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
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2007r 2008r 2008p 2007r 2008r 2008p 2007r 2008r 2008p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,814 1,582 3,140 301,592 290,052 508,859 347,151 300,337 463,715
Mining ....................................... 27 4 36 3,584 1,014 5,108 3,494 834 4,520
Utilities .................................... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 746 (2) (2) 531
Construction ................................. 682 229 843 86,900 26,924 100,922 100,731 37,449 97,246
Manufacturing ................................ 442 498 1,103 80,567 95,193 185,686 117,632 104,320 199,563
Food .................................... 71 48 95 17,131 13,058 21,863 17,015 8,407 19,475
Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 5 11 (2) 684 1,196 (2) 784 1,115
Textile mills ........................... 10 7 23 1,799 1,592 4,338 4,840 2,380 5,533
Textile product mills (3) ............... 5 5 12 968 779 1,340 1,808 884 1,665
Apparel (3) ............................. 10 13 (2) 1,524 1,482 (2) 1,379 1,784 (2)
Leather and allied products ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Wood products ........................... 49 38 81 6,553 6,080 9,973 7,628 6,184 11,649
Paper ................................... 6 10 26 899 3,544 3,389 1,059 2,481 3,208
Printing and related support activities . 14 11 14 2,331 1,336 2,073 2,280 952 2,212
Petroleum and coal products ............. 18 (2) 17 2,760 (2) 2,421 2,925 (2) 2,315
Chemicals ............................... 11 15 26 2,892 1,358 3,795 2,393 1,402 3,553
Plastics and rubber products (3) ........ 19 23 70 2,998 3,654 8,335 2,633 3,497 9,075
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 56 16 95 7,773 2,080 13,367 9,755 2,358 12,409
Primary metals .......................... 14 14 68 2,456 1,647 11,123 3,131 2,206 11,377
Fabricated metal products ............... 21 33 109 2,774 3,967 12,375 3,317 5,021 13,595
Machinery (3) ........................... 22 35 65 4,384 9,123 9,551 6,568 11,626 13,116
Computer and electronic products ........ 12 47 58 1,857 8,286 9,656 1,738 7,061 9,046
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 16 16 33 3,616 3,066 5,741 8,528 2,855 6,109
Transportation equipment (3) ............ 55 124 238 12,858 27,610 56,341 35,573 37,199 65,292
Furniture and related products (3) ...... 19 24 37 2,490 4,180 4,956 3,108 5,242 5,139
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ......... 7 11 16 1,648 1,306 2,507 1,028 1,696 2,532
Wholesale trade .............................. 38 33 78 4,442 4,543 9,808 5,470 3,721 8,503
Retail trade ................................. 76 92 170 19,175 20,887 44,850 21,293 22,541 23,329
Transportation and warehousing ............... 43 131 109 9,724 24,199 21,014 8,758 23,303 13,588
Information .................................. 29 54 54 5,061 10,553 6,404 7,215 10,923 5,769
Finance and insurance (3) .................... 104 104 98 18,575 19,812 16,497 19,424 20,420 14,727
Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ....... 9 11 25 1,461 1,458 2,841 1,176 1,368 2,680
Professional and technical services (3) ...... 50 50 74 9,634 8,877 9,719 9,675 9,297 8,373
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 9 (2) 12 1,642 (2) 2,427 1,229 (2) 1,774
Administrative and waste services (3) ........ 136 142 280 21,629 31,757 52,484 24,906 33,205 46,322
Educational services ......................... (2) 18 4 (2) 2,635 608 (2) 2,545 311
Health care and social assistance ............ 22 74 34 4,697 8,360 6,160 3,476 6,597 4,451
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 50 39 58 17,859 11,161 13,551 7,226 5,121 6,506
Accommodation and food services .............. 73 84 132 12,846 20,184 27,019 11,824 15,856 22,767
Other services, except public administration . 14 15 26 2,220 1,980 2,942 1,949 2,084 2,682
Unclassified ................................. 3 - 1 696 - 73 514 - 73
1 For the fourth 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.
