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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