Chapter 6.
The Mass Layoff Statistics

Uses of the Data
A wide variety of information is available from the MLS program. The data are being used by States in sub-State allocations of Federal funds for dislocated workers through the Economic Development and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. Data may also be used for the analysis of ailing industries or geographic areas. They are also useful for the analysis of the causes and scope of worker dislocation, especially in terms of the human and economic costs, and the characteristics of dislocated workers.

Work force planners and labor market analysts may use the data in developing approaches to assist employers and/or workers at the local level. Firms considering expanding their operations or entering a labor market area could use the data to answer questions on potentially available labor supply.

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