For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, May 11, 2011 USDL-11-0678
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- FIRST QUARTER 2011
(NOTE: This release and associated database were corrected on May
27, 2011. The number of layoff events in California has been
corrected to include an additional 4 events which occurred during
the reference quarter, increasing the number of separated workers
in California by 506. The West region and national totals were
also updated.)
Employers initiated 1,397 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 that
resulted in the separation of 190,895 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Extended mass layoff events and
separations have decreased over the year for six consecutive quarters. (See table A.)
First quarter 2011 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the
Technical Note.)
Forty-nine percent of employers expected to recall at least some laid-off workers,
the highest first quarter percentage since 2005 and up from 38 percent in 2010. In
the first quarter of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011, the number of events in the
manufacturing sector decreased from 441 to 281, and associated worker separations fell
from 60,855 to a series low 37,249. The average size of a layoff (as measured by the
number of separations per layoff event) fell to a series low 137 workers during the
first quarter of 2011.
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the
first quarter of 2011, down from 10.4 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm payroll
employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.4 percent (1,448,000) over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Over the year, the number of extended mass layoff events declined in 13 of the 18 major
private industry sectors. The manufacturing and retail trade sectors experienced the
largest declines in the numbers of worker separations over the year. Nineteen of the
21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in the number of layoff
events. (See table 1.)
Construction firms recorded 339 events and 34,132 separations, primarily due to contract
completion. This sector accounted for 24 percent of the layoff events and 18 percent
of the related separations in the quarter. In these events, 77 percent of the employers
anticipated recalling at least some of the displaced workers.
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants
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........ 2,416 406,212 468,577
2010
January-March (r) ...... 1,870 314,512 368,642
April-June (r) ......... 2,008 381,622 395,573
July-September (r) ..... 1,370 222,357 259,886
October-December (r)(c). 1,999 338,115 388,285
2011
January-March (p)(c) ... 1,397 190,895 179,686
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
In the manufacturing sector, the number of events decreased over the year from 441 to
281, and associated worker separations fell from 60,855 to a series low 37,249. Forty-six
percent of manufacturing employers with an extended mass layoff event in the first
quarter of 2011 anticipated recalling at least some of the displaced workers.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons cited by employers for extended mass
layoffs during the quarter, business demand factors accounted for 38 percent of events
and 36 percent of related separations, primarily as a result of contract completion.
Over the year, the largest decrease in worker separations occurred in layoffs
attributed to business demand reasons. (See table 2.)
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the first quarter 2011, by residency of claimants
2010 I (r) 2011 I (p)
Metropolitan area Initial Initial
claimants Rank claimants Rank
Total, 372 metropolitan areas (c) ....... 305,374 143,427
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (c) .... 32,782 1 17,557 1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ....................... 22,378 2 14,312 2
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ....... 13,001 5 7,835 3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. (c) ....... 13,652 4 5,147 4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (c) .... 15,563 3 4,942 5
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. (c) ....... 8,205 6 4,481 6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. .............................. 4,811 11 2,747 7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. .................. 3,601 15 2,601 8
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. (c) . 6,825 8 2,546 9
Pittsburgh, Pa. ................................. 3,684 14 2,205 10
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
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.
Movement of Work
In the first quarter of 2011, 44 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and
were associated with 10,144 worker separations. Over the year, the number of such events
decreased by 28, and the number of separations decreased by 1,347. Movement of work
layoffs accounted for 4 percent of total nonseasonal events. (See table 9.)
Fifty-nine percent of the events related to movement of work were from manufacturing
industries. (See table 6.) Employers cited organizational changes as the economic
reason for layoff in 43 percent of the events involving movement of work. (See table 7.)
Among the four census regions, the largest proportions of workers affected by the
movement of work were in the Northeast. (See table 8.) Among states, New Jersey,
Massachusetts, California, and Illinois reported the highest numbers of separations
associated with movement of work.
The 44 events with movement of work for the first quarter involved 68 identifiable
relocations of work actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to provide information
on the specific number of worker separations for 30 of these actions. Among these actions,
67 percent were domestic reassignments, and 80 percent involved work moving within the
same company. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
Forty-nine percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the first quarter
indicated they anticipated some type of recall--the highest first quarter percentage
since 2005 and up from 38 percent in 2010. Of those employers expecting to recall workers,
25 percent indicated the offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 63
percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the workers.
