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USDL 04-1104

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

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MASS LAYOFFS IN MAY 2004

In May 2004, employers took 988 mass layoff actions, as measured by new filings for unemployment

insurance benefits during the month, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor

Statistics. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the number of workers

involved totaled 87,501. (See table 1.) Both the number of events and initial claims were sharply lower than

a year ago. The number of mass layoff events was at its lowest level for any May since 2000, and the

number of associated initial claims was at its lowest level for any May since 1996. (May 2004 contained

4 weeks for possible mass layoffs, compared with 5 weeks in each May of the prior 2 years.) From January

through May 2004, the total number of events, at 6,735, and of initial claims, at 661,024, were lower than in

January-May 2003 (8,169 and 799,037, respectively).

Industry Distribution

Food service contractors, with 5,310 initial claims, and temporary help services, with 5,256 initial claims,

together accounted for 12 percent of all initial claims in May. The 10 industries reporting the highest number

of mass-layoff initial claims accounted for 25,796 initial claims in May, 29 percent of the total.

(See table A.)

The manufacturing sector had 22 percent of all mass layoff events and 25 percent of all initial claims filed

in May—the lowest shares for any May since 1995, when the monthly series began. A year ago, manufacturing reported 29 percent of events and 35 percent of initial claims. Within manufacturing, the number

of claimants was highest in food processing (3,897), followed by transportation equipment (2,911) and textile

product mills (2,820). (See table 2.)

The administrative and waste services sector accounted for 12 percent of events and 11 percent of

initial claims filed in May, with layoffs mostly in temporary help services. Eight percent of all layoff events

and 9 percent of initial claims filed during the month were in accommodation and food services, mainly

among food service contractors. Retail trade accounted for 9 percent of events and initial claims, largely

in general merchandise stores. Healthcare and social assistance accounted for 7 percent of events and

6 percent of initial claims during the month, primarily in child day care services. An additional 8 percent

of events and 6 percent of initial claims were in construction, mostly among specialty trade contractors.

Government establishments accounted for 7 percent of events and initial claims filed during the month.
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Table A. Industries with the largest mass-layoff initial claims in May 2004 p

Industry

Initial claims

May peak

Year

Initial claims

Food service contractors....................................... 1998 7,267

Temporary help services........................................ 2002 16,992

Child day care services ......................................... 3,484 2002 3,894

Other household textile product mills ..................... 2,567 2004 2,567

Professional employer organizations ....................... 1,850 2003 3,446

Other social advocacy organizations ...................... 1,846 2002 2,500

Supermarkets and other grocery stores ................. 1,550 1996 4,492

School and employee bus transportation................ 1,326 2003 3,747

Motion picture and video production..................... 1,308 1999 8,985

Full-service restaurants .......................................... 1,299 2002 1,319

p=preliminary.

 5,256

5,310

Compared with May 2003, the largest decreases in initial claims were reported in transportation

equipment manufacturing (-10,432) and administrative and waste services (-9,920). The largest over-theyear increase in initial claims was reported in textile product mills (+1,872).

Geographic Distribution

Among the four regions, the highest number of initial claims in May due to mass layoffs was reported in

the South, 27,666. (See table 3.) Administrative and support services and textile product mills accounted

for 23 percent of all initial claims in that region during the month. This is the third time that the South

reported the most mass-layoff initial claims; the others were in May 1995 and August 1995. The West

region was next, with 25,629 initial claims, followed by the Midwest, with 22,294, and the Northeast, with

11,912.

The number of initial claimants in mass layoffs declined over the year in all four regions. The largest

decrease was in the West (-26,782), followed closely by the Midwest (-24,107). Each of the nine

geographic divisions had over-the-year decreases in the number of initial claims associated with mass layoffs,

with the largest decrease in the Pacific division (-24,258).

Among the states, California recorded the highest number of initial claims filed in mass layoff events in

May (20,148), mostly in administrative and support services. Illinois reported 5,640 initial claims, followed

by Florida (5,152), Texas (4,683), and Pennsylvania (3,789). These five states accounted for 49 percent

of all layoff events and 45 percent of all initial claims for unemployment insurance. (See table 4.)

