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USDL 06-1365
For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Thursday, August 10, 2006
EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2006
In the second quarter of 2006, employers took 1,213 mass layoff actions in the private, nonfarm sector
that resulted in the separation of 251,341 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of exextended mass layoff actions and affected workers were both slightly higher than a year earlier. (See table
A.) The over-the-year increases were most notable in food and beverage stores, food manufacturing, and
general merchandise stores. In the second quarter of 2006, extended mass layoffs that involve the movement of work within the same company or to a different company, either domestically or outside the U.S.,
occurred in 9 percent of the nonseasonal layoff events and 13 percent of worker separations. (See table B.)
Among employers who anticipated recalling laid-off workers, 50 percent expected to extend the offer to all
laid-off workers, a smaller proportion than a year ago.
The completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of all events and resulted in 125,688 separations during the period. Layoffs due to internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership
change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) represented 15 percent of events and resulted in 42,289
separations, 17 percent of total separations. Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 11 percent of
all events and affected 30,402 workers, with both figures higher than a year ago.
In the second quarter of 2006, the national unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted;
this was down from 5.0 percent in the second quarter 2005. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.7 million, or 1.5 percent, from April-June 2005 to April-June 2006.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Extended mass layoff separations occurred in 330 of the 1,105 detailed industries for which data are
available for the second quarter of 2006. Manufacturing industries accounted for 21 percent of private
nonfarm layoff events and 19 percent of separations during April-June 2006. (See table 1.) The number
of separations in manufacturing (48,969) was higher than in the second quarter of 2005. In the second
quarter of 2006, the highest number of separations in this sector were in food manufacturing (12,596),
followed by transportation equipment manufacturing (11,985).
Transportation and warehousing accounted for 10 percent of private nonfarm layoff events and 12 percent of separations, primarily in school and employee bus transportation. Layoffs in the accommodation and
food services sector made up 10 percent of events and 12 percent of separations, mostly in food services
and drinking places. The professional and technical services sector comprised 4 percent of events and 11
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Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period
2002
January-March ..........
April-June .................
July-September .........
October-December ...
2003
January-March ..........
April-June .................
July-September .........
October-December ...
2004
January-March ..........
April-June .................
July-September .........
October-December....
2005
January-March ..........
April-June r.................
July-September r.........
r
October-December ...
2006
January-March r..........
April-June p.................
r
p
Layoff events
Separations
Initial claimants
1,611
1,624
1,186
1,916
299,266
344,606
255,152
373,307
292,998
299,598
254,955
370,592
1,502
1,799
1,190
1,690
286,947
368,273
236,333
325,333
297,608
348,966
227,909
326,328
1,339
1,358
886
1,427
276,503
278,831
164,608
273,967
238,392
254,063
148,575
262,049
1,142
1,203
1,136
1,400
186,506
246,099
201,878
250,178
185,486
212,673
190,180
246,169
963
1,213
181,010
251,341
189,634
184,543
= revised.
= preliminary.
percent of separations, mostly in tax preparation services. Cutbacks in arts, entertainment, and recreation
accounted for 4 percent of events and 8 percent of separations and were concentrated in amusements,
gambling, and recreation.
Information technology-producing industries (communications equipment, communications services,
computer hardware, and software and computer services) accounted for 2 percent of layoff events and
worker separations in the second quarter of 2006. In the second quarter of 2005, these industries accounted for 4 percent of layoff events and 3 percent of all separations. Layoffs in the information technology-producing industries in the second quarter of 2006 were most numerous in computer hardware,
with 2,900 separations, followed by software and computer services. (See table 6.)
Reasons for Extended Layoff
Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 37 percent of the extended layoff events
and resulted in 125,688 separations in the second quarter of 2006. (See table 2.) Seasonal layoffs were
most numerous in professional and technical services (tax preparation services) and in transit and ground
passenger transportation (school and employee bus transportation).
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Table B. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures,
p
second quarter 2006
Action
Layoff events
Separations
Total private nonfarm .............................
1,213
251,341
Total, excluding seasonal and ...........
vacation events 1.............................
686
112,108
Total events with movement
of work 2...................................
65
14,796
Movement of work actions ......
With separations reported ....
With separations unknown ...
93
60
33
(3 )
8,802
(3 )
1
The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff
was either seasonal work or vacation period.
2
A layoff event can involve more than one movement of work action.
3
Data not available.
p = preliminary.
Internal company restructuring (due to bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and
reorganization) accounted for 15 percent of layoff events and resulted in 42,289 separations. These layoffs
were mostly among workers in transportation equipment manufacturing, credit intermediation and related
activities, and food and beverage stores. Over half of both the internal company restructuring layoff events
and separations were due to reorganization within the company. Layoffs due to reorganization were primarily
in transportation equipment manufacturing, credit intermediation and related activities, and food manufacturing.
Movement of Work
In the second quarter of 2006, 65 extended mass layoff events involved the movement of work; this
was about 9 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding those for seasonal and vacation reasons.
(See table B.) These movements of work were to other U.S. locations or to locations outside of the U.S.,
and they occurred either within the same company or to other companies. The extended mass layoff events
involving movement of work were associated with the separation of 14,796 workers, about 13 percent of all
separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. A year earlier, 73 layoff events and
12,040 separations were associated with the movement of work. (See table 10.)
Among the 65 extended mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2006 with reported relocation of
work, 68 percent were permanent closures of worksites, which affected 10,159 workers. In comparison,
for the 1,213 total layoff events reported for the quarter, only 11 percent involved the permanent closure of
the worksites.
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Table C. Movement of work actions by type of separation where the
number of separations is known by employers, second quarter 2006 p
Activities
With separations reported .........
Actions 1
Separations
60
8,802
Out of country ..........................
Within company .....................
Different company..................
20
18
2
2,367
2,246
121
Domestic relocations ................
Within company .....................
Different company..................
40
34
6
6,435
5,743
692
Within company ........................
Domestic ...............................
Out of country .......................
52
34
18
7,989
5,743
2,246
Different company.....................
Domestic ...............................
Out of country .......................
8
6
2
813
692
121
By location
By company
1
Only actions for which separations associated with the movement
of work were reported are shown.
p
= preliminary.
