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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)
Jan.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)		 Jan.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)

Total

 5,590 5,739 5,580 5,657 5,762 5,614 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,219 5,387 5,211 5,307 5,419 5,288 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1

Mining and logging

 30 24 26 29 31 23 4.0 3.3 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.2

Construction

 394 431 450 416 432 379 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.0

Manufacturing

 339 349 333 318 342 339 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6

Durable goods

 169 205 205 184 193 190 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.4

Nondurable goods

 169 144 128 134 149 149 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,087 1,201 1,062 1,198 1,115 1,179 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.3 4.0 4.2

Wholesale trade

 144 161 136 147 123 137 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.3

Retail trade

 726 796 687 816 741 790 4.6 5.1 4.4 5.2 4.7 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 217 244 240 235 250 251 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.0

Information

 101 82 92 79 84 78 3.6 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.7

Financial activities

 183 216 200 213 203 219 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5

Finance and insurance

 112 135 127 143 134 146 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 71 81 72 70 69 73 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1

Professional and business services

 1,071 1,141 1,079 1,131 1,134 1,086 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0

Education and health services

 715 661 668 663 690 697 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8

Educational services

 95 86 101 89 97 84 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2

Health care and social assistance

 619 575 567 574 593 613 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,088 1,096 1,067 1,063 1,146 1,086 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.8 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 159 152 170 175 184 161 6.6 6.2 6.9 7.1 7.4 6.5

Accommodation and food services

 929 944 896 888 963 925 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.5

Other services

 211 186 234 197 242 202 3.6 3.2 4.0 3.3 4.1 3.4

Government

 371 352 369 350 343 327 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4

Federal

 33 41 55 41 45 39 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.4

State and local

 337 311 314 309 298 288 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5

State and local education

 163 158 160 157 164 152 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 175 153 154 152 134 136 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 805 851 936 909 887 895 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2

South

 2,281 2,296 2,076 2,147 2,249 2,194 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9

Midwest

 1,205 1,221 1,186 1,235 1,220 1,243 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

West

 1,299 1,371 1,382 1,366 1,406 1,282 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.6

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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: March 17, 2020