California reported the largest over-the-year decrease in the number of initial claims (-21,709), followed

by New York (-8,027), Texas (-7,852), and Pennsylvania (-7,104). The largest over-the-year increase

occurred in New Jersey (+853).

From January to May, California reported 171,449 mass layoff initial claims, 26 percent of the national

total. The states with the next largest number of claims over this period were New York (52,843),

Pennsylvania (37,875), and Ohio (32,594).
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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 1.)

See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions.

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The report on Mass Layoffs in June 2004 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 22, 2004.
Technical Note

The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state

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 establishments which have at least 50 initial claims

filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period. These

establishments 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, and the number of

weeks in a given month may be different from year to year. Therefore,

analysis of over-the-month and over-the-year change 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;

TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.

Definitions

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 establishment during a 5-week

period, regardless of duration.
Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, April 2002 to May 2004

Extended mass layoffs 

lasting more than 30 days Realization rates 1

Events Initial

claimants Events Initialclaimants Events Initialclaimants Events Initialclaimants

2002

April ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,506 165,814 1,378 153,216 

May ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,723 179,799 1,571 166,801 

June ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,584 162,189 1,266 136,424 

Second Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,813 507,802 4,215 456,441 1,624 299,598 38.5 65.6 

July ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,042 245,294 1,819 226,892 

August ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,248 128,103 1,151 119,874 

September ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,062 124,522 957 114,736 

Third Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,352 497,919 3,927 461,502 1,186 254,955 30.2 55.2 

October ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,497 171,100 1,270 149,327 

November ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,153 240,171 1,860 216,237 

December ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,474 264,158 2,324 252,807 

Fourth Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6,124 675,429 5,454 618,371 1,916 370,592 35.1 59.9 

2003

January ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,315 225,430 2,130 210,918 

February ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,363 124,965 1,222 116,264 

March ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,207 113,026 1,099 104,468 

First Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,885 463,421 4,451 431,650 1,502 297,607 33.7 68.9 

April ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,581 161,412 1,470 152,937 

May ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,703 174,204 1,538 160,729 

June ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,691 157,552 1,336 127,743 

Second Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,975 493,168 4,344 441,409 1,799 348,890 41.4 79.0 

July ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,087 226,435 1,815 206,901 

August ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,258 133,839 1,163 124,131 

September ..................................................................................................................................................................... 868 82,647 756 73,914 

Third Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,213 442,921 3,734 404,946 1,190 227,568 31.9 56.2 

October ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,523 158,240 1,265 137,706 

November ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,438 138,543 1,234 123,524 

December ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,929 192,633 1,793 182,750 

Fourth Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,890 489,416 4,292 443,980 1,690 325,765 39.4 73.4 

2004

January ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,428 239,454 2,226 220,687 

February ..................................................................................................................................................................... 941 84,201 832 76,577 

March ..................................................................................................................................................................... 920 92,554 847 87,782 

First Quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,289 416,209 3,905 385,046 2.p 1,204 2,p 165,272 p30.8 p42.9

April p

.................................................................................................................................................................... 1,458 157,314 1,316 142,657 

May p.................................................................................................................................................................... 988 87,501 878 78,786 

 1 The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm 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. with such events increases by 25-40 percent.

 2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more p = preliminary.

Mass layoffs

Total mass layoffs

Private nonfarm

Date
Table 2. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

Industry

Mass layoff events Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

May March April May May March April May

2003 2004 2004p2004p2003 2004 2004p2004p

 Total1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,703 920 1,458 988 174,204 92,554 157,314 87,501 

Total, private ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,591 884 1,396 915 164,028 89,955 149,806 81,381 

 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53 37 80 37 3,299 2,173 7,149 2,595 

 Total, private nonfarm....................................................... 1,538 847 1,316 878 160,729 87,782 142,657 78,786 

 Mining ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 1,749 206 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 529 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Construction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 159 106 149 76 13,279 7,288 11,904 5,424 

 Manufacturing..................................................................................................................................................................... 499 258 343 219 61,278 34,686 36,172 22,141 

 Food ..................................................................................................................................................................... 70 56 112 41 7,655 6,220 13,582 3,897 

 Beverage and tobacco products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 9 5 ( 2

 ) 548 1,039 319 ( 2 ) 

 Textile mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 6 8 12 2,204 456 1,091 1,099 

 Textile product mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 ( 2

 ) 5 13 948 ( 2 ) 420 2,820 

 Apparel ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 13 12 18 3,705 1,050 922 1,382 

 Leather and allied products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 – 5 ( 2

 ) 544 – 399 ( 2 ) 

 Wood products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 16 16 5 2,361 1,540 1,684 389 

 Paper ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 7 7 7 1,072 529 499 665 

 Printing and related support activities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 7 15 13 1,249 501 1,618 985 

 Petroleum and coal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 – – – 190 – – –

 Chemicals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 7 11 ( 2

 ) 930 416 677 ( 2 ) 

 Plastics and rubber products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 14 12 8 1,480 1,061 936 508 

 Nonmetallic mineral products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 12 7 ( 2

 ) 1,080 860 452 ( 2 ) 

 Primary metals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 4 9 ( 2

 ) 3,920 375 920 ( 2 ) 

 Fabricated metal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34 16 22 9 2,957 1,103 2,030 660 

 Machinery ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 10 19 14 6,179 693 1,658 1,359 

 Computer and electronic products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 15 17 13 4,029 1,274 1,375 1,081 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 12 7 10 3,665 2,789 1,252 1,572 

 Transportation equipment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52 38 32 28 13,288 13,430 4,625 2,911 

 Furniture and related products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 11 11 12 1,985 985 835 1,098 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ( 2

 ) 11 5 1,289 ( 2 ) 878 376 

 Wholesale trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 19 21 11 2,431 1,518 1,944 819 

 Retail trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 117 77 118 91 12,107 6,733 12,659 7,851 

 Transportation and warehousing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 80 38 145 40 7,755 4,682 20,292 3,822 

 Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 63 32 42 32 8,819 4,912 7,851 2,966 

 Finance and insurance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31 27 31 23 2,414 2,228 2,594 1,944 

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 5 11 ( 2

 ) 478 332 1,214 ( 2 ) 

 Professional and technical services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65 29 54 44 5,542 2,619 6,939 4,116 

 Management of companies and enterprises ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ( 2

 ) 4 4 369 ( 2 ) 269 232 

 Administrative and waste services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 204 129 194 119 19,751 11,546 20,812 9,839 

 Educational services.................................................................................................................. 8 3 4 4 536 163 374 309 

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 84 19 31 67 7,043 1,039 2,118 5,500 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 4 40 23 2,293 167 3,368 2,006 

 Accommodation and food services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 98 82 93 82 10,068 8,755 10,067 8,145 

 Other services, except public administration..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 9 26 35 4,143 506 3,240 3,112 

 Unclassified ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1 6 1 145 85 563 62 

Government ..................................................................................................................................................................... 112 36 62 73 10,176 2,599 7,508 6,120 

 Federal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 5 14 8 1,736 428 1,173 1,033 

 State ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 10 11 17 1,454 763 884 1,389 

 Local ..................................................................................................................................................................... 81 21 37 48 6,986 1,408 5,451 3,698 

 

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 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. p = preliminary.

 

2

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 3. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division

Census region and division

Mass layoff events

Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

May March April May May March April May

2003 2004 2004p2004p2003 2004 2004p2004p

 United States 1

 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,703 920 1,458 988 174,204 92,554 157,314 87,501 

Northeast ..................................................................................................................................................................... 274 123 332 128 27,071 12,196 40,728 11,912 

 New England ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 12 49 21 2,888 912 5,913 2,007 

 Middle Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 242 111 283 107 24,183 11,284 34,815 9,905 

South ..................................................................................................................................................................... 446 207 292 285 48,321 22,094 27,553 27,666 

 South Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 214 101 139 138 21,217 8,749 12,141 12,730 

 East South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 74 41 52 63 7,645 4,141 5,936 7,512 

 West South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 158 65 101 84 19,459 9,204 9,476 7,424 

Midwest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 373 185 275 237 46,401 25,756 31,619 22,294 

 East North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 271 138 235 172 34,240 19,002 27,755 17,057 

 West North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 102 47 40 65 12,161 6,754 3,864 5,237 

West ..................................................................................................................................................................... 610 405 559 338 52,411 32,508 57,414 25,629 

 Mountain ..................................................................................................................................................................... 62 30 52 39 6,104 3,146 5,962 3,580 

 Pacific ..................................................................................................................................................................... 548 375 507 299 46,307 29,362 51,452 22,049 

 

 

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 See footnote 1, table 2. Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central:

 

 

p

 = preliminary. Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, 

 NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, 

Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, 

Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

 
Table 4. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

State

Mass layoff events Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

May March April May May March April May

2003 2004 2004p2004p2003 2004 2004p2004p

 Total1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,703 920 1,458 988 174,204 92,554 157,314 87,501 

Alabama ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 7 15 11 1,996 654 2,051 2,586 

Alaska ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – 633 ( 2 ) 

Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 6 20 14 1,846 593 3,177 1,438 

Arkansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3 6 7 266 422 513 525 

California ..................................................................................................................................................................... 502 341 440 272 41,857 25,730 44,311 20,148 

Colorado ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ( 2

 ) 9 5 721 ( 2 ) 973 502 

Connecticut ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 – 6 5 403 – 513 327 

Delaware ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 3 – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 165 –

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – –

Florida ..................................................................................................................................................................... 100 57 69 67 8,078 4,405 5,447 5,152 

Georgia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 11 21 25 3,807 927 2,111 2,674 

Hawaii ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 8 7 ( 2

 ) 554 788 570 ( 2 ) 

Idaho ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 10 6 4 1,444 1,156 559 347 

Illinois ..................................................................................................................................................................... 70 29 54 48 9,525 3,812 7,471 5,640 

Indiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34 13 25 22 4,685 2,609 2,227 2,155 

Iowa ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 11 8 6 4,582 1,330 846 515 

Kansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 5 9 5 811 357 1,222 348 

Kentucky ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 18 20 26 3,100 2,164 2,559 2,452 

Louisiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 10 28 21 2,005 887 2,554 1,869 

Maine ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ( 2

 ) 7 ( 2 ) 265 ( 2 ) 662 ( 2 ) 

Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 ( 2

 ) 9 7 969 ( 2 ) 906 488 

Massachusetts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 6 16 11 1,734 386 1,759 1,333 

Michigan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36 27 38 33 6,599 4,548 3,556 3,369 

Minnesota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 9 5 12 2,119 2,979 327 959 

Mississippi ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 ( 2

 ) 6 10 717 ( 2 ) 419 879 

Missouri ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 14 15 27 3,044 1,429 1,242 2,227 

Montana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 236 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Nebraska ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5 3 8 702 363 227 556 

Nevada ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 7 6 3 1,099 642 420 291 

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

New Jersey ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 23 47 25 1,915 2,151 4,862 2,768 

New Mexico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3 4 9 583 323 346 715 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................................... 110 27 120 40 11,375 2,451 19,056 3,348 

North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 13 20 16 2,790 1,261 1,768 1,346 

North Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ( 2

 ) – 4 349 ( 2 ) – 290 

Ohio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 68 31 51 38 7,098 4,167 5,811 3,305 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 8 5 4 4,653 3,254 425 347 

Oregon ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 13 33 9 2,151 1,858 3,899 562 

Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................................................... 110 61 116 42 10,893 6,682 10,897 3,789 

Rhode Island ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 3 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 219 1,624 ( 2 ) 

South Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 6 6 7 1,436 863 796 1,429 

South Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ( 2

 ) – 3 554 ( 2 ) – 342 

Tennessee ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 14 11 16 1,832 1,231 907 1,595 

Texas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 109 44 62 52 12,535 4,641 5,984 4,683 

Utah ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 248 ( 2 ) 

Vermont ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ( 2

 ) 10 ( 2 ) 315 ( 2 ) 1,177 ( 2 ) 

Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26 10 10 14 2,967 1,010 849 1,536 

Washington ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 13 22 15 1,684 986 2,039 1,146 

West Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................................... 63 38 67 31 6,333 3,866 8,690 2,588 

Wyoming ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

Puerto Rico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 11 4 1,098 318 1,147 640 

 1 See footnote 1, table 2. p

 = preliminary.

 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.