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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 153,843 (1) 153,716 154,214 154,048 205 0.1

Northeast region
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 (2) 28,112.6 28,334.5 28,423.4 28,421.3 (2) 308.7 (2) 1.1

Middle Atlantic division
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 (2) 20,466.9 20,646.2 20,726.3 20,737.6 (2) 270.7 (2) 1.3

New Jersey
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 (2) 4,485.5 4,503.0 4,514.6 (P) 4,540.4 (P) (2) 54.9 (P) (2) 1.2

New York
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 (2) 9,631.3 9,689.2 9,756.4 (P) 9,764.4 (P) (2) 133.1 (P) (2) 1.4

Pennsylvania
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 (2) 6,348.4 6,446.9 6,459.2 (P) 6,431.4 (P) (2) 83.1 (P) (2) 1.3

South region
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 (2) 54,664.5 55,139.7 55,225.7 55,060.0 (2) 395.5 (2) 0.7

South Atlantic division
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 (2) 29,353.8 29,530.8 29,569.0 29,413.6 (2) 59.8 (2) 0.2

Delaware
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 (2) 441.1 439.9 440.1 (P) 436.5 (P) (2) -4.6 (P) (2) -1.1

District of Columbia
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 (2) 332.5 332.2 331.8 (P) 328.7 (P) (2) -3.8 (P) (2) -1.1

Florida
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 (2) 9,163.3 9,268.0 9,263.7 (P) 9,210.1 (P) (2) 46.8 (P) (2) 0.5

Georgia
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 (2) 4,834.8 4,814.6 4,811.6 (P) 4,787.7 (P) (2) -47.1 (P) (2) -1.0

Maryland
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 (2) 2,989.4 2,978.4 2,969.7 (P) 2,963.8 (P) (2) -25.6 (P) (2) -0.9

North Carolina
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 (2) 4,520.5 4,550.5 4,584.3 (P) 4,553.4 (P) (2) 32.9 (P) (2) 0.7

South Carolina
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 (2) 2,131.3 2,186.2 2,189.3 (P) 2,185.5 (P) (2) 54.2 (P) (2) 2.5

Virginia
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 (2) 4,099.5 4,146.6 4,160.7 (P) 4,153.6 (P) (2) 54.0 (P) (2) 1.3

West Virginia
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 (2) 807.8 798.5 794.1 (P) 793.7 (P) (2) -14.1 (P) (2) -1.7

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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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 7,820 11,616 12,467 13,161 5,341 68.3

Northeast region
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 (1) 1,368.6 2,021.1 2,199.7 2,241.3 (1) 872.6 (1) 63.8

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 997.8 1,457.5 1,612.2 1,642.5 (1) 644.6 (1) 64.6

New Jersey
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 (1) 216.6 330.5 370.0 (P) 377.6 (P) (1) 161.0 (P) (1) 74.3

New York
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 (1) 465.4 673.6 759.7 (P) 765.9 (P) (1) 300.5 (P) (1) 64.6

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 311.0 452.1 486.3 (P) 499.2 (P) (1) 188.2 (P) (1) 60.5

South region
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 (1) 2,655.0 4,190.8 4,484.2 4,614.0 (1) 1,959.0 (1) 73.8

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,450.3 2,428.0 2,646.1 2,687.9 (1) 1,237.6 (1) 85.3

Delaware
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 (1) 17.9 29.6 32.3 (P) 33.6 (P) (1) 15.7 (P) (1) 87.4

District of Columbia
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 (1) 20.7 30.6 32.7 (P) 32.2 (P) (1) 11.5 (P) (1) 55.6

Florida
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 (1) 494.5 813.6 886.0 (P) 893.4 (P) (1) 398.9 (P) (1) 80.7

Georgia
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 (1) 269.9 408.0 440.5 (P) 442.8 (P) (1) 172.9 (P) (1) 64.1

Maryland
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 (1) 113.5 184.4 200.6 (P) 205.5 (P) (1) 92.0 (P) (1) 81.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 244.1 439.2 490.1 (P) 492.5 (P) (1) 248.5 (P) (1) 101.8

South Carolina
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 (1) 125.7 225.9 238.4 (P) 248.6 (P) (1) 122.9 (P) (1) 97.7

Virginia
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 (1) 146.9 247.6 274.8 (P) 282.9 (P) (1) 136.1 (P) (1) 92.7

West Virginia
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 (1) 34.2 41.8 47.6 (P) 54.6 (P) (1) 20.4 (P) (1) 59.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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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 5.1 7.6 8.1 8.5 3.4

Northeast region
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 (1) 4.9 7.1 7.7 7.9 (1) 3.0

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.9 7.1 7.8 7.9 (1) 3.0

New Jersey
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 (1) 4.8 7.3 8.2 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) 3.5

New York
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 (1) 4.8 7.0 7.8 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 3.0

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 4.9 7.0 7.5 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 2.9

South region
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 (1) 4.9 7.6 8.1 8.4 (1) 3.5

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.9 8.2 8.9 9.1 (1) 4.2

Delaware
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 (1) 4.1 6.7 7.3 (P) 7.7 (P) (1) 3.6

District of Columbia
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 (1) 6.2 9.2 9.9 (P) 9.8 (P) (1) 3.6

Florida
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 (1) 5.4 8.8 9.6 (P) 9.7 (P) (1) 4.3

