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. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	4,654	4,102	4,766	3.0	2.6	3.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,400	3,880	4,533	3.3	2.9	3.4
Mining and logging	22	19	19	3.5	3.1	3.2
Construction	268	271	242	3.3	3.4	3.0
Manufacturing	313	255	275	2.5	2.0	2.2
Durable goods	194	143	140	2.5	1.8	1.8
Nondurable goods	120	112	135	2.5	2.4	2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	921	911	1,004	3.2	3.2	3.5
Wholesale trade	147	110	132	2.4	1.8	2.2
Retail trade	544	586	626	3.6	3.8	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	230	215	246	3.2	3.0	3.5
Information	73	81	91	2.5	2.9	3.3
Financial activities	209	140	190	2.3	1.5	2.1
Finance and insurance	145	99	127	2.2	1.5	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	41	62	2.6	1.7	2.6
Professional and business services	987	759	962	4.4	3.4	4.3
Private education and health services	662	589	653	2.4	2.1	2.3
Private educational services	62	61	62	1.5	1.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	599	528	591	2.6	2.2	2.5
Leisure and hospitality	723	698	834	4.4	4.3	5.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	113	67	98	4.5	2.7	3.9
Accommodation and food services	610	632	736	4.4	4.5	5.2
Other services	224	157	263	3.8	2.6	4.4
Government	254	222	234	1.1	0.9	1.0
Federal	31	28	29	1.0	1.0	1.1
State and local	223	194	205	1.1	0.9	1.0
State and local education	91	89	78	0.8	0.8	0.7
State and local, excluding education	132	105	127	1.4	1.1	1.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	650	640	724	2.3	2.3	2.6
South	2,019	1,619	1,942	3.4	2.7	3.3
Midwest	981	857	1,033	3.0	2.6	3.1
West	1,003	986	1,067	2.7	2.7	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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