Of the layoffs involving the movement of work, 66 percent of both the events and laid-off workers were
from manufacturing industries during the second quarter of 2006. (See table 7.) Among all private nonfarm
extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 21 percent of the events and 19 percent of the separations.
Internal company restructuring (bankruptcy, business ownership change, financial difficulty, and reorganization) accounted for 83 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 11,908
separations during the second quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorganization within the
company. In contrast, only 15 percent of the layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were
because of internal company restructuring.
Among the regions, the Midwest and the West accounted for the largest proportions of workers in
extended mass layoffs associated with the movement of work, 33 and 32 percent, respectively. The South
had 26 percent of such layoffs, and the Northeast had 9 percent.
Some extended mass layoff events involve more than one relocation of work action. For example, an
extended mass layoff event at an establishment may involve job loss due to movement of work to both another domestic location of the company and a location out of the country. This would be counted as two
movement of work actions. The 65 extended layoff events with movement of work for the second quarter
of 2006 involved 93 identifiable relocations of work. (See table B.) An identifiable relocation of work
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Table D. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended
layoff, second quarter 2005—second quarter 2006
Percentage of events
Nature of the recall
II
2005
III
2005
IV
2005
I
r
2006
II
p
2006
Anticipate a recall ...............
61.8
39.5
68.9
43.1
58.6
89.4
59.5
78.8
57.9
90.0
37.1
83.9
55.2
89.2
60.5
92.9
51.1
80.2
43.2
92.6
50.5
88.0
38.1
92.8
49.5
Timeframe
Within 6 months ..................
Within 3 months .................
Size
At least half .........................
All workers........................
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
occurs when the employer provides sufficient information on the new location of work and/or the number
of workers affected by the movement. Of the 93 relocations, employers were able to provide information
on the specific separations associated with the movement of work component of the layoff in 60 actions
involving 8,802 workers, or 65 percent of the 93 actions for the second quarter of 2006. Thus, a range
of 8,802 (separations in movement of work actions where the employer was able to provide specific detail)
to 14,796 (total separations in all layoff events that included movement of work) is established for separations
due to the movement of work in the second quarter. (See table 10.)
In the 60 actions where employers were able to provide more complete separations information, 87 percent of relocations (52 out of 60) occurred among establishments within the same company. (See table C.)
In 65 percent of these relocations (34 out of 52), the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in
the U.S.
Thirty-three percent of the movement-of-work relocations—both within the company and to other companies—involved out-of-country moves (20 out of 60). The separation of 2,367 workers was associated
with out-of-country relocations, 2 percent of all nonseasonal/nonvacation extended mass layoff separations.
Domestic relocation of work—both within the company and to other companies—affected 6,435 workers.
(See table 11.)
Recall Expectations
Fifty-nine percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the second quarter of 2006 indicated they
anticipated some type of recall. This compares with 62 percent of the employers anticipating a recall a year
earlier. (See table D.) Most employers not expecting a recall during the second quarter were from administrative and support services and specialty trade contracting.
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Table E. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff,
p
April-June 2006
Layoff events
Size
Separations
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Total............
1,213
100.0
251,341
100.0
50-99................
100-149............
150-199............
200-299............
300-499............
500-999............
1,000 or more....
515
257
144
119
99
49
30
42.5
21.2
11.9
9.8
8.2
4.0
2.5
37,136
29,534
24,233
27,908
36,683
32,651
63,196
14.8
11.8
9.6
11.1
14.6
13.0
25.1
p = preliminary.
Among establishments expecting a recall, most employers expected to recall over one-half of the
separated employees and to do so within 6 months. Fifty percent of the employers expected to extend
the offer to all laid-off workers.
Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 96 percent of the employers
expected a recall), employers expected to recall laid-off workers in 29 percent of the events. A year earlier,
30 percent of employers expected a recall in nonseasonal and nonvacation events. In layoff events due to
internal company restructuring, employers anticipated a recall in only 4 percent of the events.
Size of Extended Layoff
Layoff events during the second quarter continued to be concentrated at the lower end of the extended
layoff-size spectrum, with 64 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. These events, however, accounted
for only 27 percent of all separations. (See table E.) Separations involving 500 or more workers, while
comprising 7 percent of the events, accounted for 38 percent of all separations, up from 36 percent in AprilJune 2005. The average size of layoffs (as measured by separations per layoff event) differed widely by
industry, ranging from a low of 71 separations in hospitals to a high of 788 in amusements, gambling, and
recreation.
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 184,534 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass
layoffs in the second quarter of 2006. Of these claimants, 17 percent were black, 14 percent were Hispanic,
55 percent were women, 33 percent were 30 to 44 years of age, and 22 percent were 55 years of age or
older. (See table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 percent were black,
14 percent were Hispanic, 46 percent were women, 34 percent were age 30 to 44, and 17 percent were 55
years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
In the second quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the
West (83,452), followed by the Midwest (69,331), the Northeast (52,461), and the South (46,097). (See
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Table F. Mass layoff events and separations, selected metropolitan areas
Events
Metropolitan area
II
r
2005
Separations
II p
2006
II
r
2005
II
p
2006
Total, nonmetropolitan areas...............................
158
154
28,749
28,678
Total, 367 metropolitan areas .............................
650
651
108,706
103,144
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ....
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis...........
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long ..........
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ..................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, ...................
Pa.-N.J.-De.-Md. ........................................
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ..........
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla. .....
Salt Lake City, Utah.......................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. .......................
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ........
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ..........
39
40
69
42
7,828
9,236
12,978
8,106
62
61
11,708
7,506
27
5
17
5
26
7
13
23
13
15
6
28
12
22
2,958
453
4,106
2,620
3,065
2,139
1,355
4,008
3,046
3,030
2,877
2,835
2,550
2,511
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are defined in
Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 06-01, December 5, 2005.
table 4.) Separations in the West were mainly in the amusements, gambling, and recreation industry and in
the professional and technical services industry.
The West region reported the only over-the-year increase (+20,953) in separations. The other three
regions reported over-the-year decreases in separations, with the largest decrease occurring in the Midwest
(-6,452), followed by the Northeast (-4,810) and the South (-4,449). Four of the nine geographic divisions
reported over-the-year increases in laid-off workers, with the largest increases occurring in the Pacific
(+26,949) and New England (+3,579) divisions. The Middle Atlantic division reported the largest decline
in separations (-8,389), followed by the East North Central division (-7,575).
Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in
California (51,740), followed by Illinois (23,798), Florida (21,520), and New Jersey (16,190). These four
states accounted for 40 percent of total layoff events and 45 percent of separations during the second quarter
of 2006. They were followed by Michigan (12,655), New York (12,617), Colorado (12,566), and Ohio
(12,344). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal work, California reported the
most laid-off workers (30,235), largely due to layoffs in computer and electronic product manufacturing and
specialty trade contractors.
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Over the year, California reported the greatest increase in workers laid off for all reasons during the
second quarter (+25,877), followed by Connecticut (+3,055). The largest decreases occurred in New
York (-5,978), Illinois (-4,192), and Indiana (-3,234).
Fifty-four percent of events and 41 percent of separations (103,144) occurred in metropolitan areas in
the second quarter of 2006, compared with 54 percent of events and 44 percent of separations (108,706)
during the second quarter of 2005. Among the 367 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa
Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of separations, 12,978, in the second quarter of 2006. Next was
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., with 8,106 separations, and New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., with 7,506 separations. (See table F.) Employers located in nonmetropolitan areas
separated 28,678 workers in mass layoffs, down from 28,749 workers in the second quarter of 2005.
Note
The quarterly series on extended mass layoffs cover layoffs of at least 31-days duration that involve
50 or more individuals from a single establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a
consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered at an establishment, the
employer is contacted for additional information. Data for the second quarter are preliminary and subject to
revision. This release also includes revised data for previous quarters. Data are not seasonally adjusted, but
survey data suggest that there is a seasonal pattern to layoffs. Thus, comparisons between consecutive quarters should not be used as an indicator of trend.
For additional information about the program, see the Technical Note.
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The report on Mass Layoffs in July 2006 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 23, 2006.
Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state
program which identifies, describes, and tracks the effects of
major job cutbacks, using data from each state’s unemployment
insurance database. Establishments which have at least 50
initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week
period are contacted by the state agency to determine whether
these separations are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so,
information is obtained on the total number of persons
separated and the reasons for these separations.
Establishments are identified according to industry
classification and location, and unemployment insurance
claimants are identified by such demographic factors as age,
race, gender, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program
yields information on an individual’s entire spell of
unemployment, to the point when regular unemployment
insurance benefits are exhausted.
Definitions
Establishment. A unit at a single physical location at which
predominantly one type of economic activity is conducted.
Extended layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for
unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment during
a 5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than
30 days.
Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of
unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of
entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a
subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or
period of eligibility.
Layoff. The separation of persons from an employer as part
of a mass layoff event. (See below.) Such layoffs involve both
persons subject to recall and those who are terminated by the
establishment.
Mass layoff. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment
insurance benefits from an establishment beginning in a given
month, regardless of duration.
Worksite closure. The complete closure of either multi-unit
or single-unit establishments or the partial closure of a multiunit establishment where entire worksites affected by layoffs
are closed or planned to be closed.
Movement of work concepts and questions
Because of the employer interview component, the BLS
decided to use the MLS program as a vehicle for collecting
additional information on offshoring and outsourcing
associated with job loss, by adding questions that address
movement of work. The term “moving work” means that the
company experiencing the layoff has reassigned work activities
that were performed at a worksite by the company’s employees
(1) to another worksite within the company; (2) to another
company under formal arrangements at the same worksite; or (3)
to another company under formal arrangements at another
worksite. The type of work activities subject to movement can
include accounting, customer service, cleaning, warehousing, etc.
“Overseas relocation” is the movement of work from within
the U.S. to locations outside of the U.S. “Overseas relocation”
can occur within the same company and involve movement of
work to a different location of that company outside of the U.S.,
or to a different company altogether.
“Domestic relocation” is the movement of work to other
locations inside the U.S., either within the same company or to
a different company.
“Overseas relocation” and “domestic relocation” are no
longer used in the same way as they were in earlier extended
mass layoff news releases. Therefore, the data presented in this
news release are not comparable to those that were presented
in earlier news releases.
Questions on movement of work and location are asked for
all identified layoff events when the reason for separation is
other than “seasonal work” or “vacation period.” Seasonal and
vacation layoff events were excluded because movement of
work appears unlikely.
Questions on movement of work are asked after the analyst
verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30
days, and obtained the total number of workers separated from
jobs, the date the layoff began, and the economic reason for the
layoff. If the reason for layoff is other than seasonal or vacation,
the employer was asked the following:
(1) “Did this layoff include your company moving work from
this location(s) to a different geographic location(s) within your
company?”
(2) “Did this layoff include your company moving work that
was performed in-house by your employees to a different
company, through contractual arrangements?”
A “yes” response to either question is followed by:
“Is the location inside or outside of the U.S.?” and “How
many of the layoffs were a result of this relocation?”
Layoff actions are classified as “overseas relocation” if the
employer responds “yes” to questions 1 and/or 2, and indicates
that the location(s) was outside of the U.S. Domestic relocation
is determined if the employer responds “yes” to questions 1
and/or 2 and indicates that the location(s) was within the U.S.
After asking the movement of work questions, the employer
interview continues and responses are obtained for questions
on recall expectations and open/closed status of the worksite.
Reliability of the data
The identification of establishments and layoff events in the
MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is
based on administrative data on covered establishments and
unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject
to issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors
such as typographical errors may occur but are not likely to be
significant. While the MLS establishments and layoff events
are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are
asked the employer interview questions, the employer
responses are subject to nonsampling error. Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the inability to obtain
information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of
respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in
the collection or processing of the data. For the second quarter
of 2006, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview
accounted for 3.6 percent of all private nonfarm events.
Although included in the total number of instances involving
the movement of work, for the second quarter, employers in 33
relocations were unable to provide the number of separations
specifically associated with the movement of work, 5 of which
involved out-of-country moves.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
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Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Industry
Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................
Mining ..............................................................
Utilities .............................................................
Construction ....................................................
Manufacturing .................................................
Food ...........................................................
Beverage and tobacco products ................
Textile mills ................................................
Textile product mills ...................................
Apparel .......................................................
Leather and allied products ........................
Wood products ...........................................
Paper ..........................................................
Printing and related support activities ........
Petroleum and coal products .....................
Chemicals .................................................
