For release 3:00 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, December 22, 2009
USDL-09-1561
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MASS LAYOFFS – NOVEMBER 2009
Employers took 1,797 mass layoff actions in November that resulted in the separation of 165,346
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 action involved at least 50 persons
from a single employer. The number of mass layoff events in November decreased by 330 from the prior
month, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 51,836, to their lowest levels since July
2008. However, year-to-date mass layoff events (27,669) and initial claims (2,792,736) both recorded
program highs for a January to November period. (Data begin in April 1995.) In November, 481 mass
layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 56,243 initial
claims. Both the number of events and initial claims in manufacturing decreased over the month. (See
table 1.)
Chart 1. Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted,
December 2004-November 2009
Events
3,500
Chart 2. Mass layoff initial claims, seasonally adjusted,
December 2004-November 2009
Claims
350,000
3,000
300,000
2,500
250,000
2,000
200,000
150,000
1,500
1,000
500
Total
Total
Private nonfarm
100,000
Manufacturing
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
50,000
0
0
During the 24 months from December 2007 through November 2009, the total number of mass layoff
events (seasonally adjusted) was 51,154, and the number of initial claims filed (seasonally adjusted) in
those events was 5,187,170. (December 2007 was the start of a recession as designated by the National
Bureau of Economic Research.)
The national unemployment rate was 10.0 percent in November 2009, seasonally adjusted, down from
10.2 percent the prior month but up from 6.8 percent a year earlier. In November, total nonfarm payroll
employment decreased by 11,000 over the month and by 4,759,000 from a year earlier.
Table A. Indus trie s with the large s t numbe r of mas s layoff initial claims in N ove mbe r 2009,
not s e as onally adjus te d
N ovember peak
Industry
Initial claims
Year
Initial claims
Highway, street, and bridge construction .............
1
Temporary help services ..................................
Food service contractors ....................................
School and employee bus transportation .............
Automobile manufacturing ..................................
Farm labor contractors and crew leaders ............
M otorcycle, bicycle, and parts manufacturing ......
M otion picture and video production ..................
1
Professional employer organizations .................
C asino hotels .....................................................
1
8,933
7,991
6,004
3,447
2,867
2,807
2,644
2,637
2,506
2,436
2001
2000
2007
2007
2007
1999
2009
2000
2008
2006
14,805
19,023
6,163
4,547
8,416
11,613
2,644
8,664
5,873
2,706
See th e Tech n ical No te fo r mo re in fo rmatio n o n th es e in d u s tries .
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in November was 1,870 on a not seasonally adjusted basis; the
number of associated initial claims was 164,496. (See table 2.) Over the year, the number of mass layoff
events decreased by 704, and associated initial claims decreased by 77,093. Thirteen of the 19 major
industry sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases in initial claimants for the
month of November, led by manufacturing (-52,567), administrative and waste services (-8,122), retail
trade (-6,346), and construction (-5,873).
Three of the 19 major industry sectors in the private economy reported program highs in terms of
average weekly initial claimants for the month of November: arts, entertainment, and recreation;
accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration. (Average weekly
analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. See the Technical Note.)
The manufacturing sector accounted for 28 percent of all mass layoff events and 33 percent of initial
claims filed in November 2009. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 39 percent of events and 45
percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in November was greatest in
transportation equipment and food. Transportation equipment manufacturing had the largest over-theyear decrease in initial claims (-11,236), while food services and drinking places had the highest
increase (+2,862) among all three-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
industries. (See table 3.)
The six-digit NAICS industry with the largest number of initial claims in November 2009 was highway,
street, and bridge construction. Of the 10 detailed industries with the largest number of mass layoff
initial claims, only the motorcycle, bicycle, and parts manufacturing industry reached a series high for
the month of November. (See table A.)
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Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the four census regions, the Midwest registered the highest number of initial claims in
November due to mass layoffs, followed by the West and the South. (See table 5.) Initial claims
associated with mass layoffs decreased over the year in all of the regions, with the Midwest
experiencing the largest decrease (-33,741), mostly in transportation equipment manufacturing.
