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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- FOURTH QUARTER 2010
ANNUAL TOTALS -- 2010
Employers initiated 1,910 mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2010 that
resulted in the separation of 295,571 workers from their jobs for at least 31
days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics. Layoff events and separations declined from fourth quarter 2009 levels.
(See table A.) Fourth quarter 2010 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to
revision. (See the Technical Note.)
Permanent worksite closures accounted for 6 percent of extended mass layoff events
in the fourth quarter 2010, the lowest proportion of events due to closure in pro-
gram history (with data available back to 1995). Manufacturing firms accounted for
19 percent of private nonfarm extended mass layoff events and 21 percent of separa-
tions, the lowest fourth quarter proportions in program history. Sixty percent of
employers expected to recall at least some laid-off workers, the highest fourth
quarter percentage since 2005 and up from 48 percent a year earlier.
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in
the fourth quarter 2010, down from 9.5 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm pay-
roll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.8 percent (903,000) over
the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Fifteen of 18 major industry sectors in the private nonfarm economy registered de-
clines over the year in the number of extended mass layoff events. Seventeen of 21
manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in the number of lay-
off events.
Construction firms recorded 673 events and 84,205 separations, primarily due to the
ending of seasonal work. Both layoff events and separations in this sector decreased
over the year. Of the 673 events, 80 percent of employers anticipated recalling some
workers.
Manufacturing firms reported 362 events involving the separation of 60,832 workers,
largely due to the ending of seasonal work. Of these events, 50 percent of employers
anticipated recalling some workers. This sector accounted for 19 percent of private
nonfarm extended layoff events and 21 percent of related separations in the quarter,
the lowest fourth quarter proportions in program history. (See table 1.)
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants
2006
January-March .......... 963 183,089 193,510
April-June ............. 1,353 295,964 264,927
July-September ......... 929 160,254 161,764
October-December ....... 1,640 296,662 330,954
2007
January-March .......... 1,110 225,600 199,250
April-June ............. 1,421 278,719 259,234
July-September ......... 1,018 160,024 173,077
October-December ....... 1,814 301,592 347,151
2008
January-March .......... 1,340 230,098 259,292
April-June ............. 1,756 354,713 339,630
July-September ......... 1,581 290,453 304,340
October-December ....... 3,582 641,714 766,780
2009
January-March .......... 3,979 705,141 835,551
April-June ............. 3,395 651,318 731,049
July-September ......... 2,034 345,531 406,823
October-December(r) .... 2,416 406,212 468,577
2010
January-March(r) ....... 1,870 314,512 368,459
April-June(r) .......... 2,008 381,622 395,224
July-September(r) ...... 1,370 221,933 256,636
October-December(p) .... 1,910 295,571 268,431
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons for extended mass layoffs, events
related to seasonal factors accounted for 42 percent of events and 43 percent of
related separations during the fourth quarter. (See table 2.) Over the year, the
largest decrease in separations occurred in layoffs due to business demand reasons.
Movement of Work
In the fourth quarter, 46 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were
associated with 8,474 separated workers. Over the year, the number of such events
decreased by 20, and the number of separations decreased by 3,500. Movement of work
layoffs accounted for 4 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events. (See table 9.)
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated
with extended mass layoff events in the fourth quarter 2010, by residency of claimants
2009 IV (r) 2010 IV (p)
Metropolitan area Initial Initial
claimants Rank claimants Rank
Total, 372 metropolitan areas ....... 369,199 -- 209,877 --
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. .... 38,204 1 24,299 1
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ... 22,719 2 13,193 2
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................... 20,177 3 10,899 3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ..... 14,331 4 6,299 4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ....... 13,323 5 6,269 5
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ....... 8,948 6 4,236 6
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. .................... 6,346 8 4,004 7
Pittsburgh, Pa. ............................. 6,466 7 3,929 8
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. . 6,252 9 3,903 9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. .......................... 4,003 17 3,419 10
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are
defined in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 10-02, December 1, 2009.
Sixty-one percent of the extended mass layoff events related to movement of work
were from manufacturing industries. (See table 6.) Employers cited organizational
changes as the economic reason for layoffs in 48 percent of the events involving
movement of work. (See table 7.) Among the regions, the largest proportions of
workers affected by the movement of work were in the South. (See table 8.) By state,
California, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Tennessee reported the highest numbers of
separations associated with movement of work.
