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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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Oct
2008 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Oct
2009 |
Oct 2008 to
Oct 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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154,878 |
154,577 |
154,006 |
153,975 |
-903 |
-0.6 |
Northeast region |
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28,349.5 |
28,339.4 |
28,321.8 |
28,280.0 |
-69.5 |
-0.2 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,658.7 |
20,649.1 |
20,633.5 |
20,578.2 |
-80.5 |
-0.4 |
New Jersey |
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4,507.4 |
4,541.3 |
4,536.9 |
4,525.9 |
18.6 |
0.4 |
New York |
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9,716.6 |
9,744.0 |
9,734.0 |
9,730.0 |
13.4 |
0.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,435.4 |
6,359.0 |
6,367.3 |
6,339.7 |
-95.7 |
-1.5 |
South region |
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55,212.4 |
54,969.9 |
54,978.0 |
54,896.6 |
-315.8 |
-0.6 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,601.2 |
29,269.1 |
29,270.8 |
29,208.2 |
-393.0 |
-1.3 |
Delaware |
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444.8 |
432.8 |
431.3 |
428.7 |
-16.1 |
-3.6 |
District of Columbia |
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333.3 |
324.4 |
327.9 |
329.9 |
-3.3 |
-1.0 |
Florida |
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9,316.7 |
9,204.4 |
9,199.9 |
9,174.8 |
-142.0 |
-1.5 |
Georgia |
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4,859.7 |
4,740.2 |
4,733.5 |
4,720.7 |
-139.0 |
-2.9 |
Maryland |
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3,002.8 |
2,950.7 |
2,947.5 |
2,935.6 |
-67.2 |
-2.2 |
North Carolina |
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4,585.5 |
4,521.5 |
4,532.9 |
4,531.8 |
-53.7 |
-1.2 |
South Carolina |
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2,172.7 |
2,173.5 |
2,171.6 |
2,173.5 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
Virginia |
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4,145.8 |
4,135.8 |
4,139.2 |
4,133.9 |
-11.9 |
-0.3 |
West Virginia |
|
804.4 |
788.0 |
791.6 |
789.6 |
-14.8 |
-1.8 |
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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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Oct
2008 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Oct
2009 |
Oct 2008 to
Oct 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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10,221 |
14,928 |
15,142 |
15,700 |
5,479 |
53.6 |
Northeast region |
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1,677.5 |
2,545.4 |
2,549.2 |
2,542.0 |
864.5 |
51.5 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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1,219.8 |
1,870.8 |
1,862.8 |
1,867.3 |
647.5 |
53.1 |
New Jersey |
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271.8 |
436.9 |
445.9 |
439.2 |
167.4 |
61.6 |
New York |
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577.2 |
869.4 |
867.3 |
872.0 |
294.9 |
51.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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375.0 |
550.3 |
559.2 |
560.8 |
185.8 |
49.6 |
South region |
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3,376.8 |
5,080.9 |
5,119.4 |
5,190.4 |
1,813.6 |
53.7 |
South Atlantic division |
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1,912.9 |
2,833.5 |
2,875.5 |
2,905.3 |
992.4 |
51.9 |
Delaware |
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24.4 |
34.7 |
35.7 |
37.1 |
12.7 |
52.2 |
District of Columbia |
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25.7 |
35.9 |
37.3 |
39.3 |
13.6 |
52.9 |
Florida |
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644.6 |
994.1 |
1,017.8 |
1,026.5 |
381.9 |
59.3 |
Georgia |
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333.4 |
477.5 |
477.1 |
482.7 |
149.3 |
44.8 |
Maryland |
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145.5 |
210.5 |
211.3 |
215.2 |
69.7 |
47.9 |
North Carolina |
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322.1 |
488.9 |
491.7 |
496.3 |
174.2 |
54.1 |
South Carolina |
|
170.2 |
248.4 |
253.2 |
263.0 |
92.8 |
54.5 |
Virginia |
|
178.3 |
270.9 |
275.0 |
273.0 |
94.7 |
53.1 |
West Virginia |
|
34.4 |
69.9 |
70.2 |
67.2 |
32.8 |
95.4 |
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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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Oct
2008 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Oct
2009 |
Net change
Oct 2008 to
Oct 2009 |
United States |
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6.6 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
3.6 |
Northeast region |
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5.9 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
3.1 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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5.9 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
3.2 |
New Jersey |
|
6.0 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
3.7 |
New York |
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5.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
3.1 |
Pennsylvania |
|
5.8 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
South region |
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6.1 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
3.4 |
South Atlantic division |
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6.5 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
3.4 |
Delaware |
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5.5 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
3.2 |
District of Columbia |
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7.7 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
4.2 |
Florida |
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6.9 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
4.3 |
Georgia |
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6.9 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
3.3 |
Maryland |
|
4.8 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
North Carolina |
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7.0 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
4.0 |
South Carolina |
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7.8 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
4.3 |
Virginia |
|
4.3 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
2.3 |
West Virginia |
|
4.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
4.2 |
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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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Sep
2008 |
Jul
2009 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Net change
Sep 2008 to
Sep 2009 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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5.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
2.9 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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5.4 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
3.3 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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3.9 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
2.3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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4.1 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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4.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD |
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3.4 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
