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USDL 07-1203

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT

Thursday, August 9, 2007

EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007

In the second quarter of 2007, there were 1,249 mass layoff events that resulted in the separation of

238,721 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S.

Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff events and separations

were lower than in the April-June 2006 time period. (See table A.) The largest over-the-year decreases

in separations were in transit and ground passenger transportation, administrative and support services, and

general merchandise stores. Extended layoffs in the second quarter 2007 averaged 191 separations, down

from an average of 219 separations reported in the second quarter 2006. Much of the decline reflects a

decrease in layoff events involving more than 150 workers.

Among the 7 categories of economic reasons for layoff, activity related to seasonal factors accounted for

the highest share of events (44 percent) and number of separations (128,654) in April-June 2007. Layoffs

due to business demand reasons had the next highest proportion of events (31 percent). (See table B and

the chart.) Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 11 percent of all events and affected 27,021 workers, down from 34,458 separations reported for the second quarter 2006. Sixty extended mass layoff events

involved the movement of work within the same company or to a different company, either domestically or

outside the U.S. (See table C.) These events accounted for 9 percent of both the nonseasonal layoff events

and nonseasonal separations.

The national unemployment rate averaged 4.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the second quarter

of 2007; a year earlier it was 4.6 percent. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted,

increased by 1.5 percent, or about 1.7 million, over the year.

Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs

Manufacturing industries accounted for 21 percent of private nonfarm extended layoff events and 18

percent of related separations during April-June 2007; in April-June 2006, manufacturing accounted for 21

percent of events and 20 percent of separations. (See table 1.) In the second quarter of 2007, the greatest

number of separations in the manufacturing sector was in transportation equipment manufacturing (13,256,

(NOTE: This release was reissued on Thursday, August 30, 2007,

to correct data in tables C and 10 and in the release text associated with

those tables. See page 10 for corrections to data from the first quarter

2007 release.)
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 2003

January-March ........... 1,502 286,947 297,608

April-June .................. 1,799 368,273 348,966

July-September .......... 1,190 236,333 227,909

October-December .... 1,690 325,333 326,328

 2004

January-March .......... 1,339 276,503 238,392

April-June .................. 1,358 278,831 254,063

July-September .......... 886 164,608 148,575

October-December .... 1,427 273,967 262,049

 2005

January-March ........... 1,142 186,506 185,486

April-June .................. 1,203 246,099 212,673

July-September .......... 1,136 201,878 190,186

October-December .... 1,400 250,178 246,188 

 2006

January-March ........... 963 183,089 193,510

April-June .................. 1,353 295,964 264,927

July-September .......... 929 160,254 161,743

October-December ... 1,640 296,662 330,848 

 2007

January-March .......... 1,111 226,044 197,623

April-June ................. 1,249 238,721 173,487

Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity

Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants

r

r

r

p

r

r

 = revised.

p = preliminary.

mostly associated with motor vehicle manufacturing). The next highest number of separations was in food

manufacturing (9,969).

Layoffs in the accommodation and food services sector comprised 10 percent of events and 12 percent

of separations, mostly in the food service contractors industry and in full-service restaurants. Transportation

and warehousing accounted for 9 percent of events and 11 percent of separations, largely in transit and

ground passenger transportation and in truck transportation. Layoffs in professional and technical services

accounted for 4 percent of events and 10 percent of separations and were concentrated in tax preparation

services. The health care and social assistance sector accounted for 12 percent of the extended layoff

events and 9 percent of the separations, mostly in child day care services and in other individual and family

services.

Within the 4 information technology-producing industries (communications equipment, communications

services, computer hardware, and software and computer services), the computer hardware industry had the

highest number of events (19) and separations (3,167). (See table 6.)
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 Number Percent Number

Category

 Total ............................ 1,249 100.0 238,721 100.0

Business demand ................ 391 31.3 47,431 19.9

Organizational changes ....... 74 5.9 16,694 7.0

Financial issues ................... 101 8.1 25,005 10.5

Production specific ............. 17 1.4 5,461 2.3

Disaster/safety .................... 3 .2 306 .1

Seasonal ............................ 550 44.0 128,654 53.9

Other/miscellaneous ............ 113 9.0 15,170 6.4

p

 = preliminary.

 Percent

Table B. Distribution of extended layoff events and separations by

economic reason categories, April-June 2007

Layoff events Separations

p

Reasons for Extended Layoff

Among the 7 categories of economic reasons for extended mass layoffs, events related to seasonal

reasons (seasonal and vacation period) accounted for 44 percent of events, which resulted in 128,654 separations during the second quarter. (See table 2.) These layoffs were due, in part, to the end of the school

year. Seasonal job cuts were most numerous in transit and ground passenger transportation (which includes

school buses), followed by professional and technical services.

Business demand factors (contract cancellation, contract completion, domestic competition, excess inventory, import competition, and slack work) accounted for 31 percent of the extended layoffs and resulted in

47,431 separations in the second quarter of 2007. These reasons were often cited in layoffs within specialty

trade contractors and in administrative and support services. Completion of contracts was the single most

cited reason for layoffs in the business demand category.

Job losses related to financial issues (bankruptcy, cost control, and financial difficulty) accounted for 8

percent of events and resulted in 25,005 separations. These layoffs were most common among workers in

food and beverage stores and in transportation equipment manufacturing.

Layoffs associated with organizational changes (business ownership change and reorganization or restructuring) amounted to 6 percent of events and 7 percent of separations. About 66 percent of the 16,694 separations in the organizational change category was due to company reorganization or restructuring.

Over-the-year decreases in separations were reported in 6 of the 7 categories of economic reasons for

layoffs, with the largest decline occurring in seasonal reasons (-27,573), followed by organizational reasons

(-23,635), and business demand reasons (-13,920). Separations due to financial issues registered the only

over-the-year increase (+14,620).

Movement of Work

Between April and June of 2007, 60 extended mass layoff events involved the movement of work. (See

table C.) These events made up 9 percent of total extended mass layoff events, excluding those for seasonal
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and vacation reasons. These movements of work were to other U.S. locations or to locations outside of the

U.S., and they occurred either within the same company or to other companies. The extended mass layoff

events involving movement of work were associated with the separation of 10,118 workers, 9 percent of all

separations resulting from nonseasonal/nonvacation mass layoff events. A year earlier, there were 72 layoff

events and 16,610 separations associated with the movement of work. (See table 10.)

Among the 60 extended mass layoff events with reported relocation of work, 73 percent were permanent

closures of worksites, which affected 7,391 workers. In comparison, 11 percent of the total extended mass

layoff events reported for the second quarter of 2007 involved the permanent closure of worksites.

Of the layoffs involving the movement of work, 73 percent of the events and 77 percent of the laid-off

workers were from manufacturing industries during the second quarter. (See table 7.) Among all private

nonfarm extended layoffs, manufacturing accounted for 21 percent of the events and 18 percent of separations.

