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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)
Jan.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023(p)
Jan.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023(p)

Total

6,595 5,598 6,437 4.5 3.6 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,262 5,237 6,101 5.0 3.9 4.7

Mining and logging

24 18 26 4.2 2.9 4.2

Construction

363 385 413 5.0 5.0 5.5

Manufacturing

441 317 386 3.5 2.4 3.0

Durable goods

239 165 213 3.1 2.0 2.6

Nondurable goods

203 152 173 4.3 3.1 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,610 1,306 1,785 5.7 4.4 6.2

Wholesale trade

171 145 188 2.9 2.4 3.1

Retail trade

962 764 924 6.3 4.8 6.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

476 396 674 6.7 5.2 9.2

Information

141 101 124 4.8 3.2 4.0

Financial activities

292 160 245 3.3 1.8 2.7

Finance and insurance

198 107 139 3.0 1.6 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

94 53 106 4.1 2.2 4.5

Professional and business services

1,260 1,119 1,124 5.8 4.9 5.0

Education and health services

884 725 827 3.7 2.9 3.3

Educational services

97 75 75 2.7 1.9 2.0

Health care and social assistance

787 650 752 3.9 3.1 3.6

Leisure and hospitality

1,033 902 991 7.1 5.7 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

143 127 129 7.3 5.7 6.0

Accommodation and food services

891 775 862 7.0 5.7 6.4

Other services

213 204 180 3.9 3.5 3.1

Government

333 361 336 1.5 1.6 1.5

Federal

49 56 35 1.7 1.9 1.2

State and local

284 305 301 1.5 1.5 1.6

State and local education

132 124 135 1.3 1.2 1.3

State and local, excluding education

152 182 166 1.7 2.0 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

992 890 988 3.8 3.2 3.6

South

2,703 2,195 2,696 4.9 3.8 4.7

Midwest

1,337 1,214 1,343 4.2 3.7 4.1

West

1,562 1,300 1,410 4.5 3.5 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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2023