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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
III
2008
II
2009 (r)
III
2009 (p)
III
2008
II
2009 (r)
III
2009 (p)
III
2008
II
2009 (r)
III
2009 (p)
Total (2)
2,8885,1692,9019261,8111,0681,9623,3581,833

Producing goods/providing services

         
Construction activities
2153762762073482698287
Producing goods
315633348278585329374819
Providing services
428263184930243333
Accounting services
601156071075310553
Contracted services
551039249796362429
Engineering services
401156072018339542
Entertainment services
132214131814-4-
Facility maintenance services
981779141249416587
Financial management
193720232173418
Financial services
385332263522121810
Food and cafeteria services
493643291919201724
Health care services
2327291920184711
Housekeeping services
164022364133418
Lodging services
820163138578
Maintaining and repairing products
244332696183426
Security services
1292053107610
Assembling products
7917564369625437939
Fabricating
46174662713746193720
Quality assurance/quality control
7414577--17414576
Supervision--first line or direct
13524314812-134241148

Procurement, logistics, distribution

         
Buying
283814-1-283714
Distribution
63773313188505925
Packing
386932254366428
Receiving
548849---548849
Shipping
8817285518108315475
Transporting
629748223519406229
Warehousing
6612066819125810154

General management and firm infrastructure

         
Administrative support
177331178122112165310166
Clerical support
1702751324102166265130
General management
1603041645176155287158

Human resource management

         
Human resources, including recruiting
1031788832110017687
Payroll and compensation
465034-1-464934
Training
8118-128106

Marketing, sales, customer accounts

         
Advertising
8139-52887
Billing
212810---212810
Marketing
415324543364921
Order processing
345628222325426
Selling
8815155449131446024
Telemarketing
7126384442

Customer and after-sales service

         
Call center activities
263923162513101410
Customer service
107139971115109612487
Installing products
41810-414149
Technical support
224324331194023

Technology and process development

         
Computer systems development
61553323123
Computer systems maintenance
1219131-1111912
Data processing
13161322-111413
Internet web services
45312-333
Software development and testing
10137341796
Software and IT services
326439397295532

Other business functions

295031152219142812

Other

         
Events with nonstandard functions reported
1282071267515087535739
Refusal (3)
346346---
Does not know (4)
643718643718---

(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.