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Table 2 Summary statistics by industry

From: Industry shutdown rates and permanent layoffs: evidence from firm-worker matched data

Industry

Age

Female

Tenure

Earnings

SR

PL

Firms

Workers

Crop and animal production

41.7

0.41

5.76

21,530

0.132

0.073

8610

13,530

Forestry and logging; fishing, hunting, and trapping

41.1

0.20

5.49

30,840

0.138

0.124

4485

9540

Oil and gas extraction

41.2

0.29

6.92

107,090

0.125

0.015

375

3560

Mining (except oil and gas)

43.9

0.10

9.92

66,030

0.115

0.026

400

6235

Support for mining, oil, and gas extraction

39.0

0.14

4.56

59,380

0.121

0.076

1295

6050

Utilities

43.4

0.26

10.46

69,290

0.161

0.015

365

11,330

Construction

41.0

0.15

5.25

39,610

0.136

0.114

30,530

64,965

Food; beverage and tobacco manufacturing

41.3

0.39

7.04

38,390

0.099

0.035

2855

26,970

Textile mills; textile product mills

41.7

0.42

7.14

34,090

0.111

0.039

755

3825

Clothing manufacturing; leather and allied manufacturing

43.0

0.76

6.29

22,950

0.160

0.055

1800

8095

Wood product manufacturing

41.1

0.15

7.67

46,720

0.118

0.036

1945

13,670

Paper manufacturing

43.2

0.18

9.66

58,110

0.087

0.017

405

10,230

Printing and related support activities

41.0

0.41

6.68

41,240

0.102

0.031

2135

7715

Chemical manufacturing

41.2

0.36

6.82

56,900

0.100

0.020

875

8170

Plastic and rubber product manufacturing

40.1

0.32

7.03

43,500

0.089

0.026

1320

12,310

Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing

42.3

0.16

7.85

47,050

0.091

0.041

930

5905

Primary metal manufacturing

44.0

0.11

11.45

62,970

0.095

0.015

340

8735

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

41.1

0.18

6.70

44,670

0.074

0.046

3950

15,360

Machinery manufacturing

40.6

0.18

6.67

51,500

0.081

0.034

2445

12,660

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

39.8

0.35

6.67

60,660

0.111

0.032

965

8415

Electrical, appliance, and component manufacturing

41.7

0.31

6.98

49,000

0.093

0.041

550

4855

Transportation equipment manufacturing

41.6

0.20

9.01

57,060

0.094

0.018

1070

23,765

Furniture and related product manufacturing

40.4

0.24

6.17

33,600

0.106

0.040

1975

7975

Miscellaneous manufacturing

40.5

0.42

6.25

36,360

0.096

0.041

1870

5620

Wholesale trade

40.9

0.35

6.34

47,120

0.110

0.032

19,720

66,045

Retail trade

40.4

0.56

6.02

29,950

0.126

0.022

35,605

117,410

Air, rail, water, touristic, and support transportation

42.0

0.28

8.75

52,860

0.146

0.021

2410

20,420

Truck transportation

41.6

0.16

5.06

37,810

0.144

0.037

6695

16,385

Transit and ground passenger transportation

44.9

0.33

7.92

34,530

0.125

0.026

1525

9550

Warehousing and storage

40.7

0.27

6.06

41,410

0.097

0.033

430

2485

Publishing information and data processing services

40.1

0.49

6.35

51,060

0.136

0.020

1690

12,220

Motion picture and sound recording industries

37.8

0.40

4.26

40,670

0.159

0.092

875

2995

Broadcasting and telecommunication

40.0

0.45

8.85

58,120

0.147

0.009

635

17,530

Finance, insurance, and real estate

41.1

0.61

7.18

51,840

0.118

0.017

16,340

81,690

Professional, scientific, and technical services

39.6

0.49

4.98

50,860

0.131

0.035

23,005

58,470

Administrative and support services

39.7

0.48

3.81

28,300

0.133

0.049

12,440

55,515

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

39.5

0.50

4.86

29,440

0.123

0.059

4895

14,865

Accommodation and food services

38.8

0.62

4.23

18,800

0.152

0.035

25,745

61,130

Other services (except public administration)

41.4

0.56

5.34

30,380

0.137

0.031

27,360

53,125

  1. Note: SR is the shutdown rate while PL is the permanent layoff rate