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Mass Layoff Statistics

Selected business functions involved in nonseasonal extended mass layoff events, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009

Table 1. Selected business functions involved in nonseasonal extended mass layoff events, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009(Number of reports)
Selected business functions by business process (1)TotalMainSecondary
II
2008
I
2009 (r)
II
2009 (p)
II
2008
I
2009 (r)
II
2009 (p)
II
2008
I
2009 (r)
II
2009 (p)
Total (2)
1,9797,7054,6807682,5761,6431,2115,1293,037

Producing goods/providing services

         
Construction activities
233443344216413317173027
Producing goods
1951,021579172942535237944
Providing services
271307587542195533
Accounting services
35171107410103116197
Contracted services
351311032310679122524
Engineering services
28162102441172412185
Entertainment services
73820527172113
Facility maintenance services
58219168481154211157
Financial management
125733-42125331
Financial services
31754726482952718
Food and cafeteria services
28672719201494713
Health care services
182426182019-47
Housekeeping services
7473619463832
Lodging services
94118424115177
Maintaining and repairing products
2949379147203530
Security services
8108213695
Assembling products
802461614898873214874
Fabricating
4924616424187128255936
Quality assurance/quality control
38193133-2-38191133
Supervision--first line or direct
79328219-1279327217

Procurement, logistics, distribution

         
Buying
139032-1-138932
Distribution
48134681825133010955
Packing
2410059-65249454
Receiving
1917080---1917080
Shipping
562481554201452228141
Transporting
59162922741373212155
Warehousing
542061102127173317993

General management and firm infrastructure

         
Administrative support
9550529812292083476278
Clerical support
11438125151210109369241
General management
894242724251585399257

Human resource management

         
Human resources, including recruiting
60248159-2160246158
Payroll and compensation
267539-2-267339
Training
11710-211159

Marketing, sales, customer accounts

         
Advertising
7401121255286
Billing
186825---186825
Marketing
19110472531710544
Order processing
23105512412110150
Selling
5934313627217833212653
Telemarketing
568226342

Customer and after-sales service

         
Call center activities
25413616232491812
Customer service
7721212416291461183110
Installing products
11171742471513
Technical support
85841-1385738

Technology and process development

         
Computer systems development
11213142-811
Computer systems maintenance
8191512-71715
Data processing
112613121102412
Internet web services
365-22343
Software development and testing
32610-1043166
Software and IT services
219058779148349

Other business functions

1668389121575623

Other

         
Events with nonstandard functions reported
110361187692371404112447
Refusal (3)
51325132---
Does not know (4)
296130296130---

(1) Business functions reported in this table were the most frequently cited functions in 2007. Functions are grouped by business process without regard to the industry of the establishment. Therefore, the process "operations" does not appear.
(2) Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
(3) Excludes events in which the employer refused to participate in any part of the employer interview.
(4) Excludes events in which contact with the employer was not possible.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.

NOTE: Dash represents zero.