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711. Work Stoppages
[Excludes work stoppages involving fewer than 1,000 workers and lastingless than 1 day (896 represents 896,000). Information is based on reports of labor disputes appearing in
daily newspapers, trade journals, and other public sources. The parties to the disputes are contacted by telephone, when necessary, to clarify details of the stoppages]
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DAYS IDLE
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Number
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Percent
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YEAR
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of work
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Workers
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estimated
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stop-
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involved 2
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Number 3
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working
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pages 1
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(1,000)
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(1,000)
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time 4
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1960
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222
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896
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13,260
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0.09
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1965
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268
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999
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15,140
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0.10
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1969
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412
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1,576
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29,397
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0.16
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1970
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381
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2,468
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52,761
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0.29
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1971
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298
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2,516
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35,538
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0.19
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1972
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250
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975
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16,764
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0.09
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1973
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317
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1,400
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16,260
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0.08
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1974
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424
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1,796
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31,809
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0.16
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1975
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235
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965
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17,563
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0.09
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1976
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231
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1,519
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23,962
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0.12
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1977
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298
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1,212
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21,258
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0.10
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1978
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219
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1,006
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23,774
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0.11
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1979
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235
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1,021
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20,409
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0.09
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1980
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187
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795
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20,844
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0.09
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1981
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145
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729
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16,908
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0.07
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1982
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96
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656
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9,061
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0.04
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1983
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81
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909
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17,461
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0.08
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1984
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62
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376
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8,499
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0.04
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1985
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54
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324
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7,079
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0.03
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1986
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69
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533
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11,861
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0.05
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1987
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46
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174
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5
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4,481
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0.02
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1988
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40
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118
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5
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4,381
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0.02
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1989
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51
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452
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16,996
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0.07
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1990
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44
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185
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5,926
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0.02
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1991
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40
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392
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4,584
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0.02
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1992
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35
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364
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3,989
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0.01
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1993
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35
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182
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3,981
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0.01
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1994
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45
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322
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5,020
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0.02
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1995
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31
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192
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5,771
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0.02
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1996
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37
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273
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4,889
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0.02
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1997
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29
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339
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4,497
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0.01
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1998
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34
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387
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5,116
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0.02
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1999
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17
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73
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1,996
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0.01
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1 Beginning in year indicated.
2 Workers counted more than once if involved in more than one stoppage during the year.
3 Resulting from all stoppages in effect in a year, including those that began in an earlier year.
4 Agricultural and government employees are included in the total working time; private household and forestry and fishery employees are excluded.
5 Revised since originally published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Compensation and Working Conditions, monthly through 1995; thereafter, quarterly.
http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/711_work_stoppages.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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