For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, June 22, 2011 USDL-11-0920
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MASS LAYOFFS -- MAY 2011
Employers took 1,599 mass layoff actions in May involving 143,540 workers, seasonally
adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the
month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass layoff involved
at least 50 workers from a single employer. The number of mass layoff events in May
increased by 35, or 2 percent, from April, while the number of associated initial
claims decreased by 387, or less than 1 percent. In May, 373 mass layoff events were
reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 38,673 initial
claims; both figures increased over the month. (See table 1.)
The national unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in May, essentially unchanged from the
prior month but down from 9.6 percent a year earlier. In May, total nonfarm payroll
employment increased by 54,000 over the month and by 870,000 over the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in May was 1,367, not seasonally adjusted, resulting
in 119,911 initial claims for unemployment insurance. The number of mass layoff events
was about the same (1,354 events) as recorded in May 2010, while associated initial
claims decreased by 3,422, or 3 percent. (See table 2.) Fourteen of the 19 major
industry sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year declines in initial
claims, with the largest decreases occurring in construction, retail trade, and
professional and technical services. The six-digit industry with the largest number
of initial claims in May 2011 was temporary help services. (See table A. The table
includes both publicly and privately owned entities.)
Table A. Industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims in May 2011,
not seasonally adjusted
May peak
Industry
Initial claims Year Initial claims
Temporary help services (1) .................. 9,546 2002 16,992
Food service contractors ..................... 8,601 2009 11,216
Child day care services ...................... 7,120 2011 7,120
Motion picture and video production .......... 4,142 1999 8,985
Colleges and universities .................... 2,095 2011 2,095
Full-service restaurants ..................... 1,998 2009 2,437
Junior colleges .............................. 1,857 2010 2,049
Other individual and family services ......... 1,824 2011 1,824
Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors . 1,705 2009 2,176
Casino hotels ................................ 1,694 2009 2,323
1 See the Technical Note for more information on this industry.
The manufacturing sector accounted for 20 percent of all mass layoff events and 21
percent of initial claims filed in May. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 16
percent of events and initial claims. Within this sector, the number of claimants
in May 2011 was greatest in the food and transportation equipment subsectors. Twelve
of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year increases in initial
claims, with the largest increases occurring in food and in transportation equipment.
(See table 3.)
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Two of the 4 regions and 5 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in
initial claims for unemployment insurance due to mass layoffs in May. Among the
census regions, the West registered the largest over-the-year decrease in initial
claims. Of the geographic divisions, the Pacific had the largest over-the-year decline
in initial claims. The East South Central division registered the largest over-the-year
increase in initial claims. (See table 5.)
California recorded the highest number of mass layoff initial claims in May, followed
by Pennsylvania, Florida, and Mississippi. Twenty-nine states experienced over-the-year
increases in initial claims, led by Mississippi. (See table 6.)
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. For private
nonfarm 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
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 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 June is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 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, June 2007 to
May 2011, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
February ................... 1,421 130,818 1,220 116,190 291 26,060
March ...................... 1,286 118,523 1,128 105,636 253 27,619
April ...................... 1,564 143,927 1,401 129,702 327 35,022
May ........................ 1,599 143,540 1,405 127,494 373 38,673
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, June 2007 to
May 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
February ................... 1,024 85,585 919 78,718 222 18,471
March ...................... 908 85,095 844 80,014 191 20,869
April ...................... 1,750 189,919 1,625 176,478 397 47,104
May ........................ 1,367 119,911 1,221 108,531 270 25,199
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Industry
May March April May May March April May
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
