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Figures released by the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that mass layoffs were prevalent in Tennessee this January. More Tennesseeans lost their jobs in mass layoffs in January than in the previous three months combined .
Tennessee experienced 74 mass layoffs in January. As a result, 6,782 unemployment claims were filed in the state. In the fourth-quarter of 2008, Tennessee saw 67 mass layoffs affecting 6,276 employees.
A total of 237,900 American workers lost their jobs through mass layoffs in January, up from the December total, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau counted 2,227 mass layoffs in January, compared to 2,275 in December.
A mass layoff is defined as a single action by a single employer that causes at least 50 workers to lose their jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates mass layoff data on a seasonally adjusted basis.
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