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Mass Layoff Statistics

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

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, third 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
Third quarter 2010 (p)           

Total business process

1,2971,498111039584548961734420
Business demand
46863053643021133858218
Contract cancellation
3247-3312-182-
Contract
completion
23527811021955161174
Domestic competition
-----------
Excess inventory/
saturated market
34--3---1--
Import
competition
-----------
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
1983014231771482138124
Organizational changes
7215931460109143496
Business-
ownership
change
164014133321031
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
561192104776122465
Financial issues
105222324935152045116
Bankruptcy
13312411113621
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
6014011654312123075
Financial difficulty
3251-42812592-
Production
specific
(2)32-41432342-
Disaster/Safety
(2)1--1------
Seasonal
364431-253486816271-
Other/
Miscellaneous
27023--12-155--
Third quarter 2009 (r)           

Total business process

2,0342,386(3)1801,4725977963379174
Business demand
9411,331(3)879002433401634242
Contract cancellation
4871(3)3432341024
Contract
completion
283331(3)152761442542
Domestic competition
45(3)-4---1--
Excess inventory/
saturated market
1728(3)51633-1--
Import
competition
33(3)-3------
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
586893(3)645581823321263636
Organizational changes
113248(3)259161221582213
Business-
ownership
change
2155(3)7201361152
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
92193(3)18715915471711
Financial issues
172351(3)35160181818672015
Bankruptcy
1939(3)319-12941
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
99202(3)219114121137106
Financial difficulty
54110(3)11504552168
Production
specific
1537(3)315232912
Disaster/Safety
46(3)-41--1--
Seasonal
286350(3)24271789283-
Other/
Miscellaneous
50363(3)6311361132

(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.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.

NOTE: Dash represents zero.