Sixty-one percent of employers expecting to recall laid-off employees intend to do so
within six months. Excluding extended mass layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation
period, in which 90 percent of the employers expected a recall, employers anticipated
recalling laid-off workers in 33 percent of the events. (See table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of a layoff (as measured by the number of separations per layoff event)
fell to a series low 137 workers during the quarter.(See table 12.) Events were largely
concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with a series high
of 77 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. Conversely, only 3 percent of layoff
events involved 500 or more workers. (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 179,686 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with
extended mass layoffs in the first quarter. Of these claimants, 15 percent were black,
18 percent were Hispanic, 37 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, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, and 20 percent
were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West recorded the highest number of separations due to
extended mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011. Among the nine census divisions,
the highest numbers of displaced workers were in the Pacific and the East North Central. All
regions and 8 of the 9 divisions registered fewer laid-off workers compared with the first
quarter of 2010. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations in the first quarter of 2011,
followed by Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania. Over the year, 41 states reported decreased
numbers of workers laid off during the first quarter, led by California, Florida, and New
York. (See table 5.)
Eighty percent of the initial claimants for unemployment insurance
associated with extended mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 resided within
metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.,
reported the highest number of resident initial claimants. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash., entered into the
highest 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by residency of claimant in the first
quarter, replacing San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,
Fla., and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, from the first quarter of 2010. (See table B.)
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 April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 20, 2011,
at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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 inhouse 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 first quarter of 2011, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 4.9 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work,
employers in 38 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations
specifically associated with the movement of work, 14 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, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
I IV I I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1)(c) .............. 1,870 1,999 1,397 314,512 338,115 190,895 368,642 388,285 179,686
Mining ....................................... 16 31 11 2,271 3,723 876 2,098 4,491 1,055
Utilities .................................... 4 (2) 5 983 (2) 502 1,089 (2) 549
Construction (c) ............................. 444 685 339 50,278 89,036 34,132 66,516 108,149 36,424
Manufacturing ................................ 441 382 281 60,855 66,419 37,249 72,684 76,779 34,843
Food .................................... 76 86 64 11,833 22,752 7,970 14,670 19,620 7,847
