Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2009
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2009	II 2009	III 2009	IV 2009	I 2009	II 2009	III 2009	IV 2009
Total, private nonfarm	3,979	3,395	2,034	2,416	705,141	651,318	345,531	406,212
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events(1)	3,639	2,638	1,748	1,588	648,916	491,273	289,220	269,005
Total, movement of work(2)	92	116	77	66	15,501	21,365	12,854	11,974
Movement of work actions	124	158	109	100	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	87	102	73	55	9,089	11,478	7,088	4,573
With separations unknown	37	56	36	45	(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, 2008
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2008	II 2008	III 2008	IV 2008	I 2008	II 2008	III 2008	IV 2008
Total, private nonfarm	1,340	1,756	1,581	3,582	230,098	354,713	290,453	641,714
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events(1)	1,094	1,105	1,365	2,713	186,991	198,389	246,532	491,941
Total, movement of work(2)	59	71	84	118	13,314	12,317	14,943	20,382
Movement of work actions	76	100	106	161	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	41	78	78	122	6,180	7,346	9,631	11,919
With separations unknown	35	22	28	39	(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.