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	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	5,170	5,038	5,260	5,337	5,072	-265	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,855	4,715	4,930	5,002	4,731	-271	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	21	18	21	24	25	1	3.4	2.9	3.4	3.9	4.1	0.2
Construction	313	287	296	327	324	-3	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.9	0.0
Manufacturing	300	278	301	308	286	-22	2.4	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Durable goods	166	157	162	184	162	-22	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Nondurable goods	135	122	139	125	124	-1	2.8	2.5	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,021	1,046	1,093	1,106	1,104	-2	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Wholesale trade	169	141	121	141	168	27	2.8	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.8	0.5
Retail trade	570	609	631	666	658	-8	3.7	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.3	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	282	296	341	299	277	-22	3.9	4.1	4.7	4.2	3.8	-0.4
Information	81	83	88	85	70	-15	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.1	2.5	-0.6
Financial activities	218	201	187	180	167	-13	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.8	-0.2
Finance and insurance	151	136	128	130	106	-24	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.6	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	67	65	58	50	61	11	2.7	2.7	2.4	2.1	2.5	0.4
Professional and business services	1,059	943	1,031	1,021	901	-120	4.7	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Private education and health services	703	716	733	759	752	-7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	0.0
Private educational services	90	96	91	85	95	10	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.3	0.2
Health care and social assistance	613	621	643	674	657	-17	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	963	961	948	944	896	-48	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.3	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	173	164	145	170	154	-16	6.4	6.1	5.4	6.4	5.8	-0.6
Accommodation and food services	790	797	803	774	742	-32	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.2	-0.2
Other services	177	181	232	248	207	-41	2.9	3.0	3.8	4.1	3.4	-0.7
Government	314	323	331	336	341	5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	35	32	31	30	31	1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	0.0
State and local	279	291	300	306	311	5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local education	148	142	149	155	156	1	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	131	149	150	151	155	4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	825	741	834	808	746	-62	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.6	-0.3
South	2,028	2,062	2,114	2,125	2,122	-3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Midwest	1,121	1,078	1,140	1,125	1,206	81	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
West	1,195	1,157	1,173	1,280	999	-281	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.5	2.7	-0.8
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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