Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants

February 2018

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants: Total Claimants February 2018
	Feb 2018	Jan 2018	Monthly Change	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
United States	2,241,768	2,309,011	-67,243	2,379,578	-137,810	-5.8
Alaska	10,857	10,569	288	12,076	-1,219	-10.1
Alabama	16,854	19,083	-2,229	18,782	-1,928	-10.3
Arkansas	14,370	15,485	-1,115	15,216	-846	-5.6
Arizona	22,696	22,282	414	25,458	-2,762	-10.8
California	391,196	379,170	12,026	399,684	-8,488	-2.1
Colorado	24,194	25,216	-1,022	27,663	-3,469	-12.5
Connecticut	48,284	44,380	3,904	48,317	-33	-0.1
District of Columbia	8,796	9,246	-450	8,771	25	0.3
Delaware	6,720	7,074	-354	7,256	-536	-7.4
Florida	42,373	42,672	-299	42,814	-441	-1.0
Georgia	28,908	31,607	-2,699	31,945	-3,037	-9.5
Hawaii	7,663	7,620	43	7,701	-38	-0.5
Iowa	30,802	30,013	789	33,054	-2,252	-6.8
Idaho	10,521	12,141	-1,620	12,898	-2,377	-18.4
Illinois	142,201	153,234	-11,033	151,764	-9,563	-6.3
Indiana	24,144	22,879	1,265	31,821	-7,677	-24.1
Kansas	13,001	15,529	-2,528	14,339	-1,338	-9.3
Kentucky	24,267	25,180	-913	23,850	417	1.7
Louisiana	17,467	19,046	-1,579	20,199	-2,732	-13.5
Massachusetts	79,732	77,175	2,557	82,931	-3,199	-3.9
Maryland	38,298	39,613	-1,315	42,479	-4,181	-9.8
Maine	8,560	8,607	-47	9,636	-1,076	-11.2
Michigan	95,613	99,914	-4,301	97,250	-1,637	-1.7
Minnesota	62,360	62,751	-391	64,523	-2,163	-3.4
Missouri	33,002	36,984	-3,982	34,658	-1,656	-4.8
Mississippi	9,809	10,609	-800	11,355	-1,546	-13.6
Montana	11,074	11,345	-271	10,788	286	2.7
North Carolina	22,575	22,061	514	25,260	-2,685	-10.6
North Dakota	7,775	7,855	-80	8,775	-1,000	-11.4
Nebraska	7,642	8,520	-878	7,558	84	1.1
New Hampshire	5,015	5,091	-76	5,272	-257	-4.9
New Jersey	113,829	116,061	-2,232	119,887	-6,058	-5.1
New Mexico	10,444	10,754	-310	12,146	-1,702	-14.0
Nevada	22,343	22,442	-99	24,457	-2,114	-8.6
New York	171,722	181,826	-10,104	182,958	-11,236	-6.1
Ohio	76,085	83,814	-7,729	80,924	-4,839	-6.0
Oklahoma	14,363	15,024	-661	17,061	-2,698	-15.8
Oregon	31,148	32,172	-1,024	33,274	-2,126	-6.4
Pennsylvania	153,068	148,241	4,827	151,685	1,383	0.9
Puerto Rico	18,871	23,155	-4,284	18,384	487	2.6
Rhode Island	12,358	11,668	690	13,239	-881	-6.7
South Carolina	18,546	22,042	-3,496	19,700	-1,154	-5.9
South Dakota	3,424	3,373	51	3,723	-299	-8.0
Tennessee	23,896	23,949	-53	22,232	1,664	7.5
Texas	129,724	144,305	-14,581	152,102	-22,378	-14.7
Utah	12,910	13,482	-572	14,929	-2,019	-13.5
Virginia	29,844	31,876	-2,032	34,439	-4,595	-13.3
Virgin Islands	607	1,581	-974	186	421	226.3
Vermont	5,144	5,460	-316	6,005	-861	-14.3
Washington	59,768	65,492	-5,724	62,537	-2,769	-4.4
Wisconsin	48,199	50,588	-2,389	54,586	-6,387	-11.7
West Virginia	14,395	15,212	-817	15,753	-1,358	-8.6
Wyoming	4,311	3,543	768	5,278	-967	-18.3

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants US Totals
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	2,241,768		2,309,011	2,379,578	-137,810	-5.8
Male	1,402,890	62.6%	1,435,143	1,513,781	-110,891	-7.3%
Female	822,299	36.7%	856,624	848,870	-26,571	-3.1%
Information Not Available	16,579	0.7%	17,244	16,927	-348	-2.1%

Ethnicity	2,241,768		2,309,011	2,379,578
Hispanic or Latino	462,336	20.6%	457,361	472,894	-10,558	-2.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,525,451	68.0%	1,590,481	1,633,704	-108,253	-6.6%
Information Not Available	253,981	11.3%	261,169	272,980	-18,999	-7.0%

Race	2,241,768		2,309,011	2,379,578
American Indian or Alaskan Native	31,141	1.4%	31,519	34,109	-2,968	-8.7%
Asian	64,492	2.9%	68,908	71,221	-6,729	-9.4%
Black or African American	341,590	15.2%	360,302	356,621	-15,031	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14,531	0.6%	14,884	13,817	714	5.2%
White	1,257,165	55.9%	1,304,353	1,338,474	-81,309	-6.1%
Information Not Available	539,711	24.0%	537,210	578,775	-39,064	-6.7%

Years of Age	2,241,768		2,309,011	2,379,578
Younger than 22	44,293	2.0%	44,517	44,998	-705	-1.6%
22-24	98,489	4.4%	100,228	109,175	-10,686	-9.8%
25-34	513,837	22.9%	523,947	549,159	-35,322	-6.4%
35-44	488,698	21.8%	510,737	511,401	-22,703	-4.4%
45-54	505,335	22.5%	528,659	551,310	-45,975	-8.3%
55-59	258,102	11.5%	262,344	269,162	-11,060	-4.1%
60-64	185,896	8.3%	189,598	189,385	-3,489	-1.8%
65 and older	132,225	5.9%	134,307	138,734	-6,509	-4.7%
Information Not Available	14,893	0.7%	14,674	16,254	-1,361	-8.4%

Industry	2,241,768		2,309,011	2,379,578
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	125,042	5.6%	109,301	112,902	12,140	10.8%
Mining	16,652	0.7%	17,988	21,245	-4,593	-21.6%
Utilities	4,844	0.2%	4,333	5,270	-426	-8.1%
Construction	426,393	19.0%	434,858	447,663	-21,270	-4.8%
Manufacturing	178,774	8.0%	193,706	220,791	-42,017	-19.0%
Wholesale Trade	70,318	3.1%	68,928	73,409	-3,091	-4.2%
Retail Trade	158,468	7.1%	151,279	173,198	-14,730	-8.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	74,702	3.3%	82,406	84,532	-9,830	-11.6%
Information	57,518	2.6%	63,805	64,025	-6,507	-10.2%
Finance and Insurance	55,870	2.5%	55,727	57,808	-1,938	-3.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	29,427	1.3%	29,877	31,130	-1,703	-5.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	103,625	4.6%	107,303	114,113	-10,488	-9.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	13,824	0.6%	15,295	14,585	-761	-5.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	324,797	14.5%	325,106	340,050	-15,253	-4.5%
Educational Services	41,646	1.9%	50,704	41,489	157	0.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	146,449	6.5%	147,701	148,309	-1,860	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	53,976	2.4%	56,768	57,806	-3,830	-6.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	124,896	5.6%	146,680	127,268	-2,372	-1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	50,016	2.2%	52,422	53,423	-3,407	-6.4%
Public Administration	40,531	1.8%	41,910	45,042	-4,511	-10.0%
Information Not Available	144,000	6.4%	152,914	145,520	-1,520	-1.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alaska
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,857		10,569	12,076	-1,219	-10.1
Male	7,112	65.5%	6,721	8,144	-1,032	-12.7%
Female	3,707	34.1%	3,828	3,909	-202	-5.2%
Information Not Available	38	0.4%	20	23	15	65.2%

Ethnicity	10,857		10,569	12,076
Hispanic or Latino	6	0.1%	10	4	2	50.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,361	95.4%	10,108	11,534	-1,173	-10.2%
Information Not Available	490	4.5%	451	538	-48	-8.9%

Race	10,857		10,569	12,076
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,227	29.7%	3,026	3,553	-326	-9.2%
Asian	511	4.7%	685	465	46	9.9%
Black or African American	408	3.8%	445	428	-20	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	222	2.0%	257	193	29	15.0%
White	5,993	55.2%	5,697	6,895	-902	-13.1%
Information Not Available	496	4.6%	459	542	-46	-8.5%

Years of Age	10,857		10,569	12,076
Younger than 22	254	1.6%	221	286	-32	-11.2%
22-24	483	3.0%	484	631	-148	-23.5%
25-34	3,079	19.2%	3,024	3,462	-383	-11.1%
35-44	2,494	15.6%	2,473	2,696	-202	-7.5%
45-54	2,171	13.6%	2,024	2,582	-411	-15.9%
55-59	1,156	7.2%	1,174	1,196	-40	-3.3%
60-64	832	5.2%	746	838	-6	-0.7%
65 and older	388	2.4%	423	385	3	0.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,857		10,569	12,076
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	95	0.9%	79	89	6	6.7%
Mining	352	3.2%	336	462	-110	-23.8%
Utilities	88	0.8%	62	90	-2	-2.2%
Construction	2,659	24.3%	2,356	3,187	-528	-16.6%
Manufacturing	774	7.1%	1,004	578	196	33.9%
Wholesale Trade	161	1.5%	146	181	-20	-11.0%
Retail Trade	924	8.4%	849	1,055	-131	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	535	4.9%	646	620	-85	-13.7%
Information	95	0.9%	99	112	-17	-15.2%
Finance and Insurance	163	1.5%	167	151	12	7.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	204	1.9%	227	233	-29	-12.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	336	3.1%	283	389	-53	-13.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.2%	4	31	-12	-38.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	550	5.0%	584	691	-141	-20.4%
Educational Services	247	2.3%	273	279	-32	-11.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	715	6.5%	736	763	-48	-6.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	180	1.6%	156	208	-28	-13.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	989	9.0%	856	1,016	-27	-2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	292	2.7%	334	382	-90	-23.6%
Public Administration	1,159	10.6%	1,037	1,216	-57	-4.7%
Information Not Available	320	2.9%	335	343	-23	-6.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Alabama
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	16,854		19,083	18,782
Male	8,850	52.5%	10,370	10,323	-1,473	-14.3%
Female	7,983	47.4%	8,682	8,432	-449	-5.3%
Information Not Available	21	0.1%	31	27	-6	-22.2%

Ethnicity	16,854		19,083	18,782
Hispanic or Latino	236	1.4%	286	263	-27	-10.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,675	75.2%	14,363	13,831	-1,156	-8.4%
Information Not Available	3,943	23.4%	4,434	4,688	-745	-15.9%

Race	16,854		19,083	18,782
American Indian or Alaskan Native	860	5.1%	1,184	1,098	-238	-21.7%
Asian	469	2.8%	556	604	-135	-22.4%
Black or African American	7,155	42.5%	7,959	7,554	-399	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1%	14	16	-1	-6.3%
White	7,385	43.8%	8,271	8,565	-1,180	-13.8%
Information Not Available	970	5.8%	1,099	945	25	2.6%

Years of Age	16,854		19,083	18,782
Younger than 22	65	0.3%	77	52	13	25.0%
22-24	63	0.3%	84	70	-7	-10.0%
25-34	749	3.4%	824	781	-32	-4.1%
35-44	2,872	13.0%	3,470	3,212	-340	-10.6%
45-54	3,778	17.2%	4,193	4,293	-515	-12.0%
55-59	1,917	8.7%	2,130	2,097	-180	-8.6%
60-64	2,213	10.0%	2,334	2,433	-220	-9.0%
65 and older	5,193	23.6%	5,957	5,827	-634	-10.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	14	17	-13	-76.5%

Industry	16,854		19,083	18,782
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	147	0.9%	159	132	15	11.4%
Mining	60	0.4%	74	103	-43	-41.7%
Utilities	57	0.3%	49	75	-18	-24.0%
Construction	1,789	10.5%	2,216	2,147	-358	-16.7%
Manufacturing	2,842	16.7%	3,661	3,010	-168	-5.6%
Wholesale Trade	606	3.6%	645	677	-71	-10.5%
Retail Trade	1,862	11.0%	1,909	2,076	-214	-10.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	401	2.4%	424	595	-194	-32.6%
Information	212	1.2%	219	352	-140	-39.8%
Finance and Insurance	595	3.5%	579	525	70	13.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	249	1.5%	238	275	-26	-9.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	690	4.1%	747	829	-139	-16.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	0.3%	58	65	-10	-15.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,364	13.9%	2,599	2,719	-355	-13.1%
Educational Services	362	2.1%	394	395	-33	-8.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,414	8.3%	1,432	1,400	14	1.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	119	0.7%	129	146	-27	-18.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,129	6.6%	1,369	1,242	-113	-9.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	424	2.5%	436	417	7	1.7%
Public Administration	300	1.8%	283	325	-25	-7.7%
Information Not Available	1,177	6.9%	1,463	1,277	-100	-7.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arkansas
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,370		15,485	15,216
Male	7,847	54.6%	8,578	8,392	-545	-6.5%
Female	5,251	36.5%	5,588	5,655	-404	-7.1%
Information Not Available	1,272	8.9%	1,319	1,169	103	8.8%

Ethnicity	14,370		15,485	15,216
Hispanic or Latino	112	0.8%	122	93	19	20.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,986	90.4%	14,044	13,954	-968	-6.9%
Information Not Available	1,272	8.9%	1,319	1,169	103	8.8%

Race	14,370		15,485	15,216
American Indian or Alaskan Native	146	1.0%	152	166	-20	-12.0%
Asian	20	0.1%	19	12	8	66.7%
Black or African American	3,634	25.3%	3,735	3,669	-35	-1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	753	5.2%	882	784	-31	-4.0%
White	8,433	58.7%	9,256	9,323	-890	-9.5%
Information Not Available	1,384	9.6%	1,441	1,262	122	9.7%

Years of Age	14,370		15,485	15,216
Younger than 22	384	1.8%	405	406	-22	-5.4%
22-24	585	2.7%	664	680	-95	-14.0%
25-34	2,854	13.1%	3,052	3,115	-261	-8.4%
35-44	3,091	14.2%	3,271	3,134	-43	-1.4%
45-54	3,061	14.0%	3,334	3,413	-352	-10.3%
55-59	1,389	6.4%	1,592	1,467	-78	-5.3%
60-64	998	4.6%	1,089	1,065	-67	-6.3%
65 and older	736	3.4%	759	767	-31	-4.0%
Information Not Available	1,272	5.8%	1,319	1,169	103	8.8%

Industry	14,370		15,485	15,216
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	504	3.4%	555	627	-123	-19.6%
Mining	129	0.9%	183	95	34	35.8%
Utilities	35	0.2%	39	19	16	84.2%
Construction	1,999	13.4%	2,175	1,721	278	16.2%
Manufacturing	1,616	10.9%	1,719	1,860	-244	-13.1%
Wholesale Trade	586	3.9%	639	626	-40	-6.4%
Retail Trade	1,252	8.4%	1,342	1,453	-201	-13.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	478	3.2%	479	567	-89	-15.7%
Information	172	1.2%	188	176	-4	-2.3%
Finance and Insurance	229	1.5%	198	255	-26	-10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	167	1.1%	170	217	-50	-23.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	478	3.2%	485	497	-19	-3.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.8%	93	107	14	13.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,403	9.4%	1,479	1,545	-142	-9.2%
Educational Services	153	1.0%	178	240	-87	-36.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,367	9.2%	1,312	1,289	78	6.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	177	1.2%	174	217	-40	-18.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	728	4.9%	997	855	-127	-14.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	276	1.9%	348	312	-36	-11.5%
Public Administration	272	1.8%	255	313	-41	-13.1%
Information Not Available	2,228	15.0%	2,477	2,225	3	0.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Arizona
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,696		22,282	25,458
Male	11,835	52.1%	11,674	14,028	-2,193	-15.6%
Female	10,845	47.8%	10,594	11,405	-560	-4.9%
Information Not Available	16	0.1%	14	25	-9	-36.0%

Ethnicity	22,696		22,282	25,458
Hispanic or Latino	6,516	28.7%	6,191	7,504	-988	-13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,326	49.9%	11,604	12,750	-1,424	-11.2%
Information Not Available	4,854	21.4%	4,487	5,204	-350	-6.7%

Race	22,696		22,282	25,458
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,733	7.6%	1,897	2,085	-352	-16.9%
Asian	1,313	5.8%	953	1,339	-26	-1.9%
Black or African American	2,095	9.2%	2,043	2,262	-167	-7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	229	1.0%	255	300	-71	-23.7%
White	12,235	53.9%	12,375	13,813	-1,578	-11.4%
Information Not Available	5,091	22.4%	4,759	5,659	-568	-10.0%

Years of Age	22,696		22,282	25,458
Younger than 22	383	1.2%	411	484	-101	-20.9%
22-24	940	2.9%	912	1,109	-169	-15.2%
25-34	5,246	15.9%	5,154	5,882	-636	-10.8%
35-44	4,884	14.8%	4,909	5,500	-616	-11.2%
45-54	5,165	15.7%	5,000	6,023	-858	-14.2%
55-59	2,743	8.3%	2,656	3,023	-280	-9.3%
60-64	1,980	6.0%	1,952	2,148	-168	-7.8%
65 and older	1,355	4.1%	1,288	1,289	66	5.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,696		22,282	25,458
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	895	3.8%	482	999	-104	-10.4%
Mining	58	0.2%	61	82	-24	-29.3%
Utilities	39	0.2%	47	62	-23	-37.1%
Construction	1,734	7.4%	1,845	2,243	-509	-22.7%
Manufacturing	1,056	4.5%	1,081	1,430	-374	-26.2%
Wholesale Trade	725	3.1%	691	832	-107	-12.9%
Retail Trade	1,793	7.6%	1,770	2,108	-315	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	565	2.4%	603	609	-44	-7.2%
Information	354	1.5%	365	437	-83	-19.0%
Finance and Insurance	1,181	5.0%	1,102	1,134	47	4.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	414	1.8%	400	410	4	1.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,191	5.0%	1,179	1,326	-135	-10.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	121	0.5%	77	114	7	6.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,288	13.9%	3,342	3,738	-450	-12.0%
Educational Services	543	2.3%	610	595	-52	-8.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,127	9.0%	2,215	2,175	-48	-2.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	318	1.3%	335	308	10	3.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,173	5.0%	1,222	1,233	-60	-4.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	470	2.0%	464	502	-32	-6.4%
Public Administration	582	2.5%	572	647	-65	-10.0%
Information Not Available	4,069	17.2%	3,819	4,474	-405	-9.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants California
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	391,196		379,170	399,684
Male	221,082	56.5%	210,638	233,841	-12,759	-5.5%
Female	170,114	43.5%	168,209	165,843	4,271	2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	323	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	391,196		379,170	399,684
Hispanic or Latino	190,790	48.8%	168,963	183,732	7,058	3.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	168,672	43.1%	178,224	182,843	-14,171	-7.8%
Information Not Available	31,734	8.1%	31,983	33,109	-1,375	-4.2%

