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 February 2000

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 ......................... 3,314 100.0 73.4 10.4 16.3

20 to 24 years ............................................. 98 100.0 87.5 3.5 9.0

25 to 54 years ............................................. 2,526 100.0 79.4 10.3 10.3

55 to 64 years ............................................. 531 100.0 55.8 13.6 30.6

65 years and over ....................................... 159 100.0 26.7 5.2 68.1

Men

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 1,780 100.0 78.8 9.6 11.6

20 to 24 years ............................................. 73 100.0 86.4 4.6 9.0

25 to 54 years ............................................. 1,339 100.0 85.1 9.0 5.9

55 to 64 years ............................................. 286 100.0 62.9 13.4 23.8

65 years and over ....................................... 82 100.0 24.0 10.0 65.9

Women

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 1,534 100.0 67.1 11.3 21.6

20 to 24 years ............................................. 25 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

25 to 54 years ............................................. 1,187 100.0 73.1 11.7 15.2

55 to 64 years ............................................. 244 100.0 47.6 13.8 38.6

65 years and over ....................................... 77 100.0 29.5 – 70.5

White

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 2,794 100.0 74.2 9.9 15.9

Men ............................................................. 1,526 100.0 78.9 10.0 11.2

Women ....................................................... 1,268 100.0 68.6 9.8 21.6

Black

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 368 100.0 72.2 12.7 15.1

Men ............................................................. 193 100.0 81.8 4.8 13.4

Women ....................................................... 175 100.0 61.7 21.4 16.9

Hispanic origin

 Total, 20 years and over ......................... 362 100.0 70.7 12.4 16.9

Men ............................................................. 192 100.0 85.4 8.6 6.0

Women ....................................................... 169 100.0 53.9 16.7 29.3

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

they had lost or left between January 1997 and December 1999

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. Dash represents zero.
Table 2. Displaced workers1 by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and reason for job loss, February 2000

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 ........................................... 3,314 100.0 49.4 21.5 29.0

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 98 100.0 48.8 30.6 20.6

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 2,526 100.0 48.3 22.1 29.6

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 531 100.0 56.8 15.1 28.1

65 years and over ......................................................... 159 100.0 43.2 28.7 28.1

Men

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 1,780 100.0 47.1 24.0 28.9

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 73 100.0 42.2 37.5 20.3

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,339 100.0 46.3 24.1 29.7

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 286 100.0 56.4 17.2 26.4

65 years and over ......................................................... 82 100.0 33.3 34.6 32.2

Women

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 1,534 100.0 52.1 18.7 29.2

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 25 100.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

25 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,187 100.0 50.6 19.9 29.6

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 244 100.0 57.3 12.7 30.0

65 years and over ......................................................... 77 100.0 53.7 22.5 23.9

White

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 2,794 100.0 48.8 20.9 30.3

Men ............................................................................... 1,526 100.0 46.5 23.5 30.1

Women ......................................................................... 1,268 100.0 51.6 17.8 30.6

Black

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 368 100.0 53.2 26.2 20.6

Men ............................................................................... 193 100.0 53.5 26.0 20.5

Women ......................................................................... 175 100.0 52.8 26.6 20.6

Hispanic origin

 Total, 20 years and over ........................................... 362 100.0 49.8 32.9 17.4

Men ............................................................................... 192 100.0 43.6 42.5 14.0

Women ......................................................................... 169 100.0 56.8 22.0 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 1997 and December 1999 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 February 2000

Characteristic Total

(thousands)

Percent distribution by employment status

Total Employed Unemployed Not in the

labor force

TOTAL

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 3,314 100.0 73.4 10.4 16.3

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 1,464 100.0 73.9 9.5 16.6

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 1,817 100.0 73.1 10.8 16.1

Plant or company closed down or moved

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 1,638 100.0 73.3 9.7 17.0

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 921 100.0 73.9 8.6 17.5

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 699 100.0 72.4 10.9 16.7

Insufficient work

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 714 100.0 76.6 9.4 14.0

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 163 100.0 76.9 9.3 13.7

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 542 100.0 76.8 8.9 14.3

Position or shift abolished

 Total, 20 years and over2 ................................................................... 962 100.0 71.1 12.2 16.6

