• U.S. and Connecticut Mass Layoffs – Q3 2012

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• Connecticut Connecticut employers took 12 mass layoff actions in the 3rd quarter of 2012 involving 1,295 workers, nsa, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Connecticut mass layoff events in Q3 increased by 6 from Q3 2011, and the number of associated initial claims increased by 670. • Nationwide Nationally, employers took 885 mass layoff actions involving 124,963 workers, nsa. U.S. mass layoff events in Q3 decreased by 508 from the same quarter a year ago, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 166,103. Source: USDOL-BLS

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