Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 05-2194 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, November 17, 2005 EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2005 In the third quarter of 2005, employers took 742 mass layoff actions that resulted in the separation of 136,280 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff events and the number of separations were sharply lower than during the July-September 2004 time period and were at their lowest levels for any third quarter since data collection began in 1995. (See table A.) The declines over the year were most notable in administrative and support services, credit intermediation and related activities, and food manufac- turing. Extended mass layoffs that involve the movement of work within the same company or to a different company, either domestically or outside the U.S., occurred in 11 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events and 14 per- cent of worker separations. (See table B.) Among employers who anticipated recalling laid-off workers, 43 percent expected to extend the offer to all laid-off workers. This is the lowest proportion for a third quarter since 2002. The data presented in this release reflect early results of contact with employers who had potential layoffs in September that could have been directly or indirectly related to Hurricane Katrina. In Louisiana, there were 684 such actions reported in September; in Mississippi, there were 96. In the limited amount of time available to contact those employ- ers, 27 employers in Louisiana confirmed that they had layoffs due to Hur- ricane Katrina that lasted more than 30 days and resulted in 5,893 workers losing their jobs. The number of extended mass layoff events is likely to rise as more employers are contacted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita | | | | The initial job losses associated with Hurricane Katrina, | | which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, and Hurricane Rita, | | which made landfall on September 24, were reported in the | | September Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) news release issued on | | October 25. The extended mass layoff statistics provide a more | | complete view of layoff data through employer interviews for | | mass layoff events that occurred during the July-September period. | | Analysis of the hurricane-related job losses that occurred in | | September (the last month of the reference period) is extremely | | limited because very few employer interviews could be conducted | | in the time available before the scheduled release of the third- | | quarter data. | | | | BLS is receiving interim reports of extended mass layoffs to | | provide a timely and comprehensive picture of layoffs associated | | with the hurricanes. The interim reports related to the storms | | will be issued through the regularly scheduled MLS news releases, | | as data become available. | | | | For additional information on the storms' impacts on MLS | | data, including questions and answers on concepts and defi- | | nitions, data collection, and future publication plans, please | | see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/mlsquestions.htm or call | | (202) 691-6392. | --------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 - Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period | Layoff events| Separations | Initial claimants -------------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------- 2001 | | | January-March............| 1,546 | 304,171 | 306,535 April-June...............| 1,828 | 430,499 | 358,611 July-September...........| 1,629 | 330,391 | 336,298 October-December.........| 2,372 | 459,771 | 456,068 2002 | | | January-March............| 1,611 | 299,266 | 292,998 April-June...............| 1,624 | 344,606 | 299,598 July-September...........| 1,186 | 255,152 | 254,955 October-December.........| 1,916 | 373,307 | 370,592 2003 | | | January-March............| 1,502 | 286,947 | 297,608 April-June...............| 1,799 | 368,273 | 348,966 July-September...........| 1,190 | 236,333 | 227,909 October-December.........| 1,690 | 325,333 | 326,328 2004 | | | January-March............| 1,339 | 276,503 | 238,392 April-June...............| 1,358 | 278,831 | 254,063 July-September(r)........| 886 | 164,608 | 148,575 October-December.........| 1,427 | 273,967 | 262,049 2005 | | | January-March(r).........| 1,142 | 187,128 | 185,374 April-June(r)............| 1,203 | 245,422 | 212,671 July-September(p)........| 742 | 136,280 | 108,647 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. The completion of seasonal work accounted for 23 percent of all events and resulted in 35,433 separations during the period--the greatest share of private nonfarm seasonal separations for a third quarter since the third quarter of 1997. Layoffs due to internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) repre- sented 22 percent of events and resulted in 33,793 separations, the lowest level for a third quarter since 1997. Permanent closure of worksites oc- curred in 16 percent of all events and affected 24,818 workers, the fewest number of separations due to permanent closures for any third quarter since the data were first collected in 1995. In the third quarter of 2005, the national unemployment rate was 5.0 per- cent, not seasonally adjusted; a year earlier it was 5.4 percent. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.8 percent or about 2 million jobs from July-September 2004 to July-September 2005. Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs Extended mass layoff separations occurred in 300 of the 1,105 detailed industries for which data are available for the third quarter of 2005. This is the fewest number of industries to have at least one extended mass layoff event in a third quarter. Manufacturing industries accounted for 33 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and separations during July-September 2005. (See table 1.) The 45,346 worker separations in manufacturing were the fewest for manu- facturing for any third quarter. In the third quarter of 2005, separations in this sector were concentrated in transportation equipment manufacturing (8,621), followed by food manufacturing (8,398). - 3 - Table B. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, third quarter 2005p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Action | Layoff events | Separations | | ----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------- | | Total private nonfarm............| 742 | 136,280 | | Total, excluding seasonal | | and vacation events(1).......| 566 | 100,253 | | Total events with move- | | ment of work(2).............| 60 | 13,910 | | | | Movement-of-work actions....| 74 | (3) With separations reported..| 56 | 7,420 With separations unknown...| 18 | (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 A layoff event can involve more than one movement-of-work action. 