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                                          For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Media contact:                691-5902    Wednesday, November 23, 2005


                       MASS LAYOFFS IN OCTOBER 2005

   In October 2005, employers took 1,088 mass layoff actions, seasonally
adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits
during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today.  Each action involved at least 50 persons from a
single establishment, and the number of workers involved totaled 106,238,
on a seasonally adjusted basis.  (See table 1.)  The number of layoff
events in October declined by 1,132 from September (as revised, see box
note) to 1,088, the lowest number of events for any month since October
2000.  The number of associated initial claims fell by 181,454 from Sep-
tember (as revised) to 106,238 and was at its lowest total for any month
since August 1998.  In the manufacturing sector, 316 mass layoff events
were reported during October 2005, seasonally adjusted, resulting in
45,589 initial claims; both figures were sharply lower than a month earlier.
(See table 1.)  These over-the-month declines in the number of events and
initial claims reflect the falloff from the large number of layoffs in
Louisiana and Mississippi during September that followed Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita.
   
   In Louisiana and Mississippi, there were 817 layoff events identified
as potentially related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for September.  Thus
far, about half of the employers involved have been contacted to learn more
about the layoff, including the reason for it.  The BLS has not had suffi-
cient time to review and analyze the data from these employer interviews.
As more data are collected and reviewed, BLS will provide the results in
regularly scheduled MLS news releases.  For additional information on the
storms' impacts on MLS data, including questions and answers on concepts
and definitions, data collection, and future publication plans, please see
http://www.bls.gov/katrina/mlsquestions.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
   
   From January through October 2005, the total number of events (seasonally
adjusted), at 13,123, was lower than in January-October 2004 (13,328), while
the number of initial claims (seasonally adjusted), at 1,445,739, was higher
(1,338,676).
   
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   |                    Revisions to September Data                     |
   |                                                                    |
   |    Data for September have been revised to reflect additional lay- |
   | off reports that came in after the cutoff date for the initial     |
   | September release, Mass Layoffs in September 2005, issued October  |
   | 25, 2005.  MLS data are always preliminary when first released,    |
   | but the monthly data are typically not revised.  The decision to   |
   | issue revised September data was based on the large number of ad-  |
   | ditional events reported following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.    |
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Table A.  Industries with the largest mass-layoff initial claims in
October 2005p
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                                          | Initial|        October peak
                 Industry                 | claims |--------------------------
                                          |        |   Year  | Initial claims
------------------------------------------|--------|---------|----------------
Automobile manufacturing .................|  6,029 |   2001  |      7,563
Temporary help services ..................|  5,036 |   1998  |     18,760
Motion picture and video production ......|  4,113 |   1997  |      7,692
Light truck and utility vehicle mfg. .....|  3,252 |   2001  |      8,763
Farm labor contractors and crew leaders ..|  2,991 |   1998  |      9,617
Professional employer organizations ......|  2,638 |   2001  |      3,523
Fruit and vegetable canning ..............|  1,937 |   2002  |      4,500
Food service contractors .................|  1,895 |   2005  |      1,895
Motor home manufacturing .................|  1,846 |   2005  |      1,846
Supermarkets and other grocery stores ....|  1,575 |   2003  |     13,682
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  p = preliminary.

Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In October, the 10 industries reporting the highest number of mass-
layoff initial claims, not seasonally adjusted, accounted for 31,312
initial claims, 34 percent of the total.  (See table A.)  The two
industries with the highest number of initial claims were automobile
manufacturing, with 6,029, and temporary help services, with 5,036.
Together, these two industries accounted for 12 percent of all initial
claims during the month.

   The manufacturing sector accounted for 28 percent of all mass layoff
events and 41 percent of all initial claims filed in October 2005.  A year
earlier, manufacturing comprised 30 percent of events and 38 percent of
initial claims.  Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in October
2005 was highest in transportation equipment (15,841, largely automotive-
related), followed by food manufacturing (5,666).  (See table 3.)
   
   Administrative and waste services accounted for 15 percent of events
and 12 percent of initial claims filed in October, with layoffs largely
from temporary help services.  Ten percent of all layoff events and 7 per-
cent of initial claims filed during the month were from agriculture, for-
estry, fishing and hunting, mostly among farm labor contractors and crew
leaders.  Construction accounted for 10 percent of events and 6 percent
of initial claims in October, primarily among specialty trade contractors.
Retail trade accounted for 8 percent of events and 6 percent of initial
claims during the month, mainly from general merchandise stores.  An ad-
ditional 3 percent of events and 6 percent of initial claims were from
the information sector, mostly from motion picture and sound recording
industries.
   
   Government establishments accounted for 6 percent of events and 5
percent of initial claims filed in October, mostly among executive,
legislative, and general government agencies.
   
   On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the number of layoff events decreased
by 337 over the year to 905, and the number of associated initial claims fell
by 35,977 to 91,941.  This was the second lowest event total and the lowest
initial claims total for any October on record.  This may be due in part to a
calendar effect; October 2005 contained 4 weeks for possible mass layoffs,
compared with 5 weeks in each October of the prior 2 years.  (See the Tech-
nical Note for an explanation of how the number of weeks for data collection
can vary from month to month.)  The largest over-the-year decreases in initial
claims were reported in accommodation (-4,385), administrative and support
services (-4,316), and food manufacturing (-3,383).  The largest over-the-year
increase in initial claims was in transportation equipment manufacturing
(+3,108).

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Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   Among the four census regions, the largest number of initial claims
in October due to mass layoffs was in the West (31,122).  (See table 5.)
Administrative and support services, agriculture and forestry support
activities, and motion picture and sound recording industries accounted
for 43 percent of the West total.  The Midwest had the next largest num-
ber of initial claims (27,841), followed by the South (17,616) and the
Northeast (15,362).

   The number of initial claimants from mass layoffs decreased over the
year in each of the four regions.  The largest decrease occurred in the
West (-13,128), followed by the South (-12,630), the Midwest (-8,018),
and the Northeast (-2,201).  Each of the nine geographic divisions had
over-the-year decreases in the number of initial claims associated with
mass layoffs, with the largest in the Pacific (-12,803), followed by the
South Atlantic (-6,334) and East North Central (-5,561) divisions.
   
   Among the states, California recorded the largest number of initial
claims filed due to mass layoff events in October (25,317).  Pennsylvania
had the next highest initial claims total, with 7,075 initial claims, fol-
lowed by Michigan (6,276), Illinois (5,717), Ohio (4,820), and New York
(4,806).  These six states accounted for 62 percent of all mass layoff
events and 59 percent of all initial claims for unemployment insurance.
(See table 6.)
   
   California had the largest over-the-year decrease in the number of
initial claims (-9,579).  Florida had the next largest over-the-year
decrease (-7,031), followed by Texas (-3,484) and Ohio (-3,373).  The
largest over-the-year increase occurred in Michigan (+2,508).
   
   From January to October, California reported 299,888 mass-layoff initial
claims, 21 percent of the national total.  Louisiana had the next largest
number of claims over this period (115,702), followed by Michigan (95,969)
and Ohio (94,499).

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 lay-
offs.  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 4.)  See the Technical Note for more detailed definitions.
                                     
                      ______________________________


   The report on Mass Layoffs in November 2005 is scheduled to be released
on Thursday, December 22, 2005.





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 con-
tacted 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 quart-
erly 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, the number of weeks in a
given month may be different from year to year, and the number of weeks in
a year may vary.  Therefore, analysis of over-the-month and over-the-year
change in not seasonally adjusted series 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.
   
Seasonal adjustment

   Effective with the release of data for January 2005, BLS began publish-
ing six seasonally adjusted monthly MLS series.  The six series are the
numbers of mass layoff events and mass layoff initial claims for the total,
private nonfarm, and manufacturing sectors.
   
   Seasonal adjustment is the process of estimating and removing the effect
on time series data of regularly recurring seasonal events such as changes
in the weather, holidays, and the beginning and ending of the school year.
The use of seasonal adjustment makes it easier to observe fundamental changes
in time series, particularly those associated with general economic expan-
sions and contractions.
   
   The MLS data are seasonally adjusted using the X-12-ARIMA seasonal adjust-
ment method on a concurrent basis.  Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses all
available monthly estimates, including those for the current month, in devel-
oping seasonal adjustment factors.  Revisions to the most recent 5 years
of seasonally adjusted data will be made once a year with the issuance of
December data.  Before the data are seasonally adjusted, prior adjustments
are made to the original data to adjust them for differences in the number
of weeks used to calculate the monthly data.  Because weekly unemployment
insurance claims are aggregated to form monthly data, a particular month's
value could be calculated with 5 weeks of data in one year and 4 weeks
in another.  The effects of these differences could seriously distort the
seasonal factors if they were ignored in the seasonal adjustment process.
These effects are modeled in the X-12-ARIMA program and are permanently
removed from the final seasonally adjusted series.





Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, November 2001 to October 2005,
seasonally adjusted

                                       Total            Private nonfarm         Manufacturing   

             Date                                                                               
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial  
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants     Events  claimants 
                            
             2001           

November ...................     2,094     218,273     1,935     207,129       944     114,556
December ...................     1,799     194,759     1,658     183,178       722      93,193
             
             2002           

January ....................     1,801     208,835     1,659     195,862       739      96,689
February ...................     1,773     204,089     1,620     192,450       701      91,285
March ......................     1,674     187,924     1,517     175,998       610      75,367
April ......................     1,685     186,574     1,497     169,228       591      69,481
May ........................     1,720     191,841     1,558     178,993       611      74,809
June .......................     1,615     170,307     1,438     156,759       551      73,064
July .......................     1,637     179,165     1,457     164,398       568      73,230
August .....................     1,475     160,855     1,330     149,148       562      65,564
September ..................     1,909     217,475     1,742     202,640       607      79,413
October ....................     1,716     178,860     1,524     162,411       598      71,765
November ...................     1,644     176,462     1,500     165,578       607      70,640
December ...................     1,825     193,627     1,661     179,368       638      86,714
             
             2003           

January ....................     1,383     134,258     1,193     120,033       402      49,440
February ...................     1,771     185,502     1,589     173,392       643      75,331
March ......................     1,773     176,540     1,577     161,662       618      75,289
April ......................     1,735     176,645     1,574     165,416       646      86,857
May ........................     1,709     186,158     1,532     173,123       624      87,615
June .......................     1,704     163,646     1,515     148,547       636      70,888
July .......................     1,653     163,061     1,444     147,883       590      71,203
August .....................     1,502     170,353     1,364     156,731       540      71,944
September ..................     1,559     145,961     1,370     132,233       471      56,274
October ....................     1,541     154,908     1,312     136,604       412      49,518
November ...................     1,400     137,651     1,241     125,115       397      46,955
December ...................     1,425     141,780     1,281     129,464       420      53,436
             
             2004           

January ....................     1,458     146,147     1,257     127,917       413      50,074
February ...................     1,237     126,421     1,091     115,302       358      36,783
March ......................     1,348     142,480     1,211     134,118       409      63,380
April ......................     1,422     149,049     1,239     132,180       360      43,158
May ........................     1,178     114,247     1,016     100,499       314      37,950
June .......................     1,375     141,300     1,215     129,466       361      47,548
July .......................     1,363     139,374     1,200     127,011       390      49,276
August .....................     1,392     130,483     1,208     115,035       330      36,422
September ..................     1,281     123,761     1,153     114,223       332      45,917
October ....................     1,274     125,414     1,145     116,042       350      44,908
November ...................     1,361     130,168     1,201     117,545       402      43,504
December ...................     1,211     119,649     1,064     108,157       283      34,940
             
             2005           

January ....................     1,457     150,990     1,321     140,826       379      58,908
February ...................     1,128     117,684     1,001     107,415       345      43,186
March ......................     1,194     130,848     1,060     121,408       371      55,377
April ......................     1,274     136,837     1,142     126,807       395      63,121
May ........................     1,196     128,771     1,060     117,036       359      53,243
June .......................     1,175     127,887     1,059     118,736       347      55,820
July .......................     1,249     131,326     1,107     118,835       360      48,967
August .....................     1,142     127,466     1,002     115,674       328      48,155
September(r) ...............     2,220     287,692     1,970     237,108       426      54,993
October(p) .................     1,088     106,238       962      97,180       316      45,589


    r = revised. 
    p = preliminary. 





Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, November 2001 to October 2005,
not seasonally adjusted            

                                       Total            Private nonfarm        Manufacturing    

             Date                                                                               
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial  
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants    Events   claimants 
                                                 
            2001                      

November ...................     2,721     295,956     2,373     270,268     1,122     151,969
December ...................     2,440     268,893     2,319     259,497     1,103     136,820
            
            2002            

January ....................     2,146     263,777     2,028     252,245       892     128,825
February ...................     1,382     138,808     1,253     129,849       481      58,784
March ......................     1,460     161,316     1,335     151,305       500      59,613
April ......................     1,506     165,814     1,378     153,216       461      50,897
May ........................     1,723     179,799     1,571     166,801       488      52,720
June .......................     1,584     162,189     1,266     136,424       336      42,130
July .......................     2,042     245,294     1,819     226,892       907     135,271
August .....................     1,248     128,103     1,151     119,874       427      48,668
September ..................     1,062     124,522       957     114,736       352      43,755
October ....................     1,497     171,100     1,270     149,327       493      64,655
November ...................     2,153     240,171     1,860     216,237       719      92,712
December ...................     2,474     264,158     2,324     252,807       984     126,826
            
            2003            

January ....................     2,315     225,430     2,130     210,918       822      90,244
February ...................     1,363     124,965     1,222     116,264       435      48,161
March ......................     1,207     113,026     1,099     104,468       390      41,063
April ......................     1,581     161,412     1,470     152,937       499      62,349
May ........................     1,703     174,204     1,538     160,729       499      61,278
June .......................     1,691     157,552     1,336     127,743       389      40,845
July .......................     2,087     226,435     1,815     206,901       946     136,410
August .....................     1,258     133,839     1,163     124,131       405      52,620
September ..................       868      82,647       756      73,914       271      31,428
October ....................     1,523     158,240     1,265     137,706       438      53,741
November ...................     1,438     138,543     1,234     123,524       408      48,419
December ...................     1,929     192,633     1,793     182,750       648      77,915
            
            2004            

January ....................     2,428     239,454     2,226     220,687       848      89,551
February ...................       941      84,201       832      76,577       240      23,043
March ......................       920      92,554       847      87,782       258      34,686
April ......................     1,458     157,314     1,316     142,657       343      36,172
May ........................       988      87,501       878      78,786       219      22,141
June .......................     1,379     134,588     1,077     110,804       222      27,307
July .......................     2,094     253,929     1,860     234,877       885     145,895
August .....................       809      69,033       745      63,876       194      17,698
September ..................       708      68,972       637      63,102       189      25,808
October ....................     1,242     127,918     1,101     117,375       372      48,265
November ...................     1,399     130,423     1,201     115,549       412      44,243
December ...................     1,614     161,271     1,487     152,092       436      50,726
            
            2005            

January ....................     2,564     263,952     2,421     253,409       823     108,985
February ...................       810      74,644       722      68,372       230      24,931
March ......................       806      88,937       733      83,793       246      33,030
April ......................     1,373     158,582     1,263     148,133       395      59,129
May ........................       986     101,358       891      93,332       249      30,424
June .......................     1,157     120,463       941     103,307       216      32,783
July .......................     1,981     244,216     1,745     222,377       856     136,210
August .....................       645      67,582       598      63,484       188      22,531
September(r) ...............     1,662     213,281     1,505     179,042       318      47,497
October(p) .................       905      91,941       757      80,694       249      37,276

    r = revised. 
    p = preliminary. 





Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

                                                                                                     Initial claimants for        
                                                             Mass layoff events                     unemployment insurance        
                    Industry                                                                                                      

                                                     October   August  September  October     October    August  September  October
                                                      2004      2005     2005r     2005p       2004       2005     2005r     2005p 
                                                 
               Seasonally adjusted               

      Total .....................................     1,274     1,142     2,220     1,088     125,414   127,466   287,692   106,238     
         
  Total, private nonfarm ........................     1,145     1,002     1,970       962     116,042   115,674   237,108    97,180     
   Manufacturing ................................       350       328       426       316      44,908    48,155    54,993    45,589     
                  
               Not seasonally adjusted             

      Total(1) ..................................     1,242       645     1,662       905     127,918    67,582   213,281    91,941

Total, private ..................................     1,177       610     1,528       850     122,402    64,211   180,425    87,226
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ....        76        12        23        93       5,027       727     1,383     6,532

 Total, private nonfarm .........................     1,101       598     1,505       757     117,375    63,484   179,042    80,694
  Mining ........................................         8     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )         946     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )
  Utilities .....................................     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )
  Construction ..................................       126        51       116        88       9,512     3,458     8,885     5,755
  Manufacturing..................................       372       188       318       249      48,265    22,531    47,497    37,276
      Food ......................................        78        28        59        61       9,049     2,762     5,907     5,666
      Beverage and tobacco products .............        16     ( 2 )         4         4       1,316     ( 2 )       274       261
      Textile mills .............................        10        13        20        11       1,041     1,177     2,636     1,296
      Textile product mills .....................         8         3         6         5         732       268       958       531
      Apparel ...................................        18        10        10        11       1,338       560     2,183     2,589
      Leather and allied products ...............     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )         -       ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )         -
      Wood products .............................        16         7        22     ( 2 )       2,744       547     2,253     ( 2 )
      Paper .....................................         9         7        10         9         580       615     1,218       748
      Printing and related support activities ...         8         5         5         -         548       452       318         -
      Petroleum and coal products ...............     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )     ( 2 )

      Chemicals .................................         6     ( 2 )         6         8         380     ( 2 )       822       682
      Plastics and rubber products ..............        18         7        13        11       1,451       588     1,833     1,097
      Nonmetallic mineral products ..............        10         6         9         8         779       420       657       759
      Primary metals ............................        15         7        11         9       2,312       852     1,112     1,037
      Fabricated metal products .................        18        13        17        12       1,855     1,012     1,224       863
      Machinery .................................        19        20        30         9       4,224     1,815     4,967     1,288
      Computer and electronic products ..........        18        12        18        20       1,416     1,235     1,438     1,764
      Electrical equipment and appliances .......        17         6        11         4       2,573     1,693     2,959     1,061
      Transportation equipment ..................        58        27        52        49      12,733     6,855    15,584    15,841
      Furniture and related products ............        13         3         9         8       1,637       383       599       762
      Miscellaneous manufacturing ...............        11         8         3         6       1,027       910       242       688

  Wholesale trade ...............................        11        15        33        10       1,412     1,259     2,351       812
  Retail trade ..................................        98        72       203        72       8,550     5,434    22,358     5,666
  Transportation and warehousing ................        34        50        51        29       2,608     5,878     6,218     2,697
  Information ...................................        36        21        41        26       7,597     6,889     6,046     5,300
  Finance and insurance .........................        33        14        32        24       2,914     1,493     2,580     1,656
  Real estate and rental and leasing ............        10     ( 2 )        19         4         697     ( 2 )     1,125       244
  Professional and technical services ...........        24        18        31        28       3,994     3,104     2,655     2,967
  Management of companies and enterprises .......     ( 2 )         -     ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )         -     ( 2 )     ( 2 )
  Administrative and waste services .............       188        84       206       132      15,202     6,764    20,616    11,017
  Educational services...........................     ( 2 )         6        12     ( 2 )       ( 2 )       454     1,667     ( 2 )
  Health care and social assistance .............        34        19       150         7       2,793     1,227    17,259       621
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...........        30         7        37        22       2,424       486     7,164     1,568
  Accommodation and food services ...............        82        35       220        53       9,152     2,436    29,522     4,168
  Other services, except public administration ..         6         9        29         3         482     1,400     2,352       173
  Unclassified  .................................         3         1         -         5         309        96         -       356

 Government .....................................        65        35       134        55       5,516     3,371    32,856     4,715
  Federal .......................................        22         8        10        16       2,185     1,041       966     1,551
  State .........................................        19        11        37        12       1,648       862     5,905       992
  Local .........................................        24        16        87        27       1,683     1,468    25,985     2,172
                                                                     

   1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
   2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
   r = revised.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE: Dash represents zero.





Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2003 to October 2005,
not seasonally adjusted

                                                                                    Private nonfarm                              
										  
                                 Total mass layoffs                               Extended mass layoffs         Realization       
             Date                                        Mass layoffs          lasting more than 30 days         rates (1) 

                                          Initial               Initial                        Initial                  Initial  
                                Events   claimants    Events   claimants        Events        claimants     Events     claimants 
           
            2003          
														      
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          326,328       39.4        73.5

            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         1,339          238,392       34.3        61.9
													      
April .......................   1,458      157,314     1,316     142,657                                  
May .........................     988       87,501       878      78,786                                   
June ........................   1,379      134,588     1,077     110,804      
													      
Second Quarter ..............   3,825      379,403     3,271     332,247         1,358          254,063       41.5        76.5
													      
July ........................   2,094      253,929     1,860     234,877                                  
August ......................     809       69,033       745      63,876                                  
September ...................     708       68,972       637      63,102        
													      
Third Quarter ...............   3,611      391,934     3,242     361,855           886       (r)148,575       27.3        41.1
													      
October .....................   1,242      127,918     1,101     117,375                                  
November ....................   1,399      130,423     1,201     115,549                                  
December ....................   1,614      161,271     1,487     152,092      
													      
Fourth Quarter ..............   4,255      419,612     3,789     385,016         1,427          262,049       37.7        68.1

            2005          
													      
January .....................   2,564      263,952     2,421     253,409                                  
February ....................     810       74,644       722      68,372                                  
March .......................     806       88,937       733      83,793      
													      
First Quarter ...............   4,180      427,533     3,876     405,574      (r)1,142       (r)185,374       29.5     (r)45.7
													      
April .......................   1,373      158,582     1,263     148,133                                  
May .........................     986      101,358       891      93,332                                  
June ........................   1,157      120,463       941     103,307      
													      
Second Quarter ..............   3,516      380,403     3,095     344,772      (r)1,203       (r)212,671    (r)38.9     (r)61.7
													      
July ........................   1,981      244,216     1,745     222,377                                  
August ......................     645       67,582       598      63,484                                  
September(r).................   1,662      213,281     1,505     179,042      
													      
Third Quarter(p).............   4,288      525,079     3,848     464,903       (2) 742      (2) 108,647       19.3        23.4
													      
October(p)...................     905       91,941       757      80,694      


    1 The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The
initial claimant realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants associated with
layoffs lasting more than 30 days. 
    2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more data on these layoffs become available.
Experience suggests that the number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards by less than 10 percent and
the number of initial claimants associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent. 
    r = revised.
    p = preliminary. 





Table 5. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division,
not seasonally adjusted

                                                                                     Initial claimants for         
                                          Mass layoff events                         unemployment insurance        
 Census region and division                                                                                       

                                October    August  September  October      October      August    September    October
                                 2004       2005     2005r     2005p        2004         2005       2005r       2005p 
			    
        United States(1) ....    1,242       645     1,662       905       127,918      67,582     213,281      91,941

Northeast ...................      189       126       118       175        17,563      13,090       9,990      15,362
    
    New England .............       17        23        13        12         1,345       1,868       1,204       1,233
    Middle Atlantic .........      172       103       105       163        16,218      11,222       8,786      14,129

South .......................      323       170     1,086       158        30,246      18,286     153,999      17,616
    
    South Atlantic ..........      190        92        81        85        15,237       8,771      10,247       8,903
    East South Central ......       58        34       161        25         5,750       5,988      33,946       4,194
    West South Central ......       75        44       844        48         9,259       3,527     109,806       4,519

Midwest .....................      280       138       161       199        35,859      14,023      21,024      27,841
    
    East North Central ......      219       111       133       154        26,965      10,618      17,107      21,404
    West North Central ......       61        27        28        45         8,894       3,405       3,917       6,437

West ........................      450       211       297       373        44,250      22,183      28,268      31,122
    
    Mountain ................       43        17        22        32         3,610       1,717       1,901       3,285
    Pacific .................      407       194       275       341        40,640      20,466      26,367      27,837


    1 See footnote 1, table 3.
    r = revised.
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE:  The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North
Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.





Table 6. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
not seasonally adjusted

                                                                                     Initial claimants for          
                                         Mass layoff events                          unemployment insurance         
           State                                                                                                       
                           October     August     September    October      October      August    September    October
                            2004        2005        2005r       2005p        2004         2005       2005r       2005p 

   Total(1) .............   1,242         645       1,662         905       127,918      67,582     213,281     91,941

Alabama .................      12           5          20           4         1,477         709       1,968        569
Alaska ..................       5           -           3           4           423           -         280        264
Arizona .................      11       ( 2 )       ( 2 )           6           868       ( 2 )       ( 2 )        606
Arkansas ................       3           3           -           4           642         201           -        767
California ..............     346         182         256         315        34,896      19,530      24,616     25,317
Colorado ................      10       ( 2 )           3           6           829       ( 2 )         185        510
Connecticut .............   ( 2 )           4           3           -         ( 2 )         397         258          -
Delaware ................       -           -           -       ( 2 )             -           -           -      ( 2 )
District of Columbia ....       -       ( 2 )           -           -             -       ( 2 )           -          -
Florida .................     143          35          40          36         9,737       2,031       3,314      2,706
Georgia .................      16          22          14          16         1,977       3,488       3,230      1,739
Hawaii ..................       4           -           3       ( 2 )           260           -         249      ( 2 )
Idaho ...................       3           6           3           5           281         684         239        476

Illinois ................      56          27          46          35         8,019       2,128       5,793      5,717
Indiana .................      24          10          13          14         2,235       1,000       2,339      1,940
Iowa ....................      12           6           3          13         1,645       1,755         996      2,473
Kansas ..................       5           5           3       ( 2 )           398         487         259      ( 2 )
Kentucky ................      27          13          21          10         2,792       3,954       4,473      2,710
Louisiana ...............      11          11         791           3           714         596     104,388        215
Maine ...................       3       ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )           207       ( 2 )       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
Maryland ................       5           3           -           5           544         219           -        451
Massachusetts ...........       6          12           4           6           437         873         503        669
Michigan ................      40          29          23          41         3,768       2,838       3,235      6,276
Minnesota ...............      15           6           7          18         1,390         502         741      1,579
Mississippi .............      10           6         113           4           615         481      26,817        356
Missouri ................      21           6          10           8         4,723         404         981      1,773

Montana .................       5           -       ( 2 )           6           545           -       ( 2 )        695
Nebraska ................       7           3           4           4           666         200         811        447
Nevada ..................      10           5          12           6           755         648         997        764
New Hampshire ...........       4           -           3       ( 2 )           292           -         217      ( 2 )
New Jersey ..............      35          20          20          30         3,294       1,786       2,013      2,248
New Mexico ..............   ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )         ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
New York ................      52          42          40          52         5,263       6,164       3,310      4,806
North Carolina ..........       5          10           6          16           417       1,323         601      1,423
North Dakota ............   ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )           -         ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )          -
Ohio ....................      54          26          21          33         8,193       2,881       2,408      4,820
Oklahoma ................       6           -           3           3         1,382           -         360        500
Oregon ..................      29       ( 2 )           3           5         2,536       ( 2 )         342        675
Pennsylvania ............      85          41          45          81         7,661       3,272       3,463      7,075

Rhode Island ............   ( 2 )           4       ( 2 )       ( 2 )         ( 2 )         326       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
South Carolina ..........      10           9          14           4           688         678       1,907        428
South Dakota ............       -           -           -           -             -           -           -          -
Tennessee ...............       9          10           7           7           866         844         688        559
Texas ...................      55          30          50          38         6,521       2,730       5,058      3,037
Utah ....................       -       ( 2 )           -           -             -       ( 2 )           -          -
Vermont .................   ( 2 )       ( 2 )           -           3         ( 2 )       ( 2 )           -        212
Virginia ................       9          11           6           7         1,555         918       1,086        573
Washington ..............      23          10          10          16         2,525         730         880      1,527
West Virginia ...........   ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )           -         ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )          -
Wisconsin ...............      45          19          30          31         4,750       1,771       3,332      2,651
Wyoming .................       3           -           -       ( 2 )           268           -           -      ( 2 )

Puerto Rico .............       8           8          20          11           693       1,210       2,268        854

    1 See footnote 1, table 3.
    2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 
    r = revised.
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE: Dash represents zero.