TABLE 11: Layoffs and discharges estimated rate and level changes between May 2025 and May 2026, and test of significance, not seasonally adjusted Rates Levels (in thousands) ===== ===================== Estimated Minimum Pass test of Estimated Minimum Pass test of over-the-year significant significance over-the-year significant significance Industry and region change change* change change* Total nonfarm 0.1 0.1 60 219 INDUSTRY Total private 0.0 0.2 65 216 Mining and logging -0.2 0.7 -2 4 Construction -0.1 0.9 0 74 Manufacturing -0.3 0.3 -38 33 YES Durable goods -0.4 0.3 YES -33 24 YES Nondurable goods -0.1 0.4 -5 19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 0.1 0.3 25 77 Wholesale trade 0.2 0.5 14 29 Retail trade 0.0 0.4 -2 59 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 0.2 0.5 14 34 Information 0.7 0.8 17 23 Financial activities 0.0 0.3 -4 27 Finance and insurance 0.1 0.3 6 18 Real estate and rental and leasing -0.4 0.6 -10 16 Professional and business services 0.0 0.5 -18 114 Private Education and Health Services 0.2 0.2 71 58 YES Private Educational Services 0.3 0.3 12 12 Health care and social assistance 0.3 0.3 60 58 YES Leisure and hospitality 0.1 0.5 19 75 Arts, entertainment, and recreation -0.9 1.6 -26 34 Accommodation and food services 0.3 0.4 45 57 Other services -0.1 0.7 -7 42 Government 0.0 0.1 -5 21 Federal 0.0 0.1 -3 2 YES State and local 0.0 0.1 -2 21 State and local education 0.0 0.1 2 14 State and local, excluding education 0.0 0.1 -3 13 REGION Northeast 0.2 0.3 50 86 South 0.1 0.2 101 126 Midwest 0.1 0.3 4 92 West -0.3 0.3 -97 103 SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, June 30, 2026. *NOTE: Significant over-the-year changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The median standard error is used in testing the over-the-year change.