Table 18. Annual layoffs and discharges rates (1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 18. Annual layoffs and discharges rates(1) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Rates
Industry and region 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total........................................... 15.8 16.4 17.4 20.1 16.4
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 17.6 18.4 19.8 22.8 17.8
Mining and Logging............................ 11.0 12.6 14.9 25.6 13.2
Construction.................................. 34.3 37.4 46.5 62.1 56.8
Manufacturing................................. 12.9 14.2 16.6 24.1 14.3
Durable goods................................ 11.4 13.7 16.8 25.3 13.1
Nondurable goods............................. 15.4 15.0 16.1 22.3 16.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 15.9 16.1 18.0 19.8 14.7
Wholesale trade.............................. 10.9 13.7 16.6 19.6 13.1
Retail trade................................. 18.6 17.8 19.4 19.4 15.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 13.5 13.8 15.2 21.1 13.4
Information................................... 8.5 10.3 11.9 14.4 10.0
Financial activities.......................... 10.5 13.4 12.7 15.7 9.6
Finance and insurance........................ 7.6 10.0 10.2 11.5 7.4
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 18.6 23.1 19.9 27.7 15.7
Professional and business services............ 26.1 26.5 27.5 29.2 24.6
Education and health services................. 9.5 9.5 10.5 11.1 10.3
Educational services......................... 11.7 13.1 12.7 14.4 12.3
Health care and social assistance............ 9.0 8.8 10.1 10.4 9.9
Leisure and hospitality....................... 23.3 23.6 22.4 24.8 20.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 43.3 45.8 43.9 42.3 40.5
Accommodation and food services............. 19.9 19.8 18.8 21.7 17.0
Other services................................ 17.2 16.6 16.6 22.0 16.1
Government..................................... 6.2 6.2 5.2 7.1 9.3
Federal....................................... 7.0 8.3 4.0 8.3 25.7
State and local............................... 6.1 5.9 5.4 7.0 6.8
REGION (2)
Northeast..................................... 14.5 15.6 16.3 20.2 17.7
South......................................... 15.2 15.9 16.3 19.1 15.2
Midwest....................................... 16.3 16.9 16.3 19.2 16.6
West.......................................... 17.1 17.4 21.0 22.7 17.0
1 The annual layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire year as a percent of annual average employment.
2 See footnote 7, table 1.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment
Statistics employment estimates.
Last Modified Date: April 08, 2011
