-44	1,885	21.2%	1,848	2,047	-162	-7.9%
45-54	1,664	18.7%	1,720	1,870	-206	-11.0%
55-59	846	9.5%	842	905	-59	-6.5%
60-64	642	7.2%	644	673	-31	-4.6%
65 and older	409	4.6%	398	454	-45	-9.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,207		8,214	9,216
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	5	0.1%	3	6	-1	-16.7%
Manufacturing	4	0.0%	3	0	4	0.0%
Wholesale Trade	3	0.0%	0	3	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	12	0.1%	15	24	-12	-50.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	14	0.2%	13	8	6	75.0%
Information	3	0.0%	4	2	1	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	6	0.1%	5	8	-2	-25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	5	0.1%	6	7	-2	-28.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	16	0.2%	25	53	-37	-69.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18	0.2%	21	51	-33	-64.7%
Educational Services	9	0.1%	7	14	-5	-35.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8	0.1%	6	15	-7	-46.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2	0.0%	4	1	1	100.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	23	0.3%	21	35	-12	-34.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8	0.1%	14	27	-19	-70.4%
Public Administration	4	0.0%	3	4	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	8,067	98.3%	8,062	8,956	-889	-9.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,324		5,397	6,040
Male	2,080	39.1%	2,100	2,468	-388	-15.7%
Female	2,814	52.9%	2,862	3,197	-383	-12.0%
Information Not Available	430	8.1%	435	375	55	14.7%

Ethnicity	5,324		5,397	6,040
Hispanic or Latino	393	7.4%	388	415	-22	-5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,502	84.5%	4,574	5,250	-748	-14.2%
Information Not Available	430	8.1%	435	375	55	14.7%

Race	5,324		5,397	6,040
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11	0.2%	16	21	-10	-47.6%
Asian	73	1.4%	92	85	-12	-14.1%
Black or African American	2,334	43.8%	2,377	2,689	-355	-13.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.2%	8	4	5	125.0%
White	2,546	47.8%	2,560	2,957	-411	-13.9%
Information Not Available	352	6.6%	342	289	63	21.8%

Years of Age	5,324		5,397	6,040
Younger than 22	90	1.2%	79	106	-16	-15.1%
22-24	201	2.7%	222	275	-74	-26.9%
25-34	1,204	16.4%	1,254	1,514	-310	-20.5%
35-44	1,119	15.2%	1,102	1,229	-110	-9.0%
45-54	1,204	16.4%	1,226	1,307	-103	-7.9%
55-59	609	8.3%	640	674	-65	-9.6%
60-64	527	7.2%	500	532	-5	-0.9%
65 and older	297	4.0%	299	338	-41	-12.1%
Information Not Available	73	1.0%	75	65	8	12.3%

Industry	5,324		5,397	6,040
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	6	0.1%	4	4	2	50.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Utilities	6	0.1%	4	13	-7	-53.8%
Construction	241	4.5%	242	255	-14	-5.5%
Manufacturing	254	4.8%	279	367	-113	-30.8%
Wholesale Trade	160	3.0%	152	175	-15	-8.6%
Retail Trade	794	14.9%	773	870	-76	-8.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	239	4.5%	246	239	0	0.0%
Information	60	1.1%	65	87	-27	-31.0%
Finance and Insurance	557	10.5%	573	532	25	4.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	111	2.1%	106	108	3	2.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	380	7.1%	358	475	-95	-20.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.4%	30	36	-17	-47.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	929	17.4%	1,004	1,109	-180	-16.2%
Educational Services	141	2.6%	132	207	-66	-31.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	724	13.6%	744	783	-59	-7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	56	1.1%	83	57	-1	-1.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	461	8.6%	437	534	-73	-13.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	2.3%	108	125	-1	-0.8%
Public Administration	41	0.8%	35	51	-10	-19.6%
Information Not Available	21	0.4%	22	11	10	90.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	43,628		47,880	54,113
Male	19,283	44.2%	20,458	24,168	-4,885	-20.2%
Female	24,288	55.7%	27,398	29,891	-5,603	-18.7%
Information Not Available	57	0.1%	24	54	3	5.6%

Ethnicity	43,628		47,880	54,113
Hispanic or Latino	11,409	26.2%	12,124	14,274	-2,865	-20.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,711	65.8%	32,024	35,774	-7,063	-19.7%
Information Not Available	3,508	8.0%	3,732	4,065	-557	-13.7%

Race	43,628		47,880	54,113
American Indian or Alaskan Native	266	0.6%	244	316	-50	-15.8%
Asian	568	1.3%	679	826	-258	-31.2%
Black or African American	12,729	29.2%	14,083	15,663	-2,934	-18.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	220	0.5%	189	202	18	8.9%
White	25,007	57.3%	27,648	31,410	-6,403	-20.4%
Information Not Available	4,838	11.1%	5,037	5,696	-858	-15.1%

Years of Age	43,628		47,880	54,113
Younger than 22	372	0.6%	429	478	-106	-22.2%
22-24	1,123	1.7%	1,120	1,473	-350	-23.8%
25-34	7,985	12.3%	8,690	10,082	-2,097	-20.8%
35-44	8,876	13.7%	9,732	10,990	-2,114	-19.2%
45-54	9,372	14.5%	10,563	12,183	-2,811	-23.1%
55-59	5,007	7.7%	5,556	6,180	-1,173	-19.0%
60-64	3,797	5.9%	4,066	4,456	-659	-14.8%
65 and older	3,011	4.6%	3,440	3,559	-548	-15.4%
Information Not Available	4,085	6.3%	4,284	4,712	-627	-13.3%

Industry	43,628		47,880	54,113
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	2,333	5.1%	1,751	2,541	-208	-8.2%
Mining	18	0.0%	24	55	-37	-67.3%
Utilities	62	0.1%	74	91	-29	-31.9%
Construction	2,171	4.7%	2,457	2,888	-717	-24.8%
Manufacturing	1,726	3.8%	1,799	2,265	-539	-23.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,738	3.8%	1,685	1,959	-221	-11.3%
Retail Trade	3,741	8.1%	4,182	4,900	-1,159	-23.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,363	3.0%	1,928	2,096	-733	-35.0%
Information	794	1.7%	878	894	-100	-11.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,809	3.9%	1,837	2,108	-299	-14.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	870	1.9%	807	993	-123	-12.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,049	6.6%	3,482	3,856	-807	-20.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	534	1.2%	524	451	83	18.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,178	15.6%	7,775	9,380	-2,202	-23.5%
Educational Services	1,629	3.5%	2,031	2,003	-374	-18.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,285	9.3%	5,195	5,120	-835	-16.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,146	2.5%	1,166	1,235	-89	-7.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,392	7.4%	4,170	4,499	-1,107	-24.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,148	2.5%	1,286	1,446	-298	-20.6%
Public Administration	503	1.1%	586	678	-175	-25.8%
Information Not Available	4,139	9.0%	4,243	4,655	-516	-11.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,160		28,305	29,037
Male	10,299	40.9%	11,599	12,674	-2,375	-18.7%
Female	13,428	53.4%	15,230	14,821	-1,393	-9.4%
Information Not Available	1,433	5.7%	1,476	1,542	-109	-7.1%

Ethnicity	25,160		28,305	29,037
Hispanic or Latino	17	0.1%	71	11	6	54.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,710	94.2%	26,758	27,484	-3,774	-13.7%
Information Not Available	1,433	5.7%	1,476	1,542	-109	-7.1%

Race	25,160		28,305	29,037
American Indian or Alaskan Native	92	0.4%	131	127	-35	-27.6%
Asian	403	1.6%	501	465	-62	-13.3%
Black or African American	14,508	57.7%	16,566	16,469	-1,961	-11.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	8,724	34.7%	9,631	10,434	-1,710	-16.4%
Information Not Available	1,433	5.7%	1,476	1,542	-109	-7.1%

Years of Age	25,160		28,305	29,037
Younger than 22	446	1.4%	562	501	-55	-11.0%
22-24	965	3.0%	1,069	1,186	-221	-18.6%
25-34	6,037	18.8%	6,821	7,018	-981	-14.0%
35-44	6,238	19.4%	6,973	7,057	-819	-11.6%
45-54	5,890	18.4%	6,622	7,065	-1,175	-16.6%
55-59	2,661	8.3%	2,990	2,987	-326	-10.9%
60-64	1,798	5.6%	2,028	2,006	-208	-10.4%
65 and older	1,125	3.5%	1,240	1,217	-92	-7.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,160		28,305	29,037
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	271	1.1%	253	333	-62	-18.6%
Mining	23	0.1%	27	11	12	109.1%
Utilities	24	0.1%	21	26	-2	-7.7%
Construction	678	2.7%	718	1,196	-518	-43.3%
Manufacturing	1,528	6.0%	2,613	1,695	-167	-9.9%
Wholesale Trade	973	3.8%	952	1,158	-185	-16.0%
Retail Trade	1,902	7.5%	2,128	2,176	-274	-12.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	423	1.7%	395	551	-128	-23.2%
Information	429	1.7%	431	509	-80	-15.7%
Finance and Insurance	670	2.6%	792	809	-139	-17.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	277	1.1%	298	316	-39	-12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,590	18.0%	5,148	5,136	-546	-10.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.2%	69	33	16	48.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	62	0.2%	67	96	-34	-35.4%
Educational Services	644	2.5%	646	720	-76	-10.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,219	4.8%	1,542	1,363	-144	-10.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,131	4.4%	1,196	1,207	-76	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	158	0.6%	241	231	-73	-31.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	388	1.5%	387	365	23	6.3%
Public Administration	235	0.9%	230	301	-66	-21.9%
Information Not Available	9,486	37.3%	10,151	10,805	-1,319	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,413		7,095	7,212
Male	4,248	66.2%	4,466	4,959	-711	-14.3%
Female	2,164	33.7%	2,628	2,252	-88	-3.9%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	6,413		7,095	7,212
Hispanic or Latino	449	7.0%	498	530	-81	-15.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,445	69.3%	4,878	4,765	-320	-6.7%
Information Not Available	1,519	23.7%	1,719	1,917	-398	-20.8%

Race	6,413		7,095	7,212
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.7%	49	53	-7	-13.2%
Asian	2,022	31.5%	2,158	2,219	-197	-8.9%
Black or African American	116	1.8%	136	127	-11	-8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,900	29.6%	2,191	2,351	-451	-19.2%
White	1,464	22.8%	1,600	1,516	-52	-3.4%
Information Not Available	865	13.5%	961	946	-81	-8.6%

Years of Age	6,413		7,095	7,212
Younger than 22	73	1.0%	92	110	-37	-33.6%
22-24	229	3.2%	246	279	-50	-17.9%
25-34	1,361	18.7%	1,473	1,598	-237	-14.8%
35-44	1,495	20.6%	1,628	1,712	-217	-12.7%
45-54	1,418	19.5%	1,585	1,639	-221	-13.5%
55-59	731	10.1%	806	757	-26	-3.4%
60-64	609	8.4%	677	662	-53	-8.0%
65 and older	497	6.8%	588	455	42	9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,413		7,095	7,212
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	165	2.5%	171	132	33	25.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	11	0.2%	13	12	-1	-8.3%
Construction	2,152	32.7%	2,133	2,659	-507	-19.1%
Manufacturing	131	2.0%	150	123	8	6.5%
Wholesale Trade	88	1.3%	95	94	-6	-6.4%
Retail Trade	289	4.4%	303	326	-37	-11.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	200	3.0%	386	185	15	8.1%
Information	114	1.7%	171	190	-76	-40.0%
Finance and Insurance	85	1.3%	89	72	13	18.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	63	1.0%	55	87	-24	-27.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	257	3.9%	248	269	-12	-4.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.5%	31	43	-7	-16.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	699	10.6%	796	742	-43	-5.8%
Educational Services	83	1.3%	87	59	24	40.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	273	4.2%	473	335	-62	-18.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	63	1.0%	77	54	9	16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	698	10.6%	763	546	152	27.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	1.9%	131	140	-16	-11.4%
Public Administration	79	1.2%	82	128	-49	-38.3%
Information Not Available	803	12.2%	840	1,016	-213	-21.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,315		13,747	15,500
Male	6,521	49.0%	6,395	7,743	-1,222	-15.8%
Female	6,623	49.7%	7,185	7,578	-955	-12.6%
Information Not Available	171	1.3%	167	179	-8	-4.5%

Ethnicity	13,315		13,747	15,500
Hispanic or Latino	1,124	8.4%	1,209	0	1,124	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,462	86.1%	11,820	0	11,462	0.0%
Information Not Available	729	5.5%	718	15,500	-14,771	-95.3%

Race	13,315		13,747	15,500
American Indian or Alaskan Native	281	2.1%	259	229	52	22.7%
Asian	181	1.4%	189	208	-27	-13.0%
Black or African American	1,167	8.8%	1,248	1,238	-71	-5.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,833	73.8%	10,124	9,671	162	1.7%
Information Not Available	1,853	13.9%	1,927	4,154	-2,301	-55.4%

Years of Age	13,315		13,747	15,500
Younger than 22	217	1.0%	206	274	-57	-20.8%
22-24	427	2.0%	409	565	-138	-24.4%
25-34	2,650	12.2%	2,747	3,260	-610	-18.7%
35-44	2,897	13.3%	3,039	3,457	-560	-16.2%
45-54	2,969	13.6%	3,050	3,501	-532	-15.2%
55-59	1,747	8.0%	1,796	1,903	-156	-8.2%
60-64	1,356	6.2%	1,419	1,470	-114	-7.8%
65 and older	1,046	4.8%	1,072	1,068	-22	-2.1%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	9	2	4	200.0%

Industry	13,315		13,747	15,500
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	146	1.1%	123	155	-9	-5.8%
Mining	18	0.1%	19	7	11	157.1%
Utilities	25	0.2%	20	25	0	0.0%
Construction	1,210	9.0%	1,279	1,694	-484	-28.6%
Manufacturing	2,892	21.5%	2,502	2,908	-16	-0.6%
Wholesale Trade	578	4.3%	550	696	-118	-17.0%
Retail Trade	1,037	7.7%	1,052	1,323	-286	-21.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	968	7.2%	978	1,057	-89	-8.4%
Information	431	3.2%	418	505	-74	-14.7%
Finance and Insurance	531	3.9%	563	544	-13	-2.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	132	1.0%	135	153	-21	-13.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	769	5.7%	844	829	-60	-7.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	83	0.6%	83	56	27	48.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,056	7.8%	1,127	1,402	-346	-24.7%
Educational Services	329	2.4%	392	411	-82	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,304	9.7%	1,595	1,662	-358	-21.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	121	0.9%	128	144	-23	-16.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	974	7.2%	1,204	1,095	-121	-11.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	450	3.3%	446	500	-50	-10.0%
Public Administration	169	1.3%	193	201	-32	-15.9%
Information Not Available	92	0.7%	96	133	-41	-30.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,064		4,494	5,044
Male	1,903	46.8%	2,069	2,454	-551	-22.5%
Female	2,160	53.1%	2,424	2,589	-429	-16.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,064		4,494	5,044
Hispanic or Latino	420	10.3%	476	482	-62	-12.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,999	73.8%	3,360	3,836	-837	-21.8%
Information Not Available	645	15.9%	658	726	-81	-11.2%

Race	4,064		4,494	5,044
American Indian or Alaskan Native	269	4.0%	262	269	0	0.0%
Asian	70	1.0%	79	109	-39	-35.8%
Black or African American	69	1.0%	77	110	-41	-37.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	84	1.3%	69	71	13	18.3%
White	4,922	73.6%	5,584	7,782	-2,860	-36.8%
Information Not Available	1,275	19.1%	1,399	1,327	-52	-3.9%

