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	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)
Total	1,829	1,960	1,939	1.1	1.2	1.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,757	1,846	1,842	1.3	1.4	1.4
Mining and logging	9	5	5	1.5	0.9	0.9
Construction	182	200	151	2.2	2.4	1.8
Manufacturing	116	118	138	0.9	0.9	1.1
Durable goods	48	71	78	0.6	0.9	1.0
Nondurable goods	68	47	61	1.4	1.0	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	325	240	275	1.1	0.8	1.0
Wholesale trade	45	27	32	0.7	0.4	0.5
Retail trade	164	148	138	1.1	1.0	0.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	116	66	105	1.6	0.9	1.4
Information	29	41	41	1.0	1.4	1.4
Financial activities	68	55	44	0.7	0.6	0.5
Finance and insurance	37	34	31	0.6	0.5	0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	21	12	1.2	0.8	0.5
Professional and business services	414	456	449	1.8	2.0	2.0
Private education and health services	177	221	210	0.7	0.8	0.8
Private educational services	19	33	22	0.5	0.8	0.6
Health care and social assistance	158	188	188	0.7	0.8	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	382	453	488	2.3	2.6	2.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	130	264	149	5.0	9.5	5.4
Accommodation and food services	252	189	338	1.8	1.3	2.3
Other services	54	56	40	0.9	0.9	0.7
Government	72	114	97	0.3	0.5	0.4
Federal	7	7	6	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local	65	107	91	0.3	0.5	0.4
State and local education	29	28	22	0.3	0.3	0.2
State and local, excluding education	36	79	69	0.4	0.8	0.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	232	457	400	0.8	1.6	1.4
South	796	582	572	1.3	1.0	1.0
Midwest	331	424	429	1.0	1.3	1.3
West	469	497	538	1.3	1.3	1.4
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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