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	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	1,734	1,669	1,652	1.1	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,656	1,562	1,564	1.2	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	5	8	6	0.8	1.4	1.0
Construction	216	123	176	2.5	1.4	2.1
Manufacturing	115	84	88	0.9	0.7	0.7
Durable goods	56	50	40	0.7	0.6	0.5
Nondurable goods	59	34	48	1.2	0.7	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	324	287	251	1.1	1.0	0.9
Wholesale trade	68	47	43	1.1	0.8	0.7
Retail trade	168	151	138	1.1	1.0	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	89	89	71	1.2	1.2	1.0
Information	36	61	36	1.2	2.2	1.3
Financial activities	76	42	43	0.8	0.5	0.5
Finance and insurance	41	34	15	0.6	0.5	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	8	28	1.4	0.3	1.1
Professional and business services	389	484	396	1.7	2.1	1.7
Private education and health services	231	215	213	0.9	0.8	0.8
Private educational services	33	61	49	0.9	1.6	1.3
Health care and social assistance	198	153	165	0.8	0.6	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	171	203	244	1.0	1.1	1.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	64	49	40	2.1	1.6	1.3
Accommodation and food services	106	154	204	0.7	1.0	1.4
Other services	94	56	112	1.5	0.9	1.8
Government	79	107	88	0.4	0.5	0.4
Federal	11	5	8	0.4	0.2	0.3
State and local	68	102	80	0.3	0.5	0.4
State and local education	38	70	36	0.4	0.7	0.4
State and local, excluding education	30	33	44	0.3	0.3	0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	344	305	263	1.2	1.1	0.9
South	678	595	677	1.1	1.0	1.1
Midwest	340	401	345	1.0	1.2	1.0
West	372	369	366	1.0	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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