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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 2011 |
May 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Jul 2012 |
Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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153,358 |
155,007 |
155,163 |
155,013 |
1,655 |
1.1 |
Northeast region |
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28,121.8 |
28,348.4 |
28,382.8 |
28,376.6 |
254.7 |
0.9 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,400.8 |
20,606.1 |
20,642.3 |
20,658.3 |
257.5 |
1.3 |
New Jersey |
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4,548.4 |
4,596.1 |
4,597.3 |
4,593.9 |
45.5 |
1.0 |
New York |
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9,480.5 |
9,567.2 |
9,586.6 |
9,581.4 |
100.9 |
1.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,368.3 |
6,452.8 |
6,467.8 |
6,477.6 |
109.3 |
1.7 |
South region |
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56,072.4 |
56,372.1 |
56,409.0 |
56,388.2 |
315.8 |
0.6 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,714.4 |
29,849.6 |
29,843.2 |
29,818.1 |
103.7 |
0.3 |
Delaware |
|
438.4 |
441.5 |
441.0 |
439.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
District of Columbia |
|
342.0 |
352.1 |
354.1 |
353.9 |
11.9 |
3.5 |
Florida |
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9,241.4 |
9,262.3 |
9,269.9 |
9,269.5 |
28.1 |
0.3 |
Georgia |
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4,722.3 |
4,757.1 |
4,757.4 |
4,765.1 |
42.9 |
0.9 |
Maryland |
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3,066.7 |
3,087.2 |
3,081.4 |
3,078.5 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
North Carolina |
|
4,650.6 |
4,661.1 |
4,655.4 |
4,647.0 |
-3.6 |
-0.1 |
South Carolina |
|
2,159.1 |
2,153.6 |
2,150.5 |
2,143.3 |
-15.8 |
-0.7 |
Virginia |
|
4,301.0 |
4,339.8 |
4,338.8 |
4,332.2 |
31.2 |
0.7 |
West Virginia |
|
798.0 |
805.7 |
804.8 |
801.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
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 2011 |
May 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Jul 2012 |
Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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13,908 |
12,720 |
12,749 |
12,794 |
-1,114 |
-8.0 |
Northeast region |
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2,332.3 |
2,248.2 |
2,312.0 |
2,379.1 |
46.8 |
2.0 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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1,727.2 |
1,721.0 |
1,783.2 |
1,832.0 |
104.9 |
6.1 |
New Jersey |
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429.5 |
423.3 |
441.9 |
450.5 |
21.0 |
4.9 |
New York |
|
780.0 |
825.8 |
855.3 |
870.1 |
90.1 |
11.5 |
Pennsylvania |
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515.1 |
474.8 |
488.4 |
508.6 |
-6.5 |
-1.3 |
South region |
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5,029.1 |
4,320.8 |
4,376.3 |
4,480.9 |
-548.2 |
-10.9 |
South Atlantic division |
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2,805.0 |
2,422.4 |
2,445.2 |
2,496.8 |
-308.2 |
-11.0 |
Delaware |
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32.5 |
29.9 |
29.5 |
30.0 |
-2.5 |
-7.7 |
District of Columbia |
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35.8 |
32.9 |
32.2 |
31.6 |
-4.1 |
-11.6 |
Florida |
|
982.4 |
794.9 |
797.1 |
816.1 |
-166.3 |
-16.9 |
Georgia |
|
470.8 |
424.6 |
429.5 |
442.1 |
-28.7 |
-6.1 |
Maryland |
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221.8 |
208.2 |
211.7 |
215.3 |
-6.5 |
-2.9 |
North Carolina |
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497.6 |
436.5 |
439.4 |
444.7 |
-52.9 |
-10.6 |
South Carolina |
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226.5 |
196.3 |
202.4 |
206.5 |
-20.1 |
-8.9 |
Virginia |
|
273.3 |
241.6 |
246.4 |
254.4 |
-18.9 |
-6.9 |
West Virginia |
|
64.3 |
55.5 |
56.5 |
58.9 |
-5.4 |
-8.3 |
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 2011 |
May 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Jul 2012 |
Net change Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 |
United States |
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9.1 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
-0.8 |
Northeast region |
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8.3 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
Middle Atlantic division |
|
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
New Jersey |
|
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
New York |
|
8.2 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
Pennsylvania |
|
8.1 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
-0.2 |
South region |
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9.0 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
-1.1 |
South Atlantic division |
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9.4 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
-1.0 |
Delaware |
|
7.4 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
-0.6 |
District of Columbia |
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10.5 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
-1.6 |
Florida |
|
10.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
-1.8 |
Georgia |
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10.0 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
-0.7 |
Maryland |
|
7.2 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
-0.2 |
North Carolina |
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10.7 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
-1.1 |
South Carolina |
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10.5 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
-0.9 |
Virginia |
|
6.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
-0.5 |
West Virginia |
|
8.1 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
-0.7 |
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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Jul 2011 |
May 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Jul 2012 |
Net change Jul 2011 to Jul 2012 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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7.7 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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8.4 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
-0.4 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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6.0 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
-0.4 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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6.2 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
-0.5 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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7.9 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
-0.2 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD |
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5.6 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
-0.2 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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8.2 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
-0.2 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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8.9 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
-0.9 |
Salisbury, MD |
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9.3 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