The 46 extended layoff events with movement of work for the fourth quarter involved
61 identifiable relocations of work actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to
provide more complete separation information for 42 of these actions. Among the 42
actions, 83 percent involved work moving within the same company, and 71 percent
were domestic reassignments. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
Sixty percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the fourth quarter
indicated they anticipated some type of recall, the highest fourth quarter percent-
age since 2005 and up from 48 percent a year earlier. Of those employers expecting
to recall workers, 32 percent indicated the offer would be extended to all displaced
Table C. Selected measures of mass layoff activity, 1996-2010
Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants
1996 ................ 4,760 948,122 805,810
1997 ................ 4,671 947,843 879,831
1998 ................ 4,859 991,245 1,056,462
1999 ................ 4,556 901,451 796,917
2000 ................ 4,591 915,962 846,267
2001 ................ 7,375 1,524,832 1,457,512
2002 ................ 6,337 1,272,331 1,218,143
2003 ................ 6,181 1,216,886 1,200,811
2004 ................ 5,010 993,909 903,079
2005 ................ 4,881 884,661 834,533
2006 ................ 4,885 935,969 951,155
2007 ................ 5,363 965,935 978,712
2008 ................ 8,259 1,516,978 1,670,042
2009(r) ............. 11,824 2,108,202 2,442,000
2010(p) ............. 7,158 1,213,638 1,288,750
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
employees, and 75 percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least
half of the workers. Seventy-three percent of employers expecting to recall laid-off
employees intend to do so within 6 months. Excluding extended mass layoff events due
to seasonal work and vacation period, in which 95 percent of the employers expected
a recall, employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in just 34 percent of the
events. (See table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) was 155
during the quarter. (See table 12.) Events were primarily concentrated at the lower
end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 71 percent involving fewer than 150
workers. Conversely, only four percent of events involved 500 or more workers. (See
table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 268,431 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with
extended mass layoffs in the fourth quarter. Of these claimants, 12 percent were
black, 19 percent were Hispanic, 29 percent were women, and 18 percent were 55 years
of age or older. (See table 3.) The percentage of claimants who were women reached
an all-time program low in the fourth quarter. Among persons in the civilian labor
force for the same period, 12 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 per-
cent were women, and 20 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West and the Midwest recorded the highest numbers
of separations due to extended mass layoff events in the fourth quarter. Among the
nine census divisions, the highest numbers of separations were in the Pacific and
the East North Central. All census regions and divisions registered fewer laid-off
workers compared with the fourth quarter of 2009. This was the fifth consecutive
quarter separations have decreased over the year for all census regions and divi-
sions. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations, followed by Illinois,
Wisconsin, New York, and Ohio. (See table 5.) Over the year, 38 states and the District
of Columbia reported decreased numbers of laid-off workers, led by California, Florida,
and Illinois.
Seventy-eight percent of the initial claimants associated with extended mass layoff
events in the fourth quarter resided within metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metro-
politan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number
of resident initial claimants. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.,
entered the highest 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by residency
of claimant in the fourth quarter, replacing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash., from the
fourth quarter 2009. (See table B.)
Review of 2010
For all of 2010, employers reported 7,158 extended mass layoff actions, affecting
1,213,638 workers. Compared to 2009, the number of events decreased by 39 percent and
the number of separations decreased by 42 percent, the first over-the-year decline for
both measures since 2005. (See table C.) The annual average national unemployment rate
increased from 9.3 percent in 2009 to 9.6 percent in 2010, and private nonfarm payroll
employment decreased by 0.8 percent, or 914,000.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
In the private nonfarm economy, manufacturing reported the largest number of separa-
tions, despite reaching a program low in 2010 (with annual data available back to 1996).
Construction had the next highest number of separations. Educational services reported
program highs in both layoff events and separations in 2010.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons for layoff, layoffs due to business
demand factors accounted for the largest numbers of events and separations during 2010.
Compared to 2009, the largest decreases in events were related to business demand
factors and financial issues.
Movement of Work
In 2010, 225 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were associated with
38,505 separated workers, both reaching program lows (with annual data available back to
2004). Fifty-four percent of events related to movement of work were from manufacturing
industries. Employers cited organizational issues in 46 percent of the layoffs involving
the movement of work, the highest among the reason categories.
The 225 extended layoff events with movement of work for 2010 involved 311 identifiable
relocations of work actions. Employers were able to provide more complete separations
information for 197 of the actions. Of these, 86 percent involved work moving within the
same company, and 77 percent were domestic reassignments.
Recall Expectations
About 50 percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in 2010 indicated they
anticipated some type of recall, up from 34 percent a year earlier. Of those employers
expecting to recall workers, 36 percent indicated that the offer would be extended to
all displaced employees, and a program low 70 percent intended to do so within 6 months.
Excluding events due to seasonal work and vacation period, employers anticipated re-
calling laid-off workers in just 28 percent of the events.
Size of Extended Layoffs
In 2010, the average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) was
170, registering the smallest annual average size in program history (with annual data
available back to 1996). Extended mass layoffs involving 500 or more workers accounted
for only 5 percent of events but resulted in 29 percent of all separations.
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 1,288,750 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with
extended mass layoffs in 2010. Of these claimants, 15 percent were black and a program
high 20 percent were Hispanic. The 55 years-of-age or older demographic reached an an-
nual program high at 20 percent, and the proportion of women who filed for notice of
unemployment was 41 percent. Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same
period, 12 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, and 20
percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Compared to 2009, all census regions, divisions, and 45 states and the District of
Columbia reported decreased numbers of laid-off workers in 2010. Among the states, the
largest decreases were reported by California, Florida, and Michigan.
