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MASS LAYOFFS -- JULY 2012
Employers took 1,340 mass layoff actions in July involving 137,420 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. Mass layoff events in July increased by 23
from June, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 6,014. Year-to-date
mass layoff events (9,425) and initial claims (905,310) both recorded their lowest
figures for a January-July period since 2007. In July, 364 mass layoff events were
reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 44,920 initial
claims. Mass layoff data are identified using administrative data sources without
regard to layoff duration. (See table 1 and the note at the end of this release.)
The national unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in July, essentially unchanged from the
prior month but down from 9.1 percent a year earlier. Total nonfarm payroll employment
increased by 163,000 over the month and by 1,838,000 over the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in July was 1,515, not seasonally adjusted, resulting
in 157,753 initial claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 2.) Over the year,
the number of average weekly mass layoff events in July decreased by 56 to 379, and
associated average weekly initial claims decreased by 3,917 to 39,438. Thirteen of
the 19 major industry sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases
in average weekly initial claims for July, with the largest decrease occurring in
administrative and waste services. (See table 3.) In July 2012, the six-digit industry
with the largest number of private nonfarm initial claims was temporary help services.
(See table A.)
In July, the manufacturing sector accounted for 40 percent of mass layoff events and
51 percent of associated initial claims in the private economy. Within manufacturing,
the number of mass layoff claimants was highest in transportation equipment. Thirteen
of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year increases in average
weekly initial claims. (See table 3.)
Table A. Six-digit NAICS industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial
claims in July 2012, private nonfarm, not seasonally adjusted
July peak
Industry Initial Initial
claims Year claims
Temporary help services (1) ................... 11,750 1998 24,601
Automobile manufacturing ...................... 7,497 1996 22,644
Fossil fuel electric power generation ......... (2) 2012 (2)
Motor vehicle seating and interior trim mfg. .. 3,456 2005 9,238
Light truck and utility vehicle
manufacturing ............................... (2) 1997 14,618
Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing ....... 3,108 2004 9,954
Motor vehicle metal stamping .................. 2,952 2005 8,198
Discount department stores .................... 2,810 2009 3,995
Heavy duty truck manufacturing ................ 2,467 2008 6,790
Professional employer organizations (1) ....... 2,273 2009 8,240
1 See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the census regions, the South registered the largest number of initial claims in
July. Two of the 4 regions experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly
initial claims, with the largest decrease occurring in the West. (See table 4.)
Among the states, California recorded the highest number of mass layoff initial claims
in July, followed by Michigan and New York. Thirty states experienced over-the-year
decreases in average weekly initial claims, led by California, Minnesota, and Florida.
(See table 4.)
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. The monthly data series in this release are
subjected to average weekly analysis, which mitigates the effect of differing lengths
of months. See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions and for a description
of average weekly analysis.
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The Mass Layoffs news release for August is scheduled to be released on Friday,
September 21, 2012, 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.
The monthly data present preliminary mass layoff activity in the
reference month and are not revised in subsequent months except in special
circumstances (e.g., layoffs in states affected by Hurricane Katrina).
Counts of initial claims associated with mass layoff events reflect
activity through the end of the reference month. Additional mass layoff
event and initial claims activity received after data for the reference
month have been published by BLS are not updated in the monthly mass layoff
series and, therefore, may not match revised mass layoff data issued in
state publications. However, any additional mass layoff information
meeting the extended mass layoff criteria will be reflected in BLS’
quarterly publication of extended mass layoff data.
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, data users who intend to perform analysis of over-the-year
change in the not seasonally adjusted series should use the average weekly
mass layoff figures displayed in tables 3 and 4 of this release. The average
weekly adjustment process produces a consistent series for each month across
all years, permitting over-the-year analysis to be performed using strictly
comparable data.
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
Average weekly mass layoff events and initial claimants. The number of
events and initial claimants in a given month divided by the number of weeks
contained within that month.
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 administered
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 insurance
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 publishing
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 expansions
and contractions.
