For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Friday, November 12, 2010
USDL-10-1548
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS – THIRD QUARTER 2010
Employers initiated 1,297 mass layoff events in the third quarter of 2010 that resulted in the separation
of 187,091 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the year, both events and separations decreased sharply from
program high third quarter levels (with data available back to 1995). (See table A.) Third quarter 2010
layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical Note.)
Manufacturing accounted for 19 percent of private nonfarm extended layoff events and 18 percent of
related separations in the quarter, the lowest third quarter proportions in program history. The average
size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) was 144 during the quarter, the smallest
average size in program history. Forty-seven percent of employers expected to recall at least some laidoff workers, up from 31 percent a year earlier.
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the third quarter,
essentially unchanged from 9.6 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 0.3 percent (337,000) over the year, the first over-the-year increase since
the first quarter of 2008.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Fourteen of 18 major industry sectors in the private nonfarm economy registered declines over the year
in the number of extended mass layoff events. Eighteen of 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced
over-the-year decreases in the number of layoff events.
Manufacturing firms reported 249 events involving the separation of 34,221 workers. This sector accounted for 19 percent of private nonfarm extended layoff events and 18 percent of related separations
in the quarter, the lowest third quarter proportions in program history. A year earlier, manufacturing
made up 29 percent of events and 28 percent of separations. (See table 1.) The largest numbers of separations in the third quarter of 2010 were associated with food and transportation equipment
manufacturing.
Construction firms recorded 202 events and 19,005 separations, primarily in specialty trade contracting
and in heavy and civil engineering construction. Construction layoffs comprised 16 percent of events
and 10 percent of separations. Both layoff events and separations in this sector decreased over the year.
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period
Layoff events
Separations
Initial claimants
2006
January-March.....................
April-June.............................
July-September.....................
October-December..............
2007
January-March.....................
April-June.............................
July-September.....................
October-December..............
2008
January-March.....................
April-June.............................
July-September.....................
October-December..............
2009
January-March.....................
April-June.............................
r
July-September ...................
October-Decemberr ............
2010
January-Marchr ....................
r
April-June ...........................
July-Septemberp ..................
r
p
963
1,353
929
1,640
183,089
295,964
160,254
296,662
193,510
264,927
161,764
330,954
1,110
1,421
1,018
1,814
225,600
278,719
160,024
301,592
199,250
259,234
173,077
347,151
1,340
1,756
1,581
3,582
230,098
354,713
290,453
641,714
259,292
339,630
304,340
766,780
3,979
3,395
2,034
2,416
705,141
651,318
345,531
406,212
835,551
731,049
406,823
468,560
1,870
2,011
1,297
314,296
382,007
187,091
367,930
393,435
177,807
= revised.
= preliminary.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Layoffs due to business demand factors accounted for 36 percent of events and 37 percent of related
separations during the third quarter, down from 46 percent of events and 39 percent of separations in the
same period a year earlier. (See table 2.) Within this category, the largest over-the-year decrease in
separations was due to slack work/insufficient demand. (See chart.)
Movement of Work
In the third quarter, 47 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were associated with
6,840 separated workers. Over the year, the number of such events decreased by 30, and the number of
separations decreased by 6,014. Movement of work layoffs accounted for 5 percent of the nonseasonal
layoff events during the third quarter. (See table 9.)
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Fifty-seven percent of the extended mass layoff events related to movement of work were from manufacturing industries. (See table 6.) Employers cited organizational changes as an economic reason for
layoff in 45 percent of the events involving movement of work. (See table 7.) Among the regions, the
largest proportions of workers affected by the movement of work were in the South and the West. (See
table 8.) By state, California, New Jersey, and Iowa reported the highest numbers of separations
associated with movement of work.
The 47 extended layoff events with movement of work for the third quarter involved 71 identifiable
relocations of work actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to provide more complete separation
information for 38 of these actions. Of these 38 actions, 79 percent involved work moving within the
same company, and 84 percent were domestic reassignments. (See table 10.)
