For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS – FIRST QUARTER 2011
(NOTE: This release and associated database were corrected on May 27, 2011. The number
of layoff events in California has been corrected to include an additional 4 events which
occurred during the reference quarter, increasing the number of separated workers in
California by 506. The West region and national totals were also updated.)
Employers initiated 1,397 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 that resulted in the separation of
190,895 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Extended mass layoff events and separations have decreased over the year for six consecutive quarters.
(See table A.) First quarter 2011 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the
Technical Note.)
Forty-nine percent of employers expected to recall at least some laid-off workers, the highest first
quarter percentage since 2005 and up from 38 percent in 2010. In the first quarter of 2010 to the first
quarter of 2011, the number of events in the manufacturing sector decreased from 441 to 281, and
associated worker separations fell from 60,855 to a series low 37,249. The average size of a layoff (as
measured by the number of separations per layoff event) fell to a series low 137 workers during the first
quarter of 2011.
The national unemployment rate averaged 9.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the first quarter of
2011, down from 10.4 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally
adjusted, increased by 1.4 percent (1,448,000) over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Over the year, the number of extended mass layoff events declined in 13 of the 18 major private industry
sectors. The manufacturing and retail trade sectors experienced the largest declines in the numbers of
worker separations over the year. Nineteen of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-theyear decreases in the number of layoff events. (See table 1.)
Construction firms recorded 339 events and 34,132 separations, primarily due to contract completion.
This sector accounted for 24 percent of the layoff events and 18 percent of the related separations in the
quarter. In these events, 77 percent of the employers anticipated recalling at least some of the displaced
workers.
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period
Layoff events
Separations
Initial claimants
2007
January-March.....................
1,110
225,600
199,250
April-June............................
1,421
278,719
259,234
July-September....................
1,018
160,024
173,077
October-December..............
1,814
301,592
347,151
2008
January-March.....................
1,340
230,098
259,292
April-June............................
1,756
354,713
339,630
July-September....................
1,581
290,453
304,340
October-December..............
3,582
641,714
766,780
2009
January-March.....................
3,979
705,141
835,551
April-June............................
3,395
651,318
731,049
July-September....................
2,034
345,531
406,823
October-December..............
2,416
406,212
468,577
2010
r
January-March ...................
1,870
314,512
368,642
r
April-June ..........................
2,008
381,622
395,573
r
July-September ...................
1,370
222,357
259,886
r,c
October-December ..........
2011
p,c
January-March
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
c
= corrected.
.................
1,999
338,115
388,285
1,397
190,895
179,686
In the manufacturing sector, the number of events decreased over the year from 441 to 281, and
associated worker separations fell from 60,855 to a series low 37,249. Forty-six percent of
manufacturing employers with an extended mass layoff event in the first quarter of 2011 anticipated
recalling at least some of the displaced workers.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons cited by employers for extended mass layoffs during
the quarter, business demand factors accounted for 38 percent of events and 36 percent of related
separations, primarily as a result of contract completion. Over the year, the largest decrease in worker
separations occurred in layoffs attributed to business demand reasons. (See table 2 and the chart.)
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Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the first quarter 2011, by residency of claimants
r
Metropolitan area
c
Total, 372 metropolitan areas ...................
c
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ......
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ....................................
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. .............
c
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ............
c
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ..........
c
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ...........
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.
-N.J.-Del.-Md. .............................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. .......................
c
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif. ..
Pittsburgh, Pa. ...................................................
p
2010 I
Initial
Rank
claimants
2011 I
Initial
Rank
claimants
305,374
143,427
...
...
32,782
1
17,557
1
22,378
13,001
13,652
15,563
8,205
2
5
4
3
6
14,312
7,835
5,147
4,942
4,481
2
3
4
5
6
4,811
3,601
6,825
3,684
11
15
8
14
2,747
2,601
2,546
2,205
7
8
9
10
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
c
= corrected.
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
Movement of Work
In the first quarter of 2011, 44 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were associated
with 10,144 worker separations. Over the year, the number of such events decreased by 28, and the
number of separations decreased by 1,347. Movement of work layoffs accounted for 4 percent of total
nonseasonal events. (See table 9.)
Fifty-nine percent of the events related to movement of work were from manufacturing industries. (See
table 6.) Employers cited organizational changes as the economic reason for layoff in 43 percent of the
events involving movement of work. (See table 7.) Among the four census regions, the largest
proportions of workers affected by the movement of work were in the Northeast. (See table 8.) Among
states, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Illinois reported the highest numbers of separations
associated with movement of work.
