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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
Total	5,388	5,272	5,316	5,183	5,288	105	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,025	4,959	4,966	4,845	4,954	109	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
Mining and logging	20	20	19	22	20	-2	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Construction	347	333	348	322	339	17	4.2	4.0	4.2	3.9	4.1	0.2
Manufacturing	376	337	323	311	325	14	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.5	0.1
Durable goods	223	202	194	184	194	10	2.8	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.5	0.2
Nondurable goods	153	135	129	127	131	4	3.2	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.7	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,051	1,084	1,089	1,070	938	-132	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Wholesale trade	143	165	144	145	115	-30	2.3	2.7	2.3	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Retail trade	643	597	645	652	564	-88	4.1	3.8	4.1	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	265	322	301	274	259	-15	3.7	4.4	4.1	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Information	72	81	85	76	75	-1	2.5	2.7	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Financial activities	213	181	190	223	222	-1	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.4	2.4	0.0
Finance and insurance	138	125	124	151	154	3	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.3	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	75	56	66	72	68	-4	3.0	2.3	2.7	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Professional and business services	943	1,038	1,023	988	1,049	61	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.6	0.2
Private education and health services	843	747	736	742	790	48	3.2	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.9	0.2
Private educational services	90	83	82	86	85	-1	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Health care and social assistance	753	664	654	656	705	49	3.4	2.9	2.8	2.8	3.0	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	963	892	939	880	978	98	5.7	5.3	5.5	5.2	5.8	0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	157	147	175	172	169	-3	6.0	5.5	6.5	6.4	6.3	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	806	745	765	708	809	101	5.7	5.2	5.4	5.0	5.7	0.7
Other services	196	247	214	211	217	6	3.3	4.1	3.6	3.5	3.6	0.1
Government	364	313	350	337	334	-3	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	36	29	41	32	41	9	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.4	0.3
State and local	327	284	309	305	293	-12	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local education	172	140	176	149	154	5	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	155	144	133	156	140	-16	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.4	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	845	808	859	790	840	50	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.8	3.0	0.2
South	2,111	2,046	2,158	2,018	2,069	51	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,176	1,171	1,109	1,136	1,116	-20	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.3	-0.1
West	1,256	1,247	1,191	1,237	1,262	25	3.4	3.3	3.2	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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