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)
June
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)		 June
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)

Total

 5,296 5,173 5,322 5,424 5,419 5,502 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,970 4,844 4,986 5,085 5,093 5,162 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1

Mining and logging

 24 32 34 34 35 35 3.5 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.8

Construction

 342 305 352 318 340 357 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.9

Manufacturing

 318 350 342 343 342 330 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Durable goods

 182 192 198 198 193 185 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3

Nondurable goods

 136 159 145 145 149 145 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,076 1,010 1,067 1,104 1,073 1,110 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.0

Wholesale trade

 139 135 131 136 119 133 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2

Retail trade

 743 672 732 757 726 767 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 194 202 205 211 228 211 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.6

Information

 72 84 75 85 92 89 2.6 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.2

Financial activities

 190 199 171 198 191 225 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.6

Finance and insurance

 120 148 106 122 120 146 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 70 51 64 76 71 79 3.2 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.5

Professional and business services

 1,120 1,081 1,163 1,114 1,143 1,123 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.4

Education and health services

 624 644 615 641 652 675 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

Educational services

 92 96 91 91 95 79 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 532 548 525 549 557 596 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

 990 984 973 1,050 1,038 1,017 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 164 157 145 176 166 185 7.0 6.7 6.2 7.5 7.1 7.9

Accommodation and food services

 826 827 828 874 872 832 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0

Other services

 214 155 194 199 188 200 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4

Government

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Federal

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

State and local

 287 288 296 304 295 304 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6

State and local education

 133 142 149 160 144 152 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 154 147 147 144 150 152 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 856 758 773 802 795 806 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9

South

 2,110 2,123 2,166 2,194 2,173 2,223 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1

Midwest

 1,142 1,045 1,125 1,144 1,237 1,222 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.7

West

 1,188 1,248 1,258 1,285 1,214 1,252 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7

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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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2018