2024 Major Work Stoppages (Annual) — 2025-02-20

In 2024, there were 31 major work stoppages beginning in the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The lowest annual total of major work stoppages was 5 in 2009 and the highest was 470 in 1952. Between the years 2005-2024, there have been an average of 17.4 work stoppages beginning in the year. A major work stoppage involves 1,000 or more workers and lasts at least one shift during the work week, Monday through Friday excluding Federal holidays. There were 271,500 workers involved in major work stoppages that began in 2024. Service-providing industries accounted for 232,500 workers, or 85.6 percent of idled workers over the year. Within service-providing industries, the education and health services sector accounted for the idling of 126,500 workers, the other services (except for public administration) sector for 47,000 workers, and the other sectors for 59,000 workers.