For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 USDL-11-1186 

Technical information: (202) 691-6392 • mlsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/mls 

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov 

EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS – SECOND QUARTER 2011 

(Note: This release was reissued on Friday, August 12, 2011, to correct separations data for 

Arizona, the West region, and total nonfarm sector. Corrections can be found in the text and 

tables A, 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 12 and 13.) 

Employers in the private nonfarm sector initiated 1,624 mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2011 

that resulted in the separation of 261,346 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of 

Labor Statistics reported today. Total extended mass layoff events decreased over the year from 2,008 to 

1,624, and associated worker separations fell from 381,622 to 261,346. Both events and separations 

have decreased over the year for seven consecutive quarters. (See table A.) Second quarter 2011 layoff 

data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical Note.) 

Both events and separations in the manufacturing sector declined to series’ lows during the second 

quarter of 2011. Sixty-one percent of private nonfarm employers indicated they anticipated some type of 

recall–the highest second quarter percentage since 2005. 

The national unemployment rate averaged 8.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the second quarter of 

2011, down from 9.5 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally 

adjusted, increased by 1.7 percent (1,818,000) over the year. 

Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs 

Over the year ending in the second quarter of 2011, the number of extended mass layoff events declined 

in 16 of the 18 major private nonfarm industry sectors. The manufacturing and accommodation and food 

services sectors experienced the largest declines in the numbers of worker separations over the year. 

Fourteen of the 21 manufacturing subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in the number of 

layoff events. (See table 1.) 

Both events and separations in the manufacturing sector were at series’ lows in the second quarter of 

2011. Forty-seven percent of manufacturing employers with an extended mass layoff event in the second 

quarter of 2011 anticipated recalling at least some of the displaced workers–the highest second quarter 

percentage since 1998. 

Construction firms had 219 extended mass layoff events and 26,806 separations, primarily due to 

contract completion. This sector accounted for 13 percent of the layoff events and 10 percent of the 

related separations in the second quarter. In these events, a second quarter series high 65 percent of the 

employers anticipated recalling at least some of the displaced workers. 
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Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity

Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants

2007

January-March..................... 1,110 225,600 199,250 

April-June............................ 1,421 278,719 259,234 

July-September.................... 1,018 160,024 173,077 

October-December.............. 1,814 301,592 347,151 

2008

January-March..................... 1,340 230,098 259,292 

April-June............................ 1,756 354,713 339,630 

July-September.................... 1,581 290,453 304,340 

October-December.............. 3,582 641,714 766,780 

2009

January-March..................... 3,979 705,141 835,551 

April-June............................ 3,395 651,318 731,049 

July-September.................... 2,034 345,531 406,823 

October-December.............. 2,416 406,212 468,577 

2010

January-Marchr ................... 1,870 314,512 368,664 

April-Juner 

........................... 2,008 381,622 396,441 

July-Septemberr 

................... 1,370 222,357 260,030 

October-Decemberr ............ 1,999 338,643 390,445 

2011

January-Marchr

 ................... 1,490 225,136 257,031 

April-Junep

 .......................... 1,624 c261,346 231,643 

 r

 = revised.

 p

 = preliminary.

 c

 = corrected.

Reasons for Extended Layoffs 

Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 43 percent of extended mass layoff events 

and 51 percent of related separations in the private nonfarm sector during the second quarter of 2011. 

Business demand factors, primarily as a result of contract completion, accounted for 30 percent of 

events and 26 percent of related separations during the quarter. Over the year, the largest decrease in 

worker separations occurred in layoffs attributed to seasonal factors. (See table 2 and the chart.) 

Movement of Work 

In the second quarter of 2011, 42 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were 

associated with 6,824 worker separations, a series low for both figures. Over the year, the number of 

such events decreased by 14, and the number of separations decreased by 4,163. Movement of work 

layoffs accounted for 5 percent of total nonseasonal events during the quarter. (See table 9.) 
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Forty-five percent of the events related to movement of work were from manufacturing industries. (See 

table 6.) Employers cited organizational changes as the economic reason for layoff in 43 percent of the 

events involving movement of work. (See table 7.) Among the four census regions, the largest 

proportions of workers affected by the movement of work were in the West. (See table 8.) Among states, 

California, Washington, Oklahoma, and Illinois reported the highest numbers of separations associated 

with movement of work. 

The 42 events with movement of work for the second quarter involved 50 identifiable relocations of 

work actions. (See table 9.) Employers were able to provide information on the specific number of 

worker separations for 25 of these actions. Among these actions, 76 percent were domestic 

reassignments, and 84 percent involved work moving within the same company. (See table 10.) 

Recall Expectations 

Sixty-one percent of the private nonfarm employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the second 

quarter indicated they anticipated some type of recall–the highest second quarter percentage since 2005. 

Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 45 percent indicated the offer would be extended to all 

displaced employees, and 82 percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the 

workers. Seventy-nine percent of employers expecting to recall laid-off employees intend to do so 

within six months. Excluding extended mass 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 

35 percent of the events. (See table 11.) 

Size of Extended Layoffs 

The average size of a layoff (as measured by the number of separations per layoff event) was 161 

workers during the second quarter of 2011. (See table 12.) Events were largely concentrated at the lower 

end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 70 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. 

