Bureau of labor statistics dept of labor extended mass layoffs q2 2010
Employers initiated 1,851 mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2010 that resulted in the
separation of 338,064 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the year, both events and separations decreased sharply from program high second quarter levels (with data available back to 1995). (See table A.)