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For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Thursday, August 27, 2020 USDL-20-1620 Technical information: cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov WORKER DISPLACEMENT: 2017-19 From January 2017 through December 2019, there were 2.7 million workers displaced from jobs they had held for at least 3 years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 3.0 million workers for the prior survey period covering January 2015 to December 2017. In January 2020, 70 percent of workers displaced from 2017 to 2019 were reemployed, up from 66 percent in January 2018. The U.S. Department of Labor's Chief Evaluation Office sponsored the January 2020 survey to collect information on workers who were displaced from their jobs. Since 1984, these surveys have been conducted biennially in January as supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of households that is the primary source of information on the nation's labor force. Displaced workers are defined as persons 20 years of age and over who lost or left jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was abolished. The period covered in this study was January 2017 to December 2019, the 3 calendar years prior to the January 2020 survey date. This period was characterized by employment growth and declining unemployment. The following analysis focuses primarily on the 2.7 million people who had worked for their employer for 3 or more years at the time of displacement (referred to as long-tenured workers). An additional 3.7 million persons were displaced from jobs they had held for less than 3 years (referred to as short-tenured workers). Combining the short- and long-tenured groups, the number of displaced workers totaled 6.3 million from 2017 to 2019. This is down from 6.8 million for the 2015-17 survey period. Highlights from the January 2020 survey: --In January 2020, 70 percent of the 2.7 million long-tenured displaced workers were reemployed, up from 66 percent in January 2018. (See table 1.) --Forty-one percent of long-tenured displaced workers from the 2017-19 period cited that they lost their job because their plant or company closed down or moved; an additional 36 percent said that their position or shift was abolished, and 23 percent cited insufficient work. (See table 2.) --Seventeen percent of long-tenured displaced workers lost a job in manufacturing, and another 15 percent lost a job in professional and business services. (See table 4.) --Among long-tenured workers who were displaced from full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in such jobs in January 2020, 65 percent had earnings that were as much or greater than those of their lost job, up from 51 percent for the prior survey. (See table 7.) Characteristics of the Displaced Seventy percent of the 2.7 million long-tenured displaced workers were reemployed at the time of the survey in January 2020, up from 66 percent for the January 2018 survey. The proportion unemployed at the time of the most recent survey was 12 percent, little different from January 2018. Eighteen percent of long-tenured displaced workers were not in the labor force in January 2020, also little changed from the previous survey. (See table 1.) In January 2020, the reemployment rate was 75 percent for workers ages 25 to 54, little changed from the prior survey. Reemployment rates continued to be lower for older workers; the rates for those ages 55 to 64 and 65 years and over were 67 percent and 44 percent, respectively. Among those age 65 and over, 49 percent were no longer in the labor force when surveyed. Among long-tenured displaced workers, men and women had similar reemployment rates in January 2020 (72 percent and 68 percent, respectively). The reemployment rate for men increased from the prior survey, while the rate for women changed little. Long-tenured displaced men and women were about equally likely to be unemployed at the time of the survey (12 percent and 13 percent, respectively). The share of both male and female displaced workers who had left the labor force (16 percent and 20 percent, respectively) changed little from the prior survey. In January 2020, the reemployment rate for long-tenured displaced White workers rose to 71 percent. The rates for Asians (74 percent), Hispanics (68 percent), and Blacks (62 percent) changed little from the prior survey. Long-tenured displaced Blacks were more likely than Whites and Hispanics to be unemployed in January 2020. Reason for Job Loss and Receipt of Advance Notice Of the 2.7 million long-tenured workers displaced during January 2017 through December 2019, 41 percent lost or left their jobs due to plant or company closings or moves. The proportion of displaced workers citing that their position or shift was abolished was 36 percent, and the proportion citing insufficient work was 23 percent. (See table 2.) Forty-seven percent of long-tenured displaced workers in the January 2020 survey received written advance notice that their jobs would be terminated, up from 43 percent for the January 2018 survey. Workers who lost jobs during the 2017-19 period due to plant or company closings or moves continued to be the most likely to receive written advance notice. Of this group, 60 percent received such notice. In contrast, 44 percent of workers who were displaced because their position or shift was abolished and 29 percent of those who lost jobs due to insufficient work were notified in advance. For each of these groups, reemployment rates were not statistically different for those who received written advanced notice and those who did not. (See table 3.) Industry and Occupation During the 2017-19 survey reference period, 461,000 long-tenured manufacturing workers were displaced from their jobs--17 percent of all long-tenured displaced workers. These displacements occurred mostly in durable goods manufacturing (279,000). Workers in professional and business services accounted for 15 percent of all long-tenured displacements, and retail trade accounted for another 13 percent of all