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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)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)

Total

1,641 1,850 1,938 1.0 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,542 1,700 1,868 1.2 1.2 1.4

Mining and logging

7 7 5 1.1 1.0 0.8

Construction

132 179 160 1.6 2.1 1.9

Manufacturing

136 110 156 1.0 0.8 1.2

Durable goods

71 63 95 0.9 0.8 1.2

Nondurable goods

65 47 61 1.3 1.0 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

232 313 298 0.8 1.1 1.0

Wholesale trade

48 51 46 0.8 0.8 0.7

Retail trade

118 153 129 0.8 1.0 0.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

66 109 122 0.9 1.5 1.7

Information

17 43 44 0.6 1.4 1.5

Financial activities

55 110 66 0.6 1.2 0.7

Finance and insurance

22 61 35 0.3 0.9 0.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

33 48 31 1.3 1.9 1.2

Professional and business services

352 429 486 1.5 1.9 2.1

Private education and health services

175 188 195 0.7 0.7 0.7

Private educational services

27 52 37 0.7 1.4 1.0

Health care and social assistance

148 136 158 0.7 0.6 0.7

Leisure and hospitality

385 242 408 2.3 1.4 2.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

161 105 182 6.2 3.6 6.8

Accommodation and food services

223 137 226 1.6 0.9 1.6

Other services

51 81 50 0.9 1.4 0.8

Government

98 150 70 0.4 0.7 0.3

Federal

8 6 5 0.3 0.2 0.2

State and local

90 144 65 0.4 0.7 0.3

State and local education

27 55 25 0.3 0.6 0.2

State and local, excluding education

63 89 40 0.7 0.9 0.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

288 304 465 1.0 1.1 1.6

South

654 670 732 1.1 1.1 1.2

Midwest

375 426 390 1.1 1.3 1.2

West

323 451 351 0.9 1.2 0.9

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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024