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	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)
Total	1,843	1,884	1,667	1,761	1,766	5	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,762	1,811	1,596	1,676	1,681	5	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	9	5	5	6	10	4	1.4	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.6	0.6
Construction	188	150	127	169	167	-2	2.3	1.8	1.5	2.0	2.0	0.0
Manufacturing	104	92	95	98	94	-4	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Durable goods	57	49	54	43	55	12	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.2
Nondurable goods	47	43	41	56	39	-17	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	316	381	278	327	312	-15	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	53	58	56	47	40	-7	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Retail trade	157	187	101	152	157	5	1.0	1.2	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	106	136	121	128	115	-13	1.5	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.6	-0.2
Information	41	60	55	44	56	12	1.4	2.2	2.0	1.6	2.0	0.4
Financial activities	58	44	54	40	47	7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.1
Finance and insurance	33	26	30	26	36	10	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	18	24	14	11	-3	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Professional and business services	578	561	448	463	504	41	2.6	2.5	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
Private education and health services	185	182	186	212	182	-30	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Private educational services	24	33	36	33	31	-2	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	161	149	150	179	151	-28	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	238	271	292	261	253	-8	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.5	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	98	91	98	74	95	21	3.6	3.4	3.7	2.7	3.5	0.8
Accommodation and food services	140	180	194	187	158	-29	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Other services	45	64	56	55	56	1	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	82	74	71	85	85	0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	6	6	6	5	6	1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	76	68	65	80	79	-1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	33	32	30	39	38	-1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	43	36	35	41	41	0	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	307	350	306	378	308	-70	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	-0.2
South	600	649	616	644	643	-1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	432	442	360	364	399	35	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
West	504	444	385	376	416	40	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	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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