Table 4.  Displaced workers (1) by industry and class of worker of lost job and employment status in January 2008
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                                              Percent distribution by employment status   
                                                                  Total                                                   
             Industry and class of worker of lost job          (thousands)                                                
                                                                              Total      Employed   Unemployed  Not in the
                                                                                                               labor force
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
          Total, 20 years and over (2)........................     3,641      100.0        67.1        18.0        15.0   
     Agriculture and related industries wage and salary                                                                   
      workers.................................................        19      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
     Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers.......     3,595      100.0        67.2        18.0        14.9   
                                                                                                                          
       Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers........     3,484      100.0        66.9        18.1        15.0   
             Mining...........................................         9      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
             Construction.....................................       284      100.0        64.8        28.6         6.5   
             Manufacturing....................................       876      100.0        64.3        18.2        17.4   
                  Durable goods manufacturing ................       566      100.0        65.5        16.6        17.8   
                      Primary metals and fabricated metal                                                                 
                       products...............................        57      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Machinery manufacturing.................        61      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Computers and electronic products.......       107      100.0        66.7        12.6        20.7   
                      Electrical equipment and appliances.....        25      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Transportation equipment................       134      100.0        64.9        19.0        16.1   
                      Miscellaneous manufacturing.............        77      100.0        63.3        13.5        23.2   
                      Other durable goods industries..........       104      100.0        69.9         9.9        20.2   
                  Nondurable goods manufacturing .............       310      100.0        62.2        21.1        16.7   
                      Food manufacturing......................        32      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Textiles, apparel, and leather..........        74      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Paper and printing......................        91      100.0        63.8        26.9         9.3   
                      Other nondurable goods industries.......       113      100.0        68.3        14.9        16.8   
             Wholesale and retail trade.......................       545      100.0        61.1        19.7        19.3   
                  Wholesale trade.............................       134      100.0        66.1        12.9        21.0   
                  Retail trade................................       411      100.0        59.4        21.9        18.7   
             Transportation and utilities (4).................       157      100.0        72.9        11.6        15.5   
                  Transportation and warehousing..............       131      100.0        70.9        12.9        16.2   
             Information (4)..................................       177      100.0        69.9        21.4         8.7   
                  Telecommunications..........................        72      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
             Financial activities.............................       387      100.0        65.2        22.4        12.4   
                  Finance and insurance.......................       313      100.0        63.2        25.2        11.6   
                      Finance.................................       228      100.0        60.4        29.8         9.8   
                      Insurance...............................        86      100.0        70.6        13.0        16.4   
                  Real estate and rental and leasing..........        73      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
             Professional and business services...............       309      100.0        73.7        14.4        11.9   
                  Professional and technical services.........       198      100.0        69.3        15.9        14.7   
                  Management, administrative, and waste                                                                   
                   services...................................       112      100.0        81.5        11.6         6.9   
             Education and health services....................       306      100.0        74.5         8.1        17.4   
                  Educational services........................        54      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                  Health care and social assistance (4).......       252      100.0        73.6         7.7        18.8   
                      Hospitals...............................        64      100.0        (3)         (3)         (3)    
                      Health services, except hospitals.......       157      100.0        77.3        10.1        12.6   
             Leisure and hospitality (4)......................       251      100.0        68.4        18.0        13.6   
                  Accommodation and food services (4).........       215      100.0        70.4        16.9        12.7   
                      Food services and drinking places.......       169      100.0        74.3        13.6        12.1   
             Other services...................................       180      100.0        72.6        11.0        16.3   
                                                                                                                          
       Government workers.....................................       111      100.0        74.9        13.3        11.7   
       
        1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2005 and
     December 2007 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
     or shifts.
        2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who did not report industry or class of
     worker.
        3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
        4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.