∙ Connecticut Endured 15 Mass Layoffs in June

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Connecticut mass layoffs were 15 in June up from 10 in the same month a year ago. Initial UC claimants were 2,233 compared to 807. Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Nationally, the number of mass layoff events in June was 1,890, not seasonally adjusted, resulting in 198,537 initial claims for unemployment insurance. This compares to 1,201 events in May that resulted in 109,259 initial UC claims. As compared to June 2011, the U.S. number of average weekly mass layoff events decreased by 37 to 378, and associated average weekly initial claims decreased by 276 to 39,707. Eight of the 19 major industry sectors in the U.S. private economy reported over-the-year decreases in average weekly initial claims. The manufacturing sector accounted for 17 percent of mass layoff events and 18 percent of associated initial claims in the private economy. Source: USDOL

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