Among the 372 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported
the highest number of resident initial claimants in 2010. The next highest were New
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., and Chicago-Joliet-Naperville,
Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Note
The quarterly series on extended mass layoffs cover layoffs of at least 31-days duration
that involve 50 or more individuals from a single employer filing initial claims for un-
employment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a
mass layoff is triggered, the employer is contacted for additional information. Data for
the current quarter are preliminary and subject to revision. This release also includes
revised data for previous quarters. Data are not seasonally adjusted, but survey data
suggest that there is a seasonal pattern to layoffs. Thus, comparisons between consecu-
tive quarters should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information
about the program, see the Technical Note.
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The Mass Layoffs news release for January 2011 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday,
February 23, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state program which
identifies, describes, and tracks the effects of major job cutbacks, using
data from each state's unemployment insurance database. Employers which have
at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week per-
iod are contacted by the state agency to determine whether these separations
are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so, information is obtained on the
total number of persons separated and the reasons for these separations. Em-
ployers are identified according to industry classification and location, and
unemployment insurance claimants are identified by such demographic factors as
age, race, gender, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program yields
information on an individual's entire spell of unemployment, to the point when
regular unemployment insurance benefits are exhausted.
Definitions
Domestic relocation. A movement of work from an establishment within the
U.S. to a location also inside the U.S., either within the same company or to
a different company altogether (domestic outsourcing).
Employer. A firm covered by state unemployment insurance laws. Information
on employers is obtained from the Quarterly Census ofEmployment and Wages (QCEW)
program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the filing of 50 or more
initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an employer during a
5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. Such
layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those who are terminated.
Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate
a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for com-
pensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or
period of eligibility.
Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities previously performed
at the worksite by the company experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite
within the company; (2) to another company under formal contractual arrange-
ments at the same worksite; or (3) to another company under formal contractual
arrangements at another worksite either within or outside of the U.S.
Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly conducted in-house by em-
ployees paid directly by a company to a different company under a contractual
arrangement.
Overseas relocation. A movement of work from an establishment within the
U.S. to a location outside of the U.S. (offshoring), either within the same
company or to a different company altogether (offshore outsourcing).
Relocation of work action. A movement-of-work action where the employer
provides information on the new location of work and/or the number of workers
affected by the movement. Events may involve more than one action per employer
if work is moved to more than one location.
Separations. The number of individuals who have become displaced during an
extended mass layoff event as provided by the employer, regardless of whether
they file for unemployment insurance or not.
Worksite closure. The complete closure of an employer or the partial closure
of an employer with multiple locations where entire worksites affected by layoffs
are closed.
Revisions to preliminary data
The latest quarterly data in this news release are considered preliminary.
After the initial publication of quarterly information, more data are collected
as remaining employer interviews for the quarter are completed and additional
initial claimant information associated with extended layoff events is received.
Movement of work concepts and questions
Beginning in 2004, the economic reasons "domestic relocation" and "overseas
relocation" were replaced by the movement of work concept. The movement of work
data are not collected in the same way as the relocation reasons in releases prior
to 2004; therefore, the movement of work data are not comparable to the data for
those discontinued reasons.
Questions on movement of work and location are asked for all layoff events when
the reason for separation is other than "seasonal work" or "vacation period," as
these are unlikely. Movement of work questions are asked after the analyst veri-
fies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30 days. If the reason
for layoff is other than seasonal or vacation, the employer was asked the following:
(1) "Did this layoff include your company moving work from this location(s)
to a different geographic location(s) within your company?"
(2) "Did this layoff include your company moving work that was performed in-
house by your employees to a different company, through contractual arrangements?"
A "yes" response to either question is followed by:
"Is the location inside or outside of the U.S.?" and "How many of the layoffs
were a result of this relocation?"
Layoff actions are classified as "domestic relocation" if the
employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2 and indicates the
location(s) was inside the U.S.; "overseas relocation" indicates that
the location(s) was outside the U.S.
Reliability of the data
The identification of employers and layoff events in the MLS program and asso-
ciated characteristics of claimants is based on administrative data on covered
employers and unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject to
issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors such as typographical
errors may occur but are not likely to be significant. While the MLS employers
and layoff events are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are
asked the interview questions, the employer responses are subject to nonsampling
error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the inability to
obtain information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of respondents
to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing
of the data. For the fourth quarter of 2010, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 3.7 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work,
employers in 19 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations
specifically associated with the movement of work, 3 of which involved out-of-
country moves.
Additional information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in-
dividuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)691-5200; Federal Relay Service:
(800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 2,416 1,370 1,910 406,212 221,933 295,571 468,577 256,636 268,431
Mining ....................................... 39 4 32 4,887 1,067 3,430 5,486 774 3,239
Utilities .................................... 9 4 (2) 1,637 535 (2) 1,585 649 (2)
Construction ................................. 761 210 673 95,711 21,251 84,205 120,451 31,921 79,982
Manufacturing ................................ 592 265 362 99,035 39,171 60,832 122,475 46,857 54,302
Food .................................... 93 63 84 19,961 9,692 20,942 21,988 13,104 13,318
Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 4 10 (2) 344 1,707 (2) 495 1,267
Textile mills ........................... 11 - 3 2,028 - 379 6,953 - 468
Textile product mills ................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Apparel ................................. 18 10 11 2,380 1,541 1,886 2,371 1,783 2,050
Leather and allied products ............. (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Wood products ........................... 35 14 18 4,688 1,983 2,004 6,857 1,906 2,593
Paper ................................... 14 (2) 9 1,604 (2) 1,324 1,733 (2) 928
Printing and related support activities . 10 6 11 2,400 500 2,076 1,941 1,415 1,712
Petroleum and coal products ............. 21 (2) 17 3,092 (2) 2,463 3,256 (2) 2,346
Chemicals ............................... 23 17 5 3,057 2,007 419 2,681 2,388 470
Plastics and rubber products ............ 19 8 12 1,880 613 1,533 1,973 772 1,131
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 60 13 49 7,822 1,435 6,115 9,513 1,583 5,871
Primary metals .......................... 34 12 12 4,202 2,490 1,906 6,916 2,609 1,577
Fabricated metal products ............... 44 16 16 5,896 2,267 2,158 7,075 3,627 2,180
Machinery ............................... 47 15 16 6,375 2,661 2,770 8,961 3,830 3,509
Computer and electronic products ........ 40 25 14 5,135 2,783 1,924 6,761 3,550 1,797
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 15 9 6 2,173 1,005 1,136 2,283 1,217 1,233
Transportation equipment ................ 72 35 50 21,400 7,453 7,586 24,711 5,738 9,199
Furniture and related products .......... 14 7 8 2,021 1,014 1,236 2,907 1,384 1,308
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 13 6 8 1,898 959 955 1,685 857 741
Wholesale trade .............................. 56 33 32 6,981 3,901 3,486 6,854 3,829 3,279
Retail trade ................................. 91 79 78 19,469 20,996 15,660 23,743 22,664 13,644
Transportation and warehousing ............... 88 159 49 17,709 24,122 7,579 17,844 28,162 8,603
Information .................................. 62 54 54 12,316 14,322 12,712 17,190 20,109 16,592
Finance and insurance ........................ 74 55 41 14,934 10,137 6,970 16,641 12,187 5,802
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 20 14 13 2,454 2,289 1,450 2,784 1,562 1,057
Professional and technical services .......... 77 62 67 14,379 10,938 10,358 14,242 12,199 10,002
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 9 4 (2) 1,073 346 (2) 3,479 372 (2)
Administrative and waste services ............ 253 146 217 52,551 31,159 33,098 63,778 33,724 33,929
Educational services ......................... 8 34 8 959 3,972 2,164 1,050 4,926 773
Health care and social assistance ............ 42 84 44 6,216 8,213 5,731 6,638 9,009 5,381
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 68 51 57 18,959 5,882 11,447 11,731 7,802 6,106
Accommodation and food services .............. 143 87 155 33,137 20,514 33,016 29,127 16,518 22,355
Other services, except public administration . 23 25 20 3,609 3,118 2,272 3,283 3,372 2,278
Unclassified ................................. 1 - - 196 - - 196 - -
1 For the fourth quarter of 2010, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Reason for layoff
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 2,416 1,370 1,910 406,212 221,933 295,571 468,577 256,636 268,431
Business demand ................... 845 487 643 126,734 76,408 93,402 178,974 97,085 98,462
Contract cancellation ........... 37 32 24 6,953 4,366 4,134 7,968 4,273 3,548
Contract completion ............. 290 241 371 49,017 41,565 57,966 66,797 52,268 62,317
Domestic competition ............ (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ 10 (2) - 1,184 (2) - 1,707 (2) -
Import competition .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown. 501 209 243 68,855 29,510 30,624 101,883 38,697 32,018
Organizational changes ............ 89 83 72 17,736 16,963 16,749 15,866 13,966 11,830
Business-ownership change ....... 29 17 17 9,000 8,485 9,118 4,599 2,472 2,321
Reorganization or restructuring
of company .................... 60 66 55 8,736 8,478 7,631 11,267 11,494 9,509
Financial issues .................. 179 110 105 29,342 15,653 15,460 34,531 18,535 13,017
Bankruptcy ...................... 21 14 13 5,262 2,450 3,418 4,882 1,282 1,671
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 113 63 63 16,570 8,290 7,188 21,152 12,096 7,995
Financial difficulty ............ 45 33 29 7,510 4,913 4,854 8,497 5,157 3,351
Production specific ............... 16 (2) 8 1,982 (2) 1,140 1,833 (2) 1,104
Automation/technological
advances ...................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Energy related .................. - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. 5 6 (2) 576 727 (2) 541 725 (2)
