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Work Stoppages: More information

Additional information on the Work Stoppages program is available on the WSP website: www.bls.gov/wsp. Frequently asked questions are available at https://www.bls.gov/wsp/questions-and-answers.htm.

The complete set of major work stoppages data can be found at www.bls.gov/wsp. Major work stoppages data can be found for various time periods:

Detailed monthly data is available from 1993 and can be accessed in monthly form at https://www.bls.gov/wsp/#tables or as an html listing at https://www.bls.gov/web/wkstp/monthly-listing.htm.
Annual work stoppages historical news releases, available since 1992, can be accessed at www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/home.htm#WKSTP.
Time series monthly data back to 1981 and annual data back to 1947 are available at data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ws.
Annual summary historical table on major work stoppages since 1947, showing the number of work stoppages, number of workers involved, number of total days idle, and percent of estimated working time are available at www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.t01.htm.
Historical publications (1936–79) containing additional work stoppages information and data can be located at https://www.bls.gov/wsp/questions-and-answers.htm#Question_10.

Information on private industry work stoppages for all size classes (from 1984 to current) are available from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service at www.fmcs.gov. The International Labor Organization (ILO) publishes foreign work stoppage statistics at www.ilo.org.