Georgia
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 (1) 5.6 8.5 9.2 (P) 9.2 (P) (1) 3.6

Maryland
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 (1) 3.8 6.2 6.8 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 3.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 5.4 9.7 10.7 (P) 10.8 (P) (1) 5.4

South Carolina
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 (1) 5.9 10.3 10.9 (P) 11.4 (P) (1) 5.5

Virginia
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 (1) 3.6 6.0 6.6 (P) 6.8 (P) (1) 3.2

West Virginia
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 (1) 4.2 5.2 6.0 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 2.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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 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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 (2) 3.9 7.2 7.7 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 3.8

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 4.1 7.5 8.2 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 4.1

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 3.3 5.6 6.1 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 2.6

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

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 (2) 3.4 5.8 6.3 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) 2.7

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 3.8 7.0 7.6 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 3.6

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD (1)

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 (2) 2.7 4.8 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 2.5

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.7 8.6 9.2 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 3.2

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 4.9 8.5 9.6 (P) 9.9 (P) (2) 5.0

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 5.0 9.2 9.6 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 4.4

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 5.5 8.2 8.7 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.2

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 5.2 7.6 7.7 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 2.5

Erie, PA
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 (2) 5.9 8.2 8.7 (P) 8.8 (P) (2) 2.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 4.3 6.7 7.2 (P) 7.2 (P) (2) 2.9

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 6.1 8.7 8.8 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 2.8

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 3.9 6.7 7.4 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 3.4

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 3.9 6.6 7.1 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) 3.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 4.8 7.5 8.0 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 3.3

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 5.0 7.3 7.7 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 2.8

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 6.6 9.3 9.6 (P) 9.7 (P) (2) 3.1

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 5.1 7.3 7.6 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 2.5

Reading, PA
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 (2) 5.0 8.1 8.9 (P) 8.8 (P) (2) 3.8

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 6.0 8.8 9.3 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) 3.2

State College, PA
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 (2) 4.2 5.9 5.8 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 1.6

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 6.2 9.1 9.5 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 3.2

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 4.5 7.1 8.1 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 3.6

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 4.2 7.6 8.0 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 5.2

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 2.8 5.3 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 2.9

Danville, VA
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 (2) 6.9 13.9 12.3 (P) 12.2 (P) (2) 5.3

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 3.1 5.9 6.6 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 3.3

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 3.7 6.9 7.5 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 3.9

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 3.7 6.9 7.8 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 4.1

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 3.7 6.5 7.4 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 3.6

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 3.8 6.7 7.1 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) 3.1

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 4.0 7.7 9.1 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 4.7

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 4.0 4.9 5.9 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) 2.5

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 4.9 6.9 7.5 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 2.8

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 3.4 3.9 4.5 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) 1.4

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.3 8.1 9.1 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 3.8

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.6 7.9 8.7 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 2.9

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(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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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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 137,814 134,333 (P) 133,682 (P) 133,019 (P) -4,795 (P) -3.5

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 4,086.4 3,987.8 3,973.3 (P) 3,956.1 (P) -130.3 (P) -3.2

New York
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 8,800.9 8,699.4 8,674.5 (P) 8,640.4 (P) -160.5 (P) -1.8

Pennsylvania
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 5,810.5 5,741.5 5,708.2 (P) 5,677.7 (P) -132.8 (P) -2.3

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 436.4 421.2 420.3 (P) 417.1 (P) -19.3 (P) -4.4

District of Columbia
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 699.4 711.0 706.6 (P) 705.0 (P) 5.6 (P) 0.8

Florida
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 7,871.3 7,552.9 7,498.9 (P) 7,447.0 (P) -424.3 (P) -5.4

Georgia
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 4,140.9 4,003.9 3,970.0 (P) 3,957.9 (P) -183.0 (P) -4.4

Maryland
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 2,607.7 2,570.6 2,559.7 (P) 2,549.5 (P) -58.2 (P) -2.2

North Carolina
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 4,166.0 4,022.2 3,997.3 (P) 3,956.0 (P) -210.0 (P) -5.0

South Carolina
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 1,945.6 1,873.0 1,864.4 (P) 1,853.3 (P) -92.3 (P) -4.7

Virginia
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 3,767.7 3,706.4 3,691.0 (P) 3,679.0 (P) -88.7 (P) -2.4

West Virginia
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 760.7 755.4 748.8 (P) 744.1 (P) -16.6 (P) -2.2

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

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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 1,089 2,191
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 114,541 228,387

Northeast
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 180 317
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 21,202 29,493

Middle Atlantic
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 166 249
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 20,188 22,472

New Jersey
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 34 39
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 4,007 3,217

New York
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 29 70
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 3,436 6,974

Pennsylvania
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 103 140
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 12,745 12,281

South
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 245 589
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 28,097 61,432

South Atlantic
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 139 276
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 14,166 27,819

Delaware
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 4 4
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 298 509

District of Columbia
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 - (1) -
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 - (1) -

Florida
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 63 107
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 5,145 8,594

Georgia
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 20 46
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 3,302 4,152

Maryland
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 (1) - 531

North Carolina
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 16 44
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 1,367 6,277

South Carolina
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 17 48
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 1,659 6,157

Virginia
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 14 14
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 1,808 1,229

West Virginia
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 3 4
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 428 301

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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