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Characteristics of Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance
from Mass Layoff Events, Maine, 2005 and 2004
Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    2005 2004
  Characteristics Initial Claims1 Percent of Total Initial Claims1 Percent of Total
                   
  Total 7,015   100.0   7,056   100.0  
  Race/Ethnicity        
  White/Non-Hispanic 6,463   92.1   6,761   95.8  
  Black/Non-Hispanic 85   1.2   58   0.8  
  Hispanic Origin 18   0.3   29   0.4  
  American Indian or Alaskan Native 42   0.6   32   0.5  
  Asian or Pacific Islander 54   0.8   26   0.4  
  Information Not Available 353   5.0   150   2.1  
  Gender        
  Male 4,247   60.5   4,572   64.8  
  Female 2,767   39.4   2,484   35.2  
  Information Not Available 1   0.0   0   0.0  
  Veteran Status        
  Veteran 414   5.9   455   6.4  
  Non-Veteran 5,604   79.9   5,630   79.8  
  Information Not Available 997   14.2   971   13.8  
  Age        
  Under 30 1,399   19.9   1,495   21.2  
  30 to 44 2,528   36.0   2,439   34.6  
  45 to 54 1,852   26.4   1,928   27.3  
  55 and over 1,198   17.1   1,154   16.4  
  Information Not Available 38   0.5   40   0.6  
                   
1Initial Claims are those that correspond to confirmed mass layoff events, which occur when 20 or more
  workers are laid off for more than 30 days.