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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	5,285	5,035	5,203	5,144	4,971	-173	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.1	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,950	4,718	4,864	4,820	4,657	-163	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4	-0.2
Mining and logging	20	19	23	17	19	2	3.2	3.2	3.9	2.9	3.2	0.3
Construction	338	304	317	315	281	-34	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.4	-0.4
Manufacturing	321	294	301	295	295	0	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	195	167	164	165	169	4	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	127	136	130	126	-4	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,102	943	1,093	993	1,059	66	3.8	3.3	3.8	3.5	3.7	0.2
Wholesale trade	143	117	129	143	117	-26	2.4	1.9	2.1	2.4	1.9	-0.5
Retail trade	668	554	629	579	665	86	4.3	3.6	4.1	3.8	4.3	0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	292	272	336	270	278	8	4.0	3.8	4.7	3.8	3.9	0.1
Information	84	84	89	95	109	14	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.4	3.9	0.5
Financial activities	193	182	202	181	183	2	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.0	0.0
Finance and insurance	124	139	129	124	124	0	1.8	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.9	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	44	72	57	59	2	2.8	1.8	2.9	2.3	2.4	0.1
Professional and business services	1,012	1,017	915	1,002	890	-112	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	738	720	751	689	704	15	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.5	0.0
Private educational services	80	101	74	75	91	16	2.0	2.5	1.8	1.8	2.3	0.5
Health care and social assistance	658	619	678	615	612	-3	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	914	971	994	1,035	924	-111	5.4	5.7	5.9	6.1	5.5	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	172	147	160	149	-11	6.9	6.4	5.5	6.0	5.6	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	730	800	847	876	775	-101	5.2	5.6	5.9	6.1	5.4	-0.7
Other services	228	183	178	197	193	-4	3.8	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Government	335	317	340	324	315	-9	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	37	52	58	47	31	-16	1.2	1.9	2.1	1.7	1.2	-0.5
State and local	298	265	282	277	283	6	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local education	164	143	150	140	144	4	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	135	122	132	137	139	2	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	920	806	798	895	849	-46	3.3	2.9	2.8	3.2	3.0	-0.2
South	2,065	1,986	2,007	1,855	1,797	-58	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Midwest	1,125	1,091	1,216	1,116	1,094	-22	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,175	1,151	1,182	1,277	1,231	-46	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.5	3.3	-0.2
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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