For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Monday, May 13, 2013 USDL-13-0926 

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

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

EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS — FIRST QUARTER 2013 

Employers in the private nonfarm sector initiated 914 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2013 that 

resulted in the separation of 154,374 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of 

Labor Statistics reported today. Over the year, total extended mass layoff events and associated worker 

separations were down from 1,294 and 246,956, respectively. Total events and separations both fell to 

their lowest first quarter levels on record (with first quarter data available back to 1996). (See table A.) 

First quarter 2013 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical Note.) 

Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs

Manufacturing industries had 184 extended mass layoff events and 30,870 separations in the first quarter 

of 2013, due to both insufficient demand and the completion of seasonal work. Total events and 

separations in this sector declined to their lowest levels in program history (with quarterly data available 

back to 1995). (See table 1.) 

During the quarter, the construction sector had 178 extended mass layoff events and 20,071 separations, 

largely due to contract completion. The administrative and waste services sector reported 143 layoff 

events and 23,284 separations. (See table 1.) 

Mass Layoffs Data Discontinued 

 On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the-board spending cuts 

(commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must 

cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by 

September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS 

will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all "measuring green jobs" 

products. This news release is the final publication of quarterly extended mass layoff survey 

data. The final release of monthly Mass Layoff Statistics data will occur on June 21st, with 

publication of the May 2013 data. 
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Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity

Period Layoff events Separations Initial claimants

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-March..................... 1,870 314,512 368,664 

April-June............................ 2,008 381,622 396,441 

July-September.................... 1,370 222,357 260,077 

October-December.............. 1,999 338,643 390,584 

2011

January-March..................... 1,490 225,456 258,220 

April-June............................ 1,810 317,546 342,530 

July-September.................... 1,393 235,325 291,066 

October-December.............. 1,903 334,383 403,457 

2012

January-March..................... 1,294 246,956 291,174 

April-Juner

 .......................... 1,959 385,983 383,492 

July-Septemberr

 .................. 1,124 199,781 228,818 

October-Decemberr

 ............ 2,123 424,492 432,792 

2013

January-Marchp

 ................... 914 154,374 133,294 

 r

 = revised.

 p

 = preliminary.

Reasons for Extended Layoffs

Business demand factors, primarily contract completion, accounted for 39 percent of extended mass 

layoff events and 42 percent of related separations in the private nonfarm sector during the first quarter 

of 2013. Layoffs due to the completion of seasonal work accounted for 28 percent of events and 27 

percent of separations during the quarter. (See table 2 and the chart.) 

Movement of Work 

In the first quarter of 2013, 21 extended mass layoff events involved movement of work and were 

associated with 3,421 worker separations, a program low for both figures (movement of work data begin 

in first quarter 2004). Layoffs involving the movement of work accounted for only 3 percent of all 

nonseasonal layoff events. Eleven of the events related to movement of work were from manufacturing 

industries. Employers cited organizational changes as the economic reason for layoff in 9 of the 21 

events involving movement of work. Among workers affected by the movement of work, the largest 

proportion was in the Midwest. (See tables 6-8.) 

 
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Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with

extended mass layoff events in the first quarter 2013, by residency of claimants

 Total, 372 metropolitan areas ................. 253,522 ... 112,634 ...

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. .... 76,620 1 27,042 1 

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long

 Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................................ 15,081 3 8,693 2 

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. ....... 16,549 2 6,562 3 

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. ......... 7,782 5 5,513 4 

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. ......... 12,276 4 3,011 5 

Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. ............................. 2,598 15 2,515 6 

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........ 7,684 6 2,392 7 

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. ................... 2,351 18 1,952 8 

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.

 -N.J.-Del.-Md. .......................................... 3,192 11 1,488 9 

Fresno, Calif. ................................................. 2,597 16 1,483 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

2012 Ir 2013 Ip

Initial 

claimants Rank Initial claimants Rank

The 21 events with movement of work for the first quarter involved 30 identifiable relocations of work 

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

separations for 19 of these actions. Among these actions, the majority were domestic reassignments and 

involved work moving within the same company. (See table 10.) 

Recall Expectations 

Permanent worksite closures accounted for 10 percent of the total extended mass layoff events and 

separations reported during the first quarter of 2013, primarily in the manufacturing and retail sectors. 

Conversely, 49 percent of the private nonfarm employers reporting a layoff event not involving a closure 

expected to recall at least some of the workers displaced during the quarter. Of those employers 

anticipating a recall, 18 percent indicated the offer would be extended to all displaced workers and 57 

percent anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the employees. Among those employers 

expecting to recall laid-off workers, 56 percent intend to do so within 6 months. Excluding extended 

mass layoff events due to seasonal work and vacation period, employers anticipated recalling the laidoff workers in 36 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 169 

workers during the first quarter of 2013. (See table 12.) Events were largely concentrated at the lower 
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end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 71 percent involving fewer than 150 workers. 

