Table 17. Annual layoffs and discharges levels(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands)
Industry and region 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total........................................... 24,351 23,325 23,959 23,387 22,766 21,433 22,539 24,370
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 23,206 22,123 22,665 22,012 21,468 20,069 21,176 23,146
Mining and Logging............................ 106 106 107 82 78 74 91 117
Construction.................................. 3,193 3,118 3,143 2,944 2,925 2,623 2,848 3,347
Manufacturing................................. 3,309 2,689 2,328 1,997 1,842 1,814 1,963 2,217
Durable goods................................ 1,993 1,653 1,414 1,215 1,150 1,019 1,205 1,413
Nondurable goods............................. 1,319 1,038 914 781 691 796 757 801
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 4,557 4,537 4,783 4,807 4,639 4,181 4,284 4,691
Wholesale trade.............................. 854 810 835 789 762 646 821 973
Retail trade................................. 2,986 2,992 3,142 3,072 2,919 2,853 2,753 2,907
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 717 735 806 947 958 682 707 811
Information................................... 572 537 426 390 273 257 315 365
Financial activities.......................... 838 951 772 787 861 869 1,107 1,100
Finance and insurance........................ 539 577 422 428 473 466 605 640
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 301 375 348 359 389 405 500 461
Professional and business services............ 4,850 4,637 4,923 4,908 5,080 4,581 4,744 5,110
Education and health services................. 1,538 1,626 1,732 1,656 1,679 1,685 1,737 2,069
Educational services......................... 264 246 359 287 299 340 387 426
Health care and social assistance............ 1,274 1,380 1,372 1,371 1,381 1,348 1,350 1,644
Leisure and hospitality....................... 3,552 3,090 3,407 3,582 3,231 3,050 3,174 3,152
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 964 806 966 1,058 904 833 910 898
Accommodation and food services............. 2,590 2,285 2,442 2,524 2,328 2,217 2,262 2,256
Other services................................ 686 839 1,043 860 857 937 914 977
Government..................................... 1,146 1,205 1,294 1,374 1,297 1,363 1,364 1,227
Federal....................................... 113 142 160 159 161 191 225 109
State and local............................... 1,032 1,057 1,134 1,215 1,139 1,172 1,137 1,114
REGION (2)
Northeast..................................... 4,329 4,201 4,531 4,687 4,198 3,671 3,996 4,326
South......................................... 7,541 8,297 8,547 7,944 7,968 7,460 7,909 8,162
Midwest....................................... 6,371 5,507 5,453 5,500 5,545 5,073 5,276 5,302
West.......................................... 6,108 5,317 5,429 5,255 5,058 5,229 5,357 6,582
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.
