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Table 3. Displaced workers(1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2006

     Table 3.  Displaced workers (1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment
     status in January 2006
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                                              Percent distribution by employment status   
                                                                  Total                                                   
                          Characteristic                       (thousands)                                                
                                                                              Total      Employed   Unemployed  Not in the
                                                                                                               labor force
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                               TOTAL                                                                                      
                                                                                                                          
         Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     3,815      100.0        69.9        13.4        16.7   
     Received written advance notice..........................     1,733      100.0        69.1        13.5        17.5   
     Did not receive written advance notice...................     2,019      100.0        70.6        12.9        16.5   
                                                                                                                          
               Plant or company closed down or moved                                                                      
                                                                                                                          
         Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     1,869      100.0        70.9        11.7        17.4   
     Received written advance notice..........................       984      100.0        70.1        12.2        17.8   
     Did not receive written advance notice...................       852      100.0        71.6        10.8        17.5   
                                                                                                                          
                         Insufficient work                                                                                
                                                                                                                          
         Total, 20 years and over (2).........................       849      100.0        64.7        19.2        16.2   
     Received written advance notice..........................       216      100.0        53.4        28.8        17.8   
     Did not receive written advance notice...................       617      100.0        68.8        15.3        16.0   
                                                                                                                          
                    Position or shift abolished                                                                           
                                                                                                                          
         Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     1,098      100.0        72.2        11.8        16.0   
     Received written advance notice..........................       532      100.0        73.6         9.6        16.7   
     Did not receive written advance notice...................       550      100.0        70.9        13.6        15.5   

       1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2003 and
     December 2005 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.

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