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)
Oct.
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)

Total

 5,272 5,514 5,596 5,779 5,641 5,556 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,929 5,172 5,242 5,422 5,306 5,210 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1

Mining and logging

 31 34 33 35 34 29 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.8

Construction

 344 350 337 334 343 315 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.3

Manufacturing

 314 337 358 343 315 345 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7

Durable goods

 177 180 195 188 179 200 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.5

Nondurable goods

 137 156 162 154 136 145 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,014 1,116 1,130 1,206 1,192 1,183 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.2

Wholesale trade

 138 131 125 151 137 146 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.4

Retail trade

 691 778 806 837 848 792 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 185 207 200 218 207 244 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.5 4.1

Information

 81 81 79 83 81 68 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.4

Financial activities

 219 234 225 231 209 183 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.1

Finance and insurance

 152 154 145 143 143 120 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 67 79 80 88 66 62 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.9 2.9 2.7

Professional and business services

 1,077 1,132 1,118 1,194 1,161 1,131 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.4

Education and health services

 669 665 664 665 646 659 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8

Educational services

 102 71 97 88 89 89 2.8 1.9 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.4

Health care and social assistance

 567 594 566 577 557 570 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 968 1,018 1,058 1,072 1,097 1,090 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 155 173 138 177 164 170 6.6 7.4 5.9 7.5 7.0 7.2

Accommodation and food services

 812 845 920 895 933 920 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.6

Other services

 212 207 240 260 228 207 3.7 3.5 4.1 4.4 3.9 3.5

Government

 342 341 354 357 335 347 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5

Federal

 42 32 34 33 34 31 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1

State and local

 301 309 320 324 301 316 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6

State and local education

 158 153 160 172 157 169 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 142 156 160 152 144 147 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 815 857 773 856 841 764 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.8

South

 2,156 2,189 2,311 2,356 2,378 2,287 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.2

Midwest

 1,137 1,236 1,257 1,257 1,255 1,300 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9

West

 1,165 1,232 1,256 1,310 1,167 1,205 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.5

Footnotes
(1) Total separations are 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 total 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: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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Last Modified Date: December 10, 2018