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	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)
Total	1,653	1,713	1,668	1,802	1,633	-169	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,570	1,627	1,589	1,727	1,548	-179	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Mining and logging	7	6	7	6	7	1	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.3
Construction	167	175	169	170	97	-73	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.2	-0.8
Manufacturing	128	102	93	154	109	-45	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Durable goods	67	60	48	92	55	-37	0.8	0.7	0.6	1.1	0.7	-0.4
Nondurable goods	62	42	45	61	55	-6	1.3	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	286	333	312	312	365	53	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	53	50	55	48	41	-7	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Retail trade	130	169	137	142	202	60	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.3	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	102	114	121	121	121	0	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
Information	15	38	43	42	32	-10	0.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.1	-0.3
Financial activities	63	72	79	56	57	1	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	34	46	41	32	41	9	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	26	38	24	16	-8	1.2	1.0	1.5	0.9	0.6	-0.3
Professional and business services	397	399	452	487	477	-10	1.7	1.7	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Private education and health services	189	185	172	189	195	6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	28	30	29	45	31	-14	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	161	155	143	144	164	20	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	247	232	204	238	145	-93	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.4	0.9	-0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	65	68	69	100	68	-32	2.5	2.5	2.6	3.8	2.6	-1.2
Accommodation and food services	182	164	135	138	77	-61	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.5	-0.5
Other services	72	85	57	74	64	-10	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Government	83	86	79	75	85	10	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	9	6	6	5	6	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	74	80	73	69	80	11	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	45	37	33	40	40	0	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	28	43	40	29	40	11	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	411	346	272	325	255	-70	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
South	578	577	629	694	654	-40	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Midwest	297	374	395	387	296	-91	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.9	-0.2
West	367	416	372	396	427	31	1.0	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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