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MASS LAYOFFS -- SEPTEMBER 2012
Employers took 1,316 mass layoff actions in September involving 122,462
workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during
the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Data are
seasonally adjusted.) Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a
single employer. Mass layoff events in September increased by 49 from August,
while the number of associated initial claims decreased by 4,992. In September,
366 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector resulting in
39,748 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 7.8 percent in September, down from 8.1
percent the prior month and from 9.0 percent a year earlier. Total nonfarm
payroll employment increased by 114,000 over the month and by 1,806,000 over
the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in September was 811, not seasonally adjusted,
resulting in 70,570 initial claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 2.)
Over the year, the number of average weekly mass layoff events for September
decreased by 35 to 203, and associated average weekly initial claims decreased
by 5,803 to 17,643. Thirteen of the 19 major industry sectors in the private
economy reported over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims,
with the largest decrease occurring in construction. (See table 3.) In September
2012, the six-digit industry with the largest number of private nonfarm initial
claims due to mass layoffs was temporary help services. (See table A.)
Table A. Six-digit NAICS industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial
claims in September 2012, private nonfarm, not seasonally adjusted
September peak
Industry
Initial claims Year Initial claims
Temporary help services (1) ................. 6,131 2001 12,752
Motion picture and video production ......... 3,647 1997 11,176
Professional employer organizations (1) ..... 1,593 2008 4,520
Heavy duty truck manufacturing .............. 1,544 2000 4,198
Warehouse clubs and supercenters ............ 1,494 2009 1,705
Food service contractors .................... 1,466 2001 1,631
Supermarkets and other grocery stores ....... 1,151 2005 4,873
Light truck and utility vehicle
manufacturing ............................. (2) 2000 3,688
Tire manufacturing, except retreading ....... (2) 1996 1,249
Discount department stores .................. 819 2005 3,550
1 See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
In September, the manufacturing sector accounted for 29 percent of mass layoff
events and 34 percent of associated initial claims in the private economy.
Within manufacturing, the numbers of mass layoff claimants were highest in
transportation equipment and in food. Eleven of the 21 manufacturing subsectors
experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims. (See
table 3.)
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the census regions, the South registered the largest number of initial
claims due to mass layoffs in September. Three 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 September, followed by Pennsylvania and New York. Thirty-four states
and the District of Columbia experienced over-the-year decreases in average
weekly initial claims, led by California and Pennsylvania. (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 Extended Mass Layoffs news release for Third Quarter 2012 is scheduled
to be released on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Mass
Layoffs news release for October is scheduled to be released on Tuesday,
November 20, 2012, 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.
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, October 2008 to
September 2012, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2008
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
August ..................... 1,267 127,454 1,148 117,952 314 38,667
September .................. 1,316 122,462 1,198 113,824 366 39,748
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2008 to
September 2012, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2008
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
August ..................... 1,063 104,045 992 97,694 251 31,193
September .................. 811 70,570 749 66,214 221 22,748
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
September September September September September September September September
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Total (2) .................................. 1,189 811 117,232 70,570 238 203 23,446 17,643
Total, private ................................... 1,108 768 108,119 67,323 222 192 21,624 16,831
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ... 13 19 819 1,109 3 5 164 277
Total, private nonfarm ......................... 1,095 749 107,300 66,214 219 187 21,460 16,554
Mining ....................................... (3) 7 (3) 891 (3) 2 (3) 223
Utilities .................................... 3 (3) 159 (3) 1 (3) 32 (3)
Construction ................................. 150 65 10,813 4,765 30 16 2,163 1,191
Construction of buildings ................ 27 17 1,933 1,174 5 4 387 294
Heavy and civil engineering construction 38 13 3,353 1,104 8 3 671 276
Specialty trade contractors .............. 85 35 5,527 2,487 17 9 1,105 622
Manufacturing ................................ 296 221 32,058 22,748 59 55 6,412 5,687
Food ..................................... 58 41 6,532 3,143 12 10 1,306 786
Beverage and tobacco products ............ 7 7 656 560 1 2 131 140
Textile mills ............................ 11 5 1,784 858 2 1 357 215
Textile product mills .................... (3) 4 (3) 318 (3) 1 (3) 80
Apparel .................................. 11 4 993 255 2 1 199 64
Leather and allied products .............. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Wood products ............................ 21 8 1,662 660 4 2 332 165
Paper .................................... 6 (3) 544 (3) 1 (3) 109 (3)
Printing and related support activities .. 6 3 451 203 1 1 90 51
Petroleum and coal products .............. (3) 3 (3) 235 (3) 1 (3) 59
Chemicals ................................ 5 7 376 541 1 2 75 135
Plastics and rubber products ............. 14 7 1,011 1,180 3 2 202 295
Nonmetallic mineral products ............. 3 8 363 547 1 2 73 137
Primary metals ........................... 8 17 869 1,877 2 4 174 469