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Material or supply shortage ..... (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Model changeover ................ (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... 3 5 - 540 411 - 449 501 -
Product line discontinued ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Disaster/safety ................... 6 (2) 5 840 (2) 521 1,075 (2) 474
Hazardous work environment ...... - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ...................... - - - - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Extreme weather-related event ... (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Seasonal .......................... 828 372 804 137,207 52,613 127,766 143,965 66,451 103,093
Seasonal ........................ 817 212 798 134,911 33,122 127,225 140,270 42,202 102,466
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. 11 160 6 2,296 19,491 541 3,695 24,249 627
Other/miscellaneous ............... 453 300 273 92,371 58,522 40,533 92,333 58,611 40,451
Other ........................... 22 14 18 3,501 1,583 2,101 3,680 1,756 1,978
Data not provided: refusal ...... 108 69 71 29,159 18,521 9,996 29,159 18,521 9,977
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 323 217 184 59,711 38,418 28,436 59,494 38,334 28,496
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, third and fourth quarters, 2010
Total Percent of total
initial Hispanic Persons age 55
Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over
State
III IV III IV III IV III IV III IV III IV
2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 1,370 1,910 256,636 268,431 16.0 11.8 22.8 19.1 42.0 29.2 20.1 18.1
Alabama ........................ 11 6 2,988 1,507 48.2 51.2 1.6 3.3 43.8 59.9 15.9 11.3
Alaska ......................... 10 12 3,381 1,502 7.4 5.7 20.4 10.7 27.9 26.2 24.7 18.2
Arizona ........................ 9 12 1,671 1,643 11.9 7.4 29.2 35.5 60.6 42.2 18.1 20.1
Arkansas ....................... 5 4 920 823 26.2 17.6 4.3 3.3 40.2 31.3 12.5 20.5
California ..................... 442 454 95,418 68,474 8.5 7.3 35.3 37.2 40.5 36.6 16.3 16.7
Colorado ....................... 11 24 1,235 2,577 8.4 4.9 15.4 36.5 45.7 26.9 14.7 20.8
Connecticut .................... 9 13 1,605 1,583 19.5 17.1 15.1 13.1 52.5 38.3 21.4 25.4
Delaware ....................... (2) 5 (2) 368 41.6 24.5 14.2 13.3 56.6 25.8 26.5 45.4
District of Columbia ........... (2) 3 (2) 328 97.7 71.0 - 9.1 78.9 57.9 5.5 11.9
Florida ........................ 73 39 14,023 7,115 17.1 18.1 30.3 25.4 37.8 42.9 19.8 21.1
Georgia ........................ 12 20 2,396 2,231 55.7 62.0 1.5 1.4 50.5 48.3 13.8 16.2
Hawaii ......................... 5 - 567 - 1.6 - 7.6 - 41.8 - 28.0 -
Idaho .......................... 3 12 289 1,500 - .1 30.1 10.3 47.4 26.6 25.3 17.8
Illinois ....................... 68 155 12,521 19,547 16.3 11.1 15.1 22.7 31.6 20.0 17.0 15.2
Indiana ........................ 11 40 1,445 5,847 11.3 10.2 3.0 3.4 31.3 18.1 26.2 16.6
Iowa ........................... 4 11 534 1,066 1.5 1.3 2.2 1.4 56.0 12.3 32.4 24.0
Kansas ......................... 8 15 1,190 2,858 15.0 6.4 5.2 8.4 56.7 33.2 15.5 20.7
Kentucky ....................... 13 26 2,009 2,854 10.5 9.0 .1 .1 43.7 19.1 13.8 19.4
Louisiana ...................... 12 23 1,244 3,580 70.7 36.1 2.3 6.0 63.3 18.9 19.6 19.4
Maine .......................... (2) 6 (2) 856 .8 1.1 - .4 42.1 20.9 10.2 22.3
Maryland ....................... 20 11 3,630 1,355 48.1 50.8 1.3 2.1 39.0 53.3 22.2 17.5
Massachusetts .................. 18 26 2,252 2,634 12.9 7.4 1.2 1.1 43.0 34.1 23.0 23.3
Michigan ....................... 13 67 1,546 7,394 22.8 7.0 1.8 9.8 43.8 19.2 20.6 13.9
Minnesota ...................... 9 66 1,099 8,440 9.6 4.3 3.5 8.1 24.0 14.7 19.4 18.9
Mississippi .................... 14 11 1,527 1,341 66.6 52.2 .9 4.5 51.7 29.1 16.0 17.4
Missouri ....................... 14 42 2,582 4,238 14.4 19.3 1.2 1.5 50.2 28.7 27.7 22.6
Montana ........................ (2) 13 (2) 1,274 - .2 - 4.2 5.3 15.5 21.1 19.2
Nebraska ....................... 4 9 414 951 6.3 2.7 1.7 10.8 46.1 29.8 26.8 20.8
Nevada ......................... 6 24 1,035 4,821 14.0 7.8 26.6 28.7 32.9 37.2 17.4 21.1
New Hampshire .................. - 4 - 580 - .3 - .5 - 14.0 - 41.0
New Jersey ..................... 52 44 7,341 6,973 25.6 14.3 8.1 11.0 58.5 35.6 26.3 19.6
New Mexico ..................... 7 10 1,206 955 3.8 1.6 37.0 61.0 21.9 36.0 22.4 18.7
New York ....................... 230 138 41,036 18,235 19.4 11.4 21.8 10.7 50.0 29.7 29.4 22.1
North Carolina (3) ............. 20 47 4,237 8,023 47.7 37.4 5.3 13.1 50.0 34.9 13.8 18.0
North Dakota ................... (2) 10 (2) 1,238 - .6 - 3.3 34.2 8.1 39.3 20.8
Ohio ........................... 32 105 5,380 14,161 14.6 8.6 2.6 3.8 27.8 18.5 21.8 17.6
Oklahoma ....................... 3 3 513 331 25.1 6.6 7.0 6.9 61.8 36.6 18.3 18.4
Oregon ......................... 19 23 3,408 5,578 1.4 1.2 22.4 28.5 45.9 40.7 18.5 17.6
Pennsylvania ................... 70 127 12,223 17,500 14.2 7.2 3.9 4.3 40.6 22.9 25.5 19.0
Rhode Island ................... 3 3 258 275 7.4 2.2 12.4 6.5 53.9 32.4 26.7 17.1
South Carolina ................. 15 15 2,043 2,519 63.3 54.7 2.0 1.2 50.3 39.6 13.4 10.5
South Dakota ................... - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tennessee ...................... 13 18 2,806 2,270 26.2 40.6 - - 41.8 39.8 18.6 30.5
Texas .......................... 29 31 5,976 4,491 14.9 11.9 48.6 56.8 25.2 22.5 15.1 12.2
Utah ........................... 4 17 675 2,648 1.6 .8 17.8 11.8 51.0 12.2 15.0 15.7
Vermont ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) .4 - .4 1.0 52.6 14.4 20.4 26.9
Virginia ....................... 11 27 1,595 4,090 48.2 33.3 5.5 4.8 45.5 30.1 21.1 21.2
