For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 USDL-11-1186
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- SECOND QUARTER 2011
(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, August 12, 2011,
to correct separations data for Arizona, the West region, and
total nonfarm sector. Corrections can be found in the text and
tables A, 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 12 and 13.)
Employers in the private nonfarm sector initiated 1,624 mass layoff
events in the second quarter of 2011 that resulted in the separation
of 261,346 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Total extended mass layoff
events decreased over the year from 2,008 to 1,624, and associated
worker separations fell from 381,622 to 261,346. Both events and
separations have decreased over the year for seven consecutive
quarters. (See table A.) Second quarter 2011 layoff data are
preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical Note.)
Both events and separations in the manufacturing sector declined to
series’ lows during the second quarter of 2011. Sixty-one percent of
private nonfarm employers indicated they anticipated some type of
recall--the highest second quarter percentage since 2005.
The national unemployment rate averaged 8.9 percent, not seasonally
adjusted, in the second quarter of 2011, down from 9.5 percent a year
earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted,
increased by 1.7 percent (1,818,000) over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Over the year ending in the second quarter of 2011, the number of
extended mass layoff events declined in 16 of the 18 major private
nonfarm industry sectors. The manufacturing and accommodation and food
services sectors experienced the largest declines in the numbers of
worker separations over the year. Fourteen of the 21 manufacturing
subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in the number of layoff
events. (See table 1.)
Both events and separations in the manufacturing sector were at
series’ lows in the second quarter of 2011. Forty-seven percent of
manufacturing employers with an extended mass layoff event in the
second quarter of 2011 anticipated recalling at least some of the
displaced workers--the highest second quarter percentage since 1998.
Construction firms had 219 extended mass layoff events and 26,806
separations, primarily due to contract completion. This sector
accounted for 13 percent of the layoff events and 10 percent of the
related separations in the second quarter. In these events, a second
quarter series high 65 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) ....... 1,870 314,512 368,664
April-June (r) .......... 2,008 381,622 396,441
July-September (r) ...... 1,370 222,357 260,030
October-December (r) .... 1,999 338,643 390,445
2011
January-March (r) ....... 1,490 225,136 257,031
April-June (p) ....... 1,624 (c)261,346 231,643
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 43
percent of extended mass layoff events and 51 percent of related
separations in the private nonfarm sector during the second quarter of
2011. Business demand factors, primarily as a result of contract
completion, accounted for 30 percent of events and 26 percent of
related separations during the quarter. Over the year, the largest
decrease in worker separations occurred in layoffs attributed to
seasonal factors. (See table 2.)
Movement of Work
In the second quarter of 2011, 42 extended mass layoffs involved
movement of work and were associated with 6,824 worker separations, a
series low for both figures. Over the year, the number of such events
decreased by 14, and the number of separations decreased by 4,163.
Movement of work layoffs accounted for 5 percent of total nonseasonal
events during the quarter. (See table 9.)
Forty-five 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 West. (See table 8.) Among states,
California, Washington, Oklahoma, and Illinois reported the highest
numbers of separations associated with movement of work.
The 42 events with movement of work for the second quarter involved 50
identifiable relocations of work actions. (See table 9.) Employers
were able to provide information on the specific number of worker
separations for 25 of these actions. Among these actions, 76 percent
were domestic reassignments, and 84 percent involved work moving
within the same company. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
Sixty-one percent of the private nonfarm employers reporting an
extended mass layoff in the second quarter indicated they anticipated
some type of recall--the highest second quarter percentage since 2005.
Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 45 percent indicated
the offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 82 percent
of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the
workers. Seventy-nine 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
96 percent of the employers expected a recall, employers anticipated
recalling laid-off workers in 35 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) was 161 workers during the second quarter of 2011.
(See table 12.) Events were largely concentrated at the lower end of
the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 70 percent involving fewer
than 150 workers. Conversely, only 5 percent of layoff events involved
500 or more workers. (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 231,643 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were
associated with extended mass layoffs in the second quarter. Of these
claimants, 17 percent were black, 16 percent were Hispanic, 52 percent
were women, and 24 percent were 55 years of age or older. The
percentage of claimants aged 55 and over reached a series high during
the quarter. (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.
