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Volume 5,
No.2 Mass Layoffs |
MASS LAYOFF STATISTICS IN ILLINOIS DURING THE 2ND QUARTER OF 1999 During April to June 1999, there were a total of 107 mass layoffs in Illinois resulting in 31,630 separations. By comparison, during the 2nd quarter of 1998, there were 108 mass layoffs in Illinois which resulted in 26,500 separations. The largest percentage of separations
in the 2nd quarter of 1999 (43 percent) was caused by
seasonal layoffs. Manufacturing had
22 percent of all separations, the largest share among
all industries. Among all employers reporting layoffs, 59 percent indicated that they would recall at least half of their displaced workers within six months. There were no recall plans for 8,914 workers or 28 percent of all those separated during the 2nd quarter 1999. |
| LAYOFFS | WORKERS SEPARATED | |||
| PRIMARY REASONS | # | % | # | % |
| TOTALS | 107 | 100% | 31,630 | 100% |
| Seasonal | 37 | 35% | 13,671 | 43% |
| Contract Completed | 26 | 24% | 7,449 | 24% |
| Reorganization | 11 | 10% | 2,933 | 9% |
| Slack Work | 14 | 13% | 2,313 | 7% |
| Financial Difficulty | 4 | 4% | 1,762 | 6% |
| Ownership Change | 6 | 6% | 1,638 | 5% |
| Labor Dispute | 4 | 4% | 653 | 2% |
| Contract Cancellation | 3 | 3% | 590 | 2% |
| All Other | 2 | 2% | 561 | 2% |
*Data may not add to 100% due to
rounding
# of Establishments w/Layoffs
Total Layoffs
Workers Separated
Data may not add to 100% due to rounding
2nd Quarter 1999
INDUSTRY
#
%
#
%
TOTALS
106
107
100%
31,630
100%
Mining
0
0
0%
0
0%
Construction
17
18
17%
4,724
15%
Manufacturing
Non-Durable Goods
14
14
13%
2,895
9%
Durable Goods
16
16
15%
4,235
13%
TCPU*
8
8
7%
3,696
12%
Wholesale Trade
4
4
4%
640
2%
Retail Trade
12
12
11%
6,340
20%
FIRE**
3
3
3%
740
2%
Services
25
25
23%
5,808
18%
Government
7
7
7%
2,522
8%
*Transportation-Communications-Public Utilities
**Finance-Insurance-Real Estate
| 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.