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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.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 4,963 5,775 4,997 3.3 3.8 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,713 5,459 4,745 3.7 4.2 3.6

Mining and logging

 29 27 24 3.8 3.5 3.2

Construction

 389 498 409 5.2 6.5 5.4

Manufacturing

 308 330 276 2.4 2.6 2.1

Durable goods

 164 193 157 2.0 2.4 1.9

Nondurable goods

 144 137 119 3.0 2.9 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,027 1,076 1,083 3.6 3.9 3.8

Wholesale trade

 140 145 127 2.4 2.4 2.1

Retail trade

 674 688 741 4.1 4.4 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 214 243 215 3.4 4.0 3.4

Information

 80 87 63 2.8 3.1 2.2

Financial activities

 169 195 190 2.0 2.2 2.2

Finance and insurance

 106 119 120 1.7 1.9 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 62 76 70 2.7 3.2 3.0

Professional and business services

 1,002 1,115 1,036 4.7 5.1 4.7

Education and health services

 510 666 522 2.1 2.7 2.1

Educational services

 58 73 50 1.5 1.8 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 453 593 472 2.2 2.9 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 988 1,228 979 6.1 7.3 5.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 188 231 198 8.3 9.5 8.5

Accommodation and food services

 800 996 781 5.7 6.9 5.5

Other services

 211 237 161 3.6 4.0 2.7

Government

 250 317 252 1.1 1.4 1.1

Federal

 33 54 39 1.2 1.9 1.4

State and local

 217 262 213 1.1 1.3 1.1

State and local education

 94 105 80 0.9 1.0 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 123 158 133 1.3 1.7 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 703 940 816 2.5 3.3 2.9

South

 1,941 2,114 1,835 3.5 3.8 3.3

Midwest

 1,241 1,268 1,151 3.7 3.8 3.4

West

 1,078 1,454 1,195 3.1 4.1 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 17, 2020