Race	391,196		379,170	399,684
American Indian or Alaskan Native	3,366	0.9%	2,477	3,558	-192	-5.4%
Asian	30,099	7.7%	33,276	34,592	-4,493	-13.0%
Black or African American	30,099	7.7%	31,337	29,947	152	0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	105,107	26.9%	111,134	114,746	-9,639	-8.4%
Information Not Available	222,525	56.9%	200,946	216,841	5,684	2.6%

Years of Age	391,196		379,170	399,684
Younger than 22	7,501	1.6%	6,354	8,203	-702	-8.6%
22-24	19,233	4.2%	17,122	22,534	-3,301	-14.6%
25-34	97,702	21.1%	87,227	98,933	-1,231	-1.2%
35-44	79,432	17.2%	82,705	79,759	-327	-0.4%
45-54	82,028	17.8%	87,012	89,939	-7,911	-8.8%
55-59	44,620	9.7%	41,029	43,586	1,034	2.4%
60-64	34,331	7.4%	32,953	31,231	3,100	9.9%
65 and older	26,253	5.7%	24,768	25,400	853	3.4%
Information Not Available	96	0.0%	0	99	-3	-3.0%

Industry	391,196		379,170	399,684
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	98,472	20.1%	81,735	83,416	15,056	18.0%
Mining	962	0.2%	1,077	1,581	-619	-39.2%
Utilities	962	0.2%	754	1,285	-323	-25.1%
Construction	33,754	6.9%	31,445	44,969	-11,215	-24.9%
Manufacturing	30,388	6.2%	28,753	34,394	-4,006	-11.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,250	0.3%	538	1,483	-233	-15.7%
Retail Trade	22,695	4.6%	18,845	26,784	-4,089	-15.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	10,578	2.2%	13,353	13,738	-3,160	-23.0%
Information	27,118	5.5%	32,414	30,638	-3,520	-11.5%
Finance and Insurance	5,481	1.1%	6,354	6,227	-746	-12.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,923	0.4%	2,908	1,779	144	8.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,539	1.3%	5,815	7,017	-478	-6.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	74,527	15.2%	72,151	70,765	3,762	5.3%
Educational Services	11,251	2.3%	15,938	9,192	2,059	22.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	22,695	4.6%	20,676	21,743	952	4.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,001	1.0%	6,677	5,831	-830	-14.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	15,386	3.1%	15,184	14,232	1,154	8.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,501	1.5%	8,400	7,709	-208	-2.7%
Public Administration	3,654	0.7%	4,200	4,349	-695	-16.0%
Information Not Available	11,059	2.3%	11,953	12,552	-1,493	-11.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Colorado
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,194		25,216	27,663
Male	14,839	61.3%	15,151	17,264	-2,425	-14.0%
Female	9,355	38.7%	10,065	10,398	-1,043	-10.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	24,194		25,216	27,663
Hispanic or Latino	5,927	24.5%	6,041	6,509	-582	-8.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,834	65.4%	16,644	18,383	-2,549	-13.9%
Information Not Available	2,433	10.1%	2,531	2,771	-338	-12.2%

Race	24,194		25,216	27,663
American Indian or Alaskan Native	469	1.9%	471	554	-85	-15.3%
Asian	450	1.9%	494	558	-108	-19.4%
Black or African American	1,498	6.2%	1,494	1,572	-74	-4.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	77	0.3%	85	107	-30	-28.0%
White	16,755	69.3%	17,440	19,121	-2,366	-12.4%
Information Not Available	4,945	20.4%	5,232	5,751	-806	-14.0%

Years of Age	24,194		25,216	27,663
Younger than 22	365	0.9%	380	436	-71	-16.3%
22-24	784	2.0%	903	905	-121	-13.4%
25-34	5,081	13.2%	5,403	5,840	-759	-13.0%
35-44	5,365	13.9%	5,513	5,998	-633	-10.6%
45-54	5,736	14.9%	5,917	6,706	-970	-14.5%
55-59	3,148	8.1%	3,323	3,642	-494	-13.6%
60-64	2,323	6.0%	2,319	2,647	-324	-12.2%
65 and older	1,391	3.6%	1,453	1,483	-92	-6.2%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	5	6	-5	-83.3%

Industry	24,194		25,216	27,663
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	312	1.3%	349	338	-26	-7.7%
Mining	230	0.9%	209	419	-189	-45.1%
Utilities	37	0.2%	42	51	-14	-27.5%
Construction	4,552	18.6%	4,537	5,069	-517	-10.2%
Manufacturing	1,404	5.7%	1,453	1,813	-409	-22.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,059	4.3%	1,135	1,188	-129	-10.9%
Retail Trade	1,785	7.3%	1,850	2,098	-313	-14.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	688	2.8%	658	923	-235	-25.5%
Information	830	3.4%	855	1,084	-254	-23.4%
Finance and Insurance	917	3.7%	942	955	-38	-4.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	479	2.0%	476	511	-32	-6.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,111	8.6%	2,243	2,413	-302	-12.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	495	2.0%	536	513	-18	-3.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,292	13.4%	3,449	3,799	-507	-13.3%
Educational Services	518	2.1%	640	598	-80	-13.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,848	7.5%	1,947	1,874	-26	-1.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	427	1.7%	459	459	-32	-7.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,313	5.4%	1,401	1,351	-38	-2.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	565	2.3%	589	615	-50	-8.1%
Public Administration	801	3.3%	864	917	-116	-12.6%
Information Not Available	531	2.2%	582	675	-144	-21.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Connecticut
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,284		44,380	48,317
Male	31,723	65.7%	27,797	32,184	-461	-1.4%
Female	16,561	34.3%	16,583	16,133	428	2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	48,284		44,380	48,317
Hispanic or Latino	9,277	19.2%	8,579	8,782	495	5.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	39,007	80.8%	35,801	39,535	-528	-1.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	48,284		44,380	48,317
American Indian or Alaskan Native	189	0.4%	174	189	0	0.0%
Asian	713	1.5%	638	779	-66	-8.5%
Black or African American	6,540	13.5%	6,362	6,475	65	1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	28,417	58.9%	25,477	28,489	-72	-0.3%
Information Not Available	12,425	25.7%	11,729	12,385	40	0.3%

Years of Age	48,284		44,380	48,317
Younger than 22	750	1.0%	601	725	25	3.4%
22-24	1,927	2.7%	1,703	1,972	-45	-2.3%
25-34	10,658	14.8%	9,599	10,791	-133	-1.2%
35-44	9,941	13.8%	9,257	9,895	46	0.5%
45-54	10,703	14.8%	9,977	11,283	-580	-5.1%
55-59	5,955	8.3%	5,460	5,700	255	4.5%
60-64	4,624	6.4%	4,282	4,378	246	5.6%
65 and older	3,726	5.2%	3,501	3,573	153	4.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	48,284		44,380	48,317
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	583	1.2%	495	624	-41	-6.6%
Mining	70	0.1%	58	60	10	16.7%
Utilities	47	0.1%	48	78	-31	-39.7%
Construction	10,179	20.8%	8,534	10,194	-15	-0.1%
Manufacturing	3,596	7.4%	3,749	3,847	-251	-6.5%
Wholesale Trade	1,792	3.7%	1,523	1,688	104	6.2%
Retail Trade	4,709	9.6%	4,126	4,703	6	0.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,783	3.6%	2,398	2,011	-228	-11.3%
Information	703	1.4%	622	1,051	-348	-33.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,523	3.1%	1,360	1,431	92	6.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	713	1.5%	577	669	44	6.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,911	3.9%	1,864	1,930	-19	-1.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	408	0.8%	343	303	105	34.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	8,141	16.7%	6,711	7,856	285	3.6%
Educational Services	1,086	2.2%	1,127	1,000	86	8.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,085	8.4%	3,957	3,938	147	3.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,849	3.8%	1,437	1,915	-66	-3.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,663	5.4%	3,220	2,506	157	6.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,253	2.6%	1,184	1,291	-38	-2.9%
Public Administration	503	1.0%	446	499	4	0.8%
Information Not Available	687	1.4%	601	723	-36	-5.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants District of Columbia
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,796		9,246	8,771
Male	4,119	46.8%	4,334	4,210	-91	-2.2%
Female	4,677	53.2%	4,912	4,560	117	2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	8,796		9,246	8,771
Hispanic or Latino	808	9.2%	923	789	19	2.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,958	90.5%	8,292	7,925	33	0.4%
Information Not Available	30	0.3%	31	57	-27	-47.4%

Race	8,796		9,246	8,771
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41	0.5%	42	40	1	2.5%
Asian	222	2.5%	242	253	-31	-12.3%
Black or African American	5,934	67.5%	6,169	5,684	250	4.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	15	24	-6	-25.0%
White	1,592	18.1%	1,692	1,878	-286	-15.2%
Information Not Available	989	11.2%	1,086	892	97	10.9%

Years of Age	8,796		9,246	8,771
Younger than 22	142	1.5%	163	113	29	25.7%
22-24	417	4.3%	427	442	-25	-5.7%
25-34	2,368	24.2%	2,559	2,544	-176	-6.9%
35-44	2,057	21.0%	2,079	1,954	103	5.3%
45-54	1,876	19.2%	1,982	1,847	29	1.6%
55-59	975	10.0%	995	868	107	12.3%
60-64	600	6.1%	652	656	-56	-8.5%
65 and older	361	3.7%	389	347	14	4.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,796		9,246	8,771
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Utilities	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0.0%
Construction	16	0.2%	17	20	-4	-20.0%
Manufacturing	0	0.0%	3	6	-6	-100.0%
Wholesale Trade	2	0.0%	1	5	-3	-60.0%
Retail Trade	17	0.2%	17	18	-1	-5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	14	0.2%	14	9	5	55.6%
Information	12	0.1%	15	9	3	33.3%
Finance and Insurance	10	0.1%	10	8	2	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2	0.0%	5	10	-8	-80.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	65	0.7%	76	52	13	25.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0	0.0%	0	2	-2	-100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	48	0.5%	52	60	-12	-20.0%
Educational Services	2	0.0%	4	9	-7	-77.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	9	0.1%	12	20	-11	-55.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4	0.0%	6	6	-2	-33.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	10	0.1%	28	21	-11	-52.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	31	0.4%	22	30	1	3.3%
Public Administration	4	0.0%	3	1	3	300.0%
Information Not Available	8,549	97.2%	8,960	8,484	65	0.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Delaware
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	6,720		7,074	7,256
Male	3,071	45.7%	3,272	3,442	-371	-10.8%
Female	3,207	47.7%	3,336	3,289	-82	-2.5%
Information Not Available	442	6.6%	466	525	-83	-15.8%

Ethnicity	6,720		7,074	7,256
Hispanic or Latino	537	8.0%	524	470	67	14.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,741	85.4%	6,084	6,261	-520	-8.3%
Information Not Available	442	6.6%	466	525	-83	-15.8%

Race	6,720		7,074	7,256
American Indian or Alaskan Native	20	0.3%	19	21	-1	-4.8%
Asian	111	1.7%	107	122	-11	-9.0%
Black or African American	2,709	40.3%	2,874	2,811	-102	-3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0.1%	0	4	0	0.0%
White	3,511	52.2%	3,667	3,856	-345	-8.9%
Information Not Available	366	5.4%	406	441	-75	-17.0%

Years of Age	6,720		7,074	7,256
Younger than 22	89	0.9%	103	141	-52	-36.9%
22-24	306	3.2%	336	321	-15	-4.7%
25-34	1,595	16.6%	1,699	1,690	-95	-5.6%
35-44	1,454	15.1%	1,569	1,551	-97	-6.3%
45-54	1,428	14.8%	1,519	1,736	-308	-17.7%
55-59	830	8.6%	781	791	39	4.9%
60-64	602	6.3%	600	537	65	12.1%
65 and older	336	3.5%	373	403	-67	-16.6%
Information Not Available	80	0.8%	94	86	-6	-7.0%

Industry	6,720		7,074	7,256
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	17	0.3%	19	15	2	13.3%
Mining	2	0.0%	2	2	0	0.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	14	10	3	30.0%
Construction	498	7.4%	534	575	-77	-13.4%
Manufacturing	397	5.9%	421	577	-180	-31.2%
Wholesale Trade	160	2.4%	188	216	-56	-25.9%
Retail Trade	930	13.8%	930	947	-17	-1.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	275	4.1%	241	271	4	1.5%
Information	80	1.2%	78	90	-10	-11.1%
Finance and Insurance	579	8.6%	579	607	-28	-4.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	158	2.3%	165	126	32	25.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	390	5.8%	480	499	-109	-21.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.3%	31	17	5	29.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,198	17.8%	1,297	1,369	-171	-12.5%
Educational Services	100	1.5%	144	111	-11	-9.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	849	12.6%	823	701	148	21.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	132	2.0%	122	132	0	0.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	702	10.4%	755	737	-35	-4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	128	1.9%	159	178	-50	-28.1%
Public Administration	74	1.1%	68	65	9	13.8%
Information Not Available	16	0.2%	24	11	5	45.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Florida
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	42,373		42,672	42,814
Male	20,811	49.1%	20,641	21,439	-628	-2.9%
Female	21,531	50.8%	21,982	21,033	498	2.4%
Information Not Available	31	0.1%	49	342	-311	-90.9%

Ethnicity	42,373		42,672	42,814
Hispanic or Latino	10,069	23.8%	10,238	10,582	-513	-4.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,416	67.1%	28,547	27,967	449	1.6%
Information Not Available	3,888	9.2%	3,887	4,265	-377	-8.8%

Race	42,373		42,672	42,814
American Indian or Alaskan Native	282	0.7%	298	300	-18	-6.0%
Asian	714	1.7%	658	706	8	1.1%
Black or African American	11,253	26.6%	10,875	10,605	648	6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	231	0.5%	247	228	3	1.3%
White	24,534	57.9%	25,201	25,496	-962	-3.8%
Information Not Available	5,359	12.6%	5,393	5,479	-120	-2.2%

Years of Age	42,373		42,672	42,814
Younger than 22	393	0.6%	355	418	-25	-6.0%
22-24	1,098	1.7%	1,135	1,135	-37	-3.3%
25-34	8,093	12.7%	8,223	8,130	-37	-0.5%
35-44	8,275	13.0%	8,655	8,257	18	0.2%
45-54	8,824	13.9%	8,731	8,898	-74	-0.8%
55-59	4,550	7.2%	4,311	4,303	247	5.7%
60-64	3,280	5.2%	3,195	3,313	-33	-1.0%
65 and older	2,137	3.4%	2,095	2,014	123	6.1%
Information Not Available	5,723	9.0%	5,972	6,346	-623	-9.8%

Industry	42,373		42,672	42,814
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	476	1.1%	347	537	-61	-11.4%
Mining	46	0.1%	45	85	-39	-45.9%
Utilities	87	0.2%	61	75	12	16.0%
Construction	2,955	6.9%	2,911	2,842	113	4.0%
Manufacturing	1,753	4.1%	1,628	2,086	-333	-16.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,755	4.1%	1,954	1,871	-116	-6.2%
Retail Trade	3,873	9.0%	3,702	4,128	-255	-6.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,137	2.7%	1,302	1,214	-77	-6.3%
Information	833	1.9%	741	827	6	0.7%
Finance and Insurance	1,997	4.7%	1,963	1,989	8	0.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	997	2.3%	996	1,008	-11	-1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,122	7.3%	2,955	3,044	78	2.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	556	1.3%	540	563	-7	-1.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7,732	18.0%	7,536	7,819	-87	-1.1%
Educational Services	857	2.0%	868	757	100	13.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,939	9.2%	3,956	3,772	167	4.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	628	1.5%	726	736	-108	-14.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,656	6.2%	3,219	2,866	-210	-7.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,089	2.5%	1,162	1,160	-71	-6.1%
Public Administration	517	1.2%	512	609	-92	-15.1%
Information Not Available	5,368	12.5%	5,548	4,826	542	11.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Georgia
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	28,908		31,607	31,945
Male	13,607	47.1%	15,171	15,274	-1,667	-10.9%
Female	13,666	47.3%	14,697	14,966	-1,300	-8.7%
Information Not Available	1,635	5.7%	1,739	1,705	-70	-4.1%

Ethnicity	28,908		31,607	31,945
Hispanic or Latino	32	0.1%	109	55	-23	-41.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,241	94.2%	29,759	30,185	-2,944	-9.8%
Information Not Available	1,635	5.7%	1,739	1,705	-70	-4.1%

Race	28,908		31,607	31,945
American Indian or Alaskan Native	122	0.4%	145	152	-30	-19.7%
Asian	443	1.5%	473	526	-83	-15.8%
Black or African American	15,983	55.3%	17,489	17,754	-1,771	-10.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	10,725	37.1%	11,761	11,808	-1,083	-9.2%
Information Not Available	1,635	5.7%	1,739	1,705	-70	-4.1%

Years of Age	28,908		31,607	31,945
Younger than 22	395	1.1%	450	492	-97	-19.7%
22-24	1,015	2.7%	1,166	1,246	-231	-18.5%
25-34	6,749	18.0%	7,728	7,769	-1,020	-13.1%
35-44	7,051	18.8%	7,603	7,819	-768	-9.8%
45-54	6,953	18.6%	7,327	7,793	-840	-10.8%
55-59	3,226	8.6%	3,438	3,377	-151	-4.5%
60-64	2,202	5.9%	2,460	2,189	13	0.6%
65 and older	1,317	3.5%	1,435	1,260	57	4.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	28,908		31,607	31,945
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	416	1.4%	529	531	-115	-21.7%
Mining	23	0.1%	16	16	7	43.8%
Utilities	31	0.1%	32	28	3	10.7%
Construction	1,302	4.4%	1,652	1,445	-143	-9.9%
Manufacturing	1,723	5.9%	2,139	2,017	-294	-14.6%
Wholesale Trade	1,101	3.8%	1,141	1,284	-183	-14.3%
Retail Trade	1,965	6.7%	2,044	2,164	-199	-9.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	607	2.1%	670	627	-20	-3.2%
Information	501	1.7%	488	587	-86	-14.7%
Finance and Insurance	806	2.7%	842	835	-29	-3.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	367	1.3%	389	374	-7	-1.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,313	18.1%	5,795	5,823	-510	-8.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.1%	40	36	-7	-19.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	58	0.2%	75	99	-41	-41.4%
Educational Services	452	1.5%	503	643	-191	-29.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,209	4.1%	1,260	1,476	-267	-18.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,180	4.0%	1,418	1,208	-28	-2.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	189	0.6%	203	214	-25	-11.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	250	0.9%	244	256	-6	-2.3%
Public Administration	269	0.9%	265	331	-62	-18.7%
Information Not Available	11,117	37.9%	11,862	11,951	-834	-7.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Hawaii
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,663		7,620	7,701
Male	5,636	73.5%	5,474	5,727	-91	-1.6%
Female	2,027	26.5%	2,145	1,973	54	2.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	1	1	-1	-100.0%

Ethnicity	7,663		7,620	7,701
Hispanic or Latino	557	7.3%	550	532	25	4.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,221	68.1%	5,137	5,126	95	1.9%
Information Not Available	1,885	24.6%	1,933	2,043	-158	-7.7%

Race	7,663		7,620	7,701
American Indian or Alaskan Native	48	0.6%	43	61	-13	-21.3%
Asian	2,519	32.9%	2,418	2,456	63	2.6%
Black or African American	117	1.5%	116	126	-9	-7.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2,442	31.9%	2,460	2,389	53	2.2%
White	1,541	20.1%	1,619	1,654	-113	-6.8%
Information Not Available	996	13.0%	964	1,015	-19	-1.9%

Years of Age	7,663		7,620	7,701
Younger than 22	90	1.1%	75	93	-3	-3.2%
22-24	294	3.4%	259	309	-15	-4.9%
25-34	1,780	20.8%	1,737	1,774	6	0.3%
35-44	1,797	21.0%	1,821	1,740	57	3.3%
45-54	1,767	20.6%	1,725	1,812	-45	-2.5%
55-59	794	9.3%	862	842	-48	-5.7%
60-64	647	7.6%	652	665	-18	-2.7%
65 and older	494	5.8%	489	466	28	6.0%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,663		7,620	7,701
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	69	0.9%	47	263	-194	-73.8%
Mining	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%
Utilities	13	0.2%	12	18	-5	-27.8%
Construction	3,177	41.1%	3,035	3,142	35	1.1%
Manufacturing	222	2.9%	193	202	20	9.9%
Wholesale Trade	118	1.5%	124	134	-16	-11.9%
Retail Trade	317	4.1%	286	318	-1	-0.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	321	4.2%	363	234	87	37.2%
Information	124	1.6%	167	121	3	2.5%
Finance and Insurance	53	0.7%	60	63	-10	-15.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	87	1.1%	80	109	-22	-20.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	179	2.3%	202	179	0	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.6%	41	54	-6	-11.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	964	12.5%	922	859	105	12.2%
Educational Services	48	0.6%	50	47	1	2.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	283	3.7%	297	306	-23	-7.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	73	0.9%	74	88	-15	-17.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	558	7.2%	531	493	65	13.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	140	1.8%	144	125	15	12.0%
Public Administration	75	1.0%	95	94	-19	-20.2%
Information Not Available	793	10.3%	896	852	-59	-6.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Iowa
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	30,802		30,013	33,054
Male	23,984	77.9%	23,056	25,331	-1,347	-5.3%
Female	6,572	21.3%	6,712	7,417	-845	-11.4%
Information Not Available	246	0.8%	245	306	-60	-19.6%

Ethnicity	30,802		30,013	33,054
Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Information Not Available	30,802	100.0%	30,013	33,054	-2,252	-6.8%

Race	30,802		30,013	33,054
American Indian or Alaskan Native	347	1.1%	351	100	247	247.0%
Asian	254	0.8%	261	66	188	284.8%
Black or African American	1,469	4.8%	1,401	394	1,075	272.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	20,245	65.7%	19,396	3,555	16,690	469.5%
Information Not Available	8,487	27.6%	8,604	28,939	-20,452	-70.7%

Years of Age	30,802		30,013	33,054
Younger than 22	666	1.4%	637	711	-45	-6.3%
22-24	1,558	3.2%	1,518	1,732	-174	-10.0%
25-34	6,999	14.5%	6,926	7,774	-775	-10.0%
35-44	6,763	14.0%	6,653	7,156	-393	-5.5%
45-54	6,293	13.1%	6,154	6,971	-678	-9.7%
55-59	3,511	7.3%	3,402	3,695	-184	-5.0%
60-64	2,887	6.0%	2,708	2,947	-60	-2.0%
65 and older	2,115	4.4%	2,004	2,066	49	2.4%
Information Not Available	10	0.0%	11	2	8	400.0%

Industry	30,802		30,013	33,054
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	263	0.8%	259	300	-37	-12.3%
Mining	687	2.2%	769	749	-62	-8.3%
Utilities	38	0.1%	36	34	4	11.8%
Construction	13,218	42.5%	12,449	13,020	198	1.5%
Manufacturing	3,664	11.8%	3,830	4,797	-1,133	-23.6%
Wholesale Trade	958	3.1%	938	942	16	1.7%
Retail Trade	1,582	5.1%	1,466	1,774	-192	-10.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,004	3.2%	968	1,088	-84	-7.7%
Information	283	0.9%	329	456	-173	-37.9%
Finance and Insurance	582	1.9%	519	695	-113	-16.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	269	0.9%	246	279	-10	-3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	732	2.4%	672	736	-4	-0.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	70	0.2%	60	53	17	32.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,373	10.9%	3,229	3,768	-395	-10.5%
Educational Services	257	0.8%	266	302	-45	-14.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,186	3.8%	1,184	1,259	-73	-5.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	551	1.8%	550	526	25	4.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	871	2.8%	1,037	967	-96	-9.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	463	1.5%	448	514	-51	-9.9%
Public Administration	533	1.7%	553	542	-9	-1.7%
Information Not Available	218	0.7%	205	253	-35	-13.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Idaho
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,521		12,141	12,898
Male	7,675	72.9%	8,921	9,512	-1,837	-19.3%
Female	2,841	27.0%	3,213	3,386	-545	-16.1%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	7	0	5	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,521		12,141	12,898
Hispanic or Latino	1,667	15.8%	2,111	2,211	-544	-24.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,216	68.6%	8,176	8,731	-1,515	-17.4%
Information Not Available	1,638	15.6%	1,854	1,956	-318	-16.3%

Race	10,521		12,141	12,898
American Indian or Alaskan Native	708	4.1%	803	772	-64	-8.3%
Asian	143	0.8%	153	179	-36	-20.1%
Black or African American	238	1.4%	256	216	22	10.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	126	0.7%	144	100	26	26.0%
White	11,372	65.4%	13,173	19,173	-7,801	-40.7%
Information Not Available	4,804	27.6%	5,785	5,278	-474	-9.0%

Years of Age	10,521		12,141	12,898
Younger than 22	341	1.6%	403	443	-102	-23.0%
22-24	526	2.5%	618	679	-153	-22.5%
25-34	2,325	11.1%	2,615	2,842	-517	-18.2%
35-44	2,210	10.5%	2,585	2,885	-675	-23.4%
45-54	2,211	10.5%	2,550	2,867	-656	-22.9%
55-59	1,223	5.8%	1,394	1,585	-362	-22.8%
60-64	906	4.3%	985	963	-57	-5.9%
65 and older	775	3.7%	989	633	142	22.4%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	2	1	3	300.0%

Industry	10,521		12,141	12,898
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	889	7.8%	885	1,137	-248	-21.8%
Mining	101	0.9%	150	116	-15	-12.9%
Utilities	57	0.5%	60	70	-13	-18.6%
Construction	2,457	21.5%	3,000	3,303	-846	-25.6%
Manufacturing	907	7.9%	1,057	1,310	-403	-30.8%
Wholesale Trade	364	3.2%	429	481	-117	-24.3%
Retail Trade	884	7.7%	959	1,120	-236	-21.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	366	3.2%	367	391	-25	-6.4%
Information	102	0.9%	108	127	-25	-19.7%
Finance and Insurance	140	1.2%	173	214	-74	-34.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	116	1.0%	102	107	9	8.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	382	3.3%	428	505	-123	-24.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	11	0.1%	14	15	-4	-26.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,540	13.5%	1,792	1,768	-228	-12.9%
Educational Services	116	1.0%	99	155	-39	-25.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	589	5.2%	674	651	-62	-9.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	248	2.2%	317	296	-48	-16.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	430	3.8%	512	547	-117	-21.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	193	1.7%	217	233	-40	-17.2%
Public Administration	288	2.5%	345	345	-57	-16.5%
Information Not Available	341	3.0%	453	7	334	4771.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Illinois
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	142,201		153,234	151,764
Male	97,883	68.8%	105,576	103,628	-5,745	-5.5%
Female	43,334	30.5%	46,639	47,170	-3,836	-8.1%
Information Not Available	984	0.7%	1,019	966	18	1.9%

Ethnicity	142,201		153,234	151,764
Hispanic or Latino	32,531	22.9%	35,168	32,060	471	1.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	94,975	66.8%	101,892	103,481	-8,506	-8.2%
Information Not Available	14,695	10.3%	16,174	16,223	-1,528	-9.4%

Race	142,201		153,234	151,764
American Indian or Alaskan Native	966	0.7%	979	926	40	4.3%
Asian	2,445	1.7%	2,781	2,908	-463	-15.9%
Black or African American	27,546	19.4%	28,531	29,802	-2,256	-7.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	323	0.2%	359	340	-17	-5.0%
White	89,890	63.2%	97,409	96,241	-6,351	-6.6%
Information Not Available	21,031	14.8%	23,175	21,547	-516	-2.4%

Years of Age	142,201		153,234	151,764
Younger than 22	1,594	0.7%	1,656	1,738	-144	-8.3%
22-24	4,984	2.3%	5,120	5,554	-570	-10.3%
25-34	30,855	14.0%	32,346	34,323	-3,468	-10.1%
35-44	33,752	15.3%	36,334	35,365	-1,613	-4.6%
45-54	35,428	16.1%	38,700	38,531	-3,103	-8.1%
55-59	17,574	8.0%	19,005	18,257	-683	-3.7%
60-64	11,929	5.4%	13,401	12,346	-417	-3.4%
65 and older	6,085	2.8%	6,672	5,650	435	7.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	142,201		153,234	151,764
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,167	0.8%	1,100	1,164	3	0.3%
Mining	592	0.4%	686	637	-45	-7.1%
Utilities	236	0.2%	198	205	31	15.1%
Construction	35,271	24.6%	37,696	32,520	2,751	8.5%
Manufacturing	10,706	7.5%	12,186	18,639	-7,933	-42.6%
Wholesale Trade	5,408	3.8%	5,699	5,823	-415	-7.1%
Retail Trade	8,896	6.2%	8,741	9,422	-526	-5.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,246	4.4%	7,094	6,554	-308	-4.7%
Information	2,053	1.4%	2,031	2,010	43	2.1%
Finance and Insurance	4,070	2.8%	4,006	3,702	368	9.9%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,751	1.2%	1,806	1,747	4	0.2%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	7,463	5.2%	8,133	8,116	-653	-8.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,076	0.8%	1,108	982	94	9.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	25,002	17.4%	28,019	26,244	-1,242	-4.7%
Educational Services	2,258	1.6%	2,821	2,655	-397	-15.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	6,451	4.5%	7,032	6,931	-480	-6.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,352	2.3%	3,671	3,388	-36	-1.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,892	4.8%	7,896	6,892	0	0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,862	2.0%	2,879	3,014	-152	-5.0%
Public Administration	2,277	1.6%	2,098	2,350	-73	-3.1%
Information Not Available	8,172	5.7%	8,334	8,769	-597	-6.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Indiana
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,144		22,879	31,821
Male	17,268	71.5%	16,282	22,671	-5,403	-23.8%
Female	6,770	28.0%	6,513	9,044	-2,274	-25.1%
Information Not Available	106	0.4%	84	106	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,144		22,879	31,821
Hispanic or Latino	1,576	6.5%	1,420	1,908	-332	-17.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,327	75.9%	17,460	24,287	-5,960	-24.5%
Information Not Available	4,241	17.6%	3,999	5,626	-1,385	-24.6%

Race	24,144		22,879	31,821
American Indian or Alaskan Native	120	0.5%	99	144	-24	-16.7%
Asian	145	0.6%	128	193	-48	-24.9%
Black or African American	3,049	12.6%	2,678	4,138	-1,089	-26.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	37	0.2%	21	35	2	5.7%
White	18,847	78.1%	18,151	25,062	-6,215	-24.8%
Information Not Available	1,946	8.1%	1,802	2,249	-303	-13.5%

Years of Age	24,144		22,879	31,821
Younger than 22	341	0.8%	326	510	-169	-33.1%
22-24	787	1.9%	764	1,166	-379	-32.5%
25-34	4,887	11.9%	4,627	6,830	-1,943	-28.4%
35-44	5,889	14.3%	5,698	7,822	-1,933	-24.7%
45-54	6,404	15.6%	6,028	8,247	-1,843	-22.3%
55-59	3,068	7.5%	2,821	3,867	-799	-20.7%
60-64	1,861	4.5%	1,807	2,261	-400	-17.7%
65 and older	907	2.2%	808	1,118	-211	-18.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	24,144		22,879	31,821
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	109	0.4%	97	138	-29	-21.0%
Mining	115	0.5%	123	172	-57	-33.1%
Utilities	22	0.1%	25	26	-4	-15.4%
Construction	8,431	34.8%	7,885	9,505	-1,074	-11.3%
Manufacturing	3,073	12.7%	3,061	4,036	-963	-23.9%
Wholesale Trade	627	2.6%	632	913	-286	-31.3%
Retail Trade	1,369	5.6%	1,361	1,885	-516	-27.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,332	5.5%	1,188	1,780	-448	-25.2%
Information	243	1.0%	256	389	-146	-37.5%
Finance and Insurance	469	1.9%	437	661	-192	-29.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	291	1.2%	275	345	-54	-15.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	760	3.1%	738	1,118	-358	-32.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	169	0.7%	139	181	-12	-6.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,483	10.2%	2,274	3,801	-1,318	-34.7%
Educational Services	271	1.1%	277	486	-215	-44.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,113	4.6%	1,082	1,530	-417	-27.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	310	1.3%	327	495	-185	-37.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	540	2.2%	471	817	-277	-33.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	471	1.9%	459	666	-195	-29.3%
Public Administration	186	0.8%	176	216	-30	-13.9%
Information Not Available	1,760	7.3%	1,596	2,661	-901	-33.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kansas
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	13,001		15,529	14,339
Male	8,685	66.8%	10,689	9,426	-741	-7.9%
Female	4,316	33.2%	4,840	4,913	-597	-12.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	13,001		15,529	14,339
Hispanic or Latino	1,471	11.3%	1,685	1,522	-51	-3.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,558	50.4%	8,434	6,643	-85	-1.3%
Information Not Available	4,972	38.2%	5,410	6,174	-1,202	-19.5%

Race	13,001		15,529	14,339
American Indian or Alaskan Native	172	1.3%	196	210	-38	-18.1%
Asian	149	1.1%	133	242	-93	-38.4%
Black or African American	2,442	18.8%	2,964	2,548	-106	-4.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	33	0.3%	35	34	-1	-2.9%
White	9,066	69.7%	10,961	10,134	-1,068	-10.5%
Information Not Available	1,139	8.8%	1,240	1,171	-32	-2.7%

Years of Age	13,001		15,529	14,339
Younger than 22	192	0.9%	195	210	-18	-8.6%
22-24	519	2.5%	582	594	-75	-12.6%
25-34	3,001	14.2%	3,457	3,267	-266	-8.1%
35-44	3,073	14.6%	3,694	3,302	-229	-6.9%
45-54	2,968	14.1%	3,619	3,363	-395	-11.7%
55-59	1,621	7.7%	1,918	1,677	-56	-3.3%
60-64	1,002	4.8%	1,281	1,187	-185	-15.6%
65 and older	625	3.0%	783	739	-114	-15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	13,001		15,529	14,339
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	52	0.4%	55	61	-9	-14.8%
Mining	136	1.0%	189	122	14	11.5%
Utilities	69	0.5%	75	15	54	360.0%
Construction	3,611	27.7%	4,147	3,457	154	4.5%
Manufacturing	1,176	9.0%	2,510	1,821	-645	-35.4%
Wholesale Trade	447	3.4%	418	533	-86	-16.1%
Retail Trade	873	6.7%	836	958	-85	-8.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	506	3.9%	586	560	-54	-9.6%
Information	198	1.5%	186	276	-78	-28.3%
Finance and Insurance	307	2.4%	299	352	-45	-12.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	213	1.6%	250	214	-1	-0.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	651	5.0%	699	715	-64	-9.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	50	0.4%	54	78	-28	-35.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,786	13.7%	2,103	2,108	-322	-15.3%
Educational Services	156	1.2%	170	193	-37	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,004	7.7%	997	1,080	-76	-7.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	105	0.8%	110	117	-12	-10.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	459	3.5%	579	514	-55	-10.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	218	1.7%	224	227	-9	-4.0%
Public Administration	240	1.8%	260	288	-48	-16.7%
Information Not Available	744	5.7%	782	650	94	14.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Kentucky
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	24,267		25,180	23,850
Male	16,016	66.0%	17,146	16,079	-63	-0.4%
Female	8,251	34.0%	8,034	7,771	480	6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	24,267		25,180	23,850
Hispanic or Latino	45	0.2%	34	0	45	0.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	614	2.5%	687	19	595	3131.6%
Information Not Available	23,608	97.3%	24,459	23,831	-223	-0.9%

Race	24,267		25,180	23,850
American Indian or Alaskan Native	165	0.7%	171	90	75	83.3%
Asian	111	0.5%	124	100	11	11.0%
Black or African American	2,937	12.1%	3,002	3,014	-77	-2.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	0.1%	17	0	13	0.0%
White	20,698	85.3%	21,538	20,646	52	0.3%
Information Not Available	343	1.4%	328	0	343	0.0%

Years of Age	24,267		25,180	23,850
Younger than 22	383	0.9%	307	284	99	34.9%
22-24	814	1.9%	1,028	867	-53	-6.1%
25-34	4,713	11.1%	5,275	4,886	-173	-3.5%
35-44	6,026	14.1%	6,081	5,739	287	5.0%
45-54	5,719	13.4%	6,064	5,810	-91	-1.6%
55-59	2,724	6.4%	3,092	2,748	-24	-0.9%
60-64	2,363	5.5%	2,064	2,118	245	11.6%
65 and older	1,513	3.6%	1,245	1,398	115	8.2%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	24	0	12	0.0%

Industry	24,267		25,180	23,850
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	76	0.3%	135	57	19	33.3%
Mining	298	1.2%	286	190	108	56.8%
Utilities	36	0.1%	43	19	17	89.5%
Construction	6,208	25.5%	6,699	5,431	777	14.3%
Manufacturing	3,298	13.5%	3,983	3,881	-583	-15.0%
Wholesale Trade	770	3.2%	832	1,005	-235	-23.4%
Retail Trade	1,486	6.1%	1,437	1,919	-433	-22.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	801	3.3%	904	1,061	-260	-24.5%
Information	423	1.7%	418	280	143	51.1%
Finance and Insurance	583	2.4%	542	545	38	7.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	267	1.1%	298	303	-36	-11.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	917	3.8%	1,130	1,014	-97	-9.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	178	0.7%	188	104	74	71.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,084	12.7%	2,686	3,023	61	2.0%
Educational Services	387	1.6%	409	299	88	29.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,655	6.8%	1,377	1,303	352	27.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	441	1.8%	414	692	-251	-36.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,170	4.8%	1,070	900	270	30.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	498	2.0%	461	564	-66	-11.7%
Public Administration	316	1.3%	337	313	3	1.0%
Information Not Available	1,375	5.6%	1,531	947	428	45.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Louisiana
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	17,467		19,046	20,199
Male	8,505	48.7%	9,235	11,254	-2,749	-24.4%
Female	8,928	51.1%	9,755	8,935	-7	-0.1%
Information Not Available	34	0.2%	56	10	24	240.0%

Ethnicity	17,467		19,046	20,199
Hispanic or Latino	647	3.7%	780	922	-275	-29.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,445	94.1%	17,877	18,996	-2,551	-13.4%
Information Not Available	375	2.1%	389	281	94	33.5%

Race	17,467		19,046	20,199
American Indian or Alaskan Native	79	0.5%	99	135	-56	-41.5%
Asian	109	0.6%	113	231	-122	-52.8%
Black or African American	8,569	49.1%	9,305	9,933	-1,364	-13.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	419	2.4%	474	23	396	1721.7%
White	6,996	40.1%	7,641	8,614	-1,618	-18.8%
Information Not Available	1,295	7.4%	1,414	1,263	32	2.5%

