BLS official release ...
(snip)"In March, employers took 1,276 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted,
as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the
month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor re-
ported today. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single es-
tablishment; the number of workers involved totaled 130,687, on a season-
ally adjusted basis. The number of mass layoff events decreased by 4 from
the prior month, and the number of associated initial claims fell by 13,290.
During March, 420 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sec-
tor, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 54,441 initial claims. "(snip)
"On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the number of mass layoff events in
March at 1,082, was up by 161 from a year earlier, and the number of asso-
ciated initial claims increased by 12,136 to 123,974. (See table 2.) The
largest over-the-year increases in initial claims were reported in trans-
portation equipment manufacturing (+4,439), general merchandise stores
(+2,312), and professional and technical services (+1,972). "(snip)
"The manufacturing sector accounted for 34 percent of all mass layoff
events and 40 percent of all related initial claims filed in March; a year
earlier, manufacturing made up 31 percent of events and 40 percent of ini-
tial claims. In March 2007, the number of manufacturing claimants was
highest in transportation equipment manufacturing (19,397, largely automo-
bile manufacturing), followed by food manufacturing (6,087) and wood pro-
duct manufacturing (2,674). "(snip)
"Among the states, California recorded the highest number of initial
claims filed due to mass layoff events in March (33,172), followed by
Illinois (8,754), Kentucky (6,623), Michigan (6,50, and Wisconsin
(5,585). These five states accounted for 49 percent of all mass layoff
events and associated initial claims for unemployment insurance. "(snip)



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