October 24, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Mass layoffs in September 2012
State distribution: Initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
| State |
September 2011 |
September 2012 |
Alabama |
1,419 |
1,396 |
Alaska |
532 |
|
Arizona |
678 |
207 |
Arkansas |
825 |
598 |
California |
33,690 |
16,581 |
Colorado |
680 |
307 |
Connecticut |
242 |
200 |
Delaware |
|
0 |
District of Columbia |
|
0 |
Florida |
4,538 |
3,549 |
Georgia |
3,256 |
1,477 |
Hawaii |
|
296 |
Idaho |
365 |
|
Illinois |
5,092 |
2,481 |
Indiana |
2,179 |
1,317 |
Iowa |
741 |
919 |
Kansas |
334 |
798 |
Kentucky |
2,202 |
1,556 |
Louisiana |
1,554 |
2,039 |
Maine |
194 |
0 |
Maryland |
617 |
919 |
Massachusetts |
617 |
418 |
Michigan |
2,186 |
1,808 |
Minnesota |
419 |
507 |
Mississippi |
521 |
910 |
Missouri |
1,520 |
1,908 |
Montana |
228 |
|
Nebraska |
578 |
|
Nevada |
1,274 |
574 |
New Hampshire |
|
0 |
New Jersey |
3,922 |
2,156 |
New Mexico |
|
|
New York |
7,664 |
4,140 |
North Carolina |
5,449 |
3,622 |
North Dakota |
0 |
|
Ohio |
4,985 |
2,532 |
Oklahoma |
372 |
|
Oregon |
1,178 |
632 |
Pennsylvania |
12,300 |
5,026 |
Puerto Rico |
2,823 |
446 |
Rhode Island |
0 |
170 |
South Carolina |
1,944 |
758 |
South Dakota |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
846 |
|
Texas |
4,470 |
3,485 |
Utah |
329 |
|
Vermont |
537 |
0 |
Virginia |
569 |
2,615 |
Washington |
1,006 |
1,082 |
West Virginia |
|
0 |
Wisconsin |
3,851 |
1,742 |
Wyoming |
0 |
0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in September 2012.
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