Years of Age	17,467		19,046	20,199
Younger than 22	293	1.3%	328	392	-99	-25.3%
22-24	642	2.8%	781	790	-148	-18.7%
25-34	4,056	17.6%	4,552	4,912	-856	-17.4%
35-44	4,174	18.1%	4,651	4,753	-579	-12.2%
45-54	3,982	17.3%	4,225	4,644	-662	-14.3%
55-59	2,013	8.7%	2,086	2,264	-251	-11.1%
60-64	1,408	6.1%	1,502	1,521	-113	-7.4%
65 and older	899	3.9%	921	923	-24	-2.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	17,467		19,046	20,199
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	352	2.0%	336	387	-35	-9.0%
Mining	293	1.6%	295	581	-288	-49.6%
Utilities	49	0.3%	38	54	-5	-9.3%
Construction	3,296	18.5%	3,879	3,352	-56	-1.7%
Manufacturing	1,320	7.4%	1,364	1,824	-504	-27.6%
Wholesale Trade	445	2.5%	466	651	-206	-31.6%
Retail Trade	1,405	7.9%	1,383	1,402	3	0.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	672	3.8%	652	907	-235	-25.9%
Information	189	1.1%	213	249	-60	-24.1%
Finance and Insurance	405	2.3%	390	389	16	4.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	243	1.4%	261	385	-142	-36.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	640	3.6%	677	854	-214	-25.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	72	0.4%	69	79	-7	-8.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,504	8.4%	1,589	1,728	-224	-13.0%
Educational Services	275	1.5%	361	334	-59	-17.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,609	9.0%	1,695	2,043	-434	-21.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	232	1.3%	232	284	-52	-18.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,220	6.8%	1,364	1,605	-385	-24.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	437	2.5%	438	505	-68	-13.5%
Public Administration	259	1.5%	281	332	-73	-22.0%
Information Not Available	2,550	14.3%	3,063	2,254	296	13.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Massachusetts
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	79,732		77,175	82,931
Male	53,870	67.6%	51,069	56,560	-2,690	-4.8%
Female	25,858	32.4%	26,103	26,367	-509	-1.9%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	3	4	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	79,732		77,175	82,931
Hispanic or Latino	10,829	13.6%	10,516	10,909	-80	-0.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,248	80.6%	62,156	67,248	-3,000	-4.5%
Information Not Available	4,655	5.8%	4,503	4,774	-119	-2.5%

Race	79,732		77,175	82,931
American Indian or Alaskan Native	442	0.6%	396	431	11	2.6%
Asian	2,062	2.6%	2,241	2,279	-217	-9.5%
Black or African American	6,279	7.9%	6,276	6,420	-141	-2.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	178	0.2%	161	184	-6	-3.3%
White	59,138	74.2%	56,784	61,934	-2,796	-4.5%
Information Not Available	11,633	14.6%	11,317	11,683	-50	-0.4%

Years of Age	79,732		77,175	82,931
Younger than 22	1,610	1.2%	1,570	1,738	-128	-7.4%
22-24	3,442	2.6%	3,348	3,848	-406	-10.6%
25-34	18,321	13.9%	17,757	19,014	-693	-3.6%
35-44	16,849	12.7%	16,423	17,707	-858	-4.8%
45-54	18,428	13.9%	17,738	19,728	-1,300	-6.6%
55-59	9,054	6.8%	8,748	9,251	-197	-2.1%
60-64	6,691	5.1%	6,395	6,509	182	2.8%
65 and older	5,337	4.0%	5,196	5,136	201	3.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	79,732		77,175	82,931
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,080	1.3%	1,044	1,081	-1	-0.1%
Mining	246	0.3%	223	238	8	3.4%
Utilities	189	0.2%	211	213	-24	-11.3%
Construction	16,665	20.6%	15,608	17,819	-1,154	-6.5%
Manufacturing	4,958	6.1%	4,647	5,715	-757	-13.2%
Wholesale Trade	3,038	3.8%	2,878	2,879	159	5.5%
Retail Trade	5,929	7.3%	5,521	5,929	0	0.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,193	2.7%	2,093	2,436	-243	-10.0%
Information	1,429	1.8%	1,384	1,445	-16	-1.1%
Finance and Insurance	2,337	2.9%	2,218	2,100	237	11.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,236	1.5%	1,168	1,355	-119	-8.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,845	7.2%	5,620	6,043	-198	-3.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	341	0.4%	319	354	-13	-3.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	11,922	14.8%	10,981	12,327	-405	-3.3%
Educational Services	1,143	1.4%	1,320	1,177	-34	-2.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	5,367	6.6%	5,274	5,348	19	0.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	2,787	3.4%	2,711	2,932	-145	-4.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	6,092	7.5%	6,768	6,348	-256	-4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,673	4.5%	3,520	3,515	158	4.5%
Public Administration	1,264	1.6%	1,415	1,668	-404	-24.2%
Information Not Available	1,998	2.5%	2,252	2,009	-11	-0.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maryland
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	38,298		39,613	42,479
Male	18,686	48.8%	19,778	20,553	-1,867	-9.1%
Female	12,218	31.9%	12,935	13,628	-1,410	-10.3%
Information Not Available	7,394	19.3%	6,900	8,298	-904	-10.9%

Ethnicity	38,298		39,613	42,479
Hispanic or Latino	2,319	6.1%	2,619	2,386	-67	-2.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,685	72.3%	29,172	30,994	-3,309	-10.7%
Information Not Available	8,294	21.7%	7,822	9,099	-805	-8.8%

Race	38,298		39,613	42,479
American Indian or Alaskan Native	125	0.3%	133	110	15	13.6%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	12,474	32.6%	13,195	13,813	-1,339	-9.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.2%	57	51	10	19.6%
White	15,025	39.2%	15,787	17,020	-1,995	-11.7%
Information Not Available	10,613	27.7%	10,441	11,485	-872	-7.6%

Years of Age	38,298		39,613	42,479
Younger than 22	393	0.8%	396	541	-148	-27.4%
22-24	1,146	2.3%	1,188	1,382	-236	-17.1%
25-34	7,381	14.6%	7,722	8,107	-726	-9.0%
35-44	6,528	12.9%	6,949	6,984	-456	-6.5%
45-54	6,712	13.3%	7,092	7,667	-955	-12.5%
55-59	3,680	7.3%	3,951	4,024	-344	-8.5%
60-64	2,700	5.3%	2,854	2,918	-218	-7.5%
65 and older	2,364	4.7%	2,561	2,558	-194	-7.6%
Information Not Available	7,394	14.6%	6,900	8,298	-904	-10.9%

Industry	38,298		39,613	42,479
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	146	0.4%	190	152	-6	-3.9%
Mining	34	0.1%	50	39	-5	-12.8%
Utilities	36	0.1%	46	44	-8	-18.2%
Construction	5,719	14.9%	6,176	6,132	-413	-6.7%
Manufacturing	323	0.8%	302	360	-37	-10.3%
Wholesale Trade	1,006	2.6%	953	1,166	-160	-13.7%
Retail Trade	1,093	2.8%	1,019	1,289	-196	-15.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	719	1.9%	718	934	-215	-23.0%
Information	388	1.0%	414	467	-79	-16.9%
Finance and Insurance	869	2.3%	827	900	-31	-3.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	831	2.2%	884	707	124	17.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,324	6.0%	2,341	2,328	-4	-0.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	81	0.2%	71	154	-73	-47.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,735	12.3%	4,975	5,287	-552	-10.4%
Educational Services	766	2.0%	828	804	-38	-4.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,304	6.0%	2,318	2,529	-225	-8.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	836	2.2%	898	970	-134	-13.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,752	7.2%	3,628	3,018	-266	-8.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	747	1.9%	754	846	-99	-11.7%
Public Administration	714	1.9%	759	834	-120	-14.4%
Information Not Available	11,875	30.9%	11,462	13,519	-1,644	-12.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Maine
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	8,560		8,607	9,636
Male	5,398	63.1%	5,263	6,490	-1,092	-16.8%
Female	2,798	32.7%	2,949	3,146	-348	-11.1%
Information Not Available	364	4.3%	395	0	364	0.0%

Ethnicity	8,560		8,607	9,636
Hispanic or Latino	191	2.2%	187	231	-40	-17.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,014	93.6%	7,977	8,334	-320	-3.8%
Information Not Available	355	4.1%	443	1,071	-716	-66.9%

Race	8,560		8,607	9,636
American Indian or Alaskan Native	142	1.7%	120	101	41	40.6%
Asian	62	0.7%	59	74	-12	-16.2%
Black or African American	174	2.0%	158	129	45	34.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	18	0.2%	17	0	18	0.0%
White	7,976	93.2%	8,017	8,837	-861	-9.7%
Information Not Available	188	2.2%	236	495	-307	-62.0%

Years of Age	8,560		8,607	9,636
Younger than 22	123	0.8%	109	196	-73	-37.2%
22-24	329	2.1%	315	399	-70	-17.5%
25-34	1,824	11.6%	1,760	2,157	-333	-15.4%
35-44	1,700	10.9%	1,768	1,919	-219	-11.4%
45-54	1,845	11.8%	1,886	2,088	-243	-11.6%
55-59	1,116	7.1%	1,134	1,157	-41	-3.5%
60-64	873	5.6%	919	946	-73	-7.7%
65 and older	750	4.8%	716	774	-24	-3.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	8,560		8,607	9,636
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	176	2.0%	175	185	-9	-4.9%
Mining	11	0.1%	10	20	-9	-45.0%
Utilities	8	0.1%	12	11	-3	-27.3%
Construction	1,799	20.6%	1,684	2,013	-214	-10.6%
Manufacturing	839	9.6%	1,043	956	-117	-12.2%
Wholesale Trade	348	4.0%	268	304	44	14.5%
Retail Trade	613	7.0%	570	700	-87	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	211	2.4%	231	221	-10	-4.5%
Information	46	0.5%	37	60	-14	-23.3%
Finance and Insurance	108	1.2%	115	99	9	9.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	45	0.5%	59	87	-42	-48.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	270	3.1%	235	237	33	13.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	15	0.2%	15	18	-3	-16.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	812	9.3%	773	924	-112	-12.1%
Educational Services	121	1.4%	135	85	36	42.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	482	5.5%	444	375	107	28.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	161	1.8%	206	192	-31	-16.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,236	14.1%	1,335	1,180	56	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	157	1.8%	166	178	-21	-11.8%
Public Administration	150	1.7%	161	141	9	6.4%
Information Not Available	952	10.9%	933	1,650	-698	-42.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Michigan
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	95,613		99,914	97,250
Male	66,410	69.5%	68,569	67,642	-1,232	-1.8%
Female	26,651	27.9%	28,374	27,465	-814	-3.0%
Information Not Available	2,552	2.7%	2,971	2,143	409	19.1%

Ethnicity	95,613		99,914	97,250
Hispanic or Latino	8,156	8.5%	8,192	8,176	-20	-0.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	72,922	76.3%	76,827	74,321	-1,399	-1.9%
Information Not Available	14,535	15.2%	14,895	14,753	-218	-1.5%

Race	95,613		99,914	97,250
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,200	1.3%	1,129	1,167	33	2.8%
Asian	606	0.6%	764	620	-14	-2.3%
Black or African American	10,964	11.5%	12,017	12,042	-1,078	-9.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	0.1%	63	82	-21	-25.6%
White	60,384	63.2%	63,292	61,673	-1,289	-2.1%
Information Not Available	22,398	23.4%	22,649	21,666	732	3.4%

Years of Age	95,613		99,914	97,250
Younger than 22	2,596	1.7%	2,765	2,647	-51	-1.9%
22-24	4,764	3.2%	5,120	5,198	-434	-8.3%
25-34	21,305	14.3%	23,128	22,758	-1,453	-6.4%
35-44	21,267	14.3%	22,247	20,997	270	1.3%
45-54	22,890	15.4%	24,200	23,591	-701	-3.0%
55-59	11,537	7.8%	11,344	11,283	254	2.3%
60-64	7,175	4.8%	7,166	6,853	322	4.7%
65 and older	4,067	2.7%	3,942	3,921	146	3.7%
Information Not Available	12	0.0%	2	2	10	500.0%

Industry	95,613		99,914	97,250
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,945	2.0%	2,124	2,117	-172	-8.1%
Mining	860	0.9%	913	744	116	15.6%
Utilities	165	0.2%	152	209	-44	-21.1%
Construction	23,384	24.0%	22,403	22,767	617	2.7%
Manufacturing	9,968	10.2%	11,753	11,450	-1,482	-12.9%
Wholesale Trade	6,658	6.8%	5,428	3,712	2,946	79.4%
Retail Trade	5,625	5.8%	5,640	5,416	209	3.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,595	2.7%	3,057	3,179	-584	-18.4%
Information	1,056	1.1%	932	879	177	20.1%
Finance and Insurance	1,426	1.5%	1,446	1,326	100	7.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,037	1.1%	1,067	1,066	-29	-2.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	4,159	4.3%	5,010	4,542	-383	-8.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,641	1.7%	3,298	2,271	-630	-27.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	12,814	13.1%	13,759	13,933	-1,119	-8.0%
Educational Services	665	0.7%	829	722	-57	-7.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,354	4.5%	4,302	4,249	105	2.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	3,555	3.6%	3,693	3,748	-193	-5.1%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,017	4.1%	4,202	4,129	-112	-2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,265	2.3%	2,207	2,386	-121	-5.1%
Public Administration	1,609	1.6%	1,797	1,795	-186	-10.4%
Information Not Available	5,815	6.0%	5,902	6,610	-795	-12.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Minnesota
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	62,360		62,751	64,523
Male	49,068	78.7%	49,021	50,623	-1,555	-3.1%
Female	13,287	21.3%	13,719	13,898	-611	-4.4%
Information Not Available	5	0.0%	11	2	3	150.0%

Ethnicity	62,360		62,751	64,523
Hispanic or Latino	2,931	4.7%	2,963	2,875	56	1.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	53,351	85.6%	53,640	55,404	-2,053	-3.7%
Information Not Available	6,078	9.7%	6,148	6,244	-166	-2.7%

Race	62,360		62,751	64,523
American Indian or Alaskan Native	768	1.2%	745	764	4	0.5%
Asian	957	1.5%	980	1,087	-130	-12.0%
Black or African American	2,993	4.8%	2,991	3,224	-231	-7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	108	0.2%	96	101	7	6.9%
White	52,413	84.0%	52,766	54,280	-1,867	-3.4%
Information Not Available	5,121	8.2%	5,173	5,067	54	1.1%

Years of Age	62,360		62,751	64,523
Younger than 22	1,197	1.1%	1,276	1,268	-71	-5.6%
22-24	3,043	2.8%	3,120	3,216	-173	-5.4%
25-34	15,223	13.9%	15,276	15,935	-712	-4.5%
35-44	13,796	12.6%	13,816	13,931	-135	-1.0%
45-54	12,628	11.6%	12,735	13,713	-1,085	-7.9%
55-59	7,641	7.0%	7,546	7,934	-293	-3.7%
60-64	5,523	5.1%	5,586	5,403	120	2.2%
65 and older	3,302	3.0%	3,389	3,110	192	6.2%
Information Not Available	7	0.0%	7	13	-6	-46.2%

Industry	62,360		62,751	64,523
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,025	1.6%	1,012	974	51	5.2%
Mining	541	0.9%	639	722	-181	-25.1%
Utilities	197	0.3%	192	266	-69	-25.9%
Construction	25,153	39.7%	24,572	24,948	205	0.8%
Manufacturing	6,378	10.1%	6,632	7,209	-831	-11.5%
Wholesale Trade	2,081	3.3%	2,080	2,234	-153	-6.8%
Retail Trade	2,977	4.7%	3,042	3,211	-234	-7.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,700	2.7%	1,695	1,822	-122	-6.7%
Information	676	1.1%	663	657	19	2.9%
Finance and Insurance	931	1.5%	911	932	-1	-0.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	616	1.0%	603	656	-40	-6.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,633	4.2%	2,669	2,771	-138	-5.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	849	1.3%	799	895	-46	-5.1%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,851	9.2%	5,788	6,096	-245	-4.0%
Educational Services	824	1.3%	941	886	-62	-7.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,474	3.9%	2,544	2,495	-21	-0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,056	1.7%	1,123	1,151	-95	-8.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,052	3.2%	2,271	2,057	-5	-0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,440	2.3%	1,506	1,423	17	1.2%
Public Administration	1,182	1.9%	1,295	1,347	-165	-12.2%
Information Not Available	1,724	2.7%	1,774	1,771	-47	-2.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Missouri
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	33,002		36,984	34,658
Male	20,510	62.1%	23,485	21,456	-946	-4.4%
Female	12,458	37.7%	13,470	13,155	-697	-5.3%
Information Not Available	34	0.1%	29	47	-13	-27.7%

Ethnicity	33,002		36,984	34,658
Hispanic or Latino	1,464	4.4%	1,632	1,490	-26	-1.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,965	78.7%	29,326	27,230	-1,265	-4.6%
Information Not Available	5,573	16.9%	6,026	5,938	-365	-6.1%

Race	33,002		36,984	34,658
American Indian or Alaskan Native	224	0.7%	237	194	30	15.5%
Asian	169	0.5%	210	314	-145	-46.2%
Black or African American	5,461	16.5%	6,097	5,913	-452	-7.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	225	0.7%	283	503	-278	-55.3%
White	23,207	70.3%	26,119	23,973	-766	-3.2%
Information Not Available	3,716	11.3%	4,038	3,761	-45	-1.2%

Years of Age	33,002		36,984	34,658
Younger than 22	482	0.9%	549	529	-47	-8.9%
22-24	1,232	2.3%	1,399	1,392	-160	-11.5%
25-34	7,003	13.1%	7,898	7,631	-628	-8.2%
35-44	7,451	14.0%	8,500	7,822	-371	-4.7%
45-54	7,554	14.2%	8,392	8,106	-552	-6.8%
55-59	4,166	7.8%	4,658	4,131	35	0.8%
60-64	2,839	5.3%	3,121	2,744	95	3.5%
65 and older	2,275	4.3%	2,467	2,303	-28	-1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	33,002		36,984	34,658
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	377	1.1%	418	392	-15	-3.8%
Mining	132	0.4%	205	142	-10	-7.0%
Utilities	32	0.1%	31	47	-15	-31.9%
Construction	7,198	21.6%	8,486	6,124	1,074	17.5%
Manufacturing	2,750	8.2%	3,454	4,181	-1,431	-34.2%
Wholesale Trade	1,178	3.5%	1,201	1,202	-24	-2.0%
Retail Trade	2,758	8.3%	2,843	2,982	-224	-7.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,122	3.4%	1,308	1,278	-156	-12.2%
Information	747	2.2%	821	572	175	30.6%
Finance and Insurance	772	2.3%	783	831	-59	-7.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	533	1.6%	529	606	-73	-12.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,248	3.7%	1,330	1,404	-156	-11.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	190	0.6%	166	162	28	17.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,236	12.7%	4,639	4,458	-222	-5.0%
Educational Services	411	1.2%	472	494	-83	-16.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,601	7.8%	2,590	2,498	103	4.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,523	4.6%	1,571	1,644	-121	-7.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,870	8.6%	3,552	3,072	-202	-6.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	684	2.0%	684	760	-76	-10.0%
Public Administration	344	1.0%	383	389	-45	-11.6%
Information Not Available	1,296	3.9%	1,518	1,420	-124	-8.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Mississippi
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	9,809		10,609	11,355
Male	5,637	57.5%	6,134	6,574	-937	-14.3%
Female	4,159	42.4%	4,457	4,765	-606	-12.7%
Information Not Available	13	0.1%	18	16	-3	-18.8%

Ethnicity	9,809		10,609	11,355
Hispanic or Latino	244	2.5%	254	243	1	0.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,042	92.2%	9,776	10,559	-1,517	-14.4%
Information Not Available	523	5.3%	579	553	-30	-5.4%

