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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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data |
Dec
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Nov
2009 |
Dec
2009 |
Dec 2008 to
Dec 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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154,587 |
153,854 |
153,720 |
153,059 |
-1,528 |
-1.0 |
Northeast region |
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28,456.6 |
28,280.0 |
28,268.3 |
28,195.1 |
-261.6 |
-0.9 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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20,747.0 |
20,578.2 |
20,551.3 |
20,510.8 |
-236.1 |
-1.1 |
New Jersey |
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4,520.8 |
4,526.3 |
4,539.7 |
4,537.2 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
New York |
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9,733.7 |
9,729.6 |
9,692.5 |
9,669.2 |
-64.5 |
-0.7 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,441.5 |
6,339.8 |
6,328.9 |
6,310.1 |
-131.3 |
-2.0 |
South region |
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55,357.6 |
54,896.6 |
54,952.7 |
54,847.9 |
-509.7 |
-0.9 |
South Atlantic division |
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29,672.7 |
29,208.2 |
29,260.7 |
29,171.2 |
-501.5 |
-1.7 |
Delaware |
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445.5 |
428.4 |
426.7 |
426.6 |
-18.8 |
-4.2 |
District of Columbia |
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332.8 |
329.8 |
330.8 |
331.6 |
-1.2 |
-0.4 |
Florida |
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9,342.6 |
9,183.1 |
9,210.5 |
9,179.7 |
-162.9 |
-1.7 |
Georgia |
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4,880.6 |
4,717.7 |
4,717.5 |
4,702.2 |
-178.4 |
-3.7 |
Maryland |
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3,012.8 |
2,934.7 |
2,946.8 |
2,936.7 |
-76.1 |
-2.5 |
North Carolina |
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4,577.3 |
4,529.2 |
4,534.6 |
4,522.3 |
-55.0 |
-1.2 |
South Carolina |
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2,193.2 |
2,171.0 |
2,173.4 |
2,166.7 |
-26.5 |
-1.2 |
Virginia |
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4,183.3 |
4,135.0 |
4,139.3 |
4,131.1 |
-52.2 |
-1.2 |
West Virginia |
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805.5 |
789.6 |
790.0 |
786.5 |
-18.9 |
-2.4 |
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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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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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data |
Dec
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Nov
2009 |
Dec
2009 |
Dec 2008 to
Dec 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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11,400 |
15,612 |
15,340 |
15,267 |
3,867 |
33.9 |
Northeast region |
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1,827.5 |
2,542.0 |
2,466.2 |
2,583.6 |
756.1 |
41.4 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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1,337.0 |
1,867.3 |
1,810.9 |
1,888.8 |
551.7 |
41.3 |
New Jersey |
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305.7 |
439.3 |
441.1 |
458.3 |
152.7 |
50.0 |
New York |
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637.9 |
871.0 |
832.2 |
868.6 |
230.6 |
36.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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412.0 |
561.8 |
540.9 |
559.5 |
147.6 |
35.8 |
South region |
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3,593.2 |
5,190.4 |
5,113.4 |
5,275.8 |
1,682.6 |
46.8 |
South Atlantic division |
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2,065.6 |
2,905.3 |
2,918.3 |
2,993.7 |
928.0 |
44.9 |
Delaware |
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25.6 |
36.8 |
36.5 |
38.2 |
12.6 |
49.3 |
District of Columbia |
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27.4 |
39.2 |
39.0 |
40.0 |
12.6 |
45.8 |
Florida |
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708.9 |
1,035.1 |
1,063.6 |
1,087.1 |
378.2 |
53.4 |
Georgia |
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365.9 |
478.0 |
476.8 |
485.1 |
119.2 |
32.6 |
Maryland |
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161.6 |
214.7 |
215.8 |
219.9 |
58.3 |
36.1 |
North Carolina |
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369.7 |
494.5 |
486.9 |
505.9 |
136.3 |
36.9 |
South Carolina |
|
193.1 |
260.4 |
266.8 |
273.2 |
80.1 |
41.5 |
Virginia |
|
207.3 |
274.3 |
271.3 |
284.3 |
77.0 |
37.1 |
West Virginia |
|
35.9 |
67.3 |
66.1 |
71.6 |
35.8 |
99.7 |
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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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Dec
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Nov
2009 |
Dec
2009 |
Net change
Dec 2008 to
Dec 2009 |
United States |
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7.4 |
10.1 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
2.6 |
Northeast region |
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6.4 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
2.8 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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6.4 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
2.8 |
New Jersey |
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6.8 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
10.1 |
3.3 |
New York |
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6.6 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
2.4 |
Pennsylvania |
|
6.4 |
8.9 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
2.5 |
South region |
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6.5 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
3.1 |
South Atlantic division |
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7.0 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
Delaware |
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5.7 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
District of Columbia |
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8.2 |
11.9 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
3.9 |
Florida |
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7.6 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
4.2 |
Georgia |
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7.5 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
2.8 |
Maryland |
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5.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
North Carolina |
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8.1 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
3.1 |
South Carolina |
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8.8 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
3.8 |
Virginia |
|
5.0 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
West Virginia |
|
4.5 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
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),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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data |
Dec
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Nov
2009 |
Dec
2009 |
Net change
Dec 2008 to
Dec 2009 |
Delaware |
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Dover, DE |
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5.9 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
2.3 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
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6.0 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
2.8 |
District of Columbia |
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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4.7 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
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4.9 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
Maryland |
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Baltimore-Towson, MD |
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5.8 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