The MLS data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjustment
method on a concurrent basis. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses all available
monthly estimates, including those for the current month, in developing 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
seasonal 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, August 2008 to
July 2012, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2008
August ..................... 1,763 181,853 1,632 172,147 578 77,464
September .................. 2,159 229,180 1,990 215,749 629 82,011
October .................... 2,201 226,853 2,043 213,454 698 93,252
November ................... 2,406 239,239 2,247 225,404 907 103,836
December ................... 2,437 244,889 2,261 230,621 935 116,181
2009
January .................... 2,254 235,371 2,083 221,653 726 92,293
February ................... 3,059 326,392 2,901 310,378 1,251 145,839
March ...................... 2,999 299,322 2,800 282,414 1,230 154,168
April ...................... 2,566 249,129 2,349 232,632 1,007 116,051
May ........................ 2,710 284,468 2,516 267,869 1,181 147,184
June ....................... 2,466 247,597 2,257 230,502 1,048 137,649
July ....................... 2,186 222,941 1,979 203,911 636 75,728
August ..................... 2,340 216,047 2,115 197,172 751 77,894
September .................. 2,261 214,018 2,048 198,761 786 91,125
October .................... 1,969 195,752 1,772 178,172 571 65,217
November ................... 1,757 164,454 1,588 151,172 472 52,855
December ................... 1,719 155,056 1,543 140,835 424 44,096
2010
January .................... 1,707 168,044 1,529 154,187 471 53,817
February ................... 1,631 156,292 1,465 141,831 374 43,620
March ...................... 1,676 149,816 1,469 134,518 356 40,705
April ...................... 1,637 154,558 1,452 138,503 368 44,506
May ........................ 1,608 150,996 1,357 130,273 302 29,932
June ....................... 1,695 151,435 1,475 132,742 325 33,298
July ....................... 1,519 138,091 1,316 122,162 304 32,253
August ..................... 1,588 159,329 1,399 136,697 390 43,154
September .................. 1,510 133,576 1,295 115,349 328 34,333
October .................... 1,654 149,589 1,446 132,146 354 38,937
November ................... 1,592 161,145 1,410 145,494 360 39,977
December ................... 1,477 135,849 1,271 121,171 322 36,267
2011
January .................... 1,536 148,952 1,348 131,869 337 37,477
February ................... 1,434 131,569 1,242 116,745 297 26,696
March ...................... 1,275 115,391 1,118 102,722 251 28,988
April ...................... 1,548 145,836 1,383 131,317 341 37,053
May ........................ 1,600 144,412 1,404 127,793 374 39,180
June ....................... 1,513 143,384 1,334 128,410 344 36,265
July ....................... 1,562 145,078 1,348 125,285 346 36,312
August ..................... 1,551 164,275 1,347 149,874 382 49,194
September .................. 1,447 147,353 1,306 134,038 364 38,026
October .................... 1,335 118,924 1,205 107,330 341 33,926
November ................... 1,332 131,627 1,192 120,760 324 36,563
December ................... 1,384 145,648 1,238 130,583 351 39,081
2012
January .................... 1,434 129,920 1,298 119,102 341 33,597
February ................... 1,293 119,463 1,153 108,577 282 27,388
March ...................... 1,273 121,310 1,125 109,421 261 26,348
April ...................... 1,388 135,600 1,222 120,213 287 33,243
May ........................ 1,380 130,191 1,222 117,654 264 29,675
June ....................... 1,317 131,406 1,171 118,451 267 29,093
July ....................... 1,340 137,420 1,208 127,092 364 44,920
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, August 2008
to July 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2008
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
July ....................... 2,176 216,774 1,759 174,078 602 71,814
August ..................... 961 99,213 875 93,159 228 26,916
September .................. 1,189 117,232 1,095 107,300 296 32,058
October .................... 1,101 96,914 950 83,748 265 28,447
November ................... 1,393 127,750 1,245 117,474 349 37,799
December ................... 2,433 263,665 2,258 247,916 658 75,033
2012
January .................... 1,705 141,703 1,587 132,754 415 38,021
February ................... 895 73,974 820 69,076 196 16,555
March ...................... 1,125 117,817 1,040 110,954 242 24,241
April ...................... 1,421 146,358 1,293 132,697 256 32,518
May ........................ 1,201 109,259 1,081 100,434 186 18,800
June ....................... 1,890 198,537 1,485 158,334 255 28,570
July ....................... 1,515 157,753 1,321 144,340 559 74,963
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
Industry Mass layoff totals Average weekly mass layoffs (1)
Events Initial claimants Events Initial claimants
July July July July July July July July
