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)
July
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)		 July
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)

Total

 5,406 5,321 5,424 5,419 5,514 5,534 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,065 4,986 5,085 5,093 5,172 5,187 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1

Mining and logging

 27 34 34 35 34 37 4.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.0

Construction

 368 352 318 340 350 347 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.8 4.8

Manufacturing

 332 342 343 342 337 346 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7

Durable goods

 195 198 198 193 180 187 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3

Nondurable goods

 137 145 145 149 156 159 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,019 1,067 1,104 1,073 1,116 1,139 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1

Wholesale trade

 145 131 136 119 131 125 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.1

Retail trade

 690 732 757 726 778 812 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.9 5.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 184 205 211 228 207 202 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.4

Information

 88 75 85 92 81 80 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.9

Financial activities

 200 171 198 191 234 233 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.7

Finance and insurance

 127 106 122 120 154 148 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 72 64 76 71 79 84 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.8

Professional and business services

 1,147 1,163 1,114 1,143 1,132 1,072 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.1

Education and health services

 619 615 641 652 665 659 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8

Educational services

 83 91 91 95 71 97 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 1.9 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 536 525 549 557 594 561 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 1,008 973 1,050 1,038 1,018 1,047 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 205 145 176 166 173 130 8.8 6.2 7.5 7.1 7.4 5.5

Accommodation and food services

 803 828 874 872 845 917 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5

Other services

 258 194 199 188 207 227 4.5 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.9

Government

 341 335 339 326 341 348 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6

Federal

 38 39 35 31 32 35 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2

State and local

 303 296 304 295 309 313 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 150 149 160 144 153 157 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 152 147 144 150 156 156 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 875 773 802 795 857 781 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 2.8

South

 2,148 2,166 2,194 2,173 2,189 2,300 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2

Midwest

 1,213 1,125 1,144 1,237 1,236 1,249 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8

West

 1,171 1,258 1,285 1,214 1,232 1,204 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5

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: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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Last Modified Date: September 11, 2018