The 44 events with movement of work for the first quarter involved 68 identifiable relocations of work
actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to provide information on the specific number of worker
separations for 30 of these actions. Among these actions, 67 percent were domestic reassignments, and
80 percent involved work moving within the same company. (See table 10.)
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Recall Expectations
Forty-nine percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the first quarter indicated they
anticipated some type of recall–the highest first quarter percentage since 2005 and up from 38 percent in
2010. Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 25 percent indicated the offer would be extended
to all displaced employees, and 63 percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of
the workers. Sixty-one percent of employers expecting to recall laid-off employees intend to do so
within six months. Excluding extended mass layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period, in
which 90 percent of the employers expected a recall, employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in
33 percent of the events. (See table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs
The average size of a layoff (as measured by the number of separations per layoff event) fell to a series
low 137 workers during the quarter. (See table 12.) Events were largely concentrated at the lower end of
the extended layoff-size spectrum, with a series high of 77 percent involving fewer than 150 workers.
Conversely, only 3 percent of layoff events involved 500 or more workers. (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 179,686 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass
layoffs in the first quarter. Of these claimants, 15 percent were black, 18 percent were Hispanic, 37
percent were women, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) In the entire civilian
labor force for the same period, 12 percent of all persons 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 recorded the highest number of separations due to extended
mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011. Among the nine census divisions, the highest numbers of
displaced workers were in the Pacific and the East North Central. All regions and 8 of the 9 divisions
registered fewer laid-off workers compared with the first quarter of 2010. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations in the first quarter of 2011, followed by
Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania. Over the year, 41 states reported decreased numbers of workers
laid off during the first quarter, led by California, Florida, and New York. (See table 5.)
Eighty percent of the initial claimants for unemployment insurance associated with extended mass layoff
events in the first quarter of 2011 resided within metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metropolitan areas,
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of resident initial claimants.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,
Wash., entered into the highest 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by residency of claimant
in the first quarter, replacing San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach, Fla., and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, from the first quarter of 2010. (See table B.)
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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 should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information about the
program, see the Technical Note.
________________
The Mass Layoffs news release for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 20, 2011, at
10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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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 first quarter
of 2011, outright refusal to participate in the employer
interview accounted for 4.9 percent of all private nonfarm
events. Although included in the total number of instances
involving the movement of work, employers in 38 relocations
were unable to provide the number of separations specifically
associated with the movement of work, 14 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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Industry
I
IV
2010
2010
r
2011
2010
r
2010
r
2011
2010
r
2010
r
2011
................................
1,870
1,999
1,397
314,512
338,115
190,895
368,642
388,285
179,686
Mining .............................................................
Utilities ............................................................
Constructionc ...................................................
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 .....................
16
4
31
11
5
2,271
983
3,723
876
502
2,098
1,089
4,491
1,055
549
339
281
64
5
3
50,278
60,855
11,833
978
34,132
37,249
7,970
823
248
66,516
72,684
14,670
1,706
1,c
Total, private nonfarm
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 tradec .....................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................
Information ......................................................
Finance and insurance ....................................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................
c
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 servicesc ................
Other services, except public administration ..
Unclassified .....................................................
