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
IV III IV IV III IV
2007 2008r 2008p 2007 2008r 2008p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................ 69 84 110 11,302 14,938 24,236
Mining ...................................... - - - - - -
Utilities ................................... - - - - - -
Construction ................................ - - (2) - - (2)
Manufacturing ............................... 48 56 75 7,980 10,949 14,688
Food ................................... 5 4 3 1,232 1,302 425
Beverage and tobacco products .......... - - (2) - - (2)
Textile mills .......................... (2) 3 (2) (2) 314 (2)
Textile product mills (3) .............. (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Apparel (3) ............................ - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Leather and allied products ............ - (2) - - (2) -
Wood products .......................... - - (2) - - (2)
Paper .................................. (2) 3 4 (2) 391 602
Printing and related support activities 3 (2) (2) 411 (2) (2)
Petroleum and coal products ............ - - - - - -
Chemicals .............................. (2) (2) 4 (2) (2) 1,125
Plastics and rubber products (3) ....... 3 3 4 382 292 555
Nonmetallic mineral products ........... (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Primary metals ......................... 3 - 3 390 - 1,795
Fabricated metal products .............. 5 (2) 5 879 (2) 665
Machinery (3) .......................... (2) 4 5 (2) 776 1,118
Computer and electronic products ....... 3 9 9 620 1,527 1,323
Electrical equipment and appliances .... 6 6 7 1,360 1,278 789
Transportation equipment (3) ........... 10 13 16 1,438 3,378 3,973
Furniture and related products (3) ..... (2) (2) 3 (2) (2) 456
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3) ........ - (2) 3 - (2) 509
Wholesale trade ............................. (2) 3 7 (2) 539 804
Retail trade ................................ 3 (2) 6 334 (2) 682
Transportation and warehousing .............. (2) 4 4 (2) 684 5,606
Information ................................. 3 4 3 252 557 581
Finance and insurance (3) ................... 5 8 6 861 938 700
Real estate and rental and leasing (3) ...... - - - - - -
Professional and technical services (3) ..... 4 (2) (2) 647 (2) (2)
Management of companies and enterprises ..... (2) - - (2) - -
Administrative and waste services (3) ....... (2) 3 4 (2) 479 545
Educational services ........................ - - - - - -
Health care and social assistance ........... - (2) (2) - (2) (2)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... - (2) - - (2) -
Accommodation and food services ............. - - - - - -
Other services, except public administration (2) - (2) (2) - (2)
Unclassified ................................ - - - - - -
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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