Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance
Initial claimants for
Mass layoff events unemployment insurance
Industry
July May June July July May June July
2008 2009 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009
Seasonally adjusted
Total ..................................... 1,535 2,933 2,763 2,157 152,499 312,880 279,231 206,791
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,390 2,736 2,536 1,928 141,239 296,108 260,747 185,718
Manufacturing ............................... 455 1,331 1,235 621 57,648 165,802 159,310 72,266
Not seasonally adjusted
Total (1) ................................. 1,891 2,738 2,519 3,054 200,382 289,628 256,357 336,654
Total, private .................................. 1,765 2,599 2,101 2,752 191,309 276,113 219,548 304,108
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .. 78 27 50 93 5,291 2,066 3,485 7,519
Total, private nonfarm ........................ 1,687 2,572 2,051 2,659 186,018 274,047 216,063 296,589
Mining ...................................... (2) 32 15 22 (2) 3,057 1,147 1,816
Utilities ................................... (2) 4 4 3 (2) 466 246 446
Construction ................................ 72 255 136 170 4,941 19,684 9,343 12,415
Manufacturing ............................... 760 1,005 674 1,133 108,733 123,683 85,726 154,208
Food .................................... 49 65 48 67 4,844 7,211 4,395 8,076
Beverage and tobacco products ........... (2) 7 (2) 8 (2) 607 (2) 624
Textile mills ........................... 15 13 11 21 1,286 1,059 1,563 2,424
Textile product mills ................... 5 8 4 8 560 775 214 875
Apparel ................................. 24 17 16 26 2,048 1,360 1,683 2,926
Leather and allied products ............. 3 (2) (2) 4 184 (2) (2) 306
Wood products ........................... 38 43 29 42 4,044 4,219 2,435 3,453
Paper ................................... 10 30 13 17 1,239 3,854 968 1,439
Printing and related support activities . 12 34 18 16 947 3,521 1,552 1,950
Petroleum and coal products ............. (2) (2) (2) 6 (2) (2) (2) 373
Chemicals ............................... 13 23 13 19 999 2,146 1,013 1,722
Plastics and rubber products ............ 62 52 35 74 6,804 5,187 3,697 9,776
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 16 35 25 29 1,412 2,388 1,645 3,044
Primary metals .......................... 41 77 45 89 4,606 8,785 6,496 9,850
Fabricated metal products ............... 71 100 74 114 7,007 9,483 6,846 10,798
Machinery ............................... 45 118 74 132 5,042 12,472 14,644 29,528
Computer and electronic products ........ 30 60 63 77 2,498 5,732 6,145 7,823
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 21 37 30 45 3,052 3,506 4,344 5,992
Transportation equipment ................ 269 238 139 275 57,761 46,816 24,865 47,322
Furniture and related products .......... 18 24 24 35 2,397 2,568 2,337 3,311
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 15 17 9 29 1,751 1,402 644 2,596
Wholesale trade ............................. 22 64 50 78 1,926 6,022 4,858 6,201
Retail trade ................................ 116 202 155 161 9,450 18,360 15,318 17,388
Transportation and warehousing .............. 107 89 184 131 11,182 7,835 23,792 11,279
Information ................................. 42 67 53 90 4,069 9,132 6,018 13,941
Finance and insurance ....................... 55 71 34 84 4,256 6,374 2,239 6,700
Real estate and rental and leasing .......... 11 14 20 12 792 985 1,590 819
Professional and technical services ......... 40 83 53 95 3,147 7,030 4,503 10,555
Management of companies and enterprises ..... 4 12 8 14 313 1,329 1,164 2,289
Administrative and waste services ........... 259 310 239 351 22,921 32,973 19,150 35,419
Educational services ........................ 18 10 28 31 1,388 758 2,295 2,540
Health care and social assistance ........... 65 87 173 101 4,263 8,402 13,948 7,010
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ......... 27 37 45 38 2,136 2,676 2,671 2,611
Accommodation and food services ............. 78 189 136 124 5,803 21,484 18,499 9,651
Other services, except public administration 7 41 42 19 419 3,797 3,424 1,212
Unclassified ................................ - - 2 2 - - 132 89
Government ...................................... 126 139 418 302 9,073 13,515 36,809 32,546
Federal ..................................... 4 37 15 10 306 4,585 1,124 845
State ....................................... 26 25 38 39 2,179 2,185 2,821 3,297
Local ....................................... 96 77 365 253 6,588 6,745 32,864 28,404
1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
