USDL-10-1750
For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/mls
Media contact:
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MASS LAYOFFS – NOVEMBER 2010
Employers took 1,586 mass layoff actions in November involving 152,816 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 mass layoff involved at least 50 persons from a single employer.
The number of mass layoff events in November decreased by 65 from the prior month, while the number
of associated initial claims increased by 4,757. In November, 354 mass layoff events were reported in
the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 39,465 initial claims. Over the month, the
number of manufacturing events decreased slightly, while associated initial claims increased by 2,027.
(See table 1.)
Chart 1. Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted,
December 2005-November 2010
Events
3,500
Chart 2. Mass layoff initial claims, seasonally adjusted,
December 2005-November 2010
Claims
350,000
3,000
300,000
2,500
Total
250,000
2,000
200,000
1,500
150,000
1,000
500
Manufacturing
Private nonfarm
0
Total
100,000
Private nonfarm
50,000
Manufacturing
0
The national unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in November, up from 9.6 percent the prior month and
down from 10.0 percent a year earlier. In November, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by
39,000 over the month and by 842,000 from a year earlier.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in November was 1,676 on a not seasonally adjusted basis; the number of associated initial claims was 158,048. Over the year, the number of mass layoff events decreased
by 194, and associated initial claims decreased by 6,448. (See table 2.) Twelve of the 19 major industry
sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by manufacturing.
Table A. Industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims in November 2010,
not seasonally adjusted
November peak
Industry
Initial claims
Year
Initial claims
Highway, street, and bridge construction ............
1
Temporary help services ..................................
Motion picture and video production ..................
Food service contractors ...................................
School and employee bus transportation .............
Farm labor contractors and crew leaders ............
1
Professional employer organizations .................
Hotels and motels, except casino hotels ..............
Landscaping services .........................................
Payroll services ..................................................
1
12,964
2001
14,805
11,714
7,419
4,404
3,899
3,700
2000
2000
2007
2007
1999
19,023
8,664
6,163
4,547
11,613
3,400
2,180
1,973
1,770
2008
2001
2002
2002
5,873
3,215
2,129
6,598
See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
The manufacturing sector accounted for 23 percent of all mass layoff events and 26 percent of initial
claims filed in November. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 28 percent of events and 33 percent
of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in November was greatest in transportation equipment and in food. Thirteen of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year
decreases in initial claims, with the largest declines in transportation equipment and in machinery. (See
table 3.)
The six-digit industries with the largest number of initial claims in November were highway, street, and
bridge construction and temporary help services. (See table A.) The table includes both publicly and privately owned entities.
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Two of the 4 regions and 5 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims due
to mass layoffs in November. Among the census regions, the Midwest registered the largest over-theyear decline in initial claims. Of the geographic divisions, the East North Central had the largest overthe-year decline in initial claims. (See table 5.)
California recorded the highest number of initial claims in November, followed by Wisconsin, North
Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia experienced over-theyear decreases in initial claims, led by Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky, and New York. (See
table 6.)
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
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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.
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The Mass Layoffs news release for December 2010 and Annual Totals for 2010 is scheduled to be
released on Thursday, January 27, 2011, 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 2010, scheduled for January 27, 2011, will incorporate annual updating of seasonal adjustment factors.
Seasonally adjusted estimates back to January 2006 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 2006 to November 2010,
seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2006
December ....................................................
