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	Sept. 2022	June 2023	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Change from: Aug. 2023 - Sept. 2023(p)	Sept. 2022	June 2023	July 2023	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Change from: Aug. 2023 - Sept. 2023(p)
Total	1,436	1,551	1,681	1,682	1,517	-165	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,348	1,464	1,577	1,592	1,459	-133	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Mining and logging	7	11	7	9	9	0	1.2	1.7	1.1	1.4	1.4	0.0
Construction	193	122	178	175	150	-25	2.5	1.5	2.2	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Manufacturing	93	113	134	136	114	-22	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Durable goods	46	61	73	76	65	-11	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Nondurable goods	48	51	60	60	50	-10	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	297	312	304	290	277	-13	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Wholesale trade	38	34	41	33	51	18	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.3
Retail trade	152	180	158	154	137	-17	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	107	97	105	103	88	-15	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Information	31	26	46	28	26	-2	1.0	0.8	1.5	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Financial activities	55	24	43	48	53	5	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.1
Finance and insurance	39	14	26	27	23	-4	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	11	17	21	30	9	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.3
Professional and business services	317	423	417	431	367	-64	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Education and health services	154	181	174	183	175	-8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Educational services	31	32	34	34	29	-5	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	123	149	141	149	147	-2	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	156	183	212	217	232	15	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	65	51	49	52	78	26	2.8	2.1	2.0	2.1	3.1	1.0
Accommodation and food services	90	132	163	165	154	-11	0.7	0.9	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
Other services	45	69	62	75	56	-19	0.8	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Government	88	87	104	90	58	-32	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Federal	11	8	7	6	7	1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	78	79	96	84	51	-33	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	-0.1
State and local education	34	34	28	52	30	-22	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	43	45	68	32	21	-11	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	249	269	309	265	228	-37	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8	-0.1
South	493	591	615	599	594	-5	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Midwest	348	322	368	437	361	-76	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.1	-0.2
West	347	369	388	381	333	-48	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	-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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