July 28, 2010
Mass layoff initial claimants in manufacturing, June 2010
Initial claimants for unemployment insurance due to mass layoff events, selected manufacturing industries, June 2009 and June 2010
| Manufacturing industry |
June 2009 |
June 2010 |
Transportation equipment |
24,865 |
4,474 |
Machinery |
14,644 |
2,329 |
Fabricated metal products |
6,846 |
621 |
Primary metals |
6,496 |
762 |
Computer and electronic products |
6,145 |
654 |
Food |
4,395 |
3,315 |
Electrical equipment and appliances |
4,344 |
734 |
Plastics and rubber products |
3,697 |
353 |
Wood products |
2,435 |
2,012 |
Furniture and related products |
2,337 |
1,560 |
Apparel |
1,683 |
737 |
Nonmetallic mineral products |
1,645 |
492 |
Textile mills |
1,563 |
584 |
Printing and related support activities |
1,552 |
878 |
Chemicals |
1,013 |
375 |
Paper |
968 |
382 |
These data featured in the TED article, Mass layoff initial claimants in manufacturing, June 2010.
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