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)
July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)		 July
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)

Total

 5,378 5,499 5,695 3.7 3.7 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,975 5,020 5,302 4.0 4.0 4.2

Mining and logging

 26 24 31 3.9 3.4 4.3

Construction

 326 297 394 4.7 4.2 5.5

Manufacturing

 287 330 339 2.3 2.6 2.7

Durable goods

 176 190 201 2.3 2.4 2.6

Nondurable goods

 111 140 138 2.4 3.0 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,050 1,027 1,046 3.9 3.7 3.8

Wholesale trade

 153 130 152 2.6 2.2 2.5

Retail trade

 714 709 703 4.5 4.5 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 183 187 191 3.3 3.3 3.4

Information

 89 65 84 3.2 2.4 3.0

Financial activities

 170 199 198 2.0 2.3 2.3

Finance and insurance

 103 131 119 1.7 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 66 68 78 3.0 3.1 3.5

Professional and business services

 1,098 1,186 1,197 5.4 5.7 5.7

Education and health services

 713 735 725 3.2 3.2 3.2

Educational services

 132 173 107 4.1 5.1 3.2

Health care and social assistance

 581 562 619 3.0 2.9 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,023 952 1,021 6.2 5.7 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 125 125 132 4.8 4.9 5.0

Accommodation and food services

 899 827 888 6.5 5.9 6.3

Other services

 192 205 267 3.3 3.5 4.6

Government

 403 479 393 1.9 2.2 1.9

Federal

 31 27 33 1.1 1.0 1.2

State and local

 372 452 360 2.0 2.3 2.0

State and local education

 205 298 212 2.3 3.0 2.4

State and local, excluding education

 167 154 149 1.8 1.6 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 894 859 943 3.4 3.2 3.5

South

 2,139 2,293 2,316 4.1 4.3 4.3

Midwest

 1,123 1,157 1,247 3.5 3.5 3.8

West

 1,222 1,190 1,188 3.7 3.5 3.5

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: September 12, 2017