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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)
June
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020(p)		 June
2019		 May
2020		 June
2020(p)

Total

 5,894 4,156 4,933 3.9 3.1 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,343 3,812 4,533 4.1 3.4 3.9

Mining and logging

 21 28 23 2.8 4.4 3.7

Construction

 384 255 287 5.0 3.6 3.9

Manufacturing

 334 283 392 2.6 2.4 3.2

Durable goods

 183 179 241 2.3 2.5 3.2

Nondurable goods

 151 104 151 3.1 2.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,099 911 1,025 4.0 3.7 4.0

Wholesale trade

 150 160 173 2.5 2.9 3.1

Retail trade

 752 534 615 4.8 3.9 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 196 216 237 3.2 3.9 4.2

Information

 81 52 58 2.8 2.0 2.2

Financial activities

 226 155 176 2.6 1.8 2.0

Finance and insurance

 128 97 118 2.0 1.5 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 98 58 58 4.2 2.7 2.6

Professional and business services

 1,090 881 892 5.1 4.5 4.5

Education and health services

 741 581 666 3.1 2.6 2.9

Educational services

 156 87 117 4.4 2.6 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 585 494 549 2.9 2.6 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 1,136 537 833 6.6 5.3 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 121 51 99 4.5 4.2 5.7

Accommodation and food services

 1,015 485 734 7.0 5.5 6.8

Other services

 231 129 182 3.9 2.7 3.5

Government

 551 344 400 2.5 1.6 1.9

Federal

 31 48 38 1.1 1.7 1.3

State and local

 521 296 362 2.7 1.6 2.0

State and local education

 381 185 246 3.8 1.9 2.7

State and local, excluding education

 139 110 117 1.5 1.2 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 987 656 865 3.6 2.7 3.4

South

 2,305 1,719 1,899 4.1 3.5 3.7

Midwest

 1,251 873 991 3.8 3.0 3.3

West

 1,351 907 1,179 3.8 2.9 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

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Last Modified Date: August 10, 2020