Washington ..................... 27 48 4,788 7,056 7.3 4.3 15.1 25.2 43.2 35.1 14.8 17.2
West Virginia .................. (2) 4 (2) 702 - .1 - - 1.8 2.3 12.7 12.5
Wisconsin ...................... 20 84 4,442 11,321 5.6 6.1 15.4 11.1 25.4 17.1 24.0 15.6
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.0 1.6 6.7 3.5 81.7 41.1 16.3 26.3
Puerto Rico .................... 16 5 3,389 919 - - 99.4 98.8 48.0 58.0 9.4 3.9
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
United States (1) ..... 2,416 1,370 1,910 406,212 221,933 295,571 468,577 256,636 268,431
Northeast ..................... 425 386 362 64,076 54,202 46,148 80,893 65,199 48,837
New England ............... 63 34 53 9,335 5,793 8,809 8,589 4,599 6,129
Middle Atlantic ........... 362 352 309 54,741 48,409 37,339 72,304 60,600 42,708
South ......................... 425 255 293 71,858 46,139 45,285 87,559 46,314 43,928
South Atlantic ............ 260 155 171 44,579 26,861 25,681 58,152 28,331 26,731
East South Central ........ 77 51 61 13,233 11,266 9,746 13,440 9,330 7,972
West South Central ........ 88 49 61 14,046 8,012 9,858 15,967 8,653 9,225
Midwest ....................... 728 184 604 121,744 30,381 94,779 131,521 31,270 77,061
East North Central ........ 531 144 451 89,585 20,943 68,025 99,463 25,334 58,270
West North Central ........ 197 40 153 32,159 9,438 26,754 32,058 5,936 18,791
West .......................... 838 545 651 148,534 91,211 109,359 168,604 113,853 98,605
Mountain .................. 145 42 114 24,024 8,966 21,405 24,662 6,291 15,995
Pacific ................... 693 503 537 124,510 82,245 87,954 143,942 107,562 82,610
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
State
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 2,416 1,370 1,910 406,212 221,933 295,571 468,577 256,636 268,431
Alabama ........................ 12 11 6 3,118 2,618 1,351 3,648 2,988 1,507
Alaska ......................... 14 10 12 6,247 3,621 3,547 3,065 3,381 1,502
Arizona ........................ 20 9 12 2,208 1,841 1,770 2,540 1,671 1,643
Arkansas ....................... 12 5 4 1,680 639 583 2,254 920 823
California ..................... 577 442 454 102,458 71,620 72,798 119,647 95,418 68,474
Colorado ....................... 38 11 24 5,243 1,508 4,835 4,891 1,235 2,577
Connecticut .................... 15 9 13 2,831 2,846 2,761 1,923 1,605 1,583
Delaware ....................... 6 (2) 5 1,176 (2) 399 517 (2) 368
District of Columbia ........... 6 (2) 3 816 (2) 328 816 (2) 328
Florida ........................ 100 73 39 22,005 15,456 7,546 21,276 14,023 7,115
Georgia ........................ 20 12 20 3,781 1,406 1,725 9,466 2,396 2,231
Hawaii ......................... 5 5 - 494 710 - 689 567 -
Idaho .......................... 16 3 12 2,686 226 1,504 2,584 289 1,500
Illinois ....................... 203 68 155 36,294 10,397 24,379 36,395 12,521 19,547
Indiana ........................ 43 11 40 4,335 870 4,121 7,370 1,445 5,847
Iowa ........................... 13 4 11 1,287 662 1,375 1,860 534 1,066
Kansas ......................... 17 8 15 3,863 978 1,788 3,976 1,190 2,858
Kentucky ....................... 26 13 26 3,597 4,509 3,733 2,946 2,009 2,854
Louisiana ...................... 27 12 23 4,469 1,434 4,349 3,556 1,244 3,580
Maine .......................... 7 (2) 6 1,110 (2) 696 1,255 (2) 856
Maryland ....................... 18 20 11 2,068 4,704 2,659 2,307 3,630 1,355
Massachusetts .................. 19 18 26 2,192 2,151 4,207 2,658 2,252 2,634
Michigan ....................... 79 13 67 11,487 966 8,133 11,436 1,546 7,394
Minnesota ...................... 93 9 66 14,483 965 11,550 15,214 1,099 8,440
Mississippi .................... 12 14 11 1,613 2,268 1,992 901 1,527 1,341
Missouri ....................... 58 14 42 10,611 6,026 8,848 9,223 2,582 4,238
Montana ........................ 12 (2) 13 1,320 (2) 2,310 1,405 (2) 1,274
Nebraska ....................... 6 4 9 829 697 2,081 565 414 951
Nevada ......................... 29 6 24 5,473 775 3,329 8,041 1,035 4,821
New Hampshire .................. 7 - 4 996 - 631 839 - 580
New Jersey ..................... 53 52 44 10,184 7,749 10,004 8,288 7,341 6,973
New Mexico ..................... 12 7 10 1,769 1,066 1,800 1,655 1,206 955
New York ....................... 166 230 138 24,798 32,884 16,122 31,394 41,036 18,235
North Carolina (3) ............. 40 20 47 4,039 1,464 5,073 11,220 4,237 8,023
North Dakota ................... 9 (2) 10 1,013 (2) 1,112 1,138 (2) 1,238
Ohio ........................... 97 32 105 17,240 5,686 15,066 21,289 5,380 14,161
Oklahoma ....................... 8 3 3 2,102 927 411 1,593 513 331
Oregon ......................... 33 19 23 6,407 3,122 5,626 8,435 3,408 5,578
Pennsylvania ................... 143 70 127 19,759 7,776 11,213 32,622 12,223 17,500
Rhode Island ................... 7 3 3 684 274 254 570 258 275
South Carolina ................. 34 15 15 4,338 1,978 2,495 4,664 2,043 2,519
South Dakota ................... (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Tennessee ...................... 27 13 18 4,905 1,871 2,670 5,945 2,806 2,270
Texas .......................... 41 29 31 5,795 5,012 4,515 8,564 5,976 4,491
Utah ........................... 14 4 17 1,695 3,200 3,257 2,921 675 2,648
Vermont ........................ 8 (2) (2) 1,522 (2) (2) 1,344 (2) (2)
Virginia ....................... 29 11 27 5,497 1,378 4,445 7,029 1,595 4,090
Washington ..................... 64 27 48 8,904 3,172 5,983 12,106 4,788 7,056
West Virginia .................. 7 (2) 4 859 (2) 1,011 857 (2) 702
Wisconsin ...................... 109 20 84 20,229 3,024 16,326 22,973 4,442 11,321
