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)
Industry and region	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022(p)
Total	5,915	5,981	5,671	4.0	3.9	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,552	5,529	5,343	4.4	4.2	4.1
Mining and logging	20	19	22	3.4	3.0	3.4
Construction	376	351	357	4.9	4.5	4.5
Manufacturing	428	385	387	3.4	3.0	3.0
Durable goods	229	209	198	2.9	2.6	2.5
Nondurable goods	200	176	189	4.2	3.6	3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,265	1,227	1,197	4.5	4.3	4.2
Wholesale trade	172	140	154	3.0	2.4	2.6
Retail trade	841	763	748	5.4	4.9	4.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	253	323	295	3.7	4.6	4.2
Information	99	91	75	3.4	3.0	2.5
Financial activities	188	221	200	2.1	2.5	2.2
Finance and insurance	120	138	108	1.8	2.1	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	83	93	3.0	3.5	3.9
Professional and business services	1,092	1,049	1,026	5.0	4.7	4.5
Education and health services	754	744	717	3.1	3.0	2.9
Educational services	65	83	65	1.7	2.1	1.6
Health care and social assistance	689	661	651	3.4	3.2	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,118	1,206	1,149	7.5	7.5	7.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	194	225	176	9.2	9.4	7.6
Accommodation and food services	924	982	973	7.3	7.2	7.2
Other services	211	235	213	3.8	4.1	3.7
Government	363	452	328	1.6	2.0	1.4
Federal	55	42	37	1.9	1.4	1.3
State and local	308	411	291	1.6	2.1	1.5
State and local education	125	158	126	1.2	1.5	1.2
State and local, excluding education	183	252	165	2.0	2.8	1.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	907	915	765	3.4	3.4	2.8
South	2,421	2,377	2,340	4.3	4.2	4.1
Midwest	1,252	1,367	1,264	3.9	4.1	3.8
West	1,335	1,322	1,302	3.8	3.7	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. (p) Preliminary

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