Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, June 2009 to
May 2013, seasonally adjusted
Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing
Date
Initial Initial Initial
Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants
2009
June ....................... 2,470 248,680 2,261 231,529 1,063 140,105
July ....................... 2,184 222,776 1,976 203,347 639 76,345
August ..................... 2,358 218,380 2,119 198,877 743 75,387
September .................. 2,274 216,959 2,054 200,863 754 90,250
October .................... 1,970 196,370 1,775 178,648 567 64,681
November ................... 1,764 159,283 1,598 146,802 469 51,887
December ................... 1,720 155,738 1,549 141,699 425 44,455
2010
January .................... 1,699 169,561 1,522 155,298 461 53,303
February ................... 1,647 161,694 1,480 147,259 387 47,272
March ...................... 1,703 153,784 1,501 138,188 373 43,022
April ...................... 1,622 154,962 1,442 138,849 378 44,860
May ........................ 1,585 150,959 1,345 131,482 317 31,677
June ....................... 1,701 152,080 1,481 133,366 335 34,653
July ....................... 1,521 137,750 1,315 121,313 303 32,064
August ..................... 1,612 162,455 1,409 138,849 384 41,123
September .................. 1,526 137,074 1,303 117,582 310 33,906
October .................... 1,661 149,985 1,454 132,373 349 38,157
November ................... 1,584 153,394 1,407 138,925 353 38,097
December ................... 1,476 136,252 1,277 121,849 322 36,611
2011
January .................... 1,522 150,406 1,335 132,659 327 37,431
February ................... 1,456 137,938 1,263 123,141 312 30,036
March ...................... 1,307 119,691 1,156 106,721 269 31,699
April ...................... 1,526 145,315 1,366 130,841 352 37,177
May ........................ 1,573 144,824 1,387 129,296 399 42,238
June ....................... 1,522 144,060 1,342 129,136 359 38,630
July ....................... 1,566 144,543 1,347 123,815 342 35,458
August ..................... 1,585 168,266 1,364 153,081 374 46,267
September .................. 1,463 150,165 1,319 136,564 346 37,505
October .................... 1,349 118,135 1,220 106,478 335 32,310
November ................... 1,312 123,078 1,177 113,239 312 33,715
December ................... 1,392 144,661 1,247 129,994 346 38,469
2012
January .................... 1,435 129,169 1,298 118,127 325 32,503
February ................... 1,275 120,199 1,134 109,458 283 28,236
March ...................... 1,290 125,195 1,141 112,889 269 28,300
April ...................... 1,403 138,164 1,235 122,236 294 34,929
May ........................ 1,370 131,603 1,220 119,788 277 31,873
June ....................... 1,320 133,080 1,178 120,857 282 31,737
July ....................... 1,354 138,694 1,217 128,186 355 43,427
August ..................... 1,297 130,266 1,172 120,391 322 39,389
September .................. 1,346 125,692 1,223 116,792 365 40,287
October .................... 1,400 136,153 1,249 125,026 346 42,927
November ................... 1,749 172,879 1,574 159,872 412 47,171
December ................... 1,509 137,839 1,334 125,505 330 35,211
2013
January .................... 1,328 134,026 1,197 123,088 357 43,068
February ................... 1,422 135,468 1,218 119,856 295 39,407
March ...................... 1,337 127,939 1,183 115,664 311 36,696
April ...................... 1,199 116,849 1,051 104,746 293 29,744
May ........................ 1,301 127,821 1,134 115,260 276 33,527
United States Department of Labor
