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271,500 workers idled during major work stoppages in 2024
May 28, 2025
A total of 31 major work stoppages, involving 271,500 workers and a cumulative total of 3,364,100 days of idleness, began during 2024. Work stoppages in manufacturing involved 38,000 workers for a cumulative total of 1,316,000 days idle during 2024. In education services, 110,400 workers were involved in major work stoppages for a total of 782,200 days idle. Work stoppages in information that began in 2024 involved 19,600 workers for a total of 620,800 days of idleness.
Number of workers and cumulative days idle, work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, by industry, 2024
Industry
Number of workers
Days idle
Manufacturing
38,000
1,316,000
Educational services
110,400
782,200
Information
19,600
620,800
Accommodation and food services
16,400
236,200
Health care and social assistance
16,100
159,900
Other services (except public administration)
47,000
141,000
Construction
1,000
48,000
Transportation and warehousing
7,000
28,000
Retail trade
12,000
20,000
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
4,000
12,000
In terms of ownership, in private industry, 158,200 workers were involved in work stoppages that began during the year, resulting in 2,997,400 cumulative days of idleness. One local government and nine state government work stoppages began during 2024, idling 113,300 workers and resulting in 366,700 cumulative days of idleness.
These data are from Work Stoppages Program. Major work stoppages include both worker-initiated strikes and employer-initiated lockouts that involve 1,000 or more workers and last at least one shift during the work week, Monday through Friday excluding federal holidays. To learn more, see "Major Work Stoppages in 2024." Also see work stoppages factsheets.
United States Department of Labor
