Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,581 3,396 1,776 290,453 650,679 277,924 304,340 727,494 266,938
Mining ....................................... 4 50 22 1,014 8,393 3,724 834 7,505 2,230
Utilities .................................... (2) 4 4 (2) 902 500 (2) 980 588
Construction ................................. 229 380 302 26,955 44,342 34,354 37,497 56,806 34,135
Manufacturing ................................ 498 1,063 511 95,423 195,719 80,135 106,161 265,891 90,610
Food .................................... 48 82 53 13,058 15,973 11,057 8,409 17,372 7,189
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 5 4 6 684 421 1,528 784 622 1,216
Textile mills ........................... 7 15 6 1,593 2,268 476 2,405 4,573 572
Textile product mills ................... 5 7 4 779 734 837 884 1,034 732
Apparel ................................. 13 28 12 1,482 4,563 3,345 1,785 4,419 1,729
Leather and allied products ............. (2) - - (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products ........................... 38 41 19 6,080 4,542 1,604 6,184 5,977 1,690
Paper ................................... 10 29 11 3,544 3,626 1,161 2,527 3,588 968
Printing and related support activities . 11 31 9 1,336 3,103 1,415 955 5,057 1,251
Petroleum and coal products ............. (2) 3 3 (2) 315 240 (2) 330 221
Chemicals ............................... 15 26 13 1,502 2,646 1,089 1,567 3,459 1,071
Plastics and rubber products ............ 23 56 21 3,723 7,355 2,483 3,567 9,410 2,706
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 16 42 18 2,080 5,374 1,687 2,381 5,330 1,440
Primary metals .......................... 14 83 46 1,647 15,853 5,715 2,366 18,890 5,925
Fabricated metal products ............... 33 97 48 3,969 13,217 5,085 5,609 14,563 4,904
Machinery ............................... 35 110 54 9,127 23,796 9,066 11,739 40,139 25,026
Computer and electronic products ........ 47 96 40 8,296 13,917 5,834 7,118 15,209 4,969
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 16 35 25 3,066 5,981 3,625 2,868 6,973 3,921
Transportation equipment ................ 124 217 84 27,610 64,320 19,367 37,632 97,171 20,728
Furniture and related products .......... 24 37 24 4,180 4,380 3,182 5,332 7,944 3,088
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 11 24 15 1,306 3,335 1,339 1,748 3,831 1,264
Wholesale trade .............................. 33 89 53 4,543 15,261 5,864 3,740 14,676 5,626
Retail trade ................................. 92 199 81 20,896 44,986 12,198 22,767 53,604 13,938
Transportation and warehousing ............... 131 259 137 24,199 59,121 22,136 23,515 57,550 19,968
Information .................................. 54 92 57 10,553 16,854 7,425 10,945 18,584 9,600
Finance and insurance ........................ 104 128 87 19,812 29,383 13,607 20,762 26,340 13,455
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 11 27 8 1,458 4,733 642 1,850 4,463 740
Professional and technical services .......... 50 141 67 8,877 34,472 14,749 9,442 27,357 10,595
Management of companies and enterprises ...... (2) 13 10 (2) 3,809 1,245 (2) 3,735 1,097
Administrative and waste services ............ 142 300 182 31,785 64,656 39,451 33,329 73,741 33,606
Educational services ......................... 18 29 27 2,635 3,650 4,474 2,545 4,317 3,903
Health care and social assistance ............ 74 218 84 8,360 28,861 10,467 6,609 26,796 7,787
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 38 89 38 11,261 17,914 8,514 5,637 10,999 4,337
Accommodation and food services .............. 84 241 85 20,187 68,191 15,629 15,859 64,292 12,669
Other services, except public administration . 15 74 21 1,980 9,432 2,810 2,095 9,858 2,054
Unclassified ................................. - - - - - - - - -
1 For the second quarter of 2009, 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.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
