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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 154,506 155,081 154,926 154,504 -2 0.0

Northeast region
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 (1) 28,232.3 28,503.8 28,418.5 28,389.5 (1) 157.2 (1) 0.6

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 20,563.5 20,813.4 20,755.1 20,693.2 (1) 129.6 (1) 0.6

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,497.8 4,560.4 4,550.5 (P) 4,563.1 (P) (1) 65.3 (P) (1) 1.5

New York
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 (1) 9,691.2 9,771.4 9,775.2 (P) 9,741.2 (P) (1) 50.1 (P) (1) 0.5

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 6,396.1 6,472.1 6,439.9 (P) 6,388.0 (P) (1) -8.2 (P) (1) -0.1

South region
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 (1) 54,991.5 55,161.1 55,129.0 55,052.0 (1) 60.5 (1) 0.1

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 29,511.8 29,444.3 29,392.8 29,316.8 (1) -195.0 (1) -0.7

Delaware
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 (1) 442.7 437.9 437.3 (P) 434.2 (P) (1) -8.5 (P) (1) -1.9

District of Columbia
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 (1) 333.0 329.0 328.3 (P) 329.6 (P) (1) -3.5 (P) (1) -1.0

Florida
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 (1) 9,240.3 9,243.7 9,202.9 (P) 9,193.4 (P) (1) -46.9 (P) (1) -0.5

Georgia
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 (1) 4,845.6 4,771.4 4,765.5 (P) 4,771.8 (P) (1) -73.8 (P) (1) -1.5

Maryland
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 (1) 2,998.4 2,955.0 2,953.3 (P) 2,958.3 (P) (1) -40.1 (P) (1) -1.3

North Carolina
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 (1) 4,536.4 4,567.1 4,554.7 (P) 4,536.8 (P) (1) 0.4 (P) (1) 0.0

South Carolina
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 (1) 2,154.8 2,203.1 2,195.4 (P) 2,185.6 (P) (1) 30.8 (P) (1) 1.4

Virginia
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 (1) 4,123.9 4,170.0 4,157.4 (P) 4,147.3 (P) (1) 23.4 (P) (1) 0.6

West Virginia
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 (1) 804.8 793.4 790.3 (P) 789.8 (P) (1) -14.9 (P) (1) -1.9

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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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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 8,910 14,511 14,729 14,462 5,552 62.3

Northeast region
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 (1) 1,521.5 2,370.5 2,456.3 2,460.5 (1) 939.0 (1) 61.7

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,105.6 1,735.9 1,806.8 1,800.4 (1) 694.8 (1) 62.8

New Jersey
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 (1) 245.2 400.0 419.6 (P) 422.2 (P) (1) 177.0 (P) (1) 72.2

New York
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 (1) 523.3 799.7 851.1 (P) 835.9 (P) (1) 312.6 (P) (1) 59.7

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 346.8 534.8 541.6 (P) 540.1 (P) (1) 193.3 (P) (1) 55.7

South region
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 (1) 3,055.7 4,899.6 5,045.5 5,109.5 (1) 2,053.9 (1) 67.2

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,707.9 2,828.1 2,895.0 2,882.2 (1) 1,174.3 (1) 68.8

Delaware
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 (1) 21.1 35.6 36.6 (P) 35.5 (P) (1) 14.3 (P) (1) 67.8

District of Columbia
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 (1) 23.3 35.2 35.7 (P) 35.0 (P) (1) 11.7 (P) (1) 50.1

Florida
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 (1) 581.7 953.6 980.1 (P) 987.3 (P) (1) 405.6 (P) (1) 69.7

Georgia
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 (1) 301.8 458.9 479.6 (P) 493.7 (P) (1) 191.9 (P) (1) 63.6

Maryland
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 (1) 131.3 212.4 212.7 (P) 215.5 (P) (1) 84.2 (P) (1) 64.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 287.8 507.0 501.7 (P) 496.9 (P) (1) 209.0 (P) (1) 72.6

South Carolina
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 (1) 149.2 263.6 266.2 (P) 258.5 (P) (1) 109.3 (P) (1) 73.3

Virginia
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 (1) 165.6 297.8 297.0 (P) 285.9 (P) (1) 120.3 (P) (1) 72.7

West Virginia
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 (1) 33.6 67.0 71.6 (P) 71.0 (P) (1) 37.4 (P) (1) 111.3

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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 5.8 9.4 9.5 9.4 3.6

Northeast region
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 (1) 5.4 8.3 8.6 8.7 (1) 3.3

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 5.4 8.3 8.7 8.7 (1) 3.3

New Jersey
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 (1) 5.5 8.8 9.2 (P) 9.3 (P) (1) 3.8

New York
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 (1) 5.4 8.2 8.7 (P) 8.6 (P) (1) 3.2

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 5.4 8.3 8.4 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) 3.1

South region
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 (1) 5.6 8.9 9.2 9.3 (1) 3.7

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 5.8 9.6 9.8 9.8 (1) 4.0

Delaware
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 (1) 4.8 8.1 8.4 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) 3.4

District of Columbia
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 (1) 7.0 10.7 10.9 (P) 10.6 (P) (1) 3.6

Florida
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 (1) 6.3 10.3 10.7 (P) 10.7 (P) (1) 4.4

Georgia
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 (1) 6.2 9.6 10.1 (P) 10.3 (P) (1) 4.1

