March 03, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Mass layoff events and initial claims up in January 2010

Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2007�January 2010, seasonally adjusted
Month	Mass layoff events	Initial claimants for unemployment insurance benefits
Jan 2007	1,264	130,834
Feb 2007	1,191	121,289
Mar 2007	1,225	126,391
Apr 2007	1,268	129,098
May 2007	1,172	118,648
Jun 2007	1,241	131,394
Jul 2007	1,274	130,331
Aug 2007	1,247	126,108
Sep 2007	1,255	123,632
Oct 2007	1,370	137,108
Nov 2007	1,415	148,952
Dec 2007	1,569	155,095
Jan 2008	1,481	151,269
Feb 2008	1,578	162,152
Mar 2008	1,487	151,539
Apr 2008	1,327	133,318
May 2008	1,604	170,619
Jun 2008	1,674	170,329
Jul 2008	1,531	152,447
Aug 2008	1,845	189,798
Sep 2008	2,222	235,755
Oct 2008	2,287	239,768
Nov 2008	2,489	240,181
Dec 2008	2,461	243,505
Jan 2009	2,279	251,807
Feb 2009	2,737	289,162
Mar 2009	2,913	295,970
Apr 2009	2,663	263,162
May 2009	2,794	306,788
Jun 2009	2,598	260,596
Jul 2009	2,039	196,578
Aug 2009	2,480	238,911
Sep 2009	2,326	221,639
Oct 2009	2,055	205,502
Nov 2009	1,813	163,823
Dec 2009	1,726	153,127
Jan 2010	1,761	182,261

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