Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

December 2018

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants December 2018
	Dec 2018	Nov 2018	Monthly Change	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	1,751,044	1,445,643	305,401	1,949,903	-198,859	-10.2
Alaska	7,952	6,925	1,027	9,672	-1,720	-17.8
Alabama	15,533	14,633	900	16,770	-1,237	-7.4
Arkansas	11,133	10,157	976	13,761	-2,628	-19.1
Arizona	19,430	19,652	-222	22,013	-2,583	-11.7
California	335,129	258,245	76,884	347,829	-12,700	-3.7
Colorado	19,636	17,742	1,894	21,575	-1,939	-9.0
Connecticut	31,578	26,826	4,752	36,777	-5,199	-14.1
District of Columbia	7,640	7,326	314	8,796	-1,156	-13.1
Delaware	4,812	4,108	704	5,304	-492	-9.3
Florida	37,626	34,282	3,344	41,649	-4,023	-9.7
Georgia	25,146	21,990	3,156	28,012	-2,866	-10.2
Hawaii	6,662	6,715	-53	7,117	-455	-6.4
Iowa	19,639	13,068	6,571	21,765	-2,126	-9.8
Idaho	7,050	4,738	2,312	8,844	-1,794	-20.3
Illinois	104,649	88,679	15,970	117,495	-12,846	-10.9
Indiana	17,185	12,820	4,365	17,658	-473	-2.7
Kansas	9,306	7,704	1,602	11,079	-1,773	-16.0
Kentucky	16,291	13,890	2,401	17,903	-1,612	-9.0
Louisiana	14,453	14,416	37	19,108	-4,655	-24.4
Massachusetts	52,438	44,415	8,023	56,288	-3,850	-6.8
Maryland	27,169	24,349	2,820	34,152	-6,983	-20.4
Maine	6,248	4,019	2,229	5,738	510	8.9
Michigan	62,483	41,515	20,968	70,901	-8,418	-11.9
Minnesota	50,989	33,609	17,380	54,204	-3,215	-5.9
Missouri	22,814	18,965	3,849	26,310	-3,496	-13.3
Mississippi	8,041	6,729	1,312	10,295	-2,254	-21.9
Montana	8,128	6,557	1,571	8,830	-702	-8.0
North Carolina	19,232	17,184	2,048	20,633	-1,401	-6.8
North Dakota	4,346	2,116	2,230	5,706	-1,360	-23.8
Nebraska	5,177	3,122	2,055	5,518	-341	-6.2
New Hampshire	3,223	2,826	397	3,676	-453	-12.3
New Jersey	86,548	80,412	6,136	95,173	-8,625	-9.1
New Mexico	8,850	7,977	873	10,321	-1,471	-14.3
Nevada	20,675	17,656	3,019	23,633	-2,958	-12.5
New York	131,696	115,363	16,333	143,618	-11,922	-8.3
Ohio	54,898	41,260	13,638	62,882	-7,984	-12.7
Oklahoma	12,707	11,831	876	14,591	-1,884	-12.9
Oregon	27,700	23,774	3,926	28,928	-1,228	-4.2
Pennsylvania	109,240	84,800	24,440	121,354	-12,114	-10.0
Puerto Rico	11,573	12,022	-449	22,632	-11,059	-48.9
Rhode Island	7,892	6,315	1,577	8,351	-459	-5.5
South Carolina	16,851	15,388	1,463	19,430	-2,579	-13.3
South Dakota	2,290	1,144	1,146	2,577	-287	-11.1
Tennessee	17,187	14,964	2,223	20,602	-3,415	-16.6
Texas	112,814	103,714	9,100	139,363	-26,549	-19.1
Utah	11,332	8,416	2,916	11,462	-130	-1.1
Virginia	23,685	21,437	2,248	27,565	-3,880	-14.1
Virgin Islands	218	228	-10	649	-431	-66.4
Vermont	3,526	2,846	680	3,674	-148	-4.0
Washington	61,539	53,167	8,372	63,917	-2,378	-3.7
Wisconsin	35,918	23,967	11,951	39,093	-3,175	-8.1
West Virginia	10,025	7,768	2,257	11,747	-1,722	-14.7
Wyoming	2,742	1,872	870	2,963	-221	-7.5

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	1,751,044		1,445,643	1,949,903	-198,859	-10.2
Male	1,025,372	58.6%	782,526	1,134,867	-109,495	-9.6%
Female	715,575	40.9%	655,467	801,296	-85,721	-10.7%
Information Not Available	10,097	0.6%	7,650	13,740	-3,643	-26.5%

Ethnicity	1,751,044		1,445,643	1,949,903
Hispanic or Latino	363,254	20.7%	278,746	399,688	-36,434	-9.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,208,320	69.0%	1,016,179	1,336,609	-128,289	-9.6%
Information Not Available	179,469	10.2%	150,719	213,606	-34,137	-16.0%

Race	1,751,044		1,445,643	1,949,903
American Indian or Alaskan Native	24,936	1.4%	20,228	27,752	-2,816	-10.1%
Asian	55,968	3.2%	48,619	64,327	-8,359	-13.0%
Black or African American	291,102	16.6%	270,490	334,149	-43,047	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11,822	0.7%	10,040	13,616	-1,794	-13.2%
White	937,580	53.4%	762,180	1,041,764	-104,184	-10.0%
Information Not Available	434,561	24.7%	336,668	471,461	-36,900	-7.8%

Years of Age	1,751,044		1,445,643	1,949,903
Younger than 22	36,944	2.1%	28,515	43,017	-6,073	-14.1%
22-24	75,718	4.3%	60,718	87,892	-12,174	-13.9%
25-34	403,908	23.1%	337,484	453,067	-49,159	-10.9%
35-44	384,589	22.0%	319,605	433,696	-49,107	-11.3%
45-54	388,682	22.2%	321,570	445,598	-56,916	-12.8%
55-59	200,218	11.4%	165,368	217,887	-17,669	-8.1%
60-64	146,932	8.4%	120,299	152,124	-5,192	-3.4%
65 and older	103,953	5.9%	84,355	104,516	-563	-0.5%
Information Not Available	10,100	0.6%	7,729	12,106	-2,006	-16.6%

Industry	1,751,044		1,445,643	1,949,903
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	93,569	5.3%	58,056	101,084	-7,515	-7.4%
Mining	11,478	0.7%	7,701	12,409	-931	-7.5%
Utilities	5,015	0.3%	4,226	4,185	830	19.8%
Construction	273,341	15.6%	172,209	286,845	-13,504	-4.7%
Manufacturing	153,381	8.8%	139,866	169,234	-15,853	-9.4%
Wholesale Trade	57,504	3.3%	50,909	63,160	-5,656	-9.0%
Retail Trade	127,889	7.3%	116,258	138,383	-10,494	-7.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	55,537	3.2%	46,094	63,394	-7,857	-12.4%
Information	47,043	2.7%	43,732	56,501	-9,458	-16.7%
Finance and Insurance	53,568	3.1%	50,744	53,577	-9	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	26,905	1.5%	23,594	26,821	84	0.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	91,145	5.2%	84,983	103,813	-12,668	-12.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12,261	0.7%	10,674	12,970	-709	-5.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	211,721	12.1%	170,156	272,065	-60,344	-22.2%
Educational Services	40,663	2.3%	37,764	49,297	-8,634	-17.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	134,166	7.7%	128,279	151,459	-17,293	-11.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	38,379	2.2%	29,498	43,032	-4,653	-10.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	99,423	5.7%	88,331	117,824	-18,401	-15.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	45,107	2.6%	39,796	49,336	-4,229	-8.6%
Public Administration	32,775	1.9%	28,626	39,703	-6,928	-17.4%
Information Not Available	140,174	8.0%	114,147	134,811	5,363	4.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,952		6,925	9,672	-1,720	-17.8
Male	4,725	59.4%	4,028	6,085	-1,360	-22.4%
Female	3,207	40.3%	2,893	3,573	-366	-10.2%
Information Not Available	20	0.3%	4	14	6	42.9%

Ethnicity	7,952		6,925	9,672
Hispanic or Latino	10	0.1%	10	10	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,576	95.3%	6,589	9,275	-1,699	-18.3%
Information Not Available	366	4.6%	326	387	-21	-5.4%

Race	7,952		6,925	9,672
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,368	29.8%	2,150	2,717	-349	-12.8%
Asian	603	7.6%	488	666	-63	-9.5%
Black or African American	347	4.4%	333	450	-103	-22.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	179	2.3%	161	264	-85	-32.2%
White	4,081	51.3%	3,457	5,180	-1,099	-21.2%
Information Not Available	374	4.7%	336	395	-21	-5.3%

Years of Age	7,952		6,925	9,672
Younger than 22	166	1.4%	121	161	5	3.1%
22-24	271	2.4%	273	441	-170	-38.5%
25-34	2,201	19.2%	1,948	2,719	-518	-19.1%
35-44	2,006	17.5%	1,694	2,306	-300	-13.0%
45-54	1,554	13.6%	1,391	1,930	-376	-19.5%
55-59	837	7.3%	691	1,064	-227	-21.3%
60-64	584	5.1%	504	673	-89	-13.2%
65 and older	333	2.9%	303	378	-45	-11.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,952		6,925	9,672
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	47	0.6%	35	77	-30	-39.0%
Mining	207	2.6%	160	311	-104	-33.4%
Utilities	74	0.9%	54	61	13	21.3%
Construction	1,610	20.1%	1,316	2,092	-482	-23.0%
Manufacturing	899	11.2%	756	966	-67	-6.9%
Wholesale Trade	94	1.2%	83	142	-48	-33.8%
Retail Trade	739	9.2%	616	749	-10	-1.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	448	5.6%	389	545	-97	-17.8%
Information	74	0.9%	68	90	-16	-17.8%
Finance and Insurance	93	1.2%	85	142	-49	-34.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	124	1.6%	127	196	-72	-36.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	181	2.3%	176	283	-102	-36.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	21	0.3%	22	7	14	200.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	383	4.8%	356	556	-173	-31.1%
Educational Services	222	2.8%	165	255	-33	-12.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	552	6.9%	550	662	-110	-16.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	148	1.9%	141	185	-37	-20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	724	9.1%	696	753	-29	-3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	234	2.9%	195	313	-79	-25.2%
Public Administration	788	9.9%	717	963	-175	-18.2%
Information Not Available	290	3.6%	218	324	-34	-10.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	15,533		14,633	16,770
Male	7,781	50.1%	7,246	8,646	-865	-10.0%
Female	7,732	49.8%	7,338	8,105	-373	-4.6%
Information Not Available	20	0.1%	49	19	1	5.3%

Ethnicity	15,533		14,633	16,770
Hispanic or Latino	228	1.5%	223	237	-9	-3.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,604	74.7%	10,987	12,339	-735	-6.0%
Information Not Available	3,701	23.8%	3,423	4,194	-493	-11.8%

Race	15,533		14,633	16,770
American Indian or Alaskan Native	883	5.7%	650	1,055	-172	-16.3%
Asian	437	2.8%	364	500	-63	-12.6%
Black or African American	6,739	43.4%	6,326	7,120	-381	-5.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	21	0.1%	15	14	7	50.0%
White	6,563	42.3%	6,409	7,210	-647	-9.0%
Information Not Available	890	5.7%	869	871	19	2.2%

Years of Age	15,533		14,633	16,770
Younger than 22	367	1.7%	351	402	-35	-8.7%
22-24	753	3.6%	664	868	-115	-13.2%
25-34	3,777	18.0%	3,546	4,240	-463	-10.9%
35-44	3,730	17.8%	3,555	3,948	-218	-5.5%
45-54	3,432	16.4%	3,212	3,624	-192	-5.3%
55-59	1,559	7.4%	1,468	1,690	-131	-7.8%
60-64	1,111	5.3%	1,022	1,162	-51	-4.4%
65 and older	796	3.8%	769	823	-27	-3.3%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	46	13	-5	-38.5%

Industry	15,533		14,633	16,770
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	153	1.0%	167	148	5	3.4%
Mining	55	0.4%	59	39	16	41.0%
Utilities	35	0.2%	24	53	-18	-34.0%
Construction	1,516	9.7%	1,448	1,595	-79	-5.0%
Manufacturing	2,398	15.3%	2,356	2,538	-140	-5.5%
Wholesale Trade	551	3.5%	569	611	-60	-9.8%
Retail Trade	1,663	10.6%	1,633	1,839	-176	-9.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	373	2.4%	378	417	-44	-10.6%
Information	223	1.4%	219	243	-20	-8.2%
Finance and Insurance	593	3.8%	559	540	53	9.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	201	1.3%	197	228	-27	-11.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	763	4.9%	753	793	-30	-3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	102	0.7%	45	55	47	85.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,054	13.1%	1,889	2,375	-321	-13.5%
Educational Services	439	2.8%	396	423	16	3.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,327	8.5%	1,334	1,440	-113	-7.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	111	0.7%	93	132	-21	-15.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,162	7.4%	981	1,332	-170	-12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	401	2.6%	364	422	-21	-5.0%
Public Administration	290	1.8%	257	252	38	15.1%
Information Not Available	1,123	7.2%	912	1,295	-172	-13.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,133		10,157	13,761
Male	5,628	50.6%	5,370	7,515	-1,887	-25.1%
Female	4,320	38.8%	4,466	5,563	-1,243	-22.3%
Information Not Available	1,185	10.6%	321	683	502	73.5%

Ethnicity	11,133		10,157	13,761
Hispanic or Latino	68	0.6%	69	121	-53	-43.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,880	88.7%	9,767	12,957	-3,077	-23.7%
Information Not Available	1,185	10.6%	321	683	502	73.5%

Race	11,133		10,157	13,761
American Indian or Alaskan Native	104	0.9%	108	160	-56	-35.0%
Asian	21	0.2%	24	14	7	50.0%
Black or African American	2,799	25.3%	2,952	3,601	-802	-22.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	578	5.2%	543	728	-150	-20.6%
White	6,378	57.6%	6,140	8,454	-2,076	-24.6%
Information Not Available	1,185	10.7%	321	804	381	47.4%

Years of Age	11,133		10,157	13,761
Younger than 22	270	1.6%	270	370	-100	-27.0%
22-24	434	2.6%	430	649	-215	-33.1%
25-34	2,149	12.8%	2,187	2,938	-789	-26.9%
35-44	2,397	14.3%	2,354	3,076	-679	-22.1%
45-54	2,258	13.5%	2,214	2,991	-733	-24.5%
55-59	1,113	6.7%	1,102	1,388	-275	-19.8%
60-64	777	4.6%	751	959	-182	-19.0%
65 and older	550	3.3%	528	707	-157	-22.2%
Information Not Available	1,185	7.1%	321	683	502	73.5%

Industry	11,133		10,157	13,761
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	347	3.0%	261	398	-51	-12.8%
Mining	85	0.7%	79	86	-1	-1.2%
Utilities	14	0.1%	13	29	-15	-51.7%
Construction	1,138	9.9%	1,037	1,348	-210	-15.6%
Manufacturing	1,320	11.5%	1,484	2,151	-831	-38.6%
Wholesale Trade	434	3.8%	464	657	-223	-33.9%
Retail Trade	933	8.1%	950	1,289	-356	-27.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	311	2.7%	367	390	-79	-20.3%
Information	124	1.1%	142	182	-58	-31.9%
Finance and Insurance	166	1.4%	189	223	-57	-25.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	140	1.2%	161	156	-16	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	389	3.4%	383	453	-64	-14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	38	0.3%	62	94	-56	-59.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,235	10.8%	1,098	1,484	-249	-16.8%
Educational Services	179	1.6%	180	192	-13	-6.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,165	10.1%	1,297	1,222	-57	-4.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	157	1.4%	117	180	-23	-12.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	662	5.8%	556	908	-246	-27.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	240	2.1%	213	366	-126	-34.4%
Public Administration	201	1.8%	198	240	-39	-16.3%
Information Not Available	1,855	16.2%	906	1,713	142	8.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,430		19,652	22,013
Male	9,649	49.7%	9,820	11,238	-1,589	-14.1%
Female	9,767	50.3%	9,821	10,767	-1,000	-9.3%
Information Not Available	14	0.1%	11	8	6	75.0%

Ethnicity	19,430		19,652	22,013
Hispanic or Latino	5,470	28.2%	6,222	6,173	-703	-11.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,991	51.4%	9,425	11,265	-1,274	-11.3%
Information Not Available	3,969	20.4%	4,005	4,575	-606	-13.2%

Race	19,430		19,652	22,013
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,592	8.2%	1,383	1,688	-96	-5.7%
Asian	1,022	5.3%	1,136	1,066	-44	-4.1%
Black or African American	1,855	9.5%	1,805	1,998	-143	-7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	231	1.2%	173	284	-53	-18.7%
White	10,583	54.5%	10,197	12,200	-1,617	-13.3%
Information Not Available	4,147	21.3%	4,958	4,777	-630	-13.2%

Years of Age	19,430		19,652	22,013
Younger than 22	328	1.2%	306	413	-85	-20.6%
22-24	771	2.7%	808	914	-143	-15.6%
25-34	4,439	15.6%	4,542	5,058	-619	-12.2%
35-44	4,429	15.6%	4,371	4,876	-447	-9.2%
45-54	4,340	15.3%	4,433	5,071	-731	-14.4%
55-59	2,303	8.1%	2,297	2,585	-282	-10.9%
60-64	1,646	5.8%	1,673	1,870	-224	-12.0%
65 and older	1,174	4.1%	1,222	1,226	-52	-4.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,430		19,652	22,013
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	476	2.4%	1,219	473	3	0.6%
Mining	75	0.4%	57	51	24	47.1%
Utilities	41	0.2%	29	42	-1	-2.4%
Construction	1,392	7.0%	1,242	1,638	-246	-15.0%
Manufacturing	967	4.9%	985	1,143	-176	-15.4%
Wholesale Trade	671	3.4%	699	731	-60	-8.2%
Retail Trade	1,581	7.9%	1,574	1,722	-141	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	526	2.6%	553	542	-16	-3.0%
Information	320	1.6%	337	385	-65	-16.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,086	5.5%	1,005	1,120	-34	-3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	367	1.8%	352	393	-26	-6.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,094	5.5%	1,074	1,167	-73	-6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	94	0.5%	110	84	10	11.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,662	13.4%	2,562	3,276	-614	-18.7%
Educational Services	494	2.5%	496	600	-106	-17.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,908	9.6%	1,878	2,209	-301	-13.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	270	1.4%	254	306	-36	-11.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,202	6.0%	1,062	1,286	-84	-6.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	407	2.0%	411	474	-67	-14.1%
Public Administration	460	2.3%	486	565	-105	-18.6%
Information Not Available	3,337	16.8%	3,267	3,806	-469	-12.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	335,129		258,245	347,829
Male	180,642	53.9%	131,430	188,460	-7,818	-4.1%
Female	154,292	46.0%	126,815	159,075	-4,783	-3.0%
Information Not Available	195	0.1%	0	294	-99	-33.7%

