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Table 3. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by whether they received written advance notice, reason for job loss, and employment status in January 2010 Percent distribution by employment status Total Characteristic (thousands) Total Employed Unemployed Not in the labor force TOTAL Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 6,938 100.0 48.8 36.1 15.2 Received written advance notice.......................... 2,554 100.0 51.6 33.5 15.0 Did not receive written advance notice................... 4,296 100.0 47.2 37.7 15.1 Plant or company closed down or moved Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 2,123 100.0 53.2 30.5 16.3 Received written advance notice.......................... 1,175 100.0 54.1 30.0 15.9 Did not receive written advance notice................... 933 100.0 52.0 31.3 16.6 Insufficient work Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 2,971 100.0 44.5 41.7 13.8 Received written advance notice.......................... 703 100.0 44.9 40.5 14.6 Did not receive written advance notice................... 2,210 100.0 44.4 42.2 13.4 Position or shift abolished Total, 20 years and over (2)......................... 1,844 100.0 50.6 33.3 16.0 Received written advance notice.......................... 676 100.0 54.1 32.3 13.6 Did not receive written advance notice................... 1,154 100.0 48.5 34.3 17.1 1 Data refer to persons who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2007 and December 2009 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. 2 Includes a small number who did not report information on advance notice.