Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
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United States

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154,621 154,504 154,577 154,006 -615 -0.4

Northeast region

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28,319.9 28,389.5 28,339.4 28,321.8 1.9 0.0

Middle Atlantic division

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20,636.9 20,693.2 20,649.1 20,633.5 -3.4 0.0

New Jersey

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4,502.5 4,561.8 4,541.3 (P) 4,535.4 (P) 32.8 (P) 0.7

New York

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9,712.4 9,741.4 9,744.0 (P) 9,734.9 (P) 22.5 (P) 0.2

Pennsylvania

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6,423.1 6,389.3 6,359.0 (P) 6,368.1 (P) -55.0 (P) -0.9

South region

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55,139.4 55,052.0 54,969.9 54,978.0 -161.4 -0.3

South Atlantic division

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29,562.0 29,316.8 29,269.1 29,270.8 -291.2 -1.0

Delaware

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443.9 434.0 432.8 (P) 431.7 (P) -12.3 (P) -2.8

District of Columbia

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334.2 329.6 324.4 (P) 327.8 (P) -6.3 (P) -1.9

Florida

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9,277.7 9,207.9 9,204.4 (P) 9,193.4 (P) -84.3 (P) -0.9

Georgia

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4,852.1 4,764.6 4,740.2 (P) 4,734.9 (P) -117.2 (P) -2.4

Maryland

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2,998.3 2,956.0 2,950.7 (P) 2,950.4 (P) -47.9 (P) -1.6

North Carolina

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4,571.0 4,535.4 4,521.5 (P) 4,534.1 (P) -36.9 (P) -0.8

South Carolina

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2,164.2 2,183.0 2,173.5 (P) 2,170.6 (P) 6.4 (P) 0.3

Virginia

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4,134.5 4,148.8 4,135.8 (P) 4,140.8 (P) 6.3 (P) 0.2

West Virginia

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804.8 788.7 788.0 (P) 791.7 (P) -13.1 (P) -1.6

Footnotes
(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,
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9,592 14,462 14,928 15,142 5,550 57.9

Northeast region

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1,631.7 2,460.5 2,545.4 2,549.2 917.4 56.2

Middle Atlantic division

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1,188.6 1,800.4 1,870.8 1,862.8 674.2 56.7

New Jersey

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260.6 423.1 436.9 (P) 444.9 (P) 184.3 (P) 70.7

New York

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563.3 834.9 869.4 (P) 868.1 (P) 304.8 (P) 54.1

Pennsylvania

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360.0 540.4 550.3 (P) 559.4 (P) 199.3 (P) 55.4

South region

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3,272.2 5,109.5 5,080.9 5,119.4 1,847.2 56.5

South Atlantic division

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1,837.1 2,882.2 2,833.5 2,875.5 1,038.4 56.5

Delaware

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23.1 35.2 34.7 (P) 35.9 (P) 12.8 (P) 55.2

District of Columbia

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24.9 34.9 35.9 (P) 37.5 (P) 12.7 (P) 50.9

Florida

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617.9 999.0 994.1 (P) 1,011.7 (P) 393.7 (P) 63.7

Georgia

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319.9 489.7 477.5 (P) 480.1 (P) 160.2 (P) 50.1

Maryland

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139.1 213.4 210.5 (P) 213.8 (P) 74.7 (P) 53.7

North Carolina

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308.8 495.5 488.9 (P) 491.8 (P) 182.9 (P) 59.2

South Carolina

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161.4 255.9 248.4 (P) 252.0 (P) 90.6 (P) 56.2

Virginia

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170.5 287.0 270.9 (P) 275.9 (P) 105.4 (P) 61.8

West Virginia

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34.5 69.9 69.9 (P) 70.8 (P) 36.4 (P) 105.6

Footnotes
(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,
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United States

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6.2 9.4 9.7 9.8 3.6

Northeast region

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5.8 8.7 9.0 9.0 3.2

Middle Atlantic division

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5.8 8.7 9.1 9.0 3.2

New Jersey

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5.8 9.3 9.6 (P) 9.8 (P) 4.0

New York

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5.8 8.6 8.9 (P) 8.9 (P) 3.1

Pennsylvania

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5.6 8.5 8.7 (P) 8.8 (P) 3.2

South region

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5.9 9.3 9.2 9.3 3.4

South Atlantic division

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6.2 9.8 9.7 9.8 3.6

Delaware

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5.2 8.1 8.0 (P) 8.3 (P) 3.1

District of Columbia

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7.4 10.6 11.1 (P) 11.4 (P) 4.0

Florida

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6.7 10.8 10.8 (P) 11.0 (P) 4.3

Georgia

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6.6 10.3 10.1 (P) 10.1 (P) 3.5

Maryland

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4.6 7.2 7.1 (P) 7.2 (P) 2.6

North Carolina

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6.8 10.9 10.8 (P) 10.8 (P) 4.0

South Carolina

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7.5 11.7 11.4 (P) 11.6 (P) 4.1

Virginia

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4.1 6.9 6.6 (P) 6.7 (P) 2.6

West Virginia

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4.3 8.9 8.9 (P) 8.9 (P) 4.6

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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),
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Delaware

 

Dover, DE

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5.0 8.1 8.1 (P) 7.9 (P) 2.9

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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5.4 8.9 8.8 (P) 8.7 (P) 3.3

District of Columbia

 

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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3.9 6.2 6.0 (P) 6.2 (P) 2.3

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

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4.1 6.3 6.2 (P) 6.4 (P) 2.3

Maryland

 

