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Mass Layoff Statistics

Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2011 and 2012

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2011 and 2012 (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 2012 (p)           

Total business process

1,4761,982151271,24379511412376326
Business demand
4776416234613193347229
Contract cancellation
315012293-3723
Contract
completion
311366-93051231214101
Domestic competition
(2)1------1--
Excess inventory/
saturated market
(2)7-23-1-1--
Import
competition
-----------
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
1312175101241651824105
Organizational changes
77187314677152042118
Business-
ownership
change
1642131635392-
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
6114521151410173398
Financial issues
751635115998263384
Bankruptcy
14302211123612
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
3669152624121621
Financial difficulty
2564242262111151
Production
specific
(2)23-114---422
Disaster/Safety
(2)4--2--1-1-
Seasonal
656920176616301652108183
Other/
Miscellaneous
17544-22423931-
Second quarter 2011           

Total business process

1,8102,285171411,41897701842755231
Business demand
517689832470251347641911
Contract cancellation
3048132631383-
Contract
completion
3174003143001661827124
Domestic competition
-----------
Excess inventory/
saturated market
(2)3--11-1---
Import
competition
(2)4-12---1--
Slack work/
insufficient
demand/non-seasonal business slowdown
16623441414156252847
Organizational changes
701543957127173658
Business-
ownership
change
1735131333381-
Reorgan-
ization
or
restructuring
of company
53119264494142848
Financial issues
1172631291081719294497
Bankruptcy
2654-4212511101-
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase
profitability
61126-15599971854
Financial difficulty
30831102865111633
Production
specific
335013312-3613
Disaster/Safety
11161-9-2121-
Seasonal
7731,062266713402783114161
Other/
Miscellaneous
289511230124911

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.