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For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 22, 2010 USDL-10-1452 Technical information: (202) 691-6392 * mlsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/mls Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov (NOTE: Monthly national Mass Layoffs data for April through September 2010 have been found to contain errors in each of the 6 seasonally adjusted series appearing in the charts, the text, and tables 1 and 3. Not seasonally adjusted data and regional office news releases are not affected. The corrected seasonally adjusted estimates for April through September are located in the Mass Layoffs database at www.bls.gov/mls/#data.) MASS LAYOFFS -- SEPTEMBER 2010 Employers took 1,486 mass layoff actions in September that resulted in the separation of 133,379 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new fil- ings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer. The number of mass layoff events in September de- creased by 60 from the prior month, the third consecutive over-the-month de- crease. The number of associated initial claims decreased by 16,813 to its lowest level since April 2008. In September, 345 mass layoff events were re- ported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 34,168 initial claims. Both figures declined over the month. (See table 1.) The national unemployment rate was 9.6 percent in September, seasonally ad- justed, unchanged from the prior month and down from 9.8 percent a year ear- lier. In September, total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 95,000 over the month but increased by 344,000 from a year earlier. Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted) The number of mass layoff events in September was 920 on a not seasonally ad- justed basis; the number of associated initial claims was 77,654. (See table 2.) Over the year, the number of mass layoff events decreased by 451, and as- sociated initial claims decreased by 45,523. Thirteen of the 19 major industry sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by manufacturing. Agriculture reached a September program low in terms of average weekly claims. (Average weekly analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. See the Technical Note. Data began in 1995.) The manufacturing sector accounted for 20 percent of all mass layoff events and 25 percent of initial claims filed in September. A year earlier, manufac- turing made up 33 percent of events and 42 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in September was greatest in transpor- tation equipment and food. (See table 3.) Twenty of the 21 manufacturing sub- sectors experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by machin- ery. Government registered an over-the-year increase in mass layoff initial claims. (See table 3.) Year-to-date initial claim totals through September for govern- ment are the highest on record (with data available back to 1996), reflecting layoffs in educational services and the completion of work on the decennial census. The six-digit industry with the largest number of initial claims in September was temporary help services. (See table A.) Of the 10 detailed industries in table A, transportation program administration reached a program high number of claims for the month of September. The table includes both publicly and pri- vately owned entities. Table A. Industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims in September 2010, not seasonally adjusted September peak Industry Initial claims Year Initial claims Temporary help services (1) ................ 4,710 2001 12,752 Professional employer organizations (1) .... 2,259 2008 4,520 Supermarkets and other grocery stores ...... 2,081 2005 4,873 Motion picture and video production ........ 1,583 1997 11,176 Warehouse clubs and supercenters ........... 1,429 2009 1,705 Transportation program administration ...... (2) 2010 (2) Full-service restaurants ................... 1,353 2005 5,554 Elementary and secondary schools ........... 1,338 2005 15,815 Casino hotels .............................. 1,317 2001 9,453 Colleges and universities .................. 1,303 2005 3,441 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) All four regions and 8 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims due to mass layoffs in September. Among the census regions, the Midwest registered the largest over-the-year declines in initial claims. Of the geographic divisions, the East North Central and the Pacific had the lar- gest over-the-year declines in initial claims. (See table 5.) California recorded the highest number of initial claims in September, followed by Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois. Thirty-one states experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by California, Illinois, and Mich- igan. (See table 6.) The District of Columbia, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming matched September program lows for average weekly initial claims, while Idaho, Montana, and North Carolina reached program highs for the month in terms of average weekly initial claims. 