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Mass Layoff Statistics
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Table 3. Number of business processes affected in nonseasonal extended mass layoffs, selected quarters 2010 and 2011 (1)
Business Processes Total Main Secondary
I
2010		 IV
2010(r)		 I
2011(p)		 I
2010		 IV
2010(r)		 I
2011(p)		 I
2010		 IV
2010(r)		 I
2011(p)
Total, private nonfarm                  

Core Processes

 1,324 1,120 1,030 1,024 864 768 300 256 262
Strategic management
 14 16 19 - - - 14 16 19
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 125 90 90 16 6 8 109 84 82
Operations
 965 823 724 935 805 680 30 18 44
Product development
 39 59 65 3 5 24 36 54 41
Marketing, sales, and account management
 78 58 43 28 10 12 50 48 31
Customer and after-sales service
 103 74 89 42 38 44 61 36 45

Support Processes

 379 212 241 41 20 22 338 192 219
General management and firm infrastructure
 246 147 169 34 13 16 212 134 153
Human resources management
 92 47 49 4 3 3 88 44 46
Technology and process development
 41 18 23 3 4 3 38 14 20

Business Function not provided (2)

 10 8 7 10 8 7 - - -
Goods-producing industries                  

Core Processes

 673 632 474 550 491 379 123 141 95
Strategic management
 4 9 7 - - - 4 9 7
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 69 57 42 4 - 3 65 57 39
Operations
 544 481 369 538 478 357 6 3 12
Product development
 23 37 32 2 2 10 21 35 22
Marketing, sales, and account management
 18 23 8 3 1 1 15 22 7
Customer and after-sales service
 15 25 16 3 10 8 12 15 8

Support Processes

 166 101 102 7 8 4 159 93 98
General management and firm infrastructure
 103 70 62 7 5 3 96 65 59
Human resources management
 41 20 26 - - - 41 20 26
Technology and process development
 22 11 14 - 3 1 22 8 13

Business Function not provided (2)

 4 2 3 4 2 3 - - -
Service-providing industries                  

Core Processes

 651 488 556 474 373 389 177 115 167
Strategic management
 10 7 12 - - - 10 7 12
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 56 33 48 12 6 5 44 27 43
Operations
 421 342 355 397 327 323 24 15 32
Product development
 16 22 33 1 3 14 15 19 19
Marketing, sales, and account management
 60 35 35 25 9 11 35 26 24
Customer and after-sales service
 88 49 73 39 28 36 49 21 37

Support Processes

 213 111 139 34 12 18 179 99 121
General management and firm infrastructure
 143 77 107 27 8 13 116 69 94
Human resources management
 51 27 23 4 3 3 47 24 20
Technology and process development
 19 7 9 3 1 2 16 6 7

Business Function not provided (2)

 6 6 4 6 6 4 - - -

Footnotes:
(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.

 

Last Modified Date: June 1, 2011