Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 153,182 154,534 154,390 154,603 1,421 0.9

Northeast region
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 (1) 27,931.0 (2) 28,178.4 28,186.2 28,127.6 (1) 196.5 (1) 0.7

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 20,281.6 (2) 20,519.3 20,511.9 20,440.9 (1) 159.3 (1) 0.8

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,463.7 4,516.8 4,505.0 (P) 4,505.2 (P) (1) 41.6 (P) (1) 0.9

New York
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 (1) 9,536.3 9,590.3 9,620.6 (P) 9,566.1 (P) (1) 29.8 (P) (1) 0.3

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 6,287.0 6,405.5 6,394.7 (P) 6,365.0 (P) (1) 78.0 (P) (1) 1.2

South region
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 (1) 54,419.7 (2) 55,094.3 54,986.6 55,187.3 (1) 767.7 (1) 1.4

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 29,249.8 (2) 29,592.5 29,574.1 29,774.4 (1) 524.6 (1) 1.8

Delaware
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 (1) 442.3 446.1 446.1 (P) 446.6 (P) (1) 4.3 (P) (1) 1.0

District of Columbia
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 (1) 323.3 331.8 328.5 (P) 329.9 (P) (1) 6.7 (P) (1) 2.1

Florida
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 (1) 9,140.6 9,263.9 9,250.3 (P) 9,333.2 (P) (1) 192.6 (P) (1) 2.1

Georgia
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 (1) 4,818.4 4,901.8 4,889.8 (P) 4,936.0 (P) (1) 117.7 (P) (1) 2.4

Maryland
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 (1) 2,981.1 3,017.1 3,012.9 (P) 3,020.9 (P) (1) 39.8 (P) (1) 1.3

North Carolina
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 (1) 4,509.1 4,561.6 4,559.7 (P) 4,604.2 (P) (1) 95.2 (P) (1) 2.1

South Carolina
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 (1) 2,137.6 2,150.9 2,143.0 (P) 2,161.2 (P) (1) 23.6 (P) (1) 1.1

Virginia
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 (1) 4,053.8 4,125.3 4,124.5 (P) 4,148.0 (P) (1) 94.2 (P) (1) 2.3

West Virginia
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 (1) 809.7 816.4 813.3 (P) 805.7 (P) (1) -4.0 (P) (1) -0.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 7,137 8,487 8,499 8,784 1,647 23.1

Northeast region
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 (1) 1,251.9 (2) 1,469.4 1,486.2 1,501.2 (1) 249.3 (1) 19.9

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 911.2 (2) 1,075.1 1,080.0 1,086.1 (1) 175.0 (1) 19.2

New Jersey
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 (1) 189.4 242.9 237.6 (P) 244.4 (P) (1) 55.0 (P) (1) 29.1

New York
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 (1) 444.0 500.7 513.7 (P) 499.6 (P) (1) 55.6 (P) (1) 12.5

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 271.9 331.0 332.7 (P) 340.9 (P) (1) 69.1 (P) (1) 25.4

South region
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 (1) 2,356.1 (2) 2,819.6 2,814.9 3,055.0 (1) 698.9 (1) 29.7

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,225.1 (2) 1,564.2 1,564.2 1,721.9 (1) 496.8 (1) 40.6

Delaware
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 (1) 14.5 18.4 18.7 (P) 19.7 (P) (1) 5.2 (P) (1) 36.1

District of Columbia
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 (1) 18.4 21.8 20.8 (P) 22.2 (P) (1) 3.7 (P) (1) 20.2

Florida
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 (1) 371.8 514.9 513.1 (P) 571.8 (P) (1) 200.0 (P) (1) 53.8

Georgia
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 (1) 212.9 281.6 274.8 (P) 304.5 (P) (1) 91.6 (P) (1) 43.0

Maryland
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 (1) 107.7 119.9 120.5 (P) 131.4 (P) (1) 23.8 (P) (1) 22.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 210.4 268.1 271.1 (P) 302.7 (P) (1) 92.4 (P) (1) 43.9

South Carolina
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 (1) 124.5 139.2 131.8 (P) 150.5 (P) (1) 26.0 (P) (1) 20.9

Virginia
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 (1) 121.3 161.1 166.2 (P) 183.3 (P) (1) 62.1 (P) (1) 51.2

West Virginia
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 (1) 37.8 43.0 42.8 (P) 36.4 (P) (1) -1.4 (P) (1) -3.8

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 1.0

Northeast region
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 (1) 4.5 (2) 5.2 5.3 5.3 (1) 0.8

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.5 (2) 5.2 5.3 5.3 (1) 0.8

New Jersey
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 (1) 4.2 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.2

New York
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 (1) 4.7 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 0.5

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 4.3 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.1

South region
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 (1) 4.3 (2) 5.1 5.1 5.5 (1) 1.2

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.2 (2) 5.3 5.3 5.8 (1) 1.6

Delaware
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 (1) 3.3 4.1 4.2 (P) 4.4 (P) (1) 1.1

District of Columbia
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 (1) 5.7 6.6 6.3 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) 1.0

Florida
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 (1) 4.1 5.6 5.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (1) 2.0

Georgia
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 (1) 4.4 5.7 5.6 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 1.8

Maryland
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 (1) 3.6 4.0 4.0 (P) 4.4 (P) (1) 0.8

