Wisconsin mass layoffs dip in April from March - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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A total of 271,226 Americaj workers lost their jobs through mass layoffs in That wasdown 28,162 from the March according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labod Statistics. In Wisconsin 11,102 workers lost theire jobs last month as part ofmass layoffs, down from 11,53o0 in March but still much higher than the 4,3889 workers who lost their jobs in mass layoffs in Aprilk 2008. The April 2009 tota l was sixth highest inthe nation. Nationwide, the numbert of mass layoff events decreased from montgto month, as did the number of affectefd workers. The bureau counted 2,712 mass layoffs in April, comparec with 2,933 in March.
Wisconsin recorded 108 mass layofff eventsin April, down from 109 in March. A mass layofc is defined as a single action by a singles employer that causes at least 50 workerds to losetheir jobs. The Bureai of Labor Statistics calculates mass layoff data on a seasonallhadjusted basis. The manufacturingg sector accounted for 35 percent of all mass layofcf events and 39 percent of affectexd workersin April. California recorded the largestr number of workers affected by mass with 43,675 losing their jobs last month. It was followed by New York at Illinoisat 17,550, and Pennsylvaniaq at 15,378. Forty-five states and D.C.
let go of more people due to mass layoffs in April 2009 than in the same monthh ayear ago, with the largest increasesa reported in New York, California and Illinois.