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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS -- THIRD QUARTER OF 2009
Employers initiated 1,776 mass layoff events in the third quarter of 2009
that resulted in the separation of 277,924 workers from their jobs for at
least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics. The number of extended mass layoff events reached a
record high for any third quarter (with data available back to 1995). (See
table A.) Third quarter program highs in the number of events were also re-
corded in half of the 18 major industry sectors, 2 of the 4 geographic re-
gions, 4 of the 9 divisions, and 15 states.
Separations due to business demand reasons increased by 27 percent from the
same period a year ago. Thirty-three percent of employers reporting an ex-
tended mass layoff event in the third quarter of 2009 indicated they antici-
pated some type of recall, up slightly from 29 percent a year earlier. Third
quarter 2009 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See
the Technical Note.)
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted,
in the third quarter of 2009, up from 6.0 percent a year earlier. Private
nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, decreased by 5 percent
(-5,765,000) over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Manufacturing firms reported 511 extended mass layoff events involving 80,135
separations in third quarter 2009 and were responsible for 29 percent of pri-
vate nonfarm extended layoff events and related separations. A year earlier,
manufacturing made up 31 percent of events and 33 percent of separations.
(See table 1.) The largest numbers of separations within manufacturing were
associated with transportation equipment manufacturing (mostly from light
truck and utility vehicle manufacturing, and railroad rolling stock manufact-
uring) and food manufacturing (mostly related to fresh and frozen seafood pro-
cessing, and fruit and vegetable canning).
Nine major industry sectors reported third quarter program highs in 2009 in
terms of the number of extended mass layoff events in the private nonfarm
sector--construction; wholesale trade; transportation and warehousing; pro-
fessional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; ad-
ministrative and waste services; educational services; arts, entertainment,
and recreation; and other services, except public administration.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons for extended mass layoffs,
business demand factors accounted for 48 percent of events and 44 percent of
separations during the third quarter of 2009; up from 41 percent of events and
33 percent of separations in the same period a year earlier. (See table 2.)
Separations related to business demand factors increased by 26,286, or 27 per-
cent, over the year. Within the business demand category, the largest over-
the-year increases in separations were due to slack work/insufficient demand
(+14,661) and contract completion (+14,267).
Extended mass layoff separations decreased from a year ago in all economic
reason categories except business demand and seasonal. The largest decrease was
in organizational changes (-15,463),largely in the business-ownership change
reason. The financial issues economic category also saw a large decrease
(-12,686), with the largest decline associated with bankruptcy.
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
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Period | Layoff events | Separations | Initial claimants
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2005 | | |
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January-March ........| 1,142 | 186,506 | 185,486
April-June ...........| 1,203 | 246,099 | 212,673
July-September........| 1,136 | 201,878 | 190,186
October-December .....| 1,400 | 250,178 | 246,188
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2006 | | |
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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
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2007 | | |
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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
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2008 | | |
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January-March ........| 1,340 | 230,098 | 259,292
April-June (r) .......| 1,756 | 354,713 | 339,630
July-September (r) ...| 1,581 | 290,453 | 304,340
October-December (r) .| 3,582 | 641,714 | 766,592
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2009 | | |
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January-March (r) ....| 3,979 | 705,133 | 835,017
April-June (r) .......| 3,396 | 650,679 | 727,494
July-September (p) ...| 1,776 | 277,924 | 266,938
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r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Movement of Work
In the third quarter of 2009, 75 extended mass layoffs involved the movement
of work and were associated with 12,107 separated workers. The number of such
events was down 11 percent from the third quarter of 2008, while the number of
separations was down 19 percent. Movement of work layoffs accounted for 5 percent
of nonseasonal layoff events in the third quarter of 2009. (See table 9.)
Six out of 10 extended mass layoff events related to movement of work were from
manufacturing industries. In comparison, manufacturing accounted for less than 3
out of 10 events in the total private nonfarm economy. (See table 6.) Employers
cited an organizational change in more than half and business demand in more
than a quarter of extended mass layoff events involving movement of work. (See
table 7.) Among the regions, the largest proportions of workers affected by
movement of work were in the West and Midwest. (See table 8.)
Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants
associated with extended mass layoff events in the third quarter 2009, by
residency of claimants
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| 2008 III (r) | 2009 III (p)
Metropolitan area |----------------|----------------
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| Initial | Rank | Initial | Rank
|claimants| |claimants|
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Total, 372 metropolitan areas ................| 241,350 | | 223,684 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ....| 24,944 | 1 | 29,853 | 1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, | | | |
N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. .............................| 19,198 | 2 | 15,767 | 2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. .......| 9,745 | 5 | 10,975 | 3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ....| 11,217 | 4 | 9,845 | 4
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ...| 13,812 | 3 | 9,256 | 5
Peoria, Ill. ................................| 216 | 153 | 8,947 | 6
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. .......| 5,734 | 7 | 6,374 | 7
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. ....................| 4,690 | 10 | 5,022 | 8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ......| 4,040 | 12 | 4,307 | 9
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. .| 4,856 | 8 | 4,293 | 10
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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 09-01,
November 20, 2008.
