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. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)	Nov. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)
Total	6,197	5,794	6,058	5,665	5,756	5,870	4.2	3.8	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,810	5,450	5,692	5,270	5,385	5,503	4.6	4.2	4.4	4.0	4.1	4.2
Mining and logging	15	19	21	20	18	19	2.6	3.0	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.0
Construction	374	355	338	343	318	286	5.0	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.1	3.7
Manufacturing	418	414	417	374	388	393	3.3	3.2	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0
Durable goods	243	226	231	203	200	207	3.1	2.8	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.6
Nondurable goods	175	188	186	170	187	186	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,338	1,199	1,319	1,212	1,221	1,287	4.8	4.2	4.6	4.2	4.2	4.5
Wholesale trade	167	153	152	136	147	165	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.8
Retail trade	899	743	803	752	769	741	5.8	4.7	5.1	4.8	4.9	4.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	272	303	364	324	305	381	4.0	4.3	5.1	4.6	4.3	5.4
Information	93	90	99	93	78	97	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.0	2.6	3.2
Financial activities	201	206	238	225	208	233	2.3	2.3	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.6
Finance and insurance	140	136	159	145	134	158	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.0	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	70	79	80	74	75	2.7	3.0	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.1
Professional and business services	1,227	1,220	1,115	1,043	1,108	1,128	5.6	5.5	5.0	4.6	4.9	5.0
Education and health services	857	737	777	737	733	821	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.0	3.0	3.3
Educational services	90	80	80	87	90	79	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.1
Health care and social assistance	767	657	696	650	643	742	3.8	3.2	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,072	1,006	1,144	1,032	1,086	1,063	7.2	6.4	7.3	6.5	6.8	6.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	132	159	159	145	143	150	6.1	6.9	6.9	6.2	6.1	6.4
Accommodation and food services	939	847	986	887	943	913	7.4	6.3	7.3	6.6	6.9	6.7
Other services	215	204	224	193	228	177	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.4	4.0	3.1
Government	387	344	365	395	371	367	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.8	1.7	1.6
Federal	41	40	40	43	40	41	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4
State and local	345	304	325	352	331	326	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.7
State and local education	172	150	159	169	167	159	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.5
State and local, excluding education	173	153	166	183	164	167	1.9	1.7	1.8	2.0	1.8	1.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	922	870	879	789	781	765	3.5	3.2	3.2	2.9	2.9	2.8
South	2,550	2,447	2,645	2,346	2,454	2,442	4.6	4.3	4.7	4.1	4.3	4.3
Midwest	1,344	1,208	1,168	1,270	1,233	1,216	4.2	3.7	3.5	3.8	3.7	3.7
West	1,381	1,268	1,366	1,259	1,288	1,446	4.0	3.6	3.8	3.5	3.6	4.0
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

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