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. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)	Aug. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024(p)	Change from: July 2024 - Aug. 2024(p)
Total	1,664	1,678	1,560	1,713	1,608	-105	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,583	1,595	1,479	1,627	1,530	-97	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	7	6	7	6	7	1	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
Construction	176	150	145	175	164	-11	2.2	1.8	1.8	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Manufacturing	139	119	124	102	92	-10	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Durable goods	81	68	70	60	46	-14	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Nondurable goods	59	50	54	42	47	5	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	294	296	357	333	313	-20	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
Wholesale trade	31	50	49	50	51	1	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Retail trade	149	136	201	169	144	-25	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	115	110	107	114	117	3	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
Information	27	34	34	38	40	2	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.0
Financial activities	48	83	50	72	76	4	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
Finance and insurance	27	49	27	46	43	-3	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	34	23	26	33	7	0.9	1.4	0.9	1.0	1.3	0.3
Professional and business services	401	419	394	399	463	64	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	2.0	0.3
Private education and health services	190	174	150	185	134	-51	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.5	-0.2
Private educational services	32	32	31	30	30	0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
Health care and social assistance	158	143	119	155	103	-52	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.5	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	230	251	171	232	183	-49	1.4	1.5	1.0	1.4	1.1	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	74	76	54	68	63	-5	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	157	175	116	164	120	-44	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.2	0.8	-0.4
Other services	72	61	46	85	59	-26	1.2	1.0	0.8	1.4	1.0	-0.4
Government	81	84	81	86	78	-8	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	6	7	6	6	6	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	76	77	75	80	72	-8	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	45	40	43	37	33	-4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	31	37	32	43	39	-4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	247	289	273	346	254	-92	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.9	-0.3
South	597	575	560	577	640	63	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
Midwest	420	327	315	374	355	-19	1.3	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	401	488	412	416	359	-57	1.1	1.3	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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