Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 154,510 154,048 154,731 155,081 571 0.4

Northeast region
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 (1) 28,181.9 28,421.3 28,468.5 28,503.8 (1) 321.9 (1) 1.1

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 20,525.3 20,737.6 20,772.1 20,813.4 (1) 288.1 (1) 1.4

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,491.3 4,540.6 4,572.4 (P) 4,560.9 (P) (1) 69.6 (P) (1) 1.5

New York
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 (1) 9,667.2 9,762.5 9,772.0 (P) 9,775.9 (P) (1) 108.7 (P) (1) 1.1

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 6,392.0 6,433.5 6,430.8 (P) 6,467.2 (P) (1) 75.1 (P) (1) 1.2

South region
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 (1) 54,809.9 55,060.0 55,184.6 55,161.1 (1) 351.2 (1) 0.6

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 29,419.8 29,413.6 29,492.3 29,444.3 (1) 24.5 (1) 0.1

Delaware
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 (1) 441.8 436.2 438.3 (P) 438.0 (P) (1) -3.8 (P) (1) -0.9

District of Columbia
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 (1) 332.4 328.5 326.2 (P) 329.0 (P) (1) -3.5 (P) (1) -1.0

Florida
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 (1) 9,182.2 9,218.2 9,247.9 (P) 9,232.3 (P) (1) 50.1 (P) (1) 0.5

Georgia
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 (1) 4,840.7 4,783.3 4,784.1 (P) 4,776.7 (P) (1) -64.0 (P) (1) -1.3

Maryland
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 (1) 2,995.8 2,961.1 2,968.4 (P) 2,955.3 (P) (1) -40.5 (P) (1) -1.4

North Carolina
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 (1) 4,523.2 4,554.5 4,579.6 (P) 4,568.3 (P) (1) 45.0 (P) (1) 1.0

South Carolina
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 (1) 2,141.1 2,187.1 2,198.4 (P) 2,206.0 (P) (1) 64.8 (P) (1) 3.0

Virginia
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 (1) 4,110.8 4,151.4 4,170.5 (P) 4,170.7 (P) (1) 59.9 (P) (1) 1.5

West Virginia
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 (1) 807.3 792.7 795.0 (P) 794.8 (P) (1) -12.5 (P) (1) -1.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 8,536 13,161 13,724 14,511 5,975 70.0

Northeast region
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 (1) 1,444.4 2,241.3 2,250.0 2,370.5 (1) 926.2 (1) 64.1

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,052.4 1,642.5 1,632.2 1,735.9 (1) 683.6 (1) 65.0

New Jersey
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 (1) 230.1 376.8 384.4 (P) 400.6 (P) (1) 170.5 (P) (1) 74.1

New York
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 (1) 500.4 763.3 751.4 (P) 802.4 (P) (1) 302.1 (P) (1) 60.4

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 326.0 502.9 499.5 (P) 531.6 (P) (1) 205.5 (P) (1) 63.0

South region
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 (1) 2,833.1 4,614.0 4,627.3 4,899.6 (1) 2,066.5 (1) 72.9

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,563.3 2,687.9 2,685.9 2,828.1 (1) 1,264.8 (1) 80.9

Delaware
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 (1) 19.5 33.3 32.5 (P) 35.6 (P) (1) 16.1 (P) (1) 82.8

District of Columbia
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 (1) 21.9 32.0 32.2 (P) 35.2 (P) (1) 13.3 (P) (1) 60.7

Florida
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 (1) 534.1 900.9 893.7 (P) 942.7 (P) (1) 408.6 (P) (1) 76.5

Georgia
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 (1) 286.0 439.0 440.2 (P) 463.9 (P) (1) 177.9 (P) (1) 62.2

Maryland
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 (1) 122.8 202.9 200.7 (P) 212.5 (P) (1) 89.7 (P) (1) 73.0

North Carolina
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 (1) 266.3 493.6 491.4 (P) 508.8 (P) (1) 242.5 (P) (1) 91.1

South Carolina
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 (1) 135.7 250.1 250.2 (P) 266.2 (P) (1) 130.5 (P) (1) 96.2

Virginia
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 (1) 156.2 280.7 284.1 (P) 298.1 (P) (1) 141.9 (P) (1) 90.8

West Virginia
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 (1) 35.1 53.5 61.0 (P) 68.5 (P) (1) 33.5 (P) (1) 95.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 5.5 8.5 8.9 9.4 3.9

Northeast region
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 (1) 5.1 7.9 7.9 8.3 (1) 3.2

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 5.1 7.9 7.9 8.3 (1) 3.2

New Jersey
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 (1) 5.1 8.3 8.4 (P) 8.8 (P) (1) 3.7

New York
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 (1) 5.2 7.8 7.7 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) 3.0

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 5.1 7.8 7.8 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) 3.1

South region
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 (1) 5.2 8.4 8.4 8.9 (1) 3.7

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 5.3 9.1 9.1 9.6 (1) 4.3

Delaware
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 (1) 4.4 7.6 7.4 (P) 8.1 (P) (1) 3.7

District of Columbia
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 (1) 6.6 9.7 9.9 (P) 10.7 (P) (1) 4.1

Florida
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 (1) 5.8 9.8 9.7 (P) 10.2 (P) (1) 4.4

