Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 04-1679 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, August 26, 2004 EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2004 In the second quarter of 2004, 1,233 mass layoff actions were taken by employers that resulted in the separation of 233,852 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures re- leased by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff events and the number of separations were sharply lower than in April-June 2003 and were the lowest for a second quarter since 2000. (See table A.) The decline over the year was most notable in transportation equipment manufacturing, adminis- trative and support services, air transportation, and general mer- chandise stores. In the second quarter of 2004, the national unem- ployment rate was 5.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted; a year earlier it was 6.1 percent. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.3 percent or 1,383,000 jobs from April-June 2003 to April-June 2004. Extended mass layoffs that involve the movement of work within the same company or to a different company, domestically or outside the U.S., occurred in over 11 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events and accounted for about 12 percent of the worker separations. (See table B.) The completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of all events and 43 percent of separations during the period--the highest share of total separations for any second quarter since data became available in 1995. Layoffs due to internal company restructuring represented 16 percent of events and resulted in 35,119 separations, the lowest level for a second quarter since 1998. Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 13 percent of all events and affected 30,263 workers, the lowest second-quarter level since 1995. Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs Extended mass layoff separations occurred in 348 of the 1,197 detailed industries for which data are available for the second quarter 2004. This is the fewest number of industries to have at least one extended mass layoff event in a second quarter since 2000. Manufacturing industries accounted for 21 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 17 percent of separations during April-June 2004. (See table 1.) The 39,865 worker separations in manufacturing were the fewest for manufacturing for any quarter since 1995. Layoff activity in this sector was concentrated in food manufacturing (9,830), followed by trans- portation equipment manufacturing (6,620) and fabricated metal products (3,054). - 2 - Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Period | Layoff events| Separations | Initial claimants -------------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------- 2000 | | | January-March............| 1,081 | 202,500 | 180,205 April-June...............| 1,055 | 205,861 | 186,759 July-September...........| 817 | 174,628 | 158,394 October-December.........| 1,638 | 332,973 | 320,909 2001 | | | January-March............| 1,546 | 304,171 | 306,535 April-June...............| 1,828 | 430,499 | 358,611 July-September...........| 1,629 | 330,391 | 336,298 October-December.........| 2,372 | 459,771 | 456,068 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(r).........| 1,502 | 286,947 | 297,608 April-June(r)............| 1,799 | 368,273 | 348,966 July-September(r)........| 1,190 | 236,322 | 227,878 October-December(r)......| 1,690 | 325,302 | 326,261 2004 | | | January-March(r).........| 1,339 | 276,302 | 236,521 April-June(p)............| 1,233 | 233,852 | 178,381 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Transportation and warehousing accounted for 11 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 13 percent of separations, primarily in school and employee bus transportation (21,383). Layoffs in the accommodation and food services sector comprised 9 percent of events and 11 percent of separations, mostly among food service contractors. Cutbacks in arts, entertainment, and recreation accounted for 4 percent of events and 10 percent of separations, mainly in skiing facilities. The administrative and waste services sector accounted for an additional 10 percent of events and 9 percent of separations during the quarter, mostly in temporary help services and professional employer organizations. Health care and social assistance accounted for an additional 13 percent of events and 9 percent of separations during the quarter, primarily in child day care services. Information technology-producing industries (communication equipment, communications services, computer hardware, and software and computer services) accounted for 4 percent of layoff events and 8,578 worker sepa- rations in the second quarter, down from 7 percent of layoff events and 22,334 separations for the same period a year ago. (See table 6.) This also marked the fewest number of separations in the industry grouping for a second quarter since 1999. Layoffs in the information technology-pro- ducing industries were most numerous in communications services, 3,588 separations, followed by those in software and computer services. - 3 - Table B. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Layoff events | Separations |----------------------|--------------------- Measure | I | II | I | II | 2004r | 2004p | 2004r | 2004p -------------------------------|----------|-----------|----------|--------- | | | 276,302 | 233,852 Total private nonfarm.........| 1,339 | 1,233 | | | | | | Total, excluding seasonal | | | 212,830 | 118,720 and vacation events(1).....| 980 | 701 | | | | | | Total, movement of work...