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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total	40,830	17,075	17,624	19,791	20,193
INDUSTRY
Total private	38,932	16,192	16,654	18,796	19,205
Mining and logging	207	74	59	81	87
Construction	3,223	1,865	1,735	2,067	1,954
Manufacturing	2,755	1,208	1,248	1,466	1,439
Durable goods	1,722	649	645	771	786
Nondurable goods	1,031	557	604	695	654
Trade, transportation, and utilities	7,157	3,255	3,236	3,824	3,856
Wholesale trade	1,030	475	572	582	568
Retail trade	4,366	1,785	1,616	1,880	1,952
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	1,761	992	1,046	1,362	1,333
Information	659	359	452	399	395
Financial activities	1,109	526	591	600	756
Finance and insurance	493	317	373	332	415
Real estate and rental and leasing	615	208	217	271	343
Professional and business services	6,472	4,258	4,383	4,734	4,855
Private education and health services	4,477	1,615	1,794	2,106	2,192
Private educational services	925	242	313	331	387
Health care and social assistance	3,552	1,373	1,481	1,776	1,803
Leisure and hospitality	10,431	2,266	2,456	2,766	2,994
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,680	680	830	822	964
Accommodation and food services	8,748	1,587	1,627	1,945	2,030
Other services	2,443	766	697	751	677
Government	1,898	885	973	995	987
Federal	436	122	92	86	70
State and local	1,461	763	879	909	920
State and local education	824	376	399	460	496
State and local, excluding education	636	387	482	447	424

REGION(2)
Northeast	8,049	3,009	2,915	3,443	3,577
South	13,479	6,588	6,775	7,524	7,453
Midwest	9,095	3,621	3,817	4,284	4,316
West	10,202	3,858	4,122	4,542	4,846
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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