Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, 1950-2004 


Period	  Number of work 
	  stoppages beginning 
	  in period

1950		424
1951		415
1952		470
1953		437
1954		265
1955		363
1956		287
1957		279
1958		332
1959		245
1960		222
1961		195
1962		211
1963		181
1964		246
1965		268
1966		321
1967		381
1968		392
1969		412
1970		381
1971		298
1972		250
1973		317
1974		424
1975		235
1976		231
1977		298
1978		219
1979		235
1980		187
1981		145
1982	         96
1983		 81
1984		 62
1985		 54
1986		 69
1987		 46
1988		 40
1989		 51
1990		 44
1991		 40	
1992		 35	
1993		 35	
1994		 45	
1995		 31	
1996		 37	
1997		 29	
1998		 34	
1999	 	 17	
2000		 39	
2001		 29	
2002		 19	
2003		 14	
2004		 17