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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- SECOND QUARTER 2010
Employers initiated 1,851 mass layoff events in the second quarter of
2010 that resulted in the separation of 338,064 workers from their
jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released
by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the year, both events and
separations decreased sharply from program high second quarter levels
(with data available back to 1995). (See table A.)
Manufacturing accounted for 16 percent of private nonfarm extended
layoff events and 15 percent of related separations in the second
quarter of 2010, the lowest proportions for any quarter in program
history. Fifty-six percent of employers reporting an extended mass
layoff during the quarter indicated they anticipated some type of
recall, up from 37 percent a year earlier. Over the year, the per-
centage of initial claimants who are women increased from 42 percent
to 51 percent during the quarter. Second quarter 2010 layoff data
are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical
Note.)
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.5 percent, not seasonally
adjusted, in the second quarter of 2010, up from 9.1 percent a year
earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted,
decreased by 2.3 million over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Sixteen of 18 major industry sectors in the private nonfarm economy
registered declines over the year in the number of extended mass
layoff events. Nineteen of 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced
over-the-year decreases in the number of layoff events.
Manufacturing firms reported 299 events involving the separation of
51,085 workers. This sector accounted for 16 percent of private non-
farm extended layoff events and 15 percent of related separations in
the second quarter of 2010, the lowest proportions for any quarter in
program history. A year earlier, manufacturing made up 31 percent of
events and 30 percent of separations. (See table 1.) The largest num-
bers of separations were associated with food and transportation
equipment manufacturing.
Construction firms recorded 276 events and 34,642 separations, pri-
marily in specialty trade contracting and heavy and civil engineering
construction. Layoffs in this sector comprised 15 percent of events
and 10 percent of separations.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 41 percent
of events and 48 percent of related separations during the second quar-
ter of 2010, up from 22 percent of events and 25 percent of separations
in the same period a year earlier. (See table 2.) Separations related
to business demand factors decreased over the year by 139,687, or 61
percent. The largest over-the-year decrease in separations related to
business demand was due to slack work/insufficient demand (-114,079).
(See chart.)
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants
2006
January-March .......... 963 183,089 193,510
April-June .............. 1,353 295,964 264,927
July-September .......... 929 160,254 161,764
October-December ........ 1,640 296,662 330,954
2007
January-March ........... 1,110 225,600 199,250
April-June .............. 1,421 278,719 259,234
July-September .......... 1,018 160,024 173,077
October-December ........ 1,814 301,592 347,151
2008
January-March ........... 1,340 230,098 259,292
April-June .............. 1,756 354,713 339,630
July-September .......... 1,581 290,453 304,340
October-December ........ 3,582 641,714 766,780
2009
January-March ........... 3,979 705,141 835,551
April-June(r) .......... 3,395 651,318 731,049
July-September(r) ...... 2,034 345,531 406,802
October-December(r) .... 2,416 406,212 468,368
2010
January-March(r) ....... 1,870 313,660 360,208
April-June(p) .......... 1,851 338,064 273,860
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Movement of Work
In the second quarter of 2010, 53 extended mass layoffs involved
movement of work and were associated with 10,206 separated workers.
Over the year, the number of events decreased from 116 to 53, and
the number of separations decreased from 21,365 to 10,206. Movement
of work layoffs accounted for 5 percent of the nonseasonal layoff
events during the quarter. (See table 9.)
Nearly half of the extended mass layoff events related to movement of
work were from manufacturing industries. (See table 6.) Employers
cited organizational changes as for the reason for the layoff in 45
percent of the events involving the movement of work. (See table 7.)
Among the regions, the largest numbers of workers affected by the
movement of work were in the Midwest and South. (See table 8.)
Illinois, Iowa, and Virginia reported the highest numbers of separa-
tions associated with movement of work.
The 53 extended layoff events with movement of work for the second
quarter of 2010 involved 71 identifiable relocations of work actions.
(See table 9.) Employers were able to provide more complete separation
information for 44 of the actions. Of these, 93 percent involved work
moving within the same company, and 75 percent were domestic reassign-
ments. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
Fifty-six percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in
the second quarter 2010 indicated they anticipated some type of
recall, up from 37 percent a year earlier. 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 28 percent of the events. Of those
employers expecting to recall workers, 44 percent indicated that the
offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 79 percent of
employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the
workers. Seventy-four percent of employers expecting to recall laid-
off employees intend to do so within 6 months. (See table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
In second quarter 2010, the average size of a layoff (as measured by
separations per layoff event) was 183, the smallest second quarter
average size in program history. (See table 12.) Events were pri-
marily concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size
spectrum, with 67 percent involving fewer than 150 workers, up from
64 percent a year ago; 7 percent of the events involved 500 or more
workers, the highest proportion since second quarter 2006. (See
table 13.)
