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	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)
Total	5,708	5,029	5,556	3.6	3.2	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,432	4,702	5,265	4.1	3.5	3.9
Mining and logging	21	20	19	3.5	3.4	3.2
Construction	373	334	352	4.7	4.1	4.4
Manufacturing	339	236	297	2.7	1.9	2.4
Durable goods	213	115	175	2.7	1.5	2.3
Nondurable goods	126	121	122	2.6	2.5	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,383	1,215	1,334	4.8	4.1	4.7
Wholesale trade	171	115	160	2.8	1.9	2.7
Retail trade	722	615	666	4.7	3.9	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	489	485	508	6.7	6.5	7.1
Information	97	93	115	3.4	3.3	4.1
Financial activities	223	175	209	2.4	1.9	2.3
Finance and insurance	151	110	142	2.2	1.6	2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	65	67	3.0	2.6	2.8
Professional and business services	1,114	935	1,024	5.0	4.2	4.6
Private education and health services	790	672	735	2.9	2.4	2.7
Private educational services	66	60	58	1.7	1.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	724	612	677	3.2	2.6	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	825	864	978	5.1	5.2	6.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	136	128	133	5.6	5.1	5.5
Accommodation and food services	689	736	845	5.0	5.2	6.1
Other services	266	158	202	4.5	2.6	3.4
Government	276	327	291	1.2	1.4	1.3
Federal	32	71	47	1.1	2.6	1.8
State and local	243	256	244	1.2	1.2	1.2
State and local education	106	128	113	1.0	1.1	1.0
State and local, excluding education	137	128	131	1.4	1.3	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	894	797	978	3.2	2.8	3.5
South	2,206	1,885	1,940	3.7	3.1	3.3
Midwest	1,252	1,208	1,224	3.8	3.6	3.7
West	1,356	1,138	1,414	3.7	3.1	3.9
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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