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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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Sep
2008 |
Jul
2009 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Sep 2008 to
Sep 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
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 |
4,535.4 |
32.8 |
0.7 |
New York |
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9,712.4 |
9,741.4 |
9,744.0 |
9,734.9 |
22.5 |
0.2 |
Pennsylvania |
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6,423.1 |
6,389.3 |
6,359.0 |
6,368.1 |
-55.0 |
-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 |
431.7 |
-12.3 |
-2.8 |
District of Columbia |
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334.2 |
329.6 |
324.4 |
327.8 |
-6.3 |
-1.9 |
Florida |
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9,277.7 |
9,207.9 |
9,204.4 |
9,193.4 |
-84.3 |
-0.9 |
Georgia |
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4,852.1 |
4,764.6 |
4,740.2 |
4,734.9 |
-117.2 |
-2.4 |
Maryland |
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2,998.3 |
2,956.0 |
2,950.7 |
2,950.4 |
-47.9 |
-1.6 |
North Carolina |
|
4,571.0 |
4,535.4 |
4,521.5 |
4,534.1 |
-36.9 |
-0.8 |
South Carolina |
|
2,164.2 |
2,183.0 |
2,173.5 |
2,170.6 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
Virginia |
|
4,134.5 |
4,148.8 |
4,135.8 |
4,140.8 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
West Virginia |
|
804.8 |
788.7 |
788.0 |
791.7 |
-13.1 |
-1.6 |
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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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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area
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Sep
2008 |
Jul
2009 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Sep 2008 to
Sep 2009 |
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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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 |
444.9 |
184.3 |
70.7 |
New York |
|
563.3 |
834.9 |
869.4 |
868.1 |
304.8 |
54.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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360.0 |
540.4 |
550.3 |
559.4 |
199.3 |
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 |
35.9 |
12.8 |
55.2 |
District of Columbia |
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24.9 |
34.9 |
35.9 |
37.5 |
12.7 |
50.9 |
Florida |
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617.9 |
999.0 |
994.1 |
1,011.7 |
393.7 |
63.7 |
Georgia |
|
319.9 |
489.7 |
477.5 |
480.1 |
160.2 |
50.1 |
Maryland |
|
139.1 |
213.4 |
210.5 |
213.8 |
74.7 |
53.7 |
North Carolina |
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308.8 |
495.5 |
488.9 |
491.8 |
182.9 |
59.2 |
South Carolina |
|
161.4 |
255.9 |
248.4 |
252.0 |
90.6 |
56.2 |
Virginia |
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170.5 |
287.0 |
270.9 |
275.9 |
105.4 |
61.8 |
West Virginia |
|
34.5 |
69.9 |
69.9 |
70.8 |
36.4 |
105.6 |
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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 Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area
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Sep
2008 |
Jul
2009 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Net change
Sep 2008 to
Sep 2009 |
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 |
|
5.8 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
3.2 |
New Jersey |
|
5.8 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
4.0 |
New York |
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5.8 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
3.1 |
Pennsylvania |
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5.6 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
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 |
8.3 |
3.1 |
District of Columbia |
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7.4 |
10.6 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
4.0 |
Florida |
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6.7 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
4.3 |
Georgia |
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6.6 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
3.5 |
Maryland |
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4.6 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
2.6 |
North Carolina |
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6.8 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
4.0 |
South Carolina |
|
7.5 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
4.1 |
Virginia |
|
4.1 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
2.6 |
West Virginia |
|
4.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
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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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 |
|
4.5 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
3.0 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
5.6 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
3.2 |
Lancaster, PA |
|
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 |
|
3.3 |
5.9 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
Danville, VA |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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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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Sep
2008 |
Jul
2009 |
Aug
2009 |
Sep
2009 |
Sep 2008 to
Sep 2009
|
Net
change |
Percent
change |
United States |
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136,732 |
131,411 |
131,257 |
131,038 |
-5,694 |
-4.2 |
Middle Atlantic division |
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New Jersey |
|
4,046.6 |
3,929.7 |
3,930.4 |
3,917.7 |
-128.9 |
-3.2 |
New York |
|
8,818.8 |
8,649.2 |
8,644.4 |
8,562.7 |
-256.1 |
-2.9 |
Pennsylvania |
|
5,803.1 |
5,626.3 |
5,615.3 |
5,605.0 |
-198.1 |
-3.4 |
South Atlantic division |
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Delaware |
|
432.0 |
411.3 |
410.3 |
410.8 |
-21.2 |
-4.9 |
District of Columbia |
|
708.0 |
717.5 |
712.6 |
702.6 |
-5.4 |
-0.8 |
Florida |
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7,694.2 |
7,369.9 |
7,347.8 |
7,333.8 |
-360.4 |
-4.7 |
Georgia |
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4,083.5 |
3,888.4 |
3,853.6 |
3,838.1 |
-245.4 |
-6.0 |
Maryland |
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2,591.7 |
2,548.5 |
2,537.5 |
2,533.9 |
-57.8 |
-2.2 |
North Carolina |
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4,131.9 |
3,909.6 |
3,922.3 |
3,921.7 |
-210.2 |
-5.1 |
South Carolina |
|
1,916.9 |
1,848.7 |
1,847.4 |
1,848.4 |
-68.5 |
-3.6 |
Virginia |
|
3,764.6 |
3,657.4 |
3,656.2 |
3,644.0 |
-120.6 |
-3.2 |
West Virginia |
|
763.7 |
735.0 |
738.3 |
736.1 |
-27.6 |
-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,
not seasonally adjusted
Area
(news release) |
Mass Layoff Events |
Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance |
Back
data |
Sep
2008 |
Sep
2009 |
Back
data |
Sep
2008 |
Sep
2009 |
United States |
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1,292 |
1,371 |
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129,586 |
123,177 |
Northeast |
|
142 |
233 |
|
11,646 |
18,617 |
Middle Atlantic |
|
127 |
204 |
|
10,466 |
15,855 |
New Jersey |
|
17 |
31 |
|
1,663 |
2,844 |
New York |
|
36 |
58 |
|
2,905 |
4,424 |
Pennsylvania |
|
74 |
115 |
|
5,898 |
8,587 |
South |
|
475 |
334 |
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43,772 |
28,943 |
South Atlantic |
|
153 |
182 |
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12,291 |
14,927 |
Delaware |
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- |
- |
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- |
- |
District of Columbia |
|
- |
- |
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- |
- |
Florida |
|
96 |
91 |
|
5,988 |
5,975 |
Georgia |
|
20 |
35 |
|
1,885 |
2,817 |
Maryland |
|
5 |
7 |
|
349 |
463 |
North Carolina |
|
9 |
8 |
|
793 |
918 |
South Carolina |
|
16 |
18 |
|
1,793 |
2,831 |
Virginia |
|
4 |
22 |
|
546 |
1,868 |
West Virginia |
|
- |
- |
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- |
- |
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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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