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. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)
Total	1,832	1,761	1,785	1,702	1,641	-61	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,744	1,676	1,700	1,617	1,567	-50	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	9	6	9	6	6	0	1.5	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.0
Construction	182	169	162	157	99	-58	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.2	-0.7
Manufacturing	126	98	94	93	95	2	1.0	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Durable goods	64	43	55	47	51	4	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.0
Nondurable goods	61	56	40	46	44	-2	1.3	1.2	0.8	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	308	327	325	305	334	29	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Wholesale trade	43	47	46	47	73	26	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.4
Retail trade	155	152	159	146	159	13	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	111	128	120	112	101	-11	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Information	35	44	54	38	28	-10	1.2	1.6	2.0	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Financial activities	64	40	47	50	59	9	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	43	26	36	32	41	9	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	14	12	18	18	0	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.0
Professional and business services	481	463	494	446	390	-56	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.7	-0.3
Private education and health services	181	212	185	184	232	48	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.1
Private educational services	30	33	33	35	34	-1	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	152	179	152	149	199	50	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	300	261	269	269	257	-12	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	112	74	102	70	83	13	4.1	2.7	3.8	2.6	3.1	0.5
Accommodation and food services	188	187	167	199	174	-25	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Other services	56	55	60	68	66	-2	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Government	89	85	84	85	74	-11	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	8	5	6	7	7	0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	81	80	78	79	67	-12	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	34	39	36	39	31	-8	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	47	41	42	40	36	-4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	369	378	319	275	313	38	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
South	622	644	660	638	591	-47	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Midwest	438	364	411	375	358	-17	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	403	376	394	414	380	-34	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-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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