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Work Stoppages (Strikes and Lockouts)

Work Stoppage Data tracks major work stoppages (strikes and lockouts) involving 1,000 or more workers. Provides data on the number of stoppages, workers involved, and days idle by industry and year. One of the longest-running BLS data series, with records dating back to 1947.

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3,669
Coverage:
1947-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2026-12-31T00:00:00Z

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Work stoppage data with human-readable labels and proper dates

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