Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 6. Displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2006
Table 6. Displaced workers (1) by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2006
(In thousands)
New Middle East West South East West
Characteristic Total England Atlantic North North Atlantic South South Mountain Pacific
Central Central Central Central
Workers who lost jobs
Total, 20 years and over........ 3,815 237 431 736 263 658 263 352 248 627
Men................................. 2,076 123 240 411 148 350 120 196 142 346
Women............................... 1,739 114 191 325 115 308 143 156 106 281
Reason for job loss
Plant or company closed down or
moved.............................. 1,869 117 197 318 145 341 156 180 105 310
Insufficient work................... 849 71 122 180 35 112 55 66 57 151
Position or shift abolished......... 1,098 49 112 239 83 204 52 106 86 166
Industry and class of worker of lost
job (2)
Agriculture and related industries
wage and salary workers............ 14 - 3 - - - 3 - - 8
Nonagricultural industries wage and
salary workers..................... 3,753 234 417 734 263 652 258 348 245 602
Private nonagricultural wage and
salary workers................... 3,551 228 408 681 253 614 245 329 226 568
Mining...................... 17 - - 7 - 2 2 - 2 3
Construction................ 270 6 17 46 23 60 17 33 26 41
Manufacturing............... 1,085 67 131 245 70 145 111 111 44 161
Durable goods.......... 688 37 74 186 50 73 63 62 30 114
Nondurable goods....... 397 31 57 58 20 72 48 49 14 48
Wholesale and retail
trade...................... 508 35 78 95 39 72 25 43 37 84
Transportation and
utilities.................. 189 2 23 35 12 50 17 12 9 29
Information................. 164 7 13 35 15 26 12 2 22 32
Financial activities........ 368 30 53 68 31 55 8 39 23 61
Professional and business
services................... 406 45 36 70 23 85 18 40 28 60
Education and health
services................... 264 23 33 44 13 51 10 33 7 51
Leisure and hospitality..... 174 9 16 37 15 43 17 8 11 18
Other services.............. 107 3 7 - 13 26 8 7 16 27
Government workers................ 202 6 10 53 10 38 14 20 19 34
Employment status
in January 2006
Employed............................ 2,667 159 258 498 188 512 163 250 175 464
Unemployed.......................... 510 41 80 124 30 64 49 26 25 71
Not in the labor force.............. 638 36 94 114 46 82 51 76 48 92
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 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who did not report industry or class of worker.
NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont compose the New England
Division; New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
and South Dakota compose the West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, and Tennessee compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas compose
the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the
Mountain Division; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific Division. Dash represents or
rounds to zero.
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Last Modified Date: September 15, 2006
