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                                            For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                691-5902      Tuesday, August 23, 2005


                         MASS LAYOFFS IN JULY 2005
   
   In July 2005, employers took 1,249 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 131,326,
on a seasonally adjusted basis.  (See table 1.)  The number of layoff
events in July rose by 74, and the number of associated initial claims
increased by 3,439 from June.  In the manufacturing sector, 360 mass layoff
events were reported during July 2005, seasonally adjusted, resulting in
48,967 initial claims.  The number of mass layoff events in manufacturing
was somewhat higher than a month earlier, while the number of initial
claims was lower.  (See table 1.)
   
   From January through July 2005, the total number of events (seasonally
adjusted), at 8,673, and initial claims (seasonally adjusted), at 924,343,
were lower than in January-July 2004 (9,381 and 959,018, respectively).
   
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   In July, the 10 industries reporting the highest number of mass-layoff
initial claims, not seasonally adjusted, accounted for 83,882 initial
claims, 34 percent of the total.  (See table A.)  The two industries with
the highest number of initial claims were temporary help services, with
16,237, and light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing with 13,434.
Together these two industries accounted for 12 percent of all initial
claims during the month.
   
   The manufacturing sector accounted for 43 percent of all mass layoff
events and 56 percent of all initial claims filed in July 2005.  A year
earlier, manufacturing comprised 42 percent of events and 57 percent of
initial claims.  Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in July
2005 was highest in transportation equipment (69,393, mostly automotive-
related), followed by plastics and rubber products (9,202) and primary
metals (7,984).  (See table 3.)

   Administrative and waste services accounted for 12 percent of events
and 10 percent of initial claims filed in July, with layoffs mostly from
temporary help services.  Six percent of all layoff events and 5 percent
of initial claims filed during the month were from transportation and
warehousing, mainly from school and employee bus transportation.  Retail
trade accounted for 5 percent of events and 4 percent of initial claims
in July, primarily from general merchandise stores.  Agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting accounted for an additional 5 percent of events and
4 percent of initial claims during the month, largely among farm labor
contractors and crew leaders.

                                  - 2 -

Table A.  Industries with the largest mass-layoff initial claims in
July 2005p
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                                            | Initial|        July peak
                 Industry                   | claims |-------------------------
                                            |        |   Year  | Initial claims
--------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------------
Temporary help services.....................| 16,237 |   1998  |     24,601
Light truck and utility vehicle mfg. .......| 13,434 |   1997  |     14,618
Motor vehicle seating and interior trim mfg.|  9,238 |   2005  |      9,238
All other motor vehicle parts mfg. .........|  8,600 |   2004  |      9,691
Motor vehicle metal stamping................|  8,198 |   2005  |      8,198
Elementary and secondary schools............|  7,104 |   2005  |      7,104
School and employee bus transportation......|  6,335 |   1997  |      8,081
All other plastics product manufacturing....|  5,900 |   2004  |      8,864
Motor home manufacturing....................|  4,757 |   2005  |      4,757
Motion picture and video production.........|  4,079 |   1998  |     12,310
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  p=preliminary.


   Government establishments accounted for 7 percent of events and 5 per-
cent of initial claims filed in July, mostly from educational services as
the school year ended.
   
   Over the year, the number of layoff events declined by 113 and the num-
ber of associated initial claims fell by 9,713 (not seasonally adjusted).
The largest decreases in initial claims were reported in plastics and rubber
products manufacturing (-3,851), transportation equipment manufacturing
(-3,163), and apparel manufacturing (-2,855).  The largest over-the-year
increases in initial claims were reported in transit and ground passenger
transportation (+2,630), general merchandise stores (+1,783), and in elec-
trical equipment and appliance manufacturing (+1,748).

Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

   Among the four census regions, the highest number of initial claims
in July due to mass layoffs was in the Midwest (114,158).  (See table 5.)
Transportation equipment manufacturing accounted for over half of the
Midwest total.  The West had the next largest number of initial claims
(52,105), followed by the South (44,995) and the Northeast (32,958).
   
   The number of initial claimants from mass layoffs decreased over the
year in three of the four regions.  The largest decrease occurred in the
South (-10,409), followed by the Midwest (-4,755) and West (-307).  The
Northeast had the only over-the-year increase (+5,758).  Five 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 East North
Central division, -5,255.  The Middle Atlantic (+4,172) and New England
(+1,586) divisions reported the largest over-the-year increases.