Recall Expectations
Forty-seven percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the third quarter indicated they
anticipated some type of recall, up from 31 percent a year earlier. Of those employers expecting to recall
workers, 39 percent indicated that the offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 68
percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the workers. Sixty-six percent of
employers expecting to recall laid-off employees intend to do so within 6 months. Excluding extended
mass layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period, in which 93 percent of the employers
expected a recall, employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in just 29 percent of the events. (See
table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) was 144 during the quarter,
the smallest average size in program history. (See table 12.) Events were primarily concentrated at the
lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with an all-time program high 75 percent involving
fewer than 150 workers, up from 68 percent a year ago. Conversely, only 3 percent of events involved
500 or more workers, the lowest all-time proportion in program history. (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 177,807 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass
layoffs in the third quarter of 2010. Of these claimants, 16 percent were black, 23 percent were Hispanic, 44 percent were women, and 21 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) The percentage of Hispanic claimants reached an all-time program high during the quarter. Among persons in
the civilian labor force for the same period, 12 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, and 20 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the West and the Northeast recorded the highest numbers of separations
due to extended mass layoff events in the third quarter. Among the nine census divisions, the highest
numbers of separations were in the Pacific and the Middle Atlantic. All regions and divisions registered
over-the-year decreases in the number of separations. (See table 4.)
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Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the third quarter 2010, by residency of claimants
Metropolitan area
Total, 372 metropolitan areas .................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ....
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. .......
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. .........
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. .........
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. ..........................................
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, C alif.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ..........
2009 IIIr
Initial
Rank
claimants
2010 IIIp
Initial
Rank
claimants
342,152
154,466
...
...
22,830
46,081
16,226
16,830
11,579
10,174
4,992
2
1
4
3
5
6
12
31,273
25,749
7,431
5,754
5,113
4,289
2,965
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4,382
7,387
6,934
15
9
10
2,893
2,432
2,308
8
9
10
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are defined in
Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 10-02, December 1, 2009.
p
California recorded the largest number of worker separations, followed by New York, Florida, and
Illinois. (See table 5.) Over the year, 43 states reported decreased numbers of laid-off workers, led by
California, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
Eighty-seven percent of the initial claimants associated with extended mass layoff events in the third
quarter resided within metropolitan areas, up from 84 percent a year earlier. Among the 372 metropolitan areas, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., reported the highest number
of resident initial claimants. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla., and Philadelphia-CamdenWilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., moved into the top 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by
residency of claimant in the third quarter, replacing Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., and Las VegasParadise, Nev., from the third quarter 2009. (See table B.)
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 employer filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a
consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered, the employer is contacted for additional information. Data for the current 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
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should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information about the program, see the
Technical Note.
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The Mass Layoffs in October 2010 news release is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November
23, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federalstate program which identifies, describes, and tracks the
effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's
unemployment insurance database. Employers 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.
Employers 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
Domestic relocation. A movement of work from an
establishment within the U.S. to a location also inside the
U.S., either within the same company or to a different
company altogether (domestic outsourcing).
Employer. A firm covered by state unemployment
insurance laws. Information on employers is obtained from
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS).
Overseas relocation. A movement of work from an
establishment within the U.S. to a location outside of the U.S.
(offshoring), either within the same company or to a different
company altogether (offshore outsourcing).
Relocation of work action. A movement-of-work action
where the employer provides information on the new location
of work and/or the number of workers affected by the
movement. Events may involve more than one action per
employer if work is moved to more than one location.
Separations. The number of individuals who have
become displaced during an extended mass layoff event as
provided by the employer, regardless of whether they file for
unemployment insurance or not.
Worksite closure. The complete closure of an employer
or the partial closure of an employer with multiple locations
where entire worksites affected by layoffs are closed.
Revisions to preliminary data
The latest quarterly data in this news release are
considered preliminary. After the initial publication of
quarterly information, more data are collected as remaining
employer interviews for the quarter are completed and
additional initial claimant information associated with
extended layoff events is received.
Movement of work concepts and questions
Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the
filing of 50 or more initial claims for unemployment
insurance benefits from an employer during a 5-week period,
with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days.
Such layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those
who are terminated.
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.
Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities
previously performed at the worksite by the company
experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite within the
company; (2) to another company under formal contractual
arrangements at the same worksite; or (3) to another company
under formal contractual arrangements at another worksite
either within or outside of the U.S.
Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly
conducted in-house by employees paid directly by a company
to a different company under a contractual arrangement.
Beginning in 2004, the economic reasons "domestic
relocation" and "overseas relocation" were replaced by the
movement of work concept. The movement of work data are
not collected in the same way as the relocation reasons in
releases prior to 2004; therefore, the movement of work data
are not comparable to the data for those discontinued reasons.
Questions on movement of work and location are asked
for all layoff events when the reason for separation is other
than “seasonal work” or “vacation period,” as these are
unlikely. Movement of work questions are asked after the
analyst verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more
than 30 days. 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 “domestic relocation” if
the employer responds “yes” to questions 1 and/or 2 and
indicates the location(s) was inside the U.S.; “overseas
relocation” indicates that the location(s) was outside the U.S.
