For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, February 23, 2011 USDL-11-0238
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MASS LAYOFFS -- JANUARY 2011
Employers took 1,534 mass layoff actions in January involving 149,799 workers, sea-
sonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits dur-
ing the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass layoff
event involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. The number of mass layoff
events in January increased by 51 from December, and the number of associated initial
claims increased by 11,807. In January, 341 mass layoff events were reported in the
manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 39,189 initial claims; both
figures increased over the month. (See table 1.)
The national unemployment rate was 9.0 percent in January, down from 9.4 percent
the prior month and 9.7 percent a year earlier. In January, total nonfarm payroll
employment increased by 36,000 over the month and by 984,000 from a year earlier.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in January was 2,558 on a not seasonally adjusted
basis; the number of associated initial claims was 246,463. (See table 2.) The num-
ber of mass layoff events was down by 302 from January 2010, and associated initial
claims decreased by 32,216. Eleven of the 19 major industry sectors in the private
economy reported over-the-year declines in initial claims, with manufacturing hav-
ing the largest decrease. The six-digit industry with the largest number of initial
claims in January 2011 was temporary help services. (See table A. The table in-
cludes both publicly and privately owned entities.)
The manufacturing sector accounted for 27 percent of all mass layoff events and 30
percent of initial claims filed in January. A year earlier, manufacturing made up
34 percent of events and 38 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the
number of claimants in January was greatest in transportation equipment and in
food. (See table 3.) Eighteen of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-
the-year decreases in initial claims, with the largest declines in machinery and
fabricated metal products.
Table A. Industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims in
January 2011, not seasonally adjusted
January peak
Industry
Initial Year Initial
claims claims
Temporary help services (1) .................. 20,948 1998 26,224
School and employee bus transportation ....... 14,754 2010 15,131
Discount department stores ................... 6,722 2010 8,065
Motion picture and video production .......... 5,818 1998 12,038
Highway, street, and bridge construction ..... 5,310 2000 9,680
Professional employer organizations (1) ...... 5,063 2009 11,345
Automobile manufacturing ..................... 4,503 2001 21,093
Hotels and motels, except casino hotels ...... 3,593 2009 6,592
Warehouse clubs and supercenters ............. 3,508 2011 3,508
Food service contractors ..................... 3,439 2011 3,439
1 See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Three of the 4 regions and 7 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases
in initial claims due to mass layoffs in January. Among the census regions, the Mid-
west registered the largest over-the-year decrease in initial claims. Of the geo-
graphic divisions, the East North Central had the largest over-the-year decline in
initial claims. (See table 5.)
California recorded the highest number of initial claims in January, followed by New
York and Pennsylvania. Thirty-two states experienced over-the-year decreases in ini-
tial claims, led by Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. (See table 6.)
Note
The monthly data series in this release cover mass layoffs of 50 or more workers be-
ginning in a given month, regardless of the duration of the layoffs. For private non-
farm establishments, 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"). The quarterly release provides more infor-
mation on the industry classification and location of the establishment and on the
demographics of the laid-off workers. Because monthly figures include short-term lay-
offs of 30 days or less, the sum of the figures for the 3 months in a quarter will
be higher than the quarterly figure for mass layoffs of more than 30 days. (See
table 4.) See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions.
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The Mass Layoffs news release for February is scheduled to be released on Tuesday,
March 22, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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
employers which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during
a consecutive 5-week period. These employers 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. The number of weeks in a given
month may be different from year to year, and the number of weeks in a
year may vary. Therefore, analysis of over-the-month and over-the-year
change in not seasonally adjusted series 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; Federal Relay
Service: (800) 877-8339.
Definitions
Employer. Employers in the MLS program include those covered by state
unemployment insurance laws. Information on employers is obtained from the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, which is adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Industry. Employers are classified according to the 2007 version of the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For temporary help
and professional employers organization industries, monthly MLS-related
statistics generally reflect layoffs related to underlying client companies
in other industries. An individual layoff action at a client company can
be small, but when initial claimants associated with many such layoffs are
assigned to a temporary help or professional employer organization firm, a
mass layoff event may trigger.