Years of Age	4,064		4,494	5,044
Younger than 22	43	0.5%	54	72	-29	-40.3%
22-24	110	1.3%	134	165	-55	-33.3%
25-34	651	7.6%	776	854	-203	-23.8%
35-44	821	9.6%	918	1,040	-219	-21.1%
45-54	946	11.0%	1,056	1,203	-257	-21.4%
55-59	588	6.9%	628	672	-84	-12.5%
60-64	419	4.9%	421	502	-83	-16.5%
65 and older	486	5.7%	506	534	-48	-9.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%

Industry	4,064		4,494	5,044
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	75	1.8%	98	116	-41	-35.3%
Mining	15	0.4%	18	25	-10	-40.0%
Utilities	12	0.3%	5	8	4	50.0%
Construction	255	6.2%	284	356	-101	-28.4%
Manufacturing	518	12.5%	548	589	-71	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	204	4.9%	153	240	-36	-15.0%
Retail Trade	379	9.2%	429	523	-144	-27.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	540	13.0%	613	575	-35	-6.1%
Information	56	1.4%	63	78	-22	-28.2%
Finance and Insurance	144	3.5%	140	161	-17	-10.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	45	1.1%	56	54	-9	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	250	6.0%	241	330	-80	-24.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.5%	17	20	-1	-5.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	331	8.0%	409	469	-138	-29.4%
Educational Services	123	3.0%	112	128	-5	-3.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	450	10.9%	550	606	-156	-25.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	1.0%	43	38	2	5.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	190	4.6%	243	229	-39	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	93	2.2%	149	134	-41	-30.6%
Public Administration	99	2.4%	120	124	-25	-20.2%
Information Not Available	226	5.5%	203	241	-15	-6.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	87,433		97,033	102,903
Male	42,017	48.1%	47,228	50,853	-8,836	-17.4%
Female	44,809	51.2%	49,038	51,396	-6,587	-12.8%
Information Not Available	607	0.7%	767	654	-47	-7.2%

Ethnicity	87,433		97,033	102,903
Hispanic or Latino	10,575	12.1%	12,304	12,722	-2,147	-16.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,965	77.7%	74,805	79,058	-11,093	-14.0%
Information Not Available	8,893	10.2%	9,924	11,123	-2,230	-20.0%

Race	87,433		97,033	102,903
American Indian or Alaskan Native	471	0.5%	507	493	-22	-4.5%
Asian	2,159	2.5%	2,644	2,728	-569	-20.9%
Black or African American	26,683	30.5%	27,973	29,926	-3,243	-10.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	234	0.3%	247	218	16	7.3%
White	49,756	56.9%	56,341	59,589	-9,833	-16.5%
Information Not Available	8,130	9.3%	9,321	9,949	-1,819	-18.3%

Years of Age	87,433		97,033	102,903
Younger than 22	913	0.7%	1,005	1,160	-247	-21.3%
22-24	2,631	2.0%	2,925	3,476	-845	-24.3%
25-34	18,136	14.1%	20,185	22,609	-4,473	-19.8%
35-44	20,216	15.7%	22,143	23,755	-3,539	-14.9%
45-54	20,947	16.3%	23,405	24,829	-3,882	-15.6%
55-59	10,939	8.5%	12,061	12,322	-1,383	-11.2%
60-64	8,298	6.4%	9,355	9,122	-824	-9.0%
65 and older	5,353	4.2%	5,954	5,630	-277	-4.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	87,433		97,033	102,903
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	257	0.3%	263	280	-23	-8.2%
Mining	82	0.1%	109	253	-171	-67.6%
Utilities	155	0.2%	136	114	41	36.0%
Construction	7,289	8.3%	8,734	8,590	-1,301	-15.1%
Manufacturing	7,709	8.8%	10,449	8,844	-1,135	-12.8%
Wholesale Trade	3,877	4.4%	4,206	5,172	-1,295	-25.0%
Retail Trade	7,302	8.3%	7,816	8,949	-1,647	-18.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	8,461	9.6%	8,265	8,774	-313	-3.6%
Information	1,770	2.0%	2,031	2,062	-292	-14.2%
Finance and Insurance	3,515	4.0%	3,645	4,367	-852	-19.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,333	1.5%	1,287	1,464	-131	-8.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,994	6.8%	6,730	7,262	-1,268	-17.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	738	0.8%	788	1,066	-328	-30.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,570	13.2%	13,102	14,087	-2,517	-17.9%
Educational Services	2,965	3.4%	3,280	3,937	-972	-24.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,949	7.9%	7,481	7,862	-913	-11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,007	1.1%	1,201	1,069	-62	-5.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,877	7.8%	7,724	7,746	-869	-11.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,536	2.9%	2,493	2,850	-314	-11.0%
Public Administration	2,383	2.7%	2,117	2,259	124	5.5%
Information Not Available	4,664	5.3%	5,176	5,896	-1,232	-20.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,136		13,995	14,899
Male	6,661	50.7%	7,047	7,791	-1,130	-14.5%
Female	6,373	48.5%	6,865	7,016	-643	-9.2%
Information Not Available	102	0.8%	83	92	10	10.9%

Ethnicity	13,136		13,995	14,899
Hispanic or Latino	619	4.7%	646	602	17	2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,040	76.4%	10,692	11,376	-1,336	-11.7%
Information Not Available	2,477	18.9%	2,657	2,921	-444	-15.2%

Race	13,136		13,995	14,899
American Indian or Alaskan Native	45	0.3%	60	65	-20	-30.8%
Asian	99	0.8%	115	138	-39	-28.3%
Black or African American	2,549	19.4%	2,649	2,699	-150	-5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.2%	22	18	8	44.4%
White	9,382	71.4%	10,117	11,001	-1,619	-14.7%
Information Not Available	1,035	7.9%	1,032	978	57	5.8%

Years of Age	13,136		13,995	14,899
Younger than 22	119	0.6%	149	136	-17	-12.5%
22-24	320	1.5%	363	412	-92	-22.3%
25-34	2,586	12.1%	2,733	2,994	-408	-13.6%
35-44	3,357	15.7%	3,514	3,738	-381	-10.2%
45-54	3,367	15.7%	3,692	3,827	-460	-12.0%
55-59	1,678	7.8%	1,771	1,894	-216	-11.4%
60-64	1,110	5.2%	1,162	1,305	-195	-14.9%
65 and older	599	2.8%	611	593	6	1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,136		13,995	14,899
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.3%	31	28	12	42.9%
Mining	10	0.1%	16	14	-4	-28.6%
Utilities	35	0.3%	26	33	2	6.1%
Construction	1,601	12.2%	1,598	1,699	-98	-5.8%
Manufacturing	2,489	18.9%	3,098	2,552	-63	-2.5%
Wholesale Trade	571	4.3%	588	607	-36	-5.9%
Retail Trade	1,147	8.7%	1,123	1,833	-686	-37.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	419	3.2%	552	500	-81	-16.2%
Information	254	1.9%	290	292	-38	-13.0%
Finance and Insurance	498	3.8%	487	487	11	2.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	224	1.7%	204	249	-25	-10.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	703	5.3%	717	817	-114	-14.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	143	1.1%	148	166	-23	-13.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,344	10.2%	1,363	1,458	-114	-7.8%
Educational Services	401	3.0%	402	468	-67	-14.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,145	8.7%	1,166	1,231	-86	-7.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	91	0.7%	106	119	-28	-23.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	440	3.3%	475	508	-68	-13.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	373	2.8%	365	396	-23	-5.8%
Public Administration	121	0.9%	129	119	2	1.7%
Information Not Available	1,087	8.2%	1,111	1,323	-236	-17.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,304		9,080	12,205
Male	4,128	49.7%	4,203	6,662	-2,534	-38.0%
Female	4,176	50.3%	4,877	5,543	-1,367	-24.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,304		9,080	12,205
Hispanic or Latino	698	8.4%	759	946	-248	-26.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,379	52.7%	4,792	7,000	-2,621	-37.4%
Information Not Available	3,227	38.9%	3,529	4,259	-1,032	-24.2%

Race	8,304		9,080	12,205
American Indian or Alaskan Native	127	1.5%	126	172	-45	-26.2%
Asian	89	1.1%	95	148	-59	-39.9%
Black or African American	1,899	22.9%	2,019	2,735	-836	-30.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	16	0.2%	19	24	-8	-33.3%
White	5,620	67.7%	6,239	8,520	-2,900	-34.0%
Information Not Available	553	6.7%	582	606	-53	-8.7%

Years of Age	8,304		9,080	12,205
Younger than 22	108	0.8%	142	176	-68	-38.6%
22-24	307	2.3%	341	426	-119	-27.9%
25-34	1,806	13.7%	2,025	2,681	-875	-32.6%
35-44	1,988	15.0%	2,103	3,086	-1,098	-35.6%
45-54	1,897	14.4%	2,021	2,879	-982	-34.1%
55-59	1,053	8.0%	1,136	1,380	-327	-23.7%
60-64	711	5.4%	793	997	-286	-28.7%
65 and older	434	3.3%	519	580	-146	-25.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,304		9,080	12,205
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	29	0.3%	35	48	-19	-39.6%
Mining	35	0.4%	53	88	-53	-60.2%
Utilities	7	0.1%	8	12	-5	-41.7%
Construction	935	11.2%	855	1,133	-198	-17.5%
Manufacturing	877	10.5%	894	3,098	-2,221	-71.7%
Wholesale Trade	352	4.2%	376	538	-186	-34.6%
Retail Trade	659	7.9%	643	789	-130	-16.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	338	4.1%	414	456	-118	-25.9%
Information	218	2.6%	206	228	-10	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	325	3.9%	328	312	13	4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.7%	148	184	-44	-23.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	651	7.8%	695	791	-140	-17.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	35	0.4%	38	52	-17	-32.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	931	11.2%	1,130	1,320	-389	-29.5%
Educational Services	247	3.0%	310	269	-22	-8.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,047	12.6%	1,228	1,211	-164	-13.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	0.9%	68	54	19	35.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	474	5.7%	724	609	-135	-22.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	203	2.4%	219	223	-20	-9.0%
Public Administration	242	2.9%	243	266	-24	-9.0%
Information Not Available	486	5.8%	465	524	-38	-7.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,866		22,580	19,044
Male	8,527	53.7%	12,135	10,120	-1,593	-15.7%
Female	7,339	46.3%	10,445	8,907	-1,568	-17.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	17	-17	-100.0%

Ethnicity	15,866		22,580	19,044
Hispanic or Latino	43	0.3%	61	34	9	26.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	319	2.0%	454	511	-192	-37.6%
Information Not Available	15,504	97.7%	22,065	18,499	-2,995	-16.2%

Race	15,866		22,580	19,044
American Indian or Alaskan Native	120	0.8%	170	185	-65	-35.1%
Asian	107	0.7%	153	56	51	91.1%
Black or African American	3,074	19.4%	4,375	3,287	-213	-6.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0%	4	9	-6	-66.7%
White	12,417	78.3%	17,672	15,275	-2,858	-18.7%
Information Not Available	145	0.9%	206	232	-87	-37.5%

Years of Age	15,866		22,580	19,044
Younger than 22	101	0.4%	301	262	-161	-61.5%
22-24	454	1.7%	817	739	-285	-38.6%
25-34	3,608	13.4%	5,279	3,932	-324	-8.2%
35-44	3,777	14.0%	5,423	4,813	-1,036	-21.5%
45-54	3,740	13.9%	5,406	4,525	-785	-17.3%
55-59	1,887	7.0%	2,533	2,174	-287	-13.2%
60-64	1,353	5.0%	1,725	1,525	-172	-11.3%
65 and older	936	3.5%	1,083	1,074	-138	-12.8%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	13	0	10	0.0%

Industry	15,866		22,580	19,044
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	18	0.1%	26	30	-12	-40.0%
Mining	153	1.0%	218	133	20	15.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	13	34	-25	-73.5%
Construction	1,365	8.6%	1,943	1,598	-233	-14.6%
Manufacturing	5,222	32.9%	7,415	4,202	1,020	24.3%
Wholesale Trade	644	4.1%	908	902	-258	-28.6%
Retail Trade	1,055	6.6%	1,489	1,581	-526	-33.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	638	4.0%	900	795	-157	-19.7%
Information	120	0.8%	170	305	-185	-60.7%
Finance and Insurance	448	2.8%	629	649	-201	-31.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	187	1.2%	266	249	-62	-24.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	703	4.4%	1,000	1,096	-393	-35.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	31	0.2%	44	99	-68	-68.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,283	8.1%	1,825	1,706	-423	-24.8%
Educational Services	617	3.9%	869	576	41	7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,372	8.6%	1,943	1,912	-540	-28.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	144	0.9%	205	254	-110	-43.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	743	4.7%	1,031	1,040	-297	-28.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	255	1.6%	345	335	-80	-23.9%
Public Administration	193	1.2%	275	438	-245	-55.9%
Information Not Available	666	4.2%	1,066	1,110	-444	-40.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,641		19,148	22,188
Male	7,432	42.1%	7,448	9,559	-2,127	-22.3%
Female	10,164	57.6%	11,656	12,575	-2,411	-19.2%
Information Not Available	45	0.3%	44	54	-9	-16.7%

Ethnicity	17,641		19,148	22,188
Hispanic or Latino	704	4.0%	679	780	-76	-9.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,606	94.1%	18,127	20,980	-4,374	-20.8%
Information Not Available	331	1.9%	342	428	-97	-22.7%

Race	17,641		19,148	22,188
American Indian or Alaskan Native	114	0.6%	125	119	-5	-4.2%
Asian	92	0.5%	112	131	-39	-29.8%
Black or African American	9,227	52.3%	10,568	11,408	-2,181	-19.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	299	1.7%	268	345	-46	-13.3%
White	6,688	37.9%	6,845	8,637	-1,949	-22.6%
Information Not Available	1,221	6.9%	1,230	1,548	-327	-21.1%

Years of Age	17,641		19,148	22,188
Younger than 22	284	1.2%	339	402	-118	-29.4%
22-24	670	2.9%	690	913	-243	-26.6%
25-34	4,095	17.9%	4,337	5,469	-1,374	-25.1%
35-44	4,202	18.3%	4,573	5,240	-1,038	-19.8%
45-54	4,015	17.5%	4,221	4,895	-880	-18.0%
55-59	1,970	8.6%	2,157	2,447	-477	-19.5%
60-64	1,405	6.1%	1,636	1,709	-304	-17.8%
65 and older	1,000	4.4%	1,195	1,113	-113	-10.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,641		19,148	22,188
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	103	0.6%	120	132	-29	-22.0%
Mining	238	1.3%	202	242	-4	-1.7%
Utilities	61	0.3%	57	37	24	64.9%
Construction	2,921	16.5%	2,782	3,105	-184	-5.9%
Manufacturing	1,090	6.1%	1,105	1,387	-297	-21.4%
Wholesale Trade	409	2.3%	392	514	-105	-20.4%
Retail Trade	1,389	7.8%	1,436	1,510	-121	-8.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	650	3.7%	878	944	-294	-31.1%
Information	262	1.5%	240	256	6	2.3%
Finance and Insurance	447	2.5%	465	432	15	3.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	243	1.4%	258	325	-82	-25.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	867	4.9%	890	1,045	-178	-17.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	70	0.4%	61	69	1	1.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,460	8.2%	1,477	1,736	-276	-15.9%
Educational Services	628	3.5%	974	792	-164	-20.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,046	11.5%	2,518	2,311	-265	-11.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	298	1.7%	268	307	-9	-2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,593	9.0%	1,775	1,746	-153	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	491	2.8%	703	617	-126	-20.4%
Public Administration	319	1.8%	422	412	-93	-22.6%
Information Not Available	2,056	11.6%	2,125	4,269	-2,213	-51.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	55,126		53,971	58,827
Male	27,369	49.6%	26,617	28,781	-1,412	-4.9%
Female	27,754	50.3%	27,349	30,040	-2,286	-7.6%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	5	6	-3	-50.0%

