Table 6. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2026

Table 6. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2026
(In thousands)
Characteristic	Total	New England	Middle Atlantic	East North Central	West North Central	South Atlantic	East South Central	West South Central	Mountain	Pacific
Workers who lost jobs
Total, 20 years and over	3,324	219	421	451	169	718	129	397	194	626
Men	1,727	93	218	237	61	373	60	188	104	394
Women	1,597	126	204	214	108	345	69	209	90	232
Reason for job loss
Plant or company closed down or moved	1,084	58	217	167	45	206	34	103	58	197
Insufficient work	762	49	95	123	17	139	12	137	50	141
Position or shift abolished	1,477	112	110	161	107	374	83	157	86	289
Industry and class of worker of lost job(2)
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers	32	2	10	6	1	-	-	5	-	7
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers	3,210	212	394	439	168	712	124	371	192	599
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers	3,031	206	388	425	154	658	112	350	188	551
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	14	-	6	-	-	-	-	7	1	-
Construction	229	5	39	22	1	56	10	33	24	39
Manufacturing	642	17	103	148	24	96	30	78	22	124
Durable goods manufacturing	447	7	65	108	18	81	25	52	21	69
Nondurable goods manufacturing	196	9	38	39	7	14	5	27	1	55
Wholesale and retail trade	411	48	30	28	31	110	8	24	15	117
Transportation and utilities	136	12	24	30	9	11	6	10	14	20
Information	108	6	21	-	2	34	-	2	12	31
Financial activities	286	24	29	35	11	65	18	27	20	57
Professional and business services	524	37	68	64	29	121	15	86	45	60
Education and health services	367	42	35	60	38	86	20	31	17	41
Leisure and hospitality	167	7	18	33	1	26	-	26	18	37
Other services	146	9	16	5	8	54	5	26	1	24
Government wage and salary workers	179	6	6	14	14	55	12	21	3	49
Employment status in January 2026
Employed	2,196	139	255	297	102	462	88	291	130	433
Unemployed	607	57	112	97	41	103	27	84	25	61
Not in labor force	521	23	54	57	25	154	14	22	39	132
(1) Data refer to people who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2023 and December 2025 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. (2) Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and people who did not report industry or class of worker of lost job, not shown separately.
NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont compose the New England Division; New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota compose the West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas compose the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the Mountain Division; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific Division. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). The 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), is reflected in industry data for displaced workers starting in January 2026. These data are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

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