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 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	1,671	1,714	1,884	1,667	1,708	41	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,572	1,637	1,811	1,596	1,623	27	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
Mining and logging	6	4	5	5	4	-1	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Construction	183	150	150	127	174	47	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.5	2.1	0.6
Manufacturing	111	98	92	95	77	-18	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Durable goods	67	61	49	54	37	-17	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	-0.2
Nondurable goods	44	37	43	41	40	-1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	311	329	381	278	330	52	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.2
Wholesale trade	42	41	58	56	53	-3	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Retail trade	147	175	187	101	144	43	1.0	1.1	1.2	0.7	0.9	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	122	114	136	121	133	12	1.7	1.6	1.9	1.7	1.9	0.2
Information	34	53	60	55	51	-4	1.2	1.9	2.2	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Financial activities	51	49	44	54	45	-9	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	21	35	26	30	28	-2	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	14	18	24	17	-7	1.2	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.7	-0.3
Professional and business services	414	428	561	448	411	-37	1.8	1.9	2.5	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Private education and health services	177	191	182	186	238	52	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.2
Private educational services	29	29	33	36	34	-2	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Health care and social assistance	148	162	149	150	203	53	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	231	285	271	292	242	-50	1.4	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.4	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	102	89	91	98	56	-42	3.8	3.3	3.4	3.7	2.1	-1.6
Accommodation and food services	128	196	180	194	186	-8	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Other services	54	49	64	56	51	-5	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.0
Government	99	77	74	71	85	14	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	8	6	6	6	5	-1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	91	71	68	65	80	15	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	42	38	32	30	39	9	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	49	33	36	35	41	6	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	340	331	350	306	382	76	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.2
South	533	565	649	616	622	6	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Midwest	371	364	442	360	379	19	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
West	427	453	444	385	326	-59	1.2	1.2	1.2	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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