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 insur-
ance benefits filed against an employer during a 5-week period, regardless
of duration.
Seasonal adjustment
Effective with the release of data for January 2005, BLS began publish-
ing six seasonally adjusted monthly MLS series. The six series are the
numbers of mass layoff events and mass layoff initial claims for the total,
private nonfarm, and manufacturing sectors.
Seasonal adjustment is the process of estimating and removing the effect
on time series data of regularly recurring seasonal events such as changes
in the weather, holidays, and the beginning and ending of the school year.
The use of seasonal adjustment makes it easier to observe fundamental changes
in time series, particularly those associated with general economic expan-
sions and contractions.
The MLS data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjust-
ment method on a concurrent basis. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses all
available monthly estimates, including those for the current month, in devel-
oping seasonal adjustment factors. Revisions to the most recent 5 years
of seasonally adjusted data will be made once a year with the issuance of
December data. Before the data are seasonally adjusted, prior adjustments
are made to the original data to adjust them for differences in the number
of weeks used to calculate the monthly data. Because weekly unemployment
insurance claims are aggregated to form monthly data, a particular month's
value could be calculated with 5 weeks of data in 1 year and 4 weeks in
another. The effects of these differences could seriously distort the sea-
sonal factors if they were ignored in the seasonal adjustment process. These
effects are modeled in the X-12-ARIMA program and are permanently removed from
the final seasonally adjusted series.
Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, February 2007 to
January 2011, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
February ................... 1,198 129,244 1,072 120,459 371 53,420
March ...................... 1,202 124,521 1,092 115,835 384 47,658
April ...................... 1,238 126,334 1,102 115,271 358 42,989
May ........................ 1,159 113,578 1,064 106,573 347 44,637
June ....................... 1,207 127,776 1,097 119,007 342 37,552
July ....................... 1,295 136,168 1,193 128,208 401 55,906
August ..................... 1,217 122,450 1,126 115,305 312 34,877
September .................. 1,233 121,998 1,140 115,675 430 51,731
October .................... 1,330 133,063 1,210 124,455 439 56,970
November ................... 1,397 145,339 1,269 135,651 408 56,985
December ................... 1,553 154,275 1,435 144,785 463 59,445
2008
January .................... 1,437 146,900 1,302 135,622 431 55,562
February ................... 1,604 175,128 1,441 163,475 471 59,118
March ...................... 1,500 150,502 1,388 140,424 435 56,156
April ...................... 1,292 128,901 1,162 118,016 449 58,402
May ........................ 1,582 161,944 1,444 152,230 468 62,452
June ....................... 1,631 164,508 1,488 153,014 491 68,198
July ....................... 1,581 164,497 1,443 153,720 463 62,425
August ..................... 1,791 181,107 1,653 171,705 583 77,874
September .................. 2,192 233,034 2,024 219,532 635 82,471
October .................... 2,221 229,254 2,062 215,787 697 92,408
November ................... 2,415 228,107 2,256 214,631 900 102,284
December ................... 2,443 245,661 2,264 231,138 927 114,280
2009
January .................... 2,272 238,717 2,103 224,850 756 100,927
February ................... 2,801 315,507 2,636 300,042 1,194 138,583
March ...................... 2,950 295,543 2,758 279,027 1,205 144,713
April ...................... 2,579 251,032 2,368 234,796 997 121,435
May ........................ 2,758 288,319 2,557 271,425 1,187 147,548
June ....................... 2,506 250,275 2,293 232,814 1,048 135,389
July ....................... 2,192 223,697 1,977 203,365 620 72,932
August ..................... 2,419 220,262 2,177 201,951 778 83,837
September .................. 2,305 219,924 2,095 204,596 799 91,665