Reliability of the data
The identification of employers and layoff events in the
MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is
based on administrative data on covered employers 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 employers and layoff events
are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are
asked the 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 third
quarter of 2010, outright refusal to participate in the employer
interview accounted for 5.2 percent of all private nonfarm
events. Although included in the total number of instances
involving the movement of work, for the third quarter,
employers in 33 relocations were unable to provide the
number of separations specifically associated with the
movement of work, 10 of which involved out-of-country
moves.
Additional information
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Industry
1
Total, private nonfarm ..................................
III
II
2009r
2010
r
2010
III
2009
r
2010
r
2010
2009
r
2010
r
2010
2,034
2,011
1,297
345,531
382,007
187,091
406,823
393,435
177,807
883
1,363
44,857
60,617
13,001
( )
III
879
1,118
36,959
57,850
13,198
15
8
13
9
15
14
22
9
34
7
5
1,515
2,795
2,117
6,106
6,968
10,819
7,391
3,798
23,942
3,870
1,428
30
111
183
51
71
26
98
7
167
39
218
78
223
84
31
69
157
52
48
14
61
5
135
31
82
50
81
24
7,229
21,208
26,108
10,372
17,582
1,019
16,788
1,463
43,424
5,018
11,845
13,854
20,983
3,281
–
–
25
5
353
584
61
8
6
4
13
–
20
15
12
3
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 ....................
14
23
21
47
56
64
46
26
100
29
16
12
7
17
17
15
35
29
6
42
8
11
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 ..
63
96
151
63
101
9
76
11
202
30
89
52
102
22
Unclassified .....................................................
–
8
7
285
325
73
2
( )
4
2
( )
202
249
62
4
–
(2)
9
–
13
11
11
(2)
10
–
12
(2)
(2)
(2)
6
For the third quarter of 2010, data on layoffs were reported by employers
in all states and the District of Columbia.
2
2
II
4,137
628
42,349
98,243
15,242
1,822
476
841
3,471
–
1,706
1,667
2,029
240
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 .....................
1
III
p
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
III
p
2
( )
II
III
p
2
( )
(2)
1,190
–
1,602
1,390
1,067
(2)
1,244
–
1,124
(2)
(2)
3,086
900
59,294
127,174
15,296
1,836
793
750
2,369
–
2,253
1,623
2,059
223
1,655
563
1,590
2,266
1,314
6,400
4,105
819
11,803
2,237
1,848
1,795
611
1,369
1,649
2,161
2,553
2,399
1,005
7,397
714
698
1,506
4,011
2,348
7,578
8,446
21,353
7,295
4,541
36,702
4,726
1,466
1,337
707
2,084
2,471
1,768
7,737
4,835
752
14,302
1,782
1,577
1,792
627
1,382
1,717
1,760
3,311
2,337
1,009
3,895
690
583
3,555
25,855
42,875
13,050
13,684
3,476
28,382
1,667
29,438
4,303
28,200
20,591
58,901
11,224
3,486
15,567
22,870
13,130
7,840
2,175
10,183
406
23,964
3,627
7,790
5,747
13,178
2,610
7,786
27,803
26,787
16,301
20,887
1,600
15,268
1,427
50,792
4,805
10,013
9,062
21,101
2,737
3,568
35,191
45,568
17,371
13,241
3,588
24,838
1,096
35,164
5,892
27,946
9,472
52,211
10,569
2,888
15,009
26,007
14,533
7,226
1,189
8,550
414
21,425
4,289
7,965
4,734
10,124
2,428
2
( )
844
–
–
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
2
( )
19,005
34,221
8,390
317
–
(2)
484
–
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
–
2
( )
1,972
2
( )
19,319
30,887
8,055
349
–
(2)
1,402
–
1,639
1,134
1,507
(2)
1,316
–
1,255
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
558
–
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Reason for layoff
III
II
III
III
II
III
III
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
Total, private nonfarm ...................................................
2,034
2,011
1,297
345,531
382,007
187,091
406,823
393,435
177,807
Business demand .............................................................
941
631
468
134,654
95,147
69,244
182,021
124,552
63,767
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completion .......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
business slowdown .................................................
48
283
4
17
3
50
276
3
6,530
48,226
258
3,399
310
9,096
41,441
266
4,334
38,573
–
356
–
6,812
65,116
380
6,771
387
8,932
55,241
448
( )
2
( )
32
235
–
3
–
3,001
33,943
–
998
–
586
299
198
75,931
44,135
25,981
102,555
59,625
Organizational changes ....................................................
113
119
72
20,251
24,945
11,630
28,812
23,048
9,808
Business-ownership change ..........................................
Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................