Conversely, only 4 percent of layoff events involved 500 or more workers. (See table 13.) 

Initial Claimant Characteristics

A total of 133,294 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass 

layoffs in the first quarter of 2013, the fewest claimants reported for any first quarter on record (data are 

available back to 1996). Of these claimants, 14 percent were black, 21 percent were Hispanic, 37 percent 

were women, and 20 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) In the entire civilian labor 

force for the same period, 12 percent of all persons were black, 16 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent 

were women, and 21 percent were 55 years of age or older. 

Geographic Distribution 

Among the four census regions, the West had the highest number of extended mass layoff events in the 

first quarter of 2013, primarily in the administrative and support services sector. Among the nine census 

divisions, the highest number of extended mass layoff events was in the Pacific. (See table 4.) 

California had the largest number of extended mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2013, followed 

by New York, Illinois, and Ohio. Excluding layoff activity due to seasonal work and vacation period 

reasons, California, New York, and Illinois reported the largest numbers of events. (See table 5.) 

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

layoff events in the first quarter resided within metropolitan areas. Among the 372 metropolitan areas, 

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., had the highest number of resident initial claimants. (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 

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 April 2013 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, 

May 22, 2013, 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 affect the identification of 

layoff events and associated claimants, but are not likely to 

be significant. 

With one exception, all employers in the private 

nonfarm sector identified as having a mass layoff based on 

administrative data are asked the interview questions. These 

employer responses are also subject to nonsampling error. 

Nonsampling errors 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. 

Beginning with first quarter 2013 data, employers in 

California identified as having mass layoff events from the 

administrative and support services (NAICS 561) industry 

subsector are randomly selected to participate in the employer 

interview. Sampling weights are applied to data collected 

from these employer interviews, which represent responses 

for those employers not selected for employer contact. These 

data are subject to sampling errors which can result from the 

variation that occurs by chance because a sample is surveyed 

rather than the entire universe of NAICS 561 employers in 

California identified as having layoff events. 

For the first quarter of 2013, outright refusal to 

participate in the employer interview accounted for 5.4 

percent of all private nonfarm events. Although included in 

the total number of instances involving the movement of 

work, employers in 11 relocations were unable to provide the 

number of separations specifically associated with the 

movement of work, 2 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, 2012 and 2013

Industry

I IV I I IV I I IV I

2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 .................................. 1,294 2,123 914 246,956 424,492 154,374 291,174 432,792 133,294 

 Mining ............................................................. 16 42 11 1,760 5,073 1,575 1,523 5,384 1,064 

 Utilities ............................................................ 3 9 – 421 1,785 – 879 1,898 –

 Construction .................................................... 261 632 178 33,701 86,884 20,071 42,014 98,712 20,537 

 Manufacturing ................................................. 233 368 184 33,099 73,283 30,870 36,610 71,159 25,730 

 Food ........................................................... 56 104 41 8,731 31,742 11,015 10,406 29,407 6,640 

 Beverage and tobacco products ................ 3 12 4 485 1,449 965 320 1,489 1,134 

 Textile mills ................................................ 4 3 ( 2 ) 382 592 ( 2 ) 374 708 ( 2 )

 Textile product mills ................................... 3 3 ( 2 ) 435 443 ( 2 ) 964 868 ( 2 )

 Apparel ....................................................... 4 7 5 1,182 731 723 1,184 801 915 

 Leather and allied products ........................ – – 3 – – 258 – – 256 

 Wood products ........................................... 13 11 5 1,686 1,066 370 1,314 1,335 1,129 

 Paper ......................................................... 6 ( 2 ) 7 645 ( 2 ) 784 663 ( 2 ) 467 

 Printing and related support activities ........ 7 11 3 1,202 1,100 614 1,001 1,201 525 

 Petroleum and coal products ..................... 4 22 3 810 3,218 376 327 2,935 247 

 Chemicals ................................................. 9 9 7 1,222 3,448 1,175 1,087 1,044 812 

 Plastics and rubber products ..................... 11 10 5 1,119 839 1,727 890 1,077 1,579 

 Nonmetallic mineral products ..................... 21 34 13 2,143 5,202 1,132 2,295 6,030 1,323 

 Primary metals ........................................... ( 2 ) 14 6 ( 2 ) 2,446 730 ( 2 ) 2,151 1,008 

 Fabricated metal products ......................... 12 24 9 1,093 2,711 967 1,126 3,356 777 

 Machinery .................................................. 11 30 11 1,030 6,253 1,194 1,731 6,531 1,126 

 Computer and electronic products ............. 19 21 9 2,256 3,116 971 2,049 2,704 999 