October .................... 1,975 195,347 1,780 177,977 570 63,646
November ................... 1,754 154,223 1,585 141,439 464 51,891
December ................... 1,725 156,274 1,545 141,649 420 43,584
2010
January .................... 1,716 171,633 1,541 157,597 494 60,059
February ................... 1,492 149,369 1,318 135,490 351 40,564
March ...................... 1,635 146,901 1,436 131,953 347 37,273
April ...................... 1,675 159,358 1,498 143,814 371 48,646
May ........................ 1,665 155,352 1,405 133,913 314 30,967
June ....................... 1,729 153,937 1,504 134,837 326 32,646
July ....................... 1,528 138,581 1,316 121,378 296 30,752
August ..................... 1,658 163,325 1,453 141,489 409 47,668
September .................. 1,541 137,941 1,331 119,654 336 34,641
October .................... 1,649 147,204 1,445 130,264 353 37,394
November ................... 1,579 148,800 1,397 133,845 350 39,072
December ................... 1,483 137,992 1,272 122,688 319 35,977
2011
January .................... 1,534 149,799 1,344 132,730 341 39,189
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, February 2007 to
January 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
February ................... 935 86,696 861 82,097 273 36,170
March ...................... 1,082 123,974 1,015 118,431 367 49,886
April ...................... 1,219 127,444 1,115 118,040 309 35,229
May ........................ 923 85,816 856 81,153 224 26,527
June ....................... 1,599 172,810 1,318 148,669 313 36,571
July ....................... 1,599 175,419 1,450 164,939 684 101,390
August ..................... 963 93,458 908 88,345 220 23,361
September .................. 717 67,385 667 64,026 246 29,381
October .................... 1,083 108,455 929 97,716 338 50,918
November ................... 1,799 198,220 1,593 181,184 514 75,413
December ................... 2,167 224,214 2,071 216,898 699 91,754
2008
January .................... 1,647 154,503 1,520 144,191 488 54,418
February ................... 1,269 119,508 1,178 113,587 361 42,527
March ...................... 1,089 114,541 1,039 110,147 333 43,740
April ...................... 1,272 130,810 1,172 121,625 394 48,188
May ........................ 1,552 159,471 1,438 150,462 388 51,698
June ....................... 1,622 166,742 1,315 140,916 309 42,097
July ....................... 1,891 200,382 1,687 186,018 760 108,733
August ..................... 1,427 139,999 1,343 133,146 414 51,912
September .................. 1,292 129,586 1,202 122,505 361 46,391
October .................... 2,125 221,784 1,917 205,553 689 100,457
November ................... 2,574 241,589 2,389 226,657 997 107,620
December ................... 3,377 351,305 3,232 340,220 1,378 172,529
2009
January .................... 3,806 388,813 3,633 375,293 1,461 172,757
February ................... 2,262 218,438 2,173 210,755 945 103,588
March ...................... 2,191 228,387 2,107 221,397 940 114,747
April ...................... 2,547 256,930 2,385 243,321 887 100,872
May ........................ 2,738 289,628 2,572 274,047 1,005 123,683
June ....................... 2,519 256,357 2,051 216,063 674 85,726
July ....................... 3,054 336,654 2,659 296,589 1,133 154,208
August ..................... 1,428 125,024 1,334 117,193 436 41,151
September .................. 1,371 123,177 1,258 115,141 448 51,126
October .................... 1,934 193,904 1,678 172,883 566 69,655
November ................... 1,870 164,496 1,679 150,751 517 55,053
December ................... 2,310 214,648 2,166 203,655 615 64,540
2010
January .................... 2,860 278,679 2,682 265,074 962 104,846
February ................... 1,183 102,818 1,091 96,022 282 30,728
March ...................... 1,197 111,727 1,111 105,514 273 29,745
April ...................... 1,840 199,690 1,697 184,654 424 55,178
May ........................ 1,354 123,333 1,170 109,203 216 19,334
June ....................... 1,861 171,190 1,355 125,872 212 21,083
July ....................... 2,124 206,254 1,732 172,248 532 64,200
August ..................... 976 92,435 897 83,021 230 23,088
September .................. 920 77,654 806 67,987 187 19,403
