September 30, 2010
Mass layoffs in August 2010
Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, August 2006–August 2010
| Month |
Mass layoff events |
Aug 2006 |
1,238 |
Sep 2006 |
1,154 |
Oct 2006 |
1,208 |
Nov 2006 |
1,244 |
Dec 2006 |
1,227 |
Jan 2007 |
1,264 |
Feb 2007 |
1,191 |
Mar 2007 |
1,225 |
Apr 2007 |
1,268 |
May 2007 |
1,172 |
Jun 2007 |
1,241 |
Jul 2007 |
1,274 |
Aug 2007 |
1,247 |
Sep 2007 |
1,255 |
Oct 2007 |
1,370 |
Nov 2007 |
1,415 |
Dec 2007 |
1,569 |
Jan 2008 |
1,481 |
Feb 2008 |
1,578 |
Mar 2008 |
1,487 |
Apr 2008 |
1,327 |
May 2008 |
1,604 |
Jun 2008 |
1,674 |
Jul 2008 |
1,531 |
Aug 2008 |
1,845 |
Sep 2008 |
2,222 |
Oct 2008 |
2,287 |
Nov 2008 |
2,489 |
Dec 2008 |
2,461 |
Jan 2009 |
2,279 |
Feb 2009 |
2,737 |
Mar 2009 |
2,913 |
Apr 2009 |
2,663 |
May 2009 |
2,794 |
Jun 2009 |
2,598 |
Jul 2009 |
2,039 |
Aug 2009 |
2,480 |
Sep 2009 |
2,326 |
Oct 2009 |
2,055 |
Nov 2009 |
1,813 |
Dec 2009 |
1,726 |
Jan 2010 |
1,761 |
Feb 2010 |
1,570 |
Mar 2010 |
1,628 |
Apr 2010 |
1,856 |
May 2010 |
1,412 |
Jun 2010 |
1,647 |
Jul 2010 |
1,609 |
Aug 2010 |
1,546 |
These data featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in August 2010.
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