Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2024

Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2024
(Numbers in thousands)
Characteristic	Total	Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic	Total	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labor force
Total
Total, 20 years and over(2)	2,578	100.0	65.7	16.1	18.2
Received written advance notice	1,177	100.0	67.2	16.4	16.4
Did not receive written advance notice	1,367	100.0	64.9	15.2	19.9
Plant or company closed down or moved
Total, 20 years and over(2)	941	100.0	70.3	14.7	15.0
Received written advance notice	575	100.0	70.9	15.6	13.4
Did not receive written advance notice	357	100.0	69.6	12.4	18.0
Insufficient work
Total, 20 years and over(2)	670	100.0	70.4	13.1	16.5
Received written advance notice	194	100.0	65.0	20.4	14.7
Did not receive written advance notice	463	100.0	72.9	9.3	17.7
Position or shift abolished
Total, 20 years and over(2)	967	100.0	57.9	19.5	22.6
Received written advance notice	408	100.0	63.0	15.6	21.4
Did not receive written advance notice	548	100.0	55.1	22.0	22.9
(1) Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2021 and December 2023 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. (2) Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice. NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2024