Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

                                               Layoff events                                  Separations

         Reason for layoff              III          II         III              III               II              III
                                       2010        2011r       2011p            2010             2011r            2011p

   Total, private nonfarm (1) ....       51          42          35             7,553            6,922            6,216

Business demand ..................      (2)         (2)          10               (2)              (2)            3,036
  Contract cancellation ..........      (2)         (2)           4               (2)              (2)              712
  Contract completion ............      (2)           5           -               (2)              894                -
  Domestic competition ...........        -           -         (2)                 -                -              (2)
  Excess inventory/saturated 
    market .......................        -           -         (2)                 -                -              (2)
  Import competition .............      (2)         (2)           -               (2)              (2)                -
  Slack work/insufficient demand/
    non-seasonal business slowdown        8         (2)         (2)             1,114              (2)              (2)

Organizational changes ...........       23          17          11             3,229            1,985            1,233
  Business-ownership change ......        3         (2)           -               490              (2)                -
  Reorganization or restructuring
    of company ...................       20         (2)          11             2,739              (2)            1,233

Financial issues .................       14          13          10             2,162            2,247            1,674
  Bankruptcy .....................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Cost control/cost cutting/
    increase profitability .......      (2)         (2)         (2)               (2)              (2)              (2)
  Financial difficulty ...........      (2)         (2)         (2)               (2)              (2)              (2)

Production specific ..............      (2)           -         (2)               (2)                -              (2)
  Automation/technological
    advances .....................        -           -         (2)                 -                -              (2)
  Energy related .................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Governmental regulations/
    intervention .................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Labor dispute/contract
    negotiations/strike ..........        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Material or supply shortage ....        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Model changeover ...............        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Plant or machine repair/
    maintenance ..................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Product line discontinued ......      (2)           -           -               (2)                -                -

Disaster/safety ..................        -         (2)         (2)                 -              (2)              (2)
  Hazardous work environment .....        -         (2)           -                 -              (2)                -
  Natural disaster (not weather
    related) .....................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Non-natural disaster ...........        -           -           -                 -                -                -
  Extreme weather-related event ..        -         (2)         (2)                 -              (2)              (2)

Other/miscellaneous ..............      (2)           -         (2)               (2)                -              (2)
  Other ..........................      (2)           -         (2)               (2)                -              (2)
  Data not provided: refusal .....        -           -         (2)                 -                -              (2)
  Data not provided: does not
    know .........................        -           -           -                 -                -                -
                                                                                                                       
   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.