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 pri- vate 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 pro- vides more information on the industry classification and location of the estab- lishment 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 defi- nitions. ___________ The Extended Mass Layoffs news release for the Third Quarter 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Mass Layoffs news release for October is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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, October 2006 to September 2010, seasonally adjusted (NOTE: Monthly national Mass Layoffs data for April through September 2010 have been found to contain errors in each of the 6 seasonally adjusted series appearing in the charts, the text, and tables 1 and 3. Not seasonally adjusted data and regional office news releases are not affected. The corrected seasonally adjusted estimates for April through September are located in the Mass Layoffs database at www.bls.gov/mls/#data.) Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2006 October .................... 1,208 123,691 1,094 115,102 409 53,957 November ................... 1,244 135,465 1,128 125,976 413 58,509 December ................... 1,227 134,176 1,123 124,570 376 51,403 2007 January .................... 1,264 130,834 1,113 119,874 404 55,217 February ................... 1,191 121,289 1,075 112,607 374 54,581 March ...................... 1,225 126,391 1,113 117,760 386 48,298 April ...................... 1,268 129,098 1,135 118,175 362 43,205 May ........................ 1,172 118,648 1,070 111,103 345 44,391 June ....................... 1,241 131,394 1,125 122,123 338 37,931 July ....................... 1,274 130,331 1,169 122,381 403 55,973 August ..................... 1,247 126,108 1,158 118,575 323 34,902 September .................. 1,255 123,632 1,160 116,744 436 51,814 October .................... 1,370 137,108 1,248 128,387 449 58,360 November ................... 1,415 148,952 1,289 139,665 424 58,543 December ................... 1,569 155,095 1,448 145,666 483 60,368 2008 January .................... 1,481 151,269 1,348 140,570 436 57,147 February ................... 1,578 162,152 1,432 150,712 470 60,276 March ...................... 1,487 151,539 1,372 141,574 436 56,919 April ...................... 1,327 133,318 1,201 122,651 460 59,377 May ........................ 1,604 170,619 1,465 160,529 468 62,345 June ....................... 1,674 170,329 1,523 158,084 501 68,403 July ....................... 1,531 152,447 1,389 141,707 461 61,417 August ..................... 1,845 189,798 1,711 179,737 607 78,172 September .................. 2,222 235,755 2,049 220,832 634 81,989 October .................... 2,287 239,768 2,125 226,098 721 95,301 November ................... 2,489 240,181 2,334 227,368 929 107,072 December ................... 2,461 243,505 2,277 229,171 962 115,961 2009 January .................... 2,279 251,807 2,115 238,990 764 109,124 February ................... 2,737 289,162 2,592 274,040 1,186 141,264 March ...................... 2,913 295,970 2,715 279,671 1,202 146,381 April ...................... 2,663 263,162 2,461 247,329 1,033 125,093 May ........................ 2,794 306,788 2,589 289,012 1,183 145,166 June ....................... 2,598 260,596 2,371 241,864 1,072 135,844 July ....................... 2,039 196,578 1,818 176,542 565 66,918 August ..................... 2,480 238,911 2,244 218,425 798 87,201 September .................. 2,326 221,639 2,109 204,462 783 90,440 October .................... 2,055 205,502 1,856 187,880 594 65,801 November ................... 1,813 163,823 1,650 151,810 485 54,858 December ................... 1,726 153,127 1,542 138,747 433 44,072 2010 January .................... 1,761 182,261 1,585 168,466 486 62,556 February ................... 1,570 155,718 1,406 142,240 376 43,100 March ...................... 1,628 150,864 1,432 136,446 356 39,290 April ...................... 1,856 200,870 1,686 185,150 448 63,616 May ........................ 1,412 135,789 1,200 119,822 266 22,577 June ....................... 1,647 145,538 1,436 127,928 298 29,384 July ....................... 1,609 143,703 1,369 121,770 307 33,381 August ..................... 1,546 150,192 1,359 130,660 403 46,540 September .................. 1,486 133,379 1,289 115,598 345 34,168
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2006 to September 2010, not seasonally adjusted Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2006 October .................... 964 98,804 820 88,133 311 46,737 November ................... 1,315 136,186 1,172 125,009 455 58,473 December ................... 2,249 254,503 2,126 244,783 735 105,462 2007 January .................... 1,407 134,984 1,263 124,475 456 53,615 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