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 7 12 5 978 1,830 823 1,706 2,193 803
Textile mills ........................... (2) 3 3 (2) 759 248 (2) 1,031 836
Textile product mills ................... 8 (2) (2) 1,080 (2) (2) 1,202 (2) (2)
Apparel ................................. 8 12 4 824 2,245 1,707 941 2,610 1,692
Leather and allied products ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Wood products ........................... 18 18 14 1,697 2,173 1,767 3,691 4,700 2,086
Paper ................................... 9 10 13 1,402 1,434 1,541 2,052 1,297 1,249
Printing and related support activities . 20 11 10 2,277 2,090 1,520 2,904 1,986 1,330
Petroleum and coal products ............. 5 17 4 455 2,463 357 527 2,804 340
Chemicals ............................... 20 5 13 3,103 464 1,925 3,259 567 1,521
Plastics and rubber products ............ 15 14 9 1,320 1,697 924 1,779 1,805 830
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 33 50 35 3,451 6,367 2,952 4,127 7,447 3,548
Primary metals .......................... 20 13 9 2,940 2,125 861 2,457 2,123 675
Fabricated metal products ............... 26 19 16 3,020 2,858 1,822 3,496 3,575 1,923
Machinery ............................... 37 18 13 5,690 3,022 1,531 6,193 4,781 1,391
Computer and electronic products ........ 30 15 11 5,800 2,029 1,755 5,551 2,523 1,239
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 14 6 3 1,932 1,138 987 1,599 2,155 522
Transportation equipment ................ 60 51 36 8,491 8,062 6,289 10,451 11,500 4,869
Furniture and related products .......... 17 8 8 2,397 1,246 1,081 2,960 1,687 886
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 12 10 7 1,580 1,272 925 1,487 1,226 734
Wholesale trade .............................. 53 33 31 6,049 3,769 3,749 5,835 4,083 3,472
Retail trade (c) ............................. 201 88 142 53,090 22,417 25,410 68,502 26,276 26,529
Transportation and warehousing ............... 92 52 65 19,139 9,345 13,149 18,256 12,910 10,530
Information .................................. 60 55 52 10,957 15,752 10,747 12,368 26,173 12,205
Finance and insurance ........................ 75 50 35 14,116 9,827 3,408 17,339 9,831 5,326
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 13 15 17 2,530 1,740 1,336 2,612 1,812 1,260
Professional and technical services (c) ...... 69 69 57 8,181 11,294 7,027 11,525 14,472 5,704
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 11 (2) 4 2,124 (2) 507 1,687 (2) 323
Administrative and waste services ............ 205 230 169 48,962 40,729 30,949 53,321 49,418 21,429
Educational services ......................... 5 9 7 887 2,655 781 920 1,457 808
Health care and social assistance ............ 34 48 36 5,613 6,475 3,812 5,196 6,874 3,311
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 40 59 52 9,745 12,372 5,757 7,051 8,910 5,684
Accommodation and food services (c) .......... 93 161 81 16,929 38,436 10,309 19,651 31,432 9,048
Other services, except public administration . 14 22 13 1,803 2,794 1,195 1,992 3,423 1,186
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - -
1 For the first quarter of 2011, 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.
c = corrected.
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, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Reason for layoff
I IV I I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1)(c) .. 1,870 1,999 1,397 314,512 338,115 190,895 368,642 388,285 179,686
Business demand (c) ............... 738 661 535 112,821 100,546 68,928 142,338 143,659 69,621
Contract cancellation ........... 42 24 28 6,225 4,174 5,449 6,085 5,696 4,472
Contract completion (c) ......... 253 377 262 48,110 62,433 37,698 63,276 90,895 38,677
Domestic competition ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ 8 - 4 1,577 - 434 1,835 - 300