Of the nine geographic divisions, the East North Central had the highest number of initial claims due to
mass layoffs in November, followed by the Pacific, the Middle Atlantic, and the South Atlantic. (See
table 5.) Seven of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by the East
North Central (-26,022).
California recorded the highest number of initial claims in November, followed by Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. (See table 6.) Thirty-seven states experienced over-the-year
decreases in initial claims, led by California (-15,768), Indiana (-9,097), Ohio (-6,447), and Michigan
(-6,108). In 2009, three states reached program highs in average weekly initial claims for the month of
November: Nevada, North Carolina, and Wyoming.
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. Because monthly figures include short-term layoffs of 30 days or less, the sum of
the figures for the 3 months in a quarter will be higher than the quarterly figure for mass layoffs of more
than 30 days. (See table 4.) See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions.
_____________
The Mass Layoffs in December 2009 and Annual Totals for 2009 news release is scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Mass Layoff Data
In accordance with usual practice, the release of mass layoff data for December 2009,
scheduled for January 27, 2010, will incorporate annual updating of seasonal adjustment
factors. Seasonally adjusted estimates back to January 2005 are subject to revision.
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Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federalstate 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 administered 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
employer 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 insurance 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 publishing 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 expansions and contractions.
The MLS data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12ARIMA seasonal adjustment method on a concurrent basis.
Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses all available monthly
estimates, including those for the current month, in developing 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
seasonal factors if they were ignored in the seasonal
adjustment process. These effects are modeled in the X-12ARIMA program and are permanently removed from the
final seasonally adjusted series.
Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, December 2005 to November 2009,
seasonally adjusted
Total
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Date
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2005
December .....................................................
1,263
136,751
1,135
125,700
358
46,940
2006
January .........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ...............................................................
June ..............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ....................................................
October .........................................................
November .....................................................
December .....................................................
1,112
960
1,078
1,198
1,132
1,156
1,204
1,278
1,167
1,195
1,209
1,201
111,601
104,045
118,270
123,674
116,808
124,955
123,172
136,289
124,083
121,439
131,459
133,311
986
872
976
1,062
1,013
1,044
1,077
1,117
1,054
1,081
1,096
1,100
102,359
96,317
109,842
113,849
106,743
115,491
113,324
125,064
115,451
112,777
122,136
124,019
293
317
320
366
312
356
381
376
390
401
402
369
35,390
41,810
48,026
50,747
42,958
45,280
50,109
60,524
46,470
53,597
57,084
51,113
2007
January .........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ...............................................................
June ..............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ....................................................
October .........................................................
November .....................................................
December .....................................................
1,261
1,240
1,261
1,281
1,200
1,256
1,288
1,262
1,279
1,346
1,352
1,469
129,190
134,524
129,480
130,263
119,259
132,078
131,556
125,334
125,527
133,514
143,419
145,916
1,116
1,130
1,151
1,145
1,097
1,138
1,182
1,162
1,183
1,224
1,233
1,354
118,890
126,105
120,923
119,683
111,585
122,726
123,322
117,557
118,917
124,666
134,445
136,914
406
404
407
381
368
356
405
331
440
436
408
447
55,341
58,861
52,356
45,654
48,682
41,135
53,318
36,577
54,006
57,527
56,330
56,152
2008
January .........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ...............................................................
June ..............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ....................................................
October .........................................................
November .....................................................
December .....................................................
1,476
1,669
1,585
1,344
1,701
1,717
1,535
1,887
2,290
2,204
2,333
2,275
149,068
183,038
161,497
135,352
180,558
174,748
152,499
188,951
240,721
230,330
225,639
226,117
1,350
1,532
1,471
1,215
1,563
1,561
1,390
1,735
2,114
2,042
2,185
2,100
139,076
172,013
151,550
125,074
170,538
162,071
141,239
178,479
226,492
216,095
213,288
212,559
435
526
483
487
538
555
455
626
643
687
868
871
56,579
67,235
65,252
63,247
75,520
79,744
57,648
80,913
86,617
92,256
100,643
105,402
2009
January .........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ...............................................................
June ..............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ....................................................
October .........................................................
November .....................................................
