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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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Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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153,843 |
153,716 |
154,214 |
154,048 |
205 |
0.1 |
Northeast region |
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28,112.6 |
28,334.5 |
28,423.4 |
28,421.3 |
308.7 |
1.1 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,466.9 |
20,646.2 |
20,726.3 |
20,737.6 |
270.7 |
1.3 |
New Jersey |
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4,485.5 |
4,503.0 |
4,514.6 |
4,540.4 |
54.9 |
1.2 |
New York |
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9,631.3 |
9,689.2 |
9,756.4 |
9,764.4 |
133.1 |
1.4 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,348.4 |
6,446.9 |
6,459.2 |
6,431.4 |
83.1 |
1.3 |
South region |
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54,664.5 |
55,139.7 |
55,225.7 |
55,060.0 |
395.5 |
0.7 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,353.8 |
29,530.8 |
29,569.0 |
29,413.6 |
59.8 |
0.2 |
Delaware |
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441.1 |
439.9 |
440.1 |
436.5 |
-4.6 |
-1.1 |
District of Columbia |
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332.5 |
332.2 |
331.8 |
328.7 |
-3.8 |
-1.1 |
Florida |
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9,163.3 |
9,268.0 |
9,263.7 |
9,210.1 |
46.8 |
0.5 |
Georgia |
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4,834.8 |
4,814.6 |
4,811.6 |
4,787.7 |
-47.1 |
-1.0 |
Maryland |
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2,989.4 |
2,978.4 |
2,969.7 |
2,963.8 |
-25.6 |
-0.9 |
North Carolina |
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4,520.5 |
4,550.5 |
4,584.3 |
4,553.4 |
32.9 |
0.7 |
South Carolina |
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2,131.3 |
2,186.2 |
2,189.3 |
2,185.5 |
54.2 |
2.5 |
Virginia |
|
4,099.5 |
4,146.6 |
4,160.7 |
4,153.6 |
54.0 |
1.3 |
West Virginia |
|
807.8 |
798.5 |
794.1 |
793.7 |
-14.1 |
-1.7 |
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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Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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7,820 |
11,616 |
12,467 |
13,161 |
5,341 |
68.3 |
Northeast region |
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1,368.6 |
2,021.1 |
2,199.7 |
2,241.3 |
872.6 |
63.8 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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997.8 |
1,457.5 |
1,612.2 |
1,642.5 |
644.6 |
64.6 |
New Jersey |
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216.6 |
330.5 |
370.0 |
377.6 |
161.0 |
74.3 |
New York |
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465.4 |
673.6 |
759.7 |
765.9 |
300.5 |
64.6 |
Pennsylvania |
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311.0 |
452.1 |
486.3 |
499.2 |
188.2 |
60.5 |
South region |
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2,655.0 |
4,190.8 |
4,484.2 |
4,614.0 |
1,959.0 |
73.8 |
South Atlantic division |
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1,450.3 |
2,428.0 |
2,646.1 |
2,687.9 |
1,237.6 |
85.3 |
Delaware |
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17.9 |
29.6 |
32.3 |
33.6 |
15.7 |
87.4 |
District of Columbia |
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20.7 |
30.6 |
32.7 |
32.2 |
11.5 |
55.6 |
Florida |
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494.5 |
813.6 |
886.0 |
893.4 |
398.9 |
80.7 |
Georgia |
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269.9 |
408.0 |
440.5 |
442.8 |
172.9 |
64.1 |
Maryland |
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113.5 |
184.4 |
200.6 |
205.5 |
92.0 |
81.1 |
North Carolina |
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244.1 |
439.2 |
490.1 |
492.5 |
248.5 |
101.8 |
South Carolina |
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125.7 |
225.9 |
238.4 |
248.6 |
122.9 |
97.7 |
Virginia |
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146.9 |
247.6 |
274.8 |
282.9 |
136.1 |
92.7 |
West Virginia |
|
34.2 |
41.8 |
47.6 |
54.6 |
20.4 |
59.7 |
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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Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Net change Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 |
United States |
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5.1 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
3.4 |
Northeast region |
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4.9 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
3.0 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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4.9 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
3.0 |
New Jersey |
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4.8 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
3.5 |
New York |
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4.8 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
3.0 |
Pennsylvania |
|
4.9 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
2.9 |
South region |
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4.9 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
3.5 |
South Atlantic division |
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4.9 |
8.2 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
Delaware |
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4.1 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
3.6 |
District of Columbia |
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6.2 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
Florida |
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5.4 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
4.3 |
Georgia |
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5.6 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
3.6 |
Maryland |
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3.8 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
North Carolina |
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5.4 |
9.7 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
5.4 |
South Carolina |
|
5.9 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
5.5 |
Virginia |
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3.6 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
3.2 |
West Virginia |
|
4.2 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
2.7 |
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), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)
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Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Net change Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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3.9 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
3.8 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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4.1 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
4.1 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.3 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.4 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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3.8 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
3.6 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD |
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2.7 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
2.5 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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5.7 |
8.6 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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4.9 |
8.5 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
5.0 |
Salisbury, MD |
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5.0 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
4.4 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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5.5 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
