Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 03-165 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Wednesday, April 9, 2003 MASS LAYOFFS IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2003 AND ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR 2002 Employers initiated 3,597 mass layoff actions in January-February 2003, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the 2 months, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the number of workers involved totaled 340,474. (See table 1.) In January-February 2002, there were 3,529 mass layoff events involving 402,805 workers. (January-February 2003 had one more week than the January-February periods of the prior two years.) With the resumption of the Mass Layoff Statistics program, data are now available since November 2002 (issued on Dec. 24, 2002). The addition of December brings the total of layoff events for all of 2002 to 20,269 and the total of initial claimants to 2,244,631. Both of these measures were lower than in 2001 (21,467 and 2,514,862, respectively). Additional information on the annual data is provided starting on page 2 of this release. Industry Distribution Manufacturing industries accounted for 35 percent of all mass layoff events and 40 percent of all initial claims filed in January-February. A year earlier, layoffs in this sector accounted for 39 percent of events and 47 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of initial claimants was highest in transportation equipment (22,592, mainly in auto- mobile manufacturing), followed by food processing (13,586, mostly in fruits and vegetables). (See table 2.) Twelve percent of all layoff events and all initial claims filed during the 2 months were in administrative and waste services, mostly in temporary help services. Thirteen percent of the events and 9 percent of all initial claims in January-February were from construction, largely specialty trade contractors. Retail trade accounted for 9 percent of all events and initial claims, mainly from general merchandise stores. Transportation and ware- housing contributed an additional 5 percent to all events and 6 percent to initial claims, primarily in school and employee bus transportation and in scheduled passenger air transportation. Government establishments accounted for 4 percent of events and 3 percent of initial claims filed during these 2 months, particularly in executive, legislative, and general government and in educational services. ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Mass Layoff Statistics Program | | | | This news release marks the resumption of the Mass Layoff Sta-| | tistics (MLS) program. It was discontinued as of Dec. 31, 2002, | | due to a lack of funding. However, funds for the MLS resumption | | were contained in H.J. Res. 2, the Omnibus Appropriation Bill, | | signed into law on Feb. 20. | ------------------------------------------------------------------ - 2 - Compared with January-February 2002, the largest decreases in initial claims were reported in transportation equipment manufacturing (-19,730) and in computer and electronic products manufacturing (-9,627). The largest over-the-year increase in initial claims was reported in transit and ground passenger transportation (+6,334). Geographic Distribution Among the four regions, the highest number of initial claims in January- February due to mass layoffs was in the West, 112,935. (See table 3.) Administrative and support services and agricultural and forestry support activities accounted for 25 percent of all initial claims in that region during the 2 months. The South followed with 84,446 initial claims (mainly in transportation equipment manufacturing and in textile mills). The lowest numbers of initial claims was reported in the Northeast, 67,687, largely in transit and ground passenger transportation. From January-February 2002 to January-February 2003, the number of initial claimants in mass layoffs declined in three of the four geographic regions. The largest decrease occurred in the South (-32,418), largely in administrative and support services and in apparel manufacturing. Eight of the nine geographic divisions reported over-the-year decreases in the number of initial claims associated with mass layoffs, with the largest declines in the East North Central (-23,420), West South Central (-15,490), and East South Central (-15,179) divisions. The Middle Atlantic division reported the only increase (+17,785). California had the