displacements. (See table 4.) In January 2020, the reemployment rates were not statistically different from January 2018 for most major industry groups. However, the reemployment rates for workers displaced from retail trade (78 percent) and the information industry (80 percent) increased from the prior survey. The rate declined for workers displaced from the health care and social assistance industry (67 percent). (Workers were not necessarily reemployed in the same industries from which they were displaced.) By major occupational group, the reemployment rate increased to 71 percent for sales and office occupations in January 2020. Reemployment rates for other major occupational groups changed little from the prior survey. The January 2020 rates were 74 percent for those displaced from management, professional, and related occupations; 70 percent for service occupations; 66 percent for production, transportation, and material moving occupations; and 59 percent for natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. (See table 5.) Geographic Divisions Compared with the 2015-17 period, the number of long-tenured workers displaced during the 2017-19 period declined for the South Atlantic and East South Central divisions, but changed little for the other geographic divisions of the United States. In January 2020, the reemployment rates increased to 82 percent for the Mountain division and 74 percent for East North Central division. The rate fell to 52 percent for the East South Central division. (See table 6.) Earnings Of the 1.7 million long-tenured displaced workers who lost full-time wage and salary jobs during the 2017-19 period and were reemployed in January 2020, 1.3 million had full-time wage and salary jobs in January 2020. Of the reemployed full-time workers who reported earnings on their lost job, the proportion that were earning as much or more than they did at their lost job was 65 percent in January 2020, up from 51 percent for the January 2018 survey. (See table 7.) Total Displaced Workers (With No Tenure Restriction) The total number of workers displaced between January 2017 and December 2019 (regardless of how long they had held their jobs) was 6.3 million, down by 491,000 from the 2015-17 survey period. Of the total number of workers who lost jobs over the 2017-19 period, 71 percent were reemployed in January 2020, up from the January 2018 survey, and 15 percent were unemployed, little different from the prior survey. (See table 8.)
Technical Note The data presented in this release were collected through a supplement to the January 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS), the monthly survey of about 60,000 eligible households that provides basic data on employment and unemployment for the nation. The CPS is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The purpose of this supplement was to obtain information on the number and characteristics of persons who had been displaced (as defined below) from their jobs over the prior 3 calendar years. The collection of these data is sponsored by the Department of Labor's Chief Evaluation Office. Additional information, reports, and archived news releases are available at https://www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#displaced. Data presented in this release are based on Census 2010 population controls that are updated annually in January. Additional information, reports, and archived news release are available at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. Information about the reliability of data from the CPS and guidance on estimating standard errors is available at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability. Concepts and questions Displaced workers are wage and salary workers 20 years of age and over who lost or left jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was abolished. Data are often presented for long-tenured displaced workers--those who had worked for their employer for 3 or more years at the time of displacement. Wage and salary workers receive wages, salaries, commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates. The group includes employees in both the private and public sectors but excludes all self-employed persons, both those with incorporated businesses as well as those with unincorporated businesses. Data discussed in this release on displaced workers were obtained from the following questions: (This question was asked of all persons 20 years and over.) During the last 3 calendar years, that is, January 2017 through December 2019, did (you/name) lose a job or leave one because: (your/his/her) plant or company closed or moved, (your/his/her) position or shift was abolished, insufficient work, or another similar reason? (If the respondent answered "yes" to the above question on job loss, the following question was then asked.) Which of these specific reasons describes why (name/you) (is/are) no longer working at that job? Plant or company closed down or moved Plant or company operating but lost or left job because of: Insufficient work Position or shift abolished Seasonal job completed Self-operated business failed Some other reason Respondents who provided one of the first three reasons--plant or company closed or moved, insufficient work, or position or shift abolished--were classified as displaced and asked additional questions about the lost job, including how many years they had worked for their employer; the year the job was lost; the earnings, industry, and occupation of the lost job; and whether health insurance had been provided. Other questions were asked to determine what occurred before and after the job loss, such as: Was the respondent notified of the upcoming dismissal? How long did he/she go without work? Did he/she receive unemployment benefits? And, if so, were the benefits used up? Did the person move to another location after the job loss to take or look for another job? Information also was collected about current health insurance coverage (other than Medicare and Medicaid) and current earnings for those employed at the time of the survey.
