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	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
Total	5,569	5,449	5,539	5,330	5,372	42	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,217	5,124	5,203	5,000	5,011	11	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	3.7	0.0
Mining and logging	20	23	18	21	20	-1	3.2	3.5	2.9	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Construction	367	353	370	352	361	9	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.3	4.4	0.1
Manufacturing	391	368	338	332	385	53	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.6	3.0	0.4
Durable goods	198	210	183	185	234	49	2.4	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.9	0.6
Nondurable goods	193	158	155	147	152	5	4.0	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.1	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,198	1,052	1,097	999	1,036	37	4.2	3.6	3.8	3.4	3.6	0.2
Wholesale trade	178	164	156	130	152	22	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.1	2.5	0.4
Retail trade	718	567	677	636	624	-12	4.6	3.6	4.3	4.1	4.0	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	303	321	264	232	260	28	4.2	4.5	3.7	3.3	3.6	0.3
Information	72	76	85	77	69	-8	2.4	2.5	2.8	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Financial activities	190	193	200	184	198	14	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.1	0.1
Finance and insurance	123	125	122	117	124	7	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.8	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	68	78	67	74	7	2.7	2.7	3.1	2.7	2.9	0.2
Professional and business services	1,040	1,102	1,073	1,097	957	-140	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.2	-0.6
Private education and health services	747	741	762	772	831	59	3.0	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.2	0.2
Private educational services	77	82	69	92	85	-7	2.0	2.1	1.8	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	670	659	693	680	746	66	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.3	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,001	1,002	1,059	1,018	959	-59	6.1	6.0	6.3	6.0	5.7	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	146	151	211	183	155	-28	5.9	5.8	8.0	6.9	5.9	-1.0
Accommodation and food services	855	851	848	834	804	-30	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.6	-0.3
Other services	190	215	202	150	194	44	3.3	3.7	3.4	2.5	3.3	0.8
Government	351	325	336	330	361	31	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	38	33	33	35	35	0	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.0
State and local	313	292	303	295	326	31	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local education	157	145	143	154	173	19	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.6	0.2
State and local, excluding education	156	148	160	141	153	12	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.6	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	800	831	841	880	835	-45	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
South	2,276	2,248	2,294	2,119	2,132	13	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.6	3.6	0.0
Midwest	1,241	1,137	1,154	1,188	1,152	-36	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.4	-0.1
West	1,251	1,233	1,250	1,143	1,253	110	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.4	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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