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	June 2018	May 2019	June 2019(p)	June 2018	May 2019	June 2019(p)
Total	1,804	1,715	1,673	1.2	1.1	1.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,673	1,609	1,538	1.3	1.2	1.2
Mining and logging	11	9	5	1.4	1.1	0.7
Construction	141	199	159	1.9	2.6	2.1
Manufacturing	114	109	98	0.9	0.9	0.8
Durable goods	60	58	57	0.8	0.7	0.7
Nondurable goods	54	51	41	1.1	1.1	0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	272	247	268	1.0	0.9	1.0
Wholesale trade	37	34	54	0.6	0.6	0.9
Retail trade	166	160	159	1.1	1.0	1.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	69	53	55	1.2	0.9	0.9
Information	41	26	30	1.4	0.9	1.1
Financial activities	69	61	63	0.8	0.7	0.7
Finance and insurance	46	33	25	0.7	0.5	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	28	38	1.0	1.2	1.6
Professional and business services	422	504	362	2.0	2.4	1.7
Education and health services	249	194	225	1.1	0.8	0.9
Educational services	69	59	66	2.0	1.6	1.8
Health care and social assistance	180	135	159	0.9	0.7	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	251	198	268	1.5	1.2	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	71	62	35	2.6	2.4	1.3
Accommodation and food services	181	135	234	1.3	0.9	1.6
Other services	104	63	59	1.7	1.1	1.0
Government	131	106	135	0.6	0.5	0.6
Federal	5	4	6	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local	126	101	129	0.6	0.5	0.7
State and local education	89	83	100	0.9	0.8	1.0
State and local, excluding education	37	18	29	0.4	0.2	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	335	296	285	1.2	1.1	1.0
South	709	624	613	1.3	1.1	1.1
Midwest	349	302	390	1.1	0.9	1.2
West	411	493	386	1.2	1.4	1.1
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

Last Modified Date: August 06, 2019

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

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