Attachment C1 - Displaced News Release

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Technical information:

Media contact:

(202) 691-6378
http://www.bls.gov/cps/
691-5902

USDL 06-1454
For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Thursday, August 17, 2006

(Footnote 2 in table 7 was revised on Friday, September 15, 2006.)
WORKER DISPLACEMENT, 2003–2005
During the January 2003 through December 2005 period, 3.8 million workers were displaced from jobs
they had held for at least 3 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported
today. The number of displaced workers decreased from 5.3 million in the previous survey that covered the
period from January 2001 through December 2003.
Since 1984, the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor has sponsored surveys that collect information on workers who were displaced from their jobs. These surveys have
been conducted biennially as supplements to the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of
households that is the primary source of information on the nation’s labor force.
Displaced workers are defined as persons 20 years of age and older who lost or left jobs because their
plant or company closed or moved, there was insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was
abolished. The period covered in this study was 2003–05, the 3 calendar years prior to the January 2006
survey date. The following analysis focuses primarily on the 3.8 million persons who had worked for their
employer for 3 or more years at the time of displacement (referred to as long-tenured). An additional 4.3
million persons were displaced from jobs they had held for less than 3 years (referred to as short-tenured).
Combining the short- and long-tenured groups, the number of displaced workers totaled 8.1 million from
2003–05, down from 11.4 million during the period covered by the prior survey (2001–03).
Results from the January 2006 survey included the following highlights:
• About 70 percent of the long-tenured displaced were reemployed at the time of the survey.
• Just under half of long-tenured displaced workers cited plant or company closings or moves as the
reason for their displacement.
• Forty-five percent of displaced workers who had worked for their employer for 3 or more years had
received written advance notification that their jobs would be terminated. Those who had received
advance notice, however, were no more likely to be reemployed in January 2006 than were those who
had not been notified.
• About 28 percent of long-tenured displaced workers lost jobs in manufacturing.

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• About half of the long-tenured workers who were displaced from full-time wage and salary jobs and
who were reemployed in such jobs had earnings that were as much or more than those on the lost job.
Twenty-nine percent experienced earnings losses of 20 percent or more.
Characteristics of the Reemployed
About 70 percent of the 3.8 million long-tenured displaced workers were reemployed when surveyed in
January 2006. The proportion unemployed at the time of the survey was 13 percent. The remaining 17 percent of long-tenured displaced workers were not in the labor force. (See table 1.)
In January 2006, reemployment rates for workers ages 20 to 24 and those in the central-age group (ages
25 to 54) were 66 and 75 percent, respectively. Reemployment rates were slightly lower for older workers
ages 55 to 64 (61 percent). Among those age 65 years and older, by contrast, only 25 percent were reemployed; 64 percent of that group were no longer in the labor force when surveyed.
In January 2006, 74 percent of men who were displaced from their jobs were reemployed, compared
with 66 percent of women. Displaced men and women had about an equal likelihood of being unemployed,
but the share of displaced women who had left the labor force, at about 21 percent, was higher than that for
men—13 percent.
In January 2006, reemployment rates for whites (70 percent), blacks (71 percent), and Asians (72 percent) were similar, while the rate for Hispanics was lower (60 percent).
Reason for Job Loss and Receipt of Advance Notice
Of those long-tenured workers displaced during the January 2003 through December 2005 period, 49 percent lost or left their jobs due to plant or company closings or moves, 29 percent reported that their position
or shift was abolished, and 22 percent cited insufficient work as the reason for being displaced. (See table 2.)
The proportion of displaced workers reporting plant closings or moves was up slightly from the prior survey,
and the share citing insufficient work was down.
More than 4 in 10 long-tenured displaced workers received written advance notice that their jobs would
be terminated, similar to the proportion in prior surveys. In January 2006, those workers who lost jobs due
to plant or company closings or moves and shift abolishment were most likely to have received written advance notice of their impending job loss, at 53 and 48 percent, respectively. In comparison, only 25 percent of those who lost jobs due to insufficient work were notified in advance. Regardless of the reason for
displacement, receipt of written advance notice appears to have had little impact on the likelihood of being
reemployed in January 2006. Reemployment rates were little different for those who did and those who did
not receive advance notice—69 and 71 percent, respectively. (See table 3.)
Industry and Occupation
As in prior surveys, manufacturing accounted for a disproportionately large share of displaced workers.
During the 2003–05 period, 1.1 million factory workers were displaced from their jobs—28 percent of all
long-tenured displaced workers. Manufacturing displacements were again concentrated within the durable
goods component (688,000), particularly in computers and electronic products, primary metals and fabricated metal products, and transportation equipment. (See table 4.)
Displacements in wholesale and retail trade (508,000) accounted for 13 percent of all long-tenured workers displaced during the 2003–05 period. Long-tenured displaced workers in professional and business services (406,000) made up 11 percent of the total.

