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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	5,082	5,264	5,069	5,144	5,251	107	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,731	4,898	4,743	4,855	4,932	77	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	0.0
Mining and logging	23	20	18	21	26	5	3.7	3.3	3.0	3.4	4.3	0.9
Construction	268	340	288	299	342	43	3.2	4.1	3.5	3.6	4.1	0.5
Manufacturing	315	327	319	301	311	10	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0
Durable goods	175	191	187	165	167	2	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	141	136	132	136	144	8	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.8	3.0	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,047	904	986	969	1,171	202	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.3	4.0	0.7
Wholesale trade	131	122	139	118	125	7	2.1	2.0	2.3	1.9	2.0	0.1
Retail trade	595	516	570	578	664	86	3.8	3.3	3.7	3.7	4.3	0.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	321	266	277	273	383	110	4.4	3.6	3.8	3.8	5.3	1.5
Information	67	81	93	82	109	27	2.3	2.8	3.2	2.8	3.7	0.9
Financial activities	195	219	184	189	175	-14	2.1	2.4	2.0	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Finance and insurance	130	155	132	139	109	-30	1.9	2.3	2.0	2.1	1.6	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	64	52	50	66	16	2.6	2.6	2.1	2.0	2.6	0.6
Professional and business services	919	1,122	1,031	1,074	862	-212	4.1	5.0	4.6	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Private education and health services	761	828	781	716	748	32	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.7	0.1
Private educational services	89	91	91	96	76	-20	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.4	1.9	-0.5
Health care and social assistance	671	737	690	620	671	51	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.8	0.2
Leisure and hospitality	903	887	867	1,014	1,009	-5	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.9	5.9	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	144	133	158	178	140	-38	5.4	4.9	5.9	6.6	5.2	-1.4
Accommodation and food services	759	754	708	835	870	35	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.8	6.0	0.2
Other services	232	170	176	190	178	-12	3.9	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Government	351	365	326	289	319	30	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.4	0.2
Federal	28	80	39	31	41	10	0.9	2.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	0.4
State and local	324	285	287	258	278	20	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local education	176	141	132	134	146	12	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	148	145	155	124	132	8	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	756	850	902	827	820	-7	2.7	3.0	3.2	2.9	2.9	0.0
South	2,117	1,980	1,810	2,059	2,021	-38	3.5	3.3	3.0	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,080	1,145	1,172	1,107	1,236	129	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.7	0.4
West	1,130	1,288	1,185	1,152	1,174	22	3.0	3.4	3.2	3.1	3.1	0.0
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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