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Volume 5,
No.1 Mass Layoffs |
MASS LAYOFF STATISTICS IN ILLINOIS DURING THE 1ST QUARTER OF 1999 During January to March 1999, there were a total of 118 mass layoffs in Illinois resulting in 20,347 separations. By comparison, during the 1st quarter of 1998, there were 83 mass layoffs in Illinois which resulted in 14,480 separations. The largest percentage of separations
in the 1st quarter of 1999 (50 percent) was caused by seasonal layoffs.
Manufacturing had 39 percent of all separations, the largest share of
all industries. Among all employers reporting layoffs, 71 percent indicated that they would recall at least half of their displaced workers within six months. There were no recall plans for 3,997 workers or 20 percent of all those separated during the 1st quarter 1999. |
*Data may not add to 100% due to rounding |
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| # of Establishments w/Layoffs | Total Layoffs | Workers Separated | |||
| INDUSTRY | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTALS | 117 | 118 | 100% | 20,347 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 1 | 1% | 100 | 0% |
| Mining | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Construction | 39 | 39 | 33% | 4,187 | 21% |
| Manufacturing | |||||
| Non-Durable Goods | 19 |
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16% | 2,901 | 14% |
| Durable Goods | 23 | 24 | 20% | 5,100 | 25% |
| TCPU* | 1 | 1 | 1% |
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2%
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| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 1 | 1% | 87 | 0% |
| Retail Trade | 10 | 10 | 8% | 2,240 | 11% |
| Finance-Insurance-Real Estate | 2 | 2 | 2% | 224 | 1% |
| Services | 17 | 17 | 14% | 3,886 | 19% |
| Government | 4 | 4 | 3% | 1,147 | 6% |
Data may not add to 100% due to rounding.
*Transportation-Communications-Public Utilities
| 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.