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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	1,265	1,469	1,545	0.8	0.9	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,206	1,431	1,504	0.9	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	7	4	6	1.2	0.7	1.0
Construction	117	143	100	1.5	1.8	1.2
Manufacturing	106	91	85	0.8	0.7	0.7
Durable goods	65	59	48	0.8	0.8	0.6
Nondurable goods	40	33	37	0.8	0.7	0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	246	271	281	0.9	1.0	1.0
Wholesale trade	42	39	56	0.7	0.6	0.9
Retail trade	124	163	137	0.8	1.1	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	80	70	88	1.1	1.0	1.2
Information	34	42	65	1.2	1.5	2.4
Financial activities	61	42	43	0.7	0.5	0.5
Finance and insurance	40	31	28	0.6	0.5	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	11	15	0.9	0.4	0.6
Professional and business services	330	442	473	1.5	2.0	2.1
Private education and health services	114	165	145	0.4	0.6	0.5
Private educational services	17	17	19	0.4	0.4	0.5
Health care and social assistance	97	149	126	0.4	0.6	0.5
Leisure and hospitality	144	199	242	0.9	1.2	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	62	30	54	2.5	1.2	2.1
Accommodation and food services	82	168	188	0.6	1.2	1.3
Other services	46	31	63	0.8	0.5	1.0
Government	59	39	42	0.2	0.2	0.2
Federal	7	3	4	0.2	0.1	0.1
State and local	52	35	38	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local education	22	19	18	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local, excluding education	30	17	21	0.3	0.2	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	171	245	249	0.6	0.9	0.9
South	534	543	582	0.9	0.9	1.0
Midwest	272	284	368	0.8	0.9	1.1
West	288	397	346	0.8	1.1	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.

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