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| Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance by Industry, Maine, Quarter Ending December, 2006 | |||||
| Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
| Industry Description | Establishments | Total Layoffs | |||
| Total1 | With Layoffs | Layoff Events2 | Separa-tions | Initial Claims | |
| Total, All Industries | 6497 | 33 | 33 | 2687 | 2357 |
| Goods-Producing Industries | 1227 | 20 | 20 | 1602 | 1393 |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction | 490 | 13 | 13 | 1015 | 753 |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 50 | 5 | 5 | 577 | 410 |
| Balance of Construction | 440 | 8 | 8 | 438 | 343 |
| Manufacturing | 641 | 7 | 7 | 587 | 640 |
| Manufacturing of Durable Goods | 359 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 286 |
| Manufacturing of Nondurable Goods | 282 | 3 | 3 | 380 | 354 |
| Service-Providing Industries | 5270 | 13 | 13 | 1085 | 964 |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 1452 | 3 | 3 | 504 | 531 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Information | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial Activities | 316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finance and Insurance | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional and Business Services | 593 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 151 |
| Education and Health Services | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 1283 | 7 | 7 | 374 | 282 |
| Other Services | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | |||||