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	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)
Total	2,245	1,949	2,132	1.4	1.2	1.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	2,181	1,878	2,074	1.6	1.4	1.6
Mining and logging	8	8	6	1.2	1.3	1.0
Construction	199	187	207	2.5	2.3	2.6
Manufacturing	133	93	118	1.1	0.7	0.9
Durable goods	83	46	66	1.1	0.6	0.9
Nondurable goods	51	47	52	1.1	1.0	1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	689	485	626	2.4	1.7	2.2
Wholesale trade	61	21	32	1.0	0.3	0.5
Retail trade	313	161	218	2.0	1.0	1.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	315	302	376	4.3	4.0	5.2
Information	39	51	58	1.4	1.8	2.1
Financial activities	43	48	64	0.5	0.5	0.7
Finance and insurance	30	26	44	0.5	0.4	0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	22	20	0.5	0.9	0.8
Professional and business services	547	537	488	2.5	2.4	2.2
Private education and health services	196	182	204	0.7	0.7	0.7
Private educational services	17	26	14	0.4	0.6	0.3
Health care and social assistance	179	156	190	0.8	0.7	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	257	236	250	1.6	1.4	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	86	70	3.1	3.4	2.9
Accommodation and food services	182	151	179	1.3	1.1	1.3
Other services	71	51	53	1.2	0.8	0.9
Government	64	71	58	0.3	0.3	0.2
Federal	4	9	6	0.1	0.3	0.2
State and local	60	62	52	0.3	0.3	0.3
State and local education	30	42	31	0.3	0.4	0.3
State and local, excluding education	30	20	21	0.3	0.2	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	378	358	421	1.4	1.3	1.5
South	803	679	676	1.4	1.1	1.1
Midwest	540	442	525	1.6	1.3	1.6
West	523	470	510	1.4	1.3	1.4
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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Last Modified Date: March 13, 2026