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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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Jul 2008 |
May 2009 |
Jun 2009 |
Jul 2009 |
Jul 2008 to Jul 2009 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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154,506 |
155,081 |
154,926 |
154,504 |
-2 |
0.0 |
Northeast region |
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28,232.3 |
28,503.8 |
28,418.5 |
28,389.5 |
157.2 |
0.6 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,563.5 |
20,813.4 |
20,755.1 |
20,693.2 |
129.6 |
0.6 |
New Jersey |
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4,497.8 |
4,560.4 |
4,550.5 |
4,563.1 |
65.3 |
1.5 |
New York |
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9,691.2 |
9,771.4 |
9,775.2 |
9,741.2 |
50.1 |
0.5 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,396.1 |
6,472.1 |
6,439.9 |
6,388.0 |
-8.2 |
-0.1 |
South region |
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54,991.5 |
55,161.1 |
55,129.0 |
55,052.0 |
60.5 |
0.1 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,511.8 |
29,444.3 |
29,392.8 |
29,316.8 |
-195.0 |
-0.7 |
Delaware |
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442.7 |
437.9 |
437.3 |
434.2 |
-8.5 |
-1.9 |
District of Columbia |
|
333.0 |
329.0 |
328.3 |
329.6 |
-3.5 |
-1.0 |
Florida |
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9,240.3 |
9,243.7 |
9,202.9 |
9,193.4 |
-46.9 |
-0.5 |
Georgia |
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4,845.6 |
4,771.4 |
4,765.5 |
4,771.8 |
-73.8 |
-1.5 |
Maryland |
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2,998.4 |
2,955.0 |
2,953.3 |
2,958.3 |
-40.1 |
-1.3 |
North Carolina |
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4,536.4 |
4,567.1 |
4,554.7 |
4,536.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
South Carolina |
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2,154.8 |
2,203.1 |
2,195.4 |
2,185.6 |
30.8 |
1.4 |
Virginia |
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4,123.9 |
4,170.0 |
4,157.4 |
4,147.3 |
23.4 |
0.6 |
West Virginia |
|
804.8 |
793.4 |
790.3 |
789.8 |
-14.9 |
-1.9 |
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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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Jul 2008 |
May 2009 |
Jun 2009 |
Jul 2009 |
Jul 2008 to Jul 2009 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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8,910 |
14,511 |
14,729 |
14,462 |
5,552 |
62.3 |
Northeast region |
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1,521.5 |
2,370.5 |
2,456.3 |
2,460.5 |
939.0 |
61.7 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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1,105.6 |
1,735.9 |
1,806.8 |
1,800.4 |
694.8 |
62.8 |
New Jersey |
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245.2 |
400.0 |
419.6 |
422.2 |
177.0 |
72.2 |
New York |
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523.3 |
799.7 |
851.1 |
835.9 |
312.6 |
59.7 |
Pennsylvania |
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346.8 |
534.8 |
541.6 |
540.1 |
193.3 |
55.7 |
South region |
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3,055.7 |
4,899.6 |
5,045.5 |
5,109.5 |
2,053.9 |
67.2 |
South Atlantic division |
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1,707.9 |
2,828.1 |
2,895.0 |
2,882.2 |
1,174.3 |
68.8 |
Delaware |
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21.1 |
35.6 |
36.6 |
35.5 |
14.3 |
67.8 |
District of Columbia |
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23.3 |
35.2 |
35.7 |
35.0 |
11.7 |
50.1 |
Florida |
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581.7 |
953.6 |
980.1 |
987.3 |
405.6 |
69.7 |
Georgia |
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301.8 |
458.9 |
479.6 |
493.7 |
191.9 |
63.6 |
Maryland |
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131.3 |
212.4 |
212.7 |
215.5 |
84.2 |
64.1 |
North Carolina |
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287.8 |
507.0 |
501.7 |
496.9 |
209.0 |
72.6 |
South Carolina |
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149.2 |
263.6 |
266.2 |
258.5 |
109.3 |
73.3 |
Virginia |
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165.6 |
297.8 |
297.0 |
285.9 |
120.3 |
72.7 |
West Virginia |
|
33.6 |
67.0 |
71.6 |
71.0 |
37.4 |
111.3 |
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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Jul 2008 |
May 2009 |
Jun 2009 |
Jul 2009 |
Net change Jul 2008 to Jul 2009 |
United States |
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5.8 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
3.6 |
Northeast region |
|
5.4 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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5.4 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
New Jersey |
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5.5 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
3.8 |
New York |
|
5.4 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
3.2 |
Pennsylvania |
|
5.4 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
3.1 |
South region |
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5.6 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
3.7 |
South Atlantic division |
|
5.8 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
4.0 |
Delaware |
|
4.8 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
3.4 |
District of Columbia |
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7.0 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
3.6 |
Florida |
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6.3 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
4.4 |
Georgia |
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6.2 |
9.6 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
Maryland |
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4.4 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
2.9 |
North Carolina |
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6.3 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
4.7 |
South Carolina |
|
6.9 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
11.8 |
4.9 |
Virginia |
|
4.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
West Virginia |
|
4.2 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
4.8 |
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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Jun 2008 |
Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
Jun 2009 |
Net change Jun 2008 to Jun 2009 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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4.9 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
3.8 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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4.9 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
4.4 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.8 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.9 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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4.6 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
3.4 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD |
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3.4 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
2.5 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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5.3 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
3.8 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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5.3 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