The 75 extended layoff events with movement of work for the third quarter of
2009 involved 107 identifiable relocations of work actions. Employers were able
to provide more complete separations information for 72 of the actions. (See
table 9.) Of these 72 actions, 81 percent involved work moving within the same
company, and 75 percent were domestic reassignments. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
About 33 percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the third quarter
of 2009 indicated they anticipated some type of recall, up from 29 percent a year
earlier. (See table 11.) Of those employers expecting to recall workers, about
one-third indicated that the offer would be extended to all displaced employees.
Less than two-thirds of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least
half of the workers. Two-thirds of employers expecting to recall laid-off employ-
ees intend to do so within 6 months, a lower proportion than the same period a year
earlier. Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period, in which
95 percent of the employers expected a recall, employers anticipated recalling laid-
off workers in just 22 percent of extended mass layoff events.
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) in the
third quarter of 2009 was 156, down 28 from the third quarter a year earlier. Three
of the 18 major industry sectors registered average layoff sizes of 200 or more
workers per event in the third quarter--arts, entertainment, and recreation; profes-
sional and technical services; and administrative and waste services. (See table 12.)
Nearly half of all events involved between 50 and 99 workers and 73 percent of
events affected less than 150 workers. Layoffs involving between 50 and 99 workers
accounted for 22 percent of all separations during the period, and layoffs with
less than 150 separated workers accounted for 40 percent. Both these proportions
are up from a year earlier. Extended mass layoffs involving 500 or more workers
accounted for only 4 percent of events but 25 percent of the separated workers in
the third quarter of 2009, down from 6 percent of events and 31 percent of separa-
tions last year. (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 266,938 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated
with extended mass layoffs in the third quarter of 2009. Of these claimants, 13
percent were black, 18 percent were Hispanic, 36 percent were women, 35 percent
were 30 to 44 years of age, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See
table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 per-
cent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, 33 percent were
age 30 to 44, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West and the Midwest recorded the highest num-
bers of separations due to extended mass layoff events in the third quarter of
2009. All regions except the West reported over-the-year decreases in the number
of separations. (See table 4.) Among the nine census divisions, the highest num-
bers of separations during the third quarter of 2009 were in the Middle Atlantic,
East North Central, South Atlantic, and Pacific. (See table 4.) Only three divi-
sions reported over-the-year increases in terms of the numbers of separations--
New England, West North Central, and Mountain.
California recorded the largest number of worker separations, followed by Florida,
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey. (See table 5.) After ex-
cluding the impact of seasonal reasons, California still reported the highest num-
ber of job cuts (81,079), followed by Florida (24,066) and Pennsylvania (16,833).
Four states reported third quarter program highs in terms of numbers of separa-
tions--California, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Jersey.
Eighty-four percent of the initial claimants associated with extended mass layoff
events in the third quarter of 2009 resided within metropolitan areas, an increase
of more than 4 percentage points from a year earlier. Among the 372 metropolitan
areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of
resident initial claimants in the third quarter of 2009. The next highest were
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., San Francisco-Oakland-
Fremont, Calif., and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. Both Peoria, Ill.,
and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., moved into the top 10 metropolitan
areas in terms of initial claims by residency of claimant in the third quarter of
2009, replacing Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla., and Tampa-St. Peters-
burg-Clearwater, Fla., 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 employer filing ini-
tial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Ap-
proximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered, the employer is contacted
for additional information. Data for the first quarter are preliminary and sub-
ject 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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Mass Layoffs in October 2009 is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 20, 2009,
at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state program which
identifies, describes, and tracks the effects of major job cutbacks, using
data from each state's unemployment insurance database. Employers which have
at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week per-
iod are contacted by the state agency to determine whether these separations
are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so, information is obtained on the
total number of persons separated and the reasons for these separations. Em-
ployers are identified according to industry classification and location, and
unemployment insurance claimants are identified by such demographic factors as
age, race, gender, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program yields
information on an individual's entire spell of unemployment, to the point when
regular unemployment insurance benefits are exhausted.
Definitions
Domestic relocation. A movement of work from an establishment within the
U.S. to a location also inside the U.S., either within the same company or to
a different company altogether (domestic outsourcing).
Employer. A firm covered by state unemployment insurance laws. Information
on employers is obtained from the Quarterly Census ofEmployment and Wages (QCEW)
program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the filing of 50 or more
initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an employer during a
5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. Such
layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those who are terminated.
Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate
a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for com-
pensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or
period of eligibility.
Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities previously performed
at the worksite by the company experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite
within the company; (2) to another company under formal contractual arrange-
ments at the same worksite; or (3) to another company under formal contractual
arrangements at another worksite either within or outside of the U.S.
Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly conducted 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 third quarter of 2009, outright refusal to participate in
the employer interview accounted for 5.3 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work,
for the third quarter, employers in 35 relocations were unable to provide the num-
ber of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 15 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, 2008 and 2009
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924 304,340 727,494 266,938
Mining ....................................... 4 50 22 1,014 8,393 3,724 834 7,505 2,230
Utilities .................................... (2) 4 4 (2) 902 500 (2) 980 588
Construction ................................. 229 380 302 26,955 44,342 34,354 37,497 56,806 34,135
Manufacturing ................................ 498 1,063 511 95,423 195,719 80,135 106,161 265,891 90,610
Food .................................... 48 82 53 13,058 15,973 11,057 8,409 17,372 7,189
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 5 4 6 684 421 1,528 784 622 1,216
Textile mills ........................... 7 15 6 1,593 2,268 476 2,405 4,573 572
Textile product mills ................... 5 7 4 779 734 837 884 1,034 732
Apparel ................................. 13 28 12 1,482 4,563 3,345 1,785 4,419 1,729
Leather and allied products ............. (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products ........................... 38 41 19 6,080 4,542 1,604 6,184 5,977 1,690
Paper ................................... 10 29 11 3,544 3,626 1,161 2,527 3,588 968
Printing and related support activities . 11 31 9 1,336 3,103 1,415 955 5,057 1,251
Petroleum and coal products ............. (2) 3 3 (2) 315 240 (2) 330 221
Chemicals ............................... 15 26 13 1,502 2,646 1,089 1,567 3,459 1,071
Plastics and rubber products ............ 23 56 21 3,723 7,355 2,483 3,567 9,410 2,706
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 16 42 18 2,080 5,374 1,687 2,381 5,330 1,440
Primary metals .......................... 14 83 46 1,647 15,853 5,715 2,366 18,890 5,925
Fabricated metal products ............... 33 97 48 3,969 13,217 5,085 5,609 14,563 4,904
Machinery ............................... 35 110 54 9,127 23,796 9,066 11,739 40,139 25,026
Computer and electronic products ........ 47 96 40 8,296 13,917 5,834 7,118 15,209 4,969
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 16 35 25 3,066 5,981 3,625 2,868 6,973 3,921
Transportation equipment ................ 124 217 84 27,610 64,320 19,367 37,632 97,171 20,728
Furniture and related products .......... 24 37 24 4,180 4,380 3,182 5,332 7,944 3,088
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 11 24 15 1,306 3,335 1,339 1,748 3,831 1,264
Wholesale trade .............................. 33 89 53 4,543 15,261 5,864 3,740 14,676 5,626
Retail trade ................................. 92 199 81 20,896 44,986 12,198 22,767 53,604 13,938
Transportation and warehousing ............... 131 259 137 24,199 59,121 22,136 23,515 57,550 19,968
Information .................................. 54 92 57 10,553 16,854 7,425 10,945 18,584 9,600
Finance and insurance ........................ 104 128 87 19,812 29,383 13,607 20,762 26,340 13,455
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 11 27 8 1,458 4,733 642 1,850 4,463 740
Professional and technical services .......... 50 141 67 8,877 34,472 14,749 9,442 27,357 10,595
Management of companies and enterprises ...... (2) 13 10 (2) 3,809 1,245 (2) 3,735 1,097
Administrative and waste services ............ 142 300 182 31,785 64,656 39,451 33,329 73,741 33,606
Educational services ......................... 18 29 27 2,635 3,650 4,474 2,545 4,317 3,903
Health care and social assistance ............ 74 218 84 8,360 28,861 10,467 6,609 26,796 7,787
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 38 89 38 11,261 17,914 8,514 5,637 10,999 4,337
Accommodation and food services .............. 84 241 85 20,187 68,191 15,629 15,859 64,292 12,669
Other services, except public administration . 15 74 21 1,980 9,432 2,810 2,095 9,858 2,054
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - -
1 For the second quarter of 2009, 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, 2008 and 2009