Characteristic | Total | Percent distribution by employment status | |||
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Total | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
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Total |
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Total, 20 years and over |
2,672 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.4 | 17.5 |
20 to 24 years |
63 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
1,676 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 13.9 | 11.0 |
55 to 64 years |
702 | 100.0 | 66.5 | 10.7 | 22.8 |
65 years and over |
232 | 100.0 | 44.1 | 7.4 | 48.5 |
Men |
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Total, 20 years and over |
1,466 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 12.3 | 15.7 |
20 to 24 years |
20 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
947 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 14.6 | 10.9 |
55 to 64 years |
382 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 8.3 | 20.0 |
65 years and over |
117 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 9.3 | 38.2 |
Women |
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Total, 20 years and over |
1,206 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 12.5 | 19.7 |
20 to 24 years |
42 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
729 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 12.9 | 11.2 |
55 to 64 years |
321 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 13.4 | 26.3 |
65 years and over |
115 | 100.0 | 35.4 | 5.6 | 59.1 |
White |
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Total, 20 years and over |
2,162 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 10.5 | 18.6 |
Men |
1,211 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 |
Women |
951 | 100.0 | 67.7 | 9.7 | 22.6 |
Black or African American |
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Total, 20 years and over |
335 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 22.2 | 16.0 |
Men |
152 | 100.0 | 58.5 | 21.8 | 19.7 |
Women |
183 | 100.0 | 64.6 | 22.6 | 12.9 |
Asian |
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Total, 20 years and over |
110 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 25.6 | 0.9 |
Men |
62 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Women |
48 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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Total, 20 years and over |
461 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 8.5 | 23.9 |
Men |
262 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 7.0 | 20.5 |
Women |
199 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 10.5 | 28.3 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Characteristic | Total | Percent distribution by reason for job loss | |||
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Total | Plant or company closed down or moved |
Insufficient work | Position or shift abolished |
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Total |
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Total, 20 years and over |
2,672 | 100.0 | 40.6 | 23.2 | 36.2 |
20 to 24 years |
63 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
1,676 | 100.0 | 42.6 | 23.2 | 34.2 |
55 to 64 years |
702 | 100.0 | 33.2 | 24.7 | 42.1 |
65 years and over |
232 | 100.0 | 43.8 | 19.5 | 36.7 |
Men |
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Total, 20 years and over |
1,466 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 25.7 | 34.2 |
20 to 24 years |
20 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
947 | 100.0 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 32.5 |
55 to 64 years |
382 | 100.0 | 36.6 | 22.1 | 41.3 |
65 years and over |
117 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 21.2 | 30.0 |
Women |
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Total, 20 years and over |
1,206 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 20.3 | 38.7 |
20 to 24 years |
42 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
25 to 54 years |
729 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 17.7 | 36.3 |
55 to 64 years |
321 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 27.7 | 43.1 |
65 years and over |
115 | 100.0 | 38.7 | 17.7 | 43.6 |
White |
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Total, 20 years and over |
2,162 | 100.0 | 40.7 | 23.0 | 36.3 |
Men |
1,211 | 100.0 | 40.8 | 25.1 | 34.1 |
Women |
951 | 100.0 | 40.6 | 20.3 | 39.1 |
Black or African American |
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Total, 20 years and over |
335 | 100.0 | 47.3 | 21.4 | 31.3 |
Men |
152 | 100.0 | 46.1 | 26.0 | 27.9 |
Women |
183 | 100.0 | 48.3 | 17.6 | 34.1 |
Asian |
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Total, 20 years and over |
110 | 100.0 | 13.8 | 24.4 | 61.8 |
Men |
62 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Women |
48 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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Total, 20 years and over |
461 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 27.5 | 22.0 |
Men |
262 | 100.0 | 50.2 | 29.6 | 20.2 |
Women |
199 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 24.7 | 24.3 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Characteristic | Total | Percent distribution by employment status | |||
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Total | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
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Total |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
2,672 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.4 | 17.5 |
Received written advance notice |
1,254 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 13.1 | 19.1 |
Did not receive written advance notice |
1,377 | 100.0 | 72.9 | 11.8 | 15.3 |
Plant or company closed down or moved |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
1,084 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 11.7 | 18.4 |
Received written advance notice |
646 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 13.5 | 17.1 |