1
444
441
76
7
2
( )
8
8
2
I
I
p
2
( )
685
382
86
12
3
( )
12
2
( )
4
2
2
2
IV
2
( )
1,080
824
I
2
( )
89,036
66,419
22,752
1,830
759
I
p
( )
2,245
2
( )
1,707
2
2
IV
2
( )
1,202
941
2
I
2
( )
108,149
76,779
19,620
2,193
1,031
p
36,424
34,843
7,847
803
836
( )
2,610
2
( )
1,692
2
2
( )
18
9
20
5
( )
18
10
11
17
( )
14
13
10
4
( )
1,697
1,402
2,277
455
2
( )
2,173
1,434
2,090
2,463
2
( )
1,767
1,541
1,520
357
( )
3,691
2,052
2,904
527
( )
4,700
1,297
1,986
2,804
( )
2,086
1,249
1,330
340
2
20
15
33
20
26
37
30
14
60
17
12
5
14
50
13
19
18
15
6
51
8
10
13
9
35
9
16
13
11
3
36
8
7
3,103
1,320
3,451
2,940
3,020
5,690
5,800
1,932
8,491
2,397
1,580
464
1,697
6,367
2,125
2,858
3,022
2,029
1,138
8,062
1,246
1,272
1,925
924
2,952
861
1,822
1,531
1,755
987
6,289
1,081
925
3,259
1,779
4,127
2,457
3,496
6,193
5,551
1,599
10,451
2,960
1,487
567
1,805
7,447
2,123
3,575
4,781
2,523
2,155
11,500
1,687
1,226
1,521
830
3,548
675
1,923
1,391
1,239
522
4,869
886
734
53
33
31
6,049
3,769
3,749
5,835
4,083
3,472
201
92
60
75
13
88
52
55
50
15
142
65
52
35
17
53,090
19,139
10,957
14,116
2,530
22,417
9,345
15,752
9,827
1,740
25,410
13,149
10,747
3,408
1,336
68,502
18,256
12,368
17,339
2,612
26,276
12,910
26,173
9,831
1,812
26,529
10,530
12,205
5,326
1,260
69
11
205
5
34
40
69
57
4
169
7
36
52
8,181
2,124
48,962
887
5,613
9,745
11,294
(2)
40,729
2,655
6,475
12,372
7,027
507
30,949
781
3,812
5,757
11,525
1,687
53,321
920
5,196
7,051
14,472
(2)
230
9
48
59
(2)
49,418
1,457
6,874
8,910
5,704
323
21,429
808
3,311
5,684
93
14
161
22
81
13
16,929
1,803
38,436
2,794
10,309
1,195
19,651
1,992
31,432
3,423
9,048
1,186
–
–
–
For the first quarter of 2011, data on layoffs were reported by employers
in all states and the District of Columbia.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r
= revised.
–
–
p
= preliminary.
c
= corrected.
–
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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Reason for layoff
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
2010
2010
2011p
2010r
2010r
2011p
2010r
2010r
2011p
.................................................
1,870
1,999
1,397
314,512
338,115
190,895
368,642
388,285
179,686
Business demand ............................................................
738
661
535
112,821
100,546
68,928
142,338
143,659
69,621
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completionc ......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
42
24
28
6,225
4,174
5,449
6,085
5,696
4,472
253
377
262
48,110
62,433
37,698
63,276
90,895
38,677
1,c
Total, private nonfarm
c
r
( )
8
2
( )
–
2
( )
4
2
( )
1,577
2
( )
–
2
( )
434
2
( )
1,835
2
( )
–
2
( )
300
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
431
255
238
55,121
33,261
24,596
69,433
46,416
25,808
Organizational changes ...................................................
117
79
87
20,105
17,864
12,027
26,108
16,720
10,851
Business-ownership change ..........................................
c
Reorganization or restructuring of company .................
31
86
18
61
21
66
5,323
14,782
9,311
8,553
2,587
9,440
4,414
21,694
2,973
13,747
1,559
9,292
Financial issues ................................................................
165
110
116
27,450
15,995
25,732
38,929
17,008
15,507
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
17
98
50
14
65
31
12
71
33
4,159
12,992
10,299
3,505
7,445
5,045
2,580
10,906
12,246
3,479
26,879
8,571
1,863
10,909
4,236
1,325
10,485
3,697
Production specific ............................................................
15
21
2,663
2,860
2,400
2,875
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 ...............................................
4
2
( )
–
3
(2)
4
(2)
5
4
2
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
c
business slowdown ...............................................
c
–
(2)
–
3
(2)
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
Seasonalc ..........................................................................
c
Seasonal .......................................................................
Vacation period–school related or otherwise .................
c
Other/miscellaneous ........................................................
c
Other .............................................................................
c
Data not provided: refusal .............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
10
7
–
(2)
4
(2)
(2)
3
4
(2)
5
2
( )
–
(2)
–
7
1,422
3,192
549
–
416
(2)
–
(2)
629
(2)
–
654
(2)
–
–
(2)
358
761
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
940
521
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
530
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
418
826
381
(2)
(2)
819
7
377
4
410
308
250
23
86
301
19
82
207
29
69
152
(2)
–
68,625
676
–
289
(2)
–
(2)
660
(2)
–
910
(2)
–
–
(2)
303
593
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1,056
1,094
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
668
(2)
(2)
(2)
990
400
137,477
50,007
136,836
641
49,743
264
81,908
64,290
29,953
3,883
23,214
54,811
2,565
18,679
43,046
3,132
7,713
19,108
(2)
(2)
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
= preliminary.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
c
= corrected.
r
= revised.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
75,725
512
(2)
–
(2)
–
(2)
1,203
393
(2)
799
–
(2)
–
(2)
142,957
50,508
142,041
916
50,094
414
81,588
65,029
29,525
3,598
23,207
54,783
3,107
18,677
43,245
2,804
7,711
19,010
(2)
(2)
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, fourth quarter, 2010 and first quarter, 2011
Percent of total
Total
Layoff events
initial
claimants
State
Hispanic
origin
Black
Persons age 55
and over
Women
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
2010r
2011p
2010r
2011p
2010r
2011p
2010r
2011p
2010r
2011p
2010r
2011p
Total, private nonfarm1,c .........
