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	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	1,697	1,611	1,796	1,787	1,725	-62	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,615	1,521	1,717	1,711	1,644	-67	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Mining and logging	6	6	10	6	9	3	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.0	1.4	0.4
Construction	171	167	183	212	183	-29	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Manufacturing	99	111	112	116	121	5	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Durable goods	50	62	58	60	66	6	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	49	49	54	56	55	-1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	315	309	328	353	290	-63	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Wholesale trade	52	43	54	74	38	-36	0.9	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.6	-0.6
Retail trade	146	149	162	169	149	-20	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	117	117	112	110	102	-8	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Information	46	35	46	43	38	-5	1.6	1.2	1.6	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Financial activities	83	47	58	58	72	14	0.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.2
Finance and insurance	46	23	32	35	44	9	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	25	26	23	28	5	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.2
Professional and business services	442	401	545	418	452	34	2.0	1.8	2.4	1.9	2.0	0.1
Private education and health services	174	168	165	184	180	-4	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	30	27	22	27	31	4	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.1
Health care and social assistance	144	141	143	156	149	-7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	212	220	217	242	234	-8	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	68	95	92	120	92	-28	2.6	3.5	3.4	4.4	3.4	-1.0
Accommodation and food services	144	125	125	122	142	20	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Other services	65	56	54	77	66	-11	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Government	82	90	79	76	81	5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	6	7	5	10	6	-4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	-0.2
State and local	77	83	74	66	75	9	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	38	41	32	33	29	-4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	39	42	42	33	46	13	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	292	305	290	341	412	71	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.5	0.3
South	628	538	622	659	558	-101	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Midwest	391	346	385	381	406	25	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
West	387	422	499	405	349	-56	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.1	0.9	-0.2
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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