Table 12. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 12. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)
Total	1,533	1,322	1,384	1.0	0.8	0.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,471	1,272	1,331	1.1	1.0	1.0
Mining and logging	6	7	4	1.0	1.1	0.7
Construction	170	144	119	2.2	1.8	1.5
Manufacturing	133	127	149	1.0	1.0	1.2
Durable goods	69	78	91	0.9	1.0	1.1
Nondurable goods	64	49	58	1.3	1.0	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	297	194	254	1.0	0.7	0.9
Wholesale trade	62	32	55	1.0	0.5	0.9
Retail trade	175	116	135	1.1	0.7	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	60	45	64	0.8	0.6	0.9
Information	28	36	32	0.9	1.2	1.1
Financial activities	41	45	67	0.4	0.5	0.7
Finance and insurance	28	23	41	0.4	0.3	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	22	26	0.5	0.9	1.0
Professional and business services	403	331	325	1.8	1.5	1.4
Private education and health services	154	140	178	0.6	0.5	0.7
Private educational services	13	18	23	0.3	0.5	0.6
Health care and social assistance	141	121	155	0.7	0.5	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	181	215	176	1.1	1.3	1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	48	61	50	2.0	2.4	2.0
Accommodation and food services	133	154	126	1.0	1.1	0.9
Other services	57	34	27	1.0	0.6	0.5
Government	61	49	53	0.3	0.2	0.2
Federal	6	5	5	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local	55	44	48	0.3	0.2	0.2
State and local education	22	28	22	0.2	0.3	0.2
State and local, excluding education	33	16	26	0.4	0.2	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	218	216	245	0.8	0.8	0.9
South	558	493	462	1.0	0.8	0.8
Midwest	384	322	252	1.2	1.0	0.8
West	373	290	425	1.0	0.8	1.1
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month. (2) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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