Data tables presented here are based on Census 2000 population controls. Previously 

published estimates of displaced workers from the February 2000 and January 2002 

surveys were based on population controls from the 1990 Census. The estimates from 

these earlier surveys have been recalculated using the new Census 2000-based population 

controls. 

For a discussion of the revised population controls and the impact that their introduction 

had on the basic CPS data, see “Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective 

January 2003” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings and available at 

http://stats.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf on the BLS Web site. Also see “Adjustments to 

Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2004” in the February 2004 issue of 

Employment and Earnings and available at http://stats.bls.gov/cps/cps04adj.pdf on the 

BLS Web site. 

Source: Division of Labor Force Statistics 

Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics 

 Bureau of Labor Statistics 

 Released: July 30, 2004. 
Table 1. Displaced workers1 by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and employment status in January 2002

Age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

TOTAL

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 4,024 100.0 63.4 21.2 15.4

20 to 24 years ............................................. 130 100.0 67.6 16.7 15.7

25 to 54 years ............................................. 3,153 100.0 67.5 21.7 10.9

55 to 64 years ............................................. 610 100.0 50.9 20.2 28.9

65 years and over ....................................... 132 100.0 19.7 20.2 60.1

Men

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 2,212 100.0 65.1 22.7 12.2

20 to 24 years ............................................. 53 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

25 to 54 years ............................................. 1,755 100.0 69.0 22.8 8.2

55 to 64 years ............................................. 338 100.0 55.1 22.3 22.6

65 years and over ....................................... 67 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 1,812 100.0 61.3 19.4 19.2

20 to 24 years ............................................. 77 100.0 65.0 18.9 16.2

25 to 54 years ............................................. 1,398 100.0 65.5 20.3 14.2

55 to 64 years ............................................. 272 100.0 45.7 17.4 36.8

65 years and over ....................................... 65 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

White

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 3,391 100.0 64.5 20.9 14.6

Men ............................................................. 1,879 100.0 66.2 23.1 10.7

Women ....................................................... 1,512 100.0 62.4 18.1 19.5

Black

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 467 100.0 57.6 22.2 20.2

Men ............................................................. 233 100.0 60.4 17.5 22.1

Women ....................................................... 234 100.0 54.9 26.8 18.3

Hispanic origin

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 359 100.0 55.5 30.7 13.8

Men ............................................................. 172 100.0 56.2 30.1 13.7

Women ....................................................... 186 100.0 54.8 31.3 13.9

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job

they had lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001

because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the

abolishment of their positions or shifts. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not

sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented

and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population

groups. 
Table 2. Displaced workers1 by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and reason for job loss, January 2002

Age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin Total

(thousands)

 Percent distribution by reason for job loss

Total

Plant or

company closed

down or moved

Insufficient work Position or shift

abolished

TOTAL

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 4,024 100.0 47.2 25.5 27.4

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 130 100.0 45.1 50.2 4.7

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 3,153 100.0 46.4 25.4 28.2

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 610 100.0 50.6 20.1 29.3

65 years and over ......................................................... 132 100.0 50.7 28.0 21.3

Men

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 2,212 100.0 44.4 27.9 27.7

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 53 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,755 100.0 42.2 29.1 28.7

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 338 100.0 55.4 16.7 27.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 67 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 1,812 100.0 50.5 22.5 27.0

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 77 100.0 45.8 48.7 5.5

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,398 100.0 51.7 20.7 27.6

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 272 100.0 44.6 24.4 31.0

65 years and over ......................................................... 65 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

White

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 3,391 100.0 46.8 24.8 28.4

Men ............................................................................... 1,879 100.0 44.4 27.1 28.4

Women ......................................................................... 1,512 100.0 49.8 21.8 28.4

Black

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 467 100.0 49.0 29.5 21.5

Men ............................................................................... 233 100.0 43.5 32.3 24.2

Women ......................................................................... 234 100.0 54.4 26.7 18.9

Hispanic origin

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 359 100.0 49.1 34.7 16.2

Men ............................................................................... 172 100.0 38.7 44.2 17.1

Women ......................................................................... 186 100.0 58.9 25.9 15.3

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they

had lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant or

company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts.

