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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United States
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 153,945 155,576 155,319 155,511 1,566 1.0

Northeast region
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 (1) 28,293.2 (1) 28,441.9 (1) 28,468.9 (1) 28,496.3 (1) 203.1 (1) 0.7

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 20,559.5 (1) 20,725.7 (1) 20,749.6 (1) 20,773.3 (1) 213.8 (1) 1.0

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,562.5 (1) 4,619.6 (1) 4,630.4 (1) 4,640.3 (1) 77.8 (1) 1.7

New York
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 (1) 9,572.2 (1) 9,587.4 (1) 9,589.0 (1) 9,596.8 (1) 24.6 (1) 0.3

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 6,425.4 (1) 6,517.3 (1) 6,531.2 (1) 6,535.4 (1) 110.0 (1) 1.7

South region
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 (1) 56,359.0 (1) 56,639.2 (1) 56,705.6 (1) 56,773.4 (1) 414.4 (1) 0.7

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 29,888.9 (1) 30,091.1 (1) 30,132.9 (1) 30,173.2 (1) 284.3 (1) 1.0

Delaware
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 (1) 442.7 (1) 445.2 (1) 445.5 (1) 446.4 (1) 3.7 (1) 0.8

District of Columbia
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 (1) 350.5 (1) 367.8 (1) 369.3 (1) 370.7 (1) 20.2 (1) 5.8

Florida
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 (1) 9,318.6 (1) 9,395.0 (1) 9,404.2 (1) 9,413.6 (1) 95.0 (1) 1.0

Georgia
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 (1) 4,792.4 (1) 4,817.2 (1) 4,821.3 (1) 4,830.7 (1) 38.2 (1) 0.8

Maryland
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 (1) 3,106.0 (1) 3,134.6 (1) 3,138.9 (1) 3,142.9 (1) 36.8 (1) 1.2

North Carolina
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 (1) 4,683.7 (1) 4,743.3 (1) 4,753.1 (1) 4,767.2 (1) 83.5 (1) 1.8

South Carolina
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 (1) 2,167.7 (1) 2,166.1 (1) 2,168.0 (1) 2,170.2 (1) 2.5 (1) 0.1

Virginia
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 (1) 4,219.4 (1) 4,212.6 (1) 4,216.8 (1) 4,220.9 (1) 1.5 (1) 0.0

West Virginia
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 (1) 803.0 (1) 807.3 (1) 807.8 (1) 808.3 (1) 5.3 (1) 0.7

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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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United States
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 13,049 12,248 12,042 12,206 -843 -6.5

Northeast region
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 (1) 2,289.2 (1) 2,330.7 (1) 2,314.5 (1) 2,301.9 (1) 12.7 (1) 0.6

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,722.3 (1) 1,771.7 (1) 1,759.8 (1) 1,750.7 (1) 28.5 (1) 1.7

New Jersey
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 (1) 419.9 (1) 443.1 (1) 442.5 (1) 441.9 (1) 21.9 (1) 5.2

New York
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 (1) 807.8 (1) 801.8 (1) 790.9 (1) 787.1 (1) -20.7 (1) -2.6

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 494.4 (1) 524.6 (1) 526.2 (1) 519.2 (1) 24.8 (1) 5.0

South region
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 (1) 4,604.7 (1) 4,223.4 (1) 4,162.9 (1) 4,118.2 (1) -486.6 (1) -10.6

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 2,597.0 (1) 2,411.3 (1) 2,383.7 (1) 2,362.7 (1) -234.3 (1) -9.0

Delaware
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 (1) 31.9 (1) 31.6 (1) 31.3 (1) 31.6 (1) -0.3 (1) -1.0

District of Columbia
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 (1) 33.8 (1) 31.8 (1) 31.5 (1) 31.3 (1) -2.5 (1) -7.3

Florida
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 (1) 874.1 (1) 769.4 (1) 755.5 (1) 745.0 (1) -129.0 (1) -14.8