4.9 |
Salisbury, MD |
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5.1 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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5.6 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
3.5 |
Altoona, PA |
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5.1 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
Erie, PA |
|
5.5 |
8.1 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
4.2 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
|
4.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
2.9 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
6.5 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
2.6 |
Lancaster, PA |
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4.3 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
3.1 |
Lebanon, PA |
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4.2 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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5.2 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
3.5 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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5.3 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
3.0 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
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7.1 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
10.4 |
3.3 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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5.1 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
2.6 |
Reading, PA |
|
5.3 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
4.0 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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6.1 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
State College, PA |
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4.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
Williamsport, PA |
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5.6 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
3.6 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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4.7 |
7.7 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
4.2 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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5.6 |
8.2 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
3.9 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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3.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
3.0 |
Danville, VA |
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7.2 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
5.6 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
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4.0 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
3.1 |
Lynchburg, VA |
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4.3 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
3.9 |
Richmond, VA |
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4.3 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
4.1 |
Roanoke, VA |
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3.9 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
3.9 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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4.2 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
3.2 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
|
4.2 |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
4.3 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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3.8 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
4.4 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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5.4 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
3.6 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
3.4 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
3.1 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
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5.2 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
10.7 |
5.5 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.3 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
4.1 |
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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Jul 2008 |
May 2009 |
Jun 2009 |
Jul 2009 |
Jul 2008 to Jul 2009
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Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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137,228 |
132,178 |
131,735 |
131,488 |
-5,740 |
-4.2 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,058.3 |
3,933.3 |
3,930.2 |
3,936.1 |
-122.2 |
-3.0 |
New York |
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8,836.8 |
8,605.2 |
8,582.5 |
8,644.6 |
-192.2 |
-2.2 |
Pennsylvania |
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5,804.0 |
5,634.1 |
5,625.5 |
5,620.7 |
-183.3 |
-3.2 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
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434.3 |
414.9 |
411.8 |
411.1 |
-23.2 |
-5.3 |
District of Columbia |
|
710.0 |
703.4 |
703.0 |
716.2 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
Florida |
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7,755.9 |
7,399.3 |
7,380.0 |
7,354.8 |
-401.1 |
-5.2 |
Georgia |
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4,107.7 |
3,918.7 |
3,903.1 |
3,901.8 |
-205.9 |
-5.0 |
Maryland |
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2,602.0 |
2,546.1 |
2,541.7 |
2,551.7 |
-50.3 |
-1.9 |
North Carolina |
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4,133.6 |
3,942.3 |
3,938.1 |
3,911.7 |
-221.9 |
-5.4 |
South Carolina |
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1,929.5 |
1,851.3 |
1,855.8 |
1,852.4 |
-77.1 |
-4.0 |
Virginia |
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3,768.0 |
3,677.6 |
3,668.5 |
3,664.0 |
-104.0 |
-2.8 |
West Virginia |
|
762.9 |
738.7 |
736.4 |
735.5 |
-27.4 |
-3.6 |
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 |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2009 |
Back data |
Jul 2008 |
Jul 2009 |
United States |
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1,891 |
3,054 |
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200,382 |
336,654 |
Northeast |
|
281 |
511 |
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25,506 |
45,526 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
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 |
|
103 |
126 |
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10,764 |
11,886 |
Pennsylvania |
|
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 |
|
218 |
389 |
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17,556 |
34,220 |
Delaware |
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- |
5 |
|
- |
347 |
District of Columbia |
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- |
- |
|
- |
- |
Florida |
|
123 |
192 |
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7,555 |
14,929 |
Georgia |
|
39 |
62 |
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3,949 |
7,636 |
Maryland |
|
5 |
11 |
|
443 |
987 |
North Carolina |
|
12 |
23 |
|
1,128 |
1,950 |
South Carolina |
|
29 |
59 |
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2,958 |
5,359 |
Virginia |
|
9 |
35 |
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1,475 |
2,873 |
West Virginia |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
(-) 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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