Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
II I II II I II II I II
2007r 2008r 2008p 2007r 2008r 2008p 2007r 2008r 2008p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,421 1,340 1,534 278,719 229,870 299,886 259,234 256,697 215,808
Mining ....................................... (2) 5 3 (2) 474 627 (2) 428 335
Utilities .................................... (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 757 (2) (2) 717
Construction ................................. 191 337 227 20,673 36,917 24,789 26,179 45,227 25,431
Manufacturing ................................ 286 422 334 48,619 84,411 56,212 55,393 105,759 47,168
Food .................................... 56 65 55 10,419 14,777 10,569 10,159 15,120 6,475
Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 8 (2) (2) 1,436 (2) (2) 2,003 (2)
Textile mills ........................... 10 12 (2) 1,462 1,758 (2) 1,327 8,042 (2)
Textile product mills (3) ............... (2) (2) 6 (2) (2) 720 (2) (2) 591
Apparel (3) ............................. 9 10 9 1,431 952 1,164 1,493 1,270 1,088
Leather and allied products ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Wood products ........................... 10 41 29 988 5,408 3,728 926 7,583 3,621
Paper ................................... 11 7 11 1,063 595 1,359 1,036 814 1,138
Printing and related support activities . 8 6 10 1,197 584 1,230 1,004 620 1,534
Petroleum and coal products ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Chemicals ............................... 10 9 11 1,314 1,289 1,430 1,107 762 1,048
Plastics and rubber products (3) ........ 11 21 17 1,347 2,963 2,651 1,198 2,590 2,328
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 5 39 12 431 4,269 1,599 510 4,562 1,101
Primary metals .......................... 9 14 7 1,150 2,659 613 1,552 2,489 949
Fabricated metal products ............... 16 27 16 2,246 3,466 1,753 2,527 4,067 1,669
Machinery (3) ........................... 20 20 23 2,934 3,152 4,055 4,889 3,371 3,016
Computer and electronic products ........ 21 23 16 2,479 3,614 2,136 2,710 3,098 1,674
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 5 11 9 698 1,994 2,666 889 3,192 2,001
Transportation equipment (3) ............ 54 78 74 15,225 30,245 16,073 20,456 41,582 14,528
Furniture and related products (3) ...... 19 20 17 2,551 3,183 3,136 2,129 3,199 3,249
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ......... 7 7 6 960 1,555 625 735 834 613
Wholesale trade .............................. 24 35 30 3,904 3,745 4,218 3,183 3,555 2,789
Retail trade ................................. 64 107 71 20,215 24,119 12,574 17,061 30,260 11,417
Transportation and warehousing ............... 172 49 155 40,230 10,260 35,381 43,915 8,512 30,085
Information .................................. 29 27 37 3,271 7,330 5,649 3,699 5,697 4,904
Finance and insurance (3) .................... 79 99 69 13,760 18,548 23,839 14,403 19,473 8,904
Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ....... 4 5 7 380 612 611 361 746 594
Professional and technical services (3) ...... 55 39 73 26,456 7,346 36,411 14,864 5,806 14,847
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 5 (2) 4 478 (2) 398 415 (2) 263
Administrative and waste services (3) ........ 77 96 99 12,504 15,642 15,791 12,410 15,799 14,818
Educational services ......................... 14 5 11 1,691 595 982 1,467 618 883
Health care and social assistance ............ 170 20 166 23,511 5,302 20,468 20,235 2,643 16,713
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 45 20 51 18,804 2,504 22,126 4,831 1,833 4,528
Accommodation and food services .............. 143 63 141 36,079 10,694 32,309 32,724 8,752 25,790
Other services, except public administration . 59 5 51 7,484 524 6,279 7,504 588 5,448
Unclassified ................................. - 1 1 - 250 465 - 133 174
1 For the second quarter of 2008, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
3 Data beginning in 2008 are not strictly comparable to prior years due to a change in NAICS versions.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
