Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
JOLTS JLT Program Links

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)
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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025