Race	9,809		10,609	11,355
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	0.4%	53	48	-11	-22.9%
Asian	74	0.8%	62	159	-85	-53.5%
Black or African American	5,784	59.0%	6,137	6,520	-736	-11.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.2%	24	24	-4	-16.7%
White	3,475	35.4%	3,860	4,303	-828	-19.2%
Information Not Available	419	4.3%	473	301	118	39.2%

Years of Age	9,809		10,609	11,355
Younger than 22	96	0.8%	79	113	-17	-15.0%
22-24	321	2.6%	367	441	-120	-27.2%
25-34	2,271	18.2%	2,454	2,590	-319	-12.3%
35-44	2,336	18.8%	2,575	2,700	-364	-13.5%
45-54	2,169	17.4%	2,424	2,642	-473	-17.9%
55-59	1,155	9.3%	1,171	1,261	-106	-8.4%
60-64	827	6.6%	866	967	-140	-14.5%
65 and older	634	5.1%	673	641	-7	-1.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	9,809		10,609	11,355
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	703	6.7%	768	795	-92	-11.6%
Mining	28	0.3%	30	36	-8	-22.2%
Utilities	21	0.2%	31	12	9	75.0%
Construction	622	5.9%	696	697	-75	-10.8%
Manufacturing	1,123	10.7%	1,184	1,279	-156	-12.2%
Wholesale Trade	238	2.3%	247	239	-1	-0.4%
Retail Trade	769	7.3%	704	995	-226	-22.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	205	2.0%	243	256	-51	-19.9%
Information	63	0.6%	62	181	-118	-65.2%
Finance and Insurance	140	1.3%	122	173	-33	-19.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	94	0.9%	95	109	-15	-13.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	226	2.1%	255	241	-15	-6.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	101	1.0%	98	120	-19	-15.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	875	8.3%	920	1,038	-163	-15.7%
Educational Services	198	1.9%	273	251	-53	-21.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	738	7.0%	809	880	-142	-16.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	93	0.9%	101	79	14	17.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	609	5.8%	733	658	-49	-7.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	159	1.5%	143	173	-14	-8.1%
Public Administration	146	1.4%	138	177	-31	-17.5%
Information Not Available	2,658	25.3%	2,957	2,966	-308	-10.4%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Montana
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	11,074		11,345	10,788
Male	8,395	75.8%	8,571	8,215	180	2.2%
Female	2,669	24.1%	2,764	2,567	102	4.0%
Information Not Available	10	0.1%	10	6	4	66.7%

Ethnicity	11,074		11,345	10,788
Hispanic or Latino	474	4.3%	483	426	48	11.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,076	91.0%	10,321	9,801	275	2.8%
Information Not Available	524	4.7%	541	561	-37	-6.6%

Race	11,074		11,345	10,788
American Indian or Alaskan Native	994	9.0%	1,039	1,196	-202	-16.9%
Asian	33	0.3%	36	39	-6	-15.4%
Black or African American	101	0.9%	105	90	11	12.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	28	0.3%	35	24	4	16.7%
White	9,783	88.3%	9,991	9,300	483	5.2%
Information Not Available	135	1.2%	139	139	-4	-2.9%

Years of Age	11,074		11,345	10,788
Younger than 22	292	1.5%	318	281	11	3.9%
22-24	597	3.0%	595	580	17	2.9%
25-34	2,802	14.1%	2,946	2,902	-100	-3.4%
35-44	2,391	12.0%	2,440	2,310	81	3.5%
45-54	2,206	11.1%	2,186	2,077	129	6.2%
55-59	1,252	6.3%	1,286	1,224	28	2.3%
60-64	944	4.7%	952	885	59	6.7%
65 and older	590	3.0%	622	529	61	11.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	11,074		11,345	10,788
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	272	2.4%	271	263	9	3.4%
Mining	289	2.5%	278	305	-16	-5.2%
Utilities	34	0.3%	32	30	4	13.3%
Construction	3,838	33.8%	3,813	3,346	492	14.7%
Manufacturing	479	4.2%	503	532	-53	-10.0%
Wholesale Trade	203	1.8%	190	204	-1	-0.5%
Retail Trade	773	6.8%	823	826	-53	-6.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	280	2.5%	288	292	-12	-4.1%
Information	70	0.6%	59	67	3	4.5%
Finance and Insurance	86	0.8%	108	130	-44	-33.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	109	1.0%	105	114	-5	-4.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	327	2.9%	326	269	58	21.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	18	0.2%	10	2	16	800.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,157	10.2%	1,226	1,220	-63	-5.2%
Educational Services	150	1.3%	166	146	4	2.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	478	4.2%	444	389	89	22.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	327	2.9%	323	339	-12	-3.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	983	8.7%	1,063	932	51	5.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	204	1.8%	206	244	-40	-16.4%
Public Administration	452	4.0%	479	581	-129	-22.2%
Information Not Available	545	4.8%	632	557	-12	-2.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Carolina
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,575		22,061	25,260
Male	11,278	50.0%	11,405	12,878	-1,600	-12.4%
Female	11,285	50.0%	10,640	12,370	-1,085	-8.8%
Information Not Available	12	0.1%	16	12	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	22,575		22,061	25,260
Hispanic or Latino	1,205	5.3%	1,164	1,230	-25	-2.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,895	92.6%	20,386	23,540	-2,645	-11.2%
Information Not Available	475	2.1%	511	490	-15	-3.1%

Race	22,575		22,061	25,260
American Indian or Alaskan Native	337	1.5%	338	376	-39	-10.4%
Asian	301	1.3%	310	334	-33	-9.9%
Black or African American	9,165	40.6%	8,795	10,352	-1,187	-11.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	136	0.6%	177	53	83	156.6%
White	10,991	48.7%	10,831	12,491	-1,500	-12.0%
Information Not Available	1,645	7.3%	1,610	1,654	-9	-0.5%

Years of Age	22,575		22,061	25,260
Younger than 22	339	1.1%	279	393	-54	-13.7%
22-24	762	2.4%	811	1,056	-294	-27.8%
25-34	5,278	16.5%	5,104	6,093	-815	-13.4%
35-44	5,492	17.2%	5,438	6,086	-594	-9.8%
45-54	5,672	17.7%	5,475	6,381	-709	-11.1%
55-59	2,542	7.9%	2,485	2,738	-196	-7.2%
60-64	1,562	4.9%	1,567	1,599	-37	-2.3%
65 and older	928	2.9%	902	914	14	1.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,575		22,061	25,260
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	133	0.6%	136	133	0	0.0%
Mining	4	0.0%	8	9	-5	-55.6%
Utilities	25	0.1%	24	23	2	8.7%
Construction	1,687	7.4%	1,723	1,956	-269	-13.8%
Manufacturing	2,652	11.7%	2,718	3,043	-391	-12.8%
Wholesale Trade	929	4.1%	889	961	-32	-3.3%
Retail Trade	2,061	9.1%	1,771	2,364	-303	-12.8%
Transporation and Warehousing	568	2.5%	547	650	-82	-12.6%
Information	387	1.7%	416	488	-101	-20.7%
Finance and Insurance	746	3.3%	736	842	-96	-11.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	447	2.0%	410	481	-34	-7.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,239	5.5%	1,331	1,493	-254	-17.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	99	0.4%	114	133	-34	-25.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	4,097	18.0%	3,846	4,684	-587	-12.5%
Educational Services	363	1.6%	394	375	-12	-3.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,757	7.7%	1,724	1,917	-160	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	434	1.9%	417	490	-56	-11.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,086	9.2%	1,973	2,128	-42	-2.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	474	2.1%	463	582	-108	-18.6%
Public Administration	355	1.6%	359	374	-19	-5.1%
Information Not Available	2,032	8.9%	2,062	2,134	-102	-4.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants North Dakota
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,775		7,855	8,775
Male	6,762	87.0%	6,796	7,683	-921	-12.0%
Female	1,012	13.0%	1,058	1,092	-80	-7.3%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	1	0	1	0.0%

Ethnicity	7,775		7,855	8,775
Hispanic or Latino	505	6.5%	542	582	-77	-13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,039	90.5%	7,072	7,980	-941	-11.8%
Information Not Available	231	3.0%	241	213	18	8.5%

Race	7,775		7,855	8,775
American Indian or Alaskan Native	453	5.8%	441	494	-41	-8.3%
Asian	32	0.4%	33	29	3	10.3%
Black or African American	269	3.5%	271	309	-40	-12.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	0.2%	20	18	-3	-16.7%
White	6,270	80.6%	6,307	7,130	-860	-12.1%
Information Not Available	736	9.5%	783	795	-59	-7.4%

Years of Age	7,775		7,855	8,775
Younger than 22	109	0.8%	113	116	-7	-6.0%
22-24	352	2.7%	341	428	-76	-17.8%
25-34	1,953	14.7%	2,013	2,185	-232	-10.6%
35-44	1,615	12.2%	1,611	1,743	-128	-7.3%
45-54	1,505	11.3%	1,537	1,791	-286	-16.0%
55-59	936	7.1%	907	1,054	-118	-11.2%
60-64	783	5.9%	800	839	-56	-6.7%
65 and older	522	3.9%	533	619	-97	-15.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,775		7,855	8,775
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	255	3.2%	263	294	-39	-13.3%
Mining	639	8.0%	599	796	-157	-19.7%
Utilities	19	0.2%	16	12	7	58.3%
Construction	3,741	46.6%	3,591	4,072	-331	-8.1%
Manufacturing	567	7.1%	651	664	-97	-14.6%
Wholesale Trade	290	3.6%	291	377	-87	-23.1%
Retail Trade	271	3.4%	288	305	-34	-11.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	277	3.4%	274	382	-105	-27.5%
Information	56	0.7%	44	35	21	60.0%
Finance and Insurance	48	0.6%	58	55	-7	-12.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	45	0.6%	44	54	-9	-16.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	232	2.9%	248	294	-62	-21.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	12	0.1%	10	21	-9	-42.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	388	4.8%	391	442	-54	-12.2%
Educational Services	18	0.2%	16	7	11	157.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	133	1.7%	139	140	-7	-5.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	29	0.4%	48	39	-10	-25.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	152	1.9%	162	155	-3	-1.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	85	1.1%	88	79	6	7.6%
Public Administration	241	3.0%	251	249	-8	-3.2%
Information Not Available	277	3.4%	383	303	-26	-8.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nebraska
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	7,642		8,520	7,558
Male	5,357	70.1%	5,943	5,223	134	2.6%
Female	1,901	24.9%	2,170	1,862	39	2.1%
Information Not Available	384	5.0%	407	473	-89	-18.8%

Ethnicity	7,642		8,520	7,558
Hispanic or Latino	1,095	14.3%	1,154	902	193	21.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,676	74.3%	6,392	5,536	140	2.5%
Information Not Available	871	11.4%	974	1,120	-249	-22.2%

Race	7,642		8,520	7,558
American Indian or Alaskan Native	118	1.5%	132	120	-2	-1.7%
Asian	122	1.6%	136	214	-92	-43.0%
Black or African American	604	7.9%	725	589	15	2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	0.2%	18	13	6	46.2%
White	5,446	71.3%	6,035	5,172	274	5.3%
Information Not Available	1,333	17.4%	1,474	1,450	-117	-8.1%

Years of Age	7,642		8,520	7,558
Younger than 22	82	0.7%	104	74	8	10.8%
22-24	235	1.9%	275	248	-13	-5.2%
25-34	1,620	13.1%	1,790	1,648	-28	-1.7%
35-44	1,692	13.7%	1,891	1,640	52	3.2%
45-54	1,727	14.0%	1,935	1,733	-6	-0.3%
55-59	1,009	8.2%	1,128	942	67	7.1%
60-64	739	6.0%	794	752	-13	-1.7%
65 and older	538	4.4%	603	521	17	3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	7,642		8,520	7,558
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	74	1.0%	76	77	-3	-3.9%
Mining	168	2.2%	164	184	-16	-8.7%
Utilities	19	0.2%	19	15	4	26.7%
Construction	2,713	35.2%	2,733	2,449	264	10.8%
Manufacturing	723	9.4%	1,192	726	-3	-0.4%
Wholesale Trade	235	3.0%	234	249	-14	-5.6%
Retail Trade	452	5.9%	466	437	15	3.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	210	2.7%	298	222	-12	-5.4%
Information	106	1.4%	112	88	18	20.5%
Finance and Insurance	195	2.5%	186	171	24	14.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	83	1.1%	82	90	-7	-7.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	171	2.2%	174	185	-14	-7.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	28	0.4%	48	41	-13	-31.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	876	11.4%	950	963	-87	-9.0%
Educational Services	79	1.0%	86	75	4	5.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	381	4.9%	411	358	23	6.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	94	1.2%	115	113	-19	-16.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	202	2.6%	249	227	-25	-11.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	99	1.3%	99	94	5	5.3%
Public Administration	202	2.6%	223	244	-42	-17.2%
Information Not Available	532	6.9%	603	550	-18	-3.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Hampshire
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,015		5,091	5,272
Male	3,187	63.5%	3,228	3,448	-261	-7.6%
Female	1,802	35.9%	1,828	1,795	7	0.4%
Information Not Available	26	0.5%	35	29	-3	-10.3%

Ethnicity	5,015		5,091	5,272
Hispanic or Latino	288	5.7%	274	313	-25	-8.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,002	79.8%	4,074	4,213	-211	-5.0%
Information Not Available	725	14.5%	743	746	-21	-2.8%

Race	5,015		5,091	5,272
American Indian or Alaskan Native	13	0.3%	17	32	-19	-59.4%
Asian	70	1.4%	61	55	15	27.3%
Black or African American	111	2.2%	104	97	14	14.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	0.2%	6	11	-1	-9.1%
White	4,376	87.3%	4,478	4,613	-237	-5.1%
Information Not Available	435	8.7%	425	464	-29	-6.3%

Years of Age	5,015		5,091	5,272
Younger than 22	57	0.7%	61	36	21	58.3%
22-24	102	1.2%	127	136	-34	-25.0%
25-34	882	10.1%	929	935	-53	-5.7%
35-44	922	10.5%	916	950	-28	-2.9%
45-54	1,218	13.9%	1,230	1,410	-192	-13.6%
55-59	758	8.7%	764	714	44	6.2%
60-64	648	7.4%	659	630	18	2.9%
65 and older	428	4.9%	405	461	-33	-7.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,015		5,091	5,272
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	37	0.7%	50	36	1	2.8%
Mining	27	0.5%	34	32	-5	-15.6%
Utilities	9	0.2%	6	9	0	0.0%
Construction	435	8.6%	462	495	-60	-12.1%
Manufacturing	479	9.5%	490	421	58	13.8%
Wholesale Trade	231	4.6%	209	215	16	7.4%
Retail Trade	275	5.4%	257	314	-39	-12.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	119	2.4%	132	125	-6	-4.8%
Information	61	1.2%	55	46	15	32.6%
Finance and Insurance	149	2.9%	137	159	-10	-6.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	48	1.0%	43	55	-7	-12.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	252	5.0%	237	260	-8	-3.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	32	0.6%	35	37	-5	-13.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	834	16.5%	799	835	-1	-0.1%
Educational Services	112	2.2%	131	125	-13	-10.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	343	6.8%	334	326	17	5.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	114	2.3%	117	152	-38	-25.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	67	1.3%	118	64	3	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	127	2.5%	110	116	11	9.5%
Public Administration	73	1.4%	58	80	-7	-8.8%
Information Not Available	1,191	23.6%	1,277	1,370	-179	-13.1%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Jersey
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	113,829		116,061	119,887
Male	72,738	63.9%	74,005	76,430	-3,692	-4.8%
Female	41,091	36.1%	42,056	43,457	-2,366	-5.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	113,829		116,061	119,887
Hispanic or Latino	27,366	24.0%	27,107	28,755	-1,389	-4.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	75,124	66.0%	77,286	79,089	-3,965	-5.0%
Information Not Available	11,339	10.0%	11,668	12,043	-704	-5.8%

Race	113,829		116,061	119,887
American Indian or Alaskan Native	675	0.6%	650	648	27	4.2%
Asian	3,344	2.9%	3,342	3,820	-476	-12.5%
Black or African American	21,272	18.7%	21,832	21,478	-206	-1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	675	0.6%	678	719	-44	-6.1%
White	70,419	61.9%	72,064	74,615	-4,196	-5.6%
Information Not Available	17,444	15.3%	17,495	18,607	-1,163	-6.3%

Years of Age	113,829		116,061	119,887
Younger than 22	4,965	2.8%	4,864	2,085	2,880	138.1%
22-24	7,014	4.0%	6,989	5,759	1,255	21.8%
25-34	26,429	15.0%	27,030	27,819	-1,390	-5.0%
35-44	22,877	13.0%	23,473	24,449	-1,572	-6.4%
45-54	25,669	14.6%	26,107	26,944	-1,275	-4.7%
55-59	11,922	6.8%	12,338	13,471	-1,549	-11.5%
60-64	8,191	4.7%	8,395	10,138	-1,947	-19.2%
65 and older	6,762	3.8%	6,865	9,222	-2,460	-26.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	113,829		116,061	119,887
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,231	1.1%	1,237	1,346	-115	-8.5%
Mining	126	0.1%	132	136	-10	-7.4%
Utilities	180	0.2%	194	210	-30	-14.3%
Construction	16,102	14.0%	17,737	16,643	-541	-3.3%
Manufacturing	5,957	5.2%	5,954	6,549	-592	-9.0%
Wholesale Trade	5,116	4.4%	4,970	5,205	-89	-1.7%
Retail Trade	11,317	9.8%	10,956	12,212	-895	-7.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	4,790	4.2%	4,904	4,846	-56	-1.2%
Information	1,288	1.1%	1,334	1,635	-347	-21.2%
Finance and Insurance	2,979	2.6%	3,000	3,202	-223	-7.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,101	1.8%	1,989	2,180	-79	-3.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	5,855	5.1%	6,095	6,270	-415	-6.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,286	1.1%	1,256	1,337	-51	-3.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	19,324	16.8%	18,812	20,712	-1,388	-6.7%
Educational Services	1,828	1.6%	2,200	2,023	-195	-9.6%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	7,766	6.7%	7,853	8,082	-316	-3.9%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	4,742	4.1%	4,570	5,018	-276	-5.5%
Accomodation and Food Services	9,611	8.4%	10,719	11,794	-2,183	-18.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,560	2.2%	2,546	2,574	-14	-0.5%
Public Administration	1,596	1.4%	1,608	1,589	7	0.4%
Information Not Available	8,074	7.0%	7,995	6,324	1,750	27.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New Mexico
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	10,444		10,754	12,146
Male	6,072	58.1%	6,142	7,505	-1,433	-19.1%
Female	4,372	41.9%	4,612	4,641	-269	-5.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	10,444		10,754	12,146
Hispanic or Latino	5,615	53.8%	5,670	6,414	-799	-12.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,968	38.0%	4,167	4,619	-651	-14.1%
Information Not Available	861	8.2%	917	1,113	-252	-22.6%

Race	10,444		10,754	12,146
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,225	11.7%	1,327	1,509	-284	-18.8%
Asian	79	0.8%	73	77	2	2.6%
Black or African American	318	3.0%	296	321	-3	-0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	0.4%	39	38	3	7.9%
White	5,694	54.5%	5,883	6,439	-745	-11.6%
Information Not Available	3,087	29.6%	3,136	3,762	-675	-17.9%