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the second quarter 2011, by residency of claimants
2010 II (r) 2011 II (p)
Metropolitan area Initial Initial
claimants Rank claimants Rank
Total, 372 metropolitan areas ........... 330,728 184,173
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ........ 38,370 1 18,485 1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ....................... 24,224 2 12,826 2
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ....... 17,424 3 11,860 3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. .............................. 8,933 6 5,407 4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ........ 12,378 5 4,500 5
Pittsburgh, Pa. ................................. 5,289 10 4,379 6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ........... 15,415 4 4,244 7
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. ............................. 6,531 9 3,882 8
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........... 8,658 7 2,964 9
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas ............... 4,781 11 2,569 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.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West recorded the highest number of
separations due to extended mass layoff events in the second 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 second quarter of 2010. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations in the
second quarter of 2011, followed by Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York,
and Ohio. Over the year, 37 states and the District of Columbia
reported decreased numbers of separated workers associated with
extended mass layoff events during the second quarter, led by
California, New Jersey, and New York. (See table 5.)
Eighty percent of the initial claimants for unemployment insurance
associated with extended mass layoff events in the second 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. When compared with the second
quarter of 2010, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, entered into the
highest 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by residency
of claimant, replacing Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. (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 July is scheduled to be released on
Tuesday, August 23, 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 second quarter of 2011, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 3.6 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work,
employers in 25 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations
specifically associated with the movement of work, 3 of which involved out-of-
country moves.
Additional information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in-
dividuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)691-5200; Federal Relay Service:
(800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
II I II II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 (c)261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643
Mining ....................................... 8 11 (2) 879 952 (2) 883 1,228 (2)
Utilities .................................... 7 5 (2) 1,118 502 (2) 1,363 555 (2)
Construction ................................. 284 348 219 36,871 38,454 26,806 44,795 49,404 28,062
Manufacturing ................................ 324 305 247 57,728 45,461 34,974 62,025 50,370 32,181
Food .................................... 73 72 60 13,191 13,585 9,062 13,089 13,306 8,042
Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 7 (2) (2) 950 (2) (2) 1,192 (2)
Textile mills ........................... 4 3 3 844 248 446 1,972 1,509 926
