The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program collects reports on mass layoff actions that result in workers being separated from their jobs. Monthly mass layoff numbers are from establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Extended mass layoff numbers (issued quarterly) are from a subset of such establishments—where private sector nonfarm employers indicate that 50 or more workers were separated from their jobs for at least 31 days. On This PageMLS News ReleasesMass Layoffs (Monthly)
August 21, 2009
In July, employers took 2,157 mass layoff actions involving
206,791 workers. The number of mass layoff events decreased
by 606 and the number of associated initial claims decreased
by 72,440 from the prior month. Over the year, mass layoff
events increased by 622, and associated initial claims
increased by 54,292.
More... Extended Mass Layoffs (Quarterly)
August 12, 2009
Employers initiated 2,994 extended mass layoff events in
the second quarter of 2009 that resulted in 534,881 job
separations. Both the number of events and separations were
record second quarter highs.
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