Import competition .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown (c) 431 255 238 55,121 33,261 24,596 69,433 46,416 25,808
Organizational changes (c) ........ 117 79 87 20,105 17,864 12,027 26,108 16,720 10,851
Business-ownership change ....... 31 18 21 5,323 9,311 2,587 4,414 2,973 1,559
Reorganization or restructuring
of company (c) ................ 86 61 66 14,782 8,553 9,440 21,694 13,747 9,292
Financial issues .................. 165 110 116 27,450 15,995 25,732 38,929 17,008 15,507
Bankruptcy ...................... 17 14 12 4,159 3,505 2,580 3,479 1,863 1,325
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 98 65 71 12,992 7,445 10,906 26,879 10,909 10,485
Financial difficulty ............ 50 31 33 10,299 5,045 12,246 8,571 4,236 3,697
Production specific ............... 15 10 21 2,663 1,422 3,192 2,860 2,400 2,875
Automation/technological
advances ...................... 4 (2) - 549 (2) - 676 (2) -
Energy related .................. - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. 3 4 5 416 629 358 289 660 303
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 761 (2) (2) 593
Material or supply shortage ..... - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Model changeover ................ 3 - 3 654 - 990 910 - 1,203
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 400 (2) (2) 393
Product line discontinued ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Disaster/safety ................... 7 5 7 940 521 1,056 1,094 512 799
Hazardous work environment ...... - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ...................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Non-natural disaster ............ 4 (2) - 530 (2) - 668 (2) -
Extreme weather-related event ... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Seasonal (c) ...................... 418 826 381 68,625 137,477 50,007 75,725 142,957 50,508
Seasonal (c) .................... (2) 819 377 (2) 136,836 49,743 (2) 142,041 50,094
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. (2) 7 4 (2) 641 264 (2) 916 414
Other/miscellaneous (c) ........... 410 308 250 81,908 64,290 29,953 81,588 65,029 29,525
Other (c) ....................... 23 19 29 3,883 2,565 3,132 3,598 3,107 2,804
Data not provided: refusal (c) .. 86 82 69 23,214 18,679 7,713 23,207 18,677 7,711
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 301 207 152 54,811 43,046 19,108 54,783 43,245 19,010
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, fourth quarter, 2010 and first quarter, 2011
Total Percent of total
initial Hispanic Persons age 55
Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over
State
IV I IV I IV I IV I IV I IV I
2010r 2011p 2010r 2011p 2010r 2011p 2010r 2011p 2010r 2011p 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm(1)(c) 1,999 1,397 388,285 179,686 12.2 14.7 19.3 17.9 30.7 36.7 18.5 19.2
Alabama ........................ 6 9 2,225 1,425 51.2 50.5 2.7 1.6 58.3 47.9 11.4 15.5
Alaska ......................... 14 (2) 2,478 (2) 5.2 5.5 10.5 9.6 23.8 19.0 20.5 21.5
Arizona ........................ 17 12 3,285 1,657 10.5 6.3 32.9 35.4 45.0 42.2 16.2 15.8
Arkansas ....................... 5 (2) 1,685 (2) 16.7 71.7 2.3 2.1 32.2 39.3 29.3 23.6
California (c) ................. 472 394 106,569 49,078 7.3 7.9 37.0 36.6 36.8 37.9 16.8 16.6
Colorado ....................... 24 3 3,075 222 4.4 5.0 36.3 27.5 24.8 27.9 21.3 20.7
Connecticut .................... 13 10 2,149 1,074 16.8 20.8 12.4 17.0 38.1 32.9 25.3 15.2
Delaware ....................... 5 3 525 632 30.3 46.7 11.8 8.9 31.8 37.5 39.2 12.5
District of Columbia ........... 3 3 434 287 64.5 53.3 11.1 16.7 59.7 27.2 13.1 22.3
Florida ........................ 46 42 10,579 5,424 18.9 19.5 25.7 28.0 40.9 41.9 20.7 23.5