Textile product mills ................... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 189 (2) (2) 248
Apparel ................................. 9 4 10 1,190 1,911 2,404 1,402 1,953 2,270
Leather and allied products ............. - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Wood products ........................... 13 14 5 1,607 1,771 540 1,648 2,357 623
Paper ................................... 11 13 7 1,390 1,541 1,389 1,136 1,356 1,035
Printing and related support activities . 11 10 9 1,067 1,520 619 1,507 1,593 768
Petroleum and coal products ............. (2) 4 (2) (2) 418 (2) (2) 450 (2)
Chemicals ............................... 11 17 7 1,535 2,527 790 1,248 2,262 636
Plastics and rubber products ............ 7 9 10 563 924 1,009 707 873 1,021
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 17 35 5 1,590 3,179 412 2,084 4,055 441
Primary metals .......................... 17 10 5 2,266 988 760 2,485 933 528
Fabricated metal products ............... 15 16 14 1,314 1,864 1,806 1,819 2,243 1,799
Machinery ............................... 35 17 15 6,400 2,073 3,135 7,751 2,010 2,009
Computer and electronic products ........ 29 13 17 4,105 1,966 1,981 4,841 2,070 1,677
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 6 4 4 819 1,037 277 752 1,088 281
Transportation equipment ................ 42 36 52 11,803 6,423 8,064 15,594 8,212 7,771
Furniture and related products .......... 8 8 8 2,237 1,081 892 1,782 1,015 947
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 11 9 10 1,848 1,183 969 1,598 1,004 945
Wholesale trade .............................. 30 36 32 3,555 4,592 3,664 3,572 4,457 3,486
Retail trade ................................. 111 153 84 25,860 29,241 12,827 35,262 35,244 12,984
Transportation and warehousing ............... 183 69 136 42,892 15,530 29,954 45,704 14,162 24,497
Information .................................. 51 58 44 13,050 11,976 7,628 17,371 20,071 9,278
Finance and insurance ........................ 71 39 51 13,706 4,543 6,488 13,271 8,176 7,198
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 26 18 16 3,476 1,661 2,131 3,588 2,240 2,165
Professional and technical services .......... 98 63 92 28,384 8,763 18,695 24,950 10,980 17,546
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 7 6 8 1,694 713 962 1,125 599 732
Administrative and waste services ............ 166 183 149 29,187 36,724 (c)23,273 36,004 31,989 22,025
Educational services ......................... 39 8 26 4,303 905 2,798 5,981 1,101 2,667
Health care and social assistance ............ 218 39 197 28,200 4,459 23,510 28,063 4,989 20,694
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 78 53 63 20,591 6,241 15,124 9,472 7,110 7,609
Accommodation and food services .............. 223 83 182 58,904 12,844 42,737 52,387 12,710 32,156
Other services, except public administration . 84 13 73 11,224 1,575 8,060 10,625 1,646 7,701
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - -
1 For the second 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
II I II II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 (c)261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643
Business demand ................... 629 564 489 94,789 77,265 (c)67,481 125,589 101,907 67,151
Contract cancellation ........... 50 30 27 9,096 5,591 3,338 9,049 5,915 3,067
Contract completion ............. 275 271 300 41,342 43,563 (c)44,655 56,023 58,348 44,435
Domestic competition ............ 3 (2) - 266 (2) - 448 (2) -
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ (2) 4 (2) (2) 434 (2) (2) 327 (2)
Import competition .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown. 298 256 158 43,876 26,926 18,927 59,738 36,608 19,151