 Electrical equipment and appliances ......... ( 2 ) 4 7 ( 2 ) 371 1,215 ( 2 ) 375 918 

 Transportation equipment .......................... 27 39 30 5,464 6,553 4,953 8,172 7,403 4,194 

 Furniture and related products ................... 10 ( 2 ) 6 1,454 ( 2 ) 618 1,292 ( 2 ) 623 

 Miscellaneous manufacturing .................... 8 6 7 1,160 1,388 873 954 1,187 799 

 Wholesale trade .............................................. 27 51 16 3,032 8,339 2,529 2,765 7,171 2,214 

 Retail trade ...................................................... 139 124 86 35,434 32,448 16,694 37,343 32,534 12,372 

 Transportation and warehousing .................... 50 61 39 8,622 18,621 9,823 7,060 11,864 4,700 

 Information ...................................................... 74 75 49 31,454 36,187 14,111 45,997 41,928 15,009 

 Finance and insurance .................................... 36 25 24 7,143 4,119 4,323 6,209 5,493 2,952 

 Real estate and rental and leasing ................. 6 15 4 3,341 2,381 648 1,621 2,579 645 

 Professional and technical services ................ 63 86 52 12,879 13,734 12,952 18,608 14,723 12,757 

 Management of companies and enterprises ... 12 4 7 1,871 697 724 1,824 493 607 

 Administrative and waste services .................. 189 317 143 46,583 67,275 23,284 60,760 85,265 21,198 

 Educational services ....................................... 6 15 6 496 2,031 544 619 2,073 503 

 Health care and social assistance .................. 30 50 16 4,575 12,309 1,882 4,636 7,271 1,546 

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................. 46 72 34 5,979 18,551 5,267 7,282 11,363 3,720 

 Accommodation and food services ................. 89 143 57 15,045 35,167 7,904 13,814 28,014 6,668 

 Other services, except public administration .. 10 29 6 1,156 4,901 719 1,276 4,078 605 

 Unclassified ..................................................... 4 5 2 365 707 454 334 790 467 

 1

 For the first quarter of 2013, 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.

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, 2012 and 2013

Reason for layoff

I IV I I IV I I IV I

2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................................... 1,294 2,123 914 246,956 424,492 154,374 291,174 432,792 133,294 

Business demand ............................................................... 519 704 361 107,736 145,269 64,307 152,217 175,403 62,800 

 Contract cancellation ....................................................... 20 24 ( 2

 ) 4,694 6,309 ( 2 ) 3,891 3,279 ( 2 )

 Contract completion ......................................................... 359 500 235 83,506 115,802 48,394 124,771 146,598 48,196 

 Domestic competition ....................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Excess inventory/saturated market .................................. ( 2 ) 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,002 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 932 ( 2 ) Import competition ........................................................... – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

 business slowdown ................................................. 135 169 108 17,797 20,713 13,620 19,533 23,477 12,797 

Organizational changes ...................................................... 75 69 49 15,277 24,614 8,435 13,857 11,963 5,825 

 Business-ownership change ............................................ 15 23 9 3,844 13,922 2,149 1,623 3,111 1,045 

 Reorganization or restructuring of company .................... 60 46 40 11,433 10,692 6,286 12,234 8,852 4,780 

Financial issues .................................................................. 115 117 59 22,056 31,173 10,324 17,915 25,940 6,557 

 Bankruptcy ....................................................................... 16 44 7 2,557 19,152 1,201 1,514 14,182 679 

 Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability .................. 53 40 28 10,230 6,530 5,634 9,832 7,586 3,602 

 Financial difficulty ............................................................. 46 33 24 9,269 5,491 3,489 6,569 4,172 2,276 

Production specific .............................................................. 16 20 12 2,469 3,960 2,660 2,785 3,744 2,129 

 Automation/technological advances ................................ 3 3 ( 2

 ) 626 427 ( 2 ) 911 359 ( 2 )

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

 Governmental regulations/intervention ............................ 3 5 5 528 1,020 1,686 479 768 1,266 

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ....................... ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 675 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 330 ( 2 ) Material or supply shortage .............................................. ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Model changeover ........................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Plant or machine repair/maintenance .............................. 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 265 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 447 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Product line discontinued ................................................. ( 2 ) 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 860 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 869 ( 2 )

Disaster/safety .................................................................... 4 36 3 676 6,181 600 715 7,897 359 

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

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

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

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

 Extreme weather-related event ........................................ ( 2 ) 32 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 5,555 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 7,486 ( 2 )

Seasonal ............................................................................. 325 851 253 54,324 150,186 42,388 60,130 145,243 31,670 

 Seasonal .......................................................................... ( 2

 ) 823 246 ( 2 ) 145,306 41,461 ( 2 ) 140,394 30,895 

 Vacation period–school related or otherwise ................... ( 2 ) 28 7 ( 2 ) 4,880 927 ( 2 ) 4,849 775 