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the second quarter 2010, by residency of claimants
2009 II (r) 2010 II (p)
Metropolitan area Initial Initial
claimants Rank claimants Rank
Total, 372 metropolitan areas .............. 588,820 226,982
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ........... 49,256 1 23,877 1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. .......................... 34,383 2 14,957 2
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. .......... 26,461 4 13,387 3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. .............. 19,285 5 9,771 4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ........... 19,245 6 6,870 5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. ................................. 11,623 8 6,598 6
St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. ................................ 8,207 14 4,954 7
Pittsburgh, Pa. .................................... 6,969 16 4,441 8
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. .............. 12,082 7 4,412 9
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. ........ 8,876 12 4,170 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.
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 273,860 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were
associated with extended mass layoffs in the second quarter of 2010.
Of these claimants, 16 percent were black, 17 percent were Hispanic,
51 percent were women, and 24 percent were 55 years of age or older.
(See table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same
period, 12 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent
were women, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the Midwest and the West recorded the
highest numbers of separations due to extended mass layoff events in
the second quarter of 2010. Among the nine census divisions, the
highest numbers of separations were in the East North Central and
Pacific. All regions and divisions registered over-the-year decreases
in the number of separations. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations, followed
by Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. (See table 5.) Over
the year, 42 states and the District of Columbia reported decreased
numbers of laid-off workers, led by California, Florida, and Ohio.
Eighty-three percent of the initial claimants associated with extended
mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2010 resided within metro-
politan areas, nearly the same as a year earlier (81 percent). Among
the 372 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.,
reported the highest number of resident initial claimants. Sacramento--
Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif., St. Louis, Mo.-Ill., and Pittsburgh,
Pa., moved into the top 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial
claims by residency of claimant in the quarter, replacing Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla., Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Las
Vegas-Paradise, Nev., from the previous year. (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 em-
ployer filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a con-
secutive 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 in July 2010 news release is scheduled to be released
on Friday, August 20, 2010, 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 of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the filing of 50 or more
initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an employer during a
5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. Such
layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those who are terminated.
Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate
a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for com-
pensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or
period of eligibility.
Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities previously performed
at the worksite by the company experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite
within the company; (2) to another company under formal contractual arrange-
ments at the same worksite; or (3) to another company under formal contractual
arrangements at another worksite either within or outside of the U.S.
Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly conducted in-house by em-
ployees paid directly by a company to a different company under a contractual
arrangement.
Overseas relocation. A movement of work from an establishment within the
U.S. to a location outside of the U.S. (offshoring), either within the same
company or to a different company altogether (offshore outsourcing).
Relocation of work action. A movement-of-work action where the employer
provides information on the new location of work and/or the number of workers
affected by the movement. Events may involve more than one action per employer
if work is moved to more than one location.
Separations. The number of individuals who have become displaced during an
extended mass layoff event as provided by the employer, regardless of whether
they file for unemployment insurance or not.
Worksite closure. The complete closure of an employer or the partial closure
of an employer with multiple locations where entire worksites affected by layoffs
are closed.
Revisions to preliminary data
The latest quarterly data in this news release are considered preliminary.
After the initial publication of quarterly information, more data are collected
as remaining employer interviews for the quarter are completed and additional
initial claimant information associated with extended layoff events is received.
Movement of work concepts and questions
Beginning in 2004, the economic reasons "domestic relocation" and "overseas
relocation" were replaced by the movement of work concept. The movement of work
data are not collected in the same way as the relocation reasons in releases prior
to 2004; therefore, the movement of work data are not comparable to the data for
those discontinued reasons.
Questions on movement of work and location are asked for all layoff events when
the reason for separation is other than "seasonal work" or "vacation period," as
these are unlikely. Movement of work questions are asked after the analyst veri-
fies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30 days. If the reason
for layoff is other than seasonal or vacation, the employer was asked the following:
(1) "Did this layoff include your company moving work from this location(s)
to a different geographic location(s) within your company?"
(2) "Did this layoff include your company moving work that was performed in-
house by your employees to a different company, through contractual arrangements?"
A "yes" response to either question is followed by:
"Is the location inside or outside of the U.S.?" and "How many of the layoffs
were a result of this relocation?"
Layoff actions are classified as "domestic relocation" if the
employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2 and indicates the
location(s) was inside the U.S.; "overseas relocation" indicates that
the location(s) was outside the U.S.
