February 02, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Mass layoffs in 2009
Number of mass layoff events, 1996–2009, not seasonally adjusted
| Year |
Number of mass layoff events |
1996 |
14,111 |
1997 |
14,960 |
1998 |
15,904 |
1999 |
14,909 |
2000 |
15,738 |
2001 |
21,467 |
2002 |
20,277 |
2003 |
18,963 |
2004 |
15,980 |
2005 |
16,466 |
2006 |
13,998 |
2007 |
15,493 |
2008 |
21,137 |
2009 |
28,030 |
These data featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in 2009.
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