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Characteristics of Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance
from Mass Layoff Events, Maine, 2004 and 2003
Source:  Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  2004 2003
  Characteristics Initial Claims1 Percent of Total Initial Claims1 Percent of Total
                   
  Total 7,056   100.0   8,845   100.0  
  Race/Ethnicity        
  White/Non-Hispanic 6,761   95.8   8,487   96.0  
  Black/Non-Hispanic 58   0.8   87   1.0  
  Hispanic Origin 29   0.4   59   0.7  
  American Indian or Alaskan Native 32   0.5   46   0.5  
  Asian or Pacific Islander 26   0.4   35   0.4  
  Information Not Available 150   2.1   131   1.5  
  Gender        
  Male 4,572   64.8   5,575   63.0  
  Female 2,484   35.2   3,269   37.0  
  Information Not Available 0   0.0   1   0.0  
  Veteran Status        
  Veteran 455   6.4   512   5.8  
  Non-Veteran 5,630   79.8   6,979   78.9  
  Information Not Available 971   13.8   1,354   15.3  
  Age        
  Under 30 1,495   21.2   1,767   20.0  
  30 to 44 2,439   34.6   3,110   35.2  
  45 to 54 1,928   27.3   2,423   27.4  
  55 and over 1,154   16.4   1,440   16.3  
  Information Not Available 40   0.6   105   1.2  
                   
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.