Reliability of the data
The identification of employers and layoff events in the MLS program and asso-
ciated characteristics of claimants is based on administrative data on covered
employers and unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject to
issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors such as typographical
errors may occur but are not likely to be significant. While the MLS employers
and layoff events are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are
asked the interview questions, the employer responses are subject to nonsampling
error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the inability to
obtain information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of respondents
to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing
of the data. For the second quarter of 2010, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 3.9 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work,
for the second quarter, employers in 27 relocations were unable to provide the num-
ber of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 4 of which
involved out-of-country moves.
Additional information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired in-
dividuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)691-5200; Federal Relay Service:
(800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
II I II II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 3,395 1,870 1,851 651,318 313,660 338,064 731,049 360,208 273,860
Mining ....................................... 50 16 7 8,393 2,271 734 7,505 2,098 719
Utilities .................................... 4 4 7 902 983 713 980 1,089 1,072
Construction ................................. 380 444 276 44,355 50,278 34,642 56,837 66,057 31,398
Manufacturing ................................ 1,062 441 299 194,215 60,823 51,085 266,027 72,128 44,297
Food .................................... 82 76 67 15,975 11,833 12,325 17,481 14,644 9,667
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 4 7 (2) 421 978 (2) 622 1,682 (2)
Textile mills ........................... 15 (2) 4 2,268 (2) 844 4,590 (2) 1,088
Textile product mills ................... 7 8 (2) 734 1,080 (2) 1,039 1,200 (2)
Apparel ................................. 28 8 9 4,563 824 1,185 4,467 941 1,291
Leather and allied products ............. - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Wood products ........................... 41 18 9 4,542 1,697 1,211 5,978 3,685 998
Paper ................................... 29 9 10 3,626 1,402 1,306 3,588 1,909 985
Printing and related support activities . 31 20 10 3,103 2,277 986 5,078 2,900 1,158
Petroleum and coal products ............. 3 5 (2) 315 455 (2) 330 527 (2)
Chemicals ............................... 26 20 10 2,646 3,073 1,119 3,478 3,227 928
Plastics and rubber products ............ 56 15 6 7,355 1,320 499 9,838 1,777 490
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 42 33 16 5,374 3,451 1,410 5,330 4,127 1,727
Primary metals .......................... 83 20 17 15,853 2,940 2,172 18,891 2,453 2,019
Fabricated metal products ............... 97 26 16 13,237 3,020 1,394 14,716 3,496 1,577
Machinery ............................... 110 37 33 22,621 5,690 4,488 38,993 6,112 4,234
Computer and electronic products ........ 96 30 27 13,917 5,800 3,511 15,349 5,544 3,632
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 34 14 6 5,630 1,932 818 6,875 1,599 700
Transportation equipment ................ 217 60 38 64,320 8,489 10,614 97,328 10,232 11,249
Furniture and related products .......... 37 17 7 4,380 2,397 1,535 8,047 2,954 816
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 24 12 10 3,335 1,580 1,779 4,009 1,487 1,325
Wholesale trade .............................. 89 53 31 15,261 6,049 3,575 14,686 5,830 3,059
Retail trade ................................. 199 201 97 45,003 52,422 21,166 53,797 66,994 18,774
Transportation and warehousing ............... 259 92 173 59,211 19,118 38,003 57,719 18,193 32,836
Information .................................. 92 60 48 16,867 10,936 11,903 18,605 12,342 12,586
Finance and insurance ........................ 128 75 56 29,400 14,115 10,871 26,487 16,933 7,272
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 27 13 25 4,733 2,530 3,183 4,463 2,083 2,568
Professional and technical services .......... 141 69 92 34,472 8,181 27,054 27,475 11,326 20,287
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 13 11 7 3,809 2,124 1,562 4,031 1,585 824
Administrative and waste services ............ 300 205 150 64,682 48,913 23,721 73,937 49,076 21,224
Educational services ......................... 29 5 28 3,650 887 2,666 4,318 850 2,472
Health care and social assistance ............ 218 34 201 28,863 5,612 25,312 26,956 5,123 20,435
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 89 40 73 17,914 9,745 19,416 11,011 7,047 7,722
