Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 7. Displaced workers(1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2006 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
Table 7. Displaced workers (1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2006 by
industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
(In thousands)
Reemployed in January 2006
Wage and salary workers
Full time
Self-
Industry and class of worker of lost job employed
Total Earnings relative to those of lost job and
Part unpaid
time family
Total 20 Below, Equal or 20 workers
(2) percent but above, percent
or more within 20 but or more
below percent within 20 above
percent
Total who lost full-time wage and salary
jobs (3)............................... 2,430 241 1,990 488 345 557 307 199
Agriculture and related industries wage and
salary workers............................. 6 2 4 - - - 3 -
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary
workers.................................... 2,412 231 1,984 488 344 557 304 196
Private nonagricultural wage and salary
workers.................................. 2,296 212 1,901 470 321 536 290 183
Mining.............................. 9 - 9 3 - - 1 -
Construction........................ 200 14 173 54 20 52 30 13
Manufacturing....................... 678 61 575 166 96 149 72 43
Durable goods.................. 422 43 350 119 57 70 47 29
Nondurable goods............... 256 18 224 47 40 80 25 14
Wholesale and retail trade.......... 319 27 264 53 44 72 50 28
Transportation and utilities........ 128 8 106 25 27 30 21 15
Information......................... 122 11 98 35 13 37 6 14
Financial activities................ 275 16 233 46 50 63 41 25
Professional and business
services........................... 262 20 218 41 46 65 30 24
Education and health services....... 150 24 116 29 15 36 21 10
Leisure and hospitality............. 89 24 58 6 3 12 13 7
Other services...................... 64 7 50 13 6 18 5 6
Government workers........................ 115 19 83 18 23 21 14 13
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 about 293,000 persons who did not report earnings on lost job.
3 Includes a small number who did not report industry.
NOTE: Dash represents or rounds to zero.
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Last Modified Date: September 15, 2006
