Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1996-2013 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Information technology-producing industries(1): Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1996-2013
Year/Quarter	Total Extended Mass Layoffs		Computer hardware(2)		Software and computer services(3)		Communications equipment(4)		Communications services(5)
Year/Quarter	Layoff events	Separations	Layoff events	Separations	Layoff events	Separations	Layoff events	Separations	Layoff events	Separations
1996	4,760	948,122	121	20,598	14	6,982	36	5,857	33	6,612
1997	4,671	947,843	75	13,637	14	1,625	36	3,891	19	3,357
1998	4,859	991,245	178	40,350	16	3,160	38	7,444	28	4,512
1999	4,556	901,451	116	28,745	19	3,581	31	5,310	18	3,930
2000	4,591	915,962	76	19,991	40	6,514	36	7,250	27	4,375
2001	7,375	1,524,832	522	105,343	176	23,235	151	37,423	144	30,869
2002	6,337	1,272,331	318	63,284	127	17,687	121	24,537	180	32,445
2003	6,181	1,216,886	221	36,917	69	9,806	69	11,266	115	22,014
2004	5,010	993,909	94	13,974	44	6,184	21	3,011	82	17,446
2005	4,881	884,661	90	13,971	28	4,952	19	3,612	48	7,779
2006	4,885	935,969	66	16,662	19	1,965	28	5,334	37	5,275
2007	5,363	965,935	91	15,956	18	2,277	22	3,494	25	2,930
2008	8,259	1,516,978	156	31,448	57	7,720	21	3,456	65	10,836
2009	11,824	2,108,202	345	76,908	94	15,791	50	8,126	98	17,672
2010
First quarter	1,870	314,512	35	6,248	15	1,570	5	1,089	25	6,023
Second quarter	2,008	381,622	24	3,714	14	1,614	9	912	13	1,924
Third quarter	1,370	222,357	24	2,851	7	2,217	6	498	12	1,825
Fourth quarter	1,999	338,643	7	1,019	9	1,345	3	451	15	3,255
Total	7,247	1,257,134	90	13,832	45	6,746	23	2,950	65	13,027
2011
First quarter	1,490	225,456	14	2,027	14	1,930	4	558	14	2,124
Second quarter	1,810	317,546	11	1,691	18	2,432	7	930	10	7,322
Third quarter	1,393	235,325	12	2,247	12	1,764	3	238	10	3,015
Fourth quarter	1,903	334,383	21	3,857	14	1,635	4	694	6	1,381
Total	6,596	1,112,710	58	9,822	58	7,761	18	2,420	40	13,842
2012
First quarter	1,294	246,956	13	1,989	18	3,331	4	467	8	1,387
Second quarter	1,959	385,983	21	5,020	23	3,203	(6)	(6)	15	3,196
Third quarter(r)	1,124	199,781	26	3,186	6	1,073	(6)	(6)	10	2,039
Fourth quarter(r)	2,123	424,492	20	3,140	9	1,310	4	492	9	972
Total(r)	6,500	1,257,212	80	13,335	56	8,917	13	1,537	42	7,594
2013
First quarter(p)	914	154,374	11	1,338	6	858	3	262	6	930
(1) Information technology-producing industries are defined by the MLS program using the 2012 version of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). MLS definitions closely follow definitions originally published in Digital Economy 2003, (U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, 2003), which were based on NAICS 2002 industries. (2) The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2012 NAICS, are: semiconductor machinery manufacturing; other commercial and service machinery mfg.; electronic computer manufacturing; computer storage device manufacturing; other computer peripheral equipment mfg.; bare printed circuit board manufacturing; semiconductors and related device mfg. capacitor, resistor, and inductor mfg.; 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 electronics stores. (3) The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2012 NAICS, are: software publishers; data processing, hosting and related services; internet publishing and web search portals; office equipment rental and leasing; custom computer programming services; computer systems design services; computer facilities management services; other computer related services; and computer and office machine repair. (4) The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2012 NAICS, are: telephone apparatus manufacturing; broadcast and wireless communications equip.; audio and video equipment manufacturing; blank magnetic and optical media mfg.; software and prerecorded media reproducing; and fiber optic cable manufacturing. (5) The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2012 NAICS, are: wired telecommunications carriers; wireless telecommunications carriers; satellite telecommunications; telecommunications resellers; all other telecommunications; and communication equipment repair. (6) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. ^(p) = preliminary. ^(r) = revised.

Last Modified Date: May 13, 2013