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	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
Total	1,341	1,529	1,265	0.9	1.0	0.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,294	1,475	1,202	1.0	1.1	0.9
Mining and logging	7	7	6	1.1	1.1	1.0
Construction	145	154	112	1.8	1.9	1.4
Manufacturing	130	108	104	1.0	0.9	0.8
Durable goods	81	68	62	1.0	0.9	0.8
Nondurable goods	49	40	42	1.0	0.8	0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	193	318	230	0.7	1.1	0.8
Wholesale trade	32	47	41	0.5	0.8	0.7
Retail trade	115	200	119	0.8	1.3	0.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	45	71	70	0.6	1.0	1.0
Information	34	37	34	1.2	1.3	1.2
Financial activities	51	46	54	0.6	0.5	0.6
Finance and insurance	19	29	34	0.3	0.4	0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	17	21	1.3	0.7	0.8
Professional and business services	313	430	344	1.4	1.9	1.5
Private education and health services	144	161	124	0.5	0.6	0.5
Private educational services	18	16	16	0.4	0.4	0.4
Health care and social assistance	126	145	108	0.6	0.6	0.5
Leisure and hospitality	242	173	146	1.5	1.1	0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	58	35	66	2.4	1.4	2.6
Accommodation and food services	184	138	80	1.3	1.0	0.6
Other services	35	39	48	0.6	0.7	0.8
Government	46	55	63	0.2	0.2	0.3
Federal	5	16	7	0.2	0.5	0.2
State and local	42	39	56	0.2	0.2	0.3
State and local education	26	20	24	0.2	0.2	0.2
State and local, excluding education	16	19	32	0.2	0.2	0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	215	264	153	0.8	0.9	0.5
South	498	622	508	0.8	1.0	0.9
Midwest	332	288	270	1.0	0.9	0.8
West	295	355	334	0.8	1.0	0.9
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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