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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