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Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mass Layoffs
Offers monthly data of layoff activity in the US. Register to receive the newsletter by email.
http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.toc.htm
Death Imagery and Organizational Downsizing
Paper takes themes from "The Schindler's List" to discuss layoffs. Also argues irrational motivation is found in the downsizing process.
http://www.sba.oakland.edu/ispso/html/stein.html
Downsizing
Jon Lurie provides his Princeton thesis on corporate downsizing. Case studies include AT&T and Delta Airlines.
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Exchange/4280/
Downsizing the American Dream
Check out an extensive paper written by Steve Galpern on downsizing and its effect on widening the income gap.
http://www.cudenver.edu/~ldeleon/pad5220/resources/papers/dream.html
Laid Off Central
Keep in touch with ex-coworkers, browse layoff statistics, or find tools for Job seekers. Includes a humor section to highlight the brighter side of unemployment.
http://www.laidoffcentral.com/
Layoffs and Hirings Research
Find national and international lists of companies executing layoffs. From Shaker Advertising Agency.
http://www.shaker.com/layoffs.html
National Jobs for All Coalition
Learn about the organization's work to insure meaningful employment and the right to a job for every US citizen.
http://www.njfac.org/
Theory of Quits and Layoffs with Efficient Turnover
Check out an abstract of a paper written by Kenneth J. McLaughlin on quits and layoffs.
http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/econ/faculty/mclaughlin/papers/ql-dist.html

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