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Table 23. Annual layoffs and discharges levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 23. Annual layoffs and discharges levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Total

21,878 40,847 17,082 17,622 19,759

INDUSTRY

Total private

20,622 38,957 16,189 16,644 18,743

Mining and logging

151 207 73 59 82

Construction

2,591 3,232 1,867 1,737 2,075

Manufacturing

1,312 2,754 1,205 1,247 1,480

Durable goods

749 1,720 650 644 786

Nondurable goods

564 1,031 555 603 696

Trade, transportation, and utilities

4,050 7,169 3,258 3,235 3,826

Wholesale trade

609 1,030 477 570 575

Retail trade

2,419 4,373 1,781 1,618 1,874

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

1,022 1,763 999 1,048 1,375

Information

465 660 358 450 390

Financial activities

637 1,109 525 589 599

Finance and insurance

321 493 316 372 333

Real estate and rental and leasing

317 615 209 216 266

Professional and business services

5,049 6,464 4,251 4,374 4,662

Private education and health services

2,039 4,479 1,621 1,796 2,065

Private educational services

403 927 247 316 331

Health care and social assistance

1,637 3,551 1,373 1,481 1,731

Leisure and hospitality

3,564 10,439 2,270 2,458 2,799

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

983 1,694 684 835 844

Accommodation and food services

2,577 8,746 1,587 1,624 1,954

Other services

763 2,442 765 696 764

Government

1,256 1,890 892 975 1,012

Federal

121 438 121 94 86

State and local

1,135 1,455 772 883 925

State and local education

554 821 377 400 466

State and local, excluding education

583 631 394 483 460

REGION(2)

Northeast

3,973 8,053 3,011 2,913 3,353

South

8,256 13,485 6,587 6,776 7,481

Midwest

4,423 9,100 3,620 3,813 4,341

West

5,226 10,207 3,859 4,120 4,582

Footnotes
(1) The annual layoffs and discharges level is the sum of the 12 monthly layoffs and discharges levels.
(2) 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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024