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The reemployment rate for displaced manufacturing workers was 65 percent, lower than the overall
reemployment rate for displaced workers (70 percent). (Workers were not necessarily reemployed in the
same industries from which they were displaced.) Reemployment rates for workers displaced from jobs in
the transportation and utilities industry and in the financial activities industry (77 percent each) were above
average.
In the January 2006 survey, persons displaced from managerial, professional, and related occupations
accounted for 34 percent of all long-tenured displaced workers. Sales and office occupations accounted
for about one-quarter of the long-tenured worker displacements. Workers in production, transportation,
and material moving jobs made up about one-fifth of the long-tenured displaced; workers in these occupations tend to be employed in the manufacturing industry. (See table 5.)
Among the major occupational groups, the reemployment rate was highest for workers displaced from
management, professional, and related occupations (74 percent) and lowest for those displaced from production, transportation, and material moving occupations (63 percent).
Geographic Divisions
The number of long-tenured workers displaced in each geographic division in the United States was
lower during the 2003–05 period than compared to the prior survey. The distribution of displacement
among the divisions, however, was about the same as in the prior survey. In January 2006, those residing
in the South Atlantic and Pacific divisions had the highest reemployment rates; about three-quarters of the
displaced in each of these divisions were reemployed at the time of the survey. (See table 6.)
Earnings
Of the 2.4 million reemployed displaced workers who lost full-time wage and salary jobs during the
2003–05 period, 2.0 million were working in such jobs in January 2006. Of these reemployed full-time
workers who reported earnings on their lost job, 51 percent were earning as much or more in their new
jobs as they had earned on the job they lost. This was higher than the proportion recorded in the January
2004 survey (43 percent). In January 2006, 29 percent reported earnings losses of 20 percent or more.
(See table 7.)
Total Displaced Workers (With No Tenure Restriction)
The total number of workers displaced during the 2003–05 period (regardless of how long they had
held their jobs) was about 8.1 million; the number of such workers during the 2001–2003 period was
11.4 million. About two-thirds of the total displaced during the most recent period had found new jobs
when surveyed in January 2006, while 16 percent were unemployed, and 16 percent were not in the labor
force. (See table 8.)
Compared with long-tenured displaced workers, the short-tenured were more likely to be young and to
have lost jobs in construction, in leisure and hospitality, and in professional and business services.

Technical Note
The data presented in this release were collected through a
supplement to the January 2006 Current Population Survey
(CPS), the monthly survey of about 60,000 households that
provides the basic data on employment and unemployment for
the nation. The CPS is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau
for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The purpose of this
supplement was to obtain information on the number and
characteristics of persons who had been displaced (as defined
below) from their jobs over the prior 3 calendar years.
Data presented in this release are based on Census 2000
population controls. This was the same basis as the January
2004 survey. Previously published estimates of displaced
workers from the February 2000 and January 2002 surveys were
based on population controls from the 1990 census. The
estimates from these earlier surveys have been recalculated
using the new Census 2000-based population controls. The
revised population controls raised the overall number of
displaced workers in each survey, but had little or no impact on
rates.
Revised versions of the news release tables for the February
2000 and January 2002 displaced worker surveys were made
available on the BLS Web site.
For a discussion of the revised population controls and the
impact that their introduction had on the basic CPS data, see
“Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in
January 2003” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and
Earnings and available at http://www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf
on the BLS Web site. Also see Adjustments to Household
Survey Population Estimates articles in the February 2004 and
2005 issues of Employment and Earnings. Both articles are
available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cps/
cps04adj.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200;
TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and
nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire
population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample
estimates may differ from the “true” population values they
represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies
depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability
is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is
about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an
estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6
standard errors from the “true” population value because of

sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.
Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or
unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information,
and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.
For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS
and information on estimating standard errors, see the
“Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error” section of
Employment and Earnings.
Concepts
The first question asked of survey respondents to the CPS
Supplement was, “During the last 3 calendar years, that is,
January 2003 through December 2005, did (you/name) lose a job
or leave one because: (your/his/her) plant or company closed
or moved, (your/his/her) position or shift was abolished, there
was insufficient work, or another similar reason?” If the answer
to that question was “yes,” then the respondent was asked to
identify which reason, among the following, best described the
reason for the job loss:
Plant or company closed down or moved
Plant or company operating but lost or left job because of:
Insufficient work
Position or shift abolished
Seasonal job completed
Self-operated business failed
Some other reason
Respondents who provided one of the first three reasons—
plant or company closed or moved, insufficient work, or
position or shift abolished—were then asked questions about
the lost job, including how many years it had been held; the year
the job was lost; its earnings, industry, and occupation; and
whether health insurance had been provided. Other questions
were asked to determine what transpired before and after the job
loss, such as: Was the respondent notified of the upcoming
dismissal? How long did he/she go without work? Did he/she
receive unemployment benefits? And, if so, were the benefits
used up? Did the person move to another location after the job
loss to take or look for another job? Information also was
collected about current health insurance coverage (other than
Medicare and Medicaid) and current earnings for those
employed in January 2006.

Table 1. Displaced workers 1 by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and employment status in
January 2006
Percent distribution by employment status
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

3,815
111
2,841
728
135

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

69.9
66.4
74.5
60.6
25.4

13.4
21.4
13.4
12.3
10.8

16.7
12.2
12.0
27.0
63.8

2,076
67
1,552
378
80

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

73.5
77.4
78.6
61.5
27.5

13.6
21.4
12.8
14.5
18.3

12.9
1.2
8.5
24.0
54.2

1,739
44
1,289
350
55

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

65.6
(2)
69.6
59.7
(2)

13.1
(2)
14.2
10.0
(2)

21.3
(2)
16.2
30.3
(2)

3,169
1,784
1,386

100.0
100.0
100.0

70.0
74.1
64.8

13.2
13.1
13.3

16.8
12.8
22.0

452
181
271

100.0
100.0
100.0

71.2
72.1
70.7

13.4
16.3
11.5

15.4
11.6
17.9

113
65
48

100.0
100.0
100.0

72.0
(2)
(2)

12.3
(2)
(2)

15.7
(2)
(2)

416
230
187

100.0
100.0
100.0

60.2
63.5
56.2

22.9
25.0
20.3

16.9
11.5
23.5

TOTAL
Total, 20 years and over .........................
20 to 24 years .............................................
25 to 54 years .............................................
55 to 64 years .............................................
65 years and over .......................................
Men
Total, 20 years and over .........................
20 to 24 years .............................................
25 to 54 years .............................................
55 to 64 years .............................................
65 years and over .......................................
Women
Total, 20 years and over .........................
20 to 24 years .............................................
25 to 54 years .............................................
55 to 64 years .............................................
65 years and over .......................................
White
Total, 20 years and over .........................
Men .............................................................
Women .......................................................
Black or African American
Total, 20 years and over .........................
Men .............................................................
Women .......................................................
Asian
Total, 20 years and over .........................
Men .............................................................
Women .......................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 20 years and over .........................
Men .............................................................
Women .......................................................

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job
they had lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005
because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the
abolishment of their positions or shifts.
2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African
American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not
presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified
as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified
by ethnicity as well as by race.

Table 2. Displaced workers 1 by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and reason for job loss, January 2006
Percent distribution by reason for job loss
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity

Total
(thousands)

Total

Plant or
Position or shift
company closed Insufficient work
abolished
down or moved

TOTAL
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
20 to 24 years ...............................................................
25 to 54 years ...............................................................
55 to 64 years ...............................................................
65 years and over .........................................................

