Number of extended mass layoff events in private nonfarm 
economy in first quarter of each year, 1996-2007

	
1996 I	 	1,263 
1997 I	 	1,141 
1998 I	 	1,115 
1999 I	 	1,262 
2000 I	 	1,081 
2001 I	 	1,546 
2002 I	 	1,611 
2003 I 	 	1,502 
2004 I		1,339 
2005 I		1,142 
2006 I		  963
2007 I (p)	  965
	
(p) = preliminary