Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, fourth quarters 2008 and 2009 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, fourth quarters 2008 and 2009(1)
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total bus. process	Core processes					Support processes
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total bus. process	Procure., logistics, dist.	Operations	Product development	Mktg., sales, account mgmt.	Customer and after- sales service	General mgmt. and firm infra-structure	HR mgmt.	Tech. and process develop.
Fourth quarter 2009(p)
Total business process	2,043	2,537	204	1,684	47	80	86	296	85	55
Business demand	726	1,012	62	703	21	24	24	117	38	23
Contract cancellation	29	48	5	25	1	1	3	9	3	1
Contract completion	252	306	10	248	4	6	5	17	8	8
Domestic competition	(2)	5	1	2	-	1	1	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	9	19	6	8	-	1	1	3	-	-
Import competition	(2)	19	3	4	1	2	1	3	3	2
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	430	615	37	416	15	13	13	85	24	12
Organizational changes	73	180	18	62	5	13	14	40	17	11
Business- ownership change	24	58	5	21	1	4	3	14	7	3
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	49	122	13	41	4	9	11	26	10	8
Financial issues	153	339	36	140	9	27	19	70	22	16
Bankruptcy	18	39	6	14	-	5	3	8	3	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	96	212	23	88	3	16	13	45	13	11
Financial difficulty	39	88	7	38	6	6	3	17	6	5
Production specific	14	19	1	13	1	-	-	3	-	1
Disaster/Safety	5	6	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seasonal	763	952	85	745	9	15	28	61	6	3
Other/ Miscellaneous	309	29	1	16	2	1	1	5	2	1
Fourth quarter 2008
Total business process	3,582	4,525	353	2,797	109	176	123	666	199	102
Business demand	1,580	2,313	156	1,491	67	79	36	338	100	46
Contract cancellation	57	98	10	55	3	4	-	17	6	3
Contract completion	313	360	13	303	4	7	4	20	5	4
Domestic competition	4	5	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	18	28	3	18	-	1	-	4	1	1
Import competition	14	36	7	13	1	2	1	7	4	1
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	1,174	1,786	122	1,098	59	65	31	290	84	37
Organizational changes	159	338	45	122	7	14	16	80	32	22
Business- ownership change	31	67	10	26	2	4	4	14	5	2
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	128	271	35	96	5	10	12	66	27	20
Financial issues	329	718	73	284	22	53	44	157	56	29
Bankruptcy	45	123	14	38	2	8	13	28	18	2
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	165	323	31	139	12	25	13	74	15	14
Financial difficulty	119	272	28	107	8	20	18	55	23	13
Production specific	24	49	6	24	1	1	3	9	2	3
Disaster/Safety	12	15	1	11	1	1	-	1	-	-
Seasonal	869	1,029	69	832	6	25	23	68	6	-
Other/ Miscellaneous	609	63	3	33	5	3	1	13	3	2
(1) Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. (2) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. ^p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

Last Modified Date: February 25, 2010