August 25, 2010

Mass layoff initial claimants for unemployment insurance, July 2010

Initial claimants for unemployment insurance due to mass layoff events, selected industries, July 2009 and July 2010
	Jul 2009	Jul 2010
Manufacturing	154,208	64,200
Government	32,546	26,730
Administrative and waste services	35,419	25,234
Transportation and warehousing	11,279	17,270
Retail trade	17,388	14,907
Construction	12,415	9,570
Information	13,941	7,341
Accommodation and food services	9,651	7,184
Health care and social assistance	7,010	6,716
Professional and technical services	10,555	4,366
Finance and insurance	6,700	3,391
Wholesale trade	6,201	2,691
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,611	2,559

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