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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)
Mar.
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)		 Mar.
2019		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)

Total

 4,909 4,531 13,808 3.3 3.0 9.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,678 4,300 13,517 3.7 3.4 10.6

Mining and logging

 35 22 43 4.8 3.1 6.1

Construction

 309 277 708 4.3 3.8 9.7

Manufacturing

 344 279 710 2.7 2.2 5.6

Durable goods

 190 160 458 2.4 2.0 5.7

Nondurable goods

 154 118 252 3.2 2.5 5.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 986 1,029 2,202 3.6 3.7 8.0

Wholesale trade

 136 134 319 2.3 2.3 5.4

Retail trade

 648 683 1,499 4.2 4.4 9.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 202 212 385 3.3 3.4 6.3

Information

 84 76 102 3.0 2.6 3.5

Financial activities

 155 184 328 1.8 2.1 3.7

Finance and insurance

 108 130 159 1.7 2.0 2.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 48 54 169 2.1 2.3 7.3

Professional and business services

 1,077 918 1,487 5.2 4.3 7.0

Education and health services

 646 585 1,642 2.7 2.4 6.7

Educational services

 54 56 283 1.4 1.4 7.1

Health care and social assistance

 592 529 1,359 2.9 2.6 6.6

Leisure and hospitality

 869 769 5,262 5.4 4.7 32.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 100 77 522 4.4 3.4 22.8

Accommodation and food services

 769 692 4,740 5.6 4.9 34.6

Other services

 172 162 1,034 3.0 2.7 17.6

Government

 232 230 291 1.0 1.0 1.3

Federal

 35 36 36 1.3 1.3 1.3

State and local

 196 194 254 1.0 1.0 1.3

State and local education

 87 83 101 0.8 0.8 0.9

State and local, excluding education

 109 111 154 1.2 1.2 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 711 641 2,669 2.6 2.3 9.6

South

 2,096 1,776 4,649 3.8 3.2 8.4

Midwest

 999 1,051 3,419 3.1 3.2 10.4

West

 1,103 1,063 3,071 3.2 3.0 8.8

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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Last Modified Date: May 15, 2020