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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)
May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)		 May
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021(p)

Total

 4,658 5,671 5,300 3.5 3.9 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,139 5,450 4,997 3.7 4.5 4.0

Mining and logging

 29 21 21 4.8 3.4 3.4

Construction

 280 323 310 4.0 4.4 4.1

Manufacturing

 319 445 399 2.7 3.6 3.3

Durable goods

 183 258 211 2.5 3.4 2.8

Nondurable goods

 136 187 188 3.1 4.0 4.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 929 1,260 1,151 3.7 4.7 4.3

Wholesale trade

 169 172 141 3.1 3.0 2.5

Retail trade

 527 814 795 3.9 5.4 5.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 232 274 215 4.1 4.4 3.5

Information

 95 90 72 3.7 3.3 2.6

Financial activities

 166 215 200 1.9 2.5 2.3

Finance and insurance

 106 151 132 1.6 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 60 64 68 2.8 2.9 3.0

Professional and business services

 955 1,133 956 5.0 5.5 4.6

Education and health services

 661 708 701 3.0 3.0 3.0

Educational services

 103 70 82 3.1 1.9 2.3

Health care and social assistance

 558 637 619 3.0 3.2 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

 570 1,030 974 5.5 7.3 6.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 63 75 79 5.0 4.1 3.9

Accommodation and food services

 507 955 895 5.6 7.8 7.1

Other services

 136 224 214 2.8 4.0 3.8

Government

 519 221 303 2.4 1.0 1.4

Federal

 53 31 39 1.8 1.1 1.4

State and local

 466 190 264 2.5 1.0 1.4

State and local education

 336 74 140 3.4 0.7 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 130 116 124 1.5 1.3 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 748 797 714 3.1 3.0 2.7

South

 1,862 2,308 2,194 3.8 4.4 4.1

Midwest

 993 1,176 1,192 3.4 3.8 3.8

West

 1,055 1,390 1,199 3.4 4.1 3.5

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: July 07, 2021