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Total (2) .................................. 2,176 1,515 216,774 157,753 435 379 43,355 39,438
Total, private ................................... 1,867 1,385 182,960 148,561 373 346 36,592 37,140
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ... 108 64 8,882 4,221 22 16 1,776 1,055
Total, private nonfarm ......................... 1,759 1,321 174,078 144,340 352 330 34,816 36,085
Mining ....................................... - 6 - 401 - 2 - 100
Utilities .................................... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Construction ................................. 118 86 8,990 6,583 24 22 1,798 1,646
Construction of buildings ................ 24 16 2,050 1,129 5 4 410 282
Heavy and civil engineering construction . 32 34 2,823 2,678 6 9 565 670
Specialty trade contractors .............. 62 36 4,117 2,776 12 9 823 694
Manufacturing ................................ 602 559 71,814 74,963 120 140 14,363 18,741
Food ..................................... 84 77 9,998 8,647 17 19 2,000 2,162
Beverage and tobacco products ............ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Textile mills ............................ 29 27 3,341 2,821 6 7 668 705
Textile product mills .................... 9 9 1,107 813 2 2 221 203
Apparel .................................. 14 23 1,526 2,375 3 6 305 594
Leather and allied products .............. 3 4 869 506 1 1 174 127
Wood products ............................ 28 24 2,826 3,047 6 6 565 762
Paper .................................... 4 10 298 700 1 3 60 175
Printing and related support activities .. 9 6 930 571 2 2 186 143
Petroleum and coal products .............. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Chemicals ................................ 12 6 935 402 2 2 187 101
Plastics and rubber products ............. 36 38 3,359 3,999 7 10 672 1,000
Nonmetallic mineral products ............. 13 11 1,612 1,183 3 3 322 296
Primary metals ........................... 24 24 2,450 2,802 5 6 490 701
Fabricated metal products ................ 27 33 2,980 2,991 5 8 596 748
Machinery ................................ 34 38 4,799 4,891 7 10 960 1,223
Computer and electronic products ......... 19 16 1,735 1,210 4 4 347 303
Electrical equipment and appliances ...... 19 15 2,628 2,185 4 4 526 546
Transportation equipment ................. 193 158 26,488 31,786 39 40 5,298 7,947
Furniture and related products ........... 31 24 2,770 2,567 6 6 554 642
Miscellaneous manufacturing .............. 9 13 726 1,287 2 3 145 322
Wholesale trade .............................. 21 20 1,594 1,316 4 5 319 329
Retail trade (4) ............................. 165 92 17,189 8,589 33 23 3,438 2,147
Building material and garden supply stores 16 7 1,358 606 3 2 272 152
Food and beverage stores ................. 32 15 3,343 1,021 6 4 669 255
Clothing and clothing accessories stores . 19 9 1,149 634 4 2 230 159
General merchandise stores ............... 59 33 8,412 4,487 12 8 1,682 1,122
Transportation and warehousing (4) ........... 114 65 9,326 5,924 23 16 1,865 1,481
Truck transportation ..................... 10 11 657 761 2 3 131 190
Transit and ground passenger
transportation ......................... 80 32 6,566 2,750 16 8 1,313 688
Support activities for transportation .... 6 8 518 849 1 2 104 212
Information .................................. 52 32 5,289 4,303 10 8 1,058 1,076
Finance and insurance ........................ 43 24 2,769 1,656 9 6 554 414
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 10 4 856 255 2 1 171 64
Professional and technical services .......... 51 41 4,372 3,438 10 10 874 860
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 5 (3) 654 (3) 1 (3) 131 (3)
Administrative and waste services ............ 320 213 31,193 17,369 64 53 6,239 4,342
Educational services ......................... 29 25 1,993 1,710 6 6 399 428
Health care and social assistance ............ 104 56 7,079 4,113 21 14 1,416 1,028
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 30 14 2,867 774 6 4 573 194
Accommodation and food services .............. 74 66 6,445 4,431 15 17 1,289 1,108
Accommodation ............................ 12 20 839 1,403 2 5 168 351
Food services and drinking places ........ 62 46 5,606 3,028 12 12 1,121 757
Other services, except public administration . 17 13 1,336 850 3 3 267 213
Unclassified ................................. (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Government ....................................... 309 130 33,814 9,192 62 33 6,763 2,298
Federal ...................................... 10 8 784 672 2 2 157 168
State ........................................ 78 25 12,220 2,106 16 6 2,444 527
State government education .............. 7 13 644 935 1 3 129 234
Local ........................................ 221 97 20,810 6,414 44 24 4,162 1,604
Local government education .............. 173 71 14,505 4,469 35 18 2,901 1,117
1 Average weekly analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. There were 5 weeks in July 2011 and 4 weeks in July 2012.
