Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2007 and 2008
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.
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