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	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)	Apr. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	Change from: Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2023(p)
Total	1,342	1,719	1,557	1,845	1,581	-264	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.0	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,269	1,630	1,475	1,763	1,495	-268	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	-0.2
Mining and logging	3	5	7	7	6	-1	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.0	-0.1
Construction	108	161	182	302	189	-113	1.4	2.0	2.3	3.8	2.4	-1.4
Manufacturing	112	114	113	118	120	2	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0
Durable goods	61	57	53	66	64	-2	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.0
Nondurable goods	52	57	61	52	56	4	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	251	323	326	289	314	25	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.1
Wholesale trade	43	61	54	50	49	-1	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Retail trade	127	142	156	134	160	26	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	80	120	116	105	105	0	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
Information	28	48	49	49	16	-33	0.9	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.5	-1.1
Financial activities	34	54	38	52	47	-5	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	-0.1
Finance and insurance	18	22	20	32	31	-1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	32	18	21	16	-5	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.9	0.7	-0.2
Professional and business services	325	529	382	423	414	-9	1.5	2.3	1.7	1.8	1.8	0.0
Education and health services	144	132	144	188	144	-44	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.6	-0.2
Educational services	16	28	32	32	21	-11	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.5	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	128	104	112	157	123	-34	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	204	215	182	276	190	-86	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.7	1.1	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	75	58	72	94	64	-30	3.3	2.4	3.0	3.9	2.6	-1.3
Accommodation and food services	129	157	110	182	126	-56	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.3	0.9	-0.4
Other services	59	49	52	59	55	-4	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
Government	73	88	82	82	87	5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
Federal	7	5	6	6	6	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
State and local	67	84	76	76	80	4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local education	31	42	36	38	41	3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	36	42	40	38	40	2	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	270	334	258	323	250	-73	1.0	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.9	-0.3
South	524	710	561	652	543	-109	0.9	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	-0.2
Midwest	279	350	347	377	436	59	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.3	0.2
West	269	324	391	493	352	-141	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.0	-0.3
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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