Ethnicity	335,129		258,245	347,829
Hispanic or Latino	154,877	46.2%	107,586	159,075	-4,198	-2.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	148,144	44.2%	125,084	159,858	-11,714	-7.3%
Information Not Available	32,108	9.6%	25,575	28,896	3,212	11.1%

Race	335,129		258,245	347,829
American Indian or Alaskan Native	2,830	0.8%	2,115	2,939	-109	-3.7%
Asian	26,642	7.9%	21,633	30,267	-3,625	-12.0%
Black or African American	25,862	7.7%	22,882	30,659	-4,797	-15.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	92,809	27.7%	78,454	95,993	-3,184	-3.3%
Information Not Available	186,986	55.8%	133,161	187,971	-985	-0.5%

Years of Age	335,129		258,245	347,829
Younger than 22	6,246	1.6%	5,096	9,110	-2,864	-31.4%
22-24	15,419	3.9%	12,787	16,260	-841	-5.2%
25-34	80,220	20.1%	66,146	79,146	1,074	1.4%
35-44	69,778	17.5%	54,130	77,480	-7,702	-9.9%
45-54	72,706	18.3%	54,803	80,615	-7,909	-9.8%
55-59	38,841	9.8%	29,901	38,691	150	0.4%
60-64	29,668	7.4%	20,383	26,447	3,221	12.2%
65 and older	22,251	5.6%	14,999	19,982	2,269	11.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	98	-98	-100.0%

Industry	335,129		258,245	347,829
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	73,095	17.9%	42,112	79,342	-6,247	-7.9%
Mining	293	0.1%	769	784	-491	-62.6%
Utilities	1,171	0.3%	865	1,077	94	8.7%
Construction	30,351	7.4%	20,190	26,153	4,198	16.1%
Manufacturing	30,449	7.5%	23,459	28,014	2,435	8.7%
Wholesale Trade	4,294	1.1%	2,980	980	3,314	338.2%
Retail Trade	23,812	5.8%	19,710	18,023	5,789	32.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	7,807	1.9%	5,576	9,795	-1,988	-20.3%
Information	21,373	5.2%	18,844	26,055	-4,682	-18.0%
Finance and Insurance	7,222	1.8%	7,211	5,779	1,443	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	4,587	1.1%	3,461	2,155	2,432	112.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,831	1.7%	6,826	6,367	464	7.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	31,034	7.6%	31,632	66,412	-35,378	-53.3%
Educational Services	9,857	2.4%	7,692	12,538	-2,681	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	22,153	5.4%	18,941	20,570	1,583	7.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,880	1.2%	3,654	5,485	-605	-11.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	11,906	2.9%	10,576	14,595	-2,689	-18.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	8,881	2.2%	7,403	8,228	653	7.9%
Public Administration	3,221	0.8%	3,173	4,212	-991	-23.5%
Information Not Available	31,912	7.8%	23,171	11,265	20,647	183.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,636		17,742	21,575
Male	11,324	57.7%	9,521	12,235	-911	-7.4%
Female	8,311	42.3%	8,220	9,340	-1,029	-11.0%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	19,636		17,742	21,575
Hispanic or Latino	4,503	22.9%	3,578	4,778	-275	-5.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,172	67.1%	12,404	14,522	-1,350	-9.3%
Information Not Available	1,961	10.0%	1,760	2,275	-314	-13.8%

Race	19,636		17,742	21,575
American Indian or Alaskan Native	420	2.1%	356	362	58	16.0%
Asian	300	1.5%	299	451	-151	-33.5%
Black or African American	1,310	6.7%	1,245	1,347	-37	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	73	0.4%	70	76	-3	-3.9%
White	13,537	68.9%	12,460	14,827	-1,290	-8.7%
Information Not Available	3,996	20.4%	3,312	4,512	-516	-11.4%

Years of Age	19,636		17,742	21,575
Younger than 22	255	0.8%	191	300	-45	-15.0%
22-24	577	1.8%	456	650	-73	-11.2%
25-34	4,051	13.0%	3,765	4,619	-568	-12.3%
35-44	4,535	14.5%	4,251	4,791	-256	-5.3%
45-54	4,581	14.7%	4,063	5,127	-546	-10.6%
55-59	2,414	7.7%	2,131	2,775	-361	-13.0%
60-64	1,963	6.3%	1,778	2,035	-72	-3.5%
65 and older	1,253	4.0%	1,097	1,270	-17	-1.3%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	10	8	-1	-12.5%

Industry	19,636		17,742	21,575
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	275	1.4%	211	288	-13	-4.5%
Mining	187	0.9%	160	165	22	13.3%
Utilities	40	0.2%	41	41	-1	-2.4%
Construction	3,239	16.3%	2,138	3,135	104	3.3%
Manufacturing	1,066	5.4%	1,068	1,413	-347	-24.6%
Wholesale Trade	900	4.5%	852	1,044	-144	-13.8%
Retail Trade	1,342	6.7%	1,325	1,561	-219	-14.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	473	2.4%	460	513	-40	-7.8%
Information	761	3.8%	736	806	-45	-5.6%
Finance and Insurance	875	4.4%	870	899	-24	-2.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	456	2.3%	490	471	-15	-3.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,674	8.4%	1,643	2,065	-391	-18.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	320	1.6%	214	316	4	1.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,471	12.4%	1,930	2,869	-398	-13.9%
Educational Services	573	2.9%	540	632	-59	-9.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,717	8.6%	1,652	1,850	-133	-7.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	380	1.9%	510	440	-60	-13.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,195	6.0%	1,429	1,245	-50	-4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	535	2.7%	491	545	-10	-1.8%
Public Administration	629	3.2%	515	718	-89	-12.4%
Information Not Available	528	2.7%	467	559	-31	-5.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,578		26,826	36,777
Male	18,689	59.2%	14,398	22,185	-3,496	-15.8%
Female	12,889	40.8%	12,428	14,592	-1,703	-11.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	31,578		26,826	36,777
Hispanic or Latino	5,797	18.4%	4,516	6,576	-779	-11.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,781	81.6%	22,310	30,201	-4,420	-14.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	31,578		26,826	36,777
American Indian or Alaskan Native	111	0.4%	93	141	-30	-21.3%
Asian	562	1.8%	487	627	-65	-10.4%
Black or African American	5,049	16.0%	4,651	5,595	-546	-9.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	18,025	57.1%	15,123	21,189	-3,164	-14.9%
Information Not Available	7,831	24.8%	6,472	9,225	-1,394	-15.1%

Years of Age	31,578		26,826	36,777
Younger than 22	607	1.3%	471	781	-174	-22.3%
22-24	1,381	3.0%	1,038	1,662	-281	-16.9%
25-34	7,145	15.3%	5,971	8,226	-1,081	-13.1%
35-44	6,332	13.6%	5,369	7,398	-1,066	-14.4%
45-54	6,915	14.8%	5,943	8,351	-1,436	-17.2%
55-59	3,751	8.1%	3,258	4,367	-616	-14.1%
60-64	3,022	6.5%	2,642	3,359	-337	-10.0%
65 and older	2,425	5.2%	2,134	2,633	-208	-7.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	31,578		26,826	36,777
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	306	1.0%	149	339	-33	-9.7%
Mining	19	0.1%	12	24	-5	-20.8%
Utilities	36	0.1%	41	49	-13	-26.5%
Construction	4,297	13.5%	2,672	5,717	-1,420	-24.8%
Manufacturing	2,959	9.3%	2,725	3,336	-377	-11.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,263	4.0%	1,164	1,399	-136	-9.7%
Retail Trade	3,297	10.3%	3,016	3,783	-486	-12.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,124	3.5%	1,065	1,277	-153	-12.0%
Information	467	1.5%	584	576	-109	-18.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,126	3.5%	1,098	1,312	-186	-14.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	496	1.6%	440	524	-28	-5.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,686	5.3%	1,645	1,910	-224	-11.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	314	1.0%	312	316	-2	-0.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,561	14.3%	3,158	5,389	-828	-15.4%
Educational Services	1,037	3.3%	992	1,168	-131	-11.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,425	10.7%	3,453	4,011	-586	-14.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,031	3.2%	635	1,227	-196	-16.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,336	7.3%	2,037	2,292	44	1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,000	3.1%	914	1,132	-132	-11.7%
Public Administration	393	1.2%	359	429	-36	-8.4%
Information Not Available	405	1.3%	355	567	-162	-28.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,640		7,326	8,796
Male	3,484	45.6%	3,308	4,025	-541	-13.4%
Female	4,156	54.4%	4,016	4,769	-613	-12.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,640		7,326	8,796
Hispanic or Latino	592	7.7%	492	745	-153	-20.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,027	92.0%	6,814	8,013	-986	-12.3%
Information Not Available	21	0.3%	20	38	-17	-44.7%

Race	7,640		7,326	8,796
American Indian or Alaskan Native	29	0.4%	37	34	-5	-14.7%
Asian	179	2.3%	160	220	-41	-18.6%
Black or African American	5,331	69.8%	5,263	5,992	-661	-11.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	0.4%	26	19	11	57.9%
White	1,377	18.0%	1,208	1,535	-158	-10.3%
Information Not Available	694	9.1%	632	996	-302	-30.3%

Years of Age	7,640		7,326	8,796
Younger than 22	110	1.3%	111	152	-42	-27.6%
22-24	339	4.0%	346	432	-93	-21.5%
25-34	2,138	25.3%	2,056	2,437	-299	-12.3%
35-44	1,772	21.0%	1,659	2,074	-302	-14.6%
45-54	1,598	18.9%	1,539	1,825	-227	-12.4%
55-59	767	9.1%	728	903	-136	-15.1%
60-64	560	6.6%	534	604	-44	-7.3%
65 and older	356	4.2%	353	369	-13	-3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,640		7,326	8,796
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	13	0.2%	13	17	-4	-23.5%
Manufacturing	4	0.1%	3	1	3	300.0%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%
Retail Trade	9	0.1%	7	18	-9	-50.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	11	0.1%	8	16	-5	-31.3%
Information	1	0.0%	1	11	-10	-90.9%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	3	11	-11	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	0.0%	3	5	-2	-40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9	0.1%	11	72	-63	-87.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	22	0.3%	20	47	-25	-53.2%
Educational Services	4	0.1%	7	5	-1	-20.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6	0.1%	5	17	-11	-64.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6	0.1%	7	4	2	50.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	10	0.1%	10	21	-11	-52.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1	0.0%	10	19	-18	-94.7%
Public Administration	2	0.0%	3	4	-2	-50.0%
Information Not Available	7,539	98.7%	7,215	8,526	-987	-11.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,812		4,108	5,304
Male	2,047	42.5%	1,684	2,316	-269	-11.6%
Female	2,401	49.9%	2,115	2,647	-246	-9.3%
Information Not Available	364	7.6%	309	341	23	6.7%

Ethnicity	4,812		4,108	5,304
Hispanic or Latino	313	6.5%	261	372	-59	-15.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,135	85.9%	3,539	4,591	-456	-9.9%
Information Not Available	364	7.6%	309	341	23	6.7%

Race	4,812		4,108	5,304
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11	0.2%	12	15	-4	-26.7%
Asian	76	1.6%	71	97	-21	-21.6%
Black or African American	2,016	41.9%	1,695	2,241	-225	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.1%	5	0	6	0.0%
White	2,406	50.0%	2,066	2,666	-260	-9.8%
Information Not Available	295	6.1%	258	284	11	3.9%

Years of Age	4,812		4,108	5,304
Younger than 22	48	0.7%	69	67	-19	-28.4%
22-24	196	2.9%	165	219	-23	-10.5%
25-34	1,087	16.2%	937	1,298	-211	-16.3%
35-44	1,041	15.5%	781	1,195	-154	-12.9%
45-54	967	14.4%	975	1,079	-112	-10.4%
55-59	567	8.5%	512	581	-14	-2.4%
60-64	510	7.6%	390	474	36	7.6%
65 and older	329	4.9%	227	322	7	2.2%
Information Not Available	67	1.0%	52	69	-2	-2.9%

Industry	4,812		4,108	5,304
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	44	0.9%	31	11	33	300.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	13	0.3%	9	11	2	18.2%
Construction	236	4.9%	193	330	-94	-28.5%
Manufacturing	301	6.2%	267	353	-52	-14.7%
Wholesale Trade	150	3.1%	153	137	13	9.5%
Retail Trade	657	13.5%	590	678	-21	-3.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	129	2.7%	121	183	-54	-29.5%
Information	67	1.4%	50	65	2	3.1%
Finance and Insurance	474	9.8%	439	509	-35	-6.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	124	2.6%	109	128	-4	-3.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	326	6.7%	279	396	-70	-17.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15	0.3%	5	27	-12	-44.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	790	16.3%	628	892	-102	-11.4%
Educational Services	89	1.8%	85	130	-41	-31.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	565	11.6%	515	635	-70	-11.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	95	2.0%	62	90	5	5.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	520	10.7%	392	532	-12	-2.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	129	2.7%	113	128	1	0.8%
Public Administration	51	1.1%	40	57	-6	-10.5%
Information Not Available	37	0.8%	27	12	25	208.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	37,626		34,282	41,649
Male	17,454	46.4%	15,533	19,832	-2,378	-12.0%
Female	20,125	53.5%	18,715	21,783	-1,658	-7.6%
Information Not Available	47	0.1%	34	34	13	38.2%

Ethnicity	37,626		34,282	41,649
Hispanic or Latino	8,330	22.1%	7,697	10,330	-2,000	-19.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,627	68.1%	23,551	27,487	-1,860	-6.8%
Information Not Available	3,669	9.8%	3,034	3,832	-163	-4.3%

Race	37,626		34,282	41,649
American Indian or Alaskan Native	237	0.6%	204	256	-19	-7.4%
Asian	684	1.8%	578	632	52	8.2%
Black or African American	9,585	25.5%	8,833	10,647	-1,062	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	165	0.4%	166	283	-118	-41.7%
White	22,466	59.7%	20,480	24,526	-2,060	-8.4%
Information Not Available	4,489	11.9%	4,021	5,305	-816	-15.4%

Years of Age	37,626		34,282	41,649
Younger than 22	345	0.6%	353	381	-36	-9.4%
22-24	921	1.6%	904	1,126	-205	-18.2%
25-34	6,911	12.1%	6,679	7,902	-991	-12.5%
35-44	7,689	13.5%	7,091	8,333	-644	-7.7%
45-54	7,559	13.2%	6,818	8,745	-1,186	-13.6%
55-59	3,934	6.9%	3,693	4,244	-310	-7.3%
60-64	2,928	5.1%	2,609	3,106	-178	-5.7%
65 and older	2,078	3.6%	1,871	2,056	22	1.1%
Information Not Available	5,261	9.2%	4,264	5,756	-495	-8.6%

Industry	37,626		34,282	41,649
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	319	0.8%	343	354	-35	-9.9%
Mining	22	0.1%	18	27	-5	-18.5%
Utilities	67	0.2%	56	65	2	3.1%
Construction	2,576	6.8%	2,200	2,592	-16	-0.6%
Manufacturing	1,608	4.2%	1,568	1,749	-141	-8.1%
Wholesale Trade	1,403	3.7%	1,340	1,734	-331	-19.1%
Retail Trade	3,201	8.4%	3,093	3,683	-482	-13.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	918	2.4%	863	1,009	-91	-9.0%
Information	618	1.6%	580	700	-82	-11.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,759	4.6%	1,504	1,832	-73	-4.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	782	2.1%	748	970	-188	-19.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,704	7.1%	2,489	3,048	-344	-11.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	415	1.1%	373	493	-78	-15.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,633	17.5%	5,817	7,278	-645	-8.9%
Educational Services	850	2.2%	881	876	-26	-3.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,893	10.3%	3,767	4,070	-177	-4.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	566	1.5%	506	819	-253	-30.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,981	7.9%	2,748	3,266	-285	-8.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,075	2.8%	1,011	1,151	-76	-6.6%
Public Administration	520	1.4%	466	558	-38	-6.8%
Information Not Available	4,716	12.4%	3,911	5,375	-659	-12.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	25,146		21,990	28,012
Male	11,475	45.6%	10,243	13,098	-1,623	-12.4%
Female	11,625	46.2%	10,054	13,386	-1,761	-13.2%
Information Not Available	2,046	8.1%	1,693	1,528	518	33.9%

Ethnicity	25,146		21,990	28,012
Hispanic or Latino	238	0.9%	220	48	190	395.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,862	90.9%	20,077	26,436	-3,574	-13.5%
Information Not Available	2,046	8.1%	1,693	1,528	518	33.9%

Race	25,146		21,990	28,012
American Indian or Alaskan Native	71	0.3%	67	118	-47	-39.8%
Asian	352	1.4%	315	426	-74	-17.4%
Black or African American	13,443	53.5%	11,496	15,762	-2,319	-14.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	9,234	36.7%	8,419	10,178	-944	-9.3%
Information Not Available	2,046	8.1%	1,693	1,528	518	33.9%

Years of Age	25,146		21,990	28,012
Younger than 22	486	1.5%	432	519	-33	-6.4%
22-24	1,009	3.1%	834	1,236	-227	-18.4%
25-34	5,969	18.2%	5,000	6,844	-875	-12.8%
35-44	6,188	18.9%	5,388	6,971	-783	-11.2%
45-54	6,056	18.5%	5,379	6,674	-618	-9.3%
55-59	2,788	8.5%	2,512	2,938	-150	-5.1%
60-64	1,646	5.0%	1,527	1,832	-186	-10.2%
65 and older	1,004	3.1%	918	998	6	0.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	25,146		21,990	28,012
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	423	1.7%	361	493	-70	-14.2%
Mining	27	0.1%	32	23	4	17.4%
Utilities	22	0.1%	21	24	-2	-8.3%
Construction	1,081	4.2%	1,332	1,093	-12	-1.1%
Manufacturing	1,784	7.0%	1,568	2,140	-356	-16.6%
Wholesale Trade	876	3.4%	805	1,061	-185	-17.4%
Retail Trade	1,654	6.5%	1,409	1,848	-194	-10.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	447	1.7%	402	547	-100	-18.3%
Information	360	1.4%	316	483	-123	-25.5%
Finance and Insurance	678	2.7%	563	770	-92	-11.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	285	1.1%	251	347	-62	-17.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,351	17.0%	3,718	5,053	-702	-13.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.1%	25	44	-8	-18.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	58	0.2%	55	66	-8	-12.1%
Educational Services	420	1.6%	370	506	-86	-17.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,018	4.0%	913	1,241	-223	-18.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,171	4.6%	887	1,116	55	4.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	168	0.7%	144	184	-16	-8.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	245	1.0%	216	265	-20	-7.5%
Public Administration	190	0.7%	187	269	-79	-29.4%
Information Not Available	9,852	38.5%	8,415	10,439	-587	-5.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,662		6,715	7,117
Male	4,561	68.5%	4,476	4,985	-424	-8.5%
Female	2,101	31.5%	2,238	2,131	-30	-1.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	6,662		6,715	7,117
Hispanic or Latino	444	6.7%	458	507	-63	-12.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,683	70.3%	4,752	4,827	-144	-3.0%
Information Not Available	1,535	23.0%	1,505	1,783	-248	-13.9%

