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 July May June July July May June July 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 Total (1) ............ 1,891 2,738 2,519 3,054 200,382 289,628 256,357 336,654 Alabama ................. 67 40 49 75 7,072 4,037 7,837 8,324 Alaska .................. - 12 6 (2) - 1,230 431 (2) Arizona ................. 15 28 27 35 1,422 2,484 2,137 3,469 Arkansas ................ 13 18 8 11 1,606 2,319 583 1,033 California .............. 460 487 714 812 33,250 47,091 56,138 82,085 Colorado ................ 4 15 11 15 343 1,762 832 1,536 Connecticut ............. 6 17 15 15 579 1,389 1,487 1,056 Delaware ................ (2) 3 8 5 (2) 172 882 347 District of Columbia .... - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) - Florida ................. 123 181 182 192 7,555 12,446 15,785 14,929 Georgia ................. 39 56 43 62 3,949 5,187 3,809 7,636 Hawaii .................. 4 8 10 9 271 900 992 670 Idaho ................... 7 9 5 8 619 680 342 759 Illinois ................ 56 135 116 110 7,674 19,717 20,576 25,119 Indiana ................. 67 86 45 87 8,787 10,416 4,643 10,131 Iowa .................... 16 31 33 48 2,068 4,379 3,765 8,730 Kansas .................. 8 31 15 22 731 3,551 4,071 2,088 Kentucky ................ 63 85 49 97 11,907 9,894 6,240 14,128 Louisiana ............... 10 35 26 21 1,645 3,160 3,005 1,768 Maine ................... 5 7 3 4 359 644 280 256 Maryland ................ 5 10 13 11 443 1,201 1,325 987 Massachusetts ........... 16 23 20 31 1,107 2,281 1,777 2,972 Michigan ................ 212 180 121 185 27,672 26,344 12,218 23,929 Minnesota ............... 12 38 26 31 1,452 4,224 2,318 3,229 Mississippi ............. 13 9 11 14 1,330 726 895 803 Missouri ................ 39 54 39 61 3,763 6,336 5,446 7,647 Montana ................. 4 7 6 5 234 856 476 481 Nebraska ................ (2) 13 3 4 (2) 1,306 658 418 Nevada .................. 15 52 18 37 1,637 5,297 1,686 3,212 New Hampshire ........... 4 7 5 17 426 526 630 1,564 New Jersey .............. 56 45 88 101 4,110 4,394 14,033 8,366 New Mexico .............. (2) 13 15 5 (2) 1,089 1,013 252 New York ................ 103 112 83 126 10,764 10,762 7,681 11,886 North Carolina .......... 12 33 28 23 1,128 5,351 2,505 1,950 North Dakota ............ (2) 8 6 4 (2) 869 640 560 Ohio .................... 117 145 94 138 19,402 16,920 10,818 19,704 Oklahoma ................ 5 13 11 16 575 1,772 1,052 2,013 Oregon .................. 25 41 43 49 2,498 4,775 5,525 5,492 Pennsylvania ............ 88 227 194 202 7,974 20,392 18,363 18,080 Rhode Island ............ (2) 7 10 10 (2) 563 1,377 965 South Carolina .......... 29 31 38 59 2,958 3,021 4,087 5,359 South Dakota ............ - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) - Tennessee ............... 18 37 19 27 1,412 3,424 1,617 1,898 Texas ................... 43 135 93 75 5,337 12,926 8,745 7,461 Utah .................... (2) 10 8 7 (2) 1,020 698 1,532 Vermont ................. (2) 6 10 5 (2) 462 965 381 Virginia ................ 9 49 31 35 1,475 6,168 2,817 2,873 Washington .............. 16 36 16 29 1,363 3,290 1,231 2,549 West Virginia ........... - 5 8 (2) - 429 583 (2) Wisconsin ............... 76 103 93 115 11,838 10,884 11,092 15,633 Wyoming ................. - (2) - - - (2) - - Puerto Rico ............. 12 23 17 22 1,227 2,830 1,280 1,826 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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