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	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
Total	5,285	5,221	5,111	5,264	5,050	-214	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,975	4,907	4,781	4,898	4,708	-190	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	21	21	23	20	19	-1	3.4	3.5	3.8	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Construction	310	316	351	340	266	-74	3.7	3.8	4.2	4.1	3.2	-0.9
Manufacturing	332	306	313	327	329	2	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.6	0.0
Durable goods	171	171	181	191	191	0	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	161	135	132	136	138	2	3.3	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.9	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,058	1,026	946	904	968	64	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.3	0.2
Wholesale trade	138	176	127	122	137	15	2.2	2.9	2.1	2.0	2.2	0.2
Retail trade	619	582	580	516	571	55	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.7	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	301	268	239	266	259	-7	4.1	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Information	75	91	85	81	102	21	2.6	3.1	2.9	2.8	3.5	0.7
Financial activities	192	213	210	219	183	-36	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.0	-0.4
Finance and insurance	121	150	149	155	126	-29	1.8	2.2	2.2	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	63	61	64	57	-7	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Professional and business services	1,043	1,059	1,076	1,122	1,052	-70	4.6	4.7	4.8	5.0	4.7	-0.3
Private education and health services	780	699	763	828	718	-110	2.9	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Private educational services	84	90	96	91	92	1	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	695	609	667	737	626	-111	3.1	2.6	2.8	3.1	2.7	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	928	979	817	887	908	21	5.5	5.7	4.8	5.2	5.3	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	169	180	132	133	161	28	6.4	6.7	4.8	4.9	5.9	1.0
Accommodation and food services	759	799	686	754	747	-7	5.3	5.6	4.8	5.2	5.2	0.0
Other services	236	198	197	170	163	-7	3.9	3.3	3.3	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Government	310	315	331	365	342	-23	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	29	34	35	80	46	-34	1.0	1.2	1.2	2.7	1.6	-1.1
State and local	281	280	296	285	296	11	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	154	146	135	141	138	-3	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	127	134	161	145	158	13	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	713	839	864	850	896	46	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.2	0.2
South	2,213	2,030	1,926	1,980	1,775	-205	3.7	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Midwest	1,107	1,114	1,124	1,145	1,170	25	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.5	0.1
West	1,251	1,238	1,198	1,288	1,209	-79	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
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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