Race	6,662		6,715	7,117
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.7%	40	37	9	24.3%
Asian	2,243	33.7%	2,348	2,234	9	0.4%
Black or African American	108	1.6%	108	116	-8	-6.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,042	30.7%	2,007	2,352	-310	-13.2%
White	1,381	20.7%	1,403	1,464	-83	-5.7%
Information Not Available	842	12.6%	809	914	-72	-7.9%

Years of Age	6,662		6,715	7,117
Younger than 22	108	1.4%	115	146	-38	-26.0%
22-24	248	3.3%	256	299	-51	-17.1%
25-34	1,586	21.2%	1,475	1,652	-66	-4.0%
35-44	1,531	20.5%	1,551	1,664	-133	-8.0%
45-54	1,431	19.2%	1,454	1,650	-219	-13.3%
55-59	756	10.1%	799	718	38	5.3%
60-64	578	7.7%	611	574	4	0.7%
65 and older	424	5.7%	454	414	10	2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,662		6,715	7,117
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	0.8%	65	52	1	1.9%
Mining	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	7	12	-3	-25.0%
Construction	2,555	38.0%	2,276	2,703	-148	-5.5%
Manufacturing	97	1.4%	109	146	-49	-33.6%
Wholesale Trade	87	1.3%	83	99	-12	-12.1%
Retail Trade	269	4.0%	270	280	-11	-3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	218	3.2%	218	420	-202	-48.1%
Information	64	1.0%	69	158	-94	-59.5%
Finance and Insurance	65	1.0%	67	61	4	6.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	72	1.1%	79	84	-12	-14.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	254	3.8%	239	240	14	5.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.2%	17	44	-33	-75.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	683	10.2%	685	769	-86	-11.2%
Educational Services	73	1.1%	69	49	24	49.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	259	3.9%	262	277	-18	-6.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	84	1.3%	72	59	25	42.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	902	13.4%	1,239	564	338	59.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	110	1.6%	111	136	-26	-19.1%
Public Administration	48	0.7%	47	79	-31	-39.2%
Information Not Available	748	11.1%	731	885	-137	-15.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,639		13,068	21,765
Male	13,568	69.1%	7,632	15,321	-1,753	-11.4%
Female	5,853	29.8%	5,244	6,242	-389	-6.2%
Information Not Available	218	1.1%	192	202	16	7.9%

Ethnicity	19,639		13,068	21,765
Hispanic or Latino	2,759	14.0%	1,425	0	2,759	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,159	82.3%	11,086	0	16,159	0.0%
Information Not Available	721	3.7%	557	21,765	-21,044	-96.7%

Race	19,639		13,068	21,765
American Indian or Alaskan Native	346	1.8%	248	269	77	28.6%
Asian	220	1.1%	163	228	-8	-3.5%
Black or African American	1,307	6.7%	1,048	1,148	159	13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	14,286	72.7%	9,627	13,225	1,061	8.0%
Information Not Available	3,480	17.7%	1,982	6,895	-3,415	-49.5%

Years of Age	19,639		13,068	21,765
Younger than 22	501	1.6%	317	412	89	21.6%
22-24	1,014	3.2%	564	1,024	-10	-1.0%
25-34	4,388	13.7%	2,723	4,935	-547	-11.1%
35-44	4,429	13.8%	2,924	4,737	-308	-6.5%
45-54	3,865	12.1%	2,816	4,590	-725	-15.8%
55-59	2,160	6.7%	1,629	2,567	-407	-15.9%
60-64	1,855	5.8%	1,227	1,971	-116	-5.9%
65 and older	1,427	4.4%	848	1,521	-94	-6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	20	8	-8	-100.0%

Industry	19,639		13,068	21,765
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	200	1.0%	129	211	-11	-5.2%
Mining	202	1.0%	50	263	-61	-23.2%
Utilities	25	0.1%	18	22	3	13.6%
Construction	6,122	30.9%	2,587	7,081	-959	-13.5%
Manufacturing	3,043	15.3%	2,383	3,560	-517	-14.5%
Wholesale Trade	657	3.3%	508	749	-92	-12.3%
Retail Trade	1,336	6.7%	1,219	1,317	19	1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	537	2.7%	421	554	-17	-3.1%
Information	326	1.6%	332	325	1	0.3%
Finance and Insurance	535	2.7%	497	426	109	25.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	197	1.0%	161	183	14	7.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	604	3.0%	532	604	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	74	0.4%	77	49	25	51.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,370	11.9%	1,288	2,591	-221	-8.5%
Educational Services	232	1.2%	226	288	-56	-19.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	961	4.8%	986	1,160	-199	-17.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	426	2.1%	297	480	-54	-11.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	848	4.3%	671	850	-2	-0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	377	1.9%	297	375	2	0.5%
Public Administration	408	2.1%	273	520	-112	-21.5%
Information Not Available	159	0.8%	116	157	2	1.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,050		4,738	8,844
Male	5,052	71.7%	2,740	6,041	-989	-16.4%
Female	1,997	28.3%	1,998	2,798	-801	-28.6%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	0	5	-4	-80.0%

Ethnicity	7,050		4,738	8,844
Hispanic or Latino	1,338	19.0%	627	1,466	-128	-8.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,667	66.2%	3,466	6,041	-1,374	-22.7%
Information Not Available	1,045	14.8%	645	1,337	-292	-21.8%

Race	7,050		4,738	8,844
American Indian or Alaskan Native	585	4.9%	290	584	1	0.2%
Asian	85	0.7%	69	137	-52	-38.0%
Black or African American	135	1.1%	101	170	-35	-20.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	119	1.0%	72	76	43	56.6%
White	6,805	56.5%	5,182	7,291	-486	-6.7%
Information Not Available	4,316	35.8%	1,676	3,758	558	14.8%

Years of Age	7,050		4,738	8,844
Younger than 22	120	0.9%	132	284	-164	-57.7%
22-24	253	1.9%	175	454	-201	-44.3%
25-34	1,479	11.2%	865	1,931	-452	-23.4%
35-44	1,546	11.7%	1,046	1,862	-316	-17.0%
45-54	1,567	11.9%	1,081	1,887	-320	-17.0%
55-59	835	6.3%	583	1,002	-167	-16.7%
60-64	634	4.8%	458	745	-111	-14.9%
65 and older	613	4.6%	398	675	-62	-9.2%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	0	4	-1	-25.0%

Industry	7,050		4,738	8,844
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	514	6.8%	236	591	-77	-13.0%
Mining	100	1.3%	40	133	-33	-24.8%
Utilities	19	0.3%	10	26	-7	-26.9%
Construction	1,575	20.8%	526	1,710	-135	-7.9%
Manufacturing	650	8.6%	543	777	-127	-16.3%
Wholesale Trade	234	3.1%	206	328	-94	-28.7%
Retail Trade	527	7.0%	479	777	-250	-32.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	198	2.6%	140	235	-37	-15.7%
Information	52	0.7%	72	96	-44	-45.8%
Finance and Insurance	108	1.4%	128	165	-57	-34.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	76	1.0%	68	100	-24	-24.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	234	3.1%	240	299	-65	-21.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	8	17	-12	-70.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,238	16.4%	604	1,317	-79	-6.0%
Educational Services	73	1.0%	102	117	-44	-37.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	348	4.6%	392	665	-317	-47.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	183	2.4%	135	271	-88	-32.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	272	3.6%	299	448	-176	-39.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	93	1.2%	91	161	-68	-42.2%
Public Administration	223	2.9%	184	280	-57	-20.4%
Information Not Available	328	4.3%	235	331	-3	-0.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	104,649		88,679	117,495
Male	67,881	64.9%	50,419	75,541	-7,660	-10.1%
Female	36,181	34.6%	37,706	41,176	-4,995	-12.1%
Information Not Available	587	0.6%	554	778	-191	-24.6%

Ethnicity	104,649		88,679	117,495
Hispanic or Latino	23,504	22.5%	13,594	26,294	-2,790	-10.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	71,605	68.4%	65,775	79,173	-7,568	-9.6%
Information Not Available	9,540	9.1%	9,310	12,028	-2,488	-20.7%

Race	104,649		88,679	117,495
American Indian or Alaskan Native	669	0.6%	507	764	-95	-12.4%
Asian	2,195	2.1%	1,923	2,431	-236	-9.7%
Black or African American	22,372	21.4%	23,782	25,288	-2,916	-11.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	256	0.2%	210	267	-11	-4.1%
White	63,900	61.1%	52,288	71,335	-7,435	-10.4%
Information Not Available	15,257	14.6%	9,969	17,410	-2,153	-12.4%

Years of Age	104,649		88,679	117,495
Younger than 22	1,794	1.1%	1,515	2,041	-247	-12.1%
22-24	3,872	2.4%	3,333	4,729	-857	-18.1%
25-34	22,302	14.0%	20,321	26,166	-3,864	-14.8%
35-44	24,578	15.4%	20,522	27,347	-2,769	-10.1%
45-54	25,519	16.0%	20,676	29,478	-3,959	-13.4%
55-59	12,785	8.0%	10,664	13,942	-1,157	-8.3%
60-64	9,011	5.6%	7,478	9,442	-431	-4.6%
65 and older	4,788	3.0%	4,170	4,350	438	10.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	104,649		88,679	117,495
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	888	0.8%	435	839	49	5.8%
Mining	206	0.2%	107	302	-96	-31.8%
Utilities	200	0.2%	140	133	67	50.4%
Construction	20,492	19.4%	11,020	21,673	-1,181	-5.4%
Manufacturing	8,603	8.2%	15,790	9,407	-804	-8.5%
Wholesale Trade	4,146	3.9%	3,522	5,174	-1,028	-19.9%
Retail Trade	7,002	6.6%	6,728	7,901	-899	-11.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,458	4.2%	3,995	4,722	-264	-5.6%
Information	1,582	1.5%	1,464	1,918	-336	-17.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,333	3.2%	3,114	3,766	-433	-11.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,393	1.3%	1,180	1,555	-162	-10.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,521	6.2%	5,539	7,090	-569	-8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,078	1.0%	632	1,036	42	4.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,481	18.5%	12,467	22,577	-3,096	-13.7%
Educational Services	1,935	1.8%	1,957	2,717	-782	-28.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,943	5.6%	5,820	6,759	-816	-12.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,752	2.6%	1,940	2,803	-51	-1.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,193	4.9%	4,490	5,815	-622	-10.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,236	2.1%	2,466	2,655	-419	-15.8%
Public Administration	1,670	1.6%	1,518	1,900	-230	-12.1%
Information Not Available	5,537	5.2%	4,355	6,753	-1,216	-18.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,185		12,820	17,658
Male	10,723	62.4%	7,066	11,053	-330	-3.0%
Female	6,369	37.1%	5,681	6,532	-163	-2.5%
Information Not Available	93	0.5%	73	73	20	27.4%

Ethnicity	17,185		12,820	17,658
Hispanic or Latino	1,086	6.3%	680	979	107	10.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,968	75.5%	9,767	13,466	-498	-3.7%
Information Not Available	3,131	18.2%	2,373	3,213	-82	-2.6%

Race	17,185		12,820	17,658
American Indian or Alaskan Native	77	0.4%	55	80	-3	-3.8%
Asian	101	0.6%	78	140	-39	-27.9%
Black or African American	2,530	14.7%	2,169	2,572	-42	-1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.2%	22	17	16	94.1%
White	12,921	75.2%	9,453	13,520	-599	-4.4%
Information Not Available	1,523	8.9%	1,043	1,329	194	14.6%

Years of Age	17,185		12,820	17,658
Younger than 22	239	0.8%	141	231	8	3.5%
22-24	558	1.9%	321	499	59	11.8%
25-34	3,403	11.8%	2,462	3,625	-222	-6.1%
35-44	4,279	14.9%	3,234	4,314	-35	-0.8%
45-54	4,383	15.3%	3,266	4,578	-195	-4.3%
55-59	2,204	7.7%	1,687	2,245	-41	-1.8%
60-64	1,373	4.8%	1,084	1,467	-94	-6.4%
65 and older	746	2.6%	625	699	47	6.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,185		12,820	17,658
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	72	0.4%	42	85	-13	-15.3%
Mining	49	0.3%	23	51	-2	-3.9%
Utilities	32	0.2%	35	28	4	14.3%
Construction	4,213	24.4%	2,075	4,036	177	4.4%
Manufacturing	3,156	18.3%	2,633	3,034	122	4.0%
Wholesale Trade	617	3.6%	559	647	-30	-4.6%
Retail Trade	1,091	6.3%	980	1,353	-262	-19.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	726	4.2%	408	644	82	12.7%
Information	183	1.1%	197	273	-90	-33.0%
Finance and Insurance	468	2.7%	466	405	63	15.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	232	1.3%	213	252	-20	-7.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	637	3.7%	552	756	-119	-15.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	148	0.9%	130	128	20	15.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,570	9.1%	1,161	1,782	-212	-11.9%
Educational Services	408	2.4%	389	312	96	30.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,078	6.2%	1,005	1,179	-101	-8.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	187	1.1%	135	265	-78	-29.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	481	2.8%	413	460	21	4.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	354	2.1%	322	450	-96	-21.3%
Public Administration	154	0.9%	114	152	2	1.3%
Information Not Available	1,329	7.7%	968	1,366	-37	-2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,306		7,704	11,079
Male	5,753	61.8%	4,418	6,816	-1,063	-15.6%
Female	3,553	38.2%	3,286	4,263	-710	-16.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	9,306		7,704	11,079
Hispanic or Latino	981	10.5%	648	1,170	-189	-16.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,726	50.8%	4,029	5,722	-996	-17.4%
Information Not Available	3,599	38.7%	3,027	4,187	-588	-14.0%

Race	9,306		7,704	11,079
American Indian or Alaskan Native	144	1.5%	141	148	-4	-2.7%
Asian	100	1.1%	75	119	-19	-16.0%
Black or African American	1,910	20.5%	1,673	2,225	-315	-14.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.4%	25	18	17	94.4%
White	6,361	68.4%	5,245	7,701	-1,340	-17.4%
Information Not Available	756	8.1%	545	868	-112	-12.9%

Years of Age	9,306		7,704	11,079
Younger than 22	193	1.3%	127	216	-23	-10.6%
22-24	415	2.8%	283	498	-83	-16.7%
25-34	2,091	14.0%	1,728	2,638	-547	-20.7%
35-44	2,176	14.6%	1,791	2,568	-392	-15.3%
45-54	2,094	14.0%	1,777	2,560	-466	-18.2%
55-59	1,096	7.4%	967	1,310	-214	-16.3%
60-64	760	5.1%	641	810	-50	-6.2%
65 and older	481	3.2%	390	479	2	0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,306		7,704	11,079
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	43	0.5%	40	49	-6	-12.2%
Mining	95	1.0%	48	76	19	25.0%
Utilities	9	0.1%	14	76	-67	-88.2%
Construction	1,936	20.7%	1,280	2,189	-253	-11.6%
Manufacturing	995	10.6%	863	1,379	-384	-27.8%
Wholesale Trade	344	3.7%	322	527	-183	-34.7%
Retail Trade	676	7.2%	593	739	-63	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	342	3.7%	336	353	-11	-3.1%
Information	192	2.1%	198	174	18	10.3%
Finance and Insurance	299	3.2%	284	287	12	4.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	162	1.7%	138	227	-65	-28.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	511	5.5%	469	581	-70	-12.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.3%	33	33	-4	-12.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,190	12.7%	873	1,500	-310	-20.7%
Educational Services	145	1.6%	150	153	-8	-5.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	879	9.4%	863	1,002	-123	-12.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	75	0.8%	58	80	-5	-6.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	402	4.3%	313	489	-87	-17.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	166	1.8%	168	231	-65	-28.1%
Public Administration	213	2.3%	235	303	-90	-29.7%
Information Not Available	603	6.4%	426	631	-28	-4.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,291		13,890	17,903
Male	9,839	60.4%	7,485	10,659	-820	-7.7%
Female	6,452	39.6%	6,405	7,244	-792	-10.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	16,291		13,890	17,903
Hispanic or Latino	44	0.3%	41	35	9	25.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	435	2.7%	349	580	-145	-25.0%
Information Not Available	15,812	97.1%	13,500	17,288	-1,476	-8.5%

Race	16,291		13,890	17,903
American Indian or Alaskan Native	141	0.9%	127	125	16	12.8%
Asian	18	0.1%	14	95	-77	-81.1%
Black or African American	2,283	14.0%	2,286	2,138	145	6.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0%	0	9	-5	-55.6%
White	13,604	83.5%	11,241	15,293	-1,689	-11.0%
Information Not Available	241	1.5%	222	243	-2	-0.8%

Years of Age	16,291		13,890	17,903
Younger than 22	374	1.3%	245	372	2	0.5%
22-24	550	1.9%	472	632	-82	-13.0%
25-34	3,589	12.5%	2,790	3,523	66	1.9%
35-44	3,611	12.6%	3,275	4,566	-955	-20.9%
45-54	3,901	13.6%	3,384	4,358	-457	-10.5%
55-59	1,918	6.7%	1,647	1,999	-81	-4.1%
60-64	1,297	4.5%	1,288	1,428	-131	-9.2%
65 and older	1,025	3.6%	789	1,013	12	1.2%
Information Not Available	26	0.1%	0	12	14	116.7%

Industry	16,291		13,890	17,903
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	75	0.5%	54	65	10	15.4%
Mining	194	1.2%	91	169	25	14.8%
Utilities	22	0.1%	9	26	-4	-15.4%
Construction	2,749	16.8%	1,678	2,830	-81	-2.9%
Manufacturing	2,511	15.3%	2,554	2,912	-401	-13.8%
Wholesale Trade	840	5.1%	871	866	-26	-3.0%
Retail Trade	1,372	8.4%	1,374	1,264	108	8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	603	3.7%	467	671	-68	-10.1%
Information	286	1.7%	231	385	-99	-25.7%
Finance and Insurance	585	3.6%	535	524	61	11.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	251	1.5%	227	229	22	9.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	765	4.7%	767	762	3	0.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	92	0.6%	54	177	-85	-48.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,513	9.2%	1,093	1,748	-235	-13.4%
Educational Services	334	2.0%	399	485	-151	-31.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,227	7.5%	1,356	1,541	-314	-20.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	374	2.3%	168	286	88	30.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	910	5.6%	644	930	-20	-2.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	361	2.2%	381	441	-80	-18.1%
Public Administration	277	1.7%	249	407	-130	-31.9%
Information Not Available	950	5.8%	688	1,185	-235	-19.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,453		14,416	19,108
Male	6,616	45.8%	6,379	9,108	-2,492	-27.4%
Female	7,778	53.8%	7,998	9,948	-2,170	-21.8%
Information Not Available	59	0.4%	39	52	7	13.5%

Ethnicity	14,453		14,416	19,108
Hispanic or Latino	707	4.9%	603	747	-40	-5.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,490	93.3%	13,527	17,929	-4,439	-24.8%
Information Not Available	256	1.8%	286	432	-176	-40.7%

