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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- FOURTH QUARTER 2012
ANNUAL TOTALS -- 2012
Employers in the private nonfarm sector initiated 1,674 mass layoff events in the
fourth quarter of 2012 that resulted in the separation of 319,639 workers from
their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Over the year, total extended mass layoff events and associated worker
separations were down from 1,903 and 334,383, respectively. (See table A.)
Permanent worksite closures accounted for 7 percent of all events and 10 percent
of all separations during the fourth quarter of 2012, primarily in the manufacturing
sector. Fourth quarter 2012 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision.
(See the Technical Note.)
Preliminary fourth quarter 2012 data indicate that in New Jersey and New York,
31 extended mass layoff events related to Hurricane Sandy resulted in 6,759 worker
separations.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Construction industry firms reported 528 extended mass layoff events and 68,463
separations in the fourth quarter of 2012, largely due to the completion of
seasonal work. This sector accounted for 32 percent of layoff events and 21 percent
of related separations during the quarter. (See table 1.)
During the same period, the manufacturing sector had 311 extended mass layoff
events and 62,964 separations, also largely due to the completion of seasonal
work. This sector accounted for 19 percent of layoff events and 20 percent of
related separations during the quarter. Employers in the administrative and
waste services sector reported 249 layoff events and 55,685 separations,
primarily due to contract completion. (See table 1.)
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants
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........ 2,416 406,212 468,577
2010
January-March........... 1,870 314,512 368,664
April-June.............. 2,008 381,622 396,441
July-September.......... 1,370 222,357 260,077
October-December........ 1,999 338,643 390,584
2011
January-March........... 1,490 225,456 258,220
April-June.............. 1,810 317,546 342,530
July-September.......... 1,393 235,325 291,066
October-December........ 1,903 334,383 403,457
2012
January-March(r) ....... 1,294 246,956 291,174
April-June(r) .......... 1,959 385,983 383,466
July-September(r) ...... 1,124 199,680 228,528
October-December(p) .... 1,674 319,639 273,975
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 44 percent of
extended mass layoff events and 39 percent of related separations in the private
nonfarm sector during the fourth quarter of 2012. Business demand factors,
primarily contract completion, accounted for 32 percent of both events and related
separations during the quarter. (See table 2.)
Movement of Work
In the fourth quarter of 2012, 29 extended mass layoffs involved movement of
work and were associated with 6,290 worker separations. Forty-one percent of
the events related to movement of work were from manufacturing industries.
Employers cited organizational changes as the economic reason for layoff in 34
percent of the events involving movement of work. Among the four census
regions, the Northeast had the largest share of workers affected by the
movement of work. (See tables 6-8.)
The 29 events with movement of work for the fourth quarter involved 39 identifiable
relocations of work actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to provide
information on the specific number of worker separations for 22 of these actions.
Among these 22 actions, most were domestic reassignments and involved work moving
within the same company. (See table 10.)
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the fourth quarter 2012, by residency of claimants
2011 IV (r) 2012 IV (p)
Metropolitan area Initial Initial
claimants Rank claimants Rank
Total, 372 metropolitan areas ........... 326,505 220,398
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ........ 69,571 1 31,715 1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ....................... 18,673 2 15,342 2
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ....... 15,952 3 11,847 3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ........ 13,493 4 9,554 4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ........... 11,376 5 7,812 5
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........... 7,539 6 5,434 6
Pittsburgh, Pa. ................................. 3,490 14 4,209 7
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. ..... 5,064 8 3,887 8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. .......... 4,889 9 3,825 9
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. ........................ 6,051 7 3,667 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.
Recall Expectations
Sixty-three percent of the private nonfarm employers reporting an extended mass
layoff in the fourth quarter of 2012 anticipated recalling at least some of the
displaced workers. Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 37 percent
indicated the offer would be extended to all displaced employees and 78 percent
anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the workers. Among employers
expecting to recall laid-off workers, 74 percent intend to do so within six months.
Excluding extended mass layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period,
employers anticipated recalling the laid-off workers in 41 percent of the events.
(See table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of an extended mass layoff (as measured by the number of separations
per layoff event) was 191 workers during the fourth quarter of 2012. (See table 12.)
Events were largely concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size
spectrum, with 64 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. Conversely, only 6
percent of layoff events involved 500 or more workers. (See table 13.)
