Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division, not seasonally adjusted Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Census region and division March January February March March January February March 2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 United States (1) ... 1,089 3,806 2,262 2,191 114,541 388,813 218,438 228,387 Northeast ................... 180 787 348 317 21,202 77,142 32,131 29,493 New England ............. 14 97 78 68 1,014 8,414 7,744 7,021 Middle Atlantic ......... 166 690 270 249 20,188 68,728 24,387 22,472 South ....................... 245 1,052 624 589 28,097 115,630 55,542 61,432 South Atlantic .......... 139 574 295 276 14,166 58,892 23,842 27,819 East South Central ...... 53 279 172 158 6,680 32,215 17,840 15,629 West South Central ...... 53 199 157 155 7,251 24,523 13,860 17,984 Midwest ..................... 287 1,024 561 607 34,885 114,195 64,973 81,957 East North Central ...... 224 821 434 466 27,847 93,852 52,690 64,595 West North Central ...... 63 203 127 141 7,038 20,343 12,283 17,362 West ........................ 377 943 729 678 30,357 81,846 65,792 55,505 Mountain ................ 43 149 128 109 4,001 12,657 11,381 10,991 Pacific ................. 334 794 601 569 26,356 69,189 54,411 44,514 1 See footnote 1, table 3. 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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