Other/miscellaneous ........................................................... 240 326 177 44,418 63,109 25,660 43,555 62,602 23,954 

 Other ................................................................................ 24 20 14 4,905 2,815 3,447 4,564 2,329 1,777 

 Data not provided: refusal ................................................ 70 83 51 13,369 19,679 7,945 13,369 19,679 7,945 

 Data not provided: does not know ................................... 146 223 112 26,144 40,615 14,268 25,622 40,594 14,232 

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

private nonfarm sector, fourth quarter, 2012 and first quarter, 2013

Total Percent of total

State

Layoff events initial

claimants Black Hispanic

origin Women Persons age 55and over

IV I IV I IV I IV I IV I IV I

 2012r 2013p 2012r 2013p 2012r 2013p 2012r 2013p 2012r 2013p 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ............ 2,123 914 432,792 133,294 11.9 13.5 21.7 20.6 31.4 36.9 19.5 20.3 

Alabama ....................................... 10 6 2,162 1,919 48.5 37.6 2.8 2.9 48.3 24.3 17.1 18.8 

Alaska ........................................... 14 5 3,001 437 5.8 7.1 11.4 11.0 26.3 22.4 21.4 16.2 

Arizona ......................................... 11 6 1,580 1,177 8.2 10.3 31.1 40.5 27.9 41.5 15.4 17.0 

Arkansas ...................................... 10 5 2,249 500 19.3 20.0 6.6 3.0 33.2 32.4 22.3 17.6 

California ...................................... 614 254 171,076 52,288 8.8 8.5 34.8 32.0 36.6 38.2 16.9 17.8 

Colorado ....................................... 22 5 2,959 569 5.6 6.9 30.4 19.3 21.2 19.5 22.7 12.3 

Connecticut .................................. 10 6 1,753 651 11.2 15.1 12.0 10.8 16.8 59.8 23.3 34.1 

Delaware ...................................... 3 3 588 287 57.3 45.3 10.2 7.7 53.6 27.9 33.5 13.9 

District of Columbia ...................... 3 ( 2 ) 566 ( 2 ) 74.7 60.6 7.8 12.7 57.4 57.7 19.1 22.5 

Florida .......................................... 19 17 4,065 2,422 26.6 29.2 23.3 23.5 39.5 47.1 30.6 25.5 

Georgia ......................................... 9 10 2,274 1,004 72.0 46.4 .9 .6 39.8 31.9 16.8 25.0 

Hawaii ........................................... ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) 322 2.6 2.2 4.5 9.6 43.9 19.9 16.8 16.5 

Idaho ............................................ 14 5 1,841 758 .1 .3 14.8 9.4 24.8 40.0 21.3 15.2 

Illinois ........................................... 164 73 26,965 8,281 15.8 22.8 19.5 14.0 24.4 34.3 17.3 16.7 

Indiana .......................................... 37 9 7,996 1,674 8.2 4.7 3.7 2.4 15.5 20.0 18.5 22.5 

Iowa .............................................. 9 3 1,812 1,067 4.1 1.2 5.5 5.5 12.4 36.9 25.5 33.9 

Kansas ......................................... 9 ( 2 ) 2,326 ( 2 ) 9.8 8.9 1.9 1.8 23.1 53.0 15.7 28.0 

Kentucky ....................................... 33 17 4,589 1,633 8.0 17.4 .2 .1 25.4 38.9 21.9 16.0 

Louisiana ...................................... 18 7 2,922 812 39.9 29.9 6.0 11.0 24.6 34.6 25.5 41.0 

Maine ............................................ 10 3 1,935 254 2.1 .4 .6 – 29.1 57.1 27.9 29.1 

Maryland ....................................... 35 8 5,417 651 30.0 16.4 1.4 3.5 43.0 22.0 21.2 28.3 

Massachusetts ............................. 27 13 4,689 1,380 10.1 16.4 1.0 1.9 41.2 45.0 21.1 17.8 

Michigan ....................................... 66 22 8,628 2,288 9.3 8.7 7.2 2.0 15.9 29.6 16.1 20.3 

Minnesota ..................................... 79 18 10,622 1,836 2.8 6.1 9.2 3.6 14.2 27.7 19.4 22.4 

Mississippi .................................... 9 5 939 293 48.3 47.8 6.3 3.4 28.4 30.4 15.8 24.2 

Missouri ........................................ 32 22 5,130 1,918 16.7 14.2 2.6 2.2 36.6 40.8 27.6 20.5 

Montana ....................................... 14 – 1,590 – .6 – 4.3 – 20.2 – 24.3 –

Nebraska ...................................... 8 ( 2 ) 892 ( 2 ) 3.4 4.3 11.3 1.7 22.3 30.8 31.3 18.8 