While 6 percent of the extended mass layoff events in the total private nonfarm economy were because

of organizational change (business ownership change and reorganization or restructuring of company), such

changes accounted for 45 percent of layoff events associated with work relocation and resulted in 3,831

separations during the second quarter. (See table 8.) Most of these were due to reorganization or restructuring of company.

Table C. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures,

second quarter 2007

Action Layoff events Separations

Total, private nonfarm ............................ 1,249 238,721

 Total, excluding seasonal and ...........

 vacation events............................. 699 110,067

 Total events with movement

 of work ................................... 60 10,118

 Movement of work actions...... 82 (3)

With separations reported ...... 61 6,971

With separations unknown...... 21 (

3

)

p

1 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for

layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.

2 A layoff event can involve more than one movement of work action.

3 Data are not available.

r = revised.

p = preliminary.

c = corrected.

1

2

c c
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Among the regions, the South accounted for the largest proportion of workers affected by extended mass

layoffs associated with the movement of work (41 percent), followed by the Midwest (24 percent), the West

(21 percent), and the Northeast (14 percent). (See table 9.)

Some extended mass layoff events involve more than one relocation of work action. For example, an

extended mass layoff event at an establishment may involve job loss due to movement of work to both

another domestic location of the company and a location out of the country. This would be counted as two

movement of work actions. The 60 extended layoff events with movement of work for the second quarter

of 2007 involved 82 identifiable relocations of work. (See table C.) An identifiable relocation of work occurs when the employer provides sufficient information on the new location of work and/or the number of

workers affected by the movement. Of the 82 relocations, employers were able to provide information on

the specific number of separations associated with the movement of work component of the layoff in 61 actions involving 6,971 workers. Thus, a range of 6,971 (separations in movement of work actions where the

employer was able to provide specific detail) to 10,118 (total separations in all layoff events that included

Table D. Movement of work actions by type of separation where the number

of separations is known by employers, second quarter 2007

With separations reported ......... 61 6,971

Out-of-country relocations ... 22 3,492

Within company ............... 21 3,342

Different company ............ 1 150

Domestic relocations ............ 39 3,479

Within company ............... 30 2,869

Different company ............ 9 610

Within company ................... 51 6,211

Domestic .......................... 30 2,869

Out of country.................. 21 3,342

Different company ................ 10 760

Domestic .......................... 9 610

Out of country.................. 1 150

Activities Action Separations

By location

 1 Only actions for which separations associated with the movement of work

were reported are shown.

 p = preliminary.

By company

p

1
6

movement of work) is established for separations due to the movement of work in the second quarter.

(See table 10.)

In the 61 actions where employers were able to provide more complete separations information, 84 percent of relocations (51 out of 61) occurred among establishments within the same company. (See table D.)

In 64 percent of these relocations (39 out of 61), the work activities were reassigned to places elsewhere in

the U.S. Thirty-six percent of the movement-of-work relocations involved out-of-country moves (22 out of

61). The separation of 3,492 workers was associated with out-of-country relocations, 3 percent of all nonseasonal/nonvacation extended mass layoff separations. Domestic relocation of work—both within the company and to other companies—affected 3,479 workers. (See table 11.)

Recall Expectations

Fifty-six percent of employers reporting an extended layoff in the second quarter of 2007 indicated they

anticipated some type of recall, down from the 60 percent of employers who expected a recall during the

second quarter of 2006. (See table E.) Among establishments expecting a recall, more than half of employers anticipated recalling all of the separated employees within 3 months. Ninety-three percent of the employers expecting to recall workers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of all laid-off workers and 86 percent expected a recall within 6 months.

Excluding layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period (in which 96 percent of the employers

expected a recall), employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in 24 percent of the events. A year earlier, 30 percent of employers expected a recall in nonseasonal and nonvacation events. In layoff events due

to organizational changes, employers anticipated a recall in only 4 percent of events.

Table E. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended

 layoff, second quarter 2006-second quarter 2007

 Anticipate a recall ................ 59.6 42.4 56.7 40.1 56.0

 Timeframe

 Within 6 months .................. 90.1 88.3 89.8 83.6 86.4

 Within 3 months................. 62.0 68.8 38.9 51.3 56.1

 Size

 At least half......................... 93.7 90.6 93.5 87.2 92.7

 All workers........................ 52.2 45.7 53.7 38.6 56.4

Nature of the recall II

2007

IV

2006

I

2007

III

2006

II

2006 r p

Percentage of events

r

 = revised.

p

 = preliminary.
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Size of Extended Layoff

The average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event) in the second quarter 2007

was 191, compared to 219 per layoff in 2006. The average differed widely by industry, ranging from a

low of 80 in nursing and residential care facilities to a high of 795 in amusements, gambling, and recreation.

Layoff events during the second quarter 2007 continued to be concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 69 percent of the events involving fewer than 150 workers, up from 61 percent a year ago. Thirty-one percent of all separations in the second quarter 2007 were in layoffs involving

less then 150 workers, compared to 25 percent in 2006. Separations involving 500 or more workers, while

comprising 6 percent of the events, accounted for 38 percent of all separations in April-June 2007, down

from 40 percent in April-June 2006.

Initial Claimant Characteristics

A total of 173,487 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass layoffs in the second quarter of 2007. Of these claimants, 18 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic,

54 percent were women, 34 percent were 30 to 44 years of age, and 22 percent were 55 years of age or

older. (See table 3.) Among persons in the civilian labor force for the same period, 11 percent were black,

14 percent were Hispanic, 46 percent were women, 34 percent were age 30 to 44, and 17 percent were 55

years of age or older.

Geographic Distribution

In the second quarter, the number of separations due to extended mass layoff events was highest in the

West (89,071), followed by the Midwest (70,635), the South (42,404), and the Northeast (36,611). (See

table 4.) Extended mass layoffs in the West were largely in amusements, gambling, and recreation and in

professional and technical services.

The Northeast region reported the largest over-the-year decrease in separations (-32,814), mainly due

to fewer layoffs in transit and ground passenger transportation. The South (-15,366), the Midwest (-6,526),

 Number Percent Number

Size

 Total............ 1,249 100.0 238,721 100.0

50-99................ 576 46.1 39,972 16.7

100-149............ 282 22.6 32,846 13.8

150-199............ 111 8.9 18,837 7.9

200-299............ 122 9.8 27,816 11.7

300-499............ 83 6.6 29,544 12.4

500-999............ 50 4.0 33,722 14.1

1,000 or more.... 25 2.0 55,984 23.5

p

 = preliminary.

 Percent

Table F. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff,

April-June 2007

Layoff events Separations

p
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and the West (-2,537) also experienced reductions in separations. Six of the 9 geographic divisions reported

over-the-year declines in laid-off workers, with the largest declines occurring in the Middle Atlantic (-25,314)

and South Atlantic (-17,889) divisions. The West South Central division reported the largest increase in separations (+1,547).

Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the largest number of worker separations occurred in

California (58,345), followed by Illinois (21,618), Michigan (15,769), Colorado (13,588), and New Jersey

(13,464). These five states accounted for 41 percent of total layoff events and 51 percent of separations

during the second quarter of 2007. Other states with high numbers of separations were Ohio (12,008) and

Florida (11,396). (See table 5.) After excluding the substantial impact of seasonal reasons, California reported the most laid-off workers (39,677), largely due to layoffs in specialty trade contractors and in credit

intermediation and related activities.

Over the year, Florida reported the greatest decrease in workers laid off for all reasons during the second quarter (-14,374), followed by New York (-13,384) and New Jersey (-7,085). The largest increases

occurred in California (+1,968), North Carolina (+1,929), Arkansas (+1,337), and Kentucky (+1,336).

Fifty percent of extended mass layoff events and 38 percent of separations (91,079) occurred in metropolitan areas in the second quarter of 2007, compared with 55 percent of events and 40 percent of separaTable G. Mass layoff events and separations, selected metropolitan areas

 

1

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

 

r

 = revised.

 

p

 = preliminary.

 NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are

defined in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 07-01, December 18, 2006.

Metropolitan area II

2007

II

2006

II

2007

 II

2006 p

Events Separations

Total, nonmetropolitan areas............................... 170 185 31,742 30,823

Total, 369 metropolitan areas............................. 741 625 119,380 91,079

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ....... 71 89 13,173 13,423

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ............ 42 31 8,106 6,199

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. .......................... 28 17 2,835 3,458

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........... 15 19 1,556 3,355

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. ............................................. 8 9 3,196 3,136

Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, Calif. ...... 9 18 2,049 2,929

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. .......... 12 19 2,550 2,680

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

 Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ...................................... 82 17 10,687 2,415

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C. ............ (

1

) 6 (

1

)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. .. 16 10 3,295 1,961

p

2,137

r r
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tions (119,380) during the second quarter of 2006. Among the 369 metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long

Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of separations (13,423) in the second quarter of 2007.

Next were Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., with 6,199 separations and Detroit-Warren-Livonia,

Mich., with 3,458 separations. (See table G.) Employers located in nonmetropolitan areas separated

30,823 workers in extended mass layoffs, down from 31,742 workers in the second quarter of 2006.

Note

The quarterly series on extended mass layoffs cover layoffs of at least 31-days duration that involve 50

or more individuals from a single establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered at an establishment, the

employer is contacted for additional information. Data for the second quarter are preliminary and subject

to revision. This release also includes revised data for previous quarters. Data are not seasonally adjusted,

but survey data suggest that there is a seasonal pattern to layoffs. Thus, comparisons between consecutive

quarters should not be used as an indicator of trend.

For additional information about the program, see the Technical Note.

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The report on Mass Layoffs in July 2007 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, August 23.
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Correction of Data in First Quarter 2007 Extended Mass Layoffs News Release

In addition to the corrections made to the data in tables C and 10 in this release,

corrections also have been made to data originally published in tables C and 10 of the first

quarter 2007 Extended Mass Layoffs news release (USDL 07-0711). Corrected data

from that release are presented in the tables below. All data released through the Create

Customized Tables, Series Report, and FTP tools on the BLS Web site were unaffected.

Table C. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures,

first quarter 2007

Action Layoff events Separations

 1 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the

reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.

 2 A layoff event can involve more than one movenment of work action.

 3 Data are not available.

 p = preliminary.

p

Total, private nonfarm .................................... 965 139,269

Total, excluding seasonal and

 vacation events...................................... 730 103,340

Total events with movement

 of work ............................................ 58 9,447

Movement of work actions........... 71 ( 3 )

With separations reported ....... 53 7,407

With separations unknown ...... 18 ( 3 )

2

1

c c

c = corrected.
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Table 10. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures,

selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Action

Layoff events Separations

Total, private nonfarm ........................... 963 1,640 965 183,089 296,578 139,269

 Total, excluding seasonal and

 vacation events ........................... 715 943 730 141,448 167,046 103,340

 Total, movement of work ............ 53 69 58 10,519 15,782 9,447

 Movement of work actions ..... 80 94 71 (

4

) (

4

) (

4

)

 With separations reported .. 51 66 53 7,080 10,452 7,407

 With separations unknown . 29 28 18 (

4

) (

4

) (

4

)

1

2

I

2007

IV

2006

IV

2006

I

2006

I

2006

I

2007 r p r p

3

c c

1

2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either

seasonal work or vacation period.

 Movement of work can involve more than one action.

Data are not available.

= revised.

 p

 c

3

4

r

= preliminary.

= corrected.

See footnote 1, table 1.
Technical Note

The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federal-state

program which identifies, describes, and tracks the effects of

major job cutbacks, using data from each state’s unemployment

insurance database. Establishments which have at least 50

initial claims filed against them during a consecutive 5-week

period are contacted by the state agency to determine whether

these separations are of at least 31 days duration, and, if so,

information is obtained on the total number of persons

separated and the reasons for these separations.

Establishments are identified according to industry

classification and location, and unemployment insurance

claimants are identified by such demographic factors as age,

race, gender, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program

yields information on an individual’s entire spell of

unemployment, to the point when regular unemployment

insurance benefits are exhausted.

Definitions

Establishment. A unit at a single physical location at which

predominantly one type of economic activity is conducted.

Extended layoff event. Fifty or more initial claims for

unemployment insurance benefits from an establishment during

a 5-week period, with at least 50 workers separated for more than

30 days.

Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of

unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of

entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a

subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or

period of eligibility.

Layoff. The separation of persons from an employer as part

of a mass layoff event. (See below.) Such layoffs involve both

persons subject to recall and those who are terminated by the

establishment.

Mass layoff. Fifty or more initial claims for unemployment

insurance benefits from an establishment beginning in a given

month, regardless of duration.

Worksite closure. The complete closure of either multi-unit

or single-unit establishments or the partial closure of a multiunit establishment where entire worksites affected by layoffs

are closed or planned to be closed.

Movement of work concepts and questions

Because of the employer interview component, the BLS

decided to use the MLS program as a vehicle for collecting

additional information on offshoring and outsourcing

associated with job loss, by adding questions that address

movement of work. The term “moving work” means that the

company experiencing the layoff has reassigned work activities

that were performed at a worksite by the company’s employees

(1) to another worksite within the company; (2) to another

company under formal arrangements at the same worksite; or (3)

to another company under formal arrangements at another

worksite. The type of work activities subject to movement can

include accounting, customer service, cleaning, warehousing, etc.

 “Overseas relocation” is the movement of work from within

the U.S. to locations outside of the U.S. “Overseas relocation”

can occur within the same company and involve movement of

work to a different location of that company outside of the U.S.,

or to a different company altogether.

“Domestic relocation” is the movement of work to other

locations inside the U.S., either within the same company or to

a different company.

 “Overseas relocation” and “domestic relocation” are no

longer used in the same way as they were in earlier extended

mass layoff news releases. Therefore, the data presented in this

news release are not comparable to those that were presented

in earlier news releases.