   Among the states, California recorded the highest number of initial
claims filed due to mass layoff events in July (41,741), mostly in
administrative and support services and educational services.  Michigan
was next, with 34,561 initial claims, followed by Ohio (25,306) and Indiana
(15,176).  These four states accounted for 45 percent of all mass layoff
events and 48 percent of all initial claims for unemployment insurance.
(See table 6.)
   
   Indiana had the largest over-the-year decrease in the number of initial
claims (-5,259), followed by South Carolina (-5,216).  The largest over-the-
year increases occurred in Wisconsin (+4,121) and Minnesota (+2,689).
   
   From January to July, California reported 230,425 mass-layoff initial
claims, 22 percent of the national total.  This was California's lowest
share for a January-to-July period since 1996.  Ohio had the next largest
number of claims over this period (84,390), followed by Michigan (83,620),
New York (61,265), and Pennsylvania (59,138).

                                  - 3 -

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 4.)  See the Technical Note for more detailed
definitions.

                      ______________________________


   The report on Mass Layoffs in August 2005 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, September 23, 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, August 2001 to July 2005,
seasonally adjusted

                                      Total             Private nonfarm        Manufacturing

             Date
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial             
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants     Events  claimants   
                      
             2001           

August .....................     1,744     206,528     1,586     195,051       788     106,632
September ..................     2,409     277,214     2,235     263,192       834     108,615
October ....................     2,109     233,569     1,986     223,808       897     118,136
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(p) ....................     1,175     127,887     1,059     118,736       347      55,820
July(p) ....................     1,249     131,326     1,107     118,835       360      48,967


    p = preliminary. 





Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,  August 2001 to July 2005,
not seasonally adjusted            

                                      Total             Private nonfarm        Manufacturing

             Date
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants    Events   claimants

             2001                      

August .....................     1,490     166,148     1,386     158,307       603      79,515
September ..................     1,327     160,402     1,214     151,161       485      58,544
October ....................     1,831     215,483     1,676     202,053       742     107,030
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(p) ....................     1,157     120,463       941     103,307       216      32,783
July(p) ....................     1,981     244,216     1,745     222,377       856     136,210


    p = preliminary. 





Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
                           
                                                                                                     Initial claimants for            
                                                             Mass layoff events                      unemployment insurance           
                    Industry         

                                                     July      May      June      July       July       May       June       July  
                                                     2004      2005     2005p     2005p      2004       2005      2005p      2005p 

               Seasonally adjusted
  
       Total .....................................   1,363     1,196    1,175     1,249     139,374    128,771   127,887    131,326     
    
  Total, private nonfarm .........................   1,200     1,060    1,059     1,107     127,011    117,036   118,736    118,835
   Manufacturing .................................     390       359      347       360      49,276     53,243    55,820     48,967     
      
      	       Not seasonally adjusted
      
      Total(1) ..................................    2,094       986    1,157     1,981     253,929    101,358   120,463    244,216
							
Total, private ..................................    1,945       915      990     1,849     241,601     95,006   106,219    231,250
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ....       85        24       49       104       6,724      1,674     2,912      8,873

 Total, private nonfarm .........................    1,860       891      941     1,745     234,877     93,332   103,307    222,377
  Mining ........................................    ( 2 )     ( 2 )        -     ( 2 )       ( 2 )      ( 2 )         -      ( 2 )
  Utilities .....................................        -     ( 2 )    ( 2 )     ( 2 )           -      ( 2 )     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
  Construction ..................................      119       104       61        80       8,700      7,885     4,304      6,252
  Manufacturing .................................      885       249      216       856     145,895     30,424    32,783    136,210
      Food ......................................       82        52       43        72       7,418      5,057     4,245      6,874
      Beverage and tobacco products .............        6     ( 2 )    ( 2 )         7         447      ( 2 )     ( 2 )        377
      Textile mills .............................       26         5        8        16       2,309        507     1,089      1,682
      Textile product mills .....................       15         4        4        12       1,966        260       486      1,597
      Apparel ...................................       46        14        7        27       5,521      1,007       789      2,666
      Leather and allied products ...............        6         -    ( 2 )         7         841          -     ( 2 )      1,426
      Wood products .............................       33        15    ( 2 )        39       5,523      2,191     ( 2 )      5,109
      Paper .....................................    ( 2 )         9        7         9       ( 2 )        737       633        582
      Printing and related support activities ...       10        11        7         4       1,195        764       569        271
      Petroleum and coal products ...............    ( 2 )         -        -         -       ( 2 )          -         -          -

      Chemicals .................................       17     ( 2 )    ( 2 )        18       2,032      ( 2 )     ( 2 )      2,164
      Plastics and rubber products ..............       98         9        6        77      13,053        686       544      9,202
      Nonmetallic mineral products ..............       16         7    ( 2 )        16       2,242        537     ( 2 )      2,178
      Primary metals ............................       50         6       11        53       8,177        456     1,478      7,984
      Fabricated metal products .................       62        19       12        67       6,961      1,363       963      7,052
      Machinery .................................       39        14       18        44       5,426      1,129     2,365      5,426
      Computer and electronic products ..........       31        17       13        32       4,012      1,678     1,074      3,729
      Electrical equipment and appliances .......       17        12       16        24       1,661      1,715     4,010      3,409
      Transportation equipment ..................      288        40       41       286      72,492     10,906    12,268     69,393
      Furniture and related products ............       23         6        9        26       2,331        603     1,084      2,917
      Miscellaneous manufacturing ...............       14         4    ( 2 )        20       1,798        262     ( 2 )      2,172

  Wholesale trade ...............................       30        13       12        33       2,853      1,158     1,340      2,889
  Retail trade ..................................      104        69       58       102      10,541      5,519     4,656     10,765
  Transportation and warehousing ................      112        67      126       123       9,522      6,782    15,593     11,543
  Information ...................................       40        24       41        32       6,778      6,479     4,687      5,599
  Finance and insurance .........................       35        14       23        18       2,438      1,048     1,637      1,416
  Real estate and rental and leasing ............       17     ( 2 )        5        12       1,580      ( 2 )       239      1,083
  Professional and technical services ...........       55        35       17        51       8,562      4,895     1,978      7,387
  Management of companies and enterprises .......    ( 2 )     ( 2 )    ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )      ( 2 )     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
  Administrative and waste services .............      253       113      102       239      22,955      9,384     9,051     23,794
  Educational services ..........................       16         6       10        16       1,219        460       551      1,118
  Health care and social assistance .............       69        61      133        56       4,623      5,205    11,354      4,000
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...........       30        15       25        34       2,092        806     1,338      2,517
  Accommodation and food services ...............       68        78       71        73       5,100      7,719    10,150      5,857
  Other services, except public administration ..       15        32       35        10         987      3,290     3,079        619
  Unclassified ..................................        6         1        -         4         361         42         -        354
 
 Government .....................................      149        71      167       132      12,328      6,352    14,244     12,966
  Federal .......................................       19        12       10        19       2,122      1,235       964      2,243
  State .........................................       24        12       15        20       2,247        712     1,009      1,553
  Local .........................................      106        47      142        93       7,959      4,405    12,271      9,170


   1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
   2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  Dash represents zero.




Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2003 to July 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          

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       227,909        31.9         56.3

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    (r)254,063        41.5      (r)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)148,549        27.3      (r)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    (r)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)1,144    (r)186,030     (r)29.5      (r)45.9

April ......................    1,373      158,582     1,263     148,133	        
May ........................      986      101,358       891      93,332	        
June (p) ...................    1,157      120,463       941     103,307	        

Second Quarter (p) .........    3,516      380,403     3,095     344,772      (2)1,056    (2)150,140        34.1         43.5

July (p)  ..................    1,981      244,216     1,745     222,377	          


    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
 
                                July       May     June         July         July        May        June       July  
                                2004       2005    2005p        2005p        2004        2005       2005p      2005p 

        United States(1)....    2,094       986    1,157        1,981       253,929     101,358    120,463    244,216

Northeast ..................      289       186      183          319        27,200      19,206     22,721     32,958

    New England ............       35        27       26           45         2,767       4,039      3,158      4,353
    Middle Atlantic ........      254       159      157          274        24,433      15,167     19,563     28,605

South ......................      487       232      269          415        55,404      22,693     25,679     44,995

    South Atlantic .........      225       114      164          193        23,319       9,445     15,133     18,350
    East South Central .....      151        51       41          136        20,698       5,346      3,656     17,428
    West South Central .....      111        67       64           86        11,387       7,902      6,890      9,217

Midwest ....................      706       248      299          695       118,913      30,688     38,985    114,158

    East North Central .....      604       193      246          581        99,614      23,477     33,393     94,359
    West North Central .....      102        55       53          114        19,299       7,211      5,592     19,799

West .......................      612       320      406          552        52,412      28,771     33,078     52,105

    Mountain ...............       53        36       44           56         5,010       2,859      4,003      5,836
    Pacific ................      559       284      362          496        47,402      25,912     29,075     46,269


    1 See footnote 1, table 3.
    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         
                             July         May        June        July        July         May         June       July  
                             2004         2005       2005p       2005p       2004         2005        2005p      2005p 

   Total(1) .............    2,094         986       1,157       1,981      253,929      101,358     120,463    244,216

Alabama .................       48           9           8          58        6,033        1,204         833      6,449
Alaska ..................        -       ( 2 )           3       ( 2 )            -        ( 2 )         238      ( 2 )
Arizona .................       19          12           7          22        1,812        1,015         475      2,288
Arkansas ................        6           6       ( 2 )           8          763          514       ( 2 )        698
California ..............      504         252         319         445       41,702       22,741      24,652     41,741
Colorado ................        3           6       ( 2 )           5          217          458       ( 2 )        434
Connecticut .............        4          10           6           7          255          847         734        553
Delaware ................    ( 2 )           -           4           -        ( 2 )            -       1,674          -
District of Columbia ....        3       ( 2 )           -       ( 2 )          470        ( 2 )           -      ( 2 )
Florida .................       90          53          93          86        6,491        3,192       6,661      6,526
Georgia .................       27          22          19          46        2,338        1,998       1,924      4,374
Hawaii ..................        3           3           3           3          214          241         210        246
Idaho ...................       11           4           4           7          944          223         301        981

Illinois ................       71          39          56          57        8,625        3,940       5,273      6,808
Indiana .................       96          23          34          82       20,435        2,327       5,771     15,176
Iowa ....................       22           6           7          23        3,552          485         847      5,154
Kansas ..................       17           9           6           8        2,023          764         822        720
Kentucky ................       79          18          11          62       12,944        1,601         962      9,576
Louisiana ...............       22          10          21          20        1,501          998       1,965      1,916
Maine ...................    ( 2 )           3       ( 2 )           4        ( 2 )          234       ( 2 )        303
Maryland ................       14       ( 2 )           4           8        1,274        ( 2 )         478        811
Massachusetts ...........       19          10           7          24        1,435        2,676         592      2,333
Michigan ................      253          49          55         248       35,562        9,725       6,580     34,561
Minnesota ...............       13           9          14          27        1,884        1,314       1,314      4,573
Mississippi .............        8           5           7           5          500          562         391        374
Missouri ................       43          21          16          49       10,635        3,858       1,719      8,285

Montana .................        3           3           6       ( 2 )          402          358         378      ( 2 )
Nebraska ................        6           6           7           6        1,119          397         556        991
Nevada ..................       11           3          12          13        1,094          191       1,713      1,084
New Hampshire ...........        6           3           3           5          530          227         661        497
New Jersey ..............       46          30          39          37        4,096        2,650       7,495      3,325
New Mexico ..............    ( 2 )           4           8           5        ( 2 )          348         623        287
New York ................       94          80          37         107        9,615        8,875       3,463     12,136
North Carolina ..........       13           9          13          19        1,118        1,094       1,127      2,121
North Dakota ............    ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )       ( 2 )        ( 2 )        ( 2 )       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
Ohio ....................      122          42          62         115       26,605        3,349      11,541     25,306
Oklahoma ................       10       ( 2 )           4           7        1,919        ( 2 )         296      1,303
Oregon ..................       32          12          20          26        3,921        1,502       2,253      2,399
Pennsylvania ............      114          49          81         130       10,722        3,642       8,605     13,144

Rhode Island ............        4       ( 2 )           7           3          381        ( 2 )         948        419
South Carolina ..........       51          16          17          11        6,843        1,566       1,564      1,627
South Dakota ............        -       ( 2 )       ( 2 )           -            -        ( 2 )       ( 2 )          -
Tennessee ...............       16          19          15          11        1,221        1,979       1,470      1,029
Texas ...................       73          49          37          51        7,204        6,229       3,329      5,300
Utah ....................        5           4           5       ( 2 )          499          266         338      ( 2 )
Vermont .................        -           -       ( 2 )       ( 2 )            -            -       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
Virginia ................       24          11          11          20        2,989        1,365       1,495      2,589
Washington ..............       20          16          17          21        1,565        1,365       1,722      1,809
West Virginia ...........    ( 2 )           -           3       ( 2 )        ( 2 )            -         210      ( 2 )
Wisconsin ...............       62          40          39          79        8,387        4,136       4,228     12,508
Wyoming .................        -           -           -           -            -            -           -          -

Puerto Rico .............       14          15          12          12        1,234        1,308       2,023      1,270


    1 See footnote 1, table 3.
    2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE:  Dash represents zero.