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance (NOTE: Monthly national Mass Layoffs data for April through September 2010 have been found to contain errors in each of the 6 seasonally adjusted series appearing in the charts, the text, and tables 1 and 3. Not seasonally adjusted data and regional office news releases are not affected. The corrected seasonally adjusted estimates for April through September are located in the Mass Layoffs database at www.bls.gov/mls/#data.) Initial claimants for Mass layoff events unemployment insurance Industry September July August September September July August September 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 Seasonally adjusted Total ..................................... 2,326 1,609 1,546 1,486 221,639 143,703 150,192 133,379 Total, private nonfarm ........................ 2,109 1,369 1,359 1,289 204,462 121,770 130,660 115,598 Manufacturing ............................... 783 307 403 345 90,440 33,381 46,540 34,168 Not seasonally adjusted Total (1) ................................. 1,371 2,124 976 920 123,177 206,254 92,435 77,654 Total, private .................................. 1,285 1,832 923 823 116,813 179,524 84,610 68,913 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 27 100 26 17 1,672 7,276 1,589 926 Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,258 1,732 897 806 115,141 172,248 83,021 67,987 Mining ...................................... 10 5 (2) 4 918 394 (2) 447 Utilities ................................... 6 6 - (2) 448 689 - (2) Construction ................................ 167 135 105 89 10,637 9,570 6,910 6,137 Manufacturing ............................... 448 532 230 187 51,126 64,200 23,088 19,403 Food .................................... 50 75 54 31 5,044 9,535 4,312 3,216 Beverage and tobacco products ........... 5 4 (2) (2) 306 290 (2) (2) Textile mills ........................... 12 8 4 3 1,197 959 888 277 Textile product mills ................... (2) 3 3 (2) (2) 347 272 (2) Apparel ................................. 7 18 9 3 572 1,576 573 194 Leather and allied products ............. (2) 3 (2) - (2) 332 (2) - Wood products ........................... 36 24 17 22 2,653 2,051 1,355 1,726 Paper ................................... 15 4 7 4 1,287 311 559 239 Printing and related support activities . 10 10 3 3 828 790 246 277 Petroleum and coal products ............. - 4 - 3 - 294 - 180 Chemicals ............................... 9 18 8 (2) 540 1,808 562 (2) Plastics and rubber products ............ 13 31 10 (2) 1,195 3,027 691 (2) Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 12 22 8 7 763 1,846 621 609 Primary metals .......................... 30 24 7 13 3,330 2,752 835 1,381 Fabricated metal products ............... 44 27 12 13 3,856 2,497 925 1,006 Machinery ............................... 63 26 18 11 12,389 4,463 2,077 1,787 Computer and electronic products ........ 28 18 15 8 1,986 1,492 999 562 Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 23 17 8 10 2,740 1,692 1,303 1,793 Transportation equipment ................ 53 171 32 30 7,331 25,863 4,869 4,166 Furniture and related products .......... 22 19 6 11 3,481 1,916 1,417 792 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 11 6 4 8 1,117 359 319 573 Wholesale trade ............................. 32 33 18 16 2,422 2,691 1,324 1,011 Retail trade ................................ 139 142 108 99 13,094 14,907 10,430 9,764 Transportation and warehousing .............. 47 148 45 31 4,807 17,270 4,356 2,268 Information ................................. 45 55 36 24 4,572 7,341 6,155 2,365 Finance and insurance ....................... 43 47 24 29 3,308 3,391 1,945 2,602 Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) 15 7 4 (2) 883 514 267 Professional and technical services ......... 31 59 43 23 1,998 4,366 4,657 1,504 Management of companies and enterprises ..... 5 5 6 (2) 495 419 490 (2) Administrative and waste services ........... 142 292 158 133 11,525 25,234 14,605 10,059 Educational services ........................ 7 30 6 13 371 2,912 902 786 Health care and social assistance ........... 23 90 36 26 1,573 6,716 2,532 1,660 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 29 31 17 39 2,209 2,559 1,286 2,799 Accommodation and food services ............. 73 89 50 72 4,981 7,184 3,424 5,735 Other services, except public administration 7 18 (2) 12 409 1,522 (2) 864 Unclassified ................................ (2) - - 1 (2) - - 78 Government ...................................... 86 292 53 97 6,364 26,730 7,825 8,741 Federal ..................................... 8 25 18 19 603 3,243 1,933 1,898 State ....................................... 28 29 12 22 2,082 2,589 894 1,575 Local ....................................... 50 238 23 56 3,679 20,898 4,998 5,268 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, July 2008 to September 2010, 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 2008 July ....................... 1,891 200,382 1,687 186,018 August ..................... 1,427 139,999 1,343 133,146 September .................. 1,292 129,586 1,202 122,505 Third Quarter .............. 4,610 469,967 4,232 441,669 1,581 304,340 37.4 68.9 October .................... 