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Number of business processes affected in nonseasonal extended mass layoffs, selected quarters

Table 3. Number of business processes affected in nonseasonal extended mass layoffs, selected quarters (1)
Business Processes	Total			Main			Secondary
Business Processes	II 2008	I 2009 (r)	II 2009 (p)	II 2008	I 2009 (r)	II 2009 (p)	II 2008	I 2009 (r)	II 2009 (p)
Total, private nonfarm
Core Processes	1,041	3,624	2,246	801	2,721	1,726	240	903	520
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	98	372	238	13	21	19	85	351	219
Operations	779	2,657	1,693	753	2,595	1,657	26	62	36
Product development	34	167	84	6	15	8	28	152	76
Marketing, sales, and account management	66	266	116	16	67	23	50	199	93
Customer and after-sales service	64	162	115	13	23	19	51	139	96
Support Processes	329	1,191	808	34	92	57	295	1,099	751
General management and firm infrastructure	224	774	516	29	60	45	195	714	471
Human resources management	73	249	158	-	18	2	73	231	156
Technology and process development	32	168	134	5	14	10	27	154	124
Business Function not provided (2)	36	74	32	36	74	32	-	-	-
Goods-producing industries
Core Processes	613	2,128	1,391	485	1,659	1,077	128	469	314
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	60	215	167	5	3	7	55	212	160
Operations	479	1,658	1,073	471	1,642	1,061	8	16	12
Product development	24	112	59	3	7	2	21	105	57
Marketing, sales, and account management	27	98	46	4	5	5	23	93	41
Customer and after-sales service	23	45	46	2	2	2	21	43	44
Support Processes	147	653	504	6	19	18	141	634	486
General management and firm infrastructure	93	416	309	5	13	14	88	403	295
Human resources management	38	125	104	-	-	-	38	125	104
Technology and process development	16	112	91	1	6	4	15	106	87
Business Function not provided (2)	5	23	7	5	23	7	-	-	-
Service-providing industries
Core Processes	428	1,496	855	316	1,062	649	112	434	206
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	38	157	71	8	18	12	30	139	59
Operations	300	999	620	282	953	596	18	46	24
Product development	10	55	25	3	8	6	7	47	19
Marketing, sales, and account management	39	168	70	12	62	18	27	106	52
Customer and after-sales service	41	117	69	11	21	17	30	96	52
Support Processes	182	538	304	28	73	39	154	465	265
General management and firm infrastructure	131	358	207	24	47	31	107	311	176
Human resources management	35	124	54	–	18	2	35	106	52
Technology and process development	16	56	43	4	8	6	12	48	37
Business Function not provided (2)	31	51	25	31	51	25	-	-	-
(1) Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. (2) The number of events for which respondents were unable or refused to provide a Business Function response. Layoff events where employer contact could not be made or where employers refused to participate in the employer interview are not included. ^r = revised. ^p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero.