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)
Jan.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)		 Jan.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019(p)

Total

 5,317 5,558 5,642 5,597 5,469 5,550 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,983 5,216 5,279 5,230 5,122 5,190 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1

Mining and logging

 30 37 31 35 34 33 4.2 5.0 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.3

Construction

 329 361 344 380 369 391 4.6 4.9 4.7 5.2 5.0 5.2

Manufacturing

 347 320 352 361 342 342 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7

Durable goods

 201 180 208 203 175 170 2.6 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.1

Nondurable goods

 146 141 144 157 167 172 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,103 1,174 1,195 1,141 1,134 1,097 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.9

Wholesale trade

 160 135 154 165 143 137 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.3

Retail trade

 736 838 801 741 765 729 4.7 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 207 201 240 235 226 232 3.5 3.3 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8

Information

 97 92 68 88 87 87 3.5 3.3 2.4 3.1 3.1 3.1

Financial activities

 208 209 166 195 180 180 2.5 2.4 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1

Finance and insurance

 146 143 104 132 131 111 2.3 2.3 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 63 66 63 63 49 69 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 3.0

Professional and business services

 1,028 1,079 1,161 1,092 1,116 1,089 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.1

Education and health services

 626 628 663 651 652 674 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8

Educational services

 92 95 99 101 101 98 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 534 532 564 549 551 577 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,019 1,097 1,079 1,056 1,007 1,065 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 170 164 176 177 153 155 7.2 6.8 7.2 7.3 6.3 6.3

Accommodation and food services

 850 932 904 879 853 910 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.4

Other services

 196 219 219 233 201 233 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.4 4.0

Government

 334 342 363 367 347 359 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6

Federal

 30 36 32 35 44 33 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.2

State and local

 304 306 332 332 304 326 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7

State and local education

 155 160 185 184 163 166 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 149 146 147 147 141 161 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 859 854 816 790 820 791 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9

South

 2,121 2,253 2,193 2,253 2,197 2,291 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2

Midwest

 1,117 1,234 1,314 1,347 1,231 1,231 3.4 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.7

West

 1,221 1,216 1,319 1,206 1,221 1,236 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6

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: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates, the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors, and to implement a new imputation methodology.

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Last Modified Date: March 15, 2019