January 27, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Mass layoff events and initial claims decline in 2011
Number of mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 1996–2011, not seasonally adjusted
| 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.
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