Table 5: Total Layoffs(*) and Layoffs from New Firms for the 12 Months Ending June 30, 1998
Total Layoffs | Layoffs from New Firms | Percent of Total | |
Agriculture | 250 | 39 | 15.6% |
Mining | 1,573 | 311 | 19.8% |
Construction | 5,020 | 1,015 | 20.2% |
Manufacturing | 1,114 | 129 | 11.6% |
Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities | 771 | 147 | 19.1% |
Wholesale Trade | 370 | 82 | 22.2% |
Retail Trade | 2,252 | 434 | 19.3% |
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate | 264 | 47 | 17.8% |
Services | 3,647 | 485 | 13.3% |
Public Administration | 432 | 5 | 1.2% |
Nonclassified | 977 | 0 | 0.0% |
Total | 16,670 | 2,694 | 16.2% |
* "Layoffs" are the sum of Unemployment Insurance (UI) initial claims and additional claims, and represents the number of jobs lost.
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