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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)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Total

2,329 1,829 2,003 1.5 1.2 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

2,247 1,730 1,946 1.7 1.3 1.5

Mining and logging

8 6 19 1.3 1.0 3.1

Construction

199 237 259 2.6 2.9 3.3

Manufacturing

116 102 117 0.9 0.8 0.9

Durable goods

57 49 64 0.7 0.6 0.8

Nondurable goods

59 54 53 1.2 1.1 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

747 390 578 2.6 1.3 2.0

Wholesale trade

79 41 68 1.3 0.7 1.1

Retail trade

262 175 236 1.7 1.1 1.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

405 174 275 5.6 2.4 3.8

Information

58 41 22 1.9 1.3 0.7

Financial activities

72 45 83 0.8 0.5 0.9

Finance and insurance

22 25 32 0.3 0.4 0.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

50 20 52 2.1 0.8 2.1

Professional and business services

583 446 516 2.6 1.9 2.3

Private education and health services

173 140 127 0.7 0.5 0.5

Private educational services

22 18 16 0.6 0.5 0.4

Health care and social assistance

151 122 111 0.7 0.6 0.5

Leisure and hospitality

221 256 177 1.4 1.6 1.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

62 94 71 2.8 3.9 3.0

Accommodation and food services

160 162 105 1.2 1.2 0.8

Other services

71 67 47 1.2 1.2 0.8

Government

82 99 57 0.4 0.4 0.2

Federal

6 11 5 0.2 0.4 0.2

State and local

75 88 52 0.4 0.4 0.3

State and local education

34 45 20 0.3 0.4 0.2

State and local, excluding education

41 43 32 0.5 0.5 0.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

431 302 358 1.6 1.1 1.3

South

959 625 727 1.7 1.1 1.2

Midwest

492 429 444 1.5 1.3 1.3

West

447 473 474 1.2 1.3 1.3

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: March 06, 2024