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. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)
Total	1,818	1,660	1,714	1,884	1,692	-192	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,740	1,591	1,637	1,811	1,617	-194	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	7	4	4	5	5	0	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Construction	175	162	150	150	128	-22	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.5	-0.3
Manufacturing	119	116	98	92	97	5	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Durable goods	66	58	61	49	56	7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.1
Nondurable goods	53	58	37	43	42	-1	1.1	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	312	278	329	381	282	-99	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.0	-0.3
Wholesale trade	34	29	41	58	55	-3	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Retail trade	154	126	175	187	99	-88	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.2	0.6	-0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	125	123	114	136	128	-8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Information	39	50	53	60	60	0	1.4	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Financial activities	85	57	49	44	57	13	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Finance and insurance	61	40	35	26	31	5	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	17	14	18	25	7	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.3
Professional and business services	480	411	428	561	449	-112	2.1	1.8	1.9	2.5	2.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	211	181	191	182	184	2	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	31	24	29	33	32	-1	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	180	157	162	149	152	3	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	248	278	285	271	299	28	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.8	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	100	89	89	91	98	7	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.6	0.2
Accommodation and food services	148	189	196	180	202	22	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Other services	64	52	49	64	57	-7	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Government	79	70	77	74	74	0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	6	6	6	6	6	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	72	63	71	68	69	1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	35	38	38	32	31	-1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	37	26	33	36	37	1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	337	329	331	350	300	-50	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
South	757	555	565	649	647	-2	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	348	376	364	442	346	-96	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.0	-0.3
West	376	401	453	444	398	-46	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
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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