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Table 6. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by selected characteristics and area of residence in January 2010 (In thousands) New Middle East West South East West Characteristic Total England Atlantic North North Atlantic South South Mountain Pacific Central Central Central Central Workers who lost jobs Total, 20 years and over........ 6,938 395 829 1,268 444 1,376 343 521 521 1,241 Men................................. 4,183 219 488 755 247 836 208 334 326 771 Women............................... 2,754 177 340 513 197 540 135 187 196 470 Reason for job loss Plant or company closed down or moved.............................. 2,123 106 326 395 135 362 121 169 145 365 Insufficient work................... 2,971 166 287 489 151 642 155 265 243 573 Position or shift abolished......... 1,844 124 215 384 158 372 67 87 134 303 Industry and class of worker of lost job (2) Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers............ 36 1 3 7 2 5 - - 1 17 Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers..................... 6,811 392 817 1,240 436 1,352 343 496 514 1,222 Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers................... 6,546 375 789 1,190 425 1,286 328 493 501 1,157 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction......... 73 - 10 2 - 4 4 41 12 - Construction................ 919 24 64 148 40 269 33 68 88 185 Manufacturing............... 1,568 73 182 407 110 232 133 86 89 256 Durable goods.......... 1,134 49 99 328 90 167 91 58 68 184 Nondurable goods....... 435 23 83 79 21 65 42 28 21 72 Wholesale and retail trade.. 995 61 139 158 66 198 51 76 58 187 Transportation and utilities 312 20 27 78 12 54 22 29 23 47 Information................. 195 30 13 28 23 21 8 22 18 31 Financial activities........ 607 43 66 106 51 137 14 44 37 108 Professional and business services................... 778 41 90 125 53 152 24 44 89 161 Education and health services................... 543 33 128 67 33 100 20 56 25 81 Leisure and hospitality..... 326 25 41 44 18 67 13 17 48 52 Other services.............. 231 24 29 26 18 53 7 10 15 48 Government wage and salary workers 265 17 28 49 11 66 14 3 12 65 Employment status in January 2010 Employed............................ 3,385 197 372 616 264 657 157 275 280 566 Unemployed.......................... 2,502 154 323 457 121 511 138 158 146 493 Not in the labor force.............. 1,051 44 134 195 59 208 48 87 95 182 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 Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and persons who did not report industry or class of worker. NOTE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont compose the New England Division; New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania compose the Middle Atlantic Division; Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin compose the East North Central Division; Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota compose the West North Central Division; Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Caro- lina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia compose the South Atlantic Division; Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee compose the East South Central Division; Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas compose the West South Central Division; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming compose the Mountain Divi- sion; Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington compose the Pacific Division. Dash represents or rounds to zero.