Years of Age	10,444		10,754	12,146
Younger than 22	257	1.7%	233	340	-83	-24.4%
22-24	526	3.4%	572	589	-63	-10.7%
25-34	2,370	15.5%	2,564	2,829	-459	-16.2%
35-44	2,241	14.7%	2,295	2,622	-381	-14.5%
45-54	2,375	15.5%	2,401	2,813	-438	-15.6%
55-59	1,261	8.3%	1,258	1,439	-178	-12.4%
60-64	855	5.6%	887	917	-62	-6.8%
65 and older	559	3.7%	544	597	-38	-6.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	10,444		10,754	12,146
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,153	9.9%	1,024	1,205	-52	-4.3%
Mining	170	1.5%	190	286	-116	-40.6%
Utilities	29	0.3%	33	45	-16	-35.6%
Construction	1,817	15.7%	1,818	2,460	-643	-26.1%
Manufacturing	565	4.9%	521	726	-161	-22.2%
Wholesale Trade	297	2.6%	308	367	-70	-19.1%
Retail Trade	949	8.2%	973	1,109	-160	-14.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	199	1.7%	242	314	-115	-36.6%
Information	642	5.5%	724	651	-9	-1.4%
Finance and Insurance	237	2.0%	251	239	-2	-0.8%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	152	1.3%	143	151	1	0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	470	4.1%	505	539	-69	-12.8%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	19	0.2%	29	19	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	865	7.5%	862	980	-115	-11.7%
Educational Services	245	2.1%	277	295	-50	-16.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,014	8.7%	1,117	958	56	5.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	202	1.7%	222	276	-74	-26.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	665	5.7%	758	736	-71	-9.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	210	1.8%	210	356	-146	-41.0%
Public Administration	340	2.9%	364	342	-2	-0.6%
Information Not Available	204	1.8%	183	92	112	121.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Nevada
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	22,343		22,442	24,457
Male	12,827	57.4%	12,786	14,263	-1,436	-10.1%
Female	9,414	42.1%	9,547	10,079	-665	-6.6%
Information Not Available	102	0.5%	109	115	-13	-11.3%

Ethnicity	22,343		22,442	24,457
Hispanic or Latino	5,099	22.8%	5,327	5,615	-516	-9.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,829	61.9%	13,866	15,151	-1,322	-8.7%
Information Not Available	3,415	15.3%	3,249	3,691	-276	-7.5%

Race	22,343		22,442	24,457
American Indian or Alaskan Native	580	2.6%	649	623	-43	-6.9%
Asian	1,527	6.8%	1,395	1,340	187	14.0%
Black or African American	3,635	16.3%	3,509	3,735	-100	-2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	511	2.3%	555	585	-74	-12.6%
White	11,930	53.4%	12,074	13,646	-1,716	-12.6%
Information Not Available	4,160	18.6%	4,260	4,528	-368	-8.1%

Years of Age	22,343		22,442	24,457
Younger than 22	486	1.5%	514	612	-126	-20.6%
22-24	1,122	3.4%	1,089	1,225	-103	-8.4%
25-34	5,487	16.8%	5,576	6,074	-587	-9.7%
35-44	5,000	15.3%	5,007	5,497	-497	-9.0%
45-54	5,038	15.4%	5,046	5,561	-523	-9.4%
55-59	2,373	7.3%	2,372	2,528	-155	-6.1%
60-64	1,609	4.9%	1,648	1,706	-97	-5.7%
65 and older	1,228	3.8%	1,190	1,254	-26	-2.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	22,343		22,442	24,457
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	40	0.2%	52	78	-38	-48.7%
Mining	138	0.6%	141	128	10	7.8%
Utilities	30	0.1%	27	33	-3	-9.1%
Construction	2,753	12.3%	2,995	3,095	-342	-11.1%
Manufacturing	637	2.8%	659	701	-64	-9.1%
Wholesale Trade	428	1.9%	393	442	-14	-3.2%
Retail Trade	1,275	5.7%	1,244	1,659	-384	-23.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	994	4.4%	728	969	25	2.6%
Information	229	1.0%	215	224	5	2.2%
Finance and Insurance	387	1.7%	373	452	-65	-14.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	555	2.5%	422	663	-108	-16.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	711	3.2%	717	889	-178	-20.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	145	0.6%	147	190	-45	-23.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,196	9.8%	2,084	2,995	-799	-26.7%
Educational Services	170	0.8%	175	185	-15	-8.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	898	4.0%	910	1,062	-164	-15.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	395	1.8%	373	498	-103	-20.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	3,217	14.4%	3,636	3,700	-483	-13.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	399	1.8%	370	477	-78	-16.4%
Public Administration	290	1.3%	317	362	-72	-19.9%
Information Not Available	6,456	28.8%	6,464	5,655	801	14.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants New York
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	171,722		181,826	182,958
Male	110,977	64.6%	116,171	119,311	-8,334	-7.0%
Female	60,730	35.4%	65,638	63,634	-2,904	-4.6%
Information Not Available	15	0.0%	17	13	2	15.4%

Ethnicity	171,722		181,826	182,958
Hispanic or Latino	33,079	19.3%	34,646	34,690	-1,611	-4.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	118,423	69.0%	125,841	126,315	-7,892	-6.2%
Information Not Available	20,220	11.8%	21,339	21,953	-1,733	-7.9%

Race	171,722		181,826	182,958
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,740	1.0%	1,792	1,722	18	1.0%
Asian	5,454	3.2%	5,596	5,949	-495	-8.3%
Black or African American	28,331	16.5%	29,905	28,650	-319	-1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	984	0.6%	1,023	1,003	-19	-1.9%
White	98,983	57.6%	105,544	107,482	-8,499	-7.9%
Information Not Available	36,230	21.1%	37,966	38,152	-1,922	-5.0%

Years of Age	171,722		181,826	182,958
Younger than 22	4,228	1.6%	4,453	4,606	-378	-8.2%
22-24	9,323	3.6%	9,723	10,360	-1,037	-10.0%
25-34	44,615	17.3%	46,944	47,831	-3,216	-6.7%
35-44	36,391	14.1%	38,681	38,102	-1,711	-4.5%
45-54	37,059	14.3%	39,566	40,841	-3,782	-9.3%
55-59	18,029	7.0%	19,147	19,026	-997	-5.2%
60-64	12,210	4.7%	12,975	12,306	-96	-0.8%
65 and older	9,867	3.8%	10,337	9,886	-19	-0.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	171,722		181,826	182,958
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	948	0.5%	1,015	1,108	-160	-14.4%
Mining	1,094	0.6%	1,259	1,181	-87	-7.4%
Utilities	190	0.1%	166	152	38	25.0%
Construction	33,232	19.2%	34,554	35,837	-2,605	-7.3%
Manufacturing	8,651	5.0%	8,904	9,838	-1,187	-12.1%
Wholesale Trade	5,527	3.2%	5,560	6,160	-633	-10.3%
Retail Trade	14,033	8.1%	13,935	15,284	-1,251	-8.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,071	2.9%	5,397	5,532	-461	-8.3%
Information	5,210	3.0%	5,898	5,563	-353	-6.3%
Finance and Insurance	4,856	2.8%	4,933	5,558	-702	-12.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	3,277	1.9%	3,155	3,735	-458	-12.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	9,269	5.4%	9,572	9,746	-477	-4.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	882	0.5%	934	908	-26	-2.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	25,860	15.0%	26,725	27,474	-1,614	-5.9%
Educational Services	3,643	2.1%	4,099	3,606	37	1.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,670	7.3%	13,134	12,471	199	1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	8,011	4.6%	8,358	8,679	-668	-7.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	14,083	8.2%	17,711	13,863	220	1.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,503	2.6%	4,631	4,815	-312	-6.5%
Public Administration	5,286	3.1%	5,251	5,317	-31	-0.6%
Information Not Available	5,426	3.1%	6,635	6,131	-705	-11.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Ohio
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	76,085		83,814	80,924
Male	55,409	72.8%	61,558	58,657	-3,248	-5.5%
Female	20,488	26.9%	22,022	22,037	-1,549	-7.0%
Information Not Available	188	0.2%	234	230	-42	-18.3%

Ethnicity	76,085		83,814	80,924
Hispanic or Latino	3,112	4.1%	3,471	3,355	-243	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	69,211	91.0%	76,236	73,719	-4,508	-6.1%
Information Not Available	3,762	4.9%	4,107	3,850	-88	-2.3%

Race	76,085		83,814	80,924
American Indian or Alaskan Native	393	0.5%	427	356	37	10.4%
Asian	434	0.6%	441	451	-17	-3.8%
Black or African American	9,687	12.7%	10,548	10,559	-872	-8.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	94	0.1%	124	83	11	13.3%
White	61,392	80.7%	67,988	65,342	-3,950	-6.0%
Information Not Available	4,085	5.4%	4,286	4,133	-48	-1.2%

Years of Age	76,085		83,814	80,924
Younger than 22	1,697	1.3%	1,933	1,859	-162	-8.7%
22-24	3,167	2.4%	3,632	3,468	-301	-8.7%
25-34	15,889	12.1%	17,331	17,129	-1,240	-7.2%
35-44	17,725	13.5%	19,461	18,666	-941	-5.0%
45-54	19,419	14.8%	21,316	20,715	-1,296	-6.3%
55-59	9,450	7.2%	10,519	10,131	-681	-6.7%
60-64	6,009	4.6%	6,567	6,134	-125	-2.0%
65 and older	2,729	2.1%	3,055	2,822	-93	-3.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	76,085		83,814	80,924
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	687	0.9%	848	834	-147	-17.6%
Mining	432	0.6%	575	708	-276	-39.0%
Utilities	103	0.1%	98	70	33	47.1%
Construction	27,723	36.1%	30,251	25,319	2,404	9.5%
Manufacturing	8,156	10.6%	11,603	11,717	-3,561	-30.4%
Wholesale Trade	2,649	3.5%	2,615	2,698	-49	-1.8%
Retail Trade	2,733	3.6%	2,596	3,077	-344	-11.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,971	3.9%	3,428	3,651	-680	-18.6%
Information	834	1.1%	852	1,126	-292	-25.9%
Finance and Insurance	1,755	2.3%	1,651	1,665	90	5.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,048	1.4%	1,018	1,060	-12	-1.1%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,949	3.8%	3,060	3,037	-88	-2.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,147	1.5%	1,218	1,122	25	2.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	10,317	13.4%	10,933	11,765	-1,448	-12.3%
Educational Services	1,466	1.9%	1,090	1,137	329	28.9%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	4,144	5.4%	4,268	4,205	-61	-1.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,566	2.0%	1,623	1,681	-115	-6.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,140	2.8%	2,692	2,207	-67	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	1,202	1.6%	1,223	1,425	-223	-15.6%
Public Administration	624	0.8%	638	595	29	4.9%
Information Not Available	1,439	1.9%	1,534	1,825	-386	-21.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oklahoma
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,363		15,024	17,061
Male	7,910	55.1%	8,297	9,859	-1,949	-19.8%
Female	6,414	44.7%	6,688	7,156	-742	-10.4%
Information Not Available	39	0.3%	39	46	-7	-15.2%

Ethnicity	14,363		15,024	17,061
Hispanic or Latino	1,043	7.3%	1,134	1,341	-298	-22.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,320	92.7%	13,890	15,720	-2,400	-15.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Race	14,363		15,024	17,061
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,550	10.8%	1,644	1,915	-365	-19.1%
Asian	131	0.9%	152	158	-27	-17.1%
Black or African American	2,380	16.6%	2,382	2,513	-133	-5.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	22	0.2%	23	33	-11	-33.3%
White	8,514	59.3%	8,972	10,406	-1,892	-18.2%
Information Not Available	1,766	12.3%	1,851	2,036	-270	-13.3%

Years of Age	14,363		15,024	17,061
Younger than 22	179	0.8%	181	189	-10	-5.3%
22-24	491	2.3%	533	598	-107	-17.9%
25-34	3,122	14.5%	3,330	3,816	-694	-18.2%
35-44	3,522	16.4%	3,622	4,133	-611	-14.8%
45-54	3,248	15.1%	3,391	4,003	-755	-18.9%
55-59	1,657	7.7%	1,715	1,947	-290	-14.9%
60-64	1,339	6.2%	1,371	1,424	-85	-6.0%
65 and older	805	3.7%	881	951	-146	-15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	14,363		15,024	17,061
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	55	0.4%	59	71	-16	-22.5%
Mining	466	3.2%	477	633	-167	-26.4%
Utilities	47	0.3%	48	86	-39	-45.3%
Construction	1,604	11.1%	1,649	2,112	-508	-24.1%
Manufacturing	1,231	8.5%	1,314	1,756	-525	-29.9%
Wholesale Trade	876	6.1%	857	887	-11	-1.2%
Retail Trade	1,570	10.9%	1,549	1,762	-192	-10.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	364	2.5%	372	469	-105	-22.4%
Information	333	2.3%	347	417	-84	-20.1%
Finance and Insurance	496	3.4%	520	496	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	247	1.7%	272	352	-105	-29.8%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	931	6.5%	970	895	36	4.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	48	0.3%	44	180	-132	-73.3%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,762	12.2%	1,931	2,070	-308	-14.9%
Educational Services	333	2.3%	368	374	-41	-11.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,524	10.6%	1,598	1,618	-94	-5.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	207	1.4%	213	203	4	2.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	832	5.8%	954	810	22	2.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	444	3.1%	442	502	-58	-11.6%
Public Administration	573	4.0%	614	750	-177	-23.6%
Information Not Available	420	2.9%	426	618	-198	-32.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Oregon
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	31,148		32,172	33,274
Male	18,481	59.3%	19,312	20,736	-2,255	-10.9%
Female	12,663	40.7%	12,851	12,531	132	1.1%
Information Not Available	4	0.0%	9	7	-3	-42.9%

Ethnicity	31,148		32,172	33,274
Hispanic or Latino	3,825	12.3%	3,988	4,074	-249	-6.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,075	77.3%	24,989	26,079	-2,004	-7.7%
Information Not Available	3,248	10.4%	3,195	3,121	127	4.1%

Race	31,148		32,172	33,274
American Indian or Alaskan Native	467	1.5%	464	434	33	7.6%
Asian	709	2.3%	699	724	-15	-2.1%
Black or African American	579	1.9%	579	600	-21	-3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	192	0.6%	178	261	-69	-26.4%
White	19,143	61.5%	19,003	20,103	-960	-4.8%
Information Not Available	10,058	32.3%	11,249	11,152	-1,094	-9.8%

Years of Age	31,148		32,172	33,274
Younger than 22	360	0.8%	370	420	-60	-14.3%
22-24	1,030	2.2%	1,075	1,133	-103	-9.1%
25-34	7,100	14.9%	7,344	7,456	-356	-4.8%
35-44	7,401	15.6%	7,641	7,698	-297	-3.9%
45-54	7,117	15.0%	7,388	7,786	-669	-8.6%
55-59	3,563	7.5%	3,628	3,895	-332	-8.5%
60-64	2,751	5.8%	2,831	3,052	-301	-9.9%
65 and older	1,826	3.8%	1,895	1,834	-8	-0.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	31,148		32,172	33,274
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,298	4.0%	1,535	1,797	-499	-27.8%
Mining	73	0.2%	79	139	-66	-47.5%
Utilities	71	0.2%	70	76	-5	-6.6%
Construction	4,007	12.3%	4,298	4,977	-970	-19.5%
Manufacturing	3,651	11.3%	3,603	4,100	-449	-11.0%
Wholesale Trade	1,151	3.5%	1,131	1,091	60	5.5%
Retail Trade	3,034	9.4%	2,970	3,204	-170	-5.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	873	2.7%	878	1,005	-132	-13.1%
Information	832	2.6%	907	843	-11	-1.3%
Finance and Insurance	881	2.7%	835	751	130	17.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	473	1.5%	459	494	-21	-4.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,548	4.8%	1,538	1,503	45	3.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	343	1.1%	416	228	115	50.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,187	9.8%	3,330	3,428	-241	-7.0%
Educational Services	570	1.8%	610	528	42	8.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,070	9.5%	3,103	2,895	175	6.0%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	474	1.5%	541	513	-39	-7.6%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,425	7.5%	2,589	2,439	-14	-0.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	802	2.5%	824	848	-46	-5.4%
Public Administration	842	2.6%	901	915	-73	-8.0%
Information Not Available	1,543	4.8%	1,555	1,500	43	2.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Pennsylvania
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	153,068		148,241	151,685
Male	103,689	67.7%	97,843	102,762	927	0.9%
Female	49,368	32.3%	50,390	48,909	459	0.9%
Information Not Available	11	0.0%	8	14	-3	-21.4%

Ethnicity	153,068		148,241	151,685
Hispanic or Latino	11,478	7.5%	10,051	10,097	1,381	13.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	136,461	89.2%	133,522	136,980	-519	-0.4%
Information Not Available	5,129	3.4%	4,668	4,608	521	11.3%

Race	153,068		148,241	151,685
American Indian or Alaskan Native	444	0.3%	373	418	26	6.2%
Asian	47	0.0%	50	58	-11	-19.0%
Black or African American	19,068	12.5%	19,288	18,885	183	1.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,752	1.1%	1,537	1,628	124	7.6%
White	115,401	75.4%	112,534	116,257	-856	-0.7%
Information Not Available	16,356	10.7%	14,459	14,439	1,917	13.3%

Years of Age	153,068		148,241	151,685
Younger than 22	3,511	1.4%	3,353	3,442	69	2.0%
22-24	7,216	2.8%	6,673	7,523	-307	-4.1%
25-34	34,837	13.6%	33,428	34,863	-26	-0.1%
35-44	31,559	12.4%	30,112	31,242	317	1.0%
45-54	35,211	13.8%	34,336	35,348	-137	-0.4%
55-59	17,935	7.0%	17,923	17,440	495	2.8%
60-64	13,212	5.2%	13,020	12,956	256	2.0%
65 and older	9,587	3.8%	9,396	8,871	716	8.1%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	153,068		148,241	151,685
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	915	0.6%	735	803	112	13.9%
Mining	2,308	1.5%	2,110	2,332	-24	-1.0%
Utilities	315	0.2%	258	294	21	7.1%
Construction	37,930	24.6%	35,892	35,195	2,735	7.8%
Manufacturing	15,265	9.9%	14,675	16,303	-1,038	-6.4%
Wholesale Trade	4,198	2.7%	3,926	4,659	-461	-9.9%
Retail Trade	11,978	7.8%	10,360	12,430	-452	-3.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	6,893	4.5%	8,103	7,208	-315	-4.4%
Information	1,622	1.1%	1,567	1,823	-201	-11.0%
Finance and Insurance	3,513	2.3%	3,448	3,265	248	7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	1,628	1.1%	1,389	1,705	-77	-4.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6,297	4.1%	6,322	6,884	-587	-8.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	863	0.6%	773	903	-40	-4.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	21,655	14.1%	18,385	20,502	1,153	5.6%
Educational Services	2,163	1.4%	2,542	2,487	-324	-13.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12,272	8.0%	11,782	12,619	-347	-2.7%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,623	3.7%	5,237	4,890	733	15.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	8,531	5.5%	12,014	8,148	383	4.7%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,813	1.8%	2,896	3,030	-217	-7.2%
Public Administration	2,339	1.5%	1,673	2,379	-40	-1.7%
Information Not Available	3,947	2.6%	4,154	3,826	121	3.2%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Puerto Rico
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,871		23,155	18,384
Male	8,581	45.5%	10,304	10,176	-1,595	-15.7%
Female	10,290	54.5%	12,851	8,208	2,082	25.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,871		23,155	18,384
Hispanic or Latino	18,480	97.9%	22,602	18,100	380	2.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino	151	0.8%	235	121	30	24.8%
Information Not Available	240	1.3%	318	163	77	47.2%