Received written advance notice ............................................................ 380 100.0 72.7 11.6 15.7

Did not receive written advance notice ................................................... 576 100.0 70.4 12.6 17.0

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

lost or left between January 1997 and December 1999 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 February 2000

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 .................................................................. 3,314 100.0 73.4 10.4 16.3

Agricultural wage and salary workers ..................................................... 52 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

Nonagricultural wage and salary workers ............................................... 3,200 100.0 73.4 10.2 16.4

 Private wage and salary workers .......................................................... 3,036 100.0 73.3 10.5 16.2

 Mining ................................................................................................. 54 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Construction ....................................................................................... 216 100.0 77.6 10.5 11.8

 Manufacturing ..................................................................................... 1,030 100.0 72.7 12.0 15.3

 Durable goods .................................................................................. 635 100.0 77.0 11.1 11.9

 Lumber and wood products ............................................................ 43 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Furniture and fixtures ...................................................................... 20 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Stone, clay, and glass products ...................................................... 30 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Primary metal industries ................................................................. 25 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Fabricated metal products .............................................................. 60 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Machinery, except electrical ........................................................... 147 100.0 78.6 10.0 11.4

 Electrical machinery ....................................................................... 136 100.0 72.4 13.6 14.0

 Transportation equipment ............................................................... 78 100.0 76.6 5.2 18.2

 Automobiles .................................................................................. 29 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other transportation equipment .................................................... 49 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Professional and photographic equipment ..................................... 69 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other durable goods industries ...................................................... 28 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Nondurable goods ............................................................................ 395 100.0 65.8 13.3 20.9

 Food and kindred products ............................................................. 54 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Textile mill products ........................................................................ 38 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Apparel and other finished textile products .................................... 97 100.0 40.2 21.0 38.8

 Paper and allied products ............................................................... 24 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Printing and publishing ................................................................... 74 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Chemical and allied products ......................................................... 73 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products ................................. 15 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Other nondurable goods industries ................................................ 19 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Transportation and public utilities ....................................................... 166 100.0 73.9 16.1 10.0

 Transportation .................................................................................. 92 100.0 75.1 22.6 2.4

 Communications and other public utilities ........................................ 75 100.0 3 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 ( )

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................................. 623 100.0 71.4 7.8 20.8

 Wholesale trade ................................................................................ 162 100.0 70.7 7.0 22.3

 Retail trade ....................................................................................... 461 100.0 71.6 8.0 20.3

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................................................... 248 100.0 75.7 8.6 15.8

 Services .............................................................................................. 699 100.0 74.5 9.2 16.3

 Professional services ........................................................................ 388 100.0 76.6 8.9 14.5

 Other service industries .................................................................... 311 100.0 71.9 9.7 18.4

 Government workers ............................................................................ 163 100.0 74.7 4.7 20.5

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

lost or left between January 1997 and December 1999 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 February 2000

Occupation of lost job Total

(thousands) Total Employed Unemployed Not in thelabor force

 Total, 20 years and over2 .................................................... 3,314 100.0 73.4 10.4 16.3

Managerial and professional specialty ..................................... 991 100.0 78.2 9.3 12.5

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ............................. 605 100.0 77.6 11.7 10.8

 Professional specialty ............................................................. 386 100.0 79.3 5.4 15.2

Technical, sales, and administrative support ............................ 950 100.0 73.0 9.9 17.2

 Technicians and related support ............................................ 128 100.0 85.2 5.8 9.1

 Sales occupations .................................................................. 363 100.0 72.2 11.1 16.7

 Administrative support, including clerical ................................ 459 100.0 70.2 10.0 19.8

