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)
May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 5,502 5,532 5,576 5,508 5,687 5,495 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,166 5,146 5,206 5,171 5,335 5,131 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.0

Mining and logging

 37 31 37 38 31 23 5.1 4.1 4.9 5.1 4.1 3.0

Construction

 354 387 364 350 405 407 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.4

Manufacturing

 345 355 347 364 357 336 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6

Durable goods

 194 174 192 204 205 192 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4

Nondurable goods

 151 180 154 161 152 144 3.2 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,077 1,098 1,114 1,115 1,137 1,143 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1

Wholesale trade

 121 141 141 138 136 148 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5

Retail trade

 726 735 720 738 781 773 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 230 222 253 239 219 222 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.6

Information

 103 93 89 91 105 92 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.3

Financial activities

 208 184 182 172 225 197 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.3

Finance and insurance

 134 113 140 120 135 122 2.1 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 74 71 42 51 90 75 3.3 3.1 1.8 2.2 3.9 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,144 1,085 1,122 1,150 1,174 1,079 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.0

Education and health services

 626 662 710 683 637 626 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6

Educational services

 95 87 110 91 91 97 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 532 575 600 592 546 529 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 1,037 1,043 1,044 1,014 1,067 1,030 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 174 151 166 132 147 171 7.3 6.1 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.9

Accommodation and food services

 863 892 878 882 919 860 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.0

Other services

 234 208 197 193 197 198 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Government

 336 386 370 337 353 364 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6

Federal

 30 32 36 41 32 33 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.2

State and local

 306 353 335 297 321 331 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.7

State and local education

 155 182 172 156 165 185 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8

State and local, excluding education

 150 172 162 140 156 147 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 837 770 779 856 816 896 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.2

South

 2,128 2,280 2,378 2,315 2,344 2,070 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.8

Midwest

 1,295 1,224 1,203 1,160 1,236 1,203 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6

West

 1,243 1,258 1,216 1,177 1,292 1,326 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 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: July 09, 2019