largest number of initial claims filed in mass layoff events this January-February, 87,682, mostly in administrative and support services, followed by Pennsylvania, 25,786, New York, 24,071, and Ohio, 20,786. These four states accounted for 51 percent of all layoff events and 47 percent of initial claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 4.) Texas reported the largest over-the-year decrease in initial claims (-13,548), followed by Alabama (-12,825), California (-9,656), Michigan (-9,449), and Illinois (-9,246). The largest over-the-year increase occurred in New York (+19,215). Review of 2002 During 2002, 20,269 layoff events occurred in the nation, resulting in 2,244,631 initial claims filings for unemployment insurance. In 2001, there were 21,467 events and 2,514,862 initial claimants. (See table A.) Manufacturing accounted for 35 percent of all mass layoff events and 40 percent of initial claims filed during 2002. A year earlier, manufac- turing accounted for 42 percent of events and 49 percent of initial claims. Initial claim filings were most numerous in transportation equipment, 176,619, followed by food production, 98,284, machinery manufacturing, 87,710, and computer and electronic products, 85,898. Compared with 2001, the largest decrease in initial claims occurred in transportation equipment (-126,520). The largest over-the-year increase in initial claims occurred in textile product mills (+6,001). The number of initial claims filed in 2002 due to mass layoffs was higher in the West, 745,638, than in any other region. Layoffs in administrative and support services, agricultural and forestry support activities, and professional and technical services accounted for 31 percent of the claims in the West. The fewest number of mass-layoff initial claims was reported in the Northeast region, 338,965. Over-the- year decreases in mass-layoff initial claims occurred in each of the four regions, with the largest in the Midwest (-227,476). Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, California recorded the largest number of initial claims filed in mass layoff events for the period, 576,110. Michigan reported the largest over-the-year decrease in initial claims (-133,109), followed by Pennsylvania (-43,857). The largest over-the-year increases occurred in Alabama (+41,593) and New York (+39,174). - 3 - Table A. Number of mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 1996-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------- Year | Layoff events | Initial claimants for | | unemployment insurance --------------|-------------- |------------------------------- | | 1996..........| 14,111 | 1,437,628 1997..........| 14,960 | 1,542,543 1998..........| 15,904 | 1,771,069 1999..........| 14,909 | 1,572,399 2000..........| 15,738 | 1,835,592 2001(r).......| 21,467 | 2,514,862 2002..........| 20,269 | 2,244,631 -------------------------------------------------------------- r=revised. Note The monthly data series in this release cover mass layoffs of 50 or more workers beginning in a given month, regardless of the duration of the layoffs. Information on the length of the layoff is obtained later and issued in a quarterly release that reports on mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days (referred to as "extended mass layoffs") and provides more information on the industry classification and location of the establishment and on the demographics of the laid-off workers. Because monthly figures include short-term layoffs of 30 days or less, the sum of the figures for the 3 months in a quarter are higher than the quarterly figure for mass layoffs of more than 30 days. (See table 1.) See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions. Technical Note The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state program that uses a standardized, automated approach to identifying, describing, and tracking the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's unemployment insurance database. Each month, states report on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period. These establishments then are contacted by the state agency to determine whether these separations lasted 31 days or longer, and, if so, other information concerning the layoff is collected. States report on layoffs lasting more than 1 month on a quarterly basis. A given month contains an aggregation of the weekly unemployment insurance claims filings for the Sunday through Saturday weeks in that month. All weeks are included for the particular month, except if the first day of the month falls on Saturday. In this case, the week is included in the prior month's tabulations. This means that some months will contain 4 weeks and others 5 weeks, and the number of weeks in a given month may be different from year to year. Therefore, analysis of over-the- month and over-the-year change should take this calendar effect into consideration. The MLS program resumed operations in April 1995 after it had been terminated in November 1992 due to lack of funding. Prior to April 1995, monthly layoff statistics were not available. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339. Definitions Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or period of eligibility. Mass layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits filed against an establishment during a 5-week period, regardless of duration. Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2001 to February 2003 Extended mass layoffs Total mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days Realization rates(1) Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2001 January .................... 1,522 200,343 February ................... 1,501 172,908 March ...................... 1,527 171,466 First Quarter .............. 4,550 544,717 1,765 340,210 38.8 62.5 April ...................... 1,450 176,265 May ........................ 1,434 159,365 June ....................... 2,107 253,826 Second Quarter ............. 4,991 589,456 2,072 401,270 41.5 68.1 July ....................... 2,117 273,807 August ..................... 1,490 166,148 September .................. 1,327 160,402 Third Quarter .............. 4,934 600,357 1,815 370,942 36.8 61.8 October .................... 1,831 215,483 November ................... 2,721 295,956 December ................... 2,440 268,893 Fourth Quarter ............. 6,992 780,332 2,698 502,287 38.6 64.4 2002 January .................... 2,146 263,821 February ................... 1,383 138,984 March ...................... 1,460 161,336 First Quarter .............. 4,989 564,141 1,748 314,966 35.0 55.8 April ...................... 1,507 165,861 May ........................ 1,726 180,007 June ....................... 1,580 161,928 Second Quarter ............. 4,813 507,796 1,905 347,321 39.6 68.4 July ....................... 2,041 245,211 August ..................... 1,247 128,080 September .................. 1,062 124,512 Third Quarter .............. 4,350 497,803 (2)(p)1,309 (2)(p)193,385 (p)30.1 (p)38.8 October .................... 1,497 171,088 November ................... 2,150 240,028 December ................... 2,470 263,775 Fourth Quarter ............. 6,117 674,891 2003 January (p) ................ 2,286 222,186 February (p) ............... 1,311 118,288 1 The event realization rate is the percentage of total mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization rate is the percentage of total mass-layoff initial claimants associated with layoffs lasting more than 30 days. 2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will increase as more data on these layoffs become avaliable. Recent experience suggests that the number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent. p=preliminary. Table 2. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Industry February December January February February December January February 2002 2002 2003p 2003p 2002 2002 2003p 2003p Total(1) ................................... 1,383 2,470 2,286 1,311 138,984 263,775 222,186 118,288 Total, private .................................. 1,351 2,392 2,199 1,271 135,518 257,087 214,197 115,286 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .... 97 72 96 100 5,493 4,663 6,407 5,626 Mining ........................................ 15 26 19 7 1,802 1,981 1,559 724 Utilities ..................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 8 - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 561 - Construction .................................. 140 407 263 194 10,277 31,937 18,571 13,282 Manufacturing ................................. 482 984 817 427 58,842 126,834 89,525 45,290 Food ...................................... 63 89 89 59 6,991 10,597 8,111 5,475 Beverage and tobacco products ............. 7 9 11 8 409 1,032 755 407 Textile mills ............................. 21 46 42 16 2,380 6,676 7,611 1,958 Textile product mills ..................... 8 23 18 7 873 3,014 1,890 571 Apparel ................................... 