21
92
30
89
16
56
4,082
16,169
9,424
15,521
4,513
7,117
2,897
25,915
3,724
19,324
1,917
7,891
Financial issues ................................................................
172
126
105
26,086
27,539
13,863
40,897
27,399
11,715
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
19
99
54
15
65
46
13
60
32
3,121
15,120
7,845
5,043
10,850
11,646
2,355
7,437
4,071
4,368
26,820
9,709
2,430
15,382
9,587
1,134
6,935
3,646
Production specific ............................................................
15
12
(2)
4,476
2,031
(2)
3,778
1,295
(2)
Automation/technological advances ..............................
Energy related ................................................................
Governmental regulations/intervention ..........................
Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike .....................
Material or supply shortage ............................................
Model changeover .........................................................
Plant or machine repair/maintenance ............................
Product line discontinued ...............................................
2
( )
–
4
4
–
(2)
–
5
(2)
–
6
(2)
–
1,199
(2)
–
724
(2)
–
681
(2)
–
–
5
(2)
–
–
411
(2)
(2)
(2)
551
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
373
(2)
(2)
(2)
537
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
1,409
796
–
(2)
–
404
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
2,637
422
–
(2)
1,951
1,681
(2)
494
1,507
(2)
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
1
(2)
(2)
3
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
4
2
2
11
2
( )
2
( )
2
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
Seasonal ...........................................................................
286
801
364
56,311
171,128
49,078
48,798
156,294
49,742
Seasonal ........................................................................
Vacation period–school related or otherwise .................
171
115
484
317
204
160
39,695
16,616
115,288
55,840
29,587
19,491
33,813
14,985
96,266
60,028
25,955
23,787
Other/miscellaneous .........................................................
503
311
270
101,802
59,536
41,505
102,023
59,340
41,083
Other ..............................................................................
Data not provided: refusal ..............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
31
117
355
10
83
218
14
68
188
3,878
31,698
66,226
1,403
19,067
39,066
1,526
12,902
27,077
4,085
31,693
66,245
1,225
19,067
39,048
1,332
12,897
26,854
( )
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
( )
–
–
–
–
25,825
–
–
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
–
–
2
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.
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, second and third quarters, 2010
Percent of total
Total
Layoff events
initial
claimants
State
Hispanic
origin
Black
Persons age 55
and over
Women
II
III
II
III
II
III
II
III
II
III
II
III
2010r
2010p
2010r
2010p
2010r
2010p
2010r
2010p
2010r
2010p
2010r
2010p
Total, private nonfarm1 ...........
2,011
1,297
393,435
177,807
17.2
16.5
18.3
22.7
50.4
43.8
22.7
21.1
Alabama ......................................
Alaska ..........................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas .....................................
California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware .....................................
District of Columbia .....................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
Hawaii ..........................................
Idaho ...........................................
19
17
33
14
541
24
23
7
5
83
22
9
9
5
4
425
11
9
4,052
3,352
5,642
2,294
116,028
3,713
3,233
753
678
12,469
4,730
1,772
1,674
813
486
62,460
897
1,218
55.9
5.7
5.5
21.6
9.7
3.8
14.5
51.1
72.1
22.2
49.1
.9
.1
53.7
7.0
14.4
20.2
8.4
10.9
20.8
42.3
98.4
17.6
56.8
1.5
–
2.1
13.6
46.9
5.6
35.1
23.7
13.5
9.3
7.5
30.5
5.7
10.0
4.6
1.4
22.6
27.4
5.3
35.2
17.4
15.9
14.4
–
30.6
1.9
7.4
31.1
65.8
37.3
55.9
58.1
43.1
55.1
61.9
70.7
62.7
57.9
52.9
34.4
51.4
50.3
29.6
61.3
38.9
40.6
51.3
51.1
56.7
79.4
37.8
52.5
40.4
51.8
19.2
25.8
18.6
18.7
17.0
19.2
28.8
24.4
26.7
28.5
20.1
