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	July 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Change from: June 2025 - July 2025(p)	July 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Change from: June 2025 - July 2025(p)
Total	1,745	1,789	1,611	1,796	1,808	12	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,658	1,712	1,521	1,717	1,731	14	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.0
Mining and logging	6	7	6	10	9	-1	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.6	1.5	-0.1
Construction	171	180	167	183	232	49	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.2	2.8	0.6
Manufacturing	101	119	111	112	118	6	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	58	67	62	58	62	4	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Nondurable goods	43	52	49	54	56	2	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	389	296	309	328	350	22	1.3	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Wholesale trade	48	38	43	54	65	11	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.2
Retail trade	228	136	149	162	169	7	1.5	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	113	122	117	112	116	4	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
Information	39	35	35	46	43	-3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Financial activities	74	92	47	58	57	-1	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0
Finance and insurance	46	64	23	32	35	3	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	28	25	26	23	-3	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Professional and business services	368	465	401	545	415	-130	1.6	2.1	1.8	2.4	1.8	-0.6
Private education and health services	187	215	168	165	190	25	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Private educational services	36	30	27	22	31	9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.2
Health care and social assistance	152	185	141	143	159	16	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	229	242	220	217	233	16	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	67	91	95	92	110	18	2.6	3.4	3.5	3.4	4.1	0.7
Accommodation and food services	162	152	125	125	123	-2	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Other services	94	60	56	54	83	29	1.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.5
Government	87	77	90	79	78	-1	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
Federal	6	5	7	5	10	5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1
State and local	81	72	83	74	68	-6	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	36	36	41	32	34	2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	45	36	42	42	33	-9	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	366	315	305	290	336	46	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.2
South	574	738	538	622	673	51	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Midwest	372	346	346	385	377	-8	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	433	391	422	499	423	-76	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.1	-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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