U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
March March March March March March March March
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013
Total (2) ............... 1,125 1,132 117,817 114,897 225 226 23,563 22,979
Northeast .................. 198 229 18,520 23,264 40 46 3,704 4,653
Connecticut ............ (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Maine .................. 5 7 415 515 1 1 83 103
Massachusetts .......... 11 7 1,073 516 2 1 215 103
New Hampshire .......... 3 (3) 339 (3) 1 (3) 68 (3)
New Jersey ............. 21 41 2,065 4,031 4 8 413 806
New York ............... 54 55 5,226 6,562 11 11 1,045 1,312
Pennsylvania ........... 92 111 8,034 10,053 18 22 1,607 2,011
Rhode Island ........... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Vermont ................ 8 4 1,123 739 2 1 225 148
South ...................... 289 290 31,925 32,616 58 58 6,385 6,523
Alabama ................ 18 12 2,130 2,111 4 2 426 422
Arkansas ............... 16 22 1,835 2,610 3 4 367 522
Delaware ............... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
District of Columbia ... - - - - - - - -
Florida ................ 55 58 4,836 4,547 11 12 967 909
Georgia ................ 8 8 1,069 999 2 2 214 200
Kentucky ............... 26 29 2,601 3,237 5 6 520 647
Louisiana .............. 7 5 423 260 1 1 85 52
Maryland (4) ........... 3 14 182 1,368 1 3 36 274
Mississippi ............ 12 15 1,314 1,237 2 3 263 247
North Carolina ......... 60 35 6,060 3,905 12 7 1,212 781
Oklahoma ............... 3 3 697 725 1 1 139 145
South Carolina ......... 7 11 498 1,039 1 2 100 208
Tennessee .............. 8 11 854 820 2 2 171 164
Texas .................. 50 51 7,962 8,535 10 10 1,592 1,707
Virginia ............... 13 13 1,206 1,042 3 3 241 208
West Virginia .......... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Midwest .................... 219 230 24,470 26,698 44 46 4,894 5,340
Illinois ............... 36 49 4,610 6,864 7 10 922 1,373
Indiana ................ 18 16 1,830 1,982 4 3 366 396
Iowa ................... 9 11 1,278 1,399 2 2 256 280
Kansas ................. 11 11 1,588 878 2 2 318 176
Michigan ............... 25 25 3,749 3,110 5 5 750 622
Minnesota .............. 10 15 844 1,072 2 3 169 214
Missouri ............... 20 19 1,614 2,674 4 4 323 535
Nebraska ............... (3) 8 (3) 816 (3) 2 (3) 163
North Dakota ........... (3) 3 (3) 412 (3) 1 (3) 82
Ohio ................... 48 36 4,638 3,942 10 7 928 788
South Dakota ........... - - - - - - - -
Wisconsin .............. 37 37 3,777 3,549 7 7 755 710
West ....................... 419 383 42,902 32,319 84 77 8,580 6,464
Alaska ................. 3 7 178 634 1 1 36 127
Arizona ................ 15 11 1,286 752 3 2 257 150
California ............. 319 289 33,461 23,802 64 58 6,692 4,760
Colorado ............... 9 (3) 1,165 (3) 2 (3) 233 (3)
Hawaii ................. (3) - (3) - (3) - (3) -
Idaho .................. 7 8 694 881 1 2 139 176
Montana ................ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Nevada ................. 9 12 879 1,302 2 2 176 260
New Mexico ............. 8 5 765 458 2 1 153 92
Oregon ................. 20 13 2,153 1,204 4 3 431 241
Utah ................... 5 7 385 582 1 1 77 116
Washington ............. 19 25 1,546 2,256 4 5 309 451
Wyoming ................ (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3)
Puerto Rico ............ 15 15 1,899 2,172 3 3 380 434
1 See footnote 1, table 3.
2 See footnote 2, table 3.
3 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
4 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.
