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Work Stoppages Home Page

The Work Stoppages program provides monthly and annual data of major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers lasting one full shift or longer. The monthly and annual data show the establishment and union(s) involved in the work stoppage along with the location, the number of workers and the days of idleness.

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Annual Historical Table, 1947-Present (XLSX)

Latest Numbers

Major Work Stoppages

Number of work stoppages involving 1,000 workers or more

Beginning in the period 1(p) in Sep 2021

In effect in the period 4(p) in Sep 2021

Number of workers involved in work stoppages

Beginning in the period 2.0(p) in Sep 2021

In effect in the period 5.9(p) in Sep 2021

Days of idleness resulting from work stoppages

In effect in the period 94.9(p) in Sep 2021

As a percent of working time 0.00%(p,2) in Sep 2021

In 2020 there were 8 major work stoppages, the third lowest number since 1947

02/19/2021

In 2020, 8 major strikes and lockouts began in the year and idled 27,000 workers. Three work stoppages in the educational services industry idled 9,300 workers with a cumulative 56,500 days of idleness lasting a total of 19 workdays.
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Major Work Stoppages for Annual 2021 is scheduled to be released in February 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

8 major work stoppages began during 2020

There were 8 major work stoppages beginning during 2020. This year had the third lowest number of major work stoppages since the data began in 1947. The lowest annual total was 5 in 2009, followed by 7 in 2017. read more »