3,815
111
2,841
728
135

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

49.0
39.1
48.5
53.2
44.1

22.2
42.8
22.6
16.5
28.8

28.8
18.1
28.9
30.2
27.1

2,076
67
1,552
378
80

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

48.8
29.7
48.2
53.9
51.9

24.8
61.6
24.5
17.5
32.9

26.5
8.7
27.3
28.6
15.2

1,739
44
1,289
350
55

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

49.2
(2)
48.9
52.5
(2)

19.2
(2)
20.3
15.5
(2)

31.6
(2)
30.8
32.0
(2)

3,169
1,784
1,386

100.0
100.0
100.0

49.5
49.6
49.5

22.1
23.9
19.8

28.4
26.6
30.7

452
181
271

100.0
100.0
100.0

42.5
37.3
45.9

19.7
29.2
13.4

37.8
33.5
40.7

113
65
48

100.0
100.0
100.0

52.3
(2)
(2)

25.9
(2)
(2)

21.8
(2)
(2)

416
230
187

100.0
100.0
100.0

59.6
63.0
55.5

26.1
29.9
21.4

14.3
7.2
23.1

Men
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
20 to 24 years ...............................................................
25 to 54 years ...............................................................
55 to 64 years ...............................................................
65 years and over .........................................................
Women
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
20 to 24 years ...............................................................
25 to 54 years ...............................................................
55 to 64 years ...............................................................
65 years and over .........................................................
White
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
Men ...............................................................................
Women .........................................................................
Black or African American
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
Men ...............................................................................
Women .........................................................................
Asian
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
Men ...............................................................................
Women .........................................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 20 years and over ...........................................
Men ...............................................................................
Women .........................................................................

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they
had lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant or
company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their
positions or shifts.
2 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African
American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for
all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or
Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as
by race.

Table 3. Displaced workers 1 by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment
status in January 2006
Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

3,815
1,733
2,019

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.9
69.1
70.6

13.4
13.5
12.9

16.7
17.5
16.5

1,869
984
852

100.0
100.0
100.0

70.9
70.1
71.6

11.7
12.2
10.8

17.4
17.8
17.5

849
216
617

100.0
100.0
100.0

64.7
53.4
68.8

19.2
28.8
15.3

16.2
17.8
16.0

1,098
532
550

100.0
100.0
100.0

72.2
73.6
70.9

11.8
9.6
13.6

16.0
16.7
15.5

TOTAL
Total, 20 years and over 2 ..................................................................
Received written advance notice ............................................................
Did not receive written advance notice ...................................................
Plant or company closed down or moved
Total, 20 years and over 2 ..................................................................
Received written advance notice ............................................................
Did not receive written advance notice ...................................................
Insufficient work
Total, 20 years and over 2 ..................................................................
Received written advance notice ............................................................
Did not receive written advance notice ...................................................
Position or shift abolished
Total, 20 years and over 2 ..................................................................
Received written advance notice ............................................................
Did not receive written advance notice ...................................................
1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had
lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant or
company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts.
2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.

Table 4. Displaced workers 1 by industry and class of worker of lost job and employment status in January 2006
Percent distribution by employment status
Industry and class of worker of lost job

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

Total, 20 years and over 2 .................................................................
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers ..................
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers ..............................

3,815
14
3,753

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.9
(3)
70.2

13.4
(3)
13.0

16.7
(3)
16.8

Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers .................................
Mining .............................................................................................
Construction ...................................................................................
Manufacturing .................................................................................
Durable goods manufacturing ..................................................
Primary metals and fabricated metal products ......................
Machinery manufacturing ......................................................
Computers and electronic products .......................................
Electrical equipment and appliances .....................................
Transportation equipment ......................................................
Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................................
Other durable goods industries .............................................
Nondurable goods manufacturing ............................................
Food manufacturing ...............................................................
Textiles, apparel, and leather ................................................
Paper and printing .................................................................
Other nondurable goods industries .......................................
Wholesale and retail trade ..............................................................
Wholesale trade .........................................................................
Retail trade ................................................................................
Transportation and utilities 4 ...........................................................
Transportation and warehousing ...............................................
Information 4 ...................................................................................
Telecommunications ..................................................................
Financial activities ..........................................................................
Finance and insurance ..............................................................
Finance ..................................................................................
Insurance ...............................................................................
Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................
Professional and business services ...............................................
Professional and technical services ..........................................
Management, administrative, and waste services .....................
Education and health services ........................................................
Educational services ..................................................................
Health care and social assistance 4 ..........................................
Hospitals ................................................................................
Health services, except hospitals ..........................................
Leisure and hospitality 4 .................................................................
Accommodation and food services 4 .........................................
Food services and drinking places ........................................
Other services ................................................................................

