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

Total

 5,059 5,008 5,245 5,309 5,362 5,228 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,706 4,681 4,914 4,997 5,012 4,892 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9

Mining and logging

 28 23 31 25 29 28 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.5 4.0 3.9

Construction

 330 377 341 340 367 350 4.9 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.1

Manufacturing

 270 317 325 315 320 304 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4

Durable goods

 156 162 171 182 181 178 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3

Nondurable goods

 114 155 153 133 139 125 2.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,020 948 1,051 1,063 1,015 995 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6

Wholesale trade

 155 116 116 131 150 140 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.4

Retail trade

 693 663 747 737 682 662 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 172 168 187 196 184 193 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4

Information

 70 74 79 67 87 79 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.4 3.2 2.9

Financial activities

 179 184 213 200 200 212 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5

Finance and insurance

 120 110 132 130 125 130 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 59 74 81 70 75 82 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,036 1,001 1,116 1,182 1,127 1,062 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.1

Education and health services

 600 594 625 619 616 636 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

Educational services

 87 86 92 93 79 82 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.3

Health care and social assistance

 514 508 532 526 537 554 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 971 943 942 980 991 985 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 166 133 137 170 188 164 7.4 5.9 6.1 7.5 8.3 7.2

Accommodation and food services

 805 810 804 809 803 821 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0

Other services

 201 220 192 206 260 240 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.5 4.2

Government

 353 328 331 312 351 336 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5

Federal

 37 34 26 31 41 36 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.3

State and local

 316 293 305 282 310 300 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5

State and local education

 159 147 139 131 156 143 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 157 147 166 150 154 157 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 829 808 839 865 886 869 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2

South

 1,973 1,992 2,190 2,164 2,173 1,984 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7

Midwest

 1,083 1,044 1,096 1,143 1,195 1,170 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6

West

 1,173 1,165 1,119 1,138 1,108 1,206 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6

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: October 11, 2017