Georgia
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 (1) 455.8 (1) 424.9 (1) 420.4 (1) 421.8 (1) -34.0 (1) -7.5

Maryland
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 (1) 214.9 (1) 213.2 (1) 211.6 (1) 210.3 (1) -4.5 (1) -2.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 459.5 (1) 447.6 (1) 444.7 (1) 447.0 (1) -12.5 (1) -2.7

South Carolina
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 (1) 211.3 (1) 189.6 (1) 187.3 (1) 185.9 (1) -25.4 (1) -12.0

Virginia
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 (1) 260.6 (1) 242.6 (1) 239.2 (1) 236.4 (1) -24.2 (1) -9.3

West Virginia
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 (1) 58.3 (1) 60.7 (1) 60.4 (1) 60.2 (1) 1.8 (1) 3.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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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United States
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 8.5 7.9 7.8 7.8 -0.7

Northeast region
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 (1) 8.1 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.1 (1) 8.1 (1) 0.0

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.5 (1) 8.5 (1) 8.4 (1) 0.0

New Jersey
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 (1) 9.2 (1) 9.6 (1) 9.6 (1) 9.5 (1) 0.3

New York
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 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.2 (1) -0.2

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 7.7 (1) 8.0 (1) 8.1 (1) 7.9 (1) 0.2

South region
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 (1) 8.2 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.3 (1) -0.9

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.9 (1) 7.8 (1) -0.9

Delaware
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 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.0 (1) 7.1 (1) -0.1

District of Columbia
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 (1) 9.6 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.5 (1) 8.4 (1) -1.2

Florida
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 (1) 9.4 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.9 (1) -1.5

Georgia
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 (1) 9.5 (1) 8.8 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.7 (1) -0.8

Maryland
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 (1) 6.9 (1) 6.8 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.7 (1) -0.2

North Carolina
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 (1) 9.8 (1) 9.4 (1) 9.4 (1) 9.4 (1) -0.4

South Carolina
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 (1) 9.7 (1) 8.8 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.6 (1) -1.1

Virginia
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 (1) 6.2 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.7 (1) 5.6 (1) -0.6

West Virginia
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 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.4 (1) 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.

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),
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Delaware

  

Dover, DE
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 7.0 7.0 6.6 (P) 7.3 (P) 0.3

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 7.2 7.0 6.7 (P) 7.3 (P) 0.1

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 5.4 5.1 5.0 (P) 5.2 (P) -0.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (1)

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 5.5 5.1 5.1 (P) 5.3 (P) -0.2

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 6.6 6.7 6.8 (P) 7.0 (P) 0.4

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD (1)

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 4.8 4.8 4.8 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.2

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 7.6 6.9 6.9 (P) 7.6 (P) 0.0

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 8.3 7.2 7.2 (P) 7.8 (P) -0.5

Salisbury, MD
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 8.7 8.0 8.5 (P) 9.0 (P) 0.3

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 7.9 8.2 8.0 (P) 8.3 (P) 0.4

Altoona, PA
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 6.7 6.6 6.6 (P) 7.4 (P) 0.7

Erie, PA
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 7.5 7.0 7.0 (P) 7.8 (P) 0.3

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 6.5 6.8 6.6 (P) 7.1 (P) 0.6

Johnstown, PA
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 8.1 7.9 8.0 (P) 9.1 (P) 1.0

Lancaster, PA
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 6.2 6.2 6.0 (P) 6.6 (P) 0.4

Lebanon, PA
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 5.9 6.3 6.2 (P) 6.7 (P) 0.8

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 7.9 8.3 8.0 (P) 8.4 (P) 0.5

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 7.6 8.0 7.7 (P) 8.1 (P) 0.5

Philadelphia City, PA
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 10.2 10.7 10.2 (P) 10.6 (P) 0.4

Pittsburgh, PA
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 6.6 6.6 6.5 (P) 7.2 (P) 0.6

Reading, PA
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 7.4 7.4 7.2 (P) 7.7 (P) 0.3

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 8.5 8.8 8.6 (P) 9.4 (P) 0.9

