Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 10. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
Total	4,511	5,199	4,471	2.8	3.2	2.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,273	4,910	4,263	3.1	3.6	3.1
Mining and logging	17	18	17	2.7	2.9	2.8
Construction	326	310	303	3.9	3.7	3.6
Manufacturing	262	326	247	2.1	2.6	1.9
Durable goods	128	179	132	1.6	2.3	1.7
Nondurable goods	134	146	115	2.8	3.0	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	989	975	900	3.4	3.3	3.1
Wholesale trade	122	131	96	2.0	2.1	1.6
Retail trade	552	552	524	3.5	3.5	3.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	314	291	281	4.2	4.0	3.8
Information	67	87	78	2.3	3.0	2.7
Financial activities	148	178	156	1.6	1.9	1.7
Finance and insurance	91	122	121	1.4	1.8	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	57	56	35	2.3	2.2	1.4
Professional and business services	909	1,054	960	4.0	4.6	4.2
Private education and health services	603	781	575	2.2	2.8	2.1
Private educational services	56	68	57	1.3	1.7	1.4
Health care and social assistance	546	713	518	2.4	3.0	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	783	1,015	866	4.7	5.9	5.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	152	204	204	6.0	7.6	8.0
Accommodation and food services	631	811	662	4.5	5.6	4.6
Other services	170	167	160	2.8	2.8	2.6
Government	239	289	209	1.0	1.2	0.9
Federal	27	43	32	0.9	1.6	1.2
State and local	212	246	177	1.0	1.2	0.8
State and local education	85	93	69	0.8	0.8	0.6
State and local, excluding education	127	153	108	1.3	1.6	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	688	910	755	2.4	3.2	2.6
South	1,647	1,846	1,648	2.7	3.1	2.7
Midwest	1,016	1,213	986	3.0	3.6	2.9
West	1,161	1,230	1,083	3.1	3.3	2.9
Footnotes (1) The total separations level is 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 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 are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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