Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, January 2001-June 2009 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 1,414 Feb 04 1,257 Mar 04 1,362 Apr 04 1,349 May 04 1,240 Jun 04 1,397 Jul 04 1,315 Aug 04 1,417 Sep 04 1,275 Oct 04 1,265 Nov 04 1,306 Dec 04 1,163 Jan 05 1,474 Feb 05 1,087 Mar 05 1,204 Apr 05 1,244 May 05 1,264 Jun 05 1,196 Jul 05 1,241 Aug 05 1,143 Sep 05 2,250 Oct 05 1,109 Nov 05 1,162 Dec 05 1,263 Jan 06 1,112 Feb 06 960 Mar 06 1,078 Apr 06 1,198 May 06 1,132 Jun 06 1,156 Jul 06 1,204 Aug 06 1,278 Sep 06 1,167 Oct 06 1,195 Nov 06 1,209 Dec 06 1,201 Jan 07 1,261 Feb 07 1,240 Mar 07 1,261 Apr 07 1,281 May 07 1,200 Jun 07 1,256 Jul 07 1,288 Aug 07 1,262 Sep 07 1,279 Oct 07 1,346 Nov 07 1,352 Dec 07 1,469 Jan 08 1,476 Feb 08 1,669 Mar 08 1,585 Apr 08 1,344 May 08 1,701 Jun 08 1,717 Jul 08 1,535 Aug 08 1,887 Sep 08 2,290 Oct 08 2,204 Nov 08 2,333 Dec 08 2,275 Jan 09 2,227 Feb 09 2,769 Mar 09 2,933 Apr 09 2,712 May 09 2,933 Jun 09 2,763