October 12, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Displaced workers by industry
Number of long-tenured displaced workers, by industry, 2007–2009
| Industry |
Number of long-tenured displaced workers |
Manufacturing |
1,568,000 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
995,000 |
Construction |
919,000 |
Professional and business services |
778,000 |
Financial activities |
607,000 |
Education and health |
543,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
326,000 |
Transportation and utilities |
312,000 |
Government |
265,000 |
Other services |
231,000 |
Information |
195,000 |
Mining |
73,000 |
Agriculture |
36,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Displaced workers by industry.
Reemployment rates, all displaced workers, by industry, January 2010
| Industry |
Percent |
| Reemployed
in same industry |
Reemployed
in other industries |
Total
reemployed |
Mining |
27.8 |
32.7 |
60.5 |
Education and health services |
38.8 |
19.4 |
58.2 |
Financial activities |
21.9 |
33.2 |
55.1 |
Other services |
17.7 |
36.1 |
53.8 |
Professional and business services |
24.6 |
29.0 |
53.6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
21.4 |
29.6 |
51.0 |
Construction |
24.5 |
23.9 |
48.4 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
18.9 |
28.0 |
46.9 |
Transportation and utilities |
19.1 |
27.1 |
46.2 |
Information |
9.2 |
34.2 |
43.4 |
Manufacturing |
13.5 |
28.7 |
42.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Displaced workers by industry.
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