Ethnicity	55,126		53,971	58,827
Hispanic or Latino	7,454	13.5%	7,451	7,928	-474	-6.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,152	80.1%	43,108	47,469	-3,317	-7.0%
Information Not Available	3,520	6.4%	3,412	3,430	90	2.6%

Race	55,126		53,971	58,827
American Indian or Alaskan Native	284	0.5%	277	276	8	2.9%
Asian	2,002	3.6%	2,134	2,259	-257	-11.4%
Black or African American	6,241	11.3%	5,827	6,489	-248	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	154	0.3%	139	140	14	10.0%
White	38,221	69.3%	37,515	41,102	-2,881	-7.0%
Information Not Available	8,224	14.9%	8,079	8,561	-337	-3.9%

Years of Age	55,126		53,971	58,827
Younger than 22	649	0.7%	673	763	-114	-14.9%
22-24	1,633	1.9%	1,624	2,131	-498	-23.4%
25-34	10,692	12.2%	10,758	12,009	-1,317	-11.0%
35-44	11,079	12.6%	11,115	11,976	-897	-7.5%
45-54	13,362	15.2%	13,002	14,241	-879	-6.2%
55-59	7,081	8.1%	6,768	7,193	-112	-1.6%
60-64	5,717	6.5%	5,425	5,796	-79	-1.4%
65 and older	4,913	5.6%	4,606	4,718	195	4.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	55,126		53,971	58,827
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	219	0.4%	234	249	-30	-12.0%
Mining	17	0.0%	29	19	-2	-10.5%
Utilities	1,171	2.1%	295	205	966	471.2%
Construction	3,675	6.6%	3,963	3,859	-184	-4.8%
Manufacturing	3,908	7.1%	3,893	4,492	-584	-13.0%
Wholesale Trade	2,245	4.1%	2,313	2,711	-466	-17.2%
Retail Trade	4,297	7.8%	4,382	4,809	-512	-10.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,787	10.5%	4,903	5,717	70	1.2%
Information	1,158	2.1%	1,255	1,416	-258	-18.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,251	4.1%	2,174	2,154	97	4.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	778	1.4%	805	882	-104	-11.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,651	8.4%	4,729	5,340	-689	-12.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	264	0.5%	280	326	-62	-19.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,549	8.2%	4,796	5,015	-466	-9.3%
Educational Services	1,754	3.2%	1,681	1,743	11	0.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,969	10.8%	5,803	6,447	-478	-7.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	558	1.0%	624	681	-123	-18.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,516	10.0%	5,567	5,782	-266	-4.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,897	5.2%	2,864	3,039	-142	-4.7%
Public Administration	1,703	3.1%	1,576	1,975	-272	-13.8%
Information Not Available	1,759	3.2%	1,805	1,966	-207	-10.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,476		31,037	36,534
Male	10,925	35.8%	11,617	13,140	-2,215	-16.9%
Female	12,967	42.5%	13,581	15,316	-2,349	-15.3%
Information Not Available	6,584	21.6%	5,839	8,078	-1,494	-18.5%

Ethnicity	30,476		31,037	36,534
Hispanic or Latino	1,082	3.6%	1,218	1,210	-128	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,975	72.1%	23,096	26,335	-4,360	-16.6%
Information Not Available	7,419	24.3%	6,723	8,989	-1,570	-17.5%

Race	30,476		31,037	36,534
American Indian or Alaskan Native	106	0.3%	118	117	-11	-9.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	11,548	37.9%	12,063	13,776	-2,228	-16.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1%	47	51	-14	-27.5%
White	10,284	33.7%	10,868	12,391	-2,107	-17.0%
Information Not Available	8,501	27.9%	7,941	10,199	-1,698	-16.6%

Years of Age	30,476		31,037	36,534
Younger than 22	325	0.8%	338	441	-116	-26.3%
22-24	845	2.2%	884	1,150	-305	-26.5%
25-34	5,398	14.0%	5,786	6,623	-1,225	-18.5%
35-44	5,136	13.3%	5,467	5,865	-729	-12.4%
45-54	5,225	13.5%	5,423	6,395	-1,170	-18.3%
55-59	2,851	7.4%	2,961	3,283	-432	-13.2%
60-64	2,160	5.6%	2,267	2,512	-352	-14.0%
65 and older	1,951	5.1%	2,071	2,187	-236	-10.8%
Information Not Available	6,585	17.1%	5,840	8,078	-1,493	-18.5%

Industry	30,476		31,037	36,534
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	15	0.0%	30	44	-29	-65.9%
Mining	39	0.1%	23	8	31	387.5%
Utilities	31	0.1%	25	36	-5	-13.9%
Construction	2,163	7.1%	2,277	2,340	-177	-7.6%
Manufacturing	243	0.8%	251	204	39	19.1%
Wholesale Trade	749	2.5%	767	907	-158	-17.4%
Retail Trade	908	3.0%	1,017	1,094	-186	-17.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,766	9.1%	2,453	2,973	-207	-7.0%
Information	366	1.2%	366	520	-154	-29.6%
Finance and Insurance	812	2.7%	863	990	-178	-18.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	599	2.0%	640	576	23	4.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,221	7.3%	2,272	2,662	-441	-16.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	101	0.3%	98	136	-35	-25.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,160	10.4%	3,260	3,621	-461	-12.7%
Educational Services	1,031	3.4%	1,131	1,407	-376	-26.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,484	8.1%	2,718	3,099	-615	-19.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	344	1.1%	421	375	-31	-8.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,674	5.5%	2,081	2,277	-603	-26.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	632	2.1%	681	751	-119	-15.8%
Public Administration	419	1.4%	422	531	-112	-21.1%
Information Not Available	9,719	31.9%	9,241	11,983	-2,264	-18.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,769		4,562	3,834
Male	1,615	42.8%	2,220	1,842	-227	-12.3%
Female	1,831	48.6%	2,029	1,992	-161	-8.1%
Information Not Available	323	8.6%	313	0	323	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,769		4,562	3,834
Hispanic or Latino	69	1.8%	85	48	21	43.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,565	94.6%	4,247	3,387	178	5.3%
Information Not Available	135	3.6%	230	399	-264	-66.2%

Race	3,769		4,562	3,834
American Indian or Alaskan Native	58	1.5%	64	54	4	7.4%
Asian	39	1.0%	67	26	13	50.0%
Black or African American	73	1.9%	101	61	12	19.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	0.3%	13	0	11	0.0%
White	3,493	92.7%	4,150	3,538	-45	-1.3%
Information Not Available	95	2.5%	167	155	-60	-38.7%

Years of Age	3,769		4,562	3,834
Younger than 22	43	0.6%	44	91	-48	-52.7%
22-24	84	1.2%	114	118	-34	-28.8%
25-34	673	9.8%	820	762	-89	-11.7%
35-44	783	11.4%	890	786	-3	-0.4%
45-54	948	13.8%	1,179	895	53	5.9%
55-59	526	7.7%	668	526	0	0.0%
60-64	406	5.9%	498	389	17	4.4%
65 and older	306	4.5%	349	267	39	14.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,769		4,562	3,834
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	1.4%	59	85	-33	-38.8%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	16	0.4%	19	5	11	220.0%
Construction	66	1.7%	267	176	-110	-62.5%
Manufacturing	294	7.7%	833	351	-57	-16.2%
Wholesale Trade	116	3.0%	127	111	5	4.5%
Retail Trade	432	11.3%	308	408	24	5.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	234	6.1%	234	213	21	9.9%
Information	56	1.5%	54	35	21	60.0%
Finance and Insurance	142	3.7%	143	73	69	94.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	25	0.7%	21	33	-8	-24.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	191	5.0%	214	148	43	29.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15	0.4%	11	7	8	114.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	243	6.4%	285	263	-20	-7.6%
Educational Services	120	3.1%	118	140	-20	-14.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	617	16.1%	694	482	135	28.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	34	0.9%	46	40	-6	-15.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	256	6.7%	276	223	33	14.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	119	3.1%	132	89	30	33.7%
Public Administration	79	2.1%	81	78	1	1.3%
Information Not Available	662	17.3%	640	874	-212	-24.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,407		66,095	53,056
Male	24,475	50.6%	34,269	24,993	-518	-2.1%
Female	23,250	48.0%	30,998	26,765	-3,515	-13.1%
Information Not Available	682	1.4%	828	1,298	-616	-47.5%

Ethnicity	48,407		66,095	53,056
Hispanic or Latino	1,828	3.8%	2,743	2,170	-342	-15.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,855	80.3%	53,002	41,913	-3,058	-7.3%
Information Not Available	7,724	16.0%	10,350	8,973	-1,249	-13.9%

Race	48,407		66,095	53,056
American Indian or Alaskan Native	323	0.7%	421	384	-61	-15.9%
Asian	520	1.1%	1,931	690	-170	-24.6%
Black or African American	10,993	22.7%	14,906	12,637	-1,644	-13.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	50	0.1%	50	37	13	35.1%
White	26,295	54.3%	34,831	27,699	-1,404	-5.1%
Information Not Available	10,226	21.1%	13,956	11,609	-1,383	-11.9%

Years of Age	48,407		66,095	53,056
Younger than 22	636	0.9%	1,097	896	-260	-29.0%
22-24	1,760	2.5%	2,676	2,399	-639	-26.6%
25-34	10,872	15.3%	14,842	13,080	-2,208	-16.9%
35-44	11,014	15.5%	14,899	12,055	-1,041	-8.6%
45-54	12,458	17.6%	16,253	12,382	76	0.6%
55-59	5,941	8.4%	8,207	6,192	-251	-4.1%
60-64	3,774	5.3%	5,462	4,008	-234	-5.8%
65 and older	1,952	2.8%	2,659	2,044	-92	-4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	48,407		66,095	53,056
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	353	0.7%	272	289	64	22.1%
Mining	55	0.1%	70	62	-7	-11.3%
Utilities	94	0.2%	100	54	40	74.1%
Construction	2,674	5.5%	2,888	2,531	143	5.6%
Manufacturing	7,408	15.2%	19,909	9,106	-1,698	-18.6%
Wholesale Trade	8,604	17.6%	5,365	4,708	3,896	82.8%
Retail Trade	2,678	5.5%	2,935	3,171	-493	-15.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,212	2.5%	2,978	1,733	-521	-30.1%
Information	675	1.4%	815	935	-260	-27.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,454	3.0%	1,356	1,309	145	11.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	680	1.4%	759	644	36	5.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,801	7.8%	5,375	4,594	-793	-17.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,160	2.4%	2,513	1,445	-285	-19.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,352	8.9%	6,302	5,849	-1,497	-25.6%
Educational Services	1,212	2.5%	1,337	1,494	-282	-18.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,983	12.3%	5,824	6,030	-47	-0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	583	1.2%	616	776	-193	-24.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,376	4.9%	2,588	2,298	78	3.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,282	2.6%	2,162	1,548	-266	-17.2%
Public Administration	664	1.4%	609	969	-305	-31.5%
Information Not Available	1,107	2.3%	1,322	3,511	-2,404	-68.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,447		26,132	28,229
Male	12,635	51.7%	13,783	14,663	-2,028	-13.8%
Female	11,807	48.3%	12,347	13,557	-1,750	-12.9%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	2	9	-4	-44.4%

Ethnicity	24,447		26,132	28,229
Hispanic or Latino	995	4.1%	1,094	1,158	-163	-14.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,861	85.3%	22,307	24,164	-3,303	-13.7%
Information Not Available	2,591	10.6%	2,731	2,907	-316	-10.9%

Race	24,447		26,132	28,229
American Indian or Alaskan Native	368	1.5%	340	409	-41	-10.0%
Asian	782	3.2%	804	884	-102	-11.5%
Black or African American	2,473	10.1%	2,607	2,611	-138	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.2%	65	70	-12	-17.1%
White	18,431	75.4%	19,838	21,581	-3,150	-14.6%
Information Not Available	2,335	9.6%	2,478	2,674	-339	-12.7%

Years of Age	24,447		26,132	28,229
Younger than 22	253	0.6%	269	301	-48	-15.9%
22-24	711	1.8%	772	820	-109	-13.3%
25-34	5,169	12.8%	5,475	6,201	-1,032	-16.6%
35-44	5,491	13.6%	5,829	6,224	-733	-11.8%
45-54	5,564	13.8%	5,856	6,559	-995	-15.2%
55-59	3,274	8.1%	3,549	3,770	-496	-13.2%
60-64	2,469	6.1%	2,772	2,803	-334	-11.9%
65 and older	1,510	3.7%	1,605	1,548	-38	-2.5%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	5	3	3	100.0%

Industry	24,447		26,132	28,229
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	220	0.9%	277	202	18	8.9%
Mining	24	0.1%	50	30	-6	-20.0%
Utilities	120	0.5%	148	116	4	3.4%
Construction	2,413	9.8%	2,788	2,687	-274	-10.2%
Manufacturing	2,956	12.0%	3,438	3,720	-764	-20.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,239	5.0%	1,175	1,413	-174	-12.3%
Retail Trade	1,894	7.7%	1,921	2,290	-396	-17.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	758	3.1%	878	870	-112	-12.9%
Information	626	2.5%	571	725	-99	-13.7%
Finance and Insurance	961	3.9%	956	1,025	-64	-6.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	463	1.9%	446	402	61	15.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,954	7.9%	1,982	2,187	-233	-10.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	447	1.8%	450	575	-128	-22.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,187	8.9%	2,208	2,433	-246	-10.1%
Educational Services	1,115	4.5%	1,164	1,258	-143	-11.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,436	9.9%	2,448	2,756	-320	-11.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	322	1.3%	338	382	-60	-15.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,839	7.5%	2,067	2,108	-269	-12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,230	5.0%	1,489	1,502	-272	-18.1%
Public Administration	433	1.8%	463	576	-143	-24.8%
Information Not Available	810	3.3%	875	972	-162	-16.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	21,434		27,123	28,285
Male	9,761	45.5%	10,996	12,476	-2,715	-21.8%
Female	11,651	54.4%	16,098	15,770	-4,119	-26.1%
Information Not Available	22	0.1%	29	39	-17	-43.6%

Ethnicity	21,434		27,123	28,285
Hispanic or Latino	857	4.0%	1,109	1,106	-249	-22.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,703	77.9%	20,878	21,902	-5,199	-23.7%
Information Not Available	3,874	18.1%	5,136	5,277	-1,403	-26.6%

Race	21,434		27,123	28,285
American Indian or Alaskan Native	135	0.6%	163	171	-36	-21.1%
Asian	199	0.9%	209	216	-17	-7.9%
Black or African American	5,237	24.4%	6,700	6,994	-1,757	-25.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	134	0.6%	210	316	-182	-57.6%
White	13,087	61.1%	16,389	17,193	-4,106	-23.9%
Information Not Available	2,642	12.3%	3,452	3,395	-753	-22.2%

