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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: July 01, 2025