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Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
by Primary Reason for Separation, Maine, 2004 and 2003
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 2004 2003
Establishments
with Layoffs
Layoff
Events1
Separations Initial
Claims
Establishments
with Layoffs
Layoff
Events1
Separations Initial
Claims
                                   
  Total2 73 86   10,077 7,056   95   122   11,654 8,845  
  Contract Completed 6 12   1,700 1,326   3   5   450 435  
  Product Line Discontinued 3 3   135 140   0   0   0 0  
  Reorganization within the Company 6 6   467 363   5   8   775 481  
  Seasonal 37 42   6,272 3,661   52   62   5,982 4,416  
  Slack Work 8 9   298 479   21   22   1,458 1,310  
  Other3 13 14   1,205 1,087   18   25   2,989 2,203  
                                   
1A mass layoff event occurs when 20 or more workers are laid off for more than 30 days.
2Establishments with layoffs by reason will not add to total due to some companies having several events with different reasons.
3Other reasons include bankruptcy, business ownership change, contract cancellation, domestic relocation, import competition, model changeover, overseas relocation, plant or machine repair, and weather related.