3.2 |
Altoona, PA |
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5.2 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
2.5 |
Erie, PA |
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5.9 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
2.9 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
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4.3 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
Johnstown, PA |
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6.1 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
2.8 |
Lancaster, PA |
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3.9 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
3.4 |
Lebanon, PA |
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3.9 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
3.0 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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4.8 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
3.3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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5.0 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
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6.6 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
3.1 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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5.1 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
Reading, PA |
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5.0 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
3.8 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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6.0 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
3.2 |
State College, PA |
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4.2 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
Williamsport, PA |
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6.2 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
3.2 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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4.5 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
3.6 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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4.2 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
9.4 |
5.2 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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2.8 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
Danville, VA |
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6.9 |
13.9 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
5.3 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
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3.1 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
Lynchburg, VA |
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3.7 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
3.9 |
Richmond, VA |
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3.7 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
4.1 |
Roanoke, VA |
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3.7 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
3.6 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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3.8 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
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4.0 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
4.7 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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4.0 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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4.9 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
Morgantown, WV |
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3.4 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
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5.3 |
8.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
3.8 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.6 |
7.9 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
2.9 |
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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Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Mar 2008 to Mar 2009
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Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,814 |
134,333 |
133,682 |
133,019 |
-4,795 |
-3.5 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,086.4 |
3,987.8 |
3,973.3 |
3,956.1 |
-130.3 |
-3.2 |
New York |
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8,800.9 |
8,699.4 |
8,674.5 |
8,640.4 |
-160.5 |
-1.8 |
Pennsylvania |
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5,810.5 |
5,741.5 |
5,708.2 |
5,677.7 |
-132.8 |
-2.3 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
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436.4 |
421.2 |
420.3 |
417.1 |
-19.3 |
-4.4 |
District of Columbia |
|
699.4 |
711.0 |
706.6 |
705.0 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
Florida |
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7,871.3 |
7,552.9 |
7,498.9 |
7,447.0 |
-424.3 |
-5.4 |
Georgia |
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4,140.9 |
4,003.9 |
3,970.0 |
3,957.9 |
-183.0 |
-4.4 |
Maryland |
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2,607.7 |
2,570.6 |
2,559.7 |
2,549.5 |
-58.2 |
-2.2 |
North Carolina |
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4,166.0 |
4,022.2 |
3,997.3 |
3,956.0 |
-210.0 |
-5.0 |
South Carolina |
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1,945.6 |
1,873.0 |
1,864.4 |
1,853.3 |
-92.3 |
-4.7 |
Virginia |
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3,767.7 |
3,706.4 |
3,691.0 |
3,679.0 |
-88.7 |
-2.4 |
West Virginia |
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760.7 |
755.4 |
748.8 |
744.1 |
-16.6 |
-2.2 |
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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Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance |
Back data |
Mar 2008 |
Mar 2009 |
Back data |
Mar 2008 |
Mar 2009 |
United States |
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1,089 |
2,191 |
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114,541 |
228,387 |
Northeast |
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180 |
317 |
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21,202 |
29,493 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
166 |
249 |
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20,188 |
22,472 |
New Jersey |
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34 |
39 |
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4,007 |
3,217 |
New York |
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29 |
70 |
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3,436 |
6,974 |
Pennsylvania |
|
103 |
140 |
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12,745 |
12,281 |
South |
|
245 |
589 |
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28,097 |
61,432 |
South Atlantic |
|
139 |
276 |
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14,166 |
27,819 |
Delaware |
|
4 |
4 |
|
298 |
509 |
District of Columbia |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
Florida |
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63 |
107 |
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5,145 |
8,594 |
Georgia |
|
20 |
46 |
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3,302 |
4,152 |
Maryland |
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- |
8 |
|
- |
531 |
North Carolina |
|
16 |
44 |
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1,367 |
6,277 |
South Carolina |
|
17 |
48 |
|
1,659 |
6,157 |
Virginia |
|
14 |
14 |
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1,808 |
1,229 |
West Virginia |
|
3 |
4 |
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428 |
301 |
(-) 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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