Conversely, only 5 percent of layoff events involved 500 or more workers. (See table 13.) 

Initial Claimant Characteristics 

A total of 231,643 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass 

layoffs in the second quarter. Of these claimants, 17 percent were black, 16 percent were Hispanic, 52 

percent were women, and 24 percent were 55 years of age or older. The percentage of claimants aged 55 

and over reached a series high during the quarter. (See table 3.) In the entire civilian labor force for the 

same period, 12 percent of all persons were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent were women, 

and 20 percent were 55 years of age or older. 

Geographic Distribution 

Among the four census regions, the West recorded the highest number of separations due to extended 

mass layoff events in the second quarter of 2011. Among the nine census divisions, the highest numbers 

of displaced workers were in the Pacific and the East North Central. All regions and 8 of the 9 divisions 

registered fewer laid-off workers compared with the second quarter of 2010. (See table 4.) 

California recorded the largest number of worker separations in the second quarter of 2011, followed by 

Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. Over the year, 37 states and the District of Columbia 
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Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with

extended mass layoff events in the second quarter 2011, by residency of claimants

 Total, 372 metropolitan areas ................. 330,728 ... 184,173 ...

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. .... 38,370 1 18,485 1 

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

 Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................................ 24,224 2 12,826 2 

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ......... 17,424 3 11,860 3 

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.

 -N.J.-Del.-Md. .......................................... 8,933 6 5,407 4 

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ....... 12,378 5 4,500 5 

Pittsburgh, Pa. ............................................... 5,289 10 4,379 6 

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ......... 15,415 4 4,244 7 

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. .......................................... 6,531 9 3,882 8 

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........ 8,658 7 2,964 9 

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas ............ 4,781 11 2,569 10 

 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 10-02, December 1, 2009.

Metropolitan area

2010 IIr 2011 IIp

Initial 

claimants Rank Initial claimants Rank

reported decreased numbers of separated workers associated with extended mass layoff events during 

the second quarter, led by California, New Jersey, and New York. (See table 5.) 

Eighty percent of the initial claimants for unemployment insurance associated with extended mass layoff 

events in the second quarter of 2011 resided within metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metropolitan 

areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of resident initial 

claimants. When compared with the second quarter of 2010, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, 

entered into the highest 10 metropolitan areas in terms of initial claims by residency of claimant, 

replacing Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, Calif. (See table B.) 

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 employer filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a 

consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered, the employer is 

contacted for additional information. Data for the current quarter are preliminary and subject to 
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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. 

________________ 

The Mass Layoffs news release for July is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 

at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). 
Technical Note 

The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federalstate program which identifies, describes, and tracks the 

effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's 

unemployment insurance database. Employers 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. 

Employers 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 

Domestic relocation. A movement of work from an 

establishment within the U.S. to a location also inside the 

U.S., either within the same company or to a different 

company altogether (domestic outsourcing). 

Employer. A firm covered by state unemployment 

insurance laws. Information on employers is obtained from 

the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) 

program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS). 

Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the 

filing of 50 or more initial claims for unemployment 

insurance benefits from an employer during a 5-week period, 

with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days. 

Such layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those 

who are terminated. 

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. 

Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities 

previously performed at the worksite by the company 

experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite within the 

company; (2) to another company under formal contractual 

arrangements at the same worksite; or (3) to another company 

under formal contractual arrangements at another worksite 

either within or outside of the U.S. 

Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly 

conducted in-house by employees paid directly by a company 

to a different company under a contractual arrangement. 

Overseas relocation. A movement of work from an 

establishment within the U.S. to a location outside of the U.S. 

(offshoring), either within the same company or to a different 

company altogether (offshore outsourcing). 

Relocation of work action. A movement-of-work action 

where the employer provides information on the new location 

of work and/or the number of workers affected by the 

movement. Events may involve more than one action per 

employer if work is moved to more than one location. 

Separations. The number of individuals who have 

become displaced during an extended mass layoff event as 

provided by the employer, regardless of whether they file for 

unemployment insurance or not. 

Worksite closure. The complete closure of an employer 

or the partial closure of an employer with multiple locations 

where entire worksites affected by layoffs are closed. 

Revisions to preliminary data 

The latest quarterly data in this news release are 

considered preliminary. After the initial publication of 

quarterly information, more data are collected as remaining 

employer interviews for the quarter are completed and 

additional initial claimant information associated with 

extended layoff events is received. 

Movement of work concepts and questions 

Beginning in 2004, the economic reasons "domestic 

relocation" and "overseas relocation" were replaced by the 

movement of work concept. The movement of work data are 

not collected in the same way as the relocation reasons in 

releases prior to 2004; therefore, the movement of work data 

are not comparable to the data for those discontinued reasons. 

Questions on movement of work and location are asked 

for all layoff events when the reason for separation is other 

than “seasonal work” or “vacation period,” as these are 

unlikely. Movement of work questions are asked after the 

analyst verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more 

than 30 days. 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 “domestic relocation” if 

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

indicates the location(s) was inside the U.S.; “overseas 

relocation” indicates that the location(s) was outside the U.S. 

