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Quarter | Total layoff events | Total separations |
---|---|---|
Q01 1996 |
563 | 97,071 |
Q02 1996 |
391 | 63,363 |
Q03 1996 |
391 | 73,163 |
Q04 1996 |
586 | 117,187 |
Q01 1997 |
417 | 74,784 |
Q02 1997 |
429 | 83,909 |
Q03 1997 |
378 | 71,461 |
Q04 1997 |
493 | 93,377 |
Q01 1998 |
446 | 67,160 |
Q02 1998 |
490 | 182,234 |
Q03 1998 |
524 | 103,431 |
Q04 1998 |
563 | 116,244 |
Q01 1999 |
495 | 85,660 |
Q02 1999 |
383 | 87,697 |
Q03 1999 |
409 | 90,584 |
Q04 1999 |
449 | 92,171 |
Q01 2000 |
465 | 85,374 |
Q02 2000 |
340 | 59,898 |
Q03 2000 |
391 | 87,036 |
Q04 2000 |
638 | 133,762 |
Q01 2001 |
793 | 150,258 |
Q02 2001 |
803 | 163,545 |
Q03 2001 |
722 | 129,038 |
Q04 2001 |
958 | 185,089 |
Q01 2002 |
660 | 117,202 |
Q02 2002 |
486 | 88,133 |
Q03 2002 |
497 | 106,134 |
Q04 2002 |
735 | 142,565 |
Q01 2003 |
567 | 93,440 |
Q02 2003 |
549 | 104,737 |
Q03 2003 |
455 | 85,977 |
Q04 2003 |
532 | 100,175 |
Q01 2004 |
422 | 65,945 |
Q02 2004 |
302 | 52,255 |
Q03 2004 |
304 | 51,695 |
Q04 2004 |
439 | 84,535 |
Q01 2005 |
334 | 50,832 |
Q02 2005 |
269 | 44,231 |
Q03 2005 |
292 | 56,293 |
Q04 2005 |
397 | 71,710 |
Q01 2006 |
301 | 63,136 |
Q02 2006 |
286 | 59,715 |
Q03 2006 |
302 | 56,928 |
Q04 2006 |
479 | 93,795 |
Q01 2007 |
369 | 68,797 |
Q02 2007 |
286 | 48,619 |
Q03 2007 |
269 | 43,336 |
Q04 2007 |
442 | 80,567 |
Q01 2008 |
422 | 84,318 |
Q02 2008 |
382 | 65,293 |
Q03 2008 |
498 | 95,423 |
Q04 2008 |
1,284 | 238,950 |
Q01 2009 |
1,597 | 276,772 |
Q02 2009 |
1,062 | 194,215 |
Q03 2009 |
584 | 98,243 |
Q04 2009 |
592 | 99,035 |
Q01 2010 |
441 | 60,855 |
Q02 2010 |
324 | 57,728 |
Q03 2010 |
265 | 39,171 |
Q04 2010 |
382 | 66,428 |
Q01 2011 |
305 | 45,511 |
Q02 2011 |
263 | 40,023 |
Q03 2011 |
262 | 45,393 |
Q04 2011 |
(p)366 | (p)67,531 |
Q01 2012 |
(p)210 | (p)28,393 |
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Extended mass layoff events in manufacturing, first quarter 2012.