For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, July 20, 2012
USDL-12-1420
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MASS LAYOFFS — JUNE 2012
Employers took 1,317 mass layoff actions in June involving 131,406 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 workers from a single employer.
Mass layoff events in June decreased by 63 from May, while the number of associated initial claims
increased by 1,215. Year-to-date mass layoff events (8,085) and initial claims (767,890) both recorded
their lowest figures for a January-June period since 2007. In June, 267 mass layoff events were reported
in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 29,093 initial claims. Mass layoff data are
identified using administrative data sources without regard to layoff duration. (See table 1 and the note
at the end of this release.)
The national unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in June, unchanged from the prior month but down
from 9.1 percent a year earlier. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 80,000 over the month
and by 1,777,000 over the year.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in June was 1,890, not seasonally adjusted, resulting in 198,537 initial
claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 2.) Over the year, the number of average weekly mass
Table A. Six-digit NAICS industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims
in June 2012, private nonfarm, not seasonally adjusted
June peak
Industry
Initial claims
Year
Initial claims
School and employee bus transportation ...................
Food service contractors ..........................................
1
Temporary help services ........................................
Child day care services .............................................
Motion picture and video production ........................
Other individual and family services ...........................
Warehouse clubs and supercenters ...........................
1
Professional employer organizations .......................
Supermarkets and other grocery stores .....................
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. ......................
1
24,038
14,417
11,199
8,965
5,958
3,406
2,689
2,540
2,399
1,975
2012
2007
2000
2012
2000
2012
2012
2009
2012
2009
24,038
14,527
13,815
8,965
9,435
3,406
2,689
5,303
2,399
2,462
See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
layoff events decreased by 37 to 378, and associated average weekly initial claims decreased by 276 to
39,707. Eight of the 19 major industry sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases
in average weekly initial claims, with the largest decrease occurring in administrative and waste
services. (See table 3.) In June 2012, the six-digit industry with the largest number of private nonfarm
initial claims was school and employee bus transportation. (See table A.)
In June, the manufacturing sector accounted for 17 percent of mass layoff events and 18 percent of
associated initial claims in the private economy. Within manufacturing, the numbers of mass layoff
claimants were highest in food and in transportation equipment. Nine of the 21 manufacturing
subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims. (See table 3.)
Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the census regions, the West registered the largest number of initial claims in June. Three of the
4 regions experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims, with the largest decrease
occurring in the Midwest. (See table 4.)
Among the states, California recorded the highest number of mass layoff initial claims in June, followed
by New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York. Twenty-eight states experienced over-the-year
decreases in average weekly initial claims, led by Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, and Missouri. (See
table 4.)
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
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information on the industry classification and location of the establishment and on the demographics of
the laid-off workers. The monthly data series in this release are subjected to average weekly analysis,
which mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. See the Technical Note for more detailed
definitions and for a description of average weekly analysis.
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The Extended Mass Layoffs news release for the Second Quarter 2012 is scheduled to be released
on Thursday, August 9, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Mass Layoffs news release for July is
scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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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.
The monthly data present preliminary mass layoff
activity in the reference month and are not revised in
subsequent months except in special circumstances (e.g.,
layoffs in states affected by Hurricane Katrina). Counts of
initial claims associated with mass layoff events reflect
activity through the end of the reference month. Additional
mass layoff event and initial claims activity received after
data for the reference month have been published by BLS are
not updated in the monthly mass layoff series and, therefore,
may not match revised mass layoff data issued in state
publications. However, any additional mass layoff
information meeting the extended mass layoff criteria will be
reflected in BLS’ quarterly publication of extended mass
layoff data.
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, data
users who intend to perform analysis of over-the-year change
in the not seasonally adjusted series should use the average
weekly mass layoff figures displayed in tables 3 and 4 of this
release. The average weekly adjustment process produces a
consistent series for each month across all years, permitting
over-the-year analysis to be performed using strictly
comparable data.
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
Average weekly mass layoff events and initial claimants.
The number of events and initial claimants in a given month
divided by the number of weeks contained within that month.
