December 28, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Mass layoffs in November 2011

Private nonfarm industries with the largest number of mass layoff initial claims for unemployment insurance, November 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Industry	Initial claims	November peak
Industry	Initial claims	Year	Initial claims
Highway, street, and bridge construction	9,355	2001	14,641
Temporary help services	8,767	2000	19,023
Food service contractors	5,672	2007	6,163
School and employee bus transportation	5,068	2011	5,068
Automobile manufacturing	3,074	2007	8,416
Motion picture and video production	2,073	2000	8,664
Professional employer organizations	2,007	2008	5,873
Travel trailer and camper manufacturing	1,793	2006	3,548
Landscaping services	1,653	2002	2,129
Industrial building construction	1,555	2002	3,306

These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in November 2011.

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