Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 05-2237 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Wednesday, November 23, 2005 MASS LAYOFFS IN OCTOBER 2005 In October 2005, employers took 1,088 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the number of workers involved totaled 106,238, on a seasonally adjusted basis. (See table 1.) The number of layoff events in October declined by 1,132 from September (as revised, see box note) to 1,088, the lowest number of events for any month since October 2000. The number of associated initial claims fell by 181,454 from Sep- tember (as revised) to 106,238 and was at its lowest total for any month since August 1998. In the manufacturing sector, 316 mass layoff events were reported during October 2005, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 45,589 initial claims; both figures were sharply lower than a month earlier. (See table 1.) These over-the-month declines in the number of events and initial claims reflect the falloff from the large number of layoffs in Louisiana and Mississippi during September that followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In Louisiana and Mississippi, there were 817 layoff events identified as potentially related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for September. Thus far, about half of the employers involved have been contacted to learn more about the layoff, including the reason for it. The BLS has not had suffi- cient time to review and analyze the data from these employer interviews. As more data are collected and reviewed, BLS will provide the results in regularly scheduled MLS news releases. For additional information on the storms' impacts on MLS data, including questions and answers on concepts and definitions, data collection, and future publication plans, please see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/mlsquestions.htm or call (202) 691-6392. From January through October 2005, the total number of events (seasonally adjusted), at 13,123, was lower than in January-October 2004 (13,328), while the number of initial claims (seasonally adjusted), at 1,445,739, was higher (1,338,676). -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revisions to September Data | | | | Data for September have been revised to reflect additional lay- | | off reports that came in after the cutoff date for the initial | | September release, Mass Layoffs in September 2005, issued October | | 25, 2005. MLS data are always preliminary when first released, | | but the monthly data are typically not revised. The decision to | | issue revised September data was based on the large number of ad- | | ditional events reported following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. | -------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 - Table A. Industries with the largest mass-layoff initial claims in October 2005p ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Initial| October peak Industry | claims |-------------------------- | | Year | Initial claims ------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------------- Automobile manufacturing .................| 6,029 | 2001 | 7,563 Temporary help services ..................| 5,036 | 1998 | 18,760 Motion picture and video production ......| 4,113 | 1997 | 7,692 Light truck and utility vehicle mfg. .....| 3,252 | 2001 | 8,763 Farm labor contractors and crew leaders ..| 2,991 | 1998 | 9,617 Professional employer organizations ......| 2,638 | 2001 | 3,523 Fruit and vegetable canning ..............| 1,937 | 2002 | 4,500 Food service contractors .................| 1,895 | 2005 | 1,895 Motor home manufacturing .................| 1,846 | 2005 | 1,846 Supermarkets and other grocery stores ....| 1,575 | 2003 | 13,682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ p = preliminary. Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted) In October, the 10 industries reporting the highest number of mass- layoff initial claims, not seasonally adjusted, accounted for 31,312 initial claims, 34 percent of the total. (See table A.) The two industries with the highest number of initial claims were automobile manufacturing, with 6,029, and temporary help services, with 5,036. Together, these two industries accounted for 12 percent of all initial claims during the month. The manufacturing sector accounted for 28 percent of all mass layoff events and 41 percent of all initial claims filed in October 2005. A year earlier, manufacturing comprised 30 percent of events and 38 