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)
July
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)		 July
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)

Total

 1,764 1,615 1,569 1.2 1.1 1.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 1,621 1,497 1,451 1.3 1.2 1.1

Mining and logging

 6 11 14 0.9 1.4 1.9

Construction

 198 134 154 2.8 1.8 2.1

Manufacturing

 101 107 108 0.8 0.8 0.8

Durable goods

 63 55 56 0.8 0.7 0.7

Nondurable goods

 38 52 52 0.8 1.1 1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 244 262 307 0.9 0.9 1.1

Wholesale trade

 43 37 33 0.7 0.6 0.6

Retail trade

 150 163 213 0.9 1.0 1.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 51 63 61 0.9 1.1 1.0

Information

 24 20 24 0.8 0.7 0.9

Financial activities

 60 62 58 0.7 0.7 0.7

Finance and insurance

 28 39 42 0.4 0.6 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 33 23 16 1.5 1.0 0.7

Professional and business services

 438 343 267 2.1 1.6 1.3

Education and health services

 213 230 223 0.9 1.0 1.0

Educational services

 46 65 70 1.4 1.8 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 167 165 153 0.9 0.8 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

 242 237 210 1.4 1.4 1.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 75 53 28 2.8 2.0 1.0

Accommodation and food services

 167 184 181 1.2 1.3 1.3

Other services

 94 90 86 1.6 1.5 1.5

Government

 143 117 117 0.7 0.5 0.6

Federal

 10 4 6 0.4 0.2 0.2

State and local

 133 113 111 0.7 0.6 0.6

State and local education

 89 76 66 1.0 0.7 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 44 37 44 0.5 0.4 0.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 345 300 256 1.3 1.1 0.9

South

 678 633 686 1.3 1.2 1.3

Midwest

 386 309 310 1.2 0.9 0.9

West

 357 373 316 1.1 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

NOTE: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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Last Modified Date: September 11, 2018