Organizational changes ............ 118 94 61 24,852 13,280 9,223 23,034 15,050 7,695
Business-ownership change ....... 30 22 14 9,424 2,679 2,115 3,724 1,988 1,366
Reorganization or restructuring
of company .................... 88 72 47 15,428 10,601 7,108 19,310 13,062 6,329
Financial issues .................. 126 120 110 27,539 27,618 14,648 28,970 23,432 13,005
Bankruptcy ...................... 15 14 25 5,043 4,114 3,496 2,430 2,120 2,918
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 65 73 58 10,850 11,217 6,846 15,726 15,363 6,926
Financial difficulty ............ 46 33 27 11,646 12,287 4,306 10,814 5,949 3,161
Production specific ............... 12 24 31 2,031 3,517 4,202 1,295 3,740 5,941
Automation/technological
advances ...................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Energy related .................. - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. 5 6 5 1,199 429 690 404 538 1,547
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... (2) 4 (2) (2) 761 (2) (2) 608 (2)
Material or supply shortage ..... (2) 4 17 (2) 603 2,034 (2) 452 2,497
Model changeover ................ (2) 3 (2) (2) 990 (2) (2) 1,319 (2)
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... (2) 4 (2) (2) 400 (2) (2) 523 (2)
Product line discontinued ....... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Disaster/safety ................... 11 7 10 1,681 1,056 1,960 1,533 1,107 1,923
Hazardous work environment ...... - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ...................... - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Non-natural disaster ............ (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Extreme weather-related event ... (2) (2) 6 (2) (2) 1,165 (2) (2) 1,336
Seasonal .......................... 801 391 692 171,131 55,465 133,339 156,609 65,080 105,462
Seasonal ........................ 484 387 439 115,291 55,201 85,836 96,550 64,566 65,852
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. 317 4 253 55,840 264 47,503 60,059 514 39,610
Other/miscellaneous ............... 311 290 231 59,599 46,935 30,493 59,411 46,715 30,466
Other ........................... 10 29 25 1,403 3,315 3,203 1,233 3,221 3,257
Data not provided: refusal ...... 83 72 61 19,099 12,546 10,478 19,099 12,546 10,464
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 218 189 145 39,097 31,074 16,812 39,079 30,948 16,745
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, first and second quarters, 2011
Total Percent of total
initial Hispanic Persons age 55
Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over
State
I II I II I II I II I II I II
2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 1,490 1,624 257,031 231,643 15.0 17.0 19.1 16.2 37.7 52.0 19.6 24.2
Alabama ........................ 10 20 2,877 2,663 43.4 54.8 1.7 3.3 43.0 67.5 15.5 22.7
Alaska ......................... 4 11 1,477 1,717 15.9 5.5 18.6 16.3 26.4 37.6 23.1 27.1
Arizona ........................ 12 31 2,783 4,116 7.0 7.6 36.0 46.7 49.2 57.8 17.6 20.6
Arkansas ....................... 3 22 392 3,696 53.6 35.1 2.8 6.7 38.5 63.7 20.9 19.6
California ..................... 420 326 79,125 44,513 8.2 8.1 36.1 36.6 39.8 44.6 17.5 18.2
Colorado ....................... 3 18 366 2,883 4.1 4.5 20.5 22.8 22.7 53.4 14.8 20.4
Connecticut .................... 10 27 1,313 2,947 22.5 14.4 16.7 14.3 35.5 56.8 15.0 29.0
Delaware ....................... 3 9 763 808 48.4 46.8 9.6 9.9 35.8 66.8 12.2 23.6
District of Columbia ........... 3 5 293 449 53.6 72.2 16.4 7.1 27.6 65.0 22.2 26.7
Florida ........................ 65 45 10,029 7,318 18.5 16.7 28.5 26.0 45.0 45.2 24.0 25.2
Georgia ........................ 22 48 4,129 6,805 48.1 50.1 4.8 2.5 46.4 61.0 16.8 22.8
