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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 153,506 154,603 154,853 154,732 1,226 0.8

Northeast region
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 27,938.6 28,127.6 28,202.0 28,327.3 388.7 1.4

Middle Atlantic division
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 20,288.5 20,440.9 20,528.0 20,636.2 347.7 1.7

New Jersey
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 4,461.0 4,505.6 4,525.5 (P) 4,539.7 (P) 78.7 (P) 1.8

New York
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 9,521.2 9,566.6 9,587.7 (P) 9,654.4 (P) 133.1 (P) 1.4

Pennsylvania
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 6,284.1 6,364.4 6,403.4 (P) 6,443.9 (P) 159.7 (P) 2.5

South region
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 54,545.9 55,187.3 55,233.4 55,284.4 738.5 1.4

South Atlantic division
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 29,311.0 29,774.4 29,730.0 29,709.1 398.1 1.4

Delaware
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 443.0 446.6 447.0 (P) 446.5 (P) 3.5 (P) 0.8

District of Columbia
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 325.6 330.0 332.4 (P) 332.4 (P) 6.8 (P) 2.1

Florida
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 9,173.4 9,341.5 9,326.0 (P) 9,337.7 (P) 164.3 (P) 1.8

Georgia
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 4,833.3 4,928.3 4,910.1 (P) 4,895.0 (P) 61.8 (P) 1.3

Maryland
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 2,984.0 3,020.0 3,016.8 (P) 3,004.4 (P) 20.4 (P) 0.7

North Carolina
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 4,528.9 4,603.1 4,568.6 (P) 4,579.3 (P) 50.4 (P) 1.1

South Carolina
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 2,142.2 2,162.6 2,165.1 (P) 2,159.2 (P) 17.0 (P) 0.8

Virginia
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 4,067.5 4,148.3 4,144.5 (P) 4,143.3 (P) 75.8 (P) 1.9

West Virginia
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 810.4 805.6 802.4 (P) 808.9 (P) -1.5 (P) -0.2

Footnotes
(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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 7,246 8,784 9,376 9,477 2,231 30.8

Northeast region
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 1,242.3 1,501.2 1,648.7 1,621.4 379.2 30.5

Middle Atlantic division
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 905.1 1,086.1 1,208.0 1,184.5 279.4 30.9

New Jersey
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 187.2 245.5 267.4 (P) 263.6 (P) 76.4 (P) 40.8

New York
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 432.4 498.7 551.7 (P) 561.6 (P) 129.2 (P) 29.9

Pennsylvania
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 276.0 340.9 372.2 (P) 367.2 (P) 91.2 (P) 33.1

South region
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 2,401.0 3,055.0 3,175.8 3,248.5 847.5 35.3

South Atlantic division
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 1,250.3 1,721.9 1,801.0 1,810.5 560.3 44.8

Delaware
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 14.6 19.7 21.7 (P) 21.6 (P) 7.1 (P) 48.5

District of Columbia
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 18.5 22.2 22.9 (P) 23.2 (P) 4.7 (P) 25.3

Florida
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 387.2 578.6 613.2 (P) 613.4 (P) 226.2 (P) 58.4

Georgia
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 216.2 295.4 307.2 (P) 317.5 (P) 101.3 (P) 46.8

Maryland
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 108.3 130.3 136.3 (P) 138.8 (P) 30.5 (P) 28.1

North Carolina
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 214.0 304.7 314.3 (P) 318.3 (P) 104.3 (P) 48.8

South Carolina
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 126.2 151.9 163.6 (P) 157.0 (P) 30.9 (P) 24.5

Virginia
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 125.9 183.7 190.7 (P) 177.8 (P) 51.9 (P) 41.2

West Virginia
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 38.2 36.3 32.9 (P) 36.3 (P) -1.9 (P) -5.0

Footnotes
(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 5.7 6.1 6.1 1.4

Northeast region
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 4.4 5.3 5.8 5.7 1.3

Middle Atlantic division
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 4.5 5.3 5.9 5.7 1.2

New Jersey
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 4.2 5.4 5.9 (P) 5.8 (P) 1.6

New York
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 4.5 5.2 5.8 (P) 5.8 (P) 1.3

Pennsylvania
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 4.4 5.4 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) 1.3

South region
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 4.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 1.5

South Atlantic division
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 4.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 1.8

Delaware
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 3.3 4.4 4.8 (P) 4.8 (P) 1.5

District of Columbia
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 5.7 6.7 6.9 (P) 7.0 (P) 1.3

Florida
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 4.2 6.2 6.6 (P) 6.6 (P) 2.4

Georgia
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 4.5 6.0 6.3 (P) 6.5 (P) 2.0

Maryland
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 3.6 4.3 4.5 (P) 4.6 (P) 1.0

North Carolina
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 4.7 6.6 6.9 (P) 7.0 (P) 2.3

South Carolina
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 5.9 7.0 7.6 (P) 7.3 (P) 1.4

Virginia
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 3.1 4.4 4.6 (P) 4.3 (P) 1.2

West Virginia
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 4.7 4.5 4.1 (P) 4.5 (P) -0.2

Footnotes
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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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Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Delaware

  

Dover, DE
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 3.1 4.5 5.2 (P) 4.6 (P) 1.5

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 3.6 5.0 5.3 (P) 5.1 (P) 1.5