Plastics and rubber products ......................
Nonmetallic mineral products .....................
Primary metals ...........................................
Fabricated metal products ..........................
Machinery ...................................................
Computer and electronic products .............
Electrical equipment and appliances .........
Transportation equipment ..........................
Furniture and related products ...................
Miscellaneous manufacturing .....................
II
I
II
II
I
II
II
I
II
2005
2006r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
1,203
963
1,213
246,099
181,010
251,341
212,673
189,634
184,534
–
( )
5
110
269
60
(2)
192
301
58
9
9
4
16
(2)
(2)
3
13
–
6
5
11
–
2
( )
11
9
11
18
19
24
13
45
13
3
Wholesale trade ..............................................
Retail trade ......................................................
Transportation and warehousing .....................
Information ......................................................
Finance and insurance ....................................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................
Professional and technical services ................
Management of companies and enterprises ...
Administrative and waste services ..................
Educational services .......................................
Health care and social assistance ...................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .................
Accommodation and food services .................
Other services, except public administration ...
19
42
132
32
27
6
64
4
107
7
167
34
117
61
Unclassified .....................................................
–
1
2
(2)
12
7
10
(2)
4
3
145
256
62
–
771
15,242
44,231
9,496
(2)
13
4
9
(2)
(2)
243
1,594
–
690
389
1,682
–
(2)
8
14
10
–
2
( )
7
20
14
11
14
19
18
13
36
11
9
8
10
7
8
6
15
20
7
39
7
5
1,161
1,236
1,885
2,958
2,415
3,651
2,633
11,266
1,770
213
15
115
44
28
30
16
63
125
32
43
8
51
4
101
10
139
43
118
52
3,726
9,521
30,966
6,694
5,048
983
27,253
499
18,067
573
22,871
20,476
30,416
8,762
(2)
28
5
99
(2)
22
23
46
5
–
–
For the second quarter of 2006, data on layoffs were reported by employers
in all states and the District of Columbia. Due to budget constraints in the MLS
program, beginning with data for the first quarter of 2004, the scope of quarterly
extended mass layoffs and plant closings has been redefined to cover only the
private nonfarm economy. Quarterly information on layoff events in agriculture
and government are no longer being collected. However, the monthly reporting
of the MLS program in the release, Mass Layoffs , which is based only on
2
( )
(2)
21,341
60,980
10,916
1,515
849
285
2,290
(2)
1,255
951
1,252
(2)
597
509
15,314
48,969
12,596
–
683
17,867
48,069
10,273
(2)
1,687
465
1,357
(2)
(2)
275
1,656
–
780
447
1,754
–
(2)
1,118
1,812
1,352
–
2
( )
758
2,475
1,426
4,769
1,595
3,066
2,740
3,680
18,204
1,557
892
1,016
1,505
2,073
1,080
569
3,239
4,491
947
11,985
730
659
1,765
1,363
1,940
2,627
2,868
3,847
4,083
11,619
1,840
269
2,279
35,129
11,616
4,212
4,773
3,566
18,554
29,668
5,340
6,955
733
28,574
342
16,299
1,207
17,393
21,271
29,113
6,937
3,180
9,114
28,017
6,901
5,603
1,031
16,025
405
19,112
774
18,610
3,742
25,392
8,148
(2)
3,619
680
20,682
(2)
2,626
3,432
7,386
866
–
–
–
–
2
( )
(2)
25,850
74,001
12,072
1,531
996
496
2,214
(2)
1,678
809
1,245
(2)
431
432
15,314
39,857
8,121
(2)
1,865
631
1,047
(2)
861
1,088
998
–
663
2,490
1,713
3,817
1,950
1,913
4,193
3,774
29,581
1,688
737
628
1,144
875
799
453
2,301
2,438
629
14,383
615
547
1,485
28,373
9,559
6,202
4,766
2,328
14,117
21,572
8,093
5,223
542
13,706
282
13,943
874
13,511
4,028
24,410
5,871
(2)
4,889
613
19,569
(2)
2,036
2,853
7,609
653
–
administrative data, will be unaffected and will continue to cover the
total economy.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
–
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Reason for layoff
1
Total, private nonfarm .........................
II
I
II
II
I
II
II
I
II
2005
2006
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
1,203
963
1,213
246,099
181,010
251,341
212,673
189,634
184,534
r
2
2
2
2
2
( )
( )
( )
18
20
18
207
35
10
5
(2)
(2)
18
31
16
214
42
9
2
( )
–
(2)
7
29
15
270
28
14
6
(2)
–
Natural disaster .......................................
Non-natural disaster ................................
Plant or machine repair ...........................
Product line discontinued ........................
Reorganization within company ...............
Seasonal work .........................................
Slack work ...............................................
Vacation period ........................................
Weather-related .......................................
Other ........................................................
Not reported .............................................
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
(2)
8
105
484
127
84
(2)
22
54
(2)
11
116
246
122
(2)
36
21
66
3,999
8,832
2,233
30,849
8,346
1,398
2
( )
–
(2)
(2)
2,600
16,885
123,834
18,313
13,893
(2)
3,917
12,431
(2)
1,728
28,685
41,425
21,119
(2)
3,696
3,227
17,070
4,049
8,671
2,677
34,633
5,262
1,709
1,420
(2)
–
( )
(2)
2,137
24,307
125,688
14,189
13,545
294
2,563
8,647
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
( )
2
( )
4,159
6,140
2,207
32,816
5,402
1,582
965
(2)
(2)
( )
2
Automation ..............................................
Bankruptcy ...............................................
Business ownership change ....................
Contract cancellation ...............................
Contract completed .................................
Financial difficulty ....................................
Import competition ...................................
Labor dispute ...........................................
Material shortage .....................................
Model changeover ...................................
( )
(2)
7
118
445
95
82
5
20
62
( )
2
2,892
4,468
2,124
37,000
4,689
1,016
870
(2)
(2)
(2)
1,681
16,380
84,547
27,258
12,802
(2)
3,761
12,077
( )
3,121
7,393
2,732
36,616
7,305
1,230
2
( )
–
(2)
(2)
2,244
32,930
40,947
26,901
(2)
3,931
2,477
16,139
2
( )
784
3,995
2,039
32,625
2,806
1,669
1,066
(2)
–
–
(2)
(2)
568
24,638
76,219
14,149
11,611
297
2,122
8,484
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, first and second quarters, 2006
Percent of total
Total
Layoff events
initial
claimants
State
Total, private nonfarm1 ...........