Table C. Selected measures of mass layoff activity, 1996-2012
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 ................ 11,824 2,108,202 2,442,000
2010 ................ 7,247 1,257,134 1,415,766
2011(r) ............. 6,596 1,112,710 1,295,273
2012(p) ............. 6,051 1,152,258 1,177,143
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 273,975 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated
with extended mass layoffs in the fourth quarter of 2012. Of these claimants,
12 percent were black, 22 percent were Hispanic, 29 percent were women, and 19
percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) In the entire civilian
labor force for the same period, 12 percent of all persons were black, 16
percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, and 21 percent were 55 years of
age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the Midwest had the highest number of extended
mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2012, primarily in the construction
industry. Among the nine census divisions, the highest number of extended mass
layoff events was in the Pacific. (See table 4.)
California had the largest number of extended mass layoff events in the fourth
quarter of 2012, followed by Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. (See
table 5.) Excluding layoff activity due to seasonal work and vacation period
reasons, California, New York, and Illinois had the largest numbers of events.
Eighty percent of the initial claimants for unemployment insurance associated
with extended mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2012 resided within
metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-
Santa Ana, Calif., had the highest number of resident initial claimants.
(See table B.)
Review of 2012
For all of 2012, employers reported 6,051 extended mass layoff actions,
affecting 1,152,258 workers. Compared to 2011, the number of events decreased
by 8 percent, while the number of separations increased by 4 percent. (See
table C.) The annual proportion of extended mass layoff events involving
permanent worksite closures, at 9 percent, increased for the first time since
2006. The annual average national unemployment rate decreased from 8.9 percent
in 2011 to 8.1 percent in 2012, and private nonfarm payroll employment increased
by 2.2 percent, or 2,410,000.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
In the private nonfarm economy, administrative and waste services firms
reported the largest number of separations, increasing to the highest annual
level since 2009. Manufacturing had the next highest number of separations,
followed by construction.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons for layoff, layoffs due to
business demand factors accounted for the largest number of extended mass layoff
events during 2012, mostly due to contract completion. Layoffs attributed to
this reason occurred primarily in construction and in administrative and
waste services, which includes temporary help services.
Movement of Work
In 2012, 137 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were associated
with 24,983 separated workers. Both measures reached program lows (with annual
data available back to 2004). Forty-eight percent of events related to movement
of work were from manufacturing industries. Employers cited organizational
issues in 49 percent of the layoffs involving the movement of work, the highest
among the reason categories.
The 137 extended layoff events with movement of work for 2012 involved 187
identifiable relocations of work actions. Employers were able to provide more
complete separations information for 112 of the actions. Of these, 91 percent
involved work moving within the same company, and 84 percent were domestic
reassignments.
Recall Expectations
Fifty-seven percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in 2012
indicated they anticipated some type of recall, up slightly from 55 percent in
2011. Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 31 percent indicated that
the offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 65 percent intended
to do so within 6 months. Excluding events due to seasonal work and vacation
period, employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in just 38 percent of
the events.
Size of Extended Layoffs
In 2012, the average size of an extended mass layoff (as measured by separations
per layoff event) was 190, the largest average size for a calendar year since 2006.
Extended mass layoffs involving 500 or more workers accounted for 7 percent
of events in 2012 but resulted in one-third of all separations.
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 1,177,143 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were
associated with extended mass layoffs in 2012. Of these claimants, 14 percent
were black, 22 percent were Hispanic, 41 percent were women, and 20 percent
were 55 years of age or older. Among persons in the civilian labor force for
the same period, 12 percent were black, 16 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent
were women, and 21 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West had the greatest numbers of laid-off
workers in 2012, increasing by 22 percent to the highest annual level since
2009. Among the nine census divisions, the Pacific had the largest numbers of
worker separations. Among the states, California had the largest annual
numbers of laid-off workers.
Among the 372 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.,
had the highest number of resident initial claimants associated with extended
mass layoff events in 2012, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
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 unemployment 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
consecutive 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 2013 is scheduled to be
released on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 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 period 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. Employers 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 of
Employment 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 compensation, 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 arrangements 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 employees 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 verifies 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 associated 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 affect the
identification of layoff events and associated claimants, but are not
likely to be significant.
With one exception, all employers in the private nonfarm sector
identified as having a mass layoff based on administrative data are
asked the interview questions. These employer responses are also subject
to nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors 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.
Beginning with first quarter 2012 data, employers in California
identified as having mass layoff events from the administrative and
support services (NAICS 561) industry subsector are randomly selected to
participate in the employer interview. Sampling weights are applied to
data collected from these employer interviews, which represent responses
for those employers not selected for employer contact. These data are
subject to sampling errors which can result from the variation that
occurs by chance because a sample is surveyed rather than the entire
universe of NAICS 561 employers in California identified as having
layoff events.
