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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey

JOLTS Historical Data: December 2000 ‐ April 2001

Table 12. Other separations levels(1) by industry and census region
 
(In thousands)
 
      Industry and census region           Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.
                                           2000   2001   2001   2001   2001
 
Total....................................   329    417    224    299    338
 
                 INDUSTRY 
 
 Total private...........................   279    368    195    265    294
  Mining.................................   (2)      2      2      3      1
  Construction...........................    11     26      4     23      9
  Manufacturing..........................    51     54     40     42     50
   Durable goods.........................    36     38     27     29     38
   Nondurable goods......................    16     16     13     14     12
  Transportation and public utilities....    48     22     13     12     18
  Wholesale trade........................    31     56      3      7      4
  Retail trade...........................    29     89     46     49     77
  Finance, insurance, and real estate....    18     19     11     10     16
  Services...............................    90    100     76    119    119
 
 Government..............................    49     49     29     34     44
  Federal................................     6     13      5      4      4
  State and local........................    44     36     23     29     40
 
              CENSUS REGION 
 
  Northeast..............................    54     62     30     49     47
  South..................................   132    182     97    104    138
  Midwest................................    71     92     58     97    108
  West...................................    72     81     40     48     45
 
 
   1 Other separations are the number of other separations during the 
entire month.
   2 Data do not meet BLS publication standards.
   NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census 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.

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2002