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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	1,669	1,781	1,850	1,701	1,762	61	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,573	1,702	1,754	1,626	1,696	70	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	12	7	4	5	7	2	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.3
Construction	138	197	161	145	177	32	1.7	2.4	1.9	1.7	2.1	0.4
Manufacturing	112	117	128	104	111	7	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
Durable goods	58	69	80	59	64	5	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	55	48	48	45	47	2	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	387	290	305	277	365	88	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
Wholesale trade	37	28	35	35	23	-12	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	-0.2
Retail trade	192	168	158	138	135	-3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	157	94	112	104	207	103	2.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	2.9	1.5
Information	26	48	47	46	47	1	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
Financial activities	57	57	52	55	41	-14	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	-0.2
Finance and insurance	34	36	43	39	19	-20	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.3	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	21	9	16	22	6	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.3
Professional and business services	331	469	463	512	459	-53	1.5	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Private education and health services	193	208	236	190	200	10	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	27	31	30	37	31	-6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	165	177	206	153	169	16	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	265	254	306	239	234	-5	1.6	1.5	1.8	1.4	1.4	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	79	110	93	112	79	-33	3.0	4.0	3.5	4.2	2.9	-1.3
Accommodation and food services	187	144	213	128	155	27	1.3	1.0	1.5	0.9	1.1	0.2
Other services	51	55	52	53	56	3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	96	80	96	75	66	-9	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	5	7	6	7	6	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	90	73	90	68	60	-8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local education	57	34	31	36	35	-1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	34	39	59	32	25	-7	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	275	351	386	333	310	-23	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.1	-0.1
South	659	528	604	632	635	3	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Midwest	391	385	383	302	379	77	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
West	343	517	477	434	439	5	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
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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