April 26, 2010

Mass layoff initial claimants for unemployment insurance, March 2010

Initial claimants for unemployment insurance due to mass layoff events, selected industries, March 2009 and March 2010
Industry	March 2009	March 2010
Manufacturing	114,747	29,745
Retail trade	19,491	13,337
Administrative and waste services	18,762	13,281
Accommodation and food services	13,090	12,269
Construction	11,612	8,206
Transportation and warehousing	8,809	6,444
Information	8,559	5,715
Professional and technical services	7,191	4,610
Government	4,406	3,847
Finance and insurance	4,469	3,636
Wholesale trade	4,696	2,016
Health care and social assistance	1,820	2,066
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,259	1,558

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