Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
Total	1,636	1,596	1,681	1,601	1,515	-86	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,537	1,527	1,592	1,511	1,432	-79	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
Mining and logging	7	8	6	7	5	-2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.8	-0.3
Construction	200	187	208	178	154	-24	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Manufacturing	120	118	117	124	136	12	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Durable goods	63	64	62	73	83	10	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.1
Nondurable goods	58	54	55	50	53	3	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	336	288	286	268	288	20	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Wholesale trade	61	44	50	42	49	7	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Retail trade	180	136	139	151	138	-13	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	94	108	97	76	101	25	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.1	1.4	0.3
Information	24	17	27	34	27	-7	0.8	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Financial activities	45	65	46	51	69	18	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.2
Finance and insurance	28	34	24	25	40	15	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	30	22	26	28	2	0.7	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Professional and business services	385	461	398	358	329	-29	1.7	2.0	1.7	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Private education and health services	157	154	162	172	181	9	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	20	21	10	32	31	-1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	137	133	151	140	150	10	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	207	183	301	269	211	-58	1.3	1.1	1.8	1.6	1.2	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	63	83	132	104	67	-37	2.5	3.2	5.0	3.9	2.5	-1.4
Accommodation and food services	144	99	169	165	144	-21	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Other services	57	46	41	51	32	-19	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.5	-0.4
Government	99	69	88	91	83	-8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	7	6	6	7	7	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	91	64	82	84	76	-8	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	39	33	35	54	39	-15	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.4	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	52	31	47	30	38	8	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	251	296	290	284	276	-8	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
South	589	610	672	539	519	-20	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Midwest	428	309	360	384	303	-81	1.3	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
West	369	381	359	394	417	23	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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