Georgia ........................ 20 22 2,746 2,649 58.9 48.8 1.3 4.0 44.5 42.4 16.8 16.9
Hawaii ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) 6.8 1.1 3.9 10.4 25.2 25.7 34.0 18.0
Idaho .......................... 12 5 2,010 423 .1 .2 9.6 14.7 27.9 28.1 16.7 18.2
Illinois ....................... 155 100 26,332 11,448 12.4 18.5 21.2 15.7 21.6 36.6 15.3 17.4
Indiana ........................ 40 26 7,987 3,184 10.7 14.2 3.3 2.4 19.7 25.4 17.5 16.0
Iowa ........................... 11 7 2,559 808 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.6 23.0 39.1 23.9 23.6
Kansas ......................... 15 12 3,558 1,578 6.4 5.9 8.2 4.2 32.5 24.7 22.0 23.5
Kentucky ....................... 26 20 3,323 2,491 11.7 14.7 .1 .2 21.5 32.9 19.2 14.5
Louisiana ...................... 23 16 4,024 2,367 36.9 47.6 6.0 3.5 18.9 43.9 18.9 20.3
Maine .......................... 9 5 1,460 583 1.8 2.2 .3 .3 25.3 39.1 23.2 26.9
Maryland ....................... 18 10 2,509 958 47.9 42.6 2.2 3.7 51.6 27.5 19.9 24.2
Massachusetts .................. 26 25 3,335 3,545 7.8 9.1 1.0 1.0 34.0 45.0 23.8 18.9
Michigan ....................... 67 29 9,407 2,798 6.5 8.4 9.4 3.1 18.4 29.5 14.3 22.7
Minnesota ...................... 66 21 10,062 2,550 4.5 4.9 8.4 8.4 15.5 23.7 19.3 18.8
Mississippi .................... 11 13 1,504 1,184 52.3 71.8 4.3 1.8 28.1 49.5 18.3 12.2
Missouri ....................... 41 21 6,364 1,636 14.7 9.0 1.4 5.6 31.5 42.2 25.6 20.5
Montana ........................ 15 (2) 1,592 (2) .3 1.2 4.0 3.5 18.7 14.0 20.8 23.3
Nebraska ....................... 9 5 1,108 407 3.2 2.9 10.5 7.9 27.3 19.9 22.3 21.6
Nevada ......................... 31 (2) 7,667 (2) 8.1 6.3 28.9 22.1 36.1 6.3 19.5 9.5
New Hampshire .................. 4 4 616 322 .3 1.6 .6 6.5 13.6 9.9 40.4 23.3
New Jersey ..................... 48 56 9,819 7,867 15.4 20.5 10.4 7.0 35.0 35.6 19.4 23.8
New Mexico ..................... 10 5 1,413 629 1.4 1.9 56.8 47.9 37.5 40.1 18.3 14.3
New York ....................... 138 122 27,772 16,735 12.3 15.7 12.4 13.6 31.9 37.6 23.0 22.4
North Carolina (3) ............. 48 20 11,174 2,720 40.6 45.6 12.1 7.2 35.2 44.9 18.4 23.6
North Dakota ................... 10 (2) 1,551 (2) .6 1.4 3.2 6.5 8.2 31.5 21.9 22.9
Ohio ........................... 105 64 18,105 7,986 8.5 13.1 3.7 3.3 19.1 32.3 18.4 17.5
Oklahoma ....................... 4 3 1,245 239 14.8 9.2 3.3 4.2 24.9 22.6 9.6 23.4
Oregon ......................... 23 19 7,773 4,226 1.1 1.6 28.8 20.2 41.5 38.2 19.5 21.4
Pennsylvania ................... 134 97 24,186 15,133 7.6 7.7 4.3 4.7 24.5 34.4 20.0 22.5
Rhode Island ................... 4 6 364 504 1.9 3.2 9.3 11.3 36.0 47.6 19.0 32.5
South Carolina ................. 20 11 4,161 1,469 59.1 67.1 1.2 1.4 45.6 57.5 11.6 10.6
South Dakota ................... - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tennessee ...................... 25 20 4,220 1,629 34.7 20.4 - .2 38.1 38.0 27.4 26.2
Texas .......................... 31 36 6,233 4,560 11.3 13.1 54.8 51.7 20.6 27.3 12.8 14.7
Utah ........................... 17 8 3,203 1,007 .7 2.1 11.9 21.2 12.1 25.8 16.8 11.0
Vermont ........................ (2) 3 (2) 218 - 1.4 1.0 .5 14.4 23.4 26.9 22.0
Virginia ....................... 32 26 6,966 4,072 37.8 47.9 4.4 4.3 34.1 48.0 21.0 21.7
Washington ..................... 48 37 9,198 4,903 4.5 6.7 22.8 10.4 35.0 37.1 17.5 16.7
West Virginia .................. 4 5 1,085 596 .1 .3 - - 2.3 7.6 13.3 12.4
Wisconsin ...................... 90 30 17,769 5,127 5.9 3.7 9.6 6.5 24.2 35.5 17.6 23.2
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.6 - 3.5 10.9 41.1 35.9 26.3 15.6
Puerto Rico .................... 5 6 1,399 2,438 - - 99.1 99.5 55.0 61.9 4.6 8.1
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.
c = corrected.
