Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007
Initial claimants for
Layoff events Separations unemployment insurance
Industry
IV III IV IV III IV IV III IV
2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p 2006r 2007r 2007p
Total, private nonfarm (1) ................. 1,640 1,019 1,619 296,662 160,806 265,454 330,901 172,508 234,612
Mining ....................................... 29 4 21 4,632 677 2,890 4,798 530 1,973
Utilities .................................... 3 - (2) 454 - (2) 517 - (2)
Construction ................................. 567 187 622 72,481 17,315 78,716 87,619 28,053 72,476
Manufacturing ................................ 479 269 385 93,795 43,329 71,611 130,869 53,469 79,252
Food .................................... 78 30 65 18,402 5,833 15,624 20,263 6,608 13,700
Beverage and tobacco products ........... 11 (2) 5 971 (2) 572 1,065 (2) 545
Textile mills ........................... 13 9 11 2,504 2,730 1,808 3,135 4,552 2,925
Textile product mills ................... 6 3 (2) 743 908 (2) 1,370 918 (2)
Apparel ................................. 9 16 9 836 1,706 1,344 893 1,788 1,161
Leather and allied products ............. 3 - (2) 408 - (2) 227 - (2)
Wood products ........................... 44 21 39 5,134 2,756 5,545 7,963 3,496 5,463
Paper ................................... 6 5 5 633 893 759 691 882 729
Printing and related support activities . 8 (2) 14 1,004 (2) 2,142 1,192 (2) 1,318
Petroleum and coal products ............. 20 - 15 2,931 - 2,100 3,146 - 2,021
Chemicals ............................... 4 6 7 521 463 1,836 439 583 1,489
Plastics and rubber products ............ 24 11 14 3,838 1,213 2,577 4,563 1,617 1,864
Nonmetallic mineral products ............ 39 8 52 6,319 919 7,114 7,585 1,074 6,710
Primary metals .......................... 16 9 13 1,678 1,486 2,378 2,189 2,331 2,294
Fabricated metal products ............... 28 21 20 3,512 3,093 2,712 4,419 3,574 2,578
Machinery ............................... 20 18 21 2,563 3,608 4,056 3,946 3,546 5,463
Computer and electronic products ........ 20 27 10 5,913 5,957 1,595 3,135 4,911 1,017
Electrical equipment and appliances ..... 14 5 11 4,493 328 2,873 7,304 441 6,568
Transportation equipment ................ 84 54 49 25,957 8,694 12,100 52,231 14,582 19,794
Furniture and related products .......... 23 14 14 3,333 1,411 1,876 3,553 1,124 1,976
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............. 9 7 6 2,102 791 1,574 1,560 995 851
Wholesale trade .............................. 26 19 35 3,140 2,336 3,990 3,145 1,838 3,319
Retail trade ................................. 70 59 63 27,329 10,094 15,372 22,430 11,481 9,632
Transportation and warehousing ............... 33 84 39 4,964 15,251 8,976 4,841 14,498 6,421
Information .................................. 23 18 26 2,724 2,415 3,825 4,141 2,713 5,016
Finance and insurance ........................ 52 134 93 11,269 25,563 15,429 8,112 24,368 13,000
Real estate and rental and leasing ........... 5 8 6 401 1,194 859 412 1,354 742
Professional and technical services .......... 33 35 43 5,479 5,144 7,724 7,159 5,728 6,959
Management of companies and enterprises ...... 6 8 8 1,182 782 1,392 1,129 1,043 876
Administrative and waste services ............ 165 60 127 30,030 8,225 18,697 31,253 9,349 16,431
Educational services ......................... 3 9 (2) 266 1,323 (2) 458 1,726 (2)
Health care and social assistance ............ 20 49 22 3,352 9,708 4,661 2,516 5,001 3,217
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......... 41 22 45 13,589 6,118 17,219 5,283 2,734 4,664
Accommodation and food services .............. 73 40 65 20,100 8,622 11,520 14,813 6,978 8,472
Other services, except public administration . 12 13 13 1,475 2,560 1,843 1,406 1,572 1,464
Unclassified ................................. - 1 - - 150 - - 73 -
1 For the fourth quarter of 2007, data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.
2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
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