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		Mass Layoff Statistics Program Separation by Industry Separations by Reason
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*What is the Mass Layoff Statistics Program (MLS)?*
The Mass Layoff Statistics Program is a Federal/State Cooperative Program which uses the states’ Unemployment Insurance databases to identify, describe and track the effects of major job cutbacks on both a statewide and national level. In South Carolina, whenever 50 or more initial claims are filed against a single company, during a five-week period, a "potential mass layoff" is considered to have occurred. An analyst within the Labor Market Information Department will then contact the establishment to determine if the layoff is		temporary or permanent. If the layoff is permanent, the analyst will obtain information on the number of layoffs, the pre-layoff employment level, the reason for the layoff, and the recall expectations. The program will identify establishments classified as potential layoff events by industry and location. It also identifies the claimants associated with the mass layoff events by age, sex, race, ethnic group, and place of residence. The program tracks individuals throughout their entire spell of unemployment.

LMI is on the Web… Visit the SC Labor Market Information web site at the following address for all your statistical data needs: http://www.sces.org/lmi		Mass Layoff Statistics Definitions BLS Events A layoff for which the total number of initial claims meets or exceeds the BLS Trigger within a 5-week period. The BLS Trigger is 50. Separation The total number of permanent separations in an event as reported by the employer during employer contact.

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