1,999
1,397
388,285
179,686
12.2
14.7
19.3
17.9
30.7
36.7
18.5
19.2
Alabama ......................................
Alaska ..........................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas .....................................
Californiac ....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware .....................................
District of Columbia .....................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
Hawaii ..........................................
Idaho ...........................................
6
14
17
5
9
2,225
2,478
3,285
1,685
1,425
(2)
12
51.2
5.2
10.5
16.7
50.5
5.5
6.3
71.7
2.7
10.5
32.9
2.3
1.6
9.6
35.4
2.1
58.3
23.8
45.0
32.2
47.9
19.0
42.2
39.3
11.4
20.5
16.2
29.3
15.5
21.5
15.8
23.6
(2)
12
7.9
5.0
20.8
46.7
53.3
19.5
48.8
1.1
.2
37.0
36.3
12.4
11.8
11.1
25.7
1.3
3.9
9.6
36.6
27.5
17.0
8.9
16.7
28.0
4.0
10.4
14.7
36.8
24.8
38.1
31.8
59.7
40.9
44.5
25.2
27.9
37.9
27.9
32.9
37.5
27.2
41.9
42.4
25.7
28.1
16.8
21.3
25.3
39.2
13.1
20.7
16.8
34.0
16.7
16.6
20.7
15.2
12.5
22.3
23.5
16.9
18.0
18.2
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa .............................................
Kansas ........................................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Maine ...........................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts ............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Mississippi ...................................
Missouri .......................................
155
40
11
15
26
23
9
18
26
67
66
11
41
Montana ......................................
Nebraska .....................................
Nevada ........................................
New Hampshire ...........................
New Jersey ..................................
New Mexico .................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina3 ............................
North Dakota ...............................
Ohio .............................................
Oklahoma ....................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
15
9
31
4
48
10
138
48
10
105
4
23
134
(2)
64
3
19
97
Rhode Island ...............................
South Carolina .............................
South Dakota ...............................
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah .............................................
Vermont .......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington .................................
West Virginia ...............................
Wisconsin ....................................
Wyoming .....................................
4
20
6
11
Puerto Rico ..................................
472
24
13
5
3
46
20
–
(2)
394
3
10
3
3
42
22
106,569
3,075
2,149
525
434
10,579
2,746
(2)
49,078
222
1,074
632
287
5,424
2,649
5
(2)
2,010
(2)
423
7.3
4.4
16.8
30.3
64.5
18.9
58.9
6.8
.1
100
26
7
12
20
16
5
10
25
29
21
13
21
26,332
7,987
2,559
3,558
3,323
4,024
1,460
2,509
3,335
9,407
10,062
1,504
6,364
11,448
3,184
808
1,578
2,491
2,367
583
958
3,545
2,798
2,550
1,184
1,636
12.4
10.7
1.2
6.4
11.7
36.9
1.8
47.9
7.8
6.5
4.5
52.3
14.7
18.5
14.2
1.1
5.9
14.7
47.6
2.2
42.6
9.1
8.4
4.9
71.8
9.0
21.2
3.3
1.4
8.2
.1
6.0
.3
2.2
1.0
9.4
8.4
4.3
1.4
15.7
2.4
1.6
4.2
.2
3.5
.3
3.7
1.0
3.1
8.4
1.8
5.6
21.6
19.7
23.0
32.5
21.5
18.9
25.3
51.6
34.0
18.4
15.5
28.1
31.5
36.6
25.4
39.1
24.7
32.9
43.9
39.1
27.5
45.0
29.5
23.7
49.5
42.2
15.3
17.5
23.9
22.0
19.2
18.9
23.2
19.9
23.8
14.3
19.3
18.3
25.6
17.4
16.0
23.6
23.5
14.5
20.3
26.9
24.2
18.9
22.7
18.8
12.2
20.5
.3
3.2
8.1
.3
15.4
1.4
12.3
1.2
2.9
6.3
1.6
20.5
1.9
15.7
4.0
10.5
28.9
.6
10.4
56.8
