Table 23. Annual layoffs and discharges levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 23. Annual layoffs and discharges levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total	17,104	17,644	19,847	20,014	21,239
INDUSTRY
Total private	16,213	16,669	18,850	19,043	20,216
Mining and logging	73	57	82	86	80
Construction	1,869	1,740	2,068	1,966	2,059
Manufacturing	1,204	1,249	1,464	1,420	1,369
Durable goods	649	645	772	787	791
Nondurable goods	558	602	694	632	580
Trade, transportation, and utilities	3,270	3,250	3,867	3,902	3,961
Wholesale trade	478	572	583	583	552
Retail trade	1,785	1,618	1,882	1,998	1,978
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	1,009	1,057	1,401	1,322	1,432
Information	360	451	399	395	447
Financial activities	525	591	602	721	705
Finance and insurance	318	375	331	393	452
Real estate and rental and leasing	209	218	272	329	251
Professional and business services	4,261	4,384	4,741	4,753	5,497
Private education and health services	1,613	1,795	2,105	2,186	2,310
Private educational services	246	315	330	383	346
Health care and social assistance	1,370	1,480	1,775	1,800	1,960
Leisure and hospitality	2,271	2,460	2,775	2,948	3,088
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	683	837	831	995	1,219
Accommodation and food services	1,588	1,626	1,945	1,953	1,870
Other services	764	694	747	668	704
Government	889	975	999	972	1,022
Federal	121	92	87	74	100
State and local	768	880	915	897	924
State and local education	378	397	461	469	437
State and local, excluding education	391	485	450	429	484

REGION(2)
Northeast	3,016	2,918	3,456	3,674	3,985
South	6,594	6,780	7,544	7,255	7,489
Midwest	3,625	3,818	4,297	4,322	4,635
West	3,862	4,127	4,553	4,763	5,132
Footnotes (1) The annual layoffs and discharges level is the sum of the 12 monthly layoffs and discharges levels. (2) 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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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Last Modified Date: March 13, 2026