Technical information: (202) 691-6392 USDL 04-2342 http://www.bls.gov/mls/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Thursday, November 18, 2004 EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2004 In the third quarter of 2004, 780 mass layoff actions were taken by employers that resulted in the separation of 131,452 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 Statistics. Both the total number of layoff events and the number of separations were sharply lower than in July-September 2003 and were the lowest for a third quarter since the program began in 1995. (See table A.) The declines over the year were most notable in administrative and support services, food manufacturing, and textile mills. 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 about 13 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events and accounted for about 15 percent of the worker separations in nonseasonal events. (See table B.) In the third quarter of 2004, the national unem- ployment rate was 5.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted; a year earlier it was 6.0 percent. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.5 percent or 1,679,000 jobs from July-September 2003 to July-September 2004. Layoffs due to internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) represented 25 percent of events and resulted in 43,680 separations, the lowest level for a third quarter since 1997. The completion of seasonal work accounted for 20 percent of all events and resulted in 24,184 separations during the period--the lowest level for any third quarter since data became available in 1995. Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 21 percent of all events and affected 35,109 workers, the lowest third-quarter level since 1997. Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs Extended mass layoff separations occurred in 303 of the 1,197 detailed industries for which data are available for the third quarter 2004. This is the fewest number of industries to have at least one extended mass layoff event in a third quarter since 1995. Manufacturing industries accounted for 34 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 32 percent of separations during July-September 2004. (See table 1.) The 41,982 worker separations in manufacturing were the fewest for manufacturing for any quarter since 1995. In third quarter 2004, layoff activity in this sector was concentrated in food manufactur- ing (7,704), followed by transportation equipment manufacturing (7,526) and fabricated metal products (3,406). - 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............| 1,502 | 286,947 | 297,608 April-June...............| 1,799 | 368,273 | 348,966 July-September(r)........| 1,190 | 236,333 | 227,909 October-December(r)......| 1,690 | 325,333 | 326,328 2004 | | | January-March(r).........| 1,339 | 276,446 | 238,056 April-June(r)............| 1,359 | 278,031 | 251,970 July-September(p)........| 780 | 131,452 | 101,456 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Administrative and waste services accounted for 13 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 15 percent of separations, primarily in temporary help services (10,072). Layoffs in the retail trade sector comprised 7 per- cent of events and 9 percent of separations, mostly among food and beverage stores and in general merchandise stores. Cutbacks in finance and insurance accounted for 4 percent of events and 8 percent of separations, mainly in credit intermediation and related activities. The construction sector ac- counted for 10 percent of events and 7 percent of separations during the quarter, mostly among specialty trade contractors. Transportation and ware- housing accounted for 7 percent of events and 6 percent of separations during the quarter, primarily in school and employee bus transportation. Information technology-producing industries (communication equipment, communications services, computer hardware, and software and computer services) accounted for 5 percent of layoff events and 6,677 worker separations in the third quarter, down from 8 percent of layoff events and 14,814 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 third quarter since 2000. Layoffs in the information technology-producing industries were most numerous in communications services with 2,979 separations, followed by the computer hardware industry. - 3 - Table B. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Layoff events | Separations |-----------------------|----------------------- Measure | I | II | III | I | II | III | 2004 | 2004r | 2004p | 2004r | 2004r | 2004p ------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------- | | | | | | Total private nonfarm........| 1,339 | 1,359 | 780 |276,446|278,031|131,452 | | | | | | Total, excluding seasonal | | | | | | and vacation events(1)....| 980 | 788 | 611 |212,974|151,183|105,834 | | | | | | Total, movement of work..