Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)
Total	1,663	1,502	1,503	1.2	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,467	1,390	1,402	1.2	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	8	7	2	1.3	1.0	0.3
Construction	146	167	120	2.0	2.2	1.6
Manufacturing	108	118	103	0.9	0.9	0.8
Durable goods	66	71	62	0.9	0.9	0.8
Nondurable goods	42	47	42	0.9	1.0	0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	266	258	203	1.0	0.9	0.7
Wholesale trade	20	30	29	0.4	0.5	0.5
Retail trade	171	192	122	1.1	1.3	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	75	36	53	1.2	0.6	0.8
Information	21	22	17	0.8	0.8	0.6
Financial activities	58	56	45	0.7	0.6	0.5
Finance and insurance	24	33	26	0.4	0.5	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	23	19	1.5	1.0	0.8
Professional and business services	316	320	375	1.6	1.5	1.8
Education and health services	146	119	143	0.6	0.5	0.6
Educational services	20	38	15	0.6	1.1	0.4
Health care and social assistance	126	81	129	0.6	0.4	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	335	258	312	2.5	1.6	2.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	110	79	104	6.3	3.3	4.7
Accommodation and food services	224	179	208	1.9	1.3	1.6
Other services	64	64	81	1.2	1.1	1.4
Government	196	112	101	0.9	0.5	0.5
Federal	61	8	8	1.9	0.3	0.3
State and local	136	104	93	0.7	0.6	0.5
State and local education	47	50	34	0.5	0.5	0.3
State and local, excluding education	89	55	59	1.0	0.6	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	316	243	278	1.2	0.9	1.0
South	547	568	635	1.0	1.1	1.2
Midwest	379	306	296	1.2	1.0	0.9
West	421	386	294	1.3	1.1	0.9
Footnotes (1) Layoffs and discharges are 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 total 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

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