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)
July
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)		 July
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)

Total

 5,001 5,198 5,008 5,245 5,309 5,332 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,674 4,882 4,681 4,914 4,997 5,008 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0

Mining and logging

 24 25 23 31 25 28 3.6 3.6 3.3 4.3 3.5 3.9

Construction

 311 374 377 341 340 373 4.6 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.4

Manufacturing

 269 318 317 325 315 321 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6

Durable goods

 160 173 162 171 182 179 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3

Nondurable goods

 109 146 155 153 133 142 2.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,017 1,063 948 1,051 1,063 1,012 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.7

Wholesale trade

 146 132 116 116 131 141 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.4

Retail trade

 697 745 663 747 737 690 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 174 186 168 187 196 182 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2

Information

 83 79 74 79 67 78 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.8

Financial activities

 171 201 184 213 200 197 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.3

Finance and insurance

 105 126 110 132 130 121 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 66 75 74 81 70 75 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.4

Professional and business services

 1,070 1,033 1,001 1,116 1,182 1,151 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.6

Education and health services

 590 635 594 625 619 611 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6

Educational services

 90 90 86 92 93 74 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.0

Health care and social assistance

 500 545 508 532 526 537 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 954 966 943 942 980 983 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 143 137 133 137 170 177 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.1 7.5 7.8

Accommodation and food services

 811 829 810 804 809 807 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9

Other services

 185 188 220 192 206 255 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.4

Government

 327 315 328 331 312 324 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4

Federal

 37 37 34 26 31 39 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.4

State and local

 290 278 293 305 282 285 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.5

State and local education

 131 130 147 139 131 139 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 159 148 147 166 150 146 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 832 816 808 839 865 881 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3

South

 1,976 2,057 1,992 2,190 2,164 2,139 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.0

Midwest

 1,095 1,162 1,044 1,096 1,143 1,214 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7

West

 1,099 1,163 1,165 1,119 1,138 1,097 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3

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.
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Last Modified Date: September 12, 2017