1.8 |
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, MD |
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4.0 |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
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6.5 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
2.4 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
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6.7 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.7 |
3.0 |
Salisbury, MD |
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7.6 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
Pennsylvania |
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
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6.7 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
2.7 |
Altoona, PA |
|
6.4 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
1.5 |
Erie, PA |
|
6.7 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
3.3 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
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5.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
Johnstown, PA |
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7.4 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
Lancaster, PA |
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5.3 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
2.1 |
Lebanon, PA |
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5.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
2.0 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
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6.4 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
Philadelphia, PA |
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6.2 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
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8.1 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
2.5 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
6.0 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
Reading, PA |
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6.6 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
2.5 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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7.4 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
State College, PA |
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5.0 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Williamsport, PA |
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7.5 |
9.2 |
8.9 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
York-Hanover, PA |
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5.8 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
2.8 |
Virginia |
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
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6.1 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
Charlottesville, VA |
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4.1 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
Danville, VA |
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11.1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
0.7 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
4.4 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
Lynchburg, VA |
|
5.3 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
7.2 |
1.9 |
Richmond, VA |
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5.6 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
2.2 |
Roanoke, VA |
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5.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
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5.4 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
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6.3 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
West Virginia |
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Charleston, WV |
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3.4 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
4.0 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
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5.5 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
2.3 |
Morgantown, WV |
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2.7 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
2.7 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
|
5.5 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
4.1 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.9 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
3.6 |
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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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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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data |
Dec
2008 |
Oct
2009 |
Nov
2009 |
Dec
2009 |
Dec 2008 to
Dec 2009
|
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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134,328 |
129,633 |
129,697 |
129,547 |
-4,781 |
-3.6 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,000.5 |
3,921.0 |
3,912.7 |
3,910.4 |
-90.1 |
-2.3 |
New York |
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8,713.5 |
8,553.5 |
8,550.8 |
8,544.9 |
-168.6 |
-1.9 |
Pennsylvania |
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5,749.2 |
5,615.4 |
5,607.0 |
5,598.9 |
-150.3 |
-2.6 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
|
421.9 |
410.9 |
409.7 |
409.8 |
-12.1 |
-2.9 |
District of Columbia |
|
704.7 |
711.5 |
709.4 |
710.9 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
Florida |
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7,576.1 |
7,340.3 |
7,342.9 |
7,343.7 |
-232.4 |
-3.1 |
Georgia |
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4,013.6 |
3,846.7 |
3,854.8 |
3,839.7 |
-173.9 |
-4.3 |
Maryland |
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2,568.4 |
2,533.7 |
2,532.7 |
2,524.0 |
-44.4 |
-1.7 |
North Carolina |
|
4,048.2 |
3,928.8 |
3,926.4 |
3,924.0 |
-124.2 |
-3.1 |
South Carolina |
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1,884.1 |
1,845.5 |
1,849.7 |
1,846.4 |
-37.7 |
-2.0 |
Virginia |
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3,711.2 |
3,646.5 |
3,647.0 |
3,656.5 |
-54.7 |
-1.5 |
West Virginia |
|
757.4 |
740.3 |
741.7 |
738.5 |
-18.9 |
-2.5 |
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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 |
Dec
2008 |
Dec
2009 |
Back
data |
Dec
2008 |
Dec
2009 |
United States |
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3,377 |
2,310 |
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351,305 |
214,648 |
Northeast |
|
491 |
461 |
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44,901 |
41,913 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
421 |
390 |
|
37,877 |
35,170 |
New Jersey |
|
80 |
67 |
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6,910 |
6,716 |
New York |
|
111 |
126 |
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10,511 |
12,704 |
Pennsylvania |
|
230 |
197 |
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20,456 |
15,750 |
South |
|
815 |
494 |
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94,307 |
48,248 |
South Atlantic |
|
362 |
284 |
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33,456 |
25,236 |
Delaware |
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8 |
5 |
|
817 |
266 |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
4 |
|
- |
301 |
Florida |
|
104 |
96 |
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6,931 |
7,715 |
Georgia |
|
83 |
56 |
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8,508 |
5,244 |
Maryland |
|
15 |
16 |
|
1,002 |
1,251 |
North Carolina |
|
33 |
18 |
|
3,314 |
1,455 |
South Carolina |
|
84 |
45 |
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9,381 |
4,780 |
Virginia |
|
27 |
40 |
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2,782 |
3,903 |
West Virginia |
|
6 |
4 |
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416 |
321 |
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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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