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, July 2008 to June 2012,
seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2008
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,589
1,763
2,159
2,201
2,406
2,437
163,572
181,853
229,180
226,853
239,239
244,889
1,452
1,632
1,990
2,043
2,247
2,261
153,060
172,147
215,749
213,454
225,404
230,621
465
578
629
698
907
935
62,210
77,464
82,011
93,252
103,836
116,181
2009
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
2,254
3,059
2,999
2,566
2,710
2,466
2,186
2,340
2,261
1,969
1,757
1,719
235,371
326,392
299,322
249,129
284,468
247,597
222,941
216,047
214,018
195,752
164,454
155,056
2,083
2,901
2,800
2,349
2,516
2,257
1,979
2,115
2,048
1,772
1,588
1,543
221,653
310,378
282,414
232,632
267,869
230,502
203,911
197,172
198,761
178,172
151,172
140,835
726
1,251
1,230
1,007
1,181
1,048
636
751
786
571
472
424
92,293
145,839
154,168
116,051
147,184
137,649
75,728
77,894
91,125
65,217
52,855
44,096
2010
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,707
1,631
1,676
1,637
1,608
1,695
1,519
1,588
1,510
1,654
1,592
1,477
168,044
156,292
149,816
154,558
150,996
151,435
138,091
159,329
133,576
149,589
161,145
135,849
1,529
1,465
1,469
1,452
1,357
1,475
1,316
1,399
1,295
1,446
1,410
1,271
154,187
141,831
134,518
138,503
130,273
132,742
122,162
136,697
115,349
132,146
145,494
121,171
471
374
356
368
302
325
304
390
328
354
360
322
53,817
43,620
40,705
44,506
29,932
33,298
32,253
43,154
34,333
38,937
39,977
36,267
2011
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,536
1,434
1,275
1,548
1,600
1,513
1,562
1,551
1,447
1,335
1,332
1,384
148,952
131,569
115,391
145,836
144,412
143,384
145,078
164,275
147,353
118,924
131,627
145,648
1,348
1,242
1,118
1,383
1,404
1,334
1,348
1,347
1,306
1,205
1,192
1,238
131,869
116,745
102,722
131,317
127,793
128,410
125,285
149,874
134,038
107,330
120,760
130,583
337
297
251
341
374
344
346
382
364
341
324
351
37,477
26,696
28,988
37,053
39,180
36,265
36,312
49,194
38,026
33,926
36,563
39,081
2012
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
1,434
1,293
1,273
1,388
1,380
1,317
129,920
119,463
121,310
135,600
130,191
131,406
1,298
1,153
1,125
1,222
1,222
1,171
119,102
108,577
109,421
120,213
117,654
118,451
341
282
261
287
264
267
33,597
27,388
26,348
33,243
29,675
29,093
Events
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2008 to June 2012,
not seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2008
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,891
1,427
1,292
2,125
2,574
3,377
200,382
139,999
129,586
221,784
241,589
351,305
1,687
1,343
1,202
1,917
2,389
3,232
186,018
133,146
122,505
205,553
226,657
340,220
760
414
361
689
997
1,378
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 ....................................................
December ....................................................
2,860
1,183
1,197
1,840
1,354
1,861
2,124
976
920
1,642
1,676
1,931
278,679
102,818
111,727
199,690
123,333
171,190
206,254
92,435
77,654
148,638
158,048
184,130
2,682
1,091
1,111
1,697
1,170
1,355
1,732
897
806
1,373
1,477
1,763
265,074
96,022
105,514
184,654
109,203
125,872
172,248
83,021
67,987
127,865
142,591
172,881
962
282
273
424
216
212
532
230
187
351
389
465
104,846
30,728
29,745
55,178
19,334
21,083
64,200
23,088
19,403
40,861
41,383
52,816
2011
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
July ...............................................................
August ..........................................................
September ...................................................
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
2,558
1,024
908
1,750
1,367
1,661
2,176
961
1,189
1,101
1,393
2,433
246,463
85,585
85,095
189,919
119,911
159,930
216,774
99,213
117,232
96,914
127,750
263,665
2,372
919
844
1,625
1,221
1,238
1,759
875
1,095
950
1,245
2,258
229,765
78,718
80,014
176,478
108,531
122,821
174,078
93,159
107,300
83,748
117,474
247,916
693
222
191
397
270
226
602
228
296
265
349
658
75,006
18,471
20,869
47,104
25,199
22,986
71,814
26,916
32,058
28,447
37,799
75,033
2012
January ........................................................
February .......................................................
March ...........................................................
April ..............................................................
May ..............................................................
June .............................................................
1,705
895
1,125
1,421
1,201
1,890
141,703
73,974
117,817
146,358
109,259
198,537
1,587
820
1,040
1,293
1,081
1,485
132,754
69,076
110,954
132,697
100,434
158,334
415
196
242
256
186
255
38,021
16,555
24,241
32,518
18,800
28,570
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
Average weekly mass layoffs1
Events
Initial claimants
Mass layoff totals
Industry
Events
Initial claimants
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
June
2011
2012
2011
2012
2011
2012
2011
2012
1,661
1,282
44
1,890
1,539
54
159,930
125,944
3,123
198,537
162,321
3,987
415
321
11
378
308
11
39,983
31,486
781
39,707
32,464
797
Total, private nonfarm ..................................................