1,227
134,176
1,123
124,570
376
51,403
2007
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,264
1,191
1,225
1,268
1,172
1,241
1,274
1,247
1,255
1,370
1,415
1,569
130,834
121,289
126,391
129,098
118,648
131,394
130,331
126,108
123,632
137,108
148,952
155,095
1,113
1,075
1,113
1,135
1,070
1,125
1,169
1,158
1,160
1,248
1,289
1,448
119,874
112,607
117,760
118,175
111,103
122,123
122,381
118,575
116,744
128,387
139,665
145,666
404
374
386
362
345
338
403
323
436
449
424
483
55,217
54,581
48,298
43,205
44,391
37,931
55,973
34,902
51,814
58,360
58,543
60,368
2008
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,481
1,578
1,487
1,327
1,604
1,674
1,531
1,845
2,222
2,287
2,489
2,461
151,269
162,152
151,539
133,318
170,619
170,329
152,447
189,798
235,755
239,768
240,181
243,505
1,348
1,432
1,372
1,201
1,465
1,523
1,389
1,711
2,049
2,125
2,334
2,277
140,570
150,712
141,574
122,651
160,529
158,084
141,707
179,737
220,832
226,098
227,368
229,171
436
470
436
460
468
501
461
607
634
721
929
962
57,147
60,276
56,919
59,377
62,345
68,403
61,417
78,172
81,989
95,301
107,072
115,961
2009
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
2,279
2,737
2,913
2,663
2,794
2,598
2,039
2,480
2,326
2,055
1,813
1,726
251,807
289,162
295,970
263,162
306,788
260,596
196,578
238,911
221,639
205,502
163,823
153,127
2,115
2,592
2,715
2,461
2,589
2,371
1,818
2,244
2,109
1,856
1,650
1,542
238,990
274,040
279,671
247,329
289,012
241,864
176,542
218,425
204,462
187,880
151,810
138,747
764
1,186
1,202
1,033
1,183
1,072
565
798
783
594
485
433
109,124
141,264
146,381
125,093
145,166
135,844
66,918
87,201
90,440
65,801
54,858
44,072
2010
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
1,761
1,570
1,628
1,646
1,676
1,757
1,520
1,655
1,530
1,651
1,586
182,261
155,718
150,864
164,325
164,115
158,479
135,389
165,528
138,220
148,059
152,816
1,585
1,406
1,432
1,478
1,416
1,529
1,301
1,448
1,317
1,445
1,405
168,466
142,240
136,446
149,621
142,594
139,029
117,546
143,056
118,741
130,448
137,695
486
376
356
388
320
332
286
400
334
356
354
62,556
43,100
39,290
50,083
30,729
33,012
29,826
48,858
34,096
37,438
39,465
Events
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, December 2006 to November 2010,
not seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2006
December ....................................................
2,249
254,503
2,126
244,783
735
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 ....................................................
December ....................................................
3,806
2,262
2,191
2,547
2,738
2,519
3,054
1,428
1,371
1,934
1,870
2,310
388,813
218,438
228,387
256,930
289,628
256,357
336,654
125,024
123,177
193,904
164,496
214,648
3,633
2,173
2,107
2,385
2,572
2,051
2,659
1,334
1,258
1,678
1,679
2,166
375,293
210,755
221,397
243,321
274,047
216,063
296,589
117,193
115,141
172,883
150,751
203,655
1,461
945
940
887
1,005
674
1,133
436
448
566
517
615
172,757
103,588
114,747
100,872
123,683
85,726
154,208
41,151
51,126
69,655
55,053
64,540
2010
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
2,860
1,183
1,197
1,840
1,354
1,861
2,124
976
920
1,642
1,676
278,679
102,818
111,727
199,690
123,333
171,190
206,254
92,435
77,654
148,638
158,048
2,682
1,091
1,111
1,697
1,170
1,355
1,732
897
806
1,373
1,477
265,074
96,022
105,514
184,654
109,203
125,872
172,248
83,021
67,987
127,865
142,591
962
282
273
424
216
212
532
230
187
351
389
104,846
30,728
29,745
55,178
19,334
21,083
64,200
23,088
19,403
40,861
41,383
Events
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Mass layoff events
Industry
November
2009
September
2010
October
2010
November
2010
November
2009
September
2010
1,813
1,650
485
1,530
1,317
334
1,651
1,445
356
October
2010
November
2010
1,586
1,405
354
163,823
151,810
54,858
138,220
118,741
34,096
148,059
130,448
37,438
152,816
137,695
39,465
Seasonally adjusted
Total ...............................................................
Total, private nonfarm ........................................
Manufacturing ..................................................
Not seasonally adjusted
1
Total ............................................................
1,870
920
1,642
1,676
164,496
77,654
148,638
158,048
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 .......................
1,791
112
1,679
22
3
308
517
61
9
12
–
17
823
17
806
4
1,493
120
1,373
6
1,614
137
1,477
13
68,913
926
67,987
447
136,178
8,313
127,865
390
152,651
10,060
142,591
943
(2)
89
187
31
(2)
175
351
80
15
7
4
10
(2)
325
389
69
7
15
158,146
7,395
150,751
1,551
206
23,902
55,053
6,631
682
1,337
–
1,361
(2)
6,137
19,403
3,216
(2)
13,500
40,861
8,639
1,166
1,019
271
1,399
(2)
26,767
41,383
7,242
655
1,631
(2)
26
4
6
(2)
28
8
14
8
(2)
3,505
(2)
2,570
334
435
(2)
2,568
653
1,312
796
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 ......................
13
29
30
38
36
44
25
18
86
19
11
9
20
21
17
21
24
12
11
60
23
9
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 .....................................................
