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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)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 5,044 5,269 4,934 3.3 3.7 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,790 4,841 4,612 3.7 4.0 3.8

Mining and logging

 25 21 14 3.5 3.3 2.2

Construction

 419 365 365 5.5 4.9 4.9

Manufacturing

 268 377 302 2.1 3.1 2.5

Durable goods

 147 213 168 1.8 2.8 2.2

Nondurable goods

 121 164 134 2.5 3.5 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,102 1,122 992 3.9 4.2 3.6

Wholesale trade

 129 143 124 2.2 2.5 2.2

Retail trade

 755 723 635 4.7 4.8 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 219 257 233 3.5 4.3 3.7

Information

 67 53 61 2.3 2.0 2.3

Financial activities

 192 186 152 2.2 2.1 1.7

Finance and insurance

 124 105 100 1.9 1.6 1.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 67 81 51 2.9 3.7 2.3

Professional and business services

 1,042 1,038 971 4.8 5.0 4.7

Education and health services

 538 629 547 2.2 2.7 2.3

Educational services

 52 59 59 1.3 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance

 486 570 488 2.3 2.9 2.4

Leisure and hospitality

 969 904 1,050 5.9 6.8 8.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 193 159 120 8.4 9.2 7.2

Accommodation and food services

 776 745 930 5.5 6.4 8.1

Other services

 167 144 159 2.8 2.6 2.9

Government

 253 428 322 1.1 2.0 1.5

Federal

 39 204 131 1.4 6.8 4.5

State and local

 214 223 191 1.1 1.2 1.0

State and local education

 81 91 61 0.7 0.9 0.6

State and local, excluding education

 133 132 131 1.4 1.5 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 827 865 733 2.9 3.3 2.8

South

 1,851 2,071 1,848 3.3 3.9 3.5

Midwest

 1,156 1,205 1,203 3.5 3.9 3.8

West

 1,209 1,126 1,151 3.4 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.
(p) Preliminary

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Last Modified Date: January 12, 2021