 Questions on movement of work and location are asked for

all identified layoff events when the reason for separation is

other than “seasonal work” or “vacation period.” Seasonal and

vacation layoff events were excluded because movement of

work appears unlikely.

Questions on movement of work are asked after the analyst

verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more than 30

days, and obtained the total number of workers separated from

jobs, the date the layoff began, and the economic reason for the

layoff. If the reason for layoff is other than seasonal or vacation,

the employer was asked the following:

(1) “Did this layoff include your company moving work from

this location(s) to a different geographic location(s) within your

company?”

(2) “Did this layoff include your company moving work that

was performed in-house by your employees to a different

company, through contractual arrangements?”

A “yes” response to either question is followed by:

“Is the location inside or outside of the U.S.?” and “How

many of the layoffs were a result of this relocation?”

Layoff actions are classified as “overseas relocation” if the

employer responds “yes” to questions 1 and/or 2, and indicates

that the location(s) was outside of the U.S. Domestic relocation

is determined if the employer responds “yes” to questions 1

and/or 2 and indicates that the location(s) was within the U.S.

After asking the movement of work questions, the employer

interview continues and responses are obtained for questions

on recall expectations and open/closed status of the worksite.

Reliability of the data

The identification of establishments and layoff events in the

MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is
based on administrative data on covered establishments and

unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject

to issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors

such as typographical errors may occur but are not likely to be

significant. While the MLS establishments and layoff events

are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are

asked the employer interview questions, the employer

responses are subject to nonsampling error. Nonsampling error

can occur for many reasons, including the inability to obtain

information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of

respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in

the collection or processing of the data. For the second quarter

of 2007, outright refusal to participate in the employer interview

accounted for 3.4 percent of all private nonfarm events.

Although included in the total number of instances involving

the movement of work, for the second quarter, employers in 21

relocations were unable to provide the number of separations

specifically associated with the movement of work, 12 of which

involved out-of-country moves.

Other information

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200;

TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Industry

II I II II I II II I II

 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 1,111 1,249 295,964 226,044 238,721 264,927 197,623 173,487 

 Mining ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 7 ( 2

 ) 604 843 ( 2 ) 441 557 ( 2 ) 

 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 537 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 476 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Construction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 148 305 184 15,952 30,513 19,371 21,100 37,483 18,972 

 Manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 286 370 261 59,715 69,278 42,559 60,999 81,965 37,133 

 Food ..................................................................................................................................................................... 67 65 54 13,650 10,663 9,969 10,207 12,063 7,068 

 Beverage and tobacco products ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 9 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,084 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,540 ( 2 ) 

 Textile mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 10 9 3,159 1,716 1,305 4,573 2,823 1,034 

 Textile product mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 4 ( 2

 ) 670 598 ( 2 ) 1,040 780 ( 2 ) 

 Apparel ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 14 9 1,658 1,583 1,431 1,402 1,605 1,331 

 Leather and allied products ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Wood products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 22 9 1,483 3,688 917 1,534 4,517 791 

 Paper ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 7 10 2,292 820 1,008 1,628 724 822 

 Printing and related support activities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 13 8 1,591 1,989 1,183 1,249 1,579 913 

 Petroleum and coal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Chemicals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 9 7 1,051 1,610 743 847 973 535 

 Plastics and rubber products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 15 10 2,219 3,167 1,155 2,158 1,530 848 

 Nonmetallic mineral products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 29 5 2,073 2,983 431 1,042 3,345 400 

 Primary metals ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 9 7 1,080 1,282 823 928 1,649 883 

 Fabricated metal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 16 13 816 1,831 1,741 1,001 2,367 1,741 

 Machinery ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 16 19 2,867 3,304 2,495 2,875 3,346 3,512 

 Computer and electronic products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 24 19 4,780 4,326 2,170 3,777 3,674 1,838 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 7 5 1,168 733 634 1,039 1,327 679 

 Transportation equipment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45 63 51 17,006 23,131 13,256 23,380 33,467 12,203 

 Furniture and related products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 27 15 1,205 3,527 1,723 1,268 3,637 1,287 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 6 7 659 803 939 578 482 701 

 Wholesale trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 17 18 4,400 2,249 3,163 3,211 1,615 1,842 

 Retail trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 76 89 59 24,654 70,086 18,800 23,085 22,546 10,438 

 Transportation and warehousing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 165 35 118 42,396 5,711 26,620 38,111 5,513 21,949 

 Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 33 17 29 5,818 2,640 3,038 9,454 3,177 2,899 

 Finance and insurance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46 57 71 8,167 8,993 11,180 8,109 9,298 9,703 

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 7 4 781 806 370 717 901 337 

 Professional and technical services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 57 31 49 29,541 7,990 23,161 17,281 7,808 11,323 

 Management of companies and enterprises ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 6 5 342 1,183 478 320 668 379 

 Administrative and waste services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 106 72 69 21,008 13,411 12,791 20,678 13,697 8,239 

 Educational services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 ( 2

 ) 13 1,342 ( 2 ) 1,581 1,365 ( 2 ) 931 

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 150 19 153 18,934 2,432 21,318 16,749 1,843 16,583 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45 22 39 21,488 2,427 17,862 5,043 2,318 3,499 

 Accommodation and food services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 134 47 119 32,914 6,267 28,967 30,576 6,951 22,441 

 Other services, except public administration ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56 7 54 7,371 805 6,818 7,212 650 6,261 

 Unclassified ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – – – – –

 

 1 For the fourth quarter of 2006, data on layoffs were reported by employers r

 = revised.

in all states and the District of Columbia. 

p

 = preliminary.

 

2

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance Layoff events
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Reason for layoff

II I II II I II II I II

 2006r 20071,r 2007p 2006r 20071,r 2007p 2006r 20071,r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 1,111 1,249 295,964 226,044 238,721 264,927 197,623 173,487 

Business demand ..................................................................................................................................................................... 416 437 391 61,351 62,688 47,431 73,626 84,545 44,372 

 Contract cancellation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 23 14 2,807 3,503 2,411 2,394 3,244 1,476 

 Contract completion ..................................................................................................................................................................... 275 193 208 39,272 24,371 25,719 46,640 31,145 22,582 

 Domestic competition ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) 7 3 ( 3 ) 885 239 ( 3 ) 728 244 

 Excess inventory/saturated market ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) 15 4 ( 3 ) 3,525 686 ( 3 ) 3,829 531 

 Import competition ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 23 17 2,269 2,744 2,608 3,174 2,758 1,844 

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

 business slowdown ................................................. 108 176 145 17,003 27,660 15,768 21,418 42,841 17,695 

Organizational changes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 172 127 74 40,329 68,354 16,694 42,603 18,115 10,151 

 Business-ownership change ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 34 16 12,353 54,698 5,719 8,399 5,238 1,453 

 Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................................................................................................................................................................... 133 93 58 27,976 13,656 10,975 34,204 12,877 8,698 

Financial issues ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40 100 101 10,385 22,141 25,005 6,054 20,503 15,390 

 Bankruptcy ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 12 12 4,306 2,858 2,029 883 1,670 1,083 

 Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) 55 42 ( 3 ) 12,124 7,803 ( 3 ) 12,245 6,661 

 Financial difficulty ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 33 47 6,079 7,159 15,173 5,171 6,588 7,646 

Production specific ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 24 17 5,605 5,959 5,461 3,453 7,199 5,832 

 Automation/technological advances ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 Energy related ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – ( 4

 ) – – ( 4 ) – – ( 4 )

 Governmental regulations/intervention ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) 4 ( 4 ) ( 3 ) 568 ( 4 ) ( 3 ) 386 ( 4 )

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ( 4

 ) 4 2,378 ( 4 ) 1,395 1,369 ( 4 ) 1,626 

 Material or supply shortage ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) 9 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 803 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 955 ( 4 )

 Model changeover ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 4

 ) 3 – ( 4 ) 2,236 – ( 4 ) 2,867 

 Plant or machine repair/maintenance ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 Product line discontinued ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 ( 4

 ) 2,137 642 ( 4 ) 870 386 ( 4 )

Disaster/safety ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 20 3 2,115 1,639 306 2,059 1,615 242 

 Hazardous work environment ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 4 ) – ( 4 ) ( 4 ) – ( 4 ) ( 4 ) –

 Natural disaster (not weather related) ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 4 ) – ( 4 ) ( 4 ) – ( 4 ) ( 4 ) –

 Non-natural disaster ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ( 4

 ) 3 1,546 ( 4 ) 306 1,449 ( 4 ) 242 

 Extreme weather-related event ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) 16 – ( 4 ) 1,290 – ( 4 ) 1,237 –

Seasonal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 603 261 550 156,227 39,255 128,654 117,701 40,016 83,386 

 Seasonal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 510 ( 4

 ) 327 140,765 ( 4 ) 88,851 102,338 ( 4 ) 50,109 

 Vacation period–school related or otherwise ..................................................................................................................................................................... 93 ( 4

 ) 223 15,462 ( 4 ) 39,803 15,363 ( 4 ) 33,277 

Other/miscellaneous ..................................................................................................................................................................... 87 142 113 19,952 26,008 15,170 19,431 25,630 14,114 

 Other ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 9 11 3,039 1,454 1,741 2,789 950 1,141 

 Data not provided: Refusal ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51 52 47 15,054 9,921 6,528 14,828 9,902 6,372 

 Data not provided: Does not know ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 81 55 1,859 14,633 6,901 1,814 14,778 6,601 

 

1

 Beginning with data for the first quarter 2007, the collection and presentation 2 See footnote 1, table 1.

of data on economic reasons for extended mass layoffs was improved. Clearer 3

 Use of this reason began with the first quarter 2007 data.

definitions and titles for many current reasons were introduced and four new 4

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

reasons were added. Therefore, these data are not strictly comparable to previous r

 = revised.

quarters. For additional information on the changes to MLS reasons, including p

 = preliminary.

detailed definitions of each reason and a crosswalk of the old to the new reasons, NOTE: Dash represents zero.

please see http://www.bls.gov/mls/home.htm.

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 

private nonfarm sector, first and second quarters, 2007

Total Percent of total

State

Layoff events initial

claimants Black Hispanic

origin Women Persons age 55and over

I II I II I II I II I II I II

 2007r 2007p 2007r 2007p 2007r 2007p 2007r 2007p 2007r 2007p 2007r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm1

 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,111 1,249 197,623 173,487 16.8 18.1 16.9 15.2 36.1 54.2 16.6 22.2 

Alabama ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 14 1,335 2,650 46.8 55.8 4.9 2.9 54.8 61.7 22.1 22.9 

Alaska ..................................................................................................................................................................... – 7 – 1,224 – 4.7 – 18.1 – 42.9 – 26.1 

Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 12 382 1,956 3.9 3.0 12.8 62.4 33.0 63.4 9.2 15.5 

Arkansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 14 560 1,431 37.0 30.1 10.2 1.8 41.4 55.3 12.1 16.5 

California ..................................................................................................................................................................... 322 328 52,930 37,026 9.8 9.7 39.0 37.0 38.7 42.7 13.4 15.9 

Colorado ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 13 573 1,362 3.7 2.9 43.3 24.4 17.3 57.8 14.5 22.2 

Connecticut ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 14 1,442 1,988 12.9 11.7 13.4 10.3 56.0 72.3 11.2 29.6 

Delaware ..................................................................................................................................................................... – 3 – 181 – 55.8 – 12.2 – 88.4 – 18.8 

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

 ) – ( 2 ) – 84.1 – 7.1 – 62.9 – 24.7 

Florida ..................................................................................................................................................................... 38 67 6,384 8,493 17.0 21.3 32.5 29.7 33.9 57.1 21.4 26.9 

Georgia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 13 2,743 1,750 47.5 44.6 5.2 .2 49.1 55.4 18.5 15.4 

Hawaii ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 7 525 625 14.7 5.3 21.7 17.3 46.3 49.0 20.4 22.2 

Idaho ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 – 799 – .8 – 14.1 – 43.8 – 19.9 –

Illinois ..................................................................................................................................................................... 94 89 15,144 16,595 25.0 24.2 14.0 8.8 40.2 62.9 14.9 22.1 

Indiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27 22 4,836 2,748 12.3 21.5 4.3 2.8 28.7 67.2 13.7 22.4 

Iowa ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3 1,322 387 2.0 1.8 8.5 1.6 38.2 77.3 14.4 41.9 

Kansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 13 1,163 1,024 16.1 23.6 2.5 2.0 39.0 67.9 15.3 22.7 

Kentucky ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 17 1,187 2,926 14.8 6.9 .1 .4 25.9 30.2 14.7 19.1 

Louisiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 17 629 1,838 62.6 75.5 .3 1.1 41.0 89.6 19.7 23.3 

Maine ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 9 908 762 1.4 .3 .3 .3 38.2 33.5 23.8 16.3 

Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 28 1,105 3,200 43.4 51.0 .3 .1 29.5 54.2 21.9 23.4 

Massachusetts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 12 1,916 1,081 9.4 12.0 .3 2.0 35.2 56.1 18.1 26.5 

Michigan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 51 21,722 7,983 30.0 22.1 2.8 3.3 27.9 66.0 16.3 20.9 

Minnesota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 28 3,284 3,064 1.2 8.7 2.4 8.6 20.5 37.1 14.3 20.3 

Mississippi ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 10 1,695 721 81.9 49.0 1.1 1.2 39.6 57.0 14.2 18.4 

Missouri ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 35 2,602 7,961 19.8 21.7 .3 .2 47.3 54.8 14.6 24.1 

Montana ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 9 ( 2 ) 674 1.7 .1 1.7 2.8 20.3 62.8 27.1 30.6 

Nebraska ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – ( 2 ) – 19.6 – 4.2 – 48.1 – 42.3 

Nevada ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3 1,390 330 9.2 30.6 25.9 11.2 41.1 61.2 24.3 22.7 

