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Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, third quarters 2010 and 2011

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, third 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
Third quarter 2011 (p)
Total business process	1,226	1,547	7	95	999	70	43	70	159	84	20
Business demand	573	746	4	34	545	36	16	22	53	26	10
Contract cancellation	34	66	1	7	30	3	2	3	12	5	3
Contract completion	378	422	-	5	367	12	3	6	11	15	3
Domestic competition	(2)	3	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	7	-	1	4	-	-	1	1	-	-
Import competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	155	248	3	21	142	21	11	12	28	6	4
Organizational changes	65	122	1	6	58	5	4	7	33	4	4
Business- ownership change	18	28	1	1	14	3	-	1	8	-	-
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	47	94	-	5	44	2	4	6	25	4	4
Financial issues	87	209	2	26	80	14	10	17	41	14	5
Bankruptcy	16	32	-	5	13	1	-	5	6	2	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	41	112	1	14	38	9	9	7	22	8	4
Financial difficulty	30	65	1	7	29	4	1	5	13	4	1
Production specific	17	26	-	2	16	1	2	1	4	-	-
Disaster/Safety	8	17	-	1	8	1	3	-	4	-	-
Seasonal	282	391	-	24	271	13	6	20	19	38	-
Other/ Miscellaneous	194	36	-	2	21	-	2	3	5	2	1
Third quarter 2010
Total business process	1,370	1,564	11	109	986	48	52	112	180	46	20
Business demand	487	665	5	41	442	24	15	45	62	23	8
Contract cancellation	32	47	-	3	31	2	-	1	8	2	-
Contract completion	241	286	1	10	222	5	5	19	13	7	4
Domestic competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	-
Import competition	(2)	5	-	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	209	323	4	26	184	16	10	25	40	14	4
Organizational changes	83	172	3	15	65	10	9	17	38	9	6
Business- ownership change	17	39	1	4	13	2	3	3	9	3	1
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	66	133	2	11	52	8	6	14	29	6	5
Financial issues	110	231	3	24	97	5	17	22	46	11	6
Bankruptcy	14	32	2	4	12	1	1	3	6	2	1
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	63	143	1	15	56	3	13	13	30	7	5
Financial difficulty	33	56	-	5	29	1	3	6	10	2	-
Production specific	(2)	32	-	4	14	3	2	3	4	2	-
Disaster/Safety	(2)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seasonal	372	437	-	25	355	6	8	17	25	1	-
Other/ Miscellaneous	300	26	-	-	12	-	1	8	5	-	-
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: November 15, 2011