Reliability of the data 

The identification of employers and layoff events in the 

MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is 

based on administrative data on covered employers 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 employers and layoff events 

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

asked the 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 2011, outright refusal to participate in the employer 

interview accounted for 3.6 percent of all private nonfarm 

events. Although included in the total number of instances 

involving the movement of work, employers in 25 relocations 

were unable to provide the number of separations specifically 

associated with the movement of work, 3 of which involved 

out-of-country moves. 

Additional information 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. 
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

Industry

II I II II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 .................................. 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 c261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643 

 Mining ............................................................. 8 11 ( 2

 ) 879 952 ( 2 ) 883 1,228 ( 2 )

 Utilities ............................................................ 7 5 ( 2 ) 1,118 502 ( 2 ) 1,363 555 ( 2 )

 Construction .................................................... 284 348 219 36,871 38,454 26,806 44,795 49,404 28,062 

 Manufacturing ................................................. 324 305 247 57,728 45,461 34,974 62,025 50,370 32,181 

 Food ........................................................... 73 72 60 13,191 13,585 9,062 13,089 13,306 8,042 

 Beverage and tobacco products ................ ( 2 ) 7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 950 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,192 ( 2 )

 Textile mills ................................................ 4 3 3 844 248 446 1,972 1,509 926 

 Textile product mills ................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 189 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 248 

 Apparel ....................................................... 9 4 10 1,190 1,911 2,404 1,402 1,953 2,270 

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

 Wood products ........................................... 13 14 5 1,607 1,771 540 1,648 2,357 623 

 Paper ......................................................... 11 13 7 1,390 1,541 1,389 1,136 1,356 1,035 

 Printing and related support activities ........ 11 10 9 1,067 1,520 619 1,507 1,593 768 

 Petroleum and coal products ..................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 418 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 450 ( 2 )

 Chemicals ................................................. 11 17 7 1,535 2,527 790 1,248 2,262 636 

 Plastics and rubber products ..................... 7 9 10 563 924 1,009 707 873 1,021 

 Nonmetallic mineral products ..................... 17 35 5 1,590 3,179 412 2,084 4,055 441 

 Primary metals ........................................... 17 10 5 2,266 988 760 2,485 933 528 

 Fabricated metal products ......................... 15 16 14 1,314 1,864 1,806 1,819 2,243 1,799 

 Machinery .................................................. 35 17 15 6,400 2,073 3,135 7,751 2,010 2,009 

 Computer and electronic products ............. 29 13 17 4,105 1,966 1,981 4,841 2,070 1,677 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ......... 6 4 4 819 1,037 277 752 1,088 281 

 Transportation equipment .......................... 42 36 52 11,803 6,423 8,064 15,594 8,212 7,771 

 Furniture and related products ................... 8 8 8 2,237 1,081 892 1,782 1,015 947 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing .................... 11 9 10 1,848 1,183 969 1,598 1,004 945 

 Wholesale trade .............................................. 30 36 32 3,555 4,592 3,664 3,572 4,457 3,486 

 Retail trade ...................................................... 111 153 84 25,860 29,241 12,827 35,262 35,244 12,984 

 Transportation and warehousing .................... 183 69 136 42,892 15,530 29,954 45,704 14,162 24,497 

 Information ...................................................... 51 58 44 13,050 11,976 7,628 17,371 20,071 9,278 

 Finance and insurance .................................... 71 39 51 13,706 4,543 6,488 13,271 8,176 7,198 

 Real estate and rental and leasing ................. 26 18 16 3,476 1,661 2,131 3,588 2,240 2,165 

 Professional and technical services ................ 98 63 92 28,384 8,763 18,695 24,950 10,980 17,546 

 Management of companies and enterprises ... 7 6 8 1,694 713 962 1,125 599 732 

 Administrative and waste services .................. 166 183 149 29,187 36,724 c

23,273 36,004 31,989 22,025 

 Educational services ....................................... 39 8 26 4,303 905 2,798 5,981 1,101 2,667 

 Health care and social assistance .................. 218 39 197 28,200 4,459 23,510 28,063 4,989 20,694 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................. 78 53 63 20,591 6,241 15,124 9,472 7,110 7,609 

 Accommodation and food services ................. 223 83 182 58,904 12,844 42,737 52,387 12,710 32,156 

 Other services, except public administration .. 84 13 73 11,224 1,575 8,060 10,625 1,646 7,701 

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

 1

 For the second quarter of 2011, data on layoffs were reported by employers p = preliminary.

in all states and the District of Columbia. c

 = corrected.