| 113 | 86 | 77 | 19,978| 16,240| 16,091 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 percent of the extended layoff events and resulted in 24,184 separations in the third quarter. (See table 2.) Seasonal layoffs were most numerous among workers in transit and ground passenger transportation, in food manufacturing, and in social assistance. Internal company restructuring (due to bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 25 percent of layoff events and resulted in 43,680 separations, the lowest for a third quarter since 1997. These layoffs were mostly among workers in credit in- termediation and related activities and in food and beverage stores. Over half of both the internal company restructuring layoff events and separations were due to reorganization within the company. Movement of Work Between July and September of 2004, 77 extended mass layoff events involved the movement of work; this was about 13 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding those for seasonal and vacation reasons. 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 16,091 workers, about 15 percent of all separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. Revised data from the second quarter of 2004 show that there were 86 extended mass layoff events and 16,240 separations involving the movement of work. (See table B.) The first quarter of 2004 marked the initial reporting of job loss data relating to the movement of work in the Bureau’s Mass Layoff Statistics program. Among the 77 extended mass layoff events with reported relocation of work, 62 percent were permanent closures of worksites, which affected 11,864 workers. In comparison, for the 780 total layoff events reported for the third quarter of 2004, only 21 percent involved the permanent closure of worksites. Of the layoffs involving the movement of work, 69 percent of the events and 67 percent of the laid-off workers were from manufacturing industries during the third quarter of 2004. (See table 7.) Among all private nonfarm extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 34 percent of the events and 32 percent of the separations. - 4 - Table C. Relocations of work actions by employers ----------------------------------------------------------- | Relocations of work Actions |-------------------------------- | I | II | III | 2004r | 2004r | 2004p --------------------------|----------|------------|-------- Movement of work..........| 127 | 112 | 95 | | | By location | | | | | | Out-of-country reloca- | | | tions.................| 38 | 33 | 21 Within company........| 21 | 20 | 16 Different company.....| 17 | 13 | 5 | | | Domestic relocations....| 86 | 73 | 71 Within company .......| 67 | 59 | 66 Different company.....| 19 | 14 | 5 | | | Unable to assign place | | | of relocation.........| 3 | 6 | 3 | | | By company | | | | | | Within company..........| 90 | 84 | 84 Domestic..............| 67 | 59 | 66 Out of country........| 21 | 20 | 16 Usable to assign......| 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Different company.......| 37 | 28 | 11 Domestic..............| 19 | 14 | 5 Out of country........| 17 | 13 | 5 Unable to assign......| 1 | 1 | 1 ----------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 69 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 11,643 separations during the third quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorganization within the company. In contrast, only 25 percent of the layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were because of in- ternal company restructuring. Among the regions, the Midwest accounted for the largest proportion of workers in extended mass layoffs associated with the movement of work (56 percent) in the third quarter of 2004, followed by the South (19 per- cent), the Northeast (13 percent), and the West (11 percent). (See table 9.) The 77 extended mass layoff events discussed above involve 95 identifi- able relocations of work. (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 move. 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 relocation of work actions.) Almost 9 in 10 relocations (84 out of 95) associated with movement of work occurred among establishments within the same company. (See table C.) In 75 percent of these relocations, the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in the U.S. Just over one-fifth of the movement-of-work situations involved out-of-country moves (21 out of 95). More than three-fourths of these (16 relocations) were within the same company. In the 11 situations where work activities were reassigned to another company under contractual arrangements, half involved reloca- tion of work to companies within the U.S. and half to companies outside of the U.S. - 5 - Table D. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended layoff, third quarter 2003-third quarter 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------- | Percentage of events Nature of the recall|----------------------------------------- | III | IV | I | II | III | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004r | 2004p ---------------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|-------- | | | | | Anticipate a recall..| 32.0 | 58.2 | 39.6 | 55.1 | 42.7 | | | | | Timeframe | | | | | | | | | | Within 6 months......| 84.5 | 85.5 | 82.5 | 84.6 | 85.0 Within 3 months....| 58.3 | 37.3 | 48.7 | 55.4 | 67.6 | | | | | Size | | | | | | | | | | At least half........| 86.9 | 91.7 | 86.4 | 91.3 | 86.2 All workers........