26 42 53 20 2,190 5,101 6,085 1,525 Leather and allied products ............... ( 2 ) 10 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 854 294 ( 2 ) Wood products ............................. 37 64 56 28 3,854 7,219 6,702 2,291 Paper ..................................... 16 21 19 13 1,636 1,540 2,510 999 Printing and related support activities ... 12 11 21 13 1,321 1,186 1,803 793 Petroleum and coal products ............... ( 2 ) 9 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 932 339 ( 2 ) Chemicals ................................. 12 11 14 8 780 1,523 1,202 1,098 Plastics and rubber products .............. 15 77 34 15 1,472 11,776 3,599 1,086 Nonmetallic mineral products .............. 10 54 35 18 976 5,366 3,201 1,652 Primary metals ............................ 24 65 48 16 2,829 7,179 5,846 1,613 Fabricated metal products ................. 36 72 58 34 3,471 8,249 5,664 2,622 Machinery ................................. 28 57 53 21 6,027 7,547 6,031 2,105 Computer and electronic products .......... 58 68 78 41 6,025 6,655 6,800 3,671 Electrical equipment and appliances ....... 16 39 30 19 2,162 8,304 2,920 3,159 Transportation equipment .................. 56 159 85 53 11,424 25,463 12,057 10,535 Furniture and related products ............ 20 35 36 24 2,593 3,868 4,003 2,702 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 14 23 27 9 1,172 2,753 2,102 613 Wholesale trade ............................... 24 35 42 17 1,569 2,696 3,229 1,170 Retail trade .................................. 105 112 205 103 10,605 11,324 21,251 9,338 Transportation and warehousing ................ 45 142 143 32 5,179 15,976 16,016 4,249 Information ................................... 69 54 67 53 9,902 10,396 5,902 5,133 Finance and insurance ......................... 38 27 46 23 2,539 2,095 3,854 1,723 Real estate and rental and leasing ............ 8 7 7 9 469 431 408 745 Professional and technical services ........... 45 56 44 31 2,956 4,595 6,269 4,084 Management of companies and enterprises ....... 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 5 699 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 431 Administrative and waste services ............. 185 229 269 164 17,306 20,191 26,190 14,776 Educational services .......................... - 8 ( 2 ) 4 - 475 ( 2 ) 201 Health care and social assistance ............. 18 27 26 19 1,115 3,252 1,811 1,401 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... ( 2 ) 25 29 15 ( 2 ) 1,724 2,060 1,447 Accommodation and food services ............... 49 154 86 51 4,091 15,215 7,035 4,676 Other services, except public administration .. 9 15 27 11 481 1,174 3,097 629 Unclassified .................................. 6 6 2 6 1,563 469 172 361 Government ...................................... 32 78 87 40 3,466 6,688 7,989 3,002 Federal ....................................... 8 6 19 7 1,002 672 2,303 421 State ......................................... 7 14 28 14 449 1,031 2,630 1,054 Local ......................................... 17 58 40 19 2,015 4,985 3,056 1,527 1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. NOTE: Industry data reflect the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002. Dash represents zero. Table 2a. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Industry December January December January December January December January 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p Total(1) ................................... 2,440 2,146 2,470 2,286 268,893 263,821 263,775 222,186 Total, private .................................. 2,387 2,093 2,392 2,199 264,225 258,219 257,087 214,197 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .... 68 65 72 96 4,728 5,950 4,663 6,407 Mining ........................................ 32 20 26 19 3,581 2,110 1,981 1,559 Utilities ..................................... 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 8 1,076 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 561 Construction .................................. 364 199 407 263 28,637 15,869 31,937 18,571 Manufacturing ................................. 1,103 892 984 817 136,820 128,825 126,834 89,525 Food ...................................... 99 61 89 89 11,126 6,949 10,597 8,111 Beverage and tobacco products ............. 7 7 9 11 725 488 1,032 755 Textile mills ............................. 35 37 46 42 4,323 9,448 6,676 7,611 Textile product mills ..................... 12 19 23 18 1,300 3,109 3,014 1,890 Apparel ................................... 