For the fourth quarter of 2012, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 3.5 percent of all private nonfarm
events. Although included in the total number of instances involving
the movement of work, employers in 17 relocations were unable to provide
the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of
work, 2 of which involved out-of-country moves.
Additional information
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.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2011 and 2012
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,903 1,124 1,674 334,383 199,680 319,639 403,457 228,528 273,975
Mining ....................................... 26 14 38 3,358 2,043 4,597 3,825 1,800 4,128
Utilities .................................... (2) 4 7 (2) 586 1,214 (2) 768 851
Construction ................................. 576 144 528 73,985 19,076 68,463 88,328 24,119 68,016
Manufacturing ................................ 366 235 311 67,370 34,549 62,964 70,972 37,328 53,183
Food .................................... 94 55 86 19,011 9,993 27,520 18,520 11,879 22,558
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 11 6 6 1,829 656 805 2,633 688 605
Textile mills ........................... 8 (2) 3 4,401 (2) 537 4,439 (2) 574
Textile product mills ................... 4 3 3 1,174 227 443 1,562 221 578
Apparel ................................. 6 4 7 989 748 731 1,496 929 726
Leather and allied products ............. (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Wood products ........................... 14 - 8 2,561 - 742 3,307 - 786
Paper ................................... 14 6 - 3,039 613 - 2,318 582 -
Printing and related support activities . 11 3 9 1,411 299 890 1,924 303 765
Petroleum and coal products ............. 15 (2) 21 1,868 (2) 3,017 2,332 (2) 2,544
Chemicals ............................... 8 10 7 1,788 966 3,290 1,839 986 582
Plastics and rubber products ............ 13 9 9 2,409 849 779 2,341 721 949
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 41 7 31 5,537 820 4,823 6,017 1,104 4,602
Primary metals .......................... 13 9 11 2,090 1,117 1,669 2,659 1,488 1,301
Fabricated metal products ............... 18 17 20 2,064 1,947 2,055 2,282 2,605 2,512
Machinery ............................... 16 23 28 3,639 2,622 5,893 4,032 3,467 5,506
Computer and electronic products ........ 29 29 20 5,255 3,361 3,012 3,683 3,440 2,196
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... (2) 3 4 (2) 411 371 (2) 453 304
Transportation equipment ................ 28 35 31 5,712 7,576 4,903 6,411 6,502 4,871
Furniture and related products .......... 10 (2) 3 905 (2) 369 1,094 (2) 292
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 9 10 4 1,065 1,077 1,115 1,099 980 932
Wholesale trade .............................. 25 26 36 3,742 2,995 5,580 3,204 2,868 4,820
Retail trade ................................. 96 67 89 24,309 15,685 18,290 30,002 17,972 14,190
Transportation and warehousing ............... 37 78 43 5,529 13,239 13,550 5,607 12,670 6,412
Information .................................. 74 69 43 24,160 27,677 15,337 44,158 35,560 14,945
Finance and insurance ........................ 40 32 16 7,687 6,222 2,487 9,662 6,692 1,623
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 15 3 10 2,862 712 1,454 2,788 803 1,436
Professional and technical services .......... 94 56 57 18,126 12,145 8,887 25,207 13,771 8,416
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 6 7 (2) 991 858 (2) 1,194 931 (2)
Administrative and waste services ............ 275 180 249 50,945 30,647 55,685 69,772 41,118 60,342
Educational services ......................... 13 29 11 1,394 4,145 1,234 1,902 4,276 1,012
Health care and social assistance ............ 38 54 41 6,421 6,222 10,907 5,810 5,695 5,252
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 69 42 60 11,944 7,373 16,551 11,187 7,962 7,426
Accommodation and food services .............. 133 66 105 28,039 13,149 27,535 26,088 11,983 18,505
Other services, except public administration . 17 16 24 2,926 2,069 3,970 3,119 1,937 2,634
Unclassified ................................. (2) 2 (2) (2) 288 (2) (2) 275 (2)
1 For the fourth quarter of 2012, 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, 2011 and 2012
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Reason for layoff
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 1,903 1,124 1,674 334,383 199,680 319,639 403,457 228,528 273,975
