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Extended Mass Layoff Events and Number of Workers Laid Off by Industry, 1999–2001

Industry	Number of mass layoffs			Number of workers laid off
Industry	1999	2000	2001	1999	2000	2001
Total¹	5,675	5,620	6,352	972,244	1,018,700	1,609,705
Total, private	5,467	5,418	8,131	931,272	974,104	1,562,978
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	911	827	753	134,355	127,837	110,907
Mining	91	54	61	18,045	6,105	12,476
Utilities	9	22	19	1,234	3,060	4,196
Construction	792	754	776	118,982	112,761	115,303
Manufacturing	1,736	1,834	3,279	310,129	370,779	691,184
Wholesale trade	106	107	180	12,781	12,452	22,600
Retail trade	268	275	457	57,852	59,345	103,328
Information	81	77	324	34,754	11,212	56,175
Professional and technical services	117	118	257	22,120	19,968	40,566
Management of companies and enterprises	18	8	16	2,972	1,556	2,831
Educational services	9	11	15	844	964	1,264
Health care and social assistance	226	205	174	25,663	27,785	19,370
Accommodations and food services	218	166	367	36,861	30,505	82,001
Government	208	202	221	40,972	44,596	46,727
Federal	38	51	52	9,972	15,294	12,796
State	43	35	41	8,626	6,301	8,838
Local	127	116	128	22,374	23,001	25,093
Selected industry groupings
Clothing manufacturing and distributing	355	329	457	80,312	67,804	99,651
Computer manufacturing and distribution, including semiconductors	129	113	736	18,257	17,634	153,211
Food production, processing, and distribution	1,457	1,308	1,327	233,793	222,656	226,239

NOTE: A mass layoff is the laying off of 50 or more employees for more than 31 days.

1. Data on layoffs were reported by employers in all states and the District of Columbia.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: www.bls.gov/mls/mlsreport963.pdf .

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