Distribution of Extended Mass Layoff Events and Separations by Size of Layoff, 1999–2000
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number of workers | Layoff events | Separations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent1 | Number | Percent1 | |||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Total2 | 5,675 | 5,622 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,149,267 | 1,169,438 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| 50–99 | 2,175 | 1,982 | 38.3 | 35.3 | 156,258 | 141,652 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 100–149 | 1,254 | 1,264 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 146,368 | 147,674 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 150–199 | 625 | 689 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 104,220 | 114,679 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| 200–299 | 729 | 753 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 168,664 | 174,544 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 300–499 | 515 | 546 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 185,336 | 195,177 | 16.1 | 16.7 |
| 500–999 | 261 | 270 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 167,981 | 176,083 | 14.6 | 15.1 |
| 1,000 or more | 116 | 118 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 220,440 | 219,629 | 19.2 | 18.8 |
NOTE: A mass layoff is a separation of 50 or more employees for more than 31 days. Separations indicate the number of employees laid off.
1. Due to rounding, sums of individual percentages may not equal 100.0%.
2. Data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: www.bls.gov/mls/mls00ext.pdf .
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