Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first quarter 2004
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated
with the movement of work, first quarter 2004
Layoff events Separations
Industry Associated Associated
Total with the Total with the
movement of movement of
work work
Total, private nonfarm ................. 1,204 108 239,361 16,021
Mining ........................................ 14 - 1,421 -
Utilities ..................................... 5 ( 1 ) 557 ( 1 )
Construction .................................. 229 - 24,549 -
Manufacturing ................................. 386 73 57,616 10,438
Food ...................................... 70 7 11,005 1,308
Beverage and tobacco products ............. 10 ( 1 ) 1,694 ( 1 )
Textile mills ............................. 14 3 2,022 554
Textile product mills ..................... 7 ( 1 ) 1,045 ( 1 )
Apparel ................................... 16 5 2,251 1,189
Leather and allied products ............... 4 ( 1 ) 653 ( 1 )
Wood products ............................. 14 ( 1 ) 1,661 ( 1 )
Paper ..................................... 11 4 1,599 227
Printing and related support activities ... 13 3 1,732 122
Petroleum and coal products ............... 5 - 392 -
Chemicals ................................. 14 4 2,055 634
Plastics and rubber products .............. 18 5 2,452 857
Nonmetallic mineral products .............. 21 - 2,686 -
Primary metal ............................. 13 - 2,215 -
Fabricated metal products ................. 20 3 2,158 340
Machinery ................................. 20 6 2,135 870
Computer and electronic products .......... 32 7 3,912 785
Electrical equipment and appliance ........ 13 6 2,312 1,027
Transportation equipment .................. 39 7 8,874 985
Furniture and related products ............ 19 4 2,965 497
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............... 13 4 1,798 470
Wholesale trade ............................... 28 4 3,579 915
Retail trade .................................. 132 4 86,884 362
Transportation and warehousing ................ 34 4 6,189 1,075
Information ................................... 44 7 7,837 1,449
Finance and insurance ......................... 46 5 7,207 637
Real estate and rental and leasing ............ ( 1 ) - ( 1 ) -
Professional and technical services ........... 31 ( 1 ) 3,363 ( 1 )
Management of companies and enterprises ....... 5 ( 1 ) 492 ( 1 )
Administrative and waste services ............. 131 4 21,067 597
Educational services .......................... ( 1 ) - ( 1 ) -
Health care and social assistance ............. 29 ( 1 ) 4,175 ( 1 )
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ........... 14 - 1,238 -
Accommodation and food services ............... 53 - 9,110 -
Other services, except public administration .. 15 ( 1 ) 2,955 ( 1 )
Unknown.......................................... 2 - 229 -
1 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero. All data in this table are preliminary.
Last Modified Date: June 10, 2004
United States Department of Labor
