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LAYOFFS & DISCHARGES

layoffs and discharges per month, thousands, seasonally adjusted · 2001–2026 · lower is better · BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, via FRED JTSLDL
1.67M
Jul 2026 (latest)
1.47M
Nov 2022
12.98M
high · Mar 2020
1.31M
low · Apr 2022
+13%
since Nov 2022
50 YearsSince 200010 Years5 Years1 Year
1.75M2.36M2.96M3.57M2002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026 Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
┊ on the monthly chart the dashed line marks ChatGPT released (Nov 30, 2022); on the annual views, 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. Total nonfarm involuntary separations initiated by the employer during the month. Monthly, seasonally adjusted, from December 2000. The only official national count of layoffs; BLS does not record the reason for a layoff (the Mass Layoff Statistics program ended with May 2013 data). Annual figure is the twelve-month average.
Sources

Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:

Monthly data

The publisher's own cadence, every period. The annual table below is derived from these values (annual average); the annual figures are what the almanac pages and the machine-readable exports carry.

PeriodLayoffs & DischargesChange
Jul 20261.67M−7%
Jun 20261.78M+1%
May 20261.76M+6%
Apr 20261.67M−12%
Mar 20261.88M+10%
Feb 20261.71M+3%
Jan 20261.66M−0%
Dec 20251.67M+0%
Nov 20251.66M−12%
Oct 20251.89M+4%
Sep 20251.82M−1%
Aug 20251.83M+3%
Jul 20251.77M−4%
Jun 20251.84M+10%
May 20251.67M−8%
Apr 20251.82M+14%
Mar 20251.59M−15%
Feb 20251.87M+7%
Jan 20251.74M+3%
Dec 20241.69M−8%
Nov 20241.83M+11%
Oct 20241.65M−7%
Sep 20241.78M+6%
Aug 20241.68M−2%
Jul 20241.71M+14%
Jun 20241.50M−14%
May 20241.75M+13%
Apr 20241.55M−6%
Mar 20241.65M−3%
Feb 20241.69M+3%
Jan 20241.64M−3%
Dec 20231.69M+8%
Nov 20231.55M−4%
Oct 20231.62M+6%
Sep 20231.53M−9%
Aug 20231.68M−0%
Jul 20231.68M+1%
Jun 20231.66M+8%
May 20231.54M−7%
Apr 20231.65M−13%
Mar 20231.90M+24%
Feb 20231.53M−13%
Jan 20231.77M+15%
Dec 20221.53M+4%
Nov 20221.47M−5%
Oct 20221.55M+7%
Sep 20221.45M−10%
Aug 20221.61M+10%
Jul 20221.46M−4%
Jun 20221.53M+2%
May 20221.50M+14%
Apr 20221.31M−5%
Mar 20221.38M−2%
Feb 20221.40M−2%
Jan 20221.42M+1%
Dec 20211.40M+4%
Nov 20211.35M+3%
Oct 20211.31M−7%
Sep 20211.41M+6%
Aug 20211.33M−6%
Jul 20211.41M+6%
Jun 20211.33M−1%
May 20211.35M−4%
Apr 20211.40M−7%
Mar 20211.50M−8%
Feb 20211.63M+4%
Jan 20211.57M−18%
Dec 20201.91M−9%
Nov 20202.10M+24%
Oct 20201.70M+8%
Sep 20201.57M+0%
Aug 20201.56M−15%
Jul 20201.83M−19%
Jun 20202.25M+5%
May 20202.14M−77%
Apr 20209.17M−29%
Mar 202012.98M+565%
Feb 20201.95M+8%
Jan 20201.81M−6%
Dec 20191.93M+8%
Nov 20191.78M−2%
Oct 20191.82M−8%
Sep 20191.97M+9%
Aug 20191.81M−1%
Jul 20191.83M+3%
Jun 20191.78M+0%
May 20191.77M−10%
Apr 20191.96M+16%
Mar 20191.69M−4%
Feb 20191.76M+3%
Jan 20191.71M−7%
Dec 20181.84M−5%
Nov 20181.94M+7%
Oct 20181.81M+3%
Sep 20181.76M−2%
Aug 20181.80M−0%
Jul 20181.81M−1%
Jun 20181.82M+3%
May 20181.77M+3%
Apr 20181.73M−4%
Mar 20181.79M+1%
Feb 20181.77M−8%
Jan 20181.93M+12%
Dec 20171.73M−1%
Nov 20171.75M−5%
Oct 20171.84M+3%
Sep 20171.79M−4%
Aug 20171.87M−2%
Jul 20171.91M−3%
Jun 20171.97M+10%
May 20171.79M+5%
Apr 20171.71M−3%
Mar 20171.76M+3%
Feb 20171.71M−2%
Jan 20171.75M+2%
Dec 20161.71M−2%
Nov 20161.75M+5%
Oct 20161.66M+5%
Sep 20161.59M−15%
Aug 20161.86M+6%
Jul 20161.76M+1%
Jun 20161.75M−4%
May 20161.82M+3%
Apr 20161.77M−4%
Mar 20161.85M−2%
Feb 20161.89M+5%
Jan 20161.80M+0%
Dec 20151.80M+1%
Nov 20151.78M−4%
Oct 20151.84M−6%
Sep 20151.96M+11%
Aug 20151.77M+4%
Jul 20151.70M−6%
Jun 20151.82M+6%
May 20151.71M−8%
Apr 20151.86M−6%
Mar 20151.97M+12%
Feb 20151.76M−2%
Jan 20151.79M−4%
Dec 20141.86M+8%
Nov 20141.73M−6%
Oct 20141.83M+7%
Sep 20141.72M+1%
Aug 20141.70M−5%
Jul 20141.78M+1%
Jun 20141.76M+3%
May 20141.71M−3%
Apr 20141.76M+4%
Mar 20141.70M−4%
Feb 20141.77M−2%
Jan 20141.81M+2%
Dec 20131.77M+9%
Nov 20131.63M−3%
Oct 20131.68M−11%
Sep 20131.89M+4%
Aug 20131.82M+6%
Jul 20131.71M−3%
Jun 20131.76M−4%
May 20131.84M+2%
Apr 20131.79M+0%
Mar 20131.79M+7%
Feb 20131.66M−1%
Jan 20131.68M−1%
Dec 20121.70M−12%
Nov 20121.92M+2%
Oct 20121.89M+5%
Sep 20121.80M−5%
Aug 20121.89M+10%
Jul 20121.72M−9%
Jun 20121.89M−4%
May 20121.97M+5%
Apr 20121.88M+5%
Mar 20121.78M−6%
Feb 20121.90M+6%
Jan 20121.80M−0%
Dec 20111.80M−6%
Nov 20111.91M+7%
Oct 20111.79M−4%
Sep 20111.87M+1%
Aug 20111.84M+0%
Jul 20111.84M−5%
Jun 20111.94M+2%
May 20111.90M+6%
Apr 20111.79M−0%
Mar 20111.79M+2%
Feb 20111.75M−4%
Jan 20111.83M−1%
Dec 20101.85M+0%
Nov 20101.85M+6%
Oct 20101.75M−5%
Sep 20101.83M−3%
Aug 20101.89M−13%
Jul 20102.17M+4%
Jun 20102.08M+18%
May 20101.76M+1%
Apr 20101.75M−9%