2,227
2,769
2,933
2,712
2,933
2,763
2,157
2,690
2,561
2,127
1,797
237,902
295,477
299,388
271,226
312,880
279,231
206,791
259,307
248,006
217,182
165,346
2,070
2,628
2,751
2,519
2,736
2,536
1,928
2,428
2,324
1,918
1,636
225,490
281,500
283,989
256,111
296,108
260,747
185,718
237,302
229,371
198,453
153,297
738
1,235
1,259
1,111
1,331
1,235
621
900
856
619
481
102,577
152,618
155,909
135,252
165,802
159,310
72,266
93,892
97,066
70,572
56,243
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, December 2005 to November 2009,
not seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2005
December ....................................................
2,323
254,258
2,168
242,753
706
96,382
2006
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,245
719
921
1,140
872
1,489
1,511
708
865
964
1,315
2,249
117,946
66,555
111,838
121,589
84,809
164,761
166,857
72,844
87,699
98,804
136,186
254,503
1,123
658
856
1,038
794
1,224
1,335
656
785
820
1,172
2,126
108,701
62,208
106,177
112,964
78,663
140,687
154,342
69,054
81,274
88,133
125,009
244,783
331
210
285
296
192
319
648
203
296
311
455
735
35,097
24,892
44,688
39,538
23,570
41,095
96,152
28,494
39,076
46,737
58,473
105,462
2007
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,407
935
1,082
1,219
923
1,599
1,599
963
717
1,083
1,799
2,167
134,984
86,696
123,974
127,444
85,816
172,810
175,419
93,458
67,385
108,455
198,220
224,214
1,263
861
1,015
1,115
856
1,318
1,450
908
667
929
1,593
2,071
124,475
82,097
118,431
118,040
81,153
148,669
164,939
88,345
64,026
97,716
181,184
216,898
456
273
367
309
224
313
684
220
246
338
514
699
53,615
36,170
49,886
35,229
26,527
36,571
101,390
23,361
29,381
50,918
75,413
91,754
2008
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,647
1,269
1,089
1,272
1,552
1,622
1,891
1,427
1,292
2,125
2,574
3,377
154,503
119,508
114,541
130,810
159,471
166,742
200,382
139,999
129,586
221,784
241,589
351,305
1,520
1,178
1,039
1,172
1,438
1,315
1,687
1,343
1,202
1,917
2,389
3,232
144,191
113,587
110,147
121,625
150,462
140,916
186,018
133,146
122,505
205,553
226,657
340,220
488
361
333
394
388
309
760
414
361
689
997
1,378
54,418
42,527
43,740
48,188
51,698
42,097
108,733
51,912
46,391
100,457
107,620
172,529
2009
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
3,806
2,262
2,191
2,547
2,738
2,519
3,054
1,428
1,371
1,934
1,870
388,813
218,438
228,387
256,930
289,628
256,357
336,654
125,024
123,177
193,904
164,496
3,633
2,173
2,107
2,385
2,572
2,051
2,659
1,334
1,258
1,678
1,679
375,293
210,755
221,397
243,321
274,047
216,063
296,589
117,193
115,141
172,883
150,751
1,461
945
940
887
1,005
674
1,133
436
448
566
517
172,757
103,588
114,747
100,872
123,683
85,726
154,208
41,151
51,126
69,655
55,053
Events
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Mass layoff events
Industry
November September
2008
2009
October
2009
November
2009
November September
2008
2009
October
2009
November
2009
Seasonally adjusted
Total .............................................................
Total, private nonfarm ......................................
Manufacturing ................................................
2,333
2,185
868
2,561
2,324
856
2,127
1,918
619
1,797
1,636
481
225,639
213,288
100,643
248,006
229,371
97,066
217,182
198,453
70,572
165,346
153,297
56,243
Not seasonally adjusted
1
Total ...........................................................
2,574
1,371
1,934
1,870
241,589
123,177
193,904
164,496
Total, private ......................................................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ........
Total, private nonfarm ......................................
Mining ............................................................
Utilities ............................................................
Construction ...................................................
Manufacturing ................................................
Food ...........................................................
Beverage and tobacco products ................
Textile mills ................................................
