1995–97 Worker Displacement — 1998-08-19

A total of 3.6 million workers were displaced between January 1995 and December 1997 from jobs they had held for at least 3 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The number of displaced workers declined from 4.2 million in the previous survey that covered the period from January 1993 to December 1995. Both surveys covered periods of strong employment growth and falling unemployment. Since 1984, the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor has sponsored biennial surveys that collect information on workers who were displaced from their jobs. These surveys have been conducted as supplements to the Current Population Survey, a monthly survey of households that is the main source of information on the nation's labor force.