Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, January 2001-October 2008 Jan 01 1,288 Feb 01 1,912 Mar 01 1,761 Apr 01 1,622 May 01 1,676 Jun 01 1,608 Jul 01 1,710 Aug 01 1,732 Sep 01 2,407 Oct 01 2,177 Nov 01 2,104 Dec 01 1,824 Jan 02 1,841 Feb 02 1,823 Mar 02 1,697 Apr 02 1,666 May 02 1,730 Jun 02 1,632 Jul 02 1,632 Aug 02 1,468 Sep 02 1,918 Oct 02 1,749 Nov 02 1,651 Dec 02 1,834 Jan 03 1,336 Feb 03 1,831 Mar 03 1,784 Apr 03 1,702 May 03 1,744 Jun 03 1,726 Jul 03 1,661 Aug 03 1,546 Sep 03 1,571 Oct 03 1,525 Nov 03 1,370 Dec 03 1,395 Jan 04 1,413 Feb 04 1,300 Mar 04 1,364 Apr 04 1,360 May 04 1,224 Jun 04 1,400 Jul 04 1,329 Aug 04 1,426 Sep 04 1,285 Oct 04 1,283 Nov 04 1,320 Dec 04 1,148 Jan 05 1,475 Feb 05 1,146 Mar 05 1,207 Apr 05 1,252 May 05 1,248 Jun 05 1,196 Jul 05 1,250 Aug 05 1,144 Sep 05 2,248 Oct 05 1,101 Nov 05 1,176 Dec 05 1,261 Jan 06 1,107 Feb 06 1,031 Mar 06 1,084 Apr 06 1,171 May 06 1,124 Jun 06 1,146 Jul 06 1,179 Aug 06 1,270 Sep 06 1,173 Oct 06 1,191 Nov 06 1,232 Dec 06 1,194 Jan 07 1,254 Feb 07 1,352 Mar 07 1,277 Apr 07 1,243 May 07 1,199 Jun 07 1,238 Jul 07 1,247 Aug 07 1,228 Sep 07 1,307 Oct 07 1,347 Nov 07 1,329 Dec 07 1,433 Jan 08 1,438 Feb 08 1,672 Mar 08 1,571 Apr 08 1,308 May 08 1,626 Jun 08 1,643 Jul 08 1,512 Aug 08 1,772 Sep 08 2,269 Oct 08 2,140