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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