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	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Change from: Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025(p)
Total	1,681	1,739	1,669	1,674	1,790	116	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,594	1,657	1,573	1,596	1,692	96	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	5	7	12	4	4	0	0.9	1.2	1.9	0.6	0.6	0.0
Construction	198	137	138	149	145	-4	2.4	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	119	126	112	132	120	-12	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Durable goods	65	65	58	80	68	-12	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Nondurable goods	54	61	55	52	51	-1	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	288	337	387	361	392	31	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.1
Wholesale trade	49	47	37	48	53	5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.1
Retail trade	142	178	192	171	238	67	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.5	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	97	112	157	143	101	-42	1.3	1.5	2.2	1.9	1.4	-0.5
Information	25	38	26	30	49	19	0.9	1.3	0.9	1.0	1.7	0.7
Financial activities	45	46	57	35	61	26	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.3
Finance and insurance	24	17	34	32	33	1	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	29	24	4	28	24	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	0.9
Professional and business services	398	419	331	379	426	47	1.8	1.9	1.5	1.7	1.9	0.2
Private education and health services	176	188	193	189	196	7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	13	28	27	26	30	4	0.3	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Health care and social assistance	163	161	165	163	166	3	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	296	302	265	246	248	2	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	133	73	79	71	89	18	5.1	2.7	3.0	2.7	3.3	0.6
Accommodation and food services	163	229	187	175	160	-15	1.2	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Other services	43	56	51	71	51	-20	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Government	87	82	96	78	99	21	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	6	5	5	4	22	18	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.6
State and local	80	76	90	73	77	4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	35	43	57	39	38	-1	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	46	34	34	34	39	5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	296	315	275	280	321	41	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.1
South	650	590	659	595	682	87	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Midwest	356	387	391	404	356	-48	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
West	377	447	343	394	432	38	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.2	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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