Service occupations ................................................................. 220 100.0 66.9 3.8 29.3

Precision production, craft, and repair ...................................... 454 100.0 74.8 10.6 14.6

 Mechanics and repairers ........................................................ 105 100.0 76.6 7.7 15.8

 Construction trades ................................................................ 161 100.0 76.5 10.8 12.7

 Other precision production, craft, and repair .......................... 187 100.0 72.3 12.1 15.6

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ......................................... 599 100.0 69.3 13.5 17.2

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................... 344 100.0 66.4 15.5 18.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................... 126 100.0 78.2 13.2 8.6

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ............ 129 100.0 68.3 8.6 23.1

Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................... 52 100.0 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 1997 and December 1999 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 February 2000

(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 ......................... 3,314 195 504 573 209 572 197 283 178 603

Men ............................................................. 1,780 97 223 307 111 314 103 162 91 372

Women ....................................................... 1,534 98 281 266 98 258 93 122 87 231

Reason for job loss

Plant or company closed down

 or moved ............................................ 1,638 107 220 288 99 300 121 166 79 258

Insufficient work .......................................... 714 29 108 91 40 100 27 60 35 225

Position or shift abolished ........................... 962 60 175 194 70 171 49 58 64 120

Industry of lost job2

Mining ......................................................... 54 – 5 10 2 2 6 19 2 9

Construction ............................................... 216 7 21 37 7 21 6 13 20 84

Manufacturing ............................................. 1,035 76 156 229 55 160 87 63 26 183

 Durable goods .......................................... 635 63 95 148 42 75 51 22 13 127

 Nondurable goods .................................... 399 14 61 81 13 85 36 40 13 55

Transportation and public utilities ............... 175 12 18 22 2 52 7 29 4 29

Wholesale and retail trade .......................... 628 27 98 106 52 130 34 52 40 90

Finance, insurance, and real estate ........... 255 11 45 48 21 47 5 21 20 37

Services ...................................................... 786 51 138 98 67 135 48 62 55 132

 Professional services ................................ 472 30 86 64 34 90 33 24 31 81

 Other service industries ............................ 314 21 52 35 33 45 15 38 24 51

Public administration .................................. 71 8 10 8 1 14 – 8 6 15

Employment status

in February 2000

Employed .................................................... 2,431 161 360 443 157 366 148 198 137 460

Unemployed ............................................... 344 14 52 61 15 72 35 32 8 56

Not in the labor force .................................. 539 20 92 69 37 134 13 53 33 87

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

lost or left between January 1997 and December 1999 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.

 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 February 2000 by industry of

lost job and characteristics of new job

(In thousands)

Industry of lost job

Reemployed in February 2000

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 ......... 2,200 166 1,894 398 283 567 372 139

Mining ........................................................................... 33 2 25 13 1 4 ± 6

Construction ................................................................. 158 10 139 21 19 40 47 9

Manufacturing ............................................................... 733 39 667 145 84 219 118 27

 Durable goods4 ........................................................... 475 21 431 83 57 145 74 23

 Primary metal industries ........................................... 19 4 13 2 – 4 2 2

 Fabricated metal products ........................................ 54 – 51 15 7 14 11 3

 Machinery, except electrical ..................................... 110 5 96 28 16 13 21 9

 Electrical machinery ................................................. 98 1 91 10 7 43 18 6

 Transportation equipment ......................................... 59 6 53 12 10 16 3 –

 Automobiles ............................................................ 19 4 16 4 4 2 – –

 Other transportation equipment .............................. 40 2 38 8 6 14 3 –

 Nondurable goods ...................................................... 257 18 235 62 27 74 44 4

Transportation and public utilities ................................. 121 6 101 25 10 35 17 15

Wholesale and retail trade ............................................ 379 24 334 74 58 90 73 21

Finance, insurance, and real estate ............................. 178 19 142 30 12 32 35 18

Services ........................................................................ 486 62 387 82 72 121 64 37

 Professional services .................................................. 287 42 225 54 40 64 37 20

 Other service industries .............................................. 199 20 162 28 32 57 27 17

Public administration .................................................... 50 6 37 4 5 14 4 7

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

lost or left between January 1997 and December 1999 because of plant or

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

positions or shifts.

2 Includes about 269,000 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

 NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 8. Total displaced workers1 by selected characteristics and employment status in February 2000

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 ............................................. 7,639 100.0 74.3 12.1 13.6

20 to 24 years ................................................................. 893 100.0 72.6 12.3 15.1

25 to 54 years ................................................................. 5,728 100.0 78.3 12.1 9.7

55 to 64 years ................................................................. 794 100.0 58.6 13.4 28.0

65 years and over ........................................................... 224 100.0 33.1 8.9 58.0

 Men ............................................................................. 4,068 100.0 78.0 12.9 9.1

20 to 24 years ................................................................. 501 100.0 77.8 11.8 10.5

25 to 54 years ................................................................. 3,029 100.0 81.8 12.9 5.3

55 to 64 years ................................................................. 424 100.0 62.9 15.2 21.9

65 years and over ........................................................... 115 100.0 33.4 9.5 57.1

 Women ....................................................................... 3,571 100.0 70.1 11.2 18.7

20 to 24 years ................................................................. 393 100.0 66.1 13.0 20.9

25 to 54 years ................................................................. 2,699 100.0 74.4 11.1 14.5

55 to 64 years ................................................................. 370 100.0 53.7 11.3 35.0

65 years and over ........................................................... 109 100.0 32.8 8.2 59.0

White .............................................................................. 6,289 100.0 75.7 11.3 13.0

Black ............................................................................... 1,026 100.0 68.1 16.8 15.1

Hispanic origin ................................................................ 940 100.0 69.9 15.6 14.5

Reason for job loss

Plant or company closed down or moved ....................... 3,298 100.0 73.8 10.4 15.7

Insufficient work .............................................................. 2,428 100.0 73.8 14.7 11.5

Position or shift abolished ............................................... 1,913 100.0 75.6 11.8 12.6

Occupation and industry of lost job2

Managerial and professional specialty ........................... 1,902 100.0 80.4 9.2 10.4

Technical, sales, and administrative support .................. 2,294 100.0 74.4 10.5 15.1

Service occupations ....................................................... 700 100.0 65.7 12.0 22.4

Precision production, craft, and repair ............................ 1,027 100.0 76.7 13.1 10.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................... 1,415 100.0 69.5 17.4 13.1

Farming, forestry, and fishing ......................................... 127 100.0 70.3 20.5 9.2

Agricultural wage and salary workers ............................. 106 100.0 79.8 10.4 9.8

Nonagricultural wage and salary workers ....................... 7,306 100.0 74.3 12.1 13.5

 Private wage and salary workers .................................. 6,991 100.0 74.3 12.2 13.5

 Mining ......................................................................... 82 100.0 68.2 21.5 10.3

 Construction ............................................................... 669 100.0 76.2 15.3 8.5

 Manufacturing ............................................................. 1,830 100.0 74.2 13.5 12.3

 Durable goods .......................................................... 1,100 100.0 77.0 12.1 10.9

 Nondurable goods .................................................... 730 100.0 70.1 15.5 14.4

 Transportation and public utilities ............................... 402 100.0 77.2 13.1 9.6

 Wholesale and retail trade .......................................... 1,702 100.0 72.7 10.6 16.7

 Wholesale trade ........................................................ 403 100.0 79.8 8.3 12.0

 Retail trade ............................................................... 1,300 100.0 70.5 11.3 18.2

 Finance, insurance, and real estate ........................... 472 100.0 74.8 11.8 13.4

 Services ...................................................................... 1,834 100.0 74.6 10.9 14.5

 Government workers .................................................... 315 100.0 75.5 9.4 15.1

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

job) who had lost or left a job between January 1997 and December

1999 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.

 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.