Years of Age	21,434		27,123	28,285
Younger than 22	270	0.8%	305	368	-98	-26.6%
22-24	624	1.9%	835	980	-356	-36.3%
25-34	4,456	13.7%	5,472	5,902	-1,446	-24.5%
35-44	4,915	15.1%	6,049	6,350	-1,435	-22.6%
45-54	5,120	15.7%	6,298	6,684	-1,564	-23.4%
55-59	2,648	8.1%	3,407	3,474	-826	-23.8%
60-64	1,979	6.1%	2,589	2,495	-516	-20.7%
65 and older	1,422	4.4%	2,168	2,032	-610	-30.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	21,434		27,123	28,285
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	101	0.5%	72	111	-10	-9.0%
Mining	40	0.2%	32	30	10	33.3%
Utilities	21	0.1%	22	25	-4	-16.0%
Construction	1,812	8.4%	1,736	2,042	-230	-11.3%
Manufacturing	2,000	9.3%	2,743	2,968	-968	-32.6%
Wholesale Trade	955	4.4%	914	1,090	-135	-12.4%
Retail Trade	2,099	9.7%	2,306	2,653	-554	-20.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,223	5.7%	2,873	2,823	-1,600	-56.7%
Information	622	2.9%	731	564	58	10.3%
Finance and Insurance	948	4.4%	1,015	745	203	27.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	375	1.7%	552	465	-90	-19.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,662	7.7%	1,757	1,657	5	0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	147	0.7%	141	129	18	14.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,284	10.6%	2,452	3,246	-962	-29.6%
Educational Services	503	2.3%	701	798	-295	-37.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,725	12.7%	3,368	3,170	-445	-14.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	222	1.0%	231	286	-64	-22.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,720	8.0%	3,553	3,245	-1,525	-47.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	571	2.7%	671	704	-133	-18.9%
Public Administration	220	1.0%	218	234	-14	-6.0%
Information Not Available	1,184	5.5%	1,035	1,300	-116	-8.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,852		12,691	12,841
Male	3,597	40.6%	4,196	5,218	-1,621	-31.1%
Female	5,241	59.2%	8,484	7,607	-2,366	-31.1%
Information Not Available	14	0.2%	11	16	-2	-12.5%

Ethnicity	8,852		12,691	12,841
Hispanic or Latino	203	2.3%	210	236	-33	-14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,281	93.5%	12,083	12,196	-3,915	-32.1%
Information Not Available	368	4.2%	398	409	-41	-10.0%

Race	8,852		12,691	12,841
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49	0.6%	45	52	-3	-5.8%
Asian	34	0.4%	33	33	1	3.0%
Black or African American	5,586	63.1%	8,861	8,164	-2,578	-31.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.3%	19	21	3	14.3%
White	2,874	32.5%	3,436	4,241	-1,367	-32.2%
Information Not Available	285	3.2%	297	330	-45	-13.6%

Years of Age	8,852		12,691	12,841
Younger than 22	98	0.9%	114	151	-53	-35.1%
22-24	328	3.0%	372	534	-206	-38.6%
25-34	2,124	19.2%	2,906	3,142	-1,018	-32.4%
35-44	2,196	19.8%	3,019	3,199	-1,003	-31.4%
45-54	1,975	17.8%	2,882	2,772	-797	-28.8%
55-59	975	8.8%	1,425	1,331	-356	-26.7%
60-64	658	5.9%	1,091	993	-335	-33.7%
65 and older	498	4.5%	882	719	-221	-30.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,852		12,691	12,841
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	58	0.7%	66	82	-24	-29.3%
Mining	9	0.1%	13	33	-24	-72.7%
Utilities	11	0.1%	14	15	-4	-26.7%
Construction	350	3.9%	346	500	-150	-30.0%
Manufacturing	989	11.1%	1,292	1,282	-293	-22.9%
Wholesale Trade	196	2.2%	304	270	-74	-27.4%
Retail Trade	717	8.0%	787	1,085	-368	-33.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	166	1.9%	378	279	-113	-40.5%
Information	64	0.7%	66	176	-112	-63.6%
Finance and Insurance	152	1.7%	163	131	21	16.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	99	1.1%	103	118	-19	-16.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	341	3.8%	353	419	-78	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	140	1.6%	143	136	4	2.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	740	8.3%	967	1,169	-429	-36.7%
Educational Services	249	2.8%	343	400	-151	-37.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,737	19.5%	3,829	2,811	-1,074	-38.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	43	0.5%	60	64	-21	-32.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	551	6.2%	904	942	-391	-41.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	117	1.3%	123	127	-10	-7.9%
Public Administration	103	1.2%	138	191	-88	-46.1%
Information Not Available	2,020	22.7%	2,299	2,611	-591	-22.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,661		4,106	4,175
Male	1,620	44.3%	1,768	1,950	-330	-16.9%
Female	2,038	55.7%	2,334	2,219	-181	-8.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.1%	4	6	-3	-50.0%

Ethnicity	3,661		4,106	4,175
Hispanic or Latino	171	4.7%	178	204	-33	-16.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,335	91.1%	3,744	3,774	-439	-11.6%
Information Not Available	155	4.2%	184	197	-42	-21.3%

Race	3,661		4,106	4,175
American Indian or Alaskan Native	579	15.8%	608	623	-44	-7.1%
Asian	20	0.5%	23	22	-2	-9.1%
Black or African American	47	1.3%	52	57	-10	-17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	17	0.5%	18	18	-1	-5.6%
White	2,946	80.5%	3,347	3,395	-449	-13.2%
Information Not Available	52	1.4%	58	60	-8	-13.3%

Years of Age	3,661		4,106	4,175
Younger than 22	42	0.7%	46	48	-6	-12.5%
22-24	111	1.8%	130	123	-12	-9.8%
25-34	687	11.1%	786	841	-154	-18.3%
35-44	811	13.1%	914	891	-80	-9.0%
45-54	811	13.1%	880	967	-156	-16.1%
55-59	455	7.4%	567	513	-58	-11.3%
60-64	439	7.1%	465	479	-40	-8.4%
65 and older	305	4.9%	318	313	-8	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,661		4,106	4,175
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	28	0.8%	35	42	-14	-33.3%
Mining	58	1.6%	49	44	14	31.8%
Utilities	13	0.4%	16	16	-3	-18.8%
Construction	336	9.1%	390	545	-209	-38.3%
Manufacturing	152	4.1%	186	228	-76	-33.3%
Wholesale Trade	88	2.4%	97	97	-9	-9.3%
Retail Trade	362	9.8%	383	373	-11	-2.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	176	4.8%	203	217	-41	-18.9%
Information	80	2.2%	94	66	14	21.2%
Finance and Insurance	58	1.6%	63	88	-30	-34.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	40	1.1%	47	45	-5	-11.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	227	6.2%	219	251	-24	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.2%	8	9	-2	-22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	258	7.0%	244	277	-19	-6.9%
Educational Services	179	4.9%	190	171	8	4.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	656	17.8%	826	676	-20	-3.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	78	2.1%	92	83	-5	-6.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	373	10.1%	424	395	-22	-5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	114	3.1%	124	105	9	8.6%
Public Administration	330	8.9%	354	374	-44	-11.8%
Information Not Available	48	1.3%	62	73	-25	-34.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,135		20,229	22,312
Male	8,353	43.7%	8,649	10,205	-1,852	-18.1%
Female	10,766	56.3%	11,567	12,096	-1,330	-11.0%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	13	11	5	45.5%

Ethnicity	19,135		20,229	22,312
Hispanic or Latino	914	4.8%	951	1,097	-183	-16.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,781	92.9%	18,883	20,730	-2,949	-14.2%
Information Not Available	440	2.3%	395	485	-45	-9.3%

Race	19,135		20,229	22,312
American Indian or Alaskan Native	237	1.2%	268	353	-116	-32.9%
Asian	248	1.3%	232	303	-55	-18.2%
Black or African American	8,766	45.8%	9,599	10,046	-1,280	-12.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	0.1%	33	41	-16	-39.0%
White	8,478	44.3%	8,688	10,134	-1,656	-16.3%
Information Not Available	1,381	7.2%	1,409	1,435	-54	-3.8%

Years of Age	19,135		20,229	22,312
Younger than 22	246	0.9%	264	289	-43	-14.9%
22-24	623	2.4%	710	804	-181	-22.5%
25-34	4,552	17.4%	4,859	5,439	-887	-16.3%
35-44	4,619	17.6%	4,945	5,344	-725	-13.6%
45-54	4,677	17.9%	4,832	5,629	-952	-16.9%
55-59	2,155	8.2%	2,217	2,406	-251	-10.4%
60-64	1,412	5.4%	1,497	1,526	-114	-7.5%
65 and older	851	3.2%	905	875	-24	-2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,135		20,229	22,312
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	71	0.4%	99	130	-59	-45.4%
Mining	6	0.0%	4	5	1	20.0%
Utilities	18	0.1%	19	19	-1	-5.3%
Construction	844	4.4%	799	1,166	-322	-27.6%
Manufacturing	2,372	12.4%	2,138	2,686	-314	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	901	4.7%	1,102	975	-74	-7.6%
Retail Trade	1,789	9.3%	1,091	1,833	-44	-2.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	491	2.6%	943	574	-83	-14.5%
Information	389	2.0%	408	527	-138	-26.2%
Finance and Insurance	719	3.7%	510	876	-157	-17.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	277	1.4%	259	299	-22	-7.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,247	6.5%	1,504	1,555	-308	-19.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	73	0.4%	955	168	-95	-56.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,336	17.4%	2,980	4,090	-754	-18.4%
Educational Services	801	4.2%	730	907	-106	-11.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,910	9.9%	1,871	2,081	-171	-8.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	124	0.6%	154	174	-50	-28.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,084	5.6%	1,866	1,337	-253	-18.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	425	2.2%	482	489	-64	-13.1%
Public Administration	393	2.0%	381	407	-14	-3.4%
Information Not Available	1,865	9.7%	1,934	2,014	-149	-7.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,799		2,116	2,398
Male	1,044	58.0%	1,205	1,428	-384	-26.9%
Female	755	42.0%	910	970	-215	-22.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,799		2,116	2,398
Hispanic or Latino	92	5.1%	101	107	-15	-14.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,661	92.3%	1,950	2,224	-563	-25.3%
Information Not Available	46	2.6%	65	67	-21	-31.3%

Race	1,799		2,116	2,398
American Indian or Alaskan Native	163	9.1%	214	250	-87	-34.8%
Asian	20	1.1%	10	13	7	53.8%
Black or African American	115	6.4%	129	120	-5	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.3%	2	5	0	0.0%
White	1,358	75.5%	1,595	1,836	-478	-26.0%
Information Not Available	138	7.7%	166	174	-36	-20.7%

Years of Age	1,799		2,116	2,398
Younger than 22	19	0.6%	15	24	-5	-20.8%
22-24	35	1.2%	46	64	-29	-45.3%
25-34	362	12.2%	436	484	-122	-25.2%
35-44	404	13.6%	475	537	-133	-24.8%
45-54	381	12.9%	472	584	-203	-34.8%
55-59	251	8.5%	278	314	-63	-20.1%
60-64	193	6.5%	204	236	-43	-18.2%
65 and older	154	5.2%	190	155	-1	-0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,799		2,116	2,398
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	64	3.4%	53	56	8	14.3%
Mining	57	3.1%	62	77	-20	-26.0%
Utilities	11	0.6%	13	17	-6	-35.3%
Construction	234	12.6%	266	418	-184	-44.0%
Manufacturing	264	14.2%	273	285	-21	-7.4%
Wholesale Trade	92	4.9%	94	130	-38	-29.2%
Retail Trade	153	8.2%	163	172	-19	-11.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	110	5.9%	156	182	-72	-39.6%
Information	56	3.0%	79	30	26	86.7%
Finance and Insurance	46	2.5%	54	63	-17	-27.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29	1.6%	24	38	-9	-23.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	81	4.3%	85	113	-32	-28.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.3%	3	17	-12	-70.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	64	3.4%	69	76	-12	-15.8%
Educational Services	7	0.4%	10	4	3	75.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	118	6.3%	143	149	-31	-20.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.3%	3	5	1	20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	86	4.6%	129	124	-38	-30.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	30	1.6%	50	61	-31	-50.8%
Public Administration	179	9.6%	214	216	-37	-17.1%
Information Not Available	107	5.7%	173	165	-58	-35.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,288		4,250	4,708
Male	1,383	42.1%	1,674	1,961	-578	-29.5%
Female	1,733	52.7%	2,415	2,513	-780	-31.0%
Information Not Available	172	5.2%	161	234	-62	-26.5%

Ethnicity	3,288		4,250	4,708
Hispanic or Latino	241	7.3%	339	340	-99	-29.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,728	83.0%	3,545	3,708	-980	-26.4%
Information Not Available	319	9.7%	366	660	-341	-51.7%

Race	3,288		4,250	4,708
American Indian or Alaskan Native	49	1.5%	65	79	-30	-38.0%
Asian	60	1.8%	55	68	-8	-11.8%
Black or African American	494	15.0%	599	647	-153	-23.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.3%	11	8	1	12.5%
White	2,378	72.3%	3,117	3,221	-843	-26.2%
Information Not Available	298	9.1%	403	685	-387	-56.5%

Years of Age	3,288		4,250	4,708
Younger than 22	26	0.5%	27	31	-5	-16.1%
22-24	73	1.4%	86	96	-23	-24.0%
25-34	622	11.7%	781	951	-329	-34.6%
35-44	792	14.9%	920	1,057	-265	-25.1%
45-54	775	14.6%	962	1,067	-292	-27.4%
55-59	424	8.0%	564	611	-187	-30.6%
60-64	353	6.6%	496	476	-123	-25.8%
65 and older	223	4.2%	414	419	-196	-46.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,288		4,250	4,708
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	32	1.0%	41	41	-9	-22.0%
Mining	3	0.1%	3	2	1	50.0%
Utilities	2	0.1%	5	4	-2	-50.0%
Construction	235	7.1%	234	379	-144	-38.0%
Manufacturing	371	11.2%	487	468	-97	-20.7%
Wholesale Trade	145	4.4%	155	173	-28	-16.2%
Retail Trade	294	8.9%	308	414	-120	-29.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	179	5.4%	415	502	-323	-64.3%
Information	87	2.6%	87	104	-17	-16.3%
Finance and Insurance	181	5.5%	175	204	-23	-11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	42	1.3%	34	51	-9	-17.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	209	6.3%	225	225	-16	-7.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	34	1.0%	27	60	-26	-43.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	295	8.9%	313	358	-63	-17.6%
Educational Services	73	2.2%	95	107	-34	-31.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	375	11.3%	523	575	-200	-34.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	62	1.9%	59	63	-1	-1.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	244	7.3%	571	490	-246	-50.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	76	2.3%	107	89	-13	-14.6%
Public Administration	80	2.4%	97	108	-28	-25.9%
Information Not Available	269	8.1%	289	291	-22	-7.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,528		3,712	4,100
Male	1,622	46.0%	1,648	1,857	-235	-12.7%
Female	1,887	53.5%	2,036	2,224	-337	-15.2%
Information Not Available	19	0.5%	28	19	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,528		3,712	4,100
Hispanic or Latino	128	3.6%	149	140	-12	-8.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,997	84.9%	3,107	3,436	-439	-12.8%
Information Not Available	403	11.4%	456	524	-121	-23.1%

Race	3,528		3,712	4,100
American Indian or Alaskan Native	6	0.2%	10	11	-5	-45.5%
Asian	61	1.7%	65	74	-13	-17.6%
Black or African American	65	1.8%	69	84	-19	-22.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.1%	6	7	-4	-57.1%
White	3,154	89.4%	3,288	3,647	-493	-13.5%
Information Not Available	239	6.8%	274	277	-38	-13.7%