-0.7 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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9.1 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
-0.1 |
Altoona, PA |
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7.2 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
Erie, PA |
|
8.3 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
-0.5 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
|
7.5 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
Johnstown, PA |
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9.2 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
0.3 |
Lancaster, PA |
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7.1 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
-0.2 |
Lebanon, PA |
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6.8 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
-0.1 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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9.1 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
8.8 |
7.8 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
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11.5 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
0.1 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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7.6 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
Reading, PA |
|
8.6 |
7.5 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
-0.3 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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9.6 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
State College, PA |
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6.4 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
0.2 |
Williamsport, PA |
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7.9 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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8.1 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
0.2 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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7.2 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
-0.1 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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5.6 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
-0.3 |
Danville, VA |
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10.2 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
-1.2 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
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6.6 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
-0.2 |
Lynchburg, VA |
|
7.4 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
-0.4 |
Richmond, VA |
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7.1 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
-0.4 |
Roanoke, VA |
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6.8 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
-0.4 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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7.1 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
-0.3 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
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6.5 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
-0.4 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
|
6.7 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
-0.1 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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8.3 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
-0.9 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
-0.2 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
|
8.3 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
-1.3 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
8.4 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
-1.1 |
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 2011 |
May 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Jul 2012 |
Jul 2011 to Jul 2012
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Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
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131,407 |
133,018 |
133,063 |
133,204 |
1,797 |
1.4 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
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3,859.4 |
3,904.3 |
3,911.6 |
3,899.6 |
40.2 |
1.0 |
New York |
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8,695.2 |
8,799.2 |
8,812.2 |
8,808.5 |
113.3 |
1.3 |
Pennsylvania |
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5,689.2 |
5,715.1 |
5,712.3 |
5,709.2 |
20.0 |
0.4 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
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417.2 |
417.8 |
417.9 |
417.0 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
District of Columbia |
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730.7 |
735.0 |
737.5 |
740.9 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
Florida |
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7,261.5 |
7,322.3 |
7,334.7 |
7,331.4 |
69.9 |
1.0 |
Georgia |
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3,883.0 |
3,926.7 |
3,927.5 |
3,933.8 |
50.8 |
1.3 |
Maryland |
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2,547.9 |
2,577.8 |
2,569.7 |
2,570.5 |
22.6 |
0.9 |
North Carolina |
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3,919.9 |
3,946.2 |
3,954.9 |
3,956.7 |
36.8 |
0.9 |
South Carolina |
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1,847.3 |
1,853.6 |
1,854.4 |
1,850.9 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
Virginia |
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3,678.5 |
3,721.1 |
3,722.8 |
3,744.1 |
65.6 |
1.8 |
West Virginia |
|
755.0 |
758.3 |
756.0 |
755.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
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 2011 |
Jul 2012 |
Back data |
Jul 2011 |
Jul 2012 |
United States |
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2,176 |
1,515 |
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216,774 |
157,753 |
Northeast |
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363 |
268 |
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34,691 |
30,266 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
319 |
222 |
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30,883 |
26,127 |
New Jersey |
|
81 |
35 |
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7,381 |
2,667 |
New York |
|
142 |
101 |
|
14,892 |
16,306 |
Pennsylvania |
|
96 |
86 |
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8,610 |
7,154 |
South |
|
624 |
494 |
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62,261 |
52,296 |
South Atlantic |
|
358 |
286 |
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33,888 |
26,617 |
Delaware |
|
3 |
- |
|
233 |
- |
District of Columbia |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
Florida |
|
147 |
78 |
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12,098 |
5,203 |
Georgia |
|
45 |
32 |
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5,152 |
2,844 |
Maryland |
|
13 |
11 |
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1,486 |
886 |
North Carolina |
|
80 |
98 |
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8,083 |
10,695 |
South Carolina |
|
28 |
35 |
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2,724 |
4,144 |
Virginia |
|
41 |
30 |
|
4,028 |
2,719 |
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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