| 44.1 | 45.0 | 35.3 | 52.3 | 46.8 --------------------------------------------------------------- r = revised. p = preliminary. Recall Expectations Forty-three percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the third quarter of 2004 indicated they anticipated some type of recall. This compares with 32 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, credit intermediation and related activities, and food services and drinking places. Among establishments expecting a recall, most employers expected to recall over one-half of the separated employees and to do so within 6 months. Forty-seven percent of the employers expected to extend the offer to all laid-off workers, the highest proportion for a third quarter since 2000. Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 98 percent of the employers expected a recall), employers expected to recall laid-off workers in 27 percent of the events. A year earlier 21 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, July-September 2004p ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Layoff events | Separations Size |------------------------|------------------------ | Number | Percent | Number | Percent -----------------|-----------|------------|----------|------------- Total........| 780 | 100.0 | 131,452 | 100.0 | | | | 50-99............| 338 | 43.3 | 24,332 | 18.5 100-149..........| 178 | 22.8 | 20,987 | 16.0 150-199..........| 94 | 12.1 | 15,883 | 12.1 200-299..........| 88 | 11.3 | 20,977 | 16.0 300-499..........| 47 | 6.0 | 17,767 | 13.5 500-999..........| 30 | 3.8 | 19,740 | 15.0 1,000 or more....| 5 | .6 | 11,766 | 9.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Size of Extended Layoff Layoff events during the third quarter continued to be concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 66 percent in- volving fewer than 150 workers. These events, however, accounted for only 34 percent of all separations. (See table E.) Separations involving 500 or more workers accounted for 24 percent of all separations, down from 32 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 78 separations in furniture and home furnishings stores to a high of 363 in credit intermediation and related activities. Initial Claimant Characteristics A total of 101,456 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass layoffs in the third quarter of 2004. Of these claimants, 17 percent were black, 16 percent were Hispanic, 49 percent were women, and 17 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 16 percent were 55 years of age or older. Thirty-five percent of the civilian labor force were ages 30 to 44. Geographic Distribution In the third quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the Midwest (46,371), followed by the South (32,912), the West (26,910), and the Northeast (25,259). (See table 4.) Extended mass layoffs in the Midwest were mainly in transportation equip- ment manufacturing, administrative and support services, and food and beverage stores. All four regions reported over-the-year decreases in separations, with the largest decrease occurring in the West (-67,336), followed by the South (-16,001), the Northeast (-12,512), and the Midwest (-9,032). Each of the nine geographic divisions reported over-the-year declines in laid-off workers, with the largest decline occurring in the Pacific division (-62,952). - 7 - Table F. Mass layoff events and separations, selected metropolitan areas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Events | Separations Metropolitan area |---------------|----------------- | III | III | III | III | 2003 | 2004p | 2003 | 2004p -------------------------------------------|-------|------ |---------|------- Total, nonmetropolitan areas..............| 161 | 106 | 23,886 | 16,049 | | | | Total, 331 metropolitan areas..............| 643 | 435 | 110,980 | 67,051 | | | | Chicago, Ill. ..........................| 58 | 43 | 12,564 | 8,457 Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. .......| 3 | 6 | 336 | 4,449 New York, N.Y. .........................| 32 | 29 | 4,525 | 4,194 Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. .........| 39 | 21 | 8,029 | 3,273 Detroit, Mich. .........................| 16 | 20 | 2,338 | 2,251 Indianapolis, Ind. .....................| 4 | 7 | 1,390 | 1,824 Modesto, Calif. ........................| 3 | 3 | 3,865 | 1,524 Boston, Mass.-N.H. .....................| 13 | 11 | 2,102 | 1,396 Newark, N.J. ...........................| 5 | 8 | 380 | 1,390 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. ..| 3 | 6 | 380 | 1,173 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- p = preliminary. Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in California (21,835), followed by Florida (16,098) and Illinois (16,086). About nine percent of the separations in Florida were weather-related, as the state was hit with a number of hurri- canes during the quarter. California, Florida, and Illinois accounted for 33 percent of total layoff events and 41 percent of the separations during the third quarter of 2004. They were followed by New York (9,953), Michigan (8,000), Ohio (7,527), and Pennsylvania (7,515). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal work, California still reported the most laid-off workers (18,677), largely due to layoffs in credit intermediation and related activities and in administrative and support services. Over the year, California reported the greatest decrease in workers laid off during the third quarter (-56,310), followed by Illinois (-8,287), Washington (-5,976), Massachusetts (-5,901), and North Carolina (-5,672). The largest increases occurred in Ohio (+2,248) and Indiana (+1,987). Fifty-six percent of events and 51 percent of separations occurred in metropolitan areas in the third quarter of 2004, compared to 54 percent of events and 47 percent of separations during the third quarter of 2003. Among the 331 metropolitan areas, Chicago, Ill., reported the highest number of separations, 8,457. Next were Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., with 4,449 separations, New York, N.Y., with 4,194, and Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., with 3,273. (See table F.) Employers located in nonmetropolitan areas separated 16,049 workers in mass layoffs, down from 23,886 workers in the third quarter of 2003. - 8 - 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 esta- blishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a con- secutive 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 third 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 quarters 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 October 2004 is now scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 24, 2004. Previously, it had been scheduled for release on November 23. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 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 was redefined to | | cover only the private nonfarm economy. Quarterly information | | on layoff events in agriculture and government is no longer col- | | lected. However, the monthly reporting of the MLS program, which | | is based only on administrative data, is unaffected and will con- | | tinue 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 col- | | lected 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 | | specifically 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 third quarter (16,091 laid-off | | workers in 77 events), it is not possible to disaggregate the | | number of separations 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 13 of the 95 relocations. The Bureau of Labor | | Statistics is exploring ways to obtain more detailed responses | | so that resumption of the publication 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. | -------------------------------------------------------------------- - 9 - 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. - 10 - 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. - 11 - 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 third quarter of 2004, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview accounted for 5.0 percent of all private nonfarm events. Although included in the total number of relocations involving the movement of work, for the third quarter, employers in 13 relocations were unable to provide the number of separations specifically associated with the movement of work, 4 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 III II III III II III III II III 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,190 1,359 780 236,333 278,031 131,452 227,909 251,970 101,456 Mining ....................................... 4 ( 2 ) - 626 ( 2 ) - 392 ( 2 ) - Utilities .................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Construction ................................. 106 119 76 13,898 17,801 9,341 17,395 22,321 8,586 Manufacturing ................................ 455 302 267 85,977 51,651 41,982 85,742 54,034 36,409 Food .................................... 59 69 41 19,256 10,916 7,704 13,473 11,775 6,549 Beverage and tobacco products ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Textile mills ........................... 20 13 7 7,294 2,089 1,198 7,538 1,943 1,074 Textile product mills ................... 6 9 7 1,260 2,285 812 914 2,319 1,218 Apparel ................................. 28 15 15 4,466 2,204 1,744 4,058 1,836 1,468 Leather and allied products ............. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Wood products ........................... 17 7 5 1,656 758 450 1,968 577 575 Paper ................................... 12 9 5 1,798 1,127 979 1,203 988 465 Printing and related support activities . 9 15 7 1,023 2,027 1,144 906 1,780 1,111 Petroleum and coal products ............. ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Chemicals .............................. 13 12 9 1,451 1,694 1,116 1,565 1,597 990 Plastics and rubber products ............ 18 13 23 2,177 1,957 3,223 2,398 1,755 2,513 Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 11 ( 2 ) 11 1,454 ( 2 ) 2,368 1,603 ( 2 ) 1,877 Primary metals .......................... 32 9 9 5,416 1,651 1,007 5,571 2,103 930 Fabricated metal products ............... 29 18 27 4,239 3,407 3,406 4,001 2,768 2,905 Machinery ............................... 29 14 10 5,929 1,689 2,103 6,450 1,774 1,290 Computer and electronic products ........ 56 16 15 7,959 3,101 2,397 8,308 3,660 1,897 Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 15 9 9 2,834 1,614 2,219 2,694 1,905 2,788 Transportation equipment ................ 62 43 47 10,880 10,463 7,526 16,821 12,854 6,703 Furniture and related products .......... 