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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)
Jan.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)		 Jan.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)

Total

 5,988 5,482 6,036 4.0 3.6 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,664 5,183 5,741 4.5 4.0 4.5

Mining and logging

 37 33 28 5.0 4.6 3.9

Construction

 430 474 416 6.1 6.4 5.8

Manufacturing

 328 286 339 2.6 2.2 2.7

Durable goods

 173 161 201 2.2 2.0 2.5

Nondurable goods

 155 125 138 3.3 2.6 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,401 1,149 1,494 5.1 4.0 5.4

Wholesale trade

 153 106 147 2.6 1.8 2.5

Retail trade

 896 748 961 5.7 4.6 6.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 352 295 386 5.7 4.6 6.2

Information

 120 80 93 4.3 2.8 3.3

Financial activities

 212 180 252 2.5 2.0 2.9

Finance and insurance

 129 115 167 2.0 1.8 2.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 84 65 85 3.7 2.8 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,168 1,155 1,178 5.6 5.3 5.6

Education and health services

 755 592 738 3.2 2.4 3.0

Educational services

 92 69 82 2.5 1.8 2.2

Health care and social assistance

 663 523 655 3.3 2.5 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,010 1,005 1,011 6.4 6.1 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 119 174 121 5.5 7.5 5.4

Accommodation and food services

 891 831 890 6.6 5.9 6.4

Other services

 203 229 194 3.5 3.9 3.3

Government

 324 299 295 1.4 1.3 1.3

Federal

 40 49 46 1.4 1.7 1.6

State and local

 283 249 249 1.4 1.2 1.3

State and local education

 137 127 127 1.3 1.2 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 146 123 122 1.6 1.3 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 892 884 993 3.3 3.2 3.6

South

 2,436 2,070 2,346 4.5 3.7 4.3

Midwest

 1,296 1,193 1,343 4.0 3.6 4.1

West

 1,364 1,335 1,353 4.0 3.8 3.9

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

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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Last Modified Date: March 17, 2020