Table 17. Annual layoffs and discharges levels(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total........................................... 21,468 22,577 23,737 26,318 21,243
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 20,097 21,209 22,571 24,709 19,156
Mining and Logging............................ 75 91 114 178 93
Construction.................................. 2,639 2,857 3,330 3,737 3,138
Manufacturing................................. 1,821 1,974 2,222 2,860 1,643
Durable goods................................ 1,023 1,210 1,422 1,844 929
Nondurable goods............................. 796 763 797 1,017 713
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 4,171 4,284 4,720 4,929 3,621
Wholesale trade.............................. 645 822 987 1,096 713
Retail trade................................. 2,849 2,759 2,963 2,822 2,274
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 679 704 768 1,011 634
Information................................... 257 312 356 405 271
Financial activities.......................... 873 1,113 1,035 1,217 730
Finance and insurance........................ 467 611 612 666 423
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 405 502 423 552 305
Professional and business services............ 4,586 4,751 4,881 4,846 4,113
Education and health services................. 1,686 1,741 1,982 2,123 2,022
Educational services......................... 338 386 385 445 388
Health care and social assistance............ 1,350 1,352 1,597 1,680 1,632
Leisure and hospitality....................... 3,055 3,168 3,015 3,237 2,663
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 835 902 865 810 774
Accommodation and food services............. 2,220 2,268 2,152 2,427 1,891
Other services................................ 935 913 913 1,179 864
Government..................................... 1,369 1,370 1,171 1,610 2,087
Federal....................................... 192 226 111 236 763
State and local............................... 1,178 1,141 1,059 1,374 1,325
REGION (2)
Northeast..................................... 3,675 4,005 4,211 5,038 4,388
South......................................... 7,475 7,922 8,073 9,033 7,128
Midwest....................................... 5,083 5,287 5,064 5,714 4,884
West.......................................... 5,233 5,362 6,393 6,537 4,842
1 The annual layoffs and discharges level is the total number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year.
2 See footnote 7, table 1.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment
Statistics employment estimates.