Mining .........................................................................
Utilities ........................................................................
Construction ...............................................................
Construction of buildings ........................................
Heavy and civil engineering construction ...............
Specialty trade contractors .....................................
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 .................................
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 .................................
1,238
1,485
8
122,821
158,334
824
310
297
2
30,705
31,667
165
Wholesale trade .........................................................
Retail trade 4 ..............................................................
Building material and garden supply stores ...........
Food and beverage stores .....................................
Clothing and clothing accessories stores ...............
General merchandise stores ..................................
Transportation and warehousing 4 .............................
Truck transportation ...............................................
Transit and ground passenger transportation ........
Support activities for transportation ........................
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 ............................
Accommodation ......................................................
Food services and drinking places .........................
Other services, except public administration ..............
Unclassified ................................................................
18
82
12
17
7
27
144
4
126
5
41
18
7
32
5
170
26
177
30
120
16
104
53
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Government ....................................................................
Federal .......................................................................
State ...........................................................................
State government education .................................
Local ...........................................................................
Local government education .................................
379
18
29
19
332
286
Total 2 .......................................................................
Total, private ...................................................................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ....................
1
(3)
(3)
84
18
22
44
226
51
8
6
10
(3)
8
10
8
(3)
(3)
6,847
1,467
2,227
3,153
22,986
5,011
1,131
420
1,119
(3)
12
5
5
(3)
5
5
9
(3)
(3)
11
5
11
10
16
10
9
34
7
9
(3)
5
5
4
12
12
25
17
6
39
15
(3)
91
21
25
45
255
63
(3)
20
132
15
28
6
55
191
(3)
1,335
1,028
758
(3)
(3)
21
5
6
11
57
13
2
2
3
(3)
1,083
427
383
(3)
290
551
744
(3)
(3)
880
380
914
607
2,042
716
915
4,871
771
826
(3)
549
374
1,007
2,741
1,139
2,489
1,240
414
5,618
1,361
(3)
7,909
1,999
2,808
3,102
28,570
6,158
(3)
1,476
12,962
1,320
2,540
393
6,283
25,973
(3)
2
2
2
(3)
(3)
1,712
367
557
788
5,747
1,253
283
105
280
(3)
3
1
1
(3)
1
1
2
(3)
271
107
96
(3)
58
110
149
(3)
(3)
3
1
3
3
4
3
2
9
2
2
(3)
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
1
8
3
(3)
(3)
220
95
229
152
511
179
229
1,218
193
207
(3)
110
75
201
548
228
498
248
83
1,124
272
(3)
201
41
201
40
131
13
118
47
-
1,440
7,177
845
1,175
345
3,454
19,513
228
17,854
583
5,721
1,158
779
3,378
351
16,582
1,604
14,975
1,664
14,179
1,074
13,105
4,129
-
(3)
18,652
2,955
17,167
2,812
18,642
901
17,741
3,718
-
5
21
3
4
2
7
36
1
32
1
10
5
2
8
1
43
7
44
8
30
4
26
13
-
351
6
36
24
309
266
33,986
1,942
2,086
1,450
29,958
26,127
36,216
499
3,028
1,731
32,689
29,008
95
5
7
5
83
72
(3)
177
4
48
24
11
37
(3)
25,086
249
8,612
2,099
821
4,057
(3)
18
4
5
9
51
13
(3)
4
26
3
6
1
11
38
(3)
1,582
400
562
620
5,714
1,232
(3)
267
206
152
(3)
295
2,592
264
508
79
1,257
5,195
(3)
40
8
40
8
26
3
24
9
-
360
1,794
211
294
86
864
4,878
57
4,464
146
1,430
290
195
845
88
4,146
401
3,744
416
3,545
269
3,276
1,032
-
(3)
3,730
591
3,433
562
3,728
180
3,548
744
-
70
1
7
5
62
53
8,497
486
522
363
7,490
6,532
7,243
100
606
346
6,538
5,802
(3)
35
1
10
5
2
7
(3)
5,017
50
1,722
420
164
811
2
Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
lengths of months. There were 4 weeks in June 2011
3
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
and 5 weeks in June 2012. Average weekly events
4
Includes other industries not shown.
and initial claimants may not sum to subtotals and totals
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Average weekly analysis mitigates the effect of differing
due to rounding.
Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted
Mass layoff totals
Events
Census region and state
Initial Claimants
June
2011
June
2012
Total ² ...............................................
1,661
Northeast ............................................
