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
May May May May May May May May
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013
Total (2) ............... 1,201 1,383 109,259 134,483 300 277 27,315 26,897
Northeast .................. 197 182 18,817 16,595 49 36 4,704 3,319
Connecticut ............ 11 6 864 441 3 1 216 88
Maine .................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Massachusetts .......... 9 5 1,142 338 2 1 286 68
New Hampshire .......... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
New Jersey ............. 22 21 1,967 2,033 6 4 492 407
New York ............... 65 52 6,199 5,099 16 10 1,550 1,020
Pennsylvania ........... 79 87 7,483 7,450 20 17 1,871 1,490
Rhode Island ........... 4 3 439 181 1 1 110 36
Vermont ................ 3 5 334 672 1 1 84 134
South ...................... 358 428 33,270 45,661 90 86 8,318 9,132
Alabama ................ 13 28 1,019 2,411 3 6 255 482
Arkansas ............... 9 12 1,031 1,398 2 2 258 280
Delaware ............... (3) 4 (3) 250 (3) 1 (3) 50
District of Columbia ... 3 3 187 177 1 1 47 35
Florida ................ 75 78 4,621 4,914 19 16 1,155 983
Georgia ................ 28 33 2,906 4,629 7 7 727 926
Kentucky ............... 20 18 1,886 2,193 5 4 472 439
Louisiana .............. 21 16 1,884 2,154 5 3 471 431
Maryland (4) ........... 9 16 706 1,531 2 3 177 306
Mississippi ............ 28 26 3,961 4,634 7 5 990 927
North Carolina ......... 46 54 4,247 6,177 12 11 1,062 1,235
Oklahoma ............... 5 3 361 214 1 1 90 43
South Carolina ......... 4 11 327 1,570 1 2 82 314
Tennessee .............. 20 24 1,762 3,070 5 5 441 614
Texas .................. 53 76 5,130 7,419 13 15 1,283 1,484
Virginia ............... 21 23 3,038 2,688 5 5 760 538
West Virginia .......... (3) 3 (3) 232 (3) 1 (3) 46
Midwest .................... 249 292 26,349 33,002 62 58 6,587 6,600
Illinois ............... 64 60 7,361 11,153 16 12 1,840 2,231
Indiana ................ 23 27 2,078 2,285 6 5 520 457
Iowa ................... 12 13 1,208 1,179 3 3 302 236
Kansas ................. 11 11 1,092 1,603 3 2 273 321
Michigan ............... 22 41 1,922 4,333 6 8 481 867
Minnesota .............. (3) 16 (3) 1,565 (3) 3 (3) 313
Missouri ............... 28 37 4,491 2,723 7 7 1,123 545
Nebraska ............... 9 7 924 903 2 1 231 181
North Dakota ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Ohio ................... 37 44 3,401 3,547 9 9 850 709
South Dakota ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Wisconsin .............. 35 31 3,298 3,268 9 6 825 654
West ....................... 397 481 30,823 39,225 99 96 7,706 7,845
Alaska ................. 7 8 619 657 2 2 155 131
Arizona ................ 14 15 1,245 1,262 4 3 311 252
California ............. 307 377 22,995 30,069 77 75 5,749 6,014
Colorado ............... 10 9 902 930 3 2 226 186
Hawaii ................. (3) 8 (3) 622 (3) 2 (3) 124
Idaho .................. 3 (3) 201 (3) 1 (3) 50 (3)
Montana ................ 3 6 223 422 1 1 56 84
Nevada ................. 11 13 859 1,102 3 3 215 220
New Mexico ............. 11 10 999 836 3 2 250 167
Oregon ................. 15 19 1,416 2,057 4 4 354 411
Utah ................... 5 (3) 366 (3) 1 (3) 92 (3)
Washington ............. 8 9 736 733 2 2 184 147
Wyoming ................ (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Puerto Rico ............ 5 8 504 923 1 2 126 185
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
