Table 7. Displaced workers (1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2008 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
Table 7. Displaced workers (1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2008 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job (In thousands) Reemployed in January 2008 Wage and salary workers Full time Self- Industry and class of worker of lost job employed Total Earnings relative to those of lost job and Part unpaid time family Total 20 Below, Equal or 20 workers (2) percent but above, percent or more within 20 but or more below percent within 20 above percent Total who lost full-time wage and salary jobs (3)............................... 2,183 235 1,725 362 283 488 306 224 Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers............................. 9 - 5 1 - 2 3 4 Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers.................................... 2,170 235 1,716 361 279 486 303 220 Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers.................................. 2,106 220 1,670 351 277 474 296 216 Mining.............................. 3 - 3 - - - 3 - Construction........................ 171 23 128 22 13 66 10 19 Manufacturing....................... 548 48 443 110 71 122 68 57 Durable goods.................. 364 29 286 71 50 76 43 48 Nondurable goods............... 184 19 157 40 21 46 25 8 Wholesale and retail trade.......... 288 26 231 42 44 65 46 31 Transportation and utilities........ 103 3 89 33 13 22 13 12 Information......................... 116 3 103 23 17 26 15 10 Financial activities................ 234 20 196 40 38 47 23 17 Professional and business services.. 208 35 143 13 40 36 26 30 Education and health services....... 192 35 143 30 24 53 21 13 Leisure and hospitality............. 130 20 95 15 5 18 35 15 Other services...................... 113 6 96 23 11 18 35 11 Government workers........................ 64 14 46 10 2 12 7 4 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 Includes about 286,000 persons who did not report earnings on lost job. 3 Includes a small number who did not report industry. NOTE: Dash represents or rounds to zero.
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