Race	14,453		14,416	19,108
American Indian or Alaskan Native	93	0.6%	99	112	-19	-17.0%
Asian	59	0.4%	63	106	-47	-44.3%
Black or African American	7,108	49.2%	7,330	9,331	-2,223	-23.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	503	3.5%	299	465	38	8.2%
White	5,702	39.5%	5,570	7,624	-1,922	-25.2%
Information Not Available	988	6.8%	1,055	1,470	-482	-32.8%

Years of Age	14,453		14,416	19,108
Younger than 22	307	1.6%	286	350	-43	-12.3%
22-24	547	2.9%	534	827	-280	-33.9%
25-34	3,394	17.8%	3,340	4,659	-1,265	-27.2%
35-44	3,501	18.3%	3,524	4,593	-1,092	-23.8%
45-54	3,198	16.8%	3,202	4,182	-984	-23.5%
55-59	1,663	8.7%	1,629	2,104	-441	-21.0%
60-64	1,067	5.6%	1,117	1,467	-400	-27.3%
65 and older	776	4.1%	784	926	-150	-16.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,453		14,416	19,108
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	241	1.6%	171	284	-43	-15.1%
Mining	243	1.7%	227	286	-43	-15.0%
Utilities	33	0.2%	44	40	-7	-17.5%
Construction	2,959	20.1%	2,530	3,654	-695	-19.0%
Manufacturing	858	5.8%	927	1,358	-500	-36.8%
Wholesale Trade	378	2.6%	411	469	-91	-19.4%
Retail Trade	1,039	7.1%	1,176	1,357	-318	-23.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	415	2.8%	474	589	-174	-29.5%
Information	158	1.1%	179	230	-72	-31.3%
Finance and Insurance	287	2.0%	341	413	-126	-30.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	186	1.3%	222	261	-75	-28.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	718	4.9%	667	744	-26	-3.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	49	0.3%	58	62	-13	-21.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,233	8.4%	1,233	1,601	-368	-23.0%
Educational Services	290	2.0%	399	400	-110	-27.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,413	9.6%	1,691	1,833	-420	-22.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	211	1.4%	218	249	-38	-15.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,132	7.7%	1,107	1,412	-280	-19.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	313	2.1%	369	439	-126	-28.7%
Public Administration	249	1.7%	259	291	-42	-14.4%
Information Not Available	2,048	13.9%	1,713	3,136	-1,088	-34.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	52,438		44,415	56,288
Male	31,940	60.9%	24,809	32,927	-987	-3.0%
Female	20,495	39.1%	19,603	23,357	-2,862	-12.3%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	4	-1	-25.0%

Ethnicity	52,438		44,415	56,288
Hispanic or Latino	7,036	13.4%	5,772	7,355	-319	-4.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,250	80.6%	35,935	45,494	-3,244	-7.1%
Information Not Available	3,152	6.0%	2,708	3,439	-287	-8.3%

Race	52,438		44,415	56,288
American Indian or Alaskan Native	267	0.5%	245	300	-33	-11.0%
Asian	1,603	3.1%	1,634	1,993	-390	-19.6%
Black or African American	4,917	9.4%	4,669	5,214	-297	-5.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	147	0.3%	113	138	9	6.5%
White	37,825	72.1%	31,367	40,457	-2,632	-6.5%
Information Not Available	7,679	14.6%	6,387	8,186	-507	-6.2%

Years of Age	52,438		44,415	56,288
Younger than 22	915	1.1%	615	1,042	-127	-12.2%
22-24	2,063	2.4%	1,543	2,311	-248	-10.7%
25-34	11,899	13.9%	9,850	12,717	-818	-6.4%
35-44	10,834	12.7%	9,184	11,689	-855	-7.3%
45-54	11,772	13.8%	10,156	13,001	-1,229	-9.5%
55-59	6,107	7.2%	5,438	6,452	-345	-5.3%
60-64	4,868	5.7%	4,369	5,061	-193	-3.8%
65 and older	3,980	4.7%	3,260	4,015	-35	-0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	52,438		44,415	56,288
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	402	0.8%	280	502	-100	-19.9%
Mining	54	0.1%	25	42	12	28.6%
Utilities	1,140	2.2%	1,133	214	926	432.7%
Construction	7,568	14.3%	4,612	7,023	545	7.8%
Manufacturing	3,438	6.5%	3,417	4,136	-698	-16.9%
Wholesale Trade	2,139	4.0%	2,017	2,593	-454	-17.5%
Retail Trade	4,148	7.9%	3,813	4,555	-407	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,429	2.7%	1,276	1,523	-94	-6.2%
Information	1,060	2.0%	1,053	1,425	-365	-25.6%
Finance and Insurance	2,030	3.8%	2,063	2,232	-202	-9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	967	1.8%	788	1,009	-42	-4.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,310	8.2%	4,073	5,063	-753	-14.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	300	0.6%	288	295	5	1.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,862	11.1%	4,148	6,421	-559	-8.7%
Educational Services	1,092	2.1%	1,141	1,280	-188	-14.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,583	8.7%	4,639	5,368	-785	-14.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,747	3.3%	905	1,790	-43	-2.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,493	8.5%	3,563	4,681	-188	-4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,914	5.5%	2,683	3,004	-90	-3.0%
Public Administration	1,162	2.2%	1,033	1,228	-66	-5.4%
Information Not Available	1,600	3.0%	1,465	1,904	-304	-16.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,169		24,349	34,152
Male	13,152	48.4%	11,242	16,388	-3,236	-19.7%
Female	10,886	40.1%	10,344	12,595	-1,709	-13.6%
Information Not Available	3,131	11.5%	2,763	5,169	-2,038	-39.4%

Ethnicity	27,169		24,349	34,152
Hispanic or Latino	1,528	5.6%	1,136	1,957	-429	-21.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,745	80.0%	19,696	26,148	-4,403	-16.8%
Information Not Available	3,896	14.3%	3,517	6,047	-2,151	-35.6%

Race	27,169		24,349	34,152
American Indian or Alaskan Native	89	0.3%	79	126	-37	-29.4%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	10,429	38.4%	9,710	12,599	-2,170	-17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	0.2%	37	46	-1	-2.2%
White	11,182	41.2%	9,870	13,377	-2,195	-16.4%
Information Not Available	5,424	20.0%	4,653	8,004	-2,580	-32.2%

Years of Age	27,169		24,349	34,152
Younger than 22	243	0.7%	350	320	-77	-24.1%
22-24	743	2.1%	800	1,011	-268	-26.5%
25-34	5,456	15.2%	5,105	7,029	-1,573	-22.4%
35-44	5,095	14.1%	4,604	6,155	-1,060	-17.2%
45-54	5,113	14.2%	4,699	6,163	-1,050	-17.0%
55-59	2,903	8.1%	2,491	3,468	-565	-16.3%
60-64	2,339	6.5%	1,910	2,540	-201	-7.9%
65 and older	2,146	6.0%	1,627	2,297	-151	-6.6%
Information Not Available	3,131	8.7%	2,763	5,169	-2,038	-39.4%

Industry	27,169		24,349	34,152
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	113	0.4%	84	138	-25	-18.1%
Mining	31	0.1%	29	19	12	63.2%
Utilities	38	0.1%	29	34	4	11.8%
Construction	3,220	11.8%	2,451	4,021	-801	-19.9%
Manufacturing	315	1.2%	260	461	-146	-31.7%
Wholesale Trade	742	2.7%	735	1,028	-286	-27.8%
Retail Trade	845	3.1%	801	957	-112	-11.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	518	1.9%	548	638	-120	-18.8%
Information	377	1.4%	353	427	-50	-11.7%
Finance and Insurance	798	2.9%	803	824	-26	-3.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	612	2.2%	559	763	-151	-19.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,966	7.2%	2,036	2,355	-389	-16.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	118	0.4%	110	71	47	66.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,694	13.5%	3,057	4,218	-524	-12.4%
Educational Services	806	3.0%	757	864	-58	-6.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,960	7.2%	2,039	2,379	-419	-17.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	642	2.4%	517	787	-145	-18.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,900	10.6%	2,218	3,353	-453	-13.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	631	2.3%	621	727	-96	-13.2%
Public Administration	640	2.3%	578	705	-65	-9.2%
Information Not Available	6,203	22.7%	5,764	9,383	-3,180	-33.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,248		4,019	5,738
Male	3,893	62.3%	2,191	3,248	645	19.9%
Female	2,355	37.7%	1,827	2,109	246	11.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	381	-381	-100.0%

Ethnicity	6,248		4,019	5,738
Hispanic or Latino	117	1.9%	83	95	22	23.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,881	78.1%	3,283	5,177	-296	-5.7%
Information Not Available	1,250	20.0%	653	466	784	168.2%

Race	6,248		4,019	5,738
American Indian or Alaskan Native	104	1.7%	57	81	23	28.4%
Asian	28	0.4%	26	30	-2	-6.7%
Black or African American	101	1.6%	59	91	10	11.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.2%	9	8	2	25.0%
White	5,735	91.8%	3,695	5,301	434	8.2%
Information Not Available	270	4.3%	173	227	43	18.9%

Years of Age	6,248		4,019	5,738
Younger than 22	125	1.1%	60	98	27	27.6%
22-24	240	2.1%	118	231	9	3.9%
25-34	1,291	11.4%	835	1,244	47	3.8%
35-44	1,263	11.2%	880	1,122	141	12.6%
45-54	1,376	12.2%	911	1,348	28	2.1%
55-59	798	7.1%	519	735	63	8.6%
60-64	668	5.9%	421	560	108	19.3%
65 and older	487	4.3%	275	400	87	21.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	6,248		4,019	5,738
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	127	2.0%	63	114	13	11.4%
Mining	11	0.2%	6	6	5	83.3%
Utilities	8	0.1%	8	6	2	33.3%
Construction	398	6.2%	116	890	-492	-55.3%
Manufacturing	659	10.3%	352	569	90	15.8%
Wholesale Trade	165	2.6%	117	158	7	4.4%
Retail Trade	505	7.9%	398	380	125	32.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	144	2.3%	93	134	10	7.5%
Information	104	1.6%	90	35	69	197.1%
Finance and Insurance	136	2.1%	121	90	46	51.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	73	1.1%	52	51	22	43.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	218	3.4%	173	205	13	6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.3%	15	13	5	38.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	573	9.0%	287	480	93	19.4%
Educational Services	98	1.5%	82	125	-27	-21.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	519	8.1%	465	377	142	37.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	138	2.2%	101	132	6	4.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	942	14.8%	637	892	50	5.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	174	2.7%	150	133	41	30.8%
Public Administration	113	1.8%	86	118	-5	-4.2%
Information Not Available	1,125	17.6%	607	830	295	35.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	62,483		41,515	70,901
Male	40,942	65.5%	23,338	44,985	-4,043	-9.0%
Female	20,670	33.1%	17,556	23,150	-2,480	-10.7%
Information Not Available	871	1.4%	621	2,766	-1,895	-68.5%

Ethnicity	62,483		41,515	70,901
Hispanic or Latino	5,039	8.1%	2,129	5,847	-808	-13.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	48,794	78.1%	33,028	53,212	-4,418	-8.3%
Information Not Available	8,650	13.8%	6,358	11,842	-3,192	-27.0%

Race	62,483		41,515	70,901
American Indian or Alaskan Native	727	1.2%	439	852	-125	-14.7%
Asian	464	0.7%	375	562	-98	-17.4%
Black or African American	7,769	12.4%	7,255	9,462	-1,693	-17.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	49	0.1%	43	42	7	16.7%
White	35,145	56.2%	23,147	42,608	-7,463	-17.5%
Information Not Available	18,329	29.3%	10,256	17,375	954	5.5%

Years of Age	62,483		41,515	70,901
Younger than 22	1,674	1.8%	850	1,854	-180	-9.7%
22-24	2,945	3.2%	1,697	3,476	-531	-15.3%
25-34	14,533	15.7%	9,322	16,615	-2,082	-12.5%
35-44	13,400	14.5%	9,004	15,979	-2,579	-16.1%
45-54	14,060	15.2%	9,659	16,761	-2,701	-16.1%
55-59	7,522	8.1%	4,962	7,951	-429	-5.4%
60-64	5,196	5.6%	3,746	5,121	75	1.5%
65 and older	3,145	3.4%	2,273	3,140	5	0.2%
Information Not Available	8	0.0%	2	4	4	100.0%

Industry	62,483		41,515	70,901
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,376	2.2%	642	1,602	-226	-14.1%
Mining	554	0.9%	130	522	32	6.1%
Utilities	74	0.1%	49	144	-70	-48.6%
Construction	12,302	19.3%	5,142	13,055	-753	-5.8%
Manufacturing	8,410	13.2%	7,046	7,953	457	5.7%
Wholesale Trade	2,804	4.4%	1,839	2,781	23	0.8%
Retail Trade	3,626	5.7%	2,953	4,562	-936	-20.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,613	2.5%	1,083	1,849	-236	-12.8%
Information	577	0.9%	522	913	-336	-36.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,382	2.2%	1,291	1,417	-35	-2.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	817	1.3%	656	883	-66	-7.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,481	5.5%	2,822	4,150	-669	-16.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,118	1.8%	1,034	1,687	-569	-33.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	9,583	15.0%	4,928	10,176	-593	-5.8%
Educational Services	605	0.9%	585	854	-249	-29.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,639	5.7%	3,315	4,235	-596	-14.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,470	3.9%	1,473	2,727	-257	-9.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,353	5.3%	2,756	3,547	-194	-5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,573	2.5%	1,198	1,729	-156	-9.0%
Public Administration	1,357	2.1%	807	1,568	-211	-13.5%
Information Not Available	1,769	2.8%	1,244	4,547	-2,778	-61.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	50,989		33,609	54,204
Male	38,956	76.4%	23,154	41,385	-2,429	-5.9%
Female	12,026	23.6%	10,452	12,806	-780	-6.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	3	13	-6	-46.2%

Ethnicity	50,989		33,609	54,204
Hispanic or Latino	2,557	5.0%	1,485	2,525	32	1.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,418	85.2%	28,789	46,089	-2,671	-5.8%
Information Not Available	5,014	9.8%	3,335	5,590	-576	-10.3%

Race	50,989		33,609	54,204
American Indian or Alaskan Native	645	1.3%	478	692	-47	-6.8%
Asian	768	1.5%	638	844	-76	-9.0%
Black or African American	2,535	5.0%	2,169	2,816	-281	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	88	0.2%	84	97	-9	-9.3%
White	42,311	83.0%	27,216	45,164	-2,853	-6.3%
Information Not Available	4,642	9.1%	3,024	4,591	51	1.1%

Years of Age	50,989		33,609	54,204
Younger than 22	1,645	1.8%	755	1,685	-40	-2.4%
22-24	2,712	3.0%	1,555	3,034	-322	-10.6%
25-34	12,174	13.7%	7,601	13,232	-1,058	-8.0%
35-44	10,942	12.3%	7,227	11,550	-608	-5.3%
45-54	10,440	11.7%	7,117	11,412	-972	-8.5%
55-59	6,103	6.9%	4,242	6,505	-402	-6.2%
60-64	4,327	4.9%	3,164	4,327	0	0.0%
65 and older	2,639	3.0%	1,940	2,442	197	8.1%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	8	17	-10	-58.8%

Industry	50,989		33,609	54,204
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	846	1.6%	502	828	18	2.2%
Mining	524	1.0%	210	486	38	7.8%
Utilities	183	0.4%	109	129	54	41.9%
Construction	19,014	36.7%	9,885	19,708	-694	-3.5%
Manufacturing	4,958	9.6%	3,395	5,744	-786	-13.7%
Wholesale Trade	1,590	3.1%	1,226	1,819	-229	-12.6%
Retail Trade	2,688	5.2%	2,231	2,712	-24	-0.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,386	2.7%	895	1,466	-80	-5.5%
Information	625	1.2%	601	631	-6	-1.0%
Finance and Insurance	974	1.9%	937	916	58	6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	561	1.1%	442	572	-11	-1.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,327	4.5%	1,897	2,451	-124	-5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	627	1.2%	500	615	12	2.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,857	9.4%	2,854	5,152	-295	-5.7%
Educational Services	852	1.6%	779	935	-83	-8.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,211	4.3%	2,025	2,408	-197	-8.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	980	1.9%	797	1,081	-101	-9.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,880	3.6%	1,575	2,211	-331	-15.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,346	2.6%	921	1,344	2	0.1%
Public Administration	1,137	2.2%	858	1,204	-67	-5.6%
Information Not Available	1,423	2.7%	970	1,792	-369	-20.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,814		18,965	26,310
Male	13,048	57.2%	10,312	14,951	-1,903	-12.7%
Female	9,733	42.7%	8,623	11,330	-1,597	-14.1%
Information Not Available	33	0.1%	30	29	4	13.8%

Ethnicity	22,814		18,965	26,310
Hispanic or Latino	1,105	4.8%	815	1,085	20	1.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,480	76.6%	14,719	20,658	-3,178	-15.4%
Information Not Available	4,229	18.5%	3,431	4,567	-338	-7.4%

Race	22,814		18,965	26,310
American Indian or Alaskan Native	161	0.7%	128	179	-18	-10.1%
Asian	141	0.6%	127	182	-41	-22.5%
Black or African American	4,348	19.1%	4,015	5,287	-939	-17.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	157	0.7%	132	222	-65	-29.3%
White	14,935	65.5%	12,102	17,362	-2,427	-14.0%
Information Not Available	3,072	13.5%	2,461	3,078	-6	-0.2%

Years of Age	22,814		18,965	26,310
Younger than 22	483	1.4%	285	531	-48	-9.0%
22-24	882	2.5%	628	1,085	-203	-18.7%
25-34	4,785	13.4%	3,914	5,726	-941	-16.4%
35-44	5,134	14.4%	4,290	5,971	-837	-14.0%
45-54	5,178	14.5%	4,512	6,245	-1,067	-17.1%
55-59	2,893	8.1%	2,452	3,188	-295	-9.3%
60-64	1,986	5.6%	1,716	2,104	-118	-5.6%
65 and older	1,473	4.1%	1,168	1,460	13	0.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,814		18,965	26,310
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	247	1.1%	122	267	-20	-7.5%
Mining	89	0.4%	59	81	8	9.9%
Utilities	17	0.1%	12	35	-18	-51.4%
Construction	3,610	15.7%	2,864	4,192	-582	-13.9%
Manufacturing	2,425	10.5%	1,885	2,449	-24	-1.0%
Wholesale Trade	918	4.0%	787	1,085	-167	-15.4%
Retail Trade	2,064	9.0%	1,703	2,299	-235	-10.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	760	3.3%	584	823	-63	-7.7%
Information	412	1.8%	441	692	-280	-40.5%
Finance and Insurance	787	3.4%	758	760	27	3.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	359	1.6%	318	396	-37	-9.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,150	5.0%	1,180	1,333	-183	-13.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	146	0.6%	133	132	14	10.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,708	11.7%	2,065	3,172	-464	-14.6%
Educational Services	359	1.6%	375	471	-112	-23.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,145	9.3%	2,074	2,514	-369	-14.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	547	2.4%	355	586	-39	-6.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,954	8.5%	1,422	2,241	-287	-12.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	500	2.2%	449	587	-87	-14.8%
Public Administration	274	1.2%	262	336	-62	-18.5%
Information Not Available	1,343	5.8%	1,117	1,859	-516	-27.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,041		6,729	10,295
Male	4,336	53.9%	3,328	5,403	-1,067	-19.7%
Female	3,689	45.9%	3,394	4,879	-1,190	-24.4%
Information Not Available	16	0.2%	7	13	3	23.1%

