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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
Total	1,738	1,891	1,660	1,666	1,631	-35	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,658	1,788	1,581	1,598	1,558	-40	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	6	4	4	6	5	-1	0.9	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Construction	162	166	160	154	169	15	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	2.0	0.1
Manufacturing	126	129	95	105	112	7	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
Durable goods	78	77	55	58	62	4	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	48	52	40	47	49	2	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	337	330	279	328	279	-49	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Wholesale trade	52	41	38	24	29	5	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.1
Retail trade	184	175	134	127	128	1	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	101	114	107	177	122	-55	1.4	1.6	1.5	2.5	1.7	-0.8
Information	29	38	36	42	42	0	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.5	1.5	0.0
Financial activities	40	58	54	55	61	6	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Finance and insurance	30	44	40	32	44	12	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	13	14	23	16	-7	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Professional and business services	450	462	492	432	397	-35	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Private education and health services	180	234	184	194	189	-5	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	26	31	40	31	21	-10	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.5	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	154	203	144	163	167	4	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	261	308	226	229	254	25	1.5	1.8	1.3	1.4	1.5	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	82	99	106	82	82	0	3.1	3.7	4.0	3.1	3.1	0.0
Accommodation and food services	178	209	120	147	172	25	1.3	1.5	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.2
Other services	68	60	51	52	51	-1	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Government	80	103	79	68	73	5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	5	8	11	7	8	1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local	75	94	68	61	66	5	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	37	38	38	38	39	1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	37	56	31	23	27	4	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	297	409	323	282	327	45	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
South	629	591	583	608	526	-82	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Midwest	392	421	323	354	373	19	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	420	470	432	422	404	-18	1.1	1.3	1.2	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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