3 Data not available. p = preliminary. The administrative and waste services sector had 11 percent of events and separations, mostly in temporary help services and in professional employer organizations. Layoffs in the transportation and warehousing sector comprised 9 percent of events and 11 percent of separations, mostly among scheduled passenger air transportation and in school and employee bus transportation. Retail trade accounted for 7 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 8 percent of separations, primarily in supermarkets and other grocery stores. Cutbacks in arts, entertainment, and recreation (mainly in skiing facilities) accounted for 3 percent of events and 8 per- cent of separations. Information technology-producing industries (communication equipment, communications services, computer hardware, and software and computer services) accounted for 5 percent of layoff events and 5,412 worker sepa- rations in the third quarter of 2005, the fewest number of separations in the industry grouping for a third quarter since 1997. (See table 6.) In the third quarter of 2004, these industries accounted for 5 percent of layoff events and 8,652 separations. Layoffs in the information technology- producing industries in the third quarter of 2005 were most numerous in computer hardware with 2,150 separations, followed by software and computer services. Reasons for Extended Layoff Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 23 percent of the extended layoff events and resulted in 35,433 separations in the third quarter. (See table 2.) Seasonal layoffs were most numerous among workers in amusement, gambling, and recreation (skiing facilities), and in transit and ground passenger transportation (school and employee bus transportation). Contract completion accounted for 21 percent of events and resulted in 21,347 separations during the third quarter. These layoffs were primarily in administrative and support services, followed by specialty trade contractors. Internal company restructuring (due to bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 22 percent of layoff events and resulted in 33,793 separations. These layoffs were mostly among workers in food and beverage stores, credit intermediation and related activities, and in food manufacturing. Over half of both the inter- nal company restructuring layoff events and separations were due to reorga- nization within the company. - 4 - Table C. Movement-of-work actions by type of separation where the number of separations is known by employers, third quarter 2005p -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Action | Layoff events (1) | Separations | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | With separations reported.| 56 | 7,420 | | By location | | | | Out of country..........| 19 | 2,577 Within company........| 15 | 2,137 Different company.....| 4 | 440 | | Domestic relocations....| 37 | 4,843 Within company........| 27 | 2,585 Different company.....| 10 | 2,258 | | By company | | | | Within company..........| 42 | 4,722 Domestic..............| 27 | 2,585 Out of country........| 15 | 2,137 | | Different company.......| 14 | 2,698 Domestic..............| 10 | 2,258 Out of country........| 4 | 440 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work were reported are shown. p = preliminary. Extended mass layoffs that resulted from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are coded as weather-related. At this time, most employers with layoff events potentially due to Katrina and Rita have not yet been contacted because of the large number of potential events and the limited time available to complete the contacts before this release. In Louisiana, interviews were completed with employers for only a limited number of the 684 potential events reported in September. Employers in Louisiana confirmed during these limited contacts that there were 27 layoff events attributable to the hurricanes and for which 5,893 workers were laid off for more than 30 days. Among the 5,893 laid-off workers, 63 percent, or 3,709 workers, were separated from their jobs in retail trade and in ad- ministrative and waste services. Movement of Work Between July and September of 2005, 60 extended mass layoff events in- volved the movement of work; this was about 11 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding those for seasonal and vacation reasons. (See table B.) These movements of work were to other U.S. locations or to locations outside of the U.S., and they occurred either within the same company or to other companies. The extended mass layoff events involving movement of work were associated with the separation of 13,910 workers, about 14 percent of all separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. A year earlier, there were 84 layoff events and 17,400 separations associated with the movement of work. (See table 10.) Among the 60 extended mass layoff events with reported relocation of work, 52 percent were permanent closures of worksites, which affected 6,000 workers. In comparison, for the 742 total layoff events reported for the third quarter of 2005, only 16 percent involved the permanent closure of worksites. - 5 - Table D. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended layoff, third quarter 2004-third quarter 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------- | Percentage of events Nature of the recall|----------------------------------------- | III | IV | I | II | III | 2004 | 2004 | 2005r | 2005r | 2005p ---------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------- | | | | | Anticipate a recall..| 41.1 | 64.2 | 51.5 | 61.8 | 43.9 | | | | | Timeframe | | | | | | | | | | Within 6 months......| 84.1 | 84.8 | 85.5 | 89.4 | 86.8 Within 3 months....| 66.8 | 33.1 | 53.4 | 59.5 | 63.2 | | | | | Size | | | | | | | | | | At least half........| 86.0 | 92.9 | 92.5 | 92.9 | 86.5 All workers........| 46.7 | 49.8 | 43.2 | 51.1 | 42.9 --------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Of the layoffs involving the movement of work, 58 percent of the events and 43 percent of the laid-off workers were from manufacturing industries during the third quarter of 2005. (See table 7.) Among all private nonfarm extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 33 percent of the events and separations. Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 68 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 7,881 separations dur- ing the third quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorgani- zation within the company. Only 22 percent of the layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were because of internal company restructuring. Among the regions, the Midwest accounted for the largest proportion of workers in extended mass layoffs associated with the movement of work (51 percent) in the third quarter of 2005, followed by the South (24 percent), the West (18 percent), and the Northeast (7 percent). As noted in table B, the 60 extended layoff events for the third quar- ter of 2005 discussed above involve 74 identifiable relocations of work. An identifiable relocation of work occurs when the employer provides sufficient information on the new location of work and/or the number of workers affected by the movement. Some extended mass layoff events involve more than one relocation-of-work action. For example, an extended mass layoff event at an establishment may involve job loss due to movement of work to both another domestic location of the company and a location out of the country. This would be counted as two movement-of-work actions. Of the 74 relocations, employers were able to provide information on the specific separations (7,420 workers) associated with the movement-of-work component of the layoff in 56 actions, or 76 percent of the total actions for the third quarter of 2005. Thus, a range of 7,420 (separations in movement-of-work actions where the employer was able to provide specific detail) to 13,910 (total separations in all layoff events that included movement of work) is established for separations due to the movement of work in the third quarter. (See table 10.) - 6 - Table E. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, July-September 2005p ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Layoff events | Separations Size |------------------------|------------------------ | Number | Percent | Number | Percent -----------------|-----------|------------|----------|------------- Total........| 742 | 100.0 | 136,280 | 100.0 | | | | 50-99............| 308 | 41.5 | 22,002 | 16.1 100-149..........| 172 | 23.2 | 20,469 | 15.0 150-199..........| 82 | 11.1 | 13,604 | 10.0 200-299..........| 92 | 12.4 | 21,504 | 15.8 300-499..........| 50 | 6.7 | 18,869 | 13.8 500-999..........| 19 | 2.6 | 12,804 | 9.4 1,000 or more....| 19 | 2.6 | 27,028 | 19.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. In the 56 actions where employers were able to provide more complete separations information, 75 percent of relocations (42 out of 56) occurred among establishments within the same company. (See table C.) In 64 percent of these relocations, the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in the U.S. Almost 34 percent of the movement-of-work relocations involved out-of- country moves (19 out of 56). The separation of 2,577 workers was associated with out-of-country relocations, about 3 percent of all nonseasonal/nonvaca- tion extended mass layoff separations. Domestic relocation of work--both within the company and to other companies--affected 4,843 workers. (See table 11.) Recall Expectations Forty-four percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the third quarter of 2005 indicated they anticipated some type of recall. This compares with 41 percent of the employers anticipating a recall a year earlier and is the highest such proportion for a third quarter since 2000. (See table D.) The third quarter typically has the lowest recall expecta- tions for any quarter of the year. Most employers not expecting a recall during the third quarter were from administrative and support services and transportation equipment manufacturing. Among establishments expecting a recall, most employers expected to re- call over one-half of the separated employees and to do so within 6 months. Forty-three percent of the employers expected to extend the offer to all laid-off workers. Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 91 percent of the employers expected a recall), employers expected to recall laid-off workers in 29 percent of the events. A year earlier, 26 percent of employers expected a recall in nonseasonal and nonvacation events. In layoff events due to internal company restructuring, employers anticipated a recall in only 4 percent of the events. - 7 - Table F. Mass layoff events and separations, selected metropolitan areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Events | Separations Metropolitan area |---------------|------------------ | III | III | III | III | 2004 | 2005p | 2004 | 2005p -------------------------------------------|-------|------ |---------|-------- Total, nonmetropolitan areas...............| 105 | 103 | 15,940 | 19,638 | | | | Total, 367 metropolitan areas..............| 507 | 457 | 85,331 | 80,005 | | | | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long | | | | Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................| 76 | 72 | 12,804 | 11,188 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.- | | | | Wis. .................................| 43 | 39 | 8,457 | 7,631 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, | | | | Minn.-Wis. ...........................| 5 | 10 | 640 | 4,415 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.| 36 | 27 | 7,109 | 3,769 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. ..........| 20 | 17 | 2,295 | 3,273 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La. .......| (1) | 23 | (1) | 3,074 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.| 8 | 4 | 4,710 | 2,441 Rockford, Ill. .........................| (1) | 3 | (1) | 1,877 Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. ...| (1) | 7 | (1) | 1,769 St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. ....................| 3 | 5 | 429 | 1,742 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 = Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are defined in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 04-03, February 18, 2004. Size of Extended Layoff Layoff events during the third quarter continued to be concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 65 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. These events, however, accounted for only 31 percent of all separations. (See table E.) Separations involving 500 or more workers, while comprising 5 percent of the events, accounted for 29 percent of all separations, up from 27 percent in July-September 2004. The average size of layoffs (as measured by separations per layoff event) differed widely by industry, ranging from a low of 77 separations in miscellaneous store retailers to a high of 1,257 in amusements, gambling, and recreation. Initial Claimant Characteristics A total of 108,647 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass layoffs in the third quarter of 2005. Of these claimants, 18 percent were black, 12 percent were Hispanic, 45 per- cent were women, 36 percent were 30 to 44 years of age, and 18 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 percent were black, 13 per- cent were Hispanic, 46 percent were women, 35 percent were age 30 to 44, and 16 percent were 55 years of age or older. Geographic Distribution In the third quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the Midwest (43,440), followed by the South (39,403), the West (26,856), and the Northeast (26,581). (See table 4.) Extended mass layoffs in the Midwest were mainly in amusements, gambling, and recreation and in food production. All four regions reported over-the-year decreases in separations, with the largest decrease occurring in the West (-12,127), followed by the Northeast (-7,302), the Midwest (-5,976), and the South (-2,923). Five of the nine geographic divisions reported over-the-year declines in laid-off workers, with the largest declines occurring in the Pacific (-17,047) and South Atlantic (-8,988) divisions. The Mountain division reported the largest increase in separations (+4,920), followed closely by the West South Central division (+4,691). - 8 - Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in Illinois (17,068), followed by California (15,363), Florida (14,573), and New York (11,095). These four states ac- counted for 42 percent of total layoff events and 43 percent of the sep- arations during the third quarter of 2005. They were followed by Louisiana (7,124), Ohio (6,621), Michigan (6,205), and Pennsylvania (6,065). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal work, Illinois reported the most laid-off workers (13,250), largely due to layoffs in admin- istrative and support services. Over the year, California reported the greatest decrease in workers laid off for all reasons during the third quarter (-17,416), followed by Florida (-7,551) and New York (-5,617). The largest increases occurred in Louisiana (+5,586), Minnesota (+4,495), and Colorado (+4,061). Sixty-two percent of events and 59 percent of separations (80,005) oc- curred in metropolitan areas in the third quarter of 2005, compared with 57 percent of events and 52 percent of separations (85,331) during the third quarter of 2004. Among the 367 metropolitan areas, New York-Nor- thern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., reported the highest number of separations, 11,188, in the third quarter of 2005. Next were Chicago- Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., with 7,631 separations, and Minneapolis- St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis., with 4,415 separations. (See table F.) Employers located in nonmetropolitan areas separated 19,638 workers in mass layoffs, up from 15,940 workers in the third quarter of 2004. Note The quarterly series on extended mass layoffs cover layoffs of at least 31-days duration that involve 50 or more individuals from a single establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered at an establishment, the employer is contacted for additional information. Data for the third quarter are preliminary and subject to revision. This release also includes revised data for previous quarters. Data are not seasonally adjusted, but survey data suggest that there is a seasonal pattern to layoffs. Thus, comparisons between consecutive quarters should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information about the program, see the Technical Note. ______________________________ The report on Mass Layoffs in October 2005 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 23, 2005. - 9 - Technical Note The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state program which identifies, describes, and tracks the effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's unemployment insurance database. Establish- ments which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period are contacted by the state agency to determine whether these separations are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so, information is obtained on the total number of persons separated and the reasons for these separations. Establishments are identified according to industry classification and location, and unemployment insurance claimants are identified by such demographic factors as age, race, gender, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program yields information on an individual's entire spell of unemployment, to the point when regular unemployment insurance benefits are exhausted. Definitions Establishment. A unit at a single physical location at which predomi- nantly one type of economic activity is conducted. Extended layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment during a 5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or period of eligibility. Layoff. The separation of persons from an employer as part of a mass layoff event. (See below.) Such layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those who are terminated by the establishment. Mass layoff. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment beginning in a given month, regardless of duration. Worksite closure. The complete closure of either multi-unit or single- unit establishments or the partial closure of a multi-unit establishment where entire worksites affected by layoffs are closed or planned to be closed. - 10 - Movement of work concepts and questions Because of the employer interview component, the BLS decided to use the MLS program as a vehicle for collecting additional information on offshoring and outsourcing associated with job loss, by adding questions that address movement of work. The term "moving work" means that the company experiencing the layoff has reassigned work activities that were performed at a worksite by the company's employees (1) to another work- site within the company; (2) to another company under formal arrangements at the same worksite; or (3) to another company under formal arrangements at another worksite. The type of work activities subject to movement can include accounting, customer service, cleaning, warehousing, etc. "Overseas relocation" is the movement of work from within the U.S. to locations outside of the U.S. "Overseas relocation" can occur within the same company and involve movement of work to a different location of that company outside of the U.S., or to a different company altogether. "Domestic relocation" is the movement of work to other locations inside the U.S., either within the same company or to a different company. "Overseas relocation" and "domestic relocation" are no longer used in the same way as they were in earlier extended mass layoff news releases. There- fore, the data presented in this news release are not comparable to those that were presented in earlier news releases. Questions on movement of work and location are asked for all identified layoff events when the reason for separation is other than "seasonal work" or "vacation period." Seasonal and vacation layoff events were excluded because movement of work appears unlikely. Questions on movement of work are asked after the analyst verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30 days, and obtained the total number of workers separated from jobs, the date the layoff began, and the economic reason for the layoff. If the reason for layoff is other than seasonal or vacation, the employer was asked the following: (1) "Did this layoff include your company moving work from this lo- cation(s) to a different geographic location(s) within your company?" (2) "Did this layoff include your company moving work that was performed in-house by your employees to a different company, through contractual ar- rangements?" A "yes" response to either question is followed by: "Is the location inside or outside of the U.S.?" and "How many of the layoffs were a result of this relocation?" Layoff actions are classified as "overseas relocation" if the employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2, and indicates that the location(s) was outside of the U.S. Domestic relocation is determined if the employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2 and indicates that the location(s) was within the U.S. After asking the movement of work questions, the employer interview continues and responses are obtained for questions on recall expectations and open/closed status of the worksite. - 11 - Reliability of the data The identification of establishments and layoff events in the MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is based on admin- istrative data on covered establishments and unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject to issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors such as typographical errors may occur but are not likely to be significant. While the MLS establishments and layoff events are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are asked the employer interview questions, the employer responses are subject to non- sampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the inability to obtain information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For the third quarter of 2005, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview accounted for 3.1 percent of all private nonfarm events. Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work, for the third quarter, employers in 18 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 5 of which involved out-of-country moves. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Industry III II III III II III III II III 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) .................. 886 1,203 742 164,608 245,422 136,280 148,575 212,671 108,647 Mining ....................................... - - 4 - - 1,305 - - 929 Utilities .................................... - 5 ( 2 ) - 771 ( 2 ) - 683 ( 2 ) Construction ................................. 