Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 11. 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	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)
Total	1,441	1,420	1,700	1.0	0.9	1.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	1,367	1,366	1,616	1.1	1.0	1.2
Mining and logging	6	5	8	1.0	0.8	1.3
Construction	178	182	215	2.4	2.3	2.8
Manufacturing	89	99	101	0.7	0.8	0.8
Durable goods	45	52	55	0.6	0.6	0.7
Nondurable goods	44	47	46	0.9	1.0	0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	244	235	365	0.8	0.8	1.2
Wholesale trade	19	45	51	0.3	0.8	0.9
Retail trade	139	96	188	0.9	0.6	1.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	86	94	126	1.2	1.3	1.7
Information	45	38	48	1.5	1.2	1.6
Financial activities	38	72	29	0.4	0.8	0.3
Finance and insurance	23	58	18	0.3	0.9	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	14	11	0.7	0.6	0.5
Professional and business services	387	356	471	1.8	1.6	2.1
Education and health services	147	120	147	0.6	0.5	0.6
Educational services	16	13	28	0.4	0.3	0.7
Health care and social assistance	131	107	118	0.6	0.5	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	145	193	197	1.0	1.2	1.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	49	106	50	2.4	4.7	2.2
Accommodation and food services	96	87	147	0.7	0.6	1.1
Other services	87	66	36	1.6	1.1	0.6
Government	74	55	84	0.3	0.2	0.4
Federal	22	6	14	0.8	0.2	0.5
State and local	52	48	70	0.3	0.2	0.4
State and local education	31	11	34	0.3	0.1	0.3
State and local, excluding education	21	37	36	0.2	0.4	0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	209	235	307	0.8	0.9	1.1
South	593	468	579	1.1	0.8	1.0
Midwest	331	364	441	1.0	1.1	1.3
West	308	354	373	0.9	1.0	1.0
Footnotes (1) Layoffs and discharges are 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 total 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

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