Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance


                                                                                                    Initial claimants for          
                                                              Mass layoff events                   unemployment insurance          
                     Industry                                                                                                      
                                                    October   August  September  October    October    August   September   October
                                                     2008      2009     2009      2009       2008       2009       2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                   
                Seasonally adjusted                                                                                                


      Total .....................................    2,204     2,690    2,561     2,127     230,330    259,307   248,006    217,182

  Total, private nonfarm ........................    2,042     2,428    2,324     1,918     216,095    237,302   229,371    198,453
    Manufacturing ...............................      687       900      856       619      92,256     93,892    97,066     70,572
    
              Not seasonally adjusted                                                                                              

      Total (1) .................................    2,125     1,428    1,371     1,934     221,784    125,024   123,177    193,904
      
Total, private ..................................    2,034     1,356    1,285     1,806     213,602    118,920   116,813    181,476
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ..      117        22       27       128       8,049      1,727     1,672      8,593

  Total, private nonfarm ........................    1,917     1,334    1,258     1,678     205,553    117,193   115,141    172,883
    Mining ......................................        6         9       10        15         449        603       918      1,038
    Utilities ...................................      (2)       (2)        6         6         (2)        (2)       448        550
    Construction ................................      206       160      167       205      14,864     11,904    10,637     15,258
    Manufacturing ...............................      689       436      448       566     100,457     41,151    51,126     69,655
        Food ....................................       75        41       50        91      11,144      3,632     5,044      8,999
        Beverage and tobacco products ...........        7         5        5        12         488        937       306      1,001
        Textile mills ...........................       20       (2)       12         9       2,925        (2)     1,197      1,407
        Textile product mills ...................       10         5      (2)         3         792        557       (2)        419
        Apparel .................................        9        15        7         7         914      1,317       572        438
        Leather and allied products .............      (2)       (2)      (2)         -         (2)        (2)       (2)          -
        Wood products ...........................       68        19       36        41       6,932      1,423     2,653      4,326
        Paper ...................................       17         8       15        14       1,392        576     1,287      1,216
        Printing and related support activities .       10         9       10        17       1,042        714       828      1,337
        Petroleum and coal products .............      (2)         -        -         3         (2)          -         -        312

        Chemicals ...............................       13        10        9         8       1,394        843       540        533
        Plastics and rubber products ............       47        17       13        35       4,903      1,532     1,195      2,672
        Nonmetallic mineral products ............       21        18       12        16       1,755      1,147       763      1,172
        Primary metals ..........................       48        31       30        44       6,038      2,742     3,330      4,703
        Fabricated metal products ...............       47        43       44        49       4,632      3,501     3,856      4,702
        Machinery ...............................       43        74       63        51       7,897      6,608    12,389     10,892
        Computer and electronic products ........       36        30       28        29       3,705      2,535     1,986      2,169
        Electrical equipment and appliances .....       21        18       23        29       3,873      1,853     2,740      3,394
        Transportation equipment ................      149        68       53        72      36,110      9,076     7,331     17,069
        Furniture and related products ..........       32        13       22        22       2,902        941     3,481      1,865
        Miscellaneous manufacturing .............       13         6       11        14       1,210        577     1,117      1,029

    Wholesale trade .............................       38        34       32        50       2,573      2,714     2,422      4,645
    Retail trade ................................      161       111      139       124      15,328     10,173    13,094     12,914
    Transportation and warehousing ..............       75       101       47        61       6,007      9,131     4,807      5,541
    Information .................................       49        46       45        57       7,820      6,067     4,572      9,567
    Finance and insurance .......................       63        47       43        49       5,025      4,434     3,308      3,716
    Real estate and rental and leasing ..........       15         7      (2)        13       1,014        404       (2)        870
    Professional and technical services .........       46        32       31        57       3,022      2,302     1,998      5,974
    Management of companies and enterprises .....        4       (2)        5         6         337        (2)       495        812
    Administrative and waste services ...........      334       195      142       260      30,945     15,604    11,525     25,694
    Educational services ........................        5        13        7         3         292      1,796       371        226
    Health care and social assistance ...........       39        31       23        37       2,823      1,947     1,573      2,165
    Arts, entertainment, and recreation .........       42        19       29        34       3,106      1,403     2,209      2,435
    Accommodation and food services .............      125        74       73       126      10,278      6,034     4,981     11,346
    Other services, except public administration        16        13        7         9         962      1,076       409        477
    Unclassified ................................      (2)         -      (2)         -         (2)          -       (2)          -

Government ......................................       91        72       86       128       8,182      6,104     6,364     12,428
    Federal .....................................       19        14        8        28       1,746      1,381       603      2,550
    State .......................................       30        19       28        32       2,985      1,717     2,082      3,433
    Local .......................................       42        39       50        68       3,451      3,006     3,679      6,445
                                                                                                                                   
 
   1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. 
   2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.   
   NOTE:  Dash represents zero. 



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