Initial claims for unemployment insurance due to mass layoff events, seasonally adjusted, January 2006-January 2008 Jan-06 110,800 Feb-06 109,798 Mar-06 119,049 Apr-06 121,580 May-06 117,115 Jun-06 123,827 Jul-06 121,017 Aug-06 135,400 Sep-06 123,767 Oct-06 121,827 Nov-06 133,803 Dec-06 131,062 Jan-07 128,223 Feb-07 143,837 Mar-07 130,981 Apr-07 126,977 May-07 120,587 Jun-07 129,858 Jul-07 127,687 Aug-07 121,886 Sep-07 128,487 Oct-07 136,124 Nov-07 139,671 Dec-07 141,750 Jan-08 144,111