Baltimore-Towson, MD

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4.8 7.9 7.6 (P) 7.6 (P) 2.8

Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD (1)

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3.4 5.7 5.3 (P) 5.5 (P) 2.1

Cumberland, MD-WV

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5.1 8.6 8.2 (P) 7.6 (P) 2.5

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

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5.1 9.5 9.3 (P) 9.0 (P) 3.9

Salisbury, MD

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5.5 8.1 7.9 (P) 8.0 (P) 2.5

Pennsylvania

 

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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5.5 9.2 9.3 (P) 9.1 (P) 3.6

Altoona, PA

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4.9 7.4 7.2 (P) 7.4 (P) 2.5

Erie, PA

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5.1 9.7 9.7 (P) 9.2 (P) 4.1

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

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4.5 7.7 7.7 (P) 7.5 (P) 3.0

Johnstown, PA

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5.6 9.4 9.3 (P) 8.8 (P) 3.2

Lancaster, PA

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4.2 7.5 7.6 (P) 7.5 (P) 3.3

Lebanon, PA

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4.0 6.9 6.9 (P) 7.0 (P) 3.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

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5.5 8.8 8.9 (P) 8.8 (P) 3.3

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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5.5 8.4 8.5 (P) 8.4 (P) 2.9

Philadelphia City, PA

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7.4 10.5 10.8 (P) 11.0 (P) 3.6

Pittsburgh, PA

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4.8 7.8 7.9 (P) 7.6 (P) 2.8

Reading, PA

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5.2 9.2 9.2 (P) 9.1 (P) 3.9

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

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5.8 9.1 9.1 (P) 8.8 (P) 3.0

State College, PA

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4.0 6.0 6.0 (P) 5.6 (P) 1.6

Williamsport, PA

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5.3 9.0 9.0 (P) 9.3 (P) 4.0

York-Hanover, PA

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4.7 8.8 9.2 (P) 8.4 (P) 3.7

Virginia

 

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

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5.2 8.7 8.0 (P) 7.8 (P) 2.6

Charlottesville, VA

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3.3 5.9 5.5 (P) 5.5 (P) 2.2

Danville, VA

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7.4 12.9 12.4 (P) 11.4 (P) 4.0

Harrisonburg, VA

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3.6 6.3 5.6 (P) 5.7 (P) 2.1

Lynchburg, VA

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4.2 7.6 7.1 (P) 6.9 (P) 2.7

Richmond, VA

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4.4 8.0 7.6 (P) 7.7 (P) 3.3

Roanoke, VA

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3.9 7.6 7.4 (P) 7.1 (P) 3.2

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

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4.3 7.0 6.6 (P) 6.7 (P) 2.4

Winchester, VA-WV

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4.3 8.1 7.6 (P) 7.5 (P) 3.2

West Virginia

 

Charleston, WV

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3.1 7.1 7.6 (P) 7.4 (P) 4.3

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

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4.8 8.5 8.6 (P) 7.9 (P) 3.1

Morgantown, WV

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2.6 5.2 5.5 (P) 5.2 (P) 2.6

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH

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4.7 10.0 9.7 (P) 9.2 (P) 4.5

Wheeling, WV-OH

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4.8 9.2 9.2 (P) 8.6 (P) 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
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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,
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United States

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136,732 131,411 131,257 (P) 131,038 (P) -5,694 (P) -4.2

Middle Atlantic division

 

New Jersey

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4,046.6 3,929.7 3,930.4 (P) 3,917.7 (P) -128.9 (P) -3.2

New York

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8,818.8 8,649.2 8,644.4 (P) 8,562.7 (P) -256.1 (P) -2.9

Pennsylvania

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5,803.1 5,626.3 5,615.3 (P) 5,605.0 (P) -198.1 (P) -3.4

South Atlantic division

 

Delaware

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432.0 411.3 410.3 (P) 410.8 (P) -21.2 (P) -4.9

District of Columbia

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708.0 717.5 712.6 (P) 702.6 (P) -5.4 (P) -0.8

Florida

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7,694.2 7,369.9 7,347.8 (P) 7,333.8 (P) -360.4 (P) -4.7

Georgia

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4,083.5 3,888.4 3,853.6 (P) 3,838.1 (P) -245.4 (P) -6.0

Maryland

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2,591.7 2,548.5 2,537.5 (P) 2,533.9 (P) -57.8 (P) -2.2

North Carolina

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4,131.9 3,909.6 3,922.3 (P) 3,921.7 (P) -210.2 (P) -5.1

South Carolina

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1,916.9 1,848.7 1,847.4 (P) 1,848.4 (P) -68.5 (P) -3.6

Virginia

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3,764.6 3,657.4 3,656.2 (P) 3,644.0 (P) -120.6 (P) -3.2

West Virginia

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763.7 735.0 738.3 (P) 736.1 (P) -27.6 (P) -3.6

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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,
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United States

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1,292 1,371
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129,586 123,177

Northeast

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142 233
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11,646 18,617

Middle Atlantic

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127 204
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10,466 15,855

New Jersey

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17 31
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1,663 2,844

New York

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36 58
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2,905 4,424

Pennsylvania

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74 115
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5,898 8,587

South

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475 334
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43,772 28,943

South Atlantic

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153 182
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12,291 14,927

Delaware

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District of Columbia

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Florida

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96 91
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5,988 5,975

Georgia

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20 35
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1,885 2,817

Maryland

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5 7
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349 463

North Carolina

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9 8
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793 918

South Carolina

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16 18
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1,793 2,831

Virginia

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4 22
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546 1,868

West Virginia

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(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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