18 18 10 3,736 2,260 1,338 3,405 2,406 1,052 Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 16 8 6 2,637 1,551 909 2,365 1,030 685 Wholesale trade .............................. 45 22 19 7,406 4,386 2,701 6,267 3,090 2,066 Retail trade ................................. 72 81 57 20,999 15,326 12,188 31,470 16,389 9,050 Transportation and warehousing ............... 75 141 54 14,601 35,933 7,500 13,368 34,669 5,810 Information .................................. 49 48 19 12,465 11,281 4,205 11,783 11,805 3,484 Finance and insurance ........................ 55 40 33 10,795 7,642 10,098 9,854 7,672 4,707 Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,280 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,150 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Professional and technical services .......... 51 63 25 8,561 16,644 5,214 8,080 14,971 3,609 Management of companies and enterprises ...... ( 2 ) 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,045 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,095 ( 2 ) Administrative and waste services ............ 128 133 102 38,673 29,302 20,058 23,902 25,436 15,076 Educational services ......................... 15 6 7 1,654 645 603 1,725 704 667 Health care and social assistance ............ 48 162 54 5,696 22,326 6,601 4,361 18,284 4,768 Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 30 52 18 5,386 23,660 2,246 4,658 5,780 1,838 Accommodation and food services .............. 30 120 36 5,983 29,855 6,773 5,412 27,145 3,685 Other services, except public administration . 15 54 7 1,495 8,536 660 1,418 7,119 558 Unclassified ................................. 2 1 1 335 52 73 335 52 73 1 For the third 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 III II III III II III III II III 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 1,190 1,359 780 236,333 278,031 131,452 227,909 251,970 101,456 Automation ....................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Bankruptcy ....................... 40 17 15 15,527 3,342 3,248 12,024 2,597 1,540 Business ownership change ........ 32 27 34 6,421 7,370 9,877 4,934 5,260 4,123 Contract cancellation ............ 23 33 20 19,204 5,171 3,013 2,878 4,027 2,265 Contract completed ............... 194 223 148 30,183 42,129 22,319 36,060 44,260 21,396 Domestic relocation .............. 28 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 4,582 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 4,213 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Environment-related .............. - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Financial difficulty ............. 56 41 39 9,477 7,768 6,356 9,132 4,438 4,248 Import competition ............... 29 8 14 7,081 1,606 3,240 5,258 1,001 2,375 Labor dispute .................... 7 11 ( 2 ) 4,028 2,160 ( 2 ) 11,962 1,842 ( 2 ) Material shortage ................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Model changeover ................. 5 4 ( 2 ) 340 932 ( 2 ) 374 950 ( 2 ) Natural disaster ................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Non-natural disaster ............. - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Overseas relocation .............. 14 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 3,710 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 3,288 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Plant or machine repair .......... 5 8 4 618 1,336 633 674 2,240 470 Product line discontinued ........ 5 10 6 795 2,036 844 811 2,090 723 Reorganization within company .... 143 143 107 26,412 24,862 24,199 31,818 26,515 16,452 Seasonal work .................... 160 478 156 34,249 111,175 24,184 26,908 87,987 17,793 Slack work ....................... 214 122 108 30,891 18,886 12,938 37,250 24,382 14,861 Vacation period .................. 22 93 13 3,936 15,673 1,434 3,128 14,254 1,270 Weather-related .................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 12 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,492 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,246 Other ............................ 40 35 30 7,186 6,447 7,953 5,180 4,978 3,433 Not reported ..................... 167 101 67 31,027 26,290 8,887 31,311 24,415 8,677 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, second and third quarters, 2004 Total Percent of total initial Hispanic Persons age 55 Layoff events claimants Black origin Women and over State II III II III II III II III II III II III 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ... 1,359 780 251,970 101,456 18.5 17.3 13.8 15.6 53.7 49.0 19.3 16.9 Alabama ........................ 7 3 1,391 298 59.4 73.8 3.7 3.4 40.5 71.1 16.3 15.1 Alaska ......................... 10 3 1,301 248 3.2 .8 20.1 23.8 40.7 27.4 20.6 19.8 Arizona ........................ 20 4 3,294 590 6.2 5.9 49.7 46.6 60.9 52.7 17.1 13.4 Arkansas ....................... 9 - 718 - 57.5 - 1.4 - 79.0 - 10.9 - California ..................... 170 79 30,698 10,625 10.3 10.6 33.9 40.5 54.2 55.6 16.0 15.5 Colorado ....................... 15 ( 2 ) 2,525 ( 2 ) 10.5 15.6 22.2 22.6 59.2 50.8 16.2 7.5 Connecticut .................... 21 7 3,918 735 11.9 19.9 8.0 9.7 68.1 66.0 17.3 21.0 Delaware ....................... 4 - 885 - 18.8 - 3.6 - 37.2 - 12.5 - District of Columbia ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 63.9 79.1 5.6 - 44.4 90.1 16.7 3.3 Florida ........................ 