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)
Jan.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)		 Jan.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)

Total

 2,432 1,915 2,173 1.7 1.3 1.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

 2,346 1,818 2,092 1.9 1.4 1.7

Mining and logging

 12 12 19 1.7 1.7 2.5

Construction

 216 214 242 3.2 2.9 3.4

Manufacturing

 118 113 120 0.9 0.9 0.9

Durable goods

 73 48 58 0.9 0.6 0.7

Nondurable goods

 45 66 62 1.0 1.4 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 730 485 623 2.7 1.7 2.3

Wholesale trade

 52 45 39 0.9 0.8 0.7

Retail trade

 426 323 346 2.7 2.0 2.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 252 116 238 4.3 1.8 3.9

Information

 61 35 48 2.2 1.2 1.7

Financial activities

 95 54 74 1.1 0.6 0.9

Finance and insurance

 61 42 42 1.0 0.7 0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 34 12 32 1.6 0.5 1.4

Professional and business services

 474 471 408 2.3 2.2 2.0

Education and health services

 205 133 215 0.9 0.6 0.9

Educational services

 38 35 45 1.1 0.9 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 167 97 171 0.9 0.5 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

 364 239 260 2.4 1.5 1.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 72 77 57 3.4 3.4 2.6

Accommodation and food services

 293 163 203 2.2 1.2 1.5

Other services

 70 61 84 1.2 1.0 1.5

Government

 87 97 81 0.4 0.4 0.4

Federal

 12 10 14 0.4 0.4 0.5

State and local

 74 87 66 0.4 0.4 0.3

State and local education

 44 53 32 0.4 0.5 0.3

State and local, excluding education

 30 34 34 0.3 0.4 0.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 479 352 341 1.8 1.3 1.3

South

 975 647 877 1.8 1.2 1.6

Midwest

 474 490 490 1.5 1.5 1.5

West

 503 426 465 1.5 1.2 1.4

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: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and to implement a new imputation methodology.

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Last Modified Date: March 15, 2019