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in October 2005 was highest in transportation equipment (15,841, largely automotive- related), followed by food manufacturing (5,666). (See table 3.) Administrative and waste services accounted for 15 percent of events and 12 percent of initial claims filed in October, with layoffs largely from temporary help services. Ten percent of all layoff events and 7 per- cent of initial claims filed during the month were from agriculture, for- estry, fishing and hunting, mostly among farm labor contractors and crew leaders. Construction accounted for 10 percent of events and 6 percent of initial claims in October, primarily among specialty trade contractors. Retail trade accounted for 8 percent of events and 6 percent of initial claims during the month, mainly from general merchandise stores. An ad- ditional 3 percent of events and 6 percent of initial claims were from the information sector, mostly from motion picture and sound recording industries. Government establishments accounted for 6 percent of events and 5 percent of initial claims filed in October, mostly among executive, legislative, and general government agencies. On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the number of layoff events decreased by 337 over the year to 905, and the number of associated initial claims fell by 35,977 to 91,941. This was the second lowest event total and the lowest initial claims total for any October on record. This may be due in part to a calendar effect; October 2005 contained 4 weeks for possible mass layoffs, compared with 5 weeks in each October of the prior 2 years. (See the Tech- nical Note for an explanation of how the number of weeks for data collection can vary from month to month.) The largest over-the-year decreases in initial claims were reported in accommodation (-4,385), administrative and support services (-4,316), and food manufacturing (-3,383). The largest over-the-year increase in initial claims was in transportation equipment manufacturing (+3,108). - 3 - Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Among the four census regions, the largest number of initial claims in October due to mass layoffs was in the West (31,122). (See table 5.) Administrative and support services, agriculture and forestry support activities, and motion picture and sound recording industries accounted for 43 percent of the West total. The Midwest had the next largest num- ber of initial claims (27,841), followed by the South (17,616) and the Northeast (15,362). The number of initial claimants from mass layoffs decreased over the year in each of the four regions. The largest decrease occurred in the West (-13,128), followed by the South (-12,630), the Midwest (-8,018), and the Northeast (-2,201). Each of the nine geographic divisions had over-the-year decreases in the number of initial claims associated with mass layoffs, with the largest in the Pacific (-12,803), followed by the South Atlantic (-6,334) and East North Central (-5,561) divisions. Among the states, California recorded the largest number of initial claims filed due to mass layoff events in October (25,317). Pennsylvania had the next highest initial claims total, with 7,075 initial claims, fol- lowed by Michigan (6,276), Illinois (5,717), Ohio (4,820), and New York (4,806). These six states accounted for 62 percent of all mass layoff events and 59 percent of all initial claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 6.) California had the largest over-the-year decrease in the number of initial claims (-9,579). Florida had the next largest over-the-year decrease (-7,031), followed by Texas (-3,484) and Ohio (-3,373). The largest over-the-year increase occurred in Michigan (+2,508). From January to October, California reported 299,888 mass-layoff initial claims, 21 percent of the national total. Louisiana had the next largest number of claims over this period (115,702), followed by Michigan (95,969) and Ohio (94,499). Note The monthly data series in this release cover mass layoffs of 50 or more workers beginning in a given month, regardless of the duration of the lay- offs. For private nonfarm establishments, information on the length of the layoff is obtained later and issued in a quarterly release that reports on mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days (referred to as "extended mass layoffs"). The quarterly release provides more information on the industry classification and location of the establishment and on the demographics of the laid-off workers. Because