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
December October November December December October November December
2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009
Total (1) ............ 3,377 1,934 1,870 2,310 351,305 193,904 164,496 214,648
Alabama ................. 88 27 16 36 14,160 3,179 1,266 4,592
Alaska .................. (2) 8 3 7 (2) 755 361 650
Arizona ................. 13 20 9 9 1,213 1,666 709 817
Arkansas ................ 25 17 9 7 2,517 1,954 973 581
California .............. 546 514 472 412 43,265 48,169 31,922 30,229
Colorado ................ 24 19 14 24 2,023 1,554 1,064 1,941
Connecticut ............. 10 9 5 8 799 671 424 890
Delaware ................ 8 3 6 5 817 251 347 266
District of Columbia .... (2) (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) (2) 301
Florida ................. 104 167 86 96 6,931 11,851 6,010 7,715
Georgia ................. 83 39 26 56 8,508 3,880 3,225 5,244
Hawaii .................. 15 7 7 7 1,650 630 488 637
Idaho ................... 25 10 19 16 2,347 1,088 2,071 1,099
Illinois ................ 202 93 101 142 25,885 12,917 10,794 17,639
Indiana ................. 156 37 43 57 16,762 4,759 4,323 6,256
Iowa .................... 82 35 25 51 10,005 4,732 2,648 6,087
Kansas .................. 38 13 8 28 7,949 1,562 741 4,878
Kentucky ................ 131 36 41 44 21,570 4,656 3,649 5,013
Louisiana ............... 17 24 35 22 2,430 2,169 2,795 1,641
Maine ................... 7 3 6 3 530 177 674 204
Maryland ................ 15 6 6 16 1,002 479 486 1,251
Massachusetts ........... 38 9 11 28 4,289 596 803 2,990
Michigan ................ 248 70 78 119 24,508 9,543 8,549 10,913
Minnesota ............... 67 24 55 45 7,374 1,985 4,905 3,690
Mississippi ............. 27 10 9 12 2,399 602 512 1,000
Missouri ................ 107 31 48 86 10,625 2,556 3,195 8,373
Montana ................. 8 11 10 12 630 1,062 758 896
Nebraska ................ 12 4 6 12 1,334 559 611 1,166
Nevada .................. 41 19 33 36 4,303 1,361 3,891 3,677
New Hampshire ........... 4 3 4 11 255 263 279 867
New Jersey .............. 80 37 52 67 6,910 2,850 5,277 6,716
New Mexico .............. 16 11 7 12 1,170 761 476 954
New York ................ 111 68 75 126 10,511 6,961 6,281 12,704
North Carolina .......... 33 19 30 18 3,314 1,672 4,273 1,455
North Dakota ............ 8 (2) 5 7 666 (2) 557 595
Ohio .................... 224 75 59 91 27,836 10,569 5,233 8,888
Oklahoma ................ 20 7 10 10 3,210 582 1,438 893
Oregon .................. 51 35 35 29 4,413 3,936 3,464 2,617
Pennsylvania ............ 230 125 118 197 20,456 10,764 11,666 15,750
Rhode Island ............ 7 (2) 3 6 820 (2) 297 713
South Carolina .......... 84 19 20 45 9,381 2,692 1,456 4,780
South Dakota ............ 3 - (2) (2) 185 - (2) (2)
Tennessee ............... 50 14 17 23 4,259 1,108 1,229 3,144
Texas ................... 95 85 69 56 10,306 8,378 6,817 6,148
Utah .................... 12 9 4 16 1,094 1,058 256 1,256
Vermont ................. 4 3 11 15 331 254 1,273 1,079
Virginia ................ 27 22 31 40 2,782 1,955 3,021 3,903
Washington .............. 40 25 27 35 3,663 2,121 2,197 2,828
West Virginia ........... 6 3 (2) 4 416 250 (2) 321
Wisconsin ............... 131 100 101 99 13,026 11,489 10,366 8,207
Wyoming ................. - 4 (2) (2) - 470 (2) (2)
Puerto Rico ............. 16 12 22 11 1,285 1,079 2,177 1,093
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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