October .................... 1,642 148,638 1,373 127,865 351 40,861
November ................... 1,676 158,048 1,477 142,591 389 41,383
December ................... 1,931 184,130 1,763 172,881 465 52,816
2011
January .................... 2,558 246,463 2,372 229,765 693 75,006
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Industry
January November December January January November December January
2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011
Seasonally adjusted
Total ..................................... 1,716 1,579 1,483 1,534 171,633 148,800 137,992 149,799
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,541 1,397 1,272 1,344 157,597 133,845 122,688 132,730
Manufacturing ............................... 494 350 319 341 60,059 39,072 35,977 39,189
Not seasonally adjusted
Total (1) ................................. 2,860 1,676 1,931 2,558 278,679 158,048 184,130 246,463
Total, private .................................. 2,739 1,614 1,830 2,438 268,595 152,651 176,405 234,708
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 57 137 67 66 3,521 10,060 3,524 4,943
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 2,682 1,477 1,763 2,372 265,074 142,591 172,881 229,765
Mining ...................................... 20 13 29 15 1,561 943 2,439 1,188
Utilities ................................... (2) (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) (2) 390
Construction ................................ 328 325 379 325 24,148 26,767 29,458 23,906
Manufacturing ............................... 962 389 465 693 104,846 41,383 52,816 75,006
Food .................................... 93 69 52 94 9,134 7,242 6,590 9,313
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 13 7 8 5 839 655 856 752
Textile mills ........................... 28 15 21 31 3,807 1,631 2,239 4,455
Textile product mills ................... 18 (2) 8 9 2,503 (2) 981 793
Apparel ................................. 23 8 18 20 2,128 993 1,294 1,776
Leather and allied products ............. 3 (2) 3 (2) 499 (2) 850 (2)
Wood products ........................... 62 28 39 43 6,657 2,568 3,623 4,930
Paper ................................... 16 8 14 14 1,421 653 1,055 1,049
Printing and related support activities . 23 14 13 12 2,415 1,312 934 983
Petroleum and coal products ............. 7 8 10 (2) 469 796 892 (2)
Chemicals ............................... 23 9 8 18 2,058 685 561 1,612
Plastics and rubber products ............ 62 20 25 51 5,466 1,912 2,392 4,569
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 44 21 48 56 3,131 1,839 4,212 4,239
Primary metals .......................... 56 17 21 23 5,734 1,352 1,919 3,046
Fabricated metal products ............... 99 21 29 51 9,256 1,766 2,380 4,174
Machinery ............................... 89 24 18 46 12,322 2,980 2,724 5,446
Computer and electronic products ........ 37 12 13 14 4,239 990 1,214 1,020
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 33 11 12 15 3,360 1,808 2,372 1,572
Transportation equipment ................ 175 60 78 128 23,150 7,754 12,534 19,478
Furniture and related products .......... 48 23 20 44 5,088 2,945 2,521 4,263
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 10 9 7 14 1,170 775 673 1,073
Wholesale trade ............................. 67 28 23 32 5,310 2,347 1,706 2,839
Retail trade ................................ 259 99 105 241 28,109 8,433 9,985 27,038
Transportation and warehousing .............. 212 68 114 212 23,788 6,236 13,341 22,440
Information ................................. 84 48 25 53 12,581 10,136 2,818 7,915
Finance and insurance ....................... 47 22 29 31 3,681 1,742 2,151 2,758
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) 5 13 17 (2) 287 1,408 1,150
Professional and technical services ......... 71 57 44 52 6,390 6,284 3,549 4,019
Management of companies and enterprises ..... 15 (2) (2) 6 1,462 (2) (2) 439
Administrative and waste services ........... 326 225 225 381 30,020 20,778 17,203 34,996
Educational services ........................ 18 3 9 19 2,460 147 958 2,672
Health care and social assistance ........... 46 31 46 56 3,019 2,523 3,904 3,880
