Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures

Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2005
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2005	II 2005	III 2005	IV 2005	I 2005	II 2005	III 2005	IV 2005
Total, private nonfarm	1,142	1,203	1,136	1,400	186,506	246,099	201,878	250,178
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events (1)	769	635	953	619	129,261	108,372	164,224	111,818
Total, movement of work (2)	71	73	68	65	13,980	12,040	15,578	12,051
Movement of work actions	90	98	83	92	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	66	74	62	57	9,422	9,527	8,035	7,210
With separations unknown	24	24	21	35	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Footnotes: (1) The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. (2) Movement of work can involve more than one action. (3) Data are not available.

Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2004
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2004	II 2004	III 2004	IV 2004	I 2004	II 2004	III 2004	IV 2004
Total, private nonfarm	1,339	1,358	886	1,427	276,503	278,831	164,608	273,967
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events (1)	980	787	695	760	213,031	151,447	133,322	144,108
Total, movement of work (2)	113	86	84	83	19,978	16,240	17,400	19,599
Movement of work actions	127	112	103	138	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	117	82	88	95	16,674	11,098	13,999	13,351
With separations unknown	10	30	15	43	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Footnotes: (1) The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. (2) Movement of work can involve more than one action. (3) Data are not available.