Mar 20101.92M+5%
Feb 20101.82M−3%
Jan 20101.88M−8%
Dec 20092.03M+6%
Nov 20091.91M−6%
Oct 20092.03M−8%
Sep 20092.19M+4%
Aug 20092.12M−7%
Jul 20092.27M+0%
Jun 20092.26M+1%
May 20092.23M−16%
Apr 20092.65M+3%
Mar 20092.58M−1%
Feb 20092.60M+1%
Jan 20092.58M+4%
Dec 20082.48M+8%
Nov 20082.29M+2%
Oct 20082.25M+8%
Sep 20082.09M−5%
Aug 20082.19M+6%
Jul 20082.07M−5%
Jun 20082.17M+11%
May 20081.95M−0%
Apr 20081.96M+2%
Mar 20081.92M−4%
Feb 20082.00M+0%
Jan 20081.99M+4%
Dec 20071.92M−3%
Nov 20071.97M−2%
Oct 20072.00M−9%
Sep 20072.19M+8%
Aug 20072.03M+7%
Jul 20071.90M+3%
Jun 20071.84M−6%
May 20071.97M−2%
Apr 20072.00M+6%
Mar 20071.88M+2%
Feb 20071.85M−4%
Jan 20071.92M+8%
Dec 20061.77M−8%
Nov 20061.93M+1%
Oct 20061.90M+4%
Sep 20061.83M+3%
Aug 20061.77M−5%
Jul 20061.86M+2%
Jun 20061.82M−9%
May 20061.99M+7%
Apr 20061.85M−2%
Mar 20061.89M+0%
Feb 20061.88M+5%
Jan 20061.78M−7%
Dec 20051.92M+9%
Nov 20051.77M−6%
Oct 20051.87M−8%
Sep 20052.03M+7%
Aug 20051.91M+0%
Jul 20051.90M−6%
Jun 20052.02M−0%
May 20052.02M+3%
Apr 20051.96M−11%
Mar 20052.19M+6%
Feb 20052.07M+3%
Jan 20052.01M+3%
Dec 20041.95M−4%
Nov 20042.04M+7%
Oct 20041.90M−6%
Sep 20042.03M+3%
Aug 20041.97M+5%
Jul 20041.89M−0%
Jun 20041.89M−1%
May 20041.91M−5%
Apr 20042.01M−3%
Mar 20042.06M+4%
Feb 20041.99M−3%
Jan 20042.04M+1%
Dec 20032.01M+3%
Nov 20031.95M−1%
Oct 20031.97M+2%
Sep 20031.93M−11%
Aug 20032.16M+5%
Jul 20032.06M−1%
Jun 20032.08M+0%
May 20032.07M+4%
Apr 20032.00M+3%
Mar 20031.95M−3%
Feb 20032.02M−4%
Jan 20032.11M+5%
Dec 20022.01M+3%
Nov 20021.94M+0%
Oct 20021.94M−4%
Sep 20022.02M+5%
Aug 20021.92M−9%
Jul 20022.10M+4%
Jun 20022.02M+2%
May 20021.97M+1%
Apr 20021.96M+4%
Mar 20021.88M−5%
Feb 20021.98M+4%
Jan 20021.91M−1%
Dec 20011.92M−15%
Nov 20012.25M−3%
Oct 20012.32M+10%
Sep 20012.11M+5%
Aug 20012.01M−1%
Jul 20012.04M+1%
Jun 20012.02M−1%
May 20012.03M+8%
Apr 20011.88M−12%
Mar 20012.13M+15%
Feb 20011.85M−16%
Jan 20012.22M+10%
Dec 20002.02M—
Annual data
YearLayoffs & DischargesChange
20261.73M−2%
20251.76M+5%
20241.68M+2%
20231.65M+12%
20221.47M+4%
20211.42M−58%
20203.41M+88%
20191.82M+0%
20181.81M+1%
20171.80M+2%
20161.77M−3%
20151.81M+3%
20141.76M+1%
20131.75M−5%
20121.85M+0%
20111.84M−2%
20101.88M−18%
20092.29M+8%
20082.11M+8%
20071.96M+5%
20061.86M−6%
20051.97M−0%
20041.97M−3%
20032.02M+3%
20021.97M−5%
20012.07M—
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