Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, 
selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

                                Percent of total layoff events (1)        Percent of layoff events             Percent of layoff events,   
                                                                            due to seasonal work                 excluding those due to    
    Nature of recall                                                         and vacation period              seasonal and vacation period 

                                  IV         III           IV             IV         III        IV             IV          III         IV
                                 2010       2011r         2011p          2010       2011r      2011p          2010        2011r       2011p
                                 
Anticipate a recall .....        58.5        48.3          63.6          94.6        97.4       93.9          33.2         34.7        39.8

         Timeframe       
         
Within 6 months .........        72.9        54.8          73.4          87.2        83.7       88.9          44.2         32.3        44.7
      Within 3 months ...        28.7        45.0          29.7          26.9        67.1       27.3          32.4         27.8        34.0
      
         Size of recall       
         
At least half ...........        75.0        58.1          77.0          91.7        88.1       93.8          41.6         34.7        45.8
      All workers .......        32.3        28.1          32.3          41.7        45.4       43.9          13.4         14.6        11.0


    1 See footnote 1, table 1.
    r = revised.
    p = preliminary.