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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)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 1,772 1,672 1,973 1.2 1.2 1.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 1,697 1,457 1,810 1.3 1.2 1.5

Mining and logging

 14 10 5 1.9 1.6 0.9

Construction

 272 214 234 3.6 2.8 3.2

Manufacturing

 97 124 102 0.8 1.0 0.8

Durable goods

 59 72 57 0.7 1.0 0.8

Nondurable goods

 38 51 45 0.8 1.1 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 302 284 293 1.1 1.1 1.1

Wholesale trade

 46 33 50 0.8 0.6 0.9

Retail trade

 189 168 171 1.2 1.1 1.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 67 83 72 1.1 1.4 1.1

Information

 27 18 22 0.9 0.7 0.8

Financial activities

 38 44 39 0.4 0.5 0.4

Finance and insurance

 17 16 27 0.3 0.2 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 21 28 12 0.9 1.3 0.5

Professional and business services

 432 326 390 2.0 1.6 1.9

Education and health services

 131 125 172 0.5 0.5 0.7

Educational services

 16 19 23 0.4 0.5 0.6

Health care and social assistance

 115 106 148 0.6 0.5 0.7

Leisure and hospitality

 343 270 487 2.1 2.0 3.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 125 101 85 5.4 5.9 5.1

Accommodation and food services

 218 170 401 1.5 1.5 3.5

Other services

 40 41 66 0.7 0.7 1.2

Government

 75 215 163 0.3 1.0 0.7

Federal

 13 153 100 0.5 5.1 3.4

State and local

 62 62 63 0.3 0.3 0.3

State and local education

 17 25 11 0.2 0.2 0.1

State and local, excluding education

 44 38 52 0.5 0.4 0.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 380 358 324 1.4 1.4 1.2

South

 535 536 542 1.0 1.0 1.0

Midwest

 439 415 548 1.3 1.3 1.7

West

 419 363 558 1.2 1.1 1.7

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: January 12, 2021