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 4 ( 2 ) 593 2.4 .5 3.4 .7 43.7 72.8 11.7 29.2 

New Jersey ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37 33 5,194 8,115 23.3 15.4 10.6 6.5 50.5 75.8 22.3 33.9 

New Mexico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 6 224 636 .4 3.0 64.7 37.1 40.2 20.9 21.4 21.4 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................................... 53 44 6,592 6,810 9.1 13.6 14.5 9.4 33.2 47.4 23.9 27.4 

North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 15 4,838 1,626 44.6 41.5 2.8 2.6 45.3 51.5 21.4 21.5 

North Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) 319 ( 2 ) – – .6 1.4 28.5 8.7 23.8 21.7 

Ohio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 55 78 9,673 10,442 9.7 21.2 2.4 3.0 27.2 55.7 13.3 20.5 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 – 1,899 – 18.5 – 7.1 – 41.5 – 14.3 –

Oregon ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 19 2,901 4,434 1.2 3.2 28.1 12.3 49.1 49.3 18.1 25.2 

Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69 67 15,378 11,548 5.8 9.6 3.0 2.7 31.7 46.6 19.6 28.7 

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

 ) 7 ( 2 ) 1,220 .6 5.9 29.4 20.5 37.5 82.9 23.1 29.8 

South Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 9 528 1,070 79.7 67.0 – .3 63.1 63.1 8.1 1.5 

South Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 6.4 2.4 12.9 .6 36.4 70.4 17.1 36.7 

Tennessee ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 12 5,689 1,364 20.3 26.4 .1 .1 27.6 44.7 19.0 22.9 

Texas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 36 3,681 4,966 20.2 17.4 36.0 46.6 44.5 62.1 14.8 16.4 

Utah ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 6 486 633 2.7 .9 19.3 6.5 36.0 52.9 4.7 13.4 

Vermont ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 9 ( 2 ) 1,441 – .8 – .6 23.6 47.1 19.1 23.8 

Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 18 4,836 2,217 23.0 49.3 1.9 1.8 34.6 56.5 18.9 23.7 

Washington ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 8 2,834 1,320 4.4 11.4 21.1 10.0 41.5 27.3 15.0 12.1 

West Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 5 224 544 – .4 – – 17.4 29.6 14.3 11.8 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22 28 4,972 3,808 5.0 15.7 10.3 5.4 28.2 67.4 26.4 33.4 

Wyoming ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – ( 2 ) – – – 3.5 – 29.8 – 31.6 –

Puerto Rico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 13 3,022 1,607 ( 3

 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 59.1 50.8 5.3 9.8 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. r

 = revised.

 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. p

 = preliminary.

 3 Data are not available. NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

II I II II I II II I II

 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 

 United States1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 1,111 1,249 295,964 226,044 238,721 264,927 197,623 173,487 

Northeast ..................................................................................................................................................................... 348 198 199 69,425 28,063 36,611 76,558 31,953 33,558 

 New England ..................................................................................................................................................................... 80 39 55 16,994 7,344 9,494 14,075 4,789 7,085 

 Middle Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 268 159 144 52,431 20,719 27,117 62,483 27,164 26,473 

South ..................................................................................................................................................................... 295 196 280 57,770 37,701 42,404 53,452 37,333 35,147 

 South Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 203 109 160 42,813 18,108 24,924 39,572 20,658 19,251 

 East South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 51 53 7,120 10,751 8,096 5,428 9,906 7,661 

 West South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48 36 67 7,837 8,842 9,384 8,452 6,769 8,235 

Midwest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 344 314 352 77,161 55,894 70,635 71,909 65,177 54,562 

 East North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 258 256 268 61,306 46,550 55,975 60,516 56,347 41,576 

 West North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 86 58 84 15,855 9,344 14,660 11,393 8,830 12,986 

West ..................................................................................................................................................................... 366 403 418 91,608 104,386 89,071 63,008 63,160 50,220 

 Mountain ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48 39 49 21,633 4,705 18,721 6,430 3,970 5,591 

 Pacific ..................................................................................................................................................................... 318 364 369 69,975 99,681 70,350 56,578 59,190 44,629 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and 

 r = revised. Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

 p = preliminary. Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;

 NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North

census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California,

New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

State

II I II II I II II I II

 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 1,111 1,249 295,964 226,044 238,721 264,927 197,623 173,487 

Alabama ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 8 14 2,780 1,448 2,664 2,394 1,335 2,650 

Alaska ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 – 7 4,130 – 3,953 1,548 – 1,224 

Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 4 12 1,764 538 2,747 959 382 1,956 

Arkansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 3 14 477 819 1,814 482 560 1,431 

California ..................................................................................................................................................................... 254 322 328 56,377 92,497 58,345 46,565 52,930 37,026 

Colorado ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 7 13 12,591 567 13,588 1,255 573 1,362 

Connecticut ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 6 14 7,492 1,858 3,199 5,029 1,442 1,988 

Delaware ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – 3 ( 2 ) – 198 ( 2 ) – 181 

District of Columbia ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) 

Florida ..................................................................................................................................................................... 107 38 67 25,770 6,989 11,396 19,674 6,384 8,493 

Georgia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 14 13 4,305 2,115 1,718 6,365 2,743 1,750 

Hawaii ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4 7 1,080 602 1,365 858 525 625 

Idaho ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 9 – 1,120 1,073 – 1,151 799 –

Illinois ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91 94 89 23,798 15,633 21,618 21,052 15,144 16,595 

Indiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 27 22 3,000 3,429 2,620 2,540 4,836 2,748 

Iowa ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 9 3 1,440 1,352 270 1,133 1,322 387 

Kansas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 3 13 2,213 925 1,931 1,601 1,163 1,024 

Kentucky ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 12 17 1,537 1,224 2,873 1,441 1,187 2,926 

Louisiana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 6 17 2,563 875 2,244 1,715 629 1,838 

Maine ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 9 9 1,645 2,769 1,754 915 908 762 

Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25 12 28 2,973 1,071 2,963 2,875 1,105 3,200 

Massachusetts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 19 12 4,505 2,025 1,087 4,782 1,916 1,081 

Michigan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 75 58 51 15,999 14,826 15,769 22,292 21,722 7,983 

Minnesota ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 22 28 2,825 3,004 3,714 2,834 3,284 3,064 

Mississippi ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 9 10 1,680 2,234 912 853 1,695 721 

Missouri ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 19 35 7,597 3,569 7,955 4,944 2,602 7,961 

Montana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ( 2

 ) 9 596 ( 2 ) 644 596 ( 2 ) 674 

Nebraska ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 – ( 2

 ) 1,530 – ( 2 ) 631 – ( 2 ) 

Nevada ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 9 3 924 1,412 382 860 1,390 330 

New Hampshire ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ( 2

 ) 4 958 ( 2 ) 634 965 ( 2 ) 593 

New Jersey ..................................................................................................................................................................... 75 37 33 20,549 6,205 13,464 17,327 5,194 8,115 

