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	July 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)	July 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024(p)	Change from: June 2024 - July 2024(p)
Total	1,698	1,542	1,678	1,560	1,762	202	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,594	1,461	1,595	1,479	1,675	196	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Mining and logging	7	5	6	7	6	-1	1.1	0.8	0.9	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Construction	177	152	150	145	184	39	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.8	2.2	0.4
Manufacturing	133	136	119	124	98	-26	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Durable goods	73	84	68	70	56	-14	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Nondurable goods	60	52	50	54	41	-13	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	287	277	296	357	334	-23	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Wholesale trade	42	47	50	49	52	3	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Retail trade	150	128	136	201	175	-26	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	95	102	110	107	107	0	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
Information	45	28	34	34	40	6	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
Financial activities	49	70	83	50	73	23	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.3
Finance and insurance	30	41	49	27	48	21	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	29	34	23	25	2	0.8	1.2	1.4	0.9	1.0	0.1
Professional and business services	417	354	419	394	416	22	1.8	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.8	0.1
Private education and health services	190	178	174	150	171	21	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
Private educational services	29	31	32	31	27	-4	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	160	147	143	119	145	26	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	226	230	251	171	265	94	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.6	0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	53	68	76	54	74	20	2.1	2.6	2.9	2.1	2.8	0.7
Accommodation and food services	173	162	175	116	191	75	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.3	0.5
Other services	62	30	61	46	89	43	1.1	0.5	1.0	0.8	1.5	0.7
Government	104	81	84	81	86	5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	8	7	7	6	6	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	96	74	77	75	80	5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	29	38	40	43	40	-3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	67	36	37	32	40	8	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	296	281	289	273	341	68	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
South	630	517	575	560	618	58	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Midwest	374	314	327	315	383	68	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.2
West	398	429	488	412	420	8	1.1	1.2	1.3	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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