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico .................... 5 16 5 299 1,591 482 666 3,389 919
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV
2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1)................. 66 51 46 11,974 7,553 8,474
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Manufacturing ............................... 38 29 28 7,226 3,462 5,161
Food ................................... (2) 9 3 (2) 988 195
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Textile mills .......................... - - - - - -
Textile product mills .................. - - - - - -
Apparel ................................ - (2) - - (2) -
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. (2) - 3 (2) - 390
Printing and related support activities - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Chemicals .............................. 4 3 (2) 760 564 (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 462
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - - (2) - - (2)
Primary metals ......................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Fabricated metal products .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Machinery .............................. 4 (2) 3 890 (2) 281
Computer and electronic products ....... 9 5 (2) 930 402 (2)
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 3 (2) (2) 807 (2) (2)
Transportation equipment ............... 6 (2) 3 2,103 (2) 999
Furniture and related products ......... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. 7 3 (2) 905 500 (2)
Retail trade ................................ (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 203
Transportation and warehousing .............. (2) 4 - (2) 509 -
Information ................................. 5 (2) (2) 696 (2) (2)
Finance and insurance ....................... 3 (2) 4 939 (2) 1,446
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 3 (2) (2) 650 (2) (2)
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - - - - - -
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Accommodation and food services ............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Other services, except public administration (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Reason for layoff IV III IV IV III IV
2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 66 51 46 11,974 7,553 8,474
Business demand .................. 18 (2) 7 3,071 (2) 1,526
Contract cancellation .......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Contract completion ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Domestic competition ........... (2) - - (2) - -
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... (2) - - (2) - -
Import competition ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown 11 8 3 2,451 1,114 1,045
Organizational changes ........... 21 23 22 3,190 3,229 4,513
Business-ownership change ...... (2) 3 3 (2) 490 1,513
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... (2) 20 19 (2) 2,739 3,000
Financial issues ................. 23 14 17 4,953 2,162 2,435
Bankruptcy ..................... (2) - - (2) - -
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ....... 18 (2) 13 3,964 (2) 1,631
Financial difficulty ........... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 804
Production specific .............. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Automation/technological
advances ..................... - - - - - -
Energy related ................. - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention ................. - - - - - -
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike .......... - - - - - -
Material or supply shortage .... - - - - - -
Model changeover ............... - - - - - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance .................. - - - - - -
Product line discontinued ...... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Disaster/safety .................. - - - - - -
Hazardous work environment ..... - - - - - -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ..................... - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ........... - - - - - -
Extreme weather-related event .. - - - - - -
Other/miscellaneous .............. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Other .......................... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Data not provided: refusal ..... - - - - - -
Data not provided: does not
know ......................... - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 8. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the
movement of work, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
IV III IV IV III IV
2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
United States (1) . 66 51 46 11,974 7,553 8,474
Northeast ................. 13 12 11 2,420 1,940 1,566
New England ........... 6 5 7 1,280 1,034 1,216
Middle Atlantic ....... 7 7 4 1,140 906 350
South ..................... 22 18 14 4,129 2,230 2,511
South Atlantic ........ 13 7 7 2,010 777 1,039
East South Central .... 6 6 (2) 1,419 614 (2)
West South Central .... 3 5 (2) 700 839 (2)
Midwest ................... 16 9 11 2,413 1,368 2,347
East North Central .... 13 5 8 1,853 626 1,990
West North Central .... 3 4 3 560 742 357
West ...................... 15 12 10 3,012 2,015 2,050
Mountain .............. (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 492
Pacific ............... (2) (2) 7 (2) (2) 1,558
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New
England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central:
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii,
Oregon, and Washington.