12.4
3.5
7.9
22.1
6.5
7.0
47.9
13.6
18.7
27.3
36.1
13.6
35.0
37.5
31.9
14.0
19.9
6.3
9.9
35.6
40.1
37.6
20.8
22.3
19.5
40.4
19.4
18.3
23.0
23.3
21.6
9.5
23.3
23.8
14.3
22.4
40.6
.6
8.5
14.8
1.1
7.6
45.6
1.4
13.1
9.2
1.6
7.7
12.1
3.2
3.7
3.3
28.8
4.3
7.2
6.5
3.3
4.2
20.2
4.7
35.2
8.2
19.1
24.9
41.5
24.5
44.9
31.5
32.3
22.6
38.2
34.4
18.4
21.9
18.4
9.6
19.5
20.0
23.6
22.9
17.5
23.4
21.4
22.5
1.9
59.1
–
34.7
11.3
.7
–
37.8
4.5
.1
5.9
1.6
3.2
67.1
–
20.4
13.1
2.1
1.4
47.9
6.7
.3
3.7
–
9.3
1.2
–
–
54.8
11.9
1.0
4.4
22.8
–
9.6
3.5
11.3
1.4
–
.2
51.7
21.2
.5
4.3
10.4
–
6.5
10.9
36.0
45.6
–
38.1
20.6
12.1
14.4
34.1
35.0
2.3
24.2
41.1
47.6
57.5
–
38.0
27.3
25.8
23.4
48.0
37.1
7.6
35.5
35.9
19.0
11.6
–
27.4
12.8
16.8
26.9
21.0
17.5
13.3
17.6
26.3
32.5
10.6
–
26.2
14.7
11.0
22.0
21.7
16.7
12.4
23.2
15.6
–
–
99.1
99.5
55.0
61.9
4.6
8.1
(2)
(2)
5
(2)
4
56
5
122
20
–
25
31
17
(2)
32
48
4
90
(2)
20
36
8
3
26
37
5
30
(2)
5
(2)
1,657
6
1,592
1,108
7,667
616
9,819
1,413
27,772
11,174
1,551
18,105
1,245
7,773
24,186
364
4,161
–
4,220
6,233
3,203
(2)
6,966
9,198
1,085
17,769
(2)
407
(2)
322
7,867
629
16,735
2,720
(2)
7,986
239
4,226
15,133
504
1,469
–
1,629
4,560
1,007
218
4,072
4,903
596
5,127
(2)
(2)
1,399
2,438
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
p
= preliminary.
3
Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data
c
= corrected.
due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance input procedures.
= revised.
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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Census region and division
I
IV
2010
2010
2011
................................
1,870
1,999
1,397
314,512
338,115
190,895
368,642
388,285
179,686
Northeast .................................................
383
377
328
57,417
53,597
43,230
68,926
69,902
45,981
New England ........................................
Middle Atlantic ......................................
57
326
57
320
53
275
10,550
46,867
9,863
43,734
10,662
32,568
10,329
58,597
8,125
61,777
6,246
39,735
South ........................................................
371
327
261
74,510
55,276
34,301
90,568
64,638
32,893
South Atlantic .......................................
East South Central ...............................
West South Central ..............................
216
71
84
196
68
63
142
62
57
47,131
11,751
15,628
33,224
11,485
10,567
17,706
8,855
7,740
56,193
12,351
22,024
40,179
11,272
13,187
18,807
6,729
7,357
Midwest ....................................................
433
609
317
66,502
101,848
45,501
71,413
104,802
37,801
East North Central ...............................
West North Central ..............................
326
107
457
152
249
68
54,189
12,313
74,564
27,284
35,203
10,298
56,992
14,421
79,600
25,202
30,543
7,258
West .......................................................
683
686
491
116,083
127,394
67,863
137,735
148,943
63,011
Mountain ..............................................
c
Pacific .................................................
88
595
128
558
37
454
13,394
102,689
25,009
102,385
5,091
62,772
13,268
124,467
22,822
126,121
4,310
58,701
1,c
United States
c
I
r
I
p
IV
r
2010
I
r
2010
I
p
2011
IV
r
2010
I
r
p
2010
2011
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
r
= revised.
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
p
= preliminary.
Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
c
= corrected.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
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.
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
State
I
IV
2010
2010
2011
......................
