Via http://hr.cch.com/news/hrm/060906a.asp
In April 2006, employers took 1,148 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported May 23. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment, and the number of workers involved totaled 118,504, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The number of layoff events rose by 66, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 51 from March 2006.