Ethnicity	8,041		6,729	10,295
Hispanic or Latino	194	2.4%	144	220	-26	-11.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,402	92.1%	6,278	9,583	-2,181	-22.8%
Information Not Available	445	5.5%	307	492	-47	-9.6%

Race	8,041		6,729	10,295
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41	0.5%	37	43	-2	-4.7%
Asian	36	0.4%	35	68	-32	-47.1%
Black or African American	4,683	58.2%	3,970	6,006	-1,323	-22.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.3%	19	28	-6	-21.4%
White	2,906	36.1%	2,446	3,744	-838	-22.4%
Information Not Available	353	4.4%	222	406	-53	-13.1%

Years of Age	8,041		6,729	10,295
Younger than 22	131	1.3%	90	141	-10	-7.1%
22-24	322	3.1%	254	484	-162	-33.5%
25-34	1,867	18.1%	1,560	2,464	-597	-24.2%
35-44	1,865	18.1%	1,629	2,504	-639	-25.5%
45-54	1,858	18.1%	1,552	2,321	-463	-19.9%
55-59	890	8.7%	736	1,069	-179	-16.7%
60-64	660	6.4%	548	756	-96	-12.7%
65 and older	448	4.4%	360	556	-108	-19.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,041		6,729	10,295
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	530	6.2%	256	548	-18	-3.3%
Mining	15	0.2%	16	28	-13	-46.4%
Utilities	16	0.2%	20	24	-8	-33.3%
Construction	349	4.1%	277	528	-179	-33.9%
Manufacturing	845	9.9%	842	1,152	-307	-26.6%
Wholesale Trade	200	2.3%	246	207	-7	-3.4%
Retail Trade	709	8.3%	593	719	-10	-1.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	158	1.8%	135	213	-55	-25.8%
Information	77	0.9%	69	62	15	24.2%
Finance and Insurance	131	1.5%	134	129	2	1.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	82	1.0%	73	108	-26	-24.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	245	2.9%	235	318	-73	-23.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	104	1.2%	116	108	-4	-3.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	626	7.3%	545	862	-236	-27.4%
Educational Services	194	2.3%	164	270	-76	-28.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	674	7.9%	680	880	-206	-23.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	77	0.9%	56	72	5	6.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	567	6.6%	367	911	-344	-37.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	95	1.1%	103	127	-32	-25.2%
Public Administration	107	1.2%	104	148	-41	-27.7%
Information Not Available	2,240	26.1%	1,698	2,881	-641	-22.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,128		6,557	8,830
Male	5,794	71.3%	4,381	6,374	-580	-9.1%
Female	2,323	28.6%	2,167	2,449	-126	-5.1%
Information Not Available	11	0.1%	9	7	4	57.1%

Ethnicity	8,128		6,557	8,830
Hispanic or Latino	365	4.5%	294	399	-34	-8.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,408	91.1%	5,973	8,024	-616	-7.7%
Information Not Available	355	4.4%	290	407	-52	-12.8%

Race	8,128		6,557	8,830
American Indian or Alaskan Native	744	9.2%	595	770	-26	-3.4%
Asian	40	0.5%	37	38	2	5.3%
Black or African American	74	0.9%	72	80	-6	-7.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	29	0.4%	19	26	3	11.5%
White	7,129	87.7%	5,746	7,789	-660	-8.5%
Information Not Available	112	1.4%	88	127	-15	-11.8%

Years of Age	8,128		6,557	8,830
Younger than 22	230	1.6%	156	239	-9	-3.8%
22-24	425	2.9%	332	470	-45	-9.6%
25-34	2,131	14.6%	1,658	2,312	-181	-7.8%
35-44	1,830	12.6%	1,429	1,860	-30	-1.6%
45-54	1,459	10.0%	1,200	1,726	-267	-15.5%
55-59	848	5.8%	763	976	-128	-13.1%
60-64	694	4.8%	578	765	-71	-9.3%
65 and older	511	3.5%	441	482	29	6.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,128		6,557	8,830
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	213	2.6%	154	194	19	9.8%
Mining	204	2.4%	155	209	-5	-2.4%
Utilities	26	0.3%	13	21	5	23.8%
Construction	2,185	26.2%	1,483	2,721	-536	-19.7%
Manufacturing	312	3.7%	266	385	-73	-19.0%
Wholesale Trade	140	1.7%	113	167	-27	-16.2%
Retail Trade	637	7.6%	525	625	12	1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	185	2.2%	173	225	-40	-17.8%
Information	68	0.8%	73	56	12	21.4%
Finance and Insurance	102	1.2%	96	106	-4	-3.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	89	1.1%	88	95	-6	-6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	193	2.3%	185	274	-81	-29.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.1%	7	9	-2	-22.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,026	12.3%	787	963	63	6.5%
Educational Services	126	1.5%	124	171	-45	-26.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	431	5.2%	417	422	9	2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	265	3.2%	233	269	-4	-1.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	928	11.1%	896	954	-26	-2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	171	2.1%	142	169	2	1.2%
Public Administration	311	3.7%	286	363	-52	-14.3%
Information Not Available	509	6.1%	341	432	77	17.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	19,232		17,184	20,633
Male	9,184	47.8%	7,820	10,457	-1,273	-12.2%
Female	10,021	52.1%	9,346	10,165	-144	-1.4%
Information Not Available	27	0.1%	18	11	16	145.5%

Ethnicity	19,232		17,184	20,633
Hispanic or Latino	901	4.7%	764	1,018	-117	-11.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,013	88.5%	15,323	19,099	-2,086	-10.9%
Information Not Available	1,318	6.9%	1,097	516	802	155.4%

Race	19,232		17,184	20,633
American Indian or Alaskan Native	359	1.9%	288	307	52	16.9%
Asian	255	1.3%	220	357	-102	-28.6%
Black or African American	7,554	39.3%	6,929	8,300	-746	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	0.2%	46	200	-159	-79.5%
White	9,262	48.2%	8,169	9,980	-718	-7.2%
Information Not Available	1,761	9.2%	1,532	1,489	272	18.3%

Years of Age	19,232		17,184	20,633
Younger than 22	226	0.8%	186	298	-72	-24.2%
22-24	597	2.2%	517	766	-169	-22.1%
25-34	4,434	16.4%	3,891	4,863	-429	-8.8%
35-44	5,008	18.5%	4,479	5,127	-119	-2.3%
45-54	4,689	17.3%	4,257	5,098	-409	-8.0%
55-59	2,134	7.9%	1,943	2,223	-89	-4.0%
60-64	1,430	5.3%	1,257	1,466	-36	-2.5%
65 and older	714	2.6%	654	792	-78	-9.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	19,232		17,184	20,633
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	84	0.4%	73	99	-15	-15.2%
Mining	4	0.0%	3	10	-6	-60.0%
Utilities	14	0.1%	14	23	-9	-39.1%
Construction	1,114	5.8%	868	1,363	-249	-18.3%
Manufacturing	2,414	12.5%	2,420	2,622	-208	-7.9%
Wholesale Trade	755	3.9%	714	913	-158	-17.3%
Retail Trade	1,539	8.0%	1,505	1,661	-122	-7.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	377	2.0%	351	398	-21	-5.3%
Information	319	1.7%	284	410	-91	-22.2%
Finance and Insurance	623	3.2%	553	671	-48	-7.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	367	1.9%	322	398	-31	-7.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,081	5.6%	982	1,352	-271	-20.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	68	0.4%	64	121	-53	-43.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,715	14.1%	2,276	3,646	-931	-25.5%
Educational Services	423	2.2%	411	440	-17	-3.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,680	8.7%	1,638	1,742	-62	-3.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	286	1.5%	188	291	-5	-1.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,417	7.3%	1,162	1,591	-174	-10.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	461	2.4%	389	495	-34	-6.9%
Public Administration	339	1.8%	287	386	-47	-12.2%
Information Not Available	3,152	16.3%	2,680	2,001	1,151	57.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,346		2,116	5,706
Male	3,612	83.1%	1,507	4,822	-1,210	-25.1%
Female	734	16.9%	609	883	-149	-16.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	4,346		2,116	5,706
Hispanic or Latino	319	7.3%	139	389	-70	-18.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,880	89.3%	1,902	5,156	-1,276	-24.7%
Information Not Available	147	3.4%	75	161	-14	-8.7%

Race	4,346		2,116	5,706
American Indian or Alaskan Native	242	5.6%	144	331	-89	-26.9%
Asian	17	0.4%	8	26	-9	-34.6%
Black or African American	168	3.9%	115	234	-66	-28.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	0.2%	5	14	-6	-42.9%
White	3,445	79.3%	1,630	4,551	-1,106	-24.3%
Information Not Available	466	10.7%	214	550	-84	-15.3%

Years of Age	4,346		2,116	5,706
Younger than 22	143	1.9%	45	154	-11	-7.1%
22-24	225	3.0%	93	325	-100	-30.8%
25-34	1,128	15.3%	505	1,481	-353	-23.8%
35-44	859	11.6%	471	1,129	-270	-23.9%
45-54	801	10.8%	426	1,138	-337	-29.6%
55-59	498	6.7%	229	651	-153	-23.5%
60-64	406	5.5%	200	520	-114	-21.9%
65 and older	286	3.9%	147	308	-22	-7.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,346		2,116	5,706
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	131	2.9%	55	188	-57	-30.3%
Mining	334	7.5%	116	390	-56	-14.4%
Utilities	10	0.2%	6	14	-4	-28.6%
Construction	1,761	39.3%	598	2,359	-598	-25.3%
Manufacturing	349	7.8%	154	449	-100	-22.3%
Wholesale Trade	188	4.2%	109	242	-54	-22.3%
Retail Trade	180	4.0%	139	239	-59	-24.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	115	2.6%	87	214	-99	-46.3%
Information	28	0.6%	25	28	0	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	50	1.1%	50	63	-13	-20.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	49	1.1%	36	40	9	22.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	119	2.7%	81	214	-95	-44.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2	0.0%	3	6	-4	-66.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	306	6.8%	134	350	-44	-12.6%
Educational Services	7	0.2%	8	7	0	0.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	132	2.9%	114	127	5	3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	40	0.9%	25	41	-1	-2.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	124	2.8%	93	129	-5	-3.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	42	0.9%	30	70	-28	-40.0%
Public Administration	173	3.9%	113	218	-45	-20.6%
Information Not Available	206	4.6%	140	318	-112	-35.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,177		3,122	5,518
Male	3,370	65.1%	1,550	3,381	-11	-0.3%
Female	1,515	29.3%	1,368	1,780	-265	-14.9%
Information Not Available	292	5.6%	204	357	-65	-18.2%

Ethnicity	5,177		3,122	5,518
Hispanic or Latino	790	15.3%	267	708	82	11.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,932	76.0%	2,534	4,063	-131	-3.2%
Information Not Available	455	8.8%	321	747	-292	-39.1%

Race	5,177		3,122	5,518
American Indian or Alaskan Native	83	1.6%	52	88	-5	-5.7%
Asian	89	1.7%	57	93	-4	-4.3%
Black or African American	492	9.5%	408	552	-60	-10.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.4%	11	14	5	35.7%
White	3,797	73.3%	2,312	3,787	10	0.3%
Information Not Available	697	13.5%	282	984	-287	-29.2%

Years of Age	5,177		3,122	5,518
Younger than 22	61	0.7%	29	41	20	48.8%
22-24	159	1.9%	72	154	5	3.2%
25-34	1,038	12.3%	583	1,204	-166	-13.8%
35-44	1,146	13.6%	782	1,276	-130	-10.2%
45-54	1,173	13.9%	704	1,191	-18	-1.5%
55-59	685	8.1%	455	745	-60	-8.1%
60-64	534	6.3%	302	501	33	6.6%
65 and older	381	4.5%	195	406	-25	-6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,177		3,122	5,518
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	46	0.9%	24	55	-9	-16.4%
Mining	110	2.1%	12	95	15	15.8%
Utilities	16	0.3%	15	11	5	45.5%
Construction	1,495	28.6%	432	1,336	159	11.9%
Manufacturing	483	9.2%	331	480	3	0.6%
Wholesale Trade	177	3.4%	138	203	-26	-12.8%
Retail Trade	361	6.9%	315	388	-27	-7.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	112	2.1%	80	127	-15	-11.8%
Information	85	1.6%	86	104	-19	-18.3%
Finance and Insurance	155	3.0%	140	170	-15	-8.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	51	1.0%	45	59	-8	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	164	3.1%	185	176	-12	-6.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	37	0.7%	37	48	-11	-22.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	666	12.8%	304	733	-67	-9.1%
Educational Services	70	1.3%	62	69	1	1.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	310	5.9%	305	415	-105	-25.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	71	1.4%	54	100	-29	-29.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	165	3.2%	147	193	-28	-14.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	72	1.4%	54	88	-16	-18.2%
Public Administration	154	2.9%	107	211	-57	-27.0%
Information Not Available	377	7.2%	249	457	-80	-17.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,223		2,826	3,676
Male	1,851	57.4%	1,501	2,088	-237	-11.4%
Female	1,346	41.8%	1,305	1,562	-216	-13.8%
Information Not Available	26	0.8%	20	26	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,223		2,826	3,676
Hispanic or Latino	172	5.3%	116	189	-17	-9.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,648	82.2%	2,344	2,998	-350	-11.7%
Information Not Available	403	12.5%	366	489	-86	-17.6%

Race	3,223		2,826	3,676
American Indian or Alaskan Native	12	0.4%	12	11	1	9.1%
Asian	46	1.4%	38	59	-13	-22.0%
Black or African American	74	2.3%	68	75	-1	-1.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	4	4	0	0.0%
White	2,854	88.6%	2,518	3,216	-362	-11.3%
Information Not Available	233	7.2%	186	311	-78	-25.1%

Years of Age	3,223		2,826	3,676
Younger than 22	31	0.5%	22	32	-1	-3.1%
22-24	62	1.1%	44	81	-19	-23.5%
25-34	534	9.4%	444	605	-71	-11.7%
35-44	560	9.8%	496	676	-116	-17.2%
45-54	825	14.5%	739	959	-134	-14.0%
55-59	551	9.7%	472	556	-5	-0.9%
60-64	386	6.8%	356	488	-102	-20.9%
65 and older	274	4.8%	253	279	-5	-1.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,223		2,826	3,676
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	20	0.6%	17	22	-2	-9.1%
Mining	4	0.1%	9	6	-2	-33.3%
Utilities	7	0.2%	5	4	3	75.0%
Construction	176	5.4%	78	126	50	39.7%
Manufacturing	268	8.3%	262	376	-108	-28.7%
Wholesale Trade	193	6.0%	190	184	9	4.9%
Retail Trade	175	5.4%	174	221	-46	-20.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	58	1.8%	61	117	-59	-50.4%
Information	31	1.0%	36	47	-16	-34.0%
Finance and Insurance	129	4.0%	120	111	18	16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	35	1.1%	23	35	0	0.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	217	6.7%	221	224	-7	-3.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	33	1.0%	40	41	-8	-19.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	453	14.0%	323	548	-95	-17.3%
Educational Services	121	3.7%	120	107	14	13.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	261	8.0%	261	294	-33	-11.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	92	2.8%	80	108	-16	-14.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	57	1.8%	55	81	-24	-29.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	89	2.7%	80	94	-5	-5.3%
Public Administration	57	1.8%	47	58	-1	-1.7%
Information Not Available	747	23.0%	624	872	-125	-14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	86,548		80,412	95,173
Male	46,023	53.2%	44,209	50,543	-4,520	-8.9%
Female	40,525	46.8%	36,203	44,630	-4,105	-9.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	86,548		80,412	95,173
Hispanic or Latino	17,226	19.9%	16,332	18,649	-1,423	-7.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	60,078	69.4%	55,450	66,602	-6,524	-9.8%
Information Not Available	9,244	10.7%	8,630	9,922	-678	-6.8%

Race	86,548		80,412	95,173
American Indian or Alaskan Native	469	0.5%	485	501	-32	-6.4%
Asian	3,487	4.0%	2,814	3,969	-482	-12.1%
Black or African American	21,611	25.0%	18,517	23,289	-1,678	-7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	528	0.6%	468	639	-111	-17.4%
White	47,944	55.4%	46,655	52,999	-5,055	-9.5%
Information Not Available	12,509	14.5%	11,473	13,776	-1,267	-9.2%

Years of Age	86,548		80,412	95,173
Younger than 22	4,372	3.4%	4,198	3,517	855	24.3%
22-24	5,599	4.4%	5,132	5,772	-173	-3.0%
25-34	20,920	16.3%	19,268	23,507	-2,587	-11.0%
35-44	16,987	13.2%	15,690	19,137	-2,150	-11.2%
45-54	18,811	14.6%	17,314	20,719	-1,908	-9.2%
55-59	9,043	7.0%	8,349	9,921	-878	-8.8%
60-64	6,089	4.7%	5,765	6,991	-902	-12.9%
65 and older	4,727	3.7%	4,696	5,609	-882	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	86,548		80,412	95,173
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	227	0.3%	534	253	-26	-10.3%
Mining	43	0.0%	37	36	7	19.4%
Utilities	169	0.2%	139	169	0	0.0%
Construction	7,065	8.1%	7,335	7,463	-398	-5.3%
Manufacturing	5,733	6.6%	4,741	5,955	-222	-3.7%
Wholesale Trade	4,690	5.4%	4,051	5,457	-767	-14.1%
Retail Trade	9,270	10.7%	8,098	11,112	-1,842	-16.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,724	5.4%	4,177	5,141	-417	-8.1%
Information	1,601	1.8%	1,329	1,853	-252	-13.6%
Finance and Insurance	3,597	4.1%	3,081	3,569	28	0.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,275	1.5%	1,251	1,539	-264	-17.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,996	6.9%	4,964	6,893	-897	-13.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,910	2.2%	1,460	1,367	543	39.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,663	12.3%	10,190	12,129	-1,466	-12.1%
Educational Services	3,182	3.7%	2,573	3,733	-551	-14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	8,733	10.1%	7,375	9,942	-1,209	-12.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,134	1.3%	2,075	1,249	-115	-9.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	5,482	6.3%	6,979	6,902	-1,420	-20.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,138	2.5%	1,961	2,455	-317	-12.9%
Public Administration	967	1.1%	1,143	1,106	-139	-12.6%
Information Not Available	7,949	9.2%	6,919	6,850	1,099	16.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,850		7,977	10,321
Male	5,070	57.3%	4,408	5,786	-716	-12.4%
Female	3,780	42.7%	3,569	4,535	-755	-16.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,850		7,977	10,321
Hispanic or Latino	4,688	53.0%	4,186	5,333	-645	-12.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,432	38.8%	3,132	4,124	-692	-16.8%
Information Not Available	730	8.2%	659	864	-134	-15.5%

