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March 30, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Month | Mass layoff events | Initial claimants for unemployment insurance benefits |
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Total | Manufacturing | Total | Manufacturing | |
Jan 2007 |
1,264 | 404 | 130,834 | 55,217 |
Feb 2007 |
1,191 | 374 | 121,289 | 54,581 |
Mar 2007 |
1,225 | 386 | 126,391 | 48,298 |
Apr 2007 |
1,268 | 362 | 129,098 | 43,205 |
May 2007 |
1,172 | 345 | 118,648 | 44,391 |
Jun 2007 |
1,241 | 338 | 131,394 | 37,931 |
Jul 2007 |
1,274 | 403 | 130,331 | 55,973 |
Aug 2007 |
1,247 | 323 | 126,108 | 34,902 |
Sep 2007 |
1,255 | 436 | 123,632 | 51,814 |
Oct 2007 |
1,370 | 449 | 137,108 | 58,360 |
Nov 2007 |
1,415 | 424 | 148,952 | 58,543 |
Dec 2007 |
1,569 | 483 | 155,095 | 60,368 |
Jan 2008 |
1,481 | 436 | 151,269 | 57,147 |
Feb 2008 |
1,578 | 470 | 162,152 | 60,276 |
Mar 2008 |
1,487 | 436 | 151,539 | 56,919 |
Apr 2008 |
1,327 | 460 | 133,318 | 59,377 |
May 2008 |
1,604 | 468 | 170,619 | 62,345 |
Jun 2008 |
1,674 | 501 | 170,329 | 68,403 |
Jul 2008 |
1,531 | 461 | 152,447 | 61,417 |
Aug 2008 |
1,845 | 607 | 189,798 | 78,172 |
Sep 2008 |
2,222 | 634 | 235,755 | 81,989 |
Oct 2008 |
2,287 | 721 | 239,768 | 95,301 |
Nov 2008 |
2,489 | 929 | 240,181 | 107,072 |
Dec 2008 |
2,461 | 962 | 243,505 | 115,961 |
Jan 2009 |
2,279 | 764 | 251,807 | 109,124 |
Feb 2009 |
2,737 | 1,186 | 289,162 | 141,264 |
Mar 2009 |
2,913 | 1,202 | 295,970 | 146,381 |
Apr 2009 |
2,663 | 1,033 | 263,162 | 125,093 |
May 2009 |
2,794 | 1,183 | 306,788 | 145,166 |
Jun 2009 |
2,598 | 1,072 | 260,596 | 135,844 |
Jul 2009 |
2,039 | 565 | 196,578 | 66,918 |
Aug 2009 |
2,480 | 798 | 238,911 | 87,201 |
Sep 2009 |
2,326 | 783 | 221,639 | 90,440 |
Oct 2009 |
2,055 | 594 | 205,502 | 65,801 |
Nov 2009 |
1,813 | 485 | 163,823 | 54,858 |
Dec 2009 |
1,726 | 433 | 153,127 | 44,072 |
Jan 2010 |
1,761 | 486 | 182,261 | 62,556 |
Feb 2010 |
1,570 | 376 | 155,718 | 43,100 |
These data featured in the TED article, Mass layoff events and initial claims down in February 2010.