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
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)		 July
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)

Total

 5,782 5,774 5,977 3.9 3.8 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,365 5,223 5,551 4.3 4.1 4.3

Mining and logging

 30 33 40 4.3 4.5 5.4

Construction

 395 314 387 5.5 4.2 5.2

Manufacturing

 360 348 374 2.9 2.7 2.9

Durable goods

 221 188 213 2.9 2.3 2.7

Nondurable goods

 138 160 161 2.9 3.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,050 1,090 1,154 3.8 3.9 4.2

Wholesale trade

 157 134 138 2.6 2.2 2.3

Retail trade

 698 758 813 4.4 4.8 5.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 195 198 203 3.4 3.4 3.5

Information

 93 77 85 3.3 2.7 3.0

Financial activities

 202 236 233 2.4 2.7 2.7

Finance and insurance

 127 157 148 2.0 2.5 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 75 80 85 3.3 3.5 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,197 1,147 1,128 5.8 5.4 5.3

Education and health services

 736 775 787 3.2 3.3 3.4

Educational services

 119 123 146 3.6 3.5 4.3

Health care and social assistance

 617 652 641 3.2 3.3 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,035 999 1,123 6.1 5.9 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 158 140 125 5.9 5.2 4.6

Accommodation and food services

 877 859 998 6.2 6.0 6.9

Other services

 268 203 239 4.6 3.4 4.0

Government

 417 551 426 2.0 2.5 2.0

Federal

 33 30 33 1.2 1.1 1.2

State and local

 384 521 393 2.1 2.7 2.2

State and local education

 229 358 235 2.6 3.5 2.7

State and local, excluding education

 155 164 157 1.6 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 932 870 837 3.5 3.2 3.1

South

 2,344 2,320 2,546 4.4 4.2 4.7

Midwest

 1,236 1,275 1,312 3.8 3.8 4.0

West

 1,271 1,310 1,282 3.8 3.8 3.7

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

NOTE: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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Last Modified Date: September 11, 2018