monthly figures include short-term layoffs of 30 days or less, the sum of the figures for the 3 months in a quarter will be higher than the quarterly figure for mass layoffs of more than 30 days. (See table 4.) See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions. ______________________________ The report on Mass Layoffs in November 2005 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 22, 2005. Technical Note The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state program that uses a standardized, automated approach to identifying, describing, and tracking the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's unemployment insurance database. Each month, states report on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period. These establishments then are con- tacted by the state agency to determine whether these separations lasted 31 days or longer, and, if so, other information concerning the layoff is collected. States report on layoffs lasting more than 1 month on a quart- erly basis. A given month contains an aggregation of the weekly unemployment insurance claims filings for the Sunday through Saturday weeks in that month. All weeks are included for the particular month, except if the first day of the month falls on Saturday. In this case, the week is included in the prior month's tabulations. This means that some months will contain 4 weeks and others, 5 weeks, the number of weeks in a given month may be different from year to year, and the number of weeks in a year may vary. Therefore, analysis of over-the-month and over-the-year change in not seasonally adjusted series should take this calendar effect into consideration. The MLS program resumed operations in April 1995 after it had been terminated in November 1992 due to lack of funding. Prior to April 1995, monthly layoff statistics were not available. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. Definitions Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or period of eligibility. Mass layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed against an establishment during a 5-week period, regardless of duration. Seasonal adjustment Effective with the release of data for January 2005, BLS began publish- ing six seasonally adjusted monthly MLS series. The six series are the numbers of mass layoff events and mass layoff initial claims for the total, private nonfarm, and manufacturing sectors. Seasonal adjustment is the process of estimating and removing the effect on time series data of regularly recurring seasonal events such as changes in the weather, holidays, and the beginning and ending of the school year. The use of seasonal adjustment makes it easier to observe fundamental changes in time series, particularly those associated with general economic expan- sions and contractions. The MLS data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjust- ment method on a concurrent basis. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the current month, in devel- oping seasonal adjustment factors. Revisions to the most recent 5 years of seasonally adjusted data will be made once a year with the issuance of December data. Before the data are seasonally adjusted, prior adjustments are made to the original data to adjust them for differences in the number of weeks used to calculate the monthly data. Because weekly unemployment insurance claims are aggregated to form monthly data, a particular month's value could be calculated with 5 weeks of data in one year and 4 weeks in another. The effects of these differences could seriously distort the seasonal factors if they were ignored in the seasonal adjustment process. These effects are modeled in the X-12-ARIMA program and are permanently removed from the final seasonally adjusted series. Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, November 2001 to October 2005, seasonally adjusted Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2001 November ................... 2,094 218,273 1,935 207,129 944 114,556 December ................... 1,799 194,759 1,658 183,178 722 93,193 2002 January .................... 1,801 208,835 1,659 195,862 739 96,689 February ................... 1,773 204,089 1,620 192,450 701 91,285 March ...................... 1,674 187,924 1,517 175,998 610 75,367 April ...................... 1,685 186,574 1,497 169,228 591 69,481 May ........................ 1,720 191,841 1,558 178,993 611 74,809 June ....................... 1,615 170,307 1,438 156,759 551 73,064 July ....................... 