Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2012
Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and
employment status in January 2012
(Numbers in thousands)
Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic Total
Total Employed Unemployed Not in the
labor force
TOTAL
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 6,121 100.0 56.0 26.7 17.4
Received written advance notice.......................... 2,307 100.0 54.5 26.9 18.6
Did not receive written advance notice................... 3,707 100.0 56.5 26.8 16.7
Plant or company closed down or moved
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 1,884 100.0 57.2 24.6 18.2
Received written advance notice.......................... 987 100.0 53.1 26.9 19.9
Did not receive written advance notice................... 861 100.0 61.5 22.2 16.3
Insufficient work
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 2,418 100.0 55.1 27.2 17.7
Received written advance notice.......................... 613 100.0 56.3 25.8 17.9
Did not receive written advance notice................... 1,759 100.0 54.3 27.9 17.7
Position or shift abolished
Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 1,819 100.0 55.9 28.1 16.0
Received written advance notice.......................... 708 100.0 54.7 28.0 17.3
Did not receive written advance notice................... 1,087 100.0 56.1 28.5 15.4
1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2009 and
December 2011 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
or shifts.
2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.