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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)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

Total

1,868 1,653 1,546 1,607 1,572 -35 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,774 1,570 1,462 1,508 1,507 -1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Mining and logging

5 7 8 5 12 7 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.9 1.1

Construction

151 167 171 173 210 37 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 0.5

Manufacturing

115 128 109 110 117 7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.1

Durable goods

56 67 53 56 63 7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.1

Nondurable goods

59 62 55 54 54 0 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

452 286 317 318 297 -21 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 -0.1

Wholesale trade

56 53 59 43 48 5 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.1

Retail trade

151 130 145 142 136 -6 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

244 102 112 133 113 -20 3.4 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.6 -0.3

Information

46 15 24 32 17 -15 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.6 -0.5

Financial activities

56 63 71 48 65 17 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.2

Finance and insurance

19 34 46 27 28 1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

37 29 26 22 37 15 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 0.6

Professional and business services

509 397 325 361 446 85 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.9 0.3

Private education and health services

154 189 166 161 121 -40 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 -0.1

Private educational services

28 28 23 20 21 1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0

Health care and social assistance

126 161 144 141 99 -42 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 -0.1

Leisure and hospitality

222 247 212 239 177 -62 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 -0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

62 65 66 75 72 -3 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.8 -0.1

Accommodation and food services

160 182 146 163 104 -59 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 0.7 -0.4

Other services

65 72 60 61 45 -16 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 -0.2

Government

93 83 84 99 65 -34 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.1

Federal

5 9 8 8 5 -3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1

State and local

88 74 76 90 61 -29 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.1

State and local education

42 45 42 44 25 -19 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.2

State and local, excluding education

46 28 34 46 35 -11 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 -0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

345 411 264 245 267 22 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.1

South

786 578 568 589 592 3 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

Midwest

376 297 304 358 328 -30 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 -0.1

West

361 367 411 415 384 -31 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 -0.1

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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024