1,637 179,165 1,457 164,398 568 73,230 August ..................... 1,475 160,855 1,330 149,148 562 65,564 September .................. 1,909 217,475 1,742 202,640 607 79,413 October .................... 1,716 178,860 1,524 162,411 598 71,765 November ................... 1,644 176,462 1,500 165,578 607 70,640 December ................... 1,825 193,627 1,661 179,368 638 86,714 2003 January .................... 1,383 134,258 1,193 120,033 402 49,440 February ................... 1,771 185,502 1,589 173,392 643 75,331 March ...................... 1,773 176,540 1,577 161,662 618 75,289 April ...................... 1,735 176,645 1,574 165,416 646 86,857 May ........................ 1,709 186,158 1,532 173,123 624 87,615 June ....................... 1,704 163,646 1,515 148,547 636 70,888 July ....................... 1,653 163,061 1,444 147,883 590 71,203 August ..................... 1,502 170,353 1,364 156,731 540 71,944 September .................. 1,559 145,961 1,370 132,233 471 56,274 October .................... 1,541 154,908 1,312 136,604 412 49,518 November ................... 1,400 137,651 1,241 125,115 397 46,955 December ................... 1,425 141,780 1,281 129,464 420 53,436 2004 January .................... 1,458 146,147 1,257 127,917 413 50,074 February ................... 1,237 126,421 1,091 115,302 358 36,783 March ...................... 1,348 142,480 1,211 134,118 409 63,380 April ...................... 1,422 149,049 1,239 132,180 360 43,158 May ........................ 1,178 114,247 1,016 100,499 314 37,950 June ....................... 1,375 141,300 1,215 129,466 361 47,548 July ....................... 1,363 139,374 1,200 127,011 390 49,276 August ..................... 1,392 130,483 1,208 115,035 330 36,422 September .................. 1,281 123,761 1,153 114,223 332 45,917 October .................... 1,274 125,414 1,145 116,042 350 44,908 November ................... 1,361 130,168 1,201 117,545 402 43,504 December ................... 1,211 119,649 1,064 108,157 283 34,940 2005 January .................... 1,457 150,990 1,321 140,826 379 58,908 February ................... 1,128 117,684 1,001 107,415 345 43,186 March ...................... 1,194 130,848 1,060 121,408 371 55,377 April ...................... 1,274 136,837 1,142 126,807 395 63,121 May ........................ 1,196 128,771 1,060 117,036 359 53,243 June ....................... 1,175 127,887 1,059 118,736 347 55,820 July ....................... 1,249 131,326 1,107 118,835 360 48,967 August ..................... 1,142 127,466 1,002 115,674 328 48,155 September(r) ............... 2,220 287,692 1,970 237,108 426 54,993 October(p) ................. 1,088 106,238 962 97,180 316 45,589 r = revised. p = preliminary. Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, November 2001 to October 2005, not seasonally adjusted Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2001 November ................... 2,721 295,956 2,373 270,268 1,122 151,969 December ................... 2,440 268,893 2,319 259,497 1,103 136,820 2002 January .................... 2,146 263,777 2,028 252,245 892 128,825 February ................... 1,382 138,808 1,253 129,849 481 58,784 March ...................... 1,460 161,316 1,335 151,305 500 59,613 April ...................... 1,506 165,814 1,378 153,216 461 50,897 May ........................ 1,723 179,799 1,571 166,801 488 52,720 June ....................... 1,584 162,189 1,266 136,424 336 42,130 July ....................... 2,042 245,294 1,819 226,892 907 135,271 August ..................... 1,248 128,103 1,151 119,874 427 48,668 September .................. 1,062 124,522 957 114,736 352 43,755 October .................... 1,497 171,100 1,270 149,327 493 64,655 November ................... 2,153 240,171 1,860 216,237 719 92,712 December ................... 2,474 264,158 2,324 252,807 984 126,826 2003 January .................... 2,315 225,430 2,130 210,918 822 90,244 February ................... 1,363 124,965 1,222 116,264 435 48,161 March ...................... 1,207 113,026 1,099 104,468 390 41,063 April ...................... 1,581 161,412 1,470 152,937 499 62,349 May ........................ 1,703 174,204 1,538 160,729 499 61,278 June ....................... 1,691 157,552 1,336 127,743 389 40,845 July ....................... 2,087 226,435 1,815 206,901 946 136,410 August ..................... 1,258 133,839 1,163 124,131 405 52,620 September .................. 868 82,647 756 73,914 271 31,428 October .................... 1,523 158,240 1,265 137,706 438 53,741 November ................... 