Years of Age	3,528		3,712	4,100
Younger than 22	14	0.2%	24	30	-16	-53.3%
22-24	43	0.7%	45	69	-26	-37.7%
25-34	495	8.0%	529	577	-82	-14.2%
35-44	673	10.8%	672	819	-146	-17.8%
45-54	901	14.5%	974	1,043	-142	-13.6%
55-59	578	9.3%	605	673	-95	-14.1%
60-64	479	7.7%	513	541	-62	-11.5%
65 and older	345	5.6%	350	348	-3	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,528		3,712	4,100
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	12	0.3%	4	21	-9	-42.9%
Mining	2	0.1%	1	4	-2	-50.0%
Utilities	2	0.1%	2	9	-7	-77.8%
Construction	50	1.4%	54	57	-7	-12.3%
Manufacturing	351	9.9%	378	424	-73	-17.2%
Wholesale Trade	197	5.6%	200	210	-13	-6.2%
Retail Trade	163	4.6%	159	215	-52	-24.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	493	13.9%	431	521	-28	-5.4%
Information	52	1.5%	45	63	-11	-17.5%
Finance and Insurance	155	4.4%	159	122	33	27.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	36	1.0%	31	32	4	12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	210	5.9%	239	236	-26	-11.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	39	1.1%	34	46	-7	-15.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	346	9.8%	396	460	-114	-24.8%
Educational Services	180	5.1%	192	193	-13	-6.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	332	9.4%	396	390	-58	-14.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	32	0.9%	45	37	-5	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	115	3.2%	135	137	-22	-16.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	3.1%	116	135	-25	-18.5%
Public Administration	44	1.2%	40	51	-7	-13.7%
Information Not Available	607	17.1%	655	737	-130	-17.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	97,836		96,343	103,673
Male	43,997	45.0%	43,935	46,556	-2,559	-5.5%
Female	53,839	55.0%	52,408	57,117	-3,278	-5.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	97,836		96,343	103,673
Hispanic or Latino	19,828	20.3%	19,544	21,071	-1,243	-5.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,568	69.1%	66,535	71,800	-4,232	-5.9%
Information Not Available	10,440	10.7%	10,264	10,802	-362	-3.4%

Race	97,836		96,343	103,673
American Indian or Alaskan Native	485	0.5%	482	465	20	4.3%
Asian	3,587	3.7%	3,624	3,962	-375	-9.5%
Black or African American	23,915	24.4%	23,322	25,097	-1,182	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	587	0.6%	559	619	-32	-5.2%
White	55,963	57.2%	55,201	59,384	-3,421	-5.8%
Information Not Available	13,299	13.6%	13,155	14,146	-847	-6.0%

Years of Age	97,836		96,343	103,673
Younger than 22	3,702	2.5%	3,587	1,608	2,094	130.2%
22-24	5,200	3.6%	5,086	4,219	981	23.3%
25-34	20,663	14.2%	20,521	22,263	-1,600	-7.2%
35-44	18,349	12.6%	18,313	20,021	-1,672	-8.4%
45-54	22,472	15.4%	22,045	22,884	-412	-1.8%
55-59	11,060	7.6%	10,907	12,106	-1,046	-8.6%
60-64	7,876	5.4%	7,817	9,544	-1,668	-17.5%
65 and older	8,514	5.8%	8,067	11,028	-2,514	-22.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	97,836		96,343	103,673
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	128	0.1%	123	161	-33	-20.5%
Mining	37	0.0%	40	41	-4	-9.8%
Utilities	136	0.1%	131	128	8	6.3%
Construction	6,102	6.2%	6,531	5,852	250	4.3%
Manufacturing	4,890	5.0%	5,134	5,499	-609	-11.1%
Wholesale Trade	4,263	4.4%	4,275	4,781	-518	-10.8%
Retail Trade	8,282	8.5%	8,494	9,958	-1,676	-16.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	9,764	10.0%	8,540	9,940	-176	-1.8%
Information	1,356	1.4%	1,320	1,790	-434	-24.2%
Finance and Insurance	3,188	3.3%	3,145	3,137	51	1.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,257	1.3%	1,259	1,422	-165	-11.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,762	5.9%	5,715	6,355	-593	-9.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,142	2.2%	2,236	1,552	590	38.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,617	11.9%	11,446	12,704	-1,087	-8.6%
Educational Services	5,028	5.1%	4,930	5,726	-698	-12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,830	9.0%	8,593	9,888	-1,058	-10.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	920	0.9%	931	988	-68	-6.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,217	11.5%	11,267	12,241	-1,024	-8.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,037	2.1%	2,052	2,287	-250	-10.9%
Public Administration	3,631	3.7%	3,322	3,773	-142	-3.8%
Information Not Available	7,249	7.4%	6,859	5,450	1,799	33.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,850		9,183	10,872
Male	3,997	50.9%	4,408	5,304	-1,307	-24.6%
Female	3,853	49.1%	4,775	5,568	-1,715	-30.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,850		9,183	10,872
Hispanic or Latino	3,785	48.2%	4,645	5,268	-1,483	-28.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,352	42.7%	3,718	4,616	-1,264	-27.4%
Information Not Available	713	9.1%	820	988	-275	-27.8%

Race	7,850		9,183	10,872
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,173	14.9%	1,336	1,390	-217	-15.6%
Asian	61	0.8%	67	83	-22	-26.5%
Black or African American	259	3.3%	276	377	-118	-31.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	32	0.4%	31	29	3	10.3%
White	4,263	54.3%	5,030	6,023	-1,760	-29.2%
Information Not Available	2,062	26.3%	2,443	2,970	-908	-30.6%

Years of Age	7,850		9,183	10,872
Younger than 22	152	1.3%	174	213	-61	-28.6%
22-24	317	2.8%	334	488	-171	-35.0%
25-34	1,746	15.2%	2,037	2,584	-838	-32.4%
35-44	1,777	15.5%	2,074	2,460	-683	-27.8%
45-54	1,785	15.6%	2,048	2,336	-551	-23.6%
55-59	953	8.3%	1,102	1,214	-261	-21.5%
60-64	650	5.7%	779	901	-251	-27.9%
65 and older	470	4.1%	635	676	-206	-30.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,850		9,183	10,872
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	119	1.5%	176	133	-14	-10.5%
Mining	139	1.7%	153	203	-64	-31.5%
Utilities	18	0.2%	22	37	-19	-51.4%
Construction	1,307	16.4%	1,335	1,277	30	2.3%
Manufacturing	248	3.1%	278	358	-110	-30.7%
Wholesale Trade	183	2.3%	193	296	-113	-38.2%
Retail Trade	828	10.4%	905	1,161	-333	-28.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	199	2.5%	455	529	-330	-62.4%
Information	318	4.0%	393	645	-327	-50.7%
Finance and Insurance	217	2.7%	216	288	-71	-24.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	130	1.6%	143	152	-22	-14.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	503	6.3%	515	664	-161	-24.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	23	0.3%	26	21	2	9.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	682	8.6%	720	957	-275	-28.7%
Educational Services	310	3.9%	347	477	-167	-35.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,093	13.7%	1,358	1,492	-399	-26.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	181	2.3%	213	244	-63	-25.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	611	7.7%	889	960	-349	-36.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	195	2.4%	242	283	-88	-31.1%
Public Administration	353	4.4%	388	484	-131	-27.1%
Information Not Available	193	2.4%	216	211	-18	-8.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,708		18,943	20,211
Male	9,467	53.5%	10,205	10,915	-1,448	-13.3%
Female	8,151	46.0%	8,644	9,216	-1,065	-11.6%
Information Not Available	90	0.5%	94	80	10	12.5%

Ethnicity	17,708		18,943	20,211
Hispanic or Latino	3,531	19.9%	3,775	4,085	-554	-13.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,457	64.7%	12,178	13,139	-1,682	-12.8%
Information Not Available	2,720	15.4%	2,990	2,987	-267	-8.9%

Race	17,708		18,943	20,211
American Indian or Alaskan Native	443	2.5%	494	462	-19	-4.1%
Asian	1,101	6.2%	1,130	1,259	-158	-12.5%
Black or African American	3,391	19.1%	3,538	3,709	-318	-8.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	446	2.5%	482	471	-25	-5.3%
White	9,442	53.3%	10,204	10,977	-1,535	-14.0%
Information Not Available	2,885	16.3%	3,095	3,333	-448	-13.4%

Years of Age	17,708		18,943	20,211
Younger than 22	331	1.3%	361	373	-42	-11.3%
22-24	706	2.7%	712	853	-147	-17.2%
25-34	4,197	16.3%	4,388	4,787	-590	-12.3%
35-44	4,000	15.5%	4,266	4,533	-533	-11.8%
45-54	4,057	15.8%	4,261	4,624	-567	-12.3%
55-59	1,958	7.6%	2,032	2,131	-173	-8.1%
60-64	1,416	5.5%	1,557	1,496	-80	-5.3%
65 and older	1,043	4.1%	1,366	1,414	-371	-26.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,708		18,943	20,211
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	9	0.1%	12	22	-13	-59.1%
Mining	52	0.3%	64	77	-25	-32.5%
Utilities	13	0.1%	15	20	-7	-35.0%
Construction	1,797	10.1%	1,950	2,076	-279	-13.4%
Manufacturing	489	2.8%	495	541	-52	-9.6%
Wholesale Trade	331	1.9%	351	425	-94	-22.1%
Retail Trade	1,116	6.3%	1,169	1,382	-266	-19.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	757	4.3%	1,014	861	-104	-12.1%
Information	189	1.1%	195	186	3	1.6%
Finance and Insurance	413	2.3%	372	422	-9	-2.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	548	3.1%	492	612	-64	-10.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	726	4.1%	722	938	-212	-22.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	166	0.9%	168	171	-5	-2.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,814	10.2%	2,083	2,256	-442	-19.6%
Educational Services	195	1.1%	185	219	-24	-11.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	886	5.0%	883	1,065	-179	-16.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	253	1.4%	258	328	-75	-22.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,162	12.2%	2,164	2,674	-512	-19.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	251	1.4%	276	324	-73	-22.5%
Public Administration	224	1.3%	389	414	-190	-45.9%
Information Not Available	5,317	30.0%	5,686	5,198	119	2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	137,979		138,702	151,152
Male	65,770	47.7%	67,239	74,852	-9,082	-12.1%
Female	72,197	52.3%	71,454	76,281	-4,084	-5.4%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	9	19	-7	-36.8%

Ethnicity	137,979		138,702	151,152
Hispanic or Latino	28,969	21.0%	28,015	30,367	-1,398	-4.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,166	66.8%	93,952	101,767	-9,601	-9.4%
Information Not Available	16,844	12.2%	16,735	19,015	-2,171	-11.4%

Race	137,979		138,702	151,152
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,232	0.9%	1,256	1,340	-108	-8.1%
Asian	5,106	3.7%	5,136	5,898	-792	-13.4%
Black or African American	29,805	21.6%	29,435	31,668	-1,863	-5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	833	0.6%	839	875	-42	-4.8%
White	68,792	49.9%	70,637	77,082	-8,290	-10.8%
Information Not Available	32,211	23.3%	31,399	34,286	-2,075	-6.1%

Years of Age	137,979		138,702	151,152
Younger than 22	2,310	1.2%	2,406	2,703	-393	-14.5%
22-24	5,980	3.1%	6,294	7,405	-1,425	-19.2%
25-34	33,538	17.2%	34,310	38,349	-4,811	-12.5%
35-44	28,406	14.6%	28,903	31,183	-2,777	-8.9%
45-54	29,777	15.3%	29,792	33,100	-3,323	-10.0%
55-59	15,304	7.9%	15,012	16,067	-763	-4.7%
60-64	11,830	6.1%	11,572	11,766	64	0.5%
65 and older	10,834	5.6%	10,413	10,579	255	2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	137,979		138,702	151,152
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	380	0.3%	350	402	-22	-5.5%
Mining	62	0.0%	69	85	-23	-27.1%
Utilities	142	0.1%	152	131	11	8.4%
Construction	9,244	6.7%	10,406	11,646	-2,402	-20.6%
Manufacturing	5,620	4.1%	6,209	6,648	-1,028	-15.5%
Wholesale Trade	4,439	3.2%	4,565	4,924	-485	-9.8%
Retail Trade	10,958	7.9%	11,367	12,666	-1,708	-13.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	19,075	13.8%	15,170	16,380	2,695	16.5%
Information	5,192	3.8%	5,793	6,429	-1,237	-19.2%
Finance and Insurance	4,650	3.4%	4,654	5,291	-641	-12.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,432	1.8%	2,684	2,785	-353	-12.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,888	6.4%	9,181	10,221	-1,333	-13.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	841	0.6%	829	914	-73	-8.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	16,228	11.7%	16,187	17,633	-1,405	-8.0%
Educational Services	6,569	4.7%	6,232	6,599	-30	-0.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	15,445	11.2%	15,702	17,052	-1,607	-9.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,577	2.6%	3,336	3,884	-307	-7.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	13,929	10.1%	14,587	15,152	-1,223	-8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,819	2.8%	3,739	4,075	-256	-6.3%
Public Administration	3,343	2.4%	3,438	3,636	-293	-8.1%
Information Not Available	3,146	2.3%	4,052	4,599	-1,453	-31.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	41,490		49,421	49,251
Male	21,051	50.7%	24,667	25,328	-4,277	-16.9%
Female	20,286	48.9%	24,581	23,731	-3,445	-14.5%
Information Not Available	153	0.4%	173	192	-39	-20.3%

Ethnicity	41,490		49,421	49,251
Hispanic or Latino	1,399	3.4%	1,629	1,684	-285	-16.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,908	91.4%	45,113	45,046	-7,138	-15.8%
Information Not Available	2,183	5.3%	2,679	2,521	-338	-13.4%

Race	41,490		49,421	49,251
American Indian or Alaskan Native	178	0.4%	206	236	-58	-24.6%
Asian	412	1.0%	480	418	-6	-1.4%
Black or African American	8,261	19.9%	9,687	9,951	-1,690	-17.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	59	0.1%	77	73	-14	-19.2%
White	30,080	72.5%	36,122	35,822	-5,742	-16.0%
Information Not Available	2,500	6.0%	2,849	2,751	-251	-9.1%

Years of Age	41,490		49,421	49,251
Younger than 22	483	0.7%	665	666	-183	-27.5%
22-24	1,176	1.7%	1,557	1,623	-447	-27.5%
25-34	8,071	11.9%	9,692	10,242	-2,171	-21.2%
35-44	9,669	14.3%	11,412	11,096	-1,427	-12.9%
45-54	10,680	15.8%	12,493	12,571	-1,891	-15.0%
55-59	5,409	8.0%	6,431	6,446	-1,037	-16.1%
60-64	3,903	5.8%	4,768	4,340	-437	-10.1%
65 and older	2,099	3.1%	2,403	2,267	-168	-7.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	41,490		49,421	49,251
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	104	0.3%	85	153	-49	-32.0%
Mining	85	0.2%	87	98	-13	-13.3%
Utilities	156	0.4%	181	99	57	57.6%
Construction	4,585	11.0%	5,129	4,897	-312	-6.4%
Manufacturing	7,381	17.7%	10,575	9,738	-2,357	-24.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,083	5.0%	2,210	2,359	-276	-11.7%
Retail Trade	1,719	4.1%	1,894	2,256	-537	-23.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,052	4.9%	3,054	3,038	-986	-32.5%
Information	787	1.9%	810	942	-155	-16.5%
Finance and Insurance	1,698	4.1%	1,694	1,821	-123	-6.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	659	1.6%	662	748	-89	-11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,021	7.3%	3,106	3,279	-258	-7.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	886	2.1%	1,012	1,057	-171	-16.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,365	10.5%	4,782	5,426	-1,061	-19.6%
Educational Services	1,478	3.6%	1,799	1,618	-140	-8.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,010	12.0%	6,237	5,771	-761	-13.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	486	1.2%	458	447	39	8.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,837	4.4%	2,178	2,261	-424	-18.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	951	2.3%	1,138	1,293	-342	-26.5%
Public Administration	372	0.9%	413	272	100	36.8%
Information Not Available	1,775	4.3%	1,917	1,678	97	5.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,264		13,468	15,091
Male	5,925	48.3%	6,457	7,568	-1,643	-21.7%
Female	6,314	51.5%	6,978	7,493	-1,179	-15.7%
Information Not Available	25	0.2%	33	30	-5	-16.7%

