Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss,
and employment status in January 2010
                                                                                                                     
                                                                         Percent distribution by employment status   
                                                             Total                                                   
                     Characteristic                       (thousands)                                                
                                                                         Total      Employed   Unemployed  Not in the
                                                                                                          labor force
                          TOTAL                                                                                      
                                                                                                                     
    Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     6,938      100.0        48.8        36.1        15.2   
Received written advance notice..........................     2,554      100.0        51.6        33.5        15.0   
Did not receive written advance notice...................     4,296      100.0        47.2        37.7        15.1   
                                                                                                                     
          Plant or company closed down or moved                                                                      
                                                                                                                     
    Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     2,123      100.0        53.2        30.5        16.3   
Received written advance notice..........................     1,175      100.0        54.1        30.0        15.9   
Did not receive written advance notice...................       933      100.0        52.0        31.3        16.6   
                                                                                                                     
                    Insufficient work                                                                                
                                                                                                                     
    Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     2,971      100.0        44.5        41.7        13.8   
Received written advance notice..........................       703      100.0        44.9        40.5        14.6   
Did not receive written advance notice...................     2,210      100.0        44.4        42.2        13.4   
                                                                                                                     
               Position or shift abolished                                                                           
                                                                                                                     
    Total, 20 years and over (2).........................     1,844      100.0        50.6        33.3        16.0   
Received written advance notice..........................       676      100.0        54.1        32.3        13.6   
Did not receive written advance notice...................     1,154      100.0        48.5        34.3        17.1   

   1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2007 and
December 2009 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
or shifts.
   2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.