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)
May
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)

Total

 5,052 4,822 5,267 3.5 3.3 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,647 4,591 4,882 3.8 3.7 3.9

Mining and logging

 27 23 27 4.0 3.3 3.9

Construction

 302 367 333 4.5 5.4 4.8

Manufacturing

 287 312 334 2.3 2.5 2.7

Durable goods

 176 163 175 2.3 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods

 110 149 159 2.4 3.2 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 968 918 1,020 3.6 3.4 3.7

Wholesale trade

 126 122 120 2.1 2.1 2.0

Retail trade

 680 640 731 4.3 4.1 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 163 156 169 2.9 2.8 3.0

Information

 75 73 77 2.7 2.7 2.8

Financial activities

 172 194 218 2.1 2.3 2.6

Finance and insurance

 115 118 139 1.9 1.9 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 57 76 79 2.7 3.5 3.6

Professional and business services

 1,068 1,035 1,093 5.3 5.0 5.3

Education and health services

 633 564 648 2.8 2.4 2.8

Educational services

 124 62 127 3.5 1.6 3.4

Health care and social assistance

 509 502 521 2.7 2.6 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 939 897 912 5.9 5.7 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 118 130 106 5.1 5.9 4.5

Accommodation and food services

 820 767 806 6.1 5.7 5.8

Other services

 176 208 220 3.1 3.6 3.8

Government

 405 230 385 1.8 1.0 1.7

Federal

 26 33 21 0.9 1.2 0.7

State and local

 379 198 364 1.9 1.0 1.8

State and local education

 239 81 215 2.2 0.7 2.0

State and local, excluding education

 140 117 149 1.5 1.3 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 688 752 771 2.6 2.8 2.8

South

 2,021 1,964 2,250 3.8 3.7 4.2

Midwest

 1,142 971 1,097 3.6 3.0 3.4

West

 1,200 1,135 1,149 3.6 3.4 3.4

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: July 11, 2017