15.0
28.9
16.4
28.3
18.6
7.2
16.4
15.1
21.4
25.0
5.6
19.9
14.1
27.7
25.7
23.4
13.5
5.2
13.4
14.6
66.5
1.0
56.2
16.6
20.7
9.4
55.1
27.2
15.8
12.8
1.7
11.9
10.1
74.9
1.0
44.0
12.5
31.9
8.0
69.7
19.0
11.1
2.8
12.3
3.0
.1
3.4
.3
2.0
2.7
3.2
5.0
1.6
1.4
15.3
3.6
2.3
5.2
.1
1.8
–
1.2
1.1
2.2
3.1
.5
1.3
54.3
41.4
46.6
52.8
40.3
65.5
50.6
60.8
60.7
72.8
37.9
42.9
66.1
30.4
29.8
55.6
60.4
42.5
69.0
40.1
40.0
40.0
44.3
26.3
62.6
61.0
21.0
20.8
20.7
25.2
20.1
19.2
23.7
28.9
27.2
25.2
22.0
17.5
29.5
17.6
27.2
32.1
17.6
14.0
19.6
10.7
24.8
22.4
19.6
20.7
13.2
27.9
.5
12.3
10.1
.6
20.2
2.5
16.2
44.6
4.7
13.3
8.2
2.2
9.2
–
6.3
11.3
–
27.6
3.7
19.9
43.8
–
14.8
21.3
1.5
15.3
3.7
2.2
21.1
1.4
6.9
41.8
13.6
6.0
2.4
3.4
3.4
13.3
3.5
–
1.7
27.0
–
7.8
35.5
22.3
5.4
–
2.5
6.4
22.6
4.2
59.7
69.9
35.8
67.0
67.7
50.1
46.0
46.1
37.1
42.0
55.3
57.0
53.8
5.3
46.1
25.4
–
61.9
22.1
51.7
50.4
34.8
28.5
60.7
47.5
45.5
27.1
35.3
23.0
28.8
35.3
19.4
24.9
15.9
18.4
25.0
13.7
29.1
34.9
21.1
26.8
17.0
–
28.3
24.0
30.9
13.2
40.2
20.4
16.9
19.1
27.2
3.5
66.9
–
25.8
18.7
.3
.7
46.1
6.4
.2
14.8
.7
5.3
67.7
–
28.9
17.5
1.5
–
54.6
5.5
–
11.1
1.0
13.9
1.2
–
.1
44.5
7.2
.3
7.0
17.7
.1
3.9
5.4
16.6
2.2
–
–
45.8
18.3
.5
3.9
15.1
–
13.9
6.7
76.3
52.5
–
52.2
42.6
36.9
48.2
62.0
31.5
20.5
63.7
20.7
49.7
55.7
–
42.1
28.6
50.2
51.7
54.8
48.0
1.9
31.2
81.7
37.7
12.3
–
29.1
15.8
17.1
25.0
21.1
17.3
13.8
33.8
10.5
25.1
13.1
–
18.8
15.6
14.9
20.2
18.5
16.0
12.7
23.1
16.3
–
99.7
99.7
60.2
50.9
8.4
9.7
(2)
9
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa .............................................
Kansas ........................................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Maine ...........................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts ............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Mississippi ...................................
Missouri .......................................
119
32
12
17
26
35
11
12
15
42
19
10
53
Montana ......................................
Nebraska .....................................
Nevada ........................................
New Hampshire ...........................
New Jersey ..................................
New Mexico .................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina .............................
North Dakota ...............................
Ohio .............................................
Oklahoma ....................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
10
7
16
11
71
17
119
25
5
91
4
30
124
Rhode Island ...............................
South Carolina .............................
South Dakota ...............................
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah .............................................
Vermont .......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington .................................
West Virginia ...............................
Wisconsin ....................................
Wyoming .....................................
15
27
Puerto Rico ..................................
–
30
64
10
12
32
29
9
48
(2)
13
(2)
(2)
57
12
5
3
69
11
4
8
14
12
(2)
13
16
13
9
11
14
(2)
4
4
–
48
7
227
20
(2)
31
(2)
19
62
(2)
12
–
12
29
4
(2)
11
28
(2)
21
(2)
10
(2)
854
(2)
(2)
8,973
1,841
537
222
27,038
6,052
3,014
3,198
3,061
5,552
1,312
1,674
2,811
6,826
2,909
1,372
9,414
8,820
1,070
471
960
2,050
978
911
1,051
3,155
1,766
18,777
2,154
22,230
6,363
618
15,988
438
7,088
26,969
(2)
414
653
–
4,800
674
36,373
1,902
2,922
6,054
–
5,177
15,580
1,366
1,785
5,923
4,899
1,141
8,453
(2)
1,525
–
1,184
3,722
651
(2)
2,427
1,451
1,003
817
970
1,571
(2)
3,429
(2)
2,830
7,690
(2)
1,083
3,582
(2)
2,280
(2)
(2)
3,942
1,543
.1
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, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Census region and division
III
II
2009r
2010
2010
United States ..................................
2,034
2,011
1,297
345,531
382,007
187,091
406,823
393,435
177,807
Northeast .................................................
402
401
368
67,260
73,724
47,823
69,473
81,805
52,119
New England ........................................
Middle Atlantic ......................................
