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 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)
Total	5,314	5,316	5,183	5,313	5,242	-71	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,966	4,966	4,845	4,981	4,892	-89	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.6	-0.1
Mining and logging	22	19	22	22	18	-4	3.5	3.0	3.5	3.5	3.0	-0.5
Construction	369	348	322	357	368	11	4.5	4.2	3.9	4.3	4.4	0.1
Manufacturing	345	323	311	316	287	-29	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Durable goods	204	194	184	183	162	-21	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Nondurable goods	142	129	127	134	125	-9	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,064	1,089	1,070	938	1,025	87	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	3.5	0.3
Wholesale trade	153	144	145	120	132	12	2.5	2.3	2.3	1.9	2.1	0.2
Retail trade	639	645	652	555	601	46	4.1	4.1	4.2	3.6	3.9	0.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	272	301	274	263	292	29	3.8	4.1	3.7	3.6	4.0	0.4
Information	83	85	76	78	78	0	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Financial activities	196	190	223	239	199	-40	2.1	2.1	2.4	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Finance and insurance	115	124	151	169	127	-42	1.7	1.8	2.2	2.5	1.9	-0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	80	66	72	71	72	1	3.3	2.7	2.9	2.8	2.9	0.1
Professional and business services	948	1,023	988	1,063	1,005	-58	4.2	4.5	4.4	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Private education and health services	805	736	742	795	725	-70	3.1	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Private educational services	102	82	86	91	88	-3	2.6	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	703	654	656	704	637	-67	3.1	2.8	2.8	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	924	939	880	955	1,011	56	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.6	5.9	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	152	175	172	168	169	1	5.8	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.2	0.0
Accommodation and food services	771	765	708	787	842	55	5.4	5.4	5.0	5.5	5.9	0.4
Other services	211	214	211	217	175	-42	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	2.9	-0.7
Government	348	350	337	333	350	17	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	33	41	32	43	39	-4	1.1	1.4	1.1	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local	315	309	305	290	311	21	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.1
State and local education	179	176	149	150	155	5	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	137	133	156	140	156	16	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.6	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	864	859	790	856	850	-6	3.1	3.0	2.8	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	2,046	2,158	2,018	2,063	2,007	-56	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Midwest	1,127	1,109	1,136	1,138	1,152	14	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
West	1,278	1,191	1,237	1,256	1,233	-23	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.3	-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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