Hawaii ......................... (2) 4 (2) 360 .7 .3 11.9 10.0 25.9 40.3 19.7 20.6
Idaho .......................... 5 11 621 1,151 .2 .1 12.4 10.6 26.4 46.6 20.5 21.0
Illinois ....................... 99 108 15,329 20,113 19.0 20.9 15.4 11.1 34.6 54.8 17.5 23.2
Indiana ........................ 26 35 3,822 5,111 14.5 10.9 2.5 1.5 25.1 43.9 15.5 19.8
Iowa ........................... 7 9 1,296 1,342 1.2 8.4 1.5 3.4 39.5 67.7 31.4 32.5
Kansas ......................... 12 17 1,607 1,694 5.8 19.3 4.2 2.4 24.5 66.3 23.3 24.5
Kentucky ....................... 20 28 2,651 3,211 15.9 13.9 .2 .3 34.2 44.6 15.1 17.1
Louisiana ...................... 16 40 2,956 4,770 47.7 61.9 3.9 3.0 42.5 66.6 20.9 26.0
Maine .......................... 5 7 751 1,083 2.3 1.0 .3 .5 36.5 34.8 27.0 33.8
Maryland ....................... 26 (2) 2,817 (2) 48.1 62.4 3.0 1.1 41.5 57.5 19.9 9.8
Massachusetts .................. 25 17 4,198 2,058 9.7 12.3 .9 2.0 43.1 56.9 18.6 30.9
Michigan ....................... 29 50 3,908 6,046 7.8 18.2 2.8 3.4 31.4 69.0 22.2 24.5
Minnesota ...................... 21 24 2,844 2,851 4.7 8.1 8.9 4.7 23.7 35.7 18.8 21.1
Mississippi .................... 13 5 1,735 766 76.5 75.5 1.6 1.4 49.7 63.2 13.4 16.8
Missouri ....................... 23 43 2,171 6,374 12.1 25.4 5.0 1.6 43.7 68.7 21.0 31.8
Montana ........................ (2) 10 (2) 940 1.2 .2 3.5 3.9 14.0 55.4 23.3 28.0
Nebraska ....................... 6 8 628 1,080 5.4 12.0 8.8 3.9 23.6 47.3 17.5 36.7
Nevada ......................... 5 11 876 1,508 5.7 11.3 18.2 20.0 7.5 44.8 15.8 26.6
New Hampshire .................. 4 4 322 597 1.6 .5 6.5 1.2 9.9 62.5 23.3 35.8
New Jersey ..................... 64 43 10,072 8,578 20.8 22.0 7.4 6.1 38.7 64.2 24.5 31.8
New Mexico ..................... 5 18 729 1,830 1.9 2.0 45.1 50.3 38.5 56.4 15.6 21.2
New York ....................... 122 96 21,178 13,333 15.6 16.2 12.8 14.7 40.2 47.1 24.8 23.7
North Carolina (3) ............. 22 17 4,371 2,189 43.5 32.8 6.8 7.8 46.8 48.1 21.6 27.9
North Dakota ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.4 .7 6.4 2.6 31.4 4.6 22.9 25.0
Ohio ........................... 66 79 12,097 10,399 12.1 15.2 3.7 2.8 28.7 46.2 19.9 23.5
Oklahoma ....................... 3 11 273 1,389 8.4 17.0 4.8 8.1 22.3 60.6 22.7 23.1
Oregon ......................... 19 28 4,910 4,615 1.6 3.5 19.6 22.6 39.1 53.0 22.4 18.1
Pennsylvania ................... 102 101 18,355 16,771 8.9 11.6 5.1 5.4 35.9 54.8 22.5 37.9
Rhode Island ................... 6 7 504 1,011 3.2 2.8 11.3 12.9 47.6 79.5 32.5 42.5
South Carolina ................. 6 11 1,037 1,099 75.1 61.3 1.1 1.0 56.3 66.9 9.5 24.4
South Dakota ................... - (2) - (2) - 4.7 - 11.8 - 74.8 - 22.0
Tennessee ...................... 22 15 2,492 2,173 25.3 22.5 .2 .1 43.2 62.6 23.6 38.4
Texas .......................... 36 48 7,727 9,180 13.6 16.1 50.0 48.5 24.4 42.8 14.2 16.9
Utah ........................... 8 14 1,095 1,541 1.9 1.3 21.6 8.8 25.3 40.9 11.2 14.5
Vermont ........................ 3 16 225 2,077 1.3 .9 .4 .4 25.3 46.3 23.1 25.6
Virginia ....................... 27 29 5,117 3,554 49.3 37.8 4.6 5.7 48.0 53.9 20.9 22.3
Washington ..................... 37 36 6,888 3,634 6.5 5.3 11.7 20.0 36.8 35.8 17.1 19.0
West Virginia .................. 7 9 1,027 976 .4 .1 .1 - 5.5 12.8 12.8 14.9
Wisconsin ...................... 32 47 6,107 7,420 4.3 12.3 6.1 3.7 34.3 59.7 23.0 34.1
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.1 .3 12.5 5.8 29.5 20.6 17.0 7.8
Puerto Rico .................... 10 8 4,188 1,591 - - 99.5 99.6 56.0 57.7 6.4 12.8
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 due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
input procedures.
