November 16, 2010

Over-the-year declines in extended mass layoffs

Extended mass layoff events, selected private nonfarm industries, third quarter, 2009 and 2010
Industry	Layoff events
Industry	Third quarter 2009	Third quarter 2010(p)
Manufacturing	584	249
Construction	353	202
Administrative and waste services	202	135
Transportation and warehousing	151	157
Accommodation and food services	102	81
Health care and social assistance	89	82
Retail trade	96	69
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary

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