Did not receive written advance notice |
415 | 100.0 | 73.1 | 8.3 | 18.5 |
Insufficient work |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
621 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 8.4 | 17.9 |
Received written advance notice |
183 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 5.0 | 26.9 |
Did not receive written advance notice |
431 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 10.0 | 13.7 |
Position or shift abolished |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
967 | 100.0 | 67.9 | 15.7 | 16.4 |
Received written advance notice |
425 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 15.9 | 18.7 |
Did not receive written advance notice |
532 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 16.0 | 14.2 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
Industry and class of worker of lost job | Total | Percent distribution by employment status | |||
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Total | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
2,672 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.4 | 17.5 |
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers |
26 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers |
2,621 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 12.2 | 17.4 |
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers |
2,481 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 12.4 | 17.3 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
31 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Construction |
189 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 20.0 | 16.5 |
Manufacturing |
461 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 13.1 | 22.4 |
Durable goods manufacturing |
279 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 15.3 | 22.6 |
Primary metals and fabricated metal products |
57 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Machinery manufacturing |
49 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Computers and electronic products |
55 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Electrical equipment and appliances |
19 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Transportation equipment |
25 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
27 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Other durable goods industries |
47 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Nondurable goods manufacturing |
182 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 9.7 | 22.3 |
Food manufacturing |
48 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Textiles, apparel, and leather |
30 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Paper and printing |
41 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Other nondurable goods industries |
64 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Wholesale and retail trade |
435 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 7.0 | 16.5 |
Wholesale trade |
96 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 4.5 | 25.4 |
Retail trade |
340 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 7.7 | 14.0 |
Transportation and utilities(3) |
85 | 100.0 | 72.5 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
Transportation and warehousing |
78 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 10.8 | 14.7 |
Information(3) |
126 | 100.0 | 80.2 | 2.9 | 16.9 |
Telecommunications |
48 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Financial activities |
256 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 18.2 | 14.8 |
Finance and insurance |
221 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 14.2 | 15.5 |
Finance |
116 | 100.0 | 75.3 | 15.4 | 9.3 |
Insurance |
105 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 12.8 | 22.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
35 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Professional and business services |
393 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 13.2 | 15.5 |
Professional and technical services |
232 | 100.0 | 72.9 | 16.5 | 10.6 |
Management, administrative, and waste services |
161 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 8.4 | 22.4 |
Education and health services |
278 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 13.9 | 17.8 |
Educational services |
60 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Health care and social assistance(3) |
218 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 12.1 | 20.9 |
Hospitals |
53 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Health services, except hospitals |
118 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 6.3 | 18.7 |
Leisure and hospitality(3) |
140 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 5.2 | 16.5 |
Accommodation and food services(3) |
117 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 6.2 | 19.6 |
Food services and drinking places |
94 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 7.7 | 20.5 |
Other services |
86 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 21.9 | 5.5 |
Government wage and salary workers |
140 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 8.1 | 20.0 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Occupation of lost job | Total | Percent distribution by employment status | |||
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Total | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
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Total, 20 years and over(2) |
2,672 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 12.4 | 17.5 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
1,195 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 13.7 | 12.8 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
715 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 16.2 | 12.1 |
Professional and related occupations |
481 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 10.0 | 14.0 |
Service occupations |
252 | 100.0 | 69.6 | 8.9 | 21.5 |
Sales and office occupations |
603 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 9.8 | 19.0 |