Business demand ................... 633 485 529 110,761 87,573 103,318 171,251 112,253 108,104
Contract cancellation ........... 21 31 23 3,041 5,723 6,150 4,866 3,714 2,706
Contract completion ............. 428 335 350 80,872 69,317 78,272 133,036 94,313 86,101
Domestic competition ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 657 (2) (2) 729
Import competition .............. - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal/business slowdown 181 114 147 26,411 11,473 17,896 32,966 13,153 18,181
Organizational changes ............ 73 75 55 14,431 12,762 21,736 13,465 10,689 7,404
Business-ownership change ....... 18 13 19 3,806 2,694 12,631 2,996 1,408 2,072
Reorganization or restructuring
of company .................... 55 62 36 10,625 10,068 9,105 10,469 9,281 5,332
Financial issues .................. 76 83 97 13,631 12,290 28,570 16,805 13,954 19,799
Bankruptcy ...................... 15 9 43 3,975 2,671 19,016 2,199 1,330 13,333
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 33 43 29 5,630 5,797 4,893 7,764 9,094 3,385
Financial difficulty ............ 28 31 25 4,026 3,822 4,661 6,842 3,530 3,081
Production specific ............... (2) (2) 19 (2) (2) 3,902 (2) (2) 3,215
Automation/technological
advances ...................... (2) 3 3 (2) 410 427 (2) 428 307
Energy related .................. - - - - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. (2) 6 4 (2) 1,057 965 (2) 807 706
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 675 (2) (2) 327
Material or supply shortage ..... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Model changeover ................ 4 (2) (2) 820 (2) (2) 741 (2) (2)
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... 4 5 (2) 2,054 433 (2) 1,408 744 (2)
Product line discontinued ....... 6 (2) 4 1,749 (2) 857 1,408 (2) 569
Disaster/safety ................... (2) (2) 34 (2) (2) 6,083 (2) (2) 7,455
Hazardous work environment ...... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ...................... (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Non-natural disaster ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Extreme weather-related event ... (2) - 30 (2) - 5,457 (2) - 7,049
Seasonal .......................... 818 216 736 135,675 35,114 124,401 142,554 40,161 97,359
Seasonal ........................ 811 142 725 134,764 26,571 122,505 140,774 29,318 95,838
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. 7 74 11 911 8,543 1,896 1,780 10,843 1,521
Other/miscellaneous ............... 279 241 204 52,965 47,975 31,629 53,584 47,312 30,639
Other ........................... 22 22 16 2,816 4,756 2,566 3,545 4,106 1,608
Data not provided: refusal ...... 75 63 59 18,157 15,636 10,808 18,076 15,635 10,806
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 182 156 129 31,992 27,583 18,255 31,963 27,571 18,225
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, 2012
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
2012r 2012p 2012r 2012p 2012r 2012p 2012r 2012p 2012r 2012p 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 1,124 1,674 228,528 273,975 13.4 11.6 24.3 21.5 40.3 29.4 19.3 19.2
Alabama ........................ 5 9 1,526 1,278 48.3 53.4 4.8 3.8 52.1 52.7 10.2 19.4
Alaska ......................... 6 14 2,656 2,430 9.1 5.8 22.6 11.2 29.2 27.0 28.0 21.6
Arizona ........................ 15 10 2,159 929 12.6 4.8 34.2 31.9 49.1 22.2 13.0 16.4
Arkansas ....................... 10 8 1,665 1,635 32.5 16.8 4.7 6.6 38.9 32.2 16.8 23.0
California ..................... 450 343 120,513 85,045 8.5 9.4 33.8 39.0 41.3 36.2 16.7 15.2
Colorado ....................... 9 21 1,163 2,609 7.7 5.9 16.3 30.0 32.1 22.6 13.0 22.5
Connecticut .................... 12 10 1,436 1,229 15.7 8.6 23.4 9.4 55.3 12.0 22.8 23.4
Delaware ....................... (2) (2) (2) (2) 64.4 58.7 6.8 12.5 55.9 52.6 16.9 38.0
District of Columbia ........... (2) 3 (2) 451 95.1 78.3 3.3 6.9 72.1 57.4 8.2 18.6
Florida ........................ 32 18 3,836 3,472 30.4 22.7 27.9 23.8 45.6 38.8 20.3 28.9
Georgia ........................ 14 9 1,495 2,070 46.1 72.8 .8 .7 39.6 40.0 25.2 16.9
Hawaii ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) - 2.0 15.7 4.7 2.9 43.6 5.9 16.8
Idaho .......................... 5 10 450 1,127 - .1 12.2 17.5 55.6 32.7 29.3 19.8
Illinois ....................... 58 164 11,779 21,232 21.1 14.8 14.6 20.6 32.0 22.9 18.5 17.1
Indiana ........................ 14 35 2,270 6,140 14.2 8.5 2.2 3.8 28.7 15.9 18.4 18.8
Iowa ........................... 8 8 1,186 1,534 8.0 3.5 9.8 5.1 49.2 12.8 23.8 26.5
Kansas ......................... (2) 8 (2) 1,763 20.8 10.0 1.9 2.1 57.1 21.5 45.7 15.4
Kentucky ....................... 18 29 2,069 3,239 15.0 6.2 - .2 33.1 20.0 23.3 22.2
Louisiana ...................... 15 18 1,949 2,119 46.4 38.0 6.1 6.5 41.3 24.0 26.7 27.0
Maine .......................... 4 9 433 1,521 6.2 .6 3.9 .7 37.9 22.6 28.6 27.9
Maryland ....................... 22 7 3,174 807 22.2 17.2 .5 .1 46.7 42.9 22.6 28.0
Massachusetts .................. 6 27 547 3,617 11.7 9.5 - 1.2 47.9 41.1 31.6 20.5
Michigan ....................... 17 66 2,200 7,356 13.0 8.8 3.5 7.9 30.5 16.7 16.3 15.9
Minnesota ...................... 11 79 1,299 8,963 5.8 2.8 2.3 9.0 24.3 13.9 20.6 19.4
Mississippi .................... 5 8 413 685 59.8 52.8 2.4 4.8 48.7 31.8 12.1 14.6
Missouri ....................... 13 31 2,109 3,834 25.8 18.2 1.6 2.8 36.5 34.4 33.1 24.3
Montana ........................ (2) 13 (2) 1,332 .7 .7 2.5 4.7 16.9 22.3 25.9 22.1
Nebraska ....................... (2) 8 (2) 780 27.1 2.4 2.1 11.9 46.8 21.8 39.4 30.3
Nevada ......................... 14 19 3,978 4,174 9.0 9.0 30.8 31.6 47.2 39.9 22.8 19.5
New Hampshire .................. - 8 - 760 - .7 - 1.2 - 19.2 - 33.3
New Jersey ..................... 30 49 3,822 9,729 19.1 13.9 11.9 23.4 53.5 46.8 25.8 28.8
New Mexico ..................... 6 9 827 1,198 3.3 1.7 31.3 58.6 34.3 38.3 19.8 21.1
New York ....................... 95 131 17,046 18,190 19.2 15.8 19.6 16.5 48.4 36.4 24.6 23.1
North Carolina ................. 6 20 729 2,554 52.9 34.7 2.2 7.7 32.9 28.9 24.8 23.4
North Dakota ................... (2) 15 (2) 1,687 1.5 1.8 13.2 3.3 11.0 9.6 15.4 22.8
Ohio ........................... 38 100 5,663 13,023 13.3 10.5 3.8 3.9 26.0 17.9 21.9 19.0
Oklahoma ....................... 7 9 805 1,072 7.7 11.1 6.3 6.6 58.6 35.5 21.5 20.8
Oregon ......................... 19 26 2,530 4,743 1.4 1.6 23.4 28.4 39.0 42.0 18.4 22.8
Pennsylvania ................... 55 101 10,391 16,926 10.4 7.4 6.3 3.0 32.4 17.8 26.2 23.4
Rhode Island ................... (2) 4 (2) 220 - 1.8 75.8 6.4 78.8 8.2 4.5 21.4
South Carolina ................. 8 6 1,122 903 52.4 38.9 1.8 1.1 43.1 30.5 21.7 31.9
South Dakota ................... (2) - (2) - 8.5 - 3.4 - 22.0 - 6.8 -
Tennessee ...................... 13 5 2,214 417 29.2 5.3 - .5 36.0 20.9 30.1 24.7
Texas .......................... 26 40 4,508 8,037 31.3 19.2 32.2 45.5 43.7 20.1 15.2 14.9
Utah ........................... 3 13 334 2,400 .6 1.1 18.9 13.1 4.8 10.9 6.3 16.2
Vermont ........................ - 3 - 304 - .3 - .3 - 16.8 - 24.0
Virginia ....................... 7 13 1,593 2,453 26.3 38.2 4.5 3.2 31.0 42.2 18.5 24.1
Washington ..................... 19 54 2,820 6,670 9.4 5.6 25.3 17.3 34.0 32.0 18.2 18.4
West Virginia .................. 5 8 553 610 .4 .7 .2 .3 6.1 19.0 39.6 19.5
Wisconsin ...................... 12 70 1,920 9,668 3.3 5.2 3.0 12.7 39.4 18.1 24.6 19.3
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) 6.7 1.7 16.0 4.2 9.3 44.7 10.7 26.2
Puerto Rico .................... 9 10 2,061 2,126 .1 - 99.6 99.3 52.7 57.9 7.7 8.5
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 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2011 and 2012
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p
United States (1) ..... 1,903 1,124 1,674 334,383 199,680 319,639 403,457 228,528 273,975
Northeast ..................... 311 203 342 38,571 29,393 52,553 58,763 33,741 52,496
New England ............... 43 23 61 6,209 2,499 9,166 5,755 2,482 7,651
Middle Atlantic ........... 268 180 281 32,362 26,894 43,387 53,008 31,259 44,845
South ......................... 308 195 212 53,937 30,374 38,640 59,609 27,771 32,163
South Atlantic ............ 161 96 86 28,967 13,493 16,594 33,267 12,622 13,681
East South Central ........ 68 41 51 10,352 7,229 7,591 10,128 6,222 5,619
West South Central ........ 79 58 75 14,618 9,652 14,455 16,214 8,927 12,863
Midwest ....................... 551 176 584 94,348 28,279 95,326 95,581 29,131 75,980
East North Central ........ 415 139 435 70,961 23,248 65,587 73,514 23,832 57,419
West North Central ........ 136 37 149 23,387 5,031 29,739 22,067 5,299 18,561
West .......................... 733 550 536 147,527 111,634 133,120 189,504 137,885 113,336
Mountain .................. 122 55 97 23,748 10,762 21,141 20,498 9,264 14,299
Pacific ................... 611 495 439 123,779 100,872 111,979 169,006 128,621 99,037
