Mass layoffs down in Kansas
Kansas saw a dip in its mass layoffs in August, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Tuesday.
After eight mass layoffs in July put 731 people out of work, the total fell to four layoffs, which affected 291 workers. In August 2007, three mass layoffs — defined as an action that involves at least 50 people from a single employer — put 538 people out of work.
The numbers go against the national trend that saw August mass layoff events, at 1,772 seasonally adjusted, reach a program high for the month, while associated initial claims, at 173,955, were the highest for August since 2001.
Nationwide, there have been 12,542 mass layoffs this year, which resulted in more than one million initial unemployment claims. At 1,274,765, the total is the highest January to August totals since 2003, the labor department reports.
The number of mass layoffs this August increased by 260 from the prior month, while the number of associated initial claims rose by 22,784.
The national unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, up from 5.7 percent in the previous month and from 4.7 percent a year earlier.
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-year increases in initial claims associated with mass layoffs, led by California (+5,054), Ohio (+4,930), and Florida (+4,674). States with the largest over-the-year decreases in claims were Arizona (-704) and Washington (-461).
After eight mass layoffs in July put 731 people out of work, the total fell to four layoffs, which affected 291 workers. In August 2007, three mass layoffs — defined as an action that involves at least 50 people from a single employer — put 538 people out of work.
The numbers go against the national trend that saw August mass layoff events, at 1,772 seasonally adjusted, reach a program high for the month, while associated initial claims, at 173,955, were the highest for August since 2001.
Nationwide, there have been 12,542 mass layoffs this year, which resulted in more than one million initial unemployment claims. At 1,274,765, the total is the highest January to August totals since 2003, the labor department reports.
The number of mass layoffs this August increased by 260 from the prior month, while the number of associated initial claims rose by 22,784.
The national unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, up from 5.7 percent in the previous month and from 4.7 percent a year earlier.
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-year increases in initial claims associated with mass layoffs, led by California (+5,054), Ohio (+4,930), and Florida (+4,674). States with the largest over-the-year decreases in claims were Arizona (-704) and Washington (-461).
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