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Reason for layoff
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924 304,340 727,494 266,938
Business demand ................... 642 1,457 850 97,187 228,472 123,473 127,524 319,603 132,626
Contract cancellation ........... 44 78 45 7,298 12,837 5,989 6,984 14,963 5,208
Contract completion ............. 195 310 254 32,262 51,258 46,529 41,847 63,573 39,237
Domestic competition ............ (2) - 4 (2) - 258 (2) - 231
Excess inventory/saturated
market ........................ (2) 25 17 (2) 7,263 3,394 (2) 17,517 16,094
Import competition .............. 12 8 3 3,197 1,261 310 3,356 1,130 349
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown. 382 1,036 527 52,332 155,853 66,993 72,408 222,420 71,507
Organizational changes ............ 122 171 106 33,572 36,228 18,109 29,965 37,184 13,601
Business-ownership change ....... 20 33 21 14,033 12,835 3,590 4,906 7,703 2,105
Reorganization or restructuring
of company .................... 102 138 85 19,539 23,393 14,519 25,059 29,481 11,496
Financial issues .................. 192 295 165 37,198 74,300 24,512 31,683 76,236 27,707
Bankruptcy ...................... 42 51 19 13,032 32,265 3,121 8,490 29,416 3,780
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ........ 92 169 97 12,326 24,116 14,507 13,056 32,363 17,063
Financial difficulty ............ 58 75 49 11,840 17,919 6,884 10,137 14,457 6,864
Production specific ............... 30 14 14 5,998 2,014 4,161 7,034 2,243 3,076
Automation/technological
advances ...................... 4 (2) (2) 760 (2) (2) 843 (2) (2)
Energy related .................. 6 - - 720 - - 2,656 - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention .................. 5 3 4 806 598 2,637 475 279 1,179
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike ........... 4 - 4 1,880 - 422 1,169 - 745
Material or supply shortage ..... 4 (2) - 466 (2) - 371 (2) -
Model changeover ................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance ................... 3 (2) (2) 685 (2) (2) 433 (2) (2)
Product line discontinued ....... (2) 5 (2) (2) 577 (2) (2) 777 (2)
Disaster/safety ................... 32 3 4 4,988 508 1,941 4,233 231 463
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) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Seasonal .......................... 216 757 258 43,921 160,021 46,701 36,587 140,248 31,290
Seasonal ........................ 116 387 143 27,567 87,539 30,133 21,450 71,113 16,666
Vacation period-school related
or otherwise .................. 100 370 115 16,354 72,482 16,568 15,137 69,135 14,624
Other/miscellaneous ............... 347 699 379 67,589 149,136 59,027 67,314 151,749 58,175
Other ........................... 22 38 27 3,943 5,953 3,558 4,355 8,465 2,915
Data not provided: refusal ...... 53 170 96 13,696 42,582 16,711 13,651 42,576 16,685
Data not provided: does not
know .......................... 272 491 256 49,950 100,601 38,758 49,308 100,708 38,575
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, second and third quarters, 2009
Total Percent of total
initial Hispanic Persons age 55
Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over
State
II III II III II III II III II III II III
2009r 2009p 2009r 2009p 2009r 2009p 2009r 2009p 2009r 2009p 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 3,396 1,776 727,494 266,938 15.7 12.5 15.2 18.0 41.5 36.4 20.5 19.2
Alabama ........................ 35 10 11,110 1,514 43.0 32.7 2.3 5.9 39.2 37.5 15.3 22.0
Alaska ......................... 14 7 2,901 1,415 4.7 4.9 10.0 24.2 32.5 34.3 23.6 30.5
Arizona ........................ 41 20 7,456 2,432 5.4 6.3 42.9 32.4 51.4 49.3 18.2 17.0
Arkansas ....................... 21 3 3,567 229 35.3 24.5 3.9 10.9 43.3 41.5 20.0 17.9
California ..................... 804 577 154,900 83,661 9.7 9.4 36.0 33.9 43.2 38.7 16.1 15.6
Colorado ....................... 34 13 4,882 1,649 5.6 4.3 20.1 13.8 46.1 32.9 18.1 17.7
Connecticut .................... 27 12 4,895 1,162 14.5 15.1 14.7 12.0 61.1 48.2 26.4 19.4
Delaware ....................... 11 (2) 1,376 (2) 32.2 25.0 5.5 - 53.8 22.4 24.8 62.1
District of Columbia ........... 4 - 405 - 64.2 - 4.7 - 51.6 - 23.2 -
Florida ........................ 190 87 38,857 16,186 18.9 14.9 28.9 28.1 45.3 41.0 20.8 18.5
Georgia ........................ 34 20 11,685 2,933 42.4 47.3 4.2 1.1 42.3 37.3 15.7 16.0
Hawaii ......................... 10 6 1,315 725 1.0 1.0 11.1 12.8 43.5 26.2 16.3 14.2
Idaho .......................... 7 7 828 1,034 .1 .4 2.8 17.7 35.9 42.6 19.9 22.1
Illinois ....................... 196 106 52,248 26,712 15.7 13.2 9.8 7.0 38.8 30.4 20.9 18.9
