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, not seasonally adjusted Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance State July May June July July May June July 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 Total (1) ............ 1,599 1,552 1,622 1,891 175,419 159,471 166,742 200,382 Alabama ................. 59 35 13 67 6,510 4,044 2,091 7,072 Alaska .................. - (2) - - - (2) - - Arizona ................. 10 9 17 15 808 872 1,520 1,422 Arkansas ................ 10 7 6 13 1,133 648 414 1,606 California .............. 351 382 516 460 25,054 34,085 44,754 33,250 Colorado ................ (2) 8 3 4 (2) 930 177 343 Connecticut ............. 5 11 9 6 357 924 758 579 Delaware ................ (2) 3 3 (2) (2) 203 159 (2) District of Columbia .... (2) (2) 3 - (2) (2) 236 - Florida ................. 79 125 132 123 5,214 8,841 10,751 7,555 Georgia ................. 50 32 32 39 5,133 3,170 3,304 3,949 Hawaii .................. (2) 11 6 4 (2) 1,118 783 271 Idaho ................... 6 12 9 7 1,395 1,131 684 619 Illinois ................ 53 59 48 56 8,175 8,058 4,767 7,674 Indiana ................. 55 44 40 67 7,836 4,943 4,916 8,787 Iowa .................... 20 12 27 16 3,631 3,033 3,682 2,068 Kansas .................. 14 12 12 8 2,294 893 927 731 Kentucky ................ 43 39 26 63 5,958 8,666 6,706 11,907 Louisiana ............... 9 22 23 10 604 3,101 1,767 1,645 Maine ................... 4 - (2) 5 266 - (2) 359 Maryland ................ 4 4 8 5 455 318 754 443 Massachusetts ........... 20 9 17 16 2,173 946 1,467 1,107 Michigan ................ 211 85 61 212 36,356 8,139 6,323 27,672 Minnesota ............... 10 10 16 12 1,558 1,075 1,506 1,452 Mississippi ............. 8 18 5 13 822 1,682 300 1,330 Missouri ................ 38 35 28 39 3,619 3,298 4,320 3,763 Montana ................. 4 6 4 4 379 437 299 234 Nebraska ................ 3 5 (2) (2) 682 413 (2) (2) Nevada .................. 15 14 17 15 1,438 1,057 1,323 1,637 New Hampshire ........... 5 5 4 4 391 384 657 426 New Jersey .............. 42 38 60 56 3,176 3,813 9,512 4,110 New Mexico .............. 6 9 8 (2) 392 690 465 (2) New York ................ 88 95 38 103 8,175 9,613 3,445 10,764 North Carolina .......... 3 9 10 12 219 1,163 1,875 1,128 North Dakota ............ 3 (2) 3 (2) 1,259 (2) 248 (2) Ohio .................... 86 67 55 117 10,435 7,621 6,678 19,402 Oklahoma ................ 4 3 6 5 307 624 502 575 Oregon .................. 20 24 24 25 2,463 3,449 3,863 2,498 Pennsylvania ............ 72 101 135 88 6,076 8,975 14,835 7,974 Rhode Island ............ 3 3 11 (2) 222 243 1,141 (2) South Carolina .......... 24 11 12 29 3,094 809 1,139 2,958 South Dakota ............ - (2) - - - (2) - - Tennessee ............... 12 24 19 18 784 2,418 1,877 1,412 Texas ................... 35 55 60 43 3,784 5,888 5,824 5,337 Utah .................... (2) 4 5 (2) (2) 431 435 (2) Vermont ................. (2) 4 6 (2) (2) 721 683 (2) Virginia ................ 15 11 5 9 1,400 904 628 1,475 Washington .............. 8 13 21 16 722 1,211 1,874 1,363 West Virginia ........... (2) 3 (2) - (2) 277 (2) - Wisconsin ............... 80 57 53 76 9,712 7,571 5,865 11,838 Wyoming ................. - - - - - - - - Puerto Rico ............ 13 17 13 12 1,221 2,626 1,265 1,227 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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