2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to

totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and

Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. 
Table 3. Displaced workers1 by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment

status in January 2002

Characteristic Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

TOTAL

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 4,024 100.0 63.4 21.2 15.4

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 1,704 100.0 62.9 20.1 17.1

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 2,258 100.0 63.7 22.5 13.9

Plant or company closed down or moved

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 1,898 100.0 65.6 18.4 16.0

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 1,030 100.0 64.8 17.7 17.5

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 822 100.0 66.5 19.7 13.8

Insufficient work

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 1,025 100.0 56.5 28.8 14.7

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 262 100.0 49.9 35.8 14.3

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 755 100.0 59.0 26.6 14.4

Position or shift abolished

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 1,101 100.0 65.9 19.1 14.9

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 412 100.0 66.2 16.0 17.8

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 681 100.0 65.4 21.3 13.3

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had

lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant or

company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts. 2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.
Table 4. Displaced workers1 by industry and class of worker of lost job and employment status in January 2002

Industry and class of worker of lost job Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

 Total, 20 years and over2 .................................................................. 4,024 100.0 63.4 21.2 15.4

Agricultural wage and salary workers ..................................................... 48 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

Nonagricultural wage and salary workers ............................................... 3,938 100.0 63.7 21.0 15.3

 Private wage and salary workers .......................................................... 3,820 100.0 63.5 21.4 15.1

 Mining ................................................................................................. 36 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Construction ....................................................................................... 257 100.0 62.2 33.1 4.6

 Manufacturing ..................................................................................... 1,338 100.0 55.4 25.6 19.1

 Durable goods .................................................................................. 872 100.0 52.5 27.9 19.6

 Lumber and wood products ............................................................ 50 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Furniture and fixtures ...................................................................... 19 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Stone, clay, and glass products ...................................................... 24 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Primary metal industries ................................................................. 40 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Fabricated metal products .............................................................. 80 100.0 51.0 19.3 29.8

 Machinery, except electrical ........................................................... 208 100.0 68.0 24.8 7.2

 Electrical machinery ....................................................................... 241 100.0 40.5 31.9 27.6

 Transportation equipment ............................................................... 112 100.0 55.4 30.1 14.6

 Automobiles .................................................................................. 60 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other transportation equipment .................................................... 53 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Professional and photographic equipment ..................................... 49 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other durable goods industries ...................................................... 48 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Nondurable goods ............................................................................ 465 100.0 60.7 21.2 18.1

 Food and kindred products ............................................................. 62 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Textile mill products ........................................................................ 73 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Apparel and other finished textile products .................................... 76 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Paper and allied products ............................................................... 23 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Printing and publishing ................................................................... 110 100.0 74.6 18.1 7.3

 Chemical and allied products ......................................................... 66 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products ................................. 31 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other nondurable goods industries ................................................ 24 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Transportation and public utilities ....................................................... 300 100.0 61.3 23.8 14.9

 Transportation .................................................................................. 176 100.0 66.9 23.7 9.4

 Communications and other public utilities ........................................ 124 100.0 53.3 23.9 22.8

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................................. 735 100.0 68.4 17.3 14.3

 Wholesale trade ................................................................................ 233 100.0 74.5 18.8 6.7

 Retail trade ....................................................................................... 502 100.0 65.6 16.6 17.9

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................................................... 287 100.0 70.9 16.7 12.4

 Services .............................................................................................. 866 100.0 70.2 16.3 13.5

 Professional services ........................................................................ 416 100.0 73.0 9.2 17.7

 Other service industries .................................................................... 451 100.0 67.7 22.8 9.5

 Government workers ............................................................................ 118 100.0 71.3 7.5 21.2

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had

lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant or

company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts.

2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who

did not report industry or class of worker. 3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
Table 5. Displaced workers1 by occupation of lost job and employment status in January 2002

Occupation of lost job Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

 Total, 20 years and over2 .................................................... 4,024 100.0 63.4 21.2 15.4

Managerial and professional specialty ..................................... 1,213 100.0 68.1 18.4 13.4

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ............................. 760 100.0 71.1 16.9 12.0

 Professional specialty ............................................................. 454 100.0 63.2 20.9 15.9

Technical, sales, and administrative support ............................ 1,152 100.0 66.9 17.9 15.2

 Technicians and related support ............................................ 138 100.0 63.4 18.6 18.1

 Sales occupations .................................................................. 450 100.0 71.4 13.9 14.7

 Administrative support, including clerical ................................ 564 100.0 64.2 21.0 14.8

Service occupations ................................................................. 231 100.0 62.4 16.7 20.9

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................................... 578 100.0 63.5 23.8 12.8

 Mechanics and repairers ........................................................ 143 100.0 81.1 9.7 9.2