Indiana ........................ 87 34 19,375 5,017 7.9 4.7 3.0 2.5 30.9 33.7 20.2 22.8
Iowa ........................... 25 12 7,237 3,050 2.2 3.5 1.3 1.0 28.8 15.3 19.4 22.7
Kansas ......................... 25 21 10,206 2,315 6.8 17.5 5.3 3.2 27.8 35.8 18.3 15.7
Kentucky ....................... 62 19 8,386 1,867 4.3 4.4 .2 - 18.8 16.3 18.5 23.9
Louisiana ...................... 52 20 8,503 2,153 61.6 59.9 2.2 3.4 52.8 44.1 20.4 15.5
Maine .......................... 11 (2) 1,861 (2) .8 2.2 .2 - 36.8 41.8 24.9 21.3
Maryland ....................... 19 3 2,239 294 42.2 59.5 2.2 3.4 52.0 67.7 28.6 20.4
Massachusetts .................. 30 21 5,895 2,422 13.4 9.5 1.7 2.3 56.4 49.4 28.0 25.2
Michigan ....................... 121 59 56,049 6,954 22.9 13.3 2.6 3.9 30.4 35.4 17.4 18.5
Minnesota ...................... 73 35 12,732 4,140 5.2 4.8 2.5 2.8 31.7 29.4 20.8 24.2
Mississippi .................... 16 7 1,937 607 75.3 49.1 1.3 4.9 49.5 26.0 19.1 10.9
Missouri ....................... 75 32 13,741 4,631 21.7 15.9 .9 .9 59.9 34.1 28.3 21.1
Montana ........................ 12 (2) 1,564 (2) .1 1.2 3.5 2.3 30.4 9.3 21.0 18.6
Nebraska ....................... 9 4 1,622 360 3.6 - 7.5 4.2 43.6 51.1 30.3 24.7
Nevada ......................... 55 32 12,278 5,582 9.4 8.2 30.2 32.5 35.7 33.0 19.8 17.2
New Hampshire .................. 7 4 1,354 331 .8 1.5 2.9 1.8 57.0 36.0 28.7 19.6
New Jersey ..................... 112 63 24,096 6,670 20.5 25.9 8.3 7.5 65.9 51.3 32.9 24.2
New Mexico ..................... 29 9 3,338 608 2.0 3.9 49.4 32.9 43.3 46.2 19.8 18.1
New York ....................... 162 108 33,173 16,692 14.5 18.4 11.7 18.4 48.1 53.6 25.0 28.5
North Carolina ................. 51 29 17,289 4,470 35.1 33.6 6.7 4.0 40.9 44.3 18.4 20.8
North Dakota ................... 10 3 2,160 536 1.9 .7 1.5 1.3 20.0 22.0 18.9 21.6
Ohio ........................... 178 75 39,713 13,812 11.7 10.3 3.7 3.2 32.4 23.6 23.9 21.9
Oklahoma ....................... 17 7 2,950 493 11.4 16.2 8.4 4.3 30.8 31.0 18.2 13.6
Oregon ......................... 57 26 13,707 4,505 1.8 1.7 13.4 20.5 48.5 40.3 22.8 17.4
Pennsylvania ................... 248 123 50,117 19,768 6.7 5.1 3.5 2.6 43.1 25.5 27.6 26.0
Rhode Island ................... 7 3 835 193 8.9 1.6 17.1 51.8 83.8 61.7 35.2 22.3
South Carolina ................. 34 14 7,671 1,571 66.9 45.6 1.0 3.1 55.7 44.0 9.9 8.4
South Dakota ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) 1.7 - 3.4 3.0 22.4 30.0 8.6 14.0
Tennessee ...................... 41 19 7,122 1,950 29.1 37.0 - - 46.5 37.1 23.3 17.3
Texas .......................... 93 34 17,073 4,332 16.4 16.2 44.8 39.8 34.1 24.9 16.4 14.1
Utah ........................... 14 8 2,201 1,724 1.5 1.1 7.2 13.3 36.3 37.1 11.4 11.7
Vermont ........................ 12 5 1,642 567 .7 .4 .4 .2 36.1 31.4 19.5 30.0
Virginia ....................... 47 13 10,377 1,330 39.2 39.2 4.2 1.7 47.8 34.4 21.8 23.5
Washington ..................... 55 41 10,607 5,610 6.3 5.6 8.8 11.9 39.3 36.6 16.8 13.4
West Virginia .................. 23 5 2,841 452 .1 - .1 - 14.6 22.1 17.8 13.3
Wisconsin ...................... 96 14 18,732 1,624 11.3 5.8 5.4 4.0 41.3 30.6 22.1 20.3
Wyoming ........................ (2) - (2) - 1.8 - 4.4 - 19.3 - 11.1 -
Puerto Rico .................... 10 14 2,526 1,853 - .1 99.3 99.6 49.2 53.9 13.3 9.6
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, 2008 and 2009
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Census region and division
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
United States (1) ..... 1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924 304,340 727,494 266,938
Northeast ..................... 304 616 341 60,443 113,540 52,313 56,314 123,868 48,073
New England ............... 39 94 47 5,043 17,226 6,026 4,897 16,482 4,943
Middle Atlantic ........... 265 522 294 55,400 96,314 46,287 51,417 107,386 43,130
South ......................... 373 750 291 76,138 145,808 54,330 77,419 153,388 40,497
South Atlantic ............ 193 413 172 42,491 84,079 35,908 40,495 92,740 27,352
East South Central ........ 76 154 55 12,825 27,807 9,085 15,620 28,555 5,938
West South Central ........ 104 183 64 20,822 33,922 9,337 21,304 32,093 7,207
Midwest ....................... 322 896 396 59,738 181,930 58,025 69,957 233,873 69,251
East North Central ........ 259 678 288 50,322 142,155 40,831 59,240 186,117 54,119
West North Central ........ 63 218 108 9,416 39,775 17,194 10,717 47,756 15,132
West .......................... 582 1,134 748 94,134 209,401 113,256 100,650 216,365 109,117
Mountain .................. 67 194 91 11,415 37,582 12,607 11,152 32,935 13,201
