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Mass Layoff Events and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
by Industry in Maine, Quarter Ending September, 2007
  Establishments Total Layoffs

Industry Description

Total1
With Layoffs Layoff Events2 Separa-tions Initial Claims
Total, all industries 5,703 11 11 641 565
Goods-Producing Industries 1,124 6 6 303 261
Manufacturing 631 5 5 257 224
Other Goods Producing Industries 493 * * * *
Service-Providing Industries 4,579 5 5 338 304
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,315 4 4 281 247
Information 114 0 0 0 0
Financial Activities 300 0 0 0 0
Professional & Business Services 538 0 0 0 0
Education & Health Services 1,031 * * * *
Leisure & Hospitality 872 0 0 0 0
Other Services 151 0 0 0 0
Government 258 0 0 0 0
Source: Maine Department of Labor, Center for Workforce Research and Information, in cooperation with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
1) Total Establishments are those employers with 15 or more employees.
2) A 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 but is included in the Total, all industries row.