For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, July 22, 2011 USDL-11-1083
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MASS LAYOFFS -- JUNE 2011
Employers took 1,532 mass layoff actions in June involving 143,444 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 June
decreased by 67, or 4 percent, from May, and the number of associated initial claims
decreased by 96, or less than 1 percent. In June, 341 mass layoff events were reported
in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 35,693 initial claims;
both figures decreased over the month. (See table 1.)
The national unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in June, essentially unchanged from the
prior month but down from 9.5 percent a year earlier. In June, total nonfarm payroll
employment increased by 18,000 over the month and by 1,036,000 over the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in June was 1,661, not seasonally adjusted, resulting
in 159,930 initial claims for unemployment insurance. The number of mass layoff events
was down by 200 from June 2010, and associated initial claims decreased by 11,260, or
7 percent. (See table 2.) Nine of the 19 major industry sectors in the private economy
reported over-the-year declines in initial claims, with the largest decreases occurring
in accommodation and food services, retail trade, and construction. The six-digit industry
with the largest number of initial claims in June 2011 was elementary and secondary
schools. (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 June 2011,
not seasonally adjusted
June peak
Industry
Initial claims Year Initial claims
Elementary and secondary schools .............. 24,919 2010 31,849
School and employee bus transportation ........ 14,733 2007 21,611
Temporary help services (1) ................... 10,002 2000 13,815
Food service contractors ...................... 9,905 2007 14,527
Child day care services ....................... 9,269 2011 9,269
Other individual and family services .......... 2,702 2006 2,744
Motion picture and video production ........... 2,542 2000 9,435
Mixed mode transit systems .................... (2) 2011 (2)
Other social advocacy organizations ........... 2,035 2000 3,815
Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing . 1,999 1998 7,608
1 See the Technical Note for more information on this industry.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
The manufacturing sector accounted for 14 percent of all mass layoff events and initial
claims filed in June. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 11 percent of events and
12 percent of initial claims. Within this sector, the number of claimants in June 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 miscellaneous manufacturing. (See table 3.)
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Three of the 4 regions and 7 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in
initial claims for unemployment insurance due to mass layoffs in June. 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.
(See table 5.)
California recorded the highest number of mass layoff initial claims in June, followed by
Pennsylvania, Texas, and Florida. Thirty-one states experienced over-the-year decreases
in initial claims, led by California. (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 Extended Mass Layoffs news release for the Second Quarter 2011 is scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Mass Layoffs news release
for July is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 23, 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, July 2007 to
June 2011, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
June ....................... 1,532 143,444 1,348 128,105 341 35,693
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2007 to
June 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
June ....................... 1,661 159,930 1,238 122,821 226 22,986
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Industry
June April May June June April May June
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
Seasonally adjusted
Total ..................................... 1,729 1,564 1,599 1,532 153,937 143,927 143,540 143,444
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,504 1,401 1,405 1,348 134,837 129,702 127,494 128,105
Manufacturing ............................... 326 327 373 341 32,646 35,022 38,673 35,693