Georgia
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 (1) 5.9 9.2 9.2 (P) 9.7 (P) (1) 3.8

Maryland
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 (1) 4.1 6.9 6.8 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) 3.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 5.9 10.8 10.7 (P) 11.1 (P) (1) 5.2

South Carolina
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 (1) 6.3 11.4 11.4 (P) 12.1 (P) (1) 5.8

Virginia
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 (1) 3.8 6.8 6.8 (P) 7.1 (P) (1) 3.3

West Virginia
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 (1) 4.3 6.8 7.7 (P) 8.6 (P) (1) 4.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Delaware

  

Dover, DE
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 (2) 3.9 8.1 7.4 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 3.9

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 4.3 8.1 7.8 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) 4.1

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 3.5 5.9 5.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) 2.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (1)

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 (2) 3.6 6.1 5.9 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 2.8

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 4.1 7.3 7.0 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 3.5

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD (1)

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 (2) 3.0 5.2 5.0 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 2.4

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 4.8 8.7 7.8 (P) 7.9 (P) (2) 3.1

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.0 9.8 9.3 (P) 9.8 (P) (2) 4.8

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 4.7 9.2 8.2 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 3.8

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 5.3 8.7 8.1 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.4

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 4.7 7.7 6.9 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 2.6

Erie, PA
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 (2) 5.2 8.9 8.1 (P) 9.0 (P) (2) 3.8

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 4.2 7.2 6.7 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 2.9

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 5.5 8.8 8.2 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 3.1

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 3.9 7.3 6.7 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) 3.2

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 3.8 6.9 6.4 (P) 6.7 (P) (2) 2.9

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 4.9 8.0 7.6 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 3.3

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 5.0 7.8 7.3 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) 3.0

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 6.8 9.6 9.1 (P) 9.9 (P) (2) 3.1

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 4.7 7.5 6.9 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 2.6

Reading, PA
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 (2) 5.0 8.7 8.4 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 4.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 5.8 9.2 8.4 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 3.1

State College, PA
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 (2) 3.9 5.8 5.1 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.7

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 5.5 9.3 8.5 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 3.6

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 4.4 8.3 7.7 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 3.9

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 3.9 9.4 8.2 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 5.0

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 3.0 5.6 5.5 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 2.9

Danville, VA
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 (2) 6.8 12.1 12.4 (P) 13.0 (P) (2) 6.2

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 3.5 6.3 6.0 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) 3.0

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 3.9 7.5 7.2 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) 3.8

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 3.9 7.8 7.5 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 4.2

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 3.7 7.2 7.1 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) 3.8

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 3.8 6.8 6.5 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 3.2

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 3.9 8.6 8.0 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 4.3

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 3.6 6.4 6.9 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) 3.9

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 4.9 7.6 7.4 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) 3.1

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 2.9 4.7 4.9 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 2.5

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 4.7 9.0 9.3 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 4.8

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 4.8 8.5 8.6 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 137,517 133,000 132,481 (P) 132,159 (P) -5,358 (P) -3.9

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 4,070.2 3,960.0 3,941.3 (P) 3,935.1 (P) -135.1 (P) -3.3

New York
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 8,808.1 8,642.4 8,627.5 (P) 8,609.6 (P) -198.5 (P) -2.3

Pennsylvania
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 5,815.6 5,672.1 5,648.3 (P) 5,630.6 (P) -185.0 (P) -3.2

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 434.2 416.3 415.7 (P) 415.4 (P) -18.8 (P) -4.3

District of Columbia
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 705.0 704.9 702.4 (P) 702.7 (P) -2.3 (P) -0.3

Florida
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 7,806.6 7,449.7 7,450.1 (P) 7,389.1 (P) -417.5 (P) -5.3

Georgia
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 4,129.2 3,955.4 3,933.5 (P) 3,917.7 (P) -211.5 (P) -5.1

Maryland
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 2,610.8 2,547.3 2,543.2 (P) 2,545.7 (P) -65.1 (P) -2.5

North Carolina
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 4,149.0 3,955.3 3,949.5 (P) 3,937.0 (P) -212.0 (P) -5.1

South Carolina
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 1,944.5 1,854.8 1,851.4 (P) 1,852.0 (P) -92.5 (P) -4.8

Virginia
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 3,768.1 3,673.1 3,672.7 (P) 3,674.8 (P) -93.3 (P) -2.5

West Virginia
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 762.2 744.2 738.8 (P) 738.0 (P) -24.2 (P) -3.2

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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United States
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 1,552 2,738
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 159,471 289,628

Northeast
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 266 451
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 25,619 41,413

Middle Atlantic
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 234 384
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 22,401 35,548

New Jersey
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 38 45
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 3,813 4,394

New York
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 95 112
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 9,613 10,762

Pennsylvania
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 101 227
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 8,975 20,392

South
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 402 742
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 42,832 72,375

South Atlantic
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 199 370
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 15,761 34,117

Delaware
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 3 3
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 203 172

District of Columbia
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 (1) - (1) -

Florida
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 125 181
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 8,841 12,446

Georgia
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 32 56
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 3,170 5,187

Maryland
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 4 10
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 318 1,201

North Carolina
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 9 33
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 1,163 5,351

South Carolina
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 11 31
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 809 3,021

Virginia
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 11 49
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 904 6,168

West Virginia
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 3 5
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 277 429

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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