Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2006 and 2007
Layoff events Separations
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV
2006 2007r 2007p 2006 2007r 2007p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 69 63 61 15,782 12,361 10,076
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - - - - - -
Manufacturing ............................... 50 45 43 12,775 8,949 7,189
Food ................................... 3 (2) 3 559 (2) 683
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - (2) - - (2) -
Textile mills .......................... 4 5 (2) 1,120 1,505 (2)
Textile product mills .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Apparel ................................ (2) 5 - (2) 660 -
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. - - (2) - - (2)
Printing and related support activities (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 411
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals .............................. - - (2) - - (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... 3 5 (2) 468 595 (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Primary metals ......................... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 388
Fabricated metal products .............. 3 3 5 525 462 879
Machinery .............................. 4 3 (2) 515 565 (2)
Computer and electronic products ....... (2) 3 3 (2) 1,924 620
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 7 (2) 5 3,198 (2) 1,310
Transportation equipment ............... 9 6 10 1,664 1,059 1,438
Furniture and related products ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ 3 3 - 842 188 -
Wholesale trade ............................. (2) 5 (2) (2) 678 (2)
Retail trade ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Transportation and warehousing .............. 3 (2) (2) 754 (2) (2)
Information ................................. (2) - 3 (2) - 252
Finance and insurance ....................... 7 7 5 1,028 1,612 860
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) - - (2) - -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 577
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - - (2) - - (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 3 - (2) 427 - (2)
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - - - - - -
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - - - - -
Accommodation and food services ............. - - - - - -
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.
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