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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
IV
2008
III
2009 (r)
IV
2009 (p)
IV
2008
III
2009 (r)
IV
2009 (p)
IV
2008
III
2009 (r)
IV
2009 (p)
Total (2)
5,2773,1152,4981,9381,1719183,3391,9441,580

Producing goods/providing services

         
Construction activities
45432030142831328026721
Producing goods
812374281762352259502222
Providing services
896860443532453328
Accounting services
10765581274955854
Contracted services
1039696776865262831
Engineering services
776748101911674837
Entertainment services
3017122717113-1
Facility maintenance services
177100877661709481
Financial management
232211221212010
Financial services
53351931241122118
Food and cafeteria services
60442924209362420
Health care services
1529181418141114
Housekeeping services
192419644132015
Lodging services
461818151093189
Maintaining and repairing products
5933261276472620
Security services
26201571181997
Assembling products
1436858682517754341
Fabricating
1266854714836552018
Quality assurance/quality control
1168167-1-1168067
Supervision--first line or direct
2371551002--235155100

Procurement, logistics, distribution

         
Buying
481817111471716
Distribution
8033391886622533
Packing
663225743592822
Receiving
11054292-11085428
Shipping
1669173171261497967
Transporting
1095252342220753032
Warehousing
14169611812121235749

General management and firm infrastructure

         
Administrative support
303190137181312285177125
Clerical support
311143105731304140104
General management
2831741292364260168125

Human resource management

         
Human resources, including recruiting
181978521-1799685
Payroll and compensation
703723---703723
Training
1185-2-1165

Marketing, sales, customer accounts

         
Advertising
13963211075
Billing
261015---261015
Marketing
45242243-412122
Order processing
562828122552626
Selling
16958551013224682631
Telemarketing
464343121

Customer and after-sales service

         
Call center activities
24262919161951010
Customer service
12310274131071109267
Installing products
171114312141012
Technical support
352526-12352424

Technology and process development

         
Computer systems development
657321336
Computer systems maintenance
1014921-8139
Data processing
12139---12139
Internet web services
3331-1232
Software development and testing
975313662
Software and IT services
4841251072383423

Other business functions

263110618220138

Other

         
Events with nonstandard functions reported
258135741739154854420
Refusal (3)
968968---
Does not know (4)
562116562116---

(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.

 

Last Modified Date: February 25, 2010