Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance

Table 3. Industry distribution: Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance


                                                                                                    Initial claimants for          
                                                               Mass layoff events                   unemployment insurance         
                     Industry                                                                                                      
                                                     June      April    May       June       June       April     May        June  
                                                     2007      2008     2008      2008       2007       2008      2008       2008  
                                                                                                                                   
                Seasonally adjusted                                                                                                


      Total .....................................    1,238     1,308    1,626     1,643     129,858    133,914   171,387    165,697

  Total, private nonfarm ........................    1,116     1,186    1,496     1,491     120,165    124,053   161,912    153,568
    Manufacturing ...............................      351       483      528       541      40,670     60,552    72,058     76,514

              Not seasonally adjusted                                                                                              

      Total (1) .................................    1,599     1,272    1,552     1,622     172,810    130,810   159,471    166,742

Total, private ..................................    1,372     1,234    1,467     1,363     152,740    127,631   152,510    144,732
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ..       54        62       29        48       4,071      6,006     2,048      3,816

  Total, private nonfarm ........................    1,318     1,172    1,438     1,315     148,669    121,625   150,462    140,916
    Mining ......................................        -       (2)        5       (2)           -        (2)       458        (2)
    Utilities ...................................      (2)       (2)        4       (2)         (2)        (2)       475        (2)
    Construction ................................      106       112      167       114       8,157      8,106    12,411      7,713
    Manufacturing ...............................      313       394      388       309      36,571     48,188    51,698     42,097
        Food ....................................       50        66       48        58       5,901      7,085     4,800      6,065
        Beverage and tobacco products ...........      (2)         4        5       (2)         (2)        422       273        (2)
        Textile mills ...........................        7        10        6         5         871      1,065       520        730
        Textile product mills ...................      (2)         5        8       (2)         (2)        700       580        (2)
        Apparel .................................        9        10       14         7         770        872     1,171        534
        Leather and allied products .............        4       (2)      (2)         3         435        (2)       (2)        862
        Wood products ...........................       22        33       24        22       2,063      3,973     2,455      2,314
        Paper ...................................        8         7       11         6         592        419     1,091        411
        Printing and related support activities .       11        11        9        10       1,033      1,136       833      1,116
        Petroleum and coal products .............        -       (2)      (2)         -           -        (2)       (2)          -

        Chemicals ...............................        5         8        9         4         367        621       696        228
        Plastics and rubber products ............       10        28       21         8         971      2,522     1,793        960
        Nonmetallic mineral products ............       12        14       14         9         899      1,251     1,175        516
        Primary metals ..........................       15        14        9        12       1,613      1,386     1,217      1,012
        Fabricated metal products ...............       15        22       29        19       1,377      1,612     2,596      1,716
        Machinery ...............................       24        19       25        22       4,268      2,393     3,758      2,611
        Computer and electronic products ........       20        15       14        13       1,668      1,544     1,250      1,091
        Electrical equipment and appliances .....       13        13       13         8       1,540      1,153     1,845      2,128
        Transportation equipment ................       59        89      101        74       9,438     17,617    21,667     17,597
        Furniture and related products ..........       19        18       20        12       1,840      1,746     3,285      1,076
        Miscellaneous manufacturing .............        4         3        5        13         314        395       445        909

    Wholesale trade .............................       21        26       21        15       1,398      2,649     1,513        908
    Retail trade ................................       77        95      109        89       8,548      7,933    10,090     10,567
    Transportation and warehousing ..............      173       108       99       160      24,861     12,228    11,176     20,647
    Information .................................       39        33       56        47       6,323      3,446     9,251      5,078
    Finance and insurance .......................       31        43       38        40       2,323      2,978     2,666      2,968
    Real estate and rental and leasing ..........        8         7        6         7         570        864       407        798
    Professional and technical services .........       29        59       66        32       4,960      7,282     6,924      3,903
    Management of companies and enterprises .....      (2)       (2)        4         4         (2)        (2)       383        257
    Administrative and waste services ...........      146       168      192       164      14,846     16,831    16,175     15,635
    Educational services ........................       17         5        6        18       1,144        464       383      1,275
    Health care and social assistance ...........      166        16       85       151      15,124      1,016     7,643     11,867
    Arts, entertainment, and recreation .........       30        28       32        26       1,620      2,078     1,993      1,462
    Accommodation and food services .............      109        68      122       102      17,231      6,743    13,212     12,931
    Other services, except public administration        47         5       38        33       4,441        310     3,604      2,507
    Unclassified ................................        -         -        -         1           -          -         -         57

Government ......................................      227        38       85       259      20,070      3,179     6,961     22,010
    Federal .....................................       12         7       16        11       1,337        490     1,656        928
    State .......................................       20        10       14        12       1,438        748       867        953
    Local .......................................      195        21       55       236      17,295      1,941     4,438     20,129
                                                                                                                                   
 
   1 Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia.
   2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
   NOTE:  Dash represents zero.
   
   
   
   
   

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