Race	8,850		7,977	10,321
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,247	14.1%	1,073	1,241	6	0.5%
Asian	70	0.8%	65	73	-3	-4.1%
Black or African American	270	3.1%	262	302	-32	-10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.3%	31	41	-13	-31.7%
White	4,697	53.1%	4,275	5,767	-1,070	-18.6%
Information Not Available	2,538	28.7%	2,271	2,897	-359	-12.4%

Years of Age	8,850		7,977	10,321
Younger than 22	231	1.8%	199	221	10	4.5%
22-24	407	3.2%	342	537	-130	-24.2%
25-34	2,101	16.4%	1,819	2,508	-407	-16.2%
35-44	1,893	14.8%	1,748	2,229	-336	-15.1%
45-54	1,903	14.9%	1,769	2,245	-342	-15.2%
55-59	1,043	8.2%	947	1,190	-147	-12.4%
60-64	772	6.0%	680	852	-80	-9.4%
65 and older	500	3.9%	473	539	-39	-7.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,850		7,977	10,321
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	925	9.5%	787	861	64	7.4%
Mining	143	1.5%	120	183	-40	-21.9%
Utilities	16	0.2%	17	31	-15	-48.4%
Construction	1,622	16.6%	1,438	1,642	-20	-1.2%
Manufacturing	412	4.2%	335	474	-62	-13.1%
Wholesale Trade	223	2.3%	179	294	-71	-24.1%
Retail Trade	790	8.1%	770	1,006	-216	-21.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	193	2.0%	170	212	-19	-9.0%
Information	285	2.9%	239	709	-424	-59.8%
Finance and Insurance	214	2.2%	204	250	-36	-14.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	123	1.3%	124	134	-11	-8.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	400	4.1%	411	481	-81	-16.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	24	0.2%	24	26	-2	-7.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	747	7.6%	626	838	-91	-10.9%
Educational Services	253	2.6%	260	298	-45	-15.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	922	9.4%	880	1,147	-225	-19.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	154	1.6%	157	217	-63	-29.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	584	6.0%	541	732	-148	-20.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	234	2.4%	190	213	21	9.9%
Public Administration	352	3.6%	315	388	-36	-9.3%
Information Not Available	234	2.4%	190	185	49	26.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	20,675		17,656	23,633
Male	12,000	58.0%	9,855	13,539	-1,539	-11.4%
Female	8,560	41.4%	7,715	9,960	-1,400	-14.1%
Information Not Available	115	0.6%	86	134	-19	-14.2%

Ethnicity	20,675		17,656	23,633
Hispanic or Latino	4,511	21.8%	3,696	5,632	-1,121	-19.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,974	62.8%	11,217	14,665	-1,691	-11.5%
Information Not Available	3,190	15.4%	2,743	3,336	-146	-4.4%

Race	20,675		17,656	23,633
American Indian or Alaskan Native	526	2.5%	425	652	-126	-19.3%
Asian	1,302	6.3%	1,096	1,450	-148	-10.2%
Black or African American	3,429	16.6%	3,117	3,739	-310	-8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	490	2.4%	428	553	-63	-11.4%
White	11,241	54.4%	9,530	12,759	-1,518	-11.9%
Information Not Available	3,687	17.8%	3,060	4,480	-793	-17.7%

Years of Age	20,675		17,656	23,633
Younger than 22	440	1.5%	361	537	-97	-18.1%
22-24	913	3.0%	745	1,149	-236	-20.5%
25-34	5,069	16.7%	4,406	5,734	-665	-11.6%
35-44	4,544	15.0%	3,928	5,269	-725	-13.8%
45-54	4,578	15.1%	3,844	5,495	-917	-16.7%
55-59	2,290	7.6%	1,942	2,475	-185	-7.5%
60-64	1,651	5.5%	1,377	1,692	-41	-2.4%
65 and older	1,190	3.9%	1,053	1,282	-92	-7.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	20,675		17,656	23,633
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	30	0.1%	26	47	-17	-36.2%
Mining	113	0.5%	60	123	-10	-8.1%
Utilities	23	0.1%	24	26	-3	-11.5%
Construction	2,444	11.8%	1,995	2,572	-128	-5.0%
Manufacturing	510	2.5%	441	627	-117	-18.7%
Wholesale Trade	318	1.5%	294	420	-102	-24.3%
Retail Trade	1,037	5.0%	997	1,213	-176	-14.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	995	4.8%	730	1,242	-247	-19.9%
Information	178	0.9%	195	254	-76	-29.9%
Finance and Insurance	435	2.1%	425	358	77	21.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	638	3.1%	450	603	35	5.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	639	3.1%	606	785	-146	-18.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	137	0.7%	145	155	-18	-11.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,008	9.7%	1,672	2,605	-597	-22.9%
Educational Services	132	0.6%	151	178	-46	-25.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	824	4.0%	799	935	-111	-11.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	351	1.7%	268	394	-43	-10.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,052	14.7%	2,506	4,507	-1,455	-32.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	305	1.5%	254	385	-80	-20.8%
Public Administration	261	1.3%	210	336	-75	-22.3%
Information Not Available	6,245	30.2%	5,408	5,868	377	6.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	131,696		115,363	143,618
Male	79,351	60.3%	64,253	85,848	-6,497	-7.6%
Female	52,327	39.7%	51,096	57,762	-5,435	-9.4%
Information Not Available	18	0.0%	14	8	10	125.0%

Ethnicity	131,696		115,363	143,618
Hispanic or Latino	24,447	18.6%	22,115	26,713	-2,266	-8.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,702	70.4%	80,162	99,924	-7,222	-7.2%
Information Not Available	14,547	11.0%	13,086	16,981	-2,434	-14.3%

Race	131,696		115,363	143,618
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,349	1.0%	1,132	1,478	-129	-8.7%
Asian	4,522	3.4%	4,383	4,994	-472	-9.5%
Black or African American	24,704	18.8%	23,921	26,520	-1,816	-6.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	736	0.6%	645	867	-131	-15.1%
White	74,266	56.4%	61,327	80,102	-5,836	-7.3%
Information Not Available	26,119	19.8%	23,955	29,657	-3,538	-11.9%

Years of Age	131,696		115,363	143,618
Younger than 22	3,113	1.6%	2,478	3,535	-422	-11.9%
22-24	6,653	3.4%	5,733	7,753	-1,100	-14.2%
25-34	34,484	17.6%	30,539	38,181	-3,697	-9.7%
35-44	27,994	14.3%	24,641	30,218	-2,224	-7.4%
45-54	27,043	13.8%	23,535	30,328	-3,285	-10.8%
55-59	13,594	6.9%	11,719	14,641	-1,047	-7.2%
60-64	9,954	5.1%	8,756	10,199	-245	-2.4%
65 and older	8,861	4.5%	7,962	8,763	98	1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	131,696		115,363	143,618
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	605	0.5%	370	643	-38	-5.9%
Mining	678	0.5%	157	545	133	24.4%
Utilities	139	0.1%	133	148	-9	-6.1%
Construction	20,419	15.4%	13,526	21,159	-740	-3.5%
Manufacturing	7,002	5.3%	6,203	7,220	-218	-3.0%
Wholesale Trade	4,319	3.3%	4,117	4,928	-609	-12.4%
Retail Trade	10,752	8.1%	10,239	11,825	-1,073	-9.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,701	2.8%	3,403	4,114	-413	-10.0%
Information	4,731	3.6%	4,360	4,956	-225	-4.5%
Finance and Insurance	4,409	3.3%	4,373	4,757	-348	-7.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,722	2.1%	2,556	2,855	-133	-4.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	8,254	6.2%	8,225	9,304	-1,050	-11.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	791	0.6%	754	800	-9	-1.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,442	14.7%	16,247	20,763	-1,321	-6.4%
Educational Services	3,618	2.7%	3,761	4,010	-392	-9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,791	8.9%	12,088	13,275	-1,484	-11.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	6,222	4.7%	4,851	6,709	-487	-7.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	10,641	8.0%	9,860	11,792	-1,151	-9.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,718	2.8%	3,474	4,264	-546	-12.8%
Public Administration	4,033	3.0%	3,595	4,412	-379	-8.6%
Information Not Available	3,709	2.8%	3,071	5,139	-1,430	-27.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	54,898		41,260	62,882
Male	37,501	68.3%	24,917	43,186	-5,685	-13.2%
Female	17,221	31.4%	16,193	19,495	-2,274	-11.7%
Information Not Available	176	0.3%	150	201	-25	-12.4%

Ethnicity	54,898		41,260	62,882
Hispanic or Latino	2,455	4.5%	1,540	2,659	-204	-7.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,534	90.2%	37,426	57,161	-7,627	-13.3%
Information Not Available	2,909	5.3%	2,294	3,062	-153	-5.0%

Race	54,898		41,260	62,882
American Indian or Alaskan Native	289	0.5%	210	331	-42	-12.7%
Asian	339	0.6%	340	395	-56	-14.2%
Black or African American	7,966	14.5%	7,067	8,909	-943	-10.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	90	0.2%	52	102	-12	-11.8%
White	43,014	78.4%	31,151	49,765	-6,751	-13.6%
Information Not Available	3,200	5.8%	2,440	3,380	-180	-5.3%

Years of Age	54,898		41,260	62,882
Younger than 22	1,243	1.3%	662	1,468	-225	-15.3%
22-24	2,276	2.4%	1,461	2,657	-381	-14.3%
25-34	11,435	12.3%	8,403	13,339	-1,904	-14.3%
35-44	12,432	13.3%	9,321	14,391	-1,959	-13.6%
45-54	13,713	14.7%	10,468	15,659	-1,946	-12.4%
55-59	6,834	7.3%	5,288	7,869	-1,035	-13.2%
60-64	4,595	4.9%	3,675	5,043	-448	-8.9%
65 and older	2,370	2.5%	1,982	2,456	-86	-3.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	54,898		41,260	62,882
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	563	1.0%	259	628	-65	-10.4%
Mining	304	0.5%	162	381	-77	-20.2%
Utilities	116	0.2%	161	89	27	30.3%
Construction	16,732	30.2%	8,707	18,969	-2,237	-11.8%
Manufacturing	6,615	11.9%	6,164	7,840	-1,225	-15.6%
Wholesale Trade	2,191	4.0%	1,986	2,352	-161	-6.8%
Retail Trade	1,845	3.3%	1,639	2,290	-445	-19.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,006	3.6%	1,373	2,215	-209	-9.4%
Information	699	1.3%	726	830	-131	-15.8%
Finance and Insurance	1,619	2.9%	1,628	1,594	25	1.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	803	1.4%	694	869	-66	-7.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,562	4.6%	2,454	2,871	-309	-10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	925	1.7%	758	1,258	-333	-26.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,237	13.0%	4,740	8,838	-1,601	-18.1%
Educational Services	1,008	1.8%	1,012	1,156	-148	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,559	6.4%	3,530	4,210	-651	-15.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,145	2.1%	847	1,334	-189	-14.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,909	3.4%	1,609	2,207	-298	-13.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,066	1.9%	902	1,113	-47	-4.2%
Public Administration	514	0.9%	428	521	-7	-1.3%
Information Not Available	1,480	2.7%	1,481	1,317	163	12.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,707		11,831	14,591
Male	6,714	52.8%	6,003	7,775	-1,061	-13.6%
Female	5,965	46.9%	5,798	6,775	-810	-12.0%
Information Not Available	28	0.2%	30	41	-13	-31.7%

Ethnicity	12,707		11,831	14,591
Hispanic or Latino	891	7.0%	811	1,079	-188	-17.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,816	93.0%	11,020	13,512	-1,696	-12.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	12,707		11,831	14,591
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,418	11.2%	1,297	1,646	-228	-13.9%
Asian	98	0.8%	84	141	-43	-30.5%
Black or African American	2,162	17.0%	2,041	2,331	-169	-7.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	0.3%	30	27	8	29.6%
White	7,419	58.4%	7,009	8,691	-1,272	-14.6%
Information Not Available	1,575	12.4%	1,370	1,755	-180	-10.3%

Years of Age	12,707		11,831	14,591
Younger than 22	102	0.5%	192	158	-56	-35.4%
22-24	393	2.1%	419	513	-120	-23.4%
25-34	2,735	14.4%	2,647	3,225	-490	-15.2%
35-44	3,165	16.7%	2,914	3,554	-389	-10.9%
45-54	2,887	15.2%	2,720	3,298	-411	-12.5%
55-59	1,506	7.9%	1,331	1,658	-152	-9.2%
60-64	1,136	6.0%	983	1,317	-181	-13.7%
65 and older	783	4.1%	625	868	-85	-9.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,707		11,831	14,591
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	0.4%	50	65	-13	-20.0%
Mining	453	3.6%	416	448	5	1.1%
Utilities	48	0.4%	47	49	-1	-2.0%
Construction	1,243	9.7%	1,090	1,430	-187	-13.1%
Manufacturing	1,243	9.7%	1,162	1,337	-94	-7.0%
Wholesale Trade	651	5.1%	590	839	-188	-22.4%
Retail Trade	1,220	9.6%	1,149	1,523	-303	-19.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	313	2.5%	283	315	-2	-0.6%
Information	274	2.1%	269	345	-71	-20.6%
Finance and Insurance	448	3.5%	428	497	-49	-9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	262	2.1%	233	272	-10	-3.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	907	7.1%	867	999	-92	-9.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	36	0.3%	37	61	-25	-41.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,789	14.0%	1,685	1,917	-128	-6.7%
Educational Services	278	2.2%	294	352	-74	-21.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,332	10.4%	1,315	1,670	-338	-20.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	198	1.6%	175	165	33	20.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	725	5.7%	629	803	-78	-9.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	375	2.9%	333	478	-103	-21.5%
Public Administration	562	4.4%	490	626	-64	-10.2%
Information Not Available	298	2.3%	289	400	-102	-25.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	27,700		23,774	28,928
Male	16,591	59.9%	13,667	16,853	-262	-1.6%
Female	11,106	40.1%	10,104	12,068	-962	-8.0%
Information Not Available	3	0.0%	3	7	-4	-57.1%

Ethnicity	27,700		23,774	28,928
Hispanic or Latino	3,512	12.7%	2,739	3,450	62	1.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,237	76.7%	18,540	22,518	-1,281	-5.7%
Information Not Available	2,951	10.7%	2,495	2,960	-9	-0.3%

Race	27,700		23,774	28,928
American Indian or Alaskan Native	366	1.3%	285	406	-40	-9.9%
Asian	520	1.9%	453	666	-146	-21.9%
Black or African American	593	2.1%	493	543	50	9.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	158	0.6%	130	164	-6	-3.7%
White	15,919	57.5%	13,783	17,305	-1,386	-8.0%
Information Not Available	10,144	36.6%	8,630	9,844	300	3.0%

Years of Age	27,700		23,774	28,928
Younger than 22	463	1.1%	328	518	-55	-10.6%
22-24	1,009	2.4%	763	1,090	-81	-7.4%
25-34	6,388	15.4%	5,367	6,867	-479	-7.0%
35-44	6,747	16.3%	5,930	6,786	-39	-0.6%
45-54	6,394	15.5%	5,513	6,710	-316	-4.7%
55-59	3,024	7.3%	2,695	3,195	-171	-5.4%
60-64	2,236	5.4%	1,949	2,398	-162	-6.8%
65 and older	1,439	3.5%	1,229	1,364	75	5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	27,700		23,774	28,928
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,404	4.8%	943	1,152	252	21.9%
Mining	73	0.3%	35	51	22	43.1%
Utilities	84	0.3%	59	60	24	40.0%
Construction	3,905	13.4%	2,873	3,322	583	17.5%
Manufacturing	3,049	10.5%	2,778	3,454	-405	-11.7%
Wholesale Trade	989	3.4%	925	1,007	-18	-1.8%
Retail Trade	2,479	8.5%	2,211	2,571	-92	-3.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	719	2.5%	619	774	-55	-7.1%
Information	701	2.4%	666	897	-196	-21.9%
Finance and Insurance	894	3.1%	811	768	126	16.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	428	1.5%	404	422	6	1.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,276	4.4%	1,263	1,491	-215	-14.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	186	0.6%	189	413	-227	-55.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,641	9.1%	2,147	2,966	-325	-11.0%
Educational Services	574	2.0%	562	658	-84	-12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,756	9.5%	2,600	3,024	-268	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	474	1.6%	415	552	-78	-14.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,108	7.2%	1,789	2,294	-186	-8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	759	2.6%	695	754	5	0.7%
Public Administration	699	2.4%	606	804	-105	-13.1%
Information Not Available	1,502	5.2%	1,184	1,494	8	0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	109,240		84,800	121,354
Male	67,282	61.6%	46,032	73,906	-6,624	-9.0%
Female	41,948	38.4%	38,762	47,435	-5,487	-11.6%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	6	13	-3	-23.1%

Ethnicity	109,240		84,800	121,354
Hispanic or Latino	7,751	7.1%	6,481	8,173	-422	-5.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	97,356	89.1%	74,687	108,721	-11,365	-10.5%
Information Not Available	4,133	3.8%	3,632	4,460	-327	-7.3%

Race	109,240		84,800	121,354
American Indian or Alaskan Native	294	0.3%	235	309	-15	-4.9%
Asian	36	0.0%	35	50	-14	-28.0%
Black or African American	15,913	14.6%	14,884	18,515	-2,602	-14.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,148	1.1%	1,032	1,586	-438	-27.6%
White	80,156	73.4%	58,645	88,491	-8,335	-9.4%
Information Not Available	11,693	10.7%	9,969	12,403	-710	-5.7%