Sales and related occupations |
283 | 100.0 | 76.9 | 10.3 | 12.8 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
321 | 100.0 | 66.1 | 9.4 | 24.5 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
237 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 14.9 | 26.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
8 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Construction and extraction occupations |
124 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 14.1 | 28.8 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
106 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 10.1 | 24.2 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
364 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 10.6 | 23.2 |
Production occupations |
201 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 13.8 | 21.7 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
163 | 100.0 | 68.4 | 6.6 | 25.0 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey. This classification system is derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Characteristic | Total | New England |
Middle Atlantic |
East North Central |
West North Central |
South Atlantic |
East South Central |
West South Central |
Mountain | Pacific |
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Workers who lost jobs |
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Total, 20 years and over |
2,672 | 147 | 326 | 408 | 177 | 445 | 108 | 404 | 215 | 442 |
Men |
1,466 | 78 | 189 | 215 | 109 | 236 | 59 | 199 | 127 | 255 |
Women |
1,206 | 69 | 137 | 193 | 68 | 210 | 49 | 206 | 88 | 187 |
Reason for job loss |
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Plant or company closed down or moved |
1,084 | 48 | 114 | 184 | 66 | 185 | 52 | 152 | 85 | 198 |
Insufficient work |
621 | 45 | 82 | 84 | 41 | 112 | 28 | 91 | 45 | 93 |
Position or shift abolished |
967 | 54 | 130 | 140 | 70 | 148 | 27 | 162 | 84 | 151 |
Industry and class of worker of lost job(2) |
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Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers |
26 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 |
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers |
2,621 | 143 | 326 | 398 | 172 | 440 | 108 | 395 | 211 | 429 |
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers |
2,481 | 134 | 316 | 376 | 161 | 409 | 103 | 379 | 201 | 401 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
Construction |
189 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 |
Manufacturing |
461 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 44 | 70 | 18 | 41 | 25 | 94 |
Durable goods manufacturing |
279 | 21 | 29 | 59 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
Nondurable goods manufacturing |
182 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 43 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
435 | 18 | 51 | 65 | 24 | 79 | 17 | 87 | 34 | 60 |
Transportation and utilities |
85 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 12 |
Information |
126 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 20 |
Financial activities |
256 | 9 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 56 | 4 | 33 |
Professional and business services |
393 | 25 | 52 | 34 | 29 | 74 | 16 | 58 | 38 | 67 |
Education and health services |
278 | 22 | 36 | 46 | 14 | 51 | 4 | 30 | 38 | 36 |
Leisure and hospitality |
140 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 27 |
Other services |
86 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 9 | - | 12 | 7 | 21 |
Government wage and salary workers |
140 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 28 |
Employment status in January 2020 |
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Employed |
1,872 | 103 | 206 | 300 | 137 | 301 | 56 | 292 | 176 | 301 |
Unemployed |
331 | 19 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 68 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 75 |
Not in labor force |
469 | 25 | 79 | 61 | 23 | 77 | 38 | 77 | 24 | 65 |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont compose the New England Division; New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota compose the West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas compose the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the Mountain Division; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific Division. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Industry and class of worker of lost job | Reemployed in January 2020 | |||||||
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Total | Wage and salary workers | Self- employed and unpaid family workers |
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Part time | Full time | |||||||
Total(2) | Earnings relative to those of lost job | |||||||
20 percent or more below |
Below, but within 20 percent |
Equal or above, but within 20 percent |
20 percent or more above |
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Total who lost full-time wage and salary jobs(3) |
1,672 | 186 | 1,335 | 172 | 181 | 383 | 269 | 151 |
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers |
11 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers |
1,645 | 181 | 1,314 | 172 | 180 | 373 | 267 | 150 |
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers |
1,569 | 168 | 1,250 | 156 | 175 | 362 | 244 | 150 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
18 | - | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Construction |
116 | 9 | 84 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 24 |
Manufacturing |
285 | 18 | 244 | 28 | 26 | 86 | 47 | 23 |
Durable goods manufacturing |
169 | 10 | 141 | 23 | 17 | 48 | 24 | 18 |
Nondurable goods manufacturing |
116 | 8 | 103 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 5 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
286 | 46 | 237 | 51 | 14 | 61 | 38 | 3 |
Transportation and utilities |
62 | - | 53 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 9 |
Information |
100 | 0 | 77 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 22 |
Financial activities |
