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Number of business processes affected in nonseasonal extended mass layoffs, selected quarters 2012 and 2013

Table 3. Number of business processes affected in nonseasonal extended mass layoffs, selected quarters 2012 and 2013 (1)
Business Processes	Total			Main			Secondary
Business Processes	I 2012 (r)	IV 2012 (r)	I 2013 (p)	I 2012 (r)	IV 2012 (r)	I 2013 (p)	I 2012 (r)	IV 2012 (r)	I 2013 (p)
Total, private nonfarm
Core Processes	1,011	1,278	627	738	947	491	273	331	136
Strategic management	23	28	6	-	1	-	23	27	6
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	78	112	42	6	7	3	72	105	39
Operations	710	920	484	667	862	466	43	58	18
Product development	65	80	23	14	23	5	51	57	18
Marketing, sales, and account management	55	65	30	18	20	4	37	45	26
Customer and after-sales service	80	73	42	33	34	13	47	39	29
Support Processes	219	251	134	23	18	16	196	233	118
General management and firm infrastructure	150	161	93	12	13	14	138	148	79
Human resources management	42	57	27	7	3	2	35	54	25
Technology and process development	27	33	14	4	2	-	23	31	14
Business Function not provided (2)	7	7	2	7	7	2	-	-	-
Goods-producing industries
Core Processes	441	615	263	315	449	208	126	166	55
Strategic management	12	14	3	-	-	-	12	14	3
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	45	72	23	2	3	1	43	69	22
Operations	314	438	204	305	424	197	9	14	7
Product development	39	50	13	7	16	4	32	34	9
Marketing, sales, and account management	18	24	8	-	3	1	18	21	7
Customer and after-sales service	13	17	12	1	3	5	12	14	7
Support Processes	82	122	49	4	6	2	78	116	47
General management and firm infrastructure	55	78	32	1	4	2	54	74	30
Human resources management	13	27	9	1	1	-	12	26	9
Technology and process development	14	17	8	2	1	-	12	16	8
Business Function not provided (2)	1	2	1	1	2	1	-	-	-
Service-providing industries
Core Processes	568	660	363	421	495	282	147	165	81
Strategic management	11	14	3	-	1	-	11	13	3
Procurement, logistics, and distribution	33	40	19	4	4	2	29	36	17
Operations	395	479	279	361	435	268	34	44	11
Product development	26	30	10	7	7	1	19	23	9
Marketing, sales, and account management	36	41	22	17	17	3	19	24	19
Customer and after-sales service	67	56	30	32	31	8	35	25	22
Support Processes	137	129	85	19	12	14	118	117	71
General management and firm infrastructure	95	83	61	11	9	12	84	74	49
Human resources management	29	30	18	6	2	2	23	28	16
Technology and process development	13	16	6	2	1	-	11	15	6
Business Function not provided (2)	6	5	1	6	5	1	-	-	-
(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. ^(p) = preliminary. ^(r) = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Data may not add to total private nonfarm because of industry nonreporting.