Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
Total	5,917	5,419	5,449	5,539	5,200	-339	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.3	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,571	5,060	5,124	5,203	4,866	-337	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Mining and logging	27	19	23	18	21	3	4.2	2.9	3.5	2.9	3.3	0.4
Construction	437	335	353	370	326	-44	5.5	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Manufacturing	410	364	368	338	330	-8	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Durable goods	223	192	210	183	185	2	2.8	2.4	2.6	2.2	2.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	187	172	158	155	145	-10	3.8	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,203	1,058	1,052	1,097	994	-103	4.2	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Wholesale trade	146	173	164	156	137	-19	2.4	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Retail trade	732	584	567	677	625	-52	4.7	3.7	3.6	4.3	4.0	-0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	325	300	321	264	231	-33	4.5	4.2	4.5	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Information	92	67	76	85	77	-8	3.0	2.2	2.5	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Financial activities	184	203	193	200	182	-18	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	113	124	125	122	115	-7	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	80	68	78	67	-11	2.9	3.2	2.7	3.1	2.7	-0.4
Professional and business services	1,087	1,054	1,102	1,073	1,042	-31	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Private education and health services	818	755	741	762	747	-15	3.3	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0
Private educational services	96	86	82	69	90	21	2.5	2.2	2.1	1.8	2.3	0.5
Health care and social assistance	723	669	659	693	657	-36	3.4	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,089	1,003	1,002	1,059	991	-68	6.6	6.0	6.0	6.3	5.9	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	176	158	151	211	173	-38	7.1	6.1	5.8	8.0	6.5	-1.5
Accommodation and food services	913	845	851	848	818	-30	6.5	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.7	-0.3
Other services	225	202	215	202	157	-45	3.9	3.4	3.7	3.4	2.7	-0.7
Government	346	360	325	336	333	-3	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	37	39	33	33	34	1	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0
State and local	309	321	292	303	300	-3	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local education	152	164	145	143	151	8	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local, excluding education	157	156	148	160	148	-12	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	877	830	831	841	860	19	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	2,472	2,215	2,248	2,294	2,103	-191	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Midwest	1,217	1,132	1,137	1,154	1,100	-54	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	-0.1
West	1,351	1,243	1,233	1,250	1,136	-114	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month. (2) The total separations rate is the number of total separations 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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