3,551
17
270
1,085
688
137
96
145
47
130
69
65
397
69
135
70
123
508
146
362
189
157
164
92
368
293
188
105
75
406
251
155
264
39
224
60
129
174
130
104
107

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.4
(3)
78.7
64.5
62.1
61.3
68.5
77.2
(3)
51.9
(3)
(3)
68.6
(3)
62.7
(3)
68.0
68.8
75.8
66.0
77.1
77.8
75.9
77.7
77.0
75.7
80.4
67.3
82.1
71.5
80.7
56.6
72.3
(3)
72.0
(3)
74.9
71.6
66.3
64.7
65.5

13.2
(3)
7.4
15.3
15.2
22.5
10.5
4.4
(3)
18.7
(3)
(3)
15.5
(3)
18.8
(3)
15.8
14.1
11.5
15.1
18.7
17.2
8.2
7.7
12.9
11.8
13.6
8.6
17.1
14.8
11.8
19.5
8.2
(3)
9.6
(3)
4.1
11.3
12.8
14.7
12.8

16.4
(3)
13.9
20.2
22.7
16.2
21.0
18.4
(3)
29.4
(3)
(3)
16.0
(3)
18.5
(3)
16.2
17.1
12.7
18.9
4.2
5.0
15.9
14.6
10.1
12.5
6.0
24.1
0.9
13.7
7.5
23.9
19.5
(3)
18.4
(3)
21.1
17.0
21.0
20.6
21.8

Government workers ............................................................................

202

100.0

66.5

9.4

24.1

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had
lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant or
company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their
positions or shifts.

2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who
did not report industry or class of worker.
3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
4 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

Table 5. Displaced workers 1 by occupation of lost job and employment status in January 2006
Percent distribution by employment status
Occupation of lost job

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

Total, 20 years and over 2 ...................................................

3,815

100.0

69.9

13.4

16.7

Management, professional, and related occupations ..............
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations ........................................................................
Professional and related occupations ....................................

1,307

100.0

74.1

11.9

14.0

709
598

100.0
100.0

71.8
76.8

13.6
9.9

14.6
13.2

Service occupations ................................................................

339

100.0

66.5

14.0

19.6

Sales and office occupations ...................................................
Sales and related occupations ..............................................
Office and administrative support occupations
............................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations ........................................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................
Construction and extraction occupations ...............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
............................................................................................
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations ........................................................................
Production occupations .........................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..................

949
360

100.0
100.0

70.2
73.9

11.3
13.6

18.6
12.6

589

100.0

67.9

9.9

22.2

421
5
240

100.0
100.0
100.0

72.2
(3)
70.2

13.0
(3)
13.7

14.8
(3)
16.0

176

100.0

76.9

11.2

11.9

765
524
241

100.0
100.0
100.0

63.3
59.4
71.7

17.6
18.8
14.8

19.2
21.8
13.4

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they
had lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant
or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their

positions or shifts.
2 Total includes a small number who did not report occupation.
3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.

Table 6. Displaced workers 1 by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2006
(In thousands)

Characteristic

Total

New
Middle
England Atlantic

East
North
Central

West
North
Central

South
Atlantic

East
South
Central

West
South
Central

Mountain

Pacific

Workers who lost jobs
Total, 20 years and over ...........................
Men ...............................................................
Women .........................................................

3,815
2,076
1,739

237
123
114

431
240
191

736
411
325

263
148
115

658
350
308

263
120
143

352
196
156

248
142
106

627
346
281

1,869
849
1,098

117
71
49

197
122
112

318
180
239

145
35
83

341
112
204

156
55
52

180
66
106

105
57
86

310
151
166

–

–

–

–

–

Reason for job loss
Plant or company closed down or moved .....
Insufficient work ............................................
Position or shift abolished .............................
Industry and class of worker of lost job 2
Agriculture and related industries wage and
salary workers .......................................
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary
workers ..................................................

