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	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	1,475	1,521	1,535	0.9	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,360	1,479	1,425	1.0	1.1	1.0
Mining and logging	6	4	4	0.9	0.7	0.7
Construction	121	103	121	1.5	1.2	1.4
Manufacturing	113	106	75	0.9	0.8	0.6
Durable goods	73	63	40	0.9	0.8	0.5
Nondurable goods	40	43	35	0.8	0.9	0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	229	228	254	0.8	0.8	0.9
Wholesale trade	48	62	62	0.8	1.0	1.0
Retail trade	112	90	110	0.7	0.6	0.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	69	77	83	1.0	1.1	1.2
Information	35	56	52	1.2	2.0	1.9
Financial activities	47	54	43	0.5	0.6	0.5
Finance and insurance	21	30	27	0.3	0.4	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	25	16	1.1	1.0	0.7
Professional and business services	413	430	395	1.8	1.9	1.8
Private education and health services	190	187	261	0.7	0.7	0.9
Private educational services	46	26	58	1.1	0.6	1.4
Health care and social assistance	143	161	203	0.6	0.7	0.9
Leisure and hospitality	158	259	177	0.9	1.5	1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	53	78	27	1.9	3.0	1.0
Accommodation and food services	105	181	150	0.7	1.3	1.0
Other services	49	53	42	0.8	0.9	0.7
Government	115	42	110	0.5	0.2	0.5
Federal	7	3	4	0.2	0.1	0.2
State and local	108	38	106	0.5	0.2	0.5
State and local education	79	16	81	0.7	0.1	0.7
State and local, excluding education	28	23	25	0.3	0.2	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	257	274	307	0.9	1.0	1.1
South	526	571	627	0.9	1.0	1.0
Midwest	284	305	288	0.8	0.9	0.9
West	409	371	312	1.1	1.0	0.8
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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