Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States

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153,420 154,871 154,707 154,365 945 0.6

Northeast region

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(1) 28,190.9 28,232.2 28,253.5 28,287.2 (1) 96.4 (1) 0.3

Middle Atlantic division

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(1) 20,445.7 20,482.9 20,511.5 20,550.2 (1) 104.5 (1) 0.5

New Jersey

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(1) 4,548.0 4,575.9 4,574.2 (P) 4,584.2 (P) (1) 36.2 (P) (1) 0.8

New York

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(1) 9,504.6 9,520.7 9,527.9 (P) 9,541.5 (P) (1) 36.9 (P) (1) 0.4

Pennsylvania

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(1) 6,395.6 6,390.1 6,406.6 (P) 6,427.9 (P) (1) 32.3 (P) (1) 0.5

South region

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(1) 56,062.6 56,349.8 56,347.6 56,307.4 (1) 244.8 (1) 0.4

South Atlantic division

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(1) 29,691.1 29,916.8 29,910.2 29,853.3 (1) 162.2 (1) 0.5

Delaware

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(1) 438.3 439.8 439.9 (P) 440.5 (P) (1) 2.2 (P) (1) 0.5

District of Columbia

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(1) 344.6 347.8 348.6 (P) 349.7 (P) (1) 5.2 (P) (1) 1.5

Florida

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(1) 9,229.1 9,297.2 9,283.4 (P) 9,255.1 (P) (1) 26.0 (P) (1) 0.3

Georgia

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(1) 4,719.2 4,750.8 4,758.3 (P) 4,754.1 (P) (1) 34.9 (P) (1) 0.7

Maryland

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(1) 3,068.9 3,083.7 3,087.9 (P) 3,089.3 (P) (1) 20.4 (P) (1) 0.7

North Carolina

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(1) 4,648.1 4,687.7 4,680.3 (P) 4,669.1 (P) (1) 21.0 (P) (1) 0.5

South Carolina

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(1) 2,156.8 2,158.4 2,157.2 (P) 2,151.2 (P) (1) -5.6 (P) (1) -0.3

Virginia

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(1) 4,288.5 4,343.1 4,341.6 (P) 4,339.3 (P) (1) 50.8 (P) (1) 1.2

West Virginia

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(1) 799.1 803.7 803.5 (P) 803.3 (P) (1) 4.3 (P) (1) 0.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
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United States

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13,792 12,806 12,673 12,500 -1,292 -9.4

Northeast region

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(1) 2,296.7 2,254.3 2,246.1 2,225.7 (1) -70.9 (1) -3.1

Middle Atlantic division

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(1) 1,687.6 1,701.7 1,702.8 1,694.5 (1) 7.0 (1) 0.4

New Jersey

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(1) 422.3 414.0 412.7 (P) 417.2 (P) (1) -5.1 (P) (1) -1.2

New York

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(1) 760.8 804.7 810.7 (P) 807.7 (P) (1) 46.9 (P) (1) 6.2

Pennsylvania

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(1) 507.1 484.1 479.9 (P) 474.2 (P) (1) -33.0 (P) (1) -6.5

South region

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(1) 4,964.9 4,500.1 4,403.1 4,308.6 (1) -656.3 (1) -13.2

South Atlantic division

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(1) 2,762.2 2,532.1 2,474.1 2,422.9 (1) -339.3 (1) -12.3

Delaware

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(1) 31.7 30.5 30.3 (P) 30.0 (P) (1) -1.7 (P) (1) -5.3

District of Columbia

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(1) 34.7 34.3 34.1 (P) 33.3 (P) (1) -1.4 (P) (1) -4.0

Florida

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(1) 980.4 870.5 836.8 (P) 803.6 (P) (1) -176.7 (P) (1) -18.0

Georgia

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(1) 461.8 431.0 425.9 (P) 423.5 (P) (1) -38.3 (P) (1) -8.3

