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	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)	June 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026(p)	Change from: May 2026 - June 2026(p)
Total	5,432	5,377	5,038	5,260	5,351	91	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.4	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,111	5,065	4,715	4,930	5,022	92	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
Mining and logging	23	20	18	21	25	4	3.7	3.4	2.9	3.4	4.1	0.7
Construction	357	304	287	296	319	23	4.3	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.8	0.2
Manufacturing	305	274	278	301	310	9	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.5	0.1
Durable goods	182	142	157	162	187	25	2.3	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.4	0.3
Nondurable goods	123	132	122	139	123	-16	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,039	1,172	1,046	1,093	1,105	12	3.6	4.1	3.6	3.8	3.8	0.0
Wholesale trade	133	154	141	121	135	14	2.2	2.5	2.3	2.0	2.2	0.2
Retail trade	595	693	609	631	672	41	3.9	4.5	3.9	4.1	4.3	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	325	296	341	299	-42	4.3	4.5	4.1	4.7	4.1	-0.6
Information	88	94	83	88	90	2	3.1	3.4	3.0	3.2	3.2	0.0
Financial activities	194	206	201	187	178	-9	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Finance and insurance	136	139	136	128	127	-1	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	67	65	58	51	-7	2.4	2.8	2.7	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Professional and business services	1,078	1,068	943	1,031	1,042	11	4.8	4.8	4.2	4.6	4.6	0.0
Private education and health services	748	747	716	733	738	5	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Private educational services	88	100	96	91	77	-14	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	660	647	621	643	661	18	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.8	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,104	946	961	948	981	33	6.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.8	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	164	159	164	145	165	20	6.1	5.9	6.1	5.4	6.1	0.7
Accommodation and food services	941	788	797	803	816	13	6.6	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	0.1
Other services	175	232	181	232	234	2	2.9	3.9	3.0	3.8	3.9	0.1
Government	321	312	323	331	329	-2	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	33	35	32	31	28	-3	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.0	-0.2
State and local	288	277	291	300	301	1	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
State and local education	140	130	142	149	153	4	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	148	148	149	150	148	-2	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	836	860	741	834	793	-41	3.0	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.8	-0.1
South	1,913	2,074	2,062	2,114	2,152	38	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.6	0.1
Midwest	1,330	1,197	1,078	1,140	1,129	-11	4.0	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.4	0.0
West	1,353	1,246	1,157	1,173	1,277	104	3.7	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.4	0.2
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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