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 3.0 4.1 4.1 (P) 4.0 (P) 1.0

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

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 3.1 4.3 4.3 (P) 4.1 (P) 1.0

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 3.6 4.8 4.8 (P) 4.7 (P) 1.1

Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD (1)

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 2.7 3.5 3.3 (P) 3.4 (P) 0.7

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 4.4 5.5 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.6

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 4.1 5.1 5.1 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.9

Salisbury, MD
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 3.8 5.1 5.1 (P) 5.4 (P) 1.6

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 4.1 5.7 6.1 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.4

Altoona, PA
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 3.8 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.0 (P) 1.2

Erie, PA
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 4.3 5.5 5.8 (P) 5.2 (P) 0.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 3.3 4.7 5.0 (P) 4.6 (P) 1.3

Johnstown, PA
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 4.9 6.7 7.0 (P) 5.8 (P) 0.9

Lancaster, PA
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 3.2 4.3 4.6 (P) 4.2 (P) 1.0

Lebanon, PA
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 3.1 4.1 4.5 (P) 4.0 (P) 0.9

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 4.2 5.6 5.9 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.3

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 4.3 5.5 6.0 (P) 5.6 (P) 1.3

Philadelphia City, PA
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 6.1 7.3 (P) 8.0    

Pittsburgh, PA
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 3.9 5.3 5.6 (P) 4.9 (P) 1.0

Reading, PA
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 3.9 5.3 5.8 (P) 5.4 (P) 1.5

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 4.4 6.3 6.6 (P) 5.9 (P) 1.5

State College, PA
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 3.0 4.4 4.6 (P) 4.1 (P) 1.1

Williamsport, PA
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 4.3 5.9 6.0 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.2

York-Hanover, PA
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 3.4 4.9 5.3 (P) 4.7 (P) 1.3

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 3.6 6.4 6.4 (P) 5.4 (P) 1.8

Charlottesville, VA
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 2.3 3.9 4.1 (P) 3.4 (P) 1.1

Danville, VA
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 6.6 8.3 8.2 (P) 7.8 (P) 1.2

Harrisonburg, VA
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 2.4 4.3 4.3 (P) 3.5 (P) 1.1

Lynchburg, VA
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 3.2 4.8 5.0 (P) 4.3 (P) 1.1

Richmond, VA
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 3.1 4.7 5.0 (P) 4.6 (P) 1.5

Roanoke, VA
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 3.2 4.4 4.5 (P) 4.0 (P) 0.8

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 3.3 4.6 4.8 (P) 4.4 (P) 1.1

Winchester, VA-WV
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 3.1 4.3 4.6 (P) 4.3 (P) 1.2

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 3.7 3.4 3.4 (P) 3.2 (P) -0.5

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 4.4 5.2 5.1 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.6

Morgantown, WV
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 3.1 2.8 2.7 (P) 2.6 (P) -0.5

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 4.4 5.1 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) 0.5

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 4.7 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
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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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United States
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 137,837 137,550 (P) 137,477 (P) 137,318 (P) -519 (P) -0.4

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 4,070.1 4,068.8 4,065.4 (P) 4,061.5 (P) -8.6 (P) -0.2

New York
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 8,752.3 8,778.1 8,775.7 (P) 8,773.2 (P) 20.9 (P) 0.2

Pennsylvania
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 5,796.1 5,807.2 5,801.6 (P) 5,789.4 (P) -6.7 (P) -0.1

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 436.1 437.0 438.2 (P) 437.5 (P) 1.4 (P) 0.3

District of Columbia
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 694.0 712.0 716.3 (P) 707.8 (P) 13.8 (P) 2.0

Florida
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 8,014.5 7,935.5 7,909.9 (P) 7,899.0 (P) -115.5 (P) -1.4

Georgia
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 4,153.9 4,137.7 4,115.1 (P) 4,092.8 (P) -61.1 (P) -1.5

Maryland
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 2,611.0 2,639.5 2,640.6 (P) 2,639.6 (P) 28.6 (P) 1.1

North Carolina
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 4,164.3 4,160.2 4,168.2 (P) 4,160.8 (P) -3.5 (P) -0.1

South Carolina
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 1,958.7 1,960.2 1,960.8 (P) 1,946.0 (P) -12.7 (P) -0.6

Virginia
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 3,766.7 3,782.7 3,781.5 (P) 3,782.8 (P) 16.1 (P) 0.4

West Virginia
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 757.2 759.2 757.5 (P) 759.0 (P) 1.8 (P) 0.2

Footnotes
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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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 717 1,292
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 67,385 129,586

Northeast
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 96 142
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 8,660 11,646

Middle Atlantic
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 86 127
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 7,904 10,466

New Jersey
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 19 17
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 1,985 1,663

New York
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 24 36
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 1,914 2,905

Pennsylvania
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 43 74
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 4,005 5,898

South
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 160 475
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 15,913 43,772

South Atlantic
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 78 153
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 6,303 12,291

Delaware
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District of Columbia
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Florida
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 47 96
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 2,985 5,988

Georgia
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 18 20
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 1,633 1,885

Maryland
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 6 5
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 431 349

North Carolina
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 (1) - 9
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 (1) - 793

South Carolina
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 3 16
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 242 1,793

Virginia
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 (1) - 4
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 (1) - 546

West Virginia
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 - (1) -

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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