Managing Transition: How to Avoid the Survivor Syndrome
Managing transition during organizational downsizing often means guiding employees through the "survivor syndrome" -- a post-traumatic disorder linked to survivors of major crisis situations. This site offers suggestions on how management can maintain a perception of fairness using a three-stage approach to deal with the transition.

Leaving the Nest - Surviving Layoffs
This Canadian web site provides information for those that have lost their job.  Topics covered include common reactions, suggestions for early survival, and how to plan for the long term.

Mass Layoffs - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
This site contains reports on layoffs by employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits.  Figures include number of people involved, industry distribution and geographic distribution.

Strategies to Avoid Layoffs
This site offers strategies to avoid or minimize layoffs during economic slowdowns.

Strategies to Avoid “Survivor Syndrome”
This site offers suggestion to help minimize the threat of “survivor syndrome” after companies are forced to layoff employees.

Vermont Labor Statistics
The following link from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows detailed labor statistics for Vermont.

Tips from Middle Management Layoff Survivors
This is an interesting article describing ten strategies used by middle managers to survive corporate downsizing.

Layoff Calculator
This layoff calculator by Economy.com will estimate the probability that you will lose your job by the end of 2002. The median probability of losing your job by the end of this year is 5%.