129 104 22,460 13,265 21.0 16.8 32.1 31.9 49.5 50.3 21.1 17.8 Georgia ........................ 30 13 6,536 1,673 57.8 51.3 4.0 2.9 61.8 47.6 13.9 14.9 Hawaii ......................... 5 ( 2 ) 533 ( 2 ) 1.7 2.0 14.4 22.6 57.6 37.2 10.9 7.0 Idaho .......................... 6 ( 2 ) 706 ( 2 ) .3 - 19.7 40.0 57.1 68.8 21.1 18.0 Illinois ....................... 111 77 26,230 10,288 24.8 25.1 8.8 11.9 52.9 44.9 18.2 14.7 Indiana ........................ 24 22 4,080 3,937 18.7 8.3 2.4 1.4 55.9 50.5 25.8 19.3 Iowa ........................... 7 6 922 1,046 1.6 7.5 1.7 9.8 70.8 56.4 21.1 13.3 Kansas ......................... 15 4 2,340 539 15.7 8.0 2.7 2.6 55.3 46.9 13.2 17.6 Kentucky ....................... 21 15 2,323 1,237 8.0 10.0 .9 - 48.9 45.0 14.2 17.5 Louisiana ...................... 28 11 3,249 943 61.7 52.7 2.1 1.7 69.9 34.4 16.4 10.9 Maine .......................... 6 ( 2 ) 828 ( 2 ) .7 .7 .2 - 35.4 10.9 13.4 13.8 Maryland ....................... 4 ( 2 ) 523 ( 2 ) 22.4 39.8 1.7 1.6 41.5 49.9 31.2 9.4 Massachusetts .................. 28 22 5,232 2,678 12.9 9.0 3.5 5.9 57.1 48.5 22.6 14.9 Michigan ....................... 64 56 13,746 6,172 17.7 18.3 3.3 4.2 57.9 46.8 17.8 14.2 Minnesota ...................... 23 7 2,673 647 7.8 11.7 7.8 2.6 52.4 40.0 18.5 25.3 Mississippi .................... 6 ( 2 ) 642 ( 2 ) 71.2 89.6 .3 .5 55.0 61.6 18.4 12.0 Missouri ....................... 24 9 4,530 1,473 32.1 26.2 .5 .8 71.3 61.6 22.9 22.9 Montana ........................ 4 - 332 - .3 - 4.8 - 59.9 - 10.2 - Nebraska ....................... 6 5 757 465 19.7 10.8 4.5 3.7 51.9 36.8 25.0 16.1 Nevada ......................... 4 - 611 - 24.4 - 15.4 - 56.0 - 19.1 - New Hampshire .................. 5 3 573 313 1.6 1.6 .7 4.5 72.3 60.7 30.0 17.6 New Jersey ..................... 55 29 13,860 3,646 17.3 29.1 10.1 16.2 68.6 64.1 31.9 24.8 New Mexico ..................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.6 6.1 42.1 69.0 29.4 57.4 14.3 6.9 New York ....................... 79 69 18,736 8,670 16.0 16.7 7.5 9.6 48.6 54.8 19.1 19.9 North Carolina ................. 19 15 2,237 1,739 41.7 42.8 2.0 3.0 53.9 51.7 22.2 15.8 North Dakota ................... - - - - - - - - - - - - Ohio ........................... 82 48 12,264 5,790 17.5 11.2 1.9 1.6 47.7 42.9 16.3 16.3 Oklahoma ....................... 5 ( 2 ) 558 ( 2 ) 6.3 21.3 5.2 2.7 43.7 39.9 15.8 20.1 Oregon ......................... 22 8 3,525 1,393 2.4 1.7 15.5 26.9 61.8 58.7 24.9 24.6 Pennsylvania ................... 89 61 21,105 9,132 9.0 6.9 2.0 2.5 46.4 40.9 23.2 19.1 Rhode Island ................... 9 4 2,017 389 5.5 1.5 10.5 49.9 78.2 51.7 24.4 17.0 South Carolina ................. 11 5 1,878 338 54.3 53.3 - - 78.3 55.9 2.4 7.1 South Dakota ................... ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - 1.1 - 1.7 - 59.9 - 28.2 - Tennessee ...................... 9 12 1,377 1,032 23.2 13.7 - - 58.0 37.0 24.7 21.6 Texas .......................... 47 26 11,178 4,155 13.9 18.7 46.2 40.1 29.7 31.8 10.7 11.8 Utah ........................... 5 ( 2 ) 407 ( 2 ) 1.0 1.6 8.6 4.8 72.5 76.2 12.3 4.8 Vermont ........................ 7 - 1,248 - .8 - .2 - 41.4 - 16.3 - Virginia ....................... 28 10 4,086 1,579 53.0 48.8 1.3 3.0 65.7 54.1 16.3 14.4 Washington ..................... 18 12 2,444 1,770 6.5 6.4 13.1 20.3 39.2 46.1 14.7 14.6 West Virginia .................. 5 ( 2 ) 509 ( 2 ) .4 .5 - - 26.7 50.5 19.4 8.5 Wisconsin ...................... 58 13 9,546 2,090 11.2 5.9 3.4 5.3 57.9 54.4 25.3 14.3 Wyoming ........................ ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) - - - - - 28.1 - 1.6 - Puerto Rico .................... 14 13 2,811 2,835 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 50.3 61.2 8.3 7.8 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 III II III III II III III II III 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p United States (1) ..... 1,190 1,359 780 236,333 278,031 131,452 227,909 251,970 101,456 Northeast ..................... 254 299 196 37,771 58,740 25,259 40,187 67,517 25,701 New England ............... 57 76 37 10,671 13,706 4,235 8,009 13,816 4,253 Middle Atlantic ........... 197 223 159 27,100 45,034 21,024 32,178 53,701 21,448 South ......................... 278 363 223 48,913 66,954 32,912 47,920 60,622 27,739 South Atlantic ............ 175 231 152 32,875 45,618 23,616 30,424 39,186 19,298 East South Central ........ 50 43 32 8,595 8,142 4,344 6,708 5,733 3,010 West South Central ........ 53 89 39 7,443 13,194 4,952 10,788 15,703 5,431 Midwest ....................... 304 416 247 55,403 78,966 46,371 58,078 77,265 32,447 East North Central ........ 258 339 216 47,567 65,794 39,947 50,229 65,866 28,277 West North Central ........ 46 77 31 7,836 13,172 6,424 7,849 11,399 4,170 West .......................... 354 281 114 94,246 73,371 26,910 81,724 46,566 15,569 Mountain .................. 40 56 10 6,181 20,951 1,797 5,330 8,065 1,334 Pacific ................... 314 225 104 88,065 52,420 25,113 76,394 38,501 14,235 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 III II III III II III III II III 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p 2003r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ... 