Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 06-1365 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, August 10, 2006 EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2006 In the second quarter of 2006, employers took 1,213 mass layoff actions in the private, nonfarm sector that resulted in the separation of 251,341 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Sta- tistics. The number of extended mass layoff actions and affected workers were both slightly higher than a year earlier. (See table A.) The over- the-year increases were most notable in food and beverage stores, food manufacturing, and general merchandise stores. In the second quarter of 2006, extended mass layoffs that involve the movement of work within the same company or to a different company, either domestically or outside the U.S., occurred in 9 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events and 13 percent of worker separations. (See table B.) Among employers who anticipated recalling laid-off workers, 50 percent expected to extend the offer to all laid-off workers, a smaller proportion than a year ago. The completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of all events and resulted in 125,688 separations during the period. Layoffs due to in- ternal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, finan- cial difficulty, and reorganization) represented 15 percent of events and resulted in 42,289 separations, 17 percent of total separations. Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 11 percent of all events and affected 30,402 workers, with both figures higher than a year ago. In the second quarter of 2006, the national unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted; this was down from 5.0 percent in the second quarter 2005. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not sea- sonally adjusted, increased by 1.7 million, or 1.5 percent, from April- June 2005 to April-June 2006. - 2 - Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period | Layoff events| Separations | Initial claimants -------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------------- 2002 | | | January-March............| 1,611 | 299,266 | 292,998 April-June...............| 1,624 | 344,606 | 299,598 July-September...........| 1,186 | 255,152 | 254,955 October-December.........| 1,916 | 373,307 | 370,592 2003 | | | January-March............| 1,502 | 286,947 | 297,608 April-June...............| 1,799 | 368,273 | 348,966 July-September...........| 1,190 | 236,333 | 227,909 October-December.........| 1,690 | 325,333 | 326,328 2004 | | | January-March............| 1,339 | 276,503 | 238,392 April-June...............| 1,358 | 278,831 | 254,063 July-September...........| 886 | 164,608 | 148,575 October-December.........| 1,427 | 273,967 | 262,049 2005 | | | January-March............| 1,142 | 186,506 | 185,486 April-June(r)............| 1,203 | 246,099 | 212,673 July-September(r)........| 1,136 | 201,878 | 190,180 October-December(r)......| 1,400 | 250,178 | 246,169 2006 | | | January-March(r).........| 963 | 181,010 | 189,634 April-June(p)............| 1,213 | 251,341 | 184,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs Extended mass layoff separations occurred in 330 of the 1,105 detailed industries for which data are available for the second quarter of 2006. Manufacturing industries accounted for 21 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 19 percent of separations during April-June 2006. (See table 1.) The number of separations in manufacturing (48,969) was higher than in the second quarter of 2005. In the second quarter of 2006, the highest number of separations in this sector were in food manufacturing (12,596), followed by transportation equipment manufacturing (11,985). Transportation and warehousing accounted for 10 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 12 percent of separations, primarily in school and employee bus transportation. Layoffs in the accommodation and food services sector made up 10 percent of events and 12 percent of separations, mostly in food services and drinking places. The professional and technical services sector comprised 4 percent of events and 11 percent of separations, mostly in tax preparation services. Cutbacks in arts, entertainment, and recreation accounted for 4 percent of events and 8 percent of separations and were concentrated in amusements, gambling, and recreation. Information technology-producing industries (communications equipment, communications services, computer hardware, and software and computer services) accounted for 2 percent of layoff events and worker separations in the second quarter of 2006. In the second quarter of 2005, these in- dustries accounted for 4 percent of layoff events and 3 percent of all separations. Layoffs in the information technology-producing industries in the second quarter of 2006 were most numerous in computer hardware, with 2,900 separations, followed by software and computer services. (See table 6.) - 3 - Table B. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, second quarter 2006 p ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Action | Layoff events | Separations | | ------------------------------------|---------------------------------- | | Total private nonfarm...............| 1,213 | 251,341 | | Total, excluding seasonal | | and vacation events(1).........| 686 | 112,108 | | Total events with movement | | of work(2)...................| 65 | 14,796 | | Movement of work actions.....| 93 | (3) With separations reported..| 60 | 8,802 With separations unknown...| 33 | (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. 2 A layoff event can involve more than one movement of work action. 