April 26, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Mass layoffs in March 2011
Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, April 2007–March 2011
| Month |
Mass layoff events |
Apr 2007 |
1,238 |
May 2007 |
1,159 |
Jun 2007 |
1,207 |
Jul 2007 |
1,295 |
Aug 2007 |
1,217 |
Sep 2007 |
1,233 |
Oct 2007 |
1,330 |
Nov 2007 |
1,397 |
Dec 2007 |
1,553 |
Jan 2008 |
1,437 |
Feb 2008 |
1,604 |
Mar 2008 |
1,500 |
Apr 2008 |
1,292 |
May 2008 |
1,582 |
Jun 2008 |
1,631 |
Jul 2008 |
1,581 |
Aug 2008 |
1,791 |
Sep 2008 |
2,192 |
Oct 2008 |
2,221 |
Nov 2008 |
2,415 |
Dec 2008 |
2,443 |
Jan 2009 |
2,272 |
Feb 2009 |
2,801 |
Mar 2009 |
2,950 |
Apr 2009 |
2,579 |
May 2009 |
2,758 |
Jun 2009 |
2,506 |
Jul 2009 |
2,192 |
Aug 2009 |
2,419 |
Sep 2009 |
2,305 |
Oct 2009 |
1,975 |
Nov 2009 |
1,754 |
Dec 2009 |
1,725 |
Jan 2010 |
1,716 |
Feb 2010 |
1,492 |
Mar 2010 |
1,635 |
Apr 2010 |
1,675 |
May 2010 |
1,665 |
Jun 2010 |
1,729 |
Jul 2010 |
1,528 |
Aug 2010 |
1,658 |
Sep 2010 |
1,541 |
Oct 2010 |
1,649 |
Nov 2010 |
1,579 |
Dec 2010 |
1,483 |
Jan 2011 |
1,534 |
Feb 2011 |
1,421 |
Mar 2011 |
1,286 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in March 2011.
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