172 | 11 | 150 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 22 | 11 |
Professional and business services |
260 | 12 | 214 | 2 | 38 | 63 | 68 | 34 |
Education and health services |
144 | 30 | 109 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
67 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
Other services |
59 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
Government wage and salary workers |
77 | 13 | 64 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 23 | - |
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |
Characteristic | Total | Percent distribution by employment status | |||
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Total | Employed | Unemployed | Not in labor force |
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Workers who lost jobs |
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Total, 20 years and over |
6,334 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 15.0 | 14.1 |
20 to 24 years |
670 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 11.8 | 13.1 |
25 to 54 years |
4,177 | 100.0 | 74.4 | 16.2 | 9.4 |
55 to 64 years |
1,142 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 13.3 | 21.9 |
65 years and over |
344 | 100.0 | 40.1 | 13.0 | 47.0 |
Men, 20 years and over |
3,412 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 15.8 | 12.8 |
20 to 24 years |
328 | 100.0 | 69.6 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
25 to 54 years |
2,276 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 16.3 | 8.7 |
55 to 64 years |
622 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 13.5 | 18.9 |
65 years and over |
186 | 100.0 | 43.0 | 17.7 | 39.3 |
Women, 20 years and over |
2,922 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 14.1 | 15.6 |
20 to 24 years |
341 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 8.2 | 11.5 |
25 to 54 years |
1,902 | 100.0 | 73.8 | 16.0 | 10.2 |
55 to 64 years |
520 | 100.0 | 61.4 | 13.0 | 25.5 |
65 years and over |
158 | 100.0 | 36.6 | 7.4 | 55.9 |
White |
4,813 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 12.6 | 15.3 |
Black or African American |
954 | 100.0 | 62.7 | 25.9 | 11.4 |
Asian |
304 | 100.0 | 71.6 | 22.4 | 6.0 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
1,235 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 14.3 | 15.0 |
Reason for job loss |
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Plant or company closed down or moved |
2,275 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
Insufficient work |
2,260 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 16.1 | 12.5 |
Position or shift abolished |
1,798 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 15.7 | 13.5 |
Occupation of lost job(2) |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
2,266 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
1,252 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 18.2 | 9.4 |
Professional and related occupations |
1,014 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 10.8 | 12.8 |
Service occupations |
890 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 14.5 | 11.7 |
Sales and office occupations |
1,414 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 11.9 | 16.8 |
Sales and related occupations |
698 | 100.0 | 69.7 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
716 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 8.8 | 18.4 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
620 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 14.4 | 17.4 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
14 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Construction and extraction occupations |
420 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 13.3 | 14.1 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
186 | 100.0 | 63.2 | 14.3 | 22.5 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
948 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
Production occupations |
508 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 19.1 | 21.1 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
441 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 18.7 | 13.6 |
Industry and class of worker of lost job(2) |
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Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers |
36 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers |
6,094 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 14.8 | 13.9 |
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers |
5,842 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 15.2 | 13.9 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
54 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
Construction |
544 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 19.2 | 12.5 |
Manufacturing |
908 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
Durable goods manufacturing |
576 | 100.0 | 62.0 | 21.0 | 17.0 |
Nondurable goods manufacturing |
332 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 13.3 | 20.3 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
1,045 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 12.5 | 17.0 |
Transportation and utilities |
194 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 14.5 | 7.2 |
Information |
202 | 100.0 | 80.1 | 7.9 | 12.0 |
Financial activities |
402 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 19.1 | 15.3 |
Professional and business services |
975 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 17.7 | 11.2 |
Education and health services |
632 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 |
Leisure and hospitality |
598 | 100.0 | 76.7 | 12.1 | 11.2 |
Other services |
268 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 20.4 | 9.4 |
Government wage and salary workers |
252 | 100.0 | 79.8 | 4.5 | 15.7 |
(1) Data refer to all persons (regardless of years of tenure on lost job) who had lost or left a job between January 2017 and December 2019 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey. This classification system is derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |