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)
Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)

Total

 4,837 4,575 4,806 3.4 3.2 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,581 4,352 4,577 3.8 3.6 3.7

Mining and logging

 31 24 23 4.6 3.5 3.3

Construction

 312 323 362 4.7 4.9 5.4

Manufacturing

 264 298 313 2.1 2.4 2.5

Durable goods

 161 161 166 2.1 2.1 2.2

Nondurable goods

 103 137 146 2.3 3.0 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 973 943 899 3.6 3.5 3.3

Wholesale trade

 149 130 120 2.5 2.2 2.0

Retail trade

 666 650 624 4.3 4.2 4.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 157 163 154 2.9 2.9 2.8

Information

 82 76 66 2.9 2.8 2.4

Financial activities

 187 196 173 2.3 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance

 115 130 117 1.9 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 72 66 56 3.4 3.1 2.6

Professional and business services

 1,108 946 1,084 5.5 4.7 5.3

Education and health services

 532 578 566 2.3 2.5 2.4

Educational services

 59 61 62 1.6 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance

 473 517 504 2.5 2.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 929 806 882 6.0 5.2 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 137 102 132 6.3 4.9 6.0

Accommodation and food services

 792 704 749 6.0 5.3 5.5

Other services

 163 161 209 2.9 2.8 3.6

Government

 256 223 229 1.1 1.0 1.0

Federal

 40 32 33 1.4 1.1 1.2

State and local

 217 191 197 1.1 1.0 1.0

State and local education

 88 72 81 0.8 0.7 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 129 120 116 1.4 1.3 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 710 655 733 2.7 2.4 2.7

South

 1,925 1,868 1,983 3.7 3.5 3.7

Midwest

 1,024 1,007 995 3.2 3.1 3.1

West

 1,179 1,045 1,094 3.6 3.2 3.3

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: June 06, 2017