| 113 | 80 | 19,978 | 14,450 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 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. Reasons for Extended Layoff Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of the extended layoff events and resulted in 101,457 separations in the second quarter. (See table 2.) Seasonal layoffs were most numerous among workers in amusements, gambling, and recreation, in transit and ground pas- senger transportation, and in food services and drinking places. Contract completion accounted for 17 percent of events and resulted in 33,447 separations during the second quarter. These layoffs were primarily in administrative and support services, followed by those in specialty trade contractors and building construction. Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 16 percent of layoff events and resulted in 35,119 separations. The number of such separations was the lowest for a second quarter since 1998. These lay- offs were mostly among workers in hospitals, in credit intermediation and related activities, and in telecommunications. In the second quarter of 2003, layoff events for these reasons represented 20 percent of events and involved 80,753 workers. Movement of Work In the second quarter of 2004, 80 extended mass layoff events involved the movement of work; this was about 11 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding seasonal and vacation events. These movements of work could have been to other U.S. locations or to locations outside of the U.S., and they could have occurred either within the same company or to other companies. The extended mass layoff events involving move- ments of work were associated with the separation of 14,450 workers, about 12 percent of all separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. Revised data from the first quarter of 2004 show there were 113 extended mass layoff events and 19,978 separations involving the movement of work. (See table B.) (First quarter 2004 marked the initial reporting of job loss data relating to the movement of work in the Bureau's Mass Layoff Statistics program. In the first issuance of data, BLS was able to provide the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of work within the same company or to other companies, both domestically or outside the U.S. However, BLS is unable to report similar information with the issuance of second quarter 2004 data because a high percentage of employers were not able to provide such data. See the box note at the end of the release for more information.) - 4 - Table C. Relocations of work actions by employers --------------------------------------------------- | Relocations of work Actions |------------------------ | I | II | 2004r | 2004p --------------------------|----------|------------- Movement of work..........| 126 | 98 | | By location | | | | Out-of-country reloca- | | tions.................| 38 | 30 Within company........| 21 | 17 Different company.....| 17 | 13 | | Domestic relocations....| 84 | 63 Within company .......| 66 | 51 Different company.....| 18 | 12 | | Unable to assign place | | of relocation.........| 4 | 5 | | By company | | | | Within company..........| 89 | 71 Domestic..............| 66 | 51 Out of country........| 21 | 17 Usable to assign......| 2 | 3 | | Different company.......| 37 | 27 Domestic..............| 18 | 12 Out of country........| 17 | 13 Unable to assign......| 2 | 2 -------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Among the 80 extended mass layoff events with reported relocation of work, 66 percent were permanent closures of worksites, which affected 10,215 workers. In comparison, for the 1,233 total layoff events reported for the second quarter of 2004, only 13 percent involved permanent closure of worksites. Of the layoffs involving movement of work, sixty-four percent of the events and 62 percent of the laid-off workers were from manufacturing industries during the second quarter of 2004. (See table 7.) Among all private nonfarm extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 21 percent of the events and 17 percent of the separations. Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 68 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 9,186 se- parations during the second quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorganization within the company. In contrast, only 16 percent of the layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were because of internal company restructuring. - 5 - Table D. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended layoff, second quarter 2003-second quarter 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------- | Percentage of events Nature of the recall|----------------------------------------- | II | III | IV | I | II | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004r | 2004p ---------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------- | | | | | Anticipate a recall..| 43.2 | 32.0 | 58.2 | 39.6 | 56.0 | | | | | Timeframe | | | | | | | | | | Within 6 months......| 84.3 | 84.5 | 85.5 | 82.5 | 84.6 Within 3 months....| 55.1 | 58.3 | 37.3 | 48.7 | 56.2 | | | | | Size | | | | | | | | | | At least half........| 87.6 | 86.9 | 91.7 | 86.4 | 92.0 All workers........