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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)
Total	1,555	1,659	1,434	1.0	1.0	0.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,454	1,610	1,325	1.1	1.2	1.0
Mining and logging	6	6	5	1.0	1.0	0.8
Construction	106	162	117	1.3	2.0	1.4
Manufacturing	117	136	110	0.9	1.1	0.9
Durable goods	71	79	71	0.9	1.0	0.9
Nondurable goods	46	58	39	0.9	1.2	0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	240	239	244	0.8	0.8	0.8
Wholesale trade	63	36	51	1.0	0.6	0.8
Retail trade	107	121	121	0.7	0.8	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	70	82	72	1.0	1.1	1.0
Information	36	39	30	1.2	1.3	1.0
Financial activities	62	89	38	0.7	1.0	0.4
Finance and insurance	38	63	16	0.6	0.9	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	26	22	1.0	1.1	0.9
Professional and business services	411	454	398	1.8	2.0	1.8
Private education and health services	202	216	180	0.8	0.8	0.7
Private educational services	56	19	44	1.4	0.5	1.1
Health care and social assistance	146	197	136	0.7	0.9	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	208	209	151	1.2	1.2	0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	38	71	50	1.4	2.7	1.8
Accommodation and food services	170	138	101	1.2	1.0	0.7
Other services	65	61	52	1.1	1.0	0.9
Government	102	48	109	0.4	0.2	0.5
Federal	7	5	6	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local	95	44	103	0.5	0.2	0.5
State and local education	74	20	78	0.7	0.2	0.7
State and local, excluding education	21	24	25	0.2	0.2	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	239	292	236	0.9	1.0	0.8
South	600	664	539	1.0	1.1	0.9
Midwest	279	313	283	0.8	0.9	0.8
West	438	390	376	1.2	1.0	1.0
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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