Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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United States
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 154,451 155,524 155,028 155,238 787 0.5

Northeast region
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 (1) 28,367.2 28,496.0 28,394.4 28,359.5 (1) -7.7 (1) 0.0

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 20,639.9 20,790.9 20,705.5 20,674.9 (1) 35.0 (1) 0.2

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,579.3 4,636.2 4,614.9 (P) 4,610.5 (P) (1) 31.2 (P) (1) 0.7

New York
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 (1) 9,592.3 9,616.3 9,578.7 (P) 9,563.0 (P) (1) -29.4 (P) (1) -0.3

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 6,473.0 6,540.5 6,508.2 (P) 6,504.5 (P) (1) 31.5 (P) (1) 0.5

South region
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 (1) 56,462.4 56,877.0 56,810.8 56,823.5 (1) 361.1 (1) 0.6

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 29,958.1 30,217.2 30,147.6 30,111.6 (1) 153.6 (1) 0.5

Delaware
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 (1) 443.1 446.5 445.8 (P) 445.7 (P) (1) 2.5 (P) (1) 0.6

District of Columbia
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 (1) 357.7 373.1 373.1 (P) 372.4 (P) (1) 14.7 (P) (1) 4.1

Florida
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 (1) 9,353.1 9,428.6 9,411.9 (P) 9,410.6 (P) (1) 57.5 (P) (1) 0.6

Georgia
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 (1) 4,797.4 4,839.8 4,821.5 (P) 4,813.4 (P) (1) 16.0 (P) (1) 0.3

Maryland
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 (1) 3,115.3 3,142.4 3,138.9 (P) 3,141.5 (P) (1) 26.1 (P) (1) 0.8

North Carolina
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 (1) 4,709.2 4,764.9 4,741.8 (P) 4,722.4 (P) (1) 13.2 (P) (1) 0.3

South Carolina
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 (1) 2,169.0 2,178.7 2,174.7 (P) 2,169.4 (P) (1) 0.4 (P) (1) 0.0

Virginia
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 (1) 4,208.4 4,228.9 4,223.5 (P) 4,225.4 (P) (1) 17.0 (P) (1) 0.4

West Virginia
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 (1) 803.4 809.1 807.1 (P) 806.3 (P) (1) 2.8 (P) (1) 0.4

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,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 12,518 12,032 11,742 11,659 -859 -6.9

Northeast region
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 (1) 2,304.4 2,306.1 2,240.2 2,162.9 (1) -141.5 (1) -6.1

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,748.9 1,769.3 1,709.9 1,638.6 (1) -110.3 (1) -6.3

New Jersey
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 (1) 429.2 431.7 415.2 (P) 399.5 (P) (1) -29.7 (P) (1) -6.9

New York
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 (1) 820.4 806.9 784.2 (P) 748.5 (P) (1) -71.9 (P) (1) -8.8

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 503.5 531.6 513.0 (P) 496.3 (P) (1) -7.2 (P) (1) -1.4

South region
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 (1) 4,406.9 4,158.3 4,106.9 4,039.9 (1) -367.0 (1) -8.3

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 2,491.6 2,345.9 2,283.8 2,215.0 (1) -276.7 (1) -11.1

Delaware
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 (1) 31.1 32.1 32.3 (P) 31.9 (P) (1) 0.8 (P) (1) 2.6

District of Columbia
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 (1) 32.7 32.2 31.9 (P) 31.5 (P) (1) -1.2 (P) (1) -3.6

Florida
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 (1) 828.2 731.4 707.3 (P) 680.4 (P) (1) -147.8 (P) (1) -17.8

Georgia
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 (1) 435.8 416.8 406.5 (P) 395.2 (P) (1) -40.6 (P) (1) -9.3

Maryland
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 (1) 210.8 208.0 206.6 (P) 205.5 (P) (1) -5.3 (P) (1) -2.5

North Carolina
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 (1) 441.1 446.8 434.5 (P) 419.3 (P) (1) -21.8 (P) (1) -5.0

South Carolina
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 (1) 200.9 187.1 182.6 (P) 174.4 (P) (1) -26.5 (P) (1) -13.2

Virginia
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 (1) 247.6 235.2 225.7 (P) 219.7 (P) (1) -27.8 (P) (1) -11.2

West Virginia
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 (1) 57.3 58.7 56.1 (P) 53.5 (P) (1) -3.8 (P) (1) -6.6

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,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.5 -0.6

Northeast region
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 (1) 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.6 (1) -0.5

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 8.5 8.5 8.3 7.9 (1) -0.6

New Jersey
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 (1) 9.4 9.3 9.0 (P) 8.7 (P) (1) -0.7

New York
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 (1) 8.6 8.4 8.2 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) -0.8

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 7.8 8.1 7.9 (P) 7.6 (P) (1) -0.2

South region
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 (1) 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.1 (1) -0.7

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 8.3 7.8 7.6 7.4 (1) -0.9

Delaware
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 (1) 7.0 7.2 7.2 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) 0.2

District of Columbia
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 (1) 9.1 8.6 8.6 (P) 8.5 (P) (1) -0.6

Florida
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 (1) 8.9 7.8 7.5 (P) 7.2 (P) (1) -1.7

Georgia
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 (1) 9.1 8.6 8.4 (P) 8.2 (P) (1) -0.9

Maryland
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 (1) 6.8 6.6 6.6 (P) 6.5 (P) (1) -0.3

