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MASS LAYOFFS -- NOVEMBER 2011
Employers took 1,331 mass layoff actions in November involving 129,887 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 November decreased by 22 from October, while
the number of associated initial claims increased by 11,198. In November, 322
mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally
adjusted, resulting in 36,343 initial claims. (See table 1.)
The national unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in November, down from 9.0
percent the prior month and from 9.8 percent a year earlier. In November,
total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 120,000 over the month and by
1,600,000 over the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in November was 1,393, not seasonally
adjusted, resulting in 127,750 initial claims for unemployment insurance.
(See table 2.) Over the year, the number of average weekly mass layoff
events decreased by 71 to 348, and associated average weekly initial claims
decreased by 7,574 to 31,938. Thirteen of the 19 major industry sectors in
the private economy reported over-the-year decreases in average weekly
initial claims, with the largest decreases occurring in information,
construction, and administrative and waste services. (See table 3.) The
six-digit industry with the largest number of private nonfarm initial
claims in November 2011 was highway, street, and bridge construction.
(See table A.)
The manufacturing sector accounted for 25 percent of all mass layoff
events and 30 percent of initial claims filed in November. A year
earlier, manufacturing made up 23 percent of events and 26 percent of
initial claims. Within this sector, the numbers of mass layoff claimants
in November 2011 was greatest in the transportation equipment, food, and
machinery subsectors. Fifteen of the 21 manufacturing subsectors
experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims,
with the largest decrease occurring in electrical equipment and appliances.
(See table 3.)
Table A. Six-digit NAICS industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial
claims in November 2011, private nonfarm, not seasonally adjusted
Industry November peak
Initial Claims Year Initial claims
Highway, street, and bridge construction .. 9,355 2001 14,641
Temporary help services (1) ............... 8,767 2000 19,023
Food service contractors .................. 5,672 2007 6,163
School and employee bus transportation .... 5,068 2011 5,068
Automobile manufacturing .................. 3,074 2007 8,416
Motion picture and video production ....... 2,073 2000 8,664
Professional employer organizations (1) ... 2,007 2008 5,873
Travel trailer and camper manufacturing ... 1,793 2006 3,548
Landscaping services ...................... 1,653 2002 2,129
Industrial building construction .......... 1,555 2002 3,306
1 See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the census regions, the Midwest registered the greatest numbers of
initial claims in November. Three of the 4 regions experienced over-the-year
decreases in average weekly initial claims, with the largest decline occurring
in the West. (See table 4.)
Among the states, California recorded the highest number of mass layoff
initial claims in November, followed by Wisconsin, Texas, Pennsylvania,
and Michigan. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia experienced
over-the-year declines in average weekly initial claims, led by California
and North Carolina. (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 December 2011 and Annual Totals for 2011 is
scheduled to be released on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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| Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Mass Layoff Data |
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| In accordance with usual practice, the release of mass layoff |
| data for December 2011, scheduled for January 25, 2012, will |
| incorporate annual updating of seasonal adjustment factors. |
| Seasonally adjusted estimates back to January 2007 are subject |
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| Upcoming Changes to Mass Layoff Data |
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| With the release of January 2012 data on February 23, 2012, |
| the Mass Layoff Statistics program will update the basis for |
| industry classification from the 2007 North American Industry |
| Classification System (NAICS) to the 2012 NAICS. The new |
| classification reflects definitional changes within |
| construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade. Several |
| industry codes, titles, and descriptions will also be updated. |
| For more information on the 2012 NAICS update, visit |