Textile product mills ...................................
Apparel .......................................................
Leather and allied products ........................
Wood products ...........................................
Paper .........................................................
Printing and related support activities ........
Petroleum and coal products .....................
2,502
113
2,389
22
3
382
997
71
9
19
10
16
3
93
28
14
11
1,285
27
1,258
10
6
167
448
50
5
12
1,791
112
1,679
22
3
308
517
61
9
12
–
17
(2)
2,653
1,287
828
–
181,476
8,593
172,883
1,038
550
15,258
69,655
8,999
1,001
1,407
419
438
–
4,326
1,216
1,337
312
158,146
7,395
150,751
1,551
206
23,902
55,053
6,631
682
1,337
–
1,361
(2)
10
11
235,560
8,903
226,657
2,004
332
29,775
107,620
7,123
620
2,558
669
1,783
270
9,439
2,645
1,527
929
116,813
1,672
115,141
918
448
10,637
51,126
5,044
306
1,197
(2)
36
15
10
–
1,806
128
1,678
15
6
205
566
91
12
9
3
7
–
41
14
17
3
Chemicals ..................................................
Plastics and rubber products .....................
Nonmetallic mineral products .....................
Primary metals ...........................................
Fabricated metal products .........................
Machinery ..................................................
Computer and electronic products .............
Electrical equipment and appliances .........
Transportation equipment ..........................
Furniture and related products ...................
Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................
20
74
55
74
104
62
40
27
190
55
22
9
13
12
30
44
63
28
23
53
22
11
8
35
16
44
49
51
29
29
72
22
14
13
29
30
38
36
44
25
18
86
19
11
2,042
7,013
4,937
7,813
8,905
9,019
3,592
2,891
25,042
6,716
2,087
540
1,195
763
3,330
3,856
12,389
1,986
2,740
7,331
3,481
1,117
533
2,672
1,172
4,703
4,702
10,892
2,169
3,394
17,069
1,865
1,029
1,239
2,802
2,514
3,426
2,764
5,080
2,788
1,379
13,806
2,407
931
Wholesale trade .............................................
Retail trade .....................................................
Transportation and warehousing ...................
Information .....................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................
Real estate and rental and leasing ................
Professional and technical services ...............
Management of companies and enterprises ..
Administrative and waste services .................
Educational services ......................................
Health care and social assistance .................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................
Accommodation and food services ................
Other services, except public administration .
Unclassified ...................................................
65
155
99
48
48
18
66
10
280
5
33
33
115
10
–
32
139
47
45
43
50
124
61
57
49
13
57
6
260
3
37
34
126
9
–
33
99
83
52
33
13
55
3
220
6
38
45
129
20
–
4,779
13,429
7,749
5,390
3,591
1,084
6,695
656
26,341
365
2,775
2,642
10,682
748
–
2,422
13,094
4,807
4,572
3,308
4,645
12,914
5,541
9,567
3,716
870
5,974
812
25,694
226
2,165
2,435
11,346
477
–
2,389
7,083
6,651
5,414
2,691
963
4,651
290
18,219
453
2,886
3,705
13,264
1,380
–
Government .......................................................
Federal ...........................................................
State ...............................................................
Local ..............................................................
72
11
21
40
128
28
32
68
79
12
25
42
6,029
860
1,797
3,372
12,428
2,550
3,433
6,445
6,350
1,155
2,213
2,982
1
Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(2)
7
(2)
31
5
142
7
23
29
73
7
(2)
86
8
28
50
(2)
40
(2)
572
(2)
1,998
495
11,525
371
1,573
2,209
4,981
409
(2)
6,364
603
2,082
3,679
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
(2)
3,505
(2)
888
852
Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2007 to November 2009,
not seasonally adjusted
Private nonfarm
Total mass layoffs
Date
Mass layoffs
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Extended mass layoffs
lasting more than 30 days
Realization rates 1
Events
Initial
claimants
1,814
347,151
39.5
70.0
1,340
259,292
35.9
70.5
1,756
339,630
44.7
82.2
1,581
304,340
37.4
68.9
3,582
766,592
47.5
99.2
3,979
835,017
50.3
103.4
3,396
727,494
48.5
99.2
Events
Initial
claimants
2007
October ......................................