Pacific ................... 515 940 657 82,719 171,819 100,649 89,498 183,430 95,916
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, 2008 and 2009
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
State
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) . 1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924 304,340 727,494 266,938
Alabama ........................ 9 35 10 2,769 10,345 1,506 3,044 11,110 1,514
Alaska ......................... 3 14 7 3,460 3,901 3,406 1,331 2,901 1,415
Arizona ........................ 9 41 20 1,255 7,656 3,271 1,211 7,456 2,432
Arkansas ....................... 7 21 3 1,398 4,190 168 1,357 3,567 229
California ..................... 465 804 577 70,397 143,313 87,904 79,585 154,900 83,661
Colorado ....................... 7 34 13 1,229 8,928 2,012 686 4,882 1,649
Connecticut .................... 11 27 12 1,724 5,433 1,625 1,394 4,895 1,162
Delaware ....................... - 11 (2) - 1,354 (2) - 1,376 (2)
District of Columbia ........... - 4 - - 405 - - 405 -
Florida ........................ 127 190 87 31,391 42,566 25,263 26,565 38,857 16,186
Georgia ........................ 22 34 20 3,635 6,137 2,998 4,614 11,685 2,933
Hawaii ......................... 7 10 6 840 1,343 740 1,112 1,315 725
Idaho .......................... 14 7 7 2,111 1,447 826 2,020 828 1,034
Illinois ....................... 97 196 106 19,992 42,599 16,263 18,565 52,248 26,712
Indiana ........................ 57 87 34 10,363 16,931 3,811 15,216 19,375 5,017
Iowa ........................... 10 25 12 1,220 3,091 1,748 3,466 7,237 3,050
Kansas ......................... 8 25 21 710 7,549 2,305 754 10,206 2,315
Kentucky ....................... 22 62 19 3,578 7,759 4,363 3,079 8,386 1,867
Louisiana ...................... 41 52 20 6,540 9,699 3,134 6,085 8,503 2,153
Maine .......................... 3 11 (2) 267 2,729 (2) 187 1,861 (2)
Maryland ....................... 10 19 3 1,238 2,530 264 1,132 2,239 294
Massachusetts .................. 21 30 21 2,553 5,326 2,815 2,897 5,895 2,422
Michigan ....................... 41 121 59 5,852 23,040 6,695 7,933 56,049 6,954
Minnesota ...................... 11 73 35 2,219 10,113 4,983 2,128 12,732 4,140
Mississippi .................... 14 16 7 2,330 2,845 550 1,660 1,937 607
Missouri ....................... 31 75 32 4,746 14,530 6,867 4,127 13,741 4,631
Montana ........................ 4 12 (2) 390 2,145 (2) 348 1,564 (2)
Nebraska ....................... (2) 9 4 (2) 2,237 740 (2) 1,622 360
Nevada ......................... 22 55 32 4,421 9,430 4,557 4,979 12,278 5,582
New Hampshire .................. (2) 7 4 (2) 1,275 431 (2) 1,354 331
New Jersey ..................... 49 112 63 8,784 27,423 10,009 6,741 24,096 6,670
New Mexico ..................... 8 29 9 1,431 4,316 698 1,429 3,338 608
New York ....................... 118 162 108 27,856 31,221 18,955 22,463 33,173 16,692
North Carolina ................. 14 51 29 1,378 13,137 3,694 3,421 17,289 4,470
North Dakota ................... (2) 10 3 (2) 2,160 476 (2) 2,160 536
Ohio ........................... 49 178 75 10,187 43,243 12,533 9,847 39,713 13,812
Oklahoma ....................... 5 17 7 2,549 2,996 805 1,179 2,950 493
Oregon ......................... 19 57 26 4,494 11,445 2,791 4,627 13,707 4,505
Pennsylvania ................... 98 248 123 18,760 37,670 17,323 22,213 50,117 19,768
Rhode Island ................... (2) 7 3 (2) 821 186 (2) 835 193
South Carolina ................. 12 34 14 3,743 7,104 1,571 3,659 7,671 1,571
South Dakota ................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Tennessee ...................... 31 41 19 4,148 6,858 2,666 7,837 7,122 1,950
Texas .......................... 51 93 34 10,335 17,037 5,230 12,683 17,073 4,332
Utah ........................... (2) 14 8 (2) 2,725 978 (2) 2,201 1,724
Vermont ........................ (2) 12 5 (2) 1,642 628 (2) 1,642 567
Virginia ....................... 6 47 13 862 7,130 1,364 936 10,377 1,330
Washington ..................... 21 55 41 3,528 11,817 5,808 2,843 10,607 5,610
West Virginia .................. (2) 23 5 (2) 3,716 638 (2) 2,841 452
Wisconsin ...................... 15 96 14 3,928 16,342 1,529 7,679 18,732 1,624
Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Puerto Rico .................... 12 10 14 1,118 1,184 915 2,477 2,526 1,853
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, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Industry
III II III III II III
2008 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 84 117 75 14,943 21,720 12,107
Mining ...................................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - (2) - - (2) -
Manufacturing ............................... 56 76 45 10,949 12,838 6,661
