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June 23, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Area | May 2010 | May 2011 |
---|---|---|
United States |
123,333 | 119,911 |
Northeast |
17,575 | 17,726 |
New England |
2,421 | 2,505 |
Middle Atlantic |
15,154 | 15,221 |
South |
38,299 | 43,457 |
South Atlantic |
19,282 | 18,785 |
East South Central |
8,431 | 14,830 |
West South Central |
10,586 | 9,842 |
Midwest |
26,176 | 26,017 |
East North Central |
17,981 | 18,948 |
West North Central |
8,195 | 7,069 |
West |
41,283 | 32,711 |
Mountain |
6,357 | 5,948 |
Pacific |
34,926 | 26,763 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Initial claims for unemployment insurance due to mass layoffs by region, May 2011.