Historical Year Data · 2008

JOLTS Layoffs & Discharges Level in 2008

JOLTS Layoffs & Discharges Level opened 2008 at 1,989 and closed at 2,482, a +24.79% move for the year. The high of 2,482 was reached on December 1, and the low of 1,918 on March 1.

Open

1,989

2008-01

2,482

12 data points

High

2,482

Dec 1

Low

1,918

Mar 1

Full Year Change

+24.79%

2007 Change

-0.36%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1,989	1,989	1,989	1,989	+0.00%
Feb	1,995	1,995	1,995	1,995	+0.00%
Mar	1,918	1,918	1,918	1,918	+0.00%
Apr	1,958	1,958	1,958	1,958	+0.00%
May	1,950	1,950	1,950	1,950	+0.00%
Jun	2,172	2,172	2,172	2,172	+0.00%
Jul	2,071	2,071	2,071	2,071	+0.00%
Aug	2,190	2,190	2,190	2,190	+0.00%
Sep	2,088	2,088	2,088	2,088	+0.00%
Oct	2,250	2,250	2,250	2,250	+0.00%
Nov	2,290	2,290	2,290	2,290	+0.00%
Dec	2,482	2,482	2,482	2,482	+0.00%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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