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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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Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
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 |
4,539.7 |
78.7 |
1.8 |
New York |
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9,521.2 |
9,566.6 |
9,587.7 |
9,654.4 |
133.1 |
1.4 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,284.1 |
6,364.4 |
6,403.4 |
6,443.9 |
159.7 |
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 |
|
443.0 |
446.6 |
447.0 |
446.5 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
District of Columbia |
|
325.6 |
330.0 |
332.4 |
332.4 |
6.8 |
2.1 |
Florida |
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9,173.4 |
9,341.5 |
9,326.0 |
9,337.7 |
164.3 |
1.8 |
Georgia |
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4,833.3 |
4,928.3 |
4,910.1 |
4,895.0 |
61.8 |
1.3 |
Maryland |
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2,984.0 |
3,020.0 |
3,016.8 |
3,004.4 |
20.4 |
0.7 |
North Carolina |
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4,528.9 |
4,603.1 |
4,568.6 |
4,579.3 |
50.4 |
1.1 |
South Carolina |
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2,142.2 |
2,162.6 |
2,165.1 |
2,159.2 |
17.0 |
0.8 |
Virginia |
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4,067.5 |
4,148.3 |
4,144.5 |
4,143.3 |
75.8 |
1.9 |
West Virginia |
|
810.4 |
805.6 |
802.4 |
808.9 |
-1.5 |
-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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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
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 |
263.6 |
76.4 |
40.8 |
New York |
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432.4 |
498.7 |
551.7 |
561.6 |
129.2 |
29.9 |
Pennsylvania |
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276.0 |
340.9 |
372.2 |
367.2 |
91.2 |
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 |
21.6 |
7.1 |
48.5 |
District of Columbia |
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18.5 |
22.2 |
22.9 |
23.2 |
4.7 |
25.3 |
Florida |
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387.2 |
578.6 |
613.2 |
613.4 |
226.2 |
58.4 |
Georgia |
|
216.2 |
295.4 |
307.2 |
317.5 |
101.3 |
46.8 |
Maryland |
|
108.3 |
130.3 |
136.3 |
138.8 |
30.5 |
28.1 |
North Carolina |
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214.0 |
304.7 |
314.3 |
318.3 |
104.3 |
48.8 |
South Carolina |
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126.2 |
151.9 |
163.6 |
157.0 |
30.9 |
24.5 |
Virginia |
|
125.9 |
183.7 |
190.7 |
177.8 |
51.9 |
41.2 |
West Virginia |
|
38.2 |
36.3 |
32.9 |
36.3 |
-1.9 |
-5.0 |
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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Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Net change Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
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 |
|
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
New Jersey |
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4.2 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
New York |
|
4.5 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
Pennsylvania |
|
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
South region |
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4.4 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
South Atlantic division |
|
4.3 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
Delaware |
|
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
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5.7 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
Florida |
|
4.2 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
Georgia |
|
4.5 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
Maryland |
|
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
North Carolina |
|
4.7 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
South Carolina |
|
5.9 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
Virginia |
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3.1 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
West Virginia |
|
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
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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Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Net change Sep 2007 to Sep 2008 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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3.1 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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3.6 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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3.6 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD |
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2.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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4.4 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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4.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
Salisbury, MD |
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3.8 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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4.1 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
Altoona, PA |
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3.8 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
Erie, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
|
3.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
4.9 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
Lancaster, PA |
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3.2 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
Lebanon, PA |
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3.1 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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4.2 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
|
6.1 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
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Pittsburgh, PA |
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3.9 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
Reading, PA |
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3.9 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
|
4.4 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
State College, PA |
|
3.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
Williamsport, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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3.4 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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3.6 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
1.8 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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2.3 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
Danville, VA |
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6.6 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
1.2 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
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2.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
Lynchburg, VA |
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3.2 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
Richmond, VA |
|
3.1 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
Roanoke, VA |
|
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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3.3 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
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3.1 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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3.7 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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4.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
3.1 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
-0.5 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
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4.4 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
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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Sep 2007 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sep 2008 |
Sep 2007 to Sep 2008
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Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,837 |
137,550 |
137,477 |
137,318 |
-519 |
-0.4 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,070.1 |
4,068.8 |
4,065.4 |
4,061.5 |
-8.6 |
-0.2 |
New York |
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8,752.3 |
8,778.1 |
8,775.7 |
8,773.2 |
20.9 |
0.2 |
Pennsylvania |
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5,796.1 |
5,807.2 |
5,801.6 |
5,789.4 |
-6.7 |
-0.1 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
|
436.1 |
437.0 |
438.2 |
437.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
District of Columbia |
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694.0 |
712.0 |
716.3 |
707.8 |
13.8 |
2.0 |
Florida |
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8,014.5 |
7,935.5 |
7,909.9 |
7,899.0 |
-115.5 |
-1.4 |
Georgia |
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4,153.9 |
4,137.7 |
4,115.1 |
4,092.8 |
-61.1 |
-1.5 |
Maryland |
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2,611.0 |
2,639.5 |
2,640.6 |
2,639.6 |
28.6 |
1.1 |
North Carolina |
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4,164.3 |
4,160.2 |
4,168.2 |
4,160.8 |
-3.5 |
-0.1 |
South Carolina |
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1,958.7 |
1,960.2 |
1,960.8 |
1,946.0 |
-12.7 |
-0.6 |
Virginia |
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3,766.7 |
3,782.7 |
3,781.5 |
3,782.8 |
16.1 |
0.4 |
West Virginia |
|
757.2 |
759.2 |
757.5 |
759.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
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 |
Sep 2007 |
Sep 2008 |
Back data |
Sep 2007 |
Sep 2008 |
United States |
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717 |
1,292 |
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67,385 |
129,586 |
Northeast |
|
96 |
142 |
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8,660 |
11,646 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
86 |
127 |
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7,904 |
10,466 |
New Jersey |
|
19 |
17 |
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1,985 |
1,663 |
New York |
|
24 |
36 |
|
1,914 |
2,905 |
Pennsylvania |
|
43 |
74 |
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4,005 |
5,898 |
South |
|
160 |
475 |
|
15,913 |
43,772 |
South Atlantic |
|
78 |
153 |
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6,303 |
12,291 |
Delaware |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Florida |
|
47 |
96 |
|
2,985 |
5,988 |
Georgia |
|
18 |
20 |
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1,633 |
1,885 |
Maryland |
|
6 |
5 |
|
431 |
349 |
North Carolina |
|
- |
9 |
|
- |
793 |
South Carolina |
|
3 |
16 |
|
242 |
1,793 |
Virginia |
|
- |
4 |
|
- |
546 |
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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