Years of Age	109,240		84,800	121,354
Younger than 22	2,326	1.3%	1,626	2,776	-450	-16.2%
22-24	4,669	2.6%	3,324	5,624	-955	-17.0%
25-34	24,819	13.8%	19,483	27,880	-3,061	-11.0%
35-44	22,807	12.7%	17,611	25,083	-2,276	-9.1%
45-54	24,117	13.4%	18,423	27,912	-3,795	-13.6%
55-59	12,679	7.1%	9,646	14,066	-1,387	-9.9%
60-64	9,895	5.5%	8,189	10,314	-419	-4.1%
65 and older	7,928	4.4%	6,498	7,699	229	3.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	109,240		84,800	121,354
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	544	0.5%	334	621	-77	-12.4%
Mining	1,473	1.3%	649	1,318	155	11.8%
Utilities	212	0.2%	179	229	-17	-7.4%
Construction	21,727	19.8%	10,626	21,105	622	2.9%
Manufacturing	11,620	10.6%	9,616	14,263	-2,643	-18.5%
Wholesale Trade	3,242	3.0%	2,866	3,802	-560	-14.7%
Retail Trade	8,693	7.9%	8,231	10,254	-1,561	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,405	4.9%	4,246	5,892	-487	-8.3%
Information	1,303	1.2%	1,260	1,704	-401	-23.5%
Finance and Insurance	3,143	2.9%	2,884	3,459	-316	-9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,279	1.2%	1,120	1,388	-109	-7.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,401	4.9%	4,950	6,312	-911	-14.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	890	0.8%	900	830	60	7.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,554	11.4%	9,240	14,329	-1,775	-12.4%
Educational Services	2,187	2.0%	2,146	2,549	-362	-14.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,848	10.8%	11,582	12,999	-1,151	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,713	3.4%	2,471	4,308	-595	-13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,136	5.6%	5,265	7,280	-1,144	-15.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,569	2.3%	2,246	2,706	-137	-5.1%
Public Administration	2,062	1.9%	1,125	2,221	-159	-7.2%
Information Not Available	3,239	3.0%	2,864	3,785	-546	-14.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,573		12,022	22,632
Male	6,019	52.0%	6,142	9,671	-3,652	-37.8%
Female	5,554	48.0%	5,880	12,961	-7,407	-57.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	11,573		12,022	22,632
Hispanic or Latino	11,248	97.2%	11,706	22,068	-10,820	-49.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	218	1.9%	209	230	-12	-5.2%
Information Not Available	107	0.9%	107	334	-227	-68.0%

Race	11,573		12,022	22,632
American Indian or Alaskan Native	480	4.1%	473	363	117	32.2%
Asian	79	0.7%	79	282	-203	-72.0%
Black or African American	369	3.2%	419	1,203	-834	-69.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	89	0.8%	87	22	67	304.5%
White	2,209	19.1%	2,295	4,688	-2,479	-52.9%
Information Not Available	8,347	72.1%	8,669	16,074	-7,727	-48.1%

Years of Age	11,573		12,022	22,632
Younger than 22	265	2.0%	269	401	-136	-33.9%
22-24	658	5.0%	679	1,018	-360	-35.4%
25-34	3,069	23.3%	3,165	5,550	-2,481	-44.7%
35-44	3,039	23.0%	3,134	6,044	-3,005	-49.7%
45-54	2,577	19.5%	2,698	5,358	-2,781	-51.9%
55-59	970	7.4%	991	2,068	-1,098	-53.1%
60-64	588	4.5%	642	1,252	-664	-53.0%
65 and older	402	3.0%	437	916	-514	-56.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	7	25	-20	-80.0%

Industry	11,573		12,022	22,632
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	424	3.5%	501	934	-510	-54.6%
Mining	6	0.1%	5	16	-10	-62.5%
Utilities	38	0.3%	30	9	29	322.2%
Construction	958	8.0%	896	857	101	11.8%
Manufacturing	840	7.0%	984	1,552	-712	-45.9%
Wholesale Trade	259	2.2%	277	479	-220	-45.9%
Retail Trade	1,011	8.4%	1,030	2,456	-1,445	-58.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	168	1.4%	196	264	-96	-36.4%
Information	264	2.2%	280	350	-86	-24.6%
Finance and Insurance	225	1.9%	235	232	-7	-3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	162	1.4%	125	230	-68	-29.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	550	4.6%	549	927	-377	-40.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	46	0.4%	49	48	-2	-4.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,493	20.8%	2,522	1,869	624	33.4%
Educational Services	971	8.1%	1,197	1,986	-1,015	-51.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	715	6.0%	728	2,515	-1,800	-71.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	35	0.3%	36	280	-245	-87.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	774	6.5%	741	2,383	-1,609	-67.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	190	1.6%	176	444	-254	-57.2%
Public Administration	904	7.5%	949	2,432	-1,528	-62.8%
Information Not Available	540	4.5%	516	2,369	-1,829	-77.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,892		6,315	8,351
Male	4,551	57.7%	3,195	4,926	-375	-7.6%
Female	3,341	42.3%	3,120	3,425	-84	-2.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,892		6,315	8,351
Hispanic or Latino	1,273	16.1%	1,089	1,368	-95	-6.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,972	63.0%	3,994	5,178	-206	-4.0%
Information Not Available	1,647	20.9%	1,232	1,805	-158	-8.8%

Race	7,892		6,315	8,351
American Indian or Alaskan Native	62	0.8%	55	60	2	3.3%
Asian	100	1.3%	102	111	-11	-9.9%
Black or African American	539	6.8%	469	562	-23	-4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.5%	30	39	-2	-5.1%
White	5,302	67.2%	4,186	5,615	-313	-5.6%
Information Not Available	1,852	23.5%	1,473	1,964	-112	-5.7%

Years of Age	7,892		6,315	8,351
Younger than 22	163	1.3%	105	194	-31	-16.0%
22-24	351	2.8%	262	382	-31	-8.1%
25-34	1,828	14.6%	1,462	1,931	-103	-5.3%
35-44	1,580	12.6%	1,233	1,738	-158	-9.1%
45-54	1,715	13.7%	1,385	1,821	-106	-5.8%
55-59	922	7.4%	780	932	-10	-1.1%
60-64	680	5.4%	570	700	-20	-2.9%
65 and older	653	5.2%	518	653	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,892		6,315	8,351
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	62	0.8%	30	58	4	6.9%
Mining	6	0.1%	2	3	3	100.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	17	7	6	85.7%
Construction	857	10.8%	476	1,144	-287	-25.1%
Manufacturing	895	11.3%	848	635	260	40.9%
Wholesale Trade	286	3.6%	266	277	9	3.2%
Retail Trade	609	7.7%	529	831	-222	-26.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	229	2.9%	207	181	48	26.5%
Information	68	0.9%	65	86	-18	-20.9%
Finance and Insurance	346	4.4%	311	342	4	1.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	173	2.2%	140	180	-7	-3.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	385	4.8%	351	378	7	1.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	1.2%	91	94	5	5.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,237	15.6%	851	1,306	-69	-5.3%
Educational Services	162	2.0%	171	181	-19	-10.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	702	8.8%	723	819	-117	-14.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	368	4.6%	219	394	-26	-6.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	879	11.1%	614	910	-31	-3.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	238	3.0%	172	262	-24	-9.2%
Public Administration	92	1.2%	64	62	30	48.4%
Information Not Available	186	2.3%	168	201	-15	-7.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,851		15,388	19,430
Male	7,945	47.1%	6,994	9,651	-1,706	-17.7%
Female	8,804	52.2%	8,292	9,595	-791	-8.2%
Information Not Available	102	0.6%	102	184	-82	-44.6%

Ethnicity	16,851		15,388	19,430
Hispanic or Latino	507	3.0%	482	645	-138	-21.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,026	89.2%	13,658	17,586	-2,560	-14.6%
Information Not Available	1,318	7.8%	1,248	1,199	119	9.9%

Race	16,851		15,388	19,430
American Indian or Alaskan Native	171	1.0%	166	211	-40	-19.0%
Asian	130	0.8%	128	133	-3	-2.3%
Black or African American	7,731	45.9%	7,118	8,981	-1,250	-13.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1%	32	55	-31	-56.4%
White	7,881	46.8%	7,015	9,124	-1,243	-13.6%
Information Not Available	914	5.4%	929	926	-12	-1.3%

Years of Age	16,851		15,388	19,430
Younger than 22	297	1.3%	242	394	-97	-24.6%
22-24	629	2.7%	567	795	-166	-20.9%
25-34	3,837	16.4%	3,507	4,548	-711	-15.6%
35-44	4,051	17.3%	3,752	4,411	-360	-8.2%
45-54	3,845	16.5%	3,487	4,472	-627	-14.0%
55-59	1,887	8.1%	1,765	2,099	-212	-10.1%
60-64	1,378	5.9%	1,242	1,629	-251	-15.4%
65 and older	927	4.0%	826	1,082	-155	-14.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	16,851		15,388	19,430
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	100	0.6%	96	107	-7	-6.5%
Mining	7	0.0%	6	10	-3	-30.0%
Utilities	23	0.1%	18	78	-55	-70.5%
Construction	1,058	6.2%	941	1,114	-56	-5.0%
Manufacturing	1,935	11.4%	1,936	2,393	-458	-19.1%
Wholesale Trade	629	3.7%	560	768	-139	-18.1%
Retail Trade	1,396	8.2%	1,349	1,592	-196	-12.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	400	2.4%	409	479	-79	-16.5%
Information	173	1.0%	187	255	-82	-32.2%
Finance and Insurance	458	2.7%	488	378	80	21.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	359	2.1%	289	335	24	7.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	988	5.8%	937	1,679	-691	-41.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	63	0.4%	59	112	-49	-43.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,199	13.0%	1,979	2,557	-358	-14.0%
Educational Services	344	2.0%	316	305	39	12.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,024	6.0%	1,055	1,070	-46	-4.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	276	1.6%	202	289	-13	-4.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,404	14.2%	1,741	2,302	102	4.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	375	2.2%	315	516	-141	-27.3%
Public Administration	224	1.3%	199	239	-15	-6.3%
Information Not Available	2,416	14.3%	2,306	2,852	-436	-15.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,290		1,144	2,577
Male	1,776	77.6%	712	1,969	-193	-9.8%
Female	514	22.4%	432	608	-94	-15.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,290		1,144	2,577
Hispanic or Latino	148	6.5%	42	148	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,969	86.0%	997	2,202	-233	-10.6%
Information Not Available	173	7.6%	105	227	-54	-23.8%

Race	2,290		1,144	2,577
American Indian or Alaskan Native	240	10.5%	151	273	-33	-12.1%
Asian	7	0.3%	3	6	1	16.7%
Black or African American	50	2.2%	21	68	-18	-26.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	5	-5	-100.0%
White	1,725	75.3%	879	1,932	-207	-10.7%
Information Not Available	268	11.7%	90	293	-25	-8.5%

Years of Age	2,290		1,144	2,577
Younger than 22	35	0.9%	12	26	9	34.6%
22-24	68	1.8%	21	80	-12	-15.0%
25-34	384	10.2%	169	464	-80	-17.2%
35-44	484	12.9%	253	511	-27	-5.3%
45-54	477	12.7%	254	515	-38	-7.4%
55-59	294	7.8%	165	386	-92	-23.8%
60-64	268	7.2%	126	299	-31	-10.4%
65 and older	280	7.5%	144	296	-16	-5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,290		1,144	2,577
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	14	0.6%	9	20	-6	-30.0%
Mining	88	3.8%	17	91	-3	-3.3%
Utilities	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Construction	856	37.2%	227	937	-81	-8.6%
Manufacturing	215	9.3%	100	227	-12	-5.3%
Wholesale Trade	56	2.4%	36	81	-25	-30.9%
Retail Trade	149	6.5%	88	164	-15	-9.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	70	3.0%	29	80	-10	-12.5%
Information	15	0.7%	16	27	-12	-44.4%
Finance and Insurance	45	2.0%	45	64	-19	-29.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	10	0.4%	9	22	-12	-54.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	38	1.6%	33	49	-11	-22.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	9	0.4%	4	8	1	12.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	164	7.1%	71	193	-29	-15.0%
Educational Services	38	1.6%	41	40	-2	-5.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	60	2.6%	75	101	-41	-40.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	31	1.3%	30	51	-20	-39.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	157	6.8%	108	150	7	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	28	1.2%	16	22	6	27.3%
Public Administration	107	4.6%	91	140	-33	-23.6%
Information Not Available	140	6.1%	99	110	30	27.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,187		14,964	20,602
Male	8,303	48.3%	6,887	9,966	-1,663	-16.7%
Female	8,801	51.2%	8,028	10,576	-1,775	-16.8%
Information Not Available	83	0.5%	49	60	23	38.3%

Ethnicity	17,187		14,964	20,602
Hispanic or Latino	437	2.5%	337	439	-2	-0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,355	95.2%	14,254	19,683	-3,328	-16.9%
Information Not Available	395	2.3%	373	480	-85	-17.7%

Race	17,187		14,964	20,602
American Indian or Alaskan Native	60	0.3%	50	72	-12	-16.7%
Asian	79	0.5%	77	150	-71	-47.3%
Black or African American	4,713	27.4%	4,480	5,862	-1,149	-19.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	267	1.6%	191	300	-33	-11.0%
White	11,157	64.9%	9,385	13,276	-2,119	-16.0%
Information Not Available	911	5.3%	781	942	-31	-3.3%

Years of Age	17,187		14,964	20,602
Younger than 22	323	1.2%	230	378	-55	-14.6%
22-24	575	2.2%	493	742	-167	-22.5%
25-34	3,415	12.8%	3,056	4,342	-927	-21.3%
35-44	3,853	14.4%	3,408	4,721	-868	-18.4%
45-54	4,092	15.3%	3,601	4,969	-877	-17.6%
55-59	2,058	7.7%	1,788	2,426	-368	-15.2%
60-64	1,647	6.2%	1,421	1,729	-82	-4.7%
65 and older	1,224	4.6%	967	1,295	-71	-5.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,187		14,964	20,602
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	124	0.7%	81	118	6	5.1%
Mining	26	0.2%	15	35	-9	-25.7%
Utilities	36	0.2%	19	66	-30	-45.5%
Construction	1,736	10.0%	1,144	2,081	-345	-16.6%
Manufacturing	2,308	13.3%	2,183	3,160	-852	-27.0%
Wholesale Trade	738	4.3%	719	988	-250	-25.3%
Retail Trade	1,345	7.8%	1,259	1,376	-31	-2.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	656	3.8%	611	728	-72	-9.9%
Information	339	2.0%	328	321	18	5.6%
Finance and Insurance	513	3.0%	508	498	15	3.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	250	1.4%	252	293	-43	-14.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	910	5.3%	862	1,039	-129	-12.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	155	0.9%	148	148	7	4.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,112	12.2%	1,873	2,287	-175	-7.7%
Educational Services	376	2.2%	374	335	41	12.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,461	8.4%	1,453	1,543	-82	-5.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	368	2.1%	225	379	-11	-2.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	895	5.2%	726	1,009	-114	-11.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	551	3.2%	449	705	-154	-21.8%
Public Administration	449	2.6%	394	740	-291	-39.3%
Information Not Available	1,839	10.6%	1,341	2,753	-914	-33.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	112,814		103,714	139,363
Male	62,384	55.3%	55,189	76,123	-13,739	-18.0%
Female	50,226	44.5%	48,360	63,029	-12,803	-20.3%
Information Not Available	204	0.2%	165	211	-7	-3.3%

Ethnicity	112,814		103,714	139,363
Hispanic or Latino	36,284	32.2%	32,581	44,930	-8,646	-19.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,883	60.2%	63,047	82,664	-14,781	-17.9%
Information Not Available	8,647	7.7%	8,086	11,769	-3,122	-26.5%

Race	112,814		103,714	139,363
American Indian or Alaskan Native	477	0.4%	397	591	-114	-19.3%
Asian	2,386	2.1%	2,235	3,248	-862	-26.5%
Black or African American	28,006	24.8%	26,323	33,936	-5,930	-17.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,179	1.9%	1,660	2,465	-286	-11.6%
White	36,226	32.1%	33,462	44,056	-7,830	-17.8%
Information Not Available	43,540	38.6%	39,637	55,067	-11,527	-20.9%

Years of Age	112,814		103,714	139,363
Younger than 22	1,876	1.3%	1,602	2,743	-867	-31.6%
22-24	4,571	3.3%	4,048	6,361	-1,790	-28.1%
25-34	26,385	18.8%	24,054	34,487	-8,102	-23.5%
35-44	27,433	19.6%	25,383	34,080	-6,647	-19.5%
45-54	26,182	18.7%	24,221	31,693	-5,511	-17.4%
55-59	11,983	8.5%	10,977	14,060	-2,077	-14.8%
60-64	8,812	6.3%	8,268	9,656	-844	-8.7%
65 and older	5,404	3.9%	5,026	6,113	-709	-11.6%
Information Not Available	168	0.1%	135	170	-2	-1.2%

Industry	112,814		103,714	139,363
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	376	0.3%	395	802	-426	-53.1%
Mining	2,739	2.4%	2,371	3,302	-563	-17.1%
Utilities	377	0.3%	283	398	-21	-5.3%
Construction	17,922	15.8%	14,984	21,875	-3,953	-18.1%
Manufacturing	7,485	6.6%	6,971	9,465	-1,980	-20.9%
Wholesale Trade	5,945	5.3%	5,690	7,122	-1,177	-16.5%
Retail Trade	7,634	6.7%	7,546	9,624	-1,990	-20.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	3,942	3.5%	3,742	4,917	-975	-19.8%
Information	2,828	2.5%	2,993	2,897	-69	-2.4%
Finance and Insurance	6,588	5.8%	5,786	6,392	196	3.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,272	2.0%	2,190	2,644	-372	-14.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,258	8.2%	8,877	10,374	-1,116	-10.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	852	0.8%	790	856	-4	-0.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	15,243	13.5%	14,439	19,815	-4,572	-23.1%
Educational Services	2,561	2.3%	2,458	3,257	-696	-21.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	10,704	9.5%	10,474	14,207	-3,503	-24.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	600	0.5%	544	1,012	-412	-40.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,040	3.6%	3,830	7,111	-3,071	-43.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,289	2.9%	2,842	4,176	-887	-21.2%
Public Administration	1,144	1.0%	1,181	1,563	-419	-26.8%
Information Not Available	7,015	6.2%	5,328	7,554	-539	-7.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,332		8,416	11,462
Male	7,551	66.6%	5,098	7,516	35	0.5%
Female	3,714	32.8%	3,270	3,916	-202	-5.2%
Information Not Available	67	0.6%	48	30	37	123.3%

Ethnicity	11,332		8,416	11,462
Hispanic or Latino	1,707	15.1%	1,007	1,501	206	13.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,734	77.1%	6,931	8,303	431	5.2%
Information Not Available	891	7.9%	478	1,658	-767	-46.3%

Race	11,332		8,416	11,462
American Indian or Alaskan Native	450	4.0%	284	330	120	36.4%
Asian	202	1.8%	184	155	47	30.3%
Black or African American	245	2.2%	216	210	35	16.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	272	2.4%	183	196	76	38.8%
White	8,376	73.9%	6,570	5,986	2,390	39.9%
Information Not Available	1,787	15.8%	979	4,580	-2,793	-61.0%

