Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Region and state distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted
Census region and state Mass layoff totals Average weekly mass layoffs (1)
Events Initial Claimants Events Initial Claimants
December December December December December December December December
2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011
Total (2) ............... 1,931 2,433 184,130 263,665 483 487 46,033 52,733
Northeast .................. 356 450 35,601 47,617 89 90 8,900 9,523
Connecticut ............ 7 5 576 578 2 1 144 116
Maine .................. 6 10 431 771 2 2 108 154
Massachusetts .......... 19 19 2,372 1,946 5 4 593 389
New Hampshire .......... 3 6 326 951 1 1 82 190
New Jersey ............. 49 88 6,036 8,098 12 18 1,509 1,620
New York ............... 115 117 12,383 11,498 29 23 3,096 2,300
Pennsylvania ........... 142 186 11,904 20,719 36 37 2,976 4,144
Rhode Island ........... 10 13 1,264 2,571 3 3 316 514
Vermont ................ 5 6 309 485 1 1 77 97
South ...................... 493 602 51,554 67,741 123 120 12,889 13,548
Alabama ................ 34 46 3,758 5,134 9 9 940 1,027
Arkansas ............... 6 24 563 2,759 2 5 141 552
Delaware ............... (3) 9 (3) 820 (3) 2 (3) 164
District of Columbia ... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Florida ................ 92 70 7,554 6,239 23 14 1,889 1,248
Georgia ................ 42 60 4,306 7,507 11 12 1,077 1,501
Kentucky ............... 38 67 5,003 8,047 10 13 1,251 1,609
Louisiana .............. 21 20 1,741 1,923 5 4 435 385
Maryland ............... 9 18 611 1,959 2 4 153 392
Mississippi ............ 19 21 2,128 1,812 5 4 532 362
North Carolina ......... 80 82 8,876 11,050 20 16 2,219 2,210
Oklahoma ............... 6 10 1,410 981 2 2 353 196
South Carolina ......... 26 32 2,648 4,612 7 6 662 922
Tennessee .............. 19 24 1,895 2,157 5 5 474 431
Texas .................. 63 52 7,312 5,033 16 10 1,828 1,007
Virginia ............... 30 64 3,177 7,450 8 13 794 1,490
West Virginia .......... - (3) - (3) - (3) - (3)
Midwest .................... 565 743 58,560 78,074 141 149 14,640 15,615
Illinois ............... 110 118 13,672 13,449 28 24 3,418 2,690
Indiana ................ 49 49 5,314 5,758 12 10 1,329 1,152
Iowa ................... 39 58 3,897 6,797 10 12 974 1,359
Kansas ................. 23 23 2,923 2,952 6 5 731 590
Michigan ............... 67 135 8,985 12,542 17 27 2,246 2,508
Minnesota .............. 34 49 2,932 5,073 9 10 733 1,015
Missouri ............... 54 67 4,763 6,586 14 13 1,191 1,317
Nebraska ............... 14 15 1,157 2,252 4 3 289 450
North Dakota ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Ohio ................... 87 107 7,826 11,550 22 21 1,957 2,310
South Dakota ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Wisconsin .............. 81 111 6,578 10,117 20 22 1,645 2,023
West ....................... 517 638 38,415 70,233 129 128 9,604 14,047
Alaska ................. 9 3 915 447 2 1 229 89
Arizona ................ 9 8 940 750 2 2 235 150
California ............. 365 458 25,602 53,031 91 92 6,401 10,606
Colorado ............... 14 13 964 1,179 4 3 241 236
Hawaii ................. - 4 - 388 - 1 - 78
Idaho .................. 15 20 1,006 1,584 4 4 252 317
Montana ................ 8 11 470 895 2 2 118 179
Nevada ................. 26 31 2,449 3,127 7 6 612 625
New Mexico ............. 8 8 640 590 2 2 160 118
Oregon ................. 25 49 2,234 4,705 6 10 559 941
Utah ................... 10 10 805 693 3 2 201 139
Washington ............. 28 23 2,390 2,844 7 5 598 569
Wyoming ................ - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico ............ 10 14 940 1,729 3 3 235 346
1 See footnote 1, table 3
2 See footnote 2, table 3.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