Accommodation and food services .............. 241 93 203 70,156 16,870 52,041 66,353 19,469 38,482
Other services, except public administration . 74 14 78 9,432 1,803 10,417 9,862 1,985 7,833
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - -
1 For the second quarter of 2010, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Reason for layoff
II I II II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 3,395 1,870 1,851 651,318 313,660 338,064 731,049 360,208 273,860
Business demand ................... 1,457 738 604 228,473 112,292 88,786 320,773 136,716 84,297
Contract cancellation ........... 78 42 49 12,837 6,225 8,985 14,967 6,049 7,314
Contract completion ............. 310 253 262 51,259 48,110 37,552 63,752 59,200 35,552
Domestic competition ............ - (2) 3 - (2) 266 - (2) 320
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ 25 8 (2) 7,263 1,048 (2) 17,537 1,291 (2)
Import competition .............. 8 (2) (2) 1,261 (2) (2) 1,133 (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown. 1,036 431 287 155,853 55,121 41,774 223,384 68,472 40,901
Organizational changes ............ 170 117 109 35,873 20,075 23,587 37,300 25,461 14,370
Business-ownership change ....... 32 31 29 12,480 5,293 9,871 7,587 4,171 2,592
Reorganization or restructuring
of company .................... 138 86 80 23,393 14,782 13,716 29,713 21,290 11,778
Financial issues .................. 295 165 112 74,301 27,450 25,517 77,205 37,601 18,533
Bankruptcy ...................... 51 17 13 32,265 4,159 4,713 29,543 2,949 1,843
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 169 98 58 24,117 12,992 9,880 33,161 26,267 8,811
Financial difficulty ............ 75 50 41 17,919 10,299 10,924 14,501 8,385 7,879
Production specific ............... 14 15 11 2,014 2,663 1,951 2,243 2,843 1,013
Automation/technological
advances ...................... (2) 4 (2) (2) 549 (2) (2) 676 (2)
Energy related .................. - - - - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. 3 3 4 598 416 1,139 279 272 330
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Material or supply shortage ..... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Model changeover ................ (2) 3 (2) (2) 654 (2) (2) 910 (2)
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Product line discontinued ....... 5 (2) - 577 (2) - 777 (2) -
Disaster/safety ................... 3 7 11 508 940 1,681 231 863 1,434
Hazardous work environment ...... - - - - - - - - -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ...................... - (2) - - (2) - - (2) -
Non-natural disaster ............ (2) 4 (2) (2) 530 (2) (2) 438 (2)
Extreme weather-related event ... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Seasonal .......................... 757 418 757 160,045 68,625 162,585 140,563 75,487 120,804
Seasonal ........................ 387 (2) 459 87,563 (2) 110,213 71,414 (2) 76,156
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. 370 (2) 298 72,482 (2) 52,372 69,149 (2) 44,648
Other/miscellaneous ............... 699 410 247 150,104 81,615 33,957 152,734 81,237 33,409
Other ........................... 38 23 9 5,953 3,883 1,303 8,465 3,540 894
Data not provided: refusal ...... 170 86 73 42,676 22,964 11,552 42,670 22,957 11,527
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 491 301 165 101,475 54,768 21,102 101,599 54,740 20,988
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, first and second quarters, 2010
Percent of total
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
2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 1,870 1,851 360,208 273,860 15.0 16.4 19.3 16.8 38.1 50.7 18.6 24.1
Alabama ........................ 11 19 3,469 3,544 44.3 58.2 1.3 2.2 34.5 66.2 15.7 20.1
Alaska ......................... 7 15 1,844 2,633 9.9 5.7 15.9 13.5 28.9 39.0 24.0 26.5
Arizona ........................ 14 29 2,221 4,265 9.5 4.5 25.7 50.5 33.0 58.9 11.7 19.8
Arkansas ....................... 7 10 2,152 1,655 28.0 16.1 3.2 6.8 43.7 59.3 17.3 16.9
California ..................... 530 482 111,140 71,906 9.7 9.0 36.6 33.6 40.9 39.8 16.3 18.3
Colorado ....................... 14 24 1,783 3,480 7.0 3.8 19.5 23.2 34.7 55.9 18.5 19.1
Connecticut .................... 19 23 3,527 2,712 15.8 14.0 12.0 13.2 45.0 63.2 19.8 29.4
Delaware ....................... (2) 7 (2) 576 19.9 52.3 2.8 9.5 3.5 72.0 17.4 25.9
District of Columbia ........... 3 5 261 394 56.3 68.5 3.4 8.9 47.1 58.9 26.4 26.9
Florida ........................ 62 71 22,970 8,885 16.5 23.4 29.5 27.0 43.0 57.6 17.8 30.0
Georgia ........................ 22 19 4,224 2,840 47.5 52.8 4.9 6.3 47.8 53.7 23.3 19.6
Hawaii ......................... (2) 3 (2) 266 .7 1.1 3.3 10.9 34.0 30.1 17.6 13.9
Idaho .......................... 7 9 833 719 .1 - 8.9 5.0 31.2 51.6 19.6 30.5
Illinois ....................... 118 119 20,467 21,386 18.8 21.8 14.1 11.0 38.3 56.6 17.7 22.0
Indiana ........................ 31 31 4,830 3,948 12.3 13.0 2.3 2.1 27.6 46.7 20.2 19.3
