Extended Mass Layoff Events and Number of Workers Laid Off by Industry, 1999–2001
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Industry | Number of mass layoffs | Number of workers laid off | ||||
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1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
Total1 | 5,675 | 5,620 | 6,352 | 972,244 | 1,018,700 | 1,609,705 |
Total, private | 5,467 | 5,418 | 8,131 | 931,272 | 974,104 | 1,562,978 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 911 | 827 | 753 | 134,355 | 127,837 | 110,907 |
Mining | 91 | 54 | 61 | 18,045 | 6,105 | 12,476 |
Utilities | 9 | 22 | 19 | 1,234 | 3,060 | 4,196 |
Construction | 792 | 754 | 776 | 118,982 | 112,761 | 115,303 |
Manufacturing | 1,736 | 1,834 | 3,279 | 310,129 | 370,779 | 691,184 |
Wholesale trade | 106 | 107 | 180 | 12,781 | 12,452 | 22,600 |
Retail trade | 268 | 275 | 457 | 57,852 | 59,345 | 103,328 |
Information | 81 | 77 | 324 | 34,754 | 11,212 | 56,175 |
Professional and technical services | 117 | 118 | 257 | 22,120 | 19,968 | 40,566 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 18 | 8 | 16 | 2,972 | 1,556 | 2,831 |
Educational services | 9 | 11 | 15 | 844 | 964 | 1,264 |
Health care and social assistance | 226 | 205 | 174 | 25,663 | 27,785 | 19,370 |
Accommodations and food services | 218 | 166 | 367 | 36,861 | 30,505 | 82,001 |
Government | 208 | 202 | 221 | 40,972 | 44,596 | 46,727 |
Federal | 38 | 51 | 52 | 9,972 | 15,294 | 12,796 |
State | 43 | 35 | 41 | 8,626 | 6,301 | 8,838 |
Local | 127 | 116 | 128 | 22,374 | 23,001 | 25,093 |
Selected industry groupings | ||||||
Clothing manufacturing and distributing | 355 | 329 | 457 | 80,312 | 67,804 | 99,651 |
Computer manufacturing and distribution, including semiconductors | 129 | 113 | 736 | 18,257 | 17,634 | 153,211 |
Food production, processing, and distribution | 1,457 | 1,308 | 1,327 | 233,793 | 222,656 | 226,239 |
NOTE: A mass layoff is the laying off of 50 or more employees for more than 31 days.
1. 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/mlsreport963.pdf .