Food ................................... 4 10 4 1,302 2,000 672
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Textile mills .......................... 3 (2) (2) 314 (2) (2)
Textile product mills .................. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Apparel ................................ (2) 4 (2) (2) 565 (2)
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. 3 (2) (2) 391 (2) (2)
Printing and related support activities (2) 4 (2) (2) 594 (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - (2) - - (2)
Chemicals ............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... 3 6 3 292 838 384
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - - - - - -
Primary metals ......................... - 3 3 - 257 555
Fabricated metal products .............. (2) 8 3 (2) 924 477
Machinery .............................. 4 5 4 776 1,138 624
Computer and electronic products ....... 9 12 7 1,527 1,945 1,099
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 6 (2) (2) 1,278 (2) (2)
Transportation equipment ............... 13 8 5 3,378 1,540 792
Furniture and related products ......... (2) 4 (2) (2) 612 (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) 5 (2) (2) 1,206 (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. 3 6 5 539 459 572
Retail trade ................................ (2) 6 4 (2) 2,426 874
Transportation and warehousing .............. 4 3 4 684 315 541
Information ................................. 4 3 4 557 464 745
Finance and insurance ....................... 8 5 3 938 1,380 299
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - (2) - - (2) -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 1,152
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 3 7 - 479 1,072 -
Educational services ........................ - (2) - - (2) -
Health care and social assistance ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Accommodation and food services ............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Other services, except public administration - - - - - -
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Reason for layoff III II III III II III
2008 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 84 117 75 14,943 21,720 12,107
Business demand .................. (2) 38 21 (2) 5,848 3,337
Contract cancellation .......... (2) 3 (2) (2) 555 (2)
Contract completion ............ - - - - - -
Domestic competition ........... - - (2) - - (2)
Excess inventory/saturated
market ....................... - - (2) - - (2)
Import competition ............. (2) 6 (2) (2) 831 (2)
Slack work/insufficient demand/
non-seasonal business slowdown 12 29 15 3,130 4,462 2,583
Organizational changes ........... 47 47 39 8,450 7,982 6,671
Business-ownership change ...... 6 4 6 1,628 1,256 1,329
Reorganization or restructuring
of company ................... 41 43 33 6,822 6,726 5,342
Financial issues ................. 19 24 (2) 2,669 6,497 (2)
Bankruptcy ..................... - 4 (2) - 1,254 (2)
Cost control/cost cutting/
increase profitability ....... (2) 14 11 (2) 2,587 1,489
Financial difficulty ........... (2) 6 (2) (2) 2,656 (2)
Production specific .............. - 5 (2) - 558 (2)
Automation/technological
advances ..................... - (2) - - (2) -
Energy related ................. - - - - - -
Governmental regulations/
intervention ................. - - - - - -
Labor dispute/contract
negotiations/strike .......... - - - - - -
Material or supply shortage .... - - - - - -
Model changeover ............... - - - - - -
Plant or machine repair/
maintenance .................. - - - - - -
Product line discontinued ...... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Disaster/safety .................. - - - - - -
Hazardous work environment ..... - - - - - -
Natural disaster (not weather
related) ..................... - - - - - -
Non-natural disaster ........... - - - - - -
Extreme weather-related event .. - - - - - -
Other/miscellaneous .............. (2) 3 - (2) 835 -
Other .......................... (2) (2) - (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, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Census region and division
III II III III II III
2008 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
United States (1) . 84 117 75 14,943 21,720 12,107
Northeast ................. 14 16 10 2,306 3,056 1,421
New England ........... (2) 8 4 (2) 1,313 719
Middle Atlantic ....... (2) 8 6 (2) 1,743 702
South ..................... 13 41 17 2,238 6,088 1,896
South Atlantic ........ 5 19 (2) 704 3,303 (2)
East South Central .... 4 16 8 472 1,446 713
West South Central .... 4 6 (2) 1,062 1,339 (2)
