Friday, August 31, 2007
Tweet[IWS] BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
In the second quarter of 2007, there were 1,249 mass layoff events that
resulted in the separation of 238,721 workers from their jobs for at least
31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department
of Labor�s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff
events and separations were lower than in the April-June 2006 time period.
(See table A.) The largest over-the-year decreases in separations were in
transit and ground passenger transportation, administrative and support
services, and general merchandise stores. Extended layoffs in the second
quarter 2007 averaged 191 separations, down from an average of 219 separa-
tions reported in the second quarter 2006. Much of the decline reflects a
decrease in layoff events involving more than 150 workers.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
In the second quarter of 2007, there were 1,249 mass layoff events that
resulted in the separation of 238,721 workers from their jobs for at least
31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Department
of Labor�s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the total number of layoff
events and separations were lower than in the April-June 2006 time period.
(See table A.) The largest over-the-year decreases in separations were in
transit and ground passenger transportation, administrative and support
services, and general merchandise stores. Extended layoffs in the second
quarter 2007 averaged 191 separations, down from an average of 219 separa-
tions reported in the second quarter 2006. Much of the decline reflects a
decrease in layoff events involving more than 150 workers.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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