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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	1,910	1,614	2,029	1.2	1.0	1.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,814	1,564	1,960	1.3	1.1	1.4
Mining and logging	15	4	9	2.4	0.7	1.5
Construction	189	174	222	2.3	2.1	2.7
Manufacturing	100	82	97	0.8	0.6	0.8
Durable goods	45	45	51	0.6	0.6	0.6
Nondurable goods	55	37	47	1.1	0.8	1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	498	269	469	1.7	0.9	1.6
Wholesale trade	34	38	20	0.5	0.6	0.3
Retail trade	248	135	170	1.6	0.9	1.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	216	95	279	2.8	1.3	3.7
Information	29	43	51	1.0	1.5	1.7
Financial activities	53	48	37	0.6	0.5	0.4
Finance and insurance	30	38	17	0.4	0.6	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	23	10	20	0.9	0.4	0.8
Professional and business services	422	502	583	1.9	2.2	2.6
Private education and health services	178	139	190	0.7	0.5	0.7
Private educational services	23	18	25	0.6	0.4	0.6
Health care and social assistance	155	121	166	0.7	0.5	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	282	249	249	1.7	1.5	1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	96	157	86	3.8	6.1	3.4
Accommodation and food services	185	91	163	1.3	0.6	1.1
Other services	49	52	52	0.8	0.9	0.9
Government	96	50	69	0.4	0.2	0.3
Federal	7	7	6	0.2	0.3	0.2
State and local	89	43	63	0.4	0.2	0.3
State and local education	58	17	41	0.5	0.2	0.4
State and local, excluding education	31	26	22	0.3	0.3	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	361	330	384	1.3	1.2	1.3
South	707	543	705	1.2	0.9	1.2
Midwest	468	303	469	1.4	0.9	1.4
West	374	439	471	1.0	1.2	1.3
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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