Alabama ......................................
Alaska ..........................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas .....................................
California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware .....................................
District of Columbia .....................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
Hawaii ..........................................
Idaho ...........................................
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa .............................................
Kansas ........................................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Maine ...........................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts ............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Mississippi ...................................
Missouri .......................................
Montana ......................................
Nebraska .....................................
Nevada ........................................
New Hampshire ...........................
New Jersey ..................................
New Mexico .................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina .............................
North Dakota ...............................
Ohio .............................................
Oklahoma ....................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
Rhode Island ...............................
South Carolina .............................
South Dakota ...............................
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah .............................................
Vermont .......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington .................................
West Virginia ...............................
Wisconsin ....................................
Wyoming .....................................
Puerto Rico ..................................
Hispanic
origin
Black
Persons age 55
and over
Women
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
I
II
2006r
2006p
2006r
2006p
2006r
2006p
2006r
2006p
2006r
2006p
2006r
2006p
963
1,213
189,634
184,534
17.1
16.5
12.6
13.8
39.6
54.7
18.2
22.5
7
16
9
3
(2)
243
9
25
(2)
(2)
106
28
9
3
1,018
(2)
733
–
32,786
927
2,725
–
–
8,904
2,715
451
397
2,273
1,361
442
(2)
32,443
1,179
3,441
(2)
(2)
13,952
4,519
790
515
46.7
1.2
3.0
–
9.1
7.3
16.7
–
–
16.4
56.8
.7
.5
63.5
3.6
3.8
27.4
8.8
5.1
10.8
14.0
70.5
18.8
53.5
3.7
.8
2.8
2.4
30.0
–
33.7
26.0
12.3
–
–
33.3
.7
22.4
15.6
2.7
18.7
59.7
1.1
31.2
25.4
8.5
1.4
7.4
31.4
1.1
22.4
46.4
44.0
34.9
47.3
–
40.3
53.0
33.0
–
–
45.3
45.3
22.0
49.1
81.2
41.1
43.2
60.0
45.3
58.4
68.4
19.5
68.4
51.5
58.8
45.8
61.7
16.5
10.8
21.8
–
15.5
18.9
20.8
–
–
22.4
15.3
13.1
23.9
19.4
23.9
24.7
19.6
17.8
16.0
24.3
16.4
22.1
22.3
16.9
23.5
36.7
91
11
5
12
13
15
14,642
4,066
16,913
1,381
810
1,202
1,254
1,565
24.9
12.2
1.5
9.8
9.0
63.3
2.1
49.0
10.4
23.5
6.4
39.8
22.2
22.7
6.7
.9
17.3
9.3
71.8
.3
51.2
12.4
17.6
8.7
83.4
21.4
11.6
4.4
6.2
2.1
.3
2.7
.2
.5
.6
2.3
3.7
4.2
.5
10.6
5.4
.7
1.4
.6
1.2
–
.2
3.3
3.0
7.5
.5
.3
42.3
25.8
50.3
39.9
45.8
54.6
54.1
54.7
50.6
32.2
26.7
54.6
53.8
61.9
43.3
70.4
65.6
62.4
92.3
57.2
73.3
56.1
45.7
45.4
80.0
76.9
15.4
14.5
22.6
25.4
16.5
3.7
21.5
19.9
19.8
19.3
16.7
15.2
18.7
21.6
12.4
28.6
21.0
19.0
21.1
11.6
45.3
24.7
21.2
22.6
11.5
26.8
–
13.0
12.1
9.8
21.8
–
11.7
41.4
–
12.2
15.2
2.1
9.9
–
11.2
23.4
2.8
17.5
.7
12.0
43.5
–
18.7
–
1.7
9.2
4.3
19.8
19.6
5.2
13.0
98.1
6.6
6.1
–
2.3
8.0
29.1
3.7
–
19.6
12.1
1.7
8.1
46.0
8.8
3.5
–
3.5
–
11.2
4.2
11.3
47.9
59.8
51.0
56.0
85.2
40.9
44.4
–
28.8
52.8
41.4
41.8
–
48.1
70.8
52.9
74.5
41.3
50.7
52.6
13.6
52.5
–
69.1
55.3
26.5
16.4
36.0
20.3
26.2
14.8
19.9
18.9
–
16.7
12.4
16.4
21.8
–
21.7
24.6
31.8
34.9
16.3
22.6
25.6
14.8
16.3
–
30.6
30.2
4.0
63.4
.6
15.5
20.0
.7
–
33.3
8.5
.2
3.3
–
1.8
51.4
–
40.6
18.8
2.0
.7
30.5
5.5
.7
10.3
–
14.7
–
9.9
–
35.8
24.7
–
2.8
21.8
–
13.0
6.0
9.3
.5
–
.3
47.1
7.7
.4
2.9
14.3
–
4.2
–
52.4
67.1
28.6
55.2
43.6
74.0
14.8
36.4
32.3
22.9
40.1
31.3
79.8
52.5
79.5
48.9
50.1
62.7
42.5
51.3
42.2
25.7
55.3
31.7
31.9
3.7
18.0
29.7
13.7
10.5
15.4
18.1
13.5
34.9
18.8
19.3
32.4
3.0
47.7
27.1
15.7
12.6
17.3
22.5
24.2
24.8
28.2
2.4
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
58.2
46.9
9.7
23.4
(2)
4
–
185
8
9
–
–
52
18
4
5
76
25
(2)
3
25
12
5
14
18
71
23
7
13
3
3
(2)
3
17
(2)
3
26
75
23
6
32
–
4
4
5
51
4
92
13
(2)
429
2,909
1,356
841
1,712
2,471
33,266
3,001
787
1,813
257
445
(2)
286
2,352
(2)
461
3,916
16,372
2,251
626
3,352
–
428
824
544
11,773
424
16,909
1,309
(2)
98
18
–
45
4
7
59
(2)
56
–
24
73
(2)
18,520
2,233
–
9,154
500
1,000
14,637
5
7
4
8
401
1,182
871
1,241
(2)
2,138
3,793
296
(2)
5,372
(2)
616
4,106
1,017
1,128
1,022
1,810
460
4,871
(2)
(2)
(2)
14
17
3
(2)
13
24
(2)
26
(2)
13
(2)
7
29
9
7
5
16
5
24
(2)
4
(2)
4,464
3,185
3,490
(2)
6,187
–
3,708
11,770
883
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
= revised.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
p
= preliminary.