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 35 32 24 55 2,860 2,703 1,843 5,494
Accommodation and food services ............. 163 112 208 158 12,838 10,219 27,239 12,107
Other services, except public administration 20 15 15 21 1,458 1,168 1,153 1,528
Unclassified ................................ - 1 1 - - 79 92 -
Government ...................................... 121 62 101 120 10,084 5,397 7,725 11,755
Federal ..................................... 8 10 10 23 698 945 1,215 2,922
State ....................................... 37 17 22 32 3,278 1,472 1,724 3,272
Local ....................................... 76 35 69 65 6,108 2,980 4,786 5,561
1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2009 to January 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Private nonfarm
Total mass layoffs Extended mass layoffs
Date Mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days Realization rates (1)
Initial Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2009
January .................... 3,806 388,813 3,633 375,293
February ................... 2,262 218,438 2,173 210,755
March ...................... 2,191 228,387 2,107 221,397
First Quarter .............. 8,259 835,638 7,913 807,445 3,979 835,551 50.3 103.5
April ...................... 2,547 256,930 2,385 243,321
May ........................ 2,738 289,628 2,572 274,047
June ....................... 2,519 256,357 2,051 216,063
Second Quarter ............. 7,804 802,915 7,008 733,431 3,395 731,049 48.4 99.7
July ....................... 3,054 336,654 2,659 296,589
August ..................... 1,428 125,024 1,334 117,193
September .................. 1,371 123,177 1,258 115,141
Third Quarter .............. 5,853 584,855 5,251 528,923 2,034 406,823 38.7 76.9
October .................... 1,934 193,904 1,678 172,883
November ................... 1,870 164,496 1,679 150,751
December ................... 2,310 214,648 2,166 203,655
Fourth Quarter ............. 6,114 573,048 5,523 527,289 2,416 (r)468,577 43.7 88.9
2010
January .................... 2,860 278,679 2,682 265,074
February ................... 1,183 102,818 1,091 96,022
March ...................... 1,197 111,727 1,111 105,514
First Quarter .............. 5,240 493,224 4,884 466,610 1,870 (r)368,459 38.3 (r)79.0
April ...................... 1,840 199,690 1,697 184,654
May ........................ 1,354 123,333 1,170 109,203
June ....................... 1,861 171,190 1,355 125,872
Second Quarter ............. 5,055 494,213 4,222 419,729 (r)2,008 (r)395,224 47.6 (r)94.2
July ....................... 2,124 206,254 1,732 172,248
August ..................... 976 92,435 897 83,021
September .................. 920 77,654 806 67,987
Third Quarter .............. 4,020 376,343 3,435 323,256 (r)1,370 (r)256,636 (r)39.9 (r)79.4
October .................... 1,642 148,638 1,373 127,865
November ................... 1,676 158,048 1,477 142,591
December ................... 1,931 184,130 1,763 172,881
Fourth Quarter ............. 5,249 490,816 4,613 443,337 (2)(p)1,910 (2)(p)268,431 (p)41.4 (p)60.5
2011
January .................... 2,558 246,463 2,372 229,765
1 The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The
initial claimant realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants associated with
layoffs lasting more than 30 days.
2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more data on these layoffs become available.
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.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division, not
seasonally adjusted
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Census region and division
January November December January January November December January
2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011
United States (1) ... 2,860 1,676 1,931 2,558 278,679 158,048 184,130 246,463
Northeast ................... 593 223 356 591 58,748 20,305 35,601 58,802
New England ............. 70 41 50 81 6,503 3,878 5,278 7,047
Middle Atlantic ......... 523 182 306 510 52,245 16,427 30,323 51,755
South ....................... 753 426 493 687 74,105 38,416 51,554 66,552
South Atlantic .......... 404 245 287 431 37,846 20,773 27,744 40,880
East South Central ...... 220 83 110 156 23,085 7,182 12,784 16,508
