Number of initial Unemployment Insurance claims from mass layoff events, April of each year, 1995-2003 Apr. 1995 189,765 Apr. 1996 109,572 Aprl 1997 152,168 Apr. 1998 132,476 Apr. 1999 136,885 Apr. 2000 101,359 Apr. 2001 176,265 Apr. 2002 165,861 Apr. 2003 (p) 161,095