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. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)	Sept. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024(p)	Change from: Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2024(p)
Total	5,522	5,084	5,314	5,168	5,196	28	3.5	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,220	4,776	4,972	4,847	4,890	43	3.9	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
Mining and logging	21	20	18	18	19	1	3.2	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.0	0.1
Construction	313	282	321	313	312	-1	3.9	3.4	3.9	3.8	3.8	0.0
Manufacturing	378	348	347	325	369	44	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.9	0.4
Durable goods	212	205	204	194	223	29	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.8	0.4
Nondurable goods	166	143	143	131	146	15	3.4	3.0	3.0	2.7	3.0	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,135	1,125	1,097	945	980	35	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.3	3.4	0.1
Wholesale trade	148	159	140	138	139	1	2.4	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Retail trade	718	691	656	539	568	29	4.6	4.4	4.2	3.4	3.6	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	269	276	301	267	273	6	3.8	3.8	4.2	3.7	3.8	0.1
Information	74	74	92	87	99	12	2.4	2.5	3.1	2.9	3.3	0.4
Financial activities	199	209	234	195	224	29	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.1	2.4	0.3
Finance and insurance	120	139	167	132	153	21	1.8	2.1	2.5	2.0	2.3	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	78	70	68	62	71	9	3.2	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.8	0.3
Professional and business services	1,038	973	950	1,092	1,026	-66	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.8	4.5	-0.3
Private education and health services	753	720	779	737	757	20	2.9	2.7	3.0	2.8	2.9	0.1
Private educational services	91	90	98	88	100	12	2.4	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.6	0.3
Health care and social assistance	663	630	681	649	657	8	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,109	832	902	893	873	-20	6.6	4.9	5.3	5.3	5.1	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	175	127	154	146	169	23	6.9	4.8	5.8	5.5	6.3	0.8
Accommodation and food services	934	706	747	747	704	-43	6.6	5.0	5.2	5.2	4.9	-0.3
Other services	201	193	233	242	232	-10	3.4	3.3	3.9	4.1	3.9	-0.2
Government	302	307	343	321	307	-14	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	40	33	31	34	31	-3	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.1
State and local	262	274	312	286	276	-10	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local education	132	144	155	144	131	-13	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	131	130	156	143	145	2	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	786	813	866	803	960	157	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.8	3.4	0.6
South	2,336	2,036	2,125	2,039	2,072	33	4.0	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.5	0.1
Midwest	1,162	1,036	1,106	1,207	1,107	-100	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.6	3.3	-0.3
West	1,238	1,198	1,217	1,119	1,058	-61	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.0	2.8	-0.2
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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