Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008
Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008 Layoff events Separations Census region and division IV III IV IV III IV 2007 2008r 2008p 2007 2008r 2008p United States (1) . 69 84 110 11,302 14,938 24,236 Northeast ................. 11 14 14 1,726 2,306 2,106 New England ........... 3 (2) 4 562 (2) 686 Middle Atlantic ....... 8 (2) 10 1,164 (2) 1,420 South ..................... 16 13 22 2,105 2,238 3,848 South Atlantic ........ 8 5 7 903 704 843 East South Central .... 5 4 10 512 472 1,425 West South Central .... 3 4 5 690 1,062 1,580 Midwest ................... 30 42 47 5,847 8,162 14,306 East North Central .... 23 32 33 4,190 6,105 11,564 West North Central .... 7 10 14 1,657 2,057 2,742 West ...................... 12 15 27 1,624 2,232 3,976 Mountain .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Pacific ............... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
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