3
Data are not available.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Census region and division
1
II
I
II
II
I
II
II
I
II
2005
2006
r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
United States ..................................
1,203
963
1,213
246,099
181,010
251,341
212,673
189,634
184,534
Northeast .................................................
269
216
285
57,271
32,795
52,461
54,538
42,395
50,644
New England ........................................
Middle Atlantic ......................................
50
219
42
174
69
216
10,981
46,290
10,545
22,250
14,560
37,901
9,775
44,763
6,886
35,509
10,192
40,452
South ........................................................
290
210
259
50,546
38,543
46,097
46,846
34,112
35,278
South Atlantic .......................................
East South Central ...............................
West South Central ..............................
178
39
73
124
53
33
171
42
46
30,876
7,185
12,485
23,531
9,133
5,879
31,760
6,788
7,549
27,888
4,602
14,356
21,611
6,852
5,649
24,568
4,769
5,941
Midwest ....................................................
394
289
335
75,783
65,384
69,331
73,348
72,544
54,017
East North Central ...............................
West North Central ..............................
315
79
243
46
257
78
63,403
12,380
59,266
6,118
55,828
13,503
60,496
12,852
66,500
6,044
45,724
8,293
West .........................................................
250
248
334
62,499
44,288
83,452
37,941
40,583
44,595
Mountain ..............................................
Pacific ..................................................
54
196
27
221
33
301
25,463
37,036
5,835
38,453
19,467
63,985
6,152
31,789
3,078
37,505
4,483
40,112
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey,
New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California,
Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
State
1
II
I
2005
2006
Total, private nonfarm ........................
1,203
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska ......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
California ..................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Connecticut ..............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida ......................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Hawaii ......................................................
Idaho ........................................................
3
9
9
6
134
12
13
2
( )
–
112
26
5
8
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana .....................................................
Iowa .........................................................
Kansas .....................................................
Kentucky ..................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine .......................................................
Maryland ..................................................
Massachusetts .........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota ................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
104
24
7
13
18
23
6
Montana ...................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire .......................................
New Jersey ..............................................
New Mexico .............................................
New York .................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio .........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon .....................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
Rhode Island ............................................
South Carolina .........................................
South Dakota ...........................................
Tennessee ...............................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah .........................................................
Vermont ...................................................
Virginia .....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ..................................................
Puerto Rico ..............................................
II
p
I
r
2006
2005
II
r
II
p
2006
2006
I
r
2005
II
r
2006
p
2006
963
1,213
246,099
181,010
251,341
212,673
189,634
184,534
7
16
9
3
2
( )
243
9
25
2
( )
2
( )
106
28
9
3
232
1,264
3,412
1,266
25,863
14,811
3,532
2
( )
–
20,309
3,298
478
925
907
(2)
1,202
–
32,047
2,379
5,405
–
–
10,230
2,442
464
430
2,780
3,941
868
2
( )
51,740
12,566
6,587
2
( )
2
( )
21,520
3,750
1,080
570
343
1,264
1,513
1,009
21,655
1,500
3,214
2
( )
–
16,197
3,992
466
762
1,018
(2)
733
–
32,786
927
2,725
–
–
8,904
2,715
451
397
2,273
1,361
442
2
( )
32,443
1,179
3,441
2
( )
2
( )
13,952
4,519
790
515
91
11
5
12
13
15
27,990
5,419
1,125
2,566
1,853
3,654
2,020
16,954
3,698
23,798
2,185
1,387
2,119
1,444
2,488
23,572
5,276
888
2,225
1,818
3,268
862
14,642
4,066
16,913
1,381
810
1,202
1,254
1,565
(2)
4
–
185
8
9
–
–
52
18
4
5
76
25
(2)
3
25
12
5
14
18
71
23
7
13
(2)
16
73
23
11
26
7
8
3
5
54
4
93
9
II
r
3
3
(2)
3
17
(2)
3
26
75
23
6
32
(2)
3,111
12,049
3,190
3,786
4,467
4
4
5
51
4
92
13
1,276
791
320
588
19,035
538
18,595
759
–
(2)
550
3,841
2,618
1,457
1,707
2,664
19,047
2,811
920
1,774
257
566
(2)
286
3,666
(2)
429
2,909
1,356
841
1,712
2,471
33,266
3,001
787
1,813
(2)
461
4,246
12,655
2,705
1,441
5,715
(2)
3,392
13,805
4,076
1,408
4,443
–
1,327
900
564
16,190
414
12,617
1,290
555
983
320
591
13,385
538
17,226
937
(2)
12,344
–
5,042
9,094
(2)
10,700
(2)
3,799
14,152
(2)
18,520
2,233
–
9,154
500
1,000
14,637
257
445
(2)
286
2,352
(2)
461
3,916
16,372
2,251
626
3,352
–
428
824
544
11,773
424
16,909
1,309
(2)
56
–
24
73
(2)
10,470
(2)
19
72
(2)
98
18
–
45
4
7
59
(2)
4,550
8,660
(2)
12,148
2,053
–
14,195
339
2,604
6,436
3
11
5
7
4
8
317
1,798
472
1,067
1,010
1,115
303
2,015
401
1,182
871
1,241
(2)
1,314
6,702
3,381
1,413
2,393
4,881
463
7,475
(2)
(2)
3,465
2,922
430
( )
5,372
(2)
(2)
1,123
4,790
3,199
1,128
1,279
2,182
741
4,846
(2)
(2)
1,033
9,917
884
1,413
2,377
4,605
479
7,143
(2)
(2)
2,138
3,793
296
( )
26
(2)
7
29
9
7
5
16
5
24
(2)
( )
5,372
(2)
(2)
616
4,106
1,017
1,128
1,022
1,810
460
4,871
(2)
13
4
3,655
1,231
555
6,946
3,490
883
(2)
76
(2)
7
43
10
7
12
29
4
38
(2)
26
(2)
14
17
3
2
( )
13
24
2
(2)
2
( )
5,079
3,255
2
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
2
( )
4,464
3,185
2
(2)
6,187
–
3,708
11,770
Table 6. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 1999-2006
Information technology-producing industries1
Total extended
mass layoffs
Year
Layoff
events
Separations
Computer
Software and
Communications
hardware2
computer services3
equipment4
Layoff
events
Layoff
events
Separations
Separations
Layoff
events
Communications
services 5
Separations
Layoff
events
Separations
1999
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,262
1,194
898
1,202
230,711
246,251
184,429
240,060
35
28
22
18
4,363
3,891
11,546
2,757
10
7
7
5
1,796
1,731
1,141
526
10
8
5
4
1,600
1,097
840
807
Total ..................................................
