Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures

Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2007
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2007	II 2007	III 2007	IV 2007	I 2007	II 2007	III 2007	IV 2007
Total, private nonfarm	1,110	1,421	1,018	1,814	225,600	278,719	160,024	301,592
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events(1)	849	772	800	1,062	186,345	123,843	119,663	171,808
Total, movement of work(2)	70	65	63	69	11,438	11,352	12,367	11,302
Movement of work actions	86	89	87	90	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	61	66	60	66	8,467	7,401	7,159	7,152
With separations unknown	25	23	27	24	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Footnotes: (1) The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. (2) Movement of work can involve more than one action. (3) Data are not available.

Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2006
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2006	II 2006	III 2006	IV 2006	I 2006	II 2006	III 2006	IV 2006
Total, private nonfarm	963	1,353	929	1,640	183,089	295,964	160,254	296,662
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events(1)	715	750	752	943	141,448	139,737	132,563	167,130
Total, movement of work(2)	53	72	58	69	10,519	16,610	12,840	15,782
Movement of work actions	80	103	72	94	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	51	66	49	66	7,080	9,674	6,820	10,462
With separations unknown	29	37	23	28	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Footnotes: (1) The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. (2) Movement of work can involve more than one action. (3) Data are not available.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics