Table 7. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2026 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job

Table 7. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2026 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
(In thousands)
Industry and class of worker of lost job	Reemployed in January 2026
	Total	Wage and salary workers						Self- employed and unpaid family workers
		Part time	Full time
			Total(2)	Earnings relative to those of lost job
			Total(2)	20 percent or more below	Below, but within 20 percent	Equal or above, but within 20 percent	20 percent or more above
Total who lost full-time wage and salary jobs(3)	1,942	197	1,593	369	317	354	302	152
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers	6	-	6	-	-	-	4	-
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers	1,898	197	1,554	360	300	354	298	147
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers	1,817	182	1,495	357	286	339	287	139
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	14	-	14	6	-	7	1	-
Construction	138	6	124	41	24	18	26	9
Manufacturing	440	48	378	117	84	94	62	14
Durable goods manufacturing	311	25	281	96	49	80	40	5
Nondurable goods manufacturing	129	23	97	21	36	14	21	9
Wholesale and retail trade	235	30	199	59	17	51	42	6
Transportation and utilities	78	8	61	12	5	21	16	9
Information	82	9	64	1	17	6	21	9
Financial activities	173	26	132	29	22	17	31	15
Professional and business services	281	17	227	53	23	58	44	38
Education and health services	232	22	174	20	63	33	23	36
Leisure and hospitality	74	12	61	7	12	23	12	2
Other services	69	5	63	10	20	11	10	1
Government wage and salary workers	82	15	58	3	14	15	11	8
(1) Data refer to people who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2023 and December 2025 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. (2) Includes people who did not report earnings on lost job. (3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). The 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), is reflected in industry data for displaced workers starting in January 2026. These data are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

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Last Modified Date: August 27, 2026