New Mexico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3 6 439 219 636 449 224 636 

New York ..................................................................................................................................................................... 108 53 44 18,799 6,615 5,415 26,422 6,592 6,810 

North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 20 15 1,350 2,629 3,279 1,822 4,838 1,626 

North Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 319 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 319 ( 2 ) 

Ohio ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56 55 78 12,354 7,940 12,008 8,563 9,673 10,442 

Oklahoma ..................................................................................................................................................................... – 7 – – 3,129 – – 1,899 –

Oregon ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 16 19 5,042 3,035 5,424 4,349 2,901 4,434 

Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................................................... 85 69 67 13,083 7,899 8,238 18,734 15,378 11,548 

Rhode Island ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ( 2

 ) 7 1,266 ( 2 ) 1,379 1,256 ( 2 ) 1,220 

South Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5 9 2,444 565 972 2,577 528 1,070 

South Dakota ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Tennessee ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 22 12 1,123 5,845 1,647 740 5,689 1,364 

Texas ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 20 36 4,797 4,019 5,326 6,255 3,681 4,966 

Utah ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5 6 3,249 724 724 1,078 486 633 

Vermont ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 ( 2

 ) 9 1,128 ( 2 ) 1,441 1,128 ( 2 ) 1,441 

Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 17 18 3,417 4,489 2,947 3,846 4,836 2,217 

Washington ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 22 8 3,346 3,547 1,263 3,258 2,834 1,320 

West Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3 5 741 250 1,281 600 224 544 

Wisconsin ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 22 28 6,155 4,722 3,960 6,069 4,972 3,808 

Wyoming ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

Puerto Rico ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 12 13 1,914 902 1,017 3,469 3,022 1,607 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. p

 = preliminary.

 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

 r = revised.

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance
Table 6. Information technology-producing industries: Extended mass layoff events and separations, private nonfarm sector, 2000-2007

2000

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,081 202,500 22 5,195 14 2,717 9 1,402 4 771 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,055 205,861 18 8,862 22 9,114 7 805 7 977 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 817 174,628 10 1,678 12 1,422 4 1,465 6 1,280 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,638 332,973 16 3,070 22 3,521 5 946 7 1,020 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,591 915,962 66 18,805 70 16,774 25 4,618 24 4,048 

2001

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,546 304,171 91 20,991 44 7,963 22 4,441 24 5,312 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,828 430,499 161 38,986 87 12,943 36 12,109 28 6,386 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,629 330,391 142 24,813 55 6,820 39 8,200 36 7,134 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2,372 459,771 109 17,797 56 8,290 43 10,124 48 11,252 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7,375 1,524,832 503 102,587 242 36,016 140 34,874 136 30,084 

2002

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,611 299,266 84 18,574 39 4,442 32 8,192 42 6,664 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,624 344,606 69 11,764 49 5,454 27 4,870 53 8,538 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,186 255,152 76 15,017 42 5,415 34 6,529 42 7,945 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,916 373,307 74 14,298 32 7,071 19 3,645 39 8,987 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6,337 1,272,331 303 59,653 162 22,382 112 23,236 176 32,134 

2003

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,502 286,947 71 11,900 33 5,689 23 4,402 41 6,591 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,799 368,273 54 9,221 27 4,124 21 3,098 29 5,891 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,190 236,333 46 6,488 26 4,433 9 1,289 15 2,604 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,690 325,333 25 5,080 14 1,984 9 1,619 28 6,635 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6,181 1,216,886 196 32,689 100 16,230 62 10,408 113 21,721 

2004

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,339 276,503 27 3,222 16 2,992 8 894 23 4,197 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,358 278,831 18 2,959 21 3,576 – – 22 5,295 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 886 164,608 13 2,288 15 1,617 4 430 13 4,317 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,427 273,967 18 3,055 10 1,547 4 563 23 3,457 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5,010 993,909 76 11,524 62 9,732 16 1,887 81 17,266 

2005

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,142 186,506 13 1,526 13 2,679 4 439 17 3,569 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,203 246,099 20 2,973 17 2,106 4 842 11 1,904 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,136 201,878 23 3,307 12 1,742 ( 6

 ) ( 6 ) 11 1,127 

Fourth quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,400 250,178 19 4,122 7 1,331 ( 6

 ) ( 6 ) 8 1,125 

 Total ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,881 884,661 75 11,928 49 7,858 13 3,000 47 7,725 

2006

First quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 963 183,089 12 1,159 6 744 ( 6

 ) ( 6 ) 7 833 

Second quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 r 295,964 10 3,294 9 1,723 8 988 7 1,252 

Third quarter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 929 r 160,254 14 3,544 9 699 ( 6

 ) ( 6 ) 11 1,831 

Fourth quarterr ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,640 296,662 12 4,039 6 896 5 1,482 9 1,017 

 Totalr ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,885 935,969 48 12,036 30 4,062 19 3,753 34 4,933 

2007

First quarterr

 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,111 226,044 19 3,007 8 1,458 3 415 5 885 

Second quarterp ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,249 238,721 19 3,167 13 2,236 5 383 6 592 

 

1

 Information technology-producing industries are defined in Digital Economy 2003 , services; computer systems design services; computer facilities management

Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. services; other computer related services; office equipment rental and leasing;

 

2

 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry and computer and office machine repair.

Classification System (NAICS), are: semiconductor machinery manufacturing; office 

4

 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American 

machinery manufacturing; electronic computer manufacturing; computer storage Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: telephone apparatus manufacturing;

device manufacturing; computer terminal manufacturing; other computer peripheral audio and video equipment manufacturing; broadcast and wireless communications

equipment mfg.; electron tube manufacturing; bare printed circuit board manufacturing; equip.; fiber optic cable manufacturing; software reproducing; and magnetic and

semiconductors and related device mfg.; electronic capacitor manufacturing; electronic optical recording media mfg.

resistor manufacturing; electronic coils, transformers, and inductors; electronic 

5

 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American 

connector manufacturing; printed circuit assembly manufacturing; other electronic Industry Classification System (NAICS), are: wired telecommunications carriers;

component manufacturing; industrial process variable instruments; electricity and signal cellular and other wireless carriers; telecommunications resellers; cable and other

testing instruments; analytical laboratory instrument mfg.; computer and software program distribution; satellite telecommunications; other telecommunications;

merchant wholesalers; and computer and software stores. and communication equipment repair.

 

3

 The industries included in this grouping, based on the 2002 North American Industry 

6

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. 

Classification System (NAICS), are: software publishers; internet service providers; NOTE: Dash represents zero.

web search portals; data processing and related services; computer and software 

r

 = revised. 

merchant wholesalers; computer and software stores; custom computer programming 

p

 = preliminary. 

