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February 9, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Year | Workdays Idle | Number of work stoppages |
---|---|---|
2004 |
3,344,000 | 17 |
2005 |
1,736,000 | 22 |
2006 |
2,688,000 | 20 |
2007 |
1,265,000 | 21 |
2008 |
1,954,000 | 15 |
2009 |
124,000 | 5 |
2010 |
302,000 | 11 |
2011 |
1,020,000 | 19 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Major work stoppages in 2011.