Race	18,871		23,155	18,384
American Indian or Alaskan Native	410	2.2%	397	211	199	94.3%
Asian	223	1.2%	319	14	209	1492.9%
Black or African American	879	4.7%	1,166	939	-60	-6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	0.1%	23	11	1	9.1%
White	3,912	20.7%	4,696	3,739	173	4.6%
Information Not Available	13,435	71.2%	16,554	13,470	-35	-0.3%

Years of Age	18,871		23,155	18,384
Younger than 22	361	1.7%	407	449	-88	-19.6%
22-24	984	4.5%	1,041	1,095	-111	-10.1%
25-34	4,621	21.3%	5,469	5,099	-478	-9.4%
35-44	4,900	22.5%	6,018	4,728	172	3.6%
45-54	4,424	20.4%	5,560	4,118	306	7.4%
55-59	1,743	8.0%	2,204	1,480	263	17.8%
60-64	1,053	4.8%	1,381	880	173	19.7%
65 and older	765	3.5%	1,050	526	239	45.4%
Information Not Available	20	0.1%	25	9	11	122.2%

Industry	18,871		23,155	18,384
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	647	3.3%	806	485	162	33.4%
Mining	16	0.1%	14	10	6	60.0%
Utilities	6	0.0%	10	14	-8	-57.1%
Construction	735	3.8%	830	1,858	-1,123	-60.4%
Manufacturing	1,484	7.6%	1,685	2,947	-1,463	-49.6%
Wholesale Trade	496	2.5%	517	544	-48	-8.8%
Retail Trade	2,499	12.8%	2,722	1,667	832	49.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	223	1.1%	245	241	-18	-7.5%
Information	313	1.6%	352	227	86	37.9%
Finance and Insurance	231	1.2%	235	362	-131	-36.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	209	1.1%	262	242	-33	-13.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	783	4.0%	910	571	212	37.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	64	0.3%	53	10	54	540.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,792	9.2%	1,969	2,721	-929	-34.1%
Educational Services	968	5.0%	1,639	744	224	30.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,014	10.3%	2,458	1,295	719	55.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	255	1.3%	320	134	121	90.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,565	13.1%	2,640	1,043	1,522	145.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	439	2.2%	477	228	211	92.5%
Public Administration	1,632	8.4%	2,246	2,463	-831	-33.7%
Information Not Available	1,500	7.7%	2,765	578	922	159.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Rhode Island
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,358		11,668	13,239
Male	8,167	66.1%	7,583	8,765	-598	-6.8%
Female	4,191	33.9%	4,085	4,474	-283	-6.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	12,358		11,668	13,239
Hispanic or Latino	2,043	16.5%	1,987	2,158	-115	-5.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,656	62.0%	7,155	8,101	-445	-5.5%
Information Not Available	2,659	21.5%	2,526	2,980	-321	-10.8%

Race	12,358		11,668	13,239
American Indian or Alaskan Native	91	0.7%	106	102	-11	-10.8%
Asian	132	1.1%	131	119	13	10.9%
Black or African American	714	5.8%	680	676	38	5.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	46	0.4%	49	59	-13	-22.0%
White	8,459	68.4%	7,941	9,142	-683	-7.5%
Information Not Available	2,916	23.6%	2,761	3,141	-225	-7.2%

Years of Age	12,358		11,668	13,239
Younger than 22	326	1.6%	313	337	-11	-3.3%
22-24	616	3.1%	563	647	-31	-4.8%
25-34	2,942	14.8%	2,766	3,195	-253	-7.9%
35-44	2,579	13.0%	2,402	2,697	-118	-4.4%
45-54	2,692	13.6%	2,589	3,066	-374	-12.2%
55-59	1,418	7.1%	1,245	1,463	-45	-3.1%
60-64	978	4.9%	963	1,044	-66	-6.3%
65 and older	807	4.1%	827	790	17	2.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,358		11,668	13,239
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	176	1.4%	138	173	3	1.7%
Mining	39	0.3%	53	48	-9	-18.8%
Utilities	4	0.0%	3	11	-7	-63.6%
Construction	2,462	19.6%	2,287	2,829	-367	-13.0%
Manufacturing	799	6.4%	792	955	-156	-16.3%
Wholesale Trade	292	2.3%	304	362	-70	-19.3%
Retail Trade	1,024	8.2%	987	881	143	16.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	300	2.4%	276	321	-21	-6.5%
Information	75	0.6%	80	84	-9	-10.7%
Finance and Insurance	353	2.8%	371	393	-40	-10.2%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	202	1.6%	203	221	-19	-8.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	416	3.3%	415	472	-56	-11.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	118	0.9%	73	103	15	14.6%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,499	19.9%	2,157	2,587	-88	-3.4%
Educational Services	144	1.1%	198	163	-19	-11.7%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	975	7.8%	854	996	-21	-2.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	620	4.9%	551	676	-56	-8.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,218	9.7%	1,292	1,256	-38	-3.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	336	2.7%	314	361	-25	-6.9%
Public Administration	76	0.6%	81	84	-8	-9.5%
Information Not Available	230	1.8%	239	263	-33	-12.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Carolina
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	18,546		22,042	19,700
Male	9,145	49.3%	11,245	10,083	-938	-9.3%
Female	9,207	49.6%	10,604	9,617	-410	-4.3%
Information Not Available	194	1.0%	193	0	194	0.0%

Ethnicity	18,546		22,042	19,700
Hispanic or Latino	601	3.2%	700	704	-103	-14.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,435	88.6%	19,750	18,661	-2,226	-11.9%
Information Not Available	1,510	8.1%	1,592	335	1,175	350.7%

Race	18,546		22,042	19,700
American Indian or Alaskan Native	193	1.0%	257	121	72	59.5%
Asian	143	0.8%	164	178	-35	-19.7%
Black or African American	8,479	45.7%	10,452	8,789	-310	-3.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	34	0.2%	40	27	7	25.9%
White	8,724	47.0%	10,138	9,728	-1,004	-10.3%
Information Not Available	973	5.2%	991	857	116	13.5%

Years of Age	18,546		22,042	19,700
Younger than 22	345	1.3%	444	110	235	213.6%
22-24	705	2.7%	892	67	638	952.2%
25-34	4,168	16.2%	5,028	999	3,169	317.2%
35-44	4,356	16.9%	5,073	3,697	659	17.8%
45-54	4,324	16.8%	5,178	4,467	-143	-3.2%
55-59	2,045	8.0%	2,450	2,183	-138	-6.3%
60-64	1,560	6.1%	1,813	2,383	-823	-34.5%
65 and older	1,043	4.1%	1,164	5,774	-4,731	-81.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	20	-20	-100.0%

Industry	18,546		22,042	19,700
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	118	0.6%	123	150	-32	-21.3%
Mining	9	0.0%	13	12	-3	-25.0%
Utilities	59	0.3%	76	31	28	90.3%
Construction	1,052	5.6%	1,445	1,434	-382	-26.6%
Manufacturing	2,111	11.3%	3,366	2,096	15	0.7%
Wholesale Trade	695	3.7%	697	721	-26	-3.6%
Retail Trade	1,530	8.2%	1,608	1,812	-282	-15.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	500	2.7%	637	539	-39	-7.2%
Information	240	1.3%	260	361	-121	-33.5%
Finance and Insurance	410	2.2%	394	543	-133	-24.5%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	345	1.8%	363	469	-124	-26.4%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	998	5.3%	1,286	1,300	-302	-23.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	115	0.6%	138	102	13	12.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,537	13.6%	2,771	3,235	-698	-21.6%
Educational Services	224	1.2%	275	263	-39	-14.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,010	5.4%	1,083	1,240	-230	-18.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	315	1.7%	396	410	-95	-23.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,976	10.6%	2,674	2,262	-286	-12.6%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	420	2.3%	468	523	-103	-19.7%
Public Administration	242	1.3%	259	309	-67	-21.7%
Information Not Available	3,640	19.5%	3,710	1,888	1,752	92.8%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants South Dakota
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	3,424		3,373	3,723
Male	2,757	80.5%	2,741	3,012	-255	-8.5%
Female	667	19.5%	632	711	-44	-6.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	3,424		3,373	3,723
Hispanic or Latino	201	5.9%	185	202	-1	-0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,952	86.2%	2,903	3,183	-231	-7.3%
Information Not Available	271	7.9%	285	338	-67	-19.8%

Race	3,424		3,373	3,723
American Indian or Alaskan Native	325	9.5%	330	344	-19	-5.5%
Asian	8	0.2%	9	37	-29	-78.4%
Black or African American	68	2.0%	72	83	-15	-18.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.1%	5	1	1	100.0%
White	2,646	77.3%	2,599	2,803	-157	-5.6%
Information Not Available	375	11.0%	358	455	-80	-17.6%

Years of Age	3,424		3,373	3,723
Younger than 22	46	0.8%	51	59	-13	-22.0%
22-24	131	2.3%	130	161	-30	-18.6%
25-34	678	11.9%	667	776	-98	-12.6%
35-44	715	12.5%	721	744	-29	-3.9%
45-54	656	11.5%	627	737	-81	-11.0%
55-59	474	8.3%	477	480	-6	-1.3%
60-64	353	6.2%	356	373	-20	-5.4%
65 and older	371	6.5%	344	393	-22	-5.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	3,424		3,373	3,723
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	34	1.0%	32	41	-7	-17.1%
Mining	114	3.3%	111	113	1	0.9%
Utilities	2	0.1%	2	6	-4	-66.7%
Construction	1,534	44.4%	1,440	1,601	-67	-4.2%
Manufacturing	281	8.1%	276	427	-146	-34.2%
Wholesale Trade	89	2.6%	86	104	-15	-14.4%
Retail Trade	180	5.2%	209	226	-46	-20.4%
Transporation and Warehousing	125	3.6%	121	110	15	13.6%
Information	33	1.0%	24	22	11	50.0%
Finance and Insurance	76	2.2%	66	90	-14	-15.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	26	0.8%	25	30	-4	-13.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	67	1.9%	63	53	14	26.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7	0.2%	7	5	2	40.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	223	6.4%	220	222	1	0.5%
Educational Services	39	1.1%	45	35	4	11.4%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	100	2.9%	102	109	-9	-8.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	50	1.4%	50	43	7	16.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	155	4.5%	171	178	-23	-12.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	33	1.0%	34	51	-18	-35.3%
Public Administration	130	3.8%	155	147	-17	-11.6%
Information Not Available	126	3.6%	134	110	16	14.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Tennessee
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	23,896		23,949	22,232
Male	12,380	51.8%	12,151	11,713	667	5.7%
Female	11,418	47.8%	11,662	10,518	900	8.6%
Information Not Available	98	0.4%	136	1	97	9700.0%

Ethnicity	23,896		23,949	22,232
Hispanic or Latino	529	2.2%	529	506	23	4.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,803	95.4%	22,886	21,263	1,540	7.2%
Information Not Available	564	2.4%	534	463	101	21.8%

Race	23,896		23,949	22,232
American Indian or Alaskan Native	70	0.3%	68	96	-26	-27.1%
Asian	116	0.5%	148	145	-29	-20.0%
Black or African American	5,914	24.7%	5,926	5,356	558	10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	306	1.3%	351	66	240	363.6%
White	16,324	68.3%	16,289	15,649	675	4.3%
Information Not Available	1,166	4.9%	1,167	920	246	26.7%

Years of Age	23,896		23,949	22,232
Younger than 22	543	1.4%	541	422	121	28.7%
22-24	838	2.2%	878	793	45	5.7%
25-34	4,736	12.4%	4,817	4,346	390	9.0%
35-44	5,351	14.0%	5,347	4,781	570	11.9%
45-54	5,697	14.9%	5,709	5,511	186	3.4%
55-59	2,780	7.3%	2,768	2,640	140	5.3%
60-64	2,058	5.4%	2,069	1,951	107	5.5%
65 and older	1,893	5.0%	1,820	1,788	105	5.9%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	23,896		23,949	22,232
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	215	0.9%	221	211	4	1.9%
Mining	121	0.5%	117	63	58	92.1%
Utilities	60	0.2%	75	58	2	3.4%
Construction	3,147	13.1%	3,084	2,754	393	14.3%
Manufacturing	2,994	12.4%	3,100	2,775	219	7.9%
Wholesale Trade	1,040	4.3%	1,017	897	143	15.9%
Retail Trade	1,790	7.4%	1,692	1,874	-84	-4.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	998	4.1%	964	1,028	-30	-2.9%
Information	348	1.4%	329	355	-7	-2.0%
Finance and Insurance	558	2.3%	531	560	-2	-0.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	321	1.3%	328	324	-3	-0.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,111	4.6%	1,099	1,114	-3	-0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	143	0.6%	159	150	-7	-4.7%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,626	10.9%	2,501	2,449	177	7.2%
Educational Services	290	1.2%	338	359	-69	-19.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,557	6.5%	1,584	1,607	-50	-3.1%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	915	3.8%	857	1,308	-393	-30.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,428	5.9%	1,329	1,434	-6	-0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	779	3.2%	820	645	134	20.8%
Public Administration	455	1.9%	491	423	32	7.6%
Information Not Available	3,000	12.4%	3,313	1,844	1,156	62.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Texas
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	129,724		144,305	152,102
Male	71,188	54.9%	79,799	90,264	-19,076	-21.1%
Female	58,324	45.0%	64,267	61,602	-3,278	-5.3%
Information Not Available	212	0.2%	239	236	-24	-10.2%

Ethnicity	129,724		144,305	152,102
Hispanic or Latino	40,955	31.6%	47,354	50,467	-9,512	-18.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	78,311	60.4%	84,572	89,364	-11,053	-12.4%
Information Not Available	10,458	8.1%	12,379	12,271	-1,813	-14.8%

Race	129,724		144,305	152,102
American Indian or Alaskan Native	586	0.5%	569	603	-17	-2.8%
Asian	3,122	2.4%	3,354	3,949	-827	-20.9%
Black or African American	31,001	23.9%	34,410	32,227	-1,226	-3.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,058	2.4%	2,922	3,103	-45	-1.5%
White	42,617	32.9%	45,157	51,595	-8,978	-17.4%
Information Not Available	49,340	38.0%	57,893	60,625	-11,285	-18.6%

Years of Age	129,724		144,305	152,102
Younger than 22	2,228	1.4%	2,767	2,846	-618	-21.7%
22-24	5,170	3.2%	6,238	6,771	-1,601	-23.6%
25-34	29,931	18.4%	34,970	36,278	-6,347	-17.5%
35-44	31,709	19.5%	35,038	35,736	-4,027	-11.3%
45-54	30,813	19.0%	33,304	35,729	-4,916	-13.8%
55-59	14,028	8.6%	15,039	16,587	-2,559	-15.4%
60-64	9,776	6.0%	10,344	11,220	-1,444	-12.9%
65 and older	5,920	3.6%	6,430	6,762	-842	-12.5%
Information Not Available	149	0.1%	175	173	-24	-13.9%

Industry	129,724		144,305	152,102
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	1,095	0.8%	910	787	308	39.1%
Mining	2,864	2.2%	3,369	4,962	-2,098	-42.3%
Utilities	666	0.5%	414	662	4	0.6%
Construction	19,363	14.8%	23,621	24,774	-5,411	-21.8%
Manufacturing	8,541	6.5%	9,814	13,382	-4,841	-36.2%
Wholesale Trade	6,723	5.1%	7,309	8,310	-1,587	-19.1%
Retail Trade	9,730	7.4%	9,703	11,014	-1,284	-11.7%
Transporation and Warehousing	5,507	4.2%	5,538	5,421	86	1.6%
Information	2,832	2.2%	3,020	3,035	-203	-6.7%
Finance and Insurance	7,364	5.6%	6,925	7,731	-367	-4.7%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	2,623	2.0%	2,557	2,723	-100	-3.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	10,436	8.0%	10,773	13,430	-2,994	-22.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	952	0.7%	876	976	-24	-2.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	18,898	14.4%	20,082	20,425	-1,527	-7.5%
Educational Services	3,009	2.3%	3,379	3,211	-202	-6.3%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	11,870	9.1%	13,237	12,028	-158	-1.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	762	0.6%	962	753	9	1.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	4,858	3.7%	8,311	4,913	-55	-1.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	3,100	2.4%	4,015	3,721	-621	-16.7%
Public Administration	1,412	1.1%	1,523	1,535	-123	-8.0%
Information Not Available	7,119	5.4%	7,967	8,309	-1,190	-14.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Utah
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	12,910		13,482	14,929
Male	8,791	68.1%	9,194	10,409	-1,618	-15.5%
Female	4,064	31.5%	4,238	4,510	-446	-9.9%
Information Not Available	55	0.4%	50	10	45	450.0%

Ethnicity	12,910		13,482	14,929
Hispanic or Latino	1,755	13.6%	1,828	2,109	-354	-16.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,371	72.6%	9,699	10,767	-1,396	-13.0%
Information Not Available	1,784	13.8%	1,955	2,053	-269	-13.1%

Race	12,910		13,482	14,929
American Indian or Alaskan Native	352	2.7%	391	526	-174	-33.1%
Asian	196	1.5%	165	194	2	1.0%
Black or African American	203	1.6%	235	243	-40	-16.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	228	1.8%	223	212	16	7.5%
White	6,968	54.0%	6,940	7,559	-591	-7.8%
Information Not Available	4,954	38.4%	5,521	6,183	-1,229	-19.9%

Years of Age	12,910		13,482	14,929
Younger than 22	328	1.7%	355	377	-49	-13.0%
22-24	584	3.1%	651	657	-73	-11.1%
25-34	3,007	16.0%	3,157	3,693	-686	-18.6%
35-44	3,223	17.1%	3,414	3,644	-421	-11.6%
45-54	2,817	14.9%	2,881	3,218	-401	-12.5%
55-59	1,348	7.2%	1,397	1,646	-298	-18.1%
60-64	1,031	5.5%	1,049	1,093	-62	-5.7%
65 and older	572	3.0%	578	601	-29	-4.8%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	12,910		13,482	14,929
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	82	0.6%	62	78	4	5.1%
Mining	106	0.8%	113	173	-67	-38.7%
Utilities	15	0.1%	13	19	-4	-21.1%
Construction	2,749	21.2%	2,999	3,679	-930	-25.3%
Manufacturing	1,124	8.7%	1,140	1,312	-188	-14.3%
Wholesale Trade	421	3.2%	406	459	-38	-8.3%
Retail Trade	1,006	7.7%	1,034	1,005	1	0.1%
Transporation and Warehousing	526	4.0%	543	479	47	9.8%
Information	360	2.8%	353	319	41	12.9%
Finance and Insurance	404	3.1%	392	462	-58	-12.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	181	1.4%	169	205	-24	-11.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	814	6.3%	804	962	-148	-15.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57	0.4%	67	39	18	46.2%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	2,190	16.9%	2,195	2,367	-177	-7.5%
Educational Services	235	1.8%	245	230	5	2.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	444	3.4%	429	508	-64	-12.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	154	1.2%	165	162	-8	-4.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	839	6.5%	960	893	-54	-6.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	168	1.3%	175	232	-64	-27.6%
Public Administration	340	2.6%	357	345	-5	-1.4%
Information Not Available	695	5.3%	861	1,001	-306	-30.6%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virginia
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	29,844		31,876	34,439
Male	17,197	57.6%	18,125	20,073	-2,876	-14.3%
Female	12,641	42.4%	13,746	14,354	-1,713	-11.9%
Information Not Available	6	0.0%	5	12	-6	-50.0%

