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	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
Total	5,268	5,082	5,272	5,316	5,137	-179	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,950	4,731	4,959	4,966	4,792	-174	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	21	23	20	19	22	3	3.2	3.7	3.2	3.0	3.6	0.6
Construction	345	268	333	348	313	-35	4.2	3.2	4.0	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Manufacturing	338	315	337	323	310	-13	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Durable goods	192	175	202	194	182	-12	2.4	2.2	2.6	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Nondurable goods	146	141	135	129	128	-1	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	984	1,047	1,084	1,089	1,022	-67	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Wholesale trade	120	131	165	144	155	11	2.0	2.1	2.7	2.3	2.5	0.2
Retail trade	632	595	597	645	602	-43	4.1	3.8	3.8	4.1	3.9	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	232	321	322	301	264	-37	3.2	4.4	4.4	4.1	3.6	-0.5
Information	76	67	81	85	76	-9	2.6	2.3	2.7	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Financial activities	182	195	181	190	219	29	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.4	0.3
Finance and insurance	111	130	125	124	151	27	1.7	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.2	0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	66	56	66	68	2	2.9	2.6	2.3	2.7	2.7	0.0
Professional and business services	1,097	919	1,038	1,023	970	-53	4.8	4.1	4.6	4.5	4.3	-0.2
Private education and health services	760	761	747	736	747	11	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.8	0.1
Private educational services	91	89	83	82	87	5	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Health care and social assistance	670	671	664	654	660	6	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.9	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	998	903	892	939	898	-41	5.9	5.3	5.3	5.5	5.3	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	184	144	147	175	170	-5	7.1	5.4	5.5	6.5	6.3	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	813	759	745	765	728	-37	5.7	5.3	5.2	5.4	5.1	-0.3
Other services	149	232	247	214	214	0	2.5	3.9	4.1	3.6	3.6	0.0
Government	318	351	313	350	345	-5	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	33	28	29	41	33	-8	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.4	1.1	-0.3
State and local	285	324	284	309	312	3	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local education	148	176	140	176	151	-25	1.4	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.4	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	137	148	144	133	161	28	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	859	756	808	859	771	-88	3.1	2.7	2.9	3.0	2.7	-0.3
South	2,058	2,117	2,046	2,158	1,989	-169	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
Midwest	1,162	1,080	1,171	1,109	1,159	50	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1
West	1,189	1,130	1,247	1,191	1,217	26	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.2	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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