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	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)
Total	5,429	5,285	5,087	5,082	5,252	170	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,095	4,975	4,757	4,731	4,923	192	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
Mining and logging	22	21	20	23	21	-2	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Construction	336	310	312	268	335	67	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.2	4.0	0.8
Manufacturing	374	332	315	315	324	9	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0
Durable goods	212	171	165	175	194	19	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.5	0.3
Nondurable goods	162	161	150	141	130	-11	3.3	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,036	1,058	1,032	1,047	1,072	25	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
Wholesale trade	159	138	137	131	162	31	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.6	0.5
Retail trade	589	619	581	595	591	-4	3.8	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	287	301	314	321	319	-2	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.4	0.0
Information	78	75	75	67	80	13	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.7	0.4
Financial activities	207	192	175	195	193	-2	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.1	2.1	0.0
Finance and insurance	131	121	109	130	130	0	2.0	1.8	1.6	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	71	67	66	62	-4	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Professional and business services	1,060	1,043	963	919	1,025	106	4.7	4.6	4.3	4.1	4.5	0.4
Private education and health services	726	780	731	761	742	-19	2.8	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Private educational services	77	84	91	89	81	-8	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	649	695	639	671	661	-10	2.9	3.1	2.8	2.9	2.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,022	928	920	903	888	-15	6.1	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.2	-0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	154	169	140	144	148	4	6.0	6.4	5.3	5.4	5.5	0.1
Accommodation and food services	868	759	780	759	741	-18	6.1	5.3	5.5	5.3	5.2	-0.1
Other services	234	236	214	232	243	11	4.0	3.9	3.6	3.9	4.0	0.1
Government	334	310	330	351	329	-22	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Federal	34	29	30	28	28	0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
State and local	300	281	301	324	301	-23	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
State and local education	148	154	156	176	152	-24	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.4	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	152	127	145	148	150	2	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	846	713	759	756	793	37	3.0	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	0.1
South	2,259	2,213	1,999	2,117	2,047	-70	3.8	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Midwest	1,122	1,107	1,090	1,080	1,168	88	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.5	0.3
West	1,202	1,251	1,239	1,130	1,244	114	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.0	3.3	0.3
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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