Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)		 June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)

Total

 5,170 5,236 5,421 3.6 3.6 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,622 4,853 4,936 3.8 3.9 3.9

Mining and logging

 27 31 24 4.0 4.4 3.4

Construction

 254 317 310 3.7 4.6 4.4

Manufacturing

 275 328 335 2.2 2.6 2.7

Durable goods

 166 171 191 2.1 2.2 2.4

Nondurable goods

 110 157 144 2.3 3.4 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 987 1,015 1,021 3.6 3.7 3.7

Wholesale trade

 142 110 127 2.4 1.9 2.1

Retail trade

 671 743 709 4.2 4.7 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 174 161 184 3.2 2.9 3.3

Information

 70 78 68 2.5 2.9 2.5

Financial activities

 177 212 193 2.1 2.5 2.3

Finance and insurance

 116 135 123 1.9 2.2 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 61 77 69 2.8 3.5 3.1

Professional and business services

 953 1,122 1,150 4.7 5.4 5.5

Education and health services

 727 662 719 3.2 2.9 3.1

Educational services

 180 118 170 5.4 3.2 5.0

Health care and social assistance

 547 543 548 2.9 2.8 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 936 901 909 5.7 5.6 5.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 115 109 108 4.5 4.7 4.2

Accommodation and food services

 821 792 801 6.0 5.7 5.7

Other services

 215 189 206 3.7 3.3 3.5

Government

 548 383 484 2.5 1.7 2.2

Federal

 31 21 27 1.1 0.7 0.9

State and local

 516 362 458 2.7 1.8 2.4

State and local education

 359 212 311 3.6 2.0 3.1

State and local, excluding education

 157 150 147 1.7 1.6 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 767 759 841 2.9 2.8 3.1

South

 2,017 2,260 2,253 3.8 4.2 4.2

Midwest

 1,153 1,096 1,121 3.6 3.4 3.4

West

 1,232 1,120 1,205 3.7 3.3 3.6

Footnotes
 (1) Total separations are 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 total 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.
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Last Modified Date: August 08, 2017