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Mass Layoff Statistics

Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, fourth quarters 2008 and 2009

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2009 and 2010 (1)
ReasonExtended mass layoff eventsTotal business processCore processesSupport processes
Strat. Mgmt.Procurement, logistics, distributionOps.Product developmentMarketing, sales, account managementCustomer and after-sales serviceGeneral managment and firm infra-structureHuman resource managementTechnology and process development
Second quarter 2010 (p)           

Total business process

1,8512,307121481,47949841372977130
Business demand
604815240565162436892716
Contract cancellation
4995-7432552076
Contract
completion
262301-82532681662
Domestic competition
36--3-1-2--
Excess inventory/
saturated market
(2)4-121-----
Import
competition
(2)3-1-11----
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
28740622326410112351148
Organizational changes
109219315917142447117
Business-
ownership
change
296314241361446
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
8015621167611183371
Financial issues
112210518916141345126
Bankruptcy
13291111-23641
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
58101311443842224
Financial difficulty
418016363461761
Production
specific
11241211-1-441
Disaster/Safety
1114-18-3-11-
Seasonal
7571,00917270119286310916-
Other/
Miscellaneous
24716--121-12--
Second quarter 2009 (r)           

Total business process

3,3954,320(3)3322,565112166161655182147
Business demand
1,4572,161(3)1491,3924755503137877
Contract cancellation
78133(3)9744342667
Contract
completion
310360(3)123013242855
Domestic competition
--(3)--------
Excess inventory/
saturated market
2547(3)6253--715
Import
competition
823(3)5811-422
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
1,0361,598(3)1179843649422486458
Organizational changes
170372(3)3514892623842918
Business-
ownership
change
3269(3)527-561763
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
138303(3)3012192117672315
Financial issues
295665(3)612522851431355540
Bankruptcy
51157(3)184931311341910
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
169336(3)31137222718671519
Financial difficulty
75172(3)126631114342111
Production
specific
1443(3)714233743
Disaster/Safety
32(3)-2------
Seasonal
757973(3)747072229339891
Other/
Miscellaneous
699104(3)6504291878

Footnotes:
(1) Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
(2) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(3) Identification of data by this business process began with first quarter 2010 data.
(p) = preliminary.
(r) = revised.

NOTE: Dash represents zero.

 

Last Modified Date: August 20, 2010