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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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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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153,182 |
154,534 |
154,390 |
154,603 |
1,421 |
0.9 |
Northeast region |
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27,931.0 |
28,178.4 |
28,186.2 |
28,127.6 |
196.5 |
0.7 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,281.6 |
20,519.3 |
20,511.9 |
20,440.9 |
159.3 |
0.8 |
New Jersey |
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4,463.7 |
4,516.8 |
4,505.0 |
4,505.2 |
41.6 |
0.9 |
New York |
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9,536.3 |
9,590.3 |
9,620.6 |
9,566.1 |
29.8 |
0.3 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,287.0 |
6,405.5 |
6,394.7 |
6,365.0 |
78.0 |
1.2 |
South region |
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54,419.7 |
55,094.3 |
54,986.6 |
55,187.3 |
767.7 |
1.4 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,249.8 |
29,592.5 |
29,574.1 |
29,774.4 |
524.6 |
1.8 |
Delaware |
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442.3 |
446.1 |
446.1 |
446.6 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
District of Columbia |
|
323.3 |
331.8 |
328.5 |
329.9 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
Florida |
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9,140.6 |
9,263.9 |
9,250.3 |
9,333.2 |
192.6 |
2.1 |
Georgia |
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4,818.4 |
4,901.8 |
4,889.8 |
4,936.0 |
117.7 |
2.4 |
Maryland |
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2,981.1 |
3,017.1 |
3,012.9 |
3,020.9 |
39.8 |
1.3 |
North Carolina |
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4,509.1 |
4,561.6 |
4,559.7 |
4,604.2 |
95.2 |
2.1 |
South Carolina |
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2,137.6 |
2,150.9 |
2,143.0 |
2,161.2 |
23.6 |
1.1 |
Virginia |
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4,053.8 |
4,125.3 |
4,124.5 |
4,148.0 |
94.2 |
2.3 |
West Virginia |
|
809.7 |
816.4 |
813.3 |
805.7 |
-4.0 |
-0.5 |
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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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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7,137 |
8,487 |
8,499 |
8,784 |
1,647 |
23.1 |
Northeast region |
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1,251.9 |
1,469.4 |
1,486.2 |
1,501.2 |
249.3 |
19.9 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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911.2 |
1,075.1 |
1,080.0 |
1,086.1 |
175.0 |
19.2 |
New Jersey |
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189.4 |
242.9 |
237.6 |
244.4 |
55.0 |
29.1 |
New York |
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444.0 |
500.7 |
513.7 |
499.6 |
55.6 |
12.5 |
Pennsylvania |
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271.9 |
331.0 |
332.7 |
340.9 |
69.1 |
25.4 |
South region |
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2,356.1 |
2,819.6 |
2,814.9 |
3,055.0 |
698.9 |
29.7 |
South Atlantic division |
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1,225.1 |
1,564.2 |
1,564.2 |
1,721.9 |
496.8 |
40.6 |
Delaware |
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14.5 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
19.7 |
5.2 |
36.1 |
District of Columbia |
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18.4 |
21.8 |
20.8 |
22.2 |
3.7 |
20.2 |
Florida |
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371.8 |
514.9 |
513.1 |
571.8 |
200.0 |
53.8 |
Georgia |
|
212.9 |
281.6 |
274.8 |
304.5 |
91.6 |
43.0 |
Maryland |
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107.7 |
119.9 |
120.5 |
131.4 |
23.8 |
22.1 |
North Carolina |
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210.4 |
268.1 |
271.1 |
302.7 |
92.4 |
43.9 |
South Carolina |
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124.5 |
139.2 |
131.8 |
150.5 |
26.0 |
20.9 |
Virginia |
|
121.3 |
161.1 |
166.2 |
183.3 |
62.1 |
51.2 |
West Virginia |
|
37.8 |
43.0 |
42.8 |
36.4 |
-1.4 |
-3.8 |
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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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
United States |
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4.7 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
Northeast region |
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4.5 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
Middle Atlantic division |
|
4.5 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
New Jersey |
|
4.2 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
New York |
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4.7 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Pennsylvania |
|
4.3 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
South region |
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4.3 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
South Atlantic division |
|
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
Delaware |
|
3.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
District of Columbia |
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5.7 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
Florida |
|
4.1 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
Georgia |
|
4.4 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
Maryland |
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3.6 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
North Carolina |
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4.7 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
South Carolina |
|
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
Virginia |
|
3.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
West Virginia |
|
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
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), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)
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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Net change Jul 2007 to Jul 2008 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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3.4 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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4.0 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.2 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.3 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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4.1 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD |
