August 24, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Mass layoffs in July 2012

Mass layoff events in July 2012, selected industries
Industry	Mass layoff events
Manufacturing	559
Government	130
Retail trade	92
Construction	86
Transportation and warehousing	65
Healthcare and social assistance	56
Professional and technical services	41
Information	32
Educational services	25
Wholesale trade	20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	14
Real estate and rental and leasing	4

Mass layoffs events in manufacturing, by subsector, July 2012
Subsector	Mass layoff events
Transportation Equipment	158
Food	77
Plastics and rubber products	38
Machinery	38
Fabricated metal	33
Textile mills	27
Wood products	24
Primary metals	24
Furniture and related	24
Apparel	23
Computers and electronics	16
Electrical equipment and applicances	15
Miscellaneous	13
Nonmetalic mineral products	11
Paper	10
Textile product mills	9
Printing and related	6
Chemicals	6
Leather and allied products	4
Other	3

These data are featured in the TED article, Mass Layoffs in July 2012.

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