3,753

234

417

734

263

652

258

348

245

602

Private nonagricultural wage and salary
workers ...................................................
Mining ...................................................
Construction .........................................
Manufacturing .......................................
Durable goods .................................
Nondurable goods ...........................
Wholesale and retail trade ....................
Transportation and utilities ...................
Information ............................................
Financial activities ................................
Professional and business services .....
Education and health services ..............
Leisure and hospitality ..........................
Other services ......................................

3,551
17
270
1,085
688
397
508
189
164
368
406
264
174
107

228
–
6
67
37
31
35
2
7
30
45
23
9
3

408
–
17
131
74
57
78
23
13
53
36
33
16
7

681
7
46
245
186
58
95
35
35
68
70
44
37
–

253
–
23
70
50
20
39
12
15
31
23
13
15
13

614
2
60
145
73
72
72
50
26
55
85
51
43
26

245
2
17
111
63
48
25
17
12
8
18
10
17
8

329
–
33
111
62
49
43
12
2
39
40
33
8
7

226
2
26
44
30
14
37
9
22
23
28
7
11
16

568
3
41
161
114
48
84
29
32
61
60
51
18
27

Government workers ..................................

202

6

10

53

10

38

14

20

19

34

2,667
510
638

159
41
36

258
80
94

498
124
114

188
30
46

512
64
82

163
49
51

250
26
76

175
25
48

464
71
92

14

–

3

3

8

Employment status
in January 2006
Employed ......................................................
Unemployed .................................................
Not in the labor force ....................................

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had
lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant or
company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
or shifts.
2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who did
not report industry or class of worker.
NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont compose the New England Division; New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas,

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota compose the
West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose
the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
Texas compose the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the Mountain
Division; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific
Division. Dash represents or rounds to zero.

Table 7. Displaced workers 1 who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2006 by industry of
lost job and characteristics of new job
(In thousands)
Reemployed in January 2006
Wage and salary workers
Full time
Industry and class of worker of lost job
Total

Earnings relative to those of lost job
Part
time

Total 2

Equal or
20 percent Below, but
20 percent
above, but
or more
within 20
or more
within 20
below
percent
above
percent

Selfemployed
and
unpaid
family
workers

Total who lost full-time wage and salary jobs 3 ........
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary
workers ..................................................................
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers ....

2,430

241

1,990

488

345

557

307

199

6
2,412

2
231

4
1,984

–
488

–
344

–
557

3
304

–
196

Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers .......
Mining ...................................................................
Construction .........................................................
Manufacturing .......................................................
Durable goods .................................................
Nondurable goods ...........................................
Wholesale and retail trade ....................................
Transportation and utilities ...................................
Information ............................................................
Financial activities ................................................
Professional and business services .....................
Education and health services ..............................
Leisure and hospitality ..........................................
Other services ......................................................

2,296
9
200
678
422
256
319
128
122
275
262
150
89
64

212
–
14
61
43
18
27
8
11
16
20
24
24
7

1,901
9
173
575
350
224
264
106
98
233
218
116
58
50

470
3
54
166
119
47
53
25
35
46
41
29
6
13

321
–
20
96
57
40
44
27
13
50
46
15
3
6

536
–
52
149
70
80
72
30
37
63
65
36
12
18

290
1
30
72
47
25
50
21
6
41
30
21
13
5

183
–
13
43
29
14
28
15
14
25
24
10
7
6

Government workers ..................................................

115

19

83

18

23

21

14

13

1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had
lost or left between January 2003 and December 2005 because of plant or
company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their
positions or shifts.

2 Includes about 293,000 persons who did not report earnings on lost job.
3 Includes a small number who did not report industry.

NOTE: Dash represents or rounds to zero.

Table 8. Total displaced workers 1 by selected characteristics and employment status in January 2006
Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

Workers who lost jobs
Total, 20 years and over .......................................................
20 to 24 years ...........................................................................
25 to 54 years ...........................................................................
55 to 64 years ...........................................................................
65 years and over .....................................................................

