Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

                                                               Layoff events                            Separations           
                     Industry
                                                        IV          III          IV           IV            III           IV
                                                       2010        2011r        2011p        2010          2011r         2011p
                                                       
      Total, private nonfarm(1) .................       50           38           33         9,073         6,911         5,910

    Mining ......................................        -            -            -             -             -             -
    Utilities ...................................        -            -            -             -             -             -
    Construction ................................      (2)            -          (2)           (2)             -           (2)
    Manufacturing ...............................       30           21           21         5,219         4,351         3,803
         Food ...................................        3            5          (2)           195           549           (2)
         Beverage and tobacco products ..........      (2)            -            -           (2)             -             -
         Textile mills ..........................        -            -            -             -             -             -
         Textile product mills ..................        -          (2)            -             -           (2)             -
         Apparel ................................        -            -          (2)             -             -           (2)
         Leather and allied products ............        -            -          (2)             -             -           (2)
         Wood products ..........................        -          (2)          (2)             -           (2)           (2)
         Paper ..................................        3          (2)            -           390           (2)             -
         Printing and related support activities       (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
         Petroleum and coal products ............        -            -            -             -             -             -
         
         Chemicals ..............................      (2)            -            -           (2)             -             -
         Plastics and rubber products ...........        4          (2)          (2)           462           (2)           (2)
         Nonmetallic mineral products ...........      (2)          (2)            -           (2)           (2)             -
         Primary metals .........................      (2)            -          (2)           (2)             -           (2)
         Fabricated metal products ..............      (2)            -            3           (2)             -           487
         Machinery ..............................        3          (2)          (2)           281           (2)           (2)
         Computer and electronic products .......      (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
         Electrical equipment and appliances ....      (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
         Transportation equipment ...............        4          (2)          (2)         1,101           (2)           (2)
         Furniture and related products .........      (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
         Miscellaneous manufacturing ............      (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
         
    Wholesale trade .............................      (2)          (2)          (2)           (2)           (2)           (2)
    Retail trade ................................        3          (2)          (2)           203           (2)           (2)
    Transportation and warehousing ..............        -          (2)          (2)             -           (2)           (2)
    Information .................................      (2)            3            3           (2)           435           613
    Finance and insurance .......................        5          (2)          (2)         1,635           (2)           (2)
    Real estate and rental and leasing ..........        -            -            -             -             -             -
    Professional and technical services .........      (2)          (2)            -           (2)           (2)             -
    Management of companies and enterprises .....      (2)            -            -           (2)             -             -
    Administrative and waste services ...........        3            4            3           617           858           198
    Educational services ........................        -            -            -             -             -             -
    Health care and social assistance ...........        -          (2)            -             -           (2)             -
    Arts, entertainment, and recreation .........        -            -            -             -             -             -
    Accommodation and food services .............      (2)            -            -           (2)             -             -
    Other services, except public administration         -          (2)            -             -           (2)             -
    
    Unclassified ................................        -            -            -             -             -             -
                                                                                                                               

    1 See footnote 1, table 1.
    2 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
    r = revised. 
    p = preliminary. 
    NOTE: Dash represents zero.