Table 1. Major work stoppages idling 1,000 or more workers, 1993-2002

Table 1. Major work stoppages idling 1,000 or more workers, 1993-2002
Year	Number	Workers idled (1)	Days idle (2)
Year	Beginning in the year	Beginning in the year (000's) (3)	Number (000's)	Percent estimated working time lost (4)
1993	35	182	3,981	0.01
1994	45	322	5,021	0.02
1995	31	192	5,771	0.02
1996	37	273	4,889	0.02
1997	29	339	4,497	0.01
1998	34	387	5,116	0.02
1999	17	73	1,996	0.01
2000	39	394	20,419	0.06
2001	29	99	1,151	(5)
2002	19	46	660	(5)
Footnotes: (1) Workers are counted more than once if they are involved in more than one stoppage during the reference year. (2) Days idle include all stoppages in effect during the year. (3) Stoppages beginning in the year include all disputes starting in the reference year. Stoppages in effect during the year include all stoppages beginning in the year, plus all stoppages carried over from a previous year. (4) Agricultural and government workers are included in the calculation of estimated working time; private households, forestry, and fishing employees are excluded. (5) Less than 0.005.