 Construction trades ................................................................ 151 100.0 62.7 32.2 5.1

 Other precision production, craft, and repair .......................... 285 100.0 55.0 26.4 18.6

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ......................................... 758 100.0 52.9 29.0 18.0

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................... 465 100.0 49.3 30.7 20.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................... 174 100.0 62.2 25.3 12.5

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............ 120 100.0 53.5 28.2 18.3

Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................... 39 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they

had lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant

or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts. 2 Total includes a small number who did not report occupation. 3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
Table 6. Displaced workers1 by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2002

(In thousands)

Characteristic Total New

England

Middle

Atlantic

East

North

Central

West

North

Central

South

Atlantic

East

South

Central

West

South

Central

Mountain Pacific

Workers who lost jobs

 Total, 20 years and over ........................... 4,024 229 562 692 268 715 241 365 273 680

Men ............................................................... 2,212 121 311 382 157 355 138 209 163 377

Women ......................................................... 1,812 108 251 310 111 360 103 156 110 303

Reason for job loss

Plant or company closed down or moved ..... 1,898 115 262 302 117 349 132 181 122 319

Insufficient work ............................................ 1,025 44 161 182 64 146 59 93 69 206

Position or shift abolished ............................. 1,101 70 140 208 87 219 51 92 82 154

Industry of lost job2

Mining ........................................................... 36 – 11 5 – – 7 3 7 3

Construction ................................................. 263 8 41 32 22 40 17 30 24 50

Manufacturing ............................................... 1,339 84 173 267 76 251 123 119 53 193

 Durable goods ............................................ 872 61 109 193 32 128 71 77 41 160

 Nondurable goods ...................................... 467 22 64 74 45 122 52 42 12 33

Transportation and public utilities ................. 318 9 35 92 44 55 8 21 22 33

Wholesale and retail trade ............................ 736 47 120 91 44 154 37 72 53 118

Finance, insurance, and real estate ............. 290 19 52 40 16 51 7 24 19 63

Services ........................................................ 926 62 116 148 58 156 38 84 79 186

 Professional services .................................. 475 36 51 104 30 83 21 36 43 72

 Other service industries .............................. 451 26 65 43 29 73 17 48 36 114

Public administration .................................... 35 1 7 8 3 ( ) 1 – 7 5 6

Employment status

in January 2002

Employed ...................................................... 2,551 157 306 450 193 441 163 238 197 406

Unemployed ................................................. 855 43 135 130 54 143 36 78 46 190

Not in the labor force .................................... 618 28 121 111 21 131 42 50 30 84

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had

lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant or

company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions

or shifts. 2 Total includes a small number who did not report industry. 3 Less than 500.

 NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,

and Vermont compose the New England Division; New Jersey, New York, and

Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota compose the

West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,

Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose

the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee

compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

Texas compose the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,

Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the Mountain

Division; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific

Division. Dash represents zero.
Table 7. Displaced workers1 who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2002 by industry of

lost job and characteristics of new job

(In thousands)

Industry of lost job

Reemployed in January 2002

Total

Wage and salary workers

Selfemployed

and

unpaid

family

workers

Part

time

Full time

Total2

Earnings relative to those of lost job

20 percent

or more

below

Below, but

within 20

percent

Equal or

above, but

within 20

percent

20 percent

or more

above

 Total who lost full-time wage and salary jobs3 ......... 2,325 234 1,914 454 359 486 261 176

Mining ........................................................................... 26 – 22 7 7 4 4 4

Construction ................................................................. 155 2 136 38 17 35 27 17

Manufacturing ............................................................... 726 52 626 186 143 119 66 48

 Durable goods4 ........................................................... 449 35 374 114 80 65 39 41

 Primary metal industries ........................................... 20 2 16 2 7 4 – 2

 Fabricated metal products ........................................ 37 4 31 9 14 2 – 1

 Machinery, except electrical ..................................... 139 2 120 38 32 14 11 17

 Electrical machinery ................................................. 98 10 79 19 10 18 13 8

 Transportation equipment ......................................... 61 4 53 25 6 4 7 5

 Automobiles ............................................................ 34 – 30 18 2 1 4 5

 Other transportation equipment .............................. 27 4 23 7 4 3 3 –

 Nondurable goods ...................................................... 276 18 252 72 63 54 27 7

Transportation and public utilities ................................. 190 25 153 35 32 36 17 12

Wholesale and retail trade ............................................ 440 59 342 72 52 110 42 39

Finance, insurance, and real estate ............................. 193 19 158 28 24 51 28 16

Services ........................................................................ 543 64 442 78 81 124 71 38

 Professional services .................................................. 290 34 237 47 42 73 35 19

 Other service industries .............................................. 253 30 205 31 40 51 36 18

Public administration .................................................... 17 4 13 – 3 6 4 5 ( )

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had

lost or left between January 1999 and December 2001 because of plant or

company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts. 2 Includes about 349,000 persons who did not report earnings on lost job.

