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Characteristics of Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance
from Mass Layoff Events, Maine, 2003-2002
	Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Characteristics	2003		2002
		Initial Claims¹	Percent of Total	Initial Claims¹	Percent of Total
		Initial Claims¹	Percent of Total	Initial Claims¹	Percent of Total
	Total	8,845	100.0	8,991	100.0
	Race/Ethnicity
	White/Non-Hispanic	8,487	96.0	8,708	96.9
	Black/Non-Hispanic	87	1.0	29	0.3
	Hispanic Origin	59	0.7	61	0.7
	American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.5	63	0.7
	Asian or Pacific Islander	35	0.4	35	0.4
	Information Not Available	131	1.5	95	1.1
	Gender
	Male	5,575	63.0	4,963	55.2
	Female	3,269	37.0	4,028	44.8
	Information Not Available	1	0.0	0	0.0
	Veteran Status
	Veteran	512	5.8	315	3.5
	Non-Veteran	6,979	78.9	7,196	80.0
	Information Not Available	1,354	15.3	1,480	16.5
	Age
	Under 30	1,767	20.0	1,783	19.8
	30 to 44	3,110	35.2	3,533	39.3
	45 to 54	2,423	27.4	2,086	23.2
	55 and over	1,440	16.3	1,314	14.6
	Information Not Available	105	1.2	275	3.1

	1) Initial 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.