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January 27, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Year | Layoff events | Initial claimants for unemployment insurance |
---|---|---|
1996 |
14,111 | 1,437,628 |
1997 |
14,960 | 1,542,543 |
1998 |
15,904 | 1,771,069 |
1999 |
14,909 | 1,572,399 |
2000 |
15,738 | 1,835,592 |
2001 |
21,467 | 2,514,862 |
2002 |
20,277 | 2,245,051 |
2003 |
18,963 | 1,888,926 |
2004 |
15,980 | 1,607,158 |
2005 |
16,466 | 1,795,341 |
2006 |
13,998 | 1,484,391 |
2007 |
15,493 | 1,598,875 |
2008 |
21,137 | 2,130,220 |
2009 |
28,030 | 2,796,456 |
2010 |
19,564 | 1,854,596 |
2011 |
18,521 | 1,808,451 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoff events and initial claims decline in 2011.