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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	1,867	1,660	1,666	1,660	1,721	61	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,781	1,581	1,598	1,591	1,653	62	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	6	4	6	4	6	2	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.2
Construction	148	160	154	162	152	-10	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Manufacturing	119	95	105	116	95	-21	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Durable goods	73	55	58	58	62	4	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	46	40	47	58	32	-26	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.7	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	399	279	328	278	359	81	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.3
Wholesale trade	49	38	24	29	45	16	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.2
Retail trade	253	134	127	126	198	72	1.6	0.9	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	96	107	177	123	115	-8	1.3	1.5	2.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Information	44	36	42	50	67	17	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.8	2.4	0.6
Financial activities	58	54	55	57	47	-10	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	32	40	32	40	31	-9	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	14	23	17	16	-1	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.0
Professional and business services	464	492	432	411	405	-6	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
Private education and health services	191	184	194	181	193	12	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	28	40	31	24	29	5	0.7	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.1
Health care and social assistance	164	144	163	157	164	7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	282	226	229	278	284	6	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	107	106	82	89	84	-5	4.0	4.0	3.1	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	175	120	147	189	201	12	1.2	0.8	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.1
Other services	70	51	52	52	45	-7	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Government	86	79	68	70	69	-1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	12	11	7	6	3	-3	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
State and local	75	68	61	63	66	3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	37	38	38	38	35	-3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	38	31	23	26	31	5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	414	323	282	329	347	18	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
South	687	583	608	555	531	-24	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Midwest	356	323	354	376	373	-3	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	409	432	422	401	470	69	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
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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