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Spotlight on Statistics

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May 2012

BLS Spotlight on Statistics: Fashion

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Mass Layoffs

Mass layoff events, fashion-related industires, 1996–2011
Year	Mass layoff events - apparel	Mass layoff events - textile mills	Mass layoff events - leather and allied products	Layoff events for apparel, textile mills, and leather and allied products (as a percentage of events in total nonfarm)
1996	706	228	106	7.1
1997	625	153	104	5.7
1998	605	245	94	6.0
1999	463	218	83	5.2
2000	424	209	76	4.4
2001	433	352	79	3.9
2002	346	272	48	3.2
2003	295	245	48	3.0
2004	220	169	42	2.6
2005	179	160	41	2.2
2006	128	143	26	2.0
2007	131	146	27	1.9
2008	149	179	22	1.6
2009	201	195	28	1.5
2010	134	109	17	1.3
2011	124	182	17	1.7

Source: Mass Layoff Statistics | Chart

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