Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Industry
II I II II I II
2008 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 71 92 99 12,317 15,501 18,242
Mining ...................................... - 3 (2) - 543 (2)
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Manufacturing ............................... 49 65 63 7,699 11,138 10,296
Food ................................... 5 (2) 10 1,025 (2) 2,000
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - - - - -
Textile mills .......................... - - - - - -
Textile product mills .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Apparel ................................ 3 (2) 4 599 (2) 565
Leather and allied products ............ - (2) - - (2) -
Wood products .......................... - 3 - - 577 -
Paper .................................. 3 3 (2) 256 312 (2)
Printing and related support activities (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 594
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals .............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 623
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Primary metals ......................... (2) 4 3 (2) 603 257
Fabricated metal products .............. 3 6 8 338 629 924
Machinery .............................. 4 4 5 541 464 1,138
Computer and electronic products ....... 4 12 10 408 2,930 1,265
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 5 6 - 1,432 987 -
Transportation equipment ............... 9 11 5 1,125 2,036 1,058
Furniture and related products ......... (2) 3 (2) (2) 647 (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) 3 3 (2) 460 876
Wholesale trade ............................. 4 (2) 6 578 (2) 459
Retail trade ................................ 5 4 5 454 828 2,361
Transportation and warehousing .............. 3 5 3 1,589 761 315
Information ................................. (2) 5 3 (2) 906 464
Finance and insurance ....................... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 822
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 5 (2) 6 1,206 (2) 822
Educational services ........................ - - (2) - - (2)
Health care and social assistance ........... - - (2) - - (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - - - - -
Accommodation and food services ............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
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 of Contents
Last Modified Date: August 12, 2009
