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	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
Total	1,380	1,415	1,547	0.9	0.9	1.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,282	1,364	1,448	1.0	1.0	1.1
Mining and logging	6	4	5	1.0	0.7	0.8
Construction	97	117	95	1.2	1.4	1.1
Manufacturing	137	150	118	1.1	1.2	0.9
Durable goods	79	92	73	1.0	1.1	0.9
Nondurable goods	58	58	45	1.2	1.2	0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	293	240	215	1.0	0.8	0.7
Wholesale trade	56	53	42	0.9	0.9	0.7
Retail trade	188	123	99	1.2	0.8	0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	49	64	74	0.7	0.9	1.0
Information	36	30	40	1.2	1.0	1.3
Financial activities	35	70	71	0.4	0.8	0.8
Finance and insurance	25	43	41	0.4	0.6	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	27	30	0.4	1.1	1.2
Professional and business services	298	355	456	1.3	1.5	2.0
Private education and health services	175	174	196	0.7	0.7	0.7
Private educational services	31	23	45	0.8	0.6	1.1
Health care and social assistance	144	151	151	0.7	0.7	0.7
Leisure and hospitality	171	200	193	1.0	1.2	1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	32	51	38	1.2	2.0	1.4
Accommodation and food services	139	148	155	1.0	1.0	1.1
Other services	33	25	59	0.6	0.4	1.0
Government	97	51	99	0.4	0.2	0.4
Federal	7	5	6	0.3	0.2	0.2
State and local	90	46	93	0.4	0.2	0.5
State and local education	67	21	74	0.6	0.2	0.7
State and local, excluding education	23	24	19	0.3	0.3	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	170	251	230	0.6	0.9	0.8
South	631	467	652	1.1	0.8	1.1
Midwest	305	261	258	0.9	0.8	0.8
West	273	437	407	0.7	1.2	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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