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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)
July
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025
June
2025
July
2025(p)
Change from:
June 2025 -
July 2025(p)
July
2024
Apr.
2025
May
2025
June
2025
July
2025(p)
Change from:
June 2025 -
July 2025(p)

Total

5,434 5,313 5,213 5,341 5,289 -52 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,105 4,981 4,860 5,016 4,977 -39 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 0.0

Mining and logging

18 22 20 24 22 -2 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.8 3.6 -0.2

Construction

312 357 358 356 318 -38 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.8 -0.5

Manufacturing

341 316 283 315 324 9 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.5 0.0

Durable goods

197 183 160 185 188 3 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.4 0.1

Nondurable goods

143 134 123 130 136 6 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,127 938 1,005 1,058 1,025 -33 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Wholesale trade

143 120 130 130 166 36 2.3 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.7 0.6

Retail trade

673 555 581 607 597 -10 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.8 -0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

311 263 294 321 263 -58 4.3 3.6 4.0 4.4 3.6 -0.8

Information

90 78 82 97 91 -6 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.3 3.1 -0.2

Financial activities

231 239 201 192 208 16 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 0.1

Finance and insurance

158 169 132 132 147 15 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

73 71 69 60 61 1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 0.0

Professional and business services

957 1,063 1,000 1,016 1,061 45 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.7 0.2

Private education and health services

844 795 696 725 703 -22 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.6 -0.1

Private educational services

93 91 91 87 93 6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 0.1

Health care and social assistance

751 704 605 638 610 -28 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.6 -0.1

Leisure and hospitality

945 955 1,027 1,056 1,012 -44 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.2 5.9 -0.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

152 168 176 164 173 9 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.0 6.4 0.4

Accommodation and food services

793 787 851 892 839 -53 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.2 5.9 -0.3

Other services

240 217 189 180 212 32 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.5 0.5

Government

329 333 353 324 311 -13 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 -0.1

Federal

30 43 49 30 34 4 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.2 0.2

State and local

299 290 304 294 277 -17 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 -0.1

State and local education

143 150 145 145 148 3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.1

State and local, excluding education

156 140 159 150 129 -21 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 -0.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

854 856 826 839 847 8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 0.0

South

2,160 2,063 2,000 1,933 2,060 127 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 0.2

Midwest

1,095 1,138 1,149 1,219 1,109 -110 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 -0.3

West

1,326 1,256 1,239 1,350 1,272 -78 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.4 -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.

Last Modified Date: September 03, 2025