• U.S. and Connecticut Mass Layoffs – October 2012

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Nationwide: Employers took 1,360 mass layoff actions in October involving 131,173 workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month (Data are seasonally adjusted.) Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Mass layoff events in October increased by 44 from September, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 8,711. In October, 344 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector resulting in 42,946 initial claims. Connecticut: Employers took 3 mass layoff actions in October involving 221 workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month (Data are seasonally adjusted.) Connecticut mass layoff events in October decreased by 5 from October 2011, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 419. Source: USDOL-BLS

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