Years of Age	11,332		8,416	11,462
Younger than 22	304	1.6%	185	303	1	0.3%
22-24	491	2.6%	348	553	-62	-11.2%
25-34	2,791	14.8%	2,159	2,838	-47	-1.7%
35-44	2,862	15.2%	2,165	2,895	-33	-1.1%
45-54	2,328	12.4%	1,720	2,411	-83	-3.4%
55-59	1,195	6.3%	875	1,149	46	4.0%
60-64	869	4.6%	624	850	19	2.2%
65 and older	492	2.6%	340	463	29	6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,332		8,416	11,462
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	35	0.3%	17	45	-10	-22.2%
Mining	71	0.6%	62	102	-31	-30.4%
Utilities	11	0.1%	7	14	-3	-21.4%
Construction	2,548	22.4%	1,261	2,067	481	23.3%
Manufacturing	906	8.0%	707	999	-93	-9.3%
Wholesale Trade	369	3.2%	338	392	-23	-5.9%
Retail Trade	794	7.0%	649	848	-54	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	391	3.4%	252	454	-63	-13.9%
Information	278	2.4%	233	311	-33	-10.6%
Finance and Insurance	350	3.1%	333	335	15	4.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	171	1.5%	141	163	8	4.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	718	6.3%	692	778	-60	-7.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	50	0.4%	51	57	-7	-12.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,759	15.5%	1,159	1,892	-133	-7.0%
Educational Services	257	2.3%	254	230	27	11.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	411	3.6%	426	437	-26	-5.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	170	1.5%	166	137	33	24.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	827	7.3%	667	904	-77	-8.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	162	1.4%	160	152	10	6.6%
Public Administration	284	2.5%	210	318	-34	-10.7%
Information Not Available	770	6.8%	631	827	-57	-6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,685		21,437	27,565
Male	12,648	53.4%	10,944	14,814	-2,166	-14.6%
Female	11,027	46.6%	10,484	12,744	-1,717	-13.5%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	9	7	3	42.9%

Ethnicity	23,685		21,437	27,565
Hispanic or Latino	269	1.1%	240	1,176	-907	-77.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,529	90.9%	19,427	24,974	-3,445	-13.8%
Information Not Available	1,887	8.0%	1,770	1,415	472	33.4%

Race	23,685		21,437	27,565
American Indian or Alaskan Native	372	1.6%	332	1,327	-955	-72.0%
Asian	577	2.4%	598	728	-151	-20.7%
Black or African American	9,836	41.5%	8,986	11,274	-1,438	-12.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	11,013	46.5%	9,751	12,821	-1,808	-14.1%
Information Not Available	1,887	8.0%	1,770	1,415	472	33.4%

Years of Age	23,685		21,437	27,565
Younger than 22	204	0.6%	240	247	-43	-17.4%
22-24	565	1.7%	639	815	-250	-30.7%
25-34	4,818	14.9%	4,535	6,007	-1,189	-19.8%
35-44	5,408	16.7%	4,964	6,159	-751	-12.2%
45-54	5,478	17.0%	5,256	6,528	-1,050	-16.1%
55-59	3,180	9.8%	2,720	3,483	-303	-8.7%
60-64	2,396	7.4%	1,880	2,555	-159	-6.2%
65 and older	1,636	5.1%	1,203	1,771	-135	-7.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,685		21,437	27,565
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	142	0.6%	95	133	9	6.8%
Mining	96	0.4%	54	72	24	33.3%
Utilities	25	0.1%	28	35	-10	-28.6%
Construction	2,534	10.6%	1,693	2,489	45	1.8%
Manufacturing	1,688	7.1%	1,515	1,939	-251	-12.9%
Wholesale Trade	788	3.3%	773	899	-111	-12.3%
Retail Trade	1,718	7.2%	1,826	2,116	-398	-18.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	807	3.4%	814	958	-151	-15.8%
Information	530	2.2%	523	558	-28	-5.0%
Finance and Insurance	950	4.0%	967	1,003	-53	-5.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	405	1.7%	407	499	-94	-18.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,426	10.2%	2,372	3,060	-634	-20.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	173	0.7%	195	165	8	4.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,010	12.6%	2,626	3,671	-661	-18.0%
Educational Services	514	2.2%	520	569	-55	-9.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,806	7.6%	1,823	1,938	-132	-6.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	375	1.6%	218	467	-92	-19.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,280	5.4%	887	1,568	-288	-18.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	774	3.2%	676	871	-97	-11.1%
Public Administration	1,347	5.7%	1,287	1,715	-368	-21.5%
Information Not Available	2,297	9.6%	2,138	2,840	-543	-19.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	218		228	649
Male	84	38.5%	89	259	-175	-67.6%
Female	134	61.5%	139	390	-256	-65.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	218		228	649
Hispanic or Latino	28	12.8%	34	65	-37	-56.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	187	85.8%	190	562	-375	-66.7%
Information Not Available	3	1.4%	4	22	-19	-86.4%

Race	218		228	649
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Asian	2	0.9%	2	0	2	0.0%
Black or African American	180	82.6%	183	487	-307	-63.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1.4%	3	13	-10	-76.9%
White	5	2.3%	5	72	-67	-93.1%
Information Not Available	28	12.8%	35	74	-46	-62.2%

Years of Age	218		228	649
Younger than 22	4	2.0%	2	7	-3	-42.9%
22-24	9	4.6%	12	22	-13	-59.1%
25-34	35	17.9%	26	120	-85	-70.8%
35-44	42	21.4%	52	135	-93	-68.9%
45-54	47	24.0%	46	148	-101	-68.2%
55-59	25	12.8%	28	88	-63	-71.6%
60-64	27	13.8%	30	52	-25	-48.1%
65 and older	28	14.3%	28	67	-39	-58.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.5%	4	10	-9	-90.0%

Industry	218		228	649
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	3	-3	-100.0%
Utilities	1	0.5%	1	1	0	0.0%
Construction	29	13.3%	38	33	-4	-12.1%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	0	8	-8	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	1	0.5%	1	19	-18	-94.7%
Retail Trade	7	3.2%	11	84	-77	-91.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	4	1.8%	4	30	-26	-86.7%
Information	1	0.5%	2	14	-13	-92.9%
Finance and Insurance	0	0.0%	1	9	-9	-100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3	1.4%	2	21	-18	-85.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	21	9.6%	20	17	4	23.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1	0.5%	1	11	-10	-90.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11	5.0%	16	18	-7	-38.9%
Educational Services	2	0.9%	3	4	-2	-50.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7	3.2%	9	32	-25	-78.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	1.8%	3	20	-16	-80.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	91	41.7%	89	280	-189	-67.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	5	2.3%	2	14	-9	-64.3%
Public Administration	8	3.7%	5	11	-3	-27.3%
Information Not Available	22	10.1%	20	20	2	10.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,526		2,846	3,674
Male	2,464	69.9%	1,668	2,551	-87	-3.4%
Female	1,062	30.1%	1,178	1,123	-61	-5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,526		2,846	3,674
Hispanic or Latino	13	0.4%	14	14	-1	-7.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	860	24.4%	643	957	-97	-10.1%
Information Not Available	2,653	75.2%	2,189	2,703	-50	-1.8%

Race	3,526		2,846	3,674
American Indian or Alaskan Native	9	0.3%	6	5	4	80.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	23	0.7%	22	40	-17	-42.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	3	6	-4	-66.7%
White	839	23.8%	626	920	-81	-8.8%
Information Not Available	2,653	75.2%	2,189	2,703	-50	-1.8%

Years of Age	3,526		2,846	3,674
Younger than 22	82	2.0%	39	86	-4	-4.7%
22-24	107	2.7%	74	150	-43	-28.7%
25-34	740	18.4%	554	783	-43	-5.5%
35-44	736	18.3%	592	738	-2	-0.3%
45-54	778	19.3%	623	809	-31	-3.8%
55-59	407	10.1%	355	453	-46	-10.2%
60-64	340	8.4%	315	344	-4	-1.2%
65 and older	336	8.3%	294	311	25	8.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,526		2,846	3,674
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	53	1.5%	31	56	-3	-5.4%
Mining	29	0.8%	15	18	11	61.1%
Utilities	5	0.1%	1	5	0	0.0%
Construction	933	26.1%	418	909	24	2.6%
Manufacturing	272	7.6%	268	321	-49	-15.3%
Wholesale Trade	129	3.6%	107	135	-6	-4.4%
Retail Trade	308	8.6%	284	301	7	2.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	99	2.8%	96	92	7	7.6%
Information	31	0.9%	32	46	-15	-32.6%
Finance and Insurance	31	0.9%	34	37	-6	-16.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	46	1.3%	37	60	-14	-23.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	112	3.1%	108	139	-27	-19.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	0.2%	7	1	5	500.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	440	12.3%	243	457	-17	-3.7%
Educational Services	117	3.3%	109	110	7	6.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	273	7.6%	269	291	-18	-6.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	104	2.9%	103	108	-4	-3.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	370	10.3%	535	403	-33	-8.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	87	2.4%	68	81	6	7.4%
Public Administration	81	2.3%	81	104	-23	-22.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	61,539		53,167	63,917
Male	40,500	65.8%	33,648	41,408	-908	-2.2%
Female	21,039	34.2%	19,519	22,509	-1,470	-6.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	61,539		53,167	63,917
Hispanic or Latino	11,904	19.3%	9,964	11,167	737	6.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,430	73.8%	39,504	48,294	-2,864	-5.9%
Information Not Available	4,205	6.8%	3,699	4,456	-251	-5.6%

Race	61,539		53,167	63,917
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,820	3.0%	1,495	1,820	0	0.0%
Asian	2,393	3.9%	2,210	2,662	-269	-10.1%
Black or African American	3,816	6.2%	3,382	3,801	15	0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	784	1.3%	688	761	23	3.0%
White	40,708	66.1%	34,996	42,676	-1,968	-4.6%
Information Not Available	12,018	19.5%	10,396	12,197	-179	-1.5%

Years of Age	61,539		53,167	63,917
Younger than 22	1,223	1.3%	897	1,044	179	17.1%
22-24	2,551	2.6%	2,031	2,379	172	7.2%
25-34	14,314	14.7%	12,038	14,712	-398	-2.7%
35-44	14,269	14.7%	12,437	14,637	-368	-2.5%
45-54	14,410	14.8%	12,675	15,505	-1,095	-7.1%
55-59	7,061	7.3%	6,189	7,710	-649	-8.4%
60-64	4,966	5.1%	4,390	5,117	-151	-3.0%
65 and older	2,745	2.8%	2,510	2,813	-68	-2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	61,539		53,167	63,917
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	5,600	8.3%	4,857	5,273	327	6.2%
Mining	186	0.3%	138	210	-24	-11.4%
Utilities	143	0.2%	137	186	-43	-23.1%
Construction	12,629	18.8%	9,937	13,110	-481	-3.7%
Manufacturing	6,713	10.0%	5,936	7,912	-1,199	-15.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,336	3.5%	2,177	2,554	-218	-8.5%
Retail Trade	3,508	5.2%	3,190	3,780	-272	-7.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,831	2.7%	1,592	2,223	-392	-17.6%
Information	1,273	1.9%	1,304	1,448	-175	-12.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,335	2.0%	1,289	1,261	74	5.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	829	1.2%	755	853	-24	-2.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,108	4.6%	3,047	3,876	-768	-19.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	125	0.2%	125	131	-6	-4.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,243	7.8%	4,177	5,407	-164	-3.0%
Educational Services	1,094	1.6%	925	1,151	-57	-5.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,772	5.6%	3,508	4,307	-535	-12.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	886	1.3%	813	1,021	-135	-13.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,512	3.7%	2,006	2,710	-198	-7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,061	3.1%	1,773	2,283	-222	-9.7%
Public Administration	1,897	2.8%	1,695	2,095	-198	-9.5%
Information Not Available	4,458	6.6%	3,786	2,126	2,332	109.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	35,918		23,967	39,093
Male	24,858	69.2%	14,287	27,021	-2,163	-8.0%
Female	11,046	30.8%	9,656	12,041	-995	-8.3%
Information Not Available	14	0.0%	24	31	-17	-54.8%

Ethnicity	35,918		23,967	39,093
Hispanic or Latino	2,044	5.7%	968	2,502	-458	-18.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,503	82.1%	19,989	35,715	-6,212	-17.4%
Information Not Available	4,371	12.2%	3,010	876	3,495	399.0%

Race	35,918		23,967	39,093
American Indian or Alaskan Native	492	1.4%	374	614	-122	-19.9%
Asian	223	0.6%	220	360	-137	-38.1%
Black or African American	3,330	9.3%	2,831	3,894	-564	-14.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	43	0.1%	22	43	0	0.0%
White	27,459	76.4%	17,510	33,306	-5,847	-17.6%
Information Not Available	4,371	12.2%	3,010	876	3,495	399.0%

Years of Age	35,918		23,967	39,093
Younger than 22	776	1.3%	325	977	-201	-20.6%
22-24	1,746	2.9%	917	1,912	-166	-8.7%
25-34	7,992	13.3%	5,010	8,827	-835	-9.5%
35-44	7,801	12.9%	5,125	8,460	-659	-7.8%
45-54	7,722	12.8%	5,406	8,854	-1,132	-12.8%
55-59	4,547	7.5%	3,190	4,746	-199	-4.2%
60-64	3,136	5.2%	2,367	3,307	-171	-5.2%
65 and older	1,975	3.3%	1,531	1,951	24	1.2%
Information Not Available	223	0.4%	96	59	164	278.0%

Industry	35,918		23,967	39,093
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	488	1.3%	230	512	-24	-4.7%
Mining	305	0.8%	161	219	86	39.3%
Utilities	97	0.3%	55	78	19	24.4%
Construction	9,023	24.8%	4,133	9,860	-837	-8.5%
Manufacturing	4,555	12.5%	3,609	5,203	-648	-12.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,157	3.2%	896	1,278	-121	-9.5%
Retail Trade	2,593	7.1%	2,291	2,674	-81	-3.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,519	4.2%	800	1,575	-56	-3.6%
Information	377	1.0%	369	403	-26	-6.5%
Finance and Insurance	761	2.1%	750	915	-154	-16.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	348	1.0%	276	395	-47	-11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	977	2.7%	918	1,138	-161	-14.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	348	1.0%	348	278	70	25.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,364	14.7%	2,550	5,551	-187	-3.4%
Educational Services	427	1.2%	357	539	-112	-20.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,223	6.1%	2,095	2,478	-255	-10.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	981	2.7%	738	1,118	-137	-12.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,936	5.3%	1,534	2,103	-167	-7.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	614	1.7%	472	622	-8	-1.3%
Public Administration	697	1.9%	496	797	-100	-12.5%
Information Not Available	1,128	3.1%	889	1,357	-229	-16.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,025		7,768	11,747
Male	6,929	69.1%	4,932	8,077	-1,148	-14.2%
Female	3,096	30.9%	2,834	3,668	-572	-15.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	2	-2	-100.0%

Ethnicity	10,025		7,768	11,747
Hispanic or Latino	165	1.6%	118	180	-15	-8.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,842	88.2%	6,985	10,127	-1,285	-12.7%
Information Not Available	1,018	10.2%	665	1,440	-422	-29.3%

Race	10,025		7,768	11,747
American Indian or Alaskan Native	38	0.4%	28	33	5	15.2%
Asian	25	0.2%	19	33	-8	-24.2%
Black or African American	345	3.4%	293	498	-153	-30.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	7	17	-5	-29.4%
White	8,797	87.8%	6,894	10,200	-1,403	-13.8%
Information Not Available	808	8.1%	527	966	-158	-16.4%

Years of Age	10,025		7,768	11,747
Younger than 22	280	1.5%	202	309	-29	-9.4%
22-24	485	2.7%	345	605	-120	-19.8%
25-34	2,224	12.3%	1,657	2,554	-330	-12.9%
35-44	2,348	13.0%	1,922	2,785	-437	-15.7%
45-54	2,321	12.8%	1,824	2,858	-537	-18.8%
55-59	1,097	6.1%	814	1,256	-159	-12.7%
60-64	753	4.2%	593	851	-98	-11.5%
65 and older	517	2.9%	410	528	-11	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Industry	10,025		7,768	11,747
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	59	0.6%	54	68	-9	-13.2%
Mining	495	4.9%	422	494	1	0.2%
Utilities	19	0.2%	22	22	-3	-13.6%
Construction	2,955	29.3%	1,616	2,920	35	1.2%
Manufacturing	730	7.2%	634	1,014	-284	-28.0%
Wholesale Trade	178	1.8%	193	264	-86	-32.6%
Retail Trade	868	8.6%	840	1,062	-194	-18.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	356	3.5%	253	274	82	29.9%
Information	70	0.7%	75	232	-162	-69.8%
Finance and Insurance	140	1.4%	120	148	-8	-5.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	116	1.2%	78	146	-30	-20.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	401	4.0%	354	363	38	10.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16	0.2%	14	18	-2	-11.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	877	8.7%	740	1,170	-293	-25.0%
Educational Services	111	1.1%	124	164	-53	-32.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	707	7.0%	675	833	-126	-15.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	294	2.9%	221	310	-16	-5.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	580	5.8%	522	833	-253	-30.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	282	2.8%	215	271	11	4.1%
Public Administration	188	1.9%	152	251	-63	-25.1%
Information Not Available	583	5.8%	444	890	-307	-34.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Dec 2018	Percent	Nov 2018	Dec 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,742		1,872	2,963
Male	1,859	67.8%	1,068	1,911	-52	-2.7%
Female	883	32.2%	804	1,052	-169	-16.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	2,742		1,872	2,963
Hispanic or Latino	334	12.2%	170	347	-13	-3.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,300	83.9%	1,615	2,524	-224	-8.9%
Information Not Available	107	3.9%	87	92	15	16.3%

Race	2,742		1,872	2,963
American Indian or Alaskan Native	76	2.8%	39	102	-26	-25.5%
Asian	5	0.2%	9	13	-8	-61.5%
Black or African American	38	1.4%	28	69	-31	-44.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0.1%	2	4	-1	-25.0%
White	2,282	83.2%	1,591	2,466	-184	-7.5%
Information Not Available	338	12.3%	203	309	29	9.4%

Years of Age	2,742		1,872	2,963
Younger than 22	51	1.1%	29	35	16	45.7%
22-24	90	1.9%	67	136	-46	-33.8%
25-34	536	11.3%	411	615	-79	-12.8%
35-44	630	13.2%	417	578	52	9.0%
45-54	596	12.5%	430	613	-17	-2.8%
55-59	356	7.5%	214	384	-28	-7.3%
60-64	260	5.5%	173	343	-83	-24.2%
65 and older	223	4.7%	131	259	-36	-13.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	2,742		1,872	2,963
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	36	1.3%	24	32	4	12.5%
Mining	150	5.4%	95	65	85	130.8%
Utilities	9	0.3%	6	10	-1	-10.0%
Construction	904	32.5%	296	879	25	2.8%
Manufacturing	111	4.0%	64	83	28	33.7%
Wholesale Trade	60	2.2%	46	69	-9	-13.0%
Retail Trade	186	6.7%	140	182	4	2.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	90	3.2%	81	85	5	5.9%
Information	30	1.1%	29	20	10	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	18	0.6%	19	38	-20	-52.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	35	1.3%	32	25	10	40.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	95	3.4%	51	62	33	53.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	1	5	-5	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	238	8.6%	106	237	1	0.4%
Educational Services	50	1.8%	53	53	-3	-5.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	154	5.5%	145	182	-28	-15.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	34	1.2%	48	57	-23	-40.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	255	9.2%	455	475	-220	-46.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	61	2.2%	39	51	10	19.6%
Public Administration	92	3.3%	62	80	12	15.0%
Information Not Available	134	4.8%	80	273	-139	-50.9%