Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008

Table 7. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2007 and 2008

                                                               Layoff events                            Separations           
                     Industry                                                                                                 
                                                       II           I            II            II            I            II  
                                                      2007        2008r        2008p          2007         2008r         2008p
                                                                                                                              
      Total, private nonfarm (1) ................       65           59           60        11,352        13,324        10,957

    Mining ......................................       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Utilities ...................................       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Construction ................................       -            -           (2)           -             -            (2) 
    Manufacturing ...............................       48           34           40         8,820         6,652         6,575
         Food ...................................        5          (2)            4         1,329          (2)            843
         Beverage and tobacco products ..........      (2)          (2)           -           (2)           (2)            -  
         Textile mills ..........................      (2)          (2)           -           (2)           (2)            -  
         Textile product mills (3) ..............       -            -           (2)           -             -            (2) 
         Apparel (3) ............................        3          (2)          (2)           440          (2)           (2) 
         Leather and allied products ............       -           (2)           -            -            (2)            -  
         Wood products ..........................       -            3            -            -            390            -  
         Paper ..................................      (2)          (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2) 
         Printing and related support activities       (2)          (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2) 
         Petroleum and coal products ............       -            -            -            -             -             -  

         Chemicals ..............................      (2)          (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2) 
         Plastics and rubber products (3) .......        5          (2)          (2)           542          (2)           (2) 
         Nonmetallic mineral products ...........       -            -           (2)           -             -            (2) 
         Primary metals .........................        3          (2)          (2)           495          (2)           (2) 
         Fabricated metal products ..............        4          (2)            3         1,100          (2)           338 
         Machinery (3) ..........................      (2)           -             3          (2)            -            366 
         Computer and electronic products .......        4            5          (2)           457         1,195          (2) 
         Electrical equipment and appliances ....      (2)          (2)            4          (2)           (2)          1,332
         Transportation equipment (3) ...........        7            8            8         1,830         1,190         1,013
         Furniture and related products (3) .....        3          (2)          (2)           612          (2)           (2) 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ........        4           -            -            576           -             -  

    Wholesale trade .............................      (2)            3            4          (2)            210           578
    Retail trade ................................      (2)            4            5          (2)          1,166           454
    Transportation and warehousing ..............      (2)            3            3          (2)          1,734         1,556
    Information .................................      (2)          (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2) 
    Finance and insurance (3) ...................        4            8          (2)           590         2,120          (2) 
    Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ......       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Professional and technical services (3) .....       -           (2)          (2)           -            (2)           (2) 
    Management of companies and enterprises .....       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Administrative and waste services (3) .......      (2)          (2)            4          (2)           (2)          1,091
    Educational services ........................       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Health care and social assistance ...........        3          (2)           -            258          (2)            -  
    Arts, entertainment, and recreation .........      (2)           -            -           (2)            -             -  
    Accommodation and food services .............       -            -            -            -             -             -  
    Other services, except public administration        -            -            -            -             -             -  

    Unclassified ................................       -            -            -            -             -             -  
                                                                                                                              

   1 See footnote 1, table 1.
   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.

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