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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)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Sept.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)

Total

5,803 6,294 5,450 3.7 4.0 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,458 5,805 5,124 4.1 4.3 3.8

Mining and logging

20 20 19 3.1 3.1 2.9

Construction

299 368 295 3.6 4.3 3.5

Manufacturing

385 401 377 3.0 3.1 2.9

Durable goods

215 248 225 2.6 3.1 2.8

Nondurable goods

170 153 152 3.5 3.1 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,124 1,117 958 3.9 3.9 3.3

Wholesale trade

140 152 126 2.3 2.5 2.0

Retail trade

726 689 562 4.7 4.4 3.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

258 276 269 3.6 3.9 3.7

Information

68 100 88 2.3 3.3 2.9

Financial activities

197 277 230 2.1 3.0 2.5

Finance and insurance

114 195 156 1.7 2.9 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

83 82 74 3.3 3.2 3.0

Professional and business services

1,041 1,151 1,033 4.5 5.0 4.5

Private education and health services

751 840 742 2.9 3.2 2.8

Private educational services

89 136 99 2.3 3.8 2.6

Health care and social assistance

662 704 643 3.1 3.1 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

1,364 1,220 1,133 8.1 6.9 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

287 249 304 11.1 8.5 11.3

Accommodation and food services

1,077 972 829 7.6 6.6 5.7

Other services

208 310 250 3.6 5.2 4.2

Government

345 489 325 1.5 2.2 1.4

Federal

41 39 31 1.4 1.3 1.0

State and local

304 450 295 1.5 2.3 1.4

State and local education

120 227 111 1.1 2.3 1.0

State and local, excluding education

184 223 184 2.0 2.3 1.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

913 1,006 1,071 3.3 3.6 3.8

South

2,405 2,424 2,152 4.1 4.1 3.6

Midwest

1,224 1,487 1,168 3.7 4.4 3.5

West

1,261 1,378 1,060 3.4 3.7 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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024