April 25, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Mass layoffs in March 2012

Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, March 2009–March 2012, seasonally adjusted
Month	Mass layoff events	Initial claimants for unemployment insurance benefits
Mar 2009	2,999	299,322
Apr 2009	2,566	249,129
May 2009	2,710	284,468
Jun 2009	2,466	247,597
Jul 2009	2,186	222,941
Aug 2009	2,340	216,047
Sep 2009	2,261	214,018
Oct 2009	1,969	195,752
Nov 2009	1,757	164,454
Dec 2009	1,719	155,056
Jan 2010	1,707	168,044
Feb 2010	1,631	156,292
Mar 2010	1,676	149,816
Apr 2010	1,637	154,558
May 2010	1,608	150,996
Jun 2010	1,695	151,435
Jul 2010	1,519	138,091
Aug 2010	1,588	159,329
Sep 2010	1,510	133,576
Oct 2010	1,654	149,589
Nov 2010	1,592	161,145
Dec 2010	1,477	135,849
Jan 2011	1,536	148,952
Feb 2011	1,434	131,569
Mar 2011	1,275	115,391
Apr 2011	1,548	145,836
May 2011	1,600	144,412
Jun 2011	1,513	143,384
Jul 2011	1,562	145,078
Aug 2011	1,551	164,275
Sep 2011	1,447	147,353
Oct 2011	1,335	118,924
Nov 2011	1,332	131,627
Dec 2011	1,384	145,648
Jan 2012	1,434	129,920
Feb 2012	1,293	119,463
Mar 2012	1,273	121,310

These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in March 2012.

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