Iowa ........................... 6 11 2,625 2,208 1.3 3.2 1.7 11.4 38.5 46.0 21.0 22.3
Kansas ......................... 9 17 1,050 2,323 11.3 14.7 6.2 2.9 36.2 54.8 18.7 25.8
Kentucky ....................... 27 26 3,107 2,926 7.0 13.6 - .1 19.5 37.5 19.6 18.7
Louisiana ...................... 19 35 3,255 5,016 53.3 66.1 3.2 3.5 39.6 64.9 12.5 19.1
Maine .......................... 9 8 1,547 1,031 3.5 1.3 .5 .3 51.8 52.1 26.1 22.9
Maryland ....................... 29 7 3,452 849 42.1 56.4 3.7 1.4 37.7 58.8 23.2 28.2
Massachusetts .................. 23 12 3,420 1,765 12.1 15.6 1.7 2.8 41.5 60.6 21.1 29.7
Michigan ....................... 40 42 5,466 5,237 8.4 18.6 3.8 3.5 33.3 76.1 19.1 26.1
Minnesota ...................... 34 19 4,445 2,034 4.2 9.8 5.9 5.7 26.8 42.6 20.6 24.5
Mississippi .................... 6 9 576 925 78.1 61.8 2.6 1.0 38.0 47.6 10.2 16.2
Missouri ....................... 48 48 5,463 6,415 11.3 25.5 1.6 1.4 37.5 67.4 21.4 30.6
Montana ........................ 5 8 757 715 .5 .6 2.2 3.5 24.2 59.3 37.0 20.3
Nebraska ....................... 4 7 254 1,038 3.9 12.1 5.9 2.0 13.8 70.1 33.1 35.5
Nevada ......................... 27 13 4,988 1,591 7.4 8.7 31.3 23.5 34.2 35.5 18.9 19.9
New Hampshire .................. 3 11 407 1,528 1.7 .7 3.4 1.3 38.3 66.4 26.0 29.3
New Jersey ..................... 55 65 9,028 12,571 21.5 18.2 8.0 6.2 48.8 66.9 24.8 35.4
New Mexico ..................... 11 17 1,227 1,923 2.7 2.1 45.5 41.9 23.6 49.7 16.4 19.8
New York ....................... 155 98 27,111 14,160 13.6 14.0 12.4 11.8 33.4 43.1 21.4 26.5
North Carolina ................. 33 19 6,483 3,218 55.2 42.9 5.0 6.5 49.2 43.8 16.2 16.4
North Dakota ................... 5 5 719 592 .4 4.9 1.9 2.2 10.0 36.8 20.9 18.9
Ohio ........................... 90 90 14,895 12,246 12.8 13.5 2.5 3.2 32.9 42.8 22.4 25.2
Oklahoma ....................... (2) (2) (2) (2) 10.2 13.8 4.7 .7 54.8 50.0 20.6 11.2
Oregon ......................... 22 28 4,109 5,147 2.2 2.2 14.7 14.9 35.2 57.2 17.2 30.6
Pennsylvania ................... 116 121 22,449 20,082 5.9 8.9 2.8 3.2 28.4 56.2 24.7 38.6
Rhode Island ................... 3 13 582 2,257 2.1 2.5 33.8 14.2 67.0 74.5 34.5 38.5
South Carolina ................. 25 18 4,357 2,821 51.4 55.3 2.1 1.2 49.2 52.4 9.1 15.6
South Dakota ................... (2) - (2) - 4.8 - 12.4 - 69.7 - 16.6 -
Tennessee ...................... 27 30 4,813 4,225 32.0 26.9 .1 - 53.2 55.7 19.2 29.6
Texas .......................... 56 64 15,632 9,942 20.3 17.7 36.5 44.2 32.5 45.4 13.9 17.4
Utah ........................... 8 10 1,238 1,239 .4 .2 10.1 7.3 21.2 35.9 17.2 16.8
Vermont ........................ - 12 - 1,689 - .6 - .4 - 47.7 - 24.6
Virginia ....................... 34 32 7,105 4,756 37.3 47.5 2.8 7.0 38.5 64.1 22.8 21.2
Washington ..................... 35 29 6,082 3,546 6.1 6.9 10.6 18.2 33.2 31.2 15.2 16.9
West Virginia .................. 7 9 955 983 - .2 .1 .1 17.7 22.0 14.6 14.9
Wisconsin ...................... 47 48 11,120 7,228 7.7 14.5 7.2 4.2 41.5 65.4 18.7 34.9
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.5 .7 18.4 5.5 15.8 20.5 18.4 10.6
Puerto Rico .................... 14 10 5,409 1,626 .1 - 99.4 99.6 47.2 60.8 6.1 10.6
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
II I II II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
United States (1) ..... 3,395 1,870 1,851 651,318 313,660 338,064 731,049 360,208 273,860
Northeast ..................... 616 383 363 113,542 56,858 64,336 124,121 68,071 57,795
New England ............... 94 57 79 17,226 10,021 15,429 16,719 9,483 10,982
Middle Atlantic ........... 522 326 284 96,316 46,837 48,907 107,402 58,588 46,813
South ......................... 750 371 382 146,800 74,217 62,059 156,317 84,087 53,707
South Atlantic ............ 413 216 187 84,836 47,128 27,928 95,042 50,123 25,322
East South Central ........ 154 71 84 28,001 11,481 14,634 29,138 11,965 11,620
West South Central ........ 183 84 111 33,963 15,608 19,497 32,137 21,999 16,765
Midwest ....................... 896 433 437 181,930 66,502 76,890 233,971 71,479 64,655
East North Central ........ 678 326 330 142,155 54,189 57,522 186,215 56,778 50,045
West North Central ........ 218 107 107 39,775 12,313 19,368 47,756 14,701 14,610
West .......................... 1,133 683 669 209,046 116,083 134,779 216,640 136,571 97,703
Mountain .................. 194 88 112 37,582 13,394 30,883 32,935 13,243 14,205
Pacific ................... 939 595 557 171,464 102,689 103,896 183,705 123,328 83,498
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the census divisions are: New England:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West
North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
State
II I II II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 3,395 1,870 1,851 651,318 313,660 338,064 731,049 360,208 273,860
Alabama ........................ 35 11 19 10,345 2,406 3,647 11,111 3,469 3,544
