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)(2) Rates(3)
Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)

Total

 1,752 1,569 1,520 1,572 1,686 1,653 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

 1,644 1,479 1,430 1,467 1,572 1,554 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4

Construction

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Manufacturing

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Retail trade

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Professional and business services

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Education and health services(6)

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Health care and social assistance

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Leisure and hospitality

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Accommodation and food services

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Government(7)

 108 89 90 104 114 99 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

State and local

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

REGION(8)

Northeast

 335 284 284 300 358 319 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2

South

 630 557 532 561 584 594 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2

Midwest

 409 357 298 334 329 311 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0

West

 378 370 406 376 415 429 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4

Footnotes
 (1) Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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

- Data not available.

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