Seasonally adjusted
Total ..................................... 1,665 1,286 1,564 1,599 155,352 118,523 143,927 143,540
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,405 1,128 1,401 1,405 133,913 105,636 129,702 127,494
Manufacturing ............................... 314 253 327 373 30,967 27,619 35,022 38,673
Not seasonally adjusted
Total (1) ................................. 1,354 908 1,750 1,367 123,333 85,095 189,919 119,911
Total, private .................................. 1,197 874 1,685 1,243 110,968 82,046 183,436 109,881
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 27 30 60 22 1,765 2,032 6,958 1,350
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,170 844 1,625 1,221 109,203 80,014 176,478 108,531
Mining ...................................... (2) 3 4 5 (2) 247 270 308
Utilities ................................... 5 4 (2) (2) 449 547 (2) (2)
Construction ................................ 159 99 161 137 12,129 7,569 12,121 9,875
Manufacturing ............................... 216 191 397 270 19,334 20,869 47,104 25,199
Food .................................... 47 45 84 64 4,015 4,338 9,064 6,036
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 5 4 6 (2) 386 242 438 (2)
Textile mills ........................... 3 3 5 12 391 328 792 1,045
Textile product mills ................... 3 3 6 (2) 407 481 536 (2)
Apparel ................................. 8 4 10 10 498 374 964 1,174
Leather and allied products ............. - - - (2) - - - (2)
Wood products ........................... 11 24 19 10 913 2,354 1,681 755
Paper ................................... 3 7 6 9 277 622 590 934
Printing and related support activities . 12 5 8 14 1,065 359 858 1,182
Petroleum and coal products ............. 3 (2) - (2) 205 (2) - (2)
Chemicals ............................... 8 (2) 5 8 530 (2) 453 503
Plastics and rubber products ............ 6 4 21 14 329 321 2,113 1,082
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 5 5 9 6 342 404 926 635
Primary metals .......................... 12 8 12 11 1,147 536 944 1,053
Fabricated metal products ............... 12 12 21 11 910 916 1,758 848
Machinery ............................... 20 11 16 12 1,971 1,077 2,552 2,054
Computer and electronic products ........ 13 10 18 12 1,015 808 1,675 731
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 11 8 16 7 865 2,886 1,736 1,049
Transportation equipment ................ 20 19 117 45 2,860 2,887 18,328 4,146
Furniture and related products .......... 5 10 9 12 409 1,099 831 888
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 9 5 9 5 799 530 865 456
Wholesale trade ............................. 18 18 27 21 1,183 1,393 2,005 1,777
Retail trade ................................ 121 89 147 108 9,982 9,012 16,501 8,244
Transportation and warehousing .............. 47 44 194 38 4,781 5,133 26,537 3,371
Information ................................. 41 36 42 36 6,310 3,788 5,689 5,394
Finance and insurance ....................... 23 19 42 24 1,761 1,354 3,482 1,616
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... 9 6 15 7 698 452 1,389 457
Professional and technical services ......... 61 35 80 50 5,534 3,771 8,572 4,062
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) 3 7 (2) (2) 194 550 (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 175 151 262 203 17,363 11,303 23,380 15,938
Educational services ........................ 10 4 17 15 766 265 2,522 1,201
Health care and social assistance ........... 84 33 46 102 7,337 2,038 3,397 11,059
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 32 13 45 24 2,063 893 4,650 1,835
Accommodation and food services ............. 129 88 127 148 16,045 10,491 17,269 15,483
Other services, except public administration 34 8 9 28 2,933 695 845 2,361
Unclassified ................................ - - (2) - - - (2) -
Government ...................................... 157 34 65 124 12,365 3,049 6,483 10,030
Federal ..................................... 19 5 6 12 1,864 532 582 1,160
State ....................................... 39 10 18 32 2,904 1,389 1,714 2,136
Local ....................................... 99 19 41 80 7,597 1,128 4,187 6,734
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, April 2009 to May 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
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 2,416 468,577 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 1,870 368,642 38.3 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 2,008 395,573 47.6 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 1,370 259,886 39.9 80.4
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 1,999 388,285 43.3 87.6
2011
January .................... 2,558 246,463 2,372 229,765
February ................... 1,024 85,585 919 78,718
March ...................... 908 85,095 844 80,014
First Quarter .............. 4,490 417,143 4,135 388,497 (2)(p)1,397 (2)(p)179,686 (p)33.8 (p)46.3
April ...................... 1,750 189,919 1,625 176,478
May ........................ 1,367 119,911 1,221 108,531
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 claim-
ants associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent.