33
99
83
52
33
13
55
3
220
6
38
45
129
20
–
Government .........................................................
Federal ............................................................
State ................................................................
Local ................................................................
79
12
25
42
1
2
(2)
40
(2)
10
11
Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(2)
3
(2)
3
–
22
4
3
3
(2)
8
(2)
888
852
(2)
7
13
13
11
8
10
30
11
8
(2)
8
9
15
16
20
26
13
15
50
17
6
16
99
31
24
29
4
23
30
126
45
52
31
9
43
28
99
68
48
22
5
57
(2)
133
13
26
39
72
12
1
(2)
275
11
54
31
118
10
1
(2)
225
3
31
32
112
15
1
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
–
97
19
22
56
149
41
32
76
62
10
17
35
6,350
1,155
2,213
2,982
(2)
(2)
277
(2)
194
–
1,726
239
277
180
(2)
993
(2)
609
1,381
1,006
1,787
562
1,793
4,166
792
573
(2)
723
656
1,460
1,358
1,667
4,968
851
1,935
8,581
1,929
596
685
1,912
1,839
1,352
1,766
2,980
990
1,808
7,754
2,945
775
1,011
9,764
2,268
2,365
2,602
267
1,504
2,079
13,260
3,948
5,640
2,342
455
3,447
2,347
8,433
6,236
10,136
1,742
287
6,284
(2)
10,059
786
1,660
2,799
5,735
864
78
(2)
23,531
657
4,056
2,674
10,024
506
73
(2)
20,778
147
2,523
2,703
10,219
1,168
79
8,741
1,898
1,575
5,268
12,460
4,336
2,967
5,157
5,397
945
1,472
2,980
(2)
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2008 to November 2010,
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
3,582
766,780
47.5
99.3
3,979
835,551
50.3
103.5
3,395
731,049
48.4
99.7
2,034
406,823
38.7
76.9
2,416
468,560
43.7
88.9
1,870
367,930
38.3
78.9
2,011
393,435
47.6
93.7
Events
Initial
claimants
2008
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 ..................................
December ..................................
1,934
1,870
2,310
193,904
164,496
214,648
1,678
1,679
2,166
172,883
150,751
203,655
Fourth Quarter ...........................
6,114
573,048
5,523
527,289
January ......................................
February ....................................
March .........................................
2,860
1,183
1,197
278,679
102,818
111,727
2,682
1,091
1,111
265,074
96,022
105,514
First Quarter ...............................
5,240
493,224
4,884
466,610
April ............................................
May ............................................
June ...........................................
1,840
1,354
1,861
199,690
123,333
171,190
1,697
1,170
1,355
184,654
109,203
125,872
Second Quarter .........................
5,055
494,213
4,222
419,729
July ............................................
August ........................................
September .................................
2,124
976
920
206,254
92,435
77,654
1,732
897
806
172,248
83,021
67,987
Third Quarter .............................
4,020
376,343
3,435
323,256
October ......................................
November ..................................
1,642
1,676
148,638
158,048
1,373
1,477
127,865
142,591
2009
2010
1
The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm
2,p
1,297
2,p
177,807
p
37.8
p
55.0
number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards
mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization
by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants associated
rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants
with such events increases by 25-40 percent.
p
= preliminary.
associated with layoffs lasting more than 30 days.
2
These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more
data on these layoffs become available. Experience suggests that the
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
2009
September
2010
October
2010
November
2010
November
2009
September
2010
October
2010
November
2010
United States 1 .........................................
1,870
920
1,642
1,676
164,496
77,654
148,638
158,048
Northeast ..........................................................
New England ................................................
Middle Atlantic ..............................................
285
40
245
160
15
145
246
25
221
223
41
182
26,974
3,750
23,224
14,411
1,357
13,054
20,922
1,940
18,982
20,305
3,878
16,427
South ................................................................
South Atlantic ...............................................
East South Central .......................................
West South Central ......................................
413
207
83
123
259
153
41
65
368
213
70
85
426
245
83
98
37,708
19,029
6,656
12,023
21,507
11,811
3,633
6,063
35,853
21,191
7,095
7,567
38,416
20,773
7,182
10,461
Midwest ............................................................
East North Central ........................................
West North Central .......................................
530
382
148
155
115
40
316
227
89
431
317
114
51,989
39,265
12,724
14,964
11,280
3,684
34,290
25,674
8,616
43,401
31,834
11,567
West .................................................................
Mountain .......................................................
Pacific ...........................................................
