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. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	5,288	5,203	5,144	5,022	5,378	356	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,943	4,864	4,820	4,697	5,065	368	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	0.2
Mining and logging	24	23	17	17	20	3	3.8	3.9	2.9	2.9	3.4	0.5
Construction	330	317	315	290	298	8	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.6	0.1
Manufacturing	311	301	295	288	278	-10	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Durable goods	185	164	165	161	137	-24	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Nondurable goods	126	136	130	127	141	14	2.6	2.8	2.7	2.7	3.0	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,083	1,093	993	1,084	1,156	72	3.8	3.8	3.5	3.8	4.0	0.2
Wholesale trade	152	129	143	121	147	26	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.0	2.4	0.4
Retail trade	646	629	579	675	710	35	4.2	4.1	3.8	4.4	4.6	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	285	336	270	287	299	12	3.9	4.7	3.8	4.0	4.2	0.2
Information	83	89	95	96	101	5	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
Financial activities	221	202	181	179	198	19	2.4	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Finance and insurance	150	129	124	125	130	5	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	72	57	53	68	15	2.9	2.9	2.3	2.2	2.8	0.6
Professional and business services	1,050	915	1,002	884	1,039	155	4.7	4.1	4.5	3.9	4.6	0.7
Private education and health services	742	751	689	713	738	25	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.7	0.1
Private educational services	94	74	75	93	93	0	2.3	1.8	1.8	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	647	678	615	620	645	25	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	868	994	1,035	947	975	28	5.2	5.9	6.1	5.6	5.7	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	179	147	160	150	157	7	6.7	5.5	6.0	5.6	5.8	0.2
Accommodation and food services	689	847	876	797	818	21	4.9	5.9	6.1	5.6	5.7	0.1
Other services	230	178	197	200	260	60	3.8	3.0	3.3	3.3	4.3	1.0
Government	344	340	324	325	312	-13	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	35	58	47	34	35	1	1.2	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local	310	282	277	291	278	-13	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local education	146	150	140	153	131	-22	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.2	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	164	132	137	138	147	9	1.7	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	784	798	895	847	876	29	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	2,171	2,007	1,855	1,872	2,069	197	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.5	0.4
Midwest	1,138	1,216	1,116	1,091	1,176	85	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.5	0.2
West	1,194	1,182	1,277	1,213	1,256	43	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.4	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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