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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2025