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	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
Total	1,531	1,681	1,601	1,542	1,654	112	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,442	1,592	1,511	1,461	1,571	110	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Mining and logging	6	6	7	5	5	0	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.1
Construction	133	208	178	152	147	-5	1.7	2.5	2.2	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Manufacturing	139	117	124	136	120	-16	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Durable goods	79	62	73	84	71	-13	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Nondurable goods	60	55	50	52	49	-3	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	367	286	268	277	275	-2	1.3	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Wholesale trade	51	50	42	47	40	-7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Retail trade	223	139	151	128	122	-6	1.4	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	93	97	76	102	113	11	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.6	0.2
Information	36	27	34	28	36	8	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.3
Financial activities	50	46	51	70	76	6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
Finance and insurance	34	24	25	41	42	1	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	22	26	29	33	4	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1
Professional and business services	287	398	358	354	425	71	1.3	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.8	0.3
Private education and health services	155	162	172	178	174	-4	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	21	10	32	31	30	-1	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	134	151	140	147	144	-3	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	229	301	269	230	251	21	1.4	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	60	132	104	68	73	5	2.4	5.0	3.9	2.6	2.7	0.1
Accommodation and food services	169	169	165	162	179	17	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
Other services	39	41	51	30	62	32	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.0	0.5
Government	89	88	91	81	83	2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	8	6	7	7	7	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	81	82	84	74	77	3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	38	35	54	38	41	3	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	43	47	30	36	36	0	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	241	290	284	281	290	9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
South	617	672	539	517	621	104	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Midwest	351	360	384	314	308	-6	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
West	323	359	394	429	434	5	0.9	1.0	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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