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Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
by Primary Reason for Separation, Maine, 2003-2002
	Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Primary Reason for Separation	2003				2002
	Primary Reason for Separation	Establishments with Layoffs	Layoff Events₁	Separa-tions	Initial Claims	Establishments with Layoffs	Layoff Events₁	Separa-tions	Initial Claims
	Total²	95	122	11,654	8,845	96	115	12,970	8,991
	Financial Difficulty	0	0	0	0	7	7	1,370	763
	Import Competition	10	17	2,616	1,890	9	12	940	768
	Reorganization within the Company	5	8	775	481	5	5	619	564
	Seasonal	52	62	5,982	4,416	51	54	6,664	4,107
	Slack Work	21	22	1,458	1,310	18	20	1,754	1,492
	Other³	11	13	823	748	13	17	1,623	1,297

	¹) A mass layoff event occurs when 20 or more workers are laid off for more than 30 days.
	²) Establishments with Layoffs by reason will not add to total due to some companies having several events with different reasons.
	³) Other reasons include bankruptcy, business ownership change, contract cancellation, contract completed, domestic relocation, material shortage, natural disaster, overseas relocation, plant or machine repair, product line discontinued, and weather related.