Average weekly events and initial claimants may not sum to subtotals and totals due to rounding.
2 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
4 Includes other industries not shown.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted
Census region and state Mass layoff totals Average weekly mass layoffs (1)
Events Initial Claimants Events Initial Claimants
July July July July July July July July
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Total (2) ............... 2,176 1,515 216,774 157,753 435 379 43,355 39,438
Northeast .................. 363 268 34,691 30,266 73 67 6,938 7,567
Connecticut ............ 8 15 713 1,137 2 4 143 284
Maine .................. 9 10 667 1,263 2 3 133 316
Massachusetts .......... 16 13 1,632 1,026 3 3 326 257
New Hampshire .......... 5 (3) 363 (3) 1 (3) 73 (3)
New Jersey ............. 81 35 7,381 2,667 16 9 1,476 667
New York ............... 142 101 14,892 16,306 28 25 2,978 4,077
Pennsylvania ........... 96 86 8,610 7,154 19 22 1,722 1,789
Rhode Island ........... (3) 4 (3) 251 (3) 1 (3) 63
Vermont ................ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
South ...................... 624 494 62,261 52,296 125 124 12,452 13,074
Alabama ................ 60 55 6,904 6,119 12 14 1,381 1,530
Arkansas ............... 17 15 1,607 1,416 3 4 321 354
Delaware ............... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
District of Columbia ... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Florida ................ 147 78 12,098 5,203 29 20 2,420 1,301
Georgia ................ 45 32 5,152 2,844 9 8 1,030 711
Kentucky ............... 54 51 6,294 10,614 11 13 1,259 2,654
Louisiana .............. 21 16 1,936 1,189 4 4 387 297
Maryland (4) ........... 13 11 1,486 886 3 3 297 222
Mississippi ............ 25 9 1,853 887 5 2 371 222
North Carolina ......... 80 98 8,083 10,695 16 25 1,617 2,674
Oklahoma ............... 6 (3) 1,206 (3) 1 (3) 241 (3)
South Carolina ......... 28 35 2,724 4,144 6 9 545 1,036
Tennessee .............. 25 16 2,314 1,590 5 4 463 398
Texas .................. 58 40 6,259 3,333 12 10 1,252 833
Virginia ............... 41 30 4,028 2,719 8 8 806 680
West Virginia .......... - - - - - - - -
Midwest .................... 505 373 62,114 46,431 101 93 12,423 11,608
Illinois ............... 48 39 5,599 4,036 10 10 1,120 1,009
Indiana ................ 31 23 5,700 2,307 6 6 1,140 577
Iowa ................... 19 16 2,397 2,210 4 4 479 553
Kansas ................. 12 14 1,372 1,596 2 4 274 399
Michigan ............... 130 123 14,164 17,118 26 31 2,833 4,280
Minnesota .............. 68 15 11,406 1,678 14 4 2,281 420
Missouri ............... 36 27 4,068 2,433 7 7 814 608
Nebraska ............... 8 (3) 1,026 (3) 2 (3) 205 (3)
North Dakota ........... 3 (3) 583 (3) 1 (3) 117 (3)
Ohio ................... 67 65 7,739 9,720 13 16 1,548 2,430
South Dakota ........... - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin .............. 83 44 8,060 4,488 17 11 1,612 1,122
West ....................... 684 380 57,708 28,760 137 95 11,542 7,190
Alaska ................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Arizona ................ 23 19 2,137 1,594 5 5 427 399
California ............. 571 297 46,009 21,608 114 74 9,202 5,402
Colorado ............... 8 10 704 765 2 3 141 191
Hawaii ................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Idaho .................. 9 (3) 1,220 (3) 2 (3) 244 (3)
Montana ................ 4 - 306 - 1 - 61 -
Nevada ................. 10 8 875 758 2 2 175 190
New Mexico ............. 9 7 568 492 2 2 114 123
Oregon ................. 27 21 3,435 2,118 5 5 687 530
Utah ................... 4 4 529 332 1 1 106 83
Washington ............. 15 8 1,537 711 3 2 307 178
Wyoming ................ - (3) - (3) - (3) - (3)
Puerto Rico ............ 19 7 2,333 588 4 2 467 147
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 See footnote 2, table 3.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
4 Data starting in June 2012 may not be comparable to prior data due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
procedures.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
United States Department of Labor