49
353
87
314
31
337
6,636
60,624
16,396
57,328
4,885
42,938
6,836
62,637
13,829
67,976
3,256
48,863
South ........................................................
322
424
222
60,335
71,057
36,571
65,300
77,311
29,568
South Atlantic .......................................
East South Central ...............................
West South Central ..............................
195
61
66
222
85
117
129
46
47
37,840
12,305
10,190
35,650
14,641
20,766
19,068
9,153
8,350
44,141
11,417
9,742
39,785
13,662
23,864
18,139
5,976
5,453
Midwest ....................................................
433
445
185
69,316
83,139
26,184
96,352
84,561
20,947
East North Central ...............................
West North Central ..............................
323
110
332
113
145
40
51,230
18,086
61,574
21,565
17,516
8,668
76,755
19,597
64,357
20,204
16,602
4,345
West .........................................................
877
741
522
148,620
154,087
76,513
175,698
149,758
75,173
Mountain ..............................................
Pacific ..................................................
108
769
121
620
36
486
17,665
130,955
33,215
120,872
7,927
68,586
21,177
154,521
18,071
131,687
4,090
71,083
1
III
r
III
p
II
r
2009
III
r
2010
III
p
2010
II
r
2009
III
r
p
2010
2010
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
r
= revised.
Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
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,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California,
New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia,
Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
State
III
II
2009r
2010
2010
Total, private nonfarm ........................
2,034
2,011
1,297
345,531
382,007
187,091
406,823
393,435
177,807
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska ......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
California ..................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Connecticut ..............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida ......................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Hawaii ......................................................
Idaho ........................................................
11
10
23
4
685
21
12
19
17
33
14
541
24
23
7
5
83
22
9
9
5
4
425
11
9
2,817
4,124
4,251
343
116,855
3,967
2,009
3,799
4,246
7,789
1,530
104,841
10,400
4,205
929
678
13,380
2,926
1,720
2,629
1,132
459
59,108
1,453
2,693
3,607
3,162
4,195
444
135,379
2,897
2,132
4,052
3,352
5,642
2,294
116,028
3,713
3,233
753
678
12,469
4,730
1,772
1,674
813
486
62,460
897
1,218
1
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 ............................................
2
( )
–
96
23
7
7
106
35
12
21
22
20
(2)
7
21
59
35
7
34
(2)
III
r
2
( )
9
119
32
12
17
26
35
11
12
15
42
19
10
53
4
37
4
65
10
154
29
3
75
8
26
134
10
7
16
11
71
17
119
25
5
91
4
30
124
5
18
15
27
Rhode Island ............................................
South Carolina .........................................
South Dakota ...........................................
Tennessee ...............................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah .........................................................
Vermont ...................................................
Virginia .....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ..................................................
(2)
21
34
8
5
16
41
5
48
–
Puerto Rico ..............................................
16
–
30
64
10
12
32
29
9
48
(2)
13
III
p
II
r
2009
2
2
III
r
( )
2
( )
57
12
5
3
( )
–
24,697
3,438
888
826
69
11
4
8
14
12
17,820
4,011
1,748
2,633
4,874
3,331
(2)
13
16
13
9
11
14
(2)
672
2,815
7,328
4,983
552
7,431
26,757
4,242
2,980
3,062
3,579
8,575
1,995
1,701
2,583
6,920
2,363
1,939
10,716
(2)
740
6,176
431
11,629
1,202
28,216
3,694
476
12,760
872
3,001
20,779
396
2,376
(2)
4
4
–
48
7
227
20
(2)
31
(2)
19
62
(2)
12
–
12
29
4
(2)
4,062
5,644
978
628
1,898
6,087
665
9,311
–
(2)
11
28
2
( )
21
(2)
10
1,529
III
p
2010
2010
2
II
r
2009
2
( )
2
( )
9,819
1,406
710
226
( )
–
23,949
5,292
1,031
1,304
9,675
870
662
975
4,709
2,534
23,505
6,546
3,975
2,738
2,750
2,439
(2)
3,445
1,540
963
965
1,337
5,259
1,962
1,937
3,916
2,358
22,459
4,388
18,768
2,660
507
15,514
558
7,966
16,101
(2)
697
500
–
5,816
1,066
30,833
1,464
2,989
6,032
–
5,324
10,103
1,490
2,266
5,559
3,534
1,785
8,141
(2)
1,508
–
1,387
4,934
3,200
( )
2,242
(2)
(2)
2
( )
1,920
1,967
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)
3,766
(2)
2,978
6,289
(2)
970
3,161
2
692
III
r
2010
2
( )
854
p
2010
2
( )
2
( )
8,973
1,841
537
222
8,820
1,070
471
960
2,050
978
(2)
725
3,013
17,904
5,323
663
6,455
27,038
6,052
3,014
3,198
3,061
5,552
1,312
1,674
2,811
6,826
2,909
1,372
9,414
(2)
368
9,812
331
9,593
1,017
26,172
8,823
634
18,371
616
6,126
26,872
911
1,051
3,155
1,766
18,777
2,154
22,230
6,363
618
15,988
438
7,088
26,969
(2)
414
653
–
4,800
674
36,373
1,902
403
2,701
2,922
6,054
–
5,177
15,580
1,366
1,785
5,923
4,899
1,141
8,453
(2)
1,525
–
1,184
3,722
651
(2)
4,397
6,243
1,780
668
2,022
8,823
481
10,429
–
3,287
(2)
2,427
1,451
1,003
817
970
1,571
(2)
3,429
(2)
2,830
7,690
(2)
1,083
3,582
2
( )
2,280
(2)
(2)
3,942
1,543
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Industry
III
II
r
2010
r
2009
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 .................................