West South Central ...... 129 98 96 100 13,174 10,461 11,026 9,164
Midwest ..................... 807 431 565 613 83,185 43,401 58,560 63,468
East North Central ...... 604 317 394 464 63,706 31,834 42,375 45,790
West North Central ...... 203 114 171 149 19,479 11,567 16,185 17,678
West ........................ 707 596 517 667 62,641 55,926 38,415 57,641
Mountain ................ 94 101 90 66 8,992 8,789 7,274 6,046
Pacific ................. 613 495 427 601 53,649 47,137 31,141 51,595
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
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 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally
adjusted
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
State
January November December January January November December January
2010 2010 2010 2011 2010 2010 2010 2011
Total (1) ............ 2,860 1,676 1,931 2,558 278,679 158,048 184,130 246,463
Alabama ................. 93 26 34 70 11,204 2,499 3,758 7,730
Alaska .................. 9 4 9 4 713 266 915 392
Arizona ................. 17 5 9 13 1,502 365 940 1,075
Arkansas ................ 9 10 6 6 1,433 1,224 563 768
California .............. 533 424 365 530 46,474 40,704 25,602 44,274
Colorado ................ 13 17 14 11 1,301 1,379 964 1,126
Connecticut ............. 6 9 7 11 406 837 576 1,048
Delaware ................ 4 3 6 5 287 153 429 411
District of Columbia .... (2) (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) (2) 452
Florida ................. 141 72 92 128 9,909 3,911 7,554 9,464
Georgia ................. 83 28 42 84 8,861 3,012 4,306 8,952
Hawaii .................. 9 (2) - 6 735 (2) - 388
Idaho ................... 11 21 15 8 1,068 2,085 1,006 698
Illinois ................ 112 59 110 86 11,615 5,386 13,672 7,516
Indiana ................. 59 30 49 43 6,470 3,799 5,314 6,487
Iowa .................... 54 24 39 39 6,647 3,716 3,897 4,007
Kansas .................. 27 8 23 23 2,432 1,205 2,923 5,440
Kentucky ................ 76 21 38 47 8,044 1,744 5,003 5,472
Louisiana ............... 18 17 21 29 1,566 1,351 1,741 2,309
Maine ................... 8 6 6 11 789 528 431 900
Maryland ................ 29 7 9 25 2,586 529 611 1,888
Massachusetts ........... 27 17 19 34 2,341 1,449 2,372 3,225
Michigan ................ 144 74 67 127 16,035 7,199 8,985 10,398
Minnesota ............... 36 39 34 19 3,614 3,316 2,932 1,988
Mississippi ............. 11 25 19 13 735 1,964 2,128 1,163
Missouri ................ 74 29 54 55 5,567 2,159 4,763 4,713
Montana ................. 9 12 8 6 1,012 1,074 470 560
Nebraska ................ 7 8 14 9 548 643 1,157 1,086
Nevada .................. 26 28 26 12 2,463 2,186 2,449 1,299
New Hampshire ........... 12 3 3 9 962 218 326 722
New Jersey .............. 87 33 49 109 7,506 4,247 6,036 9,853
New Mexico .............. 8 8 8 7 560 636 640 467
New York ................ 236 54 115 207 28,309 4,471 12,383 24,950
North Carolina (3) ...... 27 78 80 100 2,072 8,019 8,876 9,865
North Dakota ............ 4 6 5 3 595 528 375 390
Ohio .................... 145 64 87 93 14,121 6,234 7,826 9,241
Oklahoma ................ 17 5 6 11 1,666 441 1,410 1,048
Oregon .................. 35 28 25 36 3,730 2,676 2,234 4,390
Pennsylvania ............ 200 95 142 194 16,430 7,709 11,904 16,952
Rhode Island ............ 13 (2) 10 8 1,696 (2) 1,264 555
South Carolina .......... 67 19 26 41 7,274 1,501 2,648 5,124
South Dakota ............ (2) - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Tennessee ............... 40 11 19 26 3,102 975 1,895 2,143
Texas ................... 85 66 63 54 8,509 7,445 7,312 5,039
Utah .................... 10 9 10 7 1,086 977 805 720
Vermont ................. 4 5 5 8 309 736 309 597
Virginia ................ 49 32 30 42 6,570 3,111 3,177 4,497
Washington .............. 27 37 28 25 1,997 3,294 2,390 2,151
West Virginia ........... (2) 5 - (2) (2) 457 - (2)
Wisconsin ............... 144 90 81 115 15,465 9,216 6,578 12,148
Wyoming ................. - (2) - (2) - (2) - (2)
Puerto Rico ............ 19 11 10 25 1,892 1,046 940 2,854
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
input procedures.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
United States Department of Labor