3 Data not available. p = preliminary. Reasons for Extended Layoff Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of the extended layoff events and resulted in 125,688 separations in the second quarter of 2006. (See table 2.) Seasonal layoffs were most numerous in professional and technical services (tax preparation services) and in transit and ground passenger transportation (school and employee bus trans- portation). Internal company restructuring (due to bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 15 percent of layoff events and resulted in 42,289 separations. These layoffs were mostly among workers in transportation equipment manufacturing, credit intermediation and related activities, and food and beverage stores. Over half of both the internal company restructuring layoff events and separa- tions were due to reorganization within the company. Layoffs due to reorganization were primarily in transportation equipment manufacturing, credit intermediation and related activities, and food manufacturing. Movement of Work In the second quarter of 2006, 65 extended mass layoff events involved the movement of work; this was about 9 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding those for seasonal and vacation reasons. (See table B.) These movements of work were to other U.S. locations or to locations outside of the U.S., and they occurred either within the same company or to other companies. The extended mass layoff events involving movement of work were associated with the separation of 14,796 workers, about 13 percent of all separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. A year earlier, 73 layoff events and 12,040 separations were associated with the movement of work. (See table 10.) Among the 65 extended mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2006 with reported relocation of work, 68 percent were permanent closures of worksites, which affected 10,159 workers. In comparison, for the 1,213 total layoff events reported for the quarter, only 11 percent involved the permanent closure of worksites. Of the layoffs involving the movement of work, 66 percent of both the events and laid-off workers were from manufacturing industries during the second quarter of 2006. (See table 7.) Among all private nonfarm extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 21 percent of the events and 19 percent of the separations. - 4 - Table C. Movement of work actions by type of separation where the number of separations is known by employers, second quarter 2006 p ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Activities | Actions (1) | Separations | | -------------------------------|-----------------|----------------- | | | | With separations reported ..| 60 | 8,802 | | By location | | | | Out of country..............| 20 | 2,367 Within company............| 18 | 2,246 Different company.........| 2 | 121 | | Domestic relocations........| 40 | 6,435 Within company............| 34 | 5,743 Different company.........| 6 | 692 | | | | By company | | | | Within company..............| 52 | 7,989 Domestic..................| 34 | 5,743 Out of country............| 18 | 2,246 | | Different company...........| 8 | 813 Domestic..................| 6 | 692 Out of country............| 2 | 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work were reported are shown. p = preliminary. Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 83 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 11,908 separations during the second quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorganization within the company. In contrast, only 15 percent of the layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were because of internal company restructuring. Among the regions, the Midwest and the West accounted for the largest proportions of workers in extended mass layoffs associated with the movement of work, 33 and 32 percent, respectively. The South had 26 percent of such layoffs, and the Northeast had 9 percent. Some extended mass layoff events involve more than one relocation of work action. For example, an extended mass layoff event at an establishment may involve job loss due to movement of work to both another domestic location of the company and a location out of the country. This would be counted as two movement of work actions. The 65 extended layoff events with movement of work for the second quarter of 2006 involved 93 identifiable relocations of work. (See table B.) An identifiable relocation of work occurs when the employer provides sufficient information on the new location of work and/or the number of workers affected by the movement. Of the 93 relocations, employers were able to provide information on the specific separations associated with the movement of work component of the layoff in 60 actions involving 8,802 workers, or 65 percent of the 93 actions for the second quarter of 2006. Thus, a range of 8,802 (separations in movement of work actions where the employer was able to provide specific detail) to 14,796 (total separations in all layoff events that included movement of work) is established for separations due to the movement of work in the second quarter. (See table 10.) - 5 - Table D. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended layoff, second quarter 2005--second quarter 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------- | Percentage of events |---------------------------------------- Nature of the recall | II | III | IV | I | II | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 r| 2006 p ----------------------|--------|-------|-------|-------|------- | | | | | Anticipate a recall...| 61.8 | 39.5 | 68.9 | 43.1 | 58.6 | | | | | Timeframe | | | | | | | | | | Within 6 months.......| 89.4 | 78.8 | 90.0 | 83.9 | 89.2 Within 3 months.....| 59.5 | 57.9 | 37.1 | 55.2 | 60.5 | | | | | Size | | | | | | | | | | At least half.........| 92.9 | 80.2 | 92.6 | 88.0 | 92.8 All workers.........| 51.1 | 43.2 | 50.5 | 38.1 | 49.5 --------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. In the 60 actions where employers were able to provide more complete separations information, 87 percent of relocations (52 out of 60) occurred among establishments within the same company. (See table C.) In 65 percent of these relocations (34 out of 52), the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in the U.S. Thirty-three percent of the movement-of-work relocations--both within the company and to other companies--involved out-of-country moves (20 out of 60). The separation of 2,367 workers was associated with out-of-country relocations, 2 percent of all nonseasonal/nonvacation extended mass layoff separations. Domestic relocation of work--both within the company and to other companies--affected 6,435 workers. (See table 11.) Recall Expectations Fifty-nine percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the second quarter of 2006 indicated they anticipated some type of recall. This compares with 62 percent of the employers anticipating a recall a year earlier. (See table D.) Most employers not expecting a recall during the second quarter were from administrative and support services and specialty trade contracting. Among establishments expecting a recall, most employers expected to recall over one-half of the separated employees and to do so within 6 months. Fifty percent of the employers expected to extend the offer to all laid-off workers. Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 96 percent of the employers expected a recall), employers expected to recall laid-off workers in 29 percent of the events. A year earlier, 30 percent of employers expected a recall in nonseasonal and nonvacation events. In layoff events due to internal company restructuring, employers anticipated a recall in only 4 percent of the events. - 6 - Table E. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, April-June 2006 p -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Layoff events | Separations Size |--------------------------------------------- | Number | Percent | Number | Percent ----------------------|----------|----------|----------|------------ | | | | Total.............| 1,213 | 100.0 | 251,341 | 100.0 | | | | 50-99.................| 515 | 42.5 | 37,136 | 14.8 100-149...............| 257 | 21.2 | 29,534 | 11.8 150-199...............| 144 | 11.9 | 24,233 | 9.6 200-299...............| 119 | 9.8 | 27,908 | 11.1 300-499...............| 99 | 8.2 | 36,683 | 14.6 500-999...............| 49 | 4.0 | 32,651 | 13.0 1,000 or more.........| 30 | 2.5 | 63,196 | 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Size of Extended Layoff Layoff events during the second quarter continued to be concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 64 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. These events, however, accounted for only 27 percent of all separations. (See table E.) Separations involving 500 or more workers, while comprising 7 percent of the events, accounted for 38 percent of all separations, up from 36 percent in April-June 2005. The average size of layoffs (as measured by separations per layoff event) differed widely by industry, ranging from a low of 71 separations in hospitals to a high of 788 in amusements, gambling, and recreation. Initial Claimant Characteristics A total of 184,534 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass layoffs in the second quarter of 2006. Of these claimants, 17 percent were black, 14 percent were Hispanic, 55 percent were women, 33 percent were 30 to 44 years of age, and 22 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 percent were black, 14 percent were Hispanic, 46 percent were women, 34 percent were age 30 to 44, and 17 percent were 55 years of age or older. Geographic Distribution In the second quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the West (83,452), followed by the Midwest (69,331), the Northeast (52,461), and the South (46,097). (See table 4.) Separations in the West were mainly in the amusements, gambling, and re- creation industry and in the professional and technical services industry. The West region reported the only over-the-year increase (+20,953) in separations. The other three regions reported over-the-year decreases in separations, with the largest decrease occurring in the Midwest (-6,452), followed by the Northeast (-4,810) and the South (-4,449). Four of the nine geographic divisions reported over-the-year increases in laid-off workers, with the largest increases occurring in the Pacific (+26,949) and New England (+3,579) divisions. The Middle Atlantic division reported the largest decline in separations (-8,389), followed by the East North Central division (-7,575). - 7 - Table F. Mass layoff events and separations, selected metropolitan areas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Events | Separations Metropolitan area |--------------------|-------------------- | II | II | II | II | 2005 r | 2006 p | 2005 r | 2006 p -----------------------------------|----------|---------|----------|--------- | | | | | | | | Total, nonmetropolitan areas ......| 158 | 154 | 28,749 | 28,678 | | | | Total, 367 metropolitan areas .....| 650 | 651 | 108,706 | 103,144 | | | | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana,| | | | Calif. ........................| 39 | 69 | 7,828 | 12,978 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.- | | | | Ind.-Wis. .....................| 40 | 42 | 9,236 | 8,106 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long| | | | Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. .........| 62 | 61 | 11,708 | 7,506 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, | | | | Pa.-N.J.-De.-Md. .............| 27 | 23 | 2,958 | 4,008 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, | | | | Calif. ........................| 5 | 13 | 453 | 3,046 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami | | | | Beach, Fla. ...................| 17 | 15 | 4,106 | 3,030 Salt Lake City, Utah ............| 5 | 6 | 2,620 | 2,877 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. ...| 26 | 28 | 3,065 | 2,835 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario,| | | | Calif. ........................| 7 | 12 | 2,139 | 2,550 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, | | | | Calif. ........................| 13 | 22 | 1,355 | 2,511 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 06-01, December 5, 2005. Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in California (51,740), followed by Illinois (23,798), Florida (21,520), and New Jersey (16,190). These four states accounted for 40 percent of total layoff events and 45 percent of separa- tions during the second quarter of 2006. They were followed by Michigan (12,655), New York (12,617), Colorado (12,566), and Ohio (12,344). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal work, California reported the most laid-off workers (30,235), largely due to layoffs in computer and electronic product manufacturing and specialty trade contractors. Over the year, California reported the greatest increase in workers laid off for all reasons during the second quarter (+25,877), followed by Connecticut (+3,055). The largest decreases occurred in New York (-5,978), Illinois (-4,192), and Indiana (-3,234). Fifty-four percent of events and 41 percent of separations (103,144) occurred in metropolitan areas in the second quarter of 2006, compared with 54 percent of events and 44 percent of separations (108,706) during the second quarter of 2005. Among the 367 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles- Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of separations, 12,978, in the second quarter of 2006. Next was Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., with 8,106 separations, and New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., with 7,506 separations. (See table F.) Em- ployers located in nonmetropolitan areas separated 28,678 workers in mass layoffs, down from 28,749 workers in the second quarter of 2005. 