83 110 78 10,962 15,094 8,746 12,969 17,719 9,049 Manufacturing ................................ 304 269 244 51,695 44,075 45,346 49,999 47,866 39,581 Food .................................... 54 60 41 12,587 9,495 8,398 11,970 10,272 6,080 Beverage and tobacco products ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Textile mills ........................... 7 ( 2 ) 12 1,206 ( 2 ) 1,443 1,385 ( 2 ) 1,962 Textile product mills ................... 7 3 5 812 243 520 1,241 275 726 Apparel ................................. 19 13 12 2,925 1,573 1,215 2,463 1,635 1,300 Leather and allied products ............. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Wood products ........................... 5 6 9 450 690 2,568 608 780 2,571 Paper ................................... 6 5 7 1,079 389 788 875 446 697 Printing and related support activities . 8 11 4 1,260 1,682 459 1,298 1,754 339 Petroleum and coal products ............. - - - - - - - - - Chemicals .............................. 9 ( 2 ) 8 1,134 ( 2 ) 1,521 1,112 ( 2 ) 1,418 Plastics and rubber products ............ 25 11 6 3,602 1,161 700 3,222 1,765 618 Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 12 9 10 2,503 1,236 1,154 2,240 1,363 1,192 Primary metals .......................... 10 11 5 1,085 1,885 1,436 1,076 1,940 624 Fabricated metal products ............... 31 18 23 4,135 2,942 2,376 4,127 2,611 2,504 Machinery ............................... 11 19 23 2,199 2,415 5,255 1,386 2,836 4,192 Computer and electronic products ........ 19 24 16 2,967 3,533 3,023 2,854 3,715 1,800 Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 9 13 7 2,219 2,633 2,916 3,325 4,083 2,886 Transportation equipment ................ 50 45 38 8,403 11,266 8,621 8,235 11,619 7,695 Furniture and related products .......... 11 13 6 1,688 1,770 1,378 1,353 1,840 1,474 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 7 3 9 1,102 213 1,106 880 269 1,106 Wholesale trade .............................. 24 19 29 3,222 3,726 3,701 2,786 3,180 2,838 Retail trade ................................. 62 42 49 14,978 9,521 11,357 13,268 9,114 9,111 Transportation and warehousing ............... 66 132 69 10,128 30,966 14,554 9,051 28,807 11,157 Information .................................. 27 32 20 6,717 6,694 2,507 5,742 6,831 2,370 Finance and insurance ........................ 36 27 16 11,516 4,935 3,897 8,188 5,518 3,632 Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 3 6 ( 2 ) 844 983 ( 2 ) 852 1,031 ( 2 ) Professional and technical services .......... 26 64 28 5,792 27,253 4,378 4,682 16,009 4,456 Management of companies and enterprises ...... 4 4 ( 2 ) 547 499 ( 2 ) 449 405 ( 2 ) Administrative and waste services ............ 112 107 82 26,174 18,067 15,003 23,685 19,111 12,441 Educational services ......................... 8 7 7 693 573 906 792 774 739 Health care and social assistance ............ 60 167 39 9,894 22,871 4,292 6,326 18,603 3,389 Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 20 34 21 2,605 20,476 10,443 2,794 3,741 2,430 Accommodation and food services .............. 42 117 42 7,801 30,156 8,084 6,089 25,132 4,693 Other services, except public administration . 9 61 9 1,040 8,762 1,076 903 8,147 902 Unclassified ................................. - - 1 - - 138 - - 138 1 For the third quarter of 2005, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia. Due to budget constraints in the MLS program, beginning with data for the first quarter of 2004, the scope of quarterly extended mass layoffs and plant closings has been redefined to cover only the private nonfarm economy. Quarterly information on layoff events in agriculture and government are no longer being collected. However, the monthly reporting of the MLS program in the release, Mass Layoffs, which is based only on administrative data, will be unaffected and will continue to cover the total economy. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Reason for layoff III II III III II III III II III 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) ..... 886 1,203 742 164,608 245,422 136,280 148,575 212,671 108,647 Automation ....................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Bankruptcy ....................... 19 18 15 3,688 4,159 4,960 2,764 2,889 3,317 Business ownership change ........ 38 20 26 13,084 6,140 4,951 7,012 4,396 4,189 Contract cancellation ............ 26 18 16 4,301 2,207 3,038 3,577 2,124 2,453 Contract completed ............... 164 207 159 29,340 32,668 21,347 32,485 36,819 21,098 Energy-related ................... - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Financial difficulty ............. 44 35 31 9,090 5,392 5,868 6,282 4,679 4,858 Import competition ............... 14 10 13 3,240 1,577 2,649 2,995 1,011 2,402 Labor dispute .................... ( 2 ) 5 10 ( 2 ) 965 6,271 ( 2 ) 870 4,495 Material shortage ................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Model changeover ................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Natural disaster ................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Non-natural disaster ............. ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Plant or machine repair .......... 4 ( 2 ) 3 633 ( 2 ) 280 496 ( 2 ) 193 Product line discontinued ........ 9 8 10 1,551 2,600 1,240 1,384 1,670 1,117 Reorganization within company .... 122 105 93 27,587 16,781 18,014 24,098 17,097 13,741 Seasonal work .................... 177 484 168 29,774 123,834 35,433 25,797 84,524 20,783 Slack work ....................... 118 127 105 14,501 18,297 16,151 19,334 27,239 17,814 Vacation period .................. 14 84 8 1,512 13,893 594 1,378 12,801 591 Weather-related .................. 13 ( 2 ) 27 1,864 ( 2 ) 5,893 1,869 ( 2 ) 4,522 Other ............................ 35 22 22 9,438 3,657 4,273 4,448 3,501 1,981 Not reported ..................... 79 54 28 13,396 12,297 4,105 12,973 11,943 4,105 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, second and third quarters, 2005 Total Percent of total initial Hispanic Persons age 55 Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over State II III II III II III II III II III II III 2005r 2005p 2005r 2005p 2005r 2005p 2005r 2005p 2005r 2005p 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 1,203 742 212,671 108,647 17.9 18.2 13.1 12.1 55.2 44.7 20.9 18.2 Alabama ........................ 3 3 343 331 53.1 60.4 2.6 2.4 84.0 44.1 21.6 22.7 Alaska ......................... 9 3 1,264 280 3.8 2.1 19.1 21.8 41.5 29.6 22.7 20.0 Arizona ........................ 9 ( 2 ) 1,513 ( 2 ) 2.9 .7 56.3 55.6 54.0 7.1 16.9 24.2 Arkansas ....................... 6 ( 2 ) 1,000 ( 2 ) 58.5 65.4 .7 - 71.5 88.5 20.4 23.1 California ..................... 134 82 21,573 9,845 9.6 10.7 33.0 32.1 57.4 50.9 18.7 18.1 Colorado ....................... 12 5 1,500 478 4.6 4.0 25.3 13.0 58.4 37.7 19.5 24.9 Connecticut .................... 13 9 2,704 863 10.5 11.4 6.4 10.9 68.8 59.9 23.6 21.4 Delaware ....................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - 15.3 - 1.7 - 21.0 - 14.6 - District of Columbia ........... - ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - 29.1 - 25.6 - 48.8 - 20.9 Florida ........................ 112 74 16,197 10,872 19.2 16.1 33.7 30.2 48.0 48.5 20.6 17.9 Georgia ........................ 26 13 3,992 1,740 58.3 51.1 1.3 .3 64.5 60.6 17.4 15.5 Hawaii ......................... 5 ( 2 ) 466 ( 2 ) 1.1 3.1 15.2 12.4 49.8 47.3 16.5 26.5 Idaho .......................... 8 7 762 1,048 .7 .5 11.3 29.1 55.2 60.1 22.2 25.2 Illinois ....................... 