Maryland
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 (1) 4.4 7.2 7.2 (P) 7.3 (P) (1) 2.9

North Carolina
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 (1) 6.3 11.1 11.0 (P) 11.0 (P) (1) 4.7

South Carolina
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 (1) 6.9 12.0 12.1 (P) 11.8 (P) (1) 4.9

Virginia
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 (1) 4.0 7.1 7.1 (P) 6.9 (P) (1) 2.9

West Virginia
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 (1) 4.2 8.4 9.1 (P) 9.0 (P) (1) 4.8

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) 4.9 7.4 7.7 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.8

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 4.9 7.8 8.4 (P) 9.3 (P) (2) 4.4

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 3.8 5.7 6.2 (P) 6.6 (P) (2) 2.8

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

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 (2) 3.9 5.9 6.4 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) 2.9

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 4.6 7.0 7.5 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) 3.4

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD (1)

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 (2) 3.4 5.0 5.5 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 2.5

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.3 7.8 8.0 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 3.8

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.3 9.3 9.8 (P) 10.2 (P) (2) 4.9

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 5.1 8.2 8.4 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.6

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 5.6 8.1 8.7 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 3.5

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 5.1 6.9 7.2 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 2.5

Erie, PA
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 (2) 5.5 8.1 9.1 (P) 9.7 (P) (2) 4.2

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 4.6 6.7 7.1 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) 2.9

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 6.5 8.2 8.5 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 2.6

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 4.3 6.7 7.1 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 3.1

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 4.2 6.4 6.7 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 2.8

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 5.2 7.6 8.2 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.5

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 5.3 7.3 8.0 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 3.0

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 7.1 9.1 9.9 (P) 10.4 (P) (2) 3.3

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 5.1 6.9 7.3 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 2.6

Reading, PA
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 (2) 5.3 8.4 9.0 (P) 9.3 (P) (2) 4.0

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 6.1 8.4 8.9 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 3.0

State College, PA
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 (2) 4.6 5.1 5.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) 1.5

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 5.6 8.5 9.0 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) 3.6

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 4.7 7.7 8.3 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 4.2

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 5.6 8.2 8.8 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 3.9

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 3.4 5.5 5.9 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 3.0

Danville, VA
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 (2) 7.2 12.4 12.8 (P) 12.8 (P) (2) 5.6

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 4.0 6.0 6.4 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 3.1

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 4.3 7.2 7.7 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 3.9

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 4.3 7.5 8.0 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) 4.1

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 3.9 7.1 7.5 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 3.9

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 4.2 6.5 7.0 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 3.2

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 4.2 8.0 8.2 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 4.3

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 3.8 6.9 7.3 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 4.4

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 5.4 7.4 8.0 (P) 9.0 (P) (2) 3.6

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 3.4 4.9 5.4 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) 3.1

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.2 9.3 9.4 (P) 10.7 (P) (2) 5.5

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.3 8.6 8.5 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 4.1

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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 137,228 132,178 (P) 131,735 (P) 131,488 (P) -5,740 (P) -4.2

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 4,058.3 3,933.3 3,930.2 (P) 3,936.1 (P) -122.2 (P) -3.0

New York
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 8,836.8 8,605.2 8,582.5 (P) 8,644.6 (P) -192.2 (P) -2.2

Pennsylvania
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 5,804.0 5,634.1 5,625.5 (P) 5,620.7 (P) -183.3 (P) -3.2

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 434.3 414.9 411.8 (P) 411.1 (P) -23.2 (P) -5.3

District of Columbia
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 710.0 703.4 703.0 (P) 716.2 (P) 6.2 (P) 0.9

Florida
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 7,755.9 7,399.3 7,380.0 (P) 7,354.8 (P) -401.1 (P) -5.2

Georgia
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 4,107.7 3,918.7 3,903.1 (P) 3,901.8 (P) -205.9 (P) -5.0

Maryland
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 2,602.0 2,546.1 2,541.7 (P) 2,551.7 (P) -50.3 (P) -1.9

North Carolina
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 4,133.6 3,942.3 3,938.1 (P) 3,911.7 (P) -221.9 (P) -5.4

South Carolina
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 1,929.5 1,851.3 1,855.8 (P) 1,852.4 (P) -77.1 (P) -4.0

Virginia
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 3,768.0 3,677.6 3,668.5 (P) 3,664.0 (P) -104.0 (P) -2.8

West Virginia
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 762.9 738.7 736.4 (P) 735.5 (P) -27.4 (P) -3.6

Footnotes
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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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 1,891 3,054
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 200,382 336,654

Northeast
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 281 511
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 25,506 45,526

Middle Atlantic
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 247 429
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 22,848 38,332

New Jersey
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 56 101
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 4,110 8,366

New York
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 103 126
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 10,764 11,886

Pennsylvania
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 88 202
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 7,974 18,080

South
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 450 725
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 48,440 71,648

South Atlantic
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 218 389
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 17,556 34,220

Delaware
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 (1) - 347

District of Columbia
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 - -
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Florida
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 123 192
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 7,555 14,929

Georgia
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 39 62
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 3,949 7,636

Maryland
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 5 11
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 443 987

North Carolina
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 12 23
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 1,128 1,950

South Carolina
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 29 59
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 2,958 5,359

Virginia
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 9 35
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 1,475 2,873

West Virginia
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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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