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	Nov. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct. 2024 - Nov. 2024(p)
Total	1,546	1,668	1,802	1,748	1,765	17	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,462	1,589	1,727	1,662	1,681	19	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	8	7	6	7	6	-1	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Construction	171	169	170	156	142	-14	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Manufacturing	109	93	154	116	114	-2	0.8	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	53	48	92	53	59	6	0.7	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.7	0.1
Nondurable goods	55	45	61	64	55	-9	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	317	312	312	368	331	-37	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Wholesale trade	59	55	48	46	49	3	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.1
Retail trade	145	137	142	202	169	-33	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	112	121	121	120	114	-6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Information	24	43	42	38	47	9	0.8	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.6	0.3
Financial activities	71	79	56	53	49	-4	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	46	41	32	42	25	-17	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	38	24	11	24	13	1.0	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.0	0.6
Professional and business services	325	452	487	476	458	-18	1.4	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Private education and health services	166	172	189	195	189	-6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0
Private educational services	23	29	45	30	27	-3	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	144	143	144	165	162	-3	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	212	204	238	192	300	108	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.1	1.8	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	66	69	100	88	95	7	2.5	2.6	3.8	3.3	3.5	0.2
Accommodation and food services	146	135	138	103	205	102	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.4	0.7
Other services	60	57	74	61	45	-16	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.0	0.8	-0.2
Government	84	79	75	85	84	-1	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	8	6	5	6	5	-1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	76	73	69	80	79	-1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	42	33	40	44	41	-3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	34	40	29	36	38	2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	264	272	325	274	307	33	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
South	568	629	694	699	596	-103	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Midwest	304	395	387	340	366	26	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
West	411	372	396	435	496	61	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	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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