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Annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, 1947 - Present
Year |
Number of work stoppages in the period |
Number of workers
(in thousands) in the period |
Days of idleness |
Beginning |
In effect |
Beginning |
In effect |
Number
(in thousands) |
Percent of total working time |
1947 |
270 |
|
1,629.0 |
|
25,720.0 |
|
1948 |
245 |
|
1,435.0 |
|
26,127.0 |
0.22 |
1949 |
262 |
|
2,537.0 |
|
43,420.0 |
0.38 |
1950 |
424 |
|
1,698.0 |
|
30,390.0 |
0.26 |
1951 |
415 |
|
1,462.0 |
|
15,070.0 |
0.12 |
1952 |
470 |
|
2,746.0 |
|
48,820.0 |
0.38 |
1953 |
437 |
|
1,623.0 |
|
18,130.0 |
0.14 |
1954 |
265 |
|
1,075.0 |
|
16,630.0 |
0.13 |
1955 |
363 |
|
2,055.0 |
|
21,180.0 |
0.16 |
1956 |
287 |
|
1,370.0 |
|
26,840.0 |
0.20 |
1957 |
279 |
|
887.0 |
|
10,340.0 |
0.07 |
1958 |
332 |
|
1,587.0 |
|
17,900.0 |
0.13 |
1959 |
245 |
|
1,381.0 |
|
60,850.0 |
0.43 |
1960 |
222 |
|
896.0 |
|
13,260.0 |
0.09 |
1961 |
195 |
|
1,031.0 |
|
10,140.0 |
0.07 |
1962 |
211 |
|
793.0 |
|
11,760.0 |
0.08 |
1963 |
181 |
|
512.0 |
|
10,020.0 |
0.07 |
1964 |
246 |
|
1,183.0 |
|
16,220.0 |
0.11 |
1965 |
268 |
|
999.0 |
|
15,140.0 |
0.10 |
1966 |
321 |
|
1,300.0 |
|
16,000.0 |
0.10 |
1967 |
381 |
|
2,192.0 |
|
31,320.0 |
0.18 |
1968 |
392 |
|
1,855.0 |
|
35,367.0 |
0.20 |
1969 |
412 |
|
1,576.0 |
|
29,397.0 |
0.16 |
1970 |
381 |
|
2,468.0 |
|
52,761.0 |
0.29 |
1971 |
298 |
|
2,516.0 |
|
35,538.0 |
0.19 |
1972 |
250 |
|
975.0 |
|
16,764.0 |
0.09 |
1973 |
317 |
|
1,400.0 |
|
16,260.0 |
0.08 |
1974 |
424 |
|
1,796.0 |
|
31,809.0 |
0.16 |
1975 |
235 |
|
965.0 |
|
17,563.0 |
0.09 |
1976 |
231 |
|
1,519.0 |
|
23,962.0 |
0.12 |
1977 |
298 |
|
1,212.0 |
|
21,258.0 |
0.10 |
1978 |
219 |
|
1,006.0 |
|
23,774.0 |
0.11 |
1979 |
235 |
|
1,021.0 |
|
20,409.0 |
0.09 |
1980 |
187 |
|
795.0 |
|
20,844.0 |
0.09 |
1981 |
145 |
151 |
728.9 |
746.5 |
16908.4 |
0.07 |
1982 |
96 |
98 |
655.8 |
661.1 |
9061.2 |
0.04 |
1983 |
81 |
83 |
909.4 |
945.8 |
17460.7 |
0.08 |
1984 |
62 |
68 |
376.0 |
390.9 |
8498.8 |
0.04 |
1985 |
54 |
61 |
323.9 |
335.2 |
7079.1 |
0.03 |
1986 |
69 |
72 |
533.1 |
537.5 |
11860.5 |
0.05 |
1987 |
46 |
51 |
174.4 |
214.7 |
4481.4 |
0.02 |
1988 |
40 |
43 |
118.3 |
121.9 |
4381.4 |
0.02 |
1989 |
51 |
52 |
452.1 |
454.1 |
16996.3 |
0.07 |
1990 |
44 |
50 |
184.9 |
200.3 |
5926.1 |
0.02 |
1991 |
40 |
45 |
392.0 |
412.1 |
4583.6 |
0.02 |
1992 |
35 |
41 |
363.8 |
383.4 |
3989.0 |
0.01 |
1993 |
35 |
36 |
181.9 |
183.5 |
3981.2 |
0.01 |
1994 |
45 |
45 |
322.2 |
322.2 |
5020.5 |
0.02 |
1995 |
31 |
34 |
191.5 |
206.7 |
5771.2 |
0.02 |
1996 |
37 |
38 |
272.7 |
275.2 |
4888.6 |
0.02 |
1997 |
29 |
34 |
338.6 |
350.6 |
4497.1 |
0.01 |
1998 |
34 |
34 |
386.8 |
386.8 |
5115.7 |
0.02 |
1999 |
17 |
21 |
72.6 |
80.4 |
1995.8 |
0.01 |
2000 |
39 |
40 |
393.7 |
396.7 |
20419.4 |
0.06 |
2001 |
29 |
30 |
99.1 |
101.8 |
1151.3 |
|
2002 |
19 |
20 |
45.9 |
46.9 |
659.6 |
|
2003 |
14 |
15 |
129.2 |
130.5 |
4091.2 |
0.01 |
2004 |
17 |
18 |
170.7 |
232.0 |
3344.1 |
0.01 |
2005 |
22 |
24 |
99.6 |
102.1 |
1736.1 |
0.01 |
2006 |
20 |
23 |
70.1 |
76.6 |
2687.5 |
0.01 |
2007 |
21 |
23 |
189.2 |
192.9 |
1264.8 |
|
2008 |
15 |
16 |
72.2 |
82.7 |
1954.1 |
0.01 |
2009 |
5 |
5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
124.1 |
|
2010 |
11 |
11 |
44.5 |
44.5 |
302.3 |
|
2011 |
19 |
19 |
112.5 |
112.5 |
1020.2 |
|
2012 |
19 |
21 |
148.1 |
150.4 |
1130.8 |
|
2013 |
15 |
15 |
54.5 |
54.5 |
289.9 |
|
2014 |
11 |
11 |
34.3 |
34.3 |
200.2 |
|
2015 |
12 |
13 |
47.3 |
49.0 |
740.0 |
|
2016 |
15 |
16 |
99.4 |
101.6 |
1543.4 |
|
2017 |
7 |
7 |
25.3 |
25.3 |
439.8 |
|
2018 |
20 |
21 |
485.2 |
487.0 |
2815.4 |
0.01 |
2019 |
25 |
27 |
425.5 |
428.5 |
3244.3 |
0.01 |
2020 |
8 |
10 |
27.0 |
30.6 |
965.7 |
|
2021 |
16 |
17 |
80.7 |
82.5 |
1551.9 |
|
2022 |
23 |
26 |
120.6 |
126.5 |
2194.5 |
0.01 |
2023 |
33 |
35 |
458.9 |
461.7 |
16673.0 |
0.04 |
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Last Modified Date: February 21, 2024
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