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

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, fourth 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
Fourth quarter 2012 (p)
Total business process	1,674	2,186	32	162	1,423	113	81	114	180	53	28
Business demand	529	728	8	60	512	40	16	19	45	18	10
Contract cancellation	23	49	1	3	21	1	2	5	10	5	1
Contract completion	350	414	3	27	347	15	1	5	10	5	1
Domestic competition	(2)	9	1	2	3	2	-	-	1	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	5	12	-	2	5	3	-	-	1	1	-
Import competition	(2)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	147	243	3	26	135	19	13	9	23	7	8
Organizational changes	55	107	3	4	47	7	7	9	19	7	4
Business- ownership change	19	37	1	2	16	3	4	-	8	2	1
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	36	70	2	2	31	4	3	9	11	5	3
Financial issues	97	249	9	30	84	12	24	14	52	15	9
Bankruptcy	43	117	4	19	38	3	14	7	22	8	2
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	29	69	2	6	23	6	5	5	13	6	3
Financial difficulty	25	63	3	5	23	3	5	2	17	1	4
Production specific	19	44	3	5	16	5	2	3	6	2	2
Disaster/Safety	34	66	-	2	33	6	1	17	3	4	-
Seasonal	736	957	9	60	714	43	27	51	48	4	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	204	35	-	1	17	-	4	1	7	3	2
Fourth quarter 2011
Total business process	1,903	2,306	19	127	1,594	120	77	94	191	63	21
Business demand	633	800	7	28	614	26	17	12	63	29	4
Contract cancellation	21	28	1	-	19	1	1	1	3	1	1
Contract completion	428	503	1	9	419	9	3	3	34	24	1
Domestic competition	(2)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	4	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-
Import competition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	181	264	5	18	173	16	13	7	26	4	2
Organizational changes	73	164	4	12	66	5	11	13	34	11	8
Business- ownership change	18	35	1	3	18	1	1	2	8	1	-
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	55	129	3	9	48	4	10	11	26	10	8
Financial issues	76	173	3	18	70	16	10	14	33	5	4
Bankruptcy	15	40	1	5	15	1	3	5	8	2	-
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	33	80	2	11	28	6	6	6	16	2	3
Financial difficulty	28	53	-	2	27	9	1	3	9	1	1
Production specific	(2)	40	1	3	19	3	2	2	6	3	1
Disaster/Safety	(2)	7	-	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	1
Seasonal	818	1,081	4	64	797	67	36	46	51	13	3
Other/ Miscellaneous	279	41	-	1	24	2	1	7	4	2	-
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.