1,190 1,359 780 236,333 278,031 131,452 227,909 251,970 101,456 Alabama ........................ 7 7 3 1,258 1,351 350 1,658 1,391 298 Alaska ......................... 3 10 3 377 1,301 248 377 1,301 248 Arizona ........................ 8 20 4 889 4,015 548 957 3,294 590 Arkansas ....................... 4 9 - 1,179 1,724 - 524 718 - California ..................... 266 170 79 78,145 42,023 21,835 66,310 30,698 10,625 Colorado ....................... 7 15 ( 2 ) 1,634 11,016 ( 2 ) 1,095 2,525 ( 2 ) Connecticut .................... 11 21 7 1,455 5,855 1,108 1,021 3,918 735 Delaware ....................... - 4 - - 908 - - 885 - District of Columbia ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Florida ........................ 105 129 104 17,365 27,068 16,098 15,839 22,460 13,265 Georgia ........................ 12 30 13 1,950 7,164 2,259 1,967 6,536 1,673 Hawaii ......................... ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 657 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 533 ( 2 ) Idaho .......................... 12 6 ( 2 ) 1,675 1,010 ( 2 ) 1,914 706 ( 2 ) Illinois ....................... 103 111 77 24,373 30,405 16,086 19,355 26,230 10,288 Indiana ........................ 21 24 22 4,934 4,244 6,921 5,484 4,080 3,937 Iowa ........................... 6 7 6 960 1,198 573 764 922 1,046 Kansas ......................... 10 15 4 2,080 3,176 1,081 2,098 2,340 539 Kentucky ....................... 13 21 15 2,025 3,663 1,703 1,170 2,323 1,237 Louisiana ...................... 8 28 11 983 4,557 1,486 721 3,249 943 Maine .......................... 4 6 ( 2 ) 348 1,768 ( 2 ) 262 828 ( 2 ) Maryland ....................... 7 4 ( 2 ) 1,440 651 ( 2 ) 637 523 ( 2 ) Massachusetts .................. 35 28 22 8,265 2,205 2,364 6,079 5,232 2,678 Michigan ....................... 48 64 56 6,782 10,460 8,000 11,408 13,746 6,172 Minnesota ...................... 12 23 7 1,381 3,312 856 1,468 2,673 647 Mississippi .................... 9 6 ( 2 ) 1,770 1,362 ( 2 ) 771 642 ( 2 ) Missouri ....................... 14 24 9 2,497 4,688 1,775 2,924 4,530 1,473 Montana ........................ 3 4 - 257 951 - 173 332 - Nebraska ....................... ( 2 ) 6 5 ( 2 ) 657 2,139 ( 2 ) 757 465 Nevada ......................... 4 4 - 1,067 824 - 486 611 - New Hampshire .................. 4 5 3 319 573 313 319 573 313 New Jersey ..................... 39 55 29 6,000 12,195 3,556 6,271 13,860 3,646 New Mexico ..................... 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 416 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 543 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) New York ....................... 96 79 69 14,700 19,371 9,953 13,365 18,736 8,670 North Carolina ................. 28 19 15 7,868 2,828 2,196 7,897 2,237 1,739 North Dakota ................... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Ohio ........................... 50 82 48 5,279 11,281 7,527 7,747 12,264 5,790 Oklahoma ....................... 6 5 ( 2 ) 458 449 ( 2 ) 619 558 ( 2 ) Oregon ......................... 19 22 8 2,362 4,558 1,718 4,000 3,525 1,393 Pennsylvania ................... 62 89 61 6,400 13,468 7,515 12,542 21,105 9,132 Rhode Island ................... 3 9 4 284 2,057 395 328 2,017 389 South Carolina ................. 8 11 5 1,129 1,615 618 1,061 1,878 338 South Dakota ................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Tennessee ...................... 21 9 12 3,542 1,766 1,844 3,109 1,377 1,032 Texas .......................... 35 47 26 4,823 6,464 3,118 8,924 11,178 4,155 Utah ........................... ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,465 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 407 ( 2 ) Vermont ........................ - 7 - - 1,248 - - 1,248 - Virginia ....................... 12 28 10 2,874 4,771 1,742 2,784 4,086 1,579 Washington ..................... 25 18 12 7,076 3,881 1,100 5,577 2,444 1,770 West Virginia .................. ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 541 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 509 ( 2 ) Wisconsin ...................... 36 58 13 6,199 9,404 1,413 6,235 9,546 2,090 Wyoming ........................ - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Puerto Rico .................... 14 14 13 1,684 2,005 1,251 2,362 2,811 2,835 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)236,333 46 6,488 26 4,433 9 1,289 15 (r)2,604 Fourth quarter ... 1,690 (r)325,333 25 5,080 14 1,984 9 1,619 28 6,635 Total ........ 6,181 (r)1,216,886 196 32,689 100 16,230 62 10,408 113 (r)21,721 2004 First quarter .... 1,339 (r)276,446 27 3,222 16 2,992 8 894 23 4,197 Second quarter(r). 1,359 278,031 18 2,959 21 3,576 - - 22 5,295 Third quarter(p) . 780 131,452 10 1,833 14 1,435 4 430 11 2,979 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, 2004 Layoff events Separations Industry I II III I II III 2004r 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) ............. 113 86 77 19,978 16,240 16,091 Mining ........................................ - - - - - - Utilities ..................................... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Construction .................................. - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Manufacturing ................................. 