Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, first and second quarters 2009

Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics:  Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 
private nonfarm sector, first and second quarters, 2009 

                                                         Total                              Percent of total                       
                                                        initial                          Hispanic                    Persons age 55
                                  Layoff events        claimants          Black           origin          Women         and over   
              State                                                                                                                
                                    I      II         I       II         I      II       I      II       I      II       I      II 
                                  2009r   2009p     2009r    2009p     2009r   2009p   2009r   2009p   2009r  2009p    2009r  2009p
                                                                                                                                   
    Total, private nonfarm (1) .  3,979   2,994    830,028  506,533     13.1   14.8     14.7   14.9     33.4   41.4     18.2   20.9

Alabama ........................     21      34      6,114    9,206     42.2   42.1      1.9    2.4     38.8   38.2     14.1   15.2
Alaska .........................      8      13      1,523    2,462      2.5    5.0     10.5   11.2     22.4   34.6     23.6   24.9
Arizona ........................     45      30      7,250    4,745      5.4    4.8     37.4   45.9     36.5   51.1     15.6   17.9
Arkansas .......................     12      16      3,526    2,647     27.4   38.4      5.3    3.5     38.1   44.0     13.4   21.2
California .....................    879     729    157,595  105,901      8.0    9.2     35.6   35.4     36.8   42.1     15.6   16.4
Colorado .......................     36      32      5,102    4,266      5.8    4.6     17.4   18.8     33.5   45.6     18.3   18.6
Connecticut ....................     30      27      4,702    3,404     13.8   14.1     15.1   14.5     47.5   62.6     22.4   28.0
Delaware .......................      7      10      1,385    1,148     12.1   28.4      1.5    4.8     14.9   50.1     11.9   25.3
District of Columbia ...........    (2)       3        (2)      270     37.0   73.0     14.0    5.6     56.8   64.8      5.8   25.2
Florida ........................    243     124     49,348   23,993     16.5   18.1     27.8   29.5     37.5   45.2     18.7   20.6
Georgia ........................     59      34     13,015    7,939     43.0   46.6      4.6    5.6     45.0   47.2     16.7   16.4
Hawaii .........................     12       9      1,181    1,149      3.6     .9     11.9   11.3     28.1   39.7     13.9   15.4
Idaho ..........................     24       7      4,115      659       .3     .2     10.5    3.0     36.7   37.3     18.5   19.6

Illinois .......................    240     197     47,072   45,907     17.4   14.6     13.5    9.4     33.5   38.3     17.3   21.1
Indiana ........................    112      85     21,064   13,635      8.0    7.9      2.1    3.0     31.1   32.4     17.6   19.1
Iowa ...........................     37      24     10,985    4,511      2.4    2.5      1.9    1.4     30.4   29.0     16.8   19.5
Kansas .........................     26      25      8,691    5,596      8.6    8.3      7.9    3.7     32.1   30.6     14.9   20.0
Kentucky .......................     88      41     19,789    4,829      6.6    3.8       .5     .1     17.6   20.9     14.6   18.2
Louisiana ......................     29      47      4,626    6,666     36.0   67.1      4.2    2.0     18.6   58.6     21.9   17.3
Maine ..........................     13       9      2,092    1,499      1.1     .8       .3     .3     24.8   37.8     21.4   27.1
Maryland .......................     40       9      4,938      947     38.0   44.4      3.1    2.3     35.8   41.2     19.5   28.3
Massachusetts ..................     63      29     11,337    4,541      7.9   12.1       .9    1.7     44.0   58.3     20.9   28.7
Michigan .......................    183     121     78,489   34,858     20.0   19.0      2.7    2.6     29.1   31.4     18.9   19.2
Minnesota ......................     73      73     11,243   10,149      4.9    4.9      3.6    2.4     26.6   31.9     19.0   21.5
Mississippi ....................     19      13      1,740    1,369     60.1   75.3       .5     .9     39.5   50.7     19.6   22.0
Missouri .......................     78      74     13,996   10,919     13.3   19.5       .7     .8     37.1   59.8     19.7   29.3

Montana ........................      9       4      1,300      531       .1     .4      2.6    3.2     13.5   28.1     23.3   17.3
Nebraska .......................      5       9        844    1,502      1.2    3.8     10.3    7.9     36.8   44.1     26.5   30.8
Nevada .........................     74      51     14,416    9,164      8.4    9.0     31.6   30.8     38.3   36.1     17.2   19.8
New Hampshire ..................      8       5      1,433      678       .4    1.2      4.0    4.7     41.2   40.4     25.5   27.3
New Jersey .....................    110      92     18,121   17,191     18.6   18.1      9.7    8.2     45.9   68.0     21.5   34.9
New Mexico .....................     14      26      3,158    2,387      2.1    1.9     36.8   53.7     18.9   48.7     15.4   21.5
New York .......................    213      99     39,320   15,291     12.2   13.3     11.2   11.3     40.5   41.5     21.5   21.4
North Carolina .................     86      46     19,994    9,400     38.5   34.2      7.4    6.2     40.9   40.5     16.8   19.5
North Dakota ...................      9      10      1,010    1,346      1.2    2.9      1.9    1.9      6.4   20.4      9.2   19.3
Ohio ...........................    212     184     56,283   33,596     12.4   12.5      3.2    3.7     28.0   33.4     21.3   24.1
Oklahoma .......................     31      16      6,768    2,165      7.6   11.6      6.9    7.3     21.2   31.3     15.7   18.0
Oregon .........................     73      52     18,237   10,930      1.5    1.8     13.2   14.3     29.4   49.0     19.5   23.2
Pennsylvania ...................    244     217     50,375   34,444      4.3    5.6      3.6    3.1     26.1   42.3     24.3   28.0

Rhode Island ...................     11       8      1,090      627      3.3   10.2     14.1   13.2     50.2   74.0     30.6   35.2
South Carolina .................     50      19      9,183    2,276     43.8   61.2      1.1    1.9     40.0   53.8      7.6   14.2
South Dakota ...................      6     (2)        546      (2)      5.1    1.7      1.8    3.4     25.3   22.4     17.6    8.6
Tennessee ......................     86      41     13,230    5,706     15.8   27.5       .1      -     39.4   47.0     17.7   24.4
Texas ..........................    140      82     33,513   12,343     16.4   16.4     35.5   45.9     27.9   36.8     13.9   16.3
Utah ...........................     27      14      4,510    2,036      1.8    1.3     15.2    7.5     33.9   36.6     12.1   11.5
Vermont ........................     10      12      1,906    1,609       .3     .7       .2     .4     30.2   36.0     29.9   19.4
Virginia .......................     14      47      3,261    8,480     25.2   39.7      2.1    4.3     31.4   47.0     19.3   22.3
Washington .....................     59      54     13,668    7,484      5.9    6.3      9.1    8.6     37.3   38.4     15.7   17.1
West Virginia ..................     14      17      2,589    2,259       .5     .1       .1     .1     23.3   10.4     16.1   17.8
Wisconsin ......................     91      71     23,796   11,449      3.2   12.6      4.1    5.4     29.0   44.9     21.6   23.5
Wyoming ........................    (2)     (2)        (2)      (2)      2.2    1.4      8.2    4.6     13.0   20.2      8.2   10.4

Puerto Rico ....................     20       6      4,712    1,381       .1      -     99.4   99.4     54.6   42.7     11.4   13.5
                                                                                                                                   
    1 See footnote 1, table 1.
    2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
    r = revised.           
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE:  Dash represents zero. 
    
    
    

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