1,438 138,543 1,234 123,524 408 48,419 December ................... 1,929 192,633 1,793 182,750 648 77,915 2004 January .................... 2,428 239,454 2,226 220,687 848 89,551 February ................... 941 84,201 832 76,577 240 23,043 March ...................... 920 92,554 847 87,782 258 34,686 April ...................... 1,458 157,314 1,316 142,657 343 36,172 May ........................ 988 87,501 878 78,786 219 22,141 June ....................... 1,379 134,588 1,077 110,804 222 27,307 July ....................... 2,094 253,929 1,860 234,877 885 145,895 August ..................... 809 69,033 745 63,876 194 17,698 September .................. 708 68,972 637 63,102 189 25,808 October .................... 1,242 127,918 1,101 117,375 372 48,265 November ................... 1,399 130,423 1,201 115,549 412 44,243 December ................... 1,614 161,271 1,487 152,092 436 50,726 2005 January .................... 2,564 263,952 2,421 253,409 823 108,985 February ................... 810 74,644 722 68,372 230 24,931 March ...................... 806 88,937 733 83,793 246 33,030 April ...................... 1,373 158,582 1,263 148,133 395 59,129 May ........................ 986 101,358 891 93,332 249 30,424 June ....................... 1,157 120,463 941 103,307 216 32,783 July ....................... 1,981 244,216 1,745 222,377 856 136,210 August ..................... 645 67,582 598 63,484 188 22,531 September(r) ............... 1,662 213,281 1,505 179,042 318 47,497 October(p) ................. 905 91,941 757 80,694 249 37,276 r = revised. p = preliminary. Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Industry October August September October October August September October 2004 2005 2005r 2005p 2004 2005 2005r 2005p Seasonally adjusted Total ..................................... 1,274 1,142 2,220 1,088 125,414 127,466 287,692 106,238 Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,145 1,002 1,970 962 116,042 115,674 237,108 97,180 Manufacturing ................................ 350 328 426 316 44,908 48,155 54,993 45,589 Not seasonally adjusted Total(1) .................................. 1,242 645 1,662 905 127,918 67,582 213,281 91,941 Total, private .................................. 1,177 610 1,528 850 122,402 64,211 180,425 87,226 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .... 76 12 23 93 5,027 727 1,383 6,532 Total, private nonfarm ......................... 1,101 598 1,505 757 117,375 63,484 179,042 80,694 Mining ........................................ 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 946 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Utilities ..................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Construction .................................. 126 51 116 88 9,512 3,458 8,885 5,755 Manufacturing.................................. 372 188 318 249 48,265 22,531 47,497 37,276 Food ...................................... 78 28 59 61 9,049 2,762 5,907 5,666 Beverage and tobacco products ............. 16 ( 2 ) 4 4 1,316 ( 2 ) 274 261 Textile mills ............................. 10 13 20 11 1,041 1,177 2,636 1,296 Textile product mills ..................... 8 3 6 5 732 268 958 531 Apparel ................................... 18 10 10 11 1,338 560 2,183 2,589 Leather and allied products ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Wood products ............................. 16 7 22 ( 2 ) 2,744 547 2,253 ( 2 ) Paper ..................................... 9 7 10 9 580 615 1,218 748 Printing and related support activities ... 8 5 5 - 548 452 318 - Petroleum and coal products ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Chemicals ................................. 6 ( 2 ) 6 8 380 ( 2 ) 822 682 Plastics and rubber products .............. 18 7 13 11 1,451 588 1,833 1,097 Nonmetallic mineral products .............. 10 6 9 8 779 420 657 759 Primary metals ............................ 15 7 11 9 2,312 852 1,112 1,037 Fabricated metal products ................. 18 13 17 12 1,855 1,012 1,224 863 Machinery ................................. 19 20 30 9 4,224 1,815 4,967 1,288 Computer and electronic products .......... 18 12 18 20 1,416 1,235 1,438 1,764 Electrical equipment and appliances ....... 17 6 11 4 2,573 1,693 2,959 1,061 Transportation equipment .................. 58 27 52 49 12,733 6,855 15,584 15,841 Furniture and related products ............ 13 3 9 8 1,637 383 599 762 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 11 8 3 6 1,027 910 242 688 Wholesale trade ............................... 