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Mass Layoff Events, Separations, and Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance by Industry, Maine, 2006 and 2005
Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
	2006					2005
	Establishments		Total Layoffs			Establishments		Total Layoffs
Industry Description	Total¹	With Layoffs	Layoff Events²	Separa-tions	Initial Claims	Total¹	With Layoffs	Layoff Events²	Separa-tions	Initial Claims
Total, All Industries	6,497	80	103	9,892	6,447	6,392	103	124	13,498	7,015
Goods-Producing Industries	1,227	37	49	4,009	3,008	1,239	54	68	5,692	3,902
Natural Resources and Mining	96	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0
Construction	490	18	26	1,769	1,448	419	13	19	1,518	780
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	50	7	10	986	787	55	9	11	816	692
Balance of construction	440	11	16	783	661	419	13	19	1,518	780
Manufacturing	641	19	23	2,240	1,560	638	32	38	3,358	2,430
Manufacturing of Durable Goods	359	9	11	1,065	613	356	18	23	2,147	1,442
Manufacturing of Nondurable Goods	282	10	12	1,175	947	282	14	15	1,211	988
Service-Providing Industries	5,270	43	54	5,883	3,439	5,153	49	56	7,806	3,113
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,452	13	19	2,420	1,676	1,437	12	15	3,790	1,513
Utilities	40	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0
Wholesale Trade	302	*	*	*	*	299	*	*	*	*
Retail Trade	909	7	13	1,916	1,444	903	5	8	3,240	1,273
Transportation and Warehousing	201	5	5	480	201	194	5	5	463	185
Information	119	*	*	*	*	120	*	*	*	*
Financial Activities	316	*	*	*	*	319	0	0	0	0
Professional and Business Services	593	7	10	693	423	565	8	8	729	348
Education and Health Services	1,059	7	7	256	213	1,043	9	9	393	272
Leisure and Hospitality	1,283	11	13	1,911	775	1,233	16	20	2,627	826
Other Services	170	3	3	153	117	178	3	3	177	125
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.