Layoff

events

equipment4services5

Layoff

events

Layoff

events

Software and Communications Communications

Separations Layoff

events Separations

Year

Separations Separations Separations

hardware2computer services3

Layoff

events

Total extended

mass layoffs

Information technology-producing industries1

Computer
Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,

selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

II I II II I II

2006 2007r 2007p 2006 2007r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 70 60 16,610 11,401 10,118 

 Mining ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Construction ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 50 44 10,976 8,147 7,784 

 Food ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 4 5 1,905 374 1,329 

 Beverage and tobacco products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Textile mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) 

 Textile product mills ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Apparel ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 8 3 ( 2 ) 1,023 440 

 Leather and allied products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Wood products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Paper ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3 ( 2

 ) 1,057 405 ( 2 ) 

 Printing and related support activities ..................................................................................................................................................................... – 5 ( 2

 ) – 913 ( 2 ) 

 Petroleum and coal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Chemicals ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 998 ( 2 ) 

 Plastics and rubber products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) 5 901 ( 2 ) 535 

 Nonmetallic mineral products ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Primary metals ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Fabricated metal products ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Machinery ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 1,184 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Computer and electronic products ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 3 4 502 916 457 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 356 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Transportation equipment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 5 7 3,453 775 1,778 

 Furniture and related products ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 3 4 ( 2 ) 524 576 

 Wholesale trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 470 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Retail trade ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 1,326 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Transportation and warehousing ..................................................................................................................................................................... – 3 ( 2

 ) – 538 ( 2 ) 

 Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 710 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Finance and insurance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 6 3 2,130 1,230 392 

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) – –

 Professional and technical services ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 – – 286 – –

 Management of companies and enterprises ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Administrative and waste services ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 458 ( 2 ) 

 Educational services ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – 3 – – 258 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) 

 Accommodation and food services ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Other services, except public administration ..................................................................................................................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Unclassified ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. p = preliminary.

 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

 r = revised.

Layoff events Separations

Industry
Table 8. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Reason for layoff

II I II II I II

 2006r 20071,r 2007p 2006r 20071,r 2007p 

 Total, private nonfarm2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 70 60 16,610 11,401 10,118 

Business demand ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 13 ( 3 ) 1,186 1,684 ( 3 )

 Contract cancellation ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) ( 3 ) –

 Contract completion ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) – ( 3 ) ( 3 ) – ( 3 )

 Domestic competition ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 3 ) – ( 4 ) ( 3 ) –

 Excess inventory/saturated market ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )

 Import competition ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 3

 ) 7 885 ( 3 ) 1,236 

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

 business slowdown – ( 3 ) 4 – ( 3 ) 1,005 

Organizational changes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 52 39 27 11,968 6,766 3,831 

 Business-ownership change ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 7 ( 3 ) 1,281 2,091 ( 3 )

 Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 32 ( 3

 ) 10,687 4,675 ( 3 )

Financial issues ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 14 18 1,174 2,388 3,596 

 Bankruptcy ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )

 Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) ( 3 ) 14 ( 4 ) ( 3 ) 2,928 

 Financial difficulty ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )

Production specific ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 ( 3 ) – 1,675 ( 3 ) –

 Automation/technological advances ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Energy related ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Governmental regulations/intervention ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 4

 ) – – ( 4 ) – –

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) – – ( 3 ) – –

 Material or supply shortage ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Model changeover ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Plant or machine repair/maintenance ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Product line discontinued ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) ( 3 ) –

Disaster/safety ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) ( 3 ) – ( 3 )

 Hazardous work environment ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Natural disaster (not weather related) ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Non-natural disaster ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3

 ) – ( 3 ) ( 3 ) – ( 3 )

 Extreme weather-related event ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

Other/miscellaneous ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )

 Other ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 )

 Data not provided: Refusal ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 Data not provided: Does not know ..................................................................................................................................................................... – – – – – –

 

1

 See footnote 1, table 2. 

r

 = revised.

 

2

 See footnote 1, table 1. 

p

 = preliminary.

 

3

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

 

4

 Use of this reason began with the first quarter 2007 data.

Layoff events Separations
Table 9. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,

selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations

II I II II I II

2006 2007r 2007p 2006 2007r 2007p 

 United States1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 70 60 16,610 11,401 10,118 

Northeast ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 17 11 1,527 2,797 1,436 

 New England ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

 Middle Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

South ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 26 24 4,585 3,466 4,128 

 South Atlantic ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 15 9 3,457 1,827 1,629 

 East South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 949 

 West South Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) 7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,550 

Midwest ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24 16 16 5,823 2,781 2,406 

 East North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 13 11 2,358 2,416 1,500 

 West North Central ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3 5 3,465 365 906 

West ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 11 9 4,675 2,357 2,148 

 Mountain ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 844 ( 2 ) 

 Pacific ..................................................................................................................................................................... ( 2

 ) 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,513 ( 2 ) 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South 

 2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, 

 r = revised. Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas,

 p = preliminary. Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas: East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, 

 NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, 

 the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massa- Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: 

chusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and 

New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 10. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

II I II II I II

2006 2007r

 2007p 2006 2007r 2007p

Total, private nonfarm1

 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1,353 1,111 1,249 295,964 226,044 238,721 

 Total, excluding seasonal

 and vacation events2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... c 750 c 850 c 699 c 139,737 c 186,789 c 110,067

 Total, movement of work3 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 72 70 60 16,610 11,401 10,118 

 Movement of work actions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 103 86 82 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 With separations reported ..................................................................................................................................................................... 66 61 61 9,674 8,467 6,971 

 With separations unknown ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37 25 21 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. 4 Data are not available.

 2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers r = revised.

when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period. p = preliminary.

 3 Movement of work can involve more than one action. c = corrected.

Layoff events Separations

Action
Table 11. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,

selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

II I II II I II

2006 2007r

 2007p 2006 2007r 2007p

With separations reported2 .............................................. 66 61 61 9,674 8,467 6,971 

By location

 Out-of-country relocations .............................................. 23 14 22 3,033 2,135 3,492 

 Within company ...................................................................................... 21 13 21 2,912 2,086 3,342 

 Different company ........................................................................................... 2 1 1 121 49 150 

 Domestic relocations .......................................................................................... 43 46 39 6,641 6,261 3,479 

 Within company ......................................................................................... 35 41 30 5,823 5,221 2,869 

 Different company .......................................................................................... 8 5 9 818 1,040 610 

 Unable to assign place of 

 relocation ........................................................................................... – 1 – – 71 –

By company

 Within company .......................................................................................... 56 55 51 8,735 7,378 6,211 

 Domestic .......................................................................................... 35 41 30 5,823 5,221 2,869 

 Out of country .......................................................................................... 21 13 21 2,912 2,086 3,342 

 Unable to assign ......................................................................................... – 1 – – 71 –

 Different company ......................................................................................... 10 6 10 939 1,089 760 

 Domestic .......................................................................................... 8 5 9 818 1,040 610 

 Out of country .......................................................................................... 2 1 1 121 49 150 

 Unable to assign .......................................................................................... – – – – – –

 

1

 Only actions for which separations associated with the r = revised.

movement of work were reported are shown. p = preliminary.

 

2

 See footnote 1, table 1. Note: Dash represents zero.

Activities

Actions1 Separations