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

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

Reason for layoff

II I II II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ................................................... 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 c261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643 

Business demand ............................................................. 629 564 489 94,789 77,265 c

67,481 125,589 101,907 67,151 

 Contract cancellation ..................................................... 50 30 27 9,096 5,591 3,338 9,049 5,915 3,067 

 Contract completion ....................................................... 275 271 300 41,342 43,563 c

44,655 56,023 58,348 44,435 

 Domestic competition ..................................................... 3 ( 2 ) – 266 ( 2 ) – 448 ( 2 ) –

 Excess inventory/saturated market ................................ ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 434 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 327 ( 2 ) Import competition ......................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

 business slowdown ................................................. 298 256 158 43,876 26,926 18,927 59,738 36,608 19,151 

Organizational changes .................................................... 118 94 61 24,852 13,280 9,223 23,034 15,050 7,695 

 Business-ownership change .......................................... 30 22 14 9,424 2,679 2,115 3,724 1,988 1,366 

 Reorganization or restructuring of company .................. 88 72 47 15,428 10,601 7,108 19,310 13,062 6,329 

Financial issues ................................................................ 126 120 110 27,539 27,618 14,648 28,970 23,432 13,005 

 Bankruptcy ..................................................................... 15 14 25 5,043 4,114 3,496 2,430 2,120 2,918 

 Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................ 65 73 58 10,850 11,217 6,846 15,726 15,363 6,926 

 Financial difficulty ........................................................... 46 33 27 11,646 12,287 4,306 10,814 5,949 3,161 

Production specific ............................................................ 12 24 31 2,031 3,517 4,202 1,295 3,740 5,941 

 Automation/technological advances .............................. ( 2

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

 Energy related ................................................................ – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Governmental regulations/intervention .......................... 5 6 5 1,199 429 690 404 538 1,547 

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ..................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 761 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 608 ( 2 ) Material or supply shortage ............................................ ( 2 ) 4 17 ( 2 ) 603 2,034 ( 2 ) 452 2,497 

 Model changeover ......................................................... ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 990 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,319 ( 2 ) Plant or machine repair/maintenance ............................ ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 400 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 523 ( 2 ) Product line discontinued ............................................... – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

Disaster/safety .................................................................. 11 7 10 1,681 1,056 1,960 1,533 1,107 1,923 

 Hazardous work environment ........................................ – – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 )

 Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................ – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Non-natural disaster ....................................................... ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Extreme weather-related event ...................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,165 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,336 

Seasonal ........................................................................... 801 391 692 171,131 55,465 133,339 156,609 65,080 105,462 

 Seasonal ........................................................................ 484 387 439 115,291 55,201 85,836 96,550 64,566 65,852 

 Vacation period–school related or otherwise ................. 317 4 253 55,840 264 47,503 60,059 514 39,610 

Other/miscellaneous ......................................................... 311 290 231 59,599 46,935 30,493 59,411 46,715 30,466 

 Other .............................................................................. 10 29 25 1,403 3,315 3,203 1,233 3,221 3,257 

 Data not provided: refusal .............................................. 83 72 61 19,099 12,546 10,478 19,099 12,546 10,464 

 Data not provided: does not know ................................. 218 189 145 39,097 31,074 16,812 39,079 30,948 16,745 

 1

 See footnote 1, table 1. p = preliminary.

 2

 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. c = corrected.

 r = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

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, 2011

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

 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ........... 1,490 1,624 257,031 231,643 15.0 17.0 19.1 16.2 37.7 52.0 19.6 24.2 

Alabama ...................................... 10 20 2,877 2,663 43.4 54.8 1.7 3.3 43.0 67.5 15.5 22.7 

Alaska .......................................... 4 11 1,477 1,717 15.9 5.5 18.6 16.3 26.4 37.6 23.1 27.1 

Arizona ........................................ 12 31 2,783 4,116 7.0 7.6 36.0 46.7 49.2 57.8 17.6 20.6 

Arkansas ..................................... 3 22 392 3,696 53.6 35.1 2.8 6.7 38.5 63.7 20.9 19.6 

California ..................................... 420 326 79,125 44,513 8.2 8.1 36.1 36.6 39.8 44.6 17.5 18.2 

Colorado ...................................... 3 18 366 2,883 4.1 4.5 20.5 22.8 22.7 53.4 14.8 20.4 

Connecticut ................................. 10 27 1,313 2,947 22.5 14.4 16.7 14.3 35.5 56.8 15.0 29.0 

Delaware ..................................... 3 9 763 808 48.4 46.8 9.6 9.9 35.8 66.8 12.2 23.6 

District of Columbia ..................... 3 5 293 449 53.6 72.2 16.4 7.1 27.6 65.0 22.2 26.7 

Florida ......................................... 65 45 10,029 7,318 18.5 16.7 28.5 26.0 45.0 45.2 24.0 25.2 

Georgia ........................................ 22 48 4,129 6,805 48.1 50.1 4.8 2.5 46.4 61.0 16.8 22.8 

Hawaii .......................................... ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) 360 .7 .3 11.9 10.0 25.9 40.3 19.7 20.6 

Idaho ........................................... 5 11 621 1,151 .2 .1 12.4 10.6 26.4 46.6 20.5 21.0 

Illinois .......................................... 99 108 15,329 20,113 19.0 20.9 15.4 11.1 34.6 54.8 17.5 23.2 

Indiana ......................................... 26 35 3,822 5,111 14.5 10.9 2.5 1.5 25.1 43.9 15.5 19.8 

Iowa ............................................. 7 9 1,296 1,342 1.2 8.4 1.5 3.4 39.5 67.7 31.4 32.5 

Kansas ........................................ 12 17 1,607 1,694 5.8 19.3 4.2 2.4 24.5 66.3 23.3 24.5 

Kentucky ...................................... 20 28 2,651 3,211 15.9 13.9 .2 .3 34.2 44.6 15.1 17.1 