104 75 23,571 11,109 24.8 23.1 9.9 11.4 57.4 40.7 19.5 16.0 Indiana ........................ 24 10 5,276 1,386 14.2 6.1 2.1 1.9 50.3 40.7 21.7 18.5 Iowa ........................... 7 3 888 1,692 1.5 1.5 .9 .6 85.2 39.5 28.3 10.5 Kansas ......................... 13 ( 2 ) 2,225 ( 2 ) 13.8 5.0 2.1 5.0 51.4 54.6 26.2 12.8 Kentucky ....................... 18 15 1,818 1,529 12.8 13.2 .3 .3 45.6 47.8 19.9 16.4 Louisiana ...................... 23 34 3,268 6,469 56.9 56.5 1.6 4.0 57.7 54.6 18.6 13.7 Maine .......................... 6 3 862 291 1.2 1.4 .3 - 44.7 75.6 15.4 19.2 Maryland ....................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 48.4 36.6 5.3 .4 80.5 35.3 34.2 21.0 Massachusetts .................. 16 19 3,392 2,558 13.0 7.8 3.5 2.3 58.5 50.6 21.8 21.7 Michigan ....................... 73 38 13,772 6,176 15.7 16.4 3.6 2.6 54.6 33.6 18.2 14.8 Minnesota ...................... 23 18 4,075 3,742 10.2 3.6 6.0 1.8 42.8 19.4 19.7 16.8 Mississippi .................... 11 ( 2 ) 1,391 ( 2 ) 64.1 77.4 .9 4.2 63.1 42.9 16.1 20.3 Missouri ....................... 26 8 4,443 992 28.3 37.4 .4 1.2 73.1 64.1 25.9 23.9 Montana ........................ 7 ( 2 ) 555 ( 2 ) .2 .4 3.8 1.8 69.2 14.3 23.6 26.8 Nebraska ....................... 8 ( 2 ) 983 ( 2 ) 12.0 1.7 5.6 25.6 52.5 22.3 23.3 9.1 Nevada ......................... 3 ( 2 ) 320 ( 2 ) 28.8 5.9 18.1 17.0 68.4 40.4 29.1 26.6 New Hampshire .................. 5 ( 2 ) 591 ( 2 ) .7 1.1 .8 - 58.0 56.7 27.7 34.4 New Jersey ..................... 54 29 13,403 3,711 19.2 24.9 11.2 11.3 69.8 50.8 34.6 29.3 New Mexico ..................... 4 ( 2 ) 538 ( 2 ) 1.1 4.3 42.4 17.4 37.5 23.9 15.4 10.9 New York ....................... 93 80 17,225 11,645 10.2 15.3 7.5 11.0 40.6 48.0 19.6 18.5 North Carolina ................. 9 20 932 4,084 30.9 33.3 6.8 3.8 61.3 50.0 22.3 19.8 North Dakota ................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - - - .7 - 11.6 - 13.0 - Ohio ........................... 76 36 10,700 6,103 17.5 12.6 2.4 1.5 56.2 42.7 17.5 14.3 Oklahoma ....................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 13.0 19.1 3.1 2.5 27.2 26.3 18.5 12.6 Oregon ......................... 19 5 3,681 920 2.3 .5 13.7 31.8 70.3 55.4 28.8 22.2 Pennsylvania ................... 72 64 14,945 8,602 11.6 5.9 3.4 2.4 55.1 40.6 25.3 22.0 Rhode Island ................... 3 ( 2 ) 303 ( 2 ) 2.6 1.7 6.9 6.7 62.4 95.0 31.7 25.0 South Carolina ................. 11 4 2,015 764 79.0 45.3 .1 .3 79.1 50.4 3.0 1.3 South Dakota ................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - 2.2 - 1.1 - 80.2 - 38.5 - Tennessee ...................... 7 12 1,007 2,017 22.2 13.3 - - 55.8 50.5 23.8 30.3 Texas .......................... 43 21 9,917 2,905 20.4 16.4 42.6 39.7 45.9 34.7 14.2 15.7 Utah ........................... 10 ( 2 ) 884 ( 2 ) 1.5 4.3 19.3 26.9 64.6 60.7 12.3 5.6 Vermont ........................ 7 - 1,413 - .7 - .2 - 44.5 - 18.5 - Virginia ....................... 12 10 2,367 1,034 62.9 44.0 1.2 1.8 72.0 46.5 14.2 18.2 Washington ..................... 29 8 4,605 832 5.3 7.0 13.6 5.3 47.5 35.3 18.5 23.3 West Virginia .................. 4 3 479 401 .6 .2 - - 25.9 9.7 16.3 12.0 Wisconsin ...................... 38 10 7,143 1,369 7.8 7.3 4.7 2.6 57.0 25.6 25.9 17.7 Wyoming ........................ ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - - - - - 30.0 - 3.8 - Puerto Rico .................... 26 6 6,946 1,458 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 58.7 62.8 7.5 7.5 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 Data are not available. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Census region and division III II III III II III III II III 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p United States(1) ...... 886 1,203 742 164,608 245,422 136,280 148,575 212,671 108,647 Northeast ..................... 235 269 206 33,883 56,760 26,581 38,254 54,838 27,820 New England ............... 38 50 33 4,873 10,471 4,157 6,168 9,265 3,862 Middle Atlantic ........... 197 219 173 29,010 46,289 22,424 32,086 45,573 23,958 South ......................... 245 290 216 42,326 50,498 39,403 39,923 46,779 33,012 South Atlantic ............ 169 178 127 31,692 30,861 22,704 28,562 27,873 19,219 East South Central ........ 36 39 31 5,139 7,152 6,513 4,138 4,559 4,089 West South Central ........ 40 73 58 5,495 12,485 10,186 7,223 14,347 9,704 Midwest ....................... 258 394 202 49,416 75,783 43,440 42,422 73,313 32,831 East North Central ........ 220 315 169 41,397 63,403 34,246 36,086 60,462 26,143 West North Central ........ 38 79 33 8,019 12,380 9,194 6,336 12,851 6,688 West .......................... 148 250 118 38,983 62,381 26,856 27,976 37,741 14,984 Mountain .................. 15 54 18 2,640 25,463 7,560 2,326 6,152 2,881 Pacific ................... 133 196 100 36,343 36,918 19,296 25,650 31,589 12,103 1 See footnote 1, table 1. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance State III II III III II III III II III 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p 2004r 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 886 1,203 742 164,608 245,422 136,280 148,575 212,671 108,647 Alabama ........................ 3 3 3 350 232 444 431 343 331 Alaska ......................... 3 9 3 370 1,264 354 370 1,264 280 Arizona ........................ 4 9 ( 2 ) 548 3,412 ( 2 ) 606 1,513 ( 2 ) Arkansas ....................... - 6 ( 2 ) - 1,266 ( 2 ) - 1,000 ( 2 ) California ..................... 107 134 82 32,779 25,863 15,363 21,375 21,573 9,845 Colorado ....................... ( 2 ) 12 5 ( 2 ) 14,811 4,691 ( 2 ) 1,500 478 Connecticut .................... 7 13 9 1,625 3,022 1,355 1,374 2,704 863 Delaware ....................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - District of Columbia ........... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Florida ........................ 115 112 74 22,124 20,309 14,573 20,327 16,197 10,872 Georgia ........................ 13 26 13 2,267 3,298 1,002 1,847 3,992 1,740 Hawaii ......................... ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 478 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 466 ( 2 ) Idaho .......................... 7 8 7 1,120 925 1,185 1,070 762 1,048 Illinois ....................... 77 104 75 16,086 27,990 17,068 13,810 23,571 11,109 Indiana ........................ 22 24 10 6,921 5,419 2,614 4,572 5,276 1,386 Iowa ........................... 9 7 3 908 1,125 1,510 1,445 888 1,692 Kansas ......................... 5 13 ( 2 ) 1,659 2,566 ( 2 ) 808 2,225 ( 2 ) Kentucky ....................... 17 18 15 2,345 1,853 2,576 1,674 1,818 1,529 Louisiana ...................... 12 23 34 1,538 3,654 7,124 1,173 3,268 6,469 Maine .......................... ( 2 ) 6 3 ( 2 ) 2,020 207 ( 2 ) 862 291 Maryland ....................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Massachusetts .................. 22 16 19 2,364 3,111 2,445 3,832 3,392 2,558 Michigan ....................... 56 73 38 8,545 12,049 6,205 7,516 13,772 6,176 Minnesota ...................... 7 23 18 856 3,190 5,351 775 4,075 3,742 Mississippi .................... 4 11 ( 2 ) 593 3,769 ( 2 ) 589 1,391 ( 2 ) Missouri ....................... 12 26 8 2,345 4,467 1,876 2,386 4,443 992 Montana ........................ - 7 ( 2 ) - 1,276 ( 2 ) - 555 ( 2 ) Nebraska ....................... 5 8 ( 2 ) 2,251 791 ( 2 ) 922 983 ( 2 ) Nevada ......................... - 3 ( 2 ) - 320 ( 2 ) - 320 ( 2 ) New Hampshire .................. 4 5 ( 2 ) 434 588 ( 2 ) 434 591 ( 2 ) New Jersey ..................... 34 54 29 4,266 19,035 5,264 4,824 13,403 3,711 New Mexico ..................