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, 2011 and 2012
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
State
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 1,903 1,124 1,674 334,383 199,680 319,639 403,457 228,528 273,975
Alabama ........................ 4 5 9 1,763 1,566 1,448 1,975 1,526 1,278
Alaska ......................... 14 6 14 4,774 2,736 5,873 2,627 2,656 2,430
Arizona ........................ 15 15 10 2,823 1,833 1,568 3,159 2,159 929
Arkansas ....................... 13 10 8 1,856 1,263 1,438 2,227 1,665 1,635
California ..................... 512 450 343 101,452 92,804 93,319 146,770 120,513 85,045
Colorado ....................... 19 9 21 2,935 1,938 3,287 2,326 1,163 2,609
Connecticut .................... 6 12 10 689 1,436 1,229 689 1,436 1,229
Delaware ....................... 4 (2) (2) 398 (2) (2) 572 (2) (2)
District of Columbia ........... 3 (2) 3 471 (2) 451 543 (2) 451
Florida ........................ 35 32 18 5,022 4,526 4,819 4,609 3,836 3,472
Georgia ........................ 33 14 9 8,340 1,501 2,070 8,913 1,495 2,070
Hawaii ......................... 4 (2) (2) 975 (2) (2) 842 (2) (2)
Idaho .......................... 18 5 10 3,570 632 1,294 2,602 450 1,127
Illinois ....................... 156 58 164 24,908 11,642 23,840 25,674 11,779 21,232
Indiana ........................ 29 14 35 3,344 1,664 5,773 5,695 2,270 6,140
Iowa ........................... 12 8 8 1,071 754 1,374 3,313 1,186 1,534
Kansas ......................... 5 (2) 8 662 (2) 1,918 660 (2) 1,763
Kentucky ....................... 31 18 29 4,037 2,926 3,606 3,326 2,069 3,239
Louisiana ...................... 22 15 18 4,802 2,732 3,011 3,330 1,949 2,119
Maine .......................... 10 4 9 1,271 308 1,522 1,310 433 1,521
Maryland (3) ................... 15 22 7 1,731 3,269 1,767 2,234 3,174 807
Massachusetts .................. 17 6 27 2,844 689 4,797 2,201 547 3,617
Michigan ....................... 55 17 66 7,415 2,241 11,031 8,812 2,200 7,356
Minnesota ...................... 68 11 79 13,023 1,400 14,075 10,397 1,299 8,963
Mississippi .................... 9 5 8 1,015 651 1,928 857 413 685
Missouri ....................... 34 13 31 6,044 2,181 9,654 5,508 2,109 3,834
Montana ........................ 13 (2) 13 1,674 (2) 2,894 1,350 (2) 1,332
Nebraska ....................... 7 (2) 8 1,628 (2) 887 805 (2) 780
Nevada ......................... 34 14 19 6,546 5,082 4,894 7,389 3,978 4,174
New Hampshire .................. (2) - 8 (2) - 1,044 (2) - 760
New Jersey ..................... 54 30 49 9,820 3,735 11,333 9,839 3,822 9,729
New Mexico ..................... 9 6 9 1,904 612 2,050 1,036 827 1,198
New York ....................... 133 95 131 13,400 14,566 19,698 27,245 17,046 18,190
North Carolina ................. 28 6 20 3,062 523 2,815 5,444 729 2,554
North Dakota ................... 10 (2) 15 959 (2) 1,831 1,384 (2) 1,687
Ohio ........................... 94 38 100 17,100 6,118 15,052 16,179 5,663 13,023
Oklahoma ....................... 9 7 9 1,247 744 1,197 995 805 1,072
Oregon ......................... 33 19 26 9,257 2,972 4,731 9,257 2,530 4,743
Pennsylvania ................... 81 55 101 9,142 8,593 12,356 15,924 10,391 16,926
Rhode Island ................... 4 (2) 4 306 (2) 250 307 (2) 220
South Carolina ................. 8 8 6 2,902 850 855 1,988 1,122 903
South Dakota ................... - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Tennessee ...................... 24 13 5 3,537 2,086 609 3,970 2,214 417
Texas .......................... 35 26 40 6,713 4,913 8,809 9,662 4,508 8,037
Utah ........................... 12 3 13 1,876 327 3,194 2,019 334 2,400
Vermont ........................ 3 - 3 804 - 324 840 - 304
Virginia ....................... 31 7 13 6,251 1,664 2,771 8,254 1,593 2,453
Washington ..................... 48 19 54 7,321 2,280 7,772 9,510 2,820 6,670
West Virginia .................. 4 5 8 790 1,040 886 710 553 610
Wisconsin ...................... 81 12 70 18,194 1,583 9,891 17,154 1,920 9,668
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico .................... 12 9 10 2,370 912 1,956 5,159 2,061 2,126
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data starting in June 2012 may not be comparable to prior data due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance procedures.
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, 2011 and 2012
Layoff events Separations
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV
2011 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 36 32 29 6,513 4,387 6,290
