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Table 6. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 2000-2007

Table 6.  Information technology-producing industries:  Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 2000-2007

                                                               Information technology-producing industries (1)
                        Total extended
        Year             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
        2000                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,081      202,500       22        5,195         8         1,931        9        1,402        4          771
Second quarter ...    1,055      205,861       18        8,862        11         1,580        7          805        7          977
Third quarter ....      817      174,628       10        1,678         9         1,132        4        1,465        6        1,280
Fourth quarter ...    1,638      332,973       16        3,070        20         3,297        5          946        7        1,020

    Total ........    4,591      915,962       66       18,805        48         7,940       25        4,618       24        4,048

        2001                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,546      304,171       91       20,991        34         5,710       22        4,441       24        5,312
Second quarter ...    1,828      430,499      161       38,986        75        10,219       36       12,109       28        6,386
Third quarter ....    1,629      330,391      142       24,813        45         5,724       39        8,200       36        7,134
Fourth quarter ...    2,372      459,771      109       17,797        51         7,767       43       10,124       48       11,252

    Total ........    7,375    1,524,832      503      102,587       205        29,420      140       34,874      136       30,084

        2002                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,611      299,266       84       18,574        35         3,824       32        8,192       42        6,664
Second quarter ...    1,624      344,606       69       11,764        39         4,326       27        4,870       53        8,538
Third quarter ....    1,186      255,152       76       15,017        36         4,359       34        6,529       42        7,945
Fourth quarter ...    1,916      373,307       74       14,298        27         6,180       19        3,645       39        8,987

    Total ........    6,337    1,272,331      303       59,653       137        18,689      112       23,236      176       32,134

        2003                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,502      286,947       71       11,900        28         5,214       23        4,402       41        6,591
Second quarter ...    1,799      368,273       54        9,221        20         2,856       21        3,098       29        5,891
Third quarter ....    1,190      236,333       46        6,488        24         4,189        9        1,289       15        2,604
Fourth quarter ...    1,690      325,333       25        5,080         8         1,167        9        1,619       28        6,635

    Total ........    6,181    1,216,886      196       32,689        80        13,426       62       10,408      113       21,721

        2004                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,339      276,503       27        3,222        13         2,786        8          894       23        4,197
Second quarter ...    1,358      278,831       18        2,959        15         2,775       -           -         22        5,295
Third quarter ....      886      164,608       13        2,288        14         1,467        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      993,909       76       11,524        52         8,575       16        1,887       81       17,266

        2005                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,142      186,506       13        1,526         9         2,355        4          439       17        3,569
Second quarter ...    1,203      246,099       20        2,973        13         1,558        4          842       11        1,904
Third quarter ....    1,136      201,878       23        3,307         7         1,034        2        1,075       11        1,127
Fourth quarter ...    1,400      250,178       19        4,122         3           720        3          644        8        1,125

    Total ........    4,881      884,661       75       11,928        32         5,667       13        3,000       47        7,725

        2006                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....      963      183,089       12        1,159         6           744      (6)         (6)         7          833
Second quarter ...    1,353      295,964       10        3,294         7         1,564        8          988        7        1,252
Third quarter ....      929      160,254       14        3,544         6           487      (6)         (6)        11        1,831
Fourth quarter ...    1,640      296,662       12        4,039         4           708        5        1,482        9        1,017

    Total ........    4,885      935,969       48       12,036        23         3,503       19        3,753       34        4,933

        2007                                                                                                                      

First quarter ....    1,111   (r)226,074       19        3,007         5           875        3          415        5          885
Second quarter ...    1,421   (r)278,719       22        3,634         4           413        5          433        6          592
Third quarter .... (r)1,019   (r)160,806       22        5,279         7         1,117        4          403        4          342
Fourth quarter(p).    1,619      265,454        7        1,173         5           960        3          352        9          866

    Total(p) .....    5,170      931,053       70       13,093        21         3,365       15        1,603       24        2,685
                                                                                                                                  

   1 Information technology-producing industries are defined in Digital Economy 2003, (U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics
and Statistics Administration, 2003).  In the MLS program, however, computer and software merchant wholesalers and computer and
software stores are only included in the computer hardware industry.  Thus, data published in previous news releases for the
software and computer services industry are not comparable.
   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.





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