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	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
Total	5,087	5,111	5,264	5,069	5,080	11	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,757	4,781	4,898	4,743	4,789	46	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Mining and logging	20	23	20	18	21	3	3.3	3.8	3.3	3.0	3.4	0.4
Construction	312	351	340	288	301	13	3.8	4.2	4.1	3.5	3.6	0.1
Manufacturing	315	313	327	319	313	-6	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
Durable goods	165	181	191	187	175	-12	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Nondurable goods	150	132	136	132	138	6	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.8	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,032	946	904	986	941	-45	3.6	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Wholesale trade	137	127	122	139	117	-22	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Retail trade	581	580	516	570	554	-16	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.7	3.6	-0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	314	239	266	277	270	-7	4.3	3.3	3.6	3.8	3.7	-0.1
Information	75	85	81	93	87	-6	2.6	2.9	2.8	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Financial activities	175	210	219	184	193	9	1.9	2.3	2.4	2.0	2.1	0.1
Finance and insurance	109	149	155	132	143	11	1.6	2.2	2.3	2.0	2.1	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	61	64	52	50	-2	2.7	2.4	2.6	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Professional and business services	963	1,076	1,122	1,031	1,032	1	4.3	4.8	5.0	4.6	4.6	0.0
Private education and health services	731	763	828	781	719	-62	2.7	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Private educational services	91	96	91	91	95	4	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	0.1
Health care and social assistance	639	667	737	690	624	-66	2.8	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	920	817	887	867	985	118	5.4	4.8	5.2	5.1	5.8	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	140	132	133	158	177	19	5.3	4.8	4.9	5.9	6.6	0.7
Accommodation and food services	780	686	754	708	808	100	5.5	4.8	5.2	4.9	5.6	0.7
Other services	214	197	170	176	197	21	3.6	3.3	2.8	2.9	3.3	0.4
Government	330	331	365	326	291	-35	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.2	-0.2
Federal	30	35	80	39	34	-5	1.0	1.2	2.7	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local	301	296	285	287	257	-30	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.2	-0.2
State and local education	156	135	141	132	129	-3	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.0
State and local, excluding education	145	161	145	155	128	-27	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.3	-0.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	759	864	850	902	835	-67	2.7	3.0	3.0	3.2	2.9	-0.3
South	1,999	1,926	1,980	1,810	1,986	176	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.0	3.3	0.3
Midwest	1,090	1,124	1,145	1,172	1,094	-78	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.2	-0.3
West	1,239	1,198	1,288	1,185	1,165	-20	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.1	-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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