September 24, 2012
Mass layoffs in August 2012
Mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, August 2009–August 2012
| Month |
Mass layoff events |
Aug 2009 |
2,340 |
Sep 2009 |
2,261 |
Oct 2009 |
1,969 |
Nov 2009 |
1,757 |
Dec 2009 |
1,719 |
Jan 2010 |
1,707 |
Feb 2010 |
1,631 |
Mar 2010 |
1,676 |
Apr 2010 |
1,637 |
May 2010 |
1,608 |
Jun 2010 |
1,695 |
Jul 2010 |
1,519 |
Aug 2010 |
1,588 |
Sep 2010 |
1,510 |
Oct 2010 |
1,654 |
Nov 2010 |
1,592 |
Dec 2010 |
1,477 |
Jan 2011 |
1,536 |
Feb 2011 |
1,434 |
Mar 2011 |
1,275 |
Apr 2011 |
1,548 |
May 2011 |
1,600 |
Jun 2011 |
1,513 |
Jul 2011 |
1,562 |
Aug 2011 |
1,551 |
Sep 2011 |
1,447 |
Oct 2011 |
1,335 |
Nov 2011 |
1,332 |
Dec 2011 |
1,384 |
Jan 2012 |
1,434 |
Feb 2012 |
1,293 |
Mar 2012 |
1,273 |
Apr 2012 |
1,388 |
May 2012 |
1,380 |
Jun 2012 |
1,317 |
Jul 2012 |
1,340 |
Aug 2012 |
1,267 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Mass layoffs in August 2012.
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