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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	III 2008	II 2009 (r)	III 2009 (p)	III 2008	II 2009 (r)	III 2009 (p)	III 2008	II 2009 (r)	III 2009 (p)
Total, private nonfarm
Core Processes	1,299	2,473	1,450	954	1,902	1,118	345	571	332
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	144	259	148	12	21	12	132	238	136
Operations	940	1,859	1,097	909	1,820	1,071	31	39	26
Product development	43	90	50	8	10	4	35	80	46
Marketing, sales, and account management	85	137	71	12	29	19	73	108	52
Customer and after-sales service	87	128	84	13	22	12	74	106	72
Support Processes	485	879	431	47	59	37	438	820	394
General management and firm infrastructure	316	558	283	31	47	27	285	511	256
Human resources management	101	174	80	8	3	4	93	171	76
Technology and process development	68	147	68	8	9	6	60	138	62
Business Function not provided (2)	67	41	24	67	41	24	-	-	-
Goods-producing industries
Core Processes	733	1,530	844	552	1,182	669	181	348	175
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	101	183	99	8	7	2	93	176	97
Operations	545	1,177	662	535	1164	658	10	13	4
Product development	35	64	32	5	3	1	30	61	31
Marketing, sales, and account management	28	55	27	4	6	8	24	49	19
Customer and after-sales service	24	51	24	-	2	-	24	49	24
Support Processes	246	549	235	5	16	7	241	533	228
General management and firm infrastructure	153	331	147	3	11	5	150	320	142
Human resources management	50	113	44	-	1	-	50	112	44
Technology and process development	43	105	44	2	4	2	41	101	42
Business Function not provided (2)	16	8	9	16	8	9	-	-	-
Service-providing industries
Core Processes	566	943	606	402	720	449	164	223	157
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	43	76	49	4	14	10	39	62	39
Operations	395	682	435	374	656	413	21	26	22
Product development	8	26	18	3	7	3	5	19	15
Marketing, sales, and account management	57	82	44	8	23	11	49	59	33
Customer and after-sales service	63	77	60	13	20	12	50	57	48
Support Processes	239	330	196	42	43	30	197	287	166
General management and firm infrastructure	163	227	136	28	36	22	135	191	114
Human resources management	51	61	36	8	2	4	43	59	32
Technology and process development	25	42	24	6	5	4	19	37	20
Business Function not provided (2)	51	33	15	51	33	15	-	-	-
(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.