Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008
Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2007 and 2008
Layoff events Separations
Industry
III II III III II III
2007 2008r 2008p 2007r 2008r 2008p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 63 71 82 12,367 12,315 14,613
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - (2) - - (2) -
Manufacturing ............................... 45 49 55 8,955 7,697 10,983
Food ................................... (2) 5 4 (2) 1,025 1,302
Beverage and tobacco products .......... (2) - - (2) - -
Textile mills .......................... 5 - 3 1,505 - 314
Textile product mills (3) .............. (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Apparel (3) ............................ 5 3 (2) 660 599 (2)
Leather and allied products ............ - - (2) - - (2)
Wood products .......................... - - - - - -
Paper .................................. - 3 3 - 256 391
Printing and related support activities (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals .............................. - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Plastics and rubber products (3) ....... 5 (2) 3 595 (2) 292
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Primary metals ......................... (2) (2) - (2) (2) -
Fabricated metal products .............. 3 3 (2) 462 338 (2)
Machinery (3) .......................... 3 4 4 565 539 776
Computer and electronic products ....... 3 4 9 1,924 408 1,527
Electrical equipment and appliances .... (2) 5 6 (2) 1,432 1,282
Transportation equipment (3) ........... 6 9 12 1,065 1,125 3,268
Furniture and related products (3) ..... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ........ 3 (2) (2) 188 (2) (2)
Wholesale trade ............................. 5 4 (2) 678 578 (2)
Retail trade ................................ (2) 5 (2) (2) 454 (2)
Transportation and warehousing .............. (2) 3 4 (2) 1,589 684
Information ................................. - (2) 4 - (2) 557
Finance and insurance (3) ................... 7 (2) 8 1,612 (2) 938
Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ...... - - - - - -
Professional and technical services (3) ..... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... - - - - - -
Administrative and waste services (3) ....... - 5 3 - 1,206 479
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - - 3 - - 431
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - - (2) - - (2)
Accommodation and food services ............. - - - - - -
Other services, except public administration (2) - - (2) - -
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
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.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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