Nevada ......................................... 39 14 8,821 2,641 9.4 9.8 29.3 30.8 39.7 50.0 22.5 25.4 

New Hampshire ............................ 8 ( 2 ) 859 ( 2 ) .6 1.6 1.4 – 19.2 10.9 32.8 32.8 

New Jersey ................................... 66 21 13,864 2,349 14.2 18.3 24.8 18.3 45.7 43.6 26.8 28.5 

New Mexico .................................. 12 ( 2 ) 1,576 ( 2 ) 2.0 .5 53.0 63.5 36.1 44.2 21.4 28.8 

New York ...................................... 149 82 23,792 10,351 15.2 16.2 16.9 20.1 35.2 37.3 23.2 24.9 

North Carolina .............................. 22 10 3,632 2,349 35.3 51.2 9.3 2.6 28.0 47.6 25.8 31.8 

North Dakota ................................ 15 ( 2 ) 2,172 ( 2 ) 1.6 1.6 4.0 .5 9.3 64.1 24.1 11.4 

Ohio .............................................. 100 55 16,825 5,639 11.5 8.9 3.8 3.6 19.7 20.0 18.4 21.1 

Oklahoma ..................................... 9 ( 2 ) 1,134 ( 2 ) 10.9 10.4 6.4 6.4 35.4 32.4 21.3 30.1 

Oregon ......................................... 28 12 6,519 1,361 1.3 1.2 27.9 17.5 41.8 37.5 22.9 22.7 

Pennsylvania ................................ 115 43 23,935 5,463 8.7 10.1 3.3 5.9 20.6 37.4 23.8 26.7 

Rhode Island ................................ 4 ( 2

 ) 260 ( 2 ) 2.3 2.4 6.5 10.7 7.7 8.3 21.2 26.2 

South Carolina .............................. 8 6 1,427 839 49.6 60.9 1.3 3.9 35.1 53.2 25.9 14.9 

South Dakota ................................ – – – – – – – – – – – –

Tennessee .................................... 18 6 3,190 514 18.0 39.7 .1 – 26.4 44.2 29.0 13.4 

Texas ............................................ 40 29 9,763 5,137 21.1 19.6 43.4 41.6 22.2 41.2 15.0 15.6 

Utah .............................................. 13 10 2,740 938 1.1 1.2 13.0 18.3 10.7 25.4 16.4 20.3 

Vermont ........................................ 3 ( 2 ) 320 ( 2 ) .3 3.2 .3 – 16.6 48.4 24.7 22.6 

Virginia ......................................... 28 17 6,208 1,623 45.6 35.6 5.4 7.9 40.5 34.9 20.3 23.7 

Washington .................................. 69 44 9,546 4,482 5.6 6.4 19.3 15.6 34.3 34.6 19.5 19.4 

West Virginia ................................ 10 3 958 208 .5 1.0 .3 – 16.6 44.2 19.3 24.0 

Wisconsin ..................................... 74 24 13,964 3,765 5.1 7.7 11.0 6.9 24.0 35.8 20.0 20.7 

Wyoming ...................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1.8 – 4.4 21.7 43.8 26.5 27.7 18.1 

Puerto Rico ................................... 10 13 3,469 1,622 – .2 98.9 98.6 51.6 33.5 8.4 9.2 

 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.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, 

private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2012 and 2013

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations Initial claimants for

unemployment insurance

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 United States1 .................................. 1,294 2,123 914 246,956 424,492 154,374 291,174 432,792 133,294 

Northeast ................................................. 248 392 171 36,369 64,454 25,622 39,462 71,407 20,658 

 New England ........................................ 46 62 25 8,244 9,926 2,788 6,273 9,816 2,495 

 Middle Atlantic ...................................... 202 330 146 28,125 54,528 22,834 33,189 61,591 18,163 

South ........................................................ 219 284 152 37,036 54,413 23,160 35,778 52,083 20,435 

 South Atlantic ....................................... 112 137 75 15,859 25,945 9,638 15,215 25,135 9,454 

 East South Central ............................... 55 70 34 11,125 12,494 5,646 7,859 10,880 4,359 

 West South Central .............................. 52 77 43 10,052 15,974 7,876 12,704 16,068 6,622 

Midwest .................................................... 263 593 230 39,078 103,902 31,841 44,342 97,332 26,937 

 East North Central ............................... 216 441 183 33,762 73,674 25,745 39,252 74,378 21,647 

 West North Central .............................. 47 152 47 5,316 30,228 6,096 5,090 22,954 5,290 

West ......................................................... 564 854 361 134,473 201,723 73,751 171,592 211,970 65,264 

 Mountain .............................................. 60 127 43 9,223 26,432 7,240 8,591 21,673 6,374 

