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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)
May
2019		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020(p)		 May
2019		 Apr.
2020		 May
2020(p)

Total

 1,689 7,560 1,670 1.1 5.8 1.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 1,588 7,381 1,535 1.2 6.8 1.4

Mining and logging

 8 58 16 1.1 9.1 2.6

Construction

 193 683 174 2.6 10.5 2.4

Manufacturing

 107 631 114 0.8 5.5 1.0

Durable goods

 57 444 70 0.7 6.2 1.0

Nondurable goods

 50 187 43 1.1 4.3 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 262 1,404 330 1.0 5.8 1.3

Wholesale trade

 45 220 100 0.8 4.0 1.8

Retail trade

 160 918 137 1.0 7.0 1.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 58 267 93 0.9 4.8 1.7

Information

 33 97 25 1.2 3.7 1.0

Financial activities

 50 214 51 0.6 2.5 0.6

Finance and insurance

 18 58 17 0.3 0.9 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 31 156 33 1.4 7.4 1.5

Professional and business services

 464 923 369 2.2 4.8 1.9

Education and health services

 206 900 221 0.9 4.1 1.0

Educational services

 69 214 46 1.8 6.1 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 137 686 175 0.7 3.7 0.9

Leisure and hospitality

 201 1,706 167 1.2 20.0 1.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 60 280 34 2.4 24.8 2.8

Accommodation and food services

 141 1,426 132 1.0 19.3 1.5

Other services

 63 764 70 1.1 16.7 1.4

Government

 101 179 135 0.4 0.8 0.6

Federal

 5 9 26 0.2 0.3 0.9

State and local

 96 169 109 0.5 0.9 0.6

State and local education

 79 55 67 0.7 0.5 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 18 114 42 0.2 1.3 0.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 264 1,463 330 1.0 6.1 1.3

South

 623 2,478 635 1.1 5.2 1.3

Midwest

 307 1,593 326 0.9 5.6 1.1

West

 495 2,026 380 1.4 6.7 1.2

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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Last Modified Date: July 07, 2020