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| Characteristics of Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance | ||||
| from Mass Layoff Events, Maine, 2006 and 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | 2005 | |||
| Characteristics | Initial Claims1 | Percent of Total | Initial Claims1 | Percent of Total |
| Total | 6,447 | 100% | 7,015 | 100% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White/Non-Hispanic | 5,914 | 91.7 | 6,463 | 92.1 |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 86 | 1.3 | 85 | 1.2 |
| Hispanic origin | 16 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.3 |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 39 | 0.6 | 42 | 0.6 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 30 | 0.5 | 54 | 0.8 |
| Information not available | 362 | 5.6 | 353 | 5.0 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 3,749 | 58.2 | 4,247 | 60.5 |
| Female | 2,698 | 41.8 | 2,767 | 39.4 |
| Information not available | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Veteran Status | ||||
| Veteran | 394 | 6.1 | 414 | 5.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,642 | 87.5 | 5,604 | 79.9 |
| Information not available | 411 | 6.4 | 997 | 14.2 |
| Age | ||||
| Under 30 | 1,387 | 21.5 | 1,399 | 19.9 |
| 30 to 44 | 2,018 | 31.3 | 2,528 | 36.0 |
| 45 to 54 | 1,769 | 27.4 | 1,852 | 26.4 |
| 55 and over | 1,247 | 19.3 | 1,198 | 17.1 |
| Information not available | 26 | 0.4 | 38 | 0.5 |
| 1Initial Claims are those that correspond to confirmed mass layoff events, which occur when 20 or more workers are laid off by the same employer for more than 30 days. | ||||
| Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||