Ethnicity	12,264		13,468	15,091
Hispanic or Latino	902	7.4%	1,046	1,138	-236	-20.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,362	92.6%	12,422	13,953	-2,591	-18.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	12,264		13,468	15,091
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,343	11.0%	1,566	1,546	-203	-13.1%
Asian	94	0.8%	123	170	-76	-44.7%
Black or African American	2,196	17.9%	2,325	2,526	-330	-13.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	0.2%	27	30	-4	-13.3%
White	7,262	59.2%	7,893	9,087	-1,825	-20.1%
Information Not Available	1,343	11.0%	1,534	1,732	-389	-22.5%

Years of Age	12,264		13,468	15,091
Younger than 22	177	1.0%	178	206	-29	-14.1%
22-24	396	2.1%	452	548	-152	-27.7%
25-34	2,595	14.0%	2,937	3,368	-773	-23.0%
35-44	3,052	16.5%	3,400	3,541	-489	-13.8%
45-54	2,903	15.7%	3,085	3,573	-670	-18.8%
55-59	1,428	7.7%	1,529	1,783	-355	-19.9%
60-64	1,012	5.5%	1,119	1,180	-168	-14.2%
65 and older	701	3.8%	768	892	-191	-21.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,264		13,468	15,091
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	65	0.5%	58	66	-1	-1.5%
Mining	458	3.7%	478	420	38	9.0%
Utilities	36	0.3%	54	43	-7	-16.3%
Construction	995	8.1%	1,022	1,359	-364	-26.8%
Manufacturing	1,182	9.6%	1,294	1,373	-191	-13.9%
Wholesale Trade	599	4.9%	600	790	-191	-24.2%
Retail Trade	1,189	9.6%	1,245	1,593	-404	-25.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	296	2.4%	307	330	-34	-10.3%
Information	296	2.4%	355	376	-80	-21.3%
Finance and Insurance	436	3.5%	456	471	-35	-7.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	225	1.8%	258	272	-47	-17.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	997	8.1%	1,004	1,118	-121	-10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	56	0.5%	71	72	-16	-22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,588	12.9%	1,787	2,042	-454	-22.2%
Educational Services	328	2.7%	393	472	-144	-30.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,414	11.5%	1,473	1,616	-202	-12.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	164	1.3%	192	163	1	0.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	696	5.6%	855	902	-206	-22.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	355	2.9%	489	396	-41	-10.4%
Public Administration	553	4.5%	727	691	-138	-20.0%
Information Not Available	336	2.7%	350	526	-190	-36.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,284		25,110	25,833
Male	11,473	49.3%	12,579	12,707	-1,234	-9.7%
Female	11,809	50.7%	12,526	13,126	-1,317	-10.0%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	5	0	2	0.0%

Ethnicity	23,284		25,110	25,833
Hispanic or Latino	2,497	10.7%	2,934	2,854	-357	-12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,443	79.2%	19,619	20,471	-2,028	-9.9%
Information Not Available	2,344	10.1%	2,557	2,508	-164	-6.5%

Race	23,284		25,110	25,833
American Indian or Alaskan Native	274	1.2%	304	290	-16	-5.5%
Asian	483	2.1%	536	644	-161	-25.0%
Black or African American	588	2.5%	618	611	-23	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	141	0.6%	144	177	-36	-20.3%
White	14,187	60.9%	15,083	15,785	-1,598	-10.1%
Information Not Available	7,611	32.7%	8,425	8,326	-715	-8.6%

Years of Age	23,284		25,110	25,833
Younger than 22	210	0.6%	212	283	-73	-25.8%
22-24	692	2.0%	748	781	-89	-11.4%
25-34	5,074	14.3%	5,458	5,783	-709	-12.3%
35-44	5,806	16.4%	6,245	6,209	-403	-6.5%
45-54	5,379	15.2%	5,806	6,005	-626	-10.4%
55-59	2,720	7.7%	2,989	3,003	-283	-9.4%
60-64	2,006	5.7%	2,143	2,341	-335	-14.3%
65 and older	1,397	3.9%	1,509	1,428	-31	-2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,284		25,110	25,833
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	433	1.8%	512	512	-79	-15.4%
Mining	25	0.1%	29	32	-7	-21.9%
Utilities	53	0.2%	56	47	6	12.8%
Construction	1,875	7.9%	2,193	1,889	-14	-0.7%
Manufacturing	2,435	10.3%	2,684	3,026	-591	-19.5%
Wholesale Trade	953	4.0%	1,014	1,068	-115	-10.8%
Retail Trade	2,199	9.3%	2,347	2,381	-182	-7.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,001	4.2%	1,120	1,196	-195	-16.3%
Information	780	3.3%	838	789	-9	-1.1%
Finance and Insurance	750	3.2%	763	715	35	4.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	364	1.5%	375	387	-23	-5.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,322	5.6%	1,436	1,540	-218	-14.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	179	0.8%	190	300	-121	-40.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,195	9.3%	2,362	2,323	-128	-5.5%
Educational Services	799	3.4%	802	808	-9	-1.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,563	15.0%	3,780	4,006	-443	-11.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	250	1.1%	257	286	-36	-12.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,774	7.5%	1,909	1,874	-100	-5.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	730	3.1%	723	774	-44	-5.7%
Public Administration	538	2.3%	563	671	-133	-19.8%
Information Not Available	1,066	4.5%	1,157	1,209	-143	-11.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	113,135		121,544	126,385
Male	51,725	45.7%	56,179	59,193	-7,468	-12.6%
Female	61,404	54.3%	65,353	67,175	-5,771	-8.6%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	12	17	-11	-64.7%

Ethnicity	113,135		121,544	126,385
Hispanic or Latino	8,110	7.2%	8,657	8,191	-81	-1.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	100,526	88.9%	108,354	113,548	-13,022	-11.5%
Information Not Available	4,499	4.0%	4,533	4,646	-147	-3.2%

Race	113,135		121,544	126,385
American Indian or Alaskan Native	336	0.3%	274	316	20	6.3%
Asian	29	0.0%	32	62	-33	-53.2%
Black or African American	20,563	18.2%	21,312	22,652	-2,089	-9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,305	1.2%	1,584	1,521	-216	-14.2%
White	78,440	69.3%	85,364	89,210	-10,770	-12.1%
Information Not Available	12,462	11.0%	12,978	12,624	-162	-1.3%

Years of Age	113,135		121,544	126,385
Younger than 22	1,775	1.0%	1,881	2,097	-322	-15.4%
22-24	3,996	2.2%	4,125	4,717	-721	-15.3%
25-34	22,942	12.7%	24,227	26,072	-3,130	-12.0%
35-44	22,083	12.3%	23,956	24,941	-2,858	-11.5%
45-54	24,728	13.7%	27,198	28,565	-3,837	-13.4%
55-59	13,595	7.6%	14,663	15,331	-1,736	-11.3%
60-64	11,542	6.4%	12,580	11,980	-438	-3.7%
65 and older	12,474	6.9%	12,914	12,682	-208	-1.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	113,135		121,544	126,385
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	241	0.2%	297	264	-23	-8.7%
Mining	541	0.5%	588	527	14	2.7%
Utilities	218	0.2%	233	253	-35	-13.8%
Construction	8,487	7.5%	8,737	8,628	-141	-1.6%
Manufacturing	10,452	9.2%	13,664	12,795	-2,343	-18.3%
Wholesale Trade	3,023	2.7%	3,369	3,569	-546	-15.3%
Retail Trade	9,766	8.6%	10,664	11,517	-1,751	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	18,332	16.2%	18,674	20,369	-2,037	-10.0%
Information	1,344	1.2%	1,566	1,697	-353	-20.8%
Finance and Insurance	3,014	2.7%	3,268	3,442	-428	-12.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,253	1.1%	1,103	1,302	-49	-3.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,679	5.0%	5,981	6,850	-1,171	-17.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	832	0.7%	805	837	-5	-0.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,736	10.4%	12,538	12,530	-794	-6.3%
Educational Services	3,182	2.8%	4,066	4,146	-964	-23.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	14,814	13.1%	14,871	15,875	-1,061	-6.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,455	1.3%	1,571	1,519	-64	-4.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	12,711	11.2%	12,621	13,277	-566	-4.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,419	2.1%	2,583	2,800	-381	-13.6%
Public Administration	1,063	0.9%	1,313	1,275	-212	-16.6%
Information Not Available	2,573	2.3%	3,032	2,913	-340	-11.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,106		16,459	26,004
Male	6,101	46.6%	6,792	12,138	-6,037	-49.7%
Female	7,005	53.4%	9,667	13,866	-6,861	-49.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,106		16,459	26,004
Hispanic or Latino	12,847	98.0%	16,180	25,596	-12,749	-49.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	125	1.0%	126	114	11	9.6%
Information Not Available	134	1.0%	153	294	-160	-54.4%

Race	13,106		16,459	26,004
American Indian or Alaskan Native	380	2.9%	376	275	105	38.2%
Asian	121	0.9%	118	61	60	98.4%
Black or African American	459	3.5%	604	1,340	-881	-65.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	0.3%	47	23	13	56.5%
White	2,711	20.7%	3,354	5,377	-2,666	-49.6%
Information Not Available	9,399	71.7%	11,960	18,928	-9,529	-50.3%

Years of Age	13,106		16,459	26,004
Younger than 22	274	1.8%	268	542	-268	-49.4%
22-24	691	4.6%	757	1,371	-680	-49.6%
25-34	3,410	22.5%	4,416	7,154	-3,744	-52.3%
35-44	3,608	23.9%	4,447	6,697	-3,089	-46.1%
45-54	2,906	19.2%	3,683	5,838	-2,932	-50.2%
55-59	1,042	6.9%	1,349	2,148	-1,106	-51.5%
60-64	693	4.6%	910	1,319	-626	-47.5%
65 and older	475	3.1%	623	926	-451	-48.7%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	6	9	-2	-22.2%

Industry	13,106		16,459	26,004
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	557	4.1%	514	1,037	-480	-46.3%
Mining	3	0.0%	5	11	-8	-72.7%
Utilities	8	0.1%	8	22	-14	-63.6%
Construction	659	4.8%	620	1,712	-1,053	-61.5%
Manufacturing	885	6.5%	1,045	2,153	-1,268	-58.9%
Wholesale Trade	270	2.0%	292	533	-263	-49.3%
Retail Trade	1,269	9.3%	1,361	2,174	-905	-41.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	295	2.2%	600	537	-242	-45.1%
Information	264	1.9%	233	323	-59	-18.3%
Finance and Insurance	243	1.8%	252	287	-44	-15.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	123	0.9%	112	224	-101	-45.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	509	3.7%	506	923	-414	-44.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.4%	65	80	-25	-31.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,101	15.4%	2,049	3,239	-1,138	-35.1%
Educational Services	2,195	16.1%	4,340	3,020	-825	-27.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	767	5.6%	1,087	1,671	-904	-54.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	33	0.2%	44	83	-50	-60.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	946	6.9%	1,212	1,037	-91	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	187	1.4%	267	281	-94	-33.5%
Public Administration	1,130	8.3%	1,217	5,918	-4,788	-80.9%
Information Not Available	607	4.4%	630	739	-132	-17.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,021		9,309	9,091
Male	3,342	37.0%	3,521	3,467	-125	-3.6%
Female	5,679	63.0%	5,788	5,624	55	1.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,021		9,309	9,091
Hispanic or Latino	1,557	17.3%	1,728	1,534	23	1.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,397	59.8%	5,562	5,572	-175	-3.1%
Information Not Available	2,067	22.9%	2,019	1,985	82	4.1%

Race	9,021		9,309	9,091
American Indian or Alaskan Native	70	0.8%	63	63	7	11.1%
Asian	97	1.1%	109	107	-10	-9.3%
Black or African American	592	6.6%	616	663	-71	-10.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	44	0.5%	52	42	2	4.8%
White	5,927	65.7%	6,121	6,051	-124	-2.0%
Information Not Available	2,291	25.4%	2,348	2,165	126	5.8%

Years of Age	9,021		9,309	9,091
Younger than 22	120	0.9%	116	104	16	15.4%
22-24	287	2.1%	303	334	-47	-14.1%
25-34	1,666	11.9%	1,748	1,645	21	1.3%
35-44	1,647	11.8%	1,792	1,746	-99	-5.7%
45-54	2,132	15.3%	2,141	2,197	-65	-3.0%
55-59	1,180	8.4%	1,223	1,171	9	0.8%
60-64	975	7.0%	1,002	963	12	1.2%
65 and older	1,014	7.3%	984	931	83	8.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,021		9,309	9,091
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	10	0.1%	9	8	2	25.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	2	10	-10	-100.0%
Utilities	8	0.1%	8	4	4	100.0%
Construction	367	4.1%	388	420	-53	-12.6%
Manufacturing	874	9.7%	988	707	167	23.6%
Wholesale Trade	280	3.1%	282	289	-9	-3.1%
Retail Trade	675	7.5%	745	682	-7	-1.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,623	18.0%	1,361	1,427	196	13.7%
Information	77	0.9%	93	78	-1	-1.3%
Finance and Insurance	316	3.5%	315	336	-20	-6.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	141	1.6%	139	123	18	14.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	432	4.8%	464	445	-13	-2.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	76	0.8%	77	129	-53	-41.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	758	8.4%	871	781	-23	-2.9%
Educational Services	363	4.0%	350	339	24	7.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,021	11.3%	1,113	1,121	-100	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	116	1.3%	130	154	-38	-24.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,442	16.0%	1,501	1,582	-140	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	211	2.3%	237	228	-17	-7.5%
Public Administration	80	0.9%	79	78	2	2.6%
Information Not Available	151	1.7%	157	150	1	0.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,467		18,606	21,987
Male	7,301	41.8%	7,477	10,632	-3,331	-31.3%
Female	9,969	57.1%	10,885	11,355	-1,386	-12.2%
Information Not Available	197	1.1%	244	0	197	0.0%

Ethnicity	17,467		18,606	21,987
Hispanic or Latino	489	2.8%	569	796	-307	-38.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,750	90.2%	16,739	20,830	-5,080	-24.4%
Information Not Available	1,228	7.0%	1,298	361	867	240.2%

Race	17,467		18,606	21,987
American Indian or Alaskan Native	174	1.0%	177	215	-41	-19.1%
Asian	107	0.6%	116	161	-54	-33.5%
Black or African American	9,274	53.1%	9,764	10,982	-1,708	-15.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.2%	39	42	-9	-21.4%
White	7,068	40.5%	7,624	9,728	-2,660	-27.3%
Information Not Available	811	4.6%	886	859	-48	-5.6%

