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Table 1. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, October 2000 to November 2002

Date

Total mass layoffs Extended mass layoffs 

lasting more than 30 days Realization rates1

Events Initial

claimants Events Initial

claimants Events Initial

claimants

2000

October ....................................................................... 874 103,755 

November ................................................................... 1,697 216,514 

December ................................................................... 2,677 326,743 

Fourth Quarter ............................................................ 5,248 647,012 2,005 376,611 38.2 58.2 

2001

January ....................................................................... 1,522 200,343 

February ..................................................................... 1,501 172,908 

March ......................................................................... 1,527 171,466 

First Quarter ............................................................... 4,550 544,717 1,765 340,210 38.8 62.5 

April ............................................................................ 1,450 176,265 

May ............................................................................. 1,434 159,365 

June ............................................................................ 2,107 253,826 

Second Quarter .......................................................... 4,991 589,456 2,072 401,270 41.5 68.1 

July ............................................................................. 2,117 273,807 

August ........................................................................ 1,490 166,148 

September .................................................................. 1,327 160,402 

Third Quarter .............................................................. 4,934 600,357 1,815 370,942 36.8 61.8 

October ....................................................................... 1,831 215,483 

November ................................................................... 2,721 295,956 

December ................................................................... 2,440 268,893 

Fourth Quarter ............................................................ 6,992 780,332 2,698 502,287 38.6 64.4 

2002

January ....................................................................... 2,146 263,821 

February ..................................................................... 1,383 138,984 

March ......................................................................... 1,460 161,336 

First Quarter ............................................................... 4,989 564,141 1,748 314,966 35.0 55.8 

April ............................................................................ 1,507 165,861 

May ............................................................................. 1,726 180,007 

June ............................................................................ 1,580 161,928 

Second Quarter .......................................................... 4,813 507,796 1,905 347,321 39.6 68.4 

July ............................................................................. 2,041 245,211 

August ........................................................................ 1,247 128,080 

September .................................................................. 1,062 124,512 

Third Quarter .............................................................. 4,350 497,803 2, p1,309 2, p193,385 p30.1 p38.8

October p ..................................................................... 1,497 171,088 

November p

 ................................................................. 2,150 240,028 

 1 The event realization rate is the percentage of total mass layoff data on these layoffs become avaliable. Recent experience suggests

events lasting more than 30 days. The initial claimant realization rate that the number of extended mass layoff events is generally revised

is the percentage of total mass-layoff initial claimants associated with upwards by less than 10 percent and the number of initial claimants

layoffs lasting more than 30 days. associated with such events increases by 25-40 percent.

 2

 These quarterly numbers are provisional and will increase as more p = preliminary.
Table 2. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

Industry

Mass layoff events Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

November September October November November September October November

2001 2002 2002p 2002p 2001 2002 2002p 2002p

 Total1 ...................................................................... 2,721 1,062 1,497 2,150 295,956 124,512 171,088 240,028 

Total, private ............................................................... 2,669 1,008 1,448 2,090 291,052 118,527 165,360 234,002 

 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ................. 296 51 178 232 20,784 3,801 16,045 17,867 

 Mining ...................................................................... 23 7 8 17 2,707 513 565 1,477 

 Utilities ..................................................................... 3 ( 2 ) 7 3 191 ( 2 ) 575 246 

 Construction ............................................................ 319 80 116 321 29,219 5,735 9,738 30,604 

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 1,122 351 492 719 151,969 43,679 64,600 92,740 

 Food .................................................................... 112 39 83 102 12,104 4,688 12,111 12,149 

 Beverage and tobacco products ......................... 14 7 8 8 1,122 454 477 733 

 Textile mills ......................................................... 46 17 24 30 7,262 3,406 4,786 5,065 

 Textile product mills ............................................ 10 13 12 6 1,593 2,543 1,511 655 

 Apparel ................................................................ 42 19 18 22 5,865 2,225 2,445 2,257 

 Leather and allied products ................................. 11 3 5 5 905 240 384 645 

 Wood products .................................................... 56 12 22 61 7,090 1,312 2,114 7,934 

 Paper ................................................................... 28 9 11 16 4,248 1,007 968 2,116 

 Printing and related support activities ................. 20 7 8 14 2,047 650 710 1,212 

 Petroleum and coal products .............................. 8 – 5 10 832 – 651 902 

 Chemicals ........................................................... 15 8 8 12 1,660 977 598 928 

 Plastics and rubber products ............................... 65 15 18 30 9,315 1,322 1,658 2,974 

