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	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)
Total	5,833	5,413	5,419	5,449	5,559	110	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,501	5,075	5,060	5,124	5,230	106	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.1
Mining and logging	24	24	19	23	20	-3	3.7	3.7	2.9	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Construction	341	342	335	353	375	22	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.3	4.6	0.3
Manufacturing	447	352	364	368	341	-27	3.5	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Durable goods	239	194	192	210	180	-30	3.0	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Nondurable goods	209	157	172	158	161	3	4.3	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.3	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,215	1,122	1,058	1,052	1,090	38	4.2	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.8	0.2
Wholesale trade	175	141	173	164	156	-8	2.9	2.3	2.8	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Retail trade	717	648	584	567	675	108	4.6	4.2	3.7	3.6	4.3	0.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	323	333	300	321	259	-62	4.5	4.7	4.2	4.5	3.6	-0.9
Information	98	76	67	76	85	9	3.2	2.5	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.3
Financial activities	198	217	203	193	209	16	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.3	0.2
Finance and insurance	123	145	124	125	132	7	1.8	2.2	1.8	1.9	2.0	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	75	71	80	68	78	10	3.1	2.9	3.2	2.7	3.1	0.4
Professional and business services	1,058	981	1,054	1,102	1,094	-8	4.6	4.3	4.6	4.8	4.8	0.0
Private education and health services	788	796	755	741	747	6	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0
Private educational services	94	86	86	82	79	-3	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	0.0
Health care and social assistance	694	711	669	659	668	9	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,131	982	1,003	1,002	1,070	68	6.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.3	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	167	138	158	151	215	64	6.8	5.4	6.1	5.8	8.2	2.4
Accommodation and food services	964	844	845	851	855	4	6.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	0.0
Other services	200	183	202	215	199	-16	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Government	332	338	360	325	329	4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	38	38	39	33	33	0	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.1	0.0
State and local	294	301	321	292	296	4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local education	147	159	164	145	146	1	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	147	141	156	148	150	2	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	794	864	830	831	837	6	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	2,572	2,138	2,215	2,248	2,318	70	4.4	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.1
Midwest	1,161	1,160	1,132	1,137	1,178	41	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
West	1,305	1,252	1,243	1,233	1,225	-8	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
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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