11 15 33 10 1,412 1,259 2,351 812 Retail trade .................................. 98 72 203 72 8,550 5,434 22,358 5,666 Transportation and warehousing ................ 34 50 51 29 2,608 5,878 6,218 2,697 Information ................................... 36 21 41 26 7,597 6,889 6,046 5,300 Finance and insurance ......................... 33 14 32 24 2,914 1,493 2,580 1,656 Real estate and rental and leasing ............ 10 ( 2 ) 19 4 697 ( 2 ) 1,125 244 Professional and technical services ........... 24 18 31 28 3,994 3,104 2,655 2,967 Management of companies and enterprises ....... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Administrative and waste services ............. 188 84 206 132 15,202 6,764 20,616 11,017 Educational services........................... ( 2 ) 6 12 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 454 1,667 ( 2 ) Health care and social assistance ............. 34 19 150 7 2,793 1,227 17,259 621 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... 30 7 37 22 2,424 486 7,164 1,568 Accommodation and food services ............... 82 35 220 53 9,152 2,436 29,522 4,168 Other services, except public administration .. 6 9 29 3 482 1,400 2,352 173 Unclassified ................................. 3 1 - 5 309 96 - 356 Government ..................................... 65 35 134 55 5,516 3,371 32,856 4,715 Federal ....................................... 22 8 10 16 2,185 1,041 966 1,551 State ......................................... 19 11 37 12 1,648 862 5,905 992 Local ......................................... 24 16 87 27 1,683 1,468 25,985 2,172 1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2003 to October 2005, not seasonally adjusted Private nonfarm Total mass layoffs Extended mass layoffs Realization Date Mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days rates (1) Initial Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2003 October ..................... 1,523 158,240 1,265 137,706 November .................... 1,438 138,543 1,234 123,524 December .................... 1,929 192,633 1,793 182,750 Fourth Quarter .............. 4,890 489,416 4,292 443,980 1,690 326,328 39.4 73.5 2004 January ..................... 2,428 239,454 2,226 220,687 February .................... 941 84,201 832 76,577 March ....................... 920 92,554 847 87,782 First Quarter ............... 4,289 416,209 3,905 385,046 1,339 238,392 34.3 61.9 April ....................... 1,458 157,314 1,316 142,657 May ......................... 988 87,501 878 78,786 June ........................ 1,379 134,588 1,077 110,804 Second Quarter .............. 3,825 379,403 3,271 332,247 1,358 254,063 41.5 76.5 July ........................ 2,094 253,929 1,860 234,877 August ...................... 809 69,033 745 63,876 September ................... 708 68,972 637 63,102 Third Quarter ............... 3,611 391,934 3,242 361,855 886 (r)148,575 27.3 41.1 October ..................... 1,242 127,918 1,101 117,375 November .................... 1,399 130,423 1,201 115,549 December .................... 1,614 161,271 1,487 152,092 Fourth Quarter .............. 4,255 419,612 3,789 385,016 1,427 262,049 37.7 68.1 2005 January ..................... 2,564 263,952 2,421 253,409 February .................... 810 74,644 722 68,372 March ....................... 806 88,937 733 83,793 First Quarter ............... 4,180 427,533 3,876 405,574 (r)1,142 (r)185,374 29.5 (r)45.7 April ....................... 1,373 158,582 1,263 148,133 May ......................... 986 101,358 891 93,332 June ........................ 1,157 120,463 941 103,307 Second Quarter .............. 3,516 380,403 3,095 344,772 (r)1,203 (r)212,671 (r)38.9 (r)61.7 July ........................ 1,981 244,216 1,745 222,377 August ...................... 645 67,582 598 63,484 September(r)................. 1,662 213,281 1,505 179,042 Third Quarter(p)............. 4,288 525,079 3,848 464,903 (2) 742 (2) 108,647 19.3 23.4 October(p)................... 905 91,941 757 80,694 1 The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants associated with layoffs lasting more than 30 days. 2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more data on these layoffs become available. Experience suggests that the number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent. r = revised. p = preliminary. 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 October August September October October August September October 2004 2005 2005r 2005p 2004 2005 2005r 2005p United States(1) .... 1,242 645 1,662 905 127,918 67,582 213,281 91,941 Northeast ................... 