North Carolina
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 (1) 4.7 5.9 5.9 (P) 6.6 (P) (1) 1.9

South Carolina
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 (1) 5.8 6.5 6.1 (P) 7.0 (P) (1) 1.2

Virginia
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 (1) 3.0 3.9 4.0 (P) 4.4 (P) (1) 1.4

West Virginia
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 (1) 4.7 5.3 5.3 (P) 4.5 (P) (1) -0.2

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Corrected.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Delaware

  

Dover, DE
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 (2) 3.4 3.7 4.5 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) 1.1

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 4.0 4.1 4.7 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 1.1

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 3.2 3.5 3.9 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 0.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (1)

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 (2) 3.3 3.7 4.0 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.9

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 4.1 4.0 4.5 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 0.8

Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD (1)

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 (2) 3.0 3.0 3.3 (P) 3.5 (P) (2) 0.5

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.1 4.9 5.5 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 0.4

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 4.5 5.3 5.6 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 0.6

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 4.1 4.6 4.9 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 1.1

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 4.6 5.4 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 1.1

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 4.2 4.8 5.2 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 1.0

Erie, PA
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 (2) 4.9 5.3 5.5 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 3.7 4.3 4.6 (P) 4.7 (P) (2) 1.0

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 5.7 5.7 6.6 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 1.1

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 4.3 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 0.8

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 3.5 3.8 4.2 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 0.6

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 4.6 5.0 5.3 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.0

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 4.6 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.0

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 6.4 6.9 7.2 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 1.0

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 4.6 4.8 5.2 (P) 5.3 (P) (2) 0.7

Reading, PA
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 (2) 4.3 5.1 5.4 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 1.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 5.2 5.9 6.1 (P) 6.3 (P) (2) 1.1

State College, PA
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 (2) 3.5 3.9 4.5 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) 1.0

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 4.9 5.6 5.7 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 1.0

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 4.0 4.5 4.8 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 0.9

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 4.2 4.1 6.0 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 2.2

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 2.7 3.1 3.6 (P) 3.9 (P) (2) 1.2

Danville, VA
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 (2) 6.7 7.0 7.6 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 1.5

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 2.9 3.5 4.0 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 1.4

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 3.6 4.0 4.5 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) 1.2

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 3.2 4.0 4.4 (P) 4.7 (P) (2) 1.5

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 3.1 3.8 4.1 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 1.3

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 3.3 3.9 4.4 (P) 4.6 (P) (2) 1.3

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 3.2 4.0 4.4 (P) 4.4 (P) (2) 1.2

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 4.1 4.4 4.7 (P) 3.4 (P) (2) -0.7

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 5.0 5.2 5.8 (P) 5.3 (P) (2) 0.3

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 3.4 3.5 4.1 (P) 2.8 (P) (2) -0.6

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.0 5.2 5.9 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 0.1

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.0 5.2 5.9 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 0.2

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States
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 137,682 137,717 137,617 (P) 137,557 (P) -125 (P) -0.1

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 4,074.8 4,072.6 4,068.7 (P) 4,068.5 (P) -6.3 (P) -0.2

New York
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 8,756.8 8,769.7 8,774.5 (P) 8,771.8 (P) 15.0 (P) 0.2

Pennsylvania
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 5,804.3 5,805.7 5,805.4 (P) 5,803.8 (P) -0.5 (P) 0.0

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 437.5 435.7 437.3 (P) 436.9 (P) -0.6 (P) -0.1

District of Columbia
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 695.5 702.3 704.6 (P) 711.3 (P) 15.8 (P) 2.3

Florida
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 8,020.8 7,974.4 7,945.4 (P) 7,924.0 (P) -96.8 (P) -1.2

Georgia
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 4,146.6 4,164.9 4,151.5 (P) 4,132.6 (P) -14.0 (P) -0.3

Maryland
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 2,611.8 2,633.4 2,636.5 (P) 2,637.6 (P) 25.8 (P) 1.0

North Carolina
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 4,136.2 4,171.5 4,174.4 (P) 4,174.5 (P) 38.3 (P) 0.9

South Carolina
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 1,955.0 1,957.4 1,958.3 (P) 1,959.2 (P) 4.2 (P) 0.2

Virginia
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 3,761.3 3,777.3 3,780.2 (P) 3,779.8 (P) 18.5 (P) 0.5

West Virginia
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 755.9 759.6 759.7 (P) 759.4 (P) 3.5 (P) 0.5

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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United States
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 1,599 1,891
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 175,419 200,382

Northeast
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 241 281
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 21,035 25,506

Middle Atlantic
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 202 247
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 17,427 22,848

New Jersey
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 42 56
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 3,176 4,110

New York
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 88 103
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 8,175 10,764

Pennsylvania
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 72 88
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 6,076 7,974

South
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 360 450
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 35,763 48,440

South Atlantic
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 180 218
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 15,861 17,556

Delaware
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 (1) - (1) -

District of Columbia
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 (1) - -
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Florida
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 79 123
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 5,214 7,555

Georgia
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 50 39
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 5,133 3,949

Maryland
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 4 5
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 455 443

North Carolina
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 3 12
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 219 1,128

South Carolina
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 24 29
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 3,094 2,958

Virginia
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 15 9
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 1,400 1,475

West Virginia
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Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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