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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
Total	1,587	1,674	1,780	1,590	1,786	196	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,505	1,596	1,680	1,490	1,709	219	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
Mining and logging	5	4	6	7	6	-1	0.8	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Construction	153	149	149	150	176	26	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.1	0.3
Manufacturing	130	132	121	106	120	14	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
Durable goods	76	80	72	60	69	9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.1
Nondurable goods	53	52	49	47	51	4	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	290	361	379	324	305	-19	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Wholesale trade	48	48	47	43	38	-5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Retail trade	141	171	229	162	140	-22	0.9	1.1	1.5	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	101	143	103	119	126	7	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.6	1.7	0.1
Information	28	30	47	33	29	-4	0.9	1.0	1.6	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Financial activities	76	35	54	65	74	9	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Finance and insurance	47	32	31	41	50	9	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	4	23	24	24	0	1.2	0.2	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
Professional and business services	334	379	412	394	476	82	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.1	0.4
Private education and health services	210	189	192	152	205	53	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.2
Private educational services	35	26	28	27	27	0	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Health care and social assistance	175	163	164	125	177	52	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	242	246	266	196	253	57	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.2	1.5	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	70	71	94	96	97	1	2.7	2.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Accommodation and food services	172	175	172	99	156	57	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.7	1.1	0.4
Other services	36	71	54	62	65	3	0.6	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Government	82	78	100	100	76	-24	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	7	4	19	8	4	-4	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	-0.2
State and local	75	73	81	92	73	-19	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	37	39	43	42	37	-5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	38	34	38	50	36	-14	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	300	280	338	256	324	68	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.2
South	513	595	671	599	724	125	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
Midwest	367	404	350	324	340	16	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
West	407	394	421	411	399	-12	1.1	1.1	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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