Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
adjusted
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
State
November September October November November September October November
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Total (1) ............ 1,799 1,292 2,125 2,574 198,220 129,586 221,784 241,589
Alabama ................. 29 12 26 48 2,917 1,090 3,865 5,289
Alaska .................. 8 3 13 (2) 780 241 1,631 (2)
Arizona ................. 3 8 13 20 197 586 979 1,603
Arkansas ................ 12 3 18 21 2,678 359 1,877 2,026
California .............. 455 358 621 580 44,127 34,584 51,286 47,690
Colorado ................ 14 3 11 15 1,244 196 1,143 1,162
Connecticut ............. 3 6 4 3 232 402 540 186
Delaware ................ 3 (2) (2) 6 356 (2) (2) 415
District of Columbia .... - - - (2) - - - (2)
Florida ................. 73 96 176 151 4,499 5,988 12,946 10,582
Georgia ................. 39 20 61 51 7,500 1,885 6,825 4,970
Hawaii .................. 5 9 9 9 390 919 910 641
Idaho ................... 21 4 22 27 2,101 324 2,682 2,298
Illinois ................ 67 43 64 126 7,704 4,941 7,842 11,564
Indiana ................. 52 34 63 111 7,638 4,314 7,961 13,420
Iowa .................... 23 10 23 49 2,503 1,455 3,818 8,213
Kansas .................. (2) 6 18 14 (2) 478 2,543 1,321
Kentucky ................ 34 24 46 78 4,747 2,351 8,327 9,210
Louisiana ............... 6 163 22 13 1,672 14,929 1,662 1,093
Maine ................... 6 (2) (2) 4 467 (2) (2) 451
Maryland ................ 11 5 11 7 1,446 349 885 828
Massachusetts ........... 18 4 11 18 1,495 310 980 1,459
Michigan ................ 92 40 81 157 15,578 4,130 16,851 14,657
Minnesota ............... 41 4 23 60 4,315 430 1,880 5,442
Mississippi ............. 12 6 17 34 839 463 1,513 2,736
Missouri ................ 19 16 35 44 2,312 1,196 5,877 3,087
Montana ................. 8 (2) 5 11 760 (2) 573 1,226
Nebraska ................ 4 - 5 4 402 - 819 450
Nevada .................. 18 18 29 33 1,713 1,604 2,421 2,992
New Hampshire ........... (2) (2) 3 4 (2) (2) 310 311
New Jersey .............. 50 17 45 46 6,234 1,663 3,670 5,665
New Mexico .............. (2) 4 5 9 (2) 440 396 554
New York ................ 82 36 54 79 7,658 2,905 4,725 7,366
North Carolina .......... 4 9 18 34 457 793 1,838 3,410
North Dakota ............ 4 - (2) 5 444 - (2) 1,631
Ohio .................... 68 32 118 120 7,369 5,912 17,764 11,680
Oklahoma ................ 6 5 6 18 1,198 789 1,137 1,708
Oregon .................. 37 21 36 60 3,866 2,942 3,883 7,259
Pennsylvania ............ 185 74 146 149 17,120 5,898 13,028 12,255
Rhode Island ............ - (2) 3 - - (2) 325 -
South Carolina .......... 28 16 23 36 3,038 1,793 2,268 3,916
South Dakota ............ (2) - - 3 (2) - - 299
Tennessee ............... 16 12 22 36 1,328 884 1,457 2,490
Texas ................... 55 97 86 64 6,836 10,616 7,714 6,408
Utah .................... 9 3 9 10 658 243 721 1,161
Vermont ................. 10 (2) (2) 11 1,500 (2) (2) 1,098
Virginia ................ 18 4 4 16 2,384 546 655 1,316
Washington .............. 30 16 29 44 3,096 5,161 2,641 3,724
West Virginia ........... 4 (2) - (2) 244 (2) - (2)
Wisconsin ............... 110 40 80 131 13,663 3,790 9,778 13,966
Wyoming ................. (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) (2) 276 (2)
Puerto Rico.............. 15 18 13 14 1,385 1,715 1,117 1,686
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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Last Modified Date: December 19, 2008
