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Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance by Industry, Maine, 2005 and 2004
Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Industry Description 2005 2004
Establishments Total Layoffs Establishments Total Layoffs
Total1 With
Layoffs		 Layoff
Events2		 Separations Initial
Claims		 Total1 With
Layoffs		 Layoff
Events2		   Separations Initial
Claims
                                           
  Total, All Industries 6,392   103   124   13,498   7,015   6,410   70   86   10,077   7,056  
  Good-Producing Industries 1,239   54   68   5,692   3,902   1,231   42   55   5,051   4,383  
  Natural Resources and Mining 127   0   0   0   0   126   0   0   0   0  
  Construction 474   22   30   2,334   1,472   463   19   27   2,704   2,137  
  Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 55   9   11   816   692   58   8   13   1,484   1,468  
  Balance of Construction 419   13   19   1,518   780   405   11   14   1,220   669  
  Manufacturing 638   32   38   3,358   2,430   642   23   28   2,347   2,246  
  Manufacturing of Durable Goods 356   18   23   2,147   1,442   360   8   10   386   530  
  Manufacturing of Nondurable Goods 282   14   15   1,211   988   282   15   18   1,961   1,716  
  Service-Providing Industries 5,153   49   56   7,806   3,113   5,179   28   31   5,026   2,673  
  Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,437   12   15   3,790   1,513   1,432   5   6   2,976   1,266  
  Utilities 41   0   0   0   0   38   0   0   0   0  
  Wholesale Trade 299   *   *   *   *   293   0   0   0   0  
  Retail Trade 903   5   8   3,240   1,273   905   *   3   2,800   1,118  
  Transportation and Warehousing 194   5   5   463   185   196   3   3   176   148  
  Information 120   *   *   *   *   121   *   *   *   *  
  Financial Activities 319   0   0   0   0   318   0   0   0   0  
  Professional and Business Services 565   8   8   729   348   563   5   6   430   489  
  Education and Health Services 1,043   9   9   393   272   1,073   5   5   179   171  
  Leisure and Hospitality 1,233   16   20   2,627   826   1,242   7   8   1,086   498  
  Other Services 178   3   3   177   125   176   4   4   250   163  
  Government 258   0   0   0   0   254   0   0   0   0  
                                           
1Total Establishments are those employers with 15 or more employees.
2A mass layoff event occurs when 20 or more workers are laid off for more than 30 days.
* Data does not meet Federal or State disclosure criteria.