4,556
901,451
103
22,557
29
5,194
27
4,344
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,081
1,055
817
1,638
202,500
205,861
174,628
332,973
22
18
10
16
5,195
8,862
1,678
3,070
14
22
12
22
2,717
9,114
1,422
3,521
9
7
4
5
1,402
805
1,465
946
4
7
6
7
771
977
1,280
1,020
Total ..................................................
4,591
915,962
66
18,805
70
16,774
25
4,618
24
4,048
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,546
1,828
1,629
2,372
304,171
430,499
330,391
459,771
91
161
142
109
20,991
38,986
24,813
17,797
44
87
55
56
7,963
12,943
6,820
8,290
22
36
39
43
4,441
12,109
8,200
10,124
24
28
36
48
5,312
6,386
7,134
11,252
Total ..................................................
7,375
1,524,832
503
102,587
242
36,016
140
34,874
136
30,084
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,611
1,624
1,186
1,916
299,266
344,606
255,152
373,307
84
69
76
74
18,574
11,764
15,017
14,298
39
49
42
32
4,442
5,454
5,415
7,071
32
27
34
19
8,192
4,870
6,529
3,645
42
53
42
39
6,664
8,538
7,945
8,987
Total ..................................................
6,337
1,272,331
303
59,653
162
22,382
112
23,236
176
32,134
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,502
1,799
1,190
1,690
286,947
368,273
236,333
325,333
71
54
46
25
11,900
9,221
6,488
5,080
33
27
26
14
5,689
4,124
4,433
1,984
23
21
9
9
4,402
3,098
1,289
1,619
41
29
15
28
6,591
5,891
2,604
6,635
Total ..................................................
6,181
1,216,886
196
32,689
100
16,230
62
10,408
113
21,721
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,339
1,358
886
1,427
276,503
278,831
164,608
273,967
27
18
13
18
3,222
2,959
2,288
3,055
16
21
15
10
2,992
3,576
1,617
1,547
8
4
4
894
–
430
563
23
22
13
23
4,197
5,295
4,317
3,457
Total ..................................................
5,010
993,909
76
11,524
62
9,732
16
1,887
81
17,266
186,506
13
20
23
19
1,526
2,973
3,307
4,122
13
17
12
7
2,679
2,106
1,742
1,331
17
11
11
8
3,569
1,904
1,127
1,125
75
11,928
49
47
7,725
6
6
6
1,002
6
(6)
(6)
1,430
18
3,930
(6)
(6)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
–
2005
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarter .....................................
Third quarter .........................................
Fourth quarter .......................................
1,142
1,203
1,136
1,400
Total ..................................................
4,881
r
246,099
201,878
r
250,178
r
884,661
4
4
439
842
7,858
(6)
(6)
13
(6)
(6)
3,000
744
1,268
4
8
911
988
2006
First quarter ...........................................
Second quarterp .....................................
r
963
1,213
r
181,010
251,341
r
12
8
1
Information technology-producing industries are defined i Digital Economy 2003 ,
Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
2
The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS), are: semiconductor machinery manufacturing; office
machinery manufacturing; electronic computer manufacturing; computer storage
device manufacturing; computer terminal manufacturing; other computer peripheral
equipment mfg.; electron tube manufacturing; bare printed circuit board manufacturing;
semiconductors and related device mfg.; electronic capacitor manufacturing; electronic
resistor manufacturing; electronic coils, transformers, and inductors; electronic
connector manufacturing; printed circuit assembly manufacturing; other electronic
component manufacturing; industrial process variable instruments; electricity and signal
testing instruments; analytical laboratory instrument mfg.; computer and software
merchant wholesalers; and computer and software stores.
3
The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS), are: software publishers; internet service providers;
web search portals; data processing and related services; computer and software
merchant wholesalers; computer and software stores; custom computer programming
r
1,159
2,900
r
7
7
services; computer systems design services; computer facilities management
services; other computer related services; office equipment rental and leasing;
yand computer and office machine repair.
4
The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North America
Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: telephone apparatus manufacturing;
audio and video equipment manufacturing; broadcast and wireless communications
equip.; fiber optic cable manufacturing; software reproducing; and magnetic and
optical recording media mfg.
5
The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North America
Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: wired telecommunications carriers;
cellular and other wireless carriers; telecommunications resellers; cable and other
program distribution; satellite telecommunications; other telecommunications;
and communication equipment repair.
6
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
p
= revised.
= preliminary.
r
833
934
Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Separations
Industry
II
2005
1
Total, private nonfarm ...............................................
Mining ..........................................................................
Utilities .........................................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing ..............................................................
Food ........................................................................
Beverage and tobacco products .............................
Textile mills .............................................................
Textile product mills ................................................
Apparel ...................................................................
Leather and allied products ....................................
Wood products ........................................................
Paper ......................................................................
Printing and related support activities .....................
Petroleum and coal products ..................................
Chemicals ..............................................................
Plastics and rubber products ..................................
Nonmetallic mineral products .................................
Primary metals ........................................................
Fabricated metal products ......................................
Machinery ...............................................................
Computer and electronic products ..........................
Electrical equipment and appliances ......................
Transportation equipment .......................................
Furniture and related products ................................
Miscellaneous manufacturing .................................
I
II
2006r
2006
73
–
53
( )
(2)
44
4
2006
65
12,040
10,519
14,796
–
–
–
2
–
–
( )
–
–
II
2006
43
7
2
–
–
–
r
( )
39
3
I
2005
2
–
–
–
2
II
p
( )
(2)
6,154
480
–
–
–
241
–
–
–
r
–
–
–
7,646
1,230
2
( )
–
–
636
p
(2)
–
–
9,769
1,905
–
–
( )
–
(2)
2
( )
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
2
( )
–
–
1,057
–
–
–
2
( )
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
3
4
2
–
–
–
3
(2)
(2)
6
(2)
4
2
Unclassified .................................................................
