Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected measures,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2010 and 2011

                                                        Average number of separations
          Measure
                                                  III                 II                 III
                                                 2010               2011r              2011p

      Total, private nonfarm (1) .....            162                175                150 

             Industry

Mining ...............................            267                285                  50
Utilities ............................            134                223                   -
Construction .........................            101                125                 113
Manufacturing ........................            148                152                 157
Wholesale trade ......................            118                121                 112
Retail trade .........................            268                175                 248
Transportation and warehousing .......            152                236                 128
Information ..........................            265                281                 232
Finance and insurance ................            186                152                 172
Real estate and rental and leasing ...            164                158                 114
Professional and 
  technical services .................            176                222                 152
Management of companies
  and enterprises ....................             87                115                  79
Administrative and waste services ....            213                191                 170
Educational services .................            117                133                 126
Health care and social assistance ....             98                123                  95
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ..            115                224                 123
Accommodation and food services ......            236                242                 149
Other services, except public
  administration .....................            125                113                 100
Unclassified establishments ..........              -                  -                   -

     Reason for layoff groupings

Business demand ......................            157                144                 151
Organizational changes ...............            204                236                 156
Financial issues .....................            142                136                 198
Production specific ..................            101                132                 120
Disaster/Safety ......................             60                185                 141
Seasonal .............................            141                196                 137
Other/miscellaneous ..................            196                182                 148

   1 See footnote 1, table 1.
   r = revised.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE: Dash represents zero.