Ethnicity	29,844		31,876	34,439
Hispanic or Latino	1,269	4.3%	1,565	1,943	-674	-34.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,727	89.6%	28,707	30,963	-4,236	-13.7%
Information Not Available	1,848	6.2%	1,604	1,533	315	20.5%

Race	29,844		31,876	34,439
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,424	4.8%	1,731	2,765	-1,341	-48.5%
Asian	656	2.2%	749	822	-166	-20.2%
Black or African American	12,172	40.8%	13,110	13,904	-1,732	-12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
White	13,744	46.1%	14,682	16,047	-2,303	-14.4%
Information Not Available	1,848	6.2%	1,604	1,533	315	20.5%

Years of Age	29,844		31,876	34,439
Younger than 22	288	0.7%	322	372	-84	-22.6%
22-24	839	2.1%	986	1,263	-424	-33.6%
25-34	6,187	15.2%	6,797	7,641	-1,454	-19.0%
35-44	6,573	16.2%	6,963	7,512	-939	-12.5%
45-54	7,222	17.7%	7,579	8,371	-1,149	-13.7%
55-59	3,967	9.7%	4,132	4,311	-344	-8.0%
60-64	2,895	7.1%	3,062	3,049	-154	-5.1%
65 and older	1,873	4.6%	2,035	1,920	-47	-2.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	29,844		31,876	34,439
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	156	0.5%	165	178	-22	-12.4%
Mining	112	0.4%	127	124	-12	-9.7%
Utilities	50	0.2%	32	33	17	51.5%
Construction	4,251	14.2%	4,215	5,103	-852	-16.7%
Manufacturing	2,102	7.0%	2,219	2,470	-368	-14.9%
Wholesale Trade	858	2.9%	889	994	-136	-13.7%
Retail Trade	2,171	7.2%	2,261	2,562	-391	-15.3%
Transporation and Warehousing	1,006	3.4%	1,090	1,229	-223	-18.1%
Information	608	2.0%	584	636	-28	-4.4%
Finance and Insurance	1,065	3.6%	1,059	1,021	44	4.3%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	502	1.7%	552	549	-47	-8.6%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	2,967	9.9%	3,075	3,415	-448	-13.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	167	0.6%	185	193	-26	-13.5%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	3,843	12.8%	4,092	4,494	-651	-14.5%
Educational Services	466	1.6%	599	562	-96	-17.1%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	1,854	6.2%	1,943	2,271	-417	-18.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	593	2.0%	655	668	-75	-11.2%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,596	5.3%	2,248	1,856	-260	-14.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	863	2.9%	916	981	-118	-12.0%
Public Administration	1,822	6.1%	1,862	2,070	-248	-12.0%
Information Not Available	2,792	9.3%	3,108	3,030	-238	-7.9%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Virgin Islands
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	607		1,581	186
Male	202	33.3%	547	127	75	59.1%
Female	405	66.7%	1,032	59	346	586.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	2	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	607		1,581	186
Hispanic or Latino	70	11.5%	175	47	23	48.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino	528	87.0%	1,358	136	392	288.2%
Information Not Available	9	1.5%	48	3	6	200.0%

Race	607		1,581	186
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.2%	14	1	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%	1	1	0	0.0%
Black or African American	499	82.2%	1,230	124	375	302.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	1.2%	38	1	6	600.0%
White	27	4.4%	113	10	17	170.0%
Information Not Available	72	11.9%	185	49	23	46.9%

Years of Age	607		1,581	186
Younger than 22	5	0.9%	31	1	4	400.0%
22-24	17	3.0%	73	5	12	240.0%
25-34	104	18.2%	291	35	69	197.1%
35-44	109	19.1%	304	38	71	186.8%
45-54	137	24.0%	362	58	79	136.2%
55-59	84	14.7%	198	19	65	342.1%
60-64	64	11.2%	159	20	44	220.0%
65 and older	85	14.9%	147	8	77	962.5%
Information Not Available	2	0.4%	16	2	0	0.0%

Industry	607		1,581	186
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Mining	2	0.3%	6	1	1	100.0%
Utilities	0	0.0%	4	1	-1	-100.0%
Construction	12	2.0%	38	61	-49	-80.3%
Manufacturing	3	0.5%	22	5	-2	-40.0%
Wholesale Trade	11	1.8%	16	4	7	175.0%
Retail Trade	49	8.1%	251	20	29	145.0%
Transporation and Warehousing	13	2.1%	52	1	12	1200.0%
Information	2	0.3%	11	0	2	0.0%
Finance and Insurance	4	0.7%	12	2	2	100.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	13	2.1%	36	2	11	550.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	6	1.0%	28	10	-4	-40.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6	1.0%	9	3	3	100.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	7	1.2%	47	4	3	75.0%
Educational Services	3	0.5%	22	1	2	200.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	12	2.0%	102	17	-5	-29.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	14	2.3%	129	3	11	366.7%
Accomodation and Food Services	403	66.4%	678	20	383	1915.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	21	3.5%	38	9	12	133.3%
Public Administration	3	0.5%	5	10	-7	-70.0%
Information Not Available	23	3.8%	75	12	11	91.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Vermont
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	5,144		5,460	6,005
Male	3,918	76.2%	4,041	4,535	-617	-13.6%
Female	1,226	23.8%	1,419	1,470	-244	-16.6%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	5,144		5,460	6,005
Hispanic or Latino	13	0.3%	10	4	9	225.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,649	32.1%	1,621	1,023	626	61.2%
Information Not Available	3,482	67.7%	3,829	4,978	-1,496	-30.1%

Race	5,144		5,460	6,005
American Indian or Alaskan Native	6	0.1%	7	2	4	200.0%
Asian	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%
Black or African American	37	0.7%	39	14	23	164.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	0.2%	12	1	8	800.0%
White	1,610	31.3%	1,573	1,010	600	59.4%
Information Not Available	3,482	67.7%	3,829	4,978	-1,496	-30.1%

Years of Age	5,144		5,460	6,005
Younger than 22	77	1.2%	77	100	-23	-23.0%
22-24	177	2.8%	211	239	-62	-25.9%
25-34	1,088	17.4%	1,176	1,323	-235	-17.8%
35-44	1,040	16.7%	1,091	1,202	-162	-13.5%
45-54	1,117	17.9%	1,166	1,347	-230	-17.1%
55-59	627	10.1%	660	743	-116	-15.6%
60-64	516	8.3%	558	567	-51	-9.0%
65 and older	502	8.0%	521	484	18	3.7%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	5,144		5,460	6,005
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	77	1.5%	82	86	-9	-10.5%
Mining	61	1.2%	54	62	-1	-1.6%
Utilities	7	0.1%	6	6	1	16.7%
Construction	1,766	33.8%	1,597	2,103	-337	-16.0%
Manufacturing	498	9.5%	597	634	-136	-21.5%
Wholesale Trade	176	3.4%	178	221	-45	-20.4%
Retail Trade	454	8.7%	442	504	-50	-9.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	122	2.3%	126	150	-28	-18.7%
Information	50	1.0%	50	45	5	11.1%
Finance and Insurance	35	0.7%	36	28	7	25.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	66	1.3%	71	68	-2	-2.9%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	192	3.7%	195	205	-13	-6.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5	0.1%	4	5	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	562	10.8%	582	634	-72	-11.4%
Educational Services	97	1.9%	108	106	-9	-8.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	276	5.3%	325	342	-66	-19.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	148	2.8%	136	168	-20	-11.9%
Accomodation and Food Services	335	6.4%	652	360	-25	-6.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	103	2.0%	94	125	-22	-17.6%
Public Administration	114	2.2%	125	153	-39	-25.5%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Washington
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	59,768		65,492	62,537
Male	38,944	65.2%	42,985	40,986	-2,042	-5.0%
Female	20,824	34.8%	22,507	21,551	-727	-3.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	59,768		65,492	62,537
Hispanic or Latino	9,425	15.8%	11,341	10,390	-965	-9.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,936	76.9%	49,491	48,519	-2,583	-5.3%
Information Not Available	4,407	7.4%	4,660	3,628	779	21.5%

Race	59,768		65,492	62,537
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1,824	3.1%	1,981	1,486	338	22.7%
Asian	2,290	3.8%	2,544	1,111	1,179	106.1%
Black or African American	3,419	5.7%	3,644	3,372	47	1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	659	1.1%	770	275	384	139.6%
White	41,123	68.8%	44,298	41,466	-343	-0.8%
Information Not Available	10,453	17.5%	12,255	14,827	-4,374	-29.5%

Years of Age	59,768		65,492	62,537
Younger than 22	989	1.0%	1,191	1,082	-93	-8.6%
22-24	2,350	2.4%	2,590	2,457	-107	-4.4%
25-34	13,554	14.1%	15,333	13,976	-422	-3.0%
35-44	13,743	14.3%	15,007	14,211	-468	-3.3%
45-54	14,341	14.9%	15,632	15,586	-1,245	-8.0%
55-59	7,137	7.4%	7,738	7,596	-459	-6.0%
60-64	4,945	5.2%	5,160	4,952	-7	-0.1%
65 and older	2,709	2.8%	2,841	2,677	32	1.2%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	59,768		65,492	62,537
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	4,099	6.4%	5,186	5,237	-1,138	-21.7%
Mining	242	0.4%	253	235	7	3.0%
Utilities	146	0.2%	194	150	-4	-2.7%
Construction	13,487	21.1%	14,226	12,900	587	4.6%
Manufacturing	6,069	9.5%	7,241	7,601	-1,532	-20.2%
Wholesale Trade	2,533	4.0%	2,707	2,654	-121	-4.6%
Retail Trade	4,042	6.3%	4,234	4,322	-280	-6.5%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,065	3.2%	2,162	2,304	-239	-10.4%
Information	1,385	2.2%	1,473	1,636	-251	-15.3%
Finance and Insurance	1,283	2.0%	1,317	1,288	-5	-0.4%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	781	1.2%	859	831	-50	-6.0%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	3,533	5.5%	3,934	3,884	-351	-9.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	156	0.2%	148	142	14	9.9%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	5,228	8.2%	5,766	5,547	-319	-5.8%
Educational Services	903	1.4%	1,036	1,006	-103	-10.2%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	3,923	6.1%	4,096	3,893	30	0.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	984	1.5%	1,069	965	19	2.0%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,479	3.9%	2,697	2,498	-19	-0.8%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	2,030	3.2%	2,312	2,103	-73	-3.5%
Public Administration	2,094	3.3%	2,246	2,137	-43	-2.0%
Information Not Available	2,306	3.6%	2,336	1,204	1,102	91.5%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wisconsin
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	48,199		50,588	54,586
Male	34,602	71.8%	36,344	38,920	-4,318	-11.1%
Female	13,573	28.2%	14,214	15,666	-2,093	-13.4%
Information Not Available	24	0.0%	30	0	24	0.0%

Ethnicity	48,199		50,588	54,586
Hispanic or Latino	3,109	6.5%	3,217	3,352	-243	-7.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,083	91.5%	46,324	50,508	-6,425	-12.7%
Information Not Available	1,007	2.1%	1,047	726	281	38.7%

Race	48,199		50,588	54,586
American Indian or Alaskan Native	631	1.3%	728	753	-122	-16.2%
Asian	400	0.8%	425	459	-59	-12.9%
Black or African American	4,227	8.8%	4,488	5,109	-882	-17.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	58	0.1%	51	49	9	18.4%
White	41,876	86.9%	43,849	47,490	-5,614	-11.8%
Information Not Available	1,007	2.1%	1,047	726	281	38.7%

Years of Age	48,199		50,588	54,586
Younger than 22	752	0.9%	749	884	-132	-14.9%
22-24	2,000	2.3%	2,211	2,298	-298	-13.0%
25-34	10,513	12.3%	11,222	11,953	-1,440	-12.0%
35-44	10,760	12.6%	11,157	11,806	-1,046	-8.9%
45-54	10,542	12.3%	11,091	12,537	-1,995	-15.9%
55-59	6,137	7.2%	6,375	7,008	-871	-12.4%
60-64	4,516	5.3%	4,691	4,918	-402	-8.2%
65 and older	2,873	3.4%	2,986	3,171	-298	-9.4%
Information Not Available	106	0.1%	106	11	95	863.6%

Industry	48,199		50,588	54,586
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	704	1.4%	754	786	-82	-10.4%
Mining	352	0.7%	364	338	14	4.1%
Utilities	164	0.3%	167	175	-11	-6.3%
Construction	14,168	29.0%	14,453	15,071	-903	-6.0%
Manufacturing	6,257	12.8%	6,500	8,434	-2,177	-25.8%
Wholesale Trade	1,615	3.3%	1,654	1,845	-230	-12.5%
Retail Trade	3,446	7.0%	3,454	3,925	-479	-12.2%
Transporation and Warehousing	2,106	4.3%	2,287	2,462	-356	-14.5%
Information	501	1.0%	445	551	-50	-9.1%
Finance and Insurance	887	1.8%	1,017	1,032	-145	-14.1%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	429	0.9%	440	426	3	0.7%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	1,080	2.2%	1,169	1,255	-175	-13.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	361	0.7%	354	437	-76	-17.4%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	6,508	13.3%	6,999	7,642	-1,134	-14.8%
Educational Services	463	0.9%	526	551	-88	-16.0%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	2,550	5.2%	2,721	3,204	-654	-20.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	1,224	2.5%	1,280	1,430	-206	-14.4%
Accomodation and Food Services	2,203	4.5%	2,695	2,462	-259	-10.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	713	1.5%	708	846	-133	-15.7%
Public Administration	892	1.8%	906	966	-74	-7.7%
Information Not Available	1,576	3.2%	1,695	748	828	110.7%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants West Virginia
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	14,395		15,212	15,753
Male	10,699	74.3%	11,473	11,822	-1,123	-9.5%
Female	3,694	25.7%	3,735	3,925	-231	-5.9%
Information Not Available	2	0.0%	4	6	-4	-66.7%

Ethnicity	14,395		15,212	15,753
Hispanic or Latino	226	1.6%	288	253	-27	-10.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,333	85.7%	12,761	11,343	990	8.7%
Information Not Available	1,836	12.8%	2,163	4,157	-2,321	-55.8%

Race	14,395		15,212	15,753
American Indian or Alaskan Native	44	0.3%	41	38	6	15.8%
Asian	34	0.2%	37	44	-10	-22.7%
Black or African American	556	3.9%	537	519	37	7.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	0.1%	14	11	3	27.3%
White	12,327	85.6%	12,976	13,766	-1,439	-10.5%
Information Not Available	1,420	9.9%	1,607	1,375	45	3.3%

Years of Age	14,395		15,212	15,753
Younger than 22	265	1.0%	267	278	-13	-4.7%
22-24	695	2.7%	696	728	-33	-4.5%
25-34	2,923	11.4%	3,128	3,351	-428	-12.8%
35-44	3,469	13.6%	3,605	3,714	-245	-6.6%
45-54	3,440	13.5%	3,761	3,764	-324	-8.6%
55-59	1,638	6.4%	1,729	1,803	-165	-9.2%
60-64	1,186	4.6%	1,252	1,271	-85	-6.7%
65 and older	778	3.0%	772	844	-66	-7.8%
Information Not Available	1	0.0%	2	0	1	0.0%

Industry	14,395		15,212	15,753
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	122	0.8%	86	82	40	48.8%
Mining	533	3.7%	620	572	-39	-6.8%
Utilities	19	0.1%	25	22	-3	-13.6%
Construction	4,796	33.0%	5,175	5,061	-265	-5.2%
Manufacturing	1,060	7.3%	1,243	1,184	-124	-10.5%
Wholesale Trade	285	2.0%	316	409	-124	-30.3%
Retail Trade	1,164	8.0%	1,097	1,186	-22	-1.9%
Transporation and Warehousing	400	2.8%	433	517	-117	-22.6%
Information	149	1.0%	177	192	-43	-22.4%
Finance and Insurance	157	1.1%	151	170	-13	-7.6%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	157	1.1%	177	175	-18	-10.3%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	309	2.1%	334	423	-114	-27.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	29	0.2%	21	24	5	20.8%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	1,398	9.6%	1,392	1,474	-76	-5.2%
Educational Services	129	0.9%	156	143	-14	-9.8%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	825	5.7%	839	920	-95	-10.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	321	2.2%	339	358	-37	-10.3%
Accomodation and Food Services	794	5.5%	904	922	-128	-13.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	339	2.3%	301	383	-44	-11.5%
Public Administration	252	1.7%	243	352	-100	-28.4%
Information Not Available	1,157	8.0%	1,183	1,184	-27	-2.3%

Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants Wyoming
	Feb 2018	Percent	Jan 2018	Feb 2017	Annual Change	Annual Pct Change
Gender	4,311		3,543	5,278
Male	3,110	72.1%	2,509	3,859	-749	-19.4%
Female	1,201	27.9%	1,034	1,419	-218	-15.4%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Ethnicity	4,311		3,543	5,278
Hispanic or Latino	538	12.5%	472	617	-79	-12.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,617	83.9%	2,970	4,469	-852	-19.1%
Information Not Available	156	3.6%	101	192	-36	-18.8%

Race	4,311		3,543	5,278
American Indian or Alaskan Native	197	4.6%	167	249	-52	-20.9%
Asian	18	0.4%	10	36	-18	-50.0%
Black or African American	98	2.3%	68	95	3	3.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	0.1%	7	10	-4	-40.0%
White	3,506	81.3%	2,914	4,385	-879	-20.0%
Information Not Available	486	11.3%	377	503	-17	-3.4%

Years of Age	4,311		3,543	5,278
Younger than 22	60	0.8%	35	59	1	1.7%
22-24	194	2.7%	170	279	-85	-30.5%
25-34	883	12.1%	775	1,177	-294	-25.0%
35-44	816	11.1%	710	1,156	-340	-29.4%
45-54	928	12.7%	758	1,105	-177	-16.0%
55-59	603	8.2%	441	628	-25	-4.0%
60-64	497	6.8%	386	543	-46	-8.5%
65 and older	330	4.5%	268	331	-1	-0.3%
Information Not Available	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0%

Industry	4,311		3,543	5,278
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing and Hunting	73	1.7%	41	52	21	40.4%
Mining	140	3.2%	98	250	-110	-44.0%
Utilities	10	0.2%	10	10	0	0.0%
Construction	1,643	37.5%	1,295	1,837	-194	-10.6%
Manufacturing	184	4.2%	114	215	-31	-14.4%
Wholesale Trade	73	1.7%	65	101	-28	-27.7%
Retail Trade	281	6.4%	205	363	-82	-22.6%
Transporation and Warehousing	148	3.4%	86	180	-32	-17.8%
Information	22	0.5%	12	24	-2	-8.3%
Finance and Insurance	42	1.0%	41	42	0	0.0%
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing	57	1.3%	30	44	13	29.5%
Professional/Scientific/Technical Services	87	2.0%	62	133	-46	-34.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4	0.1%	6	4	0	0.0%
Administration and Support/Waste Management and Remedial Services	386	8.8%	335	357	29	8.1%
Educational Services	69	1.6%	54	43	26	60.5%
Healthcare and Social Assistance	122	2.8%	166	211	-89	-42.2%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	65	1.5%	65	69	-4	-5.8%
Accomodation and Food Services	347	7.9%	388	498	-151	-30.3%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	64	1.5%	50	92	-28	-30.4%
Public Administration	136	3.1%	77	168	-32	-19.0%
Information Not Available	358	8.2%	343	585	-227	-38.8%