Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Layoff events Separations
Industry
III II III III II III
2008 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 84 117 75 14,943 21,720 12,107
Mining ...................................... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - (2) - - (2) -
Manufacturing ............................... 56 76 45 10,949 12,838 6,661
Food ................................... 4 10 4 1,302 2,000 672
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Textile mills .......................... 3 (2) (2) 314 (2) (2)
Textile product mills .................. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Apparel ................................ (2) 4 (2) (2) 565 (2)
Leather and allied products ............ (2) - - (2) - -
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. 3 (2) (2) 391 (2) (2)
Printing and related support activities (2) 4 (2) (2) 594 (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - (2) - - (2)
Chemicals ............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Plastics and rubber products ........... 3 6 3 292 838 384
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... - - - - - -
Primary metals ......................... - 3 3 - 257 555
Fabricated metal products .............. (2) 8 3 (2) 924 477
Machinery .............................. 4 5 4 776 1,138 624
Computer and electronic products ....... 9 12 7 1,527 1,945 1,099
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 6 (2) (2) 1,278 (2) (2)
Transportation equipment ............... 13 8 5 3,378 1,540 792
Furniture and related products ......... (2) 4 (2) (2) 612 (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............ (2) 5 (2) (2) 1,206 (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. 3 6 5 539 459 572
Retail trade ................................ (2) 6 4 (2) 2,426 874
Transportation and warehousing .............. 4 3 4 684 315 541
Information ................................. 4 3 4 557 464 745
Finance and insurance ....................... 8 5 3 938 1,380 299
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... - (2) - - (2) -
Professional and technical services ......... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 1,152
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Administrative and waste services ........... 3 7 - 479 1,072 -
Educational services ........................ - (2) - - (2) -
Health care and social assistance ........... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Accommodation and food services ............. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Other services, except public administration - - - - - -
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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Last Modified Date: November 10, 2009
