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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
Total	1,816	1,785	1,702	1,768	1,641	-127	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,736	1,700	1,617	1,693	1,559	-134	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	7	9	6	7	6	-1	1.1	1.5	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Construction	194	162	157	113	138	25	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.3	1.6	0.3
Manufacturing	111	94	93	101	99	-2	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Durable goods	71	55	47	52	56	4	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Nondurable goods	40	40	46	50	43	-7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	318	325	305	349	306	-43	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Wholesale trade	51	46	47	75	43	-32	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.7	-0.5
Retail trade	158	159	146	166	151	-15	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	108	120	112	108	113	5	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
Information	38	54	38	42	46	4	1.3	2.0	1.4	1.5	1.7	0.2
Financial activities	56	47	50	62	58	-4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Finance and insurance	37	36	32	45	39	-6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	12	18	17	19	2	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Professional and business services	448	494	446	464	419	-45	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Private education and health services	216	185	184	256	186	-70	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Private educational services	31	33	35	32	32	0	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	185	152	149	224	154	-70	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.6	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	290	269	269	233	244	11	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	105	102	70	94	92	-2	3.9	3.8	2.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Accommodation and food services	185	167	199	139	151	12	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.1
Other services	58	60	68	65	57	-8	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Government	80	84	85	75	82	7	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	9	6	7	7	5	-2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	70	78	79	68	78	10	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	35	36	39	32	32	0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	36	42	40	36	46	10	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	329	319	275	339	373	34	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.1
South	592	660	638	673	625	-48	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Midwest	423	411	375	380	299	-81	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	-0.2
West	471	394	414	376	345	-31	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.9	-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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