Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, third 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, first quarters 2010 and 2011 (1)
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total business process	Core processes						Support processes
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total business process	Strat. Mgmt.	Procurement, logistics, distribution	Ops.	Product development	Marketing, sales, account management	Customer and after-sales service	General managment and firm infra-structure	Human resource management	Technology and process development
First quarter 2011(p)
Total business process	1,397	1,805	20	137	1,085	107	61	115	201	55	24
Business demand	535	723	8	40	495	41	9	43	64	19	4
Contract cancellation	28	52	1	4	26	2	-	5	9	4	1
Contract completion	262	315	-	7	243	20	5	19	16	4	1
Domestic competition	(2)	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	4	12	-	3	4	-	1	-	3	1	-
Import competition	(2)	4	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	238	339	7	25	220	18	3	19	35	10	2
Organizational changes	87	180	5	13	71	3	12	18	33	14	11
Business- ownership change	21	36	1	2	20	-	1	2	6	3	1
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	66	144	4	11	51	3	11	16	27	11	10
Financial issues	116	269	5	30	106	16	17	22	57	11	5
Bankruptcy	12	34	3	5	9	2	3	3	7	2	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	71	167	1	19	67	9	13	13	33	7	5
Financial difficulty	33	68	1	6	30	5	1	6	17	2	-
Production specific	21	36	1	4	18	2	2	3	4	1	1
Disaster/Safety	7	16	-	2	7	2	1	-	2	2	-
Seasonal	381	534	1	47	361	42	18	26	32	6	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	250	47	-	1	27	1	2	3	9	2	2
First quarter 2010
Total business process	1,870	2,224	14	175	1,355	44	95	127	278	94	42
Business demand	738	1,028	3	69	684	23	28	51	114	38	18
Contract cancellation	42	75	1	5	40	1	1	5	15	3	4
Contract completion	253	315	1	14	231	6	9	22	18	9	5
Domestic competition	(2)	6	-	1	2	-	1	-	1	1	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	8	19	-	6	7	-	3	1	1	1	-
Import competition	(2)	6	-	1	2	2	-	-	1	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	431	607	1	42	402	14	14	23	78	24	9
Organizational changes	117	221	6	15	94	9	17	17	44	13	6
Business- ownership change	31	50	1	2	24	3	3	4	10	2	1
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	86	171	5	13	70	6	14	13	34	11	5
Financial issues	165	367	4	35	141	7	32	31	72	32	13
Bankruptcy	17	49	2	5	16	1	5	4	9	6	1
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	98	223	-	25	78	6	21	19	46	19	9
Financial difficulty	50	95	2	5	47	-	6	8	17	7	3
Production specific	15	21	-	1	14	-	-	-	4	2	-
Disaster/Safety	7	21	-	4	7	-	-	2	4	3	1
Seasonal	418	521	-	50	390	5	17	24	32	2	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	410	45	1	1	25	-	1	2	8	4	3
Footnotes: (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: June 1, 2011