Midwest ................... 42 35 22 8,167 5,684 3,578
East North Central .... 32 24 15 6,105 4,107 2,260
West North Central .... 10 11 7 2,062 1,577 1,318
West ...................... 15 25 26 2,232 6,892 5,212
Mountain .............. (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 1,832
Pacific ............... (2) (2) 21 (2) (2) 3,380
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, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Action
III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924
Total, excluding seasonal and
vacation events (2) .................1,365 2,639 1,518 246,532 490,658 231,223
Total, movement of work (3) ..........84 117 75 14,943 21,720 12,107
Movement of work actions ..........106 160 107 (4) (4) (4)
With separations reported ........78 104 72 9,631 11,533 6,755
With separations unknown .........28 56 35 (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, 2008 and 2009
Actions (1) Separations
Activities
III II III III II III
2008 2009r 2009p 2008 2009r 2009p
With separations reported (2) . 78 104 72 9,631 11,533 6,755
By location
Out-of-country relocations .. 19 22 18 2,312 2,849 1,691
Within company .......... 17 21 15 2,135 2,759 1,471
Different company ....... 2 1 3 177 90 220
Domestic relocations ........ 59 82 54 7,319 8,684 5,064
Within company .......... 50 75 43 6,522 7,461 3,694
Different company ....... 9 7 11 797 1,223 1,370
Unable to assign place of
relocation ............... - - - - - -
By company
Within company .............. 67 96 58 8,657 10,220 5,165
Domestic ................ 50 75 43 6,522 7,461 3,694
Out of country .......... 17 21 15 2,135 2,759 1,471
Unable to assign ........ - - - - - -
Different company ........... 11 8 14 974 1,313 1,590
Domestic ................ 9 7 11 797 1,223 1,370
Out of country .......... 2 1 3 177 90 220
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, 2008 and 2009
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
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Anticipate a recall ..... 28.6 37.3 32.6 92.6 95.2 95.0 18.5 20.7 22.0
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 71.0 77.3 66.1 89.0 90.8 91.0 56.7 59.4 47.9
Within 3 months ... 53.8 56.9 50.4 67.5 65.9 69.0 42.9 45.0 36.8
Size of recall
At least half ........... 77.0 78.6 65.1 96.5 94.0 92.7 61.5 58.2 44.9
All workers ....... 37.6 41.7 33.7 61.0 57.6 61.6 19.0 20.7 13.2
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, 2008 and 2009
Average number of separations
Measure
III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..... 184 192 156
Industry
Mining ............................... 254 168 169
Utilities ............................ 200 226 125
Construction ......................... 118 117 114
Manufacturing ........................ 192 184 157
Wholesale trade ...................... 138 171 111
Retail trade ......................... 227 226 151
Transportation and warehousing ....... 185 228 162
Information .......................... 195 183 130
Finance and insurance ................ 191 230 156
Real estate and rental and leasing ... 133 175 80
Professional and technical services .. 178 244 220
Management of companies and
enterprises ......................... 105 293 125
Administrative and waste services .... 224 216 217
Educational services ................. 146 126 166
Health care and social assistance .... 113 132 125
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 296 201 224
Accommodation and food services ...... 240 283 184
Other services, except public
administration ...................... 132 127 134
Unclassified establishments .......... - - -
Reason for layoff
Business demand ...................... 151 157 145
Organizational changes ............... 275 212 171
Financial issues ..................... 194 252 149
Production specific .................. 200 144 297
Disaster/Safety ...................... 156 169 485
Seasonal ............................. 203 211 181
Other/miscellaneous .................. 195 213 156
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
p = preliminary.
r = revised.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm
sector, third quarter 2009 (p)
Layoff events Separations
Size
Number Percent Number Percent
Total ..................... 1,776 100.0 277,924 100.0
50-99 ................... 877 49.4 62,010 22.3
100-149 ................. 412 23.2 47,790 17.2
150-199 ................. 181 10.2 29,947 10.8
200-299 ................. 154 8.7 35,753 12.9
300-499 ................. 87 4.9 32,110 11.6
500-999 ................. 42 2.4 27,849 10.0
1,000 or more ........... 23 1.3 42,465 15.3
p = preliminary.
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