Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, November 2004-November 2005 Nov-04 1,361 Dec-04 1,211 Jan-05 1,457 Feb-05 1,128 Mar-05 1,194 Apr-05 1,274 May-05 1,196 Jun-05 1,175 Jul-05 1,249 Aug-05 1,142 Sep-05 2,220 Oct-05 1,088 Nov-05 1,183 Data for October and November 2005 are preliminary.