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Volume 5,
No.4 Mass Layoffs |
MASS LAYOFF
STATISTICS IN ILLINOIS DURING THE During January to March 2000, there were a total of 90 mass layoffs in Illinois resulting in 19,084 separations. By comparison, during the 1st quarter of 1999, there were 118 layoffs and 20,409 separations reported. The largest percentage
of separations in the 1st quarter of 2000 (39 percent)
was caused by seasonal layoffs. Manufacturing
had 31 percent of all separations, the largest share
among all industries. Among all employers reporting layoffs, 61 percent indicated that they would recall at least half of their displaced workers within six months. There were no recall plans for 4,967 workers or 26 percent of all those separated during the 1st quarter 2000. |
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LAYOFFS
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WORKERS
SEPARATED
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| PRIMARY REASONS | # | % | # | % |
| TOTALS | 90 | 100% | 19,084 | 100% |
| Seasonal | 33 | 37% | 7,348 | 39% |
| Contract Completed | 12 | 13% | 3,720 | 19% |
| Reorganization | 14 | 16% | 2,660 | 14% |
| Slack Work | 15 | 17% | 2,512 | 13% |
| Financial Difficulty | 3 | 3% | 978 | 5% |
| All Other | 6 | 7% | 829 | 4% |
| Contract Cancellation | 3 | 3% | 544 | 3% |
| New Ownership | 4 | 4% | 493 | 3% |
*Data may not add to 100% due to rounding
Primary reason categories with fewer than three layoff events are included in the "all other" category to avoid potential disclosure of individual employers.
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# of Establishments w/Layoffs |
Total Layoffs |
Workers Separated |
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| INDUSTRY | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTALS | 89 | 90 | 100% | 19,084 | 100% |
| Agriculture | * | * |
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| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0% |
0 |
0% |
| Construction | 15 | 15 | 17% | 2,380 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | |||||
| Non-Durable Goods | 15 | 15 | 17% | 2,487 | 13% |
| Durable Goods | 16 | 16 | 18% | 3,443 | 18% |
| TCPU* | 7 | 7 | 8% | 1,770 | 9% |
| TRADE | 13 | 14 | 16% | 3,345 | 18% |
| FIRE | * | * |
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| Services | 14 | 14 | 16% | 3,770 | 20% |
| Total Government | 5 | 5 | 6% | 1,360 | 7% |
| * Data suppressed to avoid identification of individual firms; does not meet state disclosure standards. | |||||
| 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 employer interviews.Establishments that have 50 or more initial UI claims filed against them within 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 the size and duration of the layoffs. Mass layoffs are defined as layoffs involving at least 50 separations and lasting more than 30 days. |
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Please keep in mind that, by law, we are not permitted to disclose the names of employers who have had mass layoffs. We can only provide summary layoff data by industry, geographic area, or displaced worker.
last updated: May 1, 2001