| 49.2 | 44.1 | 45.0 | 35.3 | 52.3 --------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Among the regions, the South accounted for the largest proportion of workers in extended mass layoffs associated with the movement of work (40 percent) in the second quarter of 2004, followed by the Midwest (31 percent), the West (20 percent), and the Northeast (9 percent). (See table 9.) The 80 extended mass layoff events discussed above generated 98 identifiable relocations of work. (An identifiable relocation of work occurs when the employer could provide sufficient information on both the new location of work and/or the number of workers affected by the movement. Some extended mass layoff events generate more than one re- location of work. For example, when an employer moves work to two new locations that would be counted as two relocations of work.) More than 7 in 10 relocations (71 out of 98) associated with movement of work oc- curred among establishments within the same company. (See table C.) In 72 percent of these relocations, the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in the U.S. About one-third of the movement-of-work situations involved out-of-country moves (30 out of 98). More than half (17 events) of these out-of-country moves were within the same company. In the 27 events where work activities were reassigned to another com- pany under contractual arrangements, half of the instances involved re- location of work to companies within the U.S. and half to companies out- side of the U.S. Recall Expectations Fifty-six percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the second quarter of 2004 indicated they anticipated some type of recall. This compares with 43 percent of the employers anticipating a recall a year earlier. (See table D.) Most of the employers not expecting a recall were in administrative and support services, professional and technical services, and credit intermediation and related activities. 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-two percent of the employers expected to extend the of- fer to all laid-off workers, the highest proportion for a second quarter since 2000. - 6 - Table E. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, April-June 2004p ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Layoff events | Separations Size |------------------------|------------------------ | Number | Percent | Number | Percent -----------------|-----------|------------|----------|------------- Total........| 1,233 | 100.0 | 233,852 | 100.0 | | | | 50-99............| 491 | 39.8 | 34,622 | 14.8 100-149..........| 266 | 21.6 | 31,537 | 13.5 150-199..........| 152 | 12.3 | 25,789 | 11.0 200-299..........| 137 | 11.1 | 32,546 | 13.9 300-499..........| 115 | 9.3 | 42,632 | 18.2 500-999..........| 53 | 4.3 | 35,480 | 15.2 1,000 or more....| 19 | 1.5 | 31,246 | 13.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 95 percent of the employers expected a recall), employers expected to recall laid-off workers in 26 percent of the events, higher than a year earlier when 21 percent of employers expected a recall. In layoff events due to internal company restructuring, employers anticipated a recall in only 4 percent of the events. 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 61 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. These events, however, accounted for only 28 percent of all separations. (See table E.) Separations involving 500 or more workers accounted for 29 percent of all separations, down from 34 percent a year earlier. The average size of layoffs (as measured by separations per layoff event) differed widely by industry, ranging from a low of 72 separations in educational services to a high of 646 in amusements, gambling, and recreation. Initial Claimant Characteristics A total of 178,381 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass layoffs in the second quarter of 2004. Of these claimants, 18 percent were black, 14 percent were Hispanic, 55 percent were women, and 20 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) Thirty-six percent of claimants were 30 to 44 years of age. Among the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 percent were black, 13 percent were Hispanic, 46 percent were women, and 15 percent were 55 years of age or older. Thirty-six percent of the civilian labor force were ages 30 to 44. Geographic Distribution In the second quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the Midwest (71,457), followed by the West (67,070), the South (54,954), and the Northeast (40,371). (See table 4.) Extended mass layoffs in the Midwest were mainly in transit and ground passenger transportation and in food services and drinking places. All four regions reported over-the-year decreases in separations, with the largest decrease occurring in the West (-40,148), followed by the Northeast (-37,917), the South (-36,022), and the Midwest (-20,334). Each of the nine geographic divisions reported over-the-year declines in laid- off workers, with the largest declines in the Pacific (-35,011), Middle Atlantic (-26,472), and South Atlantic (-23,887) divisions. - 7 - Table F. Mass layoff events and separations, metropolitan areas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Events | Separations Metropolitan area |---------------|------------------ | II | II | II | II | 2003 | 2004p | 2003 | 2004p ------------------------------------------|-------|------ |---------|-------- Total, nonmetropolitan areas..............| 280 | 173 | 47,043 | 31,890 | | | | Total, 331 metropolitan areas.............| 957 | 676 | 173,065 | 111,748 | | | | Chicago, Ill. ........................| 57 | 45 | 11,637 | 10,587 Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. .......| 51 | 28 | 13,934 | 4,658 Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. .....| 14 | 13 | 2,107 | 4,427 Sacramento, Calif. ...................| 7 | 9 | 3,336 | 4,355 New York, N.Y. .......................| 23 | 18 | 4,509 | 3,467 Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. ............. .| 20 | 20 | 2,181 | 2,433 Jacksonville, Fla. ...................| 6 | 9 | 964 | 2,186 Houston, Texas........................| 17 | 16 | 2,537 | 2,127 Detroit, Mich. .......................| 25 | 21 | 5,378 | 2,092 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. .....| 9 | 7 | 2,215 | 1,980 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in California (39,472), followed by Illinois (29,572) and Florida (20,578). These three states accounted for 32 percent of total layoff events and 38 percent of the separations during the second quarter of 2004. They were followed by Pennsylvania (11,277), Ohio (11,246), Colorado (10,903), and New Jersey (10,057). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal work, California still reported the most laid-off workers (25,167), largely due to layoffs in administrative and sup- port services, social assistance, hospitals, and professional and technical services. Over the year, California reported the greatest decrease in laid-off workers (-28,779), followed by New York (-19,725), Massachusetts (-12,236), and Florida (-11,642). The largest increase occurred in Ohio (+4,938). Fifty-five percent of events and 48 percent of separations occurred in metropolitan areas in the second quarter of 2004, compared with 53 percent of events and 47 percent of separations during the second quarter of 2003. Among the 331 metropolitan areas, Chicago, Ill., reported the highest number of separations, 10,587. Next were Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., with 4,658 separations, Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., with 4,427, and Sacramento, Calif., with 4,355. (See table F.) Employers located in nonmetropolitan areas separated 31,890 workers in mass layoffs, down from 47,043 workers in the second quarter of 2003. 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 2004 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 31, 2004. - 8 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- | NOTE: The fourth quarter of 2003 marked the final release of | | extended mass layoff data for the total economy. Due to budget | | constraints in the Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program, begin- | | ning with data for the first quarter of 2004, the scope of quar- | | terly extended mass layoffs and plant closings has been rede- | | fined to cover only the private nonfarm economy. Quarterly in- | | formation on layoff events in agriculture and government is no | | longer collected. However, the monthly reporting of the MLS | | program, which is based only on administrative data, is unaffect- | | ed and will continue to cover the total economy. | | | | Also beginning with first quarter 2004, the reasons for layoff | | presented in table 2 of this release have been revised. "Domestic | | relocation" and "overseas relocation" are no longer being collect- | | ed or reported. Rather, information on domestic and out-of-country | | moves is collected and reported as part of additional questions | | that address the movement of work. | | | | The initial report on movement of work for the first quarter of | | 2004 contained estimates of worker separations or job loss specifi- | | cally associated with the movement of work within the same company | | or to other companies, domestically or outside the U.S. (See USDL | | 04-1038, June 10, 2004.) While the total number of separations in | | extended mass layoff events associated with the movement of work | | is known for the second quarter (14,450 laid-off workers in 80 | | events), it is not possible to disaggregate the number of separa- | | tions due to relocations domestically or outside the U.S., within | | the same company or to other companies. The reason for this is | | that employers were unable to provide such information in 31 of the | | 98 relocations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is exploring ways | | to obtain more detailed responses so that resumption of the publi- | | cation of job loss specifically associated with the movement of | | work within the same company or to other companies, domestically or | | outside the U.S., may resume in the future. | --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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. 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 an 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 2004, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview accounted for 4.8 percent of all private nonfarm events. Although included in the total number of relocations involving the movement of work, for the second quarter, employers in 31 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 14 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, 2003 and 2004 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Industry II I II II I II II I II 2003 2004r 2004p 2003 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,799 1,339 1,233 368,273 276,302 233,852 348,966 236,521 178,381 Mining ....................................... 10 14 ( 2 ) 2,705 1,421 ( 2 ) 2,701 1,681 ( 2 ) Utilities .................................... 8 5 ( 2 ) 924 620 ( 2 ) 996 664 ( 2 ) Construction ................................. 143 250 108 20,741 29,055 15,018 23,194 33,065 15,205 Manufacturing ................................ 549 421 265 104,737 65,705 39,865 109,950 66,889 35,026 Food .................................... 93 78 64 18,018 14,074 9,830 17,712 13,258 9,509 Beverage and tobacco products ........... 4 10 ( 2 ) 1,082 1,788 ( 2 ) 1,000 1,693 ( 2 ) Textile mills ........................... 25 14 12 4,199 2,074 1,727 4,642 2,155 1,247 Textile product mills ................... 6 7 8 604 1,099 1,462 678 1,070 1,433 Apparel ................................. 30 19 11 3,535 2,514 1,584 3,700 2,128 1,026 Leather and allied products ............. 7 4 ( 2 ) 947 689 ( 2 ) 839 612 ( 2 ) Wood products ........................... 16 16 7 2,357 2,021 758 4,146 2,438 543 Paper ................................... 12 16 9 1,689 2,121 1,108 1,850 2,514 882 Printing and related support activities . 17 14 12 1,858 1,866 1,551 2,046 1,574 1,062 Petroleum and coal products ............. 3 5 - 559 392 - 574 455 - Chemicals .............................. 13 16 6 4,463 2,321 887 3,272 1,887 735 Plastics and rubber products ............ 15 20 12 1,712 2,690 1,149 2,514 2,364 915 Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 11 22 ( 2 ) 1,815 3,022 ( 2 ) 1,712 2,521 ( 2 ) Primary metals .......................... 