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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)
Total	1,701	1,587	1,655	1.1	1.0	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,598	1,479	1,544	1.2	1.1	1.1
Mining and logging	8	6	9	1.2	0.9	1.5
Construction	134	119	130	1.6	1.4	1.5
Manufacturing	94	99	83	0.7	0.8	0.7
Durable goods	52	46	50	0.7	0.6	0.6
Nondurable goods	42	54	33	0.9	1.1	0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	278	247	271	1.0	0.9	0.9
Wholesale trade	56	54	41	0.9	0.9	0.7
Retail trade	145	116	147	0.9	0.8	1.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	77	77	83	1.1	1.1	1.2
Information	43	43	63	1.5	1.6	2.3
Financial activities	53	39	42	0.6	0.4	0.5
Finance and insurance	33	26	35	0.5	0.4	0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	13	8	0.8	0.5	0.3
Professional and business services	545	455	497	2.4	2.0	2.2
Private education and health services	213	237	209	0.8	0.8	0.8
Private educational services	46	56	58	1.2	1.4	1.5
Health care and social assistance	167	181	151	0.7	0.8	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	185	188	190	1.1	1.1	1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	46	37	46	1.5	1.3	1.5
Accommodation and food services	140	151	144	1.0	1.0	1.0
Other services	45	48	50	0.7	0.8	0.8
Government	102	108	112	0.4	0.5	0.5
Federal	4	4	4	0.1	0.2	0.1
State and local	98	104	108	0.5	0.5	0.5
State and local education	66	79	76	0.6	0.7	0.7
State and local, excluding education	32	25	32	0.3	0.3	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	302	304	290	1.1	1.1	1.0
South	534	661	581	0.9	1.1	1.0
Midwest	391	267	386	1.2	0.8	1.1
West	474	355	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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