Years of Age	17,467		18,606	21,987
Younger than 22	228	1.0%	259	76	152	200.0%
22-24	553	2.4%	592	44	509	1156.8%
25-34	3,859	16.7%	4,089	1,077	2,782	258.3%
35-44	4,080	17.7%	4,301	4,199	-119	-2.8%
45-54	4,119	17.9%	4,317	5,303	-1,184	-22.3%
55-59	2,006	8.7%	2,212	2,408	-402	-16.7%
60-64	1,492	6.5%	1,630	2,608	-1,116	-42.8%
65 and older	1,130	4.9%	1,206	6,264	-5,134	-82.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	8	-8	-100.0%

Industry	17,467		18,606	21,987
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	66	0.4%	58	99	-33	-33.3%
Mining	6	0.0%	5	13	-7	-53.8%
Utilities	28	0.2%	36	29	-1	-3.4%
Construction	801	4.6%	845	1,376	-575	-41.8%
Manufacturing	2,510	14.3%	2,539	2,949	-439	-14.9%
Wholesale Trade	612	3.5%	592	849	-237	-27.9%
Retail Trade	1,360	7.8%	1,371	1,679	-319	-19.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	548	3.1%	540	713	-165	-23.1%
Information	172	1.0%	178	289	-117	-40.5%
Finance and Insurance	597	3.4%	591	489	108	22.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	190	1.1%	203	278	-88	-31.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,109	6.3%	1,029	3,046	-1,937	-63.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	86	0.5%	92	125	-39	-31.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,382	13.6%	2,534	3,152	-770	-24.4%
Educational Services	462	2.6%	465	481	-19	-4.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,327	7.6%	1,557	1,700	-373	-21.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	135	0.8%	123	159	-24	-15.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,478	8.4%	1,730	1,839	-361	-19.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	491	2.8%	706	828	-337	-40.7%
Public Administration	248	1.4%	225	378	-130	-34.4%
Information Not Available	2,859	16.3%	3,187	1,516	1,343	88.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	918		1,067	1,170
Male	419	45.6%	458	536	-117	-21.8%
Female	499	54.4%	609	634	-135	-21.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	918		1,067	1,170
Hispanic or Latino	31	3.4%	33	32	-1	-3.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	805	87.7%	943	1,005	-200	-19.9%
Information Not Available	82	8.9%	91	133	-51	-38.3%

Race	918		1,067	1,170
American Indian or Alaskan Native	194	21.1%	246	249	-55	-22.1%
Asian	5	0.5%	0	6	-1	-16.7%
Black or African American	38	4.1%	38	32	6	18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.1%	4	4	-3	-75.0%
White	588	64.1%	672	744	-156	-21.0%
Information Not Available	92	10.0%	107	135	-43	-31.9%

Years of Age	918		1,067	1,170
Younger than 22	7	0.5%	10	16	-9	-56.3%
22-24	14	1.0%	19	21	-7	-33.3%
25-34	133	9.5%	167	178	-45	-25.3%
35-44	223	16.0%	230	247	-24	-9.7%
45-54	215	15.4%	231	290	-75	-25.9%
55-59	147	10.5%	182	168	-21	-12.5%
60-64	112	8.0%	143	134	-22	-16.4%
65 and older	67	4.8%	85	116	-49	-42.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	918		1,067	1,170
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	3	0.3%	3	16	-13	-81.3%
Mining	2	0.2%	1	2	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	1	2	-2	-100.0%
Construction	74	8.0%	74	87	-13	-14.9%
Manufacturing	63	6.8%	64	94	-31	-33.0%
Wholesale Trade	34	3.7%	31	58	-24	-41.4%
Retail Trade	93	10.1%	97	115	-22	-19.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	13	1.4%	15	23	-10	-43.5%
Information	19	2.1%	19	27	-8	-29.6%
Finance and Insurance	56	6.1%	54	55	1	1.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	18	2.0%	18	15	3	20.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	41	4.5%	50	33	8	24.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.5%	6	4	1	25.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	36	3.9%	42	60	-24	-40.0%
Educational Services	54	5.9%	57	47	7	14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	98	10.6%	118	130	-32	-24.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	21	2.3%	13	18	3	16.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	77	8.4%	148	118	-41	-34.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	17	1.8%	15	21	-4	-19.0%
Public Administration	140	15.2%	183	175	-35	-20.0%
Information Not Available	54	5.9%	58	70	-16	-22.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,846		22,658	21,381
Male	7,465	41.8%	8,742	9,144	-1,679	-18.4%
Female	10,333	57.9%	13,857	12,192	-1,859	-15.2%
Information Not Available	48	0.3%	59	45	3	6.7%

Ethnicity	17,846		22,658	21,381
Hispanic or Latino	355	2.0%	475	394	-39	-9.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,011	95.3%	21,628	20,489	-3,478	-17.0%
Information Not Available	480	2.7%	555	498	-18	-3.6%

Race	17,846		22,658	21,381
American Indian or Alaskan Native	59	0.3%	68	93	-34	-36.6%
Asian	121	0.7%	138	139	-18	-12.9%
Black or African American	5,606	31.4%	7,278	6,181	-575	-9.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	214	1.2%	205	385	-171	-44.4%
White	10,904	61.1%	13,889	13,489	-2,585	-19.2%
Information Not Available	942	5.3%	1,080	1,094	-152	-13.9%

Years of Age	17,846		22,658	21,381
Younger than 22	253	0.9%	322	315	-62	-19.7%
22-24	552	2.0%	682	705	-153	-21.7%
25-34	3,661	13.5%	4,532	4,418	-757	-17.1%
35-44	4,267	15.7%	5,286	5,042	-775	-15.4%
45-54	4,328	15.9%	5,444	5,217	-889	-17.0%
55-59	2,073	7.6%	2,651	2,550	-477	-18.7%
60-64	1,547	5.7%	2,066	1,856	-309	-16.6%
65 and older	1,165	4.3%	1,675	1,278	-113	-8.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,846		22,658	21,381
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	64	0.4%	54	76	-12	-15.8%
Mining	16	0.1%	17	22	-6	-27.3%
Utilities	37	0.2%	41	53	-16	-30.2%
Construction	1,309	7.3%	1,456	1,340	-31	-2.3%
Manufacturing	2,198	12.3%	2,815	2,752	-554	-20.1%
Wholesale Trade	963	5.4%	1,147	941	22	2.3%
Retail Trade	1,702	9.5%	1,922	1,511	191	12.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	690	3.9%	1,509	807	-117	-14.5%
Information	288	1.6%	357	398	-110	-27.6%
Finance and Insurance	601	3.4%	613	500	101	20.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	273	1.5%	292	271	2	0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,413	7.9%	1,496	1,541	-128	-8.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	164	0.9%	368	171	-7	-4.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,213	12.4%	2,641	2,554	-341	-13.4%
Educational Services	540	3.0%	693	628	-88	-14.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,773	9.9%	2,669	1,786	-13	-0.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	177	1.0%	178	162	15	9.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	919	5.1%	1,145	1,082	-163	-15.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	553	3.1%	860	692	-139	-20.1%
Public Administration	343	1.9%	363	406	-63	-15.5%
Information Not Available	1,610	9.0%	2,022	3,688	-2,078	-56.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	118,758		128,779	146,004
Male	60,338	50.8%	64,217	77,040	-16,702	-21.7%
Female	58,304	49.1%	64,433	68,876	-10,572	-15.3%
Information Not Available	116	0.1%	129	88	28	31.8%

Ethnicity	118,758		128,779	146,004
Hispanic or Latino	37,371	31.5%	41,865	48,832	-11,461	-23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	70,501	59.4%	75,809	83,923	-13,422	-16.0%
Information Not Available	10,886	9.2%	11,105	13,249	-2,363	-17.8%

Race	118,758		128,779	146,004
American Indian or Alaskan Native	482	0.4%	489	567	-85	-15.0%
Asian	2,653	2.2%	2,733	3,385	-732	-21.6%
Black or African American	30,142	25.4%	32,328	34,277	-4,135	-12.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,213	1.0%	1,433	1,589	-376	-23.7%
White	36,661	30.9%	39,692	45,010	-8,349	-18.5%
Information Not Available	47,607	40.1%	52,104	61,176	-13,569	-22.2%

Years of Age	118,758		128,779	146,004
Younger than 22	1,796	1.2%	1,984	2,505	-709	-28.3%
22-24	4,429	3.0%	4,712	6,184	-1,755	-28.4%
25-34	27,017	18.5%	29,719	34,886	-7,869	-22.6%
35-44	28,825	19.7%	31,412	35,442	-6,617	-18.7%
45-54	27,953	19.1%	30,480	33,939	-5,986	-17.6%
55-59	13,055	8.9%	13,904	15,484	-2,429	-15.7%
60-64	9,287	6.4%	10,072	10,566	-1,279	-12.1%
65 and older	6,326	4.3%	6,408	6,939	-613	-8.8%
Information Not Available	70	0.0%	88	59	11	18.6%

Industry	118,758		128,779	146,004
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	652	0.5%	845	804	-152	-18.9%
Mining	2,275	1.9%	2,318	3,361	-1,086	-32.3%
Utilities	491	0.4%	700	496	-5	-1.0%
Construction	15,065	12.6%	15,704	21,093	-6,028	-28.6%
Manufacturing	7,898	6.6%	9,063	10,114	-2,216	-21.9%
Wholesale Trade	6,091	5.1%	6,719	7,120	-1,029	-14.5%
Retail Trade	8,660	7.3%	9,217	10,561	-1,901	-18.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,307	5.3%	6,248	7,083	-776	-11.0%
Information	2,937	2.5%	3,383	3,396	-459	-13.5%
Finance and Insurance	6,244	5.2%	6,617	6,870	-626	-9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,363	2.0%	2,373	2,701	-338	-12.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,908	9.1%	11,131	12,352	-1,444	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	969	0.8%	982	1,065	-96	-9.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,781	13.2%	17,480	19,895	-4,114	-20.7%
Educational Services	2,920	2.4%	3,654	3,614	-694	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,833	9.9%	13,104	14,549	-2,716	-18.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	807	0.7%	797	840	-33	-3.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,777	5.7%	8,245	8,169	-1,392	-17.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,250	2.7%	3,635	4,193	-943	-22.5%
Public Administration	1,287	1.1%	1,635	1,847	-560	-30.3%
Information Not Available	5,243	4.4%	4,929	5,881	-638	-10.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,630		8,071	8,191
Male	4,272	56.0%	4,501	4,444	-172	-3.9%
Female	3,320	43.5%	3,530	3,742	-422	-11.3%
Information Not Available	38	0.5%	40	5	33	660.0%

Ethnicity	7,630		8,071	8,191
Hispanic or Latino	885	11.6%	987	933	-48	-5.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,336	83.0%	6,633	6,349	-13	-0.2%
Information Not Available	409	5.4%	451	909	-500	-55.0%

Race	7,630		8,071	8,191
American Indian or Alaskan Native	282	3.7%	299	219	63	28.8%
Asian	168	2.2%	178	150	18	12.0%
Black or African American	209	2.7%	222	176	33	18.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	155	2.0%	159	122	33	27.0%
White	5,932	77.7%	6,096	4,763	1,169	24.5%
Information Not Available	884	11.6%	1,117	2,751	-1,867	-67.9%

Years of Age	7,630		8,071	8,191
Younger than 22	157	1.2%	143	154	3	1.9%
22-24	300	2.3%	314	330	-30	-9.1%
25-34	1,745	13.4%	1,867	2,096	-351	-16.7%
35-44	2,031	15.6%	2,168	2,144	-113	-5.3%
45-54	1,718	13.2%	1,810	1,803	-85	-4.7%
55-59	812	6.2%	869	795	17	2.1%
60-64	554	4.3%	560	572	-18	-3.1%
65 and older	313	2.4%	340	297	16	5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,630		8,071	8,191
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	21	0.3%	23	18	3	16.7%
Mining	60	0.8%	65	80	-20	-25.0%
Utilities	4	0.1%	5	10	-6	-60.0%
Construction	928	12.1%	841	613	315	51.4%
Manufacturing	707	9.2%	853	764	-57	-7.5%
Wholesale Trade	342	4.5%	386	411	-69	-16.8%
Retail Trade	805	10.5%	825	848	-43	-5.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	239	3.1%	247	267	-28	-10.5%
Information	264	3.5%	293	274	-10	-3.6%
Finance and Insurance	346	4.5%	359	378	-32	-8.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	142	1.9%	151	114	28	24.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	756	9.9%	809	905	-149	-16.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0.7%	53	35	17	48.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	942	12.3%	965	1,117	-175	-15.7%
Educational Services	271	3.5%	307	294	-23	-7.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	536	7.0%	600	640	-104	-16.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	82	1.1%	111	108	-26	-24.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	284	3.7%	333	316	-32	-10.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	152	2.0%	136	144	8	5.6%
Public Administration	139	1.8%	151	170	-31	-18.2%
Information Not Available	558	7.3%	558	685	-127	-18.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,409		25,809	30,036
Male	10,909	46.6%	11,862	14,679	-3,770	-25.7%
Female	12,493	53.4%	13,935	15,347	-2,854	-18.6%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	12	10	-3	-30.0%

Ethnicity	23,409		25,809	30,036
Hispanic or Latino	315	1.3%	397	1,100	-785	-71.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,267	90.8%	23,336	27,409	-6,142	-22.4%
Information Not Available	1,827	7.8%	2,076	1,527	300	19.6%

Race	23,409		25,809	30,036
American Indian or Alaskan Native	411	1.8%	514	1,235	-824	-66.7%
Asian	666	2.8%	616	860	-194	-22.6%
Black or African American	9,984	42.7%	11,282	13,153	-3,169	-24.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	10,521	44.9%	11,321	13,261	-2,740	-20.7%
Information Not Available	1,827	7.8%	2,076	1,527	300	19.6%

Years of Age	23,409		25,809	30,036
Younger than 22	226	0.7%	248	321	-95	-29.6%
22-24	644	2.0%	726	1,073	-429	-40.0%
25-34	4,812	15.2%	5,454	6,638	-1,826	-27.5%
35-44	5,404	17.0%	5,989	6,723	-1,319	-19.6%
45-54	5,668	17.9%	6,179	7,371	-1,703	-23.1%
55-59	3,010	9.5%	3,250	3,650	-640	-17.5%
60-64	2,222	7.0%	2,397	2,695	-473	-17.6%
65 and older	1,423	4.5%	1,566	1,565	-142	-9.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,409		25,809	30,036
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.3%	63	97	-15	-15.5%
Mining	66	0.3%	68	51	15	29.4%
Utilities	35	0.1%	47	37	-2	-5.4%
Construction	1,380	5.9%	1,637	1,727	-347	-20.1%
Manufacturing	1,764	7.5%	1,692	2,535	-771	-30.4%
Wholesale Trade	797	3.4%	810	903	-106	-11.7%
Retail Trade	2,073	8.8%	2,189	2,473	-400	-16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	835	3.6%	826	1,117	-282	-25.2%
Information	519	2.2%	602	623	-104	-16.7%
Finance and Insurance	957	4.1%	976	940	17	1.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	375	1.6%	422	484	-109	-22.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,634	11.2%	2,809	3,770	-1,136	-30.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	147	0.6%	170	171	-24	-14.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,830	12.0%	3,172	3,700	-870	-23.5%
Educational Services	735	3.1%	790	938	-203	-21.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,071	8.8%	2,509	2,560	-489	-19.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	175	0.7%	196	198	-23	-11.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,504	6.4%	1,926	2,173	-669	-30.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	816	3.5%	913	991	-175	-17.7%
Public Administration	1,388	5.9%	1,523	1,868	-480	-25.7%
Information Not Available	2,226	9.5%	2,469	2,680	-454	-16.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	187		184	255
Male	80	42.8%	77	132	-52	-39.4%
Female	107	57.2%	107	123	-16	-13.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	187		184	255
Hispanic or Latino	23	12.3%	22	31	-8	-25.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	156	83.4%	161	219	-63	-28.8%
Information Not Available	8	4.3%	1	5	3	60.0%