29 15 6 7,270 3,086 1,067 6,501 2,950 974 Fabricated metal products ............... 32 22 18 5,261 2,550 3,054 5,547 2,674 2,018 Machinery ............................... 36 21 13 7,373 2,264 1,526 6,417 3,090 1,407 Computer and electronic products ........ 71 33 13 11,109 4,120 1,697 11,379 5,015 1,537 Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 18 14 8 2,922 2,414 1,466 3,572 2,752 1,457 Transportation equipment ................ 65 41 37 21,336 9,715 6,620 25,332 10,544 7,055 Furniture and related products .......... 34 21 17 4,914 3,273 2,134 4,801 3,780 1,814 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 12 13 7 1,714 1,612 1,461 1,716 1,415 657 Wholesale trade .............................. 47 32 19 7,060 4,521 2,973 5,444 3,891 2,078 Retail trade ................................. 114 148 75 26,100 91,984 13,012 24,544 45,660 11,882 Transportation and warehousing ............... 162 38 130 42,355 7,034 30,902 44,604 6,896 23,888 Information .................................. 76 50 41 22,359 10,491 7,463 21,754 11,328 6,630 Finance and insurance ........................ 52 51 35 9,776 8,942 5,930 8,866 10,454 5,085 Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 915 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 864 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Professional and technical services .......... 75 34 57 16,433 4,574 14,301 13,681 5,100 11,477 Management of companies and enterprises ...... 9 5 8 1,775 515 1,045 2,064 841 705 Administrative and waste services ............ 172 147 119 35,295 28,944 21,782 31,157 29,194 16,655 Educational services ......................... 11 ( 2 ) 4 3,200 ( 2 ) 289 2,548 ( 2 ) 247 Health care and social assistance ............ 139 31 155 20,981 4,522 21,473 17,651 3,824 15,486 Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 55 20 50 16,877 2,547 22,939 6,256 2,426 4,847 Accommodation and food services .............. 117 69 105 28,491 11,228 26,595 25,523 11,861 21,734 Other services, except public administration . 51 15 54 7,055 2,973 8,353 6,675 1,557 6,212 Unclassified ................................. 3 3 1 494 293 51 494 345 51 1 For the second quarter of 2004, 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. p = preliminary. r = revised. 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, 2003 and 2004 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Reason for layoff II I II II I II II I II 2003 2004r 2004p 2003 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 1,799 1,339 1,233 368,273 276,302 233,852 348,966 236,521 178,381 Automation ....................... - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Bankruptcy ....................... 65 29 15 16,458 9,135 2,451 13,358 6,342 1,574 Business ownership change ........ 30 35 24 9,789 5,298 5,484 5,530 5,449 4,084 Contract cancellation ............ 39 29 28 5,595 4,762 4,598 6,840 3,477 2,863 Contract completed ............... 246 198 209 42,104 62,127 33,447 45,570 42,301 30,389 Domestic relocation .............. 26 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 4,170 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 3,844 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Energy-related ................... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Environment-related .............. 3 - ( 2 ) 884 - ( 2 ) 711 - ( 2 ) Financial difficulty ............. 98 87 33 24,188 16,301 6,722 20,695 14,762 2,799 Import competition ............... 32 15 8 5,660 1,439 1,606 5,571 1,781 753 Labor dispute .................... 3 4 10 1,085 21,271 1,854 992 3,042 1,439 Material shortage ................ 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 618 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,041 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Model changeover ................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Natural disaster ................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Non-natural disaster ............. ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Overseas relocation .............. 18 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 4,205 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 3,296 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Plant or machine repair .......... 7 ( 2 ) 6 1,161 ( 2 ) 916 808 ( 2 ) 923 Product line discontinued ........ 10 10 8 1,829 2,060 1,403 2,454 1,575 1,259 Reorganization within company .... 174 172 121 30,318 29,158 20,462 30,544 33,284 16,864 Seasonal work .................... 465 356 452 108,517 63,045 101,457 87,838 56,814 68,037 Slack work ....................... 263 173 104 40,363 21,060 15,461 51,566 28,769 16,829 Vacation period .................. 71 3 80 14,439 427 13,675 13,395 526 10,090 Weather-related .................. 3 16 ( 2 ) 2,456 1,465 ( 2 ) 2,463 1,724 ( 2 ) Other ............................ 37 65 32 7,828 12,638 5,119 6,137 10,553 3,527 Not reported ..................... 197 140 96 44,295 24,407 18,102 43,684 24,358 16,108 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 Beginning with data for 2004, these reasons for layoff are no longer used. p = preliminary. r = revised. 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, 2004 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 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ... 1,339 1,233 236,521 178,381 13.8 18.2 15.5 14.0 40.7 55.0 15.2 19.6 Alabama ........................ 4 7 882 1,224 35.5 60.0 6.9 3.8 38.0 39.5 9.1 16.7 Alaska ......................... 5 9 426 1,140 2.6 3.0 10.8 21.4 27.9 39.3 10.8 19.5 Arizona ........................ 11 8 1,915 1,476 5.9 2.7 32.5 57.6 47.2 61.5 12.0 11.7 Arkansas ....................... ( 2 ) 9 ( 2 ) 650 37.6 56.3 1.6 1.4 75.5 78.0 14.6 11.2 California ..................... 234 164 47,240 23,700 10.8 9.7 30.3 34.4 48.5 54.4 11.3 16.5 Colorado ....................... 