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)
Feb.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)		 Feb.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019(p)

Total

 4,227 6,026 4,474 2.9 4.1 3.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,017 5,680 4,244 3.2 4.5 3.4

Mining and logging

 29 35 31 4.1 4.8 4.2

Construction

 269 428 313 3.9 6.1 4.4

Manufacturing

 296 348 292 2.4 2.7 2.3

Durable goods

 162 175 167 2.1 2.2 2.1

Nondurable goods

 134 173 125 2.9 3.7 2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 835 1,420 915 3.1 5.1 3.3

Wholesale trade

 114 148 111 2.0 2.5 1.9

Retail trade

 573 913 609 3.7 5.8 3.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 148 359 195 2.5 5.9 3.2

Information

 82 118 74 2.9 4.2 2.6

Financial activities

 160 210 156 1.9 2.5 1.8

Finance and insurance

 112 124 116 1.8 2.0 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 48 86 40 2.2 3.8 1.8

Professional and business services

 948 1,207 984 4.6 5.8 4.7

Education and health services

 503 696 560 2.1 2.9 2.3

Educational services

 56 83 68 1.5 2.3 1.7

Health care and social assistance

 447 613 492 2.3 3.0 2.4

Leisure and hospitality

 756 1,018 780 4.9 6.4 4.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 87 113 82 4.1 5.2 3.7

Accommodation and food services

 669 904 699 5.0 6.6 5.1

Other services

 139 201 138 2.4 3.5 2.4

Government

 211 346 230 0.9 1.5 1.0

Federal

 29 42 30 1.1 1.5 1.1

State and local

 182 304 200 0.9 1.6 1.0

State and local education

 83 155 93 0.8 1.5 0.9

State and local, excluding education

 98 148 107 1.1 1.6 1.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

 602 873 555 2.2 3.2 2.0

South

 1,748 2,482 1,929 3.3 4.6 3.5

Midwest

 869 1,322 945 2.7 4.1 2.9

West

 1,008 1,350 1,045 3.0 3.9 3.0

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: April 09, 2019