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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)
June
2025
May
2026
June
2026(p)
June
2025
May
2026
June
2026(p)

Total

5,620 5,221 5,626 3.5 3.3 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,149 4,832 5,129 3.8 3.6 3.8

Mining and logging

22 22 25 3.6 3.6 4.1

Construction

309 255 291 3.7 3.0 3.4

Manufacturing

307 316 316 2.4 2.5 2.5

Durable goods

184 179 196 2.3 2.3 2.5

Nondurable goods

123 137 120 2.5 2.9 2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,027 1,011 1,105 3.6 3.5 3.8

Wholesale trade

140 128 147 2.3 2.1 2.4

Retail trade

599 617 686 3.9 4.0 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

288 267 272 4.0 3.7 3.8

Information

92 84 97 3.2 3.0 3.5

Financial activities

188 200 170 2.0 2.2 1.9

Finance and insurance

131 138 124 1.9 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

57 62 47 2.3 2.5 1.9

Professional and business services

1,089 1,008 1,091 4.8 4.5 4.8

Private education and health services

842 770 818 3.1 2.8 2.9

Private educational services

145 132 127 3.8 3.2 3.3

Health care and social assistance

697 638 691 3.0 2.7 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

1,089 926 972 6.2 5.4 5.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

120 96 124 4.0 3.5 4.1

Accommodation and food services

969 830 848 6.7 5.7 5.8

Other services

185 239 244 3.0 3.9 4.0

Government

471 389 497 2.0 1.6 2.1

Federal

31 30 25 1.0 1.1 0.9

State and local

440 359 471 2.1 1.7 2.3

State and local education

298 231 327 2.8 2.1 3.1

State and local, excluding education

143 128 144 1.4 1.3 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

882 753 824 3.1 2.7 2.9

South

1,990 2,203 2,266 3.3 3.7 3.8

Midwest

1,360 1,112 1,192 4.1 3.3 3.5

West

1,389 1,153 1,344 3.7 3.1 3.6

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.

Last Modified Date: August 04, 2026