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, 2010 and 2011
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
II I II II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p
United States (1) ..... 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 (c)261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643
Northeast ..................... 399 341 318 73,534 46,608 52,519 81,664 56,918 48,455
New England ............... 87 53 78 16,397 10,831 16,292 13,852 7,313 9,773
Middle Atlantic ........... 312 288 240 57,137 35,777 36,227 67,812 49,605 38,682
South ......................... 424 304 363 71,118 45,737 53,266 79,104 50,686 51,312
South Atlantic ............ 222 181 174 35,670 25,168 23,618 41,126 29,583 23,464
East South Central ........ 85 65 68 14,677 10,671 8,710 14,058 9,755 8,813
West South Central ........ 117 58 121 20,771 9,898 20,938 23,920 11,348 19,035
Midwest ....................... 445 323 422 83,142 48,474 69,470 84,680 50,089 62,709
East North Central ........ 332 252 319 61,577 37,567 53,529 64,384 41,263 49,089
West North Central ........ 113 71 103 21,565 10,907 15,941 20,296 8,826 13,620
West .......................... 740 522 521 153,828 84,317 (c)86,091 150,993 99,338 69,167
Mountain .................. 121 40 116 33,215 7,601 (c)30,151 18,071 6,644 14,328
Pacific ................... 619 482 405 120,613 76,716 55,940 132,922 92,694 54,839
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
II I II II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 (c)261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643
Alabama ........................ 19 10 20 3,799 2,566 2,730 4,052 2,877 2,663
Alaska ......................... 17 4 11 4,246 2,812 3,054 3,352 1,477 1,717
Arizona ........................ 33 12 31 7,789 2,291 (c)5,061 5,642 2,783 4,116
Arkansas ....................... 14 3 22 1,535 1,442 2,586 2,350 392 3,696
California ..................... 540 420 326 104,582 66,824 43,831 117,263 79,125 44,513
Colorado ....................... 24 3 18 10,400 380 8,337 3,713 366 2,883
Connecticut .................... 23 10 27 4,206 3,544 4,761 3,253 1,313 2,947
Delaware ....................... 7 3 9 929 493 1,022 753 763 808
District of Columbia ........... 5 3 5 678 302 449 678 293 449
Florida ........................ 83 65 45 13,380 9,834 7,794 12,469 10,029 7,318
Georgia ........................ 22 22 48 2,926 1,770 4,526 4,730 4,129 6,805
Hawaii ......................... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 413 (2) (2) 360
Idaho .......................... 9 5 11 1,920 548 1,875 854 621 1,151
Illinois ....................... 119 99 108 26,757 15,821 24,401 27,051 15,329 20,113
Indiana ........................ 32 26 35 4,242 2,607 3,799 6,052 3,822 5,111
Iowa ........................... 12 7 9 2,980 1,421 1,221 3,106 1,296 1,342
Kansas ......................... 17 12 17 3,062 2,202 1,629 3,198 1,607 1,694
Kentucky ....................... 26 20 28 3,579 4,063 2,986 3,061 2,651 3,211
Louisiana ...................... 35 16 40 8,575 2,681 8,570 5,552 2,956 4,770
Maine .......................... 11 5 7 1,995 1,528 1,806 1,315 751 1,083
Maryland ....................... 12 26 (2) 1,708 3,170 (2) 1,681 2,817 (2)
Massachusetts .................. 15 25 17 2,583 4,431 2,975 2,811 4,198 2,058
Michigan ....................... 42 29 50 6,923 3,351 6,061 6,840 3,908 6,046
Minnesota ...................... 19 21 24 2,363 3,105 4,240 2,909 2,844 2,851
Mississippi .................... 10 13 5 1,939 1,569 1,221 1,372 1,735 766
Missouri ....................... 53 23 43 10,716 3,322 7,571 9,414 2,171 6,374
Montana ........................ 10 (2) 10 1,962 (2) 1,205 911 (2) 940
Nebraska ....................... 7 6 8 1,937 587 1,100 1,051 628 1,080
Nevada ......................... 16 5 11 3,916 1,650 3,100 3,155 876 1,508
New Hampshire .................. 11 4 4 2,358 382 2,174 1,766 322 597
New Jersey ..................... 69 64 43 22,267 10,283 8,979 18,612 10,072 8,578
New Mexico ..................... 17 5 18 4,388 740 3,028 2,154 729 1,830
New York ....................... 119 122 96 18,769 14,498 11,566 22,231 21,178 13,333
North Carolina (3) ............. 25 22 17 2,660 2,508 1,341 7,668 4,371 2,189
North Dakota ................... 5 (2) (2) 507 (2) (2) 618 (2) (2)
Ohio ........................... 91 66 79 15,514 10,086 11,244 15,988 12,097 10,399
Oklahoma ....................... 4 3 11 558 359 1,621 438 273 1,389
Oregon ......................... 30 19 28 7,966 3,754 4,615 7,088 4,910 4,615
Pennsylvania ................... 124 102 101 16,101 10,996 15,682 26,969 18,355 16,771
Rhode Island ................... 15 6 7 2,989 555 1,995 2,922 504 1,011
South Carolina ................. 27 6 11 6,025 1,075 3,008 6,047 1,037 1,099
South Dakota ................... - - (2) - - (2) - - (2)
Tennessee ...................... 30 22 15 5,360 2,473 1,773 5,573 2,492 2,173
Texas .......................... 64 36 48 10,103 5,416 8,161 15,580 7,727 9,180
Utah ........................... 10 8 14 1,490 1,311 5,955 1,366 1,095 1,541
Vermont ........................ 12 3 16 2,266 391 2,581 1,785 225 2,077
Virginia ....................... 32 27 29 5,579 4,987 3,812 5,959 5,117 3,554
Washington ..................... 29 37 36 3,534 3,015 4,027 4,899 6,888 3,634
West Virginia .................. 9 7 9 1,785 1,029 1,400 1,141 1,027 976
Wisconsin ...................... 48 32 47 8,141 5,702 8,024 8,453 6,107 7,420
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico .................... 13 10 8 1,967 1,395 1,275 3,953 4,188 1,591
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 due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance
input procedures.