North Carolina
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 (1) 9.4 9.4 9.2 (P) 8.9 (P) (1) -0.5

South Carolina
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 (1) 9.3 8.6 8.4 (P) 8.0 (P) (1) -1.3

Virginia
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 (1) 5.9 5.6 5.3 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) -0.7

West Virginia
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 (1) 7.1 7.3 7.0 (P) 6.6 (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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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 8.0 7.9 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 0.0

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 7.2 7.9 7.6 (P) 7.2 (P) (2) 0.0

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 5.1 5.5 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) -0.1

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

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 (2) 5.2 5.5 5.2 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) -0.2

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 6.7 7.1 6.9 (P) 6.7 (P) (2) 0.0

Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD (1)

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 (2) 4.9 5.2 5.1 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 0.0

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 7.6 8.4 7.8 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) -0.3

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 7.6 8.0 7.6 (P) 7.1 (P) (2) -0.5

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 8.6 9.4 9.0 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) -0.1

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 7.9 8.9 8.2 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 6.6 8.0 7.1 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) -0.1

Erie, PA
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 (2) 7.1 8.2 7.8 (P) 7.2 (P) (2) 0.1

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 6.6 7.5 6.9 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) -0.2

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 7.9 9.8 8.9 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 0.4

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 6.1 7.1 6.4 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) -0.2

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 5.9 6.9 6.3 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 0.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 8.0 8.7 8.2 (P) 7.7 (P) (2) -0.3

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 7.6 8.5 8.0 (P) 7.5 (P) (2) -0.1

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 9.9 10.6 10.1 (P) 9.6 (P) (2) -0.3

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 6.5 7.8 7.1 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) -0.1

Reading, PA
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 (2) 7.5 8.4 7.8 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) -0.2

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 8.7 10.2 9.6 (P) 8.8 (P) (2) 0.1

State College, PA
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 (2) 5.3 6.1 5.7 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 0.1

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 7.1 8.9 8.3 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 0.5

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 7.1 8.0 7.4 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) -0.2

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 5.8 7.0 5.6 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) -0.6

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 4.6 4.9 4.5 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) -0.5

Danville, VA
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 (2) 8.6 7.9 7.3 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) -1.2

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 5.4 5.4 4.9 (P) 4.6 (P) (2) -0.8

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 6.2 6.4 5.8 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) -0.6

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 6.0 6.1 5.6 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) -0.6

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 5.8 6.0 5.4 (P) 5.3 (P) (2) -0.5

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 6.2 6.2 5.7 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) -0.8

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 5.6 5.7 5.1 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) -0.7

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 6.7 7.6 6.7 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) -0.5

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 7.0 7.7 7.2 (P) 6.8 (P) (2) -0.2

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 5.0 5.6 4.8 (P) 4.6 (P) (2) -0.4

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 7.1 8.2 7.2 (P) 6.5 (P) (2) -0.6

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 7.0 8.5 7.7 (P) 6.9 (P) (2) -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States
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 133,397 135,171 135,313 (P) 135,462 (P) 2,065 (P) 1.5

Middle Atlantic division

  

New Jersey
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 3,881.2 3,939.4 3,947.0 (P) 3,950.3 (P) 69.1 (P) 1.8

New York
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 8,793.1 8,865.9 8,879.4 (P) 8,904.7 (P) 111.6 (P) 1.3

Pennsylvania
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 5,731.2 5,748.2 5,746.3 (P) 5,753.0 (P) 21.8 (P) 0.4

South Atlantic division

  

Delaware
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 (1) 417.9 426.8 424.7 (P) 424.4 (P) (1) 6.5 (P) (1) 1.6

District of Columbia
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 730.1 733.6 734.3 (P) 732.7 (P) 2.6 (P) 0.4

Florida
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 7,396.3 (1) 7,473.6 7,498.4 (P) 7,515.4 (P) 119.1 (P) 1.6

Georgia
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 3,948.7 4,000.4 4,012.5 (P) 4,016.8 (P) 68.1 (P) 1.7

Maryland
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 2,568.3 2,606.5 2,609.1 (P) 2,602.9 (P) 34.6 (P) 1.3

North Carolina
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 3,981.3 4,048.9 4,048.5 (P) 4,054.6 (P) 73.3 (P) 1.8

South Carolina
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 1,857.7 1,879.9 1,878.4 (P) 1,881.5 (P) 23.8 (P) 1.3

Virginia
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 3,729.2 3,761.2 3,753.8 (P) 3,765.9 (P) 36.7 (P) 1.0

West Virginia
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 767.3 769.0 769.6 (P) 769.5 (P) 2.2 (P) 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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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Area

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United States
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 1,421 1,174
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 146,358 119,196

Northeast
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 363 272
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 48,882 28,395

Middle Atlantic
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 308 217
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 40,532 19,901

New Jersey
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 65 46
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 10,222 4,217

New York
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 152 86
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 22,367 9,093

Pennsylvania
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 91 85
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 7,943 6,591

South
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 318 310
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 30,733 29,555

South Atlantic
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 186 162
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 16,334 16,272

Delaware
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 7 8
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 542 582

District of Columbia
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Florida
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 70 54
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 4,913 4,148

Georgia
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 24 21
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 2,879 2,756

Maryland
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 3 12
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 256 984

North Carolina
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 51 45
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 4,782 5,411

South Carolina
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 12 8
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 1,321 1,004

Virginia
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 14 12
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 1,141 1,249

West Virginia
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 5 (1) -
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 500 (1) -

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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