Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2010 and 2011

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Mass Layoff Statistics

Table 2. Business processes involved in extended mass layoff events, by reason for layoff, second quarters 2010 and 2011 (1)
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total business process	Core processes						Support processes
Reason	Extended mass layoff events	Total business process	Strat. Mgmt.	Procurement, logistics, distribution	Ops.	Product development	Marketing, sales, account management	Customer and after-sales service	General managment and firm infra-structure	Human resource management	Technology and process development
Second quarter 2011(p)
Total business process	1,624	2,118	16	134	1,316	92	68	152	258	53	29
Business demand	489	660	7	31	449	23	13	40	65	21	11
Contract cancellation	27	43	1	2	23	3	1	3	7	3
Contract completion	300	392	3	15	287	14	5	15	34	14	5
Domestic competition
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	3			1	1		1
Import competition	(2)	4		1	2				1
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	158	218	3	13	136	5	7	21	23	4	6
Organizational changes	61	137	3	9	50	10	7	14	32	5	7
Business- ownership change	14	31	1	3	10	3	4	3	6	1
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	47	106	2	6	40	7	3	11	26	4	7
Financial issues	110	248	1	27	102	17	19	27	41	8	6
Bankruptcy	25	51		4	20	2	6	9	9	1
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	58	124		14	56	9	8	7	21	5	4
Financial difficulty	27	73	1	9	26	6	5	11	11	2	2
Production specific	31	48	1	3	30	2		2	6	1	3
Disaster/Safety	10	15	1		8		2	1	2	1
Seasonal	692	967	2	62	652	39	26	64	105	16	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	231	43	1	2	25	1	1	4	7	1	1
Second quarter 2010
Total business process	2,008	2,444	14	161	1,559	50	82	152	320	75	31
Business demand	629	849	2	42	586	16	24	43	92	28	16
Contract cancellation	50	97		7	43	2	6	6	20	7	6
Contract completion	275	318		9	264	2	7	10	17	7	2
Domestic competition	3	6			3		1		2
Excess inventory/ saturated market	(2)	4		1	2	1
Import competition	(2)	3		1		1	1
Slack work/ insufficient demand/non-seasonal business slowdown	298	421	2	24	274	10	9	27	53	14	8
Organizational changes	118	234	4	16	97	6	16	26	51	12	6
Business- ownership change	30	62	1	4	25	1	3	6	14	3	5
Reorgan- ization or restructuring of company	88	172	3	12	72	5	13	20	37	9	1
Financial issues	126	240	6	22	103	9	14	14	51	14	7
Bankruptcy	15	36	2	2	13	1	2	3	7	5	1
Cost control/cost cutting/ increase profitability	65	117	3	13	50	4	8	4	27	3	5
Financial difficulty	46	87	1	7	40	4	4	7	17	6	1
Production specific	12	26	1	2	12		1		5	4	1
Disaster/Safety	11	14		1	8		3		1	1
Seasonal	801	1,060	1	77	737	19	24	68	117	16	1
Other/ Miscellaneous	311	21		1	16			1	3
Footnotes: (1) Data were reported by all states and the District of Columbia. (2) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (p) = preliminary. NOTE: Dash represents zero.

Last Modified Date: August 17, 2011