1,870
1,999
1,397
314,512
338,115
190,895
368,642
388,285
179,686
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska ......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
c
California .................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Connecticut ..............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida ......................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Hawaii ......................................................
Idaho ........................................................
11
7
14
7
6
14
17
5
9
2,406
1,844
1,834
1,080
1,929
3,970
3,250
864
1,309
2,225
2,478
3,285
1,685
530
14
19
472
24
13
5
3
46
20
93,972
2,309
4,612
112,279
1,783
4,367
( )
261
26,724
2,485
86,005
4,835
3,109
490
434
11,030
1,725
(2)
55,631
380
3,375
393
296
5,532
1,525
3,469
1,844
2,246
2,177
1,425
( )
12
( )
261
27,451
4,224
106,569
3,075
2,149
525
434
10,579
2,746
(2)
49,078
222
1,074
632
287
5,424
2,649
5
(2)
804
(2)
2,312
(2)
472
(2)
833
(2)
2,010
(2)
423
100
26
7
12
20
16
5
10
25
29
21
13
21
19,388
3,602
815
967
3,477
3,690
1,625
3,589
2,976
4,562
3,731
874
5,587
25,348
4,121
1,375
1,836
3,836
4,560
1,336
3,781
4,207
8,347
11,550
1,996
9,232
14,683
2,607
1,421
2,196
3,986
2,509
1,528
1,175
4,431
3,343
3,105
1,569
2,862
20,474
4,830
2,345
1,050
3,107
3,255
1,547
3,454
3,426
5,475
4,445
576
5,463
26,332
7,987
2,559
3,558
3,323
4,024
1,460
2,509
3,335
9,407
10,062
1,504
6,364
11,448
3,184
808
1,578
2,491
2,367
583
958
3,545
2,798
2,550
1,184
1,636
821
359
4,832
638
9,138
1,133
22,599
2,528
2,179
4,400
631
11,849
1,800
18,928
(2)
444
757
254
4,988
407
9,037
1,227
27,111
1,592
1,108
7,667
616
9,819
1,413
27,772
(2)
407
3,049
704
15,200
5,142
1,112
15,066
503
6,148
12,957
7,914
719
15,093
11,174
1,551
18,105
1,245
7,773
24,186
1,c
Total, private nonfarm
2
( )
3
62
22
I
p
2
(2)
394
3
10
3
3
42
22
2
(2)
12
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana .....................................................
Iowa .........................................................
Kansas .....................................................
Kentucky ..................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine .......................................................
Maryland ..................................................
Massachusetts .........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota ................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
118
31
6
9
27
19
9
29
23
40
34
6
48
155
40
11
15
26
23
9
18
26
67
66
11
41
Montana ...................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire .......................................
New Jersey ..............................................
New Mexico .............................................
New York .................................................
3
North Carolina .........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio .........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon .....................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
5
4
27
3
55
11
155
15
9
31
4
48
10
138
33
5
90
( )
22
116
48
10
105
4
23
134
(2)
64
3
19
97
( )
3,736
15,130
3
25
4
20
6
11
699
3,978
20
36
8
3
26
37
5
30
( )
4,994
9,865
1,378
–
5,651
3,082
1,004
11,437
Puerto Rico ..............................................
2
2
( )
27
56
8
–
34
35
7
47
2
( )
–
(2)
IV
r
2010
7
Rhode Island ............................................
South Carolina .........................................
South Dakota ...........................................
Tennessee ...............................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah .........................................................
Vermont ...................................................
Virginia .....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ..................................................
(2)
I
r
(2)
5
(2)
4
56
5
122
20
–
25
31
17
2
( )
32
48
4
90
2
14
2
2
( )
2
( )
5
2
( )
6
1,313
I
r
I
p
2010
2011
2
( )
1,368
(2)
382
8,896
740
13,489
2,260
(2)
9,615
329
3,594
10,183
320
3,993
–
3,724
4,640
3,284
555
1,420
–
1,991
4,740
1,300
391
4,509
2,975
596
4,955
2
( )
5,271
6,159
1,358
21,682
2
2
( )
( )
482
868
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
p
= preliminary.
3
Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data
c
= corrected.
due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance input procedures.
