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	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,170	5,213	5,341	5,221	5,111	-110	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,853	4,860	5,016	4,907	4,781	-126	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	18	20	24	21	23	2	2.9	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	0.3
Construction	307	358	356	316	351	35	3.7	4.3	4.3	3.8	4.2	0.4
Manufacturing	334	283	315	306	313	7	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.5	0.1
Durable goods	196	160	185	171	181	10	2.5	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	138	123	130	135	132	-3	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	965	1,005	1,058	1,026	946	-80	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade	133	130	130	176	127	-49	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.9	2.1	-0.8
Retail trade	567	581	607	582	580	-2	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	265	294	321	268	239	-29	3.6	4.0	4.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Information	91	82	97	91	85	-6	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Financial activities	200	201	192	213	210	-3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.3	0.0
Finance and insurance	140	132	132	150	149	-1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	69	60	63	61	-2	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Professional and business services	1,078	1,000	1,016	1,059	1,076	17	4.8	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.8	0.1
Private education and health services	721	696	725	699	763	64	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.8	0.3
Private educational services	82	91	87	90	96	6	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	638	605	638	609	667	58	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.8	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	892	1,027	1,056	979	817	-162	5.3	6.0	6.2	5.7	4.8	-0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	149	176	164	180	132	-48	5.7	6.5	6.0	6.7	4.8	-1.9
Accommodation and food services	743	851	892	799	686	-113	5.2	5.9	6.2	5.6	4.8	-0.8
Other services	248	189	180	198	197	-1	4.1	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.3	0.0
Government	317	353	324	315	331	16	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
Federal	32	49	30	34	35	1	1.1	1.7	1.0	1.2	1.2	0.0
State and local	285	304	294	280	296	16	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	145	145	145	146	135	-11	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	140	159	150	134	161	27	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	829	826	839	839	864	25	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	1,997	2,000	1,933	2,030	1,926	-104	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Midwest	1,173	1,149	1,219	1,114	1,124	10	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,171	1,239	1,350	1,238	1,198	-40	3.2	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.2	-0.1
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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