Connecticut .....................................
Maine ..............................................
Massachusetts ................................
New Hampshire ..............................
New Jersey .....................................
New York ........................................
Pennsylvania ..................................
Rhode Island ...................................
Vermont ..........................................
South ..................................................
Alabama ..........................................
Arkansas .........................................
Delaware .........................................
District of Columbia .........................
Florida .............................................
Georgia ...........................................
Kentucky .........................................
Louisiana ........................................
Maryland 4 .......................................
Mississippi ......................................
North Carolina ................................
Oklahoma .......................................
South Carolina ................................
Tennessee ......................................
Texas ..............................................
Virginia ............................................
West Virginia ...................................
Midwest ...............................................
Illinois ..............................................
Indiana ............................................
Iowa ................................................
Kansas ............................................
Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
North Dakota ...................................
Ohio ................................................
South Dakota ..................................
Wisconsin .......................................
West ....................................................
Alaska .............................................
Arizona ............................................
California .........................................
Colorado .........................................
Hawaii .............................................
Idaho ...............................................
Montana ..........................................
Nevada ...........................................
New Mexico ....................................
Oregon ............................................
Utah ................................................
Washington .....................................
Wyoming .........................................
Puerto Rico .....................................
1
Events
June
2011
June
2012
1,890
159,930
198,537
415
276
10
7
16
3
44
55
124
10
7
382
15
6
19
6
90
99
130
11
6
30,513
807
458
1,133
614
6,432
5,185
13,892
1,276
716
46,039
2,233
399
1,850
1,154
15,028
10,248
12,394
1,925
808
482
20
29
6
540
26
19
4
3
127
50
26
26
34
17
58
4
23
21
76
26
-
45,180
1,922
3,185
415
53,862
2,333
2,008
345
335
11,476
5,246
2,452
2,192
3,891
1,243
5,320
802
2,047
2,193
9,341
2,638
-
3
( )
114
43
22
28
12
5
45
6
23
13
86
25
(3)
326
61
28
14
8
55
17
42
5
3
355
65
32
17
14
64
20
26
5
3
3
( )
9,161
4,789
2,003
2,056
1,102
240
4,871
481
1,878
1,438
9,229
2,071
(3)
33,813
6,436
2,722
1,359
682
5,413
1,249
3,176
441
37,944
6,223
2,965
1,513
1,607
8,103
1,989
1,927
360
3
3
June
2011
Initial Claimants
June
2012
June
2011
June
2012
378
39,983
39,707
69
3
2
4
1
11
14
31
3
2
76
3
1
4
1
18
20
26
2
1
7,628
202
115
283
154
1,608
1,296
3,473
319
179
9,208
447
80
370
231
3,006
2,050
2,479
385
162
121
5
7
2
108
5
4
1
1
25
10
5
5
7
3
12
1
5
4
15
5
-
11,295
481
796
104
10,772
467
402
69
67
2,295
1,049
490
438
778
249
1,064
160
409
439
1,868
528
-
3
( )
29
11
6
7
3
1
11
2
6
3
22
6
(3)
82
15
7
4
2
14
4
11
1
3
3
( )
2,290
1,197
501
514
276
60
1,218
120
470
360
2,307
518
71
13
6
3
3
13
4
5
1
(3)
8,453
1,609
681
340
171
1,353
312
794
110
3
3
7,589
1,245
593
303
321
1,621
398
385
72
3
( )
42
( )
50
( )
6,150
( )
5,491
( )
11
( )
10
( )
1,538
( )
1,098
(3)
50
(3)
58
(3)
5,681
(3)
7,202
(3)
13
(3)
12
(3)
1,420
(3)
1,440
577
613
50,424
60,692
123
12,606
12,138
(3)
18
462
9
4
8
6
12
8
28
(3)
13
489
12
5
(3)
1,561
39,788
708
275
832
531
1,292
663
2,967
(3)
1,319
49,090
1,138
467
(3)
390
9,947
177
69
208
133
323
166
742
(3)
264
9,818
228
93
(3)
( )
17
-
7
18
8
30
5
20
-
10
16
3
See footnote 1, table 3.
See footnote 2, table 3.
3
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
2
Average weekly mass layoffs¹
( )
1,231
-
(3)
514
1,870
520
2,865
422
2,064
-
941
2,596
3
4
144
(3)
5
116
2
1
2
2
3
2
7
3
98
2
1
(3)
4
-
1
4
2
6
1
4
-
3
3
3
( )
(3)
( )
308
-
(3)
103
374
104
573
84
413
-
235
519
3
Data starting in June 2012 may not be comparable to prior data
due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance procedures.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.