"In the first quarter of 2004, just 4,633 workers were laid off as a result of offshore outsourcing due to mass layoffsabout 2 percent of total mass job layoffs."
Yes, it's only 2% of the total but it's concentrated very heavily in just a few areas. That makes the impact more severe than if it were spread out across all areas.
Recessions will do that . . . unless you have some specific areas in mind?