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Manufacturing ............................... 23 17 12 4,187 2,073 2,385
Food ................................... 3 (2) (2) 431 (2) (2)
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - - - - -
Textile mills .......................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Textile product mills .................. - - - - - -
Apparel ................................ (2) - - (2) - -
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... (2) - - (2) - -
Paper .................................. - 3 - - 273 -
Printing and related support activities (2) - - (2) - -
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals .............................. - 3 (2) - 236 (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - - - - - -
Primary metals ......................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Fabricated metal products .............. 3 (2) - 487 (2) -
Machinery .............................. (2) - - (2) - -
Computer and electronic products ....... 3 (2) (2) 610 (2) (2)
Electrical equipment and appliances .... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Transportation equipment ............... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Furniture and related products ......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Retail trade ................................ (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 517
Transportation and warehousing .............. (2) 3 - (2) 453 -
Information ................................. 3 3 (2) 613 562 (2)
Finance and insurance ....................... (2) 5 3 (2) 802 452
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) - - (2) - -
Professional and technical services ......... - (2) - - (2) -
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - - - - - -
Administrative and waste services ........... 3 - 3 198 - 1,720
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - (2) - - (2) -
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - - - - -
Accommodation and food services ............. - - (2) - - (2)
Other services, except public administration - - - - - -
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, 2011 and 2012
Layoff events Separations
Reason for layoff IV III IV IV III IV
2011 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 36 32 29 6,513 4,387 6,290
Business demand .................. (2) - 9 (2) - 2,991
Contract cancellation .......... - - 3 - - 1,825
Contract completion ............ (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Domestic competition ........... - - (2) - - (2)
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... - - (2) - - (2)
Import competition ............. - - (2) - - (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Organizational changes ............ 18 16 10 3,940 2,244 1,891
Business-ownership change ....... 3 (2) 3 998 (2) 441
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... 15 (2) 7 2,942 (2) 1,450
Financial issues ................. 8 11 (2) 952 1,555 (2)
Bankruptcy ..................... - - - - - -
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Financial difficulty ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
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 .................. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
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 .............. 5 (2) (2) 801 (2) (2)
Other .......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Data not provided: refusal ...... (2) - - (2) - -
Data not provided: does not
know ......................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
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, 2011 and 2012
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
IV III IV IV III IV
2011 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p
United States (1) . 36 32 29 6,513 4,387 6,290
Northeast ................. 6 3 7 830 206 2,646
New England ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Middle Atlantic ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
South ..................... 8 12 8 1,207 1,588 1,360
South Atlantic ........ (2) 6 5 (2) 728 822
East South Central .... (2) 3 3 (2) 499 538
West South Central .... 3 3 - 706 361 -
Midwest ................... 11 10 7 2,201 1,396 928
East North Central .... 8 6 (2) 1,876 703 (2)
West North Central .... 3 4 (2) 325 693 (2)