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
II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - - 3 - - 448
Manufacturing ............................... 25 29 19 5,723 6,334 3,619
Food ................................... 4 (2) 5 1,856 (2) 1,302
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - - - - -
Textile mills .......................... - - - - - -
Textile product mills .................. - (2) - - (2) -
Apparel ................................ - - (2) - - (2)
Leather and allied products ............ - - - - - -
Wood products .......................... - (2) - - (2) -
Paper .................................. - (2) - - (2) -
Printing and related support activities (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals ............................. (2) 4 (2) (2) 345 (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - (2) - - (2) -
Primary metals ......................... - - - - - -
Fabricated metal products .............. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Machinery .............................. 6 (2) - 702 (2) -
Computer and electronic products ....... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 577
Electrical equipment and appliances .... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Transportation equipment ............... 4 5 5 793 1,653 838
Furniture and related products ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Wholesale trade ............................. 3 3 3 235 1,422 288
Retail trade ................................ 4 6 4 695 1,327 708
Transportation and warehousing .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Information ................................. (2) 3 - (2) 510 -
Finance and insurance ....................... 9 - 7 1,805 - 845
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - - - - - -
Professional and technical services ......... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 4 4 (2) 664 447 (2)
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - - - - -
Accommodation and food services ............. (2) - - (2) - -
Other services, except public administration (2) (2) (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 II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824
Business demand .................. 14 10 (2) 3,560 3,654 (2)
Contract cancellation .......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Contract completion ............ (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 894
Domestic competition ........... - - - - - -
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... - - - - - -
Import competition ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown (2) 5 (2) (2) 1,341 (2)
Organizational changes ........... 26 21 18 4,950 3,112 2,085
Business-ownership change ...... 4 3 (2) 845 250 (2)
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... 22 18 (2) 4,105 2,862 (2)
Financial issues ................. (2) 12 13 (2) 2,890 2,247
Bankruptcy ..................... - (2) - - (2) -
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 ................. (2) - - (2) - -
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike .......... - (2) - - (2) -
Material or supply shortage .... - (2) - - (2) -
Model changeover ............... - - - - - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance .................. - - - - - -
Product line discontinued ...... - (2) - - (2) -
Disaster/safety .................. (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Hazardous work environment ..... - - (2) - - (2)
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ..................... - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ........... (2) - - (2) - -
Extreme weather-related event .. - - (2) - - (2)
Other/miscellaneous .............. - (2) - - (2) -
Other .......................... - (2) - - (2) -
Data not provided: refusal ..... - - - - - -
Data not provided: does not
know ......................... - (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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
United States (1) . 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824
Northeast ................. 10 15 5 1,823 4,332 893
New England ........... 4 7 (2) 400 2,421 (2)
Middle Atlantic ....... 6 8 (2) 1,423 1,911 (2)
South ..................... 25 14 9 3,740 1,610 1,422
South Atlantic ........ 14 8 (2) 2,001 1,046 (2)
East South Central .... 7 (2) (2) 1,009 (2) (2)
West South Central .... 4 (2) 5 730 (2) 734
Midwest ................... 16 13 10 4,815 3,022 1,163