43 66 42 53 4,337 11,560 5,101 6,085 Leather and allied products ............... 16 5 10 5 1,641 332 854 294 Wood products ............................. 62 63 64 56 6,316 6,990 7,219 6,702 Paper ..................................... 28 22 21 19 2,458 1,676 1,540 2,510 Printing and related support activities ... 18 17 11 21 1,328 2,173 1,186 1,803 Petroleum and coal products ............... 7 6 9 5 619 388 932 339 Chemicals ................................. 19 14 11 14 2,116 1,026 1,523 1,202 Plastics and rubber products .............. 74 39 77 34 9,156 3,780 11,776 3,599 Nonmetallic mineral products .............. 47 31 54 35 4,543 2,597 5,366 3,201 Primary metals ............................ 69 44 65 48 10,388 6,247 7,179 5,846 Fabricated metal products ................. 106 75 72 58 9,458 7,377 8,249 5,664 Machinery ................................. 84 69 57 53 12,584 8,837 7,547 6,031 Computer and electronic products .......... 95 103 68 78 13,346 14,073 6,655 6,800 Electrical equipment and appliances ....... 42 36 39 30 5,991 3,835 8,304 2,920 Transportation equipment .................. 175 112 159 85 26,558 30,900 25,463 12,057 Furniture and related products ............ 41 43 35 36 5,972 5,429 3,868 4,003 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 24 23 23 27 2,535 1,611 2,753 2,102 Wholesale trade ............................... 26 38 35 42 1,979 3,962 2,696 3,229 Retail trade .................................. 116 185 112 205 12,298 21,717 11,324 21,251 Transportation and warehousing ................ 120 87 142 143 15,384 8,067 15,976 16,016 Information ................................... 46 71 54 67 8,123 7,809 10,396 5,902 Finance and insurance ......................... 26 49 27 46 1,931 5,005 2,095 3,854 Real estate and rental and leasing ............ 10 8 7 7 770 676 431 408 Professional and technical services ........... 59 59 56 44 6,117 13,474 4,595 6,269 Management of companies and enterprises ....... 4 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 485 804 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Administrative and waste services ............. 219 237 229 269 23,863 26,181 20,191 26,190 Educational services .......................... 4 ( 2 ) 8 ( 2 ) 208 ( 2 ) 475 ( 2 ) Health care and social assistance ............. 19 24 27 26 1,594 1,803 3,252 1,811 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... 18 27 25 29 1,228 2,773 1,724 2,060 Accommodation and food services ............... 109 87 154 86 11,733 8,295 15,215 7,035 Other services, except public administration .. 13 18 15 27 1,433 1,756 1,174 3,097 Unclassified .................................. 25 16 6 2 2,237 2,468 469 172 Government ...................................... 53 53 78 87 4,668 5,602 6,688 7,989 Federal ....................................... 7 13 6 19 651 1,751 672 2,303 State ......................................... 14 16 14 28 1,160 1,741 1,031 2,630 Local ......................................... 32 24 58 40 2,857 2,110 4,985 3,056 1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. NOTE: Industry data reflect the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002. Table 3. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Census region and division February December January February February December January February 2002 2002 2003p 2003p 2002 2002 2003p 2003p United States(1) ..... 1,383 2,470 2,286 1,311 138,984 263,775 222,186 118,288 Northeast .................. 175 444 475 225 20,241 43,796 44,396 23,291 New England .............. 38 119 68 26 4,107 13,823 6,928 2,758 Middle Atlantic .......... 137 325 407 199 16,134 29,973 37,468 20,533 South ...................... 350 557 525 255 37,256 60,660 58,258 26,188 South Atlantic ........... 176 290 288 142 16,633 32,679 32,616 15,410 East South Central ....... 67 140 167 45 7,024 16,041 19,318 5,249 West South Central ....... 107 127 70 68 13,599 11,940 6,324 5,529 Midwest .................... 284 830 523 235 34,912 101,493 52,162 23,244 East North Central ....... 217 609 401 181 27,662 71,477 41,608 16,279 West North Central ....... 67 221 122 54 7,250 30,016 10,554 6,965 West ....................... 574 639 763 596 46,575 57,826 67,370 45,565 Mountain ................. 60 72 73 27 5,782 6,498 6,136 2,857 Pacific .................. 514 567 690 569 40,793 51,328 61,234 42,708 1 See footnote 1, table 2. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Table 3a. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Census region and division December January December January December January December January 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p United States(1) ..... 2,440 2,146 2,470 2,286 268,893 263,821 263,775 222,186 Northeast .................. 401 274 444 475 40,843 29,934 43,796 44,396 New England .............. 116 58 119 68 12,809 5,852 13,823 6,928 Middle Atlantic .......... 285 216 325 407 28,034 24,082 29,973 37,468 South ...................... 451 581 557 525 52,331 79,608 60,660 58,258 South Atlantic ........... 185 229 290 288 19,366 33,142 32,679 32,616 East South Central ....... 124 227 140 167 15,232 32,722 16,041 19,318 West South Central ....... 142 125 127 70 17,733 13,744 11,940 6,324 Midwest .................... 1,013 559 830 523 119,250 71,176 101,493 52,162 East North Central ....... 774 437 609 401 87,719 53,645 71,477 41,608 West North Central ....... 239 122 221 122 31,531 17,531 30,016 10,554 West ....................... 575 732 639 763 56,469 83,103 57,826 67,370 Mountain ................. 83 83 72 73 8,547 9,315 6,498 6,136 Pacific .................. 492 649 567 690 47,922 73,788 51,328 61,234 1 See footnote 1, table 2. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Table 4. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance State February December January February February December January February 2002 2002 2003p 2003p 2002 2002 2003p 2003p Total(1) ................ 1,383 2,470 2,286 1,311 138,984 263,775 222,186 118,288 Alabama .................... 21 32 119 9 2,129 3,532 14,789 1,547 Alaska ..................... ( 2 ) 3 7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 175 471 ( 2 ) Arizona .................... 11 10 14 7 939 852 1,292 537 Arkansas ................... 4 8 8 4 299 773 699 288 California ................. 460 485 579 525 34,494 42,225 48,913 38,769 Colorado ................... 10 9 16 6 976 1,013 1,540 535 Connecticut ................ ( 2 ) 8 16 3 ( 2 ) 801 1,508 190 Delaware ................... - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) District of Columbia ....... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 4 - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 350 - Florida .................... 86 77 83 59 5,903 5,377 5,767 4,459 Georgia .................... 20 58 89 23 2,396 5,417 12,406 3,627 Hawaii ..................... 10 7 8 3 1,090 1,448 773 186 Idaho ...................... 13 18 19 4 1,579 1,339 1,478 996 Illinois ................... 58 122 88 44 10,045 15,469 8,794 4,956 Indiana .................... 25 119 34 28 2,319 20,385 3,011 2,267 Iowa ....................... 13 65 34 15 1,869 8,024 3,083 1,191 Kansas ..................... 4 22 15 5 431 3,942 1,108 2,056 Kentucky ................... 27 79 20 14 2,963 9,849 2,512 2,174 Louisiana .................. 13 27 19 16 2,409 1,691 1,240 1,043 Maine ...................... ( 2 ) 8 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 604 1,201 ( 2 ) Maryland ................... 6 4 8 6 606 472 592 562 Massachusetts .............. 25 63 33 18 2,406 7,495 3,162 1,620 Michigan ................... 41 71 22 21 4,235 6,500 1,982 1,719 Minnesota .................. 24 51 33 8 2,662 6,748 3,026 614 Mississippi ................ 5 10 4 10 757 788 228 732 Missouri ................... 20 58 30 15 1,510 8,606 2,351 1,922 Montana .................... 3 4 3 ( 2 ) 225 538 204 ( 2 ) Nebraska ................... 5 18 7 6 564 2,015 539 830 Nevada ..................... 14 26 15 8 1,122 2,426 1,276 659 New Hampshire .............. ( 2 ) 11 5 - ( 2 ) 1,210 623 - New Jersey ................. 39 74 49 31 6,074 7,315 4,372 3,772 New Mexico ................. 3 5 5 - 279 330 294 - New York ................... 26 101 188 42 2,375 9,599 18,806 5,265 North Carolina ............. 18 10 26 17 2,628 793 3,215 1,385 North Dakota ............... - 5 ( 2 ) 3 - 483 ( 2 ) 229 Ohio ....................... 50 124 151 46 4,966 11,472 16,689 4,097 Oklahoma ................... 15 23 15 7 1,810 2,910 2,225 553 Oregon ..................... 24 45 66 24 2,576 5,250 7,672 2,036 Pennsylvania ............... 72 150 170 126 7,685 13,059 14,290 11,496 Rhode Island ............... 6 21 4 ( 2 ) 942 2,921 310 ( 2 ) South Carolina ............. 25 91 50 20 2,808 13,918 5,954 2,159 South Dakota ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Tennessee .................. 14 19 24 12 1,175 1,872 1,789 796 Texas ...................... 75 69 28 41 9,081 6,566 2,160 3,645 Utah ....................... 