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	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Change from: July 2026 - Aug. 2026(p)
Total	5,207	5,260	5,337	5,128	5,070	-58	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.2	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,864	4,930	5,002	4,785	4,761	-24	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.5	0.0
Mining and logging	22	21	24	23	21	-2	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Construction	351	296	327	315	272	-43	4.3	3.6	3.9	3.8	3.2	-0.6
Manufacturing	303	301	308	284	311	27	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.5	0.2
Durable goods	166	162	184	161	162	1	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.0	2.0	0.0
Nondurable goods	136	139	125	124	149	25	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.6	3.1	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	947	1,093	1,106	1,103	1,102	-1	3.3	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.8	0.0
Wholesale trade	136	121	141	167	168	1	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.8	2.8	0.0
Retail trade	545	631	666	662	678	16	3.5	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.4	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	266	341	299	274	256	-18	3.7	4.7	4.2	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Information	74	88	85	70	68	-2	2.6	3.2	3.1	2.5	2.5	0.0
Financial activities	216	187	180	176	169	-7	2.3	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.9	0.0
Finance and insurance	154	128	130	120	122	2	2.3	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	58	50	56	47	-9	2.5	2.4	2.1	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Professional and business services	1,086	1,031	1,021	908	917	9	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.0	4.1	0.1
Private education and health services	780	733	759	789	813	24	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9	0.1
Private educational services	95	91	85	93	106	13	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.3	2.6	0.3
Health care and social assistance	685	643	674	696	707	11	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.0	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	897	948	944	893	851	-42	5.3	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.0	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	144	145	170	147	149	2	5.3	5.4	6.4	5.6	5.6	0.0
Accommodation and food services	753	803	774	746	702	-44	5.3	5.6	5.4	5.2	4.9	-0.3
Other services	188	232	248	223	238	15	3.1	3.8	4.1	3.7	3.9	0.2
Government	343	331	336	343	309	-34	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.3	-0.2
Federal	40	31	30	32	32	0	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.0
State and local	302	300	306	312	277	-35	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.3	-0.2
State and local education	142	149	155	158	128	-30	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.2	-0.3
State and local, excluding education	161	150	151	154	149	-5	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.5	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	814	834	808	772	848	76	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.7	3.0	0.3
South	2,034	2,114	2,125	2,112	2,141	29	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
Midwest	1,141	1,140	1,125	1,214	1,097	-117	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.3	-0.3
West	1,218	1,173	1,280	1,031	984	-47	3.3	3.2	3.5	2.8	2.6	-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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