Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted
Census region and state Mass layoff totals Average weekly mass layoffs (1)
Events Initial claimants Events Initial claimants
April April April April April April April April
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013
Total (2) ............... 1,421 1,174 146,358 119,196 355 294 36,590 29,799
Northeast .................. 363 272 48,882 28,395 91 68 12,221 7,099
Connecticut ............ 6 7 530 742 2 2 133 186
Maine .................. 7 6 696 780 2 2 174 195
Massachusetts .......... 17 20 3,291 3,021 4 5 823 755
New Hampshire .......... 6 5 928 902 2 1 232 226
New Jersey ............. 65 46 10,222 4,217 16 12 2,556 1,054
New York ............... 152 86 22,367 9,093 38 22 5,592 2,273
Pennsylvania ........... 91 85 7,943 6,591 23 21 1,986 1,648
Rhode Island ........... 9 7 2,081 2,024 2 2 520 506
Vermont ................ 10 10 824 1,025 3 3 206 256
South ...................... 318 310 30,733 29,555 80 78 7,683 7,389
Alabama ................ 17 11 2,706 1,238 4 3 677 310
Arkansas ............... 6 16 851 1,442 2 4 213 361
Delaware ............... 7 8 542 582 2 2 136 146
District of Columbia ... - - - - - - - -
Florida ................ 70 54 4,913 4,148 18 14 1,228 1,037
Georgia ................ 24 21 2,879 2,756 6 5 720 689
Kentucky ............... 25 21 2,946 2,209 6 5 737 552
Louisiana .............. 13 14 1,067 942 3 4 267 236
Maryland (4) ........... 3 12 256 984 1 3 64 246
Mississippi ............ 13 14 835 1,030 3 4 209 258
North Carolina ......... 51 45 4,782 5,411 13 11 1,196 1,353
Oklahoma ............... 4 (3) 621 (3) 1 (3) 155 (3)
South Carolina ......... 12 8 1,321 1,004 3 2 330 251
Tennessee .............. 9 10 752 879 2 3 188 220
Texas .................. 45 57 4,621 5,113 11 14 1,155 1,278
Virginia ............... 14 12 1,141 1,249 4 3 285 312
West Virginia .......... 5 (3) 500 (3) 1 (3) 125 (3)
Midwest .................... 216 203 26,205 19,909 54 51 6,551 4,977
Illinois ............... 38 49 5,969 5,272 10 12 1,492 1,318
Indiana ................ 17 10 4,867 807 4 3 1,217 202
Iowa ................... 13 14 1,388 1,348 3 4 347 337
Kansas ................. 9 (3) 726 (3) 2 (3) 182 (3)
Michigan ............... 23 24 2,313 2,354 6 6 578 589
Minnesota .............. 8 7 455 561 2 2 114 140
Missouri ............... 27 14 1,770 1,101 7 4 443 275
Nebraska ............... 3 (3) 289 (3) 1 (3) 72 (3)
North Dakota ........... - (3) - (3) - (3) - (3)
Ohio ................... 34 45 3,651 4,459 9 11 913 1,115
South Dakota ........... - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin .............. 44 35 4,777 3,648 11 9 1,194 912
West ....................... 524 389 40,538 41,337 131 97 10,135 10,334
Alaska ................. 9 4 1,008 545 2 1 252 136
Arizona ................ 30 30 4,627 3,820 8 8 1,157 955
California ............. 391 273 26,375 29,242 98 68 6,594 7,311
Colorado ............... 12 12 1,401 1,379 3 3 350 345
Hawaii ................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Idaho .................. 7 4 771 711 2 1 193 178
Montana ................ 6 5 526 437 2 1 132 109
Nevada ................. 13 7 1,051 460 3 2 263 115
New Mexico ............. 4 5 327 445 1 1 82 111
Oregon ................. 17 14 1,276 1,080 4 4 319 270
Utah ................... 5 9 482 837 1 2 121 209
Washington ............. 26 22 2,301 2,029 7 6 575 507
Wyoming ................ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Puerto Rico ............ 12 7 1,169 659 3 2 292 165
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 See footnote 2, table 3.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
4 Data starting in June 2012 may not be comparable to prior data due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
procedures.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.