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	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)	May 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p)
Total	5,846	5,539	5,330	5,337	5,422	85	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,496	5,203	5,000	4,985	5,076	91	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
Mining and logging	23	18	21	20	21	1	3.6	2.9	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
Construction	358	370	352	355	360	5	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.4	0.1
Manufacturing	436	338	332	383	357	-26	3.4	2.6	2.6	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Durable goods	227	183	185	230	214	-16	2.8	2.2	2.3	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Nondurable goods	208	155	147	154	142	-12	4.3	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,301	1,097	999	1,039	1,060	21	4.5	3.8	3.4	3.6	3.7	0.1
Wholesale trade	162	156	130	146	156	10	2.6	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.5	0.1
Retail trade	844	677	636	632	630	-2	5.4	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.0	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	296	264	232	262	274	12	4.1	3.7	3.3	3.7	3.8	0.1
Information	74	85	77	72	77	5	2.4	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.5	0.1
Financial activities	202	200	184	198	213	15	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.3	0.2
Finance and insurance	135	122	117	122	129	7	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.9	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	78	67	76	84	8	2.7	3.1	2.7	3.1	3.4	0.3
Professional and business services	972	1,073	1,097	920	1,030	110	4.2	4.7	4.8	4.0	4.5	0.5
Private education and health services	887	762	772	816	818	2	3.5	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1	0.0
Private educational services	86	69	92	88	99	11	2.3	1.8	2.4	2.3	2.6	0.3
Health care and social assistance	800	693	680	728	720	-8	3.7	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,045	1,059	1,018	985	931	-54	6.3	6.3	6.0	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	147	211	183	158	152	-6	5.9	8.0	6.9	6.0	5.7	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	898	848	834	827	779	-48	6.4	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Other services	199	202	150	195	209	14	3.4	3.4	2.5	3.3	3.5	0.2
Government	350	336	330	353	346	-7	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	41	33	35	35	32	-3	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
State and local	309	303	295	318	315	-3	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1
State and local education	160	143	154	169	177	8	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local, excluding education	149	160	141	149	137	-12	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.4	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	842	841	880	835	867	32	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	2,583	2,294	2,119	2,089	2,142	53	4.4	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1
Midwest	1,211	1,154	1,188	1,167	1,121	-46	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.3	-0.2
West	1,210	1,250	1,143	1,246	1,293	47	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.4	3.5	0.1
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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