Alaska ......................... 14 7 15 3,901 1,844 3,912 2,903 1,844 2,633
Arizona ........................ 41 14 29 7,656 1,834 6,870 7,456 2,221 4,265
Arkansas ....................... 21 7 10 4,231 1,060 1,209 3,611 2,152 1,655
California ..................... 803 530 482 142,958 93,972 89,286 155,173 111,140 71,906
Colorado ....................... 34 14 24 8,928 2,309 10,341 4,882 1,783 3,480
Connecticut .................... 27 19 23 5,433 4,083 4,002 5,108 3,527 2,712
Delaware ....................... 11 (2) 7 1,354 (2) 863 1,376 (2) 576
District of Columbia ........... 4 3 5 405 261 394 405 261 394
Florida ........................ 190 62 71 42,566 26,724 11,709 38,857 22,970 8,885
Georgia ........................ 34 22 19 6,137 2,485 2,577 11,685 4,224 2,840
Hawaii ......................... 10 (2) 3 1,343 (2) 285 1,315 (2) 266
Idaho .......................... 7 7 9 1,447 804 1,920 828 833 719
Illinois ....................... 196 118 119 42,599 19,388 25,923 52,251 20,467 21,386
Indiana ........................ 87 31 31 16,931 3,602 4,138 19,423 4,830 3,948
Iowa ........................... 25 6 11 3,091 815 2,780 7,237 2,625 2,208
Kansas ......................... 25 9 17 7,549 967 2,658 10,206 1,050 2,323
Kentucky ....................... 62 27 26 7,759 3,477 4,018 8,386 3,107 2,926
Louisiana ...................... 52 19 35 9,699 3,690 8,513 8,503 3,255 5,016
Maine .......................... 11 9 8 2,729 1,625 1,724 1,882 1,547 1,031
Maryland ....................... 19 29 7 2,533 3,587 807 2,242 3,452 849
Massachusetts .................. 30 23 12 5,326 2,976 2,345 5,898 3,420 1,765
Michigan ....................... 121 40 42 23,040 4,562 6,771 56,096 5,466 5,237
Minnesota ...................... 73 34 19 10,113 3,731 2,363 12,732 4,445 2,034
Mississippi .................... 16 6 9 2,845 874 1,874 1,937 576 925
Missouri ....................... 75 48 48 14,530 5,587 9,123 13,741 5,463 6,415
Montana ........................ 12 5 8 2,145 821 1,775 1,564 757 715
Nebraska ....................... 9 4 7 2,237 359 1,937 1,622 254 1,038
Nevada ......................... 55 27 13 9,430 4,832 2,749 12,278 4,988 1,591
New Hampshire .................. 7 3 11 1,275 638 2,358 1,354 407 1,528
New Jersey ..................... 112 55 65 27,424 9,108 20,546 24,110 9,028 12,571
New Mexico ..................... 29 11 17 4,316 1,133 4,388 3,338 1,227 1,923
New York ....................... 162 155 98 31,222 22,599 12,836 33,175 27,111 14,160
North Carolina ................. 51 33 19 15,065 3,049 2,100 20,565 6,483 3,218
North Dakota ................... 10 5 5 2,160 704 507 2,160 719 592
Ohio ........................... 178 90 90 43,243 15,200 13,011 39,713 14,895 12,246
Oklahoma ....................... 17 (2) (2) 2,996 (2) (2) 2,950 (2) (2)
Oregon ......................... 57 22 28 11,445 3,736 7,165 13,707 4,109 5,147
Pennsylvania ................... 248 116 121 37,670 15,130 15,525 50,117 22,449 20,082
Rhode Island ................... 7 3 13 821 699 2,734 835 582 2,257
South Carolina ................. 34 25 18 5,914 3,978 2,887 6,481 4,357 2,821
South Dakota ................... (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Tennessee ...................... 41 27 30 7,052 4,724 5,095 7,704 4,813 4,225
Texas .......................... 93 56 64 17,037 9,865 9,503 17,073 15,632 9,942
Utah ........................... 14 8 10 2,725 1,378 1,490 2,201 1,238 1,239
Vermont ........................ 12 - 12 1,642 - 2,266 1,642 - 1,689
Virginia ....................... 47 34 32 7,146 5,650 4,953 10,590 7,105 4,756
Washington ..................... 55 35 29 11,817 3,082 3,248 10,607 6,082 3,546
West Virginia .................. 23 7 9 3,716 1,004 1,638 2,841 955 983
Wisconsin ...................... 96 47 48 16,342 11,437 7,679 18,732 11,120 7,228
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Puerto Rico .................... 10 14 10 1,184 1,313 659 2,526 5,409 1,626
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 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Industry
II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm(1).................. 116 72 53 21,365 10,962 10,206
Mining ...................................... (2) - - (2) - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ (2) - - (2) - -
Manufacturing ............................... 75 39 24 12,483 5,928 5,365
Food ................................... 10 (2) 3 2,000 (2) 1,656
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - (2) - - (2) -
Textile mills .......................... (2) - - (2) - -
Textile product mills .................. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Apparel ................................ 4 (2) - 565 (2) -
Leather and allied products ............ - (2) - - (2) -
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Printing and related support activities 4 (2) (2) 594 (2) (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals ............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... 6 (2) (2) 838 (2) (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - - - - - -
Primary metals ......................... 3 3 - 257 431 -
Fabricated metal products .............. 8 3 (2) 924 373 (2)
Machinery .............................. 5 6 5 1,138 908 622
Computer and electronic products ....... 12 6 (2) 1,945 780 (2)
Electrical equipment and appliances .... - 3 (2) - 670 (2)
Transportation equipment ............... 8 3 4 1,540 610 793
Furniture and related products ......... 4 (2) (2) 612 (2) (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ 5 (2) (2) 1,206 (2) (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. 6 4 3 459 524 235
Retail trade ................................ 6 10 4 2,426 1,533 695
Transportation and warehousing .............. 3 3 (2) 315 511 (2)
Information ................................. 3 5 (2) 464 777 (2)
Finance and insurance ....................... 5 4 9 1,380 588 1,805
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... (2) - - (2) - -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 7 (2) 3 1,072 (2) 610
Educational services ........................ (2) - - (2) - -
Health care and social assistance ........... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - (2) - - (2) -
Accommodation and food services ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Other services, except public administration - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Reason for layoff II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm(1) ..... 116 72 53 21,365 10,962 10,206
Business demand .................. 38 15 (2) 5,848 2,152 (2)
Contract cancellation .......... 3 - - 555 - -
Contract completion ............ - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Domestic competition ........... - - - - - -
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... - (2) - - (2) -
Import competition ............. 6 (2) (2) 831 (2) (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown 29 10 (2) 4,462 1,360 (2)
Organizational changes ........... 46 32 24 7,627 5,550 4,223
Business-ownership change ...... 3 4 3 901 774 645
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... 43 28 21 6,726 4,776 3,578
Financial issues ................. 24 22 14 6,497 2,992 1,643
Bankruptcy ..................... 4 (2) - 1,254 (2) -
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ....... 14 19 (2) 2,587 2,587 (2)
Financial difficulty ........... 6 (2) (2) 2,656 (2) (2)
Production specific .............. 5 - (2) 558 - (2)
Automation/technological
advances ..................... (2) - - (2) - -
Energy related ................. - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention ................. - - (2) - - (2)
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike .......... - - - - - -
Material or supply shortage .... - - - - - -
Model changeover ............... - - - - - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance .................. - - - - - -
Product line discontinued ...... (2) - - (2) - -
Disaster/safety .................. - - (2) - - (2)
Hazardous work environment ..... - - - - - -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ..................... - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ........... - - (2) - - (2)
Extreme weather-related event .. - - - - - -
Other/miscellaneous .............. 3 3 - 835 268 -
Other .......................... (2) 3 - (2) 268 -
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, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
United States(1) .. 116 72 53 21,365 10,962 10,206
Northeast ................. 16 14 9 3,056 2,176 1,334
New England ........... 8 8 4 1,313 1,272 400
Middle Atlantic ....... 8 6 5 1,743 904 934
South ..................... 41 26 24 6,088 3,744 3,686
South Atlantic ........ 19 13 13 3,303 1,787 1,947
East South Central .... 16 9 7 1,446 1,207 1,009
West South Central .... 6 4 4 1,339 750 730
Midwest ................... 35 14 16 5,684 2,661 4,815
East North Central .... 24 9 9 4,107 1,892 2,117
West North Central .... 11 5 7 1,577 769 2,698
West ...................... 24 18 4 6,537 2,381 371
Mountain .............. (2) 3 (2) (2) 484 (2)
Pacific ............... (2) 15 (2) (2) 1,897 (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, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events Separations
Action
II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm(1) .......... 3,395 1,870 1,851 651,318 313,660 338,064
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events(2) ..... 2,638 1,452 1,094 491,273 245,035 175,479
Total, movement of work(3) 116 72 53 21,365 10,962 10,206
Movement of work
actions ............. 158 101 71 (4) (4) (4)
With separations
reported ....... 102 67 44 11,478 5,949 4,188
With separations
unknown ........ 56 34 27 (4) (4) (4)
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work
or vacation period.
