Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Census region and division July May June July July May June July 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 United States (1) ... 1,599 1,552 1,622 1,891 175,419 159,471 166,742 200,382 Northeast ................... 241 266 282 281 21,035 25,619 32,721 25,506 New England ............. 39 32 49 34 3,608 3,218 4,929 2,658 Middle Atlantic ......... 202 234 233 247 17,427 22,401 27,792 22,848 South ....................... 360 402 365 450 35,763 42,832 38,453 48,440 South Atlantic .......... 180 199 207 218 15,861 15,761 18,972 17,556 East South Central ...... 122 116 63 161 14,074 16,810 10,974 21,721 West South Central ...... 58 87 95 71 5,828 10,261 8,507 9,163 Midwest ..................... 573 390 345 606 85,557 45,462 39,391 84,535 East North Central ...... 485 312 257 528 72,514 36,332 28,549 75,373 West North Central ...... 88 78 88 78 13,043 9,130 10,842 9,162 West ........................ 425 494 630 554 33,064 45,558 56,177 41,901 Mountain ................ 44 62 63 49 4,698 5,548 4,903 4,519 Pacific ................. 381 432 567 505 28,366 40,010 51,274 37,382 1 See footnote 1, table 3. NOTE: The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
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