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 538 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 538 ( 2 ) New York ....................... 97 93 80 16,712 18,594 11,095 14,402 17,225 11,645 North Carolina ................. 15 9 20 2,196 754 3,702 1,936 932 4,084 North Dakota ................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Ohio ........................... 48 76 36 7,527 10,470 6,621 6,848 10,700 6,103 Oklahoma ....................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Oregon ......................... 8 19 5 1,722 4,432 1,515 1,397 3,681 920 Pennsylvania ................... 66 72 64 8,032 8,660 6,065 12,860 14,945 8,602 Rhode Island ................... 4 3 ( 2 ) 395 317 ( 2 ) 389 303 ( 2 ) South Carolina ................. 10 11 4 1,527 1,798 390 1,224 2,015 764 South Dakota ................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Tennessee ...................... 12 7 12 1,851 1,298 3,293 1,444 1,007 2,017 Texas .......................... 26 43 21 3,609 6,702 2,581 5,704 9,917 2,905 Utah ........................... ( 2 ) 10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3,381 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 884 ( 2 ) Vermont ........................ - 7 - - 1,413 - - 1,413 - Virginia ....................... 11 12 10 2,843 2,383 1,234 2,487 2,367 1,034 Washington ..................... 13 29 8 1,260 4,881 1,861 2,309 4,605 832 West Virginia .................. ( 2 ) 4 3 ( 2 ) 463 1,067 ( 2 ) 479 401 Wisconsin ...................... 17 38 10 2,318 7,475 1,738 3,340 7,143 1,369 Wyoming ........................ - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Puerto Rico .................... 14 26 6 1,350 3,655 480 3,709 6,946 1,458 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 6. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1998-2005 Information technology-producing industries(1) Year Total extended mass layoffs Computer Software and Communications Communications hardware(2) computer services(3) equipment(4) services(5) Layoff Layoff Layoff Layoff Layoff events Separations events Separations events Separations events Separations events Separations 1998 First quarter ..... 1,115 178,251 29 5,212 8 1,550 7 725 9 1,685 Second quarter .... 1,333 336,536 37 8,455 5 357 7 1,317 5 650 Third quarter ..... 1,028 201,186 63 11,066 5 1,175 12 3,031 5 1,051 Fourth quarter .... 1,383 275,272 37 11,336 5 974 7 1,898 6 764 Total ......... 4,859 991,245 166 36,069 23 4,056 33 6,971 25 4,150 1999 First quarter ..... 1,262 230,711 35 4,363 10 1,796 10 1,600 6 1,002 Second quarter .... 1,194 246,251 28 3,891 7 1,731 8 1,097 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Third quarter ..... 898 184,429 22 11,546 7 1,141 5 840 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Fourth quarter .... 1,202 240,060 18 2,757 5 526 4 807 6 1,430 Total ......... 4,556 901,451 103 22,557 29 5,194 27 4,344 18 3,930 2000 First quarter ..... 1,081 202,500 22 5,195 14 2,717 9 1,402 4 771 Second quarter .... 1,055 205,861 18 8,862 22 9,114 7 805 7 977 Third quarter ..... 817 174,628 10 1,678 12 1,422 4 1,465 6 1,280 Fourth quarter .... 1,638 332,973 16 3,070 22 3,521 5 946 7 1,020 Total ......... 4,591 915,962 66 18,805 70 16,774 25 4,618 24 4,048 2001 First quarter ..... 1,546 304,171 91 20,991 44 7,963 22 4,441 24 5,312 Second quarter .... 1,828 430,499 161 38,986 87 12,943 36 12,109 28 6,386 Third quarter ..... 1,629 330,391 142 24,813 55 6,820 39 8,200 36 7,134 Fourth quarter .... 2,372 459,771 109 17,797 56 8,290 43 10,124 48 11,252 Total ......... 7,375 1,524,832 503 102,587 242 36,016 140 34,874 136 30,084 2002 First quarter ..... 1,611 299,266 84 18,574 39 4,442 32 8,192 42 6,664 Second quarter .... 1,624 344,606 69 11,764 49 5,454 27 4,870 53 8,538 Third quarter ..... 1,186 255,152 76 15,017 42 5,415 34 6,529 42 7,945 Fourth quarter .... 1,916 373,307 74 14,298 32 7,071 19 3,645 39 8,987 Total ......... 6,337 1,272,331 303 59,653 162 22,382 112 23,236 176 32,134 2003 First quarter ..... 1,502 286,947 71 11,900 33 5,689 23 4,402 41 6,591 Second quarter .... 1,799 368,273 54 9,221 27 4,124 21 3,098 29 5,891 Third quarter ..... 1,190 236,333 46 6,488 26 4,433 9 1,289 15 2,604 Fourth quarter .... 1,690 325,333 25 5,080 14 1,984 9 1,619 28 6,635 Total ......... 6,181 1,216,886 196 32,689 100 16,230 62 10,408 113 21,721 2004 First quarter ..... 1,339 276,503 27 3,222 16 2,992 8 894 23 4,197 Second quarter .... 1,358 278,831 18 2,959 21 3,576 - - 22 5,295 Third quarter ..... 886 (r)164,608 13 2,288 15 1,617 4 430 13 4,317 Fourth quarter .... 1,427 273,967 18 3,055 10 1,547 4 563 23 3,457 Total ......... 5,010 (r)993,909 76 11,524 62 9,732 16 1,887 81 17,266 2005 First quarter ..... (r)1,142 (r)187,128 13 1,526 13 2,679 4 439 17 (r)3,569 Second quarter .... (r)1,203 (r)245,422 (r)20 (r)2,855 (r)17 (r)2,106 4 842 11 (r)1,904 Third quarter(p) .. 742 136,280 18 2,150 8 1,150 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 10 1,037 1 Information technology-producing industries are defined in Digital Economy 2003, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. 2 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: semiconductor machinery manufacturing; office machinery manufacturing; electronic computer manufacturing; computer storage device manufacturing; computer terminal manufacturing; other computer peripheral equipment mfg.; electron tube manufacturing; bare printed circuit board manufacturing; semiconductors and related device mfg.; electronic capacitor manufacturing; electronic resistor manufacturing; electronic coils, transformers, and inductors; electronic connector manufacturing; printed circuit assembly manufacturing; other electronic component manufacturing; industrial process variable instruments; electricity and signal testing instruments; analytical laboratory instrument mfg.; computer and software merchant wholesalers; and computer and software stores. 3 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: software publishers; internet service providers; web search portals; data processing and related services; computer and software merchant wholesalers; computer and software stores; custom computer programming services; computer systems design services; computer facilities management services; other computer related services; office equipment rental and leasing; and computer and office machine repair. 4 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: telephone apparatus manufacturing; audio and video equipment manufacturing; broadcast and wireless communications equip.; fiber optic cable manufacturing; software reproducing; and magnetic and optical recording media mfg. 5 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: wired telecommunications carriers; cellular and other wireless carriers; telecommunications resellers; cable and other program distribution; satellite telecommunications; other telecommunications; and communication equipment repair. 6 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero. r = revised. p = preliminary. Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Layoff events Separations Industry III II III III II III 2004 2005r 2005p 2004 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) .............. 84 73 60 17,400 11,922 13,910 Mining ...................................... - - - - - - Utilities ................................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Construction ................................ - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Manufacturing ............................... 58 44 35 11,575 6,149 5,959 Food ................................... 4 4 4 924 480 838 Beverage and tobacco products .......... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Textile mills .......................... - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Textile product mills .................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Apparel ................................ 4 3 3 613 236 347 Leather and allied products ............ - - - - - - Wood products .......................... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Paper .................................. 4 - ( 2 ) 761 - ( 2 ) Printing and related support activities ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - - Chemicals ............................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Plastics and rubber products ........... 7 3 ( 2 ) 1,235 476 ( 2 ) Nonmetallic mineral products ........... 3 ( 2 ) - 467 ( 2 ) - Primary metals ......................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Fabricated metal products .............. 4 6 5 755 975 534 Machinery .............................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 441 Computer and electronic products ....... 6 6 5 1,331 1,004 994 Electrical equipment and appliances .... 4 3 ( 2 ) 1,660 715 ( 2 ) Transportation equipment ............... 7 10 7 1,793 1,174 1,665 Furniture and related products ......... ( 2 ) 4 - ( 2 ) 586 - Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ 3 - - 540 - - Wholesale trade ............................. 5 ( 2 ) 5 704 ( 2 ) 744 Retail trade ................................ 11 5 4 2,290 1,150 1,078 Transportation and warehousing .............. - 3 4 - 689 4,489 Information ................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Finance and insurance ....................... 5 9 6 735 1,461 695 Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - - - - - - Professional and technical services ......... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 971 ( 2 ) Management of companies and enterprises ..... - - - - - - Administrative and waste services ........... - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Educational services ........................ - - - - - - Health care and social assistance ........... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - - - - - Accommodation and food services ............. - - - - - - Other services, except public administration - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Unclassified ................................ - - - - - - 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 8. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Layoff events Separations Reason for layoff III II III III II III 2004 2005r 2005p 2004 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm(1) ..... 84 73 60 17,400 11,922 13,910 Automation ....................... - - - - - - Bankruptcy ....................... - - - - - - Business ownership change ........ 9 3 ( 2 ) 1,391 615 ( 2 ) Contract cancellation ............ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Contract completed ............... - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Energy-related ................... - - - - - - Environment-related .............. - - - - - - Financial difficulty ............. 5 6 5 882 924 666 Import competition ............... 4 6 6 1,296 457 925 Labor dispute .................... - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Material shortage ................ - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Model changeover ................. - - - - - - Natural disaster ................. - - - - - - Non-natural disaster ............. - - - - - - Plant or machine repair .......... - - - - - - Product line discontinued ........ ( 2 ) 3 5 ( 2 ) 331 481 Reorganization within company .... 44 46 34 10,491 7,855 7,001 Seasonal work .................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Slack work ....................... 4 3 ( 2 ) 887 645 ( 2 ) Vacation period .................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Weather-related .................. - - - - - - Other ............................ 13 3 ( 2 ) 2,102 661 ( 2 ) Not reported ..................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Layoff events Separations Census region and division III II III III II III 2004 2005r 2005p 2004 2005r 2005p United States(1) .. 84 73 60 17,400 11,922 13,910 Northeast ................. 11 18 6 2,366 3,499 923 New England ........... 3 7 ( 2 ) 932 976 ( 2 ) Middle Atlantic ....... 8 11 ( 2 ) 1,434 2,523 ( 2 ) South ..................... 19 19 20 3,116 2,669 3,373 South Atlantic ........ 11 13 10 1,853 1,644 1,274 East South Central .... 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,263 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) West South Central .... - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Midwest ................... 40 17 15 9,224 2,929 7,076 East North Central .... 36 14 ( 2 ) 8,043 2,566 ( 2 ) West North Central .... 4 3 ( 2 ) 1,181 363 ( 2 ) West ...................... 14 19 19 2,694 2,825 2,538 Mountain .............. ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 375 ( 2 ) Pacific ............... ( 2 ) 16 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,450 ( 2 ) 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massa chusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Dash represents zero. Table 10. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Layoff events Separations Action III II III III II III 2004 2005r 2005p 2004 2005r 2005p Total, private nonfarm (1) ......... (r)886 1,203 742 (r)164,608 245,422 136,280 Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events (2) ........ (r)695 635 566 (r)133,322 107,695 100,253 Total, movement of work (3)..... 84 73 60 17,400 11,922 13,910 Movement of work actions ..... 103 98 74 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) With separations reported .. 88 74 56 13,999 9,527 7,420 With separations unknown ... 15 24 18 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 The question on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. 3 Movement of work can involve more than one action. 4 Data are not available. r = revised. p = preliminary. Table 11. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers, selected quarters, 2004 and 2005 Layoff events(1) Separations Actions III II III III II III 2004 2005r 2005p 2004 2005r 2005p With separations reported(2) .. 88 74 56 13,999 9,527 7,420 By location Out-of-country relocations .. 18 28 19 3,618 2,815 2,577 Within company .......... 13 19 15 3,222 1,938 2,137 Different company ....... 5 9 4 396 877 440 Domestic relocations ........ 68 42 37 9,081 6,018 4,843 Within company .......... 63 35 27 8,831 5,330 2,585 Different company ....... 5 7 10 250 688 2,258 Unable to assign place of relocation ............... 2 4 - 1,300 694 - By company Within company .............. 78 58 42 13,353 7,962 4,722 Domestic ................ 63 35 27 8,831 5,330 2,585 Out of country .......... 13 19 15 3,222 1,938 2,137 Unable to assign ........ 2 4 - 1,300 694 - Different company ........... 10 16 14 646 1,565 2,698 Domestic ................ 5 7 10 250 688 2,258 Out of country .......... 5 9 4 396 877 440 Unable to assign ........ - - - - - - 1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work were reported are shown. 2 See footnote 1, table 1. r = revised. p = preliminary. Note: Dash represents zero.