642
98
544
346
47
299
712
99
613
596
101
495
47,825
9,393
38,432
26,772
4,461
22,311
57,573
9,563
48,010
55,926
8,789
47,137
1
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,
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
November
September
October
November
November
September
October
November
2009
2010
2010
2010
2009
2010
2010
2010
Total 1 ...............................................
1,870
920
1,642
1,676
164,496
77,654
148,638
158,048
Alabama ...............................................
Alaska ..................................................
Arizona .................................................
Arkansas ..............................................
California ..............................................
Colorado ..............................................
Connecticut ..........................................
Delaware ..............................................
District of Columbia ..............................
Florida ..................................................
Georgia ................................................
Hawaii ..................................................
Idaho ....................................................
16
3
9
9
472
14
5
6
13
4
6
3
264
10
20
5
24
7
559
17
7
5
26
4
5
10
424
17
9
3
1,266
361
709
973
31,922
1,064
424
347
1,021
492
477
301
19,288
827
2,244
430
2,392
790
42,458
1,675
523
403
2,499
266
365
1,224
40,704
1,379
837
153
(2)
86
26
7
19
91
24
3
7
(2)
105
32
5
5
(2)
72
28
6,001
2,438
182
1,011
(2)
9,277
2,969
401
362
(2)
3,911
3,012
(2)
21
(2)
6,010
3,225
488
2,071
Illinois ...................................................
Indiana .................................................
Iowa .....................................................
Kansas .................................................
Kentucky ..............................................
Louisiana .............................................
Maine ...................................................
Maryland ..............................................
Massachusetts .....................................
Michigan ..............................................
Minnesota ............................................
Mississippi ...........................................
Missouri ...............................................
101
43
25
8
41
35
6
6
11
78
55
9
48
35
10
3
8
10
11
60
26
14
6
20
19
59
30
24
8
21
17
6
7
17
74
39
25
29
10,794
4,323
2,648
741
3,649
2,795
674
486
803
8,549
4,905
512
3,195
5,053
846
362
1,245
1,454
688
7,281
4,349
1,397
737
2,828
1,554
(2)
528
476
758
412
741
1,115
796
858
3,010
3,056
1,017
2,866
5,386
3,799
3,716
1,205
1,744
1,351
528
529
1,449
7,199
3,316
1,964
2,159
Montana ...............................................
Nebraska .............................................
Nevada ................................................
New Hampshire ...................................
New Jersey ..........................................
New Mexico .........................................
New York .............................................
North Carolina 3 ...................................
North Dakota ........................................
Ohio .....................................................
Oklahoma ............................................
Oregon .................................................
Pennsylvania .......................................
10
6
33
4
52
7
75
30
5
59
10
35
118
12
8
28
3
33
8
54
78
6
64
5
28
95
758
611
3,891
279
5,277
476
6,281
4,273
557
5,233
1,438
3,464
11,666
332
550
1,238
Rhode Island ........................................
South Carolina .....................................
South Dakota .......................................
Tennessee ...........................................
Texas ...................................................
Utah .....................................................
Vermont ...............................................
Virginia .................................................
Washington ..........................................
West Virginia ........................................
Wisconsin ............................................
Wyoming ..............................................
3
20
Puerto Rico ..........................................
(2)
17
69
4
11
31
27
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
6
7
11
5
12
19
4
5
13
(2)
22
3
52
13
–
–
9
11
34
26
15
37
9
6
26
3
31
7
61
21
–
22
(2)
17
71
(2)
7
–
45
7
22
129
(2)
21
–
6
49
4
15
52
7
(2)
11
11
(2)
19
22
(2)
101
–
–
(2)
–
22
37
16
62
4
22
(2)
19
–
11
66
9
5
32
37
5
90
297
1,456
(2)
1,229
6,817
256
1,273
3,021
2,197
–
–
(2)
2,085
–
–
1,638
(2)
1,635
5,890
4,734
484
2,540
11,022
1,074
643
2,186
218
4,247
636
4,471
8,019
528
6,234
441
2,676
7,709
(2)
(2)
(2)
3,479
1,501
(2)
1,665
238
5,499
1,372
724
831
560
2,396
302
2,517
545
5,443
1,697
–
–
–
417
4,814
338
1,006
4,739
758
(2)
689
714
(2)
2,444
2,181
975
7,445
977
736
3,111
3,294
457
9,216
(2)
10,366
–
–
2,985
(2)
–
6,300
604
2,177
1,382
2,191
(2)
11
(2)
(2)
1
See footnote 1, table 3.
data due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
input procedures.
3
Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
(2)
1,046