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Volume 4,
No.2 Mass Layoffs |
MASS LAYOFF STATISTICS IN ILLINOIS DURING THE 2ND QUARTER OF 1998 During April through June 1998, there were a total of 106 mass layoffs in Illinois resulting in 25,718 separations. By comparison, during the 2nd quarter of 1997, there were also 106 mass layoffs in Illinois which resulted in 21,329 separations. The largest percentage of separations in the 2nd quarter of 1998, 46 percent, was caused by seasonal layoffs (see chart at right). Manufacturing had 26 percent of all separations, the largest share of all the industries (see chart below). Of the mass layoffs during the 2nd quarter of 1998, 13 were as the result of partial or full closures of establishments. These closures produced 3,036 or 12 percent of the quarterly separations. Of the employers contacted, 35 percent indicated that they would recall 100 percent of their workers within nine months. There were no recall plans for 5,859 workers or 23 percent of those separated during the 2nd quarter 1998. |
*Data may not add to 100% due to rounding |
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# of Establishments
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Total Layoffs
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Workers
Separated
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| INDUSTRY |
w/Layoffs
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| TOTALS |
106
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106
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100%
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25,718
|
100%
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| Mining |
0
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| Construction |
13
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13
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12%
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2,359
|
9%
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| Manufacturing | |||||
| Non-Durable Goods |
14
|
14
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13%
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1,977
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8%
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| Durable Goods |
13
|
13
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12%
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4,605
|
18%
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| Transportation-Communications-Public Utilities |
10
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10
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9%
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4,535
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18%
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| Wholesale Trade |
5
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5
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5%
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627
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2%
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| Retail Trade |
10
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10
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9%
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3,429
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13%
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| Finance-Insurance-Real Estate |
2
|
2
|
2%
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300
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1%
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| Services |
28
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28
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26%
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5,016
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20%
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| Government |
11
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11
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10%
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2,870
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11%
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| What Is Mass
Layoff Statistics?
Mass Layoff Statistics is a State-Federal cooperative
statistical program designed to identify, describe, and track large job
cutbacks. The program relies on establishment and unemployment claims
data from State Unemployment Insurance (UI) systems, as well as, information
from employers. The program resumed operations in April 1995 after it
had been terminated for more than two years due to loss of funding. MLS
program data produced before April 1995 are not comparable due to changes
in program definitions. Please keep in mind that, by law, we are not permitted
to disclose the names of companies which have had mass layoffs. We can
only provide summary layoff data by industry, geographic area, or displaced
worker.
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*Data were taken from State Unemployment Insurance Claims Records |