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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, December 2007 to
November 2011, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
July ....................... 1,579 145,000 1,363 124,745 342 35,460
August ..................... 1,587 165,547 1,373 150,136 391 48,997
September .................. 1,495 153,229 1,347 139,151 376 39,929
October .................... 1,353 118,689 1,221 107,101 345 33,849
November ................... 1,331 129,887 1,192 119,061 322 36,343
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, December 2007 to
November 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2007
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
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
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
November November November November November November November November
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Total (2) .................................. 1,676 1,393 158,048 127,750 419 348 39,512 31,938
Total, private ................................... 1,614 1,332 152,651 123,294 404 333 38,163 30,824
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ... 137 87 10,060 5,820 34 22 2,515 1,455
Total, private nonfarm ......................... 1,477 1,245 142,591 117,474 369 311 35,648 29,369
Mining ....................................... 13 10 943 739 3 3 236 185
Utilities .................................... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Construction ................................. 325 260 26,767 21,526 81 65 6,692 5,382
Construction of buildings ................ 37 32 2,817 2,772 9 8 704 693
Heavy and civil engineering construction . 189 156 16,720 13,320 47 39 4,180 3,330
Specialty trade contractors .............. 99 72 7,230 5,434 25 18 1,808 1,359
Manufacturing ................................ 389 349 41,383 37,799 97 87 10,346 9,450
Food ..................................... 69 64 7,242 6,312 17 16 1,811 1,578
Beverage and tobacco products ............ 7 12 655 925 2 3 164 231
Textile mills ............................ 15 11 1,631 1,181 4 3 408 295
Textile product mills .................... (3) 4 (3) 362 (3) 1 (3) 91
Apparel .................................. 8 7 993 1,198 2 2 248 300
Leather and allied products .............. (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Wood products ............................ 28 25 2,568 2,410 7 6 642 603
Paper .................................... 8 12 653 851 2 3 163 213
Printing and related support activities .. 14 8 1,312 624 4 2 328 156
Petroleum and coal products .............. 8 3 796 160 2 1 199 40
Chemicals ................................ 9 5 685 394 2 1 171 99
Plastics and rubber products ............. 20 13 1,912 947 5 3 478 237
Nonmetallic mineral products ............. 21 20 1,839 1,360 5 5 460 340
Primary metals ........................... 17 13 1,352 1,092 4 3 338 273
Fabricated metal products ................ 21 17 1,766 1,315 5 4 442 329
Machinery ................................ 24 26 2,980 3,223 6 7 745 806
Computer and electronic products ......... 12 17 990 990 3 4 248 248
Electrical equipment and appliances ...... 11 8 1,808 745 3 2 452 186
Transportation equipment ................. 60 63 7,754 10,771 15 16 1,939 2,693
Furniture and related products ........... 23 14 2,945 2,285 6 4 736 571
Miscellaneous manufacturing .............. 9 7 775 654 2 2 194 164
Wholesale trade .............................. 28 18 2,347 1,414 7 5 587 354
Retail trade (4) ............................. 99 69 8,433 6,001 25 17 2,108 1,500
Building material and garden supply stores 12 11 1,075 826 3 3 269 207
Food and beverage stores ................. 21 16 1,561 1,372 5 4 390 343
Clothing and clothing accessories stores . 13 4 726 183 3 1 182 46
General merchandise stores ............... 33 23 3,600 2,525 8 6 900 631
Transportation and warehousing (4) ........... 68 72 6,236 6,993 17 18 1,559 1,748
Truck transportation ..................... 14 10 771 521 4 3 193 130
Transit and ground passenger
transportation ......................... 42 49 4,456 5,242 11 12 1,114 1,311
Support activities for transportation .... 4 (3) 404 (3) 1 (3) 101 (3)
Information .................................. 48 33 10,136 3,682 12 8 2,534 921
Finance and insurance ........................ 22 17 1,742 2,061 6 4 436 515
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 5 (3) 287 (3) 1 (3) 72 (3)
Professional and technical services .......... 57 48 6,284 4,724 14 12 1,571 1,181
Management of companies and enterprises ...... (3) 6 (3) 449 (3) 2 (3) 112
Administrative and waste services ............ 225 206 20,778 16,714 56 52 5,195 4,179
Educational services ......................... 3 7 147 434 1 2 37 109
