Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)
Total	1,571	1,546	1,607	1,596	1,724	128	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,486	1,462	1,508	1,527	1,640	113	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.1
Mining and logging	6	8	5	8	6	-2	1.0	1.2	0.8	1.2	1.0	-0.2
Construction	171	171	173	187	214	27	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.6	0.3
Manufacturing	118	109	110	118	119	1	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	58	53	56	64	57	-7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Nondurable goods	60	55	54	54	62	8	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.3	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	310	317	318	288	301	13	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
Wholesale trade	53	59	43	44	53	9	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.2
Retail trade	156	145	142	136	161	25	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	101	112	133	108	87	-21	1.4	1.6	1.9	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Information	42	24	32	17	27	10	1.4	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.9	0.3
Financial activities	39	71	48	65	54	-11	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Finance and insurance	21	46	27	34	32	-2	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	18	26	22	30	22	-8	0.7	1.0	0.9	1.2	0.9	-0.3
Professional and business services	385	325	361	461	396	-65	1.7	1.4	1.6	2.0	1.7	-0.3
Private education and health services	152	166	161	154	175	21	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Private educational services	33	23	20	21	18	-3	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	118	144	141	133	157	24	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	201	212	239	183	306	123	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.1	1.8	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	73	66	75	83	140	57	3.0	2.5	2.9	3.2	5.3	2.1
Accommodation and food services	128	146	163	99	166	67	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.7	1.2	0.5
Other services	63	60	61	46	41	-5	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.7	-0.1
Government	84	84	99	69	84	15	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
Federal	6	8	8	6	6	0	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	78	76	90	64	78	14	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.1
State and local education	38	42	44	33	37	4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	40	34	46	31	41	10	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	261	264	245	296	291	-5	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.0	-0.1
South	585	568	589	610	694	84	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.2
Midwest	348	304	358	309	380	71	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.2
West	377	411	415	381	359	-22	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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