West ...................... 11 7 7 2,275 1,197 1,356
Mountain .............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Pacific ............... 11 (2) (2) 2,275 (2) (2)
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, 2011 and 2012
Layoff events Separations
Action
IV III IV IV III IV
2011 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ......... 1,903 1,124 1,674 334,383 199,680 319,639
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events (2) .... 1,085 908 938 198,708 164,566 195,238
Total, movement of work (3) 36 32 29 6,513 4,387 6,290
Movement of work
actions ............. 56 44 39 (4) (4) (4)
With separations
reported ....... 26 23 22 2,183 1,752 3,468
With separations
unknown ........ 30 21 17 (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, 2011 and 2012
Actions (1) Separations
Activities
IV III IV IV III IV
2011 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p
With separations reported (2) . 26 23 22 2,183 1,752 3,468
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 5 1 9 316 10 1,115
Within company .......... 5 1 8 316 10 933
Different company ....... - - 1 - - 182
Domestic relocations ........ 21 22 13 1,867 1,742 2,353
Within company .......... 16 20 9 896 1,520 1,035
Different company ....... 5 2 4 971 222 1,318
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... - - - - - -
By company
Within company .............. 21 21 17 1,212 1,530 1,968
Domestic ................ 16 20 9 896 1,520 1,035
Out of country .......... 5 1 8 316 10 933
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
Different company ........... 5 2 5 971 222 1,500
Domestic ................ 5 2 4 971 222 1,318
Out of country .......... - - 1 - - 182
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, 2011 and 2012
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
2011r 2012r 2012p 2011 2012r 2012p 2011r 2012r 2012p
Anticipate a recall ..... 62.4 46.5 63.2 93.9 94.9 91.7 38.6 35.0 40.8
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 71.3 52.8 74.3 87.6 81.0 87.9 41.3 34.6 50.4
Within 3 months ... 30.0 42.8 32.6 29.0 61.0 30.4 31.7 31.1 36.6
Size of recall
At least half ........... 75.3 55.6 77.5 92.8 87.3 92.7 43.2 35.2 50.7
All workers ....... 31.7 18.4 36.5 42.7 28.3 47.7 11.5 11.9 16.7
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, 2011 and 2012
Average number of separations
Measure
IV III IV
2011r 2012r 2012p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 176 178 191
Industry
Mining ............................... 129 146 121
Utilities ............................ 263 147 173
Construction ......................... 128 132 130
Manufacturing ........................ 184 147 202
Wholesale trade ...................... 150 115 155
Retail trade ......................... 253 234 206
Transportation and warehousing ....... 149 170 315
Information .......................... 326 401 357
Finance and insurance ................ 192 194 155
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 191 237 145
Professional and
technical services ................. 193 217 156
Management of companies
and enterprises .................... 165 123 225
Administrative and waste services .... 185 170 224
Educational services ................. 107 143 112
Health care and social assistance .... 169 115 266
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 173 176 276
Accommodation and food services ...... 211 199 262
Other services, except
public administration .............. 172 129 165
Unclassified establishments .......... 70 144 121
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ...................... 175 181 195
Organizational changes ............... 198 170 395
Financial issues ..................... 179 148 295
Production specific .................. 311 165 205
Disaster/Safety ...................... 175 168 179
Seasonal ............................. 166 163 169
Other/miscellaneous .................. 190 199 155
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm
sector, fourth quarter 2012 (p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total ..................... 1,674 100.0 319,639 100.0
50-99 ................... 666 39.8 48,405 15.1
100-149 ................. 397 23.7 46,552 14.6
150-199 ................. 208 12.4 35,002 11.0
200-299 ................. 206 12.3 48,908 15.3
300-499 ................. 93 5.6 34,326 10.7
500-999 ................. 63 3.8 41,559 13.0
1,000 or more ........... 41 2.4 64,887 20.3
p = preliminary.
United States Department of Labor
