Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, first quarter 2004
Table 2. Reason for layoff: 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
Automation ....................... ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 )
Bankruptcy ....................... 28 - 8,422 -
Business ownership change ........ 31 5 4,217 512
Contract cancellation ............ 29 ( 1 ) 4,238 ( 1 )
Contract completed ............... 170 ( 1 ) 51,795 ( 1 )
Environment-related .............. - - - -
Financial difficulty ............. 84 12 15,755 2,394
Import competition ............... 14 3 1,182 219
Labor dispute .................... 4 - 21,293 -
Material shortage ................ ( 1 ) - ( 1 ) -
Model changeover ................. ( 1 ) - ( 1 ) -
Natural disaster ................. - - - -
Plant or machine repair .......... ( 1 ) - ( 1 ) -
Product line discontinued ........ 8 ( 1 ) 1,675 ( 1 )
Reorganization within company .... 162 59 26,982 8,736
Seasonal work .................... 332 ( 2 ) 56,478 ( 2 )
Slack work ....................... 146 4 16,999 291
Vacation period .................. 3 ( 2 ) 427 ( 2 )
Weather-related .................. 15 - 1,382 -
Other ............................ 56 21 11,004 3,410
Not reported ..................... 115 - 15,656 -
1 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff
was either seasonal work or vacation period.
NOTE: Dash represents zero. All data in this table are preliminary.
Last Modified Date: June 10, 2004
United States Department of Labor
