Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2007 to March 2009, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2007 to March 2009, not seasonally adjusted Private nonfarm Total mass layoffs Extended mass layoffs Date Mass layoffs lasting more than 30 days Realization rates (1) Initial Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2007 January .................... 1,407 134,984 1,263 124,475 February ................... 935 86,696 861 82,097 March ...................... 1,082 123,974 1,015 118,431 First Quarter .............. 3,424 345,654 3,139 325,003 1,110 199,250 35.4 61.3 April ...................... 1,219 127,444 1,115 118,040 May ........................ 923 85,816 856 81,153 June ....................... 1,599 172,810 1,318 148,669 Second Quarter ............. 3,741 386,070 3,289 347,862 1,421 259,234 43.2 74.5 July ....................... 1,599 175,419 1,450 164,939 August ..................... 963 93,458 908 88,345 September .................. 717 67,385 667 64,026 Third Quarter .............. 3,279 336,262 3,025 317,310 1,018 173,077 33.7 54.5 October .................... 1,083 108,455 929 97,716 November ................... 1,799 198,220 1,593 181,184 December ................... 2,167 224,214 2,071 216,898 Fourth Quarter ............. 5,049 530,889 4,593 495,798 1,814 347,151 39.5 70.0 2008 January .................... 1,647 154,503 1,520 144,191 February ................... 1,269 119,508 1,178 113,587 March ...................... 1,089 114,541 1,039 110,147 First Quarter .............. 4,005 388,552 3,737 367,925 1,340 259,084 35.9 70.4 April ...................... 1,272 130,810 1,172 121,625 May ........................ 1,552 159,471 1,438 150,462 June ....................... 1,622 166,742 1,315 140,916 Second Quarter ............. 4,446 457,023 3,925 413,003 1,756 339,184 44.7 82.1 July ....................... 1,891 200,382 1,687 186,018 August ..................... 1,427 139,999 1,343 133,146 September .................. 1,292 129,586 1,202 122,505 Third Quarter .............. 4,610 469,967 4,232 441,669 1,582 300,337 37.4 68.0 October .................... 2,125 221,784 1,917 205,553 November ................... 2,574 241,589 2,389 226,657 December ................... 3,377 351,305 3,232 340,220 Fourth Quarter ............. 8,076 814,678 7,538 772,430 (2)(p)3,140 (2)(p)463,715 (p)41.7 (p)60.0 2009 January .................... 3,806 388,813 3,633 375,293 February ................... 2,262 218,438 2,173 210,755 March ...................... 2,191 228,387 2,107 221,397 First Quarter .............. 8,259 835,638 7,913 807,445 1 The event realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization rate is the percentage of all private nonfarm mass layoff initial claimants associated with layoffs lasting more than 30 days. 2 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will be revised as more data on these layoffs become available. Experience suggests that the number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised upwards by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent. p = preliminary.
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