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Table 3. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first quarter 2004 Layoff events Separations Industry Associated Associated Total with the Total with the movement of movement of work work United States .. 1,204 108 239,361 16,021 Northeast ............... 215 11 28,978 1,327 New England ......... 56 ( 1 ) 7,355 ( 1 ) Middle Atlantic ..... 159 ( 1 ) 21,623 ( 1 ) South ................... 246 30 38,832 5,011 South Atlantic ...... 155 17 25,267 2,355 East South Central .. 28 5 3,889 956 West South Central .. 63 8 9,676 1,700 Midwest ................. 430 38 68,214 5,403 East North Central .. 359 32 57,697 4,216 West North Central .. 71 6 10,517 1,187 West .................... 313 29 103,337 4,280 Mountain ............ 33 ( 1 ) 5,694 ( 1 ) Pacific ............. 280 ( 1 ) 97,643 ( 1 ) 1 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 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. All data in this table are preliminary.