75 57 53 12,827 10,999 10,804 Food ...................................... 8 ( 2 ) 4 1,478 ( 2 ) 924 Beverage and tobacco products ............. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Textile mills ............................. 3 4 - 810 537 - Textile product mills ..................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 874 ( 2 ) Apparel ................................... 5 4 3 1,237 847 386 Leather and allied products ............... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Wood products ............................. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Paper ..................................... 4 3 3 295 453 661 Printing and related support activities ... 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 264 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Petroleum and coal products ............... - - - - - - Chemicals ................................. 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 634 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Plastics and rubber products .............. 5 5 6 1,134 632 1,025 Nonmetallic mineral products .............. - - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) Primary metal ............................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - Fabricated metal products ................. ( 2 ) 5 4 ( 2 ) 1,010 755 Machinery ................................. 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 870 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Computer and electronic products .......... 7 7 5 785 1,975 1,197 Electrical equipment and appliance ........ 6 ( 2 ) 4 1,079 ( 2 ) 1,660 Transportation equipment .................. 8 4 7 1,977 1,013 1,793 Furniture and related products ............ 4 8 ( 2 ) 497 1,026 ( 2 ) Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 4 ( 2 ) 3 739 ( 2 ) 540 Wholesale trade ............................... 3 4 4 675 410 616 Retail trade .................................. 4 6 11 540 1,039 2,290 Transportation and warehousing ................ 5 ( 2 ) - 1,152 ( 2 ) - Information ................................... 8 4 ( 2 ) 1,780 771 ( 2 ) Finance and insurance ......................... 5 ( 2 ) 5 684 ( 2 ) 735 Real estate and rental and leasing ............ - - - - - - Professional and technical services ........... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Management of companies and enterprises ....... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Administrative and waste services ............. 4 5 - 647 1,372 - Educational services .......................... - - - - - - Health care and social assistance ............. ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) ( 2 ) - ( 2 ) Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... - - - - - - 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, 2004 Layoff events Separations Reason for layoff I II III I II III 2004r 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004r 2004p Total, private nonfarm (1) .... 113 86 77 19,978 16,240 16,091 Automation ....................... ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - - Bankruptcy ....................... - - - - - - Business ownership change ........ 6 7 8 669 1,380 1,303 Contract cancellation ............ ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 493 ( 2 ) Contract completed ............... ( 2 ) 4 - ( 2 ) 571 - Environment-related .............. - - - - - - Financial difficulty ............. 13 ( 2 ) 5 3,492 ( 2 ) 882 Import competition ............... ( 2 ) 4 4 ( 2 ) 913 1,296 Labor dispute .................... - - - - - - Material shortage ................ - - - - - - Model changeover ................. - ( 2 ) - - ( 2 ) - Natural disaster ................. - - - - - - Plant or machine repair .......... - - - - - - Product line discontinued ........ ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 373 ( 2 ) Reorganization within company .... 58 49 40 9,759 8,717 9,458 Seasonal work .................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Slack work ....................... 5 4 4 735 1,260 887 Vacation period .................. ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Weather-related .................. - - - - - - Other ............................ 23 9 12 4,191 1,798 1,994 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, 2004 Layoff events Separations Region and division I II III I II III 2004r 2004r 2004p 2004r 2004r 2004p United States (1) .. 113 86 77 19,978 16,240 16,091 Northeast .................. 14 10 8 2,691 1,342 2,080 New England ............ 3 4 3 508 613 932 Middle Atlantic ........ 11 6 5 2,183 729 1,148 South ...................... 30 35 19 5,889 6,421 3,106 South Atlantic ......... 18 18 11 3,172 3,251 1,853 East South Central ..... 5 12 8 956 2,253 1,253 West South Central ..... 7 5 - 1,761 917 - Midwest .................... 37 22 40 6,442 4,503 9,058 East North Central ..... 31 19 36 5,165 3,427 7,989 West North Central ..... 6 3 4 1,277 1,076 1,069 West ....................... 32 19 10 4,956 3,974 1,847 Mountain ............... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Pacific ................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 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.