 Nonmetallic mineral products .............................. 34 5 12 28 3,452 410 874 3,089 

 Primary metals .................................................... 94 20 24 45 11,940 2,273 3,687 5,502 

 Fabricated metal products ................................... 71 22 21 62 7,001 2,365 1,722 5,897 

 Machinery ............................................................ 115 28 47 60 17,625 3,657 8,309 11,280 

 Computer and electronic products ...................... 99 47 63 65 12,252 5,146 6,926 5,911 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ................... 50 23 25 22 9,039 2,679 4,879 2,636 

 Transportation equipment ................................... 155 32 49 84 26,582 4,984 6,856 14,322 

 Furniture and related products ............................ 44 17 14 22 4,824 2,834 1,749 4,986 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing .............................. 33 8 15 15 5,211 507 1,185 1,547 

 Wholesale trade ...................................................... 44 20 23 33 3,411 1,708 1,948 3,907 

 Retail trade .............................................................. 112 93 112 96 10,411 10,095 15,506 9,094 

 Transportation and warehousing ............................. 79 68 41 55 7,832 18,128 5,022 8,094 

 Information .............................................................. 74 47 53 58 8,122 6,585 9,019 6,884 

 Finance and insurance ............................................ 38 26 25 44 3,144 2,530 2,123 3,655 

 Real estate and rental and leasing .......................... 12 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 13 954 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,231 

 Professional and technical services ........................ 70 29 42 54 5,537 2,811 3,525 10,579 

 Management of companies and enterprises ........... 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3 1,236 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 503 

 Administrative and waste services .......................... 269 133 224 258 25,053 14,255 26,896 29,463 

 Educational services................................................ 3 5 – 4 171 369 – 267 

 Health care and social assistance ........................... 28 18 28 38 3,310 1,299 1,902 3,390 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................... 34 19 17 34 3,346 2,157 1,263 3,323 

 Accommodation and food services ......................... 95 49 58 91 9,718 4,056 5,057 9,206 

 Other services, except public administration............ 13 ( 2 ) 14 15 964 ( 2 ) 908 1,289 

 Unclassified ............................................................ 27 1 5 2 2,973 103 369 183 

Government ................................................................ 52 54 49 60 4,904 5,985 5,728 6,026 

 Federal .................................................................... 10 9 9 11 1,020 1,703 815 879 

 State ........................................................................ 22 10 14 20 2,070 980 1,991 2,195 

 Local ........................................................................ 20 35 26 29 1,814 3,302 2,922 2,952 

 1

 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. the statistical agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

 2

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, data by industry

 p

 = preliminary. for 2002 will not be comparable to the SIC-based data for earlier NOTE: Beginning with data for January 2002, the 2002 version of the North American years. However, the monthly historical industry series from April 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the basis for the assignment and tabulation of 1995 to December 2001 are available on both SIC and NAICS 

economic data by industry. NAICS is the product of a cooperative effort on the part of bases. Dash represents zero.
Table 3. Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance by census region and division

Census region and division

Mass layoff events Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

November September October November November September October November

2001 2002 2002p 2002p 2001 2002 2002p 2002p

 United States1 .................................................... 2,721 1,062 1,497 2,150 295,956 124,512 171,088 240,028 

Northeast .................................................................... 388 158 181 291 41,738 15,981 20,961 33,692 

 New England .......................................................... 76 21 38 53 8,813 1,919 4,694 5,785 

 Middle Atlantic ........................................................ 312 137 143 238 32,925 14,062 16,267 27,907 

South .......................................................................... 539 259 304 460 69,720 31,878 35,515 53,960 

 South Atlantic ......................................................... 287 129 159 208 35,748 16,396 17,819 25,125 

 East South Central ................................................. 90 51 48 74 13,464 5,877 6,198 8,103 

 West South Central ................................................ 162 79 97 178 20,508 9,605 11,498 20,732 

Midwest ...................................................................... 793 177 293 531 101,147 25,437 37,561 65,567 

 East North Central .................................................. 615 134 238 373 79,965 19,904 30,761 43,915 

 West North Central ................................................. 178 43 55 158 21,182 5,533 6,800 21,652 

West ........................................................................... 1,001 468 719 868 83,351 51,216 77,051 86,809 

 Mountain ................................................................. 120 35 52 92 14,802 4,109 4,657 11,471 

 Pacific ..................................................................... 881 433 667 776 68,549 47,107 72,394 75,338 