State College, PA
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 5.1 4.9 4.9 (P) 5.9 (P) 0.8

Williamsport, PA
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 7.0 7.5 7.3 (P) 8.2 (P) 1.2

York-Hanover, PA
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 7.2 7.2 7.0 (P) 7.5 (P) 0.3

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 5.9 5.6 5.4 (P) 5.4 (P) -0.5

Charlottesville, VA
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 4.9 4.5 4.3 (P) 4.4 (P) -0.5

Danville, VA
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 8.7 7.6 7.7 (P) 7.6 (P) -1.1

Harrisonburg, VA
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 5.7 5.3 5.2 (P) 5.1 (P) -0.6

Lynchburg, VA
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 6.7 5.9 5.9 (P) 6.0 (P) -0.7

Richmond, VA
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 6.5 6.0 5.9 (P) 6.0 (P) -0.5

Roanoke, VA
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 6.3 5.5 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) -0.6

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 6.8 6.0 6.0 (P) 6.0 (P) -0.8

Winchester, VA-WV
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 6.3 5.5 5.2 (P) 5.5 (P) -0.8

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 6.9 6.5 6.2 (P) 7.1 (P) 0.2

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 7.6 6.6 6.4 (P) 7.0 (P) -0.6

Morgantown, WV
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 5.4 4.6 4.5 (P) 5.3 (P) -0.1

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 7.9 6.3 6.3 (P) 7.1 (P) -0.8

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 7.5 6.9 7.0 (P) 7.7 (P) 0.2

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(P) Preliminary

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)
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United States
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 132,498 134,225 134,472 (P) 134,668 (P) 2,170 (P) 1.6

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 3,874.6 3,902.9 3,892.4 (P) 3,922.6 (P) 48.0 (P) 1.2

New York
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 8,717.0 8,833.8 8,805.5 (P) 8,840.6 (P) 123.6 (P) 1.4

Pennsylvania
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 5,712.8 5,749.5 5,756.3 (P) 5,751.5 (P) 38.7 (P) 0.7

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Delaware
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 417.4 416.9 418.0 (P) 418.9 (P) 1.5 (P) 0.4

District of Columbia
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 737.7 739.5 733.8 (P) 735.6 (P) -2.1 (P) -0.3

Florida
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 7,333.2 7,377.7 7,403.4 (P) 7,388.1 (P) 54.9 (P) 0.7

Georgia
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 3,897.0 3,957.1 3,956.7 (P) 3,971.1 (P) 74.1 (P) 1.9

Maryland
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 2,568.0 2,585.7 2,584.2 (P) 2,589.1 (P) 21.1 (P) 0.8

North Carolina
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 3,932.2 3,965.1 3,996.7 (P) 4,004.6 (P) 72.4 (P) 1.8

South Carolina
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 1,840.4 1,867.9 1,873.8 (P) 1,879.1 (P) 38.7 (P) 2.1

Virginia
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 3,702.7 3,734.3 3,739.0 (P) 3,734.0 (P) 31.3 (P) 0.8

West Virginia
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 760.8 747.3 746.0 (P) 746.9 (P) -13.9 (P) -1.8

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

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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United States
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 1,705 1,528
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 141,703 144,517

Northeast
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 386 272
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 34,860 21,049

Middle Atlantic
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 337 238
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 30,792 18,198

New Jersey
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 51 36
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 4,273 2,933

New York
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 166 97
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 17,607 8,000

Pennsylvania
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 120 105
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 8,912 7,265

South
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 496 515
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 43,925 52,634

South Atlantic
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 287 324
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 25,701 34,734

Delaware
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District of Columbia
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 4 3
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 263 259

Florida
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 87 56
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 6,044 3,784

Georgia
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 41 63
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 4,097 6,616

Maryland
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 10 21
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 624 1,539

North Carolina
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 84 100
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 7,468 11,999

South Carolina
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 32 47
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 3,475 6,739

Virginia
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 25 31
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 3,362 3,583

West Virginia
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 298 (1) -

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) 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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