3 Movement of work can involve more than one action.
4 Data are not available.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Actions (1) Separations
Activities
II I II II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p 2009r 2010r 2010p
With separations reported(2) .. 102 67 44 11,478 5,949 4,188
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 22 14 11 2,849 1,023 1,200
Within company .......... 21 11 10 2,759 933 1,160
Different company ....... 1 3 1 90 90 40
Domestic relocations ........ 80 53 33 8,629 4,926 2,988
Within company .......... 73 47 31 7,406 3,992 2,529
Different company ....... 7 6 2 1,223 934 459
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... - - - - - -
By company
Within company .............. 94 58 41 10,165 4,925 3,689
Domestic ................ 73 47 31 7,406 3,992 2,529
Out of country .......... 21 11 10 2,759 933 1,160
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
Different company ........... 8 9 3 1,313 1,024 499
Domestic ................ 7 6 2 1,223 934 459
Out of country .......... 1 3 1 90 90 40
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work were reported are shown.
2 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Percent of total layoff events(1) Percent of layoff events Percent of layoff events,
due to seasonal work excluding those due to
Nature of recall and vacation period seasonal and vacation period
II I II II I II II I II
2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p 2009 2010r 2010p
Anticipate a recall ..... 37.3 38.0 55.8 95.2 85.9 95.8 20.7 24.2 28.1
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 77.3 63.4 74.3 90.8 78.3 89.8 59.4 48.3 37.8
Within 3 months ... 56.9 41.6 50.9 65.9 47.1 60.0 45.0 36.1 29.3
Size of recall
At least half ........... 78.6 63.6 78.8 94.0 80.5 95.3 58.2 46.3 39.7
All workers ....... 41.7 25.2 43.9 57.6 37.9 57.0 20.7 12.2 13.0
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Average number of separations
Measure
II I II
2009r 2010r 2010p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 192 168 183
Industry
Mining ............................... 168 142 105
Utilities ............................ 226 246 102
Construction ......................... 117 113 126
Manufacturing ........................ 183 138 171
Wholesale trade ...................... 171 114 115
Retail trade ......................... 226 261 218
Transportation and warehousing ....... 229 208 220
Information .......................... 183 182 248
Finance and insurance ................ 230 188 194
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 175 195 127
Professional and
technical services ................. 244 119 294
Management of companies
and enterprises .................... 293 193 223
Administrative and waste services .... 216 239 158
Educational services ................. 126 177 95
Health care and social assistance .... 132 165 126
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 201 244 266
Accommodation and food services ...... 291 181 256
Other services, except
public administration .............. 127 129 134
Unclassified establishments .......... - - -
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ...................... 157 152 147
Organizational changes ............... 211 172 216
Financial issues ..................... 252 166 228
Production specific .................. 144 178 177
Disaster/Safety ...................... 169 134 153
Seasonal ............................. 211 164 215
Other/miscellaneous .................. 215 199 137
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
second quarter 2010(p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total ..................... 1,851 100.0 338,064 100.0
50-99 ................... 854 46.1 60,026 17.8
100-149 ................. 384 20.7 44,431 13.1
150-199 ................. 196 10.6 32,556 9.6
200-299 ................. 180 9.7 41,476 12.3
300-499 ................. 115 6.2 40,681 12.0
500-999 ................. 85 4.6 56,552 16.7
1,000 or more ........... 37 2.0 62,342 18.4
p = preliminary.
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