6 - ( 2 ) - 662 - ( 2 ) - Vermont .................... ( 2 ) 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 792 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Virginia ................... 17 45 24 13 2,061 6,298 3,266 1,263 Washington ................. 18 27 30 15 2,495 2,230 3,405 1,511 West Virginia .............. 3 ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) 166 ( 2 ) 174 ( 2 ) Wisconsin .................. 43 173 106 42 6,097 17,651 11,132 3,240 Wyoming .................... - - - ( 2 ) - - - ( 2 ) Puerto Rico ................ 7 6 14 10 827 698 1,371 1,336 1 See footnote 1, table 2. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 4a. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance State December January December January December January December January 2001 2002 2002 2003p 2001 2002 2002 2003p Total(1) ................ 2,440 2,146 2,470 2,286 268,893 263,821 263,775 222,186 Alabama .................... 12 163 32 119 1,902 27,032 3,532 14,789 Alaska ..................... 3 7 3 7 237 467 175 471 Arizona .................... 10 12 10 14 831 1,252 852 1,292 Arkansas ................... 10 5 8 8 1,030 445 773 699 California ................. 406 563 485 579 39,239 62,844 42,225 48,913 Colorado ................... 14 13 9 16 1,295 1,487 1,013 1,540 Connecticut ................ 9 5 8 16 674 428 801 1,508 Delaware ................... 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 521 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) District of Columbia ....... ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 499 ( 2 ) 350 Florida .................... 54 78 77 83 4,136 9,173 5,377 5,767 Georgia .................... 15 46 58 89 1,268 10,630 5,417 12,406 Hawaii ..................... 5 14 7 8 494 1,302 1,448 773 Idaho ...................... 17 13 18 19 1,914 1,054 1,339 1,478 Illinois ................... 130 89 122 88 15,387 12,951 15,469 8,794 Indiana .................... 77 36 119 34 9,516 5,101 20,385 3,011 Iowa ....................... 63 32 65 34 7,523 3,982 8,024 3,083 Kansas ..................... 25 16 22 15 6,065 1,331 3,942 1,108 Kentucky ................... 74 30 79 20 9,912 2,565 9,849 2,512 Louisiana .................. 24 20 27 19 1,619 2,249 1,691 1,240 Maine ...................... 7 5 8 8 571 616 604 1,201 Maryland ................... 6 11 4 8 451 998 472 592 Massachusetts .............. 52 30 63 33 5,534 2,867 7,495 3,162 Michigan ................... 298 82 71 22 34,681 8,915 6,500 1,982 Minnesota .................. 55 29 51 33 6,181 2,913 6,748 3,026 Mississippi ................ 11 7 10 4 740 584 788 228 Missouri ................... 70 39 58 30 8,799 8,709 8,606 2,351 Montana .................... 4 ( 2 ) 4 3 728 ( 2 ) 538 204 Nebraska ................... 19 4 18 7 2,324 466 2,015 539 Nevada ..................... 30 31 26 15 3,202 4,133 2,426 1,276 New Hampshire .............. 17 7 11 5 1,930 1,001 1,210 623 New Jersey ................. 45 49 74 49 5,416 7,066 7,315 4,372 New Mexico ................. 4 4 5 5 246 535 330 294 New York ................... 35 27 101 188 3,026 2,481 9,599 18,806 North Carolina ............. 20 25 10 26 1,869 3,386 793 3,215 North Dakota ............... 4 ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) 352 ( 2 ) 483 ( 2 ) Ohio ....................... 123 158 124 151 11,562 18,614 11,472 16,689 Oklahoma ................... 19 8 23 15 3,214 778 2,910 2,225 Oregon ..................... 54 39 45 66 5,946 5,278 5,250 7,672 Pennsylvania ............... 205 140 150 170 19,592 14,535 13,059 14,290 Rhode Island ............... 19 7 21 4 2,288 694 2,921 310 South Carolina ............. 36 33 91 50 5,049 3,753 13,918 5,954 South Dakota ............... 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 287 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Tennessee .................. 27 27 19 24 2,678 2,541 1,872 1,789 Texas ...................... 89 92 69 28 11,870 10,272 6,566 2,160 Utah ....................... 4 7 - ( 2 ) 331 551 - ( 2 ) Vermont .................... 12 4 8 ( 2 ) 1,812 246 792 ( 2 ) Virginia ................... 47 27 45 24 5,875 3,303 6,298 3,266 Washington ................. 24 26 27 30 2,006 3,897 2,230 3,405 West Virginia .............. ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) 258 ( 2 ) 174 Wisconsin .................. 146 72 173 106 16,573 8,064 17,651 11,132 Wyoming .................... - ( 2 ) - - - ( 2 ) - - Puerto Rico ................ 9 8 6 14 1,281 1,020 698 1,371 1 See footnote 1, table 2. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero.