Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 3. Displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2008
Table 3. Displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment
status in January 2008
Percent distribution by employment status
Total
Characteristic (thousands)
Total Employed Unemployed Not in the
labor force
TOTAL
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 3,641 100.0 67.1 18.0 15.0
Received written advance notice.......................... 1,581 100.0 68.8 17.2 14.0
Did not receive written advance notice................... 2,009 100.0 65.8 18.6 15.6
Plant or company closed down or moved
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 1,648 100.0 70.0 13.5 16.5
Received written advance notice.......................... 892 100.0 71.2 13.1 15.6
Did not receive written advance notice................... 740 100.0 68.2 14.2 17.6
Insufficient work
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 871 100.0 59.7 27.8 12.5
Received written advance notice.......................... 252 100.0 56.0 29.1 15.0
Did not receive written advance notice................... 610 100.0 61.4 26.9 11.7
Position or shift abolished
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 1,121 100.0 68.6 16.9 14.5
Received written advance notice.......................... 437 100.0 71.2 18.6 10.2
Did not receive written advance notice................... 658 100.0 67.0 16.0 17.0
1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2005 and
December 2007 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
or shifts.
2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.
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Last Modified Date: August 26, 2008
