May 16, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Extended mass layoffs, first quarter 2011

Extended mass layoff separations, private nonfarm sector, selected industries, first quarter, 2010 and 2011
Industry	First quarter, 2010	First quarter, 2011 (p)
Manufacturing	60,855	37,249
Retail trade	53,090	25,074
Administrative and waste services	48,962	30,949
Construction	50,278	34,077
Accommodation and food services	16,929	10,309
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, Extended mass layoffs, first quarter 2011.

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