Not seasonally adjusted
Total (1) ................................. 1,861 1,750 1,367 1,661 171,190 189,919 119,911 159,930
Total, private .................................. 1,398 1,685 1,243 1,282 128,691 183,436 109,881 125,944
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 43 60 22 44 2,819 6,958 1,350 3,123
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,355 1,625 1,221 1,238 125,872 176,478 108,531 122,821
Mining ...................................... (2) 4 5 (2) (2) 270 308 (2)
Utilities ................................... 5 (2) (2) (2) 343 (2) (2) (2)
Construction ................................ 121 161 137 84 8,405 12,121 9,875 6,847
Manufacturing ............................... 212 397 270 226 21,083 47,104 25,199 22,986
Food .................................... 46 84 64 51 3,315 9,064 6,036 5,011
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 5 6 (2) - 259 438 (2) -
Textile mills ........................... 4 5 12 8 584 792 1,045 1,131
Textile product mills ................... (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 536 (2) 420
Apparel ................................. 7 10 10 10 737 964 1,174 1,119
Leather and allied products ............. (2) - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Wood products ........................... 20 19 10 12 2,012 1,681 755 1,083
Paper ................................... 4 6 9 5 382 590 934 427
Printing and related support activities . 12 8 14 5 878 858 1,182 383
Petroleum and coal products ............. - - (2) (2) - - (2) (2)
Chemicals ............................... 3 5 8 (2) 375 453 503 (2)
Plastics and rubber products ............ 5 21 14 11 353 2,113 1,082 880
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 9 9 6 5 492 926 635 380
Primary metals .......................... 9 12 11 11 762 944 1,053 914
Fabricated metal products ............... 8 21 11 10 621 1,758 848 607
Machinery ............................... 16 16 12 16 2,329 2,552 2,054 2,042
Computer and electronic products ........ 8 18 12 10 654 1,675 731 716
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 5 16 7 9 734 1,736 1,049 915
Transportation equipment ................ 34 117 45 34 4,474 18,328 4,146 4,871
Furniture and related products .......... 11 9 12 7 1,560 831 888 771
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 3 9 5 9 232 865 456 826
Wholesale trade ............................. 14 27 21 18 955 2,005 1,777 1,440
Retail trade ................................ 107 147 108 82 10,102 16,501 8,244 7,177
Transportation and warehousing .............. 159 194 38 144 19,790 26,537 3,371 19,513
Information ................................. 41 42 36 41 4,321 5,689 5,394 5,721
Finance and insurance ....................... 39 42 24 18 2,621 3,482 1,616 1,158
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... 8 15 7 7 437 1,389 457 779
Professional and technical services ......... 30 80 50 32 2,970 8,572 4,062 3,378
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) 7 (2) 5 (2) 550 (2) 351
Administrative and waste services ........... 175 262 203 170 14,283 23,380 15,938 16,582
Educational services ........................ 40 17 15 26 2,588 2,522 1,201 1,604
Health care and social assistance ........... 174 46 102 177 14,283 3,397 11,059 14,975
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 29 45 24 30 1,764 4,650 1,835 1,664
Accommodation and food services ............. 141 127 148 120 18,121 17,269 15,483 14,179
Other services, except public administration 54 9 28 53 3,284 845 2,361 4,129
Unclassified ................................ - (2) - - - (2) - -
Government ...................................... 463 65 124 379 42,499 6,483 10,030 33,986
Federal ..................................... 22 6 12 18 2,076 582 1,160 1,942
State ....................................... 37 18 32 29 2,813 1,714 2,136 2,086
Local ....................................... 404 41 80 332 37,610 4,187 6,734 29,958
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 June 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
June ....................... 1,661 159,930 1,238 122,821
Second Quarter ............. 4,778 469,760 4,084 407,830
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
June April May June June April May June
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
