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	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)
Total	1,692	1,788	1,739	1,669	1,635	-34	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,620	1,706	1,657	1,573	1,560	-13	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	7	9	7	12	4	-8	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.9	0.6	-1.3
Construction	184	153	137	138	150	12	2.3	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
Manufacturing	128	113	126	112	118	6	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	65	51	65	58	70	12	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.2
Nondurable goods	63	62	61	55	48	-7	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	284	367	337	387	346	-41	1.0	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	-0.1
Wholesale trade	47	45	47	37	46	9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.1
Retail trade	142	198	178	192	163	-29	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	94	123	112	157	136	-21	1.3	1.7	1.5	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Information	20	34	38	26	28	2	0.7	1.2	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.1
Financial activities	75	64	46	57	42	-15	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	36	40	17	34	32	-2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	38	25	29	24	10	-14	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.4	-0.6
Professional and business services	515	438	419	331	393	62	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.5	1.7	0.2
Private education and health services	147	192	188	193	173	-20	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Private educational services	23	29	28	27	22	-5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	124	164	161	165	151	-14	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	221	276	302	265	232	-33	1.3	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	84	85	73	79	72	-7	3.3	3.2	2.7	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	137	191	229	187	160	-27	1.0	1.3	1.6	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Other services	40	59	56	51	74	23	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.3
Government	72	82	82	96	75	-21	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	6	6	5	5	4	-1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.1
State and local	66	76	76	90	71	-19	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	31	44	43	57	44	-13	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	35	32	34	34	27	-7	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	309	222	315	275	262	-13	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.9	-0.1
South	675	815	590	659	581	-78	1.1	1.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Midwest	322	332	387	391	392	1	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0
West	385	418	447	343	401	58	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.9	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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