 Pacific .................................................. 504 727 318 125,250 175,291 66,511 163,001 190,297 58,890 

 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, 2012 and 2013

State

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ........................ 1,294 2,123 914 246,956 424,492 154,374 291,174 432,792 133,294 

Alabama ................................................... 6 10 6 892 2,290 2,076 1,733 2,162 1,919 

Alaska ...................................................... 4 14 5 534 6,167 492 433 3,001 437 

Arizona ..................................................... 15 11 6 2,597 1,640 885 1,969 1,580 1,177 

Arkansas .................................................. 6 10 5 990 2,503 447 1,517 2,249 500 

California .................................................. 446 614 254 114,906 153,670 58,304 151,922 171,076 52,288 

Colorado .................................................. 8 22 5 1,419 3,397 787 1,251 2,959 569 

Connecticut .............................................. 7 10 6 763 1,753 651 763 1,753 651 

Delaware .................................................. 4 3 3 260 466 150 505 588 287 

District of Columbia .................................. 3 3 ( 2 ) 239 566 ( 2 ) 239 566 ( 2 ) Florida ...................................................... 20 19 17 3,273 5,339 2,531 2,728 4,065 2,422 

Georgia .................................................... 19 9 10 2,729 2,214 860 2,729 2,274 1,004 

Hawaii ...................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 220 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 322 

Idaho ........................................................ 5 14 5 529 1,866 999 654 1,841 758 

Illinois ....................................................... 75 164 73 12,596 25,100 10,969 12,761 26,965 8,281 

Indiana ..................................................... 22 37 9 2,668 6,048 1,377 3,832 7,996 1,674 

Iowa ......................................................... – 9 3 – 1,434 565 – 1,812 1,067 

Kansas ..................................................... 6 9 ( 2 ) 752 2,118 ( 2 ) 643 2,326 ( 2 ) Kentucky .................................................. 29 33 17 6,879 5,148 2,306 3,257 4,589 1,633 

Louisiana .................................................. 10 18 7 2,320 3,265 1,118 1,534 2,922 812 

Maine ....................................................... 6 10 3 1,770 1,758 414 852 1,935 254 

Maryland3

 ................................................. 18 35 8 2,705 6,248 701 1,732 5,417 651 

Massachusetts ......................................... 20 27 13 3,052 4,797 1,511 2,924 4,689 1,380 

Michigan ................................................... 29 66 22 5,109 11,100 2,780 9,620 8,628 2,288 

Minnesota ................................................ 18 79 18 2,495 14,075 2,485 2,508 10,622 1,836 

Mississippi ................................................ 9 9 5 1,319 2,122 634 954 939 293 

Missouri .................................................... 21 32 22 1,923 10,033 2,088 1,762 5,130 1,918 

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

 ) 14 – ( 2 ) 3,173 – ( 2 ) 1,590 –

Nebraska .................................................. ( 2 ) 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 737 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 892 ( 2 ) Nevada ..................................................... 18 39 14 3,104 8,781 2,878 3,243 8,821 2,641 

New Hampshire ....................................... 7 8 ( 2 ) 807 1,044 ( 2 ) 558 859 ( 2 ) New Jersey .............................................. 44 66 21 7,426 14,276 6,929 6,444 13,864 2,349 

New Mexico ............................................. 6 12 ( 2 ) 758 2,421 ( 2 ) 683 1,576 ( 2 ) New York ................................................. 90 149 82 12,896 22,984 11,347 16,346 23,792 10,351 

North Carolina .......................................... 16 22 10 1,345 2,994 1,958 1,794 3,632 2,349 

North Dakota ............................................ ( 2 ) 15 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 1,831 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 2,172 ( 2 ) Ohio ......................................................... 62 100 55 8,656 18,158 6,173 8,069 16,825 5,639 

Oklahoma ................................................. 5 9 ( 2 ) 761 1,197 ( 2 ) 479 1,134 ( 2 ) Oregon ..................................................... 24 28 12 5,978 5,750 2,624 5,321 6,519 1,361 

Pennsylvania ............................................ 68 115 43 7,803 17,268 4,558 10,399 23,935 5,463 

Rhode Island ............................................ – 4 ( 2

 ) – 250 ( 2 ) – 260 ( 2 )

South Carolina ......................................... 10 8 6 1,398 1,191 1,313 1,351 1,427 839 

South Dakota ........................................... – – – – – – – – –

Tennessee ............................................... 11 18 6 2,035 2,934 630 1,915 3,190 514 

Texas ....................................................... 31 40 29 5,981 9,009 6,176 9,174 9,763 5,137 

Utah ......................................................... 5 13 10 487 3,194 1,141 492 2,740 938 

Vermont ................................................... 6 3 ( 2 ) 1,852 324 ( 2 ) 1,176 320 ( 2 ) Virginia ..................................................... 17 28 17 2,634 5,602 1,859 3,293 6,208 1,623 

Washington .............................................. 29 69 44 3,777 9,420 4,871 5,059 9,546 4,482 

West Virginia ............................................ 5 10 3 1,276 1,325 195 844 958 208 

Wisconsin ................................................. 28 74 24 4,733 13,268 4,446 4,970 13,964 3,765 

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

Puerto Rico .............................................. 17 10 13 2,524 1,956 1,365 4,994 3,469 1,622 

 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 June 2012 may not be comparable to prior data NOTE: Dash represents zero.

due to a change in MLS unemployment insurance procedures.