2,125 221,784 1,917 205,553 November ................... 2,574 241,589 2,389 226,657 December ................... 3,377 351,305 3,232 340,220 Fourth Quarter ............. 8,076 814,678 7,538 772,430 3,582 766,780 47.5 99.3 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 2,034 406,802 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 2,416 468,368 43.7 88.8 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 1,870 360,208 38.3 77.2 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)(p)1,851 (2)(p)273,860 (p)43.8 (p)65.2 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 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. 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 September July August September September July August September 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 United States (1) ... 1,371 2,124 976 920 123,177 206,254 92,435 77,654 Northeast ................... 233 434 183 160 18,617 44,132 16,706 14,411 New England ............. 29 40 34 15 2,762 3,136 3,743 1,357 Middle Atlantic ......... 204 394 149 145 15,855 40,996 12,963 13,054 South ....................... 334 512 274 259 28,943 48,848 21,631 21,507 South Atlantic .......... 182 280 160 153 14,927 26,937 12,404 11,811 East South Central ...... 71 142 55 41 6,844 13,640 4,584 3,633 West South Central ...... 81 90 59 65 7,172 8,271 4,643 6,063 Midwest ..................... 309 490 157 155 38,137 56,377 17,140 14,964 East North Central ...... 240 397 124 115 30,304 46,473 13,603 11,280 West North Central ...... 69 93 33 40 7,833 9,904 3,537 3,684 West ........................ 495 688 362 346 37,480 56,897 36,958 26,772 Mountain ................ 53 71 31 47 3,924 6,593 2,197 4,461 Pacific ................. 442 617 331 299 33,556 50,304 34,761 22,311 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 September July August September September July August September 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 Total (1) ............ 1,371 2,124 976 920 123,177 206,254 92,435 77,654 Alabama ................. 22 57 14 13 2,044 5,642 1,407 1,021 Alaska .................. 7 (2) 10 4 849 (2) 884 492 Arizona ................. 7 16 5 6 463 1,710 268 477 Arkansas ................ (2) 8 3 3 (2) 765 275 301 California .............. 395 558 287 264 28,797 44,343 31,007 19,288 Colorado ................ 14 16 5 10 1,036 1,552 355 827 Connecticut ............. 4 13 8 (2) 323 977 880 (2) Delaware ................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) District of Columbia .... - (2) (2) - - (2) (2) - Florida ................. 91 137 93 91 5,975 10,581 6,506 6,001 Georgia ................. 35 27 30 24 2,817 4,020 2,996 2,438 Hawaii .................. 6 5 5 3 465 471 381 182 Idaho ................... 4 5 7 7 306 480 504 1,011 Illinois ................ 71 92 32 35 10,743 10,969 3,707 5,053 Indiana ................. 21 38 14 10 2,895 5,905 1,554 846 Iowa .................... 18 25 9 3 2,384 3,463 1,743 362 Kansas .................. 15 5 4 8 2,880 416 366 1,245 Kentucky ................ 32 50 18 10 3,394 5,491 1,422 1,454 Louisiana ............... 10 23 16 11 887 2,174 1,010 688 Maine ................... 3 3 (2) (2) 268 249 (2) (2) Maryland ................ 7 20 6 6 463 1,844 363 528 Massachusetts ........... 12 16 16 7 985 1,403 1,464 476 Michigan ................ 40 107 14 11 6,167 12,383 2,385 758 Minnesota ............... 15 14 4 5 1,122 1,462 307 412 Mississippi ............. 5 12 14 12 323 1,094 1,057 741 Missouri ................ 16 34 12 19 1,018 3,005 864 1,115 Montana ................. 3 4 (2) 4 227 322 (2) 332 Nebraska ................ 3 10 4 5 210 835 257 550 Nevada .................. 15 20 7 13 1,201 1,644 484 1,238 New Hampshire ........... (2) (2) 6 (2) (2) (2) 657 (2) New Jersey .............. 31 113 31 22 2,844 10,486 2,449 1,665 New Mexico .............. 7 4 (2) 3 487 247 (2) 238 New York ................ 58 201 59 52 4,424 23,920 5,547 5,499 North Carolina .......... 8 19 9 13 918 1,264 698 1,372 North Dakota ............ (2) 4 - - (2) 666 - - Ohio .................... 47 87 27 22 4,745 9,564 2,569 1,638 Oklahoma ................ 4 8 (2) (2) 401 665 (2) (2) Oregon .................. 15 32 18 17 1,402 3,582 1,671 1,635 Pennsylvania ............ 115 80 59 71 8,587 6,590 4,967 5,890 Rhode Island ............ 3 6 (2) (2) 260 396 (2) (2) South Carolina .......... 18 36 11 7 2,831 5,430 792 724 South Dakota ............ - (2) - - - (2) - - Tennessee ............... 12 23 9 6 1,083 1,413 698 417 Texas ................... 65 51 38 49 5,715 4,667 3,058 4,814 Utah .................... 3 6 (2) 4 204 638 (2) 338 Vermont ................. 5 (2) (2) (2) 507 (2) (2) (2) Virginia ................ 22 36 8 11 1,868 3,427 747 689 Washington .............. 19 21 11 11 2,043 1,848 818 714 West Virginia ........... - (2) - - - (2) - - Wisconsin ............... 61 73 37 37 5,754 7,652 3,388 2,985 Wyoming ................. - - (2) - - - (2) - Puerto Rico ............. 17 18 12 16 1,563 2,344 987 1,382 1 See footnote 1, table 3. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.