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Mass Layoff Statistics

Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1996-2013

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)
Layoff eventsSeparationsLayoff eventsSeparationsLayoff eventsSeparationsLayoff eventsSeparationsLayoff eventsSeparations
1996
4,760948,12212120,598146,982365,857336,612
1997
4,671947,8437513,637141,625363,891193,357
1998
4,859991,24517840,350163,160387,444284,512
1999
4,556901,45111628,745193,581315,310183,930
2000
4,591915,9627619,991406,514367,250274,375
2001
7,3751,524,832522105,34317623,23515137,42314430,869
2002
6,3371,272,33131863,28412717,68712124,53718032,445
2003
6,1811,216,88622136,917699,8066911,26611522,014
2004
5,010993,9099413,974446,184213,0118217,446
2005
4,881884,6619013,971284,952193,612487,779
2006
4,885935,9696616,662191,965285,334375,275
2007
5,363965,9359115,956182,277223,494252,930
2008
8,2591,516,97815631,448577,720213,4566510,836
2009
11,8242,108,20234576,9089415,791508,1269817,672
2010
          
First quarter
1,870314,512356,248151,57051,089256,023
Second quarter
2,008381,622243,714141,6149912131,924
Third quarter
1,370222,357242,85172,2176498121,825
Fourth quarter
1,999338,64371,01991,3453451153,255
Total
7,2471,257,1349013,832456,746232,9506513,027
2011
          
First quarter
1,490225,456142,027141,9304558142,124
Second quarter
1,810317,546111,691182,4327930107,322
Third quarter
1,393235,325122,247121,7643238103,015
Fourth quarter
1,903334,383213,857141,635469461,381
Total
6,5961,112,710589,822587,761182,4204013,842
2012
          
First quarter
1,294246,956131,989183,331446781,387
Second quarter
1,959385,983215,020233,203(6)(6)153,196
Third quarter (r)
1,124199,781263,18661,073(6)(6)102,039
Fourth quarter (r)
2,123424,492203,14091,31044929972
Total (r)
6,5001,257,2128013,335568,917131,537427,594
2013
          
First quarter (p)
914154,374111,338685832626930
(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