Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
September July August September September July August September
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Total (1) ............ 717 1,891 1,427 1,292 67,385 200,382 139,999 129,586
Alabama ................. 18 67 24 12 1,836 7,072 3,288 1,090
Alaska .................. (2) - - 3 (2) - - 241
Arizona ................. (2) 15 7 8 (2) 1,422 488 586
Arkansas ................ 6 13 8 3 565 1,606 613 359
California .............. 256 460 439 358 21,144 33,250 36,120 34,584
Colorado ................ 3 4 3 3 261 343 258 196
Connecticut ............. (2) 6 4 6 (2) 579 368 402
Delaware ................ (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) (2) 694 (2)
District of Columbia .... - - (2) - - - (2) -
Florida ................. 47 123 126 96 2,985 7,555 9,849 5,988
Georgia ................. 18 39 32 20 1,633 3,949 2,938 1,885
Hawaii .................. (2) 4 4 9 (2) 271 408 919
Idaho ................... 3 7 10 4 222 619 1,120 324
Illinois ................ 31 56 55 43 3,486 7,674 6,164 4,941
Indiana ................. 11 67 40 34 2,826 8,787 4,359 4,314
Iowa .................... 8 16 18 10 840 2,068 3,727 1,455
Kansas .................. 4 8 4 6 295 731 291 478
Kentucky ................ 14 63 34 24 2,611 11,907 5,487 2,351
Louisiana ............... 8 10 10 163 563 1,645 851 14,929
Maine ................... (2) 5 3 (2) (2) 359 217 (2)
Maryland ................ 6 5 8 5 431 443 762 349
Massachusetts ........... 3 16 6 4 196 1,107 495 310
Michigan ................ 24 212 48 40 2,844 27,672 3,669 4,130
Minnesota ............... 4 12 5 4 524 1,452 334 430
Mississippi ............. 4 13 15 6 471 1,330 908 463
Missouri ................ 16 39 21 16 1,141 3,763 1,490 1,196
Montana ................. (2) 4 (2) (2) (2) 234 (2) (2)
Nebraska ................ 5 (2) 3 - 478 (2) 271 -
Nevada .................. 7 15 23 18 529 1,637 1,912 1,604
New Hampshire ........... - 4 3 (2) - 426 170 (2)
New Jersey .............. 19 56 38 17 1,985 4,110 3,151 1,663
New Mexico .............. 3 (2) 5 4 644 (2) 728 440
New York ................ 24 103 94 36 1,914 10,764 10,760 2,905
North Carolina .......... (2) 12 25 9 (2) 1,128 3,123 793
North Dakota ............ - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) -
Ohio .................... 29 117 62 32 2,579 19,402 7,994 5,912
Oklahoma ................ 5 5 (2) 5 858 575 (2) 789
Oregon .................. 15 25 28 21 1,324 2,498 3,741 2,942
Pennsylvania ............ 43 88 70 74 4,005 7,974 6,521 5,898
Rhode Island ............ - (2) 5 (2) - (2) 390 (2)
South Carolina .......... 3 29 12 16 242 2,958 2,232 1,793
South Dakota ............ - - - - - - - -
Tennessee ............... (2) 18 17 12 (2) 1,412 1,496 884
Texas ................... 25 43 40 97 2,606 5,337 5,124 10,616
Utah .................... 3 (2) (2) 3 220 (2) (2) 243
Vermont ................. 4 (2) 3 (2) 331 (2) 664 (2)
Virginia ................ (2) 9 4 4 (2) 1,475 361 546
Washington .............. 8 16 11 16 616 1,363 880 5,161
West Virginia ........... - - (2) (2) - - (2) (2)
Wisconsin ............... 24 76 49 40 2,260 11,838 4,503 3,790
Wyoming ................. - - - (2) - - - (2)
Puerto Rico ............. 8 12 18 18 750 1,227 1,958 1,715
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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Last Modified Date: October 22, 2008
