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
May March April May May March April May
2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009
Total (1) ............ 1,552 2,191 2,547 2,738 159,471 228,387 256,930 289,628
- - - - - - - -
Alabama ................. 35 45 27 40 4,044 4,985 2,745 4,037
Alaska .................. (2) (2) 5 12 (2) (2) 828 1,230
Arizona ................. 9 22 41 28 872 2,483 4,985 2,484
Arkansas ................ 7 10 12 18 648 806 1,057 2,319
California .............. 382 498 567 487 34,085 38,130 43,675 47,091
Colorado ................ 8 13 19 15 930 1,578 1,696 1,762
Connecticut ............. 11 11 11 17 924 928 884 1,389
Delaware ................ 3 4 11 3 203 509 988 172
District of Columbia .... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Florida ................. 125 107 152 181 8,841 8,594 11,010 12,446
Georgia ................. 32 46 50 56 3,170 4,152 6,006 5,187
Hawaii .................. 11 5 10 8 1,118 376 934 900
Idaho ................... 12 16 10 9 1,131 1,664 754 680
Illinois ................ 59 109 105 135 8,058 18,096 17,550 19,717
Indiana ................. 44 68 80 86 4,943 10,781 9,659 10,416
Iowa .................... 12 38 30 31 3,033 6,140 2,636 4,379
Kansas .................. 12 19 7 31 893 2,259 737 3,551
Kentucky ................ 39 72 83 85 8,666 7,861 9,194 9,894
Louisiana ............... 22 16 27 35 3,101 1,411 2,670 3,160
Maine ................... - 9 6 7 - 835 493 644
Maryland ................ 4 8 12 10 318 531 1,115 1,201
Massachusetts ........... 9 25 38 23 946 2,422 3,770 2,281
Michigan ................ 85 87 74 180 8,139 11,121 7,139 26,344
Minnesota ............... 10 30 35 38 1,075 3,665 3,103 4,224
Mississippi ............. 18 12 15 9 1,682 745 1,350 726
Missouri ................ 35 42 46 54 3,298 3,430 4,719 6,336
Montana ................. 6 7 4 7 437 667 335 856
Nebraska ................ 5 (2) 4 13 413 (2) 390 1,306
Nevada .................. 14 27 26 52 1,057 2,351 2,123 5,297
New Hampshire ........... 5 9 10 7 384 1,213 848 526
New Jersey .............. 38 39 66 45 3,813 3,217 7,334 4,394
New Mexico .............. 9 9 14 13 690 858 909 1,089
New York ................ 95 70 182 112 9,613 6,974 24,349 10,762
North Carolina .......... 9 44 28 33 1,163 6,277 2,582 5,351
North Dakota ............ (2) 4 (2) 8 (2) 1,259 (2) 869
Ohio .................... 67 93 115 145 7,621 13,067 14,791 16,920
Oklahoma ................ 3 17 14 13 624 1,483 2,464 1,772
Oregon .................. 24 42 43 41 3,449 4,118 5,554 4,775
Pennsylvania ............ 101 140 168 227 8,975 12,281 15,378 20,392
Rhode Island ............ 3 9 8 7 243 889 1,649 563
South Carolina .......... 11 48 60 31 809 6,157 6,482 3,021
South Dakota ............ (2) 5 (2) (2) (2) 323 (2) (2)
Tennessee ............... 24 29 35 37 2,418 2,038 2,877 3,424
Texas ................... 55 112 74 135 5,888 14,284 7,019 12,926
Utah .................... 4 14 10 10 431 1,313 1,055 1,020
Vermont ................. 4 5 15 6 721 734 1,548 462
Virginia ................ 11 14 42 49 904 1,229 4,052 6,168
Washington .............. 13 23 30 36 1,211 1,833 2,596 3,290
West Virginia ........... 3 4 12 5 277 301 1,028 429
Wisconsin ............... 57 109 108 103 7,571 11,530 11,102 10,884
Wyoming ................. - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico ............. 17 22 13 23 2,626 2,035 1,321 2,830
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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Last Modified Date: June 23, 2009
