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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)
June
2024
May
2025
June
2025(p)
June
2024
May
2025
June
2025(p)

Total

1,433 1,445 1,482 0.9 0.9 0.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

1,316 1,335 1,411 1.0 1.0 1.0

Mining and logging

5 6 8 0.8 0.9 1.3

Construction

102 116 117 1.2 1.4 1.4

Manufacturing

110 108 91 0.8 0.8 0.7

Durable goods

66 66 47 0.8 0.8 0.6

Nondurable goods

43 42 44 0.9 0.9 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

292 235 263 1.0 0.8 0.9

Wholesale trade

52 49 54 0.8 0.8 0.9

Retail trade

153 114 134 1.0 0.7 0.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

87 73 75 1.2 1.0 1.0

Information

37 37 51 1.2 1.3 1.7

Financial activities

43 39 50 0.5 0.4 0.5

Finance and insurance

29 20 28 0.4 0.3 0.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

14 19 22 0.6 0.8 0.9

Professional and business services

318 414 450 1.4 1.8 2.0

Private education and health services

205 180 181 0.8 0.7 0.7

Private educational services

75 45 45 2.0 1.1 1.2

Health care and social assistance

130 134 136 0.6 0.6 0.6

Leisure and hospitality

152 152 116 0.9 0.9 0.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

28 56 25 0.9 2.0 0.8

Accommodation and food services

124 96 91 0.9 0.7 0.6

Other services

52 49 84 0.9 0.8 1.4

Government

117 111 71 0.5 0.5 0.3

Federal

5 8 4 0.2 0.3 0.1

State and local

113 103 67 0.6 0.5 0.3

State and local education

88 78 42 0.9 0.7 0.4

State and local, excluding education

25 25 26 0.3 0.3 0.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

290 241 257 1.0 0.8 0.9

South

480 527 514 0.8 0.9 0.9

Midwest

285 280 299 0.8 0.8 0.9

West

378 397 412 1.0 1.1 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.

Last Modified Date: July 29, 2025