Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 7. Displaced workers (1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2008 by industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
Table 7. Displaced workers (1) who lost full-time wage and salary jobs and were reemployed in January 2008 by
industry of lost job and characteristics of new job
(In thousands)
Reemployed in January 2008
Wage and salary workers
Full time
Self-
Industry and class of worker of lost job employed
Total Earnings relative to those of lost job and
Part unpaid
time family
Total 20 Below, Equal or 20 workers
(2) percent but above, percent
or more within 20 but or more
below percent within 20 above
percent
Total who lost full-time wage and salary
jobs (3)............................... 2,183 235 1,725 362 283 488 306 224
Agriculture and related industries wage and
salary workers............................. 9 - 5 1 - 2 3 4
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary
workers.................................... 2,170 235 1,716 361 279 486 303 220
Private nonagricultural wage and salary
workers.................................. 2,106 220 1,670 351 277 474 296 216
Mining.............................. 3 - 3 - - - 3 -
Construction........................ 171 23 128 22 13 66 10 19
Manufacturing....................... 548 48 443 110 71 122 68 57
Durable goods.................. 364 29 286 71 50 76 43 48
Nondurable goods............... 184 19 157 40 21 46 25 8
Wholesale and retail trade.......... 288 26 231 42 44 65 46 31
Transportation and utilities........ 103 3 89 33 13 22 13 12
Information......................... 116 3 103 23 17 26 15 10
Financial activities................ 234 20 196 40 38 47 23 17
Professional and business services.. 208 35 143 13 40 36 26 30
Education and health services....... 192 35 143 30 24 53 21 13
Leisure and hospitality............. 130 20 95 15 5 18 35 15
Other services...................... 113 6 96 23 11 18 35 11
Government workers........................ 64 14 46 10 2 12 7 4
1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2005 and
December 2007 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions
or shifts.
2 Includes about 286,000 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.
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Last Modified Date: August 26, 2008
