August 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Extended mass layoff events, second quarter 2011
Extended mass layoff events, first quarter 2008–second quarter 2011
| Quarter |
Layoff events |
January-March 2008 |
1,340 |
April-June 2008 |
1,756 |
July-September 2008 |
1,581 |
October-December 2008 |
3,582 |
January-March 2009 |
3,979 |
April-June 2009 |
3,395 |
July-September 2009 |
2,034 |
October-December 2009 |
2,416 |
January-March 2010 |
1,870 |
April-June 2010 |
2,008 |
July-September 2010 |
1,370 |
October-December 2010 |
1,999 |
January-March 2011 |
1,490 |
April-June 2011 |
1,624 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Extended mass layoff events, second quarter 2011.
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