November ..................................
December ..................................
1,083
1,799
2,167
108,455
198,220
224,214
929
1,593
2,071
97,716
181,184
216,898
Fourth Quarter ...........................
5,049
530,889
4,593
495,798
January ......................................
February ....................................
March .........................................
1,647
1,269
1,089
154,503
119,508
114,541
1,520
1,178
1,039
144,191
113,587
110,147
First Quarter ...............................
4,005
388,552
3,737
367,925
April ............................................
May ............................................
June ...........................................
1,272
1,552
1,622
130,810
159,471
166,742
1,172
1,438
1,315
121,625
150,462
140,916
Second Quarter .........................
4,446
457,023
3,925
413,003
July ............................................
August ........................................
September .................................
1,891
1,427
1,292
200,382
139,999
129,586
1,687
1,343
1,202
186,018
133,146
122,505
Third Quarter .............................
4,610
469,967
4,232
441,669
October ......................................
November ..................................
December ..................................
2,125
2,574
3,377
221,784
241,589
351,305
1,917
2,389
3,232
205,553
226,657
340,220
Fourth Quarter ...........................
8,076
814,678
7,538
772,430
January ......................................
February ....................................
March .........................................
3,806
2,262
2,191
388,813
218,438
228,387
3,633
2,173
2,107
375,293
210,755
221,397
First Quarter ...............................
8,259
835,638
7,913
807,445
April ............................................
May ............................................
June ...........................................
2,547
2,738
2,519
256,930
289,628
256,357
2,385
2,572
2,051
243,321
274,047
216,063
Second Quarter .........................
7,804
802,915
7,008
733,431
July ............................................
August ........................................
September .................................
3,054
1,428
1,371
336,654
125,024
123,177
2,659
1,334
1,258
296,589
117,193
115,141
Third Quarter .............................
5,853
584,855
5,251
528,923
October ......................................
November ..................................
1,934
1,870
193,904
164,496
1,678
1,679
172,883
150,751
2008
2009
1
The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm
2,p
1,776
2,p
266,938
p
33.8
p
50.5
data on these layoffs become available. Experience suggests that the
mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization
number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards
rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants
by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants associated
associated with layoffs lasting more than 30 days.
2
These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more
with such events increases by 25-40 percent.
p
= preliminary.
Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division,
not seasonally adjusted
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Mass layoff events
Census region and division
November
2008
September
2009
October
2009
November
2009
United States 1 .........................................
2,574
1,371
1,934
Northeast ..........................................................
New England ................................................
Middle Atlantic ..............................................
314
40
274
233
29
204
South ................................................................
South Atlantic ...............................................
East South Central .......................................
West South Central ......................................
616
304
196
116
Midwest ............................................................
East North Central ........................................
West North Central .......................................
West .................................................................
Mountain .......................................................
Pacific ...........................................................
1
November
2008
September
2009
1,870
241,589
123,177
193,904
164,496
260
30
230
285
40
245
28,791
3,505
25,286
18,617
2,762
15,855
22,709
2,134
20,575
26,974
3,750
23,224
334
182
71
81
499
279
87
133
413
207
83
123
56,608
25,648
19,725
11,235
28,943
14,927
6,844
7,172
45,772
23,144
9,545
13,083
37,708
19,029
6,656
12,023
824
645
179
309
240
69
483
375
108
530
382
148
85,730
65,287
20,443
38,137
30,304
7,833
60,792
49,277
11,515
51,989
39,265
12,724
820
126
694
495
53
442
692
103
589
642
98
544
70,460
11,050
59,410
37,480
3,924
33,556
64,631
9,020
55,611
47,825
9,393
38,432
See footnote 1, table 3.
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,
October
2009
November
2009
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.
Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Mass layoff events
State
Total 1 ..............................................
Alabama ..............................................
Alaska .................................................
Arizona ................................................
Arkansas .............................................
California .............................................
Colorado .............................................
Connecticut .........................................
Delaware .............................................
District of Columbia .............................
Florida .................................................
Georgia ...............................................