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, 2012 and 2013

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ................................................. 34 36 21 5,294 8,616 3,421 

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

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

 Construction ................................................................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Manufacturing ................................................................ 20 13 11 3,092 2,590 1,764 

 Food .......................................................................... 4 3 ( 2 ) 712 398 ( 2 )

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

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

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

 Apparel ..................................................................... – – – – – –

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 Plastics and rubber products .................................... 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 529 ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Nonmetallic mineral products ................................... – – – – – –

 Primary metals .......................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Fabricated metal products ........................................ – – – – – –

 Machinery ................................................................. ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 )

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

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

 Transportation equipment ......................................... 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 607 ( 2 ) ( 2 )

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

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

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

 ) 5 – ( 2 ) 815 –

 Retail trade .................................................................... ( 2 ) 5 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 584 ( 2 )

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

 Information ..................................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

 Finance and insurance .................................................. 5 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 484 ( 2 )

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

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

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

 Administrative and waste services ................................ – 3 ( 2 ) – 1,720 ( 2 )

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

 Health care and social assistance ................................. – – – – – –

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

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

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

 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, 2012 and 2013

Reason for layoff

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................................... 34 36 21 5,294 8,616 3,421 

Business demand ............................................................... 5 12 ( 2

 ) 803 4,611 ( 2 )

 Contract cancellation ....................................................... – 3 ( 2

 ) – 1,825 ( 2 )

 Contract completion ......................................................... ( 2 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 ) –

 Domestic competition ....................................................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 Excess inventory/saturated market .................................. – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

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

 Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal

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

 ) 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 635 ( 2 )

Organizational changes ...................................................... 17 ( 2

 ) 9 2,825 ( 2 ) 1,720 

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

 ) – 388 ( 2 ) –

 Reorganization or restructuring of company .................... 14 ( 2 ) 9 2,437 ( 2 ) 1,720 

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

 ) 12 ( 2 ) ( 2

 ) 1,808 ( 2

 )

 Bankruptcy ....................................................................... ––––––

 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 ................................ ( 2

 ) – – ( 2 ) – –

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

 Governmental regulations/intervention ............................ – – – – – –

 Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike ....................... – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) Material or supply shortage .............................................. – – – – – –

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

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

 Product line discontinued ................................................. – – – – – –

Disaster/safety .................................................................... ––––––

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

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

 Non-natural disaster ......................................................... – – – – – –

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

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

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) ( 2 )

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

 ) ( 2 ) – ( 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, 2012 and 2013

Census region and division

Layoff events Separations

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p 

 United States1 ............................................... 34 36 21 5,294 8,616 3,421 

Northeast ............................................................... 9 7 ( 2 ) 1,232 2,646 ( 2 )

 New England ...................................................... – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) –

 M iddle Atlantic ................................................. 9 ( 2 )( 2 ) 1,232 ( 2 )( 2 )

South ........................................................................ 8 11 6 1,150 3,077 858 

 South Atlantic ................................................... ( 2 ) 6 ( 2 )( 2 ) 1,354 ( 2 )

 East South Central ......................................... 4 5 ( 2 ) 433 1,723 ( 2 )

 West South Central ........................................ ( 2 )– –( 2 )– –

M idwest ................................................................... 6 7 7 829 960 1,495 

 East North Central .......................................... ( 2 )( 2 ) 4 ( 2 )( 2 ) 559 

 West North Central ......................................... ( 2 )( 2 ) 3 ( 2 )( 2 ) 936 

West .......................................................................... 11 11 ( 2 ) 2,083 1,933 ( 2 )

 M ountain ............................................................ 3 ( 2 )( 2 ) 479 ( 2 )( 2 )

 Pacific .................................................................. 8 ( 2 )( 2 ) 1,604 ( 2 )( 2 )

 1 See footnote 1, table 1. District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, M aryland, 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, M ississippi, 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 M ichigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, 

 the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, M aine, M assa- M innesota, M issouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; M ountain: 

chusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; M iddle Atlantic: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, M ontana, Nevada, New M exico, 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, 2012 and 2013

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p

Total, private nonfarm1 ..................................... 1,294 2,123 914 246,956 424,492 154,374 

 Total, excluding seasonal

 and vacation events2 ................................. 969 1,272 661 192,632 274,306 111,986 

 Total, movement of work3 ....................... 34 36 21 5,294 8,616 3,421 

 M ovement of work actions ............... 48 52 30 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 )

 With separations reported ............. 37 30 19 2,787 3,886 1,572 

 With separations unknown ............ 11 22 11 ( 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 M ovement of work can involve more than one action.