2.1 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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5.1 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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5.1 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
3.9 |
Salisbury, MD |
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5.5 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
2.5 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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5.5 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
3.6 |
Altoona, PA |
|
4.9 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
2.5 |
Erie, PA |
|
5.1 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
4.1 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
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4.5 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
5.6 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
Lancaster, PA |
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4.2 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
3.3 |
Lebanon, PA |
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4.0 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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5.5 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
3.3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
5.5 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
2.9 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
|
7.4 |
10.5 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
3.6 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
4.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
Reading, PA |
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5.2 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
3.9 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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5.8 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
3.0 |
State College, PA |
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4.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
Williamsport, PA |
|
5.3 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
4.0 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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4.7 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
8.4 |
3.7 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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5.2 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
2.6 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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3.3 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
Danville, VA |
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7.4 |
12.9 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
4.0 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
3.6 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
Lynchburg, VA |
|
4.2 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
2.7 |
Richmond, VA |
|
4.4 |
8.0 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
3.3 |
Roanoke, VA |
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3.9 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
3.2 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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4.3 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
2.4 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
|
4.3 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
3.2 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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3.1 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
4.3 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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4.8 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
3.1 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
2.6 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
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4.7 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
4.5 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
4.8 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
3.8 |
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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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Oct
2008 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Oct
2009 |
Oct 2008 to
Oct 2009
|
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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136,352 |
131,257 |
131,038 |
130,848 |
-5,504 |
-4.0 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,037.4 |
3,930.4 |
3,919.8 |
3,918.0 |
-119.4 |
-3.0 |
New York |
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8,791.5 |
8,644.4 |
8,564.3 |
8,549.0 |
-242.5 |
-2.8 |
Pennsylvania |
|
5,798.8 |
5,615.3 |
5,603.2 |
5,613.8 |
-185.0 |
-3.2 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
|
429.5 |
410.3 |
410.6 |
411.4 |
-18.1 |
-4.2 |
District of Columbia |
|
711.1 |
712.6 |
706.3 |
711.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
Florida |
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7,679.8 |
7,347.8 |
7,348.7 |
7,340.2 |
-339.6 |
-4.4 |
Georgia |
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4,067.8 |
3,853.6 |
3,847.3 |
3,839.8 |
-228.0 |
-5.6 |
Maryland |
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2,587.8 |
2,537.5 |
2,535.1 |
2,536.6 |
-51.2 |
-2.0 |
North Carolina |
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4,117.7 |
3,922.3 |
3,919.8 |
3,931.9 |
-185.8 |
-4.5 |
South Carolina |
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1,904.2 |
1,847.4 |
1,850.0 |
1,844.2 |
-60.0 |
-3.2 |
Virginia |
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3,733.4 |
3,656.2 |
3,651.5 |
3,644.4 |
-89.0 |
-2.4 |
West Virginia |
|
762.9 |
738.3 |
738.2 |
740.7 |
-22.2 |
-2.9 |
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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
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance |
Back
data |
Oct
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Back
data |
Oct
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
United States |
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2,125 |
1,934 |
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221,784 |
193,904 |
Northeast |
|
270 |
260 |
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23,945 |
22,709 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
245 |
230 |
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21,423 |
20,575 |
New Jersey |
|
45 |
37 |
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3,670 |
2,850 |
New York |
|
54 |
68 |
|
4,725 |
6,961 |
Pennsylvania |
|
146 |
125 |
|
13,028 |
10,764 |
South |
|
538 |
499 |
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53,087 |
45,772 |
South Atlantic |
|
295 |
279 |
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25,535 |
23,144 |
Delaware |
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- |
3 |
|
- |
251 |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
- |
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- |
- |
Florida |
|
176 |
167 |
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12,946 |
11,851 |
Georgia |
|
61 |
39 |
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6,825 |
3,880 |
Maryland |
|
11 |
6 |
|
885 |
479 |
North Carolina |
|
18 |
19 |
|
1,838 |
1,672 |
South Carolina |
|
23 |
19 |
|
2,268 |
2,692 |
Virginia |
|
4 |
22 |
|
655 |
1,955 |
West Virginia |
|
- |
3 |
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- |
250 |
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(-) 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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