3 Includes a small number who did not report industry. 4 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 5 Less than 500.

 NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 8. Total displaced workers1 by selected characteristics and employment status in January 2002

Characteristic Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

Workers who lost jobs

 Total, 20 years and over ....................................................... 10,101 100.0 64.4 21.9 13.7

20 to 24 years ........................................................................... 1,281 100.0 65.3 23.3 11.5

25 to 54 years ........................................................................... 7,606 100.0 66.8 21.9 11.3

55 to 64 years ........................................................................... 1,002 100.0 52.6 22.3 25.0

65 years and over ..................................................................... 212 100.0 30.3 14.0 55.7

 Men ....................................................................................... 5,661 100.0 66.6 23.1 10.2

20 to 24 years ........................................................................... 659 100.0 65.6 25.2 9.1

25 to 54 years ........................................................................... 4,336 100.0 69.0 23.0 8.0

55 to 64 years ........................................................................... 546 100.0 57.4 23.1 19.6

65 years and over ..................................................................... 120 100.0 28.0 17.6 54.4

 Women ................................................................................. 4,440 100.0 61.6 20.4 18.0

20 to 24 years ........................................................................... 621 100.0 64.9 21.2 14.0

25 to 54 years ........................................................................... 3,270 100.0 63.9 20.4 15.8

55 to 64 years ........................................................................... 457 100.0 46.9 21.5 31.6

65 years and over ..................................................................... 92 100.0 33.2 9.3 57.4

White ........................................................................................ 8,289 100.0 65.9 20.6 13.5

Black ......................................................................................... 1,289 100.0 55.9 29.7 14.4

Hispanic origin .......................................................................... 1,239 100.0 61.9 25.7 12.4

Reason for job loss

Plant or company closed down or moved ................................. 3,928 100.0 67.4 18.4 14.2

Insufficient work ........................................................................ 3,747 100.0 60.4 27.1 12.6

Position or shift abolished ......................................................... 2,427 100.0 65.9 19.7 14.4

Occupation and industry and class of worker of lost job2

Managerial and professional specialty ..................................... 2,591 100.0 69.4 19.6 11.0

Technical, sales, and administrative support ............................ 2,931 100.0 66.1 19.7 14.2

Service occupations ................................................................. 890 100.0 61.4 20.5 18.1

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................................... 1,333 100.0 66.4 22.9 10.6

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ......................................... 1,938 100.0 56.0 27.8 16.3

Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................... 106 100.0 62.5 24.1 13.5

Agricultural wage and salary workers ....................................... 101 100.0 62.2 24.3 13.6

Nonagricultural wage and salary workers ................................. 9,671 100.0 64.5 21.8 13.6

 Private wage and salary workers ............................................ 9,351 100.0 64.4 22.4 13.3

 Mining ................................................................................... 72 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Construction ......................................................................... 787 100.0 66.4 26.2 7.4

 Manufacturing ....................................................................... 2,507 100.0 57.6 25.3 17.1

 Durable goods .................................................................... 1,678 100.0 56.2 26.8 17.0

 Nondurable goods .............................................................. 828 100.0 60.4 22.3 17.3

 Transportation and public utilities ......................................... 794 100.0 62.0 28.5 9.5

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................... 1,993 100.0 67.4 19.2 13.3

 Wholesale trade .................................................................. 444 100.0 72.7 20.7 6.6

 Retail trade ......................................................................... 1,549 100.0 65.9 18.8 15.3

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ..................................... 581 100.0 75.0 13.7 11.3

 Services ................................................................................ 2,616 100.0 66.2 20.9 12.9

 Government workers .............................................................. 320 100.0 69.6 6.2 24.2

1 Data refer to all persons (regardless of years of tenure on lost job)

who had lost or left a job between January 1999 and December 2001

because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the

abolishment of their positions or shifts. 2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and

persons who did not report occupation or industry.

3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not

sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented

and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population

groups.