Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2008 and 2009
Percent of total layoff events (1) Percent of layoff events Percent of layoff events,
due to seasonal work excluding those due to
Nature of recall and vacation period seasonal and vacation period
III II III III II III III II III
2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p 2008r 2009r 2009p
Anticipate a recall ..... 28.6 37.3 32.6 92.6 95.2 95.0 18.5 20.7 22.0
Timeframe
Within 6 months ......... 71.0 77.3 66.1 89.0 90.8 91.0 56.7 59.4 47.9
Within 3 months ... 53.8 56.9 50.4 67.5 65.9 69.0 42.9 45.0 36.8
Size of recall
At least half ........... 77.0 78.6 65.1 96.5 94.0 92.7 61.5 58.2 44.9
All workers ....... 37.6 41.7 33.7 61.0 57.6 61.6 19.0 20.7 13.2
1 See footnote 1, table 1.
r = revised.
p = preliminary.
Last Modified Date: November 10, 2009