–
(2)
9
–
4
2
( )
–
–
–
–
–
4
3
6
4
3
(2)
4
(2)
7
–
3
5
3
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
( )
3
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
6
3
10
4
Wholesale trade ...........................................................
Retail trade ..................................................................
Transportation and warehousing .................................
Information ...................................................................
Finance and insurance ................................................
Real estate and rental and leasing ..............................
Professional and technical services .............................
Management of companies and enterprises ...............
Administrative and waste services ...............................
Educational services ....................................................
Health care and social assistance ...............................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................
Accommodation and food services ..............................
Other services, except public administration ...............
8
(2)
(2)
1,004
715
1,174
586
–
(2)
820
756
417
(2)
502
2
1,150
689
(2)
581
5
6
(2)
1,574
–
971
–
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
2
2
( )
–
–
( )
–
–
–
–
–
( )
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
508
(2)
(2)
–
( )
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
476
(2)
(2)
975
3
4
–
4
(2)
(2)
–
2
( )
–
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
432
(2)
–
–
–
–
565
(2)
(2)
(2)
1,154
502
(2)
2,953
–
(2)
470
1,326
–
398
2,128
–
(2)
–
2
( )
–
–
( )
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Table 8. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Separations
Reason for layoff
II
2005
1
Total, private nonfarm ..................................
Automation .......................................................
Bankruptcy .......................................................
Business ownership change ............................
Contract cancellation ........................................
Contract completed ..........................................
Energy-related ..................................................
Environment-related .........................................
Financial difficulty .............................................
Import competition ............................................
Labor dispute ...................................................
Material shortage .............................................
Model changeover ............................................
Natural disaster ................................................
Non-natural disaster .........................................
Plant or machine repair ....................................
Product line discontinued .................................
Reorganization within company .......................
Seasonal work ..................................................
Slack work ........................................................
Vacation period ................................................
Weather-related ...............................................
Other ................................................................
Not reported .....................................................
1
I
II
II
I
II
2006r
2006p
2005r
2006r
2006p
12,040
10,519
14,796
–
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
(2)
–
–
732
(2)
–
–
–
–
2
( )
756
–
(2)
–
–
554
(2)
–
–
–
73
–
–
3
2
( )
–
–
–
6
6
53
65
–
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
(2)
–
–
–
2
( )
6
–
(2)
–
–
6
5
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
3
46
( 3)
3
( 3)
–
3
(2)
–
–
(2)
29
–
–
–
42
( 3)
(2)
( 3)
–
(2)
–
615
2
( )
–
–
–
934
462
–
–
–
( 3)
–
( 3)
–
4
–
331
7,958
3
( )
645
( 3)
–
661
(2)
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
= revised.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
p
= preliminary.
3
The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.
–
–
–
(2)
6,484
( 3)
(2)
( 3)
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
10,258
( 3)
–
( 3)
–
486
–
Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Separations
Census region and division
II
I
2005
2006
1
II
r
United States ......................................
73
53
Northeast .....................................................
18
12
New England ...........................................
Middle Atlantic .........................................
7
11
South ...........................................................
19
South Atlantic ...........................................
East South Central ...................................
West South Central ..................................
13
5
7
10,519
8
3,602
2,821
( )
1,079
2,523
2
( )
17
( )
9
12
2
( )
II
r
2006
12,040
2
19
I
r
2005
65
2
2
( )
2
( )
II
p
2006
2
( )
2
( )
2,684
1,659
2
( )
2
( )
1,259
1,562
3,965
2
( )
2,821
2
( )
p
2006
14,796
1,359
2
( )
2
( )
3,918
2,790
2
( )
2
( )
Midwest ........................................................
17
13
21
2,929
2,299
4,844
East North Central ...................................
West North Central ..................................
14
3
9
4
14
7
2,566
363
1,539
760
1,778
3,066
West .............................................................
19
9
19
2,825
1,434
Mountain ..................................................
Pacific ......................................................
3
16
3
6
(2)
(2)
375
2,450
360
1,074
4,675
(2)
(2)
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama,
r
= revised.
Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas,
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise
the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 10. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
Layoff events
Action
II
2005
Separations
I
II
r
II
p
2006
2006
I
r
II
r
p
2005
2006
2006
Total, private nonfarm1 ...................................................
1,203
963
1,213
246,099
181,010
251,341
Total, excluding seasonal
and vacation events2 ..............................................
635
715
686
108,372
139,369
112,108
Total, movement of work3 .......................................
73
53
65
12,040
10,519
14,796
Movement of work actions .................................
98
80
93
( )
1
4
( )
With separations reported ............................
74
51
60
9,527
7,080
With separations unknown ...........................
24
29
33
( 4)
( )
See footnote 1, table 1.
2
The question on movement of work were not asked of employers
when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.
3
4
Movement of work can involve more than one action.
4
Data are not available.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
4
4
( )
8,802
4
( )
Table 11. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2005 and 2006
1
Separations
Actions
Activities
II
2005
2006
r
2006
74
51
60
9,527
7,080
8,802
Out-of-country relocations ................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
28
19
9
22
17
5
20
18
2
2,815
1,938
877
2,682
2,408
274
2,367
2,246
121
Domestic relocations ........................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
42
35
7
29
24
5
40
34
6
6,018
5,330
688
4,398
3,873
525
6,435
5,743
692
Unable to assign place of
relocation .......................................................
4
–
–
2
With separations reported .................................
I
II
p
II
2005
I
II
r
2006
p
2006
By location
–
–
694
By company
Within company ................................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
58
35
19
4
41
24
17
–
52
34
18
–
7,962
5,330
1,938
694
6,281
3,873
2,408
–
7,989
5,743
2,246
–
Different company ............................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
16
7
9
–
10
5
5
–
8
6
2
1,565
688
877
–
799
525
274
813
692
121
1
Only actions for which separations associated with the
movement of work were reported are shown.
2
See footnote 1, table 1.
–
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
Note: Dash represents zero.
–
–