Louisiana ..................................... 16 40 2,956 4,770 47.7 61.9 3.9 3.0 42.5 66.6 20.9 26.0 

Maine ........................................... 5 7 751 1,083 2.3 1.0 .3 .5 36.5 34.8 27.0 33.8 

Maryland ...................................... 26 ( 2 ) 2,817 ( 2 ) 48.1 62.4 3.0 1.1 41.5 57.5 19.9 9.8 

Massachusetts ............................ 25 17 4,198 2,058 9.7 12.3 .9 2.0 43.1 56.9 18.6 30.9 

Michigan ...................................... 29 50 3,908 6,046 7.8 18.2 2.8 3.4 31.4 69.0 22.2 24.5 

Minnesota .................................... 21 24 2,844 2,851 4.7 8.1 8.9 4.7 23.7 35.7 18.8 21.1 

Mississippi ................................... 13 5 1,735 766 76.5 75.5 1.6 1.4 49.7 63.2 13.4 16.8 

Missouri ....................................... 23 43 2,171 6,374 12.1 25.4 5.0 1.6 43.7 68.7 21.0 31.8 

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

 ) 10 ( 2 ) 940 1.2 .2 3.5 3.9 14.0 55.4 23.3 28.0 

Nebraska ..................................... 6 8 628 1,080 5.4 12.0 8.8 3.9 23.6 47.3 17.5 36.7 

Nevada ........................................ 5 11 876 1,508 5.7 11.3 18.2 20.0 7.5 44.8 15.8 26.6 

New Hampshire ........................... 4 4 322 597 1.6 .5 6.5 1.2 9.9 62.5 23.3 35.8 

New Jersey .................................. 64 43 10,072 8,578 20.8 22.0 7.4 6.1 38.7 64.2 24.5 31.8 

New Mexico ................................. 5 18 729 1,830 1.9 2.0 45.1 50.3 38.5 56.4 15.6 21.2 

New York ..................................... 122 96 21,178 13,333 15.6 16.2 12.8 14.7 40.2 47.1 24.8 23.7 

North Carolina 3

 ........................... 22 17 4,371 2,189 43.5 32.8 6.8 7.8 46.8 48.1 21.6 27.9 

North Dakota ............................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.4 .7 6.4 2.6 31.4 4.6 22.9 25.0 

Ohio ............................................. 66 79 12,097 10,399 12.1 15.2 3.7 2.8 28.7 46.2 19.9 23.5 

Oklahoma .................................... 3 11 273 1,389 8.4 17.0 4.8 8.1 22.3 60.6 22.7 23.1 

Oregon ........................................ 19 28 4,910 4,615 1.6 3.5 19.6 22.6 39.1 53.0 22.4 18.1 

Pennsylvania ............................... 102 101 18,355 16,771 8.9 11.6 5.1 5.4 35.9 54.8 22.5 37.9 

Rhode Island ............................... 6 7 504 1,011 3.2 2.8 11.3 12.9 47.6 79.5 32.5 42.5 

South Carolina ............................. 6 11 1,037 1,099 75.1 61.3 1.1 1.0 56.3 66.9 9.5 24.4 

South Dakota ............................... – ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) – 4.7 – 11.8 – 74.8 – 22.0 

Tennessee ................................... 22 15 2,492 2,173 25.3 22.5 .2 .1 43.2 62.6 23.6 38.4 

Texas ........................................... 36 48 7,727 9,180 13.6 16.1 50.0 48.5 24.4 42.8 14.2 16.9 

Utah ............................................. 8 14 1,095 1,541 1.9 1.3 21.6 8.8 25.3 40.9 11.2 14.5 

Vermont ....................................... 3 16 225 2,077 1.3 .9 .4 .4 25.3 46.3 23.1 25.6 

Virginia ........................................ 27 29 5,117 3,554 49.3 37.8 4.6 5.7 48.0 53.9 20.9 22.3 

Washington ................................. 37 36 6,888 3,634 6.5 5.3 11.7 20.0 36.8 35.8 17.1 19.0 

West Virginia ............................... 7 9 1,027 976 .4 .1 .1 – 5.5 12.8 12.8 14.9 

Wisconsin .................................... 32 47 6,107 7,420 4.3 12.3 6.1 3.7 34.3 59.7 23.0 34.1 

Wyoming ..................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.1 .3 12.5 5.8 29.5 20.6 17.0 7.8 

Puerto Rico .................................. 10 8 4,188 1,591 – – 99.5 99.6 56.0 57.7 6.4 12.8 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. r

 = revised.

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

 = preliminary.

