Table 12. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 12. 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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
Total	1,677	1,934	1,613	1.0	1.2	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,623	1,841	1,561	1.2	1.3	1.1
Mining and logging	7	4	4	1.0	0.7	0.6
Construction	178	184	169	2.1	2.2	2.0
Manufacturing	116	139	87	0.9	1.1	0.7
Durable goods	53	81	50	0.7	1.0	0.6
Nondurable goods	63	58	38	1.3	1.2	0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	331	276	255	1.1	0.9	0.9
Wholesale trade	50	33	40	0.8	0.5	0.6
Retail trade	178	131	125	1.1	0.8	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	103	112	90	1.4	1.5	1.2
Information	37	40	50	1.2	1.4	1.7
Financial activities	42	55	52	0.5	0.6	0.6
Finance and insurance	16	43	40	0.2	0.6	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	12	12	1.0	0.5	0.5
Professional and business services	403	445	516	1.8	2.0	2.3
Private education and health services	149	229	141	0.5	0.8	0.5
Private educational services	13	19	18	0.3	0.5	0.4
Health care and social assistance	136	210	123	0.6	0.9	0.5
Leisure and hospitality	303	421	229	1.8	2.5	1.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	105	137	157	4.2	5.1	6.1
Accommodation and food services	198	284	72	1.4	2.0	0.5
Other services	58	47	58	1.0	0.8	1.0
Government	54	93	52	0.2	0.4	0.2
Federal	5	7	7	0.2	0.3	0.3
State and local	49	86	44	0.2	0.4	0.2
State and local education	19	21	16	0.2	0.2	0.1
State and local, excluding education	30	64	28	0.3	0.7	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	306	393	320	1.1	1.4	1.1
South	504	603	524	0.8	1.0	0.9
Midwest	412	395	294	1.2	1.2	0.9
West	456	543	475	1.2	1.4	1.3
Footnotes (1) The layoffs and discharges level is 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 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 are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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