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	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
Total	4,657	4,397	4,545	3.0	2.8	2.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,424	4,167	4,290	3.3	3.1	3.2
Mining and logging	18	19	21	2.9	3.1	3.3
Construction	297	328	266	3.7	4.1	3.3
Manufacturing	344	284	310	2.7	2.2	2.4
Durable goods	202	174	191	2.5	2.2	2.4
Nondurable goods	142	109	119	2.9	2.3	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	843	909	873	2.9	3.1	3.0
Wholesale trade	117	137	154	1.9	2.2	2.5
Retail trade	530	535	508	3.5	3.5	3.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	196	237	211	2.7	3.2	2.9
Information	70	71	70	2.4	2.4	2.4
Financial activities	162	154	203	1.8	1.7	2.2
Finance and insurance	100	103	143	1.5	1.5	2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	50	59	2.5	2.0	2.4
Professional and business services	1,023	943	909	4.6	4.2	4.1
Private education and health services	684	611	671	2.6	2.2	2.5
Private educational services	58	51	56	1.4	1.2	1.4
Health care and social assistance	625	560	614	2.8	2.4	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	846	688	761	5.2	4.2	4.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	111	90	119	4.6	3.7	4.7
Accommodation and food services	735	598	642	5.3	4.3	4.6
Other services	138	162	207	2.3	2.7	3.5
Government	233	230	255	1.0	1.0	1.1
Federal	28	34	29	0.9	1.1	1.0
State and local	206	196	225	1.0	0.9	1.1
State and local education	87	99	93	0.8	0.9	0.8
State and local, excluding education	119	98	132	1.3	1.0	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	707	658	624	2.5	2.3	2.2
South	1,917	1,871	1,854	3.2	3.1	3.1
Midwest	1,030	895	1,020	3.1	2.7	3.0
West	1,003	972	1,048	2.7	2.6	2.8
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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