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

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2011 and 2012 (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
Second quarter 2012 (p)
Total business process	1,476	1,982	15	127	1,243	79	51	141	237	63	26
Business demand	477	641	6	23	461	31	9	33	47	22	9
Contract cancellation	31	50	1	2	29	3	-	3	7	2	3
Contract completion	311	366	-	9	305	12	3	12	14	10	1
Domestic competition	(2)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	7	-	2	3	-	1	-	1	-	-
Import competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	131	217	5	10	124	16	5	18	24	10	5
Organizational changes	77	187	3	14	67	7	15	20	42	11	8
Business- ownership change	16	42	1	3	16	3	5	3	9	2	-
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	61	145	2	11	51	4	10	17	33	9	8
Financial issues	75	163	5	11	59	9	8	26	33	8	4
Bankruptcy	14	30	2	2	11	1	2	3	6	1	2
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	36	69	1	5	26	2	4	12	16	2	1
Financial difficulty	25	64	2	4	22	6	2	11	11	5	1
Production specific	(2)	23	-	1	14	-	-	-	4	2	2
Disaster/Safety	(2)	4	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-
Seasonal	656	920	1	76	616	30	16	52	108	18	3
Other/ Miscellaneous	175	44	-	2	24	2	3	9	3	1	-
Second quarter 2011
Total business process	1,810	2,285	17	141	1,418	97	70	184	275	52	31
Business demand	517	689	8	32	470	25	13	47	64	19	11
Contract cancellation	30	48	1	3	26	3	1	3	8	3	-
Contract completion	317	400	3	14	300	16	6	18	27	12	4
Domestic competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	3	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-
Import competition	(2)	4	-	1	2	-	-	-	1	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	166	234	4	14	141	5	6	25	28	4	7
Organizational changes	70	154	3	9	57	12	7	17	36	5	8
Business- ownership change	17	35	1	3	13	3	3	3	8	1	-
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	53	119	2	6	44	9	4	14	28	4	8
Financial issues	117	263	1	29	108	17	19	29	44	9	7
Bankruptcy	26	54	-	4	21	2	5	11	10	1	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	61	126	-	15	59	9	9	7	18	5	4
Financial difficulty	30	83	1	10	28	6	5	11	16	3	3
Production specific	33	50	1	3	31	2	-	3	6	1	3
Disaster/Safety	11	16	1	-	9	-	2	1	2	1	-
Seasonal	773	1,062	2	66	713	40	27	83	114	16	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	289	51	1	2	30	1	2	4	9	1	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.