IV
r
2
I
r
2010
2010
2
( )
4,109
22,449
582
4,357
2
( )
5,199
15,632
1,238
–
7,251
6,082
955
11,120
364
4,161
–
4,220
6,233
3,203
2
( )
6,966
9,198
1,085
17,769
p
2011
2
( )
1,657
(2)
322
7,867
629
16,735
2,720
(2)
7,986
239
4,226
15,133
504
1,469
–
1,629
4,560
1,007
218
4,072
4,903
596
5,127
( )
2
( )
2
( )
5,412
1,399
2,438
= revised.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
2
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Separations
Industry
I
2010
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 ...............
IV
I
p
2011
r
2010
72
–
–
–
50
–
–
30
3
2
( )
2
( )
–
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
( )
–
3
3
6
6
3
3
(2)
(2)
( )
2
( )
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
–
4
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
3
(2)
(2)
4
4
(2)
–
(2)
–
(2)
3
2
( )
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
5
3
3
–
–
–
( )
–
431
373
908
780
670
610
(2)
(2)
3
5
3
(2)
2
( )
(2)
–
–
–
2
(2)
(2)
–
2
(2)
(2)
4
10
3
5
4
2
( )
–
–
2
4
2
26
–
–
–
5,928
( )
(2)
(2)
–
3
(2)
(2)
–
11,491
2
2
( )
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
–
44
–
–
–
(2)
39
I
r
2010
–
–
–
–
524
2,062
511
777
588
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
2
( )
2
( )
(2)
( )
–
( )
( )
2
( )
(2)
–
–
–
–
Unclassified .................................................................
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.
IV
r
2010
9,073
–
–
(2)
5,219
195
2
( )
–
–
–
–
–
390
(2)
–
(2)
462
(2)
(2)
(2)
281
I
p
2011
10,144
–
–
–
5,962
2
( )
–
–
(2)
–
–
2
( )
(2)
(2)
–
345
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
1,101
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1,539
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
203
–
1,422
1,219
2
( )
1,635
–
(2)
(2)
617
–
–
–
2
( )
–
–
(2)
510
–
–
(2)
–
357
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Separations
Reason for layoff
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
2010
2010
2011p
2010r
2010r
2011p
72
50
44
11,491
9,073
10,144
9
1
Total, private nonfarm ...................................................
Business demand .............................................................
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completion .......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
business slowdown .................................................
r
2,681
1,663
3,564
–
15
( )
2
( )
2
–
( )
2
( )
2
2
( )
–
–
2
( )
–
–
2
2
( )
–
–
( )
–
–
2
( )
( )
2
( )
1,101
1,341
( )
–
2
( )
2
( )
8
( )
–
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
2
2
2
10
4
5
1,360
Organizational changes ....................................................
32
24
19
5,550
4,873
2,929
Business-ownership change ..........................................
Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................
4
28
3
21
3
16
774
4,776
1,413
3,460
250
2,679
11
2,992
2,537
2,743
(2)
2,587
(2)
(2)
–
1,733
804
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
Financial issues ................................................................
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
22
18
2
( )
19
–
14
4
(2)
(2)
2
( )
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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 ...............................................
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
–
–
–
–
–
–
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
268
–
(2)
268
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
Other/miscellaneous .........................................................
Other ..............................................................................
Data not provided: refusal ..............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
3
3
–
–
–
–
–
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 8. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Separations
Census region and division
1
I
IV
2010
2010
I
r
I
p
2011
IV
r
2010
I
r
2010
p
2011
United States ......................................
72
50
44
11,491
9,073
10,144
Northeast .....................................................
14
12
12
2,705
1,622
4,002
New England ...........................................
Middle Atlantic .........................................
8
6
8
4
7
5
1,801
904
1,272
350
2,421
1,581
South ...........................................................
26
14
12
3,744
2,511
1,385
South Atlantic ...........................................
13
East South Central ...................................
9
(2)
( )
1,207
( )
2
( )
West South Central ..................................
4
(2)
(2)
750
(2)
(2)
Midwest ........................................................
14
11
12
2,661
2,328
2,932
East North Central ...................................
West North Central ..................................
9
5
8
3
9
3
1,892
769
1,890
438
1,782
1,150
West .............................................................
18
13
8
2,381
2,612
7
6
2
2
1,787
1,039
821
2
1,825
2
Mountain ..................................................
3
5
( )
484
865
( )
Pacific ......................................................
15
8
(2)
1,897
1,747
(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, Massa-
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
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, 2010 and 2011
Layoff events
Action
I
2010
Separations
IV
I
r
I
p
2011
2010
IV
r
I
r
p
2010
2010
2011
Total, private nonfarm1,c .................................................
1,870
1,999
1,397
314,512
338,115
190,895
Total, excluding seasonal
2,c
and vacation events ............................................