 3 Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data NOTE: Dash represents zero.

due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance input procedures.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

II I II II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p 

 United States1 .................................. 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 c261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643 

Northeast ................................................. 399 341 318 73,534 46,608 52,519 81,664 56,918 48,455 

 New England ........................................ 87 53 78 16,397 10,831 16,292 13,852 7,313 9,773 

 Middle Atlantic ...................................... 312 288 240 57,137 35,777 36,227 67,812 49,605 38,682 

South ........................................................ 424 304 363 71,118 45,737 53,266 79,104 50,686 51,312 

 South Atlantic ....................................... 222 181 174 35,670 25,168 23,618 41,126 29,583 23,464 

 East South Central ............................... 85 65 68 14,677 10,671 8,710 14,058 9,755 8,813 

 West South Central .............................. 117 58 121 20,771 9,898 20,938 23,920 11,348 19,035 

Midwest .................................................... 445 323 422 83,142 48,474 69,470 84,680 50,089 62,709 

 East North Central ............................... 332 252 319 61,577 37,567 53,529 64,384 41,263 49,089 

 West North Central .............................. 113 71 103 21,565 10,907 15,941 20,296 8,826 13,620 

West ......................................................... 740 522 521 153,828 84,317 c

86,091 150,993 99,338 69,167 

 Mountain .............................................. 121 40 116 33,215 7,601 c

30,151 18,071 6,644 14,328 

 Pacific .................................................. 619 482 405 120,613 76,716 55,940 132,922 92,694 54,839 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and

 r = revised. West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and 

 p = preliminary. Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and

 c = corrected. 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.
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

State

II I II II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010r 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ........................ 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 c261,346 396,441 257,031 231,643 

Alabama ................................................... 19 10 20 3,799 2,566 2,730 4,052 2,877 2,663 

Alaska ...................................................... 17 4 11 4,246 2,812 3,054 3,352 1,477 1,717 

Arizona ..................................................... 33 12 31 7,789 2,291 c

5,061 5,642 2,783 4,116 

Arkansas .................................................. 14 3 22 1,535 1,442 2,586 2,350 392 3,696 

California .................................................. 540 420 326 104,582 66,824 43,831 117,263 79,125 44,513 

Colorado .................................................. 24 3 18 10,400 380 8,337 3,713 366 2,883 

Connecticut .............................................. 23 10 27 4,206 3,544 4,761 3,253 1,313 2,947 

Delaware .................................................. 7 3 9 929 493 1,022 753 763 808 

District of Columbia .................................. 5 3 5 678 302 449 678 293 449 

Florida ...................................................... 83 65 45 13,380 9,834 7,794 12,469 10,029 7,318 

Georgia .................................................... 22 22 48 2,926 1,770 4,526 4,730 4,129 6,805 

Hawaii ...................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 413 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 360 

Idaho ........................................................ 9 5 11 1,920 548 1,875 854 621 1,151 

Illinois ....................................................... 119 99 108 26,757 15,821 24,401 27,051 15,329 20,113 

Indiana ..................................................... 32 26 35 4,242 2,607 3,799 6,052 3,822 5,111 

Iowa ......................................................... 12 7 9 2,980 1,421 1,221 3,106 1,296 1,342 

Kansas ..................................................... 17 12 17 3,062 2,202 1,629 3,198 1,607 1,694 

Kentucky .................................................. 26 20 28 3,579 4,063 2,986 3,061 2,651 3,211 

Louisiana .................................................. 35 16 40 8,575 2,681 8,570 5,552 2,956 4,770 

Maine ....................................................... 11 5 7 1,995 1,528 1,806 1,315 751 1,083 

Maryland .................................................. 12 26 ( 2 ) 1,708 3,170 ( 2 ) 1,681 2,817 ( 2 )

Massachusetts ......................................... 15 25 17 2,583 4,431 2,975 2,811 4,198 2,058 

Michigan ................................................... 42 29 50 6,923 3,351 6,061 6,840 3,908 6,046 

Minnesota ................................................ 19 21 24 2,363 3,105 4,240 2,909 2,844 2,851 

Mississippi ................................................ 10 13 5 1,939 1,569 1,221 1,372 1,735 766 

Missouri .................................................... 53 23 43 10,716 3,322 7,571 9,414 2,171 6,374 

Montana ................................................... 10 ( 2

 ) 10 1,962 ( 2 ) 1,205 911 ( 2 ) 940 

Nebraska .................................................. 7 6 8 1,937 587 1,100 1,051 628 1,080 

Nevada ..................................................... 16 5 11 3,916 1,650 3,100 3,155 876 1,508 

New Hampshire ....................................... 11 4 4 2,358 382 2,174 1,766 322 597 

New Jersey .............................................. 69 64 43 22,267 10,283 8,979 18,612 10,072 8,578 

New Mexico ............................................. 17 5 18 4,388 740 3,028 2,154 729 1,830 

New York ................................................. 119 122 96 18,769 14,498 11,566 22,231 21,178 13,333 

North Carolina3

 ......................................... 25 22 17 2,660 2,508 1,341 7,668 4,371 2,189 

North Dakota ............................................ 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 507 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 618 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Ohio ......................................................... 91 66 79 15,514 10,086 11,244 15,988 12,097 10,399 

Oklahoma ................................................. 4 3 11 558 359 1,621 438 273 1,389 

Oregon ..................................................... 30 19 28 7,966 3,754 4,615 7,088 4,910 4,615 

Pennsylvania ............................................ 124 102 101 16,101 10,996 15,682 26,969 18,355 16,771 

Rhode Island ............................................ 15 6 7 2,989 555 1,995 2,922 504 1,011 

South Carolina ......................................... 27 6 11 6,025 1,075 3,008 6,047 1,037 1,099 