Health care and social assistance ............ 31 26 2,523 2,233 8 7 631 558
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 32 30 2,703 2,864 8 8 676 716
Accommodation and food services .............. 112 78 10,219 8,560 28 20 2,555 2,140
Accommodation ............................ 47 20 3,639 1,866 12 5 910 467
Food services and drinking places ........ 65 58 6,580 6,694 16 15 1,645 1,674
Other services, except public administration . 15 9 1,168 710 4 2 292 178
Unclassified ................................. 1 - 79 - - - 20 -
Government ....................................... 62 61 5,397 4,456 16 15 1,349 1,114
Federal ...................................... 10 11 945 913 3 3 236 228
State ........................................ 17 19 1,472 1,384 4 5 368 346
State government education .............. 4 3 414 174 1 1 104 44
Local ........................................ 35 31 2,980 2,159 9 8 745 540
Local government education .............. 7 8 1,125 496 2 2 281 124
1 Average weekly analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. There were 4 weeks in November 2010 and 4 weeks in
November 2011. 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
November November November November November November November November
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Total (2) ............... 1,676 1,393 158,048 127,750 419 348 39,512 31,938
Northeast .................. 223 237 20,305 21,086 56 59 5,076 5,272
Connecticut ............ 9 9 837 805 2 2 209 201
Maine .................. 6 (3) 528 (3) 2 (3) 132 (3)
Massachusetts .......... 17 16 1,449 1,248 4 4 362 312
New Hampshire .......... (3) 4 (3) 296 (3) 1 (3) 74
New Jersey ............. 33 35 4,247 4,114 8 9 1,062 1,029
New York ............... 54 61 4,471 5,520 14 15 1,118 1,380
Pennsylvania ........... 95 102 7,709 8,178 24 26 1,927 2,045
Rhode Island ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Vermont ................ 5 5 736 543 1 1 184 136
South ...................... 426 349 38,416 33,887 107 87 9,604 8,472
Alabama ................ 26 19 2,499 1,798 7 5 625 450
Arkansas ............... 10 19 1,224 1,843 3 5 306 461
Delaware ............... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
District of Columbia ... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Florida ................ 72 53 3,911 3,420 18 13 978 855
Georgia ................ 28 28 3,012 2,372 7 7 753 593
Kentucky ............... 21 25 1,744 2,934 5 6 436 734
Louisiana .............. 17 17 1,351 1,404 4 4 338 351
Maryland ............... 7 7 529 643 2 2 132 161
Mississippi ............ 25 17 1,964 1,607 6 4 491 402
North Carolina ......... 78 30 8,019 2,524 20 8 2,005 631
Oklahoma ............... 5 7 441 1,464 1 2 110 366
South Carolina ......... 19 9 1,501 894 5 2 375 224
Tennessee .............. 11 14 975 988 3 4 244 247
Texas .................. 66 73 7,445 8,862 17 18 1,861 2,216
Virginia ............... 32 26 3,111 2,788 8 7 778 697
West Virginia .......... 5 (3) 457 (3) 1 (3) 114 (3)
Midwest .................... 431 391 43,401 40,372 108 98 10,850 10,093
Illinois ............... 59 57 5,386 5,056 15 14 1,347 1,264
Indiana ................ 30 32 3,799 4,367 8 8 950 1,092
Iowa ................... 24 22 3,716 2,797 6 6 929 699
Kansas ................. 8 (3) 1,205 (3) 2 (3) 301 (3)
Michigan ............... 74 54 7,199 7,046 19 14 1,800 1,762
Minnesota .............. 39 36 3,316 2,991 10 9 829 748
Missouri ............... 29 22 2,159 1,440 7 6 540 360
Nebraska ............... 8 6 643 399 2 2 161 100
North Dakota ........... 6 (3) 528 (3) 2 (3) 132 (3)
Ohio ................... 64 66 6,234 6,017 16 17 1,559 1,504
South Dakota ........... - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin .............. 90 90 9,216 9,359 23 23 2,304 2,340
West ....................... 596 416 55,926 32,405 149 104 13,982 8,101
Alaska ................. 4 6 266 395 1 2 67 99
Arizona ................ 5 7 365 666 1 2 91 167
California ............. 424 275 40,704 19,677 106 69 10,176 4,919
Colorado ............... 17 16 1,379 1,358 4 4 345 340
Hawaii ................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Idaho .................. 21 17 2,085 1,214 5 4 521 304
Montana ................ 12 10 1,074 895 3 3 269 224
Nevada ................. 28 15 2,186 1,754 7 4 547 439
New Mexico ............. 8 (3) 636 (3) 2 (3) 159 (3)
Oregon ................. 28 21 2,676 2,225 7 5 669 556
Utah ................... 9 10 977 704 2 3 244 176
Washington ............. 37 33 3,294 3,033 9 8 824 758
Wyoming ................ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Puerto Rico ............ 11 10 1,046 1,048 3 3 262 262
1 See footnote 1, table 3
2 See footnote 2, table 3.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
United States Department of Labor
