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

Total

 5,762 4,689 4,844 5,142 5,523 5,460 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,419 4,413 4,504 4,674 5,110 5,130 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.2

Mining and logging

 31 19 23 21 20 18 4.3 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.9

Construction

 432 324 290 331 361 366 5.7 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.9 4.9

Manufacturing

 342 332 354 350 366 374 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

Durable goods

 193 190 206 200 205 208 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7

Nondurable goods

 149 141 148 150 161 166 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,115 1,103 1,063 1,123 1,088 1,055 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9

Wholesale trade

 123 152 125 131 137 145 2.1 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5

Retail trade

 741 719 687 739 715 709 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 250 232 251 253 235 201 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.3

Information

 84 57 51 56 71 70 2.9 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.7 2.7

Financial activities

 203 205 190 193 186 171 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0

Finance and insurance

 134 133 111 111 129 115 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 69 72 79 82 57 56 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 2.6 2.5

Professional and business services

 1,134 960 989 1,011 1,129 1,052 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.5 5.1

Education and health services

 690 606 618 647 667 674 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9

Educational services

 97 59 64 80 88 105 2.5 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.5 3.1

Health care and social assistance

 593 547 553 567 580 568 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,146 708 737 777 1,026 1,161 6.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 7.6 9.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 184 53 84 100 85 153 7.4 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.8 9.1

Accommodation and food services

 963 655 653 678 941 1,008 6.7 5.9 5.7 5.8 8.1 8.9

Other services

 242 98 190 163 197 191 4.1 1.8 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.5

Government

 343 276 340 469 413 329 1.5 1.3 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.5

Federal

 45 57 90 202 134 48 1.6 1.8 2.9 6.8 4.6 1.6

State and local

 298 219 250 266 279 282 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5

State and local education

 164 116 129 135 133 127 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 134 103 121 132 147 154 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 887 702 710 851 889 878 3.2 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.4 3.4

South

 2,249 1,895 1,912 2,032 2,060 2,072 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.0

Midwest

 1,220 1,055 1,098 1,181 1,274 1,186 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.8

West

 1,406 1,037 1,125 1,078 1,300 1,323 4.0 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.9 4.0

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: February 09, 2021