Table 10.  Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2006 and 2007

                                                  Layoff events                                Separations              
                Action                                                                                                  
                                           IV           III          IV              IV              III            IV  
                                          2006         2007r        2007p           2006            2007r          2007p
                                                                                                                        
Total, private nonfarm (1) ..........     1,640        1,019        1,619         296,662         160,806        265,454

    Total, excluding seasonal                                                                                           
        and vacation events (2) .....       943          801          936         167,130         120,445        146,129

                                                                                                                        
        Total, movement of work (3) .        69           63           61          15,782          12,361         10,076

                                                                                                                        
             Movement of work 
               actions ..............        94           87           80            (4)             (4)            (4) 
                  With separations 
                    reported ........        66           60           61          10,462           7,159          6,682
                  With separations 
                    unknown .........        28           27           19            (4)             (4)            (4) 

   1 See footnote 1, table 1.
   2 The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work
or vacation period.
   3 Movement of work can involve more than one action.
   4 Data are not available.
   r = revised.
   p = preliminary.