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

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, fourth 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
Fourth quarter 2011 (p)
Total business process	1,638	2,022	15	112	1,399	99	66	82	173	57	19
Business demand	558	712	7	25	545	23	11	9	61	27	4
Contract cancellation	(2)	15	1	-	10	-	-	1	2	-	1
Contract completion	380	454	1	8	373	9	2	3	34	23	1
Domestic competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	4	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-
Import competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	164	239	5	16	160	14	9	4	25	4	2
Organizational changes	59	133	1	10	54	4	9	11	30	8	6
Business- ownership change	16	32	1	3	16	1	1	1	8	1	-
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	43	101	-	7	38	3	8	10	22	7	6
Financial issues	62	147	2	15	57	13	10	14	27	5	4
Bankruptcy	16	43	1	5	16	2	4	5	8	2	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	28	68	1	8	24	6	5	6	13	2	3
Financial difficulty	18	36	-	2	17	5	1	3	6	1	1
Production specific	(2)	35	1	2	15	3	2	2	6	3	1
Disaster/Safety	(2)	4	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1
Seasonal	721	955	4	59	704	54	33	40	45	13	3
Other/ Miscellaneous	219	36	-	1	21	2	1	6	4	1	-
Fourth quarter 2010
Total business process	1,999	2,392	16	172	1,619	97	85	107	226	51	19
Business demand	661	856	6	42	623	36	21	37	67	18	6
Contract cancellation	24	33	-	1	19	-	3	5	3	2	-
Contract completion	377	447	-	16	366	11	9	12	25	7	1
Domestic competition	(2)	8	-	1	3	-	1	1	1	1	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Import competition	(2)	5	-	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	255	363	6	23	233	23	8	19	38	8	5
Organizational changes	79	184	6	19	66	6	16	16	31	15	9
Business- ownership change	18	49	2	4	15	-	3	6	9	7	3
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	61	135	4	15	51	6	13	10	22	8	6
Financial issues	110	235	4	27	100	14	19	17	39	12	3
Bankruptcy	14	31	1	3	13	1	1	3	6	3	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	65	139	3	15	58	11	13	11	21	4	3
Financial difficulty	31	65	-	9	29	2	5	3	12	5	-
Production specific	10	18	-	2	8	2	-	1	4	1	-
Disaster/Safety	5	6	-	-	4	-	-	1	1	-	-
Seasonal	826	1,060	-	82	796	38	27	33	79	4	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	308	33	-	-	22	1	2	2	5	1	-
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: March 7, 2012