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 establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered at an establishment, the employer is contacted for additional information. Data for the second 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 quar- ters should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information about the program, see the Technical Note. ______________________________ The report on Mass Layoffs in July 2006 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 23, 2006. - 8 - 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. Establish- ments which have at least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week period 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. Establishments 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 Establishment. A unit at a single physical location at which predomi- nantly one type of economic activity is conducted. Extended layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment during a 5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or period of eligibility. Layoff. The separation of persons from an employer as part of a mass layoff event. (See below.) Such layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those who are terminated by the establishment. Mass layoff. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment beginning in a given month, regardless of duration. Worksite closure. The complete closure of either multi-unit or single- unit establishments or the partial closure of a multi-unit establishment where entire worksites affected by layoffs are closed or planned to be closed. - 9 - Movement of work concepts and questions Because of the employer interview component, the BLS decided to use the MLS program as a vehicle for collecting additional information on offshoring and outsourcing associated with job loss, by adding questions that address movement of work. The term "moving work" means that the company experiencing the layoff has reassigned work activities that were performed at a worksite by the company's employees (1) to another work- site within the company; (2) to another company under formal arrangements at the same worksite; or (3) to another company under formal arrangements at another worksite. The type of work activities subject to movement can include accounting, customer service, cleaning, warehousing, etc. "Overseas relocation" is the movement of work from within the U.S. to locations outside of the U.S. "Overseas relocation" can occur within the same company and involve movement of work to a different location of that company outside of the U.S., or to a different company altogether. "Domestic relocation" is the movement of work to other locations inside the U.S., either within the same company or to a different company. "Overseas relocation" and "domestic relocation" are no longer used in the same way as they were in earlier extended mass layoff news releases. There- fore, the data presented in this news release are not comparable to those that were presented in earlier news releases. Questions on movement of work and location are asked for all identified layoff events when the reason for separation is other than "seasonal work" or "vacation period." Seasonal and vacation layoff events were excluded because movement of work appears unlikely. Questions on movement of work are asked after the analyst verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30 days, and obtained the total number of workers separated from jobs, the date the layoff began, and the economic reason for the layoff. 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 lo- cation(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 ar- rangements?" 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 "overseas relocation" if the employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2, and indicates that the location(s) was outside of the U.S. Domestic relocation is determined if the employer responds "yes" to questions 1 and/or 2 and indicates that the location(s) was within the U.S. After asking the movement of work questions, the employer interview continues and responses are obtained for questions on recall expectations and open/closed status of the worksite. - 10 - Reliability of the data The identification of establishments and layoff events in the MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is based on admin- istrative data on covered establishments 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 establishments and layoff events are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are asked the employer interview questions, the employer responses are subject to non- sampling 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 2006, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview accounted for 3.6 percent of all private nonfarm events. Although included in the total number of instances involving the movement of work, for the second quarter, employers in 33 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 5 of which involved out-of-country moves. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Industry II I II II I II II I II 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) .................. 1,203 963 1,213 246,099 181,010 251,341 212,673 189,634 184,534 Mining ....................................... - (2) 4 - (2) 597 - (2) 431 Utilities .................................... 5 (2) 3 771 (2) 509 683 (2) 432 Construction ................................. 110 192 145 15,242 21,341 15,314 17,867 25,850 15,314 Manufacturing ................................ 269 301 256 44,231 60,980 48,969 48,069 74,001 39,857 Food .................................... 60 58 62 9,496 10,916 12,596 10,273 12,072 8,121 Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 9 (2) (2) 1,515 (2) (2) 1,531 (2) Textile mills ........................... (2) 9 13 (2) 849 1,687 (2) 996 1,865 Textile product mills ................... 3 4 4 243 285 465 275 496 631 Apparel ................................. 13 16 9 1,594 2,290 1,357 1,656 2,214 1,047 Leather and allied products ............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) Wood products ........................... 6 12 8 690 1,255 1,118 780 1,678 861 Paper ................................... 5 7 14 389 951 1,812 447 809 1,088 Printing and related support activities.. 11 10 10 1,682 1,252 1,352 1,754 1,245 998 Petroleum and coal products ............. - (2) - - (2) - - (2) - Chemicals .............................. (2) 7 8 (2) 758 1,016 (2) 663 628 Plastics and rubber products ............ 11 20 10 1,161 2,475 1,505 1,765 2,490 1,144 Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 9 14 7 1,236 1,426 2,073 1,363 1,713 875 Primary metals .......................... 11 11 8 1,885 4,769 1,080 1,940 3,817 799 Fabricated metal products ............... 18 14 6 2,958 1,595 569 2,627 1,950 453 Machinery ............................... 19 19 15 2,415 3,066 3,239 2,868 1,913 2,301 Computer and electronic products ........ 24 18 20 3,651 2,740 4,491 3,847 4,193 2,438 Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 13 13 7 2,633 3,680 947 4,083 3,774 629 Transportation equipment ................ 45 36 39 11,266 18,204 11,985 11,619 29,581 14,383 Furniture and related products .......... 13 11 7 1,770 1,557 730 1,840 1,688 615 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 3 9 5 213 892 659 269 737 547 Wholesale trade .............................. 19 15 16 3,726 2,279 3,566 3,180 1,485 2,328 Retail trade ................................. 42 115 63 9,521 35,129 18,554 9,114 28,373 14,117 Transportation and warehousing ............... 132 44 125 30,966 11,616 29,668 28,017 9,559 21,572 Information .................................. 32 28 32 6,694 4,212 5,340 6,901 6,202 8,093 Finance and insurance ........................ 27 30 43 5,048 4,773 6,955 5,603 4,766 5,223 Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 6 (2) 8 983 (2) 733 1,031 (2) 542 Professional and technical services .......... 64 28 51 27,253 3,619 28,574 16,025 4,889 13,706 Management of companies and enterprises ...... 4 5 4 499 680 342 405 613 282 Administrative and waste services ............ 107 99 101 18,067 20,682 16,299 19,112 19,569 13,943 Educational services ......................... 7 (2) 10 573 (2) 1,207 774 (2) 874 Health care and social assistance ............ 167 22 139 22,871 2,626 17,393 18,610 2,036 13,511 Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 34 23 43 20,476 3,432 21,271 3,742 2,853 4,028 Accommodation and food services .............. 117 46 118 30,416 7,386 29,113 25,392 7,609 24,410 Other services, except public administration.. 61 5 52 8,762 866 6,937 8,148 653 5,871 Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - - 1 For the second quarter of 2006, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia. Due to budget constraints in the MLS program, beginning with data for the first quarter of 2004, the scope of quarterly extended mass layoffs and plant closings has been redefined to cover only the private nonfarm economy. Quarterly information on layoff events in agriculture and government are no longer being collected. However, the monthly reporting of the MLS program in the release, Mass Layoffs, which is based only on administrative data, will be unaffected and will continue to cover the total economy. 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, 2005 and 2006 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Reason for layoff II I II II I II II I II 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) ..... 1,203 963 1,213 246,099 181,010 251,341 212,673 189,634 184,534 Automation ....................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Bankruptcy ....................... 18 18 7 4,159 3,999 4,049 2,892 3,121 784 Business ownership change ........ 20 31 29 6,140 8,832 8,671 4,468 7,393 3,995 Contract cancellation ............ 18 16 15 2,207 2,233 2,677 2,124 2,732 2,039 Contract completed ............... 207 214 270 32,816 30,849 34,633 37,000 36,616 32,625 Financial difficulty ............. 35 42 28 5,402 8,346 5,262 4,689 7,305 2,806 Import competition ............... 10 9 14 1,582 1,398 1,709 1,016 1,230 1,669 Labor dispute .................... 5 (2) 6 965 (2) 1,420 870 (2) 1,066 Material shortage ................ (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) Model changeover ................. (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - Natural disaster ................. - (2) - - (2) - - (2) - Non-natural disaster ............. - - (2) - - (2) - - (2) Plant or machine repair .......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Product line discontinued ........ 8 11 7 2,600 1,728 2,137 1,681 2,244 568 Reorganization within company .... 105 116 118 16,885 28,685 24,307 16,380 32,930 24,638 Seasonal work .................... 484 246 445 123,834 41,425 125,688 84,547 40,947 76,219 Slack work ....................... 127 122 95 18,313 21,119 14,189 27,258 26,901 14,149 Vacation period .................. 84 (2) 82 13,893 (2) 13,545 12,802 (2) 11,611 Weather-related .................. (2) 36 5 (2) 3,696 294 (2) 3,931 297 Other ............................ 22 21 20 3,917 3,227 2,563 3,761 2,477 2,122 Not reported ..................... 54 66 62 12,431 17,070 8,647 12,077 16,139 8,484 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, 2006 Total Percent of total initial Hispanic Persons age 55 Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over State I II I II I II I II I II I II 2006r 2006p 2006r 2006p 2006r 2006p 2006r 2006p 2006r 2006p 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 963 1,213 189,634 184,534 17.1 16.5 12.6 13.8 39.6 54.7 18.2 22.5 Alabama ........................ 7 16 1,018 2,273 46.7 63.5 2.8 2.7 44.0 81.2 16.5 19.4 Alaska ......................... (2) 9 (2) 1,361 1.2 3.6 2.4 18.7 34.9 41.1 10.8 23.9 Arizona ........................ 4 3 733 442 3.0 3.8 30.0 59.7 47.3 43.2 21.8 24.7 Arkansas ....................... - (2) - (2) - 27.4 - 1.1 - 60.0 - 19.6 California ..................... 185 243 32,786 32,443 9.1 8.8 33.7 31.2 40.3 45.3 15.5 17.8 Colorado ....................... 8 9 927 1,179 7.3 5.1 26.0 25.4 53.0 58.4 18.9 16.0 Connecticut .................... 9 25 2,725 3,441 16.7 10.8 12.3 8.5 33.0 68.4 20.8 24.3 Delaware ....................... - (2) - (2) - 14.0 - 1.4 - 19.5 - 16.4 District of Columbia ........... - (2) - (2) - 70.5 - 7.4 - 68.4 - 22.1 Florida ........................ 52 106 8,904 13,952 16.4 18.8 33.3 31.4 45.3 51.5 22.4 22.3 Georgia ........................ 18 28 2,715 4,519 56.8 53.5 .7 1.1 45.3 58.8 15.3 16.9 Hawaii ......................... 4 9 451 790 .7 3.7 22.4 22.4 22.0 45.8 13.1 23.5 Idaho .......................... 5 3 397 515 .5 .8 15.6 46.4 49.1 61.7 23.9 36.7 Illinois ....................... 76 91 14,642 16,913 24.9 22.7 11.6 10.6 42.3 61.9 15.4 21.6 Indiana ........................ 25 11 4,066 1,381 12.2 6.7 4.4 5.4 25.8 43.3 14.5 12.4 Iowa ........................... (2) 5 (2) 810 1.5 .9 6.2 .7 50.3 70.4 22.6 28.6 Kansas ......................... 3 12 429 1,202 9.8 17.3 2.1 1.4 39.9 65.6 25.4 21.0 Kentucky ....................... 25 13 2,909 1,254 9.0 9.3 .3 .6 45.8 62.4 16.5 19.0 Louisiana ...................... 12 15 1,356 1,565 63.3 71.8 2.7 1.2 54.6 92.3 3.7 21.1 Maine .......................... 5 (2) 841 (2) 2.1 .3 .2 - 54.1 57.2 21.5 11.6 Maryland ....................... 14 3 1,712 461 49.0 51.2 .5 .2 54.7 73.3 19.9 45.3 Massachusetts .................. 18 26 2,471 3,916 10.4 12.4 .6 3.3 50.6 56.1 19.8 24.7 Michigan ....................... 71 75 33,266 16,372 23.5 17.6 2.3 3.0 32.2 45.7 19.3 21.2 Minnesota ...................... 23 23 3,001 2,251 6.4 8.7 3.7 7.5 26.7 45.4 16.7 22.6 Mississippi .................... 7 6 787 626 39.8 83.4 4.2 .5 54.6 80.0 15.2 11.5 Missouri ....................... 13 32 1,813 3,352 22.2 21.4 .5 .3 53.8 76.9 18.7 26.8 Montana ........................ 3 - 257 - - - 4.3 - 11.3 - 26.5 - Nebraska ....................... 3 4 445 428 13.0 11.2 19.8 19.6 47.9 48.1 16.4 21.7 Nevada ......................... (2) 4 (2) 824 12.1 23.4 19.6 12.1 59.8 70.8 36.0 24.6 New Hampshire .................. 3 5 286 544 9.8 2.8 5.2 1.7 51.0 52.9 20.3 31.8 New Jersey ..................... 17 51 2,352 11,773 21.8 17.5 13.0 8.1 56.0 74.5 26.2 34.9 New Mexico ..................... (2) 4 (2) 424 - .7 98.1 46.0 85.2 41.3 14.8 16.3 New York ....................... 98 92 18,520 16,909 11.7 12.0 6.6 8.8 40.9 50.7 19.9 22.6 North Carolina ................. 18 13 2,233 1,309 41.4 43.5 6.1 3.5 44.4 52.6 18.9 25.6 North Dakota ................... - (2) - (2) - - - - - 13.6 - 14.8 Ohio ........................... 45 56 9,154 6,187 12.2 18.7 2.3 3.5 28.8 52.5 16.7 16.3 Oklahoma ....................... 4 - 500 - 15.2 - 8.0 - 52.8 - 12.4 - Oregon ......................... 7 24 1,000 3,708 2.1 1.7 29.1 11.2 41.4 69.1 16.4 30.6 Pennsylvania ................... 59 73 14,637 11,770 9.9 9.2 3.7 4.2 41.8 55.3 21.8 30.2 Rhode Island ................... 5 4 401 871 4.0 1.8 14.7 9.3 52.4 79.8 31.9 32.4 South Carolina ................. 7 8 1,182 1,241 63.4 51.4 - .5 67.1 52.5 3.7 3.0 South Dakota ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) .6 - 9.9 - 28.6 79.5 18.0 47.7 Tennessee ...................... 14 7 2,138 616 15.5 40.6 - .3 55.2 48.9 29.7 27.1 Texas .......................... 17 29 3,793 4,106 20.0 18.8 35.8 47.1 43.6 50.1 13.7 15.7 Utah ........................... 3 9 296 1,017 .7 2.0 24.7 7.7 74.0 62.7 10.5 12.6 Vermont ........................ (2) 7 (2) 1,128 - .7 - .4 14.8 42.5 15.4 17.3 Virginia ....................... 13 5 4,464 1,022 33.3 30.5 2.8 2.9 36.4 51.3 18.1 22.5 Washington ..................... 24 16 3,185 1,810 8.5 5.5 21.8 14.3 32.3 42.2 13.5 24.2 West Virginia .................. (2) 5 (2) 460 .2 .7 - - 22.9 25.7 34.9 24.8 Wisconsin ...................... 26 24 5,372 4,871 3.3 10.3 13.0 4.2 40.1 55.3 18.8 28.2 Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) - - 6.0 - 31.3 31.7 19.3 2.4 Puerto Rico .................... 13 4 3,490 883 (3) (3) (3) (3) 58.2 46.9 9.7 23.4 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 Data are not available. 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, 2005 and 2006 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Census region and division II I II II I II II I II 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p United States(1) ...... 1,203 963 1,213 246,099 181,010 251,341 212,673 189,634 184,534 Northeast ..................... 269 216 285 57,271 32,795 52,461 54,538 42,395 50,644 New England ............... 50 42 69 10,981 10,545 14,560 9,775 6,886 10,192 Middle Atlantic ........... 219 174 216 46,290 22,250 37,901 44,763 35,509 40,452 South ......................... 290 210 259 50,546 38,543 46,097 46,846 34,112 35,278 South Atlantic ............ 178 124 171 30,876 23,531 31,760 27,888 21,611 24,568 East South Central ........ 39 53 42 7,185 9,133 6,788 4,602 6,852 4,769 West South Central ........ 73 33 46 12,485 5,879 7,549 14,356 5,649 5,941 Midwest ....................... 394 289 335 75,783 65,384 69,331 73,348 72,544 54,017 East North Central ........ 315 243 257 63,403 59,266 55,828 60,496 66,500 45,724 West North Central ........ 79 46 78 12,380 6,118 13,503 12,852 6,044 8,293 West .......................... 250 248 334 62,499 44,288 83,452 37,941 40,583 44,595 Mountain .................. 54 27 33 25,463 5,835 19,467 6,152 3,078 4,483 Pacific ................... 196 221 301 37,036 38,453 63,985 31,789 37,505 40,112 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, 2005 and 2006 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance State II I II II I II II I II 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) .. 1,203 963 1,213 246,099 181,010 251,341 212,673 189,634 184,534 Alabama ........................ 3 7 16 232 907 2,780 343 1,018 2,273 Alaska ......................... 9 (2) 9 1,264 (2) 3,941 1,264 (2) 1,361 Arizona ........................ 9 4 3 3,412 1,202 868 1,513 733 442 Arkansas ....................... 6 - (2) 1,266 - (2) 1,009 - (2) California ..................... 134 185 243 25,863 32,047 51,740 21,655 32,786 32,443 Colorado ....................... 12 8 9 14,811 2,379 12,566 1,500 927 1,179 Connecticut .................... 13 9 25 3,532 5,405 6,587 3,214 2,725 3,441 Delaware ....................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) District of Columbia ........... - - (2) - - (2) - - (2) Florida ........................ 112 52 106 20,309 10,230 21,520 16,197 8,904 13,952 Georgia ........................ 26 18 28 3,298 2,442 3,750 3,992 2,715 4,519 Hawaii ......................... 5 4 9 478 464 1,080 466 451 790 Idaho .......................... 8 5 3 925 430 570 762 397 515 Illinois ....................... 104 76 91 27,990 16,954 23,798 23,572 14,642 16,913 Indiana ........................ 24 25 11 5,419 3,698 2,185 5,276 4,066 1,381 Iowa ........................... 7 (2) 12 2,566 550 2,119 2,225 429 1,202 Kentucky ....................... 18 25 13 1,853 3,841 1,444 1,818 2,909 1,254 Louisiana ...................... 23 12 15 3,654 2,618 2,488 3,268 1,356 1,565 Maine .......................... 6 5 (2) 2,020 1,457 (2) 862 841 (2) Maryland ....................... (2) 14 3 (2) 1,707 461 (2) 1,712 461 Massachusetts .................. 16 18 26 3,111 2,664 4,246 3,392 2,471 3,916 Michigan ....................... 73 71 75 12,049 19,047 12,655 13,805 33,266 16,372 Minnesota ...................... 23 23 23 3,190 2,811 2,705 4,076 3,001 2,251 Mississippi .................... 11 7 6 3,786 920 1,441 1,408 787 626 Missouri ....................... 26 13 32 4,467 1,774 5,715 4,443 1,813 3,352 Montana ........................ 7 3 - 1,276 257 - 555 257 - Nebraska ....................... 8 3 4 791 566 1,327 983 445 428 Nevada ......................... 3 (2) 4 320 (2) 900 320 (2) 824 New Hampshire .................. 5 3 5 588 286 564 591 286 544 New Jersey ..................... 54 17 51 19,035 3,666 16,190 13,385 2,352 11,773 New Mexico ..................... 4 (2) 4 538 (2) 414 538 (2) 424 New York ....................... 93 98 92 18,595 12,148 12,617 17,226 18,520 16,909 North Carolina ................. 9 18 13 759 2,053 1,290 937 2,233 1,309 North Dakota ................... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) (2) - (2) Ohio ........................... 76 45 56 10,470 14,195 12,344 10,700 9,154 6,187 Oklahoma ....................... (2) 4 - (2) 339 - (2) 500 - Oregon ......................... 19 7 24 4,550 2,604 5,042 3,799 1,000 3,708 Pennsylvania ................... 72 59 73 8,660 6,436 9,094 14,152 14,637 11,770 Rhode Island ................... 3 5 4 317 472 1,010 303 401 871 South Carolina ................. 11 7 8 1,798 1,067 1,115 2,015 1,182 1,241 South Dakota ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Tennessee ...................... 7 14 7 1,314 3,465 1,123 1,033 2,138 616 Texas .......................... 43 17 29 6,702 2,922 4,790 9,917 3,793 4,106 Utah ........................... 10 3 9 3,381 430 3,199 884 296 1,017 Vermont ........................ 7 (2) 7 1,413 (2) 1,128 1,413 (2) 1,128 Virginia ....................... 12 13 5 2,393 5,079 1,279 2,377 4,464 1,022 Washington ..................... 29 24 16 4,881 3,255 2,182 4,605 3,185 1,810 West Virginia .................. 4 (2) 5 463 (2) 741 479 (2) 460 Wisconsin ...................... 38 26 24 7,475 5,372 4,846 7,143 5,372 4,871 Wyoming ........................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Puerto Rico .................... 26 13 4 3,655 1,231 555 6,946 3,490 883 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. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1999-2006 Information technology-producing industries(1) Year Total extended mass layoffs Computer Software and Communications Communications hardware(2) computer services(3) equipment(4) services(5) Layoff Layoff Layoff Layoff Layoff events Separations events Separations events Separations events Separations events Separations 1999 First quarter ..... 1,262 230,711 35 4,363 10 1,796 10 1,600 6 1,002 Second quarter .... 1,194 246,251 28 3,891 7 1,731 8 1,097 (6) (6) Third quarter ..... 898 184,429 22 11,546 7 1,141 5 840 (6) (6) Fourth quarter .... 1,202 240,060 18 2,757 5 526 4 807 6 1,430 Total ......... 4,556 901,451 103 22,557 29 5,194 27 4,344 18 3,930 2000 First quarter ..... 1,081 202,500 22 5,195 14 2,717 9 1,402 4 771 Second quarter .... 1,055 205,861 18 8,862 22 9,114 7 805 7 977 Third quarter ..... 817 174,628 10 1,678 12 1,422 4 1,465 6 1,280 Fourth quarter .... 1,638 332,973 16 3,070 22 3,521 5 946 7 1,020 Total ......... 4,591 915,962 66 18,805 70 16,774 25 4,618 24 4,048 2001 First quarter ..... 1,546 304,171 91 20,991 44 7,963 22 4,441 24 5,312 Second quarter .... 1,828 430,499 161 38,986 87 12,943 36 12,109 28 6,386 Third quarter ..... 1,629 330,391 142 24,813 55 6,820 39 8,200 36 7,134 Fourth quarter .... 2,372 459,771 109 17,797 56 8,290 43 10,124 48 11,252 Total ......... 7,375 1,524,832 503 102,587 242 36,016 140 34,874 136 30,084 2002 First quarter ..... 1,611 299,266 84 18,574 39 4,442 32 8,192 42 6,664 Second quarter .... 1,624 344,606 69 11,764 49 5,454 27 4,870 53 8,538 Third quarter ..... 1,186 255,152 76 15,017 42 5,415 34 6,529 42 7,945 Fourth quarter .... 1,916 373,307 74 14,298 32 7,071 19 3,645 39 8,987 Total ......... 6,337 1,272,331 303 59,653 162 22,382 112 23,236 176 32,134 2003 First quarter ..... 1,502 286,947 71 11,900 33 5,689 23 4,402 41 6,591 Second quarter .... 1,799 368,273 54 9,221 27 4,124 21 3,098 29 5,891 Third quarter ..... 1,190 236,333 46 6,488 26 4,433 9 1,289 15 2,604 Fourth quarter .... 1,690 325,333 25 5,080 14 1,984 9 1,619 28 6,635 Total ......... 6,181 1,216,886 196 32,689 100 16,230 62 10,408 113 21,721 2004 First quarter ..... 1,339 276,503 27 3,222 16 2,992 8 894 23 4,197 Second quarter .... 1,358 278,831 18 2,959 21 3,576 - - 22 5,295 Third quarter ..... 886 164,608 13 2,288 15 1,617 4 430 13 4,317 Fourth quarter .... 1,427 273,967 18 3,055 10 1,547 4 563 23 3,457 Total ......... 5,010 993,909 76 11,524 62 9,732 16 1,887 81 17,266 2005 First quarter ..... 1,142 186,506 13 1,526 13 2,679 4 439 17 3,569 Second quarter .... 1,203 (r)246,099 20 2,973 17 2,106 4 842 11 1,904 Third quarter ..... 1,136 201,878 23 3,307 12 1,742 (6) (6) 11 1,127 Fourth quarter .... 1,400 (r)250,178 19 4,122 7 1,331 (6) (6) 8 1,125 Total ......... 4,881 (r)884,661 75 11,928 49 7,858 13 3,000 47 7,725 2006 First quarter ..... (r)963 (r)181,010 (r)12 (r)1,159 6 744 4 911 (r)7 (r)833 Second quarter(p).. 1,213 251,341 8 2,900 6 1,268 8 988 7 934 1 Information technology-producing industries are defined in Digital Economy 2003, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. 2 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: semiconductor machinery manufacturing; office machinery manufacturing; electronic computer manufacturing; computer storage device manufacturing; computer terminal manufacturing; other computer peripheral equipment mfg.; electron tube manufacturing; bare printed circuit board manufacturing; semiconductors and related device mfg.; electronic capacitor manufacturing; electronic resistor manufacturing; electronic coils, transformers, and inductors; electronic connector manufacturing; printed circuit assembly manufacturing; other electronic component manufacturing; industrial process variable instruments; electricity and signal testing instruments; analytical laboratory instrument mfg.; computer and software merchant wholesalers; and computer and software stores. 3 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: software publishers; internet service providers; web search portals; data processing and related services; computer and software merchant wholesalers; computer and software stores; custom computer programming services; computer systems design services; computer facilities management services; other computer related services; office equipment rental and leasing; and computer and office machine repair. 4 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: telephone apparatus manufacturing; audio and video equipment manufacturing; broadcast and wireless communications equip.; fiber optic cable manufacturing; software reproducing; and magnetic and optical recording media mfg. 5 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: wired telecommunications carriers; cellular and other wireless carriers; telecommunications resellers; cable and other program distribution; satellite telecommunications; other telecommunications; and communication equipment repair. 6 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero. r = revised. p = preliminary. Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Layoff events Separations Industry II I II II I II 2005 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) ................. 73 53 65 12,040 10,519 14,796 Mining ...................................... - - (2) - - (2) Utilities ................................... (2) - - (2) - - Construction ................................ (2) - - (2) - - Manufacturing ............................... 44 39 43 6,154 7,646 9,769 Food ................................... 4 3 7 480 1,230 1,905 Beverage and tobacco products .......... - (2) - - (2) - Textile mills .......................... - - - - - - Textile product mills .................. - - (2) - - (2) Apparel ................................ 3 4 (2) 241 636 (2) Leather and allied products ............ - (2) - - (2) - Wood products .......................... - - - - - - Paper .................................. - (2) 8 - (2) 1,057 Printing and related support activities (2) - - (2) - - Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - - Chemicals ............................. - (2) (2) - (2) (2) Plastics and rubber products ........... 3 4 3 476 508 565 Nonmetallic mineral products ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Primary metals ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Fabricated metal products .............. 6 - (2) 975 - (2) Machinery .............................. (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 1,154 Computer and electronic products ....... 6 6 3 1,004 820 502 Electrical equipment and appliances .... 3 4 (2) 715 756 (2) Transportation equipment ............... 10 3 7 1,174 417 2,953 Furniture and related products ......... 4 (2) - 586 (2) - Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ - 4 (2) - 502 (2) Wholesale trade ............................. (2) 3 3 (2) 432 470 Retail trade ................................ 5 (2) 4 1,150 (2) 1,326 Transportation and warehousing .............. 3 4 - 689 581 - Information ................................. (2) (2) 5 (2) (2) 398 Finance and insurance ....................... 9 (2) 6 1,574 (2) 2,128 Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - - - - - - Professional and technical services ......... 4 (2) (2) 971 (2) (2) Management of companies and enterprises ..... - - - - - - Administrative and waste services ........... (2) - (2) (2) - (2) Educational services ........................ - - - - - - Health care and social assistance ........... - - - - - - Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - (2) - - (2) - Accommodation and food services ............. - - - - - - 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 8. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Layoff events Separations Reason for layoff II I II II I II 2005 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) ..... 73 53 65 12,040 10,519 14,796 Automation ....................... - - - - - - Bankruptcy ....................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) Business ownership change ........ 3 (2) 6 615 (2) 756 Contract cancellation ............ (2) (2) - (2) (2) - Contract completed ............... - (2) (2) - (2) (2) Energy-related ................... - - - - - - Environment-related .............. - - - - - - Financial difficulty ............. 6 6 5 934 732 554 Import competition ............... 6 (2) (2) 462 (2) (2) Labor dispute .................... - - - - - - Material shortage ................ - - - - - - Model changeover ................. - - - - - - Natural disaster ................. - - - - - - Non-natural disaster ............. - - (2) - - (2) Plant or machine repair .......... - - - - - - Product line discontinued ........ 3 (2) (2) 331 (2) (2) Reorganization within company .... 46 29 42 7,958 6,484 10,258 Seasonal work .................... (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) Slack work ....................... 3 (2) - 645 (2) - Vacation period .................. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) Weather-related .................. - - - - - - Other ............................ 3 (2) 4 661 (2) 486 Not reported ..................... (2) - - (2) - - 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. r = revised. p = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Layoff events Separations Census region and division II I II II I II 2005 2006r 2006p 2005r 2006r 2006p United States(1) .. 73 53 65 12,040 10,519 14,796 Northeast ................. 18 12 8 3,602 2,821 1,359 New England ........... 7 5 (2) 1,079 1,259 (2) Middle Atlantic ....... 11 7 (2) 2,523 1,562 (2) South ..................... 19 19 17 2,684 3,965 3,918 South Atlantic ........ 13 (2) 9 1,659 (2) 2,790 East South Central .... (2) 12 (2) (2) 2,821 (2) West South Central .... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Midwest ................... 17 13 21 2,929 2,299 4,844 East North Central .... 14 9 14 2,566 1,539 1,778 West North Central .... 3 4 7 363 760 3,066 West ...................... 19 9 19 2,825 1,434 4,675 Mountain .............. 3 3 (2) 375 360 (2) Pacific ............... 16 6 (2) 2,450 1,074 (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, Massa chusetts, 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 10. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Layoff events Separations Action II I II II I II 2005 2006r 2006p 2005 2006r 2006p Total, private nonfarm(1) .......... 1,203 963 1,213 (r)246,099 181,010 251,341 Total, excluding seasonal and vacation events(2) ......... 635 715 686 (r)108,372 139,369 112,108 Total, movement of work(3) ..... 73 53 65 (r)12,040 10,519 14,796 Movement of work actions ..... 98 80 93 (4) (4) (4) With separations reported .. 74 51 60 9,527 7,080 8,802 With separations unknown ... 24 29 33 (4) (4) (4) 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 The question 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 11. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006 Actions(1) Separations Activities II I II II I II 2005 2006r 2006p 2005 2006r 2006p With separations reported(2) .. 74 51 60 9,527 7,080 8,802 By location Out-of-country relocations .. 28 22 20 2,815 2,682 2,367 Within company .......... 19 17 18 1,938 2,408 2,246 Different company ....... 9 5 2 877 274 121 Domestic relocations ........ 42 29 40 6,018 4,398 6,435 Within company .......... 35 24 34 5,330 3,873 5,743 Different company ....... 7 5 6 688 525 692 Unable to assign place of relocation ............... 4 - - 694 - - By company Within company .............. 58 41 52 7,962 6,281 7,989 Domestic ................ 35 24 34 5,330 3,873 5,743 Out of country .......... 19 17 18 1,938 2,408 2,246 Unable to assign ........ 4 - - 694 - - Different company ........... 16 10 8 1,565 799 813 Domestic ................ 7 5 6 688 525 692 Out of country .......... 9 5 2 877 274 121 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.