Fabricated metal products ................ 20 12 2,010 1,007 4 3 402 252
Machinery ................................ 22 22 3,069 2,748 4 6 614 687
Computer and electronic products ......... 19 12 1,235 711 4 3 247 178
Electrical equipment and appliances ...... 17 14 1,872 1,739 3 4 374 435
Transportation equipment ................. 38 30 6,006 4,582 8 8 1,201 1,146
Furniture and related products ........... 18 9 1,342 942 4 2 268 236
Miscellaneous manufacturing .............. 7 3 912 314 1 1 182 79
Wholesale trade .............................. 16 20 1,316 1,646 3 5 263 412
Retail trade (4) ............................. 120 86 12,805 6,930 24 22 2,561 1,733
Building material and garden supply stores 10 8 1,331 741 2 2 266 185
Food and beverage stores ................. 26 19 2,104 1,219 5 5 421 305
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 7 7 613 399 1 2 123 100
General merchandise stores ............... 34 36 5,644 3,433 7 9 1,129 858
Transportation and warehousing (4) ........... 49 29 4,611 2,132 10 7 922 533
Truck transportation ..................... 5 4 673 211 1 1 135 53
Transit and ground passenger
transportation ......................... 26 10 1,970 792 5 3 394 198
Support activities for transportation .... 5 3 890 166 1 1 178 42
Information .................................. 36 33 6,431 4,673 7 8 1,286 1,168
Finance and insurance ........................ 22 13 1,821 1,085 4 3 364 271
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Professional and technical services .......... 39 24 6,476 1,793 8 6 1,295 448
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 3 6 182 638 1 2 36 160
Administrative and waste services ............ 186 131 17,285 10,087 37 33 3,457 2,522
Educational services ......................... 12 5 791 294 2 1 158 74
Health care and social assistance ............ 39 28 2,711 1,962 8 7 542 491
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 27 30 2,092 2,173 5 8 418 543
Accommodation and food services .............. 82 43 6,357 3,635 16 11 1,271 909
Accommodation ............................ 33 19 3,079 1,268 7 5 616 317
Food services and drinking places ........ 49 24 3,278 2,367 10 6 656 592
Other services, except public administration 12 4 1,067 451 2 1 213 113
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - -
Government ....................................... 81 43 9,113 3,247 16 11 1,823 812
Federal ...................................... 17 1 1,685 85 3 - 337 21
State ........................................ 33 11 2,857 949 7 3 571 237
State government education .............. 13 4 1,171 463 3 1 234 116
Local ........................................ 31 31 4,571 2,213 6 8 914 553
Local government education .............. 20 22 3,741 1,711 4 6 748 428
1 Average weekly analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. There were 5 weeks in September 2011 and 4 weeks in
September 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
September September September September September September September September
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Total (2) ............... 1,189 811 117,232 70,570 238 203 23,446 17,643
Northeast .................. 286 143 26,131 12,110 57 36 5,226 3,028
Connecticut ............ 4 3 242 200 1 1 48 50
Maine .................. 3 - 194 - 1 - 39 -
Massachusetts .......... 8 4 617 418 2 1 123 105
New Hampshire .......... (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
New Jersey ............. 40 26 3,922 2,156 8 7 784 539
New York ............... 91 46 7,664 4,140 18 12 1,533 1,035
Pennsylvania ........... 132 61 12,300 5,026 26 15 2,460 1,257
Rhode Island ........... (3) 3 (3) 170 (3) 1 (3) 43
Vermont ................ 4 - 537 - 1 - 107 -
South ...................... 311 253 28,956 23,427 62 63 5,791 5,857
Alabama ................ 14 9 1,419 1,396 3 2 284 349
Arkansas ............... 9 5 825 598 2 1 165 150
Delaware ............... (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
District of Columbia ... (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Florida ................ 69 57 4,538 3,549 14 14 908 887
Georgia ................ 28 18 3,256 1,477 6 5 651 369
Kentucky ............... 20 19 2,202 1,556 4 5 440 389
Louisiana .............. 16 27 1,554 2,039 3 7 311 510
Maryland (4) ........... 9 11 617 919 2 3 123 230
Mississippi ............ 8 12 521 910 2 3 104 228
North Carolina ......... 44 37 5,449 3,622 9 9 1,090 906
Oklahoma ............... 3 (3) 372 (3) 1 (3) 74 (3)
South Carolina ......... 20 5 1,944 758 4 1 389 190
Tennessee .............. 10 (3) 846 (3) 2 (3) 169 (3)
Texas .................. 48 37 4,470 3,485 10 9 894 871
Virginia ............... 8 12 569 2,615 2 3 114 654
West Virginia .......... (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Midwest .................... 219 156 21,885 14,914 44 39 4,377 3,729
Illinois ............... 48 27 5,092 2,481 10 7 1,018 620
Indiana ................ 22 15 2,179 1,317 4 4 436 329
Iowa ................... 8 9 741 919 2 2 148 230
Kansas ................. 3 6 334 798 1 2 67 200
Michigan ............... 31 23 2,186 1,808 6 6 437 452
Minnesota .............. 6 6 419 507 1 2 84 127
Missouri ............... 21 13 1,520 1,908 4 3 304 477
Nebraska ............... 3 (3) 578 (3) 1 (3) 116 (3)
North Dakota ........... - (3) - (3) - (3) - (3)
Ohio ................... 37 30 4,985 2,532 7 8 997 633
South Dakota ........... - (3) - (3) - (3) - (3)
Wisconsin .............. 40 21 3,851 1,742 8 5 770 436
West ....................... 373 259 40,260 20,119 75 65 8,052 5,030
Alaska ................. 6 (3) 532 (3) 1 (3) 106 (3)
Arizona ................ 9 3 678 207 2 1 136 52
California ............. 297 213 33,690 16,581 59 53 6,738 4,145
Colorado ............... 7 4 680 307 1 1 136 77
Hawaii ................. (3) 4 (3) 296 (3) 1 (3) 74
Idaho .................. 5 (3) 365 (3) 1 (3) 73 (3)
Montana ................ 3 (3) 228 (3) 1 (3) 46 (3)
Nevada ................. 13 7 1,274 574 3 2 255 144
New Mexico ............. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Oregon ................. 14 9 1,178 632 3 2 236 158
Utah ................... 4 (3) 329 (3) 1 (3) 66 (3)
Washington ............. 11 13 1,006 1,082 2 3 201 271
Wyoming ................ - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico ............ 33 3 2,823 446 7 1 565 112
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
