Mass layoff initial claimants for unemployment insurance, January 2003-October 2006, seasonally adjusted Total Manufacturing Jan 2003 131,963 48,685 Feb 190,928 78,819 Mar 175,671 72,409 Apr 174,608 83,303 May 184,003 86,535 Jun 164,299 68,143 Jul 163,179 74,070 Aug 171,861 74,602 Sep 147,383 56,472 Oct 156,814 52,009 Nov 141,383 50,460 Dec 144,456 50,994 Jan 2004 142,704 48,519 Feb 132,640 39,360 Mar 140,957 60,296 Apr 141,909 37,686 May 111,173 37,405 Jun 141,948 45,398 Jul 137,724 53,248 Aug 131,807 38,192 Sep 125,344 45,691 Oct 129,237 47,888 Nov 135,036 47,517 Dec 120,602 33,123 Jan 2005 153,676 58,778 Feb 120,190 43,966 Mar 133,935 56,253 Apr 139,575 60,726 May 129,214 52,055 Jun 128,430 53,930 Jul 131,136 49,070 Aug 127,592 48,904 Sep 283,772 53,399 Oct 104,584 45,475 Nov 120,783 45,069 Dec 149,565 49,641 Jan 2006 108,378 29,541 Feb 111,468 45,073 Mar 118,555 49,023 Apr 118,504 48,086 May 109,858 42,006 Jun 119,662 37,570 Jul 114,895 47,287 Aug 127,944 59,256 Sep 116,773 45,040 Oct 113,724 54,852