US DATA: BLS Jan mass layoffs: “Employers took 1,534 mass layoff
actions in January involving 149,799 workers, seasonally adjusted, as
measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the
month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass
layoff event involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. The
number of mass layoff events in January increased by 51 from December,
and the number of associated initial claims increased by 11,807. In
January, 341 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing
sector.”