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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
Total	5,241	5,125	5,035	5,203	5,105	-98	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,924	4,768	4,718	4,864	4,773	-91	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	19	18	19	23	17	-6	3.0	2.9	3.2	3.9	2.9	-1.0
Construction	347	302	304	317	322	5	4.2	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	0.1
Manufacturing	334	311	294	301	294	-7	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Durable goods	203	177	167	164	167	3	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	131	134	127	136	126	-10	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,021	1,000	943	1,093	974	-119	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Wholesale trade	155	138	117	129	142	13	2.6	2.3	1.9	2.1	2.4	0.3
Retail trade	590	578	554	629	575	-54	3.8	3.7	3.6	4.1	3.7	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	276	283	272	336	257	-79	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.7	3.6	-1.1
Information	76	81	84	89	89	0	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.1	3.2	0.1
Financial activities	194	196	182	202	185	-17	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Finance and insurance	129	134	139	129	128	-1	1.9	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	65	61	44	72	57	-15	2.6	2.5	1.8	2.9	2.4	-0.5
Professional and business services	1,046	1,020	1,017	915	968	53	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.1	4.3	0.2
Private education and health services	755	798	720	751	702	-49	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Private educational services	84	95	101	74	75	1	2.1	2.3	2.5	1.8	1.9	0.1
Health care and social assistance	671	703	619	678	627	-51	2.9	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	874	854	971	994	1,027	33	5.2	5.0	5.7	5.9	6.0	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	154	169	172	147	155	8	5.8	6.2	6.4	5.5	5.8	0.3
Accommodation and food services	720	685	800	847	872	25	5.1	4.8	5.6	5.9	6.1	0.2
Other services	258	190	183	178	193	15	4.3	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.2	0.2
Government	317	357	317	340	333	-7	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Federal	32	64	52	58	48	-10	1.1	2.3	1.9	2.1	1.8	-0.3
State and local	285	293	265	282	285	3	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	138	144	143	150	149	-1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	146	149	122	132	136	4	1.5	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	809	915	806	798	879	81	2.9	3.2	2.9	2.8	3.1	0.3
South	2,057	1,855	1,986	2,007	1,821	-186	3.4	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Midwest	1,152	1,200	1,091	1,216	1,123	-93	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.4	-0.2
West	1,223	1,156	1,151	1,182	1,281	99	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.5	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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