Maryland

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(1) 217.3 201.9 204.1 (P) 206.6 (P) (1) -10.7 (P) (1) -4.9

North Carolina

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(1) 481.9 463.7 452.1 (P) 439.4 (P) (1) -42.5 (P) (1) -8.8

South Carolina

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(1) 223.8 197.4 192.7 (P) 189.9 (P) (1) -33.9 (P) (1) -15.1

Virginia

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(1) 264.1 249.6 244.8 (P) 241.6 (P) (1) -22.5 (P) (1) -8.5

West Virginia

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(1) 63.2 57.5 54.8 (P) 53.8 (P) (1) -9.5 (P) (1) -15.0

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
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United States

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9.0 8.3 8.2 8.1 -0.9

Northeast region

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(1) 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 (1) -0.2

Middle Atlantic division

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(1) 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 (1) -0.1

New Jersey

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(1) 9.3 9.0 9.0 (P) 9.1 (P) (1) -0.2

New York

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(1) 8.0 8.5 8.5 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) 0.5

Pennsylvania

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(1) 7.9 7.6 7.5 (P) 7.4 (P) (1) -0.5

South region

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(1) 8.9 8.0 7.8 7.7 (1) -1.2

South Atlantic division

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(1) 9.3 8.5 8.3 8.1 (1) -1.2

Delaware

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(1) 7.2 6.9 6.9 (P) 6.8 (P) (1) -0.4

District of Columbia

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(1) 10.1 9.8 9.8 (P) 9.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Florida

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(1) 10.6 9.4 9.0 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) -1.9

Georgia

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(1) 9.8 9.1 9.0 (P) 8.9 (P) (1) -0.9

Maryland

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(1) 7.1 6.5 6.6 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -0.4

North Carolina

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(1) 10.4 9.9 9.7 (P) 9.4 (P) (1) -1.0

South Carolina

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(1) 10.4 9.1 8.9 (P) 8.8 (P) (1) -1.6

Virginia

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(1) 6.2 5.7 5.6 (P) 5.6 (P) (1) -0.6

West Virginia

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(1) 7.9 7.2 6.8 (P) 6.7 (P) (1) -1.2

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
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Delaware

 

Dover, DE

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(2) 7.3 7.6 7.6 (P) 7.2 (P) (2) -0.1

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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(2) 7.9 7.8 8.0 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) -0.4

District of Columbia

 

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

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(2) 5.8 5.6 5.8 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) -0.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (1)

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(2) 5.9 5.7 5.9 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Maryland

 

Baltimore-Towson, MD

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(2) 7.5 7.3 7.5 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) -0.4

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD (1)

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(2) 5.3 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) -0.1

Cumberland, MD-WV

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(2) 8.5 8.8 8.6 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) -0.7

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

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(2) 9.6 8.7 9.1 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) -1.2

Salisbury, MD

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(2) 9.3 9.9 10.0 (P) 9.3 (P) (2) 0.0

Pennsylvania

 

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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(2) 9.1 9.0 8.8 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) -0.7

Altoona, PA

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(2) 7.4 7.6 7.4 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) -0.3

Erie, PA

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(2) 8.7 8.6 8.3 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) -0.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

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(2) 7.5 7.5 7.5 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) -0.5

Johnstown, PA

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(2) 8.9 9.3 8.9 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Lancaster, PA

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(2) 7.1 7.1 6.9 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) -0.7

Lebanon, PA

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(2) 6.7 6.9 6.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) -0.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

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(2) 8.6 8.8 8.8 (P) 8.4 (P) (2) -0.2

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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(2) 8.3 8.6 8.5 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) -0.2

Philadelphia City, PA

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(2) 10.4 11.2 10.8 (P) 10.3 (P) (2) -0.1

Pittsburgh, PA

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(2) 7.7 7.7 7.6 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) -0.6

Reading, PA

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(2) 8.5 8.5 8.3 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) -0.7

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

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(2) 9.7 9.9 9.7 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) -0.5