9 15 1,053 2,107 4.9 7.7 34.1 21.3 25.9 59.6 15.3 17.5 Connecticut .................... 13 20 1,853 2,296 19.9 12.2 18.3 6.8 53.3 66.5 17.9 18.7 Delaware ....................... 3 3 1,119 238 6.9 49.6 4.0 10.1 17.5 84.0 10.8 12.6 District of Columbia ........... - ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - 59.4 - 6.3 - 42.2 - 14.1 Florida ........................ 94 116 16,066 15,306 15.4 19.8 33.3 31.9 47.2 49.7 18.6 21.4 Georgia ........................ 27 28 5,896 4,218 44.0 65.8 2.6 3.3 38.0 68.4 20.6 14.3 Hawaii ......................... 5 5 661 494 1.2 1.4 26.8 15.0 9.7 55.9 10.1 9.7 Idaho .......................... 5 3 474 207 1.1 1.0 4.6 3.9 19.0 26.6 16.7 16.4 Illinois ....................... 118 111 19,706 21,574 21.1 23.4 15.2 8.5 40.3 53.1 14.0 18.8 Indiana ........................ 28 24 5,140 3,112 6.8 19.8 3.2 2.7 34.6 57.6 18.0 25.0 Iowa ........................... 11 3 1,777 286 2.3 .3 2.4 .3 40.2 69.2 12.8 31.8 Kansas ......................... 9 13 832 1,853 12.6 15.5 4.6 2.4 47.5 53.5 16.2 11.9 Kentucky ....................... 13 21 1,692 2,266 23.6 7.7 .1 .9 53.0 48.9 12.4 14.4 Louisiana ...................... 9 26 823 2,695 47.4 63.8 3.5 1.8 24.4 73.8 13.5 17.5 Maine .......................... 11 6 1,706 810 .6 .7 .2 .2 28.1 34.4 19.6 13.5 Maryland ....................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 460 8.0 21.3 - 2.0 50.0 41.5 13.8 30.2 Massachusetts .................. 23 28 3,026 4,051 8.4 12.4 2.8 3.9 43.8 57.2 13.8 23.5 Michigan ....................... 78 64 17,204 8,520 12.3 17.5 4.2 2.8 41.7 63.6 14.2 18.8 Minnesota ...................... 23 23 2,880 2,125 4.3 8.4 4.5 8.5 38.9 53.4 14.9 19.0 Mississippi .................... 3 6 254 585 85.4 73.7 .4 .3 47.6 55.2 17.3 17.6 Missouri ....................... 18 14 1,822 1,783 9.0 18.3 .9 .3 24.5 70.1 14.2 26.9 Montana ........................ 4 4 346 322 - .3 1.2 4.7 9.5 58.7 18.8 9.3 Nebraska ....................... 6 6 617 652 17.2 20.9 16.2 4.4 29.5 55.1 11.2 25.6 Nevada ......................... 6 4 2,642 593 11.0 23.9 15.2 15.3 35.8 54.8 27.3 19.2 New Hampshire .................. 3 ( 2 ) 679 ( 2 ) 7.4 2.3 25.2 - 43.9 60.2 16.6 29.5 New Jersey ..................... 48 43 7,425 9,545 23.6 13.5 10.8 9.2 44.4 72.9 25.6 34.6 New Mexico ..................... ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) 295 1.1 3.7 25.8 49.2 13.5 35.6 5.6 7.5 New York ....................... 124 42 21,620 6,362 11.5 16.3 6.7 7.2 34.8 45.4 15.0 16.3 North Carolina ................. 16 19 2,048 1,971 49.0 41.7 4.5 2.1 48.2 53.7 23.7 21.6 North Dakota ................... 3 - 360 - .3 - .3 - 11.7 - 20.8 - Ohio ........................... 78 82 10,446 9,708 12.8 17.6 1.5 2.0 27.9 50.8 13.5 15.7 Oklahoma ....................... 9 5 1,234 485 5.0 6.8 9.2 5.6 33.4 45.4 21.1 14.2 Oregon ......................... 23 22 3,837 3,222 1.9 2.5 19.3 16.0 54.3 62.2 17.5 25.5 Pennsylvania ................... 77 79 16,596 14,452 9.2 8.9 2.1 1.8 38.9 53.0 18.7 25.0 Rhode Island ................... 7 8 562 1,170 1.6 5.8 12.6 7.4 45.6 76.1 28.5 23.4 South Carolina ................. 8 11 1,109 1,590 57.2 55.6 1.4 - 56.3 80.3 4.4 1.8 South Dakota ................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.7 28.7 59.9 11.7 28.2 Tennessee ...................... 11 9 1,435 903 18.2 22.7 - - 51.8 57.0 20.1 21.2 Texas .......................... 44 47 11,707 8,706 16.0 14.0 42.6 46.6 34.4 31.2 11.2 10.9 Utah ........................... 5 5 622 399 1.0 1.0 10.0 8.8 37.5 71.9 11.9 12.5 Vermont ........................ 3 7 167 1,236 - .8 1.2 .2 25.7 41.1 12.6 16.2 Virginia ....................... 12 23 2,071 2,704 42.8 58.9 1.5 1.6 56.4 67.0 22.0 16.5 Washington ..................... 24 16 4,197 1,536 4.3 6.1 14.4 12.1 37.1 37.0 16.5 12.4 West Virginia .................. 4 5 877 459 .7 .4 - - 27.6 29.0 13.2 19.2 Wisconsin ...................... 63 58 10,558 8,502 4.7 11.4 8.1 3.5 31.3 59.8 14.3 26.1 Wyoming ........................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3.8 - 5.1 - 78.3 28.1 14.0 1.6 Puerto Rico .................... 8 14 1,474 2,230 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 63.6 51.4 11.0 8.3 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 3 Data are not available. p = preliminary. r = revised. 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, 2003 and 2004 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance Census region and division II I II II I II II I II 2003 2004r 2004p 2003 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p United States( 1 ) .... 1,799 1,339 1,233 368,273 276,302 233,852 348,966 236,521 178,381 Northeast ..................... 366 309 234 78,288 45,746 40,371 78,496 53,634 40,010 New England ............... 97 60 70 23,348 8,360 11,903 14,325 7,993 9,651 Middle Atlantic ........... 269 249 164 54,940 37,386 28,468 64,171 45,641 30,359 South ......................... 490 260 340 90,976 46,739 54,954 85,914 47,715 44,524 South Atlantic ............ 299 165 210 58,903 32,238 35,016 49,670 29,324 27,010 East South Central ........ 67 31 43 10,036 4,424 7,684 8,983 4,263 4,978 West South Central ........ 124 64 87 22,037 10,077 12,254 27,261 14,128 12,536 Midwest ....................... 447 437 400 91,791 72,741 71,457 97,103 71,513 58,292 East North Central ........ 354 365 339 73,719 62,030 61,300 78,620 63,054 51,416 West North Central ........ 93 72 61 18,072 10,711 10,157 18,483 8,459 6,876 West .......................... 496 333 259 107,218 111,076 67,070 87,453 63,659 35,555 Mountain .................. 96 42 43 22,858 7,911 17,721 13,713 7,298 5,463 Pacific ................... 400 291 216 84,360 103,165 49,349 73,740 56,361 30,092 1 See footnote 1, table 1. p = preliminary. r = revised. 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, 2003 and 2004 Initial claimants for Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance State II I II II I II II I II 2003 2004r 2004p 2003 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ... 