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 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	1,772	1,667	1,761	1,785	1,666	-119	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,696	1,596	1,676	1,700	1,582	-118	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	6	5	6	9	7	-2	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Construction	200	127	169	162	158	-4	2.4	1.5	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
Manufacturing	113	95	98	94	88	-6	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
Durable goods	58	54	43	55	44	-11	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Nondurable goods	54	41	56	40	44	4	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	366	278	327	325	290	-35	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Wholesale trade	72	56	47	46	46	0	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Retail trade	173	101	152	159	141	-18	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	121	121	128	120	104	-16	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Information	39	55	44	54	40	-14	1.4	2.0	1.6	2.0	1.4	-0.6
Financial activities	65	54	40	47	36	-11	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Finance and insurance	37	30	26	36	14	-22	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.2	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	24	14	12	21	9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.4
Professional and business services	423	448	463	494	435	-59	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Private education and health services	192	186	212	185	182	-3	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	27	36	33	33	37	4	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.1
Health care and social assistance	165	150	179	152	145	-7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	228	292	261	269	280	11	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	115	98	74	102	76	-26	4.3	3.7	2.7	3.8	2.8	-1.0
Accommodation and food services	113	194	187	167	204	37	0.8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.4	0.2
Other services	65	56	55	60	66	6	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Government	76	71	85	84	84	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	9	6	5	6	7	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	66	65	80	78	78	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	35	30	39	36	35	-1	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	32	35	41	42	43	1	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	335	306	378	319	262	-57	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.9	-0.2
South	669	616	644	660	643	-17	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	386	360	364	411	385	-26	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
West	382	385	376	394	377	-17	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
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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