East North Central .... 9 9 (2) 2,117 1,782 (2)
West North Central .... 7 4 (2) 2,698 1,240 (2)
West ...................... 5 8 18 609 1,825 3,346
Mountain .............. (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 1,169
Pacific ............... (2) (2) 13 (2) (2) 2,177
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
II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ......... 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 (c)261,346
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events (2) .... 1,207 1,099 932 210,491 169,671 (c)128,007
Total, movement of work (3) 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824
Movement of work
actions ............. 74 74 50 (4) (4) (4)
With separations
reported ....... 47 34 25 4,677 5,951 3,293
With separations
unknown ........ 27 40 25 (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
II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
With separations reported (2) . 47 34 25 4,677 5,951 3,293
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 11 11 6 1,200 2,409 916
Within company .......... 10 10 4 1,160 2,309 733
Different company ....... 1 1 2 40 100 183
Domestic relocations ........ 36 22 19 3,477 3,395 2,377
Within company .......... 34 17 17 3,018 3,186 2,119
Different company ....... 2 5 2 459 209 258
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... - 1 - - 147 -
By company
Within company .............. 44 28 21 4,178 5,642 2,852
Domestic ................ 34 17 17 3,018 3,186 2,119
Out of country .......... 10 10 4 1,160 2,309 733
Unable to assign ........ - 1 - - 147 -
Different company ........... 3 6 4 499 309 441
Domestic ................ 2 5 2 459 209 258
Out of country .......... 1 1 2 40 100 183
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
II I II II I II II I II
2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p
Anticipate a recall ..... 54.2 46.6 60.9 95.6 90.0 96.1 26.8 31.1 34.8
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 74.6 60.1 78.7 90.2 81.3 90.8 37.5 38.3 53.7
Within 3 months ... 51.1 42.1 51.4 60.4 52.3 55.9 28.8 31.6 42.0
Size of recall
At least half ........... 78.6 63.1 82.2 95.2 88.4 95.2 39.3 37.1 55.6
All workers ....... 43.7 24.8 45.3 56.7 37.8 57.0 13.0 11.4 21.3
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, 2010 and 2011
Average number of separations
Measure
II I II
2010 2011r 2011p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 190 151 (c)161
Industry
Mining ............................... 110 87 423
Utilities ............................ 160 100 223
Construction ......................... 130 111 122
Manufacturing ........................ 178 149 142
Wholesale trade ...................... 119 128 115
Retail trade ......................... 233 191 153
Transportation and warehousing ....... 234 225 220
Information .......................... 256 206 173
Finance and insurance ................ 193 116 127
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 134 92 133
Professional and
technical services ................. 290 139 203
Management of companies
and enterprises .................... 242 119 120
Administrative and waste services .... 176 201 (c)156
Educational services ................. 110 113 108
Health care and social assistance .... 129 114 119
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 264 118 240
Accommodation and food services ...... 264 155 235
Other services, except
public administration .............. 134 121 110
Unclassified establishments .......... - - -
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ...................... 151 137 (c)138
Organizational changes ............... 211 141 151
Financial issues ..................... 219 230 133
Production specific .................. 169 147 136
Disaster/Safety ...................... 153 151 196
Seasonal ............................. 214 142 193
Other/miscellaneous .................. 192 162 132
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,
second quarter 2011(p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total ..................... 1,624 100.0 (c)261,346 100.0
50-99 ................... 762 46.9 53,078 (c)20.3
100-149 ................. 367 22.6 42,726 (c)16.3
150-199 ................. 163 10.0 27,156 (c)10.4
200-299 ................. (c)148 9.1 (c)34,482 (c)13.2
300-499 ................. 105 6.5 37,601 (c)14.4
500-999 ................. 58 3.6 38,702 (c)14.8
1,000 or more ........... (c)21 (c)1.3 (c)27,601 (c)10.6
p = preliminary.
c = corrected.
United States Department of Labor