Action

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

selected quarters, 2012 and 2013

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2012 2012r 2013p 2012 2012r 2013p

With separations reported2 ................................... 37 30 19 2,787 3,886 1,572 

By location

 Out-of-country relocations .................................. 4 10 1 247 1,117 170 

 Within company .............................................. 4 9 – 247 935 –

 Different company .......................................... – 1 1 – 182 170 

 Domestic relocations .......................................... 33 20 18 2,540 2,769 1,402 

 Within company .............................................. 31 14 17 2,340 1,229 1,291 

 Different company .......................................... 2 6 1 200 1,540 111 

 Unable to assign place of 

 relocation ......................................................... ––––––

By company

 Within company .................................................. 35 23 17 2,587 2,164 1,291 

 Domestic ........................................................ 31 14 17 2,340 1,229 1,291 

 Out of country ................................................. 4 9 – 247 935 –

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

 Different company .............................................. 2 7 2 200 1,722 281 

 Domestic ........................................................ 2 6 1 200 1,540 111 

 Out of country ................................................. – 1 1 – 182 170 

 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, 2012 and 2013

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2012r 2012r 2013p 2012r 2012r 2013p 2012r 2012r 2013p

Anticipate a recall ................................................. 48.5 62.0 49.3 85.8 92.0 85.0 35.9 42.0 35.7

 Timeframe

Within 6 months ................................................... 51.2 67.4 56.1 73.8 85.8 77.7 33.0 40.3 36.4

 Within 3 months ............................................. 36.0 31.1 42.1 46.2 32.6 57.7 27.9 29.0 28.0

 Size of recall

At least half .......................................................... 57.3 69.9 57.0 87.5 90.0 81.4 33.0 40.3 34.7

 All workers ...................................................... 19.8 31.7 18.4 34.8 43.7 30.7 7.8 14.0 7.2

 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, 2012 and 2013

I IV I

2012r 2012r 2013p

 Total, private nonfarm1 ...................................................... 191 200 169 

Industry

Mining ...................................................................................... 110 121 143 

Utilities ..................................................................................... 140 198 –

Construction ............................................................................ 129 137 113 

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 142 199 168 

Wholesale trade ...................................................................... 112 164 158 

Retail trade .............................................................................. 255 262 194 

Transportation and warehousing ............................................ 172 305 252 

Information .............................................................................. 425 482 288 

Finance and insurance ............................................................ 198 165 180 

Real estate and rental and leasing ......................................... 557 159 162 

Professional and technical services ........................................ 204 160 249 

Management of companies and enterprises ........................... 156 174 103 

Administrative and waste services .......................................... 246 212 163 

Educational services ............................................................... 83 135 91 

Health care and social assistance .......................................... 153 246 118 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......................................... 130 258 155 

Accommodation and food services ......................................... 169 246 139 

Other services, except public administration .......................... 116 169 120 

Unclassified establishments .................................................... 91 141 227 

Reason for layoff groupings

Business demand ................................................................... 208 206 178 

Organizational changes .......................................................... 204 357 172 

Financial issues ...................................................................... 192 266 175 

Production specific .................................................................. 154 198 222 

Disaster/Safety ........................................................................ 169 172 200 

Seasonal ................................................................................. 167 176 168 

Other/miscellaneous ............................................................... 185 194 145 

 1

 See footnote 1, table 1. p = preliminary.

 r

 = revised. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

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

first quarter 2013p

Number Percent Number Percent

 Total ........................................................................... 914 100.0 154,374 100.0 

 50-99 ........................................................................ 408 44.6 29,804 19.3 

 100-149 .................................................................... 238 26.0 28,040 18.2 

 150-199 ..................................................................... 91 10.0 15,040 9.7 

 200-299 ..................................................................... 86 9.4 19,916 12.9 

 300-499 ..................................................................... 52 5.7 18,810 12.2 

 500-999 ..................................................................... 25 2.7 18,022 11.7 

 1,000 or more ............................................................ 14 1.5 24,742 16.0 

 p

 = preliminary.

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

Measure

Average number of separations

Size Layoff events Separations
Extended Mass Layoff Events by Reason Categories1

First quarters, 2007-13

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2007:1 2008:1 2009:1 2010:1 2011:1 2012:1 2013:1

Seasonal Business demand Organizational changes Financial issues Production specific Disaster/Safety 

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

p = preliminary.

 p