1,799 1,339 1,233 368,273 276,302 233,852 348,966 236,521 178,381 Alabama ........................ 16 4 7 2,440 882 1,200 2,440 882 1,224 Alaska ......................... 8 5 9 1,129 426 1,140 1,070 426 1,140 Arizona ........................ 28 11 8 4,422 1,918 1,236 4,026 1,915 1,476 Arkansas ....................... 6 ( 2 ) 9 1,239 ( 2 ) 1,724 588 ( 2 ) 650 California ..................... 313 234 164 68,251 91,415 39,472 60,544 47,240 23,700 Colorado ....................... 19 9 15 8,245 904 10,903 3,130 1,053 2,107 Connecticut .................... 16 13 20 3,695 2,545 4,800 3,512 1,853 2,296 Delaware ....................... 3 3 3 256 1,127 285 256 1,119 238 District of Columbia ........... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Florida ........................ 157 94 116 32,220 16,982 20,578 24,564 16,066 15,306 Georgia ........................ 39 27 28 10,309 7,354 5,281 8,580 5,896 4,218 Hawaii ......................... 7 5 5 690 562 822 710 661 494 Idaho .......................... 13 5 3 1,900 672 510 1,926 474 207 Illinois ....................... 136 118 111 32,809 24,348 29,572 29,163 19,706 21,574 Indiana ........................ 45 28 24 10,243 5,125 4,244 10,635 5,140 3,112 Iowa ........................... 4 11 3 486 1,879 513 354 1,777 286 Kansas ......................... 11 9 13 2,385 1,688 2,762 4,802 832 1,853 Kentucky ....................... 22 13 21 3,636 1,919 3,663 3,122 1,692 2,266 Louisiana ...................... 29 9 26 3,971 1,333 3,756 3,529 823 2,695 Maine .......................... 13 11 6 2,753 1,849 1,768 1,378 1,706 810 Maryland ....................... 9 ( 2 ) 4 2,222 ( 2 ) 651 1,951 ( 2 ) 460 Massachusetts .................. 45 23 28 14,441 2,552 2,205 6,850 3,026 4,051 Michigan ....................... 66 78 64 14,990 10,862 7,591 17,537 17,204 8,520 Minnesota ...................... 37 23 23 5,960 3,339 3,312 5,880 2,880 2,125 Mississippi .................... 10 3 6 1,434 369 1,342 956 254 585 Missouri ....................... 30 18 14 7,948 2,468 2,786 6,460 1,822 1,783 Montana ........................ 10 4 4 1,903 335 951 1,185 346 322 Nebraska ....................... 7 6 6 708 852 643 594 617 652 Nevada ......................... 7 6 4 932 2,853 810 784 2,642 593 New Hampshire .................. 6 3 ( 2 ) 543 672 ( 2 ) 635 679 ( 2 ) New Jersey ..................... 67 48 43 13,467 7,252 10,057 14,228 7,425 9,545 New Mexico ..................... 12 ( 2 ) 3 2,329 ( 2 ) 746 1,637 ( 2 ) 295 New York ....................... 108 124 42 26,859 20,558 7,134 23,537 21,620 6,362 North Carolina ................. 45 16 19 7,410 2,457 2,828 7,446 2,048 1,971 North Dakota ................... ( 2 ) 3 - ( 2 ) 350 - ( 2 ) 360 - Ohio ........................... 52 78 82 6,308 11,837 11,246 11,749 10,446 9,708 Oklahoma ....................... 20 9 5 5,189 1,072 449 5,918 1,234 485 Oregon ......................... 27 23 22 3,300 6,625 4,558 3,763 3,837 3,222 Pennsylvania ................... 94 77 79 14,614 9,576 11,277 26,406 16,596 14,452 Rhode Island ................... 7 7 8 840 552 1,806 874 562 1,170 South Carolina ................. 11 8 11 1,442 1,069 1,512 1,734 1,109 1,590 South Dakota ................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Tennessee ...................... 19 11 9 2,526 1,254 1,479 2,465 1,435 903 Texas .......................... 69 44 47 11,638 6,842 6,325 17,226 11,707 8,706 Utah ........................... 7 5 5 3,127 900 2,465 1,025 622 399 Vermont ........................ 10 3 7 1,076 190 1,236 1,076 167 1,236 Virginia ....................... 28 12 23 4,056 1,731 3,276 4,569 2,071 2,704 Washington ..................... 45 24 16 10,990 4,137 3,357 7,653 4,197 1,536 West Virginia .................. 6 4 5 937 1,410 541 519 877 459 Wisconsin ...................... 55 63 58 9,369 9,858 8,647 9,536 10,558 8,502 Wyoming ........................ - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Puerto Rico .................... 13 8 14 1,333 1,229 2,005 2,661 1,474 2,230 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. r = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 6. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1996-2004 Information technology-producing industries(1) Total extended Year 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 1996 First quarter .... 1,263 246,820 27 6,377 11 9,008 6 900 15 3,541 Second quarter ... 1,130 209,688 23 4,475 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 10 1,359 4 615 Third quarter .... 847 181,569 28 3,818 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 8 1,710 5 1,290 Fourth quarter ... 1,520 310,045 22 3,214 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 8 1,354 9 1,166 Total ........ 4,760 948,122 100 17,884 20 10,724 32 5,323 33 6,612 1997 First quarter .... 1,141 226,735 15 2,644 7 899 7 504 9 1,602 Second quarter ... 1,303 280,255 16 2,532 8 863 4 553 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Third quarter .... 851 172,392 15 3,091 6 682 6 983 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Fourth quarter ... 1,376 268,461 18 3,667 4 762 6 475 4 819 Total ........ 4,671 947,843 64 11,934 25 3,206 23 2,515 18 3,237 1998 First quarter .... 1,115 178,251 29 5,212 8 1,550 7 725 9 1,685 Second quarter ... 1,333 336,536 37 8,455 5 357 7 1,317 5 650 Third quarter .... 1,028 201,186 63 11,066 5 1,175 12 3,031 5 1,051 Fourth quarter ... 1,383 275,272 37 11,336 5 974 7 1,898 6 764 Total ........ 4,859 991,245 166 36,069 23 4,056 33 6,971 25 4,150 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 (r) 236,322 46 6,488 26 4,433 9 1,289 15 (r)2,593 Fourth quarter ... 1,690 (r) 325,302 25 5,080 14 1,984 9 1,619 28 6,635 Total ........ 6,181 (r)1,216,844 196 32,689 100 16,230 62 10,408 113 (r)21,710 2004 First quarter(r) . 