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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)
Total	1,419	1,294	1,653	0.9	0.8	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,366	1,235	1,605	1.0	0.9	1.2
Mining and logging	4	7	5	0.7	1.1	0.8
Construction	117	116	155	1.4	1.4	1.9
Manufacturing	143	103	137	1.1	0.8	1.1
Durable goods	87	64	82	1.1	0.8	1.0
Nondurable goods	56	39	54	1.2	0.8	1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	243	236	250	0.8	0.8	0.9
Wholesale trade	47	39	37	0.8	0.6	0.6
Retail trade	132	119	125	0.9	0.8	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	64	78	88	0.9	1.1	1.2
Information	29	34	28	1.0	1.2	1.0
Financial activities	71	65	73	0.8	0.7	0.8
Finance and insurance	45	44	52	0.7	0.7	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	21	22	1.1	0.9	0.9
Professional and business services	320	359	464	1.4	1.6	2.1
Private education and health services	195	113	208	0.7	0.4	0.8
Private educational services	21	15	17	0.5	0.4	0.4
Health care and social assistance	174	98	191	0.8	0.4	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	215	151	221	1.3	0.9	1.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	51	69	79	2.0	2.7	3.0
Accommodation and food services	163	82	142	1.2	0.6	1.0
Other services	29	51	64	0.5	0.8	1.1
Government	53	59	48	0.2	0.2	0.2
Federal	6	7	3	0.2	0.2	0.1
State and local	47	52	45	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local education	22	22	21	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local, excluding education	26	29	24	0.3	0.3	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	255	167	298	0.9	0.6	1.1
South	451	543	664	0.8	0.9	1.1
Midwest	316	267	298	0.9	0.8	0.9
West	397	317	394	1.1	0.9	1.1
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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