Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures

Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, 2011
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2011	II 2011	III 2011	IV 2011	I 2011	II 2011	III 2011	IV 2011
Total, private nonfarm	1,490	1,810	1,393	1,903	225,456	317,546	235,325	334,383
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events (1)	1,099	1,037	1,090	1,085	169,991	165,829	185,231	198,708
Total, movement of work (2)	50	42	38	36	10,789	6,922	6,911	6,513
Movement of work actions	74	50	53	56	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	34	25	31	26	5,951	3,293	3,443	2,183
With separations unknown	40	25	22	30	(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, 2010
Action	Layoff events				Separations
Action	I 2010	II 2010	III 2010	IV 2010	I 2010	II 2010	III 2010	IV 2010
Total, private nonfarm	1,870	2,008	1,370	1,999	314,512	381,622	222,357	338,643
Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events (1)	1,452	1,207	998	1,173	245,887	210,491	169,744	201,165
Total, movement of work (2)	72	56	51	50	11,491	10,987	7,553	9,073
Movement of work actions	101	74	75	68	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
With separations reported	67	47	41	46	5,949	4,677	3,574	4,422
With separations unknown	34	27	34	22	(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.

Last Modified Date: November 8, 2012