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	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	21,807	21,875	40,830	17,103	17,564
INDUSTRY
Total private	20,547	20,616	38,940	16,210	16,581
Mining and logging	126	154	207	73	59
Construction	2,003	2,589	3,226	1,861	1,760
Manufacturing	1,369	1,312	2,755	1,204	1,237
Durable goods	750	748	1,721	648	638
Nondurable goods	618	564	1,031	555	600
Trade, transportation, and utilities	4,164	4,046	7,158	3,291	3,233
Wholesale trade	503	609	1,030	478	560
Retail trade	2,639	2,410	4,361	1,816	1,626
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	1,022	1,025	1,766	996	1,043
Information	412	466	660	359	457
Financial activities	634	640	1,109	523	584
Finance and insurance	416	321	495	316	375
Real estate and rental and leasing	215	319	613	208	212
Professional and business services	4,999	5,048	6,480	4,257	4,351
Education and health services	2,104	2,037	4,478	1,619	1,788
Educational services	478	403	928	247	309
Health care and social assistance	1,624	1,636	3,549	1,374	1,479
Leisure and hospitality	3,797	3,562	10,425	2,259	2,436
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,152	980	1,695	675	818
Accommodation and food services	2,643	2,580	8,727	1,585	1,620
Other services	940	766	2,440	765	679
Government	1,262	1,260	1,891	894	983
Federal	89	121	435	120	93
State and local	1,170	1,138	1,456	771	895
State and local education	602	556	824	382	409
State and local, excluding education	567	582	632	389	481

REGION(2)
Northeast	3,930	3,973	8,050	3,015	2,956
South	8,354	8,256	13,479	6,598	6,697
Midwest	4,789	4,424	9,096	3,625	3,824
West	4,735	5,226	10,204	3,864	4,086
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.

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Last Modified Date: March 08, 2023