Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2006 to December 2009, seasonally adjusted Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2006 to December 2009, seasonally adjusted Total Private nonfarm Manufacturing Date Initial Initial Initial Events claimants Events claimants Events claimants 2006 January .................... 1,110 112,550 979 102,802 289 34,737 February ................... 938 96,542 846 88,629 304 40,029 March ...................... 1,069 117,725 965 109,241 312 45,687 April ...................... 1,189 123,056 1,055 112,922 352 48,731 May ........................ 1,121 117,834 1,003 107,929 302 40,703 June ....................... 1,150 125,318 1,039 115,883 349 43,476 July ....................... 1,182 121,056 1,056 111,432 373 51,691 August ..................... 1,238 135,707 1,104 125,704 372 58,962 September .................. 1,154 124,200 1,043 115,261 393 45,972 October .................... 1,208 123,691 1,094 115,102 409 53,957 November ................... 1,244 135,465 1,128 125,976 413 58,509 December ................... 1,227 134,176 1,123 124,570 376 51,403 2007 January .................... 1,264 130,834 1,113 119,874 404 55,217 February ................... 1,191 121,289 1,075 112,607 374 54,581 March ...................... 1,225 126,391 1,113 117,760 386 48,298 April ...................... 1,268 129,098 1,135 118,175 362 43,205 May ........................ 1,172 118,648 1,070 111,103 345 44,391 June ....................... 1,241 131,394 1,125 122,123 338 37,931 July ....................... 1,274 130,331 1,169 122,381 403 55,973 August ..................... 1,247 126,108 1,158 118,575 323 34,902 September .................. 1,255 123,632 1,160 116,744 436 51,814 October .................... 1,370 137,108 1,248 128,387 449 58,360 November ................... 1,415 148,952 1,289 139,665 424 58,543 December ................... 1,569 155,095 1,448 145,666 483 60,368 2008 January .................... 1,481 151,269 1,348 140,570 436 57,147 February ................... 1,578 162,152 1,432 150,712 470 60,276 March ...................... 1,487 151,539 1,372 141,574 436 56,919 April ...................... 1,327 133,318 1,201 122,651 460 59,377 May ........................ 1,604 170,619 1,465 160,529 468 62,345 June ....................... 1,674 170,329 1,523 158,084 501 68,403 July ....................... 1,531 152,447 1,389 141,707 461 61,417 August ..................... 1,845 189,798 1,711 179,737 607 78,172 September .................. 2,222 235,755 2,049 220,832 634 81,989 October .................... 2,287 239,768 2,125 226,098 721 95,301 November ................... 2,489 240,181 2,334 227,368 929 107,072 December ................... 2,461 243,505 2,277 229,171 962 115,961 2009 January .................... 2,279 251,807 2,115 238,990 764 109,124 February ................... 2,737 289,162 2,592 274,040 1,186 141,264 March ...................... 2,913 295,970 2,715 279,671 1,202 146,381 April ...................... 2,663 263,162 2,461 247,329 1,033 125,093 May ........................ 2,794 306,788 2,589 289,012 1,183 145,166 June ....................... 2,598 260,596 2,371 241,864 1,072 135,844 July ....................... 2,039 196,578 1,818 176,542 565 66,918 August ..................... 2,480 238,911 2,244 218,425 798 87,201 September .................. 2,326 221,639 2,109 204,462 783 90,440 October .................... 2,055 205,502 1,856 187,880 594 65,801 November ................... 1,813 163,823 1,650 151,810 485 54,858 December ................... 1,726 153,127 1,542 138,747 433 44,072 Table of Contents Last Modified Date: January 27, 2010