Hawaii .................................................
Idaho ...................................................
November
2008
September
2009
October
2009
November
2009
2,574
1,371
1,934
48
22
7
7
27
8
20
17
514
19
9
3
(2)
20
21
580
15
3
6
2
( )
395
14
4
2
November
2008
September
2009
1,870
241,589
123,177
193,904
164,496
16
3
9
9
472
14
5
6
5,289
2,044
849
463
3,179
755
1,666
1,954
48,169
1,554
671
251
1,266
361
709
973
31,922
1,064
424
347
( )
151
51
9
27
( )
–
91
35
6
4
( )
167
39
7
10
( )
86
26
7
19
Illinois ..................................................
Indiana ................................................
Iowa ....................................................
Kansas ................................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana ............................................
Maine ..................................................
Maryland .............................................
Massachusetts ....................................
Michigan .............................................
Minnesota ...........................................
Mississippi ..........................................
Missouri ..............................................
126
111
49
14
78
13
4
7
18
157
60
34
44
71
21
18
15
32
10
3
7
12
40
15
5
16
93
37
35
13
36
24
3
6
9
70
24
10
31
Montana ..............................................
Nebraska ............................................
Nevada ...............................................
New Hampshire ..................................
New Jersey .........................................
New Mexico ........................................
New York ............................................
North Carolina .....................................
North Dakota .......................................
Ohio ....................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................
Oregon ................................................
Pennsylvania ......................................
11
4
33
4
46
9
79
34
5
120
18
60
149
3
3
15
( )
31
7
58
8
11
4
19
3
37
11
68
19
(2)
47
4
15
115
(2)
75
7
35
125
Rhode Island .......................................
South Carolina ....................................
South Dakota ......................................
Tennessee ..........................................
Texas ..................................................
Utah ....................................................
Vermont ..............................................
Virginia ................................................
Washington .........................................
West Virginia .......................................
Wisconsin ...........................................
Wyoming .............................................
–
36
3
36
64
10
11
16
44
3
18
–
12
65
3
5
22
19
–
61
–
2
( )
19
–
14
85
9
3
22
25
3
100
4
17
12
Puerto Rico .........................................
2
(2)
131
2
( )
14
2
1
See footnote 1, table 3.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
2
(2)
1,603
2,026
47,690
1,162
186
415
2
( )
28,797
1,036
323
2
October
2009
November
2009
( )
10,582
4,970
641
2,298
( )
–
5,975
2,817
465
306
( )
11,851
3,880
630
1,088
( )
6,010
3,225
488
2,071
101
43
25
8
41
35
6
6
11
78
55
9
48
11,564
13,420
8,213
1,321
9,210
1,093
451
828
1,459
14,657
5,442
2,736
3,087
10,743
2,895
2,384
2,880
3,394
887
268
463
985
6,167
1,122
323
1,018
12,917
4,759
4,732
1,562
4,656
2,169
177
479
596
9,543
1,985
602
2,556
10,794
4,323
2,648
741
3,649
2,795
674
486
803
8,549
4,905
512
3,195
10
6
33
4
52
7
75
30
5
59
10
35
118
1,226
450
2,992
311
5,665
554
7,366
3,410
1,631
11,680
1,708
7,259
12,255
227
210
1,201
( )
2,844
487
4,424
918
1,062
559
1,361
263
2,850
761
6,961
1,672
(2)
4,745
401
1,402
8,587
(2)
10,569
582
3,936
10,764
758
611
3,891
279
5,277
476
6,281
4,273
557
5,233
1,438
3,464
11,666
3
20
(2)
17
69
4
11
31
27
–
3,916
299
2,490
6,408
1,161
1,098
1,316
3,724
(2)
101
(2)
13,966
( )
2
260
2,831
–
1,083
5,715
204
507
1,868
2,043
–
5,754
–
(2)
2,692
–
1,108
8,378
1,058
254
1,955
2,121
250
11,489
470
1,686
1,563
1,079
2
2
( )
22
2
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
2
2
2
297
1,456
(2)
1,229
6,817
256
1,273
3,021
2,197
(2)
10,366
2
( )
2,177