Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
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
July May June July July May June July
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Total (1) ............ 1,599 1,552 1,622 1,891 175,419 159,471 166,742 200,382
Alabama ................. 59 35 13 67 6,510 4,044 2,091 7,072
Alaska .................. - (2) - - - (2) - -
Arizona ................. 10 9 17 15 808 872 1,520 1,422
Arkansas ................ 10 7 6 13 1,133 648 414 1,606
California .............. 351 382 516 460 25,054 34,085 44,754 33,250
Colorado ................ (2) 8 3 4 (2) 930 177 343
Connecticut ............. 5 11 9 6 357 924 758 579
Delaware ................ (2) 3 3 (2) (2) 203 159 (2)
District of Columbia .... (2) (2) 3 - (2) (2) 236 -
Florida ................. 79 125 132 123 5,214 8,841 10,751 7,555
Georgia ................. 50 32 32 39 5,133 3,170 3,304 3,949
Hawaii .................. (2) 11 6 4 (2) 1,118 783 271
Idaho ................... 6 12 9 7 1,395 1,131 684 619
Illinois ................ 53 59 48 56 8,175 8,058 4,767 7,674
Indiana ................. 55 44 40 67 7,836 4,943 4,916 8,787
Iowa .................... 20 12 27 16 3,631 3,033 3,682 2,068
Kansas .................. 14 12 12 8 2,294 893 927 731
Kentucky ................ 43 39 26 63 5,958 8,666 6,706 11,907
Louisiana ............... 9 22 23 10 604 3,101 1,767 1,645
Maine ................... 4 - (2) 5 266 - (2) 359
Maryland ................ 4 4 8 5 455 318 754 443
Massachusetts ........... 20 9 17 16 2,173 946 1,467 1,107
Michigan ................ 211 85 61 212 36,356 8,139 6,323 27,672
Minnesota ............... 10 10 16 12 1,558 1,075 1,506 1,452
Mississippi ............. 8 18 5 13 822 1,682 300 1,330
Missouri ................ 38 35 28 39 3,619 3,298 4,320 3,763
Montana ................. 4 6 4 4 379 437 299 234
Nebraska ................ 3 5 (2) (2) 682 413 (2) (2)
Nevada .................. 15 14 17 15 1,438 1,057 1,323 1,637
New Hampshire ........... 5 5 4 4 391 384 657 426
New Jersey .............. 42 38 60 56 3,176 3,813 9,512 4,110
New Mexico .............. 6 9 8 (2) 392 690 465 (2)
New York ................ 88 95 38 103 8,175 9,613 3,445 10,764
North Carolina .......... 3 9 10 12 219 1,163 1,875 1,128
North Dakota ............ 3 (2) 3 (2) 1,259 (2) 248 (2)
Ohio .................... 86 67 55 117 10,435 7,621 6,678 19,402
Oklahoma ................ 4 3 6 5 307 624 502 575
Oregon .................. 20 24 24 25 2,463 3,449 3,863 2,498
Pennsylvania ............ 72 101 135 88 6,076 8,975 14,835 7,974
Rhode Island ............ 3 3 11 (2) 222 243 1,141 (2)
South Carolina .......... 24 11 12 29 3,094 809 1,139 2,958
South Dakota ............ - (2) - - - (2) - -
Tennessee ............... 12 24 19 18 784 2,418 1,877 1,412
Texas ................... 35 55 60 43 3,784 5,888 5,824 5,337
Utah .................... (2) 4 5 (2) (2) 431 435 (2)
Vermont ................. (2) 4 6 (2) (2) 721 683 (2)
Virginia ................ 15 11 5 9 1,400 904 628 1,475
Washington .............. 8 13 21 16 722 1,211 1,874 1,363
West Virginia ........... (2) 3 (2) - (2) 277 (2) -
Wisconsin ............... 80 57 53 76 9,712 7,571 5,865 11,838
Wyoming ................. - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico ............ 13 17 13 12 1,221 2,626 1,265 1,227
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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