USDL-10-1452
For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 22, 2010
Technical information: (202) 691-6392 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/mls
Media contact:
(202) 691-5902 • [email protected]
(NOTE: Monthly national Mass Layoffs data for April through September 2010 have been found
to contain errors in each of the 6 seasonally adjusted series appearing in the charts, the text, and
tables 1 and 3. Not seasonally adjusted data and regional office news releases are not affected.
The corrected seasonally adjusted estimates for April through September are located in the Mass
Layoffs database at www.bls.gov/mls/#data.)
MASS LAYOFFS – SEPTEMBER 2010
Employers took 1,486 mass layoff actions in September that resulted in the separation of 133,379
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 September decreased by 60 from the prior
month, the third consecutive over-the-month decrease. The number of associated initial claims decreased
by 16,813 to its lowest level since April 2008. In September, 345 mass layoff events were reported in
the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 34,168 initial claims. Both figures declined
over the month. (See table 1.)
Chart 1. Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted,
October 2005-September 2010
Events
3,500
Chart 2. Mass layoff initial claims, seasonally adjusted,
October 2005-September 2010
Claims
350,000
3,000
300,000
2,500
250,000
Total
2,000
200,000
1,500
150,000
1,000
500
100,000
Manufacturing
Private nonfarm
Total
Manufacturing
Private nonfarm
50,000
0
0
The national unemployment rate was 9.6 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from the
prior month and down from 9.8 percent a year earlier. In September, total nonfarm payroll employment
decreased by 95,000 over the month but increased by 344,000 from a year earlier.
Table A. Industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims in September 2010,
not seasonally adjusted
September peak
Industry
Initial claims
Year
Initial claims
1
Temporary help services ..................................
1
Professional employer organizations .................
Supermarkets and other grocery stores ..............
Motion picture and video production ..................
Warehouse clubs and supercenters .....................
Transportation program administration ................
Full-service restaurants ......................................
Elementary and secondary schools .....................
Casino hotels .....................................................
Colleges and universities ....................................
1
2
4,710
2,259
2,081
1,583
1,429
2
( )
1,353
1,338
1,317
1,303
2001
2008
2005
1997
2009
2010
2005
2005
2001
2005
12,752
4,520
4,873
11,176
1,705
2
( )
5,554
15,815
9,453
3,441
See the Technical Note for more information on these industries.
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
The number of mass layoff events in September was 920 on a not seasonally adjusted basis; the number
of associated initial claims was 77,654. (See table 2.) Over the year, the number of mass layoff events
decreased by 451, and associated initial claims decreased by 45,523. Thirteen of the 19 major industry
sectors in the private economy reported over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by manufacturing.
Agriculture reached a September program low in terms of average weekly claims. (Average weekly
analysis mitigates the effect of differing lengths of months. See the Technical Note. Data began in
1995.)
The manufacturing sector accounted for 20 percent of all mass layoff events and 25 percent of initial
claims filed in September. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 33 percent of events and 42 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in September was greatest in
transportation equipment and food. (See table 3.) Twenty of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims, led by machinery.
Government registered an over-the-year increase in mass layoff initial claims. (See table 3.) Year-todate initial claim totals through September for government are the highest on record (with data available
back to 1996), reflecting layoffs in educational services and the completion of work on the decennial
census.
The six-digit industry with the largest number of initial claims in September was temporary help services. (See table A.) Of the 10 detailed industries in table A, transportation program administration
reached a program high number of claims for the month of September. The table includes both publicly
and privately owned entities.
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Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
All four regions and 8 of the 9 divisions experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims due to
mass layoffs in September. Among the census regions, the Midwest registered the largest over-the-year
declines in initial claims. Of the geographic divisions, the East North Central and the Pacific had the
largest over-the-year declines in initial claims. (See table 5.)
California recorded the highest number of initial claims in September, followed by Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois. Thirty-one states experienced over-the-year decreases in initial claims,
led by California, Illinois, and Michigan. (See table 6.) The District of Columbia, North Dakota, South
Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming matched September program lows for average weekly initial
claims, while Idaho, Montana, and North Carolina reached program highs for the month in terms of
average weekly initial claims.
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 Extended Mass Layoffs news release for the Third Quarter 2010 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, November 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Mass Layoffs news release for October
is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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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, October 2006 to September 2010,
seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2006
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
1,208
1,244
1,227
123,691
135,465
134,176
1,094
1,128
1,123
115,102
125,976
124,570
409
413
376
53,957
58,509
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 ...................................................
1,761
1,570
1,628
1,856
1,412
1,647
1,609
1,546
1,486
182,261
155,718
150,864
200,870
135,789
145,538
143,703
150,192
133,379
1,585
1,406
1,432
1,686
1,200
1,436
1,369
1,359
1,289
168,466
142,240
136,446
185,150
119,822
127,928
121,770
130,660
115,598
486
376
356
448
266
298
307
403
345
62,556
43,100
39,290
63,616
22,577
29,384
33,381
46,540
34,168
Events
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2006 to September 2010,
not seasonally adjusted
Total
Date
Private nonfarm
Manufacturing
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
Events
Initial
claimants
2006
October ........................................................
November ....................................................
December ....................................................
964
1,315
2,249
98,804
136,186
254,503
820
1,172
2,126
88,133
125,009
244,783
311
455
735
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 ....................................................
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 ...................................................
2,860
1,183
1,197
1,840
1,354
1,861
2,124
976
920
278,679
102,818
111,727
199,690
123,333
171,190
206,254
92,435
77,654
2,682
1,091
1,111
1,697
1,170
1,355
1,732
897
806
265,074
96,022
105,514
184,654
109,203
125,872
172,248
83,021
67,987
962
282
273
424
216
212
532
230
187
104,846
30,728
29,745
55,178
19,334
21,083
64,200
23,088
19,403
Events
Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Mass layoff events
Industry
September
2009
July
2010
August
2010
September September
2010
2009
2,326
2,109
783
1,609
1,369
307
1,546
1,359
403
1,486
1,289
345
July
2010
August
2010
September
2010
221,639
204,462
90,440
143,703
121,770
33,381
150,192
130,660
46,540
133,379
115,598
34,168
Seasonally adjusted
Total ...............................................................
Total, private nonfarm ........................................
Manufacturing ..................................................
Not seasonally adjusted
1
Total ............................................................
1,371
2,124
976
920
123,177
206,254
92,435
77,654
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 .......................
1,285
27
1,258
10
6
167
448
50
5
12
923
26
897
823
17
806
4
116,813
1,672
115,141
918
448
10,637
51,126
5,044
306
1,197
68,913
926
67,987
447
(2)
2,653
1,287
828
–
179,524
7,276
172,248
394
689
9,570
64,200
9,535
290
959
347
1,576
332
2,051
311
790
294
84,610
1,589
83,021
(2)
36
15
10
–
1,832
100
1,732
5
6
135
532
75
4
8
3
18
3
24
4
10
4
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 ......................
9
13
12
30
44
63
28
23
53
22
11
18
31
22
24
27
26
18
17
171
19
6
8
10
8
7
12
18
15
8
32
6
4
540
1,195
763
3,330
3,856
12,389
1,986
2,740
7,331
3,481
1,117
1,808
3,027
1,846
2,752
2,497
4,463
1,492
1,692
25,863
1,916
359
562
691
621
835
925
2,077
999
1,303
4,869
1,417
319
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 .....................................................
32
139
47
45
43
33
142
148
55
47
15
59
5
292
30
90
31
89
18
–
18
108
45
36
24
7
43
6
158
6
36
17
50
2,422
13,094
4,807
4,572
3,308
2,691
14,907
17,270
7,341
3,391
883
4,366
419
25,234
2,912
6,716
2,559
7,184
1,522
–
1,324
10,430
4,356
6,155
1,945
514
4,657
490
14,605
902
2,532
1,286
3,424
(2)
–
(2)
10,059
786
1,660
2,799
5,735
864
78
26,730
3,243
2,589
20,898
7,825
1,933
894
4,998
8,741
1,898
1,575
5,268
Government .........................................................
Federal ............................................................
State ................................................................
Local ................................................................
1
2
(2)
7
(2)
31
5
142
7
23
29
73
7
(2)
86
8
28
50
Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
292
25
29
238
(2)
–
105
230
54
(2)
4
3
9
(2)
17
7
3
–
(2)
–
53
18
12
23
(2)
89
187
31
(2)
3
(2)
3
–
22
4
3
3
(2)
2
( )
7
13
13
11
8
10
30
11
8
16
99
31
24
29
4
23
(2)
133
13
26
39
72
12
1
97
19
22
56
(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)
–
6,910
23,088
4,312
(2)
888
272
573
(2)
1,355
559
246
–
(2)
6,137
19,403
3,216
(2)
277
(2)
194
–
1,726
239
277
180
(2)
(2)
609
1,381
1,006
1,787
562
1,793
4,166
792
573
1,011
9,764
2,268
2,365
2,602
267
1,504
Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2008 to September 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
1,581
304,340
37.4
68.9
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
406,802
38.7
76.9
2,416
468,368
43.7
88.8
1,870
360,208
38.3
77.2
Events
Initial
claimants
2008
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 ..................................
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
2009
2010
1
The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm
2,p
1,851
2,p
273,860
p
43.8
p
65.2
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
September
2009
July
2010
United States 1 .........................................
1,371
2,124
976
920
123,177
Northeast ..........................................................
New England ................................................
Middle Atlantic ..............................................
233
29
204
434
40
394
183
34
149
160
15
145
South ................................................................
South Atlantic ...............................................
East South Central .......................................
West South Central ......................................
334
182
71
81
512
280
142
90
274
160
55
59
Midwest ............................................................
East North Central ........................................
West North Central .......................................
309
240
69
490
397
93
West .................................................................
Mountain .......................................................
Pacific ...........................................................
495
53
442
688
71
617
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,
August
2010
September
2010
September
2009
July
2010
August
2010
September
2010
206,254
92,435
77,654
18,617
2,762
15,855
44,132
3,136
40,996
16,706
3,743
12,963
14,411
1,357
13,054
259
153
41
65
28,943
14,927
6,844
7,172
48,848
26,937
13,640
8,271
21,631
12,404
4,584
4,643
21,507
11,811
3,633
6,063
157
124
33
155
115
40
38,137
30,304
7,833
56,377
46,473
9,904
17,140
13,603
3,537
14,964
11,280
3,684
362
31
331
346
47
299
37,480
3,924
33,556
56,897
6,593
50,304
36,958
2,197
34,761
26,772
4,461
22,311
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
September
2009
July
2010
August
2010
Total 1 ..............................................
1,371
2,124
976
920
Alabama .............................................
Alaska .................................................
Arizona ...............................................
Arkansas .............................................
California ............................................
Colorado .............................................
Connecticut .........................................
Delaware ............................................
District of Columbia ............................
Florida .................................................
Georgia ...............................................
Hawaii .................................................
Idaho ...................................................
22
7
7
57
(2)
16
8
558
16
13
14
10
5
3
287
5
8
13
4
6
3
264
10
91
35
6
4
(2)
(2)
137
27
5
5
(2)
(2)
93
30
5
7
Illinois ..................................................
Indiana ................................................
Iowa ....................................................
Kansas ................................................
Kentucky .............................................
Louisiana ............................................
Maine ..................................................
Maryland .............................................
Massachusetts ....................................
Michigan .............................................
Minnesota ...........................................
Mississippi ..........................................
Missouri ..............................................
71
21
18
15
32
10
3
7
12
40
15
5
16
92
38
25
5
50
23
3
20
16
107
14
12
34
Montana ..............................................
Nebraska ............................................
Nevada ...............................................
New Hampshire ..................................
New Jersey .........................................
New Mexico ........................................
New York ............................................
North Carolina ....................................
North Dakota ......................................
Ohio ....................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................
Oregon ................................................
Pennsylvania ......................................
3
3
15
4
10
20
(2)
31
7
58
8
(2)
47
4
15
115
(2)
113
4
201
19
4
87
8
32
80
3
18
6
36
Rhode Island ......................................
South Carolina ....................................
South Dakota ......................................
Tennessee ..........................................
Texas ..................................................
Utah ....................................................
Vermont ..............................................
Virginia ................................................
Washington .........................................
West Virginia ......................................
Wisconsin ...........................................
Wyoming .............................................
Puerto Rico .........................................
(2)
395
14
4
(2)
–
–
12
65
3
5
22
19
–
61
–
17
(2)
23
51
6
September September
2010
2009
(2)
(2)
77,654
2,044
849
463
5,642
(2)
1,710
765
44,343
1,552
977
1,407
884
268
275
31,007
355
880
1,021
492
477
301
19,288
827
(2)
(2)
6,506
2,996
381
504
6,001
2,438
182
1,011
(2)
28,797
1,036
323
(2)
(2)
(2)
5,053
846
362
1,245
1,454
688
(2)
6
7
11
5
12
19
10,969
5,905
3,463
416
5,491
2,174
249
1,844
1,403
12,383
1,462
1,094
3,005
3,707
1,554
1,743
366
1,422
1,010
(2)
6
16
14
4
14
12
10,743
2,895
2,384
2,880
3,394
887
268
463
985
6,167
1,122
323
1,018
(2)
363
1,464
2,385
307
1,057
864
(2)
528
476
758
412
741
1,115
(2)
4
7
6
31
4
5
13
227
210
1,201
322
835
1,644
332
550
1,238
(2)
59
9
(2)
22
3
52
13
(2)
2,844
487
4,424
918
–
–
(2)
10,486
247
23,920
1,264
666
9,564
665
3,582
6,590
(2)
257
484
657
2,449
–
27
22
(2)
18
59
(2)
17
71
(2)
4,745
401
1,402
8,587
(2)
11
(2)
7
260
2,831
–
–
–
9
38
6
49
4
–
(2)
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
92,435
35
10
3
8
10
11
–
See footnote 1, table 3.
206,254
32
14
9
4
18
16
–
2
123,177
5,975
2,817
465
306
(2)
73
1
September
2010
91
24
3
7
–
(2)
11
11
18
August
2010
(2)
(2)
10,581
4,020
471
480
(2)
(2)
8
11
(2)
36
21
July
2010
37
12
37
–
16
1,083
5,715
204
507
1,868
2,043
(2)
5,547
698
–
(2)
1,665
238
5,499
1,372
–
–
2,569
1,638
(2)
1,671
4,967
(2)
1,635
5,890
396
5,430
(2)
792
(2)
724
(2)
1,413
4,667
638
–
–
698
3,058
417
4,814
338
(2)
3,427
1,848
(2)
(2)
747
818
(2)
7,652
–
–
5,754
3,388
2,985
–
–
(2)
–
1,563
2,344
–
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
987
(2)
689
714
1,382