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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
Total	5,161	5,337	5,128	5,175	5,319	144	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,744	5,002	4,785	4,871	4,997	126	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
Mining and logging	19	24	23	22	21	-1	3.1	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Construction	330	327	315	282	359	77	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.4	4.3	0.9
Manufacturing	308	308	284	324	318	-6	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Durable goods	181	184	161	168	178	10	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	125	124	157	140	-17	2.6	2.6	2.6	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	934	1,106	1,103	1,132	1,078	-54	3.3	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	153	141	167	186	161	-25	2.5	2.3	2.8	3.1	2.7	-0.4
Retail trade	495	666	662	669	639	-30	3.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	286	299	274	276	278	2	4.0	4.2	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.1
Information	65	85	70	92	93	1	2.3	3.1	2.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
Financial activities	216	180	176	171	172	1	2.3	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Finance and insurance	151	130	120	125	112	-13	2.2	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.7	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	65	50	56	46	59	13	2.6	2.1	2.3	1.9	2.4	0.5
Professional and business services	1,048	1,021	908	968	955	-13	4.7	4.5	4.0	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Private education and health services	834	759	789	807	784	-23	3.0	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Private educational services	96	85	93	98	102	4	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.5	0.1
Health care and social assistance	738	674	696	709	682	-27	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	820	944	893	840	1,013	173	4.8	5.6	5.3	5.0	6.0	1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	133	170	147	151	130	-21	4.9	6.4	5.6	5.7	4.9	-0.8
Accommodation and food services	687	774	746	688	883	195	4.8	5.4	5.2	4.8	6.2	1.4
Other services	170	248	223	233	203	-30	2.8	4.1	3.7	3.9	3.4	-0.5
Government	418	336	343	304	322	18	1.8	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
Federal	137	30	32	32	31	-1	4.7	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.1	-0.1
State and local	281	306	312	272	292	20	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local education	142	155	158	130	146	16	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.2	1.4	0.2
State and local, excluding education	140	151	154	142	145	3	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.5	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	817	808	772	846	896	50	2.9	2.9	2.7	3.0	3.2	0.2
South	1,957	2,125	2,112	2,219	2,217	-2	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.7	0.0
Midwest	1,158	1,125	1,214	1,123	1,092	-31	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.3	-0.1
West	1,229	1,280	1,031	987	1,114	127	3.3	3.5	2.8	2.7	3.0	0.3
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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