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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	1,857	1,751	1,911	1.2	1.1	1.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,707	1,669	1,762	1.3	1.2	1.3
Mining and logging	6	5	9	1.0	0.8	1.4
Construction	186	217	201	2.2	2.6	2.4
Manufacturing	113	118	137	0.9	0.9	1.1
Durable goods	62	57	79	0.8	0.7	1.0
Nondurable goods	51	62	59	1.0	1.3	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	318	322	282	1.1	1.1	1.0
Wholesale trade	50	70	37	0.8	1.1	0.6
Retail trade	162	164	163	1.0	1.1	1.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	106	87	82	1.5	1.2	1.1
Information	53	45	41	1.8	1.5	1.4
Financial activities	107	69	98	1.2	0.7	1.1
Finance and insurance	59	42	58	0.9	0.6	0.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	26	40	1.9	1.0	1.6
Professional and business services	418	388	439	1.8	1.7	1.9
Private education and health services	185	233	188	0.7	0.9	0.7
Private educational services	52	34	56	1.4	0.9	1.5
Health care and social assistance	132	199	132	0.6	0.9	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	242	176	282	1.4	1.0	1.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	101	67	138	3.5	2.2	4.6
Accommodation and food services	141	109	144	1.0	0.7	1.0
Other services	80	95	84	1.3	1.6	1.4
Government	150	82	150	0.7	0.4	0.7
Federal	6	13	6	0.2	0.4	0.2
State and local	144	69	144	0.7	0.4	0.7
State and local education	59	39	42	0.6	0.4	0.4
State and local, excluding education	85	31	102	0.9	0.3	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	318	344	459	1.1	1.2	1.6
South	651	666	572	1.1	1.1	1.0
Midwest	423	349	482	1.3	1.0	1.4
West	465	392	399	1.3	1.0	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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