Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Sept. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)	Sept. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)
Total	1,595	1,560	1,713	1,668	1,833	165	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,526	1,479	1,627	1,589	1,775	186	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
Mining and logging	8	7	6	7	6	-1	1.3	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Construction	159	145	175	169	178	9	2.0	1.8	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
Manufacturing	133	124	102	93	148	55	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.1	0.4
Durable goods	72	70	60	48	94	46	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	1.2	0.6
Nondurable goods	61	54	42	45	54	9	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	273	357	333	312	327	15	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	55	49	50	55	50	-5	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Retail trade	134	201	169	137	149	12	0.9	1.3	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	84	107	114	121	128	7	1.2	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.8	0.1
Information	24	34	38	43	54	11	0.8	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.8	0.4
Financial activities	53	50	72	79	63	-16	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Finance and insurance	24	27	46	41	36	-5	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	23	26	38	28	-10	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.5	1.1	-0.4
Professional and business services	387	394	399	452	497	45	1.7	1.7	1.7	2.0	2.2	0.2
Private education and health services	172	150	185	172	188	16	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	28	31	30	29	36	7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
Health care and social assistance	144	119	155	143	152	9	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	254	171	232	204	254	50	1.5	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.5	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	86	54	68	69	86	17	3.4	2.1	2.5	2.6	3.2	0.6
Accommodation and food services	168	116	164	135	168	33	1.2	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.3
Other services	63	46	85	57	60	3	1.1	0.8	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.0
Government	69	81	86	79	59	-20	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	8	6	6	6	5	-1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	61	75	80	73	53	-20	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	33	43	37	33	33	0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	28	32	43	40	20	-20	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	227	273	346	272	415	143	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.5	0.5
South	633	560	577	629	661	32	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	380	315	374	395	375	-20	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
West	355	412	416	372	383	11	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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