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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)
Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)		 Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)

Total

 4,626 5,842 4,404 3.1 4.1 3.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,392 5,583 4,179 3.4 4.7 3.5

Mining and logging

 22 23 23 3.3 3.8 3.9

Construction

 275 379 352 3.8 5.4 5.0

Manufacturing

 301 363 319 2.4 3.0 2.6

Durable goods

 181 213 173 2.3 2.8 2.3

Nondurable goods

 120 151 146 2.5 3.3 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,057 1,566 942 3.8 5.8 3.5

Wholesale trade

 137 152 123 2.3 2.7 2.2

Retail trade

 710 890 624 4.6 5.9 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 209 524 194 3.3 8.4 3.2

Information

 77 85 66 2.6 3.2 2.5

Financial activities

 186 235 176 2.1 2.7 2.0

Finance and insurance

 129 151 116 2.0 2.3 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 57 83 60 2.5 3.8 2.7

Professional and business services

 951 1,083 920 4.5 5.3 4.5

Education and health services

 607 755 562 2.5 3.3 2.4

Educational services

 58 43 47 1.5 1.3 1.3

Health care and social assistance

 549 712 514 2.6 3.6 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 764 902 612 4.7 7.2 4.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 78 107 46 3.4 7.0 2.9

Accommodation and food services

 686 795 566 4.9 7.2 5.0

Other services

 151 191 207 2.6 3.5 3.8

Government

 234 260 226 1.0 1.2 1.0

Federal

 35 74 34 1.2 2.6 1.2

State and local

 199 186 192 1.0 1.0 1.0

State and local education

 83 53 81 0.8 0.5 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 116 133 111 1.3 1.5 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 653 916 666 2.4 3.6 2.6

South

 1,836 2,320 1,789 3.3 4.5 3.4

Midwest

 1,038 1,234 977 3.2 4.0 3.2

West

 1,100 1,372 972 3.1 4.2 2.9

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: April 06, 2021