Race	187		184	255
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	149	79.7%	147	197	-48	-24.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1.6%	1	5	-2	-40.0%
White	7	3.7%	12	21	-14	-66.7%
Information Not Available	28	15.0%	22	31	-3	-9.7%

Years of Age	187		184	255
Younger than 22	3	1.7%	1	2	1	50.0%
22-24	8	4.7%	5	10	-2	-20.0%
25-34	22	12.8%	23	45	-23	-51.1%
35-44	30	17.4%	33	45	-15	-33.3%
45-54	50	29.1%	45	67	-17	-25.4%
55-59	29	16.9%	25	30	-1	-3.3%
60-64	22	12.8%	24	31	-9	-29.0%
65 and older	20	11.6%	26	23	-3	-13.0%
Information Not Available	3	1.7%	2	2	1	50.0%

Industry	187		184	255
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	8	-8	-100.0%
Utilities	1	0.5%	1	1	0	0.0%
Construction	13	7.0%	10	37	-24	-64.9%
Manufacturing	4	2.1%	1	9	-5	-55.6%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.5%	7	1	0	0.0%
Retail Trade	11	5.9%	13	32	-21	-65.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	34	18.2%	9	34	0	0.0%
Information	2	1.1%	1	1	1	100.0%
Finance and Insurance	2	1.1%	4	1	1	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	1.6%	3	2	1	50.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2	1.1%	9	5	-3	-60.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	1.6%	2	5	-2	-40.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	17	9.1%	12	14	3	21.4%
Educational Services	2	1.1%	6	7	-5	-71.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5	2.7%	18	20	-15	-75.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3	1.6%	4	5	-2	-40.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	59	31.6%	65	37	22	59.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	6	3.2%	2	14	-8	-57.1%
Public Administration	4	2.1%	4	14	-10	-71.4%
Information Not Available	15	8.0%	13	8	7	87.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,863		3,111	3,392
Male	1,224	42.8%	1,349	1,542	-318	-20.6%
Female	1,639	57.2%	1,762	1,850	-211	-11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,863		3,111	3,392
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.3%	12	8	2	25.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	677	23.6%	796	732	-55	-7.5%
Information Not Available	2,176	76.0%	2,303	2,652	-476	-17.9%

Race	2,863		3,111	3,392
American Indian or Alaskan Native	9	0.3%	9	7	2	28.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	19	0.7%	25	24	-5	-20.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.2%	5	4	1	25.0%
White	654	22.8%	769	705	-51	-7.2%
Information Not Available	2,176	76.0%	2,303	2,652	-476	-17.9%

Years of Age	2,863		3,111	3,392
Younger than 22	21	0.7%	28	37	-16	-43.2%
22-24	48	1.5%	67	101	-53	-52.5%
25-34	476	14.9%	579	637	-161	-25.3%
35-44	591	18.5%	644	688	-97	-14.1%
45-54	649	20.3%	678	787	-138	-17.5%
55-59	385	12.1%	398	417	-32	-7.7%
60-64	327	10.3%	339	377	-50	-13.3%
65 and older	366	11.5%	378	348	18	5.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,863		3,111	3,392
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	22	0.8%	21	19	3	15.8%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Utilities	6	0.2%	5	5	1	20.0%
Construction	135	4.7%	164	188	-53	-28.2%
Manufacturing	216	7.5%	222	380	-164	-43.2%
Wholesale Trade	81	2.8%	91	87	-6	-6.9%
Retail Trade	282	9.8%	306	359	-77	-21.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	367	12.7%	338	366	1	0.3%
Information	29	1.0%	37	43	-14	-32.6%
Finance and Insurance	45	1.6%	33	45	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	17	0.6%	24	32	-15	-46.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	122	4.2%	116	105	17	16.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	0.1%	4	6	-3	-50.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	140	4.9%	152	185	-45	-24.3%
Educational Services	216	7.5%	231	200	16	8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	396	13.7%	437	434	-38	-8.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	31	1.1%	34	30	1	3.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	619	21.5%	725	725	-106	-14.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	57	2.0%	77	100	-43	-43.0%
Public Administration	79	2.7%	94	80	-1	-1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	40,229		42,086	47,463
Male	23,162	57.6%	24,008	27,025	-3,863	-14.3%
Female	17,067	42.4%	18,078	20,438	-3,371	-16.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	40,229		42,086	47,463
Hispanic or Latino	4,601	11.4%	4,804	5,648	-1,047	-18.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,499	80.8%	33,990	38,337	-5,838	-15.2%
Information Not Available	3,129	7.8%	3,292	3,478	-349	-10.0%

Race	40,229		42,086	47,463
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,188	3.0%	1,276	1,325	-137	-10.3%
Asian	1,966	4.9%	2,063	2,229	-263	-11.8%
Black or African American	2,955	7.3%	2,987	3,496	-541	-15.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	538	1.3%	543	510	28	5.5%
White	27,698	68.9%	29,148	31,972	-4,274	-13.4%
Information Not Available	5,884	14.6%	6,069	7,931	-2,047	-25.8%

Years of Age	40,229		42,086	47,463
Younger than 22	445	0.7%	453	538	-93	-17.3%
22-24	1,287	2.0%	1,306	1,585	-298	-18.8%
25-34	8,915	13.8%	9,368	10,576	-1,661	-15.7%
35-44	9,418	14.6%	9,887	11,001	-1,583	-14.4%
45-54	9,631	15.0%	10,116	11,668	-2,037	-17.5%
55-59	4,942	7.7%	5,092	5,795	-853	-14.7%
60-64	3,537	5.5%	3,685	3,997	-460	-11.5%
65 and older	2,054	3.2%	2,179	2,303	-249	-10.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	40,229		42,086	47,463
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,352	3.3%	1,155	2,265	-913	-40.3%
Mining	29	0.1%	42	69	-40	-58.0%
Utilities	83	0.2%	95	95	-12	-12.6%
Construction	6,239	15.0%	6,114	6,606	-367	-5.6%
Manufacturing	3,924	9.4%	4,246	6,070	-2,146	-35.4%
Wholesale Trade	1,926	4.6%	2,021	2,276	-350	-15.4%
Retail Trade	3,133	7.5%	3,427	3,655	-522	-14.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,654	4.0%	1,793	1,896	-242	-12.8%
Information	1,257	3.0%	1,318	1,482	-225	-15.2%
Finance and Insurance	1,072	2.6%	1,132	1,198	-126	-10.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	688	1.7%	708	759	-71	-9.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,091	7.4%	3,257	3,868	-777	-20.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.3%	128	134	-13	-9.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,187	7.7%	3,364	4,016	-829	-20.6%
Educational Services	1,198	2.9%	1,190	1,400	-202	-14.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,691	8.9%	3,992	4,275	-584	-13.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	579	1.4%	662	694	-115	-16.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,793	4.3%	1,990	2,244	-451	-20.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,323	3.2%	1,414	1,603	-280	-17.5%
Public Administration	1,373	3.3%	1,499	1,615	-242	-15.0%
Information Not Available	2,516	6.1%	2,539	1,243	1,273	102.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,071		26,336	28,340
Male	10,683	44.4%	11,551	12,963	-2,280	-17.6%
Female	13,364	55.5%	14,761	15,343	-1,979	-12.9%
Information Not Available	24	0.1%	24	34	-10	-29.4%

Ethnicity	24,071		26,336	28,340
Hispanic or Latino	1,045	4.3%	1,193	1,213	-168	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,546	89.5%	24,453	26,478	-4,932	-18.6%
Information Not Available	1,480	6.1%	690	649	831	128.0%

Race	24,071		26,336	28,340
American Indian or Alaskan Native	296	1.2%	345	380	-84	-22.1%
Asian	282	1.2%	319	385	-103	-26.8%
Black or African American	3,907	16.2%	4,546	4,846	-939	-19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.1%	21	51	-32	-62.7%
White	18,087	75.1%	20,415	22,029	-3,942	-17.9%
Information Not Available	1,480	6.1%	690	649	831	128.0%

Years of Age	24,071		26,336	28,340
Younger than 22	260	0.7%	253	281	-21	-7.5%
22-24	657	1.7%	679	811	-154	-19.0%
25-34	4,522	11.4%	4,883	5,404	-882	-16.3%
35-44	4,929	12.5%	5,544	5,932	-1,003	-16.9%
45-54	5,429	13.7%	5,981	6,613	-1,184	-17.9%
55-59	3,305	8.4%	3,655	3,741	-436	-11.7%
60-64	2,641	6.7%	2,886	3,115	-474	-15.2%
65 and older	2,275	5.8%	2,415	2,429	-154	-6.3%
Information Not Available	53	0.1%	40	14	39	278.6%

Industry	24,071		26,336	28,340
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	168	0.7%	203	207	-39	-18.8%
Mining	29	0.1%	18	23	6	26.1%
Utilities	39	0.2%	50	31	8	25.8%
Construction	1,514	6.2%	1,601	1,661	-147	-8.9%
Manufacturing	3,144	13.0%	3,566	4,078	-934	-22.9%
Wholesale Trade	922	3.8%	919	1,085	-163	-15.0%
Retail Trade	2,340	9.7%	2,510	2,415	-75	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,262	13.5%	3,541	3,702	-440	-11.9%
Information	484	2.0%	492	513	-29	-5.7%
Finance and Insurance	826	3.4%	861	978	-152	-15.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	212	0.9%	245	269	-57	-21.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,107	4.6%	1,182	1,360	-253	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	298	1.2%	321	309	-11	-3.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,174	9.0%	2,455	2,613	-439	-16.8%
Educational Services	590	2.4%	632	740	-150	-20.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,771	11.4%	3,094	3,372	-601	-17.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	342	1.4%	337	371	-29	-7.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,200	9.1%	2,478	2,417	-217	-9.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	491	2.0%	548	660	-169	-25.6%
Public Administration	486	2.0%	593	595	-109	-18.3%
Information Not Available	672	2.8%	690	941	-269	-28.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,365		8,557	9,537
Male	4,227	57.4%	4,787	5,569	-1,342	-24.1%
Female	3,135	42.6%	3,768	3,965	-830	-20.9%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	2	3	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,365		8,557	9,537
Hispanic or Latino	108	1.5%	123	151	-43	-28.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,598	89.6%	7,592	8,016	-1,418	-17.7%
Information Not Available	659	8.9%	842	1,370	-711	-51.9%

Race	7,365		8,557	9,537
American Indian or Alaskan Native	19	0.3%	26	26	-7	-26.9%
Asian	17	0.2%	20	34	-17	-50.0%
Black or African American	324	4.4%	386	478	-154	-32.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	0.1%	7	5	0	0.0%
White	6,451	87.6%	7,400	8,338	-1,887	-22.6%
Information Not Available	549	7.5%	718	656	-107	-16.3%

Years of Age	7,365		8,557	9,537
Younger than 22	118	0.9%	123	161	-43	-26.7%
22-24	283	2.1%	303	392	-109	-27.8%
25-34	1,501	11.4%	1,730	1,968	-467	-23.7%
35-44	1,868	14.1%	2,136	2,436	-568	-23.3%
45-54	1,848	14.0%	2,130	2,386	-538	-22.5%
55-59	763	5.8%	963	1,010	-247	-24.5%
60-64	592	4.5%	684	719	-127	-17.7%
65 and older	391	3.0%	488	464	-73	-15.7%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0.0%

Industry	7,365		8,557	9,537
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	29	0.4%	45	39	-10	-25.6%
Mining	263	3.6%	179	221	42	19.0%
Utilities	23	0.3%	28	23	0	0.0%
Construction	1,189	16.1%	1,462	1,633	-444	-27.2%
Manufacturing	646	8.7%	725	733	-87	-11.9%
Wholesale Trade	214	2.9%	206	270	-56	-20.7%
Retail Trade	770	10.4%	847	1,028	-258	-25.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	214	2.9%	249	252	-38	-15.1%
Information	99	1.3%	105	250	-151	-60.4%
Finance and Insurance	132	1.8%	138	178	-46	-25.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	84	1.1%	104	110	-26	-23.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	338	4.6%	367	417	-79	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.3%	23	17	2	11.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	693	9.4%	711	833	-140	-16.8%
Educational Services	181	2.4%	279	339	-158	-46.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,040	14.1%	1,322	1,210	-170	-14.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	68	0.9%	86	83	-15	-18.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	523	7.1%	705	664	-141	-21.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	233	3.2%	278	295	-62	-21.0%
Public Administration	118	1.6%	118	195	-77	-39.5%
Information Not Available	489	6.6%	580	747	-258	-34.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Aug 2018	Percent	Jul 2018	Aug 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,349		1,626	2,198
Male	627	46.5%	749	1,181	-554	-46.9%
Female	722	53.5%	877	1,017	-295	-29.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	1,349		1,626	2,198
Hispanic or Latino	147	10.9%	197	250	-103	-41.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,154	85.5%	1,373	1,862	-708	-38.0%
Information Not Available	48	3.6%	56	86	-38	-44.2%

Race	1,349		1,626	2,198
American Indian or Alaskan Native	55	4.1%	83	202	-147	-72.8%
Asian	7	0.5%	11	11	-4	-36.4%
Black or African American	21	1.6%	23	73	-52	-71.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.3%	3	10	-6	-60.0%
White	1,116	82.7%	1,317	1,699	-583	-34.3%
Information Not Available	146	10.8%	189	203	-57	-28.1%

Years of Age	1,349		1,626	2,198
Younger than 22	21	0.9%	21	13	8	61.5%
22-24	40	1.7%	52	86	-46	-53.5%
25-34	283	12.3%	324	386	-103	-26.7%
35-44	274	11.9%	364	518	-244	-47.1%
45-54	303	13.2%	350	545	-242	-44.4%
55-59	165	7.2%	210	289	-124	-42.9%
60-64	164	7.1%	191	202	-38	-18.8%
65 and older	99	4.3%	114	159	-60	-37.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	1,349		1,626	2,198
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5	0.4%	7	8	-3	-37.5%
Mining	100	7.4%	105	89	11	12.4%
Utilities	6	0.4%	5	2	4	200.0%
Construction	163	12.0%	222	400	-237	-59.3%
Manufacturing	62	4.6%	80	77	-15	-19.5%
Wholesale Trade	31	2.3%	33	50	-19	-38.0%
Retail Trade	142	10.5%	174	192	-50	-26.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	47	3.5%	52	75	-28	-37.3%
Information	32	2.4%	28	40	-8	-20.0%
Finance and Insurance	38	2.8%	37	55	-17	-30.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	30	2.2%	22	35	-5	-14.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	71	5.2%	53	72	-1	-1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.1%	0	0	1	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	78	5.8%	63	120	-42	-35.0%
Educational Services	63	4.7%	55	74	-11	-14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	180	13.3%	290	262	-82	-31.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	15	1.1%	20	21	-6	-28.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	118	8.7%	166	178	-60	-33.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	47	3.5%	45	35	12	34.3%
Public Administration	80	5.9%	120	123	-43	-35.0%
Information Not Available	40	3.0%	49	290	-250	-86.2%