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
May March April May May March April May
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
United States (1) ... 1,354 908 1,750 1,367 123,333 85,095 189,919 119,911
Northeast ................... 203 169 402 210 17,575 15,540 54,129 17,726
New England ............. 29 22 67 30 2,421 1,883 8,926 2,505
Middle Atlantic ......... 174 147 335 180 15,154 13,657 45,203 15,221
South ....................... 428 250 431 468 38,299 26,112 42,685 43,457
South Atlantic .......... 216 116 210 234 19,282 9,765 17,371 18,785
East South Central ...... 94 61 125 131 8,431 6,539 16,048 14,830
West South Central ...... 118 73 96 103 10,586 9,808 9,266 9,842
Midwest ..................... 261 172 383 288 26,176 17,168 44,126 26,017
East North Central ...... 175 124 310 217 17,981 11,640 37,250 18,948
West North Central ...... 86 48 73 71 8,195 5,528 6,876 7,069
West ........................ 462 317 534 401 41,283 26,275 48,979 32,711
Mountain ................ 73 46 118 68 6,357 4,292 12,547 5,948
Pacific ................. 389 271 416 333 34,926 21,983 36,432 26,763
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
May March April May May March April May
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
Total (1) ............ 1,354 908 1,750 1,367 123,333 85,095 189,919 119,911
Alabama ................. 24 18 28 37 2,171 2,072 3,080 3,604
Alaska .................. 11 (2) 9 6 1,259 (2) 1,137 489
Arizona ................. 24 11 40 15 2,369 1,045 5,635 1,394
Arkansas ................ 6 3 (2) 15 553 232 (2) 1,647
California .............. 345 230 348 285 31,197 17,478 29,264 22,874
Colorado ................ 10 5 15 10 1,024 557 1,750 1,171
Connecticut ............. 10 5 10 11 823 410 1,056 769
Delaware ................ (2) - 8 5 (2) - 551 334
District of Columbia .... 4 - (2) 5 301 - (2) 276
Florida ................. 104 56 98 102 7,027 4,060 7,600 6,363
Georgia ................. 39 16 40 40 4,227 1,593 3,380 4,038
Hawaii .................. 4 5 6 5 264 659 420 351
Idaho ................... 6 10 10 6 367 886 896 370
Illinois ................ 56 37 56 47 6,699 3,495 6,701 4,749
Indiana ................. 21 12 41 28 1,931 1,336 4,689 2,189
Iowa .................... 16 10 17 6 1,984 2,060 2,143 1,069
Kansas .................. 15 5 5 12 1,464 727 381 1,365
Kentucky ................ 28 20 56 33 2,758 2,387 9,722 3,431
Louisiana ............... 29 11 22 29 2,646 1,239 1,669 2,531
Maine ................... 3 5 7 4 204 575 818 318
Maryland ................ 12 4 5 5 816 431 365 462
Massachusetts ........... 9 7 17 10 865 624 2,040 1,068
Michigan ................ 24 21 50 38 2,924 2,359 6,813 3,368
Minnesota ............... 11 9 16 10 965 707 1,023 932
Mississippi ............. 11 14 27 40 922 1,413 1,987 5,957
Missouri ................ 30 21 23 32 2,396 1,755 2,259 2,620
Montana ................. 4 (2) 7 4 267 (2) 438 414
Nebraska ................ 6 3 9 8 593 279 768 860
Nevada .................. 13 7 23 13 994 524 1,703 1,133
New Hampshire ........... 3 (2) 7 3 264 (2) 1,107 233
New Jersey .............. 34 19 70 34 2,685 1,494 11,776 2,937
New Mexico .............. 8 7 9 10 673 640 711 783
New York ................ 67 49 153 56 6,338 5,159 22,636 4,743
North Carolina (3) ...... 13 18 14 40 2,462 1,917 1,240 3,928
North Dakota ............ 7 - (2) (2) 681 - (2) (2)
Ohio .................... 47 22 87 63 3,909 1,891 11,082 5,170
Oklahoma ................ 6 5 6 9 350 367 392 902
Oregon .................. 18 20 25 21 1,324 2,337 2,886 1,586
Pennsylvania ............ 73 79 112 90 6,131 7,004 10,791 7,541
Rhode Island ............ 4 (2) 9 (2) 265 (2) 2,105 (2)
South Carolina .......... 10 7 19 11 839 489 1,913 949
South Dakota ............ (2) - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Tennessee ............... 31 9 14 21 2,580 667 1,259 1,838
Texas ................... 77 54 67 50 7,037 7,970 7,118 4,762
Utah .................... 8 3 13 8 663 423 1,232 554
Vermont ................. - (2) 17 (2) - (2) 1,800 (2)
Virginia ................ 26 13 23 21 3,151 1,102 2,063 2,050
Washington .............. 11 14 28 16 882 1,099 2,725 1,463
West Virginia ........... 5 (2) (2) 5 297 (2) (2) 385
Wisconsin ............... 27 32 76 41 2,518 2,559 7,965 3,472
Wyoming ................. - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico ............ 19 11 17 24 1,735 1,114 1,676 2,815
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
