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Volume 3, No.1
Spring 1997

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Mass Layoff Statistics: 1st Quarter of 1997

During January through March 1997, there were a total of 102 mass layoffs in Illinois resulting in 15,584 separations. The largest percentage of separations (32 percent) was caused by seasonal layoffs. By comparison, during the first quarter of 1996, there were 113 mass layoffs in Illinois which resulted in 16,457 separations.

Also 24 of the mass layoffs during the first quarter of 1997 were a result of partial or full closures of establishments. These closures produced 4,293 or 28 percent of the quarterly separations.

Mass Layoff Statistics is a Sate - Federal cooperative statistical program designed to identify, describe, and track large permanent layoffs. Layoffs which include 50 or more separations and last at least 31 days are considered permanent. The program relies on establishment and unemployment claims data from State Unemployment Insurance (UI) systems, as well as, information from employers.

Establishments which have 50 or more initial UI claims filed against them during a five consecutive week period are identified as having potential mass layoffs. Once identified, employers are interviewed by phone or sent a survey form to determine if 50 or more workers were separated by them for more than 30 days.

 

 

ILLINOIS MASS LAYOFFS DURING THE 1ST QUARTER 1997- BY PRIMARY REASON
LAYOFFS WORKERS SEPARATED
PRIMARY REASONS # % # %
TOTALS
102
100%*
15,484
100%*
Seasonal
29
28%
4,942
32%
Slack Work
20
20%
2,205
14%
Contract Completed
15
15%
1,854
12%
Reorganization
14
14%
1,853
12%
Financial Difficulty
5
5%
592
4%
Bankruptcy
3
3%
328
2%
Domestic Relocation
3
3%
376
2%
Environmental
3
3%
401
3%
Automation
2
2%
753
5%
Foreign Relocation
2
2%
545
4%
New Ownership
2
2%
934
6%
Contract Cancellation
1
1%
110
1%
Product Discontinued
1
1%
86
1%
Weather Related
1
1%
275
2%
Worksite Renovation
1
1%
230
1%

*Data may not add to 100% due to rounding



Illinois Mass Layoffs At Establishments With Employment Of 20 Or More 1ST Quarter 1997-By Industry
State of Illinois
ESTABLISHMENTS
TOTAL With Layoffs Workers Separated
INDUSTRY # % # % # %
TOTALS
35,978
100%
102
100%
15,484
100%
Mining
84
0%
4
4%
493
3%
Construction
2,586
7%
31
30%
2,994
19%
Manufacturing
Non-Durable Goods
2,284
6%
13
13%
1,473
10%
Durable Goods
3,798
11%
24
24%
4,200
27%
Transportation-Communications-
Public Utilities
1,673
5%
4
4%
369
2%
Wholesale Trade
3,276
9%
3
3%
222
1%
Retail Trade
6,878
19%
9
9%
3,590
23%
Finance-Insurance-Real Estate
2,387
7%
2
2%
262
2%
Services
9,795
27%
8
8%
1,170
8%
Government
2,269
6%
4
4%
711
5%





SELECTED DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WORKERS SEPARATED IN ILLINOIS MASS LAYOFFS DURING THE 1ST QUARTER 1997*
RACE/ETHNICITY
% TOTAL
White/non-Hispanic
72%
Black/non-Hispanic
19%
Hispanic
9%
Asian or Pacific Islander
0%
Information Not Available
1%
GENDER
Men
69%
Women
31%
AGE GROUP
Under 30 years old
20%
30-44 years old
41%
45-54 and older
25%
Age 55 and older
14%


*Data were taken from State Unemployment Insurance Claims Records



Interested in obtaining layoff data not presented here? Please contact:
Rich Reinhold
Phone: (312) 793-5896
FAX: (312)793-2192



last updated: May 1, 2001