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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)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)

Total

5,522 5,084 5,314 5,168 5,196 28 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,220 4,776 4,972 4,847 4,890 43 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 0.0

Mining and logging

21 20 18 18 19 1 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 0.1

Construction

313 282 321 313 312 -1 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.8 0.0

Manufacturing

378 348 347 325 369 44 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.9 0.4

Durable goods

212 205 204 194 223 29 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.8 0.4

Nondurable goods

166 143 143 131 146 15 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,135 1,125 1,097 945 980 35 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.4 0.1

Wholesale trade

148 159 140 138 139 1 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.2 0.0

Retail trade

718 691 656 539 568 29 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.4 3.6 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

269 276 301 267 273 6 3.8 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.8 0.1

Information

74 74 92 87 99 12 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.9 3.3 0.4

Financial activities

199 209 234 195 224 29 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.4 0.3

Finance and insurance

120 139 167 132 153 21 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.0 2.3 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

78 70 68 62 71 9 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.8 0.3

Professional and business services

1,038 973 950 1,092 1,026 -66 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.5 -0.3

Private education and health services

753 720 779 737 757 20 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.9 0.1

Private educational services

91 90 98 88 100 12 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.6 0.3

Health care and social assistance

663 630 681 649 657 8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

1,109 832 902 893 873 -20 6.6 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.1 -0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

175 127 154 146 169 23 6.9 4.8 5.8 5.5 6.3 0.8

Accommodation and food services

934 706 747 747 704 -43 6.6 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.9 -0.3

Other services

201 193 233 242 232 -10 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.1 3.9 -0.2

Government

302 307 343 321 307 -14 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Federal

40 33 31 34 31 -3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 -0.1

State and local

262 274 312 286 276 -10 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 -0.1

State and local education

132 144 155 144 131 -13 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 -0.1

State and local, excluding education

131 130 156 143 145 2 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

786 813 866 803 960 157 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.4 0.6

South

2,336 2,036 2,125 2,039 2,072 33 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.5 0.1

Midwest

1,162 1,036 1,106 1,207 1,107 -100 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.3 -0.3

West

1,238 1,198 1,217 1,119 1,058 -61 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.8 -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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024