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

Tennessee ............................................... 30 22 15 5,360 2,473 1,773 5,573 2,492 2,173 

Texas ....................................................... 64 36 48 10,103 5,416 8,161 15,580 7,727 9,180 

Utah ......................................................... 10 8 14 1,490 1,311 5,955 1,366 1,095 1,541 

Vermont ................................................... 12 3 16 2,266 391 2,581 1,785 225 2,077 

Virginia ..................................................... 32 27 29 5,579 4,987 3,812 5,959 5,117 3,554 

Washington .............................................. 29 37 36 3,534 3,015 4,027 4,899 6,888 3,634 

West Virginia ............................................ 9 7 9 1,785 1,029 1,400 1,141 1,027 976 

Wisconsin ................................................. 48 32 47 8,141 5,702 8,024 8,453 6,107 7,420 

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

Puerto Rico .............................................. 13 10 8 1,967 1,395 1,275 3,953 4,188 1,591 

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. r

 = revised.

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

 = preliminary.

 3 Data starting in November 2010 may not be comparable to prior data c

 = corrected.

due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance input procedures. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,

selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ............................................... 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824 

 Mining .......................................................................... ––––––

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

 Construction ................................................................. – – 3 – – 448 

 Manufacturing .............................................................. 25 29 19 5,723 6,334 3,619 

 Food ........................................................................ 4 ( 2 ) 5 1,856 ( 2 ) 1,302 

 Beverage and tobacco products ............................. – – – – – –

 Textile mills ............................................................. – – – – – –

 Textile product mills ................................................ – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Apparel ................................................................... – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 )

 Leather and allied products .................................... – – – – – –

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

 Paper ...................................................................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

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

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

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

 ) 4 ( 2 )( 2 ) 345 ( 2 )

 Plastics and rubber products .................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Nonmetallic mineral products ................................. – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Primary metals ........................................................ – – – – – –

 Fabricated metal products ...................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Machinery ............................................................... 6 ( 2 ) – 702 ( 2 ) –

 Computer and electronic products .......................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 577 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ...................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Transportation equipment ....................................... 4 5 5 793 1,653 838 

 Furniture and related products ................................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Wholesale trade ........................................................... 3 3 3 235 1,422 288 

 Retail trade .................................................................. 4 6 4 695 1,327 708 

 Transportation and warehousing ................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Information ................................................................... ( 2 ) 3 – ( 2 ) 510 –

 Finance and insurance ................................................ 9 – 7 1,805 – 845 

 Real estate and rental and leasing .............................. – – – – – –

 Professional and technical services ............................. – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

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

 Administrative and waste services ............................... 4 4 ( 2 ) 664 447 ( 2 )

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

 Health care and social assistance ............................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............................. – – – – – –

 Accommodation and food services .............................. ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – –

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

Industry

Layoff events Separations
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, 

selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

Reason for layoff

II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ................................................... 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824 

Business demand ............................................................. 14 10 ( 2

 ) 3,560 3,654 ( 2 )

 Contract cancellation ..................................................... ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Contract completion ....................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 894 

 Domestic competition ..................................................... – – – – – –

 Excess inventory/saturated market ................................ – – – – – –

 Import competition ......................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

 business slowdown ................................................. ( 2

 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,341 ( 2 )

Organizational changes .................................................... 26 21 18 4,950 3,112 2,085 

 Business-ownership change .......................................... 4 3 ( 2

 ) 845 250 ( 2 )

 Reorganization or restructuring of company .................. 22 18 ( 2 ) 4,105 2,862 ( 2 )

Financial issues ................................................................ ( 2

 ) 12 13 ( 2 ) 2,890 2,247 

 Bankruptcy ..................................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................ ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Financial difficulty ........................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

Production specific ............................................................ ( 2

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

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

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

 Governmental regulations/intervention .......................... ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – –

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ..................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Material or supply shortage ............................................ – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

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

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

 Product line discontinued ............................................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

Disaster/safety .................................................................. ( 2

 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 )

 Hazardous work environment ........................................ – – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 )

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

 Non-natural disaster ....................................................... ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – –

 Extreme weather-related event ...................................... – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 )

Other/miscellaneous ......................................................... – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Other .............................................................................. – ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Data not provided: refusal .............................................. – – – – – –

 Data not provided: does not know ................................. – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 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
Table 8. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,

selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations

II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 

 United States1 ...................................... 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824 

Northeast ..................................................... 10 15 5 1,823 4,332 893 

 New England ........................................... 4 7 ( 2

 ) 400 2,421 ( 2 )

 Middle Atlantic ......................................... 6 8 ( 2 ) 1,423 1,911 ( 2 )

South ........................................................... 25 14 9 3,740 1,610 1,422 

 South Atlantic ........................................... 14 8 ( 2

 ) 2,001 1,046 ( 2 )

 East South Central ................................... 7 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,009 ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 West South Central .................................. 4 ( 2 ) 5 730 ( 2 ) 734 

Midwest ........................................................ 16 13 10 4,815 3,022 1,163 

 East North Central ................................... 9 9 ( 2

 ) 2,117 1,782 ( 2 )

 West North Central .................................. 7 4 ( 2 ) 2,698 1,240 ( 2 )

West ............................................................. 5 8 18 609 1,825 3,346 

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

 )( 2 ) 5 ( 2 )( 2 ) 1,169 

 Pacific ...................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 13 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,177 

 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 9. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 

Total, private nonfarm1 ................................ 2,008 1,490 1,624 381,622 225,136 c261,346

 Total, excluding seasonal

 and vacation events2

 ............................ 1,207 1,099 932 210,491 169,671 c128,007

 Total, movement of work3

 .................... 56 50 42 10,987 10,789 6,824 

 Movement of work actions .............. 74 74 50 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 With separations reported .......... 47 34 25 4,677 5,951 3,293 

 With separations unknown ......... 27 40 25 ( 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.