Table 9. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Action
IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ......... 2,416 1,370 1,910 406,212 221,933 295,571
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events (2) .... 1,588 998 1,106 269,005 169,320 167,805
Total, movement of work (3) 66 51 46 11,974 7,553 8,474
Movement of work
actions ............. 100 75 61 (4) (4) (4)
With separations
reported ....... 55 41 42 4,573 3,574 4,131
With separations
unknown ........ 45 34 19 (4) (4) (4)
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work
or vacation period.
3 Movement of work can involve more than one action.
4 Data are not available.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Actions (1) Separations
Activities
IV III IV IV III IV
2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
With separations reported (2) . 55 41 42 4,573 3,574 4,131
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 15 8 12 1,556 1,198 1,813
Within company .......... 12 4 10 1,291 340 1,013
Different company ....... 3 4 2 265 858 800
Domestic relocations ........ 38 33 30 2,722 2,376 2,318
Within company .......... 34 28 25 2,360 1,824 2,105
Different company ....... 4 5 5 362 552 213
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... 2 - - 295 - -
By company
Within company .............. 48 32 35 3,946 2,164 3,118
Domestic ................ 34 28 25 2,360 1,824 2,105
Out of country .......... 12 4 10 1,291 340 1,013
Unable to assign ........ 2 - - 295 - -
Different company ........... 7 9 7 627 1,410 1,013
Domestic ................ 4 5 5 362 552 213
Out of country .......... 3 4 2 265 858 800
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work were reported are
shown.
2 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Note: Dash represents zero.
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Percent of total layoff events (1) Percent of layoff events Percent of layoff events,
due to seasonal work excluding those due to
Nature of recall and vacation period seasonal and vacation period
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
Anticipate a recall ..... 47.6 45.3 59.7 95.8 92.5 94.8 22.4 27.7 34.2
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 79.2 65.0 73.0 89.7 85.8 87.8 55.9 39.1 43.1
Within 3 months ... 32.6 54.7 28.2 29.6 74.7 26.6 39.0 29.7 31.5
Size of recall
At least half ........... 81.3 68.1 75.1 91.7 91.6 92.1 58.1 38.8 40.7
All workers ....... 38.6 39.0 32.3 46.8 61.0 41.9 20.5 11.6 13.0
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected measures,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Average number of separations
Measure
IV III IV
2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 168 162 155
Industry
Mining ............................... 125 267 107
Utilities ............................ 182 134 68
Construction ......................... 126 101 125
Manufacturing ........................ 167 148 168
Wholesale trade ...................... 125 118 109
Retail trade ......................... 214 266 201
Transportation and warehousing ....... 201 152 155
Information .......................... 199 265 235
Finance and insurance ................ 202 184 170
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 123 164 112
Professional and
technical services ................. 187 176 155
Management of companies
and enterprises .................... 119 87 156
Administrative and waste services .... 208 213 153
Educational services ................. 120 117 271
Health care and social assistance .... 148 98 130
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 279 115 201
Accommodation and food services ...... 232 236 213
Other services, except
public administration .............. 157 125 114
Unclassified establishments .......... 196 - -
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ...................... 150 157 145
Organizational changes ............... 199 204 233
Financial issues ..................... 164 142 147
Production specific .................. 124 101 143
Disaster/Safety ...................... 140 60 104
Seasonal ............................. 166 141 159
Other/miscellaneous .................. 204 195 148
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
fourth quarter 2010 (p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total ..................... 1,910 100.0 295,571 100.0
50-99 ................... 952 49.8 66,026 22.3
100-149 ................. 405 21.2 47,490 16.1
150-199 ................. 189 9.9 31,681 10.7
200-299 ................. 189 9.9 44,281 15.0
300-499 ................. 107 5.6 38,893 13.2
500-999 ................. 46 2.4 31,097 10.5
1,000 or more ........... 22 1.2 36,103 12.2
p = preliminary.
United States Department of Labor
