23 April 2013

• U.S. Mass Layoffs – March 2013


Employers took 1,337 mass layoff actions [SA] in March involving 127,939 workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month.

Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Mass layoff events [SA] decreased by 85 from February, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 7,529.

NSA: The number of mass layoff events in March was 1,132, not seasonally adjusted, resulting in 114,897 initial claims for unemployment insurance.

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Source: USDOL


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