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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)
Nov.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 5,597 5,810 5,732 5,798 5,652 5,648 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,230 5,473 5,385 5,454 5,282 5,298 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1

Mining and logging

 35 27 28 24 27 29 4.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.9

Construction

 380 376 415 428 456 406 5.2 5.0 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.4

Manufacturing

 361 326 320 349 324 330 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6

Durable goods

 203 177 183 203 193 192 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.4

Nondurable goods

 157 149 137 145 131 138 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,141 1,217 1,202 1,204 1,086 1,193 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.3

Wholesale trade

 165 165 145 167 139 147 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.3 2.5

Retail trade

 741 807 817 801 708 811 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.5 5.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 235 246 241 236 240 236 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8

Information

 88 95 94 84 90 77 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.7

Financial activities

 195 231 240 215 201 213 2.3 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.4

Finance and insurance

 132 140 151 132 125 140 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 63 91 89 83 76 74 2.8 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1

Professional and business services

 1,092 1,148 1,145 1,168 1,099 1,139 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.3

Education and health services

 651 682 633 655 662 654 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7

Educational services

 101 91 98 87 99 88 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.3

Health care and social assistance

 549 590 535 568 564 565 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 1,056 1,144 1,110 1,125 1,097 1,071 6.4 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 177 150 159 154 174 182 7.3 6.1 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.3

Accommodation and food services

 879 994 951 972 923 889 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.2

Other services

 233 226 199 201 239 186 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.1

Government

 367 336 347 344 370 351 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5

Federal

 35 37 40 41 54 41 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.4

State and local

 332 300 307 304 316 310 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 184 158 153 153 159 153 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 147 142 154 151 156 156 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 790 870 914 863 923 905 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2

South

 2,253 2,237 2,287 2,301 2,114 2,144 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.9

Midwest

 1,347 1,298 1,195 1,272 1,225 1,253 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7

West

 1,206 1,404 1,336 1,363 1,390 1,346 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8

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: January 17, 2020