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	June 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025(p)	Change from: May 2025 - June 2025(p)	June 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025(p)	Change from: May 2025 - June 2025(p)
Total	1,467	1,590	1,789	1,611	1,604	-7	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,385	1,490	1,712	1,521	1,543	22	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
Mining and logging	8	7	7	6	11	5	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.8	0.8
Construction	141	150	180	167	163	-4	1.7	1.8	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
Manufacturing	119	106	119	111	106	-5	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Durable goods	70	60	67	62	53	-9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Nondurable goods	50	47	52	49	53	4	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	325	324	296	309	306	-3	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	51	43	38	43	51	8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Retail trade	166	162	136	149	148	-1	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	108	119	122	117	106	-11	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Information	34	33	35	35	43	8	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.3
Financial activities	49	65	92	47	56	9	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.1
Finance and insurance	28	41	64	23	29	6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	24	28	25	28	3	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Professional and business services	344	394	465	401	468	67	1.5	1.7	2.1	1.8	2.1	0.3
Private education and health services	144	152	215	168	153	-15	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0
Private educational services	37	27	30	27	23	-4	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	108	125	185	141	131	-10	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	170	196	242	220	159	-61	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	57	96	91	95	60	-35	2.2	3.6	3.4	3.5	2.2	-1.3
Accommodation and food services	112	99	152	125	99	-26	0.8	0.7	1.1	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Other services	51	62	60	56	77	21	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.3	0.4
Government	82	100	77	90	61	-29	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	5	8	5	7	5	-2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	76	92	72	83	56	-27	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	44	42	36	41	22	-19	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.2	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	32	50	36	42	34	-8	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	276	256	315	305	259	-46	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
South	490	599	738	538	572	34	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.1
Midwest	309	324	346	346	345	-1	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
West	391	411	391	422	428	6	1.1	1.1	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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