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Table 10.  Other separations levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Dec.     Nov.     Dec.          Dec.     Nov.     Dec.
                                                   2010     2011     2011p         2010     2011     2011p

Total...........................................    311      237      330           0.2      0.2      0.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................    248      194      259            .2       .2       .2
  Mining and Logging............................      3        1        5            .3       .1       .7
  Construction..................................      3        8        9            .1       .1       .2
  Manufacturing.................................     28       11       20            .2       .1       .2
   Durable goods................................     21        8       11            .3       .1       .1
   Nondurable goods.............................      7        4        9            .2       .1       .2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........     56       59       55            .2       .2       .2
   Wholesale trade..............................     10       11       10            .2       .2       .2
   Retail trade.................................     33       36       31            .2       .2       .2
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     13       12       14            .3       .2       .3
  Information...................................      5        1        7            .2       .1       .3
  Financial activities..........................     17       12       26            .2       .2       .3
   Finance and insurance........................     15        9       24            .3       .2       .4
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........      2        3        2            .1       .1       .1
  Professional and business services............     60       40       53            .4       .2       .3
  Education and health services.................     42       27       63            .2       .1       .3
   Educational services.........................      6        4        4            .2       .1       .1
   Health care and social assistance............     36       23       59            .2       .1       .3
  Leisure and hospitality.......................     23       30       17            .2       .2       .1
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........      3        2        3            .1       .1       .2
   Accommodation and food services.............      20       28       14            .2       .2       .1
  Other services................................     13        5        5            .2       .1       .1

 Government.....................................     62       42       72            .3       .2       .3
  Federal.......................................      9       11       15            .3       .4       .5
  State and local...............................     53       32       57            .3       .2       .3

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................     49       49       71            .2       .2       .3
  South.........................................    102       92      112            .2       .2       .2
  Midwest.......................................     76       41       72            .3       .1       .2
  West..........................................     83       55       76            .3       .2       .3


  1 Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
  2 The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of
total employment.
  3 See footnote 7, table 1.
  p = Preliminary