Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Industry
November September October November November September October November
2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008
Seasonally adjusted
Total ..................................... 1,329 2,269 2,140 2,328 139,671 235,681 232,468 224,079
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,215 2,092 1,976 2,180 131,390 221,538 218,131 211,658
Manufacturing ............................... 414 603 635 874 56,965 81,414 87,403 98,408
Not seasonally adjusted
Total (1) ................................. 1,799 1,292 2,125 2,574 198,220 129,586 221,784 241,589
Total, private .................................. 1,729 1,227 2,034 2,502 191,917 124,096 213,602 235,560
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 136 25 117 113 10,733 1,591 8,049 8,903
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,593 1,202 1,917 2,389 181,184 122,505 205,553 226,657
Mining ...................................... 11 6 6 22 928 728 449 2,004
Utilities ................................... (2) (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) (2) 332
Construction ................................ 324 144 206 382 28,277 10,763 14,864 29,775
Manufacturing ............................... 514 361 689 997 75,413 46,391 100,457 107,620
Food .................................... 62 33 75 71 6,642 3,068 11,144 7,123
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 9 7 7 9 746 648 488 620
Textile mills ........................... 27 13 20 19 5,381 1,422 2,925 2,558
Textile product mills (3) ............... 5 3 10 10 608 347 792 669
Apparel (3) ............................. 10 7 9 16 625 688 914 1,783
Leather and allied products ............. 4 (2) (2) 3 376 (2) (2) 270
Wood products ........................... 69 32 68 93 8,094 2,901 6,932 9,439
Paper ................................... 9 8 17 28 696 603 1,392 2,645
Printing and related support activities . 11 5 10 14 763 341 1,042 1,527
Petroleum and coal products ............. 8 - (2) 11 624 - (2) 929
Chemicals ............................... 6 8 13 20 668 527 1,394 2,042
Plastics and rubber products (3) ........ 27 16 47 74 2,568 1,224 4,903 7,013
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 24 12 21 55 2,493 861 1,755 4,937
Primary metals .......................... 27 13 48 74 2,955 1,582 6,038 7,813
Fabricated metal products ............... 24 35 47 104 2,341 2,357 4,632 8,905
Machinery (3) ........................... 40 28 43 62 6,289 4,058 7,897 9,019
Computer and electronic products ........ 13 15 36 40 987 1,556 3,705 3,592
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 15 22 21 27 5,418 3,453 3,873 2,891
Transportation equipment (3) ............ 93 87 149 190 23,323 19,278 36,110 25,042
Furniture and related products (3) ...... 23 13 32 55 3,164 1,153 2,902 6,716
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ......... 8 (2) 13 22 652 (2) 1,210 2,087
Wholesale trade ............................. 40 20 38 65 3,095 1,642 2,573 4,779
Retail trade ................................ 93 112 161 155 8,199 10,345 15,328 13,429
Transportation and warehousing .............. 82 54 75 99 7,499 4,383 6,007 7,749
Information ................................. 28 45 49 48 5,386 6,021 7,820 5,390
Finance and insurance (3) ................... 43 38 63 48 3,898 3,104 5,025 3,591
Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ...... 7 7 15 18 539 396 1,014 1,084
Professional and technical services (3) ..... 51 35 46 66 7,435 5,623 3,022 6,695
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) (2) (2) 10 (2) (2) (2) 656
Administrative and waste services (3) ....... 217 181 334 280 22,050 18,557 30,945 26,341
Educational services ........................ - 5 5 5 - 346 292 365
Health care and social assistance ........... 24 54 39 33 2,522 4,021 2,823 2,775
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 36 30 42 33 3,543 2,043 3,106 2,642
Accommodation and food services ............. 107 99 125 115 10,865 7,552 10,278 10,682
Other services, except public administration 10 6 16 10 1,062 297 962 748
Unclassified ................................ 1 2 2 - 57 73 136 -
Government ...................................... 70 65 91 72 6,303 5,490 8,182 6,029
Federal ..................................... 19 9 19 11 1,928 764 1,746 860
State ....................................... 20 12 30 21 1,786 922 2,985 1,797
Local ....................................... 31 44 42 40 2,589 3,804 3,451 3,372
1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data beginning in 2008 are not strictly comparable to prior years due to a change in NAICS versions.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