8,149
865
5,953
1,091
241

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.4
63.8
72.3
58.8
31.1

15.8
19.7
15.5
15.1
13.1

15.8
16.5
12.2
26.1
55.8

Men .......................................................................................
20 to 24 years ...........................................................................
25 to 54 years ...........................................................................
55 to 64 years ...........................................................................
65 years and over .....................................................................

4,540
510
3,319
568
143

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

72.3
67.6
76.8
59.9
34.6

15.6
21.5
14.3
17.7
16.0

12.1
10.8
8.9
22.4
49.4

Women .................................................................................
20 to 24 years ...........................................................................
25 to 54 years ...........................................................................
55 to 64 years ...........................................................................
65 years and over .....................................................................

3,608
354
2,633
523
98

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

63.4
58.3
66.7
57.7
26.0

16.1
17.0
17.0
12.2
8.8

20.5
24.7
16.3
30.2
65.2

White ........................................................................................
Black or African American ........................................................
Asian .........................................................................................
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity .......................................................

6,557
1,108
258
1,121

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

69.7
61.0
69.0
65.6

14.8
21.7
16.2
20.7

15.5
17.4
14.8
13.6

3,543
2,607
1,999

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.8
64.4
71.1

14.5
19.8
12.8

15.7
15.8
16.0

2,237

100.0

75.3

11.7

13.0

1,085
1,152
1,024
2,042
819
1,223

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

74.0
76.5
64.8
66.3
70.6
63.4

14.0
9.6
15.0
15.8
15.7
15.8

12.0
13.9
20.2
17.9
13.7
20.8

1,029
31
674
325

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

69.5
(3)
66.7
76.9

19.0
(3)
20.8
14.5

11.6
(3)
12.6
8.6

1,597
1,028
569

100.0
100.0
100.0

64.1
65.1
62.3

18.7
18.2
19.7

17.2
16.7
18.0

Reason for job loss
Plant or company closed down or moved .................................
Insufficient work ........................................................................
Position or shift abolished .........................................................
Occupation of lost job 2
Management, professional, and related occupations ..............
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations ........................................................................
Professional and related occupations ....................................
Service occupations ................................................................
Sales and office occupations ...................................................
Sales and related occupations ..............................................
Office and administrative support occupations ......................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations ........................................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................
Construction and extraction occupations ...............................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations ........................................................................
Production occupations .........................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..................
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 8. Total displaced workers 1 by selected characteristics and employment status in January 2006 —
Continued
Percent distribution by employment status
Characteristic

Total
(thousands)

Total

Employed

Unemployed

Not in the
labor force

Industry and class of worker of lost job 2
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers ....
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers ................

39
7,835

100.0
100.0

(3)
68.6

(3)
15.4

(3)
16.0

Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers ...................
Mining ...............................................................................
Construction .....................................................................
Manufacturing ...................................................................
Durable goods .............................................................
Nondurable goods .......................................................
Wholesale and retail trade ................................................
Transportation and utilities ...............................................
Information ........................................................................
Financial activities ............................................................
Professional and business services .................................
Education and health services ..........................................
Leisure and hospitality ......................................................
Other services ..................................................................

7,466
34
804
1,822
1,144
678
1,172
333
304
595
938
607
597
258

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.5
(3)
69.9
66.3
67.0
65.1
64.3
77.2
74.9
76.3
68.8
69.8
67.4
60.3

15.7
(3)
17.6
16.2
14.0
19.7
17.7
15.8
9.1
11.8
16.5
11.6
16.8
19.4

15.8
(3)
12.6
17.5
18.9
15.2
18.0
7.0
16.1
11.9
14.7
18.6
15.8
20.3

Government workers ..............................................................

370

100.0

71.0

9.0

20.0

1 Data refer to all persons (regardless of years of tenure on lost job)
who had lost or left a job between January 2003 and December 2005
because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the
abolishment of their positions or shifts.
2 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and
persons who did not report occupation, industry, or class of worker.

3 Data not shown where base is less than 75,000.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African
American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not
presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified
as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified
by ethnicity as well as by race.