State College, PA

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(2) 5.9 6.0 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) -0.2

Williamsport, PA

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(2) 8.2 8.0 8.0 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) -0.5

York-Hanover, PA

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(2) 8.0 8.2 8.1 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) -0.5

Virginia

 

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

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(2) 7.0 6.2 6.1 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) -1.1

Charlottesville, VA

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(2) 5.2 5.1 5.2 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) -0.4

Danville, VA

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(2) 9.7 8.9 8.7 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) -1.4

Harrisonburg, VA

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(2) 6.3 5.6 6.0 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) -0.5

Lynchburg, VA

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(2) 7.2 6.8 6.9 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) -0.7

Richmond, VA

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(2) 7.0 6.6 6.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) -0.8

Roanoke, VA

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(2) 6.7 6.3 6.5 (P) 6.1 (P) (2) -0.6

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

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(2) 6.9 6.9 6.9 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) -0.5

Winchester, VA-WV

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(2) 6.8 6.4 6.5 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) -0.9

West Virginia

 

Charleston, WV

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(2) 7.8 6.9 7.1 (P) 6.3 (P) (2) -1.5

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

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(2) 8.4 8.2 8.1 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) -0.9

Morgantown, WV

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(2) 5.8 5.8 5.8 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) -0.8

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH

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(2) 9.2 8.8 8.8 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) -1.4

Wheeling, WV-OH

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(2) 9.6 8.7 8.8 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) -1.6

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
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United States

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131,173 132,720 (P) 132,874 (P) 132,989 (P) 1,816 (P) 1.4

Middle Atlantic division

 

New Jersey

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3,849.7 3,890.4 3,886.7 (P) 3,889.3 (P) 39.6 (P) 1.0

New York

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8,676.4 8,785.6 8,806.7 (P) 8,807.4 (P) 131.0 (P) 1.5

Pennsylvania

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5,689.1 5,720.6 5,728.3 (P) 5,727.7 (P) 38.6 (P) 0.7

South Atlantic division

 

Delaware

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419.4 420.6 418.9 (P) 421.0 (P) 1.6 (P) 0.4

District of Columbia

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723.6 734.6 738.7 (P) 739.0 (P) 15.4 (P) 2.1

Florida

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7,272.7 7,317.9 7,328.0 (P) 7,325.3 (P) 52.6 (P) 0.7

Georgia

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3,891.0 3,905.7 3,907.9 (P) 3,915.7 (P) 24.7 (P) 0.6

Maryland

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2,539.5 2,586.7 2,586.1 (P) 2,580.1 (P) 40.6 (P) 1.6

North Carolina

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3,927.8 3,960.2 3,959.4 (P) 3,958.1 (P) 30.3 (P) 0.8

South Carolina

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1,833.7 1,855.3 1,851.9 (P) 1,850.1 (P) 16.4 (P) 0.9

Virginia

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3,680.7 3,713.3 3,712.8 (P) 3,715.5 (P) 34.8 (P) 0.9

West Virginia

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753.5 762.1 761.5 (P) 759.7 (P) 6.2 (P) 0.8

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
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United States

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1,750 1,421
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189,919 146,358

Northeast

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402 363
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54,129 48,882

Middle Atlantic

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335 308
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45,203 40,532

New Jersey

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70 65
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11,776 10,222

New York

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153 152
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22,636 22,367

Pennsylvania

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112 91
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10,791 7,943

South

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431 318
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42,685 30,733

South Atlantic

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210 186
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17,371 16,334

Delaware

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8 7
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551 542

District of Columbia

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(1) - -
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(1) - -

Florida

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98 70
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7,600 4,913

Georgia

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40 24
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3,380 2,879

Maryland

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5 3
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365 256

North Carolina

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14 51
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1,240 4,782

South Carolina

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19 12
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1,913 1,321

Virginia

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23 14
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2,063 1,141

West Virginia

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(1) - 5
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(1) - 500

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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