189 126 118 175 17,563 13,090 9,990 15,362 New England ............. 17 23 13 12 1,345 1,868 1,204 1,233 Middle Atlantic ......... 172 103 105 163 16,218 11,222 8,786 14,129 South ....................... 323 170 1,086 158 30,246 18,286 153,999 17,616 South Atlantic .......... 190 92 81 85 15,237 8,771 10,247 8,903 East South Central ...... 58 34 161 25 5,750 5,988 33,946 4,194 West South Central ...... 75 44 844 48 9,259 3,527 109,806 4,519 Midwest ..................... 280 138 161 199 35,859 14,023 21,024 27,841 East North Central ...... 219 111 133 154 26,965 10,618 17,107 21,404 West North Central ...... 61 27 28 45 8,894 3,405 3,917 6,437 West ........................ 450 211 297 373 44,250 22,183 28,268 31,122 Mountain ................ 43 17 22 32 3,610 1,717 1,901 3,285 Pacific ................. 407 194 275 341 40,640 20,466 26,367 27,837 1 See footnote 1, table 3. r = revised. p = preliminary. 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. Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance State October August September October October August September October 2004 2005 2005r 2005p 2004 2005 2005r 2005p Total(1) ............. 1,242 645 1,662 905 127,918 67,582 213,281 91,941 Alabama ................. 12 5 20 4 1,477 709 1,968 569 Alaska .................. 5 - 3 4 423 - 280 264 Arizona ................. 11 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 6 868 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 606 Arkansas ................ 3 3 - 4 642 201 - 767 California .............. 346 182 256 315 34,896 19,530 24,616 25,317 Colorado ................ 10 ( 2 ) 3 6 829 ( 2 ) 185 510 Connecticut ............. ( 2 ) 4 3 - ( 2 ) 397 258 - Delaware ................ - - - ( 2 ) - - - ( 2 ) District of Columbia .... - ( 2 ) - - - ( 2 ) - - Florida ................. 143 35 40 36 9,737 2,031 3,314 2,706 Georgia ................. 16 22 14 16 1,977 3,488 3,230 1,739 Hawaii .................. 4 - 3 ( 2 ) 260 - 249 ( 2 ) Idaho ................... 3 6 3 5 281 684 239 476 Illinois ................ 56 27 46 35 8,019 2,128 5,793 5,717 Indiana ................. 24 10 13 14 2,235 1,000 2,339 1,940 Iowa .................... 12 6 3 13 1,645 1,755 996 2,473 Kansas .................. 5 5 3 ( 2 ) 398 487 259 ( 2 ) Kentucky ................ 27 13 21 10 2,792 3,954 4,473 2,710 Louisiana ............... 11 11 791 3 714 596 104,388 215 Maine ................... 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 207 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Maryland ................ 5 3 - 5 544 219 - 451 Massachusetts ........... 6 12 4 6 437 873 503 669 Michigan ................ 40 29 23 41 3,768 2,838 3,235 6,276 Minnesota ............... 15 6 7 18 1,390 502 741 1,579 Mississippi ............. 10 6 113 4 615 481 26,817 356 Missouri ................ 21 6 10 8 4,723 404 981 1,773 Montana ................. 5 - ( 2 ) 6 545 - ( 2 ) 695 Nebraska ................ 7 3 4 4 666 200 811 447 Nevada .................. 10 5 12 6 755 648 997 764 New Hampshire ........... 4 - 3 ( 2 ) 292 - 217 ( 2 ) New Jersey .............. 35 20 20 30 3,294 1,786 2,013 2,248 New Mexico .............. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) New York ................ 52 42 40 52 5,263 6,164 3,310 4,806 North Carolina .......... 5 10 6 16 417 1,323 601 1,423 North Dakota ............ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Ohio .................... 54 26 21 33 8,193 2,881 2,408 4,820 Oklahoma ................ 6 - 3 3 1,382 - 360 500 Oregon .................. 29 ( 2 ) 3 5 2,536 ( 2 ) 342 675 Pennsylvania ............ 85 41 45 81 7,661 3,272 3,463 7,075 Rhode Island ............ ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 326 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) South Carolina .......... 10 9 14 4 688 678 1,907 428 South Dakota ............ - - - - - - - - Tennessee ............... 9 10 7 7 866 844 688 559 Texas ................... 55 30 50 38 6,521 2,730 5,058 3,037 Utah .................... - ( 2 ) - - - ( 2 ) - - Vermont ................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - 212 Virginia ................ 9 11 6 7 1,555 918 1,086 573 Washington .............. 23 10 10 16 2,525 730 880 1,527 West Virginia ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Wisconsin ............... 45 19 30 31 4,750 1,771 3,332 2,651 Wyoming ................. 3 - - ( 2 ) 268 - - ( 2 ) Puerto Rico ............. 8 8 20 11 693 1,210 2,268 854 1 See footnote 1, table 3. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero.