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                                           For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                691-5902     Tuesday, July 26, 2005


                         MASS LAYOFFS IN JUNE 2005
   
   In June 2005, employers took 1,175 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 127,887,
on a seasonally adjusted basis.  (See table 1.)  The number of layoff
events fell by 21 from May, and the number of associated initial claims
decreased by 884.  In the manufacturing sector, 347 mass layoff events
were reported during June 2005, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 55,820
initial claims.  The number of mass layoff events was somewhat lower
than a month earlier, while the number of initial claims was higher.
(See table 1.)
   
   From January through June 2005, the total number of events (seasonally
adjusted), at 7,424, and initial claims (seasonally adjusted), at 793,017,
were lower than in January-June 2004 (8,018 and 819,644, respectively).
   
Industry Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
   
   The 10 industries reporting the highest number of mass-layoff initial
claims, not seasonally adjusted, accounted for 55,800 initial claims in
June, 46 percent of the total.  (See table A.)  The two industries with
the highest number of initial claims were school and employee bus trans-
portation, with 12,952, and elementary and secondary schools with 8,950.
Together, these two industries accounted for 18 percent of all initial
claims in June.
   
   The manufacturing sector accounted for 19 percent of all mass layoff
events and 27 percent of all initial claims filed in June 2005.  A year
earlier, manufacturing comprised 16 percent of events and 20 percent of
initial claims.  Within manufacturing, the number of claimants in June
2005 was highest in transportation equipment (12,268, mostly automotive-
related), followed by food processing (4,245) and electrical equipment
and appliances (4,010).  (See table 3.)
   
   Transportation and warehousing accounted for 11 percent of events and
13 percent of initial claims filed in June, with layoffs mostly from school
and employee bus transportation.  Eleven percent of all layoff events and 9
percent of initial claims filed during the month were from healthcare and so-
cial assistance, mainly from child day care services.  Accommodation and food
services accounted for 6 percent of events and 8 percent of initial claims in
June, primarily from food service contractors.  Administrative and waste ser-
vices accounted for 9 percent of events and 8 percent of initial claims dur-
ing the month, largely from temporary help services.  An additional 4 percent
of events and initial claims were from the information sector, mainly from
motion picture and video production.
   
                                  - 2 -

Table A.  Industries with the largest mass-layoff initial claims in
June 2005p
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                                          | Initial|        June peak
                 Industry                 | claims |--------------------------
                                          |        |   Year  | Initial claims
------------------------------------------|--------|---------|----------------
School and employee bus transportation....| 12,952 |   2002  |     15,668
Elementary and secondary schools..........|  8,950 |   2003  |     17,360
Food service contractors..................|  7,574 |   2005  |      7,574
Child day care services...................|  6,911 |   1995  |      8,779
Automobile manufacturing..................|  6,270 |   1998  |     41,501
Temporary help services...................|  4,663 |   2000  |     13,815
Motion picture and video production.......|  2,635 |   2000  |      9,435
Other individual and family services......|  2,030 |   2004  |      2,637
Household refrigerator and home freezer   |        |         |
 mfg. ....................................|  1,946 |   2002  |      1,982
Other social advocacy organizations.......|  1,869 |   2000  |      3,815
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  p=preliminary.

   Government establishments accounted for 14 percent of events and 12 per-
cent of initial claims filed in June, mostly from educational services as the
school year ended.

   Over the year, the number of layoff events declined by 222 and the number
of associated initial claims fell by 14,125 (not seasonally adjusted).  The
largest decreases in initial claims were reported in administrative and sup-
port services (-5,007) and educational services, including government (-3,869).
The largest over-the-year increases in initial claims were reported in trans-
portation equipment manufacturing (+2,965) and in electrical equipment and
appliance manufacturing (+2,788).

Geographic Distribution (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

   Among the four census regions, the highest number of initial claims in
June due to mass layoffs was in the Midwest (38,985).  (See table 5.)
Transportation equipment manufacturing and transit and ground passenger
transportation accounted for 37 percent of all mass-layoff initial claims
in that region during the month.  The West had the next largest number of
initial claims (33,078), followed by the South (25,679) and the Northeast
(22,721).
   
   The number of initial claimants from mass layoffs decreased over the
year in three of the four regions.  The largest decrease occurred in the
West (-13,822) followed by the South (-5,695) and the Northeast (-2,326).
The Midwest had the only over-the-year increase (+7,718).  Seven 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 division, -13,846.  Over-the-year increases occurred in the East
North Central (+9,077) and Mountain (+24) divisions.
   
   Among the states, California recorded the highest number of initial claims
filed due to mass layoff events in June (24,652), mostly in educational serv-
ices and in administrative and support services.  Ohio was next, with 11,541
initial claims, followed by Pennsylvania (8,605) and New Jersey (7,495).
These four states accounted for 43 percent of all mass layoff events and ini-
tial claims for unemployment insurance.  (See table 6.)

                                  - 3 -
   
   California had the largest over-the-year decrease in the number of initial
claims (-14,527), followed by Oklahoma (-2,394).  The largest over-the-year
increases occurred in Ohio (+4,786) and Indiana (+3,207).
   
   From January to June, California reported 188,684 mass layoff initial
claims, 23 percent of the national total.  This was California's lowest
share for a January-to-June period since 1996.  Ohio had the next largest
number of claims over this period (59,084), followed by New York (49,129)
and Michigan (49,059).

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 lay-
offs 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 Tech-
nical Note for more detailed definitions.
   
                      ______________________________
   
   
   The report on Extended Mass Layoffs in the Second Quarter of 2005 is
scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 11, 2005.  The report on Mass
Layoffs in July 2005 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 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, July 2001 to June 2005,
seasonally adjusted

                                      Total             Private nonfarm        Manufacturing

             Date
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial             
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants     Events  claimants             
                                       
             2001           

July .......................     1,704     200,376     1,568     188,468       719      93,867
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(p) .....................     1,196     128,771     1,060     117,036       359      53,243
June(p) ....................     1,175     127,887     1,059     118,736       347      55,820


    p = preliminary. 




     
Table 2. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2001 to June 2005,
not seasonally adjusted            

                                      Total             Private nonfarm        Manufacturing

             Date
                                           Initial               Initial               Initial
                                 Events   claimants    Events   claimants    Events   claimants 
             2001                      

July .......................     2,117     273,807     1,952     259,128     1,144     168,877
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(p) .....................       986     101,358       891      93,332       249      30,424
June(p) ....................     1,157     120,463       941     103,307       216      32,783


    p = preliminary. 





Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
                           
                                                                                                     Initial claimants for            
                                                             Mass layoff events                      unemployment insurance           
                    Industry         

                                                     June      April     May      June       June       April      May       June  
                                                     2004      2005     2005p     2005p      2004       2005      2005p      2005p 

	       Seasonally adjusted

      Total .....................................    1,375     1,274    1,196     1,175     141,300    136,837   128,771    127,887
    
 Total, private nonfarm .........................    1,215     1,142    1,060     1,059     129,466    126,807   117,036    118,736
  Manufacturing .................................      361       395      359       347      47,548     63,121    53,243     55,820

               Not seasonally adjusted
     
      Total(1) ..................................    1,379     1,373      986     1,157     134,588    158,582   101,358    120,463
								       
Total, private ..................................    1,156     1,324      915       990     115,626    154,339    95,006    106,219
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ....       79        61       24        49       4,822      6,206     1,674      2,912

 Total, private nonfarm .........................    1,077     1,263      891       941     110,804    148,133    93,332    103,307
  Mining ........................................    ( 2 )         3    ( 2 )         -       ( 2 )        187     ( 2 )          -
  Utilities .....................................    ( 2 )         4    ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )        277     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
  Construction ..................................       77       126      104        61       4,924      9,652     7,885      4,304
  Manufacturing .................................      222       395      249       216      27,307     59,129    30,424     32,783
      Food ......................................       38        84       52        43       2,677      9,653     5,057      4,245
      Beverage and tobacco products .............    ( 2 )         9    ( 2 )     ( 2 )       ( 2 )        660     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
      Textile mills .............................        9        15        5         8       1,957      2,912       507      1,089
      Textile product mills .....................    ( 2 )         6        4         4       ( 2 )        626       260        486
      Apparel ...................................        7        14       14         7         641      1,346     1,007        789
      Leather and allied products ...............        4     ( 2 )        -     ( 2 )         459      ( 2 )         -      ( 2 )
      Wood products .............................        7        17       15     ( 2 )         634      3,252     2,191      ( 2 )
      Paper .....................................    ( 2 )         9        9         7       ( 2 )        769       737        633
      Printing and related support activities ...       13        10       11         7       1,324        789       764        569
      Petroleum and coal products ...............        -         -        -         -           -          -         -          -

      Chemicals .................................       11     ( 2 )    ( 2 )     ( 2 )         803      ( 2 )     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
      Plastics and rubber products ..............        4        18        9         6         360      1,931       686        544
      Nonmetallic mineral products ..............        4        13        7     ( 2 )         304      1,252       537      ( 2 )
      Primary metals ............................        9        16        6        11       1,078      2,644       456      1,478
      Fabricated metal products .................       11        28       19        12       1,464      2,220     1,363        963
      Machinery .................................       16        16       14        18       1,362      2,028     1,129      2,365
      Computer and electronic products ..........       11        21       17        13       1,418      1,959     1,678      1,074
      Electrical equipment and appliances .......        5        16       12        16       1,222      3,888     1,715      4,010
      Transportation equipment ..................       51        77       40        41       9,303     20,879    10,906     12,268
      Furniture and related products ............       11        14        6         9       1,323      1,270       603      1,084
      Miscellaneous manufacturing ...............        4         6        4     ( 2 )         265        503       262      ( 2 )

  Wholesale trade ...............................       23        17       13        12       2,142      1,406     1,158      1,340
  Retail trade ..................................       76       109       69        58       7,410     12,287     5,519      4,656
  Transportation and warehousing ................      120        92       67       126      14,557     11,395     6,782     15,593
  Information ...................................       48        38       24        41       6,748      8,630     6,479      4,687
  Finance and insurance .........................       22        32       14        23       1,502      2,107     1,048      1,637
  Real estate and rental and leasing ............        4         9    ( 2 )         5         231        793     ( 2 )        239
  Professional and technical services ...........       27        65       35        17       3,174      7,778     4,895      1,978
  Management of companies and enterprises .......        4         6    ( 2 )     ( 2 )         935        540     ( 2 )      ( 2 )
  Administrative and waste services .............      148       206      113       102      14,058     19,862     9,384      9,051
  Educational services ..........................       11         4        6        10         692        260       460        551
  Health care and social assistance .............      149        27       61       133      12,457      1,921     5,205     11,354
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...........       25        32       15        25       1,390      2,689       806      1,338
  Accommodation and food services ...............       85        75       78        71      10,549      7,253     7,719     10,150
  Other services, except public administration ..       30        21       32        35       2,278      1,838     3,290      3,079
  Unclassified ..................................        2         2        1         -         181        129        42          -
 
 Government .....................................      223        49       71       167      18,962      4,243     6,352     14,244
  Federal .......................................        9         9       12        10       1,040        696     1,235        964
  State .........................................       18        12       12        15       1,058      1,054       712      1,009
  Local .........................................      196        28       47       142      16,864      2,493     4,405     12,271


   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, April 2003 to June 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          

April ......................    1,581      161,412     1,470     152,937
May ........................    1,703      174,204     1,538     160,729
June .......................    1,691      157,552     1,336     127,743

Second Quarter .............    4,975      493,168     4,344     441,409         1,799         348,966        41.4        79.1

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         253,787        41.5        76.4

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         148,180        27.3        41.0

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         262,006        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    (2)(p) 989  (2)(p) 127,950     (p)25.5     (p)31.5

April ......................    1,373      158,582     1,263     148,133
May(p) .....................      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


    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. 
    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
 
                                 June     April      May        June         June        April       May       June  
                                 2004     2005      2005p       2005p        2004        2005       2005p      2005p 

        United States(1)....    1,379     1,373      986        1,157       134,588     158,582    101,358    120,463

Northeast ..................      204       255      186          183        25,047      28,268     19,206     22,721

    New England ............       39        54       27           26         4,263       6,114      4,039      3,158
    Middle Atlantic ........      165       201      159          157        20,784      22,154     15,167     19,563

South ......................      337       268      232          269        31,374      35,412     22,693     25,679

    South Atlantic .........      183       142      114          164        16,796      14,586      9,445     15,133
    East South Central .....       48        55       51           41         3,702       9,490      5,346      3,656
    West South Central .....      106        71       67           64        10,876      11,336      7,902      6,890

Midwest ....................      300       314      248          299        31,267      42,151     30,688     38,985

    East North Central .....      234       269      193          246        24,316      36,185     23,477     33,393
    West North Central .....       66        45       55           53         6,951       5,966      7,211      5,592

West .......................      538       536      320          406        46,900      52,751     28,771     33,078

    Mountain ...............       53        64       36           44         3,979       7,514      2,859      4,003
    Pacific ................      485       472      284          362        42,921      45,237     25,912     29,075


    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         
                             June        April        May       June         June        April        May       June  
                             2004        2005        2005p      2005p        2004        2005        2005p      2005p 

   Total(1) .............    1,379       1,373         986      1,157      134,588      158,582     101,358    120,463

Alabama .................        8          10           9          8          579        1,314       1,204        833
Alaska ..................        4           5       ( 2 )          3          256          719       ( 2 )        238
Arizona .................       17          32          12          7        1,307        4,574       1,015        475
Arkansas ................        6           5           6      ( 2 )          440          309         514      ( 2 )
California ..............      438         421         252        319       39,179       39,775      22,741     24,652
Colorado ................        5           8           6      ( 2 )          431          753         458      ( 2 )
Connecticut .............       10           3          10          6        1,117          234         847        734
Delaware ................        4           -           -          4          801            -           -      1,674
District of Columbia ....    ( 2 )           -       ( 2 )          -        ( 2 )            -       ( 2 )          -
Florida .................       93          62          53         93        6,466        5,192       3,192      6,661
Georgia .................       26          27          22         19        2,873        3,444       1,998      1,924
Hawaii ..................        3       ( 2 )           3          3          205        ( 2 )         241        210
Idaho ...................        4           5           4          4          291          503         223        301

Illinois ................       52          55          39         56        5,869        6,502       3,940      5,273
Indiana .................       26          33          23         34        2,564        4,251       2,327      5,771
Iowa ....................       13          11           6          7        1,417        1,466         485        847
Kansas ..................       11           4           9          6        1,042          315         764        822
Kentucky ................       16          28          18         11        1,210        6,696       1,601        962
Louisiana ...............       31          16          10         21        2,686        1,437         998      1,965
Maine ...................    ( 2 )           7           3      ( 2 )        ( 2 )          665         234      ( 2 )
Maryland ................        6           8       ( 2 )          4          480          748       ( 2 )        478
Massachusetts ...........       16          16          10          7        1,573        1,339       2,676        592
Michigan ................       55          49          49         55        5,277        5,355       9,725      6,580
Minnesota ...............       20          14           9         14        2,258        2,273       1,314      1,314
Mississippi .............        8           3           5          7          427          201         562        391
Missouri ................       21          10          21         16        2,138        1,349       3,858      1,719

Montana .................        3           3           3          6          171          299         358        378
Nebraska ................    ( 2 )           3           6          7        ( 2 )          272         397        556
Nevada ..................       14           6           3         12        1,152          567         191      1,713
New Hampshire ...........        4           4           3          3          391          379         227        661
New Jersey ..............       50          44          30         39        9,167        4,232       2,650      7,495
New Mexico ..............        5           4           4          8          268          319         348        623
New York ................       36          65          80         37        4,031        8,072       8,875      3,463
North Carolina ..........       13          25           9         13        1,014        2,588       1,094      1,127
North Dakota ............        -           -       ( 2 )      ( 2 )            -            -       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
Ohio ....................       61          80          42         62        6,755       15,288       3,349     11,541
Oklahoma ................       10           5       ( 2 )          4        2,690        2,174       ( 2 )        296
Oregon ..................       21          22          12         20        1,772        2,349       1,502      2,253
Pennsylvania ............       79          92          49         81        7,586        9,850       3,642      8,605

Rhode Island ............        6          12       ( 2 )          7          992        2,191       ( 2 )        948
South Carolina ..........       19          11          16         17        3,438        1,659       1,566      1,564
South Dakota ............        -           3       ( 2 )      ( 2 )            -          291       ( 2 )      ( 2 )
Tennessee ...............       16          14          19         15        1,486        1,279       1,979      1,470
Texas ...................       59          45          49         37        5,060        7,416       6,229      3,329
Utah ....................        5           5           4          5          359          428         266        338
Vermont .................    ( 2 )          12           -      ( 2 )        ( 2 )        1,306           -      ( 2 )
Virginia ................       17           7          11         11        1,318          716       1,365      1,495
Washington ..............       19          22          16         17        1,509        2,221       1,365      1,722
West Virginia ...........        3       ( 2 )           -          3          277        ( 2 )           -        210
Wisconsin ...............       40          52          40         39        3,851        4,789       4,136      4,228
Wyoming .................        -       ( 2 )           -          -            -        ( 2 )           -          -

Puerto Rico .............       10          19          15         12          896        2,342       1,308      2,023
                                                             

    1 See footnote 1, table 3.
    2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 
    p = preliminary.
    NOTE: Dash represents zero.