Action

Layoff events Separations
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,

selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 

With separations reported2 ................................. 47 34 25 4,677 5,951 3,293 

By location

 Out-of-country relocations ................................ 11 11 6 1,200 2,409 916 

 Within company ............................................ 10 10 4 1,160 2,309 733 

 Different company ........................................ 1 1 2 40 100 183 

 Domestic relocations ........................................ 36 22 19 3,477 3,395 2,377 

 Within company ............................................ 34 17 17 3,018 3,186 2,119 

 Different company ........................................ 2 5 2 459 209 258 

 Unable to assign place of 

 relocation ....................................................... – 1 – – 147 –

By company

 Within company ................................................ 44 28 21 4,178 5,642 2,852 

 Domestic ....................................................... 34 17 17 3,018 3,186 2,119 

 Out of country ............................................... 10 10 4 1,160 2,309 733 

 Unable to assign ........................................... – 1 – – 147 –

 Different company ............................................ 3 6 4 499 309 441 

 Domestic ....................................................... 2 5 2 459 209 258 

 Out of country ............................................... 1 1 2 40 100 183 

 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.

Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

II I II II I II II I II

2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p 2010 2011r 2011p

Anticipate a recall ............................................... 54.2 46.6 60.9 95.6 90.0 96.1 26.8 31.1 34.8

 Timeframe

Within 6 months .................................................. 74.6 60.1 78.7 90.2 81.3 90.8 37.5 38.3 53.7

 Within 3 months ............................................ 51.1 42.1 51.4 60.4 52.3 55.9 28.8 31.6 42.0

 Size of recall

At least half ......................................................... 78.6 63.1 82.2 95.2 88.4 95.2 39.3 37.1 55.6

 All workers .................................................... 43.7 24.8 45.3 56.7 37.8 57.0 13.0 11.4 21.3

 1

 See footnote 1, table 1.

 r

 = revised.

 p

 = preliminary.

Percent of layoff events, excluding those due to 

seasonal and vacation period

Activities

Actions1 Separations

Nature of recall

Percent of total layoff events1 Percent of layoff events due to seasonal work 

and vacation period
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

II I II

2010 2011r 2011p

 Total, private nonfarm1 ...................................... 190 151 c161

Industry

Mining ..................................................................... 110 87 423 

Utilities .................................................................... 160 100 223 

Construction ............................................................ 130 111 122 

Manufacturing ......................................................... 178 149 142 

Wholesale trade ...................................................... 119 128 115 

Retail trade ............................................................. 233 191 153 

Transportation and warehousing ............................. 234 225 220 

Information .............................................................. 256 206 173 

Finance and insurance ............................................ 193 116 127 

Real estate and rental and leasing .......................... 134 92 133 

Professional and technical services ........................ 290 139 203 

Management of companies and enterprises ............ 242 119 120 

Administrative and waste services .......................... 176 201 c

156

Educational services ............................................... 110 113 108 

Health care and social assistance ........................... 129 114 119 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................... 264 118 240 

Accommodation and food services ......................... 264 155 235 

Other services, except public administration ........... 134 121 110 

Unclassified establishments .................................... –––

Reason for layoff groupings

Business demand ................................................... 151 137 c

138 

Organizational changes ........................................... 211 141 151 

Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected

Measure

Average number of separations

Financial issues ...................................................... 219 230 133 

Production specific .................................................. 169 147 136 

Disaster/Safety ........................................................ 153 151 196 

Seasonal ................................................................. 214 142 193 

Other/miscellaneous ............................................... 192 162 132 

 1

 See footnote 1, table 1. c = corrected.

 r

 = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

 p

 = preliminary.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector, 

second quarter 2011p

Number Percent Number Percent

Total .......................................... 1,624 100.0 c

261,346 100.0 

 50-99 ..................................... 762 46.9 53,078 c

20.3

 100-149 ................................. 367 22.6 42,726 c

16.3

 150-199 ................................. 163 10.0 27,156 c

10.4

 200-240 ................................. c

148 9.1 c34,482 c13.2

 300-499 ................................. 105 6.5 37,601 c

14.4

 500-999 ................................. 58 3.6 38,702 c

14.8

 1,000 or more ........................ c21 c

1.3 c27,601 c10.6

 p

 = preliminary.

 c

 = corrected.

Size Layoff events Separations
Extended Mass Layoff Events by Reason Categories

Second quarters, 2005-11

1 The chart excludes information on layoffs due to other/miscellaneous reasons.p = preliminary.