1,452
1,173
1,016
245,887
200,638
140,888
Total, movement of work .......................................
72
50
44
11,491
9,073
10,144
Movement of work actions .................................
101
68
68
( )
( )
( )
With separations reported ............................
67
46
30
5,949
4,422
5,609
With separations unknown ...........................
34
22
38
( 4)
( )
3
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
2
The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers
when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.
3
Movement of work can involve more than one action.
4
4
Data are not available.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
c
= corrected.
4
4
4
4
( )
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
1
Separations
Actions
Activities
I
2010
2010
67
46
30
5,949
4,422
5,609
Out-of-country relocations ............................................
14
13
10
1,023
1,915
2,298
Within company ........................................................
11
11
9
933
1,115
2,198
Different company ....................................................
3
2
1
90
800
100
Domestic relocations ....................................................
53
33
20
4,926
2,507
3,311
Within company ........................................................
47
28
15
3,992
2,294
3,102
Different company ....................................................
6
5
5
934
213
209
With separations reported2 .............................................
IV
I
r
2011p
I
2010
IV
I
r
2010
2011p
By location
Unable to assign place of
–
–
–
Within company ............................................................
58
39
24
4,925
3,409
5,300
Domestic ..................................................................
47
28
15
3,992
2,294
3,102
Out of country ...........................................................
11
11
9
933
1,115
2,198
Unable to assign .......................................................
–
–
relocation ...................................................................
–
–
–
By company
–
–
–
–
Different company ........................................................
9
7
6
1,024
1,013
309
Domestic ..................................................................
6
5
5
934
213
209
Out of country ...........................................................
3
2
1
90
800
Unable to assign .......................................................
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.
–
100
–
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Percent of total layoff events1
Nature of recall
Percent of layoff events due to seasonal
work and vacation period
Percent of layoff events, excluding those
due to seasonal and vacation period
I
2010
IV
2010r
I
2011p
I
2010
IV
2010r
I
2011p
I
2010
IV
2010r
I
2011p
Anticipate a recall ...............................................
38.0
58.5
48.5
85.9
94.6
90.0
24.2
33.2
33.0
Timeframe
Within 6 monthsc ..................................................
Within 3 monthsc ............................................
63.4
41.6
72.9
28.7
60.5
42.2
78.3
47.1
87.2
26.9
81.9
52.5
48.3
36.1
44.2
32.4
38.5
31.6
Size of recall
At least halfc .........................................................
All workersc ....................................................
63.6
25.2
75.0
32.3
63.3
25.1
80.5
37.9
91.7
41.7
88.6
38.5
46.3
12.2
41.6
13.4
37.3
11.3
c
1
r
p
See footnote 1, table 1.
= revised.
c
= preliminary.
= corrected.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011
Average number of separations
I
IV
I
Measure
2010r
2011p
2010r
Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................
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 servicesc ....................
Other services, except public administration .......
Unclassified establishments ................................
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand ................................................
Organizational changesc ......................................
Financial issues ...................................................
Production specific ..............................................
Disaster/Safety ....................................................
Seasonal ..............................................................
Other/miscellaneousc ...........................................
168
169
137
142
246
113
138
114
264
208
183
188
195
119
193
239
177
165
244
182
129
–
120
80
130
174
114
255
180
286
197
116
164
147
177
295
135
210
239
127
–
80
100
101
133
121
179
202
207
97
79
123
127
183
112
106
111
127
92
–
153
172
166
178
134
164
200
152
226
145
142
104
166
209
129
138
222
152
151
131
120
1
c
See footnote 1, table 1.
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
= corrected.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
first quarter 2011p
Layoff events
Separations
Size
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Totalc ....................................................................
50-99c ...............................................................
100-149c ...........................................................
150-199c ...........................................................
200-240c ...........................................................
300-499 ……………………………………………
500-999c ...........................................................
1,000 or more ……………………………………
p
c
= preliminary.
= corrected.
1,397
800
276
129
103
51
26
12
100.0
57.3
19.8
9.2
7.4
3.7
1.9
0.9
190,895
54,959
32,751
21,219
23,590
18,436
17,832
22,108
100.0
28.8
17.2
11.1
12.4
9.7
9.3
11.6
Extended Mass Layoff Events by Reason Categories1
First quarters, 2005-11
p,c
1
The chart excludes information on layoffs due to other/miscellaneous reasons.
p
= preliminary.
c
= corrected.