United States (1) ... 1,861 1,750 1,367 1,661 171,190 189,919 119,911 159,930
Northeast ................... 288 402 210 276 32,587 54,129 17,726 30,513
New England ............. 54 67 30 53 6,003 8,926 2,505 5,004
Middle Atlantic ......... 234 335 180 223 26,584 45,203 15,221 25,509
South ....................... 442 431 468 482 39,969 42,685 43,457 45,180
South Atlantic .......... 267 210 234 273 23,150 17,371 18,785 24,626
East South Central ...... 73 125 131 60 7,108 16,048 14,830 5,603
West South Central ...... 102 96 103 149 9,711 9,266 9,842 14,951
Midwest ..................... 390 383 288 326 39,201 44,126 26,017 33,813
East North Central ...... 290 310 217 236 29,931 37,250 18,948 26,402
West North Central ...... 100 73 71 90 9,270 6,876 7,069 7,411
West ........................ 741 534 401 577 59,433 48,979 32,711 50,424
Mountain ................ 105 118 68 64 9,136 12,547 5,948 6,011
Pacific ................. 636 416 333 513 50,297 36,432 26,763 44,413
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
June April May June June April May June
2010 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2011
Total (1) ............ 1,861 1,750 1,367 1,661 171,190 189,919 119,911 159,930
Alabama ................. 32 28 37 20 3,783 3,080 3,604 1,922
Alaska .................. (2) 9 6 (2) (2) 1,137 489 (2)
Arizona ................. 28 40 15 18 2,197 5,635 1,394 1,561
Arkansas ................ 7 (2) 15 29 521 (2) 1,647 3,185
California .............. 590 348 285 462 44,939 29,264 22,874 39,788
Colorado ................ 14 15 10 9 1,237 1,750 1,171 708
Connecticut ............. 11 10 11 10 968 1,056 769 807
Delaware ................ 7 8 5 6 477 551 334 415
District of Columbia .... (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) (2) 276 (2)
Florida ................. 123 98 102 114 9,037 7,600 6,363 9,161
Georgia ................. 46 40 40 43 4,398 3,380 4,038 4,789
Hawaii .................. 7 6 5 4 562 420 351 275
Idaho ................... 8 10 6 8 481 896 370 832
Illinois ................ 88 56 47 61 8,046 6,701 4,749 6,436
Indiana ................. 30 41 28 28 2,977 4,689 2,189 2,722
Iowa .................... 13 17 6 14 1,686 2,143 1,069 1,359
Kansas .................. 14 5 12 8 1,815 381 1,365 682
Kentucky ................ 15 56 33 22 1,417 9,722 3,431 2,003
Louisiana ............... 26 22 29 28 1,985 1,669 2,531 2,056
Maine ................... 5 7 4 7 320 818 318 458
Maryland ................ 11 5 5 12 1,172 365 462 1,102
Massachusetts ........... 13 17 10 16 948 2,040 1,068 1,133
Michigan ................ 54 50 38 55 5,047 6,813 3,368 5,413
Minnesota ............... 18 16 10 17 1,526 1,023 932 1,249
Mississippi ............. 13 27 40 5 768 1,987 5,957 240
Missouri ................ 48 23 32 42 3,679 2,259 2,620 3,176
Montana ................. 10 7 4 6 659 438 414 531
Nebraska ................ 6 9 8 5 504 768 860 441
Nevada .................. 24 23 13 12 2,956 1,703 1,133 1,292
New Hampshire ........... 8 7 3 3 1,277 1,107 233 614
New Jersey .............. 56 70 34 44 9,675 11,776 2,937 6,432
New Mexico .............. 13 9 10 8 997 711 783 663
New York ................ 50 153 56 55 5,201 22,636 4,743 5,185
North Carolina (3) ...... 21 14 40 45 2,378 1,240 3,928 4,871
North Dakota ............ - (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2) (2)
Ohio .................... 58 87 63 42 6,056 11,082 5,170 6,150
Oklahoma ................ 6 6 9 6 494 392 902 481
Oregon .................. 27 25 21 28 3,758 2,886 1,586 2,967
Pennsylvania ............ 128 112 90 124 11,708 10,791 7,541 13,892
Rhode Island ............ 9 9 (2) 10 1,723 2,105 (2) 1,276
South Carolina .......... 31 19 11 23 3,414 1,913 949 1,878
South Dakota ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Tennessee ............... 13 14 21 13 1,140 1,259 1,838 1,438
Texas ................... 63 67 50 86 6,711 7,118 4,762 9,229
Utah .................... 6 13 8 3 461 1,232 554 424
Vermont ................. 8 17 (2) 7 767 1,800 (2) 716
Virginia ................ 24 23 21 25 1,999 2,063 2,050 2,071
Washington .............. 10 28 16 17 839 2,725 1,463 1,231
West Virginia ........... (2) (2) 5 3 (2) (2) 385 189
Wisconsin ............... 60 76 41 50 7,805 7,965 3,472 5,681
Wyoming ................. (2) (2) (2) - (2) (2) (2) -
Puerto Rico ............. 24 17 24 10 1,763 1,676 2,815 941
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
