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	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)
Total	1,665	1,780	1,590	1,789	1,601	-188	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,581	1,680	1,490	1,712	1,510	-202	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Mining and logging	7	6	7	7	6	-1	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Construction	158	149	150	180	168	-12	1.9	1.8	1.8	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Manufacturing	117	121	106	119	114	-5	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	68	72	60	67	67	0	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	49	49	47	52	48	-4	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	301	379	324	296	320	24	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	54	47	43	38	45	7	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1
Retail trade	136	229	162	136	157	21	0.9	1.5	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	111	103	119	122	119	-3	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Information	34	47	33	35	29	-6	1.1	1.6	1.1	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Financial activities	69	54	65	92	44	-48	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.5	-0.5
Finance and insurance	41	31	41	64	17	-47	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.3	-0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	23	24	28	27	-1	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.0
Professional and business services	395	412	394	465	387	-78	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.1	1.7	-0.4
Private education and health services	178	192	152	215	170	-45	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Private educational services	35	28	27	30	28	-2	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	143	164	125	185	142	-43	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	261	266	196	242	224	-18	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	72	94	96	91	90	-1	2.8	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	189	172	99	152	134	-18	1.3	1.2	0.7	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Other services	60	54	62	60	49	-11	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Government	84	100	100	77	91	14	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	7	19	8	5	6	1	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	78	81	92	72	85	13	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	41	43	42	36	42	6	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	37	38	50	36	43	7	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	305	338	256	315	302	-13	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0
South	565	671	599	738	541	-197	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Midwest	326	350	324	346	347	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
West	469	421	411	391	410	19	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	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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