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, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
I IV I I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
United States (1)(c) .. 1,870 1,999 1,397 314,512 338,115 190,895 368,642 388,285 179,686
Northeast ..................... 383 377 328 57,417 53,597 43,230 68,926 69,902 45,981
New England ............... 57 57 53 10,550 9,863 10,662 10,329 8,125 6,246
Middle Atlantic ........... 326 320 275 46,867 43,734 32,568 58,597 61,777 39,735
South ......................... 371 327 261 74,510 55,276 34,301 90,568 64,638 32,893
South Atlantic ............ 216 196 142 47,131 33,224 17,706 56,193 40,179 18,807
East South Central ........ 71 68 62 11,751 11,485 8,855 12,351 11,272 6,729
West South Central ........ 84 63 57 15,628 10,567 7,740 22,024 13,187 7,357
Midwest ....................... 433 609 317 66,502 101,848 45,501 71,413 104,802 37,801
East North Central ........ 326 457 249 54,189 74,564 35,203 56,992 79,600 30,543
West North Central ........ 107 152 68 12,313 27,284 10,298 14,421 25,202 7,258
West (c) ...................... 683 686 491 116,083 127,394 67,863 137,735 148,943 63,011
Mountain .................. 88 128 37 13,394 25,009 5,091 13,268 22,822 4,310
Pacific (c) ............... 595 558 454 102,689 102,385 62,772 124,467 126,121 58,701
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
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, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
State
I IV I I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm(1)(c) 1,870 1,999 1,397 314,512 338,115 190,895 368,642 388,285 179,686
Alabama ........................ 11 6 9 2,406 1,929 1,309 3,469 2,225 1,425
Alaska ......................... 7 14 (2) 1,844 3,970 (2) 1,844 2,478 (2)
Arizona ........................ 14 17 12 1,834 3,250 1,368 2,246 3,285 1,657
Arkansas ....................... 7 5 (2) 1,080 864 (2) 2,177 1,685 (2)
California (c) ................. 530 472 394 93,972 86,005 55,631 112,279 106,569 49,078
Colorado ....................... 14 24 3 2,309 4,835 380 1,783 3,075 222
Connecticut .................... 19 13 10 4,612 3,109 3,375 4,367 2,149 1,074
Delaware ....................... (2) 5 3 (2) 490 393 (2) 525 632
District of Columbia ........... 3 3 3 261 434 296 261 434 287
Florida ........................ 62 46 42 26,724 11,030 5,532 27,451 10,579 5,424
Georgia ........................ 22 20 22 2,485 1,725 1,525 4,224 2,746 2,649
Hawaii ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Idaho .......................... 7 12 5 804 2,312 472 833 2,010 423
Illinois ....................... 118 155 100 19,388 25,348 14,683 20,474 26,332 11,448
Indiana ........................ 31 40 26 3,602 4,121 2,607 4,830 7,987 3,184
Iowa ........................... 6 11 7 815 1,375 1,421 2,345 2,559 808
Kansas ......................... 9 15 12 967 1,836 2,196 1,050 3,558 1,578
Kentucky ....................... 27 26 20 3,477 3,836 3,986 3,107 3,323 2,491
Louisiana ...................... 19 23 16 3,690 4,560 2,509 3,255 4,024 2,367
Maine .......................... 9 9 5 1,625 1,336 1,528 1,547 1,460 583
Maryland ....................... 29 18 10 3,589 3,781 1,175 3,454 2,509 958
Massachusetts .................. 23 26 25 2,976 4,207 4,431 3,426 3,335 3,545
Michigan ....................... 40 67 29 4,562 8,347 3,343 5,475 9,407 2,798
Minnesota ...................... 34 66 21 3,731 11,550 3,105 4,445 10,062 2,550
Mississippi .................... 6 11 13 874 1,996 1,569 576 1,504 1,184
Missouri ....................... 48 41 21 5,587 9,232 2,862 5,463 6,364 1,636
Montana ........................ 5 15 (2) 821 2,528 (2) 757 1,592 (2)
Nebraska ....................... 4 9 5 359 2,179 444 254 1,108 407
Nevada ......................... 27 31 (2) 4,832 4,400 (2) 4,988 7,667 (2)
New Hampshire .................. 3 4 4 638 631 382 407 616 322
New Jersey ..................... 55 48 56 9,138 11,849 8,896 9,037 9,819 7,867
New Mexico ..................... 11 10 5 1,133 1,800 740 1,227 1,413 629
New York ....................... 155 138 122 22,599 18,928 13,489 27,111 27,772 16,735
North Carolina (3) ............. 33 48 20 3,049 5,142 2,260 7,914 11,174 2,720
North Dakota ................... 5 10 (2) 704 1,112 (2) 719 1,551 (2)
Ohio ........................... 90 105 64 15,200 15,066 9,615 15,093 18,105 7,986
Oklahoma ....................... (2) 4 3 (2) 503 329 (2) 1,245 239
Oregon ......................... 22 23 19 3,736 6,148 3,594 4,109 7,773 4,226
Pennsylvania ................... 116 134 97 15,130 12,957 10,183 22,449 24,186 15,133
Rhode Island ................... 3 4 6 699 320 555 582 364 504
South Carolina ................. 25 20 11 3,978 3,993 1,420 4,357 4,161 1,469
South Dakota ................... (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Tennessee ...................... 27 25 20 4,994 3,724 1,991 5,199 4,220 1,629
Texas .......................... 56 31 36 9,865 4,640 4,740 15,632 6,233 4,560
Utah ........................... 8 17 8 1,378 3,284 1,300 1,238 3,203 1,007
Vermont ........................ - (2) 3 - (2) 391 - (2) 218
Virginia ....................... 34 32 26 5,651 5,271 4,509 7,251 6,966 4,072
Washington ..................... 35 48 37 3,082 6,159 2,975 6,082 9,198 4,903
West Virginia .................. 7 4 5 1,004 1,358 596 955 1,085 596
Wisconsin ...................... 47 90 30 11,437 21,682 4,955 11,120 17,769 5,127
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico .................... 14 5 6 1,313 482 868 5,412 1,399 2,438
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.