1,339 276,302 27 3,222 16 2,992 8 894 23 4,197 Second quarter(p). 1,233 233,852 16 1,862 20 3,128 - - 17 3,588 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. p = preliminary. r = revised. Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first and second quarters 2004 Layoff events Separations Industry I II I II 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ............. 113 80 19,978 14,450 Mining ........................................ - - - - Utilities ..................................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Construction .................................. - ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Manufacturing ................................. 74 51 12,587 8,937 Food ...................................... 8 ( 2 ) 1,478 ( 2 ) Beverage and tobacco products ............. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Textile mills ............................. 3 4 810 537 Textile product mills ..................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 868 Apparel ................................... 5 4 1,237 847 Leather and allied products ............... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Wood products ............................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Paper ..................................... 4 ( 2 ) 295 ( 2 ) Printing and related support activities ... 3 ( 2 ) 264 ( 2 ) Petroleum and coal products ............... - - - - Chemicals ................................. 4 ( 2 ) 634 ( 2 ) Plastics and rubber products .............. 5 5 1,134 632 Nonmetallic mineral products .............. - - - - Primary metal ............................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Fabricated metal products ................. ( 2 ) 6 ( 2 ) 1,079 Machinery ................................. 6 ( 2 ) 870 ( 2 ) Computer and electronic products .......... 7 5 785 953 Electrical equipment and appliance ........ 6 ( 2 ) 1,079 ( 2 ) Transportation equipment .................. 7 3 1,737 396 Furniture and related products ............ 4 8 497 1,026 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 4 ( 2 ) 739 ( 2 ) Wholesale trade ............................... 4 5 915 610 Retail trade .................................. 4 6 540 1,039 Transportation and warehousing ................ 5 ( 2 ) 1,152 ( 2 ) Information ................................... 8 4 1,780 771 Finance and insurance ......................... 5 ( 2 ) 684 ( 2 ) Real estate and rental and leasing ............ - - - - Professional and technical services ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Management of companies and enterprises ....... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Administrative and waste services ............. 4 ( 2 ) 647 ( 2 ) Educational services .......................... - - - - Health care and social assistance ............. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... - ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Accommodation and food services ............... - - - - Other services, except public administration .. 3 - 311 - Unknown ......................................... - - - - 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. r = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 8. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first and second quarters 2004 Layoff events Separations Reason for layoff I II I II 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 113 80 19,978 14,450 Automation ....................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - Bankruptcy ....................... - ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Business ownership change ........ 6 8 669 1,580 Contract cancellation ............ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Contract completed ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Environment-related .............. - - - - Financial difficulty ............. 13 ( 2 ) 3,492 ( 2 ) Import competition ............... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 913 Labor dispute .................... - - - - Material shortage ................ - - - - Model changeover ................. - - - - Natural disaster ................. - - - - Plant or machine repair .......... - - - - Product line discontinued ........ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Reorganization within company .... 59 42 9,829 7,324 Seasonal work .................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Slack work ....................... 5 5 735 1,374 Vacation period .................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Weather-related .................. - - - - Other ............................ 23 9 4,191 1,798 Not reported ..................... - - - - 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. p = preliminary. r = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero. Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first and second quarters 2004 Layoff events Separations Region and division I II I II 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p United States (1) .. 113 80 19,978 14,450 Northeast ................. 14 9 2,691 1,335 New England ........... 3 4 508 613 Middle Atlantic ....... 11 5 2,183 722 South ..................... 30 33 5,889 5,712 South Atlantic ........ 18 17 3,172 2,634 East South Central .... 5 11 956 2,161 West South Central .... 7 5 1,761 917 Midwest ................... 37 22 6,442 4,442 East North Central .... 31 19 5,165 3,427 West North Central .... 6 3 1,277 1,015 West ...................... 32 16 4,956 2,961 Mountain .............. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Pacific ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p = preliminary. r = revised. 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: Iliinois, 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.