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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)
Aug.
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021(p)		 Aug.
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021(p)

Total

 4,901 5,803 5,330 5,612 5,792 6,003 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,504 5,478 5,047 5,350 5,535 5,712 3.8 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6

Mining and logging

 18 20 21 19 18 19 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.9

Construction

 315 349 334 379 383 376 4.4 4.7 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.1

Manufacturing

 352 427 380 427 436 437 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.5

Durable goods

 197 240 199 237 231 243 2.6 3.2 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.1

Nondurable goods

 154 187 181 191 204 194 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,099 1,313 1,174 1,267 1,275 1,370 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.7 5.0

Wholesale trade

 156 169 142 142 162 196 2.8 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.4

Retail trade

 708 832 768 861 888 953 4.7 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.8 6.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 235 312 264 265 226 221 3.9 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.5

Information

 72 84 78 88 79 84 2.7 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.0

Financial activities

 212 200 195 203 206 184 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance

 152 139 135 143 134 126 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 61 61 60 60 73 58 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.5

Professional and business services

 976 1,126 969 1,100 1,193 1,126 4.9 5.4 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.4

Education and health services

 659 721 691 719 696 729 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1

Educational services

 61 92 68 65 69 76 1.8 2.7 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 598 628 624 654 627 654 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 716 1,021 987 955 1,009 1,214 5.5 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.6 8.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 44 108 122 120 124 126 2.7 5.7 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.9

Accommodation and food services

 672 913 866 834 885 1,088 5.9 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.7 8.3

Other services

 86 218 216 193 240 172 1.6 3.9 3.9 3.4 4.2 3.0

Government

 397 325 284 262 258 291 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3

Federal

 59 38 44 50 40 42 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4

State and local

 338 287 240 212 217 249 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3

State and local education

 224 143 104 57 69 126 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 113 144 136 155 149 123 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 740 838 784 815 918 882 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.3

South

 1,985 2,350 2,119 2,219 2,269 2,366 3.8 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.4

Midwest

 1,083 1,268 1,209 1,296 1,305 1,390 3.5 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4

West

 1,093 1,347 1,218 1,281 1,300 1,365 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0

Footnotes
(1) Total separations are 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 total 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.
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Last Modified Date: October 12, 2021