c = corrected.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events Separations
Industry
I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 72 50 44 11,491 9,073 10,144
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - (2) - - (2) -
Manufacturing ............................... 39 30 26 5,928 5,219 5,962
Food ................................... (2) 3 (2) (2) 195 (2)
Beverage and tobacco products .......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Textile mills .......................... - - - - - -
Textile product mills .................. (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Apparel ................................ (2) - - (2) - -
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... - - (2) - - (2)
Paper .................................. (2) 3 (2) (2) 390 (2)
Printing and related support activities (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals ............................. (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 345
Plastics and rubber products ........... (2) 4 (2) (2) 462 (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Primary metals ......................... 3 (2) - 431 (2) -
Fabricated metal products .............. 3 (2) (2) 373 (2) (2)
Machinery .............................. 6 3 (2) 908 281 (2)
Computer and electronic products ....... 6 (2) (2) 780 (2) (2)
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 3 (2) (2) 670 (2) (2)
Transportation equipment ............... 3 4 4 610 1,101 1,539
Furniture and related products ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Wholesale trade ............................. 4 (2) 3 524 (2) 1,422
Retail trade ................................ 10 3 5 2,062 203 1,219
Transportation and warehousing .............. 3 - (2) 511 - (2)
Information ................................. 5 (2) 3 777 (2) 510
Finance and insurance ....................... 4 5 - 588 1,635 -
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - - - - - -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Administrative and waste services ........... (2) 3 3 (2) 617 357
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - - - - - -
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... (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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events Separations
Reason for layoff I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 72 50 44 11,491 9,073 10,144
Business demand .................. 15 8 9 2,681 1,663 3,564
Contract cancellation .......... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Contract completion ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Domestic competition ........... - - - - - -
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... (2) - - (2) - -
Import competition ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown 10 4 5 1,360 1,101 1,341
Organizational changes ........... 32 24 19 5,550 4,873 2,929
Business-ownership change ...... 4 3 3 774 1,413 250
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... 28 21 16 4,776 3,460 2,679
Financial issues ................. 22 18 11 2,992 2,537 2,743
Bankruptcy ..................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ....... 19 14 (2) 2,587 1,733 (2)
Financial difficulty ........... (2) 4 (2) (2) 804 (2)
Production specific .............. - - (2) - - (2)
Automation/technological
advances ..................... - - - - - -
Energy related ................. - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention ................. - - - - - -
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Material or supply shortage .... - - (2) - - (2)
Model changeover ............... - - - - - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance .................. - - - - - -
Product line discontinued ...... - - - - - -
Disaster/safety .................. - - - - - -
Hazardous work environment ..... - - - - - -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ..................... - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ........... - - - - - -
Extreme weather-related event .. - - - - - -
Other/miscellaneous .............. 3 - (2) 268 - (2)
Other .......................... 3 - (2) 268 - (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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
United States (1) . 72 50 44 11,491 9,073 10,144
Northeast ................. 14 12 12 2,705 1,622 4,002
New England ........... 8 8 7 1,801 1,272 2,421
Middle Atlantic ....... 6 4 5 904 350 1,581
South ..................... 26 14 12 3,744 2,511 1,385
South Atlantic ........ 13 7 6 1,787 1,039 821
East South Central .... 9 (2) (2) 1,207 (2) (2)
West South Central .... 4 (2) (2) 750 (2) (2)
Midwest ................... 14 11 12 2,661 2,328 2,932
East North Central .... 9 8 9 1,892 1,890 1,782
West North Central .... 5 3 3 769 438 1,150
West ...................... 18 13 8 2,381 2,612 1,825
Mountain .............. 3 5 (2) 484 865 (2)
Pacific ............... 15 8 (2) 1,897 1,747 (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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events Separations
Action
I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1)(c) ...... 1,870 1,999 1,397 314,512 338,115 190,895
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events (2)(c) . 1,452 1,173 1,016 245,887 200,638 140,888
Total, movement of work (3) 72 50 44 11,491 9,073 10,144
Movement of work
actions ............. 101 68 68 (4) (4) (4)
With separations
reported ....... 67 46 30 5,949 4,422 5,609
With separations
unknown ........ 34 22 38 (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.
