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	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	1,595	1,666	1,660	1,714	1,867	153	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,494	1,598	1,591	1,637	1,794	157	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
Mining and logging	8	6	4	4	6	2	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.4
Construction	162	154	162	150	145	-5	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	105	105	116	98	89	-9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Durable goods	62	58	58	61	47	-14	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Nondurable goods	44	47	58	37	42	5	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	334	328	278	329	369	40	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1
Wholesale trade	49	24	29	41	66	25	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.4
Retail trade	165	127	126	175	176	1	1.1	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	120	177	123	114	126	12	1.6	2.5	1.7	1.6	1.8	0.2
Information	36	42	50	53	66	13	1.3	1.5	1.8	1.9	2.4	0.5
Financial activities	59	55	57	49	44	-5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.0
Finance and insurance	37	32	40	35	27	-8	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	23	17	14	16	2	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Professional and business services	377	432	411	428	527	99	1.7	1.9	1.8	1.9	2.4	0.5
Private education and health services	153	194	181	191	188	-3	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	31	31	24	29	32	3	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Health care and social assistance	122	163	157	162	157	-5	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	194	229	278	285	282	-3	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.7	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	108	82	89	89	90	1	4.0	3.1	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
Accommodation and food services	87	147	189	196	191	-5	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Other services	65	52	52	49	79	30	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.3	0.5
Government	101	68	70	77	73	-4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	8	7	6	6	6	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	92	61	63	71	67	-4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	36	38	38	38	31	-7	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	56	23	26	33	36	3	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	249	282	329	331	346	15	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
South	602	608	555	565	641	76	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.2
Midwest	347	354	376	364	425	61	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
West	396	422	401	453	455	2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	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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