The number of mass layoff events -- where 50 or more workers are laid off from a single workplace -- fell to 1,546 in August, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number is down by 63 from July and down by 934 from August 2009.

The industry with the most initial claims for unemployment insurance resulting from mass layoffs was temporary help services with 7,936 initial claims, according to non-seasonally adjusted numbers from the BLS.