c = corrected.
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Actions (1) Separations
Activities
I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010 2010r 2011p
With separations reported (2) . 67 46 30 5,949 4,422 5,609
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 14 13 10 1,023 1,915 2,298
Within company .......... 11 11 9 933 1,115 2,198
Different company ....... 3 2 1 90 800 100
Domestic relocations ........ 53 33 20 4,926 2,507 3,311
Within company .......... 47 28 15 3,992 2,294 3,102
Different company ....... 6 5 5 934 213 209
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... - - - - - -
By company
Within company .............. 58 39 24 4,925 3,409 5,300
Domestic ................ 47 28 15 3,992 2,294 3,102
Out of country .......... 11 11 9 933 1,115 2,198
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
Different company ........... 9 7 6 1,024 1,013 309
Domestic ................ 6 5 5 934 213 209
Out of country .......... 3 2 1 90 800 100
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, 2010 and 2011
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
I IV I I IV I I IV I
2010 2010r 2011p 2010 2010r 2011p 2010 2010r 2011p
Anticipate a recall (c) . 38.0 58.5 48.5 85.9 94.6 90.0 24.2 33.2 33.0
Timeframe
Within 6 months (c) ..... 63.4 72.9 60.5 78.3 87.2 81.9 48.3 44.2 38.5
Within 3 months (c) 41.6 28.7 42.2 47.1 26.9 52.5 36.1 32.4 31.6
Size of recall
At least half (c) ....... 63.6 75.0 63.3 80.5 91.7 88.6 46.3 41.6 37.3
All workers (c) ... 25.2 32.3 25.1 37.9 41.7 38.5 12.2 13.4 11.3
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Average number of separations
Measure
I IV I
2010r 2010r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 168 169 137
Industry
Mining ............................... 142 120 80
Utilities ............................ 246 80 100
Construction ......................... 113 130 101
Manufacturing ........................ 138 174 133
Wholesale trade ...................... 114 114 121
Retail trade ......................... 264 255 179
Transportation and warehousing ....... 208 180 202
Information .......................... 183 286 207
Finance and insurance ................ 188 197 97
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 195 116 79
Professional and
technical services ................. 119 164 123
Management of companies
and enterprises .................... 193 147 127
Administrative and waste services .... 239 177 183
Educational services ................. 177 295 112
Health care and social assistance .... 165 135 106
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 244 210 111
Accommodation and food services (c) .. 182 239 127
Other services, except
public administration .............. 129 127 92
Unclassified establishments .......... - - -
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ...................... 153 152 129
Organizational changes (c) ........... 172 226 138
Financial issues ..................... 166 145 222
Production specific .................. 178 142 152
Disaster/Safety ...................... 134 104 151
Seasonal ............................. 164 166 131
Other/miscellaneous (c) .............. 200 209 120
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
first quarter 2011(p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total (c) ................. 1,397 100.0 190,895 100.0
50-99 (c) ............... 800 57.3 54,959 28.8
100-149 (c) ............. 276 19.8 32,751 17.2
150-199 (c) ............. 129 9.2 21,219 11.1
200-299 (c) ............. 103 7.4 23,590 12.4
300-499 ................. 51 3.7 18,436 9.7
500-999 (c) ............. 26 1.9 17,832 9.3
1,000 or more ........... 12 0.9 22,108 11.6
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
United States Department of Labor
