Mass Hospital Layoffs Continue but Slow

The number of mass layoffs, defined as layoffs involving at least 50 people from a single employer, at U.S. hospitals in the first-quarter of 2009 continues to be high compared to previous years, but appears to have slowed since fourth-quarter 2008, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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There were at total of 43 mass layoffs at hospitals in the first-quarter of 2009, compared to 47 mass layoffs in the fourth-quarter of 2008.

The number of mass layoffs occurring in 2008 was 112, which is a sharp increase from the 2007 total of 67.

The number of layoffs for 2008 and 2009 by month are as follows:

Month/Year           Number of mass layoffs
Jan. 2008                          9
Feb. 2008                          5
Mar. 2008                          6
Apr. 2008                          4
May 2008                          7
June 2008                        10
July 2008                         11
Aug. 2008                        13
Sept. 2008                       18
Oct. 2008                         11
Nov. 2008                        13
Dec. 2008                          5
Jan. 2009                        13
Feb. 2009                        12
Mar. 2009                        12
Apr. 2009                         16

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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