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 ...............
77
2
( )
–
–
III
p
2010
57
47
–
–
–
46
4
2
( )
2
( )
(2)
2
( )
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
27
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( )
–
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
3
3
4
7
2
( )
(2)
(2)
6
3
(2)
(2)
6
(2)
(2)
( )
–
–
(2)
2
(2)
(2)
5
5
4
4
3
–
3
2
( )
–
–
–
3,349
988
–
–
–
( )
–
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
–
(2)
384
–
555
477
624
1,099
( )
4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
9
–
–
(2)
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
–
(2)
–
( )
(2)
( )
2
( )
(2)
–
–
–
4
(2)
–
–
–
2
2
(2)
702
(2)
(2)
289
(2)
(2)
572
944
552
745
302
564
(2)
–
–
(2)
(2)
2
2
(2)
–
–
( )
1,107
( )
3
4
III
p
2010
(2)
(2)
(2)
793
2
(2)
–
–
Unclassified .................................................................
–
–
–
5,843
1,856
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( )
–
–
7,324
672
2
( )
(2)
–
4
6,840
(2)
(2)
(2)
2
( )
–
–
11,080
2
3
2
12,854
( )
2
( )
(2)
2
( )
–
–
2
(2)
3
II
r
2010
2
–
–
–
26
4
III
r
2009
235
695
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
509
–
1,152
(2)
(2)
1,805
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
664
–
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
–
(2)
–
( )
(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.
2
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
–
–
2
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Reason for layoff
III
II
III
III
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
Total, private nonfarm ...................................................
77
57
47
12,854
11,080
6,840
Business demand .............................................................
21
11
3,337
3,560
1,594
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completion .......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
business slowdown .................................................
3
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
–
–
–
2,583
(2)
1,114
1
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
15
14
( )
2
( )
2
2
2
( )
–
–
468
–
( )
–
–
–
2
( )
(2)
8
( )
–
–
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
2
2
Organizational changes ....................................................
39
27
21
7,033
5,043
2,968
Business-ownership change ..........................................
Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................
6
33
4
23
4
17
1,329
5,704
845
4,198
630
2,338
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
2
Financial issues ................................................................
2
( )
2
(2)
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
( )
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
Other/miscellaneous .........................................................
–
–
2
( )
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
Production specific ............................................................
Automation/technological advances ..............................
Energy related ................................................................
Governmental regulations/intervention ..........................
Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike .....................
Material or supply shortage ............................................
Model changeover .........................................................
Plant or machine repair/maintenance ............................
Product line discontinued ...............................................
Other ..............................................................................
Data not provided: refusal ..............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
1
2
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( )
12
–
–
–
See footnote 1, table 1.
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r
= revised.
( )
1,559
2
–
–
–
( )
–
–
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
(2)
Table 8. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Census region and division
III
II
III
III
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
United States1 ......................................
77
57
47
12,854
11,080
6,840
Northeast .....................................................
9
11
11
1,372
1,916
1,540
New England ...........................................
Middle Atlantic .........................................
4
5
4
7
4
7
719
653
400
1,516
634
906
19
25
18
2,622
3,740
2,230
2,001
1,009
730
777
614
839
South ...........................................................
South Atlantic ..........................................
East South Central ..................................
West South Central .................................
2
( )
9
(2)
14
7
4
7
6
5
2
( )
1,039
(2)
Midwest .......................................................
22
16
8
3,578
4,815
1,168
East North Central ...................................
West North Central ..................................
15
7
9
7
4
4
2,260
1,318
2,117
2,698
426
742
West ............................................................
