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. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
Total	1,614	1,669	1,674	1,780	1,558	-222	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,528	1,573	1,596	1,680	1,451	-229	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	8	12	4	6	7	1	1.2	1.9	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.2
Construction	178	138	149	149	144	-5	2.2	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	125	112	132	121	106	-15	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Durable goods	75	58	80	72	58	-14	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Nondurable goods	50	55	52	49	48	-1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	272	387	361	379	323	-56	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Wholesale trade	37	37	48	47	46	-1	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Retail trade	157	192	171	229	163	-66	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.0	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	78	157	143	103	115	12	1.1	2.2	1.9	1.4	1.6	0.2
Information	33	26	30	47	34	-13	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.6	1.1	-0.5
Financial activities	53	57	35	54	55	1	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	20	34	32	31	33	2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	24	4	23	22	-1	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.9	0.9	0.0
Professional and business services	346	331	379	412	380	-32	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Private education and health services	175	193	189	192	159	-33	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Private educational services	33	27	26	28	29	1	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Health care and social assistance	142	165	163	164	130	-34	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	288	265	246	266	187	-79	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.6	1.1	-0.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	108	79	71	94	92	-2	4.1	3.0	2.7	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	180	187	175	172	95	-77	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.7	-0.5
Other services	48	51	71	54	57	3	0.8	0.9	1.2	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	86	96	78	100	107	7	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.1
Federal	6	5	4	19	8	-11	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.3	-0.3
State and local	80	90	73	81	99	18	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1
State and local education	51	57	39	43	44	1	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	29	34	34	38	55	17	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	299	275	280	338	246	-92	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.9	-0.3
South	539	659	595	671	562	-109	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Midwest	380	391	404	350	325	-25	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.0
West	395	343	394	421	426	5	1.1	0.9	1.1	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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