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3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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5.1 |
4.9 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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4.5 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
Salisbury, MD |
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4.1 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
|
4.6 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
1.1 |
Altoona, PA |
|
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
Erie, PA |
|
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
|
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
5.7 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
Lancaster, PA |
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3.5 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
Lebanon, PA |
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3.5 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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4.6 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
4.6 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
|
6.4 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
Reading, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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5.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
State College, PA |
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3.5 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
Williamsport, PA |
|
4.9 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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4.0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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4.2 |
4.1 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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2.7 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
Danville, VA |
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6.7 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
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2.9 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
Lynchburg, VA |
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3.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
Richmond, VA |
|
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
Roanoke, VA |
|
3.1 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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3.3 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
|
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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4.1 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
-0.7 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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5.0 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
0.3 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
-0.6 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
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5.0 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
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)
Area
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Jul 2007 |
May 2008 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2007 to Jul 2008
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Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,682 |
137,717 |
137,617 |
137,557 |
-125 |
-0.1 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,074.8 |
4,072.6 |
4,068.7 |
4,068.5 |
-6.3 |
-0.2 |
New York |
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8,756.8 |
8,769.7 |
8,774.5 |
8,771.8 |
15.0 |
0.2 |
Pennsylvania |
|
5,804.3 |
5,805.7 |
5,805.4 |
5,803.8 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
|
437.5 |
435.7 |
437.3 |
436.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
District of Columbia |
|
695.5 |
702.3 |
704.6 |
711.3 |
15.8 |
2.3 |
Florida |
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8,020.8 |
7,974.4 |
7,945.4 |
7,924.0 |
-96.8 |
-1.2 |
Georgia |
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4,146.6 |
4,164.9 |
4,151.5 |
4,132.6 |
-14.0 |
-0.3 |
Maryland |
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2,611.8 |
2,633.4 |
2,636.5 |
2,637.6 |
25.8 |
1.0 |
North Carolina |
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4,136.2 |
4,171.5 |
4,174.4 |
4,174.5 |
38.3 |
0.9 |
South Carolina |
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1,955.0 |
1,957.4 |
1,958.3 |
1,959.2 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
Virginia |
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3,761.3 |
3,777.3 |
3,780.2 |
3,779.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
West Virginia |
|
755.9 |
759.6 |
759.7 |
759.4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
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
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance |
Back data |
Jul 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Back data |
Jul 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
United States |
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1,599 |
1,891 |
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175,419 |
200,382 |
Northeast |
|
241 |
281 |
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21,035 |
25,506 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
202 |
247 |
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17,427 |
22,848 |
New Jersey |
|
42 |
56 |
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3,176 |
4,110 |
New York |
|
88 |
103 |
|
8,175 |
10,764 |
Pennsylvania |
|
72 |
88 |
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6,076 |
7,974 |
South |
|
360 |
450 |
|
35,763 |
48,440 |
South Atlantic |
|
180 |
218 |
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15,861 |
17,556 |
Delaware |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Florida |
|
79 |
123 |
|
5,214 |
7,555 |
Georgia |
|
50 |
39 |
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5,133 |
3,949 |
Maryland |
|
4 |
5 |
|
455 |
443 |
North Carolina |
|
3 |
12 |
|
219 |
1,128 |
South Carolina |
|
24 |
29 |
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3,094 |
2,958 |
Virginia |
|
15 |
9 |
|
1,400 |
1,475 |
West Virginia |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
(-) 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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