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 September July August September September July August September 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 Total (1) ............ 717 1,891 1,427 1,292 67,385 200,382 139,999 129,586 Alabama ................. 18 67 24 12 1,836 7,072 3,288 1,090 Alaska .................. (2) - - 3 (2) - - 241 Arizona ................. (2) 15 7 8 (2) 1,422 488 586 Arkansas ................ 6 13 8 3 565 1,606 613 359 California .............. 256 460 439 358 21,144 33,250 36,120 34,584 Colorado ................ 3 4 3 3 261 343 258 196 Connecticut ............. (2) 6 4 6 (2) 579 368 402 Delaware ................ (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) (2) 694 (2) District of Columbia .... - - (2) - - - (2) - Florida ................. 47 123 126 96 2,985 7,555 9,849 5,988 Georgia ................. 18 39 32 20 1,633 3,949 2,938 1,885 Hawaii .................. (2) 4 4 9 (2) 271 408 919 Idaho ................... 3 7 10 4 222 619 1,120 324 Illinois ................ 31 56 55 43 3,486 7,674 6,164 4,941 Indiana ................. 11 67 40 34 2,826 8,787 4,359 4,314 Iowa .................... 8 16 18 10 840 2,068 3,727 1,455 Kansas .................. 4 8 4 6 295 731 291 478 Kentucky ................ 14 63 34 24 2,611 11,907 5,487 2,351 Louisiana ............... 8 10 10 163 563 1,645 851 14,929 Maine ................... (2) 5 3 (2) (2) 359 217 (2) Maryland ................ 6 5 8 5 431 443 762 349 Massachusetts ........... 3 16 6 4 196 1,107 495 310 Michigan ................ 24 212 48 40 2,844 27,672 3,669 4,130 Minnesota ............... 4 12 5 4 524 1,452 334 430 Mississippi ............. 4 13 15 6 471 1,330 908 463 Missouri ................ 16 39 21 16 1,141 3,763 1,490 1,196 Montana ................. (2) 4 (2) (2) (2) 234 (2) (2) Nebraska ................ 5 (2) 3 - 478 (2) 271 - Nevada .................. 7 15 23 18 529 1,637 1,912 1,604 New Hampshire ........... - 4 3 (2) - 426 170 (2) New Jersey .............. 19 56 38 17 1,985 4,110 3,151 1,663 New Mexico .............. 3 (2) 5 4 644 (2) 728 440 New York ................ 24 103 94 36 1,914 10,764 10,760 2,905 North Carolina .......... (2) 12 25 9 (2) 1,128 3,123 793 North Dakota ............ - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) - Ohio .................... 29 117 62 32 2,579 19,402 7,994 5,912 Oklahoma ................ 5 5 (2) 5 858 575 (2) 789 Oregon .................. 15 25 28 21 1,324 2,498 3,741 2,942 Pennsylvania ............ 43 88 70 74 4,005 7,974 6,521 5,898 Rhode Island ............ - (2) 5 (2) - (2) 390 (2) South Carolina .......... 3 29 12 16 242 2,958 2,232 1,793 South Dakota ............ - - - - - - - - Tennessee ............... (2) 18 17 12 (2) 1,412 1,496 884 Texas ................... 25 43 40 97 2,606 5,337 5,124 10,616 Utah .................... 3 (2) (2) 3 220 (2) (2) 243 Vermont ................. 4 (2) 3 (2) 331 (2) 664 (2) Virginia ................ (2) 9 4 4 (2) 1,475 361 546 Washington .............. 8 16 11 16 616 1,363 880 5,161 West Virginia ........... - - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) Wisconsin ............... 24 76 49 40 2,260 11,838 4,503 3,790 Wyoming ................. - - - (2) - - - (2) Puerto Rico ............. 8 12 18 18 750 1,227 1,958 1,715 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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