27
10
5,282
Mountain ..................................................
Pacific ......................................................
5
5
22
2
2
( )
( )
(2)
(2)
1,832
3,450
609
1,902
2
2
( )
( )
(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.
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana,
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise
Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas,
the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massa-
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:
chusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware,
Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 9. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Action
Total, private nonfarm1 .................................
III
Layoff events
II
III
III
Separations
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
2,034
2,011
1,297
345,531
382,007
187,091
and vacation events2 ............................
1,748
1,210
933
289,220
210,879
138,013
Total, movement of work3 ....................
77
57
47
12,854
11,080
6,840
Movement of work actions ..............
109
75
71
( 4)
( 4)
With separations reported .........
73
48
38
With separations unknown ........
36
27
33
Total, excluding seasonal
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
4
Data are not available.
2
The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.
3
Movement of work can involve more than one action.
7,088
( 4)
4,797
( 4)
( 4)
3,074
( 4)
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Actions1
Activities
Separations
III
II
III
III
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
73
48
38
7,088
4,797
3,074
Out-of-country relocations ................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
19
16
3
11
10
1
6
3
3
2,006
1,786
220
1,200
1,160
40
737
279
458
Domestic relocations ........................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
54
42
12
37
35
2
32
27
5
5,082
3,642
1,440
3,597
3,138
459
2,337
1,785
552
2
With separations reported .................................
By location
Unable to assign place of
relocation .......................................................
–
–
–
–
–
–
Within company ................................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
58
42
16
–
45
35
10
–
30
27
3
–
5,428
3,642
1,786
–
4,298
3,138
1,160
–
2,064
1,785
279
–
Different company ............................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
15
12
3
–
3
2
1
8
5
3
1,660
1,440
220
–
499
459
40
1,010
552
458
–
By company
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.
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Percent of layoff events due to seasonal work
and vacation period
1
Percent of total layoff events
Nature of recall
Percent of layoff events, excluding those due to
seasonal and vacation period
III
II
III
III
II
III
III
II
III
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
2009r
2010r
2010p
31.1
54.2
46.7
93.7
95.6
92.9
20.9
26.7
28.7
Within 6 months ..................................................
64.8
74.6
65.5
89.2
90.2
86.7
46.8
37.5
38.8
Within 3 months ............................................
48.2
51.1
55.4
65.3
60.4
75.7
35.6
28.8
29.9
Anticipate a recall ...............................................
Timeframe
Size of recall
At least half .........................................................
63.3
78.6
68.2
91.4
95.2
92.0
42.7
39.3
38.1
All workers ....................................................
31.9
43.7
39.3
58.6
56.7
61.2
12.3
13.0
11.6
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Average number of separations
Measure
III
II
2009r
2010
2010
III
Total, private nonfarm1 ....................................................
170
190
144
Industry
Mining ...................................................................................
Utilities ..................................................................................
Construction ..........................................................................
Manufacturing .......................................................................
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 ........................
Unclassified establishments ..................................................
165
126
120
168
115
221
173
165
174
113
221
133
215
167
133
266
206
149
–
110
160
130
178
119
233
234
256
193
134
290
238
176
110
129
264
264
134
–
390
128
94
137
112
226
146
253
163
155
167
81
178
117
95
115
163
109
–
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand .................................................................
Organizational changes ........................................................
Financial issues ....................................................................
Production specific ................................................................
Disaster/Safety ......................................................................
Seasonal ...............................................................................
Other/miscellaneous .............................................................
143
179
152
298
488
197
202
151
210
219
169
153
214
191
148
162
132
101
60
135
154
r
p
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
r
= revised.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
= preliminary.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
third quarter 2010p
Size
Layoff events
Separations
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Total ………………………………………………………………
1,297
100.0
187,091
100.0
50-99 ……………………………………………………………
715
55.1
49,339
26.4
100-149 ..………………………………………………………
263
20.3
30,586
16.3
150-199 …………………………………………………………
111
8.6
18,417
9.8
200-299 …………………………………………………………
101
7.8
23,731
12.7
300-499 …………………………………………………………
62
4.8
22,372
12.0
500-999 …………………………………………………………
30
2.3
20,782
11.1
1,000 or more …………………………………………………
15
1.2
21,864
11.7
p
= preliminary.
Extended Mass Layoff Events by Reason Categories1
Third quarters, 2004-10
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2004:3
Seasonal
2005:3
Business demand
2006:3
2007:3
Organizational changes
2008:3
Financial issues
1
The chart excludes information on layoffs due to other/miscellaneous reasons.
p
= preliminary.
2009:3
Production specific
2010:3
Disaster/Safety
p