 1

 See footnote 1, table 2. Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: p

 = preliminary. Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,

Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, 

Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington

 
Table 4. State distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

State Mass layoff events Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

November September October November November September October November

2001 2002 2002p 2002p 2001 2002 2002p 2002p

 Total1 ....................................................................... 2,721 1,062 1,497 2,150 295,956 124,512 171,088 240,028 

Alabama ..................................................................... 23 16 17 21 2,402 2,174 2,833 2,549 

Alaska ......................................................................... 6 ( 2 ) 4 7 651 ( 2 ) 301 662 

Arizona ....................................................................... 17 9 16 7 1,663 1,618 1,169 572 

Arkansas .................................................................... 11 4 10 9 2,500 421 1,117 853 

California .................................................................... 782 376 612 663 57,804 39,691 65,044 62,764 

Colorado ..................................................................... 29 6 13 20 3,044 561 1,142 2,090 

Connecticut ................................................................ 9 4 5 8 745 262 516 706 

Delaware .................................................................... ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

District of Columbia .................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 )

Florida ........................................................................ 102 55 70 67 10,138 4,143 4,604 4,617 

Georgia ....................................................................... 26 16 35 23 3,714 4,639 3,219 3,092 

Hawaii ......................................................................... 10 4 10 4 924 428 800 317 

Idaho .......................................................................... 27 4 5 21 3,250 287 708 3,202 

Illinois ......................................................................... 106 41 57 105 13,648 6,707 8,676 13,657 

Indiana ........................................................................ 65 16 22 49 8,775 2,512 3,629 5,762 

Iowa ............................................................................ 50 9 12 29 6,647 1,673 2,339 3,282 

Kansas ....................................................................... 13 3 8 16 1,613 196 768 2,226 

Kentucky ..................................................................... 44 16 21 25 8,863 1,773 2,479 2,674 

Louisiana .................................................................... 29 12 12 32 3,419 761 954 2,836 

Maine .......................................................................... 7 ( 2 ) 4 4 827 ( 2 ) 680 534 

Maryland ..................................................................... 11 7 10 7 878 815 1,263 1,100 

Massachusetts ........................................................... 41 12 21 30 4,617 988 2,318 2,910 

Michigan ..................................................................... 158 14 39 15 23,102 1,544 4,111 1,203 

Minnesota ................................................................... 62 9 17 50 6,934 1,142 2,000 5,096 

Mississippi .................................................................. 7 6 5 8 499 782 429 660 

Missouri ...................................................................... 33 15 16 47 3,704 1,886 1,238 9,219 

Montana ..................................................................... 5 – 3 8 562 – 327 1,363 

Nebraska .................................................................... 10 6 ( 2 ) 12 1,347 583 ( 2 ) 1,264 

Nevada ....................................................................... 18 13 11 23 2,730 1,133 1,043 3,099 

New Hampshire .......................................................... 6 3 5 6 1,277 514 543 531 

New Jersey ................................................................. 48 29 23 49 5,155 3,424 2,561 6,482 

New Mexico ................................................................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

New York .................................................................... 51 49 41 82 5,384 5,137 5,226 10,518 

North Carolina ............................................................ 46 11 12 32 4,764 1,208 1,494 3,541 

North Dakota .............................................................. 8 – ( 2 ) 4 809 – ( 2 ) 565 

Ohio ............................................................................ 103 34 58 84 10,918 5,468 7,178 7,749 

Oklahoma ................................................................... 14 ( 2 ) 5 16 2,648 ( 2 ) 957 2,419 

Oregon ....................................................................... 54 30 20 53 6,674 3,965 3,123 5,958 

Pennsylvania .............................................................. 213 59 79 107 22,386 5,501 8,480 10,907 

Rhode Island .............................................................. 6 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 772 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

South Carolina ............................................................ 61 18 19 39 10,651 2,220 4,555 6,384 

South Dakota .............................................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – –

Tennessee .................................................................. 16 13 5 20 1,700 1,148 457 2,220 

Texas .......................................................................... 108 62 70 121 11,941 8,280 8,470 14,624 

Utah ............................................................................ 20 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 11 3,184 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 919 

Vermont ...................................................................... 7 – ( 2 ) 3 575 – ( 2 ) 957 

Virginia ....................................................................... 35 19 8 32 5,125 3,092 619 5,718 

Washington ................................................................ 29 21 21 49 2,496 2,889 3,126 5,637 

West Virginia .............................................................. 3 ( 2 ) 3 5 229 ( 2 ) 468 439 

Wisconsin ................................................................... 183 29 62 120 23,522 3,673 7,167 15,544 

Wyoming .................................................................... ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

Puerto Rico ................................................................. 13 9 4 4 1,524 873 402 399 

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