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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
III
2010		 II
2011(r)		 III
2011(p)		 III
2010		 II
2011(r)		 III
2011(p)		 III
2010		 II
2011(r)		 III
2011(p)
Total, private nonfarm                  

Core Processes

 907 996 950 693 745 742 214 251 208
Strategic management
 11 15 7 - - - 11 15 7
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 84 75 71 9 6 11 75 69 60
Operations
 631 705 728 608 663 690 23 42 38
Product development
 42 57 57 6 11 12 36 46 45
Marketing, sales, and account management
 44 43 37 9 11 10 35 32 27
Customer and after-sales service
 95 101 50 61 54 19 34 47 31

Support Processes

 220 227 206 25 32 29 195 195 177
General management and firm infrastructure
 155 161 140 21 19 11 134 142 129
Human resources management
 45 36 46 2 11 15 43 25 31
Technology and process development
 20 30 20 2 2 3 18 28 17

Business Function not provided (2)

 3 7 5 3 7 5 - - -
Goods-producing industries                  

Core Processes

 436 453 411 343 360 315 93 93 96
Strategic management
 5 5 6 - - - 5 5 6
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 44 39 40 5 2 1 39 37 39
Operations
 325 353 305 318 345 296 7 8 9
Product development
 25 30 30 3 3 8 22 27 22
Marketing, sales, and account management
 13 9 16 1 - 3 12 9 13
Customer and after-sales service
 24 17 14 16 10 7 8 7 7

Support Processes

 101 81 72 7 7 2 94 74 70
General management and firm infrastructure
 68 57 53 6 6 2 62 51 51
Human resources management
 22 7 12 - 1 - 22 6 12
Technology and process development
 11 17 7 1 - - 10 17 7

Business Function not provided (2)

 1 2 - 1 2 - - - -
Service-providing industries                  

Core Processes

 471 543 539 350 385 427 121 158 112
Strategic management
 6 10 1 - - - 6 10 1
Procurement, logistics, and distribution
 40 36 31 4 4 10 36 32 21
Operations
 306 352 423 290 318 394 16 34 29
Product development
 17 27 27 3 8 4 14 19 23
Marketing, sales, and account management
 31 34 21 8 11 7 23 23 14
Customer and after-sales service
 71 84 36 45 44 12 26 40 24

Support Processes

 119 146 134 18 25 27 101 121 107
General management and firm infrastructure
 87 104 87 15 13 9 72 91 78
Human resources management
 23 29 34 2 10 15 21 19 19
Technology and process development
 9 13 13 1 2 3 8 11 10

Business Function not provided (2)

 2 5 5 2 5 5 - - -

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: November 15, 2011